Zhang Wan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhang Wan (张顽)
Alias(es)	Wang Yan; Ye Shengtian; Ghost Sea Old Ancestor; True Martial Old Ancestor; Mang Ji; Chen Yang 131 142 191 199 241 249
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Jade Bone Sect; True Spirit Martial Hall
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; Jade Bone Sect Supreme Grand Elder; founder and leader of the True Spirit Martial Hall; Spirit Planter; artifact refiner; Talisman Master; alchemist 247 443 446
Status	Active 463
First Appearance	4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Postnatal First Level	4	Broke through at age ten; could augment the Ox Demon Body Tempering Fist with mana.
Postnatal First Level Peak	27	Reached the peak by consuming his cultivated spirit plants, but delayed a breakthrough to remain inconspicuous.
Postnatal Third Level	48	Had mastered the Earth Element Net Shield and Wave Saber Technique.
Postnatal Sixth Level or higher	65	Departed for Golden Cloud Manor as one of the few disciples on the flying boat at this level.
Postnatal Seventh Level	82	Reached the seventh level after a year at Golden Cloud Manor and began accelerating his cultivation.
Postnatal Eighth Level	98	Dominated opponents of the same level from the other five sects and could contend with Ninth Level Postnatal martial artists.
Prenatal First Level	102	Underwent a physical and spiritual transformation; received an Elder token and the Prenatal Bronze Iron Body inheritance.
True Core First Tier, peak	114	Comprehended the Great Sun Melting True Intent, broke through with EXP, and raised six matching martial skills to True Core grade.
True Core Fourth Level, late stage	137	Upgraded eight complementary martial skills to mid-grade True Core, gaining the ability to contend with fifth-level True Cores.
True Core Fifth Level	142	Reached this level after refining his natal magic tool, the Great Sun Source Heart.
True Core Sixth Level, late stage	155	Possessed six True Core magic tools and mid-grade True Core restrictions on the Great Sun Source Heart.
Dharma Aspect Realm	164	Condensed the Great Sun Dharma Aspect and upgraded the Great Sun Source Heart to Dharma Aspect grade.
Dharma Aspect Second Level	178	Deduced the second-level Great Sun Five Elements Melting Furnace Cultivation and crossed the bottleneck with EXP.
Dharma Aspect Fourth Level	187	Reached the peak of the third layer, deduced the fourth-layer technique, then advanced after refining his martial skills.
Dharma Aspect Fifth Level, middle stage	190	Perfected eight complementary martial skills to mid-grade Dharma Aspect and upgraded his natal tool to the same grade.
Dharma Aspect Sixth Level, middle stage	197	Refined the Ghost Sea Old Ancestor's Dharma Aspect body, strengthening his already exceptionally solid foundation.
Dharma Aspect Eighth Level, late stage	220	Advanced through cultivation and comprehension treasures; several core martial skills reached peak Dharma Aspect grade.
Void Glimpse Third Level	253	Deduced the third-level cultivation technique and used EXP to pass the bottleneck.
Void God Realm	294	Broke through while receiving World Origin Power from the Great Xuanwu World, strengthening his body, soul, Dharma Aspect, and comprehension.
Void God Fourth Level	313	Main body reached the fourth level; combined with his other bodies and formation, his full combat power approached peak Void God Seventh Level.
Void God Fifth Level	441	Advanced by absorbing power from the Great Sun Five Elements Melting Furnace Cultivation.
Three Calamities Realm — Calamity of Aging and Death	443	Entered the first calamity and chose to experience it repeatedly to understand the Great Dao of Death.
Holy Kingdom Realm — cultivator path	434	Deduced the Great Zhou Heavenly Divine Art to the Holy Kingdom Realm.
Middle True Spirit Realm — cultivator path	460	His growing strength and destiny led the Great Xia Emperor to recognize him as a potential Plane Lord of the True Spirit Plane.

Background / History

Early cultivation and Jade Bone Sect

Zhang Wan reached the Postnatal Realm at ten years old through the Ox Demon Body Tempering Fist. He revealed himself as the nineteenth student of his cohort to enter the Houtian Realm, deliberately accepting limited attention rather than standing among the earliest breakthroughs. He registered as an official Jade Bone Sect disciple and selected the Bronze Iron Body cultivation method for its long-term potential. 4 5

He built his early combat foundation around the Bronze Iron Body, Stacked Force Palm, Bone Piercing Finger, and Nine Step Movement Technique. Rather than immediately seeking defensive skills, he relied on the physique forged by his cultivation method as his defense. 10

After returning to Quanjian Village, Zhang Wan helped Zhang Changlin cultivate Snow Grass and began planning for a safer sect career. He chose Spirit Planter and Talisman Master paths because spirit planting could supply his own talisman materials and potentially secure a logistics position within the Jade Bone Sect. 12 13

