World of Cultivation

World of Cultivation #1

by Fang Xiang

Chapters 1-78

Zuo Mo is a zombie faced low level cultivator in a minor sect of a little world. Ever since he was picked up by the sect leader two years ago, he has no memories of his earlier life except a recurring nightmare. Navigating the rigid class structure and intricacies of the cultivation world, as one of the lowest possible of the lowest class, Zuo Mo’s dream is to earn money, and lots of it through being a spiritual plant farmer. A chance occurrence reveals that someone powerful had changed Zuo Mo’s features and erased his mind. The money grubbing zombie decides to set out on a journey of cultivation to find out answers. Fate colludes with chance, the drums of war are beating, the ghost of his past is coming. Will his passion for money overcome the difficulties posed by “one sword to kill them all” sword cultivators?

Genres: Fantasy, Light Novel

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Reviews

[Mayank Agarwal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wuxia/Xianxia world with a little more mature outlook and world-building

The review is for all 915 Chapters

The book stands out in the Chinese Web Novel world in that it has all the Wuxia/Xianxia elements but it takes a different tangent on them. In a world of cultivation, the protagonist wants to be a framer instead of a fighter. There is the ghost grandfather present but instead of being a helper, he seems to be a bad guy. The protagonist's sword brother seems more like the MC than the farmer loving MC.

The starting is really slow with the effort put into creating the unique world. It is boring and at times frustrating reading experience especially considering the weird new terminology of the cultivation system used in this world. Once you get over the initial wall of new terms, you really start appreciating the world-building. The different races, the mystery surrounding the protagonist's past really adds more dimensions to the storytelling. By the time we get to the tail end of the book, it starts dragging again with the overlong fight sequences, and then we have an abrupt ending.

Another point the book stand out on is the characterization, the characters are wooden but realistic. There are no silly boss men or ingrained evil guy or the harem collectors in here.

This was a fun read, at times funny, at times boring but satisfying none the less.

[Emong · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actual rating: 3.5

Gotta love the quirkiness of Zuo Mo

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

World of Cultivation review

5/5, this is my favorite xianxia/empire-building novel of all time.
Read 915/915 chapters in 60 hours across 2 weeks. An interesting, varied, and humongous cast of 1.5d recurring characters, foreshadowing 900 chapters in advance, and a supremely satisfying ending which leaves no loose ends make this the best xianxia novel that I have ever read.

Translation: 5/5 one of my favorites
Characters: 4/5 greatly liked
World: 4/5 greatly liked
Story: 5/5 one of my favorites

Translation: 5/5 one of my favorites
The author keeps certain Chinese words in pinyin (latin characters). This gives the work so much more character than any other xianxia I have read that it is unbelievable. The fact that we can see "ye" (means grandfather. At the same time, it can be a way of referring to oneself in third person, usually in an egotistical manner.) instead of the usual "I, your grandfather," is just so satisfying and makes the book flow 3 times better. When you are reading this much, it's the little things that matter. There are a few typos. That's a given in a series this long.

Characters: 4/5 greatly liked
The standout characteristic of this story is that there are so many unique recurring characters. This story was truly planned out before writing, and it shows. Characters from the start wind up in the end, and there are tens of characters which show up regularly and organically throughout the course of the story. Out of all the books I have ever read, this is unprecedented for a book of this scale. Most other xianxia novels follow the main character, and the side characters drop off after their arc. This leads to boredom and lack of investment. This book does not suffer from that critical flaw.

World: 4/5 greatly liked
The world is expansive and also limited. Imagine Lord of the Rings. The world is big enough that you feel like you are reading a true fantasy epic. However, it is all on one world and there is none of this planet/star system/galaxy/multiverse nonsense going on. The world never expands too much, so you always feel connected to the world in a way that you rarely do while reading most xianxias.

Story: 5/5 one of my favorites
Because this is xianxia and the story is still so, so good, this is one of my favorites. The whole story is planned and there is a great deal of foreshadowing happening, with people and actions affecting the course of the world hundreds of chapters later. The ending is uncharacteristically good for a xianxia, and is on par with many western works of literary repute. The ending is satisfying and epic, and I couldn't ask for more. The story was a black hole that sucked me in, taking up ungodly amounts of my time and disrupting my life. I believe that it was worth spending the time to read this book, and I would choose to read it again for the first time in a heartbeat.

