Jiang Liu

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Jiang Liu transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty and spent nearly half a year adapting to life in Cloud Sun City through the memories of his predecessor. Initially impoverished and unable to afford martial instruction, he relied on odd jobs, social adaptability, and his ability to attract customers for local businesses. His life changed when he acquired the stolen Fierce Tiger Fist manual and discovered that his Auxiliary System could record it. 1

His predecessor left him an earthen house in Flowing Cloud Alley. Neighbors nearly seized it on the day of his transmigration, but his sudden awakening frightened them away. Rumors that he had died and returned to life subsequently discouraged further bullying. His inherited memories also allowed him to recognize the local written language and communicate with little difficulty. 1

He learned medicinal-herb preparation and alchemy while practicing martial arts at night, using the proceeds to fund cultivation. His unusual capacity to absorb medicinal concoctions was recognized as a drug-receptive constitution; he could take consecutive doses and continue training when others could not. 3 7

After testing Master Lin's medicine, Jiang Liu accepted an invitation to join the Fallen Blossom Gang. He insisted on personally explaining his decision to Doctor An Yuan rather than having Master Lin speak for him. The doctor warned him about the dangers of the Jianghu and gave him two medical books before his departure. 5

Appearance

At his first appearance, Jiang Liu is a slightly hunched but sturdy teenage boy with a delicate face carrying a trace of ferocity. His reputation for ruthless fighting keeps local thugs and children from provoking him. 1

• Delicate facial features contrasted by an intimidating expression. 1
• Physically strong despite his initial poverty and poor diet. 1 7
• During an early extended hunting expedition, his torn clothes, wild hair, and improvised scrap-iron blade make him resemble a savage rather than his former delicate, handsome self. 67
• By his departure from Anyang County, he stands over 1.8 meters tall, with solid muscles, an extraordinary bearing, a faint smile, and eyes compared to a vast starry sky. He is described as resembling a graceful eighteen-year-old. 93
• Later commonly fights with a broadsword or Primal Qi-formed blade. 264 301
• After subduing the Soul-Seizing Lamp, his aura becomes so concealed that he generally appears unremarkable unless he fights. 837
• During his confrontation with Jiang Wang in the Jiang Clan Domain, pale radiance surrounds his body and armor, while light conceals his face even from Divine Sense. 3075

Personality

Jiang Liu is intensely diligent and resourceful. From his earliest days, he turns limited money, medicinal knowledge, and stolen opportunities into cultivation progress; later, meditation becomes his usual substitute for sleep. 1 3 242

He is pragmatic and secretive about advantages that could endanger him. After discovering that multiple attribute techniques can share a circulation route, he deliberately keeps the discovery private until he is stronger. He also avoids prying into Wang Zhuang's methods despite their close training partnership. 14 45

In combat, Jiang Liu is decisive and often ruthless toward threats. He executes assassins after interrogating them and refuses to spare enemies who seek his life. Conversely, he is protective of allies and loved ones, confronting the Luo Family when they harass Murong Yin and Cuier. 192 193 252 279

His growing influence does not erase his ambition. He delegates governance, shares cultivation resources and Saint Grade techniques, and seeks to end the Great Qian Dynasty's chaos rather than merely secure personal strength. 334 338 414 1299

He values balanced development rather than cultivation rank alone. During Bone Tempering, he rejects concentrating exclusively on physical advancement because strength without sufficiently developed techniques would not translate into effective combat power. His elders also note his lack of youthful arrogance and his respectful treatment of seniors. 28 468

His treatment of subordinates becomes more politically calculated over time. He rewards usefulness, maintains divisions that prevent complete unity among potentially unreliable followers, and retains those who serve him competently. Nevertheless, he permits captured local martial artists to live when they are not practitioners of the Blood Saint Art. 740 748 776

Despite his rising cultivation, he continues to care about ordinary people as well as his family. His arrangements to move the Human Realm's population into Chaos Space inspire admiration precisely because he does not abandon weaker lives in pursuit of personal advancement. 2066

As his enemies and responsibilities expand, Jiang Liu becomes increasingly strategic about concealing his strongest abilities. During his confrontation with the Blood Demon Ancestor, he refuses to identify his Law Power, intending to preserve his advantage against the Devil Race and gain experience for the approaching Forbidden God War. 2949

He is also cautious of dependence on others, even when it benefits him. Although the Chaos Void Sutra has accelerated his cultivation greatly, he suspects that Dun may have embedded hidden safeguards within it and hesitates to let his wives follow the same irrevocable Law path without certainty. 2962

Abilities & Skills

Auxiliary System / Data Panel

Jiang Liu possesses an internal system that records realms and skills, tracks proficiency, and recognizes compatible manuals.

