Xu Chunniang

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xu Chunniang (许春娘)
Alias(es)	Yan Wu; Profound Method True Person; Xu Dahai; Nameless
Species/Race	Human cultivator; later cultivates a Demon Body/avatar alongside her human path
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Carefree Sect; formerly a Cheng Family guest elder; later associated with Heavenly God Academy
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, Formation Master, Spiritual Plant Cultivator, arena fighter, academic official
Status	Active; later governs the Immortal Realm as Nameless for 30,000 years before returning to Taoyuan Village 1383
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Condensation, First Layer	10	Reaches the first layer after eighteen days of cultivation in a mountain crevice, using two Spirit Stones.
Qi Condensation, Second Layer	15	Breaks through with a stable aura only a little over a month later.
Qi Condensation, Third Layer	25	Uses Spiritual Dew to break through; her spiritual qi nearly doubles.
Qi Condensation, Fourth Layer	28	Achieves a more solid foundation through cultivation, study, and Water Bind Technique practice.
Qi Condensation, Fifth Layer (mid-stage)	48	An enlightenment following her refusal to become Wei Dawu's retainer propels her from early fourth layer into mid fifth layer.
Qi Condensation, Fifth Layer (late-stage)	55	Spirit rice consumption advances her cultivation and greatly strengthens her body.
Qi Condensation, Sixth Layer	59	Reaches the sixth layer after roughly four and a half years of cultivation.
Qi Condensation, Seventh Layer	81	Breaks through after patiently thinning the barrier between the sixth and seventh layers.
Qi Condensation, Eighth Layer (late-stage)	118	After years of cultivating and refining talismans, she reaches the late eighth layer.
Qi Condensation, Ninth Layer	134	Uses a Spirit Gathering Formation and 1,000 Spirit Stones to complete the breakthrough.
Qi Condensation, Seventh Layer (re-condensed)	184	Refines essence into qi on Sacred Mountain; her realm falls from ninth-layer mid-stage to early seventh layer, but her cultivation becomes far more solid.
Foundation Establishment	191	Successfully establishes her foundation; the impurities causing her facial birthmark are washed away.
Foundation Establishment, Second Layer	226	Cultivates in the Dragon Transformation Pool, reaching mid first layer before taking a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill to enter early second layer.
Foundation Establishment, Second Layer (late-stage)	244	Reaches late second layer while dedicating most of three years to formations.
Foundation Establishment, Third Layer	282	Her higher cultivation greatly improves the efficiency of her Spiritual Soil Technique.
Foundation Establishment, Sixth–Seventh Layers	378	Refining Primordial Heavy Water naturally advances her to sixth layer; five years later she has surpassed seventh and approaches eighth layer.
Foundation Establishment (peak)	398	Reaches peak Foundation Establishment and recognizes that Golden Core is necessary to cross the Dead Sea.
Golden Core	412	Condenses an immaculate Golden Core and survives the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.
Golden Core, Ninth Layer / Peak	577–578	Body tempering loosens her realm, carrying her to ninth layer and then peak Golden Core.
Nascent Soul	594	Breaks through from Golden Core to Nascent Soul in just over a year and defeats a Serpent-transformation Beast.
Nascent Soul, Fourth Layer	596	Refines 3,600 Primordial Magnetic Profound Stones over twenty-three years, advancing from third to fourth layer.
Nascent Soul, Seventh Layer	641	Uses a Spiritual Vein to continue secluded cultivation after reaching seventh layer.
Nascent Soul (perfection)	642	Nine years of seclusion raises her from fourth layer to Nascent Soul perfection.
Deity Transformation (mid-stage)	701	Cultivates for two hundred years within a Time Domain, breaking into the mid-stage.
Void Refining (late-stage)	760	Identified as a late-stage Void Refining cultivator after resisting an inner-demon temptation.
Integration	830	Unites body and Dao, enduring a Seven-Nine Heavenly Tribulation in the Demon Realm.
Demon Body: Deity Transformation to Void Refining	834, 839, 842, 843	Her autonomous Demon Body progresses from Deity Transformation mid-stage to late Soul Transformation, peak Deity Transformation, and Void Refining.
Mahayana	918	Survives the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and reaches Mahayana, but finds ordinary cultivation can no longer advance her.
Human Immortal (mid-stage)	1009	Uses a high-grade Ascension Platform for nearly three months, spending 150,000 Immortal Crystals.
Human Immortal (late-stage)	1028	Advances another minor realm after six months on Mount Taihang’s Ascension Platforms.
Demon King	1252	Reaches the Demon King Realm after a little more than a century in the Demon Realm.
Grand Unity Golden Immortal	1339	Has newly entered the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm when Emperor Lord Haotian grants her Cuiwei Mountain as a dojo.
Supreme Human	1371, 1383	Consumes the Mystic Wood Fruit, later comprehending the Heart of a Supreme Human and governing as Nameless.

