Hu Yiqian

"Eldest Senior Brother, I'm Hu Yiqian. My nickname these days is 'One Thousand Blades'."

A Disciple of the Kongtong Sect's Flying Heaven Gate, nicknamed "One Thousand Blades". According to Geng Zhengchong of the Soul-Stealing Gate, the nickname means his Cultivation is poor: if someone hits him once, he pays back a thousand blades. He is conceited about his Qinggong and sharp-tongued, calls Danxiazi "Eldest Senior Brother" at every turn, and is fiercely protective of him.

In Early May Year 3, during the Kongtong power struggle, Wei Ju rallies the Disciples to gather under Danxiazi and form the "Wind and Fire Volunteers". He serves as captain of the Blazing Fire Company, leading twelve men as the vanguard to break the formations and clear the way. When Danxiazi returns to the mountain and cannot for a moment recall the names of old acquaintances, he is the first to announce his own name and title, and Danxiazi praises him for having the Flying Heaven Gate's fiery spirit. He bickers with Geng Zhengchong the whole way, boasting of his Qinggong only for Liang Laoge to joke that in a real fight all he can do is run; pressing further, he learns that the "Chong" Geng Zhengchong added to his name is for the younger brother who just died in the surprise attack at Yellow Dragon Spring. He freezes on the spot, and only afterward quietly offers the man a way out, saying the three characters sound better than the original name. When Danxiazi invites Zhao Huo to study the battle situation with them and Geng Zhengchong objects that Zhao Huo is an outsider, he speaks up in support of Danxiazi's decision, and Geng Zhengchong raises no further objection.