Zhu Yan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhu Yan (朱岩)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Six Harmonies Gang; Eight Desolations Hall; Zhu Dynasty by bloodline and princely identity 109 241 449
Occupation/Role	Physician of the Zhu Family’s medical lineage; martial artist 20 113
Status	Alive 453

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Meridian Opening Realm	202	After moving to Peaceful Town, he fell from a cliff while gathering herbs and inherited a senior’s cultivation. The inheritance raised him from the Practice Force Realm to Meridian Opening and left him with four Mystic Meridians.
Fourth Meridian, Minor Accomplishment	203 204	His inherited Origin Power allowed unusually rapid, bottleneck-free advancement; Su Chen’s harsh physical training further tempered his physique and expanded his meridians.
Fourth Meridian, Great Accomplishment	206	Reached Great Accomplishment before the Da Qian–Da Zhou martial arts competition.
Martial Dao Primordial Spirit Realm	241	Broke through within a year of entering the Eight Desolations Hall and became its Second Senior Brother.
Minor Dharma Idol Realm	296	Had reached this realm several years before Su Chen returned to the Purple Sun Sect.
Mystical Power Realm Completion	449	While constrained by the Zhu Dynasty’s Empress, he cultivated to completion and mastered Ninety-Nine Supreme Mystical Powers.
Wu Jixian Realm	444 446	Broke through after killing the Second Prince; began converting Origin Power into Immortal Power and fought King-Level Asuras with the Heaven Severing Saber’s support.

Background / History

Zhu Yan was born into a family of physicians. He possessed the Zhu Family’s hereditary Medical Codex and also held a Disguise Technique manual, both of which he offered Su Chen as payment for help against Zhao Kuo. At this point, he was already seeking revenge against enemies including Lin Hai and Liu Tong. 20

By the time he encountered Su Chen again at the Great Abundance City Black Market, Zhu Yan had joined the Six Harmonies Gang. Though he had not yet reached the Practice Force Realm, he entered the dangerous market alone to buy medicinal herbs, relying on hidden poison as a safeguard. He recognized Su Chen through his disguise and continued to address him as “Benefactor.” 109

Within the Six Harmonies Gang, Zhu Yan used his medical expertise to examine Gang Leader Cai Liuhe’s severe poisoning, though he could only suppress the poison temporarily. His relationship with Cai Xiaoyue developed into mutual love, and Cai Liuhe entrusted Zhu Yan with her safety when the Mystic Water Sect threatened the Cai Estate. 113 120

After leaving Su Chen, Zhu Yan’s family relocated to Peaceful Town. While gathering herbs, he fell from a cliff and obtained the inheritance of a Gathering Origin Realm senior connected to the Eight Desolations Hall. The inheritance granted him the senior’s remaining power, extensive knowledge, and a duty to avenge his master. 202 203

Zhu Yan later learned that he carried the Zhu Dynasty’s bloodline. His princely status initially provided cultivation resources, but the Empress became wary when his talent surpassed Zhu Jiuyou’s. She coerced Zhu Yan into serving Zhu Jiuyou by taking his wife and children hostage. 449

Personality

Zhu Yan is deeply grateful and loyal to those who help him. His continued use of “Benefactor” for Su Chen, even when Su Chen adopts new identities, reflects the importance he places on past debts of kindness. 109

He is courageous to the point of recklessness, entering the Black Market before reaching the Practice Force Realm and later confronting stronger enemies to protect Su Chen’s associates. 109 241

Despite his rapid gains through inheritance, Zhu Yan remains modest about his talent and considers his advancement a shortcut rather than proof that he surpasses Su Chen. 203 He also proved exceptionally resolute during his imprisonment in Treasure Elephant City, enduring three years of torture without revealing the Mystical Power Fruit’s location. 297 303

Abilities & Skills

Medical Arts

Zhu Yan’s medical knowledge comes from the Zhu Family’s inherited Medical Codex and exceeds Su Chen’s conventional medical training. 20 117

• Diagnosed Cai Liuhe as deeply poisoned through pulse examination. 113
• Could temporarily suppress a potent poison but lacked the knowledge to eradicate it completely. 113
• Shared medical and poison-related insights with Su Chen; their discussions benefited both of them. 117
• Maintained access to a substantial collection of medical books. 113

Poisons

Zhu Yan carries hidden poison for self-defense. 109

• Intended to use it against three Black Market aggressors if they attacked him. 109
• His knowledge of orthodox medicine complements Su Chen’s more experimental research into poisons. 117

Origin Power and Flame Techniques

Zhu Yan specializes in shaping Origin Power into flame-based attacks. 207 208

• Condenses Flame Flowers for combat. 208
• Used the Mystic Heart Myriad Wonders Style to suppress Zhou Ruoyun, a Demon Blood Warrior, at range. 207
• Manifested fire prisons that trapped two opponents during the conflict on Ascending Dragon Path. 210
• Unleashed Eight Desolations Burning Heaven Momentum, producing a massive Origin Power flower and overwhelming multiple Eight Desolations Hall disciples. 243

