Fantasy novels use names and allusions recorded in ancient mythology, Classic of Mountains and Seas, Zhuangzi, Sou Shen Ji and other classics to deduce the social outlook of the Xianwu Era. In addition, the theory of evolution is used as a chronology to explain the process of the rise of mankind.
There are monsters, demons, beasts, plants and trees throughout the book, and they are described using anthropomorphic techniques. It also explains from the side why the gods, immortals and Taoism have disappeared and various negative phenomena in human society.
