Dong Yuan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Dong Yuan (洞渊)
Alias(es)	Er Wa; Great Compassionate True Person; Arctic Exorcism and Salvation Great Emperor
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Human Teachings; Immeasurable Palace; Great Emperor Guanyin's Imperial Palace
Occupation/Role	Li Yang's first Personal Disciple; Immortal Official; commander and overseer of the Great Emperor Guanyin's Imperial Palace
First Appearance	Chapter 133, “Disciple Dong Yuan”

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
New Method initiation / Primordial Spirit formation	133	Upon contemplating Li Yang's Sky Mending Talisman, he comprehended the circulation of the Heaven, Earth, and Human Daos and formed a Primordial Spirit. Li Yang bestowed his Dao name, Dong Yuan.
Day Roaming Realm	134	Reached the Day Roaming Realm within three years while teaching Li Yang's New Method to the other disciples.
Peak Day Roaming Realm	135	After ten years of cultivation, his Yin Spirit had no room left to advance and required tribulation lightning to refine its yin dregs.
Ghost Immortal Realm	135	Completed the Ghost Immortal Tribulation and returned his refined Primordial Spirit to his body, though he initially struggled with the mismatch between spirit and flesh.
Seven-Calamity Ghost Immortal	140	By age thirty-nine, he had crossed seven tribulations and gained a lifespan far beyond that of an ordinary mortal.
Yang God Realm	147	Ascended through an unprecedented eight-colored pillar of light, then entered the Immortal Transformation Pool for three years and six months.
Peak Celestial Immortal	161	At roughly 1,300 years old, he had a pure foundation, unity of spirit and flesh, and stood one step from Golden Immortal.
Golden Immortal Middle Stage	231	Reached mid-stage Golden Immortal while spending ten thousand years managing the Great Emperor Guanyin's Imperial Palace.

Background / History

Er Wa was one of the sacrificial children of the Gong Yu Tribe in a chaotic Lesser Thousand World. He followed Li Yang's incarnation for ten years, learned basic language and principles, and became the oldest and steadiest of the children under Li Yang's care. When Li Yang embedded the Sky Mending Talisman into the region and made cultivation possible, Er Wa was the first chosen to learn the New Method. 133

His first contemplation of the talisman allowed him to perceive the Heaven, Earth, and Human Daos forming an ordered world. He immediately formed a Primordial Spirit and comprehended divine arts founded on stability, order, safety, and hope. Li Yang renamed him Dong Yuan, explaining that his descent into the world represented purification and redemption. 133

Dong Yuan received the Human Teachings' cyan fortune and a rare wisp of Li Yang's own purple fortune. Li Yang then entrusted him with transmitting the New Method to the remaining sacrificial children, making him their Senior Disciple Brother. 134

After becoming a Ghost Immortal, Dong Yuan traveled with his fellow disciples to spread the Dao. At Xunhe City, he uncovered that the besieging ghosts were former prisoners and slaves whose deaths were tied to the city's customs. He cleansed the black river beneath the city with a Fire Lotus, sought a means to pacify the ghosts, and learned the Incense Faith Method from Li Yang. 138 139 140

Dong Yuan established a Spiritual Realm at Xunhe City, used faith-powered offerings to feed and pacify ghosts, and became its City God. Following Li Yang's departure from the Lesser Thousand World, he continued teaching, enfeoffing spirits, refining Divine Soldiers and Generals, and expanding his Daoist court for more than a thousand mortal-world years. 140 141 146

When he ascended, Dong Yuan brought his followers with him rather than abandoning them. Li Yang formally accepted him as a Personal Disciple after his transformation in the Immortal Transformation Pool and entrusted him with the Golden Book, the true spirits of his Divine Soldiers and Generals, and a greater role within the Heavenly Court. 146 147

Personality

Dong Yuan is steady, dutiful, and deeply loyal to Li Yang. Though initially described as a late bloomer, he proved exceptionally perceptive when faced with the Sky Mending Talisman and became a reliable organizer almost immediately. 133 134

He values responsibility toward subordinates as much as personal advancement. Before ascending, he offered every Divine Soldier and General the choice to remain behind or follow him; when they chose to follow, he accepted responsibility for their safety in the upper realm. 146

