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The First Step

A LitRPG Cultivation Series (Cultivator vs. System, Book 1)

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The First Step

By: Valerios
Narrated by: Jack Meloche
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"Screw the System. I just want to Cultivate."

Long Fang is stranded in a foreign world where proper cultivation has been replaced by annoying blue screens. He is confused and alone...but not for long.

Completely ignoring the System, he forms a wholesome sect of followers to spread cultivation across the wild world. Blue screens do not take kindly to rejection, however, and Long Fang’s stubbornness soon finds him pitted against increasingly dangerous foes.

To overcome the System tribulations, he must quickly grow stronger and wiser.... But first, he needs to get past that one annoying town guard.

Experience the start of an ambitious LitRPG/Xianxia mash-up. It’s perfect for fans of either genre and lovers of all things Progression Fantasy.

About the series: Follow the path of a Xianxia cultivator in a LitRPG setting. See him increase his powers and carve out a new home in a hostile world out to get him. Rejoice as he spreads cultivation to those in need, each with their own story to tell. In this journey, wholesomeness and epicness go hand in hand.

©2022 Aethon Books (P)2022 Aethon Audio Cyberpunk Dragons & Mythical Creatures Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Progression Fantasy LitRPG Mythology Litrpg System

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system vs cultivation is very interesting with what I have seen in
mmorpg book or game fantasy World books 📚 the system a very amazing and with what I have seen in cultivation book it is very amazing but in this book they did not do it for it cultivators a super weak so is this system it is disappointing in what system are you limited to 5 skills and you cannot even change them such a disappointment the cultivator is a cultivating system whether it's a core whether it's a part of the body they can still improve their bodies what kind of book if this so underwhelming I did not even see any famous status in the book

the idea of the story is amazing but a disappointm

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I really struggled to get into this story. I listened to chapter 7 and the story started improving but it did drag. It sounded like the pokemon cartoons I watched with my nieces. Not my cup off tea I'm afraid.

Very slow to start

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