Chao Ge
朝歌
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- 695k Words
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- 236
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- Danmei (BL)
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Explore more →Miserable Protagonist, Pure Love & the Male Protagonist Has No Cp ①
Beauty and strength are meaningless if they are not miserable! The protagonist has mental/psychological problems, or the plot is abusive. Beauty is strong and miserable, loveliness fades away. Strongly recommend qd "First Player"
Mainly and Partial, Like 4 Stars, N Brush 5 Stars
Personally, I am partial to cpj, I love both strong and cp, and I must be clean when attacking. I will vomit after reading this: Having a baby, being beautiful, weak and useless (Who reported my advertisement...?
Ancient Times + Cultivation of Immortality
Do it lightly
Antique
Including fairy tales, rivers and lakes, intrigues, troubled times, etc. I like dramas, growth, group portraits, and sects. I don't like pure sweetness, supporting roles are the best, love is dispensable
Pure Love Between Two Male Protagonists
Fantasy/Urban
Five-Star Tweets, Can Be Read Again and Again, Well Written
Romance, pure love without cp, ancient and modern times, mystery and science fiction, there is always a five-star good novel that suits you
Guest, Please Have Some Warm and Popular Bl! ! !
Guests are welcome to eat everything! (Tangled up in the unpopularity... Please rise up...)
Song of Blood and Fire
Epic
Personal Xp, Pure Love Master/no Cp Male Master
I have organized the articles that I like so that I can find them later. It's hard to speak politely because this is my book list, not the author's comment section, and I have never spoken in the comment section.
Code Recent Readings
Not very recently () most of them are good-looking and accessible.
A Novel with a Large Layout of Group Portraits, Immortals and Heroes
Don't miss it if you pass by, the group portrait is worth reading!
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A Book I Have Read Several Times
Like the title, pure love + no cp
Daily Update
Waiting for updates every day
Pure Love
Mainly attack, master and suffer, everything is finished
Double Strong and Beautiful Master
The plot is good and the writing is good according to your own taste. If you like to attack and suffer, you can collect it and read it. There are many long stories (ps, don't look at the stars, it's useless)
It's Beautiful and Comes in All Types.
Almost all brushes
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I don't know where the violation is, so please review with mercy. I don't think it's necessary for you to delete this long review. About why I love Chaoge I watched Chaoge probably a year or two ago. I heard that Jiudian's book is "After Becoming a Tyrant". The first book I read was "After Billions of Reincarnations". So far, I have read "Beauty" and "Lanshan Snow". My favorites are "Chaoge" and "Beauty". Maybe it's because I prefer Eastern fantasy. When I saw the introduction at that time, I felt that the introduction was very well written. In just a few strokes, it created a rich and colorful image. As the plot unfolded, the movie-like scenes became thicker, larger, and more desolate. I saw the confrontation between the immortals and the mortals, I saw the growing sense of alienation in little brother Baili, and I saw the disagreements between couples in troubled times. A year or two later, without any revisiting, I can actually think of many people. I think of the love that Li Xin and Jun Wanbai could not express in their whole life; I think of Chu Zhiyuan who failed to become a disciple of Ye Yi after all; I think of the little junior brother who loves beauty and family the most, walking in colorful clothes at night, drawing a sword in the snow, like flowers in the dark, but there is wind in the southwest, but Yanmen, he can never go home again; I think of the last Junior brother Li Shu, who was punished by Hezhou at first, finally shot a shocking arrow on the city wall; he thought of the elders of Jiuxuanmen who disappeared one by one; he thought of master Yi Heping's clumsiness in trying to protect his young apprentice behind him; he thought of Taiyi looking at the coldest snow, drinking the strongest wine, and fighting the hardest fights... So far, for the first and only time, the whole person was trembling when I saw Emperor Jintang roaring: "Now Jintang sacrifices them!" The shock that rose from the bottom of my heart at that moment made the bed in the dormitory shake violently due to my trembling. "Chaoge" is my enlightenment on the life aesthetics of little people. Many scenes are still vivid in my mind when I think of them now, such as Elder Zhu from the eighteenth Gu family who was a bit of a loser but sacrificed himself to escort his disciples out of the city at a critical moment; such as several emperors who carefully moved the capital, just to prevent the immortals from discovering their purpose; such as the emperor who had no one to pay tribute except his concubine, but was still alive in the eyes of outsiders; such as the song of the disciples of the Immortal Sect when they retreated... The long scroll composed of these pictures is as epic as "Game of Thrones" and "A Song of Ice and Fire" in my mind. It's also the Nine Palaces, it's Chaoge, it's Tyrant, Queen, and it inspired me to be interested in history after