Song Wen

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Song Wen (宋文)
Alias(es)	Extreme Yin; Wu Sheng; Alchemist Yuan; Yinshuo; Cui Huo; Ye Hua; Gu Huang; Xing Chang; Wen Xuan
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Formerly the Corpse Demon Sect and Beast Taming Sect; Sect Master of the Asura Sect; later Sect Master of the Divine Blood Sect
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; corpse refiner; alchemist; talisman master; sect leader
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 17

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refinement, Second Layer	22	Breaks through after taking Extreme Yin's pill, while Extreme Yin suffers catastrophic blood-and-qi depletion.
Qi Refinement, Third Layer	47	Secretly reaches the third layer during eleven months in Corpse Dissection Cave.
Qi Refinement, Sixth Layer	74	Publicly reveals the aura of a sixth-layer cultivator while posing as a Rogue Cultivator.
Qi Refinement, Perfection	107	Reaches perfection after rising from the sixth layer in roughly three years through the Corpse King Blood Refinement Art.
Foundation Establishment	130	Successfully establishes his foundation before leaving the Corpse Demon Sect.
Foundation Establishment, Late Stage	276	Advances after eight months of secluded cultivation.
Foundation Establishment, Middle Stage (reported)	312	A later account reports advancement from early to middle stage after ten months of seclusion, despite the earlier late-stage record.
Golden Core, Great Completion	390	Recorded under the chapter title “Golden Core Great Completion.”
Golden Core, Middle Stage	497	Breaks the early Golden Core bottleneck by absorbing Shi Bo's spiritual power and blood essence through the Corpse King Reincarnation Art.
Nascent Soul	693	Reveals Nascent Soul cultivation while overpowering Zhang Xiaofan, Miao Tong, Hao Man, and Ba Feng.
Spirit Transformation, Early Stage	957	Emerges after 26 years of seclusion, having reached and stabilized the realm three years earlier.
Spirit Transformation, Middle Stage	1057	Advances by devouring Wu Yuan's cultivation.
Spirit Transformation, Late Stage	1089	Reaches late stage after capturing Chi Pei's Nascent Soul and devouring his cultivation.
Spirit Transformation, Peak	1106	Breaks through after defeating Xu Zhi and absorbing the spiritual power in his corpse.
Void Refinement, Late Stage	1209	Uses Fuliang's spiritual power and a Cloud-Unraveling Pill, then tempers the gained power for eight years in the Source-Qi Death Domain.
Void Refinement, Peak	1242	Reaches the peak after absorbing a Six Baleful Hall corpse cultivator's unusually profound spiritual power.
Integrated Body, Late Stage	1490	Devouring Rong Yiwen's spiritual power improves his late-stage cultivation, though only modestly.
Integrated Body, Peak Stage	1553	Reaches peak Integrated Body while preparing resources for a Mahayana breakthrough.
Mahayana	1638	Confirmed as a Mahayana cultivator after his breakthrough preparations in the Boundless Wasteland.
Mahayana, Late Stage	1809	Uses Blood Skeleton Lord's spiritual power and two Purple-Rhyme Fruits, then spends twenty years stabilizing the result.
Tribulation Transcendence	1895	Reveals himself as a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator during the Divine Blood Sect crisis.
Tribulation Transcendence, Middle Stage	1968	Advances by absorbing Bi Jing's cultivation.

Background / History

Song Wen first appears as the newly accepted personal disciple of Elder Extreme Yin within the Heavenly Baleful Gang. His connection to Extreme Yin immediately draws Tang Liang's interest, leading to an ambush shortly after Song Wen begins cultivating. Despite having cultivated for fewer than ten days, Song Wen severely injures Tang Liang with a single punch. 17 18

When Extreme Yin is crippled by the backlash of his own pill, Song Wen feigns concern, enters his master's room, and takes the opportunity to act against him. He subsequently inherits Extreme Yin's cultivation materials, talismans, journals, pill furnace, and knowledge of the wider cultivation world. 22 23

Within the Corpse Demon Sect, Song Wen cultivates the Corpse King Blood Refinement Art, refines corpses, accumulates talismans, and rapidly improves his realm. He eventually kills Shi Shou, secures an elder's token, and escapes the sect after establishing his foundation. 47 107 128 130

Using the identity of Wu Sheng, Song Wen enters the Beast Taming Sect as an alchemist and corpse refiner. His expertise in corpse refinement makes him valuable to Sect Master Fang Pengyi, but Yan Yiwen's pursuit forces him to abandon the sect rather than entrust his survival to its protection. 242 304 363

Song Wen later develops Azure Gauze Mountain and the Asura Sect into a power base for obtaining spirit herbs, mining resources, and cultivating subordinates. By this period, his dual righteous-and-demonic cultivation becomes widely known, including his ability to assume a giant corpse form and wield lightning arts. 669 806

