Chapter 54: When Xianxia Appears, Who Can Compete?

Xianxia novels were not actually pioneered by web literature.

Before web literature was born, there were already legendary xianxia works.

The most famous should be "Journey to the West", "Investiture of the Gods", and "Shushan Sword Hero Biography".

But the xianxia cultivation of web literature is still very pioneering.

First, the writing style and terminology are more colloquial, with stronger readability.

Second, the xianxia cultivation of web literature focuses more on the process of cultivation, with a strong sense of leveling up, whereas works like "Journey to the West", "Investiture of the Gods", and "Shushan Sword Hero Biography" do not describe the cultivation process and cultivation levels much, focusing mainly on storytelling, with the emphasis on the two words "xianxia".

In comparison, the xianxia cultivation of web literature focuses more on "cultivation".

Readers immersed in the protagonist's cultivation process will feel an increasingly stronger sense of immersion.

And this sense of immersion has always been a major feature distinguishing web literature from traditional literature.

When reading traditional literature, it is difficult for readers to immerse themselves in a certain character in the book.

But when reading web literature, one can easily put oneself in the protagonist's shoes, and one's heart will constantly fluctuate with the changes in the protagonist's plot.

This sense of gratification can be addictive.

Just like Wang Jing this afternoon, sitting in the corner, her mind had long been immersed in the world of "I Wish to Become an Immortal".

The xianxia world in the book, completely different from the real world yet full of details and seemingly real, with its novelty, left her dazzled.

The protagonist's identity as a modern person, soul-transmigrating into a child, made her feel both novel and immersed.

The opening where the protagonist is arranged by his parents to become a disciple of the Sword-Controlling Sect made her look forward to the upcoming disciple-acceptance process.

The disciples of the Sword-Controlling Sect flying on swords made her heart soar with longing.

During the disciple-acceptance assessment, mentions of bone structure, comprehension, and immortal fate made her nervous, leaving her wondering about the protagonist's aptitude and whether he could pass these trials.

When the Seventh Elder of the Sword-Controlling Sect, responsible for the assessment, with a wave of his hand caused wind and clouds to surge, and in the blink of an eye, sword light flashed in his eyes, instantly beheading a youth arranged by a hostile sect, that overwhelming power returning to oneself made her eyes widen.

Just the opening seventy thousand words opened her eyes wide.

As if opening the door to a new world.

The settings and plot of this book had too great an impact on her soul.

What kind of artistic works does she usually see?

Domestic dramas are either filming family trivialities, or Qing palace dramas, or anti-corruption dramas, or old-fashioned ancient historical dramas.

Movies...

Mainland movies, artistic films dominate the mainstream.

Hong Kong and Taiwan movies, martial arts films, police and gangster films, supernatural films, and comedies dominate the market.

Korean dramas and Hollywood movies have only entered the country a few years ago, and the number coming in each year is not large.

Even counting Hollywood movies, in terms of imagination and the height of martial power, Cao Sheng's "I Wish to Become an Immortal" is a dimensional strike against them.

After finishing the opening seventy thousand or so words of this book, Wang Jing suddenly stood up, bit her lip, and hurriedly ran towards the restroom.

She had wanted to go to the bathroom for a long time.

But she was reading so engrossedly just now, unwilling to leave for a moment, and had been holding it in for a long time.

Now that she finally finished reading, she hurriedly ran to relieve herself.

Her frantic appearance attracted the attention of her colleagues.

Everyone had question marks in their eyes, wondering what was wrong with Wang Jing? Did something big happen?

In the restroom.

Amidst the sound of splashing water, Wang Jing's expression finally relaxed.

But her thoughts were still immersed in the world of "I Wish to Become an Immortal".

Thinking of the various novel settings and the ups and downs of the plot in this book, her expression was somewhat dazed.

She didn't expect that Cao Sheng's new book and his previous book "Living with the Stewardess" had such a huge difference.

It was simply not like it was written by the same author.

The previous book was still about love and affection, while the next book was about flying through the sky and earth, flying swords, magic spells, and cultivating to become an immortal.

Does he have a split personality?

Wang Jing suspected this in her heart.

