Shen Zhui

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Shen Zhui
Alias(es)	Fang Liang; Han Song; Wu Yazhi 270 376 459
Species/Race	Human 604
Gender	Male
Age	17 at his first appearance; 22 by his arrival at the capital 1 579
Affiliation	Great Zhou Imperial Court; Wu'an Army; White Cloud Peak; Windwalk Hall 114 153 309
Occupation/Role	Former Heyuan County constable; Protector Commander; Divine Might General; Martial Marquis and Marquis Champion 1 153 452 558 580
Status	Alive; undergoing the Ship of Hope's master-recognition trial 849
First Appearance	My Enlightenment Exchange System, Chapter 1: “Merit Points” 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Seventh-stage Houtian	1	Registered as a Houtian Martial Artist with the third layer of the Blood Burning Art and a Great Accomplishment Nine Layers of Iron Ruler.
Eighth-stage Houtian	4	Broke the eighth acupoint barrier after using a Great Return Pill.
Ninth-stage Houtian	17	Reached the Acquired Realm’s ninth stage after enduring imprisonment, punishment, and prolonged cultivation.
Peak Houtian	53	Used the Yuanpin Pearl, Great Return Pills, and body-strengthening pills to push his physique to its Houtian limit.
High-grade Xiantian	100 101	Opened eighteen main acupoints; sensed 108 points of light during his breakthrough, attaining High-grade Xiantian through the Blood Burning Art.
High-stage Xiantian	143	Opened twenty-five additional acupoints through the Whale Swallowing Great Method, Spirit Spring cultivation, formations, and pills.
Peak Xiantian	155	Consumed Great Strength Demonic Ape Blood Essence, opened all 108 acupoints, and attained Silver Bones Great Accomplishment.
Extreme Xiantian	185	Opened 200 acupoints and completed the Golden Body Treasure Physique, gaining Golden Bone, Golden Marrow, and a body comparable to a top-tier Rank 2 Spirit Weapon.
Spirit Bridge Realm	186	Opened ten grotto-heavens, including the tenth through Sishui Snake King essence blood.
Mid Spirit Bridge Realm	202	Absorbed a Blood Origin Crystal Core; his Spiritual Sense reached the Spirit Bridge Peak threshold.
High-stage Spirit Bridge Realm	238	His Ten Great Cave Heavens expanded further while his comprehension of Gold and Lightning deepened.
Divine Ability Realm	300	Unified his divine soul and Cave Heaven worlds; gained the ability to nurture clones.
Third-tier Divine Ability Realm	350	His main body and seven clones advanced together.
Fifth-tier Divine Ability Realm	376	Achieved after nearly a thousand days of cultivation in the War God Arena World.
Seventh-tier Divine Ability Realm	422	Broke through upon leaving the Sacred Word Secret Realm, surpassing the other adventurers.
Ninth-tier Divine Ability Realm	473	Advanced with the Supreme Golden Pill.
Peak Divine Ability Realm	499	Recorded with the fourth form of the Falling Snow Saber Technique and the seventh form of the Thunder God Art.
Venerable, Third Tier	536	Advanced beyond the Divine Ability Realm and refined his combat arts as a Venerable.
Venerable, Fourth Tier	553	Broke through during battle after absorbing a Ninth-tier Venerable deep-sea Mysterious Turtle’s essence.
Venerable, Ninth Tier	612	Reached the ninth tier after nearly a year of intensive cultivation in the Martial Marquis Secret Realm.

Background / History

Shen Zhui arrived in the world as an orphaned child with no memories of his original body’s past. Shen Shan saved and raised him in Heyuan County, where Shen Zhui eventually became a constable in the Martial Arts Department. At seventeen, he distinguished himself by capturing the sixth-stage Houtian criminal Yang Cheng alive, earning Merit Points and provoking the hostility of Yang Cheng’s uncle, Yang Wu 1 580.

His early career was shaped by the conflict between Heyuan County’s officials and powerful local families. Shen Zhui pursued murderers and bandits for Merit Points, survived an ambush outside Heyuan City, and refused to compromise with the Li and Yang families. County Magistrate Wei Wenhe and Captain Wang Long recognized his potential, while Zhao Hu remained a loyal companion through imprisonment and danger 8 14 17 21.

After joining the Wu'an Army, Shen Zhui completed conscription missions in the Hardship Soldier Camp and was transferred to White Cloud Peak. He became a commander, took control of the Seventy-second Squad by killing the rebellious Dou Bin brothers, and later received the title of Protector Commander 114 117 153.

