Xuan Jin

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xuan Jin (玄烬)
Alias(es)	Master Xuan; Brother Xuan Jin
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Pill Tower; Yan Clan
Occupation/Role	Alchemist; cultivator
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dou Ancestor	2	Already a Dou Ancestor when he enters the Black Corner Region seeking Han Feng and the Burning Art.
Dou Venerate	90	Yao Tian Huo identifies him as a young Dou Venerate and a quasi-eighth-grade alchemist.
One-Star Dou Venerate, peak	270	Reaches the peak of the one-star Dou Venerate realm after secluded cultivation and mastering the Great Heaven Creation Palm.
Two-Star Dou Venerate	152	Refines a tier-8 pill and advances before confronting Old Man Mu Gu and two Soul Hall Venerates.
Three-Star Dou Venerate	165	His cultivation is identified as three-star Dou Venerate.
Five-Star Dou Venerate	195	Breaks through after his near-death “breaking and re-establishing” state.
Third-Turn Dou Venerate	332	Refines the Wind Fury Dragon Flame and advances during the process.
Four-Turn Dou Venerate	350	Gains several levels after receiving Zi Yan’s Dragon-Phoenix Origin Essence Blood.
Five-Turn Dou Venerate	354	Refines Ancient Dragon Essence Blood and Dragon-Phoenix Essence Blood through a month of thunder tempering.
Peak Seventh-Turn Dou Venerate	361	Uses half the origin of the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame and the Burning Art to cross from five turns to peak seven turns.
Eight-Star / Eight-Turn Dou Venerate	365, 380	Emerges from two years of seclusion at eight-star Dou Venerate; later reveals this cultivation while securing a Heavenly Tomb quota.
Peak Half-Saint	393	Reaches the peak Half-Saint realm after obtaining the Flame Emperor’s inheritance in the Heavenly Tomb.
One-Star Dou Saint	406	Breaks through at age thirty, triggering a Heavenly Fire Lightning Tribulation over Saint Pill City.
Two-Star Dou Saint	474	Confirms his breakthrough to Tang Zhen upon returning to Fenyan Valley.
Peak Four-Star Dou Saint	487	Leaves the Myriad Flame Pool at the peak of four-star Dou Saint; his soul enters the Emperor Realm.
Early Seven-Star Dou Saint	536	Fuses the Life Spirit Flame with the Star Sea Ice Lotus Flame after two years of seclusion.
Nine-Star Dou Saint	548	Unifies ten Strange Fires, producing a crimson-gold fire phenomenon over Saint Pill City.

Background

Xuan Jin was found in a deep mountain at age four, severely injured and surrounded by ash. Xuan Yi saved him, gave him her surname, named him “Xuan Jin,” and raised him as her disciple in the Pill Tower. He has no memories of his life before that point. 41 113

He later developed a hidden condition caused by conflicting energies within his body. Believing the Burning Art could devour and refine those energies, he left Saint Pill City for the Black Corner Region, initially targeting Han Feng as the more accessible source of the technique. 2

Gu Yuan sensed an unusually powerful bloodline within him and suspected ancestral bloodline regression. Xuan Jin himself gradually concluded that his fire-oriented bloodline likely originated from the Yan Clan. 41 113 370 374

His Yan Clan heritage was eventually confirmed through the Heavenly Tomb and the awakening of the Emperor Gold Mark. Yan Jin later revealed that Xuan Jin’s lineage had been affected by a bloodline purge thirty years earlier, prompting the Yan Clan to seek his return. 397 398 400

Personality

Xuan Jin is consistently composed under pressure. He remains neither submissive nor arrogant when facing figures such as Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Pill Tower elders, and tends to assess threats pragmatically before acting. 41 107 400 551

He is strategic and intensely focused on growth. His long-term plans include gathering Strange Fires, resolving the threat posed by Hun Tiandi, developing allies, and strengthening those close to him. 53 173 356

Despite his calculating nature, he is protective toward his companions and subordinates. He repeatedly provides resources, cultivation guidance, medical aid, and direct protection to Cai’er, Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and others. 58 89 101 223 427

Abilities & Skills

Alchemy

Xuan Jin is an exceptional alchemist who progresses from refining tier-6 pills to producing tier-8 pills and beyond.

• Refines multiple tier-6 pills with ease, including the Spirit Fusion Pill for Cai’er. 57
• Simultaneously refines sixth-grade pills for Jia Nan Academy’s elders. 89
• Is recognized as a seventh-grade alchemist by the time he visits Jia Nan Academy. 78
• Is identified as a genuine eighth-grade alchemist after returning to the Pill Tower. 137
• Refines tier-8 pills and can use pill refinement to advance his cultivation and soul power. 149 152
• Wins first place in the Pharmacopoeia and claims the Medicine Emperor’s Ancient Alchemy Secret Manual. 560

Burning Art and Strange Fires

The Burning Art is central to Xuan Jin’s cultivation, allowing him to devour, refine, and fuse powerful flames.

