Wang Teng

Biodata

Name	Wang Teng (王腾)
Alias(es)	Master Wang Teng
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Disciple of Liu Jiang; former hired alchemist of the Jia Lie Clan; associated with Wang Teng's Pill Shop
Occupation/Role	Alchemist; system host
Status	Active 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Nine-Star Fighter	1	Initial documented realm upon arriving in Wu Tan City; his alchemy skills already qualified him to attempt a second-tier assessment once his cultivation improved.
One-Star Dou Shi	31	Breaks through after consuming a Combined-Strength Pill, motivated by the requirement to compete in the Imperial Capital Alchemist Grand Competition.
One-Star Dou Master	43	Registers for the third-tier alchemist assessment in Telan City at age nineteen.
One-Star Grand Dou Shi	50	Reaches Grand Dou Shi ahead of schedule through sustained pill refinement, Body-Tempering Pills, Fire-Absorbing Pills, and the Fire-Birthing Formula. His professional skills also advance to Top Grade.

Background / History

Wang Teng is a transmigrator who realized only after his birth that he had entered the world of Battle Through the Heavens. He possesses talent comparable to Xiao Yan's and unusually strong soul power for his age. After becoming a fighter, he attracted the attention of the third-tier alchemist Liu Jiang and became his disciple. 1 21

Nineteen years after his birth, Wang Teng bound the Alchemy God System, which rewards pill refinement and completed missions. Its mission to safely reach Wu Tan City brings him there to investigate the disappearance of his senior brother, Liu Xi, despite Wang Teng already knowing that Liu Xi was killed after provoking Xiao Yan and Xun'er. 1

Appearance

Wang Teng is a slender, well-featured young man with thick brows and large eyes. At his first appearance in Wu Tan City, he wears a white robe and a single-ripple alchemist badge; his youthful but composed appearance surprises the spectators at the Jia Lie–Xiao alchemy competition. 1 25

• White alchemist's robe and a badge bearing an ancient medicinal cauldron with one silver ripple. 1
• Described by spectators as young, handsome, and dashing. 25
• Nineteen years old during the Telan City third-tier assessment. 43

Personality

Wang Teng is intensely dedicated to alchemy. He treats refinement as both a passion and the mechanism of his continued growth, repeatedly choosing the pharmacy over rest, wealth, or distractions. His focus is strong enough that he rejects women sent to his room by the Jia Lie Clan, considering them harmful to his cultivation state before a major contest. 3 8 25

He is also pragmatic and calculating. While presenting his assistance to the Jia Lie Clan as justice for Liu Xi, he deliberately includes ingredients for Qi-Recovery and Combined-Strength Pills in the clan's Blood Surge Pill procurement list, ensuring materials for his own advancement. 3 7

Despite this opportunism, he shows concern for those with fewer resources. He sells Blood Surge Pills to Ten-Thousand Medicine Hall at a deliberately restrained price because he wants mercenaries and ordinary Dou Zhe to have a better chance of surviving dangerous situations. 34

Abilities & Skills

Alchemy

Wang Teng is a highly accomplished alchemist whose growth is accelerated by the Alchemy God System. He begins with advanced first-tier formulas and rises to certified third-tier status in a short period. 1 44

• Refined Return Spring Powder continuously for half a day without a single failure, vastly surpassing Liu Xi's output and consistency. 5
• Produced 899 bottles of high-quality Return Spring Powder in half a day for the Jia Lie Clan. 6
• Refined ten perfect-grade Blood Surge Pills on his first attempt using all three vents of his medicinal cauldron. 10
• Refined ten perfect-grade Combined-Strength Pills during the Wu Tan City contest. 27
• Passed the third-tier alchemist assessment by refining three perfect-quality Fire-Absorbing Pills. 44
• Can enter a state described as “unity between man and nature,” displaying exceptional precision in flame control, perception, and compounding. 43 44

Pill Formulas

• Return Spring Powder — A first-tier medicine Wang Teng mass-produces for the Jia Lie Clan. 4 6
• Blood Surge Pill — Temporarily increases strength; becomes the foundation of the Jia Lie Clan's market recovery. 7 18
• Qi-Recovery Pill — Restores Dou Qi and supports his prolonged refinement sessions. 7 44
• Combined-Strength Pill — Enables a Dou Practitioner to advance by two stars; Hao Qiang uses one to break through to Dou Master. 3 29 30
• Body-Tempering Pill — A second-grade system reward used to strengthen his physique. 37 47
• Fire-Absorbing Pill — A third-grade system reward that accelerates his absorption of fire-attributed energy. 37 47

Alchemy God System

The Alchemy God System improves Wang Teng through refinement proficiency and mission rewards. It issues main and side quests, allowing him to gain techniques, formulas, resources, and rare treasures. 1

• Completing “Arrive Safely at Wu Tan City” grants the Soul-Eating Insect. 1
• Investigating Liu Xi's disappearance grants the Qi-Recovery, Blood Surge, and Combined-Strength Pill formulas. 3
• Completing “Pride of the Sect” grants the Mind-Splitting Technique. 18
• Making a name in Wu Tan City grants the Samadhi True Fire and begins his next objective: winning the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Grand Competition. 30

Mind-Splitting Technique

A soul-based technique that divides Wang Teng's consciousness into separate clusters, allowing simultaneous tasks such as refining pills while recovering Dou Qi. 18

• Initially divides his soul force into two clusters. 18
• Allows him to maintain a pill flame while simultaneously circulating his cultivation technique. 18
• The Soul Infant Fruit increases his capacity from three clusters to four. 46
• Its efficiency is enhanced by the Soul-Eating Insect's continual restoration of soul power. 20

