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Chapter 21: Comments on "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality"

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The fatal reason for the popularity of "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality" and its sequel: Born ordinary, but unwilling to be ordinary

Whether you are a novice reader or an experienced reader, I believe that there are few people who have not read "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality", right?

why would you say so?

Most people who like to read online novels will also read fantasy and cultivation novels, and will definitely add this book to their collection.

Synopsis: An ordinary village boy accidentally enters a small local sect and becomes a registered disciple. With such an identity, how can he gain a foothold in the sect, how can he enter the ranks of immortal cultivators with mediocre qualifications, and thus dominate the three realms?
In July 2017, this book ranked third on the Maopian Hurun Original Literature IP Value List.

In December 2018, this book ranked second on the Maopian Hurun Original Literature IP Value List.

Wang Yu also pioneered the mortal novel genre with "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality" and became one of the gods of Qidian. He broke Qidian's previous rule that required its authors to have a completed book before signing a platinum writer contract, and created Qidian's first Hundred Alliance book.

After that, Wangyu tried several times and finally wrote the sequel to "Mortal".

"A Mortal's Cultivation of Immortality: The Immortal World", author: Wang Yu.

本书2018年2月上架当月，即以100266票获得月票冠军。在仙侠分类月票榜，本书2018年2、5、6、7、9、10月份位居仙侠类榜首，之后便被《道君》霸占，而从2019年5月份开始终于又重回榜首，且超出第二名很大票数。感谢《道君》完结。

In May 2018, "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Immortal World" was selected as one of the top 5 works of the third "Chenggua Online Literature Award" with an excellent score of 8.1 points from Chenggua, but it was not selected for the fourth award, which is very strange.

Summary:
A mortal cultivates immortality, and the storm rises again

Time travel, reincarnation reversal
Golden Immortal Taiyi, Daluo Daozu

Three Thousand Great Daos, Supreme Law

"A Mortal's Journey to Immortality" - The Immortal World Chapter, a story about Han Li dominating the immortal world, an immortal legend of a mortal boy's journey to immortality.

Why is it that after the sequel of "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality" did not "add a poor finishing touch" like some other works, but was able to achieve such great success?
I think it boils down to the following:
Mortal plot.

"You and I are both mortals, born in this world!"

Most readers are ordinary people. By following the journey of Han Li, a mortal, from the grassroots to conquer the Three Realms, readers can appreciate the hardships of cultivating immortality and understand the spirit of perseverance. This requires not only wisdom, perseverance, and persistence, but also opportunity, escape, and plunder. The novel is about cultivating immortality, but also about life. However, most of us can comprehend life, but we cannot cultivate immortality.

Complete setup.

Lower realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Dan Formation, Yuanying, and Shenhua;
Middle realm: Refining Void, Combination, Mahayana;
The upper realm: overcoming tribulation;

Immortal Realm: True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi Jade Immortal, Daluo, Daozu;
Classification of immortals: True Immortals, Mysterious Immortals, and Earthly Immortals;
Fairyland Map: Beihan Fairyland, Jinyuan Fairyland, Middle-earth Fairyland, Savage Realm, Demon Realm;
Division of forces: Heaven, Samsara Palace, Jiuyuan Temple, Shifang Tower, Impermanence Alliance, Zhulong Dao, Cangliu Palace, etc.

A well-developed online novel, especially one in the Xianxia genre, not only provides room for advancement but also offers boundless motivation. There's no limit to the path to immortality, as long as one is willing to climb. It's precisely this understanding of the levels and boundaries within the world of immortal cultivation that gives the protagonist boundless motivation. It's precisely the countless hardships and grudges that compel the protagonist to continuously elevate their realm. Pressure and motivation are the sources of continuous growth. A complete setting can point the way forward.

Skills: Blinking Sword Technique, Changchun Gong, Dayan Jue, Qingyuan Sword Technique, Five Ghosts Locking God Technique, Pure Yang White Bone Fire, Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, Small Space Teleportation Technique, Small Big Dipper Star Yuan Gong, Mantra Transformation Sutra, Three Thousand Great Daos, Law of Time, Law of Space, Law of Reincarnation...

