Lu Chen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lu Chen (陆尘)
Alias(es)	Eldest Senior Brother of the Jie Sect; Tongtian’s chief disciple; Holy Father of the Human Race
Species/Race	Heaven-Devouring Rat; formed from a fragment of the Devouring Demon God’s origin after a soul from another world fused with it 1 2
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Jie Sect; Tongtian’s lineage; Human Race
Occupation/Role	Jie Sect administrator and recruiter; Human Race Holy Father
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Golden Immortal	2	Revealed his cultivation and Devouring Demon God foundation when the Three Pure Ones considered taking him as a disciple. 2
Mid-stage Taiyi Realm	7	Broke through during Hongjun’s first Zixiao Palace sermon after absorbing golden lotuses and comprehending the Dao. 7
Late Primordial Unity Stage	9	Used the Nine-Turn Origin Art, Devouring Art, and Spirit Liquid; the Three Pure Ones gathered spiritual energy to stabilize his breakthrough. 9
Ninth Turn of the Nine-Turn Origin Art	10	His mana became comparable to a Great Luo cultivator, at the cost of requiring vastly greater resources for later advancement. 10
Great Luo Realm	12	Refined chaotic qi into Spirit Liquid over nearly ten thousand years, then survived his transformation tribulation and took human form. 12
Twelve-grade Great Luo Dao Fruit	14	His Dao Fruit survived the Heaven-Sundering Divine Thunder through destruction and rebirth; he concealed this by faking its destruction. 14
Mid-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal	21	Advanced while concealing his true cultivation and maintaining the appearance of a crippled cultivator. 21
Primordial Unity Realm	42	Completed his comprehension of the Devouring Law and regarded the breakthrough as the beginning of a new stage. 42
Primordial Golden Immortal	43	Revealed this realm while mediating between Houtu and Styx at the Blood Sea. 43

Background

Lu Chen’s soul originated in another world and fused with a fragment of the Devouring Demon God’s origin, allowing him to develop consciousness as a Heaven-Devouring Rat. His accompanying treasure, the reconstructed Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase, was originally the Devouring Demon God’s companion treasure and had been shattered by Pangu during the opening of heaven and earth. 1

Before encountering the Three Pure Ones, Lu Chen traveled and cultivated with Duobao, a naturally born Duobao Rat. He treated Duobao as his younger brother, shared refined resources with him, and prioritized his safety when Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian approached their mountain. 1

Although all three Pure Ones offered to accept him, Lu Chen chose Tongtian in order to remain with Duobao. Tongtian named Lu Chen the eldest disciple of his lineage despite Duobao having entered the sect first. 2

At Kunlun Mountain, Lu Chen secretly harvested and refined spiritual herbs, accelerated Duobao’s cultivation with Spirit Liquid, and received teachings in cultivation, formations, alchemy, and artifact refinement from the Three Pure Ones. He became capable of refining ordinary immortal-grade pills after studying Laozi’s alchemy teachings. 3 5

After surviving the Heaven-Sundering Divine Thunder, Lu Chen allowed Tongtian, Duobao, Laozi, and Yuanshi to believe that his Great Luo Dao Fruit had been destroyed. In truth, he preserved a twelve-grade Dao Fruit and used the deception to conceal both his survival and the Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase’s role in it. 13 14

Lu Chen later obtained Hong Yun’s Primordial Chaos Purple Qi, the violet-black treasure gourd, and the Innate Self-Growing Soil. Rather than refine the Purple Qi himself, he fused it with the gourd and the Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase in chaos, upgrading the vase into a Primordial Supreme Treasure. 8 15 16 17

Appearance

After attaining Great Luo, Lu Chen assumed the form of a handsome, imposing young man. He has black, ink-dark eyes and a steady but sharp bearing. 12

• Black robes embroidered with flowing gold. 12
• A black lotus-like Great Luo Dao Fruit within his divine palace. 14
• Originally appeared as a large black Heaven-Devouring Rat. 1
• His physical body is strong enough to endure chaotic gales without relying on mana for protection. 32

Personality

Lu Chen is cautious, secretive, and intensely pragmatic. He conceals his foundation, treasure, cultivation, and Dao Fruit whenever revealing them would attract danger or political pressure. His actions are usually shaped by long-term calculations involving karma, merit, future conflicts, and the balance among major factions. 2 14 21

Despite this self-preserving nature, he is deeply loyal to those he accepts as his own. He chose Tongtian to remain beside Duobao, repeatedly protects Jie Sect disciples, aids Houtu in repaying karmic debts, and resolves not to abandon Tongtian or the Jie Sect even after seeing Torch Dragon’s fate. 2 31 34 50

As a leader, Lu Chen favors discipline tempered with protection. He forbids Jie Sect disciples from abusing their sect’s name, but promises to defend them when they are wronged. He later governs alongside Duobao through a “black-face and white-face” approach: Lu Chen punishes misconduct while Duobao guides and reassures the disciples. 30 47

Abilities & Skills

Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase

Lu Chen’s companion treasure stores materials, conceals heavenly secrets, devours energy, and refines resources into Spirit Liquid.

