Jin Fan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Jin Fan (金凡)
Alias(es)	“Wuling Education” — a virtual identity he previously used at an educational seminar 49
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Lingshan No.1 High School; disciple of Grandmaster Yao Jianyue; member of the Jin Family 49 167
Occupation / Role	Martial-arts teacher; later demoted from main-subject teacher to assistant teacher for absences, poor teaching attitude, and low class results 116
Martial Rank	Sixth Grade Great Completion before his injury 82 164 171
Status	Alive; severely injured at the Stone Peak River Teaching Research Conference. He can likely live normally, but returning to cultivation is extremely difficult 179 215
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Jin Fan taught at Lingshan No.1 High School for roughly a year, during which he received numerous training opportunities and evaluations. He earned the title of Lingshan City’s “Top of Fourth Grade,” was invited to municipal educational seminars, and was considered a candidate for the Southeast’s next generation of top talents. His reputation rested heavily on his status as Grandmaster Yao Jianyue’s disciple. 2 9

Despite his public standing, Jin Fan taught only one class and frequently had other teachers cover for him. His placement at Lingshan No.1 High School was treated as a temporary step in a broader career path rather than a long-term commitment to teaching. 16 116

Personality

Jin Fan is proud, status-conscious, and accustomed to receiving preferential treatment. He remained calm and unflinching when facing Li Yuan at the Youth Martial Tournament, and he took satisfaction in Chishan City officials publicly mocking Li Yuan and Lingshan City. 51 52

His confidence becomes increasingly unstable after repeated public setbacks. Losing prestige, the Snow Shadow Mountain qualification, and eventually a fight to Li Yuan turns his resentment into an obsession; he describes revenge as the only way to resolve his “heart demon.” 79 107

Although he can restrain himself when political circumstances demand it, Jin Fan repeatedly chooses intimidation, ambushes, and lethal force when he believes he can avoid consequences. After being crippled, he begins to recognize the importance of maintaining appearances, but his desire for revenge remains unchanged. 84 118 196

Abilities & Skills

Sixth-Grade Martial Cultivation

Before the Stone Peak River conference, Jin Fan had reached Sixth Grade Great Completion, placing him above most martial artists of his age and making him a formidable opponent in direct combat. 82 164 171

• His physical cultivation and resources gave him a clear advantage over junior brother Gu Yu. 108
• He was regarded as Yao Jianyue’s most gifted disciple and the most talented of the Grandmaster’s four disciples. 84 108
• His third-degree internal-organ shock injury severely damaged his martial foundation and left him far weaker than before. 179 195 215

Red Dragon Killing Technique

A martial art designed specifically for battles between martial artists rather than Fierce Beasts. Jin Fan used it in both his attempted murder of Li Yuan and the Stone Peak River “sparring” match. 84 171

• Produces forceful, lethal sword qi and palm strikes. 84 171
• Its purpose is to exploit the vulnerabilities of human opponents. 84
• Jin Fan used it with killing intent during an exhibition match, targeting Li Yuan’s vital points. 171 172
• Li Yuan repeatedly exploited its concealed openings with Cloud Extreme Fist. 172

Weakness Concealment and Combat Adaptation

Jin Fan’s greatest technical talent is identifying the weaknesses in martial arts and movement arts, then concealing those weaknesses within his own techniques. 172

• He studies the flaws of every martial skill and Movement Art he trains. 172
• He can adapt his concealment during combat and hide weaknesses within offensive moves. 172
• Even Yao Jianyue was reportedly deceived by how well Jin Fan hid these openings. 172
• This ability failed against Li Yuan, who could repeatedly strike precisely at Jin Fan’s hidden flaws. 172 173

Movement Art

Jin Fan possesses an unnamed Movement Art superior to Li Yuan’s former Cloud Treading Step. 84 85

• It allowed him to pressure Li Yuan during his night ambush despite Li Yuan’s refined footwork. 84
• Its advantage was later neutralized after Li Yuan acquired and mastered Wind River Art. 132 170

