Ji Rong

Ji Rong was the prisoner option not chosen when Forge of Destiny first started. He is from Ebon Rivers.

Prisoner

You are, as far as others are concerned criminal scum. A murderer branded and marked. Ready to be sent to labor unto death in the mines of the southern mountains. You of course thought your actions justified, and now your apparent talent for cultivation has granted you a second chance.

Advantages: Best Innate Talent. Good combat and practical skills. High physical skills.

Disadvantages: No Resources. Social stigma. Significant enemy from the get go. Compulsory Military Service

First description as a mortal: "a short young man with with shaggy brown hair and a rather nasty burn scar across his right cheek which extended down his neck and under his shirt. It was quite ugly, and it took a moment to pull her eyes from the mark to look at the rest of him. He was short and compact in build"

He killed a Huang, a Mid Red Realm Cultivator as a mortal.

He appears to have an older sister complex. It is implied that he killed Huang for killing a woman who treated Ji Rong like a little brother.

"Pale and still, lying on the straw mats in their ruined home, blood dried on her lips. Just one more victim that no one gave a shit about."

He is allied with and attracted to Sun Liling. This is not mutual, she treats him as a weapon. He is friendly with Chu Song, and sees her as an older sister figure. This relationship appears to be mutual, as she gave him an escape talisman and advice.

He is opposed to Xuan Shi for putting him under stasis for a month for stealing red stones. It is implied that he was framed for this. He is opposed to Cai Renxiang for perceived hypocrisy and that Xuan Shi sealed him by her request. He is opposed to Huang Da for being a Huang.

Ji Rong cultivates heaven. He fights unarmed using hand to hand. He has been seen using bandages covered with formations as a talisman.