Zhou Qing

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhou Qing (周清)
Alias(es)	Human Ancestor; Emperor Sui; Human Emperor; Human Dao Master; Heavenly Dao Sect Master; Heavenly Dao Sage
Species/Race	Human; identified as the first human created by Empress Wa in his former life as Emperor Sui 436
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Human Race; Heavenly Dao Sect; formerly the Netherworld Underworld's Human Dao 159 447
Occupation/Role	Protector and leader of the Human Race; Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect; later Heavenly Dao Sage 119 447 460
Status	Alive; ascended to Heavenly Dao Sage 460
First Appearance	Chapter 94

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Golden Immortal	94	The Human Race Rise System rewarded him with Golden Immortal cultivation upon his appointment as Human Ancestor.
Early-stage Quasi-Saint	116	His cultivation is identified while the Witch Clan prepares to force the Shouyang Human Race into submission.
Hun Yuan Dao Fruit	159	Chen Tian warns that entering reincarnation with this Dao Fruit will bring an Immeasurable Great Tribulation upon Zhou Qing's return.
Early-stage Qi Refining to Godhood	403	In his reincarnated life during the Dharma-ending Age, he cultivates the Qi-refining chapter of the Yuqing Immortal Method.
Late-stage Qi Refining to Godhood	412	Rapid cultivation after Kunlun's spiritual-energy resurgence improves his Yin Spirit and perception.
Yang Spirit	419	Achieves a pure-yang spirit capable of leaving the body and traversing the starry sky.
Early-stage Merging with Dao	432	Zhou Qing and Lin Yan stabilize this cultivation after entering the Earth Immortal Realm.
Faith-based “Immortal” state	434	A century of preaching and righteous deeds condenses a Faith Dao Fruit and grants authority connected to the Heavenly Dao, though he has not yet forged an Immortal Body.
Early-stage True Immortal	438	Survives the Immortal Ascension Tribulation, forging an Immortal Body and undying True Spirit.
Golden Immortal / Immortal King	441	Secluded cultivation in Long Aotian's imperial treasury advances him to both the Golden Immortal and Immortal King realms.
Primordial Unity Golden Immortal	445	Chen Tian's lingering will helps him awaken the Chaos Bell, producing a major breakthrough.
Zenith Heaven realm	447	Reforms his Dao Fruit through Di Hong's preaching and becomes independent of Emperor Sui's legacy.
Great Luo, re-proven across one hundred lives	454	Uses repeated reincarnation to accumulate distinct understandings of the Heavenly Dao within the incomplete Chaos Bead World.
Heavenly Dao Sage	460	Receives Primordial Violet Qi from Yun Zhongzi and ascends after his accumulated Heavenly Dao insight resonates with the restored world's foundation.

Background / History

Zhou Qing's former life was Emperor Sui, the first human created by Empress Wa. As the Human Ancestor, he led humanity, established the Drilling Wood for Fire method, and gained Heavenly Dao Merit; Nuwa also entrusted him with the Four Swords of Zhu Xian to suppress the Human Race's destiny 94 116.

As Human Emperor, Zhou Qing refused the Witch Clan's demand that humanity submit to it. Even after Tongtian took the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, he rallied the Human Race and declared that the Ancestor Witches would have to step over his corpse before they could force its surrender 119.

Following Zhang Hao's judgment of the transmigrators, Zhou Qing was stripped of the title Emperor Sui and assigned as Human Dao Master in the Underworld. Rather than remain there, he left his body to suppress the Human Dao and entered the Six Paths of Reincarnation so he could someday return to the Human Race 159.

Personality

Zhou Qing is resolute in protecting humanity, willing to confront vastly stronger opponents rather than accept the Human Race's subjugation 115 119.

He is also cautious and pragmatic. During the Kunlun expedition, he recognizes Long Aotian's inconsistencies, questions his identity directly, and cooperates only after negotiating an exchange of methods 407 408.

Despite learning of Emperor Sui's legacy, Zhou Qing consistently chooses self-determination. He refuses to merge with his former Dao Fruit, later severs the causal ties of Emperor Sui's merit, debts, and inheritance, and defines himself through his own role as Heavenly Dao Sect Master 439 447.