Shen Zhui’s search for his abducted family became a major personal goal after learning that his adoptive mother and many Heyuan County captives remained alive in the Guiyuan Sect. He later infiltrated the sect world as Fang Liang, Fang Ziyou’s supposed eldest disciple, to locate and protect his sworn sister Shen Xinlan 170 452 457.

His accomplishments in war, secret-realm expeditions, and political struggles raised him from a regional commander to the Divine Might General and eventually Marquis Champion. The Ministry of Revenue later uncovered his lineage as a fifth-generation descendant of the wrongly convicted Protector Duke Shen Yin, while identifying the Venerable Shen Kangwei as his biological father 452 558 580.

Personality

Shen Zhui is driven by a strong sense of justice, initially expressed through his refusal to overlook crimes committed by powerful families. He recognizes that law without strength is fragile, so he treats cultivation, wealth, and merit as necessities for protecting himself and those under his command 1 53.

He is patient and pragmatic rather than impulsive. When the Yang family pressured Heyuan County’s officials, he chose observation over reckless action; when confronted with political recruitment and alliances, he consistently weighed long-term consequences before committing himself 37 111 579.

Despite his rise in status, Shen Zhui remains loyal to mentors, comrades, and family. He provided cultivation resources to Wang Long, Chen Feng, and Ma Wu; worked to rescue his adoptive family; and rejected a politically advantageous marriage arrangement because of his feelings for Zi Xuan 172 301 435.

His methods can be ruthless when required. As a commander, he executed soldiers who repeatedly disobeyed orders during a lethal mission, manipulated hostile sects against one another, and used disguises and calculated deception to survive behind enemy lines 397 501.

Abilities & Skills

Punish Evil System

Shen Zhui gains Merit Points by apprehending or killing criminals. He exchanges them for accelerated comprehension and system functions.

• Exchanges Merit Points for Enlightenment Time and Awakening Time, greatly accelerating cultivation and technique comprehension 15.
• Unlocks the Eye of Insight, allowing him to inspect targets and detect Sin Value 145 360.
• Can deploy a Merit Barrier at the cost of Merit Points 290.
• His accumulated Merit Point expenditure exceeded 1.93 billion by the time he reached Ninth-tier Venerable 615.

Crimson Sun Nine Dragon Diagram

Shen Zhui’s primary body-tempering cultivation method succeeded the Blood Burning Art after his Xiantian breakthrough.

• Supports extreme physical refinement, acupoint opening, and the development of the Golden Body Treasure Physique 103 185.
• Allows him to condense an Azure Dragon bloodline trace after entering the Divine Ability Realm 301.
• Enables the Azure Dragon Dharma Form, a high-consumption burst technique that increases a martial artist’s speed and power 302.

Golden Body Treasure Physique

Shen Zhui’s Extreme Xiantian achievement transformed his body into an exceptional weapon.

• Possesses Golden Bone and Golden Marrow, Blood Essence “like the sea,” and strong regeneration 185.
• Can withstand ordinary Peak Xiantian attacks without relying on defensive Spirit Weapons 155.
• His Extreme Realm Golden Body remains a defining source of his exceptional physical strength 604.

Thunder God Art

Shen Zhui developed Daoist lightning techniques alongside his martial cultivation.

• Uses Thunderclap Lassos, Thunderclap Cage, the Startling Thunder Seal, and later the Thunder God Art’s higher forms 106 173 499.
• Fused 1,009 Thunderclap Lassos to access the fourth level’s first form 188.
• His lightning techniques can contend with opponents above his realm and later touch the power of Law 89 645.

Saber Arts

Shen Zhui specializes in saber combat, combining martial will, rule comprehension, and secret methods.

• Mastered the Falling Snow Saber Technique, eventually creating its fourth form, Severing Sky 499.
• Learned the three-layer Hidden Yuan Saber Art from Yun Duo; its first layer cultivates saber spirituality through constant nurturing 154.
• Later studied the Divine King-level Reincarnation Blade Technique, based on Space and Metal Laws 606 615.
• Developed saber techniques using Metal Origin and Heart Power, including the Flowing Heart Sword Technique’s third form, Heaven Collapse 804 805.

Formless Divine Skill

A Nine Nether secret technique focused on disguise, aura alteration, and replication.

• Formless conceals and alters aura; Shapeless transforms appearance 202.
• The third level, Realm of No Self, can imitate a target’s cultivation aura, demonic energy, Cave Heavens, and most of their soul imprint 202.
• Used to infiltrate sects under identities including Fang Liang and Wu Yazhi 270 459.

Five Elements Clone Technique

After reaching the Divine Ability Realm, Shen Zhui gained the ability to cultivate multiple powerful clones.

