Xu Qing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xu Qing (徐青)
Alias(es)	Immortal Xu; Xu Xuan 83 473
Species/Race	Zombie; later a Corpse Monster of the Flying Corpse stage 23 383
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Corpse Driver's Shop; Cat Immortal Hall; Baosheng Temple; Daluo Sect 7 83 292 473
Occupation/Role	Corpse Driver, Funeral Master, spirit medium, and Sect Leader of the Cat Immortal Hall 7 98 126
Status	Undead and active; publicly staged his death at age one hundred 423 424
First Appearance	Chapter 7

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Ironclad Wandering Corpse	23	Completes a seven-day metamorphosis within a sealed coffin; his skin gains an iron-like sheen, while his physical senses sharpen dramatically. 22 23
Silver Armored Corpse	126	His Silver Armored physical strength is confirmed when he shatters the Bronze Armored Shaman's head with a punch. 126
Gold Armored Corpse	181	After more than one hundred days of secluded refinement at the imperial mausoleum, he reaches Gold Armored Corpse and selects an evolutionary route toward Crouching Corpse. 181
Crouching Corpse	181	Gains retractable corpse nails and teeth capable of crushing metal; this is the next major stage beyond the three Wandering Corpse types. 181
Unyielding Bone	200	Has entered the Unyielding Bone stage, shifting his cultivation toward refining essence, energy, and spirit into his bones. 200
Unyielding Bone — peak	361	Reaches the peak of Unyielding Bone and learns of the True Return Bone Body; later refines more than 190 of his 206 bones. 313 361
Flying Corpse	383	Survives the Heavenly Fire Calamity, gains flight, corpse-poison miasma, long-range blood-essence absorption, telekinesis, and resistance to Yang energy and orthodox arts. 383
Kui Ba Dao-Fruit refinement	482	Refines Azure Gold Qi into his limbs and bones in an attempt to exceed the limits of ordinary zombie physique; the process draws the Bì Wind Calamity and Ying Gou's lingering will. 482

Background

Xu Qing arrives in Linhe Fang as a zombie and inherits Liu Youdao's Corpse Driver's Shop. He installs a memorial tablet for Liu Youdao as his master, learns the business, and takes his first funeral commission for the Liu family patriarch. 7

His core method is the Duren Sutra, through which he examines the lives and obsessions of the dead, guides their souls onward, and receives techniques or items related to their experiences. This work gives him an expanding body of skills while reinforcing his commitment to funeral customs and proper burial. 13 19 69

After acquiring a black cat spirit medium, Xuan Yu, Xu Qing establishes the Cat Immortal Hall. The hall grows from an unsuccessful first attempt to summon local immortal families into a substantial organization with spirit mediums, immortals, and affiliated businesses on Jingxia Street. 82 83 316

Appearance

Xu Qing initially appears pale and corpse-like, with skin that reflects light like iron after becoming an Ironclad Wandering Corpse. 23

• His complexion later develops a warm, jade-like luster that can make him appear alive despite being undead. 181
• In his Furred Corpse form, green corpse hair covers his body. 331
• He uses the Heaven Concealing Technique to hide his zombie identity. 127
• He has a notably refined bone structure, making him a coveted target for the Yin Corpse Sect's “living corpse” cultivation. 356

Personality

Xu Qing is methodical, practical, and intensely professional about funerary work. He treats unclaimed bodies, clients, and even enemies' remains as matters requiring proper handling, while refusing to let political causes distract him from his trade. 9 274 347

He is compassionate toward victims and children, but his morality is not passive. He destroys the Temple for Wishing Children, guides the trapped infant spirits to peace, and confronts those responsible for exploiting them. 126 127 He also protects his companions fiercely, particularly Xuan Yu, whose suffering motivates his conflict with the Saint Aunt. 233 302

His fixation on corpses is sincere rather than merely mercenary: he views bodies and bones with unusual appreciation, sees the dead as teachers, and considers corpse collection both a vocation and a source of cultivation. 313 315 363

Abilities & Skills

Duren Sutra

The Duren Sutra lets Xu Qing perceive a deceased person's spirit lantern, witness their life, guide their soul, and obtain rewards linked to their skills, experiences, or obsessions. 13 19 88

• Reveals hidden histories, crimes, techniques, and possessions associated with corpses. 19 77 263
• Enables soul-guiding and transcendence rituals for individual corpses or large groups of dead. 34 127 143
• Has granted techniques ranging from the Two-Faced, Three-Blade Art to Heaven-grade methods and divine abilities. 19 299 361

