Yunhua
The Purple Moon in the SkyContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background and History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities and Skills
- 6.1Taiyin Constitution
- 6.2Taiyin Divine Abilities
- 6.3Love That Topples Cities
- 6.4Heavenly Maiden and Myriad Qi Abilities
- 6.5Alchemy and Formations
- 7Equipment
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role
- 9.1Guanghan Realm and Marriage
- 9.2Yang Household Leadership
- 9.3Realm War and Ascension
Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background and History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities and Skills
- 6.1Taiyin Constitution
- 6.2Taiyin Divine Abilities
- 6.3Love That Topples Cities
- 6.4Heavenly Maiden and Myriad Qi Abilities
- 6.5Alchemy and Formations
- 7Equipment
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role
- 9.1Guanghan Realm and Marriage
- 9.2Yang Household Leadership
- 9.3Realm War and Ascension
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Yunhua (云华) |
| Alias(es) | Fairy Yunhua; Ancestor Yun; one of the Purple Moon Immortals 177 432 740 |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Yun Household; formerly a Luochuan Sect protector; Yang Household; Purple Moon Imperial Dynasty 177 432 959 |
| Occupation/Role | Cultivator, alchemist, formation master; former garrison commander of Crouching Ox Pass; empress of the Purple Moon Imperial Dynasty 177 226 959 |
| Status | Alive at the end of the novel 1024 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 94 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Purple Golden Core | 230 | Formed after reaching major mastery of Supreme Yin Intent at Foundation Establishment Great Perfection and developing an Ice-Spirit Divine Light prototype. |
| Middle Golden Core | 278 | Broke through nearly thirty years after entering Golden Core. |
| Taiyin Half-Saint Body | 423 | Received the Taiyin origin of the Guanghan Immortal’s injured Incarnation; her new physique had ninety percent of a Saint Body’s aptitude. |
| Golden Core Perfection | 547 | Took a Realm-Breaking Pill after reaching the peak of Late Golden Core. |
| Nascent Soul | 578 | Overcame eighteen tribulation bolts and the Heart Demon tribulation, becoming the Yang Household’s first Nascent Soul cultivator. |
| Taiyin Saint Body | 578 | Completed the transformation three months after her breakthrough, using the Qi of Creation; she had previously refined a Taiyin Crystal to aid it 575. |
| Spirit Transformation | 714 | Passed the Three-Nine Tribulation and became the Yang Household’s first Spirit Transformation cultivator. |
| Spirit Transformation Great Perfection | 845 | Credited Heavenly Stele Stone Milk with accelerating her cultivation. |
| Sage Manifestation | 847 | Survived the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and broke the Heart Demon tribulation with her Heavenly Maiden Dharma Form. |
| Mid Sage Manifestation | 921 | Reached the stage while developing her Divine Abilities. |
| Body Integration Realm | 984 | Passed the Heavenly and Heart Demon tribulations, becoming the Yang Household’s first publicly known Body Integration cultivator. |
Background and History
Yunhua was born with a Six-Yin Spirit Body, also called the Supreme-Yin Spirit Body. Her mother died in an accident, and her grandfather Yun Tian and father later died on a Luochuan Sect mission. Still in her teens, she went to live with her second grandfather, Yun Zhen, a supreme elder of the sect. He taught and provided for her, but she refused to become a sect disciple because of her family’s deaths 177.
After Yun Zhen died in the Cold Tide, Yunhua faced a changed attitude from the Yun Household and growing interest in her physique from the Grand Elder’s Line. She requested the post of Crouching Ox Pass garrison commander as a first step toward independence. The Grand Elder, meanwhile, intended to use her to obtain an inheritance from the Guanghan Realm 177.
Yunhua’s recurring dreams grew more vivid as her cultivation rose, accompanied by gains in comprehension and True Spirit strength. Yang Tianyou later observed her Reincarnated Immortals and Gods fate, which convinced him that she had been a great power in a previous life 824 864.
