Yang Yugan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yang Yugan (杨玉干)
Alias(es)	Sect Master Yang; Director Yang; Master
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Nature Master Department / Nature Master Sect; formerly part of Luojing Transcendent Academy
Occupation/Role	Sect leader and director of the Nature Master Department; mentor to Chen Nan and Lu Fangliang
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 80

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Path Entry stage	159	His prior Path Entry cultivation was roughly comparable to a Level Seventy Transcendent, yet he could contend with the Level Eighty-Five Chu Yubo in a palm-strike exchange.
Initial Unity stage	167	Emerged from seclusion after breaking through; gained a qualitative increase in power and the ability to perform spatial-temporal travel.
Mid-stage Unity stage	285	Reached this stage through cultivation in the botanical garden and pills refined by Chen Nan; began preparing to pioneer the difficult path toward late-stage Unity.

Background / History

Yang Yugan led the declining Nature Master Department while it remained attached to Luojing Transcendent Academy. The other department heads openly disdained the Nature Masters, while the academy provided only limited enrollment quotas and superficial courtesy. Yang and Lu Fangliang nevertheless continued observing academy assessments for potential recruits. 80 81

He accepted Chen Nan into the department despite Qiu Daqiang's opposition and the political pressure this decision placed on him. Chen Nan's resolve convinced Yang that, as a leading Nature Master, he could not yield where his prospective disciple would not. 92

After Chen Nan joined, Yang repeatedly shielded him from hostile academy figures. He warned Chu Yubo that any harm done to Chen Nan would be answered in kind against Chu's own students, then agreed to an end-of-year department competition rather than allow Chu to intimidate his disciple. 97

Yang initially faced internal resistance as well. Elders Fu Long and Gao Haitao opposed Chen Nan's appointment as young department head, and Yang could not dismiss them freely because they could appeal to the academy authorities. 137

He entered seclusion as the Nature Master Department's cultivation system improved, leaving its daily affairs to Chen Nan and Lu Fangliang. His breakthrough into the Unity stage restored morale and made him the department's decisive deterrent. 159 167

Appearance

Yang Yugan is an elderly man, described as being in his sixties, with a silver beard. 99 137

• Usually carries himself with the composed demeanor expected of a sect leader. 80 175
• His presence becomes markedly imposing when he releases his power. 252

Personality

Yang is patient, restrained, and protective. He generally avoids needless confrontation and speaks courteously even to those who look down on his department, but he becomes uncompromising when Chen Nan or the Nature Masters are threatened. 80 97 175

He values the future of the Nature Master lineage over his own pride. He accepts Chen Nan's extraordinary growth rather than suppressing it, permits changes to traditional practices, and gradually yields departmental management to his disciple. 169 185 219

Yang is also deeply patriotic. Before war reached Qingyang Kingdom, he and Lu Fangliang resolved to fight for their country regardless of the personal cost, while initially withholding the issue from Chen Nan so it would not burden him. 136

Abilities & Skills

Unity-stage Cultivation

Yang's Unity-stage cultivation places him on a fundamentally different level from ordinary Transcendent beings. His power grows drastically with each realm advancement after Path Entry. 167

• Can withstand attacks from high-level Transcendents and supernatural mechas with little visible harm. 252
• Can kill a Level Ninety Transcendent equipped with a supernatural mecha in a single exchange. 252
• Is not invulnerable in a prolonged, direct battle against numerous powerful opponents; he can be worn down if forced to stand and fight. 240

Spatial Displacement

Yang can disappear and reappear through spatial displacement, making him exceptionally difficult to restrain or pursue. 175

• Uses displacement to evade direct confrontations and threaten enemies who target his disciples. 175 240
• Can travel tens of thousands of miles per day and search distant areas for rare resources. 218
• Can open teleportation gates and assist with large-scale transfers when working alongside Chen Nan. 273 313
• Cannot perform interplanetary spatial displacement at his current strength. 245

Perception and Premonition

Yang possesses unusually strong perception, allowing him to locate resources, recognize danger, and anticipate certain events. 218 249

