The writing has a nice flow. It’s descriptive without being purple. You get a good sense of the poverty—the chicken-claw hands, the single wicker basket, the mud in the water jars. It doesn’t romanticize the poor farming life at all.
Qin Sheng is a total bastard and I am totally here for it. The way he manipulates the classmates to stay in the coffin so he can loot Mars in peace is peak selfishness. He doesn't want to be a hero, he just wants to get to the Big Dipper in one piece. The line "You guys better not go. If we meet danger, I won’t be able to take care of you all" delivered with a straight face while he drags the Saint Body away is a great example of his pragmatic, slightly shady personality.
The chapter where Zashuria goes to the palace a second time and reviews her manners is a great character moment. She actually put in the effort to improve, but her lack of confidence makes her still anxious. That’s realistic. And the fact that the princess still saw through her thoughts (like wanting to be a royal court maid) shows that no matter how much she prepares, she can’t win against someone with more resources. It’s like a chess game where she’s three moves behind. That sense of hopelessness is strong.
The divorce scene itself is incredibly satisfying in a tragic way. The way he writes his name into the Heavenly Dao Imprint and it explodes is a great visual. The system immediately rewarding him with half of her cultivation is hilarious, but his reaction—shaking his head and smiling—makes it even better. It’s the saddest, most sarcastic laugh. The system’s panic at having too much power to transfer is also absurdly funny. It shows that even with the cheat, he’s still emotionally wrecked.
Is the golden armor guy really the Great Xia Emperor? And the monk is Mount Sumeru Buddha? Having a full pantheon of different cultivation backgrounds (Daoist, Buddhist, Demonic, Imperial) pretty much guarantees some interesting personality clashes later. I hope they bicker like an old married couple.