Shen Long

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Shen Long (沈龙)
Alias(es)	Yu Long; Shen Shi; Li Changqing; Qiu Shen; Gan Feng
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Rogue cultivator; Spirit Control Sect; Thousand Spirits Sect; Ten Thousand Beast Sect
Occupation/Role	Spirit Controller; alchemist; sect leader and cultivator
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Fifth Level of Qi Refining	1	Reaches the fifth level while living as a rogue cultivator in Thousand Bamboo Valley.
Seventh Level of Qi Refining	30	Breaks through after three months of cultivation with a Purple Apricot Fruit; begins aiming for the Immortal Ascension Assembly.
Foundation Establishment Middle Stage	90	Reaches the middle stage and cultivates two wind-attribute spells to Great Perfection.
Golden Core Realm	149	Advances to Golden Core and receives the Life-Bound Dharma Treasure Dragon-Slaying Saber.
Golden Core Early Stage	161	Has reached the early Golden Core stage while cultivating the Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Technique.
Golden Core Middle Stage	175	Advances after just over twenty years in seclusion.
Nascent Soul Middle Stage	336	Breaks through after a decade of cultivation.
Spirit Transmutation Middle Stage	516	Reaches the middle stage as the Spirit Control Sect becomes the strongest sect in the Gan Yang Realm.
Spirit Transmutation Late Stage	591	Breaks through after over five hundred years of cultivation.
Spirit Transmutation Great Perfection	623	Cultivates with Fifth-Rank Sea-Suppressing Ape essence blood after his performance at the Thousand Beast Tower.
Void Refining Middle Stage	664	Reaches the middle stage by the time he confronts a disciple of True Monarch Imperial Thunder.
Body Integration Realm	765	Hosts a celebration for his advancement; is also recognized as a seventh-order alchemist.
Integrated Body Late Stage	833	States that he has reached late Integrated Body but not Great Perfection.
Mahayana Stage	972	Has reached Mahayana by the time his disciple Lin Qingyang reports to him.
Heavenly Venerable	952	Defeats Heavenly Venerable Ganhuo and solidifies the title Heavenly Venerable Myriad Beasts.
True Immortal	1046	Survives Qian Sifeng's Binding Law and a Second Rank Immortal Talisman.
Primordial Unity Golden Immortal	1211	His soul materializes after advancing, greatly strengthening his soul attacks.
Primordial Unity Golden Immortal Late Stage	1268	Reaches late stage in under three million years, prompting him to conceal his identity and laws in battle.
Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Middle Stage	1364	Has reached the middle stage while directing operations against the Heavenly Cunning Clan.

Background

Shen Long was born to two rogue cultivators who hunted demonic beasts for a living. When he was ten, his parents left to seek treasure with companions, leaving him their limited savings and instructing him not to leave the marketplace. They never returned, and their fate remained unknown seven years later 1.

During his childhood, Sun Huowang of the Craftsman Hall hired him as an assistant for two spirit stones per month. Shen Long learned to identify first-tier refining materials, their properties, and their market prices; he also resold materials for small profits and listened to veteran hunters discuss the cultivation world 1.

He refused to remain a shop assistant indefinitely. After bringing two first-tier techniques to Great Perfection over five years, he resigned from the Craftsman Hall and began hunting demonic beasts with other rogue cultivators to fund his cultivation 1.

Shen Long later entered the Spirit Control Sect, where his spell proficiency, alchemy, and spirit-beast cultivation elevated his position. His discovery of a Golden Jade Ore Vein helped earn him selection among the sect's 72 Talents 95. As his power grew, he established businesses and intelligence networks, trained disciples and retainers, and became a central figure in the sect's development 95 336 516.

His search for his missing parents became a pursuit of vengeance after clues connected their disappearance to hostile cultivators and the Loose Cultivator Assembly 100 161. This motive continued to shape his cultivation, investigations, and willingness to eliminate future threats.

Appearance

Shen Long was initially described as a tall youth in blue robes with a jade-like handsome face, a high-bridged nose, and bright eyes. He frequently changes his appearance while traveling or investigating enemies 1 76.

