Chen Xuan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chen Xuan (陈轩)
Alias(es)	Er Gou; Xuan Ge'er 4 88
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Overlord Blade Martial Hall; Azure Origin Sect Inner Courtyard 49 109
Occupation/Role	Hunter, archer, Martial Artist, cultivator, and creator of military-formation methods 25 151 165
Status	Active 202
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Skin Refining Realm	21	Completed Skin Refining through relentless body conditioning and medicinal baths made from the Cold Pool Lotus Flower; his skin became tough enough that arrows left only white marks.
True Intent condensed	59 60	Condensed True Intent after observing the Martial Path True Meaning Diagram, astonishing Xie Qingshan with his speed of progress.
First Blood Refining Realm	66 82	Completed Blood Refining after training with Secret Medicine and Tiger Fist Thirteen Styles; later reached its peak alongside a second enhancement of True Intent.
Second Blood Refining Realm	88	Advanced by absorbing the Secret Medicine within Chen Hai's blood pool.
Late Viscera Refining Realm	126	Reached the late stage after using an energy crystal acquired through the market.
Peak Viscera Refining / Body Tempering peak	130	Consumed three Fiery Fire Fruits, fully tempering his body and reaching the limit beneath Spirit Nurturing.
Spirit Nurturing Realm	146	Broke through after comprehending two portions of Blade Intent and perfecting his own cultivation path.
Spirit Nurturing Realm peak	151	Reached the peak after developing the path of military formations and battle souls.
Spirit Fusion Realm	165	Appeared in Skysea City as a Spirit Fusion expert and negotiated for his relatives' release.
Spirit Fusion Realm peak	170	Reached the peak at age sixteen; his intervention against a Demonized Beast led observers to suspect he was an ancient monster reincarnated.

Background

Chen Xuan is a man from modern times who transmigrated into the body of a starving boy in a poor rural household. Unable to return to his former life, he immediately began using his Conceptual Ability to solve the family's most urgent problem: food. 4

He trained in archery under Zhang Shan, paying for instruction with meat and reaching the introductory level in only ten days. His hunting improved his family's living conditions and made him known throughout Small River Village after he killed multiple Wild Boars. 9 10 25

After discovering the Martial Path, Chen Xuan risked his life to obtain a Cold Pool Lotus Flower. He escaped a giant python, then used the flower in medicinal baths while repeatedly battering his body against trees. This regimen allowed him to complete Skin Refining within a month. 18 19 20 21

Appearance

Chen Xuan initially appeared severely undernourished: though fourteen, he looked only eight or nine years old. Sustained hunting and cultivation later restored his build, height, and complexion to those of a healthy teenager. 21

• Initially wore damaged straw sandals and simple clothes. 4
• Wore cheap hemp cloth associated with city laborers when he joined the Overlord Blade Martial Hall. 49
• After Skin Refining, possessed cowhide-tough skin and greatly increased physical strength. 21
• Was sixteen when he reached Spirit Fusion Realm peak. 170

Personality

Chen Xuan is practical and survival-minded. Rather than pursuing distant ambitions while his household was starving, he initially used his Conceptual Ability to secure food and develop useful hunting skills. 4 9

He is fiercely protective of his family and routinely makes decisions around their safety, housing, employment, cultivation opportunities, and reunion with his missing father and elder brother. 47 53 90 165

Chen Xuan is cautious toward manipulation and shortcuts. He distrusted Chen San Ye's gifts, refused Zhang Tianhai's dubious Blood Refining method, and regularly tests future risks through his Conceptual Ability before acting. 27 52 68

When facing genuine threats, he is ruthless and decisive. He exterminated Chen San Ye's household and Chen Chuan's bandit stronghold to prevent future attacks on his family, yet buried the stronghold's murdered victims with respect. 43 44

Abilities & Skills

Conceptual Ability

Chen Xuan's defining ability allows him to set targets and receive viable paths, training methods, information, combat sequences, or locations of opportunities.

• Identifies routes to learn skills and advance through cultivation realms. 9 14 19
• Predicts danger and checks his family's safety. 68 82
• Locates hidden resources, including Gold Essence, Fiery Red Fruits, Mystic Iron Stone, and cultivation crystals. 71 126
• Produces precise combat instructions, including a route through a seventeen-person siege. 122
• Helps decipher concealed manuals, including the complete Body Tempering Method hidden in Tiger Fist Thirteen Styles. 111
• Can derive and perfect cultivation systems when supported by enough knowledge and sufficient prerequisites. 146 147
• Is not true omniscience; its results depend on the information and conditions Chen Xuan already knows to provide. 68 125

Archery and Hunting

Chen Xuan developed from a novice hunter into an exceptional archer capable of killing powerful beasts and supporting armies.

• Learned archery from Zhang Shan and reached the introductory level in ten days. 10
• Hunted Wild Boars, greatly raising his standing in Small River Village. 25
• Killed a giant tiger through calculated arrow placement and evasive movement. 39
• Used arrows to kill first-tier Demonized Beasts while traveling toward Skysea City. 149
• Killed a peak second-order Demonized Beast with an arrow before finishing it with his blade. 158

Blade Arts and True Intent

Chen Xuan combines his refined body, powerful True Intent, and Conceptual Ability with the Overlord Blade Martial Hall's techniques.

