Yu Xiu

Biodata

Feature	Detail
Name	Yu Xiu 1
Alias	Patriarch Yu Xiu; Ancestor of the Qingwei Sword Sect 80
Gender	Male 1
Species	Human
Affiliation	Qingwei Sword Sect (Outer Court → Inner Court → Main Sect / Dragon-Slaying Peak; later recognized as an ancestor of the Sword Sect) 1 13 38 54 80
Status	Alive 92
First Appearance	Chapter 1: Fate, Connecting to the Divine
Cultivation Realm	Qi Sea Realm (early) → Ascending Dragon → Five Viscera Realm → Five Elements Realm → Primordial 9 17 24 47 80
Notable Traits	Possesses a mysterious panel; lifespan and comprehension exceeding one million; Sword Heart at Sword Sound; exceptionally pure true Qi; can perceive fortune, karma, and causal threads 17 57 60 80 90 92

Background and History

Yu Xiu’s journey began when he awakened his past-life memories and discovered a mysterious panel that displayed his comprehension, lifespan, Sword Sense, and cultivation progress 1. This revelation came as he was still a disciple of the Qingwei Sword Sect, stuck at the first Ascending Dragon barrier for nearly three years and facing the prospect of being sent out for experiential training 1. The panel gave him a clear, quantified view of his cultivation metrics, allowing him to see exactly where he stood and what he needed to improve. Overhearing two Outer Court disciples discussing his past actions, Yu Xiu realized that a fellow disciple named Fang Jiming held a grudge against him because Yu Xiu had contributed to the downfall of Fang Jiming’s brother, Fang Jibai 1 10.

Confronted with both cultivation stagnation and an implicit threat, Yu Xiu made a deliberate strategic decision. Instead of attempting to force breakthroughs or engaging in reckless confrontations, he chose to perfect his existing skills rather than merely accumulate techniques 1. The panel showed him that refining techniques could continuously increase his comprehension and lifespan. With his past-life memories providing insight, he resolved to cultivate stealthily and avoid attracting unnecessary attention 1.

Yu Xiu’s first major test came during the sect’s three-year assessment. He exchanged contribution points for basic sword techniques and perfected many of them, raising his comprehension beyond 200 and his lifespan close to 300 years 11. Though others regarded Liu Qingchuan, Zhao Hong, Shan Yu, and Xu Rou as the Outer Court’s foremost talents, Yu Xiu’s hidden progress already greatly exceeded their expectations 11 12.

His growth accelerated dramatically after he mastered the Qi Circulation Realm in just over half a month, formed the Hidden Edge Sword Heart, manifested Sword Intent, and entered the Qi Sea Realm 7. While travelling through Qingwei City, Yu Xiu rescued Grandpa Dong and his granddaughter Cui Xian from four Qi Sea Realm pursuers. He defeated the attackers with ease despite having only recently entered the Qi Sea Realm, acquired Phoenix Feather Gold as payment, and arranged for Patrol Captain Cen Kang to look after Cui Xian’s prospective apprenticeship 9 10.

Upon entering the Inner Court, Yu Xiu continued to avoid factional entanglements. He refused to join Fang Jiming’s trial and declined invitations from groups such as the Jade Excellence Society and Flying Smoke Society 13 16. Rather than pursue missions or senior guidance, he devoted himself to study at the Library Pavilion. There, Elder Liao Jianshu became aware of Yu Xiu’s unprecedented talent after Yu Xiu reached the Life Spring Realm in less than a month and swiftly mastered the first chapter of the Returning Sun Sword Art 18 19.

Yu Xiu’s Life Spring was extraordinary. Whereas an ordinary Life Spring cultivator could maintain strength into roughly one hundred and thirty years of age, Yu Xiu’s lifespan exceeded five hundred years upon entering the realm, causing his true Qi to become exceptionally pure and powerful 17. By continuing to perfect cultivation methods, sword arts, movement arts, and minor arts, he quickly reached Life Spring Perfection and approached the Four Great Passes 20.

Fang Jiming, Zhao Zheng, Song Yue, Yuan Shu, and their associates eventually attempted to lure Yu Xiu from the Inner Court through a demon-slaying mission in Guiping County 21 22. Yu Xiu knowingly accepted their trap, having already entered the Five Viscera Realm. At Lushui Town, he killed Zhao Zheng, Yuan Shu, Qin Shu, Fang Jiming, and the other conspirators, then slew the Shadow Demon involved in the incident and obtained Red Spirit Stone Marrow 24 25. He subsequently misdirected the Law Enforcement Hall’s investigation by attributing the deaths to the Shadow Demon 30.

