Wu Xuantian

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Wu Xuantian (武玄天)
Alias(es)	Zhao Wu; Wu Tian; Li Mu; Xiao Chong; Xiao Wen; Lin Yi
Species/Race	Human; reincarnated cultivator
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Quanzhen Sect; Free and Unfettered Sect; Qingyun Sect; Wu Family Sword Tomb; Xuantian Sect; Xiao Clan; Great Thousand Alliance
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, swordsman, sect leader, imperial ruler, teacher, alliance leader
Status	Active; entered Chaos through the Eternal Life Gate 2361
First Appearance	2128

Power Progression

Wu Xuantian cultivates through several reincarnations and worlds; later entries reflect changed or recovered power systems rather than a single uninterrupted realm ladder.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Ren and Du Meridians opened	2131	Under Dugu Qiubai's guidance and after drawing out his potential in a mountain flood, he opens the two meridians and reaches the level of a foremost martial-world expert.
Half-Step Xiantian Realm	2147	Breaks through the restraints of heaven and earth during the Mount Hua Tournament.
Innate Realm	2148	Achieves Innate cultivation in both physical body and true qi after entering seclusion to perfect the Formless Primordial Scripture.
Innate Realm of essence, qi, and spirit	2149	Opens his ancestral aperture and completes Innate advancement across all three aspects of essence, qi, and spirit.
Innate Realm recovery	2154	As Zhao Wu, fully recovers his former Innate-level strength after joining the Free and Unfettered Sect.
Formless True Essence	2160	After more than a century of Kunlun seclusion, his essence, energy, and spirit merge; he heals longstanding hidden injuries and reaches the pinnacle of martial arts.
Innate Realm recovery	2163	In a later life, refines rare treasures in seclusion, opens his acupoints again, and re-enters the Innate Realm with more than a hundredfold growth in strength.
Great Celestial Phenomenon threshold	2168	As Wu Tian, reaches the threshold of the Great Celestial Phenomenon realm, though he regards himself as a pseudo-Celestial Phenomenon expert at this stage.
Confucian Saint	2171	Completes the transformation of his spiritual power; his Vajra physique, Finger Profound true qi, and the Three Teachings begin to resonate together.
Heavenly Physique	2172	Ascends physically through Heaven's Gate and is remade by Immortal Realm primordial qi; his Great Vajra physique evolves into a Heavenly physique.
Divine Wandering Realm	2175	Following a year of confinement, recovers his strength to the Divine Wandering Realm.
Supreme Heavenly Realm	2181	His hidden cultivation is recognized as supreme within the Heavenly Realm.
Martial golden core	2184	Condenses a martial-arts golden core before entering the Immortal Realm to resist its invasion of the mortal world.
Peak Ninth Layer of Yuqing	2190	Uses the first volume of the Heavenly Book to reconcile the fourth and fifth volumes while refining residual medicinal power.
Shangqing Realm; martial Innate Realm restored	2191	Reaches Shangqing in Taiji Cave and recovers martial cultivation to the Innate Realm.
Peak Taiqing Realm	2196	Following centuries of cultivation in Qingyun Sect, reaches the peak of Taiqing and further refines the Taiji Xuanqing Dao.
Dao attainment above the Firmament List	2219	Suppresses the myriad Daos and proves the Dao against Heaven, becoming the sole supreme existence above the Firmament List.
Domain level	2221	Consolidates his martial-arts primordial spirit and surpasses the primordial-spirit realm.
Saint King	2222	Obtains and refines the Source of Dao on the Human Race Ancient Road, becoming a Saint King.
Peak Ninth Layer of Saint King; Great Saint	2224 2225	Reaches the ninth level of the Saint King Realm, then endures Great Sage tribulation and battles the Dao traces of nine ancient emperors at Great Saint level.
Alternative Dao Attainment; Martial Emperor	2226 2227	Settles his Dao fruit through prolonged contemplation in Chaos and becomes the Martial Emperor, capable of slaughtering ancient Supremes of the life forbidden zones.
Immortality	2229	After unprecedented longevity and repeated attempts to enter the Battle Immortal realm, breaks open the Immortal Domain and fully enters the immortal realm.
Red Dust True Immortal	2243	Breaks through from the peak of the Supreme Realm while tempering himself at the Boundary Sea embankment.
Immortal King	2244	Cultivates his past and present selves through the Land Connecting Past and Present, fuses their power with his true body, and becomes an invincible Immortal King.
Peak Supreme Giant	2246	After two hundred thousand years of tempering his Dao fruit, reaches the pinnacle of the Immortal King realm.
Hunyuan realm; mastery of nearly one hundred Great Daos	2361	In Chaos, gains control over nearly one hundred Great Daos, making suppression of newly entered Hunyuans effortless.

