Chen Fan

Biodata

Power Progression

Personal Progression

Continental Progression

These levels describe the continent Chen Fan leads, not his personal cultivation.

Background / History

Chen Fan apparently dies in a traffic accident before awakening in a bleak wasteland inside the body of his namesake. The new world’s Eternal Night brings Strange Entities after dark, making Eerie Fire protection essential. At Station 37, he finds himself stranded with Crippled Monkey and enough fuel for only roughly three more days 1.

The original Chen Fan’s mother was a Level-4 Builder whose work helped establish the North River Chen Family. After her death, the patriarch remarried into an alliance with the Sky-Pacifying Merchant Association. Chen Fan’s failed Builder awakening destroyed his remaining standing, and Chen Quan arranged his exile to Station 37. Although relatives called him a “bastard,” they knew he was the first wife’s legitimate eldest son 6 17 30 31.

The transmigrated Chen Fan abandons the original owner’s fixation on family recognition. He chooses to stockpile resources and build an independent refuge rather than return for protection. Others mistake his changed bearing and knowledge for evidence that he had spent years secretly preparing to escape the family’s control 3 18 37 89.

Appearance

• Youthful appearance: A visiting woman is surprised that the Mortal Domain’s founder looks so young 157.
• Easygoing expression: Often presents a genial smile, including when receiving potentially dangerous visitors 157.
• Characteristic staff: Frequently stands or walks while leaning on his jadeite Dragon-Headed Staff 116 157 286 371.
• Former owner’s bearing: Wang Mazi remembers the original Chen Fan walking with his head lowered, appearing weak and insecure—markedly different from his later composure 18.

Personality

Chen Fan is cautious, practical, and intensely concerned with security. His apparent calm is not effortless fearlessness: he explains that mentally rehearsing crises helps him function when they occur. He tests unfamiliar weapons, studies their limitations, and prepares fallback options rather than assuming that greater firepower guarantees safety 99 249 344.

His initial ambition is modest: a comfortable refuge where the people who trust him can survive. That aim expands into defending Jiangbei and leading a continent, but protection remains his central motive. When an enemy exposes his private diary, the expected scandal instead reveals repetitive construction work, anxiety over his people’s safety, and guilt about earlier casualties 50 95 126 344.

He rewards useful work and provides opportunities denied by older factions. His support ranges from better food for Crippled Monkey to martial knowledge for Zhou Mo, housing for members, and research tools for overlooked departments. He also recognizes that growing responsibilities can distance him from his earliest companions, prompting a reunion and renewed acknowledgment of their contributions 47 83 192 238 316.

His treatment of enemies is far harsher. He executes Chen Quan, Yu Ning’er, Attendant Liu, and others involved in persecution, using the reckoning as both revenge and deterrence. Nevertheless, he spares some elders and recruits Shao Qiu rather than treating every captive alike 121.

Humor frequently accompanies his planning: he jokes about imperial destiny, gives operations memorable names, and uses theatrical storytelling in negotiations. His invented romance with Guangjia Flesh Monkey secures an unexpected alliance, but he later confesses the deception once the relationship becomes meaningful 59 102 409 412.

Abilities & Skills

Endless Night Lord Panel

Chen Fan’s central advantage is the Endless Night Lord Panel, also called the Eternal Night Lord Panel. It accompanies his transmigration and remains his most closely guarded secret 82 249.

• Displays building blueprints, effects, requirements, and upgrade options 3 99 316.
• Enables construction without the incomplete information and trial-and-error methods used by conventional Builders 3.
• Lets him understand a complex yellow-grade blueprint that the Undying Celestial Master could not decipher 131.
• Provides access to achievements, the Building Compendium, and dark technologies 146 147 249.
• Does not make him a conventional Builder: under the world’s rules, he is an ordinary cultivator using the panel 82.

Construction and Qualitative Transformations

Chen Fan creates and upgrades buildings with Eerie Stones, blueprints, and required materials.

• Efficient construction: Builds an Eerie Fire with three Eerie Stones and withered grass, compared with a usual market price of about sixty stones 13.
• Instant deployment: Plans to exploit instantly appearing walls and towers to evade patrols and surround enemy territory 100.
• Material-dependent variants: Discovers that different upgrade materials can alter a Cannon Tower’s appearance and attack method 99.
• Qualitative transformations: Obtains unusual effects such as a moving “Great Wall” and the Wind Tower’s Storm Suction 95 146.
• Compendium rewards: Maximum-level buildings earn milestone rewards, including Heavenly Dao Stones and Lucky Bags 147 192.