Although Su Wenjin formally punished Yu Xiu by assigning him to guard the Earth-Fire Abyss, the punishment became an opportunity. Su Wenjin allowed him early access to the Dragon-Slaying Evil-Purging Sword, Dragon-Slaying Peak’s core inheritance 31. At the abyss, Yu Xiu resonated with the sword intent left by Ancestor Linyuan and advanced his Sword Heart from Hidden Edge to Sword Sound 32. He then perfected all twenty chapters of the Five Viscera portion of the Dragon-Slaying Evil-Purging Sword in a single day and rapidly advanced within the Five Viscera Realm 33.

After slaying demons in Guiping County and Tantan Lake—including a Water Demon comparable to the second stage of the Four Great Passes—Yu Xiu received an A-Plus evaluation and was formally promoted to the Main Sect under Dragon-Slaying Peak 37 38. His reputation spread throughout the Qingwei Sword Sect, with deacons from numerous peaks regarding him as a potential Ten True Disciple 42 43.

Yu Xiu continued to grow at a pace that alarmed even senior figures. He reached Five Viscera Realm Great Perfection in little more than a month after arriving on Dragon-Slaying Peak, overcame a Heart Demon and Shadow Demon without assistance, and entered the Five Elements Realm 46 47. After capturing the demonic Nine Heavens Peak disciple Guan Che alive, he received the complete Dragon-Slaying Evil-Purging Sword from Dragon-Slaying Peak’s Great Elder 47 54.

The Library Pavilion remained central to Yu Xiu’s advancement. He accumulated over ten thousand years of lifespan, causing a transformation in his body and vitality, then spent five days and nights reading and perfecting a vast quantity of techniques 54 57. His lifespan surpassed 220,000 years, his comprehension rose above 227,000, and he began creating increasingly sophisticated cultivation techniques and divine abilities 57. After creating the Yin-Yang Furnace Spirit-Refining Technique, his comprehension and lifespan both exceeded one million 60.

Yu Xiu’s growing independence from conventional cultivation methods became increasingly apparent. He created the Soaring Sword Scripture, derived techniques extending from foundational cultivation to the Grotto-Heaven Realm, and sought Ancestor Linyuan’s guidance concerning the realms beyond it 60 61. Through this exchange, Yu Xiu realized the eighth aperture and gained enlightenment concerning the Divine Treasury cultivated by Universe, King, Saint, and Emperor Realm experts 62.

Though Nine Heavens Peak attempted to recruit him into the Sword-in-Chest lineage, Yu Xiu refused to abandon the Sword-in-Hand lineage 65 66. He demonstrated an invisible sword technique that decisively surpassed Zhao Xun, a talented Sword-in-Chest cultivator, and asserted that he would walk his own path 66 67. His cultivation thereafter became so unfathomable that even the Great Elder could no longer determine his realm or detect traces of the Dragon-Slaying Evil-Purging Sword within him 80.

Ancestor Linyuan eventually ordered that Yu Xiu be recognized as an ancestor of the Qingwei Sword Sect, an honor normally reserved for Saint Realm figures 80. As Patriarch Yu Xiu, he continued to create and perfect divine abilities, including Five Elements Escape Art, Void Escape Art, and Misaligned Space 80. He also began studying the concepts of fortune, karma, destiny, and causality through Luo Yuanyou and other cultivators whose fates displayed unusual characteristics 76 80 86.

After completing his Heavenly Book, Yu Xiu acquired divine abilities including Heavenly Eye, Heavenly Ear, Divine Foot, Outflow Exhaustion, and Mind Reading 90. Mind Reading allows him to observe thoughts, memories, and perceptions, while his understanding of causal threads enables him to view possible futures and attempt limited interventions in fate 90 92. By this stage, Yu Xiu had become a cultivator whose growth and path could no longer be measured by the Qingwei Sword Sect’s ordinary standards.

Power Progression

• Qi Circulation Realm 7

  • Breakthrough: Mastered in just over half a month. Formed a Sword Heart, Hidden Edge, and achieved Sword Intent.
  • Key Milestones: Simultaneously advanced to the Qi Sea Realm in the same period.
  • Special Achievements: Perfected numerous foundational sword arts, enabling exceptional pill absorption efficiency and raising his lifespan to 224 years 7.

