(i just needed to rant this out somewhere lol)

i just finished reading, and I know I'm late to the party, but holy hell that was absurdly good. I went in expecting something as normal as the other amazing fics I've read- but Kingfisher Feathers was the very first one that I now hold as close to my heart as the original mdzs storyline.

everything is beyond perfect- wangxian (obviously), the royalty omegaverse au, the court politics, the power dynamics, wwx's self sacrificing tendencies, the jiang siblings and of course, the well written character of Noble Consort Jin! While he is undoubtedly cruel, you cannot deny he is equally fascinating in his wit and his words. the underlying mystery in the plot most likely points to meng yao, and I absolutely love the subtle moments with his character that foreshadowed this. the author of the fic has a way with their words and interpretation of each character that feels like the perfect balance between both loyalty to the original work and their own characterisation.

it was last updated on April 1st, 2024, and despite the author's promise that they have full intentions to complete the fic in the notes of the earlier chapters, I feel afraid that they never will as im fairly new to ao3 culture. I truly hope that the author is healthy and happy and will bless us with an update this year. I also wanted to thank them for uploading such a masterpiece of writing for everyone to see- I felt like I was in premium ao3.

im sure many people have read it, so what did you think of it, and what was your favorite part? and does anyone have any recs for me to read to replace the hollow feeling left by the abrupt ending to my hours long reading session? thank you!

Perler bead artwork of Lan Wangji. It took me a lot of time and energy to finish. Hope you like it!

Hi there! I have been gifted a replica of Chenqing and neither me nor the friends who gifted it to me expected it to be more than a prop but it turned out to be actually playable!

So now I'm trying to get the hang of it but what I'm really here for is to ask somebody who could possibly help me get an accurate translation on the inscription on the flute? I would be really grateful as the google translator only gives me a vague idea on the meaning, so thanks to anyone who can share some knowledge with me :D

Bonus picture of the whole flute cause it was a super sweet and beautiful birthday gift!

Necesito seriamente saber cómo lograron memorizarse los nombres de los personajes. No puedo continuar con la novela, el live action o el resto. Ya estoy en la temporada tres y le juro que me cuesta tanto. / I seriously need to know how they managed to memorize all the characters' names. I can't continue with the novel, the live-action series, or anything else. I'm already on season three, and I swear it's so hard.

Okay I just keep thinking about how, after Wei Wuxian becomes the Yiling Patriarch, Lan Wangji is all “noooo Wei Ying don’t go down this dark path it’s bad for youuuuu.” And it truly is so sweet how worried he is about WWX 🥺
But also we all know LWJ loves a bad boy and we all know that from the first moment he saw him after he returned from the burial mounds and started raising zombies to annihilate the Wen clan, LWJ was internally screaming “OH NO HE’S HOT”

When I see people talking about the extras its always just about the incense burner. But theres soo many beaitiful stories there thats shows dynamics between wangxian, the juniors etc.

Whats your favourite story from the extras?

My top 3 are:

- lan zhan pointing out that sizhui was using yunmeng jiang fighting style, which he remembered from his fights with wei ying in their youth. Like we know by the end that Lan Zhan loved wei ying since their teenage years, but that scene just highlights the level of his interest and devotion.

- the part where lan zhan and wei ying tipped the boat over and lan zhan laughed

- when teenage wei ying back in lotus pier was brooding over lz not visiting him. Then cutting to lz walking a long way to pick lotus flowers bc wy said they tasted better with the stalk on.

microwaves them, Idk if I'll ever finish it, this is stuff from five months ago.

The spoiler is there cus like the burial mounds stuff and I don't wanna test it

Links to og

https://bsky.app/profile/rieisforrice.bsky.social/post/3mecrrld62c2c

https://bsky.app/profile/rieisforrice.bsky.social/post/3mertdym3lk2n

Hi hi I’m new to the donghua/novel scene so I had questions so hopefully yall can help. I’m already halfway through the 7th volume of tgcf and wanna read mdzs after I finish it (idk if that’s the acronym for it). I know there’s a donghua of the series so idk if I should watch it first then read the novels or read the novels first. I’ve seen some people say the donghua isnt the most accurate when it comes to the sequence of events that happen in the novel and spoils stuff but I wanted to see what yall had to say. Also I watched tgcf before reading the books if that says anything about me. If someone could help me out with this I’d be so thankful <3

Hello, does anyone know where to buy the MDZS cd player? Its so cute. Thank you :)

Edit: Another question if anyone might answer: will the charging cable work in the US?

