Liang Zhaohuang

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Liang Zhaohuang (梁昭煌)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Liang Family; Immortal Dynasty
Occupation/Role	Liang Family Patriarch; Governor of Liu Province 336 987
Status	Immortal-tier cultivator; master of the Cloud Firmament Small World 1325

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Foundation Establishment Realm	22	Successfully establishes his foundation and remains behind to fight the Black Wind Bandits rather than retreat with the family.
Foundation Establishment Middle Stage	153	His dantian doubles in size, his spiritual power undergoes another qualitative condensation, and his body receives its first comprehensive tempering.
Golden Core Realm	440	Forms a high-grade Golden Core using prepared resources, the Golden Book of Genealogy, the Spirit Cauldron, Lotus Pond qi, and commandery-level Human Way Destiny.
Nascent Soul Realm	865	Advances to Nascent Soul and forges the Phoenix Dharma Aspect; his innate divine abilities advance into heaven-bestowed Dao arts.
Nascent Soul Middle Stage	993	Comprehends the Dragon Gate and advances his water-element Dao cultivation, generating a Water Element World.
Nascent Soul Late Stage	1184	Evolves Five Elements spiritual lotuses, spiritual sparrows, and five great mountains within his Five Elements world.
Fifth Five-Colored Halo	1282	Cultivates the fifth round of Five-Colored Buddha Light, gaining recognition from the world’s origin and a stronger ability to refine demons.
Immortal Tier	1324–1325	Repairs the Heaven-and-Earth Root through the Five Elements Heaven-Mending Grand Formation, survives the Five Elements Chaos Heavenly Tribulation, and ascends to immortality.

Background

Liang Zhaohuang established his foundation during the Black Wind Bandits crisis. Despite Patriarch Liang Xuelin urging caution, he chose to remain and defend the family’s territory. His elder brother, Liang Zhaojun, supported the decision and gave him the Five Elements Body-Piercing Needle. 22

He later served as the Liang Family’s inheritance elder after succeeding Fifth Uncle Liang Xuegui in the role. Concerned by hidden dangers discovered in the Beast Taming Sect inheritance, he conducted a comprehensive review of the family’s cultivation, craft, and classical inheritances. 143

By the time he became patriarch, Liang Zhaohuang recognized that the family’s efforts to suppress bandits and stabilize local society increased the Human Way Destiny gathered by the Spirit Cauldron. He completed the second version of the Five Elements Creation Body, placed it in the family Scripture Repository, and made it available to qualified relatives. 336

His political influence expanded when he secured broad support to become the first governor of New Sea Commandery. Rather than relying solely on his superior force, he sought the agreement of the commandery’s major families to make his rule more stable. 490 He later governed Liu Province, overseeing family regulations, industries, provincial security, external relations, and the development of major cultivation centers such as Red Flame Lion City. 1041 1048

Personality

Liang Zhaohuang is determined and willing to gamble when the Liang Family’s survival or prestige is at stake. His decision to fight the Black Wind Bandits immediately after breaking through to Foundation Establishment showed both courage and recklessness. 22

He combines that boldness with increasing caution and long-term planning. He gathers damaged artifacts for their Five Elements qi, studies formations from discarded array plates, tests dangerous routes before entering them himself, and carefully balances family law against the needs of exceptional talents. 106 632 1062

As patriarch, he favors merit-based decisions. After the battle for Pure Yang Essence Jade, he chose to distribute the spoils according to each participant’s contribution. 217 He also considers the Liang Family’s collective future rather than relying on his own power alone, repeatedly delegating command, administration, and cultivation opportunities to younger generations. 1041 1197 1337

Abilities & Skills

Five-Element Lotus Cultivation

Liang Zhaohuang cultivates the Liang Family’s Five Qi Lotus Scripture and develops its incomplete upper stages through his own research. His cultivation emphasizes the mutual generation and restraint of the five elements. 792 865

• Cultivates and refines yin- and yang-aspected Five Elements qi to strengthen his innate arts. 267 336
• Developed the family’s route for cultivating Five Elements Spirit Bodies and forming high-grade Golden Cores. 792 986
• Uses the Five Elements world created through his Dao arts to manifest spiritual lotuses, spiritual sparrows, and five great mountains. 1184

Five-Colored Buddha Light

Maintained through the Peacock King Mantra, Five-Colored Buddha Light is one of Liang Zhaohuang’s core methods for spiritual refinement, perception, and demon suppression. 267 377

• Its fifth halo gained recognition from the world’s origin because it can refine demonic corruption. 1282
• Can suppress distracting thoughts and the corruptive influence of the Demon Realm Underworld. 1011
• Destroys or refines demonic beasts effectively within the Tenfold Hells and Yin-Yang Reincarnation. 1337
• Forms a crucial part of his resistance against the Immortal Spirit Rank Chart. 1378

