Lu Chen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lu Chen (陆辰)
Alias(es)	Lu Xiao (陆笑; clone identity); Qingyunzi; Daoist Qingfeng 26 74 122
Species/Race	Former sentient black brick; later transformed into a human 1 2
Gender	Male 2
Affiliation	Brick Cult — founder and Cult Master 135
Occupation/Role	Cultivator of the Great Dao of Strength; Cult Master 70 135
Status	Departed into Chaos for an unknown destination 135
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Sentient brick	1	Gained sentience during the Sky-Opening Calamity after obtaining a fragment of Pangu's Sky-Opening Axe and a wisp of Sky-Opening Merit.
Early True Immortal	2	Transformed from his shattered brick body into a human form by activating the merit within the axe fragment in a spiritual spring.
Peak True Immortal	4	Reached the peak after half a year of secluded cultivation and refinement of Qiankun Cave Mansion's treasures.
Early Golden Immortal	6	Condensed Metal, Water, and Fire Qi within his chest by refining Azure Dragon blood, Dragon Clan remnants, Phoenix bloodline aura, and Three Lights Divine Water.
Early Grand Unity Golden Immortal	11	Advanced during Dao Ancestor Hongjun's first 300-year sermon; condensed the Three Flowers and returned the Five Qi to their origin.
Late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal	14	Advanced through accelerated cultivation within the Qiankun Diagram while refining treasures.
Grand Unity Golden Immortal Peak	24	Refined Chaos Blood Essence and the Sky-Opening Axe fragment, then used the Chaos Star Chart and Thunder Realm to complete his breakthrough.
Mid-stage Quasi-Saint	31	Successfully severed his Self Corpse with the Primordial Golden Bucket.
Early Hunyuan	61	Entered seclusion in the Sky-Supporting Pillar to consolidate his strength and integrate Ancestral Witch laws.
Peak mid-stage Hunyuan	61	Integrated eight Ancestral Witch laws into his Law of Strength during ninety years of seclusion.
Late Hunyuan	64	Completely refined Pangu's Heart essence and perfected the integration of the eight Ancestral Witch laws.
Peak Hunyuan	69	Advanced after receiving merit from supporting Yu's Nine Cauldrons and consolidating the resulting gains.
Late Hunyuan, Saint-level combat power	70	Deliberately stripped away excess laws, lowering his realm but purifying the Great Dao of Strength to the point that his combat power approached Sainthood.
Peak Hunyuan, near Proving the Dao through Strength	95	Completely refined the Chaos Demon Ape Origin and brought the Law of Strength to the threshold of a final breakthrough.

Background / History

Lu Chen was originally a devoted reader of Primordial Era before transmigrating into the Primordial Era as a black brick during Pangu's Sky-Opening Calamity. He took a fragment from Pangu's Sky-Opening Axe and absorbed a wisp of Sky-Opening Merit, allowing the brick to develop sentience and eventually transform. 1 2

His human form emerged from a spiritual spring as a youthful man in a black robe, already possessing Early True Immortal cultivation. Soon afterward, he obtained a jade slip map that recorded major locations, restrictions, and treasure sites across the Primordial Era. 2

Rather than seek open confrontation, Lu Chen built his foundation by exploiting the Three Clans' decline. He acquired the Qiankun Diagram, Three Lights Divine Water, the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, Dragon Clan and Kirin Clan tokens, bloodline remnants, and information on the Three Clans' treasure vaults. 4 6

Appearance

After transforming, Lu Chen appears as a young man around seventeen or eighteen years old, with fair skin, slender hands, and eyes whose weariness contrasts with his youthful face. The merit that reshaped him formed a simple black robe around his body. 2

• Often carries or fights with a dark brick-shaped lifebound treasure. 17 34
• His body developed Chaos patterns after refining Chaos Blood Essence. 24
• When revealing his true identity late in the story, he appears as a young man with a gray brick resting on his shoulder and a roguish smile. 134

Personality

Lu Chen is opportunistic, pragmatic, and exceptionally willing to exploit information gaps. He looted Treasure Distribution Cliff before others could reach it, left replicas in place, and used the Black Brick to incapacitate Jieyin and Zhunti when they became obstacles. 14

He favors deception, prepared escape routes, and indirect victories over frontal confrontation. When pursued by four Quasi-Saints over Hongyun's false Primordial Violet Qi, he staged a scheme that redirected their attention and turned the purified energy into a gain for himself and Hongyun. 12