Abilities & Skills

Yuqing Immortal Method

Zhou Qing's foundational inheritance is the Yuqing Immortal Method, which he continues cultivating from the Dharma-ending Age through his ascent into the immortal path.

• Enables refined spiritual perception, including the detection of spatial rifts at the Kunlun Ruins 409.
• Its Yuqing Dao rhyme causes the Guardians of the Ruins to recognize him as the fated inheritor they awaited 410.
• He uses Yuqing Immortal Light alongside Faith Power and the God-Beating Whip's aura to withstand the Immortal Ascension Tribulation 436.
• The method is incomplete during his initial exchange with Aotian Immortal Emperor, containing only its basic section 408.

Spirit Tempering Art and Yang Spirit

Aotian Immortal Emperor gives Zhou Qing the Spirit Tempering Art in exchange for viewing the general outline of the Yuqing Immortal Method 408.

• Zhou Qing enters the art's threshold within three days and reaches minor accomplishment after one month 412.
• Strengthens and purifies his Yin Spirit, sharply improving his perception, danger sense, and ability to read emotional fluctuations 412.
• Supports his eventual achievement of the Yang Spirit, allowing his spirit to roam the Great Void and cross several light-years in a thought 419.

Faith Dao Fruit and Heavenly Dao Authority

Zhou Qing accumulates Faith Power through a century of preaching the Heavenly Dao and performing acts of justice 434.

• Condenses a Faith Dao Fruit resembling the embryonic form of a divine office rather than a conventional immortal Dao Fruit 434.
• Gains authority over an aspect of the Heavenly Dao through faith and deeds 434.
• Develops a personal path of using Faith Power to bear the Heavenly Dao and using the Heavenly Dao to command laws 440.
• Deepens this understanding through a hundred reincarnations, each proving the Dao through a different life and perspective 454.

God-Beating Whip

The Guardians of the Ruins entrust Zhou Qing with the God-Beating Whip after identifying him through his Yuqing Dao rhyme 410.

• Activates the formation in Return to Ruins Hall and releases Kunlun's ancient spiritual-energy source, ending the Dharma-ending Age's spiritual decline 411.
• Gradually recovers through Zhou Qing's cleansing with Faith Power and becomes increasingly connected to him 440.
• Allows him, together with the Chaos Bell, to suppress three Pseudo-Jie Sect Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals 449.

Chaos Bell

Chen Tian's lingering will guides Zhou Qing to his former sacred body, where Zhou Qing awakens the Chaos Bell instead of fusing with his past Dao Fruit 445.

• Its awakening accompanies Zhou Qing's breakthrough to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal 445.
• Suppresses captured enemies beneath Buzhou Mountain 449.
• Heightens his sensitivity to space-time and enables him to detect an infiltrating destructive intent crossing the World Barrier 453.
• Stabilizes and nourishes the reincarnated Xuan Qing and Qing Li 453.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• God-Beating Whip — Ancient artifact entrusted by the Guardians of the Ruins; central to releasing Kunlun's source and later suppressing powerful enemies 410 449.
• Chaos Bell — Companion treasure awakened from Zhou Qing's former sacred body in the Underworld 445.
• Kongtong Seal — Received from the Human Race Rise System upon becoming Human Ancestor; channels the Human Race's destiny 94 119.
• Yuqing Jade Pendant — Green pendant marked with the character “Qing”; purifies absorbed energy before transferring it into Zhou Qing's body 403.
• Four Swords of Zhu Xian — Formerly entrusted to Zhou Qing by Nuwa to safeguard Human Race destiny; stolen by Tongtian Cult Master 94 119.

