Shen Changchuan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Shen Changchuan (沈长川)
Alias(es)	Zhang Qingyuan (disguise)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tiannan Shen Clan; Dragon Firmament Sect; Ten Thousand Ren Peak
Occupation/Role	Former guardian of Great Bay Village; cultivator; disciple of You Longzi
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Late Third Layer Qi Gathering	3	Possesses the Elephant Mountain Qi Absorption Art, two Golden Needles, and a progress-bar panel tracking spell proficiency.
Qi Gathering Fourth Level	15	Advances rapidly through diligent cultivation and plentiful spiritual resources at Great Bay Village.
Late Qi Gathering Seventh Level	151	Reaches the late stage after three months of seclusion, Azure Jade Pills, and spell practice; masters dozens of spells.
Qi Gathering Eighth Level	184	While disguised as Zhang Qingyuan, defeats a robber gang led by two Ninth Layer cultivators.
Peak Ninth Layer Qi Gathering	224	Conceals his true level while considering whether to abandon Great Bay Village.
Out of Body Stage, First Layer	298	Advances with You Longzi's aid and condenses the Wood Spirit Physique using a second-tier Spirit Tree Heart.
Out of Body Stage, First Layer Mid-Stage	331	Perfects nearly 200 first-tier spells and two second-tier spells over a year, prioritizing a broad foundation.
Out of Body Stage, Third Layer Peak	376	Can directly fight and kill Fourth Layer cultivators, and potentially contend with Fifth or Sixth Layer opponents.
Out of Body Stage, Fourth Layer	419	Reaches this realm within roughly ten years of beginning at Qi Gathering Third Layer.
Out of Body Stage, Sixth Layer → Seventh Layer	437	Breaks through inside the Nine Layered Mountain Array and kills late Eighth Layer cultivator Chou Kunsheng.
Out of Body Stage, Peak Eighth Layer	614	Uses the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu’s overclocked state to temporarily approach the mid-Ninth Layer.
Out of Body Stage, Mid-Ninth Layer	716	Integrates a trace of space power into his spells and surpasses his earlier goal of merely reaching Ninth Layer.
Out of Body Stage, Peak Ninth Layer	873	Kills Zuo Jiuyin, a peak third-level Spirit Wandering realm demonic prodigy, despite the realm gap.

Background / History

Shen Changchuan was born as the illegitimate son of the Shen Family Patriarch. During two and a half years in the Shen Family Manor, he witnessed lethal internal struggles and learned that his status offered little real protection. At fifteen, he accepted an assignment as guardian of remote Great Bay Village, choosing distance from the family’s power struggle over the dangers of independent cultivation 1 6 60.

His maternal grandfather, Han Qinhu, and Han clan retainers accompanied him to Great Bay Village. Shen Changchuan gradually secured control of the settlement, cultivated in seclusion, and used the Shen Clan name cautiously despite recognizing that much of the respect he received was directed at his background rather than himself 11 15 81.

After narrowly surviving schemes involving Zhao Hantao and the Four Fiends of Heshan, he became increasingly committed to acquiring strength and keeping sensitive information hidden. He burned records connected to an Out of Body Stage expert’s cave dwelling and postponed exploring its ruins until he was stronger 32.

Over decades, Great Bay Village developed into Big Bay City under his broad direction, while Han Qinhu and other subordinates handled its detailed administration 638 856.

Personality

Shen Changchuan is cautious, pragmatic, and intensely self-aware. His experience in the Shen Family’s back-courtyard struggles made him distrustful of powerful figures with unclear motives; he avoids unnecessary enemies but does not mistake restraint for safety 6 60.

He prefers secluded cultivation to social maneuvering and considers fame a liability because public knowledge of his methods gives enemies opportunities to prepare. Nevertheless, he is willing to act decisively when protecting allies, handling threats, or pursuing resources needed for advancement 204 776 873 896.

Though outwardly humble, Shen develops deep confidence after overcoming major crises. He values tactical caution while believing that no opponent is inherently unbeatable 240 938.

