Ji Qing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ji Qing (季青)
Alias(es)	Li Mu; Demon Lord; Startling Swan Blade; Heavenly Blade; Ancestor Ji; Venerable Guixu
Species/Race	Human; later a Giant Spirit Race member; later a Young Chaos Devil-God
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tianwu Holy Land (founding ancestor); Wind Thunder Sect; Divine Fusion Vein of the Purgatory Thirteen Veins; Immortal Source Dao Field; Bonfire Alliance
Occupation/Role	Martial artist; blade cultivator; founder; cultivator
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Martial techniques perfected	4	Perfected the Jadeite Skill, gaining a 30% inner-force burst, and perfected the Thirteen Fast Blades, unlocking Thread of Sky.
Chong Meridian opened	33	Opened one of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians after three months of cultivation.
Second-Rate Martial Artist	75	Reached great completion in Blade Momentum while a Second-Rate Martial Artist.
First-Rate Martial Artist	82	Cultivated the Arhat Secret Transmission to Minor Mastery and broke into the first-rate realm.
First-Rate, 24 acupoints	105	Opened 24 acupoints through five Secret Transmissions; gained lightning as a second divine power alongside ice.
Innate Martial Artist, Middle Stage	141	Cultivated the Innate Five Elements Destruction Scripture to Minor Accomplishment.
Innate Perfection / Grandmaster	142	Perfected the Innate Five Elements Destruction Scripture and forged the Innate Five Elements Destruction Body.
Dao Foundation, Black Robe Five-Pattern	160	Passed the five-pattern Wind Thunder Tower trial and obtained the Five Elements Divine Light Great Method.
Dao Foundation, Black Robe Nine-Pattern	163	His upgraded rank became known throughout the Wind Thunder Sect.
Heavenly Human	172	Reached Unity of Heaven and Man through the Five Elements Divine Light Great Method; entered Heaven’s Gate and reshaped his body with Martial Dao Origin.
Martial Saint	186	Opened Heaven’s Gate three times, climbed Martial Dao Mountain to 1,000 zhang, and gained innate divinity.
Hundred Paths Realm	193	Integrated one hundred strands of Divinity while refining True Dragon blood and condensing the True Dragon Divine Body.
Martial God, Perfection / Giant Spirit Race, Stage One	209	Absorbed Julung God essence blood, reshaped his body, and became a Giant Spirit Race member with the innate Divine Technique Sever Heaven and Earth.
Mind, Second Realm	210	Comprehended sentient karma and advanced to Clear Mind, See Nature.
Divine Ability Realm, Initial Stage	215 216	Manifested four Divine Abilities from four perfected Dao Fruits.
Giant Spirit Race, Stage Two	216	Used another Martial Dao Origin from Heaven’s Gate to break his physical-body bottleneck.
Dharma Aspect Realm / Great Power	221 228	Forged the supreme Myriad Fusion Dharma Vein after 53 years of seclusion; later became a Great Power.
Four Supreme Dharma Aspects completed	226	Completed the Divine Dragon Overlord Body and Fivefold Celestial Domain, bringing all four supreme Dharma Aspects to final perfection.
Supreme Expert / Nine Tribulations Saint Venerable	245	Defeated the Nine Lives Demon Emperor and prepared to seek Chaos Origin on the Immortal Path.
Young Chaos Devil-God, Stage Four	274	His Giant Spirit lineage merged into Chaos Devil-God bloodline after gains in Chaos Space.
True Immortal / Mortal World Immortal	274	Reached True Immortal cultivation while unifying the Three Corpses path.
Immortal Lord	283	Returned to the Divine Fusion Vein as an Immortal Lord.
Half-step Primeval Realm	318	Became known as Venerable Guixu.
Twenty Perfect Great Daos	321	Cleared the ninth Heavenly Inquiry Trial and became a personal disciple of the Heavenly Inquiry City Lord.
First-Order God	333	Completed a physical Life Leap through the Hundred Refinements Divine Art.
Fifth-Order God	383	Completed a major transformation of his Divine Body and emerged with a Fifth-Order God aura.
Seventh-Order God	417	Ascended to Seventh-Order God and immediately annihilated nine Seventh-Order God Titans.

