Li Zhengjun

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Transmigration and the Lesser Cold River Attack

Li Zhengjun awakens in another world after falling asleep while reading a novel. He inherits the memories of a twenty-year-old direct descendant of the Li Household: a mediocre cultivator whose drinking and pursuit of pleasure had left him barely at the Fourth Layer of Fetal Breath. His family had assigned him a borderland stewardship to prepare him for managing ordinary clan affairs 1.

His arrival coincides with a crisis. Devil Cultivators attack the Lesser Cold River to seize the Thawing Ice Bright Jade, a spiritual item intended to improve the Li Household’s chances of producing another Purple Mansion cultivator. His second uncle, Li Chenwei, rescues him, entrusts him with the jade and a concealment artifact, and leaves to draw away their pursuers 1.

Two Qi Ingestion cultivators eventually discover his hiding place. Unable to resist their attack, Zhengjun accepts the mysterious mirror’s offer to transport him to the Great Scarlet Realm 1.

Discovery of the Great Scarlet Realm

The mirror reveals that Zhengjun can travel between the Yuyu and Great Scarlet realms, with time passing ten times faster in the latter. Recognizing the opportunity to obtain resources and cultivate before his grandfather’s lifespan runs out, he begins gathering evidence of the new realm’s value 2.

After killing a Jade Wave Turtle, he recruits Fang Yuan and Fang Qing. He discovers that their martial art damages their foundations and prepares Grandmasters to become pill ingredients, then teaches them a genuine cultivation method in exchange for investigating the Ning Kingdom’s capital 2 3.

Zhengjun returns to the Yuyu Realm and demonstrates his realm-crossing ability to his grandfather, True Person Yuhong. The discovery transforms him from an overlooked junior into the focus of the clan’s resources. Yuhong reforges his body, teaches him Bright Yang cultivation, and appoints him household head in the other realm 4 5 7 8.

Establishing the Li Household in Ning

With clansmen, advisers, formations, and equipment supplied by the Yuyu Realm, Zhengjun prepares an ambush for Daoist Lu and his disciples during the palace examination. He deliberately prolongs his duel with Lu so the household can record and analyze the Great Scarlet Realm’s techniques 10 12 14 15 20.

Zhengjun kills Daoist Lu and commands the palace’s thunder formation during the destruction of the Devil Cultivators. He then exposes King Yang Xun’s complicity, executes him, and offers the surviving Grandmasters Spirit Root tests, paid work, or freedom to leave 20 21.

The campaign establishes the Li Household’s foothold without losing a warrior. Zhengjun requests recognition and support for the expedition members and their families, while the new territory supplies Frozen Water resources that reduce the clan’s dependence on hostile neighboring powers 25 28 29.

He subsequently accepts Fang Qing’s confession and marries her in a celebration throughout the Ning Kingdom 32 36.

Gold-Bearing Mountain and the Sun Household

The discovery of spiritual resources at Gold-Bearing Mountain brings Zhengjun into conflict with the Sun Household. After rescuing Guo Pingjiang and capturing Sun Household agents, he consults his elders about securing the mountain and controlling its Ginseng-Cloud Tiger 36 38 40 41.

He cooperates cautiously with Yang Lei of the Southern Yang, supplying evidence against the Sun Household without signing a complaint that could entangle the Li Household in the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect’s internal affairs. During the tiger hunt, he uses Li Huchan as a decoy to draw the other searchers away 56 58.

Zhengjun physically overpowers and begins binding the real Ginseng-Cloud Tiger. He later forces Sun Chengling to reveal the Sun Household’s scheme before witnesses, executes him, and allows the surviving cultivators from other households to leave or testify 62 63.

Bringing Jiang Liuyang Under Control

Zhengjun and the clan identify Ye Xiufan as a likely host for a powerful remnant soul. Rather than merely suppressing him, they plan to use his cultivation as a test of Yuyu Realm methods and the Frozen Water path that Li Chenjun hopes to follow to Purple Mansion 41 47 52.

When Jiang Liuyang enters Zhengjun’s sea of consciousness to search his soul, the Mystic Mirror’s golden hall enables Zhengjun to pose as an exalted immortal. He takes Jiang’s true spirit and secures his cooperation in spreading the household’s teachings and guiding Ye Xiufan 64 65 66.

Jiang gives him the Phoenix-Perching Golden Parasol Tree, which Zhengjun recognizes as a means of awakening Li Chenwei. He also discovers Bright Yang primal Qi at Gold-Bearing Mountain and returns to report both findings to the clan 66.