As a leader, Dong Yuan is composed under pressure but uncompromising toward those who defy Heaven's mandate or endanger the people under his protection. He can be stern enough that even disciples and grand-disciples stronger than himself instinctively fear his displeasure. 147 159 160

Abilities & Skills

New Method and Three Dao Divine Arts

Dong Yuan's cultivation originates from Li Yang's New Method and his comprehension of the Sky Mending Talisman, linking the Heavenly Dao, Earth Dao, and Human Dao within his body. 133

• Formed his Primordial Spirit upon first contemplating the talisman. 133
• Comprehended divine arts that turn chaos, disorder, terror, and despair toward stability, order, safety, and hope. 133
• Taught the New Method to Li Yang's other disciples and later established a Daoist court in his home world. 134 146
• The New Method was designed primarily for deliverance from suffering and spreading the Dao, rather than direct combat. 176

Primordial Spirit Cultivation

Dong Yuan cultivated an exceptionally solid Yin Spirit and Primordial Spirit, allowing him to advance rapidly through the Day Roaming and Ghost Immortal stages. 135

• His Day Roaming Primordial Spirit could cast a nearly solid shadow and appeared almost corporeal. 135
• Survived the Ghost Immortal Tribulation and refined his spirit through vitality-bearing thunder. 135
• Initially suffered poor coordination after returning to his physical body because his refined spirit greatly outpaced it. 135 136
• Achieved unity of spirit and flesh before reaching Golden Immortal, giving him a strong foundation for later breakthroughs. 147 161

Incense Faith Method

Dong Yuan learned the Incense Faith Method after investigating Xunhe City's ghost crisis and the faith-bound Flood Dragon. 140

• Used faith power and mana to refine ordinary offerings into food that ghosts could perceive and consume. 140
• Pacified hostile ghosts without relying solely on destruction. 140
• Established a Spiritual Realm and assumed the position of City God of Xunhe City. 140
• The method carries immense karmic implications, which was why Li Yang initially hesitated to teach it. 140

Divine Soldier and General Refinement

Dong Yuan developed a method of refining and enfeoffing Divine Soldiers and Generals, building the military and administrative foundation of his Daoist court. 141 146

• Produced Divine Soldiers and Generals with a minimum cultivation of One-Calamity Ghost Immortal. 146
• Enfeoffed four Nine-Calamity Ghost Immortals as the Four Great Divine Generals. 146
• Commanded 180,000 Grassroots Gods when descending to the East Sea on Li Yang's decree. 157
• Mobilized more than 260 million Divine Soldiers and Generals during the campaign against the South Sea Dragon Clan. 161

Military Command and Heavenly Authority

As a First Rank Immortal Official, Dong Yuan can act through imperial decrees and mobilize the forces of the Great Emperor Guanyin's Imperial Palace. 157

• Descended to the mortal realm under Li Yang's decree to execute the Heavenly Dao. 157
• Used edicts to command campaigns, issue rewards and punishments, and compel the Dragon Clan's submission. 160 161
• Directed the Eight Thousand Warriors to seal space-time around Ao Qin and prevent his escape. 163
• Was later appointed Arctic Exorcism and Salvation Great Emperor, with authority over punitive campaigns and demon-subduing operations. 234

Dharma Eye

Dong Yuan possesses a Dharma Eye capable of perceiving spiritual traces and karmic conditions. 164

• Detected Li Yang's aura on the Little Dragon Girl. 164
• Noted that she lacked the Dragon Clan's karmic sins, distinguishing her from ordinary dragons. 164

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Bamboo Staff — Used while addressing and instructing the first generation of New Method disciples. 134
• Edict Talismans — Used to receive Li Yang's commands, invoke imperial authority, communicate with troops, and issue decrees. 157 160 161
• Golden Book and Jade Tome — Treasures tied to the true spirits and enfeoffment of Divine Soldiers and Generals. Li Yang later upgraded them from Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures to Innate Supreme Treasures. 147 231 285
• Nine-grade Merit Golden Lotus — A merit treasure given to Dong Yuan by Li Yang; Dong Yuan later lent it to True Person Huang Long without hesitation during the South Sea conflict. 163
• Taiji Diagram — Used its Golden Bridge during the South Sea campaign to lead the assault toward the South Sea. 161
• Precious Sword — Used to write an edict in his own Immortal Blood after the South Sea Dragon Clan inflicted heavy losses on his forces. 160

