Zhunti

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhunti (准提) 177
Alias(es)	Saint Zhunti; Daoist Zhunti; Old Ancestor Bodhi (his avatar) 75 103
Species/Race	Not specified; possesses a Top-tier Innate Divine Spirit physique 177
Gender	Male 155 173
Affiliation	Western Religion
Occupation/Role	Heavenly Dao Saint and co-leader of the Western Religion 26 177
Cultivation	Heavenly Dao Saint; recorded at the Second Heaven of Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal before his destruction, then at First Heaven Perfection after reforming 177 181
Status	Alive; reformed after Jiang Chen destroyed his Saintly body, though his cultivation was reduced 179 180
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1

Background / History

Zhunti and Jieyin preside over the Western Religion, whose western territory is described as impoverished in both Spiritual Treasures and talented cultivators. The pair lecture personally and lower the threshold for discipleship to the point that anyone who understands their teachings may become an outer disciple, yet still struggle to recruit worthy followers 26.

His pursuit of talented converts brings him into conflict with Jiang Chen. Zhunti identifies Jiang Chen as possessing the “root of wisdom” for the Western Religion and repeatedly claims that Jiang has a destined connection to the West. He later tries to convert Jiang through a manifestation, only for Jiang to deceive the manifestation, seize the Green Lotus Precious Color Banner, and refuse the offer 26 141.

Zhunti subsequently sends his avatar, Old Ancestor Bodhi, after Jiang Chen. Bodhi battles Jiang through successive transformations and attempts to draw him into the Western Religion, but Jiang escapes using the Seventy-Two Transformations. Suspecting Tongtian has concealed the heavenly secrets, Bodhi retreats 75. Zhunti also forcefully takes Golden Cicada to the West after the latter rejects his recruitment 102.

During the Witch-Demon War, Zhunti dispatches Bodhi to the Solar Star. Disguised as an injured minor demon, Bodhi persuades Di Jun’s Golden Crow sons that the Demon Race is being massacred, prompting them to leave the Solar Star 103. Jiang Chen later publicly accuses Zhunti of instigating the Witch-Demon conflict 159.

Zhunti repeatedly acts against Jiang Chen’s growth: he ambushes him, attempts to disrupt his breakthroughs, and seeks to suppress or kill him alongside Jieyin. Tongtian repeatedly intervenes on Jiang’s behalf, turning their conflict into a prolonged feud between the Intercepting Sect and the Western Religion 94 140 141.

The feud culminates at Mount Sumeru. After Jiang Chen destroys Zhunti’s clone and leads the Intercepting Sect against the Western Religion, Zhunti confronts him directly while Jieyin is occupied by Tongtian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation 155 156 160. Zhunti is ultimately overwhelmed after Jiang Chen proves his Dao, is killed by the Nine Spears of Heaven-Opening, and later reforms with diminished cultivation 174 179 180. He continues fighting beside Jieyin but later retreats from Jiang Chen together with his senior brother 181 264.

Appearance

Zhunti is portrayed as a gaunt, sallow-complexioned old Daoist. In battle, he wears black-and-white Daoist robes and can display a fierce, Vajra-like expression when enraged 155 173 177.

• Sallow or yellowed complexion 155 180
• Gaunt elderly Daoist appearance 155
• Black-and-white Daoist robes 173
• Curly hair that rises when he is enraged 177
• Can transform into Bodhi wood to evade attacks 175

Personality

Zhunti is ambitious and opportunistic, especially where recruitment might strengthen the Western Religion. Its poor foundation and lack of talented disciples drive his fixation on potential converts such as Jiang Chen and Golden Cicada 26 102.

He is calculating in conflict. He obscures heavenly secrets, creates an avatar to manipulate the Golden Crows, attacks Jiang Chen during vulnerable moments, and attempts to undermine Jiang’s Dao Heart after reforming 75 103 140 181.

