Lu Qing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lu Qing (陆清) 38
Alias(es)	Passerby A; Lu Qi; Fang Guike, the “Clear Spring Hermit”; Lu Sheng during a past-world mortal identity 123 199 496 899
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Profound Heaven Dao Sect; Sword Lineage; formerly the Profound Heaven Dao Academy; also serves within the Outer Sect Main Lineage 310 450 689
Occupation/Role	Tai Xuan Profound Heaven true disciple; Four Directions Spirit Plant Steward; instructor through an incarnation 386 638 673
Dao Residence	Clearless Prefecture; its surrounding city was renamed Clearless Immortal City 403 404
Status	Active 1127

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Meridian Opening Realm	7	Entered the first realm of cultivation during Elder Yu’s guided meditation, beginning his formal path of immortal cultivation.
Qi Nourishment Realm, fifth layer	18	Reached the fifth layer while cultivating peacefully during his Spirit Plant Garden assignment and practicing rain arts.
Qi Nourishment Realm, sixth layer	19	Broke through after steadily cultivating and maintaining the spirit-plant valley’s water supply.
Late Qi Nourishment Realm, seventh layer	22	Advanced while cultivating within a Spirit-Gathering Formation and began creating his first Spirit-Gathering Formation.
Foundation Establishment Realm	27 28	Established a high-grade foundation with spiritual power comparable to a lake rather than the usual pond; subsequently completed a sustained arena battle that improved his body, divine sense, and state of mind.
Foundation Establishment Realm, third layer	30	Advanced through secluded cultivation while studying and modifying Spirit-Gathering and Cloud Mist Formations.
Foundation Establishment Realm, eighth layer	35	Reached the eighth layer after more than two months of seclusion before accepting a garrison assignment.
Foundation Establishment Realm, ninth layer	37	Broke through during his voyage to Spirit Terrace County, stabilizing his cultivation through reflection on the Spirit Terrace River.
Purple Palace Realm	42	Had entered the realm during his Spirit Terrace County residence, beginning to touch upon the laws of heaven and earth.
Purple Palace Realm, middle stage	63	Advanced after contemplating the moon and realizing that cultivation required understanding what he genuinely sought.
Earth-grade cultivation aptitude	72	A Dao lecture improved his senses, comprehension, and aptitude, erasing the remaining difference between his acquired aptitude and Earth-grade Aptitude.
Latter Purple Palace Realm	98	Reached the seventh stage and gained access to the incomplete divine ability Formation-Building Golden Heart, greatly accelerating his study, construction, and breaking of formations.
Profound Heaven Origin Scripture, eleventh layer	116	Broke through after sustained cultivation and Killing Intent-clearing work, unexpectedly comprehending a destructive sphere-shaped spell.
Purple Palace Realm, eighth stage	132	Advanced smoothly as his accumulated innate spiritual power crossed the next threshold following his external missions.
Ninth Realm of the Purple Palace	156	Reached the ninth Purple Palace realm while deepening his understanding of formations as constant “change.”
Golden Core Realm	176 220	Passed the Golden Core tribulation in a flawless state, then later arrived at the Outer Academy mountain-gate assembly as a Golden Core cultivator and crossed its gale-filled gateway with his flying vessel.
Golden Core Realm, fifth and sixth stages	299	Broke through twice in succession after three months in the Sword Lineage Dojo, allowing formations and the harmonized Five Elements to transform his Golden Core inner world.
Golden Core Realm, late stage	319 321 349	His immense Dharma power approached the seventh Golden Core realm before he quietly crossed that threshold, strengthening his Divine Soul and expanding his Divine Consciousness; he subsequently prepared for the Primordial Spirit Realm.
Golden Core Realm, eighth stage	340	Had reached the eighth stage when he perceived the six streams of Fate Allotment and a faint karmic affinity connected to Zhang Meng’an.
Primordial Spirit Second Gate — Delusion-Breaking	359	Broke through the second Primordial Spirit Gate, gaining a deeper understanding of the Primordial Spirit Three Gates and the transformation of self into heaven and earth.
Void Realm, first stage	380 382 403	Passed tribulation and entered Mingxu; his Dao seal entered the River of Time, stabilizing his true spirit against ignorance in future reincarnation.
Divine Soul cultivation, Void Realm second stage	415	His Divine Soul had advanced ahead of his overall realm, making his actual Dao attainment greater than that of an ordinary first-stage Void Realm cultivator.
Void Realm, second minor stage	418	Quietly advanced again less than two years after entering the Void Realm, concealing the breakthrough from the sect.
Dongzhen Realm, first step — Dao Manifestation	521	His breakthrough disturbed the River of Time and drew the attention of ancient undying beings; the Profound Heaven Bell concealed the resulting heavenly secrets.
Dongzhen Realm, second step	561	Entered seclusion for a Time Tribulation and merged his Dao resonance with the River of Time, witnessing past, future, heavenly secrets, and destinies.
Dao Movement	675	Advanced into Dao Movement as his comprehension of time, reincarnation, and the Primordial Era deepened.
Dao Lord	986 990 1005	Participated in a gathering of Dao Lords and accepted a Long River of Time-related assignment before his later return to the Ninefold Heaven as a Dao Lord, which stirred the Heavenly Net Chessboard and preceded further exploration of the Long River of Time.

