Jiang Tu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Jiang Tu (江途)
Alias(es)	Jiang Liu (identity disguise); Rong Yidao (straw-figure substitute operated under his direction) 48 50 73
Species/Race	Human; transmigrated individual 1
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Agricultural Dao Sequence; Jiang Family Courtyard; covert steward of Welcoming Wind City’s Agricultural Path 1 50
Occupation/Role	Farmer; Agricultural Path cultivator; Field Steward; Herbal Scholar; keeper of the Sequence Golden Codex 2 6 35
Status	Alive; in seclusion at Welcoming Wind City as of the latest documented events 81 82
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Farmer occupation Lv1	1	Unlocks through 100% farming progress; grants Basic Farming, Crop Identification, and Herb Identification.
Ninth Grade — Farmer	2	Uses Sequence Points to enter the Agricultural Dao and begins formal cultivation.
Eighth Grade — Field Steward	6	Breaks the grade boundary with Sequence Points; gains access to Field Steward arts, including Earth Escape.
Dao Foundation — Agricultural Bone	17	Strengthens his physique and affinity with earth; improves Earth Escape from a few steps to roughly five miles.
Profession Level Lv3	21	Begins his third evolution after accumulating sufficient evolution duration.
Seventh Grade — Herbal Scholar	34 35	Breaks through after more than a year of failed attempts; the breakthrough drains spirituality from nearby premium fields.
Profession Level Lv4 — Incense-Fire Divine Dao	54	Harvests Causality Value and raises his profession to Lv4, gaining the Incense-Fire Divine Dao trait.
Sequence breakthrough — realm unspecified	81	Emerges from long seclusion with Veil the Heavens and Sun, a concealment art capable of hiding individuals or vast regions.

Background

Jiang Tu was a transmigrated orphan who grew from a hired farm laborer into a landowner through years of work. While in his early twenties, he unlocked the Farmer occupation after completing its farming-progress requirement, receiving the Sequence Golden Codex and the beginning of the Agricultural Dao Sequence. 1

He spent years reclaiming wasteland rather than chasing the opportunities of Dajiang County. His restraint earned Big Household Zhou’s trust: Jiang Tu received a farmstead south of Locust Tree Village, ten mu of fertile land, oxen, a grain storehouse, and farmhands. 3

The destruction of Dajiang County and the near-erasure of the Agricultural Dao Sequence convinced him that exposure was fatal. When the sequence’s cultivator count collapsed from more than a hundred to only a few survivors, he spent Karma Value to bestow Kindling Flame and Endless Renewal, attempting to preserve its future. 9 10

He married Zhou Ning'e, Big Household Zhou’s daughter, after refusing to marry into the Zhou family. Though he initially regarded marriage as a useful public cover, he came to trust Zhou Ning'e as an intelligent and steady partner, eventually revealing parts of his hidden cultivation life to her. 16 28 29

After Rong Yidao harassed Zhou Ning'e, Jiang Tu organized a remote assassination using three Straw Figures. He killed Rong, replaced him with an Earthwalking Straw Figure, and covertly took control of Welcoming Wind City’s Agricultural Path affairs; the replacement improved agricultural output and established an Agricultural Academy. 43 48 50 51

In later years, Jiang Tu adopted the identity of his son, Jiang Liu, to continue operating across generations without exposing his longevity. After Zhou Ning'e vanished and was erased from others’ memories, he devoted himself to reaching a higher realm and finding her. 73 74 80

Appearance

Jiang Tu was initially a tall young man with broad shoulders, a sturdy back, sharp facial contours, and sun-darkened skin from farm work. His physique became increasingly robust through cultivation; in later life, he is described as having an ancient, aged appearance. 1 3 76

• Healthy bronze complexion and a solid, practical build. 3
• Striking brows and eyes retaining a youthful clarity in his early years. 1
• Commonly presents himself as an ordinary, hardworking farmer or a restrained Daoist cultivator to avoid suspicion. 3 52

Personality

Jiang Tu is exceptionally cautious. Chen Cun’s death and Dajiang County’s destruction reinforce his belief that visibility invites disaster, so he avoids public credit, refuses dangerous secrets, and develops the Agricultural Path indirectly rather than openly claiming leadership. 4 11 12 21

He is patient, methodical, and practical. He spends years accumulating evolution duration, studying agricultural inheritances, cultivating premium crops, and preparing resources before attempting major breakthroughs. 6 27 33 81

Despite his restraint, he is fiercely protective of those he considers family. Rong Yidao’s treatment of Zhou Ning'e provokes Jiang Tu’s killing intent and leads him to orchestrate Rong’s death, even though doing so risks exposing his concealed power. 43 44 49

Abilities & Skills

Sequence Golden Codex

The Sequence Golden Codex allows Jiang Tu to unlock occupations, evolve their historical development, track Agricultural Dao cultivators, harvest Karma Value, and acquire rewards based on the sequence’s progress. 1 3 9

• Receives historical knowledge inheritances from Luo Jin, including agricultural methods, cultivation experience, and the complete Herbal Compendium. 2 6 27
• Uses Sequence Points to improve cultivation and increase yearly evolution-duration accumulation. 2 6 27
• Harvests Karma Value from major events involving Agricultural Path cultivators. 3 21
• Can grant traits and Graces to the sequence, including Premium Quality, Favorable Weather, Kindling Flame, and Endless Renewal. 4 9
• Conceals Jiang Tu’s Agricultural Path aura from Daoist Sect investigators. 52
• Later manifests the Agricultural Path Official and receives a Divinity reward that improves the birth and growth prospects of Incense Deities. 67

