
The Hidden Dao
小道藏
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 873k Words
- Subgenre
- Rule-Based Horror
- Updated
- 5y ago
- English
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This list is for books with characters of normal intelligence. I don’t like harem novels or haremlit, and I’m not interested in stories that constantly rely on showing off and face-slapping. I prefer realistic settings, sensible plots, and smooth transitions between events. I’m not into cutesy transformations, gender-bending, or stories that rewrite history or mythology.
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🙂Although the male protagonist was blinded, verbally abused, beaten, and pelted with stones and eggs in Mangshan Town, he remained steadfast in his loyalty, protecting Mangshan. He truly is like the Virgin Mary.
I hope the protagonist will focus on cultivation and not have a harem or become a womanizer.
This is really bad, I'm almost poisoned by it. Since we're both players, I feel like Li Sisi Nian should at least be intelligent enough not to be so reckless. His brain seems a bit off. It's like the author is deliberately trying to portray this character's traits, but it feels counterproductive.
Enough with the chit-chat, let's talk about what I consider to be the flaws. (Remember, this is just my opinion; I'm not confident my views represent everyone's, but I still want to criticize and comment.) First, the world-building. At first, the phrase "Mountain and Sea Realm" made me think it was a typical fantasy mythological world.
So, harems are just about sex? What are you all thinking? Don't you even know what's going on in online novels these days? A female lead makes the story less boring; it can't just be about cultivation and monster-slaying, right? Just because some authors can't write a good female lead doesn't mean you can completely dismiss their work? What kind of people are these?! ()
It's too messy. The cause and effect are always missing something, plot holes appear out of nowhere, and then conclusions are drawn—it's all very brain-taxing. The outline is in your head; you know exactly how you want to write it. The problem is, it's very difficult for the reader to understand.
Xuanzhen doesn't feel like a main character's clone anymore; he's more like an independent individual, which feels really strange. Also, the later part about Huang Quan is completely uninteresting, so I skipped through it.
He is indeed a saint, and he writes well, but his values don't align with mine. I am not a good person. I don't mind doing good deeds when I have the ability, but I can't bring myself to exchange my life for someone whose life I don't even know if I can save.
The details are too fine, bordering on frivolous, which is understandable. However, the protagonist seems more and more like a woman, with every step potentially triggering sentimentality and constant self-pity. Are you sure she can survive in the myriad realms like that? Then there's Xuanzhen, who knows too much—is this an avatar? It would be better to have a system spirit or a completely rational personality like Dr. Chen's.
The faction is listed but still "pending"? You don't want to wait until the ending to choose your faction, do you?