His ability as a Spirit Planter let him enter the Spirit Planter Hall early. There, he formed connections with Li Sanjian and Wan Xing'er, who taught him practical knowledge and unwritten rules of the hall. 29

Dual discipleship and Golden Cloud Manor

Wang Yue and Li Guannian unexpectedly accepted Zhang Wan as their disciple simultaneously. Their gifts included a storage bag, a complete Postnatal Spirit Planter inheritance, two magic tools, and one hundred low-grade spirit stones; Zhang Wan nevertheless investigated their motives and anticipated hostility from their factions. 43

He refused attempts by other disciples to distract or compromise him through banquets, gambling, charm cultivators, wine, and wealth. His nominal masters approved of his response because he remained focused and continued improving despite the rumors surrounding him. 46 47

Assigned to Golden Cloud Manor as a Spirit Planter, Zhang Wan cultivated thirty mu of spirit fields while repeatedly fighting martial artists from rival True Core sects. The practical battles sharpened his combat instincts and earned him a reputation among the manor's disciples. 64 79 98

Secret inheritance gathering and rise to True Core

Following his Prenatal breakthrough, Zhang Wan moved with Zhang Lingshu and Zhang Yan into an inner-mountain cave dwelling. He studied the sect's inheritances, deduced the Five Elements Melting Furnace Cultivation from the Bronze Iron Body, then rebuilt his movement, fist, finger, and body-refinement skills around the new technique. 103 107 108

Using Five Elements Divine Concealment, he infiltrated the sixth and seventh floors of the Inheritance Hall, copied incomplete True Core techniques, and obtained the Jade Bone Fist Scripture and Five Elements Talisman Master inheritance. 109

He advanced to True Core after integrating the Great Sun concept into his cultivation and comprehending the Great Sun Melting True Intent. This created the Great Sun Five Elements Melting Furnace Cultivation and gave him combat power beyond ordinary first-tier True Core martial artists. 114

Regional expansion and alternate identities

Zhang Wan recruited followers for the Cloud Valley Branch from his classmates, his inherited faction, Golden Cloud Manor, and the Spirit Planter Hall. He expected obedience rather than unconditional loyalty, asking only that subordinates not betray him while he remained standing. 112

As his strength rose, he began using disposable identities to obtain resources and conceal his growth. As Wang Yan, he travelled as a True Core artifact refiner and opened Wang's Artifact Refining Workshop in Spirit Treasure City. The workshop gained renown for its magic-tool work and fire talismans, while Luo Qiu and Bo Quan became his apprentices. 142 143 145

He later used the identities Ye Shengtian, Ghost Sea Old Ancestor, True Martial Old Ancestor, Mang Ji, and Chen Yang to plunder hostile powers, gather inheritances, pressure enemies, and separate risks from his family and the Jade Bone Sect. 131 187 191 199 202 241 249

Dharma Aspect and higher realms

Upon reaching the Dharma Aspect Realm, Zhang Wan condensed the Great Sun Dharma Aspect and began infiltrating Dharma Aspect sects for inheritances. He gathered more than two hundred complete Dharma Aspect inheritances before turning to resource accumulation. 164

The Heavenly Talent Gu, Myriad Infant Immortal Herb, top-grade spirit vein, and Great Sun Source Heart accelerated his growth. He integrated insights from many inheritances into his core technique, enabling him to challenge martial artists far above his nominal realm. 182 187 191

After entering the Great Xuanwu World, Zhang Wan divided his strength among his main body, Second True Body, flesh-and-blood form, and half-magic-tool clone. His bodies operated independently while sharing knowledge and resources, allowing him to hunt feral beasts, collect inheritances, improve the Jade Bone Sect, and pursue higher cultivation simultaneously. 265 291 303 313

World Origin Power aided his breakthrough to the Void God Realm and left behind a top-grade Void God spirit vein and natural formation. Zhang Wan used the spirit vein to raise the spiritual-energy concentration around Dragon Phoenix Mountain and support Jade Bone Sect expansion. 294 301 312

True Spirit Plane

In the True Spirit Plane, Zhang Wan entered Ziyong City disguised as an alchemist and opened Hundred Elixir Workshop. The Ye Clan recruited him as a retainer, leading him to discover the unusually gifted child Ye Shi. 418

After eliminating an Azure Abyss Hall elder and several Origin Vein experts, Zhang Wan took Ye Shi as a disciple and began travelling with him. He taught Ye Shi the Great Zhou Heavenly Divine Art, a comprehensive technique Zhang Wan created by integrating techniques gathered across the surrounding region. 430 431

