Xu Xuan

Biodata

Power Progression

Advancements below belong to successive incarnations; cultivation does not carry over automatically between bodies.

Background and History

Origins and the Xu Lineage

Originally a rogue cultivator of Kunlun, Xu Xuan retained only incomplete cultivation memories in his later lives. As Xu Changgeng, he lived as a commoner, continued his family through four generations, and left 103 direct descendants. At that lifetime’s end, he received the white fate register Extended Years and Long Life, which added forty years to his lifespan 1.

Reborn as Xu Daocheng within his own lineage, he awakened at birth. He found that the Grain Garment Art he had passed down had become a body-strengthening martial practice among descendants without spiritual roots. By improving its breathing method and quietly introducing cultivation principles, he increased the clan’s strength and became its acknowledged successor 2 3 4 49.

He also strengthened the household’s economy through improved rice cultivation, farming tools, looms, and trade. After discovering Xu Huai’en’s weak metal spiritual root, he began treating the lineage as a foundation that could produce increasingly capable cultivators over successive generations 5 6.

Xu Daocheng: Building a Cultivating Household

Xu Xuan married Liu Yun, a woman with a Water Spiritual Root whom he secretly taught to cultivate. Their alliance with her father’s Great Dragon Gang protected the Xu Trading Firm, while Xu Xuan’s Azure Mystery Gang expanded its influence 7.

Spirit stones and artifacts recovered from a hidden valley helped him open additional chakras and establish a Spirit-Gathering Formation on North Ridge Mountain. Nevertheless, poor aptitude and scarce resources eventually stalled him at the sixth meridian wheel. Even water essence orchids taken from a powerful python’s territory could not complete the breakthrough 8 11.

Wang Tong: Sect Service and Migration South

His third life began as Wang Tong, a tenant farmer from a collateral Xu branch in Hundred Fragrance Valley. He did not recover his past-life awareness until thirty-three. Using old jade slips and new spiritual-plant knowledge, he became a respected grower, married Yuan Zhilan, and gained access to additional resources 13 14.

Li Jiangping’s recommendation brought him into the Azure Wood Sect’s herb garden. There, his planting expertise and contribution during a demonic raid earned him promotion to steward disciple. He used his position to support Xu clansmen, distribute resources, and develop the Cloud Arrival Trading House 17 26 27 30.

Returning home, he reunited with the dying Liu Yun and accepted responsibility for her granddaughter Qingchan. After arranging Liu Yun’s burial beside his former identity, Xu Daocheng, he ordered the clan’s core members, artisans, wealth, texts, and spiritual seeds moved south to the Yue Kingdom 34.

He established the Lingyan Xu Lineage’s new foundation and finally reached Qi Refining at ninety-eight. Unable to advance much further, he prepared inheritances for a future incarnation and eventually withdrew into a peaceful old age 40 44 50.

Xu Chen: Emperor and Betrayed Disciple

In his fourth life, Xu Xuan was born as Xu Chen, son of the Marquis of Martial Might and Chen Jingxuan. His metal–earth dual spiritual root, Soaring Serpent bloodline, and fate registers gave him far greater potential than before. The imperial family considered his unusual totem ominous, and he grew up away from the capital on the northern frontier 44 45 49.

After cultivating at the Purple Sun Gate, he recovered his previous life’s inheritance and reconnected with the Lingyan Xu Lineage. Zhou Yongchang accepted him as a personal disciple, providing a powerful backer against imperial hostility 47 48 49 58.

Xu Xuan later allied with the Black Serpent Tribe after learning that the Chen Yue imperial family had stolen its deity’s bones and power. When Chen Tianyuan attacked the Xu Lineage, Xu Qingchan returned from the Jade Dragon Sword Sect, saved Xu Xuan, and declared herself his master 63 64.

Chosen as the Xu Kingdom’s ruler, he became founding emperor of the Great Xu Immortal Dynasty. He treated the throne chiefly as a source of fortune for cultivation, while Xu Mingxuan handled much of the dynasty’s administration. His reign included Foundation Establishment, conflict with the Heavenly Martial Kingdom, and territorial expansion 67 68 69 72 79.

