Zheng Fa

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zheng Fa (郑法)
Alias(es)	Sect Master Zheng; Alliance Leader Zheng; Lord Thunder God; Heavenly Emperor Body 266 319 359 691
Species/Race	Human 637
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Nine Mountains Sect; Ninth Mountain World; Nursing Home / Rainbow Mountain research community 155 287 314
Occupation/Role	Nine Mountains Sect Leader; cultivator; cultivation-method researcher; teacher and institutional planner 287 301 537
Status	Alive; active during the final conflict over the Ninth Mountain Divine Dao 718
First Appearance	Chapter 9

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Spirit Crane Body mastery	43	Masters the body-tempering art, leaving his skin pale and giving him a pleasant scent.
Qi Refinement, Second Level	102	Condenses the Upright Shadowless Talisman in his dantian and advances after entering Nine Mountains Sect only two months earlier.
Foundation Establishment, Early Stage	227	Recorded at this stage while preparing the Wind-Thunder Body secret art.
Foundation Establishment, Late Stage	241	Advances while cultivating amid a roomful of spiritual materials; the Fusang Tree begins producing Fusang Spirit Dew.
Golden Core	312	Forms his Golden Core after a year of work and gains the Innate Divine Power Rainbow Transformation Art.
Nascent Soul, Early Stage	418	Forms an exceptionally dense Nascent Soul whose spiritual-power density surpasses ordinary Early Nascent Soul cultivators.
Spirit Transformation	480	Reaches Spirit Transformation through the still-imperfect Yellow Court Scripture, exposing an imbalance among his Three Flowers.
Great Vehicle / Dao Fruit	539	Successfully attains Great Vehicle, gains Universe in the Sleeve, and begins expounding the Huangting Great Dao to the sect.
Loose Immortal	592 596	Completes a Dao Fruit Ritual acknowledged by newborn humans, undergoes Loose Immortal tribulation, and creates the Inner Scenery Scripture.
True Immortal — Heavenly Emperor Body	649	The Heavenly Emperor Body rapidly completes its transition from Loose Immortal to True Immortal.
Golden Immortal — Heavenly Emperor Body	687	Absorbs nearly half of Xuanwei's faith power, expands the Ninth Mountain World into a Golden Immortal World, and establishes the Nine Mountains Heavenly Rules.

Background

Zheng Fa first appears as Seventh Young Master Zhao Jingfan's book boy, though Zhao later identifies him as his teacher in the Rune Dao. His exceptional martial and talisman talent quickly draws attention and jealousy from other candidates. 9 321

After entering Nine Mountains Sect, Zheng Fa advances at an extraordinary rate through the Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Method, careful cultivation in the Modern World, and a willingness to test established assumptions. His early rise earns him the market-steward position despite opposition from disciples who consider his cultivation and seniority inadequate. 102 107 114

His access to both the Xuanwei Realm and the Modern World becomes central to his path. He applies scientific methods, modern engineering, agricultural research, and large-scale data collection to cultivation problems that other cultivators treat as fixed tradition. 155 271 301

Appearance

Zheng Fa is a young man whose outward appearance is notably ordinary compared with his reputation and power. 560

• Mastering the Spirit Crane Body leaves his skin pale and gives him a pleasant scent. 43
• His physical condition becomes increasingly reinforced by the heat emitted from the Fusang Tree in his dantian. 241
• He can alter his appearance, cultivation aura, and even Divine Soul through the Heavenly Dipper Earthly Fiends Transformation. 420

Personality

Zheng Fa is analytical, pragmatic, and unusually unwilling to accept inherited cultivation doctrines without evidence. He treats cultivation methods as systems that can be measured, reverse-engineered, tested, and improved; this approach shapes everything from External Pill research to Spirit Root studies and martial-arts reform. 301 433 446

He is cautious about personal safety and political dependence. Although he trusts Old Man Bai and Tang Lingwu enough to reveal his cultivation knowledge, he refuses to place his security solely in another person's character and repeatedly declines recruitment by the Supreme Dao. 98 322 366

He is reserved in forming friendships but deeply loyal once he accepts someone as a friend. Master Chengkong describes him as “both cold-hearted and deeply loyal,” noting that Zheng Fa is generous with methods and assistance toward those he considers his own. 321

