Li Qianqing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Li Qianqing (李千青)
Alias(es)	Qianqing-ge; Thirteenth Grandfather; Ancestor
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Li Clan
Occupation/Role	Li Clan Head; alchemist; cultivation mentor and strategist
Status	Alive; successfully ascended to the Immortal Realm 770
First Appearance	The Xiangshui Li Clan 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refining Fourth Layer	2	Reached mid-stage Qi Refining by combining the Verdant Wood Engulfing Flame Art, Clear Water Art, and a Rank 1 Low-Grade Qi Gathering Pill.
Qi Refining Fifth Layer	13	Broke through while his pill-refining contributions earned the clan substantial Contribution Points.
Qi Refining Seventh Layer	35	Entered Late-Stage Qi Refining and gained access to late-stage methods, including Floating Shadow Blade.
Qi Refining Eighth Layer	64	Advanced while continuing to guide younger Li Clan cultivators and sell refined pills.
Qi Refining Ninth Layer	91	His divine sense and secret techniques made him capable of threatening cultivators above his realm.
Qi Refining Ninth Layer Peak	110	Reached the level required to attempt Foundation Establishment.
Qi Refining Tenth Layer	113	Opened the final Qi Refining layer, improving the quality and quantity of his spiritual energy and unlocking the Spirit Concealment Art.
Qi Refining Tenth Layer Peak	125	Reached the true peak of Qi Refining and declined to use the Clear Nectar Spirit Stone for his breakthrough.
Foundation Establishment Early Stage	130 131	Established his foundation without a Foundation Establishment Pill; his divine sense reached 100 zhang. He then converted to the Nine Flames Art.
Foundation Establishment Middle Stage	241	Broke through after cultivating Bewitching Heart to Greater Mastery; divine sense reached 220 zhang and he unlocked Forest-Burning Astral Force.
Foundation Establishment Late Stage	311	Gained the Divine Sense Secret Technique Extinguishing Spirit Three Absolutes.
Core Formation	335	Successfully formed his core, elevating the Li Clan into one of Zhao Country's foremost cultivation powers.
Core Formation Middle Stage	381	Used Third-Order Middle-Grade Jade Cloud Pills to continue advancing his cultivation and divine-sense techniques.
Core Formation Peak	472	Reached Peak Core Formation after prolonged pill-assisted cultivation.
Nascent Soul Early Stage	476	His breakthrough spread throughout Qing Country within three days.
Nascent Soul Middle Stage	532	His divine sense surpassed that of typical Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators, making him the strongest known cultivator below Spirit Transformation.
Nascent Soul Late Stage	583	Divine sense reached 1,300 li, beyond that of ordinary early Spirit Transformation cultivators.
Spirit Transformation Early Stage	598 607	Ascended from the Mortal Expanse Realm and began operating in the Sweeping Spirit Realm.
Spirit Transformation Late Stage	659	Reached 9,900 li of divine sense; he abandoned an attempt at the Divine Soul Seal due to insufficient divine-sense strength.
Void Refinement Early Stage	681 687	His breakthrough prompted preparations for a Void Refinement Banquet and changed the Li Clan's standing among regional powers.
Integrated Body Stage	732	Broke through in under fifty-one years, setting a new record and making the Li Clan the second Integrated Body force in the Thousand Wind Region Eastern Domain.
Ascension to the Immortal Realm	770	Withstood all nine tribulation lightning bolts through the Mysterious Pearl and ascended successfully.

Background

Li Qianqing was reborn on the day of his Spiritual Root test with memories of a prior life. He knew that the Li Clan would be exterminated by Clear Wind Valley within thirty years after choosing the wrong side, leaving him limited time to become influential enough to change the clan's fate. His initial objective was therefore to become the Li Clan's future head and redirect its development. 1

He possesses wood, fire, and water spiritual roots. Though his aptitude was only lower-middle among ordinary Three Spiritual Roots cultivators, he used knowledge gained from his previous life to pair the fire-and-wood Verdant Wood Engulfing Flame Art with the water-based Clear Water Art. The combination accelerated his cultivation to nearly the pace of a Dual Spiritual Root cultivator. 2

His prior life also gave him experience through the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation realms, along with knowledge and techniques acquired in the Spirit Realm. He later revealed that his previous attempt to transcend tribulation had failed; in his reborn life, he ultimately survived all nine lightning bolts and ascended to the Immortal Realm. 6 465 770

Personality

Li Qianqing is deliberate, mature, and highly goal-oriented. Even as a young cultivator, he carefully shaped his conduct and relationships to secure a position from which he could protect the Li Clan. Li Lilong specifically regarded him as hardworking, steady, and responsible. 1 2

He prioritizes long-term clan interests over personal advantage. At Qi Refining Tenth Layer Peak, he refused to consume the Clear Nectar Spirit Stone for his own Foundation Establishment and chose to attempt the breakthrough without a Foundation Establishment Pill so that the resource could benefit later Foundation Establishment candidates. 125

Though usually composed and formal in public, Li Qianqing is patient and teasing with juniors he trusts, particularly Li Qianyin and Li Xunting. He motivates them through praise, provocation, and practical guidance rather than empty reassurance. 34 92 182

He is also diplomatic without being submissive. He builds mutually useful relationships with sect elders, merchant guilds, cultivation clans, and wandering cultivators, yet declines alliances or appointments that would compromise the Li Clan's independence or his own plans. 102 659 734 685

Abilities & Skills

Cultivation Methods and Concealment

Li Qianqing's cultivation speed stems from careful method selection, previous-life experience, and exceptional resource use rather than superior spiritual-root aptitude alone.

