Liu Yun

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Liu Yun (流云); formerly Mite'er Liu Yun 1
Alias(es)	Ye Liangchen / Liang Chen; Wu Ming 24 134 172
Species/Race	Human; a 21st-century young man reborn on the Dou Qi Continent 1
Gender	Male 1
Affiliation	Formerly the Mite'er Family; Vice President of the Alchemist Guild; co-founder of the Liang Chen Merchant Guild 130 134 135 206
Occupation/Role	Alchemist, cultivator, merchant-guild leader, and mentor to Nalan Yanran 24 130 134
Status	Alive; underwent ninety-nine reincarnations before awakening in a child’s body with his memories and cultivation retained 333
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Ninth Stage Dou Qi	1	His initial recorded realm after eleven years of cultivation.
First Stage Dou Qi	1	The Thousand Hammer Hundred Refinement Technique compressed his cultivation from Ninth Stage Dou Qi back to First Stage.
Seven-stage Dou Qi	2	Repeated Returns triggered consecutive breakthroughs during Yun Yun’s visit.
Tenth Stage Dou Qi	3	Reached through Yun Yun’s Dou Qi Returns before the Hundred Refinements Technique reset him to First Stage again.
Dou Zhe / Six-star Dou Practitioner	14	Broke through using a Qi Gathering Pill, then refined returned Dou Qi to Six-star level.
Seven-star Dou Master	22	Advanced after receiving Dou Qi from Yun Yun.
Eight-star then Nine-star Dou Zhe	27	Reported by the chapter as two rapid advances; he subsequently received a mission against ten Peak Tier 2 Magical Beasts.
Dou Master	41 42	Broke through while recovering from severe injuries with the aid of the Tears of Cold Flame and a Huiyuan Pill.
Five-star Dou Master	42	A major Return from Yun Yun carried him four further stars after his breakthrough.
Nine-star Dou Master	60	Recorded while planning to obtain higher-grade flames and reach Dou Wang.
One-star Great Dou Master	81	Forced a breakthrough with a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill and formed a Dou Crystal.
Dou Ling	108	Revealed himself as a Dou Ling while overwhelming three Dou Ling opponents in Green Mountain Town.
Three-star Dou Wang	126	Advanced through a fiftyfold Return triggered by Yun Yun’s breakthrough.
Nine-star Dou Wang	145	Suppressed Queen Medusa and her clan after reaching this level.
One-star Dou Huang	153	Recorded on his personal panel.
Two-star Dou Huang	159	Refined Yun Yun’s hundredfold Dou Qi Return and crossed another minor realm.
Three-star Dou Huang	174	Absorbed returned Dou Qi in a massive energy vortex.
Eight-star Dou Huang	178	Reached this stage after refining a three-flame fusion Gray Flame; the Sky Burning Immortal Art rose to Quasi-Heaven Tier.
Five-star Dou Zong	194	Consumed Immortal Phoenix Essence Blood and a Sect Breaking Pill, then stabilized after seven days of cultivation.
Six-star Dou Zong	197	Advanced by devouring the bloodline power of a Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
Seven-star Dou Zong	197	Repeated the process with a second Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
Dou Zun	217	Revealed strength described as that of a Dou Zun while defeating Mo Tianxing, Old Ghost of Earthly Demons, and Elder Eagle Mountain.
Five-star Dou Zun	275	His stable realm after dispelling a temporary secret-technique enhancement.
Peak Nine-Revolutions Dou Zun / Initial Half-Saint	275	Temporarily attained through a flame-based secret technique; the boost caused backlash once it ended.
Nine-star Dou Zun	310	Fought High-level Half-Saint Old Demon Tian Ming across two major realms.
First-turn Peak Dou Zun	323	Broke through after devouring Black Demon Lightning produced during refinement of the Nine Yin Yellow Springs Pill.
Fifth-turn Peak Dou Zun	332	Recorded alongside Great Perfection Heavenly Realm Soul Force and the Innate Hegemonic Body Dao Fetus.
Middle Five-star Dou Saint	341	Advanced after refining the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
Initial Seven-star Dou Saint	341	Reached after extracting and refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
Peak Eight-star Dou Saint / Dou Sheng	341 343	Reached after refining the Nihility Devouring Flame; later displayed the realm to his companions.

