Zhang Chu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhang Chu (张楚)
Alias(es)	Yellow Court Dao Master; Little Zhenwu; Little True Martial
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	True Martial Temple; Sky Patrol Guard; Daoist Sect
Occupation/Role	Daoist priest; Sky Patrol Guard Special Envoy; Marshal of the East Sea Sky Patrol Guard
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 6

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
First-rate Realm	6	His external manifestation of Yellow Court Daoist charm confirms the breakthrough.
Dark Strength Realm	9	Condenses Gang Qi into a protective film and gains the True Martial Second Style, Armor Shatter.
True Gang Realm	19	Reinforces Yellow Court Inner Strength to the seventh level, converts all internal energy into Gang Qi, and becomes a Grandmaster.
Jade Liquid Realm	58	Possesses physical power sufficient to crack Wuchang's Gang Qi barrier even while his martial arts are sealed.
Bone Law Realm	98	Advances from Jade Liquid in only days and overwhelms Wuchang's Dao Master ultimate technique.
Daoist Canon Realm	220	Breaks through after reaching the Daoist Sect; his strength earns recognition from the five Mountain Masters and Celestial Master Zhang Daoxuan.
Secret Treasury of Essence, Great Completion	225	Manifests blood energy as a hundred-foot dragon, demonstrating Great Completion mastery.

Background

Zhang Chu began as a young Daoist priest of the True Martial Temple. His rapid rise restored attention to the declining temple after he entered the First-rate Realm and defeated practitioners of the Flesh Power Fist 6.

He developed a reputation for eliminating demonic-path forces, criminals, and hostile sects with overwhelming force. His successes against the Boat Gang, Jinguang Temple, the Twin Dragon Society, and the Demonic Cult made his name known across the Jianghu 14 31 35.

His master, Huang Xugu, disappeared before the main events of his later journeys. Zhang Chu repeatedly prioritizes clues about Huang Xugu, eventually learning that his master had stayed at the Western Regions' Yellow Wind Plain and later discovering that True Man Qingxu was Huang Xugu's master 107 216.

Appearance

Zhang Chu is a young Daoist whose appearance becomes increasingly distinctive as his cultivation progresses. His hair is described as half white and half gold; when using the South Bright Longevity Technique, the gold spreads through it and his eyes can turn pure gold 41 137.

• Usually wears Daoist robes, including green, blue, or black robes at different points in his travels 35 42 194.
• Has a jade-like face and a naturally authoritative bearing 134 183.
• Possesses an exceptionally muscular physique, capable of terrifying physical feats even without inner strength 58.
• His half-gold, half-white hair is widely recognized throughout the Jianghu 134 183.

Personality

Zhang Chu is composed and rarely displays arrogance despite the fear and admiration his accomplishments inspire. He returns courtesies to powerful officials and martial artists calmly, treating his renowned achievements as unremarkable 35 105.

He is ruthless toward enemies, particularly wanted criminals, Demonic Cult members, and those he considers irredeemably wicked. He often kills challengers or threats without hesitation, and his reputation for decisive violence causes enemies and bystanders alike to fear him 50 84 226.

Beneath this severity, he is loyal to his fellow disciples and committed to finding Huang Xugu. He also accepts responsibility for protecting ordinary people suffering under criminal and cult rule 61 151.

Abilities & Skills

Yellow Court Inner Strength

Zhang Chu's foundational orthodox cultivation art. Its advancement remakes his body through solar essence and grants extraordinary physical strength and Gang Qi.

• Reached at least the seventh level by his True Gang breakthrough 19.
• The ninth level is confirmed by Marshal Hong Yue 60.
• Produces an utmost-yang, utmost-rigid body likened to containing a great sun 19.
• Forms the basis of his Yellow Court Dao Master identity and phenomena.

Physical Strength and Body Refinement

Zhang Chu's body is unusually powerful even when his martial arts or inner strength are restricted.

• Shatters weapons with his fingers and kills opponents with ordinary palm strikes 24.
• Cracks a Jade Liquid Realm expert's Gang Qi barrier through sheer physical force while sealed 58.
• His body underwent nine transformations, a feat Hong Yue calls exceptionally rare 60.
• His blood energy reaches a hundred feet in dragon form after attaining Great Completion in the Secret Treasury of Essence 225.

Heavenly Toad Undying Divine Skill

An internal skill obtained from the Heavenly Toad Undying Diagram after Zhang Chu defeated the High Priest and Wuchang 100.

