There's so much going on beneath the surface of these chapters, and I need to unpack it because the symbolism is layered and beautiful. First, the memorial tablets. Xue Ning's parents and brother all died in battle—their bodies were never recovered, so the tablets are all she has left of them. This is huge because it mirrors her own emotional state. She's an orphan living under someone else's roof, and these tablets represent the only family she has. When she guards them through the night, refusing to leave even when everyone tells her to rest, she's not just being dutiful—she's claiming something that's hers. In a life where she's always been an outsider, always been told to be sensible and accommodating, this is her moment of defiance. Then there's the eternal lamp. In her past life, the temple caught fire and her parents' tablets were destroyed. This time, she stays awake all night to prevent it. The eternal lamp becoming undisturbed by dawn is symbolic of her breaking the cycle of her past life. She's not just preventing a fire—she's preventing the destruction of her only connection to her family. And the snow. It's everywhere—covering everything, muffling sound, creating this cold, silent atmosphere. But snow also preserves. It covers the old and prepares for new growth. Xue Ning's emotional journey in these chapters is like that snow: cold on the surface, but underneath, something is being prepared for a new beginning. The fact that she finally says "fight back" and means it—that's the seed breaking through the frozen ground.
AHHHHH! So much fun!! Not sure about the history of this story... it’s in the “new book” section, only 70 chapters so far, but the first 2 reviews are from 2 years ago and from people who “have yet to read”? ANYWAY!! I’m up to the privileged chapters and am absolutely loving the story! Besides the frequent incorrect gender pronouns, it’s a great read. Makes me feel giddy ?
It seems like this is gonna be extremely exciting! The plots, characters and events are not your typical novel one
For a beginning author, it's a great novel. I like how Eris started - as a jealous overlooked teen who just wants power to fit in. As time continued, it feels like she's beginning to grow up a bit. Anyway, it's still at chapter 29,so I love the novel and how it is for now.
A thought provoking start with expertly told storytelling and life like introduction to Yuki and Hatsuki. Author is brilliant with her words and left me surprised with how soft the introduction was to the circumstances that plague the female protag. Usually there is a bit info dump involved but not in this novel but this author. Story is a blend of intriguing romance and a nice slice of life feel. Author is very good with humor as well as in one chapter, the female protag asked her counterpart if he can bring rain. Each scene is masterfully depicted with detailed description of background objects, clothes and time of the hour by using Show, Not tell. I am in awe with how subtle yet powerful grasp the author has on her words.
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Thanks for this book alexjbq i am loving this book i defintely can relate with the mc he is just like me haha.Don't stop author i'm loving it
I'm here from Tiktok. I see I am not the only one that's from there. But, thats what lead me here. Let's see if this book is as good as the marketing makes it seem. I'll leave this review here for now and wait for chapters to pile up. I love the tiktok videos which is the sole reason for this review. I'll have to hire this guy/gal for my marketing stuff in the future, a brilliant person, also extremely hilarious.
I just realized I haven't done a review of the novel yet, so here it is. So far the story has been focusing on cultivation and getting stronger, which I do like, and he doesn't pull these random comebacks out of his a*s and feels a little more realistic than cultivation novels nowadays.The writing quality is good. 5/5 Chapter updates have been consistent; we are currently getting 2 a day (wish we got more lol). Now let's move on to the MC's character. From what I have seen, he is cold, calculating, greedy, isn't a b*tch, and is very ruthless and unforgiving over the smallest things. Let me give an example. After he finished the sect trial to join the sect, he was talking to the sect elders (I think they were I don't remember) on a mountain, and they said, Let's go test your talent, so they hopped on their flying swords and left the MC on the mountain instead of taking him with them. So now the MC has to climb down the cliff and travel through a forest with a bunch of beasts, and on the way, the MC was like, "Just you wait until I grow strong enough... I will make sure the three of you suffer a fate worse than death." Now let's talk about the romance While I have been told by the author that there will be a harem, we haven't seen much of it because at the moment MC is in the mindset that he can't form any sort of romantic relationship because he needs to get stronger and doesn't have time to spend on romance. Oh, and the author has said that there will be no yuri, just a quick FYI.Now, as for world-building, so far it's pretty good. I won't go into much detail but just trust me on this. All in all, I would recommend
I just read like 12 chapters and i just want to say I am a very picky reader an like action and bloodpumping scene from like get go 4-5 chapters but damn this novel just hooked me so hard I kept reading fist of all story was so fleshed I felt like I was reading the script of some nwe hit movie second mc character it showed just best for someone in his situation would behave and it didn't show much about world background I think it will also be amazing I would suggest to most reader they should at least stick till free chapters.
why is this novel not popular come on it's so good I was not expecting much due to its low views but it's a hidden gem
This novel is very wonderful, I advise you to read it ??