Li Qingshan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Li Qingshan (李青山)
Alias(es)	“Groin-Stabbing Blade”; “White-Haired Hidden Dragon”
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Seven Stars Sect; Star Academy; Investigation Office / Evil Slaying Department
Occupation/Role	Martial artist; former student of Wan Keshan; Director of the Investigation Office
Status	Active; transcended the River of Destiny 981
First Appearance	Chapter 14

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Body Tempering 20/100	23	Reached the fourth level of The Stars Are Calling and attained Great Accomplishment in Mizong Step and Wind Shadow Blade.
Body Tempering Ninth Level	67	Reached after four months of intensive training; The Stars Are Calling was nearing completion.
Extreme Realm (Body Forging)	73	Broke through after reaching the second revolution of the Nine Revolutions of the Blazing Sun.
Extreme Realm Perfection	83	Reached the Extreme Realm ceiling at Body Tempering 100/100; Thunder Roar Blade and Heavenly Net Step reached Great Accomplishment.
Breaking Limits Third Turn	116	Progress recorded at 91/100 while continuing the Path of Breaking Limits.
Fifth Stage	477	Reached the fifth stage of his cultivation method after smelting Quantum Star Cores.
Divine Aspect Eleventh Order	482	Displayed sufficient power to intimidate the Commerce Department with a single blade strike; had gained Insight.
Divine Aspect / Blue Supergiant Star	552	Became a Blue Supergiant Star and began the “Body Transforms into Celestial Body” process.
Natal Great Star: Qingyang	882	Learned Qingyang was an Authority Prototype accidentally forged from Authority Fragments.
Second Qingyang	886	Broke through after five hundred years of cultivation within Yi Xing’s concealed chessboard formation.
Two Authority Prototypes	893	Revealed a second Authority Prototype during his battle against the Blade Wielders and Xin Qi.
Transcendence ∞/∞	981	Reconstructed his Status Panel and prepared to kill the awakened River of Destiny.

Background / History

Li Qingshan began as a student in Luoying First High School’s Martial Arts Class under Wan Keshan. He relied on the Status Panel and Martial Arts Space—whose accelerated time consumed available time earned through killing Fierce Beasts and Evil God Cultists—to train at a pace others mistook for extraordinary insight 18 23 924.

After reporting the Flesh Cult’s Star River Bar stronghold, he received 100,000 Star Coins from Wan Keshan and left his job there before the cult could endanger him further 14. He later became Cao Shaoyu’s coach, defeating the Body Tempering Third Level Yu Zhuo while still at the first level and earning 120,000 Star Coins for thirty days of lessons 21.

Wan Keshan guided him toward the A-rank Nine Heavens Wind Thunder Blade by teaching him its prerequisite arts. Cao Ya’s gift of the Thunder Pattern Blade proved essential to this route 35. Li Qingshan subsequently rose from the Old Continent rankings to Old Continent First, defeating Zhou Yunze and Mou Yu 92 93.

He later entered the wider conflicts of the Star Realm, the Crimson Rainbow Continent, and the Jianghu. He defeated Han Shan, ascended through Nine Revolutions Ascending to Heaven, and became tied to Old Daoist Tianji’s warning that he might be humanity’s only chance to break the Great Calamity 229.

Following his victory in a Reincarnation Struggle against the Spirit Taming Evil Lord, he received a Star Academy garrison mission and expanded his access to Starry Sky Martial Arts 270. He eventually became Director of the Investigation Office, then rose into a figure whose cultivation and influence extended across the Stellar Sea 457 552.

Personality

Li Qingshan is intensely diligent and regards his progress as the result of effort rather than innate genius. Even when others describe his insight as heaven-defying, he emphasizes the time, danger, and repeated training behind every advancement 18 924.

He is pragmatic, bold, and often irreverent toward authority. He can be strategically patient when investigating larger threats, but becomes direct and intimidating when confronting enemies or obstructive officials 209 475 482. His humor is dry and occasionally mischievous, such as abusing his forum permissions to delete insults aimed at him 437.

Despite his ruthlessness toward Evil God Cultists and hostile opponents, he remains loyal to his teacher and friends. He returned with a Life-Creating Pill to restore Wan Keshan’s ruined martial path and supported Zhao Hongzhou and Yu Lei as their lives changed 281 547.

Appearance

Li Qingshan is consistently described as a young man whose appearance changes far less than those around him as his cultivation deepens 299.

• Often carries or fights with a saber, particularly the Thunder Pattern Blade and later Thunder Roar 35 477.
• Became associated with white hair through the title “White-Haired Hidden Dragon” 221.
• His Divine Aspect transformation manifested as a Blue Supergiant Star 552.

