Reading the comments, no one really talk about he creating the world. Did he create one? I wanna read it myself at first but get annoyed that the first conflicts is literally about girl...
Brain dead mc, who is a sadistic psychopath who tortures and kills innocent people for money. Not even mentioning all the plot holes. This one is a pass.
I think the default chinese cultivator is more aloof and uncaring than malicious, at least initially tbh. Like they wouldn't go out of their way to kill mortals for the hell of it, but given the flimsiest excuse they would do it.