Eternal Sword Master

Eternal Sword Master is a long Eastern fantasy xianxia novel by the web author Gunkai (Rolling Open). It was serialized on Qidian Chinese Network starting in September 2015 and completed in January 2017, totaling about 3.16 million Chinese characters in 999 chapters. The protagonist, Lin Xin, is a transmigrator from Earth whose soul falls into a xianxia world where the strong rule and mortals are like grass. He carries a special ability resembling a stat panel: any move used once is recorded as a skill that can be upgraded, and absorbing exotic energy can be exchanged for attribute points to strengthen the four dimensions of constitution, lethality, defense, and evasion as well as martial arts levels. The novel centers on the "attribute point allocation" golden finger. The protagonist starts from the Red Pine Sect, moves through forces such as the Pine Forest Sword Sect and the Yuandou Demon Palace, mainly cultivates the way of formations, talismans, and artifacts, also practices qi refinement, body refinement, and star power, and ventures into the dangerous and bizarre Youfu system; in swordsmanship he develops his own Mind's Eye and Red Flower Sword Way, walking the world through the "Way of Sorrow." The story background expands from the small Southern Prefecture world all the way to the Central Prefecture, Youfu, the Black Universe, and the multiverse, ultimately leading to the secret of the Primordial Beginning. The book continues Gunkai's customary plain descriptive style and cold temperament; the protagonist has mediocre aptitude but a resolute mind, constantly struggling for freedom and survival. The plot is known for its tight pacing, unexpected twists, and oppressive, dark world setting, with little romance, making it a representative work of the "eerie xianxia" style.