Liu Changqing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Liu Changqing (柳长青)
Alias(es)	Situ Liu; Sixth Senior Brother; “Old Liu”
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Marquis of Jingcheng's lineage; Sky-Reaching Tower 64 67
Occupation/Role	Vice-principal of Jingcheng Seventh High School; martial-arts mentor 24
Status	Alive 551
First Appearance	Chapter 23

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Quasi-Martial Artist → Martial Artist	91	While fleeing through a Forbidden Zone, he hid in a tornado’s eye, found his sense of qi under pressure, and condensed Origin Energy containing the Origin of a storm. He had six apertures at the time. 91
Path Seeking	90, 164	Refused to follow an existing path to the Mountain Sea Realm, instead pursuing a self-created Dao. He remained in Path Seeking for nearly four years before gaining crucial insight. 90 164
Mountain Sea Realm	183	Successfully broke through at the Sky-Reaching Tower, immediately proclaiming himself the future strongest Mountain Sea Martial Artist before Gao Wenyuan sealed him underground for his arrogance. 183

Background

Liu Changqing is one of Gao Wenyuan, the Marquis of Jingcheng’s, personal disciples and is addressed as Sixth Senior Brother by the sect. Before Shen Qian joined the lineage, Gao Wenyuan had ordered Liu to take disciples under numerous restrictions—a task Liu considered unbearable and for which he expected to be punished with further self-reflection at the bottom of the Sky-Reaching Tower. 60

As vice-principal of Jingcheng Seventh High School, Liu helped establish and oversee the school’s elite martial-arts training class. He initially assessed prospects such as Zhou Xiaoguang and Huo Ling’er, while Shen Qian’s abrupt improvement drew his attention despite Liu’s first dismissive judgment that Shen was merely a late bloomer. 23 24

His own breakthrough occurred years earlier in a Forbidden Zone. Trapped in the eye of a moving tornado while being pursued, Liu sensed qi and condensed an anomalous Origin Energy infused with the Origin of wind. This gave his Origin Energy a visible pale-green color and allowed it to command surrounding wind blades, making him far stronger than an ordinary Martial Artist of the same realm. 90 91

Appearance

Liu Changqing’s presentation ranges from disheveled and informal to imposing and aristocratic, depending on the situation. His cultivation aura is powerful enough to frighten elite students, though he can suppress it completely. 36

• Frosted temples were noted during his early appearance at Jingcheng Seventh High School. 23
• Later appears with long hair and an openly arrogant bearing. 454
• Has scars on his chest and calves, suggesting a dangerous past. 72
• Has worn robes, suits, and tattered Daoist robes in different settings. 36 62 250

Personality

Liu is impatient, foul-mouthed, and easily provoked. He openly complains about obligations, has little tolerance for excessive politeness or hesitation, and repeatedly clashes with authority figures and rivals. His teacher has reprimanded him for recklessness, arrogance, and disrespect toward elders. 60 183

Despite his behavior, he is fiercely protective of those he accepts as his own. When Shen Qian was tortured by corrupt Martial Law Bureau personnel, Liu immediately intervened, incapacitated the bureau’s director, and personally helped Shen confront Zhao Guiying. 62 63

His defining conviction is independence. Liu considers following another person’s Dao the simplest route to the Mountain Sea Realm, but refuses it because he wants to forge a path uniquely his own. His ultimate ambition is to become a King or Marquis. 90 166

Abilities & Skills

Wind-Origin Energy

Liu’s Origin Energy contains a trace of the Origin of wind, an anomaly he acquired when he broke through inside a tornado.

• Manifests as pale-green Origin Energy rather than the normal colorless form. 90
• Draws nearby wind blades around him without harming him. 90
• Grants combat power beyond ordinary Martial Artists of his realm. 90
• Developed aerial control after strengthening his Origin Energy control and reaching the Ninth Stage of Advanced Martial Artist. 111

Path-Seeking Combat Ability

Before reaching the Mountain Sea Realm, Liu already possessed combat power comparable to ordinary Mountain Sea Martial Artists.

• Flew despite not yet being a Mountain Sea Martial Artist. 64
• Defeated Advanced Martial Artist Zhao Guangshou with a single punch. 63
• Killed a Mountain Sea Martial Artist before his own breakthrough, an achievement that left him only halfway to enlightenment on his Dao. 134
• Faced nineteen Mountain Sea Martial Artists at Wuding Bridge, continuing to fight despite being heavily outnumbered. 250 251

Thousand Forms

Liu sought the Divine Ability Thousand Forms in the Myriad Manifestations Tower treasury.

