Bu Fengshuang

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Bu Fengshuang (步风霜)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Jixia Academy; later a core member of Xu Chen's group 35 723
Occupation/Role	Formation master; heroine; Xu Chen's disciple 35 436
Status	Active 823
First Appearance	Chapter 35

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Fifth Rank formation mastery	41	Casually deployed a Fifth Rank lightning formation that trapped and severely injured Duan Qianyuan. 41 42
Top-tier Fifth Rank formation mastery	56	Established a top-tier Fifth Rank Spirit Gathering Formation at Xu Chen's residence to support his cultivation. 56
Ninth Rank formation mastery	106	Set up a Ninth Rank Grand Formation around Xu Chen's residence, preventing Shangguan Luoyun from entering. 106
Martial Emperor	327	Identified as a Martial Emperor and obtained more than a dozen Extreme Cold Physique Grass stalks from the Extreme Cold Ice Lake. 327
Advanced Emperor Grade formation mastery	399–400	Formed an advanced Emperor Grade Grand Formation in a few breaths with only her steps, overwhelming Wang Mingfei and the Emperor Formation Sacred Sect. 399 400
Ultimate Martial Emperor-level formations	435	Combined nine ultimate Martial Emperor-level formations, producing power comparable to a half-step Great Emperor and suppressing a Great Emperor coffin's mechanisms. 435
Immortal Emperor	723–727	Her formations could resist Immortal Emperor pressure; she was later counted among Xu Chen's companions who advanced from Martial Saint to Immortal Emperor within several years. 723 727

Background

Bu Fengshuang possesses memories of her previous life. Before Xu Chen's death in that life, he had helped her repeatedly; nevertheless, she joined Li Ruoling in opposing him, setting up the grand formation that trapped him while Li Ruoling attacked from behind. Her role in that battle was directly connected to his death. 38

In the current life, she enrolled at Jixia Academy as a previously concealed formation prodigy. She won the academy competition through formation skill, then used the champion's promised reward to demand Xu Chen as her cultivation partner. Shangguan Luoyun and Empress Luoshen initially misunderstood her request as one for a master or resources, allowing Fengshuang to exploit their promise before they could object. 35 36

Appearance

Bu Fengshuang is described as a peerlessly beautiful young woman with an extraordinary, aloof bearing. Her movements are notably graceful; when she sets formations, observers compare her steps to lotuses blooming and afterimages forming. 35

• Often appears calm and expressionless, even while confronting powerful opponents. 36 399
• Wears white boots when arriving through spatial vortices. 399
• Her beauty is said to rank among the top thirty of the Beauty Golden Ranking. 399
• Her restrained demeanor contrasts sharply with the bashfulness she shows when Xu Chen praises her. 48

Personality

Fengshuang is calculating, articulate, and exceptionally composed. She can turn an opponent's words against them, as demonstrated when she forced Shangguan Luoyun and Luoshen to acknowledge their reward promise. Xu Chen considers her the most eloquent and strategic of the heroines, noting that she rarely suffered losses even in difficult circumstances. 36

She is normally reclusive and taciturn, but her loyalty to Xu Chen overrides that restraint. She openly calls him her man, protects him without hesitation, and treats threats against him as personal enemies. Her devotion is rooted partly in guilt over her role in his previous-life death. 38 42

Though ruthless toward enemies, Fengshuang is unusually sensitive to Xu Chen's approval. A brief compliment from him makes her blush and visibly delighted. 48

Abilities & Skills

Formation Mastery

Fengshuang is proficient in defensive, offensive, illusion, poison, and Spirit Gathering formations. She can establish formations with exceptional speed, often without hand seals or preparation. 35 400

• Instantly trapped Duan Qianyuan in a Fifth Rank lightning formation. 41
• Layered a Fifth Rank offensive formation atop a defensive formation around Ye Xuan while leaving other disciples unharmed. 48
• Used three nested formations to force a Young Headmaster assessment key from the White Wind Ape without a direct battle. 45
• Easily created an advanced Emperor Grade Grand Formation within a few breaths. 399 400
• Can combine multiple high-level formations into formations within formations. 435

Formation Breaking and Suppression

Fengshuang can identify formation cores, seize control of formations, and dismantle formations vastly beyond ordinary masters' capabilities.

• Broke the Heavenly Gu Formation with two stomps. 125
• Destroyed ninety-nine Emperor Rank formations in the Gloomy Soul Forest and cleared its lingering spirits. 404
• Suppressed the restrictions and attack routes of a Great Emperor coffin with nine ultimate Martial Emperor-level formations. 435
• Restrained spatial power with a prearranged formation, preventing Black Soul from escaping through space. 203

Defensive and Support Formations

Her formations serve as both protection and cultivation support for Xu Chen.

