Liu Shihao

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Liu Shihao (刘世昊)
Species/Race	Human cultivator 1
Gender	Male 1
Age	45 at introduction 1
Affiliation	Peach Blossom Mountain Liu Lineage 1
Occupation/Role	First Grand Supreme Elder; formerly Seventh Elder and head of the Spirit Plant Hall; alchemist and spiritual plant grower 1 9 50
Spiritual Roots	Wood, fire, and earth 1
Cultivation Realm	Foundation Establishment 46
Status	Alive; overseeing lineage affairs following his breakthrough 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Ninth level of Qi Refinement	1	Already at this level when introduced. Considered the lineage member most likely to reach Foundation Establishment.
Peak Qi Refinement	20	Reaches the threshold before Liu Shisheng, securing the lineage’s priority support for a Foundation Establishment attempt. The family plans to buy his pill at Purple Forest Market.
Foundation Establishment	46	Completes his switch to the Fire Lotus Sword Art, perfects his magical energy, and takes a Foundation Establishment Pill. After three days and nights, all gaseous magical energy in his dantian becomes liquid.

Background / History

Family and Early Responsibilities

Liu Shihao is a son of lineage chief Liu Baishan and the father of Liu Changxu. His marriage to Lin Yulian was arranged as an alliance between cultivation lineages. Their household also includes his two concubines, Liang Yuniang and Shi Wenxia, and five children 1 7.

When Changxu began cultivating at eight, Shihao devised a rigorous training plan and personally guided him, sometimes sacrificing his own cultivation time. Before Changxu’s first demonic-beast hunt, he passed down the Dragon Spring Sword that Changxu’s grandfather had given him, linking the gift to his son’s responsibility to protect the lineage 1 11.

Competition for Foundation Establishment

Shihao joined Liu Baishan’s reinforcements during the hunt against the Azure Wind Wolves and Golden-Horned Deer. He captured the Deer King alive, providing the lineage with breeding stock for its planned mounted Deer Guard 7 8.

After the hunt, the Elder Council selected Shihao and Liu Shisheng as its leading Foundation Establishment candidates under sixty. Whichever reached peak Qi Refinement first would receive the family’s support. Shihao concentrated on cultivation and reached that threshold before the lineage’s expedition to Purple Forest Market 9 10 20.

Journey to Purple Forest Market

Shihao joined the caravan to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill, while Changxu accompanied him to gain experience. During the journey, Shihao helped kill a Blazing Flame Tiger and used his spirit beast Xiao Yin to assess an approaching force of suspected evil cultivators 21 24.

Following the caravan battle, he suffered a minor thigh wound from an enemy magical sword. He reprimanded Changxu for pursuing an opponent alone, warning that courage must be balanced with caution and support from fellow clansmen 27.

At Purple Forest Market, Changxu disclosed the valuable inheritances recovered from his opponent. Shihao copied the jade slips for the lineage, promised contribution points, and instructed his son to keep the discovery secret—even from other clansmen. He declined Changxu’s offer of financial support, saying he already had enough spirit stones 34.

Breakthrough and Lineage Advancement

The recovered Fire Lotus Sword Art gave Shihao a stronger cultivation inheritance. Although less suited to his spiritual roots than to Changxu’s, it offered better breakthrough prospects and a path through late Foundation Establishment 37.

After the family bought a Foundation Establishment Pill, Shihao entered seclusion under Liu Qiuju and Zhao Yushan’s protection. He endured the breakthrough’s painful bodily transformation and succeeded, then remained secluded to stabilize his new cultivation 40 46 47.

His success made him the first Foundation Establishment cultivator nurtured by the Peach Blossom Mountain household itself. Liu Qiuju had reached the realm earlier as an Azure Cloud Sect cultivator; Shihao’s advancement established the household as a Foundation Establishment lineage 22 46.

Commercial Expansion and Supreme Eldership

Shihao presided over the opening of the Peach Blossom Pavilion’s Purple Forest branch and proposed a trading caravan between the market and Peach Blossom Mountain. With Li Yufei’s assistance, he secured the Green Feather Boat and piloted the returning clansmen home 48 49.

The Elder Council subsequently appointed him the lineage’s first Grand Supreme Elder, a new position granting Foundation Establishment members final authority over lineage affairs. Liu Shijie succeeded him as head of the Spirit Plant Hall 50.

Shihao returned to Purple Forest Market with additional relatives and staff, including Lin Yulian and Liu Changxue. He reported plans to register his advancement with the Azure Cloud Sect, hold his Foundation Establishment ceremony in three months, and clear demonic beasts from the lineage’s territory before developing its other spirit veins 50.

Appearance

• Handsome and middle-aged, with a square face, jade-fair skin, and eyes described as resembling lightning 1.
• Wears a blue robe at his introduction and has a carefree, ethereal bearing 1.
• Wears newly commissioned lineage-standard cultivator robes for the Purple Forest Pavilion’s opening 48.

Personality

Shihao is an affectionate but demanding father. He invests heavily in Changxu’s education, praises his achievements, and expects him to shoulder adult responsibilities. His concern for his son’s safety becomes stern criticism when Changxu takes an unnecessary risk alone 1 11 27 47.

