Odd Patriarch (Xianxia)

Information

Status

Hiatus

Year

2021

Author

TheHiddenSword

• IX. The First Steps.
  Nov 24, 2021
• VIII. What's In The Mirror.
  Nov 14, 2021
• VII. An Essential Question.
  Nov 1, 2021
• VI. A Rather Weird Introduction To A Disciple.
  Oct 28, 2021
• V. The Crimson Plague.
  Oct 23, 2021
• IV. Recruiting Is Harder Than It Seems.
  Oct 21, 2021
• III. Turns Out Earth Beats Plant.
  Oct 20, 2021
• II. Properties? A Matter Of Perspective.
  Oct 19, 2021
• I. Getting The Hell Out Of Here.
  Oct 18, 2021

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• UguDyLightRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Not much to read yet but just the little there is here is better than a shitload of what there is elsewhere.
  This is well-written. That's it.
  There is a mystery that constantly tickles you which captivates the reader.
  But more than anything, it is impressive how 'alive' the characters seemed to me. It felt vivid.
  Well, as you might have guessed by now if you've read this far, i'm very impressed by the way the characters are being brought to life.
  Thank you Author and may you keep nourishing us with this great story.
• kelkel1133Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Exactly as it says on the title. Grammar and spellings are good, the premise is good, the story if a bit unoriginal and the concept being there for quite a while is slowly being explored. It might be an everyday occurence for a xianxia MC to leave the sect and try to forge his own path, but it's not everyday we see it done in a higher quality like this one. I can only hope the author doesn't get disheartened by the negative reviews, and publish more chapters in the future
• GershRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  The first few chapters went through a little too much POV change without letting the main character define himself first, but once you get past that part it becomes a great story. Another one of the cultivator with modern principles who isn't a bitch stories which is always nice. Great story and I hope you continue
• Grand Admiral BobRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Not the earliest review of this or anything, but from what has been written so far we have what looks like it will turn into an interesting story about a moral protagonist in a dark culitvator world.  Lots of fire themes.
  Decent spelling, decent sentence construction and clear scene breaks aid the reader in having an enjoyable read through experience.
• ArnoVRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I just started reading this today, and felt somewhat disappointed when I reached the end. I should have waited for more chapters to come out before reading this. :)
  I couldn't find any issues with Grammar, or spellings. So language wise it is good.
  When it comes to the plot, I was hooked from chapter one, and I finished all the chapters that were there. This is the first time I am reading someone leave the sect to start their own sect, and I am quite curious as to what and how the MC will be teaching.
  So far, it has been good and I am eager to read more!
  Cheers!
• KrypekRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  For me one issue I have found, is that it is not clear enough 'who is who' while it would be acceptable when the reader is familiar with names and quirks of characters I feel they are not put in situations distinct enough or described properly, which confused me to who was currently speaking or that someone was introduced too abruptly without context which lead me to feeling like certain situations were a jumbled mess like the conversation of the children about new cultivator in town
  might edit later idk
• PaschmetRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I've read up to chapter 8 as of this review and I'm really liking this ! Its a xianxia with a reincarnated protagonist who doesn't lose all his humanity all of a sudden. He still has his own morals and when he discovers how fucked up xianxia's society is, he gets out "beware the chicken" style. He doesn't try to establish a farm but a sect and i think it has rarely been done before, I'm excited to read this ;)
  The style is really good however it can be a bit too heavy sometimes. I'd advice the author to ease up on the sensory descriptions and on random poetic passages.
• luda305Royal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  Short and on hiatus, so we don't get a good grasp of it.
  The basic premise is not too dissimilar from Beware of Chicken, a transmigrated xianxia protagonist decides to go to a qi-poor area and be a nice friendly guy.  Twist here is that it's a sect, rather than a farm.
  The story starts off really abruptly and we never catch our breath. After nine chapters, there still isn't a good sense of our protagonist's personality and given how so many chapters are from another POV, I'm not even really sure that he is the protagonist.  Similarly, the narrative is a fair bit disjointed because we keep jumping around everywhere.  I have a hard time following it and I'm pretty sure there were at least a handful of inconsistencies.
• IstyaturRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  While its a little early to review the plot, we seem to be jumping into it with minimal filler and there are signs that its been considered before hand. The setting seems to be 'generic cliche xianxia land' with the twist being the main character decides to nope out; its a fun twist in the genrea which is fairly underused and looks like it will be very entertaining. Same catagory as Beware of the Chicken but going in a different direction.
  Grammer is good enough that i don't really notice any issues and the prose flows well. (disclaimer: I'd be a horible copy editor).
  Characters are shaping up nicely, but the Ponit of View changes tend to be abrupt and not well indicated. You might want to have the PoV character's name at the top of that section, or settle on one main PoV while reduceing the number of other PoVs and have alternate PoVs as Interlude chapters or otherwise mark them as not MCs PoV.
  My main issue with it so far is we know so little, even 15000 words in, that we have no words or context to make this setting part of the book. No idea how high the cultivation ladder is, no idea what the local geography is, no idea what any of the details that turn 'cliche xianxia land' into a specific world we can envision. setting wise were still an empty form.
  The story has a strong foundation, but could use some work on the details.
• Aria bloodbornRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  Overall, above average. No glaring plotholes, grammer or spelling issues, and the MC for once isn't a massive 'Rage agaist the heavens, or something similar. Istead, they are a normal, and calm human being. Unfortunatly short, however the author doesn't seem to be on hiatus, so I look forward to future chapters.