The Legend of the Shepherd God and The Sword were both excellent web novels. Which one was better depended on one's personal reading preferences. The Legend of the Shepherd God had a unique setting that abandoned the traditional template. The characters in the book had independent thoughts, and there was no absolute distinction between good and evil. Right and wrong, gods and demons had complicated entanglements due to different positions, which made the story even more thought-provoking. The animation had the visual style of a dark country and told the story of Qin Mu growing up from an ordinary youth to a legendary figure. The story of the novel was concise and had a wide range of topics. The suspense setting was ingenious, the writing was humorous, the narrative was smooth, the rhythm was appropriate, and the logic was smooth. The sword had a huge world view and many foreshadowing. When the foreshadowing was connected, it gave people a great sense of pleasure. The book contained a wealth of elements such as mountain spirits, customs, and traditions. The readers could gain a lot from it. When reading, it was as if they were watching a movie, and the meaning of the work was very good. However, the update speed of Sword Comes was slower.

Tales of Herding Gods was an oriental fantasy novel. The main character, Qin Mu, was born in Disabled Elderly Village in Great Ruins that had been abandoned by the gods. He was adopted and raised by the elders in the village. He could not cultivate because of his special physique, but his will was strong. Under the cultivation of everyone, his body was strong. He firmly believed that he was the overlord body and began to cultivate. In his adventures, he had many adventures and challenges. He met the ghost ship of the Feathered Forest Army in Surging River and cracked Celestial Venerable Ling's divine art, learned the results of the reform in Li River and resolved the weakness of the primordial spirit, and entered Fallen God Valley to discover the secrets of the celestial heavens and Celestial Venerable Ling's legendary story. He found that the world he was in was the back garden of the gods of the celestial heavens, and the country was struggling to survive in the cracks. This prompted him to make up his mind to herd the gods and maintain world peace. He and the eight Celestial Venerables entered the ancestral court and occupied the 100,000 black mountains as their territory, witnessing many miracles. In the end, during the Great Destruction of the Universe, he transplanted the World Tree into his divine treasures and became a true expert. He was known as God Mu. The novel also involved many rich elements, such as Li River Sect, Heavenly Devil Cult, etc. The Li River Sect was located beside the Li River. The Sect Leader Mu Beifeng was extremely powerful, and the Five Elders of Li River were his junior brothers. The Heavenly Devil Creation Technique that Granny Si executed was a divine art in Heavenly Devil Cult's sacred scripture, Great Educational Heavenly Devil Scriptures. The creation chapter in this sacred scripture contained many techniques. Heavenly Devil Creation Technique strengthened one's soul, and this sacred scripture played an important role in pushing the development of the story. It would push Qin Mu to become Heavenly Devil Cult Master. The novel was started in June 2017 and ended on August 31, 2019. It had a total of 1931 chapters and 5,911,900 words. In 2018, he was selected as the 2018 National Network Literature Key Garden Work Joint Conference's key works support topic. In 2019, he was selected as one of the top 100 works of the 4th Orange Melon Online Literature Award and the top ten animation IPs with the most potential. He was adapted into a manga of the same name. In 2020, he won the second Pan-Chinese Network Literature "Golden keyboard" Award for fantasy and xianxia. In February 2022, he published a physical book. In 2023, he announced the broadcast of the animation. The animation was broadcasted on Bilibili on October 27th, 2024. The animation told the series of stories after Qin Mu became the cult master of Heavenly Devil Cult, such as being conferred the title of Imperial Scholar by Eternal Peace Empire, his experiences during the rebellion in Eternal Peace Empire, as well as how he obtained the inheritance of the human emperor and became the new human emperor, and how he started the path, skills, and divine arts to reform the great world. Tales of Herding Gods is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
'Tales of Herding Gods' described how the old, weak, and disabled in Disabled Elderly Village of Great Ruins picked up the baby Qin Mu and raised him. Qin Mu was born with a mortal body. He had gone through trials to become the cult master of Heavenly Devil Cult and was conferred the title of the first imperial academician by Eternal Peace Empire. During the rebellion in Eternal Peace Empire, he lured over the devil gods and stirred up a vast storm. Later, he followed Martial Khagan into Rolan's Golden Palace and fought undefeated in the sacred palace. After he returned to Eternal Peace, he helped Imperial Preceptor quell the rebellion and made the Sunshot Divine Cannon. After that, he received the inheritance of the human emperor and became the new human emperor. By chance, he found out about his background. With the help of the Dao Sect's Little Jade Capital and the others, he started the great era of the reform of paths, skills, and divine arts. Tales of Herding Gods is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
