Zhou Zixing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhou Zixing (周子行)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Zhou Family
Occupation/Role	Zhou Family Grand Elder; leader of the family's northwest treasure-hunt expedition
Cultivation	Xiantian Martial Artist; peak Xiantian Second Order
Status	Active
First Appearance	2673

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Late Xiantian First Order	2673	Identified as the Zhou Family's sole remaining Xiantian Master after the deaths of Zhou Ziyun, Zhou Ziran, and Zhou Ziyu. His age and approaching lifespan limit the family's security.
Xiantian Second Order	2674	Zhou Gang recruits him to lead a dangerous expedition in hopes of finding resources that could preserve both his life and the Zhou Family.
Peak Xiantian Second Order	2705	Leads the Zhou Family contingent because his strength exceeds the Ma Family's Xiantian First Order master.

Background

The deaths of three Zhou Family Xiantian Masters leave Zhou Zixing as the family's only surviving Xiantian pillar. Though nearing the end of his lifespan and originally resigned to quietly awaiting death in seclusion, he accepts Zhou Gang's request to lead a treasure hunt when the family faces collapse and hostile rivals. He seeks medicinal resources both to protect the family and to find a chance to extend his life. 2673 2674 2675

He leads Zhou Ke, Zhou Mei, and other Zhou Family martial artists to rendezvous with the Ma and Han families. The Ma Family accepts Zhou Zixing's command because of his superior cultivation, placing him among the expedition's primary authorities. 2675 2705

Appearance

Zhou Zixing is an elderly, frail-looking man whose advanced Xiantian cultivation has not prevented the visible approach of old age. 2674

• Lives in a secluded courtyard within the Zhou Family ancestral grounds. 2674
• His appearance becomes disheveled after punishment from the Soul Crystal’s controller, with wrinkled clothing and messy hair. 2923 2924
• Suffers swelling and redness from Red Crimson Bee stings during the expedition. 3003 3004

Personality

Zhou Zixing is cautious, worldly, and highly conscious of survival. He joins the expedition reluctantly, but his desire to find a longevity-extending opportunity makes him determined to endure its dangers. He regards anyone who threatens that hope as an enemy. 2675

Despite his pragmatism, he is protective of the Zhou Family's remaining martial artists. He refuses to casually sacrifice the eight survivors under his command and treats them as the family’s future. 2920 2923

His long life and experience make him perceptive about others’ motives. He recognizes Qian Ying’s resentment toward the Ouyang Family and repeatedly urges restraint around Chen Mo, though he cannot openly explain why. 2923 3229

Abilities & Skills

Xiantian Domain

Zhou Zixing can deploy a Xiantian Domain to restrain enemies, protect allies, and fight at range.

• Uses his domain to immobilize strange beasts before killing them with his short sword. 2909 2911
• Protects Zhou Ke and other Zhou Family martial artists from white bugs in the hillock nursery. 2850
• Combines his domain with Qian Ying's to suppress the transformed strange-beast leader. 2917
• Domain use rapidly depletes his Xiantian power when facing numerous or powerful enemies. 2909 2918

Swordsmanship and Xiantian Combat

He fights with a Xiantian short sword and can contend with high-level strange beasts through coordinated attacks.

• Targets the same section of a beast’s scales repeatedly to break its defenses. 3115 3116
• Works with Qian Ying to fight strange beasts, alien-beast leaders, and mutated black shadows. 2917 3051 3311
• Takes a tail strike from a lake beast and continues fighting despite internal shock. 3051
• Is overwhelmed when a black shadow disrupts the pair’s domain and a herd of alien beasts attacks him in succession. 3116 3119

Expedition Knowledge

Zhou Zixing possesses practical knowledge of rare plants, medicinal materials, and dangerous mechanisms.

• Identifies the Myriad Silver Silk Tree and explains that its Essence of Flora can extend lifespan and improve cultivation. 2752
• Leads the extraction of Ten Thousand Year Essence of Flora from the tree. 2753
• Recognizes the value of Heavenly Heart Grass and orders Zhou Ke to harvest it. 2771
• Deduces that the horned lake beast may be unable to prevent its horn from fusing back into its skull. 3060

Tactical Judgment

Zhou Zixing consistently evaluates risks before committing his people.

