Li Chengjie

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Li Chengjie (李成杰)
Alias(es)	Wang Zhen (disguise) 357
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Flowing Cloud Sect; Flowing Cloud Pill Pavilion; Monster Hunting Guild
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; alchemist; formation master; artifact refiner; leader within the Monster Hunting Guild
Status	Alive 667
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refining Level 5	6	Broke through with spirit stones earned through refining and selling Qi Condensation Pills.
Qi Refining Level 6	37	Reached after two months of refining pills and cultivating with inferior pills.
Qi Refining Level 9	73	Consolidated the breakthrough through the Mysterious Flame Art; his spiritual energy and divine-sense range increased.
Qi Refining Peak	93	Advanced after recovering from consecutive life-and-death battles and integrating copied combat experience.
Foundation Establishment, Early Stage	150	Registered as an early Foundation Establishment cultivator and second-grade low-tier alchemist.
Foundation Establishment, Mid Stage	201	Replicating Hu Jincheng's fire-sword inheritance triggered a breakthrough; he gained the Sky Burning Startling Swan Sword Art, Sword Intent Tempering Spirit Art, and Flowing Flame Escape.
Foundation Establishment, Late Stage	224	Broke through after refining the Filthy Yin Blood Luo Barrier; his combat power could overwhelm most peers.
Foundation Establishment Peak	250	Reached the peak while balancing his righteous fire cultivation with acquired Blood Fiend arts.
Golden Core, Early Stage	301	Formed and consolidated his Golden Core; his divine sense underwent a qualitative change.
Golden Core, Mid Stage	355	Advanced while integrating copied insights from Wang Chengzhi and the Blazing Sacred Fire Art.
Golden Core, Late Stage	365	Reached late Golden Core after a year of seclusion; also advanced in alchemy and formations.
Golden Core Peak	388	Digested Wang Chengzhi's cultivation insights and completed the peak Golden Core breakthrough.
Nascent Soul, Early Stage	502	Had reached Nascent Soul by this point, allowing him to remove the Soul Erosion Mark Talisman.
Spirit Transformation, Early Stage	618	Stabilized the realm after transcending the Nascent Soul tribulation; his divine sense could cover one hundred thousand li.
Deity Transformation, Early Stage	629	Recorded as early Deity Transformation after replicating Ming Yan's experience.
Deity Transformation, Mid Stage	647	Advanced after integrating the experiences of several Deity Transformation peak experts and replicating Lu Jianqiu's Metal Attribute sword Dao.
First-class Martial Artist	517	Broke through after absorbing martial insights and Yan Xingci's Star River Sword Canon.
Peerless Martial Artist	534	Reached the mortal martial path's peerless-master realm after replicating Yan Xingci's breakthrough experience.

Background

Li Chengjie began as a low-level rogue cultivator with limited resources. He used replicated alchemy experience and Old Man Li's knowledge to refine six inferior-grade Qi Condensation Pills under Chen Xing's supervision, earning an apprenticeship at Chen's Pill Workshop 4.

Chen Xing initially treated him as profitable labor, assigning him responsibility for Qi Condensation Pill refinement while recognizing the value of his talent 5. Li Chengjie secretly sold pills for spirit stones, using alchemy as both a source of cultivation resources and replication points 6.

After arriving in Falling Cloud City, he passed Jin Leiwei's assessment by refining six Harmony Qi Pills, including five qualified pills and one close to excellent grade. He was accepted as a registered apprentice of the Flowing Cloud Pill Pavilion through Lin Zixue's recommendation 35.

Personality

Li Chengjie is restrained, calculating, and highly resource-conscious. He avoids unnecessary socializing, seeing it as a distraction from earning spirit stones, fulfilling alchemy quotas, and accumulating replication points 37.

He is outwardly respectful toward stronger cultivators and seniors, but carefully conceals his true goals, cultivation, and methods when doing so protects his interests 150 158. He frequently suppresses his aura or feigns weakness to make opponents lower their guard 126 357.

In battle, he is decisive and pragmatic. He prioritizes eliminating threats before they can create future problems, exemplified by his pursuit of Feng Jiayong and his later destruction of enemies' corpses and battlefield traces 158 266. Despite this ruthlessness, he supports companions and disciples with pills, artifacts, cultivation methods, and direct guidance 454 558 620.

Appearance

Li Chengjie is initially described as wearing simple clothing and maintaining a calm, deep-eyed demeanor despite his modest status as a rogue cultivator 20.

• Often conceals his cultivation with the Breath Concealment Art 201 357.
• Uses the Thousand Illusions Mask and bodily transformation to assume the identity of Wang Zhen, a weathered middle-aged rogue cultivator 357.
• Commonly fights in blue robes during his later Golden Core period 402.

Abilities & Skills

Replication System

Li Chengjie's defining ability is a system that allows him to spend replication points to copy other people's cultivation experience, techniques, professional attainments, combat insights, and breakthrough comprehension.

