Song Zhizhi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Song Zhizhi (宋知知)
Alias(es)	Little Highness; Junior Martial Aunt; Sword Venerable Mingxiao’s Dao companion / wife
Species/Race	Half-demon of Phoenix descent; bearer of Phoenix True Fire
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Sword Sect; Clear Snow Peak; later allied with leading figures of the Demon Realm
Occupation/Role	Sword cultivator; Qingyu’s disciple; formation and illusion practitioner; prospective Demon Realm leader
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refining, Seventh Layer	10	Broke through from the Sixth Layer after cultivating and studying the white-robed swordsman’s sword strike. 10
Qi Refining, Eighth Layer	19	Advanced during the Spirit-Testing Stone examination; the test also revealed her Single Fire Spiritual Root and Innate Exotic Fire constitution. 19
Qi Refining, Ninth Layer	27	Reached after seven days of Xie Xiuji’s intensive sword instruction; her prior dual cultivation also contributed to her unusually fast growth. 27
Foundation Establishment	54	Formed a solid foundation through relentless training—up to thirty thousand sword swings and three hours of daily sword practice—and cultivation of the Spiritual Heart Art. 54
Foundation Establishment, Middle Stage	65	Advanced after more than half a month of Spiritual Heart Art cultivation with Xie Xiuji. 65
Foundation Establishment, Late Stage	87	Broke through after witnessing the imprisoned villagers’ suffering and affirming a sword cultivator’s duty to protect the weak. 87
Golden Core Stage	97	Reached Golden Core before age twenty and entered the Sword Tomb to choose a Lifebound Spirit Sword. 97
Golden Core, Middle Stage	141	Consolidated her improved cultivation through sparring with Xie Xiuji, who suppressed his own realm to match hers. 141
Golden Core, Late Stage	156	Her Phoenix True Fire and Xie Xiuji’s combat training allowed her to overpower Song Yin. 156
Nascent Soul, Early Stage	166	Broke through from Peak Golden Core under gathering spiritual energy, drawing a tribulation lightning response. 166

Background / History

Song Zhizhi is a modern woman who transmigrated into the body of a cultivation novel’s supposed villainous supporting character, also named Song Zhizhi. She awakens after being poisoned with Spring Day Powder, initially believing that the original body had tried to harm the heroine Song Miaomiao and then suffered the poison’s backlash. Knowing the original character’s doomed fate, she prioritizes survival above all else. 1

With only hours to live, she encounters the gravely injured and amnesiac Xie Xiuji. Their forced dual cultivation saves her life, but she flees after recognizing him as the novel’s future Demon King and giving him an impossible-to-trace address. 4 5

After entering the Sword Sect, Song Zhizhi unexpectedly finishes the Road of Questioning the Heart in first place, altering an event originally associated with Song Miaomiao. Her calm cultivation habits, mental resilience, and later success in the Heart-Testing Stone attract the interest of multiple elders. 14 16

Her spiritual-root test overturns what she knew about the original body: rather than Dual Water-Fire Spiritual Roots, she possesses a Single Fire Spiritual Root and an Innate Exotic Fire constitution. She also discovers that she is pregnant with Xie Xiuji’s child and learns that Xie is Sword Venerable Mingxiao, the Sword Sect elder she has encountered again. 19 21

Song Zhizhi eventually accepts Xie Xiuji’s proposal, choosing to trust him and help change the fate that once made her fear him. Their child is later identified as a pure-blooded Phoenix that requires rare spiritual materials to survive hatching. 46 49

Her later travels reveal her heritage as the daughter of Song Chao and Feng Ling, the deceased Phoenix-blooded Demon King. After learning of Feng Ling’s betrayal and death at Shen Zhi’s hands, she begins refining her father’s Phoenix True Fire and resolves to become strong enough to avenge him herself. 68 135

Appearance

Song Zhizhi is an exceptionally beautiful young woman with fair skin, delicate features, and bright almond-shaped eyes. Her hands are notably slender and jade-like, confirming to her upon transmigrating that she is inhabiting another person’s body. 1 23

• Fair, luminous skin and slender, delicate fingers. 1
• Bright almond eyes and a youthful appearance. 23
• Resembles her mother, Song Chao. 68
• Her Phoenix bloodline becomes visible through her Phoenix True Fire and its suppressive aura. 113 169

Personality

Song Zhizhi begins as timid, pragmatic, and strongly self-preserving. She fears pain, death, ghosts, and powerful cultivators, but her fear does not prevent her from acting when survival or another person’s safety is at stake. She refused to exploit an unconscious Xie Xiuji despite the Spring Day Powder, then chose to save him with healing medicine. 2

