Li Banfeng

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Li Banfeng (李半瘋)
Alias(es)	Li Baisha; Li Furong; Li Qi; En Gong 2 318 363
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Head of the Portable Abode household; Fort Master of Iron Gate Fort; Local Earth God of Green Water Bay; Balance Person; ruler of Xiao Du; Great Boss of Pro State 222 501 525 726 849
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, territorial ruler, strategist, and businessman
Status	Active 864
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Cultivator	22	Discovers that he has become a cultivator and possesses the Portable Abode; sleeping within it improves his physical strength and agility. 22
Eighth Layer advancement	396	After killing Bao Yingchen with the Shut-in Cultivator skill Close Doors and Windows, he returns severely injured to begin an Eighth Layer advancement under Zhao Xiaowan and Hong Ying's guidance. 396
Shut-in cultivation advancement	564	Uses half a Profound Essence Pill and enters his wife's horn opening to advance; begins developing the Shut-in Cultivator pillar skill Counting Family Treasures. 564
Cloud Above Second Layer	588	Absorbs Popularity from the Green Water City Local Earth Seal and advances to the Cloud Above Second Layer. 588
Travel Cultivator — Fourth Layer Above Clouds	721, 728	Uses accumulated Popularity to promote his Travel Cultivation; his status as a Fourth Layer Above Clouds Travel Cultivator is subsequently confirmed. 721 728

Background

Li Banfeng grew up in a welfare institute. Old Woman Wu named him among seven children sharing the character Ban; she chose “Banfeng” because she considered him the most outstanding. His surname came from the orphanage gatekeeper, Old Woman Wu’s husband. Old Woman Wu also called him Li Baisha, Li Hongmei, Li Yingchun, and Li Furong according to the cigarettes she wanted him to buy. 2

He worked odd jobs to attend university. His record contains no criminal convictions, though he was investigated repeatedly for self-defense incidents in which he badly injured groups of attackers. 5 At university, his history of mental illness isolated him from others; He Jiaqing became his sole friend, while Li Banfeng likewise considered He his only friend. 2

After entering Pro State, Li Banfeng discovered that he was a cultivator and that the Portable Abode belonged to him. The house became both his refuge and the center of an expanding household of sentient Spiritual Objects, Magical Treasures, shadows, and companions. 22 564

Appearance

Li Banfeng has a slim, ordinary-looking build that conceals his fighting ability. In his university years, he wore a buzz cut that emphasized his long face; he has fair skin and large eyes. 5 33 96

• Commonly wears a top hat and formal suit, especially when presenting himself as Li Qi. 363 638
• Uses beards, cosmetics, clay facial coverings, altered clothing, and voice imitation to conceal his identity. 96 462 569
• Can convincingly imitate other people, including Pan Dehai, with the Portable Abode household’s assistance. 462
• Is often underestimated because of his thin physique and outwardly erratic behavior. 33

Personality

Li Banfeng favors simple decisions: if he wants something, he acts; if he does not, he discards it without overthinking. He attributes his exceptional throwing accuracy within five meters to a stable mindset. 2 His stiff smile appears when he is either pleased or emotionally unstable, leading others to misread him as frightening or insane. 2

He insists that he is not crazy, citing a doctor’s assessment, even after reacting to danger with extreme violence while claiming to be terrified. 33 He also sincerely considers himself a good person, though his conduct includes deception, ambushes, coercion, and ruthless killing when he judges it necessary. 156 157 480

In conflict, Li Banfeng is observant, adaptable, and stubbornly unwilling to concede. He studies opponents’ Dao Gates, exploits weaknesses, prepares traps, and refuses to abandon people under his protection even when retreat would be safer. 148 395 533 His growing authority does not erase his practical concern for repayment, compensation, and the welfare of those he considers family or allies. 356 620 816

Abilities & Skills

Travel Cultivation

Li Banfeng specializes in mobility, route-finding, evasive movement, and sudden close-range attacks.

• Carefree and Unrestrained — evasive footwork used to shift his body away from attacks. 612 677
• Trample Ten Thousand Rivers — a stomping attack that blasts stone, soil, and shockwaves outward. 395
• Ride a Horse and Admire Flowers — a high-speed pursuit and impact technique; he uses a more stamina-efficient variation taught by Train Grandpa. 395
• Cut Path Opening Road — creates or finds routes through obstructions, crowds, structures, and enemy formations. 395 674
• A Farewell of Ten Thousand Miles — traverses obstacles and creates distance, but can disrupt orientation when used by him or his shadows. 655 799
• Hundred Steps Horizontal and Vertical — manipulates distance between placed markers; he successfully uses it to evade pursuing weapons while escaping Wangdu. 668 677
• Riding the Wind and Driving the Clouds — grants flight after instruction from Hong Ying. 534 563

Shut-in Cultivation

The Portable Abode allows Li Banfeng to impose the advantages of his dwelling on a battlefield.

