Chen Xun

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Chen Xun (陈寻)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Li Family; Li Family Hunting Team; formerly the Third Medicinal Escort Squad 19 35 36
Occupation/Role	Martial artist, Hunting Team member, medicinal refiner/alchemist 35 38
Status	Active 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
First Blood-Qi Transformation	8	Condensed his first wisp of Blood Qi and became a martial artist; he publicly revealed the breakthrough and registered soon afterward. 8 9
First Blood-Qi Transformation — 72%	23	Reached the late stage after the One-Line Sky escort battle; could lift 500 jin. 23
Qi-Blood Second Transformation	31	Located and opened his first Blood Pool Acupoint through the Mountain Lord Aperture-Seeking Secret Art, entering the realm at 1%. 31
Qi-Blood Second Transformation — second Blood Pool Acupoint	39	Opened a second Blood Pool Acupoint; combined with Gravity, this raised his Essence Blood production to fourteen drops daily. 39
Qi-Blood Second Transformation — 68%	44	Possessed two expanded Blood Pool Acupoints, perfected Primordial Unity Stance and Iron Garment Art, and anticipated opening a third acupoint through further secret-art cultivation. 44
Qi-Blood Second Transformation — third Blood Pool Acupoint	47	Used an enhanced Blood-Strength Pill to fill the third opened Blood Pool Acupoint with Blood Qi. 47

Background

Chen Xun is a transmigrator whose memories of a previous life resurfaced after he nearly starved during a famine. After a flood killed the rest of his family, he brought his younger sister, Chen Qingqing, to Cloudflow County. The Wild Wolf Gang then robbed him of the techniques and money he hoped would rebuild their lives, forcing him to sell himself to the Li Family for ten years to pay for Qingqing’s treatment and their debts. 1

As a low-ranking Li Family servant, Chen Xun spent his days sweeping, chopping firewood, and carrying water. His Low C-grade aptitude narrowly qualified him for martial training, but Li Peng briefly displaced him through his father’s bribe; two added openings restored Chen Xun’s place, alongside Sun An. 1

At the training ground, Chen Xun awakened an equipment-slot system after touching a stone lock. The system allowed him to identify special equipment, store it, and gain the martial knowledge and traits contained within it. This discovery transformed martial arts from a distant hope into his route out of servitude. 1 2

Appearance

Chen Xun is initially described as delicate and handsome. After becoming a martial artist, fitted training clothes make him appear notably more dashing; continuous body-tempering later gives him a sturdier, more imposing presence. 10 14

• His appetite becomes exceptionally large as cultivation increases his physical demands. 3 11
• At Iron Garment Art Perfection, his skin can temporarily darken and harden like iron, producing a metallic sound when struck. 40
• His physical strength approaches 2,000 jin when he activates Great Strength. 38

Personality

Chen Xun is patient, disciplined, and intensely focused on advancement. He conceals his true progress whenever exposure would bring danger, endures humiliation without immediate retaliation, and prioritizes training, resources, and long-term security over social approval. 2 11 20

He is also pragmatic to a ruthless extreme. Chen Xun drugs Zhou Tong to access the Grand Martial Arena, assassinates gang members while disguised, and uses torture, poisons, and deception when dealing with threats. He generally rationalizes these acts as necessary for survival or protecting those under his care. 5 7 17 39 40

His strongest loyalty is reserved for Chen Qingqing and Ye Ying. Threats against them repeatedly provoke his most decisive and violent responses, from eliminating kidnappers to hunting those responsible for Ye Ying’s abduction. 16 31 44 45

Abilities & Skills

Equipment Slot System

Chen Xun possesses three equipment slots, each with one cubic meter of storage space. Placing an equipment item in a slot grants its contained martial knowledge, traits, and cultivation benefits. 2

• He can appraise objects and perceive their grade and hidden attributes. 1 5
• Universal Points are awarded for perfecting recorded martial arts. They can improve attributes, advance martial arts, or unlock more equipment slots. 2 40
• Knowledge gained from equipment remains after removal, but becomes substantially less clear without the item’s enhancement. 21 27
• He used his first Universal Point to raise his innate talent from Lower C-grade to Middle C-grade. 40
• He used a later point to increase his Constitution to 6 points, expanding both Blood Pool Acupoints. 44