Relationships

• Empress Wa / Nuwa — Creator in Zhou Qing's former life; appoints him Human Ancestor and grants him the Four Swords of Zhu Xian 94 436.
• Laozi — Zhou Qing seeks his aid for the Human Race; Laozi declines direct intervention but directs him to Li Ping'an 115.
• Li Ping'an — Reclusive powerhouse whom Zhou Qing approaches as humanity faces the Witch Clan; offers assistance and Innate Supreme Treasures 115.
• Chen Tian — Initially an opponent during the Human Race–Witch Clan conflict, later shields Zhou Qing at Zhang Hao's judgment; his lingering will helps Zhou Qing awaken the Chaos Bell 117 159 445.
• Long Aotian — Begins as a suspicious infiltrator and Aotian Immortal Emperor reborn; becomes Zhou Qing's cultivation guide and ally 406 408 412.
• Lin Yan — Trusted companion who cultivates and travels alongside Zhou Qing through the Earth Immortal Realm and the Great Thousand World 432 441 444.
• Yun Zhongzi — Reveals Zhou Qing's identity as Emperor Sui, protects him during Immortal Ascension, and ultimately gives him Primordial Violet Qi 436 460.
• Lingbao Tianzun — Advises Zhou Qing to pursue a hundred-lifetime reincarnation path to compensate for the Chaos Bead World's incomplete laws 454.
• Zhang Hao — Strips Zhou Qing of the Emperor Sui title and assigns him to the Underworld as Human Dao Master 159.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Human Race Leadership

Zhou Qing becomes Human Ancestor and receives the Kongtong Seal and Golden Immortal cultivation. He later earns substantial Heavenly Dao Merit for spreading the Drilling Wood for Fire method among humanity 94 98.

When the Witch Clan pressures the Human Race into submission, Zhou Qing seeks a path forward from Laozi, opposes Chen Tian and the Ancestor Witches, and refuses to sacrifice humanity's independence 115 117 119.

Reincarnation and the Dharma-ending Age

After accepting reincarnation, Zhou Qing re-emerges in an era of weakened spiritual energy as a Qi Refining to Godhood cultivator. He eliminates Long Aotian and Blood Bell Immortal after they intrude on his villa, then obtains a map connected to Kunlun 403 404.

He organizes an expedition into the Kunlun Ruins, cautiously permits Long Aotian to accompany the group, and cooperates with the Bureau of Civil Investigation while withholding himself from its core exploration 405 406 407.

Kunlun's Revival

Recognized by the Guardians of the Ruins as the inheritor of Yuqing's Dao rhyme, Zhou Qing receives the God-Beating Whip and activates Return to Ruins Hall. His action releases Kunlun's ancestral spiritual energy into Earth, beginning the end of the Dharma-ending Age 410 411.

He subsequently helps the Bureau of Civil Investigation adapt to the new era and reaches the Yang Spirit realm as cultivation and technology begin to coexist across society 412 419.

Earth Immortal Realm and Past-Life Revelation

Zhou Qing enters the Earth Immortal Realm with Lin Yan, stabilizes Merging with Dao cultivation, and later forms a Faith-based Immortal state through a century of Heavenly Dao teaching and righteous action 432 434.

Yun Zhongzi reveals Zhou Qing's past as Emperor Sui and protects him through the Five Elements, wind, and fire tribulations that forge his Immortal Body 436 437. Zhou Qing thereafter refuses to rely on Emperor Sui's former Dao Fruit, choosing to cultivate his own path 439.

Heavenly Dao Sect and World Repair

After reaching the Great Thousand World's main Prehistoric fragment, Zhou Qing becomes Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect. He awakens the Chaos Bell, re-proves the Zenith Heaven realm, and defeats three Pseudo-Jie Sect Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals 445 447 449.

As the new world is rebuilt, he teaches cultivation and civilization to scattered human communities across lesser worlds, rescues the reincarnated Xuan Qing and Qing Li, and completes a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation to deepen his Heavenly Dao 453 454.

Ascension to Sainthood

Zhou Qing discovers and relocates the surviving Shanhai Realm to the Chaos Bead World, helping restore the Prehistoric World's territory alongside ancient Great Powers and reincarnated Saints 460.

Yun Zhongzi reveals himself as Primordial Violet Qi and grants it to Zhou Qing. Resonating with Zhou Qing's accumulated Heavenly Dao insight and authority, the Violet Qi elevates him to Heavenly Dao Sage 460.

Notable Quotes

“If you want the Human Race to join the Witch Clan, you'll have to step over my corpse first!” 117

“My past life is already gone. Today, I am Zhou Qing.” 438