Zhan Hongxiu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhan Hongxiu (展红袖)
Alias(es)	Fairy Peach (disguised identity) 315
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Former rogue cultivator; disciple of Green Water Recluse; later leader of Three Origins Island and its loose alliance; submitted Three Origins Island to Taibai Island 132 173 288
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; Three Origins Island leader; former master of Three Talents Market 173 288 376
Status	Active; Nascent Soul cultivator 376 427
First Appearance	Chapter 114

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refinement, early stage	114	Identified as an early-stage Qi Refinement rogue cultivator when the Jiang Family targeted her and Zhan Qinggen for their turtle-raising art.
Qi Refinement, around seventh level	132	Travels to Taibai Island with her junior brother to obtain a Profound Soul-Replenishing Pill for her injured master.
Qi Refinement, ninth level	145	Reaches the ninth level through the slow but effective Turtle-Crane Longevity Art; begins preparing for Foundation Establishment.
Foundation Establishment	151	Establishes her foundation on White Merfolk Island after Fang Qing arranges Foundation Establishment Pills; gains a roughly two-hundred-year lifespan and the ability to fly.
Foundation Establishment, middle stage	164	Advances with the assistance of her merfolk allies after reclaiming her sect’s legacy on Three Origins Island.
Foundation Establishment, late stage	176	Receives a secret-realm entry slot from Taibai Island and gathers spiritual herbs in the outer region.
Core Formation, high-grade True Core	241	Forms a high-grade True Core on a remote spirit island and survives heavenly lightning tribulation with a fourth-rank high-grade turtle shell.
Core Formation, middle stage	315	Returns to the Eastern Sea under the identity “Fairy Peach”; her combat strength is assessed as sufficient to contend with ordinary late-stage Core Formation cultivators.
Late Golden Core / Core Formation	316	Is described as being at late Golden Core while accompanying Fang Qing at Spirit Void Island.
Nascent Soul	376	Passes all nine layers of lightning tribulation with the Thunder-Repelling Tally and refined turtle-shell shield.
Nascent Soul, early stage	384	Begins settling old scores with Talisman Sword Island after entering the Nascent Soul realm.

Background

Zhan Hongxiu began as a rogue cultivator traveling with her grandfather, Zhan Qinggen. The pair possessed a turtle-raising inheritance, while Hongxiu herself had formed a contract with a Longevity Turtle. Their possession of that legacy and spirit beast made them targets; after surviving robbery cultivators, they hid within Three Talents Market and avoided further excursions. 114

The Jiang Family attempted to capture the grandfather-granddaughter pair and seize their inheritance. Fang Qing intervened against Jiang Ziyan’s scheme, then examined Hongxiu and discovered her middle-grade wood spiritual root and ethyl wood spirit body. He refused to accept her as a disciple, secretly planted a tracking measure on her, and intended to exploit her future opportunities. 114 115

After Zhan Qinggen later died in battle, Hongxiu continued wandering before joining Green Water Recluse’s lineage on Three Origins Island. She became the junior sister of Lu Lingfeng, whose connection to the Lu Family and hostility toward her contributed to later internal conflict. 133

Appearance

Zhan Hongxiu is commonly associated with green or blue-green robes accented by bright crimson cuffs and sleeves. In her earliest appearance, she wore her hair in two maidservant buns and carried her young Longevity Turtle in a cloth bag. 114 132

• Her crimson sleeves are refined spiritual artifacts that release rune-like attacks resembling red leaves. 176
• She later adopts an inconspicuous peach-red disguise and calls herself Fairy Peach while traveling through the Eastern Sea. 315
• After forming her Nascent Soul, she fights with a pitch-black shield refined from her fourth-rank turtle shell. 376 384

Personality

Hongxiu is persistent and highly protective of those she considers family or allies. She was willing to surrender rare resources to save her injured master, stating internally that she would do anything for him. 132 Her early experiences as a vulnerable rogue cultivator also taught her to be precise in etiquette and suspicious of cultivators who might exploit weakness or desperation. 132 217

Years of pursuit, betrayal, and cultivation hardship hardened her. She is capable of negotiating for her interests—such as attempting to exchange her secret-realm share for a Golden Core Pill—yet she repeatedly remembers past kindnesses, including Fang Qing’s aid and protection. 173 180 182 She is neither recklessly fame-seeking nor blindly trusting; when hunted in the Eastern Sea, she prioritizes concealing her identity and escaping over winning a public victory. 319

Abilities & Skills

Turtle-Crane Longevity Art

Hongxiu cultivates the Turtle-Crane Longevity Art, a wood-attribute, life-nurturing technique tied to her bonded Longevity Turtle.

