My Wife is A Sword God Chapter 232 Discussion

This is a surprisingly good novel. While the MC has a few shameless qualities they are largely underplayed and he never becomes one of those face-punchable narcissistic and overly arrogant MC types (like Mo Fan from Versatile Mage or worse, Fang Ping from World's Best Martial Artist).

His cultivation path is also interesting. While I have heard of literary cultivation, this is one of the few novels that actually has the MC take this path, most of the other MCs are all focused on the Martial Path so this is truly a breath of fresh air. Plus, and it's a BIG plus for me, the cultivation requirements for each level as well as the distinction between them are detailed and well thought out. It's not like some novels where the only difference between the cultivation realms is that "the higher realm is "stronger" than the lower one" with no explanation of what the distinction of "stronger" even means. I'm a sucker for novels where cultivation or power demarcations and levels are presented clearly and in detail, and this one, while not the most nuanced and detailed out there, is a good enough presentation of this concept. Am expectant regarding what the higher levels of literary cultivation entails.

As for the wife, yeah she's much stronger than him, which is in the title of the story. I don't know why people are complaining about who she's not relevant because she is, her relationship with him grows organically and she is even able to assist him later on when:

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He heals her meridian injuries

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Their relationship is a mix of naive and sweet it's quite a romantic relationship actually and akin to something you might find in a novel targeted at women, though with much less emphasis on the romance aspect than those of course.

I especially like the interactions between his harem members. Yeah it's a harem even though he has a wife, but the members aren't all just forced onto him (with the apparent exception of one, not sure why she fell for him apart from his looks) and they do develop their relationship with him somewhat organically:

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Harem Members:

-Liu Jianli: The official wife, overpoweringly strong and among the strongest of young geniuses. Injured when trying to breakthrough to the next level of cultivation by the tribulation lightning and was married off to MC. Knew only cultivating and swords before meeting MC so is a blank slate in terms of romance. Becomes attracted to the MC as he is the first one to show genuine concern for her as a person, not just some sword prodigy. Their relationship deepens as she is charmed by his ongoing concern for her in details both big and small, subtle and otherwise. Is usually cold and largely emotionless towards most others except to her husband and her "sister" and junior sister. Has snu-snued with MC once as of chapter 230.

-Lan Ningshuang: Swordmaiden to Liu Jianli, cultivator of the martial path though below Liu Jianli in terms of cultivation. Her relationship to Liu Jianli is one of sisters and they are very close. Fell for the MC through daily interactions with him as well as seeing how far he was willing to go for his wife during the whole wedding reception that everyone seems to be complaining about. Was willing to "sacrifice herself" and sleep with MC in place of his wife on the night of their wedding though their MC declined. Is a virg*n and a noob in romance, learned all she knows about relationships between men and women from her "aunt" and later on through "romantic novels" (with le*d illustrations). It was through her that Liu Jianli also started reading these novels and their reactions regarding them and the embarrassment they display when doing so is cute. Is wary of Cang Feilan the Demon Slayer girl and has competed with her a few times (since she is mostly the one who accompanies MC whenever he goes out)

-Cang Feilan: Mysterious beauty, her face is always covered by a scarf and we later find out that it's because she's only allowed to reveal her appearance to the man she would marry and to no other man (a rule that applies to all females in her family). Unsure how and why she fell in love with MC, the first time we see her she was simply assigned as someone who would treat him and investigate him after he suffered an attack from a demon (which was what likely killed off the original host's soul). Shows feelings for MC after that and has escorted him a number of times. Was the one who introduced MC to the Listen to Rain Pavilion that was like a giant library with many books which helped kickstart his cultivation. Is hiding her true power which seems to be related to the color of her hair changing. Her family is rich and might have something to do with dragons (she shows a strong aversion to MC asking to "borrow" dragon saliva for healing purposes). Has competed with Lan Ningshuang several times over MC.

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There is also the Hundred Ghosts Path (which is an orthodox path despite the name) as well as a number of other cultivation paths both orthodox and not which aren't depicted in too much detail. The MC is not overpowered though he has his means and his intelligence is what usually plays a role in dangerous situations.

I suppose the one thing I find annoying is how the villains always seem to be in the shadows and having the advantage, even in some of their scheming. And this is even when considering that they face off against the human elites. Apart from that I do't have many complaints about the story. The pacing is good and it doesn't seem that repetitive or boring with many new developments that don;t seem forced or rushed.