Background

Xu Chunniang was born into a poor mortal family and endured hunger, poor health, and repeated ridicule over a prominent red birthmark beneath her right eye. After passing the Immortal’s assessment, she entered the Carefree Sect’s Outer Sect at eight years old, only to be immediately branded an “Ugly Girl” by other disciples 1 118.

Rather than relying on patrons or becoming an Inner Sect disciple’s retainer, Xu chose an independent path. Her refusal of Wei Dawu’s recruitment became the catalyst for an enlightenment that advanced her cultivation dramatically and transformed Foundation Establishment from her ultimate ambition into merely her first major goal 47 48.

Her early cultivation relied on painstaking experimentation with low-level techniques. She developed Spiritual Dew and Spiritual Soil methods to accelerate cultivation, converted the Spring Growth Technique into the offensive Spirit Blast Technique, cultivated spirit rice, and strengthened her body through spirit food 18 26 55 57.

After Foundation Establishment, Xu became a disciple of Yue Yanru, studied sword riding under Gu Yuan'an, and developed into a formidable Formation Master. Her victories in the Immortal Palace Ruins earned her the title Profound Method True Person 203 211 476.

Appearance

Xu Chunniang initially appears frail, sallow, undernourished, and younger than her age. A conspicuous red birthmark below her right eye leads to years of ridicule from fellow disciples 1 5 10.

• The birthmark disappears after she reaches Foundation Establishment, having been an impurity carried since birth 191.
• Long-term spirit-food consumption makes her taller, stronger, and visibly healthier; before age thirteen, she appears fifteen or sixteen 55.
• Her body has exceptional resilience from repeated body tempering, Primordial Heavy Water refinement, celestial fire, and Primordial Magnetic Divine Light 245 596.
• She can alter her appearance through the Illusion Spirit Mask and Bone Shrinking Qi Changing Technique 109 239.
• She temporarily loses her right arm to escape bone monsters, then regrows it through Great Void Qi during re-cultivation 464 490.

Personality

Xu Chunniang is intensely self-reliant. She repeatedly rejects recruitment, patronage, and arrangements that would compromise her freedom, preferring to accept danger over becoming dependent on another cultivator or faction 47 104 388 999.

Her greatest strength is patient persistence. She plans cultivation in long stages, consolidates breakthroughs rather than pursuing unstable power, and can spend years refining her body, studying formations, or restoring her divine soul 24 135 596 1104.

She is practical and reserved in social dealings, but not cruel without cause. She protects friends, rewards sincerity, recruits Xu Wanran without granting special treatment, and eventually governs through benevolence rather than personal glory 610 621 1383.

Xu Chunniang is deeply resistant to manipulation. Even after learning that the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Master had guided many of her opportunities, she rejects the idea that another person may decide her path “for her own good” 1368 1370.

“Foundation Establishment was no longer her endpoint, but her first small goal!” 48

Abilities & Skills

Spiritual Qi Control and Modified Sorcery

Xu Chunniang possesses unusually fine control over spiritual qi, allowing her to alter techniques through repeated practice rather than merely follow their original forms 279.

• Creates and compresses Spiritual Dew to speed cultivation and improve spirit food 19 60.
• Develops Spiritual Soil using the Earth Moistening Technique, creating a renewable cultivation resource 26.
• Casts the Spring Growth Technique on multiple targets simultaneously; later controls up to fifteen targets 17 60.
• Modifies Spiritual Rain, Earth Moistening, and related techniques by freely adjusting their range, intensity, and qi expenditure 279.

Spirit Blast Technique

The Spirit Blast Technique is Xu Chunniang’s earliest signature offensive sorcery, created by violently splitting wood spiritual qi originally used in the Spring Growth Technique 18.

• Splits berserk wood qi into explosive clusters that detonate on impact 18.
• Initially controls eight qi clusters; at fourth-layer Qi Condensation, successfully controls two divided streams for several breaths 18 28.
• Its instability makes it dangerous to practice and difficult to control at low cultivation 28.
• Xu considers it too valuable to reveal publicly as one of her unique techniques 57.

