Wang Chen

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Wang Chen (汪尘)
Alias(es)	Chen Ergou; Ling Zhiyuan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Yunyang Sect (formerly); West Sea Sect; Nine Provinces Immortal Alliance
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; artifact refiner; Immortal Alliance Elder; governor of Dongshuo Immortal City
Status	Alive
First Appearance	4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Condensation, Fourth Layer	20	Reached the intermediate Qi Condensation stage without spending Heavenly Merit; gained a larger dantian and more resilient meridians.
Qi Condensation, Seventh Layer	106	Broke through during an advancement incident; lifespan increased to 110 years and mana reserves rose substantially.
Yunyang Sect Inner Disciple	116	Exchanged ten Gray-Eyed Bandit heads for inner-sect qualifications and received a white-jade identity token.
Purple Mansion, Second Layer	399	Advanced after a month of cultivation following his return to the West Sea Sect.
Heavenly Dragon Vajra Righteous Dharma, Sixth Layer	425	Entered the Vajra Indestructible realm; gained the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Palm and a major increase in physique and resistance.
High-level Purple Mansion	619	Reached the seventh layer of the Innate Five Elements Technique.
Peak Purple Mansion	721	Had reached the peak Purple Mansion stage by the time he emerged near Fangshan Immortal City.
Golden Core, First Layer	741 854	Revealed Golden Core cultivation in Qingqiu; later recorded as a first-layer Golden Core True Person.
Golden Core, Seventh Layer	1037	Reached Golden Core seventh layer after benefiting from the Cangqing Realm’s fortune and world origin.
Golden Core, Eighth Layer	1075	Advanced while preparing the Five Elements spirit fires and Seven Severing Sword.
Nascent Soul, First Layer	1103	Formed a Nascent Soul after extended preparation in the White Colt Tower; transitioned to the Grand Unity Primordial Chaos True Law.
Nascent Soul, Ninth Layer	1460	Used World Origin from the Blood Moon Realm to reach peak Nascent Soul.
Spirit Transformation	1522	Achieved Spirit Transformation, became master of the Primordial Dao Stele, and absorbed Xuan Yuan True Venerable's memories.

Mist Mountain Realm Martial Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Skin Refining	759	After entering the World-Asking Bell as Chen Ergou, cultivated the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Righteous Dharma without spiritual energy.
Blood Refining	767	At age fifteen, defeated three peak Flesh Refining disciples in a single move.
Marrow Refining	769	Reached the realm after one month of cultivation supported by Shao Hongcheng.
Houtian	773	Activated the Wuji Mirror and began cultivating the Wuji Profound Arts.
Innate	782 795	Revealed Innate cultivation at the Red Cliff City Martial Arts School Competition.
Extraordinary	799	Broke through directly from Innate and became City Lord of Red Cliff City.
Dao Attainment	813	Attained Dao at Taiwu Mountain after merging with the environment for three days.

Cangqing Realm Martial Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Martial General, Fourth Tier	930	Emerged from seclusion after a major breakthrough and chose to operate as a lone Blood-Clad Guard.
Martial Sect, Fifth Tier	929	Condensed the Non-Poison Malevolent Wheel, opened his dantian space, and greatly expanded his life-energy capacity.
Martial Venerable, Sixth Tier	967	Broke through after two days of closed-door cultivation; his aura could deter weaker creatures and foes.
Martial Saint	995	Entered the seventh tier after cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Seven Fiend Wheels.

Background

Wang Chen began as a young Qi Condensation cultivator and spirit planter outside the Yunyang Sect. His early livelihood included clearing Earth Rhinoceroses from spirit fields with Gengjin Finger, a task in which his long-range accuracy quickly earned respect from local spirit planters. He also showed generosity by clearing Madam Chen's field without charge and allowing her to keep the pests for Little Ya's food money 11 14.

He cultivated through steady practice, resource gathering, and the assistance of a cultivation panel powered by Heavenly Merit and Human Virtue. Although his initial physique, bone structure, and comprehension were low, his divine soul was unusually strong and granted exceptional perception, danger sensing, and affinity with his surroundings 20 464.

After entering the Yunyang Sect, Wang Chen earned inner-disciple status through Gray-Eyed Bandit bounties. He later left the sect's sphere of influence, survived battles across the Outer Territories and mortal kingdoms, joined the West Sea Sect, and became a disciple of Changhe True Person 116 377 561.