Zheng Fa is more suited to building systems, solving problems collectively, and persuading through results than to conventional sect intrigue. Senior Sister Zhang identifies his strength as using facts and shared wisdom to lead a sect forward. 371

Abilities & Skills

Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Method

Zheng Fa's initial cultivation foundation is built around condensing talisman diagrams inside his dantian, allowing him to cast talismans without talisman paper or other external spiritual materials. 98 102

• Upright Shadowless Talisman — grants paperless talisman casting, though its unstable early form dissipates after three uses unless restored through cultivation. 102
• Frost Blade Talisman — his second Origin Talisman; specialized for killing enemies. 107 157
• Lightning Chain Talisman — specializes in restraining enemies and complements his lightning-focused combat style. 157
• The method increases his Spiritual Energy absorption rate by an estimated twenty to thirty percent compared with an ordinary Dual Spirit Root cultivator. 114

Lightning Arts and Body Tempering

Zheng Fa cultivates thunder-based body and combat arts, combining sect methods with electrical technology from the Modern World.

• Five-Thunder Dharma Form — cultivated using a transformer; increasing voltage accelerates progress at significant physical cost. 111
• Divine Firmament Lightning Control True Method — his primary lightning inheritance and the basis for his planned Divine Firmament Golden Core. 287
• Heavenly Net of Thunder — a secret art that controls electric current. 227
• Wind-Thunder Body — a movement technique cultivated from the Purple Firmament Flower, Wind-Thunder Fruit, and Five-Thunder Grass. 227
• Can wield heavenly lightning freely in Thunder Pool, severely injuring two Golden Core enemies while they are constrained from using their full strength. 181

Fusang Tree and Divine Dao

A crimson Fusang Tree grows from Zheng Fa's Thunder Field within his dantian. It absorbs immense quantities of Spiritual Energy, reinforces his body, and becomes a central component of his later Dharma Body and cultivation route. 241

• Produces Fusang Spirit Dew, which benefits fire-aspect demon beasts and triggers Senior Sister Yuan's bloodline evolution. 241
• Supports his solar cultivation and allows him to derive the Sun Spirit Refining Method after studying Taiyin Fairy's Divine Dao art. 637
• Lets him draw upon Faith Power on a massive scale through the Heavenly Emperor Body. 482 687
• Grants Universe in the Sleeve upon his Great Vehicle advancement; the divine ability uses geomagnetic force and spatial law to seize or contain targets. 539
• Enables him to repair Spirit Veins and plan a geomagnetic network spanning the Hundred Immortals Alliance. 540

Yellow Court Scripture

Zheng Fa develops the Yellow Court Scripture as a new cultivation path synthesizing the Yang Spirit Method, Dharma Body Method, and Celestial River Method. 462 463

• Uses the Yang Spirit and Dharma Body paths for transformation and comprehension while treating the Celestial River Method as a safeguard against losing himself. 463
• At Great Vehicle, unifies essence, energy, and spirit; Dharma Body, Yang Spirit, and Life-Bound Spirit Treasure; and establishes a connection with Nine Mountains disciples. 537
• Allows him to create further methods, including the Loose Immortal-stage Inner Scenery Scripture. 596
• Serves as the foundation for his eventual resistance to the combined assault of seventy-two fallen Golden Immortal phantoms. 537

Heavenly Dipper Earthly Fiends Transformation

Zheng Fa's transformation art allows him to imitate objects, living beings, cultivation methods, bloodlines, and Divine Souls. He names its mature form the Earthly Fiends Seventy-Two Transformations. 433 584

• Can disguise his appearance and aura well enough to deceive Divine Transformation cultivators. 420
• Lets him simulate the cultivation methods of other sects in pursuit of a more complete path. 433
• Enables rapid imitation and analysis of combat methods, including Celestial River Sword Dao techniques. 519
• Gives him access to the bodily structures of powerful Ancient Era races, including dragon and phoenix forms. 584
• Allows him to transform into the Dao Sovereign closely enough to take control of the Nine-Layered Exquisite Pagoda. 696

Avatars and Reenacting the Violet Heavens

Zheng Fa operates multiple bodies with distinct Dao paths, including the Heavenly Emperor Body and Sword Dao Body. 693

