All Roads Lead to the Phoenix Princess: Rebirth as a Wind Cultivator

De: Erios909

Narrado por: Renée Nolen, Alfie Syme

Ripped from a dead-end life and plunged into a world where danger lurks behind every smile, Xiulan must learn to thrive in a realm ruled by ruthless ambition and deadly secrets.

When Li Mei dies in a traffic accident after another soul-crushing retail shift, she awakens in a familiar yet dangerous world: inside her favorite game, Phoenix Kingdom Chronicles. Now inhabiting the body of Lin Xiulan, the scorned second daughter of a noble family, she finds herself thrust into a nest of vipers where her very existence is an offense to those around her.

Armed only with her knowledge of the game and the wounds from a lifetime of dealing with entitled customers, Xiulan refuses to play the role of the family’s punching bag. Determined to rise above, she must master immortal alchemy, tame arcane spirit beasts, perfect her martial arts, and face off against her scheming sisters and stepmother.

In the Kingdom, power means everything. Weakness invites destruction, and Xiulan must do more than simply survive and fade into the background.

With the knowledge of a devastating future that awaits the realm’s beloved Crown Princess, she’ll need every ounce of her modern wit and growing abilities to prevent a catastrophe that would ruin the entire realm. All assuming she can survive her own family long enough to do anything about it.

Only by transforming herself can Xiulan hope to protect those she comes to care about.

©2025 Erios909 (P)2025 Royal Guard Publishing LLC

One of my favorites in a long time

I loved it. It might not be for everyone, but it was exactly the type of story I have been looking for. A great mix of cultivation, modern knowledge, and an imperfect but confident mc. I don't write many reviews, but am really hopeful this continues.

Amazing Bones

this story has amazing Bones, a very interesting plot, a good set of characters. super unique take on isekei fantasy. but it does get bogged down a bit with its storyline and keeping things moving. the main plot moves like a turtle at times. I hope by book 2 the new author gets their writing style a bit more polished. looking forward to the next book

Slow but okay

I rather like the author other stories so I'm used to a bit of slow build up. I will admit to the girl on girl physical affection being weird. Not that being a lesbian is weird but that it doesnt seem to be sexual or attraction. Even in other series her MC does this while the side MC she clings to dates a guy. So it's just awkward cuddling or cheek rubbing cheek. Dont say it's just a normal friend thing because she doesnt cuddle up with her Male friends.

So weird almost lesbian friendship but not quite aside. My real only complaint is how she doesnt take advantage of her game knowledge. She doesnt sell pills to get rich , she doesn't collect rare artifact or mystic realms. She doesn't use game tricks to boost her culvtiaton besides one time.

Maybe she will in the future but seems doubtful.
It's just so stupid at times, like when she sells the herbs to get money instead of making pills with then and selling the pills.
FINISHED product sell more than raw ingreditants. The fact she is an amazing alchemist and isn't making a fortune on it is stupid.

Also her whole later quest seems even more stupid. She should have just sold the pill recipe and gotten 10%of all future profits. Not done months of work to sell 1 pill. She could have spent that time way better.

The MC wasn’t the protagonist of the story

First of all, let me say the narrators were excellent, they really brought the book to life. I also like the main characters as well as the side characters. They were written very well and each had their own motivations for what they did in the book. The problem I have was that the MC was not the main protagonist. She wasn’t the strongest. She wasn’t the driver of the story, I actually think her powers are quite lame. The MC is the one who’s supposed to save the day maybe as she develops in the next book her abilities will get stronger. Besides that enjoyed it I hope the author will come out with another one soon. Will actually be awaiting it.

Loved it

This is by far this authors best series. I absolutely adored it. Minor spoilers ahead…

I like how our MC isn’t the most powerful, the most special, or the most important. She is a catalyst, her strengths are bringing together and uniting the unlikely and I think that’s just good writing. I like that her rash actions have had far reaching consequences. The pacing while on the slow side is exactly what this kind of story needs and I enjoy more breathing room and time to get to know the characters. I wanna see more of the brother and delve into the complexities of that relationship more. The magic system is pretty good as is the overarching plot. Can’t wait for the next one

Erios in good form

I've only really started to appreciate the Xianxia-cultivator genre, and I gotta say I think Erios here has done a great job with it. I can tell that its a "first book in a larger series" since it clearly spends a well-planned arc with each of the MC's companions... but it still really feels like each one has important emotional and character development for our heroine, beyond just being excuses for personal power growth.

Having read both of Erios' prior series, I've really loved the tight bonds that the female MCs have with their companions, both the sisterly bond in Shipcore, and the romance in Demoness... I love the foundation that gets established here in Wind Cultivator with the MC and the cast around her, and I'm excited to see which direction it goes!

I also really like how the plot gets moving as quickly as it does - unlike the prior two series that start more in slower "Woman versus Nature" buildup, we get right into the juicy stuff here with drama, a plan of action, and a decisive heroine that's ready to make it happen right off the get-go. Fantastic value for 1 Credit. Looking forward to the next book!

I look forward to the next book

The strongest point by far is the characters. They are both engaging and fun. The worst point is probably how the cultivation is handled. There doesn't seem to be any reason why someone with enough money couldn't just casually skip past all the cultivation levels we have seen so far in a day maybe 2. I do love the set up in the last couple of chapters. It makes me think that this series will be the rarest thing in fiction...a series that improves in quality as it goes.

No...bad author...bad

Making the MC slightly unique with her extra knowledge then proceeding to make it irrelevant so she's just another Jane doe isn't great, but insulting. Especially in progression based stories with clear power systems. Then repeated procrastinating on ranking her up just so she'll remain weak for practically the entire book is even worse. When she finally ranks up, the author ham fists an ending to separate the MC from her friends and tries to justify it with spontaneous retcons and explanations that tells me they had no plans whatsoever to progress the MC much at all in the book. Writings that make the reader feel like they're being held hostage instead of enjoying the ride are insufferable. No ..just no.