Background / History

Before formally entering the path of cultivation, Lu Qing had already resolved to keep a low profile rather than compete for prominence. He regarded masters and external backing as matters of fate, trusted chiefly in himself, and considered his Calamity Avoidance ability more useful than contending with the Dao Academy’s many geniuses 5.

Lu Qing possesses memories of a previous life, including novels, folklore, and stories such as the Laoshan Taoist. Familiar narrative patterns inform his observations of the cultivation world, but he does not regard resemblance to a story as proof that events must follow its plot. Within the Reincarnation Scroll, recognizable stories lead him to conjecture that other visitors from beyond the heavens may have transmigrated into the Nine Heavens; this remains a conjecture rather than a confirmed discovery 37 918 933.

Lu Qing began his cultivation path at the Profound Heaven Dao Academy. He entered the Meridian Opening Realm under Elder Yu’s guidance, selected the Profound Heaven Origin Scripture as his life-bound cultivation method, and focused on steady accumulation rather than competing with his contemporaries for immediate fame 7 8. His lifespan-related ability further reinforced his patient approach, granting him additional lifespan while he cultivated 7.

Lu Qing began his cultivation path with an unusually cautious approach. When an ominous divination warned that leaving the Dao Academy could lead to danger, he refused missions and remained on the mountain rather than risk an unknown trap. By the time he reached Foundation Establishment, he had already developed martial, spell, and sword-fighting experience, though he considered his combat record limited compared with his formation practice 10 28 87.

He served as the resident cultivator of Spirit Terrace County after Chen Sheng’s departure. There, he established Cloud Mist and Spirit Gathering Formations on Spirit Terrace Mountain, accepted the Dao Academy’s allotted share of local resources, and explicitly declined to involve himself in the county clans’ power struggles 38 42.

Formation study became central to his path. Lu Qing passed Elder Liu’s Formation Academy tests, beginning with the Ghost-Wailing Killing Formation, and later gained practical insight from several killing and restriction formations. Elder Liu’s teaching that formations embody “change” shaped Lu Qing’s own formation Dao and his development of the Heaven-and-Earth Severing Formation as protection for breakthroughs 86 87 156.

After cultivating on Spirit Leaf Island and undertaking Killing Intent-clearing missions, Lu Qing entered a Void Realm examination that temporarily suppressed him to the first layer of Qi Nourishing. He remained composed, adapted to the unfamiliar conditions, and later departed the island after reclaiming its formations 83 105 218.

As a Golden Core cultivator, Lu Qing entered the Sword Lineage and became Li Luoyang’s disciple. He continued to combine formation study, sword Dao, fortune observation, artifact refinement, and cultivation of time and reincarnation. His rise to Mingxu, Dongzhen, and eventually Dao Lord drew growing attention from the Profound Heaven Dao Sect, ancient beings, and the sect’s supreme treasures 310 380 521 1005.

His later responsibilities expanded beyond secluded cultivation. Through incarnations, he taught disciples, derived cultivation methods, cooperated with the Artifact Refining Lineage, and handled Outer Sect affairs. These activities became part of his own cultivation rather than merely administrative obligations 651 689 725 726.

Appearance

Lu Qing is usually seen as a youthful cultivator with an understated but unmistakably uncommon bearing. Even when dressed as an ordinary scholar or concealing his cultivation, his aura tends to set him apart from mortals 196 450.

• Often adopts restrained or deliberately ordinary clothing while travelling under an alias 123 199.
• Appeared in Confucian-scholar attire while travelling through the Void Realm 196.
• At roughly seventeen years old, he retained the appearance of a youth after entering cultivation, with Foundation Establishment further slowing the aging of his appearance 139.
• Maintains incarnations with distinct demeanors, including a more indifferent youthful incarnation and an older incarnation handling Dao Sect affairs 404 591.
• Can assume the identity of an elderly cultivator within reincarnation trials without concern for the change in appearance 899.
• Adopted a sinister, bloodthirsty appearance and aura in Southern Province after discovering that his harmless disguise encouraged repeated robbery attempts 129.
• His teaching incarnation eventually developed a deeply scholarly bearing and blended into mortal society so completely that only its floating jade slips and fragments visibly suggested cultivation 725.

