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Forty Millenniums of Cultivation修真四万年

«Even if this universe is truly nothing more than a brutal bloody shadowy forest, we Cultivators... Read more
«Even if this universe is truly nothing more than a brutal bloody shadowy forest, we Cultivators will burn all that we have just to give off a single weak flickering spark in the darkness!»

«No matter how weak each spark is, how short-lived, how small… As long as the sparks flow unabated, then one day one of those sparks will light some tinder, and that tinder shall light some fallen branches, and those branches shall set ablaze each and every last tree of the forest!»

«In the end, even the smallest sparks will eventually set the shadowy forest ablaze, and illuminate the whole world!»

In a world teeming with cultivators, Li Yao, who makes his living collecting scrap metal, encounters the soul of a titan powerhouse from forty thousand years in the past. Collapse
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    Heavenless
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    #panic# kind of late but I've seen side story of this book, they are eleven of them.
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    EvilEmperor
    12
    I read 200+ chapters, and I’m quitting, this is the 3rd time I’ve started this book, and the 3rd time I’ve given up, but this is definitely the last time! I don't intend to give this book any more chances.
    As they have already written before me, the plot contains strong propaganda, and many moral restrictions that go completely in the opposite direction to my ideology, and my idea of the universe of cultivators and the cultivators themselves.
    Other than that it's just too boring. Over the course of 200 chapters, there was almost no moment that could interest me and force me to continue reading without looking up from the screen. I also didn’t like the character of the MC, his fighting abilities, and the path he takes (at this stage of the plot).
    People write that it will be better next, that you need to hold out for at least 500+ chapters. However, I believe that no book is worth spending 500+ chapters on. And this is also the author’s problem, this is also a writing skill, the author must be able to draw the reader into the story from the first chapters, in the worst case, in the first 30-70 chapters. Failure to do so only speaks volumes about the author's skill level.
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    Batmanoz77
    191
    Book 1 1-438
    Book 2 439-830
    Book 3 831-1186
    Book 4 1186-1548
    Book 5 1549-1850
    Book 6 1851-2690
    Book 7 2691-


    Cultivation Progression

    Qi-Refining Stage
    1st Level 115
    2nd Level 142
    3rd Level 142
    4th Level 153
    5th Level 165
    6th Level 187
    7th Level 239
    11th Level 257
    12th Level 297
    13th Level 338

    Building Foundation Stage
    Initial Rank 349
    Intermediate Rank 393
    High Rank 466
    Peak (Superlative Height) 630

    Core Formation Stage
    Initial Rank 769
    Intermediate Rank
    High Rank (Golden Core)
    Peak 1128

    Nascent Soul Stage
    Initial Rank 1152
    Intermediate Rank 1346
    High Rank
    Peak 1713

    Spirit Transformation Stage
    Initial Rank 1942-1945
    Extreme evolution-2060
    Intermediate Rank 2146
    High Rank ??
    Peak 2403

    Spirit Division Stage
    Initial Rank 2766
    Intermediate Rank 2978
    High Rank 3260
    Peak ??

    Integration Stage ??
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    hinokio
    77
    this novel is one of the most underrated novels that deserve better since this novel is very good but its low popularity is a shame the first 500 chapter i can say that they are slow in development but they are necessary for the rest of the plots if you can stick for the first 500 without dropping it then you will find it worth reading it
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      Gweek Patato
      789
      "One piece gets good after the 693rd episode guys I promise!"
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        Tomy
        160
        Lmao ehh
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        gfcz
        171
        I cant even imagine what kind logic they have to say, sit through 500ch of trash so it MIGHT get better. Most other book dont even have 500ch lmao
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          hinokio
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          I'v seen worse,so many Chinese novels never getting better even after more than 2k chapters,so for me the first arc of 500 chapters of over 3512 is more like world building for me , Chinese novels mostly won't improve at all after the first 200 chapters if not regress so for me a novel that improve with time as author gets the plot inline with time is way better than many other that at some point you regret picking it up and wasting time
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          EvilEmperor
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          I agree with you, books that I can't get interested in in the first 100 chapters are simply doomed to be less popular. However, I also agree with the comment below. The saddest thing is when there is not even hope that the story will get better. My biggest fear in books is that if they are not very good at the beginning, or I am not satisfied with the MC, that everything will remain that way and I will not see any improvement. This book at least has hope. Although I’m still only reading chapter 100+ myself.
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            Sami
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            If that's the case, it means it's a bad book. A good novel is something you enjoy from start to finish, without having to waste hours to get interested. I mostly give bad starts 50 chapters at most before I stop, I have 100s of bookmarked novels, no need to waste them on trash.
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              Homie_Reader
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              Well said. If the first 500 chapters is trash, then it isn't worth reading. That's like a 1/3 of other novels and yet the story's not good yet. Not worth reading
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                Sami
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                500 chapters are equivalent to 5 or more short novels, lol. So yeah, 100%.
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    Lois7567
    10
    I like the novel. I've read diverse cultivation to transmigration Chinese novels and some are acceptable and some are not. This novel in particular deviate from the norms by dividing the normal cultivators and immortal cultivators into good and bad. It also offset me when I'm reading and it's always like MC he's too good... Rivals turns to someone below after somedays of meeting. I always feel like what next will happen... There's always a problem. It's a novel I pick and drop and pick again when less busy.
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    MMA_SirOwlbie
    74
    I've read a bit of this, (currently around ~50ch) and to me, this reads and feels like a worse version of 'Oh my God! Earthlings are Insane!'.