• Close Doors and Windows — creates a lethal Boundary Line; it severely injures Bao Yingchen and can cut through or trap enemies crossing its limits. 395 396 625
• Expand Territory — strengthens his control over a Boundary Line, allowing him to fight as the master within it. 655 700
• Benevolent Dwelling Heart — makes his body heavy and solid by imagining his dwelling; it can withstand powerful blows, but normally cannot be used more than once per day. 300 395
• Connecting Bridal Chamber — connects separate residences, eventually allowing him to link his home with distant dwellings and trap intruders inside the resulting connection. 758 760
• Counting Family Treasures — his pillar skill, which requires forming a bond with objects in the Portable Abode; his first recognized family treasure is a vase. 564

Deep Mansion Technique

Li Banfeng can borrow techniques and power from members of his household through the Deep Mansion Technique.

• Borrows Zhao Xiaowan’s battle sounds to raise his own morale and combat strength. 373
• Temporarily borrows family techniques while breaking through the Great Totem’s army. 861
• Can stack the technique to borrow the Heavenly Woman’s Boundary Line through her own Deep Mansion Technique, though the strain is severe. 861

Golden House Hides Beauty

Li Banfeng creates combat constructs from carefully prepared forms, descriptions, seeds, and blood.

• Produces Cabbage Men capable of wearing clothing, fighting, and imitating people. 394 397
• Uses blood to strengthen Cabbage Men grown from Zhang Wanlong’s seeds. 394
• Creates Text People based on his perception of real individuals; these constructs may inherit the traits he attributes to them. 765
• Understands how textual-description priorities affect the form and combat strength of created beings. 799

Shadow Cultivation

Li Banfeng commands numerous shadows, including Banfeng Yi and Banfeng Zi, through Shadows Pitying Each Other and related techniques.

• Shadows can act independently, use portions of his techniques, and coordinate in combat. 546 655
• Injured shadows may split or recover, though heavy damage can prevent short-term restoration. 655 700
• Banfeng Yi can exchange places with Li Banfeng and was crucial to deceiving Lai Baifan. 642
• Maintaining multiple shadow and Boundary Line techniques at once places heavy strain on Li Banfeng. 700

Fool Cultivator Techniques

Sun Tiecheng accepts Li Banfeng as an entry disciple and teaches him Fool Cultivator methods despite repeatedly objecting to Li Banfeng’s lack of formal etiquette. 441 532

• Ironclad Evidence — uses decisive proof and firm conclusions to force acceptance of a claim. 441
• Flesh Grafting Technique — allows flesh and blood to be altered or restored; Li Banfeng uses it in efforts to help Qiu Luoye. 441
• Reversing Cause and Effect — learned from Sun Tiecheng to manipulate the order of conclusions and causes. 532
• Madman’s Ramblings — Li Banfeng’s named variation, used to disrupt Dan Chengjun; he distinguishes it from standard Fool Cultivation. 814
• Limit: Fool Cultivator techniques can fail against enemies who resist their premise or cannot be made to accept the intended conclusion. 858

Perception and Investigation

Li Banfeng combines several senses and techniques to investigate threats, trace hidden enemies, and detect spiritual irregularities.

• Golden Eyes Autumn Hairs — reveals hidden details, textual flaws, and living status. 547 765 802
• Discern Spiritual Sounds — identifies spiritual activity and helps uncover concealed information. 556 856
• Thread-Pulling Earring — tracks voices and eavesdrops on distant conversations. 325
• Auspiciousness and Avoiding Calamity — warns him of danger, though it is ineffective against opponents far beyond his level. 148 150

Mad Cultivation Skill

Li Banfeng combines compatible techniques from different Dao Gates to create effects beyond ordinary cultivation limits.

• Uses Willful and Determined, Carefree and Unrestrained, Carefree Sleep, and Fool Cultivation’s Definite Statement together to resist Thought Cultivation interference. 860
• Uses Dismemberment by Five Horses as a devastating finishing method against opponents such as Lai Baifan, Ye Shengge, and Dan Chengjun. 642 725 751
• Its techniques can become unstable or difficult to control under extreme pressure. 862

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Portable Abode — his sentient portable home, refuge, storage space, battlefield, and the foundation of his Shut-in Cultivation. 22 700
• Tang Blade / Second Blade — a sentient blade that challenged him to a duel; Li Banfeng defeated it with Rust Pills, named it Second Blade, and later accepted its past as a former Vanguard. 89 415
• Sickle — bought from Steward Feng; Li Banfeng’s most frequently used close-combat weapon. 27 33
• Iron Ruler — a sharp offensive-and-defensive weapon acquired after recognizing it from a martial manual. 70 343
• Wine Gourd — magical gourd acquired through Yao Lao; used for wine, fire, and emergency treatment. 154 508
• Judge’s Brush — a sentient brush connected to Murong Gui; assists with navigation, contracts, written techniques, and combat. 453 812
• Blood-Containing Pendulum — stores blood, assists with disguises, and supports Li Banfeng’s household. 462 469
• Glove — a thieving Magical Treasure that identifies valuables, steals items, and treats Li Banfeng as Head of the House. 333 569
• Projector — creates projections, records imagery, supports disguises, and can use the Withering Skill. 397 700
• Zha Hu Long Spear — weapon assembled from an ordinary spear, a might-increasing belt, and a sound-imitation button; sold to Luo Zhengnan for 800,000 Ocean. 231

