Wang Mengde

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Wang Mengde (王孟德)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Evergreen Sect outer disciple; disciple of Liu Yuanming; formerly a member of Rosy Cloud Island's Island Patrol Guards, Team Seven 122 123
Occupation/Role	Qi Refinement cultivator; second-tier high-grade talisman master; former Island Patrol Guard captain 105 123 124
Status	Alive; Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement and Eighth Layer of Body Tempering 130 131
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refinement Level 1 / Body Tempering Level 1	2	His Fate panel records his initial cultivation after transmigrating; his Minor Five-Element Breathing Art and three basic spells are near breakthrough. 2
Qi Refinement Level 2	6	Breaks through after absorbing Spirit Sand with the Minor Five-Element Breathing Art; his qi sea and spiritual-power density each expand by roughly thirty percent. 6
Qi Refinement Level 3	31	Refines an Essence-Nourishing Pill through the Luan-Phoenix Harmony Formula, strengthening his qi sea and meridians. 31
Qi Refinement Level 4	43	Reaches the fourth layer after prolonged secluded cultivation and spirit-stone consumption. 43
Body Tempering Level 2	47	Achieves a second physical-cultivation level while steadily cultivating the Thunder Tempering Body Formula. 47
Qi Refinement Level 5 / Body Tempering Level 4	55	After two years of intensive cultivation, reaches the fifth Qi Refinement layer and fourth body-tempering layer. 55
Qi Refinement Level 6	82	Dual cultivation with Shen Qingyue grants 1,803 proficiency points and carries him from the middle fifth layer into the sixth. 82
Qi Refinement Level 7	101	Breaks through after two and a half years of secluded cultivation supported by Seven-Pattern Spirit-Nurturing Pills. 101
Qi Refinement Level 8 / Body Tempering Level 7	120	Four years of cultivation, body tempering, fishing income, and talisman work raise both spiritual and physical cultivation substantially. 120
Qi Refinement Level 9	130	Reaches the ninth layer through spirit fruits, pills, Medium-Grade Spirit Stones, and dual cultivation with Liu Yiyi and Shen Qingyue. 130
Body Tempering Level 8	131	His Fate panel records an eighth physical-cultivation level alongside his ninth Qi Refinement layer. 131

Background

Wang Mengde was originally a 29-year-old single man from Earth. He awakens in the body of a 25-year-old, poorly talented cultivator on Rosy Cloud Island in the Endless Sea after the original owner dies from demonic-fish injuries. His sister-in-law, Shen Qingyue, had mortgaged the family spirit skiff to obtain a supposed Soul-Returning Healing Pill and left the household owing five lower-grade spirit stones. 1 2

Soon after awakening, Wang discovers the golden Fate panel and its Heaven Rewards Diligence destiny. The panel records his cultivation and techniques, allowing skills to advance through repeated practice. He turns shore gathering, fishing, and spell practice into a means of clearing debt and acquiring cultivation resources. 2 3

His early survival on Rosy Cloud Island hardens him. He kills Chen the Pockmarked after binding him underwater with the Entwining Silk Technique, then decides Chen Two-Tiger must also die to prevent information from spreading. 12 13

Appearance

Wang Mengde retains a youthful appearance despite years of cultivation. His face has a firm jawline and increasingly steady expression, while prolonged lightning tempering gives his body smooth, powerful muscle definition and faint currents of lightning beneath the skin. 120

• Often wears fitted cultivator robes; he uses an azure robe and jade hairpin when visiting Liu Yiyi. 120
• His lightning-tempered physique withstands strikes that would char ordinary cultivators and grants explosive speed. 102
• His Spirit Eye Technique can cause pale golden spiritual light to flow through his pupils when active. 118

Personality

Wang Mengde is practical, cautious, and relentlessly focused on survival. He values preparation, resources, and decisive action; when threatened, he prefers to remove the danger before it can grow. 13 88

He is neither openly arrogant nor submissive. He typically answers provocation with calm restraint, whether facing higher-ranking cultivators, hostile Island Patrol Guards, or Liu Yuanming's overwhelming pressure. 16 121 127

His caution is paired with ambition. Wang seeks strength, spell mastery, wealth, and eventually Foundation Establishment, while treating knowledge and cultivation guidance as resources to be exchanged rather than freely given. 22 77

