Jiang Ming

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Jiang Ming (姜鸣)
Alias(es)	Imperial Son; Imperial Heir
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Jiang Imperial Clan; Jiang Clan of Central Province
Occupation/Role	Imperial Son and heir of the Jiang Clan
Status	Exists as a partially transformed soul merged with Heavenly Dao Authority after his body and Nascent Soul are converted into Heavenly Dao Essence 86
First Appearance	Chapter 1, “Top-Tier Birth”

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Sea Realm	1	Opened a ten-zhang crimson qi sea at age three through the Crimson Sun Heaven-Burning Art.
Core Gathering Realm, First–Third Marks	2	Filled his qi sea and condensed a crimson core; produced three core marks within hours.
Core Gathering Realm, Ninth Mark	2	Reached nine marks by age nine while largely indulging in food, drink, and leisure.
Extreme Core-Gathering Realm, Tenth Mark	2	Formed the tenth core mark in a single day to earn permission to leave the clan.
Nascent Soul Realm, First Layer	2	Shattered his core after ten days and formed a one-zhang crimson Nascent Soul.
Nascent Soul Realm, Second Layer	32	Broke through casually during a discussion with Jiang Lingtian, explaining that he had simply not bothered to advance.
Nascent Soul Realm, Tenth Layer / Extremity	39	Advanced eight layers in eight steps while confronting the Nine-Infant Dao and Sky-Splitting Stone Ape.
Tribulation Transcendence Realm, First Layer	59	Survived a lightning tribulation triggered while refining the Netherworld Underworld Flame.
Tribulation Transcendence Realm, Peak First Layer	60	Completely devoured the Netherworld Underworld Flame after two years of refinement, leaving him ready for the next tribulation.
Tribulation Transcendence Realm, Ninth Layer	84	Endured successive tribulations up to the ninth layer; the final World-Destroying Tribulation endangered all of Jiang City.
Uncertain Saint Realm transformation	85	His tribulation was forcibly dispersed by Jiang Clan ancestors, leaving his Nascent Soul incompletely transformed into a true soul body.
Heavenly Dao Authority bearer	86	Jiang Jiuhe converted his body into Heavenly Dao Essence and fused Heavenly Dao Authority with his partially transformed soul.

Background

Jiang Ming was a modern man who transmigrated after working himself to exhaustion and awakened as a newborn of the Jiang Imperial Clan. His birth confounded a prediction that the clan would receive an imperial daughter, but Jiang Lingtian publicly named him Jiang Ming and declared him the clan’s Imperial Son. His Golden Eyes revealed the Emperor-level Solar Divine Body, prompting hopes that he could become the clan’s first Great Emperor in nearly ten thousand years 1.

At age three, Jiang Lingtian personally passed down the Emperor-grade Crimson Sun Heaven-Burning Art. Jiang Ming opened an exceptional ten-zhang crimson qi sea and began cultivating Sun Power rather than ordinary spiritual energy 1 2. Though born into immense privilege and supplied with rare food, treasures, techniques, and servants, he eventually left the Jiang Clan to explore the outside world at age nine 2.

Appearance

Jiang Ming is a black-haired youth with striking Golden Eyes, a tall, slender build, and an unusually imposing bearing for his age. When he openly displays his status, he wears dragon-patterned black-and-gold robes and carries Sacred Artifacts befitting an Imperial Son 39 44.

• Brilliant Golden Eyes, the visible mark of his Solar Divine Body 1.
• Black hair, often tied in a high ponytail 39 44.
• Dragon-Pattern Blackgold Robe, which conceals a Peak Sacred Artifact’s defensive power 39.
• His appearance and youthful age frequently cause opponents to underestimate him before learning his identity or strength 31 36.

Personality

Jiang Ming is leisurely, irreverent, and openly indulgent. He often treats cultivation as an inconvenience compared with food, travel, entertainment, and comfort, yet advances with absurd ease whenever he chooses to cultivate 2 32. He prefers carriages to walking or flying, spends Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones without concern, and frequently mocks people who try to impress or threaten him 21 30.

