Black Wind, White Lotus

Information

Status

Hiatus

Year

2021

Author

Sake Vision

• 57. Canaria, part 2
  Nov 4, 2021
• 56. Jade beauty
  Oct 30, 2021
• 55. Eagle's dark ruminations
  Oct 26, 2021
• 54. Canaria
  Oct 20, 2021
• 53. Grave new world
  Oct 17, 2021
• 52. Chores
  Oct 14, 2021
• 51. Reincarnation
  Oct 9, 2021
• 50. Resolution
  Oct 8, 2021
• 49. Homecoming, part 2
  Oct 6, 2021
• 48. Homecoming
  Oct 3, 2021
• 47. Lessons
  Oct 3, 2021
• 46. There once was....
  Oct 1, 2021
• Intermedio
  Oct 1, 2021
• 45. Hunger
  Sep 30, 2021
• 44. Heifeng
  Sep 28, 2021
• 43. Rise and shine
  Sep 27, 2021
• 42. The course of the battle
  Sep 26, 2021
• 41. Power and sacrifice
  Sep 24, 2021
• 40. Critical point, part 2
  Sep 22, 2021
• 39. Critical point
  Sep 21, 2021

Reviews

Community Reviews(8)

• BullerRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This is a genre that I am not totally familiar with, to the point where I cant tell you if it's a wuxia or xiania(don't even know the difference between them). However, there are some facts that I can say about it and those will be shown off in this review.
  First off is the style. I don't truly have anything to compare it to, since its fundamentally different from nearly everything else that I read. If I was forced at gunpoint to compare it to something, however, my best guess would be an LN. It gives the Asian vibes, if that makes sense, meaning that the author must have some idea about what they're doing. For that, I think giving it a 5/5 on that would a safe bet.
  Grammar! Most of us have one, yet most of us don't know how to write with it. This story is balancing one a fine pole with this aspect. I would, on some points, say that it does it well, while others have shown lacking aspects. Comma, for one, is needed in some places. Yet, if you ignore the rare piece of comma-chaos, the average grammar quality is quite high. 4.5/5 for that.
  Story? Well... I need to pull the unfamiliar card here again.  There is very obviously something I'm missing with this genre, and that heavily impacts the way that I look at the story. From what I've gathered, this is a very story-rich piece of work, but others might have something against that. However, I will be sticking with my guns and give this a 5/5.
  Characters... Oh, it feels bad pulling it another time. I just can't understand it. There is clearly some consistency with how they are written, there has clearly been thought put into it all, and time has clearly been spent on them, yet there is a clear cultural cut here. I don't understand some of the actions, and that has heavily impacted how I thought of them. 4.5/5 from me.
  That totals out to... 4.75 I think? I guess you round up in these situations, so a 5/5 should be fitting.
• Evra-KazeRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  In my opinion, this is an excellent story with a lot of work put into. The focus isn’t all placed on the main character but allows for many points of view which allow to greatly expand on how we view the world set in this story. Also, even if the story uses Chinese fantasy elements, there is no point where it needs heavy knowledge of this type of fantasy and can also be a good starting point for those wanting to learn about this genre.
  The story, from what I can see, is split into arcs which change when the main character moves to a new location. Those changes are never done in a rushed way since we always learn small things about the world that when a change is done, we have an idea of what is going on and without being burdened by long exposition. This is done well since the story focuses on political intrigues which affect or could affect the whole world.
  One thing that I really love is that every character stays humble to their strength when facing the dangers of the world. I say this because it forces the characters to use their brain to solve things and not rely on any Deus ex machina. This makes every plot point matter and a risk.
  I think there is another full arc from where I am, so I will add more things to this review when I am done reading it. Still, one thing I noticed is that the story gets better with every chapter.
  So I am currently up to date with the chapters. Here is the biggest selling point for this story. With all the elements presented throughout the story, theories on the plotline and the world can be made. It allows to care about the story as it insists wonders for the future chapters!
  In a ways, when looking at other reviews, the grammar is often talked about. Still, the amount of mistakes that take away from the read are really few. On this point, I often care more about a story that is able to give wonders and imagination from the words it use, more than a story that is only skillful at stringing letters since without a good story telling,
• Poached_EggRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  I have not really touched the Xianxia genre in earnest before looking into this, and I think I finally can understand what reading a fantasy or hard sci-fi novel is like for people who've never experienced the genre before. The basic concepts and terms are thrown around the way a fantasy author throws around words like "mana" or a scifi author might go on about delta v. For fans of the genre, however, I think this would be a classically enjoyable zero to hero type of story.
• Blind SerpentRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  Overall, I really liked this story - it has great potential especially as the author will continue to improve their writing chops.
  There were some issues with both style and grammar. The author writes the webnovel as an anime, at least to my eyes, and it does evoke the imagery. However, the jumps from character to character are either too frequent or should be done in a different manner. Sometimes it is a bit confusing. There was one occasion when the jump took place in the middle of a fight for a few paragraphs and then back to the main character POV.
  - This changes farther along in the story, so keep that in mind.
  EDIT: after reading a couple more chapters I can pretty convincingly say that the style improves up to 4.5/5, good job! The POV is much clearer and overall things flow better.
  It made things interesting but it threw me off for a while so I had to reread. My main improvement areas for this story would be grammar, and also refine the style to have more clarity in it.
  I do think there is room to have the character jumps, but with some more finesse. It does provide interesting contrast to what really happens as each character perceives it.
  As far as the story itself goes, it is quite interesting. The plots are developing nicely and I got hooked. The MC is very likeable and I am expecting some sort of a development coming with their journey. The other characters are getting intriguing too. It's the whole webnovel conundrum - how quickly should things happen? I think the pace here is sometimes good, sometimes a bit slow - but it is always difficult to rush things. Fine balance.
  Character: i like them all, albeit there are quite a few. The only downside is we don't get enough time with either of them to develop an emotional connection early on - it comes after a while, so if you're picking this story, keep reading for a bit to get the full experience.
  My favourite is the dynamic of Wolf and Sheep.
  EDIT: Wang Shunji has a very intriguing character arc too, it's
• Arthur-67Royal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  Here are essentially my thoughts and notes I made as I read,.
  First of I liked the cover, it was quite high quality and looks as I imagined the character would.
  The weakest are of the story is the grammar, punctuation, caps etc. I noticed quite a few mistakes that impact quite a few areas including tense. It would likely need a true proofread to catch them. Id probably have to give this area 3.5 but fortunately, it is the weakest area/lowest score. I have added edit suggestions to help make this a non-issue for the next reader
  The style is generally quite good, past tense with some present mixed in. It is generally nice and enjoyable to read and with some improvement of grammar could be extremely good. The pov switches are fluid enough and don’t really take you from the story so good job there.
  There was a few cases of double lines between paragraphs, this is usually an error created by rr but one usually worth fixing as to not impede flow.
  Some areas of heavy exposition but that’s never something I personally found an issue as I enjoy world building and lore. Same with the all caps for emphasis, I was never a fan of that but it could just be personal preference.
  For your characters and story, I thought they were great and quite wonderful. Fengli is relatable- outcast, angry at the unfairness of the world. I get she's a tomboy, with the dirt on what not. Currently, she’s portrayed great but just be careful in the future not to make it like a she's not ‘like the other girls’ situation if you get what I mean. I hate to see your story take that turn.
  The other characters are quite equally well written and natural, they act as you'd expect of their characters.
  Shunji is well written, shown to be extremely powerful and has immaturity that comes with power and that age. E.g pranks are not the best way to discourage someone from doing something, if anything it would encourage them to beat what they would see as prejudice trying to stop them in their goals. You wouldn’t exp
• penoveRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  Quick disclaimer, this isn't a book style I don't normally read, and personally I'm not a big fan of cultivation or Japanese aesthetics (nothing against Japan, just not really a weeb).
  I think the book so far up to chapter 4 has potential, but I believe it's held back back by a million tiny flaws here and there such as minor spelling mistakes, scentence flow, and characters acting slightly strange.
  The MC is a furry... and ehhhhh... I dunno, I don't like female main protags written like her. Can't really put my finger on it, but I't probably a personal gripe that just rubs me the wrong way. I'm sure if you like this kind of aesthetic you'll enjoy this though. I'm probably the wrong person to be reviewing something like this, but I'll just give some quick pointers if the author decides to do a second draft.
  1. Capitalize your damn chapter names! It looks unproffesional and offputting, nuff said.
  2. Your first chapter is hurting the most, it's the introduction to the book, it requires the most attention. I have in fact written an indepth nearly 5000 word guide on the subject, so I'll direct you to that.
  3. I skipped the synopsis, waaaaaay too long. Nobody is going to read it, shorter = better.
  Hope I helped in some way, whether you are the writer or reader! Enjoy the book!
• luda305Royal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  As many other reviewers have pointed out, the author has done a really great job putting together a low fantasy xianxia world. And the author has done a very good job writing well-defined characters who act well within their personality.
  The big issue with the story that keeps me from recommending it is that the author seems to have a hard time telling a story. In the 12 chapters, we only have 3 with our protagonist (maybe 2), the rest being with side characters and an almost 8-chapter tournament arc in a village that the protagonist already left.  Now, don't get me wrong, that whole drama about the sect could make for a really good story (the author does some great foreshadowing that what happened may not be what it seems).  But the synopsis (and the protagonist leaving) make pretty clear that the story isn't about them. And so I'm utterly baffled why we spend so much time with these side characters (many of who have more screentime than the protagonist). So, largely for this reason, I don't recommend this story.
  Some of the grammar and micro-level style is a bit rough as well, but not too bad.
  EDIT 9/22/21: The author touched base with me and explained that the story is meant to be these two intertwining plot lines, one following the wolf girl and the other following the events happening at the sect she leaves.  With that, the story makes a lot more sense and I bumped it up from 3.0 to 4.0.
• KinografyRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 3.5

