Fang Qing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Fang Qing (方青)
Alias(es)	Fang Shui; Fang Jin; Bai Jianfeng; White Guest Official; Steel Strength Dudzi; Monk Yundan 22 178 235 238 303 343
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Azure Sea Sect; acting master of Pill Island and the Pill Hall; later an elder of Universe Sect; later joined the Mount Shu Sword Sect and its Humble Medicine Garden lineage 95 548 653 658 666
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, alchemist, sword cultivator, sect leader, mentor, strategist, Mount Shu disciple, and senior brother of Humble Medicine Garden
Status	Alive; True Immortal, having previously advanced to Mahayana 623 626
First Appearance	Chapter 3: “Dragon King Festival” 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Martial arts practitioner	4	Cultivated the third-rate Red Sand Hand and Thousand-Kilogram Drop; the Dao-Born Pearl let him extend his training time. 4
Martial strength enhanced	7	Consumed two and a half treasure fish, converting their excess medicinal power through the Dao-Born Pearl and greatly increasing his inner power. 7
Qi Refinement, Level 1	10	Mastered the first-level incantation of the Water Classic Commentary, drew spiritual energy into his body, and refined the Green Leaf Boat. 10
Qi Refinement, Level 3	15	Reached the third level of Qi Refinement while gathering qi and pursuing an appearance-altering technique. 15
Qi-Taking, Level 3	22	Entered the Dao through qi-taking in Ancient Shu; concealed the speed of his advancement from the old blind man. 22
Qi Refinement, Level 7	31	Reached the seventh layer and successfully refined first-rank high-grade Spirit-Concentrating Powder. 31
Foundation Establishment	62	Established a deep foundation with three drops of liquid spiritual power and second-rank body refinement. 62
Foundation Establishment Middle Stage	101	Advanced his mana to the middle stage. 101
Foundation Establishment Late Stage	126	Completed secluded cultivation on Supreme White Island and reached the late stage. 126
Foundation Establishment Perfection	176	Reached perfection before the reopening of the secret realm. 176
Core Formation	187	Returned to the Azure Sea Sect after forming his core and presented Black Origin True Person’s head. 187
Core Formation Middle Stage	246	Advanced through secluded cultivation while maintaining his Bai Jianfeng identity. 246
Purple Mansion	262	Reached the Purple Mansion stage on the Breath-Nourishing Dao path. 262
Core Formation Late Stage	293	Broke through after two years of seclusion and consuming several third-rank inner cores. 293
False Nascent Soul possession	299	Gained Nascent Soul Early Stage-level battle strength through false Nascent Soul possession and the Devouring Sea Method. 299
Golden Core Perfection	320	Reached Golden Core perfection and sought Eternal-Origin Gold Sand for a Nascent Soul breakthrough. 320
Nascent Soul Perfection / Purple Mansion Perfection	430	Reached Nascent Soul Perfection in the Qi Refinement Way and perfected all four Purple Mansion divine powers. 430
Spirit Transformation	459	Achieved Spirit Transformation and became the foremost power in the Eastern Sea Cultivation Realm. 459
Inner Landscape Realm	512	Developed an Inner Landscape Realm at Three Azure Mountains, allowing others to draw divine abilities into their Outer Landscapes. 512
Late Soul Division	527	Converted accumulated primordial qi through the Azure Spirit Vast Sea Art, becoming a late-stage Soul Division cultivator in the Spirit Realm. 527
Late Void Refinement	543	Advanced rapidly with Void-Origin Pills and entered the Mountain-Sea Secret Realm. 543
Profound Mystery / Profound Insight	548, 557	Became a Universe Sect elder after reaching Profound Mystery, then later advanced to late Profound Insight. 548 557
Mahayana	569	Passed the Mahayana lightning tribulation and received an Immortal Qi Body Infusion. 569
True Immortal	623	Advanced beyond Mahayana to become a True Immortal and began arranging further opportunities and instruction for his disciples. 623 626
Meridian Unblocking Perfection	658	In a further world’s cultivation system, cultivated the Wave-Treading Immortal Scripture, opened his meridians, and reached Meridian Unblocking perfection before formally joining the Mount Shu Sword Sect. 653 658 659

Background

Fang Qing was taken in by Old Man Cha’s household on Jade Island after appearing with no usable history beyond his own name. He claimed amnesia, learned the local language, worked with the family, and formed an early bond with Old Man Cha’s granddaughter Zhu’er. 3

Initially possessing only mundane martial arts, Fang Qing discovered that the Dao-Born Pearl could transform cultivated force into primordial qi and could carry him between the Qi Refinement Way and the Land of Ancient Shu. This allowed him to pursue multiple cultivation systems while concealing the full extent of his capabilities. 6 10

