Li Xuantong

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Li Xuantong (李玄通)
Alias(es)	First Elder; King of Chu; Flame Monarch
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Baihe Li Clan / Li Family
Occupation/Role	First Elder; Chief Elder of the Elder Council 242
Status	Active 773 895
First Appearance	Chapter 7

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi and Blood Realm	17	Zheng Lingjun congratulates him on his advancement despite his previously waning Qi and Blood. 17
Qi and Blood Great Perfection	208	Arrives at the Seven-Colored Sky Burning Flame site as a Qi and Blood Great Perfection cultivator. 208
Innate Realm (temporary)	215	Consumes a trump-card pill supplied by Li Xinge, forcibly crossing the mortal–immortal divide to shatter an Innate’s Spiritual Energy Hand Seal. 215
Early-stage Innate Realm	242	Officially listed as an Early-stage Innate and bearer of the Fire Spirit Body. 242
Late-stage Innate Realm	373	Refines the Extreme Cold Ice Flame during seclusion and advances to Late-stage Innate. 373
Divine Mansion Realm	732	Successfully enters the Divine Mansion Realm, becoming another Divine Palace-level powerhouse of the Li Family. 732
Mid-stage Divine Mansion Realm combat power (temporary)	773	Fuses his three Heaven-and-Earth Strange Fires, temporarily elevating his strength from the Early-stage Divine Mansion Realm to the Mid-stage Divine Mansion level. 773
Early-stage Divine Mansion Realm (confirmed)	895	Listed among the Li Family’s current foremost powers as an Early-stage Divine Mansion cultivator. 895

Background

Li Xuantong served as the Li Family’s First Elder during its early rise. At the time Li Xinge received Zheng Lingjun, Xuantong had only recently entered the Qi and Blood Realm and treated the far stronger Zheng patriarch with marked caution and respect. He nevertheless advised Li Xinge to remain wary of Zheng Lingjun’s costly gift and overtures of brotherhood. 17

As the Li Family expanded, Xuantong became its principal representative in high-level political dealings. At Prefect An Chengyu’s inauguration, he handled approaches from Zhang Xingyi and Dou Changgeng, then declined to commit the clan to An Chengyu’s proposal against the Zhang and Liu families without Li Xinge’s approval. 114

His pursuit of the Seven-Colored Sky Burning Flame exposed his Innate strength. After using Li Xinge’s pill to counter an Innate opponent, he dismissed the competing cultivators and secured the flame; later accounts identify him as an Early-stage Innate with the Fire Spirit Body. 215 216 242

He continued to direct clan affairs and military operations as Li Xinge’s most trusted elder. During the Eastern Ridge campaign, he rewarded the Li Family’s longtime agent Xuan Langjin by granting the surrendered Xuan Wolf Tribe the Li surname in return for loyalty. 492 At the Southern Wasteland front, he borrowed eighty Human Weapons from Gongsun Ban and entrusted their control to Li Xingzhou to break the Witch God Hall’s poisonous-miasma formation. 768

After reaching the Divine Mansion Realm, the Li Family planned to open its ancestral shrine specifically to commemorate the clan’s gain of another Divine Palace powerhouse. 733

Following his breakthrough, Xuantong continued cultivating at the summit of the Nine-Layered Spirit Gathering Tower while directing the family’s response to major threats. When Night Owl Hall discovered an ascender from the lower realm of Heavenly Martial Continent, he reviewed the interrogation report, recognized the gravity of an ascension passage, and personally informed Li Xinge. 761 762

After Li Hao returned from the Qi Kingdom and the Azure Rosy-Cloud Mountains, Xuantong listened to the child’s account of the Rootless People, True Dragon Essence Blood, and Saint-tier inheritances with unusual seriousness. He remained guarded when confronting the remnant soul claiming to be an ancient Li Family Old Ancestor, questioning its identity and its assertions concerning the Primordial Scripture. 884 885

Appearance

Li Xuantong is an elderly man with an elegant, vigorous bearing, often dressed in purple robes. 425 When activating his Fire Spirit Body, he takes on the aspect of a Flame Monarch. 213

• Crimson flames form scale-like armor over his body. 213
• His hair turns fiery red, while the armor’s lava-like patterns distort the surrounding void with heat. 213
• Crimson divine fire can surround him so intensely that the sky is scorched red and the void warps. 773

