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Xianxia (traditional Chinese: 仙俠; simplified Chinese: 仙侠; pinyin: xiānxiá; lit. 'immortal heroes') is a genre of Chinese fantasy heavily inspired by Chinese mythology and influenced by philosophies of Taoism, Chan Buddhism, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese folk religion, Chinese alchemy, other traditional elements of Chinese culture, [1] and the wuxia genre.
A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality (Chinese: 凡人修仙传; pinyin: Fánrén xiūxiān chuán) [1] is a long online novel about cultivating immortals written by Wang Yu between 2008 and 2013 on Qidian.com. [2] After its publication, it gradually became one of the most famous novels about cultivating immortals in mainland China, [3] a very popular web novel topic in Chinese online ...
Traditionally, xian refers to entities who have attained immortality and supernatural or magical abilities later in life, with a connection to the heavenly realms inaccessible to mortals. This is often achieved through spiritual self-cultivation , alchemy , or worship by others. [ 2 ]
Self-cultivation is the cultivation, integration, and coordination of mind and body. Although self-cultivation may be practiced and implemented as a form of cognitive therapy in psychotherapy , it goes beyond healing and self-help to also encompass self-development, self-improvement and self realisation.
Those with lesser cultivation became immortals or divine beings, while those with the weakest cultivation were reborn into the cycle of reincarnation. Some disciples also joined Western Buddhism, including the Chan Sect's Cihang Zhenren (later known as Guanyin ), Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun (later known as Manjushri ), and Puxian Zhenren (later ...
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation follows several interwoven stories: two parallel tales recounting the events of Wei Wuxian's past and present lives, the investigation of the mystery behind a fierce dismembered entity presently terrorizing the cultivation world, and the development of the novel's central love story between Wei Wuxian and Lan ...
The series received overwhelmingly positive reviews for its high production quality and storyline, and amassed a notable Internet fandom both in China and overseas. [4] On Douban , Mo Dao Zu Shi rated 8.8 out of 10, making it one of the best received donghua series in China in 2018.
However, afterwards, things began to look up. Zhang Xiaofan a had the good fortune to learn from three masters: Fu (a Buddhist), Dao (a Taoist), and Mo (a "Heretic"), and became a master of the mythical realm. At the same time, he went through a complicated relationship with two beautiful girls.