Chen Lie

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chen Lie (陈烈)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Age	17 17 42
Affiliation	Elite Class 5 of East River Province First Key High School; Mind Reader Association 23 24 47
Occupation/Role	Martial arts student; Elite student; probationary Mind Reader; psionic crystal-card inscriber 23 35 47
Status	Alive; reborn into his high-school-aged body after his previous life 1
First Appearance	Chapter 1, “Chen Lie” 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Blood vitality: 0.93 Cal	2	His recorded vitality had stalled for over a month. 2
Blood vitality: 1.34 Cal	3	Raised from 0.94 Cal after practicing the first form of the Basic Body Tempering Art; the rapid gain leaves him severely nutritionally deficient. 3
Blood vitality: over 3 Cal	21	Absorbs twenty pounds of exotic beast meat through the third form of the Basic Body Tempering Art. 21
Elite-student standard: 6.73 Cal / 20.33 jun strength	22	Passes the vitality, strength, and aptitude portions of the elite-student assessment; his Cloud Body Fist comprehension is rated excellent. 22
Blood energy: 8.03 points	25	Absorbs two blood energy potions and a case of high-grade nutritional fluid through body tempering. 25
Blood vitality: 22.91 Cal	31	Consumes and refines a fifty-year Blood Linglong, doubling his vitality and blood value; the sudden increase burdens his body. 31
Trainee Mind Reader	16	Awakens Mind Sense, establishes a sea of consciousness, and lights eight stars of the Well constellation using Mind-Nurturing Flowers. 16
Mind Sense sensitivity: 1,000	43	Exceeds the testing machine’s maximum displayed limit of 333. 43
Apprentice/probationary Mind Reader; Blue Star’s ninth	45–48	Constructs a star as his consciousness-sea world, scores over 2.7 million, receives a probationary Mind Reader certificate, and ranks ninth among Blue Star’s probationary Mind Readers. 45 46 47 48
Blood vitality: nearing 100	49	His vitality is stated to be close to breaking one hundred while shopping for advanced cultivation resources in Cloud River. 49

Background / History

Chen Lie was originally an ordinary martial arts student from Changdong City, East River Province. At twenty-three, a calamity killed his parents and younger sister. Hunted by powerful enemies, he fled Blue Star and spent more than fifty years surviving among the stars. His persistence and access to superior off-world cultivation eventually carried him to the ninth-rank Grandmaster realm. 1

Before his rebirth, Chen Lie served as a steward in the scripture repository of the Tai’a Star Province Martial Cultivation Academy. The position gave him access to martial knowledge and cultivation methods far beyond Blue Star’s standards, including the Basic Body Tempering Art and the Lingguang Divine Refinement Chapter. 2 3 16

He awakens in his seventeen-year-old body during a martial arts instruction class, decades before Blue Star’s destruction in his previous timeline. Determined to avoid his former helplessness and protect his family, he resolves to build his cultivation foundation independently rather than exhaust his parents’ resources. 1 5 20

Personality

Chen Lie is unusually composed for his age, a result of decades of hardship, combat, and life beyond Blue Star. He rarely reacts emotionally to status, wealth, or provocation; this detachment is especially apparent in his changed attitude toward Lu Qingchan and his dealings with Zhao Jinglan. 5 17 18

He is intensely self-reliant. Although he recognizes his parents’ sacrifices, he refuses to let their limited wealth dictate his future cultivation and seeks income through teaching and psionic crystal-card inscription. 5 20 27 35

His caution is calculated rather than timid. Chen Lie deliberately keeps powerful figures at a distance because revealing the advanced knowledge he carries could attract dangerous attention before he is strong enough to defend himself. 13 19

He can be deceptive when he believes it necessary, such as inventing a rare constitution and an off-world mentor to explain his sudden appetite and progress. However, he also repays loyalty: he helps Wang Hui’s cousin Meng Jing, compensates him with money, and later agrees to guide Shen Miaowei. 8 13 47

Abilities & Skills

Grandmaster Martial Knowledge

Chen Lie retains the experience of a ninth-rank Grandmaster and the martial arts knowledge accumulated during his time at the Tai’a Star Province Martial Cultivation Academy. 1 2

