Establishing the Immortal Path in the Apocalypse

Pangzi ZuilinghuoBaidu Novel

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Summary

In the decaying outskirts of a post-apocalyptic city, teenage scavenger Chen Cheng accidentally swallows a drop of mysterious divine blood and finds a cultivation technique appearing in his mind out of nowhere. He attempts to practice it, but with the world's spiritual energy utterly depleted, he nearly has his vital essence drained dry. Then, caught in a street shootout, he is struck by high-voltage electricity and his body dissolves into a mist of blood that pierces through time and space. When he opens his eyes again, he is an infant, reborn into a new world with the cultivation method from his past life. In this world, zombies, mutated beasts, and superpowered individuals run rampant. Relying on his cultivation abilities, Chen Cheng grows stronger step by step, encounters martial arts master Xu Wei and others, and becomes entangled in settlement conflicts, insect swarms, and mysteries left behind by ancient cultivators, while stirring up trouble in magical worlds and places like the Summoner's Rift.

Editor's review

This book forcibly mashes apocalyptic zombies and superpowers together with a cultivation system, mining the contrast and snark for laughs. It's briskly paced with wild ideas, suited to readers looking for light power-fantasy stress relief. The opening—a beggar boy reborn as an infant—has some appeal, but the setting jumps around, the logic is loose, supporting characters are blatantly utilitarian, and the late worldbuilding expands too fast and tends to scatter. Readers who want rigorous apocalypse fiction or hardcore cultivation may be disappointed.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy apocalyptic superpower themes
Readers who prefer a light, snarky style
Readers who want cultivation mixed with the apocalypse
Power-fantasy readers tolerant of wild ideas and loose logic

Not a good fit for

Readers who demand rigorous worldbuilding
Readers who prefer traditional hardcore cultivation
Readers with high standards for prose and logic

Reading tips

Treat the apocalypse as backdrop early on and focus on the protagonist's cultivation and snark; don't fuss over setting holes.
Once supporting characters like Xu Wei appear, pay attention to the ensemble interactions—they're the main source of the book's humor.
If the mid-to-late world-hopping feels too fast, read each volume as a standalone dungeon and lower your expectations for continuity.

About the publisher

Baidu Novel

Baidu Novel is a publisher focused on online literature; public information about it is limited, and details of its founding background and location are not yet clear. Its catalog contains roughly more than 15,000 titles, mainly in categories such as women's fiction, modern romance, ancient romance, and time-travel or alternate-history stories, alongside selected quality novels and popular web fiction. Representative works include Rebirth in the Eighties: A Newly Rich Style of Romance, Treasures of the World, The Supreme Imperial Wife: The Crown Prince Is So Devious, and The Hard-to-Please Cute Wife: The CEO's Sweet Marriage, most of which revolve around rebirth, time travel, palace intrigue, and sweet romance, with titles styled for online serialized reading. Among its authors, Shuimu'er, Jiunian Chen, Cangyang Jiaoyue, Ming Fengqing, Su Xiaotang, and Tang Qiqi are frequently credited names, and the works are aimed mainly at female readers and web-fiction audiences. The overall publishing character lies in gathering large numbers of genre web novels, using detailed tags and serialized storytelling to meet demand for light romance and historical-style stories.

FAQ

Is this a pure apocalypse novel or a cultivation novel?

It starts in the apocalypse, but its core is a cultivator crashing into the apocalypse; later it also involves magical worlds and other multiverse dungeons.

What is the protagonist Chen Cheng's starting identity?

A scavenging beggar boy in an apocalyptic city who, after accidentally obtaining divine-blood methods, crosses over and is reborn as an infant.

Is there a lot of humor?

Quite a lot; the author often uses snark and contrast for a light feel—it's a comedic power fantasy.

Is there a female lead or romance?

The main text doesn't clearly develop a romance at the start; early on it's mainly cultivation and adventure.

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About the author

Pangzi Zuilinghuo Author

Pangzi Zuilinghuo is a web-fiction author, also known by the English name Pangzi Zuilinghuo. Publicly available information about this author is limited, and no clear record of nationality, birth date, or date of death has been found. The library holds one work by this author, the representative novel The Immortal Path in the Apocalypse (Moshibi Xiantu). Judging from the title and its common classifications, the work combines an apocalyptic setting with elements of immortal cultivation, and is grouped under premium fiction, quality web fiction, and science fiction. Within the limited body of work on record, the author shows an inclination to blend apocalyptic survival with cultivation and growth, giving the subject matter a cross-genre character and appealing to readers who enjoy long-form serialized web fiction. Because the available material covers only this one work, a full account of the author's output, stylistic development, and broader influence is difficult to provide; readers may learn more about the narrative features by examining the work itself.