Ji Jue

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ji Jue (季觉)
Alias(es)	Mason; New Spring's Moji; King of Seven Cities; West Sea Vortex 678 950
Gender	Male 155
Affiliation	Tide Sound Workshop; Taiyi Ring Artisan Association; Coast Group / Coast Industry 309 710
Occupation/Role	Craftsman of the Three-Phase Lineage; founder of Coast Group; Crown Master; Ye Xian's representative in the Hall of Radiance 798 950
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 6

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Chosen One	22	Completed the Chosen Ceremony amid Dragon Blood erosion; registered as a Chosen One and awakened under the Fire of Embers.
Formal Chosen One	32	His machinery-control range extended to instant connections within ten meters without physical contact, at substantially greater Spirit Essence cost.
Second Transformation	253	Obtained Axis of Domination, making himself the core of his controlled domain.
Craftsman	309	Passed the Artisan Examination and received his green gemstone Craftsman badge as Tide Sound Workshop's top apprentice.
Metamorphosis Rank	396	Formed the Embers “three-piece Metamorphosis set,” including Furnace Blood and Unextinguished Tinder.
Master	810	Defeated Filthy Mire in the Riftworld; received a master's badge and recognition as a master of the Association.
Transcendent Rank	869	Advanced to Transcendent Rank; his matrix pointed toward Celestial Origin's Power of Life and Death, Eternal Gate's Anchor, and Ascension's See the End from the Beginning.
Myriad Things Self-Transformation	789	Broke through after repeated failures, gaining the ability to repeatedly remake and elevate himself beyond prior limits.
Crown Master	950	Recognized as the Association's Crown Master and a Craftsman Master of the Three-Phase Lineage.

Background / History

Ji Jue was a mechanical-engineering student at Tianmen University who had taken loans after his parents died early. Before entering the artisan world, he worked at an auto repair shop and had not yet graduated from university. 155 323

After returning home to find it ransacked and discovering an ash-covered corpse in his courtyard, Ji Jue learned to perceive and absorb Spiritual Substance from Lu Ma's wound. 6 During the Mandate of Heaven Summoning, he continued absorbing Dragon Blood despite the risk of total Sin Corruption, completed the Chosen Ceremony, and became a Chosen One aligned with Embers. 22

He revealed his status to Ye Xian and chose to remain with her despite being told that powerful organizations would compete for a Chosen One capable of triggering the Nine Supreme Goodnesses' Advent. Ye Xian accepted him as material worth personally forging and became his teacher. 28

Ji Jue later inherited and developed Tide Sound Workshop's craft, passed the Artisan Examination, and publicly introduced himself as “Ji Jue, a craftsman of Tide Sound Workshop.” 309 He subsequently restarted Coast Automobile Factory, established Coast Industry's foundation, expanded his influence through New Spring, Haizhou, Central Earth, and the Seven Cities, and became a figure major factions could not ignore. 321 842 950

Personality

Ji Jue is intensely pragmatic: if something works and achieves the objective, he sees little reason for needless decoration or effort. This practicality extends to combat, engineering, negotiation, and political maneuvering. 290

He is loyal to people he accepts as his own. He remained with Ye Xian despite more prestigious alternatives, supports An Ran's right to choose his own life, and remembers the favors and investments of the Tong and Lou families. 28 892 845

His restraint is selective. Ji Jue can be polite, calm, and self-effacing in formal settings, but responds ruthlessly to threats, exploitation, and attempts to control him. He is also prone to treating dangerous people, artifacts, and institutions as “good material and fine jade” to be studied, repurposed, or dismantled. 309 407 710

Abilities & Skills

Machinery Control

Ji Jue can communicate with and command machinery through Spirit Essence.

• After becoming a formal Chosen One, he could instantly connect with targets within ten meters without touching them. 32
• He uses this affinity for repair work, weapon construction, workshop control, and combat improvisation.
• His control is energy-intensive and initially depended heavily on external Spirit Essence support. 32

Spirit Essence Manipulation

Ji Jue can perceive, absorb, reinforce, and shape Spiritual Substance and Spirit Essence.

