Li Jiusheng

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Li Jiusheng (李九生)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shangqing Palace
Occupation/Role	Guardian of the Scripture Repository Pavilion; cultivator; senior brother to Sect Master Li Qingshan 1 3
Status	Alive 90
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Houtian Realm — Muscle Tempering and Bone Tempering	2	Awakened the Innate Sword Body and cultivated the Grass and Wood Sword Technique overnight, rejuvenating his aged body.
Houtian Realm — Peak	3	Completed Muscle, Bone, and Marrow Tempering after three days of continuous cultivation.
Innate Realm — Void Core	5	Broke through unexpectedly while comprehending the Mountain and Wild New Life Method.
Innate Realm — Peak Void Core	6	Reached the threshold of forging a Real Core after more than twenty days of cultivation.
Innate Realm — Golden Core	10	Entered the third level of the Innate Realm; physical strength rose to fifteen Dragon Elephant Powers.
Grandmaster Realm	16–17	Shattered his perfected Golden Core and formed a ten-mile Sword Dao Domain, gaining the ability to fly within it.
Grandmaster Realm — Late Stage	33	Mastered Savage Force overnight; strength rose to two hundred Dragon Elephant Powers.
Great Grandmaster Realm — Early Stage	37	Absorbed energy left by Emperor Wu of Zhou's remnant soul, repaired his sea of consciousness, and completed his second rebirth.
Great Grandmaster Realm — Middle Stage	43	Advanced further and defeated a Venerable with a single sword strike.
Venerable Realm — First Level	61	Connected to a Divine Source ore vein, broke through with his physical body and primordial spirit, and completed his third rebirth; gained 2,500 Dragon Elephant Powers and a 1,000-mile Domain.
Venerable Realm — Second Level	86	Broke through after comprehending and cultivating the Immortal Scripture; strength increased to 3,000 Dragon Elephant Powers and his Domain expanded to 1,300 miles.

Background

Li Jiusheng is a transmigrator who entered a cultivation world without notable talent and began cultivating too late to become a prodigy. He joined Shangqing Palace and learned the Evergreen Technique, using its life-extending properties to persist into old age. By the time he reached one hundred, he had become the guardian of the sect’s Scripture Repository Pavilion and had resigned himself to an ordinary life. 1 2

His circumstances changed when he read Li Tianxian’s biography. Through comprehension, he inherited her Grass and Wood Sword Technique and Innate Sword Body, gaining exceptional sword talent and a greatly extended lifespan. He then chose to pursue the Great Dao rather than continue living cautiously. 1 2

Shangqing Palace became his home over decades of residence. He supports its survival both by passing techniques to Li Qingshan and by personally eliminating threats to the sect, including infiltrators, assassins, and hostile cultivators. 5 24 40

Appearance

Li Jiusheng initially appears as an aged Daoist with white hair. Repeated cultivation breakthroughs and rebirths steadily restore his vitality and youth. 2 18 37 86

• Wears Daoist robes, including purple and black robes. 3 16 86
• White hair became glossy and healthy after awakening his Innate Sword Body. 2
• After his first rebirth, he appeared around fifty or sixty, with graying curly hair tied in a bun. 18
• After his third rebirth, he was often shrouded in white mist and golden light. 62
• By the second level of the Venerable Realm, all visible signs of old age had vanished; he appeared around forty. 86

Personality

Li Jiusheng spent most of his early life cautious and risk-averse, avoiding dangerous opportunities because he believed he had only one life to lose. His late awakening leaves him determined not to waste his renewed chance at cultivation. 2

He values steady accumulation over reckless advancement. Even with extraordinary comprehension, he repeatedly consolidates his foundation, delays breakthroughs when circumstances are dangerous, and studies difficult techniques patiently. 3 6 57 64 73

Normally gentle and detached, Li Jiusheng becomes cold and ruthless toward threats against Shangqing Palace. He regards the sect as his home and kills intruders without hesitation. 5 24 31 40

Abilities & Skills

Innate Sword Body

A peerless sword cultivator constitution inherited from Li Tianxian. It grants extraordinary affinity with swordsmanship, rapidly improves cultivation, and extends Li Jiusheng’s lifespan by centuries. 2

• Grasps sword techniques in a single practice that would take ordinary cultivators years to learn. 2
• Naturally absorbs spiritual energy through sword cultivation. 16
• Allows him to cultivate and adapt multiple sword arts at exceptional speed. 47
• Lets him use grass, trees, and the surrounding environment as swords through sword intent. 2 40

Grass and Wood Sword Technique

Li Tianxian’s original sword art, centered on the principle that a sword exists in the heart rather than the hand. 2

• Turns all things in heaven and earth, including vegetation, into potential swords. 2 40
• Produces pursuing sword energy capable of striking fleeing enemies. 24
• Advanced from Aura to Sword Essence and then Dao level through Li Jiusheng’s cultivation and discussions with Li Qingshan. 6 16 35
• Was used to defeat True Master Zhang’s Daoist Flying Sword. 82

