Li Qingshan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Li Qingshan (李青山)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	First High School Martial Arts Class; formerly a coach at Yinghai Flagship Store 5 19 38
Occupation/Role	Martial arts student; part-time martial arts coach 19 21
Status	Active 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Body Tempering 9/100	2	Initial recorded realm; his panel also lists The Stars Are Calling at Mastery.
The Stars Are Calling — Third Realm	10	Confirmed to have mastered breathing coordination, the technique's third realm.
Body Tempering First Stage	5	Records 11.3 m/s speed and 260 kg punching force, ranking first in his class. His panel's 9/100 display leads him to suspect a hidden ultimate stage.
Body Tempering 10/100	10	Advances after using Basic Nutrient Solution to support additional training sessions.
Lost-Trace Steps — Initiated	15	Completes the foundational footwork sequence once, allowing the panel to permanently record the skill.
Lost-Trace Steps — Proficient	16	Reaches proficiency through repeated deaths and practice against the Wolf Venom projection in the Martial Arts Space.
Body Tempering 12/100	17	Continues six daily Body Tempering sessions between school and home.
Lost-Trace Steps — Mastery	17 18	Develops enough movement skill to evade Wolf Venom repeatedly and later kill it ten times.
Wind Shadow Blade — Beginner	17	Begins formal saber training after mastering Lost-Trace Steps.
Body Tempering 15/100	18	Three points short of the Body Tempering Second Stage threshold.
Wind Shadow Blade — Proficient	18	Advances alongside his sustained Martial Arts Space training.
Body Tempering 20/100 / Second Stage	23	Reaches the next Body Tempering stage after a month of cultivation and combat practice.
The Stars Are Calling — Fourth Realm, Muscle Rhythm	23 35	Enters the technique's fourth realm, which concerns sensing and mobilizing muscular rhythm.
Lost-Trace Steps and Wind Shadow Blade — Mastery	30 32	His mastery of both D-rank martial skills allows him to kill an Evil God Follower and several Feral Beasts despite lower cultivation.
Body Tempering 46/100 / Fifth Stage	42	Reaches the Fifth Stage after three months of intensive training with Intermediate Nutrient Solution.
Wind Shadow Blade — Perfected	42 43	Uses perfected blade technique to defeat five second-year students without drawing his saber.
Lost-Trace Steps — Major Accomplishment	42 44	Reaches 2,896/3,000 proficiency, leaving it close to perfection before the Rookie Tournament.
Lost-Trace Steps — Perfected	50	Achieves perfection through evasive training against multiple Body Tempering Fifth Stage projections.

Background / History

Li Qingshan has no parents and relies on public support. Before entering the Martial Arts Class, he supported himself through part-time work, including a security job at Galaxy River Bar, and had saved 60,000 Star Coins for cultivation expenses. He had already spent two years diligently practicing The Stars Are Calling without using Nutrient Solution. 1 2

He signed up for the Martial Arts Class despite his classmates' doubts about his prospects. During the entrance assessment, his results placed him first in the class and earned Wan Keshan's assessment that he alone had even a slight possibility of reaching New Continent. 1 5

After a Feral Beast exercise, Li Qingshan unlocks the Martial Arts Space through his personal panel. The space becomes central to his development: it records projections of monsters killed by his hand, grants accelerated training time, and lets him train through lethal encounters without physical injury. 8

Appearance

Li Qingshan is a young martial arts student with a chiseled face. He is often seen carrying a black saber and wears thin clothing even in cold weather. 17 43

• Carries the black Thunder-Pattern Blade in public. 35 43
• Developed pronounced dark circles during his early Martial Arts Space overtraining, though they disappeared after rest. 16 17
• His habitual weapon is a long blade or saber. 21 43

Personality

Li Qingshan is intensely self-driven. He treats cultivation as a practical problem of time, resources, recovery, and proficiency, repeatedly restructuring his schedule to maximize training efficiency. Even after sleep deprivation and repeated deaths in the Martial Arts Space, he continues pursuing the skills needed to defeat Wolf Venom. 15 16 18

He is pragmatic and difficult to pressure. He promptly resigns from work when it distracts from cultivation, reports dangerous incidents to the Patrol Bureau, refuses ranking manipulation, and rejects corporate contracts despite their promised resources. 10 34 39 40