• Replication points can be obtained by exchanging spirit stones and other resources 175 285 454.
• Copied experience can accelerate breakthroughs but still requires digestion and personal understanding 647.
• He has replicated inheritances from cultivators ranging from Qi Refining to Deity Transformation peak 200 285 553 626.
• The system also copied mortal martial arts, allowing him to cultivate while his spiritual energy was sealed 516 534.

Fire and Sword Dao

Li Chengjie's principal combat path combines fire-attribute cultivation with sword arts.

• Uses the True Sun Fire Art, later supplemented by the Flowing Cloud True Fire Art, Blazing Sacred Fire Art, Sacred Sun Heavenly Fire Art, and Golden Fire techniques 201 285 468 553.
• Inherited the Sky Burning Startling Swan Sword Art from Hu Jincheng, gaining a fire-sword path centered on explosive power, speed, and penetration 200 201.
• Uses the ultimate sword concept Startling Swan Glance, later displayed as “Azure Flame! One Sword... Startling Swan!” 191.
• His later cultivation includes the Taichu Sword Scripture and Metal Attribute sword Dao insights 626 647.

Divine Sense

The Profound Light Mirror gives Li Chengjie extraordinary divine-sense strength and control.

• At Foundation Establishment mid stage, his divine sense was approximately three times stronger than cultivators of the same realm 201.
• At Golden Core, it reached four times that of peers 301.
• At Nascent Soul, it was recorded at five times that of peers 553.
• At early Spirit Transformation, it could cover a radius of one hundred thousand li 618.
• Its concealment function lets him suppress cultivation fluctuations and maintain disguises 201 357.

Alchemy

Li Chengjie is an accomplished alchemist whose advancement began with Qi Condensation Pills.

• Successfully refined Qi Condensation Pills under Chen Xing and Harmony Qi Pills under Jin Leiwei 4 35.
• Became a second-grade low-tier alchemist by the early Foundation Establishment stage 150.
• Reached Tier 3 high-grade alchemy during Golden Core 365.
• Advanced to Tier 3 top-grade alchemist after further integration of high-level insights 438.
• Became a fifth-order low-grade alchemist by early Spirit Transformation 627.

Formation Arts

Li Chengjie gained formation mastery by replicating Chen Xin'er's knowledge and later more advanced formation experts.

• Became a Tier 3 low-grade formation master after acquiring Chen Xin'er's core formation knowledge and the first two volumes of the Hundred Formations Scroll 362.
• Used this knowledge to disrupt Yi Men Market's grand formation and escape 363.
• Established the Tier 3 mid-grade Golden Flame Mountain Suppressing Array around Azure Wave Market's ruins 417.
• Reached fifth-order low-grade formation mastery by early Spirit Transformation 627.

Movement and Defense

• Flowing Flame Escape / Fire Cloud Escape — fire-based escape techniques for explosive speed and directional changes 201 301.
• Flowing Light Flash Escape — a more advanced movement art used after reaching Nascent Soul 468.
• Crimson Refinement True Gang — forms a True Fire protective barrier, particularly effective against yin, evil, and water-attribute techniques 301.
• Furnace Body Tempering Chapter — body-tempering method from the Hu Family 317.

Mortal Martial Arts

While sealed in the mortal world, Li Chengjie built a separate martial arts system through replication.

• Learned the Star River Sword Canon from Yan Xingci 516.
• Integrated techniques including the Profound Ice Palm, Iron Cloth Shirt, and Fierce Tiger Saber Technique 521.
• Reached peerless-master status and could project sword qi with a twig 534.

Equipment

• Azure Flame Ice Soul Sword — top-tier magic tool acquired from Xue Ming; Li Chengjie's principal weapon through his Foundation Establishment period 125 179.
• Crimson Sun Sword — early fire-attribute flying sword used in alchemy-era and Qi Refining battles 93 107.
• Golden Flame Sword — top-tier fire-and-gold-compatible artifact refined from Liu Xingchen's possessions 356 357.
• Blood Bone Soul Shattering Sword — demonic sword obtained from Meng Tianran; can absorb vital essence and soul traces from slain enemies 254 266.
• Profound Yellow Mountain Suppressing Artifact — earth-attribute artifact recovered from Wei Tong 266.
• Measuring Heaven Ruler — spiritual treasure capable of suppressing other artifacts; later entrusted to Gao Chen 404 502.
• Crimson Cloud Cauldron — top-tier artifact refined from Ling Lanyan 410.
• Blazing Sky Shield — defensive top-tier artifact refined from Ling Lanyan 410.
• Blazing Heaven Wings — flight artifact refined from Ling Lanyan 410.
• Soul Suppressing Beads — artifact used to interfere with opponents' souls and attention 410 497.
• Earth Control Pearl — artifact used to slow opponents 480 497.
• Profound Light Mirror — divine-sense cultivation method and concealment tool central to his combat control 201.
• Thousand Illusions Mask — disguise artifact used to become Wang Zhen 357.

