Shangguan Wan'er

Biodata

Background

Wan'er came from the Shangguan Lineage in the Xuanqing Realm. She and Xiao Yu were childhood sweethearts and had been expected to marry. When her master took her to the Upper Realm, Wan'er proposed that her younger sister, Qing'er, marry Xiao Yu instead as compensation. Her master also left the Shangguan Lineage resources that helped it grow rapidly 19 20 21.

After three years in the Upper Realm, Wan'er returned to the Xuanqing Realm with Di Juetian and reunited with her father and sister 19 20.

Appearance

Wan'er wore a white dress and a veil concealing her face when she returned to the Shangguan Lineage. Her father noticed that her bearing had grown more noble during her time away 20.

• Her hair turned white while she was dying and black again after Di Juetian restored her 35 36.
• After losing her heart, she wandered the secret realm with disheveled hair and torn clothes 33.

Personality

Wan'er missed her family during her three years in the Upper Realm, but her return exposed a rift with Qing'er. She maintained that arranging Qing'er's marriage to Xiao Yu was for her sister’s good. After Qing'er publicly accused her of sacrificing her happiness, Wan'er began to question her own actions and decided to investigate the claims 19 22 26 27.

She cared deeply for Xiao Yu, intervening when Qing'er tried to kill him and later giving him a teleportation talisman to escape danger 25 32. After Xiao Yu abandoned her while she was dying, her affection turned to hatred. Revived by Di Juetian, she pursued revenge against Xiao Yu and his clan 35 36 37.

Abilities & Skills

Cultivation

Di Juetian’s assessment initially listed Wan'er at the Dongxu Ninth Stage. During the confrontation with Qing'er, her presence was described as the Void Insight Eighth Layer. After restoring her heart and power, Di Juetian returned her to Dongxu Ninth Stage, described as half a step from the Divine Ability Realm 15 25 36.

• Her restored presence was powerful enough to annihilate the surroundings while out of control 36.
• She slaughtered members of the Xiao Clan with a sword after her restoration 37.

Seven-Orifices Exquisite Heart

Wan'er possessed a physique identified as the Seven-Orifices Exquisite Heart. Her heart visibly had seven small openings 15 33.

• Qing'er cut it out after Di Juetian deprived Wan'er of her Spiritual Qi, leaving her crippled and with only three days to live 33.
• Di Juetian later took the heart from Qing'er and returned it to Wan'er, restoring her power 36.

Cultivation Arts

Di Juetian’s assessment listed the Exquisite Sacred Art, Exquisite Sword Art, and Spirit Stream Finger among Wan'er’s cultivation arts. Their specific effects are not described in the available account 15.

Relationships

• Shangguan Qing'er — Wan'er's younger sister. Qing'er resented being offered to Xiao Yu as compensation, sought to replace Wan'er, and stole her heart with Di Juetian’s help. Wan'er later wanted to kill her, but Di Juetian stopped her 21 22 33 36.
• Shangguan Zhen — Her father. He welcomed her home after three years apart but later rebuked her following the sisters’ confrontation 20 27.
• Xiao Yu — Her childhood sweetheart and former intended husband. She protected him from Qing'er, but he abandoned her when saving her would have cost him his strange flame. After her revival, she forced him to kill himself by threatening his father 21 25 35 37.
• Di Juetian — Her master after the Di Lineage compelled the Myriad Dharma Sacred Sect to leave her behind. He orchestrated the theft of her heart, restored her, and ultimately killed her 15 16 33 36 37.
• Her master — The Upper Realm expert who took Wan'er from the Xuanqing Realm and left resources with the Shangguan Lineage 19 20.

Story Role

Di Lineage and return to the Xuanqing Realm

During a Myriad Dharma Sacred Sect delegation’s confrontation with Di Juetian, he demanded that the sect leave Wan'er with him. The Di Lineage’s ancestors backed the demand with an ultimatum, and Wan Sheng agreed to make her Di Juetian’s maidservant 15 16.

Di Juetian later took Wan'er to the Xuanqing Realm. There she learned that Qing'er had broken off her engagement to Xiao Yu and that their three-year contest was imminent 18 19.

The sisters’ conflict

At the Shangguan Lineage, Qing'er accused Wan'er of sacrificing her happiness through the marriage arrangement. During Qing'er’s fight with Xiao Yu, Wan'er tried to intervene when Qing'er appeared ready to kill him. Qing'er walked onto Wan'er’s sword and used the confrontation to air her grievances; Wan'er was left doubting herself as members of the lineage turned against her 22 24 25 26 27.

Secret realm and death

Wan'er reunited with Xiao Yu in a secret realm and gave him a teleportation talisman when Di Juetian and Qing'er confronted them. Once Xiao Yu escaped, Di Juetian stripped Wan'er of her Spiritual Qi and Qing'er cut out her heart 31 32 33.

Xiao Yu later found Wan'er near death but refused to give up his strange flame to save her. Di Juetian restored her heart and power after she vowed to kill Xiao Yu, then gave her three days to satisfy him. Wan'er attacked the Xiao Clan and forced Xiao Yu to kill himself; Di Juetian killed her after she reported that the task was complete 35 36 37.