Turtle Shell and Hemp Rope
A novel that starts exactly like Warlock of the magus world does not deserve this high of a rating. I am baffled by people calling this novel original, as it brings nothing new except the system, and that's arguably the easiest thing to come up with especially with how simple it is. Hopefully it gets better but the WMW theme doesn't work that well for cultivation novels either.
Hmm how can I say this while being as rude as possible, author is dumb and his mc is equally dumb yet we all know the plot armor is gonna come and save his sorry a- Unless he has a complete change in personality and realizes his choices were utterly stupid and useless I don't see this deserving a 4.55, onto why I think he's stupid, 1. so far he hasn't actively looked for stat boosters he can use, 2. he picks the most useless technique that literally got the last people who used it killed and their sect destroyed, 3. he doesn't think towards the future, just like #1 he doesn't think that he should go out and find stuff or even buy pills to make their buffs infinite he's just in the present and seeing things as they come. I don't know if i'll keep this up if he becomes smarter later in this book, If he doesn't I don't recommend reading. Some of the commenters comment brainless accusations and act like everything is horrible and the author is stupid but as I read I realized they were right, Read at your braincells risk.
After reading 900+ plus chapters, this is one of the better, if not one of the best cultivation novels of all time, I would even put it in the same league as Martial Peak, Desolate Era and A Will Eternal Don't get me wrong, this story is not perfect, the start was not the best and there were times I almost wanted to drop but I persevered and boy, was I glad that I didn't drop this, it has one of the most unique storylines and world background in cultivation novel history
Complete novel review. Spoiler free review. Amazing novel. One of the best I have read. This is the story of Jiang Li, our MC is a smart and very sarcastic person with a rediculously overpowered cheat. It's a fast paced so there isn't a moment where it will feel dull, things keeps on happening. And MC's growth is also very fast, if I say that he gets a power up or a new ability every 10-20 chapter, i wouldn't be wrong. About the World, One of the best world building I have seen in a xianxia novel. Minor spoiler you will find out in first couple of chapters, but the Great Cultivation World was destroyed. Our MC has been transmigrated to a world which has just started walking on the path of Cultivation again after a few thousand years. Their is a whole mystery surrounding this new world. What happened? why was the world destroyed? What happened to all those powerful Immortals and Gods of the past? You will find yourself finding the answer to these questions along with the MC step by step as he becames stronger. About the Plot, Not much in terms of Plot. As with other novels, MC finds himself facing challenges after challenges, each of which resulting in him getting something good out of it. You won't get much time to appreciate the plot because in few chapters MC will figure out a way out of the current problem. Then onto the next challenge. The main plot of the novel is to figure out why the world ended and all the challanges MCs will face while figuring this out. Kingdom Building, One of the rare novel where MC's build his own Clan/Sect/Kingdom. He doesn't really establish a kingdom, rather a City, but it's a Cultivator City, so over the top size are given. I have always liked Kingdom Building in novels, and this novel is really good at that. Sadly this novel treats Kingdom Building as a secondary aspect, so most of the time you will only get hints of what's happening in his City. But even the bits and pieces you get from time to time are fun to read. MC and his cheat, Jiang Li is smart, sarcastic and really really smug guy. His cheat is also rediculously overpowered and he takes complete advantage of that. He is so overpowered that not only can he fight above his level but by the second half of the novel, MC is basically unkillable. And I don't mean that as he is powerful, he can just stand infront of his enemies and let them hit him and they still won't be able to kill him, he may not win, but he definitely won't lose. Also he isn't your typical hot blooded xianxia mc who are proud who will rather break then bow or MCs who let their enemies live, leaving them a possibility of comeback. If you becomes Jiang Li's enemy, he will use whatever means to weaken you, nothing is off limit and when he finally defeats you, then you either die or in his words "leave the darkness and join the light" - basically he will use various method to control your life and death or even brainwash you, and this is how he has turned lots of his enemies into his "friends". About the ending, Disappointing but understandable ending. The final Villian(s) are disappointing. Without going into any spoiler, we get a smart evil villian, he shaped the world for a long time, his fight against MC had meaning, but he lost easily. Then we got another villian, who was very powerful, but their was no emotional attachment to him. Although the fight was very cool but story wise this big bad was disappointing. The abrupt ending was understandable, by the end of the novel, MC is at the peak of the world, there are no more challenges, no one opposes him, no one can oppose him. He is The One and Only Ruler of the Whole World. Nobody is at his level, nobody is at even 3-4 level below him. I can understand why author couldn't find anything else to write without making the story become dull and had to end this novel. Although, It would have been great if there were some side stories chapters at the end. Still one of the best xianxia novel I have read. If you want to read a fast paced novel with an overpowered cheat and a smart MC, give this a try.