Bai Jiang

Biodata

Background / History

Earlier Activities

Bai Jiang found a large piece of amber containing a small sword in the Lost Ancient Mine roughly twenty-odd years before meeting Fang Ling. The White Family spent years studying it but could not break its outer barrier. Their ancestor warned that its contained Sword Qi could devastate the household if released 20.

Years earlier, the family also commissioned the Thousand Mechanisms Divine Craftsman to forge an artifact to safeguard the clan. Part of the payment remained outstanding, though the family eventually gathered the full amount 39.

Bai Ying’s Treatment

When Bai Ying suffered a lethal, unusual poisoning, the White Family publicly offered a Bodhi Fruit to anyone who could cure her. Bai Jiang initially doubted Fang Ling’s medical experience because of his youth and lack of medicinal fragrance. He warned that several physicians had already died attempting treatment, but allowed Fang Ling to proceed 18.

Bai Jiang normally remained beside every physician treating his daughter, hoping to stabilize her if her condition worsened. He reluctantly left when Fang Ling insisted on privacy. After Fang Ling removed the poison, Bai Jiang rushed inside, thanked him with a trembling voice, and later bowed deeply in gratitude 18 19.

He defended Fang Ling when Zi Sheng questioned the cure, then asked Dou Qin to confirm Bai Ying’s condition and prescribe restorative treatment. He also prevented the assembled physicians from overwhelming Fang Ling with visits 19.

Securing Fang Ling’s Friendship

After delivering the promised Bodhi Fruit, Bai Jiang gave Fang Ling the sword-bearing amber. Although presented as further thanks for saving Bai Ying, the gift was also intended to establish a lasting connection with him. Bai Jiang persuaded Fang Ling to remain at the estate until his daughter could thank him personally 20.

Bai Jiang and Bai Bo personally retrieved Fang Ling’s Netherworld Beast from the Fortune Inn. Recognizing it as the beast their ancestor had once fought at Heavenbreak Mountain, they nervously escorted it back to the residence 20.

When Tian Quanzi and Zi Sheng disappeared after visiting Fang Ling, Bai Jiang inferred that they had provoked him over the Bodhi Fruit. He ordered the family to conceal Tian Quanzi’s death and ensure that nobody neglected or offended Fang Ling 21.

After opening the amber, Fang Ling declared himself indebted to the White Family. Bai Jiang welcomed him to visit whenever he wished, without asking what the treasure contained 22.

His Daughter’s Feelings

Bai Jiang recognized Bai Ying’s attraction to Fang Ling after catching her painting him in the garden. He urged her not to pursue the relationship—not because he considered Fang Ling a bad person, but because Fang Ling’s strength, travels, and dangers placed him in a different world. He blamed his own limited influence for being unable to support her happiness; Bai Ying reluctantly agreed to stop entertaining those feelings 29.

Aid to the Heavenly Net Church

After learning that Fang Ling had become the Heavenly Net Church’s master, Bai Jiang consulted Bai Bo and their ancestor overnight. They unanimously agreed to assist the church against the Six Harmonies Sect 30.

The family dispatched thirty thousand cultivators—forty percent of its strength—accompanied by Bai Jiang, Bai Bo, and Bai Cunyun, all Heavenly Balance Realm experts. They arrived after Fang Ling had already annihilated the enemy’s three-hundred-thousand-strong army. Shocked by the field of skeletons and Dou Qin’s account, Bai Jiang led the forces home without fighting 34.

Fang Ling’s Later Visit

During Fang Ling’s next visit, Bai Jiang explained that Bai Ying had left to become a Heavenly Music Pavilion elder’s disciple. The elder’s unfathomable cultivation left him feeling that refusal was not truly an option. Despite the opportunity offered to his daughter, he would have preferred to keep her home and spare her the dangers of distant travel 39.

He then entrusted Fang Ling with a storage pouch containing the remaining payment for the Thousand Mechanisms Divine Craftsman. The deadline was three months away, and neither Bai Jiang nor Bai Bo felt confident that they could safely travel through the Blood Marsh themselves 39.

Personality

Bai Jiang is deeply protective of his only daughter. Her illness leaves him visibly anxious, while her recovery moves him to tears. He takes pride in her obedience and sensibility, but his concern for her safety also leads him to discourage her romantic hopes and regret her departure for further training 18 19 27 29 39.

As patriarch, he combines gratitude with political calculation. He honors the publicly promised reward, offers another valuable gift to cultivate Fang Ling’s friendship, and commits substantial family forces when Fang Ling’s allies need help. His caution is equally evident in concealing Tian Quanzi’s death and acknowledging how little the White Family’s influence matters beyond the Southern Sun Kingdom 18 20 21 29 30 34.

Abilities & Skills

Cultivation

• Confirmed as a Heavenly Balance Realm expert; no breakthrough or minor-stage advancement is documented 34.
• Can assess notable cultivators: he identifies Shangguan Haiyue as having reached the Heavenly Balance Realm despite her youth 27.
• Recognizes the Netherworld Beast and the scar left by his ancestor’s earlier attack 20.

Clan Leadership

• Coordinates military assistance with Bai Bo and Bai Xingyou, mobilizing a substantial share of the family’s cultivators 30 34.
• Uses servant reports to investigate Tian Quanzi’s disappearance and directs efforts to suppress the news 21.
• Draws on the White Family’s extensive intelligence network to stay informed about the conflict involving the Heavenly Net Church 30.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Bodhi Fruit — The advertised reward for curing Bai Ying, delivered to Fang Ling after his success 18 20.
• Sword-bearing amber — Found in the Lost Ancient Mine and gifted to Fang Ling. It contained the Tongyuan sword soul, though Bai Jiang did not know its identity 20 22.
• Storage pouch — Used to hand over the family’s outstanding artifact-refining payment to Fang Ling 39.

Relationships

• Bai Ying — His only daughter; her safety takes precedence over his admiration for Fang Ling and the opportunities offered by the Heavenly Music Pavilion 18 29 39.
• Bai Bo — Younger brother and close collaborator in household affairs, hosting Fang Ling, and preparing military aid 18 20 21 30.
• Bai Xingyou — White Family ancestor, whom Bai Jiang treats with formal deference and consults on major decisions 22 30.
• Bai Cunyun — Uncle; accompanies the brothers as one of the family’s three Heavenly Balance Realm reinforcements 34.
• Fang Ling — Daughter’s savior, honored guest, and eventual friend of the White Family. Fang Ling acknowledges the amber gift as a debt and regards the family’s attempted military assistance as sincere 19 22 39.
• Dou Qin — Trusted physician who confirms Bai Ying’s recovery, prescribes restorative care, and later explains the outcome of Fang Ling’s battle 19 34.
• Thousand Mechanisms Divine Craftsman — Artifact refiner commissioned by the family; Bai Jiang entrusts Fang Ling with delivering the balance of his payment 39.

Notable Quotes

“Since we have posted the offer publicly, we certainly will not go back on our word. Rest assured.” 18

“Here in the Southern Sun Kingdom, I count as someone of standing. But beyond the Southern Sun Kingdom, neither I nor our White Family amounts to anything.” 29