Unintended Cultivator, Volume Four

De: Eric Dontigney

Narrado por: Adam Verner

Time is a cultivator’s greatest ally, until it isn’t…

Emerging from the deep wilds, Sen is now aware of the dangers of his body cultivation method. A method he doesn’t know how to progress. With time running out until his body turns against him, Sen travels to one of the only places he might find the manual that could save him. A place he never wanted to go. The capital.

Of course, the heart of the kingdom holds dangers of its own. Sen is inexorably drawn into the convoluted web of power that controls the vast city. He must navigate court politics, ambitious sects, and the unwanted attention of a criminal cultivator organization.

As he races toward a lethal showdown with cultivator and mortal powers alike, dangerous secrets will be revealed, Sen’s resolve will be tested, and the name Judgment’s Gale will finally be earned.

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Good but not great

I did not like how it was fluffed up and it was like a giant run on sentence

Masterful performance and a great story

A must read in progression fantasy and cultivation. I highly recommend if you liked cradle, cultivation or progression fantasy.

Like how MC grew

Honestly was growing tired of the MC always thinking he is right or making choices for others. How he decided the right way to live was.
Like how he hated the companion for being lazy and wanted him to work hard. I know it's a culture thing but just because he sees working hard as good and lazy as bad doesn't make it so.

What if the companion gained enlightenment through inaction and meditation or gluttony. Not his place to decide what's right or wrong for others if it doesnt hurt anyone. Only right for himself.

So was glad to see the MC , grow , make mistakes and reflect on when he was in the wrong and when he wasnt.

bad ending - partial cliffhanger

this was the first series I had come across by this author. let me just say out front that the narrator did a fantastic job and I enjoyed his performance. so for his part I definitely would recommend it to anybody reading this review. as for the story itself I obviously like the first three books well enough to come back for book 4. I don't think that the audio drop the same time as the ebook because I remember reading the ebook. my MO for when a release is staggered like that is to return and buy the audiobook if I enjoyed the story. this time I did not. for this specific book it was like a 90-10 split. when it comes to a sequel and basically looking for everything that made the last one worth it and then just a little bit more. for approximately the first 90% of this book boy and how did it deliver on that. then when it came to the ending I absolutely hated it. to be fair it's not the worst one that I've ever come across and I have a particular dislike for all things cliffhanger. I'm a little hesitant to say that it was bad writing though I can't completely dismiss the possibility. the primary factor however was my personal taste in which I did not like it. I don't remember what review exactly I left on the ebook, but I can't imagine that I recommended the book to anybody after that. so you might be asking yourself as to why then have I purchased the audiobook now and why am I bothering to leave a review. well the answer is is that I had already gone through for the books and the fifth one released at a time in which there wasn't anything that was interesting to me. it also just happens that I did see promise in the series and was curious if the author could change my mind about the story. book five was more lukewarm, but it bought enough interest for me to show up for book 6. now I try not to read the reviews because they can cloud my judgment or ruin the experience for me, but I read them before I picked up book 6 through the Kindle unlimited program. they were not positive and yet there wasn't really anything that dissuaded me from giving it the last chance. I think the author pulled it out in book 6. to the extent that I actually picked up the audio. it is largely because of the story in book 6 that got me to go back and pick up books four and five. Cliffhangers are really only an issue the first time through and now that Books five and six are already out it's not really a problem. so I'm going to go back and recommend this story to anybody reading this review.

A good continuation

The character development of the MC was great, and figuring out who he is and wants to be, with some mystery to unravel in the next book, was enjoyable. Would have liked to see more development of Falling Leaf as well, instead of being a companion with some speaking parts. I do love a bit of humbling of the sects, which this had. At any rate, it was a good book.

I wish the narrator had more voices. Every woman sounds like she’s whining, and men sound generally the same.

Great book

Great book and even better series. I find my self enjoying theses books more and more. Thank you and I look forward to the next 1

Excellent continuation of a must read series!

The quick review: Another excellent installment of a very enjoyable and approachable Xiancia/Cultivation genre series.

This is freshly released and it's been a while so I re-read the last book which brought back not only the storyline but also how very enjoyably Eric spins the yarn.
There is a downside to this book though, the sad-ish ending is only a fraction of the gloom brought on by the realization that it's going to be a tough wait until the next book!
Eric is a seriously gifted writer and it's always no fun when reaching the end of any books in this series because being immersed in the story is such a great time. Can't wait for more.
Also, a deep bow to the narration - very well done as always.

Love it

There is really good life lessons in this audio book. I wonder if there are people out there that will contemplate how they think and respond to every day experiences. I know the author did for me.

finally some decent suspense

finally liking that the author is building some suspense with the fate of the mc

A++ Any less is a lie

This book is good. It is something that will allow you to feel satisfied and unsatisfied all at the same time. I have been looking for good books, and none have kept my attention for long. They all seem to be drawn out trying to explain why something is happening or they will throw random people in the story to take up some writing space.
++++SPOILERS KIND OF++++
If you learn about new people on this one it gives you a good amount of knowledge without going overboard, then it is back to the main character. The main character is OP, but not SO OP that he doesn't have to be cautious. He kind of reminds me of Ryun from the infinite realm (Amazing Series btw). He didn't fall for the new girl even though he cared for her. I actually loved how that narrative changed. Thank God! Anyways I am not going to say more, just listen/read the book. Eric you have a spectacular mind. Thanks for letting us into your imagination for a while. :)
Narrator is perfect. You actually enter into the Eric's imagination because of the narration. (System Universe) is where I first heard your narration. great stuff my guy.