• He sought the technique specifically to resolve the incompatible energies in his body. 2
• Uses Sea Heart Flame and Bone Spirit Cold Flame against Han Feng. 65
• Possesses multiple Strange Fires and later fuses them into the Star Sea Ice Lotus Flame. 332 350
• His Yan Clan Emperor Blood naturally suppresses fire-attribute energy and other Heavenly Flames. 370 374
• Unifies ten Strange Fires before reaching nine-star Dou Saint. 547 548

Soul Power

Xuan Jin possesses unusually strong soul power, which supports his alchemy, combat awareness, and spatial techniques.

• Gu Yuan judges his soul to be at the peak of the Mortal Realm at approximately age twenty. 41
• Breaks through to Spirit Realm mid-stage while refining the Dragon Marrow Meridian Cleansing Pill. 149
• Reaches Emperor Realm soul by the time he achieves peak four-star Dou Saint. 487
• Uses Emperor-level soul power to project his soul across immense distance toward the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs. 551

Flame-Based Combat Techniques

Hundred Veins Burning City Palm

An Earth-tier Dou Technique used as one of Xuan Jin’s primary finishing attacks.

• Injures five-star Dou Venerate Elder Qiuling. 107
• Helps incapacitate Venerable Qin Tian before he is sealed and killed. 152
• Is repeatedly used in high-level confrontations, including his battle for a Heavenly Tomb spot. 380

Thousand Illusions Flowing Fire

An Earth-tier low-grade movement technique that produces deceptive movement and evasive afterimages.

• Lets Xuan Jin confuse and defeat Fire Lizardmen in the magma world. 83
• Allows him to evade Elder Qiuling’s attacks during their duel. 107
• Supports his fight against Venerable Qin Tian. 152

Eight Extremes Flame Prison

A flame-sealing technique used to imprison enemies.

• Captures Wang Liu, Qian Bao, and other Black Corner Region combatants. 65
• Seals Venerable Qin Tian after Xuan Jin incapacitates him. 152

Great Heaven Creation Palm

A Heaven-tier Dou Technique obtained from Saint Creation’s remains.

• Creates a miniature black hole in the user’s palm that can devour Dou Qi, flesh, blood, and souls. 269
• Requires tempering the palm with Gold Spirit Saliva and significant endurance to cultivate. 269
• Is mastered during Xuan Jin’s secluded cultivation. 270

Five Rounds of Leaving Fire Technique

A powerful flame-control method that Xuan Jin both uses and teaches.

• He teaches its principles to Tang Huo’er, emphasizing control over explosive force. 188
• Uses it alongside other techniques to defeat Ancient Clan commanders. 380
• Employs its formation to kill Soul Clan Dou Saints despite being below their realm. 392

Buddha’s Rage Fire Lotus

A destructive fused-flame attack.

• Xuan Jin studies and replicates the technique as part of his urgent pursuit of power. 53
• Uses it to eliminate Blood River Venerate in the Pill Realm. 332
• Uses it alongside the Flame Emperor Burning Heaven Wheel against Hun Diao and Hun Xi. 392

Sky Demon Puppet

Xuan Jin commands the Sky Demon Puppet known as Number One.

• Number One kills Venerable Qing Hai with a single punch supplemented by Nether Sea Ice Lotus Flame. 152
• Holds off Old Man Mu Gu while Xuan Jin engages the Black and White Heavenly Venerates. 189
• Advances to two-star Dou Venerate after absorbing Pill Lightning. 158

Spatial Manipulation

Xuan Jin can travel and operate through space at an advanced level.

• Opens a spatial rift to reach Xiao Yi Xian’s seclusion chamber. 223
• Creates a long-distance spatial channel between Xuanhuang Fortress and Zhongzhou with Zi Yan’s assistance. 479
• The channel enables high-level cultivators to travel between the two locations in minutes. 479

Equipment / Items

• Flying Boat — used for long-distance travel with his companions. 89 101
• Storage Rings — carries pills, techniques, medicinal materials, monster cores, and other seized resources. 41 101
• Jade Slips — used to maintain emergency contact with Cai’er and East Dragon Island. 58 354
• Sky Demon Puppet, Number One — a Dou Venerate-level combat puppet. 152 158
• Tou She Ancient God Jade — given to Xiao Xun’er, unknowingly earning the Ancient Clan’s gratitude. 41
• Yan Clan Emperor Gold Mark — awakened bloodline mark that amplifies his fire-attribute Dou Techniques and confirms his Yan Clan inheritance. 393 397

