Capturing the spirit of the novel in a summary is something I simply don’t dare to dream of, but in short, it’s about a 500-year-old cultivator who goes back in time and uses his knowledge of the future to pursue immortality, which has always been his greatest dream. Actually, I’d say his dream isn’t immortality itself, but rather to become completely free and unrestricted — not controlled or influenced without permission by any forces, whether human or natural. He is extremely intelligent, cold, and amoral, and is willing to do anything to achieve that dream. The story is, in my opinion, fundamentally about conflicts of wills and capabilities. There is no right side or wrong side, no hero or villain — only different people with different dreams trying to reach their goals. It’s rich in politics, strategy in general, and the characters are quite deep. Beyond that I don’t know how to say more without spoiling it. I recommend you take a look for yourself, though, since my opinion of Reverend Insanity is anything but neutral, and the impact this novel had on me is definitely influencing my description.
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Aura Clash: leaks, sneak peaks, memes and discussion thread.
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Zero.
MC is born in Outer West, by all laws, he is forbidden from holding Office.
Same as Jack, Goro, Kosuke(lmao), the twins, Bo Lo, Brass Tiger and all those nerds.
In Rasen, there are two different trials. Archon Trials and Exalt Trials.
Archon Trials are segregated by Warrior caste only and only those BORN in the Outer Lands(Outer West/North/East/South) can enter and become Archon.
Exalt Trials are segregated by all Castes and only those BORN in the Inner Kingdoms can enter and become Exalts.
So technically, Mao could try to become Exalt.
He’d die, but he could TRY.
MC’s kids, who’d probably be born in the Inner Kingdoms, would be able to try and become Exalts, because they’d be permanently barred from the Archonate unless MC does a Mao and send his pregnant wife to Thunderfall village and let her give birth there.
But at that point, it’s kinda irrelevant.
Once you’re in the Inner Kingdom, you forget about the Outer Lands.
Oh also.
Almost all of MC’s kids will be Warrior Caste like him, even his kids with Kosuke(who is still a laborer) will be Warrior Caste.
Keiko’s kids however, will be Noble Caste like her.
What about our kids w dessy?
Finally something we agree on merchant bro. as for what I want, I really want to properly equip my retainers and siblings and buy as many techniques for the clan as possible
True, man. I really like *Kingdom and Empires*, but it seems the author, Fatedflame, has turned into George R. R. Martin.
Dessy? Are you referring to her being a Bastard Child of a Noble? she is still a Warrior Caste.
Though I would argue, her kids will be stronger than normal because of her noble blood they will have access to her father’s bloodline techniques.
Which is ****ing awesome ngl. Get ****ed you bastard, I have your **** now.
Type **** Merchant bro. I’m gonna unleash my inner Jade Dragon and use my dragon horde to buy my clan everything xd
So far the only time we were able to equip our retainers with something good was Kosuke, Bo Lo, and Mars when we gave them enchanted Jian swords after selling out a fellow Merchant Eunuch-Man(don’t remember the name) to that idiot pirate, Captain Qing.
We did technically equip Rin and Jin with enchanted stuff but they were basic stuff you could buy from shops.
I wanna give my Clan the top stuff.
Don’t disrespect GRRM like that bro, the man is one foot in the grave with two books left for the main series but I’d still trust him to finish the ASoIAF over Fated and Flame finishing K&E.True, man. I really like *Kingdom and Empires*, but it seems the author, Fatedflame, has turned into George R. R. Martin.
I’m sure by the time we’ve finally reached young adult in the story, my heart rate monitor will flatline after I hit my 100th birthday…
Now I’m left wondering… did the JDF MC leave absolutely nothing for his future self besides a beautiful wife and great potential? I mean, that’s already a lot, but didn’t he leave Eldra any items or techniques to give him when they met again in the next life? It seems hard to believe.
Did you just say that you sided with Pirate Qing? What happened to the fellowship of merchants! Also how TF did you learn about the writ of favor then?
To be fair to JDF MC and Eldra…
It’s not like they are always reincarnating into the same place.
For example, Eldra references times when she was a Cat Yokai slave in New Yomi before escaping and finding JDF MC as a Rasen Noble.
Or that time they both were together in Cathay before the collapse.
