Qi Sea Ancestor
Qi Sea Ancestor is the public identity Fang Yuan creates for a secluded Eastern Sea qi-path expert and later embodies in an independent split-soul clone. The identity leads the Righteous Qi Alliance, cooperates publicly with Heavenly Court, and appears to oppose Wu Shuai. Its political credibility survives long enough for the later clone to become Fang Yuan's strongest specialized subordinate before Heavenly Court captures him.
Biography
The manufactured Eastern Sea expert
Fang Yuan first performs Qi Sea Ancestor through disguise and qi-path methods, presenting an ancient-looking rank-eight expert who can withstand Duke Long. The persona gains part of Primordial Origin's qi-path inheritance, receives Eastern Sea guests, and defeats challengers while Fang Yuan uses its reputation to influence the region. At this stage Qi Sea has no independent body: the actions are Fang Yuan's own under a public identity. (Chapters 1833–1837 and 1881–1885)
Qi Sea becomes leader of Eastern Sea's Righteous Qi Alliance and publicly resists Wu Shuai's variant-human coalition. Because Fang Yuan controls both identities, their conflict can redistribute territory, loyalty, and suspicion without revealing the common strategist. Qi Sea's alliance with Heavenly Court strengthens the human leader's credibility and places Fang Yuan close to decisions made against his own forces. (Chapters 1923–2010)
Qi harvest fruit clone and captive leader
Fang Yuan gives the identity an independent body by turning Heavenly Court's qi harvest fruit into a rank-eight split-soul clone. Qi Sea resolves qi harvest-fruit crises, fights Demon Immortal Qi Jue and Spectral Soul, and later absorbs further fruits until his qi-path dao marks exceed one million. Shared attainment and thoughts let him coordinate with the main body, while Hu Land supports a powerful combat system whose strongest activation consumes both immense immortal essence and thousands of dao marks. (Chapters 2027–2033, 2054–2071, and 2135–2182)
During the assault on Heavenly Court's star calculation formation, the clone fights beside Fang Yuan's other bodies. A concealed sword-path trap suppresses him, and Heavenly Court takes him captive. Star Constellation plans to use the clone's vast qi foundation as a qi harvest fruit for reviving Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable, so his latest state is alive but restrained inside enemy territory. (Chapters 2316–2334)
Appearance and personality
Qi Sea appears as an old man in a white robe, with a long white beard descending almost to his feet and a solemn, grand aura. The aged hermit image supports the claim that he cultivated in seclusion for generations and makes his abrupt rank-eight appearance plausible to Eastern Sea observers. (Chapters 1833–1834)
His public temperament is composed, authoritative, and protective of humanity's Eastern Sea interests. Beneath that role he shares Fang Yuan's utilitarian judgment and can cooperate seamlessly with Wu Shuai when deception is no longer useful. The clone has operational independence and makes battlefield decisions, but shared memories, attainment, and objectives keep that agency aligned with the main body. (Chapters 1988–2010, 2030–2033, and 2102)
Abilities and cultivation
Qi harvest fruit body
The independent clone is created from Heavenly Court's enormous qi harvest fruit and begins directly at rank eight. Further absorption raises his qi-path dao marks beyond one million, giving qi-path attacks extreme amplification. This specialized foundation also makes him a valuable target: Heavenly Court can attempt to reverse the process and use his body as the material basis for another qi harvest fruit. (Chapters 2030, 2071, and 2324–2334)
Qi-path combat system
Qi Sea uses primordial qi wall, qi hands, blades, currents, and broad battlefield attacks rather than relying on a single fixed technique. Great-grandmaster attainment allows him to modify methods during combat and exploit the qi of heaven and earth. Xi Land and other specialized qi-path counters can still suppress his methods, while sword-path power deliberately hidden from his deductions can bypass his preparation. (Chapters 1834–1837, 2003–2004, and 2321–2324)
Hu Land and Hu Elevation
Hu Land, a qi-path secluded domain of heaven and earth, becomes the core of the clone's later combat system. Hu Elevation can break powerful formations and defeat high-level enemies, but one major use consumes about thirty percent of his immortal essence and ten thousand qi-path dao marks. Its power is therefore strategically decisive but costly even for his enormous body. (Chapters 2135 and 2182)
Clone coordination
As a split soul, Qi Sea receives Fang Yuan's shared attainment and can coordinate with Wu Shuai and other clones without ordinary trust-building. Separate bodies still have different locations, apertures, resources, and immediate information, so capture isolates his physical strength even though the main body understands his situation. (Chapters 2030, 2102, and 2316–2334)
Power progression
| Stage / Realm / Ability | Chapter(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Qi path great grandmaster through shared attainment | At creation (basis established 1815; sharing confirmed 2180) | As Fang Yuan's clone, Qi Sea shares the main body's attainment. Fang Yuan had reached qi-path great grandmaster before the clone's creation, so the clone begins with that understanding rather than developing it independently. |
| Qi-harvest-fruit body and split soul created | 2030 | Fang Yuan converts Heavenly Court's qi harvest fruit into an independent clone, then inserts a prepared split soul, Gu worms, and immortal essence. The resulting body is born old in appearance but already possesses an immortal aperture and genuine power. |
| Rank eight qi-path Gu Immortal | 2030 | The clone is created directly at rank eight rather than advancing through the lower ranks. Its origin in Heavenly Court's qi harvest fruit gives it a vast starting accumulation. |
| Qi-path dao-mark accumulation exceeds one million | 2071 onward | Qi Jue Revival lets the clone consume other grotto-heavens' qi harvest fruits as dao marks. The first shown fruit adds about sixty thousand and pushes his total beyond one million; continuing to consume the alliance's fruits makes him Fang Yuan's strongest clone by raw accumulation. |
| Hu Land completes the qi-path combat system | 2135 | Fang Yuan hands the clone Hu Land, a qi-path secluded domain specialized in releasing qi. Qi Sea identifies it as the missing foundation of his combat system, although its strongest moves can consume dao marks and immense immortal essence. |
| Suppressed and captured by Star Constellation | 2324 | A prepared otherworldly sword-qi method disables him during the star-array campaign. Star Constellation imprisons his body and suppresses nearly all thought, intending to recreate a qi harvest fruit and use him in Primordial Origin's revival plan. |
| Latest state — captive rank-eight clone | 2334 | No death, rank loss, escape, or successful transformation is confirmed before the endpoint. He remains a rank-eight clone held in Heavenly Court, with his body and Gu intended as revival materials. |
Relationships
Fang Yuan
Fang Yuan invents the identity, performs its early public career, and later creates the independent clone. Qi Sea shares his attainment and strategic objective while supplying a rank-eight qi-path body that can act separately. The connection is deliberately hidden from the Righteous Qi Alliance and Heavenly Court for most of the persona's career. (Chapters 1833–1837, 2030, and 2102)
Wu Shuai
Wu Shuai is presented as Qi Sea's principal enemy in the human-versus-variant-human conflict. Their staged opposition lets Fang Yuan influence both alliances. Once operating openly as fellow clones, they fight and administer as coordinated specialists rather than ideological rivals. (Chapters 1988–2010, 2033, and 2316)
Heavenly Court
Heavenly Court first treats Qi Sea as a powerful external ally against Wu Shuai and the qi harvest-fruit crisis. After his exposure as Fang Yuan's clone and battlefield capture, that relationship reverses: his body becomes material for the planned revival of Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable. (Chapters 2010–2030 and 2324–2334)
Items
- Hu Land — a qi-path secluded domain of heaven and earth used as the core of Qi Sea's later combat system.