Relationships

• Chen Xing — Former master at Chen's Pill Workshop. Chen Xing recognized Li Chengjie's alchemy potential but treated him as cheap labor; later regretted losing him 4 5 37.
• Jin Leiwei — Master at the Flowing Cloud Pill Pavilion. Jin Leiwei accepted Li Chengjie after his Harmony Qi Pill assessment 35 224.
• Lin Zixue — Supporter and senior who recommended Li Chengjie to Jin Leiwei; Li Chengjie was publicly regarded as belonging to her faction 35 37.
• Hu Jincheng — Flowing Cloud Sect sword cultivator whose replicated fire-sword inheritance transformed Li Chengjie's cultivation path 200 201.
• Gao Chen — Loyal follower, junior brother, and later fellow disciple. Li Chengjie provided him with pills, artifacts, cultivation methods, and protection 454 502 620.
• Yan Xingci — Mortal sword master who became Li Chengjie's companion and disciple. Li Chengjie copied his martial arts, fought beside him, and later gave him the Myriad Sword Art 517 558 620.
• Master Lakong — Companion and recipient of the Qingmu Changchun Technique and the Five Elements True Scripture 543 620.
• Liu Xingyue — Liu Family elder who identified and attempted to detain Li Chengjie while he was disguised as Wang Zhen; he killed her and recovered her storage bag 358 359 363.
• Lu Jianqiu — Deity Transformation peak sword cultivator whose Metal Attribute and sword Dao insights helped Li Chengjie deepen his Golden Fire path 647.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Alchemy Career

Li Chengjie rises from a poor rogue cultivator to Chen Xing's apprentice, then earns entry into the Flowing Cloud Pill Pavilion through his pill-refining talent 4 35. He treats alchemy as a practical means of obtaining spirit stones, resources, and replication points 6 37.

Flowing Cloud Sect and Foundation Establishment

After joining the broader Flowing Cloud Sect sphere, Li Chengjie develops into a combat cultivator. He acquires the Azure Flame Ice Soul Sword, battles Blood Fiend Cult disciples, and establishes himself as a formidable Foundation Establishment fighter 97 125 159.

He copies Hu Jincheng's inheritance, reshaping himself into a fire-sword cultivator and advancing to Foundation Establishment mid stage at age twenty-four 200 201.

Chu Kingdom's Strongest Foundation Establishment Cultivator

Li Chengjie reaches Foundation Establishment peak, integrates Blood Fiend power with his righteous fire path, and kills Meng Tianran—the Chu Kingdom's recognized strongest Foundation Establishment cultivator 250 254.

He subsequently eliminates Wei Tong and his associates, retrieves the Profound Yellow Mountain Suppressing Artifact, and erases evidence of the battle 266.

Golden Core Rise and Liu Family Conflict

After replicating Hu Qingshan's Golden Core inheritance, Li Chengjie advances through Golden Core cultivation and develops third-tier alchemy and formation mastery 285 365.

While disguised as Wang Zhen, he is discovered by the Liu Family. His conflict with Liu Xingyue and Chen Xin'er leads to his escape from Yi Men Market and a lasting grudge against the Chen Family 357 363.

Azure Wave Market and Blood Fiend Cult's Destruction

Li Chengjie becomes a dominant force around Azure Wave Market, defeats Liu Fangdong, and acquires Ling Lanyan's artifacts 402 410. He later defeats fourteen Golden Core cultivators and strengthens the Monster Hunting Guild's position 436.

He ultimately destroys the Blood Fiend Cult alone, revealing Nascent Soul-level power while controlling five artifacts simultaneously 482.

Mortal World Journey

With his spiritual energy sealed, Li Chengjie enters the mortal martial world. He develops from a Second-class martial artist into a peerless master through copied martial arts and cultivation experience 515 534.

During this period, he forms close ties with Yan Xingci, Gao Chen, and Master Lakong, later guiding them into cultivation 518 543.

Spirit Transformation and Deity Transformation

Li Chengjie reaches early Spirit Transformation after surviving the Nascent Soul tribulation, then seeks stronger methods, formations, and high-level cultivation experience 618 620.

He replicates Deity Transformation peak experts including Xuanqing and Lu Jianqiu, eventually reaching Deity Transformation mid stage while recognizing that copied experience must be transformed into his own understanding 626 647.

Trivia

• Li Chengjie was fifteen when he began his cultivation journey after rebirth 201.
• By age twenty-four, he had reached Foundation Establishment mid stage 201.
• His system once converted replication points at a 1:100 ratio during an upgrade, discarding decimal values 521.
• A colossal statue of Li Chengjie was erected at Yingdu's South Gate after the Blood Fiend Cult's destruction, praising him as a ruler who quelled rebellion and eradicated evil 482.