The Azure Gourd Sword Immortal

This is a fanfiction series, continuing from the previous "if" storyline, specifically episode 01: Gathering Herbs in the Mountains. As the sun sets, the sky gradually becomes hazy. At this time, the herb-gathering boy should have turned back down the mountain and rushed home before it got dark.

Outside Huaiyuan Town, on Wenliang Mountain. A child is strolling through the woods. He was carrying a small basket on his back, which was filled with many recently picked herbs, clearly indicating that he was a herb-gathering boy. The child's eyes were like bright stars, and his pupils were like autumn water.

There aren't many authors like Bamboo these days. To be honest, after reading so many cultivation novels, only one or two have kept me reading every single chapter, and *The Green Gourd Sword Immortal* is one of them. Reading long novels requires patience, but I think the later plot won't disappoint.

To summarize the techniques Liang Yan has learned so far: The Mischievous Kung Fu (Eightfold Origin): Rolling Appearance (True Name Unknown), Cursing Appearance (True Name Unknown), Dozing Appearance (Bodhi Clear and Pure Appearance), One-Punch Appearance (True Name Unknown), Emptiness of All Phenomena Appearance (True Name Unknown), the latter three appearances are still unclear.

This book is, in my opinion, the best *mortal cultivation* novel written in recent years, bar none. First, the author's writing is fluid, the plot ingenious, and the story unfolds gradually, unlike some novels that jump straight into action and violence. After all, everything takes time. Moreover, it has no flaws.

This book is captivating; once you start reading, you can't put it down. Despite the title suggesting a sword immortal novel, the first hundred chapters are devoid of swords, instead focusing on array formations as the path to enlightenment. The ingenious designs of arrays like the Zhou Tian Reversal Array and the Calamity Gate are simply breathtaking.

That's it, it's surprisingly good, and it gets even better as it goes on, with Yi Xing showing his true colors. The sect is much better now, less chaotic and corrupt. The plot is also much more cohesive and natural. By the way, is the character list not available?

Writing about how a disciple refining a sword as a master is really a work for the later period. Originally, Liang Yan's harem could not be opened, and the rules of fighting and sword moves were difficult to write. The higher the level, the more difficult it is to write. Switching to the perspective of each disciple, it is possible to write about changes in the worldview as well as different genres and emotional lines. The main plot of Liang Yan is also progressing simultaneously.

Let's summarize the techniques and supernatural abilities used by Liang Yan. **Eightfold Evolution:** The angry monk imparts the Sage's cultivation method, consisting of eight phases. Currently, the protagonist has mastered the fifth phase, the Emptiness of All Dharmas.

This book has been on my bookshelf for a long time. I added it to my collection because of its retro beginning, but I haven't been able to get into it. The early parts were really unremarkable, though there weren't any particularly unbearable flaws. However, I saw in the comments that it got better later on, so I started skipping around when I was looking for something to read.