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According to the All-Russian Book Ranking for the first half of 2022, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu’s novel ”Heaven Official’s Blessing” ranked among the top five bestsellers overall and in the fiction category.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-09 |title=Россияне в 2022 году стали читать больше беллетристики |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5395779 |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Коммерсантъ |language=ru}}</ref> |
According to the All-Russian Book Ranking for the first half of 2022, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu’s novel ”Heaven Official’s Blessing” ranked among the top five bestsellers overall and in the fiction category.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-09 |title=Россияне в 2022 году стали читать больше беллетристики |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5395779 |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Коммерсантъ |language=ru}}</ref> |
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According to ”Publishing Perspectives” in 2022, the English translation of ”Heaven Official’s Blessing” ranked among the ten most popular books.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2022-03-16 |title=China Bestsellers in January: Reading Lists and Romance |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/03/china-bestsellers-in-january-reading-lists-and-romance/ |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, Seven Seas Entertainment released the English translation of the manhua adaptation of ”Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation”, illustrated by Lodi Chengqiu.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alverson |first=Brigid |title=Mighty Manhwa! {{!}} Stellar Panels |url=https://www.slj.com/story/mighty-manhwa-stellar-panels-korean-chinese-comics |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=School Library Journal}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, in 2024, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu entered the top 25 best-selling authors, with total sales of her books for the year exceeding £997,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heaven sent: How China’s authors fare in Britain |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/features/beijing-international-book-fair-how-chinas-authors-fare-in-britain |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref> |
According to ”Publishing Perspectives” in 2022, the English translation of ”Heaven Official’s Blessing” ranked among the ten most popular books.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2022-03-16 |title=China Bestsellers in January: Reading Lists and Romance |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/03/china-bestsellers-in-january-reading-lists-and-romance/ |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, Seven Seas Entertainment released the English translation of the manhua adaptation of ”Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation”, illustrated by Lodi Chengqiu.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alverson |first=Brigid |title=Mighty Manhwa! {{!}} Stellar Panels |url=https://www.slj.com/story/mighty-manhwa-stellar-panels-korean-chinese-comics |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=School Library Journal}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, in 2024, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu entered the top 25 best-selling authors, with total sales of her books for the year exceeding £997,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heaven sent: How China’s authors fare in Britain |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/features/beijing-international-book-fair-how-chinas-authors-fare-in-britain |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 12:12, 6 February 2026
Chinese web novel author
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Mo Xiang Tong Xiu |
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| Native name |
墨香铜臭 |
| Occupation | writer of fantasy novels in the danmei genre |
| Period | since 2014 |
| Notable works | Heaven Official’s Blessing |
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu[1] (Chinese: 墨香铜臭, pinyin: Mòxiāng Tóngxiù) is a Chinese writer of fantasy novels in the danmei genre. She began publishing her work on the Chinese online literature platform Jinjiang.
According to the author, she came up with her pen name based on her mother’s words. Mo Xiang Tong Xiu wanted to study literature in college, while her mother insisted that she study economics. Her mother said that she could “smell ink in one hand and the smell of money in the other.” 墨香 (Mo Xiang) means “the fragrance of ink (for writing),” and 铜臭 (Tong Xiu) is an expression meaning “the smell of money.”[2][better source needed]
- The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System (Chinese: 人渣反派自救系统, pinyin: Rén Zhā Fǎn Pài Zì Jiù Xì Tǒng; also known as Scumbag System) was published in 2014.[3] An anime adaptation, announced for summer 2020,[4] began airing in September 2020 on the WeTV channel under the title 穿书自救指南.[5]
- Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Chinese: 魔道祖师, pinyin: Mó Dào Zǔ Shī; also known as The Founder of Diabolism) was published in 2015. From 2018 to 2021, a three-season animated adaptation (donghua) was released.[6] In 2019, a live-action television series based on the novel, The Untamed, starring Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo, was released.
- Heaven Official’s Blessing (Chinese: 天官赐福, pinyin: Tiān Guān Cì Fú) was published in 2017.[3] An animated adaptation began airing on October 31, 2020.[7][8][9]
All of the novels have also been adapted into manhua (Chinese comics) and Chinese-language audio dramas.
According to the All-Russian Book Ranking for the first half of 2022, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu’s novel Heaven Official’s Blessing ranked among the top five bestsellers overall and in the fiction category.[10]
According to Publishing Perspectives in 2022, the English translation of Heaven Official’s Blessing ranked among the ten most popular books.[11] In 2023, Seven Seas Entertainment released the English translation of the manhua adaptation of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, illustrated by Lodi Chengqiu.[12] In the United Kingdom, in 2024, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu entered the top 25 best-selling authors, with total sales of her books for the year exceeding £997,000.[13]