Building Control and Battlefield Engineering

His combat strength primarily comes from engineered territory rather than personal martial prowess.

• Layered kill zones: Builds the Sinkhole and Canyon into the “Meat Grinder,” using elevated Cannon Towers, concealed Eerie Fires, and overlapping firing angles 95 103.
• Remote observation: Uses Shadow-Viewing Formations through the Lord Panel to monitor interiors and approaching visitors 50 108.
• Moving structures: Controls a transformed City Wall like a long dragon; it can travel across the ground but cannot climb walls 146.
• Mobile firepower: Equips the Nine-Five Dragon Chariot’s Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard form with defensive structures that bypass ordinary Camp range limits 112.
• Delegated control: Rejects an upgrade that would centralize every building under his personal command, recognizing that managing an entire battle alone would overwhelm him 243.

Heavenly Dao Blessings

Chen Fan uses Heavenly Dao Stones to select special effects for buildings.

• Heavenly Dao Stones cannot be used on dark-series buildings 249.
• He also exploits the interaction between the Fortune Whistle and Enhancement Stone to obtain an unusually powerful mutation path 145.

Dark Technology

The panel lets Chen Fan unlock military and economic technologies using source points. His access does not require him to disclose the panel to outsiders 249.

Cultivation and Martial-Arts Eligibility

Unlike ordinary Builders, Chen Fan can study martial techniques because he is a cultivator 82.

• The Water-Cutting Saber Art’s Bamboo Slip offers him immediate grand perfection if consumed 82.
• A Training Room could preserve the slip and accelerate repeated study instead 82.
• He gives the slip to Zhou Mo; the supplied context does not establish Chen Fan’s own mastery of the art 83.
• His early cultivation gains remain modest, and by Chapter 192 he is still Level Three 100 192.

Experimentation and Systems Design

His former work as a game designer informs his habit of treating defenses as systems requiring stress tests 105.

• Replaces a failed attempt to transport Sky-Piercing Pillars with a thousand-kilometer earth-gold cable carrying power from the Thunderstorm Sea 179.
• Studies recordings of Jiangbei’s ancient defeat to identify inconsistent walls and inadequate automated repair and resupply 131.
• Distributes Heavenly Craft Platforms among departments to support simulations and inherit research from other continents 316.
• Uses controlled enemy engagement to gather information while preserving the option to withdraw 344.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Dragon-Headed Staff / Jadeite Staff — Yellow-grade protective treasure granting defense equivalent to a Level-3 City Wall. It shatters irreparably if its tolerance is exceeded; residual sword energy in That One’s diary cracks it 116 125.
• Later staff with sealing protection — Provides the complete resistance he had sought after being sealed by a Heaven-Evading Strange Entity. Its crimson mist and ghostly faces clash with his preferred peaceful image 354.
• Nine-Five Dragon Chariot — Rare vehicle requiring a Wraith King’s remains to craft. Can fly briefly and transform into a mobile fortress; initially armed with 187 Level-5 and seven Level-6 Cannon Towers 102 112.
• Meat Strange Parent-Child Fruit — Used for direct mental communication while coordinating expeditions 90.
• Heaven-Questioning Bell — Paid source of information about matters such as the Fallen Firmament and continental advancement requirements 222 316.
• Undying Celestial Master’s Storage Ring — Password-locked inheritance item. A wrong “eleven” answer triggers a thirty-day lockout, with another mistake risking destruction 147.
• Soul Token — Holds one of Shao Qiu’s soul aspects, giving Chen Fan leverage over the recruited assassin 121.
• Wedding Three-Piece Set and Soul Land Entry Token — Secures both through negotiation with the Extinction Demon Emperor 409.
• Godslaying Spear — Fuses it with the Heaven-Avoiding Wraith’s Claw, unlocking a once-daily attack and a territory-wide defensive boost, then leaves it with Crippled Monkey 277.

