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.

Lin Tian was walking down the road when he was hit by a truck that suddenly appeared around the corner. Just before losing consciousness, he vaguely heard someone say, "Another order completed. Three more orders and I can be promoted to gold medalist." The content of this book is purely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or persons is purely coincidental.

He strives to gain renown among the feudal lords in order to preserve his life in this chaotic world!

As a posthumous child, Gongsun Xun received his life's guiding principles from his mother, who claimed to be a time traveler, at a very young age. However, as he drifted along with the tides of history year after year, he began to realize that something was gradually going wrong!

This is the story of a semi-native man struggling in a great era!

"A wild girl from the streets suddenly becomes a living Yama? Su Qi merely saved a child rolling his eyes in a dilapidated temple, yet she uncovered a series of bloody cases—black blood seeped from the coffin of an old woman at the village entrance, sharp teeth grew on the clay statues in the local temple, and most horrifyingly, the blue spots on the child's neck were exactly the same as the wounds her wet nurse suffered before her death. Until half a page of the Qingnang Notes popped up in the system space: 'The day the Heart-Eating Gu revives will be the beginning of the end for medical cults.' When she used the spiritual energy of the medicinal veins to activate the thousand-year-old ginseng and used needles to nail the vengeful ghosts attached to the woman in labor into a sieve, the truth hidden beneath the tide of cults finally surfaced—those who besieged the Qingnang Sect a hundred years ago were not the Alliance of Cults, but traitors of the medical path controlled by the Heart-Eating Gu! Watch as the little female doctor, stepping over the corpses of cults, rises from a poor girl gathering herbs to become the healer of the world's medical alliance!"

This is a world surrounded by dangers, with imperial oppression within and alien threats outside.

"Killing dangerous species will make you stronger? Gaining all kinds of skills? Isn't this going to take off in the future?"

With the system, Gracier understood the function of the system and got close to the village girl Esdeath. He thought his life would be peaceful and happy, but a catastrophe tore everything apart.

Facing a powerful enemy, he witnessed the death of Esdeath with his own eyes, and his past life fell apart.

In desperation, he fought against the alien king, but was defeated. He was then tricked into becoming the governor of a county, and all his old friends returned.

The Imperial Princess? This is my love!

Royal Fist Rakshasa? What roadside minion?

Imperial plots, assassination plots? Tear them all apart!

Children in Imperial Assassination Training? Pack them all up!

What amnesiac imperial female general? This is my childhood sweetheart!

After encountering a major change, the bitterness of the past turned into an absolutely powerful force, sweeping away everything, and ultimately - destroying the empire and building a new country!

[The early stages are slow, but the pace will gradually pick up in the later stages. I hope to point out some of the shortcomings and change them if possible.]

Introduction 1:

Dou Eqing, who had wasted his entire life, traveled through time and space and became a Qi-refining disciple of the Demon Sect. He inherited the infinite merit beads from the original owner, and also had a sharp weapon, the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Sword.

In the eyes of Dou Eqing, who has lived two lives, this life should be the peak of immortality!

However, the Pearl of Infinite Merit hides a profound hidden danger.

Whether he will become a god or a pawn of a great god depends on whether the knife in his hand is sharp enough!

This book is also known as "The Golden Finger Has a Trap" and "The Righteous Undercover Unifies the Evil Path".

Introduction 2:

The golden finger has the infinite merit bead, which can improve your cultivation by killing demons and gain extra combat power bonus; extra tasks and extra rewards.

Qi Refining: Kill 9 Qi Refining Demon Cultivators to gain +1 realm, and cross-level kill 2 Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators to break through to Foundation Establishment.

Foundation Building: Talent improvement, kill 90 Foundation Building Demon Cultivators to increase your realm by +1, kill 20 Jindan Demon Cultivators across levels to break through to Jindan.

Jindan: Talent improvement, kill 360 Jindan demon cultivators to increase realm by +1, kill 80 Yuanying demon kings across levels to break through to Yuanying.

Nascent Soul: Talent improvement, kill 1800 Nascent Soul Demon Lords to increase your realm by +1, kill 1 peak Spiritualization Demon General across levels to break through to Spiritualization, gain the title of Demon Slayer, and combat power +1.

Huashen: Talent remains unchanged, kill 2000 Huashen demon generals to increase your realm +1, kill two peak Lianxu demon generals to break through to Lianxu, gain the title of Demon-Slaying General, and combat power +1.