• Can nurture up to seven clones, each possessing roughly seventy percent of his main body’s strength 300.
• His divine soul initially supported only five simultaneously gestated clones 300.
• Uses clone coordination with the Five Elements God Sealing Array 300.
• His main body’s breakthroughs can advance his clones in tandem 350.

Sacred Word Divine Abilities

Shen Zhui acquired several abilities tied to the Great Xia Secret Realm’s rules.

• Time Reversal rewinds a small area by one second 424.
• Invincible Golden Body grants three seconds of immunity to damage; it can only be used once per month 424.
• Resurrection restores flesh, bones, and life force, allowing Shen Zhui to revive Fang Ziyou 452.
• Also possesses Celestial Pivot Dragon Vein Sword and Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell 499.

Heart Power and Second Nascent Soul

Shen Zhui later developed his state of mind into the Extreme Dao Heart and acquired Heart Power.

• His Extreme Dao Heart allowed him to split and stabilize his divine soul with exceptional precision 777.
• Successfully cultivated a Second Nascent Soul, which can merge with his main body to double his strength 777.
• Uses Heart Power to reinforce his saber path and resist powerful divine weapons and soul trials 805 827 849.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Yuanpin Pearl — A treasure bestowed by Wei Wenhe that purifies Vital Energy, accelerates cultivation, shields Shen Zhui’s vital organs, and aids recovery 18 21.
• Bright Light Armor — Defensive armor that stores Spiritual Energy, reduces attacks below High-stage Xiantian by fifty percent, and can withstand a full-power High-stage Xiantian strike 35.
• Flowing Gold Mask — A soft mask that merges into the skin, alters Shen Zhui’s appearance, and conceals his aura 35.
• Mysterious Sky Bronze Mirror — A Fourth-grade Divine Weapon that conceals heavenly secrets and obstructs divination 234 244.
• Demon Suppressing Pearl — A Divine Weapon set composed of one Tier 4 Top Grade core and nine Tier 4 High Grade cores; it actively chose Shen Zhui 264.
• Nine Nether Soul Sword — Key to the Nine Nether Bell and bearer of the Myriad Heart Soul Control Art 496.
• Dragon Roc Warship — A warship received through Cang Song’s reward; Fang Ziyou considered it more practically valuable than the Supreme Golden Pill 480.
• God Slaying Saber — A heavy treasure Shen Zhui retained while selling his other captured heavy treasures 804.
• Ship of Hope — A powerful vessel or inheritance undergoing master-recognition with Shen Zhui; the process inflicts escalating soul pain 849.

Relationships

• Shen Shan — Adoptive father who rescued and raised Shen Zhui. Shen Zhui supports his health with pills and promises to reunite their family 53 170 301.
• Shen Kangwei — Biological father, a Venerable and son of the Shen clan’s later generations; his identity was discovered during the investigation preceding Shen Zhui’s enfeoffment 580.
• Shen Xinlan — Adoptive or sworn sister, later known within the Guiyuan Sect as Fairy Lan Ruo. Shen Zhui infiltrated the sect world partly to protect and recover her 449 457 501.
• Zi Xuan / Ji Zixuan — Shen Zhui’s longtime companion and love interest, later revealed as Princess Anle. Their marriage was approved by the Human Emperor 435 590 594.
• Lu Yuanwei — Shen Zhui’s master, the Marquis Wenxin. He teaches Shen Zhui secret techniques, protects him politically, and guides his cultivation 216 300 518.
• Zhao Xing / King Zhao — Shen Zhui’s teacher and major patron; formally accepted Shen Zhui as his first disciple 561.
• Wei Wenhe — Heyuan County Magistrate and early benefactor who recognizes Shen Zhui’s potential, grants him the Yuanpin Pearl, and later shares knowledge of the Crimson Sun Nine Dragon Diagram 17 18 301.
• Wang Long — Captain, mentor, and “half-master” who introduced Shen Zhui to the Nine Layers of Iron Ruler and repeatedly protected him 11 21.
• Yun Duo — Senior brother and White Cloud Peak patron who taught Shen Zhui the Hidden Yuan Saber Art and supported his advancement 154 435.
• Fang Ziyou — Qingyang Gate leader resurrected by Shen Zhui. He assisted Shen Zhui’s sect-world infiltration and accepted him publicly as his eldest disciple, Fang Liang 452 459.
• Tuo Sen — Fellow Great Zhou genius and later ally. Tuo Sen gave Shen Zhui the Withered Leaves Art to help him comprehend higher rule artistic conception 644 667.

Notable Quotes

“Who I bring with me is none of your damn business.” 313