Yao Chen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yao Chen (药尘)
Alias(es)	Transparent Elder; Elder Yao; Venerable Yao; Medicine Venerable; Medicine Saint
Species/Race	Human; existed as a Soul Body after his death before being resurrected 14 173
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Lu Chuan's subordinate under a Soul Contract; former Pavilion Master of Starfall Pavilion; born to the Yao Clan 14 16
Occupation/Role	High-rank alchemist; formerly an Eight-grade Alchemist and later identified as a Ninth-rank Alchemist 14 287
Status	Alive; resurrected in a reconstructed physical body 172 173
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Peak Nine-turn Dou Zun	14	His pre-death peak as the renowned Medicine Venerable; he was also an Eight-grade Alchemist.
Soul Body	14	Reduced to a bodyless soul after Han Feng's betrayal; the Bone Spirit Cold Flame helped preserve him.
Three-star Dou Zong strength	98	His recovered Spiritual Power allowed him to decisively suppress and kill Han Feng.
Approximately Five-star Dou Zong strength	115	Refining and absorbing the essence of Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva substantially restored his soul power.
Peak Six-turn Dou Zun	173	Successfully merged with Lu Chuan's reconstructed body, regaining corporeal life and formidable cultivation.
Half-Saint	181	Reached a level at which he could casually collapse space to destroy an enemy attack.
Intermediate Half-Saint	183	Easily shattered the combined attack of two Peak Dou Zun opponents.
Two-star Dou Sheng	320	Reached this realm within several years of his resurrection.
Early Six-star Dou Sheng	347	Advanced after refining and digesting a Ninth-grade Profound Pill; his strength became comparable to Yao Clan Elder Wanhuo.

History

Yao Clan exile and fall

Yao Chen was born into the Yao Clan, but Yao Wan Gui framed and expelled him. He later rose independently to become the Medicine Venerable, a peak Nine-turn Dou Zun, an Eight-grade Alchemist, and the Pavilion Master of Starfall Pavilion 14.

His life collapsed when his disciple Han Feng betrayed and sold him out. Yao Chen perished, but his powerful soul and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame preserved him as a Soul Body 14.

Captivity under Lu Chuan

While secretly observing Lu Chuan's battle against Yun Yun alongside Xiao Yan, Yao Chen avoided detection and remained cautious of the Amethyst Winged Lion King 4. Lu Chuan later found and captured the master and disciple. Although Yao Chen attempted to resist with a secret technique, he was severely injured and subdued 13.

Lu Chuan exposed Yao Chen's identity, exile, former status, and betrayal by Han Feng, leaving him convinced that Lu Chuan somehow knew his past 14. Faced with destruction as a Soul Body, Yao Chen accepted a Soul Contract after Lu Chuan promised to restore his body and enable his revenge against Han Feng 16.

Restoration and revenge

As Lu Chuan's alchemist, Yao Chen refined pills, identified rare materials, provided strategic reports, and continued to guide Xiao Yan's cultivation 25 27 34. His Spiritual Power gradually recovered through Lu Chuan's resources, enabling him to take revenge on Han Feng 98.

Yao Chen killed Han Feng with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, erasing both his body and soul. In gratitude, he offered Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame to Lu Chuan 98.

He refined an eighth-grade pill with three-colored Pill Lightning, after which Lu Chuan used a Dou Zun skeleton and Demonic Phoenix Blood Essence to reconstruct his body 172. Yao Chen completed the fusion and returned to life at Peak Six-turn Dou Zun cultivation 173.

Return to the Yao Clan

Yao Chen returned to the Yao Clan's space with Lu Chuan for the Medicine Canon, confronting the clan that had expelled him 320. When Yao Wan Gui insulted him, Lu Chuan forced the Yao Clan to reckon with Yao Chen's new status 321.

Yao Chen's sole demand was for his parents' names to be inscribed on the Yao Clan Monument, giving public recognition to the family connected to his unjust exile 321. He later continued advancing, eventually reaching early Six-star Dou Sheng 347.

Appearance

Yao Chen initially manifests as an ethereal, transparent old man due to his Soul Body state. Following his resurrection, he is once again an aged but fully corporeal figure whose aura commands fear from magical beasts and respect from other experts 14 173.

• Transparent, phantom-like appearance while lacking a physical body 3 14
• Aged appearance retained after reconstructing his body 173
• Often carries or wields a black ruler during combat demonstrations 12

Personality

Yao Chen is proud, experienced, and deeply conscious of the stature he held as the Medicine Venerable. He initially reacted with disbelief and humiliation when Lu Chuan forced him to acknowledge his weakened condition, but his desire for resurrection and vengeance ultimately outweighed his pride 14 16.