Background

Ji Qing became a wanted fugitive after the destruction of the Ji family was attributed to him as parricide and arson. The accusation was false: he discovered Skin-Peeling Demon clones within the manor and killed one while attempting to save his younger sister, Ji Yao 3.

He fled Liang City with Ji Yao in a backpack, enduring public infamy while prioritizing her safety. In Anyang City, he forced Zhao Yungui to shelter her and threatened the Zhao family with annihilation should she be mistreated; he then remained nearby to watch over her in secret 4 14 15.

Ji Qing’s name spread through the jianghu after he publicly killed Du Chen, the Wind Chasing Blade. His reputation later expanded further when he pursued Poison Demon Ouyang Bo, placed a thousand-tael bounty for information on him, and avenged the victims of Great Huai Village 31 33 40.

Appearance

Ji Qing is repeatedly described as a handsome, young-looking man whose restrained bearing can still inspire fear in experienced martial artists. His attire changes with circumstance, including black clothing, a bamboo hat, a long saber, and later green or white robes 133 327 377.

• His hair became completely white by the conflict with the Heavenly Mountain Sect, though he later concealed this distinctive feature 90 131.
• He has appeared in a black outfit with a bamboo hat and long saber while infiltrating the imperial palace 133.
• As a Giant Spirit Race member, he can expand into a giant form and return to normal size at will 209.
• His Giant Spirit Race body initially reached ten zhang in height; his Stage Two combat form reached twenty zhang 209 222.

Personality

Ji Qing is cautious, observant, and difficult to intimidate. As a fugitive, he actively avoided crowds, monitored his surroundings, purchased intelligence, and understood when remaining in one place would create unnecessary danger 4 13 14.

He is ruthless toward enemies and institutions he considers irredeemable, such as the Heavenly Mountain Sect and the Dongyang Demonic Sect. However, his severity is tempered by a consistent willingness to protect the vulnerable, avenge the innocent, honor old friends, and assist those who have earned his trust 40 70 73 90 208.

Though often treated as a fearsome villain, Ji Qing does not pursue violence for its own sake. He showed restraint against the Dan Ding Sect’s Golden Core cultivators because killing them would provoke an avoidable conflict with their sect 172.

Abilities & Skills

Blade Arts

Ji Qing’s defining combat discipline is blade cultivation. His Startling Swan Blade became synonymous with overwhelming speed, precision, and lethal force.

• Perfected the Thirteen Fast Blades and unlocked its ultimate move, Thread of Sky 4.
• Defeated Du Chen with the Hundred Battles Blade and later killed ten Immortal Dao cultivators with one strike 31 148.
• Reached great completion in Blade Momentum, then developed Blade Intent and eventually a Blade Domain 75 129 159.
• His blade technique is recognized as the authentic Startling Swan Blade by Tianwu Holy Land disciples 207 208.
• Later acquired and perfected the Great Annihilation Blade, then purchased the formless Heavenly Demon Blade, which attacks flaws in an opponent’s mind and induces Inner Demons 333 363.

Five Elements Cultivation

Ji Qing’s foundation is the Five Elements, first expressed through the Innate Five Elements Destruction Scripture and later developed through the Five Elements Divine Light Great Method.

• The Innate Five Elements Destruction Body suppresses and resists five-element spells, true qi, and Dharma Artifacts 122 142.
• The Five Elements Divine Light Great Method led him to Unity of Heaven and Man and the Heavenly Human realm 160 172.
• His Great Five Elements Divine Light can brush away five-element treasures and affect treasures outside the Five Elements with reduced effectiveness 216.
• He later transformed his Five Elements Divine Body using Five Elements Origin Beads 198.

Returning Void Power

Ji Qing’s Martial Saint Power developed into the Power of Returning Void.

