Ancient Strengthening Technique

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A human warrior cultivating the Ancient Strengthening Technique has transcended dimensions and arrived on Kyushu. Together with twelve ravishing beauties with looks that were unmatched in their generation, will he be able to stand on the summit of this world?

This novel is about the main character, named Qing Shui, who transcended dimensions and arrived in the Kyushu continent. Storms of blood and wind, resulting in corpses and bones strewn about are extremely common here. The young warrior Qing Shui forged ahead in his path to cultivate, using 10 years to train himself, only to seek vengeance for the one who had forsaken his mother!

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AST
Portraits of Beauty
上古强身术
美女图
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s3vn
s3vn rated it
February 9, 2019
Status: c1951
Honestly, I like the characters OP-ness in the battle scenes. And that's pretty much the only redeeming factor. Besides the smut romance, the strength of the characters are inconsistent. The author throws out random numbers and terms to define strength only for the number to change the next chapter and not in a linear way. I.e 7th divine tribulation, the character has 100 millions Daos of strength. Next chapter other characters pass the 7th divine tribulation to have 10000 Daos of strength. Awesome... the numbers mean nothing. This whole story... more>> is nothing.

but if you decide to continue with the story you can ignore the fluff and the 2500 chapters or so will really feel like 1000 chapters. <<less
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GeorgeM
GeorgeM rated it
January 24, 2019
Status: c825
For anyone looking to read this don't. If you're currently reading this, please drop it as soon as the MC meets a new girl, the sooner the better. That way, you won't feel like the story's leaving off on a cliffhanger. Don't really have much more to add as far what the story is about, can't you tell based on the other 50+ reviews? (Lol)
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Wing0
Wing0 rated it
November 27, 2018
Status: c691
This is a story about the MC going around snatching others' fiance (engaged women), married women, and even widows

This is a Romantic Adventure Harem Novel, with some Action (including erot*c action) and Game elements

Problem is, either the translator is translating Maths wrong, or the author dosen't know Maths, more specifically multiplication for MC's alternate dimension timings. (The Game element)

... more>> As of chapter 319, MC's morality compass takes random 180 degree turns, doing exactly the thing he has been fighting against.

There is also the Logical Paradox, using the unit of Countries to measure Martial Artist's strengeth. If a Country's military power is measured by the number of people living in it including the Martial Artists, then how can you measure the fighting power of Martial Artists using countries ???

There are also exceptionally long monologues About MC's cultivation techniques, skills, etc.; and mature women. <<less
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GrumpyNPC
GrumpyNPC rated it
October 13, 2018
Status: c1422
This was one of the worst novels I've ever read, right there with MGA.
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LastGodOfWar
LastGodOfWar rated it
August 29, 2018
Status: c40
Look Ill admit I tried to get into this novel 5 different times each time I've had problems.

-First he trains as hard as he can then finally through fate and a Ancient Strengthening Technique he gets the power hes been waiting for YEAH!!!! But oh not he can't get past a certain level. WHY? Then 5 years pass and he's still at that level.

-Second he is only at beginner level in both is strength and martial arts stuck their for 5 years becoming tr*sh yet again but because of some... more>> reason hes able to defeat all these martial geniuses of big family's. HOW? Don't bullsh*t he practice a sword technique to truth level. We both know power can cover technique easy so all they have to be is a little less good with a sword than him but double his power level and boom hes dead.

-Third and this is the big one the reason why I just cant get into the novel. ITS TOO DAMN SLOOW!!! It doesn't matter if we are talking about him increasing his power level getting his first woman or learning new skill it all is TOOOO SLOOOOW to the point were I now know why it has over 1200 chapters because he takes that long to f*cking take a shit.

All in all I would like too read this but its too booring he takes time to find the AST which he doesn't get till chapter 10 I think and then in like chapter 15 I think he gets stuck at the same level all the way till I gave up on it in chapter 40 something. <<less
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Huxien117
Huxien117 rated it
August 9, 2018
Status: c600
Tbh this novel had decent potential and plot however it just became one guy on a quest to find beautiful women to marry and have kids with. I’m not joking when I say 90% of the women he meets have the same personality and every single one is called the most beautiful women of the generation. His hypocrisy when he states that his a player but not promiscuous what a joke he has a boner every time a women seduces him. The personality every women has is a shy virg*n... more>> girl who has 0 experiences with the opposite s*x other than family. Like wth I understand 1 or 2 but wow majority of them is utter ridiculous. The portrayal of romance is pathetic in this novel. The MC barely makes effort on a woman and they fall in love with him. The cultivation techniques is utter nonsense also many chapters are based on him training alone. It’s practically 40% cultivation 50% interaction with women and 20% plot. I would’ve continued reading but got over how all his problems are caused by the women his with because of there beauty and How literally every single one is the same type of lady but in a different body. <<less
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SaltyCheese
SaltyCheese rated it
May 2, 2018
Status: c300
Well... what do I say?

