Biodata

Feature Information
Name Murong Taxue (慕容踏雪)
Alias(es) Treading Snow; King Murong; “Number One Beauty of the North Divine Domain”
Gender Female
Affiliation Azure Sun Sacred Sect; Proud Snow Peak; Ice God Clan inheritor
Occupation/Role One of the Azure Sun Sacred Sect’s Four Heavenly Kings
Status Alive
First Appearance Chapter 481

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level Chapter Notes
Eighth-Rank Martial King 481 Emerges from seclusion to participate in the Myriad Immortals Assembly; already recognized as one of the sect’s Four Heavenly Kings. 481
Ninth-Rank Martial King Peak 536 Reveals her peak Martial King cultivation while shielding Lu Changsheng from Lei Qingtian; she is one step from the Martial Venerable Realm. 536
First-Rank Martial Venerable 594 Breaks through in the Spirit Domain, forming an Ice Phoenix phantom from Ice Law; her foundation is noted to be stable. 594
Peak Seventh-Rank Martial Venerable 746 Fuses with Elder Bing Xuan’s Ice God Divine Bone, awakens the Ice God Clan bloodline, and inherits its arts and insights. 746

Background

Murong Taxue was raised and trained by Abbess Fahua at Proud Snow Peak, whose harsh teachings demanded absolute purity and unwavering cultivation. She became one of the Azure Sun Sacred Sect’s Four Heavenly Kings and cultivated the Ice Soul Proud Cold Art, establishing herself among the North Divine Domain’s foremost young experts. 481 507 540

She emerged from seclusion for the Myriad Immortals Assembly as an Eighth-Rank Martial King. Her appearance in a white pillar of light immediately silenced the gathering, while her ethereal bearing and cultivation made her a central figure of the event. 481

During the struggle in the Myriad Immortals River, Murong Taxue was poisoned by the Heavenly Demon Water Scorpion. Lu Changsheng saved her and later used Yin-Yang Fiendish Thunder to detoxify the lingering poison. Their relationship began amid the aftermath of this incident, despite Murong Taxue’s initial anger, humiliation, and conflict between her pride and her life debt to him. 492 494

Abbess Fahua reacted furiously when Murong Taxue’s relationship with Lu Changsheng became known. To permit their marriage, Fahua demanded that he reach the Martial Venerable Realm within a year, defeat the successors of the other three great Sacred Sects, and obtain the Qilin Saint Medicine from the Ancient Ruins Forbidden Land. 509

Appearance

Murong Taxue is usually dressed in immaculate white robes and carries herself with a cold, otherworldly elegance. Her presence is associated with snow, moonlight, and ice; before receiving the Ice God Clan inheritance, she had long black hair secured with a simple white jade hairpin. 481 532

  • Fair, almost translucent skin and refined features described as cold and pure as snow. 481
  • Clear, ice-blue eyes that remain calm even under hostile attention. 535
  • Carries the Moonlight Sword, usually at her waist. 532
  • After inheriting the Ice God Clan legacy, her hair becomes silver-white and an ice-lotus mark appears between her brows. 747
  • Wears the crimson-gold Golden Crow Cloud-Perching Cloak in extreme cold, its warmth complementing her moon-white clothing. 706 712

Personality

Murong Taxue is reserved, composed, and difficult to approach. She is accustomed to admiration and unwanted attention, typically answering suitors and provocateurs with brief, decisive refusals rather than wasting words on them. 533 535 699

Beneath her aloof exterior, she is fiercely loyal and protective. She openly places herself between Lu Changsheng and powerful enemies, leads efforts to save him when he is imprisoned, and risks herself to rescue Rui’er during the Spatial Storm. 519 537 636

She is also practical and perceptive in dangerous situations. She recognizes threats quickly, urges caution in Tianbei City, identifies the nature of the Blackwater Profound Python’s Immortal Spirit Marrow, and secretly marks Jian Gu with an icy aura to track him. 492 533 570

Abilities & Skills

Ice Soul Proud Cold Art

Murong Taxue’s core cultivation art grants her exceptional command of ice and cold spiritual power.

