Li Qingshan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Li Qingshan (李青山)
Alias(es)	Smiling Ghost; Crotch-Reaping Saber; Yama; Child of the Stars 84 225 445 457
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Seven Stars Sect; Ziying Academy; Demon Subjugation Division; Primal Island 124 425 661
Occupation/Role	Martial artist and cultivator; academy dean; Deputy Director of the Reconnaissance Office; Chief of Primal Island 92 425 661
Status	Alive 579
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Body Tempering, First Layer	5	Baseline test confirms that his speed and punching force meet the first-layer standard.
Body Tempering, Ninth Layer	67	Reached after sustained training and two years of practice in the Martial Dao Space.
Body Tempering, Tenth Layer	71	Achieved the conventional Body Tempering limit, with perfected Starry Sky Beckons, Mystic Steps, and Wind Shadow Saber.
Breaking Limits, Third Revolution	113	Possesses a body capable of breaking the sound barrier; the Martial Dao Space has reached Level 2 and a 1:100 time flow rate.
Breaking Limits, Fourth Revolution	137	Continues exploring the Ziying Academy dungeon alongside Mou Yu and Zhou Yunze.
Breaking Limits, Fifth Revolution	164	Completes the fifth revolution and prepares a Golden Orchid Fruit for his next breakthrough.
Breaking Limits, Sixth Revolution	165	Forms one thousand pseudo-acupoints, beginning the process of tempering his body with Star Origin Force.
Blazing Sun Nine Revolutions, final stage	176	Completes the technique during a 30-year seclusion before departing for the Interstellar Era.
Dharma Form Realm	368	Breaks into the Dharma Form Realm after previously displaying strength capable of suppressing high-level Dharma Form cultivators.
Divine Form, Eleventh Layer	482	His cultivation is verified through the number of Quantum Star Nuclei within his Divine Form.
Divine Form, Eighteenth Layer	509	Becomes the sole documented cultivator at the eighteenth layer, surpassing Feng Boyong and other leading experts.
Apotheosis as a Star	551 552	Breaks through the seventh-order limit and transforms into a blue supergiant sun, becoming a landmark case in human Martial Dao.

Background

Li Qingshan grew up in public care without parental support and initially lacked the resources needed to sustain Martial Dao cultivation. Despite his classmates urging him to abandon the Martial Arts Class application, he chose to persist. 1

His early cultivation was enabled by a mysterious status panel and the Martial Dao Space. After killing Wolf Venom during his first Martial Arts lesson, he unlocked the space and began using its accelerated time flow to cultivate far beyond his peers. 8

He rose rapidly through the Old Continent rankings, won first place in the Old Continent, and became a celebrated figure in Luoying City and Wuyi Province. Statues were erected at both Wuyi High School No. 1 and Luoying High School No. 1, while his former residence became a tourist destination. 94 176

Appearance

Li Qingshan is usually seen as a youthful man carrying a long saber, even after decades of cultivation and advancement. In combat and public confrontations, he is frequently described with a calm smile that contrasts with his intimidating reputation. 43 225

• Carries the black Thunder纹 Saber during his early Martial Dao career. 43
• Often wears light or thin clothing regardless of the weather. 43
• His later celestial form is a blue supergiant sun radiating blue-white light and heat across space. 550 552

Personality

Li Qingshan is intensely disciplined and treats cultivation as an uninterrupted pursuit. He repeatedly enters seclusion, spends years training in the Martial Dao Space, and pushes his body beyond exhaustion to improve his techniques and realm. 16 176

He values freedom over institutional protection. He refused martial halls that wanted to regulate his growth, insisting on choosing his own Martial Dao path even when warned that independent cultivation would leave him short of resources. 102 124

Although he is feared for his ruthlessness, Li Qingshan remains attached to his teachers, classmates, and students. He gives Wan Keshan a Life Creation Pill for his injuries, stays in contact with old classmates across decades, and returns to mourn Hong Qian personally. 281 299 546

Abilities & Skills

Martial Dao Space

A system function linked to Li Qingshan’s status panel that provides a separate environment for cultivation and combat practice.

• Records projections of monsters killed by Li Qingshan, allowing him to repeatedly fight them in training. 8
• Provides accelerated time flow, beginning at 1:10 and later rising to 1:100 and 1:1000. 8 113 172
• Available cultivation time is earned through hunting and killing monsters. 8 82
• Lets him cultivate without the usual stamina consumption. 8

Starry Sky Beckons

Li Qingshan’s foundational cultivation method, originally the Thirty-Sixth Set of Broadcast Gymnastics.

• Reached Great Accomplishment early in his career and later became perfected. 33 71
• Forms the basis of his Body Tempering and physical development.
• His unusually rapid mastery led others to suspect he was an “enlightened” genius. 52

Blazing Sun Nine Revolutions

A Blood Essence cultivation method centered on controlling, burning, and refining the body’s Blood Essence.

• Requires substantial resources to replenish Blood Essence after breakthroughs. 82
• Reached its final stage after Li Qingshan’s 30-year seclusion. 176
• Its sixth revolution created one thousand pseudo-acupoints for accommodating Star Origin Force. 165

Blood Ignition Sacred Art

A high-risk secret art that explosively increases Li Qingshan’s combat power.

• Allowed him to defeat Feng Boyong’s data body through a hundredfold burst of combat power. 265
• Its sixth layer could end Meteor Ranking battles in an instant. 160
• Li Qingshan used self-detonation during his confrontation with Han Shan. 221

Saber Arts

Li Qingshan specializes in saber combat and combines his weapon techniques with superior footwork.

