Author's Q&A (5)

Author's Q&A (5)

Author's Q&A (5)

Tremendous

Q: How long did it take for you to plan out RToC?

A: I never kept track of the exact time, but Ive thought about RToC for about 4 years.

Q: You were not a full time author???

A: Full time author I want to be

Q: When you write, you make foreshadowing about how the cycle will go and most of the foreshadowed things happen during the cycle. Is that how you normally write? Or is that because of the episodic nature of the cycles in A Regressors Tale of Cultivation?

A: A Regressors Tale of Cultivation is the first time I wrote something so long, so I dont know yet.

Q: Does your management try to stop you from posting multiple chapters a day because you missed posting one or you just felt like it??

A: Management tells me to restrain myself but unless I feel like my health is really deteriorating or management convinces me very strongly, I tend to push through it.

Q: Which ones harder? Doing this qna or writing one chapter?

A: Writing one chapter.

Q: A Regressors Tale of Cultivation seems to lack infinite loop cliches such as using future information to make profits. Will we never see stuff like take the best elixir of the Bright Cold Realm that will appear in 4000 years?

A: Woah How did I never think of something so simple????? Lmao Thank you, youve provided me with a brand new perspective.

Q: How did you survive after doing Foolish Old Man Moves Mountain and posting 7 chapters in a row?

A: Im dying right now.

Plans for the Novel

Q: You said you plan on ending RToC in 700 chapters, do you think you will post more?

A: I dunno how things will go I am trying to complete the series as fast as I can and prepare for the next work but it might become longer but I am trying to make every chapter as long as I can to finish the work as fast as I can.

Q: Any plans on side stories after the completion of RToC?

A: I think I will write five to six chapters about what the characters are doing after the end?

Q: There is so much foreshadowing right now. Will all of them be resolved before completion? Or will there be side stories afterwards?

A: I will probably resolve them all before the end?

Q: Maybe side stories about the end of all the cycles?

A: Not a bad idea.

Webtoon

Q: Any news about the webtoon or paperback?

A: Some news about the webtoon, but paperbacks will have to wait a long time.

Q: Whens the webtoon coming out?? I want to see it as soon as possible, but you should take the time unless its high quality I want to see it properly.

A: I think the illustrator will do well. To be honest, webtoons are more of the webtoon artists work than mine, so I dont think I have to step in unless things get really bad.

BlueMangoAdes note: No real news about the webtoon adaptation yet!

Next Work

Q: What genre will your next work be??

A: I really want to write dark fantasy but Im not sure. Ive been watching HunterXHunter when I have some time recently, I might write about academies

Q: This is a bit too early to ask, but will your next work be in the same or different setting?

A: I have plans for both works in the same setting and completely unrelated works.

Q: Are there no puppets you can wear like Iron Man? Is it too inefficient?

A: Its possible but thats the identity of a protagonist of a different work I am planning so

What Happens Next

Q: How long will the True Immortal Realm part be? Is it just a short journey at the very end? Or will it be long like the Middle Realm part?

A: It will be long. Which is why I want to go through the Middle Realm part as fast as I can, but

Q: Will there be characters from the future?

A: There is no plan for a person from a SF setting but if you mean the future in a conceptual way thats iffy.

A similar being has appeared already. But direct time travel other than Seo Eun-hyun will not happen.

Q: What will happen to Gyu Ryeon, that Heart Tribe slave, or the spider musician who tried to save him? Will Eun-hyun save them from Seo Hweol?

A: The probability is high given Eun-hyuns personality?

Q: Will we visit the Black Ghost Valley? If so, will we visit this cycle or the next?

A: We will. Specifics are spoilers.

Q: Will we visit named but later unmentioned Middle Realms such as the Ancient Force Realm?

A: There are plans to visit, but unsure if things will go according to plan.

Q: Will we have a happy ending?

A: Spoiler. But I like happy endings.

Q: Will we ever see what happens after Seo Eun-hyuns death? I want to know about what happened to Seo Hweol in the 15th cycle.

A: We might see it a while later.

True Immortals & Governing Immortals

Q: Are the Supreme Deities and Heavenly Venerables equals? Or is there a difference?

A: There is a small difference.

Q: Do children of Black Dragon and Lustrous Glaze Peacock have minds? I think youve said that there are only True Immortals and mindless monsters in the True Immortal realm, are the children thrown away into the Middle Realms?

