Master

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Master
Alias(es)	Confucian Master; Sage Master
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Confucian School; Calamity Realm human cultivators
Occupation/Role	Leader of the Confucian School; organizer of the Calamity Realm’s resistance against the Demon Realm
Status	Active 631
First Appearance	Chapter 419

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Pinnacle beneath the Saint Realm	419	Regarded as one who could enter the Saint Realm at any moment and become humanity’s fourth Saint.
Saint	470	Ascended during the nearly year-long war, defeated the Devil Empress, and forced the Demon Realm armies to retreat.

Background / History

Prewar Standing

Master was the Confucian School’s foremost figure and an exceptionally respected cultivator. Even cultivators hostile to the Confucian School, including Buddhist experts, held him in high regard. Before the Demon Realm war, his cultivation was said to stand at the peak beneath sainthood. 419

He appeared during the crisis involving Extinguish Moon Dragon Saber’s imprisonment within the Devil Lord’s Boundless Purgatory illusion. His arrival immediately drew the attention of every expert present, and he offered to assist in resolving the situation. 419

Demon Sealing List Assembly

Master summoned Wang Zhifan to his modest thatched residence to explain the approaching Demon Realm invasion. He revealed that more than two hundred “variables” from beyond the Calamity Realm would join the invading army and introduced the Demon Sealing List, an artifact bestowed by the three saints to record and rank demon-sealing achievements. 439

He organized the Calamity Realm’s war preparations around the list, including:

• A concealed medical sanctuary for critically wounded ranked experts.
• A main force of several hundred Transcendent Innate cultivators intended to confront the Demon Realm’s principal army.
• Defensive formations marked on the Demon Sealing List’s shared map.
• Up to three days of enhanced cultivation time at the ancient battlefield used for the assembly. 440

When the Demon Realm’s main force advanced toward Book Mountain City, Master directly ordered all cultivators listed on the Demon Sealing List to gather there and fight alongside him. 445

Ascension and Postwar Assembly

After nearly a year of war and immense casualties, Master became a Saint. He defeated the Devil Empress, ending the conflict and forcing the Demon Realm armies to withdraw. 470

As Sage Master, he later convened a postwar assembly at Book Mountain Pavilion. He fulfilled Wang Zhifan’s single requested wish, awarded Demon Sealing List rewards, and personally conveyed the secret of becoming a Sage to the list’s top ten cultivators; the teaching was incomprehensible to those outside the top ten. 473 474

He later requested another meeting with Wang Zhifan concerning matters involving Wang and the realms of Calamity, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism. 631

Appearance

Master appears to be an ordinary middle-aged man despite the overwhelming presence perceived by high-level cultivators. 419 473

• Long gray-white hair.
• Average height and unremarkable build.
• Black Confucian robe.
• Carries a blue thread-bound book.
• Has neither notably handsome nor unattractive features.
• Following his ascension, his eyes are described as brilliant as a galaxy, while his presence feels as vast and inseparable from heaven and earth. 419 473

Personality

Master is calm, measured, and approachable. He did not take offense at Wang Zhifan’s direct questioning, instead describing him as forthright. 439

He combines scholarly composure with decisive leadership. Rather than offering vague reassurances during the invasion, he established medical support, elite forces, formations, and a shared information network before personally calling cultivators to defend Book Mountain City. 440 445

He is also practical in administering rewards. During the postwar assembly, he arranged the order of Demon Sealing List rewards to reduce the personal expenditure required to use its time-space reversal function. 474

Abilities & Skills

Saint-Level Cultivation

Master was already regarded as the strongest cultivator beneath the Saints before the war, then successfully ascended to sainthood. 419 470

• Defeated the Devil Empress during the final stage of the Demon Realm war. 470
• His post-ascension presence is perceived by top experts as being united with heaven and earth. 473
• Possesses knowledge of the path to sainthood and can selectively transmit it to qualified cultivators. 474

Demon Sealing List

Master wields and administers the Demon Sealing List, a relic gifted by the three saints. 439

• Records and ranks achievements against the Demon Realm.
• Provides rewards ranging from healing and resurrection to the secret of sainthood and a wish for the first-ranked cultivator. 439
• Displays a shared map used to mark defensive formations and coordinate resistance efforts. 440
• Can be used in conjunction with time-space reversal for postwar reward distribution. 474

Leadership and Strategic Organization

Master coordinated the Calamity Realm’s response to the invasion rather than acting solely as an individual combatant. 440

• Established a medical sanctuary for injured experts.
• Formed an elite Transcendent Innate main force.
• Directed the construction and deployment of defensive formations.
• Called Demon Sealing List cultivators to Book Mountain City when the Demon Realm’s main army descended. 440 445

Bestowal of Titles

Master can grant highly prestigious titles within the Calamity Realm’s cultivation community. He personally bestowed a two-character title upon Wang Zhifan, an honor Qingfeng Hermit considered exceptionally rare. 420

Items

• Blue thread-bound book — Carried by Master when he first appeared. 419
• Demon Sealing List — Ancient yellow cloth bestowed by the three saints; records demon-sealing merit, ranks cultivators, coordinates defenses, and distributes rewards. 439 440

Relationships

• Wang Zhifan — Grants him a prestigious title, summons him to discuss the Demon Realm invasion, and later requests another meeting concerning the four cultivation realms. 420 439 631
• Qingfeng Hermit — A valued junior and close Confucian associate; Qingfeng acts as Master’s messenger to Wang Zhifan. 419 631
• Three Saints — The Demon Sealing List was their gift to Master for the coming war. 439
• Calamity Realm cultivators — Leads their coordinated resistance through the Demon Sealing List and wartime preparations. 440 445
• Devil Empress — Enemy defeated by Master after his ascension to sainthood. 470
• Buddhist monks — Though sectarian tensions exist, they hold Master in deep respect due to his standing and strength. 419

Notable Quotes

“All cultivators on the list! Gather at Book Mountain City immediately! This Master shall stand with you all and fight the Demon Realm to the death!” 445