Jiang Xuan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Jiang Xuan (江玄)
Alias(es)	Xuan'er; Brother Jiang Xuan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; later travels independently while retaining ties to the sect 1 13
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; pill refiner/alchemist
Status	Active 35
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power	1	Awakened the Eight Trigrams Furnace martial soul with Innate Full Soul Power.
Rank 20	2	Reached level 20 at age nine with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's support; became eligible to unlock his martial soul's special function after gaining a second ring.
Rank 22 / Second Soul Ring	6	Absorbed a thousand-year Blazing Hound soul ring, gaining enhanced fire control and unlocking the system, alchemy inheritance, and the Banana Sun Fan.
Rank 27	10	Spent 1,000 Merit Points to raise his soul power from Rank 22 to Rank 27.
Rank 30 / Third Soul Ring	13	Spent 600 Merit Points to reach Rank 30, then exchanged 2,000 Merit Points for a God-Given Spirit Ring; the ring initially rose to 6,000 years.
Ten-thousand-year Third Soul Ring / Rank 32	14	The Eight Trigrams Furnace used Six-Ding Divine Flame to temper his body, allowing the third ring to reach 10,000 years; his soul power rose to Rank 32.
Rank 40	14	Spent 4,000 Merit Points to advance directly to Rank 40.

Background & History

Jiang Xuan transmigrated to the Douluo Continent before birth and was raised in a remote village. After his parents died in an accident, he saved Ning Rongrong from a roughly fifty-year-old boar soul beast by pulling her out of its path and taking refuge with her in a tree. Chen Xin arrived, killed the beast, and brought the orphaned Jiang Xuan to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in gratitude. Jiang Xuan and Rongrong subsequently grew up regarding one another as siblings. 1

At age six, he awakened the Eight Trigrams Furnace. Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin initially regarded it as a non-combat tool martial soul, but their assessment changed when he tested as having Innate Full Soul Power. Jiang Xuan privately discovered that the furnace possessed the Six-Ding Divine Flame and an unrevealed system function tied to his cultivation. 1

Over the next three years, the sect supplied him with cultivation resources equal to Ning Rongrong's. He proved the furnace's combat value through its exceptional durability and its ability to enlarge into a crushing weapon or shield. 2

Personality

Jiang Xuan is composed and pragmatic, even when facing uncertainty. Before awakening his martial soul, he maintained that its result would not determine either his future or his bond with Ning Rongrong; afterward, he quickly focused on cultivating until he could unlock its hidden functions. 1

He is sharp-tongued toward people he considers arrogant or hypocritical, particularly Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and opponents who underestimate him. In battle, he favors exploiting openings and imposing decisive advantages rather than accepting an opponent's preferred terms. 3 4 18

He is also calculating and resource-conscious. He uses Merit Points to accelerate cultivation, leverages knowledge of Dugu Bo's ailment during negotiations, and keeps Xiao Wu alive after extracting essence blood so that she can be healed and used again as a renewable resource. 10 32 34

Abilities & Skills

Eight Trigrams Furnace

Jiang Xuan's primary martial soul is an unusually durable furnace containing the Six-Ding Divine Flame. It has shown independent intelligence through its artifact spirit and can temper Jiang Xuan's body. 1 14

• Its first soul skill enlarges the furnace, allowing it to crush opponents or serve as a shield. 2 4
• Its second soul ring grants enhanced control over fire, including greater access to the Six-Ding Divine Flame. 6
• The furnace can pull Jiang Xuan inside to temper him with Six-Ding Divine Flame. 14
• Its artifact spirit seeks concentrated Heavenly Essence and Earthly Qi, which it identifies in hundred-thousand-year soul beasts and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. 27 34
• It can hold living beings within its internal Eight Trigrams Formation; Jiang Xuan uses it to preserve the severely injured Xiao Wu. 32

Innate Eight Trigrams Formation

His ten-thousand-year third soul skill lets him command the formation within the Eight Trigrams Furnace over a hundred-meter radius. 17

• Controls elemental attacks based on wind, fire, water, thunder, and earth. 17
• Demonstrated elements include Six-Ding Divine Flame, Innate Gui Water, Innate Divine Thunder, and defensive earth walls. 17
• Allows Jiang Xuan to teleport freely within the formation unless a stronger power seals the space. 18
• Expends substantial soul power; maintaining it during his fight with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun consumed roughly one-quarter of his reserves. 19

Banana Sun Fan

Jiang Xuan's sealed second martial soul was activated when he unlocked the system's beginner gift pack. It is described as complementary to the Eight Trigrams Furnace and capable of assisting the use of Six-Ding Divine Flame. 6

• He can enlarge the fan with soul power. 32
• He summoned it at the poisonous miasma guarding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well valley. 32

Alchemy

Jiang Xuan inherited part of Taishang Laojun's Alchemy Dao. Initially unable to source the original ingredients, he studied the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's herb codex and reduced recipes to workable local substitutes. 6 7

