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Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

29 reviews

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

FINALLY DONE
Man, that first section was such a drag. It was so boring up till

lotus pier burned

and then from then onwards it was splendid. All around really solid, I just didn't enjoy the main ship's interactions set when they were young. Really wish we'd gotten to see more of

Wei Wuxian being in yiling patriarch mode

First chinese novel I actually read from start to finish (skipping non-age appropriate sections) purely for enjoyment so it's a nice milestone for me.
Really really liked the

burial mounds scenes with the Wens

, that was my favourite section of CQL and it's somehow even better here. I feel like a fake fan but I like CQL!Wangxian more 😭💀 novel!Wangxian was just so plain compared to all the plot going on in the book. Also, the sheer amount of times

Wei Wuxian directly or indirectly got Lan Wangji drunk was somewhat annoying

. Uh, I think CQL is not a faithful adaptation when going by tone.
Moving on, when the angst hit it really hit.

When I got to the Qiongqi path section, it was hard to convince myself to continue reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Murder, Sexual content, Grief, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Self harm, Confinement, Incest, Infidelity, Sexism, Genocide, Child abuse, Death of parent, Homophobia, War, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Classism

Minor: Slavery and Sexual harassment

Self harm is to get blood to do magic things. Happened quite a few times. Also, technically not drug use so didn't warn for it but I feel like demonic cultivation has many many similarities to drug use.

bookoutlier's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Genocide, Death, War, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Sexual content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

lightoferebus's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Body horror, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, War, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

rafacolog's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Murder, Child death, Rape, Violence, Homophobia, Death, Torture, Sexual content, Gore, and Blood

46jjsg's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Just putting this for record keeping.
- 9/10 Worldbuilding
- 10/10 Main Characters
- 9/10 Side Characters
- 8/10 Pacing

In depth review will be added when I re-read this novel with the 7seas editions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Child abuse, War, Self harm, Death, Blood, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual content

Minor: Rape and Incest

eauderat's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Biphobia, Child abuse, Incest, War, and Torture

Minor: Infidelity, Bullying, Grief, Self harm, and Confinement

ssyx's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Grandmaster of demonic cultivation is such a great novel. i finished this a year ago and i still regularly go back and reread scenes. 

like wangxian invented love i do not make the rules.

wei wuxian is such a good main character. like he's powerful, he's funny, he's kind, he's morally gray, he's insane. he has it all i love him so much.

lan wangji man he's just so amazing. like the absolute dedication i love him so much.

perfect rule following kid breaking all sorts of rules because he's in love w wei wuxian and he does all of it without expecting anything in return

god wangxian are truly such a great couple and they have one of the best confession scenes ever

it's so funny that everyone was like "why tf did y'all stay in separate rooms why isn't wangji w you" wei wuxian: "what why would we? why would he be with me?" everyone: "idk cuz he's in love with you." wei wuxian: "HE'S IN LOVE WITH ME??" peak absolute peak

i think about xiao xingchen and yi city arc daily im telling you it changed my brain chemistry.

i absolutely loved the juniors. wen qing and jiang yanli

rip queens

can both step on me.

bro im telling you this is a danmei must and also watch the untamed. the actors show the best example of eyefucking i've ever seen in a censored show ever. like at times i forget the untamed is even censored.

sidenote the extras are INSANE. i read this before i knew what was up with danmei extras and when i got to THAT scene with bichen i had to turn my phone off and sit in silence for 20 minutes to process what i had just read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Incest, Homophobia, and Self harm

there’s a scene that is cusping on the edge of dubcon wei wuxian fights people with dead people so i mean take that as you will

illiteratenerd's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Slavery, War, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Homophobia

Minor: Incest, Sexual violence, Child death, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

atlanticgiantpumpkin's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Wow, I’m taken aback for words.  This series has given me everything I could ask for: transformations, reveals, a hero’s villain origin story, villains just for the sake of evil, slow burn romance, a good mixture of smut and fluff, great plot and story and characters, it’s all there. It does get a bit confusing if you’re not familiar with how naming goes in this book, but once you catch on it gets easier.  This was such a great read.  Thank you, Alicia, for holding me hostage and keeping me from watching its show equivalent until I finished this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, War, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Sexual content, Cursing, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Self harm

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Child death, Outing, Sexism, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

It’s pretty dark, not gonna lie, but it’s worth it.

kaileycarrington's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Abandonment, Death, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, Grief, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder