Lu Yao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lu Yao (陆瑶)
Alias(es)	A Yao / A'Yao; Yao Ji
Species/Race	Goddess Yao Ji, reincarnated as Lu Yao 484 488
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Niuyang Mountain; Xuantian Academy's Class Gui; Dou Shuai Palace; Yunmeng Marsh
Occupation/Role	Alchemist, healer, cultivator, and later the restored Goddess of Wushan
Status	Alive 496
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Improved cultivation (stage unspecified)	34	After three months of training, she disarms Meng Xiuchen by binding his spear with her whip and striking him before he can evade. 34
Yao Ji's identity and memories awaken	484	Following her severe injury, she recovers hazy memories of her former existence as Yao Ji. 484
Returned to Yao Ji's position	488	Lord Yunzhong acknowledges Yao Ji's return; she is permitted to aid Meng Anli against the Grand Director. 488

Background

Before her reincarnation, Lu Yao was Yao Ji, a goddess who died in battle. Her soul drifted without an attachment before settling on a blade of grass. Lord Yunzhong gave her a body and taught her spiritual power, but later punished her; Yao Ji was subsequently reincarnated as Lu Yao. She does not initially remember the reason for that punishment. 483 484

In Meng Anli's memories of their previous life, Lu Yao repeatedly attempted to rescue the imprisoned and mutilated Anli from the Meng family. After finally freeing her chains, Lu Yao fought the servants sent after them and was beaten to death. 6 In their present lives, Lu Yao remains Anli's most steadfast companion and refuses to distance herself from the Meng family's conflict. 7

Lu Yao was engaged to Meng Xiuchen when she entered Xuantian Academy, but she rejects later attempts by Meng Xiuchen and Meng Mingde to revive the engagement. 4 98 She joins Meng Anli in Class Gui at Anli's request and devotes herself to cultivation and alchemy. 17 28

Appearance

Lu Yao is presented as a spirited young woman with heroic, lively eyes and long hair. Her presence is often associated with red clothing and a distinctive herbal fragrance. 102 198 429

• Wears a pomegranate-red skirt, with a striking waist and sharp, spirited features. 102
• Appears in an indigo-blue ceremonial dress at the Peach Banquet. 102
• Commonly wears red while fighting or training. 198
• Carries the refreshing scent of medicinal herbs. 429

Personality

Lu Yao is fiercely loyal, outspoken, and protective of Meng Anli. She openly challenges those who slander or endanger Anli, from Meng Xiuchen's biased defense of Meng Shiwan to the Meng family's threats. 5 6 34 She refuses to abandon Anli's struggles, insisting that they share both fortune and hardship. 7

Though blunt and quick to curse at hypocrites, Lu Yao is compassionate in practice. She provides medicine freely to people in need, treats grievously wounded allies, and distributes core-forming pills to mortals struggling to cultivate. 252 429 464 She is also practical and commercially shrewd, refusing to sell her eighth-tier Golden Elixir cheaply when Meng Mingde seeks to buy it. 99

Abilities & Skills

Alchemy

Lu Yao is a gifted alchemist whose aptitude earns praise from the Longevity Star and Grand Supreme Elder.

• Refined an eighth-tier Golden Elixir, surpassing Meng Zhao's documented seventh-tier limit. 99
• Develops specialized medicines, including skin-nourishing cream sold on Niuyang Mountain. 81
• Refined an antidote against demon-attracting incense within two hours. 217
• Received the Dan Shu, an alchemy furnace, and a recommendation to study under Grand Supreme Elder. 190
• Later studies under Grand Supreme Elder at Dou Shuai Palace, where she works on difficult Soul Returning Pills. 348 429
• Powerful furnaces require sufficient cultivation to control; an advanced furnace can absorb and refine an underpowered user along with its ingredients. 75

Medicine and Healing

Lu Yao uses her alchemy to heal both cultivators and mortals.

• Carries painkillers and guards Meng Anli while she forms a new inner core. 7
• Stabilizes Mo Ziqian's body after his soul is taken by White Impermanence. 144
• Heals Dashan's shattered ribs, damaged organs, blood loss, and exhausted body, restoring his physical condition to that of his twenties. 429 430
• Creates and freely distributes pills that help mortals form inner cores when age makes cultivation difficult. 464

Poisons and Countermeasures

Her lower spiritual-power level does not prevent her from developing dangerous alchemical tools.

• Created a poison designed to affect dragons by temporarily dispersing their spiritual power. 252
• States that her poisons can compensate for her weaker spiritual power in battle. 252
• Uses an alchemy furnace defensively to block Mo Xingzhou's concealed silver needles. 198

Combat

Lu Yao combines weapons, movement, and practical combat judgment rather than relying solely on spiritual power.

