Chu Fan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Chu Fan (楚凡)
Alias(es)	Ghost-faced Man
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Seven Star Gang; Demon Suppression Bureau
Occupation/Role	Seven Star Gang disciple; Demon Suppression Guard
Status	Active
First Appearance	2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Chopping Wood Saber Technique — Minor Accomplishment	2	Advanced through repeated woodcutting; resolved to use the technique as the foundation of his martial path.
Chopping Wood Saber Technique — Perfection	3	Reached perfection while helping Aunt Wang split wood; learned that Spiritual Essence could break skill limits.
Twelve Forms Boxing — Minor Accomplishment in all forms	30	Reached Minor Accomplishment in every form within roughly half a month, shocking Cao Feng.
Ninefold Thunderclap Saber — Entry Level	35	Comprehended Blade Force and successfully integrated it with his saber technique.
Nurturing Blood Realm	74	Broke through before registering as an official Seven Star Gang disciple.
Tempering Blood Realm	74	Advanced to the second Foundation Establishment stage shortly after reaching Nurturing Blood.
Twelve Forms Boxing — First Break Limit	75	Gained Diamond Iron Wrist, hardening his arms against water and fire.
Tempering Tendons Realm	95	Broke through after twenty days of medicinal baths and Soft Skill Twelve Forms training.
Twelve Forms Boxing — Second Break Limit	95	Gained Adamantine Iron Legs, allowing full-power kicks to crack Wo Niu Qinggang Rocks.
Tempering Bones Realm	110	Strength, coordination, flexibility, and senses improved; he tested the breakthrough by smashing large stones.
Entering Force Realm	118	Achieved precise control over his strength and transformed Qi and Blood into Force.
Opening Spirit Realm	125	Transcended the mortal realm; awakened the Eyebrow Spirit Platform and achieved a Qi and Blood Tree.
Opening Spirit Realm — Second Heaven	136	Quietly advanced after the Maple Leaf Valley battle, gaining a larger Qi Sea and purer Primordial Qi.
Opening Spirit Realm — Third Heaven	144	Broke through during closed-door cultivation in Qingzhou City.
Opening Spirit Realm — Fourth Heaven	145	Reached the fourth heaven before attempting to fuse three saber techniques.

Background / History

Chu Fan was once an impoverished local of Qingyang Ancient City. After his parents died, his family declined; he survived in part on porridge distributed outside the North City Gate by the Fang Family. 59 139

Following his transmigration, Chu Fan gained the Mountains and Rivers Map, which gave him a path to cultivate despite his ordinary aptitude. He began by refining the Chopping Wood Saber Technique through manual labor and joined the Seven Star Gang to gain access to genuine martial arts. 2 9

Initially assigned menial work, he attracted Cao Feng's attention through his extraordinary diligence and rapid saber progress. Cao Feng moved him into a secluded courtyard with Zhao Tianxing, supplied cultivation resources, and gradually became his mentor. 17 72

Chu Fan's early rise was tied to a vendetta against the Blood Saber Sect and the Huang Family. He killed Huang Yu, obtained the Blood Rainbow Saber and Blood Soul Nine Swords, and later annihilated the Huang Family to protect his ancestral home and the Demon Suppression Stele. 53 66

He became an official Seven Star Gang disciple after reaching the Nurturing Blood Realm. As his strength grew, he repeatedly defended the gang, confronted its internal power struggles, and acted covertly during the branch's upheaval while Cao Feng stabilized matters publicly. 74 114

After receiving a Demon Suppression Guard token, Chu Fan became connected to the Demon Suppression Bureau and learned that the Moon Worshipping Sect's sought-after “key” was the Demon Suppression Stele. 116 117

He later saved the Seven Star Gang during an assault by the Moon Worshipping Sect and Seven Star Fort while disguised in an evil ghost mask. His identity as the Ghost-faced Man was eventually exposed after he killed a Supernatural Power Realm opponent. 125 126 135

Following the Seven Star Gang's relocation to Qingzhou City, Chu Fan became one of its central pillars and continued investigating the Zhang Family while cultivating in secret. 144

