Chen Qiu

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chen Qiu (陈泅)
Alias(es)	Ren Zhi; Young Master Ren; Imperial Preceptor / National Preceptor; Mystic Heaven King 145 155 218
Species/Race	Human 193
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Mocking Heaven Sect — Sect Master 73
Occupation/Role	Spell cultivator; sect master; former Imperial Preceptor of Great Xia 145 162
Status	Active; First-Layer Immortal Lord (latest stated cultivation) 352
Nation/Origin	Great Xia Kingdom 2
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refining First Layer	2	Entered cultivation with Fat Dragon’s guidance and received the Rainbow entry Rise at Every Step.
Qi Refining Second Layer	4	Reported that his strength had increased, though he considered it insufficient.
Qi Refining Seventh Layer	15	Used 32 Spirit Stones after the secret-realm battle; selected Self-Destruct Trait.
Qi Refining Eleventh Layer	26	Advanced while hunting demon beasts with Fat Dragon.
Qi Refining Great Perfection	27	Reached Great Perfection, repeatedly failed Foundation Establishment, fell back to Qi Refining First Layer, then rapidly rebuilt his cultivation.
Foundation Establishment First Layer	39	Was recognized as a First-Layer Foundation Establishment cultivator; sacrificed Flawless Body to obliterate a Seventh-Level Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator with Golden Core-level lightning.
Foundation Establishment Second Layer	73	Advanced during Windward City’s spiritual-energy surge; chose Revival Wind.
Foundation Establishment Third Layer	84	Absorbed Poison-Thunder Old Fiend’s Golden Core; selected Peerless Beauty rather than traits requiring manipulation and murder.
Foundation Establishment Sixth to Eighth Layer	108	Consumed Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills; obtained Make It Mine, which upgraded Revival Wind’s spiritual-energy recovery potential.
Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer	112	Reached 47.5% progress after consuming a Heavenly Dao Blessing’s cultivation pills.
Golden Core Realm	124, 144	Publicly introduced as possessing a Grade-Five Heavenly Dao Golden Core; later recovered memories describe him as having achieved a Twelfth-Grade Golden Core before the Prodigy Rankings.
Golden Core Third Layer	133	Advanced from the second layer to 15.2% of the third through Golden Core Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills.
Golden Core Fifth Layer	143	Reached the fifth layer before age thirty, alarming senior Golden Core cultivators.
Golden Core Seventh Layer	143	Advanced from the sixth layer after consuming Golden Core Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills.
Golden Core Eighth Layer	144	Reached the eighth layer after ten days of concentrated cultivation.
Golden Core Peak	151	Fought the Nascent Soul sword-cultivator puppet at Golden Core Peak Great Perfection.
Nascent Soul Fifth Layer	174, 177	Entered the Nascent Soul Combat Power Rankings as a Fifth-Layer Nascent Soul cultivator.
Nascent Soul Sixth Layer	184	Reached 42.1% of the sixth layer after twelve hours of pill-assisted cultivation.
Nascent Soul Eighth Layer	187	Reached 22.2% progress in the eighth layer.
Spirit Transformation First Layer	193, 199	Formed a Twelfth-Grade Spirit Transformation Domain; later reached 70% progress in the first layer.
Spirit Transformation Peak	218	Prepared to break through to Void Refinement while protected by the Mystic Heaven Throne.
Void Refinement First Layer	223, 231	Entered Void Refinement; his throne and Far-Reaching Fame dramatically accelerated cultivation.
Void Refinement Fifth Layer	241	Broke through from the fourth to fifth layer after more than 120 days of seclusion.
Void Refinement Sixth Layer	243	Advanced faster than expected while cultivating on the Mystic Heaven Throne.
Void Refinement Seventh Layer	244	Reached 0.1% progress in the seventh layer.
Void Refinement Peak	254	Reached Peak Void Refinement during joint seclusion.
Body Integration First Layer	259	Survived a First-Rank Heavenly Tribulation and obtained Rise at Every Step (Supreme Grade).
Body Integration Second Layer	264	Broke through using nearly all available Spirit Stones.
Body Integration Fourth Layer	269	Reached the middle stage after nearly two months of seclusion.
Tribulation Transcendence Sixth Layer	312	Reached the sixth layer after five years of uninterrupted seclusion.
Tribulation Transcendence Peak	329	Reached 820.5% of Peak Tribulation Transcendence through spirit fruits, pending ascension tribulation.
Earth Immortal Eighth Layer	338	Advanced after resolving the harmful effects of the White Trait Bundle.
Heavenly Immortal Second Layer	344	Reached 17% progress after consolidating his foundation in Mocking Heaven Hall.
Heavenly Immortal Ninth Layer	346	Emerged after ten years of seclusion, one step from Heavenly Immortal Peak.
True Immortal Peak	349	Reached 100% Peak True Immortal after another ten-year retreat.
Immortal Lord First Layer	352	Advanced through Profound Immortal to First-Layer Immortal Lord while refining Mysterious Nether and his trait arsenal.

