The origin of fantasy novels could be traced back to ancient Chinese myths and legends and Taoist novels such as The Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West. With the rise of online literature, fantasy novels gradually developed into a novel genre with a large audience and rich literary forms. Although fantasy novels were similar to wuxia novels in terms of storyline and character setting, they paid more attention to imagination, magic, mythology, and fantasy elements. At the same time, they also added more sci-fi and fantasy elements. Therefore, fantasy novels could be regarded as another genre of martial arts. The origin of fantasy novels can be traced back to ancient Chinese myths and legends and Taoist novels. It has a long history and rich literary forms. Not only could it attract the interest of readers, but it was also an important part of Chinese literature.