Wang Hong

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Wang Hong (王弘)
Alias(es)	Wang Kun; He Yuan 42 48 50
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Qingyang Academy; formerly the Chu State's Huwei Army; leader of a personal guard force and several Qingxu City businesses 17 23 29 39
Occupation/Role	Martial artist, rogue cultivator, former General Who Conquers the North, spirit-herb and elixir merchant, alchemist 23 31 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Houtian Stage	10	Consumed an immortal master’s body-strengthening elixir, completed a Lesser Heavenly Cycle through the Ren and Du meridians, and gained roughly 600 jin of strength.
Houtian Stage — Chong Mai opened	15	Unblocked the Chong Mai after three months of intensive cultivation supported by Mysterious Space food and medicinal cuisine.
Peak Houtian Stage	15	Opened all Eight Extraordinary Meridians; cultivated Henglian Liuhe Gong to the sixth level.
Xiantian Stage	15	Broke through after more than ten days of consuming Dragon Tiger Elixirs and forcefully tempering his body with iron-stick strikes.
Peak Xiantian Stage	23	Reached peak Xiantian through Dragon Tiger Elixirs and medicinal meals; Six Harmonies Body Refinement Technique reached its ninth level.
Qi Refining Layer One	26	Converted his internal energy into spiritual power and successfully began the Wood Element Technique.
Qi Refining Layer Two	30	Advanced through the combined effects of elixirs and Spirit Grains.
Peak Qi Refining Layer Three	30	Reached the peak after two years of cultivation while operating his spirit-wine business.
Qi Refining Layer Four	31	Broke through while refining Qi Gathering Pills; gained the ability to project Spiritual Sense up to two zhang.
Qi Refining Layer Five	39	Advanced after consuming a Jade Spirit Peach.
Body Tempering Art — First Level	40	Completed the first level in under a year by taking three Qi Gathering Pills daily.
Qi Refining Layer Seven	49	Reached the seventh layer after continued body tempering, exploration, and cultivation.

Background / History

Early life and the Mysterious Space

Wang Hong grew up in Wang Family Village, a poor tenant-farming settlement. He and his younger brother Wang Yi gathered wild vegetables, medicinal herbs, and mountain resources to survive. His early ambitions were modest: sell valuable finds, buy land, and give his family a more stable life. 1 2 4

While digging kudzu root, Wang Hong found a blood-patterned gemstone. After killing an attacking wolf and suffering an arm wound, he pressed the gemstone against the injury; it absorbed his blood, entered his wound as iridescent light, and rendered him unconscious. He later gained access to the Mysterious Space. 2 4

The Space let him grow herbs and crops at an abnormal rate. He used its harvests to pay tuition for himself and Wang Yi, then exploited its storage function to replace their academy-assessment sandbags with straw until the final climb. 5 6

Qingyang Academy

At Qingyang Academy, Wang Hong first learned literacy, medicine, military formations, and the Basic Eight Forms of Cultivation. His accelerated study within the Mysterious Space enabled him to grasp meridians and acupoints in roughly half a year, allowing him to begin internal cultivation. 6 7

He chose the Muscle-Tendon Cleansing Cultivation Method for internal cultivation and the Thunderclap Spear as his primary weapon art. He funded both his training and weapons through sales of Space-grown ginseng and Purple Ganoderma. 8

When a Tai Hao Sword Sect envoy tested the academy, Wang Hong was revealed to possess four spiritual roots—Wood, Fire, Earth, and Water—and was rejected as unsuitable for sect admission. Wang Yi, who possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root, entered Tai Hao Sword Sect instead. The envoy’s parting elixir propelled Wang Hong into the Houtian Stage. 9 10

A masked Houtian intruder later targeted Wang Hong for information about the immortal envoy. Wang Hong deceived the man into lowering his guard, pierced his lung, and ultimately killed him with a Returning Horse Spear. 12

Military career

Wang Hong reached the Xiantian Stage before age twenty, then joined the Chu State’s war effort after Qingyang Academy students were conscripted. He prepared medicinal wines, White Jade Powder, White Jade Life-Extending Pills, and Dragon Tiger Elixirs before marching to Huju City. 15 16

