
Seeking the Dao by the Abyss
临渊问道
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 2.2M Words
- Genre
- Xianxia
- Subgenre
- Classical Xianxia
- Updated
- 7mo ago
- English
- Request a translation
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- Linyuan Seeks the DaoEnglish name
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It is suggested that spirit sand be replaced with spirit stones, and that it be calculated by weight. For example, ten catties of spirit sand would be equivalent to one low-grade spirit stone. The total spiritual energy of ten catties of spirit sand is more than that of one spirit stone, but absorption is more difficult.
Who came up with this idea of cannibalism? Was it the Xuanjian Immortal Clan? This concept feels so stupid and disgusting.
Personally, I think there are a few illogical aspects to the plot, but this applies only to the story, not the author. 1. The first few chapters established the family's situation, revealing them to be extremely poor. Only the protagonist's grandfather was a low-grade first-tier weapon refiner; the others were unskilled in any of the various arts of cultivation.
Is there something wrong with Shui Hanqing's writing of this technique?
The Foundation Establishment stage cultivator has already killed one Heavenly Whale to establish their foundation. Now, at the Golden Core stage, they still need to kill another Heavenly Whale at the Golden Core stage. If this continues, then for each major realm or every other major realm, they'll need to kill a corresponding Heavenly Whale to achieve perfect advancement.
I hate it when cultivation novels add suspense. Everything about the protagonist, even their fortuitous encounters, is pre-arranged. That instantly kills half the excitement. The original title was supposed to be about the protagonist achieving immortality through magic, but it changed twice, turning into a family-based story.
I really don't understand why the author is so fixated on the family-based genre. The potential of the family-based genre is very limited because it can't compare to the sect genre in any way. The plot design, story development, and character portrayal are all greatly restricted.
The tone is too high; introducing such a sophisticated concept as "swallowing the Dao" at the Qi Refining stage is enough to deter many people.
Is the author already scheming and plotting so much at the Qi Refining stage? Are they still stuck in their previous book? Wake up, it's time to start a new one!
It's a pretty good novel, but it's always the same old story about taking in exceptionally talented women and keeping them by your side. Rare beauties with spiritual roots and Dao bodies flock to you. They call them maids. If you were a Nascent Soul cultivator, a Deity Transformation cultivator, or a Void Refining expert, it would be one thing, but this Qi Refining nobody is just wasting his time having a bunch of these exceptionally talented maids.
Don't try to make it so that everyone around you can break through to the Golden Core stage, that would be disgusting.