Ji Shu

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ji Shu (纪舒)
Alias(es)	Mount Hua Sword God; National Preceptor / Imperial Preceptor of Great Ming; High Immortal; Great Emperor of Humanity
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Mount Hua Sect; founder of Mountain Sea Gate; Imperial Court of Great Ming; ruler of the Painted World
Occupation/Role	Player; cultivator; swordmaster; sect founder; world unifier
First Appearance	10

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Huashan Heart Method / initial inner qi	10	Accumulates more than a dozen strands of inner qi within days; Peak Inner Strength Talent lets him cultivate while breathing or walking.
Sword qi manifestation	16	Produces sword qi after nine attempts at the Morning Sun One Qi Sword and studies more than twenty sword techniques in one day.
Righteous Qi Swordplay	27	Creates the technique at the cost of blood essence; his sword qi slices leaves with clean, divine-sword-like cuts.
Five Poisons Secret Codex, Great Perfection	48	Reaches Great Perfection after roughly a month of martial cultivation.
Tai Chi comprehension	60	Achieves a qualitative improvement in redirecting force and using an opponent's strength against them.
Nine Shadow Spiral	70	Generates nine spiral forces after reading and practicing the manual.
Seventy-Two Ultimate Skills, Great Perfection	108	Masters Shaolin's Seventy-Two Ultimate Skills while traveling to the capital; further strengthens the Righteous Qi Sword Art.
Jade Purity Realm, eighth or ninth layer	139	Master Shuiyue finds that spiritual essence continuously flows into him and estimates his cultivation at the eighth or ninth layer.
Bigu stage / Mystic Art of Passing Through the Obscure, Great Perfection	147	Reaches Bigu while studying Taoist and Buddhist texts and develops dark energy through complete mastery of the Mystic Art.
Heavenly Scripture, Volume Two	182	Fully comprehends its essence; his strength rises beyond peak Shangqing experts, approaching the Taiqing Realm.
Tai Chi Pill	191	Condenses a Tai Chi Pill, multiplying his strength a hundredfold.
Tai Chi Immortal Scripture	200	Fuses the Incense Burning Jade Tome into his existing scripture; rapidly masters Incense Burning Valley's secret arts.
Supreme Immortal Scripture / Myriad Laws Dao Sword Art	212	Perfects the Supreme Immortal Scripture and creates the Myriad Laws Dao Sword Art after unifying the righteous and demonic paths.
Divine Human Destiny	267	Condenses Mysterious Gate True Essence and forges Divine Human Destiny using the Pure Qi of the Nine Heavens.
Golden Immortal	390	Learns that changing the fates of key individuals can accelerate his attainment of Dao; later attains the realm twice in the Mythical Three Kingdoms world.
Martial God Golden Body	410	Absorbs five-element energies and perfects many methods; ordinary divine weapons and magical treasures can barely harm his body.
Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Great Perfection	424	Reaches Great Perfection and cultivates the Hundred Revolutions Undying Golden Body Art to its ninety-ninth revolution.
Grand Unity Immortal	452	Attains Dao as a Grand Unity Immortal.
Multiple Grand Unity attainments	457 463	Repeatedly re-attains Immortal Golden Immortal and Grand Unity Golden Immortal through advanced Dharma; later records ten Grand Unity attainments.
Saint-level Great Hegemony Art	566	Unifies the Primordial Great World; his Great Hegemony Art rises to Saint level, with overall strength compared to nine Saints.
Nearly four thousand Dao attainments	573	Completes a main quest after nearly four thousand attainments of Dao and gains a talisman capable of traversing any Tower layer.
Great Dao Master	598	His main body possesses two Great Dao Tablets and controls two towers.

