Zhang Zhi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhang Zhi (张致)
Alias(es)	Daoist Hongjun 41
Species/Race	Human 460
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Seven Dragons Academy; Fengjing University; Professor Alliance 25 247 640
Occupation/Role	Master of the World; founder and promoter of the Qi Refiner Path; Honorary Professor 247 635 640
Status	Active 789
Current Cultivation	Intermediate Divine Power Realm 784 785

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Small World opened	3	Activates his World Seed while captive and establishes a basic ecosystem by integrating resource, creature, and Human Cards.
Elite Realm	200	His Elite Realm cultivation draws notice during a Higher Education assessment, where most participants are stronger.
Medium Small World	108	His Small World advances, increasing its Extraordinary cultivators, Spirit Herbs, fruit trees, and available development paths.
Large Small World	197	Liu Xiaoxiao learns of Zhang Zhi's promotion and warns him to conceal the rapid advancement.
Thousand World Master	467	Professor Zou reveals that Zhang Zhi has already reached the Thousand World Master rank.
Mortal Transformation Realm	515	Re-cultivates through the Mystic Pure Qi Cultivation Technique and comprehends One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
Extraordinary Realm	621	Advances in seclusion and comprehends Three Heads Six Arms.
Demigod Realm	775	Focuses more heavily on personal cultivation after gaining political influence and attracting hostile attention.
Intermediate Divine Power Realm	784	Reaches this realm after fifteen years of seclusion, cultivation, Card refinement, and study of Fang Yun's cultivation experience.

Background

Zhang Zhi grew up as an orphan from Yizhou. Although he later received a Special Enrollment Quota through a benefactor, his lack of family made him an easy target for Lei Aigou and the Night Shadow Gang, who kidnapped him to stop him from opening a Small World 2 25 28.

While imprisoned, Zhang Zhi suppressed his anger and secretly opened his Small World. He risked integrating a unique Daoist Apprentice Card, Human Cards, cultivation techniques, weather cards, and other resources to establish a viable foundation before his captors could dispose of him 3 4. Once his world’s Heaven and Earth Baptism healed his injuries, he used his Retainers to escape, psychologically broke Lei Aigou until he died of rage, eradicated the Night Shadow Gang, freed its captives, and fled Yizhou 6 7.

His potential was recognized during his school assessment, where Fang Yun effortlessly defeated a Footman Armor with a single palm strike. The principal and Li Qianjun subsequently secured Zhang Zhi’s admission to Seven Dragons Academy, where he began building connections, developing his Small World, and pursuing stronger cultivation paths 13 16 25.

Personality

Zhang Zhi is composed under pressure and highly pragmatic. During his kidnapping, he chose survival and long-term planning over impulsive retaliation; later, he used deception and psychological warfare against Lei Aigou rather than simply relying on force 3 6.

He is calculating and cautious about exposure. He accepts the identity of Daoist Hongjun when Li Qianjun needs bait to expose infiltrators, but repeatedly attempts to conceal his cultivation, world development, artifacts, and technological path when public attention becomes dangerous 41 197 216.

Despite his ruthlessness toward enemies and traitors, Zhang Zhi values loyalty, reciprocity, and people who supported him before he became influential. He remains grateful to Li Qianjun, the principal, the orphanage, and members of the Commoner Mutual Aid Society, while rejecting alliances built solely on status or personal gain 16 606 651.

He also learns from his own mistakes. Zhang Zhi recognizes when arrogance causes him to underestimate others, reflects on neglecting certain cultivation paths within his Small World, and adjusts his policies rather than clinging to past assumptions 34 39 317.

Abilities & Skills

Master of the World

Zhang Zhi can open, expand, and govern Small Worlds through his World Seed and World Bead.

• Integrates Cards containing humans, resources, techniques, buildings, creatures, terrain, and special traits into his worlds 3 4.
• Uses World Power to support combat, summon retainers, operate artifacts, and influence his worlds’ development 30 495.
• Manages multiple developing worlds and cultivation systems, including the Qi Refiner, Immortal Cultivation, Extraordinary Technology, Artifact Forging, Buddhist, Witch, and Dragon paths 612 671.
• Uses World Gates, Teleportation Gates, and Realm Gates to move people and resources between worlds 449 495.

Retainer Summoning

Zhang Zhi can summon projections and retainers from his Small World for combat, exploration, defense, and administration.

• Fang Yun was capable of defeating assessment opponents with a single palm strike while still in the Mortal Transformation Realm 13.
• Zhang Zhi later fielded dozens of Extraordinary Realm retainers and thousands of Mortal Transformation Realm cultivators 119.
• His retainers include specialists such as Fang Yun, Fang Zhen, Fang Qi, Fang Long, Fang Ke, and Fang Sanzang, each contributing to separate cultivation or technological disciplines 112 127 598.
• His forces eventually include more than one hundred Weak Divine Power Realm retainers, allowing him to dominate Fengjing University’s Arena Match 625.