He respects Changxu’s independence, recognizing the spoils his son earned as his own property rather than demanding them for the family. At the same time, he protects sensitive inheritances through secrecy and ensures their knowledge benefits the lineage 34.

His endurance during Foundation Establishment reflects careful preparation rather than blind confidence: he memorizes the necessary precautions and continues circulating his cultivation art despite severe pain. After advancing, he focuses on practical needs such as transport, staffing, and access to higher-level resources 46 48 49 50.

Abilities & Skills

Fire Lotus Sword Art

Shihao adopts this mid-grade cultivation art before attempting Foundation Establishment 37 46.

• Raises his predicted chance of reaching Foundation Establishment with a pill by at least ten percentage points 37.
• Supports cultivation through late Foundation Establishment 30 37.
• Is not a particularly close match for his wood, fire, and earth roots, but is still his best available choice 37.
• Is fully mastered and successfully adopted before his breakthrough 46.

Sword Combat

Shihao uses magical swords in battle, notably the Azure Rainbow Sword 24.

• Pierces the Blazing Flame Tiger’s body with a flying-sword strike, causing heavy bleeding and slowing it enough for the group to finish the battle 24.
• Supplies Changxu with the Sword-Controlling Art and Wind and Rain Sword Technique manuals 12.

Alchemy

Shihao is an upper-grade first-tier alchemist and later teaches Changxu the craft 10 37.

• Works within a lineage whose alchemists chiefly produce recovery and healing medicines, including Qi-Replenishing Pills and Lesser Restoration Pills 21.
• Demonstrates pill refining and gives practical guidance during Changxu’s early attempts 37.

Spiritual Plant Cultivation

Shihao is an upper-grade first-tier spiritual plant grower 1.

• Heads the lineage’s Spirit Plant Hall before his promotion to Grand Supreme Elder 50.
• Hands the position over to Liu Shijie following his Foundation Establishment breakthrough 50.

Spirit-Beast Partnership

Shihao’s companion is Xiao Yin, a Silver-Eared Macaque whom he treats as a brother 4 24.

• Xiao Yin stands eight feet tall, with gray fur and silver ears, and possesses a trace of Six-Eared Macaque bloodline 24.
• Its Wind-Listening Ear bloodline art can detect sounds up to one hundred li away 24.
• During the caravan journey, it identifies twenty-five approaching cultivators approximately thirty li away 24.
• Its loyalty helps inspire Changxu’s childhood wish to raise a spirit beast of his own 4.

Cultivation Instruction

Shihao emphasizes lifelong diligence and carefully organized practice 11.

• Designs Changxu’s cultivation schedule from childhood and personally supervises his progress 11.
• Recommends the Primordial Unity Body-Tempering Art when Changxu seeks to improve his physical strength 12.
• Teaches that cultivation requires both courage and constant caution 27.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Azure Rainbow Sword — Supreme-grade first-tier magical sword; used to wound the Blazing Flame Tiger 24.
• Dragon Spring Sword — Mid-grade first-tier sword received from Changxu’s grandfather and later passed down to Changxu before his first hunt 1.
• Spirit Beast Bag — Used to carry and release Xiao Yin 24.
• Foundation Establishment Pill — Purchased with lineage support and consumed during his successful breakthrough 40 46.
• Green Feather Boat — Lineage-owned, lower-grade second-tier flying boat purchased by Shihao for 40,000 low-grade spirit stones, largely financed through loans from clansmen. Carries more than ten people and travels approximately six thousand li per day 49.

Relationships

• Liu Changxu — Eldest son and cultivation pupil. Shihao guides his training, supports his independence, and protects his cultivation time from excessive pavilion duties 1 11 34 49.
• Lin Yulian — Principal wife, married through a lineage alliance; mother of Changxu and Changxue. Later appointed Commerce Hall head and Peach Blossom Pavilion master 1 7 50.
• Liang Yuniang — Concubine from the Liang clan; mother of Liu Changxin and Liu Sheng 1.
• Shi Wenxia — Concubine and former rogue cultivator; mother of Liu Ling 1.
• Liu Changxue — Daughter with Lin Yulian; accompanies her parents to Purple Forest Market after Shihao’s advancement 1 50.
• Liu Changxin and Liu Sheng — Children with Liang Yuniang. Changxin possesses spiritual roots, while Sheng does not 1.
• Liu Ling — Youngest daughter, born to Shi Wenxia 1.
• Liu Baishan — Father and lineage chief. Celebrates Shihao’s breakthrough with tears of pride 7 50.
• Liu Shi’an and Liu Shilan — Brother and sister; the other two children of Liu Baishan identified as possessing spiritual roots 7.
• Liu Shisheng — Rival for the lineage’s first supported Foundation Establishment attempt 9 10.
• Liu Qiuju and Zhao Yushan — Guard his breakthrough attempt and help support the lineage’s new market presence 40 46 48.
• Li Yufei — Azure Cloud Sect contact who supports the pavilion opening and helps him find a flying-boat seller 48 49.

Notable Quotes

“Whatever you seized belongs to you. There's no need to tell me! You're grown up now. All you need to do is take good care of yourself.” 34