Gao Yunyi

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Gao Yunyi lost both parents young and grew distant from his relatives. He made a living as a writer and spent his leisure time playing games at home. After transmigrating to an unfamiliar ancient world, he discovered that he had retained the interface and body of his Immortal Journey character 2 3 7.

In Heyang County, he sought a way to gain experience and accepted a mission to eliminate the Crouching Ox Mountain bandits. He wiped them out, then returned to a public welcome he was reluctant to face 6 7 16.

At Yangcheng Dian, Gao sought a flying mount and eventually made the Crane King his spirit pet. He also destroyed the local Canglang Gang branch and allowed Xiao Ya to confront Lord Gou, who had killed her father and violated her 24 31 34.

After learning of Magistrate Zhang’s death, Gao returned to Heyang, placed Zhang’s remains in the unfinished Immortal Shrine, and slaughtered the soldiers there. Later, he gathered materials for a Foundation Establishment Pill and began his breakthrough beneath the Canglan River 73 77 91 92 102.

In the Liang capital, Gao adopted the name Qingxuan and accepted a mountain residence from Emperor Xiao Chengqian. Their relationship deteriorated: Gao detected the emperor’s hostility, rejected his hopes of eternal life, and later killed him and numerous soldiers and guards 129 162 184 191.

In Miaojiang, Gao entered Black Li Stockade and explored the Myriad Gu Pit with Ma Yi. He claimed the Gu King, a small gray cicada, but later crushed it after rejecting its visions of Miaojiang’s past. A year later, Ma Yi confronted him with her murdered mother’s and sister’s heads and the power she had gained through a pact with the Gu God 221 222 226 237.

After reaching Golden Core, Gao traveled northeast toward Liaodong. He sought to stop a force he believed might threaten the Central Plains and attacked the Hezhen despite acknowledging that their future course was uncertain 242 256 260 261 264.

Appearance

Gao initially bore the exceptionally handsome face he had designed for his game character. The system restored his original appearance during the Red Dust Tribulation; after reaching Golden Core, he retained that face, though he could switch back to the game model 4 217 248.

• Game-model features: Pearl-white skin and bright eyes; the face combined features of two men he admired with his own 4 24.
• Hair and bearing: Neatly kept long hair and a refined, scholarly air when dressed in ordinary robes 23 57.
• Disguise: Wore a silver-white mask in the capital to avoid recognition 135.

Personality

A homebody with social anxiety, Gao naturally speaks in a cool, indifferent manner that others interpret as immortal composure. He dislikes attracting attention and hid in his carriage during Heyang County’s welcome celebration 2 7 16.

Gao values solitude and often approaches people and conflicts through the lens of game rewards. He initially rejected killing innocents indiscriminately, but showed little restraint toward enemies he considered deserving of death. As his power grew, he became increasingly willing to act according to his own likes and dislikes 4 12 120 261.

His detachment is not absolute: he returned immediately after learning of Magistrate Zhang’s death and offered protection to Xiao Gaoyi, an orphan in whom he recognized his younger self 73 153. In private, successful crafting and weapon enhancements can elicit exuberant reactions far removed from his aloof public manner 19 44.

Abilities & Skills

Game System and Cultivation

Gao’s Immortal Journey interface provides a character panel, inventory, skills, quests, and a minimap 3.

• Experience: He gains experience from missions, combat, and meditation. Early meditation yielded one experience point per hour; rewards from weaker opponents later diminished as his level rose 6 9 57 120.
• Minimap: Marks hostiles and their positions, allowing him to locate hidden enemies and detect hostility 9 12 162.
• Meditation: Restores Qi and Blood and Law Power while slowly granting experience 6.
• Crafting and alchemy: He makes equipment from blueprints and materials and refines pills. Equipment enhancement can destroy the item on failure 6 43 44 204.

Sword Arts

• Basic Sword Qi: Launches ranged white Sword Qi even without a weapon, though he loses the weapon’s attack bonus 9.
• Blazing Sun Sword Qi: Converts Law Power into searing Fire-element Sword Qi that inflicts additional burn damage 4.
• Thousand Illusory Sword Shadow: Conjures real and illusory sword shadows across a wide area, attacking indiscriminately and briefly restricting movement 109.
• Sword guidance: Helped Ximen Changhai awaken Sword Intent 256.

Other Skills

• Taming: Used a taming skill against the Crane King, though the bird resisted his first two attempts 31.
• Moonlight Protection: Creates a shield for one hour, increasing defense, HP, and Law Power recovery 176.
• Light of the Three Realms: Projects purifying light capable of destroying enemies in front of him; it requires level 30 242 263.

Equipment and Items

• Nine Heavens Flowing Cloud Immortal Robe — A cosmetic outfit in the game that became a protective, dust-free immortal garment resistant to fire, water, blades, and spears 4.
• Mystic Azure Dao Robe — A fine-quality robe Gao crafted; it increased defense and Qi and Blood 19.
• Azure Mystic Sword — A crafted level 10 sword with the Sword Shadow skill, giving normal attacks a chance to trigger an additional Sword Qi strike. Gao enhanced it to +2 and later +4 43 44 84.
• Purple Heavens — A lightning-path flying sword awarded by his sect. Its Thousand-Mile Execution skill locks onto a target by Qi signature and soul imprint without requiring direct line of sight 110.
• Moon Lotus Spirit Pendant — Purple-quality equipment granting defense, critical hit rate, charm, and an experience bonus; golden lotuses appear beneath the wearer’s steps 127.
• Star-Pattern Sword — A purple level 20 sword dropped by the old emperor. Its Sword Might suppresses nearby weapons and improves armor- and spell-breaking; Gao enhanced it to +6 192 193.
• Ten-Thousand-Souls Banner — A universal Law Treasure received as a task reward. Despite considering it a demonic-path treasure, Gao equipped it 246.

Relationships

• County Magistrate Zhang — Hosted Gao after his arrival and requested help against the bandits. Gao returned to Heyang after Zhang’s death and avenged him 3 7 73.
• Xiao Ya — A boatman’s daughter who helped him reach the cranes. Gao later let her confront Lord Gou after the destruction of the Canglang Gang branch 24 31 34.
• Xiaobai / Maybach Crane — The Crane King became Gao’s flying spirit pet. Gao could be harsh toward him, including whipping him after the Foundation Establishment attempt 34 68 111.
• Bai Suzhen — Gao’s flood-dragon companion and mount. She can shrink to the size of a small snake; after a year apart, she formed a throne for him with her coils 200 244.
• Xiao Chengqian — The Liang emperor received Gao as an immortal but secretly resented him. Gao later killed the old emperor 129 162 191.
• Zhang Qingyan — Accompanied Gao around the capital and warned him about rumors calling him a demon from beyond the world 135 140 171.
• Xiao Zhaohuang — A Liang princess whom Gao found interesting. He later met her nephew at her residence 152 153.
• Xiao Gaoyi — Xiao Zhaohuang’s orphaned nephew. Gao asked him to call him big brother and promised to protect him 153.
• Ma Yi — Guided Gao through Black Li Stockade and the Myriad Gu Pit. Her devotion became possessive; after her death, she returned as a zombie devoted to him, though he rejected her love 221 226 237 242 243.
• Mountain Lord — A tiger Gao strengthened with a pill and later bound by a spirit contract as his guardian 244 245.
• Ximen Changhai — A swordsman who traveled with Gao and thanked him for guidance after awakening Sword Intent 256.