Chu Feng

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chu Feng (楚风)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Origin	Chu Family of Clear River City 106
Affiliation	Azure Profound Sect; later becomes the disciple of a mysterious black-robed demonic cultivator 104 296
Occupation/Role	True Transmission disciple; Prodigy Ranking martial artist
Status	Deceased — slain by Fang Han after his demonic cultivation was exposed 296
First Appearance	Chapter 104 104

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Fifth Rank	126	His breakthrough strengthens his influence within the Azure Profound Sect.
Prodigy Ranking, No. 100	131	Enters Qingyang Prefecture's Prodigy Ranking, greatly increasing his status and sect influence.
Prodigy Ranking, No. 98	217	Advances two places while Fang Han's raids on his affiliated forces intensify.
Prodigy Ranking, No. 94	248	Rises four further places; subsequently stands at No. 96 before falling to No. 97 as Fang Han overtakes him. 273 274
General Ranking, No. 9	253	Stands one place above Fang Han after the latter reaches tenth place.
Prodigy Ranking, No. 96	273	Remains above Fang Han's No. 100 position before the next ranking update.
General Ranking, No. 10	273	Fang Han takes ninth place on the Martial Dao Stele, pushing Chu Feng down one position.
Prodigy Ranking, No. 97	274 275	Falls from No. 96 as Fang Han rises to No. 94, leaving Chu Feng below his rival on both rankings.
Mid-Fifth Rank, nearing the late stage	276	His cultivation at the time of his first challenge-platform duel with Fang Han.
Late Fifth Rank	286 287	Reaches the late fifth rank through the Blood Demon Technique after devouring dozens of martial artists.
General Ranking, No. 9 reclaimed	286	Retests the Martial Dao Stele after returning to the sect and temporarily pushes Fang Han to tenth place.
General Ranking, No. 10 restored	288	Fang Han retests immediately after winning their rematch, taking ninth place and displacing Chu Feng again.
Prodigy Ranking, No. 94 regained	288	Climbs three places from No. 97 following his demonic advancement, though Fang Han rises to No. 89.
Early Fourth Rank	293 294	Uses the Blood Demon Technique to cross into the fourth rank, gaining overwhelming blood-red Internal Qi.

Appearance

Chu Feng is a tall, handsome young man whose bearing is defined by confidence and persistent arrogance. As a True Transmission disciple, he commonly wears the Azure Profound Sect's distinguished robes. 162

• Cloud-patterned brocade robes associated with True Transmission disciples. 162
• Later manifests bloodshot eyes, a pale complexion, and a blood-red aura after cultivating the Blood Demon Technique. 287 293
• Uses an evil ghost mask and altered voice while attacking the Fang Clan to conceal his identity. 293
• Returns from his absence with a calmer expression but a colder, more dangerous demeanor than before. 285

Personality

Chu Feng is proud, aloof, and accustomed to receiving deference because of his True Transmission status. He treats lower-ranked disciples dismissively and expects those connected to him to act in accordance with his wishes. His father, Chu Yunshan, displays the same entitlement while relying on Chu Feng's position to elevate the Chu Family. 104 106

He is politically calculating when necessary. After Fang Han gains recognition through the Seven Sects Competition, Chu Feng temporarily refrains from openly suppressing him, recognizing the danger of acting against a disciple with growing sect support. 163 However, his caution repeatedly gives way to vindictiveness: he employs informants, attempts to manipulate missions, and directs Song Xiang to arrange attacks against Fang Han. 162 204 210

Fang Han surpassing him on both the General and Prodigy Rankings devastates Chu Feng's pride. His humiliation turns into obsession, ultimately making him willing to cultivate a demonic art, murder civilians and martial artists, and endanger Fang Han's entire clan for revenge. 275 287 290 293

His loss of status also exposes his cruelty toward those weaker than himself. After the rankings reverse their positions, he vents his rage by assaulting ordinary disciples who mock him; after returning with demonic power, he breaks into Fang Han's annex and uses his aura to terrorize Qui Lan and the servants. 275 277 286

Chu Feng recognizes Fang Han as a threat to his martial heart, believing that he must thoroughly defeat or eliminate him to regain peace of mind. His inability to endure ridicule culminates in vomiting blood and fainting after his first public defeat. He subsequently seeks escape in wine and women at Heavenly Fragrance Tower in Maple Evening City rather than calmly accepting the loss. 273 277 278

Abilities & Skills

Martial Cultivation

Chu Feng is a talented Azure Profound Sect disciple who reaches the Prodigy Ranking and later rapidly advances through the fifth and fourth ranks. 131 293

