Shi Yi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Shi Yi (石毅)
Alias(es)	Daoist Shi
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Grand Daoist Sect; Ancient Moon Peak; formerly Evergreen Temple, Anhe Martial Arts School, and Anyang Martial Arts School
Occupation/Role	Daoist cultivator; Martial Path cultivator; elite disciple of the Grand Daoist Sect
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Double Pupils — Initial Unlock	1	Awakens Heart Like Ice, Eidetic Memory, See Through Illusions, and the ability to traverse worlds.
Martial Path — Blood Essence Realm	14	Breaks through after consuming twenty jin of beef and cultivating in seclusion.
Martial Path — Flesh and Blood Realm	47	Gains two additional Anchor Points; begins using Wood Skin Inscriptions to strengthen his body.
Martial Path — Stone Skin Realm	83	Completes the Stone Skin Inscription across his body; ordinary blades cannot cut his facial skin.
Martial Path — Copper Skin Realm	129	Completes the Copper Skin Inscription and reaches over 1,200 jin of strength.
Martial Path — Peak Martial Student / Ice Skin	130	Connects Wood, Stone, and Copper Skin inscriptions; gains Ice Skin, sharp-weapon resistance, and over 1,500 jin of strength.
Daoist Path — Object Manipulation Realm	131	Condenses a Yin Spirit through the combined essence of the sun and moon, gaining initial combat power and Object Manipulation.
Martial Path — Martial Warrior Realm	136	Completes initial muscle-and-tendon refinement; strength rises beyond 1,800 jin.
Martial Path — Flood Dragon Tendon	174	Reaches the peak of the Tendon Martial Warrior stage, with strength exceeding 3,000 jin.
Martial Path — Peak Muscle Refinement Martial Warrior	181	Completes Muscle and Tendon Inscriptions, including the head inscription; activated inscriptions raise his strength to 5,000 jin.
Daoist Path — Core Elixir Realm	231 232	Condenses a Golden Core, greatly improving flight, Daoist Arts, recovery, and Anchor Point capacity.
Future Faith Body — Peak Core Elixir	278	Forms a faith-powered body through the Angel Divine Church and advances it using gathered belief.
Martial Path — Ice Skin Jade Bones	261	Completes the Unity of Lesser and Greater Heavenly Circuits during the Sword Mountain trial, approaching Demonic Elephant Colossal Strength.
Daoist Path — Dharma Form Realm	264	Transforms Yin Spirit power into tangible Dharma Power and obtains the Human Immortal acupoints method.
Martial Path — Innate Grandmaster Realm	278	Refines the five viscera and six organs; physical strength rises to nearly two Demonic Elephant Colossal Strengths.
Daoist Path — Sitting-Forgetfulness Realm	280	Gains the capacity to divide his thoughts and cultivate multiple techniques concurrently.
Daoist Path — Immortal Realm	298	Awakens the Double Pupils’ Heavenly Tribulation Light after breaking through.
Daoist Path — Sage	304	Becomes a Sage after comprehending the thoughts left by the Hundred Sages.
Daoist Path — Yang God Realm	304	Survives nine lightning tribulations and ascends to the Yang God realm.

Background

Shi Yi was born with Double Pupils, a condition modern medicine diagnosed as congenital cataracts. His unusual eyes frightened others from childhood, including his family, and he grew accustomed to concealing them behind sunglasses. At sixteen, his pupils changed to red and blue and awakened a panel identifying him as the “Pupil Master,” with several Divine Abilities and the means to traverse another world 1.

He initially lived alone in a small apartment on Earth and maintained a deliberately distant relationship with his parents, Shi Xuan and Qin Wanqing, and his younger brother, Shi Hao. After leaving the family home, he preferred solitude and sought to preserve the fragile stability of their household rather than force closeness 17 18.

Upon entering the Central Great World, Shi Yi created a scholar identity to conceal both his origins and his Double Pupils. He joined Anyang Martial Arts School under Lu Feng, then later advanced through Anhe Martial Arts School and Evergreen Temple. His literacy studies under Lou Xuanming and his study of local history, cultivation texts, and medicine became as important to his growth as physical training 4 5 25 39.

Appearance

Shi Yi is a strikingly handsome young man with refined features and a face described as jade-like when his eyes are closed. Martial cultivation steadily makes his build more muscular and imposing, while his completed Ice Skin gives him unusually fair, smooth skin 1 17 130.

• His Double Pupils consist of two outer blue pupils and two inner red pupils, which emit a faint divine light visible in reflections but appear black in medical examinations and photographs 1.
• He usually hides his eyes with sunglasses on Earth and with contact lenses when operating in the Central Great World 1 4.
• He can adopt radically different appearances, demeanor, clothing, and mannerisms to pass as a scholar or conceal his identity 4 243.
• His inscription-enhanced skin becomes increasingly resistant to weapons as his Martial Path cultivation advances 83 131.

