Peacock King

Biodata

Background / History

Seclusion and Return

The Peacock King had swept across the Southern Region eight hundred years before his reappearance. He spent those eight centuries cultivating in a small world created by an ancient sage. When he discovered the world, it was badly damaged and approaching collapse; he restored it into a thriving refuge roughly fifty li across 32 36 37.

He emerged from seclusion after the Ji Family oppressed the Azure Emperor’s descendants. Defending Yan Ruyu, he smashed the Ji Family’s gates and hunted Ji Haoyue, whose fate remained unknown to the cultivators discussing the incident 35 37.

His battle with Nangong Zheng devastated the Qixia Mountain Range in the Jin Kingdom, leaving it barren. Outsiders did not know whether either combatant had won. The Ji Family Holy Lord and Yaoguang Holy Lord subsequently searched the Southern Region together, declaring their intention to kill him 32 36.

Shelter for Lu Chen and Ye Fan

The Peacock King arrived after Lu Chen subdued three Ji Family Eminent Elders and their disciples. He praised Lu Chen’s strength but warned that killing the elders would invite retaliation from the nearby Ji Family Holy Lord. After Lu Chen spared them, the Peacock King ordered the defeated cultivators to leave 35.

He then brought Lu Chen and Ye Fan to his refuge, hidden inside an unremarkable rocky mountain less than five hundred li from the devastated Qixia Mountain Range. Yan Ruyu and her companions were also staying there 36 37.

At a gathering with his old friend, the Azure Flood Dragon King, he learned of strange phenomena around the Primordial Ancient Mine. Acknowledging the difficulty of advancing through secluded cultivation alone, he agreed to travel north. He also arranged for Yan Ruyu to relocate and accepted Ye Fan’s request to accompany them 37.

Demon God Flower Expedition

Lu Chen offered the Demon God Flower’s location in exchange for essence blood from the Azure Emperor’s heart. Although the flower offered little direct benefit to the already-established Demon Kings, its ability to lay a foundation for young demons made it invaluable for their successors. The Peacock King pledged whatever rewards he could provide 38 39.

To obtain the route to Feathered Immortal Valley, he placed a secret tracking mark on a Ji Family disciple selected by Lu Chen. This allowed Lu Chen to follow the disciple and seize the family’s ancient map. The Peacock King then carried the expedition deep into the Southern Region’s wilderness 39.

In the valley, he detected and fought the Centipede Insect King guarding the flower. His Stars Illuminate the Azure Heavens manifestation annihilated both the guardian’s body and soul. He cleared its poisonous mist and collected the entire rocky mountain bearing the flower, thanking Lu Chen for leading them to it 41.

Relocation to the Northern Region

While the expedition was away, the Ji Family Holy Lord and Yaoguang Holy Lord found and destroyed the Peacock King’s refuge. Despite his anger and regret, he did not launch a reckless attack against their combined forces 42.

A month later, he and the Azure Flood Dragon King led Yan Ruyu, Lu Chen, Ye Fan, and their Demon Race followers through a Domain Gate. The group reached the Northern Region and settled temporarily in Yunze Prefecture, an oasis ruled by the Azure Flood Dragon King 42.

Continued Opposition to the Holy Lands

During the underground palace struggle involving the Chaos Stone Platform and Beast-Skin Scroll, the Peacock King and other Demon Race Great Powers provided potential backing for Lu Chen against the Purple Mansion and Ji Family elders. Nevertheless, the widespread desire to seize Ye Fan’s Cauldron of All-Things Mother Qi meant that even the Peacock King would struggle to protect Ye Fan there 81.

By the time of the Heavenly Demon Pavilion auction, the Peacock King had joined his sworn brother, the Red Dragon Daoist, in battling the Yaoguang Holy Lord and Ji Family Holy Lord. Their joint effort left the Yaoguang Holy Lord severely wounded 91.

Escape from the Ruthless Daoist Grounds

The Peacock King entered the Ruthless Great Emperor’s Daoist Grounds and became trapped alongside the Azure Flood Dragon King, holy-land experts, and numerous young prodigies. Rather than a divine treasury, the grounds contained a lethal formation targeting the intruders, including special physiques whose origins were being drained. The formation’s escalating attacks threatened even Holy Lord-level figures such as the Peacock King 123.

