Crossing the Sword Through Tranquility

Name: Crossing the Sword Through Tranquility
Author: Xu Nansheng

剑渡清寥

by Xu Nansheng (序南笙)

Status: Completed
Length: 889k Words
Genre: Fantastical Romance
Subgenre: Fantasy Romance
Updated: 2mo ago
English: RandomTL: Request

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Synopsis

[Immortal Cultivation + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Strong Female Lead + A Touch of Nurturing + Geniuses]

Everyone says that Di Qing of the Lingji Sect is a complete lunatic.

At the tender age of seven, in a mortal body and covered in blood, she shattered ten thousand years of silence. With nothing but her battered mortal form, she climbed to the ten-thousandth heavenly stair of the Lingji Sect, a feat no one had ever achieved, and stunned the immortal sects.

Born with an innate ice-type ethereal spiritual root, she had a gift that outshone the Three Realms. The moment she touched the spirit-testing pillar, it shattered. A peerless genius, born to astonish the world.

She became the sole direct disciple of Venerable Chenxi, who had been in seclusion for a thousand years.

A peerless prodigy whose brilliance eclipsed all others, she made the Moonlight Ranking at a young age, her sharp edge impossible to match.

Later, every immortal sect knew that the Lingji Sect had a team of nine chief disciples. When they gathered, their brilliance outshone the Six Realms.

Di Qing, Venerable Chenxi's first disciple, possessed extraordinary talent and an otherworldly beauty. With an icy heart and bones, she held the world in her grasp.

Jiang Jiuyin of the Talisman Peak was gentle as the moon, able to decide life and death with a single talisman.

Fu Du of the Pill Peak was cool and distant, his alchemical fire burning away the world's impurities.

Wen Ye of the Formation Peak was elegant and easygoing, his formations capable of covering mountains and rivers.

Mo Nifeng of the Sword Peak was carefree and uninhibited. Mo Niyuan was proud and unruly, his sword casting frost over fourteen provinces and his thunderous strike splitting the sky, its might shaking the heavens.

Hua Yuan of the Music Peak was lively and sweet, her celestial music calming the soul and its meridians.

Yuan Yue, a direct disciple of the sect leader, was shy and composed, her arrow blazing like a star as it pierced the heavens.

Lu Fanxiao, another direct disciple of the sect leader, had an adorable face and exceptional talent. Despite his childish appearance, he could read the heavens and divine the rise and fall of kingdoms.

That generation produced geniuses in every immortal sect, yet these nine alone claimed all the glory and outshone everyone else.

No bonds of marriage, no romantic entanglements, only a pact sealed with their swords and hearts joined in friendship.

The spirited ambitions of youth, like frost and snow; at their first glimpse of the Dao, they were already bold and wild.

They bowed to no immortal lord and burned no incense. They only made a pact with their peers to meet at the summit.

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"Swearing an oath with swords, yearning for tranquility"—this is the insight I gained from long discussions with several friends regarding the book's title. Tomato's female-centric cultivation novel, devoid of romantic pairings, is a breath of fresh air in the plethora of fantasy novels filled with love entanglements and formulaic wish-fulfillment plots.
422 likes8mo ago
With sword as its bone, and tranquility as its soul "Sword Crossing the Desolate Realm" is a solitary battle song unique to geniuses, and a long scroll of martial arts with a fantasy world as its foundation and a diverse cast of characters as its ink. The story centers on Di Qing, a mortal seeking immortality, breaking free from the traditional romantic constraints of cultivation novels.
99 likes7mo ago
So beautiful 🥺 It's the nemesis of depression 😎 It's the alarm clock for vegetative patients 😭 So cute that tears streamed down my face, forming a tidal wave like the Qiantang River 😱 So cool 😘 God is my rose, illuminating my dark life and giving meaning to my world 😊 I ran, I jumped, I danced the tango on the 20th-floor balcony 😮 It made me realize that God truly exists.
49 likes7mo ago
Beautiful! Beautiful! Finally, it's not a silly, comedic female lead anymore. I like the cool and aloof type; everyone's personality is great. There's so little of it! ꒦ິ^꒦ິ
32 likes8mo ago
Having read the beginning, I think the author's writing style is quite good, but the plot is not detailed enough, and the transitions between each turning point are not well connected. For example, after Di Qing was accepted as a disciple by his master, several days suddenly passed, and suddenly he established his foundation. Then suddenly he went to retrieve the sword and suddenly chose his path.
28 likes4mo ago
"Sword Crossing the Desolate Land" is a cultivation novel with a clear-headed female protagonist and no romantic pairing. It's truly unique. This was the first ensemble piece I read, and it remains my favorite. This book deeply moved me; the author's writing is exquisite, and every character is vividly portrayed. I especially adore the female lead, Di Qing.
26 likes5mo ago
Ahhh, ensemble acting is just so delicious! The author's writing is superb; every sentence is so beautiful it could be used in an essay. The characters are all so well-developed, especially Di Qing, who is so dashing! The plot is also excellent, not dragging at all. Each member is a king in their own right, but together they are unparalleled. In short, it's fantastic, I love it, and I want to keep watching!
25 likes7mo ago
I think the author's writing style is really great. Di Qing, with her "imperial bones and noble heart, her Dao surpassing the nine heavens," is admirable in both her past and present lives. Climbing the Heavenly Ladder—a clichéd plot—is portrayed with remarkable depth and complexity by the author. Di Qing possesses courage, strength, and talent.
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Unlike other books I've read, which are either overly exaggerated or verbose, this book's character development feels like solid rocks filling an empty valley. After reading for almost half an hour, some characters, like Jiang Jiuyin and Hua Yuan, have a relationship reminiscent of Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun from *Dream of the Red Chamber*, and the brothers are like the Weasley twins from…
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The author's writing is superb, the plot is excellent, and each character has their own unique storyline. The main characters are incredibly strong; the female lead is a prodigy of the Wuxin Dao sect and is truly exceptional. The other characters are also very powerful. 🌷 However, one issue is that I feel each chapter and section is a bit too short, especially the fight scenes.
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