Sun Hongxia

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Sun Hongxia (孙红霞)
Alias(es)	Sun Hongmei
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Nanshan Sect
Occupation/Role	Outer disciple; antagonist pursuing the Red Jade Bracelet
Status	Alive; dantian crippled and abandoned by Li Mei rather than returned to the Nanshan Sect 1154 1155
First Appearance	Chapter 1053

Background / History

Sun Hongxia and Sun Hongyu are half-sisters born in the same year, with Hongyu older by two months. Hongxia's mother married their father after Hongyu's mother died; despite having her mother and receiving favorable treatment at home, Hongxia grew resentful of Hongyu's talent and accomplishments. 1055 1062 1096

In her previous life, Hongxia cultivated lazily, failed to progress, and eventually died in a secret realm. Before her death, she had learned that Hongyu's Red Jade Bracelet contained a portable space with dense spiritual energy and a spiritual spring. Hongyu had used the space to cultivate diligently and ultimately achieve the Great Dao. 1055 1102

Reborn to a point before Hongyu joined the Dongshan Sect, Hongxia resolved to seize her sister's opportunities. She framed Hongyu before their father, stole her possessions, took her fiancé, and cultivated a falsely pitiful persona that made others believe Hongyu was mistreating her. Hongxia later joined the Nanshan Sect as an outer disciple. 1055 1061 1103

Appearance

Sun Hongxia is described as beautiful and adept at presenting herself as fragile, innocent, and wronged. Her appearance often provokes a protective response from male cultivators, allowing her to gain sympathy despite her conduct. 1114 1126

• Frequently adopts a pale, tearful, or frail expression to appear victimized. 1053 1084
• Her emotional mask drops when alone or thwarted, revealing rage and hatred. 1065 1155
• Her genuine exhaustion becomes visible after she spends a night surveilling Immortal Lord Miaoyi's room instead of cultivating. 1118 1119

Personality

Hongxia is driven by jealousy, greed, and resentment toward Sun Hongyu. Although Hongyu did not frame her in their previous life, Hongxia regarded her sister's resources, talent, and portable space as things that should have belonged to herself. 1055

She is an accomplished manipulator. Hongxia uses apologies, tears, self-deprecation, and claims of familial affection to pressure others into helping her. She is particularly effective on men who are swayed by her appearance, while women such as Li Mei, Zhou Qian, Li Xue, and Immortal Lord Miaoyi are more skeptical of her act. 1062 1114 1126 1137

When her schemes fail, Hongxia becomes reckless and vindictive. After failing to obtain the bracelet, she privately curses Sun Hongyu and Li Changsheng and destroys a large tree with repeated sword strikes. 1065

Abilities & Skills

Rebirth Knowledge

Hongxia retains memories from her prior life, including knowledge of Sun Hongyu's future opportunities and the Red Jade Bracelet's hidden portable space.

• Knows that the bracelet can be recognized through blood and grants access to a cultivational space. 1055 1103
• Knows the space can upgrade as its owner grows stronger and that its well water eventually becomes extremely concentrated with spiritual energy. 1102
• Uses her foreknowledge to steal resources and fortuitous encounters intended for Hongyu. 1055 1154
• Her unusual “eighteen-year-old soul” oath leads Li Changsheng to suspect that the soul in her body is not the original young Hongxia's soul. 1140 1146

Manipulation and Deception

Hongxia's principal strength is her ability to manipulate perceptions and exploit sympathy.

• Frames Hongyu at home by feigning weakness and mistreatment, causing their father to punish Hongyu. 1055 1062
• Offers her entire Storage Bag and claims remorse in an attempt to trade for the Red Jade Bracelet. 1062 1063
• Pressures Li Wei and Changqing for information by invoking her connection to Sun Hongyu and Li Changsheng. 1084 1103
• Maintains a harmless facade around her Nanshan Sect senior brothers, who initially defend her. 1126 1138

Cultivation and Combat

Hongxia is a cultivator with Magic Power, spiritual sense, sword-fighting ability, and limited formation knowledge, but she neglects regular cultivation in favor of schemes.

