Ren Xiaoyao

Biodata

Feature	Detail
Name	Ren Xiaoyao 10 195
Alias	Ren Chang Sheng / Immortal Chang Sheng 70 115, Yun Xiao 456
Age	17 (at one point) 10, under 20 149 150
Race	Mortal / Human 3 10 18
Lifespan	17/200 years (at one point) 10, 21/5000 years (at another point) 195
Talent	Heaven-Defying Comprehension 10 195
Cultivation	Dao Realm Third Heaven (at one point) 10, Dao Realm Nine Heavens (Shore Realm) (at another point) 195, Martial Shattering Void Realm 141 171, Heavenly Realm 149 150, Golden Immortal (early stage, with Emperor Formation, at one point) 492, Peak Quasi-Emperor 560, cultivator of the Balance Great Dao 599
Parentage	Biological son of Ren Buhui, the Sixth Prince of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty, and Luo Mengshen; he was publicly raised as the son of Ren Xuanji, Sect Master of the True Martial Sect 4 149 150
Affiliation	Ten Directions Sect (as Outer Sect Elder Yun Xiao) 456
Status	Framed as the number one traitor of the Immortal Realm and pursued by the Immortal Alliance 492

Physical Description

Ren Xiaoyao is described as incredibly handsome and dashing, with sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, a high nose bridge, and well-defined facial features 128. His skin is fair, translucent, and lustrous, resembling fine mutton-fat jade 258. After absorbing spiritual energy, his skin takes on a warm and soft luster, and any scars from battles disappear, leaving his body delicate and smooth 227. His skeleton also undergoes a transformation, becoming denser and harder, infused with immense power 227. When various phenomena appear around him, such as a golden halo and colorful auspicious clouds, he appears like a god descended from the immortal realm 128.

As his cultivation advanced, the natural charm radiating from him became increasingly difficult to conceal, causing Liu Ruyan and other women to be captivated by him 18 70 87. Following his breakthrough to Heavenly Immortal Peak, his skin became crystalline and faintly golden, while his every movement carried an increasingly profound divine charm 501.

• He is often seen wearing a white robe 463 464.
• He possesses a Starlight Glazed Robe, which shimmers with starlight and can change forms, appearing endlessly brilliant or low-key and unadorned 44.
• He has also been seen in a simple black robe with silver thread patterns on the collar and cuffs, adding a touch of understated luxury 258.
• On one occasion, he wore a grey cloth robe with star track patterns that lit up, and demonic patterns on it ground vengeful souls into golden powder, which then transformed into tiny demonic shadows drilling into the fabric, causing dark spots with faint silver light 402.
• He has been described as wearing the Divine Dragon Armor and Phoenix Creation Feathers 339.
• His skin can take on a glazed luster with black, gold, and silver flowing beneath the surface, forming patterns of an "Indestructible Golden Body" 434.
• Qin Yushang was captivated by his appearance, describing him as an "immortal banished from heaven" 70.
• Feng Sixuan was immediately smitten with his appearance 87.
• Lu Youruo was momentarily stunned by his handsomeness, noting she had never seen such a handsome man in her five hundred years of existence 164.

Background

Ren Xiaoyao's early life was marked by tragedy and neglect. He was publicly known as the second son of Ren Xuanji, Sect Master of the True Martial Sect, and Luo Mengshen, the founder of the Facing Heaven Pavilion 1 4 14. Born with a rare Martial Dao Sacred Body, he was initially hailed as Dagan's greatest prodigy 4 9. After Luo Mengshen's death, Ren Xuanji forbade him from practicing martial arts and sealed his acupoints, leading to profound disgust and resentment toward the man regarded as his father 4 42. Ren Xiaoyao was later revealed to be Luo Mengshen's biological son with Ren Buhui, the Sixth Prince and heir apparent of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty; Ren Xuanji had served as his public father and protector 149 150.

After Ren Ruohai secretly released Liu Ruyan, Saintess of the Mystic Moon Demonic Cult, Ren Xiaoyao was made the scapegoat, stripped of his Marquis Xiaoyao title, and demoted to the Imperial Observatory as a menial disciple 1 2. There, he awakened his Heaven-Defying Comprehension and began cultivating the immortal path in secret. He entered the Dao Realm First Heaven after only hours of sensing spiritual energy and soon obtained the Qi Sword technique 1 2 3.

Li Chunfeng became Ren Xiaoyao's mentor and concealed many of his secrets, while Ying Huai, a former beneficiary of Luo Mengshen's kindness, quietly protected him during his early weakness 3 7 15. Liu Ruyan initially sought to manipulate him into stealing the Great Evolution Tome through the promise of a Dual Cultivation method, but Ren Xiaoyao chose to feign cooperation while pursuing his own cultivation 2. Though he repeatedly rejected her advances, she developed genuine feelings for him and gave him an Aperture Condensing Pill, which he used as cultivation fuel rather than to repair his sealed acupoints 10.

