A review by zadel
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, by 墨香铜臭

5.0

Jiang Cheng, "You're farming on a mountain of corpses? Will the things that grow here be edible?"
Wei WuXian, “Believe me. When people really are hungry, they'll eat whatever they can."

Literary/writing wise, I don't think this book would be considered a 5-star-read BUT the characters, the plot, and the deliciously thrilling mixture of fantasy, humor, mystery, horror and ofcourse romance; resulted in an overall memorable and enjoyable experience.

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Jiang Cheng, "Wei WuXian! Don't you understand? When you're standing on their side, you’re the bizarre genius, the miraculous hero, the force of the rebellion, the flower that blooms alone. But the second your voice differs from theirs, you've lost your mind, you've ignored morality, you've walked the crooked path. You think you can be immune to all those condemnations as you stay outside of the world and do whatever you want? No such precedent has happened before!"
Wei WuXian shouted, "If there's been no precedent, then I'll be the precedent!"

It's quite fascinating how the author blurs the lines between the black and the white; how the so called hero and the so called villain can switch places back and force; and the reader cannot help but to sympathize with the both sides.

All in all, this was an epic journey and I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.

“Young man, there are two cringe worthy phrases in one’s life that must be said, no matter what.”
Jin Ling asked, “Which two?”
Wei WuXian replied, “‘Thank you’, and ‘I’m sorry’.”
Jin Ling taunted, “What can anybody do to me if I don’t say them?”
Wei WuXian, “Someday, you’ll say those words in tears.”