Her experiences turn that caution into resilience. She endures punishing sword training, repeatedly asks to spar again after failure, and becomes capable of facing stronger enemies without panicking. 25 37

She is also sharp-tongued, humorous, and socially perceptive. She recognizes manipulation, defends Liu Changfei from Zhang Xing’s emotional abuse, and later uses recording stones, disguises, formations, and public evidence to expose enemies. 10 28 83 171

Song Zhizhi is compassionate without being naive. The suffering of prisoners in Extreme Sea City deepens her understanding that cultivation carries a responsibility to protect the powerless, while her later treatment of traitors shows a willingness to act decisively for justice and stability. 87 171 172

Abilities & Skills

Swordsmanship

Song Zhizhi’s swordsmanship is built on observation, repetition, and Xie Xiuji’s personal instruction rather than innate Sword Heart talent.

• Comprehended the Sword Sect’s basic Heavenly Mystery Sword Art within twenty-four hours during the Heart-Testing Stone trial. 16
• Learned to perform the Heavenly Profound Sword Art with refined speed, adaptability, and combat awareness. 23 36
• Received daily drills of ten thousand sword swings, extended sword-art practice, and direct sparring against Xie Xiuji. 23 25
• Defeated Foundation Establishment cultivator Feng Yulong while still at the Qi Refining stage. 37
• Learned the fire-aligned, offense-focused Sun Yang Sword Art under Xie Xiuji. 75 76
• Defeated Demon King Lanti in a spar by identifying and exploiting a subtle opening despite lower cultivation. 120

Phoenix Bloodline and Phoenix True Fire

Song Zhizhi possesses half-Phoenix blood and inherited Phoenix True Fire from her father, Feng Ling.

• Her fire naturally suppresses demons and can force weaker demon cultivators to recoil or reveal their true forms. 107 169
• Phoenix blood grants resistance to illusion and seduction arts; Alluring Madam’s illusion technique could not control her. 118
• Refined Feng Ling’s Phoenix True Fire, with assistance from her unborn child, significantly strengthening her aura and inheritance. 135
• Uses Phoenix True Fire as a defensive barrier against Gu insects and elemental attacks. 156
• Her bloodline gives her exceptional potential in flight, formations, illusions, and spatial arts. 60 77

Formations and Illusions

Under Qingyu’s instruction, Song Zhizhi develops extraordinary aptitude for formations and illusion arts.

• Can see through ordinary illusions due to her Phoenix bloodline. 77
• Can reproduce formations after observing them once, provided she has sufficient spiritual power. 77
• Spent two days analyzing a grassland formation, located its core, and led the Sword Sect team to a three-hundred-point breakthrough. 63
• Uses formations tactically to conceal captives, support investigations, and trap enemies. 113 171

Spiritual Heart Art

The Spiritual Heart Art is a dual-cultivation technique practiced with Xie Xiuji to support both Song Zhizhi and their child.

• Allows the couple to transfer spiritual power to their unborn child while improving Song Zhizhi’s cultivation efficiency. 50 52
• Strengthens Song Zhizhi’s spiritual connection with Xie Xiuji, allowing her to understand his unspoken thoughts more readily. 58
• Its benefits are constrained by Song Zhizhi’s ability to withstand Xie Xiuji’s vastly greater spiritual power. 52
• Her child’s constant need for spiritual energy can interfere with her breakthroughs and leave her depleted. 41 60

Sword Flight

Song Zhizhi learns Sword Flight after reaching Foundation Establishment.

• Initially struggles with liftoff but persists through repeated failures. 56
• Her Phoenix heritage gives her exceptional aerial speed once she masters the technique. 60
• Can outrun Foundation Establishment cultivators and contend with Golden Core cultivators while fleeing. 60

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Vermilion Bird Sword — Her Lifebound Spirit Sword; initially appeared as a rusty, damaged blade but forcibly formed a spiritual connection with her after she tried to reject it. 99 It later proves capable of channeling immense fire power in battle. 118 120
• Azure Dragon Sword — A degraded legendary sword once removed from the Sword Tomb by Xie Xiuji. Song Zhizhi unknowingly used it to cut grass before learning its identity; its wood attribute is poorly suited to her fire root. 58
• Heaven-Tier Fire-Element Sword Manual — An incomplete manual gifted by Song Miaomiao to Song Zhizhi’s unborn child; it may become Immortal-Tier if its missing portion is found. 99
• Recording Stone — Used to collect evidence against Feng Yulong, Song Yin, and other enemies. 28 156
• Spirit-Binding Rope — Used to restrain Aunt Lan before Song Zhizhi learned her identity. 113