• Tall build 1
• Usually wears blue robes in his early years 1
• Handsome, jade-like facial features 1
• Uses disguises, altered appearances, and false names to conceal his identity 76 113 191
• Can manifest flood-dragon traits through the Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Technique, including black dragon scales 140 161
• Later employs True Dragon and Vermilion Bird forms in combat 884

Personality

Shen Long is diligent, restrained, and highly pragmatic. As a youth, he maintained a demanding routine of work, cultivation, technique practice, market research, and occasional guiding work for visiting cultivators 1. He consistently prioritizes cultivation resources, survival, and long-term advancement.

He is cautious with strangers and frequently travels under aliases, changes his appearance, and gathers intelligence before acting 76 112 191. He does not confuse caution with passivity: once he identifies a genuine threat, he is willing to eliminate it decisively 90 362.

Despite his growing power, Shen Long is repeatedly noted for humility. He credits luck or his opponents' restraint after major victories, treats sparring as a means of mutual improvement, and avoids humiliating challengers 319 391 621. He also rewards loyalty generously, supports subordinates' cultivation, and maintains ties with people who assisted him in his early years 95 206 336.

Abilities & Skills

Spirit Beast and Spirit Insect Control

Shen Long is a Spirit Controller whose beasts, birds, and insects are central to his cultivation and combat style.

• Raises, trains, feeds, and coordinates spirit companions rather than relying only on their raw strength 76 178.
• Uses spirit beasts and insects in combined formations and coordinated battles 716 770.
• Commands powerful companions including the Iron Tail Scorpion, Golden-Winged Wind Peng, Golden-Winged Fire Ant Queen, Fire Qilin Beast, Ice Flood Dragon, and Nine-Headed Ghost Dove 325 336 952.
• His Golden-Winged Wind Peng reaches Fourth Order with bloodline purity five, an exceptional level in the Gan Yang Realm 294.
• His spirit companions can support him in battle, reconnaissance, tracking, resource collection, and enemy suppression 276 380 952.

Alchemy

Shen Long develops from a learner under Jiang Yan into a highly sought-after alchemist.

• Learns alchemy from Jiang Yan and continues refining pills to support his own cultivation and spirit companions 76.
• Passes the assessment to become a second-tier medicinal-pill alchemist 97.
• Becomes one of the Spirit Control Sect's few third-tier alchemists capable of refining high-grade pills 166.
• Later refines high-grade pills for Golden Core cultivators and earns substantial cultivation resources through alchemy 149.
• Is recognized as a fifth-rank alchemist by the Spirit Transmutation era and a seventh-order alchemist after reaching Integrated Body 466 765.
• Uses alchemy as both a source of influence and a means of supporting allies, disciples, and spirit companions 481 765.

Wind-Attribute Spellcraft

Wind techniques are among Shen Long's defining early combat specialties.

• Cultivates multiple wind-attribute spells to Great Perfection 90 104.
• Uses techniques including Wind Sweeps Away Clouds, Wind Wall Technique, and Whirlwind Technique 104.
• Combines wind spells with water defenses, spirit insects, and Dharma Artifacts in battle 104.
• Uses Whirlwind Technique to evade Yu Tianhong's top-grade Dharma Artifact and secure third place at the Mystic Yang Dharma Assembly 104.

Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Technique

A body-refining and transformation technique that grants Shen Long draconic physical traits.

• Cultivates the seventh level and gains the ability to transform parts of his body into a flood dragon 161.
• Generates dragon scales to survive Golden Core tribulation lightning 140.
• Enhances his physical strength and resilience alongside pills and body cultivation 192 621.
• Supports his later True Dragon combat form 884.

Soul Techniques

Shen Long possesses increasingly powerful soul-based capabilities.

• Refines Green Jade Spirit-Nourishing Pills to substantially strengthen his divine sense 88.
• Uses Soul Searching Technique to extract information from defeated enemies 276.
• Gains a materialized soul after advancing to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, allowing direct attacks on opponents' Soul Seas 1211.
• Can destroy enemies' Soul Seas and soul-search them when they lack adequate soul defenses 1211.