• The Verdant Wood Engulfing Flame Art uses fire as its main attribute and wood as its auxiliary attribute; it is a top-tier Qi Refining method known for rapid cultivation and strong spiritual-power control. 2
• The Clear Water Art maintains his optimal cultivation condition while creating a water-to-wood-to-fire cycle suited to his three spiritual roots. 2
• After Foundation Establishment, he converted to the Nine Flames Art, changing his fire spiritual power from relatively gentle to violent and highly offensive. 131
• The Spirit Concealment Art allows him to hide his cultivation from Foundation Establishment cultivators. 113

Alchemy

Li Qianqing is an exceptional alchemist whose refining output and advancement repeatedly provide the Li Clan with cultivation resources and political leverage.

• Li Ditu recognized his alchemy talent and personally guided his early refinement of Fasting Pills. 11
• His early pill production earned 1,500 additional Contribution Points, followed by 3,100 more in the next year. 13
• He refined 414 Rank 1 Mid-Grade Qi Replenishing Pills in one batch, retaining ninety-three pills for personal sale after allocating 321 to the clan. 30
• He successfully refined five Foundation Establishment Pills on his first attempt. 316
• After ascending to the Spirit Realm, he attained the status of a Fifth-Order Alchemist. 607

Divine Sense Secret Techniques

Divine sense is Li Qianqing's defining combat advantage. Its strength and his secret techniques allow him to overcome opponents whose cultivation exceeds his own.

• Void God Needle — His early trump card against close-combat opponents; he later used it to kill Yan Zhenghu, an Early-Stage Core Formation cultivator. 6 321
• Bewitching Heart — A mental technique acquired upon Foundation Establishment. He cultivated it to Lesser Mastery to incapacitate Zhao Chengfeng and later reached Greater Mastery before breaking through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. 130 200 241
• Extinguishing Spirit Three Absolutes — A highly difficult, lethal divine-sense technique capable of erasing an enemy's consciousness directly. Its first absolute reached Greater Mastery, but the technique is single-target and consumes a great deal of divine sense. 311 384 587
• Enter Dream — Used against Nascent Soul evil cultivators of Spring Breeze Pavilion to render them unconscious rather than expend the greater cost of Extinguishing Spirit Three Absolutes. 587
• His documented divine-sense range grew from 100 zhang after Foundation Establishment to 220 zhang at Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, 1,300 li at Nascent Soul Late Stage, and 9,900 li at Spirit Transformation Late Stage. 130 241 583 659

Fire Divine Abilities

The Nine Flames Art grants Li Qianqing a divine ability for each completed layer.

• River-Severing — The first divine ability; a powerful single-target killing technique. 241
• Forest-Burning Astral Force — The second divine ability; an area-of-effect technique suited to wiping out groups of weaker enemies. 241
• He later subdued the Thousand Petal Spiritual Flame after half a year of meditation in the Gray Mist Forest. 737

Puppet Refinement

Li Qianqing possesses modest but functional talent in the Puppet Dao.

• He studied puppet fundamentals and refined a First-Order High-Grade Puppet in eight months, two months ahead of his own estimate. 324
• He assessed his Puppet Dao aptitude as comparable to that of a relatively strong Four Spiritual Roots cultivator, placing it above roughly seventy percent of cultivators but far below his alchemy talent. 324

Clan Guidance and Administration

Li Qianqing treats the Li Clan's future cultivators as a strategic responsibility.

• After reaching Late-Stage Qi Refining, he was assigned to coordinate spiritual-root testing, educate clan children, and manage pill-refinement work. 39 40
• He identified Li Xunting's Ice Spiritual Body during spiritual-root testing and personally guided her Qi Induction into the Body. 66 67
• He later delegated the training of ordinary Four and Five Spiritual Roots cultivators to Li Qian'ou while retaining responsibility for True Spiritual Roots and more exceptional talents. 162
• His guidance helped accelerate Li Qianyin's cultivation, develop Li Xunting into a formidable combatant, and identify later talents such as Li Qiuben, Li Qingqing, Li Tongxin, and Li Yiqing. 35 92 308 351 497 523

