#cultivation novel

[fateandloveentwined]

wuxia, xianxia, and cultivation differences meta

translations: wuxia 武俠, xianxia 仙俠, and cultivation 修真/修仙 (xīuzhēn/xīuxiān)

think i've seen posts on this eons ago, and i'm pretty sure there are tons of these online, but since this has been written up already let's just have another one.

wuxia 武俠

wuxia and xianxia sound similar, but basically for wuxia it is about the pugilistic world (江湖 jiānghú). It is relatively more down-to-earth, and people practice martial arts ("kungfu") in their current life -- they do not do it to become xians (仙) and gods (神) however.

Like Thousand Autumns and Faraway Wanderers/Word of Honor, it has more historical background and ties to the current court and kingdoms, because people are living in the moment and concern themselves with worldly issues.

Martial arts may seem unrealistic, but in view of chinese fantasy it would be considered "real". It consists of fighting moves and internal energy, which they call qi or nèigōng (內功), and at times you see people flying around, climbing hills and jumping across rooftops which is qīnggōng (輕功).

xianxia 仙俠

A level up would be xianxia, where characters in the story cultivate to become xians (and gods, like in the heaven official's blessing). They don't really care about earthly issues here now, because their ambitions lie beyond the current world, and cultivation, getting stronger, and an immortal life are majorly all their goals.

You may not always see them working towards that purpose, such as in mdzs they are considered a lower-xianxia society (低魔), meaning people don't go through all the steps of cultivation and only stay at the stage before the "golden core" stage.

In xianxia, characters still learn basic fighting moves aka. martial arts, but to direct the internal energy they use línglì (灵力), zhēnqì (真气), and fǎlì (法力), all xianxia terms you commonly see. "neigong" is practically nonexistent in this genre. That's why people building up their "neigong" instead of "lingli" are likely never going to be able to cultivate.

cultivation 修真/修仙

A subgenre in the xianxia category would be cultivation. Characters actively go through the stages of cultivation, and likely for the MC, because they are the main character, they successfully become a xian and exit the world at the end of the novel.

There are many stages of cultivation, usually defined at the beginning of the novel in the synopsis, and a typical example of the different levels would be this:

练气，筑基，金丹，元婴，化神，炼虚，合体，大乘，渡劫

And with a cursory search, an English translation would be something like this, albeit not with all the cultivation ranks identified.

Qi condensation (练气), Foundation establishment (筑基), Core Formation (金丹), Nascent Soul (元婴), and the names after that vary too greatly with translation and fandom so I'll jump straight to Immortal Ascension

extra info: getting into the philosophy of it all

It'd be interesting to note that the word "xiá" (俠) permeates all these genres. This is something akin to the concept of "hero", but not at all also, and I'd love to speak more on this but this post has already gone way longer than I hoped it would be, so perhaps another day.

Regardless, it is interesting to note that wuxia has a greater emphasis on "xia" than xianxia. (some joke that cultivation doesn't have the word "xia" in it, and much of that is because characters have foregone heroism and focused on gaining powers and working towards ascension instead). As a result, wuxia is more confucianism-oriented, though not without its taoism and buddhism influences.

xianxia, on the other hand, is mainly derived from "dào" (道), from taoism, which is another lengthy concept if I ever get to it.

And some may have heard of the "farming" genre, 种田 (zhòngtián). This has to do with golden fingers (mary sues) in imperialistic china, earning a wealth of money, and all that. It has nothing to do with cultivation, alike they sound in english.

that's it for now, hmu if you wish to ask/discuss!

(and apologies for the pinyin translations, hope it's understandable still! formally writing pinyin they are supposed to be two separate words not one.)

#danmei #mdzs #word of honor #cdrama #thousand autumns #cnovel #wuxia #xianxia #cultivation novel #chinese language #chinese #fate's meta

[theunromanticized]

Just wanted to share a picture of a thing I'm working on rn 'v'

#my art #fan art #anime #manga #fanart #myart #hua cheng #hualian #tgcf #mxtx #hob #xie lian #danmei #wuxia #cultivation novel #wip #work in progress #flipaclip #animation #video #meme

[therealbookworm]

Wanna read a fun WebNovel?

Want to start reading webnovels, but don't know where to start?

Simply search on google which novel you want to read or go to the WebNovel app to start.

