Ji Quanzhen

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ji Quanzhen (季全真)
Alias(es)	Daoist Ji; Antarctic Longevity Great Emperor
Species/Race	Human; later transformed into an ape-like body and Sun Wukong’s backup body
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Qingcheng Quanzhen Dao; Southwest Security Administration Branch
Occupation/Role	Head of the Southwest Security Administration Branch; Spirit Qi cultivator; archaeologist
Status	Alive; retains his consciousness following Sun Wukong’s curse and physical transformation
First Appearance	Chapter 157

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Clairvoyant Realm	157	Reached Clairvoyance through Spirit refinement and the ancient Qi Refiner path rather than Martial Dao.
Jade Flesh Immortal Bones	159	A Daoist divine ability attained after decades of scripture study, meditation, Qi cultivation, and contemplation; restored his body to youthful vitality.
Antarctic Longevity Great Emperor manifestation	164–165	Materializes an imperial Dharma form through spiritual power and magnetic-field control, creating the Zhenting domain.
Ape Body / Sun Wukong backup body	400–412	Sun Wukong’s curse transforms him into a furred ape while altering his self-perception; his strength and staff skill improve sharply.
Seeking Truth Realm threshold	413	Perceives a deeper layer of the world and declares that he is nearing a breakthrough.
Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique transition	556	Works to confirm his Natal Star and shift his cultivation toward the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique.

Background / History

Ji Quanzhen is an elderly Qingcheng Quanzhen Daoist and the head of the Southwest Security Administration Branch. Having lived for more than a century, he resisted several foreign crises since the founding of the nation. Though physically unimposing and under 1.7 meters tall, he achieved the Clairvoyant Realm through Spirit refinement and Qi cultivation, becoming one of the region’s foremost protectors 157.

His cultivation diverges from the Martial Dao: he believes the physical body is finite while the spirit is limitless, and pursues spiritual transcendence and eternal life. He spent thirty years studying Daoist scriptures and ninety years in meditation and Qi cultivation before attaining Jade Flesh Immortal Bones at roughly one hundred years old 157 159.

While traveling during a period of national turmoil roughly seventy to eighty years earlier, Ji Quanzhen found a surviving Buddhist text in a temple destroyed by pirates. He later rendered the text into colloquial language and passed it to Lu Ren as the Ten-Realm Mahayana Golden Body Bodhisattva Path 159 160.

At Mount Qingcheng, he confronted the otherworldly cultivator Zhuo Feng. Assuming the image of the Antarctic Longevity Great Emperor, Ji Quanzhen manifested the Zhenting domain and froze Zhuo Feng to death, though the exertion rapidly returned him to his aged appearance 164 165.

Years later, Ji Quanzhen joined Lu Ren in excavating Sun Wukong’s sealed tomb. Sun Wukong’s lingering curse gradually remade Ji Quanzhen into an ape-like backup body and altered his cognition so thoroughly that he initially believed himself to have always been a spirit monkey 388 401. He ultimately retained his memories and primary consciousness, choosing to treat the transformation as an opportunity rather than surrender to it 401 412.

Appearance

Ji Quanzhen originally appears as a short, lean, slightly stooped old Daoist with white hair and an outwardly unremarkable presence. His appearance changes drastically when he uses high-level spiritual techniques or after Sun Wukong’s curse takes hold.

• In his ordinary elderly form, he dresses in broad Daoist robes and supports himself with a slightly hunched posture 157.
• Jade Flesh Immortal Bones can restore him to the body of an eighteen-year-old, with smooth skin, renewed teeth, and jade-like limbs 159.
• When manifesting the Antarctic Longevity Great Emperor, he becomes a refined, handsome middle-aged man in an imperial robe, surrounded by purple-gold arcs and Emperor Qi 164 393.
• His Ape Body is covered in dense brownish-yellow fur, with elongated arms, a tail, and agile ape-like movement 400 412.

Personality

Ji Quanzhen is eccentric, theatrical, and intensely devoted to Spirit refinement. He speaks of abandoning flesh for eternal spiritual existence with fervent conviction, to the point that Lu Ren considers his fixation dangerously extreme 157.

Despite this fanaticism, he is perceptive, intellectually curious, and protective of humanity. He studies ancient tombs, dimensional phenomena, biology, and modern technology in search of methods to prepare Huaxia for returning Celestial Gods and other threats 388 389 414.

He has a teasing, informal rapport with Lu Ren and is capable of humor, vanity, and enthusiasm. After becoming an ape, he grows increasingly pleased with his fur and enthusiastically imagines the possibilities of becoming Sun Wukong 380 401.

Abilities & Skills

Spirit Refinement and Magnetic-Field Control

Ji Quanzhen’s primary path is Spirit Qi cultivation. His powerful Spirit directly disturbs and manipulates magnetic fields, allowing him to impose illusions and influence those within his range.

• Creates mirage-like visions of celestial palaces, gods, and vast divine figures 157.
• Exerts spiritual pressure strong enough to affect Lu Ren’s Spirit and passively increase his Spirit Proficiency 157.
• Establishes a domain-like environment that can calm people and accelerate cultivation for compatible practitioners 157 176.
• Perceives the world as interwoven seas of colored magnetic fields and a deeper spiritual layer beyond ordinary sight 164.

Jade Flesh Immortal Bones

A Daoist divine ability accessible to Enlightened Quanzhen cultivators of the Clairvoyant Realm.

• Absorbs and disperses the force of powerful physical attacks through his muscles 158 159.
• Uses Qi and magnetic-field harmonization to cultivate the illusory into the real 158.
• Rejuvenates his body, restoring youth, smooth skin, and renewed vitality 159.
• Cannot be readily taught to outsiders; Ji Quanzhen states that even Lu Ren could not simply learn it 159.

