Fox Demon Cultivation Manual

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By some freak coincidence, Song Ci mistakenly consumed the blood of the Demon King, causing himself to become a demon too. A weak scholar…… forced to suffer in silence.

What was even more tragic was that no matter where he went, demons would attack him from all directions braying for his blood, or they would squeeze his neck while interrogating him about his relationship with the Demon King.

As such, Song Ci became an anti-fan of the Demon King. Regardless of who praised the Demon King, he would be the first to stand out and refute them.

Song Ci fled for his life as he searched for the gate leading to the Demon Realm. Along the way, he clung on to the thigh of an influential man, and went to great pains to persuade him to slay the Demon King together with him and restore peace to the human world.

Song Ci, “Sooner or later, I will skin the Demon King, rip the tendons off him, and drink his blood!”

Rong Bai (smiling), “I admire the way you think.”

Who knew that, after entering the demon realm —

Tens of thousands of monsters bowed their heads and kowtowed to this thigh beside him and shouted “Long live the Demon King!”

Song Ci was stunned.

Rong Bai (smiling), “What did you say you were going to do when you came to the Demon Realm?”

Song Ci, “It, it’s all a misunderstanding……”

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FDCM
狐妖修炼指南
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aballofstress
aballofstress
January 3, 2021
Status: Completed
3.5

I have mixed feelings towards this novel. It had a really, really good start. So good that for one moment I thought I was reading Mo Dao Zu Shi again. The characters are interesting and likeable, the set up is good, we have a goal and they are moving towards it. The first two arcs pass nicely, though she does overuse the strained lovers trope.

The main arc however... yikes. It just felt like it fell apart. The characters she introduced earlier went basically missing, villains in and out stage... more>> left and right, and while
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the time travel plot has the potential to be really interesting, it was too full of plot holes to make sense.

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It’s like it required reading the other novels to make sense. I get the feeling instead that she just gave up a bit at the end.

The translation is really very good besides a few shallow grammar mistakes which bumps up the rating. <<less
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EUGEO SYNTHESIS
EUGEO SYNTHESIS rated it
November 28, 2020
Status: c1
The Book is amazing but by time it's getting collapsed (I don't know why this can happend, but I think it's maybe because this novel still continue and have other series???) Well im not reading other book yet, and I think I may change my rating after read the other book.

(The reason I give three star is because there is to much hole and character that out of no where when it come to the end of the story...)
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SayMrrp
SayMrrp rated it
September 14, 2020
Status: Completed
Part of a series, so it kinda feels like some things are missing. The novel gets confusing at times, but the overall plot was clear. I did wonder if it was unnecessarily convoluted, but it felt good, so I guess it's alright.

When I saw that it was a "fox demon" MC, I though the MC might turn out weak and coquettish. The MC did start out weak, but he was never really coquettish, just trying to hold onto the ML's thigh shamelessly. Yup, MC's quite shameless. I'm glad that he... more>> didn't feel like a wimp even though he started out weak. I kinda didn't like how random the powerups were, but hey, at least the MC got stronger! The side characters are nice! Man, everything in this story starts out normal, gets sad, then gets alright? I was honestly quite surprised by some twists. The angst in the novel was pretty decent.

It was an alright read, perhaps a bit messy, but the characters were fun! I'd like to see the other novels in the series translated someday. <<less
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sararehman
sararehman rated it
June 24, 2020
Status: Completed
This novel was a great read for me, like I really enjoyed the story line and obviously love Rong Bai and Song Ci, duh. Also, it gave me Heaven Official's Blessing and the Legendary Master's Wife vibes, like there were quite a few similarities. I feel like the author is also a big danmei fan because of this hehe.

The translation was also done extremely well too, so thank you for spending your time on this novel.

There were some parts of the story that did have me in a bit of... more>> confusion, but the author wrote some notes at the end to help clear up the confusion so I'm glad for that.

I really wanted this novel to carry on, because it didn't really say much about the devil king, and then at the end it said that there was another novel called Mo zun (魔尊也在逃命) that tells more of the story of the devil king, but I couldn't find an english translation of it. I'm not sure if there is an english tranlation or not, but I really want to read Mo zun too. <<less
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chiakiss
chiakiss rated it
June 11, 2020
Status: Completed
This novel has too little reviews ah!