Agricultural and Herbal Mastery

Jiang Tu possesses extensive practical knowledge of farming, crop rotation, composting, herb identification, soil quality, and premium-crop cultivation. 1 2 6

• Cultivates hidden underground fields containing premium crops and medicinal herbs. 7 29 52
• Uses principles from the Herbal Compendium to identify herbs, assess medicinal compatibility, and infer soil conditions from plant growth. 27
• Practices the Pill Pinching Technique and refines resources into cultivation pills. 59 76
• Cultivates Aged Beans and discovers the Enlightenment Dao Bean, a treasure bean that increases Agricultural Path cultivation and temporarily improves comprehension. 67 76

Earth Escape and Earth Arts

As a Field Steward and later Herbal Scholar, Jiang Tu develops an increasingly deep connection to the earth. 7 17 46

• Earth Escape Technique — Initially permits a single daily movement of only three to five steps through soil. 7
• Enhanced Earth Escape — The Agricultural Bone Dao Foundation expands his range to approximately five miles in one movement. 17
• Earth perception — At Seventh Grade, he can extend his consciousness through the earth across roughly one hundred miles, though processing the information heavily strains him. 46
• Greater Earth Escape Technique — Allows him to travel with Zhou Ning'e across Jiang Prefecture without revealing themselves. 78

Straw Figure Techniques

Jiang Tu uses multiple Straw Figures for disguise, surveillance, infiltration, travel, and combat. 27 46

• Earthwalking Straw Figure — Moves rapidly over land, shapeshifts freely, and later gains the ability to manifest human forms for people and objects. 27 68
• Myriad-Forms Straw Figure — Assumes animal forms, obeys commands, excels at infiltration, and extends focused sensory range to three hundred miles; after Rong Yidao’s death, its control range increases to four hundred li. 46 50
• Spirit-Wisdom Straw Figure — Possesses intelligence, cultivation, strong defenses, rapid recovery, and combat utility; it is mischievous and requires supervision. 46
• Coiled Dragon Root — The upgraded Earthwalking Straw Figure can command surrounding plants, awaken a Rock Dragon, and use vegetation to restrain enemies; its full activation requires a five-year cooldown. 68
• Coordinated three Straw Figures to kill Rong Yidao from roughly a hundred li away. 48 49

Scatter Beans, Raise Soldiers

Jiang Tu cultivates Bean Soldiers to expand the Agricultural Path’s reach and process intelligence. 72 73

• Commands forty-two Bean Soldiers with distinct capabilities. 72
• Uses them to intercept, organize, and distribute Insect Spirit intelligence. 72
• Sends them across the wilderness to spread Agricultural Path teachings. 73

Veil the Heavens and Sun

A high-level concealment art acquired after prolonged seclusion. 81

• Can conceal the Jiang Residence and potentially much larger territories, including Green Mountain Lake, Welcoming Wind City, or Jiang Prefecture. 81
• Can be applied within evolution, giving Jiang Tu limited indirect influence over historical evolution outcomes. 81
• Supports his longstanding strategy of hiding the Agricultural Path from Buddhist-Daoist forces. 81

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Luo Jin’s Hoe — A weathered hoe inherited through evolution; moderately improves farming efficiency and physical strength. 2
• Premium Quality Seeds — Spiritually responsive seeds used to establish concealed superior crop fields. 6
• Luo Jin’s Earthwalking Straw Figure — A palm-sized animated figure that grows stronger through inherited cultivation and later serves as Rong Yidao’s replacement. 27 68
• Aged Beans — Cultivated resources used for high-level Agricultural Path techniques and breakthroughs. 67 81
• Enlightenment Dao Beans — Naturally fifty-year-old treasure beans that improve cultivation, comprehension, and Aged Bean refinement. 76

Relationships

• Zhou Ning'e — Wife and trusted partner. Jiang Tu initially hides his cultivation from her, then gradually involves her in his underground fields and Agricultural Path studies. Her disappearance and the world’s loss of memory of her drive his later pursuit of higher cultivation. 28 29 76 80
• Big Household Zhou — Father-in-law, early patron, and owner of much of Xiaopei County’s fertile land. He trusts Jiang Tu’s judgment after surviving the Dajiang County calamity. 3 11 16
• Wang Congyun — Childhood companion and Daoist Sect priest. Jiang Tu gives him cautious advice on surviving within the sect, while Wang later provides warnings and intelligence concerning Agricultural Path affairs. 10 12 31 42
• Luo Jin — Historical Agricultural Path pioneer whose evolutions, inheritances, and phantoms serve as Jiang Tu’s principal source of cultivation knowledge. Jiang Tu regards him as both an old friend and a master-like figure. 6 27 67
• Qin Tuo Yun — Innately extraordinary Agricultural Path prodigy whose birth Jiang Tu monitors through the Golden Codex. Her Spirit-Wisdom Straw Figure is temporarily used in Jiang Tu’s operation against Rong Yidao. 17 46 48
• Xueli — Long-serving member of the Jiang household who later cultivates under Rong Yidao’s public identity. Jiang Tu entrusts the Jiang Residence to her during seclusion. 42 76 81
• Rong Yidao — Corrupt Field Steward Daoist who propositioned Zhou Ning'e. Jiang Tu has him killed and replaced with a Straw Figure, transforming Rong’s identity into a cover for covertly guiding Welcoming Wind City. 43 49 50

Notable Quotes

“Listen more and watch more. Speak less and do less. Never do anything that isn't your place to do, and never ask about anything you aren't meant to know.” 12

“I, Jiang Tu, am taking a wife, not marrying into her family.” 16