Qu Chen

**Qu Chen** (去尘) is the main hero and deutrogonist of Bu Tian Ge. As a newborn, he was taken on as a disciple by Cang Wuzi. He becomes a cultivator prodigy in training for the Heavenly Calamity.

## Appearance

Qu Chen appears as a young boy with ground length dark brown hair and dark eyes. The top part of his hair is tied up into a top knot. He is short, reflecting his young age. He wears a simple blue hanfu and belt with white undergarments. His most notable characteristic is a mole the color of cinnabar in the center of his forehead.

## Synopsis

### Introduction arc

On a rainy day in the imperial palace, Qin Jing gives birth to twins. A boy, is born with a born with a mole the color of cinnabar on his forehead and has a quiet demeanor, and a girl, with six fingers on one hand. Qin Jing does not bond with her newborn daughter and sees her as a symbol of a bringer of calamity, but rejoices at her newborn son. She intends to make her newborn son the crown prince. An imperial messenger informs the Emperor that his consort has given birth to a prince. The Emperor embraces the child in front of Cang Quzi and Tiangong Sui. Cang Wuzi takes the child from the Emperor's arms and reveals to him that the prince possesses spiritual energy and was born flawless with great potential. He elaborates that the prince was born holding the fate of both heaven and earth in his hands and that he does not belong in the mortal world. To prevent great calamity from befalling the mortals, he has come to take the newborn away. Cang Wuzi and Tian Gongsui take off into the sky taking the prince with them. Holding the child, Cang Wuzi declares the newborn boy as disciple of Penglai and gives him the Daoist name, Qu Chen.

Several year later, in Penglai, Qu Chen begins the refinement stage of his cultivation. He practices the Daoist breathing technique *tuna* to access his spiritual sea. In his spiritual sea, he witnesses a young girl practicing martial arts. Completely shocked, Qu Chen wonders if he fell into Qi deviation. He comes to the conclusion that he cannot have fallen into Qi deviation as his spiritual energy flow and Godsight remains undisturbed. A second time, he sees the young girl again in his spiritual sea, this time practicing martial arts with an old man. He remarks to himself that martial arts are a dumb way mortals toughen their bodies. Nonetheless, he becomes slightly flustered when he sees the old man happily lift the giggling young girl into the air with endearment. Later on, Qu Chen approaches Chun Jun and Qing Shu at Penglai. The two congratulate him on making his first steps to the path of ascension. Qu Chen requests from the two to travel to Jiezi Pavilion, to which Chun Jun answers he will take him there. Qing Shu notices the change in Qu Chen's demeanor and questions if there is anything weighing down. However, Qu Chen denies anything wrong. Qing Shu and Qu Chen arrive at Jiezi Pavilion. Qing Shu explains to Qu Chen that since he is at the Qi refining stage, he may have access to the first and second floor. The second floor is filled with writings by wandering Cultivators who were at the Qi refining stage and wrote about techniques they found and revelations they experienced during their travels. As he is explaining the contents of the second floor, he notices Qu Chen looking over at an item on a table. Qing Shu attempts to explain how to use the Jade Index to search the inventory of the second floor, however Qu Chen figures it out before he could even finish his instructions. As they head over to the section Qu Chen is searching for, Qing Shu curiously asks him what information he is looking for. Qu Chen says that he is looking for information on internal demons, which shocks Qing Shu because only high-level cultivators could experienced internal demons. Several months pass by as Qu Chen continues harvesting his cultivation, he wonders when Cang Wuzi will return from his seclusion.

## Trivia

* His full name Qu Chen (去尘 *Qù Chén*) is a Daoist name meaning "to be rid of dust/dirt". A deeper meaning can be interpreted as "to be shed from the mortal realm".

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 1: Heavenly Calamity
2. ↑ Chapter 2: Meeting in Chaos
3. ↑ Chapter 3: Life or Death
4. ↑ Chapter 4: First Day at School
5. ↑ Chapter 5: A Wooden Sword