Xie Qingshan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xie Qingshan (谢青山)
Alias(es)	Hall Master Xie; Tyrant Blade
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Overlord Blade Martial Hall (Hall Master); formerly associated with the Azure Origin Sect
Occupation/Role	Martial Hall Master; martial arts instructor
Status	Alive; recovering from severe injuries after reaching the Spirit Nurturing Realm 145 150
First Appearance	Chapter 49

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
First Blood Refining Realm	93	Began martial practice at twelve; comprehended True Intent and entered First Blood Refining in the same year.
Second Blood Refining Realm	93	Advanced at thirteen, one year after entering First Blood Refining.
Third Blood Refining Realm	93	Reached Blood Refining Stage Three at fourteen.
Bone Refining Realm	93	Returned after a year away and entered Bone Refining; subsequently defeated the Tyrant Blade Hall’s Viscera Refining vice hall master.
Viscera Refining Realm	93	After entering Viscera Refining, he was undefeated against early-, middle-, and late-stage practitioners in Cloud Sea City.
Near-manifest True Intent	79	His Fierce Tiger True Intent approached manifestation, allowing him to intimidate City Lord Yun Tianhua despite being wheelchair-bound.
Peak Viscera Refining Realm	132	Reached the peak while confronting Lin Huoyao, despite the lasting damage from his earlier injuries.
Spirit Nurturing Realm	131–133	Materialized his True Intent, walked through the air on blade shadows, and fought Lin Huoyao despite having only just broken through.

Background & History

Xie Qingshan was once an exceptional Azure Origin Sect talent. He comprehended True Intent at twelve, reached Blood Refining Stage Three by fourteen, and crossed the gap between Bone Refining and Viscera Refining to defeat the Tyrant Blade Hall’s vice hall master. After entering Viscera Refining, he challenged opponents throughout his realm and remained undefeated against all early-, middle-, and late-stage Viscera Refining martial artists in Cloud Sea City. 93

While pursuing the Invincible Road, Xie challenged everyone in the Blood Refining and Bone Refining Realms, then began doing the same after entering Viscera Refining. His victories created lasting enemies among the people, families, and factions he defeated. Before he could challenge the peak Viscera Refining Realm, he was ambushed and sent to Green Mountain City. 105

Eighteen years before the conflict in Green Mountain City, the Overlord Blade Martial Hall was attacked by mysterious assailants, including peak Viscera Refining experts. Already badly injured from Yun Wuyai’s attack, Xie was defeated again; his True Intent dissipated and the hall was looted, including its True Meaning Diagram. 132

He later became Hall Master of Green Mountain City’s Overlord Blade Martial Hall. Though confined to a wheelchair, he retained formidable Blood Qi and Fierce Tiger True Intent, while cultivating disciples and preparing Xie Yunhua to leave Green Mountain City before the Demon Chaos worsened. 49 79 90

Appearance

Xie Qingshan is introduced as an old man seated in a wheelchair, usually attended by Old Li or his daughter, Xie Yunhua. 49 79

• Uses a wheelchair because of longstanding, severe injuries.
• Can rise from the wheelchair and walk through the air once his True Intent materializes. 131
• His manifested True Intent takes the form of a massive Fierce Tiger. 93 131

Personality

Xie Qingshan is perceptive and demanding as a hall master. He initially underestimated Chen Xuan because of his plain clothing, but immediately reconsidered once Chen’s cultivation and talent became clear. 49 60

He is highly strategic where Xie Yunhua’s future is concerned. Recognizing the approaching Demon Chaos, he entrusted her journey to the Azure Origin Sect to Chen Xuan and arranged work and lodging for Chen’s relatives in return. 90

His pride in the Overlord Blade Martial Hall and his fierce resentment toward those responsible for Azure Mountain City and the assault on his hall drive much of his later conduct. When confronted by the Cloud Sea Sect elders, he refused to submit despite the difference in cultivation. 131 134

Abilities & Skills

Fierce Tiger True Intent

Xie Qingshan’s primary True Intent originates from the Fierce Tiger True Intent of the Overlord Blade lineage.

• Can manifest as a colossal Fierce Tiger and exert overwhelming spiritual pressure. 93
• Amplifies his Blood Qi and physical attacks enough to contend with a demonized Striped-Eyed White Tiger equivalent to a first-level fierce beast. 93
• Suppresses Tiger Servants and the demon tiger’s Blood Fiend Qi through its superior ferocity. 93
• Materialized fully upon his breakthrough into the Spirit Nurturing Realm. 131

Tyrant Blade Techniques

Xie Qingshan is a master of the Tyrant Blade lineage and possesses techniques beyond those ordinarily available to Body Refining martial artists.

