Gong Chenying

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Gong Chenying (龚尘影)
Alias(es)	A Ying; Sixth Senior Sister
Species/Race	Human; member of the Tianli Clan, a human tribal people 2775
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Tianli Clan; formerly Small Bamboo Peak of the Netherworld Sect 70 2775
Occupation/Role	Tianli Clan warrior; former Small Bamboo Peak senior disciple
Family	Daughter of Gong Shanhe; mother of Little Beast 1023 2834
Status	Alive; in seclusion for sixty years as of Chapter 2873 2873
First Appearance	Chapter 70

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Foundation Establishment, peak mid-stage	113	Fought Zen Master Zhi Zhong despite being below his late Foundation Establishment cultivation; her physical strength and close-combat pressure forced him to abandon a direct engagement. 113
Pseudo-Core Realm	220	Reached Pseudo-Core after refining the residual effects of Li Yan's True Essence Pill during prolonged seclusion. 220
Qiongqi Purgatory Body Refinement, mid-third layer	220	Could suppress her strength to the first layer while sparring Li Yan; her actual body-refinement cultivation had reached the mid-third layer. 220
Qiongqi Purgatory Body Refinement, late third layer	236	Had advanced to the late third layer and could precisely suppress her strength to test Li Yan's progress. 236
Foundation Establishment peak / Qiongqi Purgatory peak third layer	667	Was near Core formation, with deeper aura than her peers and body refinement at the peak of the third layer. 667
Golden Core late stage / Qiongqi Purgatory early fifth layer	1183	Years of battlefield attrition elevated her body refinement to the fifth layer, granting combat power capable of contending with ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators. 1183
Pseudo-Nascent Soul peak	1258	Her Mana was fully accumulated and stable; she lacked only the state of mind needed to trigger the Nascent Soul tribulation. 1258
Nascent Soul early stage / Qiongqi Purgatory early sixth layer	1318	Formed her Nascent Soul after four years of seclusion. Once stabilized, she could contend with mid-Nascent Soul cultivators. 1318
Nascent Soul mid-stage	1523	Prepared to ascend while at the mid-stage of Nascent Soul alongside Zhao Min. 1523
Nascent Soul late stage	1780	Reached the late stage with the aid of upper-realm resources and sought insights into the Laws to pursue Spirit Transmutation. 1780
Spirit Transmutation Realm	2629	Had advanced to Spirit Transmutation after ascending to the Immortal Spirit Realm. 2629
Spirit Transmutation Realm, early stage	2813	Was one minor realm below Miao Lan and Lan Yu, both mid-stage Spirit Transmutation cultivators. 2813

Background / History

Gong Chenying is the only daughter of Tianli Clan leader Gong Shanhe. Her mother, a Golden Core cultivator, died in a Wind Beast tide a year after Gong Chenying was born. Gong Shanhe never remarried, instead devoting himself to cultivation and the defense of the clan. 1023

At ten years old, she traveled from the Wind God Continent to the Barren Moon Continent with a Tianli elder's friend and became a disciple of Small Bamboo Peak. There, she lived alongside Zhao Min; the two grew up together and became as close as sisters. Gong Chenying later entrusted Zhao Min with knowledge of her Navel Ring and passed on the Tianli Clan's core Qiongqi Purgatory Body Refinement technique. 189

Her return to the Tianli Clan was driven by the worsening Wind Beast conflict and Gong Shanhe's need to prepare her as a future protector of their people. She became one of the clan's strongest warriors through relentless warfare, eventually returning to the front lines as a Golden Core late-stage cultivator with fifth-layer body refinement. 1023 1183

After ascending to the Immortal Spirit Realm and returning to the Tianli Clan, she and Li Yan's household received a Qing A Wang residence in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the clan. Although she initially preferred a small courtyard, she accepted the estate after Gong Shanhe explained that refusing such a reward could create misunderstandings regarding Li Yan's merits. 2775

