Yuanshi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yuanshi (元始)
Alias(es)	Yuqing Saint; Yuqing
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Chan Sect; Xuanmen / Three Pure Ones
Occupation/Role	Chan Sect Leader; Heavenly Dao Saint; master of the Jade Void Twelve Immortals
Status	Physical body destroyed by Hongjun; his Primordial Spirit retreats to Kunlun Mountain 484
First Appearance	Chapter 7

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Heavenly Dao Saint	21	His mere presence releases oppressive Saintly Might; even Quasi-Saint East Emperor Taiyi treats him as a serious threat.
Quasi-Saint Middle Stage — Spiritual Sense Clone	221	His clone, masquerading as Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, raises its power from Quasi-Saint Early Stage to Middle Stage during the Blood Pool conflict.
Heavenly Dao Saint First Heaven — empowered Nanjixianweng	337	Temporarily grants Nanjixianweng Saint-level power through his methods.
Heavenly Dao Saint Second Heaven — empowered Nanjixianweng	342	The Nine Luminaries Star Array further raises Nanjixianweng's temporary cultivation.
Heavenly Dao Saint Third Heaven — Spiritual Sense Clone	344	His clone possesses Nanjixianweng and forces the vessel to Third Heaven power at the cost of bodily collapse.
Heavenly Dao Saint Fourth Heaven Peak	413	Reveals his true body's cultivation while confronting Lu Changsheng.
Heavenly Dao Saint Fifth Heaven Peak — temporary	420	Burns his Saint foundation to force a one-Heaven increase while trapped in the Zhu Xian Sword Formation.
Heavenly Dao Saint First Heaven Early Stage	441	His cultivation continues falling after his defeat by Lu Changsheng, declining from First Heaven Peak to Early Stage.

Personality

Yuanshi places the Chan Sect's prestige above fairness, promises, and even the safety of those he uses. He is deeply invested in proving that Chan Sect disciples—and particularly the Jade Void Twelve Immortals—are superior to the Jie Sect, frequently treating poor roots and Jie Sect's broad recruitment policy with contempt 70.

He favors capable disciples, especially Guangchengzi, and invests exceptional resources into their advancement. That protection is conditional: Huanglong Zhenren is severely punished after failure, while Guangchengzi is repeatedly supplied with treasures, healing resources, and forced breakthroughs despite the damage to his future potential 35 48 318.

His pride makes defeat difficult to accept. When challenged or humiliated by Lu Changsheng and Tongtian, Yuanshi repeatedly resorts to intimidation, broken agreements, covert assassination attempts, Spiritual Sense Clones, and Saint-level intervention against juniors 91 93 178 217.

Abilities & Skills

Saintly Might and Saint Methods

As a Heavenly Dao Saint, Yuanshi exerts overwhelming pressure on lower-realm cultivators and can suppress or injure them through raw Saint power.

• His passive aura nearly crushes Primordial Unity Golden Immortal Xuan Jun in Yu Xu Palace 21.
• He can summon disciples across distance, transport guests into Yu Xu Palace, and directly intervene in Saint-level conflicts 21 147.
• He can create Saint-powered talismans and grant temporary power beyond a disciple's natural realm 23 330.

Spiritual Sense Clones

Yuanshi uses Spiritual Sense Clones to act without openly appearing in person.

• His clone impersonates Qingxu Daode Zhenjun during the Blood Pool Competition, concealing Chan Sect interference until exposed 212 217.
• A second clone is concealed within Nanjixianweng as a contingency during the Lingjun Island trap 344.
• The destruction of a clone comparable to a Heavenly Dao Saint Third Heaven severely weakens his true body 345.

Deductions, Talismans, and Formations

Yuanshi employs deduction and prepared methods to identify enemies, conceal actions, and engineer advantages for Chan Sect disciples.

