Ding Chunqiu

Ding Chunqiu (丁春秋; Dīng Chūnqiū; Ding1 Ceon1-cau1), nicknamed "Old Freak of Xingxiu" (星宿老怪), is Wuyazi's former apprentice. He attempted to murder his master by ambushing him and throwing him off a cliff. He founded the Xingxiu Sect (星宿派), which specialises in toxicology and poison-based martial arts. The Xingxiu Sect becomes notorious throughout the wulin because of the wicked deeds of Ding and his followers.