Flames and Fire Arts

Shen Long possesses several powerful spirit flames and fire-based resources.

• Advances the Red Lotus True Flame to third rank 227.
• Trades Corpse Fire and can store it within his body through the Heavenly Corpse Treasure Canon 391.
• Uses Green Lotus True Flame in a flame competition against Wang Lian 621.
• Employs the Law of Fire to Great Perfection by the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal era 1268.

Combat and Strategy

Shen Long combines preparation, disguises, artifacts, companions, spells, and physical strength rather than relying on a single method.

• Defeats five Golden Core cultivators in one battle during the Human–Barbarian war 226 227.
• Slays multiple Nascent Soul cultivators during later campaigns 317 319.
• Defeats True Monarch Li Huo and kills the Mysterious Yin Ghost Mother, establishing his reputation among Nascent Soul cultivators 391 392.
• Kills four Spirit Transmutation cultivators during a single conflict 488.
• Defeats elite Spirit Transmutation cultivators through physical prowess and body cultivation 621.
• Uses the Ten Thousand Demons True Scripture to overwhelm Ba Yu, Xiao Yan, Teng Xiong, and the Red-Robed Man 780.
• Uses the Heavenly Cunning Roar as a major trump card against the Evil God Clan 1373.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Spirit Control Tower — Shen Long's first major magical treasure; claimed through an essence-blood sacrifice and used to house spiritual herbs and spirit companions 7 76.
• Ten Thousand Beast Tower — A major cultivation and spirit-beast resource connected to his later development 294 621.
• Dragon-Slaying Saber — His Life-Bound Dharma Treasure, refined by Master Ice Silkworm 149.
• Spirit-Hiding Cloak — Auxiliary Spirit Treasure exchanged for through war merit 330.
• Dragon-Suppressing Seal — Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure crafted for Shen Long by Han Feng 491.
• Azure Luan Axe — Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure seized from an enemy 491.
• Azure Sun Halberd — Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure seized from an enemy 491.
• Lightning-Restraining Stakes — Twelve Middle Grade Hongmeng Immortal Artifacts created from Primordial Immortal Materials 1370.
• Ten Directions Vial — Upgraded into an Ultimate Chaos Immortal Artifact using a Golden Luo Immortal Crystal 1370.
• Hundred Illusion Mask — Allows Shen Long to alter his appearance and avoid recognition 76.
• Green Lotus Pendant — Dharma Artifact purchased at the Loose Cultivator Assembly; its origin leads Shen Long toward information about the group tied to his parents' case 100.

Relationships

• Sun Huowang — Early employer and mentor at the Craftsman Hall; taught Shen Long how to identify and price refining materials 1.
• Master Ice Silkworm — Shen Long's master; refines his Life-Bound Dharma Treasure, provides aid after tribulation, and remains deeply concerned during Shen Long's disappearance 140 149 267.
• Chu Buyu — Shen Long's wife, trusted partner, and frequent combat ally; they make strategic decisions and confront major enemies together 683 1189 1373.
• Shen Yuhong — Shen Long's child; helps obtain the complete Supreme Unity Soul Method and is trusted with important errands 1189 1400.
• Shen Yuqing — Shen Long's child; helps secure the Supreme Unity Soul Method and leads the Ten Thousand Beast Sect toward the Purple Star Immortal Domain 1189 1394.
• Shen Hai — Shen Long's younger brother; Shen Long mentors and worries about his cultivation progress 336 591.
• Qian Dafu — Subordinate and trusted administrator; manages information, shop affairs, and communications for Shen Long 100 124 227.
• Lin Shan / Lin Sen — Long-serving subordinates involved in intelligence gathering and sect affairs; their status rises alongside Shen Long's 95 336 516.
• Sun Yiyue — An early acquaintance who asks Shen Long to become her cultivation partner; he declines honestly, and she later remains among those dedicated to him 29 276.
• Qin Qing — Early hunting-team companion and fellow cultivator in Thousand Bamboo Valley 2 30.
• Shen Peng — Shen Long's Life-Bound Spirit Beast and eldest-ranked transformed companion 666 765.
• Xuan Fuzi — Eighth-order talisman maker and Lin Family survivor whom Shen Long protects and supports in rebuilding the Lin Family 931 981.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rogue Cultivator Years

Shen Long begins as an impoverished orphaned rogue cultivator in Thousand Bamboo Valley. He works at the Craftsman Hall, builds practical knowledge of refining materials, perfects first-tier techniques, and becomes a demonic-beast hunter to acquire cultivation resources 1.

