Li Cunxiao

Biodata

Appearance

Li Cunxiao is a towering, mountain-like warrior with an exceptionally muscular build. His sheer size allows Li Cunzhong to stand on his shoulders or palm during battle. 18 19

• Towering, giant-like stature.
• Massive arms and hands described as hard as steel bars. 18
• Muscles likened to iron blocks when fighting. 21
• Often carries Li Cunzhong on his body during combat. 18 19

Abilities & Skills

Great Heavenly Rank Cultivation

Li Cunxiao possesses Great Heavenly Rank internal-energy cultivation, placing him far above ordinary soldiers and lower-ranked martial artists. 19 20

• Uses protective true energy alongside his natural toughness.
• His internal energy makes him highly resistant to conventional weapons, arrows, fire, and poison not designed to target true qi. 18 20
• His cultivation was temporarily stagnated by Sadness-Soothing Breeze. 20

Monstrous Physical Strength

Even without freely usable internal energy, Li Cunxiao remains a lethal close-range fighter through raw physical power alone. 21

• Crushed a horse’s skull with one hand and tore its body apart. 18
• Destroyed buildings with leaps and punches. 19
• Sent Jiang Renjie flying through a wall with a single punch. 19
• Caught Zhu Youning’s spear barehanded and crushed its spearhead. 19
• Continued fighting after Sadness-Soothing Breeze left him weakened and unable to circulate qi. 21

Exceptional Durability

Li Cunxiao’s body is described as nearly impervious to conventional attacks. 18 19

• Arrowheads only left faint white marks on his arm. 18
• Shielded Li Cunzhong from repeated Volatile Fire explosions without apparent injury. 19
• Withstood blows and impacts that would incapacitate ordinary fighters.
• Limit: His body could still be affected indirectly by an inhaled toxin, and his fighting ability diminished once his internal energy was stagnated. 20 21

Speed and Mobility

Despite his enormous frame, Li Cunxiao moves with surprising speed and agility. 19 21

• Leapt onto rooftops and between buildings during the battle with the Longxiang Army. 19
• Pursued Zhu Youning for roughly three quarters of an hour. 20
• Repeatedly forced Zhu Youning to evade rather than trade blows after being poisoned. 21

Relationships

• Li Cunzhong — Tongwen Hall associate and “ninth brother.” Li Cunzhong rides atop Li Cunxiao and directs their attacks; Li Cunxiao protects him from arrows and explosions. Li Cunxiao becomes enraged after Zhu Youning kills him. 18 19 21
• Li Siyuan — Holy Lord of Tongwen Hall. Li Cunxiao’s mission against Wang Shifan originated under Li Siyuan’s orders, and Li Siyuan later grows anxious over Li Cunxiao’s disappearance. 18 19 31
• Zhu Youning — Enemy and eventual killer. Zhu Youning defeats Li Cunxiao through Sadness-Soothing Breeze, the Qi Scripture, and the Northern Dark Divine Art. 20 21 22
• Li Keyong — Prince of Jin and Li Cunxiao’s superior; Li Siyuan notes that Li Keyong is particularly fond of Li Cunxiao. 21 31

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Li Cunxiao arrives at Wang Shifan’s residence alongside Li Cunzhong while pursuing Tongwen Hall’s mission to kill Wang Shifan. The pair instead target Zhu Youning, whose death they consider a greater achievement. 18 19
• He overwhelms Zhu Youning’s Longxiang Army, ignores arrow volleys and Volatile Fire explosions, destroys buildings, and incapacitates numerous soldiers. 18 19
• Zhu Youning lures Li Cunxiao and Li Cunzhong into a mountain dead end after secretly releasing Sadness-Soothing Breeze through explosive canisters. The poison stagnates their internal energy and drains their strength. 20
• After Li Cunzhong is killed, Li Cunxiao rises in rage and continues attacking through raw physical power despite the poison’s effects. 21
• Zhu Youning uses an external qi strike from the Qi Scripture to send him flying, dislocates his arm, then drains his decades of cultivation through the Northern Dark Divine Art. 21
• Zhu Youning kills Li Cunxiao and buries both him and Li Cunzhong in a concealed pit, leaving Tongwen Hall unaware of their fate. 22 31

Trivia

• Li Cunxiao’s combination of brute force and Li Cunzhong’s direction is considered dangerous enough that Miaocheng Tian doubts even six Huan Yin Workshop Saintesses could defeat them together. 23
• Li Cunxiao’s physical body remains combat-capable even when his Great Heavenly Rank internal energy is unable to circulate. 20 21