His journeys repeatedly brought him into lower realms. In the World-Asking Bell, he lost his cultivation and lived as Chen Ergou; in the Cangqing Realm, he operated through the identity Ling Zhiyuan and eventually created an external incarnation bearing that name 753 905 1032 1033.

By the epilogue, Wang Chen had attained Spirit Transformation, inherited the memories and artifact-refining knowledge of Xuan Yuan True Venerable, and accepted appointment as an Elder of the Nine Provinces Immortal Alliance and governor of Dongshuo Immortal City 1522 1523.

Personality

Wang Chen is cautious, pragmatic, and intensely self-reliant. He prefers concealment, careful preparation, and steady accumulation over public attention or reckless displays of power. Even after becoming an inner disciple, he attempted to leave quietly rather than attract envy or scrutiny 116.

He possesses a firm moral boundary. He regards the cultivators he killed early in his career as enemies slain in self-defense and rejects murdering innocents merely to gain Heavenly Merit. Against genuine enemies, however, he is decisive and merciless 73.

His diligence is often obsessive. Drawing on habits from his past life, he repeatedly practices skills until satisfied, especially Sword Control Technique, and treats cultivation like a long-term process of incremental improvement 141.

Despite his caution, Wang Chen is compassionate toward people he considers innocent or deserving of aid. He helps Madam Chen and Little Ya, protects caravans from bandits, cures an ill child after attaining Dao, and gives Huo Wuji the Nine Yang Divine Skill despite refusing the young man's heirloom 14 792 813 1505.

Appearance

Wang Chen's appearance changes across realms, disguises, and incarnations. In his original body, he is described as tall and robust before later breakthroughs make his aura more restrained and immortal-like 580.

• Pale golden skin and a muscular, enlarged form when using the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Body 106.
• Can alter his appearance, height, age, cultivation aura, life breath, and soul breath through disguises and the Taiqing Concealment Art 742 1106.
• As Ling Zhiyuan, he possesses exceptional looks; Wei Zhengxiong considered his appearance an asset to the Blood-Clad Guard 905.
• After his Vajra Immortal breakthrough, his physique became less rugged, his skin fairer, and his divine light deeply concealed 580.

Abilities & Skills

Cultivation Panel

Wang Chen originally possessed a cultivation panel that tracked attributes, techniques, skills, Heavenly Merit, Human Virtue, potential, fortune, and other resources.

• Heavenly Merit could improve core attributes such as physique, comprehension, and divine soul 230.
• Human Virtue could accelerate skill advancement and realm breakthroughs 153 179.
• The panel simplified itself in lower realms, adapting to local systems such as Blood Essence, True Qi, potential, and fortune 759 924.
• The panel disappeared after Wang Chen attained Spirit Transformation 1522.

Sword Arts

Wang Chen specializes in sword control, flying swords, sword intent, and large-scale sword formations.

• His early Sword Control Technique became his foremost combat skill and was cultivated through relentless practice 141 153.
• The Fire Crow Sword enabled him to kill Black-tier Malevolent Spirits and fight in the Outer Territories 149 150.
• His sword intent could freeze the mana circulation of a Purple Mansion seventh-layer cultivator 651.
• The Seven Absolute Sword Art and Seven Severing Sword Formation can seal space and annihilate trapped enemies 1078.
• The Seven Absolutes Greatsword can unleash lightning, wind, and fire over a battlefield 1082.
• The Taiyi Sword Technique is described as his strongest skill, though its cultivation requires immense Heavenly Merit 1365.

Heavenly Dragon Vajra Righteous Dharma

A body-refining technique that remained usable after Wang Chen lost access to spiritual energy in the World-Asking Bell.

• Its early stages include Copper Skin, Jade Bone, and Golden Body 753.
• Provides immense physical strength, durability, and poison resistance; by Golden Body, ordinary venom no longer affects him 795.
• Its sixth layer granted the Vajra Indestructible realm and Heavenly Dragon Vajra Palm 425.
• It enabled Wang Chen to cultivate from an ordinary youth to a martial expert in the Mist Mountain Realm 753 799.

Daoist Magic

Wang Chen masters a broad range of spells, talismans, and ritual arts.

