Ren Mian

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ren Mian (任棉) 29
Alias(es)	Ren-jie; Ye Zhen (real identity) 29 380
Species/Race	Earth Human; first-generation Public Child 380
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Captain of the “Five Stars Ten Realms I Alone Am Supreme” team; one of the Asia-Pacific Community’s Thirteen Heavenly Kings as Ye Zhen 31 380
Occupation/Role	Plant Witch, team captain, cultivator and plant researcher 31 298
Status	Alive; expecting Ji Xinghuo’s children 380
First Appearance	Chapter 29

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Heavenly King Tier 2	380 381	Reached Heavenly King status before using Reincarnation; her identity as Ye Zhen remained listed among the Thirteen Heavenly Kings.
Elementary Esper	380 381	Five years before revealing her identity, she fused the Eclipse Ability Reincarnation, losing all abilities except Reincarnation and restarting her evolution path.
Advanced Esper	31	Jiangnan Caiyi states that Ren Mian had reached Advanced Esper three years earlier.
Optical Stringer	86	Successfully fused with Spirit Energy, becoming an Optical Stringer; she then began preparing for Super Esper promotion.
Super Esper	380	Confirms that she is a Super Esper and expects to prepare for Legendary advancement in roughly a year.
Plant Progenitor / Plant Origin Body	298 299	Escaped Nether Abyss Star after fusing with the Plant Progenitor, then began replanning her evolution around the Plant Origin Body.

Background / History

Ren Mian lost her parents in an accident at age eight and became part of the first generation of Public Children under the Continuation Plan. Growing up without a conventional family left her longing to eventually build a warm family of her own. 380

Under her true identity, Ye Zhen, she previously advanced to Heavenly King Tier 2. Five years before revealing this to Ji Xinghuo, she fused with the Eclipse Ability Reincarnation, which erased her accumulated abilities and reduced her to an Elementary Esper. She concealed the reset to protect herself from enemies made during her earlier rise. 380 381

After restarting her evolution, Ren Mian established the “Five Stars Ten Realms I Alone Am Supreme” team. She recruited Jiangnan Caiyi five years before Ji Xinghuo joined and Chi Zhonglin three years before him, personally guiding both to Advanced Esper level. 31

She recruited Ji Xinghuo after testing his archery, tracking, and perception through a city-wide chase. She subsequently became the team’s strategist, financier, mentor, and principal source of Astral Realm knowledge. 29 31 38

Appearance

Ren Mian is renowned for an otherworldly beauty that Ji Xinghuo compares to a flawless virtual goddess. Her face is jade-white and unblemished, with clear eyes, spring-like brows, and a peach blossom mark between her eyebrows. 30 278

• Often conceals her appearance with a bamboo hat and scarf while traveling. 35 70
• Wears a female combat skirt and a multi-functional belt containing plant samples for combat. 35
• Has a distinctive peach blossom fragrance. 70
• Her Crystalline Light Servant form turns her body into a diamond-like humanoid figure that radiates multicolored light. 41

Personality

Ren Mian is composed, observant, and highly strategic. She verifies the backgrounds of prospective allies, plans around each teammate’s strengths, and is willing to take personal risks to secure the team’s escape. 31 81 87

As a captain, she is demanding but deeply invested in her teammates’ futures. She equips Ji Xinghuo, provides him cultivation resources, corrects Chi Zhonglin’s lack of discipline, and urges Jiangnan Caiyi to become independent rather than rely on her forever. 34 71 86

She is also guarded about her history and distrustful of unconditional faith, warning Ji Xinghuo that even she should not be trusted without thought. Despite this caution, she is generous with resources, gentle toward those in her care, and increasingly open with Ji Xinghuo after their reunion. 286 299 380

Abilities & Skills

Plant Witch

Ren Mian’s Plant Witch template centers on cultivating, controlling, and adapting plants. Though its base abilities lack direct lethality, she uses plants for battlefield control, scouting, fortification, healing, and survival. 37 48

• Azure Vine Heart Root — controls and accelerates plant growth. 48
• Organic Creation — rapidly synthesizes inorganic matter into organic matter. 48
• Light-Eating Reaction — greatly improves photosynthesis and permits limited control over light, including creating darkness. 48
• Green Lock Dragon — raises thorn walls, restrains enemies, and can be directed to attack. 41 42
• Builds layered plant defenses around camps and restores the team with plant-based resources during prolonged pursuits. 37 39

Evergreen Peach Blossom Spring

A healing method associated with Ren Mian’s peach blossom motif.

• Heals injuries, restores stamina, and relieves mental strain. 42 277
• Saved Chi Zhonglin and Jiangnan Caiyi after they were injured by the Forest Patrol Leader. 42

Crystalline Light Servant

Ren Mian secretly possesses the powerful Crystalline Light Servant template in addition to being a Plant Witch. 41

• Transforms her body into an exceptionally durable crystalline form. 41
• Withstood repeated strikes from a Fourth Order Forest Patrol Leader’s battle blade and Blood-Drinking Wrathful Flame with only shallow marks. 41
• Can use Light Burst Art for counterattacks. 41
• At the time of its reveal, her transformed form had overwhelming defense but limited speed, strength, and offensive ability. 41

Optical Stringer

Ren Mian became an Optical Stringer by fusing with Spirit Energy. 86

• Her evolution path has strong light-related synergy with both her Crystalline Light Servant abilities and plant cultivation. 281
• Her symbiotic relationship with Ye Xiaokui, a Light Spirit Flash Butterfly, supported her development along this path. 281

