Yao Dan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yao Dan (药丹)
Alias(es)	Dan Saint; Old Man Dan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Yao Clan; Starfall Pavilion; allied with the Pill Tower, Shi Clan, and Yan Clan
Occupation/Role	Yao Clan Clan Leader; Ninth-Grade Mysterious Pill Grandmaster; alchemy teacher to Yao Ling
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Six-Star Dou Sheng	1	Identified through his use of Spatial Displacement while assisting in Yao Chen's body reforging.
Early Eight-Star Dou Sheng	27	Breaks through after cultivation, rejuvenating from an elderly white-haired appearance to that of a middle-aged man.

Background / History

Yao Dan is the Yao Clan's leader. His body is controlled by the transmigrated soul of “Young Master Wang,” who had read Battle Through the Heavens before arriving in this world. He recognized Xiao Yan as another transmigrator from Earth after locating Xiao Yan’s records in the Yao Clan archives. 1 64

He personally travels to Starfall Pavilion to restore Yao Chen’s body and return him to the Yao Clan. Replacing the existing materials with a deceased two-star Dou Sheng’s body, his own essence blood, and a superior pill, Yao Dan helps Yao Chen reach the Dou Sheng realm. 1 3

To secure Xiao Yan as an ally, Yao Dan claims a close historical connection to Xiao Xuan and the Xiao Clan, telling Xiao Yan fabricated stories over more than ten days. He supplements this effort with major resources, including the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire and an Eight-Color, Eight-Grade, Eight-Turn Ice Cold Pill. 2

As clan leader, he seeks to strengthen the Yao Clan before the anticipated threat from the Hun Clan. His measures include bringing Yao Chen back into the clan, turning Starfall Pavilion into the Yao Clan’s Central Continent office, promoting Yao Ling, forming alliances, and cultivating powerful younger experts. 5 19 20 28

Personality

Yao Dan is politically calculating and resourceful. He deliberately uses gifts, selective truths, and fabricated history to bind Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, Starfall Pavilion, and the future Heavenly Mansion Alliance to the Yao Clan. 2 3

Despite this pragmatism, he takes his responsibility toward clan members seriously. He personally protects Yao Chen from Hun Miesheng, confronts internal prejudice against Yao Chen’s return, and supports Yao Ling’s development as both Clan Leader and teacher. 5 6 48

He can be informal and humorous outside formal duties. He describes himself as a “hands-off boss,” enjoys handiwork, hosts Xiao Yan for barbecue, and seeks to learn English from him. 6 8 63 64

Appearance

Initially, Yao Dan appears as an elderly man with white hair, a white beard, and white robes. Following his breakthrough to Eight-Star Dou Sheng, he regains a middle-aged appearance. 1 7 27

• White-haired and white-bearded during his early appearances. 1 7
• Wears white robes when meeting Yao Chen and Xiao Yan. 7
• Appears around forty years old after reaching Eight-Star Dou Sheng. 27

Abilities & Skills

Dou Sheng Cultivation

A high-ranking Dou Sheng and the Yao Clan’s strongest active expert, Yao Dan possesses spatial and soul-based abilities sufficient to deter powerful factions.

• Uses Spatial Displacement and can create a spatial tunnel directly to the Medicine Realm. 1 6
• Can scan large regions with Soul power, including investigating the Central Continent and the Extreme North Domain. 19
• His presence forces Soul Hall Hall Master Hun Miesheng to retreat from Starfall Pavilion. 5
• He is constrained by the Ancient Eight Clans’ agreement that Dou Shengs above Five-Star cannot intervene in conflicts involving Dou Shengs below Five-Star. 3

Alchemy

Yao Dan is a Ninth-Grade Mysterious Pill Grandmaster and one of the Yao Clan’s foremost alchemists. 7

• Refines the Nine Profound Marrow Cleansing Pill, a Nine-Grade Profound Pill, with assistance from other Pill Grandmasters. 15
• Refines the Heaven and Earth Reincarnation Pill for Elder Wan Huo’s breakthrough attempt. 27
• Agrees to personally refine Xiao Yan’s Bodhi Ten Thousand Purities Pill using the Bodhi Heart. 85
• Teaches Yao Ling alchemy and acknowledges her exceptional Soul power and progress. 48

Combat Techniques

Yao Dan combines movement techniques, weapon arts, Soul power, and alchemical knowledge in battle.

