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Regressor Sect Master: A Xianxia Progression Fantasy
A regressor progression fantasy about a powerful Cultivator's second chance, by the bestselling author of Tree of Aeons.
A chance to start over. A new path to power.
Tundra Fox, a cultivator of immense power and Sect Master of the Verdant Snow Sect, faces an eldritch god from beyond and dies.
But that's only where his story begins.
A time-artifact sends his soul back 10,000 years, when he was still in the earlier years of growing his Sect. With a second chance, Tundra will try to prevent family deaths, conflicts, and hopefully, try to raise descendants that don't become arrogant young masters.
Don't miss the start of this new Xianxia Fantasy series by Spaizzzer, the bestselling author of Tree of Aeons. The series features cultivation, an OP MC, base-building, alchemy, a rational MC, and a unique spin on regression LitRPG!
Perfect for fans of Will Wight's Cradle, Reborn as a Demonic Tree, and Apocalypse Redux!
A chance to start over. A new path to power.
Tundra Fox, a cultivator of immense power and Sect Master of the Verdant Snow Sect, faces an eldritch god from beyond and dies.
But that's only where his story begins.
A time-artifact sends his soul back 10,000 years, when he was still in the earlier years of growing his Sect. With a second chance, Tundra will try to prevent family deaths, conflicts, and hopefully, try to raise descendants that don't become arrogant young masters.
Don't miss the start of this new Xianxia Fantasy series by Spaizzzer, the bestselling author of Tree of Aeons. The series features cultivation, an OP MC, base-building, alchemy, a rational MC, and a unique spin on regression LitRPG!
Perfect for fans of Will Wight's Cradle, Reborn as a Demonic Tree, and Apocalypse Redux!
618 pages, Paperback
Published November 25, 2025
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December 4, 2025
boring
What could have been an interesting story was dragged down by a rambling plot that pretty much ignored the “great evil” that caused the MCs regression in the first place in favor of trying to fix all the mistakes of being an absent and indifferent parent and spouse in their first life. It rambled and whined and bored me to the point that I have no intention of continuing the series. Turning imperial politics, interactions with other sects, and the plots of the big bad cult into what amounts to a poorly developed subplot behind the family issues was a mistake. At the end of the book I’m left with the realization that I didn’t care about the world or characters at all.
Mechanically the story was written well enough. The editing was passable although there were many instances of missing words, wrong word choice or phrases with parts missing.
What could have been an interesting story was dragged down by a rambling plot that pretty much ignored the “great evil” that caused the MCs regression in the first place in favor of trying to fix all the mistakes of being an absent and indifferent parent and spouse in their first life. It rambled and whined and bored me to the point that I have no intention of continuing the series. Turning imperial politics, interactions with other sects, and the plots of the big bad cult into what amounts to a poorly developed subplot behind the family issues was a mistake. At the end of the book I’m left with the realization that I didn’t care about the world or characters at all.
Mechanically the story was written well enough. The editing was passable although there were many instances of missing words, wrong word choice or phrases with parts missing.
March 2, 2026
This is a book that I enjoyed a lot, but I also recognise that there were some serious flaws that I might judge much more harshly were I not so fascinated by regression as a concept.
Regarding that regression concept, there's not much originality here. It's the story of a sect master at the peak of his powers being sent back 10,000 years to get another chance to overcome the great evil destroying his world. Some of the minor details might be different, but ultimately it's a familiar premise that plays out in a familiar way.
However, there are some minor tweaks to the formula that did manage to capture my interest:
1. Character-focused storytelling - This genre of novels has a tendency to focus on its core concept over all else, and a usual weakness is a lack of character work. Authors tend to want to explore the concept of regression and world-building more than to focus on characters. Here, the author has taken an opposite approach, pushing some of those elements backwards in favour of focusing on characters first. The protagonist was at the end of an extremely long life when he regressed, and his greatest regret was having squandered his opportunity to enjoy his family and friends in favour of pursuing the path of cultivation. Now that he is back, he is determined to rectify that, and this book focuses on him trying to breathe life back into the damaged relationships he has with his three wives, his many children, and his grandchildren. Some other reviewers have marked this down as a negative for this story, saying it distracted from the overall goal of him regressing in the first place. I disagree, thinking it is instead a fundamental strength of the story, as it not only builds a cast of well-developed characters to care about, but also strengthens the foundations of the sect he is building and improves his position to face the threat, which is still thousands of years off at this point.
