Su Yi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Su Yi (苏奕)
Alias(es)	Outer Disciple Sword Leader; Great Zhou Imperial Tutor; Xuan Jun Sword Master; Fate Official; Su Sword Venerable; Xiao Jian (disguise)
Species/Race	Human; reincarnated sword cultivator
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Formerly Green River Sword Mansion; founder/rebuilder of the Eternal Night Academy
Occupation/Role	Sword cultivator; mentor; weapon refiner
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Cultivation lost	2	After rising to become Green River Sword Mansion’s number one outer disciple at sixteen, he loses his cultivation and becomes the Wen Family’s live-in son-in-law.
Qi Gathering Realm	216	Uses superior sword techniques to defeat fifth-level Grandmaster Qin Changshan despite the realm gap.
Furnace Nourishing Realm	247	Enters the realm after establishing the Qi Gathering foundations of All Apertures Become Spiritual, Hidden Meridian, and Dao Qi.
Grandmaster Fourth Realm	309	Nurtures four kinds of Spiritual Nature Dao Light and gains Divine Sense, enabling Dao comprehension.
Grandmaster Fifth Realm	332	Tempers the Five Vices Spiritual Nature; gains the basis to wield the Grand Five Elements Domain Suppression Sword and One Qi God Slaying Art.
Grain Avoidance Realm	426	Kills Star Gathering Realm Qi Chongzi with a finger strike and scatters his divine soul.
Essence Palace Realm	500	Battles Spirit Transformation Realm Huo Tiandu above Combing Cloud Lake; his Supreme Dao Seed, Dao foundation, soul power, and Sword Dao compensate for the realm disparity.
Star Gathering Realm	648	Is known for killing ancient monstrous figures who had entered the Spirit Transformation Realm while at this stage.
Spirit Transformation Realm, middle stage	720	Tempers his Primal Beginning Dao Intent toward Perfection and plans to reach the late stage before the Brilliant Era.
Spirit Transformation Realm, late stage	724	Has advanced two minor realms since slaying five Spirit Wheel Realm cultivators.
Spirit Appearance Realm	747	Breaks through his Great Tribulation with one sword and routs Spirit Wheel Realm opponents.
Spirit Wheel Realm	874	Captures a Profound Illumination Realm Early Stage Emperor alive after defeating her in battle.
Emperor Realm	1040	Uses three swords against Ye Tiandu: one severs his head, one breaks the Kunwu Formation, and one threatens the Ye Clan.
Profound Darkness Realm	1052	Effortlessly defeats five Profound Darkness Realm Emperors from the Red Lotus Teaching.
Profound Unification Realm, Perfection	1212	Kills a late Equal Longevity Realm World King with one sword.
Return to One Realm	1331	Defeats three Departed Spirits in succession and suppresses Huayin Real Person’s Divine Soul.
Dao Unification Realm	1498	Kills seven Dao Unification Realm cultivators with one sleeve wave and wages war against three major camps.
Transformation to Truth Realm, late stage	1500	Reaches the late stage after one month and ranks first on the Path to Heaven Platform after defeating thirty-six Guardians.
Void Realm, late stage	1734	Breaks through after seven days of seclusion; defeats mid-stage Mystical Realm Immortal King Liu Shuijing in two moves.
Breakthrough Realm	2685	Attains the realm amid battle and neutralizes the combined attacks of Emperor E, Burning Lamp Buddha, and Lu Shi.
Fate Official / Path to Godhood	3270	After the Breakthrough Realm, manifests power that terrifies Dao Ancestors and is enhanced by converging Zhou Xu Rules.
Original Realm	3434	Has advanced two minor levels during eight months of cultivation and possesses strength far beyond his stated realm.
Nirvana Chaos Ruler	3672	Attains Dao at the River of Destiny Origin through the Life Pathways.

Background / History

Su Yi was born as the unfavored son of a concubine of the Jade Capital City Su Family. His mother, Ye Yufei, died when he was five. At fourteen, he entered Green River Sword Mansion; within two years, he became its number one outer disciple and earned the title “Outer Disciple Sword Leader” 2.

An accident later stripped him of his cultivation. He became the Wen Family’s live-in son-in-law and was publicly derided as unworthy of Wen Lingzhao 2. Beneath this diminished position, however, he retained memories and experience from previous lives; he later identifies himself as a sword cultivator from the Mortal Realm and accepts the burdens of both his past and present incarnations 1912.

His rapid return to cultivation overturns his reputation. By seventeen, he can kill Grandmasters despite being in the Qi Gathering Realm, and his rise draws scrutiny from Great Zhou’s major powers 226 264. He becomes a central figure in conflicts across Great Zhou, Great Wei, Great Qin, Great Xia, the Great Wilderness, the Immortal Realm, the God Domain, and beyond.