Li Yan's prolonged disappearance weighed heavily on Gong Chenying and slowed her cultivation for many years. Following his return, her knowledge of Mu Guyue and Li Yan's son, together with her later birth of Little Beast, strengthened her resolve to cultivate toward lasting immortality beside him. 2834

Appearance

Gong Chenying is tall, athletic, and carries herself with a cold, upright bearing. She has short black hair, healthy bronze-toned skin, and a physique shaped by extensive body refinement and battlefield combat. 70 667

• Usually wears fitted dark-green, cyan, or blue arrow-sleeved clothing suited to combat. 70 1217
• Often appears in cyan armor while fighting Wind Beasts. 1022
• Wields an azure long halberd, later augmented by the Crimson Light Spearhead. 161 1234
• Her spear later bears a red tassel and red radiance from the Crimson Light Spearhead. 1523
• Her Navel Ring is a significant Tianli Clan symbol tied to her clan's marriage customs. 165

Personality

Gong Chenying is restrained, self-reliant, and decisive. She listens to others' reasoning but ultimately makes decisions according to her own judgment, as shown when she accepted only part of Li Yan's speculation about the Wheel of Life and Death yet still chose to act on it. 134

In battle, she is fierce and pragmatic. She favors immediate action, close-range pressure, and carefully prepared contingencies rather than hesitation. Even after exhausting her spiritual power, she continued fighting Wang Lang through physical strength alone. 113 161

As a leader, she repeatedly accepts danger herself to protect others. She explored trials before sending her team through, remained behind to delay pursuers, and accepted responsibility for the losses suffered under her command. 126 159 177

Her reserve softens around those she trusts. She is candid about her feelings for Li Yan, protective of Zhao Min's emotions, and deeply committed to both her Dao companion and her clan. 189 1220 2834

Though naturally low-profile, she does not retreat from responsibility. During the Prison Scale Island crisis, she refused to abandon endangered clansmen without attempting a rescue, even knowing that doing so endangered her and Li Yan's chance of escape. 2812 2817

Abilities & Skills

Qiongqi Purgatory Body Refinement

A top-level Tianli Clan body-refinement art available only to core members and qualified Qing A Wang candidates. It grants Gong Chenying extraordinary strength, resilience, and close-combat ability. 190 192

• Retains formidable physical combat power even after her spiritual power is depleted. 161
• Lets her contend with cultivators above her Dharma-cultivation realm. 1183 1318
• Her fifth-layer power could briefly overwhelm opponents comparable to Pseudo-Nascent Soul cultivators. 1210
• At Golden Core late stage, she briefly displayed strength close to early Nascent Soul while killing four same-ranked Wind Iron Beasts within half a day. 1209
• Overexertion can cause severe internal backlash, especially when forcing power beyond her normal limit. 1210
• Her suicidal Blood Core Bone Fusion technique grants less than ten breaths of vastly increased strength before destroying her core and exhausting her blood. 1211
• Later used a sixth-layer secret technique in a bloody battle against a possessed Nascent Soul cultivator, severely injuring the opponent while suffering backlash herself. 1781

Halberd and Spear Combat

Gong Chenying specializes in aggressive melee combat with her azure long halberd, combining weapon techniques with powerful kicks, punches, and body-refinement strength. 86 113

• Can transform the halberd's form, using it as a thin piercing spike or a massive sweeping weapon. 113
• Uses weapon placement and movement to deny opponents distance or escape routes. 113
• Refined the Crimson Light Spearhead, increasing her attacks by roughly thirty percent. 1234
• Used the spearhead's intense fire power to destroy the defenses and Life-Bound Magic Treasure of a Tier 3 Ghost Creature Wind Beast. 1235
• Her fighting style is broad, forceful, and compared to a general holding a pass against overwhelming odds. 1914
• Learned to incorporate assassination and surprise attacks into her fighting style rather than always confronting enemies head-on. 1781

