Chen Family

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chen Family (陈家)
Affiliation	Twin Lakes Island; later Guanhai Immortal City and Cangzhou
Occupation/Role	Cultivation family; industrial and military power
Status	Active; a Nascent Soul family allied with the Qianyuan Sword Sect 406
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Background / History

The Chen Family began as a poor cultivation clan on Twin Lakes Island. Its earlier “Immortal” generation fought and sacrificed to secure an Earth Fire Chamber and a second-tier Artifact Forger inheritance, hoping to eventually cultivate an Artifact Forger for the clan. Its original resource base included Red Copper Mountain and the Red Copper Mine. 3 5 347

When Chen Daoxuan began studying artifact forging, the cost strained the family enough that Chen Xianhe considered fully mining the Red Copper Mine to support him. After Daoxuan became a first-tier Artifact Forger, the family adopted a five-year development plan centered on an Artifact Forging Workshop, market research, ore procurement, and a Guang'an Prefecture shop. 5 11

The family’s early expansion relied on the Spirit-Melding Furnace, which could refine spirit ore without a cultivator’s direct intervention. This technology became the basis of its artifact industry, beginning with the Rainbow Sound Flying Sword business and eventually expanding into factory-scale production. 9 73 231

Under Chen Daoxuan’s leadership, the Chen Family grew from a Qi Refining family into a major Cangzhou power. It invested heavily in Spirit Veins, cultivation resources, artifact inheritances, factories, research, education, defensive equipment, and a dedicated military organization. 104 177 221 231

By the time it acquired Vital Energy Essence, the family had 967 Foundation Establishment cultivators and resources sufficient to advance 480 of them to Purple Mansion. This transformed its military and political standing, though its rapid rise also left it with comparatively shallow inherited foundations and a shortage of high-tier refiners. 283 388

Chen Daoxuan’s later breakthroughs elevated the family’s formal status: it became a Nascent Soul family after he formed his Nascent Soul, then entered an alliance with the Qianyuan Sword Sect through his planned marriage to Sect Master Fei Chenxue. 406

Development Timeline

Milestone	Chapter	Details
Artifact-forging foundation	3	The family possesses an Earth Fire Chamber and a second-tier Artifact Forger inheritance gained through the Immortal generation’s sacrifices.
Workshop development plan	11	Establishes artifact production, supply procurement, market research, and a Guang'an shop as its near-term strategy.
Market entry	25	Purchases a shop in the Rogue Cultivator Market and entrusts Chen Daoxuan with the Clan Leader’s Seal and remaining assets.
First cultivator-only family council	88	Holds its first all-Chen-cultivator council in fifty years.
Research and military buildup	177 221	Establishes the Artifact Research Institute and organizes formal departments, including Military, Finance, Education, and Livelihood.
Factory-scale prosperity	231	The Artifact Factory reaches an annual output value of 250 million spirit stones; the Pill Factory exceeds 300 million.
Purple Mansion expansion	283	Possesses 967 Foundation Establishment cultivators and enough Vital Energy Essence for 480 Purple Mansion breakthroughs.
Cangzhou hegemon	323 374	Deploys elite forces in the Zhennan Pass campaign and secures the willing support of Cangzhou’s cultivation families through shared interests.
Nascent Soul family	406	Chen Daoxuan’s Nascent Soul breakthrough formally makes the Chen Family a Nascent Soul family.
Artifact automation breakthrough	388	Produces a Medium-grade First-tier Rainbow Sound Flying Sword with an Artifact Machine Tool.

Organization

Department / Institution	Known Leadership or Function
Clan Leadership	Chen Xianhe served as Patriarch before transferring the position to Chen Daoxuan, the Sixth Patriarch. 368
Military Department	Led by Chen Fusheng; responsible for the family’s armed cultivators and hidden military strength. 221 305
Finance Department	Led by Chen Daolian. 221
Education Ministry	Led concurrently by Chen Xianhe. 221
Livelihood Department	Led by Chen Zhi. 221
Artifact Research Institute	Led by Chen Daochu; develops Spirit Armor, talisman machinery, and Artifact Machine Tools. 177 220 388
Rainbow Sound Flying Sword Factory	Artifact-production center built around Spirit-Melding Furnaces. 73 133
Changping Pharmaceutical Factory	Alchemy-production facility expanded with mechanized equipment. 165
Dao Transmission Hall	Uses the Nine Ruins Exquisite Pagoda to train 54 selected core Fu-generation disciples. 189
Clan School	Educates the family’s younger generations; Chen Xianhe teaches there. 172 246

Industry & Economy

Artifact Manufacturing

The family’s industrial rise originated with the Spirit-Melding Furnace. By Chapter 133, the Rainbow Sound Flying Sword Factory operated nine furnaces; later versions could refine Fourth-tier spirit ore. 133 388

• The Artifact Factory expanded from one large facility to three. 231
• Production broadened beyond flying swords to multiple artifact types, including Spirit Armor. 231
• The family’s fourth-generation Spirit-Melding Furnace can refine Fourth-tier spirit ore. 388
• Only five fourth-tier Artifact Forgers are known within the family and its affiliated cultivators: Chen Daoxuan, Chen Daochu, and three affiliated talents. 388
• High-tier artifact output remains constrained by the scarcity and long training period of high-tier Artifact Forgers. 389

Mechanization

The Chen Family industrialized processes that ordinarily required cultivators.

