Li Xunting

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Li Xunting (李寻婷)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Li Clan; affiliated participant of Clear Wind Valley in the Four Sects Trial
Occupation/Role	Li Clan cultivator; combat instructor and combatant
First Appearance	66

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refining Fourth Layer	84	Reached Peak Qi Refining Third Layer in May, then advanced after Li Qianqing’s guidance and resource support.
Qi Refining Seventh Layer	109	Sought sparring with clan elders to test her strength; Li Lilong arranged three years of combat training under Li Diyi.
Late-Stage Qi Refining	108	Entered the Late Stage unusually quickly; several Late-Stage Qi Refining techniques had already reached Great Accomplishment.
Qi Refining Ninth Layer	183	Immediately requested Combat Prowess practice with Li Qianqing after advancing.
Foundation Establishment	202	Used Star God Grass and successfully established her foundation, accompanied by a surge of Ice Spiritual Energy.
Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment	306	Resumed normal cultivation after focusing on Rank 2 Spirit Arts for the Four Sects Trial.
Peak Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment	340	Prepared to break through after further cultivation and development of her Ice Spiritual Body.
Core Formation	384 385	Completed Core Formation in Death Seclusion, triggering the Overflowing Cold Energy phenomenon.
Mid-Stage Core Formation	450	Broke through despite minor difficulties; planned to cultivate Heavenly Frost to Minor Accomplishment.
Peak Core Formation	522	Prepared for her Nascent Soul breakthrough and cultivated a Seventh-Grade Spirit Art to help withstand Lightning Tribulation.
Nascent Soul	528	Successfully broke through, catching up to Li Xunming’s realm.
Mid-Stage Nascent Soul	594	Cultivated a Ninth-Grade Spirit Art to Greater Mastery and could briefly touch the Power of Heaven and Earth.
Late-Stage Nascent Soul	633	Demonstrated the ability to touch the Power of Heaven and Earth during the Snow Moon Sect arena competition.
Late-Stage Spirit Transformation	695	Reached 80% Potential Excavation of her Ice Spiritual Body.
Void Refinement	716	Became the Li Clan’s fourth Void Refinement cultivator.
85% Ice Spiritual Body Potential Excavation	751	A further major increase in potential excavation, improving her prospects for Body Integration.

Background / History

Li Xunting was identified during the Li Clan’s Spiritual Root testing as a cultivator with Four Spiritual Roots. Initially disappointed by what she considered ordinary talent, she became hopeful after Li Qianqing recognized her exceptional sensitivity to spiritual power and suspected a special physique. Her Ice Spiritual Body was confirmed shortly afterward, changing the direction of her cultivation completely 66 67.

Li Qianqing gave her the Li Clan’s only ice-attribute Qi Refining technique, the Frost Ice Art, and personally directed her training. He later used a Rank 1 High-Grade Ice Soul Stone and spiritual medicine to further excavate her physique’s potential 68 81. From the age of three, she remained at his side, assisting his pill refinement while receiving privileged cultivation resources, instruction, and combat training 105.

Her rapid growth made her a major Li Clan combat asset. After reaching Foundation Establishment, she represented Clear Wind Valley in the Four Sects Trial, where she placed third with 774 points after defeating a Second Order Mid-Stage ghost alone 226 227. Her later Core Formation elevated the Li Clan’s standing across Xiangshui Prefecture 385.

Following her ascent to the Spirit Realm, Li Xunting continued to seek out powerful opponents. At the Snow Moon Sect arena competition, she defeated multiple Nascent Soul Stewards and Ji Yuelan, gaining a reputation as an exceptionally dangerous Late-Stage Nascent Soul cultivator 633 636 637.

Appearance

As a teenager, Li Xunting grew from a little girl into a graceful young woman, reaching approximately Li Qianqing’s neck in height at age seventeen 92.

• Often presents a cold, reserved demeanor that can make her seem distant to unfamiliar cultivators 630 634.
• Her Ice Spiritual Body influences her temperament and presence 630.
• Displays a more playful, openly affectionate side around Li Qianqing 448 519.

Personality

Li Xunting is intensely driven by cultivation and strength. Her initial disappointment at having Four Spiritual Roots reflected how deeply she valued her future as a cultivator; once her Ice Spiritual Body was confirmed, she devoted herself to realizing that potential 66 67. She is diligent enough that Li Qianqing rarely needed to supervise her cultivation 66.