Ren Xiaoyao's connection to Qianqiu Pavilion was revealed when Luo Mengxian, his aunt, invited him to inherit the position of Holy Son 44 45. He also learned that he was intended to be engaged to Dongfang Mingyue, a political arrangement that angered Luo Yunxuan, who sought to eliminate Ren Xiaoyao 89. Ren Xiaoyao faced multiple assassination attempts orchestrated by Luo Yunxuan through Ren Ruohai, but he effortlessly defeated his attackers, demonstrating his growing power 86 88 89. He later confronted and eliminated Luo Yunxuan, refusing the Luo Family Ancestor's intervention and asserting his right to justice 92 93.

His identity as Immortal Chang Sheng was eventually exposed to the wider martial world, shocking those who had considered him an ordinary young man 105 115. He used the Heaven Sealing Earth Severing Sword Array to kill Jiang Haochen, a Child of Fortune, and subsequently received the array's inheritance and knowledge of the Incense Path 105 106. By aiding Great Zhou's rise to an imperial dynasty, he accumulated vast Fortune Power and gained the Heavenly Dao's favor 141.

Ren Xiaoyao continued to advance in his cultivation, reaching Dao Realm Nine Heavens and a lifespan of 5000 years 195. He passed the tribulation of the Shore Realm, acquired the Immortal Dao Body and Heaven and Earth Manifestation, and bestowed spiritual energy upon Bai Ze, the True Dragon, and Lu Youruo 195. After later defeating an Outer Realm Sky Demon, he entered the Spirit Realm and gained the divine abilities Return Heaven Reverse Sun and Illuminate All Heavens 227.

Ren Xiaoyao later traveled through ancient inheritances, secret realms, and the Immortal Realm in pursuit of greater power. He passed the Nine Trials of the Land of Heavenly Books, inherited the Heavenly Tome legacy, uncovered Tianyan Continent's history as a realm graveyard, and obtained treasures from the Ancient Divine Court 334 348 349. After escaping the Demon Realm while severely wounded, he entered the Immortal Realm under the identity Yun Xiao and joined the Ten Directions Sect as an outer sect elder 456. He subsequently advanced through Golden Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, and Quasi-Emperor stages through a series of inheritances and treasures 460 476 501 515 560.

Despite being framed as a "devil" and the foremost traitor of the Immortal Realm, others who knew him spoke of him with immense pride and admiration 492 502. His continued pursuit of the Primordial Chaos Dao and the Balance Great Dao eventually brought him into conflict with powers capable of threatening the foundations of the heavens and myriad worlds 530 599.