• Records new martial skills and cultivation methods after he reads their manuals. 1 17 44
• Merges similar techniques while retaining their accumulated proficiency and traits; Fierce Tiger Fist was incorporated into Five Elements Fist, while later techniques were merged into stronger equivalents. 14 47 203
• Replenishes Primal Qi after advancement, allowing Jiang Liu to accumulate power more efficiently than ordinary Martial Practitioners. 384 446
• Includes a System Space used to store large objects and loot. 1174
• Possesses inter-world travel capabilities that Jiang Liu considers too dangerous to reveal. 1582
• Its upgraded panel records Divine Essence, nine replaceable Fixed-Point Shuttle locations, and later the cooldown of the divine skill Soul Slayer. 1068 1677
• Can protect his Divine Sea from a hostile artifact soul, as demonstrated when the soul inside the Shadowveil Robe attacks him during refinement. 1058
• Interferes with attempts to deduce his circumstances; Zhuge Cheng's Celestial Calculation Art produces a distorted account partly because of the Data Panel. 1573
• Can analyze cultivation methods and secret manuals almost instantly, although this does not eliminate the need to comprehend additional Powers of Rule. 2021

The Data Panel is not an unconditionally loyal safeguard. When Jiang Liu is trapped in an illusion and unknowingly burns his own Divine Sea, it judges that he will die and begins gathering its deep-blue light in preparation to abandon him. A warning from the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue awakens Jiang Liu before this occurs, prompting him to reconsider the panel's presence within his Divine Sea. 1685

While enduring Chaos Void Law Source Power, Jiang Liu also questions whether the Supreme Will of the True World truly created the Data Panel. Its origin remains a subject of his suspicion rather than a settled explanation. 2819

Martial Cultivation

Jiang Liu initially built his foundation through Fierce Tiger Fist, Basic Fist Technique, and Five Elements Fist. He later became capable of circulating multiple attributes through the Five Elements Heart Sutra. 1 9 30 45

• Saintly Sky Art — His principal Saint Grade cultivation art; grants the Saintly Sky Strike and plays a major role in his accelerated spiritual growth. It can also expel destructive foreign energy from another person's body, as shown during his treatment of Murong Lie. 230 414 519
• Nebula Art — Saint Grade art that grants Starfall, Nebula Extinction, and Nebula Shrunken Earth. 274 278
• Heavenly Evolution Codex — Used to heal severe injuries and convert Void energy into Primal Qi while reforging his Meridians. It can also refine scattered Soul Force into energy that replenishes his Divine Sea. 1582 1430 1792
• Chaos Sutra and Fivefold Chaos Techniques — Later techniques that amplify Chaos Law power and substantially improve his combat adaptability. The Chaos Sutra converts True World Power for cultivation and allows its practitioners to advance without refining an Extracorporeal Spirit Embryo. 2221 2329 2406 2512
• Chaos Void Sutra — A cultivation method that refines Law Power into Chaos Void Laws. Jiang Liu considers it potentially the strongest method in the Void Realm aside from the unknown arts of Dao and Tribulation, but suspects it may contain hidden dangers left by Dun. 2962
• Five Elements Heart Sutra — No-grade potential — Later realizes that its lack of grade signifies a method capable of leading directly to the God Lord Realm, although he decides not to resume cultivating it. 2042
• Chaos True Canon — Suspected acquisition — After observing his strength against Jiang Wang, Dao and Tribulation deduce that he has obtained the Chaos True Canon. 3090

His physical and spiritual development often precedes his Primal Qi breakthroughs. He learns that Saint Realm advancement requires transformations in spiritual power, physical strength, and Primal Qi, with the spiritual barrier being the most difficult. His own spiritual power frequently remains a realm ahead of his vital energy. 684 2215

Blade Arts

Blade techniques are Jiang Liu's most prominent offensive martial skills.

• Demon Quelling Blade — Used against powerful Exotic Beasts, including the Eighth Rank Carrion Lizard. 104
• Heaven and Earth One Blade Chop — An Earth Grade blade technique acquired from the Ascension Tower warehouse; he uses it in Grandmaster-level tournament combat. 203 264
• Godslayer Blade — A self-forged divine blade used to cleave a Demon God Avatar in two and later summoned against the Human Realm Core during his Rule-realm battle. 1195 1295 1579
• Can form Primal Qi blades and combine them with physical weapons for stronger attacks. 181 301

Upon entering higher Rule-based combat, Jiang Liu discovers that his older saber techniques can actually weaken his attacks because they were designed around earlier martial skills rather than the proper application of Power of Rule. 2222

Chaos Void Laws

Jiang Liu can wield Chaos Void Laws, a form of Law Power that gives him a major advantage over opponents unfamiliar with its properties. He deliberately hides the nature of these Laws from the Devil Race and other hostile powers. 2949

