Pagoda Tower

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Pagoda Tower (浮屠塔)
Alias(es)	Great Pagoda Tower; Futu Tower
Affiliation	Lu Yu — lifebound artifact cultivated through the Great Pagoda Art 6 82
Occupation/Role	Suppression, sealing, energy-refinement, and cultivation artifact
Status	Active; Mid-grade Divine Artifact 260
First Appearance	Chapter 6 6

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Initial Form Condensation	12	An illusory pitch-black tower forms in Lu Yu's dantian, marking the Great Pagoda Art's second realm.
Less than 30% condensed	41	Falling Heart Flame is identified as a means to temper and accelerate its condensation.
30% solidified	53	Ancient runes begin appearing and vanishing across the partially solid tower.
60% condensed	68	Heart Flame cultivation in the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower advances its solidity; an eighth-level pattern later takes shape during Lu Yu's Dou Wang breakthrough.
Complete Form Condensation	82	The nine-story black tower becomes crystalline and jade-like; it can be manifested outside Lu Yu's body and produces the Futu Flame.
Top-grade Spirit Artifact	165	Its grade conceals the multiple Exotic Flames stored within unless examined by exceptionally powerful experts.
Source transformation	199	Purple patterns spread across the tower, while the Futu Flame changes into a purple-gold flame; this is described as a sublimation of its source rather than a grade increase.
Quasi-Divine Artifact	225	Tempering through the Three Thousand Burning Flame's source and stellar fire advances the tower beyond its prior grade.
Divine Artifact	225	Continuous tempering by a five-colored Fire Lotus pushes it into the Divine Artifact tier.
Mid-grade Divine Artifact	260	The Futu Immortal Gu merges into the tower, raising it from Low-grade to Mid-grade Divine Artifact.

Background / History

The Pagoda Tower is the true profound meaning of the Great Pagoda Art. Because Lu Yu lacks the Ancient Clan bloodline, he initially expects to condense only an ordinary Pagoda Tower rather than the Ancient Clan's top-tier Saint Pagoda Tower. Even before its formation, the Great Pagoda Art strengthens and stabilizes his mind. 6 7

Lu Yu reaches the initial Form Condensation realm when an illusory black tower forms within his dantian. He subsequently uses the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower's Falling Heart Flame to temper the construct, eventually achieving complete Form Condensation after two months of secluded cultivation on the seventh floor. 12 52 82

Upon fully forming, the nine-story tower becomes Lu Yu's principal lifebound treasure. It manifests the Futu Flame, contains multiple Exotic Flames, and grows alongside Lu Yu; its advancement feeds purified energy and cultivation benefits back to its master. 82 111

The tower later undergoes a source-level transformation after purple patterns emerge across its body. It is further tempered through the subjugation of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, the hatching of Little You, repeated lightning tribulations, and the integration of the Futu Immortal Gu. 199 225 258 260

Appearance

The Pagoda Tower is a nine-story tower covered in ancient runes and profound patterns. Its appearance changes as it evolves, progressing from an illusory black construct to a crystalline black-jade tower, then to a purple-gold divine artifact marked by intricate golden patterns. 12 82 199 260

• Initially appears as a pitch-black, semi-illusory tower within Lu Yu's dantian. 12
• Has nine floors, each bearing mysterious markings after complete Form Condensation. 82
• Can expand from a palm-sized object into a colossal tower for combat or protection. 139 258
• Its later body bears flowing purple patterns and fine golden inscriptions. 199 260
• The Futu Flame often manifests as a golden or purple-gold fire dragon coiled around it. 82 102 199

Abilities & Skills

Suppression and Sealing

The tower exerts a powerful suppressive force capable of restraining Exotic Flames, souls, and other targets within its internal space.