• Discovered a hidden world on Planet Kabudan while searching for medicinal ingredients. 218
• Detected the method for passing safely through a power shield surrounding a rune array. 284
• Had a premonition before the Seven Great Families arrived at the Nature Master Training Base. 252

Artifact Forging and Object Control

Yang is an accomplished Nature Master artifact forger and can control spiritual-sense weapons. 111 168

• Forged Chen Nan's Meridian Mandarin Duck Axes and later created his first small flying sword. 98 169
• Refined divine weapons from refined gold, including flying swords. 168 185
• Can use the Object Control Technique to manipulate flying swords. 168 222
• Crafted a rune-inscribed spatial bracer with storage space comparable to an artifact-refining room. 242

Alchemy and Cultivation Support

Yang researches pills to strengthen Nature Masters and personally supports Chen Nan's cultivation. 213 218

• Refined the Liu Yuan Pill, which provides cultivation benefit equivalent to eighteen days of ordinary practice. 218
• Provided Chen Nan with Liu Yuan, Spirit Guiding, and Body Tempering Pills during his intensive cultivation. 220
• Assisted Chen Nan in refining protective Reincarnation Fate Reversal Pills for Path Entry-stage Nature Masters. 245

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Flying sword — A spiritual-sense weapon personally refined over decades; Yang once staked it in a wager on Chen Nan's duel. 111
• Mysterious Profound Token — Used to transfer power to Chen Nan before a Diligence Ranking match. 152
• Spatial bracer — A rune-inscribed storage artifact Yang gifted to Chen Nan. 242

Relationships

• Chen Nan — Disciple and the central hope of Yang's plan to restore the Nature Master lineage. Yang accepts him into the department, protects him from external pressure, and supports his innovations. 92 97 219
• Lu Fangliang — Senior disciple and trusted collaborator. The two share responsibility for protecting and developing the Nature Master Department. 99 136 167
• Qiu Daqiang — Dean of Luojing Transcendent Academy. Their relationship shifts from institutional pressure and hostility to pragmatic cooperation as Yang's strength and influence grow. 92 279
• Chu Yubo — Head of the Strength Department and a recurring rival. Yang directly confronted him over Chen Nan and later negotiated the departments' high-stakes competition. 97 264 266
• Fu Long and Gao Haitao — Elderly Nature Masters who resisted Yang's decision to elevate Chen Nan within the department. 137

Story Role / Major Arcs

Chen Nan's Recruitment

Yang accepts Chen Nan into the Nature Master Department despite opposition from academy leadership, making Chen Nan his disciple and committing the department to a difficult path of revival. 92

Defense of the Nature Masters

He publicly protects Chen Nan from Chu Yubo, confronts the five major family heads, and establishes that attacks on the department will carry consequences. His spatial displacement forces the families to abandon immediate retaliation. 97 175

Revival of the Department

Yang supports Chen Nan's reforms, enters the Unity stage, oversees artifact forging and cultivation resources, and becomes the pillar supporting the Nature Masters' rapid expansion. 167 169 185

Conflict with the Seven Great Families

When seventy Level Ninety Transcendents in supernatural mechas approach the training base, Yang leads the Path Entry disciples to meet them and kills one attacker instantly. The remaining families retreat in fear. 252 253

Independent Expansion

After the Nature Masters' rise, Yang negotiates controlled recruitment with Qiu Daqiang and works with Chen Nan to formally expand the organization beyond Luojing Transcendent Academy. 272 279

Preparation Against the Demonic Orcs

Yang treats the Demonic Orcs as the Nature Masters' immediate existential threat. He supports Chen Nan's preparations, protects him during dangerous cultivation and artifact work, and focuses the group on building the strength needed to resist. 281 287 290

Notable Quotes

“If you dare to lay a hand on my student, don't blame me for not being polite either.” 97

“Death is not frightening. What's frightening is losing courage and conviction.” 175

“We must remember that we are definitely going to oppose the Demonic Orcs. Therefore, if we can't defeat them, we will surely die.” 287