Grinding Proficiency Starting with Alchemy

Let me just say this is my personal opinion. The title is quite good, because aside from grinding alchemy in the early stages, it's basically never used later. The protagonist's resources are entirely provided by the Tribulation Cultivators, so if you're looking for a story about getting rich through alchemy, you can leave now.

Starting with a resource war between two major sects is understandable, as it's necessary for the plot to develop. However, the scope is insufficient, and much of it is purely wishful thinking. In the battle between the Xuan Dan Sect and the Blood God Sect, it's not surprising that Xuan Dan Sect disciples are generally weaker in combat.

That's outrageous! He only reaches Foundation Establishment at chapter 151, Golden Core at chapter 216, and Nascent Soul at chapter 280+. So, the combined difficulty of reaching Golden Core and Nascent Soul is less than Foundation Establishment?

If pills are less efficient than spirit stones, then they're useless, and they even have so-called long-term consequences. What's the point of the Spirit Pill Sect then? No wonder a sect that produces one-third of cultivation resources was attacked, and there wasn't even anyone to offer a polite explanation. Turns out, they were producing useless pills with long-term consequences!

The most amazing thing about this book is that the alchemists themselves don't take any pills.

Having read over a hundred chapters, the setting is a complete mess, and I'm just frustrated by how poorly it's been developed. The first few dozen chapters were alright, but how did it become so terrible afterward? And all the other sects are so powerful and unique, while your alchemy sect is just trash and mediocre? It's utterly nonsensical.

The leveling system is extremely slow. It takes three years to advance from level four to level five, and then another three years to reach level five. Even with ample resources, it's still this slow. In the beginning, one could advance from level two to level four in just one year.

How interesting! A single attack from 30 Foundation Establishment cultivators can kill a Golden Core cultivator. 666

I've read seventy chapters and even paid to subscribe and comment. Does such a large sect not have a library? Do sect disciples have to go out and buy everything—cultivation techniques, etc.—To broaden their horizons? For example, alchemy, weapon crafting, and all the arts of immortality? Don't sects have libraries? Do they rely entirely on their disciples to cultivate?

Prices are in a mess. Mid-grade magic weapons for Qi Refining stage cultivators can sell for tens of thousands of spirit stones, while pills only fetch tens or hundreds. If you can't write about prices well, you can refer to other resources. This kind of writing is unreadable.