Chen Yao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chen Yao (陈瑶)
Alias(es)	Nether Fox — her codename in Yuan Wu Alley's Life and Death Arena 40
Gender	Female
Age	Sixteen at her first documented appearance 17
Affiliation	Xuanguo Estate; Yuantian Guard; disciple of Neon Cloud True Lord 17 81 171
Occupation/Role	Martial artist and cultivator; Garrison Vice Captain 81
Status	Alive 288
First Appearance	17

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Eighth Rank Martial Artist	17	Identified by Chen Mu while training alone; her dense blood qi placed her close to the Seventh Rank.
Seventh Rank Martial Artist	81	Broke through after leaving Yuan Wu Alley and was appointed a Garrison Vice Captain; the Spirit Cleansing Essence Pearl further improved her aptitude.
Foundation Establishment	147	Transitioned from Martial Dao Fifth Rank to orthodox cultivation, a conversion made unusually smooth by the overlap between the two paths before Foundation Establishment.
Void Core Realm	162	Had reached Void Core three years before Chen Mu noticed that her fate and whereabouts could no longer be deduced.
Golden Core True Person	213	Possessed six Dao Traces when she and Yan Hanyu entered a Spirit Realm-incursion site.

Background / History

Chen Yao is Chen Mu's half-sister and is two months younger than him. Their relationship was good from childhood, though Chen Mu initially knew her primarily through the original body's memories before later recognizing her as family in her own right 17 61 131.

She trained in the Martial Dao from a young age and reached Eighth Rank at sixteen. In contrast to expectations placed on a noblewoman, she refused marriage because her heart was set on martial arts 17 35 36. When Chen Mu began training at the Xuanguo Estate's Martial Arts Academy, she helped him select a suitable cultivation method and sought advice from Old Meng on her own bottlenecks 31 32.

Before her breakthrough to Seventh Rank, Chen Yao secretly fought in Yuan Wu Alley's Life and Death Arena as Nether Fox. She entered to sharpen her will rather than for money, ultimately completing forty fights with thirty wins, six draws, four losses, and a seventeen-match winning streak 40 41. Her final arena match ended in victory over Lu Sheng, after which she destroyed her Nether Fox plaque and left the alley to pursue higher realms 41 42.

A Paradise Cult member targeted her after she left Yuan Wu Alley. Chen Yao refused recruitment, attempted to take her own life rather than be captured, and was saved when Chen Mu arrived and killed the Fifth Rank cultist 42 43. Seeing the gap between her own strength and Chen Mu's Daoist Arts only strengthened her resolve to continue cultivating 44.

After reaching Seventh Rank, Chen Yao joined the Yuantian Guard as a Garrison Vice Captain. She trained and fought demons in Qing Province, where her defeat of a transforming great demon earned major merit and heightened attention from the Guard 81 102. She later converted from Martial Dao to cultivation, declaring that she no longer wished merely to become a Martial Saintess, but a True Person 145 147.

Over the following years, she traveled widely, challenged the younger generation of the Eight Great Sects, and became recognized as their foremost peer 138. Her exceptional fortune led her to Neon Cloud True Lord's remnant soul and inheritance during the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm incident 158 170 171.

Chen Yao was later swept through the Spirit Realm, captured on Sky Pivot Continent by a high-level True Lord, and imprisoned in the Devouring Heaven Great Saint's Ten Thousand Bones Cave 214 220. Chen Mu ultimately rescued her when he destroyed Ten Thousand Bones Mountain and freed its captives 222.

Appearance

Chen Yao is described as a pretty young woman with a lively, heroic air. Though she could appear seventeen or eighteen due to her vigorous development, she was actually slightly younger than Chen Mu 31.

• Heroic brows and a clear, pleasant voice 31.
• A vigorous physique and dense blood qi from Martial Dao training 17 36.
• Often carries a sword when training or fighting 39 102.
• After Foundation Establishment, her body became crystal-clear like jade and naturally carried a faint fragrance 154.

Personality

Chen Yao is playful and outspoken with those close to her, especially Chen Mu. She teases him about Spirit Sight, speaks in deliberately dramatic terms of repayment, and often behaves more like a Jianghu martial artist than a conventional daughter of the Xuanguo Estate 35 36 81.

Her defining trait is an uncompromising commitment to the Martial Dao. She willingly entered life-and-death fights to forge her will, treated victory and defeat as necessary steps toward higher realms, and aspired beyond Seventh Rank to the Sixth, Fifth, and ultimately First Rank 40 41. Even under a Fifth Rank Martial Artist's coercion, she refused to yield and preferred death to capture 42.

She is also loyal and protective of family. She immediately rejected accusations that Ning Qiang had colluded with an Evil Cult, and she retains deep trust in Chen Mu despite being shaken by the revelation that he was not the original Chen Mu 69 130.

Abilities & Skills

Martial Dao

Chen Yao developed exceptional Martial Dao fundamentals through rigorous personal training, formal academy instruction, and repeated real combat.

• Reached Eighth Rank at sixteen and Seventh Rank soon afterward, displaying talent regarded as outstanding among the Xuanguo Estate's younger generation 17 69 81.
• Uses Blood Qi Burst to briefly amplify speed and force; she triggered it twice in rapid succession during her duel with Lu Sheng 41.
• Possesses agile swordsmanship and a nascent artistic conception by the Seventh Rank, allowing her to overwhelm an equally ranked opponent 102.
• Built her Martial Dao will through forty arena fights, including dangerous Life and Death Arena matches 40 41.