Appearance

Chu Fan changed dramatically after beginning martial cultivation. Once thin and frail, he developed visible muscle definition, a more robust build, and a steadier, resolute bearing. 98 108 144

• Tall and straight in posture. 144
• Skin somewhat dark from frequent outdoor training. 123
• Carries an unyielding, determined look in his brows. 123
• Has a small mole on the right side of his neck near his ear. 112
• Often carries a bow and saber. 123
• Uses an evil ghost mask when acting as the Ghost-faced Man. 125 135

Personality

Chu Fan is intensely focused on martial cultivation. He views strength as necessary for survival and pursues it through relentless work, painful training, and repeated skill breakthroughs. Romance and distractions hold little appeal for him compared with cultivation. 2 89 83

He is observant, pragmatic, and careful about exposing his full strength. Even when his ability surpasses those around him, he often conceals it until a decisive moment. 35 114 144

Despite his ruthlessness toward enemies, Chu Fan repays kindness and protects those he considers his people. He aided the Fang Family in return for their past porridge, gave Zhao Tianxing protective inner armor, saved Li Qingxue during the Seven Star Gang assault, and agreed to help the Green Snake Demon find her sister. 122 126 139 121

Abilities & Skills

Mountains and Rivers Map

A mysterious panel-like ability that supports Chu Fan's cultivation and allows him to refine objects through contact.

• Records skill progress and experience. 16 78
• Allows him to perceive information from touched objects, including weapon names and martial arts impressions. 26
• Lets him use Spiritual Essence to break skill limits and obtain traits. 3
• Tracks his Pollution Level after he absorbs Shattering Qi. 105

Saber Arts

Chu Fan specializes in saber techniques and possesses unusually high talent in the Way of the Blade.

• Chopping Wood Saber Technique — his first refined technique; its limit breaks produced traits including Knife Fast as the Wind and Knife Swift as Lightning. 16 91
• Ninefold Thunderclap Saber — combines saber forms with layered Blade Force; reached Perfection within a little over three months. 72 111
• Blood Soul Nine Swords — absorbs and uses Shattering Qi; reached Perfection and later broke its limit. 105 122
• Seven Stars Bead Cut — learned from Li Qingxue as part of his plan to create a new saber path. 114
• Blood Prison Nine Calamities Saber — fusion of the Ninefold Thunderclap Saber, Seven Stars Bead Cut, and Blood Soul Nine Swords; reached Minor Accomplishment. 146

Twelve True Forms Boxing

A fused close-combat art created from Twelve Forms Boxing, Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand, and Netherworld Yellow Spring Finger. 146

• Twelve Forms Boxing provides animal-form footwork and powerful close-quarters strikes. 53 105
• Its first two limit breaks granted Adamantine Iron Wrist and Adamantine Iron Legs, dramatically improving his physical striking power and defense. 75 95
• He used the Bear Form Crushing Fist to defeat Ling Ruoshui in one punch. 145

Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand

A lethal palm and grappling technique acquired from refining the white-robed man's gloves. 117

• Its first break limit created Cold Attack Penetrating Bones. 114
• Its second break limit produced Corrosion Yuan Cold Gangkqi, which can infiltrate protective Yuan, freeze it, and corrode the target's body from within. 114
• Can be combined with Adamantine Iron Wrist and Adamantine Iron Legs for devastating close-range combat. 106

Netherworld Yellow Spring Finger

A finger technique gained from Huayang's curved saber. 128

• Its first break limit created Netherworld Death Qi. 128
• The death qi stiffens flesh, obstructs meridians, slows Yuan circulation, and can reduce an opponent's usable power. 128

Movement Techniques

Chu Fan possesses several movement arts that support both pursuit and close-range assassination.

• Ghostly Phantom Body Steps — uses Yuan Qi for extreme speed, afterimages, and difficult-to-track movement; reached Perfection. 83 129
• Running Technique — limit breaks granted Body Light as a Swallow and later Floating Light and Gliding Shadow. 91 143
• Nine Heavens Wind Control Scripture — an incomplete Daoist supernatural power that improves speed and aerial maneuverability. 110 143

Archery

Chu Fan is a highly capable archer and studied under Chen Xuan of the Moon Arrow Martial Arts School. 107 123

• Moon Eclipse Arrow — a powerful archery art whose limit break granted Soul Split, enabling attacks on an opponent's soul. 107 112
• Hundred Steps Pierce Willow Archery — gained the Tracking trait after breaking its limit. 98
• His archery enabled surprise kills against powerful opponents during the Seven Star Gang siege. 126

Indestructible Diamond Body

A powerful body-refining defense associated with Chu Fan's breakthrough techniques.