Relationships

• Xie Xiuji / Sword Venerable Mingxiao — Husband, Dao companion, swordsmanship mentor, and father of her daughter Jiujiu. Their relationship begins with an emergency encounter under Spring Day Powder, develops through mutual care and training, and becomes a committed partnership. 5 46 49 166
• Jiujiu — Her daughter with Xie Xiuji; a pure-blooded Phoenix who assisted Song Zhizhi before hatching and later becomes the focus of both parents’ protection. 135 166
• Qingyu — Her master at Clear Snow Peak. Qingyu teaches her formations, illusions, and Daoist arts, and protects her despite frequently teasing her relationship with Xie Xiuji. 21 77
• Song Miaomiao — Fellow Sword Sect disciple and member of the Song Household. Their relationship begins with distrust and guilt over the original body’s past, but develops into mutual support, rivalry, and genuine familial warmth. 14 63 99
• Liu Changfei — Close friend and confidante. Liu defends Song Zhizhi against Feng Yulong, keeps her pregnancy secret, and provides medical advice and support. 15 18 41
• Feng Ling — Her deceased father and the former Demon King whose Phoenix bloodline and True Fire she inherited. Song Zhizhi vows to avenge his murder. 68 135
• Song Chao — Her deceased mother. Song Zhizhi later learns more of Song Chao’s history through Aunt Lan. 68 113
• Aunt Lan — Song Chao’s former guard and Feng Ling’s loyal retainer. She becomes a protective ally after recognizing Song Zhizhi’s Phoenix lineage. 113 114
• Venomtail Demon King — Demon Realm ally who recognizes Song Zhizhi’s potential and supports her possible future rule. 107 111
• Demon King Lanti — Initially a powerful sparring opponent; later acknowledges Song Zhizhi’s potential and supports her claim to Demon Realm leadership. 120

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Transmigration and Spring Day Powder — Transmigrates into the supposed villainess’s body, survives the poison through emergency dual cultivation with Xie Xiuji, then flees from him. 1 5
• Sword Sect Selection — Enters the Sword Sect, ranks first on the Road of Questioning the Heart, passes the Heart-Testing Stone trial, and becomes Qingyu’s disciple. 14 16 21
• Reunion with Xie Xiuji — Learns that the Sword Venerable Mingxiao is Xie Xiuji, the father of her unborn child and the man she fled from. 20 21
• Sword Cultivation and Feng Yulong Conflict — Trains under Xie Xiuji, defeats Feng Yulong in the martial arena, and survives his attempted murder. 23 25 37
• Bonding and Phoenix Child — Accepts Xie Xiuji’s proposal, learns that her child may be a pure-blooded Phoenix, and begins seeking materials necessary for the child’s hatching. 46 49
• Sect Tournament and Formation Breakthrough — Joins the Sword Sect tournament team, breaks a crucial grassland formation, and proves her value beyond swordsmanship. 60 63
• Extreme Sea City Investigation — Infiltrates City Lord Feng’s residence, uncovers a dungeon of abducted villagers, and helps expose the city’s connection to Demonic Cultivators. 83 87
• Sword Tomb and Lifebound Sword — Reaches Golden Core, receives the Vermilion Bird Sword, and forms a closer bond with Song Miaomiao. 97 99
• Demon Realm Campaign — Investigates the Parasol Grove, gains Aunt Lan and Venomtail Demon King as allies, exposes White Snow’s collaboration with Demonic Cultivators, and establishes herself as a potential Demon King. 107 115 120
• Phoenix Legacy and Vengeance — Learns that Shen Zhi betrayed and killed Feng Ling, refines her father’s Phoenix True Fire, and resolves to avenge him once she is strong enough. 134 135
• Nascent Soul and Demon Realm Politics — Reaches Nascent Soul, dismantles a Snow Wolf Clan false-flag operation, and uses public evidence and strategic punishment to defend peace between humans and demons. 166 171 172

Notable Quotes

“You lost.” 37

“Again!” 76

Trivia

• Song Zhizhi originally mistook the legendary Azure Dragon Sword for an ordinary tool and used it to cut grass. 58
• She chose sleep on the Road of Questioning the Heart rather than forcing herself onward, then still became the first candidate to reach the summit. 12 14
• Her early cultivation progress was so abnormal that it surpassed what the original body’s supposed spiritual roots should have allowed. 8
• She later realizes that the original novel’s portrayal of the original Song Zhizhi may have been incomplete; the original body may have been manipulated by Gu rather than acting from simple jealousy. 155 157