Background

Ji Shu is a Player who traverses worlds through the Tower of the Multiverse. In the martial world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, he enters Mount Hua Sect, where his Peak Inner Strength Talent lets him passively cultivate the Huashan Heart Method. The Old Sophora Tree in his courtyard further accelerates his absorption of energy. 10

Under Ning Zhongze's instruction, Ji Shu learns Mount Hua's secret sword manuals at an exceptional rate. He manifests sword qi after nine attempts at one technique, learns numerous sword arts in a day, and soon creates the Righteous Qi Swordplay. 16 27

He later enters the Zhu Xian world with the quest to become the Number One Expert Under Heaven and unify the righteous and demonic paths. After completing that mission, he establishes Mountain Sea Gate on Kongsang Mountain, places portals connecting the world to the Upper Realm and Blue Star's Tower, and seals the world against unauthorized Players. 129 212

Across later worlds, Ji Shu repeatedly changes the fates of key figures, accumulates transcendence power, builds the Painted World into his power base, and unifies the Primordial Great World. 390 463 566

Appearance

Ji Shu's appearance changes dramatically as his internal arts, sword qi, and physique advance. His aura is described as refined yet grand, sharp and commanding; he stands out in a crowd despite attempts to remain inconspicuous. 34

• Pale complexion and increasingly sculpted facial features, tempered by internal energy and sword qi. 34
• Often perceived as a “pretty boy” despite his overwhelming martial presence. 34 405
• Can alter his outward aura by activating different bloodlines, including adopting a rugged, fierce Witch Clan bearing. 533
• Later possesses a Martial God Golden Body that makes ordinary magical treasures and divine weapons largely ineffective against him. 410

Personality

Ji Shu is calm, decisive, and intensely focused on cultivation. He prioritizes collecting techniques, strengthening his foundation, and completing Player missions over comfort or romance. Even when surrounded by admiration and temptation, he remains controlled and goal-oriented. 212 465

He is also pragmatic in conflict. Ji Shu often interrogates enemies for their techniques and intelligence before killing them, and he deliberately applies psychological pressure when it serves his goals. 168 His decisiveness can become ruthless, particularly toward hostile Players, sect leaders, and enemies who threaten his companions. 76 196 303

Despite this, he rewards those who aid him, guides allies in cultivation, protects companions, and repeatedly uses his power to reform worlds rather than merely dominate them. 103 123 464

Abilities & Skills

Supreme Talents

Ji Shu's growth is driven by multiple supreme talents that develop without apparent bottlenecks.

• Peak Inner Strength Talent — Automatically runs internal cultivation methods while he breathes, walks, or rests. 10
• Supreme Comprehension — Lets him rapidly understand, master, fuse, and improve manuals, arts, Daoist texts, and formation arrays. 67 147 410
• Spiritual Roots Talent — Continuously absorbs spiritual essence, Qi Mechanism, Innate Qi, and World Qi. 139 146 534
• Insight Talent — Allows him to perceive Dao rhythms, examine talents and bloodlines, and later see across immense distances and beneath the earth. 475 534 665
• Bloodline Talent — Activates and develops bloodlines when stimulated, including dragon, Three-legged Golden Crow, Kuafu, and other bloodline powers. 446 451 533
• Control Talent — Supports refinement and control of worlds, treasures, time, space, Heavenly Dao, and Great Dao. 574 588

Sword Arts

Ji Shu is principally a sword cultivator whose techniques evolve through constant fusion and refinement.

• Righteous Qi Sword / Righteous Qi Sword Art — His foundational self-created sword art; later becomes nearly invisible and unpredictable. 15 103
• Myriad Laws Dao Sword Art — Created after perfecting the Supreme Immortal Scripture; incorporates numerous martial, immortal, demonic, and divine arts. 212 235
• Applications
  • Generates meteor-like sword qi capable of cleanly cutting through objects and overwhelming established masters. 27
  • Produces a colossal sword capable of piercing clouds, destroying the Imperial Palace, and injuring the Black Mountain Sacred Ancestor. 247
  • Controls the sentient Zhu Xian Sword to autonomously lock onto and exterminate monsters across Heyang City. 207
  • Can combine techniques into new sword arts instead of being limited to inherited manuals. 67

Internal Cultivation and Dao Arts

Ji Shu accumulates and fuses a vast number of internal methods rather than relying on a single inheritance.

