Cultivating Immortality Alone in the Apocalypse

I've seen many knowledgeable people in the comments section, so I'll explain a bit here. First, the genre of this book. It's an attempt at a new genre: reverse transmigration + apocalypse + cultivation. You're unlikely to find another completed book with the same genre (I haven't found one). I won't go into some layman's terms; my creative philosophy is constant exploration.

"Name?" "Fu Jian." "Where are your parents?" "... I'm the only one left." Looking at the child who looked no more than six or seven years old in front of him, the young man in charge of registration fell silent. An unnamed rage rose in his heart; he wanted nothing more than to rush into the battlefield and tear those bladed beasts apart, but in the end, he could only swallow his anger.

"Damn it, how did these Blade Beasts get here!" Fully armed soldiers, machine guns in hand, wildly fired at the Blade Beasts that suddenly emerged from the ground. "I've already reported the situation to my superiors. Reinforcements will be here soon. What we need to do now is to annihilate them as much as possible here and protect the civilians behind us." "You're showing off again, kid.

[20 Years Before the Fortress Era] On the edge of the plateau, a training camp. The young children, or rather, the reserves, should now be called. From the moment they joined the training camp, they were no longer flowers in a greenhouse, but blades thrown into the steel furnace to be forged, ready to rush to the front lines to slay the Blade Beasts at any time.

(The original text didn't describe Fu Jian's emotions very well, so I've made some modifications [sweet moments!]. The female lead is named Xiao Qiang, meaning passionate and romantic like a red rose.) Bang! A marking bullet hit the corner of the wall, leaving a pool of scarlet paint. Fu Jian gasped for breath, still shaken. He was so close!

The early morning sun cast golden rays, falling on the sweating boys and girls on the training field. A cool breeze swept away their restlessness, bringing a slight chill. Fu Jian and Huang Yuchen, fully equipped, stood under the sun for an hour before the instructor finally gave them a break, ordering them to rest.

Despite their playful banter, Fu Jian's roommates knew their limits and moved on to the next topic after a few laughs. Only Huang Yuchen sneakily approached Fu Jian again. Fu Jian gave him a look of disdain, but Huang Yuchen seemed oblivious to Fu Jian's unwelcome attitude, shamelessly whispering. "Are you two still not officially together?" After a moment's hesitation, Fu Jian nodded slightly.

Having read around chapter 150, here are my thoughts. First, the strengths. Firstly, the pacing is tight. Set in a near-apocalyptic world, the plot is relatively well-structured. I didn't find any instances of the protagonist or antagonists being slow-witted, dim-witted, or tactically disregardful. All decisions seemed logical and traceable.

I forced myself to read nearly 400 chapters through the lens of 98% and the "human immortal" theme, but I couldn't continue. The following review is based on what I saw and is at the Platinum level. First, some positive points: the character development is as solid as ever. All the important characters except the protagonist are believable, befitting the Platinum status.

Having read 45% of the book so far, I have a fairly clear sense of its mid-term direction. A minor regret is that the book focuses less on power struggles and more on politics in its plot conflicts. This causes the pacing and exciting moments to falter even as the story reaches its climax, because various negotiations and schemes are presented through private conversations or psychological…