Wasted Spiritual Root to Embark on Demonic Cultivation从废灵根开始问魔修行

This novel is definitely a hidden gem for Xianxia/Xuanhuan lovers.

9.5/10.

I want to emphasize the most important points:

1. The cultivation system.

Each stage is well-crafted by the author. For a Xianxia, ​​that's already quite good. He didn't innovate too much, just did a good job.

Each sub-stage (initial, intermediate, final, and apex) is described by the author, from the obligation to gather Qi threads, strengthen the mind-spirit-body, build marks on the golden core, and everything else you can imagine.

It's important to state that he manages to give us a fluidity in the protagonist's power progression in a very good way. The protagonist spends years, decades, or even hundreds of years in a cultivation stage. Each stage is a well-written journey.

I honestly think he must have racked his brains a lot to avoid making each realm repetitive. He succeeded well in this.

P.S.: One simple thing, but one that I really liked about the work, is the fact that our protagonist has his own "calendar." Every time he surpasses a stage, he creates his own "calendar" and "diary," describing his progress. This is useful for the reader not to get lost and, in my opinion, enriches the story. Later, he even uses this to develop a Dao of Time.

2. The protagonist's character.

I would like to start by stating that our protagonist is not evil. He is a demonic cultivator, someone who lives and cultivates for his freedom and desires, ruthless and cruel, but not inherently evil.

He is an ordinary young man who was kidnapped and sold as a blood slave to a Demonic Sect. Thanks to his "golden finger," he manages to have hope, but this doesn't diminish his worth. Throughout the reading, we see that he is extremely ruthless, even with himself.

The story's progression and the protagonist's development are also very well done in this work. Throughout the reading, you will see the protagonist in situations that question his morals and principles. His cultivation journey itself is a questioning of who he really is; this is literally his cultivation (the cultivation of mindset, or Dao Heart).

During this reading, we see him get to know his "true self" more and more, and his essence increasingly identifies him as a demonic cultivator. (For those who like spoilers:)

This character progression and development isn't simple; it happened throughout the more than 700 chapters I read. I can say that he showed himself to be ruthless and cruel, yet with principles and humanity. He's not a psychopath who can isolate himself and commit atrocities without reason. You won't find that protagonist who takes pleasure in committing evil and madness in this work.

3. Extensive Chapters and Good Plot Development.

The author writes a lot. Each chapter has close to 10,000 characters. While reading, I felt like I was reading a work with over 1300 chapters.

The main reason I defined this is that the author managed to write all this so far without making it repetitive.

Each cultivation stage and each "volume" brings a different challenge/plot for our protagonist.

There aren't idiotic young masters all the time in this work. It's a demonic cultivation story with mostly intelligent characters. Our protagonist is always suspicious, always expect the worst from all cultivators (except his harem).

For example:

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Just read it. It's a great novel.

9.5/10