Here are some beginner friendly recommendations that are fun to read:

>The Author's POV

>The Beginning After the End *

>Supremacy Games

>Omniscient Readers Viewpoint*

>Shadow Slave

>Only I Level Up (Solo Leveling)*

>Trash of Count's Family*

The above novels are GREAT, no doubts about it. BUT if you want absolute gems, then read these:

>Lord Of The Mysteries (Book 1 Completed, Book 2 Ongoing)

>Reverend Insanity (Completed)*

Don't be overwhelmed by the number of chapters in these books, take it slow with one of the books I mentioned above and then move onto the LoTM, RI or SG which have over 1000 chapters.

Many Webnovels also have Webtoons, if you want to know more about how the characters look or want to see Illustrated scenarios from the novels, you can read those Webtoons. I have marked Novels that have Webtoons with a (*).

Start reading webnovels to find your favorite genre, once you do you can drop a comment/reply to ask for more recommendations based on your favorite genre!

HAPPY READING!!!!

#webtoon #webnovel #shadow slave #lotm #lord of the mysteries #trash of the count's family #solo leveling #sung jin woo #arise #novel #cultivation novel #the fool #blog #first post #hobby #reading #books #book recommendations #anime

[sketchmage]

art of a friend's foxboy cultivator OC

#cultivation novel #sketch #artists on tumblr

[impishglee]

#not necessarily the top 3 but the 3 i’m personally most torn between #xianxia #cultivation novel #transmigration #danmei

[tinyrobot-ars]

#i am a furnace #original art #art #oc art #xianxia #cultivation novel #cultivator

[math-cult-novel]

I came to realise that [almost] every cultivation novel is a metaphor for capitalism, or at least the capitalist ideal.

The system that brought people in never change, always those in power using their power to gain more power.

Gaining free labour from children by making them to do dangerous work for the "sect" [basically a company] for mere pittance (the resources they receive from the sect are almost always never enough, and forces them to fight each other in order to get ahead)

The MC starts out abused by those in power, then gets power and starts abusing others without powers or less power than him, killing them or beating them into submission, stealing their resources and leaving them to die, or better yet forcing them to work for them in exchange for their life.

Things [almost] never change, always the superior cultivator race, ruling over the ant human race, whose life is worthless. And other cultivators only get angry when things truly get out of hand, a classification that is dodgy at best but usually involve at least a few million people.

The MC gets to the too and becomes the defacto leader, through 100% scheming, 100% hard work, and 1 million percent luck. Then only deals with the injustice that caused him on this path (by killing one person, which somehow makes everything better) and then neglects the very system that makes such a thing possible.

Why are they even pursuing eternal life? What is their obsession with living forever and turning a blind eye to all the systemic oppression going on? They wish for only them and their family to escape and are comfortable leaving things as they are.

#Tales of Herding Gods #long poast #this is one reason i like #The Heavenly Saint Cult is actually aimed at improving the lives of the common people through cultivation powers #it's not just about fighting techniques gor them #it's about how those techniques can be used to help the common man #Algebra Dao and Gandpa Ma's people are only concerned with maintaining the status quo because doing so is against the Dao #and spoiler alert the dao is just aniher bunch of strong cultivators #the emperor and the imperial other guy genius also want to enact changes and use cultivation for the benefit of all but are stopped every #step of the way hence the need for power #to stop the stoppers #long life is just an added bonus #the 1st son was a blind fool #and i should probably continue reading the novel #cultivation novel #rant #capitalism

[blbookhorde]

Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Book Review

Title: The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System.

Author: Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Genres: Fantasy, Xianxia, Comedy, Romance, Action

Main Tags: System, Isekai, Cultivation

Chapters Read at Time of Review: All.

Translated: Complete Official Translation

Length: Around 350,000 words (published into 4 volumes in English)

Smut Level: For most of book 1.5, last few chapters do contain a sex scene but it’s a 3.5 smutty.

Warnings: mild homophobia, a few semi-sexual scenes are dubious consent at best, a man kisses a corpse, a teenager has dirty thoughts but no sexual action is taken, the single full sex scene is a bit r*pe-y (I have seen good arguments for both sides (one that its r*pe, the other that the MC’s dark thoughts are because of his internalized homophobia), either way its violent and painful sex.)

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Scum Villain is Mo Xiang Tong Xiu’s first work, and it tends to get often overlooked by the two novels that followed it. And while her later works are beautiful works of art, its Scum Villain that I’ve read the most times. Because it’s funny.

This is not a book that takes itself seriously and it carries a pretty lighthearted tone and script throughout most of the novel. (One of the biggest jokes about Scum Villian, is that from any other character’s perspective, this novel is a dark fantasy-borderline horror. It is a great example of how MC’s are the ones who set the tone of a work).