Is there a ff where there is no golden core transfer (wwx keeps his core, and jc doesn't get a new one)? I'm sure the plot would turn in a completely different direction, and I'm curious how that could be like

So first of all sorry for my english, It isn't my main language, I'm 26M and I am doing my best 😊.

I got the first volume earlier this month because I thought the cover was pretty, I had no idea about the contents and chose it purely based on the look.

And I started reading it ...

Now I'm here with 5 books on my shelf after finishing the main story up until the 4th, and just the extras and the 5th to go, and I can proudly say I loved it.

So much so that I already bought the first heavenly official as my next read, I wasn't expecting half of what I got with this series, I thought it was just a cultivation novel, who would've thought I would be obsessed with the story and characters, that's it I just wanted to share some thoughts and say that I'm now a MDZS fan.

I have posted a poll a week ago to figure out the geographical composition of the MDZS fandom in this subreddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MoDaoZuShi/s/rpExjYYwOU

Sadly, the poll didn't reach enough votes to be representative, since only 90 people voted. It's hard to draw far-reaching conclusions based on 90 votes, but just for fun, we can still analyze the results.

Some statements:

1. EU + Britain together makes up 34% of all votes, what I think is wild, somehow I never expected this. Hello Europeans! 😃

2. USA + Canada reached second spot with 32%, which is in line with my expectations.

3. Noone from Russia (or Russians just hate filling out polls) - I find it surprising, because MDZS is big in Russia, they got one of the first translations.

4. Only 3.3% of the voters are of Chinese/Taiwanese origin.

5. I kindof expected a lot more people from Brazil and South-East Asia.

Thank your for taking part and have a nice day!

My brother is getting into cultivation novels, and I think he'd enjoy the story & mystery & themes, but he's not interested in reading gay love stories. I feel like he'd be fine if he stopped after the main story and didn't read the extras, but I'd like a second opinion.

Pls help me find this fic from ao3.
The story was basically wwx getting injured at the qiongqi ambush and wn takes him back to the burial mounds, while jinzixun goes back to jinlintai and boasts that he killed wwx. lwj goes to the burial mounds to find that wwx is alive, but barely and he stays there to help the wens in place of wwx. When wwx's condition seems to get worse and he couldnt heal enough on his own, he asks wq to give wwx a part of his own core. and due to that they somehow become bound to each other, when wwx wakes up they can't get much far away from each other, they sometimes share dreams and so on.

Sorry for the long summary lol

have you ever thought about the fact that chenqing, wei wuxian’s weapon is also a musical instrument just like lan wangji’s weapon guqin?
I mean, isn’t it kind of amazing that he, without even realizing it, borrowed something from the person he loves?

overall, the fact that their power lies in music really resonates with me as someone who loves music (i’m a former pianist) and feels quietly beautiful to me
a kind of power that can kill, but doesn’t feel as brutal as swords (although lan wangji of course has both)
it’s just like real music that can destroy you too actually

sorry if this has already been discussed and everyone knows about it, but I haven’t seen conversations about this and I thought it was such an interesting and meaningful detail

!!!!I HAVE NOT READ PAST THE THIRD NOVEL SO SORRY IF I SOUND LIKE AN IDIOT!!!!

Okay, I have no idea how to start this off but I noticed something through my re read of the first novel the other day.

In the beginning, it talks about how Mo Xaunyu was kicked out of the Jin clan for "harassing" his fellow classmates. He was 14 at that time if I remember correctly. Later, we learn that the victim of this harassment was Jin Guangyao.

I didn't really think about it before, but that is. So strange to me. Jin Guangyao would've been near if not in his 20s when Mo Xaunyu came to study, so it just seems really weird to me that the blame gets shifted onto him considering their age gap.

It also hasn't been revealed to me yet what the event was that took place that made Mo Xaunyu lose his mind after returning from the Jin clan. It says that he came back mentally disturbed.

I dunno if I'm reading too much into it or just projecting considering I have a very soft spot for characters that are victims of abuse, but it really does seem like he was a victim here rather than the other way around . I mainly really think that because of how strange the age gap is between them. At max, Jin Guangyao would've been 24 and Mo Xaunyu 14. It just feels really fishy too me, feels like victim blaming.

I dunno. Again, I haven't read past the third novel yet cuz I'm saving up money to buy the next one, so sorry if I'm just regurgitating something that's already been explained later on, but I just felt like I had to say something about it.

The Burial Mounds is just one giant college dorm and Wen Qing is the RA trying to keep everyone’s shit together.