Martial Dao Grandmaster

Biodata

Position in the Cultivation System

Breakthrough Requirements

A Martial Dao Grandmaster is not simply a stronger Qi and Blood Martial Master, but a cultivator who has undergone a transformation in life level through comprehension of their own Dao 178.

• A Martial Arts Divine Ability is one of the necessary conditions for reaching the realm. The ability must be cultivated to perfection and made into the foundation of one's Dao 91.
• The practitioner must form a domain, described as a personal world shaped by their Dao and capable of interacting with the energy of heaven and earth 165.
• A Golden Core must be condensed within the body. It crystallizes the cultivator's enlightenment, stores compressed vitality, and bears the marks of their Dao 157 178.
• The breakthrough rate is exceptionally low; Cao Lin states that only one in ten thousand Martial Artists can become a Martial Dao Grandmaster 91.
• Achieving the realm between ages fifteen and twenty earns direct recommendation to the Martial God Hall 166.

Characteristics

Domain

A Grandmaster's domain is formed from compressed vitality and Dao comprehension. It may be expanded or contracted, and its scope grows alongside the Grandmaster's strength 157.

• Supports the expansion of divine sense, allowing the user to detect movement within the domain 157.
• Draws in Spiritual Energy from heaven and earth 157.
• Reflects the user's personal Dao; Lu Xuan's domain manifests the power of Annihilation and later incorporates multiple forms of energy 178.
• Can affect the surrounding environment. Within Lu Xuan's dark-golden domain, wind, air, clouds, and force could be halted or dispersed 165.

Imperial Flight

Martial Dao Grandmasters can perform Imperial Flight, making their appearance in the wilderness a sign of either a major threat or an extraordinary treasure 15.

• Xu Tianran demonstrates void-walking, crossing miles in three steps while shattering the space beneath his feet 77.
• A Grandmaster's domain and its absorption of ambient Spiritual Energy are among the conditions supporting Imperial Flight 157.

Life-Level Transformation

Grandmasters possess a markedly different perception of the world and a greatly extended lifespan.

• A Martial Dao Grandmaster can live for approximately one thousand years 178.
• Lu Xuan's breakthrough allows him to perceive the composition and essence of surrounding energy with unusual clarity 178.
• The realm represents a greater leap than simple increases in physical strength or vitality 178.

Known Martial Dao Grandmasters

• Xu Tianran — Xu Family Grandmaster who attempts to capture Lu Xuan and force him into lifelong service to the Xu Family 77.
• Gu Qingfeng — Principal of Jiangnan Martial University and the strongest Martial Dao Grandmaster in Jinling City; intervenes against Xu Tianran to protect Lu Xuan 77.
• Su Lingyue — A Grandmaster with a mutation-related condition; later publicly joins the Great Wilderness Hall 130 196.
• Qin Wuyyao — Breaks through to Martial Dao Grandmaster roughly a month after the turmoil in the Endless Dungeon and joins the Great Wilderness Hall 196.
• Freya — Controls an undead domain and is among the prodigies who successfully reach the Grandmaster realm after the ancient-ruins conflict 178 197.
• Lu Xuan — Breaks through after condensing the Myriad Manifestation Golden Core and later advances to the middle stage of Martial Dao Grandmaster through seclusion 178 195 197.
• Unnamed Xu Family Grandmaster — The Xu Family's only known Grandmaster early in the story; their injury leaves the family vulnerable to rival forces 15.