Bald Bird

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Bald Bird
Alias(es)	Bi Fang; Ancient Immortal Bird; Bird Lord
Species/Race	Ancient Immortal Bird
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Chen Fan's group; former lord of Bi Fang City
Occupation/Role	Talisman, array, artifact-refining, and alchemy expert
Status	Alive; recovering scattered souls and former cultivation
First Appearance	69

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Cultivation lost; only a trace of Divine Soul power	69	Reborn into a bald fledgling body after his Divine Soul took possession of it; even Qi Refining disciples could seemingly kill him, though his body remained extraordinarily durable.
Partial soul-power recovery	108	After swallowing the Soul-Absorbing Bead, he recovers enough soul power to stop fearing the Yellow-toothed Old Man.
Physical body comparable to Foundation Establishment Early Stage; Divine Soul at Golden Core Early Stage	323	The Enlightenment God Tea substantially restores his Divine Soul; he declares his intention to return to Spirit Refining.
Late Golden Core Realm	365	A returning soul fragment merges with his main body, restoring memories and raising his cultivation to the late Golden Core Realm.
Mid Spirit Refining Stage	683	Fuses with a blue-feathered soul-body recovered from a Magic Array, regaining part of his former power and the complete Burning Water Chapter.

Background / History

Bald Bird was once Bi Fang, a late Spirit Refining powerhouse and former lord of Bi Fang City in the Eastern Wasteland. He possessed exceptional talent in talismans, artifact refinement, arrays, and some alchemy, but became infamous for swindling, theft, and provoking major powers including the Qin Clan, Shu Mountain, the Immortal Palace, and the Divine Silkworm Clan. He was eventually besieged in an ancient mystic realm, where his soul was believed to have scattered and his spirit to have dispersed. 467

Following his fall, Bald Bird's Divine Soul occupied the body of a newly born bird, leaving him bald, powerless, and physically juvenile. He tells Chen Fan that four of his other souls must be recovered before he can regain his former standing in the Great Immortal Cultivation World. 69

He accompanies Chen Fan from Earth Ghost Sect onward, first offering a Fire-Devouring Fruit to support Chen Fan's Foundation Establishment breakthrough. Although frequently cowardly in dangerous situations, he becomes a recurring adviser and collaborator in artifact refinement, formations, treasure hunting, and survival. 69 139 213

Bald Bird later reclaims portions of his scattered soul. A green-feathered artifact spirit in the Heavenly Court is suspected to be one fragment, as it carries the aura of the Burning Wood Chapter. 321 He successfully merges a soul fragment in Demon King Valley, then fuses with a blue-feathered soul-body rescued from a Magic Array, recovering to the mid Spirit Refining Stage and restoring the complete Burning Water Chapter. 365 682 683

Appearance

Bald Bird's present body is a small, grotesque fledgling-like bird that sharply contrasts with his claims of ancient immortal grandeur. He frequently wears floral-patterned underpants.

• Completely bald head and wings in his early reborn state, exposing dark-red skin. 69
• Rooster-sized head with enormous round eyes that occupy much of his face. 69
• Blue-black crystalline beak, described as sharp and gleaming. 69
• Childish, shrill voice despite constantly calling himself “this old man.” 69
• Develops a red feather and later green and blue feathers after recovering soul fragments. 223 365 683
• His recovered blue-feathered soul-body bears gem-like feathers with a water-element aura. 682

Personality

Bald Bird is arrogant, boastful, greedy, and shamelessly self-important. He habitually calls himself an ancient immortal, demands respect from cultivators vastly stronger than his current body, and invents excuses whenever he flees from danger. 72 73

His greed is especially evident around spiritual herbs, medicines, rare materials, and treasure vaults. He routinely claims that stolen goods were merely “picked up,” while secretly transferring valuable items into his own Storage Ring. 108 194 213 474

Despite his selfishness, Bald Bird repeatedly aids Chen Fan in critical moments. He provides cultivation guidance, repairs and constructs formations, helps temper Chen Fan's body, protects allies when possible, and uses the Origin-Returning Heart Protecting Pill when Chen Fan's cultivation collapses. 133 202 339 683

Abilities & Skills

Soul Recovery and Heaven-Burning Art

Bald Bird's existence is tied to scattered soul fragments and the Heaven-Burning Art.

• His reborn body was formed after his Divine Soul took over a fledgling body. 69
• One recovered soul carried the Burning Water Chapter, allowing Bald Bird to transmit its most complete form to Chen Fan after fusion. 682 683
• He suspects the Immortal Palace master sealed another fragment's memories and refined it into the green-feathered artifact spirit. 321
• His soul-body fusion restores both cultivation and memories. 365 683

Artifact Refinement

Bald Bird is an accomplished artifact refiner with extensive knowledge of Artifact Hearts.

• Explains that an Artifact Heart combines talisman techniques and artifact refinement to turn ordinary objects into Spirit Treasures. 131
• Identifies Seven-Star Stone, formed beneath century-old Seven-Star Grass, as the primary material for Artifact Hearts. 131
• Demonstrates refining a Seven-Star Stone and black iron into a semi-finished Artifact Heart using Pure Fire Essence and rune inscriptions. 139
• Guides Chen Fan in forging a two-star Artifact Heart for the Golden Thread Robe. 352
• Gives Chen Fan a bronze artifact furnace after they move into Shushan's Sixth Peak. 142

Arrays and Formations

Bald Bird's array expertise is among his most dangerous assets.