I don't have much too say about this novel; Translation was perfect, it was a really nice read. It was refreshing, had a meaningful plot but not heavy; exactly what I was looking for. Both ML, MC, and hell even secondary characters had definite, coherent, and likable personalities. Romances scenes were super cuter, and honestly I lovedddd the development of the romance on this one. And kudos to being probably the only book that has a chapter that is 95% fight scene that I... more>> read without skimming. Super engaging.

For cons, I would say the pacing/ the way events are "glued" together/ plot or characters conflict resolutions SOMETIMES fall flat/ are kinda weird. This happens more later in the story, and I can't quite put my finger on it, but it could have been written better. Ending was a bit rushed. But alas, the plot itself and the writing overall are good, so I think this is just a matter of " this author is an amateur and probably doesn't have an experienced editor either". This author also... doesn't treat women too kindly in this story? I'm not saying that there shouldnt be female villains, but if there's barely any women in your story AND all of them but one are b*tches, that's kind of not cool dude. Who hurt you?What did she do?

But in a wordbuilding, characterization, and romance sense, this person has a lot of talent. I hope to read their future works and see them mature <<less
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ike_00000
ike_00000 rated it
January 19, 2020
Status: c68
It's a pretty good relaxing story. It's a little bit slow but personally, I really enjoy those stories, especially compared to love-at-first-sight ones.

I like all the characters; the MC is timid but also sometimes gutsy, and has grown quite a bit. The side characters are pretty interesting too. There's quite a bit of world-building, and a "bigger tale" behind the scenes, but I think it'll step it up a notch with this main arc having them go back in time. I think it'll probably paint a really cool picture that... more>> connects a lot of different things together, so I'm pretty excited for it. The entire story has that kind of artful feel to it, where the author is just slowly unveiling pieces of the story to us and one day we'll see the whole picture and be blown away.

Thanks to the translator for doing a great job as well!! The translation is great and so is upload speed. Very very appreciated!

I highly recommend people that like this story read Heaven Official's Blessing, it has a very similar vibe. And also The Founder of Diabolism, for another INCREDIBLE (!!!!!!) slow burn story. <<less
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Nana_ rated it
January 24, 2024
Status: extra
This book was made to heal the soul, and very intelligent writing since it really isn't a main story, more like a delve into secondary characters, I loved how they integrated the other stories in a way that opens up holes in the story to be filled in so that does not conflict with the objective of the book, but it brings more curiosity in relation to the other books.

The characters are very complex and have their own pains and problems, with problems that sometimes are the fault of protagonists... more>> from another story, showing situations from another angle.

The relationship between the protagonists is truly enviable, it made me doubt whether one day I could have a love so pure, true and trustworthy, it is a love that brings deep satisfaction just by reading it and seeing that it has not been tainted with unnecessary toxicity.

The fact that it gave a concrete ending but clearly created an open path for the continuation in another book is incredible, it's as if they had built a foundation for the relationship so that the real story could then begin, which in this case will be from the perspective of another character. Which does not bring any feeling of loss.

It's not the most complex story but the writing itself is incredible and the characters really carve a path to your heart.

Sorry for the writing errors, English is not my first language, and even if I understand it well, writing is still complicated. <<less
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forget_me_not
forget_me_not rated it
July 17, 2023
Status: Completed
3.5/5

I usually don't like stories that are consisted mainly of a bunch of subplots, but I did like this one. I enjoyed the characters and the overall plot, however my enthusiasm did start to wane after the
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time travel plot point

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I still liked it, but felt that the story and dynamics shifted kind of a lot.

Loved the side characters, specifically Zhu Zishu and Wen Changchu—would've loved to see more of them.
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User6833
User6833 rated it
April 9, 2023
Status: Completed
Personally 2.5/5. Book started off great but after the first two arcs it just went downhill. The idea of the story was fantastic but the execution was pretty meh... more>>
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The time travel arc was pretty weird and random I’m kinda confused why he did it? Like if Rong Bai willingly decided not to live why are you forcing him to live by going back in time??? It would have made more sense if someone was trying to kill him and not that he willingly decided he didn’t want to live anymore??

