Chen Fan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Chen Fan (陈凡)
Species/Race	Human; transmigrator
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Great Zhou Dynasty Jinyiwei; formerly Ping'an County Jinyiwei Baihu Office; later Longyuan Prefecture Jinyiwei Commander's Office
Occupation/Role	Jinyiwei officer; Zongqi Officer of Ping'an County; later Jinyiwei Baihu, Deputy Centurion, and Longyuan Prefecture garrison commander
Status	Alive
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Spirit Concealment Realm, First Stage — Skin Devil King	1	His initial realm after transmigrating into the mortally wounded Chen Fan. His Body Tempering Fist and Draw Sword Slash were both at Minor Accomplishment.
Spirit Concealment Realm, Fourth Stage — Blood Martial Saint	3 4	Used 33 years of stolen Demon and Devil lifespan to deduce the Body Tempering Fist. His status panel records the fourth stage; after expelling poison and Yin Sha, he publicly attributes his recovery to Moulting and Bone Exchange.
Spirit Concealment Realm, Fifth Stage — Marrow Asura	11 22	Invested 56 years of Demon and Devil lifespan into the perfected Body Tempering Fist during the battle at Spring View Pavilion.
Spirit Concealment Realm Peak / Limit	12 29	Reached the realm’s limit after perfecting the Heaven and Earth Grinding Disc Fist; condensed the Innate Body and gained a major increase in lifespan and physical potential.
Spirit Aperture Realm — 36 acupoints opened	39 40	Perfected the forbidden Blood Sha Skill in Cao De’s extremely yin study, using Taiyin Power to open all 36 acupoints.

Background

Chen Fan transmigrated into the body of a sixteen-year-old Jinyiwei officer who had been fatally wounded during an urgent patrol, in which the original body’s four companions were also killed. Sha Qi and Demon poison left him with only three days to live. 1 16

His golden finger allows him to steal the remaining lifespan of slain Demons and Devils and spend it to deduce martial arts. Stolen lifespan cannot extend his natural life, and he cannot perform deductions when his own lifespan is below one year. 1

Wang Chao arranged for a captured Wild Boar Demon to be brought to the Jinyiwei training ground so Chen Fan could fulfill his apparent final wish. Chen Fan killed it despite being reduced to an ordinary person by Shen Qing’s medicine, obtained 33 years of Demon lifespan, and used it to begin reversing his desperate situation. 2 3

After recovering, Chen Fan concealed the existence of his status panel and credited his survival to a martial-arts phenomenon called Moulting and Bone Exchange. He resolved to continue killing Demons and Devils rather than spend his own remaining lifespan on cultivation. 4

Personality

Chen Fan is pragmatic, controlled, and intensely survival-driven. He rapidly assesses threats, hides his true strength when useful, and treats Demon and Devil hunting as both a duty and the resource base for his cultivation. 4 12 48

He is deeply loyal to those who have shown him genuine kindness. Wang Chao’s initial rescue earns Chen Fan enduring gratitude even after Wang admits that Cao De coerced him into sending Chen Fan into a lethal patrol assignment. 4 18

Despite his caution, Chen Fan refuses to abandon Ping'an County when its people are endangered. He stands against Cao De, confronts the Black Mountain demons, and risks the consequences of cultivating the Blood Sha Skill to stop Lord Willow. 30 35 39 40

Abilities & Skills

Golden Finger: Lifespan Deduction

Chen Fan’s unique status panel converts the stolen remaining lifespan of slain Demons and Devils into time that can be spent deducing cultivation techniques and martial skills. 1

• Killing Demons and Devils grants their remaining lifespan. 1
• Stolen lifespan cannot be converted into Chen Fan’s own lifespan. 1
• He cannot use the ability if his personal remaining lifespan is under one year. 1
• It enabled him to perfect techniques in moments externally while experiencing years or centuries of cultivation internally. 35 39

Innate Body

After perfecting the Heaven and Earth Grinding Disc Fist, Chen Fan condensed an Innate Body with Hundred Meridians Connected. 22 48

• Greatly improves his physique, aptitude, lifespan, and connection to worldly vital energy. 22 29
• Lets him contend physically with same-realm Demons and Devils, despite humans normally being disadvantaged in direct physical combat. 25 34
• Resists corrosive Blood Fiend true energy; Cao De’s attacks could not penetrate his body. 31
• Mitigates the erosion caused by the Blood Sha Skill, though it does not eliminate the long-term danger. 47 48

Body Tempering Fist

A foundational body-refining martial art that Chen Fan raised to perfection through lifespan deduction. 3 4 11

• Forms the basis of his extraordinary physical strength and durability. 22 31
• Allowed him to repel Cao De’s Blood Fiend true energy through brute physical force. 31
• Was later surpassed in grade by the Heaven and Earth Grinding Disc Fist. 22

Draw Sword Slash

A swift single-strike saber technique initially cultivated to Minor Accomplishment before Chen Fan elevated it to perfection and then Great Perfection. 1 5 12

• Can produce powerful blade aura and leave deep cuts in stone. 7
• Enabled Chen Fan to kill peak Spirit Concealment Realm demons, including the Great Ape Demon. 12
• Its further deduction led to the higher-grade Heaven and Earth One-Blade Cut. 34

Heaven and Earth Grinding Disc Fist

A higher-grade Spirit Concealment Realm fist technique that Chen Fan perfected using 200 years of Demon and Devil lifespan. 22

• Replaced the Body Tempering Fist as his principal Spirit Concealment Realm cultivation method. 22
• Condensed the Innate Body upon reaching perfection. 22
• Mobilizes heaven-and-earth origin energy and severely injured Spirit Aperture Realm Cao De. 31