• Reinforced from the First to Ninth Layer through Merit Points 101.
• Regenerates flesh and bone, strengthens life aura, and greatly extends lifespan 101.
• Causes plants to sprout and Gu worms to worship him through the Ten Thousand Gu Worship phenomenon 101.
• Extends his lifespan beyond five hundred years after he absorbs Ten Thousand Gu Worship 102.

South Bright Longevity Technique

A longevity and vitality art used to resist poison, preserve life force, and attack with spiritual energy.

• Immortal grants nearly indestructible vitality to flesh and bone 137.
• Its life force evaporates the Copper Refining Man's toxins before they can approach him 137.
• Second Form: Nine Feathers manifests nine celestial-blade-like rays of spiritual energy 137.
• Later develops into the Southern Bright Undying Heavenly Art, which he uses to heal Lv Zheng 194.

Northern Cold Flame True Hand

A palm art enhanced with Merit Points.

• Reaches the Second Layer and unlocks Yin Yang Annihilation 52.
• Reaches the Third Layer and unlocks Samsara 52.
• Wounds the Three Rivers Alliance's Jade Liquid Grandmaster and helps force him to his knees 50.
• Uses Samsara alongside Covering the Sky to kill two Demonic Cult Golden Boys 125.

Sixteen Paths Cloud Concealing Hand

A crowd-targeting palm technique selected from the Secret Technique Pavilion.

• Mastered after consuming 20,000 Merit Points 63.
• Consists of sixteen stances and can fuse with Zhang Chu's existing techniques 63 64.
• Its rapid mastery shocks the pavilion guardian and Sky Patrol Guard marshals 63 64.

Sea Moon Residual Illumination Technique

A fused martial art created from the Return to Ruins Sea Burial Hand and Moon Illumination Technique 184.

• Combines the destructive force of Return to Ruins Sea Burial Hand with Moon Illumination's perception 184.
• The Moon Eye identifies flaws in an enemy's energy flow and makes their movements appear slowed 184.
• Reaches the Third Layer and gains the Silver Eye 192.

Decomposition Attribute

Zhang Chu's true attribute, initially mistaken for Erasure 203.

• Can decompose and negate hostile power rather than merely overpowering it.
• Amplifies his Heavenly Saber and allows him to defeat Daoist Canon expert Li Beihai 205.
• Forms a net that prevents the Flesh Dao Master from regenerating and severs his connection to the Great Red Heaven 233 234.
• Is tied to his future path of cultivating a small world 203.

Martial Phenomena

Zhang Chu manifests several high-level phenomena through his cultivation and fused arts.

• Sea of Bitterness Sows Golden Lotus — incapacitates the Three Rivers Alliance Great Elder 50.
• Eternal Undying Heaven — suppresses toxins and supports his undying vitality 137.
• North Sea Sown Golden Lotus, Archaic True Spirit Manifestation, Eternal Undying Heaven, and Undying Shines Upon the Firmament — simultaneously deployed through the Four Symbols Divine Skill 261.
• His Chaos phenomenon contains a Golden Lotus in the north and Dragon-Tiger in the west, with eastern and southern positions still vacant at that time 102.

Cloud Dragon Nine Manifestations

A high-level movement technique.

• Allows Zhang Chu to travel more than two thousand li in a single night 84.
• Used for rapid travel across the Southern Border and Western Regions 82 183.
• Leaves only faint traces when he departs at speed 184.

Heavenly Saber and Tribulation Armor

Zhang Chu employs a golden Heavenly Saber and protective Tribulation Armor in battles against upper-realm opponents.

• Uses the amplified, decomposed Heavenly Saber to defeat Li Beihai 205.
• Tribulation Armor can sustain damage from the Flesh Dao Master's attacks and gradually repair itself 232.
• The Heavenly Saber later becomes half-solid and half-phantasmal while resonating with the silver vertical mark between his brows 261.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heavenly Saber — golden saber later empowered by Decomposition 205 261.
• Tribulation Armor — self-repairing protective armor 232.
• Golden Cicada — marble-like item acquired after Zhang Chu kills a pursued woman and her attackers; identified by a mysterious martial artist 24.
• Shatuo Flower — obtained from Lv Zheng as an entry aid for the Illusionary City 194.
• Jade Token inscribed “East” — dropped after he kills two Demonic Cult Golden Boys 125.
• Wanted posters — used to identify criminals and collect Merit Points 84 85.