A: Children of True Immortals are not normal living beings or monsters, but are fates. If the Lustrous Glaze Peacock mates with someone, the resulting children are not children of Lustrous Glaze Peacock but fate to mate with more than ten billion beings, and that fate pervades somewhere in the world and numerous beings that will mate with more than ten billion beings are born.

Q: What level of True Immortal are Bong Myeong and Love of Virtue?

A: Bong Myeong has a lot of roles to play, so thats a spoiler. Love of Virtue was just below the level of the Owner of Heavenly Punishment.

Q: In Heavenly Tribulation (4), Zhengli mentioned the Judge of the Netherworld terrifying enough to threaten the Owner of Heavenly Punishment, is this judge Love of Virtue?

A: Spoiler but since everyone seems to have figured it out, I will say yes.

Q: Is there a difference between the Supreme Deities and the Heavenly Venerables? If so, whats the difference like?

A: Like the difference between first rate martial artists and peak martial artists? Or perhaps like the difference between Three Flowers Gather at the Summit/Five Energies Returning to the Origin and 2nd~6th star of Qi Refining?

Q: The dead True Immortals related to the Head Realm were beings strong enough to be recognized by the Owner of Heavenly Punishment, a Governing Immortal, are there a lot of such beings? Are Governing Immortals 10 beings that have reached the last stage of True Immortal, or 10 strongest beings among those that reached the last stage?

A: Quite a number of beings are that strong. However, if they each fought the Owner of Heavenly Punishment directly and individually, they would lose. There are 10 Governing Immortals.

Q: Do True Immortals eat elixirs as well?

A: They eat something similar.

Q: Is the Owner of Heavenly Punishment female?

A: Gender is meaningless to True Immortals. Owner of Heavenly Punishment is.. a wall.

Q: Is the difference between the weakest True Immortals and Governing Immortals a tremendously big difference like the difference between Four-Axis and Entering Nirvana?

A: Yes, the difference is tremendously big. However, due to the nature of True Immortals, ganging up can work, even if its just a tiny bit.

Q: If one becomes a True Immortal, do they automatically become big? Or is it a choice and they become big because its advantageous?

A: Its automatic. The size can be controlled.

Q: Who is the last being that became a True Immortal? Yang Su-jin?

A: Yes.

Q: How long do True Immortals take to become a True Immortal on average?

A: Excluding Enders, the average is 5 million years.

Q: How far can you grow if you eat a pill made using True Immortals? In the first place, would doing that drive you mad?

A: The True Immortal will start being reborn inside your body.

Q: Immortal Beast King candidate is dead, so is the position of Immortal Beast King currently empty?

A: Yes, it is empty.

Q: Are there 10 Governing Immortals due to the laws of the world, or is 10 just the current number that could become 11 if a being becomes a Governing Immortal?

A: The latter.

Q: Youve said that one needs hundreds of millions of Entering Nirvana puppets to kill a True Immortal. Are Entering Nirvana cultivators just big bugs to True Immortals as well?

A: Entering Nirvana cultivators and True Immortals Its not because of the difference between stages but because the concept of death is unusual for True Immortals. Specifics are spoilers.

Q: Is there a negative effect for cultivation if the True Immortal in charge of a concept dies?

A: There is an effect, but Im not sure if it's negative or positive.

Q: Are there records or books about True Immortals? If not, are records deliberately destroyed or not written because the record itself forms an attraction of fate with the True Immortals?

A: Countless cultivation methods are ultimately records that imply a True Immortal. Especially outstanding and powerful cultivation methods.

Q: When the Master of the Netherworld is said to be the oldest, does this include the true Emperor?

A: No.

Q: Star Shattering stage is said to be the beginning of divinity, does this mean True Immortals treat Star Shattering cultivators as people?

A: From the perspective of True Immortals, Star Shattering cultivators are in the range of microbes and small creatures such as bugs, lizards, or frogs.

Q: How long is 120 thousand years for Zheng Li or Governing Immortals? 12 seconds?

A: Not that short, something like 12 years?

Q: Is there a reason Seo Eun-hyun was unable to tell his sect about the Heavenly Lightning Banner?

