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The Path of Ascension by C_Mantis

The story follows Matt, a young man planning to delve the rifts responsible for the monsters that... Read more
The story follows Matt, a young man planning to delve the rifts responsible for the monsters that destroyed his city and killed his parents. His dreams are crushed when his Tier 1 Talent is rated as detrimental, and no guild or group will take him.

Working at a nearby inn, he meets a mysterious and powerful couple. They give him a chance to join The Path of Ascension, an empire wide race to ascend the Tiers and become living legends.

With their recommendation and a stolen skill, Matt begins his journey to the peak of power.

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Chapters will now be MONDAY and FRIDAY AT 3:00pm EST.

This is a mix between LitRPG and Xianxia. It's like a car that looks like a LitRPG with dungeons and skills, but the interior and engine are all Xianxia.

So no blue boxes and clicking +’s to get stronger.

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What you won't see in this novel:

Bland protagonists.

Bland love interests that immediately fall in love with the MC.

Murder hobos who kill entire families and clans for looking the wrong way at somebody.

Pacifist MC’s who wouldn't kill a single person to save millions.

Cartoonish villains who are bad just to be bad.

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What to expect:

A MC who acts rationally.

World building that has more depth than ‘strong people 'stronk'. There will be no rules only benefiting the strong and no rule changes as they see fit.

An empire that actually cares for its citizens.

People who act and talk like real people.

A magic system and progression system that are logically and internally consistent.

Realistic fight scenes. Collapse
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  1. Offline
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    1.5
    As usual. Only Asians can write an interesting novel about cultivation.
    Everything else looks like crap.
    This novel despite the reviews below is also crap from (and for) people with brain damage. Yes, it sounds rude, but there is some kind of transcendental level of stupidity.

    In this work, the main character is so stupid and naive that my cheekbones just cramped.

    Further spoilers.



    The only good thing about this novel is the size of the chapters.
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      GoblinKing
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      facts
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      Thanks for the review.
      Can you name a few good novels please?
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        For "normal" chinese xianxia that doesn't suck, it's hard to find some good ones. Martial God Asura, Dragon Marked War God, Peerless Martial God, ect they have MCs that are morons. Charge straight ahead and rely on plot armor to survive. They act like emotional little kids having tantrums everywhere, and can't even step foot out of their house without causing a fight with some young master, his sect or clan. Stupid books, and I hate that type.

        I prefer books on the light side, rather than villains, grimdark and gore. I like a happy ending.
        Some of the better classics
        I Shall Seal the Heavens
        King of Gods
        Desolate Era
        Weapon Master
        Sovereign of 3 Realms
        Upgrade Specialist in Another World
        A Will Eternal
        Otherworldly Evil Monarch
        Martial World
        Martial Universe

        There's new ones that's ongoing but fantastic, Unintended Cultivator, Beware Of Chicken, and Theos

        One I've read a couple thousand chapters of but it won't end, Nine Star Hegemon Body Art

        Other xianxia but a little different from the classic King of Gods flavor,
        My Girlfriend from Turquoise Pond
        My Senior Brother is too Steady
        The Great Mechanic (my favorite on any list)
        My Disciples are All Villains
        Tori Transmigrated

        Xuanhuan/LItRPG that are exceptional, mostly Korean though,
        I Alone Level Up
        Seoul Station Necromancer
        Everyone Else is a Returnee
        The Tutorial is too Hard
        The Emperor of Solo Play
        The Reincarnation of the Strongest Sword God
        The Great Thief
        The Great Thief that Roamed the World
        Pocket Hunting Dimension

        Lastly, there are some amazing ones that are still ongoing, such as Chrysalis, and Complete Martial Arts Attributes

        *Bows Out*
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      Just saying, to reply to how he doesn't know anything about his surroundings, it was explained that there was an "information lock" on the important information due to a lack of resources so that the rich can hog all of it. In fact, this is one of the key points the MC touches upon closer to the 140s, where he ousts a guild for price gouging life-saving copyright. His dream is to make a guild where the information on any scientific findings is freely available. Do agree with most of the points, but the author patches it up afterward without any real forethought.
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      Thank you for this.. THANK God I didn't read it... pressure
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      skyvino
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      Thanks man
      Please Write more review 🙏👍
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      So the good cultivation novel you mean those patriotic murder hobo mc with cliche plotline
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      Not to mention in that spoiler of yours,
      immediately afterwards made a bet - while accompanying him - to sleep with someone else if she lost. That's like, spitting in his face. Then just into someone else's bed when they next had a drinking party. He'd spent 6 months partnered with her and sharing a tent at that point. Cucked MC by the female lead? Who likes those novels?

      That's just plain offensive. Sure, they did not decide to be a monogamous pair or anything yet, but still, would you allow a girl to do that to you? Even if you're not an item, there's a social shame there with your partner blatantly saying she'd rather sleep with others? No way I'd keep her as a teammate, much less date her.
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    Broettinger
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    Imo just try the novel for yourself. I got bamboozled by the reviews on RR and didnt try it for a long time until i couldnt find anything to read, when i did decide to read it i binged it all the way through w/o any breaks. while some of the stuff in the reviews were true (for example party xp got retconned a few times in the beginning but it hasnt been touched for a long time. Lack of tension is another cause while they are basically on ironman mode they do have people watching over them so if they are going to die they will be saved and then forced off the path but there is still some tension since both characters want to stay on the path to prove to themselves that they can do it.) other stuff in the reviews were just blown way out of preportion. So again id try it for yourself and see how you like it.

    The MC also at one point basically carried a literal idiot ball to push the plot a certain way but the author got rightfully chewed out for that and hasnt gotten anywhere close to forcing the story direction since then.

    The author near the start/mid point of current released chapters was still learning but the writing quality definitely improved over time so eh
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    On RR they say;
    This story is amazing with great character design but lacks that tension, that driving which makes a novel a fun read.
    Due to this reason, this novel might as well be generic LitRPG grind with more of a slice of life plot.
    Plus, the characters start making stupid decision in Book 2 which adds to another con of this novel.
    So I will be giving this a 2.5 stars.
    But you can still choose to read and leave your experiences
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