Shen Qian

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Shen Qian (沈前)
Alias(es)	“Dried Up Confusion” — Martial Arts Simulator username 44
Species/Race	Human 366
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Ninth disciple of Gao Wenyuan; Jiangzhong Military University; Luxu Battalion’s Ninth Company; Hundred Kings Hall 67 156 262
Occupation/Role	Martial Artist; Seven-Star Alchemy Grandmaster; Huaxia Academy Academician; Alchemist Association Director; Ninth Company Commander 220 262
Status	Alive 626
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Beginner Martial Artist	19	A Stamina Potion purged impurities from his body; his explosive power reached 138 kg and his 100-meter time reached 10.5 seconds. Jiuzhou Martial Arts Hall staff identified him as a Beginner Martial Artist. 19
Elementary Martial Artist, mid-First Realm	49	Reached the middle stage of the first Elementary Martial Artist realm after rapid physical improvement. 49
Limit Quasi-Martial Artist	105	Reached the physical limit of a Quasi-Martial Artist and gained qi sensation. 105
Elementary Martial Artist, Second Stage	153	His true realm was identified as the Second Stage of Elementary Martial Artist while he explored the possibility of seeking the Dao early. 153
Intermediate Martial Artist, Stage Five	166	Shadow Blade and system-assisted combat let him threaten Advanced Martial Artists despite his Stage Five Intermediate cultivation. 166
Mountain Sea Realm, First Heaven	244	Absorbed contaminated Spiritual Energy from the Jade Pond and broke through without rejection from heaven-and-earth rules. 244
Advanced Martial Artist	321	Consumed one hundred Ascension Origin Pills, completing a major breakthrough and nearly reaching the second stage immediately afterward. 321
Mountain Sea Realm, Seventh Heaven / Seventh Restriction	551	After decades of accelerated cultivation, advanced from the Mountain Sea Third Heaven to the Seventh Heaven; his physical body, Mental Power, and Origin Energy had reached the Sixth Restriction, with his physical body entering the Seventh. 551
Mountain Sea Realm, Eighth Heaven	587	Broke through to the Eighth Heaven; his Mental Power also entered the Eighth Restriction. 587
Martial King	610	Used the Time River Snail to advance temporarily to the Martial King realm, suppressing Han Chi’s newly formed Martial King Domain. 610

Background / History

Shen Qian began as a student with average martial arts talent in Jingcheng City. His parents, Shen Liang and Wang Xiaojuan, considered paying for his military enlistment so he could gain an opportunity to become a Martial Artist; Zhao Guangzhi took the family’s twenty thousand yuan for that purpose. 3 15

His rise began through a mysterious AFK system, body-tempering medicines, and relentless training. After developing a body-tempering formula and enduring a full Stamina Potion while conscious, he rapidly transformed from an ordinary student into a recognized Beginner Martial Artist. 18 19

Gao Wenyuan later identified Shen Qian as possessing a perfect Ten Apertures Body, an exceptionally rare constitution. Shen Qian became Gao’s ninth disciple and gained access to the ancient Primordial Cultivation Diagram, from which the system extracted body-refining and spirit-refining methods. 67 70

His growing alchemical knowledge led to major contributions, including the new Stamina Potion and the Creation pill. By the time of his dispute with Mei Yuan, he had been recognized as a Seven-Star Alchemy Grandmaster, Huaxia Academy Academician, and Alchemist Association Director. 145 220 603

Appearance

Shen Qian’s appearance changes noticeably as his cultivation advances. Body tempering expelled impurities from his body, improved his complexion, and gave him a more upright, vigorous bearing. 19 20

• His skin became clearer and his overall temperament more refined after repeated body tempering. 20
• He commonly keeps short, styled hair; for his martial arts examination, he wore a white long suit with knee-high military boots. 112
• Later descriptions emphasize a fitted black suit, sharper features, deeper eyes, and an increasingly mature aura. 167 254
• During a full manifestation of Calamity Buddha, he can become a three-meter-tall figure covered in distorted Sanskrit characters and crowned by a golden halo. 349

Personality

Shen Qian is driven by a refusal to remain mediocre. He initially pursues Martial Arts out of frustration with his ordinary talent and his desire to improve his family’s circumstances, but gradually comes to enjoy strength for its own sake and for the broader world it lets him see. 3 70

He is cautious and generally low-key, yet possesses strong pride when challenged. He refuses humiliating terms from the Thousand Stars Society, calmly confronts biased investigators, and openly provokes those abusing institutional power. 126 134 256

