Chapter 141: On the Release of the Book

On the Release of the Book

The book will be released at noon tomorrow.

Thank you, dear readers, for following, voting, and tipping—I am deeply grateful and bow deeply in thanks!

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Let me talk about why I started this book.

My previous novel, *The Watermelon Swordsman*, was my most successful work, so many readers wondered why I didn’t continue writing wuxia.

The answer is I did consider it, but couldn’t come up with any good ideas—the passion and depth were all spent on *The Watermelon Swordsman*, and forcing it would risk quality.

Doesn’t a writer need to at least feel proud of their own work before serving it up?

So wuxia is temporarily shelved.

Now, back to the Two Realms—this is actually my specialty. I used to love modern xianxia and had long considered an idea: a protagonist who transcends in the cultivation world, then returns to the modern world to show off.

But before I could write it, I saw a novel called *Return from the Other World* on the site, which crushed my motivation—I didn’t start writing again until much later, after two failed novels, and finally produced *The Seal of Two Realms*.

Since wuxia is shelved, why not write more about the Two Realms? Plus, I now have fresh ideas for it.

In recent years, as our national strength has grown and cultural confidence has risen, people have begun exploring traditional Chinese aesthetics, and Daoist priests have come into view—these priests are broad-minded, willing to have fun, and don’t get angry.

On short-video platforms, there are many clips about Daoist priests doing funny things: the unlucky True Person, special effects demonstrations, going to the back mountain to gather New Year’s supplies, using firecrackers as true qi discharge, and so on.

So I decided to write a story about a modern Daoist priest traveling to another world to subdue demons and exterminate evils.

And it just so happened that the [Read the Intangible Cultural Heritage] writing contest was ongoing—I wondered, what if I combined China’s intangible cultural heritage with Daoist magic? Would it be even more fun?

Thus came the character of Daoist Yan Song, who loves watching short dramas and changes his face during battle; more interesting Daoists will appear later—I hope you’ll like them.

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Since we’re going live, I must sacrifice two books to absorb some fortune.

Brother Su Ye’s *Sword Out of Tang Dynasty*—I followed his previous novel, *Sword Out of Hengshan*, from start to finish; the wuxia flavor oozed from every line, a joy to read; his new book enters the *Twin Dragons of Tang* world, and I’m very excited.

Brother Hu You’s *The Great Kitchen God*—his classical xianxia prose style is uniquely distinctive; his new book innovates in subject matter; readers who enjoy this flavor should give it a try.

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Sacrifice complete. Seal the talisman, halt the incantation.

Finally, the main point: tomorrow’s release, with the release of my backlog.

Twenty chapters (applause.jpg)!