Personality

Lu Qing is defined by caution, restraint, and a preference for steady progress over dramatic confrontation. He avoids factional struggles, dangerous entanglements, and unnecessary fame; his ideal is to cultivate peacefully while retaining enough strength and preparation to survive unforeseen threats 38 42 101 651.

He is neither passive nor cowardly. When threatened, he responds decisively—whether by killing demonic cultivators, severing karmic threats, or preparing formations for an enemy’s intrusion. His reluctance to fight comes from calculation rather than inability or fear 87 125 627.

Lu Qing is also observant and intellectually curious. He studies formations, strange tales, antiquity, fortune, artifact refinement, reincarnation, and the workings of time without allowing any single Dao to dominate his heart. He values instruction from trustworthy seniors but remains wary of anyone claiming authority over the Great Dao 156 308 460 461.

His self-reliance predates his cultivation. Although he respects genuine guidance, he does not believe that possessing a master is necessary for his Dao path, and he judges fame, factional status, and rivalry as distractions from his pursuit of longevity 5 7.

His tranquility is not emotional emptiness. Lu Qing finds joy in cultivation, natural scenery, tea, fruit, and companionship, and considers ordinary feelings compatible with a stable Dao Heart. His path and convictions developed gradually through persistent practice rather than beginning as a fully formed ideal 178 232 240 281.

He distinguishes impressive manifestations from genuine comprehension. Even when his Purple Palace displayed immense elemental visions, he acknowledged that these were expressions of thought and Divine Soul rather than complete mastery of the Five Elements. Likewise, maintaining a low profile does not mean that he believes his Dao must imitate his predecessors 281 309.

Abilities & Skills

Cultivation Method and Longevity

Lu Qing’s foundational method is the Profound Heaven Origin Scripture, a superior Dao art emphasizing sustained accumulation, broad utility, and a long, unbroken cultivation path.

• Chose the Profound Heaven Origin Scripture as his life-bound cultivation method upon entering the Dao Academy 8.
• The scripture contains foundational spells and techniques useful for both combat and daily cultivation 10 65.
• Its early stages allowed him to condense a Spirit Sword, though he initially regarded the technique as a slow but useful surprise attack 10.
• Possesses a lifespan-related ability that can grant him additional lifespan, supporting his unusually patient approach to cultivation 5 7.
• Reached the scripture’s eleventh layer while travelling, gaining an unexpected offensive spell during the breakthrough 116.
• Refined Primordial Qi obtained in the form of a Treasure Herb into the center of his Golden Core. He describes this Qi as calm, upright, and all-embracing 176.

Formation Dao

Lu Qing is a highly accomplished formation cultivator whose methods range from practical defensive arrays to formations that interfere with fortune.

• Established Cloud Mist and Spirit Gathering Formations at Spirit Terrace Mountain 38.
• Broke the Ghost-Wailing Killing Formation by using formations to free the resentful ghosts sustaining it 86.
• Developed the prototype divine ability Formation Golden Light, later known as Formation-Building Golden Heart, which improves his ability to study, establish, and dismantle formations 89 98.
• Treats “change” as the core of his formation Dao rather than rigidly copying established diagrams 153 156.
• Created and employed the Heaven-and-Earth Severing Formation, which conceals spiritual opportunity, muddies heavenly secrets, and can serve as a breakthrough defense 156.
• Learned to use formations to suppress or stabilize fortune, including integrating formation principles into the Water-Calming Pearl 310.
• Can incorporate space into formations, including layered formations hidden within spatial structures 415.
• Personally established the Spirit-Gathering Grand Formation and Grand Cloud-Mist Formation at Sun-Moon Mountain, changing its cultivation environment and benefiting its spirit fields 231.
• Studied the Golden Light Formation, a superior defensive formation inscribed upon the cultivator’s body that lacks a conventional Formation Eye; he had gained entry into its cultivation by the time of his later formation bottleneck 33 79.
• Recognized that his early practical successes did not replace a complete theoretical foundation, prompting him to seek systematic instruction at the Formation Academy 80.
• Completely mastered the Grand Cloud-Mist Formation and repeatedly modified Spirit Leaf Island’s formation eyes and incantations before retrieving its arrays upon departure 218.

Spirit Plant Cultivation

Lu Qing is an accomplished spirit planter whose cultivation of spiritual crops complements his preference for stable, self-sufficient cultivation.