At Huju City, he served as the vanguard of the Qingyang Camp’s Sixth Squad and used his spear skill, Xiantian strength, and battle-formation experience to break enemy lines. 17 18

Over the following three years, Wang Hong won dozens of battles, defeated ten thousand troops with two thousand men, ambushed fifty thousand Qin soldiers at Zouma Gorge, and rose to General Who Conquers the North. He eventually resigned from the military, considering mortal rank and fame secondary to immortality. 23

Qingxu City and rogue cultivation

Wang Hong travelled through Qingxu Mountain to Qingxu City with ninety-seven loyal guards. The journey cost the group more than twenty men, but Wang Hong reached the immortal city at peak Xiantian strength and began pursuing immortal cultivation. 23

After learning how poor his four-spiritual-root aptitude was, Wang Hong chose the broadly accessible Wood Element Technique and became a Qi Refining cultivator. He allowed followers who wanted independent paths to leave, then reorganized the remaining forty-five into five teams that continued training in battle formations. 25 26

He established Pioneering Spirit Medicine Pavilion to sell Space-grown spirit herbs and Spirit Wine. Its wine became popular because one bottle could restore the mana of a mid-Qi Refining cultivator, allowing Wang Hong to build substantial wealth while maintaining a low profile. 29 30

Conflict with the Lin Family and Black Dragon Marsh

Wang Hong’s group annihilated Lin Junjie and eleven attackers during an attempted robbery. The Lin Family subsequently challenged him at the Life and Death Stage, where Wang Hong killed Lin Dong and drove off the body cultivator Hu Qing with a barrage of talismans. 33 35

Hu Qing’s storage bag contained the Body Tempering Art, a resource-heavy technique suited to Wang Hong’s poor spiritual roots and abundant medicinal supply. Wang Hong later combined it with Henglian Liuhe Gong to create the nine-layer Immortal Mortal Transformation technique, increasing his physical strength to 20,000 jin. 36 42

While exploring Black Dragon Marsh under the Wang Kun identity, Wang Hong survived Green-tailed Spirit Bees, Green Wind Monkeys, and Cultivator Ding’s betrayal. After killing Ding, he acquired more than fifty thousand Spirit Stones, Spirit Fruits, several cultivation techniques, the Spirit Taming Art, and a Foundation Establishment cultivator’s accumulated wealth. 43 46 47

Trading network

Using the aliases Wang Kun and He Yuan, Wang Hong concealed the source of his herbs and elixirs while supplying small Qingxu City shops. He invented the name “Immortal Dao Trading Company” to imply a powerful backing organization, intending to gradually turn the fictional company into a real cultivation-world trading network. 48 50

Appearance

Wang Hong was an ordinary-looking twelve- or thirteen-year-old academy student in a blue Qingyang Academy robe when he began formal cultivation. After more than two years of training, he grew into a strapping young man. 8 15

• Wore Qingyang Academy’s blue robe with gold-threaded academy insignia as a student. 8
• Initially carried large sacks of medicinal herbs despite his slight build. 8
• Uses the Wang Kun disguise, appearing as a young man with thick eyebrows and large eyes. 48
• Uses the Mist Illusion Mask to change his appearance and conceal his identity from Spiritual Sense. 37

Personality

Wang Hong is pragmatic, ambitious, and highly protective of the people he considers his responsibility. His desire to escape poverty drives his early herb-selling and cultivation, while his concern for Wang Yi leads him to accept his brother’s departure to Tai Hao Sword Sect rather than become an obstacle to his future. 2 4 10

He is cautious about wealth and secrecy, having seen that valuable discoveries can bring lethal attention. He uses aliases, disguises, controlled sales, and a fabricated trading company to avoid exposing the Mysterious Space or becoming an easy target. 2 30 48 50

Wang Hong is also opportunistic and willing to deceive when necessary. He cheats the academy entrance test, manipulates the masked intruder into dropping his guard, and uses talismans or overwhelming resources without hesitation when direct combat is unfavorable. 6 12 35

Despite this ruthlessness toward enemies, he treats longtime soldiers and subordinates generously. He permits followers to leave freely, provides cultivation resources and books through contribution points, and refuses to abandon battlefield comrades who lack spiritual roots. 25 29 30