• Gengjin Finger — His early ranged killing technique, used with exceptional precision against Earth Rhinoceroses 4 11.
• Five Suns Dry Thunder — A high-level Qi Condensation spell mastered to Grand Completion; used to devastate Guard Hall cultivators 272.
• Fire Crow Technique — Can create both sword-fire attacks and a massive destructive fire crow 154 984.
• Myriad Mile Leisurely Court — Golden Core spell used for rapid movement; it can make nearby cave mansions effectively adjacent 879 1365.
• Nine Heavens Divine Thunder — Used against Old Blade during their pursuit 651.
• Flowing Needle Piercing Meridians — Used to unblock Princess Qingyun's congenital meridian obstruction 985.
• Qi Gazing Technique — Allows him to perceive fortune as a column of qi 928.

Artifact Refining

Wang Chen is a Grandmaster-level artifact refiner.

• He can forge customized magic treasures for other cultivators 1053.
• He refined the Dragon Abyss Sword as his natal magic treasure 579.
• He fused Five Elements spirit fires and refined the Seven Severing Sword in the Life-Giving Creation Cauldron 1075.
• He inherited Xuan Yuan True Venerable's artifact-refining knowledge after Spirit Transformation 1522.

External Incarnation

Wang Chen can create and maintain an incarnation through a separated true-soul seed.

• He refined Yan Wuhui's corpse into the external incarnation Ling Zhiyuan 1032.
• Ling Zhiyuan led the Xiliang Army, conquered territory, defeated powerful enemies, and supplied Wang Chen with fortune 1033.
• Wang Chen can communicate with the incarnation through the Cangqing Ring 1079.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Primordial Dao Stele — Integrated with Wang Chen's divine soul and bloodline; he became its true master after attaining Spirit Transformation 191 1522.
• Dragon Abyss Sword — Wang Chen's natal magic treasure, forged with merit points and spirit stones 579.
• Fire Crow Sword — Early flying sword used with Sword Control Technique 141 149.
• Wind Thunder Sword — Spirit sword used for high-speed flight 375.
• Seven Severing Sword — Refined through the Life-Giving Creation Cauldron and used with the Seven Absolute Sword Art 1075 1078.
• Heavenly Net to Punish Evil — Demon-exterminating net especially effective against evil spirits; crucial to defeating the Blood God Son 150 176.
• Life-Giving Creation Cauldron — Artifact with an associated spirit known as Little Cauldron; used to refine treasures and an external Golden Core 579 680.
• Thousand Transformations Mask — Sealed disguise treasure used to alter his identity and evade divination 742 854.
• Wuji Mirror — Third-tier magic treasure that gave him the Wuji Profound Arts and guided him through a divine-soul connection 773.
• Demon Character Spear Shaft — Part of the Great Hao Demon Punishing Spear; successfully refined by Wang Chen 992.
• Sun-Shooting Bow — Used while wearing an invisibility cloak to eliminate rogue bandits 792.
• Cangqing Ring — Connects Wang Chen to the Cangqing Realm and his external incarnation 1079.

