Wuchen

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Wuchen (无尘) 1
Alias(es)	Wuchen Exalted Lord; Dan Yangzi (false identity) 8 18
Species/Race	Innate spiritual treasure; originally the Twelve-Grade World-Purifying White Lotus, later refined into a Twenty-Fourth-Grade Chaos White Lotus 1 7
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Independent; mutual ally and benefactor of the Witch Clan 10 18
Occupation/Role	Dao Venerable; cultivator, treasure seeker, and guide to several innate powers 16 18 20
Status	Alive 23
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Great Luo Golden Immortal	1	Reached the Great Luo realm after cultivating for an unknown period, then took human form on Abbot Island.
Peak Great Luo Golden Immortal	6	Comprehended the fundamental path of purification and further laws through innate spiritual treasures.
Twenty-Fourth-Grade Chaos White Lotus foundation	7	Fused the World-Purifying White Lotus, Merit Lotus, World-Destroying Black Lotus, and Karma-Flame Red Lotus; their returned origin remolded his body and primordial spirit.
Early Dao Venerable / Quasi-Saint / Mixed-Origin Golden Immortal	16	Fused laws with the higher rules of the Creation Jade Disc Fragment, causing the Genesis Azure Lotus in his dantian to bloom into his Rule Dao Fruit.

Background / History

Origin and transformation

Wuchen awakened in the Primordial World as the Twelve-Grade World-Purifying White Lotus after transmigrating there. The Great Dao bestowed his name, cultivation method, and knowledge of the world. He eventually entered the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and took the form of a silver-haired young man on Abbot Island. 1

His lotus true form remained linked to him after transformation; damage to it would cause him backlash. He refined Abbot Island's stele, gaining control of its top-grade innate concealment formation, before leaving to seek opportunities across the Primordial World. 1

Reclaiming the lotus platforms

Seeking to strengthen his innate foundation, Wuchen targeted the other treasures born from the Genesis Azure Lotus's seeds. He seized the Karma-Flame Red Lotus and Minghe's Yuantu and Abi Swords from the Blood Sea, knowingly creating a karmic enmity with Minghe. 2

At Mount Buzhou, Wuchen obtained the Twenty-Fourth-Grade Genesis Azure Lotus, Three-Light Divine Water, and Self-Growing Soil. In the west, he spared the not-yet-transformed Jieyin rather than erase his intelligence for the Merit Lotus, promising to claim it only after Jieyin took form. 3 4

Wuchen later entered the newly born Demon Realm, defeated Luo Hou's remnant consciousness, and claimed the World-Destroying Black Lotus and Godslayer Spear. Luo Hou's true spirit escaped into the Demon Realm, preserving the possibility of his eventual return. 5

After Hongjun began pursuing him, Wuchen secluded himself on Abbot Island, reached the peak of the Great Luo realm, and later claimed the Merit Lotus from Jieyin. He gave Jieyin information concerning the karmic debt owed to the western lands as compensation. 6

Wuchen fused four lotus platforms into the Twenty-Fourth-Grade Chaos White Lotus. Although the fusion greatly strengthened his body, primordial spirit, and Dao foundation, he declined to force a full reversal into a chaos-level innate origin because it would require leaving the Primordial World. 7

Guiding the Primordial World

Traveling as the old Daoist Dan Yangzi, Wuchen gave cryptic guidance to Laozi and Tongtian while deliberately withholding it from Yuanshi. He later informed Nuwa that her Dao lay with humanity and that she must wait for the proper opportunity. 8 9

Wuchen warned Di Jiang and Houtu that the Witch Clan faced eventual destruction. He provided Houtu with an opportunity connected to attaining the Dao, leading the Ancestral Witches to restrain their clans and eventually withdraw toward the Blood Sea. 10 13

While seeking a breakthrough, Wuchen discovered a Creation Jade Disc Fragment containing thirteen complete rules. He used it alongside the Genesis Azure Lotus to develop the Dao-Nurturing Method, planting the lotus in his dantian to nurture his own Great Dao rather than follow the Primordial Unity or Three Corpses paths. 11 12