Spirit Control Tower and Early Hunting Teams

After claiming the Spirit Control Tower, Shen Long expands his access to spirit-beast cultivation and joins increasingly dangerous hunting operations. He develops ties with Qin Qing, Xu Lei's team, and other cultivators while gathering talismans and resources for survival 7 13 30.

Entry into the Spirit Control Sect

Shen Long joins the Spirit Control Sect, improves his alchemy and beast-taming skills, and begins building a network of retainers and informants. His discovery of the Golden Jade Ore Vein earns him a place among the 72 Talents 76 95 97.

Foundation Establishment Recognition

He gains prominence at the Mystic Yang Dharma Assembly, where his Great Perfection wind spells, tactical defenses, spirit insects, and Dharma Artifacts carry him to third place despite facing stronger Foundation Establishment opponents 104.

Search for His Parents and Revenge

The Loose Cultivator Assembly becomes a key lead in Shen Long's investigation into his parents' disappearance. He gathers intelligence through Qian Dafu, Lan Tianhai, the Tang Clan, and disguised travel while hunting the assembly's remnants 100 110 112 116.

Golden Core and Barbarian War

After entering Golden Core, Shen Long fights in the war against the Barbarian Race. He survives tribulation through body cultivation, dragon scales, and a sacrifice of Gold-Eating Ants, then becomes famous for slaying five Golden Core enemies in one battle 140 149 226 227.

Nascent Soul Rise

Shen Long advances through the Nascent Soul Realm, kills hostile cultivators, acquires Spirit Treasures, and earns fame across the East Hua Cultivation World and Western Desert. His solo killing of the Mysterious Yin Ghost Mother and defeat of True Monarch Li Huo establish him as a major regional power 330 380 391 392.

Spirit Transmutation and Sect Expansion

As Shen Long reaches Spirit Transmutation, his influence helps transform the Spirit Control Sect into the Thousand Spirits Sect, a dominant force in the Gan Yang Realm. He refines advanced pills, accumulates Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasures, and repeatedly kills enemy Spirit Transmutation cultivators 466 488 516 572.

Higher-Realm Ascension

Shen Long continues to advance through Void Refining, Integrated Body, Mahayana, and immortal realms. His Spirit Beast Battle Formation, alchemy, body cultivation, transformations, and artifact collection make him a leading figure among powerful cultivators 664 765 780 884.

Heavenly Venerable Myriad Beasts

Following his defeat of Heavenly Venerable Ganhuo, Shen Long's name spreads across hundreds of realms. He recruits affiliated factions, establishes the Thousand Spirits Sect's authority, and commands increasingly powerful spirit companions 952 960.

Immortal Realm Conflicts

As a Primordial Unity and later Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, Shen Long conceals his true identity when necessary, develops advanced laws and artifacts, and becomes a major enemy of the Evil God Clan. Alongside Chu Buyu, he rescues allies, destroys hostile forces, and repeatedly escapes large-scale pursuit operations 1203 1268 1335 1373 1400.

Trivia

• Shen Long initially worked five hours daily at the Craftsman Hall, cultivated for five hours, practiced techniques for one hour, and used the remaining time for errands or market research 1.
• He cultivated five first-tier spells to Great Perfection before entering the Spirit Control Sect 65.
• Shen Long commonly uses the false identity Shen Shi when traveling 113 114.
• He considers regular training, communication, feeding, and coordinated combat essential to spirit-beast taming 178.
• His early reputation was built partly on wind spells and the Iron Tail Scorpion; later, his spirit companions became capable of forming a Spirit Beast Battle Formation 127 716.