Chen Shichong

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Early Travels and Meeting Mu Bai

Chen Shichong grew up in the powerful Chen Household of the Sword Sect. His father, Chen Jianli, governed Third Peak, while both Chen Jianli and his uncle Chen Jianduan served as Xiu Zun elders. Despite that background, he cultivated among ordinary inner disciples. He eventually left for the Eastern Ridge to seek experience and overcome his body-refinement bottleneck 84 85.

After completing an outside assignment, he investigated Biyou Peak in hopes of finding a cultivation opportunity. There, the Yellow Weasel Bride bewitched him through the appearance of a beautiful lotus-picker. He forgot his family and sect and nearly became her husband before Mu Bai rescued him 61 84.

He invited Mu Bai to the Northern Plains and offered to help him obtain a suitable Soul Soldier. Their journey included hunting Silver Swordfish at Ice Lake, drinking together, and coordinating sword formations with Mu Bai’s mental attacks 62 63.

Earthfire City

In Earthfire City, Chen Shichong gathered information about the volcanic eruption and its treasures while arranging accommodation for himself and Mu Bai. Their stay became dangerous when a sinister attacker poisoned his shoulder with multiplying green insects. Mu Bai used fresh sand-wolf blood to slow their spread 65 69.

Luo Cheng and Luo Qian later pursued the pair for the Ice-Fire Pill. Chen Shichong used a strengthening pill and the Autumn Sun Sword’s stored divided-soul power to sever Luo Cheng’s arm. When Gusu Wan’er intervened and collapsed from her wounds, he supported her and lent Mu Bai his sword for the final confrontation 74.

His family connections also helped clear accusations that he and Mu Bai were accomplices of the corpse-plague controllers. Revealing himself as Chen Jianli’s son and Chen Jianduan’s nephew immediately changed Ji Yang’s treatment of them 75.

Sword Sect Trials and the Ice Ruins

Upon returning home, Chen Shichong introduced Mu Bai to his family as a brother. He then challenged the Hundred Puppet Path, defeating all one hundred puppets despite severe injuries and exhaustion. The achievement silenced cultivators who had dismissed his reputation as a product of family resources 84 85.

Further trials brought him to Second-Level Peak physical power. During the escape from the abyss beneath the Heart Refining Path, Mu Bai carried him while he was unconscious; Chen Jianli ultimately rescued them from the Ice-Soul Crystal Dragon 91.

After the Ice Ruins ordeal, Chen Shichong sheltered the injured Ji Ruxia and Yan Ru in a forest cave. With little soul power remaining, he used his own body heat to clean Ji Ruxia’s wounds and keep her alive. He and Ji Ruxia confessed their love and promised to marry, although he believed he first needed to free his household from Beishan control 103 104.

The Chen Household’s Restrictions

The Chen ancestor Chen Yuanpeng had pledged that only two Chen Household Xiu Zun could exist simultaneously. With Chen Jianli and Chen Jianduan already occupying those places, Chen Shichong spent years at Third-Level Peak despite possessing the ability to advance. His frustration deepened into despair, culminating in an attempted suicide that his father stopped 224.

Chen Jianli ultimately dispersed his cultivation and refined his physical power into a Blood Pill for his son. Chen Shichong’s resulting breakthrough came at the cost of his father’s health; Chen Jianli later died from bodily deterioration. Afterward, Chen Shichong became withdrawn, cultivated relentlessly, and increasingly resented the Sword Sect 245 280.

The sect also allowed the household only one Dao Zun. Chen Shichong’s conflict with that restriction culminated in a duel with Chen Jianduan. Initially refusing to retaliate, he accepted wounds as repayment to his father and uncle before finally fighting. Chen Jianduan died beneath his sword and became the sword soul of Autumn Sun. Chen Shichong buried him beneath Glacier’s snow and carved his tomb inscription into the canyon wall 369 370 450 519.

Rebellion Against the Sword Sect

Chen Shichong eventually rejected the ancestral teachings as grounds for continued submission to the Beishan Household. While Chen Qi led one hundred thousand Chen cultivators southward, he killed Beishan Lie and engaged Sect Master Beishan Fengyun 449 450.

Mu Lan Pavilion and Earthfire City each sent one hundred thousand reinforcements. Chen Shichong asked his father-in-law Ji Yang to protect Ji Ruxia and Chen Qi rather than assist him personally. The arrival of the Sword Sect’s hidden reserves—including Yuan Zun Beishan Xiong and three Dao Zun peak cultivators—overturned the allies’ advantage, and Beishan Fengyun grievously wounded him 450.

He survived and reunited with his wife and son. Later accounts credit Mu Bai’s intervention with saving his rebellion, and describe the Sword Sect as having been reclaimed with everyone’s help 451 504 515.

Blood Demon Dao and Reconciliation

After finding a section of Heavenly Demon Body, Chen Shichong devoured it in pursuit of greater strength. He traveled to the Western Plains with Qing Ping and Qing Dai, reunited with Gusu Wan’er, and became involved with Blood River Demon Valley. His growing obsession was fueled partly by feeling unable to stand as Mu Bai’s equal 503 504.

