Sloppy Daoist

Sloppy Daoist, whose name is Zhang Qi and whose Daoist title is Threefat, is the leading third-generation disciple of the Black-White College. His unhurried temperament, extraordinarily stable foundation, and Grand Black Tortoise divine ability carry him deep into the Conclave of Immortal Destiny, where he learns that Grand Emperor Xuanwu selected him as a disciple long before the tournament.

Biography

The Black-White College's late-blooming genius

When Ji Ning enters the Black-White College, Zhang Qi is already its undisputed strongest third-generation disciple. He is not a reincarnated Immortal, yet he has surpassed the reincarnated talents and even Fiendgod practitioners such as Holyfire acknowledge his superiority. His rise is unusual because he does not begin as the most dazzling student. Instead, he grows more formidable the longer he trains, accumulating a deep foundation and revealing what senior cultivators describe as almost inexhaustible potential. (Chapters 174–186 and 236–239)

Zhang Qi initially has little interest in public competition. He prefers closed-door cultivation, rarely follows outside intelligence, and would rather advance quietly than fight over prestige. While practicing the second cycle of his Black Tortoise divine ability, however, he feels a powerful subconscious call toward the coming Conclave of Immortal Destiny. Trusting that premonition as a sign of karmic opportunity, he delays his intended breakthrough to the Primal Daoist level and enters as a Wanxiang Adept alongside Ning and Yu Wei. (Chapters 314–320)

Survival in the Brightmoon Diagram

More than one hundred thousand elite Wanxiang Adepts enter the Brightmoon Diagram, but Zhang Qi refuses to exhaust himself during the opening chaos. He hides in a cave, eats, and waits for the field to thin so that later opponents will offer both stronger battles and more talismans. When eight Myriad Beasts School disciples try to rob him, he rejects their demand and unveils the Grand Black Tortoise. Their combined attacks force him to use the divine ability, yet he kills six attackers and drives off the remaining two. The display reveals his hidden lineage to the observing Immortals, even though Zhang Qi himself still believes he merely inherited the technique from a fortunate cavern-estate encounter. (Chapters 325–326)

Zhang Qi survives the Diagram's successive eliminations and reaches the final ninety-six. In the formal duels he defeats Adept Gloomcloud while deliberately sparing his life, then advances until only six contenders remain. His tournament judgment is as important as his power: he identifies how formations restrict speed, evaluates unfamiliar opponents without dismissing them, and watches other matches for principles he can use. Ning later draws inspiration from Zhang Qi's coordinated six-arm combat when developing his own sword formation. (Chapters 329–347)

Woodpass and the limit of Wavefolding

Zhang Qi faces Adept Woodpass for a place in the final three. Both are defensive, stable cultivators who prefer overwhelming fundamentals to tricks. Zhang Qi activates Three Heads, Six Arms and the Grand Black Tortoise, fighting Woodpass's six warhammers with his bare fists. When ordinary power cannot break Woodpass's wood-based defense, he shifts to Wavefolding. Each successive strike carries the accumulated momentum of earlier waves, forcing even Woodpass backward. (Chapters 345–346)

Wavefolding cannot increase forever. Once Zhang Qi reaches the longest sequence he has ever sustained, the accumulation collapses; Woodpass seizes the opening, cracks the tortoise-shell runes over Zhang Qi's chest, and forces him to concede. Zhang Qi immediately accepts the result, notes how much the fight improved his art, and congratulates Woodpass. Their similar Dao-hearts turn the rivals into friends. Observing major powers consider Zhang Qi's quick recovery from losing a seemingly unique chance at Daofather tutelage as impressive as his combat ability. (Chapter 346)

Xuanwu's chosen disciple

The loss does not cost Zhang Qi his true opportunity. Empyrean God Seatopple arrives under orders from Grand Emperor Xuanwu and calls him junior apprentice-brother. The Xia Emperor explains that Xuanwu created the Grand Black Tortoise and would never allow Zhang Qi to inherit it without having already chosen him. What Zhang Qi thought was an accidental legacy was therefore an early, concealed acceptance into a Daofather's lineage. Seatopple takes him away after the Conclave to formally meet their master. (Chapters 351–355)

Daofather Crimsonbright later reviews Zhang Qi's battles and praises precisely the traits Xuanwu favored: a flawless, stable foundation; a strong Dao-heart; and a calm path that may appear slow in youth but can continue for an extraordinarily long time. Zhang Qi's last substantial arc thus ends not with tournament victory, but with confirmation that his steady cultivation had already earned a greater inheritance. Later references still place him among Ning's senior fellow disciples and confirm that his example continues to influence the Black-White College's understanding of talent. (Chapters 353–355, 735, and 992)

