Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Mu Yunzhou (慕云舟) 9 |
| Gender | Male 9 |
| Occupation/Role | Saber-wielding martial artist and disciple of the remnant soul residing in his ancient ring 9 80 106 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 9 9 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit Martial Realm, First Level | 9 | At seventeen or eighteen, held out against three attackers, including a Third-Level Spirit Martial cultivator 9. |
| Profound Martial Realm, Eighth Layer | 80 | Reached this level after decades of training and guidance from his master 80. |
| Profound Martial Realm, peak Eighth Layer | 86 | Advanced while exploring the Cloud Dream Ancient Land alone 86. |
| Profound Martial Realm, Ninth Layer | 99 | Broke through after defeating Zhao Tong and refining an Essence-Congealing Golden Pattern Fruit 99. |
| Profound Martial Realm, Tenth Layer | 105 | Reached the layer after finding an Earth Vein Golden Lotus, shortly before exploring the hidden hall with Lin Chen 105. |
Background and History
Mu Yunzhou first meets Lin Chen in the Vast Mountains, where three attackers have nearly overwhelmed him. After Lin Chen kills them, Mu Yunzhou offers him a Sword Diagram in thanks. On his master's advice, he gives the scroll to settle the debt promptly, then returns to the mountains for further life-and-death training 9. The diagram later helps Lin Chen comprehend Sword Intent; when they reunite decades later, Lin Chen says it also eased his breakthrough to the Profound Martial Realm 10 103.
Years later, Mu Yunzhou buys a tiger-shaped jade pendant in Blackrock City's Underground Market while concealing his interest in it. His master identifies the pendant as an ancient artifact sealing Heavenly White Tiger Baleful Energy and gives him a Cloud Dream Guiding Token. Because the ancient land's entry rules would endanger the master's remnant soul, the master withdraws into sleep, leaving Mu Yunzhou to explore alone 80.
Within the Cloud Dream Ancient Land, Mu Yunzhou discovers a hidden Red Wasteland where slain beasts release vital essence that strengthens him. Two Earth Martial Realm stone lions guard a hall there. He escapes their first attack by drawing on the pendant's baleful energy, but the power nearly overwhelms his consciousness 99. After learning that Lin Chen has become the Azure Lotus Swordsman, Mu Yunzhou seeks him out for help 100 103.
The two agree to prepare before returning to the hall. Mu Yunzhou reaches the Profound Martial Tenth Layer and holds off one guardian while Lin Chen defeats the other; Lin Chen then kills the second lion and shares the released vital energy equally 104 105. Inside, both face a martial test conducted through a game of Go. Mu Yunzhou lasts forty-four moves, then declines rewards that do not serve his martial advancement 106.
Appearance
Mu Yunzhou is a tall man with a firm, resolute face. He wears blue robes and retains the clear-eyed look Lin Chen remembers from their first meeting 80 103.
- Wore a plain black ring on his left index finger when he first met Lin Chen 9.
- Was seventeen or eighteen at that first meeting 9.
Personality
Mu Yunzhou is courteous and willing to acknowledge help: he warned Lin Chen during the ambush, thanked him afterward, and remained openly admiring when they met again decades later 9 103. He pursues dangerous trials to grow stronger, but does not rush blindly into every opportunity; he scouts the hidden hall, preserves an escape option, and asks Lin Chen for help when its guardians prove too strong 9 99 103.
Abilities and Skills
Saber Combat
Mu Yunzhou fights with a saber and fire-aspected True Essence 86 99.
- His Blazing Sun Saber ambush wounds Zhao Tong, though it fails to kill him 86.
- His Crimson Flame Slash burns through a Poison Rock Lizard King's corrosive mist and kills the beast in one blow 99.
- He can form a shield of saber force, though a guardian stone lion breaks it 105.
Heavenly White Tiger Baleful Energy
Mu Yunzhou can release the energy sealed in his tiger-shaped pendant to fight briefly at Earth Martial Realm strength 99 105.
- He estimates that he can sustain this strength for seventy breaths at the Profound Martial Ninth Layer, or about a hundred at the Tenth Layer 104.
- Drawing the energy directly into his body is his own method, distinct from the killing move his master taught him 99.
- The energy threatens his consciousness; after his first escape from the stone lions, he must spend hours forcing it back into the pendant 99.
Equipment and Items
- Ancient black ring — houses his master's remnant soul 9 80.
- Tiger-shaped jade pendant — an ancient artifact sealing Heavenly White Tiger Baleful Energy 80 99.
- Cloud Dream Guiding Token — given by his master to help him enter the ancient land and escape danger within it 80.
- Blazing Sun Saber — used against Zhao Tong 86.
- Pale-gold messenger talisman — carries his message through the Blood Spirit Hall's barrier to Lin Chen 103.
Relationships
- Lin Chen — saved Mu Yunzhou in the Vast Mountains; later became his friend and partner in exploring the hidden hall 9 103 105.
- His master — a remnant soul within Mu Yunzhou's ring who guides his training and identifies valuable treasures; withdraws into sleep before Mu Yunzhou enters the Cloud Dream Ancient Land 9 80.
- Zhao Tong — rival for the Essence-Congealing Golden Pattern Fruits; Mu Yunzhou ambushes and later defeats him 86 99.