Fang Da'ao

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Fang Da'ao was rescued from a tsunami by Chen Qing's second senior brother. A head injury left him with amnesia; he was renamed, took his master's surname, and entered the Hidden Star Gate as a disciple. Though his aptitude was considered mediocre, his pure heart and steady effort allowed him to establish a stronger foundation than the other young disciples after three years of training. 2

When the Hidden Star Gate's fabricated history was exposed, Fang Da'ao was devastated by the thought that he had boasted falsely about the sect's heritage and worried about how his master could rest in peace. He quickly regained his resolve after believing that the sect had once been revived by an ancestral figure, becoming determined to restore the Hidden Star Gate himself. 2

Personality

Fang Da'ao is honest, pure-hearted, and intensely devoted to the Hidden Star Gate. His straightforward nature makes him prone to taking the sect's honor and inheritance personally; he initially struggled to accept the truth about its origins and felt responsible for preventing its decline. 2 4

He compensates for limited natural talent through persistence. Pressure from Han Sha's departure and the sect's precarious state drove him to train secretly and excessively, despite the risk of harming his foundation without proper medicinal support. 4

His loyalty is unwavering. When Mo Huaiyong of the Mystic Chess Academy assessed him as a potential recruit, Fang Da'ao immediately refused to change allegiance, declaring that he recognized only the Hidden Star Gate. 9

Abilities & Skills

Great Mountain Heavenly Art

Fang Da'ao cultivates a mountain-focused path tailored to his upright and unyielding temperament. The Great Mountain Diagram enabled him to replace the sea-aspect visualization he could not comprehend. 35

• Visualizes a solitary, unbending mountain whose momentum matches his disposition. 35
• Broke into the First Realm through visualization combined with a forceful punch. 35
• His physical strength increased by more than thirty percent after the breakthrough, and he formed a wisp of internal energy in his dantian. 35
• His cultivation emphasizes “mountain momentum ingrained in the bones,” an insight he continued to refine after receiving spiritual enlightenment from Chen Qing's breakthrough. 36 50

Five Animal Guidance Technique

Before entering formal cultivation, Fang Da'ao trained his body through the Five Animal Guidance Technique and its associated fist forms. 4

• Bear Form — Used to develop a heavy, mountain-like fighting stance; he assumed it when confronting the Sea Abyss Temple disciples. 4 9
• Crane Style — Practiced under Chen Qing's corrections, particularly to improve his breathing, lightness, and restraint of excessive force. 11
• Tiger Pounce — Initially focused too much on brute force; Chen Qing taught him to prioritize agility and gathered intent. 36
• Requires gradual body refinement, medicinal diets, and breathing coordination; overtraining without them can deplete qi and blood rather than strengthen him. 4

Cultivation Aids

• Mountain Sea Diagram — A partially completed visualization scroll given by Chen Qing to assist Fang Da'ao's attempt at Yellow Court Initial Opening. 31
• Great Mountain Diagram — A mountain-only visualization created by Chen Qing after Fang Da'ao failed to comprehend the sea aspect of the earlier diagram. 35
• Earth Spirit Grass — Prescribed as part of his daily medicinal regimen while preparing to break through. 31

Relationships

• Chen Qing — Martial uncle and primary mentor. Chen Qing guides his breathing, fist forms, visualization, cultivation pace, and breakthrough method. 4 11 35
• Chen Qing's second senior brother — Rescued Fang Da'ao from a tsunami, renamed him after his amnesia, and accepted him into the Hidden Star Gate. 2
• Han Sha — Former senior brother whose departure deeply affected Fang Da'ao. Fang Da'ao condemned Han Sha for abandoning the sect and was nearly struck by a Sea Abyss Temple disciple while confronting him. 9 10
• Qu Xiaoyao — Junior fellow disciple. The two train under Chen Qing's guidance, with Fang Da'ao's long years of practice serving as an example to her. 36 50
• Ancestor of Restoration — A revered Hidden Star Gate ancestor figure whose supposed legacy strengthens Fang Da'ao's faith in the sect's future. 2 35 36

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Hidden Star Gate's crisis — Reacts emotionally to the revelation that the sect's history is fabricated, then resolves to help revive it rather than abandon it. 2
• Early cultivation — Secretly overtrains out of responsibility for the sect, prompting Chen Qing to establish a safer, gradual cultivation plan for him. 4 8
• Sea Abyss Temple visit — Publicly confronts Han Sha for defecting and refuses Mo Huaiyong's implied offer to leave the Hidden Star Gate. 9
• Guardian of Misty Gorge Mountain — Receives control instructions for the mountain-protecting formation while Chen Qing descends the mountain, later carrying out Chen Qing's order to seal the mountain against outsiders. 17 21
• First Realm breakthrough — Fails to harmonize with the sea-focused Mountain Sea Diagram, but succeeds after Chen Qing gives him the more suitable Great Mountain Diagram. 31 35
• Spiritual enlightenment — Chen Qing's later spiritual-light phenomenon resolves Fang Da'ao's latest fist-technique bottleneck, allowing him to better understand mountain momentum. 50