Sun Qi

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Sun Qi emerged from a meteorite that fell near Yao Chen in the Aolai Divine Kingdom. Yao Chen awakened his intelligence, named him, and accepted him as a disciple. He raised the unruly Stone Monkey with high-quality medicinal pills and personally refined protective inner armor for him 1.

Before Sun Qi entered seclusion, he had mastered the Myriad Medicinal Canon. Yao Chen promised to teach him pill refinement after he transformed and broke through. Upon emerging, Sun Qi instead learned that his master had apparently fallen and that Han Feng had disappeared. Refusing to believe Yao Chen was dead, he left Starfall Pavilion to investigate and hunt the suspected betrayer 1.

Appearance

• Early human form: A golden-haired youth with a childlike face and golden eyes, retaining something of a monkey’s appearance despite his transformation 1.
• After reaching Dou Wang: Grows noticeably taller; Zi Yan, previously only half a head shorter, can barely reach his shoulder. Golden light streams from his eyes 13 16.
• Battle attire: Golden armor, a red cloak, and a crown bearing two bright red pheasant plumes; usually carries the Golden Cudgel over his shoulder 16 21.
• Ordinary disguise: Can wear normal clothes over his battle attire, burning them away in golden flames when preparing to fight 21.

Personality

Sun Qi is mischievous, irreverent, and fond of provoking others. His feud with Feng Qing’er involves relentless teasing, while his confrontation with the Hong Family includes mockingly calling Hong Chen his grandson and Hong Li his son. Despite his suggestive jokes, Feng Qing’er’s flirtation leaves him visibly embarrassed 2 5 8.

His loyalty is especially strong toward Yao Chen, whom he regards as both teacher and father. He blames his own weakness for failing to protect him and pursues Han Feng without abandoning hope of their reunion. He also takes debts of kindness seriously, promising to defend Jia Nan Academy and later giving it the Eight Gates’ holdings 1 16 19 22.

He shows sympathy toward Zi Yan’s difficult upbringing and agrees to help her find suitable food. His compassion does not prevent ruthlessness against enemies: he kills Han Feng and Yuan Yi, but later joins Xiao Yan in choosing to spare the Misty Cloud Sect 14 17 18 29.

Abilities & Skills

Great Heavenly Immortal Art

Sun Qi’s cultivation art removes the bottlenecks that ordinarily obstruct advancement 1 16.

• With sufficient cultivation resources, his breakthroughs proceed naturally 16.
• Time spent studying other subjects at Starfall Pavilion, rather than difficulty breaking through, slowed his early advancement 16.

Stone Monkey Physique and Combat Skill

His natural-born Stone Monkey body possesses exceptional strength, and he combines it with extensive combat experience 2 14.

• Wields the 13,500-jin Ruyi Golden Cudgel comfortably 2.
• As a Dou Ling, delivers a blow that requires Fei Tian, a Dou Zong, to use half his strength to catch 3.
• Stops Liu Qing’s spear between two fingers 12.
• As a Dou Wang, kills the higher-ranked Yuan Yi and defeats Ling Ying, a Seven-Star Dou Huang 18 22 24.

Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Transformations

A divine ability that changes his appearance and conceals his presence and cultivation 2 13.

• Copies Zi Yan’s appearance, voice, clothes, and Qi so accurately that she compares it to looking in a mirror 13.
• Can conceal his cultivation even from a low-level Dou Zun 13.
• Transforms into a fly to infiltrate Han Feng’s residence 17.
• Can be seen through by someone whose realm is sufficiently higher than his own 13.

Somersault Cloud

His flying cloud serves as both transport and an escape method 1 2.

• Covers 108,000 li in a single somersault 2.
• Is fast enough that Venerable Feng would struggle to catch it without using spatial power 1.
• Carries companions, including Feng Qing’er, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yan 4 20 26.
• Spatial blockades remain a limitation on escape 2.

Fiery Golden Eyes

Obtained upon reaching Dou Wang, these eyes let Sun Qi inspect cultivation and locate targets 15 16 17.

