Ji Ning
Traveling Through the Heavens Starting from Swallowed Star
- Original Name:
- 纪宁 (jì níng)
- Gender:
- Masculine
- Kind:
- Character
- Scope:
- Novel-specific
- Status:
- Active
- Source:
- AI
- Occurrences:
- 822
- Chapters:
- 46
- Context Up To:
- Ch. 158
- Wiki Model:
- GPT-6.1 Terra
- Updated:
Contents
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Ji Ning (纪宁) |
| Alias(es) | Northern Dark Supreme, Darknorth Exalt—names by which Ji An recognizes his future counterpart 97 100 |
| Species/Race | Human 97 109 |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Ji Clan West Prefecture; Black-White College; Yinglong Guard 97 148 153 |
| Occupation/Role | Cultivator and sword practitioner; Yinglong Guard member 148 153 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 97 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram, initial cultivation | 99 | Sensed the Lunar and Solar Stars and formed divine runes during his first session. |
| Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram, second stage | 101 | Reached the second stage after two years of cultivation. |
| Xiantian Godfiend | 109 | Broke through after comprehending the True Meaning of the Dao of thunder and fire under Ji An’s guidance. |
| Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram, sixth stage; Xiantian Complete | 124 | Reached the sixth stage after cultivating in seclusion. |
| Violet Palace Godfiend; seventh layer | 135 142 | Drew Grand Yin True Water and Grand Yang True Fire during his breakthrough; later fought in the War God Hall with the seventh layer’s vitality. |
| Divine Consciousness | 142 | Awakened it while fighting a Myriad Phenomena puppet, enabling him to wield the seventh layer of the Minor Thousand Sword Formation. |
| Myriad Phenomena Perfection | 158 | At this cultivation level, killed a Primordial Spirit Perfection Daoist during a Yinglong Guard mission. |
Background and History
Ji Ning was born to Ji Yichuan and Yuchi Xue shortly after his elder twin, Ji An. Both boys were injured in the womb, and their parents initially judged their physical aptitude to be ordinary. Ji Ning retained memories from a previous life and cultivated the Nuwa Painting from childhood, strengthening his soul and body 97 98 99.
At four, the brothers asked to begin cultivation and selected the Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram. Ji Ning trained in swordsmanship and archery; inspired by Ji An’s rapid progress, he devoted himself to the sword and prepared his body and heart for formal training by age five. Both brothers preferred exploring the wider world to seeking the West Prefecture lord’s position 98 99 100.
Water Manor and Anchan City
Before leaving Yan Mountain, Ji An told Ji Ning to seek the immortal manor at Winged Serpent Lake once he reached Xiantian Complete. Ji Ning followed those instructions and later learned that his brother had deliberately left the manor’s first divine ability available for him. He passed the Divine Ability Hall trial and obtained the Star Seizing Hand 114 135 145.
Ji Ning traveled with Ji An to Anchan City, entered the Black-White College, and became a disciple of Immortal Dian Cai. During three years at the college, he studied the Three-Foot Sword and gained insight into the Grand Dao of the Sword 146 148.
Yinglong Guard and later years
In the Prison Mountain Great Marsh, an ancient Godfiend restrained Ji Ning, Mu Zishuo, and Qing Qing. Ji Ning used a protective pendant to summon Ji An, who rescued them. Ji Ning and Mu Zishuo subsequently joined the Yinglong Guard and undertook missions against evildoers 151 152 153.
After returning to the Ji Clan West Prefecture, Ji Ning defeated Chen Jin, who had threatened the clan over Nine Lotus. Ji Ning forced Chen Jin to swear a Heavenly Dao oath not to harm the Ji Clan, and Nine Lotus agreed to become Ji Ning’s Dao companion. She was later taken back to the Dongyan Clan 155 156 157.
Over the following nine years, Ji Ning trained diligently. His killing of a Primordial Spirit Perfection Daoist while at Myriad Phenomena Perfection made him famous throughout Anchan Commandery 158.
Personality
Ji Ning is competitive and persistent. Rather than losing heart over Ji An’s exceptional sword talent, he used his brother’s progress as motivation and vowed to match him. He also rejected the suggestion that Ji An help him earn a cultivation method through Yinglong Guard missions, insisting he could accomplish what his brother had done himself 100 140.
