Sky Pride

Thoroughly enjoying this story, even though I feel rather squeamish about stuff at the very beginning like Tian’s fingers getting eaten. 

My favorite part of the story is the outsider looking in on a society, including all the key things that make a society tick in the first place. I especially like how even assumptions that are baked into modern day society are examined and explained. 

Cultivator society as a bundle of people who would all really rather ignore everything to just follow their Dao, with Daos in general being incompatible with many pro-social things is super cool.

I don't have much to say other than I love Tian. Feral child given a leg up by the ghostly grandpa, and the child is damn sure gonna make the most of it.

The story moves forward just fast enough that it feels like something is constantly progressing even if nothing is happening. 

The world itself is a bit of a mystery as your view as the reader is as limited as the MCs. But the hints oh the hints.

I look forward to when Tian gets to set loose, when the walls come crumbling down either by he himself or his destiny pressing in on him.

This is the best cultivation bible I have read in a while. In my personal opinion, as good as beware of the chicken and other classics. The characters, the writing and the plot of the story are of the highest level. I don’t give reviews often, but this novel definitely deserve to be popular 

This isn't some edgy revenge story that is directed at 14-year-olds it's one of the best examples of cultivation written by a westerner that I have ever read. The characters are fun and feel like actual people instead of tropes that move the plot along. The main character is funny to read about and the antics he gets up to will make you laugh. It will punch you in the gut on occasion with tragedy because it's still a cultivation world and bad things happen.

I am not a lover of cultivation stories. But sometimes, you just gotta know when an author has your number. I love this with an irrational love. I don’t entirely know why. Maybe its the characters. Maybe its the experated grandpa in the magic ring. Maybe it’s the tight prose of the “first” training arc. Maybe its the humanness of everything.

Warby is really good at making a weak character empathetic without the character being pathetic. You do not just want to see the protagonist succeed, you want to see how he does it. I’m ten chapters in and I’m already hooked.

I’m guessing if you like cultivation stories, you will be too. 

This novel continues a lot of the same tropes you've seen in other cultivation novels, but not in the same way most others do. We have terribly unfortunate MC whom has suffered Heaven's wrath, mysterious voice to try and guide him in cultivation, sect-mates that aren't bloodthirsty and back-stabby, and finally the MC isn't just given his power, he's forced to work for it every step of the way (and it isn't even overpowered, just slightly above average).

The writing is excellent, the plot consistent, the humor mixes well with the style of writing and the plot itself. Give this a read and you'll be in for a fun (if slightly morbid) ride.

This story really impressed me the characters struggle how he persevered regardless .

the banter between Mc and rival/ girl friend ….. the love he’s building in his heart for brothers and sisters of the sect … 

the life lessons the Arthur sprinkle throughout the novel , the emotions the reading experience provokes 10/10 for me .

thank you for writing and sharing.

I agree with the other reviews. This is a totally generic cultivator tale. You've red the plot a hundred times. But the characters are compelling, most of them are compassionate, the pain matters more. That makes it so much better. I totally endorse it as a fun read with interesting people.

This, for me, is an easy across-the-board five star.

I've read ahead - We're on Chapter 40 on the Patreon and I've enjoyed every single one.

I've been reading Warby's work since Slumrat Rising, and in my opinion this is an excellent evolution of that work.

It has the usual you should expect from Warby - very strong writing mechanics, great visuals, great descriptions, and intense action. You can expect this to be well written, well structured, and well paced.

The thing this has that Slumrat Rising and Weeaboo didn't have is characters. So many characters. There are so many people, even just now, at chapter 40. People who care. People who want our main character to succeed. People who stand between our main character and threats.

Slumrat Rising often felt like one man against the world, and even his connections often seemed to hold him back and weigh him down.

This book feels like a celebration - does it have villains? Sure. Does it have bad guys? Absolutely. Does it have people who don't care, yeah, for sure.

But for every one of those people, there is someone else going the extra mile for the people around himself. There is someone trying to make just one more good impression, teach one more lesson, before the clock runs out. There is someone who cares, genuinely and sincerely, about the main character as a person.

I can't recommend this story enough.

If you need to know more about the actual story, I'll try to leave it at this - it's a typical cultivation world, with all of those tropes you'd expect, but with a little more realism. Some of the things implied by cultivation novels are explicitly explored here. The main character starts very, very far down at the bottom, and it's clear that this is a story about the path upward.

But it's also not a story that like, wallows in those tropes. It's not afraid to play them straight or twist them a little if it needs to. It's very fun in that it's usually pretty predictable, but in an unpredictable way. Everything that happens makes me go "ah, yes, that WOULD happen in this sort of world," but in the best possible way.

There is not much to say other than that this is an incredible book. It has a nice storyline that subverts some of the usual tropes. Additionally, the author's writing style is one of those that just pulls you in and keeps you reading. The system of cultivation though not explained in depth seems to have a lot of complexity behind it. Humor is something that also gets captured very well by the author, I usually don't make noise even when something truly funny happens but there have been scenes that made me snort out loud. Interpersonal relationships haven't really been touched on but it seems there is still a lot of time to explore those(More grandpa and more kicked in the head girl). There also seem to be more aspects of the world that haven't been explored but have been hinted at. Even if you aren't a fan of these types of stories I would highly suggest giving it a try, I give you my word that it will not be a waste of time. My only disappointment is that I found it so early (Ch9). I truly hope that this story is one that I can follow for years to come <3.