• Refines pills directly with the Eight Trigrams Furnace and Six-Ding Divine Flame. 12 28
• Failed his first ten attempts, then unlocked a system function providing perfect pill-refining guidance. 8
• Successfully refined Soul-Gathering Pills, including three pills from one batch while demonstrating before Yue Guan. 28 29
• Uses his knowledge of medicinal herbs and ailments to negotiate with Dugu Bo. 34

Merit-Based Sainthood System

After obtaining his second soul ring, Jiang Xuan unlocked a system that rewards him with Merit Points for freely gifting refined pills. 6

• Merit Points can raise his soul power or increase the age of his soul rings and soul bones. 6 10
• The system supplied a God-Given Spirit Ring in exchange for Merit Points. 13
• He uses this system to make rapid, otherwise unattainable cultivation breakthroughs. 10 13 14

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Martial Soul Hall Elder Token — Given by Yue Guan; permits its holder to exercise an elder's authority within Martial Soul Hall jurisdiction. 30
• Soul-Gathering Pills — Jiang Xuan's soul-power-enhancing pills. Their known side effects can shrink recipients and have also exposed or changed a recipient's sex. 8 22
• Soul-power chrysanthemum — A Singular Velvet Sky-Piercing Chrysanthemum formed by Yue Guan's soul power; controls the prison confining Xiao Wu. 30

Relationships

• Ning Rongrong — Childhood companion and sworn sibling-like figure. Jiang Xuan saved her before entering the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and she consistently trusts and supports him. 1 6
• Chen Xin — Guardian and elder Jiang Xuan calls “Grandpa Sword.” Chen Xin raised him within the sect, supported his second-ring gamble, and later secretly followed him to protect him. 1 6 13
• Ning Fengzhi — Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Jiang Xuan's benefactor. He granted Jiang Xuan access to the sect treasury for alchemy materials. 7
• Gu Rong — Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect elder who initially doubted the furnace martial soul but later became involved with Jiang Xuan's Soul-Gathering Pills. 1 10
• Tang San — Rival. Jiang Xuan accepted Tang San's challenge in Star Dou Forest and defeated him by dropping the enlarged Eight Trigrams Furnace on him. 4 5
• Yu Xiaogang — Antagonistic acquaintance. Jiang Xuan rejected Yu Xiaogang's warning against a thousand-year second ring and openly insults his self-proclaimed authority. 3
• Qian Renxue — Uneasy traveling partner after she consumed a Soul-Gathering Pill and was forced into a childlike form. They conceal her identity as siblings while searching for medicinal ingredients, and she later protects him from Dugu Bo. 22 24 35
• Yue Guan — Pill-refining admirer and transactional ally. After witnessing Jiang Xuan refine Soul-Gathering Pills, Yue Guan gave him Xiao Wu, an Elder Token, and a prison to restrain her. 28 29 30
• Xiao Wu — Captive hundred-thousand-year soul beast. Jiang Xuan extracted ten drops of her essence blood, then preserved her life for future healing and further extraction. 30 32
• Dugu Bo — Initially confrontational owner of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well valley. Jiang Xuan gains leverage by identifying Dugu Bo's hidden ailment and offering treatment. 34 35

Story Role / Major Arcs

Star Dou Forest Conflict

Jiang Xuan sought a thousand-year fire-type second soul ring despite Yu Xiaogang's objections. He defeated Tang San in a wagered duel, then successfully absorbed the Blazing Hound's thousand-year ring under Chen Xin's protection. 3 4 6

Alchemy and Sect Crisis

After unlocking Taishang Laojun's partial alchemy inheritance, Jiang Xuan began refining Soul-Gathering Pills with materials from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect treasury. The pills' side effects transformed Ning Rongrong and Chen Xin, prompting Jiang Xuan to use Merit Points for rapid growth and leave the sect to seek a cure. 7 8 10 13

Shrek Academy Encounter

Jiang Xuan punished Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun after they harassed Chen Xin, using the Innate Eight Trigrams Formation to overwhelm them. He then resisted Flender's attempt to take him to Shrek Academy until a mysterious young man intervened and had Flender captured. 16 17 19 20

Alliance with Qian Renxue

Qian Renxue consumed a Soul-Gathering Pill while disguised as Xue Qinghe, exposing her identity and reducing her to a childlike form. Jiang Xuan refused her invitation to join Martial Soul Hall, but agreed to seek ingredients for a cure; the two escaped her guards by posing as siblings and journeyed toward Sunset Forest. 22 23 24

Sunset Forest and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Jiang Xuan intervened in Yue Guan's capture of Xiao Wu because the Eight Trigrams Furnace required the Heavenly Essence and Earthly Qi of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. He proved his alchemy ability, received Xiao Wu through a trade, extracted her essence blood, and proceeded toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for both medicinal resources and the furnace's nourishment. 27 29 32 34

Notable Quotes

“To gain it is my fortune; to lose it is my fate. No matter what martial soul awakens later, it won't affect my future growth, nor will it affect our relationship.” 1

“But unfortunately, I'm not a good person.” 18