Qi Refiner Path

Zhang Zhi promotes the Qi Refiner Path pioneered and developed chiefly by Fang Yun within his Small World.

• Uses Spiritual Qi (Taoist), Blood Qi, Mental Power, and will to refine a higher-intensity energy known as Qi 226.
• Qi Refiners can advance directly from the Ordinary Realm to the Mortal Transformation Realm upon successfully entering the path 226.
• Spiritual Qi (Taoist) gives the path unusually strong offensive and defensive power compared with lower-grade energies 225 636.
• The path develops separate Spell Cultivator, Body Cultivator, and Sword Cultivator branches 297 307.
• Zhang Zhi publicly presents it as a path capable of dominating opponents within the same realm and contending against stronger opponents 635 636.

Mystic Pure Qi Cultivation Technique

A human-exclusive cultivation technique derived from the Qi Refiner Path and Eight-Nine Mystic Cultivation.

• Increases Mental Power recovery for Masters of the World; Zhang Zhi confirms that it works on the Master of the World Path 512 513.
• Gives cultivators a chance to comprehend a Divine Ability upon each realm advancement beginning at the Elite Realm 513.
• Can only be cultivated by humans 513.
• Reaches at least the Low Divine Power Realm by the time of Zhang Zhi’s Grand Gathering lecture and is later deduced to Gold Rank by Fang Yun 635 628.

Divine Abilities

Zhang Zhi has personally comprehended major Divine Abilities through the Mystic Pure Qi Cultivation Technique.

• One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones — Creates two additional bodies identical to Zhang Zhi; he comprehends it upon reaching the Mortal Transformation Realm 515.
• Three Heads Six Arms — Greatly improves close-range combat, simultaneous spellcasting, seal formation, and weapon use 513 621.
• Indestructible Vajra — A defensive Divine Ability demonstrated by Fang Yun; cultivators of the same realm may struggle to break its protection 513.

Extraordinary Technology

Zhang Zhi develops an Extraordinary Technology Path by combining science, artifact forging, arrays, and cultivation.

• Supports the Shang Kingdom’s steam engines, railways, educational academies, industrial plans, and research institutes 108 114 127.
• Deploys Steel Puppets armed with replicated Gatling weapons against Extraordinary Realm opponents 215.
• Uses mecha light-beam attacks capable of annihilating large groups of Extraordinary Realm retainers 215.
• Mecha light beams are limited to one use per summoning, while the machines have poor close-combat performance 216.
• Oversees development of Spiritual Energy Annihilation Guns, Gauss Weapons, robots, flying ships, and Extraordinary Mecha 212 591 598.

Strategic Leadership

Zhang Zhi excels at resource management, long-term planning, and adapting his tactics to new threats.

• Builds competing kingdoms and institutions within his Small Worlds instead of relying on a single cultivation system 108 127.
• Uses trials, World Wreckage exploration, Secret Realms, and the Trial Tower to acquire resources and information 97 117 131.
• Reassesses failed plans and corrects institutional imbalances, including his previous neglect of the Immortal Cultivation Path 317.
• Protects the Human Race’s interests through alliances, covert support, cultivation-path promotion, and political maneuvering 646 670 690.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• World Bead — Stores World Power, links Zhang Zhi to his Small Worlds, and lets him observe or intervene in their battles 30 495.
• Small Broken Bell — A Merit Divine Artifact that protects Zhang Zhi from hostile techniques, cleanses pollution in his Consciousness Space, and can block attacks from Deity Realm enemies 174 236 681.
• Three-in-One Innate Spiritual Treasure — Used alongside the Small Broken Bell to kill a Giant Race Deity despite Zhang Zhi’s lower cultivation 681 683.
• Jade Ruyi — A Seven-Colored Rank Main God Artifact bestowed as the symbol of his Honorary Professor position 640.
• Realm Gate — A spatial artifact capable of connecting any two worlds; Zhang Zhi plans to preserve and use it strategically 449.
• Yellow Sand Summoning Wind Array — A powerful defensive array used to protect Zhang Zhi and support his retainers in battle 110 111.
• Sword Talismans — Includes talismans containing Half-Step Main Deity Realm Sword Intent, reserved for emergencies 685.
• Mecha and Steel Puppets — Technology-path combat constructs equipped with Gatling weapons, light beams, and other Extraordinary armaments 215 216.