Appearance

Su Yi is a tall, slender youth with refined, handsome features. He is commonly seen in plain blue or green robes, often carrying a sword; observers repeatedly describe him as calm, detached, and otherworldly 2 326 1053.

• Tall and thin build.
• Refined, handsome face.
• Usually wears plain blue, green, or white robes.
• Frequently sword-bearing.
• Maintains a composed posture, often standing with his hands behind his back.

Personality

Su Yi is calm, self-possessed, and difficult to intimidate. He treats threats, reputation, and displays of status with indifference, including challenges from major sects and powerful cultivators 478 529. In battle, he becomes sharp, fearless, and openly warlike; he seeks worthy opponents and regards danger as an opportunity to refine his Sword Dao 563.

Despite his arrogance, he is not indiscriminately cruel. He judges people by intention, spares opponents who did not intend to kill him, and protects people he recognizes as allies or innocents 279 317 1912. He is also an exacting mentor, offering guidance and resources to those with sincere potential, particularly fellow sword cultivators 496 514.

Abilities & Skills

Sword Dao

Su Yi’s primary path is sword cultivation. His attainments, battle awareness, and Dao comprehension repeatedly allow him to defeat opponents far above his cultivation realm 500.

• Uses named techniques including Chop Mountains and Seas, Wander the Ten Directions, and Pick Sun and Moon 216.
• Created the Grand Five Elements Domain Suppression Sword, a sword-array inheritance combining offense and defense 332.
• Created Six Paths Sword Wheel through month-long life-and-death training against a Supreme Mystery Grade Niezhi 1857.
• Later confronts the Heavenly Fire Sword Path Dao Karma left by his First Lifetime 3580.
• Can manifest sword power even while unarmed 785.

Cross-Realm Combat

Su Yi’s combat strength consistently exceeds his nominal cultivation.

• Defeats a fifth-level Grandmaster while in the Qi Gathering Realm 216.
• Battles Spirit Transformation Realm Huo Tiandu while at the Essence Palace Realm 500.
• Captures a Profound Illumination Realm Emperor while at the Spirit Wheel Realm 874.
• Kills a late Equal Longevity Realm World King while still in the Emperor Realm 1212.
• Kills Ninth Refinement God Lords with ease after his later growth 2496.

Divine Sense and Soul Techniques

Su Yi possesses unusually strong soul power and Divine Sense, allowing him to perceive hidden cultivation, anticipate opponents, and target Divine Souls 92 500.

• Detects a disguised Martial Dao Grandmaster posing as an old fisherman 92.
• Cultivates One Qi God Slaying Art, a soul-targeting technique stronger than the Great Void Sword Soul Art 332.
• Can suppress or destroy Divine Souls in combat 426 1331.

Cultivation and Dao Comprehension

Su Yi’s foundations are exceptional and were established before his advancement into higher realms.

• Tempered the foundations of All Apertures Become Spiritual, Hidden Meridian, and Dao Qi in the Qi Gathering Realm 247.
• Possesses the Five Elements Dao Rhyme, Wind Dao Rhyme, and Yin Dao Rhyme at perfection by the Xumi Immortal Island period 550.
• Condensed a Supreme Dao Seed in the Grain Avoidance Realm and triggered the Immortal Palace Reflecting the Sky phenomenon in the Essence Palace Realm 500.
• Later commands the complete Nine Imperial Edicts of the Heavenly Dao 3192.

Medicine and Cultivation-Method Repair

Su Yi can diagnose injuries and reconstruct flawed cultivation methods.

• Identifies Xiao Tianque’s critical injury and agrees to treat him for ten thousand taels of silver 7.
• Repairs Xiao Tianque’s Golden Ripple Art and offers cultivation guidance as an alternative to a medicinal prescription 17.

Weapon Refining

Su Yi is an accomplished weapon refiner whose skill shocks established masters.

• Refines Cicada Heart, a spirit sword tailored for Yue Shichan 510.
• Uses the fragments of the Silver Snow Ancient Sword to strengthen the Xuanwu Sword 332.
• Refines the Golden Evil Gourd into a Sword Nurturing Gourd for Wen Xinzhao 720.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Nine Hells Sword — A powerful sword whose aura Su Yi can seal into protective items; its intervention can suppress enemies beyond Su Yi’s current strength 605 1484.
• Xuanwu Sword — Enhanced using fragments of the Silver Snow Ancient Sword 332.
• Wooden Sword Nine Three — Reborn and transformed during Su Yi’s battle against multiple Dao Ancestors 3270.
• Book of Fate — A supreme Dao scripture associated with Su Yi’s position as Fate Official 2780.
• Sea of Destiny Cauldron — One of his known trump cards, guarded against by major enemies 3155.
• Rotten Sword Sheath — A sword sheath that resonates with the Zhou Xu Rules of the Hongmeng Celestial Domain 3523.
• Cicada Heart — Spirit sword personally forged for Yue Shichan 510.
• Golden Evil Gourd / Sword Nurturing Gourd — A clan treasure subdued by Su Yi and later refined for Wen Xinzhao’s cultivation 718 720.

