Deng Jiugong

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Deng Jiugong (邓九公)
Alias(es)	Marshal Deng; Grand Tutor; Grand Tutor of Chaoge; Deputy Sect Leader of the Sect of Interception; Saint Jiugong
Species/Race	Human; later possesses a Chaos Demon God foundation
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Great Shang; Three Mountains Pass; Sect of Interception
Occupation/Role	General of Sanshan Pass; commander of 300,000 troops; Grand Tutor of Chaoge; cultivator, alchemist, artifact refiner, and faction leader
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Top-Tier Acquired Root	2	His initial foundation after receiving the Beginner's Gift Pack; practices the Mortal Scroll of the Pangu Divine Art.
Earth Immortal Realm Perfection	9	Slays the late-stage Heavenly Immortal Dragon Beard Tiger using only physical strength and the Crimson Copper Saber.
Early-stage True Immortal Realm	18	Reaches this realm through rapid cultivation after advancing through Earth Immortal Perfection and mid-stage Heavenly Immortal.
Peak True Immortal Realm	22	Breaks through after consuming a Crimson Blood Dragon Fruit.
Golden Immortal Realm	31, 40	Possesses Golden Immortal physical-body cultivation and later reaches the Golden Immortal Realm while developing divine abilities.
Grand Unity Golden Immortal	66	Uses the Heaven and Earth Furnace to break through in both Nascent Soul and physical-body cultivation.
Nascent Soul: Mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal; Physical Body: Late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal	67	Advances during seclusion; Inner World reaches the Primary Minor Thousand World stage.
Nascent Soul: Perfection Grand Unity Golden Immortal	91	Hits a bottleneck while refining the Huangzhong Plum, then evolves his Inner World into a top-tier small world.
Three Flowers Perfection / Grand Unity Golden Immortal Dao attainment	102	Blooms a thirty-six-petal Three Flowers Gathering manifestation and proves his Dao.
Nascent Soul: Late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal	136	Advances Laws and Nascent Soul cultivation using cultivation cards and Great Dao Merit; Inner World becomes a High-level Middle Thousand World.
Physical Body: Perfection Grand Unity Golden Immortal	157	Tempered within the Heaven and Earth Furnace.
Primordial Golden Immortal	177, 180	Nascent Soul enters the early Primordial Golden Immortal stage; Inner World evolves into a Primary Great Thousand World.
Nascent Soul: Mid-stage Primordial Golden Immortal	217	Advances through Law comprehension, Ten Revolutions Golden Elixirs, and Super Speed Cultivation Cards; Inner World becomes an Intermediate Great Thousand World.
Physical Body: Late-stage Primordial Golden Immortal	230	Breaks through after refining Pangu’s Blood Essence and comprehending the Law of Slaughter.
Primordial Golden Immortal Perfection	256	Physical body reaches Perfection; masters six Primordial secret arts.
Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal	296, 317	Survives Chaos Divine Thunder to prove the Law of Reincarnation; later reaches early Nascent Soul and mid-stage physical-body cultivation.
Nascent Soul: Late-stage Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal	351	Advances while evolving his Inner World with Great Dao Merit and cultivation cards.
Primordial Taiji Golden Immortal, Mid-stage	376	Both Nascent Soul and physical body reach the mid-stage; foundation rises to High-grade Chaos Demon God.
Primordial Wuji Golden Immortal	468	Proves his Dao and gains the power of the Heaven, Earth, and Human paths.
Primordial Wuji Golden Immortal, Late-stage	558	Uses 4.5 million years from a Time Card to advance cultivation.
Primordial Wuji Grand Unity Golden Immortal	637	Attains the Dao after surviving the Great Dao lightning tribulation; the Heaven, Earth, and Human paths are promoted.
Primordial Wuji Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Mid-stage	648	Advances through Fourteen Revolutions Dao Pills, the Jade Plate of Creation, Great Dao Merit, and a Time Card.
Primordial Wuji Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Late-stage	664, 669	Dao Body becomes a Primordial Dao Body; later reveals late-stage cultivation after merging with a primordial clone.
Half-step Great Dao; Advanced Primordial Dao Body	690	Spends four billion years in seclusion; Nascent Soul reaches Half-step Great Dao and his physical body becomes an advanced Primordial Dao Body.

