Spirit Realm is a long Eastern fantasy novel by the web author Ni Cangtian, serialized on Qidian Chinese from June 2013 to December 2015, totaling about 4.95 million characters in 1,841 chapters, with a print edition from 21st Century Publishing Group in 2016. The world is built on a great war of ten thousand races: thirty thousand years ago, the Botian clan, who called themselves gods, invaded the Spirit Realm; the hundred races rose in resistance but were ultimately crushed, the human race being the first to submit, and the other races following in turn, living for the next ten thousand years under the Botian clan's harsh rule. The Botian clan warred without cease, made too many enemies, and expended too much strength, until the dormant hundred races found their chance and defeated them in one blow, driving them far into the outer starry sky. Thirty thousand years later, the Botian clan has become an ancient legend. The protagonist, Qin Lie, is a boy who has lost his memory, fostered in the tiny Ling family on the Scarlet Tide Continent, his memories and bloodline both sealed; looked down on by all, he nonetheless refuses to bow his head. With sheer grit and outstanding talent in artifact refining, he climbs step by step from the lowest body-refining stage, entering a sect, crossing the continent, and breaking into the Central World; amid endless campaigns and slaughter he wins over the powerful and their factions, and gradually uncovers the mystery of his own origins—he carries the bloodline of a top-tier god race, possesses twin souls, and his origins are bound up with the grudges of the ten-thousand-race war thirty thousand years ago and the “Perfect Blood” project. As the Abyss, the god race elders, and ancient evil beings emerge one after another, Qin Lie leads the human race and its allies to sweep away powerful enemies and finally quell the catastrophe of the Spirit Realm and the Abyss. The book is known for its rigorous cultivation system, its grand scope spanning multiple realms, and its “decisive in killing” pace of growth, and is one of the representative long-selling works of the Eastern fantasy genre in Chinese web literature; it has been adapted into an animated series and a web drama of the same name.
《灵域》是逆苍天创作生涯的代表作之一，也是起点中文网东方玄幻板块在2010年代中期最具影响力的长篇作品之一：连载两年半，全文近五百万字、一千八百余章，累计收藏突破三十万，长期位居各类网文榜单前列。 它扎实的基础设置在了世界观上：作者把时间轴推到三万年前的万族大战，让“搏天族入侵—百族臣服—反攻逐敌”这段历史成为所有人头顶的阴影，主角反复追问的“我究竟是谁”，因而不仅是个人的身世谜题，也是整片星空旧账的一部分。配合炼体、开元、万象、通幽、如意、破碎、涅槃、不灭、虚空、域始的等级阶梯，以及元府、魂坛、灵器、灵阵图等彼此咬合的体系，读者能清楚感到主角每进一步都来之不易。 人物塑造上，秦烈不是天生的圣人，他从凌家镇的冷眼里长出来，行事果决乃至狠厉，但对自己认定的人极为护持；秦山、唐思琪、凌语诗、李牧等配角也各有清晰的立场与追求。对于喜欢设定密集、格局不断外扩的读者来说，本书是一次相当漫长的沉浸式旅程。
21st Century Publishing House is a publisher rooted in children's books that has also extended into genre fiction. Judging from the 15 titles in the collection, its publishing covers categories such as mystery and detective fiction, wuxia novels, modern romance, and youth literature. Among these, mystery and detective works like the Moran Series and the Cool Coroner Series form a relatively distinctive product line, while its wuxia offerings include Xiao Duan's Bow and Flute: Pomegranate Notes and The Sound of the Flute. In terms of authors, works by Gui Maxing, Xiao Duan, Gongzi Liangye, and Rao Xueman are all included, reflecting an approach that balances genre writing with the tastes of young readers. Based on the available materials, the press shows a fairly clear pattern of serializing genre fiction, but public information on its overall publishing structure is limited and difficult to present in full.