• Defeated Inner Courtyard-ranked Wang Ziquan with Frost Severance after incorporating Tiger Fist Thirteen Styles into his blade work. 115
• Used the Conceptual Ability to make the otherwise impossible fourth Overlord Blade form achievable before the Spirit Refinement Realm. 123
• Defeated seventeen opponents in succession while injured. 123
• Developed the techniques God Slaying and Devil Slaughter, whose fire-based power restrains devils and demons. 150
• Used Arrogant Severance to freeze and destroy thousands of Gray Wolves. 141

Martial-Path Deduction

Chen Xuan can use his knowledge and Conceptual Ability to improve cultivation methods beyond his own advancement.

• Created three possible paths for Spirit Nurturing cultivation, then perfected one over three days. 146
• Developed two Spirit Nurturing systems: self-cultivation for stable personal transformation and weapon-based cultivation as a more difficult alternative. 147
• Shared his Spirit Nurturing insights with the Azure Origin Sect rather than retaining them for himself. 147

Military Formations and Battle Souls

Chen Xuan researched a path that did not yet exist in the world: military formations linked to battle souls.

• Developed the method through observation, experimentation, and repeated encounters with Demonized Beasts. 151
• Offered the method of Military Formations to Skysea City without seeking personal gain. 165

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• High-quality bow and arrows — gifted by Chen San Ye; valued at twenty taels of silver. 27
• Long Blade — a damaged blade retrieved from a valley; later developed a faint icy aura and could unleash a strike combining True Intent and Blood Qi. 125
• Cold Pool Lotus Flower — consumed through medicinal baths to heal Chen Xuan's self-inflicted training injuries and complete Skin Refining. 19 20 21
• Mithril Iron and Gold Essence — resources identified through the Conceptual Ability for forging a new weapon. 71 82
• Fiery Fire Fruits — three fruits consumed to bring his body and Viscera Refining cultivation to their peak. 130

Relationships

• Zhang Chunhua — mother; Chen Xuan's earliest motivation is ensuring her and Xiao Shitou's survival. She later supports his medicinal-bath training and trusts his decisions. 4 20 90
• Chen Er Shan — father; was conscripted away and later reunited with Chen Xuan in Skysea City. 165 166
• Chen Tianqi — elder brother; Chen Xuan finds and saves him in Endless City, where Tianqi has become a Thousand-Man Commander. 170 171 173
• Xiao Shitou / Chen Weixiang — younger brother; deeply attached to Chen Xuan and benefits from the improved life and spiritual items Chen Xuan provides. 4 140
• Chen Er Zhuang — cousin and first archery student; Chen Xuan pays for his entry into the Overlord Blade Martial Hall. 25 54
• Zhang Shan — early archery teacher; Chen Xuan mourns him after learning he died with the missing villagers. 10 31
• Xie Qingshan — Hall Master of the Overlord Blade Martial Hall and Chen Xuan's mentor; invests heavily in Chen Xuan's Blood Refining cultivation and later relies on him. 49 60 136
• Xie Yunhua — Xie Qingshan's daughter, fellow disciple, training guide, and trusted companion; she repeatedly places faith in Chen Xuan, and later embraces him after his return. 62 196 199
• Su Meier — Azure Origin Sect fellow disciple identified as a Child of Destiny; she grows to regard Chen Xuan as an anomaly beyond her future visions. 109 196
• Skysea City Lord — initially misunderstands Chen Xuan's purpose, then becomes a cooperative ally after receiving the Military Formations method. 165 166

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Survival in Small River Village — Uses the Conceptual Ability, hunting, and archery to lift his household out of starvation while beginning cultivation. 4 9 21
• Rise as the village hunter — Hunts Wild Boars, teaches Chen Er Zhuang, and becomes a figure of local admiration. 25
• Elimination of Chen San Ye's threat — Destroys Chen San Ye's family and Chen Chuan's bandits before relocating his family to Green Mountain City. 43 44
• Overlord Blade Martial Hall — Joins Xie Qingshan's Martial Hall, condenses True Intent, and completes Blood Refining under its guidance. 49 59 66
• Azure Origin Sect admission — Enters the Azure Origin Sect Inner Courtyard with Xie Yunhua and Su Meier, receiving Rank B residences. 109
• Inner Courtyard ascent — Obtains the Perfect Body Tempering Method, challenges ranked disciples, and defeats seventeen opponents in the arena. 111 115 123
• Cloud Mountain conflict — Defeats Yun Tiancheng and Cloud Sea Sect forces while advancing to Viscera Refining peak. 128 130
• Perfecting cultivation and defending humanity — Creates Spirit Nurturing paths, develops military formations, and fights Demonized Beasts on the road to Skysea City. 146 147 149 151
• Family reunions — Retrieves his father from Skysea City and later reunites with his elder brother Chen Tianqi in Endless City. 165 166 171 174
• Return during the crisis — Reappears to repel a Devil shadow threatening Cloud Sea City, restoring confidence to Li Changsheng, Xie Yunhua, and Su Meier. 196

Notable Quotes

“It will end!” 151

Trivia

• Chen Xuan's family initially called him Er Gou, but changed to Xuan Ge'er after he became a Martial Artist. 88
• Xie Qingshan initially assumed Chen Xuan came from a martial family because he had completed Skin Refining so young. 49
• Chen Xuan's unusually strong soul is attributed to the fusion of two lives and the refinement effects of the Cold Pool Lotus Flower. 64
• The Conceptual Ability identifies Xie Yunhua as a Child of Fate and Su Meier as a Child of Destiny. 109