Zhao Sheng

Biodata

History

Dispute over Chu Luo’s Expulsion

Zhao Sheng demanded Chu Luo’s expulsion for entering the Forbidden Sect’s forbidden grounds. His hostility also stemmed from Chu Luo repeatedly disturbing his Medicine Field: Zhao Sheng had risked his life retrieving spiritual herbs from a deadly land, only for Chu Luo to uproot them the day after planting 1 5.

When Yin Ya emerged as a Great Emperor, he forced Zhao Sheng to his knees with imperial pressure. Zhao Sheng nevertheless insisted that the ancestors judge Chu Luo’s offense, earning a punch that left him with a black eye. The ancestors ultimately pardoned Chu Luo’s accidental trespass, ending Zhao Sheng’s attempt to expel him 2 3.

Despite this dispute, Zhao Sheng urged Chu Luo to leave the arena rather than risk injury against Han Wujie. He denied being concerned, claiming that he only wanted to prevent the sect from being disgraced. When Yin Ya later appeared carrying saint-grade Life-Giving Grass, Zhao Sheng recognized it, hurried toward his mountain peak, and roared in fury 5.

Great Emperor Secret Realm Expedition

With Yin Ya absent, Zhao Sheng and Fourth Elder Qin Yi led the disciples toward the Northern Plains Realm and accepted responsibility for protecting Chu Luo. During the journey, Zhao Sheng acknowledged that Chu Luo’s victory over Han Wujie had preserved the sect’s dignity and established his qualifications as a prodigy 10 11.

When Chu Luo attempted a breakthrough amid energy-poor spatial turbulence, Zhao Sheng initiated the effort to help him. He and Qin Yi supplied more than a million high-grade spirit stones between them, enabling Chu Luo to reach the Divine Soul Second Realm. Zhao Sheng then demanded repayment and told him to stay out of his Medicine Field 11.

At Fallen Heaven Ravine, Zhao Sheng intercepted Flame Lord Ancient Sage’s covert attack on Chu Luo. He and Qin Yi retaliated, and the exchange shattered Crimson Flame Valley’s warship. Although mediation postponed further fighting, Zhao Sheng assured Chu Luo that the elders would protect him even if he killed the valley’s prodigies inside the secret realm 15 16.

Defending the Returning Disciples

After Liu Feng’s death, Zhao Sheng rejected Liu Daoyuan’s demand for an explanation and joined Qin Yi in challenging him to fight. As hostility from the Spiritclear Sect and Crimson Flame Valley increased, Zhao Sheng secretly crushed a jade token to summon reinforcements 18 22.

When Chu Luo emerged from the collapsing secret realm, Zhao Sheng and Qin Yi blocked the combined attack of four Ancient Sages. Great Emperor Yaoming intervened before the confrontation escalated further, followed by Yin Ya’s arrival. During Yin Ya’s subsequent battle with Great Emperor Baikong, Zhao Sheng reassured Chu Luo that his master would not fight without confidence 31 32 33.

After returning to the sect, Zhao Sheng was delighted by the enormous quantity of spirit soil brought back by Chu Luo and the disciples. Sect Master Lin Feng placed the soil under his management 36.

Appearance

• White-haired elderly man with an icy gaze and an imposing aura 1.
• Cloudy eyes, described when he confronted Flame Lord Ancient Sage 15.
• Temporary black eye inflicted by Yin Ya; he used a pill to reduce the swelling after the ancestors’ ruling 2 3.

Personality

Zhao Sheng is proud, sharp-tongued, and particularly sensitive about his medicinal plants. He resents being humiliated before disciples and continues arguing with Yin Ya even after the latter becomes a Great Emperor. Their habitual insults resume immediately after the danger at Fallen Heaven Ravine passes 1 2 34.

His harsh manner conceals genuine concern for fellow sect members. Qin Yi describes him as someone whose mouth says one thing while his heart says another. His willingness to fund Chu Luo’s breakthrough and confront hostile Ancient Sages gradually wins Chu Luo’s gratitude and trust 11 15 16.

He is aggressive without ignoring practical limits: he accepts mediation to delay a battle and discreetly requests reinforcements when he and Qin Yi risk being outnumbered 16 22.

Abilities & Skills

Ancient Sage Cultivation

Zhao Sheng possesses peak Ancient Sage strength 31.

• Dispels Flame Lord Ancient Sage’s covert attack on Chu Luo 15.
• Releases sage pressure that, together with Qin Yi’s, forces cultivators below the Ancient Sage realm to their knees 15.
• Blocks an attack from four Ancient Sages alongside Qin Yi 31.
• Cannot match Yin Ya: he was already the weaker fighter when they shared a realm, and Yin Ya’s Great Emperor pressure forces him to kneel 2.

Forbidden Secret Arts

Zhao Sheng has mastered three Forbidden Secret Arts, which serve as his decisive combat trump cards. Their names are not specified 13.

• Recognizes Chu Luo’s Eternal Void-Splitting Sword 13.
• Witnessed a sect ancestor use that technique ten thousand years earlier 13.

Spatial Travel

• Tears open space with a sweep of his hand and steers a void warship through the resulting rift 14.
• Helps transport and escort the Forbidden Sect disciples to Fallen Heaven Ravine 10 14.

Spiritual Herb Cultivation

• Maintains a Medicine Field on his mountain peak and personally retrieves rare plants from dangerous lands 1 17.
• Cultivates a soul-nourishing flower, still a seedling when Chu Luo encounters a mature specimen in the secret realm 19.
• Treasures a small patch of spirit soil and later receives responsibility for the expedition’s much larger haul 17 36.

Equipment & Items

• Small bronze cauldron — Combat spiritual artifact that radiates powerful Dao resonance; readied against hostile Ancient Sages 15 31.
• Storage ring — Used to release high-grade spirit stones for Chu Luo’s breakthrough 11.
• Jade token — Concealed inside his sleeve and crushed to request reinforcements 22.
• Medicinal pill — Used to treat the swelling from Yin Ya’s punch 3.

Relationships

• Chu Luo — Initially a troublesome disciple he wants expelled, chiefly because of damage to his Medicine Field. Zhao Sheng later becomes an active protector; Chu Luo thanks him and promises not to pluck his herbs again 1 11 16.
• Yin Ya — Fellow elder and longstanding rival. Their frequent insults do not prevent them from setting aside their grievances when outsiders threaten the sect 2 3 34.
• Qin Yi — Fellow elder and expedition partner. They jointly support Chu Luo’s cultivation and defend him against rival factions 10 11 15 31.
• Lin Feng — Sect master who mediates Zhao Sheng’s disputes with Yin Ya and entrusts him with the recovered spirit soil 2 36.
• Ancient Sage Qingdan — Pill Sect ally who joins Zhao Sheng and Qin Yi during the confrontation outside the secret realm 31.
• Flame Lord Ancient Sage — Enemy whose covert attack on Chu Luo prompts Zhao Sheng’s direct retaliation 15.
• Ancient Sage Lan Qing — Hostile Spiritclear Sect elder who demands revenge for his disciple and participates in the attack on Chu Luo 22 31.

Notable Quotes

“No need to thank me. Just stay out of my Medicine Field from now on!” 11

“Even if you slaughter their prodigies, don't be afraid. We two old fellows will be here when you come out!” 16

Trivia

• Zhao Sheng’s defense of Chu Luo generates 20,000 Apprentice-Protection Points across four recorded awards of 5,000: two during the Flame Lord confrontation, one after Liu Daoyuan’s challenge, and one when the returning Chu Luo is attacked 15 18 31.