Heaven and Earth One-Blade Cut

A blade technique deduced from Draw Sword Slash and cultivated to completion in an instant through lifespan expenditure. 34 35

• Grants Great Perfection Blade Intent. 35
• Uses Chen Fan’s Innate Body to guide worldly elemental energy into his strikes. 35
• Killed the Spirit Aperture Realm Wolf Demon Xiaoyue with one slash and helped defeat the other Black Mountain leaders. 35
• Can be empowered by Blood Sha true qi after Chen Fan’s breakthrough. 40 42

Blood Sha Skill

A forbidden Spirit Aperture Realm cultivation method formerly used by Cao De. Chen Fan cultivated it in an extremely yin location using Taiyin Power. 30 39

• Opened all 36 acupoints and granted external release of Blood Sha true qi. 40
• Its Blood Sha Qi destroys Lord Willow’s branches before they can touch him. 40
• Carries a serious risk of dantian erosion, qi deviation, and eventual demonic transformation. 45 47 48
• Chen Fan’s powerful physique and Innate Body currently keep its erosion mild. 47 48

Equipment

• Flying Fish Robe — Standard Jinyiwei uniform worn by Chen Fan. 2 22
• Hundred-Refinement Embroidered Spring Blade — His initial standard-issue saber; later became inadequate for his increasing strength. 2 23
• Thousand-Refinement Embroidered Spring Blade — Profound-iron saber given by Huang Chengyue; weighs over one hundred catties and can withstand battles against Spirit Concealment Realm Demons and Devils. 23
• Meteorite Iron Blade — Cao De’s superior blade, claimed by Chen Fan after Cao De’s death. It was used to kill the Black Mountain Three Demons and fight Lord Willow. 31 35 42

Relationships

• Wang Chao — Chen Fan’s squad captain and early benefactor. He broke Jinyiwei rules to obtain the Wild Boar Demon for Chen Fan, then later betrayed him under threats against his family; Chen Fan remains grateful for his original kindness. 2 4 18
• Lu Xuenning — Ninth-rank black-robed constable and trusted ally. They investigate Demon and Devil collusion together, fight at Spring View Pavilion, and defend Ping'an County together. 9 12 20 40
• Huang Chengyue — Former Ping'an County Zongqi Officer who endorses Chen Fan as his successor and gives him a Thousand-Refinement Embroidered Spring Blade. 20 23
• Cao De — Corrupt Ping'an County Jinyiwei Centurion who colludes with Demons and Devils and attempts to eliminate Chen Fan. Chen Fan defeats him, after which Cao De commits suicide. 18 30 31
• Li Mo — Zongqi Officer and Cao De’s associate who conspires with Demons and Devils against Chen Fan; his plot is exposed and he kills himself. 20 29 30
• Zuo Qianqiu — Longyuan Prefecture Jinyiwei Centurion. Initially concerned that Chen Fan’s Blood Sha Skill would cause demonic transformation, he later recognizes Chen Fan’s exceptional physique and recommends the Body Refining Path. 46 47 48
• Wang Teng — Zuo Qianqiu’s disciple who travels with Chen Fan and Lu Xuenning to Longyuan Prefecture; he is concerned about the consequences of Chen Fan’s Blood Sha cultivation. 45 47
• Yang Xiao — Longyuan Prefecture Baihu officer assigned to escort a County Princess with Chen Fan. 50

Story Role / Major Arcs

Ping'an County Recovery and Investigation

After surviving a Demon and Devil ambush through lifespan deduction, Chen Fan investigates suspected Jinyiwei and county-yamen collusion with Demons and Devils. His alliance with Lu Xuenning begins during this investigation. 1 7 9

Spring View Pavilion

Chen Fan and Lu Xuenning storm Spring View Pavilion, defeat White Ape and the Great Ape Demon, eliminate several other Demonic Creatures, and rescue captive women. Chen Fan keeps his role in killing the Great Ape Demon secret. 11 12

Black Bear Gully and Promotion

Chen Fan kills seven wolf demons in Black Bear Gully Village, exposes Cao De’s coercion of Wang Chao, receives 10,000 merit points, defeats Sun Jian, and becomes Ping'an County’s Zongqi Officer with Huang Chengyue’s support. 18 19 20 23

Purge of Ping'an County

Chen Fan uncovers and confronts the Demon-colluding faction within Ping'an County. He defeats Li Mo’s ambush, faces the Spirit Aperture Realm Cao De, and forces Cao De to take his own life. 29 30 31

Black Mountain Crisis

When the Black Mountain Three Demons lead over two hundred Demons and Devils toward Ping'an County, Chen Fan deduces Heaven and Earth One-Blade Cut, comprehends Blade Intent, and kills all three leaders. 34 35

Lord Willow and Spirit Aperture Breakthrough

To stop Lord Willow’s branches from consuming Ping'an County, Chen Fan cultivates the Blood Sha Skill to perfection, enters the Spirit Aperture Realm, reaches Black Mountain, discovers Lord Willow’s weakness in its trunk, and destroys its core crystal. 39 40 42

Longyuan Prefecture

For his service, Chen Fan is promoted to Jinyiwei Baihu and transferred to Longyuan Prefecture. He later becomes Deputy Centurion and garrison commander while Zuo Qianqiu monitors the risks posed by his Blood Sha cultivation. 45 47 49

Trivia

• Chen Fan considers his martial aptitude average and attributes his rapid rise entirely to the status panel’s lifespan deduction. 5 48
• His natural lifespan fell to 50 years after expelling Demon poison and Yin Sha, but later rose to 100 years after he reached the Spirit Concealment Realm limit. 4 29
• He deliberately plans to conceal his aura and publicly rely on body refinement to avoid exposing the abnormal speed of his advancement. 48