Bai Muxu

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Bai Muxu (白幕虚)
Alias(es)	Star River Sword Immortal 17
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Lingxu Sacred Land; Tianmen Peak
Occupation/Role	Founder and Peak Master of Tianmen Peak; cultivator; master of Li Tianwei
Status	Alive 375
First Appearance	Chapter 8

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Foundation Establishment	8	Reached Foundation Establishment within one hundred days without relying on pills or external aids; later made this the entry standard for Tianmen Peak disciples.
Golden Core	8	Reached Golden Core in three years.
Nascent Soul	8	Reached Nascent Soul in ten years; later slew two Spirit Transformation demonic cultivators while at this realm.
Spirit Transformation	8	Reached Spirit Transformation in fifty years and eventually accumulated power at its peak for nearly two centuries.
Nascent Soul Stage	367	Broke through after the Evil Demon blockade was shattered, setting a new personal record after two hundred years of cultivation.

Background / History

Bai Muxu rose as one of Lingxu Sacred Land's greatest prodigies, building his reputation on rapid advancement and the supreme Dao Foundation formed through the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation Method. His ability to fight above his realm allowed him to challenge Golden Cores at Foundation Establishment, Nascent Souls at Golden Core, and kill two Spirit Transformation demonic cultivators at Nascent Soul. 8 9

He established Tianmen Peak to seek a successor capable of inheriting his legacy and, ultimately, helping investigate the blockade that trapped higher-realm cultivators. His standards were infamously severe: disciples had to achieve Foundation Establishment within one hundred days without cultivation-boosting pills, or leave his peak. Several candidates failed this condition, including Liu Muyu and Qing Changyu. 8 9 24 337

After Li Tianwei climbed the Heart-Questioning Stairway, Bai Muxu sensed that the youth's Spirit Root was unusual but could not identify the problem. He nevertheless accepted Li Tianwei into Tianmen Peak after the disciple confidently accepted the hundred-day challenge. 8 9

Bai Muxu oversaw Li Tianwei's dangerous and unconventional early cultivation. He concealed the Five Elements phenomenon caused by Li Tianwei's revised cultivation method, watched helplessly as his disciple used life-burning secret arts, and protected him from outside attention after he comprehended multiple Dao Intents. 12 16 33

Following Li Tianwei's Foundation Establishment, Bai Muxu formally recognized him as his disciple and granted him the sentient Immortal Art Five Intentions Condensing Heaven Art, cultivation resources, magic treasures, and defensive artifacts. 19 20

When Li Tianwei's demonic techniques and Dao Intents became increasingly sinister, Bai Muxu gave him the Extreme Good Lead Hua Scripture to balance his path. He then arranged Li Tianwei's entry into the Taixu Forbidden Land, personally escorting him to its entrance and instructing him on its dangers, temptations, and Immortal Souls. 75 76 79

Bai Muxu delayed his own breakthrough for nearly two hundred years, hoping to use his tribulation to find a way beyond the Evil Demons' blockade. Once the blockade weakened and was ultimately shattered, he successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage. 346 362 367

Appearance

Bai Muxu is commonly seen in a yin-yang Daoist robe with a long sword carried on his back. His bearing is austere and imposing, and his presence can pressure an entire hall of elders. 8 73

• Wears yin-yang robes. 73
• Carries a mysterious long sword on his back. 367
• His cultivation can manifest as a circular halo of overwhelming pressure. 9
• The summit of Tianmen Peak bears the words: “One sword opens the Heavenly Gate.” 73

Personality

Bai Muxu is confident, exacting, and intensely proud of his own cultivation path. He treats his hundred-day Foundation Establishment as a basic standard because he personally accomplished it, making him appear unreasonable to other elders and prospective disciples. 8 9

Despite this severity, he is a protective and attentive master. He waits anxiously for Li Tianwei's progress, investigates abnormalities on Tianmen Peak, conceals his disciple's Dao Intents from jealous rivals, and is prepared to confront any sect that persecutes Li Tianwei for practicing demonic arts. 3 11 32 33

