Li Wensong

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Original Life and Exile

Li Wensong originally cultivated in the Hongmeng Holy Realm. While investigating a Buddhist faction, he discovered that it secretly extracted believers’ souls and fortune to refine the Sarira of Cause and Effect. He destroyed a branch temple holding imprisoned souls and killed several Great Dao Realm cultivators, eventually drawing the attention of Buddha Venerable Du'e, also called Duer 762 813.

Duer defeated him, severed a vital portion of his cause and effect, and destroyed his Great Dao Sacred Origin. Li Wensong survived by burning his origin and using a realm-breaking treasure to flee into the Nine Directions and Ten Domains. His incomplete cause and effect prevented him from restoring his original Great Dao, even with another Sacred Origin 811 813.

According to his later account, he first noticed Lu Qing'an approximately ten billion years before their present-day association. Although he could examine other people’s pasts and futures, Lu Qing'an’s remained unreadable. After observing multiple reincarnations, he concluded that Lu Qing'an was a powerful being cultivating the Great Dao of Reincarnation. This was Li Wensong’s interpretation, not an independently established explanation of Lu Qing'an’s identity 762.

Li Wensong eventually entered slumber and attempted reincarnation himself. He arranged to recover his memories during Lu Qing'an’s final life; until that recovery, his uncertainty and reactions when they first met were genuine 762.

Meeting Lu Qing'an

As a Peak Sovereign Realm rogue cultivator from the Heavenly Fall Continent, Li Wensong had known Dan Yun for hundreds of millions of years. After failing an Eternal Realm breakthrough, he informed her that he intended to stop cultivating and visit her to establish a contract 500 529.

Dan Yun’s account of Lu Qing'an’s cultivation transfers made him question Lu’s strength. He initially tested Lu Qing'an’s claims, then apologized and accepted three tasks in exchange for consideration for breakthrough assistance. His first assignment was to gather nearby Heavenly Daos; another concerned the Xu Household 524 528 529.

He returned with the Heavenly Daos of nearby Fourth and Fifth Heaven continents. Although the Divine Continent’s Heavenly Dao refused his invitation, Lu Qing'an accepted the assignment as completed 558.

The Xu Household Dispute

Li Wensong worked with Qiao Yuqin and Xu Man to investigate the Xu Household before confronting it. Learning that Xu Heng had gained strength, awakened a special bloodline, and attracted influential backing made him approach the task more cautiously 564 583 587 600.

At the household’s banquet, he openly supported Xu Man against Xu Heng and Xu Sheng. When Qian Mingjing intervened, Li Wensong demanded Xu Sheng’s death and insisted that Xu Man decide Xu Heng’s fate. Even after Qian Mingjing’s Eternal Realm pressure made him vomit blood, he challenged the stronger cultivator to fight 604 609.

He subsequently persuaded Qian Mingjing that Lu Qing'an was a Peak Eternal Realm master directing a vast plan. His efforts helped bring the Qian Household Chamber of Commerce to the Eternal Night Continent, earning Lu Qing'an’s explicit promise to secure his breakthrough 616 620 626.

Recruiting Lu Qing'an’s “Chess Pieces”

Li Wensong built a network around the belief that Lu Qing'an had mastered the Rule of Cause and Effect and arranged events across the Nine Directions and Ten Domains. He presented service to Lu as the privileged position of becoming a “chess piece,” with himself as the foremost member 632 660.

His recruits and associates included the Qian brothers, Chen Lingling, Heavenly Daos, and eventually Peak Eternal Realm experts. Lu Qing'an recognized that these elaborate explanations were often Li Wensong’s own constructions, but encouraged him because they brought capable followers into his circle 640 642 664 696 703.

In the Fallen God Sea, Li Wensong received an inheritance from a fallen Peak Eternal Realm expert. Lu Qing'an checked that he had not been possessed, and the inheritance and corpse subsequently enabled his Early Eternal Realm breakthrough 683 695.