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It was so rushed after the first two arcs in my opinion. The relationship felt weirdly forced and I see people talking about how they didn’t like the complete 360 personality change between the 2 characters but I kind of understand why they had such a change so it’s not really a big deal to me personally and I see it more as a character growth.

The side character stories are CHEFS KISS I was sobbing crying at one of them...
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Jiang Liangs (is that even the name? I’m sorry hehe) story with his marriage and the red silk gown : (I was crying so hard when he found out the truth

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Book probably could have been shorter too and I was skimming the last 30 chapters because I didn’t really care about them ngl haha <<less
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tangtangzi
tangtangzi rated it
November 9, 2022
Status: Completed
This was actually a lot of fun to read up until the last two or so arcs. Each arc is like a mini story revolving around different side characters, and despite these side characters grabbing the focus away from the actual main leads of the story, their (often tragic) stories are engaging enough that it's easy to get attached to them. My favourite arc is the one about the tragic romance of a pair of martial brothers. The first half or so of the novel was great. The problem started... more>> around the end of the Tu Shan RongBai arc, because it was pretty obvious that the author rushed the last arc, the one that was focused on the MC Song Ci's own backstory. The conclusion of the novel was far from satisying, and a lot of questions remained unanswered. Apparently Song Ci and Rong Bai are side characters that appear in another novel by the author, and that's why the ending of this novel left so much unanswered. I really dislike the idea that I have to read another novel centered around entirely different characters to get the supposed full experience of this one. I don't think that is how this is supposed to work. In Tian Ya Ke for example, you don't have to read Qi Ye just to get a satisfying conclusion. If you want a bit more background about Zhou Zishu's character, you can go ahead and pick up Qi Ye, but if you don't it doesn't really matter that much because Tian Ya Ke still stands on its own.

Song Ci and Rong Bai are fun characters and their romance was really cute, so the way this story was concluded was so disappointing. The last arc was so important to Song Ci's character and it's annoying how the author just sped through it. Another more minor complaint are the female characters. I don't really mind if the danmei I read have very little female characters in them tbh, but I do mind very much if literally all the female characters in a story are b*tchy, evil women. Every single woman in this story (apart from one side character that disappears randomly after a short while) are all evil and b*tchy, like jealous concubines in palace harem dramas.

I enjoyed this enough to give it 3 stars, and because I liked the main CP and the tragic side characters a lot. The side CP is also really cute. It's such a shame the author didn't keep up the quality of the writing until the end. The characters deserve a lot better. <<less
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qirong
qirong rated it
September 15, 2022
Status: --
This story has a really fun premise, really cool characters but then such a terrible, terrible execution.

The first two arcs are fine, but by the third the problem becomes just really evident and difficult to ignore - every single plot has to be told through a dream or an illusory realm.

I really hate illusory realm plots in other novels, but I just put up with them since you will have one or two arcs where they show up for a few chapters. Here every few chapters a new one comes... more>> up.

The author took the advice "show, don't tell" TOO literally. Characters can't mention their past or have other characters mention it, the MC has to LIVE through the experience of every plot relevant (and irrelevant) thing.

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In the third act at least 3 different plot devices were used in sequence so the MC could get the full story in illusory realms. All of this after half the arc was spent with every character just acting over the top ridiculously mysterious and going "ooooh we could tell you but it will so much better for you to figure the mystery out yourself!!! " to the MC. In the end, he did not figure jack sh*t out! He just watched it like a TV show! What was all of the preamble even for!

After this arc just gets WORSE.

The MC goes to the ML's for a reason but it ends up feeling like just another plot device for us to see if all, almost as bad as just a flat out illusory realm. In the past we then have the following:

  • The MC and ML share dream realm and this is how the MC realize the MLs feelings.
  • A character bewitches the MC so he is stuck in a dream.
  • Another character mid conversation casts the MC into another illusory realm for like two chapters as like, a part of the conversation.
  • The MC decides to read a scroll on the supposed History of a clan of some Deities except WAIT in the divine realm you do not read words -
    you go into an illusory realm inside the scrolls! Also the scenes recorded in the scroll are exclusively the story of the ML and his mother which could be summarized more poignantly in like three or four lines of actual real world dialogue.

All this was one arc, just one thing after the other. Each chapter either started an illusory realm segment, ended it, or was fully inside one.