Samadhi True Fire

A mythical flame granted by the system after Wang Teng becomes famous in Wu Tan City. It dramatically improves his alchemy and can harm souls when used offensively. 30

• Greatly reduces the time needed to melt magic cores and medicinal ingredients. 30 32
• Doubles his Blood Surge Pill production efficiency, reducing a full day's output to half a day. 32
• Its connection to his essence, qi, and spirit makes it less taxing while contained within his body. 32
• Expelling it externally consumes extreme amounts of Dou Qi; Wang Teng concludes he should not do so casually before reaching Dou Zong. 32
• Its properties allow Wang Teng to neutralize the poison affecting him after contact with Little Fairy Doctor's Woeful Poison Body. 47

Soul-Eating Insect

A top-tier spirit pet residing within Wang Teng's mind. It feeds on soul power and replenishes or strengthens his own soul force. 1

• Eases mental fatigue and keeps his mind clear after activation. 1
• Supports the soul-intensive demands of alchemy and the Mind-Splitting Technique. 1 20

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Three-vent medicinal cauldron — A dark-red, barely first-tier cauldron formerly used by Liu Jiang and passed down to Wang Teng. 10
• Storage ring — Used to carry his cauldron, herbs, and other supplies. 4
• Wind Scroll Technique — High-grade Xuan-tier technique given by Jia Lie Bi as partial payment for Wang Teng's assistance. 34
• Wild Lion's Roar — Scroll taken from the hidden cave at Midnight Cliff. 37
• Wings of the Eagle — High-grade Xuan-tier flight Dou technique obtained from the cave and later auctioned through Ya Fei. 37 50

Relationships

• Liu Jiang — Teacher and a third-tier alchemist whose reputation protects Wang Teng from open retaliation. 1 21
• Liu Xi — Deceased senior brother; Wang Teng enters Wu Tan City under orders to investigate his disappearance. 1 3
• Jia Lie Bi — Client and ally. Wang Teng's pills restore the Jia Lie Clan's market position, while Jia Lie Bi provides resources, protection, gold, and the Wind Scroll Technique. 3 6 34
• Xiao Yan — Alchemy rival. Wang Teng defeats him in Wu Tan City's pill-refining competition, winning two markets for the Jia Lie Clan. 22 30
• Little Fairy Doctor (Xiao Yi Xian) — Traveling companion and cave-exploration partner. Their initial distrust develops into cooperation after Wang Teng helps Xiao Lan advance and later prepares a poison pill for her Woeful Poison Body. 35 37 47
• Ya Fei — Business partner through the Mittel Auction House. She auctions his Combined-Strength Pills and flight technique, while he assists her when she encounters difficulties. 30 45 46
• Hao Qiang — Beneficiary of Wang Teng's pills. His breakthrough to Dou Master inspires his loyalty, leading him to defend Wang Teng against the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. 30 41
• Kato Taka — President of the Telan City Alchemist Guild. He recognizes Wang Teng's potential, supports his tournament ambitions, and provides the Fire-Birthing Formula. 44 47
• Yao Ye — Jia Ma Imperial Family princess and major client. She supplies ingredients after Wang Teng demonstrates that he can refine multiple batches of Combined-Strength Pills at once. 48 50
• Mr. Yao — Owner of Ten-Thousand Medicine Hall and purchaser of Blood Surge Pills for Green Mountain Town. 34

Story Role / Major Arcs

Wu Tan City and the Jia Lie Clan

Wang Teng arrives in Wu Tan City to complete a system mission and investigate Liu Xi's death. He allies with the desperate Jia Lie Clan, whose herb supply and market network let him mass-produce pills while advancing his own alchemy. His Return Spring Powder and Blood Surge Pills reverse the clan's commercial decline. 1 3 6 18

Jia Lie–Xiao Alchemy Competition

After accepting the Xiao Clan's challenge, Wang Teng publicly represents the Jia Lie Clan in a first-tier pill-refining contest. He defeats Xiao Yan with ten perfect-grade Combined-Strength Pills; Hao Qiang's resulting breakthrough proves their effects, and Wang Teng wins the contest by four judges' votes. 22 27 29 30

Green Mountain Town and Midnight Cliff

After leaving Wu Tan City, Wang Teng travels with Little Fairy Doctor into the Magical Beast Mountain Range. He saves her from danger, bypasses the cave mechanism with Samadhi True Fire, divides the cave's treasures with her, and receives Body-Tempering and Fire-Absorbing Pill formulas from a completed system quest. 35 37

Telan City Assessment

Following the destruction of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's threat, Wang Teng travels to Telan City and takes the third-tier alchemist assessment. His perfect Fire-Absorbing Pills earn him certification and Kato Taka's support for the upcoming Imperial Capital Alchemist Grand Competition. 41 44

South Star City and Imperial Order

Wang Teng returns to South Star City, where he and Little Fairy Doctor refine pills for Wang Teng's Pill Shop and its buyers. After gaining the Fire-Birthing Formula and improving his cultivation, he secures Princess Yao Ye's massive Combined-Strength Pill order. The steady supply of ingredients allows him to reach One-Star Grand Dou Shi and elevate his professional skills to Top Grade. 45 47 50

Notable Quotes

“Refining Blood Surge Pills is only a hobby. I'm not actually interested in earning gold coins.” 22

“Every day I don't refine medicine is another day without improvement. It's holding me back from getting stronger!” 8

Trivia

• Wang Teng's system only appeared after he had lived in this world for nineteen years. 1
• He initially intended to rely on alchemy for a stable life rather than actively pursue combat strength. The Imperial Capital tournament quest changes that priority. 31
• He declines Ruo Lin's attempt to recruit him into Canaan Academy. 32