Ji Boying

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ji Boying (季伯英)
Alias(es)	Blood Robed Marquis; Qi Cultivator of Mount Zhongnan; Divine Central 43 225 233
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Mount Hua Sect; later affiliated with the Quanzhen Sect as a disciple under Wang Chongyang 1 200
Occupation/Role	Martial artist, cultivator, martial-arts innovator, and mentor
Status	Active; travels between worlds 221 259
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mount Hua Swordplay — Proficient; Mount Hua Breathing Technique — Skilled	4	Reached Proficient swordplay after two days of intensive training.
Mount Hua Swordplay — Mastery; Mount Hua Breathing Technique — Proficient	12	Won the Mount Hua minor competition and was recognized as its standout disciple.
Mount Hua Swordplay — Perfected; Mount Hua Breathing Technique and Stone Splitting Jade Breaking Fist — Mastery	20	Achieved his first major internal-energy breakthrough; perfected the foundational Mount Hua Swordplay.
Rising Sun Vitality Sword — Skilled	35	Advanced to Skilled in a single day, aided by his perfected Mount Hua sword foundation.
Mount Hua Breathing Technique — Perfection	38	Completed his first internal-cultivation method; his abundant qi also accelerated the Golden Wild Goose Technique.
Primordial Chaos Technique — Proficient	40	Reached the manual’s third level through running, sword-swinging, and continual qi circulation.
Purple Mist Technique — Beginner; multiple Mount Hua arts — Mastered/Perfected	46	Surpassed Yue Buqun in direct sparring and was declared Mount Hua’s strongest.
Purple Mist Divine Skill — 7th level; core techniques — Perfected	64	Near-completed the seven-level Purple Mist Divine Skill while retaining a Simplification Energy Point for further development.
Azure Capital Purple Star Divine Skill	68–71	Created a superior internal technique by combining the Purple Mist Divine Skill, Primordial Chaos Technique, and Mount Hua Breathing Technique; used it to improve Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze’s inner force.
Heavenly Merit Five Directions Sword — Proficient	119	Condensed the Five Great Mountains’ sword essences into 72 routes and engraved its name beside Feng Qingyang’s.
Yinwei and Yangwei Meridians opened	145	Opened two Extraordinary Meridians through the new cultivation method, greatly expanding his true qi.
Ren Meridian opened	202	Reached the level of Hong Qigong in internal energy and was regarded as the world’s strongest martial artist.
Sword Light — Mastered	205	Produced a foot-long purple Sword Light capable of cutting through bluestone.
Prenatal Skill acquired	220	Received Wang Chongyang’s lost cultivation art from Reverend Yideng and created a new internal-energy method around it.
Tianshan Six Yang Palm and Tianshan Plum Folding Hand — Mastered	239	Learned both signature Tianshan techniques in half a day; later researched the Eight Desolations Six Directions Only I Am Supreme Divine Skill.
Inner study completed	250	After studying Li Qiushui’s inheritance, attained an unfathomable state capable of standing in the void and perceiving distant sounds.

Background / History

Mount Hua Disciple

Ji Boying joined Mount Hua at sixteen as its youngest male disciple, making Yue Lingshan his senior sister. He came from a farming-and-scholarship family and was exceptionally tall for his age, standing eight feet five inches. 1 8

Yue Buqun accepted him after recognizing his rare bone structure and meridians. Ji Boying then revealed extraordinary learning speed, mastering the introductory Mount Hua Swordplay in a day and reaching levels that ordinarily required years of training. 4 16

His training was enabled by Skill Simplification, a talent that spends a monthly energy point to reduce a martial art to an easily repeatable action. For example, Stone Splitting Jade Breaking Fist became “Hitting the Wooden Dummy.” 14 20

Mount Hua’s Strongest

Ji Boying rapidly defeated Yue Lingshan, Lu Dayou, and Laodeno in sparring, while displaying Internal Energy beyond most of Mount Hua’s senior disciples. 5 8 10 His growth alarmed and inspired Linghu Chong, while Yue Buqun increasingly regarded him as Mount Hua’s hope for revival. 4 35

After surviving an assassination attempt and refining his Rising Sun Vitality Sword in battle, he surpassed Yue Buqun in a spar. Yue Buqun formally acknowledged him as Mount Hua’s strongest member. 27 46