Relationships

• Xuan Yi — his master, adoptive guardian, and fellow Pill Tower alchemist; she found and raised him after saving him as a child. 41 113
• Gu Xun’er — friend and Ancient Clan connection; she receives the Tou She Ancient God Jade from him and later provides a jade tablet for locating her in the Heavenly Tomb. 41 382
• Gu Yuan — Ancient Clan Leader who recognizes Xuan Jin’s potential and bloodline; supports his Heavenly Tomb quota. 41 380
• Cai’er / Medusa — Snake People Clan queen who becomes his subordinate and relies on his guidance for bloodline evolution and cultivation. 52 58 285
• Qing Lin — companion with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils; Xuan Jin rescues, guides, and entrusts her with important tasks. 34 57 101
• Xiao Yi Xian — companion whose Calamity Poison Body Xuan Jin works to cure; he prioritizes her safety over obtaining Strange Fires. 89 223
• Zi Yan — close companion and Dragon Phoenix; they repeatedly protect and empower one another, including through essence-blood exchanges. 350 427 430
• Yao Tian Huo — resurrected ally and Pill Tower Guest Elder; initially offers his services in exchange for resurrection. 83 101 112
• Cao Ying — Pill Tower companion who openly admires and worries for Xuan Jin; later becomes the mother of his daughter, Xuan Xi. 107 466
• Tang Huo’er — Fenyan Valley disciple whom Xuan Jin teaches and assists in refining the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame. 188 361
• Yan Jin — Yan Clan Leader who recognizes Xuan Jin as a vital bearer of the Emperor Gold Mark and supports his inheritance. 398 536 551
• Xuan Xi — Xuan Jin’s daughter; he personally teaches her Dou Qi circulation. 540

Story Role / Major Arcs

Black Corner Region and Jia Ma Empire

Xuan Jin travels to the Black Corner Region to obtain the Burning Art, selecting Han Feng as his first target due to Han Feng’s relative vulnerability compared with Xiao Yan and Yao Chen. 2

He becomes involved with the Snake People Clan, names Medusa “Cai’er,” helps activate her bloodline, restores Hai Bodong’s strength, and begins building influence in the Jia Ma Empire. 52 58

He later kills Han Feng, defeats the Golden Silver Elders, and promises the Snake People Clan revenge for its losses. 65

Jia Nan Academy and the Fallen Heart Flame

Xuan Jin enters Jia Nan Academy’s sphere of influence seeking the Fallen Heart Flame, Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, and Zi Yan. 78

He explores the magma world beneath the Heavenly Incineration Qi Refining Tower, defeats Fire Lizardmen, finds the newborn Fallen Heart Flame, and meets Yao Tian Huo’s soul. 83

Zhongzhou and Pill Tower Conflicts

After entering Zhongzhou, Xuan Jin returns to the Pill Tower as a Dou Venerate and clashes with Elder Qiuling. His victory establishes his growing authority among the Pill Tower’s senior members. 107 114

He faces repeated Soul Hall hostility, including ambushes by Old Man Mu Gu, the Black and White Heavenly Venerates, and other high-level Dou Venerates. 152 189 194

Yan Clan Bloodline and Heavenly Tomb

Xuan Jin’s bloodline begins visibly reacting to the Yan Clan and its Heavenly Flames, leading to suspicion that he possesses Yan Clan ancestry. 370 374

He defeats four Ancient Clan commanders to secure a Heavenly Tomb spot, then gains the Flame Emperor’s inheritance and awakens the Yan Clan Emperor Gold Mark. 380 393 397

Yan Jin subsequently arrives at the Pill Tower to address the historical purge of Xuan Jin’s lineage and bring him into the Yan Clan. 398 400

Dou Saint Era

Xuan Jin breaks into the Dou Saint realm at age thirty and continues rapidly advancing through Strange Fire fusion, bloodline inheritance, and secluded cultivation. 406 487 536

He assists Zi Yan’s Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline awakening by sacrificing Emperor Blood, contributing to her rise as a five-star Dou Saint. 427 430

After unifying ten Strange Fires, he reaches nine-star Dou Saint, drawing the Pill Tower Ancestor, Yan Jin, and Gu Yuan to Saint Pill City. 548 551

Trivia

• Xuan Jin’s name was chosen by Xuan Yi because everything around him was ash when she found him. 113
• He was once believed to be hindered by a hidden ailment so severe that others hesitated to invest in his future. 7 41
• Gu Yuan initially mistakes the strength of Xuan Jin’s bloodline for an ancestral regression before his Yan Clan identity is confirmed. 41 374
• The Pill Tower Ancestor describes him as a “monster” after witnessing his unified flames, perfect foundation, and Emperor Realm soul. 551