Zhou Wuliang

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhou Wuliang (周无量) 386
Alias(es)	Old Zhou; Elder Zhou; Skyreach Paragon; Boundless Heavenly King; Heavenly Passage Lord 368 386 393
Species/Race	Human 386
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Moon Stepping Martial Arts Hall; Heaven Reaching Dao Heritage 167 177
Occupation/Role	Martial arts master; North Sea Town Guard; former Heaven Reaching Master 60 386
Status	Missing after fighting several powerful races, including Dao Lords and a Supreme, on Moon Gazing Star 428
First Appearance	Chapter 8

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Fallen Heaven Human realm	283	Identified as having fallen from the Heaven Human realm, though still capable of killing opponents through sealed relics. 283
Truth Seeking Realm	323	Restored his martial path and entered the Truth Seeking Realm; his reserves of new power exceeded those of ordinary third- or fourth-realm martial artists. 323
Unspecified extraordinary realm	368	Emerged from seclusion with his former twilight aura gone; even Su Tu could no longer perceive his cultivation. 368
God-equivalent, pursuing sainthood	386	Has not become a god, but is stated to be equivalent to one before the gods’ return. His unique path seeks to transform his body into the Heavenly Dao and become a saint. 386

Background

Zhou Wuliang was formerly the master of the Heaven Reaching Dao Heritage, a lineage connected to Lord Tongtian that once led the Federation and helped humanity survive against powerful civilizations. After the Dao Heritage’s destruction, he became its last survivor; his origin was damaged, and his own master sealed him to prevent him from dying alongside the fallen lineage. 177 282 386

He came to Ancestral Star carrying old grudges and a determination to avenge someone killed by a hidden alien race. When that race appeared in North Sea, he vowed to exterminate its entire clan in repayment for “Qizi.” 23 282

Thirty years before Su Tu’s arrival, Zhou broke through the boundary of the Great Yin Falling Sky Secret Painting and brought its Mystical Anomaly into reality. Witnesses reportedly saw a vast moon descend from the star river and split a meteorite Wasteland Star. 18

Appearance

Zhou Wuliang is a thin, elderly, not especially tall man whose upright bearing is repeatedly compared to a spear or mountain. His eyes are described as burning flames, though in his weakened period he carried a noticeable aura of twilight. 23 368

• Thin, elderly build. 23 60
• Fiery eyes that can project overwhelming pressure. 41 368
• Carries himself with a straight, spear-like posture despite his age. 368
• His twilight aura vanished after his seclusion. 368
• Has an obsessive habit of repeating actions until they total seven, including drinking tea, tapping tables, wrinkling his nose, and breaking objects. 8 12 40 73

Personality

Zhou is an exacting but deeply invested teacher. He recognizes talent immediately, gave Su Tu techniques far beyond what ordinary students receive, and closely monitors each student’s strengths, shortcomings, and cultivation needs. 10 12 40 77

His protectiveness can become ruthless. He permits internal competition, but treats outside attempts to harm his disciples as a personal provocation; he threatens Long Xiao Zhenren, erases witnesses’ memories to protect Su Tu, and launches large-scale reprisals after attacks on his student. 73 79 286

Despite his fearsome reputation, Zhou is burdened by the destruction of Heaven Reaching and reluctant to bind Su Tu to his own karma. He initially resists formally drawing Su Tu into the Dao Heritage precisely because he considers Su Tu “a truly good child” who should not suffer for his past. 114

Abilities & Skills

Martial Dao Mastery

Zhou possesses extraordinary martial power, even while weakened by old injuries and a fallen realm.

• Instantly transported Su Tu from the Body Tempering Room to his wooden hut. 11
• Killed Long Xiao Zhenren and annihilated Chen Tian along with his spatial-shuttle warship. 184
• Overpowered the Holy Dragon Race’s protector through sheer presence and compelled its retreat. 393
• Crushed Liu Yuan’s transformed body using the Power of the Heavenly Dao. 381
• Is considered god-equivalent despite not having become a god. 386

Mental Force

Zhou can use mental force for instruction, concealment, communication, and control.

• Constructed a mental-force space that accelerates thought and creates the illusion that time has stopped. 79
• Implanted cognitive seals to conceal Su Tu’s abnormal talent from other students and their families. 19
• Erased students’ memories of Su Tu’s second Original Skill comprehension to prevent the information from spreading. 79
• Drew the Great Yin Mystical Anomaly from a Secret Painting into reality and guides students through Dao Plucking. 18 40
• Transmitted a mental cultivation secret method directly into Su Tu’s mind. 114

Immortal Slaughtering Sword Shadows

After obtaining access to reflections of the Four Immortal Slaughtering Swords, Zhou can manifest sword shadows carrying immense killing intent.

