Shi Feizhe

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Shi Feizhe (施匪夷)
Alias(es)	Shi Feizhai; Stone Taoist; Fan Jianqiang; Old Devil Shi
Species/Race	Human; transmigrator from another world 1 12
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Green Mountain Martial Academy; Ji City administration; Sacred Heart Sect ally and adviser 121 170 180
Occupation/Role	Martial academy dean, martial-arts reformer, and later a leader in the new Jianghu 113 182 328
Status	Applied for retirement after decades of reform work 346
First Appearance	Chapter 1: “City of the Yellow Sky”

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
True Origin True Qi / Ren Meridian Small Cycle	1	Generates a trace of True Origin True Qi through the Sword Stance, an exception to the usual requirement of complete Blood Qi Spirit.
Blood Qi Spirit Perfection	51	Reaches perfection after two and a half years of uninterrupted body and spirit training, allowing him to cultivate True Qi properly.
Qi Sea Realm	53 60 106	Reaches minor accomplishment in the True Origin Sword Finger Technique and can externalize sword qi; his Qi Sea cultivation is later directly confirmed by Shan Xu.
True Person Realm	161 165	The mastered True Origin Sword Finger Technique enables him to overwhelm opponents at the True Person level despite severe injuries.
Barrier Breaking Realm	270	Travels while carrying a heavy ship and flies for extended periods, demonstrating Barrier Breaking-level power.

Background

Shi Feizhe transmigrated into a dangerous jianghu world after dying from overwork in his previous life. Initially impoverished and working at a medical hall in Yi Yang City, he studied patients’ meridians and acupoints to decipher the True Origin Sword Finger Technique, the first martial manual he acquired. His first success came when he generated True Origin True Qi through its Sword Stance. 1

After killing the Four Directions Gang member Liu San, Shi Feizhe fled Yi Yang City. On the road, he met Hua Xiaomei, whose guidance led him to Three Talents Manor and the Nether Springs Divine Shadow Record. Hua Xiaomei secretly intended to cultivate him into “Great Medicine,” but Shi Feizhe used the knowledge he received to advance his own path instead. 3 13 144 148

Shi Feizhe discovered that different erroneous copies of the True Origin Sword Finger Technique could be cultivated simultaneously. This turned a seemingly defective manual into the foundation of his rapid growth: the more versions he collected, the more True Origin True Qi he could cultivate. 12

He later joined the Sun Moon Radiance Sect as a reserve disciple and learned the Sun Moon United Heart Art. After leaving the sect, he spent years in seclusion at an abandoned mountain temple, refining his martial arts and reaching Blood Qi Spirit perfection. 29 48 51

Appearance

Shi Feizhe began his martial journey thin and physically weak. Rigorous exercise, medicinal baths, sufficient food, and sustained cultivation gradually made him taller, sturdier, and visibly more robust. 18 42

• Uses a Sword Stance in which his body is held straight “like a long sword plunged into the ground.” 1
• Often conceals his identity with false names, masks, or altered presentation when dealing with enemies. 69 121 123
• His sword qi manifests as immense white or nearly invisible blades, depending on how he shapes and applies it. 111 164 225

Personality

Shi Feizhe is diligent, practical, and unusually willing to learn from any source. He studies manuals line by line, tests their principles himself, and treats martial arts as a subject to be analyzed rather than blindly revered. His atheism initially obstructs the divine visualization methods of the Nether Springs Divine Shadow Record, so he replaces the Ten Kings of Hell with the Great Sage Equal to Heaven from his childhood memories. 18 19

He is also eccentric and humorous, frequently making references that bewilder people in the jianghu. He enjoys unusual transformations from fox demons, gives implausible names to techniques, and sometimes attributes actions to an unnamed “friend” rather than reveal his own identity. 59 115 126

Despite his growing power, Shi Feizhe consistently opposes the jianghu’s exploitation of ordinary people. He refuses payment for saving lives, freely teaches martial arts, protects the vulnerable, and seeks to replace a world ruled by sect interests with education, production, and enforceable rules. 36 54 113 154 260

Abilities & Skills

True Origin Sword Finger Technique

Shi Feizhe’s principal martial art is an anomalous sword-finger technique cultivated through standing stances. Unlike ordinary methods, its different versions can be practiced together, allowing him to accumulate multiple streams of True Origin True Qi. 1 12

• Externalizes True Origin True Qi as exceptionally fast, piercing sword qi. 53 88
• Can form sword qi into massive blades, sustained barrages, defensive formations, and specialized attacks. 60 111 154
• Uses named applications including Snowy Wave Sword Surge, Vast Azure Expanse, and Evil Extermination Sword Qi. 60 61
• Early externalization was dangerous because insufficiently tempered meridians could rupture; two sword-qi attacks once required several days of recovery. 12 53
• Later adapts sword qi into noncombat uses, including plows and construction tools. 128 180

Nether Springs Divine Shadow Record

Shi Feizhe studied the Nether Springs Divine Shadow Record as his foundational body-training method. Its four training forms strengthen muscles, bones, skin, flexibility, and Blood Qi rather than serving as direct combat techniques. 11 18

• Practices Reward Good Fist, Punish Evil Leg, Yin Law Stake, and Investigate Course. 18 48
• Uses the matching Senluo Palm, whose True Qi attributes vary with the deity being visualized. 11 53
• Replaced the intended Ten Kings of Hell visualization with the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, producing golden True Qi rather than the usual gray Senluo Palm. 19 53
• Hua Xiaomei later concludes that Shi Feizhe avoided the manual’s intended fate as a “Great Medicine” and somehow derived a countermeasure against the Eastern Mountain God Prison Law Codex. 144

Supreme Wisdom Scripture

The Supreme Wisdom Scripture transformed Shi Feizhe’s approach to martial arts. Rather than merely memorizing moves, he studies why True Qi, visualization, and martial techniques function as they do. 104 106

• Applies sword qi through techniques outside the True Origin Sword Finger Technique, including methods from the Twelve Story Building. 111
• Produces a Φ-symbol domain that disrupts opponents’ thoughts, True Qi, and sense of self. 188
• Uses its principles to deduce techniques quickly and adapt martial arts toward industrial and productive work. 250
• His repeated attempts to teach it are treated with suspicion by Shan Xu and Guan Shan. 106 119

Martial Arts Teaching and Deduction

Shi Feizhe can reinterpret and create martial arts based on a practitioner’s nature, existing manuals, and practical needs.