• Known methods include: Huashan Heart Method, Jade Breaking Sword Art, Five Poisons Secret Codex, Nine Yin Manual, Nine Yang Divine Skill, Sunflower Manual, Great Star Absorbing Technique, Purple Cloud Divine Skill, Supreme Sensing Art, Ice True Skill, Tai Chi Profound Clarity Dao, Heavenly Scripture, Incense Burning Jade Tome, and Supreme Immortal Scripture. 27 118 188 200
• Tai Chi Immortal Scripture — Created by integrating the Incense Burning Jade Tome into his existing cultivation. 200
• Tai Chi Pill — A condensed inner elixir that increases his strength one hundredfold. 191
• Mysterious Origin Divine Mandate Technique — Enables the condensation of Mysterious Gate True Essence and forging of Divine Human Destiny. 267
• Cosmic Star Sea Divine Communication Art — Creates Great Sun Cave-Heaven Worlds and condenses nine Great Suns, nearing the Ten Suns Across the Sky realm. 433

Divine Abilities

• Ice and Flame Manipulation — Masters both Incense Burning Valley arts within half an hour. 200
• Earth Evasion — Travels through earth and emerges without disturbance after mastering Qingyun Sect founder Qingyunzi's technique. 273
• Shrink the Ground to an Inch — A spatial art that can cross a thousand miles in one step. 288
• Water Control and Lightning Manipulation — Obtains and cultivates both to Great Perfection. 340
• One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones — One of his later high-level divine abilities. 462
• Spirit Summoning and Dispatch — Integrates and improves the Wonder; can enhance spirits and bind them into loyal guardians. 610
• Tongtian Lu — Draws talismans in mid-air, produces talismanic warriors, and combines offensive and defensive talisman arts. 623
• Five Elements Law — Perfected through prolonged study and cultivation. 472

Physical Combat

Ji Shu's physical cultivation eventually rivals or exceeds his sword arts.

• His Martial God Golden Body resists ordinary magical treasures and divine weapons. 410
• His punches can shatter refined passages connecting worlds and free countless trapped worlds. 458
• His Turtle Wave Energy Blast later reaches the point where one punch can shatter the power of more than a thousand worlds. 465
• He can defeat powerful enemies with a palm strike, finger, fist, or casual weapon thrust when necessary. 279 303 409

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Zhu Xian Sword — Sentient ancient sword wielded by Ji Shu during the beast-horde crisis; synergizes with his Righteous Qi Sword Art and Supreme Immortal Scripture. 207
• Zhanlu Sword — Carried during his departure from Mount Hua. 70
• Mystic Fire Mirror — Used to imprison the Nascent Souls of Liu Tang, Wu Song, and the Divine Tiger. 303
• Yellow Bird — A flying mount used to travel across the Zhu Xian world. 212
• World-Crossing Talismans — Rewards that grant permanent access to conquered worlds. 212 464
• Thunder Scepter — Obtained after defeating Zeus in the Main God Great World. 574
• Core scepter of the Painted Realm — Refined after reaching the Seventh Heaven, granting control over the painted realm. 279