Abilities & Skills

Status Panel

A unique system that records Li Qingshan’s realm, techniques, martial skills, Martial Arts Space functions, and available time 23.

• Allows skills and cultivation techniques to gain proficiency through repeated practice.
• Is separate from the Martial Arts Space and was revealed to be an unforeseen accident rather than part of the Intercept Heaven Immortal Venerable’s intended legacy 924.
• Functions as the key that lets him control the Time Dao Fruit without relying on conventional comprehension 924.
• Ultimately displayed his Transcendence as ∞/∞ 981.

Martial Arts Space

A training space with accelerated time flow, funded by available time gained from kills 18 23.

• Ignores physical exhaustion during training 18.
• Initially operated at a 1:10 time-flow rate 23.
• Upgraded after his growth in the Star Realm, gaining a larger platform and a star-filled ceiling 83.
• Enables prolonged training, but consumes time he must earn through dangerous combat 924.

The Stars Are Calling

Li Qingshan’s core cultivation technique, originally known as the Thirty-Sixth Set of Broadcast Gymnastics 23.

• Reached its fourth level, “Muscle Rhythm,” by Chapter 23 23.
• Its upgrades improve body-tempering efficiency, with each level doubling efficiency 23.
• His comprehension of its fifth level was considered exceptionally rare among Old Continent martial artists 93.
• Its progression supported his pursuit of Breaking Limits and later transformations 116 552.

Blade Arts

Li Qingshan is a saber specialist whose foundational and advanced blade arts form a connected progression.

• Wind Shadow Blade — Reached Great Accomplishment early and later Perfection; used to defeat stronger opponents and control groups without drawing his blade 23 42 43 68.
• Thunder Roar Blade — A C-rank prerequisite art learned in preparation for the Nine Heavens Wind Thunder Blade; reached Great Accomplishment by the Extreme Realm ceiling 35 83.
• Thunder Descends Upon the World — A decisive Thunder Roar Blade move used to defeat Lu Su 68 69.
• Nine Heavens Wind Thunder Blade — An A-rank martial art formed by completing prerequisite skills; used to defeat Zhou Yunze 35 92.
• Groin-Stabbing Blade — His notorious practical finishing style, used against Mou Yu and widely copied by later students 93 547.

Movement Techniques

His footwork is central to his combat style, allowing him to evade, reposition, and attack from blind spots.

• Mizong Step — Reached Great Accomplishment within roughly one month of Martial Arts Space training; allowed him to defeat Yu Zhuo despite a two-level realm gap 18 21.
• Wind Shadow Follows — Used with the perfected Wind Shadow Blade to defeat Zhong Xian 42.
• Heavenly Net Step / Heavenly Net Mizong Step — Used to defeat Mou Yu and secure Old Continent First 68 92.
• The Marvel of Square Inch — A movement technique insight that enabled him to disappear amid groups and turn opponents against one another 56 63.

Nine Revolutions of the Blazing Sun

A body-cultivation method that supported Li Qingshan’s advance into the Extreme Realm and beyond 73.

• Reached the second revolution before entering the Extreme Realm 73.
• Motivated his pursuit of the White Tiger Pearl from Han Shan 209 221.
• Later enabled him to advance through Nine Revolutions Ascending to Heaven 229.

Authority and Qingyang

Li Qingshan’s Natal Great Star, Qingyang, is an Authority Prototype forged from Authority Fragments 882.

• Can turn Blade Wielders from hunters into prey 893.
• Was severely damaged and nearly self-destructed after conflict with Xin Qi and the Blade Wielders 895.
• Li Qingshan stated that even if Qingyang were destroyed, he could forge it again 895.
• Ultimately developed a second Qingyang and a second Authority Prototype 886 893.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Thunder Pattern Blade — A weapon gifted by Cao Ya; valued at roughly 100 million Star Coins and necessary for fully using the Nine Heavens Wind Thunder Blade 35.
• Thunder Roar — A long blade personally forged after a year of cultivation; used to eliminate Evil God Cultists in the Jiao Xiu District 477.
• Life-Creating Pill — A pill he brought back for Wan Keshan to restore his destroyed acupoints and martial ability 281.
• Time Sands — Received one thousand from Director Gu, though he found they could not be stacked with the Martial Arts Space’s time acceleration 453.
• Quantum Star Cores — Smelted to advance his cultivation method; one shattered during an attempted two-core smelting 477.

