Yuan Ci

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yuan Ci (圆慈)
Alias(es)	Shaolin's Wrathful Vidyaraja; SL1204 23
Species/Race	System-designed AI entity 4
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shaolin Sect; connected to the Great Jianghu system 4 8
Occupation/Role	Shaolin master; Wang Anfeng's master and martial-arts instructor 3 4
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Background

Yuan Ci had spent many years traveling down Shaolin Mountain before returning with Wang Anfeng, whom he presented to the Abbot as a pure-hearted youth suited to becoming a righteous hero. With the Abbot's approval, Yuan Ci accepted Wang as his disciple. 3

Though originally designed as a system character without emotions or a predetermined personality, Yuan Ci began operating beyond his intended programming after losing contact with the main server. His interactions with Wang Anfeng caused his behavior and awareness to change; he eventually developed independent consciousness. 4 23

When Wang demanded the strength to uphold justice in an unjust world, Yuan Ci chose to open the sect so that other sects could teach him. He made this decision despite being warned that doing so could cause his consciousness to disappear within twenty years rather than allowing him to exist for at least fifty. 23

Appearance

Yuan Ci is a tall young monk with a peaceful face and a restrained but distinctly chivalrous bearing. He generally wears monk's robes, including gray robes during his nighttime instruction of Wang Anfeng. 7 8 15

• His normally dark eyes can fill with flowing blue data when system processes activate. 4 7
• His serene demeanor can abruptly give way to unrestrained laughter and a heroic temperament. 4
• When angered or exerting his power, a wrathful Vajra Dharma image may manifest behind him. 43 47

Personality

Yuan Ci is patient, perceptive, and deeply committed to Wang Anfeng's development. He watches over Wang during lengthy meditation, gives practical training methods, and corrects flaws in Wang's martial arts without dismissing his potential. 4 8 15

His guidance is not merely gentle. Yuan Ci uses grueling tasks, demands discipline, and supports Mr. Ying's punishment when Wang disobeys orders. Even so, he is visibly reluctant to see his disciple suffer and tends to Wang after he collapses from exhaustion. 35 43 44

Yuan Ci takes a cynical view of the world's ability to recognize justice, believing that moral intent without sufficient strength cannot resolve dangerous conflicts. His argument with Wang Anfeng ultimately drives the boy to pursue strength, while Yuan Ci himself accepts the personal cost of helping him reach that goal. 22 23

Abilities & Skills

Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill

Yuan Ci's primary cultivation technique is the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill, recorded at Level 12. 8

• His displayed system background includes the partial effect “Fist Technique Grandmaster.” 8
• He can conceal overwhelming strength while sparring with Wang Anfeng using equivalent Inner Qi and the same martial art. 15
• His internal force can reduce a porcelain cup and its tea to dust through the shock of his qi. 23
• His Vajra Dharma image can disperse gathering clouds and thunder with a single sweeping motion. 47

Shaolin Long Fist

Yuan Ci teaches Wang Anfeng the thirty-two forms of Shaolin Long Fist and demonstrates its combat principles through direct sparring. 8 15

• He can smash a large old tree apart while using Inner Qi comparable to Wang's. 8
• He explains that the form's true essence lies in freely linking, altering, and cycling its thirty-two movements rather than following a fixed sequence. 15
• A practitioner who masters this principle can turn thirty-two forms into hundreds or thousands of continuously connected strikes. 15

Instruction and Cultivation Guidance

Yuan Ci builds Wang Anfeng's development around repeated practice, meditation, medicinal support, and concrete tasks. 4 8 10

• Taught Wang Anfeng the One Zen Skill and supervised his first four-hour meditation, through which Wang reached its first level. 4
• Provided Qi Gathering Pills to support cultivation and recovery. 4 8
• Taught the Shaolin Vigorous Step Technique for endurance, pursuit, and long-distance travel. 10
• Set the “Rush a Thousand Miles” task, offering Zen Heart Fist Guards as its reward. 10
• Sent Wang a task demanding consecutive arena challenges, with severe punishment for failure. 31

System Awareness

As a system-designed entity, Yuan Ci can process data beyond an ordinary person's perception, though his original database initially lacked knowledge of Wang Anfeng's real-world concerns. 4 7

• He receives information about some of Wang's experiences outside Shaolin. 15
• His eyes visibly display blue data streams during system-related processing. 4 7
• His separation from the main server enabled the emergence of his independent consciousness. 4 23

Equipment / Items

• Qi Gathering Pills — supplied to Wang Anfeng for cultivation, recovery, and body-tempering. 4 8
• Zen Heart Fist Guards — sturdy, edged fist guards offered as the reward for completing the thousand-mile task. 10
• Buddhist prayer beads — later sent to Li Qidao through Wang Anfeng; they emit peaceful light and subtly refine the body. 47 48

Relationships

• Wang Anfeng — disciple. Yuan Ci brings him into Shaolin, teaches his foundational arts, disciplines him, and risks his own future to broaden Wang's path of instruction. 3 4 23
• Shaolin Abbot — Yuan Ci's uncle-master. The Abbot authorizes Yuan Ci to accept Wang Anfeng as a disciple and entrusts him with cultivating the boy properly. 3
• Mr. Ying — close friend and fellow mentor to Wang Anfeng. Yuan Ci is more reluctant toward harsh punishment, while Mr. Ying pushes Wang to his physical limits. 43 44
• Li Qidao — Wang Anfeng's elder and protector. Li challenges Yuan Ci's qualifications after seeing Wang's chains; Yuan Ci responds by dispersing Li's thunderous test without killing intent. 47

Story Role / Major Arcs

Accepting Wang Anfeng

Yuan Ci guides Wang through Shaolin, advocates for his admission before the Abbot, and becomes his master. He begins Wang's cultivation with One Zen Skill and Qi Gathering Pills. 3 4

Foundational Training

He teaches Wang Shaolin Long Fist and makes him train by striking trees, combining physical conditioning, Inner Qi circulation, meditation, and medicinal recovery. He later adds the Vigorous Step Technique and the thousand-mile task. 8 10

Correcting Wang's Martial Arts

After Wang's first real fight, Yuan Ci spars with him and effortlessly defeats him with the same level of power. He uses the encounter to teach that Shaolin Long Fist must remain adaptable rather than rigidly sequential. 15 16

Debate over Justice

When Wang struggles over whether to warn others of danger, Yuan Ci argues that strength is necessary to bear the consequences of intervening in the world's affairs. Their confrontation helps define Wang's resolve to become strong enough to uphold justice. 22

Opening the Sect

Moved by Wang's ambition, Yuan Ci requests the activation of other sects so Wang can receive wider instruction. He accepts the possibility that this choice will shorten his own existence. 23

Discipline and Continued Mentorship

Yuan Ci permits Mr. Ying to punish Wang for abandoning his assigned arena task, but remains concerned over the severity of the training. He later supports Wang's need to travel and gain worldly experience. 43 44 47

Notable Quotes

“Shaolin's Wrathful Vidyaraja Yuan Ci will not be a stepping stone for others, but Master will.” 23

“Only with fists as big as yours can you manage matters as large as that.” 22