Background

Chen Qiu began his current life as a woodcutter in Windward City. After Fat Dragon taught him the basics of cultivation, he entered the Qi Refining Realm and received the seven-colored entry Rise at Every Step. Recognizing that its true value would make him a target, he deliberately downplayed it as a late-game ability with little immediate use. 2

His early cultivation was defined by rapid advancement, secret realms, demon-beast hunting, and an increasingly close partnership with Fat Dragon. He developed as a spell cultivator rather than following sword cultivation, using abundant spiritual energy and the Lightning-Channeling Art to overwhelm enemies. His stated reason for cultivating remained simple: “To survive. To survive with dignity.” 33 73

After recovering the memories of his earlier lives, Chen Qiu learned that he had transmigrated and reincarnated repeatedly over roughly a thousand years. His past incarnations included a destitute rogue cultivator, a white-robed sword cultivator, and Great Xia’s Imperial Preceptor. His long-term objective across those lives was to break Great Xia’s confinement and reach the outside world. 144

As the Imperial Preceptor, Chen Qiu had arranged opportunities and contingencies for his tenth life, including the Rainbow trait Rise at Every Step. He also laid plans involving the Mocking Heaven Sect, Scholar, Great Xia’s inheritances, and the Nascent Soul puppets imprisoning the kingdom. Many of his greatest later gains, however, came from accidents beyond those plans. 144

Chen Qiu publicly revealed himself as Great Xia’s Imperial Preceptor after entering the imperial palace and defeating Xia Jiqiu’s ultimate sword technique with the rim of his Heavenly Secrets Umbrella. The Xia imperial family, guards, attendants, Scholar, and Fat Dragon acknowledged his authority. 145

With Scholar’s help, he eventually defeated the Nascent Soul sword-cultivator puppet guarding the Boundless Snow Mountains. Chen Qiu passed through the summit portal and escaped Great Xia’s “prison,” arriving in the Mystic Heaven Continent after a thousand-year struggle. 151

Appearance

Chen Qiu is a young-looking cultivator whose bone age was still under thirty when he had already reached Golden Core Fifth Layer. He is frequently seen carrying the Heavenly Secrets Umbrella, and his black-robed figure amid a raging storm became an iconic image among Quzhou cultivators. 143 163

• Usually carries the Heavenly Secrets Umbrella. 145
• Commonly fights amid storm clouds, snowfall, and masses of Thunder Dragons. 142 224
• Has been described as gentle-looking and outwardly modest, though observers often suspect that this demeanor conceals his true nature. 125
• Can conceal himself completely through A Leaf Blinds the Eye. 319

Personality

Chen Qiu is pragmatic, cautious, and intensely survival-oriented. He hid Rise at Every Step immediately after obtaining it, later concealed information about inheritances and rare materials, and routinely evaluates abilities according to long-term utility rather than appearance or grade. 2 109 267

He values strength as the means to preserve dignity, freedom, and the lives of those under his protection. This does not make him conventionally merciful: he is willing to kill enemies decisively, exploit an opponent’s weaknesses, and use deception when needed. He nevertheless rejects power that he considers needlessly cruel, such as trait combinations requiring the systematic manipulation and murder of those who love him. 33 84 159

Despite his detached manner, Chen Qiu invests heavily in trusted companions. He supports Scholar’s recovery and sword cultivation, shares rare resources with Fat Dragon, promotes capable subordinates, and builds the Mocking Heaven Sect around specialized talents rather than raw cultivation alone. 112 160 174

Abilities & Skills

Rise at Every Step

Chen Qiu’s original Rainbow entry grants him an additional trait-selection opportunity whenever he advances by a minor realm.