She has great confidence in her own strength and actively seeks Combat Prowess exchanges, including against stronger opponents. However, she is not reckless: she assesses threats, respects capable people, and treats combat as a way to refine herself 227 344 636.

Her trust in Li Qianqing is absolute. She follows his guidance closely, credits him for uncovering and developing her potential, and consistently measures her own progress against his strength 340 357 594. Around younger clan members—especially Li Xunchen—she can be teasing and strict, often using sparring to push them harder 250 253.

Abilities & Skills

Ice Spiritual Body

Li Xunting possesses an Ice Spiritual Body, a special physique that greatly enhances ice-attribute cultivation and grows more potent as her realm rises 68 202.

• Cultivates ice-attribute techniques faster than ordinary cultivators 68.
• Her cultivation speed is comparable to that of Dual Spiritual Root cultivators despite having Four Spiritual Roots 84 306.
• Causes abnormal increases in Ice Spiritual Energy during major breakthroughs 202 384.
• Limits her talent in auxiliary arts such as alchemy, artifact crafting, and talisman making 84.
• Reached 75% Potential Excavation using Ink Profound Azure Ice, then 80% at Late-Stage Spirit Transformation and 85% after a later breakthrough 630 695 751.

Ice-Attribute Cultivation

Li Xunting’s foundational technique was the Frost Ice Art, the Li Clan’s only ice-attribute Qi Refining technique 68.

• Her Ice Spiritual Body enables rapid mastery of ice techniques; by the Foundation Establishment period, multiple Late-Stage Qi Refining techniques had reached Great Accomplishment 196.
• Li Qianqing later gave her the Star Spirit Ice Sea Art, a cultivation method extending through Core Formation and Nascent Soul suitable for her physique 385.
• She received a new Cave Dwelling after forming her Core 385.

Ice Seal Art

A Rank 2 Spirit Art granted for the Four Sects Trial 204.

• Slows enemies through extreme cold; weaker ghosts can be fully frozen 227.
• Allowed her to restrict a Second Order Mid-Stage ghost before finishing it with the Ice Rain Technique 227.
• Practiced under Li Qianqing’s direct guidance 208.

Ice Rain Technique

An offensive ice technique used in conjunction with Ice Seal Art 227.

• Creates successive ice cones behind her.
• Can be cast alongside another technique, enabling layered attacks 227.
• Was used to exploit a ghost’s weakened state in the Four Sects Trial 227.

Ice Soul Sword

A Rank 3 Spirit Art 354.

• Forced An Dejian to use a secret technique to escape.
• Its threat caused An Clan and Tian Clan Foundation Establishment cultivators to retreat from the Ma Clan conflict 354.

Ice Shadow Technique

A stealth-oriented Spirit Art cultivated to Minor Accomplishment 431.

• Allowed her to infiltrate Dragon Rumble Mountain undetected.
• Used to locate and kill an Early-Stage Core Formation cultivator before he could activate a Spirit Array 431.

Combat Prowess

Li Xunting is an exceptional combatant with high practical-combat comprehension, developed through regular sparring and Li Qianqing’s instruction 92.

• At Qi Refining Ninth Layer, Li Qianqing judged that she could rank among Zhao Country’s top ten Qi Refining cultivators 183.
• Placed third in the Four Sects Trial, defeating a Second Order Mid-Stage ghost while only suffering Spiritual Energy depletion 227.
• Was considered capable of defeating many Mid-Stage Core Formation cultivators while still at Early-Stage Core Formation 439.
• Defeated numerous Late-Stage and Peak Nascent Soul Snow Moon Sect Stewards, as well as Ji Yuelan 636 637.
• Her combat strength at Spirit Transformation was evaluated as comparable to the Mid-Stage Spirit Transformation realm without requiring a spar 653.
• Continued refining her hidden-arrow techniques under Long Ling’s instruction after reaching Void Refinement 720.

Power of Heaven and Earth

By Mid-Stage Nascent Soul, Li Xunting could briefly touch the Power of Heaven and Earth through an extremely compressed Ice Ball 599.

