One Hundred Thousand Years of Qi Refining
炼气十万年 (Lian Qi Shi Wan Nian)
- Action
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Historical
- Martial Arts
- Episodes
- 420
- Duration
- 12 min per ep
- Aired
- Feb 18, 2023 to ?
- Status
- Currently Airing
Synopsis
In an age long past, the Tianlan Sect stood as a formidable force in the realm of cultivation, its disciples renowned for their unparalleled genius. Among them was Xu Yang, who, despite his long tenure with the sect, found himself unable to advance beyond the Qi Refining stage. Determined to break through, he entered a deep seclusion that lasted a staggering ten thousand years. When he finally emerged, the once-mighty sect had all but crumbled, reduced to a mere shadow of its former glory, with only a handful of disciples remaining.
With fierce resolve, Xu Yang sets out to revive the Tianlan Sect, confronting powerful foes and uncovering the truth behind his stagnation. As he battles to restore the sect to its rightful place in the world, he also unravels a deeper mystery that spans the realms of humans, demons, and immortals. The journey is fraught with challenges, but Xu Yang's unwavering spirit and determination may yet lead to the resurgence of a legacy thought lost to time.
Otaku Consensus
Otaku Consensus: One Hundred Thousand Years of Qi Refining earns its solid-but-niche reputation by leaning hard into cultivation escalation, action-adventure momentum, and Tinghe Li’s efficient handling of a massive 360-episode ongoing format. Its MAL score of 7.41 sits noticeably above its AniList 63/100, suggesting devoted genre fans are warmer on its power-fantasy rhythm than broader anime audiences. The recurring complaint is also clear from its profile: the full-CGI donghua presentation and harem-coded structure are filters, not incidental details.
Why You Should Watch
Watch this if you want a Chinese cultivation power fantasy built for long-haul bingeing rather than a compact seasonal arc. One Hundred Thousand Years of Qi Refining scratches the same escalation itch as Dragon Ball’s endless power ladder and the martial-spiritual hierarchy appeal of Bleach, but with a distinctly xianxia flavor: sect identity, realm logic, and a protagonist-centered dominance fantasy. It is best for viewers who like action, adventure, and historical martial-arts fantasy without needing hand-drawn TV anime aesthetics. The 360-episode listing makes it feel closer to a daily serial than a prestige cour, so the pleasure is in accumulated momentum, repeatable confrontations, and watching the cultivation genre’s familiar machinery run at high speed.
Key Characters
- XXu Yang
Xu Yang is the show’s overwhelming center of gravity, a male-protagonist power-fantasy lead whose appeal comes from watching an ancient cultivator collide with a genre world that has moved on without him.
What Makes It Stand Out
- 1
The series is produced by Suoyi Technology and is identified on AniList with a Full CGI tag at 50%, placing it firmly in the modern Chinese donghua production lane rather than the hand-drawn TV anime lane.
- 2
Its scale is unusual for current anime databases: the show is listed at 360 episodes while still marked Currently Airing, with its run beginning on February 18, 2023.
- 3
AniList’s strongest tag is Cultivation at 79%, which signals that the show is not merely fantasy with martial arts dressing but a xianxia-style progression series built around realm advancement and sect-world logic.
- 4
The tag mix is unusually transparent about its audience: Male Protagonist sits at 79% and Female Harem at 60%, making the series a direct fit for viewers who seek a Xu Yang-centered dominance fantasy.
- 5
A Parody tag at 20% suggests the series occasionally plays with cultivation-power-fantasy conventions rather than presenting every trope with total solemnity.
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Fun fact 1
- Director Tinghe Li is the only key staff member highlighted in the available database data, giving the page a much thinner credited production profile than many Japanese TV anime entries.
- Fun fact 2
- Despite a respectable MAL score of 7.41, the series has only 944 MAL votes and a popularity rank of #10385, making it a high-scoring niche title rather than a broadly sampled hit on that platform.
- Fun fact 3
- The platform split is notable: AniList lists it at 63/100 with 55 favourites, which is cooler than its MAL reception and points to a more divided international audience.
- Fun fact 4
- Its official genre and theme labeling combines Action, Adventure, and Fantasy with Historical and Martial Arts themes, positioning it closer to Chinese cultivation donghua than to standard isekai or dungeon fantasy.
- Fun fact 5
- The main character’s voice actor is not listed in the provided data, a reminder that many donghua database pages remain less fully documented than comparable Japanese anime entries.
Studios
- Suoyi Technology
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