Mo Chen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Mo Chen (莫尘)
Alias(es)	Wang Chen; Mo Wangchen; Mo Wangchen Ba; “Great Mystic Woodcutter”; Daoist Wang Chen 17 248 251 643
Species/Race	Human; his bloodline is stated to share an origin with the Witch Race through the Ancient Human Race 419
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Great Mystic; Martial Suppression Academy; National Protector Temple; Zhuge Family; Six Paths Academy; Azure Cloud Temple 62 112 163 269 643
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; formation master; weapon repairer/blacksmith; alchemist; Great Mystic ruler; Young Academy Master of Six Paths Academy; Imperial Preceptor of Great Yong 154 209 269 645 658
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 5

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Fierce Tiger Fist — Entry	5	Spends one month of system-simulated cultivation after secretly observing the technique; his strength and vigor double.
Sinew Tempering Realm	11	Reaches Great Perfection in both Fierce Tiger Fist and White Snake Nine Transformations Palm, entering the third Body Tempering stage.
Tyrant Tiger Heavenly Dipper Force — Initiated	11	Condenses a wisp of Dipper qi prematurely; the incomplete tempering of his body causes severe injuries.
Blood Tempering Realm	21	Blood becomes “mercury slurry”; his injuries heal rapidly and he gains overwhelming physical strength.
Body Tempering Realm — Great Perfection	22	Cultivates Giant Ape Long Fist into mid-grade Giant Ape True Fist, then completes Body Tempering and condenses astral energy.
Five Elements Realm	56 57 68	Cultivates the Dragon Elephant Vajra Demon-Subduing Grand Canon; completes the Five Elements cycle and forms dense astral-energy armor.
Heaven-grade Primal Bear Demon Bone	49 52	His innate bone is identified as the rare Primal Bear Demon Bone during the Martial Suppression Academy examination.
Supreme Primal Bear Demon Bone	90	Brings the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Method to Great Completion over 95 simulated years, elevating his constitution from Heaven Grade to Saint Grade.
Mountain Opening Realm — Great Perfection	103 110	Opens all 365 mountains; immediately annihilates invading Great Qi and Great Wei cultivators.
Life Spring Realm — Great Perfection	127	Uses Life Spring: True Explanation of Mystic Energy and 300 years of cultivation progress to reach Great Perfection.
Spirit Infant Realm — Great Perfection	152	Reveals a Great Perfection Spirit Infant aura before the Great Qi and Great Wei elders.
Spirit Projection Realm — Early Stage	217	Spends 40,000 years of cultivation progress to break through, then stops to preserve resources for equipment repairs.
Transcendence Realm — Great Perfection	281	Cultivates the Greater Heavenly Cycle Method in both body and spirit; can enlarge his body beyond 1,000 zhang.
Ten Tribulation Realm	306	Reveals Ten Tribulation cultivation after surviving ten heavenly tribulations; his physical body can endure full-force Celestial Phenomenon attacks.
Earth Immortal Realm — Great Perfection	314	Refines six wisps of primal qi for over 2,000 years, advancing from Spirit Projection to Earth Immortal Great Perfection.
Celestial Phenomenon Realm — Great Perfection	334	Comprehends the Earth Dao Principle over thousands of years, progressing through the early and middle stages.
Sacred Profound Realm — Great Perfection	334 337	Achieves early Sacred Profound through enlightenment from an earth dragon, then reaches Great Perfection; gains Shrinking the Earth to an Inch and Formation at a Thought.
Creation Realm — Second Level (temporary)	440	Activates a five-minute Realm Overdraft Card, raising his realm by one level.
Creation Ninth Realm	484	Assesses that ordinary Creation Ninth Realm experts would struggle to withstand even a casual blade strike.
Unknown Realm (???)	533	A purple energy more powerful than immortal essence appears within him; the system can no longer identify his realm.
Mystic Immortal Realm — Great Perfection	598	A single cultivation session with a powerful Qi Refining Technique raises him to Great Perfection.
Immortal Emperor Realm	645	Breaks through after more than a century of merit cultivation in Great Yong.

Background / History

Mo Chen began as a menial servant of the Lu Residence after his father’s death. He secretly observed Fierce Tiger Fist, only to discover that his system could register martial arts and exchange wealth for simulated cultivation time. His initial aim was practical rather than lofty: to escape manipulation, avoid hunger, and control his own fate 5 12 75.

After leaving the Lu Residence, he exposed account books connecting Magistrate Yu, Blackwind Stronghold, and human trafficking. He also destroyed Blackwind Stronghold, rescued its captives, and departed under the name “Great Mystic Woodcutter” rather than claim a reward 17 19.