At the Immortal Fate Assembly, Fang Qing was judged to possess water-leaning five-element spiritual roots of middling aptitude and entered the Azure Sea Sect. He began his formal immortal cultivation on Pill Island, studying the Water Classic Commentary, alchemy classics, artifact refinement, and sect work. 7 10

After attaining Spirit Transformation, Fang Qing began traveling to further worlds. In Great Zhou, he cultivated an Inner Landscape Realm; upon arriving in the Spirit Realm, he initially suffered Heaven’s Disfavor and deliberately suppressed his cultivation before adapting to its local cultivation system. 512 525

Using the Azure Spirit Vast Sea Art, Fang Qing converted his accumulated primordial qi into Spirit Realm spiritual power and advanced at extraordinary speed. He later entered Universe Sect as an elder, rose through the Profound Mystery and Mahayana realms, and ultimately became a True Immortal. 527 548 569 623

After becoming a True Immortal, Fang Qing continued revising and disseminating superior Qi Refinement and Breath-Nourishing Dao inheritances while exercising Lunar Yin authority over the Qi Refinement Way. 596 627

In a subsequent world, Fang Qing obtained the Wave-Treading Immortal Scripture, entered its meridian-based cultivation system, and accepted an invitation to join the Mount Shu Sword Sect from the sword immortals Shen Yanqiu and Su Qinghui. 653 658

After joining Mount Shu, Fang Qing became the eldest senior brother of the Humble Medicine Garden lineage in Mysterious Herb Daoist’s absence. He instructed its poorly progressing disciples and assumed practical authority over the lineage’s affairs. 666

Fang Qing has continued to monitor the struggle surrounding the Lunar Yin Year Guardian and the Phoenix’s revival, treating even apparent successes in those ancient schemes as possible bait or concealed Heavenly Dao intervention. 744

Appearance

Fang Qing frequently changes his face, aura, cultivation method, and clothing to sustain separate identities. When using his original appearance, he has sculpted features, sword-like brows, and starry eyes. 178 509

• Often appears in white robes as the sword cultivator Fang Jin, Bai Jianfeng, or White Guest Official. 178 234 235 238
• Has also used the identities Fang Shui, Steel Strength Dudzi, and Monk Yundan. 22 303 343
• His cultivated physique can develop an ancient bronze sheen through body refinement. 115
• Uses aura-concealing methods capable of deceiving even late Foundation Establishment divine sense. 136
• After severing his ties to his Great Zhou host identity, he resumed his original sword-browed and starry-eyed appearance. 509

Personality

Fang Qing is patient, calculating, and intensely survival-oriented. He prefers to conceal his cultivation, avoid unnecessary danger, and advance through preparation rather than open confrontation. Even after gaining great power, he repeatedly chooses to lie low when stronger forces or uncertain situations emerge. 15 22 234

He treats resources, alliances, and identities as tools. Fang Qing readily aids others when there is a concrete return—such as pills, spiritual items, intelligence, or future leverage—and he is willing to use divination and long-term manipulation to create opportunities. 117 323 480

Despite his pragmatism, he retains concern for the Fang Family and eventually travels eastward to investigate their condition amid war. 138 His methods can be exceptionally ruthless: he forcibly converted Sangji, framed rival families, and treated Zhan Hongxiu as a controlled source of future opportunities. 117 128 153

As his realm rose, Fang Qing became increasingly willing to eliminate those who disregarded or threatened him. Nevertheless, he continued to value careful preparation, creating incarnations, suppressing his realm when necessary, and arranging long-term paths for his disciples rather than relying solely on his personal strength. 531 543 626

Fang Qing views conventional claims of righteousness cynically and remains willing to use karmic bindings and heart-demon methods when they better serve his objectives. 661 He also treats major developments surrounding ancient powers, Year Guardians, and the Heavenly Dao with suspicion, assuming that visible success may conceal a deeper scheme. 744

Abilities & Skills

Dao-Born Pearl

The Dao-Born Pearl is Fang Qing’s central treasure and the basis of his ability to cultivate across different worlds and systems.