Blood-Qi Cultivation

Chen Xun has reached the Qi-Blood Second Transformation and opened multiple Blood Pool Acupoints. 31 39 47

• The First Blood-Qi Transformation uses Blood Qi to temper and strengthen the body. 19
• The Second Transformation requires opening a Blood Pool Acupoint, which stores Blood Qi and enables enhancement of attacks and techniques. 19 31
• His Gravity trait can compress Blood Qi within his acupoints and accelerate Essence Blood production. 38
• With two acupoints and Gravity, he produces fourteen drops of Essence Blood per day. 39

Primordial Unity Stance

Chen Xun’s foundational stance art reached Perfection. 44

• Reaching Mastery granted Unified Force, allowing him to combine his whole body’s strength into a single movement. 4
• The stance was his first method for sensing, generating, and condensing Blood Qi. 6 8
• Its Perfection granted him a Universal Point. 44

Iron Garment Art

Chen Xun perfected the Iron Garment Art through medicinal baths, specialized breathing, and the attributes of a purple human-skin manual. 13 14 40

• The art tempers his skin and flesh into an iron-like defensive layer. 14 40
• The manual’s Iron Garment trait supplies a defensive energy field equivalent to mastery-level Iron Garment Art, potentially layering with his personal cultivation. 13
• He uses Wolf, Python, and Tiger Medicinal Baths as his cultivation advances. 14 38
• Perfection granted his first Universal Point. 40

Mountain Lord Aperture-Seeking Secret Art

This breathing-and-visualization art allows Chen Xun to locate hidden Blood Pool Acupoints. 26 27

• It combines the Mountain Lord Breathing Method with a tiger visualization. 27
• Proficiency is sufficient to locate a hidden Blood Pool Acupoint; higher mastery enables the discovery of more. 27
• Chen used the visualization of a massive White Tiger to find and open his first Blood Pool Acupoint. 31

Weapon and Movement Arts

Chen Xun has built a versatile combat style through saber work, mobility, and ranged attacks. 44

• Mountain-Splitting Saber Technique — Near Minor Accomplishment; useful for forceful attacks and clearing paths during hunting work. 44
• Charging Bull Step — Major Accomplishment; provides burst movement, speed, and stable footing on difficult terrain. 5 44
• Cloud-Walking Qi Archery — Minor Accomplishment; acquired through a blue crossbow and used to kill bandit archers and turn the battle at One-Line Sky. 21 22 44

Green Pouch Medical Art and Alchemy

A blue medical book grants Chen Xun mastery of Green Pouch Medical Art, minor mastery of Green Satchel Alchemy, and Lesion Awareness. 28

• Lesion Awareness lets him identify illnesses, injuries, and hidden damage. 28
• He discovered that inner-courtyard physicians had suppressed rather than healed his injuries, then prescribed and prepared his own treatment. 28 29
• He can refine Blood-Strength Powder and Blood-Strength Pills, reducing his dependence on expensive Li Family supplies. 29 38
• His Blood-Strength Pill refinement success rate rose to sixty percent, producing eighteen pills in one batch. 38

Great Strength and Gravity

A purple stone lock granted Chen Xun the Great Strength and Gravity traits. 37

• Great Strength adds roughly 1,000 jin of force, raising his active strength to nearly 2,000 jin. 37 38
• Gravity increases gravity on his whole body by up to onefold. 37 38
• He can apply Gravity selectively to limbs, internal organs, and Blood Qi. 38

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Primordial Unity Stance Stone Lock — White equipment that granted proficient stance knowledge and a cultivation bonus. 2
• Ironwood Saber — Green equipment granting Mountain-Splitting Saber Technique and Primordial Unity Stance insight at Minor Accomplishment. 5
• Weighted Iron Shoes — Green equipment granting Charging Bull Step knowledge, a training bonus, and Lightness. 5
• Iron Garment Art Manual — Purple human-skin manual with Iron Garment Art progression, Absorption Acceleration, and a defensive energy field. Chen submitted a forged replacement to the Martial Repository Pavilion. 13 19
• Mountain Lord Painting — Green painting that contained the Mountain Lord Aperture-Seeking Secret Art; Chen returned it after copying its benefits through his equipment slot. 26 27
• Green Pouch Medical Book — Blue medical classic that grants medical mastery, alchemical knowledge, and Lesion Awareness. 28
• Cloud-Walking Qi Archery Crossbow — Blue crossbow purchased from Ke Jun for ten taels of silver after the One-Line Sky battle. 21 22
• Purple Stone Lock — Grants Great Strength, Gravity, and Primordial Unity Stance progress. 37
• Tiger Token — Proof of his membership in the Li Family Hunting Team. 35

