Yang An

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yang An (杨桉)
Alias(es)	Zhang Wuji; Yuan Ji; Buddha Child Deji; Wonderful Dao 201 241 245 290
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Fate Crane Sect (Thirteenth Disciple); Wonderful Dao Sect (Sect Master); Golden Thread Pavilion (Outer Affairs Elder); former Buddha Child of Great Virtue Temple; Traitorous Scripture Society 56 201 243 298 361
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; sect master; infiltrator; leader of the Traitorous Scripture Society 201 222 298
Status	Active 454
First Appearance	Chapter 2 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Ordinary human with supernatural techniques	15	Although he possesses the Lighting Method and Bone Relic Buddha Light, Yang An considers himself an ordinary person rather than a true cultivator.
Viscera Stone Realm	113	Uses the Pulse Gathering Mirror to condense spiritual power and break through; the breakthrough reveals an abnormal reaction tied to his purification ability.
Mid Viscera Stone Realm	143	Advances after integrating his eighth Fate Dao Technique.
Late Viscera Stone Realm	143	Reaches the late stage after mastering and integrating Evil-Breaking Spirit Light.
Flesh Rupture Realm	156	Reveals his realm while defeating a Great Virtue Temple monk; has mastered ten Fate Dao Techniques.
Mid Flesh Rupture Realm	201	Advances after acquiring and mastering Sacrificial Dao Yin Thunder.
Stiff God Realm	274 275	Uses Shadow Escape Technique as his thirteenth Fate Dao Technique; the breakthrough reinforces his mastered spells.
Mid Stiff God Realm	317	Integrates Spirit Light Technique with a fragment of rule power while under attack from He.
Ghost Dao Realm	361	Emerges from seclusion having reached the Ghost Dao Realm.
Late Golden Core Stage	402	On Earth, reshapes his physical body, survives Spirit Wisdom Fire, and advances from Golden Core to the late stage within half a day.
Dao Integration Realm	416 429	Endures a body-merging tribulation involving his Earth and Origin World bodies; later displays a Dao Integration aura.

Background

Yang An uncovers the Lighting Method from a hidden piece of pigskin after demonic activity threatens his home. An information interface appears when he touches the scroll, allowing him to identify and purify the technique's lethal cost. With no viable way to survive as an ordinary person in a demon-ridden world, he chooses to use it despite his father's warning that the hidden item would bring disaster. 2 15

After surviving demon attacks, Yang An purifies and fuses with a Bone Relic, manifesting a white Buddha Light Wheel behind his head. Pan Shi and Pan Yu mistake him for a powerful cultivator because of this radiance; Yang An preserves the misunderstanding rather than reveal his weakness and lack of sect. 8 10

He later becomes Old Man Fate Crane's thirteenth disciple and pursues cultivation methods, light-based techniques, artifacts, and body-refinement resources with unusual urgency. His ability to remove cultivation costs makes dangerous techniques—normally ruinous to their users—especially valuable to him. 51 56 71

Appearance

Yang An's appearance varies with his identities, concealment methods, and physical bodies. His Earth body is described as clear-faced and handsome, with refined features; after abandoning his Buddha Child identity, his black hair rapidly regrows. 288 402

• A pure white Buddha Light Wheel can appear behind his head, illuminating his surroundings with sacred radiance. 8
• He frequently uses masks, including one worn by his Origin World body, to conceal his identity. 284 416
• When activating Celestial Sundial Body or Only Light Technique at full output, he can become a dazzling humanoid figure of light. 144 175
• The Jade-Gazing Vajra Body and Crimson Wheel Infinite Body can alter his physique with golden dust and spell-light tempering. 251 290

Personality

Yang An is cautious, analytical, and highly adaptive. When Pan Shi and Pan Yu assume he belongs to a powerful orthodox sect, he immediately recognizes the deterrent value of the mistake and maintains the façade rather than expose himself as an ordinary man with limited strength. 10

He approaches cultivation pragmatically: he compares techniques before committing to one, studies costs and side effects, and seeks methods that complement his light-based powers. He is willing to endure discomfort, pain, and danger for advancement, but he avoids needless risks when a retreat or deception is more useful. 51 56 137 190

Although ruthless toward threats and provocateurs, Yang An protects people he considers allies. He searches for Pan Yu after her disappearance, sends Wen Yin and Zhou Quan away when confronted by a Stiff God Realm pursuer, and later returns to recover Wen Yin from the Mysterious Dao Sect. 40 182 287

He resists being controlled by powerful figures. His acceptance of Old Man Zhuanyu as master is a survival decision rather than loyalty, and he ultimately chooses to reject the fate Ming He intended for him. 216 222 454

Abilities & Skills

Appraisal and Purification

Yang An possesses an information interface that identifies a technique or item's origin, function, cost, and whether its drawbacks can be purified.

