Ye Qin

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ye Qin
Alias(es)	Demon Ancestor; Demon Immortal; Azure Serpent Immortal 183 147
Species/Race	Snake; later Jiaolong and True Dragon 2 199 206
Gender	Male 167 237
Affiliation	Longyuan Celestial Sect; Jie Sect
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; founder-like ancestor of Longyuan; chief disciple and later protector of the Jie Sect 304 666 668
Status	Active 726
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Contemplation Method—initial attainment	6	Understands the Contemplation Method by visualizing White Bone, then his own damaged skeleton; his soul and snake body become more compatible.
Contemplation Method—Second Realm	32	Comprehends the moon’s cycle; White Bone grows an eye containing Lunar Yin, while Ye Qin’s left eye reflects the moon.
Qi Core / Pill Dao	92	Develops a personal external-alchemy path: Emperor’s Flowing Sap extracts herbal life essence to preserve acquired Qi and form a Qi Core.
Golden Core completion	148	Discusses Internal Alchemy with Zhang Boduan as a Golden Core-completion cultivator.
Primordial Spirit—Inner Observation	149	Classified in the Primordial Spirit stage; Inner Observation is identified as its first realm.
Primordial Spirit—Divine Sense Realm	183	Breaks through the second Primordial Spirit realm, gaining Divine Sense and substantially expanded spiritual perception.
True Dragon / Nascent Soul	206	Passes the Dragon Transformation Lightning Tribulation, becomes a True Dragon, forms a snake-shaped Nascent Soul, and gains a Long Ling-like Source Clone.
Three Flowers Gathering at the Top	261	Blooms all three flowers during a major Heavenly Tribulation; his Primordial Spirit manifests as a small green snake.
Quasi-Sage late stage	667	Cultivates for over a century with Master Tongtian’s support, reaching the Quasi-Sage late stage.
Grand Origin Golden Immortal—late stage	672	Breaks through in Chaos Space and creates one hundred new worlds.
Grand Origin Golden Immortal—peak	673	Masters one thousand Chaos Dao Principles and completes the evolution of his worlds.
Dao Ancestor	706	After the Xiaoyao World returns to Chaos, his cultivation enters the Dao Ancestor realm and his powers unify through the Chaos Pearl.

Background

Ye Qin was originally human but became a snake with a human soul. With no precedent for snake cultivation, he had to determine even the basics—such as where a snake’s Dantian might be—and forge his own path through experimentation. 3

While fleeing a hawk, he fell into a hidden cave and discovered a human skeleton beside the Yellow Emperor’s Scripture of Yin Symbols. Mortally injured, he treated the skeleton as his only companion. 2 The skeleton became his first object of contemplation; through White Bone Contemplation, he perceived it as a woman and realized that appearances, flesh, and reality could be generated through the mind. 5 6

The skeleton, later called White Bone or the Source Bone, proved central to Ye Qin’s cultivation. It healed and harmonized his own damaged body, evolved through his visualizations, and eventually received flesh after merging with Long Ling’s remains. 6 203

Appearance

Ye Qin’s original cultivated form is a green snake whose cold, bestial pupils retain unmistakable human awareness. His body changes repeatedly as his cultivation rises. 3 36

• His post-meditation scales become vibrant and resilient; later scales are described as obsidian- and jade-like. 20 61
• After absorbing Moon Essence, his scales shimmer like fallen stars and emit a sacred glow. 36
• As a Jiaolong, he possesses horns and four claws while retaining a reduced, snake-like size when concealed. 189 199
• He becomes a True Dragon after surviving Dragon Transformation Heavenly Tribulation. 206
• His Nascent Soul takes the form of a small green snake rather than a human infant. 206
• His principal humanoid avatar resembles Long Ling: a beautiful, ice-and-jade-like woman with an aloof, otherworldly bearing. 206 256
• When using this avatar’s former visualization power, its eyes can manifest sun and moon imagery. 314

Personality

Ye Qin is patient, self-directed, and unusually reflective. He treats cultivation as both a pursuit of power and an attempt to understand life, death, history, karma, and freedom. Even when his path is difficult, he describes finding joy in it. 15 135

He generally prefers tranquility and lacks the arrogance expected of a powerful cultivator, though he can be teasing and informal with those close to him. 599 603 606 He values a clear conscience more than public opinion, but this principle does not prevent ruthless action against enemies or obstacles. 628 641

His worldview gradually develops toward protecting weaker beings and building a world where cultivation is not monopolized by the strong. He seeks a Xiaoyao World in which “everyone [can be] like a dragon” and no being is merely a pawn for saints. 680

Abilities & Skills

Contemplation Method

Ye Qin’s foundational cultivation system turns mental visualization into tangible cultivation effects.