Conflict with Hongjun

After becoming a Dao Venerable, Wuchen openly challenged Hongjun. His Purifying Divine Light erased Hongjun's rule-based attacks, while the Godslayer Spear forced the Heavenly Dao Saint onto the defensive. 16 17

During the battle, Wuchen purified Hongjun's connection to the Pangu Banner and seized it. The Twelve Ancestral Witches then arrived in the Pangu Dharma Form, compelling Hongjun to retreat. 17 18

Wuchen returned to Abbot Island, constructed Wuchen Palace, and gave a targeted sermon to the Twelve Ancestral Witches. His teachings helped six of them reach the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal peak and the remaining six reach the late stage. 18 19

When Laozi, Tongtian, and Nuwa sought help removing Hongjun's Primordial Purple Qi, Wuchen determined that its Heavenly Dao power could not safely be removed at his current level. He suggested that the Great Dao, or possibly a future opportunity, might offer a solution. 20 21

Appearance

Wuchen's usual transformed form is a refined young man appearing around twenty years old, with a sacred and composed bearing. He can also appear as the elderly Daoist Dan Yangzi. 1 8

• Long silver-white hair and jade-like features. 1
• White, broad-sleeved immortal robes. 1
• A divine lotus-platform pattern between his brows after the four-lotus fusion. 7
• Often manifests an azure lotus phantom beneath himself while seated or preaching. 18
• His Dan Yangzi disguise is an old Daoist with white hair, a youthful face, and an immortal aura. 8

Personality

Wuchen is pragmatic and calculating in matters of cultivation. He seized Minghe's natal treasures to improve his own foundation, but waited for Jieyin to take form rather than incur the greater karma of erasing him outright. 2 3 4

He is cautious when confronting threats beyond his reach. Rather than gamble on reversing his origin into chaos or directly resisting the Heavenly Dao before he is ready, he acknowledges the risks and cultivates patiently. 7 21

Despite his opportunism, Wuchen repeatedly guides others toward independent paths. His advice to Nuwa, the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and the Witch Clan consistently emphasizes avoiding Heavenly Dao control and preparing for future opportunities. 8 9 10 20

Wuchen is openly contemptuous toward Hongjun, refusing to defer to the authority of a Heavenly Dao Saint and using Hongjun's hidden schemes as leverage. 16 18 23

Abilities & Skills

Purifying Divine Light

Wuchen's primary divine ability originates from the World-Purifying White Lotus. It purifies energy, demonic qi, laws, and rule-based constructs. 1 4 17

• Dissolves spells and divine abilities formed from energy or laws. 1 16 17
• Protected him from the Demon Realm's mind-corrupting demonic qi and purified the realm's accumulated demonic energy. 4 5
• Erased Hongjun's hands and swords of rules during their battle. 16 17
• Can sever a cultivator's divine-sense connection to a spiritual treasure, as shown when Wuchen suppressed the Pangu Banner. 17
• Does not inherently negate physical attacks. 1
• Was nearly extinguished by the Heavenly Dao power sealed within Primordial Purple Qi. 21

Life-and-Death Divine Light

Derived from the laws of sun, moon, and stars, this divine ability contains both destructive and restorative aspects. 1

• Sunlight erodes flesh, blood, sinews, and bones. 1
• Moonlight corrodes primordial spirits and souls. 1
• Starlight devours true spirits and consciousness. 1
• The merged Three Lights can revive the dead and regenerate flesh from white bones. 1

Three-Colored Divine Light

Wuchen channels golden, silver, and violet light into a destructive technique used to expose and breach hidden innate formations. 2 3

• Broke open the formation concealing Minghe's placenta in the Blood Sea. 2
• Destroyed the formation camouflage protecting the Genesis Azure Lotus valley on Mount Buzhou. 3

Dao-Nurturing Method

Wuchen's personal cultivation path uses laws as a foundation to nurture higher rules and form a unique Dao Fruit. 12 16 19