Cultivation

Chen Yao successfully transferred from Martial Dao into orthodox cultivation after reaching Martial Dao Fifth Rank.

• Her Martial Dao foundation allowed a comparatively smooth transition into Foundation Establishment 147.
• Advanced to Void Core and later Golden Core, possessing six Dao Traces during the Spirit Realm incident 162 213.
• Has only middle-grade Spiritual Roots and no special Spiritual Body, but her unusually profound destiny compensates for those limitations 158.
• Her fate is difficult even for Chen Mu to deduce; this great fortune repeatedly brings her survival and opportunities in dangerous circumstances 158 162.

Neon Cloud True Lord's Inheritance

Chen Yao became Neon Cloud True Lord's first and final disciple after encountering the True Lord's remnant soul in the Heavenly Palace.

• Neon Cloud True Lord guided her through the Heavenly Palace and enabled her to enter the Yellow Zenith Sky ahead of other cultivators 170.
• The remnant soul temporarily controlled Chen Yao's body to confront several peak True Persons, then withdrew and formally accepted Chen Yao as her disciple 171.
• Chen Yao carries Neon Cloud True Lord's small pagoda Spirit Treasure 176.
• This power originated from Neon Cloud True Lord and should not be treated as Chen Yao's own cultivation level 170 171.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Three-foot green peak sword — Chen Yao's primary weapon during Martial Dao training and sparring 102.
• Sword Technique Daoist Talisman — a Soul Crystal talisman made by Chen Mu that could release two-tenths of his Daoist Arts' power; Chen Yao used it to destroy a transforming demon 81 97.
• Fire Jade Bursting Arrows — Chen Yao possessed three of these powerful hidden weapons 97.
• Spirit Cleansing Essence Pearl — nourished her bones and physique, substantially improving her later cultivation potential 81.
• Clear Nether Fruit — gifted by Chen Mu; its cold medicinal energy strengthened her internal organs, muscles, bones, and skin 103 104.
• Neon Cloud True Lord's pagoda Spirit Treasure — an inheritance-linked treasure associated with her master 176.

Relationships

• Chen Mu — Her half-brother, protector, mentor, and closest family member. He adjusted her training stances, supplied cultivation resources and protective tools, rescued her from the Paradise Cult and later from Ten Thousand Bones Mountain, and continues to regard her as his true sister 36 43 81 131 222.
• Ning Qiang — Her sister-in-law. Chen Yao trusts her character completely and defended her when Ning Qiang was accused of Evil Cult involvement 69.
• Yan Hanyu — A martial idol who later became Chen Yao's fellow cultivator and trusted companion; they traveled and fought together in the Spirit Realm 83 176 213.
• Neon Cloud True Lord — Chen Yao's first and last master, whose remnant soul guided and protected her in the Heavenly Palace 170 171.
• Zhen Ruoyan — A cultivator rescued alongside Chen Yao during the Heaven Treasure Pavilion incident; Chen Yao later taught her a Dao Art 148 154.
• Liu Xuan — A fellow Golden Core prisoner in the Ten Thousand Bones Cave; their conversation gave Liu Xuan renewed hope of rescue 220.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Yuan Wu Alley

Chen Yao's secret arena career establishes her as a martial artist driven by conviction rather than status. Her final win as Nether Fox proves both her endurance and her willingness to wager her life for progress 40 41.

Paradise Cult Attack

Her refusal to submit to a Paradise Cult recruiter triggers Chen Mu's intervention and reveals the severity of threats surrounding the Xuanguo Estate. The experience reinforces her determination to close the gap between herself and Chen Mu 42 44.

Yuantian Guard Service

As a Seventh Rank Garrison Vice Captain, Chen Yao serves against demonic threats and earns recognition after destroying a transforming great demon. Her Guard service gives her practical experience beyond the estate and arena 81 102.

Transition to Cultivation

Chen Yao abandons her former goal of becoming a Martial Saintess and chooses the path of a True Person. Her Martial Dao foundation lets her enter Foundation Establishment without the obstacles normally faced in changing systems 145 147.

Heavenly Palace Inheritance

Her great fortune brings her into the Yellow Zenith Sky before the Heavenly Palace fully opens. There she encounters Neon Cloud True Lord, becomes her disciple, and survives the attention of multiple True Persons until Chen Mu arrives 170 171 174.

Spirit Realm Abduction

After becoming a Golden Core True Person, Chen Yao is swept into the Spirit Realm, captured by a powerful True Lord, and imprisoned by the Devouring Heaven Great Saint. Her rescue reunites her with Chen Mu after a period in which even he could not trace her 214 220 222.

Notable Quotes

“I came here only for the Martial Dao.” 40

“I'm not going to be a Martial Saintess anymore! I want to be a True Person!” 145

Trivia

• Chen Yao is two months younger than Chen Mu, despite initially appearing older because of her physical development and vitality 31.
• She began fighting at Yuan Wu Alley as early as Ninth Rank and lost only four of her forty recorded matches 41.
• Chen Mu considers Chen Yao's destiny the most profound among the people close to him 158.
• Chen Yao temporarily forgot Chen Mu when his imprints vanished after he became a Great Power, but regained those memories when the Void State ended 285 288.