Answer from Another Reader: Even talking about Governing Immortals drive you insane or collapse your existence, Seo Eun-hyun was only able to survive because Yang Su-Jin shielded his mind. Thats why hes not telling them so they do not die. Also, talking about Governing Immortals might form an attraction.

A: Yes, he was careful because it was about Governing Immortals. After all, Seo Eun-hyun knows almost nothing about True Immortals.

Q: In the Head Realm, would the Owner of Heavenly Punishment be unable to visit even if you shout Zhengli?

A: The Owner of Heavenly Punishment could detect it and even send some power, but not directly peer in like they did.

Q: Whats the difference in power between True Immortals and Governing Immortals?

A: The difference between presidents and civilians.

Q: Governing Immortals seem to be people, do they always talk so solemnly?

A: From the perspective of Governing Immortals, they are just talking, but it sounds like that to lower beings because of the difference of level.

Q: Could devil path True Immortals never defeat beings like Love of Virtue?

A: Love of Virtue was indeed extremely advantaged against such beings.

Q: How many True Immortals are there in total?

A: I think about 10000 makes sense. But the specific number might not show up in the work.

Q: Are Immortal Beasts similar in strength?

A: Every Immortal Beasts are different in strength. But the Immortal Beasts Ive previously mentioned in Authors Note are all at a similar level except the Black Dragon, Supreme Tiger, and the Lustrous Glaze Peacock.

Q: Whats the probability of a cultivator reaching the level of True Immortal? One in quintillions?

A: I dont know if its that unlikely Probably something like one in billions?

Q: If someone of the Immortal Beast descent becomes a True Immortal, do they become in charge of a sub concept of the Immortal beast?

A: If a being of Immortal Beast descent becomes an Immortal Beast, they actually become in charge of a completely different concept.

Q: Are True Immortals that can be killed with hundreds of millions of Entering Nirvana puppets the lowest stage of True Immortal?

A: The lowest and the one stage above.

Q: Is there a sexual relationship between Zhengli and that True Immortal.

A: True Immortals have very different desires from desires of mortals but I will say that they have many different kinds of desires for each other.

Zhengli

Q: Zhengli raised her power to the plane of fate because of Seo Eun-hyun, does this mean Zhengli is something like a True Immortal?

A: Yes, Zhengli is originally on the level of True Immortals.

Q: Zhenglis dialogue is all too sexy. This is intended, right?

A: A bit intended.

Q: Zhengli seems like a cute mascot that chatters at the side from a Governing Immortals perspective. Is this correct?

A: From the perspective of the Governing Immortal, its a bit like that + loyal subject.

Q: You wont ditch Zhengli, right? I want to see Zhengli again.

A: Zhengli will definitely show up again.

Q: Why was Zhengli so terrified of Jeon Myeong-hoon in the last cycle?

A: Because Jeon Myeong-hoon was learning the Red Lightning Heavenly Tribulation Method even without the guidance of Zhengli last cycle.

Q: Can Zhengli be a heroine? Is this an obvious question?

A: No.

Q: Are Zhengli and Owner of Heavenly Punishment similar to dual cultivation partners?

A: They do dual cultivation according to their needs

Worldbuilding

Q: Do other Heavenly Domains have Middle Realms as well? If so, do they use different Axes from Five Blessings for Four-Axis?

A: They do have Middle Realms. Four-Axis is universal across the world.

Q: It seems both Middle Realms and Lower Realms are made with True Immortals bodies. Is there a difference?

A: Dear friend Sacred Master Baek Woon will explain it for you later.

Q: Heavenly Being cultivators are not allowed to join Immortal Beast Blood Fusion, does this include those less than thousand years old like Hong Su-ryeong?

A: Demon beasts that have reached Heavenly Being in less than 10 times their original lifespan are directly scouted by Immortal Beast descendents and receive True Blood without joining Immortal Beast Blood Fusion.

Q: What does the Bright Cold Realm look like? Is it flat like the Head Realm? Or does it look like a planet?

A: As youve probably noticed this chapter, it has the same basic structure as Decaying Corpse Realms such as the Head Realm, but there are a lot of metaphysical areas where normal living beings cannot survive.

Q: In the Azure Heaven Creation Sect cycle, it was mentioned that there cannot be three or more Four-Axis stage cultivators on a Sky Island, what happens if a sect possesses multiple Four-Axis stage cultivators? Do they open a new branch sect on a different island, like how the Black Ghost Valley owns multiple Sky Islands?

