Liu Qingzhi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Liu Qingzhi (柳清栀)
Alias(es)	Liu Qing; “Frost-Snow Willow Brushing” 137
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Mountain Cloud School; Burning Cloud Dao Lineage 80
Occupation/Role	Dao-Lineage True Disciple; disciple of the Burning Cloud Dao Lord 80 221
Status	Alive; active in defending the weakened Mountain Cloud School 337 345
First Appearance	Chapter 80

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mid Inner Qi Realm	80	Introduced as the Burning Cloud Lineage’s True Disciple and a middle-stage Inner Qi Realm expert. Her Water-Fire Inner Qi had already reached an extreme state as she prepared an advancement ritual. 80
Perfected Mid Inner Qi Realm	195	Her Inner Qi and Frost-Snow Sword Intent had reached the mid-realm’s perfection; she remained exceptionally dangerous with the Frost-Snow Sword despite Jiang Jingnian being a realm below her. 195
Late Inner Qi Realm — Waterborne Fire Martial Soul	221, 222	Abandoned the corruptive Ultimate Yin Snow path, completed the Heart-to-Heart Ritual through the Waterborne Fire Method, and bound her life to Jiang Jingnian’s. 221 222
Near Full Inner Qi Realm	337	Returned to Cloudpool Cliff substantially stronger, with her power assessed as likely close to the Full Inner Qi Realm. 337
Preparing for Half-Step Grandmaster	345	Began planning the condensation of a divine ability in anticipation of advancing further. 345

Background

Liu Qingzhi was born as the legitimate daughter of the powerful Liu Family of Peace City and entered the Mountain Cloud School from childhood. Her aristocratic upbringing, exceptional talent, Grandmaster relatives, and status as the Burning Cloud Dao Lord’s disciple made her one of the sect’s most prominent young prodigies. 80 221

She lived in the frost-covered Heartrest Residence near Cloudpool Cliff, where her extreme Water-Fire Inner Qi made midsummer feel like midwinter. Though distant and difficult to read, she acted to protect the Burning Cloud Lineage: when Jiang Jingnian challenged Ye Changting, she ordered her juniors to give the unfamiliar newcomer an Ice Jade Talisman capable of blocking a fatal strike. 80

Her first attempt to form the Ultimate Yin Snow Martial Soul was tied to the Red-Gauze Spiral Maiden and lotus-related omens. Liu abandoned the ritual after recognizing that its completion would corrupt her temperament and turn her into a demonic cultivator, even at the cost of her own life essence and advancement opportunity. 127 149 225

Liu’s pursuit of the Red-Gauze clue led her into the Lotus Intent Sect’s trap at the Su Family residence. Imprisoned in the Lotus Intent Blood Array and threatened with conversion into a Lotus Saintess, she resisted until Jiang intervened. After escaping, she saved Jiang from spiritual pollution rather than pursue the wounded enemy experts. 143 146

Her relationship with Jiang gradually shifted from a transactional partnership into a Dao companionship. Their fire-and-frost cultivation became the basis for the Waterborne Fire Method and the Heart-to-Heart Ritual, which bound their lives together and enabled Liu to form the Waterborne Fire Martial Soul. 150 161 221 222

During the later conflicts against demonic sects, Liu repeatedly endangered herself for Jiang. She burned her lifespan to use Merciless Water and Fire against An Mingpu after he insulted Jiang, then escaped only through a substitute-body technique aided by Hong Yulü. 253 After returning to Cloudpool Cliff, she used her strengthened Waterborne Fire Martial Soul to repel Red Sword Manor and protect the battered Mountain Cloud School. 337

Appearance

Liu Qingzhi is a petite, fair-skinned woman whose delicate features are often compared to an exquisite porcelain doll. Her fox-like eyes and striking beauty contrast sharply with the cold, nearly lifeless aura created by her cultivation. 80 155