• Qi Sea Realm 7 9

  • Breakthrough: Achieved after Qi Circulation together with the formation of the Hidden Edge Sword Heart.
  • Key Milestones: Entered the Inner Court and concealed the true extent of his advancement from most disciples.
  • Special Achievements: Defeated and killed multiple Qi Sea Realm cultivators despite having only recently entered the realm, demonstrating swordsmanship capable of ignoring several layers of cultivation difference 9 10.

• Life Spring Realm 17 20

  • Breakthrough: Entered in less than one month. His lifespan exceeded 500 years, far surpassing the typical lifespan associated with the realm and producing extraordinarily pure true Qi 17.
  • Key Milestones: Reached Life Spring Perfection by Chapter 20 and prepared to enter the Four Great Passes 20.
  • Special Achievements: Perfected Life-Spring-level sword arts and minor arts with extreme speed, including the first chapter of the Returning Sun Sword Art on the day he first encountered it 19.

• Five Viscera Realm 24 33 46

  • Breakthrough: Reached the first of the Four Great Passes before confronting Fang Jiming in Guiping County 24.
  • Key Milestones: Perfected all twenty chapters of the Five Viscera portion of the Dragon-Slaying Evil-Purging Sword in one day; reached the ninth level within days; attained Great Perfection shortly after entering the Main Sect 33 44 46.
  • Special Achievements:
    • Defeated Fang Jiming and numerous other Inner Court disciples while concealing his true cultivation until the decisive moment 24 25.
    • Slayed a second-stage Water Demon despite the realm disparity 37.
    • Reached a comprehension level of 7,534, enabling instant understanding and perfection of Qi Circulation Realm techniques 45.
    • Lifespan exceeded 10,000 years, causing physical and vitality transformations 54.
    • Lifespan surpassed 220,000 years after extensive Library Pavilion study 57.

• Five Elements Realm 47 54

  • Breakthrough: Broke through after reaching Great Perfection in the Five Viscera Realm and defeating his Heart Demon and Shadow Demon 46 47.
  • Key Milestones: Obtained the Five Elements Chapter of the Dragon-Slaying Evil-Purging Sword and later received the complete inheritance from the Great Elder 47 54.
  • Special Achievements: Captured Guan Che, a demonic Nine Heavens Peak disciple, alive; continued to perfect advanced techniques at a rate that made conventional consolidation unnecessary 47 54.

• Divine Treasury Enlightenment 62

  • Breakthrough: Reached the Five Viscera Chapter of his self-created path, realized the eighth aperture, and gained enlightenment concerning the Divine Treasury 62.
  • Key Milestones: Learned from Ancestor Linyuan that Universe, King, Saint, and Emperor Realm cultivators each cultivate Divine Treasuries 62.
  • Special Achievements: Completed the Soaring Sword Scripture and presented it to Ancestor Linyuan 62.

• Primordial 80

  • Breakthrough: By the time of his recognition as a Sword Sect ancestor, Yu Xiu’s panel recorded his cultivation as Primordial 80.
  • Key Milestones: His cultivation became undetectable even to the Great Elder, who could no longer perceive the Dragon-Slaying Evil-Purging Sword within him 80.
  • Special Achievements: Perfected Five Elements Escape Art, Void Escape Art, and Misaligned Space; gained the capacity to move through earth, mountains, and space in ways that appeared detached from the present world 80.

Abilities and Techniques

Sword Heart: Hidden Edge

Yu Xiu condensed his Sword Heart, known as Hidden Edge, while entering the Qi Sea Realm. This manifestation grants him a profound connection to the sword, enables Sword Intent, and permits him to conceal his cultivation and true strength from others.

• Forms the basis for his sword-related abilities 7
• Grants Sword Intent and greatly enhances offensive power 7
• Allows Yu Xiu to disregard normal cultivation-realm differences in combat 10 51
• Conceals his true cultivation, including the extraordinary scale of his Life Spring 18 24
• Protects him from spiritual pressure and suppresses the influence of Heart Demons 30 46

Sword Heart: Sword Sound

Yu Xiu reached the second realm of the Sword Heart, Sword Sound, by resonating with Ancestor Linyuan’s sword intent at the Earth-Fire Abyss. It represents a deeper union between his mind, Sword Intent, and swordsmanship.

