Yang He

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yang He (杨合)
Alias(es)	Corpse Daoist Initiate; Corpse Daoist; Third Ancestor of Qianyuan Mountain; Three Corpses Daoist; Corpse Immortal; Imperial Yin Ghost Immortal; Immaculate Ghost Buddha; Ghost True Lord; Corpse Celestial Venerable; Grand Master Xuandu; Human Ancestor
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Qianyuan Mountain; formerly associated with Nuwa Palace and Kunlun Mountain; later establishes the Myriad Transformations Heaven Dao Field
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; ghost-path practitioner; founder and master of Qianyuan Mountain; Heavenly Court celestial venerable
First Appearance	Chapter 5

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Cultivator	5	Uses the incomplete Qi Gazing Technique to control his weakened Pupil Ghost; cannot yet guide qi into his body properly.
Acquired Realm / Weak Ghost	15	Establishes his Dao foundation with Acquired Yin Meridian Derivation Pill Water and develops spirit eyes through qi refining.
Half-human, half-ghost	27	Attempts the Inner Elixir Art to restrain the Potential Ghost while gravely injured, permanently altering his state.
Pupil Ghost opened to five yin veins	40	Inherits the Dao child’s phantom, stabilizes the Pupil Ghost and Force Ghost, and activates the Corpse Liberation Immortal Body.
Partial Manifestation of Heaven and Earth	155	Refines a Descending God Ghost and combines it with the Pupil and Potential Ghosts; the unstable fusion produces an incomplete multi-headed, multi-armed avatar.
Sha Gui Realm	166	Breaks through a bottleneck in seclusion and raises all three ghosts to the Sha Gui Realm.
Condensing Spirit Realm / Life-Slaying Ghost	198	Integrates the Drought Dragon’s corpse into his immortal body and receives the Hanba Spirit Root for his Potential Ghost.
Branching Life, Condensing Spirit Realm	221	Roots all 15,728 extraordinary acupoints; upgrades his Yin artifacts.
Hun Yuan Realm / Yin Spirit Ghost	245	Merges two spiritual roots into the Corpse Immortal Spiritual Root and stabilizes the resulting body-and-soul transformation.
Void Returning Realm	300	Fuses his identities and becomes the Three Corpses Daoist, gaining the Innate Corpse Qi Body.
Tribulation Crossing Realm, peak	387	Reveals the full scope of Myriad Transformations Heaven and stands half a step from perfection.
True Immortal	406	Becomes a True Immortal, though only “one-third” complete; expands the Myriad Transformations Heaven Dao Field.
Mystic Immortal	455	Advances while confronting the altered Havoc in Heaven allusion and the Eight Trigrams Furnace.
Calamity Phase	490	Deep-fuses with Ghost True Lord; his body and soul are reshaped through the Dao Field and reach peak Calamity Phase.
Hun Yuan Golden Immortal	523	Burns nearly all of a seventy-thousand-year lifespan reserve to reach the realm before Empress Nuwa.
Quasi-Saint threshold	564	Cultivation fluctuates around the Quasi-Saint level while he incorporates the old Heavenly Dao’s legacy into his Dao Realm.
Sage	568	Ascends to the Sage realm during his confrontation with Shakyamuni.

Background

Yang He begins as a cautious cultivator who abandons the dangerous courier identity and enters the “Ghost Lotus” historical anecdote as a Daoist Initiate. Grandmaster Taiyi accepts him as a disciple and offers the Great Dao of Qianyuan Mountain, but Yang He later learns that the Daoist Initiates are effectively replacement bodies prepared for Nezha’s resurrection. This makes him distrustful of Taiyi’s motives from an early stage. 14 22

His first cultivation path is the Pupil Ghost Way. He develops spirit eyes through qi refining, establishes an Acquired-Realm foundation, and adopts the black cat Hei Zi after discovering it survived the Main World’s destruction. 5 15

Yang He repeatedly survives by adapting his body rather than preserving a conventional human state. He becomes half-human and half-ghost while trying to control his Potential Ghost, then develops the Corpse Liberation Immortal Body and eventually identifies the imbalance of his five viscera as the flaw preventing that body’s perfection. 27 40 94