• Chaos Void Divine Domain — A pale domain that completely overwhelms the Blood Demon Ancestor's blood-colored domain, blocks attacks formed from Blood Crows, and refines the blood-colored swords through its suction force. 2949
• Can combine Chaos Void Laws with his Divine Soul Power to suppress opponents whose cultivation and combat experience would otherwise be comparable to Main God-level combatants. 2949
• His Chaos Divine Axe and Chaos Token can act independently within battle while remaining part of his offensive arsenal. 2949

His pursuit of Chaos Void Law Source Power is extremely dangerous. While battling a Void Storm and a beastly shadow, he absorbs gray-black light despite severe bodily injuries and damage to his Spirit Sea, reducing his aura almost beyond detection. 2819

After reaching the Lord God Realm, his aura alone can destroy Jiang Wang's attacks formed through the Reaper's Scepter and Death God Domain. An invisible force also prevents the domain's self-destruction from reaching him, while a restrained strike from his Chaos Divine Axe leaves Jiang Wang alive only because Jiang Liu holds back. 3090

Mental Arts and Divine Sense

Jiang Liu cultivates Soul Arts alongside Beast Mastery Art, producing exceptionally rapid growth in Divine Sense and mental combat ability. 242 414

• Annihilation by Thought — A Heaven Grade Peak Rank mental attack used against formations and Grandmaster opponents. Its effectiveness is limited against opponents with sufficiently powerful spiritual cultivation, and repeated use carries heavy spiritual consumption. 117 604 220 245
• Ice Blade — A condensed mental assassination weapon created during Soul Arts cultivation; it can damage an opponent's mental sea even when their body is exceptionally durable. 276 387
• Xiao Sound Illusion Formation — A mental illusion technique performed through the Dongxiao Flute against Zhang Da Fu. 1054
• His Divine Sense supports long-range awareness, mental suppression, combat analysis, and control of Exotic Beasts. 230 284 387
• Devour / Devouring — His Divine Sense can consume an opponent's Divine Sense and injure their mental sea. He uses this against a pursuing Peak Grandmaster before escaping with the Fire-Winged Monkey. 277 392
• Spirit Control Art — A Saint Grade technique used to subdue artifact souls and impose consciousness-destroying imprints. His control of the Chaos Space Consciousness is sufficient to deter it from interfering with his vulnerable breakthrough. 712 1058 2033
• God Fills the World — A Divine Grade art recorded at Minor Accomplishment during his Third-Realm Rule breakthrough; its aura attack can be concentrated on a single target. 1283 1677
• Soul Slayer — A divine skill with a lengthy cooldown displayed by the Data Panel. 1677
• Soul-Seizing Tune / Soul-Seizing Divine Melody — A musical soul technique that he continues to perform occasionally with the Phantom Soul Flute even after most of his older equipment becomes unsuitable for Lord God-level combat. 961 3102

Movement Techniques

Jiang Liu specializes in unpredictable, high-speed movement.

• Wandering Steps / Wind Walk — Early footwork techniques that develop his agility and evasive movement. 41 47
• Eight Steps of Trampling — Creates an oppressive aura that restricts opponents' movement. 101 254
• Nebula Shrunken Earth — Enables rapid repositioning and evasion against Grandmasters and Rule-realm opponents. It consumes both Primal Qi for movement and mental power for concealment. 276 1582 274
• Art of Evasion — Used with the Fivefold Chaos Techniques to outmaneuver stronger opponents. 2329
• Five Elements Yin-Yang Steps — A Heaven Grade Peak Rank art initially recognized by the system as compatible with Eight Steps of Trampling; he later uses it during his mental advancement trials. 585 680
• Phantom Stomp — An aura-based suppression technique whose force can be concentrated against one opponent rather than spread across a group. 1283 1295
• Instant Strike — Temporarily immobilizes the Netherworld Master, allowing Jiang Liu to bring down the Godslayer Blade before the enemy survives through a transformation of Death Power into Life Power. 1942

Beast Mastery

Jiang Liu can tame, command, and fight alongside powerful Exotic Beasts through Beast Mastery Art. 159 250

• Frostwing Dragon — A Grandmaster-equivalent mount and combat companion. 192
• Three-Eyed Flying Tiger — A Lesser Beast King that becomes his sparring partner and later follows his commands. 250 279
• Fire-Winged Monkey — A formidable Exotic Beast whose subjugation makes Jiang Liu a valuable asset to the Three Sects. 367 480
• Uses his beasts in coordinated battles against Grandmasters and assassins. 279 285 604
• Unicorn Divine Ox — Guards the waters near Xingyun Island and obeys Jiang Liu's order to return to the seabed when Yu Chenghai arrives. 1522