• Reveal that Su Qian’s Qi Sea is near the threshold for a Dou Zong breakthrough 16.
• Help him find Han Feng inside his residence 17.
• Confirm that Yuan Yi remains alive after being buried in a mountainside 18.

Thousand-Li Tracking Technique

A mission reward for killing Han Feng 18.

• Tracks a target if a trace of their presence remains within a thousand li 18.
• Locates Xiao Yan after Sun Qi memorizes his presence from his courtyard 21.

Great Clone Universally Beneficial Divine Technique

A hair-based cloning technique awarded for killing one of the Black-Corner Region’s ten strongest experts 18.

• Turns a plucked hair into a copy of Sun Qi with half his actual strength 18.
• Reproduces his apparent cultivation and presence convincingly enough to initially fool Sun Qi himself 18.
• Produces hundreds of golden-armored clones with Dou Wang presences during the confrontation at the Misty Cloud Sect 27.

Body-Crushing Incantation

An immobilization technique awarded when his reputation places him among the Black-Corner Region’s ten strongest experts 20.

• Immobilizes a target through a recited incantation 20.
• Holds targets longer the further their cultivation falls below his own 20.

Medicinal Knowledge and Comprehension

Sun Qi has mastered the Myriad Medicinal Canon, though his promised formal instruction in pill refinement had not begun before Yao Chen’s disappearance 1.

• Recognizes a counterfeit alchemist badge and exposes a fake pill by manipulating its Dou Qi 7 8.
• Identifies medicinal herbs and selects better-tasting varieties for Zi Yan 14.
• Learns techniques after seeing them once; Inner Academy elders sometimes seek his advice 15.

Soul Perception and Deception

• Uses soul power to search the Xiao Clan for Yao Chen, though the search finds no trace of him 20.
• Detects Ling Ying despite the latter’s concealment and higher cultivation 20 21.
• Uses an illusory double to draw Ling Ying’s attack before striking from behind 21.

Yao Chen’s Possession

Sun Qi can surrender control of his body to Yao Chen, allowing his master to fight through him 26 28.

• His body can withstand Yao Chen’s soul power where Xiao Yan’s current cultivation cannot 26.
• During possession, displays Dou Zong power, opens spatial rifts, and suppresses everyone inside the Misty Cloud Sect 28.
• The displayed strength belongs to Yao Chen rather than Sun Qi’s independent cultivation 28.

Equipment & Items

• Ruyi Golden Cudgel — Weighs 13,500 jin and changes size at will, shrinking into an embroidery needle stored in his ear or expanding into a colossal pillar. Sun Qi uses it to halt a tsunami 1 2.
• Yao Chen’s inner armor — Personally refined by his master and inscribed with three life-saving strands of Dou Qi. Protects him during the spatial storm that destroys his flying boat 1 9.
• Phoenix-Winged Purple-Gold Crown, Golden Chainmail Armor, and Lotus-Thread Cloud-Stepping Boots — Rewards for reaching Dou Wang. His battle armor later lets him endure Yuan Yi’s strongest attack without injury 15 18.
• Venerable Feng’s jade token — Can be crushed to alert Feng Xian, but only within the Southern Region of the Central Plains 1.
• Su Qian’s jade pendant — Can be crushed to summon Vice Academy Head Hu Gan in an emergency 16.
• Soul-Trapping Bottle — Holds Han Feng’s captured soul; Sun Qi eventually gives the sealed soul to Yao Chen 17 22 23.
• Storage Ring and medicinal supplies — Carries medicinal ingredients, including Starfall Pavilion treasures that restore Yao Chen’s soul power 22 24 25.
• Sea Heart Flame — Offers Han Feng’s flame to Yao Chen to help him refine a replacement body 23.