This view might vary from person to person. 'Tales of Herding Gods' constructed a grand fantasy world that contained many different elements such as complex regions (like Great Ruins, Eternal Peace Empire, etc.), various historical periods (Dragon Han Era, Eternal Peace Era, etc.), and many characters with different personalities and rich images (like Qin Mu, Qin Fengqing, Ling Yuxiu, etc.). From the story's flow, the main character Qin Mu's growth process ran through the entire story. He started from being adopted in Disabled Elderly Village of Great Ruins, went through his growth in Great Ruins, entered Heavenly Devil Cult, participated in many events in Eternal Peace Empire, and so on. During this process, he gradually revealed the truth of the world (discovering that the world he was in was the back garden of the gods of the celestial heavens, etc.) and grew stronger continuously. In the end, he achieved the goal of herding the gods and maintaining world peace. Perhaps due to its grand worldview, numerous character relationships, and complex plot clues, it might give some readers a sense of confusion, but it was also these elements that constructed an imaginative and deep oriental fantasy world. Tales of Herding Gods is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
Tales of Herding Gods had many features. From the content of the story, the main character Qin Mu was born in Great Ruins that had been abandoned by the gods. He was raised by the old, weak, and sick in Disabled Elderly Village. He walked out of his house and started the path of a villain, rising up continuously. In the development of the plot, such as the wall breaking plot, the protagonist's special ability and potential were revealed. In terms of character creation, whether it was Village Chief who gave the main character the concept of Overlord Body, the dragon qilin Long Pi who wrote Human Rearing Scripture, Xu Shenghua, Celestial Venerable Yu, Cripple, Granny Si, and other characters, whether they were righteous or villains, they all had distinct characteristics and were full of flesh and blood. In terms of the theme, it was supported by the core idea of "establishing a heart for heaven and earth, establishing a life for the people, inheriting the sacred arts for the past, and creating peace for the world". The protagonist worked hard to improve the people's lives and solve the world's crisis, presenting the concept of "God for people". The innovative ideas fit the current social outlook. In terms of the results of the work, it was the second best work of Qidian in 2018 and was a platinum work. However, there were some controversial points in this work. Some people thought that if the author didn't keep going back to the past through unchanging substances and write it in a fancy way, causing the story to collapse a little, it would be perfect. In the second part, there were loopholes due to the large structure. In the later part, the protagonist returned to the past and changed the present time and time again. It was difficult to understand the plot. Moreover, the ending was rushed. The worldview was too big, causing the author to be unable to grasp it. The interpretation of the birth and death of the fantasy universe was mysterious. The exaggerated time span weakened the heavy feeling of the early part of the story. But overall, it was one of the best fantasy novels in recent years and was worth reading. Tales of Herding Gods is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
'Tales of Herding Gods' mainly told the story of the orphan Qin Mu who was born in Disabled Elderly Village, a place abandoned by the gods. He could not cultivate because of his special physique, but his physical body became stronger under the cultivation of everyone. He firmly believed that he was an overlord body and began to break through the restrictions to cultivate. During his adventure, he encountered countless fortuitous encounters and challenges. He met the ghost ship of the Feathered Forest Army in Surging River and cracked Celestial Venerable Ling's divine arts. He learned the results of the reform in Li River and resolved the weakness of his primordial spirit. He entered Fallen God Valley and discovered the secrets of the celestial heavens and Celestial Venerable Ling's legendary story. As the story developed, he found that the world he was in was the back garden of the gods of the Heavenly Court, and his country was struggling to survive. This prompted him to decide to herd the gods and maintain world peace. He and the eight Celestial Venerables entered the Ancestral Court and occupied the 100,000 black mountains, witnessing many miracles of the world. During the Great Annihilation of the Universe, he had sought for a way to crack the technique alone and successfully transplanted the World Tree into the divine treasures. He had become an expert and was known as God Mu. After he became the cult master of Heavenly Devil Cult, he was conferred the title of the first imperial academician by Eternal Peace Empire. During the rebellion in Eternal Peace Empire, he attracted the devil gods and stirred up the winds and clouds. He returned to Eternal Peace Empire to help Imperial Preceptor quell the rebellion and create the Sunshot Divine Cannon. He obtained the inheritance of the human emperor and became the new human emperor. After he learned of his background, he started a great era of path, skills, and divine arts reform. The novel used the history of struggles in the fantasy world to reflect the modern history of revolution and prosperity in reality. The main character Qin Mu was like a sage who led the people to resist. Tales of Herding Gods is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
The Legend of the Shepherd God didn't address everyone as senior brother like in the previous novels. The main character of the story, Dongfang Muye, was a young man. He was not a traditional Wuxia character, but a man with mysterious powers. Therefore, he did not address others as senior brothers like in the previous novels. Instead, he addressed others according to his ability and relationship. For example, if he had a mutual friend with the other party, he might call the other party a brother; if he had a teacher-student relationship with the other party, he might call the other party a teacher or master; if he had an equal status with the other party, he might call the other party a classmate or partner. In short, the way to address others in the Book of Herding would vary according to the specific situation.