• Converts inner force, mana, and other cultivated energies into primordial qi. 7 10
• Allows Fang Qing to move between the Qi Refinement Way and the Land of Ancient Shu. 6
• Lets him exchange stored cultivation foundations and True Cores to assume different cultivation-path identities. 238
• Can dissolve harmful abnormalities arising from cultivation methods and body-refinement arts. 115
• Enables him to descend upon, empower, and observe certain converted disciples within the Esoteric Treasury system. 431 494
• Cannot easily apply foreign divine powers or cultivation arts through its empowerment system. 431
• Allows him to instantly convert his accumulated dharma power into primordial qi, enabling drastic concealment or reduction of his apparent cultivation realm. 543
• Lets him sense Grand Void coordinates and enter or leave the Mountain-Sea Secret Realm through suitable spatial connections. 543

Alchemy

Fang Qing is a high-level alchemist whose pill refinement repeatedly supports his advancement and political influence.

• Refined first-rank high-grade Spirit-Concentrating Powder while at Qi Refinement Level 7. 31
• Could reliably produce three standard-grade Foundation Establishment Pills with the proper spiritual-spring support. 114
• Refined a Mystic-Soul Restoration Pill using the Ice Soul Cold Spring. 135
• Used advanced alchemy to prepare Nascent Infant Pills, realm-breaking pills, and other high-rank cultivation resources. 329 331
• His Spirit Realm pill refinement produced a major celestial phenomenon that attracted local cultivators. 530
• Refined the Void-Breaking Pill needed for his Void Refinement breakthrough. 531
• His mastery of high-level cultivation pills enabled him to derive and prepare resources for advancement beyond late Soul Division. 529

Sword Cultivation

Fang Qing cultivates powerful sword arts under several aliases, particularly through the Heaven-Escaping Sword Art and Slay-Break-Wolf.

• Achieved sword-body unity, allowing him to travel as sword qi with speed exceeding ordinary late Foundation Establishment flight. 97
• Uses Eloquence’s Edge to briefly immobilize opponents before striking. 97
• Developed a Dao Foundation-level One Sword Shatters All Techniques, which can borrow a trace of unseen status for one overwhelming strike. 234
• Maintained sword-cultivator identities such as Fang Jin and Bai Jianfeng to separate his activities from Fang Qing’s public identity. 178 238
• Entered the Mount Shu Sword Sect after beginning the Wave-Treading Immortal Scripture and its sword-centered meridian cultivation system. 653 658 659
• Uses the sword methods contained in the Grand Change Seventy-Two Arts, including Arts Sword techniques that transform spells into sword-light attacks. 657
• As Humble Medicine Garden’s eldest senior brother, he can answer disciples’ questions on Mount Shu cultivation and sword arts from a position of practical authority. 666

Body Refinement

Fang Qing combines physical cultivation with his other paths, giving him unusual close-combat strength.

• Began with Red Sand Hand and Thousand-Kilogram Drop, the latter eventually granting explosive movement. 4 6
• Cultivated the Horse-Head Vajra Protector Divine Art to strengthen body and spirit. 24
• Used Ice Soul cold qi and visualization methods to advance a second-rank body-refinement sequence. 115
• Reached fifth-rank body refinement after harvesting a fifth-rank demon beast’s flesh. 452 453
• Attempted further body refinement with immortal pills after returning from the Mountain-Sea Secret Realm. 546

Spirit Realm Cultivation and Incarnations

After entering the Spirit Realm, Fang Qing adapted his cultivation to its local systems while retaining the advantages of the Dao-Born Pearl.

• Began cultivating the Jade Thunder Art after entering the Spirit Realm and weakening his exposed cultivation to mitigate Heaven’s Disfavor. 525
• Used the Azure Spirit Vast Sea Art to form a five-element Spirit Vortex and convert primordial qi into late Soul Division spiritual power. 527
• Cultivated the Ninefold Firmament Scripture and advanced to late Profound Insight through immortal-pill support. 557
• Created an external incarnation to confront Marquis Siyi while his true self employed the White Bone Demon City in the Great Void. 531

Divine Abilities and Dharma Arts

• Immovable Wisdom King Vajra Boundary Art — Traps enemies within a Dharma realm; Fang Qing used it to defeat the Shang Clan ancestor. 368
• Forestbank Concealment — A [Winnowing Basket Water] divine ability refined to Purple Palace level before fusing with another divine ability. 303
• Heaven-One Generates Life — A [Wall Water] divine ability created when Forestbank Concealment and Wind-Approaching Foundation merged. 303
• Heaven’s Edict Upon the Lips — Compels targets to reveal their thoughts or intentions; used against Qiao Wang. 536
• Winnowing Basket Water arts — Can manifest rain clouds and water-based destructive force on a massive scale, including the destruction of an ironclad fleet. 516
• Lunar Yin authority — Through his control over Lunar Yin in the Qi Refinement Way, Fang Qing can detect related divine abilities and direct their development through his broader arrangements. 596 627 639

Divination and Concealment

Fang Qing uses karmic calculation, Plum Blossom Divination, and layered disguises to anticipate danger and manipulate events.

