Ji Kun

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ji Kun (姬鲲)
Alias(es)	Brother Kun; Sky Swallowing Chicken; Imperial Son
Species/Race	Sky Swallowing Chicken, one of the Three Ancient Fierce Birds 280 471
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Li Qingyuan's spirit pet, comrade-in-arms, and family 215
Occupation/Role	Spirit pet; combatant; mount; Li Qingyuan's longtime companion
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 167

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Second-tier Early Stage	215	Born with strength equivalent to a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator.
Second-tier Mid Stage	173	Broke through after ten years of consuming spirit plants, elixirs, and demonic-beast essence souls.
Second-tier Late Stage	205	Recognized as a Second-tier Late Stage great demon; could contend with Core Formation-level pressure through his body, devouring power, treasures, and escape art.
Peak Second-tier	224	Advanced after extensive secluded cultivation, Masterwork pills, and a Third-grade Spirit Vein; could kill False Core cultivators and retreat intact from an Early Core Formation opponent.
Initial Tier 3 Great Demon	264 265	Formed a Demonic Core after consuming a Masterwork Spirit Condensing Pill.
Mid Tier 3 Great Demon	329	His Demonic Core expanded from one inch to two inches; he began planning to forge a Natal Magic Treasure.
Fourth-tier Great Demon / Nascent Soul	470 471	Formed a demon infant after surviving a Two-Colored Heavenly Tribulation and awakening the Devouring Spirit Body.
Fourth-tier Peak	545	Could forcibly contend against an Early Soul Transformation cultivator; his escape speed remained close to Li Qingyuan's.
Fifth-tier Transformed Great Demon	552	Advanced amid a Four-Colored Heavenly Tribulation triggered by his Devouring Intent.
Peak Void Refining Stage	778	Refined the Void Swallowing Divine Ox's blood essence and demon lord's Nascent Soul magic power, then passed the Body and Magic Power Tribulations.
Integrated Body Early Stage	846	Fought Dong Jun, an Integrated Body Middle Stage Golden Crow Princess, to a draw through bloodline power and the Great Sun Sky Swallowing Art.
Integrated Body Mid Stage	903	Reached Peak Mid Body Integration before making his next breakthrough.
Integrated Body Late Stage	903 904	Broke through under eight-colored heavenly lightning; his Devouring Divine Light dispersed half the tribulation's force and absorbed its vitality.

Background

Ji Kun was born with the strength of a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator and was raised by Li Qingyuan through immense quantities of pills, spirit plants, demonic cores, and high-grade cultivation environments 185 215. His first major appearance came when he effortlessly killed Qin Miaoyi's Second-tier spirit pets, the Three-Colored Flying Centipede and Twin-headed Green Bird, before holding the injured Qin Mo at bay 167.

During his early years, Ji Kun grew from a powerful but gluttonous rooster into Li Qingyuan's most dependable combat partner. His performance against a Core Formation cultivator convinced Li Qingyuan that he was no longer merely a spirit pet, but a fellow Daoist, comrade-in-arms, and family member 215. After entering Tier 3, he refined his transverse bone, gained human speech, and revealed a confinement divine ability capable of capturing Blood Shadow's true body 268.

Ji Kun's bloodline was publicly identified as that of the Sky Swallowing Chicken when his presence terrified and paralyzed the Third-grade Late-stage Scorpion King 280. His later advancement to the fourth tier awakened the Devouring Spirit Body, cementing his status as one of Li Qingyuan's greatest trump cards 471.

Appearance

Ji Kun is a striking seven-colored rooster whose appearance becomes increasingly imposing as his cultivation rises. He is especially proud of his crimson comb, brocade-like feathers, and center-parted crest.