Fuwei Escort Agency Crisis

Sent down Mount Hua to assist the Fuwei Escort Agency, Ji Boying killed Yu Renyan and several Qingcheng Sect disciples, then publicly displayed their weapons and Yu Renyan’s severed head to force Yu Canghai into open conflict. 51 53

He protected Lin Zhennan’s family through repeated attacks, defeated Yu Canghai, and looted martial arts manuals from defeated Qingcheng disciples. The campaign established his fearsome reputation in the jianghu. 55 60 65

Five Great Mountains Conflict

Ji Boying helped expose Songshan Sect schemes surrounding Liu Zhengfeng’s Golden Basin Ceremony. He manipulated public discussion toward Zuo Lengchan’s involvement while maintaining the appearance of an upright and inexperienced young disciple. 84 86 91

When Songshan and Demonic Sect forces attacked, he massacred opposing experts, killed Zuo Lengchan with a single decisive sword strike, and became recognized as the world’s foremost martial artist. 110 113 116

Journey Through Later Worlds

After apparently ascending from Blackwood Cliff, Ji Boying entered the world of Legend of the Condor Heroes. There, he reunited Yang Tiexin with Bao Xiruo, guided Guo Jing and Huang Rong, created battlefield martial arts, and assembled factions behind his plan to make Guo Jing emperor. 127 130 149 153

He later joined the Quanzhen Sect, recovered lost martial arts, received the Prenatal Skill, and spent a peaceful period at Chongyang Palace caring for Little Dragon Girl. He eventually vanished from that world as he had from the previous one. 200 210 220

In the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Ji Boying aided A’Zhu, Wang Yuyan, Xiao Feng, and others; uncovered conspiracies surrounding Murong Bo; and continued collecting, exchanging, and integrating elite martial arts from Shaolin, Xiaoyao, Tianshan, and Western Xia lineages. 223 226 232 238 250

Appearance

Ji Boying is an unusually tall and imposing young man with a refined but martial bearing. Despite his size, he moves with exceptional lightness and agility. 8 79

• Eight feet five inches tall at sixteen. 8
• Sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, and a handsome, spirited face. 79
• Often wears blue robes and carries a longsword with a silk tassel. 10 88
• Frequently travels in a bamboo hat to obscure his identity. 49 75
• His purple true qi can make his robes billow and manifest as violet Sword Light. 145 205

Personality

Ji Boying is intensely devoted to martial arts. He finds genuine pleasure in visible improvement and will train while walking, running, eating, or recovering from injuries. This focus can make him oblivious to Yue Lingshan’s affection or concern. 4 19 38

He is outwardly polite, modest, and respectful toward seniors, but he is also pragmatic, calculating, and willing to manipulate conversations or political circumstances to secure his goals. He rejects reckless heroism and prioritizes surviving to accomplish what matters. 82 84 122

Despite this pragmatism, Ji Boying repeatedly shares martial arts without sectarian prejudice, strengthens his allies, and acts to protect civilians and people caught in conflict. His long-term plans center on building stable foundations rather than monopolizing power for himself. 65 70 149 214

Abilities & Skills

Skill Simplification

Ji Boying possesses a system-like talent that simplifies martial arts after he spends a Simplification Energy Point.

• Gains one Energy Point per month; unused points reset at the beginning of the following month. 20 24
• Simplified Stone Splitting Jade Breaking Fist into “Hitting the Wooden Dummy.” 14
• Simplified Rising Sun Vitality Sword into “Swing Sword.” 24
• Uses simplified practice methods to progress without conventional bottlenecks. 37

Internal Cultivation

Ji Boying has mastered and integrated multiple Daoist internal-energy systems.

• Perfected the Mount Hua Breathing Technique, Purple Mist Divine Skill, and Primordial Chaos Technique. 64
• Created the Azure Capital Purple Star Divine Skill, which opens and circulates through the Twelve Main Meridians. 68 71
• Can guide other practitioners’ internal energy and help them transition to improved cultivation methods. 71
• Opened several Extraordinary Meridians, including Yinwei, Yangwei, and Ren, greatly increasing his reserves and recovery. 145 202
• Later acquired the Prenatal Skill and researched longevity methods through the Eight Desolations Six Directions Only I Am Supreme Divine Skill. 220 239

Swordsmanship

Swordsmanship is Ji Boying’s most refined combat discipline.

