The Ancestors Are Above
祖宗在上
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.5M Words
- Genre
- Eastern Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Otherworld Continent
- Updated
- 6y ago
- English
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- Ancestor AboveEnglish name
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Ogmā’s Bookshelf
Fantasy • Supernatural • Light novels • Foreign history DND-style stories are especially recommended.
In a Reading Slump? Take a Look
Promising new novels, a cure for your reading slump
Farming / Games / Sweet Romance (One Love Interest)
Sharing good books. 🍀 My favorite flavors: farming, games, everyday life, and sweet romance 🍀 Usually one heroine or none. I'm not opposed to multiple heroines, but there are few of those here. 🍀 The plot must at least make sense, without forced, brainless contrivances, and the writing should flow smoothly. 🍀 Feel-good stories are fine, but not shallow, amateurish novels with arbitrary settings and plot holes everywhere. In male-oriented novels, I use heroine to mean the protagonist's partner.
Fantasy and Xianxia Reading List
Male-oriented cultivation, fantasy, and historical novels. When I find a good one, I'll offer a brief analysis. Feel free to correct me if you disagree. Books may be removed without notice. The ratings are [Immortal Herb] > [Good Herb] > [Dry Grass]. (You can recommend books, but preferably ones with at least 150,000 characters.)
Books That Suit My Taste: A Bit Off the Beaten Path
Sharing and being shared with. I don't recommend books I haven't read. If a book serves me garbage, I delete it on the spot.
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Books I've read, mostly completed works
A Devoted Recommendation from a Twelve-Year Veteran Bookworm!!! You Have to Check Out This Treasure Trove~
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My Favorite Novels
Novels I personally enjoy. Everything here is something I've read or am currently following. I especially like stories about building a divine realm, managing and developing a domain, Systems, traversing the myriad worlds, and ensemble casts.
Bestseller Author PTSD Survivor
I sample books every day, but I don't recommend ones that are too new. I try to make sure the storytelling and writing are above average. I especially enjoy fantasy, otherworldly game settings, historical fiction, and territory-building stories. I'm fed up with the trend of building entire novels around a golden finger. Serious writers should create a world with solid foundations, then let well-rounded characters drive the story forward. Of course, most people don't have the ability or time for
A Personal Reading List
A mix of old and new books, all well written or full of original ideas.
Comfort Reads That Aren’t Dumb
Some novels I personally enjoy. I hope you’ll like them too
Lighthearted, Imaginative Stories: A Refuge from the Real World
Lighthearted stories and wild ideas, above all, books that are readable. These are books and authors I’ve read over the years. I don’t like stale tropes or depressing stories. My standard for a novel is simple: it should make me happy and bring me some joy and warmth. Another thing I look for is imagination: unexpected thrills and surprises I’d never encounter in real life. If you share my tastes, come on in and have a look.
Books I've Read
Keeping a record
Treasures from the Vast Sea
The sea of books is vast, but hidden gems are hard to find. This list is dedicated to finding novels buried in that vast sea. Everyone can see the books on the charts, so I generally don't recommend those. Some of these novels may have a few flaws, but the author's imaginative ideas in certain areas make them worth a read. Others may be just tiny seedlings, but one day they'll grow into towering trees.
Clan-Building and Divine Incense Worship [A Veteran Reader’s Treasure Trove] (Mostly Completed)
A note up front: I may update slowly, but every book here is one I personally enjoyed and finished before recommending it. As the saying goes, if one person runs out of books to read, the whole list is to blame! This list brings together several genres I enjoy. If you’re on the same wavelength, feel free to leave recommendations in the comments. New readers who want to recommend books, just leave me a message. Main genres: Family-clan stories Incense-and-faith deity cultivation: Incense becomes
Missions
I've been reading for over a decade. Here are some I personally think are good.
Must-Haves for Bookworms, Must-Clicks for Reading Slumps
System, reborn, slice of life, smart characters. Please follow and send flowers.
Picked Up Along the Way
Most of the books I recommend are ones I've read. There's probably something here for every kind of reader. This list uses a five-star rating system. I'll rate each book based on how highly I recommend it. ★★★★★ ★★★★☆ ★★★★ ★★★☆ ★★★ ★★☆ ★★ ★☆ ★ I rate books according to my personal taste, not by ranking them. Every book on this list is one I've unearthed from a sea of books.
❤ Featured New Books: Please Add Them to Your Library 🐬
♬ A roundup of great books, delivered fast. Come pick them up! Mostly promising new stories, any genre welcome! I'll include ongoing or completed novels that I enjoy. If you like any of the books here, please remember to ↓↓↓ ☘️ ① Like the books, and don't leave maliciously bad reviews! 🍁 ② Save the list and enjoy reading! 🍃 ③ Follow me so you never lose your way! Reviews of books on this list are only my personal opinions. P.S. 1. Flowers and the like are entirely optional. I'd be grateful if
Books That Keep Me Checking for Updates Every Day
Books that keep me checking for updates every day
A Bookworm’s Personal List, Updated from Time to Time
I went back through my old reading lists. Some books have vanished, others got dropped, and there really aren't many that are still going strong 😜. After cutting and pruning, the list was nearly empty, so here we go again. These are all books I've been following, and I'll stick by them through gritted teeth 😚 Lately, I don't know why, but the review sections have been so hostile. I just wanted to browse reviews and find something to read, but ended up with nothing. If a book is truly awful and i
Reading Quietly Alone
Time that belongs to one person alone..
Contemplating the Way of Heaven
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Sensible Villains, Calm and Rational Protagonists
This list has been around for years, so it’s only natural that a few books don’t fit the title. Some may have been abandoned by their authors or taken down, too. I’m keeping them here as mementos.
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Lu Family Genealogy Regarding updates: The people in the family genealogy are people with clear lineage (who know who their parents are), while the people appearing in the book now are only known by their names, not by their family, so updates are not possible.
The best book in the ancestral category
I've read the Ancestor Simulator and played the game. I glanced at the synopsis of "Super God Ancestor" and it seemed similar to the simulator, so I didn't read it. To be honest, I still prefer this book. First, the worldviews are different. The simulator felt a bit dragging and the development was slow, while this book is fast-paced from the start.
Is that airship you? If yes, just reply and say you've already invested.
After reading a few chapters, I think it's quite well-written. When I read "Ancestor Simulator," I was especially looking forward to seeing what the immortal-cultivating grandson and the martial arts-practicing Zhong Shitou would look like when they grew up, but unfortunately, the pacing was very slow. This immortal-cultivation novel seems to suit my taste better.
It's a bit long-winded and needs some revision. Don't focus too much on description and explanation. Do you need to overcomplicate things? Actually, it's not bad, but I couldn't find my direction as I wrote, so I deliberately tried to expand the world view. I watched it all, but things started to get messy towards the end. Then, it ranked second on the monthly list, and got featured.
The plot is quite interesting, but it's mostly related to the game "Ancestors Above". The beginning was especially ridiculous; all the resources were used to power up the female character—it's truly infuriating.
A small suggestion: For skills like alchemist advancement, the system could materialize half of an alchemy manual, then increase the aptitude of a designated clan member in that area, combining the two for advancement. Otherwise, it's fine at lower levels, but it feels too jarring at higher levels. Similar methods could be used for talisman making, formations, and beast taming.
The book is good, but I always feel like I've been taken advantage of. ... Let's feature this! Anyone else feel the same?