• Possessed mid-fifth-rank Internal Qi, nearing the late stage, during his first duel with Fang Han. 276
• Advanced to the late fifth rank through demonic cultivation. 287
• Reached the early fourth rank before attacking Fang Mansion. 293 294
• His fourth-rank Internal Qi gives his attacks overwhelming destructive force, but Fang Han's superior footwork and swordsmanship allow him to fight across the realm gap. 294 295
• His late-fifth-rank advancement takes approximately half a month of devouring martial artists, carrying him substantially beyond the initial threshold of that stage. Despite this, Fang Han's Internal Qi remains at least comparable in quantity and superior in quality during their rematch. 287

Swordsmanship

Chu Feng is an experienced and vicious swordsman whose attacks emphasize speed, pressure, and scorching sword qi. 276

• Wields swordsmanship that forces opponents to defend against targeted, lethal strikes. 276
• Uses Crimson Flame Slash, a trump-card attack that creates a crimson sword qi more than ten feet long. 276
• Combines his swordsmanship with the destructive, corrosive properties of Blood Demon Internal Qi after entering the demonic path. 294
• His swordsmanship is ultimately overcome twice by Fang Han's Void-Sundering Nine Swords and superior movement techniques. 276 287
• Displays seasoned combat experience and rapid changes of sword moves, but cannot overcome Fang Han's superior techniques even during their first duel. 276
• At the fourth rank, his blood-red sword qi tears through walls, beams, paving, and rockeries, devastating Fang Mansion during the battle. 294

Blood Demon Technique

After his first public defeat by Fang Han, Chu Feng is offered the demonic Blood Demon Technique by a mysterious black-robed figure. He eventually adopts it in pursuit of power and revenge. 278 287

• Obtains a copy of the Blood Demon Technique during the operation against the demonic Wang Family, but initially recognizes that cultivating it would sever his ties with the Azure Profound Sect and other orthodox factions. 251
• Devours the blood qi of martial artists to accelerate his cultivation. 287
• Absorbs the blood and vitality of victims after killing them. 290 293
• Rapidly raises his cultivation from the late fifth rank to the fourth rank. 287 293
• Leaves his Internal Qi with a blood-red sheen and exposes him as a demonic cultivator. 286 292
• His use of the art leads to the slaughter of Azure Profound Sect-affiliated families and his eventual execution. 290 296
• Leaves a sinister scent associated with devouring and decay. Fang Han's Spirit Sniffing Art detects Chu Feng's familiar scent beneath the demonic traces, identifying him as the perpetrator of the massacres. 292

Sect Influence and Faction Building

Before his fall, Chu Feng uses his status as a True Transmission disciple and Prodigy Ranking member to build a network of followers, affiliated clans, businesses, and sympathetic sect personnel. 121 131

• Receives wealth and resources from affiliated forces and families. 162 197
• Uses Song Xiang to monitor Fang Han, influence mission assignments, and arrange schemes against him. 162 204 210
• Employs Jiang He and Chen Ying as tools within the sect. 121 214
• Hires trackers and True Transmission disciples to protect his external interests from the “Thousand-Hand Thief.” 217 239
• Enlists the late-sixth-rank True Transmission disciples Zhao Wuji, Sun Mo, and Li Qinghong to guard his remaining affiliated forces after the raids intensify. 217 222
• His network collapses as Fang Han systematically raids its assets and kills or defeats its key members. 197 239 241
• Receives 120,000 taels from affiliated businesses after reaching the fifth rank, and later receives hundreds of thousands of taels in accumulated shop earnings after returning from a lengthy mission. 126 162
• Rain Pavilion intelligence lists thirteen affiliated forces and businesses under or closely connected to him, including four protected by sixth-rank martial artists. 202
• His external patrons include the Zhou Clan, Huang Family of White Cloud City, Deng Clan of Long Peace City, Iron Fist Gang of Moonwatch City, and Ding Clan of Sunset Glow City. 192 204 215 236 237
• Can bring outsiders into the sect, a privilege he uses to receive Huang Shiren after the Huang Family's robbery. 204
• Appoints Chu Chong to take over Song Xiang's resource-allocation duties after Song Xiang's death, and later orders him to monitor Fang Han's advancement. 245 253
• His hostile influence discourages ordinary disciples from befriending Fang Han, even after Fang Han demonstrates exceptional talent and rises on the General Ranking. 181 182

