Li Qing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Li Qing
Alias(es)	Er Niu; True Person Wuji; Wuji Celestial Venerable 249 514 1158
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Lingyun Sect; later the Human Race's Dao Palace 656 1158
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, artifact refiner, former blacksmith, Lingyun Sect Ancestor, teacher
Status	Ascended to the Immortal Realm 1199

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mortal Grandmaster	135	Recognized among martial artists as the Mortal Grandmaster.
Mid Qi Refining	175	His sharpened senses allow him to recognize that Liu Hanyue's cultivation greatly exceeds his own.
Fifth Level Qi Refining	200	Breaks through before leaving the Liu Family, while concealing his progress from those around him.
Late Qi Refining	249	Reunites with Daoist Qingyang, who notes his rise from the fifth level to Late Qi Refining.
Ninth Level Qi Refining	263	Emerges after four years of seclusion; a Peiyuan Pill aids the breakthrough.
Qi Refining Grand Perfection	288	Reaches the peak of the Qi Refining stage.
Foundation Establishment	394	Has entered Foundation Establishment by the time he arrives in the Great Desolation Region.
Late Foundation Establishment	423	Uses Purple Sun Pills and two years of closed-door cultivation to advance.
Core Formation	595	Reveals Core Formation cultivation while rescuing Ancestor Ziqing and confronting the Shangqing Sect.
Nascent Soul	683	Has condensed his Nascent Soul; two years later, he studies the Crimson Blazing Palace inheritance.
Nascent Soul Stage Perfection	804	Refines Blood Essence from the Formless Sage Ancestor's Dao Body and reaches the Nascent Soul pinnacle.
Spirit Transformation	835	Advances after surviving tribulation, then destroys the Golden Profound Gate.
Early Mid-stage Spirit Transformation	874	Fully restores his mana with Dust Settling Pills, withstands a minor Heavenly Tribulation, and advances further.
Late Spirit Transformation	910	Pauses cultivation to stabilize his newly advanced mana.
Late Void Refinement	993	Displays a late Void Refinement aura at Thunderclap Sea Port.
Late Integration	1108	Breaks through in seclusion after returning from Longyuan Village.
Peak Integration	1129	Reaches the realm's peak through seclusion, resources, and pill consumption.
Mahayana	1158	Becomes a Mahayana cultivator and earns the title Wuji Celestial Venerable.
Peak Quasi-Immortal	1198	Travels the Southern Reed Continent Minor Realm Cluster to refine his Human-Immortal Great Pill in preparation for ascension.
Immortal Realm Ascension	1199	Completes his ascent after resolving his remaining questions and attachments.

Background / History

Li Qing began as a blacksmith apprentice at a border fortress under Master Gu. Before Master Gu's death, he entrusted Li Qing with the Ancient Profound Hammer Technique, asking him to return it to his descendants in Chongning County should Li Qing ever leave the fortress. Li Qing accepted the duty despite being told he had started martial arts too late for exceptional conventional progress 5.

He later became an accomplished blacksmith and martial artist. His workmanship was considered capable of producing peerless divine weapons, while his internal-energy cultivation and martial prowess earned equal recognition 115 135. After discovering Gu Tianxing's son, Gu Yu, Li Qing fulfilled his old promise by returning the hammer-technique manual and inviting Gu Yu to Shengtian 76.

Li Qing entered the cultivation world as a Spirit Mine Worker under the Liu Family. Zhou Tong served as an early guide, sharing knowledge of the cultivation world and materially helping Li Qing before risking his own Dao path for a Spirit Condensing Pill 165. Li Qing kept his cultivation and artifact-refining ability hidden, then left the Liu Family after its workers were ordered to cultivate abandoned Spirit Fields 200.

Appearance

Li Qing retains the appearance of a young man despite decades and later centuries passing. His extended lifespan through artifact refining keeps his bone age and outward appearance youthful, while old acquaintances repeatedly note that time has left no visible mark on him 263 478 322.

• Tall and straight in bearing 1010.
• Usually composed and unhurried in expression.
• Often adopts understated or alternate identities to avoid attention.
• His ageless face becomes a recurring source of shock among former acquaintances 79 478.

Personality

Li Qing is cautious, pragmatic, and strongly protective of his independence. He avoids inheritances, tombs, offices, and alliances when their risks outweigh their benefits; he refused to involve himself in the Little Cui Ridge tomb, declined recruitment into the Ghost Sword Sect, and later turned down the directorship of the Secret Supervision Institute 45 514 978.

He is patient with cultivation and long-term planning. Li Qing will spend years in seclusion, cultivate time-consuming body arts, and prepare for opportunities a century in advance rather than gamble recklessly on immediate gains 36 263 330.

Despite his secrecy and resource-conscious nature, Li Qing remembers kindness. He aids Master Gu's family, protects people who helped him in the past, rebuilds Lingyun Sect, and repeatedly acts for old acquaintances without seeking public recognition 76 605 656.

Abilities & Skills

Artifact Refining

Li Qing's foundational profession is artifact refining, developed from his earlier blacksmithing craft. His work is respected by cultivators, sects, and later high-level refiners.