• Passed Steward Luo’s assessment to become an entry-level Spirit Planter and supplied Moonblade Spirit Rice to the Spirit Plant Academy 24.
• Cultivated Moonblade Spirit Rice, Phoenix Rice, Purple Moon Fruit, Dragonheart Fruit, and other spiritual crops 22 35 89.
• Advanced his spirit-plant work into a stewardship role after entering the Sword Lineage and taking responsibility for Sun-Moon Mountain’s Spirit Plant Garden 225 231.
• Uses formations and rain arts to improve the spiritual environment and protect spirit fields 64 231.
• Chose Moonblade Spirit Rice because it could be nourished with offensive spells, particularly spiritual-power sword arts, allowing farming and sword practice to complement one another 22.
• Selected Dragonheart Fruit and Purple Moon Fruit as high-return, low-risk crops, separating their planting areas to prevent interference 64.
• Planted Star Trees at Li Mountain and Spirit Leaf Island to gather moonlight and starlight for cultivation 134.
• Cultivated Five-Element Spirit Rice at Sun-Moon Mountain and exercised authority over the Spirit Plant Garden’s personnel arrangements 246 323.

Fortune Observation and Heavenly Secrets

Lu Qing can perceive qi, fortune, karmic connections, and shifts in destiny.

• Observes the streams of fortune above cities, individuals, sects, and the wider world 145 151 594.
• Recognizes Children of Fortune and Sons of the Human Emperor without necessarily becoming involved in their affairs 123 710 750.
• Uses heavenly-secrets cultivation to glimpse karmic destinies and judge when restraint is safer than intervention 648 986.
• Perceives major changes in celestial fortune, including the emergence of Human Emperor purple qi and disturbances in the Long River of Time 594 990.
• Can trace faint threads of cause and effect to identify hidden danger or determine why seemingly unrelated events connect to him 473 486.
• Recognizes that Fate Allotment is mutable rather than absolute, treating it as information to be weighed rather than a force to which he must submit 300 349.
• Gained insight into the Aura Observation Art while experiencing a dream in which he became a stone, understanding fortune through an analogy with rain 149.
• Identified Zhang Meng’an’s Celestial Star Destiny and a faint karmic affinity linking it to himself 339 340.
• Experienced a moment of enlightenment in which his Fate Allotment advanced ahead of his realm, allowing him to glimpse Dongzhen cultivation before formally entering it 488.
• Refined a Destiny World whose chessboard allowed him to notice a fleeting Variable Fate that appeared outside its existing arrangement 719.
• Deduced that a Son of the Human Emperor’s Destiny Pattern converted calamity into fortune, with hardship preceding good fortune 750.

Concealment and Divination

Lu Qing relies on concealment and omens to avoid danger before it reaches him.

• Uses the Calamity Avoidance hexagram to judge whether travel, missions, or other actions may lead to disaster 10 156.
• Cultivates the Great Concealment Art, which at perfection is said to conceal heaven and earth and deceive heavenly secrets 91.
• Regularly changes his identity and appearance while travelling, including the aliases Passerby A and Lu Qi 123 199.
• Can disguise his aura well enough to avoid unwanted attention from powerful cultivators 450.
• At higher attainment, can conceal his presence so thoroughly that nearby cultivators overlook him as though he had never been present 450.
• The Great Concealment Art can operate continuously and conceal cultivation breakthroughs even in the Golden Core Realm 244.
• His Heavenly Secrets eventually became inaccessible even to the Profound Heaven Bell’s deductions, drawing the supreme treasures’ attention to his extraordinary progress 615.
• Distinguishes his own intuition from divination: he recognized Zhu Longxiang’s invitation as an attempt to probe him without receiving a hexagram warning 105.

Sword Dao and Fortune-Slaying Sword

Lu Qing studies sword Dao as both a means of survival and a path connected to fate.

• Used sword techniques against opponents as early as his Foundation Establishment arena battle 28.
• Condensed a Spirit Sword during his earliest cultivation, using it as an unexpected offensive method 10.
• Developed his sword path by studying the principle shared by severing physical things and severing fate 244.
• Refined the Fortune-Slaying Sword alongside qi observation and formation methods 246 310.
• Can use formation methods to stabilize a target’s fortune before employing the sword, making escape more difficult 310.

Wind, Rain, and Water Arts

Lu Qing’s water-aligned spells developed into a major divine ability.

