Wuming

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Early Life and Journey to Hidden Dragon Temple

Wuming grew up being waited on and studied Daoist texts from childhood. Before moving to Cloud Marsh, she had lived at Heavenly Pivot Hall in Cloud Dragon Lower Court for ten years 31 50 120.

At twenty, she accompanied her senior martial brother Wuzheng toward Hidden Dragon Temple. He brought her to broaden her experience. Initially, she kept Zhou Wuji at a distance and considered his attainment of Qi Consumption at twenty-one unremarkable 21.

At White Bamboo Village, Wuming helped lure a boar demon toward the ritual altar. She nearly attempted to meet its charge with her sword, but withdrew at Zhou Wuji’s warning. When the demon later charged her again, he pushed her clear and beheaded it. The rescue overturned her opinion of him: she sincerely praised his swordsmanship and apologized for her earlier disrespect 23 24.

Growing Close to Zhou Wuji

Wuming gave Zhou Wuji a valuable protective talisman in gratitude. Their journey became increasingly affectionate, with shared rides, conversation, and his playful comparison of her to an autumn yellow flower 25.

During the attack at Old Cang Village, she offered to remain and help him, but he persuaded her to retreat with Wuzheng and Wuye. After the fighting, she supplied medicine and washed and arranged his hair. Following another attack at Hidden Dragon Temple, she again cared for his injuries, struggling to heat water herself despite her sheltered upbringing 29 31 55.

Their relationship developed through exchanged instruction: she taught him Heavenly Pivot Hand and flute playing, while asking him to teach her swordsmanship. During an evening in the osmanthus grove, Zhou Wuji kissed her cheek 33 50.

Yizhen worried that his daughter was too innocent for someone as capable and difficult to read as Zhou Wuji. Wuming defended him, but ultimately obeyed her father’s order to leave. Before departing, she left Zhou Wuji her flute and a book of flute techniques; the two later corresponded 57 58 65.

Cloud Marsh

Wuming fought zombies alongside Zhou Wuji on Old Dragon Island. Although inexperienced, she managed to cast spells calmly before them, demonstrating a sound cultivation foundation 116.

When Yizhen resigned from Cloud Dragon Lower Court, she accompanied him to Cloud Marsh. Leaving her childhood home and Zhou Wuji distressed her deeply. Before departing, she arranged for her close friend Jin Ying to help him with future purchases; he gave her a bamboo flute as a farewell gift 120.

By their reunion at Cloud Marsh, Wuming had become more composed and competent. She initially mistook Wuleng’s arrival beside Zhou Wuji for a romantic threat, but his affectionate greeting and explanation reassured her. She then helped settle the visitors and courteously arranged Wuleng’s accommodation beside her own in Tianxuan Hall 149 150.

Zhou Wuji subsequently guided her cultivation, identifying and correcting problems in her True Qi circulation. Before joining the expedition into Dream Marsh, he urged Yizhen to send her to Yunze City for safety 152 158.

Seventh Rank and the Upper Court

Zhou Wuji selected Wuming as one of the recipients of his limited jade liquid. Its revitalizing spiritual Qi enabled her breakthrough to Seventh Rank. She agreed to keep the treasure secret, understanding that knowledge of it could endanger them both 175.

After another separation, Wuming traveled with Yizhen’s household toward the Upper Court. Having learned the dangers of combat in Yunze, she urged her father to rest at Cloud Dragon Lower Court rather than press on through an area troubled by Devil Cultivators. Zhou Wuji intercepted the attackers threatening their journey and escorted the group safely to Jingyang Commandery City 177 210 211 215.

At the Upper Court, she continued spending time with Zhou Wuji, including a snowy outing overlooking Jingyang Lake and a Lantern Festival visit to the city. During the festival, he won her a carp-shaped lantern and later carried her through the air after leaving Cloud Immortal Tower 218 225 227.

Before the New Year, they shared an affectionate reunion, but Zhou Wuji postponed becoming dao companions because of the uncertainty surrounding his forthcoming move to the main court. Wuming later accompanied him back to Cloud Dragon Lower Court and on a visit to Hidden Dragon Temple 264 267 275.

Appearance

• Features: Almond-shaped, bright eyes; peach-blossom cheeks; fair, smooth skin; and a graceful figure 21.
• Hair: Dark, with loose strands sometimes falling beside her ears 93.
• Clothing: Introduced wearing a yellow crown and apricot-yellow Daoist robes; she also wears blue Daoist robes and later a crescent crown 21 149 218.
• Later bearing: Her time at Cloud Marsh gives her a more composed, capable manner and a sharper look in her eyes 149.

Personality

Wuming is affectionate, playful, and easily embarrassed by romantic attention. Once attached to Zhou Wuji, she openly admires his abilities and delights in ordinary time spent together. She can also become jealous or insecure when other talented female cultivators appear close to him, particularly Wuleng 24 25 150 152 218.

