#koi tower

[aoneus]

redraw of carp tower from the untamed drama (⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)

#the untamed fanart #carp tower #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #cql #chen qing ling #watercolor #watercolour #my art #my posts #artists on tumblr #koi tower #cdrama #mxtx

[cql-screenshots]

#scenery #setting #Lotus Pier #Burial Mounds #Koi Tower #Jinling Tai #JinlingTai #Jiang Yanli #Jin Zixuan #Wei Wuxian #Wen Qing #Episode 28

[gabyvousaime]

Inktober Day 25

Lanling Jin Clan’s Koi Tower: Jinlin Tai

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#mdzs #魔道祖师 #mo dao zu shi #koi tower #jinlintai #peony #peony field #yellow peonies #lanling jin #Lanling #grandmaster of demonic cultivation #金麟台 #golden carp tower #inktober #copics #copic markers #traditional art #my art #inktober 2022 #inktober day 25 #artober #drawtober #october drawing challenge #drawtober 2022 #art #based on the donghua one

[yabancreations]

ABCDMXTX - Day 11: Koi Tower.

I am aware of the fact the place is usually called "Golden Carp Tower", but listen, when you're making an alphabet prompt list, some letters are difficult to fill!

List of prompts.

#mxtx #mxtx fanart #mxtx drawing challenge #abcdmxtx #mo dao zu shi #mdzs #grandmaster of demonic cultivation #lanling jin #koi tower #golden carp tower #peony #flowers #drawing challenge #drawing prompt #yabanart

[redbayly]

Xue Yang: Thanks, sugar daddy.

Jin Guangyao: Now, Xue Yang, you know I don't like that. I'm a family man. Now, let's kill your little friend.

#xue yang #xue chengmei #jin guangyao #meng yao #lianfang zun #lanling jin #jin sect #Koi Tower #the untamed #mo dao zu shi #incorrect untamed quotes #incorrect mo dao zu shi quotes #redbayly

[dimpledlianfang]

A day in the life of Jin guangyao.

If he had a tiktok.😅

Poor little meow meow.

#jin guangyao #dimpledlianfang #mo dao su zhi #the untamed #cql #meng yao #vlog #guangyao #mdzs #jinlintai #lianfang zun makes a vlog #be careful next time Yao #zhu zanjin #jin lin steps #koi tower

[wutheringskies]

Wei Wuxian: The Untamed Hero

Wei Wuxian had to be killed even if:

1. He carried his sword

2. He didn't use gui dao

3. He didn't create Yin HuFu

4. The Wen remnants were not in the plot

Then, why? The reason is here, voiced by Jin Zixun of all people:

Wei WuXian, you are too bold! Did the LanlingJin Sect invite you today? And you dare run wild here. Do you really think that you’re invincible, that nobody has the courage to confront you? Do you want to overturn the Heavens?”

Wei WuXian smiled, “You’re comparing yourself to the Heavens? Excuse my language, but your face is a little too thick, isn’t it?”

So, you see, this untamed heart can only meet with tragedy as the world is unrighteous, as those who are in power think their actions cannot be contested (and they often aren't!), and that their words are like the law. How many times have we seen, a convicted powerful person escape the justice system? Far too many. And how many times innocents or victims were framed for crimes? Also too many. People like Wei Wuxian aren't condemned by fate, but rather, being born into a world where the "heavens" are those who are powerful and corrupted, he very well might be destined to live tragically, along with others of his type.

Returning to the matter of this particular scene: on one hand, the Jins throw private banquets, gilded with gold. The major scandals are: Jin Zixun is forcing the Lans to drink alcohol! You see, Lan Xichen can't outrightly refuse, so he is trying to be polite about his rejection. Jin Guangyao is trying to reason and excuse, and distract. The crowd spurs Jin Zixun on, wanting to see the Lans drink for once and fall to their level.

Everyone is in their own fine little world, doing their niceities in their golden halls drinking expensive wine, admiring pretty women, gasping at scandalous behavior, asking for favour, gossiping etc.