• Originally a top-grade innate spiritual treasure with forty-eight restrictions; Lu Chen had refined twelve restrictions when he first began cultivating the Nine-Turn Origin Art. 9
• Refines spirit herbs, mountain-vein power, chaotic qi, merit, and treasures into Spirit Liquid or Dao-enhancing droplets. 1 12 29
• Conceals Lu Chen’s aura, foundation, and heavenly secrets from deduction. 2 8 14
• Reached its forty-ninth restriction and became a Primordial Supreme Treasure after fusing with Primordial Chaos Purple Qi and the violet-black gourd. 16 17
• May eventually develop toward becoming a Chaos Treasure due to the chaotic aura acquired during its refinement. 17

Heaven-Devouring Divine Ability

As a being formed from the Devouring Demon God’s origin, Lu Chen possesses an innate devouring ability capable of containing and refining external energy.

• Draws in spiritual energy at a massive scale and combines with the Devouring Art to offset the Nine-Turn Origin Art’s resource requirements. 3 9
• Purifies demonic qi, including the corruption within Bai Geng and the residual demonic pollution of the western earth veins. 17
• Allows him to resist the Blood Sea’s Yin Baleful Energy. 43
• Supports his comprehension of the Devouring Law, which eventually reached completion and enabled his Primordial Unity breakthrough. 42

Nine-Turn Origin Art

Tongtian transmitted this inherited cultivation art to Lu Chen. He cultivated it to the ninth turn, obtaining extraordinarily dense mana.

• Grants mana hundreds or thousands of times greater than that of cultivators at an equivalent level. 10
• Demands proportionately greater resources for every future advancement. 10
• Compresses and tempers spiritual energy rather than merely absorbing it, strengthening Lu Chen’s foundation. 9
• Enabled him to repeatedly restore his body while enduring the Heaven-Sundering Divine Thunder. 13

Nine-Turn Strength Art and Physical Cultivation

Lu Chen obtained the Witch Clan’s body-refining inheritance from Houtu and integrated Laws directly into his body.

• Requires a Great Luo-level body and at least ten percent comprehension of a Law before entry. 34
• Absorbed more than ten percent of Devouring Law, ten percent each of Destruction and Thunder Laws, and five percent of Sword Dao Law into his body. 34
• His body became comparable to a high-grade innate spirit treasure; he defeated Ran Deng’s Qiankun Ruler with an uninjured bare fist. 35
• His Human Race Martial Dao cultivation reached the Divine Ability Realm. 32

Great Dao Laws

Lu Chen cultivates multiple Laws rather than relying solely on orthodox corpse severance or merit-based advancement.

• Devouring Law — His innate Law; reached 25% after his western travels and later rose to 60% through refined Origin Essence and treasures. 21 49
• Lightning Law — Comprehended through the Heaven-Sundering Divine Thunder; exceeded 10% after the tribulation and reached 15% during his western travels. 14 21
• Destruction Law — Also gained through the Heaven-Sundering Divine Thunder; exceeded 5% initially and later reached 15%. 14 21
• Sword Dao Law — Refined five percent into his body through the Nine-Turn Strength Art. 34

Alchemy, Formations, and Sect Instruction

Lu Chen received the Three Pure Ones’ supplementary inheritances and applies them to both cultivation and sect governance.

• Mastered more than half of Laozi’s alchemy teachings and can refine ordinary immortal-grade pills. 5
• Received Tongtian’s formations insights and Yuanshi’s artifact-refinement teachings. 5
• Created the Inquiry-Heart Formation for Jie Sect recruitment, testing prospective disciples’ character and loyalty rather than lineage or fortune. 29
• Teaches disciples cultivation principles, distributes measured amounts of Spirit Liquid, and adapts advice to each disciple’s individual foundation. 41 47

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase — Companion Primordial Supreme Treasure used for concealment, storage, devouring, refinement, and producing Spirit Liquid. 1 17
• Kongtong Seal — A major Human Race treasure of fortune discovered and claimed at First Sun Mountain. 32
• Treasure-Seizing Coin — A top-grade innate spiritual treasure captured at Wuyi Mountain and suppressed within the Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase. 48
• Purple-Electric Hammer — A top-grade innate offensive treasure obtained from Tongtian, later bestowed upon Six-Eared Macaque. 28 49
• Three sword talismans — Given by Tongtian, each containing a full-strength sword attack for Lu Chen’s protection in the West. 20

