Ancestor of Vegetation

Wo Jiushi Long

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Word count: 2.5M words
Chapters: 25

Summary

Planting Ancestor is a fantasy novel by Qidian author "I Am the Dragon," categorized under "Otherworldly Continent." Completed in late 2013, it spans approximately 2.486 million Chinese characters across 824 chapters. The protagonist, Wang Yuefeng, is a direct disciple of Chen-style Tai Chi and former captain of China's "Black Eagle" special forces, later joining the state security system. After being betrayed by a traitor close to him and shot, he transmigrates to the Four Symbols Continent, a world structured around the four divine beasts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. In this world, cultivation centers on "spirit": practitioners are divided into professions such as spirit healers, spirit herbalists, spirit planters, and spirit array masters, with ranks progressing from apprentice to member to scholar, then to master, grandmaster, and supreme master, and further to king, emperor, and sovereign, up to the "ancestor" level. Attributes encompass metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, light, darkness, wind, lightning, and space, while soul tiers are graded in gray, white, red, yellow, orange, blue, cyan, gold, and purple. The protagonist hails from Dan'er Town in the southern part of the Yu Soul Empire, adjacent to the Misty Forest. His family has fallen into decline, and he suffers from hidden injuries that leave him at death's door. Yet with his rare spiritual aptitude, he integrates with Tai Chi's principle of yin-yang harmony and forges a unique path of cultivation—planting the Dao, controlling spirit herbs, nurturing spirit plants, and refining spirit medicines—rising against all odds. The novel follows the "geniuses don't need to keep a low profile" power-fantasy formula: vying for a master's sect, battling rival families, venturing into the forest, and fighting powerful enemies. The protagonist is bold and decisive, and the pacing is brisk, balancing detailed cultivation-system worldbuilding with face-slapping reversals—a quintessential male-oriented otherworldly hot-blooded growth story.

Editor's review

《植祖》是起点「异世大陆」分类里一部颇具辨识度的完本玄幻，最大的新鲜点在于把「太极」与「植修」两样东西拧到了一起：主角不是靠剑、靠火、靠血脉称雄，而是靠阴阳相合的拳理去撬动草木灵性，走出一条别人复制不了的路。作者「我就是龙」为世界搭了一套相对完整的修炼骨架——灵医士、灵药士、灵植士、灵阵士四类职业，学徒到祖级的等级阶梯，十二种属性与九档灵魂度，读者能清楚看到主角每一步变强踩在什么位置上，升级的「获得感」很扎实。开篇的家庭困境、暗伤限时、亲戚倾轧，把冲突压得很紧，主角苏醒后的翻盘来得又快又爽，符合「天才不需要低调」的定位。全书 248 万余字、824 章完本，不需要担心断更烂尾，适合一口气刷完。语言直白、节奏偏快，重情节推进而轻文字雕琢，属于典型的男频爽文审美。若是喜欢种田、灵植、炼药这类「养成系」元素，又想要打脸与战斗的刺激，这部作品可以一试。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢异世大陆、升级流爽文的男频读者
对太极、植修、灵植炼药等设定感兴趣的读者
希望读已完结长篇、不必追更的读者
偏爱节奏快、打脸反转密集的读者
想找题材略有新意、非剑修套路的玄幻读者

Not a good fit for

偏好文笔细腻、文学性强作品的读者
不能接受主角张扬、强势性格的读者
对超长篇幅网文缺乏耐心的读者
期待严谨世界观考据与硬设定的读者

Reading tips

前二十章集中交代穿越、暗伤与家族矛盾，别急着跳读，这里埋了后续修炼的因。
可以把「灵士分类—等级—属性—灵魂度」四张设定表随手记下，后面战力对比会清晰很多。
全书八百余章，建议按「拜师—家族—森林—更大势力」的阶段性目标分段读，避免疲劳。
若读到中段觉得套路重复，可优先看争师、炼药、比斗等关键节点章节，跳过过渡章。

Chapter 1 Awakening
Chapter 2 Transmigrated!
Chapter 3 Despised by My Own Sister!
Chapter 4 Only 13 Days to Live?
Chapter 5 A Completely Different Showing
Chapter 6 Trying Every Means
Chapter 7 Why Not Mortgage the House?
Chapter 8 That Won't Work Either?
Chapter 9 So There's Ginseng Here Too!
Chapter 10 Transmigrators Really Do Get Huge Perks!
Chapter 11 This Thing Really Works for Me!
Chapter 12 A Great Way to Make Money!
Chapter 13 Second Grandpa Suddenly Turns Tough
Chapter 14 Locking Horns
Chapter 15 What a Shameless Elder!
Chapter 16 Punishment and Interrogation
Chapter 17 Expulsion
Chapter 18 Dark Willows, Bright Flowers
Chapter 19 Persuasion
Chapter 20 The Experiment (Part One)
Chapter 21 Spirit Masters and Warriors
Chapter 22 Tense Anticipation
Chapter 23 The Experiment Succeeds!
Chapter 24 Self-Created Martial Arts?
Chapter 25 An Incredible Soul Degree

FAQ

《植祖》完结了吗？总共有多少字？

已完结。起点中文网显示本书共 824 章，约 248.57 万字，最后更新章节为「完本感言」，时间为 2013 年 12 月 26 日。部分盗版站点标注的字数偏低，属于抓取不全。

《植祖》的作者是谁？还写过什么？

作者笔名「我就是龙」，为阅文集团 Lv.4 作家，在起点中文网连载。《植祖》是其作品之一，书末作者曾推荐新书《噬矿空间》。

《植祖》和《植修老祖》是同一本书吗？

不是。《植祖》作者是「我就是龙」，属异世大陆玄幻；《植修老祖》作者是「仙寿」，连载于潇湘书院，属仙侠类。两书题材相近、名字相似，容易混淆。

这本书有纸质出版版本吗？

目前可查的信息显示《植祖》为起点中文网线上连载作品，未见正式纸质出版记录，因此没有 ISBN 与出版社信息，阅读以网络版本为主。

「植祖」这个书名是什么意思？

书名指向书中的植修体系：修行者在灵植一道上由学徒、师、宗师一路攀升，直至「祖」级。主角走的是以植入道的路子，书名可理解为「灵植一道的至高者」。

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About the author

Wo Jiushi Long Author

Wo Jiushi Long is an author mainly engaged in online literature writing. Public information about the author is limited, and no clear biographical details have been recorded. The library currently contains 10 of the author's works, with representative titles including My System Is Infinitely Lavish, The Leisurely Tax Officer, Super White Strip, My Farm Can Cash Out, Urban King of a Hundred Herbs, Super Small-Town Mayor, and Five-Colored Herb Garden. Judging from these works, the author's writing is mostly concentrated in the male-oriented fiction field, also involving urban fiction, supernatural powers, and Eastern fantasy. The stories often unfold around settings such as systems, urban supernatural abilities, farm management, and small-town governance, with an overall style leaning toward light, fast-paced online storytelling. Some works are categorized as premium fiction and high-quality web novels.