Wu Xing

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Wu Xing (伍行)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Ningjin Prefecture Martial Academy; Discipline Law Branch, Criminal Law Lineage; Wu Family 75 109 150
Occupation/Role	Steward, also translated as deacon; disciple of Academy Head Lu Zhi 109 121
Rank	Seventh among the Ten Great Stewards after entering the Meridian Opening Realm 144
Cultivation	Meridian Opening Realm 144
Status	Alive; advising Zhao Er before the steward-ranking challenges 165
First Appearance	Chapter 57, “Evil-Path Martial Artist (1 / 2)” 57

Power Progression

The earlier stages are described retrospectively; his Meridian Opening breakthrough is reported during the story.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Great Accomplishment of Sinew Transformation	122	Spent two months honing his cultivation before attempting Primordial Unity.
Primordial Unity Realm	122	Broke through with medicinal assistance before entering the Martial Academy, allowing him to join directly as a Martial Guard. His potential subsequently earned him a place under Lu Zhi.
Great Accomplishment of Primordial Unity	144	Recalled obtaining his first spirit weapon at this stage, using 1,000 taels of personal savings and 40,000 taels supplied by his lineage. The weapon helped him secure his steward position.
Meridian Opening Realm	144	Successfully emerged from seclusion after Lu Zhi supplied breakthrough resources and offered protection. Became the seventh-ranked steward, with six other stewards also in this realm 122 144.

Background / History

Wu Xing belongs to the Wu Family, whose elders live in Ningjin Prefecture’s inner city. His family and Dian Zhang’s are old friends, providing the connection through which Dian Zhang first asked him to consider Zhao Er for the Martial Academy 75 150.

Before joining the Academy, Wu Xing reached Primordial Unity through careful preparation and medicinal assistance. He entered as a Martial Guard and later became Lu Zhi’s disciple. Acquiring a spirit weapon was a major step toward establishing himself as a steward 122 144.

Appearance

• Build: Tall 74.
• Weapon: Carries a Heavy Saber despite favoring swift footwork and evasive combat 74 151.

Personality

Wu Xing is initially skeptical of extraordinary progress. When Dian Zhang describes Zhao Er’s rapid advancement, he considers whether evil cultivation might explain it. During their later encounter, he questions Zhao Er’s improbable victory over two Caiyuan Sect attackers, but accepts a demonstrated explanation rather than continuing to probe his secrets 57 74 75.

His generosity combines fairness with practical calculation. He preserves Zhao Er’s mission credit before the younger martial artist joins the Academy, shares recovered proceeds, and later grants valuable pill-purchasing access. He also recognizes that helping Zhao Er become a steward could increase the Criminal Law Lineage’s resource allocation 75 78 144.

As a senior brother, he is warm, teasing, and protective. He warns Zhao Er about dangerous institutional politics and a sect bounty, while hoping the younger disciple will eventually share his administrative burdens. Zhao Er’s exceptional growth also unsettles him: he privately doubts he could defeat his junior brother once they reach the same realm 122 158 165.

Abilities & Skills

Heavy Saber Combat

Wu Xing combines a heavy weapon with speed, seeking an opening for a decisive killing stroke 151.

• Uses evasive footwork to survive sustained saber-qi attacks, even when an opponent’s domineering presence restricts his movement 151.
• Can switch immediately from evasion to frontal pressure when a partner creates a tactical opportunity 152.
• Chains Heavy Saber strikes into increasingly fast and forceful attacks after gaining the initiative 152.
• As a newly advanced Meridian Opening fighter, struggles to penetrate the Tyrant Blade head instructor’s straightforward defense without assistance 151.

Inner Force and True Qi

Wu Xing states that every member of the Ten Great Stewards, himself included, possesses an inner-force attribute stronger than any single element of ordinary five-element inner force. He does not disclose the individual attributes 145.

• Suspected wind affinity: Zhao Er infers a wind-aligned inner force or true qi from Wu Xing’s speed and fighting style; this is an assessment, not an explicit disclosure by Wu Xing 152 158.
• Meridian Opening cultivation: Gives him the strength to engage the Tyrant Blade Martial Hall’s head instructor, though their duel initially leaves him largely on the defensive 151.