• This ability substantially increased her prospects of reaching Spirit Transformation 599.
• She demonstrated this capability openly as a Late-Stage Nascent Soul at the Snow Moon Sect arena competition 633.
• Her ability to access this power made her stronger than most cultivators of her realm 633.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ice Crystal Bow — Li Xunting’s Natal Magic Treasure; highly offensive but unable to provide defense 594.
• Frost Ice Art — Her initial ice-attribute Qi Refining cultivation technique 68.
• Ice Seal Art — Rank 2 Spirit Art provided for the Four Sects Trial 204.
• Ice Soul Sword — Rank 3 Spirit Art 354.
• Ice Shadow Technique — Spirit Art used for infiltration and assassination 431.
• Star Spirit Ice Sea Art — Core Formation- and Nascent Soul-stage cultivation method given by Li Qianqing 385.
• Rank 1 High-Grade Ice Soul Stone — Used with spiritual medicine to improve her Ice Spiritual Body’s potential 81.
• Ink Profound Azure Ice — Used to raise her Potential Excavation to 75% 630.

Relationships

• Li Qianqing — Her Thirteenth Grandfather, discoverer, mentor, and primary cultivation guide. Li Xunting trusts him completely and attributes her development to his support 66 340 357.
• Li Cunliu — Li Clan Head who supported her cultivation after learning of her Ice Spiritual Body and congratulated her after Foundation Establishment 68 202.
• Li Lilong — Senior clan member who arranged combat training for her and supported Li Qianqing’s decision to keep her under his guidance 84 109.
• Li Xunchen — Her younger brother and frequent sparring target. His ambition to surpass her drives his cultivation, while she pushes him harshly in Combat Prowess practice 178 250 253.
• Li Xunming — Younger clan member and fellow elite cultivator. Li Xunting offered to guide his Combat Prowess, and their competitive cultivation progress motivates her 219 522.
• Yan Xuewei — Clear Wind Valley Senior Elder who advocated for Li Xunting’s Four Sects Trial participation and looks after her interests 203 344.
• Zuoqiu Lipeng — Clear Wind Valley elder who pursued her romantically. Li Xunting required that he defeat her before entertaining his pursuit 344 402.
• Ji Yuelan — Snow Moon Sect cultivator, repeated Combat Prowess opponent, and later friend. They recognize each other’s strengths despite their contrasting physiques 636 637 718.
• Long Ling — Senior combat mentor who gave her detailed guidance after easily neutralizing her Void Refinement-stage opening attack 720 721.
• Wen Wanxi — Thunder Fire Sect cultivator who introduced Li Xunting to local Spirit Realm forces and became her friend 630 633.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Discovery and Early Cultivation

Li Xunting is discovered as a Four Spiritual Root child with the Ice Spiritual Body. Li Qianqing personally directs her Qi Induction, gives her the Frost Ice Art, and begins cultivating her as a specialized ice-attribute combatant 66 68.

Li Clan Combat Asset

After remaining at Li Qianqing’s side through her early development, Li Xunting becomes a skilled combat instructor and sparring partner for younger clan members. Her rapid Qi Refining progress establishes her as one of the Li Clan’s most promising Foundation Establishment candidates 84 92 183.

Four Sects Trial

As Clear Wind Valley’s affiliated candidate, she enters the Netherworld Ghost Domain. She defeats a Second Order Mid-Stage ghost through Ice Seal Art, Ice Rain Technique, and a precise attack on its Yin-energy core, finishing third overall with 774 points 226 227.

Foundation Establishment to Core Formation

Li Xunting’s Foundation Establishment makes the Li Clan a five-Foundation-Establishment-cultivator clan. Her later Core Formation creates the Overflowing Cold Energy phenomenon and significantly elevates the Li Clan’s regional status 202 385.

Spirit Realm Arena Competition

After ascending to the Spirit Realm, she enters the Snow Moon Sect’s arena competition to challenge strong opponents. She defeats multiple Stewards and Ji Yuelan, then remains at the sect for further Combat Prowess exchanges 631 636 637.

Void Refinement and Blood Race Conflict

Li Xunting becomes the Li Clan’s fourth Void Refinement cultivator, seeks to eliminate local Heretical Cultivators, and continues improving through exchanges with Long Ling and Ji Yuelan 716 717 720 721.

Trivia

• Li Xunting’s Ice Spiritual Body was initially suspected because she was unusually sensitive to spiritual power during Spiritual Root testing 66.
• She was once assigned to assist Li Qianqing’s pill refinement, despite her special physique making her poorly suited to alchemy in the long term 84 105.
• She considers Li Qianqing’s strength far beyond her own, even if both were at the same cultivation stage 637.
• Li Xunchen is notably afraid of her, despite treating surpassing her as a major cultivation goal 178 253.