His conduct is strongly shaped by status and power. Jiang Ming is confident that strength grants authority, and he can be brutally possessive or ruthless toward those who defy him; this culminates in his forced extraction of Liu Qingqing’s Lunar Yin Power, which kills her 26 80. Conversely, he is protective of people he accepts into his circle, including his maidservants, Little Fish, Ye Lingyao, and Chen Xuanjia 22 47 66.

Abilities & Skills

Solar Divine Body

Jiang Ming’s Emperor-level physique grants him Golden Eyes and extraordinary affinity with solar power.

• Produces high-quality Sun Power through the Crimson Sun Heaven-Burning Art rather than ordinary spiritual energy 1 2.
• His Golden Eyes can intimidate demonic beasts, suppress opponents, unleash destructive beams, and evolve crimson-gold streaks after absorbing Lunar Yin Power 3 24 80.
• His Solar Divine Body and imperial constitution contain unusually abundant Heavenly Dao Essence, making him central to Jiang Jiuhe’s plan to seize Heavenly Dao Authority 86.

Sunfire and Sun Power

Jiang Ming wields crimson Sunfire, later transformed into gold-red Sunfire through devouring Lunar Yin Power.

• Incinerates enemies, melts ice and Spirit Water, destroys lightning techniques, and suppresses fire-based opponents 7 23 79.
• Developed techniques including Tribulation Flame Dragon, Undying Fire Fist, Heaven’s Thread, and Fiery Eyes 23 24 79.
• His Sunfire subdued and eventually merged with the soul-attacking Netherworld Underworld Flame after two years of refinement 59 60.
• His fire remains limited by his cultivation level when using Imperial-tier offensive arts; forcing the Sun-Sundering Heaven Technique at the Nascent Soul Realm severely weakened him 30.

Crimson Sun Heaven-Burning Art

An Emperor-grade cultivation art taught to Jiang Ming by Jiang Lingtian.

• Draws solar power into the body and opens a crimson qi sea 1.
• Allows him to bypass the ordinary Qi Condensation Realm and condense a core directly 2.
• Forms the foundation for his exceptionally potent Sun Power and Sunfire 1 2.

Scarlet Feather Flash

An Emperor-level Phoenix Clan movement technique.

• Forms scarlet wings behind Jiang Ming’s shoulders for rapid aerial movement and repeated flashes 2.
• Lets him travel swiftly across battlefields and pursue escaping enemies 2 24.
• Requires far less exertion than his offensive Imperial Art because it does not draw directly on the power of heaven and earth 30.

Sun-Sundering Heaven Technique

Jiang Ming’s principal Imperial-tier offensive divine ability.

• Condenses Sun Power into an overwhelmingly destructive strike or crimson saber-blade 2 30.
• Forced the Tribulation Transcendence-level Nine-Infant Dao to retreat and carved a massive canyon through the Hundred Woods Realm 39.
• Previously destroyed the incomplete Four Symbols Realm, causing the False Spirit Realm to collapse into the Interdomain 30.
• Its immense burden makes it dangerous to use before Jiang Ming’s cultivation is sufficiently high 30.

Heavenly Dao Authority

After entering the Dao Realm, Jiang Ming became the bearer of Heavenly Dao Authority.

• His physical body was converted into Heavenly Dao Essence, leaving him as a partially transformed soul 86.
• Jiang Jiuhe states that full mastery would allow him to accomplish anything within the Heavenly Profound Realm 86.
• Jiang Ming views this authority as a possible means of restoring or resurrecting Ye Lingyao 86.

Artifact Control

Jiang Ming can wield high-level artifacts beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators.

• Took control of the damaged Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Mirror through an incantation inherited from Jiang Yuyi 68.
• Used the mirror to manifest a colossal hand that crushed hostile cultivators and later collapsed an entire mirror-space to eliminate multiple enemies 68 69.
• Uses the Xuanyuan Mirror to reconstruct past events in a location and the Myriad-Mile Tracking technique to trace a killer’s aura 73.

