A regressor progression fantasy about a powerful Cultivator's second chance, by the bestselling author of Tree of Aeons.
A chance to start over. A new path to power. Tundra Fox, a cultivator of immense power and Sect Master of the Verdant Snow Sect, faces an eldritch god from beyond and dies.
But that's only where his story begins.
A time-artifact sends his soul back 10,000 years, when he was still in the earlier years of growing his Sect. With a second chance, Tundra will try to prevent family deaths, conflicts, and hopefully, try to raise descendants that don't become arrogant young masters.
Don't miss the start of this new Xianxia Fantasy series by Spaizzzer, the bestselling author of Tree of Aeons. The series features cultivation, an OP MC, base-building, alchemy, a rational MC, and a unique spin on regression LitRPG!
Perfect for fans of Will Wight's Cradle, Reborn as a Demonic Tree, and Apocalypse Redux!
What could have been an interesting story was dragged down by a rambling plot that pretty much ignored the “great evil” that caused the MCs regression in the first place in favor of trying to fix all the mistakes of being an absent and indifferent parent and spouse in their first life. It rambled and whined and bored me to the point that I have no intention of continuing the series. Turning imperial politics, interactions with other sects, and the plots of the big bad cult into what amounts to a poorly developed subplot behind the family issues was a mistake. At the end of the book I’m left with the realization that I didn’t care about the world or characters at all.
Mechanically the story was written well enough. The editing was passable although there were many instances of missing words, wrong word choice or phrases with parts missing.
3.5 🌟 I liked the focus on him buildind relationships with his wives and children after he returned, and a really liked the relationship that formed between MC/Elly/Celestia. But the continous focus on characters that never learned their lesson really dragged the momentum of the story down, and MC's decision not to take any steps against the big evil felt wierd.
I really do love the Regressor series, but one of the main problems with them is that once a single change is made, the protagonist no longer knows the future. Regressor Sect Master suffers from that same issue.
Without giving away any spoilers, this installment was especially frustrating. The people he is trying to help are clearly struggling, and you would think that after 10,000 years he would have developed more concrete solutions for them—but he hasn’t. You would expect him to have accumulated useful skills, insights, or systemic advantages over that span of time, yet very little seems to translate into meaningful progress. You would also expect him to recognize opportunities—resources, locations, or economic advantages—but those advantages rarely materialize.
As a result, he feels unable to change the world in any significant way, which becomes increasingly frustrating as a reader.
I do appreciate the shift in focus toward family rather than pure cultivation and power-level progression. That aspect adds emotional depth and separates this story from others in the genre. However, it also highlights a core tension in the narrative: it feels almost impossible for him to be both an effective sect master and a good father at the same time. Despite being surrounded by exceptional talent, there is a recurring sense that foundational growth and long-term development are being neglected, which makes the overall progress feel stalled rather than earned.
Refreshing take on regression. So many regression books are trying to prevent the apocalypse. Now this book seemingly has an event in that scale where regression occurs. So many of the post-regression events focus on building up the sect leader’s family. A couple of the family members are annoying but the MC is cool and I like his perspective on advancement. I love the simplicity of the advancement. There are too many overcomplicated analogies for advancement and they become too difficult to follow. The story was interesting and things were more reminiscent of the Chinese Xanxias that I have read.
A sect leader in the far future fails to defeat the Uber evil bad guy and gets launched back in time. This time he decides he will cherish his family and friends to ensure everyone lives. Such a turn in mentality has his sect and family questioning him. But he uses skills he learned over millennia and vague memories from times past to try and right things. He starts to uncover the big bad and get his family and sect on the right path
A good listen. Steady pace, nice to have sect masters that aren’t all ego. Great narrator. Please enjoy
This first book of a series was an enjoyable read. I really like regressor books, so this book caught my attention. Something that stands out about this story is that while the MC is a sect master, the story focuses more on his role as a father. Instead of having all the answers like some Regressor stories, he is constantly questioning himself in how he is doing as a father and husband.
Was it good, not really. Was it bad, absolutely not
I enjoyed the premise of the story and the characters. That was about it. The pacing feels glacial and is more like a slice of life story than a cultivation story. I didn't finish the book. I got about 50% before I gave up. I am.sure there will be a lot of people who will enjoy the story, it just wasn't for me. I really had to force myself to read because it was almost all politics or family drama.
I like regressor tales and enjoyed this one. The use of western slang on occasion while often cultivator lingo was being used could be a bit jarring at times. Also felt like way too much time is being spent making our MC’s man children try to be somewhat useful. With all that said, it was still well written enough to keep me interested and I’ll read the second when it comes out!
I was a great take on regressing to change mistakes and failures. The author did a great job showing the cost of power and how it affects the people around you. I enjoyed how the MC had to work through his old mindset and how the relationship with his family developed.
I just felt the MC was to passive. You’d think an enemy that took your wife away, corrupted your descendants, killed or corrupted everyone you knew and took over your world, you’d be angry. The MC is like “oh the enemy took thousands of years to do what they did, I got time to do nothing really”. Kind of annoying
The MC goes back in time. However, he returns to a a period he is already hundreds of years old and has grown children who are hundreds of years old. He then proceeds to tell them about the future with no preparation. Everyone thinks he’s crazy. The plot, dialogue and world building are subpar. I couldn’t finish.
A different take on regressor and sects. Great world building. Interesting characters and doesn't fall into trap of main character using foreknowledge to change everything on day one.
Most regressor stories are all the same so this was a pleasant surprise. A deadbeat dad going back and trying to be a better father and husband?? Ooooooooo it was a griping tale that left me frantic for book 2 to come out