Appearance
Yunhua is described as a graceful, strikingly beautiful woman, often dressed in white 94 156.
- Long, freely flowing dark hair and clear, bright eyes 94.
- A jade-like face, pink lips and pale skin 94.
- A slender figure, with long white silk ribbons wrapped around her waist or trailing from her dress 94 577.
- After refining the Illusion God Pearl, a floral mark appeared on her forehead 403.
Personality
Yunhua presents a cool, composed manner to outsiders but is affectionate and playful with Yang Tianyou. At the Luochuan Sect, she was known as a formidable woman; her nephew Yun Zhan remained wary of her authority 403 450.
She values independence and believes strength is necessary to control one’s fate. Her loyalty is equally resolute: she resolved that, if Yang Tianyou fell, she would avenge him and grow strong enough to bring him back 204. As a Yang Household leader, she put the Lineage’s interests ahead of personal ties, even when refusing military aid to the Luochuan Sect 613.
Abilities and Skills
Taiyin Constitution
Yunhua’s innate Six-Yin Spirit Body nurtured six wisps of Extreme Yin Qi. It advanced into a Half-Saint Body and then a Taiyin Saint Body 177 423 578.
- Her Saint Body refined her Law Power on its own and made dual cultivation more effective 578 632.
- After her ascension, her physique continued to improve as her memories awakened, approaching the level of an Immortal Body 970.
Taiyin Divine Abilities
- Ice-Spirit Divine Light: A freezing attack Yunhua used at perfection during the Guanghan Grand Assembly contest 406.
- Taiyin Divine Light: Developed from Ice-Spirit Divine Light; it reached Second Heaven Minor Achievement when she entered Nascent Soul and swallowed tribulation lightning 578.
- Supreme Yin Immortal-Slaying Sword: An offensive Divine Ability used with her Cold Moon Immortal Sword. She used it to freeze a blood river and later to cut apart tribulation lightning 550 847.
Love That Topples Cities
A combined-attack Divine Ability developed with Yang Tianyou from the interaction of their yin and yang Qi during dual cultivation 432.
- The pair join their Law Power through a Love Thread and condense it into a black-and-white pearl 450.
- A test explosion was judged comparable to a full-power strike from an Early Nascent Soul cultivator 450.
- They later combined it with a Flying Shuttle’s attack to kill a two-headed blood beast 551.
Heavenly Maiden and Myriad Qi Abilities
- Heavenly Maiden Dharma Form: Manipulated the forces of heaven and earth to shatter tribulation lightning and broke Yunhua’s Heart Demon tribulation 847.
- Myriad Qi Divine Flame: Devours flames and Qi, gaining the properties of absorbed flames. Yunhua raised it to Sixth-Tier Upper Grade and used it for combat, alchemy and artifact refining 907 913.
- Marvelous Luo Incantation: Attacks the soul and creates illusions; it can also immobilize and control enemies 913 931.
- Western Hua Divine Statue: A movement Divine Ability connected to space. Yunhua could merge with space, making her untouchable until she exhausted her Law Power 913 921.
Alchemy and Formations
- Used the Yin-Yang Spirit-Tempering Method, combining cold Six-Yin True Fire with Flaming Blaze True Fire to extract medicinal essences 227.
- Refined thirteen Foundation Establishment Pills and, with Yang Tianyou, three Blood Jade Limb-Rejoining Pills 228.
- Helped establish the Ten-Thousand-Mile Mountains and Rivers Formation, which drew on forty-two Spirit Veins around Purple Moon Mountain 261.
- Reached Seventh-Tier alchemy after ascending to the Sixth Heaven 963.
Equipment
- Cold Moon Immortal Sword — A life-bound sword of profound ice. It reached Sixth-Tier Upper Grade and carried killing power comparable to an ordinary Sixth-Tier Supreme-Grade treasure when nourished by Yunhua’s Taiyin origin 231 930.