Appearance and personality

Zhang Qi is a pudgy, sloppy-looking youth, often seeming half-awake or preoccupied with food. He may arrive without knowing basic public arrangements because he spends so much time in seclusion. In combat, tortoise-shell runes cover his skin and his eyes take on the frightening quality of a serpent's; the contrast makes his ordinary untidiness especially deceptive. (Chapters 174, 314, and 319)

He is relaxed, low-key, and notably free of resentment. Zhang Qi dislikes unnecessary struggle, waits patiently rather than chase early tournament gains, spares defeated opponents when possible, and accepts an honest loss without blaming circumstance. He also evaluates others generously: he recognizes Xiangtian Xiao's saber arts, hopes Ning receives Daofather tutelage, and treats Woodpass as a friend immediately after being defeated by him. His casual exterior therefore reflects a stable Dao-heart, not laziness or lack of discipline. (Chapters 314, 325, 337–353)

Abilities and cultivation

Cultivation foundation

During the Conclave, Zhang Qi is a peak Wanxiang Adept who has deliberately postponed advancement to the Primal level. He cultivates as a Fiendgod Body Refiner as well as a Ki Refiner, giving him the physical durability and divine power required for direct, weaponless combat. Senior powers emphasize that his foundation has no obvious flaws. His progress may be less explosive than Ning's, but it becomes stronger over time rather than plateauing. (Chapters 236, 314, and 353)

Grand Black Tortoise

The Grand Black Tortoise is a divine ability created by Grand Emperor Xuanwu. Activating it manifests an enormous Turtle-Snake phantom, covers Zhang Qi's body in shell-like runes, and gives his gaze a serpent's oppressive quality. The reinforced body serves as both armor and weapon: he can block heavy attacks and strike with bare fists whose power is comparable to Woodpass's giant warhammers. Damage can still accumulate. When Wavefolding collapses, repeated hammer blows crack the shell runes and cave in his chest, forcing surrender. (Chapters 314, 325–326, and 345–346)

Three Heads, Six Arms

Zhang Qi can manifest three heads and six arms for close combat. He uses four arms to maintain a coordinated defense while two attack, allowing multiple movements to reinforce rather than obstruct each other. Ning studies this structure and adapts the principle to six swords. The ability expands Zhang Qi's coverage and striking cadence, but it consumes divine power and does not remove the need for sound technique. (Chapters 325 and 345–347)

Wavefolding

Wavefolding turns consecutive attacks into a rising sequence like ocean waves. Each blow carries and adds to the momentum already established, so pressure grows more violent as the chain continues. Against Woodpass it converts an initially even exchange into mounting dominance. Its limitation is built into its mechanism: the accumulated rhythm eventually reaches what Zhang Qi can sustain, at which point it stops and leaves a momentary opening. Training can extend the sequence and raise its ceiling, but even Grand Emperor Xuanwu cannot increase it without limit. (Chapters 345–346)

Combat analysis and premonition

Zhang Qi reads formation battles well enough to explain how Adept Blackstone controls Cangwu Jiu's speed and why maintaining that control drains elemental ki. He also experiences a powerful subconscious warning that the Conclave contains his karmic opportunity. The corpus treats that sensation as a trustworthy cultivator's premonition, not a general-purpose prophecy technique; it guides his decision to attend but does not tell him that Xuanwu has already chosen him. (Chapters 314 and 346)

Power progression

Relationships

• Ji Ning: Zhang Qi is Ning's eldest third-generation apprentice-brother at the Black-White College. They enter the Conclave together, exchange tactical observations, and Zhang Qi's six-arm Wavefolding helps inspire Ning's own coordinated sword method. (Chapters 174, 315–347)
• Yu Wei: Yu Wei is his fellow Black-White College disciple and Conclave participant. Her familiarity with his seclusion lets her tease him about ignoring public intelligence. (Chapters 315–320)
• Adept Woodpass: Their closely matched defensive styles produce Zhang Qi's tournament defeat and a mutual friendship founded on similar Dao-hearts. (Chapters 345–346)
• Grand Emperor Xuanwu: Xuanwu covertly permits Zhang Qi to inherit the Grand Black Tortoise, then sends Seatopple to bring him into the lineage. The choice validates Zhang Qi's patient, stable cultivation path. (Chapters 326 and 351–355)
• Empyrean God Seatopple: Seatopple receives Zhang Qi as a junior apprentice-brother and escorts him to meet Xuanwu. (Chapters 351–355)

Items

• No individually named notable item is assigned to Zhang Qi in the scoped corpus. His principal inheritance is the Grand Black Tortoise divine ability rather than a portable artifact.