• His attempts to deduce Lu Changsheng's identity repeatedly fail due to the System's protection and Tongtian's interference 36 48.
• He creates offensive and defensive talismans for Huanglong Zhenren; one can kill a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, while the other blocks an attack of that level 23.
• He uses the Heaven and Earth Cushion as the core of a spirit-gathering formation to accelerate Guangchengzi's forced advance to Quasi-Saint 284 318.
• He prepares the Five Elements Spirit Sealing Array for Guangchengzi during the Jie–Chan Dao discussion 81.

Artifact Refining

Yuanshi can refine powerful magic treasures from rare materials.

• He refines the Fantian Seal from a cliff fragment of Buzhou Mountain 237.
• The resulting seal is a Houtian Supreme Treasure, strengthened by both its Buzhou Mountain material and Yuanshi's Saint-level refinement 237.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Pangu Banner — Yuanshi's Innate Supreme Treasure, formed from the axe blade of the Sky-Opening Divine Axe. Its killing power can suppress multiple Saints and contest the Immortal Slaying Four Swords 148 351.
• Three Treasures Jade Ruyi — Yuanshi's Dao-Proving Treasure. He uses it against Nuwa and entrusts it to Nanjixianweng during the Lingjun Island scheme 147 342.
• Heaven and Earth Cushion — Used as the core of his Kunlun Mountain spirit-gathering formation 284.
• Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner — A Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure lent to Guangchengzi for the Jie–Chan Dao discussion; Lu Changsheng ultimately seizes it 68 91.
• Eight Treasures Glazed Bottle — Contains Three Light Divine Water. Yuanshi withholds it from Lu Changsheng, then uses it to heal Guangchengzi 176 181.
• Zhu Tian Qingyun — A Heavenly Dao Supreme Exotic Treasure offered as a wager against Lu Changsheng, then surrendered after Chan Sect's defeat 159 175.
• Void Box — A Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure offered in his wager with Tongtian 119.
• Fantian Seal — Houtian Supreme Treasure refined from Buzhou Mountain and bestowed upon Guangchengzi 237 269.
• Yin Yang Furnace — A Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure given to Guangchengzi to gain an advantage in the alchemy competition 190.

Relationships

• Tongtian — Fellow member of the Three Pure Ones and leader of the Jie Sect. Their sectarian rivalry escalates from Dao discussions to repeated Saint Wars over Yuanshi's treatment of Lu Changsheng 33 177 351.
• Laozi — Fellow member of the Three Pure Ones. They cooperate when necessary, but their relationship fractures after Yuanshi loses Laozi's Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda to Lu Changsheng 194 437.
• Hongjun — His teacher and the Dao Ancestor. Yuanshi fears Hongjun's authority, repeatedly submits to punishment, and relies on Hongjun to restrain wider Saint conflicts 150 178 484.
• Guangchengzi — Favored senior disciple. Yuanshi personally accelerates his cultivation, lends him major treasures, heals his injuries, and forces his rise to Quasi-Saint despite limiting his future potential 48 68 318.
• Huanglong Zhenren — Disciple given talismans and later a black-red crystal for revenge against Lu Changsheng; Yuanshi harshly punishes him after failure 23 35 155.
• Randeng — Chan Sect Vice Sect Leader sent to capture and kill Lu Changsheng with Saint-backed support. Randeng disappears, leaving Yuanshi unable to recover the Town Heaven Coffin or determine his fate 93 113.
• Nuwa — Fellow Heavenly Dao Saint and adversary during the Demon Race Heavenly Court crisis. Their dispute becomes a Saint War after Yuanshi refuses to accept her position on the Tanggu affair 147 149.
• Jieyin and Zhunti — Western Sect leaders whom Yuanshi repeatedly recruits against Lu Changsheng. Their alliance collapses because Yuanshi refuses promised compensation and later loses the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree 237 269 349.
• Lu Changsheng — Jie Sect disciple and Yuanshi's primary enemy. Yuanshi repeatedly attempts to seize or kill him, but loses disciples, clones, treasures, cultivation, and ultimately his physical body through their conflict 93 345 423 484.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Chan Sect–Demon Race Dispute

East Emperor Taiyi arrives at Kunlun Mountain seeking justice for Xuan Jun. Yuanshi initially dismisses the death of a Demon Race member, but agrees to summon Huanglong Zhenren after Taiyi invokes Nuwa's backing 21. He arms Huanglong for the subsequent duel, yet Huanglong's defeat damages Chan Sect's reputation and provokes Yuanshi's anger 23 35.

