
Seeking the Dao and Immortality, I Am the Butcher's Knife
求道长生,我为刀俎
- Status
- Ongoing
- Length
- 542k Words
- Genre
- Eastern Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Xuanhuan
- Updated
- 3y ago
- English
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In booklists 9
Xuyuan Library
I prefer stories with no female lead, and themes of ruthlessness and self-interest
A Reading List for Clear-Headed Readers
Dark stories have all but disappeared from Qidian, so these days I only recommend rational, level-headed stories.
Books with Ruthless, Decisive Leads
Everyone's welcome to save and comment , , , , The Infinite Performance has disappeared Sleepy Immortal
No-CP Reading List,
I originally made this list hoping people would recommend books to me too, but after all this time, only a few have been recommended. A lot of my other lists have been abandoned, and I don’t feel like keeping this one up anymore either... From now on, I’ll just update it whenever I feel like it.
Ruthless, Cunning Leads, No Romance: Recommendations in the Same Vein
Decisive protagonists, scheming leads, no female lead, similar genres
2024: High-IQ, Self-Interested Novels Without Goody-Two-Shoes Protagonists
Ruthless, self-interested, and highly intelligent
Dark Fiction: Stories with Non-Toxic Protagonists
Essential traits of a dark-fiction protagonist 1. Antisocial personality: willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals 2. Socially withdrawn and hyper-logical: highly intelligent, loves putting on an act, and no one can see through the protagonist 3. Emotionally detached: cares only about themself Here are a few novels on Qidian that, for some reason, won't show up on the list: 1. Boss Descends into Reality (fits all three traits) 2. The Beginning of Corruption (fits traits 1 and 2) 3.
Dark Stories with No Female Lead
As long as you don’t do good deeds or help others, and don’t look down on evil, that counts as dark fiction. I don’t know why, but every time I update a book, it gets reviewed. So annoying.
Reading Novels for the Rise of Dark Fiction
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Finally found a novel without a female lead! Those novels about immortality and the pursuit of immortality with female leads are so annoying. You have to control her cultivation resources, her lifespan, and keep her secrets—it's just so frustrating.
Two-watch beasts are not your limit, but just your beginning.
For three years, I've been a live-in son-in-law, subjected to daily domestic violence by my wife, and my in-laws have been cold and sarcastic towards me. My best friend even seduced my wife. My countless acts of forbearance have only resulted in her escalating abuse. I've reached my breaking point; I can no longer endure it. Just ten more chapters from the author, and you can hear my revenge plan.
Come, author, repeat after me my solemn oath: From today onward, I will never stop updating. I will not watch dramas, travel, or get sick. I will not play games or write filler articles. I will be strictly self-disciplined, cherish time like gold, be indomitable, strive hard, pursue excellence, strive for brilliance, find joy in writing, be tempered into steel, and be worthy of my readers, worthy…
This is the only smear article I can find right now, please don't abandon it 😭
My personal opinion on this book: An overemphasis on "caution" can, over time, create the illusion of timidity and fearfulness in the reader. The male protagonist lacks confidence, and his combat strength is slightly low. After watching for a while, you'll get a very frustrating feeling of tormenting the protagonist. As the protagonist, he naturally needs some protagonist halo.
Why is the protagonist becoming less and less human the more he cultivates? He must have some kind of disguise technique. The more advanced his cultivation, the easier it is to transform into human form. The body is just an outer shell, that's fine, but people prefer something aesthetically pleasing.
I think Raymond Lam's storyline is really toxic, extremely toxic. One was trying to control the Spirit Sea cultivator while the other was trying to cultivate Qi, and it turned out like this. The protagonist was too impatient and ended up reaping the consequences. Just assign him any kind of mission outside the home, and that will be fine.
The cultivation novel system has many illogical settings, and the plots are all about encountering caves, secret realms, cultivation techniques, and so on. They're all pretty much the same, and after reading too many, they become bland. Plus, with so many fortuitous encounters, it feels like the protagonist is showered with treasures by the God of Wealth, blessed with a protagonist's halo.
There are no major flaws at the moment; it should be considered a "mortal-oriented" approach. Avoid actions that are easily banned, such as directly devouring people. You could try a different method, such as directly draining life force, or a more roundabout approach. Is it 8u? You can keep writing, and refine the details further.