Personality

Shi Yi is reserved, disciplined, and intensely self-reliant. Years of ostracization gave him an indomitable temperament and a habit of ignoring gossip, provocation, and public scrutiny. He plans his breakthroughs carefully, often concealing progress so that his talent does not attract dangerous attention 3 6 47 74.

He values knowledge as a practical necessity. He pursues literacy after acquiring manuals he cannot read, studies cultivation records and medical texts, and modifies martial techniques according to the changes he perceives in his own qi and blood 12 131 133.

Shi Yi is cautious about trust, particularly among factions and sects. He refuses recruitment attempts before understanding the situation, avoids Anhe Martial Arts School’s internal conflicts, and relies on Song Jing and Gu Qianqiu only after judging their actions dependable 62 74 149.

His compassion is limited where enemies are concerned. He disposes of hostile gang members without hesitation and considers those who attempt to kill him legitimate targets for elimination 12 265 266.

Abilities & Skills

Double Pupils

Shi Yi’s congenital Double Pupils are the foundation of his exceptional perception, Divine Abilities, and cross-world movement.

• See Through Illusions — Perceives Blood Essence, cultivation strength, inscription patterns, and concealed physical changes; ordinary methods of hiding qi and blood do not deceive him 15 133 243.
• Heart Like Ice — Maintains clarity and suppresses fear, impatience, and destabilizing emotions; it allows him to complete the Heart-Questioning Path in fifty breaths 1 131 143.
• Eidetic Memory — Remembers people and information after a single encounter, aiding his studies and identity management 1 139.
• Traversal and Anchor Points — Travels between Earth and the Central Great World, establishing Anchor Points for later teleportation 1 47 150.
• Soul Devouring Tribulation Light — Devours yin souls and extracts memories; first awakened after he killed a Mina Yaksha 89 295.
• Foresight of Enemy Intent — Breaks down movements and Daoist Arts into readable, slowed sequences, allowing him to anticipate attacks 232.
• Heavenly Tribulation Light — A powerful killing Divine Ability awakened after his Immortal Realm breakthrough; it can erase traces from spoils and Dharma Bodies 298 299.

Daoist Cultivation

Shi Yi cultivates several methods simultaneously, using separate spaces within his Sea of Consciousness to sustain multiple visualized deities and cultivation paths 116 262.

• Three Energies Earth Lord Scripture — His early Daoist foundation under Song Jing; enables the Three Energies Earth Lord visualized deity and Yin Spirit formation 120 133.
• Great Vehicle Tathagata Sutra — Grants the Tathagata visualized deity and the defensive Yin Spirit characteristic “All Buddhas Arrive, Tathagata Unchanged” 132 157.
• Records of the Five Venerables — Creates the Five Directions Auxiliary Venerables, which help contain the influence of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires while strengthening his soul’s combat capacity 93 94.
• Golden Crow Carrying Sun Diagram — His principal re-cultivation method within the Grand Daoist Sect; he chooses the Heaven-Burning Yin Spirit characteristic to amplify fire-based combat 153 157.
• Azure Mist Sword Art — Provides sword intent, Dharma Form tempering, Human Immortal acupoints methods, and the prospect of forging the Azure Mist Saint Body 263 264.
• Possession — Uses possession to experience life and death, control other bodies, and infiltrate targets such as the Sixth Prince of Great Zhou 281 295.
• Future Faith Body — Creates faith-powered bodies through worshippers of the Angel Divine Church and directs believers through the Dream Infiltration Method 278.

Golden Crow Divine Fire

A high-level fire Daoist Art granted through Gu Qianqiu’s guidance. Shi Yi condenses a fire-source seed as its casting medium and rapidly achieves mastery 164 165.

• Can take the form of a Golden Crow when his control is sufficiently refined 237.
• Inflicts devastating damage on Yin Spirits and can overwhelm multiple opponents 176 191.
• Its Heaven-Burning characteristic further increases its offensive potential 157.
• Consumes substantial Yin Spirit power during sustained combat, though Shi Yi’s unusually deep reserves offset this weakness 185 192.

Martial Dao Treasure Body

Shi Yi combines layered inscriptions, body-tempering techniques, and extreme refinement to pursue a body beyond conventional Martial Path limits.

• Wood, Stone, and Copper Skin Inscriptions — Progressively refine and defend the skin and flesh 47 83 129.
• Ice Skin — Resists sharp weapons and Hundred-Refinement weapons with little or no injury 130 131.
• Muscle and Tendon Inscriptions — Strengthen his internal inscription network and raise his activated strength to 5,000 jin 181.
• Ice Skin Jade Bones — Achieved through the Unity of Lesser and Greater Heavenly Circuits; establishes the foundation for a Martial Dao Treasure Body 261.
• Innate Grandmaster Physique — Refines the organs, prolongs vitality, and grants physical strength exceeding many veteran Innate Grandmasters 278.