• Repaired Daoist Jiuxiao's Spirit Boat, helping establish his reputation among cultivators 249.
• Obtained the first part of Heavenly Measure Mountain's artifact-refining inheritance 318.
• Operated the Hundred Refinements Tower, accepting commissions while refusing unsafe or unsuitable work 397.
• Refined the Innate Gang Iron Shield, a Yellow-grade Spirit Treasure, gaining 1,600 years of lifespan in the process 780.
• Taught qualified artifact refiners at the Grand Academy before departing Great Yu Kingdom 980.

Martial Arts and Body Refinement

Li Qing's mortal martial foundation gives him unusually vigorous Blood Essence and a physique surpassing many ordinary cultivators 166.

• Cultivated the Golden Body Technique, accepting its decades-long training requirement 36.
• Mastered the third layer of the Precious Wood Body Tempering Art using the Bao Yuan Tree's main trunk 272.
• Endured prolonged tempering in the Life Tempering Spirit Pool, greatly increasing his physical strength 623.
• Refined his body through tribulation and fire, producing a golden physical body with exceptional resistance 1130.
• Reached the peak of the third tier in body refinement after condensing his Nascent Soul 683.

Fire Arts and Spirit Fire

Li Qing cultivates the Crimson Blazing Heaven Art and commands several Heaven and Earth Spirit Fires.

• Obtained the nearly complete inheritance of the Crimson Blazing Heaven Sovereign, including the complete Crimson Blazing Heaven Art 666.
• Learned the Myriad Flames Burning Heaven Formation and Extreme Fire Dharma Body from the Crimson Blazing Palace inheritance 683.
• Used the Myriad Flames Burning Heaven Formation to seal and refine Old Lord Xiaoyao's Nascent Soul, ending the Carefree Sect 690.
• Combined four Heaven and Earth Spirit Fires into a fire lotus powerful enough to burn through space during his ascension 867.
• Planned the Immortal Trapping Sword as a Mysterious-grade Spirit Treasure to complement the Immortal Slaying Sword 910.

Soul and Spiritual Sense Techniques

Li Qing possesses an unusually strong soul and develops several techniques centered on spiritual sense and soul defense.

• Practices the Soul Condensing Slash, a painful spiritual-sense attack technique 263.
• Defended himself against the old Mountain Lord's attempted body snatching 318.
• His Soul Core method protects him from True Person Linglong's Exquisite Immortal Sound, which directly attacks the soul 598.
• Used the Nine Snake Heart Method to empower his soul with a True Spirit Nine-headed Serpent during his confrontation with the Demon Venerable 1166.

Mobility and Formations

Li Qing combines extreme movement techniques with steadily improving formation knowledge.

• Uses Kunpeng Extreme Speed, allowing him to ignore apparent distance and cross space in a near-teleportation assault 595.
• Received the Myriad Manifestation Immortal Formation diagram from Master Ying 980.
• Studied Master Ying's formation legacy to clarify the design principles behind his Immortal Slaying Sword Formation Diagram 947.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ancient Profound Hammer Technique — Master Gu's ancestral manual, later returned to Gu Yu 76.
• Wind-Walking Talisman — Received from Qian Hong in exchange for the Lotus Token 132.
• Xiling Pagoda — Nine-story iron pagoda used to suppress the Crimson Flood Dragon 615.
• White Jade Plate — Gift from True Lord Yue Xuan; can unleash two attacks comparable to her own 545.
• Jade Pendant — Draws moonlight from both the Qingling Region and the Eternal Night World; carries mutation risk 229.
• Innate Gang Iron Shield — Yellow-grade Spirit Treasure personally refined by Li Qing 780.
• Dragon Taming Seal — Gift from Long Yi after Li Qing gave him the Spatial Law Oddity 1108.
• Immortal Slaying Sword Formation Diagram — Formation project supported by Master Ying's inheritance and the Myriad Manifestation Immortal Formation diagram 947 980.