Abilities & Skills

Progress-Bar Panel

A mysterious panel displays Shen Changchuan’s realm, equipment, cultivation arts, and proficiency percentages for spells and skills. Reaching 100% grants a corresponding trait; Shen regards the accumulated traits from perfected spells as his most enduring advantage 3 650 767.

• Lets him track cultivation progress precisely.
• Grants traits upon perfection, such as improved hidden-weapon accuracy from Golden Needle Stab.
• Enables him to build an unusually broad foundation by perfecting large numbers of spells.
• Its origin and full capabilities remain unknown 3.

Sword Arts

Shen specializes in wood-aligned and sword-type techniques, especially the Azure Wood Sword Light and its later evolutions.

• Azure Wood Sword Light — His signature spell; initially slow to cast, then developed into a combat-ready and Mastery-level technique capable of threatening higher-level cultivators 95 101 151.
• Three Azure Luo Sword Array — A divine ability used with the Soul-Snatching Bell to counter an Out of Body Stage opponent; later perfected in only three years 276 284.
• Jade Wood Piercing Cloud Sword — A perfected Second Order Top Grade spell whose demonstration slices through a thousand zhang of sky 451 452.
• One Sword Senluo Myriad Manifestations: Longevity — An evolved natal divine ability that ages and kills everything within a ten-zhang radius 638.
• Yimu Annihilation Divine Light — A Tier 3 spell cultivated in seven days 824.

Spatial Power

Shen gains and develops rare space-manipulation capabilities, eventually integrating them into his movement and offensive techniques.

• Uses the Void Escape Gu for spatial traversal and to interfere with enemy spatial movement 546 567.
• Applies space power through techniques including Treading Air Steps and an improved Golden Thorn Technique 614.
• Studies True Person Xuanfeng’s teleportation methods during the sect grand competition, rapidly improving his control over space power 715.
• His spatial movement appears teleportation-like to most observers and allows him to overwhelm opponents who cannot perceive his technique 704.

Movement and Perception

Shen’s extensive investment in movement and detection spells gives him exceptional mobility, battlefield awareness, and evasive ability.

• Light Body Technique — At perfection, increases his leap range from four to five zhang to eight to nine zhang and improves agility by at least one-third 8.
• Swift Light Film and Lightning Shadow Swift Step — Used to evade sneak attacks and powerful direct assaults; the latter is a perfected second-tier movement spell 183 324.
• Insightful True Eyes — Allows him to read attack trajectories and identify weaknesses in opponents’ movement 298.
• Enhanced vision and beast taming — Used to scout threats and protect merchant caravans 165.

Gu Arts and Body Tempering

Shen develops Gu techniques and physical cultivation alongside his spellcasting.

• Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu — Can overclock his cultivation and narrow realm gaps in battle 567 614.
• Yimu Undying Scripture — Contributes to physical resilience sufficient to endure space-rift fragments dangerous even to Spirit Wandering cultivators 546 723.
• Golden Body Hegemonic Body Technique — A body-tempering secret art he begins cultivating alongside top-grade sword spells 451.
• His physical strength can contend with Spirit Wandering realm cultivators, though he does not consider it equal to their complete combat power 546.

Martial Arts and Qigong

During a later period in another world, Shen studies local martial arts and qigong to prepare for future reincarnation and world-hopping.

• Cultivates Shattered Jade Fist and Flowing Wind Step to Great Accomplishment 918.
• Improves Flowing Water Qi Gong from 16 to 72 open acupoints, reaching the peak of top-tier martial experts 926.
• Develops a defensive use of Force and fragmented Hard Qigong that makes ordinary blades ineffective against him 920.
• Seeks all 108 acupoints needed for an optimal Innate Grandmaster breakthrough 938.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Two Golden Needles — Quasi-Low-Grade Dharma Artifacts used with Golden Needle Stab 3.
• Soul-Snatching Bell — Shen’s most powerful defensive treasure during his clash with an Out of Body Stage opponent 275 276.
• Void Escape Gu — Grants spatial traversal and space-related combat applications 546 567.
• Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu — Temporarily overclocks his cultivation power 614.
• Azure Origin Purifying Spirit Pill — Enlarges his dantian and meridians, improving his capacity for spiritual-energy output 53 114.
• Myriad Dao Diagram — An artifact Shen cannot fully use at his present cultivation, motivating him to strengthen his foundation 767.

