Jiang Chi

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Academy Life and Attachment to Desire Corpse

Jiang Chi left home while Jiang Yan was still a child. He became the leading figure among the Jiang Household’s members at the Prefecture Academy and advised the family that Spirit Stones were the most convenient resources to send there 12 19.

Jiang Chi and Jiang Yunyao initially supported one another after entering the academy. After reaching the eighth grade, however, he became dissatisfied with the pace of ordinary cultivation and attached himself to Desire Corpse Daoist as a male consort 23 83.

According to Jiang Yunyao, Jiang Chi subsequently helped Desire Corpse scheme to harvest her for cultivation, nearly ruining her Dao Path. Jiang Chi later defended this conduct, dismissing the harm as something she could recover from through a few more years of cultivation 23 25.

Welcoming and Targeting Jiang Yan

Jiang Chi met Jiang Yan upon his arrival at the Prefecture Academy, carrying a sign bearing his name. After confirming their identities with matching clan tokens, he brought Jiang Yan to his former courtyard residence and paid twenty Spirit Stones for a year’s rent 19 20.

He explained the realm’s curfew, academy training expeditions, markets, and supplementary cultivation arts. He also encouraged Jiang Yan to explore outside town and directed him to Jiang Yunyao at Spring Breeze Tower without revealing their estrangement 20 23.

Jiang Yunyao warned Jiang Yan that this hospitality could be intended to recruit him for Desire Corpse. When confronted, Jiang Chi admitted that he had already told the Daoist about Jiang Yan and wanted the cousins to win his favor together in exchange for resources. Jiang Yan rejected the proposal and expelled him from the room 23 25.

Reversal at the Town Entrance

After Jiang Yan returned with powerful backing, Desire Corpse sent Jiang Chi into town a day earlier than usual to investigate. Jiang Chi arrived with a youth named Pink Ear and encountered Jiang Yan and An Ling near the eastern entrance. Seeing his younger cousin’s spirit beast, equipment, and confidence, he regretted not having cultivated diligently instead of spending years serving Desire Corpse 70 71.

Jiang Yan killed Pink Ear and wounded Jiang Chi’s hand with a Sword Talisman. Enraged, Jiang Chi killed the rabbit carrying Pink Ear and charged after Jiang Yan, but stopped before violating the town’s prohibition on violence. Jiang Yan then arranged continued surveillance of him 71 72.

Ambush and Death

Jiang Chi contacted several Daoists connected to Desire Corpse and planned to escape through the western side of town near curfew. An Ling uncovered the plan, allowing her and Jiang Yan to pursue him while Gu-Eating blocked his route with Fire-Walking Cloud fog 75 76 77.

When Jiang Chi emerged from the fog, the attackers blinded and killed his rabbit mount. His protective shield initially stopped Jiang Yan’s Sword Talismans, but An Ling’s spirit butterfly powder corroded it. A Sword Talisman carrying Divine Thunder broke through and left him mortally wounded in a crater 77.

Jiang Chi pleaded for Jiang Yan not to retaliate against his grandfather, then feigned resignation while preparing a blood-fed strike with his short club. Jiang Yan had already positioned another Sword Talisman and decapitated him as he sprang up 78.

Jiang Yan restored and clothed the corpse before sending it to Jiang Yunyao. Remembering their early mutual support, she refrained from desecrating it, burned the remains, and had a clan servant bury them near East River Town 79 83.

Appearance

• Wears a plain-colored Daoist robe when he first meets Jiang Yan 19.
• Commonly travels on a spirit rabbit with long pink fur; he initially appears embarrassed by the mount when Jiang Yan sees it 20.

Personality

Jiang Chi’s pursuit of cultivation resources overrides his loyalty to his clansmen. He regards serving Desire Corpse as an acceptable price for advancement and tries to persuade Jiang Yan to make the same bargain. He also minimizes the consequences of Jiang Yunyao being harvested 25.

His considerate manner conceals calculated manipulation. He welcomes Jiang Yan warmly, offers practical guidance, and later invokes their family bond when trapped. Even while apparently accepting death, he prepares a final sneak attack 19 20 77 78.

Despite his volatile temper, Jiang Chi can exercise restraint when necessary. He stops himself from attacking inside town even after Pink Ear’s death, and Jiang Yan explicitly recognizes his ability to endure humiliation. His regret over his choices turns into resentment toward Jiang Yan rather than lasting repentance 71.

Abilities & Skills

Concealment Dao Art

• Uses a concealment art while attempting to slip out of town near curfew 76.
• The technique does not prevent An Ling from detecting his departure 76.

Defensive Protection

• Carries a prepared Body-Protection Incantation that automatically produces a Spiritual Qi shield against a potentially fatal Sword Talisman strike 77.
• The shield withstands repeated attacks but is corroded by spirit butterfly powder and penetrated by Divine Thunder 77.

Physical Strength and Endurance

• Kills Pink Ear’s rabbit mount with a single palm strike 71.
• Survives the initial Divine Thunder explosion despite catastrophic wounds, remaining capable of attempting one final attack 77 78.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Bone Club Law Artifact — A short weapon roughly a foot long, thick at both ends and narrow in the middle, resembling a human leg bone. Jiang Chi uses it for probing attacks in the fog and feeds it blood before his final ambush attempt 77 78.
• Storage Belt — Holds his weapon, Spirit Stones, personal items, and a damaged Jade Slip. After his death, Jiang Yan assigns it to be exchanged for a Storage Law Artifact suitable for Gu-Eating 78 79.
• Damaged Desire Corpse Technique Jade Slip — Records only a few opening lines of a seventh-grade technique created by Desire Corpse Daoist; Jiang Chi’s mastery of it is not established 78.
• Pink-Furred Spirit Rabbit — His usual mount, killed by a Sword Talisman through the eye during the ambush 20 77.
• Jiang Household Token — Matches Jiang Yan’s clan token and establishes his identity at their reunion 19.

Relationships

• Jiang Hanzhi — Grandfather and Jiang Household patriarch. Jiang Chi’s dying plea asks that he be spared retaliation; Jiang Yan agrees 12 78.
• Jiang Yan — Younger cousin whom he attempts to recruit for Desire Corpse. Their relationship becomes openly hostile and ends with Jiang Yan killing him 19 25 78.
• Jiang Yunyao — Cousin and former source of mutual support. His participation in the scheme against her turns her against him; she later arranges his cremation and burial 23 83.
• Desire Corpse Daoist — Patron and sexual partner whose resources enable Jiang Chi’s advancement. A posthumous marking art on Jiang Chi’s corpse helps Desire Corpse pursue his killer, though Jiang Yan diverts the mark onto a Straw Figure 25 75 78 93.
• Zhang Yunhong — Former neighbor and close acquaintance. She later blames Jiang Chi for her pale, emaciated condition and provides Jiang Yan with information about his whereabouts 19 25 66.
• An Ling — Investigates his movements and joins Jiang Yan in the fatal ambush 69 75 77.

Notable Quotes

“All you have to give up is this paltry skin of yours. What does it matter?” 25

“Cousin, every fault, every mistake was mine. Please... don't take your anger out on my grandfather...” 78