Hun Changqing

Biodata

Power Progression

• Temporary suppression: Gu Xun’er’s seals reduced his usable strength to Dou Zhe during his captivity; this was not a permanent loss of his attained realm 405 406 414.
• Temporary amplification: His Supreme Yin manifestation once raised his combat cultivation to first-revolution Dou Zun, but this was a secret-art boost rather than a documented permanent advancement 173 309.

Background / History

Hun Changqing was originally Lin Changqing, an ordinary person from a previous life who underwent soul reincarnation into the Soul Clan. The Supreme Yin origin within his soul formed his innate physique before birth. His mother died after barely enduring the physique’s overwhelming yin energy and killing intent long enough to deliver him 3 183.

His father, a high-level Dou Zun stationed at the Soul Palace, later died during an operation against the Pill Tower. Anticipating danger, he left most of his cultivation resources to his son. With both parents dead and no awakened Dou Di bloodline, Hun Changqing initially lacked the standing to receive substantial clan support 3.

His water techniques compensated for his unranked bloodline, allowing him to contend with better-blooded clan geniuses. After reaching Dou Ling, he preferred lethal missions to competitions that forbade killing. Senior disciples initially taught him efficient methods of completing missions; he eventually became capable of operating alone 3 4.

His appearance also became a source of resources. As children, Hun Feng and Hun Yu mistook him for a girl and gave him pills and treasures while competing for his attention. He knowingly accepted their gifts without correcting them, later insisting that they had never asked his gender 5.

Appearance

Hun Changqing has an exceptionally beautiful, pale face repeatedly compared to white jade and a banished immortal 114 346.

• Eyes: Deep black, described as resembling a shadowy abyss 114.
• Hair: Long, ink-black hair; later shown reaching his waist 346 572.
• Usual clothing: A black robe and hood that conceal his face and body 51 160.
• Alternative clothing: White robes, particularly when presenting a less threatening identity in the Central Plains 270 346.
• Aura: Usually cold and sinister, accompanied by black mist or death qi; he can deliberately replace this impression with a warm smile and restrained presence 160 270.
• Blood: Injuries reveal blood shimmering with silver light 134 583.

Personality

Hun Changqing is calculating, profit-driven, and ruthless. His upbringing in the Soul Clan and the influence of his Supreme Yin True Body reinforced his belief that strength determines what others must tolerate. Early narration distinguishes his willingness to kill for resources or missions from killing unrelated people merely for amusement; nevertheless, he murders fellow clansmen for treasure and later treats opponents’ lives with complete indifference 4 13 523.

He combines greed with caution. He avoids rewards that would expose him to unwanted attention, recognizes the danger of the Nihility Devouring Flame’s Child Flames, and remains wary of traps even when confronted with a Dou Sheng’s treasure-filled abode. In immediate danger, his thinking becomes sharper rather than less coherent 8 143 191.

His romantic conduct is frequently deceptive, coercive, and abusive. He imprisons Gu Xun’er, torments Xingxiu, impersonates Xiao Yan to manipulate Xiao Yi Xian, and violently punishes Nalan Yanran for questioning him. At the same time, he forms lasting attachments, helps Qingtan endure her cold affliction, and ultimately agrees to spend more time with his daughter and stop pursuing additional women 37 178 259 456 484 606.

He holds grudges for years and strongly prefers to settle them himself. Hun Feng’s ambush becomes a defining grievance, which he remembers for six years before taking revenge in the Heavenly Tomb 203 341 342.

Abilities & Skills

Supreme Yin True Body and Supreme Yin True Explanation

His innate physique and matching cultivation method produce Supreme Yin True Qi, rather than ordinary Dou Qi 3.

• Uses Weak Water to decompose environmental Dou Qi and assimilate it into his own energy 3.
• Specializes in cold, lethal techniques and energy-based combat; it does not comparably enhance physical attacks 3 134.
• Unlocks an Artifact Refining Chapter, discovered during his failed Dou Zun breakthrough 107.
• After reaching Dou Zun, can manifest a radiant moon that improves his energy quality and temporarily raises his cultivation 173.
• The moon manifestation leaves his True Qi sluggish and weakened afterward, requiring recuperation 177 178.