After ascending beyond the Heavenly Origin Continent, Song Wen continues to cultivate through soul devouring, blood essence absorption, body tempering, alchemy, and the seizure of rare resources. He eventually becomes Sect Master of the Divine Blood Sect and uses its inherited arts to draw powerful cultivators into schemes that further his own advancement. 1553 1809 1900

Personality

Song Wen is relentlessly cautious. He conceals his aura, alters his appearance, uses substitute-death puppets, and avoids relying on other cultivators when his life is at stake. He leaves the Beast Taming Sect specifically because he refuses to place his fate in another person's hands. 155 363 1402

He is calculating and pragmatic in both alliances and conflict. Song Wen routinely gathers intelligence before acting, manipulates others through false identities or planted opportunities, and regards resources, techniques, and information as means of survival and advancement. 205 412 540 1900

His methods are exceptionally ruthless. He kills defeated enemies, searches or devours souls, absorbs cultivation, and destroys evidence with meticulous care. 128 497 1057 1089

Despite this, Song Wen is capable of loyalty and sentiment toward a small number of people. He considers Chen Yi his only friend, retrieves her body after failing to save her, and later works to restore Lan Chen's soul and physical body. 142 1342

Abilities & Skills

Corpse King Cultivation Arts

Song Wen cultivates the Corpse King Blood Refinement Art and later obtains the Corpse King Reincarnation Art, which enables him to absorb blood essence and spiritual power from compatible cultivators.

• Uses corpse qi, blood essence, and corpse-path materials to accelerate cultivation. 107 497
• Can transform into a thirty-foot giant corpse. 806
• Uses corpse qi and the Blood Sea Seal to trap or defeat enemies. 1089 1106
• His cultivation gains often depend on devouring others rather than ordinary meditation. 1052

Myriad Poisons Primordial Body

A painful body-tempering art pursued for poison resistance and physical enhancement.

• Cultivated through poisonous medicinal baths and consumption of extremely toxic materials. 72 806
• Causes severe pain and physical injury during early body-tempering stages. 72
• Allows toxins to be absorbed and converted into nourishment for his physical body. 806
• Later uses Azure Glazed Fruits and Great Yin Netherfire to further temper his body. 1624 1669 1575

Lightning Arts and Dual Cultivation

Song Wen retains the orthodox Longevity Art while practicing demonic corpse-path techniques, allowing him to cultivate both righteous and demonic methods.

• Can activate Heavenly Thunder Talismans with the righteous qi generated by the Longevity Art. 50
• Learns and uses the Great Cavern Divine Thunder from the Nine Great Heavenly Thunder Secret Arts. 276
• Lightning arts are particularly effective against evil and yin-based cultivation methods. 331 1236
• His enhanced lightning arts destroy Peach Blossom True Person's cultivation. 1482
• His dual cultivation becomes a widely circulated rumor after the Asura Sect seizes Boundary Mountain. 806

Soul and Divine-Sense Techniques

Song Wen cultivates and exploits soul-based methods as both weapons and cultivation resources.

• Devours cultivators' souls to strengthen his spiritual sense. 169 661
• Uses the Soul Search Technique to extract intelligence from captured enemies. 497 540
• Cultivates the Soul-Concentrating Spike, forming divine-sense blades that attack an opponent's sea of consciousness. 396 462 497
• Possesses a black-hole-like phenomenon within his sea of consciousness that can suppress or devour souls and divine-sense attacks. 549 816
• Raises his divine sense to the middle stage of Void Refinement despite sustaining severe injuries. 1179

Alchemy, Talismans, and Corpse Refinement

Song Wen is a capable alchemist, talisman user, and corpse refiner.

• Learns beginner talisman arts from Extreme Yin's and Huang Shang's records; creates Fireball and Shield Talismans in quantity. 23 47
• Refines Qi-Gathering Pills efficiently and studies Bloodburst Pills while employed by the Su Clan. 203
• Is valued by the Beast Taming Sect for corpse refinement, especially the Man-Snake Profound Corpse project. 363
• Successfully refines third-rank pills, including the Hundred Flowers Detoxification Pill. 568
• Later operates under the reputation of a sixth-rank alchemist. 1553

Deception and Concealment

Song Wen frequently survives through false identities, aura suppression, altered appearances, and misdirection.

