Haidai's Search for Immortals

"Haidai's Search for Immortals" is a long novel about immortals, chivalrous people and monsters based on the mythological system of mountains and oceans in Shandong. The book consists of eight volumes and 120 chapters, with Mount Tai as the axis of space, stacked up to form a vertical cosmology of "gods up the mountain are immortals, people come down the mountain are ghosts, and people are in the middle", integrating the four major cultural systems of Mount Tai culture of Dongyue, the legend of the Eight Immortals of Penglai, the inheritance of immortal Taoism in Mount Laoshan, and the myths of ancient Dongyi. The story tells the story of Shi Kai, an orphan from Qiaogou Village in Culai Mountain at the foot of Mount Tai. As the last descendant of "Shi Gandang", he has a Dongyi Bird Kingdom bloodline that he doesn't even know about. Over the past year, the names on the "Shigandang" carved stones in various places in Mount Tai have gradually dimmed, evil spirits have broken into the doors, and strange things have occurred. Under the guidance of Dai Zong, the blind Tibetan guard of Dai Temple, he went to the Taiqing Palace in Laoshan to become a disciple. He practiced "mountain and sea cultivation" under the disciple of Xuanyue Zhenren, and met the opportunistic Wang Qi, the flute player Han Shiguang, the hidden winged Yu Qing, and the Mermaid Princess Zhuer who disguised herself as a man. Shen Qingwu, the crown prince of the wandering world, went down to earth to investigate the case on the orders of Bixia Yuanjun. The two went from being wary of each other to trusting each other in life and death. The whole book takes "self-cultivation and inspiration, the right path to do good, and responsibility for family and country" as the core theme, conforms to the spiritual core of Qilu culture "benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust", and explores ultimate propositions such as "what is a real immortal", "what is the right way", and "what is the meaning of practice". The final point is: "Build the wall straight and protect the people - this is immortality." The book has eight volumes and 120 chapters, with clear beginnings and endings, complete character arcs, echoes of foreshadowing, and deep integration of the four major cultural systems. It is a long fairy tale novel with both mythological imagination and cultural richness.