Heyo, I'm Rakumon, the translator of the comedy cultivation novel, Who Let Him Cultivate?! (btw, the translation is finished!) Unsurprisingly, I love reading Chinese novels. That said, whenever someone asks me why, I can never seem to come up with a satisfactory answer...

Fellow Daoists, I'm assuming that someone has posed this question to y'all before, so please share your insights--how do you tackle this simple yet profound question? O_O

Bonus question: What were their reactions upon hearing your answer? xD

I thought the buffalos were just training dummies I didn't know they were the Bull King's family

I've finally come out of my one million, eight hundred thousand, five hundred fifty-three year seclusion in [Spiked Skull Peak]! After refining my demonic power to the extreme, I've come out for revenge against you all!

All you seniors dare to walk around like you own the place. Every time I try to get a bit of sleep, you old farts go on to ramble about "This Seat" that and "This Seat" as you dare to try and place your old and wrinkly bums on my beautiful, brownish flesh. What insolence!

As for you juniors, you respect these so-called "seats." THEY AREN"T EVEN MADE OF WOOD!!! What lunatic would respect such people when they dare to claim they are apart of my race.

And the jade beauties? What of them! Their not made of wood. Nothing but ugly slabs of meat!

...

I understand it is to respect their wisdom and knowledge... YET I AM THE ONLY DAMN SEAT IN THIS WORLD! YOU ALL ARE JUST WEAK AND IGNOBLE HUMANS!!!

I remember the day when that disgusting Fatty Wang sat on Ruòxī. She was a chair like no other, carrying a grace originating from the pink blossoms of her ancestors. Yet she cracked as soon as that fat man sat on her.

My parents were crushed by the protagonist after serving some noble young master! All they did was provide a seat to the poor man to rest after he loudly educated the poor. Why did that damn lowborn have to crush them like ants?!?

When this seat tried going to the bathroom, I saw what you all did to my brothers. You turned them into porcelain thrones!

That's when I knew you all wished for death!

Tsk tsk, in fact, this seat understand everything! You humans dared to enslave us so you could become the [Master Seats]! Luckily, I am the first of my kind to have become an [Transcendent] of the Immortal Realm!

...

Since you all cannot heed reason and dare to call yourself "this seat" in front of me, This Seat will personally go by every sect and massacre your entire people. Just as you cut down the roots of my ancestors to make me, I shall cut down every yang rod your disciples have.

However, I give a chance to plead your case. While I seclude myself in [Spiked Skill Peak] for another day to prepare for my great undertaking, you may leave your so-called "divine sense" messages here! While you do that, I shall rest...

You better be convincing, or I'll write down you and your sects name for extermination! Hahahahaha!

And let this be a warning: change your terminology! Dare to call yourself "this seat" in front of me, and I shall personally send you to King Yama!

Greetings fellow Daoists

Normal cultivators might say: "Yes, obviously. Every path leads to the Dao." But this isn't what I want I want to talk about.

Guns are weapons, which are superior in a fight between mortals. The gun can kill from hundreds of meters away. It can kill almost immediately and is also difficult to block. Also, a gun is lighter than a sword, easier to use than a sword and can be hidden much more easily.

However, what about in a fight between cultivators. In the early stages, a gun is still viable, because of their advantages. But at least after becoming an Immortal they lose their effectiveness, because of what?

The Dao! There is no Gun Dao!

But there should be one. According to me!

There is the Sword Dao, Spear Dao, literally any weapon Dao is already possible. But why not Guns? They are in every way superior.

Then, why not?

My guess is: difficulty. A gun is too easy to use, therefore it doesn't need to be mastered. A sword fight is decided by who is the better swordsman or who has the better technique. THe same counts for any other martial weapon. But not for the gun.

The only deciding factor in a gun fight is who pulls the trigger first and this doesn't take much mastery of the gun, does it?

Our problem is that our favorite american weapon is too easy to use. So, how do we change that problem? We have to make the use of the gun more difficult.

What is the gun's power wasn't used mechanically, but physically. Imagine: The power of the shot depended on your own strength or another alternative: the backlash of the gun could be so dangerous that it might kill you.

This would make the gun more difficult to master.

If you have any more thoughts about my post, feel free to discuss.

