Sword Xia of the Shu Mountains《蜀山劍俠傳》by Huanzhu Louzhu 還珠樓主 (lit. Master of Returning Pearl Loft) was published between 1932 and 1948 and is one of the most influential wuxia novels of all time. Many of the elements in this novel became standard tropes of the wuxia genre. It is also the forefather of the modern xianxia cultivation novel. Huanzhu’s cultivation system became the standard, fusing the Daoist quest for transcendence with the Buddhist reincarnation cycle and tribulation system, as well as the Confucian virtue of humaneness 仁 and the chivalrous xia 俠 archetype. At over 4.1 million Chinese characters, it is also one of the longest wuxia novels, though it remains unfinished due to the civil war in China. So the first cultivation novel was also eunuched—rather fitting.

The story follows multiple protagonists as they gradually gather together, fighting heretical sects and spirit elementals on their way to founding the Mount Emei Sect. Most outstanding among these protagonists is Li Yingqiong, who begins the novel as a girl with no martial arts abilities, and through the course of the novel cultivates to become a transcendent (aka immortal).

In this novel, plants, animals, and monsters can all become human and cultivate to transcendence, or lose their primordial spirit (aka nascent soul) and have to start all over, or be obliterated completely after failing their tribulation. Grotto-heavens and magic treasures abound, and we see the beginning of sects as major organizations in wuxia novels with important roles in the plot, such as Emei, Qingcheng, Mount Hua, Wudang, Mount Huang, Snowy Mountain, Kongtong, Kunlun, and Wutai, as well as the emergence of what would later become the archetypal eccentric beggar character. There are miraculous drugs, sword kinesis, and battles between mythical beasts, and heretic cultivators trying to cheat their way to a faster transcendence. In short, pretty much all of the elements one normally sees in the typical xianxia cultivation webnovel.

The main protagonist Chen He often meets crazy people in his life, and all these people have very deep prejudices against him. They often do weird things.

Once, Chen He polished off a bunch of hired killers (who seemed to be after him?), and eventually found the mastermind.

Chen He: You and I are complete strangers, so why are you doing this to me?

Mastermind: You’re gonna kill me after ten years! Of course I’ve got to make a preemptive strike.

Chen He: …

Chen He: Sir, we have had no bad blood between us, and I have not done anything to offend you. Why are you being so threatening?

Taoist priest: Hmph! In the future, you’ll be offending me to no end. Haven’t you been looking down on me all your life?

Chen He: …but I still have my entire life ahead of me!

Antagonist A: Chen He! Because of your master, I was rejected by XX Sect, and so I was forced to become a demonic cultivator!

Chen He: Who…who are you?

Antagonist B: My future lover’s meridians and good looks were ruined by you, and I’m definitely not gonna let you do it this time!

Chen He could not help but think: There is definitely something wrong with my life!

[Hot-Blooded Fantasy + Domineering and Exhilarating] Lu Chenxuan, the Immortal God of War, was so powerful that he threatened his master. He was cruelly plotted against and stripped of his immortal veins, banished to the mortal realm. However, by chance, he obtained the "Chaos Devouring Heaven Art"! I devour everything in the world. I, Lu Chenxuan, will soar through the nine heavens, slay evil spirits, shock ghosts and gods, shatter the laws of heaven, and roar in defiance of all living things!

Chi Li is a koi fairy from the immortal realm, specializing in the path of merit. To accumulate merit and achieve the Great Dao, she descends to the mortal world and endures three thousand mortal tribulations, simultaneously helping each unfortunate individual possessed by her to change their fate.

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World One: A contemporary take on the entertainment industry. The original owner, a third-tier actress, had a golden opportunity to rise to the top, but after accidentally discovering a relationship with a top star, she was maliciously framed, leading to an online blackmail campaign, her career ruined, and ultimately suicide. Chi Li then travels through time, a koi fish leaning over her, casually buys a lottery ticket, and wins 1 billion yuan, transforming into a happy, wealthy woman, bringing retribution to the scumbags who once bullied the original owner.

World Two: A contemporary take on the melodrama of wealthy families. After my mother recovered from her illness, I became a little princess. The original owner's mother was a wealthy woman who married a phoenix man. The phoenix man also had a white moonlight. After their alliance, they angered the original owner's mother to death and then abused the original owner, causing her to die at a young age. Chi Li traveled through time, possessed by a koi fish, miraculously allowing her original mother to survive a supposedly fatal surgery. She then witnessed her mother drastically deal with the scumbag and mistress, and pampered her like a little princess.