    Obviously the two are different; but if I tally up all their similar aspects and rate them, 'Oh my God!' would rank higher in my book than this would. The writing is better, the world-building is better, and I appreciate the MC and the characters around him a lot more- they're just more likable. I also find that world more interesting than this one, but that's just because I tend to just hate the 'ancient decrepit civilization' bs in xianxia novels when it's a central plot point.

    Where as this, while it's still pretty good in comparison to some stuff I've read - gotta praise the translator, this book can not have been easy to translate, and the quality of it is just amazing - it's... kind of annoying to read? Chunky paragraphs, dense wording, etc. Which isn't typically a problem, but if you've read enough of these novels, it is because you practically already know what's going to happen in the next paragraph, so you have force yourself to not skim.

    A great example of this is the Uni convention thing they have. The whole interaction with Ding Linglang is incredibly predictable and by-the-books, the entire convention is, and if it was all more condensed, it'd be much easier to read, whereas now it feels like wading through water. I wouldn't say the book is full of filler; just that book has too much in it, tries to do too much, and fills in 'gaps' between important paragraphs with MORE important paragraphs instead of giving the reader time to breathe.

    'Oh my God' suffers from something similar, with the author constantly expounding on certain subjects, which is equally annoying, but Oh my God! has a better cast that helps alleviate from this problem.

    I'd say this book is good- the comedy is half-decent, the characters are cool, the world built is interesting enough. But I can't see myself reading this for too long. As far as futuristic urban xianxias go, this is definitely one of the best from what I've read, but also way too same-y. It's unique aspects simply didn't hold up the book for me; whereas I imagine for most people, the book's interesting ideas would last long enough for them to get invested.

    Another thing I'll mention is that while the book isn't nationalistic by any means, it does promote patriotism heavily; not really a bad thing, in situations like this (i.e, humans vs. basically everything) I find patriotism and what comes with it (dumb war camaraderie) to be a good draw.

    Give it a shot if you like future cultivation shit.
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      asbstare
      101
      For what it's worth I'd add that it's "only" kinda generic for the first 100-200 chapters and after that it honestly ends up having one of the most unique plots and universes I've seen in a cultivation novel, and I've read way too many of them for my own good lol. I can completely understand why someone reading it for the first time just might not get that far but if you push past a little boredom at the start you're in for a real treat IMO.
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        MMA_SirOwlbie
        51
        That's still 100 to 200 chapters, though, is the problem; and chapters that have no guarantee of getting better, even if I have a few assurances here and there. I'm better off reading manga or published fantasy novels over risking my time, I feel. Still, I'm happy you enjoy it!
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          asbstare
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          Yeah I mean I'm not gonna hold it against you lol, just saying it's worth checking out if you ever find yourself running out of shit to read.
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    Medakwho
    60
    I really wanted to read it. I tried to read. I got to 900ish. It’s a great story, well, written, interesting, love combining future and cultivators, BUT… I just feel like the author tries to do too much. It doesn’t flow well. It never really gets anywhere and when it does it takes way too long because there’s 30 different things the mc does in between. Everything’s good and I want to like it and finish it but the mc and author just doesn’t want to get the freaking job/story going.
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    ManOfTheBeans
    21
    I got to the
    , but I forgot where it was, it was above chapter 1000~ but below 1700~, can anyone tell me which chapter it is?