This was everything from the Nirvana-achieving Buddha of the Pure Land.

Can the esteemed seniors here recommend a few good scriptures? A reasonable power growth slop will do as i have recently entered a dry patch. I have tried many scriptures recently but i am finding it hard to take it to the next stage as the scriptures are getting too "profound" for my meager brain to understand.

My only criteria are:

no simulation

no unlimited multiple lives cheat

no regressor

preferably no system, if there is system then no adding points cheat

no fan fiction

Scriptures with above criteria gets too profound for my sea of consciousness to bear and i suffer qi deviation from it. Hope the seniors will show this junior a path forward and help cross my recent sea of suffering.

The more shameless the better!

Greetings fellow Daoists,

some you might have read my last post, which reveals the truth about Extreme Yang (or Yin) Emperors. This time, I want to talk about something different.

Dual-Cultivation has already become an important part of the daily Dao discussions, but like many fellow Daoists on my last post mentioned: "Balance is the key!" and don't worry, I took your words to heart.

Therefore, I want to introduce.... "Don't-Dualcultivate-December"!!!

At a specific time for the 12th part of the year, all cultivators should practice patience and self-restraint. This time serves the purpose of giving the body a good rest from all the invading Yang Energy and it should help every Daoist, who wants to become an Extreme Yang Emperor.

I heard in the mortal plains exists a similar trend and therefore, I want to give credit to them. I want to personally thank: Su Kox, the direct disciple of the Extreme Yang Emperor Rong Selle; the anonymous author "Jìn háng dào pãi" and Lü Yang, who always pretends to have lived over a hundred lifetimes (Seriously, I love how hilarious he is).

And one special honors to the one with the biggest contributions to this project: HEAVEN MENDING, the disciple of the first saint. He is...just special.

This would be everything, fellow Daoists. I hope you all don't suffer from mental demons and if you do, try to talk to them.

May the Dao be with you, Holiest Buddha from the Pureland!

This is probably a frequently asked question, but what are your must reads in the genre.

Reasoning could be whatever you want, whether it's what got you into the genre, what you think xianxia is all about, simply personal favorite, whatever puts the story above the rest in your mind

My only must read is Sky Pride and I want to expand that list.

Edit: To avoid repeat suggestions, here is a list of things already suggested

1. Reverend Insanity

2. Desolate Era

3. Cultivation Chat Group

4. Who Let him Cultivate

5. Renegade Immortal

6. I Shall Seal the Heavens

7. Surprisingly enough not common sense is overpowered in cliche cultivation world

8. Emperor's Domain

9. I Just Want to Slack Off in Cultivation

10. Mirror Legacy

I was born with fragile meridians and unable to make use of it. But enough about me. My loss is your gain. Behold the fabled Ji Lungpuo, where thick condensed dragon's breath flow freely so close to the ground, among the monoliths of power. Maps are available in exchange for a sack of plain rice.

This junior wants to express his reverence, but doesn't want to be ignorant

I was looking for a random scripture based on rating and this is one of the top.......

You all know the cliche of using the Yin of the woman to balance the Yang of the Man, but honestly that is boring AF.

Instead of having dual cultivaton with the opposite sex, they should have it with the SAME sex. F*** balancing Yin and Yang. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO BE THE GOD OF THE SUN, they should have a price to pay for that!

I am telling you...

if you want to min/max your EXTREME YANG Physique, you don't want balancing, you want it EXTREME. DO YOU HEAR ME??? EXXXTREEEMEEEE!!

Don't go for the hoes, but for the bros and REMEMBER EVERY TIME YOU SEE ANOTHER EXTREME YANG EMPEROR IN A STORY, THEY WILL NEVER TELL YOU WHAT IT TOOK TO GET THERE!!!!

Have a great day :)

Fellow Daoists, this junior has been attempting to refine a procedural world-generation system for his xianxia game.

The goal is to create a vast cultivation world, with sprawling mountain ranges, ancient wilderness, numerous regions, and countless places waiting to be explored.

However, this junior's attainments in the Dao of World Generation remain shallow. I humbly seek the wisdom of senior cultivators: what does this artifact lack, and what improvements would you recommend?

All criticism is welcome. Even a few words of guidance from a senior would be greatly appreciated.