Reading the summary and the tags, I figured there was a fair chance this story would be good. But although it did introduce a few interesting concepts, I did not find it particularly compelling.

Granted, it is an often seen feature of xianxia/cultivation stories to use excessively flowery language to describe a character's features and actions and whatnot. However, there are limits, and at times, it just sounds ridiculous, like in this excerpt from the start of chapter one:

Clunky, so clunky. I'd probably have put it something like...

There are a number of similar occurrences, but I do not see much reason to list them here.

In any case, as a concept, I guess this was interesting enough. The execution did not particularly appeal to me however, whether it was the narration or the characters themselves - though mostly the former.

Furthermore, in regards to the existing content warnings, the warning for s*xual content is indeed warranted. I can't say said content appealed to me, but it was definitely there. However, considering the bodily modifications the protagonist did in order to bring about such content, I'd say that a content warning for something like gore would be in order.

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