Relationships

• Wan Keshan — Teacher and mentor. Wan guided Li Qingshan’s martial arts foundation and A-rank blade route; Li later returned the favor with a Life-Creating Pill 14 35 281.
• Cao Ya — Benefactor who gifted him the Thunder Pattern Blade and offered financial support for an Extreme Realm Secret Method 35 61.
• Cao Shaoyu — Former student and client. Li became his martial arts coach after defeating Yu Zhuo 21.
• Zhao Hongzhou — Close friend and fellow Martial Arts Class student; they maintained their bond across decades 18 299 547.
• Yu Lei — Friend and Zhao Hongzhou’s eventual partner; Li reassured her regarding Yu Man’s secret mission 18 547.
• Yu Man — Yu Lei’s sister, Wan Keshan’s former student, and a mecha pilot. She witnessed Li’s early accomplishments and later fought alongside him in the Luoping City crisis 30 77.
• Mou Yu — Principal Old Continent rival. Li considered Mou Yu his only true opponent before defeating him for Old Continent First 89 92.
• Lu Jing — Academy mentor figure who claimed a teacher-student relationship due to Li buying her instructional videos; later profited from sales of his Nine Heavens Wind Thunder Blade 85 284.
• Long Yeyun — Seven Stars Sect Master who supported Li’s high-profile actions and trusted his Dao 207 270.
• Yi Xing — Vice Hall Master and ally within the Ancient Hall; protected Li, used him as bait against Blade Wielders, and supplied critical information about Authority 861 882 886.
• Meng Yichen — Li Qingshan’s son. In the finale, they acknowledge one another after Meng establishes a 108 Zhang Dharma Aspect 981.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Luoying Martial Arts Class

Li Qingshan begins as an accelerating martial arts student, exposes the Star River Bar’s Flesh Cult connection, and earns enough Star Coins to sustain his training 14. He proves his early strength by defeating Yu Zhuo, develops his coaching relationship with Cao Shaoyu, and advances rapidly through the Martial Arts Space 21 23.

Old Continent Rankings

After mastering key blade and movement techniques, Li rises through the Virtual Combat Space. He reaches rank 1053, enters the Extreme Realm, then breaks into the top 100 and eventually claims Old Continent First by defeating Mou Yu 69 73 85 92.

World Gate and Star Realm

Li joins the response to Zhu Ping’s World Gate crisis in Luoping City. Within the Star Realm, he kills Wolf Poison beasts for available time, investigates their lair, and pushes his cultivation to Extreme Realm Perfection 77 79 83.

Academy and Breaking Limits

At Ziying Academy, Li pursues the Path of Breaking Limits rather than giving up early. He tops the Qi Monument by defeating the recorded phantoms of Ye Yukong and Feng Boyong, drawing attention across multiple star systems 112 116 118 119.

Crimson Rainbow Continent

Li becomes a major Jianghu figure after opposing a Grandmaster and confronting Han Shan for the White Tiger Pearl. Han Shan’s death and Li’s Nine Revolutions Ascending to Heaven establish him as a possible key to ending the Great Calamity 207 221 229.

Investigation Office

Li becomes Director of the Investigation Office, builds influence within the Evil Slaying Department, and investigates Panlong’s smuggling network and high-order Star Realm source 457 475 481. His power lets him force other departments to stop obstructing Evil Slaying operations 482.

Ancient Hall and Authority

Approaching the Ancient Hall’s Opportunity, Li learns Qingyang is an Authority Prototype. He cultivates a second Qingyang, battles Blade Wielders, and continues pursuing Authority Fragments despite catastrophic damage to his Natal Great Star 861 882 886 893 895.

Finale

Li’s influence becomes embedded across human territory as “effort” itself. He reveals that he never died, reconstructs his Status Panel at Transcendence ∞/∞, and confronts the awakened River of Destiny 981.

Notable Quotes

“I'm just too hardworking!” 18

“Your own strength is the foundation. When you have enough power, all demons and monsters will crumble on their own.” — Wan Keshan to Li Qingshan 74

“What's the point of taking shortcuts? We martial artists should advance bravely, we should dare to face explosions head-on!” 924

“Effort changes Destiny!” 981

Trivia

• Li initially did not know that “Groin-Stabbing Blade” had become his nickname; Kong Hao was identified as the person who spread it 77 84.
• His early 100,000 Star Coin reward was enough to buy approximately one month of Nutrient Solution 14.
• He once considered selling the Thunder Pattern Blade immediately after learning it was worth about 100 million Star Coins 35.
• A statue of Li Qingshan was erected at Luoying First High School during his lifetime 281.
• Students at Luoying First High School later studied the Groin-Stabbing Blade technique that he made famous 547.