even though i'm not a fan of this genre but this book has totally changed my view . As a ******** fujoshi i say that this book is a hidden diamond in a rough .
At first i thought its going to be the same old cultivation development , but i was totally wrong about it this book make me laugh like a pig and now my stomach ache from all the laughing
Although I know it’s a good novel but I will not read any novel in trial read until it get pick by the translater. I’m tired of reading novel but later knowing that it won’t get translated further.
I like the story and how light it is, there is no too much angst and all that. The story develops nicely and it is a good read when you are tired and just wanna relax with something that won't give you heart palpitations and frustrations.
Stating my review as of C51, I held the top Non-Author review on the original so please read the whole review.
I would check on it daily till it finally was removed by the author himself. It was a great book that I rated 4.5 Stars for having great Writing Quality, Stable updates, Good Character Design, the only issue was the lacking story development which was due to low chapter count, and lower world background due to the main character as of then not expanding his horizons past 3 places, all described and imaginable through context, just a lack of world knowledge.
This story has, in my opinion, different from the original too much for it to be considered a replacement.
The Writing Quality is lower, at 3.5 stars, but I rounded to 4 due to the rating system in place. The author can't seem to stay on topic and butts in the story to explain things that need no explanation, and could if was a good author, be explained in dialogue or thought.
For example, the heart cultivation system, they deviate for a minute to explain the heart cultivation system, how it's based on the soul and therefore one of the hardest things in the cultivation world to raise, and how only the 3 top immortal emperors have reached its peak.
He can think back on his death while cultivating in his store,
" I could have caught up to him and beat him if I had raised my heart cultivation to Heart Void... I'm still stuck at Heart unmoving mountain, I may have had a glimpse into it previously but my cultivation now is simply too low ", and the two earlier realms explained which he teaches his future disciple.
The stability of Updates is fine, I give it 5 stars.
Story Development is butchered, the original was much more of a casual yet satisfying read and had you interested in the side-characters, this is my main point of critique and the one I hope my comment readers sit up from there seats to read.
The Side-Characters in the original you would learn about more, they would attempt to talk with the store owner and the store owner would be unresponsive, giving nods or a smile, they would say a qualm they had which silently built the depth of the world, they would talk with each other, you would see the bandits leaning to each other and appreciating seniority and looking up to there boss even in the presence of a 9-saint.
In this it feels like their props, put there to show off the MC, this ruins the original novels likeness and lowers it to be just another novel on the board, making it nothing special to read, just another interesting title with a forgettable narrative. I would normally give it a 3, but due to remembering the original, I must give it a 2.
Character design is also a 2, the main character is given no prior explanation like in the original, you learn from the context in chapter 2 or 3 that he was transmigrated, but then he talks about how he used to be a top expert if I hadn't read the original I don't think I would've understood the situation immediately. As previously said the characters have become props to show his greatness, and are no longer interesting, the two girls have no personalities, there just prizes unwarranted for the main character to show off to his customers, who he never talks to and shows no appreciation nor affection towards.
World Background, this was a complaint I had for the previous author as well so I can't be too harsh in reality, luckily though we're on the internet and I can be hypocritical in my choices.
If I remember correctly I gave the previous author 4 stars for world background because he at least depicted the environments and I could imagine them, but now, it's a small shop in some area is some kingdom with a history we know little about and can only correlate to the very simple and unbuilt world history (which this world history is new and was not mentioned in any of the originals chapters, I do not know why the empire is suddenly founded by a long-dead hero who fought in this great war that would be unimportant if it followed the likeness of the original).
We don't get to imagine the interesting black wasteland like in the last book with a quaint village on its bordering coast that live off the sea and cultivators explore the deadlands for rare ingredients, where our MC meets up with the two best cooks on the continent or at least proclaimed by there elder, who is acknowledge as the best cook on the continent, who then follow after to find our MC cause he shows off his cooking skills without even knowing. World building is 1 star.
Is this all just me complaining about how it isn't faithful to the original? Yes. Is that bad? To most no.
But to me, this author could always just write his own book, sense he clearly has concepts for them by introducing this random world history with a great war. But instead, he tried his hands at reviving a very great book in my eyes and turned it into a second-rate book, and now no one else can ever read that original book, even if it would've never been completed, it was a good short run that left you with an idea in your head, one that could let you imagine that world and the character's future just in your mind, without needing to continue it.
If this is the same author who just didn't like his old book and made a new account saying that he transferred rights, then you have made a downgrade, and if it's a different person who has taken the reigns of this, you have removed a great book from this site, and no one will be ever to read that original again.
If I could rate this anything, personally id rate it 1 compared to the previous, but on its own, 3.5-4 , but I acknowledge it will never be what the previous was, but I can not forget the previous so in the end I will leave it with 2.8.
Fairly decent novel as of Chapter 40. Very similar to The Legendary Mechanic but not just a blatant copycat. Many very similar parts but still enjoyable.
Beware of mad snail and angry snail!!
And any other snails
This novel doesn't look like any novelty
Typical snail
mad and angry
bet the novel won't be finished
Translator quality is bad.
There was a contradiction in chapter 2 which was due to poor translation. I just can't read anymore.
As such i gave 1 star for translation quality and 3 stars for everything else.
It's kinda slow but overall good.
after sign in at least give something reasonable. Sun god lower body, Sun talisman, Devils eyes spell etc. These are all unreasonable and no one can connect it with anything.
I know that these novel have Chinese origins, so Chinese belives and myths are added.
But make it simple, no one want to see an mc that is just getting powerful. A game ends when you play all levels.
MC is little groot who gets bullied. MC make reader sad because bullied. MC not understood. Deer - Chan treats plant MC as a pet, despite being less intelligent, MC sad plant. MC treated like fodder by everyone except big faced man. Sad MC go brrrrrrr. Good novel 11/10.
This is my first time reading a web novel of crime genre. I was hooked from the first chapter. The way you introduce the characters are just mind blowing.
I have only read few chapters and is eager to read more. This book is a hidden gem. I don't understand why this types of book never come in top 10 and all.
Hope, many more readers would have the luck to read your work soon.
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