• Installed a defensive formation plate into Xu Chen's residence; it blocked Shangguan Luoyun from entering. 38 39
• Set up a top-tier Fifth Rank Spirit Gathering Formation to accelerate Xu Chen's cultivation. 56
• Prepared a Ninth Rank Grand Formation around Xu Chen's residence specifically to stop Shangguan Luoyun from approaching him. 106
• Can isolate poisonous gas and extract its energy through formations. 822

Formation Analysis

Fengshuang has extensive knowledge of ancient formations, poison-related treasures, and cultivators' weaknesses.

• Identified the Ancient Essence Profound Stone as a poison-absorbing treasure formed from the essence blood of at least a thousand Sixth Rank Perfection poison cultivators. 80
• Identified Lu Yi's weak physical body and spiritual sense, as well as the detection range of his Spirit Poison Puppet. 96
• Recognized a hidden top-tier Ninth Rank formation based on the principles of the five elements and eight trigrams. 136

Equipment / Items

• Defensive formation plate — Merged it into Xu Chen's residence, creating a protective formation. 38
• Ancient Essence Profound Stone — Received from Xu Chen; it can absorb poison gas of Seventh Rank and below, with potential to be upgraded by an advanced poison cultivator. 80
• Extreme Cold Physique Grass — Collected more than a dozen stalks from the Extreme Cold Ice Lake and gave them to Xu Chen to help raise his physical body to Emperor Grade. 327

Relationships

• Xu Chen — Her past-life benefactor and the person she helped trap before his death. In the current life, she demands him as her cultivation partner, calls him her man, protects him relentlessly, and is later referred to as his wife. 36 38 42 724
• Li Ruoling — In their previous life, Li Ruoling backstabbed Xu Chen while Fengshuang's grand formation trapped him. 38
• Shangguan Luoyun — The Jixia Academy Headmaster whose reward promise Fengshuang outmaneuvered to pursue Xu Chen; Fengshuang later blocked her access to Xu Chen's residence with a Ninth Rank formation. 36 106
• Empress Luoshen — Alongside Shangguan Luoyun, granted the academy champion's reward promise that Fengshuang leveraged to request Xu Chen. 35 36
• Yi Bingrou — A close acquaintance from their previous life; Fengshuang advises her on how to approach Xu Chen. 91
• Duan Qianyuan — Attacked and humiliated by Fengshuang after threatening Xu Chen. 41 42
• Wang Mingfei — Rejected and publicly humiliated after attempting to claim her as his possession; his Emperor Formation Sacred Sect was intimidated by her formation mastery. 399 401
• Hun Qingruo — Partnered with Fengshuang when Xu Chen ordered the two to retrieve a pill from the Great Emperor's remains. 435

Story Role / Major Arcs

Academy Competition and Xu Chen's Recruitment

Fengshuang enters the story as the academy competition champion and reveals her intent to obtain Xu Chen as her cultivation partner. Although Xu Chen rejects her, she remains undeterred and tells him that he will eventually become interested in her. 35 36

She subsequently begins caring for Xu Chen directly: cleaning his residence, folding his clothes, confessing her feelings, and installing a defensive formation without his consent. 38

Young Headmaster Assessment

Fengshuang becomes Xu Chen's decisive ally during the Young Headmaster assessment. She defeats or restrains enemies targeting him, retrieves keys through formations, and gathers all five keys needed to open the sealed box containing the Young Headmaster token. 41 45 48 54

Although she obtains the token herself, it ultimately ends up in Xu Chen's possession, allowing him to become Young Headmaster. 54

Secret-Realm and Academy Support

Fengshuang supports Xu Chen's cultivation by handling external affairs, defending his residence, and maintaining high-level Spirit Gathering formations. In the Tianxuan Secret Realm, she suppresses Sixth Rank Soul Bodies so Xu Chen can absorb their resentment Spiritual Energy. 56 75

Formation Master Confrontations

As her cultivation rises, Fengshuang becomes a major force against formation specialists and formation-based dangers. She breaks the Heavenly Gu Formation, confronts the Emperor Formation Sacred Sect, creates an Emperor Grade Grand Formation to suppress Wang Mingfei, and destroys the ninety-nine formations within Gloomy Soul Forest. 125 399 404

Great Emperor Remains and Later Protection

Fengshuang uses layered Martial Emperor-level formations to suppress the Immortal Pill Emperor's coffin mechanisms and enable an attempt to retrieve its pill. Xu Chen later formally regards her as his disciple and takes pride in her talent. 435 436

By the time of the conflict with the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, she is among Xu Chen's strongest protectors. She refuses an Immortal Emperor-level treasure offered in exchange for leaving him and stands beside him as his wife against Zhao Hong's threats. 723 724

Notable Quotes

“I, want him!” 35

“It doesn't matter, you will be interested in me in the future.” 36

“You have enmity with my man, Xu Chen.” 42

“You? You think you're worthy of liking me?” 400