The ancestor of fantasy novels and xianxia novels.
The origin of fantasy novels and xianxia novels could be traced back to ancient Chinese myths and legends such as Classic of Mountains and Seas and Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. The characters and stories in these works were often used as the subject matter of novels and gradually evolved into the representatives of fantasy novels and xianxia novels. In the early 20th century, some of the first modern fantasy novels were created, such as William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and George Orwell's 1984. These works created a precedent for modern fantasy novels and provided important inspiration and enlightenment for later fantasy novels and xianxia novels. As time passed, fantasy novels and xianxia novels gradually became popular and became one of the important schools of modern literature. These works usually depicted magical, fantastical, and romantic stories, often involving supernatural elements such as magic, immortals, and monsters. They were deeply loved by readers.