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All right, thanks everyone for their questions! I'll end the Q&A here haha. If you wish to drop any more questions, do feel free to message me in my Discord ( https://discord.gg/ATHVehx ), and I'll get to it! With that, see you all around! May you have a blessed New Year~

Hello o' great Rimuru! Thanks for your questions~ 1. Who is currently stronger between Chu Feng's dad and JTR? Without a doubt, Chu Feng's dad. The foreshadowing suggests that Song Changsheng has once intruded the Ancestral Martial Galaxy, only to be kicked out by Chu Xuanyuan (which led him to swear that he'd never step into the Ancestral Martial Galaxy again). Song Changsheng is currently stronger than Jie Tianran + Chu Xuanyuan is more talented than Song Changsheng. By logic, it should mean that Chu Xuanyuan is stronger than Jie Tianran. 2. Will the next breakthrough of Chu Feng be straight to True God realm or will it still be Half God? It should still be Half-God. It's rare for MGA to skip cultivation levels, unless the author really, really wants to speed up. 3. Can a Half God cultivator destroy a planet with their power? Apparently no. It'd take a pinnacle True God level cultivator their full strength to destroy a planet, whereas a Heavenly God can easily do so with much less effort! 4. Who is stronger between OX Nosed and Chu Feng's dad? I'm more inclined to say Chu Feng's dad, but this one is a bit hard to say as there has been no direct or indirect comparison between the two. We don't know the full extent of what either is capable of too. 5. Do you think the Chu Heavenly clan are in the 9th galaxy or are there somewhere else? Unfortunately, I'm not sure about this too. I don't think the Chu Heavenly Clan is in the Ninth Galaxy, but I don't think they are in danger either. The only theory I can think of is that someone is protecting them in Chu Feng's stead. 6. What cultivation realm is Chu Feng mother in? There's also no evidence to signal how strong Chu Feng's mother is, so it's fully theorycraft. First, we can agree that she has to be at least at True Dragon World Spiritist. Second, she can't have reached Heavenly Dragon World Spiritist, or else she would have long broken free from her restraints and escaped from Jie Tianran's grasp, but if so, she would have long found Chu Feng and at least informed her mother (Lord Nianqing) about it. That probably puts her near pinnacle True Dragon World Spiritist? --- Haha I'm mainly just guessing here, but hopefully they make sense! Adios~

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Hello BayLord! Nice to meet you My favourite novel to the date is Lord Of the Mysteries. By the way, do you know the author(Cuttlefish that loves diving)? I'm afraid I haven't met him before haha. Our circles never crossed oops! The translator who did Lord of the Mysteries should be a guy - I'm not too sure, but I believe it's CKTalon who translated it. Have you met the author of MGA in person? How much do you know about him? Can you share some details? Haha I also haven't met him in person, and I don't know much about him either. Unfortunately, translation in the web novel sphere tends to be more remote, where it's uncommon for translators to meet the author in person unless an opportunity arises, or the translator personally reaches out to the author. Do you have any major theories you feel that's going to happen in MGA? Are you active in the MGA fandom? If not do check it out , its a place where wild theories are thrown around and intense discussions happen. My major theories are mainly based on clear foreshadowing haha. I've never really delved deeper other than things that have solid foreshadowing backing, but it'd be interesting to see what those theories are. To be honest, I didnt know there was a MGA fandom. Where are they?! On the wikia page? Or is there a dedicated Discord server? Haha thanks for your questions, and good day to you!

Yoo Rienzo! Welcome to the Chinese TL novel scene! Hmm, I suspect you might like Er Gen's 'I Shall Seal the Heavens' and 'A Will Eternal'. These two stories have incredibly fun and shameless protagonists who goes around wreaking havoc, but at the same time, it knows when to be serious as well. I think you would have a blast with them! I'll secretly promote Library of Heaven's Path too (it's translated by me, though it's not on Wuxiaworld) - it is a fun, light-hearted read, suitable if you just want to read some hype stuff that makes you feel good. Emperor's Domination might be a fun read for you too, if you like a MC who is always in control of the situation and beats everyone else down in place. It can get quite wordy at time though, as the author goes in depth in explaining cultivation-related things specific to the novel. Have a nice day, junior cultivator haha!

