Immortal Shatters the Void

Immortal Shatters the Void is a long-form classical xianxia novel by the web author Huan Yu, following his earlier work Hundred Refinements to Immortality. Serialized on Qidian from September 17, 2015 to its conclusion on December 5, 2017, it comprises 1,415 chapters totaling roughly 2.998 million Chinese characters and was released as a contracted VIP title. The protagonist, Ling Xian, is originally from Earth; struck by a meteor, his soul is inadvertently transported into the body of a same-named youth in the Ling family of Qinghe Commandery in the Kingdom of Wu—a boy who has just died of grief over his father's passing. At seventeen, Ling Xian becomes patriarch of a declining, impoverished clan whose members struggle even to put food on the table. He first sets his sights on reaching the fourth layer of the Body Refining stage and becoming a third-rate expert, using the stipend of a seventh-rank Zhedong general to secure his clanspeople basic sustenance. At the same time, he discovers that beyond martial arts his world offers a path to immortal cultivation, and so he embarks on a journey in pursuit of longevity. The work continues Huan Yu's signature "ordinary mortal" approach, starting from the lowest rungs of the martial world and unfolding its cultivation system through elements such as the mystery of spiritual roots, alchemy, talisman treasures, and techniques like the Wind Blade Art. The setting expands from the clan and commandery city to diverse realms including the Water Cloud Cultivation World, the Savage Ancient Lands, and the Primeval Demon Realm, while chronicling Ling Xian's rise amid the cracks between contending powers as he holds fast to his Dao heart. The book's overall tone is that of a exhilarating immortal path of youth overcoming adversity and climbing step by step; its brisk pacing and short chapters make it ideal for reading straight through in one go.