The Most Worthwhile Xianxia Reads: Oldies, but You May Not Have Read Them 最值得种草的仙侠、虽然是老货,你们未必看过
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Renegade Immortal 仙逆
Follow the natural order, and you remain mortal; defy it, and you become immortal. It all comes down to a single thought... The Renegade Immortal anime premieres on Tencent Video on September 25. New episodes air every Monday at 10:00, with VIP members getting two episodes early. Join us in the anime to witness Wang Lin’s lifelong devotion all over again!
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Immortal’s Song 仙吟
The human way is dim and distant, the immortal way vague and elusive. The human heart is keen; the immortal is free and unbound. A human life lasts no longer than a season for grass and trees; a hundred years pass in the blink of an eye. In times of calamity, disaster can strike at any moment. Since time immemorial, gifted souls have occasionally appeared between heaven and earth, seeking immortality and pursuing the Dao. Some rely on miraculous books and Daoist teachings; others absorb the esse
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Immortal Pride 仙傲
Across the six domains, heroes abound: three thousand heterodox paths and eight hundred unorthodox schools. The young Shao Zecheng sets out on the path to immortality, discovering the ruins of the Immortal Qin, ancient cave abodes, the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, a sword pigeon that takes human form, and the Ten Arts Immortal Canon. He proclaims his might: with a sword in hand, ten thousand bow before him. He looks down upon heaven and earth and dares to ask, who beneath the heavens can be called a her
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A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality 凡人修仙传
An ordinary country boy accidentally joins a small local martial sect and becomes a nominal disciple. With that status, how can he establish himself in the sect? How can he, despite his mediocre talent, enter the ranks of the cultivators and make a name for himself across the Three Realms? Fellow cultivators, the new edition of the print book is now available. Feel free to purchase a copy if you’re interested. Thank you for your support!
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The Search for Immortality 仙道求索
At death's door, he encounters an immortal opportunity, but the path to immortality proves even more perilous! Because a dying cultivator needs someone to test a flawed cultivation method, Xu Fan, a man of poor aptitude, is taken on as a disciple. Yet the Daoist arts produced by this incomplete method are only half as powerful as normal. A blessing or a curse? When he opens his eyes, the world is already a wasteland. Deception, betrayal, schemes, concealment, hypocrites, and outright villains. T
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Eternal Life 长生不死
Mortal Arc: To seek eternal life, I scheme to claim the world! I, Zhong Shan, will establish a supreme Celestial Dynasty, gather the world’s fortune, wash away the karmic burdens on my soul, and then defy Heaven’s might, split open the heavens, and achieve immortality. First comes fate, then fortune, then feng shui, then the accumulation of hidden virtue, and finally achievement! To live forever, those who cultivate achievement establish Celestial Dynasties and gather the world’s fortune! Those
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- 7 The Immortal's Escape 仙遁 Kong Zhuo was originally an ordinary disciple of Luo Fu. His greatest wish in life was to eat his fill and wait for death. Well, that was wrong: to eat his fill and live forever. He had no lofty demands of himself, yet a trip down the mountain to pay respects to his ancestors unexpectedly granted him the long-lost orthodox cultivation method of the Wu Clan, the Great Sun Glazed Golden Body Formula, which had been lost for tens of thousands of years. After that, his incredible luck became unstopp 0Votes662.8kRecs244.4kFans
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