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Cultivation Nerd #4
Cultivation Nerd 4: A Xianxia Progression Fantasy
So much happened in the Blazing Sun Sect that Liu Feng decides to take a trip back home.
A simple journey, he thought. Travel a little visit family, maybe explore a ruin or two along the way. Naturally, things didn't go according to plan.
The road was filled with strange encounters, forgotten inheritances, and new friends. Yet somehow, none of that prepared him for returning to the Liu Clan.
Every family has its problems. Liu Feng's just happens to be a cultivation clan.
Grandpa is still Grandpa. His relatives are still friendly as always with one another. Some people traded away their future potential for quick gains, convinced that tomorrow can wait until tomorrow arrives. Watching the consequences unfold is about as painful for Liu Feng as it sounds.
Still, home is home.
For better or worse, the Liu Clan remains his family. And with old grudges resurfacing, ambitious relatives making questionable decisions, and Grandpa involving himself in matters that probably shouldn't involve him, he suspects this visit is going to be anything but peaceful.
A simple journey, he thought. Travel a little visit family, maybe explore a ruin or two along the way. Naturally, things didn't go according to plan.
The road was filled with strange encounters, forgotten inheritances, and new friends. Yet somehow, none of that prepared him for returning to the Liu Clan.
Every family has its problems. Liu Feng's just happens to be a cultivation clan.
Grandpa is still Grandpa. His relatives are still friendly as always with one another. Some people traded away their future potential for quick gains, convinced that tomorrow can wait until tomorrow arrives. Watching the consequences unfold is about as painful for Liu Feng as it sounds.
Still, home is home.
For better or worse, the Liu Clan remains his family. And with old grudges resurfacing, ambitious relatives making questionable decisions, and Grandpa involving himself in matters that probably shouldn't involve him, he suspects this visit is going to be anything but peaceful.
576 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 24, 2026
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June 30, 2026
Nothing noteworthy
Book 4 is nothing special. Just a bunch of words to fill the story. If this was the first book there wouldn’t be enough interest to read the next one.
Book 4 is nothing special. Just a bunch of words to fill the story. If this was the first book there wouldn’t be enough interest to read the next one.
June 27, 2026
WHERE IS SONG SONG!?!
i likee the way the author writes. But i did not like this story. I dont care about Fu Yating. Dont care about her history, her circumstances or her future. Im much more interested in the budding relationship between the high functioning sociopath Lui Feng and the psychopath Song Song.
On another note, i saw some concerning reviews in the previous book of people complaining about how there are no good guys and the main character never acts decent. I believe that you have missed alot of the subtle clues the author has been dropping about our main character. He's a high functioning sociopath. When he interacts with others, he first asks himself: is this person useful? Does this person have something i want. Are they a problem i need to handle? He absolutely can kill someone and then go take a nap like nothing happened. He doesn't do it as often as he could because he feels no urge to kill and generally sees a way to solve his problems without unnecessary risk to himself. But even in this book he had to talk himself down from killing a family, the woman being pregnant, because he found them offensive. This is not a story about a hero. This is a story about a dexter morgan type being dropped into cultivation land. If thats not your jam your reading the wrong series. I don't want the author changing his style and characters because of reader complaints. Hope this helps
i likee the way the author writes. But i did not like this story. I dont care about Fu Yating. Dont care about her history, her circumstances or her future. Im much more interested in the budding relationship between the high functioning sociopath Lui Feng and the psychopath Song Song.