• Channels Magic Power into her feet while attempting to pursue Immortal Lord Miaoyi's group. 1054
• Uses a sword to destroy a large tree during a rage-filled outburst. 1065
• Uses a low-level concealment formation while attempting to hide Li Mei's stolen sword. 1149
• Her low cultivation prevents her from detecting Li Changsheng, Li Mei, and Zhou Qian while they conceal their presence nearby. 1148
• Li Changsheng destroys her dantian, ending her ability to cultivate normally. 1154 1155

Equipment / Items

• Storage Bag — Used to carry cultivation resources and stolen items; Hongxia offers its contents to Hongyu as part of her false exchange proposal. 1062
• Li Mei's Precious Sword — A rare, top-grade sword stolen by Hongxia. She intends to conceal it and eventually have it reforged so it cannot be recognized. 1140 1149
• Low-level Concealment Formation — Used to hide her attempt to dispose of the stolen sword; Li Changsheng easily breaks it. 1149

Relationships

• Sun Hongyu — Half-sister and primary target of Hongxia's jealousy. Hongxia frames her, steals from her, takes her fiancé, and repeatedly tries to seize the Red Jade Bracelet. 1055 1062 1127
• Li Changsheng — Hongyu's junior brother and Hongxia's most hated opponent. He exposes her interest in the bracelet, interferes with her schemes, reveals her theft, and cripples her dantian. 1063 1122 1154
• Immortal Lord Miaoyi — Hongyu's master, who sees through Hongxia's act and warns Hongyu to avoid her. 1065 1066
• Li Mei — Nanshan Sect disciple whose precious sword Hongxia steals. Li Mei confronts Hongxia and supports Li Changsheng after he cripples her. 1140 1149 1155
• Zhou Qian — Nanshan Sect disciple who grows suspicious of Hongxia and assists in observing her actions. 1146 1148
• Nanshan Sect senior brothers — Initially sympathetic toward Hongxia because of her pitiful facade; their faith in her collapses after witnessing the stolen sword. 1126 1151

Story Role / Major Arcs

Pursuit of the Red Jade Bracelet

Hongxia arrives at the market intending to claim the Red Jade Bracelet before Hongyu can obtain it. After Immortal Lord Miaoyi awards the bracelet to Hongyu, Hongxia becomes desperate to reverse the decision. 1053 1054

She attempts to trade all of her resources and even offers to return Hongyu's former fiancé, while pretending that she has repented. Li Changsheng's warning makes Hongyu suspicious, and the exchange fails. 1062 1064

Search and Surveillance

After being refused entry into the Dongshan Sect group's company, Hongxia pursues Li Wei and Changqing for information about Hongyu and Li Changsheng. She remains at their inn and watches Immortal Lord Miaoyi's room in the hope of locating Hongyu and the bracelet. 1084 1102 1113

Her obsession causes her to skip nighttime cultivation, leaving her genuinely exhausted while waiting for an opportunity to act. 1118 1119

Skill Competition Theft Attempt

Hongxia follows Nanshan Sect disciples to the Skill Competition after learning that Hongyu will compete in alchemy. She intends to steal Hongyu's Storage Bag when Hongyu is separated from Li Changsheng and Immortal Lord Miaoyi. 1127 1137

The attempt is disrupted when Li Mei accuses Hongxia of stealing her precious sword. Hongxia tries to hide the sword in a pit behind a concealment formation, but Li Changsheng breaks the formation and exposes her. 1140 1149

Exposure and Downfall

Once exposed, Hongxia fights Li Mei with the stolen sword and nearly kills her before Li Changsheng strikes her wrist. She continues to claim innocence and begs not to be returned to the Nanshan Sect for judgment. 1150 1152

Hongxia tries to bargain for protection by offering Li Changsheng information about Hongyu's future resources. Li Changsheng responds by crippling her dantian. In her rage, she reveals that she is not the original Sun Hongxia; Li Mei ultimately leaves her behind rather than taking her back to the sect. 1154 1155

Notable Quotes

“Sister, everything I said is true, all from the heart, I'm not lying to you.” 1063

“Scoundrel, don't push your luck too far. A scoundrel like you is far from being a gentleman.” 1122

“Li Changsheng, you deserve to die! You actually crippled my dantian. I will not rest until I become a ghost!” 1155

Trivia

• Hongxia's desperate interest in an apparently ordinary bracelet is what first leads Li Changsheng to suspect that the Red Jade Bracelet has a hidden secret. 1063 1067
• She is only an outer disciple of the Nanshan Sect, while the senior brothers she attempts to manipulate are inner disciples. 1126 1127
• Her oath on her “eighteen-year-old soul” does not trigger any Heavenly Dao punishment, becoming a key clue to her reborn identity. 1140 1146