I've been busy these past couple of days, and coincidentally, I've also hit a roadblock while writing this, so I've taken a three-day break from updating.
I couldn't continue writing this volume. As you can probably tell, I intended to write about the Netherworld environment and farming in this volume. However, when I got to the various details, I felt that the Coiling Dragon World really wasn't suitable for a farming story.
In the Coiling Dragon World, establishing a clan is very simple: cultivate to the peak, have a few children, select a few shrewd ones from among them to be the leaders, and after hundreds of millions of years, a powerful clan will emerge—it's that simple.
There's really nothing to write about.
As for his various encounters in the Netherworld, the protagonist is still too weak right now. I plan to describe them in a few more chapters once he becomes Highgod.
In the original Coiling Dragon novel, it took Linley two thousand years to become Highgod. Given the protagonist's aptitude in this book, it should take him at least a similar amount of time. I don't want to shorten the breakthrough time to forcefully highlight the protagonist's genius.
Let me summarize everyone's questions.
Since its release, the number of issues raised by readers has decreased significantly. There's no need to dwell on minor problems; they are mostly differences of opinion that don't affect the plot.
The fact that you've read this far shows that you all like this writing style, so I'll speak frankly.
Personally, I like to add some things to the original Coiling Dragon novel. Readers call this a secondary setting, but the original novel doesn't explicitly state any of these settings. You can say that my settings are different from what you imagine, but you can't say that I'm going against the original novel, because the original novel really didn't write them.
For example, the Four Edicts of talent, whether the Saint-level can die of old age, and the four types of magic: life, necromancy, and Fate Law. The original work only mentions these briefly, and my additions are just some secondary interpretations that do not conflict with the original work.
Each author has different perspectives on the original work, resulting in diverse fanfiction. This particular fanfiction I wrote embodies this style, and those who have followed it this far should appreciate my approach.
As for those who don't like the story, there are other well-written Coiling Dragon fanfics, so there's no need to argue with this book.
Finally, this volume ends here. I'll be straightforward with the title of the new volume. "Linley Volume," which mainly focuses on the main storyline of the original work.