millions of reincarnations. Why am I unfamiliar with you? And of course, that cautious, belated hug in the cave, by the campfire. It was more innocent and beautiful than kissing or making love, and it made my soul tremble more. Ye Qiusheng hugged Baili Shu. At that moment, he embraced his past and future at the same time. Strange Although the CP name is funny, I can see the tension between the two people. Two equally powerful, equally scarred, and equally lonely souls met their companions before they were exhausted. When I first shared this article with my friends, I mentioned: Strangeness, to put it simply, means that two people who seem to be the farthest apart are the most similar. And I think this article is not a redemption article, not a one-sided redemption, nor a two-way redemption, because both attack and attack are very powerful, not only in terms of force, but also in terms of psychological and spiritual strength. Both of them have shouldered a lot, and they always feel sober and reliable. Rather than salvation, I prefer to call them the closeness and resonance of two souls. Like two people walking alone for a long time in the long night, giving each other a hug by the campfire. They don't need anything more, a hug can sustain them for a long time. They don't need pity or sympathy. This really rarely happens in the original novel. There are very few cases where two people are almost completely equal and equally powerful. But here, Baili's little brother is actually the one with a higher status in the relationship between the two. Regardless of whether it is from the perspective of the supporting character in the article or the perspective of the reader, little brother Baili is a "god" that people look up to and get closer to unconsciously. But—— Everyone regarded Baili Shu as a god and hope, and felt that there was nothing he could not do. Only Ye Qiusheng regarded him as a human being. A person who feels pain, feels cold, makes mistakes and is confused, has desires and joys and sorrows. In fact, at the end of the day, I really want to ask Ye Qiusheng: You keep saying that you declare your love for Baili Shu to the outside world to collect intelligence more conveniently. Maybe it is at the beginning, but in the end, do you dare to believe this? Another thing about Shengsheng that really poked me is that from the beginning to the end, Ye Qiusheng was heading towards Bailishu. The first meeting outside the city, the tit-for-tat confrontation under the Taiyi Temple, then getting the ancient emperor's order but being taken away, carrying Baili Shu on his back to the ghost town, and finally wanting to stand by Baili Shu's side during the war, but after the dust settled, he came to find Baili Shu alone... This may be forced by luck, but there must also be sincerity. Speaking of sincerity, we have to talk about the two people's mental journey. Let's talk about Ye Qiusheng first. I think he looked at Baili brother in a different light after he paid respect to the dead soul of Taiyi. Later, there was subtle contact, a hug in the cave, and he fell in love with Baili when he felt sorry for his little brother, or even earlier than this. But even if they are tempted, it doesn't prevent them from doing business. The relationship in troubled times is too fragile, so he may want to maintain the attitude of liking but not getting close. But when little brother Baili said: I only know Ye Qiusheng, his psychological defense must have collapsed. No one would be confused by Baili Shu's words. As for little brother Baili, I really love him. Ahem, he entered by mistake. In the early stage, that is, before he obtained the Ancient Emperor's Order, I felt that he was no different from Ye Qiusheng to others. Baili's temperament was really indifferent, not cold, but just indifferent. The description in the article of Ye Qiusheng trying to trap him in the Taiyi Dungeon but being trapped by him is the best portrayal of Baili: ice seals everything, but the ice itself does not have murderous intent. Whoever can survive the heartache and extreme cold of ice can melt the ice. The hug in the cave was really the turning point of their relationship. At least from that moment on, Ye Qiusheng should be different to him. I can't tell whether he is tempted or not, but I think that for him, even a little difference can distinguish Ye Qiusheng from others. As for whether Ye Qiusheng survived the extreme cold, another turning point came. Ye Qiusheng wanted to stand beside Baili Shu on the battlefield, but he failed. It must be a big blow for a proud person like him to not be able to stand side by side with the people he cares about, and even not be able to participate in the battle between them at all. Including death, separation, blood, battlefields, yellow sand, caves in troubled times... They are all the coldness he has experienced. In the end, he left all his acquaintances in that world to find Baili Shu, which really explains everything. At least Baili Shu is more important than the other worlds combined. Fortunately, the ice melted. 2022.7.15 2:58-4:24
It was a gentle enough ending. The dust of this era had settled, and he finally found peace. Someone traveled across mountains and rivers to find him, and told him his name and whereabouts. Thank you Jiudian for bringing such a magnificent epic. PS. Thank you also to Miss Shanyang for holding down Jiudian's sword! ! Thank you for not killing me! ! ! !
