Xu Xing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xu Xing (徐邢)
Alias(es)	Xu Sandao; Sword Ancestor; Founder Ancestor; Inheritor 8 226
Species/Race	Human; transmigrator from a modern world 718 851
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Sword Sect — Founder Ancestor and later Sect Master 620
Occupation/Role	Sword cultivator; architect of the Ascension Plan; former Heavenly General of Gu's Ancient Domain 224 732 900
Status	Active 783
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refining	851	Entered cultivation within two days of training under Wu Shi.
Late Condensing One	874	Reached late Condensing One after resolving to take responsibility for the Human Race's future.
Peak God Forging	876	Returned from cultivating beyond the domain at God Forging perfection; his combat strength exceeded ordinary Nurturing Self cultivators.
Nurturing Self	887	Had only recently entered the Nurturing Self path while studying the four great cultivation arts.
Truth Insight	895 896	Became the Human Race's foremost combatant among Truth Insight cultivators and a principal Heavenly General under Gu.
Dao Attainment	900	Became the first acquired lifeform to attain Dao, wielding the Dao of Severance: severing karmic manifestations and remaining untouched by ten thousand methods.
Immortal / Sword Ancestor	848	Ascended to immortality and became the Sword Ancestor.
Void Return Realm	1	Emerged from seclusion and entered a Foundation Establishment flight lane while traveling at overwhelming speed.
Half-step toward the next realm	185	Confirmed he had taken half a step forward, though the destination realm was not specified.
Above Profound Penetration	364	Revealed a cultivation level beyond Profound Penetration while establishing an Ascension Platform.
Dao Delusion	368 375	Encountered a barrier preventing further advancement; seeks insight rather than forcing a breakthrough.

Background / History

Xu Xing was a modern man whose body was reverted to that of a ten-year-old when he transmigrated into the Great Profound Realm. Wu Shi, later honored as the Martial Ancestor, rescued him and accepted him as a disciple. Xu Xing trained beside Wu Shi's other disciple, Bie Xuening, who became his Senior Sister. 718 851

Although he initially concealed his origin, Xu Xing eventually confessed that he was a transmigrator. Wu Shi protected the secret rather than rejecting him, while Bie Xuening continued to trust him completely. Wu Shi later died covering their retreat from the Cang Race, leaving a lasting debt that shaped Xu Xing's choices. 100 718

In the early Human Race cultivation era, Xu Xing and his peers refined the existing cultivation system. He did not claim to be its original pioneer, but acknowledged suggesting the familiar names of its realms, including Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul. 155

After witnessing the Human Race's vulnerability and the deaths around him, Xu Xing abandoned his original wish to live quietly and began shouldering responsibility. He spread cultivation methods, protected Human Race settlements, and eventually became the first acquired lifeform to reach Dao Attainment. 870 874 884 900

As Gu's Heavenly General in name, Xu Xing used his power against races that kept humans in captivity. After attaining Dao, he annihilated the Moon-Howling Demon Wolf clan's ancestral ground, captured Moon Howl, and repeatedly clashed with Tai without a decisive victor. 902

Personality

Xu Xing is reflective and notably self-aware. He recognizes that his early confidence as a transmigrator was arrogance, and later concluded that changing a world requires careful intervention at decisive moments rather than overwhelming it with power. 343 378

He is compassionate toward those with little power or agency. He guides inexperienced cultivators, protects persecuted humans in foreign realms, offers redemption to manipulated enemies, and establishes paths by which ordinary cultivators can ascend. 21 228 235 364

His mercy is conditional rather than naïve. Xu Xing spared Devil Lord Huanxiao after a warning, but has also purged corrupt sects, executed those he regarded as irredeemable threats, and used the Heart-Questioning Furnace to expose potential oppressors before passing cultivation methods to a settlement. 490 884 915

Despite his elevated status, he is capable of dry humor and teasing, particularly around Chi Jiuyu and Huo. He dislikes prolonged seclusion, prefers traveling and observing the world, and can become embarrassed when Charm Ancestor brings up his youthful behavior. 46 359 415 490

