Xiuzhen (修真, Xiūzhēn)
Summary
English: A Dao-oriented practice of cultivating truth and returning to the genuine self.
中文： 学道修行、求得真我、去伪存真的修持方式。
Definition
English: Xiuzhen is a recurring xianxia and cultivation concept. A Dao-oriented practice of cultivating truth and returning to the genuine self. The exact rules change from novel to novel, but the term usually helps explain progression, conflict, resources, or cultural imagination.
中文： 修真（Xiūzhēn）是修仙叙事中的常见概念。学道修行、求得真我、去伪存真的修持方式。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: Xiuzhen often emphasizes temperament, Dao comprehension, and inner truth.
中文： 修真常比修仙更强调心性、悟道和内在真实，是修仙叙事的哲学底色。
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