Lu Yuan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Lu Yuan (陆渊)
Alias(es)	Qiao Feng; Zhang Wuji; Yuan Lu 33 38 139
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Lu Family; Cao Gang; guest elder under Pang Qianlong while using the identity Yuan Lu 106 139
Occupation/Role	Martial artist; pill refiner; young Chief Alchemist 102 118
Status	Active 159
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
High-grade Talent	3	Spent 31 years of lifespan to raise his aptitude from Slightly Talented to High-grade, leaving 14 remaining years.
First Blood Change	4	Completed the Blood Change process in under ten days using Zhang Zhi's prescription.
Ox Demon Fist — Peak	7	Perfected the three-form fist art after months of uninterrupted training.
Dragon Elephant Longevity Art — Proficient	12	Increased his total lifespan to 71 years; the art regulates his body and improves cultivation efficiency.
Second Blood Change	13	Completed a second physical transformation; his Ox Demon Fist and Great Gale Saber Technique both reached Perfection.
Genius Talent	14	Spent 80 years of lifespan to advance from High-grade Talent, gaining greatly enhanced comprehension.
Blood Qi Like an Ox	24	Crossed the first major martial watershed, gaining deep breathing, stamina, and mobility comparable to a superior warhorse.
Dragon Elephant Longevity Art — Sublime	24	Raised total lifespan to 159 years.
Taisui Dao Seed — 20% refinement	40	A green seed found inside a suspected Taisui Stone merged with the Dao Seed, greatly improving his physique, senses, and strength.
Fourth Blood Change / Internal Qi	45	Completed Four Blood Changes through the Heavenly Dipper Horizontal Training Method, then condensed Internal Qi through the unaltered Yellow Court Sensing Chapter.
Iron Tendons, Ink Membrane	60	Reached the initial stage of the second horizontal-training realm; ordinary weapons wielded by peers struggle to breach his defense.
Taisui Dao Seed — 35% refinement	67	Refined another Taisui Stone, further strengthening his body and control of the Dao Seed's divine ability.
Dragon Elephant Longevity Art — Peak	68	Reached Peak 5%; total lifespan exceeded 200 years.
Peerless Prodigy Talent	106 107	Used his accumulated lifespan to rise beyond Genius, gaining a qualitative leap in comprehension and insight.
Thunder Prison Saber Scripture — 50% Mastery	123	Comprehended the incomplete Divine Skill fragment to 50% mastery in one day and night.
Near Eighth Blood Change	127 143	Approached the eighth-change bottleneck; later observers estimated his cultivation at no lower than eight or nine Blood Changes.

Background / History

Lu Yuan transmigrated into Great Yu and was born as the second son of the Lu Family, a family of medicinal merchants. At sixteen, he learned that his lifespan was only sixty-one years and discovered a status panel that could consume lifespan to improve his talent and martial ability. 1 3

The Iron Dragon Stockade's extortion of the Lu Family caravan and the sight of demonic creatures massacring the Xie Family convinced him that wealth and status meant little without personal strength. He chose to sacrifice lifespan for High-grade Talent, then trained obsessively under the guard captain Zhang Zhi. 2 3

Seeking a way to replenish the years he had spent, Lu Yuan bought the Dragon Elephant Longevity Art at auction. Its lifespan extension allowed him to continue investing in his aptitude, eventually advancing from High-grade Talent to Genius and then Peerless Prodigy. 9 12 14 106

After becoming entangled with Iron Dragon Stockade, the Taiping Sect, and factions operating through the Ghost Market, Lu Yuan repeatedly concealed his identity behind disguises. He eliminated enemies who targeted him, accepted work from Sword Forging Manor, and acquired resources including the Heavenly Dipper Horizontal Training Method and the original Yellow Court Sensing Chapter. 33 43 44 45 63

When the Taiping Sect besieged the Lu Family, Lu Yuan carved out an escape route for his family and killed Helm Master Li Zongming before leading the survivors toward Shuangshui County and eventually Taikang City. 76 79

In Taikang, Lu Yuan joined the Cao Gang's Pill Workshop, where his alchemy rapidly earned him the position of Chief Alchemist. After his conflict with Pang Qianhu, Pang Qianlong concealed and protected him under the identity of Yuan Lu. 102 118 139

Appearance

Lu Yuan began as a youthful, handsome sixteen-year-old with sharp eyes. His Blood Changes made him visibly more muscular and masculine, while his later disguises allow him to appear as entirely different people. 4 139

