Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil? This Monk Just Wants to Return to Secular Life
斩妖除魔？贫僧只想还俗
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 3.4M Words
- Genre
- Eastern Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Fantasy High-Concept
- Updated
- 2y ago
- English
- Request a translation
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Once This Book Appears, Who Across the Myriad Worlds Can Stand Against It?
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Looking for books similar to Fantasy: Blind from the Start, Playing the Erhu. Feel free to recommend anything you think is good. If you've read something, leave a comment below. I'll check back now and then, so please keep the comments civil.
Martial Arts Novels That Hold Up Well
Taoist Priest, From the Start Already a Purple-Robed Celestial Master, With Hundreds of Taoist Priests at the Temple
Martial Arts, the Supernatural, a System, Body Tempering, and Xianxia
Looking for something like "From the Start, One Bowl of Ginseng Chicken Soup, to Immortality at the End!"
Pure Martial Arts, Techniques, Stat Allocation, and an Ancient or Xuanhuan Setting: No Evil Spirits or Monsters
I'm looking for books like "Eternal Martial Arts: Pushing Across the Heavens with Pure Physical Strength". No demons or monsters!!! No creepy supernatural stuff! Pure martial arts.
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Looking for Battle Through the Heavens Stories. Remember, Battle Through the Heavens, Not Douluo Dalu
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Transmigrate to an Ancient Era Rife with Demons!
Stories with a Monk as the Protagonist, the Scheming and Shameless Kind
A satisfying power fantasy.
Ancient-Era Novels About Defeating Demons
Something like the Imperial Guards.
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The protagonist cultivates Buddhist martial arts.
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Transmigrate to a World of Ghosts and Monsters, Then Practice Martial Arts
The protagonist transmigrates to another world full of ghosts and monsters, and has a System.
The Protagonist Gets Stronger by Taking on Disciples, with No Romantic Subplots
[Most important: no female lead! No romantic pairing! No ambiguity!] Ideally, the protagonist has limited aptitude and cannot reach a higher level, so they use a System to recruit talented disciples and then become stronger. It's fine if this isn't included.
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Please Recommend Great Buddhist Fiction!
Books set in a world of ghosts and monsters, with Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and other ways to exorcise them
Demon Suppression Bureau Stories, but Nothing Too Angsty
I want a golden finger and a decent word count. Short ones aren't any fun.
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I give it four stars. I personally don't like being forced to become a monk.
It's a really good read. I've looked at several novels about becoming a monk, but none of them are as good as this one. The only problem is that the author has to introduce everything he writes about in several chapters. Whenever he mentions something related to a particular thing or item, he has to write a brief introduction. The updates are also inconsistent and the writing is inconsistent. (I'm just guessing that he might abandon the story later on.)
It's so good! There's no female lead yet, and the storyline is so original. I love it... Keep up the good work, author! 💪
Aside from a bit of padding towards the end, the plot is still quite good, and the characters are well-developed. After disbanding Leiyin Temple, I quit the hobby. Everything arises from the coming together of causes and conditions; cause is the condition of closeness, and condition is the condition of distance. Whether as small as a speck of dust or as vast as the universe, everything is a temporary aggregation of causes and conditions. However, I destroyed my own foundation and quit.
The subject matter is good, and the values are positive. Overall, it's good, but it would be better if the villains' personalities and intelligence could be improved; they can't always be oriented in a way that benefits the protagonist. When the protagonist wants to eliminate a villain, the villain doesn't run away even though they know they can't win; they choose not to run even if they could.
If the older brother doesn't want to update, he should just say so. Why be so perfunctory with his younger brother? It makes the younger brother seem presumptuous. The older brother is in poor health and should rest more. It's the younger brother's fault for urging the older brother like this. It's upsetting the older brother and making the younger brother feel sorry for him. But what does the younger brother have to do with whether the older brother is hurt or not?
Not bad, promising author! Hello! First of all, please don't be nervous. I'm not here to urge you to update, because I believe I will live to see the ending. Please write diligently, it doesn't matter how long it takes, as long as you don't abandon the story or padded it out, everything is fine. I, your loyal readers, will wait with you.
Looks pretty good, I'll give it 5 stars for now, but if it turns out the protagonist renounces worldly life at the end, it'll instantly become 1 star.
The protagonist is both brave and resourceful. Although he initially followed the system's missions and grew stronger with the rewards it bestowed, he never stopped reflecting on the system's problems. After reaching the pinnacle of power in the Great Zhou Immortal Dynasty, he arrived in another great world. Using his intelligence, he seized opportunities.
Personally, I think this novel is quite enjoyable and doesn't rely on any of the tired, outdated tropes. Plus, it's a free novel, and the author has already written over 2 million words. Updating is hard work, and typing is difficult, so I've decided to give it a 5 out of 5. I hope the author can persevere and avoid a rushed ending or abandoning the story altogether.