What a chapter 😩 As a grown woman it genuinely doesn't bother me that this is almost cookie-cutter shounen because the amount of progression fantasy/action that casually features sapphic leads, especially outside of cultivation is almost non-existent (please do yourself and read sapphic cultivation novels, it scratches the 'badassery' itch and tickles the heart).
Also, folks are mad about the GL tag and the lack of current romantic progression but like...you aren't reading a romance, you're reading action featuring characters who can be attracted to each other. If you want fawning, blushing etc in the first five chapters then read a Romance story lol. It's silly as hell to complain about a lack of explicit romance progression in a series that doesn't even claim to focus on it. Everybody reading this understands the two leads probably get together, don't expect typical shoujo-ai romance beats and tropes during the journey unless you want to be disappointed 🤷🏻♀️