Bai Zhenzhen
Cultivation? Ain't Got No Money For That!Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1True Spirit Root / Divine Spiritual Root
- 6.2Lightning Special Magical Power
- 6.3Swordsmanship and Derived Arts
- 6.4Flying Sword Control
- 6.5Extreme Emotion Sword Dao
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Songyang High School
- 9.2Foundation Establishment Examination
- 9.3Heaven Sword University and Flying Sword Competition
- 9.4Top Ten League
- 9.5Heaven Sword Sect Conflict
- 10Notable Quotes
- 11Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Bai Zhenzhen (白真真) |
| Alias(es) | A-Zhen |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Heaven Sword Sect; Safety Supervision Bureau of the Industrial Development Zone; formerly Songyang High School 857 880 |
| Occupation/Role | Cultivator; Level 4 Sect Affairs Officer; flying-sword competitor 370 880 |
| Status | Active 1002 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 20 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nine martial arts replicated | 20 | Performed all nine martial arts demonstrated in the Heavenly Human Martial Arts Diagram after watching them once; the diagram acknowledged her with “Not bad.” 20 |
| Freehand Fighting Level 3 | 30 | Revealed that she had raised her Freehand Fighting to Level 3 while keeping it concealed as a combat trump card. 30 |
| Sports Car Legs Level 10 | 98 | Had already reached Level 10, though Zhang Yu’s Light Body Technique still surpassed her long-distance speed. 98 |
| Physical Strength Level 2.98 | 101 | Secured a Physical Competition Team slot after exceeding the required Level 2.94 threshold. 101 |
| Physical Strength Level 4.92 | 109 | Placed seventh in the Physical Competition’s strength rankings alongside Zhang Yu. 109 |
| True Spirit Root: first evolution | 157 | The root retracted its tendrils, linked more closely to her mind, and granted the ability to derive and improve cultivation methods. 157 |
| Lightning Special Magical Power | 188 | Her awakened potential transformed her Magical Power into lightning-aspected Special Magical Power, improving Thunderclap True Body and Electro-optic Step cultivation. 188 |
| Foundation Establishment Certificate | 235 | Defeated Yun Jing with a sword strike that crossed the sound barrier, earning one of four certificates. 235 |
| Divine Spiritual Root manifestation | 275 | Intense emotion caused her True Spirit Root to transform into a blooming azure lotus in her dantian. 275 |
| Azure Lotus Sword Embryo Level 2 | 370 | Her Dao Seed was identified as the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo at Level 2. 370 |
| Golden Core Realm; Extreme Emotion Sword Dao Level 30 | 707 | After a year of fighting across Kunxu’s Third Layer, she refined the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao to Level 30 and fused its operation closely with her Divine Spiritual Root. 707 |
| Immortal Spiritual Root | 778 | Her root became integrated with her flesh, Nascent Soul, and Sea of Consciousness; it can fully conceal itself within her body. 778 |
| Divine Transformation Realm | 857 | A mysterious Heaven Sword Sect figure elevated her to Level 4 Sect Affairs Officer, enabling her breakthrough to Divine Transformation. 857 |
| Spirit Transformation Dao Body enhancement | 920 | Zhang Yu implanted this enhancement into her law aperture, greatly accelerating her cultivation and deepening her understanding of multiple emotional sword arts. 920 |
Background
Bai Zhenzhen attended Songyang High School, where her extraordinary martial aptitude was apparent early: she could reproduce nine demonstrated martial arts after a single viewing and later chose the Martial Dao track because the True Spirit Root gave her her greatest talent there. 20 125
She and Zhang Yu became cultivation partners, privately sparring, exchanging the True Spirit Root, sharing training expenses, and driving each other’s progress. Their shared cultivation improved her Body Tempering by carrying over effects from Zhang Yu’s Scarlet Marrow Primordial Qi. 38 100 102
During the Foundation Establishment examination, she analyzed Yun Jing’s Dharma Skeleton and combat data, then specialized her derived arts around a single supersonic sword strike. The victory earned her a Foundation Establishment Certificate. 234 235
At Heaven Sword University, Bai Zhenzhen became the direct disciple of the Seven Emotions Divine Lord. The Divine Lord equipped and promoted her rapidly, while Bai Zhenzhen gained a military post, access to Military Grade methods and Spirit Roots, and public prominence in flying-sword competition. 370 372
