A Few Words Before We Begin

Before uploading a new book, it was customary to write a few words.

Actually, when Exiled Immortal ended last year, all my fellow Daoists urged Tanhua to continue with the Immortal Realm Arc. But Tanhua was truly tired. After writing one book for nearly seven years, anyone would need a rest. That was why Earth's Sole Cultivator came about. In Tanhua's view, it would both tell Xu Zhi's story and lay a foundation for the Immortal Realm, while also providing a chance to flesh out the Immortal Realm itself. After all, no one knew what the Immortal Realm was like. It had to be different from the Cultivation World, right?

Unfortunately, when Earth's Sole Cultivator reached its later stages, Tanhua suddenly received notice in September that, for certain reasons, Earth's Sole Cultivator would be blocked. Since there was far too much content involved to revise, Tanhua had no choice but to bring forward the Immortal Realm Arc, originally planned for next year, to this year.

Cultivation of the Godly Manual: Immortal Realm Chapter would continue serialization on Qidian on November 1st. It might seem a little rushed, but fellow Daoists who had read Exiled Immortal should know that Exiled Immortal's framework was enough to support stories of the Immortal Realm and even the God Realm. Tanhua could also honestly tell everyone that, barring too many unforeseen accidents, this time Tanhua would not only finish Exiled Immortal's third part, the Immortal Realm Arc, but also sweep through the fourth part, the Primordial God Realm Arc, in one burst of momentum—completing Xiao Hua's story from mortal to cultivator, then immortal, and finally god and saint!

Now, a few words about Exiled Immortal.

Exiled Immortal was divided into four parts:

Part One: Forgetting Each Other in the Jianghu. From Chapter One, "Pioneering," to Chapter 1213, "The Grand Finale of Volume One," it ran to roughly four million characters. It was Zhang Xiao Hua's story of entering the Dao through martial arts, and could be called a wuxia novel!

Part Two: "Light Escape." From Chapter One, "A Small Sect with Only Three and a Half Disciples," to Chapter 3996, "The Grand Finale," it ran to roughly twelve million characters. It was Zhang Xiao Hua's cultivation story after changing his name to Xiao Hua, chronicling Xiao Hua's journey from the Qi Refining First Layer to Mahayana Ascension. The second part was the true immortal-cultivation novel. Most fellow Daoists could begin with the second part, then read the first.

Part Three: the Immortal Realm Arc told the story of Xiao Hua stepping into the Immortal Realm in his Nascent Soul Body, dominating the immortal domains, and forging a great hegemony.

Part Four: the Primordial God Realm Arc. Others Prove the Dao by Strength and Become a Saint Through Merit, but this humble Daoist would Become a Saint Against the Light! Take note of the second way to open Exiled Immortal: you could start with Chapter One of Part Two, "Light Escape," "A Small Sect with Only Three and a Half Disciples"!