His extraordinary growth brought him to Martial Suppression Academy, where his Heaven-grade Primal Bear Demon Bone and exceptional martial comprehension made him a sought-after disciple. He became Qin Cangying’s personal disciple and rapidly rose through the academy’s ranks 52 62 75.

In the Nebula Sect secret realm, Mo Chen transformed his innate bone into the Saint-grade Supreme Primal Bear Demon Bone, opened all 365 mountains, and routed Great Qi and Great Wei forces. These feats made him a celebrated genius in Great Mystic and a priority assassination target for rival states 90 110 112.

Mo Chen later uncovered his connection to the Zhuge Family through Zhuge Changtian, who had accepted him as his final disciple across a mysterious span of time. The Zhuge descendants recognized him as Patriarch Mo Chen after he verified his identity and expounded the Way of Formations 162 163.

While operating under the name Wang Chen in the Great Wilderness, he broke Heavenly Moon Divine Hall records, entered Six Paths Academy, and was revealed to be the reincarnation of the Human Emperor. Tai Xuanling accepted him as a final disciple and named him Young Academy Master, while the academy’s elders and disciples addressed him as an ancestor 248 261 265 269.

After returning to Earth through time and space, Mo Chen used knowledge from his past life to avert the business failure that had ruined his company. He later explored the wider cosmos, confronted Heavenly Daos, traveled between worlds, and pursued greater cultivation through Dao, merit, immortal arts, and primordial energy 411 419 440 645.

Appearance

Mo Chen is repeatedly described as a strikingly handsome young man with a tall, straight build, sword-like brows, starry eyes, and a confident bearing. He commonly wears dark robes, though he is also noted for an elegant white-robed appearance 73 141.

• Initially stood around six chi tall; the Black Raccoon Bone-Shrinking Art lets him shrink to six cun or expand to six zhang 202.
• His later cultivation allows him to grow to hundreds or even over a thousand zhang in battle 244 281.
• Uses the Human Skin Mask to alter his appearance while gaining a major speed increase 9.
• His physical body becomes powerful enough to rebound attacks from high-grade weapons without injury 306 649.

Personality

Mo Chen is pragmatic, self-aware, and unwilling to perform empty heroics. When Qin Cangying asks whether he would die for Great Mystic, Mo Chen admits he would rather survive, cultivate, and return stronger—but also believes he could not ignore ordinary people dying before him 75.

He values freedom and strength because of his past as a servant. Rather than depend on a powerful family or institution, he consistently builds his own cultivation, wealth, equipment, and connections 11 75 189.

Despite his ambition, Mo Chen often acts with generosity. He rescues captives without seeking repayment, distributes medicinal herbs to fellow disciples, and helps ordinary people after becoming Daoist Wang Chen 17 99 643. He is also confident to the point of teasing arrogance, frequently taunting opponents or responding to threats with humor 209 443.

Abilities & Skills

System-Enhanced Cultivation

Mo Chen’s system registers techniques he observes or acquires, then converts wealth into simulated cultivation time in the Martial Arts Arena.

• Can gain years, centuries, or far more of cultivation experience instantly in the outside world 5 127 281.
• Uses wealth as his principal cultivation resource, allowing him to develop many techniques that ordinary cultivators could not afford the time to master 64 281.
• Can equip multiple weapons and items simultaneously; their attribute bonuses stack even while the items remain stored in equipment slots 64 314.
• The system later unlocks a Lord Shop and Realm Overdraft Cards 439 440.

Martial Arts and Physical Cultivation

Mo Chen developed from a Body Tempering novice into a combatant whose physical strength can rival opponents far above his nominal realm.

• Mastered Fierce Tiger Fist, White Snake Nine Transformations Palm, Giant Ape True Fist, Great Power Bear Demon Fist, Dragon Elephant Vajra Demon-Subduing Grand Canon, and numerous additional martial arts 11 22 32 56 64.
• Possesses the Saint-grade Supreme Primal Bear Demon Bone, formed through the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Method 90.
• Has a Chaos Body, which he identifies as one of his decisive combat trump cards 649.
• His body can withstand a full-power attack from a Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert without relying on cultivation 306.
• Can alter his size dramatically through the Black Raccoon Bone-Shrinking Art, which also refines his bones, blood, muscles, and skin 202.

Movement Arts

Mo Chen specializes in speed, evasion, and sudden battlefield repositioning.

• Ephemeral Earthsea Dragon Roaming Art gives him bursts of speed beyond the visual tracking of Five Elements Realm cultivators 64 66.
• Human Skin Mask and Gale Foxskin Boots provide combined speed bonuses of 270%, alongside agility and lightness-skill benefits 9 29.
• Shadowstep allows him to evade lethal attacks while building momentum for the Great Accumulation Blade Art 291.
• Shrinking the Earth to an Inch permits him to cross more than a million zhang in one step 337.