Relationships

• Crippled Monkey — Loyal attendant, trusted aide, and carriage driver. Stays with Chen Fan through exile; Chen rewards his work and urges him to become strong enough to provide dependable protection 1 47 102 120.
• Wang Kui — Early benefactor and principal administrator. His initial “investment” helps keep Station 37 supplied; he later oversees stores, management, and major assignments 6 21 138 192.
• Zhou Mo — Military follower whom Chen Fan gives access to the Water-Cutting Saber Art. Their bond remains important even after Zhou feels overshadowed by the Domain’s larger weapons 83 138 238.
• Wang Mazi — Trade specialist. Chen Fan entrusts him with merchant-association plans and values his willingness to explore new opportunities 99 102 238.
• Qi Chong and A Le — Agricultural and livestock specialists. Chen Fan delegates rare-crop cultivation to them; their work eventually supports hundreds of millions 36 95 238.
• Big Fish — Night Watcher who promises to protect him. Chen Fan learns of his traumatic past and is later saddened by his acceptance of a shortened life 53 238.
• Qi Yue / Jiangbei Old Devil — Powerful ally and personal bodyguard. Kills the Chen Family Head at Chen Fan’s request, achieves perfect body tempering, and pledges service after completing his revenge 120 138 139 141.
• Shao Qiu — Recruited assassin and Shadow Pavilion leader. Chen Fan supports his training program and provides rare materials for stealth equipment 121 125 138.
• Weiwei — Sky-Swallowing Crocodile companion whose gestures Chen Fan understands. Helps bypass ancient formations, obtain inheritances, and explore deep-sea sites; Chen Fan protects it and honors his promises to it 82 131 141 277.
• Chen Jiutian — Strategist selected through the Spring Examination system. Chen Fan recognizes his insight but ties promotion to demonstrated results 277 286.
• Jiu Wu — Trusted Strange Entity subordinate. Chen Fan supports his growing strength, manages the advancement of his clan alongside the continent, and helps him confront self-doubt 354 412 423.
• Mr. Na — Heavenly Dao adviser and frequent discussion partner on technology, continental advancement, and research platforms 249 316.
• Zhao Shengping — Level-9 Artifact Refiner recruited to lead the Artifact Pavilion. Chen Fan provides exceptional facilities and accommodates his enthusiasm for cooking 137 138.
• Tang Yue — Friend made during the Black Tortoise City visit. Chen Fan backs her at a family banquet; her disclosure leads him to purchase the White Tiger Cannon blueprint 195.
• Extinction Demon Emperor — Chosen elder brother. Their bond begins with Chen Fan’s fabricated romance but deepens after his confession; the Emperor protects him and later hosts his stranded party 409 412 428.
• Qian Jue — Powerful ally whose protection Chen Fan readily relies on. Qian Jue emphasizes that their relationship is an alliance, not unlimited free assistance 439 440.
• Chen Family Head — Father of the body’s original owner. Demands submission and attempts to sacrifice Northbank City to seize the Mortal Domain; Chen Fan has him killed 119 120.
• Chen Quan — Younger family rival who arranged the exile. Chen Fan executes him during the reckoning 31 121.
• Yu Ning’er — Stepmother involved in hidden operations concerning Nameless Mountain. Chen Fan rejects her bargain for survival and kills her 120 121.
• Guangjia Flesh Monkey — A fictional woman invented for Chen Fan’s negotiation with the Demon Emperor, not an actual romantic partner. He later identifies the Mortal Domain’s community as his real support system 409 412.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Notable Quotes

“That was then. This is now. People have to look ahead.” 89

“I was born in Jiangbei, grew up in Jiangbei, and will be buried in Jiangbei when I die.” 186

“I just want to survive. I've never wanted to become any kind of King. I have no interest in being a King, but I'm very interested in this world having no King.” 304

Trivia

• Names operations partly so that, if he dies, he can remember having accomplished something. “Earth Dragon Migration” is one example 59.
• The faction’s “fan” banner can evoke the ordinary, the mortal, or being far from ordinary. The group initially rejects “Mortal Domain” as too grand for its strength 100.
• By Chapter 316, he has spent nearly ten years in the new world. Access to computer-like simulations revives his excitement for experimentation 316.
• Recognizes a supposedly ancient document as a forgery because it uses the much newer “Eternal Night Calendar” 147.
• Establishes the Mortal Domain Spring Examination to select talent and build its middle ranks rather than relying only on his original followers 225 286.