A: Yes. If there are two or more Four-Axis stage cultivators, innocent bystanders might get hurt if the two get upset and fight each other, so they make branch sects.

Q: In the Azure Tiger Saint cycle, there were seven human Integration stage cultivators, but there are only three Integration stage cultivators among the Six Major Sects of the Human Race. Are the rest of the Integration stage cultivators independent or belong to the Human Race Grand Alliance like Wi Ryeong-seon?

A: Yes.

Q: Are all Decaying Corpse Realms made from the corpses of True Immortals?

A: The vast majority are. But there are some made by tinkerers such as Bong Myeong.

Q: Are all Decaying Corpse Realms considered to be ominous?

A: It depends. But most True Immortals dislike Decaying Corpse Realms and those from them. They are considered to be maggots.

Q: What is the purpose of the Netherworld? Is reincarnation a thing in RToC?

A: It serves the role of guaranteeing reincarnation and the afterlife.

Q: Do Heaven Tribe and Earth Tribe respect the Heart Tribe Esteemed One if they meet him?

A: If they want their corpse intact, they would have to show some respect. Even disregarding the difference in stages, there is still respect for reaching such a stage.

Q: Are Entering Nirvana stage cultivators unaffected by looking at Governing Immortals? Or do they have to be like Seo Eun-hyun and master Heaven, Earth, and Heart?

A: Entering Nirvana stage cultivators are the beings most terrified of seeing True Immortals. But Seo Eun-hyun will not be terrified of it due to personal characteristics.

Q: Do all corpses of True Immortals remain as Decaying Corpse Realms? Or does it depend on how they died or their level?

A: Yes, it depends on how they died and their level.

Q: Can someone with Five Element Spiritual Roots understand every element better than someone with One Element Spiritual Roots?

A: At the extremes, the person with One Element Spiritual Roots understands the element better. However, this depends on the attitude of the cultivator, so a diligent Five Element Spiritual Roots understands better than lazy One Element Spiritual Roots.

Q: Could the Mad Lord make modern AIs with his puppets?

A: Not exactly the same, but he can make something similar.

Q: Sea Dragons and the Azure Ghost Valley fought in the past, did Seo Hweol make peace between them?

A: Before Seo Hweols birth, dharma treasures made with Sea Dragon souls were popular in the Ghost Valley, and wines made with Ghost Valley sect members were popular among the Sea Dragons. Seo Hweols birth improved their relations that much.

Q: True Immortal puppets are impossible, but is it possible to turn yourself into a puppet and become as powerful as True Immortals?

A: Theoretically possible.

Q: Is Yeons Play a tremendous thing even for True Immortals?

A: Its as if a ladybug passing by loudly sang Beethoven's Fate Symphony.

Q: Youve said that every Middle Realm had a Sacred Vessel stage cultivator, does that mean True Devil Realm and Blood Yin Realm, which were originally one, each have their own Sacred Vessel stage cultivator? Or is there one in charge of both?

A: Blood Yin Realm does not have a Sacred Vessel stage cultivator.

Q: Does the human race have a Star Shattering Esteemed One?

A: They used to.

Q: Is there a relation between how the Yin Soul Ghost Sect and Yin Soul Ghost Incantation sound so similar?

A: Yes there is.

Q: Are the strongest races in the Earth Tribe and Heaven Tribe the dragons and the human race?

A: That is the case for Earth Tribe, but among the Heaven Tribe humans are one of the strongest but not the strongest.

Q: How much can an Integration stage Grand Cultivator extend their lifespan using pills?

A: It depends on the pill. However, to extend the lifespan of an Integration stage Grand Cultivator, you would need to grind up the corpse of an Esteemed One.

Q: The Ghost Valley has the longest history among the lower world sects, are there no other sects that have been made by Enders 500 thousand years ago?

A: The current Ghost Valley is the sect that absorbed and merged all those sects. Specifics are spoilers related to the Master of the Netherworld.

Q: Whats the space between the Head Realm and the Middle Realm?

A: Its not a big spoiler so.. between-void

Q: Is the True Immortal realm also divided like the Middle Realms?

A: It is divided into areas, but not like the Middle Realms.