Despite his calculating nature, Lu Chen repeatedly protects people he considers allies. He endangered himself to save Hongyun, sheltered and guided the Human Clan's future rulers, prepared the little Golden Crow's escape route, and ultimately entrusted the Brick Cult to Sun Wukong. 11 12 47 62 135

Freedom is central to his decisions. He refused Dao Ancestor Hongjun's offer to manage the Heavenly Dao, accepting only the Purple Cloud Token because he would not become bound by the Heavenly Dao's constraints. 135

Abilities & Skills

Great Dao of Strength

Lu Chen's central path is Proving the Dao through Strength, built upon Sky-Opening Merit, Pangu relics, Chaos resources, and the inheritance associated with the Strength Demon God. 13 24 31

• Distorts space through raw force once his Law of Strength takes shape. 22
• Integrated eight Ancestral Witch laws into his strength, adding traits including freezing, growth, sharpness, time, speed, ferocity, penetration, and erosion. 61
• Later abandoned those supplementary laws to restore the Great Dao of Strength to a purer form, manifesting a Pangu phantom and attaining Saint-level combat potential despite a lower realm. 70
• Uses the Law of Time alongside the Chaos Brick to remove hostile influences, including the Demonic Seed embedded in Hongyun. 62

Chaos Brick

Lu Chen's lifebound Black Brick continuously evolves alongside his cultivation and collected materials. 2 11

• Became the God-Slaying Brick after fusing a God-Slaying Spear fragment into it; its strikes gained defense-breaking, primordial-spirit erosion, and malevolent-qi pollution effects. 17
• Destroyed the core node of the imitation Four Swords of Zhu Xian Formation. 22
• Supports Brick Escape, allowing rapid movement and infiltration. 47 64
• Fused with all thirty-six Sea Calming Divine Pearls to become the Chaos World Brick. 92
• Can be used as a direct bludgeoning weapon even against Saints and Quasi-Saints. 14 34 93

Clones, Corpses, and Avatars

Lu Chen divides his forces among separate identities to mislead enemies, accumulate merit, infiltrate factions, and provide hidden support. 21 23

• Ao Chen — Dragon Clan clone created from a fragment of a Dragon Pearl, Azure Dragon essence blood, and Three Lights Divine Water; capable of independent cultivation and combat. 6
• Chen Ying — Clone deployed openly to attract the Demon Clan's attention while Lu Chen entered secluded cultivation. 21
• Huang Chen — Good Corpse severed through the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner; tasked with good deeds and merit accumulation. 23
• Yan Chen — Combat avatar with Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin bloodlines; can transform into the three clan forms and employ their divine abilities. 23
• Lu Xiao — Identity used to enter the Interception Religion, study Tongtian's formation arts, and build ties with Zhao Gongming and San Xiao. 74 75 77

Formations and Deduction

Lu Chen studies formations by observing their energy flow, analyzing their underlying principles, and combining acquired methods with his own Law of Strength. 38 75 81

• Obtained and exploited an incomplete diagram of the Great Formation of the Stars. 14 15
• Developed the Yin-Yang Disturbance technique to interfere with the Great Formation of the Stars. 38
• Received the complete Great Heavenly God-Demon Array diagram from Houtu, including the fusion method for the twelve Ancestral Witch laws. 39
• Exchanged insights with San Xiao on combining the Primordial Golden Bucket with the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation. 77
• Secretly deduced the Ten Absolute Formations and adapted their principles for his own future killing formations. 81

Healing and Purification

Lu Chen combines Three Lights Divine Water, Sky-Opening Merit, bloodline techniques, and Chaos resources for restoration and cleansing. 12 27

• Stabilized and healed Hongyun's Three Clans poison by reconciling it with merit, Three Lights Divine Water, and Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin cultivation methods. 12
• Used transformed Pangu heart blood to recover from injuries inflicted by Taiyi's Chaos Bell. 31
• Removed Hongyun's Demonic Seed, though the process damaged Hongyun's Dao foundation. 62

