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Overall, these opening chapters deliver a solid, grounded cultivation start with a unique mechanical system. The strength is in the atmospheric writing and the believable grind. Weakness might be that the protagonist’s personality is still generic, and the plot is mostly routine. But for a cheater story, focusing on the process instead of instant power is a big plus. I’m invested in Li Qian’s slow mountaineering. I hope the author maintains this steady pace and doesn’t rush into sect politics too quickly. So far, it’s a calm read with hidden depth.
Lin Che’s verbal sparring in the hall is pure gold. He dismantles the accusation so logically—asking how a First-Rank weakling could rape a Third-Rank martial artist, questioning the poison, highlighting the impossible “coincidence” of Lin Yaoguang showing up. The way he turns the tables and starts accusing Cheng Xuan of potential future slander against his parents? That’s some 4D chess thinking. I was cheering through the whole scene.
The crowd at the Su mansion gate being split between sympathizing with the true daughter or the false daughter is such a realistic human reaction. Everyone wants to take a side in drama, but the situation is genuinely complicated enough that reasonable people could disagree. The author didn't try to make one side obviously right or wrong, which respects the reader's intelligence.