Taken from the text and notes of the Exiled Rebels Scanlation.

Names

Title: LianFang-Zun (meaning: "to hide fragrance")

"Alternative name" or "hao". An alternative name is usually a title given to a person by themselves or others. (NOTE: same as art name???)

Courtesy Name: Jin Guangyao

Jin—"golden"; GuangYao—Guang means "light", while Yao means "a radiant piece of jade"

The Guang is the same as in Jin Guangshan. The Yao is from his birth name. (Literally the laziest courtesy name you could give him, huh, JGS?)

Birth Name: Meng Yao

In Ancient China, people usually don’t call others by their birth names, unless they were of the same age and close acquaintances with each other. It was considered disrespectful to even mention an elder’s birth name. The common name, or the “zi,” was another name given to the person by their parents, which other people can freely mention. In this case, by referring to Wei WuXian by his birth name, the speaker is showing his disregard for him.

Terms of Address

Young Master: Although the man wasn’t the boy’s servant, in Ancient China, one should still refer to the young master of any family as “Young Master”, especially if the family was of higher status than the speaker’s.

Wei-xiong: The xiong suffix means “older brother”. However, it doesn’t have to be the speaker’s actual older brother. It is usually used to indicate respect for someone older than you, as it was impolite to call the names of others (especially older than you) directly.

XiChen-ge: This is the same as “xxx-xiong”.

Gege: The nickname “Second Brother Lan” will appear quite a lot of times in the future. The literal translation is “Second Older Brother Lan”, and is meant to be said in a jokingly way. In China, calling someone an older brother, especially for girls towards guys, is usually meant to be flirtatious.

Other notes

- Jiang Cheng and Jin Ling both (by preference) are referred to by others and the narrative using their birth names though they both have courtesy names
- Sects usually have the full city+sect (Yunmeng Jiang, Gusu Lan, Lanling Jin, Qinghe Nie)

- Jiang Cheng -> Jin Ling: A-Ling when he's afraid he was hurt on Dafan Mt. (earlier called him Jin Ling)
- Jin Ling -> Jiang Cheng: Uncle (specifically uncle on his mom's side)
- LXC -> LWJ: WangJi
- NHS -> WWX: Wei-xiong
- LQR -> WWX: (flashbacks) Wei Ying
- LQR -> LWJ: (flashbacks) WangJi
- WWX -> LWJ: (flashbacks) WangJi-xiong -> WangJi -> Lan WangJi -> Lan Zhan
- LWJ -> WWX: (flashbacks, post porn incident) Wei Ying
- WWX -> NHS: (flashbacks) HuaiSang-xiong
- JC -> LXC: (flashbacks) he introduces himself as Jiang WanYin
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Terms

Altered corpse: a corpse that had become alive, usually due to human interference.

"Anyways, creatures that ate blood and flesh were usually low in level, such as walking corpses. Only the more refined high-level monsters or ghosts were capable of eating and digesting souls. This one ate seven at once—no wonder so many clans had gathered here."

Array: a magical formation drawn on the ground to cast spells and such

Array, maze: A maze array is most likely an array that can be used to confuse people’s sense of direction in order to trap them somewhere.

Beast: a type of monster

Compass of Evil: "The designs and pointer on the compass looked strange, indicating that it wasn’t a normal compass. It wasn’t one that showed the North, South, East, and West, but one that showed the directions malicious creatures..."

Demons: formed from living humans

Discipline whip: different sects have them to "punish disciples of that sect who made significant mistakes. After the torture, the scars would never disappear."

Fairies: This does not refer the Western fairies that fly around fluttering their miniscule wings. These will be further explained in a few chapters, but for a better understanding of the story, a fairy is formed when a living creature gains consciousness. This is sometimes translated as spirit, such as the kitsune spirit in Japanese and Chinese folklore, but the term fairy will be used here, so that it can be distinguished from the evil spirits that also appears often.

Ferocious ghost: "The cultivation world had a strict definition for the category of 'ferocious ghosts - they had to kill at least one person a month and continue the behavior for at least three months." Makes shrill and powerful shrieks after coming back to life.

Fierce corpse: "Low-level corpses were unable to think on their own and needed his orders to lead them. Powerful fierce corpses, on the other hand, were usually delirious or unconscious. Yet, Wen Ning’s case was different—he was created by Wei WuXian, which meant that he could easily be called the strongest fierce corpse in the current world. He was the only one who was capable of thought."

Ghosts: ghosts are formed from dead humans

Golden core: "A golden core was a core formed by cultivators after they had cultivated to a certain point. It can store and control spiritual energy. After the core was formed, the cultivator’s level of cultivation would increase at a rapid speed, and become better and better. Else, they would only be a low-end cultivator."

GuanYin: This is the most famous goddess in the traditional religion of China. She originated from a male Bodhisattva in Buddhism—when the religion was passed through the Silk Road, she somehow ended up becoming a female goddess.

