True Immortal Qianyuan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	True Immortal Qianyuan
Original Name	乾元真人
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Maoshan Sect; Law Enforcement Hall
Occupation/Role	Elder and senior figure of the Law Enforcement Hall; Zhong Bai's master
Status	Alive
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Foundation Establishment Peak	8	His divine sense can effortlessly perceive Zhong Bai's Qi Condensation breakthrough from the Law Enforcement Hall.
Late Foundation Establishment	48	Arrives at the Crimson Viper Den and overwhelms the Long-Scaled Snake General with Heavenly Thunder.
Golden Core	267	Forms his Golden Core after entering the New World alongside fellow Maoshan cultivators.

Background / History

Qianyuan entered Maoshan roughly a century before Zhong Bai. Like his eventual disciple, he lost his family to rampant demons; he alone survived the destruction of a family numbering more than one hundred. His master cared for him in the same manner that Qianyuan later cares for Zhong Bai, establishing a tradition he considers part of Maoshan's inheritance 3.

As a Law Enforcement Hall elder, he is responsible for disciple recruitment and for confronting serious threats. He normally does not leave Maoshan unless a great demon or a Foundation Establishment-level Ghost General appears in the mortal world 11 38.

He recognizes Zhong Bai's resolve during the Maoshan entrance examination and accepts him into the Law Enforcement Hall. He subsequently provides the youth with cultivation resources, personal guidance, protection during breakthroughs, and opportunities to gain field experience 1 3 11 13.

Appearance

Qianyuan is an elderly Daoist whose appearance remains essentially unchanged across the years. He carries an immortal, composed bearing, though his eyes can become sharp and profound when assessing another person 1 10 38.

• An old Daoist master with a calm, dignified presence.
• Possesses deep, discerning eyes that briefly seem able to see through others 1.
• Often cultivates beside the Kui Niu Drum within the Law Enforcement Hall 3 10.

Personality

Qianyuan is perceptive and bluntly realistic. He mocks Zhong Bai's youthful declaration to cleanse the Nine Provinces of demons, yet values that same ambition, believing a young person without spirit is merely “waiting to die” 1.

He is deeply protective of his sole disciple. His concern extends beyond cultivation dangers: before Zhong Bai descends Maoshan, he warns him that human hearts can be more dangerous than demons and stresses Maoshan's prohibition against indiscriminately killing innocents 20. He also worries that worldly comforts, wealth, or beauty may distract Zhong Bai while stationed in Jiuquan Town 37.

Despite his stern position in the Law Enforcement Hall, Qianyuan does not pry into Zhong Bai's extraordinary cultivation speed. He explicitly accepts that everyone has secrets, provided Zhong Bai does not harm mortals or practice evil arts; he pledges both his own support and Maoshan's protection 48.

Abilities & Skills

Thunder Techniques

Qianyuan possesses formidable lightning-based Daoist arts, able to unleash Heavenly Thunder with overwhelming destructive force.

• Purple lightning radiates from his body and spreads through the ground to annihilate an entire Crimson Viper Swarm 48.
• His arrival alone leaves the heavily wounded Long-Scaled Snake General too intimidated to resist 48.
• His thunder arts are considered overwhelmingly dangerous even by True Immortal Changsheng 48.

Kui Niu Drum Invocation

Qianyuan can summon a phantom of the Law Enforcement Hall's Kui Niu Drum in battle.

• Condenses both the Kui Niu Drum phantom and a phantom drumstick to attack 74.
• The appearance of the drum phantom signifies overwhelming power against opponents below the Golden Core realm 74.
• He uses the Drum's power during the campaign against the Corpse Refining Demonic Heavenly Sect 74.

Divine Sense

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Qianyuan has potent divine sense.

• Detects Zhong Bai's Qi Condensation breakthrough from the Law Enforcement Hall 8.
• Joins True Immortal Bailong in spreading divine sense across a thousand-meter radius to guard Zhong Bai's breakthrough 67.

Golden Light Divine Incantation

Qianyuan cultivates the Golden Light Divine Incantation, one of the Eight Great Daoist Incantations.

• Uses it as a defensive spiritual ability 14.
• Offers to personally transmit it to Zhong Bai rather than forcing him to select a defensive art from the Scripture Repository Pavilion 14.
• Later transmits the incantation to Zhong Bai 49.

Shrinking the Ground into Inches

Qianyuan cultivates a fragmented version of the great travel spiritual ability Shrinking the Ground into Inches.

• Uses it as his movement spiritual ability 14.
• Offers to teach the fragmented technique to Zhong Bai 14.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Kui Niu Drum — Law Enforcement Hall treasure beside which Qianyuan cultivates; he can invoke its phantom in battle 3 74.
• Cosmic Ring — A storage treasure refined by a Golden Core True Monarch; Qianyuan gives it to Zhong Bai before his disciple descends Maoshan 20.
• Peace Buckle — A protective item Qianyuan gives Zhong Bai; Zhong Bai later gives it to Hua Ling 49.
• Patriarch spirit tablet — Gives Zhong Bai a Maoshan Patriarch tablet for use in life-or-death emergencies, without revealing which Patriarch it belongs to 110.

