Let's do a brief end-of-volume recap and chat casually. If any readers have opinions, feel free to share them here—I'll read them all.
First, let's talk about the word count of this book's first volume, namely the Martial Arts Grandmaster arc.
Originally, this volume was supposed to be around 250,000 words. I didn't expect to lose control a little and get carried away, forcibly stretching it to around 330,000 words.
Of course, when all is said and done, it still came down to my own shortcomings. There's still much I need to improve in the story's pacing and narration. I'm completely incomparable to those big-name authors, and for that, I must apologize. I'll pay more attention to it in the future.
This volume mainly focused on wuxia during the Mortal Stage, before finally leading into the protagonist's Path to Immortality.
But everyone can rest assured—the martial arts the protagonist practiced definitely won't become completely useless later on. I imagine some of you have already guessed it: the Eternal Night World is now in the Age of Dharma's End. Strengthening the physical body can't be wrong, and developing the resources of an entire world can also count as a not-small source of support on the future path of cultivation.
Next, let's give the first volume an overall evaluation. Actually, if it were scored on a ten-point scale, my personal satisfaction with the first volume would only be seven points.
It had Chivalrous Flavor, and the jianghu atmosphere was fairly sufficient as well.
But the climactic ending wasn't fiery enough, not passionate and blood-boiling enough, not stirring enough to shake the heart.
When writing this volume, I considered two bosses for the protagonist. The first was Tuwahaer, the bandit leader who appeared earliest; the second was the Nine Lotus Sect.
But in