Relationships

• Lei Aigou — Childhood acquaintance turned jealous betrayer. Lei arranged Zhang Zhi’s kidnapping and torture; Zhang Zhi eventually manipulated him into dying from rage 2 6 7.
• Li Qianjun — Early benefactor, recruiter, and protector. He provides Zhang Zhi’s Special Enrollment Token, warns him of political dangers, and later entrusts him with the Daoist Hongjun bait operation 16 41.
• Fang Yun — Zhang Zhi’s foremost retainer and disciple. Fang Yun develops the Qi Refiner Path and Mystic Pure Qi Cultivation Technique, then becomes Zhang Zhi’s strongest recurring combatant 226 512 685.
• Zixia — Zhang Zhi’s Dao Protector and study companion. A former Half-Step Main Deity Realm existence, she protects him, advises him on political threats, and helps conceal his deeper secrets 310 338 610.
• Liu Wanwan — Close ally and fellow Fengjing University student. Zhang Zhi guides her cultivation, trusts her in dangerous situations, and works with her on Human Race matters 512 651.
• Liu Xiaoxiao — Former class advisor who initially mishandles Zhang Zhi’s conflict with his classmates. After he criticizes her leadership, she matures into a trusted ally and assistant 80 169.
• Professor Confucius (Kong Qiu) — Zhang Zhi’s teacher and principal patron at Fengjing University. He recruits Zhang Zhi, protects his interests, confirms his potential, and treats him as a key figure in the Human Race’s future 247 347 540.
• Professor Zhuang Zi — Senior Human Race leader and Merit-Based Sainthood pioneer. Zhang Zhi respects his long-term strategy while receiving guidance and support in major Human Race affairs 347 656.
• Director Xia — Head of the Qi Refiner Path Promotion and Management Department. Zhang Zhi supports him in promoting the Qi Refiner Path, while carefully testing his loyalty and motives 646 647 670.
• Yan Bo — Righteous Human Race leader in the Celestial Dog World Region. Zhang Zhi supports his advancement through the Merit-Based Sainthood Path and recognizes his selfless character 379 711 713.
• Hu Xin'er — An old acquaintance revealed to be the Sage coordinating Human Race resistance in the Ten Thousand Races Region. Zhang Zhi cooperates with her on Jade Gate and foreign-race strategies 384 387 652.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Kidnapping and Revenge — Opens his Small World while captive, escapes the Night Shadow Gang, kills or defeats those responsible, releases prisoners, and leaves Yizhou 2 3 7.
• Seven Dragons Academy — Enters through a Special Enrollment Quota, develops his Small World, gains allies, and begins participating in Trial Tower and Secret Realm challenges 16 25 34.
• Daoist Hongjun Identity — Confirms that he is Daoist Hongjun and agrees to act as bait for Li Qianjun’s investigation into foreign-race infiltrators 41.
• Small World Expansion — Builds kingdoms, develops artifact forging and technology, establishes the Underworld, and begins exploring World Wreckage for resources and Laws 108 127 131.
• Qi Refiner Path Creation — Supports Fang Yun’s development of the Qi Refiner Path and later transforms it into a major Human Race cultivation path through the Mystic Pure Qi Cultivation Technique 226 241 635.
• Fengjing University and the Exchange Meeting — Enrolls at Fengjing University, reveals the Extraordinary Technology Path, earns Professor Confucius’s support, and gains prominence through his Mecha and retainers 214 247.
• Grand Gathering Lecture — Publicly explains the Qi Refiner Path, Mystic Pure Qi Cultivation Technique, and their Divine Abilities, earning recognition as an Honorary Professor 635 637 640.
• Human Race Leadership — Becomes involved in promoting the Qi Refiner Path, assigning Patrolling Envoys, managing alliances, and countering political schemes against his growing faction 646 670 775.
• Great Calamity Preparations — Investigates the Mastermind, foreign-race invasions, endangered Human Race branches, and paths capable of strengthening the Human Race against future calamities 730 737 789.

Notable Quotes

“No, they betrayed me.” 80

“Class Advisor Liu, that's not how you lead, and that's not how you're a good person.” 80

“My Cultivation is not high. I'm only an Extraordinary Realm Cultivator. However, my combat ability is decent.” 684

Trivia

• Zhang Zhi once admitted that he had planned to use Lei Aigou to impersonate the author Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng for profit 6.
• He possesses four World Traits by the time he meets Professor Confucius during the Exchange Meeting 247.
• His Small Broken Bell is invisible or ignored by many other assessment participants, even when it manifests yellow protective light around him 200.
• Zhang Zhi’s rapid development, extensive secrets, and repeated discoveries lead powerful figures to call him the Contemporary Protagonist of the Human Race, a title he consistently downplays 467 538 602.