Li Yi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Li Yi (李易)
Alias(es)	Li Mengde — a courtesy name he improvises in Ghost Street 28
Species/Race	Human; cultivator 8 34
Gender	Male
Occupation/Role	Cosmic Energy Guide; disciple of Zhao Ge; practitioner of an Otherworld Fist Technique 16 30 39
Status	Alive 48
First Appearance	Chapter 2, “Witness” 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Cultivation initiation	8	Enters meditation and successfully guides pure Cosmic Energy from the incomplete Knife Coin’s energy field. 8
45% energy conversion rate	9	Absorbs 45 of 100 portions of Cosmic Energy during Lin Yue’s four-hour guidance session. 9
60% energy conversion rate	12	Reaches 60% after cultivating with the Knife Coin at home. 12
75% energy conversion rate	12	Improves to 75% by the third day; estimates his natural limit at roughly 80–85%, or around 65% without the artifact. 12
Approximately 80% energy conversion rate	18	Privately confirms that his actual stat is about 80% with the Mysterious Artifact, despite others mistaking his Guiding output for genius-level talent. 18
Spirit Medium Realm	27, 34	His Spirit Medium begins activating while fleeing through the danger zone; afterward, he can perceive supernatural structures, ghosts, and anomalies invisible to ordinary sight. 27 34

Background / History

Li Yi grew up in Tianchang City while caring for both parents, who became Silent Ones six years earlier and remain unconscious in Medical Pods. His father had been a highly talented cultivator and trained alongside Uncle Biao before the accident. Li Yi maintains the pods and purchases their Nutrient Solution himself, making financial survival a central concern from the beginning. 6 7

During the raid on a lone grave in the Ruined City, Li Yi escapes with a half Knife Coin concealed among the grave’s tattered clothing. He soon learns from Lin Yue that it is an incomplete Mysterious Artifact: its energy field purifies polluted universal energy, allowing him to cultivate far more efficiently than he could naturally. 5 6 7 8

The artifact is also dangerous. While cultivating with it, Li Yi encounters an inherently evil remnant soul within the Knife Coin, is physically injured, and remains unconscious for two days. He nevertheless keeps the artifact, viewing its power as essential to protecting and supporting his family. 12

Appearance

Li Yi is initially described as resolute and handsome. Cultivation visibly reshapes his body: his eyes emit faint light, later gain night vision, and eventually glow while he activates his abilities. 6 11 19 48

• His height increases from 178 cm to 185 cm after bodily evolution. 37
• His shoulders become broader and his legs longer, changes suited to running and generating force. 37
• His eyes can see in darkness with a night-vision-like effect. 19
• He is often mistaken for unusually gifted because of his bright eyes, strong aura, and rapid physical evolution. 13 18

Personality

Li Yi is strongly self-reliant. Although Uncle Biao and Lin Yue offer him help, he does not want to repeatedly burden them; he cultivates and works largely to maintain his parents’ Medical Pods and improve his family’s circumstances. 7 10 42

He is pragmatic, observant, and careful with secrets. He hides the Knife Coin’s existence, allows others to believe he is a cultivation genius when it benefits his work, and teaches Yang Yilong an intentionally flawed version of his boxing technique rather than surrendering its true principles. 18 40 44

Li Yi can be ruthless when threatened. His confrontation with Wu Zhen and later his defense against Old Crow’s assassins reveal a violent side that he partly attributes to the Knife Coin’s resentment. However, he consistently repays kindness: he apprentices himself to Zhao Ge, sacrifices lifespan for Zhao Ge’s medicine, keeps promises to Zhang Gao, and supports his cousin Li Yue. 15 30 32 40 42

Abilities & Skills

Cultivation and Physical Evolution

Li Yi cultivates by absorbing Cosmic Energy, primarily through the purified field produced by the incomplete Knife Coin.

• Rapidly develops enhanced strength, speed, endurance, recovery, hearing, and night vision. 11 19 34
• Can remain energetic after extended meditation and has increased nutritional needs following cultivation. 10 16
• His physical resilience allows him to endure blows that would normally incapacitate an untrained person. 29
• His cultivation slows substantially after reaching the Spirit Medium Realm, even while using the Knife Coin. 43
• His natural conversion rate is not genuinely genius-level; his exceptional progress depends heavily on the Mysterious Artifact. 12 18

Spirit Medium

Upon reaching the Spirit Medium Realm, Li Yi can perceive entities and environments hidden from ordinary senses.

• Sees ghosts, supernatural figures, strange smoke, floating creatures, and Otherworld structures. 27 34
• His enhanced vision helps him navigate the danger zone in darkness. 34
• His Spirit Medium provides no guarantee of safety; Ghost Street, Yin Soldiers, and other supernatural threats remain dangerous to him. 28 33

Witness

Li Yi can activate Witness through his glowing eyes to contest spiritual attacks.

• Counters Old Crow’s Witness directly, causing the two effects to cancel each other. 48
• Can resist a Spirit Medium attack meant to disorient him, recovering quickly enough to counterattack. 38
• Witness is not sufficient by itself against coordinated opponents; Li Yi relies on close-quarters combat and physical movement to finish fights. 48

Fist Technique and Punch Force

Zhao Ge teaches Li Yi the Punch Stance and the fundamentals of generating Force during their brief time in Ghost Street. Li Yi’s evolved body and exceptional adaptability let him learn unusually quickly. 30 31

• Channels force from the ground through his legs, waist, spine, and fist into a concentrated strike. 34
• Can generate Punch Force without holding a fixed stance and learns to use his whole body as a source of force. 34 47
• Kills a man-eating Biao with his bare hands, shattering its unusually dense jaw. 34 37
• Defeats Old Crow’s group of seven Spirit Medium cultivators inside his home. 48
• Has not learned Zhao Ge’s Nourishing Method, which refines Blood Essence and strengthens the body’s martial foundation. 31
• His body is still vulnerable to bladed weapons despite his resilience. 48

Cosmic Energy Guidance

Li Yi works as a Guide, channeling Cosmic Energy into a Cultivation Pod for pay.