His pride is easily wounded despite his status. Jiang Chen’s refusal, Tongtian’s public condemnation, and the Western Religion’s defeats repeatedly provoke his anger; when faced with Jiang’s later power, he becomes fearful and seeks Jieyin’s assistance 141 160 181.

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Dao Saint Cultivation

Zhunti is a Heavenly Dao Saint whose Saintly aura, laws, and physical body place him beyond ordinary cultivators. His Saintly body can reform after destruction while the world endures, though reforming after Jiang Chen’s attack reduces his cultivation from the Second Heaven to First Heaven Perfection 177 180 181.

• Can wield Saintly laws to pressure, confine, and attack opponents 163 164
• Survived the destruction of his body through Saintly reformation 179 180
• His reformed body and reduced cultivation leave him less capable against Jiang Chen 180 183

Bodhi Mind-Following Great Law

Zhunti’s most unusual Divine Ability manifests a River of Fate containing the past forms of living beings. He uses it to target Jiang Chen’s past self, intending to erase Jiang’s present existence through the past 175 176.

• Creates a River of Fate spanning the life influences of countless beings 175
• Allows Zhunti to locate and attack an opponent’s past self 176
• Requires significant cost; Zhunti sacrifices part of his Saintly Destiny and uses heart blood to invoke it 175
• Jiang Chen downloads and masters the ability, then turns it against Zhunti 177

Lotus Sword Arts

Zhunti employs Lotus Sword Support and fights with the Green Lotus Sword and White Lotus Sword. His sword techniques can restrain movement and form layered defenses, but Jiang Chen repeatedly breaks through them 161 164 183.

• Lotus Sword Support — a defensive sword art capable of blocking successive attacks 182 183
• Green Lotus Sword — used to bind or confine Jiang Chen with Saintly sword intent 164
• White Lotus Sword — used alongside the Green Lotus Sword in coordinated attacks 167

Avatar and Transformation Techniques

Zhunti can split off Old Ancestor Bodhi as an independent avatar and employ transformations in battle 68 75.

• Bodhi can disguise himself as other beings, including an injured minor demon 103
• Bodhi’s Buddha Dharma Form contests Jiang Chen’s Manifestation of Heaven and Earth 75
• Zhunti can transform into Bodhi wood to evade an otherwise decisive strike 175

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree — Zhunti’s life-bound treasure and true form; emits green radiance, restrains targets, and clashes directly with the God-Slaying Spear 175 178
• Green Lotus Sword — a Saintly sword used for suppression and confinement 161 164
• White Lotus Sword — paired with the Green Lotus Sword during his attempts to kill Jiang Chen 167
• Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit — suppresses the Western Religion’s destiny and can empower its disciples with that destiny; Zhunti later loses contact with it 161 169

Relationships

• Jieyin — Senior brother, fellow Western Religion Saint, and Zhunti’s closest ally. They jointly lead the Western Religion and repeatedly join forces against Jiang Chen and Tongtian 26 94 160.
• Jiang Chen — Primary enemy. Zhunti repeatedly tries to convert, ambush, suppress, and kill him; Jiang ultimately kills Zhunti once and forces his weakened reformation 75 94 179 180.
• Tongtian — Rival Saint and Jiang Chen’s master. Tongtian protects Jiang from Zhunti, condemns Zhunti’s conduct, and traps Zhunti and Jieyin in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation 141 156.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi — Zhunti’s avatar, created to act beyond Zhunti’s main body; Bodhi battles Jiang Chen and manipulates the Golden Crows’ departure from the Solar Star 75 103.
• Golden Cicada — A cultivator Zhunti forcibly takes to the Western Religion after Golden Cicada rejects his invitation 102.
• The Ten Golden Crows — Targets of Bodhi’s deception; Zhunti’s avatar incites them to descend from the Solar Star by claiming the Demon Race is being slaughtered 103.

Notable Quotes

“You are destined to be with my Western Religion and can become my disciple!” 102

“Jiang Chen, I will kill you!!!” 175