Hello Zahard! A belated Happy New Year to you too! Haha, may you have a wonderful year ahead. How many novels have you read so far? This is such a tough question to answer. I haven't been keeping track, but I'd guess 100+? Does being an author of a popular work allow them to live a comfortable life with the money they get from the novel if its adapted into donghua or manhua? To a large degree, yes. I've been to one of Qidian's galas before, and 90% of the authors who go there are rather well-off. I'd say most authors who have their novels adapted to donghua and manhua are quite wealthy, not just from the adaptation but the popularity of their work too, though it might depend on individual to individual (such as the contract they have, the type of story they are writing, and so on). And have you read the prequel of MGA? If yes how was the novel and what's the impact it will have on the plotline of MGA? Heard that Eggy is supposed to be the daughter of the MC of that novel. I haven't read it, unfortunately. I don't think it'll have a major plotline of MGA, though I'd imagine there are foreshadows there. And to be honest, I don't expect Eggy or any of the female characters to be pivotally significant in the novel despite all the foreshadowing, based on what has happened in the novel thus far. Is there any legal issues and censoring for novels? Like what happened to Reverend Insanity? The Chinese government occasionally cracks down on media content (including web novels), and Reverend Insanity was one of those hit. I Am a Superstar was another super popular novel that was taken down too. It's a rather nuanced issue, but in gist, Reverend Insanity wasn't in line with what the government thought was societally acceptable back then, so it was taken down. It's not the first time such a thing happened in Chinese web novel/media industry, and it might happen again in the future. Restrictions often tighten and loosen over time, depending on the societal and political climate. Some novels are brought back after some revision or after the crackdown loosens, but those are a rare few. It's quite complex. If you're interested, do drop by my Discord and we can chat about it hahaha! -- Have a great day!

Hello kaminfo!!! Oh no I can't add any more reactions, so I can't like your post, but thanks for reading my translation! - If you are in chu feng place, do you take more wifes? 😅 MOAR MOAR MOAR!!! The more the merrier! To be honest, Chu Feng is so often away from his wives that I think they should just be polygamous instead. His kind of relationships only work well in stories ~~ - how do you think that chu feng will end his grudge with the seven realms sacred mansion ? will be part of the seven realms sacred mansion or destroy it? Well, I don't think Chu Feng will destroy the entire Seven Realms Sacred Mansion - the author has pretty much foreshadowed it by making some of the characters from the Sacred Mansion likable - and it's the home of his mother and grandmother, after all. The root of the problem is just the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion's Mansion Master. As long as Chu Feng deals with him, everything else will fall into place. Other people in the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion like Ling Xiao and Jie Baobao are more than happy to acknowledge him. I think he'll join the Sacred Mansion, but by then, he'd already be strong enough to tower above everyone else.

