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Reincarnatedasachildinanewworldamildmanneredprogrammer,namedSage,findshimself...Readmore

Reincarnatedas a childin a newworlda mildmanneredprogrammer,namedSage,findshimselfstrugglingto survive.Theroadto immortalityis pavedwithdanger,treasure,andconflict.Thismysticaleasternworldis filledwithDemonicBeasts,TreacherousCultivators,andExtraordinaryLegacies.FollowSageon hisjourneyto adaptto thisnewworld,andfindoutif he canovercomethelimitationsof body,mind,andsoul.Willhe riseto theoccasionandbecomea hero?Or maybehe’llturnto thedarksideandendup a villain?…MoltingtheMortalCoilis moreof a slowerpacedjourney.It’snotaboutendlessbattlesandconqueringthenextbadguywhospitson themaincharactersshoesor sendshima funnylook.There’salsonota treadmillof tournamentsor loveinterests.It’smoreof a slowerburnwithlotsof,andhopefullynottoomuch,worldbuilding.It’sstillsupposedto be stuffedwithaction,butthatwon’tpickup fora whilesincewe startwitha weakling.Thefirst30chaptershavea lotof time-skipping,butstaywithme it getsbetter.I planto re-writeandaddmoreto thefirst30in thefuture,butif youcanpushthroughI feelit getsmuchmorefunafter!*Updateswillbe weekly.If youwantto seemorechapters,checkoutmy Patreon(buttonat thebottomof everychapter)!Thankseveryone!Collapse

MaleProtagonist,Non-humanProtagonist,Cultivation,AgeProgression,Reincarnation,CharacterGrowth,EasternSetting,Immortals,ModernKnowledge,SlowGrowthatStart,SlowCultivation,WeaktoStrong,Monsters,Demons,EvilOrganizations

theMCstartsoffnormalenough,butheslowlystartstodegradeintoafurryandaweirdoneatthat.-sidenotehisfuturewifesarealsolowkeyanimallover'sifyouknowyouknow

Thisnovelmayhavehadagoodstart,butIreallydon'trecommendit.Itfallsoffsuperhardandstickstothesamerepeatpatternofloss,slightrebuildbeforelossagain.

Ratingdoesnotreflectthebook.Itsdefinitelywayyybetterthentheratingthoughnotatoptiernovel

1.6holyshit,ImeanIknowIshouldn'tjudgeanovelsosoonjustcauseoflowratingsbutman...Evennetorareisgettingbetterratingthanthis...

I'veactuallyseenaNTRwhichisabove3star.Ithinkitwascalled6timesaday.Notsureifit'sanygoodthough

Thisisnice,buttheauthortendstohalffollowthesamepatternforalongtime,MCgetsbetrayedtimeandtimeagain,butatleastitcanbesomewhatentertaining.Atsomepointhelearnshislessonandoverpreparesforeverything.Therearealsoalotoftechnicaldetailsthetheauthorjustthrowsintherethatmightseemimportant,andtheysortaare,buttheycanbesummarisedandtheideacouldstillbeconveyedproperly.ItisanicenovelandIdorecommendgivingitaread,youjusthavetoendurethetimeskippartyinthebeginningandgetusedtodetailedexplanationsforhowthingsworkandwherehisideacamefrom

iseethatmostpeopleseemtohatethisnovelbutitsquitegoodimothisnoveliswell..novelinthesensethatitisdifferentfromtheusualcookiecutterxianxiamcisntallthatgreatintermsoftalentandpersonalityhisplansdontworkoutmostofthetimeeitherheisgenuinelyaverage/belowaverageinallfacetsbutthereisacommonthemeofadesperatestrugglethroughoutthenovelalthoughheisasmassivelyluckysometimesasheisunluckysobepreparedtoseealoadofshithappentohimbuthestrugglesthroughitsomehowallthesefactorsmakeforaprettyinterestingreadalthoughiwouldrecommendjustbreezingoversomeboringbits(somescenesarekindalengthy)withoutpayingmuchattention.alsodokeepinminditwouldprobablybebesttonottreatthisasaselfinserttypenovelcausethatwouldjustmakeitaveryfrustratingread.idsaythisiswortha6ora7/10

