Tang Qian

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang Qian (唐千)
Alias(es)	Chen Shimei; Tang Sanqian
Species/Race	Demon Race
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Penglai Merchant Association; the Three Great Merchant Associations
Occupation/Role	Leader and young master of the Penglai Merchant Association; representative of the Three Great Merchant Associations
Status	Deceased; his Life-Bound Seed was destroyed after his physical death 220
First Appearance	17

Background / History

Tang Qian married Little Nannan's elder sister before abandoning her. Nannan's family was later massacred and her sister's soul erased; Wang Mu identified Tang Qian—then operating as Chen Shimei within the Langya Merchant Association—as the man tied to her sister's past and chose to support Nannan's revenge. 17

By the time he became a leading figure in the Penglai Merchant Association, Tang Qian was married to Qiu Shan Yue. He privately arranged for the Shadow Sect to assassinate Nannan after learning she was staying with Wang Mu in the Great Liang Royal Palace, but balked at the sect's price. 27

Appearance

Tang Qian can assume a Demon Race form during combat. 220

• Uses a Demon Ape puppet while transformed. 220
• Retained a Life-Bound Seed, allowing him to survive the destruction of his body once. 220

Personality

Tang Qian is calculating, ambitious, and intensely competitive with Wang Mu. He repeatedly attempts to obstruct Wang Mu's commercial plans, whether by outbidding him for Secret Realm intelligence or responding to Tianwen Communication Talismans with recalls, upgrades, and imitation forum software. 61 112 124

His pride makes him highly reactive to public humiliation. He argues with forum users, attempts to redirect public attention by discrediting Lin Yan, and is enraged when his own talisman exposes his private use of Xianliao while he is criticizing Langya products. 123 149 171

Despite his ruthlessness, Tang Qian reveals insecurity and a desire to be understood in his conversations with “Liufang Fairy.” Believing her to be a sympathetic immortal maiden, he confides his resentment toward Qiu Shan Yue and eventually places complete trust in her—unaware that the account is operated by Li Yuanhua under Wang Mu's direction. 120 121 218

Abilities & Skills

Demon Race Transformation

Tang Qian can transform into a Demon Race form to increase his combat capability when cornered.

• Fought Wang Mu's forces after being trapped in the Wusheng Great Formation. 220
• Controlled a Demon Ape puppet while transformed. 220

Plant-Control Secret Method

While fleeing bounty hunters, Tang Qian used a secret method to control plants.

• Employed it to evade pursuers after discovering that he had been marked with the Soul Chasing Lead tracking technique. 218
• Used the method under Liufang Fairy's remote guidance. 218

Commercial Strategy

Tang Qian is an experienced merchant-association strategist.

• Recognized Langya's entry into Lixiao Immortal City as a deliberate counterattack against the Three Great Merchant Associations. 111
• Ordered the recall and upgrade of Penglai's Communication Talismans in response to Tianwen's superior products. 112
• Personally investigated the Xianliao system after recognizing its appeal and influence. 119
• Sought Cultivation Insights from Spirit Severing Stage cultivators to strengthen Penglai's forum, but received little meaningful support. 113

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Nine Phoenix Crimson Gauze — Earth Immortal Artifact stolen from Qiu Shan Yue after her murder. 214
• Demon Poison — Used to kill Qiu Shan Yue. 214
• Demon Ape puppet — Controlled during his final battle. 220
• Life-Bound Seed — Preserved his life after Luo Xuanshuang destroyed his body; Little Nannan later destroyed it. 220
• Defensive artifact and unnamed powerful treasure — Allowed him to escape Li Yuanhua's initial attack before he was trapped in the Wusheng Great Formation. 220

Relationships

• Wang Mu — Primary business rival and eventual executioner by proxy. Tang Qian repeatedly opposed Wang Mu's initiatives, while Wang Mu used Li Yuanhua's false identity to manipulate him and later arranged the trap that led to his death. 61 120 220
• Qiu Shan Yue — Wife. Tang Qian resented their marriage, privately considered sacrificing her to become the “Deceased Wife Great Emperor,” then poisoned and killed her before fleeing with her artifact. 121 124 214
• Qiu Shanhong — Father-in-law. After Qiu Shan Yue's death and the theft of Nine Phoenix Crimson Gauze, he joined Taishutong in placing a massive bounty on Tang Qian. 113 214
• Liufang Fairy / Liu Fang — Tang Qian's presumed confidante and romantic interest; actually Li Yuanhua's account, used by Wang Mu to locate, advise, and manipulate him. 120 121 215 218
• Li Yuanhua — Operated the Liufang Fairy identity that gained Tang Qian's trust. 120
• Little Nannan — Sister-in-law of his abandoned wife and a target of his attempted assassination. She ultimately destroyed his Life-Bound Seed in revenge for her family and sister. 17 27 220
• Taishutong — Senior figure among the Three Great Merchant Associations who pressured Tang Qian to apologize to Wang Mu, then helped organize the response after Tang Qian fled. 212 214
• Luo Xuanshuang — Wang Mu's mother and the Sword Immortal who killed Tang Qian's physical body with a single sword strike. 220

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rivalry with Wang Mu

Tang Qian becomes one of Wang Mu's most persistent commercial opponents. He tries to deprive Wang Mu of Secret Realm information by offering higher prices, recognizes the threat posed by Langya's Communication Talismans, and leads Penglai's efforts to copy or counter Tianwen's products. 61 111 112

His efforts consistently fail to match Wang Mu's information network and public influence. Tang Qian's hypocrisy is exposed when Xianliao notifications interrupt his lecture against using Langya talismans, while public posts detailing the Three Great Merchant Associations' misdeeds ruin his Xiaju Ceremony and prevent him from defending himself online. 123 149

Manipulation through Liufang Fairy

After Tang Qian uses Xianliao, Wang Mu locates him through Tianwen Communication Talismans and has Li Yuanhua contact him as the fabricated “Liufang Fairy.” 120

Tang Qian confides in the account about his unhappiness with Qiu Shan Yue and his aspiration to become the “Deceased Wife Great Emperor.” The false Liufang encourages his ruthless ambitions, and Tang Qian later relies on her guidance while evading the bounty placed on him. 121 124 215 218

Betrayal, Flight, and Death

As the Three Great Merchant Associations seek to appease Wang Mu, Tang Qian is pressured to apologize for the sake of Penglai. Rather than submit, he kills Qiu Shan Yue with Demon Poison, steals the Nine Phoenix Crimson Gauze, and escapes, prompting Qiu Shanhong and Taishutong to issue a massive bounty for him. 212 214

While fleeing, Tang Qian seeks the power of a Sacred Ground-level force to pursue revenge. Wang Mu eventually lures him into a trap tied to Tang Qian's resentment over his mother's death. Tang Qian survives Li Yuanhua's attack and fights in Demon Race form, but Luo Xuanshuang kills him with one sword strike. His remaining Life-Bound Seed is then destroyed by Little Nannan, ending his life permanently. 215 218 220