And then Wei Wuxian walks in. Uninvited. He simply drinks the wine himself, before demanding these people to spare him their time for real wordly issues, such as deaths, debts, cruelty, the parts that society wishes to hide. A few scenes later, we are shown with much description, just how terrible Qiongqi Path is. That's the Jin's backyard. You see their achievements that are drawn on those big walls? We see the reality of the people making them.

Now, let us come to another incident. Think of the soup incident. I fully expect before Wei Wuxian came into the scene, people were simply gossiping, uninterested in finding out what was going on, why Lady Jiang is crying. Then, Wei Wuxian comes and realizes Jiang Yanli who never really cries... was crying, and firstly decides to beat the shit out of Jin Zixuan. Secondly, he understands the whole truth, beats Jin Zixuan up for humiliating his Shijie, and also makes the other girl face responsibility.

Although his shijie had an easy temper, except for how they cuddled and cried together the day the three of them reunited after Lotus Pier was destroyed, she hadn’t really shed many tears in front of others, much less cry so loudly, so pitifully in front of so many people. Wei WuXian was filled with panic. As he tried to ask her, Jiang YanLi was crying so badly that she couldn’t even speak properly. Then, when he saw Jin ZiXuan standing on the side, astonished, he fumed with anger, wondering to himself why it was the dog of a person again. With a kick, he pounced on Jin ZiXuan. The fight between the two would have alerted the Heavens. All of the cultivators around the base came to break up their fight. Amid the ruckus, he finally understood what was the cause of all this, and became even more angered. He spread his tough talk, saying that one day he’d definitely make Jin ZiXuan die in his hands, he told people to drag out the cultivator woman.

A round of questions later, the truth emerged, and Jin ZiXuan’s entire body was frozen. No matter how much Wei WuXian continued to curse at him, he returned neither words nor fists, his face dark. If not that Jiang YanLi held up her hand a while later, while Jiang Cheng and Jin GuangShan came to pull Wei WuXian away, it was likely that even now Jin ZiXuan wouldn’t be able to attend the hunt of Phoenix Mountain.

See.

The point is, perhaps, people feel Wei Wuxian's actions are unnecessary. But imagine if he wasn't there! The consequences as I predict them will have been:

1. Jiang Cheng who doesn't want to upset a prominent clan would've grumbled and cursed underneath his breath, but eventually just moved away from the ruckus and taken his sister away.

2. Perhaps the truth would never have been found out, unless Jin Zixuan later searched by himself.

3. Thus, Jiang Yanli's reputation would be stained for the years to come.

It's because Wei Wuxian dared that the truth was revealed. I took this small incidents simply to highlight this, without the addition of more factors. In the book, often, it might seem like people are trying to stop him from creating trouble. You might often wish, ugh, this is going to be so bad... The point is Wei Wuxian knows! He's not stupid, he knows of the consequences of his actions.

But he isn't the one creating trouble. It was already created by the likes of those very people who try to stop him from investigating deeper. The trouble in question is that immoral and unrighteous words and actions and decisions have already been made. Society tries to hide them. If you can't see it, it's not there. Yet, even if it is not visible, a crime has its traces and it will bleed into their world sooner or later.

Wei Wuxian forces people to snap out of their comfort zones. He doesn't care for the barriers they set around themselves. Here are some examples to explain what I mean by these barriers:

Who dares hit Jin Zixuan, who's the only heir of LanlingJin, even when he deserves it? Protected by his status, his birth, his clan who dares? Wei Wuxian does.

Who dares to annoy Lan Wangji, the second jade of Lan, who from birth is considered otherwordly, strict, immovable, rigid, untouchable and protected by his extreme cold aura? Wei Wuxian dares.

Who dares to enter cultivation society without even wielding sword, without even cultivating a core? Wei Wuxian!

Since time unknown, treasures have belonged to the powerful sects: The Lan Clan and their library, their many secret techniques. The Jin clan and their treasures, their gold. The Nie Sabres. The Zidian. Yet, a son of a servant somehow ends up possessing the most powerful treasure all by his own! Everyone goes to this popular refinery, some famed blacksmith, or that popular sect to get specially created spiritual weapons, yet Chenqing, one of the most powerful weapons, was forged alone by Wei Wuxian during his 3 months in the Burial Mound!

