Just finished the update, man I thought it was fantastic. So much happened! Its really satisfying to read through such a lengthy and event filled update that really pushes the story forward.
Fantasy authors often write about the main protagonist home, village, base etc. being attacked and people the MC loves being put in peril to encourage growth and development from the mc so that was expected. The Layla incident was surprising but I thought it was executed well enough, there's a lot of possibilities for the future with that angle. Vannyr was probably my favorite character this chapter.
Its a good chapter with an apt title: Fall. The mc truly fell, his mind, body and soul. Now he will rebuilt, strengthen and move forward. I'm pretty sure there will be several time skips in this story, thinking about how cultivation and growth works in the lore, it requires a lot of time to cultivate even though the Mc has some secret powers, the rest of the cast needs to grow with him.
The action sequences were so elaborate! loved it. Just the entire setting, placement and set designs. Its a really unique game. Anyway really satisfied with the read through, looking forward to what the dev comes up with in the next chapter, reckon they might focus more on training and character interactions next but who knows! Awesome story. cheers.