Qing He Miao

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

In his previous life, Qing He Miao was an office worker who died after his heart stopped. A golden arrow emerged from his computer, pierced his hand, and vanished into his neck. He awakened in a new world with a system based on a browser game he had played 4 6.

His unusual behavior as an infant led his parents to consult Chai Ningshen. As a child, he deliberately cultivated a reputation as a prodigy, later becoming Chai’s disciple and learning Horse-Riding Immortal cultivation. Through his training and Chai’s accounts of the Outcast world, he realized where he had transmigrated 8.

Appearance

Qing He Miao initially appeared to be an ordinary adolescent with a somewhat slender frame 11 13.

• His hands were notably soft and free of calluses from rough labor or martial arts practice 26.
• He wore a black cotton coat for the nighttime raid on the bandit stronghold 39.

Personality

Qing He Miao is pragmatic and guarded. He concealed the speed of his early cultivation from Chai because he did not yet know whether he could trust him, and he later avoided revealing his origins to Huang Liu. Guan Shihua considered him unusually clear-sighted about money, though she worried that his practicality left him with too little youthful curiosity about the Dao 12 15 24.

He cares about his family and teacher despite occasional impatience with them. He wanted financial security to ease tensions at home and declined the prospect of another teacher out of loyalty to Chai. He also enjoyed teasing classmates with extravagant stories, while avoiding disruption to their studies 4 5 14 15.

His system’s rewards for killing created a conflict between ambition and compassion. After hesitating to kill a starving thief in front of the man’s child, he supplied the settlement with food and work; he later killed a bandit scout and other bandits 21 22 33 39.

Abilities & Skills

System and Stand equipment

Qing He Miao’s system tracks his level, attributes, abilities, cultivation methods, statuses, equipment, and Stands. Each level distributes five attribute points randomly; proficiency gains and cultivation can also improve his attributes 3 19.

• He can summon multiple Stands if his mind can withstand the strain, but damage to a summoned Stand is relayed to his body 7.
• Equipping a Stand lets him use its core ability without exposing its form. Only one Stand can be equipped at a time, and its effectiveness depends on his own strength 7.
• His documented Stands are Red Hot Chili Pepper, Survivor, Metallica, and Cream. He drew Cream at level 9 and used it as a safeguard while cultivating 3 4.
• The system can assess the loyalty and negative traits of his guards. Their kills also grant him experience, though greatly reduced 43.

Red Hot Chili Pepper

An electricity-based Stand used for mobility, physical enhancement, and direct attacks 5 7 13.

• Absorbs and stores electricity from wiring. Qing He Miao spent more than half a semester’s stored supply to overwhelm Deng Youcai in a sudden burst of speed and strength 5 13.
• When equipped, it can turn him into electricity, allowing him to travel through a utility pole 7.
• It cannot directly fire lightning as a ranged attack; its enhancement relies on stored electricity 13.

Metallica

Metallica manipulates iron within approximately five to ten meters, including iron in living bodies 18.

• Qing He Miao used it to slaughter an ox quickly and cleanly 18.
• By manipulating iron to bend light, he can create optical camouflage. He used it to observe a crowd unseen and infiltrate the bandits’ stronghold 21 39.

Qi cultivation and ritual arts

Chai taught Qing He Miao the Bingbing Ritual, a basic spirit-medium cultivation method used to temper body and spirit. Qing He Miao’s natural aptitude for accumulating Qi was ordinary by Guan Shihua’s assessment, despite his rapid start 4 11 12.

• His documented ritual skills include the King Wen Drum and War King Whip. Guan Shihua’s sparring helped him improve the latter 16.
• He practiced drumming and singing for Guan Shihua, improving his Folk Tune and Single Drum Performance proficiency 16 17.
• He studied Bai-Style Chinese Medicine using books in Guan Shihua’s collection 16.

Dungeon travel

At level 10, Qing He Miao drew a dungeon set in the world of The Degenerate-Drawing Jianghu. Selecting it through the system allowed him to enter and leave that world; he found no strict limit on short visits 19 20.

• He transported food and supplies from his home world to the disaster victims near Yellow Fort 21 25.
• He could leave the instance when out of sight, a precaution he considered while dealing with unfamiliar people 21 24.

Equipment and Items

• Standard King Wu Whip and King Wen Drum — Listed in his system equipment. He borrowed a whip at Guan Shihua’s compound to avoid revealing that he could produce his own from storage 3 16.
• Butcher’s knife — Used as a cover while Metallica killed livestock 18.
• USB drive — Used to help manage records and spreadsheets concerning supplies and activities across the two worlds 45.

Relationships

• Chai Ningshen — His master in the Horse-Riding Immortal lineage. Chai sought Guan Shihua’s guidance for him; Qing He Miao remained loyal to Chai despite an opportunity to seek another teacher 8 9 15.
• Guan Shihua — Grand Headmaster of the lineage, whom he calls Grandma Guan. She assessed him, supported him financially, and helped him improve through repeated sparring 11 15 16.
• Deng Youcai — Guan Shihua’s grandson. He initially outmatched Qing He Miao in a spar before being knocked back by his electrical enhancement; they later met again during high school 13 45.
• Deng Youfu — Deng Youcai’s brother. Qing He Miao encouraged his plan to study abroad and warned him to take care in the foreign Outcast world 47.
• Qing He Miao’s parents — Rural farmers who wanted him to pursue an education and a less arduous life. He valued their support and wanted to reduce their financial worries 6 14.
• Huang Liu — Steward of the Huang Family Fort. He introduced Qing He Miao to the site of Old Monk Rock and later identified a captured bandit scout 24 33.
• Huang Wulang — Leader of the Huang Family Fort and Qing He Miao’s partner in the attack on the Mount Luba bandits. Qing He Miao continued to treat the fort cautiously despite their cooperation 35 36 42.
• Henan opera master — A spirit known to Qing He Miao. The Deng brothers later arranged a Spirit Domain formation to help the spirit pass on peacefully 49.

Story Role and Major Arcs

Training under Guan Shihua

Chai took Qing He Miao to meet Guan Shihua after the White Immortal praised his aptitude. Guan initially detected ordinary potential, but Qing He Miao disclosed his first-night progress and demonstrated an electrical burst in a spar with Deng Youcai. He stayed to train, gaining ritual, weapon, and medical proficiency 10 11 13 16.

Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Temple

After reaching level 10, Qing He Miao entered the dungeon world and encountered starving people near Yellow Fort. He supplied food, chose the ruins of Old Monk Rock as a cultivation site, and hired disaster victims to repair it for rice and meals. He named it Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Temple and continued expanding it to shelter and employ displaced people 18 21 24 25 49.

Mount Luba bandits

A scout’s discovery brought Qing He Miao into conflict with the Mount Luba bandits. He allied with Huang Wulang, infiltrated their stronghold under Metallica’s camouflage, and killed several leaders. After the raid, he executed bandits accused of serious crimes and accepted seized gold and silver 32 33 36 39 42.

Settlement and later school years

As spring approached, Qing He Miao bought seeds, organized farming, and created fifteen paid Courtyard Guard positions. He also explored trade in refined salt and spices. While continuing school and training in his home world, he kept relief accounts separate from his personal trading profits and gradually gained a reputation within the Horse-Riding Immortal lineage 42 43 45 47.