Since years, the cultivation world has taken to heart rules of Lans, words of the powerful sects, and their leaders! Then, once again, this orphan child comes and bends the world and changes the cultivation society forever! Yiling Laozu said that... Yiling Laozu created... Yiling Laozu's manuscripts...

His words literally become the law.

Think of how 13 years after Wei Wuxian's death when "all was peaceful" despite us knowing very well, just how much shit happened after his death - slaughter of minor clans, deaths of two prominent sect leaders, xue yang etc (because, you know, most of it was purely accidental, kept hush-hush, or the victims were people who weren't important), he comes back to life and in a matter of a couple of months, upends the cultivation society again.

The "problem" is that this guy simply doesn't conform. The problem is that he is better. The problem is that he is not unnecessarily humble about it, despite his origins. He doesn't seem to treat himself as an outlier, but an equal. (That's why I hate insecure Wei Wuxian, like this guy is righteous enough he won't even treat himself badly.) The problem is that all those barriers - social classes, power, the locked doors - they won't keep him away.

Even if he was only the Jiang Da-shixiong with a bright golden core, he will still not be a conformist. To those who aren't used to having their decisions questioned, he is their worst enemy. To whose who are used to talking in circles, spreading rumors, he is asking them. What source do you have? What is the factual evidence behind what you are saying? Why are you saying this now?

Think of how he cross questioned a petty seller selling Yiling Laozu portraits in Qinghe, and how he questioned the gathered cultivation sects in Lotus Pier during Sisi and Bicao's intervention with the same sort of attitude. Surely, there was a major class difference, power difference between the two. Yet, they don't matter to him. What matters is the truth.

So, no matter what, when the people who are in power, start having too much dirty laundry and corpses in their backyards, he will definitely know. For this guy, knowing isn't enough - he will get to the crux of the issue. The problem is, he even has the skill for it. He has the ability. One also can't distract him with offers, promises, gifts, riches, status, women. He doesn't care for any of that. He perhaps might even hate one's victims. Yet he will stand up for them.

Of course, those who are in power, all smile at each other. They understand things sometimes have to be done. People sometimes have to be silenced. "We know better."

Then, Wei Wuxian comes in and says, actually you don't. He comes in with factual accounts, evidences, forces you to face your misdeeds. Says you're all a bunch of hypocritical people. No, perhaps what is worse is that he will make you realize that's what you are! Because he's got to be good at talking, too! He's not going to act on anger or be stunned in fear.

So, now you have someone who's not only digging into your evil deeds, someone who's capable, who's not easy to persuade, but also someone with high emotional intelligence who can play the same role as you do, of being a noble, accepted gentlemen with immaculate manners, of very high literacy and outdo you. Because this guy knows very well how society works, he can comprehend social cues perhaps better than you can. He can use your own polite words and nature against you.

It's precisely because of this he must be killed. Perhaps, in every world, Wei Wuxian will end up being the victim. It's only that in MDZS, these were the particular circumstances, and those were the particular excuses.

My personal take is: sometimes it is good to be a centrist, and hold everyone's better intentions in mind. most of the times it might not be, as there are many conflicting systems in place that allow for true victims who are stuck. most often, the victims are always the ones who DON'T have a voice, who are brushed over as numbers of corpses, rather than people with stories. most often, kindness is shown in little action that are trampled upon by those who hold true power. most often the people who are good, who are heroes die young, or are hated and ridiculed, for speaking up for the victims. it's not right, and never will be.

if someone like wei wuxian or his presence in the book makes you uncomfortable it might be because you hold the "niceities" and the pleasantries to be of more importance than the issues at hand. just because something is too troublesome doesn't mean it is wrong. if everytime he enters the scene you're scared of what he's going to do next, you should know it's not him who is the problem but the prople who aren't doing anything who are. don't be scared of "trouble-makers." he's not erratic or spontaneous. he has considered society's standards and deemed it useless. why is that that the koi tower scene, where he is in his "yiling laozu, loss of control, threatening" moment is followed immediately by him being extremely kind to Wen qing ? it's not that he's losing control. it's that Jin Zixun wouldn't have acted and told him where the people were without him using intimidation tactics. Wei Wuxian is the one forced into bad corners by the powerful people, where he has to show his edges. Don't end up twisted the narratives. if you bite someone for a while, expect to be hit.