• Learned the Minor Cloud Rain Technique during his early cultivation and later cast the Cloud Rain Technique over Spirit Leaf Island’s spiritual fields with ease 10 64.
• Mastered the Cloud-Riding Water Arrow Technique, a superior water spell 19.
• The Cloud-Riding Water Arrow Technique provides swift, concealed attacks suited to both close and long-range combat, while its cloud-riding principles also supplement his movement skills 18 19.
• Killed a sixth-layer Foundation Establishment demonic beast with a single arrow during his journey toward Spirit Terrace County 37.
• Comprehended and initiated Call the Wind and Summon the Rain, manifesting thunderclouds, wind, rain, and a sea of lightning within his Purple Palace 139.
• The Water Dragon Cleansing Pill assisted this comprehension by recreating insights into a True Dragon’s command of wind, clouds, and rain 139.
• Uses these methods both for cultivation and for maintaining spirit fields 64 153.

Spatial Arts

Lu Qing’s spatial cultivation developed from an embryonic sleeve-storage spell into mastery of a greater divine ability.

• Comprehended a trace of the spatial divine power known as Sleeve Cosmos after three days of cultivation 208.
• Could initially contain objects or living creatures in his sleeve only temporarily, and regarded this as a storage-in-sleeve spell rather than true Sleeve Cosmos 208 218.
• After entering the late Golden Core Realm, gained genuine mastery of the divine ability’s principles and became capable of containing ordinary living creatures 321 322.
• Discovered that containing troublesome objects within this ability could cut off their Heavenly Secrets and help prevent external entanglements 322.
• Later became capable of personally setting teleportation arrays, understanding spatial passages, and using his power to open a spatial passage when necessary 392.
• Entered the hall of mastery in the Space Way, enabling him to place space within formations and formations within space 415.

Time and Reincarnation

Lu Qing’s later cultivation is deeply connected to the Long River of Time and the Dao of Reincarnation.

• Entered the Dao Seal Long River to observe the Great Daos of ancient cultivators and cultivate amid its distorted sense of time 410.
• Merged his Dao resonance with the River of Time during his second Dongzhen step, witnessing countless destinies and heavenly secrets 561.
• Possesses substantial authority over reincarnation and has comprehended life and death as natural transformations within the Dao 809.
• Uses Dao markers to enter ancient eras and examine the past while deliberately avoiding changes to established history 753 809.
• Can survey past, present, and future lives, but generally chooses observation and preparation over direct interference 1004.
• Perceives the wider movements of destiny and the potential emergence of the Human Emperor, ancient demons, and other variables across the future Long River of Time 1085.
• Perceived obscure reincarnation auras associated with the Profound Heaven Dao Sect and other Immortal Path lineages as his comprehension deepened 490.
• Recognized authority-like qualities in his reincarnation cultivation and reflected on his connection to the Reincarnation Nether Sea 581.
• Gained a clearer understanding of why he possessed his present-life body while examining You Zhengyang’s destiny and White Sparrow’s previous-life connection 783.
• Saw through the Reincarnation Scroll’s simulated reincarnation and borrowed its Dao rhythms to unravel the destinies within it 899 933.
• His ascension to the Dao stirred the Long River and reshaped the cycle of reincarnation 990.

Artifact Refinement

Lu Qing can forge artifacts and comprehend the Artifact Dao.

• Used the White Rainbow artifact fire of his inner world to forge a longsword 461.
• Imbued the weapon with annihilation and calamity-destruction powers 461.
• Treats artifact refinement as another expression of the principle that the myriad Daos return to one 461.
• Studied the Dao Rhymes of the Dao Sect Treasury’s treasures as possible references for his own forging methods rather than rigidly adhering to established traditions 441.
• Established a concealing grand formation at Bifang Mountain and drew upon his Dao Seal Long River during a primordial treasure-refinement undertaking 465.
• Cooperated with the Artifact Refining Lineage by deriving spells and divine abilities suited to its projects, gaining additional artifact-refinement insights through the exchange 726.

Incarnations

Lu Qing can divide aspects of his Dao into incarnations capable of acting independently.

• Left an incarnation to manage the Spirit Plant Garden while his true body departed for the Myriad Forms Hall 386.
• Maintains incarnations with different temperaments and cultivation emphases 404 834.
• Uses incarnations to teach, handle sect affairs, protect the Immortal City, and investigate changes across the Nine Heavens 638 919 1004.
• An incarnation may return to his true body instantly with a thought while preserving the wholeness of his Dao 725.
• His incarnations are evolutions of portions of his Great Dao rather than separate selves; although he possesses the Three Thoughts Refining Dao Body, he had not divided into Three Bodies 725.
• An exploratory youthful incarnation pursued opportunities in the Heaven of Universe and visited the Milky Way Ruins and a Fire Element Dao Lord’s manifested dojo 834.

