Myst, Might, Mayhem

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Summary
Set 300 years after "Absolute Sword Sense" and 800 years before "Nano Machine" (around 1449 AD), this manhwa follows Jeong, a closet psychopath who loses his only moral anchor when his grandfather is murdered by a serial killer. Unleashed, Jeong embarks on a killing spree that earns him the name "Slaughtering Scythe Demon" (鎌殺鬼). After his capture and imprisonment, a stroke of luck introduces him to a noble from the Mok Sword Family (然木劍莊) who looks identical to him. Offered freedom as the noble's body double, Jeong(正) immediately kills the young lord and coerces the bodyguard into compliance, beginning his journey to becoming the founder ... of the first Heavenly Demon Cult.

Review
This manhwa isn't for the faint of heart or those with strong moral sensibilities. What sets it apart from others in the genre is the absence of sci-fi elements or regression plots—there's no nano-technology or time-travel abilities, just raw talent and psychological cunning explained thoroughly in the early chapters.

The narrative tension comes not from wondering if Jeong(正) will survive—readers familiar with the timeline already know he becomes the legendary founder of the Heavenly Demon Cult—but from witnessing his dark, calculated transformation into that infamous figure.
If you appreciate morally complex protagonists and don't mind extreme edge in your storytelling, this manhwa offers a fascinating psychological study of villainy and the birth of a legendary cult. However, those seeking heroic protagonists or traditional moral arcs should probably look elsewhere

The most important thing to understand right off the bat is that this story is edgy. That being said, it's pretty entertaining.

The protagonist is a total psycho who is gifted with 100% OP talent/powers from the start. "But OP characters are so boring!" you say. I disagree. The problem with your generic OP character is that they are generic, not that they are OP. Fortunately, the protagonist here is actually unique, and the story is told within an engaging setting with solid world-building so far. The character of the protagonist keeps things interesting because their goals and strategies are going to be different from ... what you'd normally find in a cookie-cutter power fantasy story.

"But I hate edgy characters!"

The protagonist isn't just some normal dude who got isekai'd and suddenly started enacting a 12 year old's idea of a revenge fantasy. No. The protagonist here is actually pretty psycho, and the brutality + intelligence of his tactics and manipulations feels "real" rather than merely being artificially hyped by the story. Granted, the writer does still throw in some of those stereotypical "t-that's impossible!" moments, as if the protag hasn't consistently proven how great he was 10x already, but it doesn't really bring down the story much.

The aesthetic of this story is also really nicely done. When I say "aesthetic" I don't just mean the art in terms of the quality of the visuals. What I'm talking about here is the actual style - the character designs, the scenery, the outfits, the way magic is actually shown, etc. I'm not someone who tends to care a whole lot about art quality so long as the story is good and the art is good enough, so for me to have thought "I need to note the aesthetic in my review" means this stuff must be well-above average.

As for the side characters - they're fine. Ironically, despite the story being 53 chapters in, it feels like it's still quite "young" because the protagonist has been so entirely dominant and the world has been built out so much that there's a lot of potential yet to be explored. I'm withholding primary judgement here, but none of the side characters are annoying or anything like that, and I'd say they're interesting enough to care a bit about, there's just not THAT much care yet.

"So you hyped it up, why did you only rate it a 7?"

I rated it a 7/10 because that's my default "solid" rating for a story that I enjoy. A 7 actually isn't bad at all - and I'd definitely recommend this story to anyone who is interested in the premise.

There's clearly a large vision behind this work, but we are still early. Could this eventually turn into an 8, 9, maybe even a 10? Sure, but it's way too early for me to make that judgement. I can see some good potential though, and it's been an entertaining ride so far.

I reallyyy wanted to like this one, it's wuxia (or murim or whatever) which is easily my favourite setting for a manhwa and the art is extremely impressive, easily one of the best that's currently releasing however the author unfortunately manages to destroy all the potential this could've had. Firstly the MC is super unlikeable, one of the most of anything I've ever read to be honest, it got to a point that I just had to stop reading because I wanted to throttle this dickhead, he's so often an asshole just to be one, maybe I'd understand if he was doing it because it ... was going to benefit him later down the line or something but even when it has no benefit to him at all and the only effect is negative he's still the worst just for the love of the game. If he was going to go through some character development and better himself that'd be pretty interesting and maybe he still will but it's going far too slowly at that rate and once I found out the author of this Manhwa also authored Nano Machine and Absolute Sword Sense I knew I had to get out of here. He can't even develop martial arts-wise either because he is so naturally gifted that he never struggles. It makes me wonder what's even the point of a story with a character who never struggles?? Even Mr Solo Leveling struggled at the start and that manhwa is basically the poster child for OP MCs.

This thing also just has way too much edge for my liking. Maybe that'd be interesting if this was released a few years ago but at this point there are mountains of mangas, manhwas and manhuas to read with just as fucked up scenarios and MCs. This isn't even the first time this author has done a story like this as he's already made Nano Machine so this is just a repeat with worse art and an even more unlikeable MC because this time he's autistic or something and can't even comprehend the idea of getting along with people. I also can't help but find it a little weird how badly this author wants to put unwilling men in the bodies of women, you can already tell he's a freak after Nano Machine so I can only imagine where he's thinking about going with this.