#wei wuxian #mo dao zu shi #mdzs #wangxian #my meta #my thoughts #cultivation world bullshit #my essays #When i first watched the untamed Wei Wuxian made me uncomfortable and scared at times #I felt uncomfortable reading the bits of his YLLZ era #and koi tower scene #ive done some introspection and grown

[fortune-maiden]

For the potential AU ask: If LXC had failed his attempt to get NMJ and JGY to agree to be sworn brothers, but figuring the great sects still needed some unity, he managed to convince LWJ, NHS, and JZXuan to do it instead :D (you can decide whether or not JC would be added in)

Spoiled Brats Trio :D

(I'll leave JC out though since JZXuan is still trying to marry JYL ^^")

I tend to headcanon NHS as being 1 year older than the rest depending on my mood - in this case that would make him Da-ge and he will lord it over the other two forever.

LWJ is not calling him Da-ge. In fact he goes out of his way to avoid ever having to address NHS in any context.

LWJ & JZXuan are both pining at the end of sunshot so DA-GE!NHS WILL SAVE THE DAY!

By which I mean we will be having Twelfth Night and Midsummer's Night Dream levels of love triangles and misunderstandings

NMJ & JGY end up patching things up because between all of the messes to clean up and all of the alcohol consumed, they just understand each other now.

#meanwhile Jiang Cheng finishes rebuilding Lotus Pier and comes to Koi Tower with pizza only to find it on fire #or something like that #this is the darkest timeline #mdzs #nie huaisang #I'm sorry this turned into crack xD

[guqin-and-flute]

Mingjue strikes me as the type of guy to not offer up information about his sexuality/sex life in general but also doesn't consider it something to hide (and just doesn't care enough to.) Partly because he thinks it's stupid that people think it's their business at all and partly because he doesn't see it as shameful. He's got so much other shit going on and he's not gonna live forever, he's definitely not wasting time on worrying what Sect Leader Yao thinks of who he invites into his bed.

But people see him speaking out against Jin Guangshan's degeneration and the general Jin Vibe of opulence and indulgence, they assume that means he classes all """deviant""" sexuality in that category, and his reputation as being so rule and honor code abiding they assume he will agree as passionately with all of society's mores (re: homosexual encounters) and just assume he's strictly straight and discount any rumors that he isn't.

'Sleep with a man? Chifeng-zun? You must be joking.'

Meanwhile Mingjue is like, 'What? Yeah, we did. Can we get back to what we were doing, now? I couldn't give less of a shit and you're wasting my time.'

And still people would be like, 'Man, I don't know where these rumors are coming from!! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯'

#also on the flip side Jgy can't escape promiscuity rumors in every sphere of his life #and assume that any standing he got in the Nie clan was by seducing poor nmj with his preternatural wiles #and thus blamed on Jgy #kinda like people with wwx and lwj where even when Lwj literally stood on koi Tower steps and said #' i knew who he was. fuck all of you. I'm going with him. peace out' and carried his stabbed boyfriend away #and everyone cried 'HOW HAS THE YILING PATRIARCH MANAGED TO BEWITCH HANGUANG-JUN SO!! HE MUST BE UNDER A SPELL' #bro some people are bi plus you all suck #ANYWAY #nmj #text #my stuff #I'm just rambling but thats how i write him

[poorlittleyaoyao]

#also i've watched this show upwards of 7 times now and only this round noticed next to Qin Su is her maid#the one who speaks to the crowd at lotus pier later!