Equipment, Weapons, and Items

• Tier 3 Low-Grade Puppet — Obtained from a puppet inheritance; comparable in strength to an ordinary Early-Stage Core Formation cultivator, though costly to operate. 324
• Fifth-Order Low-Grade Alchemy Furnace — Gifted by Ancestor Feng at Li Qianqing's Body Integration Banquet. 735
• Mysterious Pearl — Blocked all nine bolts of tribulation lightning during his successful ascension and transmitted energy to him afterward. 770
• Thousand Petal Spiritual Flame — A spiritual flame subdued in the Gray Mist Forest. 737
• Fire Spirit Fly — A bonded entity whose breakthrough to the Body Integration Realm increased the might of Li Qianqing's Natal Magic Treasure. 735

Relationships

• Li Qianyin — His clan sister and closest peer. Li Qianqing deliberately improved their formerly strained relationship after rebirth, becoming her mentor, protector, and frequent traveling companion. 1 37 183 241
• Li Lilong — His Fourth Uncle and Li Qianyin's father. Li Lilong supported Li Qianqing's cultivation, entrusted him with clan duties, and later assumed guidance responsibilities when Li Qianqing left to seek a Core Formation opportunity. 1 39 318
• Li Cunliu — Li Clan Patriarch who recognized Li Qianqing's alchemy talent, trusted his judgment on clan policy, and considered him suitable to become the future Patriarch. 13 111 125
• Li Ditu — His early alchemy mentor, who discovered his talent and helped conceal and distribute his refining work. 11 40
• Li Xunting — His clan granddaughter and foremost disciple. Li Qianqing discovered her Ice Spiritual Body, taught her the Frost Ice Art, trained her combat ability, and arranged for her to remain at his side. 67 68 84 92
• Yan Xuewei — A Clear Wind Valley elder who became a trusted ally and elder-sister figure. Her support protected Li Clan interests, while Li Qianqing's tact and potential earned her lasting favor. 102 128 187 316
• Lu Shangqing — A Fortune Harmony Merchant Guild executive. Li Qianqing invested in him while he was still a Qi Refining cultivator, then later helped him secure second place in the guild's assessment and establish a branch in Xiangshui Prefecture. 242 445
• Duan Rongrong — A Formation Master and Yan Xuewei's friend who became a valuable Li Clan ally through spirit-vein and spiritual-field work. 211 311 335
• Demon Devouring Child — A Fallen Devil Valley cultivator who became an associate after he and Li Qianqing chose a peaceful division of gains during the merchant guild assessment. 443 444 487
• Long Ling — An old acquaintance whose relationship with Li Qianqing deepened after their reunion in the Spirit Realm; he later personally escorted her a thousand li from Changling Mountain. 681 686

Story Role

Rebirth and the Li Clan's Survival

Li Qianqing begins as a reborn Three Spiritual Roots cultivator determined to prevent the Li Clan's destruction. His first moves focus on gaining influence through cultivation, alchemy, and a close relationship with Li Qianyin, whose father controlled the allocation of clan affairs. 1 2

His exceptional pill refining earns the confidence of Li Cunliu, Li Lilong, and Li Ditu. By Late-Stage Qi Refining, he becomes part of the clan's core upper echelon, overseeing spiritual-root testing, junior instruction, and alchemy production. 13 39 40

Foundation Establishment and Clan Expansion

Li Qianqing reaches Qi Refining Tenth Layer before attempting Foundation Establishment without either a Foundation Establishment Pill or an assisting spiritual object. His success strengthens the Li Clan's prestige and provides the model and resources that help Li Qianyin later establish her own foundation. 125 130 183 184

He also works to secure the clan's political future by maintaining Clear Wind Valley's goodwill. The Li Clan's decision to support the Clear Wind Valley Master ultimately resolves the extermination crisis that Li Qianqing had foreseen. 92 102 103

Clan Head and Core Formation

After becoming Clan Head, Li Qianqing reorganizes cultivation guidance, expands resource production, develops spiritual fields, and directs the Li Clan's long-term Foundation Establishment and Core Formation plans. 162 315

His Core Formation elevates the Li Clan into one of Zhao Country's leading powers. Under his leadership, the clan's influence grows further through alliances, cultivation talent development, and the eventual defeat of the Zhao Country Royal Family. 335 431

Ascension and Higher-Realm Influence

After reaching Nascent Soul and later Spirit Transformation, Li Qianqing expands his influence beyond the Five Kingdoms Land while continuing to protect the Li Clan's interests. He ascends to the Sweeping Spirit Realm, earns recognition as a Fifth-Order Alchemist, and opens a Space Channel for his family. 583 607 680

His subsequent breakthroughs to Void Refinement and Integrated Body make the Li Clan a major force in the Thousand Wind Region Eastern Domain. He refuses to be drawn into sectarian conflict when it would interfere with preparation for the coming war against the Blood Race. 681 732 734

Li Qianqing ultimately survives his tribulation and ascends to the Immortal Realm, where armed cultivators immediately surround the Ascension Platform for an inspection. 770