Power Progression

Cultivation Level	Techniques	Significant Events	Notes
Dao Realm First Heaven	Qi Sword, Supreme Primordial Beginning Art	Enters Dao Realm First Heaven and develops divine sense 2.	Achieved in three hours due to Heaven-Defying Comprehension 1. Strength comparable to a First-Rank Martial Arts master 3.
Dao Realm Double Heaven	Pure Yang Void-Breaking Gang Sword	Divine sense expands to 10 meters 10.	Goal to contend with Super-rank realm 4.
Dao Realm Third Heaven	Pure Yang Void-Breaking Qi Sword, Chaos God-Demon Body Refining Technique	Divine sense expands to 100 meters 10. Defeats Li Chunfeng in sparring 10. Absorbs spiritual energy from Aperture Condensing Pill, saving a month of cultivation 10.	Achieved in less than half a year 10. Lifespan reaches 200 years 10. Strength equivalent to twenty Directors 9 10.
Dao Realm Fourth Heaven	Pure Yang Heaven Breaking Gang Sword, Chaos God-Demon Body Refining Technique, Sword Drawing Sky Severing Technique	Divine sense expands to 1 kilometer 18. Obtains Great Sun Divine Sword 18.	Achieved in one year 18. Lifespan increases to 500 years 18.
Dao Realm Fifth Heaven	Alchemy, Qi Gathering Pill	Refines more than one hundred Qi Gathering Pills in one night and uses them to accelerate cultivation 36.	His Heaven-Defying Comprehension allows him to learn alchemy at an exceptional rate 33 36.
Dao Realm Sixth Heaven	Soaring Cloud Riding Mist	Survives his second lightning tribulation and uses its force to temper his body 51.	Strength equivalent to Creation Realm in Martial Arts 51.
Dao Realm Seventh Heaven	Pure Yang Void-Breaking Sword, Sword Drawing Sky Severing Technique, Life and Death Mark, Radiant Sun Celestial Venerable, True Eye of Breaking Illusions	Consolidates cultivation and masters True Eye of Breaking Illusions 81.	Lifespan increases to 1800 years 81. Possesses power to destroy dynasties 80.
Dao Realm Eighth Heaven	True Martial Demon-Quelling Great Hand Seal, Karma Curse Killing Technique, Sun-Chasing Divine Bow	Passes the Dao Realm Eighth Heaven tribulation using Fortune and Incense Power 143.	Lifespan reaches 3000 years; equivalent to the Heaven Realm 144 149.
Martial Shattering Void Realm	True Martial Demon-Quelling Great Hand Seal	Defeats Great Yu Human King 131. Saves True Dragon from Shi Tiandi 191. Defeats Shi Tiandi 191.	Gains "Immortal Chang Sheng" title and surge in Incense Value 131. Ren Xiaoyao can reveal combat power equivalent to this Martial Dao realm while remaining on the immortal path 141 171.
Shore Realm (Dao Realm Nine Heavens)	Immortal Dao Body, Heaven and Earth Manifestation	Passes tribulation of Dao Realm Nine Heavens 195. Bestows Spiritual Energy to followers 195.	Gains powerful new techniques 195. First time using "Heaven and Earth Manifestation" 206.
Spirit Realm First Heaven	Return Heaven Reverse Sun, Illuminate All Heavens, Heaven and Earth Living Being Slash	Defeats Outer Realm Sky Demon and breaks through after absorbing spiritual qi 227.	Realm advances, gains powerful new abilities 227.
Late-stage Golden Immortal	Demon Slaying Sword control method	Absorbs energy from treasures in White Jade Cave Mansion 460.	Cultivation advances significantly and his immortal power is purified by Primordial Violet Qi 460.
Earth Immortal (mid-stage)	Emperor Formation	Breaks through after cultivating in Spirit Spring Blessed Land 476.	Increases control over Emperor Formation 476.
Heavenly Immortal (early stage)	Emperor Formation Fragments, sword arts	Obtains the fifth Emperor Formation Fragment after defeating the Po Suo Demon General 482.	Advances to the brink of the Early-stage Heavenly Immortal Realm 482.
Heavenly Immortal Peak	Ancient Heavenly Immortal inheritance	Fuses the inheritance within an ancient inheritance ground 501.	Breaks through after overcoming mechanisms, beasts, and trials 501.
Late-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal	World-Suppressing Emperor Formation	Activates the World-Suppressing Emperor Formation and repels the Great Brahma King 515.	The Twin Emperor Formations become a decisive component of his combat power 515.
Peak Quasi-Emperor	Creation Dao Pill	Refines Creation Dao Pill, perfects Dao Foundation 560. Severely injures seven Nine Giants of Darkness 560.	Cultivation advanced and Dao Foundation perfected 560.
Balance Great Dao	Primordial Chaos Supreme Dao	Faces an unprecedented crisis beneath a Progenitor's pressure after cultivating the Balance Great Dao 599.	His Dao path has advanced beyond the conventional realm classifications previously recorded 599.

Abilities

Chaos God-Demon Body Refining Technique

This technique is superior to the Golden Bell Shield and surpasses the scope of traditional Martial Arts 7. When cultivated to its peak, it allows the user to shake the sun, moon, and universe, granting a physical body with longevity equal to heaven and earth 7.

• Applications:
  • Provides an almost perfect state of defense when activated with Spiritual Energy 7.
  • Its defensive power increases with the user's Spiritual Energy 7.
  • Makes the user's body indestructible 232.
• Limitations:
  • Requires time to cultivate and cannot be mastered instantly 7.

Heaven and Earth Manifestation

An ultimate technique that allows the user to merge with heaven and earth, borrowing their boundless power 195 206. This power is pure and contains ancient, mysterious laws of the universe 206.

• Applications:
  • Continuously strengthens the user by borrowing the power of heaven and earth 206.
  • Allows the user to perceive subtle changes in heaven and earth with extreme clarity 206.
  • Can enable a user to contend with Heaven Realm existences even when using power equivalent to the Martial Shattering Void Realm 206.
  • Effortlessly destroys powerful constructs like the Myriad Demonnster Umbrella and its phantoms 205 206.
• Limitations:
  • Requires the user to be immersed in a "wondrous realm" to fully utilize 206.

True Martial Demon-Quelling Great Hand Seal

A heaven-defying spell with terrifying combat power 131.

• Applications:
  • Can achieve a one-hit kill against opponents of the same level 131.
  • Capable of killing enemies of a higher level under special circumstances 131.
  • Demonstrates overwhelming power against multiple opponents 148.
• Limitations:
  • Requires a vast amount of time for even top prodigies to cultivate 131.

Five Elements Evasion Technique

A movement technique that allows the user to bypass defenses and eliminate targets 88.

• Applications:
  • Allows for agile and elusive movements, making the user difficult to track 211.
  • Enables dodging attacks by skillfully weaving through energy beams and using surrounding terrain or mysterious power 238 292.
  • Can make the user appear like an invisible phantom, avoiding even the sharpest blows 211.
  • Allows Ren Xiaoyao to move freely through the five elements and leave little trace of his passage 86 89.