Disclaimer: this is still xianxia. If you have never read xianxia before, I highly recommend you read this. If you know that you hate everything to do with people powering up and building grand empires and looking awesome, then you might not like this quite as much as me.

Below are notes for my own reference so that I may remember the story:

Zuo Mo (左莫) – Main character of the novel. Go read it. I’m not telling you anything. Chapters of note: 1-915.
Seven moves of [Li Water Sword Scripture]: 1st [Flowing Water], 2nd [Seven Whirlpools], 3rd [Layered Tide], 4th [Water Fall], 5th [Banana Rain], 6th [Layered Wave], and 7th [Li Water Burning Heavens].
Six Transformations of the Great Day Mo Physique: Light Void Wings, Golden Crow Feet, Day Script Palm, Flame Seal Armor, Midday Blade, and Great Day.
Specific chapters of interest: zhuji 45, ningmai 197, three as one 419/420, shen power 495. Jindan 554, yuanying 556. These are chapters when he reaches the level of cultivation or equivalent, since he uses four systems I am only including the first time he reaches the level.
Zuo Mo is said to have the skill of a silver battle general in chapter 561.
Wu Kong Sword Sect:
Chun Yu Cheng (淳于成) – Ling beast maniac, white jade medal certified beast speaker, disciple of Wu Kong Sword Sect. First appearing in chapter 173 he is one of the Wu Kong Sword Sect disciples that followed Zuo Mo to Desolate Wood Reef. White and clean, refined like a scholar, yet he has a jade medal for being a beast speaker. He smiles shyly like the neighbor’s little boy. He is persuaded by Zuo Mo to build a Nether Pool. Later producing several ling important butterflies, and hundreds of other ling beasts. He becomes Jindan in chapter 479. [Ten Thousand Beast Body Rearing Spell]
Gongsun Cha (公孙差) – AKA Lil’ Miss, green jade medal certified butcher, disciple of Wu Kong Sword sect, Head and commander of Vermillion Bird Camp forces. First mentioned in chapter 173 and appearing in 176, he joins the sect during Wu Kong Sword Sect’s push for expansion, when news arrives about Desolate Wood Reef being abandoned by Wu Kong Sword Sect he chooses to stay with Zuo Mo. He later escapes to Little Mountain Jie with Zuo Mo and Chun Yu Cheng. By chance he encounters War Chess, and quickly becomes proficient in war strategy. He is considered Pu Yao’s second disciple (only by Pu Yao). He uses the Green Cloud Sword and Sky Ray Treasure Lens.
Li Ying Feng (李英凤) – Outer sect disciple of Wu Kong Sword Sect. First appears in chapter 10, she is the eldest outer sect disciple and is the leader of the Eastern Peak disciples. She is an extremely kind and righteous person. She later enters zhuji off screen in chapter 21, making Zuo Mo the second eldest and second strongest of the outer sect disciples. She requests that Zuo Mo protect the female disciples of Eastern Peak as she would no longer be able to care for them. She is a disciple of Yan Le and manages many of Wu Kong Sword Sect’s businesses in Dong Fu.
Luo Li (罗离) – Inner sect disciple of Wu Kong Sword Sect. First appears in chapter 4, ranked fourth among the inner sect disciples of Wu Kong Sword Sect. He is naturally cold, infatuated with the sword, and extremely talented. He is the only person who managed to successfully practice [Empty Sword] in the second generation of disciples. He is recognized as the most talented person in Wu Kong Sword Sect and the one most like to achieve the sect’s ultimate scripture [Void Sword]. He used to be infatuated with inner sect disciple Hao Min. He combines [Empty Sword] and [Shapeless Sword] into the [Self-Separation] sword scripture (chapter 137).
