Xing Yu Siwan Nian

This seems like an adaptation of a novel, but since I have never read the source, I will not comment on how this work does as an adapatation.

General Plot: This donghua is a sci-fi fantasy cultivation story. The MC is an orphan aspiring to develop his powers and become a famed [crafter/technologist]. While the MC is resourceful and already a decently skilled technologist, his spirit root awakening percentage is low, leading him to be enrolled at a prep academy as part of the "commoner" class. Soon after the enrollment, he encounters a spirit(?) who wants to take over his body by "soul-washing" (kinda like brainwashing) ... him (basically force him to live through the spirit's 40k years of memories to erase his sense of self. At the last minute, the MC reawaken's his sense of self and is able to prevent himself from being taken over. His experiences of those 40k years helps his spirit root awakening percentage. Along with his perserverance and hard work, he successfully begins his path to fulfil his dream.

This donghua is basically a prologue to the actual story. The MC experiences 40k years of "soul-washing" (namesake of this donghua), and uses this knowledge and experience to slowly strengthen himself. This premise and setting are not unique, though a bit unusual in the cultivation type stories. The MC is portrayed as hardworking (pretty normal trait), smart and resourceful. All of these are a bit different from what we normally see in these stories.

The character models and action are quite good in this donghua. The fights, especially the group fights are not bad.

If you want to watch/enjoy sci-fi type cultivation stories, this is a must watch.

This was awesome!!!!!! Can't wait for season 2. Please let there be a season 2!!!!!
This is very underrated!!!!!
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Li Yao, a genius craftsman, has been unable to break through the bottleneck due to the low development of his psychic powers, and then he obtained 40,000 years of cultivation by chance. Knowledge, thus opened up, but still missed the joint entrance examination. With the encouragement of friends and mentors, relying on his willpower to regain the opportunity to participate in the joint entrance examination, he finally entered the university of his choice and entered the story of realizing his dream of becoming a craftsman.

Based on an epic light novel in the same teer as tales of demons and gods or Martial Peak, it finally got a decent tv adaptation.
I was so hyped for it and it didn´t dissapointed yet.
Also the Manga left out some vital moments, which are faithfully done in the tv show.
A must watch of 2022!

The story has intricate world building and some epic twists later on, while leaving the main charackter allways in a pickle, even late on in the story, where other shows are losing it´s audience because the main charackter becomes god like powerfull. 40M of cultivation allways stays on equal footing ... with the antagonist or leaves him against impossible odds.

Also many aspects of ethics, moralism and philosophy are made to be key points in the story, while the human experience, management and consequent sharing of recources in a society, even alien live is heavely influencing the story.
I don´t know any other show which goes into so many areas and still maintain a strong story development.
I know it´s maybe a bit etchy but I allways come to compare the story with lord of the rings.

Here just a short introduction into the main story (no spoilers!)
The main charackter Lie Yao get´s isekaied from earth into a society of cyberpunk cultivation (40000 of cultivation that´s the reason for the title) He has his way of survival due to the stories and technology he knows from earth and lives as a poor orphan at a dangerous landfill for magic devices (flying swords, broken artefacts ...which can explode , curse or harm you in all ways possible) Trying to search and sell usefull items to survive the day , while fighting with other Scavangers over them. Which are as dangerous as the items ... think of the worst gangs on earth like MS 13.

Oh and it´s quite similar to Martial Peak but with a futuristic setting similar to 40k
So if you like chinese scifi fantasy, give this show a try ;-)

It´s computer animated, but for chinese productions in a quite decent way.