• Can identify and correct flaws in Blue Star martial arts after minimal exposure. 22 32 33
• Understands cultivation resources, spirit herbs, and energy-refinement methods beyond local standards. 7 29 49
• Possesses extensive real combat experience from his previous life, allowing him to defeat opponents whose raw vitality may exceed his own. 33

Basic Body Tempering Art

A Central Galactic Empire introductory cultivation art with twelve forms and 1,736 movements. It converts stored nutrition into blood qi with far greater efficiency than Blue Star’s body-tempering methods. 3

• Allows Chen Lie to rapidly absorb nutrient solutions, beast meat, spirit herbs, and medicinal resources. 3 21 25 30
• Its later forms accelerate refinement of violent energy, such as the fourth form used to process Blood Linglong. 30 31
• Requires vast nutritional intake; overtraining or rapid gains can leave Chen Lie nutritionally depleted or physically strained. 3 4 31

Lingguang Divine Refinement Chapter

A supreme mental-power cultivation method from the Central Galactic Empire, used by Chen Lie to awaken Mind Sense and cultivate his sea of consciousness. 16

• Awakened his Mind Sense and formed a trainee Mind Reader’s sea of consciousness in a single night. 16
• Produces exceptionally condensed and pure mental power; even after hundredfold dilution, his mental power turns all test cards bright yellow. 44
• Supports constellation visualization, with the Southern Seven Mansions forming the foundation of his consciousness sea. 16 45
• Progress slows sharply without rare mental-power resources. 21 24 33

Mind Reader Abilities

Chen Lie is a certified probationary Mind Reader whose spiritual aptitude exceeds local expectations. 43 47 48

• Diagnosed Zhao Jinglan’s flawed cultivation, identified her divided spiritual-power clusters, and corrected her chaotic spiritual power. 12 17
• Perceives and inspects conditions through mental power, including the strain caused by his own sudden vitality increase. 31
• Constructed a star as his consciousness-sea world, setting a record for the three central provinces. 45 46
• His extraordinary results draw attention and suspicion, so he deliberately suppresses his displayed mental power during assessments. 44 45

Martial Arts Instruction

Chen Lie is an exceptionally capable teacher due to his Grandmaster understanding and experience observing instruction at the Tai’a Star Province Martial Cultivation Academy. 14

• Taught Li Xianyu to use Cloud Smoke Step proficiently within two days. 14 19
• Customized Cloud Smoke Step around Li Xianyu’s comprehension and movement habits, raising it into a top-tier C-rank martial art. 19
• Learned Army-Breaking Fist to near-complete mastery after one demonstration and explanation. 32 33
• Offered to guide Shen Miaowei in spiritual-power cultivation after his Mind Reader assessment. 47

Psionic Crystal-Card Inscription

Chen Lie can infuse blank crystal cards with mental power and record martial arts within them. 28 29

• Created a genuine Cloud Shadow Step crystal card to prove his Mind Reader identity. 28
• Inscribed C-rank martial arts onto lower-grade cards through extremely precise mental-power control. 29
• Partnered with Yang Shen to produce Skyshattering Fist and Army-Breaking Fist crystal cards, earning 800,000 Star Yuan in one session. 35
• Uses far less mental power than ordinary Blue Star Mind Readers would require for comparable inscriptions. 35

Combat

Chen Lie combines refined technique with decades of prior-life combat experience. 33

• Defeated elite student Zhang Xun decisively in a sparring match and broke his arm. 32
• Claims he can defeat Zhang Xun in under three seconds with one hand. 33
• Demonstrates Cloud Smoke Step at a level capable of producing numerous afterimages. 10

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Probationary Mind Reader Certificate — issued by the Mind Reader Association after Chen Lie passes the assessment. 47
• Mind-Nurturing Flowers — received two catties from Zhao Jinglan; consumed to establish his sea of consciousness and light the Well constellation. 13 16
• Blood Linglong — fifty-year spirit herb purchased for 300,000 Star Yuan and consumed raw to multiply his vitality and blood. 29 30 31
• Star Soul God-Tempering Vine — rare spiritual cultivation treasure awarded by Wei Changshan after Chen Lie’s consciousness-sea assessment. 46
• Spirit Blood Green Lotus Seed — fifty-year spirit medicine purchased in Cloud River for 500,000 Star Credits to enhance vitality and nourish his meridians. 49