An absolute disappointment.

First of all, I understand this novel is a HAREM.

... more>> but seriously, author really?

Is it really relevant to describe the beauty of future harem member every f**king chapter (bit exaggerated but you get the point)

ALL descriptions are generally along the lines of jade-like untainted skin or profound eyes and blah blah blah. We get it author, she is another woman bound to get shoved by MC's d**k in the future, no need to put so much detail on describing beauty just so she will have s*x with some beauty-hunter s*x maniac MC who harasses girls whenever she's beautiful <<less
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NovelEmperor
NovelEmperor rated it
April 11, 2018
Status: c1492
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Alright.. Ive read lot of negative remarks about AST.. And some of them are quite true while some of them are not which they are based on the poster personalities.

I would like to tell you that out of other Xianxia novel. AST could be considered as top xianxia novel. (For me thou)

Why?

    • Its romance (Yes I like romance novel since im a lonely guy and I want to somehow experience it in my dream)
    • Its harem (Yes I like harem genre for some reason)
    • Its action/adventure and also other aspect that suits any other xianxia novel after all

For those who are new to this novel.. I recommend u to be patient reading this as its kinda cringy which lead me to give 4* the most for this novel. This is because.. Welp I felt extremely annoyed when the MC keep spouting his skills when fighting which I found it ridiculous (Emperor qi 20% reduce in power, Bullsh*t punch, Sword blasted till heaven, bla3 10% increase in ATKPOWER and DEFENSE. And some skills that side char asked MC bout it and he told em "IT GIVE 20% INCREASE in POWER" wtf how the fk people of xuanhuan would understand mathematic wtf. DUH THIS IS NOT A GAME)

AND also THE CULTIVATION. WTF 10k nimbus bla3 shit.. Need 5million sun to become false god or so bla3.. Making it go overboard. I mean seriously? Just make it normal just like other xianxia novel cultivation phase. No need these bullsh*t mathematical-type of cultivation. {{Facepalm}}

The story pissed me off all along and still pissing me off even to the latest translated chapter however this doesnt mean I dropped it.. The main reason for the 4* is because of how the MC interact with his harem, family, child. This happened around CH500 or so I dont rmb and it continues all along till the end. Teaching his child and wife, spending time with family.. And the most important is every single females that became his wife have their own attitude and story and how MC became their prince as he progressed their relationship in their own stories (side story) .

Also unlike some other xianxia. Some main heroines that become MC wife only get less screen time in the story and after do the deeds.. They are simply forgotten and only to be mentioned once

after several hundred chapters. This doesnt apply for AST since the females had their screentime quite frequently its more like..

(1) 1st female for few chapters or so.

(2) 2nd female for few chapters or so.

(3) 3rd female ".

(4) some adventures.

(5) nxt female

(6) repeat (1) until (6) again.

For those who dropped, dont bother with AST or if u decide to continue sure but be patient. For those who are new to AST dont drop it as it will get warmer after CH500 or I dont rmb when he got his first blood-related child

The MC truly value the females.. The only that I hate is how the author describe the battle between MC and a person LOL.. Cringy as f*ck. And the way the author describe the females is quite exaggerated however I dont mind it. I like MC who had the company of immortal-like beauties..

