Mei Shuangfeng

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Mei Shuangfeng (梅霜风)
Alias(es)	Hall Master Mei; Face-Ripping Demon 179
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Mei Martial Hall; Plum Academy; Plum Mountain Lineage of the Jade Parasol Sect 7 271
Occupation/Role	Martial hall master, martial-arts instructor, alchemist
Status	Active 271
First Appearance	Chapter 7

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Force Transformation Realm	179	Prepared to make her breakthrough with the Golden Eagle Soaring Art and a Five-Element Qi Refining Pill; later revealed that she had entered Force Transformation in secret when she intervened against Duan Xiao 139 179.

Background / History

Mei Shuangfeng is the master of Mei Martial Hall in Longcloud County. Though she bears an evil reputation, intelligence concerning her describes her as retaining the spirit of the righteous path. Her hall competed fiercely with Through-the-Back Martial Hall for disciples after Jiang Qinghong lost an arena match to Zhao Honggang, damaging the hall's prestige. Mei sought Treasure Fish to help Jiang Qinghong break through and restore that standing 7.

Shen Xiuhan approached her with a captured Silver-backed Treasure Fish while seeking protection from Ma Xianyang. Mei initially treated his claim with suspicion and made clear that deception would be met with a fate worse than death, but she accompanied him to verify the fish and accepted him as a disciple after confirming it was genuine 12 13.

Her martial inheritance traces back to the Plum Mountain Lineage of the Jade Parasol Sect in Guangwu Prefecture. After receiving Shen Xiuhan's Golden Eagle Soaring Art, she recognized that its principles shared an origin with her own lineage while being vastly more profound; she later used it as the basis for her attempt to enter Force Transformation 117 139 271.

After secretly achieving Force Transformation, Mei intervened when Duan Xiao attacked Shen Xiuhan. Rejecting Duan's proposed non-aggression arrangement, she fought him to the death with Face-Ripper and the Heavenly Mystic Eagle Force, ultimately killing him with Shen Xiuhan's assistance 179 180.

Appearance

Mei Shuangfeng is a beautiful woman in her thirties whose dignified, refined appearance contrasts sharply with the cold killing intent in her phoenix eyes 12.

• Often wears moon-white robes with black gauze, or fitted black martial attire 12 179.
• Keeps her long hair pinned with a jade hairpin, with loose strands falling over her shoulders 12 179.
• Has long, callused fingers that curl like iron eagle claws 12.
• Bears several old, savage scars across her shoulders 271.
• Her presence is associated with a fierce, oppressive murderous aura despite her elegant bearing 12.

Personality

Mei is severe, wary, and uncompromising toward threats. She distrusts empty claims, demands proof before acting, and holds a lasting hatred for belated apologies and attempted compromises 13 179.

As a teacher, she is patient with fundamentals but ruthless about the realities of combat. She warns disciples against impatience and arrogance, teaches that martial techniques must target an opponent's weaknesses, and insists that a real fight is not bound by arena rules 18 25.

Beneath her cold exterior, Mei is deeply protective of her disciples. She supplies Shen Xiuhan with pills and manuals, supports his future plans without prying into opportunities he chooses not to explain, and moves decisively to protect both him and his family when danger approaches 116 123 179 271. Shen Xiuhan's fondness for fish, sweets, and martial cultivation also stirs memories of her deceased son, Jiang Luoyun 16 52.

Abilities & Skills

Force Transformation Cultivation

Mei secretly entered the Force Transformation Realm after studying the Golden Eagle Soaring Art and preparing for her breakthrough with a Five-Element Qi Refining Pill 139 179.

• Possesses condensed true qi capable of matching Duan Xiao's despite his longer time in the realm 180.
• Was counted among Longcloud County's most formidable Dark Force experts even before her breakthrough 179.
• Uses her cultivation to protect Plum Academy and confront enemies directly 179 180.

Mystic Eagle Martial Arts

Mei teaches and practices the Mei lineage's eagle-themed martial arts, emphasizing precision, lethal targeting, and close-quarters brutality 18 25.

• Mystic Eagle Stance — A foundational stance art used to guide qi and blood through the meridians and establish martial foundations 18.
• Heavenly Mystic Eagle Force — A thirty-six-form killing art paired with hidden-force breathing methods 25.
• Targets joints, tendons, throat, heart, and other fatal weaknesses rather than relying on direct clashes 25 180.
• Demonstrated techniques including Stone-Splitting Tendon-Severing and Mystic Eagle Soul-Seizing against Xu Chuan 25.

Alchemy and Medicine

Mei is knowledgeable in Treasure Fish, Treasure Beasts, pill refinement, and medicinal materials 38 77.