• Uses White Bone Contemplation to restore flesh-like forms, purify injuries, and align body with soul. 5 6
• Visualizes Taiyin and absorbs Moon Essence, advancing his Lunar Yin-related cultivation. 29 32 36
• Can manifest White Bone holding a miniature Shangqing Temple, a visualization that nourishes his body and carries Daoist significance. 93 102
• Gains sun-and-moon manifestations through later visualization development. 314

Internal and External Alchemy

Ye Qin independently combines Daoist concepts with his own snake physiology.

• Uses Emperor’s Flowing Sap and herbal life essence to create and sustain Qi Cores. 92
• Understands Internal Alchemy as using the body as a cauldron, essence and Qi as medicine, and spirit as fire. 148
• Achieves Golden Core completion before entering the Primordial Spirit stage. 148 149

Divine Sense and Spirit Travel

His spiritual cultivation allows perception and movement beyond his physical body.

• Divine Sense dramatically enhances his spiritual range and enables easier access to Fragmented Epochs. 183
• Travels through historical fragments, witnessing and influencing figures including Zuo Ci, Zhi Dun, Zhang Boduan, Confucius, and Qin Shi Huang. 151 165 183
• Uses his Nascent Soul and Long Ling-like avatar to travel in human form and explore places unsuitable for his true body. 206 256 288

Talisman and Formation Arts

Ye Qin develops methods for ritual defense and supernatural inscription.

• Creates Five Thunder Talismans after repeated failures and leaves them at a Buddhist temple to settle karma. 143
• Uses Yellow Talismans around Longyuan Mountain to reduce the impact of his Dragon Transformation Tribulation. 203
• Employs improved innate formations to defend Longyuan Mountain from human interference. 120

Transformation and Flight

His tribulations grant major physical and supernatural changes.

• Survives Heavenly Tribulation, gaining flight and the ability to speak human language. 153
• Transforms from snake to Jiaolong and ultimately into a True Dragon. 199 206
• Can blend into Heaven and Earth, evade satellites and ordinary observers, and travel as an almost undetectable green blur. 256

World Creation and Origin Comprehension

In the Primordial World, Ye Qin develops the Xiaoyao World through Dao Principles and elemental origins.

• Creates worlds in Chaos Space and later evolves the Xiaoyao World through the Five Elements and additional origins. 672 688 692
• Opens Source Realms and completes the Five Elements Wheel, establishing the Xiaoyao World’s Heavenly Dao. 688
• Creates the Celestial Gate and Reincarnation Pool after absorbing the Yin Yang Ancestor’s power. 702
• Unifies his power into the Chaos Pearl after the Xiaoyao World returns to Chaos. 706

True Words

A Great Dao divine ability formed by combining soul power, mental energy, and spoken runes.

• Deceives the Qilin King into abandoning the Cosmos Cauldron. 686
• Demonstrates Ye Qin’s preference for strategy over unnecessary force when it achieves the same result. 686

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Yellow Emperor’s Scripture of Yin Symbols — Found beside White Bone in the hidden cave; its discovery begins Ye Qin’s cultivation journey. 2
• Emperor’s Flowing Sap — Used with herbs to extract life essence for his Pill Dao. 92
• Black-and-white jade pendants — Allow entry into a Fragmented Epoch connected to Long Ling and Longyuan Mountain. 199
• Prayer beads — Retrieved from a time-fragment water channel; used to disperse the Faceless Man. 136 147
• Five Thunder Talismans — Personally created talismans later offered to a Buddhist temple. 143
• Vajra Bracelet — A time-and-space traversing treasure whose deeper powers Ye Qin gradually learns to control. 631 654
• Cosmos Cauldron — Refined to strengthen the five-elements origin of the Xiaoyao World. 685 686
• Chaos Pearl — The unified manifestation of Ye Qin’s power after the Xiaoyao World returns to Chaos. 706