Lianxu: Kill...

Fusion: Kill..., destroy a seventh-level demon sect, and break through to the Mahayana realm.

Mahayana: Kill...

Crossing the Tribulation: Kill..., destroy...

Become an Immortal: Unify the demonic world (or kill all demonic practitioners), turn from evil to good and you can become an Immortal!

[Infinite Flow][True Idiot Beauty][Sliced ​​1v1][Growing Heroine]

⚠️【Warning】: The female lead is a bit of a pushover in the early stages, but not much; her personality flaws will grow as she matures!

Song Zhitang was inexplicably transported to an alternate world called NCO New Universe. Here, people are forced to participate in game-like dungeons for level assessments. The dungeons contain all sorts of terrifying stories and scenes, and many people lose their lives as a result... but many others receive generous rewards for passing the assessments.

Having reached the real Werewolf game challenge in the tiered assessment thanks to a magical buff of both bad and good luck, Song Zhitang blushed and stammered when asked about his talent skills by other players. Meanwhile, the live stream chat was flooded with comments:

[Hahaha, my wife Jiaojiao was stumped by that question!]

Oh, you're so embarrassed?

What? Someone actually has Purification as their innate skill?!

[What? Such an awesome skill requires the exchange of bodily fluids to activate?]

What? A wife's sweet kiss is the real secret to taming a stray dog?

hateful!

Enraged, Song Zhitang turned off the live chat!

His own personal system chuckled softly.

What are you laughing at!

They're all bad guys!

The dungeon is fraught with danger, filled with bizarre and unpredictable events, but Song Zhitang seems to be a child chosen by the dungeon, with all the bosses within showering her with affection…

This story features a delicate and charming heroine. The female lead is a fragile, sickly beauty who is also prone to crying uncontrollably. She's somewhat intelligent, but not much, and her fighting ability is practically zero. If you can't accept a weak female lead, please look elsewhere! I hope you, dear readers, won't miss this and will give it a like and add it to your favorites. *kissing emojis*

Seeing the true nature of reality, all phenomena are empty; in an instant, one realizes that all phenomena are the same. Once the glory cannot be hidden, it is revealed face to face.

The decision states that some people are unwilling to truly believe in the Buddha's teachings, so we must directly address the root cause and gradually teach people by picking leaves and searching for branches.

Birth and death have occurred countless times, and this has been true since time immemorial. There are countless forms of gods and demons, but nothing can truly restore one's original nature.

I study the exoteric teachings and practice the esoteric teachings; though our expedient methods differ, we ultimately return to the same origin. Since traversing the path to Nirvana, I have come to understand that birth and death are inherently empty.

Whether walking or sitting, all is emptiness; whether speaking or remaining silent, moving or still, all is emptiness. Even if a sharp blade is at your head, it is as if a sharp sword is cutting through the spring breeze.

Suddenly I realized the wondrous source of mind; the shell of ignorance cracked open, and all was the same. In dreams, the six realms were clearly present, but upon awakening, all was empty, devoid of saints or mortals.

Friendly reminder: I highly recommend a friend's new book, "The Quack Doctor." It currently has over 700,000 words in the manuscript—absolutely brilliant!!

A virtual reality game called "Whale Fall" becomes a global sensation. The protagonist, Su Zhou, drawn by its popularity, decides to enter the game. However, he and the other players soon discover a shocking truth: this is no mere game. The world of "Whale Fall" is a real, tangible, and often cruel place. The title itself is a metaphor, posing the question of whether this entire world is sustained by the sacrifice of a single, great entity, much like a whale's body nourishes an ecosystem after its death.

Now trapped in a genuine other world, the players, often referred to as the "Fourth Scourge," must confront this new reality. They are forced to fight for survival, grow stronger, and uncover the deep, buried truths behind the so-called game. The story explores their journey of facing this reality and deciding whether to accept their responsibility within it.

This is a story about a magical girl who saves the world at QB's urging... Well, Xiaxia, who has been resurrected as a loli, isn't interested in any of that. All she cares about right now is: "...How much karma points do I need to redeem my original body...?" [I think you should consider the main problem you're facing right now~ (PS, if you need more points, please continue your contract with me. You know, QB is...)] Ignoring the persuasive content, Xiaxia stared at her pitiful karma points. Perhaps she still needs to work harder... [A lifetime. So, march towards the goal of slaying dragons, girl! This is your main quest for graduation!] "...Shut up!"