The Three Teachings and the Nine Schools

Li SefoQidian2010

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Summary

While passing by the Three Qing Temple in his hometown, modern young man Li Yi encounters a fortune-telling Taoist priest and obtains a jade pillow with holes at both ends. After a night of deep sleep, he transmigrates into a destitute orphan and is rescued by Guo Bushou, the thirty-eighth-generation leader of the Yunshan Sect, who takes him as his only disciple. The Yunshan Sect is located on Mount Yunshan, the sixty-ninth blessed land of Taoism, where its founder Lu Sheng attained enlightenment and immortality after being initiated by Lü Dongbin and experiencing the Yellow Millet Dream. Li Yi is accepted into the sect and cultivates under Guo Bushou. Later, he descends the mountain for training and experiences a series of adventures—vanquishing demons, debating the arts at Mount Nanyue, discussing the Way at Shigu Academy, competing in the Grand Taoist Tournament, the Sixty-Year Pact, and eliminating the drought demon in western Hunan—crossing paths with forces from Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and the Hundred Schools of Thought, gradually integrating the philosophies of the Three Teachings and the Nine Schools into his own.

Editor's review

This is a classical xianxia novel in a fairly traditional vein. The author builds the skeleton from Daoism's seventy-two blessed lands and casts Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, and the Hundred Schools as rival factions, yielding a flavorful worldview. Li Yi starts as a minor Yunshan disciple and works his way through mountain-descent trials, debates, and duels at a steady pace; older readers who enjoy solid, step-by-step progression and cultural depth will find it comfortable. The weaknesses are obvious too: updates are intermittent, the mid-to-late pacing drags, and the opening transmigration setup is rather conventional.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy classical xianxia and Daoist blessed-land settings
Readers interested in the culture of the Three Teachings and Nine Schools and the Hundred Schools
Veteran xianxia readers who prefer slow-burn growth and mountain-descent training arcs

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking fast-paced power fantasy with an invincible protagonist from chapter one
Serial followers who cannot tolerate unstable updates and hiatuses

Reading tips

Read the prologue and first three sections first to understand the Yellow Millet Dream and the Yunshan Sect's origins before continuing
Note each faction's stance when it appears; the Three Teachings and Nine Schools concept is the book's main thread
The book is unfinished; confirm the serialization status before deciding to follow it

About the publisher

Qidian

Qidian is a platform whose catalogue brings together online literature, with about 45,000 titles in the library spanning categories such as male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, xianxia and wuxia, science fiction, selected fiction and quality web novels. Representative titles include Reincarnation Paradise, War Soldier Leon, The Fairy Is Fierce (also known as Tai Mang), The Expert Is Right Beside Me, Dragon Herder, You Should Cross the Mountains Like a Hero, The Adventures of a Clever Girl and Summoning Heroes of All Ages in Another World, with themes extending from fantasy and xianxia to science fiction and adventure. Representative authors available in the library include Na Yi Zhi Wen Zi, Chi Gua Zi Qun Zhong, Guan Guan Gong Zi, Chenxing LL, Luan, Chen Mo De Ai, Piao Yi Dao Zhang and Dong Tian Bu Leng. Their works mostly appear as serialized web fiction aimed at readers who prefer long genre fiction. Public information on its founding background and scale is limited, so no inferences are made here; the description is based solely on the library's titles and categories.

FAQ

What is this book about?

Modern youth Li Yi receives a jade pillow, transmigrates, becomes the sole disciple of the Yunshan Sect, and after mountain-descent training integrates the ideas of the Three Teachings and Nine Schools.

Is this book finished?

Online accounts differ; some platforms mark it complete while other sources show long-term hiatus. Check the original platform.

Is it related to the author's previous work?

It shares the same primordial xianxia vein but is an independent story; it can be read without having read Primordial Profound Pine Dao.

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About the author

Li Sefo Author

Li Sefo is a web-novel author about whom little public information is available; neither nationality nor dates of birth and death have been clearly recorded, and only two works are known. The representative titles The Three Religions and Nine Schools and The Mysterious Pine of the Primordial World are classified as premium fiction, fiction for male readers, and Eastern fantasy, suggesting that the author writes mainly for a male readership and draws on traditional cultural imagery and mythological settings. Judging from the titles, The Mysterious Pine of the Primordial World unfolds within the primordial mythological system, while The Three Religions and Nine Schools carries the flavor of the marketplace, the martial world, and the many facets of everyday life; together they show a preference for Eastern fantasy themes. Because biographical materials, author statements, and reviews are lacking, the writing style and influence cannot yet be described in detail, and only a brief outline based on the available works is possible.