• Originally youthful in appearance, with handsome, sharp features. 139
• His physique became heavily muscled after Blood Change cultivation. 4 13
• As Yuan Lu, he appears to be an ordinary, weathered man around thirty, with restrained eyes and an unremarkable face. 139
• Uses beards, altered features, clothing, and the Thousand Illusions Face Skin to avoid recognition. 33 79 139

Personality

Lu Yuan is disciplined to an extreme degree. He trains through fatigue, harsh weather, and isolation, treating martial progress as the only reliable protection in a chaotic world. He is ambitious about reaching the summit of cultivation, but he understands that survival requires patience and resources as much as talent. 3 7 24

He is cautious and calculating rather than recklessly confrontational. Lu Yuan hides his strength, uses false identities, verifies that he is not being followed, and retreats when an enemy's intervention makes continuing a fight unfavorable. 8 38 63 130

Against those who threaten him or his family, Lu Yuan is merciless. He hunts down attempted assassins, kills hostile enemies decisively, and views leaving dangerous foes alive as an unacceptable future risk. 43 65 84

Despite this ruthlessness, he is not indifferent to suffering. He overpays a starving herb gatherer, helps a hungry man, and prioritizes improving his family's strength and safety. 39 40 74

Abilities & Skills

Lifespan Conversion

Lu Yuan possesses a status panel that allows him to exchange lifespan for increased aptitude and martial proficiency.

• Spent 31 years to reach High-grade Talent. 3
• Spent 80 years to rise from High-grade Talent to Genius. 14
• Used lifespan accumulated through the Dragon Elephant Longevity Art to attain Peerless Prodigy aptitude. 68 106
• His early limitation was a total lifespan of only 61 years, making the search for longevity techniques essential. 1 3

Martial Physique

Through Blood Changes, Internal Qi, horizontal training, and the Taisui Dao Seed, Lu Yuan possesses overwhelming physical strength, speed, endurance, and resilience.

• Completed at least Four Blood Changes and later approached the Eighth Blood Change bottleneck. 45 127
• Condensed Internal Qi before the normal Qi and Blood like a Tiger requirement. 45
• His Iron Tendons, Ink Membrane body is extremely resistant to conventional weapons. 60
• The Taisui Divine Ability can flood him with immense, seemingly inexhaustible power. 77
• Has fought while severely wounded, including allowing a spear to pierce his shoulder in order to counterattack. 83

Saber Arts

Saber combat is Lu Yuan's principal fighting specialty.

• Perfected both the Ox Demon Fist and Great Gale Saber Technique. 13
• Perfected the Lightning Blade and Seven Star Dragon Swimming Steps, and considered merging the Lightning Blade with the Great Gale Saber Technique into a new art. 24
• Uses the incomplete Thunder Prison Saber Scripture, a Divine Skill fragment that carries destructive lightning intent. 122 123
• Can transform his body into true lightning and unleash lightning-fast saber strikes. 134
• His ultimate technique, Thunder Prison Nirvana, beheaded Youying, though it left Lu Yuan severely injured. 135
• The Thunder Prison Saber Scripture remains incomplete. 123 157

Movement Techniques

Lu Yuan combines explosive physical movement with advanced footwork.

• Seven Star Dragon Swimming Steps allow him to evade attacks while surrounded and reposition within an enemy formation. 24 27
• Divine Speed Electric Light Steps reached Peak Mastery. 39
• His combat movement is often described as too fast for opponents to follow, even when he is injured. 54 84

Alchemy

Lu Yuan is an exceptional alchemist whose rapid advancement became a major source of influence and cultivation resources.

• Learned alchemy after studying Yao Gongwang's notes and developed precise control of heat, timing, and spiritual perception. 39 93
• Refined Human Origin Pills for his family, enabling Zhang Zhi and Lu Cheng to advance. 74
• Successfully produced multiple batches of Exquisite-quality Human Origin Pills. 93
• Refined premium Essence Origin Great Pills, earning Fu Hao's recognition as a future Alchemy Master. 108
• Became known as the young Chief Alchemist of the Cao Gang. 118
• Successfully refined an Earth Origin Pill, secretly retaining one for himself. 147

Archery

Lu Yuan rapidly learned the Four Symbols Arrow Art under Pang Qianlong's instruction.