• Its cultivation speed is comparatively slow, though Hongxiu’s progress remains exceptional for a rogue cultivator. 145
• The art grants substantial longevity through her bond with the Longevity Turtle; after the turtle’s advancement, her lifespan rises to roughly six or seven hundred years. 245
• Its cultivation requirements are demanding, and the death of a natal spirit pet causes the loss of the lifespan granted through the art. 115
• The technique enhances her sensitivity to vitality and cultivation auras. 290

Ethyl Wood Spirit Body

Hongxiu possesses a middle-grade wood spiritual root alongside an ethyl wood spirit body.

• Her spirit body contains a strand of ethyl wood energy rich in vitality. 115
• Combined with her spiritual root, it gives her cultivation speed greater than that expected from an ordinary high-grade spiritual root. 115
• Elder Turtle teaches her a wood-generating-fire secret art, allowing her to pose as a fire-attribute alchemist when necessary. 215

Alchemy

Hongxiu has practical but initially limited alchemy knowledge, developed primarily to pursue the Hundredfold Pill Qi at the Pill Origin Grand Assembly.

• She seeks instruction from Fang Qing while using the identity of Alchemist Du Huo after repeated pill-furnace failures. 217
• Her foundation in alchemy is weak compared with trained sect alchemists, and Elder Turtle cannot supply technical pill-refining knowledge. 217
• At the Foundation Establishment division of the Pill Origin Grand Assembly, she successfully gathers Hundredfold Pill Qi without completing the Azure Separation Profound Origin Pill. 218

Combat and Survival

Hongxiu’s combat style relies heavily on her spirit beast, defensive treasures, talismans, formations, and escape methods.

• Her Longevity Turtle can assist in battle, including controlling a crimson flying sword. 151
• She withstands Core Formation heavenly lightning with a fourth-rank high-grade turtle shell. 241
• She survives a mid-stage Core Formation pursuer through evasive techniques and later receives aid from Fang Qing. 242
• As a Nascent Soul cultivator, she steals the Ten-Thousand-Year Roc Blood Fruit from Divine Ray Palace and kills two pursuing mid fourth-rank great demons. 427

Elder Turtle

Hongxiu is advised by Elder Turtle, a fourth-rank spirit turtle remnant soul connected to the Cosmic Star Palace.

• Elder Turtle provides cultivation knowledge, secret arts, and strategic advice through divine-sense communication. 180 181
• He can assist her with divine-sense techniques and emergency escapes, but may enter slumber after excessive exertion. 218 324
• His presence helps Hongxiu identify ancient inheritances, dangers, and opportunities that would otherwise be beyond her knowledge. 215 261

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Longevity Turtle — Her contracted spirit beast and the foundation of her Turtle-Crane Longevity Art. 114 145
• Crimson sleeve artifacts — Spiritual-artifact sleeves that release silent rune attacks. 176
• Fourth-rank high-grade turtle shell — A defensive treasure used to survive Core Formation lightning tribulation; later refined into a black shield. 241 376
• Thunder-Repelling Tally — A lightning-warding treasure used during her Nascent Soul tribulation. 376
• Azure Emperor Nail — An azure flying treasure capable of explosively tearing open talisman arrays. 384
• Escape wings — A pair of wings that can raise her escape speed to the level of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator. 292

