Gu Han

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Gu Han (顧寒)
Alias(es)	Jingming; Black Hooded Hat Man; Ran Han; Zhou Yi; Lin Feng; Alchemist Tianfeng 3 32 51 53 153 172
Species/Race	Human; transmigrator who enters or possesses different identities and bodies 1 154
Gender	Male 49
Affiliation	Treasure Pearl Temple (formerly); Zhou Family; Azure Cloud Immortal Manor; Wang Family's Na Xian Pavilion (formerly) 40 53 156 172
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, martial artist, Martial Lecture Hall master, Huayang Dao Military Commander, alchemist, formation master 40 91 157
Status	Active 181
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Flesh Refining Realm	1	Entered the first Martial Path realm after completing the Hundred Days Foundation Establishment.
Flesh Refining and Skin Refining Mastery	6 7	Reached mastery in both disciplines within two years at Treasure Pearl Temple.
Sinew Refining Perfection	16	Achieved through combined cultivation of the White Tiger Sinew Refining Fist and Vajra Body Refining Fist; became a top second-rate expert.
Bone Forging Perfection	16	Advanced to top first-rate strength, but initially remained unable to cross the Blood Tempering and Organ Refining bottlenecks.
Blood Tempering Perfection and Organ Refining	18	Broke through after fourteen years of research and seclusion; his strength increased more than tenfold.
Minor Accomplishment of Blood Tempering and Organ Refining	31	The Great Return Pill rapidly advanced both attainments within a quarter-hour.
Internal Qi Realm	41	Reached Internal Qi while leading Prince Liu's Martial Lecture Hall.
Late True Qi Projection, Level 5	44	Created and obtained system recognition for the Self-Created Half Spiritual Power Cultivation Method.
Late Inner Strength, Level 4	53	Recorded under the Zhou Yi identity, retaining several prior martial techniques and the Half Spiritual Power method.
Peak Second-rate with Half Spiritual Power	68	Cultivated Dragon Tiger Marrow Cleansing Fist to Minor Completion and devised a method for further advancement.
Mid First-rate	85	Used his last Aperture-Opening Pill to overcome a bottleneck and master Gold Breaking Finger.
First-rate; Qi Transformed into Protective Aura	90	Revealed hidden body-refinement attainments after surviving an assassination attempt.
Peak Second Layer of Spirit Gathering	140	Reached this stage after cultivating in the Eight Treasures Spirit Gathering Pool.
Early Fourth Heaven of Spirit Gathering, Level 14	142	Possessed Spirit Grade spells, including Demon-Cleansing True Martial Sword Qi and Cloud Soaring Technique.
Peak Sixth Heaven of Spirit Gathering, Level 15	147	Upgraded his cultivation method to Treasure Grade Low Rank and raised multiple spells to the fourth layer.
Qi Induction, Sixth Layer	153	Began a later life in Lin Feng's body with retained high-grade cultivation methods and spells.
Spirit Absorption Realm	154	Successfully cultivated Spiritual Power and became a recognized cultivator.
Fifth Heaven of Spirit Absorption	157	Recovered cultivation through secluded practice and abundant resources at Azure Cloud Immortal Manor.
Sixth Heaven of Spirit Absorption	158	Refined five Ice Fire Spirit Fruits into forty-five pills, reaching a level comparable to an ordinary peak Sixth Heaven cultivator.
Peak Ninth Level of Spirit Absorption	170	Reached the realm after nine method-merging deductions and two years of secluded cultivation.

Background / History

Origin and the Immortal Cultivation Simulator

Gu Han awakens as a twelve-year-old collateral descendant of a prominent Yue Kingdom family. The original body's family had been destroyed after a direct descendant offended an Immortal, leaving Gu Han conscripted into a Suicide Squad. He discovers the Immortal Cultivation Simulator, which can create new identities in other worlds and provides the System Skill Insight. 1 5

Treasure Pearl Temple and the Great Yan life

In a simulated Great Yan Kingdom life, Gu Han becomes the twelve-year-old Treasure Pearl Temple novice Jingming. He trains in Arhat Hall, befriends Jingyuan of Prajna Hall, and rapidly surpasses his peers through relentless cultivation and the combination of martial arts from different worlds. 3 6 16

His poor physical aptitude leaves him stalled below Blood Tempering and Organ Refining for years, but he persists through fourteen years of seclusion until he breaks through. During this period, he also raises the Seventy-Two Demon Subduing Palms and Moon Chasing Steps to their highest levels. 18

