One of THE MCs. so inspiring and I love him so much.

Where to go to when you want a shameless, sharp-tongued MC x a gentle on the outside but manipulative (but *not* a red flag) on... more>> the inside ML + a very fascinating mystery. their chemistry is great and I love the way they banter with hidden meanings behind their words <<less

~11/10 must-read xianxia mystery danmei with just breathtaking characters, feels, and plot... more>>

Another one of MXTX's stunning novels, and one of my favorites. One of this novels greatest strengths, IMO, are its characters. every single one of them is extremely memorable (I still remember lots of their names and courtesy names lol), and each one of them gets their own personalities, conflicts, and developments aside from the MC and ML. In all honestly, the characterization is stunning, from WWX, LZ, JGY, NHS, JC, etc. The plot progression and slow unraveling of everything that happened in the past and behind the scenes is just--amazing. I love this novel so much. Also recommend watching the donghua and reading the manhua! Read this. It's so damn good and I want to reread this just thinking about it.  <<less

~11/10 must-read absolutely amazing slowburn transmigration xianxia danmei that deserves a way higher rating. emphasis on the slowburn, with lots of plot, excellent worldbuilding, a romance that i love and over 1000 chapters. If you can't stick with a 1000-chapter novel and don't have patience, probably don't read. Otherwise, this is wonderful. ... more>>

over 500+ chapters available on chrysanthemum garden

I can't believe I was actually hesitating a while about whether or not to read this novel. I only started it bc I heard some good things about the ML and was absolutely f*cking blown away by how good this was. I binge read like 500+ chapters in a bit more than a week because this danmei was THAT GOOD.This is a *slowburn* danmei with over 1000 chapters completed. Translations are ongoing. 

I honestly love almost every part of this danmei. The worldbuilding (as xianxia commonly have) is some of the best I've read. It's genuinely so fascinating just reading about how our MC and ML climb up the ladder of strength and power and how they do so. I love learning more about the world they're in, its power systems, and his hierarchical systems. It's just so stunning and interesting. Author does a really great job of showing what the martial world is like. It has a *crazy* amount of depth in its characters and world, holy shit. MC transmigrates as a 15 year old kid into this world (which some people forget about or smth and complain when he acts his age), which makes him a pretty naive and innocent guy, but never to the point where is annoying. I honestly found MC really, really endearing and cute all throughout this danmei. This is also a great set-up for our MC's fantastic character development. I really wanna sigh in admiration and happiness when I think about how far our MC has gotten. 

ML is SUCH A CHARACTER. genuinely. He's so well developed and fleshed out and is now probably one of my favorite MLs ever now. ML just has so much depth, treats the MC sooo damn well, and is extremely smart. And his intelligence isn't just some contrived sh*t made up by the author--we can SEE just how smart he is through his decision making. I can just recall reading through some of his plans and being very impressed bc they were like killing 4 birds with one stone. He's just *stunning.* He's also possessive, but not to the point where is takes over and restricts MC's freedom, and I love that about him. He might have possessive tendencies, but he refuses to ever subject MC to less freedom and more restrictions. He's just amazing like that. Romance is, of course, a slow burn. I think they actually get together ~400s chapters, which is a while. But they're really cute together and when they finally confess their feelings it's just really satisfying. 

Moreover, the MC and ML's development into getting closer and then into a relationship is sooo f*cking stunning. The way they change from strangers to lovers is really well developed and written. What's more, the ML isn't some unreasonable guy who controls MC or forces him to do anything. Their relationship is, surprisingly enough, like *equals* to me. Yes, equals. They have both saved each others' lives over the years and become each others' biggest benefactors, and ML 100% sees MC as his equal too. He doesn't degrade him, take away his freedom, or take advantage of MC (which some people seem to not realize). If you continue to read through all the chapters, you'll completely understand what I mean. The amount they've helped each other is both immense and can't be compared with one another. MC is absolutely not degraded to "ML's cheerleader" as others might say. ML is not forceful nor r*pey. They have an amazingly natural growth and just a great bond that comes from living together, trusting each other, protecting each other, growing together, etc. 

If you have the patience to read a 1000 chapter novel, the romance is truly top tier. The plotline and side characters are *beautiful.* really. There's great side characters with their own feelings and skills, who aren't made to just toot MC or ML's horn. There are capable female characters and unique people with their own stories and personalities. What's more, the author DOESN'T just toss them aside and forget about them a few hundred chapters later. She makes sure that the MC and ML remember and continues on the lives of these side characters. Huang Li is just *that guy* lol. His personality and situation is really fascinating, and so are many others. I also don't find this novel very against female characters--in fact, one of the strongest people in history is a widely-respected woman. 

