Jia Lie Bi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Jia Lie Bi (加列毕)
Alias(es)	Clan Head Jia Lie; Patriarch Jia Lie
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Jia Lie Clan
Occupation/Role	Clan Head of the Jia Lie Clan in Wu Tan City 2
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Background / History

The Jia Lie Clan's market declines when its healing-medicine supply runs low and Liu Xi, the clan's alchemist, disappears. Jia Lie Bi recognizes that openly fighting the Xiao Clan would be dangerous after Liu Xi and Elder Jia Lie Nu are killed without warning; he instead contacts Liu Xi's teacher, Liu Jiang, and orders the clan to lie low until help arrives. 2

When Wang Teng arrives as Liu Xi's junior brother, Jia Lie Bi initially conceals his disappointment at the visitor's youth and doubts that he can surpass Liu Xi. After showing Wang Teng the ashes left in Liu Xi's room, he appeals for help against the Xiao Clan and is willing to kneel to secure the alchemist's support. 2 3

Wang Teng's exceptional output of Return Spring Powder changes Jia Lie Bi's assessment completely. He begins treating Wang Teng as the Jia Lie Clan's savior, assigns its two strongest elders to protect him, and commits the clan's remaining resources to keeping him supplied with medicinal herbs. 5 6

Personality

Jia Lie Bi is a pragmatic leader who prioritizes the Jia Lie Clan's survival over pride. Faced with depleted funds and a stronger rival, he approves mortgaging the market district to purchase herbs, reasoning that securing Wang Teng's future support is worth risking the clan's immediate assets. 6

He is outwardly composed but privately anxious about the clan's precarious position. While appearing calm when a herb-purchasing convoy returns, he later reveals how severely its safety had weighed on him after committing 250,000 gold coins and mortgaging two marketplaces. 8

His treatment of Wang Teng is highly deferential and protective. He personally attends to the alchemist, respects Wang Teng's focus on pill refining after an unsuccessful attempt to offer him women, and repeatedly strengthens security around his residence. 5 6 11

Jia Lie Bi can also be calculating. He omits the circumstances surrounding Liu Xi's conflict with Xun'er and Xiao Yan when persuading Wang Teng that the Xiao Clan murdered his senior brother, using the situation to gain Wang Teng's help. 3

Abilities & Skills

Great Dou Master Cultivation

Jia Lie Bi possesses the cultivation of a Great Dou Master and serves as one of the Jia Lie Clan's strongest combatants. 11

• He confronts Xiao Zhan directly during the Xiao Clan's nighttime raid; neither combatant gains a decisive advantage before Xiao Zhan orders a retreat. 13
• His strength is sufficient to pursue the retreating attackers across rooftops and threaten them with battle-qi-infused arrows. 13

Battle Qi Techniques

Jia Lie Bi can manifest battle qi offensively and defensively in combat.

• Forms green battle qi armor around his body. 11
• Launches several green blade-like projectiles during his fight with Xiao Zhan. 13
• Enhances fired arrows with green battle qi, greatly increasing their speed and lethality. 13

Clan Leadership and Market Strategy

Jia Lie Bi directs the Jia Lie Clan's defensive, financial, and commercial response to the Xiao Clan.

• Approves mortgaging the market district to fund large-scale herb purchases for Wang Teng's pill refinement. 6
• Backs Jia Lie Ku's decision to market Blood Surge Pills, which temporarily raise a Dou Fighter's strength by one minor realm. 7 15
• Accepts the Xiao Clan's high-stakes pill-refining challenge after Wang Teng agrees to compete for two markets. 22
• Arranges a continuing supply arrangement with Wang Teng's Pill Shop after Wang Teng leaves Wu Tan City. 34

Relationships

• Wang Teng — Hired alchemist and the Jia Lie Clan's principal benefactor. Jia Lie Bi comes to regard him as the clan's savior, personally protects him, and later compensates him with 100,000 gold coins and the Wind Scroll Technique. 6 11 34
• Jia Lie Ku — Core clan member and market manager. Jia Lie Bi relies on his commercial judgment in deciding to mortgage the market district and launch Blood Surge Pills. 2 6 7
• Jia Lie Ao — His only son and the young clan head. Jia Lie Bi frequently rebukes him for his impatience and disruptive behavior around Wang Teng's refinement. 11 25
• Xiao Zhan — Rival Xiao Clan head. Jia Lie Bi recognizes him during the nighttime assault on the Jia Lie estate and fights him personally. 13
• Liu Xi — The Jia Lie Clan's former hired alchemist. Liu Xi's disappearance and apparent death leave the clan without healing medicines and push Jia Lie Bi to seek Liu Jiang's assistance. 2 3
• Li Hu — Elder of the Li Clan of Telan City and creditor/business contact. Jia Lie Bi negotiates with him when the Jia Lie Clan faces an early demand for its 300,000-gold debt. 19 21
• Jia Lie Lei — Jia Lie Clan elder. Jia Lie Bi assigns him to secretly escort and protect Wang Teng on the journey from Wu Tan City. 34

Story Role / Major Arcs

Securing Wang Teng

Jia Lie Bi receives Wang Teng as Liu Xi's junior brother during the Jia Lie Clan's market crisis. He quickly shifts from skepticism to wholehearted support after witnessing Wang Teng's superior Return Spring Powder refinement. 2 5 6

Blood Surge Pill Revival

He stakes the clan's finances on acquiring ingredients for Blood Surge Pills, mortgaging two marketplaces and committing 250,000 gold coins to the herb purchase. The resulting pill launch restores market traffic and gives the clan a means to challenge the Xiao Clan commercially. 7 8 15 19

Defense Against the Xiao Clan

After recognizing Wang Teng's value, Jia Lie Bi turns the alchemist's residence into a guarded stronghold. His precautions expose the Xiao Clan elders' attempted infiltration, and he personally engages Xiao Zhan during the ensuing night battle. 11 12 13

Pill-Refining Competition

Though wary of the Xiao Clan's wager of two markets, Jia Lie Bi accepts once Wang Teng commits to the contest. He publicly supports Wang Teng despite his son Jia Lie Ao's panic, and the Jia Lie Clan ultimately gains two markets through Wang Teng's victory. 22 25 31

Repaying Wang Teng

Before Wang Teng departs, Jia Lie Bi offers him 100,000 gold coins and the high-grade Xuan-tier Wind Scroll Technique in gratitude. He also establishes a future purchasing arrangement for Blood Surge Pills from Wang Teng's family shop in South Star City. 34

Notable Quotes

“Even if the Jia Lie Clan loses this battle, as long as we can cling to Master Wang Teng, we may yet have a chance to rise again in the future!” 6