Han Chen

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Han Chen (韩晨)
Gender	Male
Age	Approximately fourteen at the beginning of the story 1.
Origin	Blue Star; formerly an ordinary college student 1.
Alias(es)	Li Feiyu, Xiao Cha, Xuan Gu, and Shang Xinci 11 31 40 45.
Epithet	One of the Twin Stars of Jia Ma, paired with Xiao Yan after their celebrated potential gave way to cultivation difficulties 1.
Affiliation	Misty Cloud Sect; adopted member of the Nalan Family 1 31 47.
Occupation/Role	Traveling cultivator, alchemist, and Qing Lin’s master; formerly a miscellaneous-chore disciple 1 42 45.
Master	Yun Yun; grand-disciple of Yun Shan 1 47.
Cultivation Attributes	Wood, water, earth, and fire—the manifestation of his Four Spiritual Roots 1 2.
Latest Documented Cultivation	Six-Star Dou Shi 72.
Alchemist Rank	Official Third-Grade badge; demonstrated peak fourth-grade pill refinement 42.
Status	Alive; preparing another breakthrough and the full absorption of Tiandu Corpse Fire 72.
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1.

Power Progression

Cultivation

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Third Stage of Dou Qi	1	Remained at this stage for years despite the sect’s initial investment in him.
Fourth Stage of Dou Qi	5	Retrospectively confirmed after nearly two years of advancement from the third stage. A Yellow Dragon Pill produces noticeable progress toward the fifth stage, but no fifth-stage breakthrough is stated.
Seventh Stage of Dou Qi	9	Advances from the fourth stage after switching to the Azure Essence Sword Art. His Dou Qi becomes emerald green, and he can shatter a chair with one strike.
Peak Ninth Stage of Dou Qi	14	Reached after two months of cultivation supported by Yellow Dragon Pills.
Two-Star Dou Zhe	20	Absorbs a Foundation Establishment Pill overnight, cleansing his meridians and refining his foundation under the Three-Turn Origin Reversion Art.
Nine-Star Dou Zhe	30	Reached after five and a half months of seclusion using his stock of Spirit Gathering Pills.
Dou Shi	48	Explicitly identifies himself as a Dou Shi before Hai Bodong’s test. The exact breakthrough is not shown in the supplied passages.
Six-Star Dou Shi	72	Confirmed while preparing another breakthrough. He has refined treasures obtained from the Snake-People Tribe into cultivation pills; the next breakthrough is not yet completed.

Alchemy

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Practicing alchemist	26	Demonstrates successful Blood-Clotting Powder refinement with Tiandu Corpse Fire while Xiao Yi Xian observes.
Second-Rank Alchemist	27 30	Successfully refines Spirit Gathering Pills at a 50% success rate after half a month of practice and nearly one million gold coins’ worth of ingredients.
Official Third-Grade Alchemist; demonstrated fourth-grade ability	40 42	Requests a fourth-rank examination, then demonstrates peak fourth-grade pill refinement. Black Rock City issues a Third-Grade badge and robe; a fourth-grade badge must be obtained through the Imperial Capital headquarters.

Background / History

Han Chen was a college student on Blue Star before a gaming-and-phone-charging accident sent him into the world of Battle Through the Heavens. Nalan Yanran found him after his arrival and brought him to the Misty Cloud Sect. His four detectable attributes attracted extraordinary attention: Yun Shan accepted him as a grand-disciple and instructed Yun Yun to guide him personally 1.

His cultivation failed to match those expectations. Years of stagnation turned admiration into contempt, and he was eventually demoted to miscellaneous chores. Yun Ling assigned him to sweep the back mountain’s Stele Forest, while other disciples bullied him. Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran continued caring for him, but their ability to protect him was constrained by Yun Shan’s authority and hostile sect elders 1 2 5.

The awakening of his Mortal Cultivation System revealed that his apparent four-attribute genius was actually the Four Spiritual Roots of a template modeled on Han Heavenly Venerable. The system had been bound to him since transmigration, but an update delayed its activation. His unsuitable foundation, the Dou Qi Continent’s lack of spiritual energy, and insufficient cultivation resources explained his poor progress 1 2.

Given a viable path to cultivation, Han Chen chose to travel rather than remain dependent on the sect. Nalan Yanran initially refused to let him leave, prompting a failed nighttime escape. Yun Yun ultimately granted permission, and he agreed to accompany Yanran to Wutan City before beginning his independent journey 3 4.

