Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect苟在初圣魔门当人材

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This is like diamond covered in shit. It has a pretty bad beginning and a bad translation later on, but it’s actually a very interesting novel. I would say 1. if the author redid the beginning since it feels like he casually did the first tens of chapters and 2. if he found a proper translator to retranslate this it would easily be a possible 10/10. Sadly he’s in another country so I doubt he would care about us and the English translation compared to his original Chinese version, or else we would see an up and coming top level novel for years to come (if it keeps up this level and keeps being translated). Still has a possibility of being a top level novel if we see an improvement in the translation soon, it’s just new readers will need to go through those bad first tens of chapters. I rate it highly, just hope the translation doesn’t become worse

Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect
Review based on chapters 1–147
Rating: 3.5/5

This novel begins with a familiar premise: a modern man is thrust into a brutal cultivation world with a golden finger, a time-looping system limited to just 100 attempts. Despite the high stakes, the early chapters feel crude, with the protagonist appearing wasteful and careless in his use of his golden finger. However, like clay molded under steady pressure, both the narrative and the mc gradually take more refined shape as the story progresses.

One of the most compelling aspects is the protagonist’s transformation. His change is not sudden but corrosive, like water slowly carving through stone until the original shape is unrecognizable. He starts with reckless improvisation but steadily evolves into a calculating figure, measuring every decision with precision. His cunning is born not of brilliance but of desperation sharpened by failure. He learns through humiliation, betrayal, and necessity. His low moral baseline becomes essential in a hostile environment waiting to devour him. This enables him to manipulate knowledge and power with cold efficiency.

Unlike A Regressor’s Tale of Cultivation (Go read that), Romance and relationship.

The novel’s comedic tone is a delight. It skillfully balances grim stakes with well needed humor. Readers will often find themselves laughing at Lu Yang's antics as he cons others, and other times gets outmaneuvered.

While the system may remind some readers of My Longevity Simulation (also go read that), and parallels can be drawn in how the protagonist utilizes his cheat, this story sets itself apart with a distinct plot and an unique (?) power system. You will comprehend what I mean as you read further.

If you are looking for a protagonist who is devious, shameless, scamming, cunning, and always thinking several steps ahead, this story is well worth your time.

I've read 69 chapters so far. As of now, all I can say is, even Fang Yuan hasn't scared me this much. Officially, this is my favorite novel. Evidently, it is morally ambiguous, so many may not like this book. However, if you're intrigued by evil protagonists, intelligent protagonists, and simply a protagonist that is capable of turning misfortune into fortune through sheer wits, and most importantly logical wits, then this masterpiece, might just be tailor-made for you!

Peak. just read it

One of the best evil mc novels I've ever read.

I've read all the chapters of MTL, and so far I can say that it's a damn good novel.

The beginning is pretty boring and not encouraging. I would even say that the first 30 chapters look like it will be another trash novel without any hope for the future. Fortunately, after reading the comments, I didn't give up on it at that stage and continued reading, for which I am grateful. After chapter 50+ it gets much better, and the further you read, the better it gets.

If at first the MC is terribly stupid, then after that he begins to quickly adapt to that world and the mentality of the people there.

The MC quickly turns from a stupid nonentity into a skilled intriguer, his thinking progresses.

A pretty interesting cultivation system, although at first very unusual. The MC's path has not yet been determined, but he already has some direction, in principle the fights here are interesting, the characters are also not dead, everyone has their own personalities and ambitions.
Perhaps the only two things I have a complaint about are 1) the level of the world is too difficult. Here you are still a weak ant, and the giants of the cultivation world are already plotting against you. Without such deception as the MC, unless you have a master who is powerful and sincerely cares about you, it is simply unrealistic to rise here.... Even if you evade all the intrigues, a golden core will simply come to you and kill you like an ant... The shamelessness of powerful individuals in this universe is irritating.
2) Because of the mentality of the cultivation world, you literally can't trust a single person here... What can I say, you can't even trust your own successful encounters. Here, even a stone on the road probably wants to use you for its own purposes. The morality in this world is simply at a record low.
This is somewhat annoying, since you understand that in this world you are not destined to have a single real friend or lover. It's pretty dark knowing that your whole life will be lonely, not because you want it to be, but because you have no choice. Trusting someone in this world = putting a knife in someone else's hands.

Peak

I thought this would be 2bit garbage but the cultivation stages are interesting and it's MC is fine.
In short it's top tier garbage. I read it