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Longsword — used during the attempted ambush on Li Yuan; Jin Fan wielded it alongside the Red Dragon Killing Technique. 84
• Snow Shadow Mountain training qualification — initially granted to him after Xia Zhao’s assistant mistakenly identified him as “Wuling Education”; Jin Fan wagered it and lost it, after which Xia Zhao revoked the qualification. 78 79 80

Relationships

• Li Yuan — bitter enemy. Jin Fan displaced him in the Youth Martial Tournament qualification dispute, later attempted to murder him, and was ultimately crippled by him during the Stone Peak River conference match. 2 84 173 174
• Yao Jianyue — mentor and Grandmaster. Jin Fan’s status as Yao’s disciple gave him considerable influence and access to opportunities. 49 52
• Gu Yu — junior brother. Gu Yu initially helped Jin Fan plan to injure Li Yuan through the Stone Peak River competition, but later came to hope Li Yuan would teach Jin Fan a lesson. 108 158
• Xia Zhao — mistakenly granted Jin Fan a Snow Shadow Mountain qualification because she believed he was the martial artist who had aided her in Qijia Town. She revoked it after discovering the mistake and later protected Li Yuan during Jin Fan’s fight. 78 79 173
• Yuan Zheng — senior education figure who publicly defended Jin Fan’s reputation and attempted to intervene when Li Yuan gained the upper hand. 167 172 173
• Ding Xiaoyue — mother. She supports his recovery and revenge while urging him to learn political restraint and surface-level courtesy. 178 195 196
• Jin Lou — publicly his younger uncle and a Ninth-Grade martial artist; intelligence suggests he may also be Jin Fan’s biological father. He is deeply invested in Jin Fan’s future and recovery. 174 176 179
• Jin Yu — cousin from a branch family. He seeks to use revenge against Li Yuan as an opportunity to compete for the Jin Family’s future leadership. 195 196
• Principal Yin — school principal who supported Jin Fan’s advancement and later helped secure his place at the Stone Peak River Teaching Research Competition. 2 129

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Youth Martial Tournament dispute — Jin Fan was initially favored to represent Lingshan City, but Li Yuan fought to retain the qualification. Jin Fan subsequently represented Chishan City instead. 1 2 49
• Youth Martial Tournament — he entered expecting a top-five or even first-place result, but failed to reach the top three while Li Yuan’s verified result rose to first place. 58 59
• Snow Shadow Mountain wager — Jin Fan used his rare training qualification as a wager in a match connected to Li Yuan and Gu Yu. After losing, he tried to delay fulfilling the promise, but the qualification was revoked. 76 79 80
• Attempted murder of Li Yuan — Jin Fan ambushed Li Yuan in an unmonitored area with the intent to kill him, but Li Yuan escaped to a surveillance-covered convenience store. Jin Fan then promised to make Li Yuan live in fear of future attacks. 84 85
• School demotion — after Li Yuan became Teaching and Research Office Director, he used Jin Fan’s attendance and teaching record to demote him to assistant teacher. Jin Fan and Gu Yu chose to endure the humiliation until the Stone Peak River conference. 116 118
• Stone Peak River Teaching Research Conference — Jin Fan sought a practical demonstration match specifically to injure Li Yuan under the appearance of an accident. He escalated the exhibition into a lethal fight with Red Dragon Killing Technique. 129 170 171
• Severe injury and aftermath — Li Yuan countered Jin Fan’s attacks, struck him repeatedly, and left him severely injured. His damaged martial foundation requires the Brocade Sinew of an A Minus-class Rainbow-Scaled Tiger for treatment, but finding a dissector capable of extracting it is a major obstacle. 173 174 179 180
• Jin Family retaliation — while Jin Fan recuperates, the Jin Family assigns his cousins the task of taking revenge against Li Yuan without implicating the family, turning the conflict into a contest for family influence. 195 196 201

Notable Quotes

“When Heaven runs wild, rain will fall; when man runs wild, disaster will follow.” 118