Personality

Li Xuantong is composed and politically cautious. When confronted with Prefect An Chengyu’s proposal to challenge the entrenched Zhang and Liu families, he maintained an outwardly calm demeanor, considered the danger carefully, and deferred the decision to Li Xinge rather than overcommitting the clan. 114

He is also protective of the Li Family’s younger generation. Although reluctant to let newly advanced Li Wuyou leave Green Maple Valley, he accepted her reasoning and imposed strict conditions meant to protect both her and the clan’s secrets. 340 He similarly resisted Li Hao’s request to enter the Half-Saint’s Hidden Treasure due to the child’s age and exceptional value to the family. 536

Beneath his diplomatic manner, he can be ruthless toward threats. He sought to turn the captured Old Man Ku Gu into material for Gongsun Ban rather than grant him a quick death, and he drove off rivals seeking the Seven-Colored Sky Burning Flame after revealing his Innate strength. 212 216

Xuantong is pragmatic in matters of clan interest. Upon hearing of Li Hao’s relationship with the Qi Kingdom’s imperial princess, he noted that a marriage alliance could bring the Qi Kingdom’s political support to the Li Family, though Li Xinge rejected the proposal out of pride in Li Hao’s bloodline and future. 909

He is vigilant toward uncertain inheritances and unfamiliar powers. Although Li Hao regarded the remnant soul brought from the Divine Mansion World as a Li Family Old Ancestor, Xuantong withheld deference and carefully questioned the figure’s claimed history, identity, and knowledge of the family’s hereditary arts. 885

Abilities & Skills

Fire Spirit Body

Li Xuantong’s special physique grants command over powerful flames and allows him to transform into the Flame Monarch. 192 213

• Creates fiery armor and drastically raises his combat power. 213
• Easily defeated Li Daoshan and Li Sixuan after activating the physique. 213
• Supports the fusion and control of multiple Heaven-and-Earth Strange Fires. 773
• Fusing the Seven-Colored Sky Burning Flame, Extreme Cold Ice Flame, and Crimson Flame Sacred Flame temporarily raised his strength to the Mid-stage Divine Mansion level. 773
• Withstood and absorbed the dark-crimson fire tribulation of the Divine Mansion breakthrough with his mortal flesh. 731

Strange Fire Manipulation

He possesses and uses several powerful flames in combat.

• Seven-Colored Sky Burning Flame — secured after the conflict at the treasure site. 216
• Extreme Cold Ice Flame — refined during seclusion before his Late-stage Innate advancement. 373
• Crimson Flame Sacred Flame — added to his two existing flames to form a three-colored divine fire. 773
• His fire barriers can blunt enemy attacks, though the Green-Eyed Snake Lord’s Demonic Core beam pierced both his Seven-Colored Sky Burning Flame and Extreme Cold Ice Flame defenses. 388
• His three-colored divine fire can fill the heavens with a crimson sea of flame and distort the void with its heat. 773

Leadership and Strategic Command

As First Elder, Xuantong oversees major clan operations, diplomacy, and the deployment of strategic resources.

• Handles external negotiations while preserving Li Xinge’s final authority. 114
• Deploys the Earth Tier Heavenly Net and Earthly Net to seal enemy territory and prevent escape. 328
• Organizes Li Family disciples for dangerous expeditions and stresses safety, unity, and discipline. 536
• Proposed and organized the Li Family Grand Competition to identify talent in cultivation, combat, alchemy, artifact forging, formations, and spirit-plant arts. 374
• Secures specialized Human Weapons for the Southern Wasteland campaign and authorizes Li Xingzhou to command them. 768
• Evaluates intelligence concerning ascenders and lower-realm passages before reporting matters of strategic importance directly to Li Xinge. 761 762

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heavenly Net and Earthly Net — Earth Tier spiritual artifact that seals an area, stagnates space, and blocks teleportation or escape; deployed against the Fu Family and later used to stop Xunshan Old Ancestor’s flight. 328 669
• Fire Phoenix Fan — Earth Tier mid-grade treasure with an artifact spirit, bestowed by Li Xinge after Xuantong’s Late-stage Innate breakthrough. 373
• Void Ring — used to store all eighty Human Weapons borrowed from the Soul Sect. 768
• Three Heaven-and-Earth Strange Fires — Seven-Colored Sky Burning Flame, Extreme Cold Ice Flame, and Crimson Flame Sacred Flame. 373 773
• Blood Wing Flame Python — Xuantong’s mount. 895