Fully ordered, the first group portrait book, it feels hard to say, many flesh and blood people have died, under the wheel of history, under the sword of order, died on the battlefield. It was Zhou Wen'an who burned his soul just to protect the spiritual tablets of his senior brothers and sisters, and it was Liao Qian who desperately retrieved the scattered bones of every Jiuxuan Sect disciple in the pile of bones. He used his family's wealth to build coffins of sandalwood and sent them back to Jiuxuanzong, pointing to the last coffin with only clothes and saying: "There is another person there." It was Ye Yi who guarded Yanmen County and killed the intruders one after another. In the end, he could not return to the sect. It was Yi Heping who concealed his reputation as a genius and slashed out a sword without any name for half his life. It was Li Banfeng who attacked Jun Wan. Bai's unspoken love was Shen Changge who had been lying in wait for more than ten years to kill his fellow disciples and his own younger brother just to continue the big net he had laid hundreds of years ago. It was Monk Mingxin who broke the precept and killed to save Liu Wuyan. It was He Qingchuan who died beside Guan Zhiyu. It was Elder Qin who wielded a sword like the sun to avenge his friend. The eight sects united when activating the formation. Although Liao Gan was the only one left in Jiuzhou Bank, it was Baili Shu who didn't know who he was and wandered alone, which finally became an order and blended into the mountains, rivers and vegetation. Fortunately, he came back in the end and met Ye Qiusheng. He had his own name and belonging. "Your surname is Baili, and your single name is Shu." " He is no longer the head of the Baili family, and he is no longer the order. The Golden Crow Divine Bow is still warm, and the dead will not be resurrected. Everyone has flesh and blood and moves toward his or her own end. It is grand and glorious. Everyone is a protagonist in history, and no one is insignificant. Jiuxuanmen is the best Jiuxuanmen in the world!
It took me two days to read this article, and I found out that I had actually bought the author's book Tyrant before, but I hadn't finished reading it yet. Hahaha, I just said that the writing style felt so familiar. It was very, very wonderful. I love the group portraits and the drama! ! Except that it was a bit annoying to read a bunch of people arguing about CP in the comment area at the beginning. In fact, the emotional line of this article is not very heavy. Isn't CP suitable for the other party? Ye Qiusheng finally found the little brother Baili. Although he went through a lot of be, and cried three times in the middle, who can remember that this article was originally a Su article. Anyway, I am ready to finish watching Tyrant! !
I didn't watch it before because I didn't have the money, but recently I finally made up my mind to watch it. I finished this book in one day. My memory is very poor, but I can remember the names of many supporting characters. I have always liked cool and handsome men, but in this book I don't just love one person like I do in other works. I love every flesh-and-blood character in this book. I remember Liao Qian desperately collecting the bones of every disciple of the Jiuxuanmen he could see in the pile of bones. I remember Zhou Wen'an burning his soul and doing everything he could to see his senior brothers and sisters before he died. I remember Liao Qian buried all the disciples of the Jiuxuanmen in the coffin and finally pointed to a coffin filled with clothes and said there was another person. I remember always laughing. The laughing and joking elder Chen tried his best to save a life for his disciples, but in the end the purpose of the group was just to get rid of him. I felt a huge sense of absurdity, sadness and compassion in my heart. I remember the monk who rushed to the execution ground alone to save Liu Wuyan, Liu Gengfu who was left alive, and Li Banfan who always paid attention to Jun Wanbai. But what I remember most clearly is Liao Gan, who was shouted out by all the sect leaders when they called their disciples to join the battle. He was the only one left alive in his sect, but then everyone should say "Jiuzhou Qianzhuang", and all the sects merged into one. I shed tears every time I watch it, and I am still crying when I type this sentence. Jiuzhou Bank is immortal and immortal. The light of humanity is also immortal. I have rarely read a book that makes me so immersed in it. The language is too pale and weak. But I am really grateful to the author for his persistence, which allows me to get a glimpse of the vivid little characters under the tide of the times through the laughter, curses, life and death of the characters in this book.