• Perfected Mount Hua Swordplay and learned numerous Mount Hua forms, including Rising Sun Vitality Sword and Nourishing Self Swordplay. 20 46 74
• Created the Heavenly Merit Five Directions Sword by integrating the sword essences of the Five Great Mountains Sword Sects. 119
• Integrated Five Great Mountains, Quanzhen, and Peach Blossom Island sword arts into his own sword foundation. 205
• Mastered Sword Light, creating condensed purple light from his blade capable of cutting stone and metal. 205
• Can disperse Sword Light into broad Sword Qi for defense against massed arrows and distant enemies. 234

Fist and Palm Arts

Ji Boying possesses a broad arsenal of direct-combat techniques and continually combines their principles.

• Mastered Stone Splitting Jade Breaking Fist, a concentrated and forceful technique capable of shattering stone. 20
• Uses Heart Severing Palm, Great Demon Subduing Fist, Iron Palm, Empty Palm Strike, and Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. 156 174 177
• Learned the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms well enough to demonstrate all eighteen forms flawlessly before Hong Qigong. 161
• Matched Jiumozhi’s Flame Blade with Empty Palm Strike and sought to incorporate its condensed force into his own palm arts. 226
• Mastered Tianshan Six Yang Palm and Tianshan Plum Folding Hand, allowing him to analyze and incorporate the essence of other martial arts. 238 239

Lightness Skill and Movement

Ji Boying’s movement arts allow him to traverse terrain and battlefields beyond the reach of ordinary martial artists.

• Perfected the Golden Wild Goose Technique through running while swinging his sword. 38 46
• Can cross cliffs, evade fortified checkpoints, and infiltrate Blackwood Cliff undetected. 121
• Crossed a river by stepping on a reed while carrying Guo Jing and Huang Rong. 154
• Uses advanced movement to evade multiple attackers, change direction in midair, and reach opponents before they can react. 121 139 240

Hidden Weapons and Ranged Techniques

Ji Boying uses hidden weapons openly and forcefully rather than relying solely on concealment.

• Mastered Qing Character Nine Strikes and Cheng Character Eighteen Breaks after acquiring it from Qingcheng Sect disciples. 60 113
• Uses Iron Bodhi Seeds, Iron Lotus Seeds, Bone-Penetrating Nails, needles, daggers, and other projectiles. 110 113
• Can overwhelm martial artists through speed, accuracy, and brute force rather than deception. 113
• Developed Sound Attack powerful enough to repel Western Xia forces and unhorse riders. 233

Martial-Arts Creation and Teaching

Ji Boying is an exceptional innovator who treats martial arts as systems that can be analyzed, recombined, and distributed.

• Created both the Azure Capital Purple Star Divine Skill and the more accessible Primordial Chaos Breathing Technique for Mount Hua disciples. 68 70
• Modified Primordial Chaos Palm into sword-oriented Mount Hua forms suitable for Linghu Chong. 74
• Created a battlefield-focused Yang Family Spear Technique and restored the Maiden of Yue Sword Technique for military use. 149
• Freely passed useful martial arts to Mount Hua, Quanzhen, Guo Jing’s allies, and later Wang Yuyan. 72 149 248

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Longsword — His primary weapon; often described with a green or blue silk tassel at the hilt. 49 88 157
• Bamboo hat — Used while traveling and concealing his identity. 49 75
• Martial-arts manuals — Regularly acquires, studies, exchanges, or distributes manuals from Mount Hua, Qingcheng, Quanzhen, Peach Blossom Island, Tianshan, and Xiaoyao lineages. 65 147 184 238
• Hidden weapons — Carries projectiles such as Bone-Penetrating Nails, Iron Bodhi Seeds, Iron Lotus Seeds, needles, and flying daggers. 110 113

