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Lord Jiang

Pure Yang True Immortaldisciple and emissary of Patriarch SubhutiMount Innerheart

Lord Jiang is a reclusive Pure Yang True Immortal of Mount Innerheart and disciple of Patriarch Subhuti. He brings Ji Ning from Grand Xia to the hidden Tristar Crescent Abode and serves as Ning's first guide to Subhuti's lineage.

Biography

Subhuti's invitation

Lord Jiang meets Ning immediately after the Conclave and identifies himself as a Primordial-era cultivator whose true name is rarely known. By inviting Ning to address him as “brother,” he signals that Subhuti intends to make them fellow disciples. He explains that his master observed the Conclave through a dream and chose Ning alone, then proves the invitation by relaying a private greeting to the spirit of Daoist Threelives' estate. (Chapter 356)

Jiang also manages the politics of that recruitment. He warns Ning not to inform the Grand Xia court, because the Xia Emperor and Daofather Crimsonbright could obstruct another major power's attempt to claim the Conclave champion. Rather than crush Sword Immortal Evergreen's summoning token, he lets the offer expire so outsiders will assume Ning simply declined and went adventuring. He allows Whitewater Hound and Little Qing to accompany Ning because the journey may last decades. (Chapter 357)

Journey to Mount Innerheart

The Tristar Crescent Abode cannot be located by ordinary spatial navigation. Jiang tears open a void corridor and leads the party into it, but explicitly says Subhuti—not Jiang—is guiding the passage to its hidden endpoint. Upon arrival, residents address Jiang as patriarch or uncle-master, establishing his senior status in the mountain community. He brings Ning directly before Subhuti, announces the successful escort, and withdraws when ordered so the master can examine his prospective disciple alone. (Chapters 357–359)

After Ning is accepted, Jiang formally greets him as junior apprentice-brother. He selects a secluded home for Ning's estate and explains Mount Innerheart's rules: ordinary animals may be hunted, Diremonsters may not, and the Divinities Palace is open to all residents who pass its tests. The Three Realms Palace is restricted to Subhuti's disciples and contains supreme arts that even personal disciples may learn only sparingly. This orientation turns Ning's extraordinary invitation into a practical cultivation life. (Chapter 361)

Senior disciple and death

Jiang remains on Mount Innerheart because he values its peace and the opportunity to hear Subhuti expound on the Dao. He and other senior residents occasionally advise Ning's spirit-beasts. Later, Ning asks him to forge a Pure Yang jade talisman with a concealed pocket dimension so one of Ning's clones can secretly protect Brightmoon. Jiang also joins Subhuti's higher-level gatherings and the Three Realms' war effort. (Chapters 361, 364, 567, 608, and 659)

During the Endwar, a sudden attack using Eternal Kindlefire and Arcane Moonwater kills more than thirty thousand Empyrean Gods and True Immortals. Jiang and fellow Mount Innerheart disciple Junwu are among the casualties. His death occurs in the mass strike rather than a personal duel. (Chapter 747)

Appearance and personality

Jiang appears as a white-robed youth despite having cultivated since the Primordial era. He is relaxed, discreet, and lightly playful—he winks when revealing his rarely used name—but reverent toward Subhuti and careful around the territorial sensitivities of other Daofathers. As Ning's guide, he explains privilege together with limits rather than presenting Mount Innerheart as a storehouse to be plundered. (Chapters 356–361)

Abilities and cultivation

Pure Yang True Immortal cultivation

Jiang is explicitly a Pure Yang True Immortal who has completed his apprenticeship and seeks the Daofather level. His rank places him far above Ning when they meet and lets him act as Subhuti's emissary across major worlds. The supplied corpus does not name his combat Dao or show a full personal battle, so no specific offensive system can be assigned. (Chapters 356 and 361)

Void travel

With a wave of his hands, Jiang tears open the Grand Xia world's fabric of space and creates a stable corridor for four travelers. Ordinary Greater Teleportation can cross major-world distances, but it cannot locate Tristar Crescent Abode. Jiang therefore initiates and navigates the transit while Subhuti supplies the hidden guidance that makes the final connection possible. (Chapters 357–358)

Treasure forging and seals

Jiang forges a Pure Yang jade talisman for Ning, places seals on it to make it appear ordinary, and builds a pocket dimension inside for a Primaltwin clone. This establishes high-level crafting and concealment skill. The device hides the guardian rather than making Brightmoon personally stronger, and its success depends on Ning placing and maintaining the clone within it. (Chapter 608)

Lineage knowledge

Jiang knows the permissions, tests, and broad contents of Subhuti's two Dao-Palaces and can advise younger residents. This knowledge is pedagogical and institutional, not proof that he has mastered every technique stored there; he explicitly says Subhuti refused to teach him the Dream of the Three Realms. (Chapters 361, 364, and 368–369)

Relationships

  • Patriarch Subhuti: Jiang's master, whose invitation he carries and whose hidden estate he cannot enter without guidance. (Chapters 356–359)
  • Ji Ning: His junior apprentice-brother. Jiang recruits, transports, orients, and later crafts a protective talisman for Ning's family. (Chapters 356–361 and 608)
  • Whitewater Hound and Little Qing: Ning's spirit-beasts, whom Jiang permits to accompany the journey and later advises at Mount Innerheart. (Chapters 357–364)
  • Junwu: A fellow Mount Innerheart disciple killed beside Jiang in the Endwar's catastrophic surprise attack. (Chapter 747)

Items

  • Concealed Pure Yang jade talisman: A pocket-dimension talisman Jiang forges and seals at Ning's request so a clone can remain near Brightmoon without advertising its presence. (Chapter 608)