Antarctic Longevity Great Emperor Seal

Ji Quanzhen’s core cultivation method and greatest known spiritual manifestation.

• Assumes the form and aura of the Antarctic Longevity Great Emperor 164.
• Produces an imperial Dharma form, celestial palaces, divine attendants, and a heavenly court illusion 164 165.
• Activates Zhenting, transforming the surrounding environment into a white-jade celestial domain 165.
• Reverses an enemy’s vitality into deathly stillness, freezing Zhuo Feng and reducing him to ice fragments 165.
• Places severe strain on Ji Quanzhen, causing rapid aging after major use 165.

Ape Body and Staff Technique

Sun Wukong’s curse transformed Ji Quanzhen into an ape-like body while leaving his consciousness fundamentally intact.

• Gains greatly increased agility, vitality, and physical strength 398 412.
• Moves through trees with natural ape-like speed and coordination 398 401.
• Wields a staff with a difficult-to-predict, highly advanced style that he considers instinctive to his bloodline 412.
• Combines staff techniques with the Antarctic Longevity Great Emperor Seal and his True Essence 412.
• His cognition remains altered: he believes himself to be an innate spirit monkey despite remembering his human life 400 401 412.

Scholarship and Archaeology

Ji Quanzhen combines cultivation with formal academic and investigative expertise.

• Holds a PhD in biology, with neuroscience as his research specialty 389.
• Studies ancient tombs of immortals and gods alongside Zhang Tongxuan 388.
• Uses scientific knowledge and magnetic-field sensing to investigate unknown ecosystems, seals, and dimensional phenomena 388 389.
• Later participates in archaeological work and projects concerning cultivation and spatial rifts 417 556.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Compass — Used to detect and connect with local magnetic fields while investigating Sun Wukong’s tomb 388.
• Wooden staff — His preferred weapon after acquiring the Ape Body; wielded with an instinctive staff technique 412.
• Dark long staff — Carried while conducting cleanup operations in ancient-style armor 475.
• Ten-Realm Mahayana Golden Body Bodhisattva Path annotations — His extensive colloquial commentary on the Buddhist body-refinement scripture 160 166.

Relationships

• Lu Ren — Ally, philosophical rival, and occasional mentor. Ji Quanzhen tries to recruit him into Qingcheng Quanzhen Dao, gives him major body-refinement teachings, and later explores Sun Wukong’s tomb with him 158 160 388 401.
• Ji Heng — Fellow Qingcheng cultivator who obeys Ji Quanzhen’s orders and withdraws when instructed 157.
• Zhang Tongxuan — Longtime friend and friendly rival; they jointly excavate ancient tombs and discuss Ji Quanzhen’s survival after the curse 388 397.
• Sun Wukong — Source of Ji Quanzhen’s curse and transformation. Ji Quanzhen becomes a potential backup body for the Great Sage’s return 391 396 401.
• Zhuo Feng — Otherworldly Clairvoyant cultivator whom Ji Quanzhen defeats through the Zhenting domain 164 165.
• Li Ting — Cruiser captain and Qingcheng descendant who initially fails to recognize Ji Quanzhen after his transformation 414.
• Li Qingling — Lu Ren’s disciple; Ji Quanzhen discusses her potential and cultivation with Lu Ren 417.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Meeting Lu Ren

Ji Quanzhen meets Lu Ren at Mount Qingcheng as the Southwest Security Administration’s hidden expert. He tests Lu Ren’s Martial Dao, attempts to recruit him into the Qingcheng Quanzhen Dao lineage, and demonstrates the gulf between Spirit Qi cultivation and conventional physical combat 157 159.

Passing Down the Golden Body Path

After revealing Li Ziqing’s fate, Ji Quanzhen provides Lu Ren with the Ten-Realm Mahayana Golden Body Bodhisattva Path and his annotations. This teaching becomes a major foundation for Lu Ren’s later body-refinement path, even though Ji Quanzhen’s own interpretation proves incomplete 160 165 166.

Antarctic Longevity Great Emperor

When Zhuo Feng arrives through an interdimensional disturbance at Mount Qingcheng, Ji Quanzhen reveals his Emperor manifestation. He crushes the intruder through Zhenting, demonstrating both his role as a guardian and the physical cost of his power 164 165.

Sun Wukong Tomb Expedition

Ji Quanzhen and Lu Ren investigate an East Sea island believed to contain Sun Wukong’s tomb. His knowledge of immortal tombs and seals guides the expedition, but contact with Sun Wukong’s lingering power leaves him cursed and physically transformed 388 397.

Ape Transformation

The curse alters Ji Quanzhen’s body and cognition until he becomes an ape-like being who believes he has always been a spirit monkey. Though briefly horrified when reminded of his former self, he chooses to master the transformation and adapt Sun Wukong’s legacy for himself 400 413.

Later Administration and Research

Ji Quanzhen continues handling national cultivation affairs, archaeological projects, spatial-rift incidents, and defensive preparations for Huaxia. Centuries later, mounting administrative pressure leads him to plan his retirement and arrange a successor 417 688 704.

Notable Quotes

“Flesh and blood are weak, only the spirit is eternal. To truly achieve eternal life, one must shed the physical body and ascend spiritually!” 157

“I am the Antarctic Longevity Great Emperor of this world.” 164

“As long as we don't forget our original intentions, then everything can make a comeback.” 414

Trivia

• Ji Quanzhen claims to be a PhD in biology, specializing in neuroscience 389.
• He enjoys cold beer and casually shares drinks with Lu Ren during their discussion of the Seeking Truth Realm 380.
• He initially conceals the rejuvenation granted by Jade Flesh Immortal Bones so as not to attract attention 159.
• Following his transformation, he wants to integrate into human society and find a girlfriend despite his ape-like appearance and advanced age 416.