A tortuous plot.

Qixuanmen Storm: Han Li was born in poverty. To bring glory to his family, he participated in the Qixuanmen examination in his childhood. Because he had spiritual roots and could practice the "Eternal Spring Kung Fu", he was accepted as a disciple by the mysterious Doctor Mo of Qixuanmen.
Embarking on the Path of Immortality: By chance, Han Li, armed with an Ascension Token, joins the Yellow Maple Valley, one of the seven major sects of the Yue Kingdom, and officially embarks on the path of immortal cultivation. After joining the Yellow Maple Valley, Han Li's cultivation rapidly improves thanks to his alertness and the help of the mysterious vial.

Demonic Invasion: To obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill, Han Li risked his life to enter the Blood Forbidden Land, where he met Nangong Wan. After accidentally touching the Ink Dragon's sac, Han Li and Nangong Wan engaged in sexual intercourse. A few years later, the Demonic Path expanded and invaded the Kingdom of Yue. To escape the chaos, Han Li traveled through a mysterious ancient teleportation array to the Chaos Star Sea.

The wind rises from overseas: the chaotic star sea - the outer star sea - the inner sea - the south of the sky.

Tongtian Lingbao: In order to save Nangong, Han Li went to the Demon Valley to look for the inner elixir of the Fire-Melting Beast. As a result, the Ghost Spirit Sect and Nanlong Hou accidentally let the ancient demon go. Han Li accidentally fell into a space crack while fighting with the ancient demon and fell into the Lingmiao Garden where ancient cultivators planted spiritual herbs. In order to break the space, Han Li secluded himself for 20 years and reached the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. After coming out, he relied on the Golden Thunder Bamboo to help the three cultivators suppress the boundless demonic energy, and then embarked on the road of Dajin.

First entry into the Spirit World: After arriving in the Spirit World, Han Li first served as a Qingming Guard in Tianyuan City. Later, because the Xuantian Soul-Slaying Sword triggered a reaction in the Chaos Ten Thousand Spirits List, a war among all races was about to break out.

Battle in the Demon Realm: Han Li advances to the late stage of fusion, defeating the First Demon Lord and the incarnation of the Bloodlight Saint, leading Tianyuan City to a resounding victory. On Kuling Island, he encounters Yuanyan, wiping out his entire team except for Han Li, and the Spirit King's split soul severely injures Yuanyan. He travels to Blue Waterfall Lake, plotting to obtain Bloodfang Rice and the Great Five Elements True Light. At Guangyuanzhai, he encounters Ziling, confessing their love and promising to help her. True Immortal Descends: He travels to the Demon Realm and fuses with the Bottle Spirit, obtaining the complete Palm of Heaven Bottle, greatly increasing his strength. He later participates in the Guangling Dao Fruit Conference, obtaining the Guangling Dao Fruit and achieving the Guangling Dao Body.

Fairyland:
Despite his limited talent, Han Li cultivated to immortality through tireless effort and a cautious disposition, ascending to the Beihan Immortal Realm. In the Immortal Realm, he was defeated by a powerful opponent and fled. Later, he was ambushed by Fang Pan and his companions, and his Nascent Soul was sealed and fell to the lower realm, the Linghuan Realm. He achieved Xuanxian cultivation and secretly ascended to the Immortal Realm. After breaking the seal of his Nascent Soul, he joined the Candle Dragon Dao to recover his lost treasure and became an Inner Sect Elder. Through the Mantra Transformation Sutra, he attempted to comprehend the Law of Time. Due to the large amount of premature elixirs he had previously consumed, his practice of the Mantra Transformation Sutra was swift, opening 35 immortal orifices and advancing to the peak of the late True Immortal stage. By refining a two-lined Dao Dan, he successfully comprehended the Law of Time, one of the three supreme laws, and condensed the thread of the law.

The above plot is imaginative, complete in setting, with ups and downs in the plot, and is fascinating.

The fight was fierce.

