Jiang Liu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Jiang Liu (江流)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Third Middle School; Celestial Dynasty Zone 4
Occupation/Role	Student; Cultivation Era player and cultivator
Status	Active
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Condensation Layer 0	2	Began with Gold, Wood, and Fire Mixed Spirit Roots; his game body had not yet synchronized with reality.
Qi Refining Layer 2	2	Reached after consuming 35 Qi Refining Pills from First Recharge rewards.
Qi Cultivation Layer 4	5	Advanced by learning Fire Blowing Palm and consuming 40 Qi Refining Pills; synchronized this realm and three magic tools to reality later. 5 7
Qi Cultivation Layer 5	12	Reached before entering the Immersive Experience Story Trial and training against the Lingyun Sect Outer Elder. 12 13
Qi Refining Layer 8	18	Unlocked the Resource Trial; later synchronized this realm to confront Boss Wang. 18 28
Qi Refining Layer 9	44	Became the first player in Zone Four to reach this realm, unlocking the Leaderboard and Arena functions.
Five Elements Dharma Body	46	Activated after collecting and using top-grade Spirit Roots of all five elements; his game body remained at Qi Refining Layer 9 while his recorded synchronization was Qi Refining Layer 8.

Background / History

Jiang Liu is an orphan who lives with and relies on his grandfather. When Cultivation Era opens in Celestial Dynasty Zone 4, a client bug initially prevents him from entering. Once admitted, he discovers that he alone has the “0.1 Discount Welfare Version,” allowing him to purchase spirit-stone content at one-hundredth of its usual price. 1 2 6

His initial game character possessed Gold, Wood, and Fire Mixed Spirit Roots and began at Qi Condensation Layer 0. Jiang Liu quickly learned that cultivation gains made by his real body also add cultivation value to his game character, leading him to regard the game body as the primary path of advancement. 2 3

After obtaining and synchronizing a Supreme Water Spiritual Root, his physical body underwent a water-based remodeling process. He publicly attributed the root to extraordinary gacha luck, concealing the advantage granted by his welfare-version client. 10 11 14 16

Appearance

When synchronized with his equipment, Jiang Liu presents a conspicuously extravagant cultivator appearance rather than a conventional student outfit. 29

• Approximately 1.8 meters tall. 29
• Can manifest a pair of pure-white Soaring Cloud Wings nearly two meters long. 10 29
• Previously wore the pale-blue Flowing Fish Garment over an Elf Magic Robe. 28 29
• Has wielded the fiery-red Sunrise Sword and worn the gray-white Stone Spirit Crown. 29
• Replaced the Sunrise Sword with the Water Dividing Sword after later gacha draws. 47

Personality

Jiang Liu is opportunistic and pragmatic. He recognizes the welfare-version bug as an overwhelming advantage and treats gacha, purchases, and bartering as tools for accelerating his cultivation rather than as mere entertainment. 2 16 18

He is cautious after witnessing Yang Guo suffer a qi deviation, but he is also persistent once he commits to an objective. He repeatedly returns to dangerous Story stages after defeat, using the Lingyun Sect Outer Elder and Senior Disciple as practice opponents until he learns their techniques and clears the stages. 4 13 25 29

Jiang Liu is competitive and enjoys proving his strength, particularly after feeling inferior to stronger Story NPCs. He aims to top Zone Four’s rankings, win the Parkour King event, and eventually challenge cultivators from earlier zones. 23 32 42 45

Abilities & Skills

Five Elements Top-Grade Spirit Roots

Jiang Liu initially replaced his mixed roots with a Supreme Water Spiritual Root, later acquiring top-grade Gold, Earth, Fire, and Wood Spirit Roots to complete all five elements. 10 22 46

• His Water Spirit Root permits water-spiritual-energy techniques, including water sword energy and Heart Piercing Drop. 13 24
• The Gold Spirit Root increases spiritual-energy capacity, recovery speed, and gold-element attack power by 100%. 22
• Completing the five elements removes his restriction to skills of only one elemental affinity. 46
• The Water Spirit Root’s initial synchronization remodeled his physical body through an extreme release of water. 14

Five Elements Dharma Body

A special physique activated by collecting all five top-grade elemental Spirit Roots. 46

• Enhances affinity with Five Elements spiritual energy, attributes, and lifespan according to its description. 47
• Can be promoted to the Five Elements Profound Body.
• Promotion requires ten top-grade Spirit Roots of each element; Jiang Liu still lacked Earth, Fire, and Wood roots toward that requirement. 47

Three-Turn Profound Art

A high-grade cultivation technique Jiang Liu obtained from the permanent pool. 10

• Each completed turn increases cultivation speed by 10%.
• Can provide up to a 30% cultivation-speed increase at the third turn. 10
• Jiang Liu uses it to circulate water spiritual energy and cultivate in reality. 11

Thousand Hammer Golden Body

A mid-grade gold-element passive body-refining art requiring painful training. 33 34

• Grants immunity to damage below Qi Cultivation Layer 5.
• Reduces damage from attacks at Qi Cultivation Layers 6–9. 34
• Nullified a low-grade Immobilization Talisman during the Parkour King event. 35
• Allowed Jiang Liu to take no damage from an attacking competitor in Five Elements Town. 40

Heart Piercing Drop

A mid-grade water-element spell acquired through trading the Wind Swirl Banner to Shi Jingxiu. 24

• Condenses water spiritual energy into a high-speed drop capable of piercing stone. 24
• Used to kill Story enemies and pressure the Lingyun Sect Senior Disciple. 24 25
• Jiang Liu used repeated Heart Piercing Drops alongside water sword energy to eliminate Edward. 42

Mobility and Flight

Jiang Liu combines magical wings, body refinement, and movement techniques to dominate movement-based events.