Three True Waters and Supreme Yin True Water

Mirror Flower, Water Moon

A self-developed technique involving soul power, True Qi, Three-Light Divine Water, and Monadic Heavy Water 28.

• Used to control Xiao Yi Xian while he maintained the identity of Xiao Yan 456.
• Its control is not absolute: Xiao Yi Xian eventually escapes it, prompting him to suspect outside assistance 456.

Years-Long Dreaming Waves

A powerful wave technique used in his confrontation with Gu Xun’er 134.

• Uses four droplets of Divine Water to overwhelm her golden attack 134.
• Attacks the target’s soul as well as overpowering their technique 134.
• He can interrupt the attack; he stops its final wave when he fears he may have killed her 134.

Supreme Yin Black Death Wood

Black wood saturated with yin and death qi, absorbed from the Black Wood essence 78.

• Forms enormous offensive constructs, including a palm woven from countless black wooden strips 171.
• Can be reshaped into a coffin or other implements and withdrawn into his body 178 224.
• Its death qi can wither metal into powder 288.
• Initial refinement nearly overwhelms his body; he diverts the excess energy into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and later uses it to suppress Medusa 78.

Concealment and Water Phantom Body

His Breath Concealment Technique hides both his presence and aura 141.

• Evades detection by Gu Ming, a Three-Turn Dou Zun, while Gu Ming is occupied fighting Yao Chen 141.
• Combines with a technique derived from Three Thousand Lightning Movement to create a Water Phantom Body that replaces him and receives an incoming attack 171.
• The substitution can escape notice unless the opponent’s cultivation greatly exceeds his own 171.
• Even with his cultivation sealed, he retains a childhood-created lightness skill that produces rapid movement and afterimages 406.

Yin Soul Banner and Yin Demons

The banner converts living people’s souls into Yin Demons through Supreme Yin True Qi 162.

• Yin Demons devour energy and souls and cannot ordinarily be touched by physical strength or conventional energy 162.
• They pass through poisonous mist without being hindered 188.
• Dragon Venerable’s refined soul becomes the banner’s first principal soul 178.

Soul Power and Spiritual Secret Techniques

Hun Changqing develops soul power independently of conventional Spiritual Force cultivation methods 513.

• Uses soul perception to locate magical beasts, spiritual treasures, and hidden individuals 8 12 569.
• Suppresses multiple experts simultaneously and erases a Dou Sheng skeleton’s remaining soul imprint 364.
• Nourishes his soul by devouring Talisman Masters encountered in the ancient battlefield 511 513.
• Masters the collected spiritual secret techniques in one day, including Origin-Congealing Heaven-Howl, whose spiritual waves can shatter weaker souls 513.
• Uses a Soul-Separation Formation and alien demon qi to separate the Desire Demon King from Xuan Su and create her a new body 557.

Spatial Mastery

He improves his control of space by refining Ancient Void Dragon corpses and absorbing their spatial power 422.

• Refining the Three Great Dragon Kings grants full mastery of the use of space 439.
• Can suppress an entire region’s experts below Dou Sheng with a thought 451.
• Refining the Space Ancestral Symbol further improves his movement, making it appear traceless even to Demon Prison’s Palace Lords 574.
• Powerful restrictions remain a limit: the Gu Clan’s formation prevents him from breaking through the surrounding space 582.

Soul Clan Forbidden Arts and Ghost Blood Blade

Xingxiu teaches him every Soul Clan secret method she knows, granting access to forbidden arts previously beyond his standing 308.

• Uses restrictions placed on three Dou Zun to prepare a blood-colored slaughter weapon 308.
• His energy attributes allow him to bring the Ghost Blood Blade to exceptional power 438.
• Each use requires vast numbers of sacrifices to strengthen its blood qi, preventing routine deployment 438.

