"The Daily Life of the Immortal King" is a domestic (Chinese) campus xianxia comedy anime that premiered in 2020, adapted from Ku Xuan's light novel of the same name. Original work: Ku Xuan (light novel on Qidian Chinese) Anime premiere: 2020-01-18 (Bilibili) Genre: Urban xianxia, campus, comedy, invincible protagonist Protagonist: Wang Ling (aloof deadpan, peak strength, loves instant noodles) Key supporting characters: Tun Tian Ha (the Devouring Heaven Toad, a green toad and demon king, easily defeated by Wang Ling early on), Sun Rong (female lead, heiress of a wealthy family) Plot Summary World setting: A modern city where everyone cultivates; ordinary people can also cultivate spiritual power. Wang Ling: Golden Core at age three, Nascent Soul at age five, kicked the demon king Tun Tian Ha flying at age six. Born invincible, he only wants to be an ordinary person and hides his strength while attending high school. Daily life: Going to school low-key, eating instant noodles, quietly resolving all kinds of crises, with anti-trope comedy throughout. Highlights Contrast cuteness: The invincible Immortal King just wants to lie flat and live an ordinary life. Funny and lighthearted: Plenty of absurd gags with a brisk pace. Huge popularity: Over 360 million views on Bilibili, with 5.75 million+ people following the series. Characters: "The Daily Life of the Immortal King" - Genre: Urban xianxia, Setting: Modern city + everyone cultivates Time: Year 4386 of the cultivation calendar, a modern city where technology and spiritual power are fully integrated. Society: Everyone cultivates; sword flight, alchemy, and talisman making are part of daily life. There are cultivation police stations, cultivation schools, and spiritual power ID cards. Core setting: Songhai City No. 60 Middle School (No. 60 Middle), an ordinary high school that hides dragons and crouching tigers under its low-key exterior. II. Cultivation Realm System (from low to high) Body Tempering -> Qi Foundation -> Golden Core -> Nascent Soul -> Spirit Transformation -> Void Refinement -> Body Integration -> Mahayana -> True Immortal -> Immortal King High school students are generally at Qi Foundation/Golden Core; Wang Ling was an Immortal King at birth, flew on a sword at age 3, and punched the demon king Tun Tian Ha flying at age 6. III. Core Factions Earth (Human Realm): Human cultivators, the highest among them having reached True Immortal; representatives: Wang Ling, Sun Rong, and the teachers and students of No. 60 Middle. Demon Realm: Led by the Demon Sage, with the Four Great Demon Gods and over a hundred demon kings; representative: Tun Tian Ha (Er Ha), who was beaten into submission by Wang Ling and became his spirit pet. Divine Domain/Divine Path Star: Descendants of ancient cultivators and the divine race (angels + lizardmen); representatives: Wang Zhen and A Juan (World King of the Divine Realm). Ancient cosmic races: The Old Ones: The origin of the universe, led by the Outer Gods, ancestors of the demon realm. The Dragon Race: Once split the universe evenly with the Old Ones, but were later bound by restrictions and nearly went extinct. The Everlasting Ones: The earliest human cultivators, with the lowest among them at the Ninth Level of Dao God, led by the Dao Ancestor Wang. IV. Power System Spiritual power: Basic energy used for cultivation, spellcasting, and controlling magic treasures. Spiritual root/spiritual body: Determines talent differences. Wang Ling possesses an innate Primordial Chaos Spiritual Body, attribute-less and able to absorb everything. Magic treasures/spirit swords: Can be mass-produced and recharged; Wang Ling's sword spirit Jing Ke is a top-tier sword spirit. Spirit pets: Contracted demon beasts, such as Er Ha (the Devouring Heaven Toad) and Guo Hao's little fire fox. V. Core Characters Wang Ling: Male. Aloof deadpan, a natural-born Immortal King, loves instant noodles, and stays low-key while pretending to be weak the whole time. Sun Rong: Female. Class monitor of No. 60 Middle, heiress of a wealthy family (Huaguo Shuilian Group), has a crush on Wang Ling. Tun Tian Ha (Er Ha/green toad): Demon king, beaten into submission by a six-year-old Wang Ling with one kick, became the class pet as a green toad; greedy and cowardly. Jing Ke: Wang Ling's peachwood sword spirit. Looks 10 years old, deadpan and adorably dazed, but extremely powerful. Guo Hao: Wang Ling's deskmate, nicknamed "Master Er Dan," likes to play clever tricks; his spirit pet is the parrot "Er Dan." Chen Chao: Sports commissioner, hot-blooded and impulsive, big and burly, one of Wang Ling's good friends. II. Teachers and Students of No. 60 Middle (Songhai No. 60 Middle School) Zhuo Yi: Teacher at No. 60 Middle, handsome and strong, often stole Wang Ling's spotlight early on. Wang Zukang: History theory teacher, nicknamed "Old Antique," slick and money-grubbing, but a hidden master. Pan Shengcong (Coach Pan): Guidance teacher at No. 60 Middle, in charge of spiritual power testing and combat classes. Lin Xiaoyu: Top student with pink twin tails, a survivor of the butterfly tribe; when she takes off her glasses, her combat power explodes. III. Important Supporting Characters Wang Ling's parents: Wang Ling's dad: An ordinary office worker who can draw top-tier sealing talismans to suppress Wang Ling's power. Wang Ling's mom: A gentle housewife whose true identity is the Shadow Path's master "Wang Nuan," with peak-level strength. Wang Nuan: Wang Ling's little sister, has a brother complex; her ability is to "copy" other people's divine powers. IV. Demon Realm & Villains Jiang Liuying: A shadow assassin sent to kill Wang Ling, later taken in. Tang Jingze: A genius from No. 59 Middle, arrogant and conceited, regards Wang Ling as a rival. Yishabe: A student at No. 59 Middle, blonde, skilled in charm and illusion arts. Jiugong Liangzi: Young lady of the Jiugong family in Japan, skilled in onmyodo, later redeemed. Evil Sword God Chen Nanxuan: Top-tier villain who covets Wang Ling's power; extremely strong. V. Others Sword Saint Yi Jianchuan: A reclusive sword dao master who appears later in the story, seeking a successor. A Juan: World King of the Divine Realm, cute in appearance, controls the Divine Domain.
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