Relationships

• Li Xinge — Patriarch and trusted superior; Xuantong acts as his chief adviser, executor, and representative in political matters. 114 373
• Li Xuanzong — Younger brother and fellow elder; they fought together during the struggle for the Seven-Colored Sky Burning Flame. 213 216
• Li Wuyou — Elderly guardian figure who supports her decision to train outside the clan while placing strict safeguards on her journey. 340
• Li Xingzong — Senior who praises and promotes Xingzong’s achievements, and later approves his strategic handling of the Half-Saint’s Hidden Treasure crisis. 394 561
• Li Hao — Protective grand-elder figure; initially refuses to let the young prodigy enter the Half-Saint’s Hidden Treasure, later receives his report on the True Dragon inheritance and weighs a potential Qi Kingdom marriage alliance. 536 884 909
• Gongsun Ban — Old acquaintance and ally; borrows Gongsun Ban’s Human Weapons for the Southern Wasteland front. 768
• Li Xingzhou — Recognizes his fourth-tier Human Weapon Mastery and entrusts him with controlling eighty Human Weapons. 768
• Li Qingcang — Seventeenth Great Elder whose preserved Divine Soul and encounter with Li Hao are reported to Xuantong after Li Hao’s return from the Qi Kingdom. 909
• Blood Wing Flame Python — His personal mount. 895

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rise of the Baihe Li Clan

Li Xuantong supports Li Xinge from the clan’s early conflicts, advises caution in dealings with the Zheng Clan, and grows alongside the family from a newly advanced Qi and Blood cultivator into its First Elder. 17

Ascending Dragon Prefecture Politics

He represents the Li Family at Prefect An Chengyu’s inauguration, receives overtures from powerful faction leaders, and prevents the clan from being drawn prematurely into a confrontation with the Zhang and Liu families. 114

Seven-Colored Sky Burning Flame

Xuantong uses Li Xinge’s pill to force an Innate breakthrough, defeats an Innate opponent, and reveals the strength that he had kept hidden from the Li Family’s rivals. 215 216

Li Family Grand Competition

Seeking to cultivate the clan’s next generation systematically, Xuantong proposes a Grand Competition for Li Family members under thirty. The competition evaluates combat cultivation and auxiliary arts, with rewards intended to encourage discipline, cohesion, and the discovery of exceptional talent. 374

Eastern Ridge and Southern Wasteland Campaigns

He manages rewards and assimilation after Eastern Ridge’s fall, then personally gathers Human Weapons and personnel for the assault on the Southern Wasteland poisonous-miasma formation. 492 768

Divine Mansion Ascension

Li Xuantong enters the Divine Mansion Realm, elevating the Li Family’s standing and becoming one of the clan’s Divine Palace-level pillars. 732 733

Lower-Realm Ascenders

When the Chu Province vanguard captures Tie Zhu, an ascender possessing an unusual Blood Core from the Heavenly Martial Continent, Xuantong treats the discovery of a lower realm and ascension passage as a matter of great consequence and reports it directly to Li Xinge. 761 762

Li Hao’s Return and Ancient Inheritance

Xuantong receives Li Hao’s report after the latter’s expedition into the Divine Mansion World, learning of the Rootless People, True Dragon Essence Blood, the Primordial Scripture, and Saint-tier Divine Abilities. He remains cautious toward the remnant soul that claims to be an ancient Li Family Old Ancestor, prioritizing verification over sentiment. 884 885

Qi Kingdom Marriage Discussion

After hearing of Li Hao’s encounter with the Qi Kingdom’s imperial princess, Xuantong raises the political advantages of a marriage alliance. Li Xinge rejects the suggestion, judging the princess unworthy of Li Hao and intending to secure Qi Kingdom’s support without a marital arrangement. 909

Notable Quotes

“Then scram!” 216

“With this batch of human artifacts, what is there to fear from the Southern Wasteland’s poisonous miasma?” 768