After founding the Azure Mystery Sect in Yan, he killed the Blood Baleful Sect’s Xue Li and brought Wu under Yan’s control. He later suspected that Zhou Yongchang coveted his perfected foundation and Greenwood Spirit Body. His preparations failed to prevent betrayal: memories recovered in his next life show his Dao foundation being forcibly torn away. The Great Xu Kingdom was subsequently destroyed, and surviving descendants lived under another surname 82 97 103.

Yang Ye / Xue Ming: The Blood River Lineage

Reborn as Yang Ye, Xu Xuan possessed an innate fire spirit body and belonged to a family descended from the former Great Xu imperial line. He regained his knowledge early, improved the Yang Family’s cultivation arts and production methods, and helped it expand 103.

His use of Blood River True Intent attracted Blood Pupil, who accepted his claim to have inherited Xue Li’s legacy. Xu Xuan subsequently became True Person Xue Ku’s disciple under the name Xue Ming, then won the position of Blood Child 109 112 113 115.

He cultivated increasingly predatory methods, using Foundation Seizure to strengthen himself while preparing for the Blood Refinement Secret Realm. After reaching peak Foundation Establishment, he consumed the vitality of a Longevity Wood sealed in his previous life to remove dangerous impurities 117 119 123.

During his overseas activities, he discovered that Xu Qingchan had been reduced to a Sword Puppet serving Bai Ming. Forced to escape, he later resumed cultivating and quietly supporting Xu descendants. His search for the Guixu Sea Eye ultimately led him to a Void God Clan cultivator’s remains and the completion of Shadowless Sword Intent 126 127 128 134.

Appearance

• Soaring Serpent Transformation: Dark azure scales cover his body, while azure light gathers around his feet like a serpent’s tail 77.
• Protective sword mark: Xu Qingchan placed life-bound Sword Qi between his brows, leaving a vertical mark 72.

Personality

Xu Xuan is patient, calculating, and willing to work from a low position when it offers long-term advantages. As Wang Tong, he earned trust through useful work rather than demanding recognition; as Xu Chen, he supported Xu Mingxuan while advising against abruptly upsetting the clan’s factional balance 17 23 50.

Longevity takes precedence over rank. He regarded the imperial throne as a cultivation tool rather than his ultimate ambition, and designed succession around the most capable Xu descendant rather than automatic inheritance by the eldest son. These policies also prepared a stronger foundation for his next life 68 79.

His attachment to the Xu Lineage combines affection with practical planning. He continually supplies descendants with resources, leaves hidden inheritances, and cultivates promising juniors. His reunion with the dying Liu Yun reveals grief and gratitude beneath his usually controlled manner 34 92 128.

He is also ruthless and secretive. In his Blood River incarnation, he hunts compatible cultivators for their foundations and disguises Heart-Eroding True Intent cultivation as indulgence. When pursued by stronger enemies, he prioritizes concealment, irregular movements, and escape over direct confrontation 114 119 121.

Abilities and Skills

Reincarnation and the Book of Time

The Book of Time, also called the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes, preserves the record of his lives and provides fate-register benefits 1 44 78.

• Enables successive incarnations through which he recovers previous cultivation knowledge 13 49 103.
• Does not guarantee immediate memory awakening: Xu Changgeng awakened only at death, Wang Tong after thirty-three years, and Xu Chen gradually through childhood 49.
• Lets him build advantages across lifetimes through bloodline development, inherited techniques, and concealed resource caches 5 49 92.

Fate Registers and Dynasty Fortune

• Extended Years and Long Life: A white register adding forty years to his lifespan 1.
• Luminous Insight: Accelerates comprehension of techniques, spells, and divine abilities 45 74.
• Dragon Vigor and Tiger Might: A crimson register supporting exceptional physical strength and body refinement 47 50.
• Wandering Spirit, Shadowless: Allows shadowless movement, evasion, concealment within the void, and assassination in a wandering-spirit state 134.
• Dynasty fortune: Improves mental clarity, power control, and recognition of battle openings; it can also distribute injuries. It does not directly increase combat strength in the documented battle 77.