- Ice Soul Divine Pearl — A life-bound Law Treasure used alongside the sword during her Sage Manifestation tribulation and to immobilize the Divine Wind Army Corps with Taiyin Divine Light 847 931.
- Illusion God Pearl — A Fifth-Tier Upper-Grade illusion treasure. Yunhua used it to disguise herself as a Vengeful Ghost, conceal allies and impersonate the Luochuan River Dragon King 403 551 600.
Relationships
- Yang Tianyou — Husband and cultivation partner. She saved his life when they met; he later promised to marry her after reaching Golden Core. They married and became known as the Purple Moon Immortals 94 228 432.
- Yun Zhen — Her second grandfather, also known as Zhen Leizi. He raised and taught her after her immediate family died 177.
- True Person Yunting — Her uncle, who protected her after Yun Zhen’s death. Their relationship became strained over the Luochuan Sect’s future 613 620.
- True Person Yun Hai — Her uncle, whose demands caused trouble during her wedding preparations 428.
- Yun Zhan — Her nephew, whom she trained and questioned about his Divine Ability progress 403.
- Guanghan Immortal — Yunhua assumed the identity of her disciple Yuechan in the illusion realm. The Immortal’s Incarnation infused Yunhua with Taiyin origin, advancing her physique 408 423.
- Yang Haoyu — Yang Household ancestor who welcomed Yunhua into the Lineage and later worked with her on household affairs 429 432.
- Yang Lingjiao — A Yang Household child with an Extreme Yin Spirit Root. Yunhua named her and offered to teach her from age six 740.
Story Role
Guanghan Realm and Marriage
The Luochuan Sect’s Grand Elder sought the Guanghan Immortal’s inheritance and required Yunhua to remain a virgin until she entered the illusion realm. Concerned that the Grand Elder might detain her afterward, Yang Tianyou arranged safeguards; Yunhua also agreed to move to Purple Moon Mountain 389.
Inside the realm, Yunhua replaced Yuechan, the Guanghan Immortal’s personal disciple, and received the origin infusion that transformed her physique. After leaving the Luochuan Sect, she and Yang Tianyou married. Yunhua joined discussions of the Yang Household’s expansion and proposed alliances, distant bases and oversight of new territories 408 423 425 432.
Yang Household Leadership
Yunhua defended and advised the Yang Household as it grew. When Yang Qiongchu’s soul was damaged by Demonic Qi, she identified Spirit-Washing Sacred Water as a remedy and assessed Tongming’s temporary pill formula as manageable to refine 332. During an expansion campaign, she and Yang Haoyu broke through the Greenrock Tribe’s barrier and fought its Golden Core defenders 510.
When the Luochuan Sect later faced war, True Person Yunting asked for Yang Household combat power. Yunhua refused because its forces were needed at home, but gave him War Law Artifacts and urged him to preserve the sect’s Lineage 613. She subsequently warned that the household’s exceptional fortune could bring a tribulation and helped discuss ways to conceal it 740 766.
Realm War and Ascension
During the Realm War, Yunhua and Yang Tianyou drew the Divine Wind Army Corps into an ambush. She trapped the corps with the Marvelous Luo Incantation, attacked it with sword and flame, and immobilized it with the Ice Soul Divine Pearl 931. Yang Tianyou later founded the Purple Moon Imperial Dynasty and named her empress 959.
After ascending separately to the Sixth Heaven, Yunhua declined recruitment offers and cultivated as a rogue cultivator while seeking news of her family. She killed Young Master Jingyu when he tried to seize her, prompting the Huchen Sect to hunt her. Yang Tianyou found her exhausted and brought her to Great White Grotto Heaven, where she recovered 963 970 972.
Yang Tianyou later removed a restriction Yunhua had placed in her previous life. The couple subsequently expected a child and replenished its Origin Qi with strands drawn from Innate Beings 985 989. At the novel’s end, Yunhua and Yang Tianyou embraced after he came to understand his identity and their connection across past and present lives 1024.