After Treasure Pearl Temple is destroyed by barbarians, Gu Han protects its surviving monks. Jingyuan later dies from mortal wounds, and Gu Han promises to avenge him and find his parents. He kills Flame Tribe leader Salachi, fights Barbarian King A Yanda, and eventually becomes powerful enough to establish the Martial Lecture Hall under Prince Liu. 27 29 32 40

Gu Han takes Ran Min—Jingyuan's relatives' grandson—as his disciple and trains him in martial arts. He later develops Half Spiritual Power, becomes a leading figure of the region, and receives a perfect simulator evaluation for changing the Heavenly Azure Realm's future. 41 44 48

Zhou Yi and the rise of the Zhou Family

Under the identity Zhou Yi, Gu Han is born into the Zhou Family's direct line in Great Chu. A severe qi deviation destroys his inner strength, but he rebuilds his foundation with the Dragon Tiger Marrow Cleansing Fist, rare resources from his family, and the talents acquired from Ran Min. 53 56 59

He recruits Teng Qingshan into the Zhou Manor's Innate Camp, defeats challengers such as Liang Leiyang and Yan Chihuo, and becomes Huayang Dao's Military Commander. When the Seven Major Powers conspire to assassinate him, Gu Han survives, executes their leaders, and uses the Huayang army to eradicate their influence. 63 77 90 95

After obtaining the Tongtian Hall inheritance, Gu Han gains access to immortal cultivation methods and rises from an Innate master to a peak Sixth Heaven Spirit Gathering cultivator over three centuries. He aids the Zhou Family's growth until it succeeds the Yun Family as rulers of Great Chu. 124 147

Near the end of that life, Gu Han uses the Hibernating Dragon Concealment Method to preserve his cultivation's protective influence for the Zhou Family after his death. The completed simulation is rated Excellent by the system. 148 149

Lin Feng and later cultivation

In a later life, Gu Han possesses Lin Feng's body and re-enters cultivation from Qi Induction. He becomes an Immortal Seedling of Azure Cloud Immortal Manor, establishes White Jade Tower on Feiyun Peak, and advances in alchemy and formation mastery. 154 156 157

After joining the Wang Family's Na Xian Pavilion as the disguised Alchemist Tianfeng, he spends two years repeatedly merging and deducing a demonic cultivation method. The process severely drains his cultivation several times, but ultimately allows him to return to the peak Ninth Level of Spirit Absorption. 170 172

Appearance

Gu Han's appearance varies substantially between simulated identities, disguises, and later-life bodies.

• In his Great Yan life, he is described as a handsome and masculine young man. 38
• A Human Skin Mask can alter him into an ordinary youth with a long scar across his face. 38
• After centuries as Zhou Yi, he appears as a silver-haired old man with a powerful aura. 147
• As Alchemist Tianfeng, he conceals his youthful appearance beneath an aged, white-haired disguise created with Myriad Flesh Manifestations. 172

Personality

Gu Han adapts quickly to hostile circumstances. Though initially shocked by the world's brutality, he accepts that strength is necessary for survival and treats each simulated life as an opportunity to acquire the means to endure. He is calculating enough to conceal his true strength, use aliases, and exploit the simulator's separation between simulated and real-world consequences. 1 9 120 128

His defining trait is persistence. He endures years of failed breakthroughs caused by poor aptitude, repeatedly rebuilds his cultivation after setbacks, and performs dangerous method deductions even when they reduce him to an ordinary mortal. 16 18 56 170

Gu Han is protective of those he accepts as his own, particularly Jingyuan, Ran Min, Teng Qingshan, and the Zhou Family. However, he is not conventionally merciful: he executes enemies who threaten him, dismantles hostile powers, and considers strength the ultimate basis of authority. 29 90 93 148

Abilities & Skills

Immortal Cultivation Simulator

Gu Han possesses a system that lets him simulate identities across myriad worlds, retain gains from those lives, and receive evaluations and rewards upon a simulation's completion. 1 48 149

• Simulation — Creates a new identity and life by consuming Simulation Points. 44
• Insight — Displays detailed attributes of targets up to twenty levels above Gu Han without consuming Simulation Points. 5 44
• Deduction — Supports the merging and refinement of cultivation methods; Gu Han used repeated deductions to create increasingly powerful methods. 170
• Talent acquisition — Obtained Ran Min's Heavenly Divine Strength, eidetic memory, peerless martial talent, and Water-Fire-Earth Three-Attribute Spiritual Root. 50

Martial Arts and Body Refinement

Gu Han combines martial traditions from different worlds, producing a body and combat power that exceed opponents of comparable realm. His physique was already considered superior to ordinary First-rate Masters before his later immortal cultivation. 33 37

