A Two-Million-Word Summary, Let's Take a Look

With two million words already, and from its release in March of this year to December 1st, this book is basically in its later stages.

Next, Old Deng will be Spirit Transformation, which is something that readers who have been following the story can see. The battle between the Four Seas Four Regions and the Outer Realm Devil Venerable and ghost immortal has basically come to an end. Many of the plot holes dug earlier have been filled, and the identities of the ghost immortal, the Buddha Guai, the demon lord, and the Living Buddha have also been initially revealed.

The following chapters will explore the future of the Ancient Realm. The tasks left unfinished by the First Ancestor and the Qu Shenzong will be completed by Old Deng, as he is the protagonist, just as the recently revised title suggests. The decline of the Ancient Realm after the shattering of the Five Great Immortal Realms and the rise of the New Realm will also be gradually explained.

As a work that marks Jia Nan's transition to the Xianxia, this book has maintained the theme of Xianxia throughout its entirety without ever changing. The character settings, especially Old Deng's, have remained stable and have never collapsed. It truly captures my understanding of Xianxia as not only about Immortal Intent but also about chivalry. Therefore, it has received good reviews in the later stages.

However, there are also too many drawbacks, which I am clearly aware of. First, it's not a pure wish-fulfillment novel, so its performance won't be particularly good, but it's not too bad either, consistently around 8,000 average views per read (from the first month after its release until now), which is a bit of a wry smile. Second, the later parts take a more classical Xianxia route, and the character designs aren't as mainstream as typical selfish, cold, or cultivation-focused male protagonists; they're relatively more sentimental. While this didn't capture the mainstream market, it did attract some readers, so it's a matter of some compromise. Third, the early parts about the female lead were a bit too angsty, which lost many readers. I've written a lot of novels without female leads before, so I definitely lacked experience in handling this aspect, which can be considered a lesson learned and a period of growth.

In conclusion, there were successes and failures, but with gains come losses, and I'm quite satisfied. This creative experience is also a form of improvement.

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