Background / History

Deng Jiugong transmigrates into the body of Great Shang’s General of Sanshan Pass, retaining memories of his prior life and knowledge of the original Investiture of the Gods fate awaiting his family. He recognizes that Jiang Ziya will exploit Tu Xingsun’s planned marriage to Deng Chanyu to force his surrender, and resolves to change that outcome. At the time, he commands 300,000 troops and serves as one of Great Shang’s principal military pillars. 1

His God-Tier Selection System grants him the Time Dao Disk, cultivation resources, Great Dao Merit, the Vast Void Divine Blade Art, and increasingly powerful treasures. These resources allow him to overcome the limitations of his original mortal foundation and rapidly progress beyond the cultivation expected of a military general. 1 2 16

Deng first establishes his battlefield reputation by personally killing Dragon Beard Tiger, despite the latter’s late-stage Heavenly Immortal cultivation. Though Yang Jian subsequently overwhelms him in a direct exchange, Kong Xuan arrives to protect him, beginning their long association at Three Mountains Pass. 9 10

He later becomes Grand Tutor of Chaoge and develops Three Mountains Pass into a fortified power base. Rather than merely commanding soldiers, he cultivates and equips his children, generals, disciples, mounts, and allied cultivators with elixirs, divine abilities, formations, and magic treasures. 53 67 83 155 258

His influence expands beyond Great Shang after he gains the respect of the Sect of Interception. Tongtian Sect Master seeks to take him as a disciple, and Deng eventually becomes the sect’s Deputy Sect Leader. His growing force includes the Sect of Interception, the Ancestral Witches, the Demon Clan, the Ancient Three Clans, and numerous revived primordial beings. 145 155 235 378

By the later stages of the story, Deng confronts Saints, Chaos Demon Gods, Hongjun, the Chaos Daoist, and the Great Dao itself. He survives repeated Great Dao tribulations, attains the Dao, and raises the Heaven, Earth, and Human paths through his advancement. 240 586 637 647

Personality

Deng Jiugong is pragmatic, calculating, and highly protective of those under his command. His original goal is to prevent Deng Chanyu and his family from suffering their predetermined fate, and he consistently preserves resources for his children and subordinates rather than using everything on himself. 1 16 155

He is ambitious but rarely reckless. When a direct assault offers poor odds, he prefers to withdraw, cultivate, prepare treasures, or improve his allies before acting. This caution remains even after he gains the ability to fight opponents far above his realm. 34 83 201

He is also confident when dealing with powerful figures. He treats Yin Hong as a junior despite his royal status, challenges Daoist Duobao without revealing his full strength, and carefully evaluates Tongtian Sect Master’s offer instead of accepting the prestige of sainthood at face value. 54 145 153

Abilities & Skills

Pangu Divine Art and Physical Cultivation

Deng’s primary cultivation method develops both his Nascent Soul and physical body. Its progression gives him physical strength far beyond cultivators of equivalent realm.

• Defeated a late-stage Heavenly Immortal while only at Earth Immortal Perfection. 9
• Uses Pangu’s Blood Essence, Pangu Marrow, Chaos Qi, and the Heaven and Earth Furnace to temper his body. 85 137 176
• Later develops an advanced Primordial Dao Body. 664 690

Vast Void Divine Blade Art

A blade art cultivated alongside his divine-blade combinations.

• Reaches the second level after refining his dual blades. 40
• Advances to the fifth level upon reaching the Primordial Golden Immortal realm. 177
• Reaches the sixth and seventh levels during later seclusion. 317 363
• Is eventually mastered, greatly enhancing his combat power. 642
• Its blade intent is considered dangerous enough that even Saints must be wary. 177

Divine Abilities

Deng cultivates divine abilities from the Creation Jade Disk Fragment and later distributes their methods to his followers.

