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[SV timeline reconstruction]
Surprisingly, it turns out there's actually enough info in SV to pin down SQQ's exact biological age, among other things. Explanation here:
We know the year LBH was born, TLJ was sealed, and that disciple YQY + Xuan Su was there with his master.
Surprisingly, it turns out there's actually enough info in SV to pin down SQQ's exact biological age, among other things. Explanation here:
We know the year LBH was born, TLJ was sealed, and that disciple YQY + Xuan Su was there with his master.
The hard part is figuring out when this took place in the timeline of SJ's life.
First, we know SJ was purchased by the Qius at age 12. We know YQ entered CQMS at age 15. Since YQ had to make the the entire journey to CQMS on foot and without any food/money, it's safe to assume
First, we know SJ was purchased by the Qius at age 12. We know YQ entered CQMS at age 15. Since YQ had to make the the entire journey to CQMS on foot and without any food/money, it's safe to assume
the trip took at least 6-12 months; this means YQ is at most 2-2.5 years older than SJ.
Now let's go to the battle with TLJ. TLJ recognizes YQY by face in chapter 78, remembering him from the sealing, but does not recognize SQQ in chapter 57 (saying he's longed to meet him) nor
Now let's go to the battle with TLJ. TLJ recognizes YQY by face in chapter 78, remembering him from the sealing, but does not recognize SQQ in chapter 57 (saying he's longed to meet him) nor
LQG in chapter 65. By this we know neither SQQ nor LQG were at the sealing, and since SQQ's the second-most senior disciple and LQG the second-strongest disciple, YQY was probably the only disciple present (explaining why no current-gen Peak Lord knows about Xuan Su's secret).
Now we go back to SJ. He entered CQMS at age 16, as LQG mocks him for only starting on the righteous path then, and this means he wandered for one year after burning down Qiu Manor before his reunion with YQY. At the time of their reunion, WYZ is able to identify YQY by sword.
Calling him "Xuan Su" sword. At this point, YQY is only 18. In SV, the first chance young talents have to gain fame is the Immortal Alliance Conference. Even LBH was previously completely unknown at 17. But since SJ and YQY reunited at the current Conference, the last one had to
have taken place when YQ was 14: before he'd even entered, let alone have gotten Xuan Su.
Therefore the most probable event YQY could have gotten famous at, so much that a rando rogue cultivator like WYZ knew of him + Xuan Su, was TLJ's sealing.
We know YQ spent 1+ year trapped
Therefore the most probable event YQY could have gotten famous at, so much that a rando rogue cultivator like WYZ knew of him + Xuan Su, was TLJ's sealing.
We know YQ spent 1+ year trapped
in LX Caves, and only bonded with Xuan Su there. So the sealing had to be after he left, went to Qiu Manor to look for SJ.
So the only time TLJ's sealing and LBH's birth could have taken place was when SJ was on the run with WYZ: when he was 15 and YQ 17.
So the only time TLJ's sealing and LBH's birth could have taken place was when SJ was on the run with WYZ: when he was 15 and YQ 17.
So this puts SQQ's age at 29 in chapter 1. YQY is 31. SQH is also likely around SQQ's age, since he saw SJ as a teenager. LQG we don't for sure but SY suggests he's younger.
(On another, it explains what YQY was doing while SJ was wandering around outside, he was recuperating
(On another, it explains what YQY was doing while SJ was wandering around outside, he was recuperating
from his qi deviation where his entire body had to be smashed into bits, then dragged off to a war by his master and pressured into using Xuan Su, then was probably recuperating again afterwards, all at age 17. Yikes.)
