Recommendations I'm looking for trope subversion/fantastic writing

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  1. abnormal

    abnormal Well-Known Member

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    Recently most of the xianxia and xuanhuan novels that I've read seem to be, all just copy and pastes of one another. I'm looking for any gems that you might have to recommend that either; subvert common tropes, are written well enough that the tropes don't matter, or are original enough that the story pulls you in even with a small amount of poor writing.

    Some examples of stories that I think fit this mark are:
    World of Cultivation
    I Shall Seal the Heavens
    A Will Eternal
    Heavenward on Golden Wings
    Savage Divinity
    Devourer of Destiny
    Techno Cultivator
    The Dao of Magic
    The Immortal Scientist
    Cultivating Civilization
     
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    youseiki 『Loves Glasses』

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    grish99 [Pelican Hater] [Hater of Face-Slapping]

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    abnormal Well-Known Member

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    I'm reading both of those already, unfortunately, thanks though for a good suggestion.
     
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    Neigh "Lich-King" "Harem-Fan" "Tragedy-Hater"

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    Already reading that too, :(
     
  7. Fluffy Jellyfish

    Fluffy Jellyfish 『Number 1 Lolicon under Heaven』

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    Nightfall boi, it is unique on its own trait and the quality of the writing is really good
     
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    Just read your reading list. You really have most if not all of the novels i could recommend.
    There are 2 particular exception, Douluo Dalu is a bit different (they use a completely different system for cultivation).
    Pivot of the Sky is absolutely different from the standard genre but still follows a xuanxia theme. There are bad new however, it's on hiatus.
    On another note i do have one suggestion to check Tales of Herding Gods. Now most of the start is EXCELLENT however after MC leaves the starting town there are a chapters that are not exactly connected, i don't remember exactly the chapter but there ir one around ch120 that looks like a chapter is missing, i recall them travelling on a flying boat and jumping from it or something.
    If you want check my reading list later for some other titles.
     
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    Pivot of the Sky looks interesting I'll definitely check it out, thanks for the recommendation.:)
     
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    Meloman My dog is lazier than me

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    Blue phoenix on rrl
     
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    The Amber Sword. Some kind of transmigration in game world + leveling insted cultivation.
     
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    Raneday Not Rane

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