Reincarnation

An Eclipse Ability that enabled Ye Zhen’s second evolution path as Ren Mian. 380

• Erased all of her abilities except Reincarnation and reset her to Elementary Esper. 380
• Preserves her number of fusion opportunities despite the reset. 380
• Grants eternal youth and a lifespan more than ten times that of other Espers at the same level. 380
• Previously used expansion treasures become ineffective after reincarnation, but each new evolution still grants another fusion opportunity. 380

Plant Progenitor

Ren Mian obtained and fused with the Plant Progenitor—also called the Plant Origin Body—after the Nether Abyss Star operation. 298 299

• The fusion triggered a Starfall Phenomenon upon her return to the Astral Realm. 298
• It prompted her to revise her future evolution plan and pursue plant research. 298 299
• She intended to reserve her next fusion opportunity for Wither-Bloom Rebirth when advancing to Legendary. 298

Equipment, Resources & Holdings

• Plant sample belt — carries samples used to deploy Plant Witch abilities in the field. 35
• Bamboo hat and scarf — used to conceal her appearance while traveling. 35 70
• Azure Sky Tree forest — a secluded cultivation grove that improves cultivation efficiency. 284
• Aether Tea trees — personally cultivated; their tea aids Star Power cultivation. 33
• Azure Sky Fruit — a rare cultivation resource she grows, trades, and even uses to brew fruit wine. 71 299
• Secret Realm in Peach Blossom Valley — her hidden residence, containing a garden, wooden house, cultivated plants, and defensive lifeforms. 279 284
• Living wooden staff — recovered from Nature Lord Qi Feng; Ren Mian plans to plant and revive it. 293

Relationships

• Ji Xinghuo — Recruited him as the team’s marksman, mentored his growth, and repeatedly invested resources in his cultivation. Their partnership became romantic after the Nether Abyss Star mission; Ren Mian is pregnant with his children. 29 34 71 299 380
• Chi Zhonglin — Teammate whom she recruited and guided for years. He is fiercely loyal to her and credits her for his strength. 31 34
• Jiangnan Caiyi — Teammate recruited when Caiyi was eighteen. Caiyi regards Ren Mian as an elder sister and relies heavily on her guidance. 31 86
• Ye Xiaokui — Her timid Light Spirit Flash Butterfly symbiote. Ren Mian treats Xiaokui with maternal affection and avoids forcing her into battle. 281
• Zhao Manying — Ji Xinghuo’s other romantic partner. Ren Mian knows of their relationship and sets strict boundaries for Ji Xinghuo’s conduct when he is with her. 299
• Qi Feiyang — A Heavenly King-level enemy who became hostile after she rejected his advances and later clashed with him over interests. 381

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recruitment and Team Formation

Ren Mian tests Ji Xinghuo’s archery and tracking ability before accepting him into her four-person team. She evaluates his potential accurately despite his status as a beginner Esper and begins planning his rapid development. 29 31 32

She supports him with Aether Tea, the Lei Chi Battle Blade, Gale Boots, cultivation advice, and access to rare resources. 33 34 71

First Astral Realm Hunt

During the team’s first major hunt, Ren Mian establishes secure camps, leads their escape from Scarlet Emperor Followers, and reveals her Crystalline Light Servant form while holding off the Forest Patrol Leader. 37 39 41

She coordinates with Ji Xinghuo during the decisive counterattack, using Green Lock Dragons to restrain the enemy while he lands the killing blow. 42

Separation from Olympia

After becoming an Optical Stringer, Ren Mian leaves Olympia to prepare for Super Esper promotion. Before departing, she offers to use her influence to help Ji Xinghuo leave the Sharp Sword Bureau and challenges him to become a Legendary Esper within three years. 86 87

Reunion in Peach Blossom Valley

Ji Xinghuo finds Ren Mian living in seclusion in the Bloody Highlands after following Winged People to her canyon residence. She is shocked by his growth, having last known him as an Intermediate Esper and now witnessing him kill a Legendary with one arrow. 277 279

She welcomes him into her Secret Realm, shares her Azure Sky Tree cultivation forest, and eventually asks for his help on Nether Abyss Star. 284 285

Nether Abyss Star Operation

Ren Mian leads the mission to obtain the Plant Progenitor from the Vine Banyan Composite, a Quake-level target in Nether Abyss Star’s Level 6 area. She uses stealth and sabotage while Ji Xinghuo distracts and withstands the strongest enemies. 286 295

After securing the Plant Progenitor, she fuses with it and separates from Ji Xinghuo temporarily to focus on plant research and future evolution. 298

Relationship and Identity Reveal

Ren Mian begins a relationship with Ji Xinghuo on her birthday, openly acknowledging his connection with Zhao Manying while establishing her own conditions. 299

Later, she reveals her pregnancy, her childhood desire for a family, and her identity as Ye Zhen. She explains that Reincarnation reset her former Heavenly King power while granting her a path to accumulate additional fusion opportunities. 380

Notable Quotes

“Never trust anyone unconditionally like this. Nothing is absolute in this world, and people's hearts can change. Even me, you can't completely trust.”
— Ren Mian 286

“I’ve always been very optimistic about you.”
— Ren Mian to Ji Xinghuo 279

Trivia

• Ren Mian’s name is connected to peach blossom imagery and “human face” wordplay; she also bears a peach blossom mark between her eyebrows. 277 381
• She is skilled at reading, painting, and playing instruments including the zither, piano, and flute. 72
• Her flower tea is a recurring comfort for Ji Xinghuo, who associates its taste with her after their long separation. 279