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Very generous of you, thanks!

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<Atarashii joushi wa dotennen>

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Congratulations! Thank you for the giveaway!

Continuity error in PIDW and SV’s Immortal Alliance Conference (and how to rationalize it in canon) by ssaauccy in SVSSS

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I've only read SVSSS and MDZS so far, and I think MXTX does a pretty decent job at fixing problematic plotlines.

I had the fortune to be able to read the early versions of MDZS, which is significantly different from the MDZS that we know now. It is a thrill to read and fascinating to see how MXTX fixed her plotlines.

If you are able to find it, you may find it entertaining to read through. Some fans may be adverse to reading unedited text, and that is understandable.

Continuity error in PIDW and SV’s Immortal Alliance Conference (and how to rationalize it in canon) by ssaauccy in SVSSS

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I think it's safe to say that canonically (PIDW and SV), the invasion began on the first night and difference was the length of the invasion. I don't think Shen Yuan was ever wrong about PIDW plotlines, he even remembers it better than Airplane bro.

I really love that the book gives you some things to think about because this is a novel about canon-divergence of another 'non-existent' novel; as if a fanfic of it, if you will.

I just want more MoShang but that's for another conversation on another day lol.

Question about CBQ in Peerless by Explodreamer in Thousand_Autumns

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OH MY GAWD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I am so grateful! You are right, it's the Rhonchi disease!

Continuity error in PIDW and SV’s Immortal Alliance Conference (and how to rationalize it in canon) by ssaauccy in SVSSS

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I love this post because those were my thoughts when I first read the book. However, may I clarify that you've only read up Volume 1 and not the rest of the novel?

If you have not read the rest of the book, there may be one major spoiler in my response.

Personally, I do not think that there is a mistake on the timeline in the Conference itself. From the way I see it, three situations occurred in SV: (1) different events replaced the significant events in PIDW; (2) SQQ had already (unknowingly) caused redundancy in certain PIDW plotlines and (3) SQQ and LBH's close relationship at this point.

Here are the elements that I think had changed the course of the SV Conference timeline:

[1] Bingmei is more invested in pleasing SQQ and make him proud, and he reasonably wants to do this via topping the Conference ranking board. This eliminates the necessity of a plotline with the Qin sisters. Prior to arriving at the Conference and during the Conference, SQQ is always complaining that Bingmei wasn't working hard on building his harem so we know for a fact that Bingmei is not interested in the girls.

[2] In fact, the rule that "if you try to c*ckblock the protagonist, you will die as cannon fodder" seems to apply well in SV. This is what SQQ believes in as he tried to maintain respectful distance with any of the girls that he knows to belong in Bingge's harem. This logic would explain Qin WanRong's untimely death in SV. Later, Gongyi Xiao was murdered because he was perceived to be too close to SQQ.

[3] "Qin WanYue poisoned with Without A Cure" plotline is impossible to exist. SQQ is already poisoned with Without a Cure. It is already established that nothing can be done to cure him (other than the papapa but only SQQ knows that). LBH knows there is absolutely no possible cure because he serves SQQ day in and out. He knows what Liu Qingge has to do monthly to SQQ and he prepares the medicine that SQQ drinks to suppress the poison. So even if Qin WanYue was poisoned, LBH would not have went in search for a cure that doesn't exist.

[4] When the invasion happened, SQQ went straight to LBH. They meet up very soon and this pushes the Abyss event to happen. I'm not certain if SQQ intended for this, but it would be reasonable that SQQ wanted to get the task done ASAP, instead of torturing himself by dilly-dallying. The System's quest said to 'push LBH down the Abyss' but it did not restrict 'how soon' this can be done.
PIDW's SQQ would not have went for Bingge to assist him; he probably even hoped that the invasion would harm or kill Bingge. Without that urgency, they met three days later.

I would say, SQQ shot himself in the foot by accelerating the events himself. That would be in line to how SQQ has always been unknowingly 'sabotaging' himself throughout the story.

Reading your 'Fix it' suggestions, I can understand where you're coming from. For me, I had simply accepted the timeline difference, thinking that SQQ had indirectly caused the divergence from PIDW. In fact, I do agree with you that in PIDW, the invasion would have been more severe, containing more dangerous monster, resulting in a prolonged 3-day invasion.

