Cang Yuan Tu

Cang Yuan Tu is a long high-martial fantasy novel by I Eat Tomatoes, following The Desolate Era, Snow Eagle Lord, and The Flying Sword Question. It was serialized on Qidian Chinese from August 2019 to April 2021, totaling about 1.91 million characters; the simplified Chinese print edition is published by Anhui Literature and Art Publishing House in thirteen volumes. The story is set in the Cangyuan Realm, where humans and demons have long been locked in confrontation. Meng Chuan, a young master of the Meng family in Dongning Prefecture, Wuzhou, of the Great Zhou Dynasty, witnesses the scourge of demons from childhood and vows to slay them and protect the people. At fifteen he enters the Mirror Lake Dao Academy; with extraordinary saber talent and soul power, he early grasps the secret technique "Three Autumn Leaves" of the Falling Leaf Saber and rises among his peers. He then passes through the Demon-Slaying Gathering, the demon invasion of Dongning Prefecture, and the entrance trials of Yuanchu Mountain, breaking through the Condensation Core and Divine Demon realms and fighting alongside Liu Qiyue, Yan Jin, and others. The main line follows Meng Chuan's growth from a vengeful youth into a powerhouse who guards humanity: he holds the frontier, sweeps away demon kings infiltrating the human world, explores the gaps between worlds, and advances through bloody battles until he crosses the tribulation of the Primordial Spirit, journeys beyond the realm, settles old scores with the demon world's powerhouses, and seeks a chance of return for his fallen kin. The work continues the author's realm system and grand worldbuilding, emphasizing responsibility, guardianship, and unyielding spirit, with equal weight on battle scenes and character bonds; it is a representative work of the "Tomato-style" high-martial fantasy.