Righteous Cultivator (正道, Zhèngdào)
Summary
English: A cultivator or faction aligned with orthodox cultivation order.
中文： 遵循正统秩序、宗门伦理或主流修炼体系的修士与阵营。
Definition
English: Righteous Cultivator is a recurring xianxia and cultivation concept. A cultivator or faction aligned with orthodox cultivation order. The exact rules change from novel to novel, but the term usually helps explain progression, conflict, resources, or cultural imagination.
中文： 正道（Zhèngdào）是修仙叙事中的常见概念。遵循正统秩序、宗门伦理或主流修炼体系的修士与阵营。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: Righteous factions are not always purely good; they often represent order and reputation.
中文： 正道并不总等于善，它经常与规则、名望、宗门利益和秩序维护相连。
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