Although he prioritizes survival in dangerous situations, he will intervene when he considers it necessary. He remains behind to eliminate Feral Beasts at Silver Radiance Hotel, sends Cao Shaoyu and Cheng An away for safety, and invokes anti-discrimination law to protect Ren Ming. 28 46

His confidence is often delivered with dry humor or blunt statements, especially when confronting opponents who underestimate him. 20 21

Abilities & Skills

Personal Panel and Martial Arts Space

Li Qingshan possesses an illusory panel visible only to him that tracks his realm, technique proficiency, martial skills, and Martial Arts Space resources. 1 2

• Permanently records a skill once he has successfully achieved its entry requirement; Li Qingshan describes this as “a certificate once earned, earned forever.” 15
• The Martial Arts Space records projections of every monster killed by Li Qingshan. 8
• Recorded enemies include Wolf Venom, You Qingya, and the Feral Beasts killed at Silver Radiance Hotel. 33 34
• Its 1:10 time flow allows ten days of internal training for each day in reality. 8
• It ignores physical exhaustion but does not restore mental energy, making excessive use mentally exhausting. 16
• Killing stronger monsters expands its available training time; killing You Qingya alone grants five years. 33

The Stars Are Calling

The Stars Are Calling is Li Qingshan's foundational cultivation technique. It improves cultivation efficiency rather than directly increasing Body Tempering progress. 2

• Its known realms are movements, force exertion, breathing, and muscle rhythm. 10
• Li Qingshan reaches the third realm through breathing coordination, then becomes the only student progressing into Muscle Rhythm. 10 12
• His fourth-realm attainment greatly increases his future cultivation potential. 23 35
• The technique has a fifth realm associated with the Body Tempering Ultimate Realm, but no one on Purple Star has reached it in nearly a thousand years. 37
• His high technique realm lets him absorb Nutrient Solution more effectively than classmates; one Basic Nutrient Solution supports four full sessions for him rather than the usual two. 11

Lost-Trace Steps

Lost-Trace Steps is a D-rank movement technique built around turning, shifting, and maneuvering within a small space. 15

• Its foundational principle is “turning and shifting within a square inch.” 15
• At mastery, it substantially improves shuttle-run performance and lets Li Qingshan rapidly reposition around opponents. 15 21
• He uses it to appear behind Body Tempering Third Stage Yu Zhuo and defeat him in one exchange while only at the First Stage. 21
• Its perfected form is tied to the Mystery of a Square Inch, a core principle of the A-rank Heavenly Net Lost-Trace Steps. 49 50
• The technique's primary limitation is that its highest levels require combat pressure and precise instinctive evasion, not merely repeated footwork drills. 15 50

Wind Shadow Blade

Wind Shadow Blade is a D-rank saber technique focused on speed. Its mastery-level attacks cleave through the wind, while its perfected form makes wind and shadow appear to move as one. 17 43

• Produces the Blade-Light Illusion: a field of rapid blade shadows used to overwhelm opponents. 33 42
• Allows Li Qingshan to kill Wolf Venom head-on after he reaches mastery. 23
• Lets him eliminate You Qingya and multiple Feral Beasts during the Silver Radiance Hotel incident. 28 29
• At perfection, he defeats five armed second-year students with his saber still sheathed. 43
• Its corresponding advancement path leads through C-rank Thunderclap Blade toward the A-rank Nine-Heavens Wind-Thunder Blade. 35

Combat Ability

Li Qingshan's fighting style combines high-speed footwork, rapid saber strikes, refined reflexes, and a willingness to exploit openings decisively. 12 20 21

• Defeats Yu Zhuo, a Body Tempering Third Stage fighter, in a single exchange despite being below the Second Stage himself. 20 21
• Defeats four second-year students using only the scabbard of his blade. 38
• Rises into Old Continent's top 20,000 in virtual combat rankings before being stopped by Body Tempering Seventh Stage spear user Lu Su. 42
• Cannot fully overcome large physical gaps through technique alone; Body Tempering Sixth and Seventh Stage opponents can overpower his blade exchanges. 42
• Uses imaginative combat training to sharpen his reactions before receiving formal martial-skill instruction. 12