The Peacock King, Azure Flood Dragon King, Tu Tian, and the other mighty experts were injured as they struggled to escape. With their situation becoming desperate, the Peacock King took the Green Lotus Emperor Weapon from Yan Ruyu, while Tu Tian brought out his half of the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar. The Azure Flood Dragon King and the holy-land experts joined them in activating the weapons, opening a passage with great difficulty and leading the surviving young prodigies out 124.

News of their escape spread throughout the Eastern Wasteland. The expedition had inflicted devastating losses on the holy lands: their experts were almost completely wiped out, and virtually all the younger cultivators other than the Holy Sons had perished in the formation 125.

Immortal Transformation Pool Standoff

At the Immortal Transformation Pool, the Peacock King and his allies wielded the Green Lotus Emperor Weapon in a confrontation with the Great Xia Emperor, who held the Taihuang Sword. The opposing groups watched the Immortal Cauldron fragment amid the struggle for treasures 168.

When Ye Fan seized the green copper and fought his way out, the Great Xia Dynasty unleashed the Taihuang Sword’s supreme Dao might against him. The Peacock King and Red Dragon Daoist used the Green Lotus Emperor Weapon to block the attack completely, helping Ye Fan escape down the mountain 169.

Death as the Golden Age Waned

During Lu Chen’s reign as the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, the Golden Age eventually began to decline. The Peacock King died along with other figures of the earlier era, including the Red Dragon Daoist, Fighting Saint Buddha, and Divine Silkworm Princess. Lu Chen mourned the passing of his old companions as successive generations aged 425.

Appearance

The Peacock King’s human form resembles a delicate-featured youth of sixteen or seventeen, despite his age of over two thousand years 35 42.

• Bright eyes and wind-tossed hair, with an extraordinary bearing 35.
• Pure, otherworldly appearance, compared to snow upon a flowering tree and to a lotus 35.
• Youthful face contrasted with aged eyes, which carry the weight of his long life 42.
• Terrifying but restrained aura, easily concealed beneath his gentle appearance 35.

Personality

The Peacock King is openly defiant toward the great families and holy lands. He mocks the Ji Family’s defeated elders without restraint and emerges from centuries of seclusion to defend the Demon Race princess. Toward promising juniors, however, he is approachable, praising Lu Chen and greeting Ye Fan warmly 35 37.

His boldness is tempered by experience. He warns Lu Chen about the consequences of killing the Ji Family elders, avoids provoking a dangerous Lightning Phoenix Bird, and refuses to charge headlong against two hostile Holy Lords after losing his home 35 40 42.

His support for Ye Fan is partly strategic: he values the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body’s potential and Ye Fan’s connection to the Mad Old Man through the latter’s footwork. He also takes Lu Chen’s assistance seriously, explicitly promising to remember his kindness after obtaining the Demon God Flower 37 41.

His willingness to support juniors continues in later crises. He helps lead the surviving prodigies out of the Ruthless Daoist Grounds and, together with the Red Dragon Daoist, blocks an Emperor Weapon’s attack to protect Ye Fan during the struggle over the green copper 124 169.

Power Progression

Abilities & Skills

Stars Illuminate the Azure Heavens

An ancient manifestation that transforms daylight into a star-filled night and brings immense stellar force down upon an opponent 41.

• Summons the manifestation with a casual wave, without needing to release it through his Sea of Bitterness 41.
• Expands individual stars until they fall like planets 41.
• Destroys the Centipede Insect King’s body and soul in battle 41.
• Is identified alongside Lu Chen’s Immortal King Descends upon the Nine Heavens, Ji Haoyue’s Bright Moon Rising over the Sea, and Yan Ruyu’s Green Lotus Growing in the Bitter Sea as one of antiquity’s most terrifying manifestations 86.

Divine Power

His strength places him among the era’s foremost cultivators, able to contend with the Ji Family Holy Lord 33 35.

• Disperses killing intent and poisonous gas with a roar that shakes mountains and rivers 41.
• Clears lingering poison with a sweeping wind 41.
• Forms an enormous palm capable of lifting and storing the mountain supporting the Demon God Flower 41.
• Uses his aura to confront a mighty-expert-level Divine Tiger King, allowing the expedition to pass without a fight 40.
• Considers the Lightning Phoenix Bird dangerous enough that even he might fare badly against it 40.
• Joins the Red Dragon Daoist in fighting two hostile Holy Lords, with the Yaoguang Holy Lord suffering severe wounds 91.

