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Inside someone else’s memories, Hua Cheng whispers the same thing.
“I’m sorry.”
His hands cradle Xie Lian’s face, wishing he could speak to his god again.
Never before has the child prayed with the expectation of an answer, but god, how desperate he is for his love to look on his face one last time.
To hear his voice when he speaks, and give him an answer.
- “No Paths Are Bound”, ch. 30
Hua Cheng seeing Xie Lian through He Xuan’s memories, for the first time in hundreds of years.
#天官赐福#花怜#heaven officials blessing#tian guan ci fu#tgcf#hualian#tgcf fics#hualian fics#xie lian#hua cheng#no paths are bound#npab#my art
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"Don’t worry, your highness. You can pay me back next time."
#tgcf#天官赐福#heaven official's blessing#hua cheng#wu ming#hualian#tgcf hualian#digital art#my art#no paths are bound#tgcf fanart#tgcf art
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this will never not be funny
#tgcf#xie lian#hua cheng#hualian#feng xin#heaven official's blessing#tian guan ci fu#no paths are bound#ao3 fanfic
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No paths are bound is the best thing I’ve ever read I am crying so much over characters that a fanfic author came up with 😭😭😭😭😭 I cannot do this o my god
#heaven official's blessing#no paths are bound#fanfic#hua cheng#wtf is happening#i’m crying#my babies#tgcf#xie lian#hualian
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“…This world and the next could come to an end,” he whispers, hugging Xie Lian fiercely.
“And I would never, ever leave you.”
From No Paths Are Bound, by cataclysmicevie
#hualian#tgcf#tgcf fanart#hualian fanart#hua cheng#xie lian#no paths are bound#npab#istg this fic has been making me cry since october#im finally catching up after a month bc i was so busy with uni#zines and my job that i didnt have time#and gosh#the way this chapter made me sob!!!!#he knows now!!! finally!!!!#my art
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#title:#No Paths Are Bound#author:#Cataclysmic_Calamity#ao3#ao3 funny#heaven official's blessing#ren song#pei xíu#ban yue#xie lian#hua cheng
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The No paths are bound 1 million word complete chronological retelling of tgcf Heaven Officials Blessing gets so stuck in my head with all the fucked up moments the fic author threw in just to make it sadder.
Like when blind xl returned from his hundred sword stab wounds he’s trying to get fx to stay and he kisses him but it wasn’t fx it was white no face pretending to be him.
Don’t get me started on the wife of jun wu when he was a human prince. She was the first female martial goddess and well as a master blacksmith and forged most of the older spiritual weapons jun wus armory. Her story was so tragic in the end. She blended into the story so well filling in mysteries that don’t get answered in canon. I love her so much.
The whole fic is amazing and it over takes canon in my mind but still keeps everything to rights.
#this is your sign to read#no paths are bound#you will cry in 2 chapters bc remember it’s chronological#tgcf#heaven officals blessing#xie lian#jun wu#feng xin#spoilers
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Sometimes I live my every day life fairly normal until I remember the hundred thousand of times that xie lian said good morning while kissing his necklace, mourning. how mu qing always held onto the grass so he won't float away because everyone else always did. or how hudie never belonged to mei nianqing, but he was always hers. or how he xuan always squeezed qin meirong's hand three times, and she squeezed his the same amount of times before she took her last breath. or how- [GUNSHOTS]
No Paths Are Bound by @cataclysmicevie
#i suddenly remembered npab today and it ruined me#there's so many things that destroyed me that i wanted to add#but this post would never end#no paths are bound#zhao beitong#npab#tgcf#xie lian#mu qing#he xuan#mei nianqing#qin meirong#heaven official's blessing#tian guan ci fu#ao3 fanfic
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Always 🦋 - Fanart of “No Paths Are Bound” by CataclysmicEvent
#no paths are bound#hualian#xie lian#hua cheng#tgcf xie lian#tgcf hua cheng#tgcf#tian guan ci fu#tgcf fanart#mxtx tgcf#mxtx fanart#dianxia#danmei#art#my art#artists on tumblr#drawing#digital art#digital illustration#illustration#illustrators on tumblr
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Me: idk if I want to dive back into reading the whole two million word novel……that sounds like a lot rn…
Me several minutes later: I’ll just read this one million word alternate canon fic instead.
#help I am 310k into this fic and it’s barely getting to the banyue arc#no paths are bound#tgcf#hualian#Caitie speaks#tgcf liveblog
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Will rereading tgcf and then reading no paths are bound (the fanfic) mentally kill me: probably.
Am i doing it:
FUCK IT
#tgcf#tian guan ci fu#heaven official's blessing#no paths are bound#well fuck my life but i love both of these so much#(i started no paths are bound on Friday but i love it do much already)#so i say fuck it and i’m reading both#time to get canon and fanfic mixed up#HOLY SHIT THAT MEANS AT SOME POUNT I WILL SUFFER WHITE CLOTHED CALMAITY TWICE IF I CATCH UP#MAYBE I SHOULD RE THINK THIS
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Some more messy sketches for “No Paths Are Bound”
This arc was so amazing and heart-breaking. Zhao Beitong is such a great character. Also the concept of Hua Cheng’s default ghost clothes being wedding robes… and how he got them…
Ah. Now I need to go cry again.
