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Raising Immortals

Rating 3.0
Word count
181K words
Chapters
17
ISBN
9787559499295

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Summary

Eight thousand years ago, the soul of the Demon Abyss lured a weed spirit by the Immortal-Soaking Lake into opening the barrier to the immortal realm, unleashing slaughter upon it. To save the living beings of the three realms, Qing Yunwan, sovereign of the Flower Realm, sacrificed herself, sealing the soul of the Demon Abyss with her own primordial spirit pearl and restoring peace. A wisp of her soul consciousness fell by the Immortal-Soaking Lake and took the form of a sensitive plant, becoming one of the weed spirits guarding the lake, named Qiao Shiyi.

Over the long years, she forgot she had once been sovereign of the Flower Realm. As a lowly weed spirit, all she wanted was to sponge a little immortal qi to stay alive. Little did she expect that her qi-stealing would land her on Mo Qingcang, heir of the immortal realm, who scooped her up, pot and all, and kept her as his own!

Qiao Shiyi blinks, staring excitedly at his abs. He is a natural, irresistible canister of spiritual energy!

Mo Qingcang (head throbbing): A tiny weed spirit, and so outrageously bold.

Editor's review

This is a lighthearted romantic comedy set against a xianxia backdrop. Its biggest draw is the sharp contrast in the heroine's identity: she was once sovereign of the Flower Realm, who sacrificed herself to seal the soul of the Demon Abyss, yet a wisp of her soul consciousness becomes Qiao Shiyi, the most insignificant weed spirit by the Immortal-Soaking Lake, with no memory of her past and no wish but to sponge immortal qi and survive. This "great figure fallen into a lesser spirit" setup keeps the genre's familiar themes of fate and sacrifice while generating plenty of breezy, comic interplay through the weed spirit stealing qi from none other than the immortal realm's heir. Mo Qingcang keeps Qiao Shiyi, pot and all; he is exasperated, she stares at his abs like a canister of spiritual energy—the bickering-couple dynamic is clear from the start. The story alternates between grand backdrop and everyday fun, suited to readers who enjoy xianxia sweetness, identity contrast, and a light raising-the-spirit feel. Those who prefer hardcore cultivation systems or heavy serious drama may find the tone too light.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Romance readers who like xianxia settings combined with sweet, doting interplay
  • Readers who enjoy identity contrast, a lesser spirit's growth, and raising-style relationships
  • Readers looking for a light, witty tone rather than heavy serious drama
  • Readers drawn to xianxia elements such as the Flower Realm sovereign and the immortal realm's heir

Not a good fit for

  • Readers seeking a hardcore cultivation system with rigorous power tiers
  • Readers who prefer heavy serious drama and solemn themes
  • Readers who cannot accept light, exaggerated setups like a weed spirit sponging immortal qi

Reading tips

  1. Accept the xianxia romantic-comedy tone first, and treat the weed spirit's qi-sponging as a fun premise rather than a plot hole.
  2. Watch for the foreshadowing around Qiao Shiyi's identity before and after her memory loss; the contrast between Flower Realm sovereign and weed spirit is key to understanding the book.
  3. Read the couple's pot-and-all daily interactions closely as the light passages, and skim the grand-backdrop plotline.
  4. If the xianxia world interests you, map out setups like the soul of the Demon Abyss and the Immortal-Soaking Lake barrier to better understand the story's origin.

About the publisher

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House focuses on literary publishing while also covering the humanities, social sciences, and books on art and daily life. Its approximately 1,535 titles in the database span social novels, world history, design, science fiction, classic works, and film and television: they include modern Chinese literary classics by Lu Xun such as A Madman's Diary: The Complete Short Stories of Lu Xun, Call to Arms, Four Generations Under One Roof, and Teahouse, as well as foreign literary memoirs like Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday. In science fiction it offers Asimov's Galactic Empire series, while in architecture and art it publishes Liu Dunzhen's Classical Gardens of Suzhou and design titles from Phoenix Space. Its authors are concentrated among classic writers such as Lu Xun, Zweig, and Asimov, with translators including Liang Xijiang, Zhong Haonan, and Ye Lihua. Its overall character is built on classic works while embracing genre fiction and visual culture. Public information is limited, and this introduction is based on the titles in the database.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 第1章 为了这口仙气,拼了!
  3. 第2章 长尺水牢
  4. 第3章 世子竟想吃掉她
  5. 第4章 三日为期,愿赌服输
  6. 第5章 唯一的一朵花,凋零了
  7. 第6章 你真香,我能吃了你吗
  8. 第7章 本尊在和殿下睡觉啊!
  9. 第8章 呸,渣龙别挨我
  10. 第9章 他要娶两个老婆
  11. 第10章 让我摸摸腹肌
  12. 第11章 她害羞了
  13. 第12章 这就是亲吻
  14. 第13章 他的大婚
  15. 第14章 他已准备赴死
  16. 第15章 送她去献祭
  17. 第16章 浸仙湖畔的大战

FAQ

The heroine forgets she was sovereign of the Flower Realm—will that affect reading?
It won't hinder understanding the main plot. The amnesia is part of the story's charm; following Qiao Shiyi as she rediscovers the world from a weed spirit's perspective delivers the pleasure of identity contrast and plants suspense for the later reveal.
Is this book light and funny, or angsty serious drama?
From the material, although the story has the grand backdrop of the Flower Realm sovereign sacrificing herself to seal the soul of the Demon Abyss, the main line rests on the weed spirit sponging qi and being kept, pot and all, by the heir. The overall tone is light and witty, with a bickering-couple sweetness—not a heavy, angsty route.
What is Mo Qingcang's attitude toward the heroine?
The material shows Mo Qingcang is exasperated by this outrageously bold little weed spirit—an interaction mode of helpless indulgence. He keeps Qiao Shiyi, pot and all, and their relationship unfolds through the tug-of-war between disciplining her and her sponging spiritual energy, leaning toward a bickering-couple style of romantic progression.

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About the author

长安微暖 Author

Chang'an Weinuan is an author for whom limited public information is available; the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not clearly recorded. According to the existing data, one work by this author is included in the collection, namely Yang Xian (Nurturing Immortals). Judging by its common classification, the book falls under the category of time-travel and alternate-history fiction, suggesting that the author develops the narrative within this framework, using time travel and an imagined world to organize characters and plot. Because more biographical and creative background is lacking, it is difficult to judge a consistent writing style or overall trajectory, and it cannot be confirmed whether the author has other works. As for Yang Xian, readers may regard it as Chang'an Weinuan's currently visible representative work and use it to gain a basic sense of the author's approach to time-travel and alternate-world fiction. Overall, a fuller picture of Chang'an Weinuan's writing remains to be supplemented by more public information; this introduction offers only an objective description based on verifiable limited facts and makes no unconfirmed inferences about the author's experience, honors, or influence.

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