Eternal Cultivation: Xianxia and Strategy

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Description

Classic Xianxia meets Reverend Insanity.

Xun was ready to die. He had lived his life to the fullest, starting a family and even building a sect. Sure, things had turned sour at the end but those things tended to happen when a person lived for three whole centuries.

Given a second chance at life, Xun vowed to not repeat the same mistakes again. This time, he only has a single goal. Cultivate and reach eternity.

Expect:+ Daily 2k+ chapters+ Strategic MC who doesn't use brute force to win every time+ Huge and complex Xianxia world

WhatNOTto Expect:- Harem, Cheating, etc.- Lone Wolf MC- Cardboard Characters

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2024
Author: TQ Zhang

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.3/ 5.0
Followers: 2,396
Views: 178,962

Chapters(20 total)

What readers say about Eternal Cultivation: Xianxia and Strategy

“Prose is acceptable. Pacing can be a bit off, but it's not that detrimental to the storytelling. Some of the lore exposition is a bit awkward in how it's slotted into the text (campfire storytelling), but I can easily overlook it. The system is interesting…”
imraefiRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“Style: The style is great, it's easy to understand what's happening and the time skips and alternate povs are done well. Story: The story is great, it's very fun and entertaining but I feel a bit confused as for what's it's trying to go for. The first arc o…”
Astral CrystalRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

imraefiRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Prose is acceptable. Pacing can be a bit off, but it's not that detrimental to the storytelling. Some of the lore exposition is a bit awkward in how it's slotted into the text (campfire storytelling), but I can easily overlook it. The system is interesting and generally aligns with an experienced readers' conception of hierarchy, with some cosmetic changes.
The best part of this story is the characters. The author gives nuance to the standard cultivation stereotypes and demonstrates significant skill in making the reader want to learn more about them. There are multiple dimensions to the different players that are a delight to experience. It's indicative of an author who has thought deeply about both their story and interpersonal dynamics in a way that others with an exclusively Anglophonic perspective may not be able to match.
I look forward to reading more and would be willing to support the author on Patreon, should they choose to start one.
Astral CrystalRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Style: The style is great, it's easy to understand what's happening and the time skips and alternate povs are done well.
Story: The story is great, it's very fun and entertaining but I feel a bit confused as for what's it's trying to go for. The first arc of the story reminds me of The Promised Neverland in a way, where the mc has to scheme, prepare and plot to survive against a foe much more powerful than him. After that though the story takes a bit of a shift into a more lighthearted part, it even has farm development and chickens. There's still scheaming and dark aspects since even in the more comedic parts there is still the cruelty of the cultivation world present. And as the synopsis mentions the mc is not a lone wolf, he has a group of friends and they get a bigger focus than before since in the firts arc we basically only had mcs perspective, I didn't see the friends coming at all. Should have probably read the synopsis closer since it mentions the mc is not a lone wolf. Anyway I love the story so far but I feel a bit conflicted on what's it's trying to be, the mc is still plots, schemes and manipulates but the group of friends takes a big focus as well. Their growth is as equally important as the mcs, so I guess it might be scheaming with friends? This is new to me since most scheaming mcs I've seen are alone, so I guess that's why I'm a bit confused at what's the story is going for. The cultivation system is also well thought out and is more unique than the usual ones. Anyway I still really like it and I'm excited to see what happens next.
Grammar: The grammar is excellent, I don't remember seeing any errors. And from what the comments show any errors that do appear are corrected.
Character: The characters are very complex in this story especially the mc. The mc is very morally complex and he's great I like him, he's scheaming, manipulative and will throw random people under the bus if it means he survives or advances his plans. But he's also very caring a
CalllumRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Style: The writing follows a very good pace, neither rushed nor too slow. It's good enough to make it hard to believe that this is Zhang's first attempt at writing a novel! There are some infusions of Reverend Insanity influenced mythic tales about the origin of the world, the way tales of Ren Zu did so too. I find that to be the most entertaining part of the story!
Story: The storyline is very engaging and it follows one of the most successful tropes of xianxia of an underdog MC combined with a second attempt at cultivation through reincarnation.
Grammar: The grammar is perfect! Zhang is a really good author and I believe, with R.C. Joshua being the editor flawless grammar was a given!
Character: The main character Xun reincarnates in the body of a freshly crippled prospective cultivator. Xun now has a second chance to reach greater heights than he did in his past life and avoid his old mistakes. There is some promise he shows already in being extremely focused on cultivating and not falling for distractions. While he might not be indifferent to the level of Fang Yuan, only time will tell how he'll grow! I can't wait to see it myself!
I would highly recommend this novel to anyone who finds this entire genre interesting! Let's witness the birth of a new legend together!!
DooomCookieRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Honestly I don't think there's much to say, the author tells a good story which is what we're here for.
The story is very slow. 28 chapters in and we're finishing up the first 'arc'. We've barely seen any of the setting. Not a criticism (I've enjoyed it all so far) but it does feel a little early to write a review, despite being so many words in. I would hope to eventually see more plot threads and twists and a larger cast of characters eventually. So far we've been stuck on the farm.
But I really enjoyed it so far, thank you
InslayerRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Xun realised that he is in a dog eat dog world after his death. Waking up in another body and realising his folly, his plans for the future haven't changed.
With a destroyed talent he has to think on his feet and work harder than he did in his previous life if he wants to succeed.
His cultivation is interesting and the way he goes about solving his problems shows that you can take everything from a man but his experience.
He's not the strongest, nor the weakest, but I would sooner anger a devil than him.
If you were planning on reading a cultivation Xianxia story, search no longer for you've found the perfect gem.
Khan of KhansRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A very unique story with characters that are very interesting. The writing is great. The plot is intriguing and it hooked me in. The world is still developing and i am hoping it continues being fleshed out. The pacing is great it is neither rushed or stretched just the way i like it.
MaMM0nRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Xianxia story with classic elements and character, while foregoing clichés, with crafty MC with an approach geared towards long-term planning, and well written at that. So a 5 star is a must. It would have been at the top of Webnovel but let's not talk about that abhorrent website with sub-par writing. Only thing worse than that is Wattpad😂
NarafeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
All the characters feel very real and are not just cardboard cutouts meant to fill a specific role.
The MC's cheat is that he has trash talent so he can cultivate a method that everybody has but doesn't because it ruins your talent. Which is very interesting because it doesn't rely on him having knowledge of some legendary Scripture from his previous life.
Overall the story is very good and all the.moving pieces make a lot of sense.
SolrimsbzRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A great cultivation story that in my opinion is paced just right. Since the author found a way to make even the stuff the mc does at such a low level interesting thanks to his unique thought process compared to the other disciples. Not a lot of action but that's to be expected since I was looking for a MC that would think through his problems rather than challenge the heavens every other chapter. Overall a very well written story with no noticable grammar or spelling mistakes.
VevcdfRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
classic cultivation story but no plot armour, random BS, face slapping, idiot MC ect.
Imagine a cultivation story that acually makes sense with charcters desicions.
MC is an old reincarnater, this is not new, but with the exception of reverend instanity, this is one of the few stories where MC actually acts it, an old guy who thinks of time in decades and centuries rather than hours and days is not going to start bickering with some random child, which MC does not, he understands people and cements himself as easy to get along with so he can slightly and slowly profit off it, as he should.
Only complaint is that this current ARC is beginning to drag, hope they get out the farm soon.