Primordial Chaos Steps

A profound movement technique 520.

• Applications:
  • Allows for agile evasion of attacks 520.
  • Enables the use of Space Gaps to dodge attacks 520.

Immortal Dao Body

A powerful body technique 195.

• Applications:
  • Allows for the unleashing of earth-shattering power with every movement 195.
  • Makes destroying heaven and earth as simple as lifting a hand 195.
• Limitations:
  • None explicitly stated, but it is a reward from the System, implying it is not cultivated conventionally 195.

Illuminate All Heavens

A divine ability that reflects insight and understanding 227.

• Applications:
  • Unleashes a dazzling light and powerful energy wave 238.
  • Allows the user to disregard spatial rules 238.
  • Once fully cultivated, can project Ren Xiaoyao's power to any location without regard for ordinary spatial distance 228.
• Limitations:
  • It requires Incense Value for simulated cultivation because Ren Xiaoyao comprehended it himself rather than receiving complete mastery directly 228.

Return Heaven Reverse Sun

An Immortal Divine Ability 227.

• Applications:
  • None explicitly stated, but it is categorized as an Immortal Divine Ability 227.

Green Lotus Secret Technique

A secret technique used in battle 380.

• Applications:
  • Can be poured into weapons like the Chaos Greatsword to enhance power 380.
  • Can be used in the form of a Green Lotus Hand Seal to defeat powerful opponents 380.
• Limitations:
  • Circulating the technique can cause immense pain and strain on the user's meridians and blood vessels 379.

Divine Ability (General)

Ren Xiaoyao can choose to gain Divine Abilities from the System 209.

• Applications:
  • Can easily block powerful attacks with a single finger 209.
  • Can defeat top experts with overwhelming superiority 209.

Sword Techniques

Ren Xiaoyao possesses various sword techniques, including Pure Yang Heaven Breaking Gang Sword and Sword Drawing Sky Severing Technique 18. His sword techniques are fluid and natural, merging with heaven and earth 282.

• Applications:
  • Can unleash multiple sword strikes in an instant 282.
  • Can deliver immense force, capable of cleaving the earth 282.
  • Uses the World-Slaying Dragon Sword to defeat multiple Creation Realm martial artists in a single strike 155.
  • Uses the Heaven and Earth Living Being Slash to destroy an Outer Realm Sky Demon 227.
  • Deepened his Return All Things to Origin sword intent while passing the Nine Heavens Pure Firmament Formation trials 468.

Spiritual Energy Manipulation

Ren Xiaoyao can absorb and utilize Spiritual Energy 195 300.

• Applications:
  • Absorbs vast amounts of Spiritual Energy to enhance his power 195.
  • Can bestow Spiritual Energy to others, helping them break through to higher realms 195.
  • Can replenish his own energy by absorbing external power 300.
  • Can guide Spiritual Energy outwards to impact the surrounding space 300.
  • Can defeat opponents with vast Spiritual Energy 171.
  • Can refine the spiritual energy of Spirit Stones, spiritual medicines, Primordial Violet Qi, and other rare resources into his own cultivation 36 268 460.

Dao Realm Cultivation

Ren Xiaoyao's cultivation progresses through various Dao Realm Heavens, significantly increasing his power and lifespan 10 18 144.

• Applications:
  • Increases lifespan with each breakthrough 10 18.
  • Enhances divine sense strength, allowing detection within a wider radius 10 18.
  • Reaches realms equivalent to or surpassing the Martial Shattering Void Realm and Heaven Realm 147 171 197.

Golden Array and Runes

Ren Xiaoyao can manifest golden light, runes, and arrays for defense and power 291 292.

• Applications:
  • Forms an indestructible protective net 291.
  • Provides a continuous stream of power 291.
  • Creates a massive golden formation with an impenetrable defensive net 292.
  • Can manifest a Golden Phantom holding a Golden Long Sword to resist attacks 292.

Heaven Sealing Earth Severing Sword Array

An inherited sword formation acquired after Ren Xiaoyao killed Jiang Haochen 105 106.

• Applications:
  • Was used to defeat and kill Jiang Haochen, a Half-step Limitless Realm Child of Fortune 105.
  • Provides Ren Xiaoyao with a powerful formation inheritance and an avenue into the Incense Path 106.

Emperor Formations

Ren Xiaoyao can control ancient Emperor Formations through Emperor Marks and collected formation fragments 482 492.

• Applications:
  • Uses the Profound Suppression Emperor Formation to condense immense Emperor Power into offensive manifestations 492.
  • Completed a set of five Emperor Formation Fragments after defeating the Po Suo Demon General 482.
  • Activated the World-Suppressing Emperor Formation to defend against the Great Brahma King 515.
  • Can combine Emperor Formations to strengthen his defense, suppress enemies, and cultivate 515.

Primordial Spirit Emergence

After entering the Spirit Realm, Ren Xiaoyao can project his Primordial Spirit beyond his body 228.

