'Beware of Chicken: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel' by Casualfarmer is a refreshing take on the Xianxia genre, focusing on themes of kindness, generosity, family, and joy. The protagonist, Jin, is isekai'd into a world of cultivation but chooses to lead a peaceful life as a farmer, setting off a unique path of cultivation. The story is beautifully crafted with elements of love, betrayal, humor, courage, atonement, and redemption intricately woven together. The writing style is gentle and profound, avoiding the typical tropes of violent battles and instead offering a meandering yet captivating narrative that keeps readers engaged.
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Has Romance?
There is a moderate presence of romance between the main character and a supporting character.
From The Publisher:
A laugh-out-loud, slice-of-life martial-arts fantasy about . . . farming????
Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I'm stuck in his body.
Arrogant Masters? Heavenly Tribulations? All that violence and bloodshed? Yeah, no thanks. I'm getting out of here.
Farm life sounds pretty great. Tilling a field by hand is fun when you've got the strength of ten men-though maybe I shouldn't have fed those Spirit Herbs to my pet rooster. I'm not used to seeing a chicken move with such grace . . . but Qi makes everything kind of wonky, so it's probably fine.
Instead of a lifetime of battle, my biggest concerns are building a house, the size of my harvest, and the way the girl from the nearby village glares at me when I tease her.
A slow, simple, fulfilling life in a place where nothing exciting or out of the ordinary ever happens . . . right?
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4 comment(s)
Actual top tier book
I enjoyed this series a lot more than I thought I would. Main character is OP, but the side characters are interesting enough to keep me engaged.
4.5 stars
This is my first Xianxia world experience.
Lin Huang, a struggling college student who accidentally acquires a mystical chicken that has the power to grant wishes. As Lin begins to cultivate his own powers and navigate the dangerous world of the Xianxia, he must also deal with the many hilarious mishaps and unexpected consequences of his wishes.
This has a very unique blend of humor and fantasy. Nice intricate world-building. This book is fun and entertaining read that offers fantasy and comedy alike.
Happy Reading!
Liked the first book, then the series got too slow for me
What can you read after
Beware of Chicken?
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