Shrouded Heaven is a long-form Eastern fantasy novel serialized by Chen Dong on Qidian Chinese Network from October 2010 to May 2013, totaling approximately 6.29 million Chinese characters and regarded as the core work of the "Shrouded Heaven Trilogy." The story opens with the mysterious phenomenon of "nine dragons pulling a coffin": during a class reunion on Mount Tai, the protagonist Ye Fan is carried away from Earth by an ancient bronze coffin drawn by nine dragon corpses and transported to the distant Beidou Star Region, where he learns that he possesses the "Ancient Desolate Sacred Body." In Beidou—a realm teeming with immortals and martial sects, where mighty ancients abound yet all are trapped by their lifespans—Ye Fan starts from an ordinary mortal body, seizing opportunities in forbidden lands and battling prodigies on the path to emperorship. He masters source arts, contends with holy lands and great clans, fights ancient creatures, and rises against the odds every step of the way. The work constructs a unique cultivation system based on the body's secret realms—the Wheel Sea, Dao Palace, Four Extremes, Dragon Transformation, and Immortal Platform—and weaves in ancient mythological geography such as Kunlun, Yaochi, and Yinghuo to unfurl a vast world spanning the stars. Ye Fan defies fate, severs karma, treads the ancient starry road, and gradually uncovers a conspiracy stretching across eons, ultimately proving the Dao through sheer power, attaining the throne of Heavenly Emperor, reorganizing the Heavenly Court, sweeping clean the forbidden zones, and ending the dark turmoil. The book features a vivid ensemble cast, with characters such as the Ruthless Great Emperor, the Beginningless Great Emperor, Duan De, Ji Ziyue, Pang Bo, and the Black Emperor widely known among readers. Grand and majestic in style, blending classical resonance with fiery passion, it stands as a representative long-form work in the xianxia and fantasy vein of Chinese web literature.
在中文网络文学二十余年的版图里，《遮天》几乎是绕不过去的一座高峰。它的开篇极富画面感：冰冷幽深的宇宙中，九具庞大龙尸拉着一口青铜古棺缓缓前行，而主角叶凡正是从这场泰山同学聚会上的异象，被推向浩瀚星海。辰东的野心不止于“升级打怪”：他用轮海、道宫、四极、化龙、仙台五大人体秘境搭建修炼阶梯，把道家修行观念与神话地理熔于一炉，让读者在追更的爽感之外，也能感受到一种苍茫的史诗气韵。书中最动人的部分，往往不是叶凡个人的战力飙升，而是那些在漫长岁月中孤独坚守的人物：狠人大帝的一世执念、无始大帝的背影、姜太虚的守望，共同构成了“长生”这一主题的沉重与悲壮。如果说很多玄幻小说写的是“变强”，《遮天》写的则是“在时间面前如何自处”。它也因此拥有了超出类型文本身的分量：入选上海图书馆“中国网络文学专藏库”，动画、漫画、微短剧等改编接连推出，读者群体横跨十几年。本次由浙江文艺出版社推出的修订版实体书，对文本做了系统校订，并配合主题海报、藏书票等周边，既方便老读者重温，也适合新读者第一次完整进入北斗星域。
Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House is a Chinese publisher specializing in literary publishing. Judging from the 808 titles in the database, its publishing areas cover world classics, foreign literature, social novels, folk literature and classic works, as well as modern and contemporary literature and prose. Representative titles include foreign literary translations such as Anna Karenina, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, In Praise of Shadows and The Complete Tragedies and Comedies of Shakespeare, alongside classic works by Lao She and Lu Xun such as Camel Xiangzi, Teahouse and Wandering. Its authors and translators include Leo Tolstoy, Cao Ying, Lao She, Yukio Mishima, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki and Zhu Shenghao. The press emphasizes the translation and introduction of classic texts and the compilation of native literary works, giving equal weight to Chinese and foreign literature. Owing to limited public information, its specific series and editorial policies are not elaborated here.
