Beware of Chicken 2: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel

Book 2

By: Casualfarmer

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

A laugh-out-loud, slice-of-life martial-arts fantasy about . . . farming????

Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body.

And you know what? Things ain’t actually all that bad.

I mean, last year was pretty hectic. I died, got reborn, ran away from my sect and ultimate power, started a farm, made some friends, awakened all my animals into Spirit Beasts so now they’re running around talking and getting into life-and-death battles with super-powered bandits . . .

Oh! And I got married. Pretty neat, huh?

Well, this year, after the Spring Planting season, I’m really gonna relax and put down roots. It’s the slow life for me. Sure, the talking animals and cultivators coming to live with me are a bit weird, but this year everything is gonna be basically normal.

There definitely won’t be any Heavenly Tribulations, ancient formations, or cultivator issues to deal with . . .

The second volume of the blockbuster progression-fantasy series—with more than 20 million views on Royal Road—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!

©2023 Casualfarmer (P)2023 Podium Audio

Very good continuation

Good pacing, amount of chill and action.
such an enjoyable listen!
looking forward to the next book.

Great series

Enjoyed a great deal. I love the writing style and shift in perspective. Great book.

Beautifully Crafted

This book focused more on all of the other characters, their adventures and their growth. It was something which became almost impossible to put down.

great

I loved it and want the next book now. great voice actor to go with it.

A wonderful Slice of Life / Isekai story

It ended way to quickly! I'm all geared up for the next part of the story... only to realize that I hadn't paid attention to the time remaining!!! Then I hear... "Epilogue". My heart hit the floor.

I will try to make sure that this is "spoiler free".

I'm not the biggest Slice of Life fan. But occasionally there comes along one that truly stand out. This is one of those. It is a great continuation from the 1st book. The character development is priority #1 here. Which I really love getting to know the characters with so much depth. It breathes life into them; as if you've known them for years. Immersion achieved. The world is becoming more developed at a steady pace. With multiple characters going on personal journeys. Each journey introducing new (interesting) characters. So many minor characters to keep up with. Which just makes the world even bigger. With more possibilities for future story arcs to proceed. There is so much foundational work laid within this book to allow this series to continue to grow. So much potential and hope for the future books. Too much to just end it with another short 3rd book ending the series. This story (at this point) is deserving of a lot more than 3 and done.

The growth of Bi De, Wa Shi, and Tigu is an extremely enjoyable ride. I was not expecting the "growth" achieved by Wa Shi and Tigu. Those were really nice touches. With the biggest change being Tigu. The maturity she experiences almost makes her a new/separate character. All of the spirit beasts are developing more. Chun Ke, Pi Pa, and Ri Zu are all filling out into their characters much more than what was achieved in the 1st book. With a nice twist to the development of the ox and... plow. Those were a nice change from the established pattern.

The Narrator does an excellent job once again. I have no problem with knowing the characters. Who they are, and how they feel.

The only thing I didn't like (besides it being way to short, and ending all of the sudden) was how there were times where it seemed (to me) to just jump sporadically to a separate part of the story without any warning. It thew me off. Taking me a minute to catch up to who and what was happening. I will admit that could be in part to me allowing myself to get distracted enough not realize the change in story had occurred. Other than that... it's a solid story. Very much worth adding to my library. Definitely a series that can be enjoyed multiple times.

Really more of a 4.5

Nice continuation from book 1 no "grand fight" as that is coming in the next book and skipping this book will make things in the next one incomprehensible. There are also so good jokes in this book. I do like how this series doesn't follow western D&D/GsmeLit books.

Enjoyed the book

but why cant I just leave star reviews with the app like I used to, shouldn't have to type a review.. looking att you audible app....

fantastic series

an amazing sequel to the first. the character development and progression was on point. I cant wait for book 3!

Don't let the title fool you

An earlier review said don't let the title fool you and that is what convinced me to try it. Excellent story, Book 1 and 2

Can’t wait til the next one

Well worth the wait and glad it longer than the first, definitely flew threw listening and enjoyed every bit. Glad to hear more from certain characters especially everyone’s favorite Bore chunky, washie little adventure was good too but seeing Tigger growth was well worth it and who can possibly leave out Big D’s grand adventure, but my most favorite has been Sho-lawn ( probably spelling it wrong) love her character development threw out this whole story. Absolutely can’t wait til the next one.