Lu Changsheng

Biodata

Power Progression

The table records documented milestones, rather than every intervening layer. Temporary pill-induced increases are identified separately.

Background and History

Lu Changsheng’s soul came from Earth and transmigrated into the body of a Shushan elder of the same name. The original elder had spent much of his life in seclusion and died from Qi Deviation while attempting to enter the Dao Palace Realm. After absorbing his memories, the new Lu Changsheng used the Apprentice-Selection Ceremony to recruit a disciple and make use of the Apprentice-Teaching Simulator 1 3.

At Shushan, he cultivated on Azure Cloud Peak and became known after defeating Xia Ningxue at the Six Paths Assembly. He later helped defend Heyang City, fought the Demon Lord, and succeeded his master Taiyuan True Person as Shushan’s twenty-eighth sect master 7 62 237 257.

Lu Changsheng led Shushan to the Central Continent Conference, where he defeated Sun Jian with a sword art he had created and ultimately took first place. He later ascended to the Immortal Realm and established a new Shushan there 276 288 295 302 307.

In the Immortal Realm, he became a personal disciple of Jinglong Immortal Temple’s master and later cultivated at Sage-Proving Mountain. He eventually joined Taihua Sacred Ground, defeated Imperial Son Ku at the Heavenly Court Assembly, and was designated to succeed as Sacred Lord 315 355 402 543 559.

Appearance

Lu Changsheng is tall and typically wears Daoist robes. Observers describe him as having an immortal bearing; his presence could become difficult for other cultivators to discern 8 10 31.

• Disguises: He has used Transformation Divine Pills and later altered his appearance to pass as a Demon Race member 447 656.

Personality

Lu Changsheng favors caution and concealment, building a strong foundation before breakthroughs and hiding the extent of his cultivation or treasures when exposure could attract enemies. He has used feigned weakness to draw opponents into traps 5 18 91 351 507.

He is protective of his disciples and invests heavily in their training, though their progress also generates rewards for him through the simulator. He values repayment of kindness and does not readily forgive enemies who repeatedly target him 18 52 311 323.

Abilities & Skills

Apprentice-Teaching Simulator

The simulator identifies potential disciples and rewards Lu Changsheng for teaching, empowering and bestowing treasures on them.

• Its search function can reveal aptitude, innate gifts and cultivation, though it could not reveal Taiyuan True Person’s aptitude during the Shushan ceremony 2.
• Returns include cultivation, techniques and higher-grade treasures. Teaching Lu Qinglian Hundredfold Primordial Force returned Thousandfold Primordial Power 276.
• Repeatedly teaching the same technique does not trigger another teaching return, and Immortal Artifact returns have a monthly limit 201 216.

Innate Dao Body and Cultivation

His Innate Dao Body accelerates comprehension, absorbs medicinal power and helps restore True Qi 122 153 180.

• He cultivates the Taiqing Wuji Art as a core internal method and has used it to refine powerful artifacts 91 123.
• The Dual Cultivation System returned cultivation and Sword Dao insights connected to Xia Ningxue’s cultivation 188 205.
• Returned cultivation does not replace his own work: he still practices techniques and consolidates his realm himself 18.

Swordsmanship

Lu Changsheng combines sword techniques, formations and personal Sword Dao comprehension.

• He mastered the fifth through seventh layers of the Hunyuan Sword Scripture in a short period, but initially lacked the cultivation to support the eighth 188.
• He created a Saint-rank sword art and defeated Sun Jian at the Central Continent Conference 288.
• His Fifth Sword Realm produced a vast Sword Domain against Imperial Son Ku, although using it nearly destroyed his body 543.
• He studied the Nine Taichu Forms and mastered its sixth form after receiving a Sword Dao Origin Principle Fragment 751 805.

Body Refinement and Martial Techniques

Lu Changsheng uses body-refining methods to survive attacks and augment his close-combat strength.

• His completed Nine-Turn Divine Body was equivalent to a Middle-Grade Immortal Artifact 231.
• Hundredfold Primordial Force amplifies punching power and requires a sufficiently strong body; he eventually mastered its hundredfold increase 153 271.
• At complete mastery, the Eternal Ages Immortality Art made his body comparable to a Second-Rank Dao Artifact 622.
• He used barehanded combat against Great King Chizhi to hone the Invincible Divine Art 703.

Equipment and Items

• Nine Heavens Thunder-Controlling Sword — An Innate Spirit Treasure he tested cautiously to avoid damaging Azure Cloud Peak or attracting attention 7.
• Yin-Yang Flood Dragon Cauldron — His first Immortal Artifact; its pressure nearly collapsed his Dao Palace before he refined it. He later gave it to Ji Xuan and received the Yin-Yang Nine-Dragon Cauldron in return 91 274.
• Xuanhuang Pagoda — A defensive Immortal Artifact that protected him in battle. He later bestowed it on Lin Qingzhi 123 148 252.
• Demon-Suppressing Sword — A powerful sword he revealed while fighting the Demon Lord at Shushan 237.
• Twelfth-Rank Karma-Fire Red Lotus — A supreme treasure capable of overwhelming a simulated True Person Tai Ling, though its full power consumed too much True Qi for Lu Changsheng at the time 276.
• Immortal-Slaying Sword — A Middle-Grade Supreme Treasure synthesized from twelve Human Race Supreme Treasure Fragments 305.
• Four Swords of Zhu Xian and Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram — A complementary set Lu Changsheng kept as a trump card against powerful opponents 335.
• Taiyin Goddess Talisman — Helped him withstand Dantai Meng’s Nameless Bell. It later absorbed returned cultivation and resisted being summoned out of his body 475 751.
• Mountains and Rivers Diagram — A spatial treasure he used to absorb Phoenix fire and capture thousands of pig demons 653 703.

Relationships

• Taiyuan True Person — His Shushan master and predecessor as sect master. Taiyuan later avoided mentioning Lu Changsheng in the Immortal Realm to protect him from possible enemies 257 645.
• Li Changye — His eldest senior brother, who guarded Azure Cloud Peak for ten days during Lu Changsheng’s Dao Palace breakthrough 8.
• Lin Qingzhi — His first and eldest disciple. Qingzhi trained in sword cultivation and later handled some of Shushan’s affairs during his master’s seclusion 3 59 276.
• Lu Qinglian (Lian) — His second disciple, a vigorous martial cultivator with the Martial King Divine Physique 31 58 116.
• Xia Ningxue — An Ask Immortal Pavilion genius whom he defeated at the Six Paths Assembly. Their dual cultivation returned cultivation and Sword Dao insights to him; he repeatedly sought to protect or find her 62 188 351 447.
• Chen Xiaoyao — His disciple, chosen in part for his exceptional fortune. Lu Changsheng arranged matters for Chen Xiaoyao’s marriage to Tang Ling’er 116 290 295.
• Ji Xuan — His Demon Race disciple, whom he taught swordsmanship and equipped with treasures suited to her cultivation 162 204 205.
• Xiao Fan and Ning Qianqian — Personal disciples recruited in the Immortal Realm. Xiao Fan accompanied him on his travels; Ning Qianqian possessed the Dragon Emperor Bloodline 305 309.
• Su Xiaoqi — An Eternal Night Pavilion killer whom he captured and subsequently accepted as a disciple. He intended to use her tracking skills to search for Xia Ningxue 351 353.
• Qingyue Immortal Maiden — Jinglong Immortal Temple’s master, who accepted him as a personal disciple 315 331.
• Lin Xuantong — Taihua Sacred Lord and Lu Changsheng’s later master, who designated him as a future Sacred Lord 395 402 559.