Renegade Immortal
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Summary
The protagonist, Wang Lin, comes from a mountain village in the State of Zhao. His father is a carpenter, and his own aptitude is thoroughly unremarkable. He fails the entrance test of the Hengyue Sect and, while being sent home, falls off a cliff—only to stumble upon a mysterious stone bead, the Heaven-Defying Bead, which sets him on the path of cultivation. He subsequently endures the collapse of his sect and the destruction of his family, carrying the weight of blood vengeance as he bides his time, fights, and climbs step by step through a brutally ruthless world of cultivation. He develops a bond both mentorly and brotherly with the ancient powerhouse Situ Nan, finds understanding and companionship with the alchemist Li MuwAn, and through repeated confrontations with fate ascends to ever higher realms of the cultivation world. At its core, the novel holds that "cultivating the Dao is cultivating the mind," rendering passages such as "transforming into a mortal" as meditations on life and death, cause and effect, and obsession.
Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House will release a newly revised collector's edition in 2026, planned for a complete run of thirty volumes. This entry corresponds to the first set (volumes 1–3), titled Blood Feud Ignites the Ultimate Realm, Fame Spreads Across the Sea of Devil Cultivation, and Shedding the Mortal to Return to the True Path, covering chapters 1–218 of the original web serialization.
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- 喜欢仙侠、修真题材，长期追读网络小说的读者
- 看过同名动画或了解“顺为凡，逆则仙”，想读原著的人
- 偏爱主角靠隐忍和心性一步步成长、不靠金手指躺赢的读者
- 想收一套装帧齐整、可以反复翻阅的网络文学典藏本的读者
Not a good fit for
- 偏好节奏轻快、开局即无敌爽文的读者
- 不适应阴暗、压抑氛围以及大量杀伐描写的读者
- 只打算随手翻两页、不准备长期跟读长篇的读者
Reading tips
- 先按第一辑第1—3册顺序读，不要跳卷，王林的性情与道心都是在前几卷里一点点立起来的。
- 书中修炼体系层级较多（凝气、筑基、结丹、元婴、化神等），读前不必背记，遇到疑问回看前后文即可。
- 前期节奏偏慢、氛围偏冷，建议给自己一段较长的阅读周期，把它当作长篇小说而不是快餐式刷文。
- 读完某一卷后可以停下来想想王林在该卷中的选择与代价，这也是本书与一般爽文最大的区别所在。
About the publisher
Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House is a Chinese publisher specializing in literary publishing. Judging from the 808 titles in the database, its publishing areas cover world classics, foreign literature, social novels, folk literature and classic works, as well as modern and contemporary literature and prose. Representative titles include foreign literary translations such as Anna Karenina, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, In Praise of Shadows and The Complete Tragedies and Comedies of Shakespeare, alongside classic works by Lao She and Lu Xun such as Camel Xiangzi, Teahouse and Wandering. Its authors and translators include Leo Tolstoy, Cao Ying, Lao She, Yukio Mishima, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki and Zhu Shenghao. The press emphasizes the translation and introduction of classic texts and the compilation of native literary works, giving equal weight to Chinese and foreign literature. Owing to limited public information, its specific series and editorial policies are not elaborated here.
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