Limitations

• Physical combat: His body is a persistent weakness. Gu Xun’er and Qingzhi exploit his comparatively poor close-range durability 134 536 582 583.
• Seals and formations: Suppression can remove his access to flight, spatial escape, and most of his cultivation 405 406 582.
• Attribute mismatch: He can learn incompatible Dou Techniques through energy conversion, but their resulting power is poor 178.
• Resource dependence: Rapid cultivation requires substantial external energy, treasures, souls, or powerful corpses 203 317 418 595.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Storage Rings — Carry pills, treasures, corpses, and communication items. He appropriates Gu Xun’er’s personal ring after checking it for hidden measures 204.
• Yin Soul Banner — Blood-bound artifact forged from Nine Netherworld Python remains; houses Dragon Venerable’s soul as its first principal soul 178.
• Origin Emperor Qi — Obtained through Xingxiu’s ancestral legacy; described as removing the bottleneck barring his eventual advancement to Dou Di. He hides it within the Supreme Yin Origin before his belongings are confiscated 221 317 408.
• Great Heaven Creation Palm — Low-grade Heaven-tier technique taken from a Dou Sheng skeleton; he considers it suitable to give to one of his partners 364.
• Dragon Venerable’s corpse — Preserved in a Blackwood coffin and later prepared as material for a Heavenly Demon Puppet 224.
• Spirit-Receiving Stone — Used to store the weakened Sea Heart Flame recovered from a charred corpse 265.
• Copper fragment — Associated with a Heavenly Eye Mountain Range cave and soul-nourishing spirit nurturing dust; acquired at the Alchemist Trade Fair 287 288.
• Communication Jade Slips — Maintain contact with companions; Hei Qing gives him one after agreeing to permit visits to Dragon Island 294 313 450.

Relationships

• Gu Xun’er — Initially his captive and extortion target. Their relationship develops into obsessive attachment, repeated confrontations, and his eventual captivity in the Gu Clan. She is Hun Gu’er’s mother and secures his promise to stop pursuing other women 37 211 405 408 606.
• Hun Gu’er — His daughter with Gu Xun’er. He meets her in the Soul Realm and confirms their blood relationship in the finale 606.
• Xingxiu / Hun Tong — Fellow Soul Clan cultivator and partner. Their relationship begins with hostility and abuse; she later provides resources, political protection, ancestral opportunities, and forbidden techniques 172 178 203 308 317.
• Zi Yan — Disciple whom he raises and assists. He negotiates access to Dragon Island when she returns to her clan; after becoming Dragon Emperor, she pursues him romantically 154 313 422.
• Queen Medusa — Initially suppressed through the death qi he forces into her snake form; later an intimate companion who helps him recognize Qing Lin’s survival after tribulation 78 114 265.
• Yun Yun — Partner whom he openly acknowledges while using the Lin Changqing identity. He visits her at the Flower Sect and responds urgently when her emergency jade slip breaks 276 414 450.
• Ya Fei — Former girlfriend; he tells Yao Chen they have broken up, though they remain connected in later events 51 237.
• Xiao Yi Xian — Manipulated through Mirror Flower, Water Moon while he impersonates Xiao Yan. After escaping control, she confronts him over the deception and her conflicting feelings 456.
• Qingtan — Partner who teaches him cultivation during his memory loss. He relieves her cold affliction, encourages her to join the Darkness Hall, and leaves Tianxuan Continent with her in the finale 484 506 606.
• Xuan Su — Companion whom he initially leaves behind because she is too weak to accompany him. She later joins him in Cosmos Hall and helps him disguise his demonic energy 506 526.
• Desire Demon King — Helps create a convincing Alien Demon aura. He later separates her from Xuan Su, restores her body, and assists her cultivation 526 557.
• Yao Chen — Provides pills and combat protection. Hun Changqing later proposes cooperation against the Soul Clan’s arrangements for their mutual benefit 51 143 414.
• Lin Dong — Regards him as family and welcomes his strength as protection for Qingtan. Hun Changqing thanks him before leaving Tianxuan Continent 493 509 606.
• Su Qian — Negotiates cooperation between Jia Nan Academy and Netherworld Hall, exchanging recruitment access for protection and support 154 259.
• Wu Hao — Recruited into Hun Changqing’s faction after Hun Changqing recognizes the potential of his blood-attribute Dou Qi 154.
• Hun Feng — Childhood acquaintance turned enemy. His ambush grievously injures Hun Changqing, who eventually kills him in the Heavenly Tomb 5 15 341 342.
• Hun Tiandi — Clan patriarch whom Hun Changqing outwardly serves while pursuing conflicting ambitions. Hun Changqing considers preventing his advancement to Dou Di essential 256 414 424.
• Hun Ye — Xingxiu’s elder brother. Hun Changqing spares and treats him out of consideration for her, but Hun Ye becomes furious upon recognizing his amorous reputation 210 222 224.
• Tang Xinlian — Receives his help obtaining instruction from Gu Xun’er and later asks to remain with him, secretly intending to use him to retaliate against her 557 569.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Clan Trial and Departure