Relationships

• White Bone / Long Ling — White Bone’s past life is Long Ling, last princess of the Dragon Dynasty. Ye Qin considers his cultivation debt to her profound and protects her in the Fragmented Epoch; her remains later save him during tribulation and become part of the Source Bone’s evolution. 199 203
• Hu Xiaocao — A mortal devotee who reveres Ye Qin as the Mountain God. Ye Qin aids her, later ends their direct connection in accordance with fate, and leaves scriptures hoping she will find her own path. 72 73 102
• Siberian Tiger — A tiger spiritually awakened by surviving the aftereffects of Ye Qin’s tribulation. It follows Ye Qin and assists with preparations for his Dragon Transformation Tribulation. 156 203
• Huang Rong — Ye Qin’s wife. He reveals his cultivation-world origins and asks her to accompany him; they marry before ascending together through the Vajra Bracelet. 649 654
• Huang Yaoshi — Huang Rong’s father and initially Ye Qin’s reluctant prospective father-in-law. Their relationship shifts from tension to mutual accommodation. 643 648
• Master Tongtian — Ye Qin’s master in the Jie Sect. Tongtian entrusts the sect’s future to Ye Qin while dissolving his cultivation to reincarnate. 667 668
• Sanxiao Sisters — Ye Qin’s close companions and wives. He eventually teaches them his cultivation methods; they become Realm Lords of the Source Metal Realm. 672 673 674
• Nuwa — Ally and companion in the Primordial World. Ye Qin aids her cultivation and travels with her while pursuing his vision for the Xiaoyao World. 672 679 680
• Qing Huan — A cultivator of the Misty Cloud Sect who meets Ye Qin while he is disguised as Long Ling; she remains unaware of his true identity. 237 288
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun — A major adversary who calls Ye Qin a “great variable.” Ye Qin openly rejects being constrained by the Heavenly Dao’s general trend. 568 590

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Snake Cultivation

Ye Qin survives rebirth as an injured snake, discovers the scripture and White Bone in a hidden cave, and develops the Contemplation Method without a teacher or established path. 2 3 6 His moon-focused cultivation strengthens his body and attracts animals that begin treating him with reverence. 20 36

Mountain God and Daoist Exploration

After extending his life through shedding and White Bone Contemplation, Ye Qin becomes an object of Hu Xiaocao’s faith as the Mountain God. 72 73 He studies Daoist and Buddhist thought, develops Pill Dao, and forms a reciprocal karmic relationship with Shangqing Temple. 89 92 106 135

Fragmented Epochs and Historical Influence

Ye Qin repeatedly enters fragments of time, meeting historical figures and leaving unrecorded traces in history. 112 151 165 His encounters lead him to understand time and reincarnation as part of his Dao, while historical mysteries begin to preserve evidence of the Demon Immortal’s existence. 183 189

Long Ling and Dragon Transformation

Ye Qin discovers that White Bone’s past life was Long Ling, a princess pursued by the Great Hao Dynasty. Unable to save her during their first encounter, he later fulfills his promise at Longyuan Mountain. 199 201 Long Ling’s remains protect him during Dragon Transformation Tribulation, enabling the Source Bone to grow flesh; Ye Qin subsequently becomes a True Dragon and gains a Long Ling-like Source Clone. 203 206

Founder of Alternative Immortality

Using the spiritual bodies of historical figures and the offerings of Shangqing Temple, Ye Qin creates clay bodies for them and allows their True Spirits to descend into the world. Long Ling is the first to return through this process. 226

Primordial World and Jie Sect Protector

After later entering the Primordial World, Ye Qin becomes Master Tongtian’s chief disciple and assumes responsibility for the Jie Sect when Tongtian prepares to reincarnate. 666 667 668 He becomes an unpredictable force opposed to Hongjun and other Heavenly Dao powers, repeatedly demonstrating strength beyond conventional expectations. 568 590

Xiaoyao World

Ye Qin cultivates the Xiaoyao World as an independent, increasingly complete world. He gathers elemental and conceptual origins, creates Source Realms, and seeks a social order where weak beings can cultivate and rise rather than remain tools of the powerful. 686 688 692 680

Notable Quotes

“Though it hasn't been easy, I find joy in it.” 135

“You can call me Demon Ancestor, or Demon Immortal.” 183

“Not a past life, but a future one.” 200

“Thank you for the compliment!” 590

Trivia

• Ye Qin’s first cultivation object, White Bone, was initially mistaken for a male scholar before his contemplation revealed a woman’s form. 6
• He frequently uses Long Ling’s feminine appearance for his avatar and disguises, including while exploring the universe. 256 288
• His Nascent Soul remains a small green snake because his primary body is serpentine. 206
• The animals of Longyuan Mountain repeatedly recognize him as a spiritual superior and bow toward him. 36 111