Abilities & Skills

Supreme Sword Dao

Xu Xing's sword dao manifests as crimson sword light and a Red Moon phenomenon. It is powerful enough to threaten the foundations of worlds, overwhelm Dao Integration weapons, and confront beings such as Xuan and Tai. 584 618 902

• His sword strike destroyed a Beast God Realm mech and neutralized an incoming fireball with ease. 226
• He slew three Cang Race Heavenly Generals after Xuan's recovery. 375
• His sword dao can damage or sever temporal and spatial phenomena, including the corrective repulsion of Ancient Great Profound Heaven. 618
• His Dao of Severance cuts karmic manifestations and removes external anchors from his own existence. 900

Moon Shadow

Moon Shadow is Xu Xing's crimson life-bound sword and can manifest as a cold, graceful woman in red. As her master, Xu Xing immediately senses when others invoke her power. 172 224

• Moon Shadow can transform between a longsword, crimson radiance, and humanoid form. 224 267
• Her presence produces the image of a crimson Red Moon and terrifying sword intent. 584
• She watches over Xu Xing's condition and urges him to rest when he bears excessive burdens. 359
• Xu Xing sealed her within a Secret Realm before entering a major seclusion to refine Heavenly Will. 915

Sword Intent Spirit Bodies and Divine Sense

Xu Xing can dispatch Sword Intent Spirit Bodies and slivers of Divine Sense into distant worlds, allowing him to act across vast distances without personally entering every danger. 224 305

• Sent Sword Intent Spirit Bodies carrying Ascension Platforms to Void Return-level worlds. 224
• Stationed a Sword Intent Spirit Body in the Beast God Realm to deploy an Ascension Platform at the appropriate time. 305
• Used a sliver of Divine Sense and Moon Shadow's Sword Qi to strike across the Chaos Sea. 267

Technique Derivation and Instruction

Xu Xing possesses exceptional comprehension of cultivation methods and the four great cultivation arts. He can derive, combine, evaluate, and teach techniques across different worlds and cultivation systems. 155 305 887

• Derived the Dao Origin Profound Subtle True Scripture, Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Profound Technique, and Dao Derivation Myriad Transformation True Technique into the Dao Origin Anchor-Setting Scripture. 305
• Taught the Body Nourishing Art to Xi Yun and Xi Li, giving them a path to become Inheritors. 228
• Identified flaws in Chen Yuanlin's cultivation through the sword technique Lantern of Passing. 187
• Mastered alchemy, artifact forging, formations, and talismans after entering the Nurturing Self Realm. 887

Ascension Platform Construction

Xu Xing established Ascension Platforms to create routes between worlds and allow qualified cultivators to reach the “Immortal Realm.” 224 364

• Requires Void Return cultivators to complete three thousand outward deeds before ascension. 364
• Uses the platforms to develop lower worlds, test disciples, and create opportunities for cultivation civilizations to grow independently. 237 261
• Deployed an Ascension Platform in the Earth Immortal Realm after Xiyun's Dao Integration decision. 583

Soul Restoration and Suppression

Xu Xing can suppress stronger opponents, purge external manipulation, and restore damaged souls or memories. 235 240 692

• Purged Min Feng's manipulated soul, revived him after his suicide, and gave him a method for redemption. 235
• Immobilized four Void Return-perfection cultivators within Xi's Dao-essence sanctuary. 240
• Used the Severance Sword to restore Xu's erased memories. 692

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Moon Shadow — Crimson life-bound sword and sword spirit. 172 224
• Ascension Platforms — Interworld platforms used in the Ascension Plan. 224 364
• Divine Path Information Container — Stores and analyzes divine offices for a prospective Divine Path framework. 348 359
• Tetrahedral Absolute Standard Crystal — Dao weapon used to probe the Far Side of the Starry Sky. 578
• Heart-Questioning Furnace — Artifact that uses spirit incense to magnify the desires of beings below God Forging. 884
• Silver augmentation armor — Analyzed and tested by Xu Xing; could raise its output from Qi Refining to Nascent Soul perfection before becoming unstable at Spirit Transmutation. 203

