Jiang Changsheng

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Jiang Changsheng (姜长生)
Alias(es)	Changsheng Taoist Priest; Changsheng Immortal Master; Dao Ancestor; Great Jing Dao Ancestor; Holy One; Pangu; Great Heavenly God Who Saves from Suffering; Son of Heaven; Human Emperor 81 233 263 324
Species/Race	Human; member of the Jiang imperial lineage 5 482
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Dragon Arising Temple; Great Jing/Tianjing; Heavenly Court; Immortal Dao 8 81 324 606
Occupation/Role	Daoist cultivator; protector of the human race; founder and ruler of the Heavenly Court; Dao Ancestor of Immortal Dao 261 324 606
Status	Active; continues comprehending the Dao after the Dao Integration Realm conflict 791
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dao Follows Nature Skill — Fourth Level	8	True qi transforms into spiritual power; gains divine sense and can briefly fly by sword.
Dao Follows Nature Skill — Fifth Level	21 22	Survives a lightning tribulation; gains a concealable Dao mark capable of storing spiritual energy.
Dao Follows Nature Skill — Seventh Level	85	Transcends the Gangwu Heavenly Tribulation and receives the Five Elements Escape Technique.
Dao Follows Nature Skill — Eighth Level	157	Survives the True Martial Three Revolutions Heavenly Tribulation; gains Law, Heaven and Earth and unlocks Incense Prayer.
Dao Follows Nature Skill — Tenth Level	324	Reaches the level from which he establishes the Southern Heavenly Gate and declares Tianjing a dynasty of heavenly beings.
Dao Follows Nature Skill — Fourteenth Level	536	Breakthrough follows centuries spent projecting his will and observing past and future selves.
Dao Follows Nature Skill — Sixteenth Level	599	Completes his Great Luo Divine Appearance and inherits the Great Dao Divine Power Words Become Law.

Background

Jiang Changsheng was born into the Jiang imperial family but was switched from his position as Crown Prince. He was sent to Dragon Arising Temple, where he concealed his bloodline and chose cultivation over returning to a palace filled with succession conflicts. He delayed acknowledging Jiang Yuan as his father until he possessed the strength to survive any consequence of exposing the truth. 5 312

He cultivates the Dao Follows Nature Skill, an immortal cultivation technique whose true-qi aura is difficult for martial artists to detect. His survival system repeatedly grants cultivation arts, divine abilities, and magical treasures after he endures deadly threats. 5 12 60

His early reputation began when, at fourteen, he killed the Ghost Eye Evil King with a leg technique, making “Changsheng Taoist Priest of Dragon Arising Temple” known throughout Jing City and the martial world. 7 8

Appearance

Jiang Changsheng maintains an unusually youthful and detached appearance even after reaching sixty years of age. His presence becomes increasingly otherworldly as his cultivation rises, often causing observers to mistake him for an immortal. 25 63

• Usually wears Daoist robes and carries a horsetail whisk. 14 25
• Possesses a hidden Dao mark between his brows after reaching the fifth level of the Dao Follows Nature Skill. 22
• Frequently manifests the Supreme Yang Divine Light behind his head, obscuring his face and making him resemble a descending deity. 173 324
• Develops the Great Dao Eye on his forehead in later stages of cultivation. 482
• His hair becomes pure white after the Dao Ancestor Inheritance is completed. 791

Personality

Jiang Changsheng is intensely cautious and survival-oriented. He refuses to gamble with his life, measures threats before acting, and prefers to fight only battles he is certain of winning. Even after surpassing most known opponents, he continues cultivating rather than becoming complacent. 10 146

He rejects political status, wealth, and official appointments when they would interfere with his pursuit of the Dao. Nevertheless, he remains invested in the Jiang family, Dragon Arising Temple, and the stability of the human race. 12 26 261

Though he often hides his full strength and avoids unnecessary attention, he values loyalty, affection, and righteousness. He quietly helps those in despair without seeking recognition, regarding this as acting according to his own Dao. 343 419

Abilities & Skills

Dao Follows Nature Skill

Jiang Changsheng’s core immortal cultivation method transforms true qi into spiritual power and steadily elevates him beyond conventional martial arts realms. 5 8

• Grants spiritual power vastly stronger than his former true qi. 8
• Produces divine sense, enhanced hearing, and a Dao mark for storing spiritual energy. 8 22
• Requires heavenly tribulations to advance through major levels. 21 85 157
• Allows him to cultivate independently of the known Martial Dao realm system. 45