  • Naturally adapts to the extreme cold of the Extreme North Ice Plain and can absorb surrounding cold energy to stabilize her aura. 540 541
  • Condenses ice-attribute spiritual power into weapons, domains, spikes, and freezing Sword Qi. 491 551 565
  • Her Ice Law manifests as an Ice Phoenix phantom after reaching the Martial Venerable Realm. 594

Ice Seal the Universe · Myriad Lotuses Annihilation

A large-scale ice attack that produces countless destructive ice lotuses.

  • Used against the Heavenly Demon Water Scorpion alongside Situ Lie, Ouyang Shan, and Wu Qingying. 492
  • Freezes the surrounding water into solid ice as the lotuses bombard the target. 492

Moonlight Sword Arts

Murong Taxue channels lunar and ice power through the Moonlight Sword with exceptional speed and precision.

  • Moonlight Heaven-Slashing Art — unleashes a vast lunar sword radiance capable of splitting cold currents and striking the Ice Abyss Flood Dragon King directly. 542
  • Targets weak points with precise sword strikes, including the gaps between a Flood Dragon King’s scales and the joints of the Heavenly Demon Water Scorpion. 491 542
  • Her sword pressure at Ninth-Rank Martial King Peak was sufficient to deter Nangong Sha and force Lei Qingtian to withdraw. 537 553

Cold Pride Sword Art

A top-tier martial technique personally taught by Abbess Fahua.

  • Froze an entire Poison Demon Tree forest, creating a route of escape for her group. 546
  • Its ice seal lasts roughly six hours before the frozen trees can awaken. 546
  • Drains immense spiritual power; one use consumed nearly seventy percent of her reserves. 546

Ice God Clan Inheritance

Murong Taxue possesses the Vast Cold Immortal Body, which Elder Bing Xuan judged more than ninety percent compatible with the Ice God Clan’s arts. 746

  • Fused with Elder Bing Xuan’s Ice God Divine Bone, fully awakening her Ice God Clan bloodline. 746
  • Inherited the Ice God Scripture, martial techniques, cultivation insights, and Elder Bing Xuan’s legacy. 746
  • Became the Ice God Clan’s sole inheritor in the lower realm and accepted responsibility for delivering Bing Xuan’s scroll to the clan patriarch after ascending to the Immortal Realm. 746
  • Defeated Qin Lei, an Eighth-Rank Martial Venerable, after receiving the inheritance. 748 749

Icy Aura Marking

Murong Taxue can discreetly plant a seed of icy aura on a target.

  • Marked Jian Gu’s lapel at Heavenly Secrets Tower without his notice. 570
  • Can locate the marked target with an error margin of no more than ten li. 570

Equipment / Weapons / Items

  • Moonlight Sword — her primary weapon; described as a Martial Venerable Magic Artifact. 494
  • Golden Crow Cloud-Perching Cloak — a crimson-gold cloak that wards off fire and extreme cold. 706 712
  • Time-Tracing Beauty Pearl — a treasured pearl repaired by Lu Changsheng and worn around her neck. 688 693
  • Ice God Clan scroll — entrusted to her by Elder Bing Xuan for delivery to the Ice God Clan patriarch in the Immortal Realm. 746

Relationships

  • Lu Changsheng — Lover and protector. He saves her from the Heavenly Demon Water Scorpion’s poison; she later publicly declares him to be her man and repeatedly defends him from enemies. 494 509 537
  • Abbess Fahua — Master. Fahua raised and trained Murong Taxue at Proud Snow Peak but fiercely opposed her relationship with Lu Changsheng until he fulfilled her three conditions. 507 624
  • Rui’er — Companion and close junior. Murong Taxue attempts to save Rui’er during a Spatial Storm, and the two are swept away together. 636 657
  • Lin Qingxuan — Companion and sister-like confidante. Lin Qingxuan supports Murong Taxue after her rescue from the Dragon Family and teases her warmly about Lu Changsheng. 577 657 688
  • Shi Jingtian and Tu Jiao — Fellow companions. They join her in rescuing Lu Changsheng and traveling through the Ancient Ruins Forbidden Land. 519 531
  • Old Ancestor Qingyang — Sect ancestor whom Murong Taxue immediately recognizes and reveres in the forbidden area. 520
  • Elder Bing Xuan — Ice God Clan elder whose remnant soul grants Murong Taxue the Ice God Divine Bone and makes her the clan’s lower-realm inheritor. 746
  • Jian Gu — Myriad Sword Sacred Sect genius who pursues her for years; Murong Taxue rejects his advances, provoking his jealousy toward Lu Changsheng. 532 537
  • Wu Tianyang — One of the Four Heavenly Kings who vows revenge against Lu Changsheng after learning of Murong Taxue’s relationship with him. 509
  • Long Xiaotian — Dragon Family ancestor who imprisons her and attempts to force her into becoming his concubine; she refuses to submit and is rescued by Lu Changsheng. 655 656

