Li Guxian

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Li Guxian (李顾娴)
Alias(es)	Princess Leping; Goddess of the Ninth Divine Hall
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Nine Underworlds Demon Palace; Ninth Divine Hall; Chu Kingdom royal family
Occupation/Role	Demon Palace strategist, Goddess, and frontline commander
Status	Active 7652
First Appearance	4853

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Sentient Wishpower awakening	5252	After Ke Province martial artists answered her refuge decree with gratitude, Sentient Wishpower gathered around her. She felt prior cultivation restraints loosen and gained a new ability to understand the Azure Lotus Swordplay.
Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm	7273	Described as having only recently reached this realm; her cultivation remains below many Holy Son- and Holy Daughter-level contemporaries. 7339 7445

Background

Li Guxian is the daughter of Li Tianen, the City Lord of Azure Lotus City, and Princess Leping of the Chu royal family. Her father was celebrated in Ke Province for investigating the Blood God Sect’s infiltration, while her mother held imperial status. After her family’s destruction, Li Guxian fled with a crucial register connected to the Blood God Sect and became a target for pursuit. 4853 4860

Her public history portrays Li Tianen as a martyr framed by the Blood God Sect and Princess Leping as having taken her own life before his coffin. Li Guxian later disclosed a different, hidden history: Li Tianen was an agent of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, while Princess Leping uncovered evidence of the Blood God Sect’s activities. Li Guxian refused to leave Ke Province with her mother, informed her father, and both parents died during the resulting conflict. 4860 6687 6701

The evidence left behind became the basis of Li Guxian’s ascent within the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. Her apparent flight, family tragedy, and later influence in Ke Province were supported by the Demon Palace as part of a broader infiltration plan. 6687 6903

Appearance

Li Guxian is repeatedly depicted in white clothing and carries herself with restrained grace. During her flight from Ke Province, she appeared severely worn down by grief and danger. 4853 6686

• Beautiful but initially pale and haggard, with dull eyes and a trembling manner. 4853
• Often dresses in white, including during her meeting with Lin Bai at Princess Leping’s Estate. 6686
• Her composure can break under pressure despite her practiced public elegance. 6686
• Is prone to blushing when Lin Bai raises the circumstances of their first meeting or their later private swordplay lessons. 5218 5220

Personality

Li Guxian is intelligent, patient, and exceptionally skilled at using status, public opinion, and other factions’ interests to accomplish goals that her personal strength cannot achieve. The Nine Underworlds Demon Palace elevated her to Goddess not for outstanding martial talent, but for repeated contributions and strategic ability. 6980 7048

She plans far ahead, often arranging forces and contingencies before revealing her intentions. Her schemes have ranged from manipulating the political position of Lin Bai to coordinating the Demon Palace’s reconstruction and using regional tensions to occupy the Seven Nights Divine Sect’s territory. 6996 7250 7381

Her public conduct also shows genuine concern for Ke Province’s civilians. During the Blood Rain crisis, she opened Azure Lotus City to refugees and used her authority to compel cities, sects, and families across Ke Province to do the same. 5251 5252

Abilities & Skills

Strategic Planning and Political Maneuvering

Li Guxian’s principal strength is her ability to create momentum, exploit rivalries, and turn powerful factions into instruments of a larger design.

• Used the Blood God Sect crisis and her family’s reputation to establish enormous influence in Ke Province. 6057 6676
• Proposed publicly naming Lin Bai the Emperor Child of the Four Gloom Demon Palace to isolate him from the Chu Kingdom and pressure him into joining the Demon Palace. 6996
• Helped orchestrate the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace’s long-term reconstruction plan by distracting the Devil Realm’s major powers and enabling the occupation of the Seven Nights Divine Sect’s territory. 7250 7747
• Used a martial arts competition and ancient forces as leverage to stabilize conflict between the Eastern and Northern Regions. 7273
• Organized political attacks against the First God Child’s faction within the Council of Elders. 7464 7477

Military Command

As Goddess of the Ninth Divine Hall, Li Guxian commands major Demon Palace forces and personally arranged their internal loyalty structure.

• Carefully selected the officers of the Nine Underworlds Army and Skyguard Legion, leaving the First God Child’s faction largely marginalized within those forces. 7477
• Directed the Demon Palace’s advance against the Pure Yang Sect, including the deployment of high-level advance forces and assessments of enemy defensive lines. 7433 7440 7448
• Prepared an expedition toward the Northern Region by mobilizing two-thirds of the Eternal Elders and nearly all God Children and Goddesses. 7652
• Sought to use a frontier expedition to reclaim military authority from the Shi Family while removing its loyalists from key legions. 7645

Azure Lotus Swordplay

The Azure Lotus Swordplay is Li Guxian’s family inheritance and part of the legacy of the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal.