• Achieved through resonance with Ancestor Linyuan’s sword intent 32
• Marks a clear advancement beyond the Hidden Edge stage 32
• Enables greater control and perception of sword energy 32
• Allows him to withstand and ultimately become unaffected by the abyss’s sword intent 32
• Makes Heart Demon temptations and manifestations of inner chaos largely ineffective 46

Dragon-Slaying Evil-Purging Sword

The Dragon-Slaying Evil-Purging Sword is Dragon-Slaying Peak’s supreme inheritance and is designed to slay dragons, demons, and evil influences. Yu Xiu was allowed to cultivate it early while under nominal punishment for the deaths of Fang Jiming and the other Inner Court disciples.

• The Five Viscera Realm portion contains twenty chapters, all perfected by Yu Xiu within a day 33
• Its Five Elements Chapter is the advanced continuation, obtained after Yu Xiu’s Five Elements Realm breakthrough 47 54
• The complete inheritance can only be granted by Dragon-Slaying Peak’s Great Elder or Peak Master 54
• Greatly benefits from Yu Xiu’s extraordinary comprehension, allowing rapid mastery 33 47
• Is the core reason Yu Xiu was initially associated with Dragon-Slaying Peak 31 38

Crimson Walk Sword Art

The Crimson Walk Sword Art was one of Yu Xiu’s early Inner Court sword arts. Its difficulty made his rapid mastery particularly notable.

• Selected from the Inner Court Library Pavilion 14
• Yu Xiu perfected multiple portions in ten days 14
• Contributed to his rapid Qi Sea Realm advancement 14 16
• Served as an important early foundation for his sword cultivation 14

Soaring Sword Scripture

The Soaring Sword Scripture is a cultivation and sword scripture created by Yu Xiu through his own deductions. Its initial form extended to the Grotto-Heaven Realm, and Yu Xiu later completed it after receiving guidance from Ancestor Linyuan.

• Initially deduced independently because Yu Xiu lacked access to later Dragon-Slaying Evil-Purging Sword chapters 61
• Originally reached the Grotto-Heaven Realm before Yu Xiu encountered a limit in his deductions 61
• Completed after Yu Xiu gained enlightenment concerning the Divine Treasury 62
• Presented to Ancestor Linyuan as a gift 62

Yin-Yang Furnace Spirit-Refining Technique

The Yin-Yang Furnace Spirit-Refining Technique is a technique created and perfected by Yu Xiu during his later period of extensive study and self-created cultivation.

• Its creation contributed to Yu Xiu’s comprehension and lifespan surpassing one million 60
• Represents Yu Xiu’s transition from mastering existing arts to systematically creating new methods 57 60
• Forms part of his broader exploration of the Martial Path and Immortal Path 57

Heavenly Book and Divine Abilities

After completing his Heavenly Book, Yu Xiu developed a range of divine abilities that exceed ordinary sword cultivation.

• Heavenly Eye: Allows observation beyond ordinary sight, including distant fortune and karmic phenomena 80 90
• Heavenly Ear: Allows him to hear the sounds of heaven and earth 90
• Divine Foot: Grants extraordinary movement and traversal abilities 90
• Outflow Exhaustion: A divine ability acquired through the Heavenly Book 90
• Mind Reading: Allows Yu Xiu to perceive thoughts, memories, and knowledge, alter perceptions, and interfere with memories 90
• Causal Thread Observation: Allows Yu Xiu to view a person’s past, possible future paths, fortune, karma, and limitations in altering destiny 90 92
• Five Elements Escape Art: Allows movement through and interaction with the five elements 80
• Void Escape Art: Allows spatial traversal 80
• Misaligned Space: Allows Yu Xiu to exist and move in a state partially detached from ordinary space and time 80
• Great Five Elements Divine Thunder: A collection of Divine Thunder abilities comprehended and mastered by Yu Xiu 85

Relationships

• Ancestor Linyuan: The Qingwei Sword Sect ancestor whose sword intent enabled Yu Xiu to reach Sword Sound. Linyuan later recognized Yu Xiu’s extraordinary spiritual will and potential, explained the higher realms and Divine Treasury, accepted the completed Soaring Sword Scripture, and ultimately ordered Yu Xiu’s recognition as a Sword Sect ancestor 32 60 62 80.