• Modified the Thunder Transformation Five-Strike Whip into the Great Sage Havoc Heaven Staff. 62
• Taught Ma Er the staff method despite initially not intending to accept disciples. 62
• Established the Green Mountain Martial Academy to make martial arts accessible beyond sects and hereditary families. 113 121
• Developed a curriculum that eventually enabled Tan Jinxi to cultivate the True Origin Sword Finger Technique through philosophical study. 182 194
• Learned the Earth Fire True Gold Skill after observing Earth Fire Peak’s forging methods. 294

Relationships

• Hua Xiaomei — Initial guide and eventual enemy. Hua Xiaomei explained the Nether Springs Divine Shadow Record while secretly intending to turn Shi Feizhe into Great Medicine; Shi Feizhe later defeats him decisively. 13 144 145
• Shan Xu — Close friend and fellow swordsman. Shan Xu taught Shi Feizhe the Twelve Story Building, fought alongside him repeatedly, and remained wary of the Supreme Wisdom Scripture. 28 87 91 111
• Guan Shan — Student, comrade, and later deputy. Guan Shan joins Shi Feizhe after accepting his goal of making martial arts available to everyone. 113 346
• Fan Jianqiang — Former Sun Moon Radiance Sect roommate whose actions repeatedly entangle Shi Feizhe in rumors, chaos, and the Sacred Heart Sect’s affairs. 29 54 164
• Old Man Fan / Fan Xiang — Former Ghost Mountain Manor accountant and eventual adversary. Shi Feizhe’s conflict with Fan Xiang becomes part of the struggle over Green Mountain Martial Academy. 126 145 154
• Old Devil Shi — Powerful Sacred Heart Sect figure and uneasy ally. Their arguments over Yangzhou lead to cooperation in governing Ji City and reforming the sect. 170 176 180
• Liao Chen — Monk, rival in ideals, and later respected associate. Shi Feizhe challenges Liao Chen’s worldview while inviting him to help overturn the old jianghu order. 68 258 260 280
• Hu Wanqing — Fox demon Shi Feizhe saved years earlier; she later reunites with him and offers her loyalty to his cause. 197
• Li Yiyan and Su Yeye — Saber Dragon Gate disciples saved from the Demon Monk Wu Jing. Shi Feizhe refuses their payment. 53 54

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Cultivation

Shi Feizhe enters the jianghu as an impoverished newcomer seeking only the strength to survive. The True Origin Sword Finger Technique, Three Talents Manor, and Hua Xiaomei’s instruction give him his first route into martial cultivation. 1 5 13

Seclusion and Rise to Qi Sea

After joining the Sun Moon Radiance Sect and learning additional cultivation principles, Shi Feizhe retreats to an abandoned temple. He trains without pause, reaches complete Blood Qi Spirit, and becomes capable of killing Qi Sea-level opponents with externalized sword qi. 29 48 51 53

Wandering Hero

Shi Feizhe begins acting openly against bandits, demon monks, and predatory martial artists. His growing reputation becomes distorted into rumors of “Old Devil Shi,” while he himself insists on helping people without payment. 54 58 60 88

Green Mountain Martial Academy

Rejecting sect monopolies over martial knowledge, Shi Feizhe recruits Guan Shan and founds the Green Mountain Martial Academy on the ruins of Ghost Mountain Manor. The academy becomes the practical expression of his belief that martial arts should serve ordinary people rather than the powerful. 113 121 154

Ji City and Sacred Heart Sect Reform

After clashing with the Sacred Heart Sect, Shi Feizhe joins forces with Old Devil Shi to manage Ji City. He reforms administration, uses sword qi for agriculture, teaches poor children, and attempts to turn the sect’s martial power toward social reconstruction. 170 176 180 182

Overturning the Old Jianghu

Shi Feizhe publicly claims the identity of Old Devil Shi to confront Sacred Heart Sect extremists, then uses the Supreme Wisdom domain to expose the dangers of the Sacred Heart Manual. His ultimate goal expands from protecting individuals to overturning the jianghu’s entire system of power. 187 188 260

New Jianghu

Shi Feizhe’s reforms eventually contribute to the unification of the Nine Provinces and the establishment of a new regime. Even after this achievement, he continues advocating education, industry, infrastructure, and aerospace development before seeking retirement at the age of sixty-five. 283 294 328 346

Notable Quotes

“Since I came to this world, I've been enduring! I've endured for a very, very long time, endured many, many things, but you keep pushing your luck!” 154

“Come at me, all of you!” 154

“From today onwards, no one can speak loudly to me anymore!!” 111

Trivia

• Shi Feizhe repeatedly believes that his luck is proof of his strength, particularly after discovering how to cultivate multiple versions of the True Origin Sword Finger Technique at once. 12
• He is often mistaken for the infamous “Old Devil Shi” long before he openly claims that identity himself. 53 58 113 188
• His childhood memories of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven are central to his successful visualization practice. 19
• He considers martial arts, mathematics, science, agriculture, production, and education parts of the same long-term project to transform society. 180 184 250