• Dragon Subduing Tiger Subduing — Power-amplification technique; reaches Major Accomplishment by Chapter 83 and later Perfection. 16 83 115
• Five Elements Great Escape — Speed and evasion technique allowing travel through earth, wood, water, and hazardous terrain; reaches Perfection. 17 35 115
• Scattering Beans into Soldiers — Creates soldiers from beans; at Minor Accomplishment, a single bean can become a living being useful on the battlefield. 40
• Manipulating Pills / Playing with Pills — Pill-refining ability used to create elixirs for mortals and Immortals; reaches Major Accomplishment. 40 66
• Wind Controlling Divine Ability — Given to Shen Gongbao for cultivation. 83

Great Dao Laws

Deng gains and comprehends a vast array of Laws, supported by the Creation Jade Disk Fragment, Great Dao Merit, enlightenment treasures, and cultivation cards.

• Major documented Laws include World, Strength, Time, Space, Battle, Yin-Yang, Five Elements, Devouring, Lightning, Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Formations, Reincarnation, Slaughter, and the Three Thousand Laws. 153 177 217 317
• Uses the Laws of Space and Time to counter Daoist Duobao’s spatial techniques. 153
• His World Law and Inner World provide a major source of energy and combat power against Saints. 180 202

Primordial Nine Secrets

Nine secret arts that dramatically amplify Deng’s combat potential.

• All Character Secret — Amplifies overall combat power. 256
• Battle Character Secret — Amplifies offensive power. 256
• Movement Character Secret — Enhances speed and impact. 256
• Formation Character Secret — Strengthens formations. 256
• Front Character Secret — Predictive ability used to glimpse the future. 284
• Soldier Character Secret — Interferes with or can seize enemy magic treasures. 586 609
• Number Secret — Draws upon the fortune of Primordial Era beings. 586
• Lin Character Secret — Enhances defense. 636
• Zhe Character Secret — Accelerates recovery and healing. 391 636

Alchemy and Artifact Refining

Deng is an exceptional alchemist and artifact refiner, using the Heaven and Earth Furnace and his Law of Artifact Refining to improve both himself and his followers.

• Refines Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, and Fourteen Revolutions elixirs and Dao Pills. 66 133 258 403 647
• Creates divine ability and formation jade slips for his generals. 80 133
• Forges weapons for mounts and allies, including the Primordial Geng Metal Hammer and Primordial Yin-Yang Swords. 133
• Promotes numerous treasures into Chaos Spirit Treasures. 344 664

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Time Dao Disk — Accelerates cultivation time and conceals heavenly secrets. 16
• Creation Jade Disk Fragment / Jade Plate of Creation — Enhances enlightenment; contains Laws and 108 divine abilities. 22 67 631
• Heaven and Earth Furnace — Refines elixirs, treasures, and living beings; tempers foundation, body, mana, and cultivation speed. 65 66
• Archaic Divine Blade — Top-grade Innate Spirit Treasure synthesized from divine blades; suppresses demons, monsters, immortals, and gods. 85
• Calamity-Breaking Divine Blade — Advanced into an Innate Supreme Treasure capable of severing a Saint’s fortune. 116 133
• God-Slaying Spear — Ferocious Exotic Treasure later promoted into a Chaos Spirit Treasure. 205 344
• Sky-Opening Divine Axe — One of his foremost Chaos Spirit Treasures; used against Great Dao-level threats. 662 673
• Primordial Life-Taking Rope — Upgraded binding treasure formerly known as the Primordial Extreme Binding Rope. 523 662
• Immortal Binding Rope — Used to restrain Manjushri Guangfa Heavenly Venerate and Daoist Duobao. 65 153
• Primordial Sky-Measuring Ruler — Used in combination with binding treasures to strike restrained opponents. 65
• Chaos Bead — Conceals pill tribulations and later transforms into a Primordial Spirit Treasure containing Primordial Dao Source. 558 642
• Archaic Divine Armor — Defensive treasure upgraded with a Chaos Spirit Treasure Advancement Scroll. 314
• Primordial World Tree — Spiritual root within his Inner World that grows alongside him, provides World Power, and later bears top-grade Chaos Spirit Fruits. 105 677