It is an isekai story that follows one Shen Yuan, who wakes up in the body of Shen Qingqiu, a peak lord, and a powerful cultivator, (Who also happens to be the first major villain from a webnovel Shen Yuan likes to read, who meets a violent and horrible death at the end of the novel). Shen Yuan is accompanied to his new life by a System who gives him missions and ensures he stays in line (and doesn’t act in a way that’s out of character for the original Shen Qingqiu).

A large part of the novel is Shen Yuan trying to not fangirl at the new situation he is in, while also roasting the author for all the plot holes he now has to fix if he wants to survive. But his main mission is “taking care” (read bully) the main lead. And this is where things start to go wrong, because Shen Yuan is fond of the male lead and bends over backwards to make sure he’s alright. (I could list all the things Shen Yuan does to help Lou Binghe (the main lead), and trust me it is a LIST, but that would be fairly spoiler-y, so I will not do that.) Of course, Lou Binghe sees all this caring behavior and falls head over heels in love, and thus begins the start of “Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System”.

There's a lot more I can say about this book, but I don't want to get into too much detail and spoil the read. (Maybe later I will post a longer and spoiler-filled review.)

In conclusion, I would say, that if you like more fantasy/comedy based BL this is pretty good one, also if you are just starting to read Cultivation and Xianxia works, this book dose a good job of explaining all the terms and getting you caught up in a lot of the lingo used in BL and webnovel communities. A long, but good read for beginners to the genres.

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See a term/word you don’t know? Or is there a rating scale you are confused about? You can find a masterlist of all the terms, ratings, and definitions used in reviews here -> BL Book Horde — Dictionary (tumblr.com)

#scum villian self saving system #scum villain #svsss #webnovel #webnovel reveiw #mo xiang tong xiu #wuxia #xianxia #cultivation novel #isekai #book reveiw

[adventure-alex]

Chapter 1: The Unremarkable Beginnings

In the mystical world of Jianghu, where martial prowess and cultivation techniques decided one’s fate, there existed a young man named Liang Chen. Amongst the disciples of the esteemed Heavenly Cloud Sect, Liang Chen was unremarkable, struggling to master even the most basic techniques. While his peers soared like dragons, he floundered like a fish in shallow waters. Liang Chen’s lack of talent…

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#cultivation #cultivation novel #new artist #new novel #new novels #novel #original novel #The Crimson Serpent #webnovel #wuxia #wuxia novel #wuxiaworld

[asap0101101]

#artists on tumblr #supernatural #cultivation novel

[blackcat818]

For the few “Legendary Master’s Wife” readers out there…

I’m claiming You Xiao Mo for the Pan community!

#there’s no way he’s not Pan #LMW #cultivation novel #xianxia #wuxia #lgbtq #pan #i will die on this hill #the legendary master's wife

[theunromanticized]

#my art #mxtx #book #mo xiang tong xiu #svsss #scum villian #scum villian self saving system #luo binghe #shen qingqiu #bingqiu #danmei #chinese #cultivation novel #romance novel #fanart #fan art #shizun #disciple #wip #work in progress #lgbt #lgbtqia #drawing process #the background will change when i paint it #thats just a piece of what i had done #xl to be a place holder ╮ (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.) ╭

[linxuelian]

Cover for my BL story, The Swordsman Who Lost His Nipples

Links to read if you're interested!:

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/39128241

Scribblehub: https://www.scribblehub.com/read/497195-the-swordsman-who-lost-his-nipples/chapter/497202/

#original novel #original character #original art #original work #xianxia #cultivation novel #bl novel

[frizzy-frizz-frizz]

cultivation manga except the mc is a black hole

#road to becoming the greatest supermassive black hole #i would read a thousand chapters of this #the live action is just a documentary #anime and manga #manga #cultivation novel

[lilapplesheadcannons]

All MXTX novels are just about one outwardly put-together, inwardly screaming mess of a man and his emotional support war criminal.

#mxtx novels #mxtx #mxtx fandom #mxtx svsss #mxtx mdzs #mxtx tgcf #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #the grandmaster of demonic cultivation #the untamed #scum villian self saving system #scum villains self saving system #svsss #tgcf #heaven official's blessing #lan wangji #wei wuxian #wangxian #hua cheng #xie lian #hualian #luo binghe #shen qingqiu #bingqiu

[crossinfiniteworld]

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#crossinfiniteworld #light novel #isekai #fantasy #manga #shounen #anime #cultivation #dogs #Fenrir #cultivation novel #doglover