Laozi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Laozi (老子)
Alias(es)	Saint Laozi; Senior Laozi
Gender	Masculine
Affiliation	The Three Pure Ones; leader of the Renjiao Sect
Occupation/Role	Saint; Pill Dao cultivator; master of Luo Xuan and Xuan Du
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 2 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Saint	29	Achieved sainthood after preaching to the Human Race on Shouyang Mountain; his stabilized aura alerted the Primordial Era's great powers. 29
Fifth Heaven of the Saint Realm	110	Creating a world through Luo Xuan's Creation Method produced Origin-power feedback, raising his cultivation to the fifth heaven. 109 110

Background / History

On Kunlun Mountain, Laozi noticed Luo Xuan after the Innate Human refined elixirs and drew down Heavenly Merit. As a cultivator deeply invested in the Pill Dao, Laozi recognized Luo Xuan's instinctive talent and considered accepting him after testing his character. 2

When Jieyin and Zhunti attempted to recruit Luo Xuan to the West, Laozi arrived with Yuanshi and Tongtian, drove the two sages away, and formally accepted Luo Xuan as his disciple. He gave Luo Xuan the Purple Gold Gourd and an emergency jade slip that would summon him in a life-or-death crisis. 10 11

Laozi upheld that promise when Kunpeng abducted Luo Xuan. He wounded Kunpeng with the White Jade Flat Crutch, shielded Luo Xuan with the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, and personally brought him to Kunlun once the thousand-year agreement elapsed. At Taiqing Palace, Laozi began teaching him the Grand Pure Dao Method. 26 27

Luo Xuan's idea of preaching to others gave Laozi an epiphany. Laozi subsequently went to Shouyang Mountain to impart cultivation methods to the Human Race, completed his Dao, and attained sainthood. There he also recognized Xuan Du's resonance with his Dao and later accepted the child as a disciple. 28 29 30

After conflicts between Yuanshi's and Tongtian's disciples exposed the growing divide among the Three Pure Ones, Laozi accepted Luo Xuan's advice to leave Kunlun. He established Eight Sceneries Palace near Shouyang Mountain, where the Human Race welcomed the Renjiao Sect's leader. 58 59

Laozi later accompanied Luo Xuan into the Outer Chaos, initially warning him that Chaos Fierce Beast corpses could not be refined into useful pills. He ultimately supported Luo Xuan's experiments and observed his disciple surpass him in the Pill Dao. 63 65 73

Appearance

Laozi is portrayed as an elderly Daoist with white hair and a white beard. His attire varies between appearances, including green robes during his confrontation with Kunpeng and white Daoist robes during Luo Xuan's tribulation. 2 25 44

• White hair and beard. 2
• Elderly, immortal-like bearing. 30
• Frequently carries or uses a horsetail whisk. 44 139
• Appears in both green and white Daoist robes. 25 44

Personality

Laozi is an exacting but appreciative Pill Dao practitioner. He recognizes unusual talent regardless of origin, repeatedly praises Luo Xuan's ability, and is willing to admit when his own elixir formula or methods are flawed. 2 31 58

He is intensely protective of his disciples. He arrived before Luo Xuan could activate his emergency token during Kunpeng's attack, blocked the Ironclad Lightning of Luo Xuan's tribulation despite suffering Heavenly Dao backlash, and remained concerned whenever Luo Xuan undertook dangerous cultivation. 25 26 44 121

Although he often projects serenity, Laozi takes visible pride in Luo Xuan's accomplishments and can be possessive of his disciple's talent when Yuanshi and Tongtian show interest. He also displays the capacity for self-reflection, acknowledging that his attempts to mediate the conflict between his brothers had been misguided. 9 58 82

Abilities & Skills

Saintly Cultivation

Laozi is a Saint who later reaches the fifth heaven of the Saint realm through world creation. 29 110

• Defeated and drove off the Quasi-Saint Kunpeng while rescuing Luo Xuan. 25 26
• Blocked seven bolts of Ironclad Lightning during Luo Xuan's tribulation, though the Heavenly Dao backlash severely injured him. 44
• Can establish restrictions that isolate conversations from outside observation. 139
• Uses Evasion to cross vast distances throughout his own world. 115

One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones

Laozi's signature divine ability creates two identical avatars alongside himself. 27 64

• The avatars share Laozi's appearance and aura. 64
• He used them to distract a Saint-level Chaos Sky Dragon before restraining it. 64
• The two avatars lack combat power. 64

Pill Dao

Laozi is a devoted alchemist whose teachings form the foundation of Luo Xuan's formal Pill Dao education. 2 27

• Improved the Three-Revolutions Golden Elixir after gaining insight from observing human alchemy. 8
• Maintains numerous elixir formulas in Taiqing Palace; Luo Xuan learned roughly seventy to eighty percent of them. 28
• Taught Luo Xuan that high-grade elixirs possess sentience and must be refined by sensing and guiding their emotions. 28
• Accepted Luo Xuan's correction to the Six-Revolutions Vast Yellow Elixir formula and successfully reproduced Luo Xuan's superior result. 31
• Passed down the Golden Elixir cultivation method to the Human Race, enabling humans to reach the True Immortal realm. 38

Creation and Lifecraft

Laozi can use the Creation Method to form worlds and populate them with life. 109 115

• Created a star world from a Chaos Fierce Beast corpse in the Outer Chaos. 109
• Received Origin-power feedback from world creation, advancing to the fifth heaven of the Saint realm. 110
• Created Spirits of Plants and Trees from spiritual roots to sustain his world's vitality. 115
• Named his completed world the Wood Spirit Realm after deciding that suitable life mattered more than an abstract ideal of perfection. 116

Equipment

• White Jade Flat Crutch — Spiritual Treasure transformed from the Chaos Green Lotus; used to wound Kunpeng and execute restrained Chaos Sky Dragons. 26 64 112
• Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda — Defended Luo Xuan during Kunpeng's abduction and responded to the Chaos Sky Dragon's final demonic attack. 26 64
• Taiji Diagram — Bound a Chaos Sky Dragon in place for execution. 64
• Purple Gold Gourd — Given to Luo Xuan as a meeting gift upon his apprenticeship. 10
• Emergency jade slip — Allows Luo Xuan to summon Laozi almost instantly in a life-or-death emergency. 11
• Horsetail whisk — Used to disperse Ironclad Lightning and establish restrictions. 44 139

Relationships

• Luo Xuan — Direct disciple. Laozi recruited him for his Pill Dao talent, taught him at Taiqing Palace, repeatedly protected him from major threats, and later relied on Luo Xuan's insights in alchemy and creation. 10 26 31 73 115
• Xuan Du — Direct disciple and Luo Xuan's junior brother. Laozi accepted Xuan Du after recognizing his resonance with the Grand Pure Dao. 29 30 31
• Yuanshi — Younger brother and fellow member of the Three Pure Ones. Their differing approaches to their disciples contributed to Laozi's decision to leave Kunlun. 27 58
• Tongtian — Younger brother and fellow member of the Three Pure Ones. Laozi frequently mediates between Tongtian and Yuanshi, though he eventually acknowledges the limits of that role. 27 58
• The Human Race — Laozi preached cultivation methods to them, attained sainthood through that act, and established Eight Sceneries Palace at Shouyang Mountain. 29 58
• Jieyin and Zhunti — Rival sages who repeatedly sought to recruit Luo Xuan to the West; Laozi openly opposed their efforts. 10 112
• Nuwa — Fellow Saint and collaborator in discussions on world creation and the creation of sentient life. 112 115 116

Notable Quotes

“My disciple's life is mine to decide, not even the Heavenly Dao can take it!” 44