@peanutbutter-nutella I am making a separate post with these tags because I ALSO HAD NEVER NOTICED THAT AND I HAVE BEEN LOSING MY MIND ABOUT THIS INFORMATION ALL DAY

first! there's this little bit of business with Bicao in the background when NHS flings himself onto JGY. She looks anxious

and then there's this quick glance at Qin Su

and I'm yelling!

second! I'd always thought that Bicao was Madame Qin's maid exclusively and had remained in Laoling even after her death, and she chose to seek out/contact QS at this time specifically to tell her about the incest at NHS's insistence; the letter would therefore be something special, which is why QS gave it immediate attention in the middle of a busy formal event.

Instead, Bicao is serving QS and probably has been for awhile (since Madame Qin died? even sooner?), which means that Bicao has been living alongside QS and JGY as a married couple for YEARS knowing that they're siblings and only now decided to say something! That in turn suggests that NHS must've said or done something fairly major to make her change her mind and tell QS, which can't have been an easy decision, and now I wonder if her coming forward at the Lotus Pier #BelieveWomen Summit is not just because NHS asked her to, or to ensure people understood what drove QS to stab herself, but because QS's death has Bicao questioning if she made the right choice and she's desperate for some reassurance.

#this detail does make it weird that she wrote QS a letter instead of telling her verbally since she's right there #but it's also weird that JGY tore out and kept the Turmoil score when he has eidetic memory (or could have just copied it down) #so maybe there's something in the water at Koi Tower that makes you incur unnecessary liability via paper trail

[l-wandering-etranger]

Y'know as a non native english speaker I always happen to read Carp Tower as Crap Tower, and the more i read the story the more the name made sense.

#pls dont take offense to this #this is purly a joke #but i do dislike the jins #maybe not as a collective whole but by pure individual standards #not my fault most individuals hapoen to be assholes #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #mdzs fandom #mdzs meta #the untamed #koi tower made much more sense #lanling jin #jin guangshan #jin zixun #who am i kidding #jin guangyao

[mxtxfanatic]

Thinking about that “Jiang Cheng bursts into the scene!” part of Guanyin Temple and how it just shows what a failure of a person he is. He’s very clearly only there because he feels like he has to repay his debt to Wei Wuxian, but also what’s funny about that is 1) he notoriously does not repay debts, 2) he keeps the debts that he owes others secret so that it does not reflect poorly on him that he does not repay his debts, and 3) he is the reason anyone knows he owes a debt to wwx for his golden core.

Think about it: when Jin Guangyao reveals that he knows jc owes his golden core to wwx, he doesn’t mention Wen Ning’s reveal in the ancestral hall. Instead, he talks about how jc ran all across Lotus Pier, screaming and crying and having people attempt to pull Suibian from its scabbard, which could very easily lead anyone to come to the conclusion that (at the very least) jc’s golden core is linked to wwx.

So back to Guanyin Temple where jc—probably because he let 13 years of unearned praise get to his head—decides to finally take the initiative on this one thing which is “rescue wwx to repay debt,” only to fail spectacularly because jc cannot succeed at anything unless someone is directing his actions. He is a follower at heart, and he only got as far as he did because he was physically and politically powerful purely from his status as a sect leader, which netted him a powerful core. And now he has to live with it being public knowledge that his position and achievements are all due to the man that he personally claimed credit for murdering, with nobody to bail him out. And it’s his fault anyone even knows this.

#mdzs #this may be rambly #I’ve been sick for almost a month now #dying even as i post #but this was originally gonna be a gripe #can’t remember why though #something about how jc can’t even do things he wants without waiting for someone else to do it first #can’t fight back against the wen at the camp until wwx takes wen chao hostage #can’t fight wwx in koi tower after the mxy-wwx reveal because the other disciples didn’t move against wwx yet #and then he does something on his own in guanyin temple #only to end up an embarrassed burden yet again #pathetic #human metas mxtx

[cql-screenshots]

#Pattern #Jinlingtai #JinLing Tai #Koi Tower #Jiang Yanli #Setting #Scenery #Episode 28 #CLothes #Outfit

[wangxianficrecs]

Follower Recs

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Wip Week - Canon divergence from post-sunshot, with truth serum mixing the pot. Has some good angst in it and a hopeful ending. Also angry WWX OvO Honestly the chapter can stand on their own @ladyunderthemolehill

After Truth Lies the Honest Path

by Vrishchika

M, WIP, 10k, Wangxian

Part of WWX November Mayhem

Summary: He laughs incredulously before he turns a flat stare at Jin Zixun. "You tried to dose a Lan with a truth serum." He observes dryly, "You tried to dose Lan Wangji of all people with a truth serum."

