Jiang Yun

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Jiang Yun (姜云)
Alias(es)	Yun Yazhi; Holy Father; Martial Ancestor; Dao Venerable 6 191 251 327
Species/Race	Innate Spiritual Root — Cloud Bamboo; a Chaos Remnant Lineage descended from the Heavenly Pillar Tree 1 272
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Western Teachings; founder of the independent Spirit Bamboo Mountain lineage within the Western Teachings 266 318
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; Western Teachings’ Third Sect Leader; former Vice Sect Leader; founder and administrator of Spirit Bamboo Mountain and Pengxuan Grotto-Heaven 161 266 318
Status	Active; cultivating and expanding his Dao of All Beings in Chaos and the Primordial Desolation 273 318
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Early Earth Immortal	1	Fully merged his consciousness with the Cloud Bamboo body, condensed a Nascent Soul, and healed most of his root damage by absorbing Demonic Qi.
Heavenly Immortal	2	Cultivated the Jianmu Tongtian True Scripture for a year and expanded his spiritual sense throughout the valley.
Late True Immortal	3	Refined the Earth Spirit Pearl’s restrictions and comprehended its Earth Element Law.
Peak Mystic Immortal	3	Derived the Divine Light of Purification and opened a stabilized inner space, gaining preliminary Space Law insight.
Golden Immortal	4	Achieved Form Transformation and obtained a humanoid body.
Mid Golden Immortal	8	Activated the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Star Formation and formed the Star Dharma Form; physical strength reached Golden Immortal Perfection.
Late Golden Immortal	9	Advanced while repairing more than two thousand miles of earth veins and accumulating Merit.
Golden Immortal Perfection	13	Reached perfection after more than three centuries studying the Mount Sumeru Treasure Record under Jieyin and Zhunti.
Late Grand Unity Golden Immortal	17	Perfected the Metal and Water portions of the Five Qi using the Golden and Water Spirit Pearls.
Grand Luo Golden Immortal	53	Condensed the Taiyi Dao Fruit, gathered the Three Flowers, endured the Great Luo Tribulation, and escaped the River of Time and Space.
Late Grand Luo Golden Immortal	82	Received feedback from his advancing Inner World after transforming it into a Middle Thousand World.
Quasi-Saint	131	Severed his Good Corpse and gained command over the laws and Heavenly Dao of his Inner World.
Peak Quasi-Saint	192	Severed all Three Corpses, bringing his cultivation to its Quasi-Saint peak.
Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal	223	Merged Good, Evil, and Self Corpses with his main body in Chaos and established the Dao of All Beings.
Approaching Primordial Taiji Golden Immortal	317	Underwent a qualitative transformation after world fusion, placing one foot into the next realm.

History

Rebirth and Early Cultivation

Jiang Yun was an ordinary IT office worker on Earth before awakening in the Western Primordial Desolation as a severely damaged, seven-foot Cloud Bamboo. His new body was a lower-grade Innate Spiritual Root formed from the Heavenly Pillar Tree’s differentiated Origin; it had survived the aftermath of the War of Immortals and Demons, but most of its roots had been destroyed. 1

Rather than despairing over his displacement or inability to return to his family, Jiang Yun accepted his circumstances and absorbed the Demonic Qi pooled beneath his roots to heal himself. After fully merging with the Cloud Bamboo’s Origin, he resolved to restore the barren Western land that had become his new home. 1 3

He established his first Dao Field in Spirit Bamboo Valley, acquired the Earth Spirit Pearl and Dao Derivation Disk from the earth vein below it, and created the Twelve Yuan Chen Guardian Formation to protect his main body. 2

Restoring the West

Jiang Yun treated the repair of the West’s ruined terrain as both a personal Dao practice and a long-term duty. He developed the Divine Light of Purification to cleanse Demonic Qi, Sha Qi, and blood filth; devised formations to nourish earth veins; sheltered Vengeful Souls; and planted Cloud Bamboo groves to stabilize and purify the region. 3 5

During his first journey toward Mount Sumeru, he repaired earth veins, scattered spiritual-root seeds, used his improved Spirit Rain Technique to restore life, and accumulated Merit through environmental restoration. 8 9 11

He later transformed Pengxuan Grotto-Heaven and Spirit Bamboo Mountain into organized development centers, creating Scripture, Mission, Exchange, Enforcement, Transmission, Lecture, and Aid Halls. Their merit-based systems trained local beings in cultivation, administration, resource exchange, and land restoration. 26 27 42

