Butterfly Dream
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Synopsis
The infamous Venomous Butterfly is dead, the Blood Moon Palace lies in ruin.
Yet as one Ren Yao closes his eyes to an eternal sleep, another awakens from a delirious state. Do I dream of the Butterfly, or does the Butterfly dream of me and if the Venomous Butterfly once more beats its gossamer wings on one side of the World, how many Ancient Sects and Inheritances will be uprooted on the other?
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HaremMartial ArtsMatureSupernatural- Chapter 16: Making Waves in the Captial (Part 2)Jun 23, 2019
- Chapter 15: Making Waves in the Capital (Part 1)Jun 23, 2019
- Chapter 14: Joining EnergiesJun 23, 2019
- Chapter 13: Investing for the FutureJun 23, 2019
- Chapter 12: 108 Black Pearl BeadsJun 22, 2019
- Chapter 11: Using a Tigers PeltJun 22, 2019
- Chapter 10: Settling AccountsJun 22, 2019
- Chapter 9: Black Tiger StandardJun 22, 2019
- Chapter 8: Polished Jade and Water LilyJun 22, 2019
- Chapter 7: Mulberry ManorJun 22, 2019
- Chapter 6: Little DevilJun 22, 2019
- Chapter 5: Tempering (Part 2)Jun 22, 2019
- Chapter 4: Tempering (Part 1)Jun 22, 2019
- Chapter 3: New LeavesJun 22, 2019
- Chapter 2: Perfect VesselJun 22, 2019
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Hiatus - Updated Jun 23, 2019
Last updated 5 years ago
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Reading the summary and the tags, I figured there was a fair chance this story would be good. But although it did introduce a few interesting concepts, I did not find it particularly compelling.
Granted, it is an often seen feature of xianxia/cultivation stories to use excessively flowery language to describe a character's features and actions and whatnot. However, there are limits, and at times, it just sounds ridiculous, like in this excerpt from the start of chapter one:
"Ren Yao! Your wicked schemes and evil acts will finally end."
The old white-haired elder with the fiery gaze cried out as he levelled his sword, pointing the tip directly at the accused in a threatening manner. All around him several other white-bearded old coots also tightened their grips on various weapons.
Clunky, so clunky. I'd probably have put it something like...
"Ren Yao!" cried the white-haired elder, glaring fiercely towards the accused while pointing his sword in the other's direction. "Your wicked schemes and evil acts shall finally end!"
At this, the rest of the white-bearded old coots also tightened their grips on various weapons.
There are a number of similar occurrences, but I do not see much reason to list them here.
In any case, as a concept, I guess this was interesting enough. The execution did not particularly appeal to me however, whether it was the narration or the characters themselves - though mostly the former.
Furthermore, in regards to the existing content warnings, the warning for s*xual content is indeed warranted. I can't say said content appealed to me, but it was definitely there. However, considering the bodily modifications the protagonist did in order to bring about such content, I'd say that a content warning for something like gore would be in order.
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