Corpse Driving and Corpse Command

As a Corpse Driver, Xu Qing can reanimate, control, pacify, prepare, and deploy corpses. 34 85 188

• Controlled Cao Xiuying's reanimated body to reveal the truth behind her family's massacre. 85
• Obtained the Method for Raising Ghoul Soldiers and later deploys Ghoul Generals in battle. 34 188 383
• His Corpse Armor Divine Ability causes corpse scales to form and transfers incoming force into the earth through his skeletal structure. 356
• Can compel lesser walking corpses into submission; even a Silver Armored Zombie yields to him. 356

Corpse Transformations

Xu Qing cultivates several zombie paths simultaneously, including Water Zombie, Fire Corpse, and Furred Corpse forms. 331 454

• Water Zombie — supplies water-aspected magic power and supports mass clone creation near water. 300 331
• Furred Corpse — uses the Li Feng Lead and Separating and Combining Wind, a wood-aspected wind art capable of harming souls and true spirits. 331
• Fire Corpse — supports fire-based abilities such as Burn Mountains and Boil Seas. 361
• Flying Corpse — grants flight, corpse-poison breath, telekinesis, and long-range essence-blood absorption. 383

Corpse Separation Technique

Xu Qing can create clones by expelling corpse hair, flesh, blood, and primal magic power. 300

• A standard clone is approximately Gold Armored Corpse level and weaker than his main body. 300
• He can create nine Water Zombie clones, each at Gold Armored Corpse level. 300
• Uses clones to evade lethal attacks, scout dangerous locations, and combine multiple techniques in battle. 331 361 475

Yin Kingdom Realm

Xu Qing's ghost domain grants him authority over a wide area and turns battlefields into hostile corpse-qi territory. 362 383

• Commands a fifty-li radius, including earth veins and beings entering the domain. 362 383
• Prevents enemies from using spatial-shifting techniques within the domain. 383
• Lets him move through illusions without becoming lost when combined with the Immovable Method and White Bone Contemplation. 362

Perception and Concealment

Xu Qing possesses several methods for identifying hidden threats and obscuring his own nature.

• Qi Gazing Technique — perceives Yin energy, disguises, corpse qualities, and abnormal phenomena. 9 89 262
• Yin Pupil Technique — acquired alongside the Heaven Concealing Technique and Medicinal Corpse Cultivation Method. 127
• Heaven Concealing Technique — suppresses evidence of his zombie identity. 127
• Future Sight Perception — opened after planting the Mind Mirror Bodhi. 454
• Mind Mirror Bodhi — reveals karma, flaws in cultivation, and disturbances in the mind. 454

Combat Arts and Supernatural Powers

• Heavenly Dipper Axe Method — reaches the thirty-third layer and opens his Hidden Clarity Perception. 401
• Mysterious Woman Sword Technique — a high-level sword art used against King Duoe and other powerful foes. 331 406
• Burn Mountains and Boil Seas — fire-based supernatural power capable of incinerating an entire grave mountain and cleansing its lingering aura. 361 362
• Imperial Weapon Art — animates and controls weapons through intent, allowing mundane arms to be used as a collective arsenal. 361
• Summoning Wind and Rain — calls upon metal and water qi to gather clouds, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. 361
• Vajra Form of Sumeru and Vast Sands Transformation Method — Buddhist divine abilities obtained through the Mind Mirror Bodhi. 454

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Duren Sutra — his primary corpse-transcendence scripture and source of rewards. 13 69
• Mountain River Map — storage treasure used for corpses, tools, and collected items. 89 114
• Golden House — a pocket-dimension courtyard suitable for corpse storage and protection. 69
• Phoenix Crown and Brocade Robe — fireproof, waterproof, and resistant to blades and spears. 89 120
• Mountain Splitting Axe — a powerful axe used against the Saint Aunt and King Duoe. 248 331
• Rainbow Feather Robe — a form-changing treasure received from Nu Ba's coffin. 361
• Judge's Brush — used alongside the Duren Sutra to confront the Corpse Buddha and White Bone Bodhisattva. 453
• Reliance Banners — funeral-derived banners used in his cultivation and expeditions. 143 361
• Good and Evil Underworld Mirror — judges whether corpses were virtuous or wicked in life. 356
• Corpse Seeking Compass — detects buried corpses and hidden remains. 262

