Chen Ming

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Chen Ming comes from Earth and recognizes the world he enters as that of A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality. Awakening in Mo Juren’s body, he knows that Doctor Mo’s possession scheme and dealings with Yu Zitong and Han Li threaten his survival. He uses the Lottery System’s beginner rewards to expel and destroy Yu Zitong, removes the body’s toxins, and obtains the spiritual aptitude needed to pursue a different fate 1 16 40.

Rather than reproduce Mo Juren’s treatment of his disciples, Chen Ming gives Han Li and Zhang Tie occasional cultivation guidance. He also accepts the Mo household as his family. Returning to Jiayuan City, he sets out to eliminate threats to his wives and daughters, destroys the Brothers Alliance, and offers to adopt Zhang Tie and eventually leave the Amazing Flood Dragon Society to him 3 4 5 6.

His search for resources takes him into cultivation sects. After an initial period at Spirit Beast Mountain, he leaves the Zhao State ahead of the Evil Cult Demon Sect’s invasion. Falling Moon Sect admits him despite his unusually poor seven-attribute spirit root, and his Foundation Establishment breakthrough earns him Inner Sect status on Iron Bamboo Peak. He later transfers with other Falling Moon disciples to Green Wood Peak in the Five Elements Sect 16 18 20 30.

Appearance

• Cultivation-induced rejuvenation: After reaching the second layer of Qi Refining, he appears to be in his thirties and exceptionally handsome, reflecting Mo Juren’s youthful appearance 3.
• Changing age descriptions: A later passage describes him as looking around forty despite the body being over eighty, while Falling Moon Sect’s examination records an age of thirty-eight 5 18.
• Clothing: Wears blue robes, gray Daoist robes, and sect uniforms; uses ordinary gray clothing and a bamboo hat when keeping a low profile 27 39 48 62.
• Assassin disguise: Uses an iron-black Azure Wolf Mask and night clothing during his assassination work and subsequent flight from Zhao Qian 49 50.
• Recognizable face: A century after leaving Jiayuan City, the Zhang household recognizes him from the portrait preserved in its main hall 157.

Personality

Chen Ming considers cultivation a change in power, not a reason to abandon human relationships. He rejects the idea that immortality requires emotional detachment from family and makes the Mo household’s safety a personal priority. Gratitude is equally important to him: after Wan Yao’er saves his life, he risks returning to check on her despite their short acquaintance 4 37 74.

He is pragmatic and frequently deceptive when survival demands it. He conceals his immortal cultivation from martial opponents, prepares ambush routes, uses false identities, and retreats from stronger enemies instead of insisting on an unwinnable confrontation. His caution does not prevent calculated risks, including infiltrating hostile sects and attending a potentially dangerous meeting with Situ Hong 4 42 47 66 141.

His warmth toward allies contrasts with his ruthlessness toward enemies and assassination targets. He massacres the Brothers Alliance, beheads a contracted target, and exterminates the Azure Wind Pirate Group. Li Fengling nevertheless describes him as unserious in conversation but good-hearted and dependable 5 30 46 81.

Abilities & Skills

Lottery System

• Receives a beginner gift pack containing the Soul-Expelling Pill, Soul-Slaying Nail, and Purifying Pill, which let him remove Yu Zitong and cleanse the body 1.
• Obtains the Pseudo-Spirit Root Pill through a Spirit Stone-funded draw 1.
• Uses a panel displaying cultivation, spirit-root information, condition, and energy; recharging with Spirit Stones can trigger automatic upgrades 1 8 11.
• Cannot assume a particular reward will be available again; he does not know whether he can obtain another Pseudo-Spirit Root Pill for his family 4.

Cultivation Arts and Multiple Dantians

• Evergreen Technique: His first immortal-cultivation method, inherited from Doctor Mo’s hidden collection 2.
• Heaven and Earth Art: An evolved form of the Evergreen Technique that raises his cultivation speed fivefold 20 33.
• Heaven and Earth Five Elements Art: Allows simultaneous cultivation of five elemental attributes 55.
• Heaven and Earth Universe Art: A deeper, more complete successor received from ancient carvings; reshapes his meridians and triggers his Nascent Soul breakthrough 133.
• Keeps martial true essence and five-elements spiritual essence in his lower dantian, while opening his middle dantian for poisonous spiritual essence. He also attempts to open his upper dantian, a process requiring delicate control 49.
• Later maintains a five-elements Golden Core in the lower dantian and a poison Golden Core in the middle dantian, circulating independently but resonating with one another 110.