Relationships

• Han Qinhu — Maternal grandfather, head steward, and trusted adviser. He follows Shen to Great Bay Village and guides him toward decisiveness 1 97 240.
• Han Yue’er / Yun Niang — Shen’s birth mother; Shen worries that his actions may bring repercussions upon her and later takes her away from the Shen Family 240 675.
• You Longzi — Master and Spirit Wandering realm cultivator. He provides resources, advancement guidance, and ongoing mentorship despite considering his own instruction insufficient 267 284 446 878.
• Shen Chong — Half-brother. Shen respects his strength and acknowledges the assistance Shen Chong has given him, despite their complicated family circumstances 620 643 673.
• Wu Yuanzhi — Patriarch of the Wu Family. Shen remains wary of him, but acknowledges a limited debt for allowing him to keep the Azure Origin Purifying Spirit Pill 60 105.
• Xiao Yu — Young companion whom Shen protects and reassures following the Great Bay Village tremor 224.
• Shen Shiying — Former subordinate whose distress call Shen answers, saving him from a Taurus Demon 272.
• Shen Yingxia — Shen Family Third Elder whom Shen rescues from Zhou Family pursuers 656.
• Liu Ruoyin — Martial-world companion who witnesses Shen’s strength while traveling under the pressure of the Beggars Sect’s pursuit 938.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Great Bay Village Guardian

Shen is exiled from the Shen Family’s central power struggles to serve as Great Bay Village’s guardian. He builds a secure base, avoids revealing his illegitimate-son status, and begins using the panel to cultivate rapidly 1 3 15.

Rogue Cultivator Threats and Merchant Caravans

After surviving Zhao Hantao’s schemes and clashes with robber cultivators, Shen becomes a feared caravan escort under the Zhang Qingyuan identity. His victories establish his early reputation across the Qing City region 32 163 183 184.

Rise Beyond Qi Gathering

Shen kills an Out of Body Stage demonic cultivator while still at Qi Gathering, making his name known throughout Tiannan. He subsequently enters the Dragon Firmament Sect under You Longzi and advances into the Out of Body Stage 237 284 298.

Tiannan Prodigy

His victories over high-level Out of Body Stage enemies, development of the Gu Control Secret Art, and role in broader conflicts transform him into a renowned prodigy of Tiannan and Southern Yue 437 444 445.

Spatial Power and Sect Grand Competition

After obtaining the Void Escape Gu and exploring space power, Shen participates in the Yuqing Immortal Sect’s grand competition. He defeats elite inner disciples, studies True Person Xuanfeng’s spatial techniques, and takes first place in the competition 704 715 732 898.

Martial-World Exploration

Preparing for possible reincarnation and world-hopping, Shen enters another world as a child and studies its martial arts. He develops qigong and Force, kills the Iron Palm Sect leader, and becomes a notorious but elusive figure after killing Beggars Sect elder Lu Changhe 915 928 936.

Trivia

• Shen considers the progress-bar panel’s perfected-spell traits more reliable in the long term than his space power, Gu worms, or natal divine abilities 650.
• He does not enjoy public attention; having his trump cards observed by crowds makes him feel vulnerable rather than proud 776.
• Despite being widely credited as Tiannan’s foremost young prodigy, Shen believes his half-brother Shen Chong’s hidden strength surpasses the reputation assigned to him 643.
• Shen’s preferred life is quiet cultivation; he pursues dangerous opportunities only when resources or advancement leave him no better option 896.