Ye Fan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ye Fan (叶凡)
Alias(es)	Gu Feng; Ye Hei; Sacred Body; Crownless Emperor; Emperor Ye of the Heavens; Heavenly Emperor
Species/Race	Human; Desolate Ancient Holy Body 27 316
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Heavenly Court — Lord 664 669
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; Heavenly Court ruler; later an immortal leader of the Immortal Path expedition 665 690
Status	Immortal 690
First Appearance	Chapter 27

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Four Extremities Realm	187	Reaches the realm after extensive foundational tempering; his Sacred Body still faces the Innate Dao Diagram and requires an ancient desolate environment to cultivate safely. 187
Great Ability	238	Has broken through to Great Ability; his refined Sacred Body blood has begun producing substantial golden blood. 238
Sage King	316	Stands among the young Supremes of the Human Race Ancient Road and faces contemporaries such as Di Tian, Guhuang, and the Human King without fear. 316
Forbidden Domain	326, 328	Touches the Forbidden Domain, then creates the Heavenly Emperor Fist, his personal Forbidden Chapter, and defeats nine heaven-evolved Emperor and Ancient Emperor Dao bodies. 326 328
Great Saint	331	Has recently entered the Great Saint realm, though Yan Kuan’s Quasi-Emperor manifestation makes the difference in their power starkly apparent. 331
Great Completion Sacred Body	387, 388	Completes a blood exchange using Crimson True Blood, reshapes his body, and survives attacks during his unprecedented transformation tribulation. 387 388
Alternative Dao Achiever	654	After further consolidation and battle, reaches Ultimate Sublimation and becomes an Alternative Dao Achiever. 654
Heavenly Emperor	664, 665	Breaks the myriad Daos during his Dao-achieving Imperial Tribulation, attaining the Heavenly Emperor Dao Fruit in one lifetime. 664 665
Chaos Body	671	During his fifth life, Furnace Nurtures Hundred Scriptures melts his accumulated methods together and forms a Chaos Body. 671
Innate Dao Body	684	In his eighth life, severs all Sacred Body origin and returns to a mortal foundation described as an Innate Dao Body. 684
Immortal through mortality	690	Completes his ninth-life transformation and becomes an immortal, then leads the Heavenly Court army onto the Immortal Path. 690

Background / History

Ye Fan is born with the Desolate Ancient Holy Body, a premier physique whose Great Completion is said to rival an Ancient Great Emperor. His Sacred Body blood is innately awakened and possesses exceptional potential, though the physique’s cultivation path has been weakened by the world’s changing environment and curses from Forbidden Zone Supremes. 27

After leaving the bronze coffin in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone, Ye Fan hears an ancient sutra, gains enlightenment, and consumes divine fruits that restore his youth. With Pang Bo, he shares the fruits and supplies they find with their former classmates. 115

During his Eastern Wilderness travels, he survives the Ancient Primordial Mines, obtains the Fourth Generation Source Celestial Master’s notes, and acquires Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold. He later gives both to Yan Kuan in gratitude. 159 Under the disguise Gu Feng, he gains recognition in Divine City for Origin Arts after cutting open rare treasures, including a Flying Immortal Stone and Ice Snow Source. 162

Ye Fan drifts through the starry sky for seven years after restarting the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin with Black Emperor’s array patterns. He eventually arrives at Ziwei Ancient Star, reunites with Yan Kuan, and is sent to Tianyuan Ancient City to confront Primordial Ancestral Kings. 211

Abilities & Skills

Desolate Ancient Holy Body

Ye Fan’s Sacred Body grants immense vitality, golden blood, exceptional physical strength, and the potential to contend with Emperor-level beings after Great Completion. His blood evolves through distinct golden and crimson states as his cultivation advances. 27 238 388

