[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds":3,"chapter-commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-chapter-141":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Commanding the Five Thunders Across Two Worlds",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":12,"novelImage":21},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2363269,4620,"Chapter 141: On the Release of the Book","commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-chapter-141",141,"\u003Cp>On the Release of the Book\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The book will be released at noon tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you, dear readers, for following, voting, and tipping—I am deeply grateful and bow deeply in thanks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me talk about why I started this book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My previous novel, *The Watermelon Swordsman*, was my most successful work, so many readers wondered why I didn’t continue writing wuxia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doesn’t a writer need to at least feel proud of their own work before serving it up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So wuxia is temporarily shelved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since wuxia is shelved, why not write more about the Two Realms? Plus, I now have fresh ideas for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I decided to write a story about a modern Daoist priest traveling to another world to subdue demons and exterminate evils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since we’re going live, I must sacrifice two books to absorb some fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sacrifice complete. Seal the talisman, halt the incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the main point: tomorrow’s release, with the release of my backlog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty chapters (applause.jpg)!\u003C\u002Fp>",493,"2026-06-21T06:19:08.116Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","9f07d4c617011c1d8d2a22d090338d5e3ca88035de183b1e4c11e0e8a6981537",null,"commanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-chapter-140","https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcommanding-the-five-thunders-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]