2. Not hiding his regression - This was another thing I really enjoyed about this book. So many stories like this have the regressor hide his knowledge/advanced skills from his allies for no reason I can determine (especially when it is so easy to prove). Here, the protagonist doesn't do this. He is honest with everyone he cares about regarding his situation, and it removed so much potentially forced drama that it was a breath of fresh air.
However, as much as I enjoyed those elements, I can't overlook the flaws in this book, so here are some things that I didn't enjoy:
1. Lack of description - This was by far my biggest criticism of this work, and actually was something that almost made me put the book down. This book lacks almost any kind of descriptive writing whatsoever. There are no descriptions of character appearances, of settings, of actions... of any kind really. The prologue was basically a list of names, dialogue between faceless characters, a huge amount of exposition, and nothing else. It was impossible to get invested in anything that was happening because I could barely form any image at all in my mind of what was happening. Were it not for the focus on characters once the main chapters began, I don't think I'd have made it far into this book at all.
2. Lack of progression - This book introduces you to a lot of characters, a lot of concepts, and starts you down the path of a lot of story threads. However, you don't travel very far down the path of those story threads throughout the course of this book. There aren't any completed arcs in this novel, instead just a long string of introductions that simply tread water until the story comes to a close. As much as I enjoyed this book, and I genuinely don't think this is the biggest issue in the novel, I do think this is the issue that could ruin the series if the author isn't careful.
3. The book ends abruptly - I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing this book was part of a web series originally. I only say that because this story doesn't really seem to know where to end; it just stops. This is a phenomenon I have encountered a lot with novels adapted from web novels, where a book is just a collection of chapters lifted from a larger work rather than something with a beginning, middle, and end of its own.
CONCLUSION
Overall, this is a book with some objectively frustrating elements, but also a lot to like for fans of the genre. I'm going to rate it 4 stars as the level of enjoyment I got from the book left me unable to lower the score to 3 stars after finishing it. However, I fully understand how someone who is not very invested in regression stories in general and who doesn't share my interest in character-focused storytelling might want to rate this one much lower.
I am cautiously optimistic about this series, though, as I think this book lays a good foundation for future books to come.
Regarding that regression concept, there's not much originality here. It's the story of a sect master at the peak of his powers being sent back 10,000 years to get another chance to overcome the great evil destroying his world. Some of the minor details might be different, but ultimately it's a familiar premise that plays out in a familiar way.
However, there are some minor tweaks to the formula that did manage to capture my interest:
1. Character-focused storytelling - This genre of novels has a tendency to focus on its core concept over all else, and a usual weakness is a lack of character work. Authors tend to want to explore the concept of regression and world-building more than to focus on characters. Here, the author has taken an opposite approach, pushing some of those elements backwards in favour of focusing on characters first. The protagonist was at the end of an extremely long life when he regressed, and his greatest regret was having squandered his opportunity to enjoy his family and friends in favour of pursuing the path of cultivation. Now that he is back, he is determined to rectify that, and this book focuses on him trying to breathe life back into the damaged relationships he has with his three wives, his many children, and his grandchildren. Some other reviewers have marked this down as a negative for this story, saying it distracted from the overall goal of him regressing in the first place. I disagree, thinking it is instead a fundamental strength of the story, as it not only builds a cast of well-developed characters to care about, but also strengthens the foundations of the sect he is building and improves his position to face the threat, which is still thousands of years off at this point.
2. Not hiding his regression - This was another thing I really enjoyed about this book. So many stories like this have the regressor hide his knowledge/advanced skills from his allies for no reason I can determine (especially when it is so easy to prove). Here, the protagonist doesn't do this. He is honest with everyone he cares about regarding his situation, and it removed so much potentially forced drama that it was a breath of fresh air.
However, as much as I enjoyed those elements, I can't overlook the flaws in this book, so here are some things that I didn't enjoy:
1. Lack of description - This was by far my biggest criticism of this work, and actually was something that almost made me put the book down. This book lacks almost any kind of descriptive writing whatsoever. There are no descriptions of character appearances, of settings, of actions... of any kind really. The prologue was basically a list of names, dialogue between faceless characters, a huge amount of exposition, and nothing else. It was impossible to get invested in anything that was happening because I could barely form any image at all in my mind of what was happening. Were it not for the focus on characters once the main chapters began, I don't think I'd have made it far into this book at all.