On another note, i saw some concerning reviews in the previous book of people complaining about how there are no good guys and the main character never acts decent. I believe that you have missed alot of the subtle clues the author has been dropping about our main character. He's a high functioning sociopath. When he interacts with others, he first asks himself: is this person useful? Does this person have something i want. Are they a problem i need to handle? He absolutely can kill someone and then go take a nap like nothing happened. He doesn't do it as often as he could because he feels no urge to kill and generally sees a way to solve his problems without unnecessary risk to himself. But even in this book he had to talk himself down from killing a family, the woman being pregnant, because he found them offensive. This is not a story about a hero. This is a story about a dexter morgan type being dropped into cultivation land. If thats not your jam your reading the wrong series. I don't want the author changing his style and characters because of reader complaints. Hope this helps
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July 3, 2026
This is the 4th in a cultivation fantasy that I’ve been reading. The main character, Liu Feng, supplanted the original soul in his body with his own when he was transplanted upon his death from earth (a very common trope in such books). As you might figure out from the title of the series, a distinguishing feature in this series is that Lui Feng approaches cultivation with scientific method and research. I have been enjoying this series quite a bit as we have been exploring this world from different eyes, although that is not a core focus of the author within the books, it’s done subtly.
I found this book a bit of a departure from the prior entrants in the series, although they haven’t all been focussed entirely in time at the sects they have been mostly there with the relationships and politics that come with being in a sect. In this book Liu Feng has fled from the sect because he has predicted that a disaster will have impacted it. The first half of the book is a road book with many mini-adventures. Often this is a great time for an author to spread their literary wings, as it were but in this case I found that it took holymouse a bit of time to find their footing. The second half of the book, however, brought me back around.
Overall this is a good entry in the series and a worthy bridge to the next one.
I found this book a bit of a departure from the prior entrants in the series, although they haven’t all been focussed entirely in time at the sects they have been mostly there with the relationships and politics that come with being in a sect. In this book Liu Feng has fled from the sect because he has predicted that a disaster will have impacted it. The first half of the book is a road book with many mini-adventures. Often this is a great time for an author to spread their literary wings, as it were but in this case I found that it took holymouse a bit of time to find their footing. The second half of the book, however, brought me back around.
Overall this is a good entry in the series and a worthy bridge to the next one.
July 23, 2026
I see a lot of people saying that this felt like filler, and i mostly agree. And In series that intend to be long i expect there to be a filler book or two. Filler can be fine as long as its enjoyable. Unfortunately this wasn't.
The fiance, who was entertaining in the last book was actively annoying in this one. Her interactions with the MC eventually just felt like wasted space on the page.
The MC felt significantly less intelligent in this book. After the halfway point I repeatedly felt like he had the decision making ability of a shounen MC. Which is fine if thats the goal, but it wasnt.
All that being said, i really enjoyed the start of book 4. Its just that at around the 250 page mark i found myself getting bored. It was bad enough that by the last 50 pages I started to skim.
The fiance, who was entertaining in the last book was actively annoying in this one. Her interactions with the MC eventually just felt like wasted space on the page.
The MC felt significantly less intelligent in this book. After the halfway point I repeatedly felt like he had the decision making ability of a shounen MC. Which is fine if thats the goal, but it wasnt.
All that being said, i really enjoyed the start of book 4. Its just that at around the 250 page mark i found myself getting bored. It was bad enough that by the last 50 pages I started to skim.
August 11, 2026
i finished it finally
I started reading this a while ago. I’d pick it up and put it down for one reason or another. I couldn’t figure out why this book felt different from the previous ones to me . Was it the Mc personality, it seemed different to me for some reason.
The way he keeps obsessing over Song Song , or the constant suspicion for his fiancé . Maybe it was the vagueness of the story , trying to gather support doing random stuff. I just had a bit of trouble getting into this book for some reason.
I started reading this a while ago. I’d pick it up and put it down for one reason or another. I couldn’t figure out why this book felt different from the previous ones to me . Was it the Mc personality, it seemed different to me for some reason.
The way he keeps obsessing over Song Song , or the constant suspicion for his fiancé . Maybe it was the vagueness of the story , trying to gather support doing random stuff. I just had a bit of trouble getting into this book for some reason.
July 13, 2026
Okay
It's entertaining but doesn't go anywhere because it's really a bridge book.