• At each minor breakthrough, he may choose one trait from three random options. 2
• This lets him accumulate unusually broad trait synergies, including recovery, casting, defense, mobility, and cultivation enhancements. 73 113
• Chen Qiu refused to self-destruct the original trait after acquiring its superior version because he considers it a symbol of his early hardships and rise. 264

Rise at Every Step (Supreme Grade)

His second permanent Rainbow trait supersedes the original entry.

• Grants both a normal trait selection and a selection among three Supreme-Grade traits at every minor-realm breakthrough. 259
• Guarantees one Supreme-Grade trait per minor breakthrough. 259
• Its acquisition caused Chen Qiu to briefly abandon his usual composure and celebrate openly. 259

Lightning-Channeling Art

Chen Qiu’s primary combat method is an exceptionally amplified lightning spell.

• Reached Great Perfection by Foundation Establishment Second Layer. 73
• Can unleash immense quantities of Thunder Dragons across entire battlefields, making concealment and conventional anti-spell tactics ineffective. 126 224
• Benefits from casting traits such as Dual Casting, Tenfold Casting, Myriad Arts Unified, and later the Pink trait More Is Better. 175 344
• Its speed and area of effect make Chen Qiu particularly dangerous against groups, formations, and opponents who evade divine-sense locks. 126 224

Three Thousand Thunders’ Wrath

Chen Qiu’s Heavenly Dao Apex Body Integration Killing Art.

• Chosen from his spells because Lightning-Channeling Art was his strongest foundation. 261
• Was raised to Grade Twenty-Seven when Edict Regular doubled the Heavenly Dao’s reward. 261
• Can summon tens of millions of lightning bolts and exceed the ninth strike of a First-Rank Heavenly Tribulation. 261
• Its extended charging time makes it difficult to use against highly mobile opponents. 262

Self-Destruct Trait

A sacrificial trump card that converts traits into overwhelming temporary power.

• Lets Chen Qiu destroy one of his traits to unleash an attack one major realm above his current cultivation. 15
• Sacrificing Flawless Body produced a lightning strike with Golden Core-level power and instantly killed a Seventh-Level Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator. 39
• Chen Qiu also uses trait self-destruction to purge harmful traits acquired from the White Trait Bundle. 338

Spiritual Energy and Recovery

Chen Qiu possesses abnormal spiritual reserves and multiple methods of replenishment.

• His Heavenly Dao Foundation cultivates automatically, allowing him to gather information or observe surroundings while still progressing. 45
• Revival Wind heals him while he absorbs spiritual energy; its upgraded form can also restore spiritual energy when he is injured. 73 108
• A custom needle-filled armguard can deliberately wound him and restore spiritual energy within three breaths. 112
• His Minor World gives him a secure place to recover spiritual energy between attacks. He used this repeatedly to wear down the Nascent Soul puppet guarding Great Xia’s exit. 151

Divine Sense and Merit Body

Chen Qiu supplements his spellcasting with divine-sense attacks and exceptional physical strength.

• Heart-Piercing Thorn can defeat opponents through direct attacks on the soul or sea of consciousness. 126 199
• His Heavenly Dao Saint constitution completely neutralized a Myriad Souls Banner containing thousands of vengeful spirits. 126
• The Twelfth-Grade Maximum Merit Body grants extreme physical power and speed, allowing him to tunnel through a mountain with a punch. 200

Domains, Traits, and Absolute Techniques

Chen Qiu continually expands his toolkit with rare traits, domains, and completed collections.