• Removes harmful usage costs from cultivation techniques and spiritual materials. 2 51
• Allows him to safely wield techniques that normally consume lifespan, damage organs, scatter the soul, or cause other severe backlash. 51 71 143
• Can purify artifacts before use, preventing hostile residue or revival risks. 93
• His purification appears linked to an unusual balance of Spirit and Turbidity within him. 246

Light-Based Techniques

Light-based cultivation is Yang An's primary combat specialty. He combines multiple techniques, often layering their effects before drawing their light into his body for explosive close-range power.

• Lighting Method — Produces dark-red flames that burn demons, evil energy, and corrupted matter; its power rises with pain and can incinerate enemies reduced to fragments. 156 270
• Buddha Light Wheel — A sanctified halo formed from the Bone Relic; dispels darkness and severely harms beings affected by its radiance. 8 156
• Only Light Technique — Releases protective, demon-eradicating light or retracts light into his body to amplify physical power and speed. 71 73
• Celestial Sundial Body — Draws Sundial Light into his body, granting sun-like heat, speed, and destructive close-combat strength. 137 144
• Evil-Breaking Spirit Light — A purifiable life-light technique originally costing ten years of lifespan per second. 143
• Sacrificial Dao Yin Thunder — Manipulates Yin Thunder for wide-area destruction, purification, and controlled bodily stimulation. 201
• Spirit Light Technique — Creates an eroding light-net domain whose power scales with the light placed within it. 300 318
• Great Light Floating World — A Fate Dao Technique capable of annihilating large enemy formations, including Ghost Dao cultivators. 368

Body Refinement

Yang An supplements his spellcasting with increasingly powerful body-refinement methods.

• Nine Strength Astonishing Dragon stores power for a single devastating punch and strengthens his body through repeated self-inflicted training. 190
• Jade-Gazing Vajra Body tempers the body through dust-like materials, beginning with golden dust derived from Buddha Dream Stone. 247 251
• Crimson Wheel Infinite Body is Yang An's reconstructed light-based refinement technique, formed by integrating the Great Bright Buddha Golden Zen Curse with the Jade-Gazing Vajra Body. 251
• The Crimson Wheel Infinite Body possesses multiple transformations; by the time of the Central Continent crisis, Yang An reaches its fifth physical transformation. 402 445
• His physical cultivation initially remains a weakness against opponents specialized in pure bodily strength, forcing him to improve his close-combat methods. 175

Fate Dao, Rule Power, and Heavenly Dao Laws

Yang An integrates techniques into Fate Dao Techniques to advance through major realms and amplify his combat power.

• He had mastered ten Fate Dao Techniques by the Flesh Rupture Realm and thirteen upon entering the Stiff God Realm. 156 273
• Integrating Spirit Light Technique with a rule-power fragment grants him light-based rule power and spatial escape capabilities. 317 318
• He obtains and develops the Golden Sun, one of the Three Spirit Lights and a rule-based power connected to sunlight. 342 430
• Thousand-Hand Glorious Light Manifestation Dao allows him to manifest innumerable arms of fused spiritual light, each capable of wielding condensed light-blades. 430
• Even his strongest light-based assaults can be challenged by Ghost Dao rule powers, such as Hai Yun's ability to rewind time and regenerate. 290

Spirit Charm and Dual Bodies

On Earth, Yang An discovers that he can absorb Spirit Charm, a form of Spirit Qi distinct from Origin World's Spirit-Turbidity Mana.

• Spirit Charm powers his techniques more strongly than Mana and does not cause him the imbalance Pan Yu and Pan Shi expect. 394 395
• He reshapes an Earth body through Golden Core cultivation, making it more compatible with Earth. 402
• His Dao Integration tribulation merges his Earth and Origin World bodies through repeated destruction and restoration by heavenly lightning. 416

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Bone Relic — Fused into Yang An's body and manifests as the Buddha Light Wheel. 8
• Flesh-Buried Talisman — Storage artifact used to carry techniques, materials, and equipment. 71 248
• Pulse Gathering Mirror — Condenses spiritual power and assists cultivation breakthroughs. 113 137
• Vile-Mouthed Bow — Used to destroy You Hong'er's sword during her ambush. 117
• Wei Dang Xie Arrow — One of the Twelve Instruments of the Imperial Kui, given to him by Miao Ye. 102
• Golden Sun — A forbidden-artifact-derived rule power and one of the Three Spirit Lights. 342 430
• Xian Shrine — Used during the Huan Kan Festival to absorb demonic obstructions and pure mana. 269

