Ji

Ji is a calm and collected enigma. He's stoic, making him difficult to understand. Though insightful, he's a strategist in battle and a keeper of the Solarian Empire's history. More than anything, he wants to end his protracted life, having lost everyone close to him and left alone.

Ji does not age, but can change his height at will. His body is immune to poison and disease.

Ji resembles an anthropomorphic cat, like all Solarians, with snow-white fur, a round head, drooping ears, and a small triangular nose. He usually closes his almond-shaped eyes with large white pupils that, when open, have no irises. He always wears a tall red hat with gold trim. In the center of the brim is a jade eye surrounded by jade ornaments. He can usually shrink in height, and in this form, he wears a red cloak with gilded hexagonal patterns at the bottom. As he grows, the cloak transforms into a veil. Underneath, he wears a long yellow dress that accentuates his thinness, red shoes, and metal nails on all his fingers.

When he was a member of the Penglai Council, he dressed similarly, but his hat lacked the jade ornament at the base, and the gold decoration was slightly different. His face was covered by a white veil with gold embellishments at the hem. He wore long red gloves.

3,000 years ago, Ji, a wandering seer, always predicted the future by consulting his hexagrams. Therefore, from childhood, Ji served the ancient Kunlun tribe as a guardian of life and master of time. Many years after the extinction of the ancient Kunlun tribe, as an adult, Ji traveled throughout the countries of Penglai and witnessed the changes. At some point during the Age of Troubles, Ji assisted Emperor Zetong in governing the state of Jie. But after the kingdom of Jie was destroyed by the Fangshi Guild's rebellion and Emperor Zetong committed suicide, Ji fell under the influence of Lir, the leader of the Fangshi Guild, who had previously shown interest in the guild, and joined it. During the Emergence Era, serving as deputy captain of the elite guard of the Fangshi Guild, Ji studied the science and martial arts of the Dao under the guidance of the guild's leader and his close friend, Lir. Ji dedicated 100 years to instilling hope in people and guiding them along their paths, predicting their future achievements. However, during this time, Lir's colleagues, known as the Three Great Sages, gradually became arrogant and corrupt. Skeptical, Lir eventually killed his three colleagues, declared the Fangshi Guild disbanded and inactive, and then departed for the Spirit Realm, using the Grotto of Scriptures as his tomb and encasing himself in Primordial Roots. Ji remained in the Grotto of Scriptures to protect his friend Lir's legacy, recording everything he saw and heard on stone pillars. At some point during the peaceful era of the Origin Era, many scholars who rejected Taoism died while attempting to explore the grotto in search of Lir's legacy. To preserve the grotto and prevent the leakage of dangerous technologies, Ji joined the Tiandao Council. Around the same time, Eigun, the head of the Council, was conducting experiments in immortality, attempting to grant eternal life to all Solarians. But when she experimented with combining the regenerative gene from the Fusan Tree's Primordial Roots, the deadly Tanho virus was created.

Ji had no desire to become the best, no aspiration for world domination, no sense of duty to the Solarians, whom he needed to save from extinction. Rather, Ji felt the meaninglessness of life and was completely unprepared for another death, similar to the one he had suffered at the hands of Emperor Zetong and Lir. He fell into despair, considering it a curse that the eternal life everyone dreamed of had been thrust upon him, but, unfortunately, he lacked the courage to commit suicide. 500 years later, when Yi awakens and leads a rebellion against the Council of Nine Solomons, Ji conceals his identity by shrinking in size and appears to Yi as an unknown astrologer. Ji shares memories of his experiences with Yi and secrets known only to him about the ruins Yi is exploring. However, Ji also believes that preserving relics is pointless in the face of extinction. However, when Yi still doubts Ji's fortune-telling abilities, Ji offers to tell Yi's fortune if he is willing, and Yi agrees. When Ji predicts Yi's fate, he is momentarily surprised, but soon begins to laugh and expresses interest in the prediction. Yi points out his actions and asks what he saw in the prediction, but Ji refuses to answer.

Ji is a member of the Tiandao Council, bearer of the Seal of Insight, and one of the nine rulers of New Kunlun, or Sol. He is an ancient Solarian, an immortal prophet and astrologer, the last representative of the ancient Kunlun clan, and also the deputy captain of the elite guard of the Fangshi Guild. Ji is responsible for recording the history of Penglai and the Solarians. Ji studied the sciences and martial arts of the Dao under Lir. For 100 years, he helped others by predicting their future achievements.

Levitation and Teleportation, Ji can levitate and teleport freely. can control his daggers from a distance without using his hands, throwing them and returning them. A battle strategist and archivist of Sol history. Possesses insight and skill in combat planning. Attacks: (Divination). Ji spins three spheres around herself, becoming invulnerable. The enemy must deflect one of the spheres to choose its effect. If not deflected, the spheres will stop and Ji will choose the effect. Effects include: Vortex Symbol - Ji creates a small black hole that sucks in the enemy. The Circular Wave Symbol initiates the attack of the Whirlwind Symbol, but at the same time, Ji throws daggers at the enemy. The symbol of swords is a pair of energy daggers on either side of the enemy. The Pumpkin Bottle symbol is a pumpkin that drops Azure Sand when destroyed early and restores health when destroyed late. normal attacks. Double Dagger - Two energy daggers that pass by the enemy and return to Ji for another attack. Fast Dagger - A single, fast-moving energy dagger that delivers a near-instantaneous strike. Dagger Rain - Energy daggers fly out and return in a direction from left to right. Hidden Dagger - A hidden dagger appears from the ground behind the enemy to stab them in the back. The Crimson Wave Creator is a ground-based device that generates a circular wave of red energy that requires precise dodging as it expands and recedes. Black Hole - Summons a small black hole that pulls the enemy into its center while Ji performs other attacks. Crimson Dash - Charges the staff and strikes it forward in a red flash that can be parried.