• Constructs and activates a small Teleportation Array during Lin Yunhai's pursuit, enabling Chen Fan's group to escape. 339
• Uses a Concealment Array to help Chen Fan ambush Qingshui Zhenren. 213
• Built and altered the killing formations guarding the Bi Fang Treasury, including a chain of 1,080 steps activated after the first formation is broken. 467 470
• Recognizes hidden restrictions in an ancient painting through his claimed “Dao Heart of formations.” 483
• Explains the Nine Nether Soul-Gathering Array's ability to forcibly draw out and attack a victim's soul. 689

Alchemy and Body Tempering

Bald Bird can prepare medicinal refinements and endure extreme medicinal power.

• Gathers herbs, venomous insects, Dragon Saliva True Water, and a medicine cauldron for a body-tempering concoction. 133
• Directs Chen Fan's refinement while Chen Fan provides Blazing Heaven True Qi. 133
• Adds a Fire-Devouring Vine heart to intensify Chen Fan's cauldron tempering. 134
• Refines eight Youth-Preserving Pills despite nearly failing during the process. 317

Exceptional Physical Body

Even when his cultivation is suppressed, Bald Bird's body is unusually resilient.

• Swallows a palm-sized crystal of dense Pure Fire Essence whole in his fledgling state without exploding. 69
• Attributes his physical strength to rebirth through a thousand years of Pure Fire Essence. 219
• Survives being punched away twice by Little Golden Monkey, though the blows leave his pride badly wounded. 473

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Storage Ring — Used to carry spiritual herbs, stolen refinement materials, treasures, and formation components. 194 213
• Black Sturgeon Artifact Furnace — Used in his demonstration of Artifact Heart refinement. 139
• Bronze artifact furnace — Gifted to Chen Fan for artifact-refining practice. 142
• Formation Disks and Teleportation Array materials — Kept ready for emergency escapes and long-distance travel. 339 484
• Bi Fang Treasury — His former treasure vault, protected by altered Qin Clan killing arrays and stocked with spiritual herbs and other treasures. 467 473
• Origin-Returning Heart Protecting Pill — Used to stabilize Chen Fan after the Heaven-Burning Art causes his Nascent Soul to collapse. 683

Relationships

• Chen Fan — Companion, collaborator, and frequent target of Bald Bird's demands for treasures. Bald Bird becomes an adviser in cultivation, arrays, artifact refinement, and the Heaven-Burning Art. 69 202 683
• Yellow-toothed Old Man / Bai Jing True Person — Initially fights with Bald Bird over stolen items and Artifact Hearts; later becomes his disciple in exchange for Three-Colored Flowers and artifact-refining instruction. 130 140 143
• Little Golden Monkey — Rival and source of repeated humiliation; the monkey casually knocks Bald Bird away with single punches. 473 546
• Bee King / Xiao Hei — Calls Bald Bird “big brother” and admires his alchemy. Bald Bird reciprocally accepts the flattery and gives instructions. 323 317
• Qin Xian'er — Learns Bald Bird's true name, Bi Fang; Bald Bird is wary of her mischievous methods and later offers to protect her true body while Chen Fan seeks the Soul-Gathering Tower. 289 595 705
• Green-feathered Bird — Suspected scattered soul fragment sealed as an artifact spirit within the Heavenly Court. 321
• Blue-feathered soul-body — A recovered soul-body that fuses with Bald Bird and restores the Burning Water Chapter. 682 683

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rebirth and Alliance with Chen Fan

Bald Bird meets Chen Fan in a lava pool after losing his cultivation and taking over a newborn bird's body. He gives Chen Fan a Fire-Devouring Fruit, then follows him while demanding to be treated as an honored senior. 69

Heavy Sword Peak and the Immortal Sword Art

During Chen Fan's conflict with Ten Thousand Swords Sect disciples, Bald Bird repeatedly flees and returns with increasingly implausible explanations. He later bargains for the two defeated female sword cultivators and gives Chen Fan the jade slip containing the Immortal Sword Art. 72 73 77

Artifact Heart Instruction

Bald Bird introduces Chen Fan and Yellow-toothed Old Man to Artifact Hearts, demonstrates refining methods, and becomes Yellow-toothed Old Man's master in the path of talismans and artifact refinement. 131 139 140 143

Demon King Valley Expeditions

He collaborates with Chen Fan to defeat Qingshui Zhenren, plunders the battlefield, helps retrieve the Artifact-Devouring Insects, and uses ancient knowledge to open the Bronze Coffin. 213 263

Return to the Eastern Wasteland

Bald Bird identifies Bi Fang City as his former territory, only for Chen Fan to discover that the region now remembers Bi Fang as a notorious thief and swindler. His reopened treasury becomes a battleground for cultivators seeking the treasures he hid there. 368 467 470

Heavenly Prodigy Battlefield

He warns Chen Fan against entering the Heavenly Prodigy Battlefield, recalling that he participated long ago, survived by hiding, and returned with an unremarkable ranking. He nevertheless continues supporting Chen Fan through the event. 474 486

Recovery of Scattered Souls

Bald Bird searches for soul fragments trapped beneath Magic Arrays. With Chen Fan and Old Yellow Tooth, he retrieves and fuses a blue-feathered soul-body, restoring his cultivation to the mid Spirit Refining Stage and enabling the complete Heaven-Burning Art. 682 683 685

Notable Quotes

“Address this old man as Senior.” 69

“This old man is Bi Fang!” 361

“Damn it, what do you mean, steal? This old man picked them up!” 474

Trivia

• Bald Bird's true name, Bi Fang, is not revealed to Chen Fan until Qin Xian'er asks him directly. 289
• He once left a crookedly written letter signed “Bi Fang” while departing Shu Mountain. 194
• He claims phoenixes and true dragons are beneath him and that he can become either at will. 131
• His floral underpants become recognizable enough that rumors identify Chen Fan as traveling with “a bald bird beast in floral shorts.” 265
• He claims to have entered the Heavenly Prodigy Battlefield in the past, where he survived but did not achieve a notable ranking. 474