2. Lack of progression - This book introduces you to a lot of characters, a lot of concepts, and starts you down the path of a lot of story threads. However, you don't travel very far down the path of those story threads throughout the course of this book. There aren't any completed arcs in this novel, instead just a long string of introductions that simply tread water until the story comes to a close. As much as I enjoyed this book, and I genuinely don't think this is the biggest issue in the novel, I do think this is the issue that could ruin the series if the author isn't careful.
3. The book ends abruptly - I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing this book was part of a web series originally. I only say that because this story doesn't really seem to know where to end; it just stops. This is a phenomenon I have encountered a lot with novels adapted from web novels, where a book is just a collection of chapters lifted from a larger work rather than something with a beginning, middle, and end of its own.
CONCLUSION
Overall, this is a book with some objectively frustrating elements, but also a lot to like for fans of the genre. I'm going to rate it 4 stars as the level of enjoyment I got from the book left me unable to lower the score to 3 stars after finishing it. However, I fully understand how someone who is not very invested in regression stories in general and who doesn't share my interest in character-focused storytelling might want to rate this one much lower.
I am cautiously optimistic about this series, though, as I think this book lays a good foundation for future books to come.
December 14, 2025
3.5 🌟 I liked the focus on him buildind relationships with his wives and children after he returned, and a really liked the relationship that formed between MC/Elly/Celestia. But the continous focus on characters that never learned their lesson really dragged the momentum of the story down, and MC's decision not to take any steps against the big evil felt wierd.
March 2, 2026
This is a nothing sandwich book. No substance, no real story. These other reviews giving high praise must me AI like the bad cover.
December 15, 2025
pretty bad
The MC goes back in time. However, he returns to a a period he is already hundreds of years old and has grown children who are hundreds of years old. He then proceeds to tell them about the future with no preparation. Everyone thinks he’s crazy. The plot, dialogue and world building are subpar. I couldn’t finish.
The MC goes back in time. However, he returns to a a period he is already hundreds of years old and has grown children who are hundreds of years old. He then proceeds to tell them about the future with no preparation. Everyone thinks he’s crazy. The plot, dialogue and world building are subpar. I couldn’t finish.
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December 16, 2025I really do love the Regressor series, but one of the main problems with them is that once a single change is made, the protagonist no longer knows the future. Regressor Sect Master suffers from that same issue.
Without giving away any spoilers, this installment was especially frustrating. The people he is trying to help are clearly struggling, and you would think that after 10,000 years he would have developed more concrete solutions for them—but he hasn’t. You would expect him to have accumulated useful skills, insights, or systemic advantages over that span of time, yet very little seems to translate into meaningful progress. You would also expect him to recognize opportunities—resources, locations, or economic advantages—but those advantages rarely materialize.
As a result, he feels unable to change the world in any significant way, which becomes increasingly frustrating as a reader.
I do appreciate the shift in focus toward family rather than pure cultivation and power-level progression. That aspect adds emotional depth and separates this story from others in the genre. However, it also highlights a core tension in the narrative: it feels almost impossible for him to be both an effective sect master and a good father at the same time. Despite being surrounded by exceptional talent, there is a recurring sense that foundational growth and long-term development are being neglected, which makes the overall progress feel stalled rather than earned.
Without giving away any spoilers, this installment was especially frustrating. The people he is trying to help are clearly struggling, and you would think that after 10,000 years he would have developed more concrete solutions for them—but he hasn’t. You would expect him to have accumulated useful skills, insights, or systemic advantages over that span of time, yet very little seems to translate into meaningful progress. You would also expect him to recognize opportunities—resources, locations, or economic advantages—but those advantages rarely materialize.
As a result, he feels unable to change the world in any significant way, which becomes increasingly frustrating as a reader.
I do appreciate the shift in focus toward family rather than pure cultivation and power-level progression. That aspect adds emotional depth and separates this story from others in the genre. However, it also highlights a core tension in the narrative: it feels almost impossible for him to be both an effective sect master and a good father at the same time. Despite being surrounded by exceptional talent, there is a recurring sense that foundational growth and long-term development are being neglected, which makes the overall progress feel stalled rather than earned.