• Soaring Cloud Wings — Grants five minutes of Aerial Flight when equipped. 10
• Afterimage Body — A low-grade movement technique that creates an afterimage, increases speed by 10%, and continuously consumes spiritual energy. 39
• His flight and Qi Refining Layer 8 physique let him take first place in the opening Parkour King round. 31 32

Three Spirit Sword Array

A high-grade sword array awarded for winning the Parkour King event. 44

• Requires three elemental spiritual energies and three magic swords.
• Controls spirits and swords within a twenty-meter range while continuously consuming spiritual energy. 44
• Jiang Liu completed its weapon requirement after obtaining low- and mid-grade magic swords alongside the Water Dividing Sword. 47

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Spirit Rhinoceros Pendant — Low-grade magic tool that blocks three attacks below Qi Refining Layer 6 each day. 2
• Spirit Communication Jade — High-grade magic tool that increases cultivation speed by 10%. 2
• Soaring Cloud Wings — Low-grade magical wings granting Aerial Flight. 10
• Flowing Fish Garment — Law-grade fashion item granting +1 Luck, +10% spiritual-energy capacity, and +10% spiritual-energy recovery speed. 17
• Stone Spirit Crown — Low-grade magic tool that reduces soul damage below Qi Refining Layer 5. 23
• Body Restraint Ring — Mid-grade magic tool that binds cultivators below Jiang Liu’s realm; later replaced by the Palm Seal. 23 47
• Law Restraint Rope — Used to restrain Wang Hui during the second Parkour King round. 33 35
• Water Dividing Sword — High-grade magic artifact that replaced the Sunrise Sword. 47
• Illusion Staff — Equipped in his secondary weapon slot. 47
• Meteorite Bead — Kept in his backpack as a potential trump card. 47
• Parkour King — Title granting +10% cultivation speed and +10% movement speed. 44

Relationships

• Grandpa Jiang — His grandfather and closest family member; supports Jiang Liu’s cultivation, provides spirit stones, and later receives a school position through Jiang Liu’s negotiation with Principal Zheng. 8 9 45
• Li Dongze — Desk mate and close gaming friend; a wealthy player whose boastfulness often motivates Jiang Liu, though he is also openly jealous of Jiang Liu’s progress. 1 15 29
• Su Weiyang — Classmate and friendly rival; Jiang Liu competes alongside her in Parkour King events and recognizes her exceptional Pure Yang Body and top-grade Fire Spirit Root. 31 32 39
• Principal Zheng Weiguo — Third Middle School’s principal; provides Jiang Liu with Afterimage Body and negotiates support for Grandpa Jiang in exchange for Jiang Liu’s performance. 39 45
• Head Teacher — Jiang Liu’s teacher; initially sells him the Nascent Energy Art, later discovers his top-grade Water Spirit Root and helps bring it to the school’s attention. 3 14
• Shi Jingxiu — Zone Four merchant who traded Jiang Liu the Heart Piercing Drop spell for the Wind Swirl Banner. 24
• Lingyun Sect Senior Disciple — Story Trial opponent whom Jiang Liu initially could not defeat in Immersive Experience, then overcame after dozens of attempts and later overpowered with his Five Elements build. 29 48

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Cultivation and Story Trial

Jiang Liu uses welfare-priced packs and pills to rapidly advance, then enters the Story Trial as the protagonist from Tongmu Village. Although the game’s tragic scripted storyline unsettles him, he develops practical combat ability by repeatedly challenging the Lingyun Sect Outer Elder. 5 6 13

Resource Trading and Combat Development

After reaching Qi Refining Layer 8, Jiang Liu unlocks Resource Trials and begins trading pills for materials. Recognizing that his realm exceeds his usable combat options, he barters for Heart Piercing Drop and trains against the Lingyun Sect Elder to improve his swordsmanship, movement, and spell accuracy. 18 19 24 25

Parkour King Competition

Jiang Liu uses his wings, Thousand Hammer Golden Body, Law Restraint Rope, and Afterimage Body through three rounds of the Parkour King competition. He defeats Edward in Five Elements Town, wins Track 103, and gains the Parkour King title and Three Spirit Sword Array. 31 35 39 42 44

Five Elements Completion

After becoming Zone Four’s Arena champion, Jiang Liu spends heavily in the permanent pool to obtain the missing top-grade elemental roots. This activates the Five Elements Dharma Body, but he discovers that advancing it further demands even more duplicate roots, prompting him to plan continued gacha spending and sales through a Taobao store. 45 46 47 48

Notable Quotes

“I can lose countless times, but I only need to win once!” 13

“I'm Qi Refining Layer 8, with eight magic tools. What are you going to use to fight me!” 28

“I was bullied by my senior brother hundreds of times, and I thought I was trash.” 42

Trivia

• Jiang Liu conceals his welfare-version client by claiming that his gacha results are simply extraordinary luck. 14 16
• He calls himself an “Emperor-tier player” when Li Dongze asks how he obtained so many magic tools. 29
• Despite reaching Arena rank 1, Jiang Liu considers the available opponents and shop rewards unchallenging. 45