Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan CI Fu (Novel) Vol. 1
Reviews
I loved this. Xie Lian very much is a loveable if not goofy sort of character. He feels like someone who's optimism is born of sorrow. It was an easy read and I love every interaction with San Lang.
My first book in this genre, loved it!! I really like the story and can’t wait to see how it progresses!! (≧∀≦)
Their chemistry was so subtle In the manga and the series so came to books for more🫡 it was the same as the series so it was nothing new for me but excited to read the rest of the books.
I am not okay.
4.61 stars
fuuuuuuuuckkkkkkk
i get the hype now........ this is truly life changing.... one of the biggest things that shocked me about this book was i thought xie lian would be a grumpy black cat type of character based on the cover and the fact that he's been banished but no..... he's just a silly little sweetheart... my darling dearest lovely loser (affectionate) baby girl... who also just so happens to be an extremely strong centuries old martial god :D also i've been spoiled multiple times about this about things that won't happen until much much later in the novels kasi bobo akong naghanap ng fan art, tumambay sa tags, at nag-fic surfing na rin sa ao3
[four sisters and a wedding voice] oh my goodness... ungkatan ng past... (beefleaf ver. (tbh ling wen ver. rin near the end)) LISTEN i already knew some spoilers before i even started this fucking volume (he xuan is disguised as ming yi and shi qingxuan becoming mortal again and shi wudu dying etc etc) kasi gago akong tambay sa tgcf tags as if hindi sobrang lala ng spoilers dun but did it prepare me for this fucking volume????? HINDI POTANGINA ANG SAKET NIYA PARIN tbh knowing the spoilers made things WORSE bc it felt like i was watching some tragic greek myth retelling knowing both knowing the tragic past and the fated doom of these characters (ESPECIALLY he xuan's and shi qingxuan's) BUT i will say.... now that i'm more Enlightened on beefleaf's characteristics... i can see the hype bc the angst of it all is so good they are so so tragic and are Very interesting as a result tgcf chapter 65 (derogatory) especially !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! chapter 65 was SO!!!!!!! fuck that!!!!!! was wailing throughout the whole thing and had to stop and put the book down for a while once i finished it bc it HURT TOO MUCH SQX MY LOVE :((( as beefleaf's bitch AND a three tumors apologist, reading chapter 65 was just
i love nothing more than someone who is so devoted to someone & worshipping them for over 800 years
they’re so silly n dumb i love themmmmmmmmm
I loved every bit of this. The humor, fighting, pining—all of it was so well written, it was easy for me to get sucked in as I read. I can’t wait to continue their story in volume two!
Beautiful book. In my hands. With the beautiful art. Sign me up, take all my money. (actual review at the original edition)
I LOVE THEM SO MUCH HUHU although it was confusing trying to memorize thwir names considering sm characters has two of them and even got them in chinese but BAE THE STORY WAS FUCKING GOOD
book 4: 😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠 book cover of book 4: 😍😍😍😍
I love this book so much
Absolutely adore heaven officials blessing, only four stars because the banyue arc took me months to get through lmao
Buy this masterpiece and thank me later
This one starts a bit slower than her other works. It's what I call a 'set the scene' sort of book. And it is not setup for the sake of filling pages with words, it's actually warranted. Xie Lian is easily the most complex of MXTX's main characters. Imagine if Xiao Xingchen had a much more fleshed out backstory with a lot more character development where he isn't allowed to remain naïve, but also doesn't lose that thing that makes him a fundamentally 'moral' character. Hua Cheng is even more of a mystery and not the kind of person that we would expect to hang around a Heavenly Official.
This installment is mostly world building and following the kind of work Xie Lian does, why he's an ascended god with so little power and by the end of the novel you are left with a sneaking suspicion about how righteous heaven actually is. If that is your kind of things, stick with it. Where Scum Saving focused on the demon realm a lot, this will be an introduction the world of hungry ghosts. And they are FUN. If this is your sort of thing, things pick up in novel 2 quite quickly and you won't be disappointed.
