Xu Qingqiu

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Meeting Ning Qi and exploring the ruins

Xu Qingqiu explored ancient ruins separately from her master, martial uncles, and fellow disciples. She enjoyed being free of her elders’ restrictions and partnered with Ning Qi, exchanging divine-sense imprints through their jade pendants. Her maps of the formations and Prohibitions helped him uncover the route to the real mountain gate behind an illusory entrance 520 521.

The two shared their discoveries. Xu Qingqiu copied cultivation manuals into a Memory Spirit Stone for Ning Qi and explained how Qi-Blood Stones could power weapons without draining their wielder directly. Her explanation inspired him to use the blood-water in his Bronze Cauldron with the God Slaying Bow 521.

While searching deserted settlements, she persuaded an injured Nine-Tailed Cat to accept her as its master. She subsequently explored an underground passage with Ning Qi and recognized that moving hills on another continent were guiding them toward a destination 522 523.

Devil Creature and mountain trials

In a mist-covered Gobi Desert, Xu Qingqiu discovered that a Devil Creature had impersonated Ning Qi. Suspicious of its cold hand, she tested it with a question about their earlier exploration and slashed its arm when its answer exposed the deception. Surrounded by more beasts, she threatened to self-destruct; Ning Qi later rescued her 527 530.

She accompanied Ning Qi up a trial mountain despite reaching her normal limit around the seventieth step. Her talent and formation knowledge carried her roughly another dozen steps before she stopped, exhausted and bleeding from her forehead 529.

After Ning Qi disappeared at the summit, other climbers blamed him for their failed attempts and directed their anger toward Xu Qingqiu. She waited for his return but eventually left with her sect. She later explained that the sealed site and an approaching Twisted Monster had forced her departure 530 532 572.

Reunion and the branch division attack

Ning Qi eventually found Xu Qingqiu at the Myriad Sword Sect. Delighted by his arrival, she welcomed him, cooked for him, and explained her sect’s hierarchy, rival factions, and the Immortal Gate’s recruitment for the Boundary Sea Battlefield. She also concealed his connection to Di Xi’s inheritance to prevent trouble with her master 572 574.

During their subsequent travels, they discovered that her sect’s branch division had been massacred and Gao Yunze and several disciples were captives. Xu Qingqiu warned Ning Qi against accepting an Evil Qi pill offered by the attackers. After he defeated them, she returned with Gao Yunze to report the incident to the sect 584 585.

Xu Qingqiu then served as a contact for Ning Qi while he infiltrated the Devil Race. She brought her master and others to investigate, received Ning Qi’s reports through her jade pendant, and insisted that he remained their spy when she joined the search for the attackers 599 607.

Boundary Sea Battlefield

After troubles in her home realm were resolved, Xu Qingqiu arrived at the Boundary Sea Battlefield. She initially worked in the rear, taking inventory, delivering resources, and occasionally assisting with missions. Ning Qi remained in contact and urged her to avoid dangerous ruins 672 731.

They reunited before a garrison assignment that also involved probing enemy strength. Xu Qingqiu guided Ning Qi into the Human Race’s Main City and Black Market. During an auction visit, he acquired the Purple Scaled Armor for her and helped her become its master 754 755 758.

She joined the expedition with Ning Qi and Xu Haoran, then left the main ship with Ning Qi to scout ahead. Their smaller group was pursued by a fleet demanding the Crystal Box and continued into the Inheritance Land 763 765 766.

Inner Realm and inheritance breakthrough

Ning Qi brought Xu Qingqiu into his Inner Realm, showed her its cities, and invited her to stay. She was attracted by the prospect of cultivating there while enjoying ordinary city life, but remained reluctant to accept more treasures from him 769.

The Medicine Spirit introduced her to the Life Pool Water, where she left the Nine-Tailed Cat to cultivate. Later, Ning Qi opened an inheritance trial for her and arranged for Black Shadow to guard her. After obtaining the inheritance and enduring Tribulation Lightning, she reached First Grade Taiyi Golden Immortal 770 788 789.

Her breakthrough allowed her to remain outside the Inner Realm and gain experience alongside the group. When their clash with Windfrost Sect disciples threatened the Myriad Sword Sect, she warned her master through her Sound Transmission Jade Pendant. She subsequently worried about his absence and helped identify the major sect delegations gathering in their temporary valley camp 790 792 794.

Personality

Xu Qingqiu is lively, playful, and fond of excursions. She enjoys street performances, snacks, and candied hawthorns, and openly relishes opportunities to explore without her elders restraining her. Her exchanges with Liu Baifeng show an affectionate, teasing relationship with her fellow disciples 521 574 575 577.

She values loyalty and reciprocation. She shares discoveries with Ning Qi, waits for him after the mountain trial, and feels guilty about receiving expensive treasures without being able to repay his generosity. Her attachment to him is also expressed through blushing, eagerness to reunite, and happiness when he holds her hand 520 521 532 758 769 770.