Formation and Forging Arts

Jiang Liu becomes an accomplished formation crafter and weapon refiner after studying the Complete Record of Weapon Forging. 710 712

• Purifies damaged Tekkai and Star Iron, impressing experienced refiners Gong Mo and Tian Ling. 713
• Crafts Saint Artifacts, Celestial Frost Branches, Qi Gathering Tokens, and Heaven-Veiling Plates. 722 724
• Can inscribe Gathering Qi Formations and preserve fragments of his Divine Sense in crafted items, though dividing his Divine Sense severely damages his Spirit Sea. 724
• Forges the Godslayer Blade and upgrades the Dongxiao Flute, whose newly born Artifact Spirit immediately possesses Divine Realm strength. 1195 1196
• Personally creates divine artifact weapons for his wives, including four longswords distributed to Feng Yue, Murong Yin, Zheng Yunshang, and Flowing Cloud Matriarch. 1305
• Constructs large-scale illusion formations, including one that conceals the passage to the Hongmeng Star Realm. 2413
• Strengthens the Heaven-Veiling Grand Formation by placing a Kun Qian Imprisonment Mark on the Yin-Yang Rings' consciousness and using a wisp of Gongsun Haoyue's Spirit Soul as its controlling spirit soul. 2561

Time-Space Rule and Avatars

Jiang Liu develops Time-Space Rule Power and uses spatial manipulation for defense, restraint, concealment, and control of battlefields. His Third-Realm breakthrough depends on strengthening his soul enough to control Rule Power fully, while the fusion required for the Fourth Stage places still greater demands on his soul. 1677 1779

• Seals the surrounding space while attacking Chi Xiao to prevent the battle from alerting nearby beasts. 1030
• Uses Space Rule to attempt to shrink the Phantom Sound Space. 1573
• Blocks attacks through spatial ripples and confines opponents in spatial cages. 1942 2308
• Possesses two avatars, including the Blade Avatar and Sustained Avatar; this foundation allows him to enter the Soul Division Realm directly and maintain exceptional combat strength. 1196 1442

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Godslayer Blade — A divine blade Jiang Liu forges himself, which recognizes him as master from its creation. He uses it against the Demon God Avatar, Void Exotic Beasts, and the Human Realm Core. 1195 1295 1430 1579
• Chaos Divine Axe — A sentient Transcendent Divine Artifact that attacks alongside Jiang Liu during his battle with the Blood Demon Ancestor. 2949
• Chaos Token — A self-aware Transcendent Divine Artifact that independently joins Jiang Liu's assault on the Blood Demon Ancestor. 2949
• Chaos Mirror — Transforms into armor that completely envelops Jiang Liu. Together with the Chaos Divine Axe and Chaos Token, it forms a matching set of Transcendent Divine Artifacts covering attack, defense, and control. 2883 2884
• Broadsword — Jiang Liu's usual physical weapon in Grandmaster-era combat. 264 285
• Special-grade Treasure Blade — Obtained from Master Duan in exchange for a Weapon Forging Sect sword after Jiang Liu had previously examined the blade at Hundred Craft Hall. 99 136
• Dongxiao Flute / Phantom Soul Flute — Used to perform the Xiao Sound Illusion Formation and later reforged with a Divine Realm Artifact Spirit. Remains in occasional use for the Soul-Seizing Divine Melody after Jiang Liu reaches the Lord God Realm. 1054 1196 3102
• Soul-Seizing Lamp — A subdued treasure that helps conceal Jiang Liu's aura and later protects him from God Lord Tianming's attack. It eventually becomes a divine artifact, but is largely set aside after his Lord God breakthrough; it trembles in response to the Soul-Seizing Bell's power. 837 2245 3102
• Shadowveil Robe — A divine artifact taken from Zhang Da Fu. Jiang Liu subdues its hidden soul with Spirit Control Art and unlocks concealment and defensive capabilities its previous user had never fully accessed. 1056 1058
• Saint Artifact Starship / Spaceship — Acquired among Zhang Da Fu's possessions and used to transport Jiang Liu and his companions; capable of traversing the void. 1056 1297 1402
• Heaven's Mandate Mirror — Lent to him by Huangfu Hao; the Chaos Mirror Spirit in his Divine Sea trembles when he receives it. 2203
• Ruyi Celestial Palace — A celestial space connected to Jiang Liu's control of the Heaven-Veiling Grand Formation. 702
• Heaven-Veiling Grand Formation — A major formation Jiang Liu relocates to Qian Province and uses as a strategic base. 702
• Jade Anomaly Tree — A treasure sapling that continuously aids his mental-power growth. 94 414
• Yang Ring — A cultivation space that accelerates his Primal Qi accumulation. 698
• Chaos Void Lord God's Godhead — Obtained after killing Ji Tuo and used for Jiang Liu's breakthrough to the Lord God Realm. 3118
• Ancestral Bone Runes — Hidden within his body; their exposed golden light rejects Jiang Wang's aura, and Jiang Liu concludes that forcing them out is Jiang Wang's true objective in fighting him. 2890

