The story begins with Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.
The unforgettable Nie Xiaoqian, Judge Lu who could swap heads and faces, the painting that divided mortals from immortals, the clever and virtuous Xin Shisiniang, Su Xian who transformed into a cicada and departed, the ridiculous tale of the duck scolding, and the tale of how tyranny is more savage than tigers...
Fox spirits, female ghosts, scholars, officials, the King of Hell, immortals: strange and fantastic, ever-changing, they bring one bizarre legend after another to life.
The reborn young man Chen Yan tempers his heart in the mortal world and cultivates the Dao to illuminate his spirit. With a three-foot magical sword in hand, he slays evil gods and destroys demons, holding fast to his convictions in pursuit of immortality.
But Strange Tales is only the beginning.
The same characters, different stories. Not an infinite-worlds story, nor fanfiction. These tales have been reimagined. If that's not your thing, don't read.
(The author's previous book, Pure Yang Great Dao, was a 2.8-million-character classical xianxia novel and is complete.)
(This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.)