PS: sorry for my quite the broken english

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dan7cor
dan7cor rated it
December 27, 2017
Status: c1154
Not the best novel you will read but at this point, I really want to find out just how strong this guy is gonna get. Not gonna lie, it gets really repetitive sometimes, but hey, all novels in this genre are like that. I do like is the powers that the MC keeps getting, is getting interesting seeing how he gets stronger and stronger. If you have the ability to skim through the boring parts and the excess info that are a classic in xiaxia novels, then the story does... more>> have interesting parts, in my opinion worth reading. Not the best, but it has it's charm. <<less
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magenkyo421
magenkyo421 rated it
December 4, 2017
Status: c373
pros:
- One of the few things that I liked was the relationship between the MC and his harem although sometimes the MC desperate with its constant depressions

cons:

- The novel seems written on the fly

- Don't know if the traductor or author is drunk or something but the story between chapters is a absolute mess
- The plot is so badly thought that my eyes bleed, apart from that it is full of unnecessary information and details of how the cultivation of the MC moves at the speed of a turtle that kills you with boredom.
- The MC must have mental problems or be bipolar because in one chapter he is full of confidence and the other repeats hundreds of times like an idiot who never talked to a woman.
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aegis062
aegis062 rated it
August 24, 2017
Status: c1013
Spoiler

Ancient strengthening technique is very good in almost all areas. The fighting is very fun his adventuring takes him to many places, he is skilled in many areas. If you don't like over powered all rounder character type this isn't a novel for you. This novel is very good, but only to those who don't mind strong male lead. If you like harems this character has fair share more so than most novels and unlike other novels where the women are just background vase the women in this novel have an actual part in the story, of course, it's not perfect it has its flaws. Cultivation in this novel is unlike other novels and so is the martial arts they have it cool points and it's negatives one, but it makes this novel interesting in its own way.

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Itsblueviper
Itsblueviper rated it
July 23, 2017
Status: Completed
It's pretty fun if you're into:-

Spoiler
    • MC transported to the other world
    • Harem being 70% part/focus of the whole novel
    • As compared to others, MC focuses on family the most and also pretty good written harem parts

Cons:-

    • Too repetitive
    • Origins of main stuff like secret dimension, etc left unexplained
    • World build/MC's secret realm, etc has been almost directly copied from OEM.
    • Very very very very hasty ending

I liked it, and so far it was OK (3/5) when it comes to cliche' hero saving the beauty.

It's inspired (copied?) from OEM.

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*Completed reading on raws
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Kagenesti
Kagenesti rated it
June 8, 2017
Status: c807
I agree the MC is a bastard to his women up until about chapter 600 when he gathers his family plus harem. Past that there are many girls but only 2 who want to join his harem 200 chapters later. It's been around 2 girls he meets and heavily interacts with every hundred chapters.

To the people complaining about him n his kids I think that aside from the first two who aren't even his whenever he is with them he treats them quite nice. The problem is he's not with... more>> them a he'll of a lot. The counter point is the goals he sets to avenge family member X, Y, Z which make him go to the different places and kill/destroy a clan. He follows through on these to free up any resentment or injustice wrought upon his family so you know he does care.

It's true that there's not much s*x maybe once every 100 chapters until 750 or so n his wives want kids. The s*x isn't really described any all he does is describe the girls, say how good their body feels and add on some moaning.

So this is NOT a walk off story in my mind it just adds it in somewhat amateurish in execution but that's it. One of the major plot points is the 12 portraits of beauty and considering he has married half of them so far you kinda gotta realize where the story is gonna go.

My main disappointment is it always says he practices all his skills in his secret realm and yet we keep getting 50 chapter highlights on one skills then it's almost forever mentioned in passing. The only one we regularly see is the daily Tai chi which is mentioned EVERY morning and his alchemy. <<less
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Finno Shaman
Finno Shaman rated it
March 26, 2017
Status: c600
Well then, I binge read this from 0 to 600 in a week with my lack of a life. This novel is indeed exactly just like the author describes it. The strong point is the interaction between the characters. The cultivation/crafting is boring as heck and I started skipping all that crafting stuff pretty quickly as it doesn't add anything to the story.

What I also like is that its realistic in a sense that the MC gets a huge ass group of girls in every town he visits. After they... more>> have all fallen in love with him he realizes that its hard to have a harem with strong women because they too have emotions. "I'm not that cheap" is what one of them says. He then stops chasing skirts.... for now...

Overall a good slice-of-life although sometimes the author forgets what he wrote earlier and sometimes the MC behaves in a out of character way. Also, some characters are indeed forgotten. <<less
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SinsI
SinsI rated it
December 17, 2016
Status: --
First two or three dozen chapters are of extremely poor quality -i.e. Author keeps describing the same thing "cultivation is king" over and over again, innumerable number of times.