Relationships

• Zhan Qinggen — Her grandfather and original traveling companion; he shared the turtle-raising inheritance with her and died in battle after years of hardship. 114 133
• Longevity Turtle — Her bonded spirit beast, cultivation partner, and source of the longevity benefits of the Turtle-Crane Longevity Art. 114 145 245
• Elder Turtle — A fourth-rank turtle remnant soul who resides in her Sea of Consciousness, offering secret arts and ancient knowledge. 180 215
• Green Water Recluse — Her master on Three Origins Island; Hongxiu risked valuable resources to obtain a Profound Soul-Replenishing Pill for him. 132
• Lu Lingfeng — Her eldest senior brother; a Lu Family collateral descendant hostile toward Hongxiu due to her conflict with Jiang Family remnants. 133 145
• Fang Qing — Her intermittent benefactor, manipulator, alchemical ally, and secret-realm partner. He first saved her from the Jiang Family but covertly marked her for tracking; later, he helped her establish her foundation and repeatedly cooperated with her under various identities. 114 115 151 243
• Zhong Lingxiu — Ruler of Taibai Island whom Hongxiu chose to support partly in hopes of securing better treatment for Fang Qing; he later rewarded her service with a Golden Core Pill and a Core Formation cave abode. 173 182
• Merfolk clan — Her allies after she reclaimed Three Origins Island; their aid helps her reach Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. 164
• Wan An — A traveling merchant and fellow Foundation Establishment cultivator whom Hongxiu chooses to save during Blood Baleful Island’s attack on Heavenly Spring Island. 215 218

Story Role / Major Arcs

Three Talents Market and the Jiang Family

Hongxiu and Zhan Qinggen become targets of the Jiang Family because of their turtle-raising art and Longevity Turtle. Fang Qing exposes Jiang Ziyan’s attempted abduction, rescues the pair, takes their cultivation art, and secretly places Hongxiu under his observation. 114 115

Green Water Recluse’s Disciple

As a disciple of Green Water Recluse, Hongxiu travels to Taibai Island to request the refinement of a Profound Soul-Replenishing Pill for her master. Fang Qing exploits her desperation by demanding a high price, including a high-grade spirit stone, second-tier herbs, and her chance-acquired Talisman Treasure. 132

Foundation Establishment and Three Origins Island

After being hunted as a wanted “demonic disciple,” Hongxiu survives a trap laid by Cai Huafeng when Xiang Dahu intervenes on Fang Qing’s orders. She agrees to cooperate against Three Talents Market’s demonic-cultivator connections, forms her foundation, and later confronts the Jiang Family over the crimes committed against her master and fellow disciples. 150 151 153

Hongxiu eventually reclaims her sect’s legacy and secures an alliance with a merfolk clan. When Taibai Island demands Three Origins Island’s submission, she chooses to align with it in remembrance of Fang Qing’s earlier kindness. 164 173

Secret-Realm Opportunities

At Foundation Establishment Late Stage, Hongxiu enters the Heavenly Heart Island secret realm through a slot granted by Taibai Island. There, she gathers resources, negotiates for a Golden Core Pill, and reveals the existence of Elder Turtle. 176 180

She later forms a high-grade True Core on a remote island, defeats Heartless Daoist’s attempt to disrupt her breakthrough, and survives the resulting pursuit by Flower-Washing Recluse when Fang Qing—using the identity Bai Jianfeng—kills her pursuer. 241 242

Eastern Sea Expeditions

Hongxiu recruits Fang Qing to help explore a secret realm for Azure Emperor Wood, which she needs for her natal magic treasure and Elder Turtle’s future prospects. Their alliance remains transactional but functional; they part on amicable terms after obtaining treasures. 243 249

She later returns to Little Huan Sea as a Core Formation Patriarch, reasserting her position over Three Origins Island and Three Talents Market. 288

Return-to-Ruins Secret Realm

Hongxiu trades a Return-to-Ruins Secret Realm entry slot to Fang Qing in exchange for access to the Little Huan Sea secret realm. Within the Return-to-Ruins Secret Realm, the two initially separate to pursue their own opportunities, but later cooperate to escape a powerful demon using a restriction. 290 315 318 324

Nascent Soul Ascension and Retribution

Hongxiu survives the nine layers of Nascent Soul lightning tribulation using her Thunder-Repelling Tally and turtle-shell shield. After ascending, she begins collecting old karmic debts from factions that had hunted her, including Talisman Sword Island. 376 384

Her later raid on Divine Ray Palace demonstrates her continued pursuit of higher realms: she steals the Ten-Thousand-Year Roc Blood Fruit, kills two mid fourth-rank great demons, and prepares to seek Spirit Transformation resources from Water Moon Palace and Thunder Sound Temple. 427

Notable Quotes

“We cultivators must never believe in fate. Otherwise, why cultivate immortality?” 180