Despite his confidence, Shen Qian is capable of empathy and generosity. He worries about his mother’s health and workload, secures medicine for others, and accepted no profit from the Creation pill formula despite its enormous impact on Mountain Sea Martial Artists. 44 194 603

Abilities & Skills

Ten Apertures Body

Gao Wenyuan identifies Shen Qian’s body as a perfect Ten Apertures Body, a constitution rare even in ancient times. Its openness grants him unusual tolerance for cultivation resources and extraordinary potential in physical strength, Origin Energy capacity, and meridian durability. 67 418

• Maintains a natural balance between physical tempering and Origin Energy cultivation through the Primordial Art. 122
• Each opened aperture provides a geometric increase in combat power. 418
• Supports the dangerous Ten Directions Creation Body state; however, opening all Ten Apertures leaves Shen Qian weakened afterward. 268

Primordial Cultivation Methods

The Primordial Cultivation Diagram yielded two ancient methods: Primordial — Body Refining First Chapter and Primal Chaos — Spirit Refining First Chapter. 70

• Primordial Body Refining strengthens his physical body while remaining compatible with Origin Energy cultivation. 122
• Primal Chaos Spirit Refining develops Mental Power through forbidden visualizations that force him to confront fear and mental strain. 70 122
• The initial chapters can support cultivation up to the Mountain Sea Realm. 122

AFK System

Shen Qian possesses a semi-autonomous system capable of entering idle mode, extracting memories and knowledge, performing cultivation tasks, and acting independently when he loses consciousness. 67 152

• Extracted cultivation techniques from the Primordial Diagram. 70
• Can provide combat memories, scientific training methods, and alchemical solutions. 46 147 156
• Its autonomous actions are useful but frequently create problems, including stealing Dao Stones and Tantai Qin’s Space Crystal Stone during an AFK mission. 152
• The system’s highest-level intervention enabled the Emperor’s Demeanor and Shen Qian’s temporary Martial King breakthrough. 570 610

Alchemy

Shen Qian is an exceptional alchemist whose knowledge repeatedly exceeds established contemporary theory. His answers to Wei Sijian’s alchemical questions were verified by Cheng Shanhe as entirely correct and precise. 145

• Developed the new Stamina Potion, which is more effective and less expensive than earlier versions. 603
• Developed the Creation pill formula without accepting profit from it. 603
• Successfully detoxified the Ninth Princess of the You Clan, earning access to the Hundred Herbs Scripture. 382
• Holds the titles of Seven-Star Alchemy Grandmaster, Huaxia Academy Academician, and Alchemist Association Director. 220

Mental Power

Shen Qian develops Mental Power far earlier and faster than standard Martial Artists. He can perceive others’ general strength and has condensed a Mental Core ahead of the usual stage. 119 235

• Uses forbidden projections and Primordial Spirit Refining to improve his Mental Power. 267
• His Mental Power alone eventually contributes combat power comparable to a late-stage Mountain Sea Martial Artist. 418
• Can overwhelm opponents mentally, as demonstrated when he killed Duan Tianhong using Mental Power. 418

Arhat Golden Body and Calamity Buddha

Shen Qian learned the Shaolin Divine Ability Arhat Golden Body after mastering seven Zen Cultivations and three Heart Sutras. 259

• Arhat Golden Body offers three body-refining paths: extreme defense, Blood Rebirth, and a third route centered on physical enhancement. 259
• Its perfected twelfth layer would render the body resistant to ordinary S-Class weapons. 259
• The system fused Arhat Golden Body with Tantai Qin’s Blood Guanyin to create Calamity Buddha. 334
• Calamity Buddha enhances Shen Qian’s body and Mental Core simultaneously; at higher levels, it grants him a fully coordinated additional pair of arms. 334 377

Martial Skills

Shadow Blade

Shadow Blade is Shen Qian’s primary killing technique and one of his earliest decisive trump cards. 166

• Its flawless execution lets him threaten opponents far above his apparent realm. 166
• It is powerful enough that the Martial Arts Department sought to include it in the Martial Skill Hall of Fame. 341
• It is less suited to casual sparring because of its lethal nature. 214

Shifting Form, Changing Shadow

A nine-star movement Martial Skill left by King Lintian. 525

• Allows Shen Qian to instantly return to a location he occupied within a set time window. 525
• At Minor Accomplishment, the usable movement history expands from ten seconds to one minute. 566