The Sols are the rulers of New Kunlun, Ji being one of them. Nine out of ten Sols embody the seven deadly sins in one way or another: Gouman - Gluttony/Gluttony: Obsessed with food due to her past life of starvation, and her two bodyguards are Jiang-Shi, zombies known in Chinese culture for their insatiable hunger. Yanlao - Greed: He was an accomplice of the rich who dragged their belongings to New Kunlun at the expense of space that could have been used for storing more important things and even passenger accommodations, and continued to cling to the past through ancient artifacts, regardless of how useful they actually were. Jiequan - anger: solves all problems through pain and violence. Lady Ezerial is lazy: her job was to keep the Solarians in an endless slumber, to escape reality. And yet, despite being against the fate destined for the ape-men, she passively accepted it under the influence of the other council members' arguments. Gemini Feng (Fusi and Nuwa) - lust: regularly throw banquets full of hedonism and debauchery. Ji - Envy: All his friends died before him, and Ji envied this, because in the end he was always left alone. Eigun is arrogant: she believes she has the right to impose her horrific form of immortality, the result of her research, on everyone, and considers herself practically a god. Even her disciple, Yi, trusted only his own judgment of others and blindly believed in technology. As for Kuafu, he personifies the sinful opposite of pride - cowardice: he prefers to run away from direct combat and often succumbs to the persuasion of his friend.

Solarians are a long-lived alien race linked to the Fusang tree and its primordial roots. They originally inhabited the planet Penglai. In the past, Solarians emerged from the primordial roots and worshiped the Fusang tree as their mother and the Sun as their father. A distinctive feature of all Solarians is their feline-like appearance. Solarians behave like humans, possess intelligence and consciousness, and are known for their technological advancement. Most of them practice Taoism, but by the time the game takes place, many of them have converted to science. The culture and language of all Solarians are similar to those of ancient China. The Solarian language is based on Middle Chinese. Middle Chinese sounds similar to Vietnamese, making it difficult for ordinary people to speak their language. Solarians have clans and class divisions. Two well-known clans are the Jie Kingdom and the aristocratic Feng clan of the Shang Kingdom. Other kingdoms include Xia, Ying, and Yumin. Also, Solarians call people from Earth "Ape-men" possibly because of their origin from monkeys, and treat them as expendable material, cattle, and some even eat them.

The Grotto of the Holy Scriptures is a bronze chamber that holds ancient knowledge and secrets. It's completely non-automated, lacking any systems or technology through which Eigun could control it. It contains only endless tunnels and secret rooms where one could easily get lost. The Grotto consists of several parts: the Entrance, the east and west sides, and Ji's chambers. Ancient statues of Laoji, the Fangshi Guild, and statues of other historical figures, including Ji himself, can be found in the Grotto of the Holy Scriptures. The only mechanical features are old traps, typically built in ancient tombs or treasuries. There's also a Shanghai 1000 robot assistant (while other Sol robots in the Shanghai series are model 9000, which suggests that Ji has the oldest version of the robot assistant). Shanghai robots are small robots with a large round head in the shape of an aquarium containing a fish. Initially, Ji wanted to put real water and live fish in the robot's head, but abandoned this idea due to the high potential maintenance costs, so a holographic projection was installed there. Each Sol robot has its own character. Compared to modern 9000 models, it has a very simple module for conversation and command recognition.

Ji is most likely named after Ji Chang, the ruler of the Zhou Dynasty in ancient China. Renowned for his wisdom, kindness, and effective governance, Ji Chang laid the foundation for the overthrow of the Shang Dynasty. He is often credited with making significant contributions to Chinese culture and political thought, particularly for his role in creating the I Ching (Book of Changes), the foundational text for divination and philosophy in China. The I Ching, which includes a system of hexagrams used for divination, reflects his views on the natural and moral order of the universe. Despite his immortality, Ji is not invulnerable. He knows that if he sustains sufficiently severe injuries, he will effectively lose his immortality.

Jiequan is one of the Ten Sols of the Tiandao Council, responsible for overseeing the Transmutation Factory and creating the Genetic Guardians. He is the last heir to the Jie Kingdom and seeks to restore his clan to its former glory. He is presumably on good terms with Ji, as Ji was a friend of Jiequan's ancestor, Zetong. Jiequan is a cruel and often hostile man who values ​​valor above all else. He is sadistic and vengeful, torturing others for his own pleasure and using former rivals and enemies as test subjects. He interprets the Jie clan motto "Endure what others cannot, for heroes are forged in pain" in his own way, causing hardship for the weak. Jiequan is the most powerful warrior in the Council, carrying on the Jie clan's lineage. He is proficient in a variety of weapons and several martial arts styles. In combat, he uses weapons forged from azure sand, which allow him to instantly materialize swords, flying knives, spiked bombs, and axes. These weapons often function as autonomous objects, controlled by Jiequan's gestures. Jiequan also possesses a teapot filled with a substance that instantly heals him and makes him stronger. He always carries the teapot with him and can drink this substance during battle. Spear Combo - Three spear strikes, the last of which is slightly delayed. Jumping Spear Strike - Jiequan leaps into the air with his spear, then strikes forward as he falls to the ground. Guandao Strike - Jiequan jumps into the air, switches to Guandao, and delivers a heavy strike from above downwards. Jiequan is a tall Solarian with red skin and black fur that covers his ears, chin, and neck. He has long, dark red eyes and white eyebrows. His strong, muscular build is distinguished by exaggerated musculature. His shoulder pads bear animal horns from past conquests, and his waist has been forcibly altered to allow for rapid connection with the Crucible of Transmutation.