Amazing novel, I have started reading it and couldn't stop, finishing all available chapters here in a couple of days. 

Short review: A very slow paced story, a lot of slice of life moments, MC is extremely likeable and overall all other characters are well written too. Translation is very good, even if the UI is used, at least it isn't obvious and I did not notice watered chapters just to fill the word count. Plot itself is intriguing, the cultivation system is nothing new, but it's very well explained, no bs power ups or some crazy initial level cheats for MC.

Could be improved: Probably not the translation fault, but the age of the main character and timeline is not very clear. In the first chapter MC is 10 years old, in the chapter 364 he is 13 years old. Yeah, maybe everything looks logical, but I can swear in the span of these 300+ chapters he had a birthday only once, and overall I think only like 6 months passed since the start. So maybe author is trying to fit the age to the plot more, idk. The story is also so slow paced, that some very important characters are mentioned like, once in 20-30 chapters and you start wondering what they have been doing all this time, sometimes they are simply forgotten, although author could probably think of the ways to fit the supporting characters better in the plot.

But overall, 364 chapters later, I can rate this novel as 5 stars. Because I like MC, supporting characters, the world description and very interesting villains or hidden enemies. Potential for the future plot is promising as well. It's not a "Reverend Insanity" level of details or plotting, but author is definitely trying to cook here. 

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Translation review:

The translation is great, but it falls into a trap of over localization at times. Not that it matters, because various names, words, techniques, and often change names between overly localized and straight Romanized Chinese words that are often no better.

Having read a few AI translations, MTL translations, Edited MTL translations, Official translations, Fan translations, For Profit translations, and so on, I can say it has the worrying output of a non-human translation, the fluency of an Official translation, and appears to lean towards a Fan translation's localization.

So, it's easily one of the best translations I've read, bar none.

Story review:

I was really worried when it suddenly started inserting Communist propaganda out of nowhere, which led me to read into older chapters more deeply and left me with the assumption this novel would revolve around Communism. Then, despite everything pointing towards Communism, it turned out to be Capitalism? Strange wording for sure.

The story has its issues and leans very heavily on shock factor for entertainment, but unlike most shock factor stories, it also has a lot other things going on to keep you occupied. There is rarely a dull moment as we switch back and fourth between learning formations and doing things that require skills the MC conveniently learned yesterday. Speaking of convenient, it's incredibly convenient that, forever 10 years old, MC has some sort of hidden ability to gain anyone and everyone's trust in a matter of minutes after meeting them. "You want to tamper with my lively hood? Sure, no problem!"

The world building is something you don't really pay much attention to. It's there, but it's nothing that'll catch your attention. It doesn't do anything truly unique, outside of having a significantly more peaceful, and thus realistic, setting than most cultivation novels.

Characters are a mixed bag, ranging from passable to bland. They have reasons for the way they act, excluding their innate trust in the MC, and all of them act exactly as you'd expect based on your very first impression of them. So not all that special, though it also avoids the many cliches as a result.

Despite it's flaws, I'd highly recommend reading it. It's not the best out there, but at least it's entertaining and a unique, but not overly unique, take on the Xianxia genre.

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TLDR: Great novel and translation that is unique compared to other Xianxia novel tropes.

Most cultivation novels are set in an anarchic world during a wild/warlord era. Various sects, factions, loose cultivators, and families compete brutally in an expansive and unexplored world filled with resources, demonic beasts, ancient ruins, and cultivator legacies. Cutivators are the rare few with spirtual root aptitude among the millions or billions of mortals. Usually these novels follow a main character whose family of mortals are largely irrelevant to the plot besides as a way for enemies to conflict with the MC.

This novel takes a different approach. The cultivation world has been unified by a single power. Wanton killing is not allowed, and cultivation has on the surface become accessible to many. What used to be billions of mortals and few cultivators has now become billions of cultivators. However, with stability comes a massive disparity in wealth and opportunities. The lack of chaos has made it impossible for loose cultivators to exploit opportunities and resources to grow, leaving them poor and struggling in the Qi Refining realm. Powerful and ancient cultivator families horde wealth, resources, and techniques. This wealth and class disparity is only growing further, almost like the late stage capitalism of the cultivation world.

The MC's family consists of parents who are poor Qi Refining loose cultivators. Unlike other novels, the relationship the MC has with his parents is more meaningful and central to the story. Due to the nature of the cultivation world, the MC doesn't go on crazy life and death adventures, killing and competing with others for resources and techniques. Rather, the story is slow paced and focuses on the MC's slow development and relationships with his community of loose cutivator neighbours trying to uplift themselves from poverty in a world where the wealth and class disparity continues to grow.

This story is a refreshing change of pace and is somewhat reflective of the current societal trends in the real world and where we are headed, but with a cultivation flavour.

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This is among the best of all cultivation novels that I've read. All the characters have depth. It might sound easy, but the world isn't filled with young masters and face slapping. It is filled with actual people, who live and struggle.

The MC is lively and kind-hearted. You can relate to him, unlike most of the murder hobos you find in other novels.

I highly recommend everyone to try this.

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As an avid reader of cultivation novels through the years, from complete trash to the peaks of the genre, I give this an average rating. Meaning it hasn't screwed anything major up, but also doesn't have anything special or new. 

Setup: Very common with an unnecessary reincarnation tag. The benefit he has from having a first life is a stronger spiritual sense. Otherwise, his reincarnation means nothing beyond giving a reason for the gold-finger. At least no stupid young masters needing face-slapping.

World-building: None so far. All I know at this point is that there is a forest east of the city and the city contains a sect somewhere, entertainment on the south side, and a market on the north side. 

Characters: None of the characters annoyed me, but none stand out as interesting or more than 2-dimensional. They might grow with the novel, but none will be remembered, including the MC. The MC is, arguably, overly kind and definitely naïve for someone with memories of two lives. 

Grammar: Good, with very few issues. Props to the translator on this one.

Writing: The writing is overall decent, without anything that will stand out as particularly good or bad. A few points are not well considered and detract from the story a little bit each, but still don't stand out and won't for most readers. As I've read a lot, I can see that such little issues will almost certainly snowball as the novel continues, and while the author could fix them, I doubt it.

3/5 is not a bad rating, just not special. If you like cultivation novels and aren't too picky, then you can probably read this and enjoy it. 

Edit to add: When considering my review, keep in mind that this is a cultivation novel and I only got to chapter 65, so I didn't get far enough to see any action.

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Absolutely peak. Main character is likeable and strong while still having weaknesses. The community and other characters around the MC is well written and enjoyable to read. Love how the MC's progression is not only his personal power but the wealth and well being of all those around him.

One of my favorite cultivation novels and I have high hopes it will stay good.

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one of the best cultivation I have read in this site. I real like how when the MC gets stronger he makes his community stronger with him.

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