Appearance

Han Chen’s true appearance is that of a handsome youth with black hair, sharply defined brows, and a refined, scholarly bearing. When dressed for the Wutan City journey, his transformation briefly leaves Nalan Yanran staring 5 45.

• Usual presentation: Blue or green robes, with his black hair combed back; his journey outfit includes a jade hairpin 5 37.
• Early concealment: A black robe used to obscure his identity at the Mittel Auction House, though he recognizes that this cannot fool genuine experts 9.
• Xiao Cha disguise: A more mature-looking, alluring young man wearing a blue robe patterned with black, tied-back black hair, and red eyeshadow beneath his eyes 40.
• Shang Xinci disguise: A female physician’s appearance created through the Form-Changing Art; Xiao Yan senses familiarity but does not identify him 31.

Personality

Han Chen prioritizes survival, preparation, and independence. He avoids unnecessary disputes, conceals his strongest advantages, and willingly sacrifices equipment rather than risk his life. His lessons to Qing Lin—hide her identity, avoid trouble, and flee suspicious situations—formalize the caution he practices himself 12 27 39 46.

He is also calculating and opportunistic. Gifts, trades, and apparently helpful interventions often serve several purposes: obtaining techniques, recruiting assistance, or keeping future events useful to him. He deliberately wants Xiao Yan to remain close to the original story so that his foreknowledge retains value and Soul Hall continues focusing on someone else 19 26 36 50.

His pragmatism does not prevent genuine attachment. He supports Xiao Yi Xian’s decision to pursue her own path, cares for the injured Yun Yun, and commits to protecting Qing Lin despite the political danger surrounding her eyes. Against perceived threats, however, he is ruthless: he has a pursuer killed by his spiders and plans retaliation against the Jia Lie Family rather than allowing hostility to grow 14 20 30 34 49.

His outward composure frequently gives way to awkwardness around women he finds attractive. Ya Fei’s charm makes him recognize a need for stronger mental discipline, while treating Yun Yun leaves him visibly flustered. Under interrogation, that embarrassment gives way to irreverent jokes and elaborate bluffs 10 34 36 61.

Abilities & Skills

Mortal Cultivation System

The system supplies adapted immortal-cultivation resources through missions, check-ins, and experience-point prize draws 1 2 9.

• Missions: Visit locations associated with Xiao Yan’s rise, leave the sect to establish an independent path, and ultimately attain immortality 2.
• Check-ins: Can be performed at locations and on characters; rewards reflect their importance to the original story 5 8.
• Major rewards: Checking in with Xiao Xun’er yields 10,000 experience points, while Xiao Yan’s engagement-cancellation event yields 20,000 experience points and several major treasures 8.
• Prize draws: Basic draws cost 100 experience points; intermediate draws cost 1,000. Advanced draws are initially unavailable 9.
• Storage: System Space holds rewards and loot, but cannot store the Heaven-Palm Bottle 9 21 66.
• Limits: Repeated character check-ins usually have declining drop rates outside major Xiao Yan events. Receiving a powerful item does not guarantee that Han Chen’s current cultivation can use it 8 9.

Azure Essence Sword Art

Han Chen’s principal cultivation method replaces his earlier inadequate approach and immediately accelerates his advancement 9.

• Receives the first six levels through an intermediate draw, together with materials containing the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords’ refining method 9.
• Uses the accompanying Three-Turn Origin Reversion Art, which imposes strict foundation requirements 20.
• Later cultivates without pills to strengthen his foundation and compress his True Essence himself 37.
• Teaches Qing Lin the first three levels, which can support cultivation through the Dou Shi realm 45.

Alchemy and Spirit-Herb Cultivation

Han Chen combines repeated pill-refining practice with ingredients cultivated using the Little Green Bottle 12 26 42.

• Refines Blood-Clotting Powder, Spirit Gathering Pills, and eventually peak fourth-grade pills 26 27 42.
• Uses herb sales and pill auctions to obtain money, equipment, and formulas 11 12 15.
• Turns failed pills into food for his Blood Jade Spiders instead of discarding them 27.
• Trades two Foundation Establishment Pills for the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking, Three-Pattern Green Spirit, Blood-Burning, and Bone-Nurturing pill formulas 42.
• Is not infallible: his attempt to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill for Nalan Yanran fails despite consuming his ingredients 39.