March 20, 2026
The family dynamics are quite good.
This book is a pretty standard xianxia/time regression story. But where this excels to me is in the family dynamics.
I honestly think I hate some of Tundra's family, but that is mostly because they feel like real family members who end up annoying you.
Edison is by far the worst character in this book, yet he feels like an actual person whom you could see growing up like this with an absent, rich father and coddling mother.
There is very little "Epic cultivator battles" as the story focuses more on politics and intrigue, as the main character Tundra realizes he must act differently and work hard to counteract the forces lurking in the dark that ended the world the first go around.
This book was up my alley, and if anything mentioned sounds interesting to you, you may enjoy it as well.
However, if you prefer a more action oriented story this may seem pretty slow.
This book is a pretty standard xianxia/time regression story. But where this excels to me is in the family dynamics.
I honestly think I hate some of Tundra's family, but that is mostly because they feel like real family members who end up annoying you.
Edison is by far the worst character in this book, yet he feels like an actual person whom you could see growing up like this with an absent, rich father and coddling mother.
There is very little "Epic cultivator battles" as the story focuses more on politics and intrigue, as the main character Tundra realizes he must act differently and work hard to counteract the forces lurking in the dark that ended the world the first go around.
This book was up my alley, and if anything mentioned sounds interesting to you, you may enjoy it as well.
However, if you prefer a more action oriented story this may seem pretty slow.
December 1, 2025
Refreshing take on regression. So many regression books are trying to prevent the apocalypse. Now this book seemingly has an event in that scale where regression occurs. So many of the post-regression events focus on building up the sect leader’s family. A couple of the family members are annoying but the MC is cool and I like his perspective on advancement. I love the simplicity of the advancement. There are too many overcomplicated analogies for advancement and they become too difficult to follow. The story was interesting and things were more reminiscent of the Chinese Xanxias that I have read.
December 23, 2025
fun
A sect leader in the far future fails to defeat the Uber evil bad guy and gets launched back in time. This time he decides he will cherish his family and friends to ensure everyone lives. Such a turn in mentality has his sect and family questioning him. But he uses skills he learned over millennia and vague memories from times past to try and right things. He starts to uncover the big bad and get his family and sect on the right path
A good listen. Steady pace, nice to have sect masters that aren’t all ego. Great narrator. Please enjoy
A sect leader in the far future fails to defeat the Uber evil bad guy and gets launched back in time. This time he decides he will cherish his family and friends to ensure everyone lives. Such a turn in mentality has his sect and family questioning him. But he uses skills he learned over millennia and vague memories from times past to try and right things. He starts to uncover the big bad and get his family and sect on the right path
A good listen. Steady pace, nice to have sect masters that aren’t all ego. Great narrator. Please enjoy
November 27, 2025
Great Regressor Cultivation LitRPG
This first book of a series was an enjoyable read. I really like regressor books, so this book caught my attention.
Something that stands out about this story is that while the MC is a sect master, the story focuses more on his role as a father. Instead of having all the answers like some Regressor stories, he is constantly questioning himself in how he is doing as a father and husband.
This first book of a series was an enjoyable read. I really like regressor books, so this book caught my attention.
Something that stands out about this story is that while the MC is a sect master, the story focuses more on his role as a father. Instead of having all the answers like some Regressor stories, he is constantly questioning himself in how he is doing as a father and husband.
December 18, 2025
Was it good, not really. Was it bad, absolutely not
I enjoyed the premise of the story and the characters. That was about it. The pacing feels glacial and is more like a slice of life story than a cultivation story. I didn't finish the book. I got about 50% before I gave up. I am.sure there will be a lot of people who will enjoy the story, it just wasn't for me. I really had to force myself to read because it was almost all politics or family drama.
I enjoyed the premise of the story and the characters. That was about it. The pacing feels glacial and is more like a slice of life story than a cultivation story. I didn't finish the book. I got about 50% before I gave up. I am.sure there will be a lot of people who will enjoy the story, it just wasn't for me. I really had to force myself to read because it was almost all politics or family drama.