Zhang Wan subdued Azure Abyss Hall territory and established the True Spirit Martial Hall. He later trained Ye Shi and Fang Qinglian through repeated life-and-death combat, while gaining recognition among Three Calamities Realm cultivators as the “Money-scattering Boy” for purchasing information and curiosities with high-grade Origin Pills. 441 443 446

He eventually disclosed to the Great Xia Emperor that he was an outsider tasked with nurturing True Spirit Realm experts for an approaching great calamity. By then, the True Spirit Plane had marked him with immense destiny, potentially positioning him as its foremost Child of Destiny or future Plane Lord. 460

Personality

Zhang Wan is cautious without being passive. He prefers to develop quietly and avoid becoming an obvious target, but he rejects the idea of pretending to be helpless: in his view, appearing completely weak invites exploitation and eventual suppression. 5 27

He is disciplined and difficult to corrupt. Zhang Wan avoids distractions that would endanger his foundation or consume time needed for cultivation, and he preserves EXP for unforeseen crises rather than spending it recklessly. 46 137

His pragmatism can become ruthless when dealing with enemies or acting through an alias. He treats disposable identities as tools that can bear infamy in his place, allowing him to extort hostile forces or acquire resources with fewer restraints. 199 202

Zhang Wan is strongly protective of those he considers his own. He equips his siblings with defensive treasures, gives scarce cultivation resources first to close companions, preserves the bodies and souls of deceased family members, and later succeeds in reviving them. 128 199 223 388

Abilities & Skills

Experience Point System

Zhang Wan possesses a system panel that tracks his realm, techniques, martial skills, and available EXP.

• He can spend EXP to comprehend and perfect techniques or martial skills immediately. 4 48
• He can deduce new skills and cultivation methods by integrating existing inheritances and insights. 105 107 109
• He can use EXP to cross cultivation bottlenecks, though he often avoids doing so publicly to conceal the speed of his advancement. 27 114 178
• He considers stored EXP a strategic reserve for reacting to emergencies. 137

Great Sun Five Elements Melting Furnace Cultivation

Zhang Wan's principal cultivation method evolved from the Bronze Iron Body into the Five Elements Melting Furnace Cultivation, then into the Great Sun Five Elements Melting Furnace Cultivation.

• The initial Five Elements Melting Furnace Cultivation was deduced from the Bronze Iron Body and ten complete Prenatal inheritances; at the Prenatal stage, it was stated to offer at least triple the Bronze Iron Body's combat power. 107
• The Great Sun concept and Great Sun Melting True Intent gave the technique a matching martial-path foundation for the True Core Realm. 114
• Its accompanying skills include Crimson Sun Body Technique, Great Sun Divine Fist, Mixed Yang Saber Palm, Great Sun Five Elements Melting Furnace True Body, Five Elements Secret Flame, Great Sun Furnace Refining Spirit Method, Five Elements Divine Concealment, and Soul Seal. 187 190
• His Great Sun Golden Eyes emerged naturally as his true body strengthened, enhancing his perception alongside spiritual sense. 201

Concealment and disguises

Zhang Wan repeatedly uses concealment to control what others learn about his true cultivation and identity.

• Iron Curtain Stealth conceals aura and obscures his form; at Prenatal First Level, it could disguise his cultivation as lower stages, though stronger opponents could still detect inconsistencies. 105
• Five Elements Divine Concealment was deduced from Iron Curtain Stealth and Spirit Planter inheritances. It can bypass formations and restrictions without triggering them. 105 109
• Ashen Divine Concealment was created from the Heaven-Deceiving Inheritance and Zhang Wan's own cultivation insights after his parents' deaths. 199
• His identities are deliberately compartmentalized so that danger directed at an alias does not immediately threaten his relatives or Jade Bone Sect connections. 142 187 241

Artifact refining, talismans, and alchemy

Zhang Wan supplements combat cultivation with logistical and crafting disciplines.

• He chose Spirit Planter and Talisman Master paths to produce resources, including spirit plants for talisman paper, ink, and brushes. 13
• He refined the Cold Heavy Saber, Earth Tortoise Shield, storage tools, and later his natal magic tool, the Great Sun Source Heart. 48 142
• His artifact-refining ability reached Dharma Aspect grade, allowing him to upgrade all six of his principal magic tools to Dharma Aspect magic tools. 174
• He used Enlightenment Peach Fruits to raise his artifact-refining skill to low-grade Virtual God level. 303
• In the True Spirit Plane, he became known as an Alchemist Grandmaster because he traded high-grade Origin Pills for secret techniques, ancient texts, and unusual artifacts. 446

Multiple bodies and formations

Zhang Wan operates through more than one form to extend his reach and combine power.

