One should not raise a fist only against the weak.

I just glanced at the book review section. Many readers say that the protagonist of this novel is inexplicably arrogant, and that I haven't moved on from my previous book.

In fact, I was well aware of Gu Changqing's personality issues from the moment I first created his character.

Don’t underestimate an author’s understanding of their chosen genre and their characters’ personalities.

At the time, I did consider that acting arrogantly in the face of true experts is courting death and doesn’t conform to the logic of the xianxia genre.

But then I pondered another question.

A person shouldn’t only raise their fists against the weak.

Tucking your tail between your legs before the powerful and unleashing your full force only on the powerless is a philosophy of survival.

But that’s not the protagonist I wanted to create this time.

I wanted a protagonist who, for a single breath in his heart, would die without regret.

That’s why I mentioned early on that Gu Changqing’s goal is not immortality; he doesn’t care about living forever.

His philosophy is: “When a man dies, he faces the heavens; if he does not die, he lives for countless years.”

Enjoy first, consequences later!

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I don’t mean to criticize anyone—those readers have a point.

There have actually been a lot of comments about this issue all along, but I hadn’t responded until now.

I’ve wavered in my own mind, too. To be honest, this character design has indeed affected many readers’ impressions.

But in my imagination, a cultivator, a demonic cultivator, should be like this.

“What Makes Someone a Demonic Villain?”

A person shouldn’t only raise their fists against the weak.

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