• Seven-colored brocade feathers and a vivid red comb 173 471
• Usually stands around eight feet tall in his rooster form during his Second-tier years 205
• Can expand to a hundred-meter body while breaking through major realms 470
• Wears a Seven-colored Rosy Robe and styles the feathers beside his comb into a center-part hairstyle 183 205
• Can assume a chicken-headed humanoid form with a human body and seven-colored feathered robes 552
• His center-parted hairstyle is a point of immense personal pride 183 197

Personality

Ji Kun is proud, vain, gluttonous, and theatrically self-assured. He enjoys being addressed as “Brother Kun,” demands high-quality pills, and regularly admires his own appearance in mirrors 183 185 197. His greed is not limited to food; he is intensely interested in rare spirit plants, demonic cores, and any resource that can improve his cultivation 172 221.

Beneath his antics, Ji Kun is cautious about major breakthroughs. He refused to attempt Tier 3 with a success rate below eighty percent, arguing that a weak foundation would be no different from courting death 224. He is also fiercely loyal to Li Qingyuan, repeatedly risking his own resources and safety when his master is endangered 283.

Abilities & Skills

Seven-Colored Devouring Spiritual Power

Ji Kun's signature demonic power can invade, dissolve, and devour other forms of energy.

• Shattered Li Qingyuan's Heavy Sword Technique during their sparring match 172
• Dissolved roughly seventy percent of an Early Core Formation cultivator's magical-power strike despite the difference in realms 215
• Melted an enemy's flesh and bones during the ambush against Corpse Puppet Sect cultivators 243
• Allows him to digest pills, spirit plants, demonic cores, and beast essence at an extraordinary rate 224 249

Devouring Spirit Body

Ji Kun awakened the Devouring Spirit Body after forming his Nascent Soul.

• Can devour and dissolve most attacks from opponents of the same realm 471
• Used the Sky Swallowing Sphere to weaken heavenly tribulation before absorbing most of the remaining lightning with his body 471
• His Devouring Divine Light dispersed half the force of eight-colored heavenly lightning during his Integrated Body breakthrough 904
• Grants him exceptional same-realm combat potential, which Ji Kun describes as “Invulnerable to All Arts” 471

Sky Swallowing Chicken Bloodline

Ji Kun possesses an ancient fierce-bird bloodline tied to the sun and a natural suppressive effect against certain demonic races.

• His crow can trigger instinctive terror in demonic beasts, as demonstrated against the Scorpion King 280 283
• Bloodline pressure makes blood-devouring bats lose control of their yin-cold demonic power 727
• A drop of his life essence blood can break the defenses of the Bloodthirsty Golden Ant clan, his bloodline's natural enemy 604
• He is recognized as a descendant of the Sky Swallowing Imperial Clan and is addressed as “Imperial Son” by avian followers 825 846

Confinement Divine Ability

After reaching Tier 3, Ji Kun gained a seven-colored confinement ability.

• Captured Blood Shadow's true body after the latter split into multiple blood shadows to escape 268
• Restrains targets with seven-colored spiritual power, leaving them unable to move 268
• Its unveiling also marked Ji Kun's first spoken human words 268

Divine-Sense and Sonic Attacks

Ji Kun combines his crow with divine sense to disrupt enemies before launching physical or treasure-based strikes.

• His rooster crow can inflict divine-sense intimidation and sonic shock 275
• Stunned the Mid-Tier 3 Purple Flame Lion Roc long enough for the Primordial Cone to pierce its heart 275
• Dispersed the Weird-Eyed Demon Insects' illusion and suppressed them with sunlight 868

Flight and Escape Arts

Ji Kun is an exceptionally fast aerial combatant.

• His Second-tier Mid Stage flight speed rivaled that of a quasi-Tier 3 Great Demon 183
• Even Li Qingyuan's perfected Wind Soaring Technique was inferior to Ji Kun's speed 183
• As a Fourth-tier Mid Stage great demon, his escape technique rivaled that of a Peak Nascent Soul cultivator 521
• His speed later became comparable to that of an Ancient Golden Crow 904

Great Sun Sky Swallowing Art

Ji Kun cultivates the Sky Swallowing Chicken clan's inherited art, which combines solar power, devouring laws, and bloodline strength.