• Decomposition — breaks down targets and opposing power 197.
• Erasure — destroys targets, including on a spiritual level 190 197.
• Devour — absorbs or consumes power 197.
• Reshape — gained as its fourth form after serving as Bai Xi’s Dao Gestator 198.

Four Divine Abilities

After manifesting four Dao Fruits, Ji Qing gained four legendary Divine Abilities.

• Annihilation of Ten Thousand Laws — annihilates targets, including spiritually 216.
• Great Five Elements Divine Light — brushes away treasures and Five Elements-based power 216.
• Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragon — manifests eight heavenly dragons capable of shaking heaven and earth 216.
• Heaven Burning Purple Flame — burns matter and spiritual entities alike 216.
• All four Divine Abilities suppressed the Black Ruins’ Divine Ability Ranking and were later cultivated to perfection 217 219.

Physical Cultivation and Divine Bodies

Ji Qing repeatedly strengthened his body beyond the limits of conventional martial cultivation.

• Cultivated the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique, Nine Reversals of Fate, and Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body to strengthen his physical foundation 179 181.
• Endured a Physical Body Lightning Tribulation and reached the eighteenth physical transformation 179.
• Possessed the Spirit Merging, True Dragon, and Five Elements Divine Bodies before expanding to four Divine Bodies and forty thousand strands of Divinity 193 205.
• Became a Giant Spirit Race member after refining Julung God essence blood; this body can coexist with his Dao Fruit cultivation 209.
• His Giant Spirit lineage later merged into his Young Chaos Devil-God bloodline, enabling him to use God Race essence blood as nourishment 274.

Mind and Spiritual Cultivation

Ji Qing’s spiritual cultivation was initially considered his greatest weakness, but he repeatedly overcame this limitation.

• Reached the Second Realm of the mind through comprehension of sentient karma 210.
• Achieved the fifth stage of the Second Realm before manifesting his Divine Abilities 215.
• Gained an Innate Dao Heart from Pure Spirit Water, improving his sensitivity to comprehension and focus on the Dao 217.
• Later attained a half-step transcendent mind and used it to mediate Life and Destruction powers while cultivating the Creation Divine Art 394.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Long saber / Startling Swan Blade — Ji Qing’s signature weapon and the basis of his most recognized blade art 133 208.
• Demon Blade — used to sever Flying Swords and refine sword spirits with Blade Intent 131.
• Heavenly Human Realm Sword — received from the Water Moon Sect and used to temper Blade Intent 154.
• Qingmu Divine Tree — reforged into a seedling and incorporated for its immense life force 154.
• Boundary Breaking Tower — a reward from the Misty Tower used for long-distance travel 407 412.
• Supreme Demon Blade — weapon that feeds on destructive intent 333.
• Realm Stabilizing Stone — Purgatory Battlefield reward used to develop his domain space into a world 200.
• Supreme Demon Blade — acquired alongside the Great Annihilation Blade as part of his First-Order God preparations 333.