• Applications:
  • Allows his spirit to explore the world with enhanced mobility and perception 228.
  • Enabled him to discover the continent-spanning barriers suppressing Martial Dao development 228.
  • Allows him to counter spiritual attacks through spiritual-power shields and focused retaliation 228.

Primordial Chaos Dao

Ren Xiaoyao cultivates and refines Primordial Chaos Dao Power, eventually developing it toward the Primordial Chaos Supreme Dao and Balance Great Dao 530 560 599.

• Applications:
  • Can merge with Heaven Burning Sword Intent and form a mutually reinforcing sword Dao 530.
  • Forms protective curtains of Primordial Chaos Dao Power that block hostile mental and Dao-based influences 530.
  • Enables extremely advanced concealment when combined with the Cangwu Dao Fruit, allowing him to merge with the surrounding void 560.
  • Supports his pursuit of the Balance Great Dao, a path that has carried him into conflict with Progenitor-level forces 599.

Other Abilities

• Heaven-Defying Comprehension: A talent that allows Ren Xiaoyao to quickly understand and master techniques 18 195.
• Alchemy: Ren Xiaoyao can refine spiritual medicines into pills, including Qi Gathering Pills, Spirit Enhancement Pills, and Youth-Preserving Pills 33 36 52.
• Chang Sheng Dao Seed: An immortal cultivation technique comprehended from the Ageless Spring Technique 60.
• Eight-Nine Profound Heaven Transformation: A high-tier transformation spell comprehended from the Art of Disguise 56.
• True Eye of Breaking Illusions: A perception technique that makes disguises and hidden identities difficult to conceal from him 81.
• Karma Curse Killing Technique: A curse technique cultivated while assisting Luo Mengxian in taking control of Qianqiu Pavilion 110.
• Great Desolate Sky Imprisoning Art: A powerful imprisoning art Ren Xiaoyao mastered through simulated cultivation with Incense Value 160.
• Dragon Breath of Ice and Fire: A powerful technique used in conjunction with the Divine Dragon Armor 339.
• Chaos Axe's Space-time Barrier: A technique used to suppress and weaken opponents 339.
• Heaven and Earth Divine Dragon Art: A technique used to suppress and weaken opponents 339.
• Creation Chaos Cauldron: An evolved artifact created by refining the Devouring Soldier Demon Cauldron through a Creation Tribulation; it possesses the artistic conception of Nurturing All Things 435.
• Earth's Indestructible Origin: A refined power used for counterattacks and defense 556.
• Primordial Chaos Dao Charm: A refined power used for counterattacks 556.
• Cangwu Dao Fruit's Power: A refined power used for counterattacks and concealment 556 560.
• Chaos Fist Seal: An attack used in intense battles 556.
• Primordial Chaos Sword Demonmentum: An attack used in intense battles 556.
• Heaven Burning Sword Dao Fruit: A Dao Fruit obtained after passing the Heaven Burning Restriction trials 530.
• Creation Dao Pill: After refining, it significantly advances cultivation and perfects the Dao Foundation 560.