Flame Control

Han Chen receives two unusual flames from character check-ins and later uses both in practical situations 8 26 36.

• Tiandu Corpse Fire: Initially received as a child flame requiring cultivation; used for pill refinement and to shield Qing Lin from Hai Bodong’s cold 8 26 47.
• Profound Soul Yin Fire: Used to heat Yun Yun’s bathwater and reduce the oppressive heat near the underground green lotus 36 58.
• Flame Manipulation Art: Obtained through the Ancient Map shop check-in 47.
• Limits: His early fourth-stage Dou Qi cultivation cannot use the flame rewards. By Chapter 72, fully devouring Tiandu Corpse Fire remains a preparation goal 9 72.

Form-Changing Art and Concealment

The Form-Changing Art allows Han Chen to adopt convincing alternate appearances rather than rely solely on clothing 28 31 50.

• Creates the female physician Shang Xinci to influence Xiao Yan’s route through Qingshan Town 31.
• Uses Xiao Cha as a recurring traveling and alchemist identity 40 50.
• Can resist ordinary scrutiny; Yao Lao says exceptionally strong spiritual power would be needed to see through the secret art 50.
• Does not conceal identifying possessions: Xiao Yan recognizes his distinctive purple iris Storage Ring 47.
• Does not reliably defeat other senses: Medusa recognizes his scent, Dou Qi, and techniques despite his denials 61.

Spirit Sense and Great Evolution Art

Han Chen possesses spiritual perception and studies a method intended to strengthen it 14 15 25.

• Uses soul perception to examine the technique hidden in the black iron fragment 14.
• Hears nearby conversations through his spiritual sense 25.
• Receives the first two levels of the Great Evolution Art, useful for medicine refinement and puppet control 9 15.
• Initially avoids practicing it because splitting his spiritual sense would be dangerous while still at the Dou Qi stage 15.

Suction Palm

The black iron fragment contains the Mystic-Tier Suction Palm, which Han Chen practices during his Wutan City stay 14 19.

• Draws opponents toward the user; at higher mastery, it can pull blood from a distance 19.
• Han Chen seeks an outward-pushing technique, particularly Fire-Blowing Palm, to complement it 14 19.
• Giving Xiao Yan and Yao Lao the fragment secures a promise to share a suitable complementary technique if one is found 19.

Controlled Creatures and Puppet Combat

Han Chen deploys creatures and constructed fighters to compensate for his comparatively low cultivation 14 27 48.

• Blood Jade Spiders: Xiao Bai and Xiao Yu use coordinated distraction and silk attacks. Their silk resists fire and water, and they serve as guards, scouts, and combatants 14 19 27.
• Gold-Devouring Insects: Acquires ten thousand, raises them with Spirit Nurturing Pellets and demon-luring grass, and later uses them to consume Hai Bodong’s ice attacks and Dou Qi 38 39 48.
• Insect limits: Larvae initially have little fighting power; timed explosions can destroy them. Han Chen treats much of the swarm as expendable during Hai Bodong’s test 39 48.
• Dou Shi-level puppet: Fights the Swift Rain Swallow, then self-destructs to buy time for escape. The blast does not kill the beast 27 28.

Thunder Magic

Han Chen states that he has studied Thunder Magic alongside swordsmanship 53.

