Please Call Me the Illusory Immortal

Honestly, hearing those discussion threads about whether or not there's a female lead suddenly made me not want to read anymore. Those people discussing whether or not there's a female lead, why don't they just write their own book? Forcing the plot to go that way feels even more disgusting. 🤮🤮

I hope there's no female lead 😆😆😆. The women in my books are always nagging and causing trouble, or getting entangled in romantic relationships with the male lead or supporting male character. Of course, I don't rule out books with strong female leads, but I personally prefer clean and straightforward stories. Please don't criticize if you disagree.

Honestly, the author's writing is already quite good. However, I'm so tired of this cliché plot of the protagonist gradually climbing up from the bottom; it's so outdated. I only managed to stick with it for about ten chapters. Maybe that old Taoist priest was foreshadowing. The protagonist might suddenly become very strong later, but what does that have to do with me? Your pacing is too slow.

This book is good; it has a fantasy feel to it. There aren't any melodramatic, revenge-driven plots or constant killing.

The beginning was really captivating, but later on, a perfectly good fellow cultivator was turned into a pet, and I found the sight of the young master annoying.

Overall it's alright, I'd recommend continuing the story. However, there are parts where the plot is pushed forward with mindless idiocy; the author constantly talks about being steady and not greedy, but then in the end, they all throw themselves away.

The author's writing is good, but I couldn't get through the previous book, "The Sutra Reciter." It wasn't that the author's writing was bad, but as I read on, it turned into "The Donkey's Journey to Immortality," with large sections about the donkey's cultivation of Taoism, almost to the point of him becoming the protagonist's Taoist partner. I just couldn't continue reading.

It's not that readers dislike the female lead, but rather that they dislike the male lead fawning over her. Even if there's a male supporting character who's constantly being helped by the male lead in a sycophantic manner, readers still wouldn't want to read it.

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If you can explain it clearly, I still suggest finding a supportive partner. Cultivating the Tao is not about becoming a monk, nor a eunuch, nor is it about being heartless and ruthless. It's about following your heart's desires, acting spontaneously, doing nothing yet accomplishing everything, and knowing what to do and what not to do. Having a partner is perfectly normal!