Is any one of you half-tempted to write a cultivation novel with elements pertaining to western mythology and religions?
For example,maybe the MC can cultivate to the level of Jesus and help him kill Satan..
No offence here.
I'm glad to read novels in question.
From a Chinese reader.
Can anyone write a novel like this?
Mysword
I can't speak for others, but I feel that is an unlikely thing for a western writer to write about. In China, to my understanding, most people are non-religious. If they are religious it's usually just by incorporating some parts of Buddhism or Taoism into their daily lives. It's unlikely you'll offend anybody by writing cultivation novels with those concepts heavily incorporated. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on any of this.
The west has much higher percentages of those that are religious. For those that take their religion seriously, they won't write that kind of novel as it'd likely be considered blasphemous. For those that are non-religious, most won't have any interest in learning heavily about western religion to incorporate it. We would also risk offending a large portion of our potential reader-base. I could be wrong about whether anyone would want to read/write that sort of novel, but I personally wouldn't be interested in doing either.
One other factor not mentioned above is religious extremism. It's common for extremist of the Islam faith to murder those that blasphemies Mohammad. I think there was a famous cartoonist a few years back that got killed by one for drawing a parody of him. There are far fewer christian extremists in this day and age, but they're still out there. So if you did write a christian-based cultivation novel and just happened to piss off the wrong religious guy, then you might get killed if he found out your real-life identity.
Also, just my personal opinion but I find eastern religions more interesting in general. Perhaps that's just because I grew up around western religions though. Now, if you want old western religions like Greek mythology, then there are tons of novels out there based around that.
Mysword Satan can't be killed. It always exist until the end of the world, tempting human kind to follow its path and become hell resident 
All we can do is banish it to the place it belongs
Mysword Western Mythology can and possible. For example, I am looking to add more story mythology from around the world to my story.
However, Religions is forbidden topic. Novel might get removed. No benefit at all to incorporate it. As Sloth had said. It might get you killed.
MasterRabbink
Novel might get removed? Are there any unspoken rules/conditions I should be aware of? Just in case
FleetingClouds If you make hate speech/hurt a real life group/identity. So if you want to make a religion, make a fake one. For example like in RTW.
I am by far no expert in mythology, but whenever someone throws around some mythologic names/tales and uses them completely wrong, I am more likely to get annoyed than entertained... Obviously there are exceptions, a good author could make stuff like this funny, by incorporating clever misunderstandings, which don't revolve around dense-ness and slapstick...
But I believe the people most likely to enjoy those kind of stories are only those that don't know anything about those specific myths, except maybe the name.
Karyehs
That's why I named one of my characters after Jake from state farm. Best to play it safe.
SweetsTomato You know,nothing is impossible in cultivation novel,we can kill everything with a glance in the end(ノ＞▽＜。)ノ
SnoozySloth Thanking you very much!
Mysword in novel that would written with a flick of the finger
JohnnyKbca I'd be glad to take a shot.
Mysword Not really many people might see this as offensive and beside of everything that was mentioned before I think that you should not write things that may offend a big group of people or someone personally.
Res_Publica
It's impossible to write without offending some people. However, religion is one of those sensitive topics that can REALLY offend the wrong people quickly.
SnoozySloth Of course but you can avoid topics that you know will offend someone.
Res_Publica
Perhaps, but their is also a limit you must push (at least for comedic novels). I'd say the only topics I avoid when writing are probably real world religions and politics. Just about everything else is open game whether I offend people or not. =)
SnoozySloth I would say that making fun out off politics is safe as long as you ar not lathing at certain world-vies. It is quite obvious that when you started to mocking people who are against abortion cos they are backward or people who are for LGBT equality cos they are creeps they will see you as an agresor and would start to defend themselves. But if you are laughing at party A and party B equally with out picking a side I think you should be okey.
As for religious themes the things that annoys me are:
For first historical ignorance and portraying some religion and adding traits of the others religions to them. The finest example would be medieval Church burning witches on the stakes when for real "witches" were prosecuted after the medieval period in protestant countries.
And secondly cowardice of some authors who add disclaimer that "any resemblance to real live religion is coincidental" when you can clearly see that they are based on certain religion (most of the time Catholicism for any "Church" and Islam for religious extremism)
Res_Publica
Hmm. I still feel it's best to avoid politics. Especially US politics. It's a hate festival between the two main sides these days. Best to just avoid it altogether.
That sounds like a really weird concept I could endorse. I have my hands full with Shin Megami Tensei video games with God, Lucifer, demons, angels and levels (Which is sort of like cultivation).