Kong Qiusu

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Early life and reputation

Kong Qiusu grew up under Mu Bingxing alongside Ge Ya and Xie Feng. He describes himself and his fellow disciples as orphans who became a family through their shared master. Mu Bingxing taught him and Ge Ya cultivation techniques and took them on journeys, though much of their learning was self-directed 354 371 768.

At the Xuanji Sect, Xie Feng remembered him as a gentle, refined scholar devoted to the books of sages. Beyond the sect, he became renowned as the Military Confucian: Han Yu credited him with fighting three thousand Literary Sages alone and turning all three thousand into his followers. He was later identified as the foremost Literary Dao practitioner in the Dao Realm’s history 326 427.

Phoenix Lord and Feng Yan’s betrayal

Under the identity Feng Xuan, Kong Qiusu served as Phoenix Lord for more than two hundred years. During his reign, he took his neglected niece Feng Wen into Feng Royal Palace and spent ten years teaching her literature, swordsmanship, courage, and moral principles 748 752.

Twelve years before his restoration, overly hasty cultivation caused turmoil in his Qi and blood and a rapid decline in strength. He intended to retire and pass the throne to his blood brother, Feng Yan. While he recuperated and prepared the succession decree, Feng Yan entered his secluded chamber with powerful supporters and attacked him 748 841.

Feng Yan justified the attack as punishment on the clan’s behalf and later claimed that Feng Xuan had refused to resist the Demon-Burying Clan. Kong Qiusu rejected that account: he had spent the preceding seven days secluded and knew nothing of those accusations. Unable to withstand the attack in his weakened condition, he abandoned his body and escaped the Fifth Universe as a remnant soul, losing almost all his memories 748.

Reunion with Xie Feng

Kong Qiusu eventually settled in a Dao Realm cave to recuperate. When Xie Feng found him, he initially failed to recognize his junior brother before remembering him as “Little Feng.” He could not recall where his body was or how he had lost it, so he accepted Xie Feng’s offer of shelter within his dantian 344.

He became Xie Feng’s traveling mentor, sparring with him in the Literary Dao and transmitting his self-created Emperor Su’s Eight Returns. A demonstration nearly drained Xie Feng completely; Kong Qiusu stopped, restored him, and explained the technique’s dangers 353 354.

He also reunited with Ge Ya for Xie Feng’s birthday. Despite relentless insults and competing boasts about their wealth, the three reaffirmed their lifelong bond. Xie Feng asked Ge Ya to search for Kong Qiusu’s missing body while looking for their master 370 371.

Soul recovery and protection of his junior brother

Xie Feng’s gift of Dao-less Star Essence began repairing Kong Qiusu’s soul. After awakening with a reformed soul body, he intervened against Ye Zhu, stabilized Xie Feng’s injuries, and overwhelmed the attacker with the Literary Crown Sword and Words Become Law 396 424.

Kong Qiusu severed Ye Zhu’s Luotu Buddha Saber and subjected him to repeated sword strikes. Ye Zhu survived and escaped because Kong Qiusu prioritized the unconscious Xie Feng over pursuit. He subsequently stopped Sushang from hunting Ye Zhu alone, warning that even the injured enemy remained beyond most Dao Realm cultivators 425 427 428.

His recovery remained a continuing concern. Little Nine promised to help him find a physical body, while Old Man Pine Gatherer identified the Purple Paths and Red Dust Road as a possible means of restoring his memories. Kong Qiusu later entered the Past Like a Dream Mirror for a three-year recovery, with Pine Gatherer staying behind to guard him 488 553 560.

Resurrection and return to the Fifth Universe

Xie Feng ultimately reunited Kong Qiusu’s soul with his original body, reviving him at peak Great Emperor cultivation. He initially failed to recognize Jin Yue, whose marriage contract with him had been arranged by their elders. She destroyed the contract rather than compel him to continue the relationship 746.

His recollection of the past subsequently became clear enough to recount Feng Yan’s betrayal. Although he initially tried to conceal his survival from Feng Wen with a silver mask, she recognized him, and he confirmed that he had endured twelve years as a remnant soul 748.

Kong Qiusu then supported Xie Feng’s growing power. He uncovered the Ziyun Army hidden within a treasure at Ziyun Bank and entrusted all one hundred thousand soldiers, together with their golden command seal, to Xie Feng. He explained that he no longer wanted the burden of maintaining a vast force and preferred to support his junior brother while living quietly 767 768.

Confrontation with Feng Yan

Kong Qiusu helped Feng Wen stage her death so that she could escape Feng Yan and begin again as Ren Yanyu. He also cautioned Xie Feng against prematurely confronting the Peak of Heaven’s strongest experts, preferring to build a net capable of catching them together 793 796.

When he finally confronted Feng Yan, Kong Qiusu called his misplaced trust the greatest regret of his life. He contrasted his murderous blood brother with Xie Feng, whom he named the person he trusted most. He stabbed Feng Yan with the Literary Crown Sword and fought Ancestor Wangshui, Ancestor Baofeng, and Ancestor Panshi, but Feng Yan escaped after Xie Feng and Ge Ya destroyed the Pillar of Creation sustaining him 841.