After his Lord God breakthrough, only his three Transcendent Divine Artifacts can withstand the pressure he exudes. Most of his other weapons are consequently shelved rather than remaining part of his regular battle equipment. 3102

Relationships

• Murong Yin — Wife and manager of the Listening Wind Pavilion; she provides cultivation resources, oversees Jiang Liu's affairs during his absences, and is fiercely protected by him. After reaching the Lord God Realm, Jiang Liu offers to help her break through to the Divine Realm. 203 278 436 2957
• Feng Yue — Wife and leader associated with the Gentle Rain Pavilion; Jiang Liu entrusts her with deciphering the Assassination List and its transactions. He later helps her establish ownership of the Yin-Yang Rings after the women assign the artifact to her. 310 360 436 2095
• Gongsun Haoyue — Wife, Star Moon Sect figure, and frequent combat supporter; she replenishes Jiang Liu's Primal Qi during major battles and accompanies him in forging work. She also rescues and nourishes his apparently lifeless body after his darkened confrontation with the Heavenly Dao. 680 702 720 962 772
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch — Flowing Cloud Sect leader and later wife; she supports Jiang Liu's cultivation and political decisions. 481 710 962
• Zheng Yunshang — A woman of the Zheng Family of Tian Province who becomes one of his wives. Jiang Liu initially distrusts the circumstances of their involvement because of his poor impression of her family, but later personally forges her a divine artifact longsword and helps her take ownership of the Half-Origin Celestial Pearl. 823 1305 2095
• Han Yi — Wife and Frost Race companion. She cultivates the Heavenly Evolution Codex and asks whether it can allow her to accompany Jiang Liu into the True Realm when his other wives cannot safely follow him. 1297 2406
• Han Yue — One of his female companions who waits with Gongsun Haoyue, Flowing Cloud Matriarch, and Han Yi while he confronts the Demon God Avatar; Jiang Liu later attends to the cultivation needs of the women around him as Han Yue completes a breakthrough. 1297 2150
• Cuier and Xiao He — Long-serving attendants whom Jiang Liu and his wives regard as family. They are trusted with knowledge of important household matters and management of the imperial palace's inner attendants. 708
• Wang Zhuang — Early training companion and sparring partner; their daily bouts accelerate Jiang Liu's Five Elements Fist progress. 14 17
• Doctor An Yuan — Early medical mentor who warns Jiang Liu about the Jianghu and gives him medical books before he joins the Fallen Blossom Gang. 5
• Master Lin — Early benefactor who tests medicine on Jiang Liu and recruits him into the Fallen Blossom Gang, where his special constitution makes him highly valued. 5 8
• Feng Yi — Initially an acquaintance with ulterior motives, later a genuine friend who introduces Jiang Liu to the Feng Family. 143 179
• Feng Boyun — Feng Family elder who schemes around Jiang Liu but recognizes his value and warns him about Wind City's political dangers. 171 172
• Murong Lie — Murong Yin's grandfather and an elder Jiang Liu supports with cultivation and life-extending treasures. Jiang Liu later rescues him from imperial surveillance in Tianan City and treats the destructive energy within his body. 302 313 519
• Li Moran — Leader of the Vast Righteous Sect and Jiang Liu's ally against the Ji Family. 367 386
• Qin Bailian and Yi Yue — Subordinate allies entrusted with political and military tasks after their forces submit to Jiang Liu. Jiang Liu later intervenes when a Howling Moon Skywolf has captured Qin Bailian. 334 490 1869
• Dongling Rui — A King Chujiang Hall subordinate who recognizes Jiang Liu's ruthlessness and works carefully to remain useful and trustworthy. 740 776
• Huangfu Hao and Zhuge Cheng — Heaven's Mandate Pavilion leaders who acknowledge Jiang Liu as Holy Master. Huangfu Hao readily lends him the Heaven's Mandate Mirror. 2203
• Frostwing Dragon — Loyal dragon mount and Grandmaster-level battle companion. 192 279
• Three-Eyed Flying Tiger — Tamed Lesser Beast King and sparring companion. 250 279
• Fire-Winged Monkey — Powerful Exotic Beast under Jiang Liu's command; its subjugation elevates Jiang Liu's strategic value. 367 480
• Divine Soul of the Rule Statue — An observer and intermittent protector who warns Jiang Liu out of a lethal illusion and watches over his spiritual breakthrough. Its ability to monitor his Divine Sea and suppress the Data Panel also makes Jiang Liu wary. 1685 2033 2040
• Chaos Space Consciousness — A reluctant subject controlled through Jiang Liu's Spirit Control Art imprint. It desires freedom and considers exploiting his breakthrough, but fears that he can erase its consciousness with a thought. 2033
• Dun — The source connected to Jiang Liu's acquisition of the Chaos Void Sutra. Jiang Liu outwardly benefits from the technique but privately suspects Dun may have placed safeguards or ulterior designs within it. He believes Dun has nurtured his development and will ensure his involvement in the Forbidden God War. 2962 2949
• Dao and Tribulation — Powerful figures associated with the approaching Forbidden God War. Jiang Liu considers Dao one of the powers capable of drawing him into the conflict; Dao and Tribulation later observe his battle with Jiang Wang and deduce his acquisition of the Chaos True Canon. 2949 3090
• Ji Tuo — A rival Chaos Lord God who envies Jiang Liu's complete Chaos Void Sutra and matching Transcendent Divine Artifacts. Jiang Liu kills him before reaching the Lord God Realm and uses the resulting Godhead for his own advancement. 2855 2883 3118
• Jiang Wang — A Main God adversary whose interest in the Ancestral Bone Runes makes Jiang Liu suspicious of his identity and intentions. Jiang Liu later confronts and defeats him in the Jiang Clan Domain while attempting to draw other Main Gods into the fight. 2890 3075 3090 3118
• Blood Demon Ancestor — A Devil Race adversary whose blood-colored domain and strongest techniques are suppressed by Jiang Liu's Chaos Void Divine Domain. 2949
• Chaos True Spirit — The spirit of the Chaos True World, which recognizes Jiang Liu as master after he subdues it and takes control of the world. It respects his strength and welcomes the world's recovery under his rule. 2569
• Chaos True God — A resident power of the Chaos True World who continues to help oversee the world after Jiang Liu takes control. 2569
• God Lord Tianming — Initially an opponent whose attack severely injures Jiang Liu; later brought by Jiang Liu into the Chaos True World and given a place to settle and cultivate. 2245 2569