Divine Sense and Soul Arts

His divine sense functions as a spiritual perception capable of penetrating physical obstructions and observing distant surroundings. 8

• Divine sense — sees through matter and detects events across Dragon Arising Temple. 8
• Reincarnation Mark — tracks a marked soul even after reincarnation. 39
• Heaven and Earth Boundless Eye — locates targets across vast distances, including the reincarnated Four Seas Sage. 117
• Soul Thought Divine Sword — instantly kills the Five Great Martial Gods and five thousand Martial Emperors. 342

Illusory God Eyes

The Illusory God Eyes manipulate memories and later evolve through the Great Dao Eye into a stronger divine power. 12 346

• Alters a target’s memories after eye contact. 12
• Can hypnotize targets to obtain information, as when Jiang Changsheng interrogates Xiao Daotian. 60
• Consumes spiritual energy in proportion to the memories changed. 12
• Cannot reliably affect opponents whose cultivation exceeds his own; failed use can cause backlash. 12

Healing and Restoration

Jiang Changsheng possesses restorative techniques that allow him to preserve allies and recover the injured. 29 425

• Spring Return Spell — seals wounds, stops bleeding, and restores severe injuries. 29 425
• Uses spiritual power to reawaken critically injured targets before interrogating them. 60

Combat Arts

Jiang Changsheng retains and develops martial techniques alongside immortal cultivation arts, frequently using modest-looking skills to conceal his actual power. 343

• Chen Family Qi Finger — initially acquired as Qi Finger; later defeats Qing Songzi with one strike and is used to injure or kill Divine Lords while masking Jiang Changsheng’s greater abilities. 2 107 342 343
• Purple Micro Imprisoning Heaven Divine Dao Palm — an immortal cultivation art said to imprison the heavens when cultivated to perfection. 60
• Great Yi World-Exterminating Archery — immortal archery art acquired after destroying the Eastern Sea Dynasty’s coastal bases. 146
• Supreme Yang Divine Light — defeats multiple Grotto-heaven experts and serves as his imposing Martial Dao Image. 172 173
• Words Become Law — Great Dao Divine Power inherited after reaching the sixteenth layer. 599

Spatial and World-Altering Divine Powers

Jiang Changsheng can traverse, reshape, and relocate terrain on a continental scale. 89 233 292

• Great Expansion Mountain Moving Technique — his first divine ability; used to move Martial Peak to Jing City. 81 89
• Five Elements Escape Technique — enables covert movement through the five elements. 85 233
• Great Freedom Sea-lifting Technique — raises and gathers massive bodies of water, including seventy-three celestial rivers and the sea beneath the Dragon Vein Continent. 202 220
• Change the Heavens and Earth — permanently changes terrain within the range of his divine sense; he eventually becomes capable of altering the entire Dragon Vein Continent. 233
• Universe in the Palm — contains the Mu Family’s sea and ships within a light sphere held in his hand. 240
• Continent in the Palm — compresses Shun Heaven from a continent into a palm-sized stone and relocates it. 292

Creation and Celestial Authority

Jiang Changsheng establishes systems of divine governance rather than relying solely on personal strength. 255 263 343

• Great Creation Divine Art — creates desired objects but cannot create races or beings stronger than himself. 319
• Incense Prayer — senses believers and can appear in their dreams. 157
• Divine envoys — grants Immortal God Fates, beginning with Li Yi’s Five Directions Thunder. 255
• Netherworld authority — establishes the Netherworld and appoints Punishment Head as its Lord by fusing him with its karma power. 263
• Investiture of the Gods — confers godhood upon 365 Righteous Gods; invested gods are not bound by lifespan while the Investiture endures and may be summoned across Jiang Changsheng’s Luck domain. 343

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Taihang Sword — one of the martial world’s top ten famous swords; acquired through Chen Li and used for sword flight and sword-control practice. 8
• Golden Scale Jade Leaf — magical treasure mastered through repeated practice; Jiang Changsheng later accumulates sixty-four leaves. 48 202
• Giant Spirit Ring — storage ring with a large internal space and a spirit-energy barrier for defense. 81
• Sun-Shooting Divine Bow — refined by Jiang Changsheng and used to defeat the Sword God with a single arrow. 114 117
• Classic of Mountains and Seas — used to absorb and preserve souls, including that of a two-headed gecko. 253
• Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror — a treasure Jiang Changsheng refines and entrusts to a clone for expansion efforts. 258 325
• Investiture of the Gods — golden divine scroll used to establish the Heavenly Court’s Righteous Gods. 343 350
• Three Purities Saint Bell — instantly kills Du Gu Diao and the Seventy-Two Divine Caves. 407
• Primal Chaos Divine Talisman — survival reward refined over two years and intended to be strengthened through a chosen agent in the Profound Yellow Great World. 407
• Great Dao Qian Yuan Divine Seat — defensive treasure that shields him from high-level heavenly lightning. 481

