Nan Xunran

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Nan Xunran was born into the Nan Clan amid a heavenly omen. The Thirteenth Ancestor had wanted to protect his Dao from birth and later agreed to do so until Nan Xunran surpassed him 17.

While he was a child, he chose the Chaos Dynasty’s imperial princess, Jiang Ruxi, as his maid. The connection brought the declining dynasty the Nan Clan’s protection 5.

A month before his return from the lower realm, a system appeared in his mind and declared him the world’s invincible archvillain. It warned that conflict with favored protagonists would end in his clan’s massacre. Nan Xunran later discovered that he could confine the system within his inner world 2 11.

Appearance

Nan Xunran is a tall, slender, handsome man with an elegant bearing 3.

• Hair: Long and silver-white, sometimes worn loose or tied with a ribbon 13 34.
• Eyes: Long, narrow phoenix eyes; his pupils are described as red before they turn black when he uses the Samsara Annihilation Eyes 3 46.
• Clothing: He wears fine robes, including black and moon-white robes, and later receives a silver-tasseled earring to suppress his spiritual power 13 35 37.

Personality

Nan Xunran presents himself as a graceful and courteous gentleman, but his apparent warmth often conceals indifference. He deliberately uses smiles, charm, and displays of power to win favor and influence others 1 7.

He is calculating and ruthless toward perceived threats. After a Son of Destiny threatened the Nan Clan, he killed the man and eliminated his family and associated families; he later chose to suppress Nanyang gradually because doing so promised greater rewards than an immediate kill 2 13.

His actions can also serve practical interests beyond immediate violence. He rescued Nan Xiaoxiao partly because he expected her clan to owe him a favor, and he promoted fair competition between the Nan Clan’s main and branch families to uncover overlooked talent 9 16 17.

Abilities and Skills

Physiques and Cultivation

His system panel lists the Chaos Divine Body and Eternal Immortal Body. After he devoured Ling Feng’s origin, it also listed the Heavenly Phoenix Physique 11 48.

• Born with Chaos Qi, he is immune to the erosion of Chaos Power and can move through the purgatory’s spatial rifts without that protection 26.
• His recorded cultivation methods include the Hongmeng Dao Canon, Crimson Feather Immortal Scripture, Chaos Visualization Method, and Samsara Heart Sutra 11 48.
• His listed divine abilities include Chaos Devours Heaven and Nine Heavens Grasp the Moon 11.

First Seat: Law of Life

A dark figure granted Nan Xunran the First Seat’s authority over life, including the power to resurrect and create worlds and life 32.

• He demonstrated it by creating vegetation and butterflies, then causing them to wither and die 33.
• He described the power as dependent on having sufficient cultivation 33.
• The influx of power overwhelmed his body, making his spiritual power unstable and his senses painfully sensitive. Nan Qingyuan temporarily suppressed it, and Nan Yushan supplied an earring to hold it at the peak of the True God Realm while he adapted 34 35.
• He used the power to rebuild a body for Yun Yi after securing his agreement to serve him 35 36.

Samsara Annihilation Eyes

A system reward described as able to master life and death and destroy all things 12.

• Nan Xunran used beams from manifested eyes to destroy the Water-Form Beasts in an illusion array, preventing their resurrection 46.
• His pupils turned black during the attack and returned to red afterward 46.

Reincarnation Law

Nan Xunran received the Reincarnation Supreme’s inheritance after He Chuan, its intended recipient, was killed. Accepting it greatly deepened his understanding of the Reincarnation Law 25 26.

Absolute Control

After reaching the Heavenly God Realm, Nan Xunran tested an advanced degree of control over water 49.

• He formed a ball of water powerful enough to blast a pit into the ground.
• He controlled the water inside his own hand, causing it to explode, then restored the hand with green light 49.

Swordsmanship

Nan Xunran defeated the Azure Moon Sword Immortal, Su Zhuyi, in a contest using a wooden sword. He declined her request for instruction but allowed her to watch him practice 39.

System

The system identifies favored individuals, reports their points and locations, and provides rewards, a shop, and a lottery. Nan Xunran can seal it inside his inner world 11 12 29.

• Kill Points can be converted into Villain Points, which can be exchanged for cultivation and other rewards 12.
• The system identified Nanyang as a Child of Destiny, Lin Zong as a regressor, and Lu Jingyi as a Daughter of Heaven’s Mandate 13 37 42.
• It told Nan Xunran that collecting all memory fragments would restore his forgotten memories and that each fragment would make his personality more like it had been in childhood 12.

Other Recorded Abilities

• Blazing Fire Burns the Eyes — an ocular ability described as burning a gazed-upon target to ashes 12.
• Ten Thousand Bloods Return to the Origin — draws blood from nearby living beings to restore vitality 12.
• Bewitching Heart Art — can quietly influence a target’s will and actions without their notice 18.
• Impervious to All Laws — an innate divine ability obtained as a system reward 18.

