Chen Changqing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chen Changqing (陈长青)
Alias(es)	Holy Son Changqing; Shushan Holy Son; Eleventh Sequence Holy Son; Li Feiyu (used identity) 125 209 816
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shushan Holy Land; Sect Master's lineage; Changqing Peak 113 125
Occupation / Role	Gatekeeping Disciple of Sect Master Chen Yuan; Eleventh Sequence Holy Son; master of Changqing Peak 113 125
Status	Active 879
First Appearance	Chapter 10 10

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refining Layer Three	10	Recorded as an eighteen-year-old Shushan Outer Sect Gatekeeping Disciple; possessed the Nine Revolutions Qi Refining Art, Thunderclap Divine Fist, and Sword Control Technique. 10
Foundation Establishment	37	Advanced from Qi Refining after entering the Void Realm; used the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique to defeat Shi Tian. 37
Mid Core Formation	65	Claimed AFK rewards, reaching forty thousand strands of true qi; Sword Intent progress reached 40%. 65
Late Core Formation	82	True Person Changhong's divine thought entered his body, raising him to seventy thousand strands of true qi. 82
Golden Core Realm	125	Used Spiritual Power and the Three Extremes Return to Origin Seal during the Heavenly Trial; his Sword Momentum carried the power of nine Golden Cores. 125
Violet Mansion Realm	201	Reached the realm quickly enough to top the Azure Dragon Ranking; later confirmed as Shushan's Eleventh Sequence Holy Son. 201 218
Eight Violet Mansions opened	250	Cultivated the Invincible Purple Mansion method; only the Wood Violet Mansion remained unopened. 250
Mid Nascent Soul	270	Held this cultivation while confronting Nascent Soul cultivators during the Hundred Dynasties War. 270
Half-step God Transformation	343	Broke through during battle against a Blood God Sect elder, then killed the God Transformation cultivator with one sword. 343
Spirit Transmutation Realm	395	Returned to Changqing Peak after breaking through and rewarded his followers with Quasi-Immortal Artifacts. 395
Late Spirit Transmutation	522	Identified by opponents as a late-stage Spirit Transmutation cultivator. 522
Tribulation Crossing Realm	618	Successfully survived the exceptionally rare Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation. 609 615 618
Late Tribulation Crossing	774	Spent AFK Points mid-battle against Jian Chen to advance from early to late Tribulation Crossing. 774
Sword Intent → Sword Momentum	115	AFK cultivation transformed his Sword Intent into Sword Momentum. 115
Sword Momentum → Sword Domain	221	Developed Sword Domain while in the Violet Mansion Realm, an attainment normally associated with Nascent Soul cultivators. 221

Background / History

Chen Changqing began as an eighteen-year-old Outer Sect Gatekeeping Disciple of Shushan. His initial recorded cultivation was only Qi Refining Layer Three, and his attribute panel listed no treasures. He relied on the AFK Cultivation System to train while resting, allowing his strength to rise at an abnormal pace. 10 83

After entering the Void Realm, he emerged at Foundation Establishment and revealed the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique. His decisive victory over Shi Tian helped the Seventh Courtyard win the Outer Sect Competition, and Liu Ruyan credited him with securing her own chance to enter the Inner Sect. 37 39

His subsequent journeys included resolving the Ran Family's crisis, receiving True Person Changhong's inheritance, and obtaining the Changhong Sword, Changhong Sword Technique, and the complete Three Seal technique. 82 83

Chen Yuan later accepted him as a Gatekeeping Disciple and successor of the Sect Master's lineage. Chen Changqing kept the Immortal Artifact-grade Heaven Treading Ring secret while accepting Chen Yuan's recognition and resources. 113

Appearance

Chen Changqing is most often depicted as a composed young sword cultivator in white or snow-white robes, carrying a longsword. In battle, his bearing is repeatedly compared to that of a descended Sword Immortal. 72 615