Later on quality improves as MC starts traveling and exploring the world, but there are still huge problems with ungodly amount spent to describe completely irrelevant power ups and fights. Author also fails to do his basic physics (strength of 2 million jin should be enough to jump at a speed of 1km/s!), or to properly take into account the fast plane... more>> time effects - while MC has not been home for only a few years, his personal time spent without seeing or hearing anything from any of his relatives should be many dozens of years! <<less
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Avagantimos
Avagantimos
March 12, 2016
Status: --
I've read all 41 chapters released by GT so far, and I have to say it is building up the MC at a pace that isn't too slow or too fast, however the re-use of so many phrases about his bottleneck and all the adjectives describing it are used 3-5 times per chapter at some points and it gets kinda annoying. The author is trying to satisfy the action aspect by having a tournament, but it's lackluster because no one who we care about is fighting.
Spoiler

The MC already beat his mother who was using the same strength that is needed to enter the tournament AND THAT WAS HIM GOING EASY ON HER!

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There better be someone who insults the Qing clan that forces the MC up onto the stage or like how Aang fought Toph in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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cpzombie
cpzombie rated it
March 31, 2023
Status: c19
I tried really hard to make it to c20 because I prefer to have that be my minimum before I drop... but this is just too dumb. The MC gets his cheat by throwing a tantrum, and then randomly gets powerful knowledge from a game he played. He cultivates for a bit, and then he throws another tantrum to reach the next level. He then decides to go into an area that people way stronger than him don't enter due to danger, for absolutely no reason. More dumb stuff happens... more>> and the writing style totally fails to engross me, but I keep going in the hope that it gets better. Something that keeps getting repeated is that the MC is mature because he's lived 30 years in total, which is why a lot of the dumb stuff is so bad... but now he's swearing at and harassing a horse because it looked arrogant??? <<less
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lbt
lbt rated it
March 21, 2022
Status: c983
+: Mostly swift wish fulfillment story.

+- : Traditional chinese limitless universe with constant and generic powerups both for the MC and his enemies.

-: Yes, enemies. They just keep coming. Once the MC becomes bored there spawns random brainless young master with a powerful hidden clan being dead set to die here and now because of who-knows-what. Rinse and repeat.

I will tell nothing of the harem beauties. There's a legion of them but I remember almost nobody past the first few and so does the MC.
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Artistisk
Artistisk rated it
February 4, 2021
Status: c531
This LN is absolute shit, I'm impressed that I could tolerate 500+ chapters of this LN.
Spoiler

The guy is a p**sy, always repeating how goddess the heroine/future wife are, and how bad he is, and he doesnt deserve her. It makes me cringe so hard, like get into the fight already. All of his fights so far is about s*upid goddess girls and never for his own sake.

I hate the MC, he is s*upid and acts like a 10 years old even though lived 2 lives. His reasoning and beliefs are absolute cringey and so immature. The guy has a cheat ability which is like Xian Ni LN, 1 day IRL = 1 month in Violet Immortal world, he makes progress but the way he trains is so boring to read, and nothing special like the other LNs, all he does is train basic sword for years same sh*t over and over again. Not only that but even gets stuff which he needs miraculuosly from the violet immortal world. The dude gets crippled and gets a book from an old man (which no one has in the whole world but him) and regains his powers.

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I do not recommend this lightnovel, unless you want to see a pu*sy character getting laid by "beautiful jade skin, legs so perfect and small, swan neck etc". 2/5 nearly a 1 if it wasn't for the beast tamer concept.
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GoodGuyWijaya
GoodGuyWijaya rated it
January 21, 2021
Status: Completed
Sighhh. It was an OK read. Why would I rate it 3?

Lets start with the positive

1. It has a well written 18+ scence and pretty hot.

... more>> 2. The plot is pretty decent, even though most of the time its just some enemy trying to get MC wife.

Now the Negative

1. MC did the weirdest and dumbest thing that I have ever seen. So around 300 or 400 ish, the MC just let his waifu taken with a really dumb reasons. And yes it wasnt implied that the girl has been f***ed by the enemy (Which is the waifu ex husband). But it takes few months for the MC to save the girl. And when he found her, she was in a bad condition. Ever since that, I cannot read this novel the same way.

2. Yes MC has a lot of wives, But the old or earlier wife is being forgotten and rarely mentioned throughout the rest of the novel. Which is very frustrating, and sad.

Overall it was an OK Read. Will I ever read it again?Probably Nahhh <<less
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