Equipment and Items

• Chaos Bell — his innate supreme treasure 11.
• Flowing Cloud Fan — used to clear miasma on his return to the Nan Clan 1.
• Samsara Mirror — a treasure he retrieved from lower-realm ruins; it can reveal the past and future. When he tried it, the mirror trembled violently and he saw an empty darkness 2 3.
• Sun-Moon Diagram — sheltered Nan Xunran and the other Dao Children from the purgatory’s nighttime spatial rifts 28.
• Dream Shadow Ring — a gift from Wan Huaishan that can see through illusions and shatter the void 23.
• Power-suppressing earring — supplied by Nan Yushan to hold his spiritual power at the peak of the True God Realm while his body adapted 35.
• Seven Kill Flute — turns sound into blades capable of tearing the void and creating spatial rifts 25.
• Demon-Breaking Bell — a reward described as keeping demons at bay and purifying things 25.
• Soul-Nourishing Jade — housed Yun Yi’s remnant soul until Nan Xunran rebuilt his body 26 35 36.
• Heavenly Dao Seed — purchased from the system shop for 10,000 Villain Points; the system identified it with the Sacred Domain’s Heavenly Dao 19.
• Thundercloud Chariot — the Nan Clan’s conveyance, used by Nan Xunran to travel between the clan, Crimson Plume Sacred Land, and the Heavenly Spring Realm 21 49.

Relationships

• Nan Xiao — His father and the Nan Clan head. He supported Nan Xunran’s proposal for a shared training ground and arranged a banquet in his honor 16 35.
• Bai Wanying — His mother; he joined her at the celebration banquet 37 39.
• Nan Luoning — His younger sister, who is deeply attached to him and wants to grow strong enough to protect him. He encourages her cultivation 6 7.
• Jiang Ruxi — His devoted maid and a Chaos Dynasty princess. A Slave Mark binds her fate to his, allowing him to trust her without fear of betrayal 5.
• Nan Xiaoxiao — Daughter of the Black Ice Spirit Dragon Clan’s patriarch. Nan Xunran rescued her, and she insisted on taking his surname and staying with him 9.
• Nan Yushan — The Thirteenth Ancestor and Nan Xunran’s Dao protector. He provided the artifact that suppressed Nan Xunran’s unstable power 17 34 35.
• Nan Qingyuan — The Ninth Ancestor, who temporarily suppressed his unstable spiritual power after the purgatory trial 34.
• Shangguan Xieyue — An ardent follower who tends to him and obeys his instructions, though he warned her not to track him again 20 28.
• Yun Yi — The Reincarnation Supreme’s remnant soul. Nan Xunran preserved him in Soul-Nourishing Jade and rebuilt his body in exchange for service 26 35 36.
• Su Zhuyi — The Azure Moon Sword Immortal, who challenged Nan Xunran and asked him to teach her after losing 37 39.
• Lu Jingyi — A Daughter of Heaven’s Mandate whom Nan Xunran met in the Heavenly Spring Realm; she later accompanied him to the Sacred Domain 42 49.
• Nanyang — A branch-family Child of Destiny whom Nan Xunran suppressed, crippled, and ultimately killed 13 18 19.

Story Role and Major Arcs

The Samsara Mirror and Nanyang

Sent to the lower realm for the Samsara Mirror, Nan Xunran killed a threatening Son of Destiny and his master before claiming the treasure. Back at the Nan Clan, he presented it to the elders and investigated his system rewards 2 11 12.

The system then identified Nanyang as another Child of Destiny. Nan Xunran intervened in a branch-family dispute, summoned Shadow Night to capture him, and later crippled him in the Discipline Hall dungeon. After Nanyang’s death, Nan Xunran used his blood in a formation 13 15 18 19.

His visit also exposed talented branch-family disciples who lacked opportunities. He secured approval for a shared training ground and later encouraged the second-ranked Nan Xueqing to stand up to a main-family disciple 16 17 40.

Chaos Tribulation Purgatory

Nan Xunran returned to Crimson Plume Sacred Land to lead its Dao Sons into the trial. Before entering, he ordered Merak to kill He Chuan and Zhong Yun’er; He Chuan’s death earned him rewards and the Reincarnation Supreme’s inheritance 21 24 25.

Inside the purgatory, he sheltered the group in the Sun-Moon Diagram and killed the Redflame Shadow Luo Beast King. He then received the First Seat’s Law of Life and emerged as the Burial Ground of the Ancient Gods’ chosen proxy 28 30 32.

The Heavenly Spring Realm

After a celebration banquet and his sword contest with Su Zhuyi, Nan Xunran learned of Lin Zong’s coming opportunity in the Heavenly Spring Realm and decided to visit 37 39.

At the Lu Clan, he met Lu Jingyi and learned that the system could bind her if her favorability reached 100. He later entered a secret realm, claimed the Black Tortoise True Blood, and devoured Ling Feng’s Heavenly Phoenix origin. After advancing to the Heavenly God Realm, he returned to the Sacred Domain with Lu Jingyi 42 46 48 49.

Notable Quotes

“Endless resurrection? Killed by me, you shall never be reborn.” 46

“You have to fight for your rights yourself. My help can’t last very long.” 40