Formation Dao

Mo Chen is an exceptional formation practitioner and a recognized formation-path genius.

• Masters foundational formation knowledge after twenty years of simulated study, then continues into advanced formation research 115 116.
• Breaks the Dragon-Imprisoning Locking Formation, earning direct-disciple status in Six Paths Academy 257.
• Receives four top-tier Array Dao techniques after his identity draws a heavenly phenomenon 264.
• Develops Formation at a Thought by merging his understanding of formations with the Earth Dao Principle 337.

Six Paths Secret Arts

Tai Xuanling grants Mo Chen the Saint-grade Six Paths Secret Arts, which he brings to peak mastery at enormous spirit-stone cost 274 275.

• Three Heads and Six Arms — Creates a multi-armed combat form 274 275.
• Enter the Shadow / Shadowstep — Enables elusive, rapid movement 274 291.
• Golden-Armored Warrior — Defensive secret art used against Tu Cheng 274 291.
• Command the Wind and Summon the Rain — Alters the course of incoming attacks and strengthens his blade strike 293.
• Follow the Form, Divide into Two, and Scatter Beans into Soldiers — Additional documented Six Paths techniques 274.

Blade, Sword, and Archery Arts

Mo Chen favors overwhelming weapon force enhanced by accumulated momentum and stacked equipment attributes.

• Great Accumulation Blade Art is a growth-type blade art with no stated upper limit; at the 68th level, it can kill True Immortals 276 533.
• Its principal weakness is the need to build momentum, which Mo Chen offsets through speed, evasion, and durable defenses 291 443.
• Derives the first Great Perfection sword move of Sorrow of Eternally Suppressing Rivers and Mountains, capable of killing an early Spirit Refinement Realm expert in one slash 140.
• Synthesizes the seventh-tier Dazzling Dragonwing Divine Bow, which includes two Great Perfection archery arts and bonuses for aerial, single-target, and group attacks 246.

Dao, Laws, and Merit

Mo Chen cultivates several high-level paths beyond conventional martial realms.

• Comprehends the Earth Dao Principle, gaining earth transformation, soil control, spatial movement, and formation integration 334 337.
• Masters the laws of time after entering the River of Time and retrieving a mysterious stone from the past 394.
• Studies yin-yang origin through Buddhist, medical, and Daoist texts, seeking to fuse the Laws of Life and Death 416.
• Uses the Great Dao of Merit to improve his cultivation by protecting communities and guiding rulers toward policies that benefit common people 643 645.

Crafting and Alchemy

Mo Chen is a high-level weapon repairer, blacksmith, and alchemist.

• Repairs fifth-tier and sixth-tier weapons despite his young appearance, leading Elder Hong to recognize him as a teacher 209 211.
• Uses the Cosmic Creation Furnace to synthesize higher-tier weapons, including the Earthfire Black Rhinoceros Sword and Dazzling Dragonwing Divine Bow 149 246.
• Reaches Saint-grade Grand Alchemy Master in one month and God-grade Grand Alchemy Master after millions of simulated years of practice 658.
• Successfully refines a God-grade pill using Primordial Purple Qi and the Heaven’s Secrets Manual 658.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Human Skin Mask — Tier One disguise item; alters his appearance and grants a 120% speed bonus 9.
• Gale Foxskin Boots — Tier Two boots with a 150% speed bonus, Light as a Swallow, agility, and lightness-skill talent 29.
• Demon-Suppressing Dragon Scale Saber — Wielded during his massacre of Great Qi and Great Wei invaders after opening 365 mountains 110.
• Vast Sea Sword — Earth-grade weapon selected from Martial Suppression Academy’s Ancestor Armory 114.
• Bloodweeping Ghostface Blade — Used to store Great Accumulation Blade Art momentum against Tu Cheng 291 293.
• Dazzling Dragonwing Divine Bow — Seventh-tier synthesized divine bow 246.
• Yin-Yang Void Mirror (Fragment) — Used to kill a Great Qi elder from a distance; Mo Chen later seeks further fragments 149 260.
• Cosmic Creation Furnace / Myriad Forms Creation Furnace — Used for weapon synthesis, repairs, and alchemy instruction 149 658.
• Treasure-Seeking Compass — Used to calculate directions and search for hidden treasures 463.
• Chaos Vast Heaven Tower — Promotes every system-recognized technique by one realm 700.