I can see why many say that mxtx "corrected" the mistakes she made in mo dao zu shi, but I don't necessarily agree. This book is much lighter and with a less subjective narrative. you can clearly see who can be considered good or virtuous and who cannot. everything is simpler, including the main couple.. but I don't say that as a demerit! I loved the book and the characters.I think this just proves that mxtx is an excellent writer and manages to please different groups with her work
DONT ASK ME WHY IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO FINISH BUT THIS STARTED AN OBSESSION I WASNT PREPARED FOR
From watching the Donghua to adoring the Manhua (litterally the most beautiful art) and now FINALLY beginning the novel: I love this story so much
the amount of moments in this volume that absolutely eviscerated me upon a reread…..
Mi piace molto l'ambientazione della storia e mi sono già affezionata a diversi personaggi, non vedo l'ora di scoprire come continua. Il dialogo finale tra i protagonisti mi ha decisamente colpita e incuriosita.
4.5 JUST because it was so fucking long. But this novel is also so beautiful and I can't be TOO mad about the word count since the ending made up for all the time spent reading it!
Highlights
After a while, San Lang said quietly, “Something like saving the common people, it really doesn’t matter how you do it. But, although brave, it’s foolish.”
“Yeah,” Xie Lian agreed.
Hua Cheng continued, “Although foolish, it’s brave.”
"Let's just focus on the task at hand and stop sweating the small stuff."
Wise words, Xie Lian. Wise words.
Alas, it couldn't be helped, so whatever. He gave up, and became less depressed.
Fu Yao smiled without mirth. "This young master sure knows a lot."
San Lang smiled back. "Its nothing. You just don't know very much, that's all."
Xie Lian felt a little depressed. He wasn't even that old, so how did he end up becoming the senior among the heavenly officials, who couldn't keep up with the trending topics of the youngsters?
The cart was driving through a forest of flaming red maples, where maple leaves danced their way to the ground. A leaf playfully landed on the shoulder of the youth, and he blew it off softly, then looked up at Xie Lian, speaking with a shadow of a smile. "What do you want to know? Ask away."
If no one worships me, I'll worship myself!
Humans became gods when they ascend, ghosts when they fall.
Mu Qing responded coolly, "Your Highness walked the Mortal Realm for hundreds of years and yet you are still so ill-informed. I'm really curious to know what you've been doing all this time."
Eating, sleeping, busking, collecting junk, duh?
"Gege, I can't believe you're a man with superpowers!"
Ling Wen: "He's very upset."
Xie Lian: "I figured as much."
Ling Wen: "I'll go start another topic of conversation, you'd best take the chance to leave."
Xie Lian: "Nah, it's okay. It's fine as long as we pretend nothing's happened. ... It's not that bad!"
Xie Lian, why are you like this?
The state preceptors were so distraught, they were losing hair as fast as the rain fell.
San Lang, having all the answers, replied...
For someone like Xie Lian, everything besides death really was okay; he didn't have a lot, and certainly not shame.
An auspicious start. The first answer was already incorrect.
After a while, he'd randomly join in the conversation:
"That really is quite interesting."
"I read this pleasant verse in passing and thought I'd share with everyone."
"Here's an effective little cure for back and leg pains; thought I'd share with everyone."
Unfortunately, every time he'd share these mindfully selected, physically and mentally beneficial tips, the communication array would go silent.
Finally, Ling Wen couldn't take it anymore and told him privately: "Your Highness, what you're sharing in the communication array is nice, but even those who are hundreds of years older than you wouldn't share those kinds of things."
"Does being contradictory give you the satisfaction of feeling unique and independent?"
San Lang clapped a couple of times in polite appreciation. "Amazing! Absolutely magical." It was truly the most insincere compliment.
He carried his bamboo hat on his back and stepped out the door - oh yeah, there was no door either.
"Fu Yao, you're not speaking as an immortal should. And can you fix that eye-rolling habit of yours? Why don't you set a small target for yourself first and roll only five times a day or something like that?"
Nan Feng snorted. "Set it at fifty times a day and it still won't be enough!"
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