Wei Sheng (韦胜) – Sword Slave to Luo Li, Eldest Shixiong of Wu Kong Sword Sect, and sword fanatic. First mentioned in chapter 10 and appearing in chapter 19. He practices the [Void Sword Scripture]. Wei Sheng requests Zuo Mo’s services as a ling plant farmer to grow a third-grade Fire Dragon Grass. He later enters zhuji with Zuo Mo’s aid in chapter 23. He is the reason Zuo Mo is inspired to practice the sword. Later he forms a deep bond with Zuo Mo as they are considered the new blood of the inner disciples of Wu Kong Sword Sect. He escapes Sky Moon Jie with his master and sect elders with the yaomo invade. He is sent with Lin Qian to “take back” Sky Moon Jie. While aiding Lin Qian, he explores the sword cave in Wu Kong Mountain, finding a jade pendant and a black sword, he later disappears in chapter 328. He reappears in Constant Scarlet Jie at the Battle of Sealed Extinction in chapter 341, and rejoins Zuo Mo in chapter 364. He reaches Jindan in chapter 361. In chapter 370 he gives the jade pendant he found to Zuo Mo to study. He uses the sixth-grade [Void Sword Scripture].
Xiao Guo (小果) – AKA “Apple Face”, Outer sect disciple of Wu Kong Sword Sect. First appears in chapter 9, but is named in chapter 10. She is a ling beast keeper on the Eastern Peak of Wu Kong Mountain. She has an apple face, and a tendency to cry. With Zuo Mo’s help she enters zhuji in chapter 111. Becoming the third disciple under Shi Feng Rong. She later escapes with her master to Bright Moon Jie. She is gifted many things by Zuo Mo, including: Wei Sheng’s jade scroll, Zuo Mo’s elemental spell jade scroll, the Peach Wood hairpin, [Blue Flower] sword scripture. [Her name literally means `little fruit`]
Zuo Mo’s Troops
Guard Camp:
Shu Long – Slave of Clear Sky Sword Sect, slave of Hundred Flower Alliance, leader of Guard Camp, and can be considered a half disciple to Pu Yao. First appears in chapter 261 as an unnamed slave, he is identified as Shu Long in chapter 264. He is later selected by Zuo Mo as the highest ranking supervisor to manage Guard Camp due to his seniority, he practices the Hardship Guard and later the Great Day Hardship Guard. He is the first to form his Hardship Guard Armor in chapter 297. His favored weapon is the halberd, he forms one from Killing Essence (chapter 330), and later obtains a Mo weapon of similar design (chapter 470). Having survived many years of hardship as a slave, Shu Long is older than his fellow slaves. Shu long is selected to lead Guard Camp, was formerly a talentless sword xiu, and faithfully follows Zuo Mo after his rescue from Clear Sky Sword Sect.
A Wen – AKA Little Monkey, AKA Sky Number One, slave of Hundred Flower Alliance, and youngest member of Guard Camp. First mentioned in chapter 309 and appearing in chapter 310, he escapes from the Hundred Flower Alliance, and encounters the Guard Camp. Being that Guard Camp were originally slaves to Hundred Flower Alliance, Guard Camp rescues him. A Wen is a talented xiu, and is the survivor of many coliseum battles. He cultivates the Hardship Guard, but has discovered the path of Shadow Mo Guard, which specializes in speed. This differentiates him from the rest of Guard Camp.
Vermillion Bird Camp and Sky Peak Platoon:
Bao De (鲍德) – Bandit leader, member of Vermillion Bird Camp. First appearing in chapter 217, he leads the second group that was captured and was the enemy in Gongsun Cha’s first battle. He is the reason Xie Shan’s group was targeted.
Lei Peng – Citizen of Little Mountain Jie, roaming xiu, bandit, and saber xiu of Sky Peak Platoon. First appearing in chapter 209 as a nameless bandit leader, he is later identified in chapter 227. He is part of the first group of xiu to be captured and trained by Lil’ Miss. His figure is large and burly, he one of the largest in Vermillion Bird Camp and Sky Peak Platoon, only outsized by the 1 zhang figures of Guard Camp. Despite his brutish appearance, Lei Peng is considered to be quite devious and cunning. In chapter 424, he gains the top tier fifth-grade Golden Crystal broadsword. He becomes Jindan in chapter 479.