Q: Zhengli said mortal level curses are annoying but alright if one raises their mind to the plane of fate. Is a curse that has been raised to the plane of fate misfortune itself? I think misfortune would work on a True Immortal.

A: That is misfortune.

Q: What stage does a cultivator have to be to drive a mortal that has not even learned martial arts mad?

A: Four-Axis

Q: What other races are part of the Heaven Tribe?

A: You will see a lot of them later. You have seen the Cold Spirit Race in charge of the Light Spirit pond Heavenly Fiends of the Blood Yin are also Heaven Tribe.

Q: Since the Head Realm is the size of Mars, it feels like mortals will go extinct if Heavenly Being cultivators engage in serious war. Do they take care to make sure mortals dont go extinct?

A: Yes, they take some care.

Q: I got discharged from the military today!

How did the Black Ghost Valley ascend in the past? I thought you could only ascend from the Head Realm from the Ascension Gate, so I am wondering what they did when it did not exist.

A: Congratulations!!! Thank you for your service.

A: Ability and talent and personality.

Q: Did Yang Su-jins remnant see Seo Eun-hyuns exact fate? Or did he just vaguely feel what kind of fate it was?

A: Just the feel.

Q: If Yang Su-jin and Seo Eun-hyun were in the same generation, would they have fought a lot?

A: There would have been knives brandished.

Enders

Q: Do all Enders start at the Head Realm?

A: Yes, that is the case.

Q: Is Seo Eun-hyun the only Ender to have the power of regression?

A: There have been similar abilities, but Seo Eun-hyun is the first one with regression.

Q: Is Yang Su-jins generation the Enders right before the current Enders? How many Enders have there been before Yang Su-jin?

A: Very many.

Q: Will we see all seven Enders team up together?

A: Once or twice? Probably?

Q: In What Is A Human (1) Yang Su-jin said most of our Ender predecessors perished upon encountering that entity. Does that mean some Enders did not perish?

A: Yang Su-jin said that because not even he could figure out what happened to everyone. Specifics are spoilers.

Q: Have there been any regressors among previous Enders?

A: No. But there were some with similar abilities.

Q: Hong Fan seems to have been assigned as Seo Eun-hyuns apostle? Servant? Do other Enders have such beings assigned as well?

A: Depending on the Ender, beings like Hong Fan are regularly attached. The reason such beings are attached is a spoiler..

Q: Are all Enders summoned at Ascension Path? Or random location?

A: During Yang Su-jins time, Ascension Path did not exist, so it was at the back of the streets in the country below.

Q: Are Enders summoned in chronological order? Or is it random? For example, can Enders from either the 21st or 17th century come after Enders from the 20th century?

A: It is in chronological order.

Q: Enders seem to be carrying their personal belongings when they are summoned, if Enders were summoned during a war, could they carry their weapons when summoned?

A: No object that might change fate can be brought. The reason Seo Eun-hyun was unable to bring food despite bringing it from the company was because the food could have changed fate.

Q: Other than the strongest Ender and Yang Su-jin, how many Enders have become True Immortals?

A: I have not decided specifically. But even if there were a lot of them, not a lot will show up on the work.

Q: Why have we not seen the message from that other Ender despite having Blessed lovers with names that involve cause and connection in the True Devil Realm?

A: It has already been received.

Q: Out of the Enders, who can use Excel?

A: Everyone except Kim Yeon. Seo Eun-hyun can also obviously use it, since it has been some time since his incompetent days.

Q: Its been said that all Enders visit the Netherworld, is this related to there being no remnants from Enders?

A: Its not just Enders that visit the Netherworld. Its not really related to that.

Q: Yang Su-jin said there were good and bad Ender fates, what do you think is the best fate? (tell us who has it)

A: From my perspective, they are all hopeless. Choosing death is probably the best option.

Q: If an Ender other than Seo Eun-hyun says their fate and he regresses, does the seven become 6?

A: No. Specifics are spoilers.

Q: Why did the MC and his group come to the cultivation world?

A: Someone brought them.

Q: Did the being that brought the Enders drag them there? Or were they offered the choice?

A: They were dragged.

Q: Are all the Enders from Earth?

A: No.

Q: Have previous Enders found their own place thanks to opportunities like the current Enders? Or have they gone through a bunch of trouble like Seo Eun-hyun at first?