He can also be calculating and manipulative, particularly when pursuing personal security or romantic goals. He exploits Zhao Hongying's ambition for talisman methods, strategically wins Liu Yiyi's affection, and frames Tie Li's death as the work of the Golden Sun Sect. 73 113 119

Abilities & Skills

Heaven Rewards Diligence

Wang's Fate, Heaven Rewards Diligence, manifests as a golden panel that tracks cultivation, body tempering, techniques, spells, and talisman arts. Repeated use and cultivation generate proficiency, enabling sustained progress across multiple disciplines. 2 3

• Tracks separate Qi Refinement and Body Tempering progress. 2 131
• Grants proficiency through spellcasting, fishing, cultivation, pill refinement, body tempering, and talisman drawing. 13 15 54 131
• Does not remove his dependence on spirit stones, pills, spirit fruits, food, and time. 10 31 130

Spirit Eye Technique

Wang's signature detection spell grants exceptional long-range sight and spiritual perception. It is central to his fishing income, scouting, combat awareness, and talisman-trap detection. 3 105 118

• Detects valuable sea goods and demon fish at great range; at master level, he spots an Ironback Shark from ten li away. 105
• Sees through walls and scans concealed spaces for talismans, formations, and ambushes. 43 118
• Lets him observe opponents' expressions and movements before acting. 13
• Its abnormal mastery makes him valuable to cultivators such as Yun Jingshan and Zhao Hongying. 75 77

Luan-Phoenix Harmony Formula

After switching from the Minor Five-Element Breathing Art, Wang converts his spiritual power into yin-yang spiritual power through the Luan-Phoenix Harmony Formula. The art can rapidly accelerate cultivation through dual cultivation with compatible partners. 30 31

• Enabled his third-layer breakthrough and became his main Qi cultivation method. 31
• Dual cultivation with Shen Qingyue grants an enormous one-time increase of 1,803 proficiency points. 82
• Dual cultivation with Liu Yiyi later grants 2,600 points in a single session. 118
• Accumulates scorching, blazing force in Wang's spiritual power, creating a need for yin-soft power and dual cultivation. 44 93 115

Thunder Tempering Body Formula

A middle-grade human-tier body-tempering technique acquired through Zhou Sihai. Wang tempers his flesh, fascia, organs, and blood with lightning. 53 54

• Greatly increases raw strength, resilience, speed, and physical endurance. 102
• Allows him to endure lightning that would reduce an ordinary cultivator to charred remains. 102
• Requires substantial spiritual power, energy-blood, medicinal resources, and high-grade spirit rice. 54 114
• His body cultivation reaches the Eighth Layer by Chapter 131. 131

Combat Spells

Wang combines high spell proficiency with careful positioning and resource use, allowing him to defeat cultivators above his realm. 91 114

• Entwining Silk Technique — Produces fine spiritual bindings used to restrain opponents, control water, retrieve objects, and assist fishing. He used it to drown Chen the Pockmarked and later to seize Tie Li's storage pouch. 12 118
• Water Arrow Technique — Fires repeated water-projectile attacks; Wang uses it to pressure Yang Daqiang beneath the sea. 90
• Palm Thunder Technique — A powerful lightning spell capable of killing higher-level Qi Refinement cultivators; its perfected form is feared even by Liu Yiyi. 91 114
• Sword-Controlling Technique — Reaches Mastery Beyond Comprehension by the eighth Qi Refinement layer, allowing him to travel and fight with a flying sword. 120
• Water Escape Technique — Provides aquatic mobility and complements his sea-based fighting style. 39 47

Talisman Crafting

Wang develops into a second-tier high-grade talisman master despite his five-attribute spirit roots. This talent becomes the basis for Liu Yuanming accepting him as a disciple. 122 124

• Draws talismans from first-tier low-grade to second-tier high-grade methods obtained through Zhao Hongying. 102
• His high-grade second-tier Spirit Shield Talisman success rate reaches nearly one hundred percent. 131
• Uses talisman income to repay cultivation debts and obtain further resources. 130 131
• Employs practical combat talismans including Wind Escape, Concealment, Voice Transmission, Golden Arrow, and Spirit Shield Talismans. 14 87 120