Liu Gui – Bandit of Little Mountain Jie, member of Vermillion Bird Camp. First appears in chapter 271. Lead by Zheng Zhong, he is one of eight xui that infiltrate Huang Zhuo Guang`s group, in an attempt to steal the treasure of the secret realm.
Ma Fan (麻凡) – Citizen of Little Mountain Jie, roaming xiu, bandit, and sword xiu of Sky Peak Platoon. First appears in chapter 209. He is one of the first to be forced to join Zuo Mo’s troop, and is favored by Gongsun Cha. He practices a mishmash of sword arts, including [Illusory Shadowless Sword of Destruction] and [Clear Sky Sword Scripture], he specializes in stealth and explosive power attacks. He is described as lazy and can often be found sleeping while chewing on a blade of grass or straw. He becomes Jindan in chapter 479. His name means “Troublesome”
Nian Lu (年绿) – Citizen of Little Mountain Jie, roaming xiu, bandit, and sword xiu of Sky Peak Platoon. First appearing in chapter 209 as a nameless bandit leader, he is later identified in chapter 227. He is part of the first group of xiu to be captured and trained by Lil’ Miss. He is handsome and very narcissistic. He his sword art results in a sword essence of flower blossoms and flower petals. He becomes Jindan in chapter 479.
Wei Ran – Citizen of Little Mountain Jei, roaming xiu, bandit leader, battalion commander of Golden Crow City forces. First appearing in chapter 244, he leads a portion of Lil’ Miss’ forces on a “recruitment mission” to Nan Sheng Village, afterwards he quickly rises to become a prominent member of the troop. Uses the Black Ling Hiding Umbrella in chapter 321, to conceal troop movements when attacking Wood Sword Sect and Cloud Divine Sect.
Xie Shan (谢山) – Citizen of Little Mountain Jie, roaming xiu and bandit leader of Stone Door Beach, member of Sky Peak Platoon and Vermillion Bird Camp. First appears in chapter 225, where he leads the Stone Door Beach bandits, he is surrenders soon after battle starts and is captured, leads Sky Peak Platoon for a time (From conception until chapter 322). Enters Jindan in chapter 320, and is the first to reach Jindan in the troop.
Zheng Zhong – Bandit leader of Little Mountain Jie, member of Vermillion Bird Camp. First appears in chapter 271, where he leads a group of eight xui that infiltrate Huang Zhuo Guang`s group, in an attempt to steal the treasure of the secret realm.
Zong Ru (宗如 )– Citizen of Little Mountain Jie, roaming xiu, bandit, and dhyana xui of Sky Peak Platoon. First appearing in chapter 209 as a nameless bandit leader, he is later identified in chapter 227. He is part of the first group of xiu to be captured and trained by Lil’ Miss. He practices and unnamed scripture and later practices [Attainment Golden Body]. He enters Jindan in chapter 392 and obtains Buddhahood Abandonment Death Wish power. He uses the Crossed Prayer Wheel talisman, forged with the sixth-grade Nine Turn Sky Earth Disk as the body and the fourth-grade Vajra Gada as the spoke. In chapter 394 it is revealed he has obtained Dragon and Elephant Attainment.
Grey Camp:
Shi Dong – Commander of Mo Battalion invading Cloud Sea Jie, citizen of Little Barbarian Jie. First appearing in chapter 512, he is a Sky Mantis Mo. Cultivates the Cold Blade mo physique.
Xiao Wo – Member of Shi Dong’s Mo Battalion, citizen of Little Barbarian Jie. First mentioned in chapter 514, he cultivates the Nighttide Snail mo physique and although it is considered a weak physique it has strong auxiliary abilities.
Ye Ling – Troop leader and quartermaster of one troop in Shi Dong’s Mo invasion forces, citizen of Little Barbarian Jie. First mentioned in chapter 514 and appears in 515, he is responsible for supplies for the mo battalion. Described as having a head full of maroon hair, and grey-white eyes.
Black Turtle Camp:
Bu Si Dong – Member of Black Turtle Camp, Member of Turtle Island. First appears in chapter 511, where he attempts to join Black Turtle Camp. He is the first named member of Black Turtle Camp. It is unclear what Bu Si Dong’s specialty is, except that he is not a sword xiu, as he laments being unable to learn swordsmanship from Wei Sheng.