• Orders Zhou Family martial artists to retreat when confronting the Myriad Silver Silk Tree. 2746
• Advocates joining the Qian Family against attacking strange beasts because the Zhou Family has too few remaining members to fight alone. 2909
• Suggests preparing rafts as a contingency while investigating a mechanism for crossing the lake. 3061 3066
• Advises Qian Ying to use their domains together, with one controlling beasts while the other attacks. 3115

Equipment / Items

• Xiantian short sword — His primary weapon in battles against strange beasts and black shadows. 2911 3116
• Replenishment pills — Restores his heavily depleted Xiantian power during prolonged combat. 2909 3115
• Berserk Pill — Temporarily nearly doubles his strength, speed, and attack power at the cost of possible meridian damage and cultivation decline. 3118
• Soul Crystal — Placed on the back of his neck by Chen Mo; houses Lan Caijie, who monitors and can punish or immobilize him through spiritual-energy attacks. 2897

Relationships

• Zhou Gang — Zhou Family patriarch who convinces Zhou Zixing to lead the expedition during the family’s crisis. 2674
• Zhou Ke — Respected junior and subordinate. Zhou Zixing entrusts him with the family’s martial artists, warns him to speak cautiously, and values his filial conduct. 2774 3043
• Zhou Mei — Zhou Family martial artist who follows his leadership during the expedition. 2746 2836
• Qian Ying — Fellow Xiantian Master and uneasy expedition ally. They cooperate against strange beasts but distrust one another and prioritize survival. 2918 3060 3119
• Chen Mo / Li Mo — Secret controller and source of Zhou Zixing’s fear. After Zhou Zixing witnesses Chen Mo’s hidden abilities, Chen Mo restrains him with a Soul Crystal to prevent disclosure. 2885 2888 2897
• Lan Caijie — Soul body residing in the Soul Crystal. She surveils Zhou Zixing and punishes disobedient or hostile thoughts by striking his spinal cord with spiritual energy. 2897

Story Role / Major Arcs

Zhou Family Crisis

After the deaths of the Zhou Family’s strongest members, Zhou Zixing becomes its sole Xiantian protector. He abandons his retirement to seek resources capable of preserving the clan and extending his own life. 2673 2674

Northwest Expedition

Zhou Zixing leads the Zhou Family team into a multi-family exploration. He identifies rare resources, oversees the extraction of Essence of Flora, and pursues medicinal materials that may allow him to reach Xiantian Third Order. 2705 2752 2753 2803

Chen Mo’s Captive

He witnesses Chen Mo kill the Big White Dough Ball with a flying sword and Flame Burst Talismans. Chen Mo freezes him, then places a Soul Crystal on his neck rather than killing him; the crystal prevents him from exposing Chen Mo’s secrets. 2885 2888 2896 2897

Valley Battles

As one of only two Xiantian Masters in the expedition, Zhou Zixing repeatedly fights alongside Qian Ying against strange beasts, alien-beast leaders, lake beasts, and black shadows. Their cooperation is functional rather than trusting, and both conserve strength while guarding against betrayal. 2909 2917 3050 3060

Protection of Chen Mo’s Group

Because Chen Mo controls his life, Zhou Zixing becomes wary whenever Qian Ying targets the Ouyang Family or Chen Mo. He covertly urges caution, protects Chen Mo from blame, and attempts to discourage reckless action without revealing the true reason. 2776 2920 3068 3229

Trivia

• Zhou Zixing’s interest in Ten Thousand Year Essence of Flora is intensely personal: he believes it may be ideal for prolonging his dwindling lifespan. 2753
• He is over a hundred years old, yet regards Zhou Ke—who is over fifty—as a child. 3043
• He cannot touch the lump on his neck without suffering extreme pain and convulsions. 2896