Liu Shuyue

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Liu Shuyue (柳姝月)
Alias(es)	Immortal Master; Ms. Liu
Species/Race	Human cultivator
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Lotus Cloud Sect; Ability Store VIP; Mala Village
Occupation/Role	Lotus Cloud Sect disciple assigned to assist a nation; protector and organizer of Qingzhou’s disaster victims
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Talisman-making — improved	34	Refines talismans with dragon scales; provides Chen Xuan with five sound-transmission talismans and can sense his arrival.

Background / History

Liu Shuyue is a disciple of the Lotus Cloud Sect, an orthodox cultivation sect based at the peak of the Kunlun Cloud Sea. Its mountain gate opens once every hundred years, dispatching six disciples to assist the six nations of the world. Liu Shuyue is one of these disciples and is formally assigned to assist Great Qi. 3 14

She has lived in the sect’s cultivation chamber from her earliest memories and denies any connection to the Yunzhou Liu family, despite the King of Qi using that family as leverage against her. 35

Before descending the mountain, Liu Shuyue became troubled by the absence of records concerning earlier disciples sent to aid the secular world. Although she could have reached Great Qi’s capital within a month, she spent nearly half a year traveling while questioning whether her predecessor had failed—and whether she would repeat that failure. 5

Her first transaction with Chen Xuan gave her Broadly Read Through the Ages in exchange for four cultivation abilities. The ability exposed her to a vast alternate history and its lessons on prosperity, decline, governance, and human nature. It strengthened her resolve to fulfill her duties rather than remain detached from worldly suffering. 4 5

Appearance

Liu Shuyue is a young woman whose composed bearing and cultivation attire lead others to recognize her as an Immortal Master. She usually favors loose, comfortable clothing, but wears practical leather and cloth travel gear when crossing the wilderness. 22 30

• Often carries a long sword. 31
• Has a distinctive osmanthus-like fragrance. 17 36
• Appears calm and unmoved amid danger, including while standing on the railing of Shajiang Bridge during the staged “Immortals” incident. 49
• Can maintain a neat appearance through water-repelling techniques even after traveling through water. 26

Personality

Liu Shuyue is frank, serious, and initially wary of Chen Xuan’s commercial manner. She dislikes being treated as a customer to be exploited, but comes to respect his reliability after discovering the true value of Broadly Read Through the Ages. 4 5

She is deeply compassionate toward ordinary people. The famine in Qingzhou changes her understanding of demon-slaying: rather than merely killing monsters, she recognizes that preventing people from being driven into monstrous acts is also part of her responsibility. 14

Liu Shuyue is principled enough to defy royal orders, yet practical enough to organize relief, negotiate rent reductions, conceal the source of relief supplies, and cultivate authority among the refugees. 19 22 29

She is curious about unfamiliar worlds and technology, though cautious around people she considers fundamentally alien to her own race and culture. 23 48

Abilities & Skills

Cultivation and Swordsmanship

Liu Shuyue is an accomplished cultivator capable of flight, sword control, demon extermination, and combat against threats far beyond ordinary fighters.

• Uses a flying sword controlled through hand gestures and qi. 31
• Slays the Azure Dragon Xuan with a single seven-colored sword strike. 31
• Uses the Demon Extermination True Sword, a technique that burns the user’s lifespan in exchange for power. 33
• Her dragon-slaying strike creates a crack in the sky and an apparent mirage visible in Chen Xuan’s world. 31 37
• Previously possessed Spirit Sword Technique LV5 and Thousand Thoughts Sword LV10, both traded to Chen Xuan. 4 16
• Explains that sword techniques improve most effectively through controlled combat against capable opponents rather than slaughtering the weak. 27

Talisman Arts and Formations

Liu Shuyue employs talismans and spellcraft for control, defense, movement, and communication.