    Edit: Found it while decluttering my bookmarks,
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    saiachyuth11
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    [quote=saiachyuth11]Sigh.... I never said civilisation was wrong.... Civilisation is indeed a Virtue... Through a civilisation, an entire race can grow... That u r right.... But what u r wrong is that.... I can assure u.... No matter the era, no matter the civilisation there will always be senseless killing and plundering..... That will never change.
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    saiachyuth11
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    Disappointing...... Such a great story.... Such great quotes.... Such great plots.... But alas...sigh.....Disappointing......if only this novel didn't concentrate on brain washing..... Cultivation.. What does it mean.... It means to be free.. Free from anything which we feel is restricting us.... Cultivate to be free and unfretted.... Cultivate to live for eternity... Cultivate to be able to do anything.... But yet... In this novel cultivators are nothing but police officers or soldiers... To save common pple... A cultivator has to die... Has to sacrifice himself.... If not... Evryone will look down on u... Your own family will kill u.... The entire society will judge u, condemn u and punish u.... Heh... What's the use of cultivation then... Better to live as a common man....
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      Emmisar
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      Well, at least existence of modern society based on common rules allows an existence of something more than 10000000000 years old stagnant wooden villages with no hope of progress of any kind and too cutthroat to consider any form of cooperation within the rulers. There is a great example of such "proper" cultivation planet in a 100 years travel arc, and contrast is not in it's favor.

      Civilization is a virtue. Don't believe the propaganda of recalcitrant fossils, who's only expertise is in plundering of resources and senseless killing.
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        saiachyuth11
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        Sigh.... I never said civilisation was wrong.... Civilisation is indeed a Virtue... Through a civilisation, an entire race can grow... That u r right.... But what u r wrong is that.... I can assure u.... No matter the era, no matter the civilisation there will always be senseless killing and plundering..... That will never change.
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          Emmisar
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          And there is a lot of such people here, especially if you go beyond the standard government patriotic pre-war propaganda at the beginning 300+ chapters that are shown from the bottom grunt level and reach the top brass that is making decisions - there are some very typical classical ruthless villains there.

          So probably you gust haven't got to that part ? What chapter were you on ?
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            saiachyuth11
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            Honestly I don't remember, I read this novel long time ago,thought might as well read it again but this time idk why, when I got to the train incident and seeing pple look down on that guy just cause he didn't help save the pple and seeing all some quotes saying protecting pple is the job of a cultivator, I lost interest suddenly and stopped it right there.
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              Emmisar
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              That's like around 100+ chapter... you should read further. Plus from classical standpoint the original location is like a Orthodox sect that is very concerned with reputation, image and PR, but underneath is totally a classical cultivation world complex and morally dubious organisation.

              There is much more to it and trust me - there is always someone sinister plot behind almost everything that happens,
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                saiachyuth11
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                That's until what I read right now, but long ago I remember him joining a school or sect and helping the laboratory build something cheaper which is usually costly. Oh I also remember him comming back from a battlefield and then his master takes him back to take revenge (I am doubtful if these happened in these novels).
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                  Emmisar
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                  1) University of engineering(cant remember exact name) (1 of 9 top universities on the planet)

                  2) Exo-suit - will be more important later

                  3) There are a few of them, more later when MC in no longer at a cannon fodder level power.

                  4) Master revenge part is a Nope- probably from some other novel.

                  And there are a lot more villains after obligatory school arc, the kind that you just want to reach thru monitor and hold them by the neck tightly-tightly until you feel better and no longer feel a pulse ))
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                  saiachyuth11
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                  The story is very good and in some chapters, I can even feel my blood boil but still the only thing I don't like is forcing morals and ethics onto cultivators.
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                  Blissful_Solitude
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                  Dude(he/she/they?).....that's dark....but ngl exactly my feeling sometimes yeah
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      asbstare
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      Yeah how dare stories promote any kind of morality beyond radical ruthless selfishness...
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        EvilEmperor
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        What's wrong with selfishness? Selfishness cannot be good or bad, there is simply a degree to which you are selfish and what lengths you are willing to go to achieve your goals.
        I don’t see any problems with the propaganda of selfishness, because the very essence of this propaganda is to live for oneself. Do you come into this world in order to live for the benefit of others?
        There is nothing wrong with helping someone, as long as it does not harm me! Why should I care about the lives of people, even the entire city, more than my close friend or family?
        Truly happy people are those who can be selfish with a clear conscience!
        It’s just that all people’s egoism is different, and it is aimed at different things. Essentially, it’s doing what makes you happy, and what exactly makes you happy is to each their own.
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