Abilities & Skills

Mysterious Space

Wang Hong possesses a private spatial domain acquired after the blood-patterned gemstone entered his body. It is the foundation of his cultivation, wealth, and ability to support his followers. 2 4

• Plants mature rapidly and can be harvested every five days. 5
• Time passes far faster within it: several hours of rest inside equal roughly fifteen minutes outside, later measured at thirty-one times and then forty-four times normal speed. 6 39 49
• Absorbs Spirit Stones to expand; it reached four mu after Cultivator Ding’s wealth and fifteen mu three years later. 26 47 49
• Stores weapons, herbs, Spirit Fruits, wine, and other supplies. 8 46 47
• Allows Wang Hong to manipulate objects through an Astral Body, a practice that steadily strengthened his mental power and Spiritual Sense. 6 31
• Cannot be used for cultivation meditation despite its accelerated time. 34

Spear Combat and Battlefield Tactics

Wang Hong’s principal martial art is Thunderclap Spear. His years of war gave him unusually strong close-quarters instincts against cultivators who normally fight from range. 11 23 35

• Uses rapid, vital-point-focused spear attacks to prevent stronger opponents from activating talismans or retrieving items. 12 27
• Defeated the masked Houtian intruder through deception, lung wounds, and a Returning Horse Spear. 12
• Led wedge formations as a vanguard at Huju City and personally broke through enemy formations. 17 18
• Uses close combat to disrupt Flying Sword users and force their spiritual power expenditure. 35
• Can employ his spear as a dense defensive barrier against swarming Spirit Bees. 43

Body Tempering

Wang Hong’s physical cultivation compensates for his poor spiritual-root aptitude and gives him an advantage over conventional low-level cultivators. 36 40

• Henglian Liuhe Gong strengthened his body until ordinary Houtian martial artists could scarcely injure him; by its sixth level, a steel knife could only cut his skin shallowly. 15
• The Body Tempering Art converts spiritual power from pills, herbs, and food directly into physical reinforcement. 36
• Reached the first level of the Body Tempering Art in under a year by taking three Qi Gathering Pills daily. 40
• Created the nine-layer Immortal Mortal Transformation by combining the Body Tempering Art with Henglian Liuhe Gong. 42
• Achieved physical strength of 20,000 jin after developing the new technique. 42

Immortal Cultivation and Spells

Wang Hong cultivates the Wood Element Technique but can practice Wood, Fire, Earth, and Water techniques due to his four spiritual roots. 26 32

• Artifact Control Technique — Controls Magic Artifacts with Spiritual Sense; initially could only sustain his Magic Artifact spear for two breaths before exhausting his spiritual power. 31
• Wood spells — Entanglement, Wood Shield, and Wood Thorn. 32
• Fire spell — Fireball. 32
• Earth spell — Earth Wall. 32
• Movement techniques — Wind Riding Technique and Shifting Form and Changing Position; the latter eventually reached instant activation over a ten-foot distance at its first layer. 30 49
• Spiritual Sense — Reached a two-zhang range upon entering Qi Refining Layer Four, double the range recorded for most newly advanced cultivators. 31

Alchemy, Medicine, and Brewing

Wang Hong’s study of medicine began at Qingyang Academy and later developed into alchemy, medicinal-wine brewing, and a commercial elixir operation. 7 14 31

• Identified and used ginseng, Purple Ganoderma, White Jade Ganoderma, and other herbs for internal cultivation and healing. 12 16
• Learned the Dragon Tiger Elixir formula and used it to force his Xiantian breakthrough. 15
• Learned alchemy from a Foundation Establishment alchemist; after repeated failures, successfully refined Qi Gathering Pills. 31
• Uses Spirit Wine to replenish spiritual power quickly, including during spell practice and combat. 30 31
• Conceals his alchemy ability when dealing with unknown cultivators, claiming only to be an alchemist’s errand-runner. 42

Leadership and Organization

Wang Hong applies military organization to cultivation life, valuing a trained collective over isolated personal strength. 25 34

• Commanded tens of thousands as General Who Conquers the North. 23
• Retained and organized forty-five followers after allowing others to leave Qingxu City’s temporary camp freely. 25
• Maintains battle-formation training for mortal followers and equips them with spears, talismans, pills, and cultivation texts. 25 28 34
• Created a contribution-point system for cultivation resources and library access. 29 34