Also two chapters were duplicated, and then the start of tue next chaoter made no sense. Curious what hapoened during the conversation with the fire sea guy, but guess I'll never know.
Eh. Says something that I don't actually care though. It doesn't matter to the story really. I got the gist reading the chapters before and after.
But mostly meanders.
It's entertaining but doesn't go anywhere because it's really a bridge book.
Also two chapters were duplicated, and then the start of tue next chaoter made no sense. Curious what hapoened during the conversation with the fire sea guy, but guess I'll never know.
Eh. Says something that I don't actually care though. It doesn't matter to the story really. I got the gist reading the chapters before and after.
But mostly meanders.
June 26, 2026
worst book in the series
This whole book was filler. The MC basically wondered around causing trouble. He didn’t really get any stronger, which makes no sense for a cultivation novel. He also didn’t really seem to care about anyone or anything. It’s like the author went out of his way to make him unrelatable. You Conan pretty much skip this book, and miss very little.
This whole book was filler. The MC basically wondered around causing trouble. He didn’t really get any stronger, which makes no sense for a cultivation novel. He also didn’t really seem to care about anyone or anything. It’s like the author went out of his way to make him unrelatable. You Conan pretty much skip this book, and miss very little.
July 2, 2026
Would be five stars except for
It is in dire need of adding some form of delineation between perspective shifts. An extra line break, a fun little symbol like are used for other transitions. Something, anything, to break up the narrative so I don't experience the reading equivalent of sprinting head-first into a brick wall. Otherwise, this is a fantastic story
It is in dire need of adding some form of delineation between perspective shifts. An extra line break, a fun little symbol like are used for other transitions. Something, anything, to break up the narrative so I don't experience the reading equivalent of sprinting head-first into a brick wall. Otherwise, this is a fantastic story
July 4, 2026
A bit of a wander, with errors
This book was a bit of a letdown, honestly. While I love reading this series, this time our hero loses himself in paranoid thinking during most of the book, and becomes very callous. Less human.
Also there is at least one chapter missing (just before the Fire Tiger) and two chapters that were repeated.
This book was a bit of a letdown, honestly. While I love reading this series, this time our hero loses himself in paranoid thinking during most of the book, and becomes very callous. Less human.
Also there is at least one chapter missing (just before the Fire Tiger) and two chapters that were repeated.
July 4, 2026
After three books inside the sect and focused on sect politics, this book has Liu Feng spending a lot of time wandering the country having adventures. The presence of Song Song is deeply missed. The new girl is conceptually interesting but doesn't have any personality and the fiancee is pretty one note.
June 26, 2026
great book, needs revision
Enjoyed the read. There are quite a few lines and paragraphs that repeat word for word and theres even an entire chapter written twice, but aside from that, great book.
Enjoyed the read. There are quite a few lines and paragraphs that repeat word for word and theres even an entire chapter written twice, but aside from that, great book.
July 14, 2026
What a cliffhanger!
The tension was building through the whole story. Can't help thinking Speedy is the real centerpiece of the story. I loved my turtle. He's collecting a group of hangers on. More sauce for the goose.
The tension was building through the whole story. Can't help thinking Speedy is the real centerpiece of the story. I loved my turtle. He's collecting a group of hangers on. More sauce for the goose.
July 5, 2026
Great read
Its a good book give it a read and support thr author. You will like this series it is written well.
Its a good book give it a read and support thr author. You will like this series it is written well.
July 7, 2026
Very good read.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
July 15, 2026
Was really liking this series until it was clearly written or assisted by AI. That tone of writing grates on me and it was a wonder that I could finish this one at all
July 9, 2026
Great continuation of the series
So only reason this isn’t 5 stars is there was an entire chapter that was duplicated, and I had to go online to find the missing chapter. That’s all, otherwise still pretty great!
So only reason this isn’t 5 stars is there was an entire chapter that was duplicated, and I had to go online to find the missing chapter. That’s all, otherwise still pretty great!
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