Golden Hoop Immortal

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Lu Feng’s Formation Opportunity

Golden Hoop Immortal was already highly accomplished in formations when Lu Feng wrote a novel specifically for him. Comprehending the resulting formation book brought him a cultivation breakthrough and an unusual grave-digging Daoist Art. Because ancestral graves were difficult to find in the Primordial World, he decided that destroying an enemy’s cultivation grounds might serve the same purpose 23 24 27.

With the other Jie Sect disciples fighting the Chan Sect, he headed to Kunlun Mountain to raid the enemy’s largely unattended sanctuary. His formation expertise let him move through its defenses, but he could not locate its hidden treasures 23 27.

Robbery of the Chan Sect Treasury

Golden Hoop Immortal disguised himself as Taiyi Zhenren to approach Nezha, whom he initially considered easy to deceive. Nezha guided him to the guarded treasury beneath a cliff, then revealed that he had already recognized the impostor: his real master neither patted his head nor spoke so gently to him 28 29.

Before his disguise was exposed, Golden Hoop Immortal heard that Nezha had received a book and comprehended Daoist arts from it. Recognizing the similarity to the Jie Sect disciples’ opportunities, he speculated that Lu Feng might have planted Nezha in the Chan Sect as a spy; this was his own inference, not an established assignment 28.

When Nezha prepared to burn the treasury, Golden Hoop Immortal persuaded him to loot it first. Revealing that Lu Feng—the author of Nezha’s opportunity book—was his Senior Brother secured Nezha’s cooperation. Together they emptied the treasury, and Nezha subsequently burned it 29 30 34.

Theft of the Jade Void Palace

Nezha next identified the Jade Void Palace as the Chan Sect’s greatest treasure. Golden Hoop Immortal dismantled or bypassed its surrounding formations, exposing main beams made from precious dragon crystal, and began shrinking the palace into his pouch 30 31.

The final obstacle was a Saint’s formation on the palace’s name plaque. Knowing that breaking it would alert Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, he nevertheless proceeded. Yuanshi sensed the intrusion but could not divine the culprit because the Heavenly Secrets were concealed 32.

Unable to pack away the entire palace alone while Nezha held off the Chan Sect disciples, Golden Hoop Immortal recruited Tiger Monster and Snake Monster. The three secured the palace and stripped the surrounding site of valuable stones, spiritual roots, and plants. He refused the monsters’ suggestion to dismantle the rest of Kunlun Mountain because the returning Chan Sect force could jeopardize their escape 33.

Recognizing the two monsters’ usefulness as demolition helpers, he promised to bring them on a future raid. After Snake Monster pointed out the treasury shelves he had overlooked and Tiger Monster asked about its doors, Golden Hoop Immortal regretted leaving potentially valuable fixtures behind and again agreed to take both companions along when plundering other sanctuaries 33 35.

Recruiting Nezha and Returning to Golden Ao Island

After escaping, Golden Hoop Immortal invited Nezha into the Interception Sect rather than leave him alone and unable to return to the Chan Sect. Nezha accepted because he wanted to meet Lu Feng. Golden Hoop Immortal maintained that the sect’s disbandment did not prevent it from taking new members, though he later acknowledged that Lu Feng’s approval was necessary 34 37.

The group found Duobao in the Eastern Sea and disclosed their exploits. Golden Hoop Immortal produced the stolen palace plaque as proof; Duobao refused responsibility for the incident and sent them to Golden Ao Island 35 36.

On returning to Golden Ao Island, Golden Hoop Immortal expressed nostalgia for the sect’s sacred grounds. He and his companions coached Nezha to act cute so that Lu Feng would accept him, and the group admired the spiritual roots planted outside Lu Feng’s cave before reporting their activities 37.

Lu Feng accepted the destruction of the palace and requested its remains as materials for refining weapons for them. Golden Hoop Immortal and his companions handed over their spoils, then departed to seek more opportunities and deepen their still-incomplete comprehension 37 38.

Personality

Golden Hoop Immortal is resourceful, acquisitive, and audacious. He reinterprets an apparently unusable grave-digging art as a reason to raid cultivation grounds, infiltrates the Chan Sect through impersonation, and decides to steal a Saint’s residence rather than stop after emptying its treasury. Even the risk of alerting Yuanshi does not deter him once the palace is nearly secured 23 28 30 32.

His teasing manner can turn ruthless: he jokingly describes attacking Nezha’s fellow disciples as showing them “affection and love,” then kills a Chan Sect disciple who insults him. With allies, however, he shows warmth and generosity, reassuring Nezha and allowing Tiger Monster and Snake Monster to choose treasures from his haul 28 31 32 35.

His confidence rests partly on his faith in Lu Feng. He assumes Senior Brother’s opportunities have a workable purpose and believes Lu Feng will welcome his attack on the enemy’s sanctuary. That bravado gives way to guilt when he must report the palace theft, and relief when Lu Feng approves 23 37 38.