• Often wore heavy padded coats, fur capes, or cotton clothing even in oppressive heat because of her frosty aura. 80 131 155
• Originally kept her hair in a spirit-serpent bun; later changed to schoolgirl-like braids. 158
• Her upper body is lightly but distinctly muscled, with sharp lines shaped by martial training. 166
• After cultivating Waterborne Fire, she discarded her heavy winter clothing and adopted fitted qipaos; her former icy presence became warmer and more mature. 220
• Carries the recognizable Frost-Snow Sword, a Dao Armament Profound Blade feared throughout the martial world. 137 143

Personality

Liu is outwardly cold, restrained, and blunt. She acknowledges anyone who greets her but rarely changes expression, and her detached manner makes even fellow disciples wary. Despite this, she is comparatively approachable to sincere Burning Cloud disciples and will offer assistance when she has time and receives an appropriate price. 130

Her thought process can be delayed or eccentric, creating misunderstandings, but she is not indifferent. She shows practical concern for her lineage, treats useful intelligence fairly, and refuses to make accusations that could trigger wider conflict without evidence. 80 135 176

She is exceptionally stubborn. Once her sword heart identifies a duty, she follows through even when divination predicts danger; she pursued Qin Xiaofeng despite receiving an ominous reading before entering Stone Gate. 182 This resolve also guided her rejection of the Ultimate Yin Snow Martial Soul: she would rather lose an advancement opportunity than preserve power at the cost of her identity. 150 225

Jiang Jingnian’s presence gradually exposes emotions she once suppressed through Frost-Snow Sword Intent. Liu becomes jealous, possessive, competitive, and inexperienced with affection, particularly regarding Duan Xiaodie and Qian Ningning. 155 188 193 She nevertheless remains proud and struggles to reconcile her aristocratic assumptions with Jiang’s refusal to treat Xiaodie as inferior. 155 211

Abilities & Skills

Frost-Snow Sword Intent

Liu’s primary martial path combines frost-based Inner Qi with highly developed sword intent. Her intent is strong enough to pressure other martial artists simply through her presence. 155 158

• Can neutralize or resist mental attacks with frost-infused Inner Qi. 130
• Can dispel poison and mental contamination; repeated sparring allowed her Inner Qi to develop resistance to Jiang’s poison-based techniques. 195
• Uses Frost-Snow Sword Intent to sever unwanted emotional fluctuations and maintain control over herself. 132 155
• Can project killing power over long distances, unlike close-range body-tempering fighters. 191

Frost-Snow Sword

Her Frost-Snow Sword is a Dao Armament Profound Blade, a decisive advantage against experts of the same or higher realm. 137 143 181

• Frost and Snow Brush the Willow — Her ultimate sword technique; it killed High Person Qingyu and severely wounded five Inner Qi Realm opponents in one strike. 146
• Proud Snow Cold Plum — A killing move used to capitalize on Jiang’s openings against stronger demonic opponents. 180
• Frost Blade Sweeps Snow — A crowd-control technique used to shield Jiang from multiple enemies. 180
• Merciless Water and Fire — A life-consuming ultimate sword intent that inflicts severe damage at the cost of Liu’s lifespan and foundation. 253 341
• Her strongest techniques can leave her physically depleted and vulnerable after battle. 146 342

Waterborne Fire Martial Soul

After rejecting Ultimate Yin Snow, Liu developed the Waterborne Fire path through her complementary cultivation with Jiang Jingnian. Water and fire generate and restrain one another in a continuous cycle, making the Martial Soul stronger and less corruptive than her previous intended path. 150 161

• Formed through the Heart-to-Heart Ritual, which bound her life to Jiang’s. 221 222
• Combines her frost-and-snow cultivation with Jiang’s fire-based Martial Momentum. 149 150
• Produces alternating ice-and-fire attacks that can overwhelm opponents unprepared for the shifting elemental force. 341
• Enables the Heart-to-Heart Resonance Method, allowing her to activate certain divine-ability trump cards belonging to Jiang at unusually low cost by burning life essence. 342
• Its formation transformed her formerly icy aura into a warmer, life-filled presence. 220 222