• Unleashed the Tyrant Blade Fourth Form while still at the peak of the Viscera Refining Realm. 132
• Used fiery blade light to crack Lin Huoyao’s manifested Town Mountain City True Intent. 133
• His final strike killed Lin Huoyao, but nearly exhausted his strength and worsened his already critical injuries. 136
• His own long blade shattered during the battle with Lin Huoyao. 141

Martial Instruction

As Hall Master, Xie provides cultivation knowledge, True Meaning Diagrams, Secret Medicine, and direct guidance.

• Accepted Chen Xuan into the Overlord Blade Martial Hall on the condition that he condense vital energy and blood within one year. 49
• Recognized Chen’s condensed True Intent as proof of top-tier talent and explained the Blood Refining Realm to him. 60
• Guided Chen Xuan and Xie Yunhua in comprehending the Fierce Tiger, Jungle True Meaning Diagram. 81
• Took both disciples to observe his battle with the demonized Striped-Eyed White Tiger, allowing them to advance toward their third True Intent transformations. 92 94

Blade Intent and Bloodline Resonance

After entering ancient ruins with Chen Xuan, Xie Qingshan obtained a trace of Blade Intent. 150

• His bloodline reacted to an altar hidden in a canyon of Demonized Beasts. 141
• Activating the altar with his blood transported him and Chen Xuan into a white world containing a towering fiery-red blade and an enormous ancient beast. 141

Equipment

• Long Blade — His original weapon; destroyed during his battle with Lin Huoyao. 141
• Replacement Long Blade — Obtained from a caravan after the destruction of his own blade. 141
• Wheelchair — Used throughout his years of injury and recovery. 49 79

Relationships

• Xie Yunhua — His daughter. Xie prioritizes her safety and asks Chen Xuan to escort her to the Azure Origin Sect assessment. 49 90
• Chen Xuan — His apprentice and most promising disciple. Xie recognizes Chen’s extraordinary potential, supplies him with resources, and eventually comes to rely on him during the Mystic Domain crisis. 60 90 136
• Old Li — Loyal attendant who pushes Xie’s wheelchair, follows his orders, and understands his past talent and injuries. 79 93
• Xie Huaian — His junior brother and the Hall Master of the Azure Origin Sect’s Overlord Blade Hall. Huaian comes to Green Mountain City to support him against the Cloud Sea Sect. 111 133
• Xie Baoshan — Orphan adopted by Xie Qingshan and a former Overlord Blade Martial Hall disciple. Baoshan remains concerned for Xie Yunhua but avoids public contact because of the hostility attached to Xie’s name. 104
• Lin Huoyao — Cloud Sea Sect elder and one of the attackers who raided the Overlord Blade Martial Hall eighteen years earlier; Xie ultimately kills him. 132 136
• Yun Wuyai — Cloud Sea Sect Great Elder who participated in the conflict surrounding Azure Mountain City and later sought to force Xie to surrender the alleged “Divine Pill.” 131
• General Zhang and Li Quan — Beneficiaries of Xie Qingshan’s past kindness in North Sea City; both remain grateful to him decades later. 150

Major Arcs

Overlord Blade Martial Hall

Xie accepts Chen Xuan as an apprentice after Chen provides a Tiger Heart, then becomes astonished by Chen’s unusually rapid condensation of True Intent. He begins investing heavily in Chen’s growth, seeing him as the martial hall’s chance to produce a top-tier genius. 49 60

Escape from Green Mountain City

With the Demon Chaos approaching, Xie asks Chen Xuan to escort Xie Yunhua to the Azure Origin Sect. He offers to secure Chen’s admission and makes arrangements for Chen’s extended family to remain under the martial hall’s protection. 90

Cloud Sea Sect Confrontation

Cloud Sea Sect elders accuse Xie of stealing a Divine Pill in Azure Mountain City thirty years earlier and claim it is responsible for Chen Xuan and Xie Yunhua’s talent. Xie realizes the likely connection between the sect, Azure Mountain City’s tragedy, and the events that ruined his life. 131

He materializes his True Intent, reaches the Spirit Nurturing Realm, and fights Lin Huoyao. Though critically injured, he destroys Lin’s Town Mountain City True Intent and eventually kills him. 131 136

Mystic Domain and Recovery

After Yun Tianhua activates a Blood Demon Sect ritual over Green Mountain City, Xie becomes trapped with Chen Xuan in a Mystic Domain. He accepts Chen’s aid, stabilizes himself with Fiery Fire Fruits, and carries the unconscious Chen out after Chen breaks the domain open. 136 138

Ancient Opportunity

While traveling with Chen Xuan, Xie enters a canyon whose altar responds to his bloodline. The activation reveals an ancient sealed world centered on a gigantic fiery-red blade and a colossal dead beast. 141

Notable Quotes

“No, not just the Inner Courtyard. Even that step, that kid might reach it faster than me!” — speaking of Chen Xuan’s potential 90

“Why! That was hundreds of thousands of people, why did you!” — confronting Yun Wuyai over Azure Mountain City 131