Pan Xuan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Pan Xuan (盘玄)
Alias(es)	Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon; Little Brother Pan Xuan; Military Strategist of the Witch Clan
Species/Race	Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon; later possesses an innate Dao body
Gender	Male
Origin	Born from Pangu's noble righteous qi, heaven-opening merit, and the first wisp of Profound Yellow qi after heaven and earth formed 3
Affiliation	Witch Clan; Pangu Hall
Occupation/Role	Brother of the Twelve Ancestral Witches; strategist of the Witch Clan
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon	1	Awakens in Pangu Hall while still wrapped in Profound Yellow qi; his foundation derives from Pangu's righteous qi, creation merit, and Profound Yellow qi 1 3
Innate Dao Body; mid-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal mana cultivation	8–9	Refines twelve drops of Ancestral Witch blood essence, transforms into human form, and assesses his mana cultivation after awakening 8 9
Enhanced cultivation, divine abilities, and treasure mastery	18	Gains further progress in the Righteous Vitality Formula, Merit Profound Yellow Dharma Aspect, and Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler while traveling with the Ancestral Witches 18
Purified Righteous Vitality Formula	25	Mount Buzhou's Pangu pressure nourishes and strengthens the formula, making its righteous vitality purer 25

Background

Pan Xuan transmigrated into the Primordial World and awakened as a Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon in Pangu Hall. Houtu had discovered him while he was gestating in a hidden concentration of Profound Yellow qi near Mount Buzhou and brought him back after sensing that they shared the same origin 1.

Initially, Pan Xuan concealed his sentience out of fear of the Twelve Ancestral Witches. After his aura fluctuations exposed him, he identified himself as a being born from Pangu's noble righteous qi rather than Pangu's essence blood or primordial spirit. The Ancestral Witches verified his shared origin and accepted him as their younger brother 2 3.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches jointly taught him their laws of heaven and earth, then each contributed a drop of essence blood to accelerate his transformation. Pan Xuan refined the twelve blood essences and emerged from his dragon form with an innate Dao body 6 9.

Appearance

After taking form, Pan Xuan appears as a refined young man in his early twenties, with an outwardly gentle bearing tempered by an innate aura of righteousness 9.

• Fair, jade-like complexion and refined facial features 9
• Long black hair falling down his back 9
• Faint golden radiance circulating around his body 9
• Long, fair hands with distinct knuckles 8
• His original body is a Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon wrapped in Profound Yellow qi 1 8

Personality

Pan Xuan is cautious and survival-minded, initially pretending to be an inert treasure while surrounded by the Twelve Ancestral Witches. Once forced to reveal himself, he relies on calm explanations and diplomacy rather than confrontation 2 3.

He is deeply grateful toward the Ancestral Witches for accepting and supporting him. Their protection and gifts lead him to vow to safeguard them and alter the Witch Clan's future rather than permit its decline 6 8 12.

Pan Xuan also displays strategic patience. He opposes immediately expanding the Witch Clan, arguing that the clan should quietly absorb baleful qi, recover battlefield corpses for the Pangu Blood Pool, and wait for the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans to exhaust one another 14 15.

Abilities & Skills

Righteous Vitality Formula

An innate divine ability founded on Pangu's righteous vitality. It suppresses evil entities and keeps Pan Xuan in peak condition unless he dies and his Dao is extinguished 4.

• Resists curses, toxins, inner demons, and other negative forces 4
• Protects him from battlefield baleful qi 16
• Maintains his condition without fatigue while others face corrosive baleful qi 19 20
• Purified the Destruction Stele to test it for hidden dangers 21
• Combined with the Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler to break an ancient innate restriction 19

Merit Profound Yellow Dharma Aspect

A divine ability formed from Pan Xuan's foundation, using merit as its source and Profound Yellow qi as its framework. Its growth has no stated upper limit: his cultivation and physical body strengthen as he acquires merit and Profound Yellow energy 4.

• Forms Profound Yellow merit protection throughout his flesh and blood 9
• Resonates naturally with the Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler 13 14
• Deepens his comprehension of merit, Profound Yellow qi, and the Dao of rules through the ruler's refinement 14

Heavenly Enlightenment Wisdom Light

An enlightenment ability that awakens a target's existing potential, improving intelligence, comprehension, and capacity to understand the Great Dao 5.

• Improved Zhu Rong's comprehension during its first trial 9
• Helped Houtu awaken a primordial spirit by opening a path in her soul and dispersing the obstruction within it 10 11
• Does not produce identical results in every target; the other Ancestral Witches did not awaken primordial spirits 11
• May allow ordinary witches, who have absorbed less baleful qi, to develop primordial spirits 12
• Requires substantial recovery time after use and cannot be used frequently 12
• Its existence is kept secret within the Witch Clan to avoid attracting calamity 6

Strategic Planning

Pan Xuan uses knowledge from his previous life and observation of the Primordial World to direct Witch Clan policy 15 25.

