Lu Yuanzhen

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Lu Yuanzhen (陆元真) 401 445
Alias(es)	True Person Lu 486
Gender	Male 445 580
Affiliation	Primordial Yang Abbey / Primordial Yang Church; later joins Tang Changsheng at the Taiyi Immortal Sword Order 446 580 1125
Occupation/Role	Cultivator and senior figure of the Primordial Yang Church 446 467
Status	True Immortal 1311
First Appearance	Chapter 401; Tang Changsheng first meets him in the flesh in Chapter 445 401 445

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Yin Spirit	Before Ch. 401	Comprehended Dharma with a Spirit at this stage, an early foundation for his extraordinary incarnations; the achievement is recounted later 1083.
Yang Spirit True Person	By Ch. 401	Burns the heroic spirits in Marquis Wu’s State Shrine with his Primordial Yang Divine Lamp. He had already attained Yang Spirit as an independent cultivator; the breakthrough chapter is not given 401 470.
True Immortal	Ch. 1311	Merges an Underworld God’s Divine Core, given to him by Fairy Qingyun, into his Dao Foundation. A vast Ghost Gate appears at Primordial Yang Island as he breaks through 1311.

Background and History

Lu Yuanzhen rose to the Yang Spirit realm as a Rogue Cultivator. Immortal Sect disciples sought to recruit him when he was young, but he refused to join them and pursued an independent path. Many of his former peers later became True Immortals while he remained at Yang Spirit, without the inheritance and resources a great sect could have provided 997 1012 1125.

He was the junior martial brother of Lü Yuanhua. After Yuanhua’s fall in Wu Hou State, Lu attacked the state shrine to avenge him, destroying the old Marquis Wu and the assembled heroic spirits. He sent Tang Changsheng away before confronting the more dangerous founding ruler, Marquis Wu Zhuang 401. Yuanhua’s spirit later remained active through the Primordial Yang Divine Lamp and worked with Lu on the church’s affairs 537 1007.

Appearance

Tang Changsheng sees Lu in person for the first time standing before a bamboo grove, hands clasped behind his back 445.

• A Daoist who appears to be in his thirties or forties 445.
• Described elsewhere as middle-aged and wearing broad sleeves 580.

Personality

Lu is proud, independent, and reluctant to accept favors or show weakness. He conceals a serious battle injury while others compete for the rewards of victory, and he refuses to ask Immortal You for help himself 487 511. He is also a careful planner: when his attempt to gain control of Wu Hou State falters, he reveals that he had already prepared a fallback in its southern commanderies 520.

His sternness toward Tang Changsheng and Xin Chengying accompanies strong protective loyalty. He shields them during an army ambush, worries that Tang advanced through Dao-Building too quickly, and retaliates against Whitehead Island’s disciples when he believes its elder has killed Tang 470 580 683.

Abilities and Skills

Primordial Yang Divine Lamp

Lu uses the lamp for spiritual attacks and to give form to his thoughts 401 469.

• Its golden Lamp Blossoms burn heroic spirits to ash 401.
• It creates independently fighting incarnations; during one ambush, Lu produces eighteen, each with power approaching a Yin Spirit’s 469.
• Its Wishfire burns through an Underworld God Guard’s defenses after Lu traps the guard in a battle of wills 1007.

Divided Spirit and Incarnations

Lu’s talent for Dharma with a Spirit allows him to divide his consciousness far beyond what ordinary cultivators can manage. His incarnations can take distinct forms and act independently 913 1083.

• He forms ten giants capable of carrying a captured Wizard High Tower onto Primordial Yang Island 1045.
• He can deploy vast numbers of spirit avatars, though the technique’s scale depends on a gift others—including Tang—have been unable to learn from him 913 1193.
• His arts favor unpredictable attacks and contests of the mind; meeting a powerful opponent head-on is less suited to his cultivation path 1007.

Swordsmanship and Combat Judgment

• Though the Primordial Yang Church is known for its lamp, Lu keeps his formidable swordsmanship as a trump card 1044.
• He identifies openings quickly in battle and exploits the collapse of an army’s attack to lead Tang and Xin to safety 470.
• His experience does not make him invulnerable: he is seriously injured in the struggle around Suxu City and later requires powerful medicine to recover 487 519.

Teaching

• He gives Tang the complete ritual-refinement method for the Primordial Yang Divine Lamp and provides Purple Pupil Jade for its refinement 446.
• His personal instruction clarifies cultivation details Tang could not have learned from written teachings alone 469.

Equipment and Items

• Primordial Yang Divine Lamp — his principal artifact for Lamp Blossoms, Wishfire, and thought-born incarnations 401 469 1007.
• Bronze Heavenly Court Talisman — a token he identifies as similar to, but inferior to, Tang’s jade talisman 470.
• Heavenly Book Vast Character — a gift from Ying Tiecheng that helps him glimpse the Heavenly Secrets Law 1046 1125.
• Heavenly Heart Pendant — given by True Lord Wu to aid his progress toward True Immortality 1125.

Relationships

• Lü Yuanhua — senior martial brother, whose death Lu avenges. Yuanhua’s surviving spirit later assists the church and helps Lu in battle 401 537 1007.
• Tang Changsheng — martial nephew, student, and frequent ally. Lu teaches and protects him, then joins him at Cloudtail Mountain 446 470 1006 1125.
• Xin Chengying — martial nephew. Lu rebukes his lack of ambition but protects him in danger 468 470 997.
• Madam Hu — ally in the struggle over Wu Hou State; both escape a trap involving the Purple Dusk Heavenly Court 467 487.
• Ying Tiecheng — ally and benefactor whose gifts aid Lu’s cultivation and the relocation of Primordial Yang Island. Lu moves to help when Ying is in danger 1046 1125 1135.
• Fairy Qingyun — gives him the Underworld God’s Divine Core that enables his True Immortal breakthrough 1311.
• Bai Qufei and Whitehead Island — adversaries during Lu’s retaliation for Bai Ruhui’s attack on Tang 580 631.

Story Role and Major Arcs

• Wu Hou State: Lu helps establish the Primordial Yang Church and seeks control of the state as a source of resources for a Cave-Heaven Blessed Land. He assigns Tang a crucial grain-supply mission and later pursues a fallback plan in the southern commanderies 446 467 520.
• Battle for Suxu City: He protects Tang from True Person Zixian, survives an army ambush, and joins the fighting against Marquis Shou’s forces. Though badly wounded, he later recovers enough to turn the tables on Bai Qufei 465 470 487 519.
• Primordial Yang Island and Cloudtail Mountain: Lu wins Primordial Yang Island through service in the conflict with the Purple Dusk Heavenly Court. He later commits to moving its people alongside Tang to Cloudtail Mountain 1125.
• Canglan Sea: Lu and Tang combine their attacks to destroy an Underworld God Guard. Later, Fairy Qingyun rescues Lu from the Sea Underworld God; its Divine Core becomes the means of his True Immortal breakthrough 1007 1310 1311.

Notable Quotes

“If our sect is to flourish, why pin our hopes on lords and rulers when we can hold everything in our own hands?” 446

“You can't intervene in a clash of Dao Arts like this, so leave at once!” 401