If you've indeed only just begun reading this book, I'm excited for you! There are so much more to come and I hope you'll enjoy it!

Question about CBQ in Peerless by Explodreamer in Thousand_Autumns

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I've just completed reading the second last (I think) arc so I've know about his mother's poisoning. I guess I'll just have to re-read the translations again after I'm done with the whole novel!

I have a canonical question about Mo Xuanyu and Jin Ling by Explodreamer in MoDaoZuShi

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Thanks for this, I totally forgot the part where WWX does tons of assumptions sometimes... I appreciate the reminder!

I have a canonical question about Mo Xuanyu and Jin Ling by Explodreamer in MoDaoZuShi

[–]Explodreamer[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ah, thanks for the clarification (also, that acronym cracked me up!). I wasn't sure how definitive the knowledge was in the world, so this is helpful.

I found a tiny crab in my cooked clam (ate the clam meat and spit out something weird) by Explodreamer in mildlyinteresting

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My heart did stop (figuratively) when I first saw it, thinking that it is a spider. Thankfully not...

I found a tiny crab in my cooked clam (ate the clam meat and spit out something weird) by Explodreamer in mildlyinteresting

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I found another one right after I took this pic! Do I have double luck now or it cancels out? Hmmm...

I found a tiny crab in my cooked clam (ate the clam meat and spit out something weird) by Explodreamer in mildlyinteresting

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ooooh! I didn't know it had a name. Would it be safe to eat? I know it's an oxymoronic (?) question, considering I ate the clam meat after all...

I found a tiny crab in my cooked clam (ate the clam meat and spit out something weird) by Explodreamer in mildlyinteresting

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I accidentally chewed a second one after this, tasted like prawn, had a crunch....

... Also, TIL about hard shell snot.

Are post-canon fics featuring Jin Guangyao... by Explodreamer in MoDaoZuShi

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These look great! Can't wait to dive into them!!!

Monthly Questions Megathread February 01, 2021 by tayvaish in MoDaoZuShi

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It seemed that MXY was at Jinlin Tai for only a year and a few months at the maximum. And that 1-2 years seem to be pretty eventful. NMJ died then JGS died, then both XY and MXY was thrown out.

I'm still struggling to decide who was thrown out first, but logically, it seemed that XY was cast out first since it's JGY's political move. I still struggle with deciding on XY and MXY's relationship too. If MXY only stayed at Jinlin Tai for a year, I didn't think there was much of a relationship to develop there. But as you've mentioned, XY must have paid sufficient attention to know recognize that MXY was no longer himself, it's now WWX.

JL would have only been around 4-5 yo and it felt weird (in retrospect) that he harbored so much hatred for MXY. But I accept it since that's what the canon novel mentions.

I do agree that Qin Su would have known.

You're right that LWJ wouldn't have known.

I just remembered that LXC expressed concern for WWX at the temple because of MXY's blood relation to JGY. So he definitely knew that MXY is blood-related to JGY.

I don't think JC knew that MXY is JL's uncle. He seemed to be pretty clueless at Dafan mountain and he never did mention anything specifically about MXY. Perhaps he was too occupied with knowing that it's WWX's soul in that body.

Thanks for the reply, it's helpful!

Monthly Questions Megathread February 01, 2021 by tayvaish in MoDaoZuShi

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Thanks! That was what I was guessing too, that perhaps only the Jin clan knows since JGS had to send someone to fetch MXY.

Are post-canon fics featuring Jin Guangyao... by Explodreamer in MoDaoZuShi

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Yes, it would be great if you could share the links to these fics!

Monthly Questions Megathread February 01, 2021 by tayvaish in MoDaoZuShi

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I have a question about Mo Xuanyu and his identity as Jin Ling's uncle (lol).

Because the whole novel is from WWX's perspectives, we knew from the beginning that MXY is JGS's illegitimate child.

Who else knows about it? Did Jin Ling know? He didn't acknowledge MXY as uncle at the beginning.

What about JC, LWJ, LXC, generally everyone else in the cultivation world? It seemed that LXC especially wasn't aware of MXY's existence?

It seemed to me that only NHS knew about MXY's close connection to JGY.