Despite his boldness, he recognizes practical limits. He abandons further demolition when the Chan Sect’s returning force threatens their escape, and he values Tiger Monster and Snake Monster’s assistance rather than insisting on completing every raid alone 33 35.

Abilities & Skills

Formation Expertise

• Moves through Kunlun Mountain’s defenses despite the presence of a Saint’s handiwork 27.
• Dismantles formations protecting and concealing the Jade Void Palace, bypassing those beyond his ability 30 31.
• Breaks the Saint-laid formation on the palace plaque, although doing so is difficult and alerts Yuanshi 32.
• His understanding of Formation Law is not yet perfect; he cannot simply unravel every formation created by a Saint 27 31.
• His formation understanding is described as not far from perfection during his infiltration of Kunlun Mountain 27.

Grave-Digging Daoist Art

• Obtained by comprehending Lu Feng’s formation book 23.
• Requires continual excavation of ancestral graves to increase his strength 23.
• Golden Hoop Immortal substitutes raiding cultivation grounds for grave digging. The supplied chapters do not document a further realm breakthrough from this method 23 38.

Formation-Based Disguise

• Places a formation on himself that conceals his aura and changes his face and build into Taiyi Zhenren’s likeness 28.
• Successfully prompts Nezha to emerge after sensing what appears to be his master’s aura 28.
• Does not conceal behavioral differences: Nezha exposes him because his affectionate treatment is unlike Taiyi Zhenren’s 29.
• Attributes the strategy of infiltrating the enemy’s ranks to Lu Feng’s teaching 28.

Combat

• Sends a Chan Sect disciple flying with a palm strike, leaving him unable to rise 32.
• Kills the same disciple, reducing him to bloody mist and temporarily intimidating the surrounding disciples into inaction 32.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Golden formation book — Lu Feng’s tailored opportunity; grants his documented breakthrough and grave-digging Daoist Art 23 24.
• Storage pouch / bag — Holds the treasury’s stolen contents and, with assistance, the Jade Void Palace shrunk to thumb size 30 33 38.
• Jade Void Palace name plaque — Removed after breaking its Saint’s formation. He considers using it to strike Chan Sect disciples and refuses Tiger Monster’s offer to exchange the Heaven-Overturning Seal for it 32 36.
• Chan Sect treasury spoils — Empties the vault and later lets Tiger Monster and Snake Monster select treasures from the haul 30 35.
• Jade Void Palace and surrounding materials — Collects the dragon-crystal-beamed palace and nearby valuables; the group later hands its spoils to Lu Feng for weapon refinement 31 33 38.

Relationships

• Lu Feng — Senior Brother and benefactor who provides his formation opportunity. Golden Hoop Immortal relies on his backing and brings him the stolen palace materials for refinement 23 24 37 38.
• Nezha — Initially an infiltration target, then a willing accomplice and recruit. Golden Hoop Immortal helps him leave the Chan Sect and reach Lu Feng; Nezha ultimately retains the junior generation and addresses the older disciples as martial uncles. Golden Hoop Immortal considers remaining under Taiyi Zhenren a waste of Nezha’s talent and helps coach him for his meeting with Lu Feng 28 29 34 35 36 37.
• Duobao — Second Senior Brother. Golden Hoop Immortal reports the theft to him, but Duobao refuses to shoulder its consequences and sends the group to Lu Feng 35 36.
• Tiger Monster — Junior sect brother and demolition partner. Helps remove the palace and surrounding valuables; unsuccessfully proposes trading for its plaque. Golden Hoop Immortal promises to include him in future raids 33 35 36.
• Snake Monster — Junior sect brother and demolition partner. Points out that Golden Hoop Immortal overlooked the treasury’s potentially valuable shelves. Golden Hoop Immortal recognizes his usefulness and agrees to bring him on future raids 33 35.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi — Owner of the stolen Jade Void Palace. Golden Hoop Immortal knowingly risks alerting him by breaking the plaque’s formation 32.

Notable Quotes

“I can't dig up their ancestral graves, but I can wipe out their cultivation grounds!” 23

“We paid them a visit, then took a tiny bit of stuff away. That's all.” 35

“Not only did we tear down the Jade Void Palace, we emptied their Treasure Vault too!” 38

Trivia

• Duobao finds no karmic power on Golden Hoop Immortal, Tiger Monster, or Snake Monster after the palace theft. He attributes this anomaly to Lu Feng’s opportunities, but the passage does not establish its precise cause 36.
• Although initially willing to treat Nezha as a fellow junior brother, Golden Hoop Immortal jokingly proposes making him a disciple of one of Duobao’s disciples once the group notices the generational implications 35 36.
• Tiger Monster and Snake Monster’s sugary calls of “Senior Brother” give him goosebumps; he tells them to stop and lets them choose treasures themselves 35.

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