Equipment

• Crimson Pattern Sword — A slender longsword marked by faint blood-red patterns; used to perform Crimson Flame Slash. 276
• Silver soft armor — Protects his chest from Fang Han's otherwise lethal sword strikes during both challenge-platform duels. 276 287
• Evil ghost mask — Worn during his assault on Fang Mansion to hide his identity. 293
• Blood Demon Technique manual — A blood-red-covered cultivation manual recovered from the Wang Family's secret chamber and handed to him during the sect's purge. 251
• Heart-Calming Pill — Takes one while attempting to settle his mind amid the repeated thefts targeting his affiliated forces. 238

Relationships

• Fang Han — Primary rival and eventual killer. Chu Feng begins targeting Fang Han after the latter refuses to be used by the Chu Family; their conflict escalates through sect politics, ranking disputes, two duels, and Chu Feng's descent into demonic cultivation. 106 275 276 287 296
• Song Xiang — Trusted subordinate and confidant who carries out surveillance, plots, and recruitment on Chu Feng's behalf; killed during the pursuit of the “Thousand-Hand Thief.” 121 204 217 241
• Chu Chong — Chu Feng's clansman and cousin. Chu Chong provokes Fang Han to avenge Chu Feng's grievance, but is humiliated and defeated. 127 128 244 After Song Xiang's death, Chu Feng appoints him to manage resource allocation and subsequently directs him to keep watch on Fang Han. Chu Chong also tends to Chu Feng after his first duel, only to be angrily rejected. 245 253 277
• Chu Yunshan — Father and Clan Head of the Chu Family. He relies on Chu Feng's status to make the family a major power in Clear River City; he is killed when the sect raids the family after Chu Feng's execution. 106 298
• Black-Robed Figure — Mysterious demonic cultivator who offers Chu Feng the Blood Demon Technique, later rescues him from Fang Han, and considers him a disappointing disciple. 278 295 296 Revealed as Chu Feng's master; defeated by Chen Wanjun and commits suicide with a poison pill rather than submit to capture and interrogation. 296
• Zhao Wuji, Sun Mo, and Li Qinghong — Late-sixth-rank True Transmission disciples hired by Chu Feng to defend his affiliated forces against the “Thousand-Hand Thief.” 217 222
• Luo Yan — Tracker hired by Chu Feng to identify and pursue the “Thousand-Hand Thief”; Fang Han ambushes and kills him after luring Chu Feng away. 239 240
• Yun Muyao — Openly dislikes Chu Feng's arrogance and severely injures him after Zhao Kun insults her younger sister. 133 213
• Elder Chen Xuan — Protects Fang Han from Chu Feng's improper suppression, becoming a persistent obstacle to Chu Feng's schemes. 109 162
• Tu Baichuan — Head of Shen Courtyard, from which Chu Feng emerged. His ties to Chu Feng lead him to help suppress Fang Han before Fang Han's rise makes that alignment disadvantageous. 289
• Deacon Zhou Kun — Mid-sixth-rank Law Enforcement Hall deacon who befriends Chu Feng because of his potential. Recruited to investigate the Huang Family robbery using scent- and trace-tracking techniques. 204 205
• Zhao Kun — Disciple involved in the scheme against Fang Han. After Yun Muyao retaliates over his insult to Yun Qianyue, Chu Feng refuses to compensate him and threatens him into silence. 210 213
• Zhou Tong and Zhou Tianxiong — Members of an affiliated clan. Zhou Tianxiong unsuccessfully invokes Chu Feng's name to obtain leniency for Zhou Tong's demonic crimes; the clan's destruction costs Chu Feng income and prestige. 192 197
• Zhou Heng — Deacon who intervenes when Chu Feng intimidates Qui Lan and the servants at Fang Han's annex, stopping the incident before serious harm occurs. 286 288
• Chen Wanjun — Deputy Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall whose intervention against Chu Feng's master allows Fang Han to pursue and kill Chu Feng. 296
• Yan Lu — Law Enforcement Hall elder who holds a grudge against Fang Han because of Chu Feng. Fang Han later considers, but regards as unlikely, his involvement in an attack on him. 339

History

Chu Feng was already a True Transmission disciple of the Azure Profound Sect when he entrusted Fang Han with a delivery mission to the Chu Family in Clear River City. His status had transformed the formerly insignificant Chu Family into one of the city's great families, while his father used that influence to treat Fang Han as a subordinate. Fang Han's refusal to intervene in the family's dispute with the Liu Family became the starting point of their hostility. 104 106

The delivery mission offered one hundred contribution points and required the sealed package and letter to reach Chu Yunshan personally within three days. Although Chu Feng's position gave him substantial influence, it did not grant him the authority to directly punish an ordinary disciple who had complied with sect rules. Elder Chen Xuan subsequently declared that Zi Courtyard would protect rule-abiding disciples against improper suppression, openly opposing Chu Feng's efforts against Fang Han. 104 106 109