He is frequently stunned by Li Tianwei's growth but tries to maintain a composed master's dignity. Li Tianwei's comprehension of a Divine Ability, hundred Dao Intents, and extreme cultivation speed repeatedly force Bai Muxu to reassess both his disciple and himself. 76 372 375

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation Method

Bai Muxu cultivated the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation Method to establish a supreme Dao Foundation, which became the basis for his exceptional cross-realm combat ability. 9

• Achieved Foundation Establishment in one hundred days without external cultivation aids. 8
• Uses the method as Tianmen Peak's threshold for personal disciples. 9
• States that its supreme Dao Foundation supports smoother future advancement and enables challenges against higher-realm opponents. 9

Swordsmanship and Cross-Realm Combat

Bai Muxu is a sword cultivator whose combat record made him one of the strongest figures of his generation. 8

• Challenged Golden Core cultivators while at Foundation Establishment. 9
• Challenged Nascent Soul cultivators while at Golden Core. 9
• Killed two Spirit Transformation demonic cultivators while at Nascent Soul. 9
• After advancing to Nascent Soul, could contend with a Body Integration Realm ancestor. 135
• Severed his heavenly tribulation with his sword during his later breakthrough. 367

Spirit Transformation Mastery

At Spirit Transformation, Bai Muxu could rely on the laws he had comprehended rather than ambient Spiritual Energy alone. 79

• His divine soul could manifest. 79
• Could travel wherever his divine sense reached with a single thought. 79
• Remained capable of operating in regions where Spiritual Energy was nearly depleted. 79

Cultivation Instruction

Bai Muxu possesses a strong theoretical grasp of cultivation and personally guides Li Tianwei through methods, Dao Intent, spell construction, and cultivation dangers. 9 32 41

• Taught Li Tianwei the fundamentals of Drawing Qi into the Body and the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation Method. 9 10
• Identified Corrupting Grudge Qi affecting Tianmen Peak and explained its danger. 32
• Advised Li Tianwei to simplify complex spell structures and create spells suited to his own path. 41
• Concealed Li Tianwei's Dao Intent to prevent rival forces from targeting him. 33

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Long sword — Bai Muxu's primary weapon; carried on his back and used during his tribulation breakthrough. 73 367
• Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation Method — cultivation manual he gave to Li Tianwei upon accepting him. 9
• Five Intentions Condensing Heaven Art — a sentient Immortal Art Bai Muxu recovered from an Immortal Ruin and entrusted to Li Tianwei. 19 20
• Extreme Good Lead Hua Scripture — scripture provided to correct the imbalance caused by Li Tianwei's demonic cultivation. 75
• Cultivation resources and defensive artifacts — items granted to Li Tianwei after his Foundation Establishment. 19

Relationships

• Li Tianwei / Ling Tianwei — personal disciple and intended inheritor of Tianmen Peak. Bai Muxu provides techniques, protection, resources, and access to the Taixu Forbidden Land, while repeatedly being shocked by his disciple's abnormal advancement. 8 19 76 375
• Lingxu Holy Master — senior figure who supports Bai Muxu's tribulation plans and approves Tianmen Peak's opportunity for Li Tianwei. 73 346
• Lan Yu — Bai Muxu's senior brother and a fellow Lingxu Sacred Land powerhouse. 90 91
• Liu Muyu — former Tianmen Peak candidate who failed the hundred-day requirement, later becoming a Baiyuan Sacred Land spy hostile to Li Tianwei. 24
• Qing Changyu — former candidate with an Ice Yuan Heavenly Spirit Root; failed Foundation Establishment by one day and was not accepted into Bai Muxu's lineage. 337 338

Notable Quotes

“Foundation Establishment in a Hundred Days is the foundation.” 11

“Divine Abilities are merely a minor path.” 372

Trivia

• Bai Muxu initially suspected that Li Tianwei's Spirit Root was abnormal, but he could not determine that it was a Pseudo-Spirit Root. 8 9
• He had not completed his own Divine Ability when Li Tianwei revealed the self-created Prison Heaven to him. 76
• His first rejected disciple, Qing Changyu, achieved Foundation Establishment on the 101st day—missing Bai Muxu's standard by only one day. 337