Knocking on Heaven’s Gate with a Sword
剑叩天门
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 2.3M Words
- Genre
- Xianxia
- Subgenre
- Fantasy Cultivation
- Updated
- 6y ago
- English
- Request a translation
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I've been suffering from a reading slump for days, searching in vain. I've scoured the entire fantasy genre list, but found few works to my liking. Looking at today's online novels, most are poorly written, with incoherent sentences and unclear structure—the kind of amateurish writing you'd find only in a few good pieces.
A good book, it's a pity the genre is fantasy and the protagonist is a traditional type, otherwise it could be considered a masterpiece. I read it during a limited-time free period. Both the overall plot and the details are top-notch. The big boss is unconventional, while the minor characters are quite formulaic. Worth reading.
Thanks to the limited-time free offer, I was able to see this wonderful book. The writing is excellent, and the characters are well-developed. Most importantly, the romance is well-written, whether it's family, friendship, teacher-student relationships, or the ambiguous feelings between the male lead and several female characters.
This book would be so much better without Sang Xiaoman; she's disgusting. She should have some impressive background, like the daughter of a sect leader or something. Early on, she steals the protagonist's master's wine, while simultaneously stringing along several young masters from various sects.
I read two detailed and insightful reviews, so I decided to give it a try. After reading the first few chapters, I thought it was really good, so I added it to my bookshelf and read it until the latest update. This is one of the few good books I've read from beginning to end! When I read *Battle Through the Heavens* before, I only read most of it before giving up.
A letter I wonder if the author will ever see.
I think I first read this book about three years ago. Back then, the author wasn't called Headless D (I'm not sure if I remembered correctly), and the updates had only progressed up to the point before the Autumn Water Clan's massacre. In that era when light novels were all the rage, as a newbie myself, I could only read those mindless, feel-good stories.
I started reading it in 2018, and I was truly amazed at first. It had a good plot, good writing, and, most importantly, suspense, which I love. However, the romance was rather ordinary. If the author had handled the romance better, the book would have been much more memorable. Looking back, the protagonist has his moments of brilliance, but the overall tone is relatively oppressive.
Why is the female lead so manipulative? This is the biggest flaw in the book!
What kind of masochistic protagonist is this? Someone tried to kill you time and time again, and you, even with the best temper, got a little angry and spoke to them in a very harsh tone.
This is truly a great book. It covers the protagonist's life over forty years, which is quite concise compared to the thousands or tens of thousands of years often spanned in fantasy novels. The overall plot is tight and engaging, making it excellent! 👍🏻 Highly recommended!