Background

Wu Xuantian begins one reincarnated life as a deaf child discovered by Wang Chuyi and accepted by the Seven Disciples of Quanzhen on behalf of the deceased Wang Chongyang. He retains a breath of innate qi, allowing him to cultivate the Primordial Technique, and carries the experience of four previous lives into his studies of Taoist classics and martial foundations. 2128

While training outside Quanzhen, he receives Dugu Qiubai's guidance, gains exceptional physical and internal strength, and eventually opens his Ren and Du Meridians. 2131 His later mastery of the Taixuan Scripture lets him open hidden meridians and acupoints throughout his body, laying the groundwork for the Xiantian Realm. 2140

Across subsequent lives, Wu Xuantian repeatedly rebuilds his cultivation, assumes new identities, studies the inheritances of multiple worlds, and pursues a path that combines martial arts with Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, and the Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Man. 2153 2172

His cultivation is founded on simultaneous development of essence, qi, and spirit rather than reliance on a single energy system. This approach enables him to adapt previous attainments to new worlds, from martial internal power and qi refinement to immortal cultivation and the Great Daos of Chaos. 2149 2185 2361

Appearance

Wu Xuantian's appearance changes with his reincarnations, though he is repeatedly described as unusually youthful, composed, and difficult to read.

• At twelve, his cultivated physique is comparable to that of an ordinary fourteen- or fifteen-year-old and he stands nearly 1.6 meters tall. 2191
• Though nearly forty during his Quanzhen life, he retains the appearance of a youth of seventeen or eighteen after completing his Innate cultivation. 2150
• After proving the Dao, he is described as tall and robust, with bronze-colored skin, thick black hair, and a golden sheen carrying immortal characteristics. 2219
• Following later cultivation, he possesses an innate immortal bearing that can settle into an outwardly plain and unremarkable appearance. 2238
• In his Quanzhen reincarnation, he is deaf; as Zhao Wu of Great Song, he is mute from birth. 2128 2153

Personality

Wu Xuantian is calm, self-contained, and largely indifferent to status or public acclaim. He prefers travel, study, and secluded cultivation to factional disputes, yet does not hesitate to intervene when others face injustice or danger. 2153 2170 2221

His long succession of lives gives him unusual patience and emotional steadiness. He can be teasing toward friends and juniors, but remains decisive against enemies, particularly those who abuse power or threaten people under his protection. 2170 2172

He values broad learning over rigid sectarian boundaries. His eventual path rejects exclusive devotion to any one tradition, seeking instead to unite the Three Teachings, martial arts, and the Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Man. 2172

Although he repeatedly declines lasting political privilege, he is willing to rule, establish institutions, or support successors when stability requires it. He abdicates after securing his realms rather than treating rulership as an end in itself. 2164 2184

Abilities & Skills

Primordial and Formless Cultivation

Wu Xuantian began with the Primordial Technique, which develops innate qi through opening meridians and refining essence into qi. He later converts its foundation into the internal energy of the Formless Primordial Scripture. 2128

• Rebuilt Innate cultivation in multiple reincarnations. 2148 2154 2163
• Completes Innate cultivation in essence, qi, and spirit after opening his ancestral aperture and strengthening his soul. 2149
• Created or developed the Everlasting Youth Skill and Formless Hunyuan True Scripture during his life as Zhao Wu. 2153
• Reached Formless True Essence after more than a century of seclusion. 2160
• Condenses a martial-arts golden core and later works toward a martial Nascent Soul through secluded cultivation. 2184 2198

Formless Skill

The Free and Unfettered Sect's Formless Skill allows Wu Xuantian to use formless internal energy to imitate martial techniques he understands. 2155

• Can reproduce techniques without revealing their original source.
• Requires knowledge of the martial art being imitated. 2155
• Learned alongside the Northern Abyss Divine Skill and Lingbo Crossing Steps. 2154

Swordsmanship and Finger-Sword Arts

Wu Xuantian is an accomplished swordsman whose style emphasizes direct advance, forceful offense, and identifying flaws in an opponent's techniques. 2134 2136