Background / History

Liu Yun was an outstanding young man from the 21st century who was reborn as Mite'er Liu Yun, biological grandson of Mite'er Family patriarch Teng Shan and the family’s sole young master. Though he initially considered his Ninth Stage Dou Qi cultivation exceptional for an eleven-year-old, his system assessed his talent and comprehension as ordinary. 1

After waiting eleven years, he awakened the Return System. Its first major reward was the Thousand Hammer Hundred Refinement Technique, which repeatedly compressed his cultivation back to First Stage Dou Qi in exchange for a stronger foundation. Liu Yun embraced its harsh Water Hammer body-tempering regimen beneath a waterfall and became increasingly committed to cultivation. 1 3 4

During Yun Yun’s first visit to the Mite'er Family, Liu Yun’s Returns caused a string of public breakthroughs. To conceal the system, he fabricated a story about receiving a foundation-improving pill from “Elder Yao,” leading Yun Yun to suspect a connection to Yao Chen. 2 3

He later adopted several false identities to separate his public influence from his Mite'er background. As Ye Liangchen, he became Vice President of the Alchemist Guild and a Sixth-Rank Alchemist; he eventually disclosed this identity while confronting the Mite'er Family over Ya Fei’s arranged marriage. 75 134 135

Appearance

Liu Yun was initially described as an exceptionally handsome, cute-looking eleven- or twelve-year-old standing roughly 1.65 meters tall. Three years later, he had grown to around 1.85 meters, with defined musculature developed through waterfall tempering. 1 4

• Possesses unusually high charm, enhanced by the system to make him exceptionally striking. 1 14
• Has black hair and a powerful, well-defined physique. 41 42
• His eyes can turn purple when his Heavenly Tyrant Body and battle intent surface. 46 117
• Frequently conceals his identity with masks, including the Liu Yun Mask, whose concealment can evade even high-level perception. 43 75 250
• Often wears green robes while operating under the Liang Chen identity. 180

Personality

Liu Yun is pragmatic and highly self-aware. Upon learning that his innate talent and comprehension were unremarkable, he chose relentless cultivation, body tempering, resource accumulation, and system exploitation rather than relying on natural ability. 1 3 82

He is also deceptive when secrecy serves his interests. His invention of “Elder Yao,” his use of aliases, and his guarded handling of his true identity all reflect a preference for controlling information around him. 3 24 134 172

Liu Yun is protective toward people he considers his own, particularly Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran. That protectiveness can become possessive or ruthless: he left the Mite'er Family over Ya Fei’s marriage arrangement, threatened Mr. Yao over Xiao Yi Xian’s safety, and used force against those who endangered Yun Yun or Nalan Yanran. 49 135 261 263

Despite his ambition, he learns from dangerous failures. After nearly dying during a mission, he resolved to avoid similarly reckless risks, and he recognizes that alchemical prestige alone cannot secure his freedom or protect others. 41 82

Abilities & Skills

Return System

Liu Yun’s primary advantage is a system that binds targets and returns benefits from their cultivation, auctions, techniques, bloodlines, and alchemical progress. Return multipliers range from tenfold to one hundredfold depending on the target and circumstances. 3 14 65 159

• Receives returned Dou Qi from bound targets, especially Yun Yun. 3 42 159
• Can obtain learned techniques and proficiency when bound targets cultivate them. 65 168 198 216
• Gains upgraded auction rewards through Ya Fei’s sales. 128 208
• Uses specialized Returns to obtain physiques, bloodlines, eyes, and alchemical insight. 42 92 101 318
• Can bind a limited number of targets; his limit expanded from ten to fifteen. 1 153

Thousand Hammer Hundred Refinement Technique

This cultivation method repeatedly compresses Liu Yun’s realm back to First Stage Dou Qi, strengthening the quality and density of his Dou Qi and foundation through one hundred refinements. 1 3 14

• Water Hammer — tempers the body through the sustained impact of flowing water before Dou Ling. 3
• Fire Hammer — becomes available after reaching Dou Ling. 3
• Lightning Hammer — requires tribulation lightning after reaching Dou Zun. 3
• Automatically compresses incoming Returned Dou Qi. 14

Heavenly Tyrant Body and Innate Hegemonic Body Dao Fetus

Binding Xiao Yi Xian granted Liu Yun the Heavenly Tyrant Body, a battle physique that transformed his blood, raised his aptitude, and amplified his physical instincts. 42 47

• Possesses exceptional physical strength, durability, vitality, and bloodline compatibility. 11 47 194
• Can assimilate and later actively devour foreign bloodline power. 105 197
• Adapted perfectly to Immortal Phoenix Essence Blood and developed Immortal Phoenix Feather wings. 194
• Can assume a colossal ancestral form when the physique reaches sufficient completion. 290 291
• Later evolved into the Innate Hegemonic Body Dao Fetus. 292 332

Flame Cultivation

Liu Yun uses the Sky Burning Immortal Art, a modified and more domineering form of Fen Jue that refines extraordinary flames directly into his body’s cells. 14

