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Links are NOT allowed. Format your description nicely so people can easily read them. Please use proper spacing and paragraphs.Humans are the spirit of all living beings, Gu* are the essence of heaven and earth.
With his three views* unrighteous, a demon is reborn.
Former days are but an old dream, an identical name is made anew.
The story of a time traveler who keeps on being reborn.
A unique world that nurtures, refines, and uses Gu.
Spring Autumn Cicada, Moonlight Gu, Liquor Worm, Great Qi Golden Light Worm, Slender Black Hair Gu, Hope Gu…
And a great demon of the world that acts as his heart pleases!
A story of a villain, Fang Yuan who was reborn 500 years into the past with the Spring Autumn Cicada he painstakingly refined. With his profound wisdom, battle and life experiences, he seeks to overcome his foes with skill and wit! Ruthless and amoral, he has no need to hold back as he pursues his ultimate goals. In a world of cruelty where one cultivates using Gu – magical creatures of the world – Fang Yuan must rise up above all with his own power.
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Gu are legendary venomous insects, often used in black magic practices. They can take on the form of several insects, usually snakes, crickets, worms, etc.
Three views = one’s world view, values of worth and philosophy on life.
And not for weak minded people
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One entry per lineDaoist Gu
Gu Daoist Master
Gu Zhen Ren
Master of Gu
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القس المجنون
เทพปีศาจหวนคืน (ไม่มีตอนจบ)
蛊真人
蠱真人
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N/ARecommendations
Warlock of the Magus World (30)The Human Emperor (13)
Dungeon Defense (12)
Zhanxian (12)
To Be a Power in the Shadows! (WN) (11)
Netheril’s Glory (11)
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- This author has planned every detail of this story. There're no coincidences, there's no plot armor. Nothing is pulled out of the MC's *ss, and plot twists slam you in the face no matter how smart you are. Do you think you know what'll happen next? Heck, you wish.
- Character depth? Oh yes. This has to be the best character development story in all of Qidian. The reason for this is the author's storytelling method. He doesn't tell a story about a person; his story talks about the world. Everyone is noteworthy, nobody is dumb, the MC is important but the world he exists in is even more so.
- The emotional and philosophical points of this novel. I don't know who the author is, but if he was in front of me, I'd kowtow and beg him to shake my hand, with tears streaming down my face. The point of view that he has, the way he describes humans, the philosophy used in his story... I cried more reading this story than I did my whole life.
- The protagonist. I have no words to describe this. I'm sorry, but everything about him makes me emotionally incapable to speak. I'll shake and tremble and cry and puke and laugh in insanity trying.
And these are 4 of maybe 18 points I can think of off the top of my head. If anyone can try to give me a novel and say... more>>This novel is the BEST novel I've read, and it's hard to surpass, with all the world-building, the storyline, an MC that's actually realistic, and finally NO ROMANCE... Everything was really thought out and was an exciting read. The philosophy behind the novel was good too, I know this is supposed to be a web novel, hard to learn stuff from those, but, the novel describes society really well, benefits... Anyways, the only thing bad about this novel (for me) is that after reading it, it was hard to start another one due to it being not as well written as this. Every time I started a new cultivation novel, I always ended up disliking it, comparing it with Reverend Insanity. Well anyways, if you are debating whether to read this, then the answer is obviously, yes! There are 2334 chapters, so it can last you around a week, and if you reread and read the manhua as I did, it can last over a month. Hope you have a pleasant read!
The MC is a childish villain that makes no sense. PLOT:
A reincarnator/transmigrator gets a second chance to relive his life due to his possession of a special Gu ("mushi"). MC is originally from Earth, so his personality gets warped in this new world that works on survival-of-the-fittest/dog-eat-dog principles. Despite MC's knowledge advantage from reincarnating, nothing comes easy, especially since he still has an inborn handicap.
The cultivation process is quite novel, based on the idea that Gu provide different supernatural powers to those who master them. So it's not just powering up, but finding a fitting "tool" for the situation. CHARACTERS:
So far there's zero side characters. It's MC vs the world. MC is a cynical loner with a cold, calculating personality, where everyone is just a stepping stone on his path to.... what? Nobody knows. No motivations (certainly not survival/revenge/being king-of-the-world), still no end goal for him 150+ chapters into the novel besides accumulating strength and ranking up his cultivation. This is a problematic story structure.
