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Xun Mei

Snow-treading Xun MeiProclamation of Liberation expert and monolith scholarHeavenly Dao Academy

Xun Mei, called Snow-treading Xun Mei, is a former Grand Examination champion and one of the outstanding cultivators of Wang Po's generation. Unable to surpass Wang Po, he spends more than thirty years studying the Heavenly Tome Monoliths before risking his life on one final ascent. (Chapters 203–232, 387, 549, and 1064–1078)

Biography

The Heavenly Tome Mausoleum

When Chen's cohort meets Xun Mei, he has lived so long in the Mausoleum that he is surprised anyone remembers him. Decades of monolith study began with the desire to catch Wang Po but have produced an extensive notebook of competing approaches rather than the truth he seeks. Xun finally abandons repetitive seclusion and challenges the Divine Path, accepting death as the price of testing whether his cultivation can transcend its old limit. Han Qing stops him, yet the attempt allows Xun to reach his peak, gives later students a richer method of reading the monoliths, and moves Wang Po toward his own eventual breakthrough. (Chapters 203–232, 387, and 1064–1078)

Appearance and personality

Xun appears as an obscure middle-aged cultivator rather than a celebrated champion. He is blunt with younger students, lonely after decades of isolation, and honest about the rivalry that trapped him. His final choice replaces envy with a clear willingness to seek the Dao at mortal cost. (Chapters 203–208)

Abilities and cultivation

He is a leading expert below the Divine Domain, experienced in both battle and monolith comprehension. His notes preserve more than a dozen plausible approaches to the Reflecting Monolith alone. At his final peak he still cannot pass Han Qing, whose hidden Divine cultivation defines the limit of Xun's ascent. (Chapters 203–232 and 1076)

Relationships

  • Wang Po: Xun spends decades trying to surpass Wang Po. His death later helps inspire Wang Po to break through and promise to see the mausoleum summit in his place. (Chapters 203–208, 387, and 1075–1078)
  • Mao Qiuyu: Mao is Xun's senior under the same teacher and openly weeps over his body, revealing the affection preserved through decades apart. (Chapters 204–208)
  • Chen Changsheng: Chen witnesses Xun's final challenge and later treats his story as a moral obligation, preserving his memory and visiting his old home. (Chapters 203–232 and 1064–1078)

Items

  • Monolith notebook: Xun records numerous ways to comprehend the Heavenly Tome Monoliths. The notes continue guiding younger cultivators after his death. (Chapters 214–232)