• Uses the Genesis Azure Lotus within his dantian as a bridge to spiritual energy and the source of his Great Dao. 12
• Integrates the rules of the Creation Jade Disc Fragment rather than relying solely on the Primordial Unity path. 11 16
• Formed a Rule Dao Fruit when the Genesis Azure Lotus bloomed, granting him Dao Venerable-level control over rules. 16
• Allows him to perceive the operation of rules and glimpse fragments of past and future. 16

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• World-Purifying White Lotus / Chaos White Lotus — Wuchen's original true form. It became a Twenty-Fourth-Grade Chaos White Lotus after absorbing the origins of four lotus platforms, then dissolved into his dantian as the basis for his Dao-Nurturing Method. 1 7 12
• Twenty-Fourth-Grade Genesis Azure Lotus — Retrieved from Mount Buzhou; later planted in Wuchen's dantian to nurture his Great Dao and Rule Dao Fruit. 3 12 16
• Godslayer Spear — Luo Hou's former killing treasure, formed from the roots of the Genesis Azure Lotus. It specializes in attacking primordial spirits and can threaten Saints. 5 16 17
• Yuantu and Abi Swords — Minghe's former killing swords. They carry the Dao of Massacre, the Law of Slaughter, and portions of the Sword Dao; together, they can kill without incurring karma. 2 5
• Karma-Flame Red Lotus — A top-grade innate treasure containing the complete Law of Karma. Its karmic fire burns karma rather than flesh or primordial spirit. 2
• World-Destroying Black Lotus — Claimed from Luo Hou in the Demon Realm and later fused into the Chaos White Lotus. 5 7
• Merit Lotus — Voluntarily surrendered by Jieyin after his transformation and later fused into the Chaos White Lotus. 6 7
• Pangu Banner — Seized from Hongjun after Wuchen purified Hongjun's divine-sense imprint from it. 17
• Creation Jade Disc Fragment — A fragment containing thirteen complete rules and several incomplete ones; central to Wuchen's breakthrough into the Dao Venerable realm. 11 16
• Abbot Island stele — A top-grade acquired spiritual treasure and the core of Abbot Island's protective formation. 1

Relationships

• Hongjun — Primary adversary. Hongjun marked Wuchen as a dangerous variable, pursued him after Luo Hou's fall, and later fought him directly; Wuchen repeatedly counters and threatens him. 6 16 18 23
• Di Jiang and the Twelve Ancestral Witches — Mutual allies. Wuchen warned them of their future calamity, received their support against Hongjun, and taught them at Wuchen Palace. 10 17 18 19
• Houtu — A key beneficiary of Wuchen's warning. He identified her opportunity to attain the Dao as central to the Witch Clan's survival and to resisting the Heavenly Dao. 10 18
• Jieyin — Origin-related being whose Merit Lotus Wuchen claimed after allowing him to take form. Wuchen compensated him with information about a karmic opportunity in the west. 4 6
• Zhunti — Jieyin's companion and fellow western innate being; included in the information Wuchen gave Jieyin concerning the west's karmic debt. 3 6
• Minghe — Enemy bound to Wuchen by karma after Wuchen seized his Karma-Flame Red Lotus, Yuantu Sword, and Abi Sword. 2
• Luo Hou — Wuchen defeated Luo Hou's remnant consciousness in the Demon Realm and took the World-Destroying Black Lotus and Godslayer Spear. 4 5
• Laozi and Tongtian — Recipients of Wuchen's early guidance; later sought his help concerning Hongjun's Primordial Purple Qi. 8 20 21
• Nuwa — Wuchen revealed that her Dao lies with humanity and later advised her on the uncertain possibility of removing Primordial Purple Qi. 9 20 21
• Yuanshi — Wuchen deliberately withheld guidance from him, provoking Yuanshi's resentment. 8

Notable Quotes

“Hongjun, come fight!”
— Wuchen openly challenging Hongjun after reaching the Dao Venerable realm. 16

“First, I am the Wuchen Exalted Lord.”
— Wuchen correcting Hongjun after being addressed as Dan Yangzi. 18

“The rules are me, and I am the rules. That is the master of the Dao.”
— Wuchen explaining the principle of his Dao Venerable path. 19