• Seventy-Two Demon Subduing Palms — Cultivated to its highest level during his Great Yan seclusion. 18
• Moon Chasing Steps — High-level movement technique used for exceptional speed and evasion. 18 35
• Heaven-Overturning Palm — A perfected Patriarch Bodhidharma technique capable of covering several zhang with Internal Qi. 42
• Gold Breaking Finger — A body-refinement countermeasure that pierced Yan Chihuo's palm despite his Vajra Dragon Elephant Divine Art. 77
• Physical resilience — After later demonic body cultivation, his body becomes comparable in toughness to a top-tier Spirit Grade weapon. 181

Immortal Spells

By the peak of his Zhou Yi life, Gu Han possesses several high-grade spells and can use spiritual power for direct combat, flight, concealment, and long-range observation. 142 147

• Demon-Cleansing True Martial Sword Qi — A Spirit Grade Top Tier sword technique; a restrained strike created a chasm over a thousand zhang long and left Innate Master Tu Hong near death. 139 147
• Immovable Wisdom King Mantra — Spirit Grade Top Tier defensive or Dharma-based spell cultivated to the fourth layer. 147
• Cloud Soaring Technique — Spirit Grade Top Tier flight technique cultivated to the fourth layer. 147
• Mystic Light Technique — Used for distant observation and reconnaissance. 142 147
• Stealth Technique — Used to suppress or falsify his apparent cultivation and evade notice. 128 147

Alchemy and Formations

Gu Han develops technical expertise alongside cultivation, allowing him to obtain resources and influence beyond what his realm alone would provide. 157

• Reached Mid-grade First Tier in both alchemy and formation arrangement after three years at Azure Cloud Immortal Manor. 157
• Operated White Jade Tower, earning approximately three hundred Spirit Stones per month. 157
• Later became recognized as a Top-grade First Tier Alchemist. 166
• Used formations at Na Xian Pavilion to cultivate safely while carrying out risky method deductions. 170

Hibernating Dragon Concealment Method

A preservation method used near the end of Gu Han's Zhou Yi life. It slows the expenditure of his remaining lifespan and leaves protective power for the Zhou Family. 148

• At peak Sixth Heaven Spirit Gathering, it could preserve the Zhou Family's protection for up to six hundred years. 148
• Its protective effect gradually weakens and disappears after roughly one thousand years. 148

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Human Skin Masks — Three male-faced disguise masks obtained through the simulator; Gu Han also learned their crafting method. 38 49
• Tongtian Token — Token tied to the Tongtian Hall inheritance; Gu Han used it to transfer martial artists out of the hall and later recognized it as the source of his karmic connection to an approaching cultivator. 124 143
• Green Lotus Lamp — A damaged Treasure Grade High Rank, Domain-type artifact. After refining it with All Things Sealing, Gu Han can release a golden suppressive field capable of hindering his own mana. 173 175

Relationships

• Jingyuan — Junior martial brother and Gu Han's closest friend during his Treasure Pearl Temple life. Gu Han vowed to avenge his death and locate his parents. 9 29
• Ben Zhen — Treasure Pearl Temple leader who supplied resources for Gu Han's early cultivation, but later lost faith when Gu Han repeatedly failed to break through. 16 24
• Liu Yiyi — Disciple; Gu Han guided her River Condensing Swordplay and helped her enter Blood Tempering before becoming Martial Lecture Hall master. 40
• Ran Min — Disciple connected to Jingyuan's family. Gu Han renamed and trained him, though Ran Min surpassed his master's cultivation within three years. 41 42
• Teng Qingshan — Recruited martial prodigy, trusted subordinate, and later fellow cultivator. Teng openly affirmed his loyalty to Gu Han, who later guided him onto the immortal path. 63 124 148
• Zhou Anshan — Zhou Family patriarch and Gu Han's grandfather under the Zhou Yi identity; supported Gu Han's recovery after his qi deviation. 53 56
• Zhou Huaiyu — Gu Han's nominal father as Zhou Yi; worried over his obsessive recovery training and urged him to prepare for adulthood. 60 68
• Ancestor Xun — Initially a potential threat over the Tongtian Hall inheritance, but later became a fellow Daoist who exchanged cultivation, alchemy, and artifact-refining knowledge with Gu Han. 129 146
• Jiang Fei — Friend in Gu Han's Lin Feng life; remained supportive after Gu Han entered the Spirit Absorption Realm. 154 156
• Wang Family — Gu Han served its Na Xian Pavilion as Alchemist Tianfeng before leaving to pursue entry into the Heavenly Abyss Sword Sect. 170 172