Da Ban – Member of Black Turtle Camp, Member of Turtle Island. First appears in chapter 516, where he discusses the battle between Vermillion Bird Camp and Guard Camp against the Mo army. His distinctive feature are his big front teeth.
Lei Peng – see previous entry. Joins Black Turtle camp as second in command.
Ma Fan (麻凡) – see previous entry. Joins Black Turtle camp as the battle general.
Nian Lu (年绿) – see previous entry. Joins Black Turtle camp as second in command.
Luo Wei – Member of Black Turtle Camp, Member of Turtle Island. First appears in chapter 516, where he discusses the battle between Vermillion Bird Camp and Guard Camp against the Mo army. He is a sword xiu and is on the same team as Bu Si Dong.
Green Dragon Camp: No identified members at this time.
Golden Crow Camp:
Ji Cheng Wei – Citizen of Little Mountain Jie, roaming xui, co-supervisor of Golden Crow Camp. First appearing in chapter 240, they are selected as supervisors of the forging xiuzhe. Later he helps establish the Golden Crow Camp, who swear unwavering loyalty to Zuo Mo. He becomes Jindan in chapter 479. Fang Xiang will often forget his name and call him Ji Wei or Cheng Wei.
Sun Bao – Citizen of Little Mountain Jie, roaming xui, co-supervisor of Golden Crow Camp. First appearing in chapter 240, they are selected as supervisors of the forging xiuzhe. Later he helps establish the Golden Crow Camp, who swear unwavering loyalty to Zuo Mo. He becomes Jindan in chapter 479.
Wan Tian – Citizen of Little Mountain Jie, roaming xui, member of Golden Crow Camp. First appearing in chapter 331. Convinces Wei Cheng Bin to study the black fiendish energy in the ancient battlefield. With Wei Cheng Bin greatly contributes to the construction and forging of the Crimson Fiend Cauldron.
Wei Cheng Bin – Citizen of Little Mountain Jie, roaming xui, member of Golden Crow Camp. First appearing in 243, he is a forging xiu of some talent and is coerced by Lei Peng when he shows up to the safe house. After being “recruited” he displays his talent and is favored by Sun Bao. Later in chapter 331, Wan Tian convinces him to study the black fiendish energy. With Wan Tian greatly contributes to the construction and forging of the Crimson Fiend Cauldron.
Yuan Jiang – Citizen of Little Mountain Jie, roaming xui, member of Golden Crow Camp. First appearing in chapter 247, is a identified in 248 as Yuan Jiang. He is the only City Planning xiu that suggests a viable plan for Golden Crow City.
Bao Yi – Quartermaster for Zuo Mo’s troops, shop owner in Nan Sheng Village. First appearing in chapter 242, he is acquainted with Xie Shan, and is quickly convinced to join Zuo Mo’s troop. Bao Yi has a standing conflict with He Xiang, which leads to his business’ decline. He now manages Zuo Mo’s wealth and resources.
Great Buddha Temple:
Famed Sect for their possession of one of the Eight Great Dhyana records of Xuan Kong: Great Buddha Dhyana Records.
Yi Zheng – Dhyana xui from Great Buddha Temple of Xuan Kong Realm, guest/captive of Vermillion Bird Camp. First appearing in chapter 344, he is the younger of two disciples. He is a member of a declining branch located in Little Stone Buddha Temple. He is highly ranked in the inner sect disciples and accepts a mission in order to pay for medication for his Eldest Shixiong. He disappears during the mission at One Light Sect and is sent to Constant Scarlet Jie and the Battle of Sealed Extinction, where he meets Wei Sheng (chapter 361), and subsequently joins Zuo Mo’s troop (chapter 364).
Seal Xui troop:
Gong Liang Wei – Citizen of Little Mountain Jie, bandit, and roaming xiu, member of Vermillion Bird Camp, and member of Golden Crow Camp. First appears in chapter 253 as a nameless character, later identified in chapter 336. He is the Eldest Shixiong of the seal xiu by virtue of age.

