他听信了鬼道修者之言
“He took the advice of a ghost cultivator”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“South Xiang King, Li Xiang, was dying of a severe illness.”
他听信了鬼道修者之言
“He took the advice of a ghost cultivator”
为自己大修陵墓
“and decided to build a grand mausoleum”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Throughout Chinese imperial history, dying emperors frequently fell prey to fraudulent alchemists and mystics promising longevity or posthumous power.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to credulously believe; to fall for (words or advice)
A formal verb carrying a negative connotation, implying that the person believed something unwisely without critical thought.
demonic path; necromantic ways
A fantasy/Daoist genre term for occult, ghostly, or forbidden spiritual cultivation.
cultivator; practitioner
A common noun in xianxia/fantasy fiction denoting someone who cultivates spiritual or martial arts.
Marks the completion of the action of believing the words in the past narrative.
