The Zither God

Feitian Yisheng

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Word count: 1.4M words
Chapters: 40

Summary

The Zither God is a long fantasy novel set in an alternate continent, serialized on Motie Chinese Network by the web author Flying Doctor, totaling about 1.387 million characters. The story takes place on the "Sound Radiance Continent," where sound and music are the fundamental power. Its cultivators are called zither masters, who use zithers as instruments and sound stones as mediums, wielding various musical powers by controlling zither spirits. The protagonist, Liuyun, comes from a declining and fractured family but is born with the rare "Ethereal Body." Relying on ancient and mysterious secret methods to temper his Ethereal Body, he sets out on the path of zither cultivation. The first part, "The Polish Conflict," mainly recounts Liuyun's experiences studying at the zither masters' academy, taking part in zither master trials, contending for sound stones, frequenting auction guilds, and exploring ancient ruins, during which he must survive family strife and the struggles of multiple factions, again and again matching wits with zither spirits at the brink of life and death. The second part, "Turbulence in Lanyin County," follows his continued search for the origins of the zither path and a changing order after he advances to battle king. The book blends zither spirit combat, the secrets of ancient clans, contention over mineral veins, auction gambits, assassin guilds, and mercenary band melees, constructing an alternate-world cultivation system centered on music. The narrative emphasizes the protagonist's growth and a leveling-up rhythm, making it a typical long male-oriented fantasy cultivation novel.

Editor's review

这是一部典型的男频玄幻修炼流长篇，亮点在于「把乐器当武器」的世界观设计。作者飞天医生把修行体系架在音律之上：琴师以琴为器、以音石为媒，还要与有自我意志的琴灵博弈，音律既能杀人也能疗伤，还牵扯诅咒、封印、拍卖与矿脉生意，设定有辨识度，不走常见的剑修、斗气老路。节奏方面，学院试炼、拍卖会、群架、古迹探险一环比一环紧，升级线索清晰，主角从没落家族的少年一路进阶，读者容易跟上并持续获得爽感；家族倾轧、世家秘辛和佣兵界的尔虞我诈，也让世界观显得厚实。适合在通勤、睡前的碎片时间推进阅读。需要说明的是，作品篇幅约138万字，在磨铁中文网连载，属于纯网络文学，文笔与人物深度不能按严肃文学标准衡量，女性角色的描写也带有较明显的男频套路痕迹。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢男频异界修炼升级流、追求连续爽感的读者
对「以音律为武器」等新奇修炼设定感兴趣的玄幻读者
能接受长篇连载、愿意追上百章篇幅的网文老读者
想在碎片时间里读轻松冒险故事的通勤族

Not a good fit for

偏好严肃纯文学、讲究语言精致与人物深度的读者
对男频网文中常见女性角色描写方式较敏感的读者
不习惯超长篇幅与打怪升级节奏的读者

Reading tips

先读完上部的「波兰纷争」，弄清琴师、音石、琴灵等核心设定再往后推进。
可对琴道等级、音石种类、各家族势力做简单笔记，人物与地名较多，登记有助于不迷路。
把它当成分段追更的消遣读物，一次读十余章即可，不必强求一口气读完全本。
若中途觉得套路重复，可跳到拍卖会、古迹探险等情节节点，仍不影响主线理解。

Chapter 1: Drifting Clouds
Chapter 2: The Musician's Academy
Chapter 3: Pleasantries
Chapter 4: Loneliness
Chapter 5: The Family Guqin
Chapter 6: The Mysterious Old Man
Chapter 7: The Ethereal Body
Chapter 8: Flowing Sword
Chapter 9: Strolling Through Town with a Girl
Chapter 10: The Two Lin Brothers
Chapter 11: Raising Funds
Chapter 12: Sensing Spiritual Power
Chapter 13: Practicing the Qin
Chapter 14: The Family Gathering
Chapter 15: The Dark Nether Curse
Chapter 16: The Assassins' Guild
Chapter 17: Qi-Refining Powder
Chapter 18: Practicing the Qin on the Back Hill
Chapter 19: The Price
Chapter 20: The Assassins' Guild (II)
Chapter 21: The Assassin's Reward
Chapter 22: The Qin King's Pavilion
Chapter 23: Intimacy
Chapter 24: The Auction Guild
Chapter 25: The Brawl
Chapter 26: The Musician's Power
Chapter 27: A Sixth-Rank Warrior
Chapter 28: Sound Stone
Chapter 29: Cultivating the Mad Lion Thunder Palm
Chapter 30: A Mid-Rank Musician
Chapter 31: The Lan Family
Chapter 32: Gathering Forces
Chapter 33: The Battle Technique of the Departing Fire Fist
Chapter 34: Entering the Departing Fire Fist
Chapter 35: Condensing the Sound Stone
Chapter 45: The Sound Stone Market
Chapter 46: Master Mi Zheng
Chapter 47: The Grand Elder of the Musicians' Guild
Chapter 49: The Purple Dragon Wood Qin
Chapter 52: The Body-Tempering Mystic Curse

FAQ

《琴神》有正式出版实体书吗？

从目前可查到的资料看，这部作品是飞天医生在磨铁中文网连载的网络小说，尚未见正式出版的纸质版本，也查不到正规的ISBN。读者一般读网络精校版，来源多为网络小说精校站点。

这本书和《琴神至尊》是同一部吗？

不是。百度百科里另有《琴神至尊》，作者是酒中恶客，连载于百度小说；而《琴神》作者为飞天医生，连载于磨铁中文网，两者的主角与设定均不同，不要混为一谈。

全文大约多少字、分几部？

据百度百科记载，全文约138.7万字，分为上部《波兰纷争》与下部《兰音郡风云》两部，目前资料显示仍在连载中。

故事的主角是谁，核心设定是什么？

主角是少年流云，身具空灵之体，在有「音芒大陆」之称的世界里修炼琴道。核心设定是琴师以琴为器、音石为媒、与琴灵博弈的音律修炼体系。

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About the author

Feitian Yisheng Author

Feitian Yisheng is a Chinese web fiction author. Public information is limited: their real name, nationality, and dates of birth and death are unknown, and three works can currently be confirmed. Representative works include "Toushi Shenyi" (The Perspective Divine Doctor) and "Qin Shen" (The Zither God), with the latter appearing twice in the database, suggesting it holds a relatively important place in their output. Judging from the categories, Feitian Yisheng's writing is generally classified as premium fiction, male-oriented fiction, and Eastern fantasy, leaning toward fantasy and urban supernatural themes that appeal to male readers, often built around special abilities or skills. The available material is not enough to reconstruct their writing career or personal background, so readers can only approach their narrative inclinations through the works themselves. Overall, Feitian Yisheng is an author with a small body of work who is known for web novels with distinctive themes, and their creative profile awaits further public information.