When the arc ends, the next arc starts and half way into its first chapter the MC gets trapped into... You guessed it, an illusory realm.

This is MADDENING.

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We are introduced to ghosts, their lovers and their enemies - a bunch of different characters that could indirectly and directly tell us their stories. Instead, all every character does is vaguely foreshadow the 'mystery' and exclusively have lengthy conversations if it is to expose the worldbuilding. In the end the MC just sees everything that was hinted at in a new illusory realm.

If the author had stepped back once or twice and allowed SOMETHING, ANYTHING to be even slightly ambiguous this would have been such a fun read.

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A simple example:

The most egregious case - the scroll you go into to see the full story with the mother. Two of the MLs siblings are introduce in the story, one who despises the MLs mother and another who seems to like her (and likes the ML). If these two had commented on her from different views, and then the scroll with the History of TuShan had a simple READABLE LINE that said something like 'Year XXI of the Peaceful Era. For failing in her childrearing duties and allowing Tu Shan Bai, heir of the Tu Shan clan, to come into mortal peril, Rong Sang was sentenced to death. " we would have half the story told.

You could then keep her corpse in the MLs dreams, and just have him mention the flowers he tried to foolishly get for her. Include a portrait of him with black hair next to the his mother in the book, and a few rude comments from a clan member about his childhood and you could have the whole sad tale. If done well, it could even hit harder.

There are just so many ways to tell a story that do not involve like four or more dream/illusory realms PER 20 CHAPTER ARC.

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End rant. <<less
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ricoerrr
ricoerrr rated it
May 17, 2022
Status: Completed
characters:

mc: song ci

ml: rong bai

summary: ... more>>
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MC drinks the blood of the demon king by accident and becomes a fox demon himself. He goes on a quest to find this demon king in order to become human again. He meets ML in his travels and they go from town to town hunting down clues of the demon king's whereabouts. Then MC realizes that ML was the demon king all along, but ML is weakened because his soul is incomplete. MC travels back in time to find a solution, but ends up romancing past-ML instead. Because of time contraints, their affair gets cut short and past-ML is left devastated. So he decides to lock the part of his soul that fell in love with MC in order to preserve the memory forever -- but at the cost of forgetting MC. Back to present time, MC reveals his identity and that successfully unlocks ml's memories.

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thoughts

mixed impression of this story. The narrative style feels very disjointed - and not only because the arcs are episodic - but because scenes dont flow well. Ie; dialogues that dont match with whats going on, worldbuilding inconsistencies that werent explained, rapidly switching scenes that are hard to follow, characters that show up for no reason and look out of place, things happen but completely lacks impact.

song ci's kind of a weird guy. His early personality is basically a weak and grovelling kiss-ass. Has an extreme case of tunnel vision as he somehow missed every single sign that rong bai is the demon king. He starts to get his sh*t together in the chessboard arc, and finally gets some character development in his flashback arc.
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what I do appreciate is how earlier on we were misled to believe that song ci had a picture perfect rich life in the capital, loved his family and didnt want to leave them behind -- when in fact the whole 'demon blood corrupting him' was probably his excuse to run away. He suffered from childhood abuse, neglect, and ridicule from peers, and readers didnt get an inkling of that until it was laid bare in his flashback. Song ci compartementalizes a lot and that makes him an unreliable narrator, BUT I like this little twist because it adds a bit of flair to his character.

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rong bai for the majority of the story felt like wallpaper lol. Tho I guess theres a canon reason for that. He finally shined in the flashback arc, where we see him at the mercy of his clan, the events that traumatized his childhood and the reason he keeps to himself, but still willing to open up and fall in love. As cliche at it was, I liked how dedicated he was towards song ci and willing to lock away part of himself to immortalize song ci's memory forever. It was a bit tragic, and I think this part of the story was well done.

ending feels terribly incomplete and reason being because the author is trying to push the sequel. Not a fan of this marketing gimmick because this is its own story and deserves its own ending. overall? Pretty forgettable. <<less
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blackkoi
blackkoi rated it
January 2, 2022
Status: extra
Rating: 4.3/5

Hilarious, adventure-packed story with a cute couple!

I love the dynamic between MC and ML. The MC, our utterly loveable dork, is shameless, naive and timid (for most of the series). His character growth will make you fall for him even more.