Relationships

• Chen Gequn — Father; a retired military officer and fourth-rank martial artist who works as a corporate security director. Chen Lie deeply values their reunion after his rebirth and tries not to burden him financially. 5 50
• Feng Yuelan — Mother; initially worries that Chen Lie is damaging himself, then supports his independent cultivation after seeing his progress. 2 20 34
• Chen Xingyao — Younger sister; a talented martial arts student whose skepticism and blunt criticism frequently clash with Chen Lie’s secrecy. He later recognizes that she was more mature than he had been in his previous life. 2 24 38
• Wang Hui — Childhood friend; repeatedly helped Chen Lie while he was hunted in his previous life. Chen Lie trusts him and helps protect Wang Hui’s cousin Meng Jing. 1 13 39
• Li Xianyu — Chen Xingyao’s classmate and Chen Lie’s first paid martial arts student. She pays him 100,000 Star Credits for Cloud Smoke Step instruction and becomes deeply respectful of his guidance. 9 14 19
• Zhao Jinglan — Executive president of Sunflare Group and fellow Mind Reader. Chen Lie resolves her cultivation problem; she subsequently addresses him as her younger brother, though he remains wary of close involvement with her. 12 17 19
• Lu Qingchan — Daughter of Chen Gequn’s former comrade Lu Qidong. Chen Lie had feelings for her in his previous life, but his rebirth leaves him distant and indifferent toward the proposed match. 5 6 23
• Yang Shen — Crystal-card shop owner and business partner. Yang Shen supplies blank cards while Chen Lie inscribes martial arts onto them for profit. 29 35
• Hong Chengshuo — Elite Class 5 instructor. After witnessing Chen Lie’s Army-Breaking Fist comprehension and victory over Zhang Xun, Hong doubles his resource subsidy and encourages him to enter the end-of-term competition. 32 33
• Wei Changshan — President of the Three Rivers Mind Reader Association branch. He oversees Chen Lie’s assessment, awards him the Star Soul God-Tempering Vine, and asks him to guide local Mind Reader talents. 43 46 47
• Shen Miaowei — Fellow Mind Reader and member of the Shen family. She seeks Chen Lie’s guidance and agrees to locate three martial arts treasures in exchange for his Star Soul God-Tempering Vine. 47 48

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rebirth and Foundation

Chen Lie returns to his youth with the memories of a ninth-rank Grandmaster, reunites with his family and Wang Hui, and begins using the Basic Body Tempering Art to escape his former cultivation bottleneck. 1 3

Sunflare Group and Mind Reader Awakening

After recognizing Zhao Jinglan’s cultivation flaw, Chen Lie trades his expertise for Mind-Nurturing Flowers. He uses them to awaken Mind Sense and become a trainee Mind Reader, then cures Zhao Jinglan’s mental-power disorder. 12 13 16 17

Elite-Class Advancement

Chen Lie rapidly raises his blood vitality, passes the elite-student assessment with a perfect score, and joins Elite Class 5. His first major conflict there ends with Zhang Xun’s defeat, exposing that Chen Lie’s actual strength greatly exceeds his assessment result. 22 23 32 33

Crystal-Card Business

Seeking resources without depending on his family, Chen Lie uses Mind Reader inscription to enter a profit-sharing partnership with Yang Shen. The business funds purchases such as Blood Linglong and allows him to sustain his accelerated cultivation. 27 29 35

Mind Reader Association Assessment

Chen Lie travels to Cloud River for formal certification. His extraordinary Mind Sense, mental-power purity, and star-shaped consciousness-sea world earn him a top-nine ranking among Blue Star’s probationary Mind Readers and the Star Soul God-Tempering Vine. 42 45 46 48

Notable Quotes

“On the path of martial arts, those who hold an unyielding will and a heart that presses ever onward will surely achieve something.” 24

“Mundane affairs are troublesome, so avoid getting involved in them as much as possible. They do nothing for martial arts cultivation.” 19