• He first perceived and absorbed Spiritual Substance from Lu Ma's injury. 6
• He can reinforce his body through Spirit Essence, showing exceptional compatibility with Embers. 52
• His body can form extensive Spirit Essence Circuits and Supreme Goodness Emblems to enhance bone, muscle, destructive power, coordination, and sanity. 101

Fluid Alchemy

Ji Jue learned Fluid Alchemy through Mercury's inheritance and Ye Xian's instruction.

• Creates mercury-based constructs, including a mercury truck and armor. 178
• Uses liquid metal for adaptive defense, machinery, and battlefield control.
• His alchemy can significantly improve the rank of weapons and disrupt market prices through mass capability. 678

Disintegration Art

A core Tide Sound / Ye Clan technique that identifies structural weaknesses, interferes with Spirit Essence Circuits, and destroys a target at its critical point.

• Requires insight, analysis, and comprehension of a creation's structure. 298
• Can sever the connection between a Blessing and a soul. 179
• Was used to defeat powerful creations, destroy incoming attacks, and overwhelm Craftsmen's Cellar despite the latter's Rebirth Form and Realm of Encirclement. 796 802

Scene Tremor

An advanced evolution of Disintegration Art derived from Ye Xian's refinement of opposing matrices.

• Converts otherwise placid Spirit Essence into a violent, blade-like destructive change after impact. 319
• Ji Jue grasped its essence after experiencing it once. 319
• He later used it repeatedly against Fernan after attaining Myriad Things Self-Transformation. 789
• His technique Fa Shan extends this principle to interfere with an opponent's Blessings and Matrix. 940

Nine Forms and Rebirth Form

Ji Jue's Rebirth Form allows fluid transitions between flesh and machinery, while the Nine Forms support diverse combat and crafting transformations.

• He can turn his body into a machine, though early use nearly killed him. 102
• His mechanical body can be overloaded for speed and power before he returns to flesh for close combat. 661
• In battle, he uses Nine Forms alongside Pan Ying, Chun Jun, Zhan Lu, and other Spirit Essence manifestations. 639
• His Rebirth Form: Nine Forms allowed him to match multiple reborn heroes in the Realm of Encirclement. 937

Myriad Things Self-Transformation

A breakthrough ability centered on self-remaking through repeated destruction, failure, and reconstruction.

• Achieved after repeatedly testing himself against Fernan. 789
• Raises Ji Jue's ability to adapt, reconstruct, and exceed prior limits under extreme pressure.
• Amplified the controllable upper limit of his Rebirth Form and Pan Ying during later battles. 804

Alchemy and Engineering

Ji Jue is an exceptional artisan-engineer with rapid learning ability.

• Created an Ascension rune on his first attempt and carved a bust from titanium alloy through machinery control. 31
• Designed a lightweight power-assisted prosthetic leg frame for a friend. 102
• Restarted Coast Automobile Factory and developed Coast Industry into a major industrial force. 321 842
• Oversees Juque Engineering, using Little Cow and Horse as the foundation for Prosperity's upgrade. 666

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Mercy — A Bone Blade given by Ye Xian; Ji Jue named it for its inability to kill. 178
• Containing Form Mirror — Ye Clan inheritance artifact recording the clan's techniques and variations. 319
• Pan Ying — The third Elephant Sword Type 9; an extremely vicious weapon integrated into Ji Jue's Nine Forms. 348 439
• Chun Jun Blade — A Spirit Essence blade produced through Unity of Matter and Self. 439
• Lead Layer — Hidden protective layer worn beneath his shirt to resist Disintegration Art. 318
• Little Cow and Horse — Core alchemical creations and the basis of the Prosperity upgrade under Juque Engineering. 181 666
• Gloria — His pet bird, capable of retrieving equipment such as his lever-action rifle. 113
• Tide Sound Workshop — Ji Jue's workshop and the platform through which he controls advanced alchemical creations. 274