Relationships

• Wu Shi — Master and rescuer. Wu Shi accepted Xu Xing after his transmigration and later died protecting their retreat from the Cang Race. 100 851
• Bie Xuening — Senior Sister and long-standing confidante. They trained together under Wu Shi, later worked together on major investigations, and maintain deep mutual trust. 343 718
• Yuanjun — Respected Dao companion and collaborator. Yuanjun addresses Xu Xing as “Dao Brother” and assists with matters involving karma, the Righteous Alliance, and interworld affairs. 155 231
• Moon Shadow — Life-bound sword and attendant. She is deeply protective of Xu Xing and has accompanied him longer than almost anyone else. 224 359
• Charm Ancestor — Close ally whose teasing contrasts with sincere concern for Xu Xing's condition and plans. 490 618 766
• Ning Ruo — Senior Sister and trusted collaborator in realm exploration and the Ascension Plan. 224 231
• Zhang Yunlu — Junior cultivator whom Xu Xing advises on Foundation Establishment and gifts a storage ring. 17
• Zhang Xiu — Zhang Yunlu's brother. Xu Xing reveals the danger and unusual origin of Zhang Xiu's red jade while offering guidance. 21
• Xi Yun and Xi Li — Human siblings of the Beast God Realm whom Xu Xing rescues, instructs, and later supports through the Earth Immortal Realm's ascension process. 228 583 649
• Xuan — Ancient adversary and recurring strategic opponent. Their conflict spans the Great Profound Realm, the Beast God Realm, Qingxu, and the Far Side of the Starry Sky. 309 375 618
• Gu — Former superior in the Ancient Domain and a wary political counterpart after Xu Xing's Dao Attainment. 900 902
• Chi Jiuyu — Sword Sect junior whom Xu Xing guides, observes, and teases; she addresses him as Uncle-Master. 195 415
• Li Ke — Disciple who awaits Xu Xing's return to the Sword Sect and reports on sect affairs. 369 410
• Xu Xianning — Truth Insight disciple and Star Domain Guardian who is most relaxed in Xu Xing's presence. 377

Story Role / Major Arcs

Emergence into the Changed Era

Xu Xing emerged from seclusion into a cultivation civilization transformed by technology. After accidentally speeding through a Foundation Establishment flight lane, he entered Mystic Sword City, concealed his aura, and adopted the Nascent Soul identity “Xu Sandao” to rent a villa. 1 8

Guidance of the Younger Generation

He assisted juniors including Zhang Yunlu, Zhang Xiu, Chen Yuanlin, Xi Yun, and Xi Li. His guidance emphasizes solid foundations, personal comprehension, and avoiding overreliance on inherited methods or external assistance. 17 21 187 228 415

Ascension Plan

Xu Xing became a central architect of an interworld Ascension Plan. He sent spirit bodies into other worlds, established platforms, sought suitable trial realms, and created opportunities for disciples and lower-world cultivators to develop their own paths. 224 237 364 504

Beast God Realm / Earth Immortal Realm

In the Beast God Realm, Xu Xing protected surviving humans from the Beast God Race, taught them cultivation, uncovered the Heavenly Will Immortal, and eventually assisted the Human Race's recovery. The realm was later renamed the Earth Immortal Realm. 226 231 557

Qingxu and the Cang Race Conflict

Xu Xing repeatedly investigated Qingxu, the site of Tai's fall and Gu's emergence. He confronted Xuan's forces in the starry sky, killed Cang Race Heavenly Generals, left an anchor in Ancient Great Profound Heaven, and pursued traces of Tai. 374 375 618 726 783

Great Profound Blood Calamity

At one point, Xu Xing launched a devastating purge against cultivators and sects while attempting to remake the world. The campaign failed to produce the change he sought, and he later entered seclusion to refine Heavenly Will after recognizing the limits of his approach. 915

Notable Quotes

“When the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up.” 870

“We're of the same clan. It's nothing.” 851