Formations

Gong Chenying is a skilled formation user whose methods emphasize battlefield control, ambushes, and defensive preparation. 86 126

• Set formations that could lure unaware opponents into hidden traps during the Foundation Establishment competition. 86
• Fought Chu Weili in a formation-versus-formation duel, losing only because Chu's attainments were slightly higher. 86
• Led allies into a prepared ambush within the Wheel of Life and Death trials. 127
• Her formation knowledge later helped Li Yan study formations for Puppetry. 250
• Possesses a blood-recognized defensive formation that ordinary early Golden Core cultivators would struggle to detect. 380

Red Lotus Burning Flame Scripture

Hong Yin's temple-guarding Dharma cultivation art gave Gong Chenying a method capable of balancing her overwhelmingly strong body refinement. 1257

• Accelerated her Mana cultivation and stabilized her Pseudo-Nascent Soul foundation. 1263
• Helped resolve the imbalance between her Dharma cultivation and fifth-layer body refinement. 1257
• Combined with Qiongqi Purgatory to support her Nascent Soul breakthrough and enhance her combat power. 1318
• The art has nine levels. Gong Chenying believes its suitability for her may have helped awaken her hidden Three Talents Spirit Root. 2834
• Hong Yin also taught her two powerful offensive spells. 1303
• She intends to continue cultivating the scripture for as long as she can, though she expects it eventually to become auxiliary to shamanic arts as her principal spell-cultivation path. 2840

Shamanic Arts

Although she was initially judged unsuitable for witchcraft in childhood, Gong Chenying was later found to possess first-rate aptitude for Tianli Clan shamanic arts. 2834

• Rapidly comprehended the introductory volume after beginning cultivation as a Spirit Transmutation cultivator. 2834
• Can summon undead spirits to surround enemies and disrupt their consciousness. 2817
• Her shamanic interference created openings for Li Yan to eliminate numerous stronger enemies. 2819
• Could only estimate roughly a thirty percent chance of successfully interfering with enemies vastly above her cultivation. 2816
• Cannot reliably inflict direct damage on opponents above her realm through this art alone. 2829
• The technique's backlash can drain her Qi, blood, and life-flame so severely that her apparent cultivation falls to the Nascent Soul Realm. 2819

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Azure Long Halberd — Her primary weapon, used for both piercing attacks and crushing sweeps. 113 161
• Crimson Light Spearhead — A red-glowing spearhead she refined into her weapon, significantly increasing its offensive power. 1234
• Defensive formation — A personally refined, blood-recognized formation difficult for ordinary early Golden Core cultivators to detect. 380
• Spirit Storage Bag — A large-capacity bag given by Li Yan, particularly useful for evacuating wounded Tianli Clan members from battlefields. 1218
• Storage Ring — A high-quality Nascent Soul-grade storage ring given by Li Yan. 1218
• Healing bracelet — A gift from Su Hong; its internal formations gather Wood spiritual energy to heal injuries when the Golden Core or Nascent Soul and Divine Soul remain intact. 1315

Relationships

• Li Yan — Junior brother, Dao companion, and Tianli Clan's Qing A Wang. Their bond began after the Navel Ring incident and grew through repeated rescues, shared cultivation, and their marriage. They are the parents of Little Beast. 165 1314 1371 2834
• Zhao Min — Childhood companion and sister-like confidante. Gong Chenying shared Tianli Clan secrets and the Qiongqi Purgatory Body Refinement with her. 189
• Gong Shanhe — Father and Tianli Clan leader. His disappearance and the clan's crisis repeatedly drive Gong Chenying's decisions. 1023 1218
• Hong Yin — Master. Hong Yin accepted Gong Chenying as a disciple and taught her the Red Lotus Burning Flame Scripture. The pair later reunited at the Wangliang Sect after a long separation. 1252 1257 2838
• Wei Chongran — Her Small Bamboo Peak master and a major influence during her years in the Netherworld Sect. 1086
• Yun Chunqu — Fellow Small Bamboo Peak disciple whose unreturned affection for Gong Chenying led him to leave the Netherworld Sect after learning of her relationship with Li Yan. 1371
• Granny Xiu — Tianli Clan elder who sacrificed herself to protect Gong Chenying during the Wind Iron Beast battle. 1210 1211

