Hai Ru Zhen

Hai Ru Zhen is an elderly Xia Clan Transcendent mage and the teacher of Yu Jing Qiu. He assessed younger talent, joined fellow Transcendents in observing rare opponents, and provided Jing Qiu a place at Eternal Wind Academy after the Black-Wind mission. (Chapters 106–141)

Biography

Teacher among the Tranquil Sun Transcendents

Hai Ru Zhen promised to observe Dong Bo Qing Shi and consider personal discipleship if the younger mage demonstrated enough talent and diligence, reflecting an evidence-based approach rather than automatic favor. He later watched Xue Ying's Transcendent battles alongside the province's senior experts and joined other mages in studying displays of an Abyss Demon and a Deity World warrior—beings they had never expected to see directly. After the Black-Wind mission, Yu Jing Qiu stayed at his Eternal Wind Academy. Hai Ru Zhen protected his student's dignity when friends teased her and welcomed her into the gathering where she reunited with Xue Ying. (Chapters 106, 111, 123, 126, and 141)

Appearance and personality

Hai Ru Zhen is a white-haired old man with a white beard. He is curious and scholarly about unfamiliar beings, supportive without being indulgent, and gently protective of his student in social settings. His remark that seeing a Deity World warrior fulfilled a wish before death acknowledges his age without establishing imminent death. (Chapters 106, 123, 126, and 141)

Abilities and cultivation

Hai Ru Zhen is explicitly a Transcendent mage, but the supplied excerpts do not state his exact Transcendent realm or demonstrate a spell. His excitement at researching an Abyss Demon and ability to evaluate prospective mage disciples establish deep magical knowledge and teaching authority. He also notes that Sky-realm mages normally lacked the qualifications to face such demons, but the excerpt does not clearly identify that as his latest rank. No later combat development is available. (Chapters 106 and 123–126)

Relationships

• Yu Jing Qiu: Jing Qiu was his student and stayed at Eternal Wind Academy after the Black-Wind mission. (Chapter 141)
• Dong Bo Xue Ying: Hai Ru Zhen observed Xue Ying's battles and joined the gathering around his return. (Chapters 111 and 141)
• Dong Bo Qing Shi: He agreed to assess Qing Shi for possible personal discipleship based on talent and diligence. (Chapter 106)
• Cheng Ling Shu: Cheng Ling Shu was among the fellow Transcendents with whom Hai Ru Zhen watched Xue Ying and later gathered. (Chapters 111 and 141)

Items

No notable item is assigned to Hai Ru Zhen in the scoped item manifest.