Immortal Physician, Ghost Diviner

Xieyue QixingZongheng Chinese Network

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Summary

In the Southern Dynasty of the Xuantian Continent, Li Xiangyang, Prince of Wucheng, once pacified a chaotic age as a scholar and, after succeeding, retired at the height of his fame and was enfeoffed as prince in Yuyang. His only son, Li An, has been plagued by illness since childhood and remains hard to cure despite summoning famous doctors everywhere. After Xu Zanghai, a miraculous physician from the Medicine King Valley, takes up residence in the princely mansion, Li An gradually improves. Just then, the fortune-teller Bu Yizhi declares that Li An has the physiognomy of one who dies young and will not live past fifteen. Li Xiangyang's friend Feng Qingyan, master of the Heavenly Mechanism Palace, secretly intervenes, trying to force Bu Yizhi to expend his power to reconnect Li An's meridians so he can practice martial arts. Meanwhile, General Xue Ming of the Northern Expedition is falsely accused of colluding with the enemy, and the street next to the princely mansion is surrounded and attacked by soldiers. Undercurrents and deadly threats converge on Yuyang City.

Editor's review

A work combining classical xianxia with political intrigue and jianghu. The opening builds suspense with Prince Wucheng and his son and the fortune-teller; the characters are vivid, the dialogue entertaining, and the interweaving of medicine and divination adds freshness. Suitable for readers who like slow-burn jianghu stories and prefer strategist-type protagonists and suspenseful plotting. Weaknesses: the early setup is long, there are many side characters, the pace is slow, and the satisfying fight scenes are not dense.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who like classical xianxia combined with court politics and intrigue
Readers who prefer strategist-type, unconventional protagonists
Readers interested in exotic settings such as medicine and divination

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking fast-paced, densely face-slapping power fantasies
Readers who dislike multi-threaded narration and slow-burn setup

Reading tips

Patiently read through the opening Yuyang City and the mansion night banquet sections; the character relationships are key to the whole book
Pay attention to the differing stances of Xu Zanghai, Feng Qingyan, and Bu Yizhi, from which most later conflicts develop
Use the chapter titles to sort out the two side threads: the Xue mansion incident and the demon sect's tomb search

About the publisher

Zongheng Chinese Network

Zongheng Chinese Network is a publishing platform focused on online literature, with a catalog of approximately 10,899 titles. Its output covers common categories such as women's fiction, ancient romance, men's fiction, urban fiction, and alternate history, and it also maintains a premium fiction section to serve readers with different preferences. Representative titles include Marrying the Powerful Eunuch, Stealing Fragrance, The Whole Army Forms Up, The Ugly Poison Consort Turns the Tables from the Start, Super Dad, The Substitute Bride Is a Contrarian, Sword Out of Beiming, and Record of Cultivating the Mind, spanning ancient romance, urban life, and alternate history. The platform brings together authors such as Shi Yi Qing Qing, Zou Guo Qing Chun Sui Yue, Zhi Bai, Meng Huan Yang Guang, Dan Wang Zhang, Jiu Yue Jiu, Xing Luo Ping Chuan, and Zhu Ben Wu Xin, forming a roster characterized by serialized genre fiction. Public information on the publisher's founding background is limited; this profile is based solely on the catalog's publication directions and content features.

FAQ

Is this book about a miraculous physician or about fortune-telling?

Both: the physician uses pills and medical skill, the ghost diviner uses hexagrams to read fates, and the main line revolves around Li An's fate and origins.

Is the protagonist Li An or Xu Zanghai?

The opening centers on Li An's point of view, with Xu Zanghai, Feng Qingyan, and others having substantial roles; it is an ensemble-style arrangement.

What is the story's background?

A fictional Xuantian Continent, where the Southern Dynasty's Yong Kingdom coexists with vassal states such as Western Chu, interweaving court and jianghu forces.

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About the author

Xieyue Qixing Author

Xieyue Qixing is a web-fiction author about whom limited public information is available. Only one work by this author is currently confirmed in our catalog: Xian Yi Gui Bu, a novel in the xianxia and wuxia genre. Judging from its common classification, the book falls under both male-oriented fiction and xianxia/wuxia, suggesting that it targets a predominantly male readership and is set in a fictional world colored by classical Chinese xianxia conventions. Because the author has not provided verifiable details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, or a writing history, a full account of their life and career cannot yet be given. Based on the available clues, Xieyue Qixing's writing profile is presented mainly through this single work, which combines mystique-laden elements such as medicine and divination within a xianxia and wuxia framework. For readers wishing to learn about this author, Xian Yi Gui Bu is currently the most direct and indeed the only point of entry.