Very solid xianxia novel, despite the fact that it's 2022 already. Sets the mood with some of the best parts from the classic cliche xanxias but with a spin (thus avoiding cliches). Has family management, as if it's "Protect Our Patriarch" but more in-line with action xianxia vibes such as "Demon's Diary". World building is decent and has some interesting things going on in background.MC is likeable and strong in character, overall am really satisfied with his reactions, behavior and how he handles situations. Conversation flow is also decent. The world doesn't revolve around MC so far, the author could put him as a third-party, a bystander that just happened to be at a place of conflict of 2 other parties. Bonus points for not being dragged into mess or chased down because of that! MC is not bullied by his family or anything which is quite surprising because the world is portrayed as being quite dark (slaves, backstabbing, wars, sacrifices..).Nowadays there are barely any good cultivation novels, and even if there are (e.g. "Cultivation: My Augmented Statuses"), they follow the newer trends with systems and so on. This one doesn't have a system, really feels as if going back in time (back to before webnovel site appeared) and finding a gem in the xianxia genre. The cheat is quite subtle as well.I have over 1200 titles on my account and have seen most of the ol' and new xianxias. The 40 chapters presented seem really intriguing, developing steadily, worth my time. I'll most likely dig into MTL in the next days. Cheers!