Equipment

• Imperial Heir Ring — An Imperial Artifact storage ring that can hold living beings, including Jiang Ming’s carriage, phoenix egg, and later Jiang Xiaohong 11 22.
• Imperial Son Token — Allows Jiang Ming to return instantly to the Jiang Clan Spirit Realm from anywhere within the Heavenly Profound Realm 31.
• Dragon-Pattern Blackgold Robe — Peak Sacred Artifact armor whose dragon patterns can manifest as a Sacred-tier giant dragon 39 59.
• Scarlet-Gold Blazing Saber — Peak Sacred Artifact used to channel Sun Power and unleash the Sun-Sundering Heaven Technique 39.
• Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Mirror — Damaged Imperial Artifact once used in an ancient war; Jiang Ming gains control of its remaining Ninth-Layer Tribulation Transcendence power 67 68.
• Soul-Eating Banner — Holds the Four Symbols Sage after the collapse of the Four Symbols Realm 30.
• Myriad Transformations Mask — Heavenly Spirit Artifact that changes his appearance and conceals his aura 15.
• Thousand-Li Escape Talisman — Emergency talisman used to escape stronger enemies and hostile crowds 15 30.
• Jiang Xiaohong — A crimson Heaven-Burning Flame Phoenix hatched from the Burning Heaven Demon Saint’s egg; promised as Jiang Ming’s future mount 11 58.

Relationships

• Jiang Lingtian — Father, Jiang Clan patriarch, cultivation teacher, and fiercely protective ally. He personally taught Jiang Ming the Crimson Sun Heaven-Burning Art and later intervened against the World-Destroying Tribulation 1 85.
• Ye Qingmei — Mother. She is affectionate, protective, and supportive of Jiang Ming’s choices, including his engagement to Ye Lingyao 32 45.
• Ye Lingyao — Betrothed since before Jiang Ming’s birth and later his fiancée. Jiang Ming protects her from the Evil Spirit’s influence and seeks a way to save her condition 45 68 86.
• Jiang Naicha — Catgirl freed from slavery, named by Jiang Ming, and accepted as his maidservant. He encourages her to see herself as part of the Jiang family rather than a slave 3 4.
• Nalan Yu — Maidservant and traveling companion. Jiang Ming saved her father, recruited her from the Nalan Clan, and later had her trained within the Jiang Clan 6 7 32.
• Zhang Lingyue — Third maidservant and a survivor pursuing vengeance against Bloodslaughter Hall. Jiang Ming promises to kill Ying Wushuang and protects her during the Saint’s Ruins conflict 18 22.
• Yue Wu — Yue Family eldest daughter who eventually accepts Jiang Ming as her subordinate after caring for Little Fish during his two-year seclusion 58 60.
• Little Fish — Orphaned child entrusted to Jiang Ming by her grandfather. She regards him as her elder brother and closest family 49 60.
• Chen Xuanjia — Dao Sect disciple who calls Jiang Ming his big brother after Jiang Ming shares food and lodging with him. Chen remains loyal despite witnessing Jiang Ming’s darker actions 20 26.
• Blade Shadow — Jiang Clan Shadow Guard and Jiang Ming’s protector. He follows Jiang Ming’s commands without hesitation and has killed enemies on his behalf 14 57.
• Liu Qingqing — A woman with Lunar Physique whom Jiang Ming initially sought for cultivation benefits. He later ordered the extraction of her Lunar Yin Power, resulting in her death 26 80.
• Jiang Jiuhe — Legendary Second Ancestor and Great Emperor trapped in the Dao Realm. She reveals the Jiang Clan’s history and merges Heavenly Dao Authority into Jiang Ming’s soul 85 86.
• Jiang Yuyi — Ancient Jiang Clan Great Emperor whose remnant soul recognizes Jiang Ming as a descendant and grants him control over the Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Mirror 68.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Departure from the Jiang Clan

After reaching the Nascent Soul Realm at age nine, Jiang Ming leaves the Jiang Clan’s Spirit Realm to experience the wider world. During his early travels through Azure Region, he frees Jiang Naicha, recruits Nalan Yu, destroys the Wu and Wang Families’ strongest ancestors, and begins inspecting Jiang Domain incognito 2 3 7.

