Yuan Fengnan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yuan Fengnan (袁凤男)
Alias(es)	Phoenix Girl of the Yuan Family; Yuan Family Phoenix Girl
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Yuan Family of Jizhou
Occupation/Role	Martial artist; prominent young expert of the Yuan Family
Rank	Sixth on the Dagan Heavenly Pride Ranking 164 182
First Appearance	Chapter 161

Cultivation & Reputation

Cultivation / Rank	Chapter	Notes
Innate Realm Second Rank Peak	164	Li Xian identifies her cultivation at a glance; she considers her strength comparable to Eunuch Hai's and relies on her family techniques and other methods. 164
Sixth, Heavenly Pride Ranking	164	Her standing as one of Dagan's leading young martial artists is tied to her exceptional talent and strength. 164

Background

Yuan Fengnan is the daughter of Yuan Boting, head of the Yuan Family of Jizhou, and the niece of Yuan Benyu and Yuan Benhe. Her cousin Xu Kuanglie is the son of her Seventh Aunt, who married Xu Meng of the Overlord Saber Sect. 173 572 574

The Yuan Family selected her to cultivate its difficult heirloom art, the Phoenix Dance Undying Divine Skill, and used its treasured phoenix blood to support her training. The family placed considerable expectations on her talent. 178

She left Jizhou with her maid Xiao Yun partly to escape pressure from her Second Uncle over a proposed marriage with Ma Zhenhong. She rejected Ma Zhenhong because she regarded his pursuit as political opportunism and lust rather than sincere affection. 161 195

Appearance

Yuan Fengnan is a striking young woman with the bearing of a great aristocratic family. Her beauty regularly draws attention, though she is accustomed to such reactions. 163

• Brows compared to distant mountains and eyes to morning stars. 163
• Snow-like skin and a graceful figure. 163
• Carries herself with a noble, cool aura that can give way to a blunt and forceful demeanor. 161
• Her eyes shine gold when she activates the Phoenix Dance Undying Divine Skill. 178

Personality

Yuan Fengnan is proud, competitive, and unwilling to concede to a stronger opponent without testing herself. Initially skeptical of Li Xian's reputation, she seeks him out to judge his strength personally and insists on enduring his palm strike despite the danger. 161 165 177 179

She is outspoken and impulsive, often ignoring Yuan Benyu's attempts at restraint. She can be cunning when pursuing her own goals, including manipulating her uncle into allowing her to remain in Qingzhou. 175 182

Despite her temper, she matures into a perceptive and strategic figure. During the campaign against the Green Lotus Sect, she recognizes that ordinary troops could handle lesser enemies but would need a supreme expert against Saint Ascension Realm leaders. 403

Yuan Fengnan openly rejects being used as a marriage pawn. Her admiration for Li Xian's strength gradually becomes love, which she eventually declares publicly. 194 459 460

Abilities & Skills

Innate Realm Martial Arts

Yuan Fengnan is an Innate Realm Second Rank Peak martial artist and one of the highest-ranked young experts in Dagan. 164

• Defeated and killed a roadblock gang by herself while traveling to Qingzhou. 161
• Fought Underwater Demons alongside Po Jun and Yuan Benyu on the Grand Canal. 199
• Can release internal flame energy powerful enough to burn approaching Tie Family soldiers to charcoal. 243
• Possesses sharp enough senses to recognize the arrival of a powerful martial artist from afar. 217

Phoenix Dance Undying Divine Skill

The Yuan Family's hereditary secret technique manifests Yuan Fengnan's power as a golden phoenix surrounded by multicolored auspicious clouds. It is difficult to cultivate and requires exceptional aptitude. 178

• Produces a phoenix cry and a golden phoenix manifestation around the user. 178
• Allowed Yuan Fengnan to block Li Xian's initial Mysterious Nether Fiend-Quelling Divine Palm, though he had used only thirty percent of his strength. 178
• Includes Phoenix Dance – Sky Burn, which she used while resisting Li Xian's stronger follow-up palm strike. 179
• Enables aerial movement; she flies above the Underwater Demons to attack during the Grand Canal battle. 199
• Its limits were exposed when Yuan Fengnan suffered serious internal injury after withstanding roughly half of Li Xian's strength. 179 180

Equipment / Items

• Talismans from Li Xian — Li Xian gives her multiple talismans before the Fuhu Mountain campaign; she keeps them close and later considers using one offensively against a suspected impostor. 410 471
• Ginseng Fruit — Received from Li Xian in Yuan Du City; the fruit can assist cultivation breakthroughs. 276