Relationships

• Yao Chen — Master and father figure who awakened, named, educated, and protected him. Sun Qi hunts his betrayer and supplies resources for his recovery 1 22 23 24.
• Feng Xian / Venerable Feng — Martial uncle who watched him grow up. Supports his search while remaining behind to purge Starfall Pavilion 1.
• Feng Qing’er — Rival turned friend. Their feud begins when he accidentally plucks feathers during her transformation; their later travels mix cultivation discussions, teasing, jealousy, and mutual embarrassment 2 5 6 8.
• Zi Yan — Close traveling companion and battle partner. He helps her choose edible herbs, while she assists his investigations and fights beside him; she prefers accompanying him to returning to the Ancient Void Dragon clan 14 17 20.
• Su Qian — Benefactor who heals his injuries, grants access to the cultivation tower, and provides emergency protection. Sun Qi promises to repay the academy’s kindness 10 15 16.
• Hu Gan — Academy official who accepts his honorary appointment and is asked to take over the Eight Gates’ territory 19.
• Xiao Yan — Junior fellow disciple, despite being older than Sun Qi. Sun Qi helps him confront the Misty Cloud Sect over his humiliation 22 24 26.
• Han Feng — Yao Chen’s betrayer and Sun Qi’s principal early target. Sun Qi kills him and imprisons his soul 1 17.
• Xiao Xun’er — Treated coldly because Sun Qi resents the Gu Clan’s pursuit of the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade 23.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Search for Yao Chen

Leaving Starfall Pavilion, Sun Qi claims the Golden Cudgel and uses it to stop a tsunami. Feng Qing’er intercepts him to settle their old feud, but concedes after Fei Tian prevents his opening strike from landing. The three then travel north together, with Sun Qi insisting that reports of Yao Chen’s death are false 1 2 3 4.

In Tianbei City, he exposes a Hong Family pill scam and helps Han Xue. The ensuing conflict ends with him killing Hong Chen under Fei Tian’s protection. After parting from Feng Qing’er, he boards a flying boat toward the Northwest Continent; a spatial storm forces him into a random passage and leaves him injured 7 8 9.

Jia Nan Academy and the Black-Corner Region

Found by Zi Yan and treated by Su Qian, Sun Qi visits Jia Nan Academy, defeats Liu Qing, and joins Zi Yan in raiding the medicinal storehouse. The elders eventually allow him to stay and cultivate in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, where he reaches Dou Wang 10 12 13 14 15.

With Zi Yan’s help, he infiltrates Han Feng’s residence, kills him, and captures his soul. He then kills Yuan Yi and destroys the Eight Gates, leaving the declaration “The Great Sage Equal to Heaven was here!” He gives the sect’s holdings to Jia Nan Academy and accepts an honorary elder position without agreeing to remain there 17 18 19.

Reunion at Wutan City

Sun Qi travels with Zi Yan to the Xiao Clan, tracks Xiao Yan, and defeats Ling Ying after confronting him over his surveillance. Yao Chen recognizes his disciple and reunites with him, then introduces Xiao Yan as Sun Qi’s junior brother. Sun Qi provides medicinal treasures for his master’s soul recovery and offers the Sea Heart Flame toward restoring his body 20 21 22 23 24.

Confrontation with the Misty Cloud Sect

Taking Xiao Yan to the Misty Cloud Sect, Sun Qi demands that those responsible for humiliating his junior brother be handed over. He deploys hundreds of clones and defeats Gu He, while Zi Yan fights Yun Ling. Yao Chen subsequently possesses Sun Qi and suppresses the sect with Dou Zong power 26 27 28.

Sun Qi and Xiao Yan choose to spare the sect. After separating from Xiao Yan and Yao Chen, Sun Qi continues training with Zi Yan. In Qingshan Town, he encounters Xiao Yi Xian and considers bringing her to Starfall Pavilion because of her Woeful Poison Body 29.

Notable Quotes

“Impossible! Master is definitely not dead!” 1

“My name is the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. I've come tonight to borrow your head!” 17

“Old Sun will remember your kindness, Elder Su. If Jia Nan Academy ever faces trouble, Old Sun will come to its aid, even if I have to cross mountains of blades and seas of fire!” 16