... more>> The humor is on point! Seriously, FDCM has some of the best laugh-out-loud moments. That said, there are some angsty and gut-wrenching moments that will definitely make you cry.

As I adore the romance between MC & ML, I wish we have more time to explore them as a couple together. While the last chapter + extra are lovely (and smutty), it feels as if we skip forward the healing part for my two babies, considering their past separation & suffering.

Same thing for some of the side couples. The ending for couples in the first two arcs feels inconclusive. They deserve an extra IMO. As for the other side characters, I hope there will be screentime for them in the third installment.

Since FDCM is written as the second part of a trilogy, the ending is not fully wrapped up. While I love the first two arcs of the series, the second part of FDCM is quite messy. It feels cramped with new characters' introduction and set-up for the third installment. The ending feels rushed, with several plot points left unresolved.

Despite the inconsistency, I love FDCM for its hilarity, romance, loveable cast (main + side characters), and complex world-building. I will definitely read the prequel & sequel when fully translated! <<less
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zaarah
zaarah rated it
December 5, 2021
Status: Completed
The book is a pretty fun read. The characters have substance to them and the romance is sweet. Although, towards the ending arc they are pretty out of character as stated by in other reviews. Nevertheless, the book is a good light read to pass time. It's narrated well and translation quality is top notch. We get to uncover the story with the MC Song Ci, instead of the usual right in your face narration. I pretty much enjoyed most of the arcs except the Yin-yan array arc (ending... more>> arcs) that began so weirdly. Anyway, the book is good enough, so I do recommend people to try it. <<less
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stoisWangji
stoisWangji rated it
August 21, 2021
Status: c89
Completely agree with reviews that say it all falls apart 3/4th. So disappointed. Dunno what happened to author but they clearly lost original motivation. I won't be reading anymore. I am at chapter 89.

Translation is AMAZING! Huge thanks.
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Alexcia
Alexcia rated it
August 9, 2021
Status: Completed
Thank God I picked up this novel! So refreshing and just amazing, not much intimacy between both characters bit there are many interesting plots inside the story that won't make you feel bored from reading! Truly awesome!

Check it out if you have time!
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BanniNotBunny
BanniNotBunny rated it
June 13, 2021
Status: Completed
I read this novel long ago so I don't remember exactly. But-

It's a good interesting Novel. Can be read once.

Late romance.

The 'Arc Couples' are really good. Heartbreaking but good.

Ending was a bit confused. Maybe because I haven't read the other novels relating to this one.

There is an explicit s*x scene
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but in extra chapter. Nothing in main text.

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Recommended
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JeyeeKamikaze
JeyeeKamikaze rated it
May 24, 2021
Status: Completed
First of all, this novel is part of a series and therefore has some characters that only there to move the story while they are prominent in the other novels.

I found this story to be emotional but hilarious in equal terms.

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I especially liked the MC and ML and the best wingman ever who made this story possible (according to me) the Divine Emporer Yan Song. Seriously if not for him MC would not go to the past and save the ML, and ML would always be trapped in that disgusting family of his. He was the one to make it possible for MC to embark on his journey to find ML in the first place. So it's like it always comes back in a circle. Anyway, I like him quite a lot but unfortunately, he is trapped in the ancient past and has to live it... again (that's another circle) poor thing.

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The story is episodic but the arcs themselves are related to the plot so on whole they are quite a bit enjoyable.

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I loved the second arc of the Mo Yao sect especially the story of the shixiong-shidi pair. I really cried when I was reading about their story. It's full of misunderstanding but they get their happy ending well somewhat. The Elder Qingyuan is a b*tch... but her character is fleshed out just like other main characters in this arc so she dies with dignity..i guess. We get to meet the second pairing of this novel who doesn't have much of presence as a pairing at all (since the gong of that pair is trying to make the shou call him father. This pairing is super hilarious on its own. love them even if they are idiots).

Another arc that I loved was the qinchuan arc which, to be honest, was really sad as well. The main character of this arc is actually someone previously introduced in the Mo Yao, the old mirror man, who actually a mirror fragment of the divine Kunlun mirror. So basically for this arc, I loved the suspense and the foreshadowing that was used from the previous arcs to this and the subtlety that is used to foreshadow the future.