Relationships

• Li Xian — Initially a rival she wants to challenge; his overwhelming strength earns her admiration, which develops into open love. She later accepts a prospective marriage alliance with him. 165 180 459 577
• Yuan Benyu — Her Sixth Uncle and a protective guardian during her time in Qingzhou; she frequently disregards his cautious advice. 162 178 214
• Yuan Boting — Her father and the head of the Yuan Family of Jizhou. 572 574
• Yuan Benhe — Her uncle, who accompanies the Yuan Family Army and attempts to restrain her public outbursts. 403 459
• Xu Kuanglie — Her younger cousin from the Overlord Saber Sect; she retrieves his Frenzied Saber from Li Xian after enduring Li Xian's palm strike. 173 177 179
• Xiao Yun — Her loyal maidservant, who travels with her from Jizhou to Qingzhou. 161 162
• Ling Yanwu — Initially a romantic rival in Yuan Fengnan's eyes, but the two become friendly and travel together. 217
• Ma Zhenhong — An unwanted suitor whose persistent marriage proposals and pressure help drive her from Jizhou. 195 210
• Zhao Xuanji — A political ally and rival for Li Xian's affection; their rivalry continues even while they pursue the same larger alliance. 459 576 577

Story Role / Major Arcs

Journey to Qingzhou

Yuan Fengnan travels from Jizhou to Qingzhou with Xiao Yun, claiming an excuse to escape family pressure while intending to assess whether Li Xian truly deserves his reputation. On the road, she personally eliminates bandits who block her carriage. 161

After arriving in Yangzhou City, she is impressed by its prosperity and rapid reconstruction. Yuan Benyu arranges her first meeting with Li Xian at the Eight Immortals Tower. 162 163

Rivalry with Li Xian

Yuan Fengnan challenges Li Xian's judgment of Hai Wuya and is unsettled when he immediately sees through her cultivation. She supplies information on the Green Robe Tower and its connection to the Nine Nether Sect, then agrees to spar with Li Xian after he has dealt with other challengers. 164 166

When Xu Kuanglie loses his Frenzied Saber to Li Xian, Yuan Fengnan bargains for its return by accepting Li Xian's challenge: she must withstand one palm strike. She activates the Phoenix Dance Undying Divine Skill and ultimately endures his attack, but collapses from internal injury after leaving the Dragon Ship. 177 178 179 180

Li Xian later asks that their duel be publicly described as a draw, using the rumor to attract further Heavenly Pride Ranking challengers. Yuan Fengnan remains in Qingzhou rather than returning home. 181 182

Qingzhou and Yunzhou Travels

Yuan Fengnan assists in fighting Underwater Demons on the Grand Canal and grows increasingly determined to follow Li Xian's movements. She warns the Cao Gang about the threat posed by Pei Liushui and Ma Zhenhong, demonstrating concern for Li Xian's safety. 199 211

She befriends Ling Yanwu and later accompanies Li Xian's group through Yunzhou. During the conflict with the Tie Family, she decides she must remain near Li Xian because of his ability to draw danger and opportunity alike. 217 247

Green Lotus Sect Campaign

During the campaign in Youzhou, Yuan Fengnan argues that the Yuan Family Army and Vermilion Bird Army need a supreme expert to confront the Green Lotus Sect's strongest leaders. 403

She and Yuan Benyu exaggerate their connection to Li Xian when asked whether they can contact him, only for Li Xian's Paper Crow avatar to arrive and expose their uncertainty. He later gives Yuan Fengnan several talismans, strengthening her confidence in supporting a direct assault on Fuhu Mountain. 405 410 411

Marriage Politics

When Zhao Xuanji proposes having a child with Li Xian for political purposes, Yuan Fengnan publicly declares that she wants Li Xian and demands equal consideration. Her open confession shocks both armies and her own uncles. 459 460

The Zhao imperial family later issues a decree betrothing Yuan Fengnan to Crown Prince Zhao Xuanshen. She reacts with fury and refuses to accept the imposed marriage. 517

When Zhao Xuanji seeks Yuan Family troops, Yuan Boting makes a marriage alliance between Yuan Fengnan and Li Xian a condition of support. Li Xian personally comes to the Yuan Family, agrees to the alliance after Zhao Xuanji's ascension is settled, and states that he intends to marry Yuan Fengnan, Zhao Xuanji, and Ling Yanwu. Yuan Fengnan ultimately accepts the arrangement. 574 576 577

Notable Quotes

“I only want Li Xian. My beloved man is about to have a child with someone else, and you still want me to be a lady of a prominent family?” 459

“I refuse to believe I, Yuan Fengnan, can't even withstand five parts of your strength?!” 179

“Why fear the leader of the Green Lotus Sect? Let's just charge directly to Fuhu Mountain and slaughter them until they're in disarray.” 411