Relationships

• Yue Buqun — Master; sees Ji Boying as Mount Hua’s future and trusts him with elite techniques, including the Purple Mist Divine Skill. 34 47
• Ning Zhongze — Martial mistress; cares for him maternally and later learns his Azure Capital Purple Star Divine Skill. 4 25 70
• Linghu Chong — Senior disciple brother and early mentor; their bond develops from mentorship and rivalry into mutual respect. 2 4 74
• Yue Lingshan — Senior sister and frequent training partner; she tends his injuries, practices under his guidance, and grows increasingly fond of him. 18 20
• Feng Qingyang — Elder sword master who challenges and guides Ji Boying’s attitude toward swordplay; Ji Boying later engraves his name beside Feng’s at the Cliff of Contemplation. 14 118 119
• Lin Zhennan — Ally and leader of the Fuwei Escort Agency; Ji Boying saves his family from Qingcheng Sect attacks. 51 60
• Guo Jing — Student, ally, and Ji Boying’s chosen candidate for emperor; Ji Boying guides his martial arts, political outlook, and campaign. 135 152 153
• Huang Rong — Guo Jing’s partner and a key political ally; Ji Boying values her intelligence and recruits Huang Yaoshi’s support through her. 152 182
• Hong Qigong — Martial-arts exchange partner; their intense sparring earns mutual admiration, and Ji Boying learns the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms through their association. 156 161
• Ying Gu — Registered disciple; Ji Boying helps resolve her grief over Zhou Botong and teaches her internal cultivation and movement arts. 168 170 200
• Xiao Feng — Respected ally; Ji Boying helps expose the truth behind his identity crisis and fights beside him against Western Xia. 227 232 235
• Wang Yuyan — Student and martial-arts discussion partner; after revealing information about her family, Ji Boying encourages her to cultivate and later guides her in the Innate Azure Capital Purple Star Divine Skill. 224 225 248
• Little Dragon Girl — Young friend whom Ji Boying affectionately plays with and prepares a health-preserving cultivation foundation for. 210 213

Story Role / Major Arcs

Mount Hua Prodigy Arc

Ji Boying begins as Mount Hua’s youngest disciple, rapidly masters its foundational arts, and transforms the sect’s internal hierarchy by surpassing nearly every senior disciple. 1 12 20

Fuwei Escort Agency Arc

He intervenes in Qingcheng Sect’s campaign against the Fuwei Escort Agency, kills Yu Renyan and Yu Canghai, protects the Lin family, and acquires Qingcheng techniques for later use. 51 65

Five Great Mountains Arc

Ji Boying exposes and defeats Songshan Sect and Demonic Sect schemes, kills Zuo Lengchan, and establishes Mount Hua as the dominant force among the Five Great Mountains Sword Sects. 91 110 116

Condor World Arc

He reshapes the lives of Guo Jing, Yang Tiexin, Huang Rong, and their allies, creates practical battlefield martial arts, and organizes support for a campaign intended to unify the realm under Guo Jing. 130 149 152 153

Quanzhen and Peach Blossom Arc

Ji Boying becomes connected to Quanzhen, Peach Blossom Island, and the Ancient Tomb Sect; he studies their martial arts, acquires the Prenatal Skill, and prepares Little Dragon Girl’s cultivation foundation. 184 205 210 220

Dragon World Arc

After another world transition, Ji Boying aids A’Zhu and Wang Yuyan, works with Xiao Feng against Beggar Gang and Western Xia conspiracies, studies Xiaoyao and Tianshan arts, and continues pursuing martial perfection and longevity. 221 232 235 238 250

Notable Quotes

“A person only has one life. I don't want to be foolish enough to put my life behind some heroic spirit.”
— Ji Boying 122

“In my heart, you are the perfect choice to be emperor.”
— To Guo Jing 152

“Firstly, it can strengthen your bodies. Secondly, you can control your own destiny.”
— Encouraging A’Zhu, A’Bi, and Wang Yuyan to learn martial arts 224

Trivia

• Ji Boying is embarrassed by the title Blood Robed Marquis, despite others considering it imposing and prestigious. 43 45
• He is a transmigrator and retains knowledge that frequently lets him anticipate hidden histories and future conflicts. 14 21
• His training habits are so unconventional that Liang Fa mistakes them for a qi deviation. 38
• He prefers staying secluded to practice martial arts over pursuing fame in the jianghu. 47
• Although he can be ruthless toward enemies, he refuses to call himself a conventional hero. 122