The start of this novel is like 5/10, because it was basically a copy of A Magus world (which is the copy of another novel...), but at around chapter 50 the plot starts to get really interesting. Especially the cultivation technique, the buddha one specifically, which I find really intersting.If this novel was more focused on this aspect, like how he adapts to life as a different person and showing his interactions as a new person in a different sect, it would been one of the best novels I've read. This kind plotline is what I love most in novels, which is why I like LoM and AWE. So this novel had a lot of potential. However, it didn't really delve much deeper into this and instead focused on the cliche sect competition and what not. So it was pretty disappointing. Yet even so, it is still very well written and there is a lot of logic and rationality behind the MC's actions and the world itself. Furthermore, the writing is quite sharp in a very nonchalant and restrained way and many times feel pretty sarcastic or satirical. For me, this novel had the potential to be one of the best novels I've read (surprising considering the title and how it started out) but even if it didn't like up to its potential its still very good!