goescompletelytoshitafteraround750+chsitsgooduntilthenthough

Thisnovelissuperfrustrating.TheMCisbetrayedallthetimeandsuffersnonstopsetbacksandlosses.Thetimeskipsarebrutal-forexamplewhenhetransmigratesintoachildhestartsatlike7yearsoldandbychapter31heisinhis50s.Hehaslike6differentgroups/peopleheneedstogetvengenceonbutstillhasn'tmanagedanyasofchapter351.Theauthorhasabadhabitofsummarizingstuffthatreallyshouldhavebeenorganicallyshown.WhenevertheMCgetsestablishedsomewhereorstartsbuildingwealthhewindsupeitherbetrayedorontherunandforcedtostartoverfromscratch.Thenhewindsupgettingluckyandrebuildingfastonlytostartthecycleoveragain.Hiscultivationmethodisallovertheplacewithpowerupsbeingrandom.Heisajackofalltradesandmasterofnone.Nodecentromanceorreallyinterestingsidecharacterseither.MCiswishy-washyand"goeswiththeflow"waytoooften.MCoftensquandersopportunitiestobecomestrongerandthereisnocatharsisbecauseit'sonlydumbluckthatkeepshimgoing.Honestlyit'sbynomeanstheworstthingI'vereadbutIjustcan'thandlesuchalameMC.TL;DRMCisdumbBoiwhoneverlearns.3/10wouldnotrecommend.

Canurecommendmesomething?

AbsoluteSwordSense.

Anythingby"Toika";"Everyoneelseisareturnee","Ireincarnatedfornothing","infinitecompetitivedungeonsociety","neverdieextra"tonameafew.Allwellwrittenandinterestingstoriesthatdon'toverstaytheirwelcomeandend.NotperfectandMCsaresimilarifyoureadallhisstoriesbutIlikethem.

Reincarnatedasachildinanewworldamildmanneredprogrammer,namedSage,findshimselfstrugglingtosurvive.Whenyourparentsnameyou'Sage'.Plottwist:SpoilerYourparentsarejapanese

hmmthinkireadthisinthepast.forgetit...

