The Saint Ancestor

Aotian Wuhen

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Male-Oriented Fiction Eastern Fantasy Creation MythWeb NovelistOnline LiteratureMale-Oriented Web NovelTime TravelClassic CharactersSerialized NovelWeb NovelFull-Length NovelFeudal States

Summary

The Saint Ancestor is an Eastern fantasy novel by the web author Aotian Wuhen. It was serialized on Shuqi, a platform under Ali Literature, from October 2015 and completed in 2018, running to roughly 5.55 million Chinese characters. The work is a full-scale reimagining of Investiture of the Gods: the eight hundred feudal lords become eight hundred feudal states; Western Qi becomes the Great Zhou Empire, standing alongside the Great Shang Empire in the Yanhuang World; the Three Sovereigns of Fire Cloud Cave, the Three Pure Ones of the Daoist tradition, and other sage-rulers; ancient gods and demons such as Chiyou and Xingtian; and classic figures including King Zhou, Jiang Ziya, Su Daji, and Yang Jian are all given entirely new roles. Since the creation of the world, more than a hundred thousand races have schemed and fought one another for the throne of the Eternal Lord of the Yanhuang World. The human race, seemingly powerful, is in fact surrounded by danger on every side, as former allies turn into jackals one after another. The protagonist, Luo Lie, was an ordinary high school student in the modern world. After crossing into this world, he first learns the martial way. He has a special gift: he can fully comprehend any cultivation method, martial technique, or principle. Thanks to this, he is called "Di Yi." Awakening to the bloody reality in which the weak are prey to the strong, he sets out on the path of growing stronger. He escorts the Chaos Heavenly Demon Token, throws the dragon race's coming ashore into turmoil, opens the road to the Ancestor Realm, and alone faces the tyrant King Jie and Mei Xi, who bring calamity to the human race. He fights on the ancient reincarnation arena, seals the Demon God Palace, and treads the Daoist canon of past and present. In the end, he raises the Investiture of the Gods across the heavens, climbs the Heavenly Road, and battles across the starry sky. Along the way he endures betrayal and falls into demonic obsession; the dark side of his nature is stirred, and his conduct turns ruthless. As the book itself sums it up: "I am no hero, yet unmatched in the world." The work won the Top 100 Works award at the third Chenggua Online Literature Awards and was named one of the Ten Most Promising Game IPs at the fourth Chenggua Online Literature Awards. It has been adapted into a comic and a web animation.

Editor's review

把《封神榜》当成一张可以重新洗牌的牌桌，是《圣祖》最吸引人的地方。傲天无痕没有沿用洪荒流的现成套路，他把商周格局扩大成“大商—大周—八百诸侯国”的多极世界，让三清、三皇、蚩尤、刑天、纣王、姜子牙同时站在舞台上，各自都有不同于传统印象的立场与算计。于是读者熟悉的封神故事变成了陌生的权力博弈：人族不再天然强势，而是被十万种族环伺、被盟友背刺的一方。 主角罗烈的设定也颇具张力。他的“悟性”金手指并不直接给予力量，而是让一切可被参悟，等于把成长速度交给读者的想象力。作者给他安排的不是一路坦途，而是背叛、入魔与狠辣，让“我非英雄，却也盖世无双”这句话具有真实的重量。五百余万字的体量足以铺开一场从人间到星空的征战。对喜欢宏大世界观、种族争霸和快节奏升级的读者来说，这是一部可以长期沉浸的男频玄幻；书中对经典神话人物的重新定位，也值得封神题材爱好者对照阅读。

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  1. 先读前几十章确认能否接受主角的悟性金手指与作者的叙事节奏，再决定是否长线追读。
  2. 可对照《封神演义》原著中纣王、姜子牙、杨戬等人物，体会本书的改写与颠覆乐趣。
  3. 书中涉及大量种族、势力与境界设定，建议随手记一份人物势力表，避免后期混淆。
  4. 全书体量庞大，可按“人族危局—祖境之路—诸天封神”的大阶段分段阅读，减少疲劳感。

FAQ

《圣祖》的作者是谁？在哪个平台连载？ 作者是网络作家傲天无痕，山东泰安人，阿里文学签约作者，曾任山东省网络作家协会副会长。本书于2015年10月起在阿里文学及其旗下书旗小说连载，2018年完本，全书约555万字。
《圣祖》是洪荒流小说吗？ 它常被归入东方玄幻，但作者以《封神榜》为底本另行构建世界：八百诸侯改为八百诸侯国，大周与大商并立，十万种族争夺永恒之主。与常规洪荒流的设定路径并不相同。
《圣祖》有实体书出版吗？ 目前公开资料显示，本书主要通过网络平台连载发行，并改编为同名漫画与网络动画，未查到正式出版的中文实体书信息，因此本页出版社、ISBN 等字段留空。
这本书获得过什么奖项或改编？ 据公开资料，本书获第三届橙瓜网络文学奖年度百强作品奖、第四届橙瓜网络文学奖最具潜力十大游戏IP，并已改编为同名漫画和网络动画。

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About the author

Aotian Wuhen Author

Aotian Wuhen is a web-novel author about whom little public information is available; neither birth and death dates nor nationality are clearly recorded. The library holds 15 of the author's works, with representative titles including Zhan Huang (War Emperor), Nine Heavens Divine Emperor, Sheng Zu (Holy Ancestor), Supreme Supernatural Power, and Realm Emperor, among which Zhan Huang, Sheng Zu, and Nine Heavens Divine Emperor appear under duplicate records. The works are mostly classified as male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, fantasy novels, and urban novels, with some also labeled premium fiction or quality web fiction. Judging from subject matter and categorization, the author writes mainly for male readers, building grand fantasy worlds and cultivation systems through long serialized narratives with tight pacing and dense conflict, focusing on the protagonist's growth and struggles among factions. No official biography is currently available for reference; the above is a summary based only on the library's work information and common classifications.