Five Elements, Divine Soul, and Inner World

• Harmonized the Five Elements through natural generation rather than forcibly treating them as opposing powers, producing mountains, seas, sunlight, and concealed Sword Qi within his Golden Core inner world 299.
• Understood that the Golden Core inner world serves as an illusion of the Great Dao for observation and comprehension, while Primordial Spirit cultivation allows the cultivator to begin wielding the Great Dao 300.
• Retained comparatively greater freedom in Divine Soul cultivation during the restrictive Void Realm examination, generating a thread of divine sense despite being unable to cultivate his original Immortal Path methods normally 200.
• Could seek the roots and coordinates of Minor Realms and wander through Small and Great Thousand Worlds with his Divine Soul 415.

Lightning and Destructive Spells

• Comprehended a murky white sphere-shaped spell upon reaching the eleventh layer of his cultivation method. Its manifestation evoked thunder, crashing waves, and the collapse of heaven and earth 116.
• The spell consumed roughly one-third of his spiritual power and was too conspicuous for stealth, but Lu Qing judged it suitable as a trump card against large groups of demonic beasts 116.
• Later practiced Palm Thunder, whose power could be increased through repeated layering. He controlled it carefully to avoid injuring himself or damaging Sun-Moon Mountain 232.

Memory, Teaching, and Technique Derivation

• Organizes people, events, cultivation knowledge, and spirit-plant information into memory palaces, making extensive knowledge readily accessible during study and practical work 9 64 80.
• His teaching incarnation follows a path of enlightenment, examining the relationship between instruction, merit, and the creation of heaven and earth 651.
• Treats the derivation of cultivation methods and spells as a means of manifesting Great Dao principles in the world and advancing his own cultivation 725 726.
• As a Dao Lord, expounds his own Great Dao through the principle that the Dao returns to one and one transforms into all things; even beings outside the Six Paths can understand his Dao sounds 991.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Wooden Fish Bell — A palm-sized defensive magic artifact gifted by Steward Luo. It can change size, possesses black-tortoise-like defense, and produces sound techniques that disrupt opponents’ senses 91.
• Painting Boat — A paint-colored leaf that enlarges into a one-person flying vessel; Lu Qing uses it for inconspicuous travel 100 101.
• Fortune-Slaying Sword — A longsword connected to Lu Qing’s sword Dao and his study of fate-severing techniques 246 317.
• Water-Calming Pearl — Used as a foundation for formations intended to suppress and stabilize his fortune 310.
• Forged Longsword — An artifact personally forged with White Rainbow artifact fire and endowed with annihilation and calamity-destruction powers 461.
• Flying Dharma Sword — A dharma sword Lu Qing uses for swift sword-flight in place of his Flying Boat 373.
• Mysterious Mirror Stone — A smooth, round stone acquired in Nether Province. It resisted both his spells and the Wooden Fish Bell, later revealing an obscure sacrificial image when examined with divine sense 129.
• Jade Radiance Bottle — A bottle purchased from the Myriad Treasures Trading Association after Lu Qing sold Essence of Moon Radiance 117.
• Golden Light Formation Diagram — A superior formation diagram given by Senior Brother Qian after Qian Wanan’s attempt to obtain Lu Qing’s Dao Peak. It records a body-inscribed defensive formation 32 33.
• Water Dragon Cleansing Pill — Consumed to clarify his spiritual platform and assist his comprehension of Call the Wind and Summon the Rain 139.
• Greenleaf Flying Boat — An emerald-green, leaf-shaped flying boat carried in his Storage Ring 180.
• Heavenly Heart Jewel — Contains a sliver of power Lu Qing intended to study, though he delayed using it until adequately prepared 191.
• Water Essence Magic Treasure — A meeting gift from Li Luoyang, which Lu Qing waited to examine until after completing his immediate Sun-Moon Mountain responsibilities 232.
• Mirage Tower — A treasure Lu Qing continued refining after receiving a new allocation of Dao Merit 629.
• Ancient Time Dao Marker — Provides a means of entering the past, though Lu Qing initially did not know which period of the Primordial Era it would lead to 753.

