Qi Deviation (走火入魔, Zǒuhuǒ Rùmó)
Summary
English: A dangerous failure in cultivation control, often involving unstable Qi and mind.
中文： 修炼出偏差、心神失守或真元暴走造成的危险状态。
Definition
English: Qi Deviation is a recurring xianxia and cultivation concept. A dangerous failure in cultivation control, often involving unstable Qi and mind. The exact rules change from novel to novel, but the term usually helps explain progression, conflict, resources, or cultural imagination.
中文： 走火入魔（Zǒuhuǒ Rùmó）是修仙叙事中的常见概念。修炼出偏差、心神失守或真元暴走造成的危险状态。不同作品会有各自设定，但它通常用于解释境界进阶、资源分配、修炼风险或文化想象。
Role in Cultivation
English: Qi deviation gives cultivation a cost and makes mental stability matter.
中文： 走火入魔让修炼具有代价，提醒读者心境与方法同样重要。
In Classic Works
English: In works such as A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Stellar Travel, and Xian Ni, this concept is usually embedded in a larger system of realms, techniques, sects, and resources.
中文： 在《凡人修仙传》《飘邈之旅》《仙逆》等作品中，这一概念通常与境界、功法、宗门和资源体系共同出现，帮助读者理解角色成长逻辑。
Related Concepts
References
- Baidu Baike entries for 修仙 and 修真
- Taoist inner-alchemy background materials
- Representative cultivation-fiction settings