• Allows him to withstand attacks from weapons without injury. 155
• Possesses exceptional regenerative ability; wounds from the Soul-Locking Chain healed without scarring. 125
• Its first layer granted Immovable as a Mountain, Pillow the Sea as Defense. 154 155

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Blood Rainbow Saber — saber discovered after killing Huang Yu; connected to the Blood Soul Nine Swords. 53
• Lei Saber — carried while acting as the Ghost-faced Man. 125
• Falling Sun Bow — acquired after entering the Opening Spirit Realm. 125
• Meteor — a Five Stone Strong Bow. 95
• Black Harrier Arrows and Purple Bamboo Arrows — purchased for archery practice and combat. 95
• Soul-Locking Chains — spirit weapons that suppress Qi and Blood. 121 122
• Five Elements Cauldron — high-grade Profound Weapon used during his escape from the Stone Forest. 135 143
• Black gold silk inner armor — made from dismantled black gold silk gloves; lightweight protective armor. 122 125
• Demon Suppression Guard token — bears his name and allows contact with the Demon Suppression Bureau. 116 117
• Evil ghost mask — used to conceal his identity as the Ghost-faced Man. 125 135

Relationships

• Cao Feng — mentor and Seven Star Gang instructor who recognized Chu Fan's talent, supplied resources, and supported him against powerful enemies. 17 72 105
• Zhao Tianxing — close friend, roommate, and fellow disciple; they train, fight, and support one another. 35 56 128
• Li Qingxue — senior sister and saber instructor; they share mutual respect, with Chu Fan teaching her the basics of his fused saber art. 107 114 146
• Fang Qingqing — ally who fought alongside him against powerful cultivators; her family once aided him during his impoverished youth. 81 139
• Azure Snake Little White / Green Snake Demon — demon ally seeking her sister; she travels in Chu Fan's sleeve robe and fights alongside him. 121 128
• Cao Yan — senior brother and ally who intervened to protect Chu Fan from the Blood Saber Sect. 59 121
• Yue Mankong — Demon Suppression Envoy who gave Chu Fan a paper figure and involved him in investigating the Moon Worshipping Sect. 112 117
• Aunt Wang — a kind early benefactor whom Chu Fan helped by chopping and splitting wood. 2 3

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Early cultivation — begins refining the Chopping Wood Saber Technique and joins the Seven Star Gang to pursue martial arts. 2 9
• Seven Star Gang training — develops rapidly under Cao Feng, learns Twelve Forms Boxing and the Ninefold Thunderclap Saber, and becomes an official disciple. 30 74
• Blood Saber Sect conflict — kills Huang Yu, destroys the Huang Family, and repeatedly clashes with Blood Saber Sect members. 53 59 66
• Gang upheaval — operates covertly during the Seven Star Gang's internal crisis and becomes one of its decisive combatants. 112 114
• Moon Worshipping Sect conflict — receives Demon Suppression Guard status, discovers the importance of the Demon Suppression Stele, and opposes the sect's plans. 117 125
• Defense of the Seven Star Gang — intervenes as the Ghost-faced Man during the assault by the Moon Worshipping Sect and Seven Star Fort. 125 126
• Qingzhou City — becomes a major figure within the relocated Seven Star Gang, investigates the Zhang Family, and intimidates rival gangs through overwhelming martial displays. 144 145 146

Trivia

• Chu Fan's cultivation began with chopping wood, which he regarded as practical saber training. 2
• He can memorize combat movements with exceptional precision by observing them. 104
• He refuses arranged marriage and factional recruitment when they would compromise his martial path or independence. 75 118
• His strongest early close-range combination was the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand, Second Break Limit Twelve Forms Boxing, Ghostly Phantom Body Steps, and Adamantine traits. 105