Relationships

• Liu Ruyan: Saintess of the Mystic Moon Demonic Cult and daughter of the Devil Master. She initially infiltrated the Imperial Observatory to proposition Ren Xiaoyao to steal the Great Evolution Tome 2. She developed feelings for Ren Xiaoyao, giving him an Aperture Condensing Pill to restore his innate talent and expressing her desire to pursue him despite potential obstacles from her father 10. She is infatuated with Ren Xiaoyao and struggles to seduce him 87.
• Li Chunfeng: Ren Xiaoyao's mentor. He provides guidance and information about Martial Arts realms 2 and the martial world 10. He shows concern for Ren Xiaoyao's safety 2 19 and helps conceal Ren Xiaoyao's hidden strength after recognizing it 7.
• Ren Xuanji: Sect Master of the True Martial Sect and Ren Xiaoyao's publicly recognized father. He sealed Ren Xiaoyao's acupoints and forbade him from cultivating martial arts after Luo Mengshen's death, leaving Ren Xiaoyao with deep resentment toward him 4.
• Ren Buhui: The Sixth Prince and heir apparent of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty. He is Ren Xiaoyao's biological father, a fact concealed because the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty could view Ren Xiaoyao as a threat to succession 149 150.
• Luo Mengshen: Ren Xiaoyao's birth mother and the founder of the Facing Heaven Pavilion 14. She transferred Heaven's mandate to Ren Xiaoyao to protect him, causing her own cultivation to stagnate 65.
• Luo Mengxian: Ren Xiaoyao's aunt and a senior figure of Qianqiu Pavilion. She invited him to return to Qianqiu Pavilion as its prospective Holy Son and sincerely sought to protect him despite the many enemies Luo Mengshen had left there 44 45.
• Dongfang Changkong: Qianqiu Pavilion Master who once lived in disguise as Dongfang Ye. He helped protect Ren Xiaoyao and explained Luo Mengshen's transfer of Heaven's mandate to him 60 65. He later executed Dongfang Mingyue to appease Ren Xiaoyao 105.
• Tantai Wanwan: Liu Ruyan's master. She advises Liu Ruyan against pursuing Ren Xiaoyao due to potential opposition from her father and the risks involved 10.
• Devil Master: Liu Ruyan's father and leader of the Demonic Sect. Ren Xiaoyao ordered him to protect Ying Huai, and the Devil Master later became a loyal servant and source of information for Ren Xiaoyao 36 38.
• Ren Ruohai: Ren Xiaoyao's nominal half-brother 89. He secretly released Liu Ruyan, leading to Ren Xiaoyao's demotion 1 2. He later plots to assassinate Ren Xiaoyao at the behest of Luo Yunxuan 87 88. Ren Xiaoyao eliminates him 88 89.
• Luo Yunxuan: Fourth-generation heir of the Luo Family in Qianqiu Pavilion. He plots to eliminate Ren Xiaoyao due to jealousy over Ren Xiaoyao potentially obtaining Luo Family resources and to secure Dongfang Mingyue's hand in marriage for himself 87 89.
• Puyang Wei: A Celestial Phenomenon Realm martial artist from Great Zhou. He intervenes to protect Ren Xiaoyao from assassins 88 and is wary of potential threats to Ren Xiaoyao 89.
• Feng Sixuan: She is immediately smitten with Ren Xiaoyao's appearance 87 and seeks his company 87. She is displeased when Dongfang Mingyue scorns Ren Xiaoyao 91 and prepares to protect him 98.
• Dongfang Mingyue: A "little princess" of the Dongfang Family within Qianqiu Pavilion. She is initially intended to be engaged to Ren Xiaoyao, not Luo Yunxuan 89. She expresses disdain for Ren Xiaoyao, considering him unworthy of her 89 91. Dongfang Changkong later kills her to appease Ren Xiaoyao 105.
• Jiang Haochen: Son of Fortune. Ren Xiaoyao defeats and kills him using the Heaven Sealing Earth Severing Sword Array 105.
• Huangfu Yuxiang: He offers to share secrets about Jiang Haochen to Ren Xiaoyao out of fear 105. He later attempts a sneak attack and is killed by Ren Xiaoyao 106.
• Wan Kai: Holy Son of the Thousand Beasts Sect. He is present at Qianqiu Pavilion 94 and seeks revenge against Ren Xiaoyao 98.
• Qin Yushang: She encounters Ren Xiaoyao at the Kirin Grand Gathering and becomes captivated by his appearance 70.
• Duan Yichen: A prince of the Great Zhou royal family. He is enamored with Qin Yushang and initially sees Ren Xiaoyao as a potential rival 70. He later kowtows to Ren Xiaoyao, offering power and temples to supply Incense Power in order to appease him 115.
