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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Ji Li (寄离) 278 |
| Species/Race | Human 281 |
| Affiliation | Myriad Formation Spirit Palace 327 |
| Occupation/Role | Second Palace Master; organizer of the Falling Phoenix Ridge expedition 306 327 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 278 278 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nine-Star Dou Venerable | 278 | At this realm when he meets Xiao Lin; each senses that the other could be a dangerous opponent 278. |
| Three-Star Dou Venerable | 304–305 | Reached over three years by devouring the Wind Fury Dragon Flame and using resources inherited from his ancestor 304 305. |
| Five-Turn Dou Venerable | 323 | Reached after absorbing Energy Crystals; he and Xiao Lin hold back so the other survivors can benefit 323. |
Background / History
Ji Li is a descendant of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint. His ancestor left him treasures, formation diagrams, a Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame seed flame, and records concerning Falling Phoenix Ridge. Those records tasked a descendant with slaying the demon hidden there 280 308 314.
Ji Li spends more than a decade recruiting Formation Grandmasters to open the ridge’s hidden array. At the Space Trading Assembly, he displays inherited diagrams to attract a ninth expert and meets Xiao Lin. He initially presents the expedition as a search for clues to the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, concealing its demon-slaying purpose because he believes fewer people would agree to the danger if told outright 279 281 308.
Appearance
Ji Li is introduced as a strikingly beautiful, feminine-looking young man dressed in white 278.
- His flamboyant bearing and confident smile earn Xiao Lin’s private comparison to a “flashy peacock” 278.
Personality
Ji Li is showy, playful, and openly competitive, though he privately admits that his early claim to be stronger than Xiao Lin was mostly boasting. He forms a friendship with Xiao Lin, offers him help at the trading assembly, and warns him against exposing the rare ability to manufacture high-tier Formation Disks 279 282 285 286.
His methods can be deceptive. He engineers a confrontation with the Gao Brothers partly to test Xiao Lin, then gives him Gao Hai’s Storage Ring to make amends. At Falling Phoenix Ridge, Ji Li accepts the Grandmasters’ anger when he admits why he brought them there. Despite the deception, he is prepared to risk his own life against the demon 293 308.
Abilities & Skills
Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame seed flame
Ji Li’s inherited derivative flame has absorbed the Fire Cloud Water Flame and Wind Fury Dragon Flame. Its purification power restrains the Dark Demon King’s Demonic Qi 313 314.
- Uses the flame in close combat alongside Xiao Lin 314.
- Devouring the Wind Fury Dragon Flame contributes to his three-year cultivation advance 305 313.
Fire-element Dou Techniques
- Uses Fiery Rain Shooting Stars during the fight with the Dark Demon King 313.
- Destroys Gao Hai’s body and soul with a fire-element attack after Gao Hai falls into a helpless stupor 293.
Concealed techniques and inherited trump card
- A strange white mist appears before Gao Hai becomes unable to resist Ji Li; Xiao Lin suspects a hidden technique but does not identify its workings 293.
- Summons a one-use phantom of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint. Its strike destroys half of the Dark Demon King’s body, buying Xiao Lin time, but the demon regenerates 317.
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Formation diagrams — inherited from his ancestor and displayed to recruit Formation Grandmasters; he gives the collection to Xiao Lin after Xiao Lin accepts the expedition 280 281.
- Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragment — traded for the Wind Fury Dragon Flame at the Space Trading Assembly 290.
- Voice Transmission Stone — given to Xiao Lin so Ji Li can notify him when the expedition is ready 281.
Relationships
- Xiao Lin — friend, rival, and fellow combatant. They meet at the Space Trading Assembly, survive the Gao Brothers’ attack, and fight the Dark Demon King together 278 293 314.
- Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint — ancestor whose legacy and last wish drive Ji Li’s expedition 308 314.
- Eight Formation Grandmasters — experts Ji Li recruits to open Falling Phoenix Ridge. They condemn his deception but choose to support the demon-slaying mission 304 308 309.
Story Role / Major Arcs
- Space Trading Assembly: Ji Li recruits Xiao Lin as the ninth Formation Grandmaster, travels with him through the assembly, and obtains the Wind Fury Dragon Flame 281 282 290.
- Falling Phoenix Ridge: He reunites the nine Grandmasters three years later. After they break the hidden array, he reveals that his true aim is to fulfill his ancestor’s instruction to slay the demon inside 304 306 308.
- Demon-slaying battle: Ji Li’s purification flame helps counter the Dark Demon King. Badly injured while buying Xiao Lin time, he uses the Saint’s phantom and later bluffs with a gold coin to keep the demon at bay until Xiao Lin activates the Myriad Lightning Demon-Slaying Formation 313 317 318.
- Myriad Formation Spirit Palace: Following the expedition, Ji Li becomes Second Palace Master. Though initially a layman in formations, he begins studying them and jokes about surpassing Xiao Lin to take the leading position 325 327 328.