Ji Changqing

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ji Changqing (季长青)
Alias(es)	Yunlan Holy Son / Misty Cloud Sect Saint Son; “Protector Wu” (impersonation); Mysterious Elder Grandma (disguise)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Misty Cloud Sect; Jia Nan Academy; Soul Hall (undercover through clones)
Occupation/Role	Holy Son of the Misty Cloud Sect; alchemist; cultivator; system host
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Nine-star Dou Huang	3	Listed on his system panel at age sixteen; a Seventh-grade Alchemist with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
Two-star Fighter	7	Yun Yun gives him an Azure Profound Pill, raising him to Two-star Fighter.
Five-star Dou Zong	21	Breaks through after accumulated sign-in Dou Qi; his cultivation speed does not slow after advancing.
Dou Venerate	51 53	Prepares for and subsequently identifies himself internally as having reached the Dou Venerate realm; considers building a Space Wormhole.
Dou Spirit	79	Reveals this combat aura while defeating Bai Cheng at Jia Nan Academy, having concealed his strength from other students.
Dou Emperor	102	Publicly recognized as a Dou Emperor after effortlessly defeating Ling Quan without using Heavenly Flames.
One-star Dou Saint	130	System panel lists him at age nineteen as a One-star Dou Saint and Ninth-grade Alchemist with a beginner Heavenly Realm soul.
Seven-star Dou Venerate	165	Gu Yuan identifies his concealed realm as Seven-star Dou Venerate during the Gu Clan martial-stage confrontation.

Background

Ji Changqing entered the Misty Cloud Sect at age eleven and spent five years under Yun Yun’s care. Though known as the sect’s exceptionally gifted but increasingly inconspicuous Holy Son, he deliberately cultivated a low-profile image and rarely left his residence. Yun Yun regarded him as family and encouraged him to become strong enough to avoid harm. 3 7

He possesses a sign-in system that supplies Dou Qi, techniques, pills, treasures, and other resources. Dissatisfied when rewards at the Misty Cloud Sect deteriorated into repeated Dou Qi gains, he began seeking locations with greater spiritual resonance while carefully weighing every expedition against its danger. 3 4

His guiding priority is survival. He builds layered formations, conceals his aura and strength, maintains alternate identities, and prefers eliminating or avoiding threats before they can endanger him or the Misty Cloud Sect. This caution leads him to destroy the Jia Lie Family, kill Soul Hall Protector Wu, impersonate Wu through a communication token, and later establish clones within the Soul Hall. 5 6 12 93 157

Appearance

Ji Changqing is consistently described as a handsome, clean-cut young man. He frequently changes his presentation to avoid being recognized.

• Usually wears green robes or a cyan robe. 55 79 147
• Uses black robes and a mask while secretly following Nalan Yanran from the Misty Cloud Sect. 3
• Can alter his appearance into an elderly figure when using a clone or concealed identity. 93
• Has emerald-green, petal-like eyes when using the Green-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils. 32

Personality

Ji Changqing is cautious to an extreme degree and openly views strength as security. He plans escape routes, hides his cultivation, and avoids attracting attention unless exposure is more useful than concealment. Even after killing Protector Wu, he rates his own performance conservatively to avoid becoming arrogant. 3 12

Despite his fear of danger, he is decisive and ruthless toward people he considers threats. He destroys the Jia Lie Family’s souls to sever future retaliation, manipulates Soul Hall communications, and considers preemptively eliminating powerful enemies when they threaten his peace. 6 12 21

He is also strategic, adaptable, and capable of deception. He assumes identities such as Protector Wu and Mysterious Elder Grandma, shifts suspicion onto others to protect his cover, and uses his status as an alchemy prodigy to discourage trouble. 12 53 63 76

His protectiveness extends especially to Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran, Xiao Xun’er, and the Misty Cloud Sect. He trains Yun Yun harshly because he wants her strong enough to protect her disciples, and later reveals overwhelming power before the Gu Clan to support Xiao Xun’er. 21 165 166

Abilities & Skills

Sign-in System

Ji Changqing receives cultivation resources and rare rewards by checking in at significant locations.

• Supplies pure Dou Qi that continuously increases his cultivation. 3 21 99 130
• Rewards vary according to location; the Monster Beast Mountain Range yields the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, while the Tagor Desert yields the Green-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils. 32
• Has provided pills, spirit grasses, formations, storage rings, Heavenly Flames, cultivation methods, and Fighting Skills. 3 77 89 99 130

Alchemy

Ji Changqing is an exceptional alchemist whose aptitude overwhelms standard testing equipment.