Inherited Cultivation

The inheritance Zhu Yan received contains enough residual power for him to cultivate smoothly toward the Gathering Origin Realm, provided he has sufficient time to absorb it. 203

• Allowed rapid advancement without ordinary realm bottlenecks. 203
• Granted him knowledge of higher cultivation realms, Spirit Origin Pills, the Eight Desolations Hall, and the broader world beyond the Da Qian Dynasty. 202
• Bound him to avenge the senior who passed down the inheritance. 203 296

Mystical Powers

Zhu Yan later cultivated Ninety-Nine Supreme Mystical Powers while at Mystical Power Realm Completion. 449

• Understood that spiritual fire, metal, wood, water, and earth can be integrated into Origin Power through a secret method. 313
• Retrieved four Mystical Power Fruits with Su Chen after his rescue from Treasure Elephant City. 303

Equipment / Items

• Medical Codex — hereditary Zhu Family medical manual. 20
• Disguise Technique — manual Zhu Yan offered to Su Chen as payment. 20
• Hidden poison — carried as protection while traveling in dangerous areas. 109
• Origin Soul Token — left with Shang Shuo so Su Chen could locate him in Treasure Elephant City. 296
• Heaven Severing Saber — aided Zhu Yan during the battle against Abi Luo after his Wu Jixian breakthrough. 446

Relationships

• Su Chen — benefactor, close friend, training partner, and ally. Zhu Yan repeatedly assists Su Chen through the Six Harmonies Gang, protects his friends, and fights beside him against major enemies. 109 203 241 305
• Cai Xiaoyue — lover and later mother of Zhu Yan’s children. Cai Liuhe entrusted her safety to Zhu Yan during the crisis in Great Abundance City. 120 449
• Cai Liuhe — leader of the Six Harmonies Gang and Cai Xiaoyue’s father; Zhu Yan examined his poisoning and received his trust. 113 120
• Flame Heaven Palace Master — Zhu Yan’s inheritance master; Zhu Yan accepted the obligation to seek revenge against the master’s enemy after achieving success in cultivation. 202 296
• Zhu Jiuyou — Zhu Dynasty rival. Zhu Jiuyou planted a rare Gu Worm in Zhu Yan and resented Zhu Yan’s superior cultivation. 444 449
• Qian Shuang — Treasure Elephant City Lord who imprisoned and tortured Zhu Yan for information about Mystical Power Fruits. 297 303
• Gu Xiaoyao — ally during the conflict with Abi Luo; assisted Zhu Yan in restraining the King-Level Asura. 446
• Abi Luo — King-Level Asura who captured Zhu Yan and attempted to use him to locate Gu Xiaoyao’s world. 445 447

Story Role / Major Arcs

Great Abundance City

Zhu Yan reconnects with Su Chen at the Black Market, introduces him to the Six Harmonies Gang, and arranges for Cai Xiaoyue to supply Qi Blood Pills. His medical ability later becomes important when Cai Liuhe is poisoned. 109 111 113

Inheritance and Prefecture Rebellion

After obtaining his cliff-fall inheritance, Zhu Yan returns to Su Chen as a Meridian Opening martial artist. He helps dispose of the corpses of six attackers and warns Su Chen about the dangers of the incomplete Pure Origin Scripture. 202

During the rebellion against Qian Ruyuan, Zhu Yan breaks through to the Fourth Meridian’s Minor Accomplishment, rescues the injured prefect, and brings him to Su Chen. 203

Da Qian–Da Zhou Martial Arts Competition

Zhu Yan reaches Fourth Meridian Great Accomplishment and joins Su Chen in representing Da Qian. He defeats the Demon Blood Warrior Zhou Ruoyun, securing Da Qian’s victory and provoking hostility from Da Zhou. 206 207

Eight Desolations Hall

Zhu Yan becomes the Eight Desolations Hall’s Second Senior Brother after reaching the Martial Dao Primordial Spirit Realm in less than a year. He returns to the Da Qian Dynasty to shield Hong Ming and Su Chen’s associates from Duan Feng and the Duan Family. 241 243

Treasure Elephant City

While pursuing his master’s revenge, Zhu Yan is captured in Treasure Elephant City and tortured for three years without yielding the Mystical Power Fruit’s location. Su Chen tracks him through his Origin Soul Token, rescues him, and joins him in recovering Mystical Power Fruits. 296 297 303

Zhu Dynasty and Asura Conflict

Zhu Yan’s Zhu Dynasty bloodline draws him into a conflict involving Zhu Jiuyou, the Empress, and King-Level Asuras. After breaking into the Wu Jixian Realm, he battles the First Prince and Abi Luo alongside Gu Xiaoyao and Su Chen. 444 445 446

Trivia

• Zhu Yan persistently calls Su Chen “Benefactor,” including when Su Chen uses the aliases Tie Niu and Ding Peng. 109
• Before entering the Eight Desolations Hall, Zhu Yan believed his future talent would make him one of its most dazzling prodigies; meeting Su Chen changed that assessment. 204
• He took four of the recovered Mystical Power Fruits, while Su Chen took one. 303