• His main body, Second True Body, flesh-and-blood form, and half-magic-tool clone can act independently while coordinating resources and intelligence. 265 291 303
• The half-magic-tool clone reached a body comparable to a peak low-grade Virtual God magic tool and gained a Virtual God-level divine soul. 312
• He derived the Earth-Shattering Three Yuan Formation to combine the strengths of his main body, Second True Body, and half-magic-tool clone. 265
• When united with his formation and multiple bodies, his full power approached peak Void God Seventh Level despite his main body being at Void God Fourth Level. 313

Soul preservation and resurrection

Zhang Wan preserves the souls of deceased relatives and associates for future revival.

• He retrieved and preserved Zhang Changlin and Lin Yue's bodies after their deaths, intending to revive them later. 199
• He also reserved places in his soul space for Zhang Yan, Chen Xin, and other close family members. 255
• Zhang Changlin, Lin Yue, Zhang Yan, Chen Xin, Old Ancestor Jade Bone, and others were ultimately revived. 388

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Great Sun Source Heart — Zhang Wan's natal magic tool; its Universal Adaptation Restriction allows him to use another cultivator's natal magic tool without damaging it. 190
• Great Sun Flame Blade — Void Glimpse low-grade saber. 255
• Black Sun Tower — Void Glimpse low-grade magic tool. 255
• Great Sun Magic Robe — Void Glimpse low-grade defensive robe. 255
• Great Sun Battle Boots — Void Glimpse low-grade movement equipment. 255
• Great Sun Shield Hairpin — documented as a top-grade Dharma Aspect magic tool before Zhang Wan obtained suitable Void Glimpse materials to improve it. 255
• Longevity Cushion — assists concentration and cultivation; its effect diminished as Zhang Wan reached higher Void Glimpse stages. 213 294
• Bloody Abyss — blood-red palace created by Zhang Wan that can absorb external objects to improve itself. 431
• Destiny Bead — channels the power of destiny and heaven-and-earth force into Zhang Wan during the battle at the True Spirit Martial Hall. 463

Relationships

• Zhang Changlin — Father; a spirit farmer who worked alongside Zhang Wan in Quanjian Village. Zhang Wan preserved his body and soul after his death and later revived him. 12 199 388
• Lin Yue — Mother; proud of Zhang Wan's breakthrough and affectionately chided him for withholding the news. Zhang Wan later revived her. 12 199 388
• Zhang Lingshu — Younger sister and long-term cultivation protégée. Zhang Wan trained her from childhood, supplied her with resources and Prenatal Pills, and planned a tailored cultivation method for her. 12 128 170
• Zhang Yan — Younger brother. Zhang Wan trained him, trusted him with family responsibilities, supported his marriage to Chen Xin, and preserved him for eventual resurrection. 27 128 255 388
• Wang Yue and Li Guannian — Zhang Wan's two nominal masters and vice-ministers. They jointly accepted him as a disciple, provided major resources, and later died while he was away from the sect. 43 169
• Martial Ancestor Qin Kexing — Spirit Planter Hall elder who gave Zhang Wan Prenatal and True Core Spirit Planter inheritances after his Prenatal breakthrough. 102 103
• Old Ancestor Jade Bone — Jade Bone Sect ancestor and later political ally. Zhang Wan helped preserve the sect's future, supplied it with inheritances and resources, and ultimately revived the old ancestor. 121 182 388
• Li Sanjian and Wan Xing'er — Spirit Planter Hall friends who guided Zhang Wan early in his career. He repaid their kindness by accepting descendants from their families; both later died of old age or other causes. 29 112 169
• Luo Qiu and Bo Quan — Former workshop apprentices who rebuilt Wang's Artifact Refining Workshop. Zhang Wan later accepted them as registered disciples and offered protection to their pledged clansmen. 145 209
• Xu Hui and Zhao Qixin — Former academy acquaintances. Xu Hui later founded his own faction, while Zhao Qixin became close to Zhang Lingshu and continued studying under Zhang Wan's guidance. 169 170
• Xu Xiaozi — Powerful and wary associate-rival who uncovered several of Zhang Wan's aliases. Their dealings involve trade, mutual probing, and negotiations over the Sky Alliance. 202 204 206
• Ye Shi — Gifted disciple discovered in Ziyong City. Zhang Wan chose to take him away from the Ye Clan, taught him the Great Zhou Heavenly Divine Art, and personally oversaw his harsh training. 418 430 431 446
• Fang Qinglian — A prodigy trained alongside Ye Shi in the True Spirit Martial Hall. Zhang Wan subjected both to repeated life-or-death battles to accelerate their growth. 441 446