Captivity and the Land of Chaos

A mysterious Heavenly Emperor intercepted Kong Qiusu near the Jade Pivot Sect. Kong Qiusu recognized the man’s connection to the silver-lightning beings that had harmed Xie Feng and Mu Bingxing. He was subsequently held by Xie Han, who used his captivity to threaten Xie Feng 843 844 872 874.

Unable to rely on cultivation power, Kong Qiusu exhausted his heart-source power to send a message to his master. Xie Hun revived him by transferring fifty years of vitality through his Chaos Inscription, though the message continued drifting slowly through space with no assured arrival time 874.

By Chapter 915, Kong Qiusu was again free and spending time with Xie Ling. He later infiltrated the Demon-Suppressing Tower, destroyed the formation imprisoning her father, Xie Yunhao, and brought him to the Qingli Realm for treatment. His wounds could be treated, but his cultivation had been destroyed 915 925 926.

After Long Cangxue raised him to half-step Heavenly Emperor, news of Xie Ling’s planned execution prompted him to leave immediately for the Gate of the Vast Expanse. Xie Yun intercepted him before he could attack the gate and urged him to wait for stronger elders to intervene against Xie Han 933 940.

He later helped fight Xie Xu, shattering the elder’s saber and severing his right arm. By the confrontation with the Desolate Lord, Kong Qiusu had reached ordinary Heavenly Emperor and stood alongside Xie Feng and Ge Ya rather than leave his junior brother to face the danger alone 952 973.

Appearance

Kong Qiusu has a lean, pale scholarly face, ink-black hair, phoenix-shaped eyes, and a refined bearing that belies his combat strength 350 353 425 747.

• Usual clothing: White robes and a silver crown. Xie Feng supplies him with a white robe featuring pale-blue cuffs and belt, along with ink-cloud boots 349 350.
• Soul form: Appears illusory or transparent and often manifests from a wisp of white light. Clothing worn by this form also takes on a soul-like state 349 353 481.
• Disguises: Briefly wears a silver mask to conceal himself from Feng Wen; later uses a black cloak while infiltrating the Demon-Suppressing Tower 748 925.

Personality

Kong Qiusu treats learning as a lifelong pursuit. He immerses himself in cultivation manuals whenever possible, and his habits encourage Xie Feng to read daily. Even Little Sword is made to attend lessons. Before losing his body, however, his absorption in scholarship left little room for cultivating friendships or familial affection 448 454.

His polished manners conceal a sharp tongue and considerable pride. He insists that scholars value harmony while using Literary Dao commands to punish others, and he routinely provokes Ge Ya and Little Sword with calmly delivered insults. He dislikes arrogance in others while openly acknowledging his own genius 349 350 371 462.

His devotion to his fellow disciples is sincere. He shares an important signature technique without fearing that Xie Feng might surpass him, saying that such an achievement would make him proud. When Xie Feng is injured, his gentle demeanor can turn into cold, deliberate brutality 354 424 425.

Despite his wealth and former throne, Kong Qiusu does not seek greater political responsibility. He says that his forces were originally intended to secure the freedom to live as he wished, and he welcomes the chance to stand behind Xie Feng rather than manage an empire himself 768.

Abilities & Skills

Literary Dao and Words Become Law

Kong Qiusu manifests Literary Dao power through spoken commands, including Golden Mouth and Jade Words and Words Become Law 350 353 424.

• Disperses a Literary Qi dragon with “Break” and stills an energy tide with “Calm” 353.
• Uses “Shatter” to launch a white beam whose pressure breaks Xie Feng’s Literary Dao armor 353.
• Opens wounds in Ye Zhu’s shoulder, thigh, and heart through spoken commands 424.
• Forces back the lingering will of Great Emperor Returning Moon 756.

Emperor Su’s Eight Returns

A self-created cultivation art that plunders eight aspects of another being to replenish its user 354.

• Eight returns: Qi, strength, Dao, thought, foundation, power, spirit, and origin; his explanation includes literary Qi, Literary Dao power, Dao laws, thoughts, foundations, souls, and origins 354.
• Can strip vitality and cultivated abilities within seconds; Xie Feng’s combined treasures and techniques fail to resist its demonstration 354.
• Absorbed foreign Dao can conflict with the user’s own Dao, impair thought, and place severe demands on the body 354.
• Knocks Little Sword unconscious even after it becomes an Extreme Dao Sword 462.
• Remains usable despite his amnesia, unlike many of his forgotten signature techniques 462.

Swordsmanship

Kong Qiusu combines sword force with his Literary Dao through the Literary Crown Sword 424.

• Destroys Ye Zhu’s Ten Thousand Brahma Buddha Bells and cleaves the Luotu Buddha Saber in two 424 425.
• Repels the silver lightning attacking the Jade Pivot Sect 809.
• Shatters Xie Xu’s saber and cuts off his right arm 952.
• Taught Feng Wen swordsmanship during her years in Feng Royal Palace 748.