Whether entering the Seven Mysterious Sect for the first time or falling into the lower realms as a banished immortal, every encounter with an enemy is a thrilling and exciting battle. Magical weapons, techniques, scheming, tactics, escapes, pretense... completely different from the simple "technique-style" combat in most immortal cultivation novels.

Tang Jia San Shao's ghostly battle in "Son of Light" is jaw-dropping:
Zhan Hu said: "The God King gave me the War God Armor, which can stop all evil and demons."

Xiu Si said: "The God King gave me the name of the God of Heaven, and the sound of the name reaches the ninth heaven."

Xing Ao Dao: "The God King gave me the Power Hammer, which shakes the heavens and the earth to protect the righteous path."

Gao De said: "The God King gave me the Thunder God Shield, which can block all kinds of blades but cannot be pushed."

Dongri said: "The God King gave me the Wind God Bow, which can shoot invisible arrows at high speed."

I said, "The God King gave me the Sword of Light, whose radiance illuminates the heavens."

Variety of styles.

In Mortal Man, Han Li mostly escapes, earning him the nickname "Han Paopao". If he can't win, he runs away without hesitation. If he can win, he robs without mercy.
In "The Immortal Realm," Han Li has transformed into "Old Demon Han." Though his realm has fallen due to a backstabbing, his formidable physical form still allows him to play the pig and eat the tiger with ease in the Spirit Realm. It feels a bit like "Rebirth of the Urban Cultivator" with the lines "Why should I, the Immortal Lord Bei Xuan, explain my actions to you?" When it comes to pretense, Old Demon Han is no slouch!

Difficulty.

The path of cultivating immortality is inherently about defying the will of Heaven! Wherever Han Li ventured, he encountered countless opportunities and powerful enemies. There were always fearless supporting characters who emerged, challenged and failed, and established Han Li's reputation! Han Li's reputation was established through his repeated escapes from powerful enemies, his counterattacks after becoming powerful, and his unwavering growth and development.

Conspiracy, assassination, betrayal, heavenly tribulation, destruction of the body, sealing of the soul, explosion of clones, out-of-control pets, the death and resurrection of close friends...

All the difficulties and hardships you can think of will come to you one by one, and no two will be the same again!

Updates are stable.

This is very important for online literature. Many authors, after becoming famous, start updating their books monthly. This is really a bummer! Readers love your books, but they have to put up with your tsundere temper. This quirk is absolutely unacceptable!
"The Immortal World" currently has two chapters a day, and each chapter has 3,000 words, which can be said to be full of sincerity.

The dream of cultivating immortality.

Many people have the dream of becoming an immortal, flying in the sky and being able to do anything in their dreams. This book turns dreams into reality.

Do you want to become an immortal? Read this book! Do you want to overcome tribulations? Read this book! Are you a mortal? See how the protagonist in this book transforms from a mortal into an immortal!
quality assurance.

Some people say that the fantasy genre is gradually declining and now is the era of urban literature.

However, this book and other books such as "Daojun" still attract countless readers.

"The great chivalrous man serves the country and the people!"

With the addition of immortal arts, the immortal hero's journey goes beyond simply serving a nation or a race. Han Li, "the foremost cultivator of the human race," not only pursues his own path, but also rescues passersby from injustice, saves friends from danger, saves loved ones from life and death, and saves humanity from destruction. He even strives to maintain world peace and the peace of the immortal realm.

Han Li doesn't cause trouble, but he's not afraid of it either. He's decisive and fierce in dealing with his enemies, warm and enthusiastic in treating his friends, wholeheartedly devoted to his loved ones, and takes responsibility for the greater good of humanity, never shirking or waffling!
【At last】

"Mortal" and its sequel meet all the readers' expectations for cultivating immortals and truly complete the entire process of "transforming mortals into immortals".

But please don’t make a third “Universe” part!
These two films are enough to watch for half a lifetime!
Beat all the unorthodox immortal cultivators~
We are born ordinary, but we are unwilling to be ordinary, so we are destined to be extraordinary!
Mortals who cultivate immortality will be eternal!
Let's cultivate together~
(End of this chapter)