Story Role / Major Arcs

Cloud Sun City and Early Cultivation

After transmigrating to Cloud Sun City, Jiang Liu acquires Fierce Tiger Fist, uses medicinal cultivation to establish his martial foundation, and enters Training Hall life. His drug-receptive constitution gives him unusual efficiency with medicinal resources, while his System allows him to preserve progress when techniques merge. 1 7 14

His successful medicine test attracts Master Lin's interest and leads to his recruitment into the Fallen Blossom Gang. Before leaving the medicine shop, Jiang Liu personally seeks Doctor An Yuan's approval and receives medical books and a warning about the dangers of martial society. 5

He advances through Body Refinement, completes Five Elements Fist, develops Wandering Steps, and creates a multi-attribute circulation route that lets him open his Dantian and become a First Rank Martial Practitioner. 30 41 45

Ranked Martial Practitioner and Ten Thousand Mountains

Jiang Liu rapidly rises through the ranked stages, collects increasingly advanced manuals, and develops a blade-focused fighting style. He enters the Ten Thousand Mountains to hunt Exotic Beasts, using their cores to accelerate cultivation and defeat opponents far above ordinary martial artists. 47 101 117

His strength becomes publicly evident after he defeats Jia Lou with a single kick at Hundred Flowers Street, drawing the attention of major Wind City factions. 188

Wind City, Cloud City, and Yun Province

In Wind City, Jiang Liu gains allies among the Feng and Murong families, strengthens his relationship with Murong Yin and Feng Yue, and begins building the Listening Wind and Gentle Rain Pavilion as an intelligence and power base. 184 304 310

At the Feng Family's New Year's Eve feast, he learns that the Martial Arts Tournament has been moved forward and restricted to major forces. Murong Lie encourages him to subdue Cloud City's young talents, promising an unexpected reward for first place in Cloud Province. 179

His relationships with both Feng Yue and Murong Yin become matters of public discussion, especially after his effortless victory over Jia Lou and his use of a powerful beast mount. He also confronts the Luo Family's attempts to pressure Murong Yin into marriage as part of its effort to absorb the Murong Family. 187 188 192 193 195

He later pacifies Yun Province by destroying the Sun Moon Sect and the Deity Summoning Society, while Qin Bailian's Exotic Weapon Valley and Yi Yue's Five Poisons Sect submit to him. 367

Grandmaster and the Vast Righteous Sect Alliance

Jiang Liu reaches the Grandmaster Realm through Beast Core and Elixir cultivation, then refines his martial skills through tournaments, hunting, and battles with rival Grandmasters. 229 257 277