Appearance

Li Zhengjun is described as handsome, with an imposing air of nobility and authority between his brows 51.

• Golden eyes: His eyes turn gold when empowered by the Double Radiance Bright Yang Wheel-Nurturing Scripture 20.
• Reforged body: After Yuhong’s refinement, his bones carry a faint golden sheen and dawnlight flows through his flesh 7.
• Bright Yang radiance: A subtle golden radiance circulates around him after he begins condensing Bright Yang Qi 15.

Personality

Zhengjun is strongly motivated by gratitude toward his family. After surviving the Lesser Cold River attack, he asks about Chenwei before discussing his own opportunity. He repeatedly seeks a way to awaken his uncle and refuses to accept Yuhong’s approaching death as inevitable 4 7 8 47.

He combines ambition with a willingness to learn. He endures the agony of having his body reconstructed, asks detailed questions about difficult techniques, and openly admits that he lacks systematic knowledge of cultivation theory. He also credits his progress to the time difference, his grandfather’s instruction, and the fortune gained from defeating Daoist Lu rather than claiming exceptional natural talent 7 40 42 47.

His leadership is pragmatic and calculating. He records enemy techniques for analysis, uses confessions to justify action against opponents, and avoids commitments that could expose the clan to stronger factions. His concern for loyal followers coexists with a readiness to manipulate Ye Xiufan’s opportunities and bind Jiang Liuyang’s true spirit for the household’s benefit 20 25 47 56 63 65.

Abilities & Skills

Bright Yang Cultivation

Zhengjun practices the Double Radiance Bright Yang Wheel-Nurturing Scripture, a method closely tied to rulership, authority, and achievement 12 13.

• Converts Bright Yang Qi into numerous invisible sword edges and attacks through dawnlight 20.
• Uses Bright Yang techniques to destroy or suppress hostile yin souls 20.
• Strengthens his cultivation foundation through political authority and accomplishments; personally slaying a regional ruler is considered a particularly valuable achievement 13.
• Gains destiny from Daoist Lu’s death, which flows into his sword and body 20.
• Faces the future implications of the Bright Yang Solitary Ruler fate, which Yuhong explains can bring calamities upon a Purple Mansion cultivator’s children 48.

Mystic Mirror and Realm Travel

The Great Sun Golden Crow Nine Luminaries Mysterious Heaven Treasure Mirror resides in his sea of consciousness and connects the two realms 1 2.

• Allows Zhengjun to travel freely between the Yuyu and Great Scarlet realms 2.
• Initially permits ten accompanying clansmen, whose cultivation cannot exceed his realm 2.
• Initially states that accompanying clansmen cannot return; Yuhong later discusses bringing people from the Great Scarlet Realm to the Yuyu Realm 2 48.
• Gives Zhengjun ten times the lifespan while in the Great Scarlet Realm, where time flows ten times faster 2.
• Strengthens his Divine Sense and helps stabilize his sea of consciousness during spirit-binding practice 42.
• Manifests a golden hall whose presence overwhelms Yuhong’s Divine Sense and leaves him unable to remember what he witnessed 52.
• Places a heavy burden on Zhengjun when used against a Purple Mansion-level consciousness 52.

Spirit Binding

Li Chenxiao teaches him the Mystic Terrace Spirit-Suppressing Nature-Binding Instruction, which controls a Demon Beast by suppressing its true spirit 41 42.

• Removes Jiang Liuyang’s crude control over a spying owl and makes it obedient 44.
• Enables him to subdue the Ginseng-Cloud Tiger, Iron-Arm Vajra, and Gale Falcon 62 63.
• Requires sufficient Divine Sense; practicing it causes severe pain and can be dangerous for an inadequately prepared cultivator 42.
• His later capture of Jiang Liuyang’s true spirit succeeds because the golden hall has already cowed the remnant soul into cooperation 65.

Soul-Washing Incantation

The Soul-Washing Incantation induces a false perception that Zhengjun uses during interrogation 63.

• Makes Sun Chengling believe he has successfully captured the Ginseng-Cloud Tiger 63.
• Draws out a public confession of the Sun Household’s plot before the assembled cultivators 63.

Refined Physique

His physical strength comes from Yuhong’s reconstruction and Dayu’s subsequent harmonization rather than dedicated body cultivation 7 51 62.

• By the Gold-Bearing Mountain battle, his body matches the finest Qi Refinement body cultivators of the Great Scarlet Realm 62.
• Stops the Ginseng-Cloud Tiger’s attack barehanded and drives its head into the mountain rock 62.
• Usually conceals his physical capability behind techniques, preventing observers from recognizing its true extent 62.