Because in her concept, cultivating immortality requires cutting off emotions and desires.

But Cao Sheng just finished writing about loving to the point of death, and then went on to write about cutting off emotions and desires; if this isn't a split personality, what is it? Does he really believe in love?

After relieving herself, she had just returned to the office area when she heard several colleagues ask her.

"Wang Jing! What was wrong with you just now? Did you have diarrhea?"

"Jing'er, you ran so fast just now! Was someone chasing you?"

"Wang Jing! You scared us just now, you know? When did you also become so impetuous?"

Wang Jing stopped, glanced at these colleagues, and showed a slight smile, "You will all have such a day soon!"

She believed that when these colleagues saw "I Wish to Become an Immortal", they would also hold their urine and be unwilling to leave.

But no one believed her words.

"Tsk! You're just cursing us!"

"How is that possible?"

"I don't believe it! Tell us quickly what exactly happened just now?"

Gao Sheng is an eighteen-year-old youth.

This year he had just finished the college entrance exam, so during this summer vacation he completely relaxed, and his parents no longer strictly controlled him.

Thus, he, who liked surfing the internet and was not short of pocket money, spent most of this summer vacation in internet cafes.

He liked playing games, and also liked browsing forums and reading novels.

Sometimes he would go to the BBS to read "The First Intimate Contact," but recently he stopped, because Pizi Cai wrote the character Qingwu Feiyang to death, which hurt his heart.

Sometimes he would go to Golden Book House to read Huang Yi's works.

But he had basically finished reading Huang Yi's works over these past two years; the ones he hadn't finished were the ones he couldn't get into.

He had just played games for several hours and was a bit tired.

So he habitually logged onto Rongshu Xia.

Recently he had gotten into reading "Living with the Air Hostess" here.

But this book recently announced a suspension of updates; friends who want to read the subsequent chapters can go to Xinhua Bookstore to purchase the physical book.

He was too lazy to go buy it.

But he wanted to see the subsequent plot, so he found this book again to see if the author had resumed updates.

He actually didn't hold out much hope.

The next moment, his eyes lit up, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Because he saw that this book had been updated.

Immediately after, he froze.

Because what was updated this time was not the main text, but a new book advertisement.

"New book 'I Wish to Become an Immortal' has been published; everyone is welcome to try reading it!"

This was the title of the chapter updated this time.

With a bit of curiosity, he clicked on this advertisement.

"Book Title: 'I Wish to Become an Immortal'

Genre: Xianxia Cultivation

Author: Zhongyuan Yidianhui

Introduction:

Time is a pig-killing knife.

Whether you are a Wang Hou or a general, a talented scholar or a beautiful woman, or even a wealthy tycoon or landlord whose wealth rivals a nation, none can withstand the passage of time.

Eventually, all will turn to dust.

Only by cultivating to become an immortal can one exist forever with the world.

Yet, the path of cultivation is thick with thorns and rife with crises; the road ahead is long, fraught with countless tribulations.

On this long cultivation road, one must only struggle across, struggle across.

After Chu Feng died, he fortunately arrived in a Xianxia world, where there are Wang Hou and generals, talented scholars and beautiful women, wealthy tycoons and landlords, and a group of cultivators.

They call themselves cultivators.

He saw sword-flying, soul-escape, a hundred transformations, bone-white boats...

He joined them."

"Xianxia Cultivation? What kind of genre is this?"

After Gao Sheng finished reading this new book information, his curiosity was also aroused.

Without much hesitation, he found this book "I Wish to Become an Immortal" under the pen name Zhongyuan Yidianhui.

Then he began to try reading it.

The more he read, the more amazed he became; very quickly he finished the only two chapters available.

That's it?

Just this little bit? Is it enough to fill a tooth gap?

Gao Sheng, who had just become engrossed, suddenly discovered there was nothing after, and his expression was one of utter bewilderment.

His heart felt as if a hundred claws were scratching it, and his whole body felt uncomfortable.

That feeling was like when he caught a fleeting glimpse of a stunning beauty on the road, but after that fleeting glance, she turned a corner and disappeared around the bend at the intersection.

He hadn't seen enough yet!