• His fire-and-wood affinity causes an Attribute Detector crystal ball to explode. 15
• Initially listed as a Seventh-grade Alchemist; later refines a Fourth-grade pill from more than a dozen spiritual herbs at once. 3 63
• Is recognized as an Eighth-grade Alchemist while detoxifying Nalan Jie. 83
• His system panel later lists him as a Ninth-grade Alchemist with a beginner Heavenly Realm soul. 130
• Uses precise Heavenly Flame control to remove severe branded poison from Nalan Jie in half an hour. 83
• His early weakness is fine fire control; he passes Jia Nan Academy’s assessment only narrowly because he must improve precision. 52

Heavenly Flames

Ji Changqing possesses and controls multiple Heavenly Flames, making him exceptionally dangerous in combat and alchemy.

• His original listed flame is the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, ranked eleventh on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. 3
• Uses the Green Lotus Core Flame for alchemy and combat. 59 63 79
• Acquires the Golden Emperor Heavenly Flame by signing in at the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower. 77
• Reveals possession of two Heavenly Flames when Xiao Yan uses the Buddha’s Rage Fire Lotus. 147
• Later system panel lists ten flames: Golden Emperor Heavenly Flame, Flame of Life, Eight Desolations Destruction Flame, Nine Nether Golden Ancestor Flame, Bone Spirit Cold Flame, Sea Heart Flame, Green Lotus Core Flame, Yin Yang Flame, Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, and Profound Yellow Flame. 130
• His internal flames instantly burn away the tower’s Heart Fire, allowing him to break free unaided. 75

Great Five Elements Derivation Heaven Art

His primary cultivation method is an upgradable technique that evolves with his realm.

• Described as a technique close to Heaven Tier that voraciously absorbs surrounding Dou Qi. 12
• Restores his depleted Dou Qi after defeating Protector Wu. 12
• Later becomes upgradeable to Emperor-tier. 130

Heaven Deceiving Art

An Earth-rank low Fighting Skill used for concealment and aura perception.

• Conceals Ji Changqing’s aura and helps maintain his low-profile identity. 3 4
• Allows him to sense the aura fluctuations of others, including Xiao Xun’er. 4

Green-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils

A sign-in reward specialized against snake-shaped magical beasts.

• Establishes a one-sided connection with snake-shaped magical beasts and forcibly controls them. 32
• Causes Snake People to attack one another. 32
• Forms part of his strategy for controlling Queen Medusa. 32

Blazing Banner

A soul-attracting banner obtained through sign-in.

• Draws in and nurtures souls. 4
• Absorbs residual soul essence from Protector Wu and feeds it back to strengthen Ji Changqing’s soul. 12
• Is used in connection with his elimination of the Jia Lie Family and later against Yao Lao. 6 28

Tai Xuan Splits Three Corpses

A Heaven-tier Fighting Skill that creates independent clones.

• Allows clones to die in place of his main body. 60
• Clones possess roughly seventy percent of the main body’s strength but cannot aid its cultivation. 93
• Enables him to infiltrate the Soul Hall while maintaining protection for the Misty Cloud Sect. 93 157

Great Sun Undying Body

An Emperor Law and body-cultivation method obtained through the system.

• Obtains the Great Sun Undying Body method during seclusion. 89
• Receives Nine Yang Ganoderma, Undying Divine Leaf, and Void Great Sun Fruit to begin cultivating it. 99
• Listed as his Emperor Law after advancing to Dou Saint. 130

Other Fighting Skills

• Life Extinguishing Pupil — Earth-rank low pupil technique. 3
• Azure Dragon Roars Wasteland — Earth-rank low sound-wave Fighting Skill. 3
• Great Roc Soaring Wings — Earth-rank low flight Fighting Skill. 3
• Immovable Wisdom King Golden Body — Earth-rank low defensive body-refining Fighting Skill. 3
• Great Elephant Hell Slaughtering Palm — Earth-rank low offensive Fighting Skill. 3
• Profound Ice Dragon Soar — obtained from Hai Bodong in exchange for agreeing to refine a Po E Pill. 84
• Nine Dragon Nine Elephant Sacred Art — used to easily defeat Gu Yao. 130 168
• Great Sun Shattering Finger, Undying Hegemon Body, Kun Peng Swims the Underworld, Life Burying Demonic Eyes, and Great Bewildering Heavenly Art — listed Heaven-tier Fighting Skills. 130

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Mysterious Nether Pill Cauldron — alchemy cauldron stored in his inventory. 3 130
• Complete Array Encyclopedia / Compendium of Formations — source of his extensive formation knowledge. 3 130
• Soul Hall communication token — taken from Protector Wu’s Storage Ring; used to impersonate Wu and gather intelligence. 12 21
• Storage Rings — possesses fifty-three early on and 332 by Chapter 130. 3 130
• Enlightenment Tea — used while cultivating Tai Xuan Splits Three Corpses. 3 60
• Residual map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame — obtained from Hai Bodong through deception. 32

