Overpowered protagonist cursed to always die before 30. Doesn't really understand social niceties or other people; just wants to pursue his weird interests and train endlessly. Lives in Yanjie's pocket.

Height: 6' even
Build: trim and neat but nothing approaching buff; still surprisingly strong. His metabolism is super high from magical energy expenditure so he eats a ton and then burns it all off.
Hair: black, thick, cut stylishly. it's either neatly coiffed or a bird's nest, there's no inbetween.
Eyes: so dark brown as to appear black; may glow gold in some applications of power.
Style: understated and expensive; tends toward dark colors and subtle patterns. either he's in tailored suits for business or he's wearing some combination of slacks, button down, and sweater. has probably never worn jeans in his life, has no idea how to dress down, wears proper pajamas, and no he doesn't care if you laugh.

• Either dreamy or intense for the most part, there's not much else with him
• Very methodical; tends to have a narrow scope
• Often seems to be paying attention to something others can't see
• Very focused and aggressive when he actually goes after something; prone to tunnel vision
• A finisher
• Has a sneaky, deadpan sense of humor that catches people who don't know him well off-guard
• Incredibly stubborn, but gives in to Yanjie a lot, which is family loves to comment on; he ignores them
• Honestly, ignores most people for reasons ranging from “supernatural goings-on that are more interesting or important than you” to “your existence is wholly irrelevant to my being”
• Placid when it comes to his giant chaos family; his indifference passes for easygoing, with them
• Readily accepts affection from those he is close to but reciprocating is a crapshoot on any given day and initiating is rare
• Taciturn and naturally terse; usually doesn't mean anything by it but occasionally does

• Extremely high spiritual power
• An exorcist of great ability
• Very sensitive to all kinds of ghostly and spiritual energy
• Skilled combatant in a variety of styles
• Main weapon is a whip; also carries a sword and excels at hand-to-hand
• Excellent qinggong
• A treasure trove of esoteric knowledge
• Inventor of various elixirs and compounds
• Basically an overpowered shounen protagonist

• Born into a prestigious cultivation family
• Precocious and powerful from birth
• A wild child – running around the woods alone basically as soon as he was able to
• Met Xu Yanjie this way when he was eight and kindled a life-long friendship
• Struck down by ambush in his prime and cursed to never live past 30 in his following lives

Xu Yanjie: Best friend and love of his life

Wu Jiaxin: His closest sibling, who is a bit tired of his and Yanjie's romantic obliviousness

Proculverse: A thousand year old immortal luddite who lives up on a mountain with his family sect. Happily married, though he still doesn't understand social cues.