Relationships

• Madam Chen and Little Ya — Acquaintances from the Yunyang Sect outskirts; Wang Chen helped clear their spirit field and later met them after they relocated to Yunyang City 14 83.
• Wei Xiong — Reliable ally who agreed to help Wang Chen without demanding details, partly to repay a favor 113.
• Yuan Yuan — Spirit mouse companion; Wang Chen encourages it and reunites with it after dangerous missions 141 176.
• Mystic Tortoise — Guardian at the inner mountain gate; Wang Chen brings it fragrant pears 141.
• Changhe True Person — Master who entrusted Wang Chen with representing the Changhe lineage at the Spirit Mountain Dharma Assembly 561.
• Cao Hongzhi — Senior brother who worries for Wang Chen's safety and recognizes his rapid growth 561 580.
• Zuo Xiaomo — Junior brother and friend; Wang Chen provides guidance and protection 377 425.
• Zuo Xiaolan — Zuo Xiaomo's sister; Wang Chen met her in Myriad Spirit City 377.
• Xu Xinlan — Cultivator with whom Wang Chen shares an intimate relationship; he offers to protect her during her breakthrough 579.
• Su Ziling — Close companion and later intended Dao companion; Wang Chen protects her and deepens their bond after reaching Nascent Soul 879 1103.
• Hu Jiaojiao — White fox companion whom Wang Chen seeks in the World-Asking Bell; she later transforms into human form and accompanies him 753 813.
• Bai Susu — Powerful fox-race ally and partner; she reunites with Wang Chen after his Spirit Transformation 191 1522.
• Shao Hongcheng — Senior brother and head of Hongyi Martial Arts School; supported Wang Chen's cultivation in the Mist Mountain Realm 769 773.
• Old Yao — Nascent Soul True Immortal who recognizes Wang Chen's potential and offers guidance in the Mist Mountain Realm 799.
• Pang Tai — Blood-Clad Guard superior who supports Wang Chen while urging him to resolve his own family affairs 928 930.
• Wei Zhengxiong — Blood-Clad Guard Centurion who tested and supported Wang Chen under the Ling Zhiyuan identity 905.
• Wang Hui — Blood-Clad Guard head instructor who taught Wang Chen advanced martial arts 910.
• Princess Qingyun — Student and political ally; Wang Chen unblocked her meridians and taught her Daoist magic 984 985 994.
• Wu Zhao — Disciple and ruler of Xiliang/Great Zhou; Wang Chen supported her rise and created Ling Zhiyuan to assist her campaigns 1028 1032 1094.
• Wang Zhenzhen — Wang Chen's daughter; accompanied him during mortal-realm heart refining and later sought a Grandmaster breakthrough 1507 1510.
• Li Zili — Emperor of Great Wei and Wang Chen's old acquaintance; retains fear and reverence toward him 1507 1510.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Yunyang Sect and Outer Territories

Wang Chen rises from a low-status spirit planter to a competent Qi Condensation cultivator. He earns inner-sect status through bandit bounties, develops Sword Control Technique, and gains experience fighting Malevolent Spirits in the Outer Territories 20 116 149.

He confronts dangers beyond his realm, including the Blood God Son, whose defeat provides enough merit for broad skill advancement. His victory reinforces both his caution and his determination to become stronger 176 179.

West Sea Sect and Purple Mansion Era

After entering the West Sea Sect, Wang Chen settles into its inner sect, plans his advancement, and becomes associated with Changhe True Person's lineage. He builds strength through cultivation, merit, artifact refining, and dangerous assignments 377 399 561.

He advances through Purple Mansion and Golden Core while maintaining a preference for secrecy. His growing power allows him to defeat enemies above his apparent realm, but he continues to conceal his identity and resources whenever possible 651 721 741.

World-Asking Bell and Mist Mountain Realm

Trapped in the World-Asking Bell as Chen Ergou, Wang Chen loses his original cultivation, treasures, and spiritual power. He rebuilds himself through the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Righteous Dharma, enters martial society, and eventually becomes an Extraordinary cultivator and City Lord of Red Cliff City 753 767 799.

After attaining Dao, he continues seeking the Mysterious Fox Token and Hu Jiaojiao while avoiding Old Yao's proposal to conquer the entire realm 799 813.

Cangqing Realm and Blood-Clad Guard

Using the identity Ling Zhiyuan, Wang Chen enters the Blood-Clad Guard, advances through its martial hierarchy, investigates his host body's past, and defeats Hidden Dragon Society assassins 905 911 950.

He becomes a major figure in Great Liang, treats Princess Qingyun, gains divine weapons, and ultimately helps drive a military and political campaign that reshapes the realm 984 992 1020.

Return to Haotian and Higher Realms

Wang Chen returns to the Haotian Realm, refines the Seven Severing Sword, advances to Nascent Soul, and later reaches peak Nascent Soul through World Origin acquired from other realms 1075 1103 1460.

After Spirit Transformation, he loses the cultivation panel but gains the Primordial Dao Stele and Xuan Yuan True Venerable's memories. The Nine Provinces Immortal Alliance appoints him an Elder and grants him Dongshuo Immortal City 1522 1523.

Trivia

• Wang Chen had a modern-life past and compares his cultivation habits to grinding skills in games 141 377.
• He once spent 300 Heavenly Merit points to raise Physique, Comprehension, and Divine Soul by one point each 230.
• He is capable of drinking two large jars of strong liquor, which improved his teammates' first impression of him 917.
• His strongest known sword technique, Taiyi Sword Technique, requires one million Heavenly Merit points merely to advance from beginner to proficient 1365.