You knew from the beginning Goku from Dragonball wants to be the strongest as a point of pride and joy, Luffy wants to find One-Piece. What does the MC want to do in this 2000+ chapter novel? MC is supposed to have literary talent, but it's just him quoting meaningless chinese poems from Earth. Kinda like giving Goku the ability to knit beautiful sweaters. It doesn't advance the story, and nobody around the MC appreciates it anyway. It gets hard for a reader to identify with the MC on anything. He's a straight up self-serving villain, NOT an anti-hero that does things for an underlying cause. But the incongruence is that the author (or at least the MC) goes on and ON AND ON trying to justify his actions to readers/everyone, blaming the environment as a reason for him undertaking the "demonic path", and trying to pass off a villain as an anti-hero. EDIT: Some reviewers have rebutted by pointing out that the author apparently wrote somewhere that the MC was always supposed to be a villain. And his self-justification is because "nobody is a villain in their own mind".
Firstly, I agree that there's nothing wrong with being a villain. There are plenty of cool villains that have universal appeal. Joker's "one bad day" that can turn good guys into bad when everything goes to shit. Deadshot, the family-abuse survivor that pushed him into his mercenary ways. I believe a lot of reviewers who gave low ratings are ok with villainous protagonists, just that it was poorly done in this novel. Secondly, I reject the statement that "nobody is a villain in their own mind". If we define villain as doing what is socially accepted to be "bad things", then it's already understood that even psychopaths/sociopaths understand the consequences of their actions (i.e. they know whether their actions are villainous or not). Go read up any book on psychology. It's only a difference of empathy (which leads to different risk/reward behavior), basically whether the ends justify the means. All of the best written villains understood the consequences. So now we have:
(1) An MC written as being in denial of reality -- by constantly justifying his actions as the only "logical" way.
(2) An MC that does illogical sh*t which doesn't fit any longer term goal even from the MC's warped perspective. It's just straight up senseless sh*t as referenced below and by many other reviewers.
Then what you have is NOT a cool villain. It's an MC who is a s*upid Joker, an addled child. And I don't wish read about a child. WRITING STYLE:
Novel title is named after the author's pen-name. No idea how that got translated into "Reverend Insanity". It's literally Mushi-shi (Bug Master, which incidentally was written in 1999-2002). The author introduces pretty cool poetic allegories (the concept of "Ren Zu"), which does blend nicely with the cultivation system. But that's the only saving grace, and otherwise fails miserably compared to better novels like "Way of Choices" (2014). Other commentators have pointed out how tedious and verbose the writing style is. The author spends entire chapters justifying MC's actions, even though it's patently obvious in the 1st paragraph. Probably attempt to meet word count requirements to get paid. I just skim chapters now. ISSUES:
MC's psycho-analyzes and puts down everyone he comes across, but the same analysis is never applied to himself. Why does he want to accumulate strength? Not for money/power/sex/recognition/caring for kin. It seems like strength is just a means to survive in the world (which wasn't that hard), he has no other purpose. Whether he's an anti-hero or villain, it makes his pursuit of power pretty pointless. MC embraces loneliness as a virtue while mocking everyone else for being part of the societal system. There are a lot of negative references to "relationships" (guan xi), a very colloquial modern chinese term. It's obvious the author is subversively mocking the Chinese govt and culture. And yet MC/author offers no alternative solution to governance besides complete anarchy. The story feels like it's become one big list of complaints.
While author is correct that our behaviors and values tend to be shaped by our environment, it's a contradiction and hypocrisy because the MC actively leeches off the same system he b*tches about to advance in his cultivation. He lives in his village, is provided safety within it's walls and enjoys it's resources and amenities (school etc). Sure he's mistreated and didn't grow up in the perfect family, but doesn't take away the fact that he was part of the system. And eventually when MC gets "taxed" by being asking to contribute (whether it's temporarily loaning his resources or being tasked missions), he balks and complains that it's absurd to be asked to do anything.
It's like a c*ckroach saying how dumb humans are to work so hard to make food, while stealing and eating the same human food. Sure, there are plenty of anti-hero MCs out there, but I don't there are any that this ridiculously shameless and self-righteous. This is the equivalent of a rich billionaire being caught for tax evasion, and complaining he's being asked to do more than his "fair" share. Author fails to note that MC's methodology isn't necessarily the only means of achieving success. It's a classic case of "there is only one correct path which is mine, my demonic path is better than yours, everyone else who thinks otherwise is just a self-righteous or a fool". He screws over everybody if he gets the chance. Seems pretty dumb for someone to needlessly make enemies, especially who lived over 500 yrs. Among the many other inconsistencies:
(1) MC goes on and on about how important it is to exploit the system while staying within rules and regs. But then his mu*ders start to escalate where he blatantly does it with eye-witnesses. MC gives flimsy excuses which is accepted because everyone else is busy with a war? Lazy writing.
