Earth Fiend Immortal Lord

Indigenous people? 1. When the protagonist first saw the characters "" (Tong You), he tried to understand their meaning with great interest, but how could the hunter's son be literate? 2. A caravan arrives in the village, and the protagonist speaks with them. The caravan appears quite experienced; where does this experience come from?

The author writes well, and I also have some humble suggestions that might be better. When you foreshadow later events, you don't necessarily need to explicitly state what will happen in the future. Foreshadowing should be subtle, so that its significance is revealed later.

Since the author is writing a fantasy novel, they don't need to worry about the clichés of mindless wish-fulfillment stories. Fantasy novels should ideally have some depth; it's better to take inspiration from works like "Red Heart Patrols the Heavens." Otherwise, they might as well write an urban fantasy novel—it's simpler, more direct, and doesn't require as much research.

Isn't the protagonist's character a bit extreme? I think it's fine for him to leave his village and kill bandits; he's a million times better than a saint. It's just that his thoughts are strange when people have no hostility towards him. For example, the XX Sword Sect is just there to test aptitude, but the protagonist gets furious because his sister doesn't have the aptitude, and wants to stab someone in the neck with his sword—they haven't even offended him!

The book is quite good; it's clear the author did a lot of research and has that fantasy/xianxia (fantasy/martial arts) feel. However, while there are various battles—slaying snakes, centipedes, and the Dragon King attending a banquet—it feels rather conventional and bland. Furthermore, the cultivation techniques are never clearly defined, only protective methods are mentioned.

Finished reading... The book was pretty good, but the protagonist was a bit of a pain. He'd run into any problem and immediately seek out a powerful backer. The plot would then be: 1. Need something, 2. Someone has it, 3. Help them solve the problem to get it, 4. Go online and find a powerful backer, 5. Solve the problem, 6. Encounter a new problem, 7. Continue seeking a powerful backer. 😅

The protagonist's strength increases too slowly; he's always running out of mana, like having a cannon but no ammunition. As a legacy, the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Techniques should logically start by teaching the guiding technique, laying the foundation, and improving basic strength and stamina. Teaching other techniques first makes it unreasonable that they can only be used a few times in actual combat.

Fellow Daoists, I went through the comments today and found that some were arguing fiercely, so I deleted them and banned them. Of course, it was only a small number of them. My work is bound to have conflicting opinions, so I've deleted some of the more outlandish ones, except for the ones that involve swearing.

It's clear that it's largely based on the book "Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends." While the original work is excellent, it has two problems. First, the author blurred the concept of realms, causing the protagonist Li Chang'an's strength to fluctuate wildly. One moment he's fighting a Corpse Buddha, the next he's fighting a wicked dragon.

I finished reading it in one go, so I'll update it right away. The only problem is that the domineering aura is a bit too strong. It's normal for Old Wang to defect, but Tiger is a bit abnormal; his cultivation level is so high in the open story.