Yang Yi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yang Yi (杨怡)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Jade Pool lineage
Occupation/Role	Lu Zhou's protector; cultivator
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 42

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Saint King realm	464	Emerged from seclusion, underwent a Heavenly Tribulation, and broke through.

Background / History

Yang Yi has a karmic connection to the Origin Master lineage through Zhang Lin, whom she loved. Lu Zhou's interest in marrying Jade Pool Saintess Shi Yao evokes Zhang Lin's past relationship with Yang Yi, giving their conversations a nostalgic undertone 42.

She assists Lu Zhou with practical matters at the Jade Pool, including arranging a safe place near the holy land for his ancestor's descendants and providing access to the Jade Pool's domain gate for travel to the Southern Region 42.

Years later, after reaching the Saint King realm, Yang Yi learns from Lu Zhou that Zhang Lin died several years earlier. She visits Purple Mountain to pay her respects, outwardly remaining calm while Lu Zhou worries that she is concealing deeper grief 464.

Personality

Yang Yi is independent, proud, and self-reliant. When Lu Zhou asks her to become his protector on a Southern Region journey, she refuses the role itself but still agrees to take him there 43.

She does not readily accept repayment or charity. Yang Yi declines Lu Zhou's offer to teach her one of the Nine Secrets, considering her ancestor's Origin Technique insights sufficient repayment for her assistance 66. She similarly refuses a share of the treasures from the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, stating that she trusts Lu Zhou to help her if she needs anything later 144.

Though often composed, she can be strongly emotional when embarrassed or when Lu Zhou crosses her boundaries. After realizing he had used the Origin Heaven Divine Eye while she was improperly dressed, she becomes flustered and threatens to kill him; her anger drives a five-day pursuit across 17,000 li 66 67.

Abilities & Skills

Cultivation

Yang Yi is a high-level cultivator who survives and completes a Heavenly Tribulation to enter the Saint King realm 464.

• Accompanies Lu Zhou during dangerous expeditions and acts as a deterrent to hostile cultivators 58 222.
• Her presence alongside Lu Zhou causes Assassin Dynasty agents to retreat rather than attack 222.
• Continues to protect Lu Zhou even when she remains unseen, including during the assassination attempt following his tribulation 81.

Resource Collection

Yang Yi can collect and handle precious cultivation resources.

• Collected Xuanhuang essence alongside Lu Zhou's group 58.
• Divided her collected Xuanhuang essence among the group, including Ye Fan and the Black Dog 58.

Intelligence Gathering

Yang Yi gathers information relevant to Lu Zhou's enemies and movements.

• Reports that the Ji Family is secretly investigating Lu Zhou's group after the Bronze Immortal Palace incident 62.

Equipment / Items

• Jade Pool domain gate access, used to transport Lu Zhou toward the Southern Region 42.
• Xuanhuang essence collected during the group’s expedition 58.

Relationships

• Lu Zhou — Protector, companion, and trusted ally. Their relationship begins with banter and mutual assistance, then grows into enduring loyalty and emotional closeness 42 43 144 469 470.
• Zhang Lin — Her deceased love interest and a figure tied to the Origin Master lineage. Yang Yi visits Purple Mountain to mourn him after learning of his death 42 464.
• Shi Yao — Fellow figure connected to the Jade Pool; Lu Zhou’s interest in Shi Yao recalls Yang Yi and Zhang Lin’s past 42.
• Ye Fan — Companion who expresses gratitude after Yang Yi shares Xuanhuang essence with the group 58.
• Yan Ruyu — Fellow companion during the exploration of the Heavenly Emperor's Palace and division of its spoils 144.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Jade Pool and Southern Region Journey

Yang Yi meets Lu Zhou at the Jade Pool after his Four Extremes breakthrough. She helps arrange protection for his ancestor's descendants and provides transportation toward the Southern Region, while firmly resisting his attempt to recruit her as a personal protector 42 43.

Expedition Protector

She appears during the search for Xuanhuang essence, collecting a share and distributing it generously among the party. She later reunites with Lu Zhou’s group outside the Bronze Immortal Palace and provides intelligence on the Ji Family’s secret investigation 58 62.

Conflict with Lu Zhou

Lu Zhou’s suspicion over her unusual conduct leads him to inspect her with the Origin Heaven Divine Eye. Yang Yi interprets this as spying on her and Shi Yao, becomes furious over her state of dress, and pursues him for five days after he flees 66 67.

Trusted Companion

Yang Yi continues protecting Lu Zhou through later threats and expeditions. At the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, she declines treasure in favor of relying on their established trust 81 144. Her presence beside Lu Zhou later deters Assassin Dynasty agents from attacking 222.

Saint King Breakthrough and Zhang Lin’s Death

After a period of seclusion, Yang Yi emerges as a Saint King. Lu Zhou tells her of Zhang Lin’s death; she travels to Purple Mountain to pay respects and reflects that she is no longer the person she once was 464.

Return to Earth

Yang Yi accompanies Lu Zhou and several others back to Earth. Visiting his orphanage, childhood home, and hometown allows her to become more open and at ease with him; they later share a romantic moment in the Wuji Dojo before Lu Zhou’s Saint-level tribulation 469 470.