Relationships

• Qin Cangying — Martial Suppression Academy Lord and Mo Chen’s master; recognizes his potential, supports his rise, and remains loyal even while under enemy coercion 53 75 120.
• Tantai Xiasang — Early supporter who tests Mo Chen’s comprehension and recommends him to Martial Suppression Academy 30 32.
• Zhao Qingcheng — Close companion and wife; she openly calls Mo Chen her husband and repeatedly supports him through danger and cultivation 110 239 284.
• Martial Dragon (Elder Wu) — Ally and companion who is frequently astonished by Mo Chen’s advancement; later addresses him as master 127 140.
• Tai Xuanling — Six Paths Academy patriarch and Mo Chen’s master; grants him the Six Paths Secret Arts and Great Accumulation Blade Art 265 274 275.
• Zhuge Changtian — Formation master who accepted Mo Chen as his final disciple and passed down the Way of Formations 162 164.
• Bai Zhi — Senior sister who learns the Black Raccoon Bone-Shrinking Art from Mo Chen and remains closely associated with him 202 317.
• Huang Tianyue — Trusted, perceptive adviser who helps Mo Chen weigh major political and cultivation decisions 337 612.
• Wu Qi — Fellow traveler and confidant who explains the Heavenly Moon Divine Hall, the River of Time, and wider cosmic matters 394 419 423.
• Lan Zhu and Dingxiang — Mo Chen’s personal maidservants; he later decides to take them along on his journeys 73 317.
• Yan Jiuxi — Rival within Six Paths Academy who repeatedly attempts to suppress or kill Mo Chen out of jealousy and fear of his influence 254 257 269.
• Tu Cheng — The Little War God; Mo Chen defeats him with a fully accumulated blade strike 291 293.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Lu Residence and Blackwind Stronghold

Mo Chen begins as a servant, gains the system, secretly cultivates martial arts, exposes human-trafficking records, and destroys Blackwind Stronghold while rescuing imprisoned captives 5 17 19.

Martial Suppression Academy

He enters the academy’s martial examination, reveals the Primal Bear Demon Bone, becomes Qin Cangying’s true disciple, and quickly rises to prominence through his martial ability and speed 52 62 68 71.

Nebula Sect Secret Realm and Great Mystic’s Rise

Mo Chen advances his innate bone to Saint Grade, opens 365 mountains, repels Great Qi and Great Wei, and becomes Great Mystic’s celebrated protector and prospective Holy Son 90 110 112.

Zhuge Family and the Six Paths Academy

His ties to Zhuge Changtian establish him as Patriarch Mo Chen of the Zhuge Family. As Wang Chen, he then enters Six Paths Academy through unparalleled formation-breaking skill and is recognized as the Human Emperor’s reincarnation 163 257 261 269.

Great Wilderness Fame

Mo Chen breaks multiple Heavenly Moon Divine Hall records, defeats Tu Cheng, and gains widespread renown as Wang Chen/Mo Wangchen Ba despite attempts to conceal his identity 248 250 293.

Earth, the Cosmos, and the Heavenly Daos

After returning to Earth, Mo Chen resolves regrets from his former life, explores the moon and Heavenly Moon Divine Hall’s broader heritage, then enters cosmic conflicts involving Heavenly Daos, Creation Realm cultivation, and the Underground Corpse Cave 411 419 423 440.

Daoist Wang Chen and Great Yong

On Azure Moon Continent, Mo Chen restores Azure Cloud Temple, helps the local populace, gains merit, advises the Great Yong Emperor, and eventually becomes Imperial Preceptor before breaking through to the Immortal Emperor Realm 643 645.

Final Earth Era

Mo Chen and Bai Zhi establish the technology company Wutong Sacred Sect, whose holographic virtual technology reshapes global power dynamics 722.

Notable Quotes

“I am the Great Mystic Woodcutter! I uphold justice, slay demons, and eliminate evil—never leaving my name behind!” 17

“To change my fate, to avoid being manipulated or bullied, and to be able to eat my fill and stay warm.” 75

“Rather than fight to the death and become a useless corpse, I would rather escape, hide in the shadows, and cultivate diligently.” 75

Trivia

• Mo Chen’s first registered system martial art was Fierce Tiger Fist, which appeared after he secretly watched it being practiced 5.
• He uses wealth—first silver and later spirit stones—as exchangeable cultivation time, making financial resources central to his growth 22 281.
• The system forced him to use at least two characters from his real name when recording a Heavenly Moon Divine Hall achievement, leading to the alias “Mo Wangchen” 248.
• He received the Greater Heavenly Cycle Method after setting an unprecedented Heavenly Moon Divine Hall record by telling a faceless stone statue a dirty joke 280.
• His initial desire for a quiet life repeatedly fails because his achievements make him increasingly conspicuous 211 269.