Five Elements Creation Body

The Five Elements Creation Body is a body-refining and recovery secret art comprehended by Liang Zhaohuang during a secret realm’s restoration. It became the basis for the Liang Family’s later Five Lotus Dao Body inheritance. 217 1241

• Restores spiritual power, Spiritual Sense, vitality, and physical injuries. 217
• Raises the amount of yin-aspected Five Elements qi that his Five-Colored Lotus Flower can refine. 267
• Its second version was placed in the Liang Family Scripture Repository for family cultivation. 336

Five Viscera Divine Control

Liang Zhaohuang commands five viscera gods associated with the five elements, including the Red Ape, Black Flood Dragon, Green Wolf, Golden Tiger, and Yellow Elephant. 194

• Uses transformed Five Elements vital essence to suppress harmful foreign power within his body. 194
• Defeated a third-order Xuanming warrior and aided in destroying Xuanming priests and summoned black-serpent shadows. 832
• His Five Viscera Divine Control ability suffered heavy damage during the black serpent’s self-destruction. 832

Five-Colored Divine Light and Lotus Platform

His innate Five Elements Divine Light advanced into the heaven-bestowed Dao art Five-Colored Divine Light upon reaching the Nascent Soul Realm. 865

• The Five-Colored Lotus Platform provides flight, defense, concealment, and support for divine-ability attacks. 446 965
• The platform allows him to exploit speed against slower opponents and evade suppression-type attacks. 452
• Five-Colored Divine Light can suppress powerful enemies, erase uncontrolled Dao-transformation phenomena, and seize artifacts. 1315
• At Nascent Soul Late Stage, the Dao art evolves a strengthened Five Elements world. 1184

Dharma Aspects

Liang Zhaohuang possesses both Kunpeng and Phoenix Dharma Aspects, allowing him to combine wind-and-water power with five-colored flames. 865

• Kunpeng Dharma Aspect — Provides extreme mobility, exploration capability, and aerial combat power; it was used to reach the Cloud Firmament Heavenly Palace and explore dangerous regions. 632 965
• Phoenix Dharma Aspect — Forged alongside his Nascent Soul breakthrough and especially compatible with his Five Elements cultivation. 865
• Phoenix Dharma Aspect: Immortal Tier — Survived the Five Elements Chaos Heavenly Tribulation and achieved immortality after using the Five Elements Heaven-Mending Grand Formation, Five-Colored Stone, and Five-Colored Buddha Light. 1308
• The immortal Phoenix Dharma Aspect can be summoned by Liang Family members for protection during major battles. 1324

Formation, Talisman, and Restriction Arts

Liang Zhaohuang studies formations despite lacking Liang Ruiqin’s exceptional talent in the field. He specializes in applying Five Elements methods through talismans, flags, and inherited formations. 106 267 1293

• Possesses the Five Elements Dharma Eye and Five Elements Restriction-Breaking Spiritual Light. 106
• Uses Five-Colored Lotus Flower Grand Formation flags designed by Liang Ruiqin. 452
• Deploys the Four Absolute Formation—Red Sand, Wind Roar, Blazing Flame, and Golden Light—to trap and kill True Lord Tie Jun. 1123
• His formation attainment reaches the level of a fourth-order grandmaster, though he does not pursue the formation Dao as his primary path. 1293

Five Elements Heaven-Mending

Liang Zhaohuang inherited and developed the Five Elements Heaven-Mending path through the Five Elements Heaven-Mending Diagram, the Five Elements Great Hand Seal, and the Five Elements Heaven-Mending Grand Formation. 1236 1315

• Heaven-Mending Hand — A Dao technique derived from an immortal art; it uses Five Elements law power to unleash five-colored chaos lightning and overwhelm weaker law-based defenses. 1236
• Uses the Heaven-Mending Hand to stabilize a collapsing secret realm entrance and permit the escape of allied cultivators. 1248
• Repairs black voids left by demonic corruption on the Heaven-and-Earth Root, gaining merit and recognition from the world’s origin. 1320
• This path directly enabled his own immortal ascension. 1324