Relationships

• Tongtian — Master. Lu Chen chose Tongtian’s sect to remain with Duobao; Tongtian protects him, entrusts him with Jie Sect affairs, and eventually jokingly calls him a “rebellious disciple.” 2 29 45
• Duobao — Adoptive younger brother and fellow foremost disciple of Tongtian. Lu Chen shares resources and responsibilities with him, while Duobao manages disciple welfare and remains fiercely loyal to Lu Chen. 1 30 47
• Houtu / Pingxin — Karmic ally. Houtu gave Lu Chen the Innate Self-Growing Soil and Nine-Turn Strength Art; Lu Chen warned her about the Witch-Demon conflict, helped her establish reincarnation, and preserved her connection to the Witch Clan. 8 34 45
• Bai Geng — White Tiger companion and mount. Lu Chen purified him of demonic qi, named him, and guides his cultivation of the Geng Metal Dao. 17 21
• Hong Yun — Friend and benefactor. Lu Chen warned him that the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi endangered him; Hong Yun entrusted the qi to Lu Chen and was freed from his death tribulation. 15 16
• Zhen Yuanzi — Friend and ally. Initially suspicious of Lu Chen’s warning to Hong Yun, Zhen Yuanzi later becomes grateful and protective of him. 15 16 36
• Six-Eared Macaque — Lu Chen’s eldest personal disciple. Lu Chen accepts him despite Hongjun’s prohibition, grants him the Shangqing Sword Canon and Purple-Electric Hammer, and recognizes his exceptional potential. 48 49
• Jin Ling, Wudang, Guiling, Zhao Gongming, and other Jie Sect disciples — Junior disciples under Lu Chen’s protection and instruction; he administers their recruitment, settlement, cultivation, and discipline. 29 30 41
• Ran Deng — Chan Sect rival. Ran Deng repeatedly attempted to seize Jie Sect cave abodes and was defeated by Lu Chen’s physical strength. 31 35
• Torch Dragon — Dragon Clan ancestor and karmic partner. Lu Chen promised to aid the Dragon Clan once in exchange for the approximate location of the Three Immortal Islands. 50

Story Role / Major Arcs

Joining Tongtian’s Lineage

Lu Chen and Duobao encounter the Three Pure Ones shortly after the Dragon-Han Cataclysm. Duobao becomes Tongtian’s disciple first, then secures Lu Chen an opportunity to choose among all three Pure Ones; Lu Chen chooses Tongtian and becomes the lineage’s eldest disciple. 1 2

Zixiao Palace and Great Luo Breakthrough

Lu Chen attends Hongjun’s sermons, reaches the Taiyi Realm, claims the dying violet-black gourd and Innate Self-Growing Soil at Buzhou Mountain, then cultivates the Nine-Turn Origin Art to its ninth turn. His eventual Great Luo breakthrough summons the Heaven-Sundering Divine Thunder. 7 8 10 12

Concealed Recovery and Treasure Refinement

After surviving the thunder tribulation, Lu Chen fakes the destruction of his Dao Fruit and leaves Kunlun under the guise of seeking healing. He saves Hong Yun from the danger of Primordial Chaos Purple Qi, takes the qi into his vase, and upgrades the vase into a Primordial Supreme Treasure in chaos. 14 15 17

Western Purification

Lu Chen purifies western demonic qi, restores damaged land, gains heavenly merit, and accepts Bai Geng as his mount. His work draws the attention of Zhunti and Jieyin, whose attempt to pressure him is interrupted by Tongtian. Lu Chen later condenses a Merit Golden Wheel. 17 20

Human Race and Jie Sect Leadership

As the Human Race’s Holy Father, Lu Chen gains the Kongtong Seal and supports the development of Human Race Martial Dao. After Tongtian establishes the Jie Sect, Lu Chen organizes recruitment through the Inquiry-Heart Formation and becomes the sect’s principal administrator. 29 32

Conflict with the Chan Sect

Lu Chen protects Jin Ling’s cave abode from Ran Deng, formally establishes standards for Jie Sect disciples, and later leads the sect in reclaiming cave abodes seized by Chan Sect members. His bare-handed defeat of Ran Deng establishes his reputation as the Jie Sect’s strongest protector. 30 31 35

Reincarnation and the Changing Primordial Order

After mastering the Devouring Law and entering Primordial Unity, Lu Chen helps mediate Houtu’s dispute with Styx over the Blood Sea. He later assists Pingxin in maintaining a bloodline connection to the Witch Clan after the Six Paths of Reincarnation are established. 42 43 45

Six-Eared Macaque and the East Sea

Lu Chen captures the Treasure-Seizing Coin at Wuyi Mountain and accepts the ostracized Six-Eared Macaque as his eldest disciple. He then travels to the East Sea, negotiates with Torch Dragon for the Three Immortal Islands’ location, and begins searching for the concealed islands. 48 49 50