After reading it, how should I put it, the Immortal Sect and the Dynasty, the Ancient Emperor and the Eighteenth Gu Family, Baili Shu, all of this seems to be destined, and I can't find out who is right and who is wrong... I feel so heavy
Thank you for giving us this world and letting us know them. We come from outside the book. As the author said, we are just bystanders of history, and we feel an inexplicable sense of powerlessness. After reading this volume, I have cried for them countless times. Perhaps, I don't know if I am right or not. As the author, he is also the creator of this world, and he is Baili on another level. Some stories are rushed and the emotions may require further depth. I hope that one day, I can wait until the author has revised the full text, and I want to meet the Eight Immortal Sects again. I hope that by then we will all have grown up. Raise your glasses and have a good time together.
The last time I watched Chao Ge, I had not yet taken the college entrance examination, and this time I was already in college... But Chao Ge is still my favorite group portrait of cultivators. Those scenes that are already familiar to me will still make me cry when I watch them again. I really like it so much, and I'm also really sad... I have thought about relying on the original work to write some shallow fan fiction to make up for this somewhat incomplete ending, but it is already the best ending that everyone has tried their best to achieve. But there is no perfection without imperfections, not to mention that in the end no one can tell who is right and who is wrong. ... I really, really like it. It was great to be able to take Amway and watch Chaoge at that time. Teacher Wu Jiudian is really great, and little brother Baili is also great... I burst into tears. Although he has never said love, he still travels across the world to find Ye Qiusheng in Baili Shu. It is really beautiful. I don't know what to say anymore, I can only cry.
The story in the same series... Does it refer to beauty (crying) I'm honored to get to know Jiudian through Beauty in 2021, and I'll also make up for Jiudian's articles later... I'm honored to get to know little brother Baili during the winter vacation of 2024! … Nine palaces! ! I heard that Chaoge has a sequel? ! What should I do if I'm late and my Weibo is gone? ! ! Is there any sister who can point me to a clear path? QVQ (super loud)
When I first met little brother Baili, Chaoge was not called Chaoge. At that time, it was still called Survival Guide for Sick Beauty. The copywriting at that time was not what it is now. I just accidentally clicked on an ordinary book, but I didn't expect to be shocked by the words in it. After so many years, I came back to make up for my points and couldn't help but want to say something. I'm really grateful to the author for introducing me to such a magnificent world, to the world's number one Jiuxuanmen, and to so many lively people. Thank you again. I'm lucky to have met Sick Beauty Survival Guide and Chaoge.