• Wind Shadow Saber — perfected early; includes the technique Wind Shadow Follows. 42
• Thunderclap Saber — one of three Martial Skills granted by his school. 65
• Nine Heavens Wind-Thunder Saber — an A-grade martial art he comprehended before defeating Mou Yu. 92
• Wind Thunder Limitless — perfected within three months and used to defeat Meteor Ranking 49th-place Hu Hong. 160

Footwork

Li Qingshan’s movement techniques are central to his ability to defeat stronger opponents.

• Mystic Steps — developed from Proficient to Mastery through relentless combat against Wolf Venom projections. 16
• Essence of Square Inch — the core principle of Celestial Net Mystic Steps, maximizing maneuverability and evasion in chaotic combat. 49
• Celestial Net Mystic Steps — used instead of his saber to defeat Mou Yu. 92

Body as a Celestial Body

A perilous cultivation path aimed at transforming the body into a stellar entity.

• Requires accumulation, collapse of the protostellar core, and ignition. 527
• Li Qingshan studied failed attempts such as Nanshan Qing Feng’s annihilation during the ignition stage. 527
• He continued the path despite warnings and ultimately succeeded in Apotheosis as a Star. 529 551

Equipment

• Thunder纹 Saber — Li Qingshan’s primary early weapon; its use makes his saber strikes smoother and faster. 33 43
• Azure Dragon Type-1 Virtual Pod — purchased with his Old Continent first-place reward to access the interstellar network and train in the Martial Dao Space. 94
• Golden Orchid Fruit — a natural treasure prepared for his Breaking Limits breakthrough. 164

Relationships

• Wan Keshan — Li Qingshan’s first Martial Dao teacher. Li Qingshan follows Wan’s teachings on courage and diligence, seeks answers about his injuries, and gives him a Life Creation Pill. 176 281
• Zhao Hongzhou — Martial Arts Class classmate and one of Li Qingshan’s most steadfast supporters. Zhao continues to admire him decades later. 91 299
• Yu Lei — Martial Arts Class classmate and Wan Keshan’s niece. She frequently worries about Li Qingshan’s extreme cultivation habits. 16 43
• Hong Qian — Martial Arts Class classmate. Li Qingshan maintains contact with him over decades and attends his funeral after his death from old age. 299 546
• Cao Shaoyu — Li Qingshan’s early student and trainee. Li Qingshan teaches him Starry Sky Beckons rather than the footwork he initially requests. 21
• Mou Yu — Fellow Ziying Academy student and recurring companion in Star Realm missions. Li Qingshan assists during Mou Yu’s breakthrough and later defeats them in the Old Continent competition. 82 92
• Zhou Yunze — Fellow academy student and companion. Li Qingshan supports Zhou’s cultivation path before leaving Ziying Academy. 176
• Liu Licheng — Senior brother in the Seven Stars Sect who advises Li Qingshan on drawing Han Shan out and reclaiming the White Tiger Pearl. 209
• Feng Boyong — Legendary predecessor whose name dominated the Initiation and Journey Steles for a millennium. Li Qingshan defeats his data body, later surpasses his Divine Form, and eventually meets him in person. 119 509 579
• Gu Feng — Director who supports Li Qingshan as his successor in the Reconnaissance Office. 448 449
• Chi Wen — An elder cultivator pursuing the same Body as a Celestial Body path. Chi Wen repeatedly warns Li Qingshan against rushing Apotheosis as a Star. 529 530

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rise on the Old Continent

Li Qingshan enters Luoying High School No. 1’s Martial Arts Class despite his lack of family resources. He quickly rises through virtual rankings, wins the New Talent Competition, defeats stronger students through the Essence of Square Inch, and ultimately takes first place in the Old Continent. 1 49 59 94

Ziying Academy and the Interstellar Era

At Ziying Academy, he defeats Feng Boyong’s data body to take first place on the Initiation Stele. After a 30-year seclusion, he also reaches first place on the Journey Stele, ending Feng Boyong’s thousand-year dominance and departing for the Interstellar Era. 119 176

Seven Stars Sect and the Lingtian Sect Grudge

Li Qingshan becomes a Seven Stars Sect disciple and confronts the Lingtian Sect over Wan Keshan’s past. He seeks Han Shan’s White Tiger Pearl, uses himself as bait to draw Han Shan out, and self-detonates during their standoff. 208 209 221

Reconnaissance Office and Divine Form Research

Li Qingshan rises to Deputy Director of the Reconnaissance Office amid internal resistance to his rapid promotion. He receives methods from the Star Martial Hall to push Divine Form beyond ordinary limits, reaches the Eleventh and then Eighteenth Layers of Divine Form, and becomes a focal point for researchers studying the eighth-order limit. 425 473 482 509

Apotheosis as a Star

After gathering immense cosmic resources and studying failed celestial-body transformations, Li Qingshan carries out Apotheosis as a Star. His success transforms him into a blue supergiant sun, shocks the Star Sea, and establishes a new path beyond the Divine Form limit. 527 529 551 552

Reputation Across the Star Sea

Li Qingshan’s later feats include suppressing a hundred Dharma Forms while at the Fourth Stage of the Inner World Realm and consecutively slaying 38 eighth-order Myriad Manifestations. His name becomes associated with a new era of Martial Dao potential beyond Feng Boyong’s legacy. 333 508

Notable Quotes

“The strong live, and the weak die. Isn't that the Martial Dao?” 102

“I've never had it easy along the way, so why should I fear future difficulties?” 124