• Separates the mutually hostile Earth Core Flame and Netherworld Heart Demon Flame while Lu Yu refines the latter. 80
• Imprisons the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python's soul for Qing Lin's future Natal Gu refinement. 105
• Captures the Netherworld Poison Flame despite its attempts to escape as corrosive fire. 119
• Suppresses and stores the Blood Prison Heart-Burning Flame. 165
• Erases the remaining intelligence of the heavily injured Three Thousand Burning Flame's source flame. 225
• Can shelter remnant souls; Mo You temporarily resides within it for protection. 240
• At its earlier grade, direct sealing of enemies still required an accompanying sealing technique; the tower alone could not casually seal opponents of the same rank. 111

Energy Refinement and Cultivation Support

The tower absorbs, tempers, and refines external energy into purer power for Lu Yu's cultivation or alchemy.

• Absorbs the Formless Heart Flame during its complete condensation. 82
• Draws natural energy over a wide area and refines it into pure Dou Qi with sealing properties. 111
• Refines violent lightning energy into gentler power during Lu Yu's training in the Void Lightning Pool. 215
• Purifies worldly energy for the refinement of the Dragon-Phoenix Supreme Pill. 246
• Swallows Black Demonic Lightning tribulations that would threaten Dou Sheng experts. 258 262
• Refines absorbed Black Demonic Lightning after reaching Mid-grade Divine Artifact status. 262

Futu Flame Vessel

Complete Form Condensation gives rise to the Futu Flame, the tower's core flame and Lu Yu's strongest foundational fire.

• The Futu Flame surpasses both the Earth Core Flame and Netherworld Heart Demon Flame in power; the two flames recoil before it. 82
• Its appearance causes nearby Formless Heart Flame to retreat and disperse. 82
• It can form a golden fire dragon around the tower and serve as part of layered flame defenses. 102
• Together with the Pagoda Tower's suppression, it helps temporarily fuse three Exotic Flames into a destructive Fire Lotus. 115
• The tower could originally contain Strange Fires but could not permanently fuse them on its own. 104
• After the source transformation, the Futu Flame becomes purple-gold and gains markedly increased spirituality. 199

Defensive Manifestation

The tower can serve as a physical fortress or barrier against large-scale attacks.

• Protects Lu Yu and his companions while traveling through hurricanes powerful enough to tear apart a Dou Huang. 139
• Conceals Lu Yu's aura in the magma world beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower. 133
• Withstands Black Demonic Lightning directly and remains undamaged after absorbing nine bolts. 242 262
• Forms the basis for a three-layer barrier made from Futu Flame, Netherworld Heart Demon Flame, and Earth Core Flame. 102

Nurturing

As Lu Yu's lifebound treasure, the tower and its contents can be mutually tempered.

• Its grade growth accelerates Lu Yu's cultivation, while Lu Yu's advancement likewise strengthens the tower. 53 82
• The purple-gold Futu Flame simultaneously tempers the tower and the Godfall Sword stored inside it. 207
• The black-red fire egg that becomes Little You develops within the tower after absorbing stellar fire and dragon-flame energy. 207 225
• The Futu Immortal Gu directly improves the tower's grade after merging into it. 260

Relationships

• Lu Yu — Master and creator; the Pagoda Tower is bound to his dantian and grows in tandem with his cultivation. 82 225
• Futu Flame — Core flame born when the tower completes Form Condensation; the two mutually nourish and strengthen one another. 82
• Earth Core Flame — Stored within the tower and later evolves after devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame. 82 104
• Netherworld Heart Demon Flame — One of the tower's contained Exotic Flames; it is separated from Earth Core Flame by the tower during refinement. 80 102
• Little You — Spirit of the Exotic Flame that hatches from a fire egg kept and nourished within the tower. 207 225
• Mo You — Remnant soul temporarily sheltered within the tower for protection. 240
• Godfall Sword — Lu Yu stores the natal spirit sword inside the tower so the Futu Flame can temper both artifacts together. 207

Trivia

• The tower's initial complete form is comparable to a Low-grade Spirit Tool; the Great Pagoda Art states that it can eventually rival a divine artifact upon reaching Supreme and a sacred object upon reaching Earth Supreme. 53
• Lu Yu's Futu Flame helps Little Fairy Doctor condense her own initial white-jade Pagoda Tower and seal her poison core within it. 84
• The Pagoda Tower has been used to protect against storms, seal Exotic Flames, shelter souls, purify alchemical energy, and absorb lightning tribulations. 119 139 240 246 258