The young master cut off Hongmeng with a sword, and from now on there will be no more of him in the world, and Baili Taiya used arrows to give the people a new order, and there will be no more immortals or demons in the world. There is no right or wrong in this war, just different positions. Even if their hands are stained with blood and they are covered with sin, they must protect them - I really like them so much
I really, really love this article. Although this article cannot be said to have CP, in this vast history, it doesn't matter whether it does or not. Ye Qiusheng is not the cookie-cutter protagonist we have seen before in the true sense. He is more like an abbreviation of all the unwilling geniuses in the 12 dynasties, whether they are immortal cultivators or people in the dynasty. Shi Xiashan pointed out that those young boys were playing with them while Baili Shu was watching with a faint smile. Just as the author said, Baili has emotions. After all, he is neither the way of heaven nor the order. In the next thousand years, he and Ye Qiusheng will have their own lives. Maybe they will have a disciple together, maybe they will play chess with those old friends, or maybe they will just sit together, lean on each other's shoulders and quietly watch the romance and snowy moon together until they grow old. In short, this land has given birth to too many miracles, and the miracles will never stop (this is the first time I write a long review because this article really gave me too many inspirations and ideas. Finally, I hope there will be more good-looking articles, and everyone who reads this article will also have a good life and future)
It's been too long since I've watched Chao Ge. After rewatching it, I was stabbed with a knife. It was so exciting! Although the author has revised the text several times, it does not affect reading. It's very exciting when a lot of foreshadowing is revealed later! The idea of cultivating immortality is not to die, but to dare to serve the common people after becoming an immortal. Mortals don't need immortality! Although I idealize the idea of sect partners walking together, the intertwining of stance, human nature, war history, maintenance of order, hope and despair is really exciting! The mortal world does not fall in love with Zizaixian! My favorite part is the part about the two of them traveling in Guazhou, and telling each other their names. The humanity in the senior brother will always exist. There will always be someone who will remember to walk with you through the long years. You are not alone. You have friends from the sect. Although the anchor points are gone and you will be exiled after the war, there are people who are always looking for you and grabbing your hand. Ye Qiusheng, you must hold Bailisu's hand tightly! [Red heart]
After watching it, I felt very heavy and had an indescribable sadness. Almost all the members were be. It also made me cry. It is very beautiful and beautiful. I will always remember Jiuxuanmen, many people and Baili Shu, who I have always loved.
Just... When I first saw this book, Flowers of the High Mountains was still being updated. However, I waited and waited and waited. When I finished a few more books, Flowers of the High Mountains was no longer being updated. In the end, it was even locked?
At first when Brother Baili appeared, I thought Jiudian wanted to write about a heartthrob or something like that, but then as the story unfolded, I changed my mind. I thought Brother Baili was a cold-faced and warm-hearted person. His indifference to everyone was actually to protect the common people and maintain world order. He should have also been confused. After all, in order to bring life to the world, he allowed the desolate beast to be born. Later, the desolate beast was too powerful and the ancient emperor had to be born. However, the ancient emperor was tyrannical and ruthless, so the eighteenth generation of the Gu clan was born, but the eighteen members of the Gu clan had to fight each other. Later, the ancient emperor fell into complete sinking. Sleep, but the descendants of the Eighteenth Gu family, the Eighth Sect of the Immortal Sect, have conflicts with human beings. As a world consciousness, he watches human beings fight, the lives are devastated, and his companions continue to die. It must be very painful. This kind of pain is too heavy, so his master can always be in the hands of Little Brother Baili. I feel his sadness under the coldness www. This book reminds me of the beauty of the Nine Palaces. Both books are quite depressing, but I think this is the best ending for Baili. I don't think he disappeared. He turned into the wind, mountains, rivers and swamps in the world. Ze, is watching the world. When the order of the world is destroyed, I believe he will wake up from the projection space of the Ten Thousand Immortals Era. It's just that he is too tired now and needs to rest. But I still hope that Brother Baili will not wake up. After all, this pain is too heavy.