• Fang Jiming: An Inner Court disciple who held a grudge against Yu Xiu due to Fang Jibai’s downfall. He arranged a trap through Zhao Zheng and other disciples, but Yu Xiu knowingly entered it and killed Fang Jiming after exposing his own Five Viscera Realm cultivation 1 21 24 25.

• Zhao Zheng: A Flying Smoke Society member who initially appeared to protect Yu Xiu from Fang Jiming’s followers and attempted to recruit him. He later betrayed Yu Xiu by leading him into Fang Jiming’s mission trap and was killed by Yu Xiu 16 22 24.

• Zhao Hong, Liu Qingchuan, Shan Yu, and Xu Rou: Fellow Qingwei Sword Sect disciples who associated with Yu Xiu after recognizing his strength. They repeatedly invited him on missions, though Yu Xiu generally declined in favor of cultivation. Their slower progress and dependence on senior guidance contrasted sharply with Yu Xiu’s self-directed growth 12 17 20 38 39.

• Su Wenjin: Inner Court Law Enforcement Hall Master and a major supporter of Yu Xiu. Although he formally investigated Yu Xiu after Fang Jiming’s death, he provided Yu Xiu access to Dragon-Slaying Peak opportunities, entrusted him with law-enforcement missions, and consistently recognized his exceptional potential 30 31 45 47.

• Liao Jianshu: Elder of the Inner Court Library Pavilion. He was among the first senior figures to recognize Yu Xiu’s extraordinary comprehension and cultivation speed. He offered to support Yu Xiu’s cultivation, opened opportunities for him within the Library Pavilion, and later continued to observe his growth with astonishment 18 19 54 55.

• Yuan Tiankuo: The eighth of Dragon-Slaying Peak’s Ten Heroes. He guarded Yu Xiu while Yu Xiu comprehended Ancestor Linyuan’s sword intent at the Earth-Fire Abyss, later witnessed Yu Xiu’s demon-slaying strength, and eventually sought Yu Xiu’s guidance alongside Qin Shaoshang 31 32 37 85 90.

• Lu Shizhang: The fifth of Dragon-Slaying Peak’s Ten Heroes. Initially skeptical of Yu Xiu’s potential, he became increasingly aware of Yu Xiu’s rapid growth and sought to observe or support him during later missions 33 47.

• Ruan Tang: A Dragon-Slaying Peak disciple who accompanied Yu Xiu during Nine Heavens Peak’s attempt to recruit him. She came to recognize the profundity of Yu Xiu’s Sword-in-Hand path and began questioning the supposed superiority of the Sword-in-Chest lineage 65 66 67.

• Protector Cao: A Nine Heavens Peak protector and Guan Che’s master. He sought to recruit Yu Xiu into the Sword-in-Chest lineage after Yu Xiu captured Guan Che alive, but Yu Xiu declined the offer 54 65 66.

• Zhao Xun: A talented Sword-in-Chest cultivator brought by Protector Cao to demonstrate Nine Heavens Peak’s superiority. Yu Xiu defeated him with an invisible sword technique, displaying a vast gap between their attainments 66 67.

• Qin Shaoshang: The ninth of the Ten Heroes of Powang Peak. He approached Yu Xiu seeking instruction in swordsmanship and became respectful after Yu Xiu identified the flaws in his sword technique and provided guidance 71 85 90.

• Luo Fuyi: A Lingyang Sect disciple whom Yu Xiu met on the road to Cloud Mountain Cliff. She sought his guidance on her swordsmanship and later continued to value Yu Xiu’s praise while travelling toward Guangling Lake 28 86.

• Luo Yuanyou: A youth carrying unusual fortune and karma who drew Yu Xiu’s attention. Yu Xiu observes him from afar as a possible key to understanding fortune, karma, destiny, and the Primordial Dao, but deliberately avoids interfering with his path 76 80.

• Xie Zhixu and Fang Yu: Qingwei Sword Sect disciples observed by Yu Xiu at Guangling Lake due to the fortune surrounding them. Yu Xiu later confirmed through causal observation that Xie Zhixu is a disciple of Powang Peak 86 92.

• Cui Xian: Grandpa Dong’s granddaughter, whom Yu Xiu rescued in Qingwei City. Inspired by Yu Xiu’s swordsmanship, she resolved to join the Qingwei Sword Sect and become an invincible swordsman 9 10.