Every few lifetimes they are jettisoned to a different part of the world. Sometimes they are in New Yomi, sometimes the Infinite Thunderplains, other times The Wall and on and on and on.
That’s a lot of lifetimes, that’s a lot of memories, that’s a lot of never coming back to the exact place you were in in you past life.
Maybe it’s a been 3000 years since they were last in Rasen, maybe it was yesterday but yesterday, they were in The Bladed Lands and they are now in Outer West.
There’s a good chance, perhaps they did leave stuff for themselves, but time just ruined it or some people stumbled on their cache.
Just life be like that.
I have suggested this to Anon before tho.
Me? COMMUNING WITH A FILTHY PIRATE?!
Oh brother Merchant, you must pay me restitution for such a HEINOUS, and DEVILISH slander against me, myself, and I.
The fact I MIGHT have done so once, just to see an alt path is COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT!!!
Nah but for real, I just read the game code while playing, helps to see the alt paths when I’m curious.
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Hopefully we will have the opportunity to sell Tao's paintings
God yes!! It would be very funny to auction the portraits of Mao and the Taio.Hopefully we will have the opportunity to sell Tao's paintings
Hell no bro.Hopefully we will have the opportunity to sell Tao's paintings
Even with the option to sell them, I would never.
They’re my little treasure horde.
I’m gonna keep the Mao painting, the two Taio paintings and I’m gonna keep painting until one day, I’m going to open my own Clan Louvre.
Filled with artwork of all the powerful people I defeated.
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Then I’m going to charge people extra to see it.
You gotta think about the long game
Hopefully another memorywell elixir. It ticks me off that currently only two out of three of our elite pawns can get their element
I don't need some stupid crutch like that 'artifact' crap. I just gotta pull as much power as I can from my foundation and grit my teeth, and I'll overpower their fancy little tricks no problem.
Seems like Aura Clash is straying pretty far from a typical xuanhuan power fantasy? At least based on the info I've gathered on this forum, it sounds like the catharsis you want won't happen, and it'll just be a typical shonen story about compromise and taking a beating while striving for ascension. Reading the actual game doesn't give me that vibe at all since you have plenty of room to succeed and be willful, yet going by what's said in here, it's all about taking a beating and enduring... seems like there's a clash somewhere... 
All well and good until you gotta provide the leader of the Bum-tastic Four, Bo Lo, with his first element.
So now you need 4 instead of 3 hhahahahaa
I mean… yes and no?Seems like Aura Clash is straying pretty far from a typical xuanhuan power fantasy? At least based on the info I've gathered on this forum, it sounds like the catharsis you want won't happen, and it'll just be a typical shonen story about compromise and taking a beating while striving for ascension. Reading the actual game doesn't give me that vibe at all since you have plenty of room to succeed and be willful, yet going by what's said in here, it's all about taking a beating and enduring... seems like there's a clash somewhere...
It’s more shonen-esque, that much is true when compared to your typical cultivator story.
But like… You can still do all that.
But it isn’t a power fantasy, not in the traditional sense. For example, there will always be those above you who are either stronger than you physically or politically.
This isn’t a vacuum where might = right. Imperial Rasen is a civilized country. They have laws and rules.
Nobles above everyone, they run the country. Warrior above the laborers, they protect the country. Laborers above the slaves, they work the country. Slaves above the beasts, they still contribute to the country.
On and on. You literally cannot just punch your way through everything.
You’re starting to see that since we’re in Nanhou and starting to deal with Nobles, some of them will have no problem removing you from the game completely.
At the end of the day, this is a game about doing cool ****, in a cool world with baddies. What more could you want?
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What would you want from the story ?Seems like Aura Clash is straying pretty far from a typical xuanhuan power fantasy? At least based on the info I've gathered on this forum, it sounds like the catharsis you want won't happen, and it'll just be a typical shonen story about compromise and taking a beating while striving for ascension. Reading the actual game doesn't give me that vibe at all since you have plenty of room to succeed and be willful, yet going by what's said in here, it's all about taking a beating and enduring... seems like there's a clash somewhere...
Probably a classic power fantasy, I feel like most of us are here for the power fantasy
And what do you feel from what got discussed here stop it from being so ?
Outside of a few things , MC is kinda destined for greatness, or literally so in the case of JDF.
Nothing here stops it from being so, in the end everything revolves around what anon chooses to write, and personally I have faith in him