Zhang Banxian

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhang Banxian (张半仙)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Dragon Tiger Mountain; Jiang Chen's circle at the Supernatural Ability Academy 1 2
Occupation/Role	Dragon Tiger Mountain disciple; assigned by his master to protect Jiang Chen, whom he addresses as “Uncle-Master Jiang” 2 32
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Coin Sword and Five Elements Formation	32	Uses a Coin Sword given by his master and five elemental talismans to immobilize an eighth-tier Rhino Beast.
Four Direction Divine Beast Invocation	95	Calls upon the Azure Dragon and White Tiger, borrowing divine-beast power to strike the frozen Fallen Divine Beast Emperor.
Divine Beast Possession and Four Directions Infinite Sword	102	Possesses himself with divine-beast power to suppress level-eight Ghost Face Spiders, then unleashes his strongest sword technique to cut through their numbers.

Background / History

Zhang Banxian is a disciple of Dragon Tiger Mountain who descended the mountain under his master's orders to protect Jiang Chen. He initially keeps this connection hidden, but reveals it after providing Jiang Chen with a costly Tracking Talisman. 2

Although Jiang Chen had been considered weak at the academy, Zhang Banxian remained among the friends who supported him. Witnessing Jiang Chen defeat an S-Class demon and later destroy a sealed super demon fundamentally changes Zhang Banxian's view of him; he comes to regard Jiang Chen as an extraordinary martial uncle and a model to emulate. 1 3 37

Three years before Rongrong finds him again, Zhang Banxian left Dragon Tiger Mountain without saying goodbye. He still remembers the vow they made as children, but struggles to explain his departure or express his feelings to her. 101 102

Personality

Zhang Banxian is cautious and pragmatic in dangerous situations. When he detects a powerful demon near Jiang Chen, he urges retreat rather than risking a confrontation with an opponent whose strength and abilities are unknown. 32

He is fiercely loyal to those he considers family. He follows Jiang Chen out of concern, risks himself against powerful enemies, and returns to help Jiang Chen against the Ghost Face Spider Queen despite the danger. Jiang Chen considers this loyalty mutual, calling Zhang Banxian his brother. 32 105

Around Rongrong, Zhang Banxian becomes visibly awkward and evasive. He hides behind Jiang Chen when she appears, yet instinctively puts himself in danger to save her and remains deeply affected by her anger. 101 102

Abilities & Skills

Dragon Tiger Mountain Talismans

Zhang Banxian employs Dragon Tiger Mountain talismans for tracking, sensing, restraint, elemental attacks, and utility.

• Provided Jiang Chen with a Tracking Talisman to help him reach Sacred Heart Academy quickly. 2
• Uses an eye-opening talisman to inspect the area outside Fatty Wang's door for unclean entities. 52
• Immobilizes an assassin with Body-Fixing Talismans before removing his mask. 73
• Uses a Lightning Talisman to strike the Ghost Face Spider Queen. 105
• Has wall-penetrating talismans, though their effect lasts only ten seconds. 38

Five Elements Formation

Using five talismans corresponding to Wood, Metal, Water, Fire, and Earth, Zhang Banxian can seal an opponent's movement.

• Restrained an eighth-tier Rhino Beast with the formation. 32
• The technique did not prevent the Rhino Beast from launching a rapid counterattack, exposing Zhang Banxian's limits against stronger enemies. 32

Four Direction Divine Beast Invocation

Zhang Banxian can borrow the power of the Four Direction Divine Beasts through Dragon Tiger Mountain arts.

• Summons the Azure Dragon and White Tiger with what is described as his strongest spell at the time. 95
• The amount of divine-beast power he can borrow depends on his own strength. 95
• Uses divine-beast possession to suppress level-eight Ghost Face Spiders. 102

Four Directions Infinite Sword

Zhang Banxian's strongest documented sword technique.

• Uses a bronze sword while empowered by divine-beast possession. 102
• Its sword radiance rapidly cuts down multiple level-eight Ghost Face Spiders. 102

Protective and Movement Techniques

• Creates a protective barrier before Jiang Chen destroys the sealed super demon's two bodies. 37
• Displays speed that Fatty Wang compares to teleportation when rescuing Rongrong from a Ghost Face Spider. 102

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Tracking Talisman — A costly talisman he gives Jiang Chen to locate and reach Sacred Heart Academy. 2
• Coin Sword — A master-given self-preservation treasure that unsettles the Rhino Beast. 32
• Five Elements Talismans — Used to form the Five Elements Formation. 32
• Celestial Master Sword — A weapon given by his master for use against the sealed super demon; it shatters after contacting the demon's aura. 35
• Bronze Sword — Used for his divine-beast-empowered sword techniques. 95 102
• Small Sword — Later given to Jiang Chen for use while dealing with the dark entity inside Jiang Xiaolan. 244

Relationships

• Jiang Chen — His martial uncle by Dragon Tiger Mountain hierarchy and the person he was ordered to protect. Their relationship develops into a brotherly bond, with Zhang Banxian repeatedly risking himself for Jiang Chen and aspiring to become as strong as him. 2 37 105
• Fatty Wang — Friend and frequent companion. They work together during academy incidents, and Zhang Banxian helps expose Fatty's bodyguard Lu Yihu as a masked assassin. 1 73
• Rongrong — A woman from Dragon Tiger Mountain with whom he shared a childhood vow. She resents him for disappearing without farewell three years earlier, while he continues to protect and worry about her. 101 102
• His master — Sent Zhang Banxian down the mountain to protect Jiang Chen and arranged to bring Dragon Tiger Mountain's divine artifact to address the Super S-Class demon threat. 2 30
• Zhang Banxian's father — The current owner of the King's Might Sword. 134

Story Role / Major Arcs

Jiang Chen's Academy Companion

Zhang Banxian begins as one of Jiang Chen's supportive friends at the Supernatural Ability Academy. He later reveals that his presence is tied to an assignment from Dragon Tiger Mountain: protecting Jiang Chen as his martial uncle. 1 2

Super Demon Crisis

He follows Jiang Chen to investigate dangers surrounding the sealed super demon, relays his master's plan to bring a divine artifact, and helps weaken the demon. When Jiang Chen destroys both of the Yin-Yang Unity demon's bodies simultaneously, Zhang Banxian witnesses the feat firsthand and vows to become stronger. 30 35 36 37

Dragon Tiger Mountain and Rongrong

Rongrong's reappearance exposes Zhang Banxian's unresolved past. Despite her hostility, he saves her from a Ghost Face Spider and later pushes himself into qi deviation while fighting amid the nest. 101 102 103

Ghost Face Spider Queen

When Jiang Chen returns to confront the Level 9 Ghost Face Spider Queen, Zhang Banxian uses a Lightning Talisman to draw the monster's attention and attempts to sacrifice himself so Jiang Chen can escape. Jiang Chen instead chooses to protect him and releases Muramasa's second seal. 105

Later Academy Missions

After Jiang Xiaolan awakens, Zhang Banxian joins Jiang Chen, Fatty Wang, and Xiao Lan on the academy's team mission to investigate an undead incident from a thousand years ago. 236

He later remains with the group inside Magician Gray's mental-projection world and trusts Jiang Chen to find a way out when conventional escape appears impossible. 243

Trivia

• Zhang Banxian's name is the subject of an early joke: if his fortune-telling were accurate, he would be called “Zhang Da Xian” rather than Zhang Banxian. 1
• He addresses Jiang Chen as “Uncle-Master Jiang” despite Jiang Chen being his peer at the academy, reflecting their Dragon Tiger Mountain hierarchy. 2 32