• The original manual was one of the few surviving possessions of her destroyed family. 4853
• Lin Bai returned the manual after it was taken during her flight, then later taught her his understanding of its second stage. 4865 5219
• Initially struggled to comprehend the technique despite days of instruction, becoming mentally exhausted from the effort. 5219 5220
• After awakening Sentient Wishpower, she stated that she could finally understand swordplay she had previously been unable to grasp. 5252

Formation Dao

Li Guxian secretly established a powerful defensive formation around the lake in Princess Leping’s Estate.

• The formation’s presence exposed her concealed connection to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. 6686 6687
• She admitted that the events surrounding Lin Bai’s investigation of the estate had been carefully planned. 6687

Martial Ability

Li Guxian’s martial talent is considered mediocre among the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace’s highest-ranked geniuses, though she remains capable enough to have built a formidable record in the Star Abode Pagoda. 6973 6979 6980

• Claimed she was nearly undefeated in the Star Abode Pagoda before becoming a Goddess. 6973
• Is regarded as substantially less talented than the God Children of the other Divine Halls. 6979 7339
• Relies on preparation, authority, and capable subordinates rather than direct confrontation against stronger opponents. 7060 7445

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Azure Lotus Grace Token — Token used to enforce Li Guxian’s authority across Ke Province during the Blood Rain crisis. 5251 5252
• Azure Lotus Swordplay manual — Her family’s inherited swordplay manual and a surviving piece of the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal’s legacy. 4853 5218
• Blood God Sect register — Evidence concerning infiltrated Ke Province city lords; the list became central to her family’s downfall and her rise in the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. 4860 6687

Relationships

• Lin Bai — Complicated ally and adversary. Their first encounter involved Lin Bai taking her Azure Lotus Swordplay manual and other belongings; he later taught her the swordplay’s second stage, exposed her Demon Palace identity, and repeatedly worked with her on Demon Palace affairs. 4865 5219 6687 7477
• He Qiyun — Childhood friend and closest companion. He Qiyun supported Li Guxian while she was hunted, remained protective of her as Princess Leping, and regularly serves as her confidante. 4867 5212 5214
• Li Tianen — Father; City Lord of Azure Lotus City and a concealed Nine Underworlds Demon Palace agent. His death and reputation gave Li Guxian immense influence in Ke Province. 4860 6687
• Princess Leping — Mother; a Chu royal princess who uncovered evidence of Li Tianen’s connection to the Blood God Sect. Li Guxian later inherited her title. 5211 6687
• Prince Chen — Political associate in the Chu Kingdom. Li Guxian’s prestige in Ke Province made her one of his most valuable assets before her Demon Palace identity was uncovered. 5214 6057
• Li Siyuan — Fellow Demon Palace God Child who repeatedly disparages her martial talent and questions the legitimacy of her position as Goddess. 6979 6980
• Lin Bai’s faction within the Demon Palace — Li Guxian publicly pledged military support to Lin Bai and offered the loyalty of the Nine Underworlds Army and Skyguard Legion. 7477

Story Role / Major Arcs

Ke Province Fugitive

After her family’s destruction, Li Guxian traveled with He Qiyun while carrying evidence tied to the Blood God Sect. Her belongings, including the Azure Lotus Swordplay manual and the crucial register, were stolen during this period. 4853 4865

Princess Leping of Ke Province

Following the destruction of the Blood God Sect, Li Guxian inherited her mother’s title and became Princess Leping. The people of Ke Province transferred their gratitude for Li Tianen’s sacrifice to her, granting her influence that could mobilize much of the province. 5211 6057

During the Blood Rain, she ordered Ke Province’s cities and defensive formations opened to refugees, using the Azure Lotus Grace Token to compel cooperation. The gratitude generated by this action awakened Sentient Wishpower around her. 5251 5252

Imperial City Infiltration

Li Guxian maintained the public identity of a loyal Chu princess while secretly acting as a Goddess of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. Lin Bai eventually uncovered a hidden formation at her estate and forced her to reveal that her family tragedy, Ke Province influence, and return to the royal family had all been entangled with the Demon Palace’s plans. 6686 6687

When the Zhao Xing Office and Imperial Guards surrounded her estate, she prioritized escape, the safety of her subordinates, and the preservation of the Demon Palace’s position in the Imperial City. 6692 6693

Goddess of the Ninth Divine Hall

The Council of Elders appointed Li Guxian as Goddess despite her lesser martial talent because of her intelligence and major contributions to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. Her plans were integral to the Demon Palace’s revival and its long-term campaign to rebuild its mountain gate. 6980 7048 7250

She later supported Lin Bai’s rise within the Demon Palace, organized forces loyal to him, and helped counter the First God Child and the Shi Family’s control of the Council of Elders. 7464 7477

Frontline Commander

Li Guxian directed Demon Palace military operations against the Pure Yang Sect and prepared forces for the Northern Region expedition. She combined battlefield planning with internal political goals, using deployments to weaken the Shi Family’s control over key legions. 7433 7448 7645 7652