Immortal Rankings
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Summary
Xian Bang (The Immortal Rankings) is a fantasy cultivation web novel by Jiu Dangjia. Serialization began on 17K.com in late 2011 and later continued on Qidian.com, concluding in 2013 with 958 chapters and roughly three million Chinese characters. The core conceit of the work is the "ranking": cultivation is divided into eight major realms, each with its own leaderboard. Martial artists have the Martial Rankings, spirit practitioners the Spirit Rankings, law masters the Law Rankings, star lords the Star Rankings, dao lords the Dao Rankings, sages the Emperor Rankings, and immortals the Immortal Rankings, progressing tier by tier. Who composes these lists and who establishes the rankings becomes the mystery that runs through the entire book. The protagonist, Guo Yi (referred to in some promotional material as "Guo Shaoshang"), is the second young master of the Guo family in the small world of Yunzhou. Born with the Twofold Immortal Physique, he is a notorious wastrel—until overnight his family suffers a catastrophic upheaval and is massacred to the last member. Stripped of his kin, his wealth, and the woman he loves, he has no choice but to flee and embark on the path of cultivation. Guided by the Blind Daoist, he starts as a martial artist, practices techniques such as The Book of Burying Heaven, and fights his way up from the Martial Rankings and Spirit Rankings to the Law Rankings and Star Rankings. Across multiple worlds including the Ancient Mystic Domain and the Ancient Spirit Domain, he contends with the Seven Great Heretical Lands, the Three Great Holy Lands, and the forces of the underworld, while becoming entangled in schemes and romantic complications involving Yun Xian'er, Liu Yanran, Feng Changfei, and other confidantes. The book is driven by a leveling-up training arc, with its realm system and ranking qualification battles forming a clear ladder of progression. Written in a humorous style with a lively cast of characters, it stands as a quintessential early web-novel specimen of the "rankings" cultivation subgenre combined with harem-style romantic rivalry.
Editor's review
这本书最妙的地方，是把「排行榜」做成了世界观的地基。武者比武榜、灵者争灵榜、仙人挤仙榜，榜单不只是称号，背后还连着资格战、令牌等级与资源分配，于是「刷榜」成了推动情节的引擎，主角每一次跃迁都落在一个具体的名次上，读起来有清晰的进度感，这也是它被不少读者视作早期「榜单流」代表作的原因。其次是人物。主角郭奕开局即巅峰式落魄——从云州第一纨绔到满门被屠的逃亡者，落差带来了充足的戏剧张力；而云仙儿的聪慧狠毒、柳嫣然的调皮霸气、风嫦妃的痴情自卑，各有鲜明脾气，女主之间明争暗斗的「修罗场」与「男主武力值不如女主、反被欺负」的诙谐互动，正是许多读者津津乐道的部分。作者行文幽默，节奏不拖，升级线与感情线交替推进，挖坑埋坑也颇有章法。当然，它是典型的网络连载长篇，三百万字体量、后宫向情感处理、后期境界膨胀，都有时代印记，适合抱着「读爽文、看热闹」心态的读者。
Who it's for
A good fit for
- 喜欢传统修真升级流、爱看境界与榜单设定的读者
- 偏好轻松诙谐文风、能接受后宫与修罗场情节的读者
- 想了解2010年前后网文「榜单流」面貌的读者
- 有耐心追长篇、享受主角一路打榜冲榜快感的读者
Not a good fit for
- 不接受多女主、后宫情感线的读者
- 偏好严肃文学或严谨古典仙侠的读者
- 不喜欢三百万字长篇、希望单本完结短篇的读者
Reading tips
- 先记住「武者—灵者—法主—星主—道主—圣人—大帝—仙人」的主干境界，再看每层对应的榜单，进度就不会迷路。
- 前三十章集中在武榜阶段，是全书节奏最紧凑的开局，可借此判断是否合口味再决定是否续读。
- 把多位女主当作推动势力线与修罗场笑料的角色来看，不必纠结情感归属，阅读体验会轻松很多。
- 本书为网络连载作品，未查到正式出版的纸质版本；遇到同名书或同名影视请核对作者「九当家」再确认。
FAQ
《仙榜》有没有正式出版的纸质书？
据百科资料，《仙榜》标注为「是否出版：否」，属于17K小说网、起点中文网等平台的网络连载作品，市面上若有同名纸质书，需核对作者是否为九当家。
《仙榜》一共多少字、多少章？
起点中文网显示约299.74万字，正文共958章，最后一张为「第958章 大结局」，2013年8月完结；不同平台的统计有303万字等说法，因版本与统计口径略有差异。
主角到底叫郭奕还是郭少殇？
百科与起点简介中的主角名为郭奕，云州小世界郭家二少爷；部分书评与推介文字写作「郭少殇」，属同一人物的不同称呼或流传中的讹写，阅读时以正文为准。
这本书的「榜」是怎么设定的？
修仙分八大境界，每一境界都设排名榜：武者的《武榜》、灵者的《灵榜》、法主的《法榜》、星主的《星榜》、道主的《道榜》等，需通过资格战或累积实力才能入榜，最终指向《仙榜》。
这本书适合当作入门仙侠来读吗？
可以，但要有预期：它是2011—2013年的网络连载，升级线与后宫线并重，文风偏轻松诙谐。想读严谨古典仙侠的读者可能不适应，喜欢爽快打榜的读者则很合适。
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