Equipment & Assets

• Five Elements Body-Piercing Needle — Spirit artifact gifted by Liang Zhaojun after Liang Zhaohuang’s Foundation Establishment breakthrough. 22
• Five Lights Bracelet — Advanced from a dharma artifact into a spirit artifact; enhances the power of complex Five Elements spirit arts. 102 108
• Black Tiger Sword — Originally identified as a Tiger Bone Sword capable of transforming into a Black Tiger; later advances into a Devil Master and becomes linked to the Demon Realm Underworld. 65 1030
• Five Elements Divine Needles — Natal magic treasure used alongside Five Elements Divine Light. 452
• Five-Colored Lotus Platform — Natal treasure and Dao art platform used for flight, defense, attack support, and concealment. 446 865
• Crimson Essence Peak — Spirit artifact in his combat arsenal. 364
• Four Spirit Flags — Spirit artifacts used alongside his talismans and formations. 364
• Earth Mother Origin Pearl — Uses earth-element law power to seal terrain and imprison foes attempting earth escape. 959
• Five Elements Treasure Pearls — Form a powerful Five Directions Five Mountains Five Elements Sealing Array. 1151
• Sea-Settling Pearl — Innate spirit treasure enhanced after absorbing a pseudo-innate water-element spirit-treasure embryo. 1146
• Five Elements Heaven-Mending Diagram — Shattered immortal artifact reclaimed from True Lord He; central to his Heaven-Mending inheritance. 1315
• Spirit Cauldron — Gathers Human Way Destiny and supports the Liang Family’s cultivation, advancement, and secret-realm expeditions. 336 1153
• Cloud Firmament Small World — Formed when the Cloud Firmament Heavenly Palace absorbed four secret realms during Liang Zhaohuang’s ascension. 1325

Relationships

• Liang Zhaojun — Elder brother; supported Liang Zhaohuang’s decision to defend against the Black Wind Bandits and gave him the Five Elements Body-Piercing Needle. 22
• Liang Zhaorong — Younger sister; a trusted family commander who supported the return of the Five Elements Heaven-Mending Diagram and later led Liang Family forces in New Province. 1209 1132
• Liang Ruiqin — Nephew, disciple, and the Liang Family’s foremost formation specialist; operates major arrays under Liang Zhaohuang’s guidance and pursues an immortal path through formations. 632 1314 1343
• Liang Ruijian — Liang Family military leader and later acting clan chief; Liang Zhaohuang entrusts him with family and provincial authority while entering the Tenfold Hells. 336 1337
• Liang Ruizhao — Nephew and administrative aide; Liang Zhaohuang trained him in family and provincial affairs before delegating broader responsibilities to him. 1041 1324
• Yang Xiue — Yang Family ally and battle companion; fought alongside Liang Zhaohuang in the Dragon Tomb secret realm and introduced him to other Nascent Soul True Lords. 993 1181
• Mr. Hu — Formation and geomancy expert; mutually respects Liang Zhaohuang’s Dao Mark Strike and cooperates with him in resolving tribulation points. 217
• Human Emperor — Political superior and eventual threat; accepted Liang Zhaohuang’s entry on the Immortal Register, then used the Immortal Spirit Rank Chart to strip power and destiny from listed clans. 1282 1333
• Phoenix Dharma Aspect — Liang Zhaohuang’s most compatible Dharma Aspect and immortal-tier protector of the Liang Family. 865 1308 1324

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Black Wind Bandits Crisis — Establishes his foundation, rejects retreat, and chooses to defend Liang Family honor and territory. 22
• Inheritance Reform — Reviews the Liang Family’s inheritances, improves the Five Elements Creation Body, and strengthens the family’s cultivation foundation. 143 336
• Rise to Commandery Governor — Secures the governorship of New Sea Commandery through both personal strength and political consensus. 490
• East Sea Expansion — Leads Liang Family forces into the East Sea, joins alliances with the Yang, Xie, imperial, and Dharma Aspect Sect forces, and expands the family’s influence. 521 875
• Cloud Firmament Heavenly Palace — Opens access beyond the Ninth Heaven, discovers the Eight Directions Pavilion inheritance, and eventually turns the palace into a small world. 632 1325
• Nascent Soul Ascension and Liu Province Rule — Forms the Phoenix Dharma Aspect, becomes a Nascent Soul True Lord, and governs Liu Province while developing its industries, defenses, and younger generation. 865 1041
• Demon Realm Underworld Investigation — Uses the Black Tiger Sword to investigate the Underworld while studying the demonic path’s foundations and dangers. 1011
• Immortal Path Research — Investigates world origin, the Heaven-and-Earth Root, the Five Elements Dragon Wood, and the methods by which immortal-tier cultivators ascend. 1194 1272
• Phoenix Immortal Ascension — Guides the Phoenix Dharma Aspect through immortal tribulation, establishing an immortal-tier protector for the Liang Family. 1308
• Personal Immortal Ascension — Repairs the Heaven-and-Earth Root, endures a superior Five Elements Chaos Heavenly Tribulation, and becomes an immortal. 1324 1325
• Tenfold Hells Conflict — Entrusts the family to Liang Ruijian, fights within Yin-Yang Reincarnation, and blocks the reincarnation vortex from consuming Liang Ruijian after his ascension. 1337 1371