The story is similar to the author's other novel, which I enjoyed, although this feels somewhat more polished, perhaps because of his experience from that writing Talisman Emperor. This novel seems to be going for a fairly traditional Chinese fantasy-style story with enough new/originality to keep things interesting. Which I'm actually happy about, because it is that very style of story that I originally fell in love with, despite all the flaws which may accompany it, and it's what first brought me to Wuxiaworld all those years ago. I was actually worried stories like this would start drying up with the recent acquisition and the subsequent addition of all these Korean novels (not that I don't love them too).
At the end of the day I'm only at chapter 30 at the time of writing, so honestly, this can only be considered an expression of interest or a preliminary review at best. Regardless, I like what I've read so far and I think this novel has laid a strong foundation.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what's to come.
Edit: as of chapter 800 I can reaffirm that I am greatly enjoying this novel. Definitely within my top 3 currently releasing novels. A lot of the recent reviews are very negative, but I'm definitely still enjoying this novel.
The story is similar to the author's other novel, which I enjoyed, although this feels somewhat more polished, perhaps because of his experience from that writing Talisman Emperor. This novel seems to be going for a fairly traditional Chinese fantasy-style story with enough new/originality to keep things interesting. Which I'm actually happy about, because it is that very style of story that I originally fell in love with, despite all the flaws which may accompany it, and it's what first brought me to Wuxiaworld all those years ago. I was actually worried stories like this would start drying up with the recent acquisition and the subsequent addition of all these Korean novels (not that I don't love them too).
At the end of the day I'm only at chapter 30 at the time of writing, so honestly, this can only be considered an expression of interest or a preliminary review at best. Regardless, I like what I've read so far and I think this novel has laid a strong foundation.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what's to come.
Edit: as of chapter 800 I can reaffirm that I am greatly enjoying this novel. Definitely within my top 3 currently releasing novels. A lot of the recent reviews are very negative, but I'm definitely still enjoying this novel.