Monster: monsters are formed from dead, non-human beings. "For example, a living tree was tainted with the energy of books, cultivated into a conscious being, and causes mischief, it would be a ‘yao’. If I took an axe and cut it in the middle, so that only a dead tree-stump was left, and then it cultivates into a being, it would be a ‘monster.’"

Night-hunt: Traveling to places and exorcising evil beings.

Phantom Attraction Flag:

Qi deviation: A qi deviation, or a qigong deviation, refers to a physiological or psychological disorder that happens when someone cultivates using an “improper” method or a flawed technique (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zou_huo_ru_mo).

Qiankun bag/sleeve: "Qiankun means “Heaven and Earth”. A qiankun bag is basically a dimensional bag, holding a lot of items although it looks tiny."

Resentful energy: from the fierce ghosts

Seal: This does not mean to seal a piece of paper. It means to "apply a sort of power to an object/person so that they cannot use one or more of their usual powers."

Song, Evocation: It used the corpse, part of the corpse, or loved objected of a deceased person as a medium for the spirit to follow the melody. Usually, only one section was needed for the spirit to appear within the array.

Song, Rest: They duetted Rest every single day, in order to temporarily calm its [the arm's] anger and killing intent.

Spirit: A type of ghost.

Spirit-trapping bag:

Spiritual dog: A spiritual dog is a dog which had been trained to gain near-human intelligence.

Spiritual energy: can only be obtained through cultivation and taking great pains to form a golden core.

Sword incantation: These are what one says to command or summon one’s sword.

Sword glare:

Talisman, Flame: "The fire from the Flame Talisman would not be extinguished by sinister winds."

Talisman, Gloom-burning: "used dark energy as fuel. It would burn automatically if it made contact with dark energy. The more energy there was, the stronger the flame was. ...When he turned to the east, the fire weakened; when he turned to the west, the fire suddenly intensified."

Talisman, Spirit-fending: "...and the East Hall was literally covered with them. If it really was a ferocious ghost, then, as it went into the East Hall, the talismans would have incinerated green flames."

Walking corpse: "...dead people who could move, a type of low-level altered corpse. ...Unless the deceased person held strong resentment, they were usually dull-eyed and sluggish. They weren’t overly dangerous, but they were enough to alarm the average person, especially their vomit-inducing stench."

Waterborne abyss: "Because of reasons such as terrain or currents, some rivers or lakes often encountered sinking ships and drowning people. As time went on, the area of water would develop a personality. It was like a spoiled young mistress who couldn’t tolerate a shortage of the luxurious lifestyle. If no boats of goods or living humans sunk into the water as sacrifices, it would stir up trouble and obtain them on its own. ...Once a waterborne abyss emerged, it meant that the whole body of water was turned into a monster."

Yao: formed from living, non-human beings. "For example, a living tree was tainted with the energy of books, cultivated into a conscious being, and causes mischief, it would be a ‘yao’. If I took an axe and cut it in the middle, so that only a dead tree-stump was left, and then it cultivates into a being, it would be a ‘monster.’"

Cultivation

"Everyone admires cultivators. Cultivation families, in the eyes of common folk, are like people favored by God, mysterious yet noble. In the beginning, the people of Mo Village regarded the topic with contempt, but because the Sect Leader* often helped out, the Mo family received plenty of advantages." (Ch. 2)

"Wei WuXian realized that this was probably a poor cultivation clan from the countryside. Aside from highbrow, affluent clans, there were also smaller clans like this, who closed their doors and cultivated on their own." (Ch. 6)

"As expected, it was a night-hunt. A lot of refined cultivation clans called travelling to places and exorcising evil beings “hunting.” Because of how these creatures often appear at night, it was also called “night-hunting.” There were countless cultivation clans, but only a few were distinguished. Without the contributions from its ancestors, if an average clan wanted to become famous and receive respect in the cultivation world, it would have to show its abilities. Only if a clan captured a fierce monster or a terrorizing being, could it have then been treated seriously." (Ch. 6)

Re: JGS. "He believed that he was old but vigorous, and wanted to challenge himself, fooling around with a group of women. However, unfortunately, he failed and passed away during the act. This was too humiliating, and so, the LanlingJin Sect told the public that the old leader died from overworking himself. All of the other clans decided to keep silent about the matter and pretended that they didn’t know anything." (Ch. 7)

Cultivators have the ability to use their swords to hover in the air as a way to travel. It usually uses spiritual energy and is one of the things a cultivator learns in their earlier stages. They just stand on the sword (as if it’s a skateboard). (Ch. 16)

Demonic Cultivation

"Although the cultivation method that he used in the past was often criticized and, in the long term, it harmed the cultivator’s health, it could be mastered quickly. It was also especially attractive because there were no limitations as to the cultivator’s spiritual powers or talent, making it so that there were always people who secretly practiced it to find a shortcut. The boy presumed that, after being chased from the LanlingJin Sect, Mo XuanYu had chosen the dishonorable path, which was a reasonable conclusion to draw, saving Wei WuXian from a lot of unnecessary trouble." (Ch. 7)

- resentful energy
- music (whistling, flute, Edgelord Snap)