Man, 'Above All Gods' totally blew my mind when I first stumbled upon it! It's this wild web novel where the protagonist, a dude named Chu Feng, gets reborn into a cultivation world after dying in a car accident. But here's the kicker—he retains memories from his past life, including modern science and tech, which he uses to outsmart ancient cultivators. The story flips between his ruthless climb to power and the philosophical clashes between 'logic' and traditional cultivation dogma.
What really hooked me was how it subverts typical xianxia tropes. Instead of just brute-force fighting, Chu Feng uses guerrilla tactics, propaganda, even psychological warfare. The world-building digs into how a 'rationalist' would dismantle mysticism, which feels fresh amidst all the 'young master' slapfests. Also, the translation group added these hilarious footnotes explaining Chinese internet memes woven into the plot.