• Conceals his full strength and avoids competing for prizes that would bring unwanted attention or compromise his independence 8.
• Kills Hun Yang and Hun Yu’er and takes their resources during the clan trial 13.
• Survives Hun Feng’s red-pestle ambush despite losing the left half of his body, using Three-Light Divine Water before escaping through a spatial rift 15.
• Leaves the clan under the stated purpose of finding ingredients for a Bone-Generating Flesh-Derived Pill 85.

Gu Xun’er and the Rise of Netherworld Hall

• Holds Gu Xun’er in a dark chamber; her dependence on his visits grows while he misreads her behavior as instability 37.
• Reaches Dou Zun amid the conflict with Gu Ming, then establishes Netherworld Hall under the title Ghost Soul Venerable 143 152 154.
• Arranges graduate recruitment through Jia Nan Academy and agrees to destroy Demon Flame Valley at Su Qian’s request 154.

Xingxiu’s Legacy and the Heavenly Tomb

• Captures Xingxiu, recovers from the cost of his Supreme Yin manifestation, and completes the Yin Soul Banner 177 178.
• Cultivates in the Morning Star Ancient Emperor’s estate and gains access to its hidden inheritance through Xingxiu 203 204.
• Returns to the clan after Xingxiu secures him a Heavenly Tomb quota as Young Patriarch 314 317.
• Kills Hun Feng, then continues gathering energy cores; Xingxiu eventually persuades Hun Kaishan to help him hunt Dou Sheng energy bodies 342 344.

Gu Clan Captivity and Dou Sheng Expansion

• Is abducted, sealed, and stripped of his belongings in the Gu Clan. His companions mobilize their factions to search for him 405 408.
• Returns to the Soul Clan after a year, conceals the details involving Gu Xun’er from Xingxiu, and approaches Yao Chen about cooperation against clan schemes 414.
• Exploits Yellow Springs treasures, Ancient Void Dragon corpses, black demon lightning, and the Three Great Dragon Kings to strengthen his soul, cultivation, and spatial mastery 418 422 424 439.
• Fulfills Hun Tiandi’s orders while retaining his own plans, including entering the Demonic Flame Space rather than joining the two clans’ battlefield 424 439.

Tianxuan Continent

• Appears among the Lin Family without his memories and begins Yuan Force cultivation with Qingtan’s help 484 502.
• Pursues entry into the Hundred Dynasties War, devours Talisman Masters in the ancient battlefield, and earns the title Blood Slaughter Talisman 506 511 523.
• Joins Cosmos Hall, disguises his refined demonic energy, and later restores the Desire Demon King’s independent body 526 557.
• Enters Demon Prison with enhanced spatial mastery after refining the Space Ancestral Symbol 574.

Final Conflict and Return

• Uses the Soul Clan’s accumulated treasury to accelerate his Nine-Star Dou Sheng cultivation while Hun Tiandi is absent 595.
• Kills the Alien Demon Emperor, absorbs his origin, and leaves Tianxuan Continent with Qingtan and the Ice Master 606.
• Meets Hun Gu’er in the Soul Realm. Gu Xun’er offers to accept his existing relationships if he settles down and gives their daughter more attention; he agrees 606.

Notable Quotes

“You guys never asked whether I was male or female. You yourselves said you wanted to make friends with me and gave me things, so naturally I couldn't refuse your kind intentions.” 5

“As expected, killing and looting gets you rich, while building bridges and roads leaves you with no bones to bury.” 13

“This has nothing to do with your affairs. I have plans of my own as well. You can consider it mutually beneficial, or you can think I'm using you. But in truth, you won't lose anything more. Think it over...” 414