Lu Chen

Biodata

Power Progression

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

After obtaining the Three Immortal Islands from the East Sea, Lu Chen brought Six-Eared Macaque to Kunlun as his personal disciple despite Hongjun’s earlier prohibition. Tongtian accepted Six Ears as a third-generation Jie Sect disciple and later entrusted Lu Chen with advising the Jie Sect’s participation in the reestablished Heavenly Court. 52 53

While pursuing a higher Dao in Chaos, Lu Chen underwent a profound transformation and was known for a time as Shi Chen. The Shi Chen identity claimed to have split Lu Chen’s Primordial Spirit and inherited the Devouring Demon God’s legacy, but Pingxin and Tongtian later separated Lu Chen’s true spirit from the six-armed, twelve-eyed Demon God Phantom that had possessed his memories and form. 101 106 121

Following the Phantom’s destruction, Lu Chen merged with the remaining Devouring Origin and returned to his familiar identity. He deliberately left Ordinary, a being formed from a separated portion of his Primordial Spirit, as an independent individual rather than using the child’s body to restore his own complete Primordial Spirit. 122 123

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
• During his period as Shi Chen, he appeared as a cold and stern black-robed young man with a drastically altered aura. 101
• After his restoration, he returned to his familiar appearance as Lu Chen, though even senior Jie Sect disciples initially doubted his identity because they could not sense the depth of his cultivation. 122 125 126

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

Lu Chen’s later actions show that his pragmatism does not override his compassion. He advises Dixin to rule with mercy rather than ambition, intervenes to end the Shang-Dongyi conflict, and accepts damage to his own Primordial Spirit so that Ordinary may retain an independent life. 123 128 129

He is also a patient strategist in the face of the Investiture Catastrophe. Although he considers extremely radical answers to Heaven’s decree, he ultimately advises Tongtian to observe the Primordial World’s political board and wait for hostile forces to reveal themselves first. 101 102 123

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
• Sealed the Three Immortal Islands after breaking their concealing formation and later swallowed and suppressed Zhunti’s Seven-Treasure Wondrous Tree within a devouring black hole. 50 52 148

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
• Can neutralize and consume an opponent’s power at close range; Zhurong’s full-force punch lost its strength before it could reach him. 104
• Following his restoration, Lu Chen used the Devouring Origin left by the defeated Demon God Phantom as nourishment to restore his body and inherited cultivation. 122 123

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
• Ordinary’s body, which Lu Chen chose not to claim for his own restoration, was forged by Pingxin from the essence blood of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Three Lights Divine Water, Chaos Divine Metal, Ginseng Fruit branches, Innate Self-Growing Soil, and Southern Bright Fire. 126

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, later rose to 60% through Human Race Fortune, and was subsequently discerned by Tongtian to be at least 80% mastered. 21 53 66
• Lightning Law — Comprehended through the Heaven-Sundering Divine Thunder; exceeded 10% after the tribulation, reached 15% during his western travels, and later reached 40%. 14 21 53
• Destruction Law — Also gained through the Heaven-Sundering Divine Thunder; exceeded 5% initially, later reached 15%, and subsequently rose to 40%. 14 21 53
• Sword Dao Law — Refined five percent into his body through the Nine-Turn Strength Art and later comprehended to 40%. 34 53
• Multi-Law Path — Lu Chen pursued five Laws concurrently rather than allowing the Devouring Path alone to determine his Dao. He used the enlightenment from his breakthrough to open these paths together and avoid becoming a vessel for the black bottle’s scheme. 102

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
• Advises Tongtian on political strategy, including using nominal Heavenly Court offices to secure fortune and protection for Jie Sect disciples. 53
• Confirmed his identity to Wudang by displaying the distinctive sword intent of the Shangqing Sword Canon. 126

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
• Three Immortal Islands — Three concealed East Sea immortal islands whose protective formation Lu Chen broke with the Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase before sealing them within it. 50 52
• Starcloud Sword, Star-Origin Essence, and stellar river vein — Apprenticeship gifts offered by Dijun after Lu Chen accepted Dijun’s youngest son, Lu Ya, as a disciple. 66
• Valiant Dragon Sword — A high-grade innate spirit treasure gifted by Yuanshi after Lu Chen accepted Lu Ya; Lu Chen intended it for his new disciple. 73

