Qin An

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Qin An (秦安)
Alias(es)	Demon-Slaying Blade; Fist and Blade Dual Mastery / Blade and Fist Dual Mastery 239 263 290 469 495
Species/Race	Human transmigrator 1
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Evil Extermination Division; Mountain Patrol Captains
Occupation/Role	Mountain Patrol Silver General; demon slayer; cultivator; practitioner of numerous Life Skills 469 495
Status	Active 548
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Early Body Infusion Realm	34	Fought Sect Leader Liu and Young Master Hou despite being at an earlier stage than both opponents. 34
Jade Bone Realm	76	Used Azure Mountain Jade to break through after creating the Two Forms Subhuti Heart. 76
Returning Treasury Realm	181	Reached the realm within months of entering the Evil Extermination Division; subsequently brought all of his cultivation methods to this realm. 181 191
Meridian Condensation Realm	288	His promotion to Golden Mountain Patrol Captain was recognized as proof that he had reached this realm. 288
Meridian Condensation Realm, Great Accomplishment	329	Revealed his cultivation before defeating multiple perfected Meridian Condensation opponents. 329
Outer Core Realm, early stage	425	Could contend with peak Outer Core Realm enemies despite being in the realm's early stage. 425
Outer Core Realm, Great Accomplishment	439	The Bodhi Golden Dragon Five Elements Art more than doubled his True Essence reserves. 439
Inner God Realm	467	Fused the Five Elements Divine Sense into colorless divine sense, enabling divine-sense-infused attacks. 467
Inner God Realm, Great Accomplishment	534	Reached Great Accomplishment after deducing the Bodhi Golden Dragon Seven Star Art; later fought a Half-step Unity Realm opponent. 534 544

Background

Qin An transmigrated into a world plagued by demons and false gods, awakening Life Skills including Butcher, Scholar, and Blacksmith. In Ding County, he worked as a butcher while his second-level Butcher profession stalled because its advancement required him to butcher a Qi Concealment Realm demonic creature. 1

His early time in Ding County established both his methods and reputation. After being drawn into demon-related incidents, he annihilated Eagle Demons, slew corrupt Captain Zheng, and rapidly developed cultivation methods and combat techniques that astonished Chen Chun. 19 20

Qin An later entered the Evil Extermination Division, where his repeated demon-slaying achievements, rapid cultivation, and willingness to join the dangerous Mountain Patrol Captains earned him the respect of senior figures such as Yang Quanfeng, Wan Ziqing, and Guo Jinfa. 85 113 117 118

After becoming a Golden Mountain Patrol Captain in Ling Prefecture, he transferred to Xunyang Prefecture. There, he rose from Bronze Prefecture General to Silver Prefecture General, Mountain Patrol Bronze General, and eventually Mountain Patrol Silver General. 288 378 402 410 469

Appearance

Qin An is a handsome, strong, and agile man who usually wears black robes and carries the straight blade Cold Star. His cold demeanor and sharp aura make him conspicuous even when he tries to remain unobtrusive. 182 247 412

• Often wears the black robes and waist token of the Evil Extermination Division. 247 378
• Carries the Cold Star Blade, previously using the Black Blade. 63 219
• Commonly keeps a hand near his blade's hilt when assessing danger. 219 430
• Uses human-skin masks to alter his appearance and aura during covert operations. 251 444

Personality

Qin An is reserved, practical, and intensely focused on improvement. He avoids needless socializing, political banquets, and factional maneuvering whenever possible, preferring to read, train, refine pills, forge weapons, or undertake missions. 324 340 343

He is ruthless toward demons, false gods, and those he considers irredeemably corrupt. Yang Quanfeng values him as the Evil Extermination Division's potential “unfeeling sword” against evil, while Qin An himself refuses to be intimidated or humiliated by stronger figures. 85 115 433

Despite his cold exterior, Qin An is principled toward ordinary people and those who show him genuine kindness. He pays vendors fairly, compensates people for information, repays favors, and protects allies when necessary. 65 129 250 513

His caution is as defining as his aggression. He distrusts convenient offers, recognizes political traps, prepares contingencies against allies and enemies alike, and prefers decisive solutions over prolonged uncertainty. 108 272 459 532

Abilities & Skills

Life Skills and Golden Finger

Qin An's Golden Finger grants proficiency when he earnestly practices a Life Skill. Advancing a profession improves related capabilities and grants talents that let him comprehend, perfect, deduce, or merge cultivation methods far beyond ordinary limits. 7 76 340

