I Only Wanted to Keep My Head Down and Cultivate to Immortality, but Reality Had Other Plans
本想苟着修个仙，可现实不允许啊
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- Completed
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- 1.6M Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Fantasy Romance
- Updated
- 2y ago
- English
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Other names
- Chronicles of an Immortal's Otherworldly Encounters长生之异界见闻录Alternate title on Fanqie
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The writing is excellent, logical, and quite realistic. The female lead is petty and uncouth. Despite her abilities, she constantly belittles herself, putting herself in a lowly position – she's just too pathetic and lacks magnanimity. The beginning was alright, but the cultivation part was unwatchable.
It's very interesting and enjoyable, I highly recommend it, keep up the good work, author! ✧٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧ Has the author changed? Why is the style so different from before?
It's quite a good read. At first glance, it seems like a bowl of tea, but upon closer inspection, it's more like a bowl of wine, gradually becoming stronger and more intoxicating. The everyday details are very pleasant, and the female lead has a great personality—a laid-back yet intelligent woman, hardworking, ambitious, and charmingly naive. Everyone who's kind to her is genuinely kind.
A rare gem among female-oriented cultivation novels, it avoids melodramatic and mindless plots. The storyline within the immortal cultivation genre is relatively reasonable, the female protagonist is intelligent and knows when to play it safe, and most importantly, there is no romantic pairing. The female protagonist is clear-headed and aligns with the immortal cultivation setting of pursuing the Great Dao.
Yes, I finished reading it. I stayed up all night to read it. The author writes wonderfully! It's exactly what I wanted to read too ❤️ Keep up the good work, author! Author, are you there? Author, can you sleep? Author, are you out of energy to write? Has your writing style declined too drastically in the later stages? (Spotting emoji)
I've only read about 50 chapters. The novel *A Mortal's Journey to Immortality* is so well-written; every word is so vivid and real. It portrays the bonds of blood between parents, the ill-fated love between two noble ladies, Huan'er's friendship, and Young Master Wei's unrequited love.
I really like this narrative style. I enjoyed the plot, and I especially loved the everyday interactions between Jiang Ning and her senior brothers—it was so heartwarming. I also really liked Jiang Ning's way of handling things; she's ambitious and adorable. 😘 It's a great book.
When I saw the female lead take on an apprentice, I felt like the story was over. I read a few more chapters with some hope, but then I didn't want to continue and wanted to skip the apprentice part and just keep reading. However, there haven't been any new updates yet. I felt it was actually quite good before she took on any apprentices.
The subject matter is very novel, and the writing style is also quite good, with a gentle, flowing narrative that makes you want to read it straight away. Honestly, it's one of the few books on Taobao that I've enjoyed this much. I love watching the female protagonist gradually transform from a village girl named Er Ya into a maid and then into other identities; it's like she's achieving a class…
It's good. I really like the protagonist who's all action and no talk. It's just that the last few chapters, especially the competition, had too many characters. Seeing so many names made me a little dizzy, and it didn't feel as carefree as the female lead's life in the mortal realm.