Yuanshi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yuanshi (元始)
Alias(es)	Venerable Yuanshi; Daoist Yuanshi
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Chan Sect; Mystic Gate; formerly one of the Three Pure Ones
Occupation/Role	Founder of the Chan Sect; Heavenly Dao Saint
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Heavenly Dao Saint	14	Lin Fan advises him to spread the Dharma and reveal Heaven’s principles. Yuanshi establishes the Chan Sect and immediately attains sainthood.
Fifth Heaven of Hunyuan	127	Hongjun pours Heavenly Dao power into him, greatly advancing his cultivation.
Sixth Heaven of a Saint	151	Hongjun again empowers Yuanshi in Zixiao Palace, raising him to a realm considered among the strongest Heavenly Dao Saints.

Background / History

Yuanshi is one of the Three Pure Ones alongside Laozi and Tongtian. He initially recognizes Lin Fan’s extraordinary talent after Tongtian credits Lin Fan for revealing his path to sainthood. Seeking his own opportunity, Yuanshi visits Shouyang Mountain and offers the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner and an Immortal Apricot in exchange for insight. Lin Fan advises him to establish a teaching that explains the Heavenly Dao’s mysteries; Yuanshi founds the Chan Sect and becomes a Saint. He also considers recruiting Lin Fan, but realizes Nuwa has already taken him in. 14

His early respect for Lin Fan gradually gives way to hostility. Yuanshi repeatedly joins Laozi in challenging Nuwa and Lin Fan over the Human Race’s destiny, stolen treasures, and control of major opportunities. His arrogance toward Tongtian’s disciples creates a severe rift among the Three Pure Ones when his followers besiege Golden Spirit Holy Mother. 40 62 63

Yuanshi’s conflict with Lin Fan intensifies after Lin Fan fights him to a draw, then exploits his absence to plunder Jade Void Palace, kill Daoist Randeng, take its treasures, and destroy its protective formation. 63 64 He later works with Laozi and Hongjun to interfere in Human Race affairs, including attempts to claim Fuxi and support Chi You against Xuanyuan. 128 129 143

Personality

Yuanshi is proud, status-conscious, and fiercely protective of the Heavenly Origin Sect’s reputation and disciples. He considers his followers to possess superior foundations and fortune, and reacts harshly when they are defeated, humiliated, or endangered. 62 121

He is also ambitious and calculating. Although he gained sainthood through Lin Fan’s guidance, he later collaborates with Laozi and Hongjun to seize the Human Race’s destiny through the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. 14 128 143 His tendency to invoke Heavenly Dao authority against opponents becomes a recurring weakness when Lin Fan turns similar arguments back upon him. 125

Abilities & Skills

Saintly Cultivation

As a Heavenly Dao Saint, Yuanshi possesses overwhelming saintly pressure and can employ Heavenly Dao power. Hongjun later raises him from the fifth to the sixth heaven of Sainthood. 127 151

• Can manifest a Dharma Form and exert pressure capable of shattering the firmament and terrifying lesser cultivators. 120
• Received direct empowerment from Hongjun through the power of the Heavenly Dao. 127 151
• Despite his status, he is repeatedly suppressed by Lin Fan and Nuwa in direct confrontations. 63 68 140

Mystic Gate and Formation Arts

Yuanshi employs powerful formations and works with Laozi to conceal heavenly secrets and make long-term plans against the Human Religion. 32 131

• Recast a Hunyuan-level Chaos Primordial Energy Array around Kunlun after Lin Fan previously broke into his dojo. 131
• Uses the Mystic Gate as political leverage when confronting Lin Fan. 140
• Participates in schemes to hasten the births of Human Race sages and bind them to Mystic Gate destiny. 128

Saintly Treasures

Yuanshi wields several powerful artifacts, particularly in conflicts with Lin Fan, Nuwa, and the Human Religion.

• Pangu Banner — An Innate Supreme Treasure with power to tear apart space-time and shatter the void. 68
• Three Treasures Jade Ruyi — His personal treasure; its spiritual light is suppressed by Lin Fan’s swordsmanship. 115
• Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud — A defensive treasure whose star-map manifestation is torn apart by Lin Fan’s thunder dragon. 140
• Jade Purity Treasure Cauldron — An Acquired Spiritual Treasure refined by Yuanshi over a million years and bestowed upon True Man Yuding. 62
• Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner — Offered to Lin Fan alongside the Immortal Apricot in exchange for guidance on Yuanshi’s Dao. 14

Relationships

• Lin Fan — Initially seeks Lin Fan’s guidance and attains sainthood after following his advice; later becomes one of Lin Fan’s most persistent enemies and is repeatedly defeated or humiliated by him. 14 63 140
• Nuwa — Fellow former Mystic Gate disciple and Lin Fan’s elder sister. Nuwa condemns Yuanshi for repaying Lin Fan’s assistance with hostility and repeatedly fights him while protecting her brother. 33 63 130
• Laozi — Elder brother among the Three Pure Ones and frequent ally in schemes against the Human Religion and Lin Fan. 32 128 151
• Tongtian — Brother and former ally whose relationship with Yuanshi deteriorates over Yuanshi’s treatment of the Intercepting Sect and Golden Spirit Holy Mother. 63
• Hongjun — Master and Dao Ancestor. Hongjun empowers Yuanshi and directs him to work with Laozi against the rising Human Race. 127 151
• Guangchengzi — Favored disciple whom Yuanshi supports in conflicts with the Human Race and attempts to position as a Human Emperor candidate. 62 89 138
• Daoist Randeng — Vice Sect Master of the Heavenly Origin Sect. Yuanshi intervenes repeatedly to protect him after Randeng’s schemes against the Human Race fail. 64 140 141

Story Role / Major Arcs

Founding the Chan Sect

Yuanshi comes to Shouyang Mountain seeking the opportunity to attain the Dao. Lin Fan’s advice to spread the Dharma and elucidate Heaven’s principles leads Yuanshi to establish the Chan Sect and become a Saint. 14

Conflict with the Human Religion

Yuanshi joins Laozi in opposing Nuwa and Lin Fan over the Kongtong Seal, Human Teachings, and the Human Race’s destiny. He later assists in stalling Nuwa while the Demon Race acts against Lin Fan. 10 33

Feud with Lin Fan

Yuanshi confronts Lin Fan over the mistreatment of Heavenly Origin Sect disciples and fights him to a standstill. While Yuanshi battles Nuwa and Tongtian, Lin Fan plunders Jade Void Palace, kills Randeng, steals its treasures, and destroys the sect’s defensive formation. 63 64

Struggle for Human Race Destiny

Working under Hongjun, Yuanshi attempts to bind Fuxi and the future sages to the Mystic Gate, seize Sage Master positions, and elevate Chan Sect influence through the Human Race. Lin Fan repeatedly frustrates these plans, severing Fuxi’s karmic bond with the sect and forcing Yuanshi to retreat. 128 129 130

Nuwa’s Soul Incident

Yuanshi becomes involved in the scheme surrounding the death of Shennong’s daughter Nuwa and the attempted use of her soul to influence the next Human Emperor. Lin Fan confronts and defeats him, forcing the soul’s return; Yuanshi later pays treasures to recover Randeng’s Primordial Spirit. 138 140 141

Hongjun’s Counterplans

After reaching the sixth heaven of Sainthood, Yuanshi continues to work with Laozi and Hongjun to curb the Human Race’s expanding destiny by provoking conflict with the Witch Race. 151

Notable Quotes

“The position of Human Emperor and Sage Master rightfully belongs to the Saint's Orthodoxy!” 130

“Hand over the opportunity, and then destroy your physical body as atonement!” 121