Over time, his played identities become historically real lineages connected to him: the Corpse Daoist Initiate of Qianyuan Mountain, the Immaculate Buddha of Nuwa Palace, the Third Prince of the East Sea Dragon Palace, and the Plague Daoist of Nine Dragon Island. Their resemblance to his true form makes concealment increasingly difficult. 153 154

The Zi Shi Cult recognizes Yang He as Qianyuan Mountain’s Third Ancestor, alongside Grandmaster Taiyi and Nezha. He later refines Qianyuan Mountain into his Myriad Transformations Heaven Dao Field, renames the Zi Shi Cult as Qianyuan Mountain, and appoints Yu Zheng to manage it as a sect for imparting the Dao. 154 412

The Great Si Dynasty Court eventually identifies Yang He as its ancient ancestor. Records credit the Yang Family’s Ten Sons—who called their father an immortal—with teaching the Revival Method three thousand years earlier. Wang Lan and the Great Si court later formally acknowledge Yang He as their ancestor. 305 307

Appearance

Yang He’s ordinary appearance is deliberately understated: he once appears as a pale, frail Daoist Initiate of eleven or twelve, with weak-looking yang fire and a Pupil Ghost aura concealed beneath the surface. As his cultivation deepens, he becomes increasingly inhuman and can alter his body through ghostly, corpse-based, Buddhist, and demonic forms. 64 166

• Pale hair tied with a Daoist hairpin and reddish eyes concealing Dao Rhyme in his Daoist-Initiate appearance. 166
• A vertical Pupil Ghost eye can emerge from his brow. 5 94
• His perfected combat manifestation possesses three heads and six arms; the central head resembles a Corpse Immortal, while the side heads express sorrow and joy. 204
• Later forms incorporate a Ghost Immortal head, Corpse Immortal head, Ghost Buddha head, and eventually a demon aspect. 332 406 490
• His revealed true body is associated with writhing flesh, innumerable eyes, twisted substances, and an appearance that immortals and Buddhas find unbearable to look upon directly. 490 514 568

Personality

Yang He is pragmatic, observant, and intensely survival-oriented. He abandons identities that may expose him, conceals his abnormal cultivation from investigators, and treats Lore World opportunities as resources to be exploited rather than prophecies to obey. 14 94 221

He is willing to be ruthless when threatened or when advancement demands it. He manipulates and kills Ming Yuan through insect eggs, uses enemy remains as cultivation resources, and kills Kasyapa Buddha rather than accept negotiation. 187 233 490

Despite this ruthlessness, Yang He demonstrates enduring loyalty toward those he regards as his own. He helps Chen Qian resume cultivation, saves Yu Zheng at Qianyuan Mountain, protects the mortal realm through his Dao Field, and risks great personal cost to revive Grandmaster Taiyi. 148 406 411

His greatest ambition is not merely personal immortality. After recognizing the collapse of the world’s existing Heavenly Dao, he seeks to make the mortal realm part of Myriad Transformations Heaven and ultimately identifies himself as the Human Ancestor. 406 498 564

Abilities & Skills

Pupil Ghost and Spiritual Vision

Yang He’s earliest and most consistently developed ability is a Pupil Ghost cultivated through the Pupil Ghost Way.

• Detects resentment qi, Yin qi flows, spiritual patterns, hidden auras, and supernatural anomalies. 5 94
• Functions as a spiritual root that communicates with external Yin qi. 5
• Can replace his eyes if his natural vision is completely destroyed. 5
• Each use damages his vision, making overuse dangerous. 5
• Develops into the Triple Heaven Subtle Eye and later the Fiery Eyes Golden Gaze. 62 100 445

Corpse Liberation Immortal Body

Yang He uses corpse-based cultivation to preserve and reconstruct himself beyond ordinary mortality.

• Activated after inheriting the Dao child’s phantom and stabilizing his ghosts. 40
• Requires balanced completion of the five viscera to remove its core flaw. 94
• Integrates foreign remains, including the Drought Dragon’s corpse, to strengthen his immortal body. 198
• Allows him to conceal his abnormality by restoring his yang fire to an ordinary level. 94

Three-Headed, Six-Armed Dharma Body

A Qianyuan Mountain method originally associated with Nezha and taught to Yang He by Grandmaster Taiyi.