Relationships

• Yun Yun — his master and primary protector; she raised him within the Misty Cloud Sect, while he secretly works to strengthen and protect her. 7 17 21
• Nalan Yanran — junior sister; she is protective of him and frequently competes or jokes with him. 14 43 59
• Yun Shan — ancestor master; recognizes Ji Changqing’s alchemy potential and offers to help him obtain a Strange Fire if his progress is satisfactory. 17
• Elder Danxia — alchemy instructor who teaches him without requiring formal discipleship. 14 21
• Xiao Xun’er — initially investigates him over the Jia Lie Family’s destruction; later becomes his committed romantic partner and publicly supports him against the Gu Clan. 59 97 102 165
• Han Yue — Jia Nan Academy senior and ally; assists his entry into the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and repeatedly shows concern for him. 74 75 102
• Zi Yan — Power Ranking’s first-ranked student; becomes his protector in exchange for pills. 81 89
• Queen Medusa — initially an adversary; agrees to protect him for one year in exchange for help completing her evolution, though their relationship remains volatile. 66 123
• Xiao Yi Xian — met in Qingshan Town; she assists him against Xiao Yan and later reunites with him at the Misty Cloud Sect. 22 25 123
• Xiao Yan — first meets Ji Changqing in Wutan City; later sees him as a righteous benefactor despite repeatedly confronting him in battle. 3 139 145 147
• Protector Liu — Soul Hall informant subordinate who supplies intelligence on Soul Hall activity. 123 157
• Gu Yuan — Gu Clan leader who observes Ji Changqing’s strength and recognizes his Seven-star Dou Venerate cultivation. 164 165
• Ling Quan — Gu Clan challenger repeatedly defeated by Ji Changqing. 102 164 165

Story Role / Major Arcs

Wutan City and the Jia Lie Family

Ji Changqing secretly follows Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye to Wutan City during the engagement-dissolution incident. After Jia Lie Ao investigates him, Ji Changqing eliminates the Jia Lie Family and their souls to prevent future retaliation. 3 5 6

Soul Hall Infiltration

After killing Protector Wu, Ji Changqing takes Wu’s communication token and impersonates him to mislead Soul Hall personnel. He stalls Venerable Qin Tian’s search for the Xiao Family’s Tuoshe Ancient Jade, later expanding his infiltration through clones and Soul Hall contacts. 12 21 93 123 157

Misty Cloud Sect Training

He reveals his unprecedented alchemy aptitude, studies under Elder Danxia, and begins actively strengthening Yun Yun. While disguised as a mysterious senior, he grants Yun Yun the Azure Wave Dragon Girl Body and later agrees to create a Space Wormhole connecting the Misty Cloud Sect and Jia Nan Academy. 14 15 21 53

Desert and Queen Medusa

Ji Changqing obtains the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragment and the Green-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils in the Tagor Desert. He infiltrates Medusa Temple, becomes involved in Queen Medusa’s unstable evolution, and ultimately secures her as a one-year bodyguard. 32 33 37 66

Jia Nan Academy

At Jia Nan Academy, Ji Changqing establishes himself as an alchemy prodigy while concealing most of his combat ability. He withstands the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower’s Heart Fire, enters the Power Ranking at thirty-fifth place, defeats challengers, and develops close bonds with Xiao Xun’er, Han Yue, and Zi Yan. 63 75 79 80 81

Rise of the Misty Cloud Sect

Ji Changqing detoxifies Nalan Jie, negotiates with Hai Bodong, eliminates Soul Hall Venerables through his alternate identity, and protects the Misty Cloud Sect’s interests. He exposes the Mo Family’s forbidden practices and has them expelled from the sect. 83 84 93 139

Gu Clan Challenge

To prove himself worthy of Xiao Xun’er, Ji Changqing accepts Ling Quan’s challenge in the Ancient Realm. He reveals overwhelming power, defeats Ling Quan, challenges the Gu Clan’s younger generation, defeats Gu Yao, and forces Gu Qingyang and others to surrender without fighting. 164 165 166 168

Notable Quotes

“Disturb my survival, weigh it well; bones to ash, eggs to hell.” 12

“Master, don't blame me for being too ruthless. You need to become strong quickly so you can shield your disciples from the wind and rain.” 21

“A harmonious society saved you.” 102

Trivia

• Ji Changqing describes his mentality as a “phobia of insufficient firepower,” collecting a broad range of offensive, defensive, movement, and concealment abilities to soothe it. 3 130
• His first listed age is sixteen; by Chapter 130, his system panel lists him as nineteen. 3 130
• He initially considers the Blazing Banner useless because he does not expect to lose his physical body, only later discovering it can feed absorbed soul essence back to him. 4 12
• He deliberately keeps low-level cultivation rooms in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower to avoid provoking senior students and exposing his strength. 76 77