Formation Mastery

Xu develops from a cautious user of purchased concealment formations into a renowned Formation Master capable of defeating other specialists in formation battles 74 473 476.

• Masters Grade One formations and refines Grade One Formation Disks 245.
• Earns recognition as a Level Three Formation Master during the Immortal Palace Ruins expedition 473.
• Breaks the Azure Water Formation by controlling multiple Heartfall Flames, winning a Top-grade Spirit Stone and receiving the title Profound Method True Person 476.
• Establishes teleportation arrays and studies the Zhou Family’s formation inheritance to improve beyond her earlier methods 610 643.
• Uses formations to lead teams to victories over Integration-stage powerhouses at Heavenly God Academy 740.
• Condenses the Three Talents Formation, drawing on the powers of heaven, earth, and man 591 754.

Body Tempering

Xu Chunniang’s physical cultivation is a central source of her combat strength and survival.

• Spirit rice and demonic beast meat multiply her strength, speed, endurance, and natural defense 55 79.
• Practices the four-move Taiyi Long Fist, including Flying Fire Meteor and Yin Yang As If Void 65 68.
• Refines Primordial Heavy Water, allowing her to withstand weaker sorceries while wearing the Seven Treasures Spiritual Armor 245.
• Uses the Five Elements Body Tempering Technique to absorb hostile Pill Fire and defeat Zhang Ding 261.
• Refines Primordial Magnetic Profound Stones for twenty-three years, strengthening her body and granting control over Primordial Magnetic Divine Light 596.

Spiritual Sense and Spirit Refinement

Xu’s spiritual sense is unusually powerful, refined repeatedly with celestial fire supplied by Little Walnut 226 227.

• Completes the first level of the Refining Spirit Art, condensing her Spiritual Sense 227.
• Divides her Spiritual Sense into sixteen portions through Spirit Splitting 227.
• Refined spiritual sense doubles in intensity despite being reduced in total volume 214.
• Uses spiritual sense to control formations, discern sword intent, track individuals, and manage multiple artifacts 262 414.
• Her spiritual sense becomes difficult for Zhao Hucheng’s truth-discernment ability to read 396.

Mobility and Escape Techniques

Xu consistently prioritizes movement and escape before direct confrontation.

• Spirit Void Steps allow her to cover great distances in a single step and evade stronger opponents 25 28.
• Learns sword riding under Gu Yuan'an and can cast sorcery while flying on her sword 211 214.
• Learns Cloud Concealment Escape, combining speed with concealment 425.
• Develops the Nine Steps of Freedom; its second step, Moving Form with Qi, grants short-range teleportation 492 555.
• Uses teleportation and Nine Steps of Freedom to escape the Maelstrom of Yuan Magnetism 594.

Purple Qi, Taiji, and Laws

Xu evolves her innate purple qi from separate offensive and defensive techniques into a balanced Taiji Diagram 554 555.

• Forms the Purple Intent Blade for offense and a purple barrier or net for defense 555.
• Merges the two before they take form, creating the Taiji Diagram 555.
• Uses the Taiji Diagram’s black energy to kill Ghost Granny 613.
• Comprehends numerous Laws; by her Fighting Arena career, she wields eighteen Laws 1004.
• Uses Word Spirit to purify Fu Yuan’s malevolent energy in a single decisive arena victory 997.
• Uses the Law of Time to kill Mu Yun and the Eighth Highness 1258.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Illusion Spirit Mask — Grade One High-grade special Spiritual Artifact used to establish the Yan Wu identity; its chosen face cannot be changed after refinement 108 109.
• White Feather Magic Robe and Storage Rings — acquired to support her Yan Wu disguise and apparent status 109 110.
• Green Patterned Cauldron — Top-grade Spiritual Artifact with fourteen formations; later destroyed while fighting Zhao Hucheng and Zhan Fu 153 410.
• Mountain and River Diagram — High-grade Dharma Artifact selected from the Carefree Sect treasury; later fully refined after Golden Core advancement 349 415.
• Soul-Fixing Mirror — defensive and counterattacking Dharma Artifact used against late Golden Core opponents 456.
• White Rod Spear / Fire-Wielding Spear — weapon refined for the Minor Marsh Realm and later used in arena combat 168 263.
• Heavy Sword — commissioned from heavy stones in Prison Sand Mountain; so heavy that even Xu struggles to lift it 1183 1203.
• Scorpion Shears — commissioned from a Sand Scorpion King’s pincer; the forging process is estimated to take twenty years 1184.
• Soul Stabilizing Bead — top-grade Heavenly Demon item purchased for 600,000 demon crystals to nourish and stabilize her divine soul 1101.
• Little Walnut — source of celestial fire used for spiritual-sense refinement and an important companion in her human and Demon Body cultivation 226 842.
• Immortal Palace Token — recovered from a bone box in an ancient secret realm 425.