• Uses disguises ranging from Qi Refinement Rogue Cultivators to Foundation Establishment and Golden Core personas. 74 155 527 641
• Conceals his true cultivation even from other high-level cultivators. 412 693
• Uses Heaven-and-Earth Avatars to keep his true location hidden during dangerous negotiations. 915 1582
• Crafts more than one hundred and twenty substitute-death puppets. 1402

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Cold Moon Blade — A refined broken blade with material and grade above high-grade magical artifacts; Song Wen controls it precisely with spiritual sense. 100
• Blood Sea Seal — A blood-path treasure used to restrain enemies and create immense bloody hands. 602 1089
• Soul-Concentrating Spike — A divine-sense attack technique with Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul levels. 396
• Nine Calamities Measuring-Heaven Sword — Used to break the Wu Clan's barrier. 1342
• Thunder Kui Wings — Reforged into a top-grade spirit treasure. 1703
• Mount Tai Ring — Refined during a ten-year seclusion. 915
• Bronze Corpse Coffin — Obtained from Blood Brow's sealed stone hall; initially cannot be refined. 276
• Corpse-nurturing coffins — Two magic-treasure-grade coffins acquired from Shi Bo and Shi Zhong. 497
• Heaven-and-Earth Avatars — Constructs used for remote interaction and strategic concealment. 915 1582
• Substitute-death puppets — Mass-produced survival tools used to evade fatal attacks. 1402
• Gu insects — Includes Black Armor Gu, Shadow Gu, Sacred Beetle Gu, and other Gu used for surveillance, torture, scouting, and combat. 100 205 497

Relationships

• Extreme Yin — Former master. Song Wen becomes his personal disciple, then kills him after the elder is incapacitated by pill backlash. 17 22
• Tang Liang — Early enemy and Young Gang Master of the Heavenly Baleful Gang; attempts to seize Song Wen's cultivation method and is gravely injured by him. 17 18
• Chen Yi — Song Wen's only acknowledged friend. After her death, he retrieves her body and reads her journal to understand her wish for a mortal life. 142
• Yan Yiwen — Long-term enemy. As the surviving Yan Family prodigy, she pursues revenge against Song Wen for his role in exposing her family's betrayal. 71 360 363
• Zhou Siyi — Senior Sister, deputy sect leader, and trusted subordinate. She assists with Azure Gauze Mountain and the Asura Sect, while Song Wen values her work and safety. 669 957
• Lan Chen — Ally whose damaged soul Song Wen heals; he later helps her regain a physical body through possession. 1342
• Blood Brow — Ancient Nascent Soul cultivator whom Song Wen inadvertently helps free. Their relationship is marked by mutual utility, suspicion, and eventual hostility. 276 667 668
• Nether Fox — Spirit beast bound by a slave contract. It later asks to remain in Song Wen's service after learning of his intended ascension. 629 957
• Shadow Void — Demonic servant and spirit beast. It remains loyal while injured, provides spiritual-sense support, and receives Soul Source Essence as a reward. 1179 1638
• Mo You — Informant and agent who carries out Song Wen's schemes within and around the Divine Blood Sect. 1582 1900
• Xuan Li — Trusted elder of the Divine Blood Sect; Song Wen identifies her as one of the few people in the sect he can trust. 1904
• Qiluo — Secret intimate partner who supplies spiritual materials Song Wen requests. 1141
• Ye Bing — Talisman refiner and intimate partner; Song Wen fulfills his promise to provide materials for her work. 1141

Story Role / Major Arcs

Disciple of Extreme Yin

• Becomes Extreme Yin's personal disciple and begins cultivating.
• Survives Tang Liang's ambush and discovers his abnormal physical strength.
• Exploits Extreme Yin's collapse, kills him, and inherits his cultivation resources. 17 18 22 23

Corpse Demon Sect Escape

• Secretly develops talisman, corpse-refining, and blood-refinement abilities.
• Advances from Qi Refinement into Foundation Establishment.
• Kills Shi Shou, acquires his elder token, and abandons the Corpse Demon Sect. 47 107 128 130

Beast Taming Sect Period

• Enters the Beast Taming Sect under a false identity as an alchemist.
• Gains status through alchemy and corpse refinement.
• Leaves after Yan Yiwen tracks him to the sect, refusing to trust the sect with his survival. 242 304 363

Asura Sect and Nascent Soul Rise

• Establishes a power base at Forgotten World Ridge to secure spirit herbs and other cultivation resources.
• Becomes the Asura Sect's master and seizes Boundary Mountain's spirit-stone mine.
• Is exposed as a cultivator of both righteous and demonic paths. 669 729 806

Ascension and Divine Blood Sect Intrigue

• Reaches Spirit Transformation, prepares for ascension, and disposes of Xugeng before departing. 957 959
• Continues advancing through Void Refinement, Integrated Body, Mahayana, and Tribulation Transcendence. 1209 1553 1638 1968
• Takes control of the Divine Blood Sect and spreads incomplete Corpse King Reincarnation Art methods to lure powerful cultivators into his schemes. 1895 1900

Trivia

• Song Wen's spiritual-root aptitude is described as sixth-grade early in his cultivation career and ninth-grade much later; the provided accounts do not explain the change. 47 1490
• He considers the Flight Technique and Wind Blade Technique among the most valuable discoveries in Extreme Yin's records, though both initially require the fourth layer of Qi Refinement. 23
• Song Wen's first named weapon, the Cold Moon Blade, began as a damaged broken blade. 100
• His preferred survival principle is to keep his own life and death “in his own grasp,” rather than depend on a sect or ally. 363