Divination

Liu uses jade slips to calculate opportunities, danger, and fate, though she openly acknowledges the limits of her skill. 127 198

• Identified “red gauze lotus” as the clue to her advancement opportunity. 127 129
• Detected an ominous outcome before entering Stone Gate but pursued her demon-suppression mission regardless. 182
• Her divination of Jiang’s fate failed catastrophically: the jade slip blackened and disintegrated, injuring her through backlash. 183
• Recognizes that powerful figures or major events can interfere with divinations and make auspicious results unreliable. 197 198

Medicine and Talismans

Liu possesses practical alchemical and protective resources in addition to her combat power.

• Refined Ice Purity Pills to treat poisonous smoke and stabilize injured escort-agency survivors. 135
• Provided Ice Jade Talismans, each capable of withstanding one fatal attack from an Early Inner Qi Realm expert. 80 156
• Used precious healing pills to stabilize Jiang after he was polluted by the Lotus Intent Sect’s formation. 146

Equipment / Items

• Frost-Snow Sword — Dao Armament Profound Blade and Liu’s principal weapon. 137 143
• Waterglow Treasure Pouch — Spatial treasure capable of storing large inanimate objects, including the Frost-Snow Sword. 183
• Ice Jade Talismans — Refined defensive talismans. 80 156
• Ice Purity Pills — Medicine refined by Liu for injuries caused by poisonous smoke. 135
• Jade slips — Used for divination. 127 183

Relationships

• Jiang Jingnian — Fellow Burning Cloud disciple, cultivation partner, and publicly declared Dao companion. Their Heart-to-Heart Ritual binds their lives together; their relationship combines trust, rivalry, mutual benefit, and frequent jealousy-driven conflict. 187 188 221 222
• Duan Xiaodie — Jiang’s concubine and Liu’s romantic rival. Liu initially dismisses Xiaodie through aristocratic prejudice, while Jiang insists that Xiaodie is family and must not be treated as a servant. 155 193 211
• Burning Cloud Dao Lord — Liu’s master and the leader of her Dao Lineage. She sought his interpretation of her “red gauze lotus” omen and remains bound by his lineage’s interests. 129 221
• Du Haichen — Senior Brother and fellow Burning Cloud Dao-Lineage True Disciple. His absence initially left Liu responsible for representing their lineage. 80 213
• Bai Xuerou — Former childhood classmate and rival, now a Lotus Intent Sect Saintess. Their conflict became a personal vendetta shaped by years of pursuit, escape, and mutual attempts to kill the other. 197 253
• Hong Yulü — Ally who used a devastating substitute-body technique to save Liu from An Mingpu and Bai Xuerou. 253
• Liu Zhenshan — Liu Family head and Liu Qingzhi’s father. He rejected a coercive proposal to make Qingzhi Zhu Yulin’s concubine. 345
• Liu Family — Her birth clan and a major source of status, resources, and pressure. Their support became unreliable after her attachment to Jiang and the clan’s worsening political position. 206 211 345
• Mysterious Mountain Dao Lineage — Rival faction whose disciples repeatedly targeted Liu, Jiang, and the Burning Cloud Lineage. 137 197

Notable Quotes

“To act or refrain from acting is merely to follow my heart.” 133

“I must take him away. Great-Uncle, Auntie, do not stop me!” 207

Trivia

• Liu Qingzhi was ranked 113th on the Chen State Heavenly Prodigy Ranking. 137
• She was nearly twenty-five years old during the journey to Jingu. 158
• She once rejected a Xu Family marriage proposal by carrying her sword to the Xu residence and tearing the contract apart before the clan’s elders. 344
• Her public declaration that Jiang was her Dao companion shocked the sect and infuriated the Liu Family. 187 190