He later helped introduce the artifact refiners Chu Xuantie and Leng Xinghe to Lu Qing'an. Acting without orders, he also persuaded Zhang Tianshi to bring the entire Celestial Master Manor Daoist Sanctuary into the Eternal Night Sect 719 745 746.

Return to the Hongmeng Holy Realm

After Lu Qing'an questioned his hidden strength, Li Wensong disclosed his original identity and recovered memories. He committed himself to following Lu Qing'an back to the Hongmeng Holy Realm and received three powerful treasures before their departure 762 763 770.

The two passed through a hidden world and a five-colored portal, arriving in the realm’s far north. With his remaining friends located in the distant Central Land Great Domain, Li Wensong instead accompanied Lu Qing'an into the Nether Emperor Holy Sect, where they established neighboring cave abodes 772 774 799.

Reckoning with Duer

Li Wensong initially intended to restore his Great Dao of Cause and Effect, but the damage left by Duer made a replacement Sacred Origin insufficient. Lu Qing'an helped him regain his Great Dao and promised to accompany him for revenge after completing his own cultivation 802 811 813 814.

They traveled to the Great Brahma Buddha Sect in the Westernmost Buddhist Domain. Li Wensong called out Duer through the Great Dao of Cause and Effect and fought him despite still having an incomplete Great Dao and suffering severe injuries 817 818.

After reclaiming his missing cause and effect, Li Wensong dismantled Duer’s connections to his Buddhist power and treasures. Lu Qing'an stopped Duer’s attempted self-destruction, allowing Li Wensong to deliver the killing blow. Afterward, Li Wensong asked for a drink; he later returned to Lu Qing'an’s courtyard 819 822.

Appearance

• Elderly appearance: Described as an ordinary, amiable old man when he withdraws his intimidating presence 523.
• Beard: Strokes his beard while offering advice to Li Muchen 710.
• Refined demeanor: Frequently wears a composed smile and presents himself with an assured, almost leisurely bearing 621 745 746.

Personality

Li Wensong is socially shrewd and willing to set aside pride for an opportunity. Before accepting Lu Qing'an’s tasks, he tried to learn all three conditions to avoid completing difficult work only to discover an impossible final demand. Once convinced that Lu could help him, he apologized with such enthusiasm that Dan Yun barely recognized his behavior 528.

His confidence in Lu Qing'an becomes the foundation of his public conduct. He treats coincidences, delays, and casual remarks as evidence of a larger design, then persuades others to adopt the same interpretation. He also enjoys the prestige of being called “Brother Song,” including by cultivators far stronger than himself 621 636 696 710.

His loyalty is practical as well as verbal: he investigates assignments carefully, recruits allies without waiting for orders, and withstands threats from stronger opponents. His confrontation with Qian Mingjing demonstrates genuine courage beneath his flattering manner 587 609 745 746.

His original conflict with the Great Brahma Buddha Sect began because he refused to ignore imprisoned souls. When recounting it, his usual lightheartedness gives way to restrained anger. He also respects personal boundaries, choosing not to discuss Lu Qing'an’s family history carelessly 803 813 818.

Abilities & Skills

Cause and Effect

• Causal perception: Could examine the past and future of people in the Nine Directions and Ten Domains, but could not read Lu Qing'an’s 762.
• Tracking: Uses visible causal threads to identify a route toward the nearest major city 773.
• Long-distance communication: Carries his voice through the Great Dao of Cause and Effect across the Westernmost Buddhist Domain 817.
• Connection severing: Cuts Duer’s links to Buddhist power and six Buddhist treasures, undermining their effectiveness 819.
• Combat application: Turns Duer’s past deeds against him and inflicts cause-and-effect wounds 818 819.
• Restoration limit: A missing portion of his own cause and effect prevented full recovery even if he obtained another Great Dao Sacred Origin 811 813.