Relationships

• Ye Yufei — Mother; died when Su Yi was five. Her exceptional talent and connection to the Ye Clan later become significant to his enemies and lineage 2 725.
• Su Hongli — Father and head of the Jade Capital City Su Family; Su Yi is openly hostile toward the family 264 329.
• Wen Lingzhao — His wife by the Wen Family marriage arrangement; their marriage is publicly associated with his former status as a live-in son-in-law 2.
• Yue Shichan — Sword cultivator, disciple, and close confidante. Su Yi guides her cultivation, forges Cicada Heart for her, and protects her Moon Clan 496 510 1052.
• Wen Xinzhao — Sword cultivator who seeks his guidance; Su Yi refines the Golden Evil Gourd into a Sword Nurturing Gourd for her 525 720.
• Cha Jin — Traveling companion who accompanies him from Cloud River County City toward Gun Province City 156.
• Xiao Tianque — Injured elder whose cultivation method Su Yi repairs; gives Su Yi a command token in gratitude 7 17.
• Yuan Heng — Ally whom Su Yi teaches the Essence Path chapters of the Black Tortoise True Qi Scripture 481.
• Ye Xun — Old friend whom Su Yi helps recover the origin of his Dao Body 678.
• Phoenix Ancestor — Powerful ally whose bond with Su Yi deepens through shared conflicts; she is willing to sacrifice herself to save him 3270.
• Xiao Jian — One of Su Yi’s previous lives and a dangerous surviving figure whom Su Yi considers a major enemy 2552.
• Jiang Wuchen — Previous life; founder of Lixin Sword House and master of Lu Ye, Luo Yan, and Pu Xuan 2948.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Fall and Return in Great Zhou

Su Yi begins as a former prodigy whose cultivation was destroyed and who is mocked as the Wen Family’s live-in son-in-law. He re-enters cultivation, treats Xiao Tianque, and rapidly proves that his knowledge and strength far surpass local expectations 2 7 17.

Rise as Great Zhou’s Sword Cultivator

His victories over Grandmasters, Land Immortals, and major political opponents establish him as a legendary figure in Great Zhou. He arrives in Jade Capital City to confront the Su Family and publicly kills You Tianhong at Nine Millet Mountain 129 317 329.

Great Xia and the LanTai Dharma Assembly

In Great Xia, Su Yi defeats Spirit Transformation Realm enemies, mentors Yue Shichan and Wen Xinzhao, and becomes a figure whom top Dao traditions must consider carefully. His actions at the LanTai Dharma Assembly and Xumi Immortal Island expand his reputation across the Azure Green Continent 496 514 529 550.

Brilliant Era and the Great Wilderness

As the Brilliant Era begins, Su Yi defeats Spirit Wheel Realm opponents, faces the Ye Clan and multiple ancient forces, and reveals power capable of suppressing enemies from both the Azure Green Continent and Otherworld factions 717 755 769.

Xuan Jun Sword Master’s Return

Su Yi’s identity as the reincarnation of the Xuan Jun Sword Master becomes public. He confronts major Great Wilderness powers, returns to his former connections, and rebuilds the Eternal Night Academy’s legacy 1108 1159 1912.

Immortal Realm and God Domain Conflicts

His path expands through the Immortal Realm and God Domain. He defeats Immortal Kings, God Lords, and former-life opponents, while the Nine Hells Sword, Book of Fate, and Sea of Destiny Cauldron become central to conflicts over reincarnation and destiny 1777 2143 2496 2588.

Fate Official and the River of Destiny

As Fate Official, Su Yi confronts Dao Ancestors, Heavenly Emperors, and forces on the River of Destiny. His breakthroughs lead him toward the Path to Godhood, the Original Realm, and eventually Dao attainment at the River of Destiny Origin 2685 3270 3434 3672.

Notable Quotes

“My name is Su Yi, from the Mortal Realm.” 1912

“Because in the past, there was no one like me in the world, and in the future... I’m afraid there won’t be either.” 1212

“A mere You Tianhong is not worth my attention.” 326

“Sword Cultivator Su Yi, greetings everyone.” 3066

Trivia

• Su Yi does not refuse drinking toasts, but uses cultivation to refine away intoxication afterward 249.
• He is described as diligent in cultivation but lazy in ordinary life 563.
• He often responds to information he considers unimportant with a simple “Oh” 226 724.
• He can identify hidden experts and spiritual objects through perception and knowledge unavailable to most cultivators 92 550.