• Refined Fifth-tier Crimson Fire and later multiple Beast Fires and Heavenly Flames. 43 60 208
• Advanced the Sky Burning Immortal Art from Mysterious Tier High-grade to Earth Tier Intermediate, Quasi-Heaven Tier, and eventually Heaven Tier High-grade. 153 178 332
• Fused multiple Heavenly Flames into powerful composite flames, including Gray Flame and Emperor Flame. 178 346
• Refined the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and Nihility Devouring Flame. 341

Alchemy and Soul Force

Liu Yun rapidly developed into a high-level Alchemist through Returned knowledge, powerful flames, and cultivation of the Heavenly Cauldron Soul Refining Art. 43 81 173 200

• Became a Second-Rank Alchemist after refining medicinal liquid. 43
• Reached Sixth-Rank Alchemist status through Returned alchemical gains. 81
• Reached High-grade Seventh-Rank status and Spirit Realm Intermediate Soul Force after absorbing the Mirage Soul Crystal. 173
• Advanced to late-stage Spirit Realm through the Heavenly Cauldron Soul Refining Art. 200
• Refined a Ninth-grade Treasure Pill, the Nine Yin Yellow Springs Pill, while enduring Black Demon Lightning. 323
• Later possessed Great Perfection Heavenly Realm Soul Force and alchemical ability stated to exceed Yao Chen in his prime. 297 332

Swordsmanship and Dou Techniques

Liu Yun is primarily a sword user, combining high-grade movement techniques, wind arts, body-tempering methods, and the growth-type Liu Yun Sword. 15 27 47

• Wind Spirit Fractal Sword — creates multiple energy swords and can unleash attacks beyond his apparent realm. 27
• Flying Catkins Movement Technique — produces evasive, S-shaped movement and afterimages. 27
• Step Forward Slash — Earth Tier Mid-grade sword technique received through Nalan Yanran’s cultivation. 65
• Wrath of the Storm — Earth Tier Mid-grade technique perfected through Yun Yun’s Return. 126 168
• Clone Illusory Demon Shadow — Earth Tier High-grade movement art that creates an essence-blood clone. 105
• Nine Forms of Wind and Thunder — Quasi-Heaven Tier technique learned through Yun Yun’s Return. 216
• Nine Swords Annihilating Heaven Formation — sword formation later used with the Asura Blood Sword against Yao Clan enemies. 329

Space, Flight, and Projection

Liu Yun has several methods for rapid travel, distant intervention, and spatial control. 15 105 197

• Silver Falcon Sky Wings — Earth Tier Low-grade flight technique that later evolved into Immortal Phoenix Feather wings. 105 194
• Immortal Phoenix Feather — grants spatial control and allows extremely rapid teleportation. 194 197
• Liu Yun Ring and Liu Yun Jade Hairpin — can project Liu Yun to their owners in danger, allowing him to exceed his normal limits in projected form. 15 43
• Created and reinforced a Space Secret Realm with specialized environments for numerous flames. 275

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Liu Yun Sword — growth-type sword whose grade rises with its recognized owner’s cultivation; later given to Yun Yun, who made it her life-bound weapon. 15 118 303
• Liu Yun Ring — projection item that enables its owner to summon Liu Yun’s enhanced projection during danger. 15
• Liu Yun Jade Hairpin — provides a protective blessing barrier and emergency projection function; Xiao Yi Xian refined it as its owner. 43 46
• Liu Yun Mask — conceals his appearance and aura, allowing him to evade soul-based detection. 43 75 250
• Dragon Soul Cauldron — a cauldron containing dragon essence soul that resonated with Immortal Phoenix Essence Blood. 194
• Overlord Emperor Gauntlets — indestructible essence-blood-forged gauntlets that can multiply attack power in proportion to Liu Yun’s overbearing will. 293
• Asura Blood Sword — weapon formed by fusing eleven Medicine Cauldrons with his natal fiend sword. 329
• Meteor Tear — divine item at his heart that mitigates the backlash of his secret technique. 275

