Su Hua Nian

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Su Hua Nian (苏华年)
Alias(es)	Fairy Su; Tantai Ling; Tantai Immortal Venerable; Old Ancestor of the Illusory Snow Sect
Species/Race	Fairy; reincarnation of an Immortal Venerable
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Azure Origin Sect; Heavenly Star Palace; Illusory Snow Sect
Occupation/Role	Sword cultivator; mother of Feng Ya Ya; Su He's Dao Companion
Status	Alive
First Appearance	6

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Heaven-Treading Second Level, Star Fate Realm	159	Battles Feng Yi Ju, who is a realm above her; deploys a snowstorm Domain and the Heavenly Star Palace's Polar Night.
Heaven-Treading Third Level	376	Emerges from over thirty years of seclusion with awakened past-life memories and enough power to draw on the hall's sword force.
Heaven-Treading Fourth Level	432	Her Demon Embryo advances after surviving a starry Heavenly Tribulation with Grand Ancestor Tai's support.
Heaven-Treading Fifth Level	436	Reaches a level where using the Heaven-Treading Sixth Level power of Ling Su becomes excessively draining.
Heaven-Treading Sixth Level	436 576	Can independently kill Heaven-Treading Sixth Level opponents; later stabilizes at the level through dual cultivation and draws down her past life's Sword Rhyme.

Background / History

Su Hua Nian was born and raised in Azure Origin. Her mother returned to the Heavenly Star Palace shortly after her birth, while Su Hua Nian remained in Azure Origin and was engaged to Feng Yi Ju before she was born. She devoted two centuries to the sword; the planned Dao Companion ceremony was delayed after news concerning her mother caused her father to leave. 250

She and Feng Yi Ju were nominal Dao Companions and lived separately. Their relationship finally collapsed over Feng Ya Ya, whose source Feng Yi Ju had secretly removed. Although Feng Yi Ju was Ya Ya's biological father and had once restored the infant's source, Su Hua Nian ultimately broke their marriage bond. 125 238 250

Sixty years before the events surrounding the Ghoulish Land, Su Hua Nian underwent a lightning tribulation in the Seven Absolutes Secret Realm and gave birth to Ya Ya. The child possessed only maternal source and was near death at birth; Su Hua Nian fought her way back to Azure Origin while carrying her. 238

Her past-life identity is Tantai Ling, the Tantai Immortal Venerable. Memories and inheritances from that life gradually re-emerge, including her connection to Sword Mountain and the Illusory Snow Sect. 283 292 390 433

Appearance

Su Hua Nian is a strikingly beautiful sword cultivator whose usual white robes and cold bearing evoke frost, snow, and a fairy beyond reach. Her beauty is unadorned, while her presence is sharpened by ever-present Sword Qi. 79

• White robes “as pure as snow”; later also wears a light water-blue dress. 79 192
• A strand of white hair appears at her temple. 159
• Her voice is clear and crisp, yet cold and desolate. 79
• Her aura can freeze the ground beneath her feet and carries a frost-like Sword Qi. 411

Personality

Su Hua Nian is naturally calm, reserved, and severe in bearing rather than emotionally detached. She is defined by restraint: her Sword Dao in this life distinguishes between sword and emotion, seeking not to sever feeling but to refine and contain it. 576

Her composure does not lessen her protectiveness. Ya Ya's safety repeatedly overrides every other concern, whether she is confronting Feng Yi Ju, fighting the Great Wisdom King Demon Statues, or making an oath to protect a dangerous secret. 159 226 224

Around Su He and Ya Ya, her cold exterior softens considerably. She becomes openly affectionate with her family, laughs more readily, and trusts Su He's protection even while remaining direct about what she will and will not accept. 249 252 576

Abilities & Skills

Sword Cultivation

Su Hua Nian is a high-level sword cultivator whose swordsmanship remains formidable even against opponents of greater cultivation.

• Wields the Ling Su Immortal Sword, a Supreme Immortal Treasure with its own artifact spirit. 234 348
• Uses the Heavenly Star Palace technique Polar Night, manifesting starlight within her snow-filled Domain. 159
• Can create sword clones and fill the battlefield with sword-wielding afterimages. 159
• Killed Feng Shi, a Heaven-Treading Seventh Level cultivator, along with his forty-nine avatars using the Immortal Sword. 391 392
• Her past life stood at the pinnacle of the Sword Dao; even the straw of her Sword Mountain hut contains sword intent capable of yielding profound techniques. 392

Domain

Her Domain is highly changeable and can reshape the battlefield.

• Initially manifests as an unnatural snowstorm capable of freezing its surroundings. 159
• Can shift into torrential rain to wash away hostile sword-dust and disrupt an enemy's control of the Domain. 159
• Uses the Domain's adaptability to deceive Feng Yi Ju and recover Ya Ya's life source. 159

Soul Beast Integration

Su Hua Nian possesses a Soul Beast and can merge it with her magic arts.