• His blood energy can form a dragon-shaped pillar that pierces the heavens when cultivated through Source Heaven Divine Art. 177
• At Great Completion, he defeats and absorbs the blood of the Great Success Overlord Body. 388
• The physique is difficult to cultivate before its shackles are overcome; early advancement is constrained by the Innate Dao Diagram. 187
• His Sacred Body blood resonates with Xin Lan’s Divine Body, leading him to suspect that the God Clan shares human origins. 316 317

Origin Arts

Ye Fan is a skilled Origin Arts practitioner who possesses the Fourth Generation Source Celestial Master’s notes and operates in Divine City under the identity Gu Feng. 159 162

• Wins nine of ten gambles at Dao One Stone Gambling House and cuts open the Nine-Aperture Stone Man. 162
• Uses Source Heaven Divine Art to release the essence of vast quantities of Source. 177
• Wields the Source Heaven Divine Eye to inspect hidden bloodlines, physiques, and the Ancient Primordial Mines’ aura. 327

Heavenly Emperor Fist

Ye Fan’s self-created Forbidden Chapter is the embodiment of his personal Dao and invincible intent. Unlike borrowed imperial inheritances, it is a technique formed through continuous self-tempering. 325 328

• Enters the Forbidden Domain through the creation of this fist intent. 328
• Grows stronger in battle and refines shattered Emperor Dao-body imprints into nourishment for the technique. 328
• Shatters the Faith Power ocean around Mount Sumeru and clashes directly with the Great Peacock King. 341 342
• Supports his effort to suppress the myriad Daos and attain the Heavenly Emperor throne. 665

Furnace Nurtures Hundred Scriptures

During a desperate confrontation with the evolved Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, Ye Fan turns his accumulated arts, scriptures, visions, and weapons into a furnace that tempers a “true self.” 328

• Uses the method to evolve toward Chaos while under lethal pressure. 328
• In his fifth life, develops the method to its peak and forms a Chaos Body. 671
• Later severs his accumulated origins repeatedly, seeking a deeper understanding of mortality, rebirth, and the source of power. 684 690

Imperial Tribulation

Ye Fan’s tribulations are exceptionally destructive due to the Sacred Body’s arduous path to Dao achievement. 299 664

• Survives an evolved Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation by forcing a desperate transformation. 328
• Endures multiple Quasi-Emperor tribulations while completing his Sacred Body. 388
• Breaks the myriad Daos during his Imperial Tribulation, creating an opening for other Alternative Dao Achievers to attempt their own Emperor Tribulations. 664

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Myriad Things Mother Qi Cauldron — Ye Fan’s principal cauldron; it accompanies his Heavenly Emperor tribulation and helps stabilize Blue Star. He later combines it with the Nine Cauldrons into a Supreme Immortal Artifact. 393 664 690
• King Kong Bangle — Taken after Ye Fan kills ten of Yaoguang’s strongest disciples. 161
• Trigram Treasure Box — Given to Ye Fan by Yan Kuan for protection in Divine City. 161
• Golden Crow Fan — Given alongside the Trigram Treasure Box. 161
• Broken Green Cauldron — Used to resist Mount Sumeru’s Faith Power and during his battle with the Great Peacock King. 341 342
• Eternal Universe Furnace — Manifested during his struggle against the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. 328
• Grand Sovereign Sword — Activated alongside his other secret arts during that same tribulation. 328

