Luo Qi

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Imperial Birth and the Luo Identity

Luo Qi’s mother was a Four Symbols Cult holy maiden who approached Xia Longyuan intending to assassinate him. His possession of Azure Dragon arts and promise to cooperate with the cult led her to become involved with him instead. After discovering her pregnancy, he returned to the capital, promising to come back. She named their daughter Xia Chichi, meaning “ever delayed,” while waiting for his return 25.

Childbirth damaged her mother’s health. An attempt to force her recovery caused cultivation deviation and left her partially crippled; she died a few years later. Before her death, she taught Chichi to trust no one, conceal her thoughts, and kill anyone who obstructed her 25 26.

Master Luo exploited the uncertainty surrounding the emperor’s child, misleading imperial inquiries into identifying his own son, Luo Zhenwu, as the prince. He dressed Chichi as a boy and settled her and her mother among the outer disciples. After her mother’s death, he provided better food and a private courtyard as insurance against her eventual recognition by the imperial family 26.

Destruction of Luo Family Manor

As the outer disciples’ “senior brother,” Luo Qi introduces Zhao Changhe to the Profound Pass cultivation system. When the Four Symbols Cult and Blood God Cult attack the manor, the two attempt to escape together. Zhao’s killing of Luo Zhenwu serves as his pledge of allegiance, and the Blood God Cult takes Luo Qi along as his companion 4 5 6.

Although Zhao initially believes she had no choice, Luo Qi privately acknowledges that she could have escaped during the journey. She deliberately follows the cult to North Mang because she understands its search and wants the hidden Azure Dragon Seal, a goal she has cherished since childhood 12 24.

Life at North Mang

Fang Buping assigns Luo Qi a raiding squad and orders her to share a cabin with Zhao. Unsuccessful winter ambushes leave her exposed to the cold, reprimanded, and denied food. Zhao’s decision to save her a warm meal becomes a turning point: she accepts their friendship and agrees to share the bed 7 12 26.

Their routine grows increasingly intimate, with shared meals, wine, cultivation, and sleep. Zhao confirms that she is female, but both continue treating the disguise as an unspoken arrangement. At the cold pool, she helps soothe his blood-baleful qi during his painful first breakthrough 16 17 20.

When food becomes scarce, Luo Qi investigates a vicious local landlord and raids his estate, forbidding her followers from harming its women. Yue Hongling intercepts the bandits, but Zhao arrives and defends Luo Qi, affirming that they depend on each other in life and death 22 23.

Azure Dragon Inheritance and Departure

Luo Qi and Zhao unlock the Azure Dragon Star Mansion and discover the seal. She draws a dagger behind him, intending to claim the treasure alone, but throws it away rather than attack. She admits both her deception and the importance of the seal to her lifelong ambitions 24.

Zhao gives her the seal despite its value to his own cultivation. As it transmits its inheritance, she reveals her identity, parentage, and hatred of the Xia family. The inheritance subsequently raises her to the fifth Profound Pass level 25 26 27.

The two acknowledge their love and share a farewell kiss before Zhao removes her disguise. She publicly identifies herself as Xia Chichi and accepts Vermilion Bird’s invitation to the Main Altar for the Saintess Trial. Later, she sees Zhao’s entry at rank 250 on the Hidden Dragon Ranking and reflects on their future 28 32.

Appearance

• In disguise: A slender, delicate-looking youth with red lips, white teeth, a fine voice, phoenix eyes, and slender brows 4 7.
• Disguise alterations: A prominent Adam’s apple and more masculine facial angles conceal her sex 19.
• Without disguise: An oval face, cherry lips, phoenix eyes, and willow-leaf brows; her beauty strongly impresses Zhao and the stronghold’s bandits 19 28.
• Public reveal: Appears beside the cold pool with loose hair and her familiar clothing, allowing the bandits to recognize her as Boss Luo 28.

Personality

Luo Qi initially appears cold, proud, and prickly, answering Zhao’s familiarity with insults and threats. Beneath that reserve, she is observant and cautious: she warns him that sharing a cultivation manual may give Fang Buping leverage, and repeatedly urges him not to trust others too readily 4 7 16.

Her mother’s teachings make secrecy and preemptive violence seem natural to her. She considers killing Zhao several times, yet his kindness steadily undermines that resolve. Saving him during his breakthrough and discarding her dagger show the conflict between her ambition and an attachment she cannot bring herself to betray 17 20 24 26.