@vrishchikawrites

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Post-canon where a bunch of sudden resurrections happen. Reunions all around! I really liked reading all the interactions between all the characters @ladyunderthemolehill

I Call For You to Come Back

by Sunflower1778

M, WIP, 18k, Wangxian

Summary: It wasn't possible. And yet here they were. His parents looked at him full of fondness, unknowing of what he did or who he had become. "A-Ying, you're so big now," his mother spoke, tears running freely down her face.

@sunflower1778

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WWX getting his core back with consequences, Explores of his choices if he was not attached to Jiangs @ladyunderthemolehill

Return to Sender

by Thesaurus_with_no_words

M, WIP, 72k, Wangxian

Summary: On yet another gray and eerie morning in the Burial Mounds, Wei Wuxian wakes up with his golden core back. It turns out he lost something else in the process. (Aka: Wei Wuxian's feelings towards certain people get erased. It changes things. Is it a curse, or a blessing in disguise? And can Wei Wuxian trust himself, his choices and his priorities, after losing a defining part of who he is?)

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What if Jin Rusong lived but LXC lost his life saving his, Regrets around, secrets afoot, there’s also a ghost hanging around @ladyunderthemolehill

Oof. I love the build-up, the different POVs, LWJ and NHS friendship? I love the mystery set-up with LXC, it's just fantastic. @danmeiireader

The Ghost Of Koi Tower

by stiltonbasket

G, WIP, 7k, Wangxian & Nielan

Summary: When Jin Rusong is old enough to eat by himself, his mother teaches him how to test his dishes for poison. “You must always carry a silver pin, or even more than one,” she tells him, showing him the long, sharp needle and putting it right down the middle of his rice bowl. “If you put it into your food, and it discolors, you must not eat it. Find someone safe as quick as you can, and try to eat from dishes that others have already been served from whenever it is possible.” It’s an odd first lesson for a child to learn. But when you were almost poisoned to death when you were only a baby, knowing how to test your food might be the best first lesson after all. Ten months after Nie Mingjue's death, Jin Rusong survives an assassination attempt intended for his father. Lan Xichen, however, does not.

@stiltonbasket

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(Please REBLOG as a signal boost for these hard-working authors if you like – or think others might like – these stories)

#Wangxian Fic Recs #follower recs #mdzs #the untamed #follower rec #WIP Rec Week #WIP #After Truth Lies the Honest Path #Vrishchika #Mature #short fic <15k #I Call For You to Come Back #medium fic 15k-49k #Sunflower1778 #The Ghost Of Koi Tower #stiltonbasket #Gen #Return to Sender #Thesaurus_with_no_words #Nielan #wangxian #mo dao zu shi #the grandmaster of demonic cultivation

[llycaons]

#cql txp #I think it would be fun to see a large sample size so it would be cool if this was reblogged! #personally im torn between like four options #I still am the LP boat ride the jingshi and koi tower #I'm probably forgetting or missing a bunch too #they just have so many!

[stiltonbasket]

hi! last wip week reminded me to reread the ghost of koi tower and it's as brilliant as i remember <3 i wanted to ask if you ever posted about your outline/plans for it? if not that's cool, i'm just wondering about how the meeting between a-ling, a-song, and a-yuan would go?

As far as I remember, I didn't have many concrete plans for The Ghost of Koi Tower (besides the fact that JGY's hand in Jin Rusong's near-murder and Lan Xichen's death would have been revealed eventually).

A-Yuan wasn't a significant part of the plot, but he was supposed to appear near the end to reunite with Wei Wuxian and comfort Rusong after Lan Xichen's spirit finally moved on. :)

#asks #the ghost of koi tower