He investigates the forces behind an assassination attempt and fights Koinu Jun'ichirō while the Frostwing Dragon and Three-Eyed Flying Tiger engage a Corpse Valley Grandmaster nearby. Using concealment, Saint Grade attacks, and repeated blade strikes, he kills Koinu Jun'ichirō before his dragon's mournful cry alerts him to trouble in the other battle. 282 285

When the Vast Righteous Sect faces the Ji Family, he proposes eliminating an enemy Grandmaster, captures Ji Xingyun alive, and later forces the physically powerful Ji Qiang to concede after relentless Divine Sense attacks and high-speed assaults. 367 373 386 387

During a subsequent pursuit, he devours the Man in Black's Divine Sense and severely wounds the Peak Grandmaster's mental sea. The Fire-Winged Monkey carries him toward Qian City, whose resident Peak Grandmasters deter further pursuit, allowing Jiang Liu to return to the Flowing Cloud Sect. 392

Three Sects and the Peak Grandmaster Era

Jiang Liu becomes a central figure in the Three Sects' conflicts with the Bloodfiend Sect and Great Qian Imperial Family. His subjugation of the Fire-Winged Monkey and growing personal power make him a major asset in their plans. 480 481

He rescues the unconscious Murong Lie from an inn in Tianan City, kills the guards obstructing him, and escapes imperial Grandmasters with the Fire-Winged Monkey's help. Outside the city, he uses the Saintly Sky Art to expel the destructive energy afflicting Murong Lie. 519

He advances his Primal Qi to Peak Grandmaster, develops formation and forging skills, and creates Saint Artifact-level cultivation tools for his wives and allies. 563 713 724

His Divine Sense eventually surpasses the known Peak Grandmaster limit, but his initial attempt to transform his spiritual sea is interrupted. During the Ninth Barrier trials, he fights successive opponents, Beast Emperors, and a reflection of himself while Gongsun Haoyue replenishes his energy. He ultimately awakens from the final illusion with Saint Realm spiritual power, despite remaining a Peak Grandmaster in overall cultivation. 613 642 679 680 681 683

Saint Realm and Beyond

While darkened, Jiang Liu temporarily breaks into the Saint Realm and attacks the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao. Its golden lightning and Divine Sea attacks eventually strike him into the sea, leaving him charred and apparently without an aura. Gongsun Haoyue rescues him and uses the Star Cloud Saint Art to nourish his body; after awakening, his panel still records Peak Grandmaster cultivation but shows substantial gains in accumulated Primal Qi and Divine Sense. 772 775

After reaching the Saint Realm, Jiang Liu expands his activities beyond the Human Realm, confronts Saint Realm enemies, and studies the Heavenly Evolution Art and Heavenly Evolution Codex. 800 1054 1059

He advances to the Second Stage of the Saint Realm, obtains and refines Zhang Da Fu's Shadowveil Robe, and subsequently reaches the Fourth Tier. His accumulated cultivation later carries him directly into the Divine Realm's Soul Division Realm. 961 1056 1058 1068 1114

In the God Realm, Jiang Liu improves his artifact refining, forging the Godslayer Blade and Phantom Soul Flute. His involvement with the Chen Family contributes to its rebellion against the Shang Family, whose headquarters he subsequently empties of treasures and divine artifacts. Upon returning to the Human Realm, he defeats another Demon God Avatar and provides his wives with personally forged divine weapons. 1195 1196 1271 1272 1295 1305

He later uses Void energy to reforge his Meridians, battles the Human Realm Core, and refines his Power of Rule under overwhelming pressure. 1430 1579 1582

His soul growth in the Ancient Battlefield allows him to reach the Third Realm of Time-Space Rule. A later illusion nearly causes him to destroy his own Divine Sea and reveals the Data Panel's willingness to abandon him; intervention from the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue saves him. He subsequently develops fused Time-Space Rule Power and reaches the Fourth Stage of Rule. 1677 1685 1779 1914

Heaven's Mandate Pavilion and Chaos Space

Jiang Liu infiltrates Heaven's Mandate Pavilion with spatial Rule power, incapacitates its defenders without killing them, and declares his intent to join the organization to aid the Human Race. 1910 1916

His mental power reaches the God Lord Realm, and he begins cultivating the Chaos Sutra and Fivefold Chaos Techniques while uncovering the Chaos God's attempt to seize his soul. 2040 2209 2221 2391

During this period, Jiang Liu arranges the migration of the Human Realm's inhabitants into Chaos Space to escape a looming calamity. Heaven's Mandate Pavilion becomes his subordinate force and recognizes him as Holy Master; Huangfu Hao later lends him the Heaven's Mandate Mirror. 2066 2203