• Often wears white robes; he has also appeared in green robes. 72 104 615
• Typically carries or summons a longsword, most notably the Heavenly Thunder Sword. 615 695
• Maintains a calm, dustless appearance even after overwhelming opponents. 72 831
• Wears the Heaven Treading Ring, an Immortal Artifact storage treasure. 113

Personality

Chen Changqing is outwardly laid-back and frequently sleeps, rests, or avoids visible cultivation, leading many Shushan disciples to mistake his AFK cultivation for stagnation. Those close to him understand that his apparent idleness conceals constant growth. 83 115

He is humble toward allies and elders, treating assistance to fellow Seventh Courtyard disciples as natural and remaining respectful toward Chen Yuan and Bai Wuya. 39 113 701 He is also cautious about exposing his full hand, concealing the Heaven Treading Ring and withholding other abilities when unnecessary. 113 529

In combat, Chen Changqing is exceptionally confident, provocative toward enemies, and ruthless against those who threaten his companions or pursue him for his treasures. He considers powerful opponents and even a Heavenly Monarch to be potential whetstones on his path. 364 426 793

Abilities & Skills

AFK Cultivation System

Chen Changqing's defining advantage is an AFK system that cultivates techniques and accumulates rewards without conventional visible training.

• Can claim accumulated cultivation rewards, increasing true qi, realms, and technique progress. 65 82
• Uses small golden figures to conduct simultaneous AFK cultivation. 83
• Gains AFK Points from killing opponents of greater cultivation. 128 391
• Can spend AFK Points to advance during battle, as when he reached late Tribulation Crossing against Jian Chen. 774

Sword Dao

Chen Changqing possesses extraordinary sword aptitude. At Core Formation, he comprehended Sword Intent—an attainment usually associated with Violet Mansion cultivators—and later advanced it into Sword Momentum and Sword Domain. 109 115 221

• Caused every divine sword in the Shushan Sword Tomb to acknowledge him simultaneously. 221
• Obtained the Thunderflame Sword's recognition despite its violent sword energy. 223
• Repeatedly defeats opponents whose cultivation exceeds his own through sword techniques, Spiritual Power, and artifacts. 355 701 703
• Can wield other weapon intents through a sword, including spear intent. 593

Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique

A devastating sword-drawing art identified as the Yin Yue Holy Dynasty's signature technique, despite Chen Changqing being a Shushan disciple. 37 342

• Its initial public use destroyed Shi Tian's stone giant, cracked the arena barrier, and shattered Shi Tian's Spirit Stone Armor. 37
• Killed Bai Yushan and the Beast Taming Sect demon tiger in a single decisive strike. 367
• Shattered Yue Qing's Earth Emperor's Protection while Yue Qing had temporarily reached True Monarch-level power. 643
• Can annihilate large-scale attacks, including a tide of skeletons. 590

Immortal Slaying Sword Technique

A sword art created by fusing Chen Changqing's sword techniques through the System's fusion function. 224 225

• First Form: Spirit Slaying — used against the Bone Corroding Demon Python. 588
• Second Form: Immortal Slaughtering — destroyed multiple bolts of Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation. 615
• Fourth Form: Dao Reversal — repelled a pitch-black tribulation bolt and reversed local space-time enough to force the tribulation's power backward. 616 703
• Amplifies the destructive power of the Heavenly Thunder Sword against powerful enemies and heavenly tribulation. 615

Ten Forms of Sword Annihilation

A Shushan sword immortal's inheritance personally given to Chen Changqing by Chen Yuan. 220

• Sword Rises in Vastness — cuts through hostile techniques with vast Sword Intent. 355
• Sword Splits Yin and Yang — releases opposing sun-like and moon-like sword energies. 355 365
• Sword Annihilation Ten Directions — calls down widespread sword lightning from the heavens. 637
• Reached Great Accomplishment by the Seven Peaks Grand Competition. 637

Physical Cultivation and Fist Arts

Chen Changqing's body became comparable to a Magic Treasure after the first rotation of the Primordial Nine Revolutions Body Refining technique. 115

• Can suppress cultivators below Golden Core through physical strength alone. 115
• Withstood Quasi-Immortal Artifact-grade blades without his body being pierced. 593
• Endured Yue Qing's full-strength Tribulation Crossing Mid Stage punch without injury. 633
• Uses the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist, a fist art inherited from the Heaven-Treading Immortal Emperor. 174 634
• Destroyed Chu Xiong and an Immortal Emperor phantom with a single punch. 818

Invincible Avatar Technique

Chen Changqing can manifest powerful incarnations that fight alongside his true body.