Relationships

• Li Yang / Immeasurable Master — Teacher and benefactor. Li Yang named Dong Yuan, taught him the New Method and Incense Faith Method, formally accepted him as a Personal Disciple, and entrusted him with major Heavenly Court affairs. 133 140 147 231
• The eighty original disciples — Dong Yuan's junior brothers and sisters from the Gong Yu Tribe. He transmitted Li Yang's teachings to them and led them in spreading the Dao. 134 135 140
• Yuan Ming — Dong Yuan's youngest documented disciple. Dong Yuan entrusted him with the Thunder Sky Talisman and Dao Court Jade Seal before ascending. 146
• Divine Soldiers and Generals — Dong Yuan's followers and military force. Many voluntarily ascended with him, and he considers their welfare a personal responsibility. 146 147 231
• Grand Master Xuandu — Senior Uncle in the Human Teachings. Dong Yuan paid him extravagant respects and later received recognition as Li Yang's senior disciple. 149
• Jiang Lin'er — Fellow Human Teachings disciple and ally. Dong Yuan saved her and her companions from the Dragon Clan, after which she addressed him as Patriarch. 159 161 169
• Turtle Spirit — Martial Aunt who intervened during the South Sea conflict; her blunt teasing frequently leaves Dong Yuan at a loss. 163
• True Person Huang Long — Martial Uncle who aided the South Sea campaign after Dong Yuan lent him the Nine-grade Merit Golden Lotus. 163
• Ao Tian, Ao Shun, Ao Jun, and Ao Feng — True Dragons aligned with Dong Yuan's forces and selected to replace the former Dragon Kings during the Three Seas campaign. 157 232

Story Role / Major Arcs

Deliverance from Suffering

Dong Yuan serves as Li Yang's first successful disciple in the Lesser Thousand World. His development demonstrates the New Method's ability to create order, cultivate spirits, and establish a functioning Human Dao amid a world of chaos. 133 134

Xunhe City and the Incense Path

He investigates the perpetual ghost siege of Xunhe City, identifies the city's history of slavery and sacrifice as its cause, purifies the black river beneath it, and establishes an Incense Faith-based order for ghosts and humans alike. 138 139 140

Ascension and the Great Emperor Guanyin's Imperial Palace

After more than a thousand years of building a Daoist court and raising a vast force of Divine Soldiers and Generals, Dong Yuan ascends with his followers. He becomes Li Yang's Personal Disciple, a First Rank Immortal Official, and eventually the effective overseer of the Imperial Palace during Li Yang's absences. 146 147 211 212

South Sea Dragon Clan Campaign

Dong Yuan descends with 180,000 Grassroots Gods to confront the Evil Dragon and protect Jiang Lin'er. He exposes the Dragon Clan's offenses, kills South Sea Crown Prince Ao Wei for insulting the Heavenly Dao and the Human Teachings, and launches a wider campaign against the South Sea Dragon Palace. 157 159 160

He coordinates the suppression of Ao Qin and the South Sea, oversees the Dragon Clan's trial and ascension, and proves himself capable of commanding forces far beyond his own cultivation realm. 161 163

Three Religions Grand Gathering

Dong Yuan arrives at the Three Religions Grand Gathering leading more than seven thousand immortals. His status as Li Yang's Personal Disciple and the senior second-generation disciple of the Three Religions forces the attending sects to recognize his authority, while he helps mediate friction between the Elucidation and Jie Teachings. 168 170

War on the Three Seas

After reaching Golden Immortal Middle Stage, Dong Yuan receives upgraded Golden Book and Jade Tome treasures and is again entrusted with the Dragon Clan's ascension. He compels the Three Seas Dragon Kings to abdicate and installs a new generation of Dragon Kings aligned with the Heavenly Court. 231 232

Notable Quotes

“Today, this True Person and you all shall trample the South Sea flat.” 161

“You do not abandon This Poor Daoist, and This Poor Daoist will not abandon you.” 146