He is protective of Xiao Yan's future, requesting access to Lu Chuan's Cave Mansion so Xiao Yan could cultivate in its dense natural energy. He later advised Xiao Yan to abandon the Flame Mantra because their restricted circumstances made seeking and devouring Heavenly Flames unrealistic 25 52.

Despite his arrogance, Yao Chen respects the preservation of rare spiritual resources. He openly regretted Lu Chuan uprooting a Mysterious Mulberry Fruit tree, explaining that such treasures should be harvested without destroying their ability to regrow 52.

After Lu Chuan fulfilled his promise of resurrection, Yao Chen became notably loyal and described Lu Chuan's kindness as equivalent to granting him a second life 173.

Abilities & Skills

High-Rank Alchemy

Yao Chen is an elite alchemist whose knowledge and refining ability make him valuable to both Lu Chuan's forces and outside factions.

• Formerly recognized as an Eight-grade Alchemist and later described as a Ninth-rank Alchemist 14 287
• Refined the Myriad Poison Pill from a Peak Sixth-tier poison-attributed Magic Core within three days 34
• Refined Grade Seven pills for Lu Chuan and his faction 98
• Produced an eighth-grade pill capable of transforming into a red flood dragon and drawing three-colored Pill Lightning 172
• Refined the Fire Bodhi Pill for Blazing Flame Valley within five days 201
• Guided Yao Yue, while Fa Ma and Otto also sought his instruction 123 125

Bone Spirit Cold Flame

Yao Chen possesses the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, a Heavenly Flame useful in combat, poison treatment, and alchemy.

• Can suppress the effects of the Calamity Poison Body 27
• Was lent to Lu Chuan during the refinement of the Myriad Poison Pill 34
• Overwhelmed Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame and annihilated Han Feng completely 98
• Purged Curse Poison from Yun Shan and Nalan Jie 93 111
• Yao Chen was willing to relinquish the flame when Lu Chuan needed it, despite its importance to him 196

Soul and Medical Expertise

His long existence as a Soul Body gave Yao Chen extensive knowledge of soul cultivation and treatments for otherwise lethal conditions.

• Recited his soul cultivation method at Lu Chuan's command 80
• Identified a concealed Dou Emperor-level observer following Xiao Yan and reported the threat to Lu Chuan 27
• Treated Yun Shan's hidden dark energy with a Heavenly Flame 93
• Saved Nalan Jie by expelling Curse Poison from his bones 111

Combat and Spatial Techniques

Yao Chen remained a formidable combatant even before fully recovering his body.

• Used the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, an Earth-tier Dou Technique, to instruct and motivate Xiao Yan 12
• As a recovered Soul Body, fought and killed Han Feng, whose cultivation was at the peak Dou Emperor realm 98
• As a Half-Saint, collapsed space with a gesture to destroy Mo Yu's attack 181
• Easily destroyed an attack jointly created by two Peak Dou Zun opponents at the Intermediate Half-Saint stage 183
• Reached early Six-star Dou Sheng strength after consuming a Ninth-grade Profound Pill 347

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Black Ruler — used while demonstrating the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler to Xiao Yan 12
• Bone Spirit Cold Flame — Yao Chen's Heavenly Flame and primary alchemical flame 14 27
• Soul Imprint — carried one provided by Lu Chuan to summon aid if Lu Chuan's Cave Mansion came under attack 53

Relationships

• Lu Chuan — master and benefactor. Lu Chuan bound Yao Chen with a Soul Contract, enabled his revenge against Han Feng, and ultimately reconstructed his body 16 98 172 173.
• Xiao Yan — disciple. Yao Chen trained Xiao Yan before both were captured by Lu Chuan; he continues to advise and protect Xiao Yan's cultivation prospects 13 25 52.
• Han Feng — traitorous former disciple responsible for Yao Chen's death. Yao Chen personally killed him after recovering sufficient Spiritual Power 14 98.
• Yao Wan Gui — principal enemy within the Yao Clan. He framed and expelled Yao Chen, then later attempted to humiliate him upon his return 14 320 321.
• Yao Dan — Yao Clan Leader. Their meeting is marked by mutual complexity, with Yao Dan admitting that the clan had underestimated Yao Chen 322.
• Wind Venerable — old friend and fellow founder-associated figure of Starfall Pavilion who welcomed Yao Chen's return 187.
• Fa Ma — junior alchemist whom Yao Chen recognized from their earlier encounter; Fa Ma later sought his guidance 110 123.
• Yao Yue — alchemy student whom Yao Chen was ordered to guide in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital 121 123.
• Heavenly Fire Venerable — fellow Soul Body whom Yao Chen agreed to assist by refining a Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill 173.

Notable Quotes

“This Saint is Yao Chen, an old friend of your master!” 187

“Today, we must capture that old scoundrel Mu Gu!” 194