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 Tongtian recognizes Lu Chen despite his transformation, later helps expose the Demon God Phantom, and learns that Lu Chen had long known of—and deliberately permitted—his ability to hear Lu Chen’s inner thoughts. 101 121 123
• 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 As Pingxin, she protected the separated portion of Lu Chen’s Primordial Spirit as Ordinary, exposed the Demon God Phantom, and enabled Lu Chen’s restoration. 121 122 123
• 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
• Nuwa — Ally and fellow supporter of the Human Race. Nuwa gave Lu Chen a hair bracelet allowing him to summon her, later agreed to assist if the Investiture Catastrophe became uncontrollable, and helped verify that Shi Chen was truly connected to Lu Chen. 24 106
• 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 Six Ears later formally becomes Tongtian’s grand-disciple, marries Yao Ji, and develops the War Ultimate Law under Lu Chen’s guidance. 53 102
• Lu Ya — Lu Chen’s younger personal disciple and Dijun’s youngest son. Lu Chen accepted him after negotiating the loan of the River Diagram and Luo Writing, then guided his Fire Law cultivation. 66 73 102
• Ordinary — Lu Chen’s son in name and an independent being formed from a separated portion of Lu Chen’s Primordial Spirit. Raised by Pingxin, Ordinary calls her “Mother” and Lu Chen “Father”; Lu Chen chose to preserve his independent existence despite the cost to his own recovery. 122 123
• 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 Wudang initially mistook the restored Lu Chen for an impostor, but acknowledged him after he demonstrated the Shangqing Sword Canon. 125 126
• 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
• Dijun — Political ally and father of Lu Ya. Lu Chen persuaded him to lend the River Diagram and Luo Writing to Fuxi, accepted Lu Ya as a disciple, and later sought cooperation with the Demon Race against the forces behind the Investiture Catastrophe. 66 102 103
• Dixin — Shang ruler advised by Lu Chen. Lu Chen persuaded Dixin to prioritize compassion and peace, leading Dixin to halt the Dongyi campaign and negotiate a treaty that extended the Shang Dynasty’s fortune. 128 129
• Zhunti — Western Sect adversary. Zhunti previously attempted to obtain Lu Chen’s western purification method and later fought Lu Chen directly after the Investiture conflict escalated. 17 18 148
• Demon God Phantom / Demon Shadow — The entity that possessed Shi Chen’s memories and form while seeking to consume Lu Chen’s body. Pingxin separated it from Lu Chen and destroyed it, leaving its Devouring Origin for Lu Chen to absorb. 121 122

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

Securing the Three Immortal Islands

Lu Chen breaks the Three Immortal Islands’ concealment formation with the Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase, seals the islands inside the vase, and honors his agreement with the Dragon Clan. He then brings Six Ears to Kunlun, where Tongtian accepts the macaque as a third-generation Jie Sect disciple despite Yuanshi’s objections. 50 52 53

Heavenly Court Strategy and Human Race Fortune

When Haotian requests Jie Sect assistance in rebuilding the Heavenly Court, Lu Chen proposes assigning Jie Sect disciples to nominal offices in exchange for Heavenly Court Fortune without surrendering control to Haotian. At the same time, the Human Race’s Martial Dao advances when Chu Chen establishes the Mystic Illumination Realm, increasing Human Race Fortune and accelerating Lu Chen’s Law comprehension. 53

Chaos Transformation and the Demon God Phantom

While pursuing the Dao in Chaos, Lu Chen returns under the name Shi Chen and apparently possesses Sage-level strength. Shi Chen plans broad alliances against the Investiture Catastrophe, but Tongtian eventually realizes that the transformed figure is not wholly his disciple. Pingxin and Tongtian expose the hidden Demon God Phantom, separating it from Lu Chen’s true spirit. 101 102 120 121

Restoration and Ordinary

Pingxin destroys the Demon God Phantom and helps Lu Chen merge with the remaining Devouring Origin, restoring his original identity and cultivation. Lu Chen refuses to sacrifice Ordinary—an independent life created from his separated Primordial Spirit—for a more complete recovery, instead accepting him as his son. 122 123

Intervention in the Shang Dynasty

Lu Chen takes Ordinary to Chaoge, reconnects with Wudang and Guiling, and recognizes the danger posed by Dixin’s campaign against Dongyi. He advises Dixin that compassion is essential to kingship, prompting the king to pursue peace; the resulting Shang-Dongyi treaty disperses Chaoge’s baleful energy and extends the Shang Dynasty’s national fortune. 125 126 127 128 129

Investiture Conflict and Battle with Zhunti

As the Investiture conflict expands, Lu Chen’s concealed Primordial Unity cultivation is exposed. During the battle at Xiqi, he uses the Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase and Devouring Dao to suppress Zhunti’s Seven-Treasure Wondrous Tree, while Duobao and the Jie Sect disciples overwhelm the opposing forces. 147 148