#天官赐福#heaven officials blessing#tian guan ci fu#no paths are bound#npab#tgcf#tgcf fics#hualian fics#hua cheng#my art
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TGCF map?
While I’m writing a fic and looking for a map, I found this fan made map on reddit thread:
Source: a reddit thread
Unlike the map in MDZS, this fan-made map of TGCF is like any other map in fantasy settings (eg LOTR, Final Fantasy series, anime One Piece/HxH, etc).
But what if the TGCF world itself uses China map as reference like in the MDZS?
Because there is one location that also exists in the real world, namely: the Gobi Desert.
Ke Mo demanded, “Our kingdom had disappeared in the Gobi for over two hundred years. You are not of our people, why do you know our tongue? Who are you?” (TGCF chapter 24)
Xie Lian immediately said, “General Ke Mo, I think you’ve mistaken something. We’ve traveled across the Gobi desert to get rid of the Guoshi of Banyue, how can we be the helpers she sent for?” (TGCF chapter 26)
And here is the location of Gobi desert:
So I want to try guessing the locations in TGCF are, which, although the names are fictional, are based on real locations.
Like Morioh and S city in JoJo which are said to be based on Sendai, Miyagi prefecture.
Before proceeding, remember that this is a fan-made and not a serious project either. This is purely headcanon so you are free to agree or disagree, if you prefer your own headcanon then so be it.
First, regarding the location of Mount Tonglu (Wuyong), I was looking for a map showing the locations of volcanoes in China and found this:
However, I didn't really check the history of these mountains, so I more or less made up the location of Mt. Tonglu here:
The map above is for the event circa 2000 years ago, since volcano eruptions by a single mountain was capable to buried the entire Wuyong kingdom, it made me think that Wuyong's territory wasn't that big.
Besides that, I was inspired by the "No Paths Are Bound" fanfic which brought Xianle into the history of Wuyong. Moreover, it was mentioned that for the people of Wuyong, they tried to invade other kingdoms to take over their land & have their people move in. Thus, I’ve made Xianle and Xuli bordered Wuyong.
Most readers believe that Xuli was located in the north, considering Pei Ming's domain (although I don't think it really has to be, because Xuli kingdom had already fallen during present time which I think, its location is no longer necessary where).
There is also Zhaoyi, my made up kingdom for my fic (therefore, not canon). I was inspired by the timeline of the Xia dynasty era where the royal territory was not as big as during imperial era, so I also made Xianle’s territory quite small as well.
Generally in every dynasty there is always territorial upheaval which often ends with one dynasty overthrowing another. In this fanfic of mine, I want to make sure that the Zhaoyi kingdom will be absorbed by Xianle. Yong'an itself was part of another country in the past which will be taken by Xianle.
The old capital of Zhaoyi is Qiyi. Qiyi itself is actually the old name of Qishan. Again, I got inspired by NPAB to incorporate MDZS’ places in TGCF. The name 'Zhaoyi' itself is taken from the history of Qishan County in the Spring and Autumn period during King Wu’s reign (Zhou dynasty) as one of its state; Shao (召 or 邵).
Regarding Lang’er bay location, I’ve made it based on Qinghai lake. Wait a minute, why the lake? Isn’t it a bay? The initial fan-made map is correct in seeing the concept of Lang'er bay as a ‘truly bay’. But I want to match the location of Lang'er bay to the map of China, which according to TGCF, located to the west of Xianle. The problem is, to the west of China there are no bays! Therefore, I tried to redefine the word 'bay' and I came up with this:
Thunder Bay! According to wiki, Thunder Bay is a large bay on the northern shore of Lake Superior, in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
In addition, in Qinghai Lake itself there is a spot called “Fairy Bay Area”.
Years later, Wuyong had fallen, its territory was absorbed by Xuli. Xianle itself was expanding its territory and managed to seize part of Zhaoyi's. Zhaoyi moved the capital in unknown location (presumably around Yong’an, which still belonged to said kingdom). Also, moving the capital was a common thing to do since a long time ago.
During this time, Banyue and Yushi were found. It is noted that Banyue was located around Gobi desert and Yushi was a kingdom far to the south of Xianle. The blank territory between Xianle and Yushi can be filled with any random countries.
As time went by, Xianle and Xuli were keep growing. The Zhaoyi Kingdom finally fell and Yong'an officially became a part of Xianle. Despite that, some remnants of Zhaoyi still exist as autonomous zone led by rebels.
Circa 800 years ago, Yushi eventually fell and became part of Xuli's territory. You can see how ambitious Xuli country was back then (like the Mongol empire). Xianle itself began to clash with Xuli and managed to seize part of its territory. However during this tension, Banyue took its chance to absorb the autonomous zone of Zhaoyi. More places are revealed.