Poison Arts

• Cultivates the True Explanation of a Hundred Poisons, reaching its second level during his assassin career and later using its third layer after forming his Poison Core 46 75.
• Refines Poison Miasma Pearls specifically to corrode spiritual-energy barriers, overcoming the protection of an Azure Gang Jade Pendant 47.
• Successfully produces and tests Jade-Phosphorus Bone-Eating Powder 51.
• Uses Frost-Poison Mist against Void Sky Hall’s Silverlight Mice and Ten Thousand Poisons Descend to kill fleeing pirates 58 81.
• Infuses poison into ordinary attacks, using this advantage to defeat his illusory double in the Sublime Illusion Realm 58.
• Poison effectiveness decreases against much stronger cultivators, special constitutions, and certain magical treasures; refining poisons also risks lethal leakage or backlash 51 55 75.

Swordsmanship and Stellar Power

• Learns the Sword Control Technique for ten contribution points and masters sword flight after three days of practice 20.
• Selects the lightning-based Thunderclap Sword Art to complement the Heaven-Shaking Staff 58.
• Acquires the Star River Sword Canon, which contains methods from Foundation Establishment through Deity Transformation and requires exceptional sword aptitude and willpower 115.
• Dawn Break: Concentrates stellar power into a single-target sword strike 123.
• Blazing Prairie: Disperses stellar power into sparks for wide-area suppression and attacks; initially requires further practice for precise control 123.
• Star River Reversal: The third-level formula, producing descending sword light like a celestial river. By his return to Tiannan, he has mastered the canon’s first three levels 150.
• Uses the canon to repel an ambusher wielding the Netherworld Sword Art, though he returns injured 122.

Elemental Spells and Movement

• Fireball Technique: Uses multiple simultaneous fireballs for combat, destruction, and illumination. Poison exposure eventually gives their centers a green tinge 17 32 51.
• Explosive Flame Technique: Produces a pale-blue fireball that he can detonate at a chosen moment; his first attack with it causes little damage to two pursuing cultivators 27.
• Wind Blade Art and Water Ball Technique: Combines elemental spells with poisonous powder when attacking a cave 28.
• Shrouding Smoke Steps and Skywalking Art: Used for pursuit, escape, and movement across water 5 16 18.
• Blood-Burning Secret Art: Kills several assassins attacking the Divine Wind Sect. Its appearance leads Li Yuanqing to suspect demonic cultivation 38.
• Trapping Dragon Art: Later gains an initial grasp of this martial method 159.

Alchemy and Talisman Crafting

• Becomes a second-grade alchemist, capable in principle of refining Foundation Establishment Pills if supplied with the formula and ingredients 13.
• Creates the Beauty Pill, which alters appearance but can only be taken by Qi Refining cultivators. Its development requires dozens of failed, exploding furnaces 13.
• Uses an Origin-Restoring Pill to cure Li Feiyu’s Marrow-Extracting Pill affliction and restore his vitality and cultivation 12.
• Crafts dozens of high-grade offensive and support talismans, including Firebird, Ice Spike, Thunderstorm, Diamond, Invisibility, and Flight-Speed Talismans 56.
• Refines healing pills and antidotes before entering Void Sky Hall 56.