Relationships

• Yue Yanru — Xu Chunniang’s master after Foundation Establishment; accepts her as a disciple and gives her the Refining Spirit Art 203 227.
• Gu Yuan'an — sword-riding instructor who pushes Xu beyond basic flight training and recognizes her rapid progress 211 214.
• Huo Chunyan — close friend and fellow Carefree Sect disciple; assists with artifact upgrades and remains a trusted confidante through later reunions 240 306 609.
• Lin Yuxuan — longtime friend whose initial concern for Xu develops into mutual respect; Xu rescues her in the Minor Marsh Realm 191 609.
• Kong Huan — fellow cultivator and later old friend in the Spirit World; reunites with Xu as a shopkeeper after she overturns the Five Great Families 184 950.
• Little White — treasure-seeking spirit beast and loyal companion; later develops the ability to identify valuable immortal items 80 107 1024.
• Little Orange — tiger-like spirit beast with Peacock Immortal and Qiongqi lineage; Xu treats her as family and later seeks her across the Immortal Realms 266 1285 1339.
• Elder Gong / Gong Xingshan — mentor, ally, and companion after Xu’s ascension; helps free her from Fighting Arena contracts and continues supporting her in the Immortal Realm 998 1019 1267.
• Cheng Qingjia — Cheng Family cultivator whose safety Xu repeatedly tracks and protects; their relationship remains respectful but distant 414 395.
• Scorpion Granny — loyal subordinate from Yellow Sand City; Xu provides cultivation resources and entrusts her with acting on her behalf 910 919.
• Zhao He — later accepted as Xu Chunniang’s formal disciple after Xu reveals her identity as Profound Method Venerable 1321.
• Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Master — former hidden benefactor and manipulator who selected Xu as one of her “seeds”; their relationship fractures over Xu’s insistence on autonomy 1368 1370 1371.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Outer Sect cultivation — Enters the Carefree Sect, endures discrimination, develops modified cultivation techniques, and becomes one of the strongest disciples of her cohort despite poor roots and no backing 1 18 25.
• Hundred Demonic Mountain Range — Gains practical battle experience, hunts demonic beasts, acquires talismans and artifacts, and meets Little White 29 39 79 80.
• Independence and enlightenment — Rejects becoming Wei Dawu’s retainer, undergoes enlightenment, and commits fully to walking her own Dao 47 48.
• Mortal-realm assignment — Returns home after sixteen years, confronts the distance between cultivation and family, then leaves to pursue her Dao 125 128.
• Outer Sect Grand Competition and Minor Marsh Realm — Wins a Foundation Establishment Pill, enters the Minor Marsh Realm, refines her cultivation foundation, and reaches Foundation Establishment 166 184 191.
• Maritime cultivation world — Travels overseas as Yan Wu and later Profound Method True Person, gains fame as a Formation Master, forms connections with Cheng Surong and Bai Lu, and reaches Golden Core 388 476 412.
• Return to the Carefree Sect — Returns after eighty-six years, saves Sheng Qingyun, defeats Nascent Soul Evil Cultivators, and helps restore sect morale 604 609 613.
• Demon Realm and dual cultivation — Develops her Demon Body, rises through demon hierarchies, survives betrayal, and reaches the Demon King Realm 834 919 1171 1252.
• Immortal Realm and Fighting Arena — Ascends, earns Immortal Crystals through deliberately managed arena victories, advances rapidly through Ascension Platforms, and leaves the arena on her own terms 990 1009 1018 1019.
• Supreme Human conflict — Learns she was selected and manipulated as a Heavenly Secrets Pavilion “seed,” resists becoming anyone’s pawn, and ultimately confronts the Three Emperors 1368 1371.
• Nameless — Achieves the Heart of a Supreme Human, governs with compassion and selflessness for 30,000 years, and returns to a quiet life in Taoyuan Village 1383.