Relationships

• Li Luoyang — Lu Qing’s master and the chief seat of the Sword Lineage. Li supports Lu Qing’s Dao path without forcing choices upon him and shields his future from hostile divinations with sword light 380 382 506.
• Liu Changquan / Elder Liu — Formation mentor who tested Lu Qing at the Formation Academy and taught him to understand formations through change rather than imitation 86 156.
• Steward Luo — A senior who gifted Lu Qing the Wooden Fish Bell and offered guidance on Core Formation; their relationship is marked by mutual respect 91 144. Luo explained the importance of compatible Innate Qi and shared practical cultivation experience without demanding anything in return. Lu Qing later revisited him and found their old familiarity intact despite his own greatly increased cultivation 91 92 193 450.
• White Crane Boy — A close companion and source of information. It provides talismans, guides Lu Qing to important locations, and later cultivates spirit fields at Clearless Prefecture with his permission 151 218 403. Its wide travels allow Lu Qing to remain informed while secluded, and it regards him as its only close friend within the Dao Sect 281.
• Zhou Yaoming — Dao Academy headmaster who noticed Lu Qing’s temperament early and later expressed concern for the trials he would face 83 147 153.
• Jin Yu — Hall master of the Myriad Forms Hall who promoted Lu Qing to Four Directions Spirit Plant Steward 386.
• Daoist Zuo Liang — A fellow cultivator encountered during Lu Qing’s Void Realm journey; the two exchanged information about the Imperial Proclamation and local cultivation powers 199 200.
• Qingxuan — Lu Qing’s senior brother in the Sword Lineage. Qingxuan guided him after his Void Realm breakthrough, shares a karmic affinity with him through the Great Concealment Art, and prepared a Golden Halberd Sword Pellet for him 273 382.
• Elder Yu — The Dao Academy elder whose guided meditation enabled Lu Qing to enter the Meridian Opening Realm 7.
• Wang Chunfeng — A familiar Sword Lineage senior brother who welcomed Lu Qing upon his arrival. Lu Qing later detected a plot against him and offered a warning before sharing wine and discussing their cultivation experiences 223 486. Wang eventually confided in Lu Qing about a mortal beloved and the resulting disturbance to his Dao Heart; Lu Qing could understand his feelings but did not know how best to advise him 717.
• Yu Youshu — Formation Lineage chief who admired Lu Qing’s formation aptitude and repeatedly hoped to draw him toward the lineage’s teachings. He sent an incarnation with White Crane Ancestor to visit Lu Qing and later expressed confidence in the steadiness of his Dao Heart 380 506 991.
• White Marsh — A spirit beast under Lu Qing’s authority. It recognizes him despite his disguises and was assigned to guard his dojo together with White Crane Boy 490.
• Profound Heaven Bell — A sect supreme treasure with which Lu Qing has repeated contact. It invited him to choose a Treasury treasure, protected his breakthrough’s Heavenly Secrets, and later found itself unable to deduce his secrets 441 521 529 615. Wine Lu Qing brought from the Long River of Time intoxicated its artifact spirit and caused a commotion 625.
• Dao Lord Dumi — A Dao Lord Lu Qing met at a gathering. Dumi treated him frankly, offered assistance, and hinted at significant approaching variables 986.
• Father Lu in the Void Realm examination — The father associated with Lu Qing’s mortal identity in the trial world. He accepted Lu Qing’s decision to pursue a life beyond courtly fame and supplied collections of strange tales before his departure 195 215.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Entry into the Profound Heaven Dao Academy

Lu Qing enters the Profound Heaven Dao Academy with no desire to compete for status or reveal his unusual circumstances. He enters the Meridian Opening Realm, chooses the Profound Heaven Origin Scripture, learns foundational spells, and begins cultivating through a combination of seclusion, spirit planting, and careful resource management 7 8 10 24.

When Qian Wanan attempts to obtain his Dao Peak under the assumption that he lacks talent, Lu Qing reveals his Foundation Establishment cultivation and formation strength. Qian Wanan’s cousin offers a superior formation diagram as an apology and a means of establishing goodwill, giving Lu Qing access to the Golden Light Formation 32 33.

Spirit Terrace County Garrison

Lu Qing replaces Chen Sheng as Spirit Terrace County’s resident cultivator. He demonstrates enough power to awe the four major clans, establishes his own formations, and refuses to become involved in local political disputes 38 42.

Before arriving, he kills a sixth-layer Foundation Establishment demonic beast with one arrow and advances to the ninth layer during his river voyage. His local residence, Green Bamboo Courtyard, provides a secluded base for cultivation and study of the numerous formation diagrams supplied to him 37 38 42.

As the end of his assignment approaches, he suspects that rumors linking the area to an ancient Dragon King may conceal another scheme. He prepares to depart promptly rather than investigate merely out of curiosity 55.

Formation Academy and Spirit Leaf Island

After receiving formation diagrams and entering Formation Academy, Lu Qing develops from a capable formation user into a cultivator with his own understanding of formation Dao. His prolonged residence on Spirit Leaf Island allows him to cultivate, farm spiritual fields, refine formations, and develop the Cloud Rain Technique 42 64 86 156.

A bottleneck exposes the limitations of his initially piecemeal formation knowledge, leading him to seek systematic teaching. His subsequent breakthrough produces Formation Golden Light, his first divine ability prototype 80 89.