Relationships

• Chen Qingqing — His younger sister and primary motivation. Chen Xun sold himself to the Li Family to support her, moved her to the Li Family Martial Arts School for safety, and repeatedly kills those who threaten her. 1 16 25 29
• Ye Ying / Sister Ye — Neighbor and caretaker who assists Qingqing and helps prepare Chen Xun’s medicinal baths. Chen Xun protects her from the Gale Gang; after her abduction, he later carries her corpse and begins revenge against those responsible. 14 31 44 45
• Sun An — Early friend and fellow trainee who defended Chen Xun against Li Peng. After becoming the Twelfth Young Master’s attendant, Sun An grows distant, refuses Chen’s request for help, and later slanders him. 4 8 26 27
• Li Peng — Longstanding rival whose father bribed the Third Steward for a training place. Chen Xun repeatedly humiliates and defeats him, while Li Peng grows increasingly jealous and hostile. 1 5 9 35
• Liu Feng — Formerly admired for his Grade B aptitude, later an envious rival. He repeatedly challenges Chen Xun’s advancement, borrows resources irresponsibly, and reacts bitterly when Chen refuses to support him. 2 11 23 28
• Luo Shan — Captain of the Third Medicinal Escort Squad. He initially distrusts Chen Xun’s choices and favors Li Peng; Chen later suspects Luo Shan may have known that the squad was used as bait at One-Line Sky. 12 19 23
• Yang Feng — Senior Hunting Team member who helps Chen obtain tiger bones and exotic beast meat, though Chen notices Yang Feng conceals a serious injury. 35 37 38
• Xie Xiong — Hunting Team evaluator who recognizes Chen Xun’s courage and crossbow work, then accepts him into the team. 35
• Li Mingyuan — Li Family Martial Arts School master who intervenes after Chen Xun warns him that the Wild Wolf Gang threatens Qingqing. 29
• Wild Wolf Gang / Gale Gang — Criminal groups responsible for robbing Chen Xun, threatening Qingqing and Ye Ying, and becoming frequent targets of his covert reprisals. 1 7 17 40 44

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Servant training arc — Secures a martial-training place despite Li Peng’s bribery, discovers the equipment-slot system, and rapidly outpaces the other recruits while hiding his advantages. 1 2 5
• Gale Gang retaliation arc — Uses stealth to massacre a gang courtyard, takes its money and Blood-Strength Powder, and later assassinates Yu Sheng and Yu Qiang after they plot against Qingqing. 7 17
• Li Family martial artist arc — Breaks through to the First Blood-Qi Transformation, gains martial-artist privileges, and joins the Third Medicinal Escort Squad. 8 10 11 19
• One-Line Sky escort arc — Receives the Cloud-Walking Qi Archery Crossbow, kills the bandit archers, and helps reverse an ambush, though the squad loses its medicinal cargo and suffers casualties. 21 22
• Inner-courtyard opportunity arc — Endures the Seventh Young Master’s training as a human punching bag to access the inner court, obtaining the Mountain Lord secret art and Green Pouch Medical Book. 26 28
• Second Transformation arc — Heals his hidden injuries, refines his own cultivation medicine, opens his first Blood Pool Acupoint, and becomes a Qi-Blood Second Transformation martial artist. 29 31
• Hunting Team arc — Joins the Hunting Team for access to exotic-beast resources, gains Great Strength and Gravity, refines Blood-Strength Pills, and opens additional Blood Pool Acupoints. 35 39
• Ye Ying revenge arc — Perfects the Primordial Unity Stance shortly before Ye Ying disappears; after learning she was taken by the Gale Gang, he begins a more personal campaign of revenge. 44 45

Notable Quotes

“Want to fight? I will accompany you to the bitter end.” 9

“Phew. Killing someone isn't that hard!” 7