• Formed dense sword-light formations capable of cleaving the void. 323
• The four sword shadows possess killing power greater than the Heaven Flipping Seal. 323
• Maintaining them rapidly consumes his new power, limiting prolonged use. 323

Heavenly Dao Path

Zhou’s current path is distinct from conventional godhood.

• His power is described as internally and externally unified rather than borrowed from an external source. 381
• He seeks to transform his body into the Heavenly Dao, a path he calls becoming a saint. 386
• This authority allows him to manipulate overwhelming heavenly power, including a giant palm that suppresses opponents as if the sky itself were descending. 381

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sealed power beads — Storage vessels containing the final ultimate sublimation of powerful beings. Zhou used three to destroy the Seven Great Alliances’ star fortress and later carried twenty-four into battle. 283 286
• Heaven Reaching ancestral roster — An ancient Dao Heritage treasure that displays an ancestor’s name only when that ancestor appears in the world. Su Tu’s name manifested within it. 178
• Celestial Chart — A treasure handed to Zhou by the Chen family’s Old Ancestor, who regarded him as dangerous despite Zhou’s then-stated Dao Planting cultivation. 189

Relationships

• Su Tu — Master and student. Zhou discovers Su Tu’s talent, guides his cultivation, conceals his secrets, and repeatedly retaliates against those who threaten him. Su Tu regards Zhou as both master and family. 11 79 368
• Li Hu — Direct disciple and trusted assistant. Li Hu was taken in by Zhou during an interstellar famine disaster and manages the martial hall in his master’s absence. 77 167
• Xiao — Direct disciple and Li Hu’s senior sister. She seeks to save Zhou by reopening the Heaven Reaching Dao Heritage. 167 176 177
• Black Mist Man — An old companion whom Zhou once saved. The two share knowledge of Heaven Reaching’s destruction and argue over Zhou’s reluctance to involve Su Tu in his karma. 114 178
• Xiong Yingtian — Fellow North Sea Town Guard and close friend. Xiong was among the few willing to calm Zhou during his rage over the alien race. 23 60 61
• Long Xiao Zhenren — Former acquaintance and later enemy. Zhou threatened him over Chen Yuan’s actions before eventually killing him. 73 184
• Zhao Zizai / Slaughtering Heaven — Old acquaintance who greets Zhou casually despite the latter’s immense status. 386

Story Role / Major Arcs

Mentor of Moon Stepping Martial Arts Hall

Zhou introduces Su Tu to the Martial Dao’s stages and barriers, tests his extraordinary Bone Root, and provides increasingly rare base skills when ordinary methods fail. He ultimately guides Su Tu through the dangerous Burial of Immortals technique and sets him on the martial path. 9 10 11 12

Protector of Su Tu

He conceals Su Tu’s talent through cognitive seals, protects his Original Skill secret by erasing witnesses’ memories, and provides him with a mental cultivation method after Su Tu opens the Eight Great Apertures and his first Heavenly Acupoint. 19 79 114

Last Survivor of Heaven Reaching

Xiao reveals that Zhou is the final survivor of the Tongtian lineage and that his grave injuries require the lineage’s restoration to reignite his spirit. Su Tu’s entry into the complete Heaven Reaching inheritance triggers the ancestral roster and creates the paradoxical revelation that Su Tu may outrank Zhou within the lineage. 177 178 181

Retribution Against His Enemies

After Chen Yuan targets Su Tu, Zhou kills Long Xiao Zhenren and Chen Tian. When Su Tu is nearly killed by the Seven Great Alliances, Zhou joins the old-technique researchers in attacking their forces and devastates a star fortress with sealed relics. 184 283 286

Return of Skyreach

After seclusion, Zhou returns in renewed condition, arrives on Emperor Star with Su Tu, uncovers information regarding the Heaven Reaching Dao Heritage’s suppression, and punishes those involved. He later confronts the Supreme Council, claims Ancestral Star as Heaven Reaching’s base, and demands a war between humanity and the myriad races. 368 372 381 386

Disappearance on Moon Gazing Star

Zhou vanishes after battling multiple powerful races, including Dao Lords and a Supreme. Su Tu suspects the event is connected to his death during the True King Contention. 428

Notable Quotes

“A master of the Martial Dao can tread the stars alone, shatter a planet with one punch, be untouched by time, live for eons, behold the multitudes of the Myriad Realms, walk upon the Other Shore, and meet All Gods and Immortals. That is the true Martial Dao!!” 8

“I don't care about my students fighting among themselves, but if someone is shameless enough to have other ideas...” 73

“Slaughtering the Star River for ten thousand years in exchange for my disciple's return is worth it.” 421

Trivia

• Zhou’s fixation on the number seven is conspicuous enough that Su Tu notices him drinking tea seven times during a short conversation. 8
• He has six direct disciples remaining, including Li Hu and Xiao. 167
• Zhou initially calls Su Tu a student rather than a disciple, but his treatment of Su Tu surpasses what many masters give their direct successors. 12 114