Border City and the Burning Heaven Demon Saint

Jiang Ming helps end a beast tide at Border City and meets the Burning Heaven Demon Saint, a dying Heaven-Burning Flame Phoenix seeking Sunfire for Nirvana. Rather than accept the Saint’s offered inheritance, Jiang Ming secures the phoenix as a future mount 11.

Cloud Domain and the Saint’s Ruins

While traveling through Cloud Domain, Jiang Ming meets Liu Qingqing, Zhang Lingyue, and Chen Xuanjia. He enters the Four Symbols Sage’s False Spirit Realm, rescues Zhang Lingyue, defeats Chang Litian, and uses the Sun-Sundering Heaven Technique to collapse the entire realm before escaping hostile Tribulation Transcendence cultivators 18 22 24 30.

Hundred Domains Competition

Jiang Ming returns to the Jiang Clan, later joins the Hundred Domains Competition, and abandons his low profile. He reaches the Tenth Layer of the Nascent Soul Realm in eight steps, displays two Peak Sacred Artifacts, and becomes a central figure in the struggle against the Nine-Infant Dao and Sky-Splitting Demon Ape 32 36 39.

Imperial Son Revelation

At Xuanyuan Sacred Land, Jiang Ming publicly reveals himself as the Jiang Clan’s Imperial Son while taking Liu Qingqing away from her wedding. His actions become the catalyst for a massive alliance’s assault on the Jiang Imperial Clan, which is crushed when ancient Jiang Clan ancestors enter the battle 44 45.

Eastern Sea and Eastern Domain Travels

Jiang Ming becomes Little Fish’s guardian, gains the Yin-Yang Mirror, and travels through the Eastern Domain with Yue Wu and Ye Lingyao. He obtains the Netherworld Underworld Flame, survives Tribulation Transcendence, and spends two years refining the flame into his Sunfire 49 59 60.

Imperial Son Ceremony

At sixteen, Jiang Ming ranks third on the World-Suppressing Stele—below only Jiang Tongshen and Jiang Jiuhe—and defeats all ten of the Jiang Clan’s leading Nascent Soul prodigies at once. He later forcefully consumes Liu Qingqing’s Lunar Yin Power, further evolving his Sun Power into a gold-red form 78 79 80.

Dao Realm and Heavenly Dao Authority

After surviving nine layers of Tribulation Transcendence, Jiang Ming is targeted by a World-Destroying Tribulation that threatens Jiang City. Jiang Clan ancestors interrupt the tribulation and direct him to the forbidden land, where he enters the Dao Realm and learns that the Emperor’s Path was broken during the Jiang Clan’s ancient rebellion against the Heavenly Dao. Jiang Jiuhe ultimately turns his body into Heavenly Dao Essence and entrusts Heavenly Dao Authority to his soul 84 85 86.

Notable Quotes

“My name is Jiang Ming, Jiang of the Jiang Clan in Central Province! If you refuse to accept it, come find me in Central Province!” 57

“If your fist is hard enough, you can say whatever you want.” 26

“I never travel on foot!” 30

Trivia

• Jiang Ming was expected to be born as an imperial daughter, making his birth a direct contradiction of the Jiang Clan’s prediction 1.
• He entered the Nascent Soul Realm at nine years old and revealed that he was only eleven to Zhang Lingyue after she had developed feelings for him 2 31.
• He strongly prefers extravagant carriage travel, even when flying would be faster or simpler 21 30.
• His third-place ranking on the World-Suppressing Stele disappoints him despite placing him below only two legendary Jiang Clan ancestors 78.