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I know I've already left one review, but I feel like it doesn't accurately reflect my feelings on the novel anymore, so I wanted to simply say this. After nearly 400 chapters, i can confidently say this is one of my favorite web novels of all time. It's a hidden gem, and it's absolutely criminal that this novel is still not more popular. It's just one of those stories that gets better and better as you read. The update stability is great as well, give this novel a try.

Yes, there is romance. It's not really the focus though, and it's made clear by the dialogue where the character explains how he has to focus on cultivation first and foremost, etc etc. So far its not really harem either, although it could change eventually. I doubt it though.

I wanted to add an update to my review here. I've gotten to roughly chapter 120 now, and I can say quite a lot of things have changed. First of all I think the Lovecraftian thing I said is a little misguided, I wrote that right after dealings with a cultish "sect", but I can say now its 100% eastern fantasy. It has been more on the wuxia side of things so far, being all about body refinement with realistic levels of power, but as the MC gets stronger it seems it will inevitably be more of a xianxia novel. As the MC has been more fleshed out, I also no longer think hes necessarily bland. He is moreso just cautious and measured, but as he's getting more powerful, we're starting to see him be a bit more bold with showing his power, and I think that will continue. I also think both the story and the power system is opening up quite a bit, and it honestly looks quite exciting so far. The author has started introducing higher powers, and the power system opened up quite nicely in my opinion. I think this novel will be very good as it gets more chapters.

I've gotten to roughly chapter 50 so far and I can say its fairly good. Its nothing special, but its a fairly engaging novel with a likable MC. The MC is quite smart and cautious, and isn't really written as evil or good, for the most part being neutral. My only complaint is that the MC feels a little bland sometimes due to his nature, but I'd rather have that than the usual hero MC getting himself into trouble, making unnecessary enemies, etc. The world almost seems to be a bit of a blend between your standard wuxia novel and a little bit of an almost Lovecraftian sort of feel. The pacing feels solid, and the progression so far is good, however it can be a bit basic at times. For example, MC will train, then instant time skip 6 months, he's at a new level of strength. etc. I do wonder how the author will handle his power progression later, because at chapter 50 he is already quite strong, and with his "cheat", he essentially doesn't have many limits besides his environment. The world building isn't bad, and I appreciate how the author sprinkles it in here and there as opposed to walls of text you'd sometimes see in books, but it does feel a bit lackluster at times. Overall, I'd say that the novel atleast until where I've read is quite decent, and is worth a read. I think if the author handles it well, and develops the story and their writing further, this could be a very popular novel.

from messages in the discord server from his friend, it can be implied that it was most likely suicide, it's really sad..

Hi Author, I'm not sure if you will read this, but I wanted to let you know your novel is being plagiarized and stolen on Amazon as an ebook. Its called "VALOR: A Cultivation Fantasy Adventure for Men" by Atticus Ronald, and is completely copy and pasted. I actually found this from another novel I've read named Ascension of the Immortal Asura, which was also copied by the same person, as well as a few other webnovels.