Extreme Fist

A Divine Ability originating from King Zhenbei. 418

• Concentrates immense power into a single punch. 418
• Shen Qian used it to destroy Duke Tianning’s phantom body. 440

Perfect Slash

Shen Qian’s self-created saber technique, refined repeatedly through cultivation and combat. 551

• At its latest known level, it instantly killed a monster at the peak of the Mountain Sea Realm. 551

Emperor’s Demeanor

Emperor’s Demeanor is Shen Qian’s supreme system-assisted trump card while in the Sea of Learning. It establishes a presence that overrides ordinary laws, techniques, and domains within its range. 570

• Allowed him to annihilate six Marquis-level opponents with a gesture. 570
• Cannot be treated as a normal physical combat technique, as it depends on extraordinary system-derived conditions. 570

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Mountain River — Custom A-Class Psionic long saber forged by Gu Yunlan; carries the Hidden Edge spirit attachment, storing power while sheathed and releasing it upon unsheathing. 209
• Psionic battle armor — Tested against Dao Jiu’s attacks; significantly reduces incoming damage. 209
• Sun Shooter — Heavy sniper rifle gifted by Wu Wei. 268
• Time River Snail — A heaven-defying item Shen Qian used to enter the Martial King realm and confront Han Chi. 610
• Space Crystal Stone necklace — Obtained during the system’s unauthorized incursion into Mei Yuan. 152

Relationships

• Shen Liang — Father; attempted to secure Shen Qian’s military enlistment despite the family’s financial hardship. 3 15
• Wang Xiaojuan — Mother; suffers from a chronic illness, which Gao Wenyuan promises can eventually be cured. 3 67
• Gao Wenyuan — Teacher; identified Shen Qian’s Ten Apertures Body and accepted him as his ninth disciple. 67
• Liu Changqing — Sixth Senior Brother and mentor figure; advises Shen Qian on martial skills, cultivation, and Paths. 67 155 166
• Ding Yi — Romantic partner; their relationship becomes public through an embrace at the airport, and she is later referred to as Shen Qian’s designated girlfriend. 49 295
• Ji Ruoshui — Eighth Senior Sister and lover; their relationship deepens as Shen Qian affirms his acceptance and love for her. 109 551
• Tantai Qin — Initially an indirect victim of the system’s actions; later becomes a trusted ally with a complicated emotional bond with Shen Qian. 152 244 569
• Dao Jiu — Shen Qian’s loyal Mountain Sea Realm bodyguard. 140 146
• Yuan You — Advanced Scholar, temporary Navigator, and close collaborator who recognizes Shen Qian as a one-man Blade Cultivation Squad. 174
• Great Sage — Emperor Monkey and Shen Qian’s registered Demonic Beast companion. 209
• Wang Shuo — Longstanding rival whose attempts to surpass Shen Qian culminate in direct conflict; Wang Shuo later dies by Shen Qian’s hand. 309 600

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Jingcheng student period — Begins as an average student facing military enlistment, then uses the system, medicine, and relentless training to become a Beginner Martial Artist. 3 19
• Gao Wenyuan’s disciple — Learns of his Ten Apertures Body, becomes Gao Wenyuan’s ninth disciple, and gains the Primordial Cultivation Diagram. 67 70
• College entrance examination — Pursues a grand slam in liberal arts and Martial Arts studies, defeats elite candidates, and rises to national attention. 82 124
• Alchemy and university — Demonstrates extraordinary pharmaceutical knowledge, develops major pill formulas, and enters Jiangzhong Military University amid conflict with Wang Shuo and Mei Yuan. 145 220
• Military command — Becomes commander of Luxu Battalion’s Ninth Company and imposes discipline on its dysfunctional troops. 262
• Nine Heavens Competition — Publicly reveals Mountain Sea-level strength, defeats Wang Shuo, and establishes himself among Huaxia’s foremost young Martial Artists. 309
• Myriad Races Battlefield — Is displaced into an ancient era, aids human geniuses, battles Divine Realm opponents, and shares knowledge of Grand Perfection Bodies to support the future Awakening Method. 366 408 418
• Sea of Learning — Forges the Eight-Star Literary Position Monarch, gains Omniscience, survives a Marquis ambush with Emperor’s Demeanor, and becomes a central target of political factions. 564 570 576
• Conflict with the Marquis Council — Refuses to surrender Chaos secrets, is publicly defended by Wu Wei for his contributions to humanity, and ultimately enters the Martial King realm to battle Han Chi. 602 603 610

Notable Quotes

“Where I stand, weapons perish!” 610

“I... refuse.” 602