• Learns the Nine Swords of Dugu and receives instruction in the Heavy Sword Technique from Dugu Qiubai. 2131 2138
• Opens sword qi from his fingertips through finger-sword techniques. 2167 2181
• Comprehends the Nation-Splitting Sword Technique after secluded cultivation. 2176
• Reaches the principle of overcoming moves with no moves after studying Chivalry Island's martial arts. 2140
• Wields the Heaven and Earth Sword against Great Saint-level opponents and ancient emperor projections. 2223 2225

Three Teachings and the Quanzhen Sect Dao

Wu Xuantian studies Buddhism at Two Chan Monasteries, Daoism at Wudang, and Confucian teachings through later cultivation. 2166 2171

• Possesses the Great Vajra physique and Grand Finger Profound Realm. 2168
• Awakens the Buddhist powers of Mind Reading, Divine Movement, Third Eye, and Divine Hearing, though their range remains restricted by his cultivation at the time. 2168
• Masters the Guanyin Sect's Sitting by the Sea, Surveying the World method within a month. 2168
• Enters the Confucian Saint realm through spiritual-power transformation. 2171
• Perfects Confucianism and Buddhism after gaining a Heavenly physique. 2172
• Establishes his personal “Quanzhen Sect Dao,” based on the unity of all paths rather than imitation of a single predecessor. 2172

Teaching, Medical Arts, and Miscellaneous Learning

Wu Xuantian possesses broad mastery of music, chess, calligraphy, painting, medicine, physiognomy, divination, and fortune-telling. His abilities in these Free and Unfettered Sect disciplines eventually surpass those of Wuyazi. 2154

• Treats Wuyazi's longstanding paralysis and later heals or aids numerous injured cultivators. 2154 2190
• Teaches martial and cultivation methods to later generations, including techniques of sword control, thunder arts, Taiji, and martial internal cultivation. 2173 2195
• Revises the Taiji Xuanqing Dao and helps transform Qingyun Sect from a solely qi-focused sect into one embracing literary, martial, and varied cultivation paths. 2195 2196
• In the distant past, teaches Lin Xi the foundational method for comprehending runes. 2244

Higher Dao Manifestations

In higher worlds, Wu Xuantian develops abilities far beyond conventional martial arts.

• Creates Heavenly Dao, Earthly Dao, and Human Flower manifestations that form a cycle with his true body and greatly amplify his combat strength. 2223
• Uses the Nine Heavens Primordial Dao Diagram and the Infinite Armor through his incarnations. 2223
• Can draw on the Human Dao and the power of heaven and earth to revive the Heaven and Earth Sword. 2222
• Uses Heavenly Dao power to sever spacetime and imprison hostile attacks and techniques in an isolated stretch of time. 2222
• Suppresses the myriad Daos and defeats the Sky Evil God after attaining the Dao. 2219
• Cultivates past, present, and future aspects of himself through the Land Connecting Past and Present, greatly deepening his Red Dust Immortal Dao fruit. 2243 2244
• Refines the Martial Dao Seal into a merit Supreme Treasure through preaching and accumulated merit. 2361

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Chest-Mind Sword — His sword at Wu Family Sword Tomb, carried during his early sword cultivation. 2165
• Ancient Sword Zhuxian — Found in a hidden cave abode on Dazhu Peak; Wu Xuantian comprehends the sword after discovering it. 2185
• Heaven-Slaying — The Heavenly Dao Sword from a previous world, which remains within Wu Xuantian's body after his reincarnation into Qingyun Sect. 2185
• Heaven and Earth Sword — A higher-realm sword used to battle Great Saints and the projections of nine ancient emperors. 2223 2225
• Martial Dao Seal — A merit Supreme Treasure empowered by the merit gained from Wu Xuantian's preaching in Chaos. 2361
• Little Azure — A small leopard companion with a horn and silver-white markings; assists him during the theft of the Seven-Aperture Immortal Spirit Flower. 2187 2189

