Going out of your way just to be different, for no particular reason other than uniqueness is not always a good thing... i think... a wheel is a wheel because it works, why turn it into a triangle just to stand out.
Unless he grows at least 2 more arms, this choice is one of the more inane, bull-headed, blindly arrogant things I’ve seen an MC do, and I’ve read ATG… unfortunately.
lotsa unnecessary info dumps... lots of it. and they are paywalled... after wasting many chaps for these BS explanation and how awesome his bloodlines are , better he have an easy time beating other cultivators , at least in this weak mortal realm.