A: Most of them find an opportunity. However, most of them tend to go through a bunch of trouble and die.

Q: What would have happened if the other Enders had regression?

A: Kim Young-hoon would have been screwed by talking about his regression early on

Jeon Myeong-hoon would have also talked about his regression

Kang Min-hee goes through the devillish path route and end up same as devil path Seo Eunhyun

Oh Hyun-seok also goes insane in the middle and end up in the devilish path route

Same for Kim Yeon as well

Oh Hye-seo will probably learn the devilish path excitedly and become an Ender as infamous as Yang Su-jin.

Q: It seems the message at Shattered Heaven Peak was expected by Yang Su-jin to take a very long time to be found. Is the fact that it was found in 120 thousand years a miracle?

A: Yes, it is a miracle. Yang Su-jin expected a minimum of 10 billion years and placed the message as a gamble.

Q: When Enders realize their fate and awaken, their abilities seem to evolve like how Kim Yeons consciousness evolved and let her use Yeons Play or Vast Cold Oath. Does that mean other Enders also evolve their abilities if they realize their fate? Will Seo Eun-hyuns regression evolve?

A: It is the same for other Enders. Seo Eun-hyun is the protagonist, so spoilers.

Q: Could any of the current Enders mentally withstand it if they experienced Seo Eun-hyuns 17 cycles of life? If they are in the same stage as him.

A: No.

Jin Byuk-ho and Golden Divine Heavenly Thunder Sect

Q: Jin Byuk-ho seems like such a retard, is there any value in keeping him alive?

A: No. But thats from the authors perspective. From Seo Eun-hyuns perspective, he is already family, so there is of course value.

Q: Did the rest of the Golden Divine Heavenly Thunder Sect lose memory of being hypnotized when Eun-hyun took Zhengli and ran?

A: They did.

Seo Hweol

Q: What does Seo Hweol think of Seo Eun-hyun this cycle?

A: Within the top hundred of the potential threats list.

Q: Did Seo Hweol think he was being friends with Seo Eun-hyun?

A: Seo Eun-hyun was quite terrified of Seo Hweol. But Seo Hweol was also very nervous about Seo Eun-hyun..

Q: The readers think of Seo Hweol as a playful prankster, is this intended?

A: I was sure I wrote him to be a terrifying mastermind. :(

BlueMangoAdes note: There is a meme in the Korean community that Seo Hweol was just pranking Seo Eun-hyun, due to Seo Hweols words in chapter 219.

Q: Did Seo Hweol despair because of the non-humanism of Yang Su-jin?

A: I cannot say that there was not an effect.

Q: Could Seo Hweol become a True Immortal again if he tried his hardest?

A: Yes, he could reach True Immortal if he focused on it.

Q: Did Seo Hweol play along with Seo Eun-hyuns joke because he was interested?

I am wondering if Seo Hweol, who claimed that emotions do not exist, was having fun.

A: He was trying to figure out Seo Eun-hyuns identity. He did not particularly enjoy Seo Eun-hyun.

Q: Did Seo Hweol really play detective while watching Seo Eun-hyun? Any guesses about his identity?

A: Seo Hweol is always in detective mode. He has no clue about his identity.

Q: I want to see a Seo-Seo alliance, do you think its possible?

A: If you mean the Seo Hweol Seo Eun-hyun alliance, it might be possible..

Q: Why did Seo Hweol try ruining the lower world, even using Yuan Li to do it? Was it just a joke? Or did he have something to gain?

A: Seo Hweol left his goal in the lower world. Just like how the Mad Lords goal is in the Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress, Seo Hweols goal is in Head Realm, so Head Realms fate had to flow according to Seo Hweols intentions.

Q: Was Seo Hweols words that too many Heavenly Being cultivators would deplete the resources bullshit, or true to a degree?

A: It was true to a degree. However, it wouldnt have been a problem in the first place if Seo Hweol released the resources he hid in the Sea Dragon Palace, Serving Command Palace, and Ascension Path.

Q: Does Seo Hweol know about Enders?

A: He does not. In the first place, its not normal to know outside of Governing Immortals and some others.

Q: Later, will we hear Seo Hweol asking Eun-hyun, who are you, senior..??

A: Perhaps..?

