Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

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Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Chinese (Traditional) 1st print edition, volume 1 cover (2016)
Author	Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (Chinese: 墨香铜臭) Also known as: MXTX
Original title	魔道祖师
Language	Chinese
Genre	Xianxia[1] Danmei[1] Mystery[2]
Publisher	Jinjiang Literature City
Publication date	October 31, 2015 - March 1, 2016
Publication place	China
Published in English	December 14, 2021 - May 2, 2023 Seven Seas Entertainment
Media type	Web Novel Print (paperback & hardback) Audiobook E-book
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	魔道祖師
Simplified Chinese	魔道祖师
Literal meaning	Demonic Path Ancestral Master
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mó Dào Zǔ Shī Yue: Cantonese Jyutping mo1 dou6 zou2 si1

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Chinese: 魔道祖师; pinyin: Mó Dào Zǔ Shī; lit. 'Demonic Path Ancestral Master'), or MDZS^[a] is a danmei^[1] novel written by Chinese author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, also known as MXTX.^[b] The story is set in a fictional xianxia world where humans known as "cultivators" specialize in spiritual, physical, and paranormal pursuits to achieve transcendence from mortality. It tells the tale of the eponymous Wei Wuxian, who diverged from conventional practices and invented an unorthodox path of cultivation.

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation follows several interwoven stories: two parallel tales recounting the events of Wei Wuxian's past and present lives, the investigation of the mystery behind a fierce dismembered entity presently terrorizing the cultivation world, and the development of the novel's central love story between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji, his former classmate and fellow cultivator.

Within the world of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, issues concerning loyalty, classism, power and corruption, perception vs. reality, and ethics of violence frequently come about. The story is littered with true magical elements and supernatural beings, but the focus is on human characters in grounded conflicts.

The novel originated as a serialized fiction on the Chinese online platform Jinjiang Literature City^[c] from 2015 to 2016.^[3] As of December 2022^[update], it has been officially translated into 11 different languages. The first two volumes of the ongoing official English translation reached The New York Times Best Seller list upon their release.^[4][5]

Among its official multimedia adaptations are a webcomic, an audio drama, an animated series and its spin-off, an audiobook, a live action web series, and an upcoming mobile game.

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation is noted for the vast popularity and proliferation of its same-sex romantic couple Wangxian,^[d] and for its intensely devoted fan community both within China and abroad.^[6][7][8]

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