Hello Adam! I'm glad you enjoyed my novels! How did you get into translating Chinese novels? I started with a Chinese VRMMORPG (virtual reality multiplayer game) named Zhan Long. Back then I was already a weab and had been reading from sites such as Baka-tsuki and stuff, and I happened to see this novel called Zhan Long recruiting translators. I thought it'd be fun to try my hand at it, so I applied and did a bit. Later on, my friend recommended The Experimental Log of the Crazy Lich to me, and I enjoyed it so much that I thought that I wanted to translate it, so I started my own WordPress and began working on it then. Haha, that was how I got started Did you already know Chinese before or did you learn it latter in life? In my country, Singapore, students have to learn English and their mother tongue. For me, it's Chinese, so I started learning it from a young age! How do you choose what story to translate, do you have a website from where you read Chinese novels from? For stories that I translate from scratch, the story must be enjoyable to me. I like fantasy stories with a huge, interesting lore, the main characters should be likable, and the characters' actions should be rational (at least in the context of the character). I read books from Qidian and Ciweimao, but nowadays I spend a bit less time reading Chinese books and more reading mangas and Webtoons haha! What are the other novels you are currently translating? Any novel recommendation?, because I loved every Novel you have translateed so far. (P.S - stopped reading MGA because It got too tedious). I just finished a book called 'Little Tyrant Doesn't Want to Meet with a Bad End' and started on a new one called 'Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms'! I think you can try those two books! Little Tyrant is a story with a huge lore and likable characters with strong personalities. There are some trigger points that might irk people though, but other than that, I'd say that it's a story with quite a bit of potential! Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms is strongly focused on face-slapping, but it's much more fast-paced, so you should find it less tedious to read (i.e. fewer fillers that feel like a chore to trawl through) On Wuxiaworld itself, I love Overgeared, Second Coming of Gluttony, and Keyboard Immortal! I want to learn Chinese, do you have any recommended ways to learn? Duolingo is great. It encourages you to learn by holding your family captive. I'm a believer that the best way to learn a language is through practice and talking with others. You'd have to learn some of the basic phrases on Duolingo or maybe some Youtube tutorials, but beyond that, I'd encourage you to join a Discord language learning server or encourage your close friends to join you and practice together. It'd go a long way in terms of motivation if you see what you're learning is serving you well! --- Thanks a lot for reading my work! It goes both ways - it's very rewarding to see people enjoy the books I translate. It makes me feel like what I'm doing is meaningful!

Anyone curious to ask anything, feel free to drop a question! I'll keep a lookout on this post till Sunday midnight on my side~ ╰(● ⋏ ●)╯

Hello Tribeeeee! Haha, you also know that I've worked on Library of Heaven's Path! The two novels are pretty similar in their writing, aka face-slapping and repetition of the same point. Chu Feng is technically a Zhang Xuan-like character. I guess aside from translating, I remove some of the repeated sentences to give the novel a smoother flow, collapse some paragraphs together so that it doesn't look too disjointed, and write dialogues in a way that relays the tone better than just the message itself (i.e. if Chu Feng is being badass, Im sure you'd want to hear him saying badass stuff in English instead of badass stuff in Chinese but sounds clunky in English). I'm pretty used to doing those from Library of Heaven's Path, so it isn't too tough for me. The main difficulty would still be the terminology, I'd say

Yoos, thanks for your question too hehe! Hmm, that's quite a tough question to answer. There are more original works in the wuxia/xuanhuan genre from Western authors, but that's still in the minority. I only know a small handful myself, such as Tinelynge (with her Blue Phoenix) and Deathblade. I don't think that wuxia and xuanhuan is a popular choice for Western authors yet. In fact, this genre would still be considered niche, in the sense that those outside the translated novel scene wouldn't know much about wuxia and xianxia. The novel translation scene is still very niche, with most people in general not knowing much about it, but it is growing with big players (like Wuxiaworld) pushing it forward. It'd be a blessing to publishers and authors if this scene grows big enough, as it'd be another route for them to monetize their works (thus making writing possibly a more viable career for them). Haha it's a very generic answer, but feel free to ask more (or contact me on Discord if you're interested to discuss it)