Relationships

• Ji Yao — His younger sister and most important remaining family member. Ji Qing fled Liang City to protect her, arranged her shelter with the Zhao Clan, and later left Foundation Establishment Pills for her at Tianwu Holy Land 3 15 158.
• Ye Chunsheng — Close friend whose death Ji Qing avenged by killing the leaders of the Heavenly Mountain Sect and forcing its disbandment. Ji Qing continues to visit Ye’s grave after returning to his homeland 63 90 208.
• Lie Yingniang — Loyal old acquaintance and leading figure at Tianwu Holy Land. She waited decades for Ji Qing’s return and was overjoyed when he reappeared 40 59 208.
• Chen Lin — Trusted ally who calls Ji Qing “Third Brother.” He helped her gain a Tier Four bloodline inheritance, rescued her from confinement, and acted as her Guardian in the secret realm 114 122 124.
• Divine Monarch Tianfeng — Mentor-like ally who provided Ji Qing with the Five Elements Hearts needed for the Five Elements Returning Void Sacred Method and advised him to conceal his divinity 186 189.
• True Monarch Baoyue — Cultivation partner and ally. She became master of the Void Spirit Immortal Mansion, helped Ji Qing obtain cultivation resources, and later reached Body Combination with his assistance 179 245.
• Yunmeng Goddess — Longstanding ally tied to the Yunmeng River. Ji Qing helped her obtain Julung God blood, while she later cultivated through his essence blood to Stage Two Giant Spirit Race Perfection 209 245.
• Bai Xi — Core disciple of the Yin Yang Creation Vein who selected Ji Qing as her Dao Gestator. Their cooperation evolved his Returning Void Power and earned her a peerless Divine Ability Dao Fruit 197 198.
• Huang Jiuge — Trusted companion in the Time-Space Secret Realm. Ji Qing entrusted her with Black Lotus Guards and later invited her to accompany him to Crystal City 332 333.
• Venerable Xuanbing — Ice Soul Sect survivor who hired Ji Qing to avenge her sect. He accepted her Ice Soul Divine Art and fulfilled his promise by destroying the Ancient Clan’s leadership and foundation 412 423.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Liang City Fugitive

After the Skin-Peeling Demon’s assault on the Ji family, Ji Qing became the dynasty’s most notorious wanted criminal. He fled with Ji Yao and began accumulating Origin Points by killing demons 3 4.

Rise of the Startling Swan Blade

Ji Qing’s public killing of Du Chen and pursuit of Poison Demon Ouyang Bo established his reputation as a terrifying but unexpectedly principled blade master. He issued a massive bounty for Ouyang Bo and pursued justice for poisoned villagers 33 40 41.

Vengeance for Ye Chunsheng

After Ye Chunsheng’s death, Ji Qing sought the Suspended Temple’s Arhat Secret Transmission, entered the first-rate realm, and annihilated the Heavenly Mountain Sect’s leadership. He ordered its eight hundred disciples to disperse and threatened to hunt down any survivors who continued the sect’s legacy 82 90.

Tianwu Holy Land and the Barren Region

Ji Qing became the founding ancestor of Tianwu Holy Land, departed the Boundless Sea Region, and entered the Wind Thunder Sect to acquire a complete Heavenly Human inheritance. He rose from Black Robe Five-Pattern to Nine-Pattern, then achieved Heavenly Human and Martial Saint cultivation 158 160 163 172 186.

Purgatory Thirteen Veins

After entering the Purgatory Thirteen Veins, Ji Qing became a core disciple of the Divine Fusion Vein. His performance in the Purgatory Battlefield, Dao Gestation with Bai Xi, and four perfected Divine Abilities established him as the foremost prodigy of the Thirteen Veins 197 199 219.

Return as the Heavenly Blade

Ji Qing returned to the Boundless Sea Region after fifteen years away, saved Tianwu Holy Land from the Dongyang Demonic Sect, and was recognized as its Heavenly Blade Ancestor. He also returned to Ye Chunsheng’s grave before investigating the Yunmeng River’s hidden divine corpse 207 208 209.

Cosmic Sea and Time-Space Secret Realm

Ji Qing became the fourth Great Dao Ancestor of the Immortal Source Dao Field, later earned recognition as a personal disciple of the Heavenly Inquiry City Lord, and entered the Time-Space Secret Realm. There, he became a First-Order God, joined the Bonfire Alliance, and continued advancing through successive Divine Body transformations 312 321 333.

Trivia

• Ji Qing was ranked eighth on the Villain Ranking during his early jianghu career 15.
• His notorious reputation caused Captain Wang to pretend not to recognize him rather than risk confronting him 13.
• He initially refused Little Pagoda’s request to become his disciple, but taught Little Pagoda and Little Hong the Thirteen Fast Blades and an internal cultivation method 73.
• Ji Qing’s method of changing appearance includes direct physical control made possible by his Giant Spirit Race body 217.
• He founded Tianwu Holy Land and is regarded as its first-generation patriarch 158.