OneofthetopreviewsfromRR.Iwasenjoyingtheearlierchapters,butafterreadingthisreviews,notsomuchanymore.Firstoff.Thereisnothingwrongartisticallywiththisstory.Nearlyallofmycritiquesaresubjective.And,totheauthor(becausethisreviewisnotforyou,butforpotentialreaders)stickwithit,you'vedonealotofworkandIcommendit!!!!!!!Pleasedon'ttakemyreviewpersonally(oranyreview)becauseeverythingwrittencanberewritten,edited,fixed,etc.Pleasedofixanyplotholesreaderspointoutandfeelfreetowriteusbackifwestepovertheline.Inourstory,themaincharacterwasalowlyprogrammingdrone,whoiniplicablydiedandwasreincarnatedbyapowerfulentityonacultivationworld.Hehasaccesstosectresources,stumblesacrossseveralancientinheritances,isgiftedtheuber-storage-ring-of-AWESOMENESS...butneverreallydemonstratesmuchinterestin(1)cultivationor(2)martialartsor(3)enjoyinglife.Giventhatthepowerinhisworldisbasedonphysicalmightandmartialprowessandhehashadseveralnear-deathexperiences,ourintrepidMCinexplicablystaystruetohispocketprotectorandinsectcollection,marchingforwarddecade-after-decadetocreatetheaters,resorthotels,andplumbingmanufacturing.(DidImentionasa60-year-oldvirgin,taskedbyhisghostlyancestorstomakebabiesandrebuildthesect,GIVESAWAYatreasurethatcannear-instantlyseduceanyonenearit...sono-haremisavirtualcertaintyinthisstory.)Grammar:Prettygood,nocomplaints;nearfullmarks.(Thisneverfiguresintomyoverallratingsunlessitisreallybad.)StyleScore:Excitingasplainoatmeal.Basicwuxia(xianxia/fantasy)setting,butthemaincharacterdoesn'tseeminterestedincultivation,sothegenreandsettingare90%wasted.Whatisthepointofafantasystorywherethemaincharacterneverfights,istotallyweakerthaneveryonearoundhim,isadoormatfor200+chapters,andspendshislifecollectingandraisingbugs?Ihonestlywanttokicksandinhisfaceandtellhimtodomyhomework...Potentialloveinterestsareintroducedandignoredordiscarded.Storypaceistoodangedslow,despitetheauthorskippingyearsand/ordecadesatatime,andlacksdirection.StoryScore:Veryinfrequentactionsequences.Unique/weirdmaincharacterdoinguninterestingthingsinapotentiallyinterestingworld.Lotsofdiscussiononthemeritsofplumbingandhowhewisheshecouldrecreaterubberandother"modernconveniences";thisisn'tarealcultivationstory(atleastacouplehundredchaptersin).Character:Stupid.Cowardly.Wasteofopportunities.Ihonestlylookforwardtohimdying,becauseatleastthereisabitofactionwhenithappens.Middlingcultivationprowesstostart,plusheiscowardandnon-risktaker.Notstupid,butquitetheidiot,sinceheseemstobemissingthepointofhiscircumstances.SpoilerMCfiguresouthowtoessentiallyliveforeverbycreatingclonesandmovinghisconsciousness,butwhocares...Nowhegetstododullstufflonger,andcanplaywithbugsratherthanneedingtoeverbeproactive,makegoodlifedecisions,orbecomestrong.Hecanjust"doover"whentheystomphisfaceandhecanrebirthashisdoucheselfagain.Thisguyhasalreadydied,acoupletimes,becausehewasmessingwithwierdstuff,isupsettingthestatusquoandpowerfulpeopleorgroups,andismakinghimselftoowealthytonotkill.HeknowsthatevenhisOWNSECTwillprobablykillhimbecauseofthedumbcrudhekeepsdoinginsteadofcultivating,BUTHEJUSTWONTSTOP!Ifhe'dputteffortintofocusingoncultivationhe'dlikelybearealpowerhouse.AsInotedearliermagictreasuresfellintohisface,timesfive,andhenowautocultivates.Hehascollectedseveralhundredhigh-leveltechniquesbuthasonlybotheredtolearnacouple;hehasn'tbotheredtopracticewithanyweapons,doesn'tboxorusefisttechniques,usesonlyonelow-levelmovementtechnique.Hecollectsandmakessuperpowerfulweapons,apparentlyexcitedattheirpotential,butmakeszeroefforttotraininanyofthem;hebarelylearns"paddlewaving"towieldalargestickandoccasionallyclubsthingsinexpertly.Ithinkhealsohasslightskillwithaknifeonarope;verybeginnerlevelskillthough.Allthewhilelivinginamartialartssectwithroommateswhoarepowerhousesandbecomegenerals.Heisreallygoodattrainingbugs;apparentlyinsectscanbeatthecrapoutofpeopleinthisworld...so...Gobugs.Itissimplypainfultoseehimwastingamagicalstorageringthatcontainsaworld;heusestotokeephislunchfresh,andstorecraftingmaterialsandunusedcombatgear.Hedidstorepillsandcuktivationtreasuresthere,butheACCIDENTALLYcultivatedwiththem(becauselegendarytreasuresoftenfallfromtheheavensintohispocket,andthenautocultivateonhisbehalf...Threetimes..Inthefirstcouplehundredchaptersthishashappened).............................................But,heisapparentlydistractedbycreatingconveniencesandstudyingataboononcombatskillsetforreasons?Heneedsmoney(no),Hecaresaboutthepeople(no),Hissectwantshimtoexperiment(no),Hewantstopersonallyimmersehimselfinthesecomforts(no),Hecan(possibly)Helikestotinker(yes)Hehaspoorsurvivalinstincts(Demonstrablyso.).Inhisdefense...Spoiler...hedoescreateaweakclonearmyofidiotsquid-faceinsectmercenaries,buttheyarenumerous(thishasn'taddedanyexcitementyet,nordoIseehowitisgoingtohelpourcharacterinthenearorlong-run).DidImentionhediscoveredthathissectisalreadyawareofandhasaccesstothebaseofahighlyadvancedraceofinterstellarcultivatorswhoprobablyalreadyknowhowtodoallthestuffheistryingtorecreate,andhecan'tfindoutaboutthemunlesshecultivates....so...obviouslyheisn'tgoingtocultivate.....letsjuststickwithinsectbreedingandsteamengines...yeah.............................................Itisunclearifthecharacterhasanygoalsotherthan"letsseeifIcandothisverytechnicalanddifficultthing"(Hisancestorsarestillwaitingforhimtoprocreate,thesoletaskhehaseverbeengiveninthestory,butnope,100yearslaterandstillavirgin;theyarelikelywishingtheycoulddieasecondtime,outofshame;theholyswordismostdefinitelybroken...ormaybehesimplylikesmen?)So,I'mgoingtokeepreading,inthehopesthatsomebodykickstheMC/authorintheheadandfixesthisstory,whichhasnotechnicalissues.But,onceIhittheendofmybinge,I'llprobablydropthisifthecharacterdoesn'tstartmovinginamorepromisingdirection.

Thankyouforsharingthiscomment.Ialsodon'tplanonreadingthisanymore.

Thatsoundssof#ckingterribleIhadchillsreadingit.

Itislikereadingahorrormoviereview.

WoWbroHowlongdidittaketowritethis?

Ididn'twriteit,asIstatedatthetopofmycomment,Itookitfromitsoriginalpostingsite,RoyalRoad.Ijustwentandcopiedthetopreviewfromthereandpostedithere.

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