Although cautious about dangerous purchases and powerful sects, she is not passive under pressure. She exposes Ning Qi’s impostor, rejects Gao Yunze’s suggestion that they abandon Ning Qi, and resolves to grow stronger rather than remain dependent on protection 527 585 764 774 790.

Abilities & Skills

Formation Knowledge

• Maps arrays and Prohibitions accurately enough to help Ning Qi discover a concealed route through the ruins 520 521.
• Uses her understanding of formations to continue beyond her normal limit on the trial mountain 529.
• Recognizes strong fluctuations, formations, and restrictions associated with an apparent Inheritance Land 766.
• Her comprehension remains below Ning Qi’s after he refines Formation Origin Power; she is astonished by his ability to understand ancient formations after only a few glances 773.

Combat and Cultivation

• Wields a Mystic Sword during her early explorations and injures the Devil Creature impersonating Ning Qi 522 527.
• Later adopts Weaving Fate, a ribbon weapon, as her primary weapon on the Boundary Sea Battlefield 758.
• Can channel Immortal Power and bloodline power, including condensing soul blood for treasure refinement 758.
• After reaching First Grade Taiyi Golden Immortal, can withdraw her imposing presence sufficiently to appear ordinary 789.
• Before that breakthrough, requires protection against the violent winds encountered in the Inheritance Land 768 770.

Flying Boat Operation

• Pilots a sect Flying Boat using Spirit Stones and activates its protective formation during acceleration 578 579.
• Uses the resulting light screen to shield passengers from the Gang Wind generated by high-speed travel 579.

Practical Knowledge

• Understands the use of Qi-Blood Stones to store excess qi and blood for later expenditure by weapons 521.
• Explains sect ranks, promotion requirements, regional trade, and access requirements for higher regions 574 575 580.
• Identifies representatives of the Cloud Ridge Sect, Purple Cloud Valley, and Alchemy Pavilion, including their leaders and disciples 794.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Mystic Sword — Carried during her early travels with Ning Qi 522.
• Weaving Fate — Ribbon weapon obtained through Ning Qi’s auction bidding. It becomes her primary battlefield weapon and helps her escape danger several times 758.
• Purple Scaled Armor — Gift from Ning Qi, bound with assistance from his Immortal-Demon Power and the Medicine Spirit’s life essence 758.
  • Increases cultivation speed, movement speed, and strength.
  • Doubles the circulation of her Immortal Power and, by her initial assessment, increases her Immortal Power at least fivefold.
  • Helps condense Immortal Power faster and make it stronger.
  • Contains a chaotic internal space she considers superior to her Sumeru Space, though she cannot yet determine its contents 758.
  • Can merge into her body in response to her intention 759.
• Sound Transmission Jade Pendant — Enables remote communication and projected images; used to maintain contact with Ning Qi and warn her master of the Windfrost Sect threat 520 599 792.
• Personal Disciple Jade Pendant — Establishes her Myriad Sword Sect status and allows her and Ning Qi to pass city guards without delay 580.
• Storage Bag and Qi-Blood Stone — Carries a stone containing her stored qi and blood, which she demonstrates to Ning Qi 521.

Relationships

• Ning Qi — Friend, rescuer, and frequent exploration partner. She shows affection toward him, while he protects her, gives her treasures, and helps her obtain the inheritance behind her major breakthrough. Their relationship is explicitly described as friendship; no formal romantic relationship is established in the supplied passages 530 572 758 769 770 789.
• Wang Zhenggan / Wang Zhengqian — Master. He accepts her as his final disciple and supports her when Windfrost Sect threatens the Myriad Sword Sect. She respects him and worries when he goes missing 529 579 792 794.
• Nine-Tailed Cat — Contracted spirit beast, tamed after she finds it injured. She later leaves it at the Life Pool Water to cultivate; it achieves a breakthrough and begins evolving toward becoming a Divine Beast 522 770 790.
• Medicine Spirit — Fellow traveler and friend. Helps subdue her armor, protects her from dangerous winds, and grants her and the Nine-Tailed Cat access to the Life Pool Water 758 770.
• Xu Haoran — Eldest senior brother under her master. Helps arrange Ning Qi’s expedition accommodations and offers to relay her departure message to their master 574 763 765.
• Liu Baifeng — Second senior brother. She treats him playfully but speaks sympathetically about the bereavement behind his drinking and stalled cultivation 574 575.
• Xu Wenlong — Third senior brother, whom Ning Qi meets during his visit to her master’s courtyard 572 574.
• Gao Yunze — Fellow sect disciple and unwanted suitor. She rejects his persistent attention and condemns his willingness to leave Ning Qi behind, though they later return together to report the branch attack 574 575 585.
• Wang Zhengxiong — Martial uncle and Gao Yunze’s master; accompanies her sect’s party during the early ruins expedition 529 532.
• Shi Xiaokun — Traveling companion who monitors the Nine-Tailed Cat’s cultivation and reassures her about its condition 773.