To anyone who somehow got here without actually reading the novel, I just wanna say:
The comic is absolute garbage, but the novel itself is pretty darn good. I have a love-hate relationship with this story, since It can get really frustrating at times (especially the "brains" of team China, fuck that guy), but overall the concept of the story is solid enough to be entertaining for a long while.
It's on Wuxiaworld if anyone's wondering.