Formations, Concealment, and Illusion Resistance

• Layers illusion, defensive, soundproofing, killing, and poison formations around temporary cultivation sites 49 51.
• Develops the Five Poisons Immortal-Trapping Formation, combining five poisons with five-element interactions to trap and continuously poison enemies. It is particularly dangerous to opponents at his own level 55.
• Completes the Lesser Celestial Cycle Star Formation around his cultivation chamber 121.
• Conceals his aura and uses terrain, disguises, and concealment talismans to evade detection 4 63 66 141.
• Gains strong illusion resistance from an Illusion God Pill, though the Sublime Illusion Realm can still exploit his fears and emotional attachments 58.
• Creates Qu Hun and controls it by infusing a wisp of soul power 8.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Azure Glow Sword — Flying sword used during his escape from Zhao Qian and later journeys 49 51.
• Master-gifted longsword — A high-grade magical artifact with a deep blue-green blade and rune-like ridge pattern 30.
• Heaven-Shaking Staff — Mid-grade ancient treasure containing lightning spiritual power; can unleash Heavenly Thunder Break 58.
• Ancient Sword — Plain, deep blue-gray longsword obtained from the Star Abyss inheritance; responds faintly to his sword intent 115 118.
• Ghost-Head Saber, poisoned bone needles, and Poison Miasma Pearls — Weapons used in contracted assassinations 46 47.
• Star Abyss Key — Unlocks the sealed inheritance rooms in Star Abyss True Immortal’s cave abode 115.
• Heavenly Mystery Fragment — Obtained from Bai Suxin in exchange for a bottle of Nascent Soul Condensation Pills 83.
• Cold Marrow Jade Lotus — Treasure excavated intact and preserved in a sealed jade box after his Nascent Soul breakthrough 135.
• Star Palace guest elder token — Delivered with his formal appointment document and Ling Feng’s letter 149.
• Storage Bags, alchemy furnaces, formation materials, and Spirit Boats — Support his cultivation, crafting, travel, and faction administration 13 49 90 141.

Relationships

• Wan Yao’er — Saves his life, becomes his traveling partner and fellow Divine Wind leader, and is publicly announced as his intended Dao companion at his Nascent Soul celebration 74 75 100 136.
• Mo household — Accepts Mo Juren’s wives and daughters as family and works to secure their future before leaving to cultivate 4 6 16.
• Zhang Tie — Disciple whom he offers to adopt and make successor to the Amazing Flood Dragon Society. Zhang Tie later marries Mo Caihuan; Chen Ming returns to their descendants after their deaths 6 157.
• Han Li — Receives occasional guidance from Chen Ming. Their later encounter around an Ancient Teleportation Array provides Chen Ming’s escape route to the Chaotic Star Sea 3 151.
• Li Fengling — Senior sect sister who takes him on secret-realm and combat excursions; regards him as good-hearted and reliable 20 21 23 30.
• Shen Gongbao — Fellow cultivator initially alarming to Chen Ming because of his name. Later expresses sincere gratitude for Chen Ming’s help 16 18 30.
• Zhao Tie Zhu and Liu Qingqing — Trusted Divine Wind subordinates responsible for surveys, resource management, spirit fields, loot inventories, and implementing alliances 76 88 108.
• Bai Suxin — Trading acquaintance who offers him the use of her name if he encounters trouble in Tianxing City 83.
• Lu Chuan — Jade Wave Island associate with whom he investigates Shattered Star Reef, the Netherworld legacy, and a suspected informant 121 122.
• Zhou Kui — Black Wind Island grand elder who negotiates an equal alliance with him; later concerns arise over Black Wind Island’s continuing ties to Tianxing City 108 110.
• Ling Feng — Star Palace official who attends his celebration and later sends the letter accompanying his guest elder appointment 136 149.
• Zhao Qian — Golden Core enemy who pursues him after he kills Zhao Qian’s disciple Zhou Yan, nearly killing him before his escape to the Chaotic Star Sea 48 49 151.
• Sun Li — Corpse Refining Sect elder who questions him about Tu Li. Chen Ming later overwhelms him while attempting to negotiate cooperation over the Star Abyss Secret Realm 76 90.
• Zhang Moyu — Descendant of Zhang Tie and Mo Caihuan with exceptionally pure water-wood dual roots. Chen Ming supplies her cultivation resources through late Golden Core and leaves enough for a Nascent Soul attempt 157 159.
• Zhang Tianci — Mortal descendant without spirit roots; Chen Ming promises to teach him martial arts and health-preserving techniques 157.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Founding the Divine Wind Sect

• Registers the sect with Phoenix City’s government and establishes its base on Great Bridge Mountain 37.
• Recruits more than sixty disciples, including the orphan Lin Xiaohu, and considers alchemy as a source of operating income 37.
• Kills the Black Wind Stronghold chieftain after a protection-money demand and survives a subsequent nighttime assassin attack 37 38.
• His location, strength, and possible connection to a celestial omen attract investigation by Great Qin’s royal experts 38.

