Jiang Hao

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Feature	Information
Name	Jiang Hao (江浩)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Mountain Splitting Saber Hall; Demon Suppression Division mission party 56 59
Occupation/Role	Formal Disciple of Master Zheng; martial artist
Talent	Upper Grade Bone Root 23
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 23

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mountain Splitting Saber — Initiate	23, 28	Learned the basic forms rapidly after joining the hall; reportedly reached Initiate in three days.
Mountain Splitting Saber — Minor Success; First Qi and Blood	28	Reached Minor Success in under a month and broke through the Blood Pass after roughly a month of training, aided by Master Zheng's resources and medicinal pills.
First Qi and Blood — Major Success	37	Had steadily entered Major Success within a month of his breakthrough; Master Zheng was investing heavily in his future advancement.
First Qi and Blood — Perfection	42	Had reached Perfection by the time of his spar with Lu Chuan and initially suppressed his realm to make the match appear fair.
Mountain Splitting Saber — Major Success; Second Qi and Blood	55	Recovered from his loss to Lu Chuan, advanced his saber art to Major Success, and broke through to Second Qi and Blood.

Background

Jiang Hao entered the Mountain Splitting Saber Hall as a new disciple with Upper Grade Bone Root. Though said to come from an ordinary Qinghe County family, his exceptional physique and talent immediately drew the attention of the hall's disciples and Chen Mo Bai, who personally taught him the basics. 23

Master Zheng chose to concentrate the hall's limited resources on Jiang Hao, considering him a prospective pillar of the Mountain Splitting Saber Hall. This support included medicinal pills and sustained instruction, enabling Jiang Hao's unusually rapid progression. 28 37

Appearance

Jiang Hao is a tall, powerfully built youth of approximately seventeen or eighteen.

• Broad shoulders and a wide back. 23
• Strong, smoothly defined leg muscles compared to the legendary “Mantis Leg.” 23
• Following his Blood Pass breakthrough, he carried himself with a straight posture and a visibly denser aura of Qi and Blood. 28

Personality

Jiang Hao is deeply proud of his talent, cultivation resources, and status as the hall's foremost prodigy. He considers himself fundamentally above Outer Disciples and reacted angrily when Chen Mo Bai compared Lu Chuan's achievement to his own. 41

His confidence became arrogance after his rapid Blood Pass breakthrough. During his duel with Lu Chuan, he could not accept losing on saber technique and broke their agreement by releasing his suppressed Qi and Blood. 28 42

After his defeat, Jiang Hao initially suffered a severe blow to his confidence but recovered under Master Zheng's encouragement. His later conduct remains mixed: he fought effectively beside Huang Rong against the River God's puppets and voiced concern for Su Tang, but hesitated to intervene against Tang Xingcheng and ultimately fled when the wounded River Demon attacked Su Tang. 55 57 59 67 71

Abilities & Skills

Upper Grade Bone Root

Jiang Hao possesses exceptional natural aptitude for body tempering and martial cultivation.

• Learned the Mountain Splitting Saber at a pace that astonished the hall's disciples. 23 28
• Broke through the Blood Pass in roughly one month. 28
• Benefited substantially from Master Zheng's training resources and medicinal pills. 28 37

Mountain Splitting Saber

Jiang Hao practices the Mountain Splitting Saber, a saber art whose forms also temper the body and Qi and Blood.

• Reached Minor Success within a month of joining the hall. 28
• Approached Major Success during his duel with Lu Chuan and later attained it after recovering from the loss. 41 55
• Competed evenly with Lu Chuan for over one hundred exchanges while both suppressed their realms, before Lu Chuan used Mountain Collapse to disarm him. 42 43
• Used the art to kill numerous River God puppets during the battle at Wuyin Village. 67

Qi and Blood Cultivation

Jiang Hao advanced from the Blood Pass to Second Qi and Blood in a short period.

• His First Qi and Blood Perfection cultivation gave him a major advantage over Lu Chuan before their agreed suppression of realms. 42
• Reached Second Qi and Blood following his defeat and renewed training under Master Zheng. 55
• Fought alongside Huang Rong and Su Tang against the River God, Village Chief Zhou, and the River God's puppets. 66 67

Relationships

• Master Zheng — Master and principal benefactor. Zheng selected Jiang Hao for focused cultivation, viewing him as a future pillar of the Mountain Splitting Saber Hall. 37 55
• Chen Mo Bai — Senior disciple and early instructor. Chen taught Jiang Hao the basics and later provoked him into challenging Lu Chuan by comparing the two. 23 41
• Lu Chuan — Rival. Jiang Hao dismissed Lu Chuan as an unworthy Outer Disciple, challenged him to a saber duel, and was defeated after breaking their agreement to suppress cultivation. 41 42 43
• Su Tang — Fellow Formal Disciple and object of Jiang Hao's interest. He seeks a closer relationship with her and shows concern for her safety, though Su Tang does not reciprocate his attention. 28 56 59
• Huang Rong — Temporary ally during the Wuyin Village mission. They fought back-to-back against the River God’s forces. 66 67

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rise at the Mountain Splitting Saber Hall

Jiang Hao's arrival as an Upper Grade Bone Root genius reshaped the hall's internal hierarchy. His swift advancement and Master Zheng's preferential investment contrasted sharply with Lu Chuan's mid-lower grade Bone Root and lack of resources. 23 28 37

Duel with Lu Chuan

After Chen Mo Bai publicly compared him to Lu Chuan, Jiang Hao challenged Lu Chuan to a saber match. Although he agreed to suppress his cultivation, he lost control after being gradually overwhelmed and released his full Qi and Blood. Lu Chuan countered with Mountain Collapse, knocking Jiang Hao's saber from his hand. 41 42 43

Recovery and Second Qi and Blood

Master Zheng helped Jiang Hao recover from the defeat. By the time Lu Chuan was summoned for the Demon Suppression Division assignment, Jiang Hao had regained his confidence, reached Mountain Splitting Saber Major Success, and advanced to Second Qi and Blood. 55

Wuyin Village Mission

Jiang Hao joined Lu Chuan, Su Tang, Huang Rong, and Demon Suppression Division personnel in investigating Wuyin Village and its River God. He objected to Lu Chuan being chosen to contact Su Tang, fought against the River God's puppets, and later abandoned Su Tang during her final confrontation with the wounded River Demon. 56 61 67 71

Notable Quotes

“I'm a genius. He's not.” 41

“Lu Chuan, do you dare to spar with me?” 41