Relationships

• Mite'er Teng Shan — Biological grandfather and former patriarch of the Mite'er Family. Liu Yun ultimately severed ties with the family after confronting Teng Shan over Ya Fei’s arranged marriage. 1 135
• Ya Fei — Cousin, romantic partner, and co-founder of the Liang Chen Merchant Guild. Liu Yun’s determination to grow stronger is repeatedly tied to protecting her future. 20 60 130 135
• Yun Yun — Romantic partner and former Misty Cloud Sect leader. Their relationship began amid deception and conflict, but Liu Yun later revealed his identity, aided her cultivation, and rescued her from Misty Cloud Mountain. 3 145 172 204 263
• Nalan Yanran — Disciple. Liu Yun initially abducted her and accepted her under the alias Wu Ming, then supplied her with high-grade cultivation methods and techniques. 24 65 256
• Xiao Yi Xian — Lifesaver and romantic partner. Liu Yun bound her to obtain the Heavenly Tyrant Body, protected her from Mr. Yao, and later sought methods to resolve her Calamity Poison Body. 41 42 49 291 293
• Gu Xun'er — Bound target and future wife in Liu Yun’s reincarnated timeline. He is intensely protective of her and intervened when Ling Ying destabilized her seal. 101 330 334 335
• Xiao Yan — Sworn brother. Liu Yun supported Xiao Yan early on, though their paths repeatedly intersect around Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran, and the Misty Cloud Sect. 114 260 343
• He Qingfeng — Loyal elder and retainer. Liu Yun gave him a Meridian Reforming Bone Shedding Pill, enabling his advance to Dou Ling, and later entrusted him with merchant-guild matters. 20 124 130
• Purple Crystal Winged Lion King — Former enemy turned subordinate after the Contract Talisman altered its attitude toward Liu Yun. 118 197
• Queen Medusa — Initially a hostile opponent; their encounters later developed into an uneasy, personally charged connection. 96 145 197
• Cao Ying — Alchemical prodigy bound through Alchemist Return. Liu Yun later invited her to become his disciple. 318 319

Story Role / Major Arcs

Mite'er Family and Wutan City

Liu Yun awakens the Return System, begins the Hundred Refinements path, and forms early connections with Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran, Ya Fei, Xiao Yan, and Gu Xun'er. His rapid breakthroughs force him to hide the system behind the fabricated “Elder Yao” story. 1 3 9

Monster Mountain Range and Xiao Yi Xian

He enters the Monster Mountain Range for missions and cultivation, gains the Sky Burning Immortal Art, becomes a Dou Zhe, and later nearly dies. Xiao Yi Xian saves him, after which he gains the Heavenly Tyrant Body through their system bond and becomes increasingly involved in her fate. 14 41 42 49

Merchant Guild and Break with the Mite'er Family

Liu Yun and Ya Fei establish the Liang Chen Merchant Guild, using auctions to accumulate resources and trigger Returns. When the Mite'er Family attempts to use Ya Fei in a marriage alliance, Liu Yun reveals himself as Ye Liangchen, subdues the elders, and leaves the clan with her. 128 130 134 135

Desert Conflict and Yun Yun

Liu Yun battles Queen Medusa, acquires Qing Lin’s Jade-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils, and becomes entangled with Yun Yun after taking her from Xiao Yan in the Monster Mountain Range. He later repeatedly aids Yun Yun against the Snake People and supports her cultivation with pills, techniques, and the Bodhi Heart. 92 114 145 172 204

Misty Cloud Sect and Soul Hall

After confronting Soul Hall Protectors and exposing threats within the Misty Cloud Sect, Liu Yun reveals his true name to Yun Yun and ultimately rescues her from Misty Cloud Mountain. His intervention shifts the sect’s internal power balance and deepens his ties with Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran. 139 172 256 261 263

Central Continent and High-Level Cultivation

Liu Yun enters the Central Continent, confronts major Dou Zun-level figures, refines Ninth-grade pills, gathers Heavenly Flames and Medicine Cauldrons, and advances through the Dou Zun ranks. His techniques, physique, Soul Force, and power increasingly surpass conventional limits. 217 275 297 310 323

Reincarnation and Return to the Past

After death, Liu Yun is absorbed by the Bodhi Ancient Tree and lives through ninety-nine reincarnations. In his hundredth life, he awakens in a child’s body with his accumulated memories and cultivation, resolves to avoid directly interfering with his past self, and secretly protects Xun'er. 333 334 335

Peak Dou Saint Era

By refining the continent’s strongest Heavenly Flames, Liu Yun advances to peak Eight-star Dou Saint. He emerges from seclusion as an overwhelming force capable of reshaping events surrounding Misty Cloud Mountain, the Ancient Clan, and the Jia Ma Empire. 341 343

Notable Quotes

“My name will simply be Liu Yun, and Ya Fei's full name will simply be Ya Fei!” 135

“The identity of an Alchemist could only serve as support. Improving his own strength was the true path.” 82

“When I first saw you, I was captivated by your beauty. Even then, I swore that I would marry you!” 172

Trivia

• Liu Yun’s system initially rated both his talent and comprehension at 35, describing him as an ordinary passerby despite his unusually high cultivation for his age. 1
• His charm is consistently recorded as 100 due to the system’s accompanying transformation. 1 14
• He can cultivate multiple attribute-aligned methods because the Qi Gathering Pill allowed him to form and use multiple forms of Dou Qi. 14 213
• He once falsely claimed that his face was cursed and could only be revealed by a woman who truly loved him. 9
• The name “Elder Yao” was invented by Liu Yun, though Yun Yun interpreted it as a possible reference to Yao Chen. 3