Relationships

• Wang Chongyang — Posthumous master; the Seven Disciples of Quanzhen accept Wu Xuantian on Wang Chongyang's behalf. 2128
• Dugu Qiubai — Martial mentor whose guidance helps Wu Xuantian open his Ren and Du Meridians. 2131
• Zhou Botong — Martial uncle and friendly rival; teaches Wu Xuantian the general outline of the Nine Yin Manual, while their prolonged sparring confirms Wu Xuantian's integrated martial attainment. 2138
• Li Mochou — Wife during his Quanzhen life; initially jealous of Mu Nianci's presence. 2148
• Mu Nianci — Later partner; she and Wu Xuantian raise their children together. 2148
• Wuyazi — Patient turned master; Wu Xuantian heals his paralysis, joins the Free and Unfettered Sect, and studies its arts under him. 2154
• Zhao Qin — Attendant and interpreter during his life as the mute Zhao Wu; later one of the renowned Four Fairies. 2154
• Qiao Feng — Fellow martial artist and friend whom Wu Xuantian assists against bandits before attending his succession ceremony as Beggars' Sect leader. 2153
• Li Maozhen — Wife during his Great Tang life; together they strengthen Qi Kingdom and have a child. 2161
• Wu Su — Distant descendant encountered after he leaves Wu Family Sword Tomb. 2165
• Xu Qingqiu — Disciple trained by Wu Xuantian in the Everlasting Youth Technique and swordsmanship; her later accomplishments further spread his reputation as the Chest-Mind Sword Master. 2169 2171
• Xu Fengnian — Traveling companion and younger associate; Wu Xuantian repeatedly protects and advises him. 2170 2172
• Xuanyuan Jingcheng — Scholar and Mount Huishan ally whom Wu Xuantian assists against Xuanyuan Dapan. 2170
• Wu Jing — Daughter who secretly travels into Northern Mang, prompting Wu Xuantian to bring her home. 2172
• Hua Jin — Wife and empress during Wu Xuantian's Northern Li life; supports him through his reign and retirement. 2184
• Xiao Ce — Eldest son and chosen successor to the Northern Li throne. 2184
• Tian Buyi — Qingyun Sect master who rescues Wu Xuantian and accepts him onto Dazhu Peak. 2185
• Jin Ping'er — Companion during his Qingyun life; later lives with Wu Xuantian on Dazhu Peak. 2190 2196
• Jin Yi — Daughter who becomes leader of the Demonic Cult, establishes the Wilderness Sacred Hall, and preserves the balance between the Orthodox and Demonic paths. 2196
• Jiang Tingting — Disciple whose body he cleanses and whose cultivation he personally guides. 2221 2222
• Shi Hao — Higher-world ally who guides Wu Xuantian to the Land Connecting Past and Present and protects his path toward immortality. 2243
• Lin Xi — Disciple accepted in the distant past; Wu Xuantian teaches him rune cultivation. 2243 2244

Story Role / Major Arcs

Quanzhen Sect and the Mount Hua Tournament

• Enters Quanzhen Sect as its eighth disciple, cultivates the Primordial Technique, and studies Taoist classics despite his deafness. 2128
• Travels the jianghu, receives Dugu Qiubai's instruction, and opens the Ren and Du Meridians. 2131
• Learns the Nine Swords of Dugu, studies the Nine Yin Manual's general outline, and gradually integrates his many martial inheritances. 2131 2138 2143
• Studies Chivalry Island's wall diagrams and uses the Taixuan Scripture to open hidden meridians and acupoints. 2140
• Breaks through to Half-Step Xiantian at the Mount Hua Tournament, becomes the new Central Divine, marries Li Mochou, and succeeds as Quanzhen Sect leader. 2147 2148

Great Song and Great Tang Lives

• Reincarnates as the mute Song prince Zhao Wu, secretly restores his martial strength, travels with Zhao Qin, and joins the Free and Unfettered Sect after healing Wuyazi. 2153 2154
• Ascends Great Song's throne, rules under the era name Wenwu, later abdicates, and attains Formless True Essence in Kunlun seclusion. 2160
• In another life, becomes a military commander in Qi Kingdom, marries Li Maozhen, and eventually unifies Great Tang after confronting Yuan Tiangang. 2161 2164
• Establishes the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Association from the Thirty-Six Tiangang and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends before reorganizing it into the Embroidered Uniform Guard after restoring Great Tang. 2161 2163
• Abdicates after eighty years, living in seclusion until he later intervenes to select and support Li Zhen as a capable ruler. 2164