Relationships

• Zhao Xiaowan / the Phonograph — Li Banfeng’s wife and principal cultivation guide. She is the former Swift Cavalry General Zhao Xiaowan and regularly assists him with strategy, advancement, sound techniques, and the Portable Abode. 251 300 859
• Hong Ying — Zhao Xiaowan’s former deputy and Li Banfeng’s formidable companion. Their relationship begins with hostility and guilt, then develops into mutual reliance in combat and cultivation. 254 396 725
• He Jiaqing — Li Banfeng’s only university friend, later a central enemy whose manipulation and ambitions place them on opposing sides. 2 257 690
• Ma Wu — trusted friend, business partner, and one of the few people who knows Li Qi is Li Banfeng. Li Banfeng repeatedly risks himself to protect or rescue him. 101 148 679
• Qin Xiaopang / Qin Tianjiu — early companion from Bitter Mist Mountain who remains loyal to Li Banfeng and later gains increasing status. 27 74 703
• Sun Tiecheng — Fool Cultivator senior and teacher. He teaches Li Banfeng several techniques while warning that their Dao Gate recognizes no binding master-disciple loyalty. 441 532
• The Peddler — powerful ally, source of guidance, and fellow strategist. Their relationship is built on cooperation, disputes, and shared responsibility for Pro State. 583 804 830
• Banfeng Yi and the other shadows — Li Banfeng’s shadow companions. Banfeng Yi is outspoken, ambitious, and frequently argues with Li Banfeng while fighting beside him. 642 655 690
• Luo Zhengnan — former Jiang Xiang Gang Hall Master who becomes a recurring ally and later accepts Li Banfeng’s offer to become a Local Earth God. 231 352 703
• Meng Yuchun — allied Local Earth God who trusts Li Banfeng enough to coordinate deceptions against Pan Dehai and Bei Wushuang. 384
• He Yuxiu — sworn sibling and loyal ally who assists him in major conflicts, including the fight against the Cloud Above cultivators. 468 436

Story Role / Major Arcs

• University and separation — Helps He Jiaqing leave after graduation, establishing their unusually close friendship and Li Banfeng’s troubled reputation. 2
• Medicine King Gully and Bitter Mist Mountain — Obtains survival tools from Steward Feng, gathers Snake Spot Chrysanthemums, and proves himself lethal when betrayed by supposed allies. 27 33
• Portable Abode and early cultivation — Learns that he is a cultivator, discovers the Portable Abode, and begins adapting to Pro State’s dangers. 22
• Iron Gate Fort — Outmaneuvers Steward He, captures Ma Dingfu, takes Iron Gate Fort, and establishes himself as its Fort Master. 220 222
• Territorial expansion — Claims Local Earth God authority, uses the identity Li Furong to evade Inner State scrutiny, and builds influence through land, contracts, and alliances. 318 525
• Balance Person and Outer State — Accepts the role of Balance Person because he intends to create a genuine path out of Pro State rather than sacrifice its interests to outside powers. 501
• Xiao Du and Inner State conflict — Defeats Ye Shengge, forces Qiao Yi into a contract, enters Xiao Du, and assumes control as its City Lord. 725 726
• Wars for Pro State — Defends against the Bandit Suppression Camp, Tufang Country, and the Great Totem’s forces while coordinating Local Earth Gods, shadows, Magical Treasures, and allies. 782 830 861
• Great Boss of Pro State — After the Earth Market victory, receives the allegiance of local powers and begins integrating Pro State’s regional defenses. 849
• Great Totem assault — Infiltrates the Totem Army, battles toward the Great Totem, and ultimately helps trigger its destruction despite severe injuries and the enemy’s Mis-cultivation Technique. 860 861 862

Notable Quotes

“Not crazy. I went to the hospital, and the doctor said I’m not crazy.” 33

“I am a good person.” 156

“If I don’t aim to win, should I aim to lose?” 655

Trivia

• Li Banfeng has never missed a thrown object within a five-meter radius. 2
• He cannot cry convincingly, even when saying goodbye to He Jiaqing. 2
• His original name and several aliases derive from cigarette brands favored by Old Woman Wu. 2
• He reads and keeps old newspapers to investigate people, power struggles, and historical clues. 326
• He treats the sentient objects in the Portable Abode as family and is reluctant to accept Magical Treasures unless he is prepared to care for them as such. 832