Relationships

• Yue Lingshan — Mount Hua companion, early swordplay student and later romantic partner; Ji Shu accepts her guidance early on and later teaches her advanced cultivation. 16 123
• Yue Buqun — Mount Hua Sect Leader and patron; increasingly favors Ji Shu, rewards him with Thousand-Year Ginseng, and supports his rise. 27 44
• Ning Zhongze — Early instructor who recognizes Ji Shu's swordsmanship and internal-cultivation potential. 15 16
• Feng Qingyang — Hidden Mount Hua sword expert who observes Ji Shu and regrets not teaching him the Nine Swords of Dugu earlier. 26 68
• Qu Feiyan — Loyal companion who assists him in looting battlefields and travels with him. 76 118
• Lu Xueqi — Saved by Ji Shu; later develops feelings for him and becomes one of his close companions. 139 207 212
• Bi Yao — Initially connected to the Ghost King Sect; becomes Ji Shu's personal attendant and later one of his closest companions. 182 210 212
• Hu Xiaoliu and Hu Sanniang — Followers who resolve to accompany Ji Shu and serve as support and guards. 161 182
• Xiao Bai — Companion who gives him the Heavenly Fox Clan's Fundamental Law and grows increasingly comfortable around him. 200
• Long Yang and Long Kui — Siblings whose fates Ji Shu changes; he mentors both, helping Long Yang become a Martial God and Long Kui a Martial Arts Grandmaster. 389 390
• Empress Nuwa — Advisor from whom Ji Shu seeks knowledge of time travel and the Upper Realm. 390 410
• Guan Yu — Rescued by Ji Shu and becomes a devoted general and companion. 366 406
• Feng Baobao — Close companion who learns Ji Shu's optimized Feng Hou Qi Men Wonder and fears losing him. 610
• Ouyang Shirou — Ji Shu's former girlfriend; after his return to Earth, he invites her to cultivate immortality with him. 598

Story Role / Major Arcs

Mount Hua Arc

Ji Shu begins as a Mount Hua Sect disciple with extraordinary talent for inner cultivation and swordplay. He discovers the energy-rich Old Sophora Tree, creates the Righteous Qi Swordplay, earns Yue Buqun's favor, and becomes central to the sect's future. 10 24 27

He exposes secrets at the Cliff of Reflection, draws Feng Qingyang's attention, destroys Mount Song Sect, and develops into Mount Hua's foremost protector. 24 67 68

Great Ming Arc

After receiving an imperial summons, Ji Shu enters the capital, confronts Liu Jin's network of martial experts, and coerces Zhu Houzhao into appointing him Imperial Preceptor with command of fifty thousand troops. 108 113

He uses imperial authority to advance his plan to unify the jianghu while training Yue Lingshan, Qu Feiyan, and Mount Hua disciples in elite methods. 113 123

Zhu Xian Arc

Ji Shu accepts the mission to unify the righteous and demonic paths, rapidly rises through the Jade Purity, Shangqing, and Taiqing-level power structure, and defeats major forces including Blood Refining Hall, Incense Burning Valley, and the Beast God. 129 182 201 207

He completes the mission, founds Mountain Sea Gate, seals the Zhu Xian world against other Players, and gains permanent world access. 212

Legendary and Journey to the West Arcs

Ji Shu travels through multiple worlds, gathers divine arts, defeats Heavenly Court and Spirit Mountain forces, reforms the Three Realms and Six Paths, and frees worlds being refined by six Grand Unity Immortals. 340 458 463

He completes the Journey to the West world's Main Quest, opens its ascension route, and establishes its portals to the Upper Realm and Blue Star. 464

Primordial Great World Arc

Ji Shu conceals himself among the Witch Clan, develops Ancestral Witch bloodline potential, and ultimately intervenes to end the Witch–Demon war. 533 566

After unifying the Primordial Great World, he assigns major figures—including the Three Pure Ones, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Zhunti Daoist, and Nether River Ancestor—to govern under his order. 566

Return to Earth and Later Extras

A mortal clone returns to Earth to fulfill filial duty, guides his parents toward cultivation, and reunites with Ouyang Shirou. 598

In later worlds, Ji Shu continues optimizing talismans and Wonders, mentoring Feng Baobao and others, while spreading the Calamity Heaven Martial Arts to broaden access to cultivation. 610 621 671 672

Trivia

• Ji Shu initially does not know how to ride a horse, but learns advanced horsemanship almost immediately after Yue Lingshan teaches him. 28
• He can absorb and rapidly digest medicinal supplements through the automatic operation of his internal arts. 27
• His portrait circulates among high-level Players as a priority assassination target. 152 168
• He frequently seals worlds he conquers, restricting entry by other Players without permission. 212 464 573
• Ji Shu's public legend becomes so widespread that children play games based on his “Rampage Through the Capital.” 118