Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 65 64. Comments on "Zuowang Changsheng"

"Sitting and Forgetting for Longevity": What's the point of cultivating immortality if you can't achieve longevity?
The work I would like to introduce today is "Sitting and Forgetting for Eternal Life".

This is a traditional cultivation or fantasy novel. I haven't read similar works for a long time.

I have followed the works of famous masters such as San Shao, Fanqie, Tu Dou, Er Gen, Chen Dong, etc. in the past, and they were very passionate!

When I read this book this time, I found that it did not have the same passion and excitement as before.

It seems that I am really no longer young!

But this does not affect the pursuit and love of the new generation of teenagers~
"Sitting and Forgetting for Eternal Life", author: Flying Li Ge.

Category: Xianxia-Fantasy cultivation of immortality.

【Introduction】

The young boy Liu Qinghuan walked out of the chaos of war in the mortal world and entered the magnificent war among immortal cultivators.

Should we be detached from the world or take up responsibilities?

Is it to keep the original intention in mind, or to forget about emotions?

Use the worldly affairs to refine your mind, and sit in oblivion to achieve immortality.

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Chapter One: Better to be a dog in peacetime than a human in troubled times. The protagonist, Liu Qinghuan, lives in a town ravaged by riots, and the old man he depended on for survival, Liu, passes away, leaving him an orphan. With years of begging experience, he evades the soldiers' searches and secretly follows the Fu family to Qingcheng.

Chapter Two: Human Disaster. After navigating numerous hardships and dangers, the protagonist finally reaches Qingcheng, only to learn that the city has been ravaged by the battle between the immortals. Forced to follow the refugees, they journey to the more distant Tongda City. The journey is plagued by even more difficulties, including inhumane acts, and the protagonist's own life is in imminent danger.

Chapter 3: Night Raid. The protagonist overhears bandits planning a night raid on the Fu family's carriage and steps forward to inform them. The Fu family treats them kindly, and the protagonist finally secures a good meal. That night, the bandits arrive, but are completely defeated by the Fu family.

Chapter 4: Falling off a Cliff. A bandit's failed attempt to feign death injures the horse pulling the cart. The protagonist is a little too late to jump out of the cart, and falls off a cliff. Demonstrating a strong desire to survive, the protagonist climbs to the bottom of the cliff, deciding to head into the Hengwu Mountains for survival.

Chapter 5: Another encounter with immortals. The protagonist divides the horse's carcass and takes the clothes and food from the carriage, demonstrating strong wilderness survival skills. The protagonist reaches the edge of the Hengwu Mountains and encounters a fight between immortals. While enjoying the spectacle, he ultimately becomes involved. Indeed, watching the action can be dangerous.

Chapter 6, The Scripture of Longevity: The Immortals fight and die together, but the protagonist, taking advantage, stumbles upon a page that surprisingly matches the sutra Old Man Liu had given the protagonist. The protagonist hurriedly reads it and immediately flees, searching for a place to stay.

Chapter 7: Draw the Qi into the body. The protagonist found a cave, and then a torrential rain fell, which lasted for seven or eight days. After settling in for food and daily life, the protagonist began to read the scriptures. Hard work pays off, and after three months, he finally achieved the ability to draw the Qi into the body. It's just average talent~
Chapter 8, Storage Bag. The protagonist diligently practices daily, finally managing to circulate the cyan warmth throughout his body and release it outside his body. However, he accidentally releases it, falling unconscious. Upon waking, he suddenly remembers the storage bag he obtained earlier and pours out many items, including an introduction to the cultivation world.

Chapter 9, "Zuoben Huanyuan." This chapter focuses on spiritual power and the divisions of cultivation levels. The protagonist retrieves the fundamental cultivation technique "Zuoben Huanyuan" from his storage bag and discovers it's a direct descendant of the Zuowang Changsheng Sutra he previously acquired. Sure enough, the protagonist's golden finger is this cultivation manual!
Chapter 10: Love, Hate, Life, and Death. If you love the path of cultivation, you won't realize how quickly time flies. In the blink of an eye, the protagonist has been cultivating in the cave for two years and has grown into a handsome young man. One day, he accidentally saw a pair of male and female cultivators from rival sects embracing in the mountains. Their love deepened and they...

【Brief Comment】

This book is a serious novel about cultivating immortals. The story structure is relatively traditional, and the cultivation system and world setting are not very novel.

But the writing style is solid, the writing is excellent, the plot is vivid, the details are rich, and the emotions are full.

The protagonist of this book did not reach the peak as soon as he debuted, but climbed up step by step, experienced many hardships, and witnessed many life and death experiences.

The extinction of humanity and the decline of morality, the insignificance of mortals and the indifference of monks are all portrayed vividly!
The protagonist is alert and rational, with a strong desire and ability to survive. The chaotic world stimulates the protagonist's desire to practice, the god-level skills depict the prospects of his practice, and his hard work will forge a solid foundation for his practice.

As a writer, success is not something that can be achieved easily. Compared with many brainless and exciting works nowadays, this book can be regarded as a conscientious work.

I hope the author will continue to work hard and become a legend soon!

[Finally] This book is so excellent, but it is ranked 70th in the monthly ticket list of the Xianxia category!

【Cang's Ramblings】

When Sun Wukong followed Patriarch Bodhi to learn martial arts, the Patriarch intended to teach him the ways of Tao, Flow, Jing and Dong.

Wukong simply asked, "Can one achieve immortality in this way?"

When he heard that he could not live forever, Wukong said he would not learn it.

It can be seen that even a monkey knows that seeking immortality and learning Taoism cannot bring immortality, so he is determined not to learn it.

This is especially true for today's online novels, especially the fantasy genre. If the protagonist cannot achieve immortality in the end, what's the point of practicing it?

Although the title of this book is "Sitting and Forgetting the Longevity", it actually only fits the internal skills and mental methods involved in the book. It does not mean that you can really forget about the longevity by just sitting there.

Although the author did not forget, readers were very dissatisfied because some aspects of the plot were too dragged out and too tedious.

If the author doesn't adjust the pace, he will probably be forgotten by readers in the end.

In addition, today is said to be a "super moon" that only appears once in many years.

I looked at the moon outside, and it was indeed a little bigger and brighter than the usual full moon.

But compared with the "red moon" in my memory, it is still a little less brilliant.

Then, an idea suddenly came to my mind.

Conceived a new inspiration.

On the day of the supermoon, the protagonist ascended to heaven.

Originally, we wanted to ascend to the moon, but we didn’t expect it to be a supermoon, which did not match the planned ascension location.

So he was brought down to earth again and became a glorious security guard.

His job as a security guard is very comfortable. All he needs to do every day is open the gate and collect packages.

If you have nothing to do during the day, you can watch TV. If you have nothing to do at night, you can practice Taoism and overcome difficulties.

The idea of ​​making the protagonist a security guard has been on my mind for a long time.

I always feel that this profession is mysterious and leisurely, and perhaps there is some secret hidden in it.

I will wait until I finish writing the two books I have now and then think about it carefully. I think I can succeed again.

This time I'm going to be more aggressive and go for the urban and fantasy categories.

Fulfill every author’s dream of becoming an immortal.

After all, a story that doesn't tell the story of immortality is always not very satisfying.

I wonder what you think of my idea after reading this article?
Or would it be better to just let the supermoon fall and kill the protagonist?
(End of this chapter)