• Offers to handle seventh-tier pill lightning and use it for cultivation 53.
• The supplied passages do not show that lightning-absorption attempt being carried out 53.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heaven-Palm Bottle / Little Green Bottle: His central treasure, obtained from Xiao Yan’s check-in. This stripped-down version lacks a bottle spirit but retains Creation Dew, also called Creation Liquid or Heavenly Creation Liquid, for growing spirit plants. It cannot enter System Space and appears ordinary after its initial manifestation 8 9 12 58.
• Foundation Establishment Pills: Adapted pills retaining cultivation, meridian-cleansing, and foundation-strengthening effects rather than their original Foundation Establishment function. Han Chen uses one for his Dou Zhe breakthrough and sells or trades others 9 20 42.
• Divine Wind Boat: Flying artifact used for travel and emergency escape, including the retreat from the Swift Rain Swallow 8 24 28.
• Golden Aphid Mother-and-Son Blades: Weapons readied during the Jia Lie Family raid and the underground lotus expedition 22 58.
• Talismans: Uses an Earth Shield Talisman for protection and layers Earth-Escape Talismans before entering the underground cave 5 22 58.
• Heavenly Thunder Bead: Starter-pack treasure given to Nalan Yanran as protection. He tells her it can defeat an enemy two ranks above its user, while concealing its system origin 1 4.
• Storage Ring and Spirit Beast Bag: The ring is supplied by Ya Fei; its purple iris design later exposes his identity. The beast bag houses his Blood Jade Spiders 12 27 47.
• Sixth-rank magical-beast soft armor: Yun Yun gives him the armor she wore beneath her clothing before leaving the valley 39.
• Poison Pill Method: Obtained from Yao Lao in exchange for a millennium spirit herb; later used to offer Xiao Yi Xian a means of controlling her Woeful Poison Body 20 29.
• Void Sky Fragment Map: Grants one passage into a special, dangerous version of Void Sky Hall once he reaches Dou Emperor. Han Chen hopes to obtain a Heaven Mending Pill there 29 30.
• Demonic Flame remnant maps: Uses fragments associated with the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame to guide Xiao Yan’s development and bargain for assistance or pills 36 50 53.
• Seven Vitality Pill: Receives a low-tier seventh-rank pill from Xiao Yan; its principal effects are restoring injuries and Dou Qi, with a lesser foundation-strengthening effect 57.

Relationships

• Yun Yun — Master and childhood caregiver. She permits his travels, later relies on him while injured, and gives him protective armor. When Medusa threatens him, Yun Yun stands between them despite being outmatched 4 34 35 39 70.
• Nalan Yanran — Found him after his arrival and treats him as her younger brother. Her protectiveness conflicts with his desire for independence; he supports her engagement decision and promises to return within three years 1 3 4 8.
• Nalan Jie — Adoptive grandfather. Yun Yun reveals that he repeatedly visited the sect because he believed Han Chen had been driven away 31 35 47.
• Yun Shan — Grandmaster who initially took an interest in his four attributes. Han Chen resents his authority but later considers his protection useful against threats to Qing Lin 1 2 50.
• Yun Ling — Hostile elder who repeatedly targets him after his cultivation disappoints the sect; assigns him back-mountain sweeping duties 1 5.
• Xiao Yan — Friend, rival, trading partner, and intended treasure-hunting ally. Han Chen preserves his dignity and shares opportunities, but also diverts danger toward him and deliberately interferes with some of his expected gains. Xiao Yan nevertheless risks infiltrating the Snake-People royal city to find him 6 19 34 38 50 59 66.
• Yao Lao — Cautious trading partner impressed by his perception but suspicious of his unusual knowledge. Supplies the Poison Pill Method and negotiates the foundation-stabilizing pill arrangement 19 20 53.
• Xiao Xun’er — Initially guarded and suspicious of his intentions toward Xiao Yan. After he helps them, she chooses to regard him as a friend despite unanswered questions about his identity 8 13 23.
• Ya Fei — Business partner at the Mittel Auction House. Offers equipment and favorable treatment to encourage future pill consignments; her teasing repeatedly unsettles him 10 11 12.
• Xiao Yi Xian — Close companion whom he encourages to study alchemy and helps confront the Woeful Poison Body. He supplies her journey, reveals his real name before their separation, and agrees to a future reunion 24 26 29 30 31.
• Qing Lin — Rescued child and eldest disciple. Han Chen provides cultivation instruction, literacy lessons, supplies, and protection, refusing to abandon her when her rare eyes create a threat from the Heavenly Snake Mansion 45 46 49.
• Hai Bodong — Senior expert whose integrity Han Chen openly trusts. Their relationship combines testing, bargains, and an appeal for help protecting Qing Lin 47 48 49 50.
• Queen Medusa — Captor who later displays strong personal attachment and possessiveness. Han Chen admits they are close, but his false identity provokes her anger and a confrontation with Yun Yun 61 62 70.
• Jia Lie Ao and the Jia Lie Family — Enemies after Ao humiliates and has him followed. Han Chen kills the pursuer through his spiders and raids the family’s medicinal storehouse 14 20 21.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Wutan City and the Engagement Dispute

Han Chen accompanies Nalan Yanran to the Xiao Clan and takes the lead in discussing an amicable separation. He discreetly provides Xiao Yan a chair when the elders attempt to humiliate him, then frames the engagement around affection, family benefits, and Yanran’s wish for autonomy. The encounter still concludes with the Three-Year Agreement, but Yun Yun later credits his approach with preserving the Xiao Clan’s dignity 6 7 8 35.

