Aspiring to the Immortal Path Chapter 1301 Discussion

This novel was pretty interesting compared to most cultivation novels, so I was pretty eager to read it and completed the MTL.

My honest rating would be 9/10. It's not a prefect novel by any means, but since most cultivation novels are absolute garbage, this novel is a masterpiece in comparison.

The protagonist is intelligent and actually relies on clever strategy rather than some sort of cheat ability, yet he still has his cool moments where he overwhelms his opponents. The enemies are actually threatening as well, instead of rolling over every time they get face-slapped. There's also no harem drama either, and the female characters feel like actual people instead of being jade beauties without a personality.

So why don't I consider this novel perfect? A few reasons:

• • Slow beginning. It takes at least 100 chapters for the novel to get interesting. The parts without cultivation involved are a chore to get through.

• • Lack of comedy. I'm not a huge comedy fan, but I still thought the novel could use a few more lighthearted moments.

• • Due to the protagonist relying a lot on strategy, it takes a while to get to the payoff where he triumphs. Some arcs feel a bit long, since you have to wait for his plan to unfold.

This novel also suffers from a lot of problems all good cultivation novels have to deal with. The side characters have a hard time keeping up with the protagonist's cultivation and become more and more irrelevant, the actual cultivation system becomes more generic at higher levels, and the final ending is vague and unsatisfying.

Despite its flaws though, this novel stands out from a sea of tr*sh. If you're tired of the usual faceslapping young masters tropes and want to read a protagonist with actual challenges that he overcomes through clever strategy and skill instead of overpowered nonsense, then this is the novel for you. Just be aware that it's a bit slow paced since it's more intellectual.