• Described it as a peculiar Divine Ability capable of enabling a comeback from behind. 472
• Shen Qian covered Liu’s shortage of Myriad Coins so that he could exchange for it. 472

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Dark-red long staff — Used during the Wuding Bridge battle against the nineteen Mountain Sea Martial Artists. 250 251
• Space Crystal Stone — Purchased for sixty million Huaxia Coins, illustrating the cost of high-level cultivation. 91
• Invisibility Talisman — A spiritual treasure refined by King Taiyi that Liu later gave to Shen Qian as a protective gift. 188

Relationships

• Gao Wenyuan — Master and Marquis of Jingcheng. Gao entrusted Liu with guiding Shen Qian after accepting Shen as his ninth disciple. 67
• Shen Qian — Junior brother and protégé. Liu first called Shen his new disciple during the Martial Law Bureau incident, then became his guide after Gao Wenyuan formally accepted Shen. He protects Shen’s secrets and repeatedly provides cultivation advice. 64 67 91 251
• Shi Dingyan — Third Senior Brother and frequent chess partner. Shi often tempers Liu’s impatience and discusses sect matters with him. 60
• Ling Xiao — Fifth Senior Brother. The two support Shen Qian during crises and share concern over his abnormal potential. 164 456
• Nie Han — Duke of Yanshan’s fifth disciple and a hostile rival; the two are prone to fighting whenever they meet. 85 148
• Marquis Ling Tian / Qiao Tianliang — Childhood acquaintance and romantic rival from Tongji Martial Academy. Liu views him as the man who took Ren Lingxi from him. 456
• Ren Lingxi — Liu calls her “the love of my life.” 456

Story Role / Major Arcs

Elite Training Class

Liu appears at Jingcheng Seventh High School as a powerful and mysterious figure connected to the elite training class. His arrival causes particular reverence from Zhou Xiaoguang and prompts speculation that the class exists for a hidden purpose. 36

He later conducts a brutal practical assessment by forcing students to face death-row prisoners. Although his methods provoke objections from Zhao Hanhai, Liu rewards Shen Qian’s victory over Prisoner Number Seven with an Origin Fusion Pill and adds Shen to his assessment list. 51 53

Rescue of Shen Qian

When Shen Qian is detained and tortured by the Martial Law Bureau, Wang Yangming delivers Shen’s message about “Seven Orifices” and “Eight Orifices.” Liu reacts immediately and races to the bureau. 60

He defeats Chai Mu, Zhao Guangshou, and the bureau’s personnel, then brings Shen to confront Zhao Guiying and forces the Jingcheng Martial Arts Bureau to handle the corruption case. 62 63 64

Mentor and Senior Brother

Following Shen’s acceptance as Gao Wenyuan’s ninth disciple, Liu becomes Shen’s Sixth Senior Brother rather than his master. He teaches Shen about Path Seeking, the danger of merely following existing Daos, the requirements for obtaining a martial title, and the value of incorporating an Origin into one’s own Origin Energy. 67 90 91

He also provides Shen with a USB containing his breakthrough records and research into his wind-infused Origin Energy, though the drive’s “Study Materials” folder includes unrelated explicit videos. 105 106

Mountain Sea Breakthrough and Wuding Bridge

After nearly four years in Path Seeking, Liu enters the Mountain Sea Realm at the Sky-Reaching Tower. His triumph is immediately cut short when Gao Wenyuan seals him underground for ten days. 183

At Wuding Bridge, Liu expects to claim the Divine Mechanism Hall’s champion reward, only for the invisible Shen Qian to arrive first. When nineteen Mountain Sea Martial Artists ambush him, Shen secretly assists Liu with the enhanced Invisibility Talisman; together they defeat the attackers and seize their resources. 250 251

Myriad Manifestations Tower

Liu witnesses Shen Qian’s consecutive perfect completions in the Myriad Manifestations Tower and is unsettled by the realization that his junior brother is far beyond an ordinary prodigy. 467

He later guides Shen through the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, explains the value of Star-Class weapons, and obtains the Divine Ability Thousand Forms with Shen’s assistance. 471 472

Notable Quotes

“There are myriad Great Daos, and all lead to the heavens! Why should I walk a path that others have already trodden?” 90

“My name is Liu Changqing, the ‘Changqing’ from everlasting green. Of course, I’ll walk my own Path.” 166

Trivia

• Liu was thirty-two years old when he complained that others had forgotten he had not yet reached the Mountain Sea Realm. 162
• “Situ Liu” is tied to his high-grade Literary Position, Situ, which governs the power of education. 544
• His residence occupies the fifty-second floor of the Sky-Reaching Tower and is described as half unfinished, half utilitarian, and generally chaotic. 165
• Liu gave Shen Qian an Invisibility Talisman refined by King Taiyi, then accepted two Candle Serpents from Shen as a return gift. 188