RitzBlitz

Nah, he is pretty ruthless at the start, but later on he kind of realized that he can’t survive all by himself. His system isn’t overpowered, it doesn’t even give him anything other than his accurate status and skill proficiency. So he needs to obtain skills & resources. Also, he is basically a shut-in that never had a girlfriend in his previous life. So while there’s definitely some burdens, it is kind of balanced out by his combat capabilities. Even though they are technically burdens, every Foundation Establishment has “3 wives & 4 concubines” so nobody at his level would actually consider them important enough to target. You also have to understand that his first girl (Zhou Hong) was actually stronger than him before the village was attacked. Also, she saved his life back then. MC still has some of the thought processes of a modern era young guy. So he’s quite grateful to her.

Review for 166 chapters: MC broke through to Qi lvl 8 after moving to the city. Then he killed a couple of important people that indirectly led to another war. Longevity sect fell, and MC reached Qi lvl 9. The new sect was one of the three that attacked Longevity sect earlier. MC saved the last few memebers of the Yu family during the chaos. The Returning True sect (new ruler) also applied 3 months forced labour, for clearing the surrounding forests for land development. After that, MC broke through to Foundation Establishment. He joined the Returning True sect as a Guest Elder. He has to obey them for 20 years, with the first two years exempt. In exchange, he gets a Foundation Establishment cultivation technique, a rank 3 cave abode & one bottle of cultivation pills per month for free, as well as 50 mid-grade spirit stones as a salary(he will be paid properly for various tasks as well). He aslo gets a low grade 2 robe, one top grade spirit stone, & ten bottle of cultivation pills as a welcome gift. Also, he is exempt from working for the first two years, and he can buy techniques at or below his level, but he has to make a Dao Oath to never reveal any of them, including the cultivation technique. So far, he has chosen a relatively secluded spot for his cave abode. He can bring five servants/attendants/family members with him. Currently, he has brought his wife and the daughter of the neighbor who helped him learn the basics of talismans. His wife is thinking of setting them up together, since she would be too ashamed to share a bed with him once she start shows signs of aging. After all, his lifespan is 268 years according to the system, and generally everyone at Foundation Establishment can live for about 200 years or more. He currently looks like he is in his early 20’s, and she is already 32. Oh, and he chose to continue with the Longevity technique (for familiarity & lifespan). He got two more spells, Demon-Expelling (Qi 9) & Penetrative Vision (FE 1). He’s focusing on maxxing out his current skills instead of learning many new ones.

There is romance, but it’s more like coexistence with a woman he knew. They’ve been living together since chapter 35. Only recently did he start to consider her his “wife”. No official marriage though. Only one woman, and she’s not exactly a female lead…everything about her is mostly shown through MC’s experience, with a couple of exceptions. She hasn’t exactly grown in strength/knowledge either. I don’t know if she’ll be able to accompany MC long enough to be the female lead since she is still at Qi 5. She also has the same concerns.

My bad, didn’t put this into spoilers. I can’t do it now. If author/mods can do so, much appreciated.

Review for 115 chapters: MC is now a proper late stage cultivator(Qi 7). He has also killed a grade 2 snake demon (roughly equal to Foundation Establishment lvl) back when he was at Qi 6. Although his grade 2 sword helped, and the terrain restricted the demon, it’s still quite the accomplishment. At least now he is more or less unbeatable within the Qi Cultivation stage. Also, he has moved to the main cultivation city under the sect (quite literally under it, it is at the foot of the mountain where the sect is at the peak, hidden in the clouds). He has settled down with his friends and subordinates. Costs are higher and the selling price of talismans is much lower. However, has acquired the skill for making the Amulet Talisman (Qi 7, basic talismans book). That has a better sale price, although still not quite as ridiculous as back in the village. Positives : The city is a Grade 1 cultivation land, perfect for Qi Cultivation. Also the large population means that there’s no beasts around. Also, he can fly under the radar even more since there’s like over 100,000 people there. Also there’s a bunch of books/techniques regarding the cultivation world that can be bought easily.