After parting from Yanran, he receives the Heaven-Palm Bottle and establishes a cultivation base in Wutan City. He consigns a Foundation Establishment Pill, grows medicinal herbs, and acquires the iron fragment containing Suction Palm. Its sale brings 1.2 million gold coins from Xiao Yan, while subsequent dealings with Yao Lao secure the Poison Pill Method. Before leaving, he breaks through to Dou Zhe and raids the Jia Lie Family’s storehouse 8 9 12 14 19 20 21.

Qingshan Town and Xiao Yi Xian

Traveling as Li Feiyu, Han Chen meets Xiao Yi Xian after becoming lost near the Magical Beast Mountain Range. His gifts and alchemy demonstrations win her trust and lodging at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion. A nighttime treasure hunt brings a dangerous Swift Rain Swallow encounter, the loss of his puppet, and access to a hidden cave 24 25 26 27 28.

The cave provides the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, which reveals Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body, and a system reward tied to Void Sky Hall. Han Chen shares the Poison Pill Method and promises further help. Following secluded cultivation, he supports her departure for the Chu Yun Empire, then disguises himself as Shang Xinci to guide the newly arrived Xiao Yan toward a cave 29 30 31.

Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King

Anticipating Yun Yun’s arrival, Han Chen prepares pills and rescues her after her battle with the Amethyst Winged Lion King—first kicking Xiao Yan into the water to prevent him from taking that role. He treats her wounds and helps her absorb medicine while the Amethyst Seal blocks her Dou Qi 34 35 36.

Once she recovers, they coordinate another confrontation: Yun Yun draws away the Lion King while Han Chen loots its cave. He hands the cub and companion amethyst source to Xiao Yan and Yao Lao, causing the returning Lion King to pursue them instead. He returns with resources for Yun Yun and Yanran, receives Yun Yun’s soft armor, and begins raising his newly acquired Gold-Devouring Insects 37 38 39.

Alchemist Recognition and Qing Lin’s Apprenticeship

As Xiao Cha, Han Chen seeks formal alchemist recognition in Black Rock City. His peak fourth-grade pill refinement impresses Frank and Otto, and he exchanges pills for formulas before receiving a Third-Grade badge 40 42.

He subsequently rescues Qing Lin and accepts her as his eldest disciple. At Hai Bodong’s map shop, Xiao Yan recognizes his ring, exposing the disguise. Hai Bodong tests both young cultivators, while Qing Lin’s Jade Spirit Three-Flower Eyes awaken earlier than Han Chen expects. Han Chen provides an eye technique and seeks Hai Bodong’s help against the danger posed by the Heavenly Snake Mansion 45 46 47 48 49 50.

Tagor Desert and the Snake-People Royal City

Han Chen uses map fragments and Heavenly Flame information to recruit Xiao Yan for the desert expedition. His main interest is the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds and Lotus Seat: he theorizes that cultivating their roots with Heavenly Creation Liquid could provide recurring seeds or even Heavenly Flames. He also negotiates with Yao Lao for a pill to repair a foundation damaged by a forced breakthrough 50 53 57 58.

Medusa captures him and repeatedly challenges his invented identity and prestigious backing. Later, he gains access to the tribe’s treasury, secretly takes more than his allotted three items, and reunites with a disguised Xiao Yan. He reveals that Medusa holds the Heavenly Flame and intends to evolve with it 61 62 66.

After Medusa attains Dou Zong, Yun Yun confronts her over Han Chen’s safety. His real name and relationship with Yun Yun expose his earlier lies, leaving him caught between Medusa’s anger and his master’s protection. By the latest supplied passage, he is a Six-Star Dou Shi preparing further advancement and the full absorption of Tiandu Corpse Fire 70 72.

Notable Quotes

“Even without a system, I should forge my own path. At the very least, I should die without regrets.” 2

“Wherever I go, you’ll always be my big sister. I won’t forget you.” 4

“Simply because you’re Hai Bodong.” 49