Scholarly and Practical Skills

• Learns the Great Zhou Dynasty’s written language and studies under scholar Lou Xuanming 12 25.
• Uses his perception to adapt martial forms into versions suited to his own qi and blood circulation 133.
• Researches traditional medicine and uses herbs, meat, pills, and prescriptions to support cultivation 131 160.
• Develops disguises through the Body-Changing Face-Altering Art and carefully manages separate identities across worlds 4 243.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Lightning Tribulation Magic Sword — A sentient lightning-based magic treasure refined into his Sea of Consciousness; its destructive potential can remain relevant through the Sitting-Forgetfulness Realm if properly nurtured 246.
• Bodhi Seed — Contains a Minor World that supports cultivation, comprehension, and storage 227 243.
• Anchor Points — Teleportation markers created through his Double Pupils’ Traversal ability 47 150.
• Glazed Eight Desolations Shield — A difficult but powerful protective Daoist Art selected by Gu Qianqiu to compensate for Shi Yi’s lack of defensive techniques 239.
• Great Heavenly Cycle Body Tempering Fist — Complete Martial Path manual gifted by Wan Chengping after Shi Yi enters Anhe Martial Arts School’s Core Court 77.
• Records of the Five Venerables — Soul-cultivation text given by Song Jing to stabilize Shi Yi’s desires and strengthen his soul 93.

Relationships

• Shi Xuan — Father. Their relationship begins formally and at a distance, but Shi Yi later shares his study-abroad plans and provides a Qi-and-blood prescription for the family 18 160.
• Qin Wanqing — Mother. Welcomes Shi Yi warmly while respecting his need for distance; Shi Yi later shows greater care for her health and well-being 17 18 160.
• Shi Hao — Younger brother. Initially fears Shi Yi because of their past, but gradually becomes more comfortable calling him “Brother” 18 160 234.
• Lu Feng — Master at Anyang Martial Arts School. Recognizes Shi Yi’s exceptional bone structure, accepts him as a disciple, and provides cultivation resources and support 5 24 38.
• Zhao Cheng — Senior brother and early mentor. Teaches Shi Yi the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist, helps with practical matters, and protects him from the Five Tigers Gang 5 6 31.
• Song Jing — Master at Evergreen Temple’s Pure Serenity Courtyard. Guides Shi Yi’s early Daoist cultivation, gives him the Records of the Five Venerables, and uses his authority to force the Changle Gang to apologize 74 93.
• Gu Qianqiu — Master and Ancient Moon Peak elder. Takes Shi Yi as a registered disciple after his unprecedented assessment performance, later supports his advancement to elite disciple and provides high-level Daoist Arts 143 144 239.
• Qin Yao — Elite disciple of Qianya Peak. Meets Shi Yi during the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm expedition and later shares a friendly connection with him 222 225.
• Life-Absence Saintess / Song Muchan — Enemy who once attempted to kill Shi Yi. He later destroys her physical body, captures her, and obtains the All Beings Future Sutra from her memories 265 266 268.
• Sixth Prince of Great Zhou — Target of Shi Yi’s possession. Shi Yi extracts his memories, impersonates him to avoid suspicion, and engineers his apparent death 295 296.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Awakening and traversal — Discovers the true nature of his Double Pupils, gains Divine Abilities, and begins traveling between Earth and the Central Great World 1.
• Martial Path foundation — Enters Anyang Martial Arts School, becomes Lu Feng’s disciple, reaches the Blood Essence Realm, and begins building his inscription-based physique 5 14 47.
• Ninghe County cultivation — Advances through Anhe Martial Arts School and Evergreen Temple while avoiding gang recruitment, factional conflict, and threats from the Changle Gang 31 62 74 77.
• Grand Daoist Sect entry — Impresses the sect during its assessment with a solid Yin Spirit, 230-jin Object Manipulation, and a fifty-breath completion of the Heart-Questioning Path 141 142 143.
• Inner Court rise — Cultivates the Golden Crow Divine Fire, dominates challengers in the Inner Court, and becomes an elite disciple of Ancient Moon Peak 165 176 237 238.
• Secret-realm advancement — Acquires major opportunities in the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm and Azure Mist Minor World, forging Ice Skin Jade Bones and advancing to the Dharma Form Realm 231 261 264.
• Revenge and independent growth — Defeats the Life-Absence Saintess, develops possession and Future Faith Bodies, and leaves the Grand Daoist Sect to prevent his troubles from implicating it 268 278 295.
• Rise to Yang God — Devours Meng Xuanji’s knowledge, enters the Tomb of the Sages, defeats the Great Zhou Emperor and Imperial Advisor, and ascends through lightning tribulations to the Yang God realm 299 304.

Notable Quotes

“The primary objective is to destroy her physical body.” 265

“For Shi Yi, dead enemies were good enemies.” 265