Jinxu Nu was a Merfolk who had attained the Dao. Born at Nanming Reef in the South Sea, he had cultivated for over five hundred years using the essence qi of Nanming Li Fire. Guided by his master from a previous life, he had gone to the Purple Cloud Palace and found Heavenly One True Water, harmonizing Kan and Li until they achieved Water and Fire in Harmony. Only then had he transformed his body and been reborn, changing from an ugly, malformed creature, half human and half monster, into a handsome youth with the purity of jade and the innate foundations of an immortal.
Through those experiences, he had developed a pair of fiery eyes, exceptionally good at appraising treasures and possessed of extraordinary vision.
Later, after becoming Shi Feiyang's disciple and receiving instruction in the orthodox methods of the Mystic Sect, he had devoted even more effort to his eyes. During the alchemical stage known as "the fluids joining husband and wife," he had drawn the true fluid of lung metal back into the foot jueyin liver meridian, bringing metal and wood together. By incorporating the essence qi of western Dui Metal into his eyes, he had refined a pair of fiery golden eyes that specialized in seeing through all manner of stealth and transformation arts.
The precious mirror in his hand was the Heavenly Talisman Mirror previously obtained by Cold Xian. It could reveal images from afar and expose the concealed forms of others.
After divining that Old Man Withered Bamboo was the mastermind behind their opponents' schemes, Shi Feiyang had begun considering what methods he might use.
He had read the original novel and knew that Old Man Withered Bamboo possessed the Six Yang Azure Spirit Demon-Warding Armor. The old man also liked having juniors conceal