Relationships

• Zhong Bai / Taoist Qianhe — Master and sole disciple. Qianyuan provides Zhong Bai with arts, resources, missions, protection, and unwavering support despite the disciple's unexplained growth 3 11 48.
• True Immortal Liu Gang — Fellow Law Enforcement Hall elder. Liu Gang frequently discusses Zhong Bai's potential and assists Qianyuan in protecting his breakthroughs 4 13.
• True Immortal Changsheng — Junior brother and fellow Maoshan elder. Their interactions mix camaraderie, teasing, and contrasting concern for their respective disciples 20 48 95.
• True Immortal Bailong — Junior brother and collaborator in Law Enforcement Hall matters; together they guard Zhong Bai's breakthrough and participate in the campaign against the Corpse Refining Demonic Heavenly Sect 67 68.
• Ming Wanqian — Martial great-uncle and chief of the Scripture Repository Pavilion. Ming understands Qianyuan's intentions in directing Zhong Bai toward the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Art 6.
• True Immortal Liuguang — Senior brother of the Pill Hall. Qianyuan joins him in addressing the Ghost Cave Tribe and the Ghost Emperor Divine Flower 124 125.
• True Immortal Zhang Qingyun — Old friend and Grand Elder of Longhu Mountain; the two reunite during the Taoist sects' expedition against the Corpse Refining Demonic Heavenly Sect 68 75.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recruitment of Zhong Bai

Qianyuan evaluates Zhong Bai at Maoshan's entrance test and is impressed by his determination without being swayed by empty flattery. He accepts Zhong Bai into the Law Enforcement Hall and begins personally raising him as its prospective successor 1 3 4.

Zhong Bai's Early Cultivation

He transmits the Supreme Clarity Body Forging Art, supplies food and pills, warns against damaging one's meridians, and takes Zhong Bai to the Scripture Repository Pavilion to select the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Art 3 4 6. He later oversees Zhong Bai's Qi Condensation breakthroughs and repeatedly cautions him that Thunder Techniques consume immense True Essence 8 13.

First Descent from Maoshan

After Zhong Bai's ordination, Qianyuan personally brings him to Qian Family Village for practical experience against a vengeful ghost. He observes from outside the manor while Zhong Bai faces the Wedding Dress Ghostess alone 11 12.

Before Zhong Bai establishes a Daoist temple in Jiuquan Town, Qianyuan gives him the Cosmic Ring and instructs him to remain principled, decisive, and cautious of human malice 20.

Crimson Viper Den Incident

Qianyuan arrives amid the conflict with the Long-Scaled Snake General, destroys the Crimson Viper Swarm with Heavenly Thunder, and takes custody of the Snake General for medicinal refinement 48. He then reassures Zhong Bai that Maoshan will not covet his secrets or condemn his rapid advancement without evidence of wrongdoing 48 49.

Campaign Against the Corpse Refining Demonic Heavenly Sect

After Zhong Bai captures a demonic sect disciple, Qianyuan directs True Immortal Bailong to perform Soul Searching and traces the information to Ghost Wolf Mountain 64. He later joins the inter-sect expedition against the demonic sect and invokes the Kui Niu Drum's phantom during the battle 68 74.

Zhong Bai's Foundation Establishment

Qianyuan witnesses the spiritual disturbance caused by Zhong Bai's twelve-layered Dao Platform and initially fears the breakthrough may have failed 118. Once Zhong Bai enters Foundation Establishment, Qianyuan proudly recognizes him as Maoshan's first disciple of the new generation to reach that realm before age thirty 118.

Later Reunions and Separation

Qianyuan eagerly awaits Zhong Bai's return from ten years of cultivation in the Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land and witnesses his disciple emerge at Foundation Establishment Completion 141. Though proud of Zhong Bai's ascent through the Golden Core realm, he admits that his own path is likely confined to Foundation Establishment 201.

After traveling to the New World, Qianyuan reunites with Zhong Bai, Shi Jian, and Four-Eyes. He listens to Zhong Bai's experiences and is astonished that his disciple has already entered the Primordial Spirit realm 264.

Notable Quotes

“This old Daoist has cultivated for a hundred years. Even if it were just one province, let alone the Nine Provinces, this old Daoist wouldn't dare utter such a boast… Well, if a young person doesn't have a bit of youthful spirit, they're nothing more than someone waiting to die.” 1

“Once a teacher, always a father. Your fortuitous encounters will only be yours; I will not covet them.” 48

“As long as you, my disciple, are not slaughtering mortals to improve your cultivation, then everything is fine. Not only will I, your master, stand behind you, but the entire Maoshan is your backing!” 48

“The opposition of good and evil, a lifelong struggle—there’s nothing wrong with that. However, your master hopes that in your future, besides slaying demons and exorcising evil, you will also learn to protect yourself. The rigid are easily broken!” 118