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Chaos World Brick — Evolved form of Lu Chen's lifebound Black Brick after fusing the thirty-six Sea Calming Divine Pearls. 92
• Qiankun Diagram — Spatial innate spiritual treasure used for storage, concealment, time acceleration, and imprisoning enemies. 4 6
• Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner — Defensive innate spiritual treasure later used to sever Huang Chen, Lu Chen's Good Corpse. 6 23
• Three Lights Divine Water — Supreme healing and purification resource used in cultivation, clone-making, and treating Hongyun. 4 6 12
• God-Slaying Spear — Repaired using the bloody seawater of the Sea of Blood after Lu Chen recovered its components. 63
• Primordial Golden Bucket — Treasure used to sever Lu Chen's Self Corpse; later connected to San Xiao's formation insights. 31 77
• Morning Bell — Newborn Chaos Bell obtained after Taiyi fled; used alongside the Chaos Brick and God-Slaying Remnant Spear. 31 34
• Purple Cloud Token — Token granted by Hongjun that can command a portion of the Primordial Era's Heavenly Dao power and counterbalance it if necessary. 135

Relationships

• Hongyun — Close friend and beneficiary of Lu Chen's protection. Lu Chen placed him on the seventh Purple Heaven Palace cushion, repeatedly saved his life, and later helped arrange his reincarnation and recovery. 11 12 62 65
• Zhen Yuanzi — Trusted ally, host at Wuzhuang Temple, and later formal alliance partner. Together they rescued Hongyun from the Northern Darkness Sea. 10 18 71 72
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun — A wary benefactor and occasional taskmaster. Hongjun's presence enabled Lu Chen's transformation, later assigned him missions, and eventually entrusted him with the Purple Cloud Token. 2 29 92 135
• Luohu — Demon Ancestor whose remnant soul offered Lu Chen access to the Demon Abyss and repeatedly sought to use him. Their relationship became openly hostile when Luohu demanded Pangu relics from him. 13 22 24
• Houtu — Ancestor Witch ally who sheltered Lu Chen and passed him the complete Great Heavenly God-Demon Array diagram. 31 39
• Sun Wukong — Disciple and eventual successor. Lu Chen took Wukong as a disciple, modified the Ruyi Golden Cudgel for him, and later entrusted him with leading the Brick Cult. 98 135
• San Xiao — Formation collaborators who exchanged Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation insights with Lu Xiao and later accepted Lu Chen's warning not to rush into Xiqi. 77 83
• Jieyin and Zhunti — Persistent enemies whom Lu Chen repeatedly outmaneuvered, incapacitated, blackmailed, and opposed over control of the Human Clan's destiny. 14 38 68

Story Role / Major Arcs

Three Clans Calamity

Lu Chen begins as an anomaly surviving the aftermath of Pangu's Sky-Opening. He gathers Pangu relics and Three Clans resources, steals Dragon and Phoenix bloodline treasures, and uses the Three Clans' collapse to establish his cultivation foundation. 1 5 6 10

Purple Heaven Palace and the Saint Seat

Lu Chen travels to Purple Heaven Palace with Hongyun, Zhen Yuanzi, and the Queen Mother of the West. He helps Hongyun claim the seventh cushion, warns him against surrendering it, and protects him through the false Primordial Violet Qi crisis. 10 11 12

Demon Abyss and the Great Dao of Strength

After accepting Luohu's Demon Abyss Token, Lu Chen cultivates in the Demon Abyss, breaks the imitation Four Swords of Zhu Xian Formation, acquires major treasures, and creates multiple independent forces through his clones and avatars. 13 21 22 23

Witch-Demon Calamity

Lu Chen aligns with the Witch Clan when necessary, acquires the Great Heavenly God-Demon Array, manipulates the Great Formation of the Stars, collects Ancestral Witch essence blood, and receives the largest share of Pangu's Heart through a trial of physical strength. 18 38 53 59

Human Clan Guidance

Lu Chen arranges reincarnations for Chen Long, Chen Hu, and Chen Bao as Fuxi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan, then guides the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors through agriculture, warfare, water control, and political succession. He also assists Yu in casting the Nine Cauldrons and securing the Nine Provinces. 62 63 64 67 68

Investiture of the Gods

Through Lu Xiao, Lu Chen enters the Interception Religion, studies Tongtian's formation arts, exchanges knowledge with San Xiao, disrupts Western Teachings schemes in Chaoge, and secretly supports Shang forces while monitoring outside interference. 74 77 79 83

Journey to the West and Legacy

Lu Chen takes Sun Wukong as a disciple, retrieves and modifies the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, trains Wukong with Chaos resources, and later creates Ten Thousand Demon Valley as a refuge for demons. After revealing his identity, he hands the valley to Red Boy and establishes the Brick Cult in Chaos. 98 102 104 134 135

Notable Quotes

“If you give it up, you will die.” — Lu Chen warning Hongyun not to surrender the seventh cushion 11

“What I desire is freedom and unrestraint.” 135