Her early sheltered upbringing leaves her poorly prepared for lethal combat and inclined to idealize Zhou Wuji. Nevertheless, her concern is practical as well as emotional: she gives him protective treasures, tends his wounds, and willingly attempts unfamiliar household tasks to help him 31 38 51 55 57.

Experience in Yunze makes her more cautious without diminishing her warmth. She learns the risks of revealing valuable treasures and recognizes that a dangerous journey should not be rushed. Even when jealous, she remains attentive to courtesy, welcoming Wuleng and arranging suitable accommodation for her 150 175 211.

Abilities & Skills

Qi Refining

Wuming cultivates the Northern Dipper Tianshu Scripture and prioritizes Qi refining over martial development 175 215.

• Possesses solid foundations and can maintain spellcasting before zombies despite limited practical experience 116.
• Receives direct guidance from Zhou Wuji, who uses his Mind Mirror and True Qi to identify and correct errors in her circulation 152.
• Gains stronger Divine Sense and renewed acupoints after absorbing jade liquid 175.

Heavenly Pivot Hand and White Eyebrow Needles

Wuming knows the basics of Heavenly Pivot Hand, a sect finger-and-palm martial art designed to complement Heavenly Pivot True Qi 33.

• Uses White Eyebrow Needles as hidden weapons and teaches the associated technique to Zhou Wuji 33.
• Gives him one hundred needles made from frost-patterned silver 36.
• Her own mastery is elementary; Zhou Wuji develops the technique far beyond the level she demonstrates 33 36.

Swordsmanship and Movement

Wuming’s early swordsmanship is proficient, but she cannot yet make her Qi follow her blade 23.

• Uses Seven Star Gang Steps to retreat rapidly from the boar demon 23.
• Can instinctively recover her balance in midair and land lightly 23.
• Remains only a Ninth-Rank Manifest Force martial artist after reaching Seventh Rank in Qi refining. A ten-catty Green Edge Sword is strenuous for her to wield and unsuitable for sustained combat 215.

Flute Playing

Wuming plays a jade flute and teaches Zhou Wuji how to play 50.

• Her performance in the osmanthus grove conveys clear joy and exuberance 50.
• Leaves him both her flute and a flute-technique manual when departing Hidden Dragon Temple 58.
• Later receives a bamboo flute from him before leaving for Cloud Marsh 120.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sword — Carried at her waist and used during the boar-demon encounter 22 23.
• Golden Light Talisman — Used while helping lure the boar demon toward the altar 23.
• Northern Dipper Heavenly Gang Divine Talismans — Gives Zhou Wuji one seventh-grade protective talisman after his rescue and two more before his Red Leaf Ridge mission 25 38.
• Purple Gold Eight Treasures Pill — Supplies it to Zhou Wuji after the bandit battle to aid his recovery 31.
• Fly whisk — Uses it to lift Yang Tie Ying as he bows in greeting at Cloud Marsh 150.
• Jade liquid — Receives and consumes one drop of Zhou Wuji’s rare spiritual treasure, enabling her Seventh-Rank breakthrough 175.

Relationships

• Zhou Wuji — Senior sect brother and romantic partner. Their attachment begins after he saves her from the boar demon; he later guides her cultivation and gives her the treasure that enables her breakthrough. Their formal union remains postponed 23 152 175 264.
• Daoist Yizhen — Father. Protective of her and initially skeptical of her relationship with Zhou Wuji; she argues with him over it but follows his decisions about their travels 57 58 120.
• Wuzheng — Senior martial brother who brings her on the journey to Hidden Dragon Temple to gain experience 21.
• Wuye — Senior martial sister who watches over her, collects her from late visits to Zhou Wuji, and accompanies her into shelter during an attack 29 36 51.
• Jin Ying — Close friend and daughter of Hengfeng Bank’s owner. Wuming asks her to assist Zhou Wuji with purchases after her departure for Cloud Marsh 105 120.
• Peng Yuzhen and Zhang Yun — Members of her social circle in Yunyang. They know her by her personal name, Pei Mingxiu, and hear her frequent praise of Zhou Wuji 105.
• Wuleng — Fellow cultivator whom she initially regards with romantic jealousy, but nevertheless welcomes and assists at Cloud Marsh 150 152.
• Yang Tie Ying — Zhou Wuji’s disciple, who addresses her as Martial Aunt Wuming. She treats him warmly as one of their own; Zhou Wuji later rewards him for protecting her 150 158.

Notable Quotes

“I'll teach you White Eyebrow Needle, and you teach me swordsmanship. We'll be each other's teachers, and neither of us loses out!” 33

“As long as I can help you, Senior Brother!” 38

“Father, you don't understand him!” 57