• Butcher — Enhances blade-method comprehension, weapon-method insight, blade damage, and later armor-piercing capability. 262 270 340 449
• Scholar — Gained through reading; eventually grants photographic memory, rapid reading, and high-level cultivation-method comprehension. 7 262
• Blacksmith — Improves forging quality and efficiency; can infuse Jade Bone Realm weapons with sentience. 155 160
• Alchemist — Refines pills, improves their efficacy, and eventually enables Heart Refining methods. 125 457
• Healer — Provides medical knowledge, acupuncture, poison expertise, and defensive cultivation insight. 179 458
• Formation Master — Allows him to identify, dismantle, activate, and manipulate complex formations. 239 296 515
• Dancer — Improves movement techniques and bodily control; at level six, his dances can bewitch the mind. 182

Blade and Fist Dual Mastery

Qin An is renowned for combining powerful blade and fist methods rather than specializing in only one combat style. His opponents frequently underestimate the breadth of his techniques until he shifts styles mid-battle. 296 329

• Demon-Subduing Three Suns Blade stores up to three days of Blood Essence, releasing bursts equivalent to Body Infusion Realm combat power. 31
• Ice Flame Three Absolutes stores and applies ice-fire energy through his blade. 76
• Three Absolute Blood Transformation Blade merged water, fire, and wind properties while retaining the ability to absorb an enemy's Blood Essence. 340
• Ice Flame Ruthless Blood Transformation Blade fused his prior blood-transformation technique with Heaven and Earth Ruthless Blade for an Outer Core Realm killing art. 449 450
• Water-Fire Blood Burning Demon Sealing Hand combines blood-burning force, water-fire attributes, and demon-sealing power. 479
• His blade and fist techniques have defeated groups of Meridian Condensation Realm enemies and allowed him to clash with stronger Outer Core and Inner God Realm opponents. 285 314 425 465

Multi-Attribute True Essence and Divine Sense

Qin An successively developed ice, fire, metal, water, wind, and other attribute applications through his cultivation methods and deductions. His six-colored True Essence greatly amplifies techniques whose attributes match its components. 439 479

• The Bodhi Golden Dragon Five Elements Art gave him five-element attributes and dramatically expanded his True Essence reserves. 439
• Upon entering the Inner God Realm, he merged the Five Elements Divine Sense into colorless divine sense, allowing his True Essence to harm opponents' divine sense. 467
• His exceptionally deep foundation lets him fight opponents above his nominal realm. 321 544

Defense and Recovery

Qin An treats defense as essential rather than secondary, developing multiple protective methods alongside his offensive techniques. 48 77

• Heavenly Gang Body Protection creates an invisible Gang Qi barrier around him. 77 116
• Mysterious Gang Body gives him layered protection through Gang Qi, golden light, and a body hardened like profound iron. 191
• Heavenly Physician Dharma Form rapidly restores severe injuries; in battle against Hu Qing, it healed him almost completely within moments. 465
• His later water-fire defensive methods produce a golden Dharma Form capable of withstanding attacks from multiple powerful enemies. 496

Movement Techniques

Qin An has repeatedly used movement arts for sudden engagements, pursuit, infiltration, and evasive combat.

• Azure Bird Leap lets him move like a soaring bird and appear behind opponents without warning. 28
• Dragon's Roar Wind-Walker Steps and its later variants provide extreme speed, afterimages, silent movement, and evasiveness. 191 416 497
• Shadow Transformation Technique leaves afterimages to mislead opponents. 246

Alchemy, Healing, Forging, and Formations

Qin An's auxiliary abilities frequently decide battles and investigations rather than merely supporting them.

