Refining the Heavens

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[A.K.A. Kairos Astroire & the Snowdrifts]

Kairos, a poor village boy, was born in a warring state without a decent shred of cultivating talent. In a world of Ki and Magic where only the mighty will rise while the weak are trodden upon, the Empire judges one’s potential in the academy. Fated to be expelled and starve on the streets, his struggles only turned him into the perfect stepping stone for his affluent aristocrat classmates. When an ancient enemy of humanity awoken during an assessment, life took a turn for the worst... Until he unlocked the power to refine any cultivation manuals and seized fate in his own hands.

Since the heavens bore down cruelly, then why not refine the heavens?

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2017
Author: Alan Tang

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 3.6/ 5.0
Followers: 200
Views: 540,535

Chapters(510 total)

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Community Reviews(3)

PakkoRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
When I saw this on the list of writathon stories and then saw that it had not ever had a review despite being around for so long I felt the need to give this story the review it needs and should have gotten years ago.
Style: The style of the story will throw many people off reading it for multiple chapters. The author has chosen to separate every line and sentence including the dialogue which can make it harder to read in some instances. This also prevents any paragraphs which might be needed. I understand it is probably a preference thing but it can be annoying at times.
Grammar: Because this story seems to be from a non-native English speaker I won't rate this part lower but the sentence structure is not great. There are not really any spelling mistakes but the way sentences are written can become annoying and hard to read to the point that it is hard at times to follow what is happening. This is not helped by the separated sentences that should be making up a paragraph.
If you can get past how this story is written here is what the story is about.
Story: This story focuses on the life of Kairos, a young boy who is brought into the military of his country along with his friends. And as the story progresses he works on cultivating his Origin manual while making his way through the ranks of the military. So far I found the story was fine to get through but it didn't stand out much.
Character: I can't say much about the characters at this point in the story. I like how Kairos has built up a group of friends to rely on.
TazKhaelyorRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
TL;DR : Simple, but good enough thanks to that.
I started reading after finding it on the writathon winners list, and was surprised by the lack of review (at the time). And somehow I kept reading it for over a week it until I was caught up...
It is by no means a masterpiece or the next grand success on RR, and doesn't show much depth. And thanks to that it also evades the pitfalls that made me stop reading so many other titles that had better synopsis, more compelling characters, better writing,...
Style : It shows a lack of experience and could really use a lot of editorial help, but that naivete is somewhat eadearing and while it certainly doesn't help with the ease of reading it at times, it still conveys the author's intent.
Story : Generic in its setting, follow most convention of a cultivation novel, but still serviceable, and so far no hint of a harem at least ! With only a few minor plot-armor and deus ex in over 1'200 pages, it is doing a good job so far. The pacing is well-managed and really what made me read so much I think.
Grammar : Either non-native english speaker, young, or both. Could really use a second/third pass, but it is still readable. At least a basic autocorrect wouldn't highlight much.
Characters : When your MC isn't presented as the superduper genius of all time, with 10 million years of experience, you buy yourself a lot more leeway. As for pretty much everything, they are simple and that's how they are introduced and reprensented. Most could be caractarized with one adjective and not leave much out (including the MC), but the author manage to evade the caricature and keep them consistent.
Yves3391Royal Road
★★★ 3.0
Story was choppy,though expected with English not being their native language.
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