Sword Tomb and the Unity of the Three Teachings

• Leaves Wu Family Sword Tomb at eleven after mastering its swordsmanship, seeking Buddhist answers at Two Chan Monasteries. 2165
• Studies Buddhism under Monk Longshu, Daoism under Wang Chonglou, and the Finger Profound realm at Wudang. 2166
• Acquires four Buddhist supernatural powers and the Guanyin Sect's Sitting by the Sea, Surveying the World method. 2168
• Defeats or repels Xuanyuan Dapan, assists Xuanyuan Jingcheng, and confronts Wang Xianzhi. 2167 2170
• Enters the Confucian Saint realm, ascends through Heaven's Gate, gains a Heavenly physique, and establishes his personal Quanzhen Sect Dao. 2171 2172

Northern Li and Qingyun Sect

• As Xiao Chong, recovers to the Divine Wandering Realm, comprehends the Nation-Splitting Sword Technique, and later becomes Northern Li's Emperor Chonghe. 2175 2176 2184
• Condenses a martial golden core, repels the Immortal Realm's invasion, abdicates in favor of Xiao Ce, and retires with Hua Jin and his family. 2184
• Reincarnates into Qingyun Sect, joins Dazhu Peak, cultivates the Taiji Xuanqing Dao, and discovers Ancient Sword Zhuxian. 2185
• Travels the Southern Border, assists Pufang against the Myriad Poisons Sect, and learns of the Wordless Jade Bi. 2186 2187
• Returns to Qingyun with the fourth and fifth Heavenly Book volumes reconciled and enters Shangqing while restoring martial Innate cultivation. 2190 2191
• Defeats the Beast God with the Zhu Xian Ancient Sword, then spends years recuperating and strengthening Qingyun Sect's foundations through new techniques and revised cultivation methods. 2195 2196
• Reaches the peak of Taiqing, guards Qingyun for centuries, and eventually passes away in meditation alongside Jin Yi, disrupting the long-maintained balance between Orthodox and Demonic paths. 2196

Li Mu and Later Cultivation Worlds

• As Li Mu, travels through the world of the Martial Sect and Demon Sect, meets Fuzi and Yan Se, and leaves a Human Character with the young Mo Shanshan. 2197
• Opens Free and Easy Residence in Chang'an and enters five years of seclusion for Nascent Soul Transformation. 2198
• Continues adapting his unified cultivation to successively higher worlds, repeatedly restoring former foundations while incorporating their local systems of cultivation. 2200 2206

Great Thousand World and Immortal Ascension

• As Xiao Wen, leads the Great Thousand Alliance after defeating the Outer Realm Evil Clan's top combatants and nearly a hundred Demon Emperors. 2215
• Proves the Dao against Heaven and defeats the Sky Evil God. 2219
• Accepts Jiang Tingting as a disciple, later advances through the ancient roads, and manifests three Great Saint-level combat forms. 2221 2223
• As the Martial Emperor, destroys multiple life forbidden zones and slays the ancient Supremes who threaten the universe. 2227
• Attains immortality after living through several eras, opens the Immortal Domain with a single punch, and scatters immortal essence throughout the universe. 2229
• Becomes a True Immortal, then an Immortal King; guards the Dam Realm and suppresses returning Immortal Kings from the Foreign Realm. 2243 2244
• Cultivates through the ancient past, teaches Lin Xi, and reaches the peak of the Supreme Giant level after immense spans of seclusion. 2244 2246
• Faces Dark Lin Xi, whose forbidden technique destroys Wu Xuantian's past and present bodies across the River of Time, while his future remains obscured. 2250
• Enters Chaos through the Eternal Life Gate and develops mastery over nearly one hundred Great Daos. 2361

Notable Quotes

“Immortals are not at ease. How could they compare to mortals?” 2166

“The Great Dao returns to one.” 2172

“The path I, Wu Xuantian, will take is the path of unity.” 2172

“Throughout antiquity, the present, and the future, I am everywhere. I alone am myself, eternally At Ease.” 2250

Trivia

• Wu Xuantian's repeated reincarnations leave him accustomed to changing identities and rebuilding his cultivation. 2128 2153
• He has lived with different congenital disabilities in different lives: deafness as a Quanzhen disciple and muteness as Zhao Wu. 2128 2153
• His identity as “Wu Tian” is known in the jianghu as the Chest-Mind Sword Master from Wu Family Sword Tomb. 2170
• His early Qingyun reincarnation carries the Heaven-Slaying, a Heavenly Dao Sword from one of his previous worlds, within his body. 2185