The world itself seems fascinating to me, and the story definitely does progress. With the mystery behind his lack of memories, and basically who he is, Xie is at peace before that peace is disrupted, basically forcing him to further the plot and figure out who he was. The transitions could perhaps be better, some of it just seemed abrupt to me, but overall I think there is great potential to this story! No doubt in later chapters where it seems he is going to take revenge on the Immortal Sect, we will then find out more about the world and get more information on the cultivation in this world and how it works. But pretty much, most of the background on the last is given By chapter 21, but perhaps the author will expand on it? Give more details or add more flashbacks? My guess is maybe they will, but so far this seems like your classic revenge story with a hint at future emotional conflict since there seems to be some people in the Immortal Sect who had believe Xie was innocent after he was framed for murder but didn’t stand up for him fully. And that is part of the reason why I think the story has potential to build from and possibly get better. I look forward to more!