• Immobilizes guards and refugees with hand seals. 13 15
• Uses an invisibility technique to infiltrate Chinon Castle. 23
• Puts four armored guards to sleep during Joan of Arc’s rescue. 23
• Casts the Eight Gates Formation, which manipulates the life, death, sorrow, and joy of those trapped within it. 26
• Uses water-based teleportation through the Gate of Rest to escape the dungeon with Chen Xuan and Joan of Arc. 26
• Stops cavalry pursuing the refugees by using a thunder talisman to carve a lightning-marked boundary across their path. 29
• Creates sound-transmission talismans from dragon scales. 34

Heavenly Cloud Skill and Divine Eye Method

Liu Shuyue traded Heavenly Cloud Skill LV8 and Divine Eye Method LV9 to Chen Xuan in exchange for Liberty Leading the People. 16

• Is later seen re-cultivating the Heavenly Cloud Skill, demonstrating that traded techniques can be learned again. 23
• The Heavenly Cloud Skill is capable of permanently evolving the body and serves as a foundation for cultivation. 16

Liberty Leading the People

Liu Shuyue acquires the golden-rarity Liberty Leading the People to lead Qingzhou’s refugees. 16

• Helps her gain the trust and support of people whose interests align with hers. 10 28
• Enables her to establish herself as the refugees’ central authority during relief distribution. 19
• Supports her organization of food distribution, storage, security, and other refugee departments. 19
• Reinforces her decision to lead the refugees south after the government abandons them. 28

Black Magic and Blessed Maiden

After nearly exhausting her lifespan to kill Xuan, Liu Shuyue accepts Black Magic from Chen Xuan to survive. 33

• Performs a life-extending ritual using Xuan’s heart as the sacrificial core. 33
• Initially rejects the technique because of its curse and its implication of becoming inhuman. 33
• Receives Blessed Maiden from Chen Xuan before completing the ritual. 33
• Blessed Maiden grants immunity to curses and darkness, allowing her to dispel the backlash of Black Magic. 10 33
• The ability’s known drawback is increased vulnerability to fire. 10

Historical Knowledge and Relief Administration

Broadly Read Through the Ages gives Liu Shuyue access to extensive historical knowledge that reshapes her political and ethical outlook. 5

• Develops disaster-relief proposals based on historical precedent, including official bonds and work-relief programs. 14
• Uses historical models to organize refugees into specialized departments and impose order on the camp. 19
• Converts relief noodles into a market product, using sales to purchase rice and flour for the refugees. 20
• Records her experiences with Chen Xuan in a travelogue. 27

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Long sword — Used for sword control and the killing strike against Xuan. 31
• Meridian Cleansing Pill — A limited Lotus Cloud Sect medicine; restores Joan of Arc’s disrupted qi circulation and abilities. 24
• Sound-transmission talismans — Five dragon-scale talismans left with Chen Xuan so he can contact her in emergencies. 34
• Room 201 key card — Connects her Ability Store guest room to residences she designates in her own world. 17 34
• Warning talisman — Placed on the door of her Zhangwei lodging to alert her when someone approaches. 27

Relationships

• Chen Xuan — Ability Store shopkeeper, business partner, fellow Daoist, and trusted ally. Their relationship begins with tense negotiations but develops into mutual reliance through the Qingzhou crisis, dragon-slaying, and Yunzhou affair. 3 5 16 31 36
• Shen Fang — Prefect of Zhangwei. Liu Shuyue initially clashes with him over famine relief, but later accepts his help transporting refugees to Mala Village. 13 15 35
• Qingzhou disaster victims — People under her protection. They regard her as an Immortal Master and follow her south after the government abandons them. 19 28 33
• Gong Lingwu — General who attempts to enforce the King of Qi’s order against her. Liu Shuyue defies him and protects the refugees from his cavalry. 29
• Joan of Arc — A fellow Ability Store guest rescued with Liu Shuyue’s help. Liu Shuyue provides the Meridian Cleansing Pill that restores Joan’s powers. 22 24
• Gilles de Rais — Joan of Arc’s ally; Liu Shuyue assists his rescue effort after negotiating a reduction in her VIP room fee. 22
• Lin Qing — Ability Store employee whom Liu Shuyue treats after her arrival. The two become acquainted, and Liu Shuyue offers to help obtain suitable clothing for her. 40 42 48
• Lan Qin — Liu Shuyue’s senior sister, whose apparent support for Luo Kingdom’s invasion troubles Liu Shuyue. 36
• King of Qi — Her political adversary after she defies his decree and establishes Mala Village; he threatens the Yunzhou Liu family and local civilians to force her surrender. 29 35 36

