Mo Dao Zu Shi
- Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi
- 魔道祖师
- MDZS
- The Master of Diabolism
- The Founder of Diabolism
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Plaguing every corner, rumors of the deceased Wei Wuxian never end. Able to control the dead, Wei Wuxian left an epochal dent in the cultivation world, still both feared and revered 13 years later. But when he awakens in the body of a bullied young man who sacrificed his soul to take revenge on his cruel family, Wei Wuxian is faced with trouble once more. However, Wei Wuxian was a mischievous yet brilliant cultivator, and he is not one to be constrained. Using his dark skills, Wei Wuxian interrupts a ritual to capture a powerful cursed arm handled by Lan Sect—a prominent cultivation sect of Gusu, the home of his former acquaintance, the esteemed and poised Lan Wangji. Despite wishing to hide his past life, Wei Wuxian inevitably gets entangled in the sinister web of the ruling cultivation sects' deepest secrets. With Lan Wangji, he attempts to solve the mystery of the demonic arm, but it is soon apparent that they are only scratching the surface—and the truth may just hold the key to his once disgraceful downfall. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Mo Dao Zu Shi is a web novel released on Jinjiang Wenxue Cheng (晋江文学城) from October 31, 2015, to March 1, 2016, and published in print in Taiwan by Pinsin Studio (平心工作室) on December 8, 2016. The series was published in English as Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi by Seven Seas Entertainment under the Seven Seas Danmei imprint in five volumes from December 14, 2021, to May 2, 2023. As of May 2022, the novel has been officially translated into 10 languages. The series was awarded the Rising Star Award (뉴 스타상) by the South Korean e-book platform Ridibooks in February 2020. The novel ranked first in the Best Novel category of NextFComics' BL guidebook Kono BL Ga Yabai! in December 2021. During the same time, the English release of the first volume placed ninth on The New York Times Best Seller List for Paperback Trade Fiction. The series ranked second in the Best Novel category of BL website Chill Chill's 13th annual BL Awards in 2022. Mo Dao Zu Shi was adapted into a live-action web series titled Chen Qing Ling (陈情令); produced by Tencent Penguin Pictures and New Style Media, it aired in China on Tencent Video from June 27, 2019, to August 20, 2019.
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Dec 8, 2016
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Wuxian Wei5047 fan favoritesExternal profileBirthday: October 31 Wei Wuxian is the protagonist of the series, born as the only son of Cangse Sanren and Wei Changze. He was a former disciple of the Jiang Clan of Yunmeng and later created the Demonic Path, thus earning him the title of Yiling Patriarch. His weapons included the sword Suibian, the flute Chenqing, and various weapons crafted using Demonic power. After the death of his parents during a Night Hunt, he was brought to Lotus Pier by Jiang Fengmian and joined the Jiang Clan of Yunmeng. He is an intelligent, bright, optimistic, mischievous but good-hearted cultivator, whose intelligence and strength lie more in his ability to invent new spiritual techniques and inventions not defined by conventional cultivation methods. Growing up in Lotus Pier, Wuxian was raised like a son to Jiang Fengmian and a brother to Jiang Cheng and Jiang Yanli. He met Lan Wangji while he traveled to Gusu to study under the Lan Clan of Gusu at Cloud Recesses. During his studies there, he broke multiple rules of Cloud Recesses and was punished to copy down the 3000 rules with Lan Wangji supervising. He was later kicked out of Cloud Recesses after punching Jin Zixuan when he overheard him talking about Jiang Yanli disrespectfully. He returned to Yunmeng to continue his training. He died in the First Siege of the Burial Mounds, which is thirteen years prior to the start of the story. He was then summoned into the body of Mo Xuanyu through a sacrificial ritual. He travels with Lan Wangji to discover the identity of the person a left arm belonged to, and falls in love with him along the way. Wei Wuxian is terribly afraid of dogs. This is due to his traumatic experience on the streets shortly after his parents passed away and before he was taken in by Jiang Fengmian. He also has a liking for alcohol, specifically the Emperor's Smile of Gusu, and spicy food. (Source: Wikipedia)
Wangji Lan2344 fan favoritesExternal profileBirthday: January 23 Lan Wangji is the second young master of the Lan clan. Titled as Hanguang-jun (含光君), Lan Wangji is one of the Two Jades of Lan alongside his older brother, Lan Xichen. He is known for his cold, aloof and strict nature. (Source: Wikipedia)