• Lin Ping: Ren Xiaoyao's former second senior brother. Ren Xiaoyao asks Duan Yichen to promote him in the Great Zhou Demon Slaying Division 115.
• Yi Tianze: Favored child of Fortune from the Cloud Dao Heavenly Sect. He develops hatred towards Ren Xiaoyao after Jiang Haochen's death 105 and uses a Human-Faced Gu Worm to attempt to deceive him through Huangfu Yuxiang 106.
• Ren Huaijin: He reveals Ren Xiaoyao's true identity as the son of the Sixth Prince of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty, Ren Buhui. He expresses loyalty to Ren Xiaoyao and is marked by him 150.
• Bai Ze: Ren Xiaoyao's Incense Divine Beast and loyal follower. It benefits from Ren Xiaoyao's Incense Power surge, approaches the Creation Realm, and later receives spiritual energy that enables further breakthroughs 150 195 227.
• True Dragon: A divine beast saved by Ren Xiaoyao from Shi Tiandi 191. It becomes one of Ren Xiaoyao's followers and receives spiritual energy from him after his Shore Realm breakthrough 195.
• Lu Youruo: A five-hundred-year Qingqiu Demon Fox of the Martial Shattering Void Realm. Ren Xiaoyao easily defeats her and later accepts her as his maid, protecting her from the Great Yu Empress 171 181. She receives spiritual energy from him and becomes increasingly loyal 195 227.
• Phoenix: Formerly the Empress's Shadow Guard Commander, she was spared by Ren Xiaoyao after his rescue of Ying Huai 38. After witnessing his later power, she pledges loyalty to him and is accepted as a follower 227.
• Qin Chenyi: The Great Qin Emperor. He visits Ren Xiaoyao, warning him about Meishan Grotto-Heaven and proposing an alliance, but Ren Xiaoyao is dismissive 203. He had previously sought to kill Ren Xiaoyao but later let go of his hatred due to common interests 202.
• Yuan Hao: He is pursuing Ren Xiaoyao, prompting Ren Xiaoyao to decide to kill him to obtain the Fusang Divine Tree 203.
• Elder Tang: An elder of Qianqiu Pavilion. Ren Xiaoyao confronts him and extracts information about Qianqiu Pavilion's involvement in Luo Mengshen's past before killing him 31.
• Princess Taiping: She had connections with Ren Xiaoyao's mother, Luo Mengshen 14, and was once a target of assassination by the Mystic Moon Demonic Cult 2. She is gravely wounded in an assassination attempt after Ren Xiaoyao confronts Elder Tang 31, and Ren Xiaoyao later kills her during the Youzhou crisis 56.
• Ying Huai: He brings news of Princess Taiping's assassination attempt to Ren Xiaoyao 31. As a former beneficiary of Luo Mengshen's kindness, he protects Ren Xiaoyao in his early years, while Ren Xiaoyao later saves him from the Empress's assassins 15 36 38.
• Lu Yuyan: Imperial Preceptor of Great Zhou and a princess of the Great Yu Dynasty. She is the sister of the Empress of the Great Yu Dynasty 170. She seeks Ren Xiaoyao's help when Duan Yichen is held hostage 196.
• Lu Yuxuan (Empress of Great Yu): Lu Yuyan's sister. She visits Ren Xiaoyao with Feng Chengyi, attempting to threaten and entice him into an alliance, but Ren Xiaoyao dismisses her 133. After Lu Youruo becomes Ren Xiaoyao's maid, she instead seeks to please him 181.
• Feng Chengyi: Sect Master of the Fortune Sacred Sect. He visits Ren Xiaoyao with the Empress of Great Yu, attempting to threaten and entice him into an alliance, but Ren Xiaoyao dismisses him 133.
• Void Demon Ancestor: He frames Ren Xiaoyao, labeling him a traitor after Ren Xiaoyao wounds him 492.
• Elder Zi Xu: His death is framed as Ren Xiaoyao's crime, leading to the formation of the "Rebel Extermination Alliance" 492.
• Elder Zi Xia: Leader of the "Rebel Extermination Alliance," she frames Ren Xiaoyao for Elder Zi Xu's death 492.
• Emperor of Great Yan: He issues an edict for Ren Xiaoyao's capture, offering a reward 492.
• Empress (Dagan): Ren Xiaoyao confronts and kills her for her crimes 69. She had previously issued an order for the extermination of Demonic Cult members 2 and repeatedly sought to use or eliminate Ren Xiaoyao and his allies 18 36 38.
• Ke Zhen'e: Ren Xiaoyao asks him to protect Ying Huai 69.
• Li Chengyin: The new emperor, installed with the backing of Qianqiu Pavilion and the Huangfu Family 69.
• Wine Daoist: Initially an Outer Sect Master of Qianqiu Pavilion who tried to abduct Ren Xiaoyao, he was defeated and made into Ren Xiaoyao's hidden agent within Qianqiu Pavilion 44 46.