• Two Forms Bewildering Steps — evasive movement technique used against Shi Gandang. 14
• Myriad Medicine Spear — spear technique used to defeat Shi Gandang. 14
• Nine Nether Wind Flame — Exotic Flame used during Yao Chen’s body reforging. 1

Equipment / Items

• Imperial Sword — bestowed upon Yao Ling as a symbol of her authority; contains Yao Dan’s soul imprint, which can summon him if erased in a dire emergency. 42 48
• Spatial scroll — given to Yao Ling for emergency coordination with Elder Wan Gui during her Northwest Continent mission. 48
• Nine Nether Wind Flame — a Yao Clan Exotic Flame that Yao Dan initially uses in reforging Yao Chen’s body. 1

Relationships

• Yao Chen — Clan junior whom Yao Dan restores, protects from Soul Hall, and brings back into the Yao Clan; Yao Chen becomes deeply grateful and accepts a role on the Elder Council. 1 5 10
• Xiao Yan — ally, fellow transmigrator from Earth, and beneficiary of Yao Dan’s political and material support; Yao Dan later accepts Xiao Yan’s relationship with Yao Ling. 2 3 64 85
• Yao Ling — niece, sole disciple, and Young Clan Leader whom Yao Dan mentors in alchemy, entrusts with authority, and protects through his soul imprint. 19 42 48
• Shi Gandang — Shi Clan Leader and ally; Yao Dan defeats him in a duel before establishing Yao Clan leadership in their alliance. 13 14 15
• Yao Wangui — Punishment Elder whose influence complicates Yao Chen’s return; Yao Dan distrusts his motives but retains him due to the looming external threat. 6 44
• Hun Miesheng — Hall Master of the Soul Hall; their confrontation ends with Hun Miesheng withdrawing from Starfall Pavilion. 5
• Old Ancestor of the Pill Tower — negotiates an alliance with Yao Dan, conditional on the Yao Clan helping him reach the Nine-Grade Golden Pill realm within fifty years. 20
• Yan Jin — Yan Clan Leader; Yao Dan negotiates an alliance between the Yao and Yan Clans. 27 28

Story Role / Major Arcs

Reforging Yao Chen’s Body

Yao Dan arrives at Starfall Pavilion, identifies himself as Yao Chen’s Clan Leader, and upgrades the materials for Yao Chen’s body reforging. His intervention enables Yao Chen’s eventual rise to Late Two-Star Dou Sheng. 1 3

Binding the Xiao Clan and Starfall Pavilion

He wins Xiao Yan’s trust through fabricated Xiao Clan history, gifts, cultivation assistance, and invitations to the Yao Clan. He intends for Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, Starfall Pavilion, and the future Heavenly Mansion Alliance to be inseparably tied to the Yao Clan. 2 3 5

Return to the Yao Clan

Yao Dan escorts Yao Chen and Xiao Yan back to the Medicine Realm, confronts hostility toward Yao Chen’s return, and provides both men opportunities to prove themselves within the clan. 6 7 10

Clan Alliances and Consolidation

After defeating Shi Gandang, Yao Dan proposes a Yao-led alliance and uses high-level pill refinement to demonstrate the Yao Clan’s value. He later allies with the Pill Tower and Yan Clan while preparing against the Hun Clan. 14 15 20 28

Yao Ling’s Advancement

Yao Dan promotes Yao Ling to Young Clan Leader, grants her the Imperial Sword, guides her Soul power cultivation, and dispatches her on sensitive missions as his trusted representative. 19 42 47 48

Reunion with Xiao Yan as Fellow Transmigrators

Yao Dan reveals that he knows Xiao Yan is also from Earth. He helps Xiao Yan interpret the remnant diagram connected to the Netherworld Demonic Fire and warns him that the flame will descend in three years. 64

Trivia

• Yao Dan personally named Yao Ling on the day of her full moon, choosing her name for her rare Spirit Grade Bloodline. 37
• He has enjoyed crafting furnishings by hand since childhood; he was once punished with fifty lashes for neglecting cultivation to do handiwork. 8
• He does not carry the Tou She Ancient God Jade when traveling outside the Yao Clan. 5