Disciple of Mount Sumeru

Jiang Yun encountered Daoist Jieyin after reaching Mount Sumeru and immediately accepted him as his master. Jieyin named him his personal senior disciple, while Zhunti became his uncle-master; both instructed him in the Mount Sumeru Treasure Record, Grand Unity cultivation, and the development of the Western lands. 12 13 14

He became a central organizer for the Western Teachings, proposed an alliance with the Dragon Race, arranged spiritual-land nodes across the West, and cultivated junior disciples and affiliated clans. His administrative ability eventually led Jieyin to appoint him Vice Sect Leader, before he was formally recognized as the Western Teachings’ Third Sect Leader after attaining the Hunyuan realm. 40 161 266

The Human Race and Netherworld

After Nuwa created the Human Race, Jiang Yun guarded them for one thousand years, taught them survival skills, and created the Martial Dao so they could defend themselves rather than remain dependent on stronger beings. He promised that they could call his true name for aid and became revered as their Holy Father and Martial Ancestor. 191 327

Jiang Yun later helped shape the Netherworld’s system of reincarnation. He proposed the Hall of Yama, Book of Life and Death, Soul-Hooking Brush, and Eighteen Layers of Hell; Houtu used the Authority of the Way of Earth to manifest the framework. 219

Dao of All Beings and Chaos

After witnessing the completion of Six Paths Reincarnation, Jiang Yun gained deeper insight into the Dao of All Beings: a path centered on the enlightenment, growth, and self-determination of all sentient beings. He entered Chaos, unified his Three Corpses with his true body, and proved the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm. 222 223

Returning during the Human-Demon conflict, he saved the Human Race from the Heavenly Cycle Stars Great Formation, shattered the Demon Clan’s formation with his first punch, and used the Three-Fist Pact to establish his strength before the Saints. 250 253 264

Jiang Yun later took control of the Hollow Willow and its Great Thousand World, discovering that both it and his Cloud Bamboo body shared the Heavenly Pillar Tree’s Chaos Remnant Lineage. He entered Chaos again, founded Cloud Bamboo Palace, and pursued the evolution of his main body into a Chaos Spiritual Root. 272 273 274

Spirit Bamboo Mountain Lineage

After the Two Sages failed to protect his avatar, Spirit Gourd, from Yuanshi’s imprisonment, Jiang Yun chose to establish Spirit Bamboo Mountain as an independent lineage within the Western Teachings. The Three Xiaos, Zhao Gongming, Kong Xuan, and other like-minded followers supported the new lineage. 318

Appearance

Jiang Yun’s original body is a Cloud Bamboo spiritual root. He gained a humanoid form upon breaking through to Golden Immortal, but continues to maintain and cultivate his true spiritual-root body. 1 4

• Began as a seven-foot-tall, withered Cloud Bamboo with severely damaged roots. 1
• Grew to one zhang after recovering by absorbing Demonic Qi. 1
• Reached a thousand zhang in true-body height during his Golden Immortal breakthrough. 4
• His evolved foundation progressed from lower-grade Innate Spiritual Root to top-grade Congenital after absorbing portions of related spiritual-root Origins. 12 38
• His body later bears law imprints from the worlds cultivated within his acupoints. 130

Personality

Jiang Yun is notably adaptable. After realizing he had been reborn as a plant in an unfamiliar world, he mourned his separation from his family but did not indulge in despair; he immediately focused on surviving, cultivating, and making the best of his new existence. 1

He is methodical and institution-minded, often approaching cultivation-world problems through planning, division of labor, training systems, and resource management. His organization of Pengxuan Grotto-Heaven and Spirit Bamboo Mountain reflects his preference for durable systems rather than short-term gains. 26 27 40

Jiang Yun is compassionate toward weaker beings, particularly the Human Race, the pandas of Spirit Bamboo Valley, and the inhabitants of the devastated West. However, he is not passive: when the Demon Clan threatened to exterminate the Human Race, he acted with overwhelming force while still offering them a chance to retreat. 5 191 252

He is capable of self-criticism. After failing to halt the broader Witch-Demon conflict through his plans, he recognized that ideals required sufficient strength and influence to be realized, then reoriented his Dao without abandoning his concern for all beings. 188 211 222

