Jian Wang 3: Xia Gan Yi Dan Shen Jianxin

If you're into comedy and wuxia this is for you! If you like HK flicks like "Return of the Sentimental Swordsman" with assassins, intrigue and power rankings, or the smooth animation of Chinese Martial Arts like in the King's Avatar (Quánzhí Gāoshǒu).

Watching this donghua reminds me a bit of Founder of diabolism (Mo Dao Zu Shi) with it's charming but clumsy or foolish MC. As well as popular movies like "Flirting Scholar" (1993) in terms of verbal tenacity as well as martial skills. Maybe even resembling the hidden powers within him like Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu Hustle". With it nonstop "Nichijou" or "Gintama" like ... humor.

I really enjoy this as it really paints the world of Jianghu as a bunch exaggerations and rumor-mill gossip. Even adding a few episode arc of real life "social media" humor in there as well as a few western idioms. This show really exposes the funny and chivalric antics of other wuxia as well as the "ugly" side of social psychology and Chinese ethics. Greed over Morality to social constructs that block our society from progressing as productive people.

It really applies alot to modern day events and activities such as "social-climbing" and crowd-shaming/cancelculture.

On the path of cultivation... the strong rules the weak... the resources are scarce... yadda yadda yadda

If you're familiar with wuxia/ xianxia tropes, then this comedy might be for you. Our MC dreams of becoming a hero of cultivation world, but what he learns to harness aren't mighty techniques nor invincible body. It's to sway the public opinion of who's the villain during the fight, and let the plot armor decide who prevails over the other.

In later episodes this tactic is diluted somewhat since he does learn some peerless technique that's not really ever explained, but it's a good watch.

It's the best comedy I've seen ... so far among the chineese anime.
The Custom Maid 3D-tier characters are spoiling the fun somewhat, but I still honestly recommend giving this one a try. If you're not hooked 1 episode after he leaves his sect to wander the world (episode 3 or something?), then maybe you won't enjoy it.