Grand Ancestral Bloodlines - Reviews

250 chapters in
Have to say the novel is unique for the a cultivation novel and that the author has put a good amount of thought into the plot for the story. The first 50 chapters are good but at the same time rough they serve a important part to the story but reading the perspective of a mc thats just getting abused the whole time did for me get a bit annoying and felt like it was going on for to long. after that for around 100 chapters story was pretty good and can say I enjoyed what I read, But as I started closer to around the 200 chapter mark I started disliking things with the plot more and more having to do with the mc. Mc cultivation progress is moving at a snails pace, he keeps getting stronger with being able to cross more realms to fight others but his actual cultivation grade hardly changes. He starts training in multiple area's before really ever mastering what he was already working on specially when he decideds to train in very unconventional paths like duel weilding spears, halberts and glaives. Took the mc hundreds of years to fully accept his relationship with his first wife. He acts coldly to someone that tells him they have been waiting for him for hundreds of millions of years and that you are there life partner. But yet he sits in the wrong seat in hall and suddenly decides he needs to take responsibility for a girl just a chapter earlier he was deciding on  to take revenge on there clan or not like tf?

Also author if you see this you should add a introduction chapter or in the summary of the novel explaining cultivation ranks I still don't know them. Saw comments about you saying just go to a wiki of rise rising and risen to see the stages in order but I couldn't find anything going over cultivation ranks,there was hardly any  information posted on the wiki.

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Pathetic.
I just want to vent, at first I enjoyed the story real good and thankful that I found this work.

But now the story development became all about making the Ryu(MC) suffer.

He suffered all kinds of pain, whether it's psychological, physical, emotional etc. and now the very reason he even committed suicide, that reason where his hope came from, why he gambled his life while not knowing if he'll be qualified with that Sky God Inheritance in his first life and several more who knows how many else he got.

His effort was all for a naught because for the sake of story and characters development, nerfed–he became a cultivation cripple and as a bonus his edge on prized bone structure which boasted godly cultivation speed was thrashed to slow down.

In the end, I'll never drop reading,
maybe I was just fed up after binge reading his continuous suffering.
Aside from that, I'll recommend you to read this and following his suffering too.

Intricacy is nice for a few chapters but taking the entire free period to impress an idea is too much. Huge potential for story acceleration but I just can't, with a clear mind, gamble on this tortoise speed storyline.

In my opinion, like all of this authors works, the MC is tortured to oblivion. Progression is fine if there was ever a point, and normally the point is to achieve victory or a good climax otherwise known as "Face Slapping". But this is just borderline plain masochism. There is no pleasure in reading this novel so far. Just livid darkness. Sometimes, painful and frustrating events are tolerable to read in novels like this if the conclusion of an arc is satisfying enough. But as with this authors other books so far, this one is the same. It fails so miserably to give you that moment of victory.

TLDR: A depressing waste of time.

Tempted to give this one a go.. enjoyed Rebirth of a nameless immortal

"Embracing the tapestry of 'Grand Ancestral Bloodlines', this captivating novel weaved a mesmerizing tale that delved into the depths of family legacies and ancient secrets. The intricate plot left me on the edge of my seat, as I followed the protagonist's journey through a web of destiny and self-discovery. Rich in cultural nuances, it was a literary feast, evoking a profound sense of connection to one's roots. A must-read for those who crave enthralling narratives with a touch of mystique."

I have read upto chapter 265. I can honestly say i got tired of keeping track of his cultivation issues. MC has 4 bloodlines, three kinds of power system, uses multiple type of weapons (which also needs individual cultivation for each).

That in itself is already a handful but, you are still trying to make him do other kinds of cultivation. while still keeping his power realms the same even though he can fight people with levels way above him.

To top it all off you introduced the MC as someone very smart like being able to figure out peoples motives, playing with people or finding out clues to lost and forgotten realms/ruins from folklore. BUT he keeps making mistakes that are common sense. his accumulated age is more than a thousand years

Sir author, I can tell you have thought alot about this novel given how detailed it is and how you try to explain everything. But its getting too toxic.

The “challenges” of the MC are a bit forced and the authors writing style info dumps loads of paragraphs that if you skip them, will mostly not affect your reading of the story.

1000 chapters in and the story just got worse. Now MC's cultivation regressed do bad and is scrambling around trying to find ways to unlock his talents. There's also the huge plot hole of him recultivating, it's honestly baffling. Meaning the plot halted and there's no progress. So all of the things that happened are mostly forced plots. A bit of a spoiler around 1050  chapters. He arrogantly infiltrated a place thinking he won't get caught. Well he did get caught and not once but twice. The first time he got caught, he somewhat escaped. But on his hubris he got in the second time, thinking he's slick and won't make the same mistake twice but he still got caught and he's very much exposed. Not only that, he exposed his most valuable treasures there. Now he will definitely get chase all over the place. The worst part? Even when he got caught for the first time, he never prepared any escape measures. He only started doing it when he got caught like some complete ret*rd.This is the quality of writing at this point so a fair warning to the people who want to read this. This author clearly lost and just making things up on the way.

The Primordial Record is one i would recommend, tho it is a tad bit graphic

Is this any good

Dude it gets good at chapter 99999 trust me bro