• Spirit-Melding Furnace — automates spirit-ore refining. 9
• Centrifugal Wall Breaker — improves alchemical efficiency. 165
• Spirit Talisman Manufacturing Machine — potentially enables mortals to manufacture spirit talismans. 220
• Artifact Machine Tool — automates artifact shaping and Fusion of Formations; its first demonstrated product is a Medium-grade First-tier Rainbow Sound Flying Sword. 388
• Azure Wood Cauldron — its refining method is intended to support mass production and generate Creation Force. 389 390

Currency and Labor

• The family issues Spirit Stone Coins, used within Guanhai Immortal City and increasingly accepted in Guang'an Prefecture, Lingzhou Immortal City, and other Cangzhou regions. 246
• Chen Zhi established a technical school linked directly to factory labor needs, providing training and employment for ordinary Chen clansmen. 246
• The family does not treat its ordinary members merely as dependents; it seeks to give them productive roles and opportunities to realize personal value. 246

Military Strength

The Chen Family combines cultivator advancement, mass-produced equipment, formations, and Sword Cultivators.

• The family developed Lifebound Spirit Armor capable of withstanding attacks beyond ordinary Qi Refining limits. 108
• Powered Spirit Armor uses the White Lotus of Creation directly as a power source, bypassing limitations on how quickly cultivators can release their True Yuan. 283
• Third-grade Powered Spirit Armor is leased to clan members in exchange for Contribution Points. 287
• During the defense of Guanhai Immortal City’s East City District, Chen Fusheng led more than 300 Purple Mansion cultivators, all equipped with second-grade superior Powered Spirit Armor. 305
• The family fields at least nine Purple Mansion Sword Cultivators besides Chen Daoxuan during the Zhennan Pass campaign. 323
• Chen Fusheng commands the Myriad Star Sword Formation and serves as the public military face of the family. 305

Key Assets

• Twin Lakes Island — ancestral land and early family base. 3 221
• Red Copper Mountain / Red Copper Mine — early resource foundation of the family. 5 347
• Earth Fire Chamber — three-building artifact-forging site with a converging fire vein. 3
• Clan Leader’s Seal — High-grade First-tier Magical Artifact entrusted to Chen Daoxuan. 25
• Nine Ruins Exquisite Pagoda — purchased for 10 million spirit stones and installed as the Dao Transmission Hall. 189
• Fourth-tier Mountain Protection Formation — part of the family’s defensive foundation. 246
• Guanhai Immortal City — a cultivation city and industrial center envisioned as the family’s future foundation. 178 179
• Sea Viewing City — mortal city on Redwood Island built under Chen Beiwang’s direction. 221

Relationships

• Qianyuan Sword Sect — allied power; Chen Daoxuan and Fei Chenxue’s planned marriage links the family directly to the sect’s ruling structure. 406
• Cangzhou cultivation families — initially wary of the family’s rapid expansion, later convinced through shared interests and Chen Family leadership. 374
• Zhou Family — early business and political contact; later a major competitor in Cangzhou markets. 25 287
• Yang Family — another Cangzhou competitor, particularly in opposition to Chen Family currency promotion. 281
• Merfolk Tribe — trade partner and ally supplied with weapons and Spirit Rice. 72 90
• Wei Sihai — trusted outsider who assists with the Rogue Cultivator Market shop and later manages the Rainbow Sound Flying Sword Shop. 25 179
• Jiang Family — hostile Taizhou power; its kidnapping of Chen Xianhe damages the family’s prestige before Chen Daoxuan kills Jiang Taiyuan. 368

Notable Members

• Chen Daoxuan — Sixth Patriarch; the family’s central cultivator, industrial strategist, and ultimate military deterrent. 368 406
• Chen Xianhe — Thirteenth Uncle and former Patriarch; preserved the family through hardship, mentored Chen Daoxuan, and later transferred the patriarchate. 11 368
• Chen Daochu — Head of the Artifact Research Institute; developer of Powered Spirit Armor and the Artifact Machine Tool. 177 283 388
• Chen Daolian — Finance Minister and acting Clan Leader during Chen Daoxuan’s absences; manages industrial restructuring and clan affairs. 221 287 389
• Chen Fusheng — Military Minister and leading younger Sword Cultivator; commands the Myriad Star Sword Formation. 221 305
• Chen Daochuan — manages the family’s magic artifact business and later handles diplomacy and frontline supplies. 133 178
• Chen Zhi — Minister of Livelihood; credited with resolving factory worker shortages through technical education. 221 246
• Chen Beiwang — Director of Works responsible for major construction projects on Twin Lakes Island, Redwood Island, and Sea Viewing City. 55 221

Trivia

• The family’s motto is: “ascending the immortal path, blessing the ages to come.” 9
• The family’s early cultivator base was so small that its first all-clan cultivator council in fifty years consisted almost entirely of children. 88
• The family’s blue-and-white robes distinguish generations: white robes for the Dao generation and blue robes for the Fu generation. 221
• Despite its later power, the Chen Family is repeatedly described as having risen in less than thirty years and possessing shallower foundations than ancient cultivation clans. 288 389