Cultivation Methods

Soaring Serpent Bloodline

Xu Chen was born with the Exotic Beast Soaring Serpent totem 44.

• Draws in spiritual energy and feeds it back into his body 50.
• Absorbs power from the Dragon-Transformation Blood Pool and benefits from the Black Serpent Tribe’s ancient artifact 63 69.
• Strengthens his physique and cultivation aptitude, while expanding his affinity toward water and wood 66 69.
• Soaring Serpent Transformation temporarily raised his aura into middle Foundation Establishment during battle; this preceded his permanent advancement to that stage 77 79.

Spiritual Plant Cultivation

His earliest reliable specialty is cultivating spiritual plants 14 17.

• Uses the Vitality Art to nourish herbs or accelerate plants for use with Entanglement Art; its substantial spiritual-power cost limits prolonged use 5.
• Restores neglected fields through reorganized planting and careful management 17.
• Employs grafting, breeding, compost, and records of weather-dependent growth 14 18.
• Earns spirit stones by tending others’ herbs and removing pests 20.

Spear and Sword Combat

• Seven Killings of Break the Army: A domineering spear combat art practiced alongside the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Spear 75.
• Blood River True Intent: Countered Lin Tiannan’s Sword Intent and damaged his Life-Bound Flying Sword 109.
• Blood Shadow sword techniques: Combine silent assassination with heart erosion and soul-rending effects 119.
• Shadowless Sword Intent: Developed through spatial insight gained from Void God Clan remains. Before completion, his Blood Shadow Sword’s offensive power had already reached the Purple Mansion level 134.

Blood-Path and Mental Techniques

• Blood Refining Foundation Seizure: Plunders compatible foundations, physiques, bloodlines, and vitality to strengthen himself 119 123.
• Limitation: Excessive absorption accumulates resentment and impurities that can disturb his mind and damage his Dao foundation 123.
• Heart-Eroding True Intent: Targets the mind and soul; he cultivates it through understanding desire and covertly developing “heart slaves” 114.
• Blood Sea Clone: Participated in a clash with Daoist Xuanji, after which Xu Xuan spent more than half a year recovering in hiding 123.

Concealment, Escape, and Auxiliary Arts

• Practices Aura Concealment Art, Wind Command Art, and Lightness Art 5 25.
• Uses illusory images carrying part of his aura to distract enemies while hiding, escaping, or preparing an attack 74.
• Escaped Bai Ming through Blood-Burning Escape 126.
• Studies alchemy, artifact refining, formations, talismans, puppets, beast taming, and ancient restrictions 114.
• Reliably crafted low-grade Dust-Repelling and Lightness Talismans during his Azure Wood Sect years 22.
• Uses trading houses and clan networks for intelligence, covert logistics, and acquisition of rare cultivation materials 30 51 59 75.

Equipment and Items

• Book of Time / Book of a Hundred Lifetimes — His central reincarnation treasure and source of fate registers 1 44 78.
• Recovered formation flags — Three flags taken from a hidden valley and used to establish a Spirit-Gathering Formation on North Ridge Mountain 8.
• Golden sword and pill furnace — Recovered from the same concealed site 8.
• Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Spear — His major spear weapon; Zhou Yongchang later completed a Pseudo-Treasure for him following the Foundation Establishment ceremony 47 73 74 75.
• Black Serpent Tribe’s Ancient Mirror — An inherited artifact increasingly linked to his bloodline, offering glimpses of ancient scenes and divine abilities 79.
• Ancient Bronze Mirror — Used to kill Xue Li above Golden Water City 82.
• Serpent scale — Given by the Black Serpent Tribe for communication and concealment 63.
• Xu Qingchan’s life-bound Sword Qi — Three uses, each capable of releasing sixty percent of her strength 72.
• Blood Shadow — A magical-treasure flying sword bestowed by True Person Xue Ku 119.
• Fire Baleful Banner — Used alongside his spear against Heavenly Profound Sect cultivators 109.
• Escape talismans and hidden caches — Includes Blood Escape Talismans, concealed storehouses, and Space-Escape Talismans recovered from a previous life’s secret abode 97 109.

