Seeking the Dao in the Mortal World, Wielding the Sword Across the Heavens

This book... Well, it's not that it's good or bad, it just has a bit of an old-fashioned, sentimental feel to it 🙂🙂, it reminds me of the books I read back in my student days.

It's a mixed bag, but the theme and concept are good, much better than those system-based bragging novels. It's engaging and the plot is fresh and original. The flaws are obvious. Being overly literary is a disease. Excessive use of words and sentences makes the text superficial and bloated. It should be concise, with appropriate detail.

It doesn't even have a female lead, yet it constantly describes these female characters, which I find very offensive. Even though it's clearly not a female lead, it keeps steering the plot in that direction. It gives me the feeling of a monk constantly going to brothels, having them perform all sorts of acts, while the protagonist closes his eyes and chants scriptures, pretending to be detached…

It originally contained the words "Zhu Xian," but that couldn't be used, so it was changed to the current version. Actually, this is a fantasy novel with multiple worlds in the genre, not an original work.

The protagonist's character and the way he gains power are both very appealing, making it a masterpiece. However, the excessive focus on Tian Ling'er is a major flaw. If you're going to write a protagonist who seeks enlightenment, please don't use this so-called deeply affectionate female character as the female lead. If you really want to write one, why not change the protagonist's personality to be straightforward, passionate, and accepting of love and hate?

Does the female lead include Lu Xueqi?

Given the protagonist's current pursuit of immortality rather than the pursuit of a simple life as depicted in the original story, if there were to be a female lead, she should be a Daoist partner who can accompany him on his path to immortality, rather than a spouse in the conventional sense. Tian Ling'er hasn't yet grasped this mindset.

It's written strangely, with too much description.

I absolutely loved the *Zhu Xian* arc; the only thing that didn't suit my taste was the female characters' attitudes towards the protagonist. I might not read the sequels, that's my fault; I haven't read the original *Ever Night* novel. I'll come back when there's a new story. Good luck, author! I look forward to your original fantasy novels.

The only problem is that so many women in the book fall for him. While everyone likes rich, handsome, and successful men in real life, it somewhat disrupts the immersion I felt in the story with the female lead and supporting characters. The ending of the Jade Dynasty world felt abrupt. What happened after the five volumes of the Heavenly Book were combined? What became of the new Holy Sect? What happened to Tian Ling'er?