reached the char limit

[Sunny Butterfly · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a better than the average cultivation novel with the expected leveling up of the main character, sect fights and world building. The characters support the storyline and add humor to break up the monotony of leveling up. The down sides are the poor transitions between scenarios and the lengthy filler chapters. But, It is worth reading one time even with the issues.

The main character is quirky and interesting. I like that he is not easily tricked by beautiful women and his love for wealth. The secondary characters were as well developed as the main character. The main character’s pets needed more scenes. They added a lot of humor to the novel.

Major issues were the poor transitions between paragraphs and between chapters. There were too many places where the next paragraph is completely unrelated to previous and it’s left to the reader to figure out the author dropped the scene, characters and even city to jump into a completely unrelated scenario. It initially appears like text was missing due to translation error. Then, it continually happens leading the reader to believe the author lacks knowledge in seamlessly flowing from one paragraph to the next without abrupt jumps in the storyline. The translator eventually placed separator lines to indicate a switch in scenarios.

This is 900+ chapters. There is a lot of room for filler chapters. They are mostly filled with farming details in early chapters, many unnecessary road-trip antics and excessively long fights where all the latest weapons and skills are displayed to outshine the competition.

[Endoria · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bad story, worse translation.

I understand by now that many 4 star cultivation novels are only highly rated because fanboys of said genre tend to rate novels at 5 stars. The quality of the writing, story or translation do not seem to impact the ratings very much.

1. The story is boring, the writing confusing and often it is not entirely clear what the protagonist is doing. It feels like the author skipped a few thought ahead and left out a proper transition.
2. It is not an actual story in such as we (the reader) experience what is happening, but more a "telling" of what is going on from the view of an outside spectator.
3. The translation simply doe snot translate a multitude of words, only giving an explanation when the word appears for the first time. We are then expected to remember the numerous annotations and understand what is going on. The translation also messes up translations of various things and jumps between translations (differnt names for the same thing). Since I am not interested in writing my own dictionary while reading a novel .... I'd give it 0 stars if it was possible.

[Moll James · Rating 4 out of 5]

This review is for the entire novel, not just the first installment.

You have to enjoy Xianxia novels to like this one; but if you do, it's not a bad choice. For this genre, the time measurements are not all that crazy; the entire novel spans the period of twenty or so years; so no million-year-long meditations. The treatment of women and romance in general is wooden, but on the whole the characters are at least 2.5-dimensional.

There are elements of humor, and terror-filled suspense. The fights go for far too long, but it's one of those things you should expect from a 3+ million-word novel.

Overall, it's better than average for Xianxia novels, and I am enjoyed it.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Is this a good novel? No, absolutely not. Is this a fun novel? Very much so. This is the first "Cultivation" genre book I've read and while it took awhile for it to grow on me, I did eventually find myself suckered in. Despite that, the translation I'm reading sometimes leaves a bit to be desired and it feels pretty clear that I'm just flat out missing some cultural key points from time to time.

[Saurabh Modi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Author has started building the world here. Some things are moving very slowly, but every now and then something very interesting happens. I'm guessing that once I've read through the later books, a lot of the things done here will make much more sense and in retrospect, my review for this book might actually change drastically. Let's see!

[angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 💸💸💸

Detailed world building. A bit slow of a pacing. A lot of new terminologies that weren't on the previous chinese novels that I've read before.

A lot of mysteries and open ended paths for future plots.

An MC, his name is Zuo Mo, who is focused on earning money than cultivation. His shamelessness is refreshing to read. I got confused on some of the names but I still pushed through.

[Scycer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good World building but it starts out slow. Very similar to Sanderson's Words of Radiance battlefield but more dimensional in this case.

[Aditya Prasad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Masterpiece

[Andy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable wuxia

[Kai · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad but not great!

[Hà Trần · Rating 4 out of 5]

Truyện khá logic, cũng không rườm rà, dùng trận pháp phù văn để lấy yếu thắng mạnh hợp lý hơn so với các truyện buff nhân vật bem nhau trực diện mà vượt cả 1 giai

[tester · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very long, last quarter didn't like.

[Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

This rating is for the entire novel. (4 stars)


Second read-through rating 2-4 stars for various volumes. 3 overall.

This book is the pinnacle of generic cultivation novels. It has all of the amazing/entertaining parts of others (and more) while minimizing the common flaws. In this novel, author repetitively, looping 'plot' points while just changing the scenery/character names, and long drawn out explanations and action sequences happen but at a much lower frequency.

I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone but those who have never read a generic cultivation novel before, or who don't mind those elements above.

[Márcio Guerra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maybe the best xianxia that I have read. The world building is very non-standard and very original. The MC does not dream of being a powerful, godly being. He dreams of being a simple "ling farmer" (think of it as a “magical plant farmer”), but the reality and drama of war gradually force him on to a different path.

It is bit hard to get in to at first, because the writing style is very different (maybe more sophisticated and mature?) and harder to comprehend than the norm. But it is worth it to give a try!

[BooN · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good story, but bad translation quality in book 1. The first few chapters were especially bad.

I remember it being ok by the end.