Steward Luo’s gift and advice help him prepare for a superior Golden Core rather than rush into an inferior foundation. Lu Qing later uses the Water Dragon Cleansing Pill to enter the doorway of Call the Wind and Summon the Rain 91 139.

External Missions and the Void Realm

Lu Qing undertakes Killing Intent-clearing missions while travelling under concealed identities. He later experiences the Void Realm, where he temporarily loses his original cultivation and explores a different world’s cultivation systems and mortal society 105 123 196 215.

During his missions, he refuses Zhu Longxiang’s invitation to the Water Kingdom marriage recruitment and selects work away from the coming conflict. Southern Province’s indiscriminate robbery attempts later teach him that appearing dangerous can be safer than maintaining a harmless disguise 105 129.

In the examination world, his Divine Soul remains less restricted than his physical cultivation. He develops divine sense, learns to work with the realm’s own methods, and comprehends an embryonic spatial ability. His encounters with Daoists, wandering heroes, spirited trees, and dynastic affairs broaden his understanding of mortal life without drawing him into direct control of the dynasty’s fate 200 201 207 208 212 213.

Golden Core and the Sword Lineage

After reaching Golden Core, Lu Qing enters the Sword Lineage and expands beyond formations into sword Dao, fortune observation, and techniques for severing fate. His growing ability draws attention from senior cultivators while he continues trying to preserve a low profile 220 244 310.

At Sun-Moon Mountain, he improves the cultivation environment with grand formations and cultivates spiritual crops while developing his inner world. Three months of contemplation in the Sword Lineage Dojo lead to successive breakthroughs into the fifth and sixth Golden Core stages through the harmonization of the Five Elements 231 246 299.

His later advancement to the seventh stage also prompts a new understanding of his sleeve-storage ability, which develops into genuine spatial divine-ability mastery capable of containing living creatures and severing Heavenly Secrets 321 322.

Void Realm and Clearless Prefecture

Lu Qing survives his Mingxu tribulation, establishes Clearless Prefecture as his Dao residence, and gains enough standing to receive stewardship responsibilities within the sect. His presence becomes significant enough that Bixin Immortal City is renamed Clearless Immortal City 382 386 403 404.

His tribulation draws an investigating gaze from the past, which Li Luoyang disperses with sword light. Lu Qing reaches the Void Realm only ten years after joining the Dao Sect, prompting senior cultivators to consider his potential for true-disciple status 380.

Clearless Immortal City becomes a comparatively stable route toward Northern Heaven Continent, free of the openly active Tribulation Cultivators found in less secure regions. His increased realm also grants him access to sect information previously unavailable to him 447.

Dongzhen Realm, Dao Child, and True Disciple

His Dao Manifestation shakes the River of Time and alerts ancient entities, prompting the Profound Heaven Dao Sect to conceal his heavenly secrets. He later stands first among the sect’s Dao Children and passes the patriarch’s Library Pavilion trial to become a Tai Xuan Profound Heaven true disciple 521 627 673.

Before these developments, Lu Qing encounters the awakened supreme treasure spirits in the Dao Sect Treasury but declines to pursue the Fate Allotment that would immediately connect him to Dao Child status. His choice reflects a preference for cultivation suited to his own path rather than advancement through recognition alone 441 444.

His work through incarnations grows into a path of teaching and enlightenment. He derives methods, cooperates with the Artifact Refining Lineage, and participates in preparations for large sect missions while keeping his true body available to respond to unforeseen danger 651 689 725 726.

Dao Lord and the Long River of Time

As a Dao Lord, Lu Qing oversees multiple incarnations, studies variables across the Nine Heavens, and prepares to explore the Long River of Time. He consistently chooses to observe and prepare for major changes rather than recklessly alter fate or history 1004 1005 1127.

He continues to observe the future’s vast currents, including the rise of the Human Emperor, competing figures of destiny, and the attempts of ancient demons to escape fixed fate through the Strange Gate Temple 1085.

His exploration of earlier eras includes encounters with Dao shadows and dharma-treasure steps associated with the Profound Heaven Dao Sect’s historical cultivation traditions. His Great Dao Seal manifests prominently among the third era’s treasures 848.

Within the Reincarnation Scroll, he assumes the optional identity of Fang Guike, the Clear Spring Hermit, and studies the simulation’s reincarnation and fortune. The appearance of tales resembling stories from his previous life raises questions about the Divine Lord and possible earlier transmigrants, though he does not confirm those suspicions 899 918 933.

At a gathering of Dao Lords, Lu Qing accepts a share of the Long River of Time’s assigned fortune and expounds his own Great Dao. Yu Youshu and the other seniors regard his exceptional Dao Heart as grounds for hoping that he may cross the road ahead even amid changes capable of affecting Dao Lords themselves 990 991.

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