• Identified Shen Xiuhan's Azure Awl Chicken as a mature second-tier Treasure Beast and estimated its value in Jadeblood Pills 38.
• Refined Tendon-Transforming Pills from the Inkbone Black Carp Shen Xiuhan provided 116.
• Recognized Jadeheart Lotus Root as an ingredient suitable for pills that regenerate tendons and temper bones 77.
• Used a unique treatment method to save Shen Hui after his arena injuries 123.

Instruction and Mentorship

Mei personally teaches promising disciples and tailors support to their cultivation needs.

• Promoted Shen Xiuhan to the inner courtyard immediately after he entered Blood Tempering and brought the Mystic Eagle Stance to Minor Accomplishment 24.
• Passed on the academy's Sky-Eagle Black-Tortoise Stance and supplied Shen with fifteen Tendon-Transforming Pills 116.
• Warns disciples to continue foundational training even after gaining advanced techniques 25.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Face-Ripper — Mei's famed high-grade claw gauntlet, forged with spirit ore by a prefectural-city artifact refiner. Its barbed knuckles enhance her close-range claw arts 95 180.
• Golden Eagle Soaring Art — A superior cultivation method given to her by Shen Xiuhan; its principles connect to the Plum Mountain Lineage and can lead toward Astral Force 117 139.
• Five-Element Qi Refining Pill — A pill lent by Ji Shuying to support Mei's attempt at Force Transformation 139.

Relationships

• Shen Xiuhan — Personal disciple. Mei accepted him after he provided a Silver-backed Treasure Fish, trained him in the Mei lineage, and later protected him from Duan Xiao 13 25 179.
• Jiang Qinghong — Personal disciple and eldest senior disciple of the hall. Mei sought Treasure Fish to help Jiang break through after her arena defeat; Jiang addresses Mei as “Mother” 7 52.
• Xu Chuan — Second inner-court disciple. Mei entrusted him with guiding Shen Xiuhan and used him to demonstrate the dangers of Heavenly Mystic Eagle Force 16 25.
• Ji Shuying — Head of the Ji Family and Mei's intimate companion. Ji provided Mei the Five-Element Qi Refining Pill and supports her advancement 123 139 271.
• Jiang Luoyun — Mei's deceased son. Shen Xiuhan's determination, love of fish dishes, and fondness for sweets remind Mei of him 16 52.
• Duan Xiao — Enemy and Dock Master of Sunken Sword Dock. Mei refused his attempt to negotiate after he attacked Shen Xiuhan and killed him in battle 179 180.
• Luo Feng — Disciple entrusted with carrying out Mei's orders to close the martial hall and relocate Shen Xiuhan's family during the blessed-land crisis 271.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rivalry with Through-the-Back Martial Hall

Mei's competition with Through-the-Back Martial Hall drives her search for Treasure Fish. Shen Xiuhan exploits this need to seek her protection from Ma Xianyang, creating the master-disciple connection that changes his path 7 12 13.

Shen Xiuhan's Martial Foundation

Mei oversees Shen Xiuhan's earliest training, personally teaching the Mystic Eagle Stance and later the Heavenly Mystic Eagle Force. She recognizes his unusual comprehension while repeatedly cautioning him against treating martial arts as mere forms 18 23 25.

Support for Shen Xiuhan's Growth

As Shen rapidly advances, Mei provides cultivation resources, practical advice, and increasingly advanced academy inheritances. She also respects the limits of his privacy after recognizing the exceptional quality of the arts he gives her 45 77 116 123.

Force Transformation and Duan Xiao's Death

Mei's breakthrough transforms her into a Force Transformation expert. When Duan Xiao attacks Shen Xiuhan, she openly rejects the local powers' old rules, defeats Duan in a lethal battle, and secures Plum Academy's standing 179 180.

Blessed Grotto-Heaven Crisis

When Shen Xiuhan warns her that the blessed land is perilous, Mei closes the martial hall, sends local disciples home, shelters out-of-town disciples, and orders Shen Xiuhan's family brought under the hall's protection 271.

Notable Quotes

“Martial techniques are about having a black heart and ruthless hands!” 25

“The rules set by Luo Changming and Wang Zhidao... What do they have to do with me?” 179

“What I hate most in my life is an apology after the fact!” 179

Trivia

• Mei makes malt-sugar sweets herself and keeps sugar cubes in her hall 45 52.
• Her martial reputation was established before her Force Transformation breakthrough through her ruthless claw techniques and the weapon Face-Ripper 95 179.
• Her victory over Duan Xiao caused her reputation to surge and attracted aspiring disciples to her hall 183.