Abilities & Skills

Innate Cloud Bamboo and Devouring Evolution

Jiang Yun’s true body can absorb and refine varied energies, while its inherited connection to the Heavenly Pillar Tree lets it evolve through compatible spiritual-root Origins. 1 11

• Absorbed Demonic Qi to repair damaged roots and convert it into cultivation resources. 1
• Can consume portions of related spiritual-root Origin without necessarily destroying the source root. 12 38
• Evolved from lower-grade Innate Cloud Bamboo to a top-grade Congenital foundation after absorbing Gilded Grapevine and Kunlun Wood Origin. 12 38
• Formed a symbiotic Origin-supply system with the Hollow Willow rather than consuming it outright, preserving the Willow World’s stability. 272

Earth Vein Restoration and Purification

Jiang Yun specializes in restoring damaged terrain, earth veins, spiritual veins, and polluted spiritual environments. 3 5 9

• Divine Light of Purification — Converts filth, Demonic Qi, Sha Qi, and other impure energies into usable spiritual energy. 3
• Spirit Rain Technique — Covers up to a thousand miles, rapidly germinates spiritual plants when used with grass and wood spiritual-root seeds, and promotes the awakening of intelligence in local beings. 9
• Earth Vein formations — Uses Earth Vein Spirit Nurturing Formations, Spirit Plant Purification Arrays, and earth-vein networks to stabilize damaged land. 3 5
• His techniques are rooted in Earth Element Law and Space Law comprehension. 3 4

Starry Sky Body Refining Method

Jiang Yun created the Starry Sky Body Refining Method by combining meridians, acupoints, star power, and the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Star Formation. 7

• Condenses and opens acupoints across the Twelve Meridians and Eight Extraordinary Meridians, using star power to strengthen his body. 7
• Forms a Star Dharma Form through the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Star Formation; the form amplifies divine abilities and spiritual treasures. 8
• Developed later layers that nurture True Spirits and Lesser Thousand Worlds inside his acupoints. 55 130
• His fourth layer, Primordial Chaos World Nurturing, evolved acupoints into Lesser Thousand Worlds and raised his pure physical strength to early Quasi-Saint level. 130
• The formation can be disrupted by hostile interference with its star-power circulation, as Kong Xuan demonstrated; Jiang Yun subsequently sought methods to protect and control the acupoint network. 48 51

Divine Abilities

Jiang Yun derives techniques through the Dao Derivation Disk and applies Earth, Space, Star, and world-based laws. 2 4

• Mount Tai Seal — Earth- and Space-law seal technique that suppresses targets with the force of a descending mountain. 4
• Mysterious Spirit Shield — A defensive shield array combining earth’s solidity with Space Power’s dispersive properties. 4
• Shrink Ground to Inch and Great Earth Evasion — Movement techniques for rapid surface travel and underground transit. 4
• Dragon Subduing Tiger Subduing Divine Ability and Abyssal Shrinking Earth — Combat and evasion techniques used against Kong Xuan. 48

Inner World and World Law

Jiang Yun cultivates an Inner World that feeds World Power back into his physical body, Nascent Soul, and mana. 66 82

• His Inner World advanced from a Small Thousand World to a Middle Thousand World using the Yin-Yang Twin-Headed Flood Dragon’s corpse. 82
• The world’s growth strengthened his physique to a level comparable to Great Luo Perfection and advanced his Nascent Soul to late Grand Luo. 82
• He comprehended the World Law as his personal Dao foundation and integrated other laws into it. 66
• He established an Ascension System across integrated worlds, using Ascension Platforms to guide cultivators from lower worlds toward higher-tier realms. 277

Dao of All Beings and Martial Dao

Jiang Yun’s Dao emphasizes self-reliance, enlightenment, and the potential for every sentient being to seek the Dao. 223 262

• Created Martial Dao for the Human Race, teaching Blood Essence circulation, survival, self-defense, and the importance of both strength and heart. 191
• Compiled the Human Race’s shared cultivation achievements into the Martial Canon. 191
• Encourages innovation rather than rigid adherence to his own methods. 262
• Lectured on Hunyuan cultivation at Spirit Bamboo Sacred Realm, explaining the stages of Establishing Dao, Integrating Dao, and Transforming Dao. 267