Relationships

• Deng Chanyu — Daughter. Deng’s determination to protect her from marriage to Tu Xingsun drives his initial struggle against fate; he later provides her with cultivation resources. 1 155
• Deng Xiu — Son. Receives cultivation resources and magic treasures from his father. 67 155
• Kong Xuan — Ally, military protector, subordinate, and later mount. Kong Xuan initially rescues Deng from Yang Jian and eventually recognizes Deng’s authority and potential. 10 82 240
• Tongtian Sect Master — Sect leader and ally. Tongtian seeks to accept Deng as a disciple; their alliance deepens through exchanges of treasures and teachings. 145 376
• Shen Gongbao — Recommended Tu Xingsun early on, then later becomes Deng’s disciple and receives the Wind Controlling Divine Ability. 1 79 83
• Yin Jiao — Disciple favored by Deng for his performance. 79
• Yin Hong — Disciple and prince of Great Shang; rescued by Deng from Chi Jingzi. 54 70
• Ma Yuan — Disciple and defender of Three Mountains Pass. 67 79
• Yuan Hong — Subordinate and later devoted follower whose loyalty grows after witnessing Deng’s strength. 65 80
• Yun Xiao — Sect of Interception ally and general; receives the Innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls for protection in battle. 115
• Huang Long, Four Incomparables, Golden Peng — Mounts cultivated and equipped by Deng. 130 133
• Kunpeng — Quasi-Saint roc subdued with the Calamity-Breaking Divine Blade and made into a mount through a Nascent Soul Slave Seal. 235
• Lu Ya — Captured after failing to match Deng’s strength; Deng considers making him a mount. 180 240
• Houtu — Ally and Dao Ancestor of the Earth path; benefits from Deng’s attainment of the Dao and later considers him as a potential mate. 637 586
• Deng Hongchen — Grandson. Deng provides him with cultivation resources and supports his mechanical army projects. 471 523

Story Role / Major Arcs

Three Mountains Pass and Xiqi War

Deng takes command against Xiqi after Emperor Xin orders him to attack Ji Fa. He rejects the original timeline’s path toward surrender, executes San Yisheng, kills Dragon Beard Tiger and Tu Xingsun, and turns Three Mountains Pass into a major Great Shang stronghold. 1 5 9 34

Rise as Grand Tutor

After Emperor Xin appoints him Grand Tutor, Deng begins expanding his military authority and cultivator network. He distributes elixirs, magic treasures, divine abilities, and formations among his generals while allowing Kong Xuan to manage the army during periods of seclusion. 53 67 82 83

Sect of Interception Alliance

Deng assists Sect of Interception figures against the Chan Sect, earns the attention of Tongtian Sect Master, and becomes Deputy Sect Leader. He provides weapons and formation knowledge to sect allies while building a force around Three Mountains Pass. 115 133 145 155

Conflict with Saints

Through his Inner World, divine blades, secret arts, and mounts, Deng becomes capable of confronting Saints. He repeatedly injures Jieyin and Zhunti, severs their fortune with the Calamity-Breaking Divine Blade, and eventually reaches combat power comparable to Saint-level opponents. 196 202 240

Primordial Era Expansion

Deng revives and gathers primordial powerhouses, including the Ancestral Witches, Demon Clan leaders, and the Ancient Three Clans. He subdues Kunpeng, strengthens his allies, and develops the Primordial Era into a united power capable of resisting Hongjun and Chaos Demon Gods. 235 284 378

War Against Chaos and the Great Dao

Deng defeats Daoist Shi Chen, Hongjun, the Chaos Daoist, Luohu, and Karma Daoist through overwhelming cultivation, secret arts, formations, and Chaos Spirit Treasures. He survives Great Dao Divine Thunder, destroys the Eye of the Great Dao, and continues cultivating toward the Great Dao realm. 586 599 637 647 673 690

Trivia

• Deng initially appoints Tu Xingsun as Grain Inspector of the Five Armies because Shen Gongbao recommends him. 1
• His first known weapon is the Crimson Copper Saber, which becomes obsolete after he acquires and refines stronger divine blades. 2 67
• He possesses 108 divine ability methods from the Creation Jade Disk Fragment and shares them with his followers. 67 82
• His preferred combat approach is restraining opponents with binding treasures before attacking them with powerful weapons. 65 520
• He uses primordial clones to conceal his true cultivation during tribulations. 669