Mu Bai confronted him and began relinquishing his own perfected Heavenly Demon Body to persuade him to stop. Chen Shichong’s craving for the exposed essence blood briefly overwhelmed him, requiring Mu Bai to awaken him with mental power. Nevertheless, he immediately fought beside Mu Bai against an Evil Demon Venerable and offered to hold the enemy off alone 514 515.

Gusu Wan’er subsequently intercepted a killing attack intended for him. After her death, Chen Shichong resolved to find his own path and fight beside Mu Bai for the Origin Realm. His encounters with Jin Er and Xie Beichen deepened his Sword Dao, leading him to reject the Heavenly Demon Body and return north to bury Wan’er 516 517 518 519 523 526 527.

Revenge and the Northern Plains War

When Chen Qi and his son Chen Mu Fei were killed, Chen Shichong pursued Qian Yuhuang through the turbulent void. He fought until Qian Yuhuang’s borrowed six-layered Dharma Form reversed his strongest blood-sword attack. Mu Bai arrived to save him, and the brothers vowed revenge 574 575.

Together, they killed Qian Yuhuang and brought his severed head to the Northern Plains. Chen Shichong and Ji Ruxia mourned Fei’er, while the head was displayed beside the Chen Household graveyard as the victims were buried 578.

Chen Shichong later fought alongside Qingtian against the Evil Demon army and Immortal Slave Jin Yi. His blood swords helped wound Jin Yi, but the two allies were badly injured and called Mu Bai back to the battlefield. During subsequent fighting in the Six Heavens, he refused Qingtian’s offer of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood, remaining committed to his own strength 589 590 593 594.

Final Duel and Sacrifice

Before confronting Hai Chen, Mu Bai entrusted Chen Shichong with the Reincarnation Sword. Chen Shichong promised to recover Emperor Ye Hua’s White Dragon Water Sword and help it attain Perfection 629.

Hai Chen offered the White Dragon Water Sword as the prize for defeating one of his Golden Immortal slaves. Despite being only Dao Ling Peak, Chen Shichong accepted. He used enemy metal power as a weapon, dispersed his body into the five elements, and forced the immortal onto the defensive before being driven out of hiding and surrounded by golden swords 630 631.

At the decisive moment, he transformed the immortal’s protective golden light screen into swords that cut across its throat. The enemy’s swords simultaneously pierced his body and Divine Palace. He fulfilled his promise to recover the White Dragon Water Sword, but his sacrifice left him limp in Mu Bai’s arms. The chapter identifies his fate as becoming a sword spirit 632.

Appearance

• Build: Tall and muscular, with a body that becomes more imposing during transformation 85.
• Face: Smooth as jade, with striking brows and sharp eyes; his appearance attracts considerable attention from female cultivators 68.
• Clothing: Notably appears in white robes, compared to a jade tree 68.
• Later demeanor: Develops a melancholy expression and becomes colder following his father’s sacrifice and death 245 280.
• Demon form: Deep azure flesh interwoven with blood radiance, initially shown at dozens of zhang tall 503.

Personality

Chen Shichong is initially confident, sociable, and playful. He enjoys travel, wine, teasing friends, and entertaining the household servants with gifts and stories. His privileged upbringing gives him polished manners and broad knowledge, but does not prevent him from openly recounting his humiliating encounter with the Yellow Weasel Bride 67 72 84.

His determination extends far beyond inherited advantages. He persists through five days and nights of the Hundred Puppet Path despite wounds and near-total exhaustion, then recognizes his own shortcomings while watching Mu Bai risk his life in combat 85 86.

Talent is also a source of insecurity. Being forbidden to advance leaves him ashamed to face Mu Bai, and repeated rescues make him feel insignificant beside his brother. These feelings contribute to his dangerous pursuit of the Blood Demon Dao 224 504 514 515.

His later understanding of the sword centers on protection rather than proving superiority. He relinquishes demonic power, refuses to resume using it even when gravely injured, and ultimately stakes his life on keeping his promise to Mu Bai 526 527 593 631 632.

Abilities and Skills

Body Cultivation

• Withstands second-rank Silver Swordfish attacks directly; his early physical toughness is comparable to Mu Bai’s 62.
• Concentrates bodily power into a single arm to increase striking force 224 503.
• Enters the Dao through body cultivation, producing an unusually durable Inner World and domineering World Force 369.
• Possesses considerable knowledge of applying physical strength precisely rather than relying on brute force 67.

One Soul, Ten Thousand Arts Sword Formation

• Controls numerous swords or Sword Beams, allowing any subsidiary sword to become the main sword 74 85.
• Changes the principal attack instantly to exploit an opening, including an enemy’s exposed vital point 85.
• Uses converging and dispersing sword attacks, including Ten Thousand Swords Return to One 224 449.
• Later turns turbulent void into vast streams of swords through the same sword art 574.