World Three: After a fortuitous encounter in the ancient world of cultivation, I turned against the original protagonist, Long Aotian. The abandoned wife of the male protagonist, she fell from power and was trampled upon by the masses. Chi Li traveled through time, and a koi fish leaned in, giving her a miraculous encounter, becoming the world's most talented genius, a comeback that slapped her in the face!

World Four: In ancient martial arts, a down-and-out orphan met a golden-fingered old man and became the leader of the martial arts world.

World Five: A woman's imperial examination was rejected, and a talented woman rose to prominence after the empress ascended the throne.

World Six: A family waste in a magical Western fantasy becomes the dragon clan's favorite and becomes a sacred dragon knight...

Song Zhong’s parents were the geniuses of the sect. But they were apparently killed while on a mission when he was barely 6. As he apparently did not excel in any of the 5 elements, in fact, all 5 elements are in balance in his body. Thus, our fatty is deemed to be tr*sh and does not deserve the respect his parents had.

He is allowed to have one task, to collect garbage of the sect until he reaches the initial test-age where he has to prove that he is worthy to stay in the sect.

Our fatty has no choice but to cultivate the only heritage his parents gave him. A mysterious black pearl.

Unfortunately for him, this pearl seems to be only useful for… collecting garbage…

[1970s + Space + Going to the Countryside + Metaphysics + Abusing Trash + Educated Youth]

The Xuanmen leader Jiang Li failed in his attempt to ascend to heaven and traveled to the 1970s when there was a shortage of food and clothing.

The poor little girl who starts out as a jerk with an unloved father, bullied by her stepmother, and sent to the countryside to take care of her stepsister?

The poor little thing turned things around. He first beat up his entire family, took back his job, and exposed the true colors of his blind father, stepmother, and stepbrother and sister.

After moving out his entire family and selling his house, Jiang Li packed up his bags and headed for the countryside.

The scumbag father and stepmother's family were driven back to the countryside, and a bad luck charm was given to them, causing them to suffer endless bad luck.

After going to the countryside, Jiang Li made a good living in the 1970s by relying on metaphysics, and even got a little wolfdog.

Her profound skills made her a target of special national departments. After being recruited into the national team, Jiang Li also helped China rise again.

[Recruiting disciples + building a sect + cultivating disciples + cool writing + decisive killing]

Traveling through the fantasy world, becoming the master of a peak of the Qingyang Sword Sect, and after being betrayed by his own disciples, awakening the disciple return system!

"Ding! Invest in the true blood of Phoenix, and return the innate Hunyuan Sword Body!"

"Ding! Invest in the true art of Dongxuan, and return the Qingdi Sutra!"

"Ding! Invest in the realm breakthrough pill, and return the golden pill of the great way!"

Many years later, when thousands of enemies invade! When he was trying to raze Jiange to the ground, he saw that the servant in charge of guarding the gate of Jiange Mountain was emitting a terrifying aura of the Immortal Emperor!

Empress Yaoguang, Lord Yanjin, Taoist Zixiao and other supreme giants have come out from their slumber and seclusion!

"How dare you disrespect our Master! You deserve to die!"

Daoxuan was reborn in the prehistoric world, but he didn’t expect to meet Nuwa when she created humans.

He became one of the first innate humans, and then he directly awakened his innate wisdom.

He watched Nuwa become a saint and obtained the Hunyuan-level technique "The Immortal Body of Merit and Virtue".

He felt the energy of Nuwa becoming a saint and obtained the laws of creation, life, space, and time...

Facing the abandoned human race, Daoxuan took on the burden of the human race's reproduction and survival, became the leader of the human race, and comprehended the Hunyuan-level technique "The Imperial Dao Zulong Jue" and became the Holy Emperor of the human race!

"We, the human race, stand tall and proud!"

"We, the human race, strive for self-improvement!"

"We, the human race, are indestructible!"

Let's see how a soul from Earth leads the prehistoric human race step by step, fighting against the sky, the earth, and the saints, and finally stepping onto the peak of all realms! ! !

[This book's Creation Essay plus Creation Essay plus Destruction Essay]

Because Su Bai bought a potted plant that can make gods.

Thus, great worlds were born, and civilizations came alive under his control.

The gods throw their hands and feet to destroy the sky and destroy the earth, and they can move mountains and seas. Some saints, Ziqi, travel three thousand miles to the east, and there are also fourth natural disasters.

The heavens and the world, or ghosts, or bloody warriors, or the ancient masterminds behind the scenes, were born one by one.

Su Bai embarked on the road of creating a god. Create a system, set off a battle between gods and demons, and create chat groups.

He became a plunderer of the fruits of civilization.

The characteristics of this book, all the members are villains, the Virgin is gone