Rebirth Methods

Li Jiusheng uses the Mountain and Wild New Life Method and, later, the Great Sun Nirvana Scripture to repeatedly shed his old body and rebuild a stronger one. 5 61

• First rebirth — Doubled his strength to one hundred Dragon Elephant Powers and improved his compatibility with the Innate Sword Body. 18
• Second rebirth — Restored his damaged sea of consciousness, strengthened his primordial spirit, and advanced him to Great Grandmaster. 37
• Third rebirth — Occurred upon entering the Venerable Realm, reconstructing his body and primordial spirit with Divine Source energy. 61

Body Refinement and Fist Arts

Li Jiusheng cultivates several body-refining methods alongside his Sword Dao, giving him physical strength far beyond his realm. 5 33 56

• Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Strength — Tempering art that develops Dragon Elephant Power and manifests dragon and elephant auras. 5 53
• Invincible Golden Body — Physical cultivation method focused on repeated transformation and the comprehension of Aura. 9
• Savage Force — A ferocious strength technique that merges his brute force into devastating punches. 33
• Could contend physically with peak Venerables while only a Great Grandmaster. 45 53

Primordial Spirit Arts

Li Jiusheng possesses an unusually robust primordial spirit, tempered well before most cultivators would develop one. 27 37 89

• Earth Store’s Original Vows Sutra — A Primordial spirit killing technique that creates Shura Purgatory within his consciousness space. 27 36
• Developed Pure Yang consciousness through constant spiritual tempering. 36 89
• Resisted Emperor Wu of Zhou’s possession attempt and destroyed his remnant soul with the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique. 36
• Uses the Primordial Stream God Finger in combat, including against True Master Zhang. 40 82

Peerless Sword Techniques

Li Jiusheng acquired several exceptionally powerful sword strikes through comprehension of ruins, temple Dao Rhymes, and stone tablets. 52 63 64

• Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique — A sword art inherited from the Thousand-Year Sword God of the Old Land; used to annihilate Emperor Wu of Zhou’s remnant soul. 16 36
• Heaven-Severing Sword — A self-named strike that combines primordial spirit power, physical strength, and surrounding Great Dao; used to kill Master Chan Yan. 52 53
• Heavenly Immortal Sword — Comprehended from the Water Marsh Stele. 63
• Fallen Immortal Sword — Comprehended from a second stele. 63
• Absolute Immortal Sword — Comprehended from a third stele using his Innate Sword Body. 64
• Annihilation Sword — Learned from a Wooden Man’s sword strike. 78

Equipment / Items

• Anomaly Diagram — Recovered from intruders in the Scripture Repository Pavilion. 24
• Hundred Thousand Year Ginseng King — Obtained after comprehending the Heavenly Immortal Sword; reserved for a future Ancestor Realm breakthrough. 63 73
• Dragon Whisker Root — Divine medicine given to him after he comprehended the Absolute Immortal Sword. 64

Relationships

• Li Qingshan — Junior brother and Sect Master of Shangqing Palace. Li Jiusheng named and helped raise him, passed down the Grass and Wood Sword Technique, and regularly advises him on cultivation and sect affairs. 3 5 17
• Yu Chaoyang — Grand-nephew and disciple-like junior raised in part by Li Jiusheng. Li Jiusheng protects, disciplines, and teaches him cultivation methods. 3 57 72
• Little Fox — Loyal companion who cultivates and practices punches with him; she guards him during breakthroughs and worries for his safety. 33 37 43
• Li Tianxian — Predecessor whose biography granted Li Jiusheng the Innate Sword Body and Grass and Wood Sword Technique. 1 2
• Jin Jiuling — Jin Family cultivator and cooperative ally in the Water Marsh and Outer Domain ventures; they maintain a respectful, mutually beneficial relationship. 62 63 73 85
• Emperor Wu of Zhou — Enemy who attempted to possess Li Jiusheng’s body; Li Jiusheng annihilated his remnant soul. 35 36
• Master Chan Yan — Peak Venerable incense spirit who attempted to possess Li Jiusheng; Li Jiusheng destroyed his main body and remaining primordial spirit. 52 53

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Late Awakening — Gains the Innate Sword Body and Li Tianxian’s sword inheritance after a century of mediocre cultivation. 1 2
• Revival of Shangqing Palace — Supports Li Qingshan, protects the Scripture Repository Pavilion, and eliminates enemies targeting the sect. 5 24 31 40
• Grandmaster and Great Grandmaster breakthroughs — Forms a ten-mile Domain, defeats Emperor Wu of Zhou’s remnant soul, and completes his second rebirth. 16 36 37
• Venerable-level conflicts — Defeats Master Chan Yan, explores the Southern Ridge Deadly Land, and reaches the Venerable Realm through his third rebirth. 53 61
• Water Marsh Stele comprehension — Obtains divine medicines and comprehends the Heavenly Immortal, Fallen Immortal, and Absolute Immortal Swords. 63 64
• Outer Domain arena competition — Defeats cultivators across the Venerable, Great Grandmaster, and Grandmaster arenas, takes first place on all three lists, and advances to the second level of the Venerable Realm. 80 87