• Tracks Zhan Hongxiu’s fortunes and calamities through divination. 234 323
• Uses karmic threads to investigate potential betrayals and avoid traps. 367
• Can conceal his aura from high-level divine sense with the Heaven-Shielding Curtain and related methods. 136
• Maintains separate identities with distinct spiritual roots, cultivation paths, and public histories. 178 238
• Uses the Dao-Born Pearl to suppress his displayed realm so completely that other cultivators can mistake his true cultivation for a far lower stage. 543
• Uses karmic techniques such as Silken Causality Bind and can plant the Face-to-Face Birth Heart Demon in targets. 661

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Dao-Born Pearl — His core treasure; converts power, stores cultivation states, and connects separate worlds. 6 10 238
• Green Leaf Boat — An artifact refined after he entered Qi Refinement, used for flight. 10
• Slay-Break-Wolf — A flying sword that underwent three transformations and became comparable to a Core Formation magic treasure. 97 234
• Heaven-Shielding Curtain — Conceals Fang Qing even from late Foundation Establishment divine sense. 136
• Wondrous Spring Purification Vase — A Buddhist artifact delivered by Miaofeng and used in his water-aspected cultivation. 142 168
• Water-Separating Ring — A Purple Mansion treasure whose refined power lets Fang Qing contend with late Core Formation cultivators. 262
• Capital-Sky Blazing Flame Banner — A powerful banner likely suitable for Nascent Soul cultivators. 303
• Mystic Ice Skyveil Formation — A quasi-third-rank formation obtained from Qin Ruxue. 126
• White Bone Demon City — A Great Void weapon or structure Fang Qing used through an external incarnation to eliminate Marquis Siyi. 531
• Lunar Treasured Mirror fragment — A stationary fragment of a Lunar immortal artifact that Fang Qing located within the Mountain-Sea Secret Realm. 525 543
• Cloud Firmament Flying Vessel — A flying vessel used by Fang Qing and his party while traveling to Three Saints Pass. 536
• Peachwood Sword — A modest flying sword of thousand-year thunderstruck peachwood engraved with nine Heavenly Stems Restrictions, which Fang Qing possessed after entering the Mount Shu Sword Sect. 658

Relationships

• Old Man Cha — Rescued Fang Qing, took him into his Jade Island household, and accepted his claim of amnesia. 3
• Zhu’er — Old Man Cha’s granddaughter and Fang Qing’s younger sister figure; she possesses high-grade cultivation aptitude. 3 7
• Qin Ruxue — Close ally, formation specialist, and recurring intimate companion. She became the de facto master of Formation Island and later guarded Supreme White Island for him. 60 95 262
• Xiang Dahu — First served Fang Qing, later became his disciple and one of his most trusted Core Formation-level subordinates. 95 101 331
• Yu Xiang’er — A former Sea-Extinguishing Alliance cultivator subdued by Fang Qing; she became his devoted agent and guarded Jade Spring Island. 136 187 262
• Zhan Hongxiu — A recurring ally and “daughter of fortune” whom Fang Qing monitors, assists, and uses to pursue opportunities. He later sought to guide her toward a Guest Position connected to Lunar Yin authority. She subsequently cultivated the Lunar Yin Divine Ability Pure Soul Guard, an advancement Fang Qing observed through his hidden arrangements. 117 153 323 453 627 639
• Sangji — A White Bone Way cultivator whom Fang Qing forcibly converted; later served him loyally and was considered for further empowerment. 128 131 343
• Zhong Lingxiu — A subordinate who established the Zhong Alliance’s stronghold at Yuanxin Market and gathers resources and intelligence for Fang Qing. 178 238
• Beigong Wei — Initially hostile to Fang Qing, then became his servant after her Nascent Soul Transformation. 548
• Hua Lian — A Pill Island acquaintance who provided mission information and developed a relationship of mutual respect with Fang Qing. 21 24
• Fang Xianyuan — One of Fang Qing’s later disciples, who received guidance in the Breath-Nourishing Dao and was encouraged to gain experience in another small world. 623 626
• Zeng Qingshui — A disciple whose Divine Ability, Wallside Observation, was completed under Fang Qing’s wider cultivation arrangements. 626
• Song Qingzhou — A disciple who attained Purple Mansion, completed the Divine Ability Fish in the Abyss, and received the True Treasure Overturn Mountains and Submerge Seas Seal. 626
• Xu the Immortal Official — An instructor and associate entrusted with guiding Fang Qing’s disciples in the Qi Refinement Way and Breath-Nourishing Dao. 623 626
• Shen Yanqiu and Su Qinghui — Mount Shu Sword Sect sword immortals who met Fang Qing after he acquired the Wave-Treading Immortal Scripture, offered him the Grand Change Seventy-Two Arts, and invited him to join their sect. 653
• Su Qinghui — Though initially an inviter to Mount Shu, Fang Qing later suspected her of being responsible for slaughtering Mount Luofu disciples. 653 661
• Xu Zicao and Luo Yuxin — Humble Medicine Garden junior sisters who remained at Meridian Unblocking due to poor aptitude. Fang Qing instructed them and the lineage’s other disciples as their eldest senior brother. 666