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Thunderclap Spear techniques — Wang Hong’s primary martial art. 8 11
• Hundred Refinements Steel Saber — Purchased while studying at Qingyang Academy. 8
• Low-grade Magic Artifact spear — Thirteen feet long and 680 jin; made from Red Spirit Mulberry Wood and Mysterious Iron. It was later broken by Cultivator Ding’s High-grade Flying Sword. 28 46
• Heavy black spear — Purchased from Myriad Treasures Tower after the loss of his previous Magic Artifact spear. 48
• Mid-grade earth-element Flying Sword — Acquired at Myriad Treasures Tower. 48
• Mid-grade shield and high-grade Mystic Turtle Shield — Defensive Magic Artifacts purchased at Myriad Treasures Tower. 48
• Mist Illusion Mask — Acquired for 7,000 Spirit Stones; changes appearance and blocks Spiritual Sense detection. 37
• Wind Sailing Boat — Purchased at the Ten-Store Joint Auction. 50
• Talismans — Frequently uses Golden Light, Earth Armor, Swiftness, Fireball, and other talismans as defensive and offensive reserves. 35 43 46
• White Jade Life-Extending Pills and White Jade Powder — Healing medicines prepared from White Jade Ganoderma. 16 35
• Spirit Wine — Mana-restoring medicinal wine brewed from Space-grown ingredients. 30 39

Relationships

• Wang Yi — Younger brother. Wang Hong supported Wang Yi’s entry into Tai Hao Sword Sect despite being rejected himself; Wang Yi vowed to seek a way to bring him into an immortal sect later. 1 10
• Qingyang Academy Dean — Academy dean who granted Wang Hong a courtyard after recognizing his Houtian breakthrough and warned him that his status as an immortal’s brother could attract danger. 11
• Feng Li — Qingyang Academy formation instructor and later Captain of Qingyang Camp; commanded the academy reinforcements at Huju City. 7 17
• Zhang Tiemao — Academy classmate, battlefield companion, and later Captain. He visited Wang Hong after the masked-man attack and later received medicinal supplies when Wang Hong left the army. 13 23
• Li Xiaoya — Academy classmate and friend who visited Wang Hong after he was injured by the masked intruder. 13
• Hua Wenjue — Academy classmate and later Captain; he and Wang Hong trained and fought together for years. 13 16 23
• Lu Jingou — Academy classmate, battlefield comrade, and later Captain. 13 19 23
• Zhang Chunfeng — Loyal former soldier with Three Spiritual Roots. Wang Hong saved him after both his legs were shattered in battle and later provided cultivation opportunities. 27 29
• Yang Youwen / Skinny Monkey — Former starving child taken in by Wang Hong’s army; one of the two followers with spiritual roots and later manager of Immortal Wine Pavilion. 29 39
• Zhao Ning — Trusted subordinate and business manager who discussed elixir-supply strategy with Wang Hong. 25 47
• Gao Yue — Artifact-shop cultivator who supplied Wang Hong with weapons and helped him acquire an alchemy furnace. 28 31
• Qian Gui — Small-shop owner who entered a supply partnership with Wang Hong’s Wang Kun identity. 49
• Lin Yun — Lin Family descendant who sought vengeance after Wang Hong’s group killed Lin Junjie; arranged challenges and surveillance against Wang Hong. 34 35
• Cultivator Ding — Black Dragon Marsh adventurer who betrayed Wang Hong’s group and attempted to kill him for treasure; Wang Hong later killed him and claimed his inheritance. 45 46 47

Notable Quotes

“A true man stands between heaven and earth, upholding principles and acting as a role model. How can I, Wang Hong, just coast by relying on the title of an immortal’s elder brother?” 11

“Facts have proven that no matter what, I can't gain any advantage fighting you in close combat.” 35

Trivia

• Wang Hong named his first Qingxu City shop Pioneering Spirit Medicine Pavilion to convey “pioneering and creating.” 29
• He secretly considered himself wealthy at the Qi Refining stage but deliberately concealed his assets from acquaintances. 30
• He favors enormous raspberries grown in the Mysterious Space as snacks while attending auctions or waiting. 36
• Wang Hong’s Mysterious Space is central to his wealth, but he cannot cultivate within it despite its accelerated time flow. 34 39