1.
The God of Xuan Cang is a classic cultivation fantasy about a hero who grows stronger as the story progresses.
The protagonist in the original work is a peerless genius. His sword brings frost across the nine provinces, and his name is renowned throughout the land. He slays villains, vanquishes demons, and eventually ascends to godhood, becoming the stuff of legends.
Those legends are a polished version of what happened. There's always something the tales leave out.
2.
In the thirty-third year of the Tian Era, the demon clan launched a surprise attack on Tinghua Valley. The world of the book was blanketed in snow.
The snow fell across someone's shoulders.
Blood dripped slowly from the long sword. The thousand miles of white snow were mixed with the demons' scarlet blood. Mountains of corpses and rivers of blood turned the land into a living hell.
His master shouted sternly, "Qi Xiaosheng! You've broken the precept against killing!"
But Qi Xiaosheng could only think:
He came too late.
3.
Everyone urged the young genius to let go of his obsession. He had already avenged himself. People had to move forward and accept the loss of those who had gone. His future was limitless.
So, through the long days and nights of enforced confinement, Qi Xiaosheng calmly recited scriptures, cultivated his spirit, and practiced his sword, trying to understand that all things were impermanent and life and death were fated.
Yet on the night he thought he had finally begun to forget, he dreamed of Lin Mingfan again and again.
He dreamed of Lin Mingfan smiling gently at him.
He couldn't accept the loss of someone who had once been there.
Core theme: Don't fake your death on a whim