• Uses her Soul Beast to increase her speed during her pursuit of Feng Shi. 389
• Her Soul Beast's presence allows her to remain aware of events involving Ya Ya from afar. 182

Water Manipulation

She has centuries of practical experience in Water Manipulation and passed selected techniques to Su He.

• Teaches high-speed rotating water spheres for improved destructive power. 28
• Recommends mixing golden sand into spinning water to injure even ordinary exotic beasts. 28
• Manipulates water directly in combat and to control movement around Sword Mountain. 392 592

Alchemy

Su Hua Nian can refine medicine through sword-based methods.

• Uses her sword as fire to remove impurities from medicinal ingredients. 249
• Her unusual alchemical technique earns explicit praise from Nan Ming True Person. 249

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ling Su Immortal Sword — Supreme Immortal Treasure and Su Hua Nian's primary weapon; its artifact spirit resembles Feng Ya Ya. 234 348
• Profound Yellow Token — Allows her to draw upon Sword Mountain's power when combating Feng Shi's curse. 391
• Golden hairpin — Refined from Feng Shi's golden liquid by Ji Feixue; used to resist undercurrents. 411
• Bamboo hat and veil — Worn while traveling incognito in the mortal world. 182
• Bronze mirror — Used to track Su He's aura and location. 286

Relationships

• Su He — Dao Companion and husband. Their bond begins with Su He as Ya Ya's turtle companion, develops through shared danger and cultivation, and becomes an openly acknowledged relationship. 6 250 253
• Feng Ya Ya — Daughter. Su Hua Nian is fiercely protective of Ya Ya and repeatedly risks herself to restore or protect her source. 159 226 238
• Feng Yi Ju — Former Dao Companion and Ya Ya's biological father. Their marriage collapsed over his removal of Ya Ya's source. 125 238 250
• Ji Feixue — Fellow cultivator and complicated family associate. Ji Feixue protects Su Hua Nian during seclusion and assists her with formations and the refinement of treasures. 313 337 411
• Wei Xiao — Disciple. Su Hua Nian accepts her after recognizing her innate Star Body, fulfilling a favor owed to Granny Lan of Heavenly Star Palace. 183
• Grand Ancestor Tai — Senior who supports her Heavenly Tribulation by transmitting Star Power. 432
• Ran Hou — Sect Leader of the Illusory Snow Sect, who recognizes Su Hua Nian as the sect's Old Ancestor. 433

Story Role / Major Arcs

Azure Origin and Ya Ya's Protection

Su Hua Nian first appears as Ya Ya's guarded mother. Initially wary enough of Su He to consider killing him, she instead marks him as her property and later gives him Water Manipulation techniques after recognizing his care for Ya Ya. 6 28

Her conflict with Feng Yi Ju escalates when she discovers Ya Ya's missing source. She battles him directly, uses her Domain to reclaim the source, and fights through the Great Wisdom King Demon Statues while Ya Ya's life hangs in the balance. 159 226 227

Illusory Realm and Emotional Integration

Within Su He's illusionary realm, Su Hua Nian accompanies him through years of quiet domestic life but initially refuses his proposal. Later, she chooses to remain by his side without allowing romantic feelings to interfere with his emotional-integration trial. 118 123

Dao Companion and Family Life

After Ya Ya's source is restored, Su Hua Nian reveals the truth of her history with Feng Yi Ju and accepts her relationship with Su He. She and Su He establish a family life at Long Moon Estate, raising Ya Ya together. 230 250 253

Breaking Limits and Sword Mountain

Su Hua Nian enters Fallen Phoenix Valley and severs her cultivation in an attempt to break through her limits, transforming into a snow sculpture for decades. Upon emerging, she has awakened more of Tantai Immortal Venerable's memories and reaches Heaven-Treading Third Level. 292 376

In the Profound Yellow Grotto-heaven, she enters Sword Mountain to heal from Feng Shi's attack. She suppresses his life-linking curse, kills him, obtains the Jian Hexagram, and strengthens her authority over the mountain tied to her past life. 390 391 392

Illusory Snow Sect Old Ancestor

After advancing through a starry tribulation, Su Hua Nian returns to Fallen Phoenix Valley. Ran Hou recognizes her as the Illusory Snow Sect's Old Ancestor, and she repairs the sect's incomplete cultivation method. 432 433

Trivia

• Su Hua Nian shares Su He's surname; she once publicly referred to him as family on that basis. 79
• Her Immortal Sword's artifact spirit was renamed Ling Su after reading picture books at Long Moon Estate. 348
• She can identify unusual constitutions such as Wei Xiao's Star Body even when Su He's Dragon Turtle eyes cannot perceive them. 183
• Despite her austere image, she has laughed more during her life with Su He than in the preceding three hundred years. 249