After reaching the fifth rank and entering the Prodigy Ranking at No. 100, Chu Feng's standing rose sharply. He began using his influence to isolate Fang Han, attempting to interfere with Fang Han's resources, missions, and relationships through subordinates such as Song Xiang and Jiang He. Elder Chen Xuan and Wang Miao's support prevented these efforts from completely succeeding. 121 131 139 162

At the time of his fifth-rank breakthrough, Chu Feng planned to publicly defeat a Nether Pavilion True Disciple to secure the battle record necessary for Prodigy Ranking recognition. He regarded the confrontation as an opportunity to enhance both his own reputation and the Azure Profound Sect's prestige. 126

Fang Han's rapid rise transformed Chu Feng's irritation into alarm. Fang Han rendered merit in the Zhou Clan case, rose through the General Ranking, became a True Transmission disciple, and systematically robbed the clans and businesses attached to Chu Feng. Although Chu Feng hired trackers and stronger protectors, the “Thousand-Hand Thief” repeatedly evaded him, destroying both his income and prestige. 192 197 217 239 241

Chu Feng's attempts to suppress Fang Han also brought him into conflict with Yun Muyao, who severely injured him after Zhao Kun insulted her sister. After Song Xiang's death, Chu Feng replaced him with Chu Chong, but remained anxious about the combined threat of Fang Han's growth and the unidentified thief. When Fang Han reached tenth on the General Ranking, only one position below him, Chu Feng ordered his cousin to monitor Fang Han closely. 213 245 253

During an operation against the demonic Wang Family, Chu Feng acquired a Blood Demon Technique manual. He understood that its rapid and overbearing cultivation methods would make him an enemy of the Azure Profound Sect and the orthodox martial world, so he did not immediately cultivate it. 251

When Fang Han overtook him on both the General Ranking and the Prodigy Ranking, Chu Feng publicly challenged him. Fang Han defeated him decisively on the challenge platform, leaving him injured and humiliated before the entire sect. 273 275 276 After fleeing the sect to escape the humiliation, Chu Feng is drawn further toward the demonic path by the black-robed figure. 277 278 A subsequent rematch after Chu Feng's demonic advancement ends even more decisively, with Fang Han crushing him despite Chu Feng's late fifth-rank cultivation. 286 287

Following his first defeat, Chu Feng fainted under the mockery of disciples he had previously injured. He later left the sect and spent several days indulging in wine and women at Heavenly Fragrance Tower in Maple Evening City. His subsequent cultivation of the Blood Demon Technique involved devouring dozens of martial artists within approximately half a month. 277 278 287

Upon returning, Chu Feng smashed the gates of Fang Han's annex and intimidated its servants while Fang Han was absent. Zhou Heng intervened, after which Chu Feng reclaimed ninth place on the General Ranking and demanded a rematch when Fang Han returned. Although Fang Han defeated him and promptly pushed him back to tenth, the following Prodigy Ranking update raised Chu Feng from No. 97 to No. 94. 285 286 287 288

Consumed by vengeance, Chu Feng embraces the Blood Demon Technique and begins annihilating Azure Profound Sect-affiliated families to devour their blood qi. Fang Han identifies him through the demonic scent left at massacre sites. 290 292 Chu Feng then attacks Fang Mansion after advancing to the fourth rank, intending to slaughter Fang Han's clan. Fang Han defeats him across the realm gap, and after the black-robed figure's intervention fails, Chu Feng attempts to flee. Fang Han pursues and kills him. 293 294 295 296

During the attack on Fang Mansion, Chu Feng murders two gate guards and absorbs their blood and vitality. His battle with Fang Han devastates the estate, but Fang Han's improving swordsmanship and footwork gradually overturn his advantage in Internal Qi. Chen Wanjun arrives to confront the black-robed master, leaving Fang Han free to pursue the severely wounded Chu Feng. The master's defeat and suicide prevent the sect from obtaining further leads through interrogation. 293 294 296

After Chu Feng's death, Fang Han leads a sect party to raid the Chu Family in Clear River City. Chu Yunshan initially continues to invoke his son's status, unaware that Chu Feng can no longer protect him. The family falls, and its seized wealth reveals the extent to which it had used Chu Feng's influence to forcibly monopolize profitable trades and plunder resources. News of Chu Feng's demonic cultivation, death, and the family's implication subsequently circulates within the city. 298 299 300

Notable Quotes

“Fang Han... must be eliminated as soon as possible. This boy is growing too quickly, and his temperament and methods are even more ruthless.” 197

“Today, I'll use the blood of your entire Fang Clan to celebrate my advancement into the fourth rank!” 293

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