• His Void Refinement Domains include Infinite Spiritual Energy and Three Thousand Thunder Motions. 224
• A Leaf Blinds the Eye grants absolute undetectability and increased movement speed while invisible. 319
• Void Targeting lets him attack anyone whose true name and appearance he knows, regardless of distance or Heavenly Dao restrictions. 272
• By completing the Human Emperor Banners from White through Red, he gained access to every trait of those grades. 349 352
• Mysterious Nether allows his lightning-based law power to become weapons, shields, ranged attacks, or bodily reinforcement. 352

Equipment & Items

• Heavenly Secrets Umbrella — Chen Qiu’s signature spirit treasure; can block powerful attacks and later gained a longbow form. 145 160
• Heavenly Secrets Longbow — Umbrella’s second form; can fire Chen Qiu’s Twelfth-Grade Golden Core as a projectile too fast for even his divine sense to track easily. 160
• Minor World — Portable world used to shelter companions, store resources, evade danger, and replenish spiritual energy. 125 151
• Spirit-Recovery Armguard — Needle-lined armguard forged for self-injury and near-instant spiritual-energy restoration. 112
• Human Emperor Banners — Completed trait-collection banners that grant access to traits from White through Red grades. 349 352
• Mystic Heaven Throne and Celestial Palace — Rewards of his ascension as Mystic Heaven King; provided major cultivation benefits, protection, and domain upgrades. 218 231

Relationships

• Fat Dragon — First guide, constant companion, and the Mocking Heaven Sect’s Grand Elder. Fat Dragon taught Chen Qiu initial cultivation, later fought beside him, and remains one of the few people who can speak bluntly around him. 2 121 262
• Scholar / White Robe — Second Elder of the Mocking Heaven Sect and a former foremost sword cultivator of Great Xia. Chen Qiu finances his recovery, provides resources for his cultivation, and relies on his Sword Intent during the escape from Great Xia. 91 112 151
• Zhao Yishi — A friend whose simple nature and unusual growth repeatedly draw Chen Qiu’s attention. Chen Qiu reunited Zhao with Zhao Dezhu and agreed to seek a cure for Zhao’s grandfather’s Immortal Cancer. 281
• Liu Zide — Business partner and publicity specialist. Chen Qiu entrusted him with major investments and later promised him the position of Fourth Elder for successfully spreading his fame across lower continents. 91 242
• Xiong Gao — Brown Bear Clan young chief appointed as Chen Qiu’s personal steward. He manages Chen Qiu’s daily matters, clothing, messages, and logistical needs. 259 264
• Jiang Buping — Powerful, eccentric associate with a complicated relationship to Chen Qiu. Chen Qiu returned Jiang’s original body but explicitly did not demand his allegiance. 352

Major Arcs

Rise in Great Xia

• Began as a Windward City woodcutter, entered Qi Refining, and concealed the true value of Rise at Every Step. 2
• Rapidly advanced through secret realms, demon-beast hunts, trait accumulation, and Spirit Stone cultivation. 15 27
• Became Great Xia’s foremost spell-cultivator prodigy, a Heavenly Dao Saint, and the Peerless Progeny after overwhelming the Prodigy Secret Realm. 124 126
• Recovered memories of his reincarnations and revealed himself as the Imperial Preceptor. 144 145

Escape from Great Xia

• Rebuilt the Mocking Heaven Sect while preparing to break the Great Xia prison. 146
• Defeated the Nascent Soul sword-cultivator puppet through repeated attacks and Minor World recovery, with Scholar delivering the decisive strike against its core restriction. 151
• Escaped into the Mystic Heaven Continent after roughly a thousand years of reincarnated effort. 151

Mystic Heaven King

• Rose from a newly arrived rogue cultivator to a feared figure in Quzhou after destroying the Fate Sect, defeating Sky Prodigies, and annihilating Evil Prefecture. 155 162 165
• Completed Mystic Heaven Continent’s Milestone Missions and became the first holder of a Heavenly King throne on the Vast Continent. 218
• Accepted the danger of becoming a province-wide target, choosing not to retreat from an opportunity that would affect his Dao heart. 218

Ascension and Immortal Realms

• Reached Body Integration and received Rise at Every Step (Supreme Grade), securing Supreme-Grade trait choices at future minor breakthroughs. 259
• Built the Mocking Heaven Sect into a resource-gathering, cross-continent organization while using fame as a cultivation resource. 241 243
• Advanced through the immortal realms while completing Human Emperor Banners and refining increasingly powerful lightning, defense, stealth, and law-based abilities. 319 349 352

Notable Quotes

“To survive. To survive with dignity.” 33

“Let me introduce myself—Chen Qiu, Sect Master of the Mocking Heaven Sect.” 162

“Chen Qiu of Quzhou greets you all.” 175