• Heavenly Emperor Body — cultivates the Star Array of the Heavens and the path of the Heavenly Emperor. 696
• Sword Dao Body — cultivates the Immortal Executing Sword Array and the path of creation and destruction. 696
• Reenacting the Violet Heavens — his original body's path; transforms Embodied Spirits into the Three Thousand Guests of Zixiao, manifests diverse innate-race powers, and integrates them into the Yellow Court Scripture. 696
• Uses this path to reconstruct the knowledge behind the Nine-Layered Exquisite Pagoda and identify its possible control formulas. 697

Research, Teaching, and Institutional Design

Zheng Fa treats cultivation as an experimental discipline rather than a collection of untouchable inheritances.

• Conducts physical examinations and promotes Dao Entry Martial Arts to measure and improve ordinary people's constitutions. 301
• Reinterprets External Pill Methods as processes that train the body into a “cauldron,” allowing cultivation and alchemy to be approached as engineering problems. 301
• Teaches Old Man Bai and Tang Lingwu entry-level arts, identifies their Spirit Root compatibilities, and establishes cultivation in the Modern World. 155
• Uses lectures to sense listeners' insights through the Fusang Tree Dao Fruit, then applies researchers' understanding of physics to his own cultivation. 433
• Builds industrial systems including an Agricultural Institute, spirit-plant research programs, and automated flying-sword production. 263 486

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Creation Jade Plate — a purple-tinged jade plate covered in moving talisman diagrams; Zheng Fa refines it through the Nine Apertures Secret Method and uses it as a core component of his cultivation. 332 363
• Sun Moon Bell — a powerful bell that responds eagerly to Zheng Fa and can exert overwhelming pressure on opponents. 266 326
• Ten Thousand Demons Banner — a Dao Fruit creation that recognizes Zheng Fa through the Fusang Tree and helps him imitate the Grand Liberation Demon Emperor's aura. 389
• Sea-Calming Imperial Seal — acquired after the Azure Abyss Dragon King escapes Universe in the Sleeve; can control a newly formed sea region. 539
• Nine-Layered Exquisite Pagoda — supreme defensive treasure seized after Zheng Fa transforms into the Dao Sovereign and takes over its control. 696
• Golden Lotus / Sage tokens — inheritances received after the creation of humans in Nine Luminaries Heaven; Zheng Fa keeps them as leverage against possible traps at Thunder Sound Temple. 612

Relationships

• Zhao Jingfan / Seventh Young Master — Zheng Fa's former master in name and book-boy employer; Zheng Fa taught him the Rune Dao, and their relationship develops into a lasting friendship marked by banter and mutual support. 140 321
• Senior Sister Zhang — senior sister, closest cultivation collaborator, and trusted administrator of the General Affairs Hall; she repeatedly supports his research, advancement, and political decisions. 113 287 371
• Old Man Yuan — Zheng Fa's master; supports his development while pursuing his own Divine Transformation ambitions. 347
• Uncle-Master Pang — sect elder and ally who co-establishes Thunder Pool Market with Zheng Fa and assists the Nine Mountains Sect's growth. 162 529
• Old Man Bai — trusted Modern World companion and student; Zheng Fa reveals immortal cultivation to him, teaches him cultivation, and relies on his practical support. 98 155 612
• Tang Lingwu — close friend and student from the Modern World; Zheng Fa cultivates the Nourishing Spirit Talisman for her mother and later reunites with her after six hundred years. 115 671
• Senior Sister Yuan — senior sister whose bloodline evolves after consuming Zheng Fa's Fusang Spirit Dew; she also assists him with market affairs and gifts from lower-ranking disciples. 107 115 241
• Xie Qingxue — Celestial River cultivator and later collaborator; they initially distrust one another but share methods and cooperate on the Qingping Sword and Spirit Transformation research. 371 463
• Lin Bufan — servant who formally accepts Zheng Fa as his master. 149
• Mu Qingyan — prospective disciple who requests Zheng Fa's tutelage; he accepts the possibility but requires her to pass an examination. 366
• Little Golden Crow — acknowledges Zheng Fa as its master in hopes of receiving Fusang Spirit Dew. 241

