After watching the anime adaptation of "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," I went back to read the novel, but I couldn't stick with it after the Spirit World arc. It felt like there were endless minor characters and constant fights, which made it less enjoyable.

Then I found a new book, "Sword Dao's Number One Immortal." Judging by the rankings and popularity, it's very highly rated. The beginning, with the protagonist hiding his strength and then revealing his dominance, was really satisfying. But as I kept reading, I found it was very repetitive—every side character dies in just one strike...