Formation Command and Governance

• Commands a palace-wide formation that combines storm conditions, thunder patterns, and Altar Thunder talismans to trap and kill Devil Cultivators 19 21.
• Organizes Spirit Root testing, recruitment, resource gathering, contribution rewards, and the establishment of clan families 21 32.
• Relies on specialist advisers and departments in both realms rather than handling every technical task personally 12 27 54.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Bright Radiance Evil-Suppressing Mystic Light Armor — Conceals itself beneath his skin. It stops Daoist Lu’s strongest attack and immobilizes him; Lu recognizes it as a Core Formation Law Treasure 13 20.
• Luminous Brightness — An ebony-black, jade-lustrous Law Sword used to behead Daoist Lu. The sword receives part of Lu’s destiny 20.
• Shaoming — The name given to the magic sword with which he executes Sun Chengling 63.
• Spirit wings — Provide flight and evasive speed exceeding Daoist Lu’s Blood Escape during their duel 20.
• Mountain-Suppressing Seal — A Bright Yang treasure that suppresses the vengeful souls released from Daoist Lu’s banner 20.
• Radiant Yang Ruyi and Devil-Suppressing Spirit Lock — Counter hostile techniques and combine into a defensive light barrier 20.
• Mysterious Shell Breath-Stabilizing Disc — Chenwei’s Immortal Foundation-level artifact; conceals Zhengjun’s Qi signature and can help determine his location 1 3.
• Thunder talismans — Receives fifty ordinary thunder talismans and three Innate Thunder Sha Evil-Slaying Talismans before the palace campaign 15.
• Olefin Fire Prairie-Blazing Talismans — Remaining Fire talismans brought against Sun Chengling’s concealed wood spirits 62.
• Phoenix-Perching Golden Parasol Tree — Obtained from Jiang Liuyang and identified as capable of awakening Chenwei 66.
• Thawing Ice Bright Jade — The Purple Mansion spiritual item entrusted to him during the Lesser Cold River attack; increases the chance of reaching Purple Mansion by five percent 1.

Relationships

• True Person Yuhong — Grandfather, cultivation teacher, and principal protector. Invests heavily in Zhengjun as the clan’s hope; Zhengjun seeks a way to extend his remaining lifespan 7 13 47.
• Li Chenwei — Second uncle and lifesaver. Zhengjun vows to awaken him after Devil Cultivators dismember his body, leaving his true spirit preserved 1 8 47 66.
• Li Chenjun — Youngest uncle and Frozen Water cultivator. Works with Zhengjun on using Ye Xiufan’s progress to investigate a viable Purple Mansion breakthrough path 47 52.
• Li Zhengchen — Senior kinsman and household head in the Yuyu Realm. Coordinates advisers, resources, personnel, and strategies supporting Zhengjun’s expansion 7 12 52 54.
• Li Yuankai — Junior clansman and expedition governor. Handles logistics, intelligence, and administration under Zhengjun 7 14 36 66.
• Fang Qing — Disciple and wife. Attempts to rescue him during their first encounter, later confesses her feelings, and marries him 32 36.
• Fang Yuan — Disciple and loyal supporter. Helps investigate the capital and pledges service after the Devil Cultivators’ defeat 3 21 31.
• Li Chenxiao — Elder who teaches him spirit binding and arranges support for its practice 41 42 47.
• Li Huchan — Loyal tiger-demon ally who accompanies him and serves as the decoy during the Gold-Bearing Mountain operation 41 58.
• Ye Xiufan — Cultivator under the household’s supervision and host of Jiang Liuyang. Zhengjun plans to use his progress as a test of cultivation methods and Dao Paths 41 47 52.
• Jiang Liuyang — Initially a hostile remnant soul; later bound through his true spirit and recruited to guide Ye Xiufan and spread the household’s teachings 64 65 66.
• True Person Dayu — Refines his foundation and harmonizes his yin and yang at Yuhong’s request 48 51 52.
• Yang Lei — Southern Yang collaborator against the Sun Household. Receives evidence and limited support from Zhengjun 56 63.
• Gao Yuning — Surrenders a strand of his true spirit to Zhengjun before accompanying him and Yuhong into the Great Void 68.

Notable Quotes

“Your grandson has a way to make the Lineage great again.” 4

“Youngest uncle, the Great Scarlet Realm is rich in resources. We have already found a Frozen Water spiritual item there, and I expect we’ll find a Bright Yang spiritual item before long. Then second uncle can be saved as well, so please don’t worry. I’ve already sworn an oath that I’ll wake him.” 47