Story Role / Major Arcs

First Ability Store Transaction

Liu Shuyue enters Chen Xuan’s shop with hostile intent while seeking a way to better fulfill her role as a Lotus Cloud Sect disciple. She trades four abilities—Heart Calming Incantation, Feng Shui Secrets, Alchemy, and Spirit Sword Technique—for Broadly Read Through the Ages. 3 5

Qingzhou Famine Relief

After killing the demon Anba, Liu Shuyue finds that more than 300,000 people face famine. Her proposals to Prefect Shen Fang are rejected, driving her to seek Chen Xuan’s help. 14

She trades powerful cultivation techniques for Liberty Leading the People, becomes a VIP guest of the Ability Store, and works with Chen Xuan to distribute instant noodles as emergency relief. 16 18

Liu Shuyue turns the relief camp into an organized community, builds authority among the refugees, and uses noodle sales to create a sustainable food system. 19 20

Exodus from Zhangwei

When Shen Fang reveals that no official relief is coming, Liu Shuyue refuses to abandon the refugees. She leads them south toward the Myriad Mountain Great Wilderness, personally promising to share their fate. 28

She blocks the military’s attempt to seize the refugees’ grain with a thunder talisman and openly defies Gong Lingwu and the King of Qi’s decree. 29

Slaying Xuan and Founding Mala Village

Liu Shuyue confronts Xuan, an Azure Dragon responsible for making the wilderness uninhabitable and devouring countless people. She kills it with a single sword strike, but the life-burning Demon Extermination True Sword leaves her near death. 30 31 33

With Chen Xuan’s intervention, she survives through Black Magic and Blessed Maiden. Xuan’s blood gives the refugees the qualifications to cultivate, while its remains become resources for their new settlement. 33

At Mala Village, Liu Shuyue continues guiding settlement, resource development, refugee relocation, and ability adjustment meetings. 34 36

Yunzhou Threat

The King of Qi threatens to execute the Yunzhou Liu family and their territory’s residents unless Liu Shuyue returns to the Royal City. Although she denies any relation to the family, she resolves to travel to Yunzhou because innocent civilians may be harmed in her name. 35 36

Ability Store and Modern-World Activities

Liu Shuyue assists Chen Xuan in rescuing Joan of Arc from Chinon Castle and helps counter the witch known as Crazy Thursday. 22 26

She later returns to the Ability Store, meets Lin Qing, helps with preparations for the shop’s public performance, and appears as the woman in white during the Shajiang Bridge “Immortals” incident. 48 49

Notable Quotes

“No, I will take you all with me.”
— Liu Shuyue to the Qingzhou refugees 28

“Until these disaster victims find a new place to settle, I’m not going anywhere.”
— Liu Shuyue defying Gong Lingwu 29

“Now... destiny is in my hands.”
— Liu Shuyue 29

Trivia

• Liu Shuyue finds coffee bitter at first, but gradually begins to drink it more readily during her discussions with Chen Xuan. 14
• She considers the Ability Store’s name, “Mala Tang,” inelegant and vulgar. 5 16
• She privately calls Chen Xuan the Lushan Hermit in her travelogue after reading the origin information on instant-noodle packaging. 27
• Her VIP room, Room 201, manifests as a grotto-heaven with a pool and can connect to residences she designates in her world. 16 17 34