Significant Events

• Ren Xiaoyao Is Demoted to the Imperial Observatory (Chapter 1): After Ren Ruohai releases Liu Ruyan from prison, Ren Xiaoyao is forced to take the blame, stripped of his Marquis Xiaoyao title, and confined to the Imperial Observatory 1 2.
• Ren Xiaoyao Enters the Dao Realm (Chapter 2): Ren Xiaoyao enters Dao Realm First Heaven and gains spiritual power and Spiritual Sense after secretly cultivating immortality 2.
• Empress Assassination Attempt (Chapter 10): The Devil Master attempts to assassinate the Empress but fails and escapes 10.
• Princess Taiping Assassinated (Chapter 31): Princess Taiping was gravely injured in an assassination attempt the night after Ren Xiaoyao confronted Elder Tang of Qianqiu Pavilion at her mansion 31.
• Blood Gu Worms Released (Chapter 42): Over a hundred thousand Blood Gu Worms were released into the capital, threatening the lives of common people, before Ren Xiaoyao used his power to destroy them 42.
• Ren Xiaoyao Saves Ying Huai (Chapters 36–38): Disguised behind the Ghost Face Mask, Ren Xiaoyao intervenes against the Empress's forces, defeats the Four Great Royal Princes, and saves Ying Huai from certain death 36 37 38.
• Ren Ruohai's Assassination Attempt (Chapter 87): Ren Ruohai arrived with two Celestial Phenomenon Realm martial artists to assassinate Ren Xiaoyao at an inn in Yanzhou City 87. Ren Xiaoyao subsequently eliminated Ren Ruohai and the two assassins 88 89.
• Ren Xiaoyao Enters Qianqiu Pavilion (Chapter 94): Ren Xiaoyao entered Qianqiu Pavilion to find Jiang Haochen, the Son of Fortune 94.
• Ren Xiaoyao Defeats Jiang Haochen (Chapter 105): Ren Xiaoyao, using the Heaven Sealing Earth Severing Sword Array, defeated Jiang Haochen, a powerful opponent at the Half-step Limitless Realm 105.
• Ren Xiaoyao Becomes "Immortal Chang Sheng" (Chapter 131): Ren Xiaoyao's battle with the Great Yu Human King ended in victory, earning him the title "Immortal Chang Sheng" and a surge in Incense Value 131.
• Ren Xiaoyao's True Identity Revealed (Chapter 150): Ren Huaijin revealed Ren Xiaoyao's true identity as the son of the Sixth Prince of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty, Ren Buhui 150.
• Ren Xiaoyao Kills Yuan Hao (Chapter 207): Ren Xiaoyao used the divine ability Heaven and Earth Manifestation to kill Yuan Hao, the master of Meishan Grotto-Heaven 207.
• Ren Xiaoyao Breaks into the Spirit Realm (Chapter 227): After killing an Outer Realm Sky Demon with Heaven and Earth Living Being Slash, Ren Xiaoyao enters Spirit Realm First Heaven and gains Return Heaven Reverse Sun and Illuminate All Heavens 227.
• Ren Xiaoyao Enters the Immortal Realm (Chapter 456): Severely injured after escaping the Demon Realm, Ren Xiaoyao enters the Immortal Realm, assumes the identity Yun Xiao, and becomes an outer sect elder of the Ten Directions Sect 456.
• Ren Xiaoyao Reaches Late-stage Golden Immortal (Chapter 460): He absorbs the resources of the White Jade Cave Mansion, including Primordial Violet Qi, and reaches Late-stage Golden Immortal 460.
• Ren Xiaoyao Completes the Emperor Formation Fragments (Chapter 482): With the Undying Phoenix and Purple Lightning, he defeats the Po Suo Demon General and obtains the fifth and final Emperor Formation Fragment 482.
• Ren Xiaoyao is Framed (Chapter 492): The Void Demon Ancestor framed Ren Xiaoyao, issuing a proclamation that labeled him a traitor and leading to his pursuit by various forces of the Immortal Realm 492.
• Ren Xiaoyao Reaches Boundary Sealing Gate (Chapter 494): Ren Xiaoyao reached the Boundary Sealing Gate, where the Immortal Alliance was guarding against a Demon Realm invasion 494.
• Ren Xiaoyao Reaches Heavenly Immortal Peak (Chapter 501): Ren Xiaoyao fuses the power of an Ancient Heavenly Immortal inheritance and breaks through to the Heavenly Immortal Peak 501.
• Ren Xiaoyao Kills Xuan Chenzi and Su Wannian (Chapter 520): Upon returning to the Immortal Realm after fighting the Demon Emperor, Ren Xiaoyao was ambushed by Chu Zhaonan, Xuan Chenzi, and Su Wannian, killing the latter two 520.
• Ren Xiaoyao Obtains the Heaven Burning Sword Dao Fruit (Chapter 530): Ren Xiaoyao passes the Heaven Burning Restriction trials, overcomes Dao-heart illusions, and comprehends the Heaven Burning Sword Dao Fruit 530.
• Ren Xiaoyao Perfects the Creation Dao Pill (Chapter 560): Ren Xiaoyao refines the Creation Dao Pill, perfects his Dao Foundation, and severely injures seven Nine Giants of Darkness 560.
• Ren Xiaoyao Faces Progenitor Pressure (Chapter 599): After cultivating the Balance Great Dao and sweeping across the heavens and myriad worlds, Ren Xiaoyao encounters a Progenitor-level pressure that gives him an unprecedented sense of crisis 599.

Themes

Ren Xiaoyao's narrative explores several key themes, including the vastness and danger of the martial world, where power dynamics between imperial courts and martial arts sects are constantly shifting 10 51. The story emphasizes the pursuit of strength and self-improvement, as Ren Xiaoyao continuously cultivates to overcome challenges and adversaries 2 31 152. A recurring theme is the consequences of underestimating opponents, with many characters facing dire outcomes for misjudging Ren Xiaoyao's capabilities 88 105 207 520. Karma and revenge also play a significant role, particularly concerning Ren Xiaoyao's mother, Luo Mengshen, and the grudges held against her that extend to him 14 15 31 45. The narrative also delves into the complexities of loyalty and betrayal, as seen in various character interactions and the framing of Ren Xiaoyao 87 105 492 520. Furthermore, the story touches upon the cycle of life and death, inheritance, and destiny, especially in the context of ancient legacies and the fate of realms 348 349. Ren Xiaoyao's journey often highlights the tension between personal vendettas and the greater good, showcasing his formidable power and carefree attitude 464.

As the scope of the story expands into the Immortal Realm and beyond, it also emphasizes perseverance against existential threats, the responsibility that accompanies overwhelming power, and the need to maintain a firm Dao heart in the face of illusion, greed, and cosmic pressure 501 530 599.