Jie–Chan Discuss Dao

Yuanshi accepts Tongtian's proposal for a sectarian Dao discussion, confident that the Jade Void Twelve Immortals will overwhelm the Jie Sect 33. To ensure victory, he personally pushes Guangchengzi to Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, lends him the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, and prepares a formation talisman 48 68.

The plan fails when Lu Changsheng and the Jie Sect turn the contest around. Yuanshi attempts to interfere, later demands the return of the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, and threatens Lu Changsheng when the demand is refused 85 91.

Campaign Against Lu Changsheng

After the Dao discussion, Yuanshi sends Randeng to assassinate Lu Changsheng, promising Saint methods and providing the Town Heaven Coffin and a Yuqing Talisman 93. Randeng disappears, while Lu Changsheng later acquires the coffin, leaving Yuanshi unable to publicly prove the connection 113 304.

Yuanshi subsequently tries direct wagers and staged duels at Golden Ao Island. He loses Zhu Tian Qingyun to Lu Changsheng and refuses to honor his debt involving the Eight Treasures Glazed Bottle, triggering a Saint War with Tongtian at Kunlun Mountain 175 177.

Blood Pool and Buzhou Mountain

Yuanshi secretly enters the Blood Pool Competition through a Spiritual Sense Clone disguised as Qingxu Daode Zhenjun. The clone defeats several Ancestral Witches and nearly kills Yunxiao before Lu Changsheng intervenes 217 219.

After the Blood Pool conflict, Yuanshi seizes Buzhou Mountain fragments and refines the Fantian Seal. He also uses the Heaven and Earth Cushion and a Bodhi Seed to force Guangchengzi into the Quasi-Saint realm, curing the Zhan Luosha threat at the cost of stunting Guangchengzi's future progress 237 284 318.

Lingjun Island and the Western Sect Alliance

Yuanshi recruits the Western Two Saints to help capture Lu Changsheng, offering magic treasures and Chan Sect disciples as compensation 237 239. At Lingjun Island, Nanjixianweng receives Yuanshi's temporary Saint-level empowerment, while Yuanshi's clone hides within him as a final measure 337 344.

Lu Changsheng kills Nanjixianweng, destroys the clone with Tongtian's stored sword light, and takes both the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and Three Treasures Jade Ruyi 345. Yuanshi's attempt to conceal the failed operation is exposed before Tongtian and the Western Saints, turning the dispute into a four-Saint confrontation 349 351.

Defeat by Lu Changsheng

Yuanshi and Jieyin later ambush Lu Changsheng while Tongtian is prevented from leaving Golden Ao Island. Lu Changsheng seals Jieyin in the Town Heaven Coffin and confronts Yuanshi directly 412 413.

Yuanshi reveals Fourth Heaven Saint cultivation and burns his Saint foundation to temporarily reach Fifth Heaven, but still cannot break Lu Changsheng's Zhu Xian Sword Formation 413 420. Lu Changsheng shatters the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda's defense, seizes the damaged pagoda, and leaves Yuanshi severely weakened 422 423.

Final Cooperation Against Lu Changsheng

Hongjun later orders Yuanshi to lend the Pangu Banner to Laozi for a battle against Lu Changsheng. Yuanshi complies reluctantly, hoping to reclaim the magic treasures previously lost to Lu Changsheng 459.

After the battle's aftermath, Yuanshi demands the Pangu Banner's return from Hongjun. Hongjun destroys Yuanshi's physical body for his presumption and warns that the banner can be bestowed or taken away at will 484.

Notable Quotes

“Am I, Yuanshi, the kind of person who breaks his word and would renege on a disciple's Magic Treasure?” 178

“If our positions were reversed today, would you let me go?” — Lu Changsheng to Yuanshi 424