1. How was taking over the translation? Any hiccups or things you ran into that were difficult Hellos, thanks for the question! It was surprisingly okay, because the previous translator, YWL, diligently kept copies of chapters with both raws and the translation, so it was easy for me to check up on terminologies and the context in which they are used. The greatest difficulty is probably getting used to the terminologies, so initially, most of my time is spent on checking terminologies while translating. Other than that, there are things previously translated that didn't fit as well in later chapters (for example, the notion of 'psyche', which became more of a thing in later chapters). My sudden addition of the term threw quite a lot of existing readers off. But other than that, I'd like to think the transition was quite smooth 2. Is it annoying that everyone is asking for mass releases even though there are no more chapters than what allows you to keep the schedule/pace? It's pretty cool! I'm quite used to readers asking for mass releases - and I think MGA readers are surprisingly nicer on that aspect HAHAHA! I got my flak on my previous series for failing to mass release ~~ 3. Did you read MGA from start to finish(current latest) or did you pick up where the Yang Wenli left? I got the job on a spur, so I didn't have time to catch up before I first started. Due to that, it took me a while to read to the latest haha! Honestly, I'm lucky that I had a few MGA readers in my Discord server who helped me out when I first started (my deepest gratitude to Tempestate and a few others); they helped me clarify some bits that I'm unsure about when I needed to rush chapters at the very start. 4. What do you think of the series and where do you think it will go in terms of story? I can see why this story gets a lot of flak, but I can also see why the story is so popular. I have to concede that it has fillers and some boring bits, but the author also knows how to build up a good hype and deliver a strong cathartic punch. I love a good face-slapping scene, and I think a lot of MGA readers can agree with that too. The story has its pros and cons, but it'd say that there is a reason why there's still a fairly large reader base despite having 5000+ chapters Hmm, where will the story go uh? That's a tough question. He'd go up against the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion and save his mother (hopefully). That'd likely be the last arc in the world of cultivation, before he moves on to the Immemorial Domain of Gods. There'll be new characters there, and there's the Nine Sons of Fate thing, where he'd finally meet characters who can keep up with him. Beyond that, I can't really tell 5. where are you from? I'm from Singapore, land of the water-puking lionfish

1. Will there be more harem members beyond the 3 girls who are already his wives. Because it looks like the author is really teasing us about it. Little Fishy is very possible, but not confirmed aye! (I'll be concise here since it's a common question haha) 2. When will the author revisit the story line of Qing Xuantian and the moon Immortal who possessed his two wives. Will it drag until Chu Feng reach true god or even heavenly god inside the domain of the gods. Qing Xuantian is likely in the Immemorial Domain of Gods, since there's been no foreshadowing of him being anywhere in the world of cultivation yet. It'll likely drag till then, I'd think. 3. How long until we enter the domain of the god? Like what minimum cultivation would Chu Feng have when he decides to go. I'd imagine that the author might want to wrap up the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion's arc first and save his mother, so likely pinnacle True God or Heavenly God, though my prediction may not be accurate

Will be a pre novel about chu feng dad uncle ape ? That's unlikely. There are already many complaints about the update rate of the series on the raws side at the moment - I don't think the author would have time in the short run to write about Chu Feng's dad and Uncle Ape any news why stopped the Manga ? I dont have insider information, but if you ask me, publishers and artists are usually incentivized to continue a series if it's decently profitable and popular. Can you recommend your second best novel after MGD ? Hmm, I actually do like the first novel that I did - Experimental Log of the Crazy Lich (haha I dropped it though). It's an excellent story that's both funny, wacky, and yet serious, though it has huge information dumps that can be a turn-off. Otherwise, it would have been the best

a) How many chapters does the novel go? Im guessing 7000 to 8000 at the moment judging by cultivation levels left, though there's a chance Bee might speed up? b) How many cultivation stages are left, counting from half-god ? Half-God > True God > Heavenly God > ? > Martial God > ? c) Which is stronger? Martial cultivation or World Spiritist cultivation ? It's been suggested many times martial cultivation is stronger, but honestly, I'd say it's like a warrior vs a mage In a direct confrontation, warriors (cultivators) are definitely stronger. However, mages (world spiritists) have so much more utility, whether in terms of escape means, formations, figuring our remnants, teleportation, blackmailing people, etc. There are many times Chu Feng was able to deal with a much stronger enemy by his means as a world spiritists So, which is stronger? My vote is on world spiritist here.