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rise in Nine Mountains Sect

Zheng Fa enters Nine Mountains Sect, rapidly reaches Qi Refinement's Second Level, and gains recognition for his extraordinary Talisman Dao talent. His appointment as market steward makes him a focal point of sect factionalism, but he gradually earns support from lower-ranking disciples and sect elders. 102 107 115

Modern World Cultivation Research

After revealing immortal cultivation to Old Man Bai and Tang Lingwu, Zheng Fa begins building a Modern World cultivation base. He studies Spiritual Energy, tests Spirit Roots through safe entry-level methods, collaborates with researchers, and connects agricultural science with Spirit Grain cultivation. 98 155 263

Ninth Mountain World Leadership

As Nine Mountains Sect gains control of the Ninth Mountain World, Zheng Fa delegates the General Affairs Hall to Senior Sister Zhang and assigns major responsibilities to Old Man Yuan and Uncle-Master Pang. His goal is to create a community of fellow Daoists willing to embrace scientific research, change, and shared progress. 287

Cultivation Reform and the Yellow Court Scripture

Zheng Fa develops martial-arts programs for ordinary people, investigates the true structure of External Pill Methods, and convenes cultivators of the three major Spirit Transformation paths to create a new method. The resulting Yellow Court Scripture becomes the foundation of Nine Mountains Sect's distinctive cultivation system. 301 463 477

Dao Fruit and Great Vehicle Advancement

After forming his Golden Core and Nascent Soul, Zheng Fa survives the difficult process of Spirit Transformation and attains Great Vehicle. His advancement grants Universe in the Sleeve, strengthens the Nine Mountains Sect, and allows him to begin repairing Spirit Veins and planning a geomagnetic network for transportation, industry, governance, and defense. 480 539 540

Nine Luminaries Heaven and Loose Immortality

Zheng Fa enters Nine Luminaries Heaven under a transformed identity, learns from Dao Ancestor Hongjun's sermons, gains the respect of the Six Sages, and reveals his true identity during his Dao Fruit Ritual. The acknowledgment of newborn humanity triggers his Loose Immortal tribulation and establishes his Dao Fruit around the connection of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity. 576 592 596

Heavenly Emperor and Golden Immortal

Through the Heavenly Emperor Body, Zheng Fa reaches True Immortal and then Golden Immortal. His advancement transforms the Ninth Mountain World into a Golden Immortal World, creates a Cloud Ascending Ladder accessible to all beings, and establishes the Nine Mountains Heavenly Rules to reduce injustice between immortals and mortals. 649 687

Conflict with the Supreme Dao

When the Supreme Nine Sons and Thunder Sound Temple attack Radiant Sun City, Zheng Fa uses his multiple avatars, the Star Array of the Heavens, the Immortal Executing Sword Array, and Reenacting the Violet Heavens to turn the conflict. He ultimately takes the Nine-Layered Exquisite Pagoda by assuming the Dao Sovereign's form. 691 693 696

Ninth Mountain Divine Dao

In the final struggle against the Emperor's attempt to control the Fusang Tree, Zheng Fa reveals that the Ninth Mountain Divine Dao is decentralized: Faith Power is attached to Divine Talismans and public duties, while the General Assembly can revoke any holder's authority—including Zheng Fa's. 718

Notable Quotes

“Junior Brother, what you excel at is moving people with facts, using everyone's wisdom to solve problems, and leading a sect to grow step by step.” — Senior Sister Zhang 371

“The key to the Ninth Mountain Divine Dao lies in the Divine Talismans. Those believers do not worship me, but the Divine Dao Duties represented by those Divine Talismans.” 718

Trivia

• Zheng Fa finishes the College Entrance Examination early and plans to attend university to learn research methods and recruit scholars for the Nursing Home. 149
• His childhood idol is Old Hou, a renowned agricultural scientist whose hybrid-rice research Zheng Fa supports in exchange for research data and cultivation teaching materials. 263
• Zheng Fa's Dual Spirit Roots would ordinarily require three to five years to reach Qi Refinement's Tenth Level, but his cultivation method and Modern World spiritual-power purification substantially accelerate his progress. 114
• He regards reproducibility as essential: if a cultivation path cannot be replicated, he considers its underlying principle incomplete or mistaken. 393