After the Seven Emotions Divine Lord’s departure, Bai Zhenzhen protected the Sword Repository entrusted to her despite pressure from Heaven Sword University to surrender it. Her refusal resulted in house arrest. 716
A high-ranking but unidentified Heaven Sword Sect figure later accelerated her advancement, arranged her Sect Affairs position, and guided her sword cultivation. Bai Zhenzhen recognizes this patron’s malice and fears being raised only to be destroyed for the figure’s amusement. 857 880
Appearance
During the Flying Sword Competition, Bai Zhenzhen wore a white-and-gold competition uniform and projected a sharp, heroic presence. Her formerly black hair had become white-gold from constantly manifested Essence Metal Qi. 370
- Long, heavily trained legs and a physique conditioned through Body Tempering. 98 102
- White-gold hair whose individual strands can become Essence Gold Flying Swords. 370
- Lightning flashes through her eyes and across her body when using awakened lightning power. 188
- Rebuilt physical body after the Top Ten League; she considered its slimmer build inferior to her previous physique. 677
Personality
Bai Zhenzhen is intensely competitive, particularly where Zhang Yu is concerned. She responds to his advances by pushing herself harder, treating their relationship as both companionship and a friendly rivalry. 21 87
She is pragmatic and financially conscious. She pursued teaching work, sought cheap housing, and has repeatedly treated money as a necessary means to continue cultivating. 98 653
In combat, Bai Zhenzhen is observant, calculating, and willing to take extreme risks. She researches opponents’ equipment and data in detail, sets ambushes, and will gamble her life when she believes it is necessary to win. 234 256 659
Her Extreme Emotion Sword Dao makes her feelings both a source of strength and a danger. Strong emotion can trigger Sword Qi without Magical Power consumption, while her inability to fully control it has caused accidental attacks and concerns about Qi Deviation. 489 604 764
Abilities & Skills
True Spirit Root / Divine Spiritual Root
Bai Zhenzhen’s evolving Spirit Root is the basis of her exceptional martial aptitude and adaptability.
- Enhances her understanding of cultivation methods and enables her to derive improved versions of them. 157
- Strengthens her physical body, muscle coordination, explosive force, endurance, and resistance. 102 371
- Adapts to her body, Nascent Soul, and Sea of Consciousness after becoming an Immortal Spiritual Root. 778
- Conceals both her own presence and her flying swords; she can fully hide the Spirit Root within her body. 371 778
- Her evolved attacks adapt to targets struck repeatedly, increasing their destructive power over sustained exchanges. 711
Lightning Special Magical Power
Her awakened potential gave her lightning-aspected Magical Power.
- Stimulates her muscles and nervous system to raise reaction speed, agility, explosive power, and mobility. 188
- Improves her cultivation of Thunderclap True Body and Electro-optic Step. 188
- Can replenish Magical Power and temper her body by drawing electricity from power outlets. 188
- Supports explosive movement through Thunder Walk Nine Heavens Step and all-out strikes through Thunder God Thunderbolt Art. 256
Swordsmanship and Derived Arts
Bai Zhenzhen combines natural sword talent with derived techniques tailored to individual opponents.
- Learned High School Basic Swordsmanship and incorporates Sword Finger attacks into unarmed exchanges. 38
- Accelerated her sword beyond the sound barrier to defeat Yun Jing in the Foundation Establishment examination. 235
- Uses Frost Soul Ice Heart Art to remain analytical under extreme Magical Power circulation and battlefield pressure. 165 169
- Studies enemy equipment, weaknesses, and combat data before building specialized countermeasures. 234
Flying Sword Control
Her Azure Lotus Sword Embryo and Divine Spiritual Root make her a high-level flying-sword combatant.
- Controls Essence Gold Flying Swords created from strands of her hair. 370 372
- Defeated opponents with seven flying swords, then deployed a concealed formation of 108 swords against Military Grade Flying Swords. 372
- Can simultaneously use seventy-two swords defensively and thirty-six swords for remote suppression. 372
- Uses her Dharma Skeleton and Patrolling Sky Swords for targeting data, aerial images, wind direction, altitude, and other combat parameters. 372
Extreme Emotion Sword Dao
An incomplete Immortal Sect sword art that transforms emotion into Sword Qi and combat power.