Story Role and Major Arcs

• Jade Island survivor — Lives with Old Man Cha’s family, practices martial arts, defeats Ma Laosan, and learns of the Black Blight Sect’s role in the plague. 3 4
• Azure Sea Sect disciple — Joins Pill Island after the Immortal Fate Assembly, begins Qi Refinement, and builds his alchemical foundation. 7 10 31
• Dual-path cultivator — Explores the Qi-Taking Dao in Ancient Shu while hiding his true rate of advancement and collecting auxiliary techniques. 15 22
• Pill Island leader — Becomes acting master of Pill Island and the Pill Hall during the Azure Sea Sect’s conflict with the Sea-Extinguishing Alliance. 95
• Supreme White Island master — Uses Supreme White Island as a cultivation base, gathers resources, and builds a network of servants, disciples, and covert agents. 114 136 153
• Core Formation power — Forms his core, kills Black Origin True Person, and returns to the Azure Sea Sect as a major power. 187
• Eastern Sea operative — Uses the Fang Jin and Bai Jianfeng identities in the Eastern Sea Cultivation Realm, establishes ties with the Zhong Alliance, and competes for secret-realm opportunities. 203 238 323
• Temple authority — Gains recognition as a Buddhist Son within the Temple of All Living Beings Without Form and exercises authority over its position-seal system. 343
• Spirit Transformation hegemon — Reaches Spirit Transformation, defeats powerful opponents, and directs the Myriad Stars Alliance through Zhan Hongxiu. 451 459 480
• World-hopping cultivator — Enters Great Zhou, develops the Inner Landscape Realm, then travels to the Spirit Realm and advances through its cultivation system. 505 512 525 527
• Mahayana ascendant — Passes the Mahayana tribulation and turns his attention toward collecting a debt from the Time-Shedding Clan. 569
• True Immortal mentor — After becoming a True Immortal, oversees the advancement and wider experience of disciples such as Qin Ruxue, Fang Xianyuan, Zeng Qingshui, and Song Qingzhou. 623 626
• Lunar Yin strategist — Seeks to place Zhan Hongxiu into a controlled Guest Position to secure her fate and limit the risks surrounding her exceptional fortune. 639
• Mount Shu disciple — Obtains the Wave-Treading Immortal Scripture, enters a new meridian-based cultivation system, and joins the Mount Shu Sword Sect while investigating its surrounding karmic conflicts. 653 658 661
• Humble Medicine Garden senior brother — Assumes responsibility for Mount Shu’s Humble Medicine Garden lineage in Mysterious Herb Daoist’s absence, instructing its junior disciples and managing its daily authority. 666
• Year Guardian observer — Continues analyzing the Lunar Yin Year Guardian’s arrangements and the implications of the Phoenix’s return, remaining alert for concealed forces behind seemingly favorable outcomes. 744

Trivia

• Fang Qing’s aptitude was judged merely middling when he entered the Azure Sea Sect, despite his later extraordinary advancement. 7 203
• He has cultivated under identities associated with different spiritual roots and cultivation systems to prevent others from linking his actions. 178 238
• His Dao-Born Pearl allows him to treat many cultivation bottlenecks, side effects, and incompatible power sources differently from ordinary cultivators. 10 115 238
• He adopted a white kitten named Little White in Great Zhou; it later became a demon beast capable of speech. 512 516
• Fang Qing’s original appearance was deliberately concealed while he severed ties with the identity he used in Great Zhou. 509
• Even after reaching True Immortal, he continued to invest effort into cultivating successors and arranging their opportunities across different worlds and cultivation systems. 623 626
• In the Mount Shu Sword Sect’s cultivation system, Fang Qing reached Meridian Unblocking perfection before possessing a suitably high-grade personal flying sword. 658 659
• Although Humble Medicine Garden was regarded as one of Mount Shu’s weaker lineages, Fang Qing’s status as its eldest senior brother placed its disciples and practical affairs under his direction while Mysterious Herb Daoist was away. 666