Zhu Xian

Name: Zhu Xian
ISBN: 9787807551379

Xiao DingHuashan Literature and Art Publishing House2008

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Word count: 1.2M words
ISBN: 9787807551379

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Summary

Zhu Xian is a classical xianxia novel by Xiao Ding (real name Zhang Jian), serialized on Huanjian Shumeng from 2003 and completed in 2007. About 1.2 million characters long, it was once rated by Sina as one of the "Three Great Wonder Books of the Internet" and later grouped with The Journey of Piaomiao and The Legend of a Small Soldier, and has been called "the martial-arts bible of the post-Jin Yong era." The story takes as its keynote the line "Heaven and earth are not benevolent; they treat all things as straw dogs": on the vast land of Shenzhou, the Qingyun Sect, Tianyin Temple, and Fenxiang Valley are the three pillars of the righteous path, locked in a thousand-year confrontation with the demonic cult (the Ghost King Sect and others). Zhang Xiaofan, an ordinary farm boy at the foot of Qingyun Mountain, is by chance taken as a disciple by the Dazhu Peak of the Qingyun Sect. Of mediocre talent, he reaches the top four in the Seven Meridian Martial Contest with a "fire stick" regarded as an evil object; he then descends the mountain, meets the cold and peerless Lu Xueqi and Biyao, daughter of the Ghost King Sect leader, and is drawn into the great war between righteous and demonic and the truth of the Caomiao Village massacre. Biyao takes the Zhu Xian Sword Formation for him and her soul scatters; Zhang Xiaofan defects from Qingyun, takes the name "Gui Li," and joins the demonic cult, spending ten years roaming north and south in search of a way to revive her; as righteous and evil war again, the Beast God emerges and the Four Spirits Blood Array seeks to dominate the world, he is torn repeatedly between love, hatred, and the common people, and finally moves toward settling old scores with the ancient Zhu Xian sword. With a vast Eastern xianxia world as its bone and the indistinguishability of righteous and evil and the single word "love" as its soul, the work writes out the joys and sorrows of an ordinary youth struggling against fate, and is a founding classic of Chinese internet xianxia fiction.

Editor's review

如果说后来的修仙文大多在“升级打怪”的轨道上一路狂奔，《诛仙》最打动人的地方恰恰不是战力，而是“人”。张小凡不是天才，他木讷、迟钝、认死理，靠一股笨拙的倔强从大竹峰劈柴做饭的少年走到风口浪尖；他要面对的不是一个坏人，而是一整套把“正”与“魔”划得清清楚楚的秩序。这套秩序与他的亲身经历不断发生冲突，最终逼他把最珍贵的东西赔了进去。萧鼎的文笔带着古典白话的清冷与诗意，“天地不仁，以万物为刍狗”一句被反复擦亮，成为全书最锋利的注脚；碧瑶挡剑、雪琪月下、义庄弑师几处名场面，二十年后仍被读者反复提及。它当然有早期网络连载的粗糙：中段节奏起伏不均，部分支线铺陈过散，设定体系也不算严密。但作为一部二十年前的连载作品，它仍然有让人一夜读完的吸引力，也因此被一代读者视为“入坑仙侠”的第一本书。若你想看一部把爱情、师门、正邪之争揉在一起、读罢心里发空的长篇，它依旧值得翻开。

Who it's for

A good fit for

初次接触中文仙侠/修真小说的入门读者
对正邪命题、命运抗争题材有共鸣的读者
喜欢古典风味文笔与浓烈情感线的读者
想补读网络文学早期经典、了解行业源流的读者

Not a good fit for

追求严密力量体系、爽快升级节奏的硬核修仙读者
偏爱轻松幽默、快节奏爽文的读者
对悲剧性情感线与主角“黑化”桥段接受度较低者

Reading tips

先读前六册中青云门学艺与七脉会武的部分，人物关系在此奠定，是全书最扎实的开篇。
读到碧瑶之死、鬼厉十年这段时，不必急于求爽，留意作者对“正邪”二字的反复追问，这是本书的主线。
若觉中段支线松散，可把兽神、南疆诸线当作人物关系的延伸来看，重点仍在张小凡与陆雪琪的选择。
读完不妨对照电视剧、电影或游戏改编，体会不同媒介如何处理“碧瑶挡剑”这一核心情节。

About the publisher

Huashan Literature and Art Publishing House China · Founded in 1982

Huashan Literature and Art Publishing House is a local literature and art publisher whose main publishing focus is literary and artistic works, covering categories such as classic works, philosophical readings, social sciences, foreign literature, Eastern philosophy, and applied psychology. Judging from the books in the database, the house publishes modern literary classics such as Xiao Hong's The Story of Hulan River, as well as Aisin Gioro Yu Yun's "Yu Laoshi Speaks" series and titles from the "People and Classics" series, including The Great Learning and The Commentary on the Xici of the I Ching, with an emphasis on interpreting traditional classics. In foreign literature, it offers Michael Cunningham's The Hours, Hemingway's The Snows of Kilimanjaro, and Dave Pilkey's Dog Man series. Its authors include Xiao Hong, Aisin Gioro Yu Yun, Chen Jiong, Dave Pilkey, Michael Cunningham, and Wang Jiaxiang. Its publishing character lies in balancing literary classics, interpretations of traditional culture, and translations of foreign literature, forming a diverse reading structure for general readers. Public information is limited, and the above focuses on the publishing directions reflected by the books in the database.

FAQ

《诛仙》一共有几册？先读哪一本？

内地常见的八册本（朝华出版社出前六册，花山文艺出版社续出后两册），花山文艺出版社2008年还出过《诛仙全集》。整部书是连续的长篇，请按册序从第一册读起，不要从中间任何一册开始。

《诛仙》和《飘邈之旅》有什么区别？

两者常被并称为早期网络仙侠的代表，但《飘邈之旅》重在开创完整的修真等级体系，《诛仙》更倚重人物情感与正邪伦理的冲突，文学性偏强、力量体系相对简单。

没看过网络小说，能直接读《诛仙》吗？

可以。《诛仙》虽为网络连载，但故事线完整、语言偏古典白话，不依赖任何前置设定，作为长篇奇幻小说独立阅读没有障碍。

书中“天地不仁，以万物为刍狗”是什么意思？

语出《道德经》，原意是天地对万物一视同仁、并无偏爱。书中借此表达“天道无情、正邪自定”的意味，是理解张小凡命运选择的关键一句。

《诛仙》有续作吗？

原著主线在第八册终结。此后市面上有各类续写、同人与改编作品，但并非萧鼎亲笔完成的主线续篇，阅读时请注意区分版本与署名。

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About the author

Xiao Ding Author

Xiao Ding is a notable author in the fields of Chinese online literature and xianxia fiction; public information about him is limited. Fifteen of his works are included here, most representatively the Zhuxian series, including Zhuxian, Zhuxian (Complete Six Volumes), and Zhuxian Prequel: The Wilderness Journey, as well as works such as Tianying, The Great Desolate Sacrifice of the Six Traces, and Lu Xian. His writing is often categorized as fantasy fiction, xianxia and wuxia, and male-oriented fiction, and his works have appeared both as online serials and in print editions. Xiao Ding's writing generally builds on a xianxia world framework, emphasizing character growth and emotional storylines while combining fantasy imagination with a martial-world atmosphere, which has given him considerable recognition among online literature readers. The Zhuxian series, in particular, has made him one of the authors frequently mentioned in Chinese xianxia online fiction.