Less than a decade later, the fall of Xianle happened as a result of the civil war with the Yong'an rebels. Feng Xin mentioned that Yong'an obtained help from other countries secretly. Thus, given the tension between Xianle and Xuli, I presumed that it was Xuli who was secretly helping Yong'an (and also some of the rebel descendants of Zhaoyi who held grudges against Xianle). Actually some of the Xuli people prayed to Pei Ming, but Pei Ming paid no heed, considering that King of Xuli at that time made him break his sword.
During this time, there was a new dynasty that was starting to grow which would become the home country of Shi Wudu, Shi Qingxuan and He Xuan.
The decline of Xuli was starting to happen, as Yong’an and the unnamed country absorbed some of its territories. Yushi's region was eventually taken over by the unnamed country. Yong'an itself became a bigger country than Xianle, its territory reached the eastern edge (which would become Lang Qianqiu's domain later).
The location of Mount Yujun is revealed. Mount Yujun itself is said to be in Pei Ming's domain (north), because we already believe that Xuli is in the north, then Mount Yujun itself is located in Xuli.
Xuli had finally fallen while Banyue itself kept growing. Ling Wen and Pei Ming were responsible for the fall of their own kingdom (lol), I thought the latter agreed to participate because he saw how corrupt his nation had become. Xuli is then divided into several countries which I don’t bother to name and set the regional boundaries.
Circa 200 years ago, Banyue eventually was eradicated by Yong’an. Some years ago (it was not necessary to coincide with the fall of Banyue), the Black Water Demon Lair was discovered. According to TGCF, Black Water Demon Lair is located in the South Sea.
In the southern part of China there is a tropical island called Hainan, a place that I think is suitable for Black Water Island. In the middle of Black Water Island, there is Black Water Lake, and coincidentally:
On the island of Hainan there is also a lake. In the middle of the lake, there is also a small island that I actually wanted to make the location of the Nether Water Manor on, but I just remembered that the manor is like being in separated dimension (iirc underwater inside the lake).
Finally, Yong'an nation also fell and was divided into several countries (which again, I careless to name and set their territories). More places relevant to the plot are revealed (including the MDZS’ one as a tribute to NPAB). In the end, the largest country is Shi Qingxuan’s unnamed country (lol), and also in the Himalayan region there are several unnamed countries.
Interestingly, in the present timeline of TGCF, there aren’t named countries that are still standing.
Specifically below is a map showing the domains of the martial gods:
The domain divisions are purely made up and not based on regional divisions used IRL.
Thank you to those of you who have read up to here. I made this not to ridicule the fantasy map, not at all. In fact I think the TGCF storyline will be more in line with the fantasy map. It's just that I was challenged to use a map of China thanks to the existence of 'Gobi Desert' the novel mentioned.
#tgcf map#tian guan ci fu#tgcf meta#china map#fan made theory#my headcanon#mxtx crossover#alternate universe#heaven official's blessing#no paths are bound#loss of history
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Spoilors for Heaven Official's Blessing
Y'all I have a question
Is Mu Qing a god of medicine in the original books? I know that in the fanfic No Path Are Bound he is a "medical master" but is it ever even mention in the actual books? If not then that is my new head cannon cause in the donghua Mu Qing is shown examining Ming Yi when they come back from the ghost city and he is the one to give Xie Lian the medicine vial after he is put under house arrest. Also I am pretty sure Mu Qing is the only official interacting with medicine, not including Nan Feng who gives the caravan the medicine that will help him last a day, unless I am remembering wrong and it was Fu Yao who gave it.
I might be just be forgetting things and everything I said here is wrong but I have such a strong feeling that I am on to something.
#mu qing#no paths are bound#heaven officials blessing#heaven official's blessing#ming yi#earth master#fu yao#Nan Feng#feng xin
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I finished no paths are bound like a week ago and it has been all i've been able to think about. the thought about xie lian creating tapestries so beautiful athena would cry in shame yet being unable to see his own art. the knowledge that he cannot recognize his loved one's face but he knows the contours of their soul. the wu ming curse making hua cheng unable to tell his god that he’s here and alleviate the pain he's going through. the characters like zhao beitong and shuo being so dear to me if feels wrong when i read something without them. can't we all agree to pretend these details were always here?
#at least give me weaver!xielian pls#he doesn't even need to be blind#tian guan ci fu#tgcf#heaven official's blessing#tgcf fanfic#no paths are bound#tgcf xie lian#npab
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**SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 31 NO PATHS ARE BOUND by Cataclysmic_Calamity on ao3 (kinda minor)
(as an older sibling) i love this interaction sm 😭
#context: its 50/50 responsibility but Hc immediately blamed HX 💀#no paths are bound#cataclysmic_calamity#ao3#tgcf#fic#fic recs#tian guan ci fu#hua cheng#he xuan
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