  This story is so long I want to cry.
  Grammar: 3/5
  The author is an ESL, you'll quickly catch on to many of their mistakes further in the story and it harms the story's length and immersion. The author writes a chapter every day and considers those novel to be their passion project but this doesn't have the care put into its minor details to be seen as such. I seriously recommend combining through it all, please do because I know how much you care about this story.
  Style: 4/5
  It's for lack of a better term, wordy. A case of purple prose. Scenes are unnecessary drawn out when they could be shortened and neatly tied with a bow. As said I recommend going through and editing to make the experience for others more bearable. Not to say that this story is bad but it is very hard to get into without dedication to seeking the author's vision. Sake vision has unique and interesting ideas but the problem with unique and interesting ideas is trying to convey them to the audience in a a manner they can comprehend. Aside from that, the author does a good job at world building but some exposition could use some spreading out to not overwhelm the reader. The world is large and vast and has a very different culture and trying to explain it all is difficult so I don't blame the author for infodumping at times, it works. It feels like rambling...
  As for the characters, there are times when Sake Vision gives a brief line for their sudden thoughts followed by a rhetorical question or exclamation which is a bit over used especially in moments when characters are having a heart to heart.
  Plot 4/5
  4 of 5 I guess? It's hard for me to judge this category since I don't read or interact with the xianxian genre. I asked the author for their inspirations and thankfully I was given a thorough explanation on their intentions with this story but I still can't help but feel that a lot is going over my head. Black wind, White Lotus a low fantasy realistic take on the xianxian genre, a deconstruction s