• Wields a whip; she uses it to entangle Meng Xiuchen's Fire-Tipped Spear, disarm him, and strike his face. 34
• Manifests and controls a wooden sword in combat. 198
• Defeats the higher-level Mo Xingzhou despite his enhancement pills, fire techniques, and attempted sneak attack. 198
• Uses quick footwork and close-range strikes to overpower the Grand Director after his spiritual power is suppressed. 496

Illusionary Realm

As Yao Ji, Lu Yao possesses an illusionary realm connected to her former residence in Yunmeng Marsh.

• Her residence contains multiple illusion realms, some of them deadly, where appearances, abilities, and perceptions can be altered. 484 485
• Creates an illusionary realm that traps the Grand Director and drains his spiritual power. 495
• Can restrain opponents within the realm, though she cannot maintain suppression indefinitely without assistance. 495
• Her illusionary realm neutralizes the Grand Director's usual advantage in innate divine power, allowing her to defeat him physically. 495 496

Equipment, Weapons, and Items

• Whip — her early primary weapon; used against Meng Xiuchen and the Meng family's servants. 6 34
• Wooden sword — manifested and controlled during arena combat. 198
• Alchemy furnace — used for pill refinement and, when necessary, to intercept hidden weapons. 198 217
• Dan Shu and alchemy furnace — contained in a jade pendant given by Great Emperor Dongyue. 190
• Communication Mirror — used to contact Grand Supreme Elder during the dispute over a broken mirror. 348
• Medicinal storage ring — holds her supply of pills and emergency medicine. 145
• Ayao — her talking tiger familiar, who affectionately recognizes Meng Anli as the Second Young Lady. 32

Relationships

• Meng Anli — closest friend and sister-like companion. Lu Yao died trying to rescue Anli in their previous life and continues to protect, heal, and fight beside her in the present. 6 7 34
• Lu Zhiyuan — father. He supports Meng Anli, protects Niuyang Mountain, and treats Anli as part of the family. 7 32 34
• Fang Xianrou — mother. She is gentle and attentive toward both Lu Yao and Meng Anli. 32 34
• Lu Kang — younger brother. Lu Yao teases and spars with him, while still expressing that she misses him during his military training. 32 82
• Grand Supreme Elder — alchemy master and mentor at Dou Shuai Palace. He assigns her difficult pill-refining work and treats her more favorably than some of his other disciples. 348 429
• Lord Yunzhong — Yao Ji's former master and father-like patron in Yunmeng Marsh. He gave her a body and spiritual training after her soul attached itself to grass. 483 488
• Meng Xiuchen — former fiancé and adversary. Lu Yao rejects his attempts to revive their engagement and later takes part in punishing him for past wrongs. 98 314
• Guang Ling — friend, Class Gui companion, and frequent sparring partner. 26 68 210
• Mo Ziqian — friend and ally. She helps preserve his body after his soul is taken and supports him through later crises. 144 210
• Zhu Rongyao — friend and ally; Lu Yao includes him in her trips to Niuyang Mountain and their group's later plans. 81 210

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Xuantian Academy entrance and Class Gui — Defends Meng Anli's challenge to Meng Shiwan's suspicious cultivation, then joins Anli's class to cultivate alongside her. 4 17
• Niuyang Mountain and the Meng family ambush — Brings Anli home to Niuyang Mountain, introduces her to the Lu family, and fights Meng Xiuchen during the Meng family's attack. 32 34
• Rise as an alchemist — Refines an eighth-tier Golden Elixir, negotiates from a position of strength with Meng Mingde, and attracts Grand Supreme Elder's recognition. 99 190
• Academy arena — Publicly defeats Mo Xingzhou despite his use of enhancement pills and a concealed-weapon ambush. 198 199
• Mortal-world intervention — Heals Dashan's life-threatening injuries, accompanies Meng Anli to confront Emperor Tianchi, and receives a temple dedicated to healing and medicine. 429 430 431 377
• Attack by the Grand Director's faction — Is severely injured after distributing core-forming pills to mortals, making her a target for divine interests threatened by the redistribution of spiritual energy. 464
• Return as Yao Ji — Recovers memories of her divine identity, returns to her position in Yunmeng Marsh, and uses her illusionary realm against the Grand Director. 484 488 495
• Battle against the Grand Director — Traps the Grand Director in an illusionary realm, drains his spiritual power, and defeats him in close combat. 495 496

Trivia

• Lu Yao's tiger familiar is also named Ayao, sharing her nickname. 32
• Worshippers recognize Niangniang Yao as a deity for medicine and good health. 377
• She initially believes she and Meng Anli are “poor souls” beside the Dragon Palace's wealth, only for Meng Anli to insist that what one possesses belongs to them both. 75