• Warned that rapid expansion would attract the attention of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans 14 15
• Proposed collecting fallen warriors and baleful qi to strengthen the Pangu Blood Pool and the clan's foundation 15 16
• Advocated avoiding direct participation in the three clans' war until their forces were depleted 15
• Urged immediate withdrawal after the group discovered the Destruction Stele, anticipating that its seal's maker could notice the disturbance 21 22

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler — An Acquired Merit Supreme Treasure entrusted to Pan Xuan by Houtu and the Twelve Ancestral Witches. It acknowledged him quickly, was refined without resistance, and resides in his Niwan Palace when not in use 13 14.
  • Measures heaven and earth, weighs right and wrong, and suppresses evil 14
  • Amplified his ability to break the ancient restriction in the western abyss 19

Relationships

• Houtu — Elder sister and Pan Xuan's original discoverer. She advocates for him, teaches him, gives the first drop of her essence blood, and entrusts the Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler to him 1 3 7 8 13.
• Di Jiang — Eldest brother and leader of the Ancestral Witches. He accepts Pan Xuan as kin, organizes his Dao instruction, supports his strategic proposals, and acts on his advice concerning the Destruction Stele 3 6 15 21 22.
• Zhu Jiuyin — Elder brother whose Law of Time cannot clearly discern Pan Xuan's future. He supports Pan Xuan's claims and confirms that Houtu's future changed after her primordial spirit awakened 1 6 11.
• Zhu Rong — Elder brother who initially doubts Pan Xuan's abilities but becomes one of his most vocal protectors. He is the first recipient of the Heavenly Enlightenment Wisdom Light 5 6 9 16.
• Gong Gong — Elder brother and frequent rival of Zhu Rong. He supports Pan Xuan's protection and later recognizes the strategic value of Pan Xuan's plan 6 15 16.
• Xuan Ming — Elder sister whose reserved manner conceals concern for Pan Xuan. She protects his rest, repeatedly clarifies Dao teachings for him, and supports keeping his enlightenment ability secret 6 7 16.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches — Pan Xuan's elder siblings. They recognize his Pangu-derived origin, provide him with their instruction and blood essence, and treat his arrival as a major opportunity for the Witch Clan 3 6 8.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recognition and Transformation

Pan Xuan awakens in Pangu Hall, gains acceptance as the Thirteen Ancestral Witches' younger brother, reveals his three innate divine abilities, and receives their instruction and blood essence to take human form 1 9.

Changing the Witch Clan's Potential

He tests the Heavenly Enlightenment Wisdom Light on Zhu Rong and Houtu. Its effect on Houtu leads to the Witch Clan's first known primordial spirit and creates the possibility that ordinary witches could gain primordial spirits in the future 9 12.

Strategist of the Witch Clan

After refining the Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler, Pan Xuan rejects the plan for immediate clan expansion. He instead establishes the policy of secretly accumulating strength through baleful qi absorption and battlefield recovery while the three dominant clans remain at war 13 16.

Western Abyss and the Destruction Stele

While accompanying the Ancestral Witches across the battlefields, Pan Xuan witnesses the devastation of the three-clan war. In the western lands, he breaks an ancient restriction, protects Houtu from the released baleful qi, identifies the Destruction Stele as connected to the Ferocious Beast Calamity, and urges the group to retreat to Pangu Hall 18 22.

Mount Buzhou Ascent

After the group ceases battlefield recovery to avoid attention, Pan Xuan proposes climbing Mount Buzhou to temper themselves and honor Pangu. Its pressure strengthens his Righteous Vitality Formula and reveals more of the righteous vitality at the root of his existence 25.

Notable Quotes

“Since he had transmigrated to the Primordial World and become the brother of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, then he would surely live well, protect these brothers and sisters who sincerely cared for him, and carve out a world that belonged to them in this Primordial World.” 3

“We must store grain widely, build high walls, and delay our claim to the throne.” 15

“The Father God did not nurture me so that I could hide in Pangu Hall and cling to a peaceful existence.” 16

Trivia

• Pan Xuan's future cannot be clearly perceived even by Zhu Jiuyin's Law of Time 1 8.
• Pangu Hall conceals his transformation completely, preventing the outside world from sensing it and drawing no heavenly punishment 8.
• He is described as the thirteenth member among the Ancestral Witches, despite not being born from Pangu's essence blood 18.