Relationships

• Ye Xian — Teacher, mentor, and the artisan who personally chose to forge him as “Masterwork Material.” Ji Jue remained loyal to her despite outside offers; she later transferred Association authority to him. 28 798
• Lu Ma — A maternal figure who considers Ji Jue part of her family. His ability first surfaced while examining Spiritual Substance in her wound. 6
• Lu Feng — Brotherly companion and collaborator; Ji Jue calls on him for work and equipment upgrades. 6 181
• Wen Wen — Early ally and police officer; she warned him about Sin Corruption during his Chosen Ceremony. 22 28
• Chen Yu Bo — Ji Jue saved him from an assassination attempt and later agreed to repair his car. 113
• Chen Xingzhou — Ally and Wild Bazaar leader; his family owes Ji Jue for saving Chen Yu Bo, and the two later exchange intelligence and strategic advice. 113 851 875
• Tong Shan — Trusted associate who recruited Ji Jue for the Quancheng mission and later reunited with him in Tower City. 195 570
• Lü Yingyue — Political ally and senior mentor who entrusted him with Coast Automobile Factory and later supported New Spring's development plans. 321 848
• Yellow Beard — Northern Frontier ally, rival, and fellow artisan; exchanged the Hero King's relic and Rune Formula with Ji Jue, then dueled him repeatedly. 812 935 940
• An Ran — Friend and junior whom Ji Jue teaches and protects; Ji Jue openly challenged An Family convention to remove the nail from An Ran's leg. 890 892
• Lou Feng — Artisan rival and eventual partner; the two established a five-year agreement to act together within the Association. 562
• Yan Fei and Yan Chang — Subordinates and students to whom Ji Jue gifted the Matrices Red Anvil and Wuming. 616

Story Role / Major Arcs

Awakening and Apprenticeship

• Discovers Spiritual Substance after the attack on Lu Ma and her family. 6
• Becomes a Chosen One through the Mandate of Heaven Summoning. 22
• Joins Ye Xian and Tide Sound Workshop as her apprentice. 28
• Develops foundational Spirit Essence combat, alchemy, and engineering skills. 31 52 99

Artisan Ascension

• Gains Fluid Alchemy, develops mechanical-body techniques, and receives the Deputy Director role at Coast Automobile Factory. 99 102 181
• Establishes dominance among Taiyi Ring apprentices and gains the Containing Form Mirror. 187 319
• Passes the Artisan Examination and becomes a Craftsman of Tide Sound Workshop. 309

Coast Industry and Haizhou

• Accepts responsibility for restarting Coast Automobile Factory within three months. 321
• Builds Coast Industry and New Spring through industrial development, alchemical production, and political alliances. 323 387 842
• Forges Pan Ying and uses it against forces sent by four military-industrial conglomerates. 348
• Expands his authority across Haizhou and the Seven Cities. 710 869

Association, Deepdark, and Seven Cities

• Becomes Ye Xian's representative in the Hall of Radiance. 798
• Defeats Deepdark artisans and Filthy Mire, earning recognition as a master. 802 810
• Accepts an Association mission to infiltrate Deepdark and assassinate Bei Gong. 812
• Achieves Myriad Things Self-Transformation in his battle with Fernan. 789

Northern Frontier

• Travels to the Northern Frontier with Coast Industry's transport fleet and receives Yellow Beard's Dragon Bone Fleet. 929
• Duels Yellow Beard at North Wind Workshop, facing rune storms, the Fireworks Cauldron, and reborn heroes. 935 937
• Develops Fa Shan, using it to interfere with Yellow Beard's Blessings and Matrix before departing on a draw. 940

Notable Quotes

“Hello, everyone. I'm Ji Jue.” 309

“I'm Ji Jue, a craftsman of Tide Sound Workshop.” 309

“Because he is my friend, and I want to be his good friend too.” 892

“What else could an Artisan want? Good material and fine jade, of course.” 710