This novel has a serious case of word-count-itis. The author wastes so incredibly much time on useless nonsense just to make the story longer. It felt like it would be a faster story at first, with the various time skips, but nearly every "event" within the story is just a waste of space. Not to mention that the in-world logic is just nonsensical, and the author pretty much just does whatever he wants with no regard for making the plot seem natural or realistic. Very surprised so many people 5 starred this and is recommending it as one of the best current xianxia novels. To me, it's very low quality writing.