Who was the founder of cultivation novels?

There was a lot of controversy about the creator of cultivation novels, but it was generally believed that he was the author of books such as "Introduction to Cultivation" and "The Legend of the Ancient Sword of Cultivators". These books all described cultivation, talismans, formations, and so on. They were considered the forerunners of cultivation novels. However, the development of cultivation novels wasn't just because many other authors had started to write similar novels, so the founder of cultivation novels wasn't a specific person.

The ancestor of cultivation novels was Journey to the West.

The ancestor of cultivation novels was Tao Te Ching.

The ancestor of cultivation novels was Tao Te Ching. Tao Te Ching was a philosophical classic in ancient China and was considered one of the representative works of Taoism. It elaborated on the core concepts of Taoism, including Dao, De, Wuwei, Nature, etc. It advocated the goal of transcending the secular world through self-cultivation. Cultivation novels usually combined the ideas of the Tao Te Ching with the mysterious powers and cultivation techniques in the novel into literary works that expressed human nature and explored the meaning of life.

The ancestor of immortal cultivation novels was Mortal Cultivation Biography. This novel was written by Great God Forgotten Words and told the story of an ordinary poor boy from a mountain village, Han Li, who embarked on the path of cultivation. Mortal Cultivation Biography was regarded as the founder of the immortal cultivation genre, providing the template and concept for later immortal cultivation novels. Its cultivation system and setting were used as reference and influence by many subsequent cultivation novels.

The creator of modern cultivation novels was controversial, but it was generally believed to be the author, Heavenly Silkworm Potato. In 2008, he wrote a fantasy novel with cultivation as the background, Battle Through the Heavens, which became the most popular online novel in the mainland of China. His novel had led the trend of modern cultivation novels with its imaginative plots, unique writing style, and strong reader base.

The founder of modern fiction can be traced back to the 18th century, the Age of Enlightenment in Europe. The most famous of them is probably Daniel Defoe. Defoe was a British novelist and explorer whose works covered many adventures, geographical adventures, and historical stories. His works were regarded as one of the pioneers of modern novels, creating the narrative mode and theme of modern novels. In addition to Defoe, there were many other outstanding novelists and storytellers, such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and George Orwell, who had a profound influence on modern literature.

The founder of Zhang Hui novels was the Ming Dynasty novelist Wu Chengen. He created the novel Journey to the West and other chapter novels, which became one of the important milestone in the history of Chinese literature.

The ancestor of detective novels was Agatha Christie.

The ancestor of Chinese novels was the Tang Dynasty novelist Li Rong's Song of Everlasting Sorrow. This novel was based on the love story of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei. It combined history, politics, love, conspiracy and other elements to become a classic in the history of Chinese novels. Its appearance marked the beginning of the Chinese novel's pluralistic and long narrative direction.