. . . A long commentary on the Eight Classics, dedicated to "Chao Ge". At first I was attracted by the words in the copywriting, and I personally like these very much. Era of Immortals, epics, wilderness, ancient times, or group portraits are all my favorites, and I have collected them very early to read them. To be honest, I felt bored when I first read it. This boredom even lasted for more than a hundred chapters, and you have to remember that there are only two hundred chapters in total. Personally, I feel that although there are foreshadowing plots in the front, they are all relatively big and must be set off together at the end. In fact, there are some small but important things in the front that can be solved in a dozen chapters at most. Keeping ambush plots and running into various places feels like it lasts a bit too long. I have wondered countless times whether the writing is not as good as the copywriting says, or whether people in the comment section are too easily impressed. And because I don't like spoilers, I can't even read long reviews, so I can only keep reading with some pain. It seems that it wasn't until around Chapter 140 that I slowly ended this feeling and truly entered the world of Chao Ge. To be fair, it's pretty good, and it's definitely not bad among the group portrait articles I've read. What shocked me the most was the alliance and actions of the Dynasty. Their abandonment, their forbearance, and their final resistance were very shocking. Xianmen is also very good, Dynasty is also very good, my favorite characters are Bai Manqing and Ye Qiusheng. Very plump. As for the emotional drama, I accept it well, because as long as there is a perfect plot, I will love www, but I will also go to Dayan to look for Chao Ge's extras soon! It's a very good story. You see that the blade of the sword is like snow, but you still have to shine the light of fire. Baili Shu is also well portrayed. He is always lonely and silent, but stands in front of everyone. But the only small problem I feel is that there is a bit too much emphasis on this aspect, as if it keeps saying that the will of the ancient emperor commands the world and so on. To be honest, I feel that it has been repeated too many times. It can be highlighted through other descriptions, right? Of course it's not a writing guide, which is pretty good. Next, it comes down to personal preference. Distant ancient times, mysterious myths, and epic delusions are all one of the things I have been pursuing. What exactly happened three million years ago? What are the gods of the four directions, the twenty-eight constellations, the mythical beasts in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the two emperors of Yan and Huang, and the Jedi Heavenly Power, and why? If all this really happened, why has it disappeared so completely now? Where are they now? Ahhhh, I really, really want to know these answers. I always felt that I would know. From an idealist's point of view, I don't want to say this from the perspective of historical materialism. To explain these things is simply ridiculous, like a young boy quoting scriptures and pointing fingers at a gray-haired old grandmother. Watching Chaoge makes me feel a little closer to that era. To be honest, I can't say it was a good era, but it definitely made people want to take a peek. I closed my eyes and imagined the arrival of the ancient emperor. I imagined the extremely dark sky and the highest glacier. I was so obsessed that it was beyond words. Thank you Chaoge for the experience. It's really good. I like it very much... I hope Jiudian's writing will get better and better, I hope everyone is well, and I hope one day I can feel the distant wind.
After Nine Halls, there are no more immortal heroes in the Danmei label.
It's really shocking. I don't even know what to say. The world structure is very huge and very depressing. I can only say that it's so good. After watching it, I felt completely bad (╥_╥)
I didn't read the original version because I had no money (Sorry, I will definitely buy it when I have money) At the end of "Spreading Flowers", this is my first time reading a group portrait, and I feel very shocked. In the past, I focused on the love story between the protagonists, and sometimes I even couldn't remember the protagonist's name, but this book is different. I remembered many people, Shen Changge and Jun Wanbai, who were both Skynet seeds but had different paths, the little-known senior sister Guan Zhiyu, Zhou Wen'an and Bai Li, who are the masters of the Jiuxuanmen... Their stories had a great impact on me, changing my stereotype of a happy ending. The drama is extraordinary. Although I have not read other fairy tale group portraits, I personally think this one is unsurpassed. I like it very much!
To be fair, this is one of my favorite group portrait articles I have read in the past few years. ??"Order", "War", "Strength"... Many propositions have been put on the surface. People are complicated, and human nature even more so, but what moved me the most was still the idealistic camaraderie written by the author. The inability to control oneself in different positions, the separation of the identity born with it and the environment in which one grew up, and the fact that there is no way back once you move forward... ?? The more I watch, the more I understand. There is no such thing as black and white.
An imperfect ending but the most real
Long Tu, it's time for me. I can't live without my little brother Baili.
It looks good, everyone has a different position, everyone is a contradictory individual
Will it be published? If it is published, I will definitely buy it. I will cry to death.
The young master cut off Hongmeng with a sword, and from now on there will be no more of him in the world, and Baili Taiya used arrows to give the people a new order, and there will be no more immortals or demons in the world. There is no right or wrong in this war, just different positions. Even if their hands are stained with blood and they are covered with sin, they must protect them - I really like them so much
This time, my brother Baili is healthy and safe.
The first time I watched it was when I was in junior high school, and now I am in college. I will still be moved by everyone in Jiuxuanmen when I watch it again. This book will be my forever White Moonlight.
After reading it for the second time, I will still be moved by the group portraits in this book, and I will still be shocked by the grand narrative. Thank you again for meeting me.
I finally finished it after off and on. It made me cry.