Relationships

• Pan Yu — Early traveling companion and trusted ally. Yang An searches for her after her disappearance, later reunites with her on Earth, and helps her defeat avatars of the Heavenly Dao Will. 40 390 395
• Pan Shi — Pan Yu's senior brother and one of Yang An's earliest allies. He initially fears Yang An's supposed background, but later regards him as a trusted friend. 10 391
• Wen Yin — Junior sister from the Fate Crane Sect. Yang An travels with, protects, and ultimately retrieves her when she is held at the Mysterious Dao Sect. 58 182 287
• Fu Ming — Yang An's Second Senior Brother. Fu Ming protects him during the Stiff God breakthrough, while Yang An later saves Fu Ming when the formation is overwhelmed. 93 273 274
• Gong Niang — A close companion bound to Yang An who can devour souls and provide memories. She repeatedly supports his battles, including sacrificing souls to help him break through. 175 317
• Old Man Zhuanyu — Yang An's former master in the Golden Thread Pavilion. Zhuanyu coerces him into becoming a disciple and uses him to infiltrate Great Virtue Temple; their relationship later becomes openly strained. 216 222 361
• Bodhisattva Haishu — The Great Virtue Temple Bodhisattva who recognizes Yang An as a Buddha Child, grants him the Dharma name Yuan Ji, and teaches him body refinement. Haishu later suspects Yang An's true identity. 243 245 247 288
• Guang An — Yang An's attendant monk and eventual protégé. Yang An directs Guang An's growth during the Huan Kan Festival and takes him when leaving Great Virtue Temple. 254 277 280
• Ming He — Yang An's former master and a central figure behind his intended fate. Yang An ultimately rejects Ming He's plan and accepts the Xian Fire on his own terms. 239 454
• Workshop Master / Zhe Han — Creator of the Traitorous Scripture Society. He provides information on forbidden artifacts and later reunites with Yang An during the Central Continent crisis. 143 447

Story Role / Major Arcs

Jiu Nan Town and the First Light

Yang An begins as a civilian facing demonic threats in Jiu Nan Town. The Lighting Method and Bone Relic Buddha Light allow him to survive, but also cause others to mistake him for an enigmatic cultivator with a powerful sect behind him. 2 8 10

Fate Crane Sect and Cultivation Growth

After entering the Fate Crane Sect's sphere, Yang An gathers cultivation techniques, spiritual materials, and artifacts while concealing the true nature of his purification ability. He eventually establishes the Wonderful Dao Sect and seeks increasingly dangerous light-based and body-refinement methods. 56 104 137 201

Infiltration of Great Virtue Temple

Old Man Zhuanyu takes Yang An as a disciple and sends him to infiltrate Great Virtue Temple. Yang An passes the Buddha Gathering's trials by exploiting his uncontrollable Buddhist manifestations, is recognized as the reincarnation of a True Buddha, and becomes the Buddha Child Yuan Ji. 216 239 243 245

Huan Kan Festival and Escape

During the Huan Kan Festival, Yang An destroys the Four Gate Pavilions, kills hostile monks and Zen Masters, enters the Stiff God Realm, and leaves Great Virtue Temple with Guang An. 269 274 280

Xian Source Land and the Golden Thread Pavilion War

Yang An explores deeper layers of the Xian Source Land, develops light-based rule power, reaches the Ghost Dao Realm, and returns to the Golden Thread Pavilion as an Outer Affairs Elder. He later intervenes decisively in the war against Great Virtue Temple, defeating Ghost Dao opponents and annihilating enemy forces with Great Light Floating World. 317 361 363 368

Return to Pan Yu and Earth Cultivation

Yang An reunites with Pan Yu and Pan Shi in Three Pine Mountain's altered space, helps restore Pan Shi, and discovers that he can absorb Earth's Spirit Charm without restriction. He subsequently develops an Earth-compatible body and reaches the Golden Core stage. 390 391 394 402

Rejection of Predestination

After witnessing visions of the past and confronting Ming He's plans, Yang An accepts the Xian Fire and chooses to forge his own path rather than accept the fate arranged for him. 454

Notable Quotes

“Demons? Compared to you, I am the true Buddha!”
— Yang An 156

“Feel the radiance of light!”
— Yang An 175

Trivia

• Yang An explains that his given name, An, is written like the Chinese toon tree. 10
• Zhang Wuji was a deliberately temporary cover identity used during the Buddha Gathering before he received the Dharma name Yuan Ji. 244 245
• Great Virtue Temple's Dharma names change with cultivation generation; Haishu states that Yang An's name would shift from Yuan Ji to Guang Ji upon reaching the next generation. 245