Seizing the Ranks of Attainment, Starting with the Book of Changes

Have you even studied the Yi Jing Jin Jing (易经筋) before writing this nonsense? Please provide your references, and also send me a copy of the training and combat methods.

Having nothing better to do, I read over a dozen new and old books. Those platinum-level authors, relying on their past achievements, wrote terribly, even worse than new authors. They're trying to make a living in online novels, yet they don't even bother to write properly. The author's writing is excellent. The only reason I wrote this is because I've wasted too much time on those platinum-level authors' work, and I'm just so angry.

Have you even studied the I Ching? How dare you write this nonsense? Please provide your references! 🤓🤘

As a light novel, it's alright. It portrays immortals and gods, or anything of great power, as incredibly awesome, but when the protagonist's own abilities improve, there's not much of a contrast, creating a sense of disparity. Also, the involvement of immortals and gods in plotting and scheming doesn't feel that impressive, making it a bit awkward to read.

Aside from the somewhat awkward protagonist's name in the early chapters, this book was alright. However, it started to feel similar to the previous book in the middle, becoming a bit like a plot device. The good thing is that the protagonist has a real background—he can even use teleportation.

For me, grand principles are good, and I also like simple, straightforward articles. But there are three things that are essential. One requirement is that the protagonist must be a good person, or at least have a moral bottom line. The two books are characterized by decisiveness and ruthlessness, and contain many profound truths and well-written content, but they are flawed because of the…

Let me explain the "two Yi" in the introduction. Some readers have questioned whether I did my research… Whether it's the Book of Changes or the Yi Jin Jing, the author definitely researched it thoroughly before writing. Regarding the Book of Changes, it's the first of the Six Classics in Confucianism and the crown of the Three Mysteries in Taoism, influencing both.

Not pretentious or didactic A bit inexplicably passionate Insufficient setup in the beginning The writing style is quite good

It's reminiscent of "A World Worthy of Honor" and has elements from other novels, but the protagonist is very well-written. I personally think this book has great potential.

Having barely reached chapter 100, I really have to say something about the battle descriptions. The author seems to have an overly strong bias towards Tai Chi. It's not that Tai Chi's underlying principles are lacking; I think it's fine as a practice or a foundation for a philosophy. However, using it as the primary fighting method is simply too weak.