Relationships

• Liu Youdao — predecessor and nominal master; Xu Qing inherits his Corpse Driver's Shop and erects a memorial tablet for him. 7
• Yang Yingqi — an ancestor Xu Qing honors before attempting his Ironclad metamorphosis. 22
• Xuan Yu — the black cat and Cat Immortal Hall's spirit medium; Xu Qing's closest partner and a central reason for his opposition to the Saint Aunt. 83 233 302
• Wang Lingyuan — Xu Qing's senior brother and longtime ally in corpse-related cases; Xu Qing later arranges his funeral with exceptional care. 83 362 371
• Hu Baosong — coffin-shop owner and last genealogist of the Hu Yang Clan; Xu Qing swears an oath to return Hu's corpse to Hu Yang Tomb. 82 168
• Daoist Master Yizhen — Xu Qing's martial sister and a collaborator in the Jingxia Street funeral businesses. 413 424
• Bai Qiuyu — Xuan Yu's martial sister; Xu Qing offers her shelter and work, then assigns her to the Cat Immortal Hall's Supervision Hall. 320 368
• Nu Ba — ancient zombie cultivator whose inheritance aids Xu Qing; she gifts him the Rainbow Feather Robe and later fights alongside him against Ying Gou's essence. 361 475
• King Duoe — Ghost King and Xu Qing's hostile neighbor in the Yin River; Xu Qing destroys his mausoleum network and ultimately offers him only a tombstone rather than the grand funeral he requests. 331 350
• Saint Aunt — old fox demon tied to Xuan Yu's past; Xu Qing treats her as an enemy for her harmful teachings and role in Xuan Yu's suffering. 248 383

Story Role / Major Arcs

Inheriting the Corpse Driver's Shop

Xu Qing takes over Liu Youdao's business in Linhe Fang, learns funeral rites, and begins using corpse work to survive as a zombie among the living. 7 9

Establishing the Cat Immortal Hall

He forms a partnership with Xuan Yu, recruits local immortal families, and turns the Corpse Driver's Shop into the base of the Cat Immortal Hall. 82 83 85

Temple for Wishing Children

Xu Qing investigates the heretical temple's infant sacrifices, defeats its Bronze Armored Corpse shaman, destroys the Infant Locking Pagoda, and performs transcendence rites for more than one hundred fetuses. 126 127

Imperial Mausoleum and Ghost King's Tomb

He cultivates at the imperial mausoleum, reaches Gold Armored Corpse and Crouching Corpse, repeatedly explores the Ghost King's Tomb, and steals or transcends its inhabitants' remains. 181 313

Conflict with King Duoe

King Duoe confronts Xu Qing over the destruction of his court and mausoleum. Xu Qing withstands the Ghost King's Yin Kingdom Realm through transformations, clones, divine abilities, and the Mother of Life Goddess's Dharma Image. 331

Destruction of the Yin Corpse Sect

After exposing the Yin Corpse Sect's practice of turning disciples into controlled “living corpses,” Xu Qing defeats its forces, obtains Venerable Fu Lu's and Qiu Xiansheng's inheritances, and burns the sect's grave mountain with Burn Mountains and Boil Seas. 356 361 362

White Cloud Cave and the Heavenly Fire Calamity

Xu Qing enters White Cloud Cave to confront the Saint Aunt, then survives the Heavenly Fire Calamity and advances into a Flying Corpse. 248 383

Public Death and Continued Work

Near his hundredth birthday, Xu Qing stages a public death and personally observes the funeral arrangements made by his disciples and associates. 423 424

Underworld Campaigns

As a Master of Rituals and later a Daluo Sect leader, Xu Qing battles the Corpse Buddha, White Bone Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha's Dharma Corpse, and other Underworld forces while continuing to frame his actions as protection for the dead and the living. 453 454 475

Notable Quotes

“The Immortal Way values life, the Ghost Way values endings.” 69

“Everyone has their own aspirations. You fight for your Great Yong, and I fight for the departed souls, as well as the safety of Jinmen.” 347

“I am the Funeral Master. I once made a grand vow to guide all homeless corpses to peace.” 347

Trivia

• The Corpse Sayings records five major zombie stages: Wandering Corpse, Crouching Corpse, Unyielding Bone, Flying Corpse, and Corpse Immortal. 23
• Xu Qing considers the dead his “underworld teachers,” since their lives and skills become accessible through the Duren Sutra. 315
• He has passed the Xiucai examination but abandoned further scholarly advancement to remain in the funeral business. 376
• He repeatedly rejects government office, even when offered authority over the Ministry of Rites, because he prefers his funeral work and Immortal Hall. 376 390