Relationships

• Jiang Yuan — biological father and Emperor of Great Jing; Jiang Changsheng initially conceals their kinship due to palace danger and the circumstances of his replacement as Crown Prince. 5 23
• Jiang Ziyu — son and favored successor; Jiang Changsheng protects his path to the throne, later abdicates the rule of Heavenly Jing to him, and entrusts him with its continued development. 67 349 350
• Chen Li — imperial official, longtime supporter, and recipient of Jiang Changsheng’s trust; he offers the Qi Finger, obtains the Taihang Sword for him, and later becomes one of the Immortal Taming Three Heavenly Lords. 2 8 350
• Qingxu Taoist Priest — senior figure of Dragon Arising Temple who recognizes Jiang Changsheng’s potential, permits his focused cultivation, and promotes him within the temple. 2 8
• Hua Jianxin — disciple and martial artist taught the Jade Purity Severing Meridian Needle and Nine Seeking Heavenly Dragon Steps. 18 21
• Bai Qi — servant and close companion who frequently witnesses Jiang Changsheng’s battles, treasures, and breakthroughs. 63 69 258
• Sword God — defeated by Jiang Changsheng’s Sun-Shooting Divine Bow; remains at Dragon Arising Temple to sweep the floor, improve his Sword Dao, and seek a future rematch. 117
• Jiang Jian — younger protégé whom Jiang Changsheng personally guides through martial cultivation and a Divine Human Realm breakthrough attempt. 92 114
• Punishment Head — trusted subordinate elevated by Jiang Changsheng into the Lord of the Netherworld. 263
• Li Yi — first divine envoy; receives the eighth-order Immortal God Fate, Five Directions Thunder, through a dream encounter. 255

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Dragon Arising Temple’s hidden prodigy — protects the temple from the Ghost Eye Evil King, Returning Yang Old Immortal, and other threats while concealing the nature of his immortal cultivation. 7 12
• Imperial succession protector — navigates the conflict surrounding the Great Jing throne, supports Jiang Ziyu as successor, and counters the Great Vehicle Dragon Tower’s influence. 26 39 48
• Dao Ancestor of Great Jing — destroys the Nine Dynasties’ invading army, receives the title “Dao Ancestor,” and has Dragon Arising Temple recognized as Great Jing’s Martial Arts Holy Land. 81
• Martial world deterrent — moves Martial Peak, defeats challengers such as the Sword God, and becomes an object of worship across Great Jing. 89 117
• Human race savior — intervenes against demon races, the Seven Great Demon Saints, and threats from the Endless Ocean and Great Wilderness. 220 255 261
• Founder of Tianjing and the Heavenly Court — renames Great Jing as Tianjing, establishes the Southern Heavenly Gate, declares himself the first Son of Heaven and Human Emperor, and later invests gods into the Heavenly Court. 324 350
• Defender against the gods of heaven and earth — faces the Five Great Martial Gods, kills the Great Wilderness Divine Lord, and reshapes the balance of power in the Great Wilderness Martial World. 341 342 343
• Immortal Dao supreme figure — continues advancing beyond the Martial Dao system, defeats threats such as Han Gui Zun, and acts on behalf of the Immortal Dao in conflicts involving Great Dao-level powers. 599 606 791

Notable Quotes

“I am here to redeem the suffering human race.” 261

“From now on, Great Jing will be promoted from a mortal dynasty to a dynasty of heavenly beings. I am the Son of Heaven, the first Son of Heaven of Tianjing, and also the Human Emperor!” 324

“I originally didn't want to be your enemy, but you pushed too hard.” 343

Trivia

• Jiang Changsheng has memories of two lives and considers longevity his foremost goal. 7
• He writes martial arts manuals for Dragon Arising Temple’s Scripture Depository, withholding only the Universe Heaven Scripture and Mystic Sect Dharma Form as core inheritances. 34
• He once secretly gifted a martial arts manual to a child practicing alone on a hillside. 66
• He can create clones, though he initially prefers not to use them for routine errands. 152 258