Domains, Spatial Control, and Perception

• Stabilizes collapsing space with a finger and transports Xie Feng and his flames into a personal domain containing starlight, moon-dust soil, and silvery currents 481.
• Detects a priestess’s divination probe and strikes her down from afar 448.
• Cripples the fleeing Ancestor Haiyun’s leg with a remotely directed streak of energy 796.
• Recognizes the shared lineage of silver lightning and the beings pursuing his master 809 844.

Scholarship and Technique Revision

• Identifies billion-year-old Star Cores by their golden specks and explains how Star Sea Crystals can be used to forge Star Shields 380.
• Searches the hundred thousand books in his spatial ring with his consciousness 508.
• Determines that an earth vein is approximately nine million years old 763.
• Revises the flawed Nine Luminaries Heaven-Silencing Divine Scripture into a stable cultivation technique using an ordinary brush and his own power as ink 753 754.
• Acknowledges some attainment in fate cultivation, but cannot teach many relevant methods because of his lost memories 462.

Healing and Heart-Source Power

• Seals Xie Feng’s meridians and channels warm energy into him to stabilize serious injuries 424.
• Helps treat Xie Yunhao’s extensive wounds, while recognizing that his destroyed cultivation cannot be restored by their treatment 926.
• Sends a message using heart-source power without drawing on cultivation power; exhausting it causes him to lose consciousness and require a vitality transfer 874.

Equipment / Weapons / Assets

• Literary Crown Sword — Silvery-white longsword that carries the Dao through literature; his principal documented weapon 424.
• Spatial ring — Holds pill formulas and a collection of one hundred thousand books 463 508.
• Origin Realm reference book — Helps him explain the realm’s energy system despite his inability to remember where he obtained it 435.
• Golden command seal — Summons the Ziyun Army; entrusted to Xie Feng together with command of its one hundred thousand soldiers 767 768.
• Banking network — Claims to own banks spread throughout the universe and offers his wealth to ensure Xie Feng lacks nothing 371.

Relationships

• Xie Feng — Youngest martial brother, student, and the person he trusts most. Kong Qiusu teaches and protects him; Xie Feng shelters his soul and restores his original body 344 354 746 841.
• Mu Bingxing — Master and part of the family Kong Qiusu recognizes through the Xuanji Sect. Kong Qiusu risks his life to send him a message during captivity 354 371 874.
• Ge Ya / Chu Kuang — Second martial brother and frequent sparring partner in verbal disputes. Their insults coexist with an explicit lifelong commitment to one another 344 370 371.
• Little Sword — Fellow resident of Xie Feng’s dantian and habitual target of his teasing. Kong Qiusu also keeps its dangerous devouring nature suppressed 349 462.
• Sushang — Younger companion whom he protects and counsels, particularly when she attempts to avenge Xie Feng before she is strong enough 428.
• Pei Jue — Disciple and chief of the Star Clan; credited with possessing the Military Confucian’s theoretical knowledge 335.
• Feng Yan — Blood brother, intended successor, and betrayer. His attempt to kill Kong Qiusu destroys their familial trust 748 841.
• Feng Wen / Ren Yanyu — Niece and former pupil who regards him with deep affection. He later helps her escape her father’s control 748 793.
• Feng Ning — Nephew whom he guides in cultivation, correcting the dangerous scripture he had attempted to practice 753 754.
• Jin Yue — Former arranged fiancée. She destroys their marriage contract after his resurrection rather than force a relationship he cannot remember 746.
• Old Man Pine Gatherer — Loyal former subordinate who continues addressing him as Phoenix Lord and stays behind to guard his recovery 553 560 748 752.
• Xie Hun — Longstanding acquaintance from his time as the Imperial Evil Lord; fellow captive who sacrifices fifty years of vitality to revive him 873 874.
• Xie Ling — Companion whose relationship with him develops through mutual barbs, an apology, and an unsuccessful acupuncture session. Gu Yu later remarks on Kong Qiusu’s admiration for her; Kong Qiusu rushes toward the Tenth Universe upon learning of her planned execution 915 940.
• Long Cangxue — Powerful ally who directly raises his cultivation to half-step Heavenly Emperor 933.

Notable Quotes

“I believe that one day, when others mention you, their first impression will no longer be ‘Xie Feng is Kong Qiusu’s junior brother,’ but ‘Kong Qiusu is Xie Feng’s senior brother’!” 354

“This world should allow people without ambition to exist!” 768

“My blood brother? The kind who murders his brother?” 841

Trivia

• Mu Bingxing first called him Kong Qiu, then added Su after opening a book to a random page. The book was Detailed Illustrations of a Hundred Beasts, leaving Kong Qiusu relieved that his master had not landed on a character such as “dog” or “pig” instead 463.
• At peak Great Emperor, he estimates that improving his cultivation by even a fraction would require at least ten thousand top-tier dragon veins comparable to the one before him 764.
• He admits that he cannot cook, but rejects the idea that being a Great Emperor should deprive him of the pleasure of eating 915.