December 20, 2025
Interesting Read
I like regressor tales and enjoyed this one. The use of western slang on occasion while often cultivator lingo was being used could be a bit jarring at times. Also felt like way too much time is being spent making our MC’s man children try to be somewhat useful. With all that said, it was still well written enough to keep me interested and I’ll read the second when it comes out!
I like regressor tales and enjoyed this one. The use of western slang on occasion while often cultivator lingo was being used could be a bit jarring at times. Also felt like way too much time is being spent making our MC’s man children try to be somewhat useful. With all that said, it was still well written enough to keep me interested and I’ll read the second when it comes out!
November 27, 2025
Amazing Story
I was a great take on regressing to change mistakes and failures. The author did a great job showing the cost of power and how it affects the people around you. I enjoyed how the MC had to work through his old mindset and how the relationship with his family developed.
I was a great take on regressing to change mistakes and failures. The author did a great job showing the cost of power and how it affects the people around you. I enjoyed how the MC had to work through his old mindset and how the relationship with his family developed.
December 14, 2025
Not bad but not a great MC
I just felt the MC was to passive. You’d think an enemy that took your wife away, corrupted your descendants, killed or corrupted everyone you knew and took over your world, you’d be angry. The MC is like “oh the enemy took thousands of years to do what they did, I got time to do nothing really”. Kind of annoying
I just felt the MC was to passive. You’d think an enemy that took your wife away, corrupted your descendants, killed or corrupted everyone you knew and took over your world, you’d be angry. The MC is like “oh the enemy took thousands of years to do what they did, I got time to do nothing really”. Kind of annoying
November 26, 2025
A quick and easy read
A different take on regressor and sects. Great world building. Interesting characters and doesn't fall into trap of main character using foreknowledge to change everything on day one.
A different take on regressor and sects. Great world building. Interesting characters and doesn't fall into trap of main character using foreknowledge to change everything on day one.
December 8, 2025
amazing read
Most regressor stories are all the same so this was a pleasant surprise. A deadbeat dad going back and trying to be a better father and husband?? Ooooooooo it was a griping tale that left me frantic for book 2 to come out
Most regressor stories are all the same so this was a pleasant surprise. A deadbeat dad going back and trying to be a better father and husband?? Ooooooooo it was a griping tale that left me frantic for book 2 to come out
February 8, 2026
DNF at 5% mostly due to editing quality
Feels a lot like a first draft, or one where the author did not follow the advice of a qualified copy editor. The writing isn’t terribly bad, but is still persistently off enough to be aggravating. Just didn’t feel like pushing through.
Feels a lot like a first draft, or one where the author did not follow the advice of a qualified copy editor. The writing isn’t terribly bad, but is still persistently off enough to be aggravating. Just didn’t feel like pushing through.
March 4, 2026
I liked this take on a cultivation type world. I wish there was a little bit more progression. I do like the character developments but even with the timeline jumps I feel like it was a little slow. The ending was compelling enough to start the next book but not super memorable.
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November 25, 2025
Good read
Intelligent MC
Slice of life
Slow burn
The warlike sect master get a new chance and decide that familie is important.
I recomend this book.
Intelligent MC
Slice of life
Slow burn
The warlike sect master get a new chance and decide that familie is important.
I recomend this book.
November 28, 2025
incredibly dull
20% in and the story so far is constant lamenting about how bad a farther, husband, grandad he is. Needs a good editor to trim the story.
20% in and the story so far is constant lamenting about how bad a farther, husband, grandad he is. Needs a good editor to trim the story.
December 16, 2025
Very good read
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
December 31, 2025
Interesting, but a bit boring sometimes.
January 12, 2026
great book
Did not finish
January 15, 202630% in and it's harem management
January 15, 2026
Intriguing
I greatly enjoyed this book. A slightly different take on the usual progression novel. I look forward to future books.
I greatly enjoyed this book. A slightly different take on the usual progression novel. I look forward to future books.
February 23, 2026
Actually not bad at all. A little more actions would be nice but still.
December 10, 2025
This is one long family therapy session. The world ending threat is pretty much ignored. This could be fun with a complete refocus.
January 20, 2026
It was pretty good. I liked that regressing had made him a bit thoughtful, it made a nice change. Might not be everyone's cup of tea.
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