Equipment

• Storage pouch — Used to carry cultivation materials, spirit stones, pills, talismans, weapons, and captured spoils. 118 130
• Mid-grade magic robe and inner armor — Given by Liu Yuanming to improve his survival chances. 126 128
• Life-saving jade talisman — A protective item from Liu Yuanming for confronting Foundation Establishment cultivators. 126
• Mid-grade magic artifact fishing rod — Gifted by Zhao Hongying. 128
• Heartbound Partner Pendant — Exchanged with Liu Yiyi during their Dao companion ceremony, establishing a spiritual connection. 125
• Flying sword — Used with his Sword-Controlling Technique for travel and combat. 119 120

Relationships

• Shen Qingyue — Initially his sister-in-law and closest ally during his impoverished early life. She later cultivates the Luan-Phoenix Harmony Formula with him and remains one of his Dao companions. 1 30 82 122
• Liu Yiyi — Former Dao companion of Tie Li who becomes Wang's formal Dao companion after he rescues her. Their Heartbound Partner Pendants are exchanged during a ceremony presided over by her father. 118 125
• Lin Xiaowan — Zhao Youming's wife who asks Wang to take her in as a maid; she becomes his dual-cultivation partner and receives his support, including an Appearance-Preserving Pill. 46 93 94
• Liu Yuanming — Liu Yiyi's father, a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator and Evergreen Sect elder. He tests Wang, then accepts him as a disciple and supports his cultivation. 121 122 128
• Zhao Hongying — Evergreen Sect cultivator who trades talisman methods and Seven-Pattern Spirit-Nurturing Pills for Wang's Spirit Eye Technique guidance. Their relationship develops into pragmatic cooperation and mutual trust. 73 77 98
• Zhou Sihai — Fish-shop owner and business partner who helps Wang obtain the Thunder Tempering Body Formula and repeatedly purchases his valuable catches. 53 55 94
• Tie Li — Former captain of the Black Shark Monster-Hunting Fleet and Liu Yiyi's former Dao companion. Tie Li humiliates Wang, later becomes his romantic rival, and is ultimately killed by Wang after being crippled. 50 113 118 119
• Shen Qingxue — Shen Qingyue's elder sister. She distrusts Wang and falsely tells Ye Wushuang that Wang drugged Shen Qingyue. 87 124
• Yang Qiming — Chief of Rosy Cloud Island's Island Patrol Office. Wang serves under him before resigning to join the Evergreen Sect. 68 123

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rosy Cloud Island Survival

Wang begins as an injured, indebted rogue cultivator whose household survives by gathering shoreline goods and fishing. His Spirit Eye Technique transforms those activities into a dependable source of income, while his conflict with Chen the Pockmarked and Chen Two-Tiger marks his acceptance of lethal self-defense. 1 3 12 13

Rise as a Rogue Cultivator

He steadily raises his cultivation through Spirit Sand, pills, spirit stones, fishing, and spell practice. His exceptional Spirit Eye and Entwining Silk Techniques earn both envy and paid requests for instruction from other cultivators. 22 39 40

Island Patrol and Rivalries

Wang enters the Island Patrol Guards and grows powerful enough to negotiate with Yang Daqiang rather than submit to him. When Yang Daqiang and his companions attempt to rob him at sea, Wang kills them despite facing a seventh-layer opponent. 72 90 91

Liu Yiyi and Tie Li

After meeting Liu Yiyi during the Wave-Chasing Flying Fish mission, Wang becomes Tie Li's rival. He rescues Liu Yiyi from Tie Li's drugging and imprisonment, cripples Tie Li, then kills him and shifts blame onto the Golden Sun Sect. 111 113 118 119

Evergreen Sect Disciple

Liu Yuanming initially pressures Wang to abandon his other Dao companions, but Wang refuses. Impressed by Wang's resolve and talisman talent, Liu Yuanming accepts him as a disciple, granting him status as an Evergreen Sect outer disciple and arranging his Dao companion ceremony with Liu Yiyi. 121 122 125

Pursuit of Foundation Establishment

With sect backing, loans, spirit fruits, pills, Medium-Grade Spirit Stones, talisman income, and dual cultivation, Wang reaches the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement. He remains one stage from Peak Qi Refinement and continues preparing for Foundation Establishment. 129 130 131

Notable Quotes

“He only wanted to live well. Whoever threatened his life, he would find a way to eliminate them.” 13

“I do not have a flying sword, nor do I know the Sword-Controlling Technique.” 74