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Thunder-Pattern Blade — A black long blade gifted by Cao Ya after the Silver Radiance Hotel incident. It is valued at 100 million Star Coins, enhances Wind Shadow Blade, and is required for Nine-Heavens Wind-Thunder Blade. 32 33 35
• Machete — A durable blade originally provided by Wan Keshan; Li Qingshan uses it during his early Feral Beast and Martial Arts Space training. 9 32
• Basic Nutrient Solution — Supports recovery and additional Body Tempering sessions; Li Qingshan initially buys ten bottles for 30,000 Star Coins. 10 11
• Intermediate Nutrient Solution — A far stronger supplement that enables five daily Body Tempering sessions during his later training period. 40 41

Relationships

• Zhao Hongzhou — Close friend, former part-time coworker, classmate, and frequent training companion. He consistently supports Li Qingshan and calls him “Brother Shan.” 1 4 43
• Wan Keshan — Martial Arts Class teacher and mentor. He gives Li Qingshan Lost-Trace Steps and Wind Shadow Blade, warns him against neglecting cultivation, and supports his grade-skipping application. 13 16 35 49
• Yu Lei — Classmate and Wan Keshan's niece. She explains the realms of The Stars Are Calling, initially questions Li Qingshan's training method, and later trusts his combat ability. 10 12 43
• Cao Shaoyu — Li Qingshan's student at Yinghai Flagship Store. Li Qingshan adapts his lessons to Cao Shaoyu's talent for movement techniques and protects him during the Silver Radiance Hotel incident. 21 28
• Cao Ya — Cao Shaoyu's influential father. He gives Li Qingshan the Thunder-Pattern Blade as thanks for coaching and protecting his son. 31 32 35
• Yu Man — Yu Lei's older sister and a Mecha pilot. She first recognizes Li Qingshan's extraordinary potential after reviewing his Silver Radiance Hotel battle record. 30 32
• Zhong Xian — Senior student and Battle Space opponent. Li Qingshan defeats her virtually, after which their public interactions become notably more cordial. 42 44
• You Qingya — Evil God Follower whom Li Qingshan identifies, kills, and later repeatedly battles as a Martial Arts Space projection. 28 34

Story Role / Major Arcs

Martial Arts Class Entrance

Li Qingshan joins the Martial Arts Class, places first in the entrance assessment, and becomes Wan Keshan's only student considered to have a chance of reaching New Continent. 5

Wolf Venom Training

After unlocking the Martial Arts Space, Li Qingshan uses repeated lethal encounters with Wolf Venom to cultivate Lost-Trace Steps and Wind Shadow Blade. He ultimately kills the projection ten times after achieving Lost-Trace Steps mastery. 15 18

Yinghai Coaching and Yu Zhuo Duel

Li Qingshan becomes Cao Shaoyu's coach at Yinghai Flagship Store. When Yu Zhuo challenges him over the coaching assignment, Li Qingshan defeats the Body Tempering Third Stage trainer in a single exchange. 19 21

Silver Radiance Hotel Incident

Li Qingshan identifies You Qingya as an Evil God Follower, kills her transformed form, defeats several Feral Beasts, and disrupts an Evil God sacrifice. The incident earns him Patrol Bureau recognition, extensive Martial Arts Space time, and Cao Ya's Thunder-Pattern Blade. 28 31 33

Rankings and Rookie Tournament

After rejecting corporate contracts and resigning from Yinghai, Li Qingshan dedicates himself to Body Tempering, virtual ranking battles, and Martial Arts Space cultivation. He reaches the Body Tempering Fifth Stage, perfects Wind Shadow Blade, and enters the Rookie Tournament intending to skip a grade and contend for first place. 38 42 49 50

Notable Quotes

“What do you guys know!” 1

“You're weak, I'm strong!” 20

“An enemy who blocks my path deserves nothing less than death!” 15

Trivia

• Li Qingshan's panel listed him at Body Tempering 9/100 even when his assessment results qualified him as First Stage, leading him to suspect an Eleventh Stage or Ultimate Realm. 4 5
• He initially had never used Nutrient Solution, yet still ranked first in his Martial Arts Class assessment. 5 10
• Wan Keshan originally believed Lost-Trace Steps would require at least two years for an ordinary person to reach mastery; Li Qingshan achieves it in roughly one month of accelerated Martial Arts Space training. 13 18
• He rejects Yinghai's C-Class contract and calls general manager Fu Wen a “psychopath.” 39