Investigation and Administration

• Investigates missing martial artists and blood-drained corpses suspected to involve evil cultivators 57.
• Uses Zhao Er’s recovered masks and other evidence to identify the Caiyuan Sect attackers and arrange follow-up action 76 78.
• Handles mission-credit arrangements, resource allocations, and the sale of valuable equipment 75 144 153.
• Explains Academy ranks, career paths, mission responsibilities, and the qualifications that distinguish stewards 75 123 124 145.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heavy Saber — His primary combat weapon 151 152.
• First spirit weapon — Acquired at Great Accomplishment of Primordial Unity; instrumental in securing his steward position. Its specific identity is not stated 144.
• Earth Element Essence and Vein-Protecting Pill — Supplied by Lu Zhi for his Meridian Opening attempt. The protective resources reduce the consequences of failure rather than increasing his stated success rate 122.

Relationships

• Zhao Er — Prospective recruit who becomes his junior brother, combat partner, and favored recipient of guidance. Their relationship develops from guarded questioning into mutual trust and support 75 123 144 152.
• Dian Zhang — Elder family friend, addressed as “Uncle Zhang.” Wu Xing honors his recommendation by reserving an Academy opportunity for Zhao Er 75 108.
• Lu Zhi — Teacher and Criminal Law Lineage head. Provides breakthrough resources, offers to guard Wu Xing’s attempt, and promises the lineage’s full annual allocation of Meridian Opening Pills if he succeeds 109 122.
• Wu Yao — Senior brother and first-ranked steward. Co-leads the operation against the Tyrant Blade Martial Hall with Wu Xing 150.
• Qingmei — His maid, who receives guests, prepares food, and looks after Zhao Er’s mount during the martial-hall mission 109 144 150.
• Wu Family elders — Potential protectors in Ningjin Prefecture; Wu Xing cites their nearby presence when reassuring Zhao Er about the operation’s risks 150.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Evil-Cultivator Investigation

Wu Xing visits Dian Zhang while investigating disappearances and blood-drained bodies. Dian Zhang uses the meeting to recommend Zhao Er, whose rapid cultivation initially draws Wu Xing’s suspicion 57.

He later encounters Zhao Er at the aftermath of the Caiyuan Sect ambush. After learning that the attackers died while attempting to drain Zhao Er’s poisonous blood, he accepts the account and undertakes to preserve Zhao Er’s mission merits 74 75.

• Delivers 1,500 taels from the recovered spoils 78.
• Accepts 500 taels returned by Zhao Er as thanks 78.
• Provides five variant-beast locations, including the Witch Toad and Tranquilizing Giant Bee 78.

Zhao Er’s Academy Admission

Wu Xing reserves the Criminal Law Lineage’s final disciple place despite competing gift offers worth more than ten thousand taels. When Zhao Er arrives, he arranges for him to wash and change before introducing him to Lu Zhi 108 109.

Following admission, he escorts Zhao Er to his residence and explains his expected duties. Later, he gives him two bottles of Qi-Gathering Pills and guidance before entering seclusion himself 110 123 124.

Meridian Opening Breakthrough

Lu Zhi supports Wu Xing’s attempt because the lineage needs a Meridian Opening steward. Wu Xing estimates only a fifty-percent chance of success before receiving the protective resources and his teacher’s assurance of supervision 122.

After succeeding, he helps Zhao Er convert mission gains into cultivation resources:

• Grants purchasing access to 40% of the lineage’s Qi-Gathering Pill allocation for two months, largely passing on his former share 144.
• Sells Zhao Er’s iron-whip spirit weapon for 10,000 taels and 40 Qi-Gathering Pills 153.

Tyrant Blade Martial Hall Campaign

Wu Xing brings Zhao Er into the Academy’s retaliatory operation against the Tyrant Blade Martial Hall. He and Wu Yao take responsibility for its two Meridian Opening experts 150.

His duel with the head instructor stalls until Zhao Er intervenes. Zhao Er’s feints create openings for Heavy Saber strikes; a toxin-laced projectile then incapacitates the instructor, allowing Wu Xing to behead him 151 152.

Steward-Ranking Preparations

Wu Xing discreetly warns Zhao Er that the Clear Source Sect has offered 100,000 mission points for his death. He hints that the Academy has a protective plan without revealing its details 158.

He subsequently helps instruct junior disciples and advises Zhao Er about challenging a steward. Reflecting on their first meeting, he realizes that a favor granted to Dian Zhang has produced a junior brother whose growth may soon surpass his own 160 165.

Trivia

• Wu Xing once secretly tried using iron dregs to practice the Nine-Turn Golden Armor Art. The pain nearly caused him to lose control of his bowels and bladder 57.
• His residence is spacious, with a garden, bathing room, and maid service—markedly better equipped than Zhao Er’s initial Academy courtyard 109 110.
• When describing the possibility of joining the Capital Martial Academy, he shows visible longing for the opportunities available beyond Ningjin Prefecture 124.