Primordial Chaos Dao Body and Three Corpses Unification

After proving the Primordial Grand Luo realm, Jiang Yun’s physical might and world-based Dao became his primary means of confronting Saint-level opponents. 223 253

• Unified Good, Evil, and Self Corpses with his main body to attain Primordial Chaos. 223
• Can invoke the Three Ways of Heaven, Earth, and Man from his Inner World through Three Corpses Unification. 194
• Froze time and space to halt the Demon Clan’s Star Core attack against the Human Race. 250
• Destroyed the Heavenly Cycle Stars Great Formation, killed more than one hundred Great Luo Demon Gods, and shattered Taiyi’s Chaos Bell with his first punch. 253
• Myriad Spirits’ Guidance — His third punch, which overwhelmed Tongtian’s Chaos Dao Slaying Sword and forced Laozi to intervene with the Taiji Diagram. 263 264

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Dao Derivation Disk — Heavenly Dao Exotic Treasure that accelerates deduction and law comprehension, conceals Jiang Yun’s Heavenly Mandate from calculation, and suppresses luck from leaking away. 2
• Earth Spirit Pearl — Innate earth-element treasure used to refine mana, comprehend Earth Element Law, and stabilize earth veins. 2 3
• Golden Spirit Pearl — Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure bestowed by Jieyin to cultivate the Metal portion of the Five Qi. 14
• Wood Spirit Pearls — Four pearls acquired in the Northern Sea alongside Kunlun Wood. 33
• Fire Spirit Pearl — Contains a seed of Southern Bright Departing Fire; used to perfect Jiang Yun’s Fire Qi and temper body, mana, and Nascent Soul. 45 51 52
• Kongtong Seal — High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure tied to the Way of Man and capable of suppressing fortune. 37 38
• True Spirit Undying Gourd — Treasure used to imprint and nurture True Spirit seeds within Jiang Yun’s acupoints. 51 56
• Three Lights Divine Water — Rare life-nurturing spiritual water used for healing, refining roots and bones, tempering treasures, and restoring allies. 9 24 251
• Treasure Distribution Cliff relics — Includes the Three Lives Stone, Naihe Jade, Sin Mirror, and Stone Mill, all connected to the future Netherworld. 118
• Spatial Jade Key — Gift from Old Ancestor Yang Mei that grants access to spatial coordinates and the Hollow Willow’s hidden world. 271 273

Relationships

• Daoist Jieyin — Jiang Yun’s master and first supporter at Mount Sumeru; taught him Western Dao methods, bestowed treasures, and later named him Third Sect Leader. Their relationship became strained after Jieyin failed to protect Spirit Gourd from imprisonment. 12 14 266 318
• Daoist Zhunti — Jiang Yun’s uncle-master, cultivation mentor, and collaborator in Western development; he accepted Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos as disciples through Jiang Yun’s introduction. 13 51 79
• Mysterious Turtle / Xuan Gui — Loyal companion who chose to remain at Jiang Yun’s side after Jiang Yun used Merit to free its soul from its dying body. 39 55 144
• Kong Xuan — Initially a combat rival, then a trusted ally and close friend; they cooperated in the Demon Abyss and divided its relics according to contribution. 48 192 196
• Ao Shun — Northern Sea Dragon King and political ally; Jiang Yun advised him on the Dragon Race’s future, leading to closer Dragon Palace–Western Teachings cooperation. 31 40
• The Human Race — Jiang Yun serves as their Holy Father and Martial Ancestor, having protected their early development, taught them Martial Dao, and intervened during their near-extermination. 191 250 327
• Houtu — Ally in establishing the Way of Earth and the Netherworld’s reincarnation order; she recognized Jiang Yun’s contributions and offered him Earth Spirit Origin Qi, which he declined. 219 221
• Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, Bixiao, and Zhao Gongming — Martial siblings whom Jiang Yun rescued from the Yin-Yang Twin-Headed Flood Dragon; he guided the Three Xiaos’ formation studies and helped bring all four into Mount Sumeru. 79 128
• Spirit Gourd — Jiang Yun’s Quasi-Saint avatar, refined from the Gourd Vine and a wisp of his Nascent Soul Origin; acts as his representative and guards Spirit Bamboo Mountain in his absence. 273

Notable Quotes

“I cannot solve all dangers for you forever.” 191

“The Human Race must stand on its own and strive for self-improvement; that is the true path.” 262