Assassin Career and Escape to the Chaotic Star Sea

• Exploits the conflict between the Soul-Destroying Sect and Ten Thousand Poisons Sect while seeking further poison-cultivation methods 41 42.
• Joins the Heavenly South Soul Chasers after an introduction by a silver-ranked assassin wearing an Iron Bamboo Mask 48.
• Accepts a three-star black iron mission against Zhou Yan, kills him, and claims both his head and a Thousand-Year Blood Lingzhi 48.
• Zhao Qian’s ensuing pursuit forces him across kingdoms. His encounter with Han Li and an Ancient Teleportation Array ultimately sends him to the Chaotic Star Sea 49 151.

Void Sky Hall and Renewed Pursuit

• Clears the Mysterious Crystal Path and Sublime Illusion Realm, selects treasures from the Treasure Light Pavilion, and explores overlooked side halls rather than the contested main halls 58.
• Encounters Dong Yao, who detects the martial, poisonous, and five-element components of his cultivation 58 59.
• After escaping Void Sky Hall, rescues Su Wan near Falling Cloud City but declines Su Zhentian’s offer to join the Su family 60.
• Leaves Qing Province Prefecture after discovering surveillance connected to the Su Residence and concern over Jiang He 63.

Divine Wind Island and Regional Alliances

• Builds Divine Wind Island into a thriving faction, expands spirit fields, and keeps a newly discovered Spirit Stone mine secret 76.
• Exterminates the Azure Wind Pirate Group, whose leaders had previously raided Divine Wind Island, and collects its resources for his faction 81.
• Helps organize Wan Yao’er’s Nascent Soul ceremony and considers a proposed Star Palace shipping-route venture 100.
• Negotiates an equal alliance with Black Wind Island covering defense, trade, supplies, and personnel exchanges 108.

Star Abyss Inheritance and Nascent Soul Breakthrough

• Investigates the Star Abyss Key and enters Star Abyss True Immortal’s cave abode with Wan Yao’er and Zhao Tie Zhu 88 115.
• Retrieves pills, magic treasures, formation texts, and the Star River Sword Canon, reserving portions of the inheritance for Divine Wind’s disciples 115.
• Investigates hostile activity at Shattered Star Reef and encounters the Netherworld Patriarch’s sword legacy 121 122.
• Kills a Demon Ape, discovers cultivation-responsive carvings, and reaches Nascent Soul through the Heaven and Earth Universe Art 133.
• His breakthrough elevates Divine Wind Island into the Chaotic Star Sea’s first-rate powers; at the celebration, he announces his intended union with Wan Yao’er 136.

Star Palace Appointment and Return to Tiannan

• Returns after Luo Heaven Gate’s defeat, orders care and compensation for Divine Wind’s casualties, and receives formal appointment as a Star Palace guest elder 149.
• Returns to Tiannan with his Nascent Soul cultivation stabilized and the first three levels of the Star River Sword Canon mastered 150.
• Uses the Ten Thousand Poisons Token to open a hidden underground treasury containing Spirit Stones, medicines, artifacts, and cultivation manuals 155.
• Revisits Jiayuan City after a hundred years and finds the Mo Mansion inherited by the Zhang family. He learns that Mo Caihuan died peacefully at ninety-eight and Zhang Tie died six years before his return 157.
• Guides Zhang Moyu’s cultivation at the Tianxing Sect, reaches middle Nascent Soul, and returns to the abandoned Seven Mysteries Sect site after sensing the will of heaven and earth 159.

Notable Quotes

“You saved my life. That was enough.” 74

“I'm not particularly capable, but I do have one principle—if someone treats me well, I treat them well.” 74

“Pressure breeds motivation. If they didn't come looking for trouble, I'd feel awkward making a move against them.” 38