• Quickly grasped the art's basics, forcing Pang Qianlong to escalate his training with a heavy ancient bow. 149
• His rate of improvement was extraordinary enough for Pang Qianlong to question whether he possessed a secret method. 155

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Mysterious Iron Miao Dao — His primary saber. Mysterious Iron improves hardness, toughness, sharpness, vital-energy transmission, and self-repair. 80 84
• Po Jun — A twenty-jin Miao-style saber forged for him by Lu Longjing; Lu Yuan named it himself. 5
• Thousand Illusions Face Skin — Top-grade facial disguise that naturally adheres to his skin and enables the identity of Yuan Lu. 139
• Dragon Elephant Longevity Art — Mid-grade sleeping cultivation method that extends lifespan and regulates the body. 9 12
• Thunder Prison Saber Scripture fragment — Incomplete Divine Skill inheritance containing the technique Yin Yang Separation and lightning-based saber intent. 122 123
• Taisui Dao Seed — A partially refined Dao Seed strengthened through Taisui Stones. 40 67

Relationships

• Lu Longjing — Father and head of the Lu Family. He funds Lu Yuan's cultivation, trusts his judgment, and relies on him during the family's escape. 8 74 79
• Lu Cheng — Elder brother. He supports Lu Yuan's martial training and later advances using Human Origin Pills refined by Lu Yuan. 4 74
• Zhang Zhi — Lu Family guard captain and Lu Yuan's early martial mentor. He taught Lu Yuan the Ox Demon Fist and Great Gale Saber Technique, while recognizing him as an unprecedented genius. 3 5 8
• Fu Hao — Cao Gang alchemist who guided Lu Yuan in practical pill refinement. Lu Yuan respects him as a master despite the absence of a formal master-disciple relationship and intends to avenge him. 105 108 113
• Sima Xiong — Master of Sword Forging Manor and recurring employer. He trusts Lu Yuan's work and arranged the Mysterious Iron Miao Dao. 63 80
• Pang Qianlong — Cao Gang's Eldest Young Master. He recognizes Lu Yuan's value, protects him as Yuan Lu, and works with him to seek the complete Thunder Prison Saber Scripture. 137 139 147
• Pang Qianhu — Cao Gang's Second Young Master and Lu Yuan's enemy. Lu Yuan infiltrated his mansion and severely wounded him; Pang Qianhu later failed to recognize Lu Yuan under the Yuan Lu disguise. 130 141
• Li Zongming — Taiping Sect Helm Master who led the pursuit of the Lu Family. Lu Yuan fought him during the escape from Lingbao County and later killed him. 77 79
• Cheng Buyi — Holder of a partial Thunder Saber inheritance. Lu Yuan seeks to exchange for the remaining portion of the Thunder Prison Saber Scripture from him. 157

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Lingbao County cultivation — Begins martial training after Iron Dragon Stockade extorts the Lu Family, then develops from a novice into a Blood Change martial artist under Zhang Zhi. 2 3 13
• Longevity pursuit — Acquires and cultivates the Dragon Elephant Longevity Art to restore the lifespan spent improving his talent. 9 12 24
• Iron Dragon Stockade conflict — Battles stockade bandits, defeats Long Ying, and eventually kills Great Boss Yi Zheng. 20 65
• Ghost Market identities — Operates under names such as Qiao Feng and Zhang Wuji while selling pills, gathering intelligence, and eliminating Li Mu's faction. 33 38 43
• Taiping Sect escape — Leads the Lu Family through a Taiping Sect siege, kills Li Zongming, and relocates the family from Lingbao County. 76 79
• Cao Gang alchemy — Joins the Cao Gang's Pill Workshop, surpasses expectations as an alchemist, and becomes recognized as Chief Alchemist. 102 108 118
• Pang brothers conflict — Attempts to assassinate Pang Qianhu, defeats Youying with Thunder Prison Nirvana, then accepts Pang Qianlong's protection under a new identity. 130 135 139
• Thunder Prison Saber Scripture search — Travels with Pang Qianlong and pursues the remaining inheritance clues through Cheng Buyi. 147 157 159

Notable Quotes

“Only by becoming strong myself, by mastering martial power, can I avoid being bullied!” 2

“He who kills shall be killed!” 43

“I am Zhang Wuji, I am also Qiao Feng, and I can even be Yang Guo.” 43

“The important thing is, time... is on my side.” 131

Trivia

• Yuan Lu is simply “Lu Yuan” with the characters reversed, serving as both an alias and a personal reminder. 139
• Lu Yuan privately nicknames his guide Jia Lao Liu “Captain Jia” because the man reminds him of someone from his past-life memories. 89