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I liked how the characters have past and origin in that way they seem more real to me. For example, wen changchu becomes familiar with song li real quick but that has a reason in the past just as the ML indulges the MC because to him he is familiar but
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because his soul is incomplete he is not sure how he knows MC or why he is familiar.

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I found the last chapter quite good like they were a respite from the heavy angst in previous chapters. I have read quite a few reviews that mention the Characters were OOC but I will say this about that... the fact that characters are not stagnant and are able to grow is a good thing. And that is what I liked about this novel the most the character growth of MC is quite relatable according to the situations he ends up in. However, I did find it quite awkward that MC didn't care much about the ML at the end of xiliang arc but it was also understandable as he had inner demons and was full of negativity so a little thing can set him off.

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Pfft he actually shacked ML with Du'e their sword.. you know which is really ML's weapon and ML can actually get out of it anytime, that sword. This part actually showed that no matter how much MC changes he would still be naive and silly when it comes to ML.

ML refuses MC's kiss because he wanted to be true to MC and tell him that he had someone he loved in the past... the person he loved in the past was... ding ding ding three options and the other two don't count.

Another thing is their romance which has no start or end because MC is dense and didn't realize he was in love even after having it spelled out for him.. quite literally by the old mirror man... and Rong Bai the ML seems to have fallen for MC when they met in the hunt in the past because MC smelled like him, could control Du'e like him and was there specifically for him. That was actually quite touching since both of them have quite a relatable tragic past.

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Just saying this but I hate MC's Mother and ML's Father, author did quite a good job on these characters, seriously they are well thought even with the flaws that they have.

Overall, I loved this novel and recommend it to people who like character development, foreshadowing, and of course romance that is there but takes time to be realized.

A big thanks to the translators for taking this novel up 10/10 for translation as it made the story easy to understand. Thanks to the author as well for actually writing this pairing... wuwuwu.. thank you. Please read it and form your own opinions on it. My review is probably all over the place but this novel makes me emotional. ^_^ <<less
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moonbeam00
moonbeam00 rated it
May 19, 2021
Status: Completed
I have read and want to give my opinions to all the reviews that said this story is a bit ruined on near ending chapters and MC had a huge change of characters. I don't think so, if we consider the cause and effect. Before the MC was a lil bit timid, shy, and scaredy cat just bcs he chose to forget his past. But throughout the story, we could see why MC had a change of characters. He lost what he considered friend in front of his eyes bcs... more>> of his shortcomings, he saw how the one he loved was treated brutally and he realized he needed to change in order to protect. As for ML's characters change, I don't think its a huge change. Its just we just had know his whole personalities and what was the cause of his actions in the past. Its worth to read after all. <<less
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Juvia_
Juvia_ rated it
March 9, 2021
Status: Completed
The first third of the story I thought "this is nothing outstanding but it's wholesome" then suddenly we got to the thick of the plot and I was really excited but that excitement didnt last for long and the final twenty or so chapters felt like a really long fizzling out of my own interest.

There were so many interesting elements here and there. I wanted to know more about the other characters from the divine realm etc. Unfortunately it seems that most of this stuff is/will be delved into in... more>> the other same universe novels by this author. The stories overlap in such a way that means I'm unsatisfied reading this one book. At the same time I'm not invested enough to read these other books to find out.

The protagonist was a delightful character to watch grow from shamelessly dependent to a powerful entity. Sadly he doesnt get to use this power much at all in the final couple arcs.

The romance was good and especially cute for the first half of the story but the final couple arcs left a lot to be desired. After spending a lot of time on different pages because of time travel shenanigans I felt that we needed more time for them to reestablish their dynamic.

The back stories of the two main characters were really depressing and there wasnt much gratifying catharsism to come from it.

Ahh I really had expected after the amazing half way point that I was going to love this story. Ultimately the biggest problem is probably simply that fact that it can't quite stand alone. The romance is contained in this book but inevitably you'll find yourself wondering about the plethora of supporting characters and the realms' intertwining histories and you'll have to read the author's other novels to fully enjoy it.

So if you're interested in this, I'd recommend having a look at the other books too and perhaps reading them in the order written.

3 stars for disappointing me :' (ahh I'm sorry

Thanks so much to the translator for such a thorough and clean translation <3 <<less
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