• Summoned four late Tribulation Crossing incarnations during a battle against hostile cultivators. 878
• His incarnations can wield different artifacts and attack separate targets simultaneously. 413 775
• Can merge the incarnations back into his main body to concentrate their power. 818

Movement, Seals, and Spiritual Power

Chen Changqing can employ techniques and Spiritual Power beyond what is normally possible for his realm.

• Drunken Immortal Gazing at Moon Steps — a top Shushan movement technique that he cultivated to Great Accomplishment; used it to evade and flank Lie Yangzi's avatar. 125
• Three Seal technique — possesses the Fire, Water, and Mountain Seals; used the Mountain Seal to summon a colossal illusory mountain. 82 106
• Three Extremes Return to Origin Seal — used against Jian Zhenzi. 216
• Could use Spiritual Power at Core Formation, despite it normally requiring Golden Core cultivation. 101 109

Artifact Forging and Hammer Intent

Chen Changqing is also capable of artifact forging and hammer techniques.

• Forged ordinary iron into a Low-grade Magic Tool over a day and night. 486
• Used the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique, recognized by a Humanoid Puppet as the technique of an artifact-forging master. 486
• Defeated Xu Ruochen with hammer intent and the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique. 595

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heaven Treading Ring — Immortal Artifact-grade storage ring; its internal space evolves alongside Chen Changqing's strength and may eventually become a small world. 113
• Heavenly Thunder Sword — Immortal Artifact created by merging the Thunderflame Sword and Heavenly Strike Sword, formerly the twin swords of Shushan sword immortals. 290 451
• Thunderflame Sword — Quasi-Immortal Artifact component of the Heavenly Thunder Sword; gained from the Shushan Sword Tomb along with the Thunderflame Sword Technique. 223
• Heavenly Strike Sword — Quasi-Immortal Artifact component that Chen Changqing obtained during the Hundred Dynasties War. 321 335
• Dragon Pattern Sky-Splitting Spear — Immortal Artifact received through the Heaven-Treading Immortal Emperor's later inheritance. 388 640
• Blood Prison Mad Saber — Immortal Artifact seized from Chu Tian after the Hundred Dynasties War. 321 330
• Immortal Burial Qin — high-grade Immortal Artifact granted by Old Man Heavenly Inquiry, accompanied by the Immortal Burial Melody. 426
• Ganjiang and Moye Swords — paired Immortal Artifact divine swords; the Moye Sword recognized Chen Changqing after sensing the Ganjiang Sword within his Heaven Treading Ring. 709
• Silver Firmament Battle Armor — Quasi-Immortal Artifact defensive armor gifted by Chen Yuan. 220 223
• Changhong Sword — Low-grade Spirit Treasure received from the Ran Family; Chen Changqing later returned it to Ran Hua after acquiring the Thunderflame Sword. 82 225