(2) MC price gouges in the middle of a war, and no one punishes him for it? Even on "peaceful" earth, govts get to declare martial law and commandeer assets. It makes zero sense that MC gets to do whatever he wants. Really flimsy writing by author that contradicts all the "gaming the system" stuff mentioned earlier.
- What's so good about this novel is that the MC is actually acting like a transmigrated/time travel character. There many novels out there where the MC travels back through time or reincarnated, and still acts like an idiot. The MC actually uses his brains.
- The MC is evil. Over 500 years old and he experienced everything. He will kill women, children, just about anybody to achieve his goal. There is nothing stopping him until he does.
- The MC doesn't care about his reputation or his pride, it's meaningless to him. He is willing to self-mutilate himself to achieve his goal--immortality.
- All the characters have personality and are fleshed out. None of them are those typical arrogant and idiotic antagonists.
- The cultivation method is unique and different. There is no overpowered Gu (where abilities come from). All the techniques have checks and balances.
- The pacing for the novel is amazing. The author knows what he is doing. He even said he planned this out for years. There are barely any fillers in this novel except for a few repeating information (needed for Chinese novels for us to remember).
- This novel has one of the best, if not, the best ending for each arc. The ending for the first arc was good and the ending for the 2nd arc was amazing. And the 3rd arc looks like its wrapping up.
- The plot is unpredictable. The MC actually fails in this novel.
- The world building is great; it's not overly complicated. Everything is already set up and there is none of the generic greater/better kingdoms or ascending to upper realms when the MC grows stronger.
- No harem or relationships so far. His only goal is cultivation.
There are a few cons. I'm just nitpicking.- The MC isn't well developed. We don't know much about his past 500 years of life, but the author may explain this later on. There are currently over 2k chapter available.
- Some parts of the novel are boring because the author develops other characters. The dialogue between other characters can be really boring.
- The fairy tale chapters can be boring. The fairy tale chapters are about the ancient history of the first cultivator. When you read these parts throughout the novel, it may seem boring, and irrelevant, but it's interconnected with the plot.
I love this novel, and you will be missing out if you don't try it. Not every person will like it, but if you like WMW, you will like this too.Not for kids
It's not your typical heroic MC. Pros
- FANG YUAN
- Best Novel
- Characters & development
- Power Levels
- World-building
- Author has researched a lot before writing it, so you might be able to understand the profound meaning hidden in this novel if u r competent enough.
- Cultivation - Rank 1 to 9
ConsVery simple yet very perfectly well-balanced and carefully thought cultivation system.
- China banned the novel in Chapter 2334
- Ban is yet to be taken back
- Author "might" finish the novel after 2-3 years. No guarantees.
The story is not dark, but then again it's definitely not for those who are interested in a typical justice hero. Little Description for those who want to know about the story- MC Fang Yuan is a smart and cunning character, he has experienced life and seen how the world works.
- He goes back to 500 years back when he was a teenager before he awakened his aperture.
- MC will definitely become very strong, he is not the strongest (not yet till ban) but yet people dare not provoke and fight him.
About Cultivation SystemOur MC has refined a legendary GU in his first life (GU are fragments of Dao (the essence of heaven &earth))
But right after he has successfully refined it, he was besieged by the "Righteous Faction (Justice) " and was cornered to death.
This legendary Gu he refined has the ability to go back to the past, although its credibility was unconfirmed at the time.
He uses it when those Righteous faction people have cornered him and he had no way to escape.
Our MCs goal is not revenge, his goal has always been the same, it is to become immortal.
He carefully plans everything to reach his goal. MC is not super op and his plans do not always go perfectly well.
The author would not be giving any random power boosts to MC. Like in other novels
It is because of his personality, cunningness and meticulous planning.
- Rank 1 to 9
- From rank 1 to 5 it is considered Mortal Gu Master
- From Rank 6 to 9 it is considered Immortal Gu Master
- Difference between rank 5 and 6 is as of earth and heaven, not only in power level, but ascension and their primordial/immortal essence to use GU, and many other things which I don't want to spoil.
Well if I wrote more no one will read probably so I will stop here.Well, Many might not read this either. Regards.