Qin Xuan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Qin Xuan entered the Zhao Clan Martial Hall in the same intake as Jiang Fa. His ability to reproduce the Mountain-Breaking Stance after a single demonstration immediately attracted Zhao Zhong’s attention. Wang Shi subsequently gave him additional explanations and private pointers, while Zhao Zhong frequently checked his training personally 3 7.

His rapid improvement brought privileges before he formally qualified for the inner courtyard, including permission to observe its disciples practicing. These advantages attracted envy from other trainees. After his Ming Jin breakthrough, Zhao Zhong praised the firmness of his foundation and personally led him into the inner courtyard as his direct disciple 7 8 16.

Over the following year and more, Zhao Zhong devoted considerable instruction and resources to him. By the preparations for the Qingshan Martial Meet, fellow disciples regarded Qin Xuan as the hall’s standard-bearer 108 110 111.

Appearance

• Initial build: Thin, seemingly frail, and ordinarily dressed, without the pronounced muscles of disciples accustomed to heavy labor 3 5.
• Physical development: After slightly more than a month of training, developed lean strength, a straight back, and a steadier martial bearing 10.
• Later presentation: Tall and straight, with a fair face; wears white martial clothing or a moon-white long robe. One training outfit includes a wide black waist sash 108 116 135.

Personality

Qin Xuan is taciturn and generally composed. Although initially nervous under the other disciples’ scrutiny, he steadies himself and addresses his seniors respectfully. He accepts Zhao Zhong’s warning against arrogance and responds courteously after defeating Lie Jingyun 3 11 16 110.

He is willing to recognize skill outside his own school. Against Helan Shan, he reflects on the strength of simple, thoroughly refined punches rather than dismissing his opponent’s rough background. He also acknowledges that Gu Qingyan’s footwork might surpass his own in a direct contest 126 131.

His pride is tested by Jiang Fa’s rise. After Jiang Fa defeats Zhou Man, Qin Xuan admits that he has misjudged his fellow disciples; later, he begins treating Jiang Fa as a genuine rival. His determination becomes dangerous against Li Kunlun, when he insists he has not lost and attempts another attack despite serious injuries 117 141 147.

Abilities & Skills

Martial Comprehension

Qin Xuan can retain complicated martial sequences after a single demonstration 3 11.

• Reproduces the first level of the Mountain-Breaking Stance with unusually accurate form 3.
• Remembers all eighteen forms of the Mountain-Breaking Fist, persevering through increasingly strained movements to complete the sequence 11.
• Limit: Immediate recall does not confer mastery; his initial fist performance contains distorted postures and uneven force application 11.

Mountain-Breaking Stance

His stance work emphasizes efficient strength distribution, controlled breathing, and properly sinking force 5.

• Holds the stance after the other newcomers have exhausted themselves 5.
• Avoids wasted effort, sagging at the waist, locked knees, and leaking strength 5.
• Uses the stance to reach Ming Jin with a foundation Zhao Zhong judges slightly firmer than Wang Shi’s at the same breakthrough 16.

Mountain-Breaking Fist and An Jin Control

At Major Accomplishment, Qin Xuan favors finesse: soft, densely interwoven force directed at weaknesses in an opponent’s attacks 109.

• Uses Penetrating Jin to disrupt Lie Jingyun’s transitions and prevent him from gathering his next attack 109.
• Can switch from evasive counters to a powerful head-on strike, overcoming Lie Jingyun’s Wind-Rending Fist 109 110.
• Dissolves more than seventy percent of one of Helan Shan’s heavy punches, then channels the remaining force into the ground 126.
• Controls a finishing blow against Helan Shan so that it penetrates his chest without injuring his internal organs 127.
• Limit: Shi Kaishan’s unusually dense muscles dissipate seventy to eighty percent of his penetrating force; Li Kunlun’s defenses likewise withstand his ordinary attacks 135 147.

Movement and Combat Awareness

Qin Xuan uses an unnamed movement technique built around nimble positioning and narrowly timed evasions 108 109.

• Avoids attacks while preserving room to counter, rather than retreating without a plan 109.
• Against Helan Shan, fits his movements into the gaps between punches until his opponent exhausts himself 127.
• Uses acrobatic repositioning, including springing from behind Shi Kaishan’s knee to flip behind him 135.
• Limit: His movement technique is explicitly less refined than Jiang Fa’s; his advantage against Helan Shan comes from timing and discernment rather than superior speed 126 127.

Stele-Opening Finger

The Zhao Clan Martial Hall’s only Lower Grade Mystic Rank martial art, taught by Zhao Zhong to Qin Xuan alone. It uses the body’s blood and Qi as a catalyst to compress force into a single penetrating point 136.

• Produces a thin, pale-golden coating of force over his fingertips 135.
• Pierces Shi Kaishan’s reinforced defenses, damaging bone and severing meridians along its path 136.
• Functions as an all-or-nothing trump card; Zhao Zhong warns him never to use it lightly 136.
• Cost: Its first public use leaves him trembling and near collapse. Three days later, he is still recovering despite medicine and Zhao Zhong’s assistance 136 141.
• Limit: Li Kunlun breaks through the attack and severely wounds him with a counterpunch 147.

Equipment / Items

• White martial clothing and black sash — Worn during the sparring encounter with Lie Jingyun 108.
• Three bottles of fine pills — Rewarded by Zhao Zhong after his victory over Lie Jingyun, with instructions to prepare for the martial meet 110.
• Two Origin-Replenishing Pills — Given before the round of seven; Zhao Zhong instructs him to hold one under his tongue before entering the arena 141.

Relationships

• Zhao Zhong — Master and principal patron. Provides private instruction, extensive resources, and exclusive access to Stele-Opening Finger; attempts to intervene when Li Kunlun threatens to cripple him 7 16 110 136 147.
• Jiang Fa — Fellow disciple who develops into a rival. Qin Xuan reassesses him after witnessing his strength; Jiang Fa later saves him from Li Kunlun’s potentially fatal follow-up attack 117 141 147 148.
• Wang Shi — Early instructor and eldest senior brother. Recognizes his comprehension, gives him extra guidance, and helps carry him away after his defeat 3 5 7 149.
• Song Wan — Senior sister who cultivates a close association with him, expecting a promising future. Celebrates his advancement and supports him during his injuries 11 41 136 148.
• Lie Jingyun — Sparring opponent who openly accepts defeat and praises Qin Xuan’s fist technique without resentment 110.
• Li Kunlun — Tournament opponent who overwhelms and badly injures him, then attempts another crippling blow before Jiang Fa intervenes 147 148.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Sparring with the Gale Martial Hall

Qin Xuan’s victory over Lie Jingyun establishes the results of Zhao Zhong’s intensive training. He reveals Late Dark Force cultivation and Major Accomplishment in Mountain-Breaking Fist, earning Lie Changkong’s praise and additional cultivation resources from his master 108 109 110.

Qingshan Martial Meet

Injuries and Recovery

Following the Li Kunlun match, Qin Xuan is nearly unconscious and requires acupuncture, medicine, bone-setting, and pain relief. Zhao Zhong estimates at least six months for recovery; Physician Zhou confirms that his life is not in danger but cannot guarantee how long his severely injured right arm will take to heal 148 149.