He is protective of his family and loyal to those close to him. He insisted on hearing the truth about Yuchi Xue’s injury, intervened when Snow Dragon Mountain disciples attacked three cultivators, and confronted Chen Jin after the latter threatened the Ji Clan 108 146 155 156.
Abilities and Skills
Swordsmanship and Dao comprehension
Ji Ning commonly fights with two swords and combines water- and fire-based techniques. He studied the 108 Swords of Tiangang and Disha and, under Immortal Dian Cai, learned the Three-Foot Sword 101 148.
- Comprehended the True Meanings of Thunderfire and Dripping Water; both had reached the Domain Stage by the time he returned to the Water Manor with Ji An 123 135 141.
- Gained the True Meaning of the Grand Dao of the Sword after three years at the Black-White College 148.
- Created the Three Talents Grinding Disk, combining water, fire, and wind, and later comprehended the third stance of the Three-Foot Sword 149 155.
Minor Thousand Sword Formation
Ji Ning controls flying swords as a formation. During the War God Hall’s second trial, he awakened Divine Consciousness and used the formation’s seventh layer to pierce an early-stage Myriad Phenomena Godfiend puppet 142.
- The seventh-layer attack brought 729 flying swords together into a torrent of sword light 142.
- He later used sword shadows emerging from the earth to kill two Snow Dragon Mountain disciples from afar 146.
Star Seizing Hand
Ji Ning inherited this divine ability after completing the Water Manor’s Divine Ability Hall trial. Its cultivation method, the Six Cycles of Star Seizing, requires a powerful Godfiend body for each cycle 145.
- In a test against Ji An, Ji Ning’s full-strength strike was judged powerful enough to kill an ordinary Myriad Phenomena Adept, though Ji An caught it barehanded 145.
Other techniques
- Nuwa Painting — A visualization method Ji Ning practiced from childhood, strengthening his soul and body 98 99.
- Windwing Evasion — A movement technique he used to evade the War God Hall puppet’s attacks 142.
- Law of Heaven and Earth and Blood God Body — Divine abilities given to him by Ji An. Ji Ning reached the first level of both before obtaining the Star Seizing Hand and later reached the second level of Blood God Body 144 145 149.
- Divinefiend Blood-Refinement Art — A secret art given by Ji An for refining weapons with a Godfiend’s essence blood. Its blood-refined weapons can grow alongside their master 109.
Equipment and Items
- Beiming Swords — The paired swords Ji Ning used in his spars with Ji An 148 149.
- Nine Yang Sword Formation — Nine upper-grade Human Rank flying swords selected at the Water Manor 143.
- Annihilation Demon-Slaying Sword — A damaged sword suited to killing and sneak attacks; it can recover its former rank through killing 143.
- Void-Escaping Boat — A flying boat given to him by Ji An, powered by either elemental energy or Godfiend divine power 146.
- Azure Jade Pendant — A gift from Ji An that reveals Ji Ning’s location when activated, allowing his brother to come to his aid. Ji Ning used it in the Prison Mountain Great Marsh 149 151.
- Protective sword-qi pendant — A gift from Immortal Dian Cai; its sword qi was suppressed by the ancient Godfiend in the Great Marsh 151.
Relationships
- Ji An — Elder twin brother, mentor, and rival. Ji An guided his cultivation, reserved the Star Seizing Hand inheritance for him, and rescued him from an ancient Godfiend 109 113 151 152.
- Ji Yichuan — Father and early instructor in sword and movement fundamentals 97 99.
- Yuchi Xue — Mother; Ji Ning was deeply distressed to learn of her hidden injury and rejoiced at her recovery 108 139.
- Yuchi Shan — Maternal uncle, who died protecting Ji Ning’s family before the twins’ birth 108.
- Immortal Dian Cai — Ji Ning’s master at the Black-White College 148 152.
- Nine Lotus — Black-White College senior apprentice-sister who agreed to become his Dao companion; the Dongyan Clan later took her away 154 156 157.
- Mu Zishuo — Junior apprentice-brother and traveling companion; they joined the Yinglong Guard and completed missions together 149 153.
- Qing Qing — Ji Ning’s Azure Void Snake spirit-beast companion, subdued in the Prison Mountain Great Marsh 152 153.
- Beishan Baiwei — Friend in Anchan City who welcomed Ji Ning and celebrated news of his later victory over a Primordial Spirit Daoist 147 158.