Nine Rivers Sect

A LitRPG Adventure (The Undying Immortal System, Book 3)

De: Greg Tolley

Narrado por: Daniel Wisniewski

He returns again. The past still hurts. But his path continues into a new tomorrow.

Su Fang has clawed his way through countless time loops and claimed the spatial fire seed. But behind him lies years of failures, regrets, and unpaid debts. With each death, he comes inches closer to a hard truth: immortality isn’t freedom. It’s responsibility.

To honor those he’s lost and the oaths he still carries, Su Fang must rebuild his foundation, temper his soul, and seek entry into the mysterious Nine Rivers Sect. New bonds will be forged, old wounds will be reopened, and now that he knows power is more than cultivation alone, he will be forced to confront a single question: What kind of life is worth reliving?

Death is a reset. Memory is the weapon. Power is never simple.

©2025 Greg Tolley (P)2025 Mountaindale Press

True direction

This entry really starts to shape and push what he has discovered and he builds some solid lasting bonds. Amazing work!

Great Book

I have surprisingly really enjoyed this series. The reason I say that is, I would’ve never thought a groundhog’s Day type book would interest me. It’s been an excellent series so far and I can’t wait to see what the next book will bring.

Edge of my seat!

Great book everything keeps you wanting to read more and I can’t wait for the next one!

A Cultivation Fan’s Dream Come True

This book was absolutely phenomenal. I only wish I knew when the next book would be out. This is a true max-stars listen for me—not a “kind” rating, but one that’s fully earned.

I love cultivation novels, and this series delivers everything I look for in the genre. It explores multiple paths of chi cultivation, including alchemy, formations, beast taming, and more. We haven’t really seen body tempering yet, but that honestly just makes me excited for what may still be coming later in the series.

What really makes this story special is the cycle system. The ability to restart and approach cultivation differently each time gives the main character the freedom to explore all aspects of the path—different affinities, crafts, and strategies—without being locked into a single choice forever. Each life feels purposeful, experimental, and rewarding to watch unfold. I also genuinely like the main character and feel satisfied with the decisions he makes, which goes a long way in a long-running progression story.

The only part I occasionally struggle with is the way each cycle ends. The act of intentionally ending a life to reset can be a heavy concept, and at times it pulled me out of the story. I found myself wondering whether those timelines continue without him, and if so, what that might mean for the people left behind. The book doesn’t suggest that this is the case, and I personally prefer thinking of each cycle as fully ending before the next begins. While this element can be emotionally difficult at moments, it didn’t outweigh how much I enjoyed the story as a whole.

The narration is excellent. Daniel Wisniewski does a fantastic job bringing the world and characters to life, and he was a real pleasure to listen to throughout this long runtime.

Overall, this is an outstanding entry in the series and one of the most satisfying cultivation stories I’ve listened to in a while. I’m eagerly waiting for the next book.

The author gets us invested in a storyline, then sidesteps it because...

The guy is still a good writer, and this is probably the best cultivation series I have read, but I had to force myself to complete this one. Instead of continuing with the established characters from book 2, the main character through no external pressure forgoes using his knowledge from the previous timeline to fix his mistakes. He instead, under the guise of mental/soul health tries to raise his cultivation level on some other path for an arbitrary amount of time. The entire premise feels flimsy and weak. It felt like the author just wanted to write a new/separate story and threw together a bad excuse to do so.