Story Role / Major Arcs

Foundation Establishment Competition

Gong Chenying reached the top forty-nine of the Foundation Establishment competition. Her close-combat brutality and formation expertise stood out, particularly in her formation duel against Chu Weili. 86

Wheel of Life and Death

She served as a central commander for the Netherworld Sect group within the Wheel of Life and Death. She led explorations, set ambushes, entrusted Li Yan with scouting through a Blue Rhombus Crystal, and accepted personal risk to keep the group moving. 126 127 135

When Wang Lang pursued her group, she ordered Mei Bucai and the others to escape while she stayed behind to delay him. Though severely injured, she continued resisting until Li Yan rescued her from the black shadows. 159 161

Tianli Clan Crisis

After returning to the Wind God Continent, Gong Chenying became a key defender against the Wind Beasts. She slaughtered Wind Iron Beasts, tended to wounded clansmen, and inspired the clan through her strength and endurance. 1023

During the Tianli Clan's large-scale war, she fought multiple Rank 3 Wind Iron Beasts and pushed her body refinement beyond its safe limits. Granny Xiu died protecting her before Li Yan returned to save and heal her. 1210 1211

Search for Gong Shanhe

When Gong Shanhe remained missing after investigating anomalies beneath the black swamp, Gong Chenying joined Li Yan's search despite not yet reaching the Pseudo-Nascent Soul Realm. In the underground region, she fought Ghost Creature Wind Beasts, used the terrain to evade pursuers, and encountered Hong Yin's remnant soul through the Crimson Light Spearhead. 1227 1235 1240

Hong Yin's Disciple and Nascent Soul Formation

After helping recover Gong Shanhe, Gong Chenying accepted Hong Yin as her master. Hong Yin's instruction gave her the means to correct the imbalance in her dual cultivation, leading to her eventual Nascent Soul tribulation and successful breakthrough. 1252 1257 1318

Search for Li Yan and Ascension

When Li Yan disappeared for decades, Gong Chenying remained determined to find him. She returned to the Netherworld Sect to inspect his Soul Lamp, coordinated with Zhao Min, and eventually prepared to ascend to the Immortal Spirit Realm in search of him. 1371 1522 1654

In the upper realm, she and Zhao Min reached late Nascent Soul with the aid of cultivation resources and sought insights into the Laws to advance further. 1780

After ascending and returning to the Tianli Clan in the Immortal Spirit Realm, she received a Qing A Wang residence alongside Li Yan's family. She later sought a cultivation path beyond Spirit Transmutation and requested permission to study the clan's shamanic arts. 2775 2833 2834

Prison Scale Island

In the Immortal Spirit Realm, Gong Chenying used newly cultivated shamanic arts to interfere with enemy cultivators during the Prison Scale Island incident. The technique enabled Li Yan's counterattack but left her badly weakened by backlash. 2817 2819

Afterward, the clan concealed Li Yan's and Gong Chenying's roles in the incident. Other elders were told only that the pair had survived and returned ahead of the others to deliver news. 2836

Reunion with Hong Yin

Gong Chenying was overjoyed to reunite with Hong Yin after her master's long disappearance. Hong Yin subsequently remained at the Wangliang Sect for a time so that master and disciple could reconnect. 2838 2841

Later, Li Yan told Gong Chenying about the strength of Huafu Sect so she could better understand the dangers surrounding Hong Yin's efforts to establish a sect. Gong Chenying subsequently entered seclusion; sixty years later, she had still not emerged, and Zhao Min did not know her specific condition. 2872 2873

Notable Quotes

“Half is enough. Life? Since embarking on the path of cultivation, we have been fighting for it!” 134