Relationships

• Huang Xugu — Zhang Chu's missing master; locating him is one of Zhang Chu's principal motivations 107 216.
• True Man Qingxu — Zhang Chu's grandmaster and Huang Xugu's former master 216.
• Hong Yue — Southern Regions Sky Patrol Guard Marshal; rewards Zhang Chu, grants access to the Secret Technique Pavilion, and respects his potential 60 61 105.
• Jing Zhongyue — incarnation of the new Gu God; she and Zhang Chu develop mutual respect after the Southern Border crisis 100 102.
• Sun Youwei — Hundred Roses Sword Sect member and later Sky Patrol Guard member; respects Zhang Chu and has received guidance from Tu Xiong 109.
• Li Gang — martial-world associate who shares intelligence regarding Demonic Cult threats and later investigates disappearances with Zhang Chu's allies 35 109.
• Tu Xiong — Lingnan Circuit Commander of the Sky Patrol Guard; a trusted subordinate entrusted with Zhang Chu's warning letters 109 151.
• Yang Yichen — County Princess associated with King Zhao; apologizes and offers compensation after the Tianshan Two Elders challenge Zhang Chu 226.
• Gu Changfeng — Commander-in-Chief of the Zhongzhou Sky Patrol Guard; appoints Zhang Chu Marshal of the East Sea Sky Patrol Guard 226.
• Duan Yongzhong — Vice Commander of the Western Regions Sky Patrol Guard; assists Zhang Chu after his appointment as Special Envoy 183 184.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rise of Little Zhenwu

Zhang Chu defeats Wang Ping and Zhang Ju, exposing the bizarre Flesh Power Fist and confirming his First-rate Realm cultivation. His victories begin restoring the True Martial Temple's standing 6.

He subsequently destroys the Boat Gang's resistance, kills the Lingnan Three Ghosts, and gains extensive Merit Points by eliminating Boat Gang disciples 13 14.

Sword Forging Manor and Earth Ranking

After defeating the Twin Dragon Society and Little Blade King Yuan Haotian, Zhang Chu becomes widely known as Little Zhenwu 31 34. At Sword Forging Manor, he investigates Demonic Cult activity surrounding the Divine Sword and rises to tenth on the Earth Ranking under the title Yellow Court Dao Master 35 43.

Southern Border Campaign

Zhang Chu confronts the Three Rivers Alliance, enhances multiple divine skills, and earns rewards from the Southern Regions Sky Patrol Guard 49 52 61. He later enters the Southern Border, kills Dragon King Hall experts, defeats Wuchang, obtains the Heavenly Toad Undying Diagram, and supports Jing Zhongyue's emergence as the new Gu God 85 98 100 102.

Western Regions Purge

While following leads on Huang Xugu, Zhang Chu discovers cult activity and missing sects in the Western Regions 107 109. He rescues allies, destroys Ghost Cry Gorge's Heavenly Evil Cult branch, annihilates the Horse Gang headquarters, and infiltrates the Ancient Nether Abyss 134 146 151.

Special Envoy and Illusionary City

The Imperial Court appoints Zhang Chu as a Sky Patrol Guard Special Envoy at King Zhao's recommendation, granting him independent investigation and execute-before-report authority 183. He acquires and fuses new techniques, then travels toward the Illusionary City, where he discovers his true Decomposition Attribute and defeats Li Beihai 184 203 205.

Daoist Sect and East Sea Marshal

Zhang Chu reaches the Daoist Sect Ancestral Court, acknowledges True Man Qingxu as his grandmaster, passes the Heavenly Ladder, and breaks through to the Daoist Canon Realm 213 216 220. After dominating the Marshal Selection Assembly, he is appointed Marshal of the East Sea Sky Patrol Guard 225 226.

Sea Regions Conflict

As East Sea Marshal, Zhang Chu kills the Flesh Dao Master despite the latter's God Worship-based immortality. His Decomposition Attribute severs the Flesh Dao Master's connection to the Great Red Heaven, making Zhang Chu a direct threat to that power 233 234.

Trivia

• Zhang Chu's cultivation and technique enhancements are fueled by Merit Points, which he gains largely by killing criminals, cultists, and hostile martial artists 14 52 233.
• He is counted among the “Four Great Masters of the New Generation” alongside other rising young experts 105.
• His reputation is so severe that crowds often disperse upon recognizing him, especially when he carries wanted posters 84.
• He considers fame inconvenient when it causes potential opponents to flee before he can confront them 106.