He completes the bodily and Law Power transformations needed to enter the First Stage of the God Lord Realm, then advances to its Second Realm. His eventual Third-Realm breakthrough is complicated by a foreign aura parasitizing his body and the Chaos God's intrusion into his Spirit Sea Space. 2245 2246 2294 2390 2391

After securing the passage to the Hongmeng Star Realm, Jiang Liu establishes dominance over the Eight Great Divine Lords and returns to the Chaos True World, where the Chaos True Spirit acknowledges him as master. 2413 2569

Before entering the True Realm, he explains to his wives that its incomplete Rule and Law Powers make it unsafe for them to accompany him without a suitable cultivation method and refuge. His Chaos Sutra allows him to cultivate there, while Han Yi raises the possibility of using her Heavenly Evolution Codex to follow him. 2406

He advances through the True God Realm's Solid Spirit and Unity stages with the aid of the Chaos Sutra and his strong Divine Soul foundation. On returning to the Chaos True World with God Lord Tianming, he finds that its dense chaos energy fills his Chaos Law Power completely for the first time. The Chaos True Spirit then reports troubling changes in the Other Shore Sea of Blood. 2456 2512 2569

Chaos Void Laws and the Forbidden God War

Jiang Liu risks devastating injury while attempting to seize Chaos Void Law Source Power from a Void Storm and a beastly shadow. His complete Chaos Void Sutra and increasingly powerful equipment subsequently draw Ji Tuo's envy, culminating in a confrontation in which Jiang Liu uses a matching set of three Transcendent Divine Artifacts. He kills Ji Tuo before attaining the Lord God Realm and uses the former Chaos Void Lord God's Godhead for his own breakthrough. 2819 2855 2883 2884 3118

His early confrontation with Jiang Wang leads him to suspect that the latter is not a pure-blooded human and is pursuing the Ancestral Bone Runes hidden within his body. Even around the time of his Lord God advancement, Jiang Liu demonstrates the ability to contend with Jiang Wang, previously regarded as the strongest fighter among the Main Gods. 2890 2945 2949

Jiang Liu confronts the Blood Demon Ancestor with the Chaos Void Divine Domain, using Chaos Void Laws and Divine Soul Power to suppress the Devil Race expert's blood domain and strongest killing techniques. He keeps the nature of his Law Power secret, intending to exploit his unknown identity and abilities against further Devil Ancestors. 2949

With the Forbidden God War approaching, Jiang Liu recognizes his need for more combat experience against Main God-level opponents. At the same time, he prepares cultivation techniques for Murong Yin and his other wives, aware that a Main God-created technique permanently binds a cultivator to its creator's Law path after the True God Realm. 2949 2962

He concludes that avoiding the war is no longer possible because Dao and Dun will find ways to involve him. His previous brief exchanges with Jiang Wang and Mie, the Devil Lord of the Annihilation Devil Race, have not provided enough experience to compensate for the stakes of the coming conflict. 2949

Upon returning to Winter Rest Palace, he reassures his wives that he has attained the Lord God Realm, the highest realm available within the Void Realm, and offers to help Murong Yin reach the Divine Realm. 2957

Jiang Clan Domain and the Defeat of Jiang Wang

Leading the forces of the True Realm Domain against the Jiang Clan Domain, Jiang Liu confronts Jiang Wang over the earlier invasion of the True Realm. His followers, including the Voidfolk, learn their Lord God's personal name during this confrontation. 3075

Jiang Liu overwhelmingly suppresses Jiang Wang while deliberately prolonging the fight to draw other Main Gods into action. Jiang Wang's Death God Domain and attacks with the Reaper's Scepter fail to threaten him, and Jiang Liu holds back with the Chaos Divine Axe rather than immediately killing his opponent. Dao and Tribulation deduce that he has acquired the Chaos True Canon, then conceal themselves nearby. 3090

The other Main Gods refrain from intervening, using the battle to assess Jiang Liu's strength and investigate Jiang Wang's background. Jiang Wang's defeat establishes Jiang Liu's reputation as the Main God with the greatest combat power, far beyond the previous Chaos Void Lord God, Ji Tuo. 3118

During the later display of the Soul-Seizing Bell's power, Jiang Liu notices his long-unused Soul-Seizing Lamp trembling in response, drawing his attention back to an artifact he had largely set aside since his Lord God breakthrough. 3102

Notable Quotes

“I won't show mercy to anyone who wants my life.” 252

“Yin'er, make your preparations. I'm going to help you break through to the Divine Realm.” 2957

“Jiang Wang, when the Jiang Clan Domain attacked the True Realm Domain, why didn't you come out to stop it?” 3075

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