Detection and Tracking

• Places a concealed mark on a Ji Family disciple, enabling Lu Chen to track him after he leaves the family 39.
• Detects the Centipede Insect King hiding beneath the flower’s rocky mountain 41.
• Recognizes the rare Lightning Phoenix Bird during the wilderness journey 40.

Travel and Refuge Restoration

• Moves at extraordinary speed and carries companions across vast stretches of wilderness 35 39.
• Opens his refuge’s concealed entrance with divine light and a starry azure display 36.
• Restores a collapsing sage-created world; he did not create the world himself 36.

Emperor Weapon Use

• Takes the Green Lotus Emperor Weapon from Yan Ruyu and participates in its joint activation with other mighty experts to break out of the Ruthless Daoist Grounds 124.
• Wields the Green Lotus with his allies in a standoff against the Great Xia Emperor’s Taihuang Sword 168.
• Together with the Red Dragon Daoist, completely blocks the Taihuang Sword’s supreme Dao attack on Ye Fan using the Green Lotus 169.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Green Lotus — Yan Ruyu temporarily lends him this Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon as a precaution while investigating the thatched cottage in Feathered Immortal Valley 40. He later borrows it again to help force an escape from the Ruthless Daoist Grounds and wields it with his allies during the Immortal Transformation Pool confrontation, including the defense of Ye Fan against the Taihuang Sword 124 168 169.
• Demon God Flower — He retrieves the flower together with its rocky mountain. It can refine young demons’ bloodline, spiritual nature, and root bone; the following chapter describes it as having come into Yan Ruyu’s hands 41 42.
• Ancient spirit medicines — Collects rare medicinal plants during the expedition, including species extinct in the outside world 41.

Relationships

• Yan Ruyu — Princess under his protection. He defends her against the Ji Family and helps arrange her relocation when the Demon Race’s position in the Southern Region weakens 37. She entrusts him with the Green Lotus Emperor Weapon during dangerous expeditions, including the escape from the Ruthless Daoist Grounds 40 124.
• Azure Flood Dragon King — Old friend and fellow Demon King of comparable reputation; invites him to investigate the Primordial Ancient Mine and hosts the group in Yunze Prefecture 37 42. They later endure the Ruthless Daoist Grounds’ killing formation together and cooperate in activating Emperor Weapons to escape 123 124.
• Red Dragon Daoist — Sworn brother and fellow Great Demon. They jointly battle the Ji Family Holy Lord and Yaoguang Holy Lord, severely wounding the latter, and later use the Green Lotus to protect Ye Fan from the Taihuang Sword 91 169. Both die as the Golden Age wanes 425.
• Ye Fan — Junior he shelters and assists, valuing both his Sacred Body and his connection to the Mad Old Man 35 36 37. He later helps protect Ye Fan’s escape with the green copper by blocking the Great Xia Dynasty’s Emperor Weapon attack alongside the Red Dragon Daoist 169.
• Lu Chen — Promising junior whose combat strength and obscure knowledge impress him. After the flower expedition, he acknowledges a debt of gratitude 35 38 40 41. His presence among the Demon Race Great Powers provides potential backing for Lu Chen during the underground palace dispute 81. Lu Chen later mourns the passing of old companions, including the Peacock King 425.
• Tu Tian — Cooperates with him during the escape from the Ruthless Daoist Grounds; the Peacock King supplies the borrowed Green Lotus while Tu Tian brings out his half of the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar 124.
• Nangong Zheng — Human Race Great Power with whom he fights a battle that devastates the Qixia Mountain Range; the outcome is unknown to outsiders 32 36.
• Ji Haoyue — Target of his pursuit after the Ji Family’s oppression of the Azure Emperor’s descendants 37. Later among the young prodigies led out of the Ruthless Daoist Grounds after the Peacock King and other experts open an escape passage 124.
• Ji Family Holy Lord and Yaoguang Holy Lord — Hostile Holy Lords who jointly hunt him and destroy his secluded residence 32 42. In a later battle, the Peacock King and Red Dragon Daoist fight them together and leave the Yaoguang Holy Lord severely wounded 91.
• Great Xia Emperor — Opponent during the Immortal Transformation Pool standoff, wielding the Taihuang Sword against the Peacock King’s group and their Green Lotus Emperor Weapon 168 169.

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