Sword Dao: All Things as Swords

• Converts hair, paper, wood, blood, and surrounding matter into swords through sword intent 518 519 522 574.
• Redirects an opponent’s flying sword and Sword Beams back at their owner 522.
• Transforms his tongue, entire body, or bodily blood into swords 519 523 575.
• Overcomes the Grievance Dao’s mental illusions through his unwavering understanding of the sword 523.
• His blood-sword technique can pierce Jin Yi and disturb the blood within the immortal’s body, but is reversed by Qian Yuhuang’s borrowed six-layered Dharma Form 575 590.

Spatial and Five-Element Techniques

• Uses Spatial Shift for travel, evasion, and surprise attacks 450 515 574.
• Can break certain spatial restraints through force, though stronger restraints still endanger him 450 515 516.
• Disperses his body into the five elements and gathers his metal element into a concealed sword 631.
• Comprehends these elemental principles without cultivating Immortal Arts, drawing on contact with Mu Bai and encounters with immortal slaves 631.
• Turns an enemy’s golden protective screen into swords during his final attack 632.

Silver Crane Soul Spirit

• Manifests a Silver Crane capable of carrying passengers in flight 103.
• Has comparatively limited soul power; exhaustion prevents him from simultaneously maintaining full-speed flight and shielding his injured passengers from the cold 103.

Heavenly Demon/Blood Demon Body

• Temporarily gains an enormous demon form, enhanced physical strength, and blood-based attacks 503 515.
• Breaks Ye Wan’s moonlight-thread cage and summons a thousand blood swords 503.
• Risks losing control when exposed to Heavenly Demon Essence Blood 515.
• Voluntarily abandons the body and its essence blood 527.

Equipment and Weapons

• Autumn Sun Sword — A High-Rank Soul Sword forged from a peak third-tier fierce crocodile’s sinews and bones, supplemented with ten-thousand-year cold iron. An early wisp of Chen Jianli’s divided soul lets it temporarily display top-grade power. Chen Jianduan later becomes its sword soul; the sword is eventually broken during the encounter with Jin Er 63 74 450 519.
• Flying Soul Soldiers — Dozens of flying weapons used for formation attacks and defense 63 74.
• Blood Pill — Refined from Chen Jianli’s physical cultivation and consumed to break through into Xiu Zun 245.
• Reincarnation Sword — Entrusted to him by Mu Bai before the confrontation with Hai Chen; its reincarnation-forged sword intent stimulates his own understanding 629.
• White Dragon Water Sword — Emperor Ye Hua’s lost sword, recovered through Chen Shichong’s final duel with a Golden Immortal 629 630 632.

Relationships

• Mu Bai — His closest brother of a different surname, traveling companion, rival, and comrade. Their friendship survives Chen Shichong’s resentment over their unequal progress; he ultimately sacrifices himself to fulfill a promise to Mu Bai 62 514 515 629 632.
• Chen Jianli — His father. Stops his suicide attempt, sacrifices his cultivation to enable his advancement, and later dies from the resulting deterioration 224 245 280.
• Madam Chen — His affectionate mother, who worries over the hardships of his travels and warmly welcomes Mu Bai into the household 84.
• Chen Jianduan — His clan uncle, childhood idol, and mentor. Dies beneath his sword in their final duel and becomes Autumn Sun’s sword soul 370 450 519.
• Chen Qi — His younger cousin, often treated as a younger sister. He supports her during the Beishan marriage conflict and fights beside her for the household’s freedom 84 95 450.
• Ji Ruxia — His wife and the mother of Chen Mu Fei. Their mutual confession follows his rescue of her after the Ice Ruins ordeal 104 183 451.
• Chen Mu Fei / Fei’er — His son with Ji Ruxia. Initially believes the child to be Mu Bai and Chen Qi’s; later mourns him and avenges his death 183 578.
• Ji Yang — His father-in-law, who brings Earthfire City’s forces to assist the Chen Household rebellion 104 450.
• Gusu Wan’er — His later romantic partner at Blood River Demon Valley. Sacrifices herself to intercept an attack meant for him; he returns north to bury her 504 514 516 527.
• Qingtian — A battlefield ally against the Evil Demons and immortal slaves. Offers essence blood to heal him, which Chen Shichong refuses to avoid returning to demonic cultivation 589 590 593.
• Beishan Household — The ruling lineage whose restrictions cost him his father and uncle. He kills Beishan Lie and leads his household’s rebellion against Beishan Fengyun 370 449 450.
• Qian Yuhuang — The enemy he pursues after the deaths of Chen Qi and Chen Mu Fei; killed jointly by Chen Shichong and Mu Bai 574 578.

Notable Quotes

“Traveling the boundless world and making brothers from the four seas—that’s something the sect doesn’t offer.” 84

“The sword Dao isn’t about competing to prove yourself stronger, but about keeping your heart unwavering. It’s about protecting.” 526

“No, don’t make me go back to the way I was. I’m fine!” 593

“White Dragon Water Sword, I’ve won it back for you!” 632