Relationships

• Yan Kuan — Elder-brother figure, adviser, and long-term ally. Yan Kuan warns Ye Fan against dangerous Forbidden Zones, equips him for Divine City, accelerates his Great Completion Sacred Body plan, and suppresses the backlash threatening Ye Fan’s Heavenly Emperor tribulation. 159 161 387 664
• Pang Bo — Former classmate and enduring companion. They share divine fruits in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone and travel together on the Human Race Ancient Road. 115 317
• Black Emperor — Longtime companion and frequent source of trouble. Ye Fan relies on the dog’s array patterns but also blames him for reckless schemes and unresolved affairs. 211 317 681
• Ji Ziyue — Ye Fan’s partner and mother of their daughter, Little Zi; she supports him after his Heavenly Emperor tribulation. 665
• Xiao Nannan — Treats Ye Fan as an older brother. Yan Kuan later entrusts her to Ye Fan before leaving. 211 705
• Ruthless Great Empress — Shares a profound karmic connection with Ye Fan. She had nurtured him as a possible reflection of the brother she lost, but ultimately acknowledges that Ye Fan is not that person. 685
• Ye Yishui — Ye Fan’s son, born during Ye Fan’s mortal-life experience in Yunchuan. 686
• Great Peacock King Bodhisattva — Defeated in the Mount Sumeru conflict, then brought under Ye Fan’s side and advances to the Quasi-Emperor realm. 343
• Duan De — Old friend whose final testament reaches Ye Fan during the latter’s first life. 669

Story Role / Major Arcs

Human Race Ancient Road

At the Tenth Pass, Ye Fan’s arrival draws widespread attention and revives his conflict with Overlord Hun Zhan. He later defeats Hun Zhan with a single fist in the Mythic Sea of Bitterness, subjugates several attacking prodigies, destroys the Earth Corpse, and declares his intent to become invincible in his generation. 297 326

His confrontation with Xin Lan reveals the resonance between his Sacred Body and the God Clan. Although Xin Lan claims that Ye Fan will join the God Clan, their brief clash ends without a decisive outcome. 316

Forbidden Domain and Great Completion

Ye Fan meditates beneath the Bodhi Tree for years to create his own path, culminating in the Heavenly Emperor Fist and entrance into the Forbidden Domain. 325 328 He later undergoes a prepared blood exchange to complete his Sacred Body, surviving interference by Forbidden Zone Supremes before killing the Great Success Overlord Body. 387 388

Heavenly Emperor Ascension

As the strongest Alternative Dao Achiever of the golden age, Ye Fan guides and tests challengers rather than simply eliminating them. His victories across the cosmos earn him the title Crownless Emperor. 662

He then triggers an unprecedented Imperial Tribulation, forcibly breaking the myriad Daos and allowing numerous cultivators to attempt Dao achievement alongside him. Despite severe injuries, he attains the Heavenly Emperor Dao Fruit in one lifetime and brings the Forbidden Zones under Heavenly Court rule. 664 665

Long Lives and the Immortal Path

As the Golden Age fades, Ye Fan outlives most of his contemporaries and repeatedly pursues the Mortal Immortal Path. His first life lasts 26,000 years; by the Heavenly Emperor Calendar’s 100,000th year, he has successfully reached his fourth life. 669

In later lives, Ye Fan cultivates a Chaos Body, severs it, returns to a mortal foundation, and ultimately becomes an immortal through mortality. He joins Yan Kuan and the Ruthless Great Empress in pushing the myriad Daos and leads the Heavenly Court army to conquer the Immortal Path. 671 684 690

Personality

Ye Fan is composed before powerful rivals and refuses to be intimidated by reputation or lineage. Even when confronting young Supremes on the Ancient Road, he remains calm, welcomes old opponents, and treats his strength as something to be proven through battle. 316 326

He is relentlessly determined to overcome the Sacred Body’s supposedly impassable path to Dao achievement. During his Imperial Tribulation, he continues fighting while repeatedly shattered, using his own ordeal to create opportunities for others. 662 664

Despite becoming the universe’s dominant figure, Ye Fan retains concern for his companions and successors. He guides less accomplished challengers seriously, supports other cultivators during their tribulations, and prepares artifacts and formations for the Heavenly Court in case he can no longer protect it personally. 662 664 669

Notable Quotes

“Even if no Sacred Body has ever realized the Dao in history, I'll succeed. The road—isn't it made by people walking it?” 662

“Everyone, as I break through the myriad Daos, lead your Imperial Tribulations down upon yourselves!” 664