• Grandpa Dong and Cen Kang: Grandpa Dong offered Yu Xiu Phoenix Feather Gold after Yu Xiu rescued him and Cui Xian. Cen Kang, Qingwei City’s patrol captain and Yu Xiu’s acquaintance, agreed to assist in looking after Cui Xian’s prospective apprenticeship 9 10.

Story Highlights

1. Yu Xiu awakens his past-life memories and discovers a panel displaying his comprehension, lifespan, and cultivation progress. He learns he has been stuck at the first Ascending Dragon barrier for nearly three years and overhears that Fang Jiming holds a grudge against him due to his brother’s downfall. 1

2. Yu Xiu masters the Qi Circulation Realm in just over half a month, forms the Hidden Edge Sword Heart, manifests Sword Intent, and advances to the Qi Sea Realm. 7

3. Yu Xiu rescues Grandpa Dong and Cui Xian from Qi Sea Realm pursuers, defeats the attackers despite his lower apparent cultivation, and obtains Phoenix Feather Gold. 9 10

4. Yu Xiu enters the Inner Court, rejects Fang Jiming’s trial and various faction invitations, and focuses instead on studying techniques at the Library Pavilion. 13 16

5. Yu Xiu enters the Life Spring Realm with a lifespan exceeding five hundred years, giving him exceptionally pure and powerful true Qi. 17

6. Elder Liao Jianshu witnesses Yu Xiu’s astonishing comprehension after Yu Xiu rapidly masters the Returning Sun Sword Art on the day he first encounters it. 19

7. Yu Xiu knowingly accepts Fang Jiming’s mission trap, reveals his Five Viscera Realm cultivation, and kills Zhao Zheng, Yuan Shu, Qin Shu, Fang Jiming, and the other conspirators. 22 24 25

8. Su Wenjin formally assigns Yu Xiu to guard the Earth-Fire Abyss, then gives him the opportunity to cultivate the Dragon-Slaying Evil-Purging Sword ahead of schedule. 31

9. Yu Xiu resonates with Ancestor Linyuan’s sword intent at the Earth-Fire Abyss and advances his Sword Heart to Sword Sound. 32

10. Yu Xiu perfects all twenty Five Viscera chapters of the Dragon-Slaying Evil-Purging Sword in one day, rapidly establishing himself as a Dragon-Slaying Peak prodigy. 33

11. Yu Xiu slays a second-stage Water Demon at Tantan Lake, earning recognition from Yuan Tiankuo, Su Wenjin, and the Qingwei Sword Sect’s senior figures. 36 37

12. Yu Xiu receives an A-Plus mission evaluation and is formally promoted to the Qingwei Sword Sect’s Main Sect under Dragon-Slaying Peak. 38

13. Yu Xiu enters the Bronze Mirror trial, receives a Grade A-Superior evaluation, encounters the Sword-Worshiping Stone, and creates the Inconstant Sword through his comprehension of its carved sword arts. 42 43

14. Yu Xiu reaches Five Viscera Realm Great Perfection, defeats his Heart Demon and Shadow Demon, and enters the Five Elements Realm. 46 47

15. Yu Xiu’s lifespan exceeds 220,000 years after five days of reading and perfecting techniques in the Library Pavilion, causing rapid changes in his body and cultivation potential. 57

16. Yu Xiu’s comprehension and lifespan surpass one million after creating the Yin-Yang Furnace Spirit-Refining Technique. He creates fifty-two sword techniques extending from foundational cultivation to the Grotto-Heaven Realm. 60

17. Yu Xiu gains enlightenment concerning the Divine Treasury, completes the Soaring Sword Scripture, and gifts it to Ancestor Linyuan. 62

18. Yu Xiu refuses Nine Heavens Peak’s invitation to transfer into the Sword-in-Chest lineage and defeats Zhao Xun with an invisible sword technique, declaring his intention to walk his own path. 65 66 67

19. Ancestor Linyuan declares Yu Xiu an ancestor of the Qingwei Sword Sect. Yu Xiu’s panel records his advancement to Primordial as he continues creating escape arts and spatial divine abilities. 80

20. Yu Xiu completes the Heavenly Book and gains Mind Reading, allowing him to perceive thoughts, memories, and causal threads. He begins investigating the limits of altering fate through Yuan Tiankuo and Xie Zhixu’s karmic paths. 90 92