Persuasion and Recruitment

• Builds convincing explanations from Lu Qing'an’s accomplishments, personal connections, and apparent coincidences 636 640.
• Persuades Eternal Realm experts to accept subordinate roles and recognize his authority despite his initially lower cultivation 632 643 659.
• Wins Zhang Tianshi’s agreement to bring an entire sanctuary into the Eternal Night Sect in less than an incense stick’s burning time 745.
• His speech is described as possessing a seemingly irresistible “magic,” but the supplied accounts do not establish it as a named mind-control technique 636.

Cultivation Concealment

• Can suppress his apparent cultivation to the Early Undying Realm 530.
• At the Sovereign Realm, this method cannot deceive Sovereign Realm observers or prevent his cultivation from affecting a lower-level continent 530.

Consciousness Projection

• Creates a body of consciousness through a Divine Ability, leaving his original body outside the continent while the projection accompanies Lu Qing'an inside 563.

Combat States and Sealing

• Uses the Sovereign Deity State before advancing to the Eternal Realm 609 649.
• At Peak Sovereign Realm, his attacks cannot meaningfully affect the Star Region Secret Realm’s powerful killing array 650.
• Seals the mouth of an already restrained top-grade Heavenly Mandate Soul Stone vein while attempting to persuade it 676.

Hongmeng Holy Realm Knowledge

• Advises Lu Qing'an on Great Dao cultivation, Heavenly Dao trials, factional influence, and treasure grades 763 764.
• Assesses major experts such as Luo Qiushan using experience from his previous life 779.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ancient seal — An upper holy-grade treasure engraved with mountains, rivers, and the realm; given to him by Lu Qing'an 770.
• Heaven-measuring ruler — An upper holy-grade black ruler with star fragments embedded at both ends; given alongside the seal 770.
• Black and Yellow Holy Flag — The third upper holy-grade treasure Lu Qing'an gave him before their departure 770.
• Realm-breaking treasure — Used during his original escape from the Hongmeng Holy Realm; its later disposition is unspecified 813.
• Black jade token — An old, worn token he takes out while preparing to return to the Great Brahma Buddha Sect 817.

Relationships

• Lu Qing'an — Patron, companion, and the person he calls “Brother Lu.” Li Wensong recruits followers for him; Lu secures his inheritance, helps restore his Great Dao, and accompanies him to confront Duer 620 683 813 817.
• Dan Yun — Friend of hundreds of millions of years. Their planned contract brings him into contact with Lu Qing'an, and she intercedes when he offends Lu 500 528.
• Xu Man and Qiao Yuqin — Allies in the dispute with the Xu Household. He investigates the household and insists that Xu Man determine Xu Heng’s fate 564 587 609.
• Qian Mingjing and Qian Xiuzhu — Initially associated through conditional breakthrough assistance and later confrontation; eventually become fellow followers who call him Brother Song 609 616 630.
• Chen Lingling — Initially dismisses him as a Peak Sovereign Realm cultivator, then accepts his guidance and her place among Lu Qing'an’s “chess pieces” 631 642 643.
• Lianxin — Treats him respectfully as Brother Song; he introduces her as his “little sister” and colleague 631 632.
• Li Muchen and Zhang Shundao — Powerful associates whom he guides into Lu Qing'an’s circle; both come to recognize his influence and usefulness 696 704 710 745.
• Zhang Tianshi — Recruits him and his sanctuary, earning an enthusiastic pledge of loyalty to Lu Qing'an 745 746.
• Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect — Previously unable to repair his special injury, but later helps make restoration possible with Lu Qing'an’s involvement 811 813 814.
• Duer / Buddha Venerable Du'e — Longtime enemy who destroyed his original Great Dao foundation. Li Wensong eventually kills him after recovering his missing cause and effect 813 819.

Notable Quotes

“I, Li, am going to meddle in this affair of your Xu Household today! If anyone objects, come and have a go at me!” 604

“When I fled the Hongmeng Holy Realm back then, I thought I'd never see this day in my lifetime.” 814

“Duer. An old friend is back.” 817