Relationships

• Chen Yuan — Master and Sect Master of Shushan; accepted Chen Changqing as his Gatekeeping Disciple, made him heir to the Sect Master's lineage, and granted him Changqing Peak. 113 125
• Liu Ruyan — Fellow Seventh Courtyard disciple who became Empress of the Maple Leaf Dynasty; she admires Chen Changqing, and Changqing Peak regards her as his beloved. 39 833
• Liu Mu — Supporter and early backer who celebrates Chen Changqing's victories and views investing in him as his best decision. 110 201
• Wang Yang — Loyal companion and follower who accompanied Chen Changqing during the Ran Family crisis and later served on Changqing Peak. 83 395
• Ran Hua — Disciple and beneficiary of Chen Changqing's support; received the returned Changhong Sword. 225
• Wangcai — Demon dog companion contracted by Chen Changqing; named after the dog Chen Changqing kept in his previous life. 94
• Xiaoqian — Ghost cultivator whom Chen Changqing protected, equipped with the Mysterious Yin Bracelet, and brought to Changqing Peak. 209 395
• Rujie — Buddhist cultivator and recurring ally who witnesses several of Chen Changqing's major battles. 96 413
• Jian Zhenzi — Shushan's former Azure Dragon Ranking leader; began as a rival, then acknowledged Chen Changqing's strength and guided him toward the Sword Tomb. 218
• Bai Wuya — Martial uncle who came to regard Chen Changqing as a companion capable of fighting beside him. 701
• Hua Yao — Medicine God Valley cultivator rescued from Demonic Sect pursuers; she became openly grateful and admiring toward him. 128 141
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu — Third Princess of the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty and a past collaborator in the Blood Moon World; provided Four Symbols essence blood and a token enabling his departure from that world. 307

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Outer Sect Competition — Led the Seventh Courtyard to first place, defeated Shi Tian with the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, and helped Liu Ruyan qualify for the Inner Sect. 37 39
• Ran Family Crisis — Assisted Ran Hua's family against the Li Family, received True Person Changhong's inheritance, and advanced to Late Core Formation. 82 83
• Inner Sect Rise — Defeated Golden Core Bai Hao while still displaying Core Formation-level cultivation, Sword Intent, and Spiritual Power beyond his peers. 109 110
• Sect Master's Lineage — Became Chen Yuan's Gatekeeping Disciple, then passed the Heavenly Trial to become Shushan's Eleventh Sequence Holy Son and master of Changqing Peak. 113 125
• Azure Dragon Ranking and Sword Tomb — Replaced Jian Zhenzi at the top of the Azure Dragon Ranking, entered the Sword Tomb, and gained the Thunderflame Sword. 201 223
• Hundred Dynasties War — Obtained the Heavenly Strike Sword, merged it with the Thunderflame Sword into the Heavenly Thunder Sword, and killed Spirit Transmutation Chu Tian. 290 293 321
• Seven Peaks Grand Competition — Demonstrated overwhelming physical strength, fist arts, sword arts, incarnations, and Immortal Artifacts to defeat Yue Qing despite Yue Qing's temporary True Monarch-level power. 633 643 644
• Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation — Survived Shushan's rarest documented heavenly tribulation and entered the Tribulation Crossing Realm. 609 615 618
• Second Sword Tomb Expedition — Refused multiple recognized Quasi-Immortal Artifact swords in search of an Immortal Artifact-level blade, triggering another Sword Tomb anomaly. 672 674
• Heaven-Treading Immortal Emperor Inheritance — Acquired the deathless medicine, fought fellow successor Jian Chen, and used AFK Points to advance to late Tribulation Crossing mid-battle. 757 774 777
• Dragon Clan Conflict — Revealed that “Li Feiyu” was an alias, defeated newly advanced True Lord Chu Xiong and an Immortal Emperor phantom, and obtained a Heaven-Treading inheritance token. 816 818
• True Lord Hunts — Effortlessly killed the Great Chu Dynasty's chief consecrated elder and a Yin Yue Holy Dynasty True Lord, collecting their treasures and AFK Points. 878 879

Notable Quotes

“Senior, the word ‘fear’ does not exist in my vocabulary! So what if he's a Heavenly Monarch? In the end, he will merely be a whetstone on my path to enlightenment!” 426

“A True Lord? So what?” 703

“My name is Chen Changqing.” 816

Trivia

• Chen Changqing is a transmigrator and recognizes elements of the world from his previous life, including the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords. 223
• He named Wangcai after the little black dog he kept in his previous life. 94
• His notorious habit of sleeping, sunbathing, and walking Wangcai causes many Shushan disciples to underestimate how quickly he is progressing. 115 637
• At the Sword Tomb, all divine swords acknowledged him at once—a phenomenon stated to have never occurred since the tomb's creation. 221