A Cultivator's Culinary Life
修士的厨神生活
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- Completed
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- 1.9M Words
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- Urban
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- Superpowers
- Updated
- 8y ago
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Three Thousand Paths: Cultivation, Body Training, Battle Aura, Magic, Different Roads to the Same Destination
I’ve been reading for over ten years, and I only recommend books I’ve finished. I won’t recommend something I haven’t read, no matter how popular it is. I’ve read everything from historical and entertainment novels to cultivation, Primordial Chaos, and some fantasy. These are the ones I personally think are good. Whenever I find a great book, I’ll update the list right away.
Sanmu's Nighttime Companions
A great collection of books that San Mu stayed up reading until the early hours!
Good, Clean Reads to Pass the Time
Books that make you want to keep reading, with fresh stories instead of the same old plots and sharp writing.
Hand in Hand, Reading Together
Here are all the books I've enjoyed from the beginning until now. I recommend them to everyone.
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A collection of books without womanizers, with witty, fun stories, and villains who aren't idiots or long-winded!
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Ten Years of Brewing, Finally a Reading List
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Water is like the sea... I'm speechless. The most bizarre thing is that you have hundreds of years of cultivation memories, but you can't do anything except cook and refine weapons. So you spent those hundreds of years of memories repairing pots and cooking in the kitchen?
I've read over a hundred chapters... And then I was completely defeated by a mutated pangolin. I immediately couldn't continue reading. In the earlier chapters, I thought he was incredibly powerful, like a top-tier cultivator. But instead of focusing on cultivation, he just travels around showing off. He gets easily defeated by even minor monsters.
Super good! I've subscribed to the whole thing. It's a bit like a Jurassic Park-themed urban fantasy novel, without forced posturing or face-slapping tropes. The supporting characters are all intelligent, yet the plot is very enjoyable to read. Highly recommended! It's just too short; it felt like I hadn't even finished reading before the chapter ended. I hope the author won't abandon such a good story! If the writing style continues in this way, I'll keep subscribing.
Why does the protagonist, who has reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, still frequently consult the black cat?
Why does the protagonist, who has reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, still frequently consult the black cat?
Regardless of how well the rest of the story unfolds, chapter 39 is off-putting, not because of the rat, but solely because of that pig. The character's inconsistent personality is incredibly frustrating. Either treat everyone equally, or ignore them all. Why act like a saint and then become an independent entity?
A word of advice to all women: don't eat apples on Christmas Eve! 🍎 Apples; one tempted Eve, one awakened Newton, one became the king of the mobile phone market, one dominated square dancing, one reigned supreme on Christmas Eve. How many girls were tricked into eating bananas under the guise of eating apples on Christmas Eve, and ended up drinking soy milk instead? How do you say apple in English? "Get shot apple" (a slang term for being hit by a cannon).
The plot is too simplistic, and the world-building is inconsistent. Even if cultivation sects existed in an era without spiritual energy, they would only have passed down their techniques. The idea that someone could immediately cultivate them successfully when spiritual energy revived is absurd. First, how can one cultivate without a master? Second, how did they find disciples with spiritual roots generation after generation when there was no spiritual energy?
This book, disguised as an urban fantasy, initially seemed to only feature the protagonist with a miraculous encounter leading to cultivation, but it turns out to be a bunch of people and animals... What's the point of reading it? Its poor performance was inevitable! I'm dropping it.
I enjoyed the free-to-play offer today, but as I watched, I suddenly realized how weak the protagonist is. Of the eight major categories—cultivation techniques, spells, incantations, skills, talismans, and artifacts—only the talismans and artifacts are considered truly masterful. His cultivation techniques are unremarkable; he's ignorant of spells and techniques, and his skills are rather vague.
The biggest problem is the protagonist's ability setup. The protagonist possesses the memories of the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion (Golden Core stage), including knowledge of numerous cultivation techniques, spells, weapon crafting, and alchemy. However, the protagonist has basically never practiced any spells, nor has he used any higher-level cultivation techniques.