Chen Mo

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chen Mo (陈墨)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Yongsheng Martial Arts Hall; later pledged personal loyalty to Xie An 17 46
Occupation/Role	Martial arts instructor, weapon instructor, sparring partner, and cultivation adviser
Status	Active 60
First Appearance	Chapter 17

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Manifest Force	18	Had broken through roughly half a month before delivering Yongsheng Martial Arts Hall’s manuals to Xie An; achieved the realm before age twenty. 18

Background / History

Chen Mo is the daughter of Yongsheng Martial Arts Hall master Chen Lutang and the elder sister of Chen Bin. Unlike her younger brother, she understands that the hall’s standing depends on the Xie family’s patronage, wealth, and political influence as much as martial strength. 17

She accompanied Chen Bin to Xie Residence with three chests of manuals at Xie An’s request. There, she explained that the incomplete Five Animal True Form Diagram was a conceptual martial art created by frontier hunters through observing primordial beasts, rather than a technique with a conventional cultivation method. 17 18

Following the Monster Strain incident at Zhao Hu’s residence, Uncle Shui ordered Chen Mo to remain temporarily at Xie Residence, publicly claiming that Xie An had invited her to train with him. She became his regular sparring partner and instructor after he began cultivating weapon techniques. 28 39

After Xie An secretly damaged his spirit through the Spirit Preservation Method, he offered to provide Chen Mo with Treasure Fish and Rune-veined Ginseng in exchange for her personal allegiance. She accepted, becoming Xie An’s trusted subordinate rather than merely a member of the Xie Household’s affiliated martial hall. 46

Appearance

Chen Mo is a beautiful, upright woman with a fit, disciplined build shaped by year-round martial training. She is commonly seen in fitted blue or green martial attire and carries a longsword. 17 26 46

• Calm, valiant bearing and a straight, athletic figure. 17 28
• Long hair, often worn loose after combat or travel. 28
• Usually carries a silver longsword. 26

Personality

Chen Mo is pragmatic, mature, and acutely aware of social hierarchy. She repeatedly corrects Chen Bin’s arrogance, emphasizing that rules and martial reputation cannot outweigh the Xie family’s influence. 17

She is disciplined in martial arts, having trained from childhood through fifteen years of constant practice. Her initial caution around Xie An becomes astonishment and wary respect after witnessing his impossible rate of progress and the danger of Withered Abyss. 40 41

Although reluctant when first ordered to remain as Xie An’s sparring partner, Chen Mo recognizes both the value of his patronage and his exceptional potential. Her willingness to prepare medicine, test it herself, and accept private allegiance reflects her growing trust in him. 41 46 47

Abilities & Skills

Manifest Force

Chen Mo is a Manifest Force martial artist whose Inner Force vastly exceeds that of ordinary external-training fighters. Her vital energy is more than five times Chen Bin’s, despite him being an Organ Tempering prodigy. 18

• Can deflect Xie An’s heavy saber strikes with a finger flick. 40
• Uses Inner Force to resist and dilute the corruptive effect of Withered Abyss. 41
• Cannot fully expel Withered Abyss; she can only suppress it through overwhelming Inner Force. 41
• Serves as a safe full-strength sparring partner for Xie An because his ordinary attacks cannot readily injure her. 40 41

Martial Arts Instruction

Chen Mo is Yongsheng Martial Arts Hall’s chief instructor and possesses extensive practical knowledge of unarmed combat, weapons, body coordination, and cultivation foundations. 39 53

• Explains the outer three harmonies: shoulders with hips, elbows with knees, and hands with feet. 39
• Explains the inner three harmonies: heart with intent, intent with qi, and qi with strength. 39
• Recommends heavy weapons suited to Xie An’s strength, including sabers, spears, axes, and hammers. 39
• Identifies the heavy straight saber as particularly suitable for Xie An’s physique and fighting style. 39
• Reproduces the complete Red Sun Saber Technique from memory for Xie An. 39
• Recognizes the forms of the Red Sun Saber Technique immediately during sparring. 41 48

Cultivation and Medical Knowledge

Chen Mo has practical knowledge of martial resources and treatments for spiritual injuries. 46 47

• Explains that Manifest Force cultivation requires rare resources such as Treasure Fish and Rune-veined Ginseng. 46
• Prepares mind-awakening medicinal soup when Xie An suffers mental exhaustion. 47
• Identifies Spirit-Restoring Dew as an appropriate treatment for soul damage caused by ghosts or specters. 47
• Warns that Spirit-Restoring Dew is costly, limited to one dose every seven days, and may cause long-term dependence. 47

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Silver longsword — Chen Mo’s usual weapon; she draws it during the Monster Strain emergency and later uses a longsword to spar safely against Xie An’s saber. 26 48
• Treasure Fish and Rune-veined Ginseng — Cultivation resources supplied by Xie An after she swears personal allegiance to him. 46 48

Relationships

• Xie An — Initially the influential young master her martial hall serves; later her student, sparring partner, patron, and personal master. She becomes increasingly impressed by his talent and pledges loyalty directly to him. 17 40 46
• Chen Bin — Younger brother. She frequently restrains his arrogance toward Xie An, while he resents her decision to serve under the Xie household’s young master. 17 53
• Chen Lutang — Father and master of Yongsheng Martial Arts Hall. He spent years studying the Five Animal True Form Diagram without developing a complete cultivation method. 17 18
• Uncle Shui — Senior Xie Household martial authority who orders her temporary stay at Xie Residence after the Zhao Residence incident. 28
• Li Dao — Fellow Xie An subordinate who accompanies her on secret errands and assists in guarding Cloudwater Residence. 46 51
• Qiu Lan — Xie An’s maid, who serves Chen Mo tea and assists with household arrangements during Chen Mo’s residence at the West Courtyard. 46 47

Story Role

• Delivers Yongsheng Martial Arts Hall’s manuals to Xie An and explains the nature of the Five Animal True Form Diagram. 17 18
• Draws her sword during Liu Fu’s death and the Monster Strain’s emergence, but is warned by Uncle Shui that she cannot oppose it. 26
• Is confined to Xie Residence for protection after witnessing the Monster Strain at Zhao Hu’s home. 28
• Becomes Xie An’s weapon instructor, recommending the heavy straight saber and transcribing the Red Sun Saber Technique. 39
• Serves as Xie An’s Manifest Force sparring partner, witnessing his instant mastery of successive saber forms and the threat posed by Withered Abyss. 40 41 48
• Helps Xie An address his spiritual exhaustion by preparing medicine and obtaining the ingredients for Spirit-Restoring Dew. 46 47
• Assists in Xie An’s plan surrounding A Shan and Cloudwater Residence, while later expressing concern for Chen Bin’s safety amid escalating supernatural events. 51 60

Notable Quotes

“Rules are dead; people are alive.” 17

“The martial world has never been only about fighting and killing; it is also about human relations and worldly wisdom.” 17