Plotline is extremely well-developed. MC and ML's road to gaining power is extremely sensible and well-explained. I LOVE reading about how they pass their own hurdles and gain their own experience. It's never boring and it's always new and different situations where MC and ML gain new skills and develop even more to cross them. I never skipped anything in this 500 chapter binge read. It was just that good. love love love. 

Overall, a stunning must-read of a glorious transmigration xianxia novel. It's cultivation done right. I have nothing but praise. But if you don't like slowburns and don't have the patience for them, strike this off your list immediately <<less

~11/10 stunning xianxia danmei. Has very human and very well fleshed out characters, including MC, ML, and side characters. A great showcase of mental problems and trauma, and how it can always affect one's psyche and life. Touches upon pretty dark themes. ... more>>

ML is a victim of s*xual s*avery here. And in one of the most heinous ways bc xianxia always manages to create a contraption that takes away one's free will and ability to control their body too. This danmei doesn't shy away from just how *brutal* experiencing something like that would feel like. It portrays ML's disgust, his conflict, his hate, his suffering just so well. ML is very flawed--he thinks of himself as dirty and doesn't want to "dirty" MC, but he's also crazy possessive over MC and hates himself for the fact that he wants to do it with MC. He has innumerable difficulties getting over the past, and it really furthers his story.MC is very endearing too. He's not OP, and is just a really sweet and studious guy with social anxiety and difficulties communicating, and it's very endearing. He can be called dense at times, but in reality he's still very observant and aware. He makes some kind of interesting balance between his "denseness" and his intelligent thinking. He's layered and complicated, and should definitely *not* ever just be considered some kind of naive idiot. Those who call him that have certainly not read much of this story.I feel like a good part of this story is centered on healing. 

There's many mysteries and conflicts, but this is also ML's road to healing from his past and his trauma--the way he becomes fine with s*xual interc**rse, the way he no longer thinks of himself as "dirty", the way he no longer lets his past define him. I hold a lot of respect towards his path of healing. It's difficult. It takes a *lot* of time and a lot of effort. 

Romance certainly isn't portrayed as some heal all cure all. But this story is a very enjoyable (spoiler).Side characters are amazing too. An Long honestly holds a lot of my respect, and I love how he softens towards our ML and their friendship (I hate tropes where 2 guys who would've otherwise been friends become enemies bc they fight over a love interest). An Long is also a very developed and real character. In fact, all of the side characters have their quirks, backgrounds, personalities, and differences. the OG "protagonist shou" was just such a delight to read about and I wish the best for him. Ning Ning was very funny and obviously capable in her own right, same with Qing Luan. Strong female side characters exist and aren't talked down.

Romance was glorious. The way MC helped ML start along his road of healing, steadfastly staying by his side through all the difficulties. The way in which ML learns to actually *trust* MC. The way they express their love for each other. This was an amazing romance and I love this danmei so much. obviously 11/10. Romance, characters, and the road to healing are its stand-out points. I love Yue Wuhuan and Song Qingshi.  <<less

~11/10 must-read xianxia mystery danmei also with amazing characters, feels, and plot... more>>

I'm sure everyone these days knows about MXTX's fantastic works. This novel is just wonderful--completely deserving of its high rating. The MC and ML's backstories are such breathtaking things, in a way. The romance is wonderful, and the mysteries that the MC solves (and the way they tie into his past) is just stunning too. It's definitely sad though--just a warning. The side characters, too, are stunning. Especially Ling Wen--probably the three tumors in general and more. Amazing characters, plot, everything! Also recommend watching the donghua and reading the manhua. <<less <<less

~10.5/10 stunning xianxia novel. deserves a way higher rating IMO... more>>

This has a really interesting premise. It's difficult to explain, but it's really really enjoyable and well-developed to me. It has an MC who time traveled after death and essentially fixes things and discovers problems/mysteries that he hadn't in his previous life. But it's also so much more than that.One of the stand-out things for me is the world-building here. It is just stellar, and some of the best I've read. There's developed characters and all these different cultivation sects and a long history that the MC slowly discovers. The arcs don't focus on the novel!MC, but our MC exploring and discovering new things and making bonds, etc. It's extremely fun to read and really, really interesting. My only problem is the fact that the translations were unfinished, so I went to a terrible MTL to go through some more chapters and couldn't take it anymore and left on such an interesting cliffhanger/arcBut yeah, amazing novel here. idk why it's rated 4.3 <<less