Story Role / Major Arcs

Myriad Immortals Assembly

Murong Taxue joins the Assembly after seclusion and performs a quasi-ninth-grade baptism. She battles the Heavenly Demon Water Scorpion with other top Azure Sun Sacred Sect prodigies, but its venom leaves her in danger and leads to Lu Changsheng’s intervention. 492 507

Conflict with Abbess Fahua

Following the scandal surrounding her relationship with Lu Changsheng, Murong Taxue tries to shield him from her master’s wrath. She later supports him through Fahua’s three conditions and accompanies him into the Ancient Ruins Forbidden Land in search of the Qilin Saint Medicine. 507 509 531

Ancient Ruins Forbidden Land

Murong Taxue serves as one of the group’s principal combatants. She wounds the Ice Abyss Flood Dragon King, freezes the Poison Demon Tree forest with the Cold Pride Sword Art, and is gravely injured while attempting to seize the Three Absolutes Elder’s blue sword Divine Ability scroll. 542 546 553

The Three Absolutes Elder’s palm strike leaves a sinister force entrenched in her Dantian, temporarily reducing her usable strength. The group continues seeking the Qilin Saint Medicine in part to heal her lingering injury. 557 558

Spirit Domain and Domain Artifact Conference

Her old injuries heal in the Spirit Domain, where she breaks through to First-Rank Martial Venerable. She then represents the Azure Sun Sacred Sect at the Domain Artifact Conference and advises Lu Changsheng on the dangers posed by Jian Jiuxiao and Ao Lie. 594 613

Separation and Dragon Family Captivity

While traveling to the Southern Saint Domain, Murong Taxue tries to save Rui’er from a Spatial Storm and is swept away with her. She is later found imprisoned by the Dragon Family, whose ancestor Long Xiaotian intends to force her into marriage. 636 653 655

She remains defiant throughout her captivity and prepares to take her own life rather than submit. Lu Changsheng disrupts the wedding banquet, secures her release, and escapes Dragon Snake Island with her. 655 656 657

Ice God Clan Inheritance

Within the Minggu Divine Temple, Murong Taxue senses an ice-attribute calling and discovers Elder Bing Xuan’s preserved body. She accepts the Ice God Clan inheritance, awakening her Vast Cold Immortal Body and rising to peak Seventh-Rank Martial Venerable. 746 747

Afterward, she defeats the Eighth-Rank Martial Venerable Qin Lei, demonstrating the overwhelming increase in her combat power. 748 749

Notable Quotes

“Lu Changsheng is my man. His affairs are my affairs, Murong Taxue’s affairs.” 537

“If he loses so much as a single hair in the forbidden land, then even if I, Murong Taxue, have to flatten the main altar of your Lightning Law Palace, I will make you and the people behind you pay blood for blood.” 537

Trivia

  • Murong Taxue’s name is also rendered as Treading Snow. 523
  • She was ranked fourth on the North Divine Domain’s Wind and Cloud Ranking before breaking through to the Martial Venerable Realm. 553
  • Her ice cultivation makes the Extreme North Ice Plain more comfortable for her rather than hazardous. 540
  • She secretly marked Jian Gu because she found his attempt to approach her at Heavenly Secrets Tower annoying. 570