Mad Lord

Q: Why cant the Mad Lord fix his spine?

A: It will be explained when we get to the Mad Lord episode.

Q: The Munpia post shows that the Mad Lord has reached Entering Heavens Beyond the Path, but how did nobody notice that he was a Heart Tribe while he was the public enemy of the Bright Cold Realm for a thousand years? Also, Yang Su-jin mentioned that the Heart Tribe did not appear in the Head Realm, how did the Mad Lord become a Heart Tribe?

Oh, also, how rare is One-Pattern Law Talent? Is it on the tiers of Unique Holy Body or Heavenly Golden Thunder Bodyr?

A: The Mad Lord has not reached manifestation yet, so he is not a member of the Heart Tribe. To be exact, he is on the verge of exploding without exploding. Unless he uses manifestation, there is not really a way to realize he is a Heart Tribe.

One-Pattern Law Talent is slightly inferior to those two traits.

BlueMangoAdes note: Munpia is the one of the two platforms RToC is posted on. It includes some posts such as fanart collection and list of martial arts and cultivation stages. The list of martial arts stages include the list of the names of characters that achieved manifestations and the names of those manifestations. Mad Lord is on the list, but his manifestation is spoilered.

Q: Wasnt the Mad Lord also a case of having too much madness to ascend into Heavenly Being stage, like Seo Eun-hyun? Given that [She] was a normal martial artist, I dont see how her death could have driven him to massacre his clan and go mad and then rise to Heavenly Being in that order.

A: The Mad Lord was the same case as Seo Eun-hyun. However, the Jo clan Mad Lord belonged to had a lot of secret techniques to distribute madness and a lot of elixirs, which Mad Lord used to ascend.

Q: Is the Mad Lords One-Pattern Law Talent a meaningful trait even if he becomes a True Immortal? Even if he cannot make puppets, perhaps he could mass produce awesome Immortal Treasures

A: At True Immortal and above, physical traits you were born with are meaningless.

Q: Black Ghost Valley was apparently trying to produce another Nether Crossing Ship, could the Mad Lord do it if he had the ingredients?

A: He could if he had the ingredients.

Q: If the Mad Lord awakened as a Heart Tribe member, will his strength be multiplied?

A: If the Mad Lord awakened as a Heart Tribe member, he would no longer be Quasi-Star Shattering and just become Star Shattering stage.

Azure Tiger Saint

Q: Was Azure Tiger Saint able to leave behind a remnant when he died?

A: Given the being that caused his death, no.

Q: Can Azure Tiger Saint with ten wings defeat Seo Hweol?

A: In an unarmed melee, he would probably defeat on screen Seo Hweol so far.

Q: When can Oh Hyun-seok and Azure Tiger Saint be a central character?

A: Probably after the Mad Lord reaches Entering Heavens?

Hong Fan

Q: Will Hong Fan ever betray Seo Eun-hyun? Hes not a traitor on the true Emperors side, right?

A: Hong Fan is not a traitor.

Q: Can Hong Fan reach the true ending of saving all the Enders and defeating the true Emperor in a few cycles if he was given infinite regression?

A: For spoiler reasons, Hong Fan cannot defeat the true Emperor uh, actually he might be able to? I dont know. Its theoretically possible but only theoretically, its not possible. Specifics are spoilers.

Q: Can the current Hong Fan defeat Yuan Li?

A: He has an extreme advantage against Yuan Li. Even if Yuan Li revives, the DoT damage of the poison is too strong.

General Seo

Q: How strong is dinomode General Seo going to be? Integration? Star Shattering?

A: I am planning Integration. For now.

Q: How tall is General Seo that appeared in this cycle? Gundam sized?

A: Not that big. About 2.5 meters.

Buk Hyang-hwa

Q: When will Buk Hyang-hwa ascend..? I will really visit you if you throw her away.

A: I never said I would throw her away

Q: Will we see Buk Hyang-hwa again later??

A: Yes.

Q: I like Hyang-hwa.

A: I like her too, hehe.

Kim Yeon

Q: What was Kim Yeons condition while Eun-hyun was sealed?

A: It wont take that long for that to come out.

Q: Did Kim Yeon and Seo Eun-hyun go to Kang Min-hee to ask about Excel?

A: That did happen.

