Pei Zimo

Biodata

Power Progression

Appearance

• Has a handsome face 21.

Personality

Pei Zimo is a martial fanatic who prefers solving problems with force rather than deliberation. His direct methods are effective enough that others rarely challenge the affairs he handles for Nan Xunran 21.

He is openly devoted to his master and eager for his praise. After clearing a path at Burial Soul Cliff, he returned looking expectant and received a pat on the shoulder; he also competes to be among the first to greet Nan Xunran 27 60 88.

His exuberance extends to his companions: he frequently trades barbs with Qiu Lingxuan, but also shows concern for others, apologizing after asking about Lin Ge’s blindness and worrying when Lin Ge’s presence weakened during seclusion 81 139 173.

Abilities & Skills

Combat and swordsmanship

Pei Zimo is known for his fighting prowess and uses swift, forceful attacks 21 22.

• Defeated He Chuan in an earlier challenge and later beat him and his followers without striking their vital points 22.
• Released sharp light and crisscrossing sword shadows to cut a path through blood-sucking flower buds 88.
• Drew a sword line outside Dustless Hall and used killing intent to deter approaching prodigies 198.
• Knocked an unexpected arrival unconscious with a strike to the back of the neck 205.

Equipment and Items

• Sword — Used to draw the boundary outside Dustless Hall 198.
• Cleanse-Body Talisman — Dried himself with it after retrieving the Spirit Marrow from a pool 89.
• Spirit Marrow — A spirit medicine said to raise cultivation by an entire realm. Pei Zimo retrieved it, received it from Nan Xunran, and shared it with Pei Ziheng 88 89 90.

Relationships

• Nan Xunran — His master. Pei Zimo manages affairs in his absence, carries out his orders, and is visibly distressed when he is hurt 21 198 209.
• Pei Ziheng — His younger twin brother and the Third Dao Child. The clever, restrained Ziheng contrasts with Zimo’s preference for force 21.
• Qiu Lingxuan — A frequent companion and sparring partner in verbal squabbles. Pei Zimo pulled him into the path of Xiao Xiao’s tail attack, and the two later chased each other around Dustless Hall 81 198.
• Xu Tian — After rescuing him from He Chuan’s followers, Pei Zimo urged him to fight back and offered him a place among Nan Xunran’s followers 22 23.
• Lin Ge — A fellow subordinate whose blindness prompted an immediate apology from Pei Zimo. Zimo later worried about him during his eye reconstruction 139 173.
• Lin Hongyu — A fellow subordinate with whom he exchanges teasing remarks; Pei Zimo brought him up to date after his return from the Small World 173 176.
• Ning Shi — A fellow subordinate. Pei Zimo was surprised to find that Ning Shi had reached Nan Xunran before him and shook him for not calling the others 81.

Story Role

Chaos Tribulation Purgatory

After learning that He Chuan and his followers had been bullying Xu Tian, Nan Xunran permitted Pei Zimo to deal with them. Pei Zimo defeated the group and was ordered to bring them before the Holy Lord 22.

He accompanied Nan Xunran into the Chaos Tribulation Purgatory, where the group was separated. He later found his master and celebrated being the first Dao Child to arrive. When the party was expelled from the realm after Nan Xunran entered the Burial Ground of the Ancient Gods, Pei Zimo rushed toward the entrance before Zhou Ren’an reassured him 25 27 31.

Burial Soul Cliff

At Burial Soul Cliff, Pei Zimo cleared a path through blood-sucking flower buds. After Nan Xunran and Xiao Xiao destroyed a guardian willow, he entered the pool beneath it, killed the guardian beast, and retrieved the Spirit Marrow 88 89.

Nan Xunran gave him the medicine, and Pei Zimo offered it to Pei Ziheng. The twins divided and absorbed it, bringing Pei Zimo to the King-Sealing Realm 89 90.

Later events

• Took Wen Rong to choose a room at the Sacred Hall, then placed second behind Nan Xunran in the Sacred Land’s internal competition 106 109.
• Guarded Dustless Hall against prodigies seeking Nan Xunran, threatening to kill anyone who crossed his sword line 198.
• Brought the unconscious Qi Yan and Zhang Chen to Nan Xunran after their mysterious arrival at the Sacred Land 205.
• Watched Lin Ge’s treatment technique after Nan Xunran woke from a day of unconsciousness, hoping to learn it in case it was needed later 209.

Notable Quotes

“Hey! If they bully you, fight back!” 23

“Anyone who crosses this line will be killed!” 198