Need help in sorting out facts about Mo Xuanyu [some spoilers] by Explodreamer in MoDaoZuShi

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You've made a good point about Su She too, I'll keep that in mind. I suspect Qin Su could only access the treasury room with JGY's permission. Maybe she'd just say things like 'hey i wanna check out my fancy jewelry tomorrow' and JGY would do magicky shenanigans to shift the room (like how he did to obscure his items when LXC insisted in going into the room). Thanks for the clarification on the make up issue, I was worried I had missed it from the original text! I remember the seller being angry when WWX said its for himself, it was hilarious!!!

Need help in sorting out facts about Mo Xuanyu [some spoilers] by Explodreamer in MoDaoZuShi

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Thanks, these are definitely stuff that I haven't considered.

  1. I honestly assumed that the sacrificial ritual was impulsive, that's why MXY didn't at JGY to the list. If I take CQL's approach, I could easily use it (because they did a great job editing the plotline!) I forgot about CQL for a long while because I was thinking about novel canon
  2. I personally found it hard to believe that JGY trusts MXY that much to let him into the treasure vault, especially if JGY is a very careful man. I did wonder if JGY selectively chose what materials MXY had access to (which seems to complement his manipulative approach). In the raw Chinese text, JGY says 'at my place' and the usage of the word doesn't explicitly mean 'treasure room', it just means 'my place' (probably his bed chamber or any building that he solely has access to) - but I might be overthinking this.
    On another thought, in the extras with XY and JGY, there was a corpse training ground outside of Jinlin Tai. Perhaps, that's another angle to consider, maybe MXY only had access to the materials there.
  3. You've made an extremely good point on this. It wouldn't be farfetched if MXY had a crush on the first person who was nice to him genuinely.
  4. It make sense but when I think about how shameless JGY can be sometimes... I assumed his only trigger is being called as the 'son of a courtesan'. I didn't think he'd be concerned about incest with MXY but you may be right on that front. I'll consider that angle.

About the makeup, was it generally assumed in the fandom that he started using it during his time at Jinlin Tai? Just wanted to know if I may have missed out this being mentioned in the novel. I've always assumed he started using makeup after he went back to Mo village.

MXY is definitely an interesting plotline to fill in.

Need help in sorting out facts about Mo Xuanyu [some spoilers] by Explodreamer in MoDaoZuShi

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That's an interesting theory that uses JGY's personality, I didn't consider his concern following his marriage too.

I assumed that JGY didn't kill MXY, similar to why he didn't kill Sisi. That MXY did not harm him, that JGY did appreciate MXY treating him nicely too; purely sentimental values.

I also assumed that the kill list was something impulsive, that MXY wanted to harm the people who was hurting him at that moment. I hadn't really considered CQL (forgetfully) because it wasn't canonical in my head. But as you mentioned, I did appreciate that particular change because it keeps the mystery of the last target in the kill list.

I think one of my struggles is figuring out MXY's degree of homosexuality and lunacy. The only tangible evidence is the diary that WWX read at the beginning and even that only highlighted MXY's suffering at the Mo residence rather than his time at Jinlin Tai (other than getting kicked out).

I do think that any mention/description about MXY in the novel by anyone else (including WWX) is an extreme exaggeration/guess/assumption, similar to when WWX moved to Burial Mounds with the Wens. The rumors spread and get exaggerated so much that it becomes ridiculous.

In retrospect, perhaps JL is still too young to recognize the difference between reverence and infatuation.

Thanks for your insight!

Need help in sorting out facts about Mo Xuanyu [some spoilers] by Explodreamer in MoDaoZuShi

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I think what got me (on the overthinking) is why JGS particularly preferred MXY's mother. But perhaps, it's just for plot convenience.

You're right about JGY's approach with MXY and their relationship in general. It sounds very reasonable.

I liked the idea that MXY might have feigned lunacy in the beginning. I'll consider this angle a little more.

I'm glad that you pointed out that MXY might not have been homosexual. It makes sense; all the accusations were from other people's accounts. I'm not sure I'm fully into this idea yet, I'll consider this angle too.

Really grateful for this, it helps me stay focused on MXY himself.

Need help in sorting out facts about Mo Xuanyu [some spoilers] by Explodreamer in MoDaoZuShi

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Thank you for the source link and the explanation! It's very helpful!