She can be brutally ruthless toward threats: after a subordinate sexually insults her and attempts to touch her, she immobilizes him and drops him from a cliff. That ruthlessness coexists with boundaries—she prohibits assaults on women during a raid and deliberately chooses a target whose abuses she has investigated 22.

With Zhao, she becomes teasing, affectionate, and openly jealous of Yue Hongling. Her concern for him persists beyond their separation, particularly her fear that another trusted companion might betray him 17 23 28.

Abilities & Skills

Internal Cultivation

• Reaches the first Profound Pass through the Luo Family’s limited outer-disciple method 7.
• Cultivates inner breath while resting in bed; concentration and tranquility are important to her practice 13 17.
• Uses internal force to supplement her comparatively slight physical strength 20.
• Channels qi into Zhao’s meridians to ease his breakthrough pain. Her inner breath is sharp and destructive rather than naturally restorative, requiring careful restraint; it only partially relieves his suffering 20.

Acupoint Striking and Swordsmanship

• Immobilizes the resisting occupants of the landlord’s estate by striking their acupoints 22.
• Uses the same method to subdue an abusive subordinate before carrying him to a cliff 22.
• Draws a sword and assumes a defensive stance against Yue Hongling, though Zhao arrives before their anticipated fight begins 22.

Disguise Art

• Alters her throat and facial contours to maintain a convincing male identity 12 19.
• Removes and restores the alterations by rubbing the affected areas 19.
• Retains enough of her original features that the bandits recognize her after the disguise is removed 28.

Formation Knowledge

• Understands the star chart associated with the Azure Dragon Star Mansion 24.
• Admits she could have solved the formation earlier but pretended otherwise while Zhao was beside her 24.
• Does not initially know the seal’s exact location or that blood-baleful energy is needed to reveal its entrance 27.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Azure Dragon Seal — An imperial inheritance from a previous era, hidden in an emperor’s tomb and sought by the Four Symbols Cult. It binds to her hand during transmission and transforms her physique and meridians 25 27.
• Sword — Drawn during her confrontation with Yue Hongling 22.
• Dagger — Drawn behind Zhao in the inheritance chamber, then deliberately discarded rather than used against him 24.
• Imperial jade pendant — A recognition token Xia Longyuan left with her mother, which she concealed from Master Luo. Its cultivation legacy is ultimately received by Zhao 26 27.
• Wine gourd — Gives Zhao an inexpensive gourd that he continues using rather than replacing 15 18.

Relationships

• Zhao Changhe — Fellow survivor, roommate, trusted companion, and eventual romantic partner. His saved meals challenge her belief that only her mother would sacrifice food for her; their mutual surrender of the seal turns their attachment into acknowledged love 12 24 25 26 28.
• Xia Longyuan — Biological father. His abandonment of her mother fuels her hatred of him and the Xia dynasty 25 26.
• Her mother — Former Four Symbols Cult holy maiden and her formative influence. Her affection, death, and distrustful teachings shape Luo Qi’s ambitions and difficulty trusting others 13 25 26.
• Master Luo — Guardian who concealed her identity while attempting to pass his son off as the imperial heir. Luo Qi views his later care as calculated self-protection 25 26.
• Luo Zhenwu — Master Luo’s biological son, not her brother. She explicitly denies that revenge for his death motivated her thoughts of killing Zhao 25 26.
• Yue Hongling — A dangerous opponent and source of romantic jealousy; Luo Qi resents her importance to Zhao 22 23 28.
• Fang Buping — Superior at North Mang who recognizes her cultivation and appoints her squad leader 7.
• Vermilion Bird Venerable — Invites her to return to the Four Symbols Cult and participate in the Saintess Trial 28.

Notable Quotes

“Don't readily trust anyone, including me.” 16

“Before my mother passed away, she kept telling me not to trust anyone, not to tell anyone what was in my heart, and to kill anyone who stood in my way... I followed her teachings... But then... I met you.” 26

Trivia

• “Qi” does not mean she is the seventh child; she explains that it was chosen for its similar sound to “Chi” 25.
• Her private courtyard at Luo Family Manor was a clue that she was not an ordinary outer disciple 26.
• Stronghold rumors call her Zhao’s “private pet” while assuming both are men; her public reveal finally exposes the mistaken assumption 18 28.