Burning Heaven
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Summary
Burning Heaven is a long xianxia web novel by Liulang de Hama (real name Wang Chao), the second book in the "Immortal Gourd Trilogy," following The Immortal Gourd and preceding Red City. It was serialized on Zongheng Chinese and is now complete. The book opens with a poem—"In the cave a golden toad grows two wings; in the cauldron dragon and tiger spout cloudlight. One sword rides a thousand miles; treading clouds, I go to the eight wilds"—and builds on the cultivation world established in The Immortal Gourd: continuing that cosmology, the protagonist rises from the bottom, starting as a bandit boy in the wilds of the ruined Seven Phoenix Realm, scrapping his way up through cunning, nerve, and a little luck in a perilous cultivation world, climbing from roadside robber to the highest reaches of cultivation.
Editor's review
如果说《仙葫》是“仙葫流”的开山之作,那么《焚天》就是这一体系被作者亲手拓宽的一环。流浪的蛤蟆最擅长的从来不是苦大仇深的悲情,而是把道家志怪的清冷和市井江湖的痞气搅在一处:符钱当通货、法术封印成铜钱、门派之间用钱谈道,这些细节让一个虚拟的修真社会有了自己的“经济学”和烟火气。主角不是道德完人,而是一个在乱世里靠脑子和狠劲往上爬的人,他市侩、狡黠、偶尔无赖,却又念旧、讲义气,读起来比正襟危坐的仙长更有活人味。作者的文笔半文半白,斗法写得热闹,法宝、境界、道法体系层层递进,喜欢设定考据的读者可以慢慢咂摸。需要提醒的是,这部书也带着那个年代网文的通病:中后期节奏偏散,收尾仓促,“烂尾蛤”的名号并非虚传。但作为一部古典仙侠爽文,它依然是为数不多能让人一口气读下去的作品。
Who it's for
A good fit for
- 喜欢古典仙侠、道家志怪氛围的老读者
- 读过《仙葫》、想补全“仙葫三部曲”世界观的读者
- 偏爱主角性格狡黠、亦正亦邪的非圣人型主角
- 对符钱、道法禁制等设定细节感兴趣的设定党
Not a good fit for
- 要求主角道德完美、行止端正的读者
- 不适应网文体量与传统爽文节奏的读者
Reading tips
- 建议先读《仙葫》再读本书,很多世界设定与门派渊源会更容易接上。
- 书中符钱、法术禁制、七大真火等设定较多,可略作笔记,读起来会更顺畅。
- 中后期若感到节奏拖沓,可快读过渡段落,把注意力放在斗法与主线转折上。
FAQ
《焚天》是“仙葫三部曲”的第几部?
是第二部,顺序为《仙葫》《焚天》《赤城》。三部作品共享同一套世界设定与修真体系,但各自主角与故事独立,不必按顺序读也能看懂,按顺序读则更容易把握设定脉络。
没读过《仙葫》能直接读《焚天》吗?
可以。本书主人公与故事线自成一体,只在前作部分设定上有所承接。若直接读,遇到符钱体系、境界划分等名词时可对照书中解释,读下去问题不大。
这本书在哪里连载?
《焚天》连载于纵横中文网,作者为流浪的蛤蟆(本名王超),现已完结,网络版为免费/付费阅读形式,未见权威的实体出版信息。
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