• Guides 2,200 units of Cosmic Energy in six hours, earning 220,000 yuan. 18
• Later earns 280,000 yuan in one shift while deliberately staying below 300,000 to avoid attracting excessive suspicion. 20
• Uses his apparent efficiency to cultivate a “genius” reputation among his fellow Guides. 18

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Incomplete Knife Coin — Half of a Mysterious Artifact retrieved from the Ruined City. It produces an energy field containing pure Cosmic Energy but houses a hostile remnant soul. 6 8 12
• Human Skin Mask — A cold, corpse-scented mask given by Zhao Ge to conceal a living person’s aura in Ghost Street. 28
• Mud Horses — Two Ghost Street items purchased with ten years of lifespan each; they can lead their user toward the person closest to them in the mortal world. Li Yi uses one to escape Ghost Street. 32 33
• Coffin Grass — Medicine Li Yi buys for Zhao Ge’s soul injury at the cost of sixty years of his lifespan. 32

Relationships

• Li Yi’s parents — Both are Silent Ones in Medical Pods. Li Yi is their sole caregiver and dedicates much of his cultivation and earnings to sustaining them. 6 42
• Uncle Biao — His father’s former cultivation companion and a longtime supporter who provides access to free cultivation instruction. 6 7
• Lin Yue — His first cultivation teacher and Uncle Biao’s niece. She helps Li Yi enter cultivation, worries about his safety, and seeks to help him obtain Yang Yilong’s Guidance Technique. 7 8 44 46
• Zhao Ge — Li Yi’s savior and martial arts master in Ghost Street. Li Yi formally becomes his disciple and regards him with deep gratitude. 28 30 31
• Zhao Qian — Zhao Ge’s daughter. She accompanies Li Yi through Ghost Street; their bond grows through his sacrifice to obtain her father’s medicine. 28 32 33
• Lu Jue — A fellow Guide who respects Li Yi’s potential, warns him of the assassination attempt, and helps deliver Zhang Gao’s belongings. 18 40 47
• Zhang Gao — A fellow Guide who initially admires Li Yi’s refusal to be intimidated. Li Yi later fulfills Zhang Gao’s dying request to return his belongings and wages to his family. 15 40
• Yang Yilong — A powerful cultivator who buys Li Yi’s Biao for twenty million yuan and seeks his fist technique. Li Yi provides him with a subtly harmful false version of the technique. 39 40 41 44
• Ning Wu and Old Crow — Enemies connected to the Ruined City artifact. They pursue Li Yi for the Knife Coin; Old Crow ultimately leads the failed home invasion against him. 10 46 48

Story Role / Major Arcs

Ruined City and the Knife Coin

Li Yi joins the dangerous grave raid, survives the escape, and obtains the incomplete Knife Coin. The artifact’s value draws the attention of Ning Wu and Old Crow, creating the threat that drives his urgency to become stronger. 5 9 10

Beginning Cultivation

With Uncle Biao’s support and Lin Yue’s instruction, Li Yi begins meditating and discovers that the Knife Coin gives him access to pure Cosmic Energy. He quickly develops visible signs of evolution while concealing the artifact’s role in his progress. 7 8 11 12

Guide Work

Seeking money for cultivation and his parents’ care, Li Yi becomes a Guide. He refuses an attempt by Wu Zhen and Zhao Xiaoxiao’s group to limit his output, establishes a fearsome reputation by beating Wu Zhen, and earns exceptional wages through his Energy Guidance. 13 14 15 18

Danger Zone and Ghost Street

Li Yi enters a danger zone, escapes pursuing monsters, and awakens his Spirit Medium while entering Ghost Street. Zhao Ge rescues him, recognizes his physical potential, accepts him as a disciple, and teaches him the foundations of Punch Force. Li Yi then spends eighty years of lifespan to purchase Coffin Grass and two Mud Horses before returning to Tianchang City. 27 30 31 32 33

Hunting the Biao

After leaving Ghost Street, Li Yi confronts and kills the Biao that had pursued him. The feat exposes his Otherworld Fist Technique to Yang Yilong and the Tianchang City cultivation circle, earning him twenty million yuan but also attracting unwanted scrutiny. 34 37 39 43

Defense of His Home

When Ning Wu and Old Crow move to seize the Knife Coin, Lu Jue warns Li Yi of the planned assassination. Li Yi refuses to abandon his unconscious parents, kills an attacker through the door, and defeats Old Crow’s seven-person Spirit Medium group in close combat. 46 47 48

Notable Quotes

“If pushed too far, it's nothing more than a life for a life.” 19

“If someone respects me one inch, I'll respect them ten inches. If he plays mind games, don't blame me for being petty.” 44

Trivia

• Li Yi’s “Li Mengde” courtesy name is improvised because he assumes Ghost Street’s inhabitants expect him to have one. 28
• Others estimate his cultivation stat at 180–200% or higher, but Li Yi knows it is approximately 80% with the Knife Coin’s assistance. 18
• He spends sixty years of lifespan on Coffin Grass and twenty more on two Mud Horses, despite measuring a total lifespan of 150 years. 32 33