The Great Xia Healer of Heaven

Having followed the story so far, what I admire most about "Mending the Sky" is the world-building created by author Zuihu. He seamlessly blends martial arts, national sentiment, and the profound civilization of the Great Xia Dynasty, making each level up feel culturally weighty rather than simply about fighting monsters and changing maps.

Zuihu is, in my opinion, the number one author on Qidian, even though he's not the most popular. I first got to know Zuihu with "Snow Washes the World," a book that kept me online every day for over a year until he resumed writing. That was probably more than a year; it's been almost 20 years. What impressed me most about Zuihu was his patriotism, his love and reflection on his nation!

This novel has reached 2 million words and hasn't produced a single high-quality work. There's a reason for that: it's pure self-indulgence. It's either describing how much women adore the protagonist or how invincible he is in the business world, how much money he's made. There's barely a single chapter about the cultivation and monster-slaying main plot in the first ten chapters.

The Thousand Gods Nuo Mask—how exactly does this thing work? What are its specific functions? How does it work with cheat codes? Some things are left unclear. It's probably written for the author's own reading. Novels for the general public shouldn't be written in such a confusing way. Make it clear and simple. What cheat codes? What realms? Make it easy for readers to understand. After holding it in for so long, it's just a pile of crap.

One question remains: if the Great Xia Dynasty in this other world is so powerful, why are there so many people wearing suits and trousers on various occasions? This doesn't make sense for a dominant culture.

Your intuition is spot on: "The Great Xia Patcher" is indeed somewhat "padded," slow-paced, and weakly connected to the synopsis in its early and middle stages. Let me explain in three points. 1. It can indeed be flooded with irrelevant posts, but the pace is slow.

Hasn't everyone noticed? The plot is progressing way too slowly. It's almost chapter 600, and it's still only at level two or three. Too much of the plot is focused on making money... On women. Two or three more women would be enough, right? It's still dragging on... Still padding the word count... It's such a waste of my points! 😭 Now I can only decide whether to pay to read it based on the title. The pacing is just too slow.

He writes five or six chapters of a show-off game, do you think readers' money grows on trees?

To be honest, this book is quite good. The first 100 chapters were very insightful. The writing is excellent; the prose, character development, the various aspects of the characters, the details, the plot progression, and the elevation of the narrative are all very natural and perfectly executed. I hope the author can maintain this level of skill. Like flowing water, it doesn't compete for the lead, but for its continuous flow. Only a steady, enduring flow can truly reign supreme.

The Sky Patchers are so powerful, so why do the other Sky Patchers live in such poverty, while only the protagonist thrives? The other Sky Patchers at the newspaper can't even dream of buying a car or a house. Other factions are so afraid of the Sky Patchers; are they all truly honest, selfless, and risk-free? Wouldn't they, like the protagonist, skirt the rules and use their Sky Patcher status to gain benefits? 😅