Hong Su-ryeong

Q: Since Hong Su-ryeong has wood element spiritual roots, she raised her own stage without dual cultivation, right? I will believe thats the case.

A: Heavenly spiritual roots often cultivate on their own.

Q: Is Hong Su-ryeong actually a virgin? Lol

A: I will leave it to your imagination.

Q: Hong Su-ryeong could apparently have reached Entering Heavens if she had the time and the circumstances, do you have any manifestation you planned?

A: Hong Su-ryeon was planned to die there, so not particularly.

Q: Self mutilation wasnt the only reason Hong Su-ryeong was not controlled by Zhengli, right?

A: Five Energies Converging to the Origin also had an effect.

Q: Hong Su-ryeong is a new heroine, is this because Seo Eun-hyun is able to accept all his human connections?

A: Hong Su-ryeong is a heroine..?

Bong Myeong.

Q: Bong Myeong created the Serving Command Seal and the original Nether Crossing Ship, were they a One-Pattern Law Talent like the Mad Lord?

A: Bong Myeong was not born with One-Pattern Law Talent. But there is a relation.

Q: Serving Command Palace appears to be the work of Bong Myeong. Is Bong Myeong also from Head Realm?

A: He is, yes.

Yuan Li

Q: Which devilish path sect was Yuan Li part of? Did they ascend too?

A: Yuan Li learned his familys devilish path that was passed on, so he does not belong to a sect.

Q: Is Yuan Lis innate method Blood Demon Suppressing Sea Light and Blood Chain Restricting Forest?

A: Yes.

Q: How old was Yuan Li?

A: 700? Something like that.

Q: Was Yuan Li one of the strongest Nascent Soul cultivators?

A: Yes.

Q: If Yuan Li received the blessing of the Serving Command Seal and attempted to ascend to Blood Yin Realm, could he have succeeded?

A: Its possible.

Q: I believe Yuan Li had a technique for sacrificing beings to Heavenly Fiends. Does that mean he had contact with the Heavenly Fiends?

A: Yes. He could make sacrifices to the Esteemed One to borrow power.

Other Characters

Q: Were demon beasts like the fox and the snake pets thrown away by cultivators as they ascended, or were they born there?

A: The spatial rifts around the Ascension Gate are sometimes connected to places in the Head Realm, and most of them were sucked in by those spatial rifts. This includes the fox.

Q: When Song Jin read Seo Rans mothers diary, he said Sea Dragons other than Seo Hweol could not be trusted. Was Seo Rans dad actually a bad guy? Or was Seo Hweol being Seo Hweol?

A: Song Jin just being a daughter-con too much.

Q: Did the Azure Ghost Valley elder that visited go back to Azure Ghost Valley? Or did he remain in the faction he was part of?

A: He went back.

Q: How is Sacred Master Baek Woon still alive? Shouldnt Sacred Vessel cultivators have been instantly killed by Yang Su-jin at the peak of True Immortal just eyeing her?

A: Sacred Master Baek Woon did not fight the true body of Yang Su-jin. Additionally, it was also because the Sacred Vessel stage, especially one in Middle Realm, is a special stage.

Q: In the 15th cycle, Jin So-hae called Jeon Myeong-hoon junior brother, but not in the 17th cycle, is this because Seo Eun-hyun caused a butterfly effect that changed their relationship?

A: Yes.

Q: Who would win if the Black Dragon King in his Esteemed One combination form fought a Star Shattering stage cultivator?

A: Black Dragon King. But Jang Ik might win, depending on the circumstances.

Q: Which stage of Four-Axis was the green armored wooden man, Mad Lords first victim in Bright Cold Realm in?

A: He did not have any axis.

Etc

Q: Why did you describe Zhengli so sexily?

A: I have awakened to something new about feet

Q: What stage is the Common Cold Stage?

A: Weaker than mortals.

Q: Have you considered screaming sounds other than heuaaaaaah?

A: I might include kuaaaaaaah.

Q: Will we see dino puppet vs dragon breath fight?

A: Woah

Q: Do you have any plans about writing Soap Heart Tribe Spy Seo Eun-hyun?

A: Woah

TranslatingNovice Note: That was a really long Q&A. Y'all thank BlueMangoAde kek. Btw, there were two questions that had pretty significant spoilers so I didn't add them here. If y'all wanna know, join the discord!

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