- Intensifies as her fighting spirit, attachment, grief, or anger rise. 537 630
- Produced crimson, black, and later white Sword Qi capable of affecting more than Spiritual Energy, including Astral Qi and Magical Power. 489 610 707
- Reached Level 30 after sustained combat and emotional cultivation on Kunxu’s Third Layer. 707
- Can activate involuntarily and is difficult to control; its emotional sword intents can clash and lead toward Qi Deviation. 489 764 920
- Her Spirit Transformation Dao Body enhancement gave her the insight to begin reconciling Extreme Emotion, Pain, and Extreme Joy sword arts. 920
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Essence Gold Flying Swords — Flying swords refined from her white-gold hair. 370 372
- Dharma Skeleton / Eye Skeleton — Provides flying-sword combat data and sensory information. 274 372
- Military Grade Dharma Skeleton and Flying Sword — Used during the Top Ten League. 653
- Yuhuan Sword — Powerful sword used to defeat Cang Shenyu; its Sword Spirit can draw her into an illusion realm. 650
- Magnetic Oscillation Sword — Enterprise Grade Dharma Treasure selected for her battle against Yun Jing; vibrates at high frequency when supplied with Magical Power. 234
- Sword Repository — A repository entrusted to her by the Seven Emotions Divine Lord, which Bai Zhenzhen refused to surrender for disposal. 716
Relationships
- Zhang Yu — Her closest companion and long-term cultivation partner. They exchanged Spirit Roots, trained together, and repeatedly protected one another; Bai Zhenzhen calls their three high-school years the happiest of her life. 100 275 605
- Seven Emotions Divine Lord — Her master and benefactor, who made her a direct disciple, funded her advancement, and entrusted the Sword Repository to her. 370 716
- Wen Wuya — Heaven Sword Sect associate who tried to become closer to her, later served as her subordinate in the Old Days Graveyard, and remains aware of her connection to Zhang Yu. 371 857
- Fu Ji — Evil God associated with Zhang Yu who can communicate directly with Bai Zhenzhen and participated in awakening her potential. 188 881
- Yun Jing — Foundation Establishment examination opponent defeated by Bai Zhenzhen’s supersonic sword strike. 234 235
- Kuang Tianqing — Top Ten League rival. Bai Zhenzhen risked her life to challenge her and later continued to regard her as a central opponent. 653 659
- Bu Yingshu — Initially hostile toward Bai Zhenzhen because of Heaven Sword Sect affiliations; later met her to clear up misunderstandings. 881 920
- The Mysterious Person — An unidentified senior figure in Heaven Sword Sect who advanced Bai Zhenzhen’s career and sword cultivation while seemingly manipulating her life for an unknown purpose. 857 880
Story Role / Major Arcs
Songyang High School
- Demonstrated exceptional aptitude in the Heavenly Human Martial Arts Diagram and became Zhang Yu’s fellow trainee and rival. 20 21
- Joined the Physical Competition Team after reaching Physical Strength Level 2.98 and defeated Li Yong in a pure-strength contest by lifting 2,000 kilograms. 101 102
- Placed fifth overall in the Physical Competition and reached the final four of the steel-ball dodging challenge with Zhang Yu. 109 111
Foundation Establishment Examination
- Selected the Martial Dao track and prepared by rapidly expanding her techniques and derived arts. 125 157
- Defeated Yun Jing in a best-of-three arena battle through opponent analysis and a supersonic final sword, receiving a Foundation Establishment Certificate. 234 235
- Fought Oasis Group pursuers while buying time for Zhang Yu’s Foundation Establishment, ambushing Red River and using the factory district as a battlefield. 256
Heaven Sword University and Flying Sword Competition
- Became a direct disciple of the Seven Emotions Divine Lord and a favorite to place in the Flying Sword Competition’s top ten. 370
- Used invisible flying-sword formations to defeat competitors armed with Military Grade Flying Swords. 372
- Finished eighteenth after aiming for the top twenty, remaining outwardly calm despite the resulting backlash and decline in Seven Emotions Coin value. 373
Top Ten League
- Advanced to the final four after using the Yuhuan Sword against Cang Shenyu. 650
- Prepared to stake her assets and life against Kuang Tianqing, using transfers to strengthen the emotions driving her Sword Dao. 653
- Transformed into a Spiral Longsword in her final attack after being defeated by Kuang Tianqing; her sacrifice allowed Zhang Yu to wield her in the finals. 659 664
- Received a reconstructed physical body after the competition. 677
Heaven Sword Sect Conflict
- Fought through Kunxu’s Third Layer to refine the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao to Level 30. 707
- Resisted Heaven Sword University’s attempt to reclaim the Sword Repository, leading to house arrest. 716
- Rose to Divine Transformation and became a Level 4 Sect Affairs Officer under the influence of an unknown Heaven Sword Sect patron. 857 880
- Secretly maintained contact and Spirit Root exchanges with Zhang Yu despite pressure from Bu Yingshu and Heaven Sword Sect forces. 880 920
Notable Quotes
“For this sword, I have been gathering strength for more than ten years. I have been accelerating for more than ten years, chasing after you for more than ten years.” 235
“The three years I spent with Zhang Yu were the happiest three years of my life!” 275
“I believe in Zhang Yu.” 485
“Let me remind you: it’s not against the law for me to kill you right now.” 256
Trivia
- Bai Zhenzhen once disguised herself with tattoo stickers, a wig, padding, and a mask to avoid being recognized while seeking work. 97
- She gained a reputation as a “School Electric Tyrant” for using other classrooms’ outlets to charge her Power Banks and cultivate. 189
- Before gaining resources, she considered the unlimited medical insurance in her examination match unusually luxurious. 234