• Built through the Ghostly Path of Power’s grafting-based ghost-nurturing method. 15
• Requires the deliberate assembly of extra heads and arms; Yang He is not naturally born with the variant physique. 118
• Reaches a more advanced form after he refines the Immaculate Ghost Buddha’s heads. 222
• Its early use badly injures him, but eventually becomes a routine combat technique. 169 338
• Later becomes limiting because it can only sustain three heads despite his growing number of permanent forms. 406

Manifestation of Heaven and Earth

A divine ability taught by Yang Jian after Yang He’s foundation is damaged.

• Produces a giant Dharma Body with immense physical force. 147
• Combines with the Three-Headed, Six-Armed Dharma Body, creating a form considered more terrifying than Nezha’s equivalent. 155
• Early partial manifestations strain his organs and cause the Descending God Ghost to lose control. 155 169
• Reaches over twenty meters during the Investiture War-era conflicts. 204
• Later supports forms ranging from an optimal four-meter giant to much larger manifestations. 338

Immortal Transformation Art

Yang He’s later signature transformation method, allowing him to integrate and wield the powers of his different bodies and identities.

• Enables deep fusion with permanent characters. 490
• Lets him alter body and soul through the Five-Colored Divine Light. 538
• Allows seamless transitions among ghost, corpse, Buddhist, and demonic forms. 568
• Can manifest the Puppet Immortal form, a gaunt, masked, ten-meter figure with immense oppressive force. 541

Five-Colored Divine Light

A high-level transformative and devouring divine ability.

• Refined into a colorful kasaya using Daoist Cihang’s skin sac. 370
• Draws out the essence of mountains, stone, wood, and other materials to solidify Yang He’s Dharma Form. 543
• Used through Great King Yellow Brow to destroy Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s Hell Path foundation. 469
• Supports bodily self-adaptation, including Yang He’s Coral Monster Dragon transformation. 538

Myriad Transformations Heaven Dao Field

Yang He’s Dao Field, formed from his comprehension of the Heavenly Dao’s ceaseless cycle of birth, death, and transformation.

• Houses and supports his cultivation, Yin treasures, permanent characters, and later entire mortal settlements. 387 564
• Its Dao Field can replace or seize other ghost domains, including Lord of Fire Virtue’s domain with Ten Ultimate City. 387
• Expands beyond ordinary immortal Dao Fields and becomes central to his plan to protect the mortal realm. 406 441
• Contains the Myriad Transformations Tree, which manifests his own Heavenly Dao. 549
• Is powerful enough to threaten the Heavenly Court and resist the descent of major Buddhist figures. 549 568

Equipment and Items

• Hei Zi / Black Cat — Yang He’s black-cat companion; acts as an early warning against ghosts and possesses a mustard-seed space used to store objects and assist cultivation. 15 100 120
• Corpse Suppressing Nail — Artifact refined by Grandmaster Taiyi to defend Yang He against Malevolent Spirits. 62
• Kunlun Mountain Pháp Ấn — High-grade Yin artifact carved by Jiang Ziya; identifies Yang He as a Kunlun Mountain disciple. 96
• Damaged lower level of the Exquisite Pagoda — Refined and stored through Hei Zi’s mustard-seed space; contains eight Sarira. 100
• Primordial Chaos Cauldron — One of several treasures Yang He obtains alongside the damaged pagoda. 100
• Flesh and Blood Daoist Temple — A resident character and Daoist-temple incarnation of Yang He, built from flesh and bone. 212 216
• Eight Trigrams Furnace — Innate Supreme Treasure refined into his middle dantian; grants increasing fire immunity and channels a portion of Six Ding Divine Fire through his abilities. 471
• Three-legged cauldron — Yang He’s lower-dantian treasure, later nourished toward Acquired Supreme Treasure status. 471 475
• Universe Ruler — Supreme treasure refined during post-Investiture seclusion. 436
• Hun Yuan Golden Dou — Supreme treasure refined alongside the Universe Ruler. 436