• He can stabilize critical injuries through acupuncture and prescribe effective treatment. 179
• He refined the Divine Spirit Pill and secretly added Heartbreak Grass as a contingency against Long Tianxing. 459
• He can recognize, arrange, and exploit natural or artificial formations, including separating allies from enemies during ambushes. 296 381
• His blacksmithing knowledge allowed him to identify and destroy a metallic false god's flaw, then later reforge Cold Star. 155 393

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Cold Star Blade — Qin An's primary straight blade; used with his evolving blood-transformation and ice-flame techniques. 219 450
• Black Blade — His earlier weapon during the Ling Prefecture period. 48 63
• Human-skin masks — Used to conceal his identity, appearance, and aura. 251 444
• Demon Cores / Demon Consciousnesses — Consumed as resources for deductions, temporary power, recovery, and technique advancement. 153 211 532
• Divine Spirit Pill — A pill Qin An refined with Heartbreak Grass as protection against Long Tianxing. 459 461

Relationships

• Chen Chun — Coffin-shop owner and undercover Evil Extermination Division agent; Qin An's early companion in Ding County, repeatedly startled by his growth. 19 20 34
• Yang Quanfeng — Gold Captain and mentor figure who recognizes Qin An's ruthlessness, talent, and potential. 85 113 299
• Wan Ziqing — Gold Captain who supports his Mountain Patrol path; their relationship is reserved but mutually respectful. 105 113 210
• Guo Jinfa — Silver Mountain Patrol Captain who assists Qin An to repay a debt to Wan Ziqing's brother; later becomes an ally. 118 230
• Medicine King Sun — Alchemical ally who comes to respect Qin An's cultivation, medical knowledge, and combat ability. 292 296 314
• Zhou Yuanfeng — Supportive senior who repeatedly warns and assists Qin An; Qin An later heals his old injury through alchemy. 349 434 440
• Jin Fengyu — Mountain Patrol Golden General who takes Qin An under his wing and grants him access to the Ancient Battlefield Ruins. 410
• Liu Yi — Green Luo's final disciple and Qin An's companion on missions to Bamboo Water River and Tannan Prefecture. 513 537 544
• Tang Zizhen — Golden Prefecture General initially hostile toward Qin An because of factional conflict, though she later acknowledges his potential. 378 435
• Fox Consort — Persistent enemy whose hatred of Qin An deepens after his repeated killings of fox demons and disruption of her forces. 402 430 489

Story Role / Major Arcs

Ding County

Qin An begins as a butcher in Ding County, develops his first Life Skills, and becomes entangled in local demonic incidents. His destruction of the Eagle Demon nest reveals his extraordinary speed of growth and introduces his brutal approach to demon slaying. 1 20

Rise in the Evil Extermination Division

After joining the Evil Extermination Division, Qin An completes missions against Fox Women, cultivates defensive techniques, obtains Azure Mountain Jade, and reaches the Jade Bone Realm. 48 65 76

Mountain Patrol Captain

Qin An accepts the dangerous route of the Mountain Patrol Captains, overcomes rivals such as Liu Qingzhou, and gains recognition from Mountain Patrol veterans. During these missions, he develops a reputation for formations, blade arts, fist techniques, and saving allies. 113 116 117 239 243

Ling Prefecture’s Rising Demon Slayer

Qin An reaches the Returning Treasury and Meridian Condensation Realms, becomes a Golden Mountain Patrol Captain, and earns the title Demon-Slaying Blade. His feats make him a central figure in Ling Prefecture's fight against the Demon Hall. 181 192 288 303

Xunyang Prefecture

Transferred to Xunyang Prefecture, Qin An rejects political networking and focuses on missions, cultivation, and professional advancement. His destruction of powerful demonic forces rapidly turns him from an unknown Bronze Prefecture General into a feared figure among the prefecture's factions. 313 324 330 335

Ancient Battlefield Ruins and Fox Lotus

Qin An enters the Ancient Battlefield Ruins, gains Jin Fengyu's support, and becomes a Mountain Patrol Bronze General. He survives an ambush by Fox Lotus—an Inner God Realm opponent—by relying on hidden abilities, bloodline power, and preparation. 410 440

Inner God Realm and Bamboo Water River

After advancing to the Inner God Realm, Qin An suppresses the Bamboo Water River rebellion and further elevates his reputation across Xunyang Prefecture. He remains focused on reading, deducing cultivation methods, and preparing for stronger threats. 467 532 534

Tannan Prefecture

Qin An travels with Liu Yi to investigate the Qian Family and the Heavenly Extreme True Meaning. He uncovers the Qian ancestor's life-extending formation and battles a Half-step Unity Realm opponent while still at Inner God Realm Great Accomplishment. 537 543 544

Notable Quotes

“For someone as foul as you, your heart is still red.” 20

“I don't stir up trouble, but if someone provokes me, I won't be afraid.” 230

“The Evil Extermination Division is precisely for this purpose. If you're afraid, then don't do it.” 532