• Fought Dong Jun, an Integrated Body Middle Stage Golden Crow Princess, to a stalemate while only at Integrated Body Early Stage 846 847
• Used Sun-Swallowing Dawn Crow · Morning Cry at Daybreak to create a clash so powerful that the sun appeared to set and rise again 847
• His technique is particularly suited to devouring solar essence and True Sun Fire 845

Equipment

• Flying Star Sword — Second-grade Low-grade flying sword stored within Ji Kun's internal pouch space 172
• Primordial Cone — Core Formation Natal Magic Treasure fully refined after he reached Tier 3; capable of unleashing Mid Core Formation-level attacks 268
• Sky Swallowing Sphere — Ji Kun's Natal Magic Treasure, used to weaken heavenly tribulation and channel his devouring power 471
• Crimson Crow Geng Metal — Eighth Tier Strange Stone allotted to Ji Kun for future refinement 848

Relationships

• Li Qingyuan — Master, brother, comrade-in-arms, and family. Li Qingyuan raised Ji Kun from infancy, routinely provides him with cultivation resources, and rushes to save him without hesitation 215 471.
• Dong Jun — Three-Legged Golden Crow Princess and Ji Kun's love interest. Their first battle ended in a draw, and Dong Jun requested a rematch before departing 844 847 848.
• Golden Plume Divine Chicken — Bloodline kin who recognizes Ji Kun as an Imperial Son of the Sky Swallowing Imperial Clan 825 826.
• Flame Dragon Lizard / Little Flame — Fellow spirit pet and junior companion. Ji Kun often acts as an elder brother, taking Little Flame hunting and urging him to grow stronger 329 780.
• Blood Shadow — Ally in Li Qingyuan's circle. Ji Kun helped capture him through his confinement divine ability before Blood Shadow later became part of Li Qingyuan's forces 268 329.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Qin Family Conflict

Ji Kun makes his combat debut by killing Qin Miaoyi's two Second-tier spirit pets and suppressing Qin Mo while Li Qingyuan pursues Qin Miaoyi 167.

Three Joys Immortal City

While residing in Three Joys Immortal City, Ji Kun cultivates in Li Qingyuan's Third-grade Cave Mansion, consumes high-grade pills, hunts demonic beasts for alchemy materials, and survives an encounter with an Early Core Formation cultivator 194 210 215.

Tier 3 Breakthrough and Secret-Realm Expedition

After reaching Peak Second-tier, Ji Kun refuses a reckless breakthrough attempt until Li Qingyuan refines a Masterwork Spirit Condensing Pill for him 224 264. As a Tier 3 great demon, he gains speech, the confinement divine ability, and the power to wield the Primordial Cone at full strength 268.

Sky Swallowing Chicken Revelation

Ji Kun's true identity as a Sky Swallowing Chicken is revealed when the Scorpion King becomes helpless before his bloodline pressure 280. He then spends his seven-colored eggshell and essence blood protecting Li Qingyuan against the secret realm's Nascent Soul Elder 280 283.

Nascent Soul Advancement

Li Qingyuan prepares a Fourth-grade Spirit Vein site for Ji Kun's breakthrough. Ji Kun defeats the Two-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, forms a demon infant, and awakens the Devouring Spirit Body 470 471.

Golden Crow Clan Encounter

Ji Kun becomes infatuated with Dong Jun upon meeting her at the Crimson Crow Stone Ore Vein 844. With Li Qingyuan's guidance, he challenges her in battle, demonstrates the Great Sun Sky Swallowing Art, and earns her acknowledgment and interest 845 846 847.

Notable Quotes

“How was that? Impressive, wasn't it, Brother Kun?” 268

“Boss, I want her to be my wife.” 844

“Two and a half.” 471

Trivia

• Ji Kun claims he was only “two and a half” years old when he reached the fourth tier 471.
• He can store magic tools inside his stomach pouch, which appears to contain its own space 172.
• Ji Kun once refused to continue flying until Li Qingyuan gave him a proper center-part hairstyle 183.
• He is so fond of the title “Brother Kun” that Li Clan cultivators learned to address him that way to avoid offending him 183.
• His preferred food consists of high-quality, toxin-free pills; he rejects inferior options even when injured 185 216.