Relationships

• Grandmaster Taiyi — Master and initial guide in Qianyuan Mountain’s Dao; Yang He distrusts Taiyi’s use of Daoist Initiates as Nezha’s backup bodies but later attempts to revive him at great cost. 14 22 411
• Hei Zi — Black-cat companion and cultivation partner; Yang He communicates with it through divine sense and relies on its mustard-seed space. 15 100 148
• Yang Jian — Brother-in-law and fellow cultivator; teaches Yang He Manifestation of Heaven and Earth and later recognizes his talent. 147 212
• Nezha — Senior brother and fellow Qianyuan Mountain lineage-holder; teaches Yang He the later portions of the Three-Headed, Six-Armed Dharma Body. 198
• Jiang Ziya — Mentor and ally who gives Yang He a Kunlun Mountain identity artifact and repeatedly recognizes his aptitude. 96 214
• Yu Zheng — Defector from the Zi Shi Cult who becomes Yang He’s informant, disciple, and manager of the restored Qianyuan Mountain. 155 406 412
• Chen Qian — Fuyang Merchant Association leader whom Yang He aids by transmitting cultivation methods. 148
• Huang Feihu — General who grows increasingly respectful of Yang He’s power and recognizes his connection to Great Shang’s affairs. 166 169
• Sun Qi — Cultivation beneficiary and subordinate who becomes loyal under Yang He’s guidance. 220 221
• Sun Wukong — Disciple in the later Journey to the West era; Yang He teaches him the external Dharma Body and helps him reach Hun Yuan Golden Immortal. 464 549
• Empress Nuwa — Yang He’s master through the Immaculate Buddha identity; she still recognizes him after her degeneration, and he offers his true body to aid her creation of humanity. 523
• Daoist Priest Qingfeng — Fellow disciple and long-term associate; later enfeoffed as a Heavenly Monarch subordinate to Yang He. 62 431
• Shakyamuni — Major adversary and distorted counterpart who claims to be Yang He’s replacement; their conflict culminates in Yang He’s ascension to Sage. 568

Story Role and Major Arcs

Qianyuan Mountain Initiation

Yang He enters the Ghost Lotus anecdote as a Daoist Initiate, meets Grandmaster Taiyi, and receives the foundation of Qianyuan Mountain’s ghost-path cultivation. He gradually realizes that Taiyi’s teaching is tied to Nezha’s planned resurrection. 14 15 22

Corpse Immortal Development

He establishes the Pupil Ghost Way, becomes half-human and half-ghost, activates the Corpse Liberation Immortal Body, and builds an external ghost body through the Pupil, Force, and Potential Ghosts. 27 40 94

Investiture of the Gods Era

Yang He enters the Investiture-era Lore World under multiple identities, receives teachings from Jiang Ziya, Yang Jian, and Nezha, and combines the Three-Headed, Six-Armed Dharma Body with Manifestation of Heaven and Earth. 96 147 155 198

Rise of the Corpse Daoist

He becomes recognized as Qianyuan Mountain’s Third Ancestor, acquires the Flesh and Blood Daoist Temple, advances through Condensing Spirit and Hun Yuan, and becomes the Three Corpses Daoist upon reaching Void Returning. 154 216 245 300

Restoration of Qianyuan Mountain

After attaining True Immortal status, Yang He rescues Yu Zheng, subdues the sect’s opposition, completes the Qianyuan Mountain allusion, and refines the mountain into Myriad Transformations Heaven. 406 411 412

Heavenly Court and Journey to the West

Yang He inherits Grand Master Xuandu’s position, refines the Eight Trigrams Furnace, trains Sun Wukong, and becomes increasingly entangled in the distorted Journey to the West tribulation. 447 464 469

Human Ancestor and Master of Guixu

Yang He identifies himself as the Human Ancestor, attempts to change humanity’s origin through Empress Nuwa, confronts the Sages and Shakyamuni, and reaches the Sage realm while pursuing control over Guixu and the Myriad Transformations Heaven Dao Realm. 498 523 564 568

Trivia

• Yang He’s historical name is repeatedly erased or absent from later records, even when the effects of his actions remain. 299
• He has lived through identities associated with Qianyuan Mountain, Nuwa Palace, the East Sea Dragon Palace, Nine Dragon Island, the Heavenly Court, and Buddhism. 154 431 447
• Yang He’s Three-Headed, Six-Armed Dharma Body eventually becomes inadequate for his number of permanent forms because it is limited to three heads. 406
• The Yang Family’s Ten Sons are regarded as Yang He’s direct disciples and later help suppress karmic fire within his Dao Field. 274 387