I keep seeing people ask for the plot of 'Seeking the Flying Sword Path' like it's a straightforward synopsis, but that's kind of missing the point? It's an I Eat Tomatoes xianxia novel, which means the plot is basically the classic cultivation ladder: weak kid with potential faces tragedy, gets a cheat, and climbs from the mortal realm up through becoming an immortal. The "main plot" is that climb.
What makes it stick out in a crowded field, at least for me, wasn't the overarching revenge or saving the world stuff—it was the specific focus on the sword. Most cultivation novels treat swords as just another flashy weapon, but here, the protagonist's dedication to the sword path itself is his character. His comprehension of sword intent, creating his own techniques, that felt more technical and earned than just absorbing a magic pill. The later parts where the multiversal scale opens up get seriously wild, with different realms and ancient beings, but the core never really shifts from that solitary, sharp progression of a swordsman. I dropped off around the 600-chapter mark when the cosmic stakes ballooned, but the early and middle sections where he's just relentlessly honing his craft were surprisingly grounded for the genre.