Relationships

Family and Descendants

• Xu Chengye — Great-grandfather in his Xu Daocheng incarnation. Personally educated him and made his commands equivalent to those of the household head 2 4.
• Liu Yun — Wife during his Xu Daocheng life and an early cultivation partner. Raised their children and sustained the household after his death; recognized him when he returned in another body 7 34.
• Xu Yuming — Son of Xu Xuan and Liu Yun; managed mundane clan affairs and the Azure Mystery Gang’s public business 7 11.
• Xu Xingchan — Daughter born to Xu Xuan and Liu Yun 8.
• Yuan Zhilan — Wife in his Wang Tong incarnation. Her marriage brought him into the Yuan Household and provided both resources and domestic warmth 14.
• Chen Jingxuan — Mother in his Xu Chen incarnation; opposed his leaving the marquis’s estate while the second prince threatened him 45.
• Helian Xue — Black Serpent Tribe leader, military ally, and later Dao companion. Their marriage produced Xu Yuanxi 73 79 80.
• Xu Sheng — Son by Consort Li. Personally trained by Xu Xuan, later reached Foundation Establishment and became crown prince 79 80.
• Xu Yuanxi — Daughter by Helian Xue, born with a Blackwater Spirit Body and Soaring Serpent bloodline. Xu Xuan regarded her as a prospective Purple Mansion talent 80.

Disciples, Allies, and Masters

• Xu Huai’en — Early attendant and secretly instructed disciple; later commanded covert gang forces and the Secret Hall 5 11.
• Xu Mingyuan — Xu Huai’en’s father and a trusted commercial and intelligence organizer 5 6 8.
• Xu Mingxuan — Descendant, clan leader, and principal administrator of the Great Xu Immortal Dynasty. Xu Xuan supported him against internal factions 50 73 79.
• Xu Qingchan — Junior entrusted to him by Liu Yun, later a leading Xu sword cultivator and his master in the Xu Chen incarnation. She saved him, supplied cultivation guidance, and left protective Sword Qi; he later discovered her enslavement as a Sword Puppet 34 64 72 126.
• Li Jiangping — Patron who helped him enter the Azure Wood Sect’s herb garden and supported his early sect career 17 26.
• Su Yuqing — Purple Sun Gate cultivator with sincere affection for him. Offered protection, introductions, and companionship; her sect eventually tacitly accepted their relationship 47 54 57 58.
• Zhou Yongchang — Master and apparent backer who later coveted his foundation. His betrayal became a defining grievance carried into Xu Xuan’s next life 58 97 103.
• Blood Pupil — Brought him into the Blood River lineage and became his enthusiastic senior brother 109 111 113.
• True Person Xue Ku — Golden Core master in his Xue Ming incarnation. Bestowed techniques and Blood Shadow, and warned him about Foundation Seizure’s impurities 112 119 123.

Adversaries

• Chen Jing and the Chen Yue imperial family — Feared his Soaring Serpent bloodline and investigated or threatened him and his family 47 58 63 64.
• Xue Li — Blood Baleful Sect true disciple killed by Xu Xuan. His inheritance later became Xu Xuan’s route into the Blood River lineage 82 86 109.
• Tu Gang — Xuanye lineage disciple who publicly threatened him over the Blood Refinement Secret Realm competition 117.
• Daoist Xuanji and High Person Lantao — Purple Mansion cultivators who hunted him after his foundation-seizing activities 121.
• Bai Ming — Jade Dragon Sword Sect cultivator controlling Xu Qingchan. Attacked Xu Xuan and ordered her to kill him if they met again 126.

Notable Quotes

“At last, I’ve stepped onto the path of cultivation again...” 5

“The weak are meat for the strong. Strength reigns supreme—you would all do well to remember that.” 128