A Cultivator's Freedom

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Shao Qing used to be the rising genius of the Shao Clan, one of the brightest stars among his generation. After a single misstep he lost all of this, becoming bound by a contract engraved on his soul.

This soul contract doomed Shao Qing to a century of servitude, but due to a miraculous twist of fate, the contract was broken before the full century passed. Follow Shao Qing as he makes up for his many decades of lost time and attempts to regain the luster and promise of his youth. In the process he'll have to plan carefully and eke out every advantage he can, lest he lose it all once again.

Update Schedule: On hiatus, eventual rewrite planned with a book by book release schedule. Will not be in the near future.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2021
Author: Patriarch Kantaro

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Rating: 4.6/ 5.0
Followers: 44
Views: 14,173

Chapters(15 total)

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Community Reviews(2)

Blind_WatcherRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I usually avoid Xanxia like the plague, but this story was actually rather interesting and fun to read.
Rather than being propped up the most heinous and overly abused cliche's, the story takes a nice detour rather early and follows the protagonist as he maneuvres through a difficult period in his journey to greatness and uncovers some useful skills and knowledge in a more grounded and relatable manner.
It's a shame it's on HIATUS, I actually quite liked it. Would recommend for reading as an example for grounded writing in a fantasy setting.
Edge ValmondRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
A cultivation story, that starts off more with action. Getting into the bloodline and other things like this. Right off the bat, I did notice something too unrealistic to even be a part of it in a sense, but hey, I am going with it. I think my only real issue is what I see all too commonly. Please, separate dialogue from the body text. Think about this, when transitioning from a dialogue into description, and likewise. If there is a break, it is more easily able to be adapted towards.
When within the same body, it breaks immersion, and causes the reader to have to readjust. Moving along, Shao Qing. Which let me add, if you are writing to a western audience, it isn’t a good idea using names that are difficult to remember, even if the story is cultivation. That aside, it looks like that guy was punished after losing his fight, and cannot cultivate for a number of years. The story then does a time skip, which I suppose if it clarifies later on, then all is good.
Anyway, it moves along to after he is free, and really another issue is how fast things are progressing. On top of this, there isn’t much expansion of the world. This is an issue, in which it also breaks immersion. On one note, the story is doing well in the character and conflict. Then on the other side, it is lacking in necessary detail.
The story then moves along into the basics you’d expect, materials, cultivation, etc. Around the fifth chapter is when things start to take off I believe, which is a good point I would say.
Overall, in comparison to others I have read. I’d say to give this story a chance. While a bit rough around the edges, I believe there is a charm to it. All I would recommend is for the author to slow down, and take more time to expand. Other than this, I think it has solid potential.