Relationships

• Master Gu / Gu Tianxing — First martial-arts master; entrusted Li Qing with passing on the Ancient Profound Hammer Technique. Li Qing later returned the manual to Gu Tianxing's son, Gu Yu 5 76.
• Gu Yu — Son of Gu Tianxing; received his father's hammer-technique manual from Li Qing and accepted an invitation to move to Shengtian 76.
• Qian Hong — Former commander and long-standing acquaintance. Their relationship becomes intimate; Li Qing gives her the Earth Origin Art, while she leaves her red veil with him. Her final message asks him not to blame himself for sentimental matters 132 141 669.
• Tian Long — Leader of the Righteous Gang; Li Qing asked him to protect the An family before leaving Obsidian City 36.
• An Xuan — Tian Long's successor and an old companion who searched the Black Wind Domain for Li Qing after cultivating the Red Moon's secret power 149 208.
• Zhou Tong — Early mentor and friend during Li Qing's time as a Spirit Mine Worker; his cultivation knowledge helps Li Qing enter the wider cultivation world 165 175.
• Liu Sheng — Liu Family cultivator who helped Li Qing enter the family; Li Qing later protects Liu Sheng and his daughter from Feng Ming 200 605.
• Daoist Qingyang — Senior cultivator and alchemist contact. Li Qing offers to repair his damaged alchemy cauldron, and Qingyang later helps gather herbs for Foundation Establishment Pills 249 272.
• Cao Xiu — Disciple who maintained Li Qing's cave mansion and delivered supplies during his master's seclusion. Li Qing leaves him pills and a carved message when departing Qinghua Pond 263 273.
• Shen Ningbing — Junior sister and close companion. She assists Li Qing's Core Formation preparations, fights beside him against the Shangqing Sect, and is eventually rescued from the Ice Spirit Clan's Cold Abyss 454 595 1179.
• Liu Hanyue — Former Liu Family prodigy and later Saintess of Moon Chasing Palace. She and Li Qing recognize one another from his days as a Spirit Mine Worker, maintaining a long and emotionally significant connection 175 551 865.
• Suxin — Old acquaintance and cultivator with the Water Spirit Pearl. She helps tend Li Qing while he is incapacitated and later reunites with him in the Hongyuan Realm 642 828 1192.
• Li Yuhuan — Li Qing's descendant and disciple, identifiable through iron rings he once forged. She possesses a Lightning Spiritual Root and becomes a Foundation Establishment Elder 611 613 647.
• Li Qiyin — Direct disciple with the Great Yin Physique. Li Qing teaches her the Plain Woman Yin Scripture, and she later inherits the Great Yin Celestial Venerable's complete legacy 1012 1094.
• Fan Tong — Li Qing's Black Fiend Tiger companion, who grows to the late first-order stage during Li Qing's seclusion 229 263.
• Demon Venerable — A half-step Dao Ancestor whose will contests Li Qing for control of his body. Their soul battle ends in a stalemate, with the Demon Venerable recognizing Li Qing as his successor 1166.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Mortal Blacksmith and Martial Artist

Li Qing learns blacksmithing and martial arts under Master Gu, becomes a Mortal Grandmaster, and builds a reputation as a master craftsman. He avoids dangerous martial-world conflicts when stronger factions are involved, preferring steady progress over opportunism 5 45 115 135.

Entry into the Cultivation World

After learning of cultivators through Qian Hong, Li Qing enters Qingling Region's cultivation world as a Liu Family Spirit Mine Worker. He quietly advances through Qi Refining, studies artifact refinement, and leaves the Liu Family once its demands threaten his independence 132 166 200.

Rogue Cultivator and Lingyun Sect Elder

Li Qing develops connections at Qinghua Pond and Tianhe Marketplace, refines artifacts for fellow cultivators, and secures resources for Foundation Establishment. He later joins Lingyun Sect with an Ascension Token while being pursued, gradually becoming one of its crucial elders 249 364.

Rebuilding Lingyun Sect

After Lingyun Sect's destruction, Li Qing saves Ancestor Ziqing, confronts the Shangqing Sect, and ultimately rebuilds Lingyun Sect on the ruins of its enemy. He considers the sect's blood feud settled after paying respects at its former site 595 656.

Nascent Soul and Human Realm Supremacy

Li Qing forms his Nascent Soul, destroys the Carefree Sect by refining Old Lord Xiaoyao's Nascent Soul, and later survives the dangers surrounding the demon invasion. After reaching Spirit Transformation, he settles old scores and becomes one of the Human Realm's dominant cultivators 690 835.

Ascension to the Spirit Realm

Li Qing breaks through space with four Spirit Fires and ascends alone, preparing Yin Corpses as safeguards against spatial turbulence and unknown void dangers 867.

Human Race Celestial Venerable

In the Spirit Realm, Li Qing progresses through Void Refinement, Integration, and Mahayana. He earns recognition across multiple races as Wuji Celestial Venerable, resolves his conflict with the Demon Venerable's will, and seeks the remaining members of Lingyun Sect 1108 1158 1166.

Final Journey and Immortal Ascension

At the peak of the quasi-Immortal stage, Li Qing resolves old karma in the Canglan Continent, bids farewell to past companions, refines his Human-Immortal Great Pill through the Southern Reed Continent Minor Realm Cluster, and ascends to the Immortal Realm 1198 1199.

Notable Quotes

“Being alive is the greatest fortune.” 249

“Sky Swallowing Ancestor, your disciple Li Qing has already rebuilt the sect, on the ruins of the Shangqing Sect.” 656

“I have lived two lives. My name has never changed, neither in my past life nor in this one. I have always been Li Qing.” 982

Trivia

• Li Qing gains lifespan through artifact refining; refining the Innate Gang Iron Shield alone grants him 1,600 years 780.
• He retains a red veil left behind by Qian Hong for many years 132 669.
• He once used the identity Lin Qing to conceal himself while navigating dangerous social situations 593.
• Li Qing's true origins remain unknown even to the Demon Venerable, who states that Li Qing is outside the Six Paths of Reincarnation 1199.