Yang Tianfeng

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yang Tianfeng (杨天风)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	White Water County military camp; formerly of the Imperial Capital's Black Tortoise Battalion 50 59
Occupation/Role	Centurion and commander of the White Water County military camp 17 25
First Appearance	Chapter 17

Background / History

Yang Tianfeng previously served in the Imperial Capital's Black Tortoise Battalion before coming to White Water County for undisclosed reasons. He seeks an opportunity to return to the Imperial Capital, believing Wang Xuan's performance in the Soaring Dragon Assembly could make that possible. 50

As commander of White Water County's military camp, Yang oversees recruits, flag officers, and specialized archer training. He is known to be strict with his subordinates, making his early and sustained attention toward Wang Xuan especially notable. 17 25

Appearance

Yang Tianfeng is a robustly built man usually seen in armor. His stern gaze and imposing bearing make Wang Xuan feel as though he is facing a ferocious beast. 17

• Robust physique. 17
• Stern, commanding gaze. 17
• Carries and fights with a heavy mace. 57

Personality

Yang Tianfeng values demonstrated ability over status. After Wang Xuan's arrow pierced both a target and a thick pillar, he immediately offered the hunter a place in his archer camp, contingent on passing the recruit assessment. 17

He is demanding but perceptive as a mentor. During waterfall training, he emphasizes that talent determines a martial practitioner's lower limit, while temperament determines their upper limit; Wang Xuan's persistence earns his approval. 56

His support for Wang Xuan is both personal and practical. He genuinely admires Wang Xuan's humility, loyalty, and potential, while also viewing the youth's success as his own route back to the Imperial Capital. 24 50 52

Abilities & Skills

Martial Cultivation

Yang Tianfeng is a Golden Blood Realm expert with extensive combat experience from the Black Tortoise Battalion. 56

• Can suppress his cultivation to the Dragon Serpent Realm and still thoroughly outmatch Wang Xuan in sparring through superior combat technique. 57
• Fights with a heavy mace using broad, sweeping movements. 57
• Personally served as Wang Xuan's sparring partner because ordinary camp members could not meaningfully challenge him. 55

Qi and Blood Compression Technique

Yang Tianfeng teaches a Black Tortoise Battalion technique that develops control over Blood Essence through training beneath a waterfall. 56

• Requires the practitioner to withstand the waterfall's impact while circulating their cultivation method. 56
• Improves the stability, flow, and precision of Blood Essence control. 56
• Helps practitioners convert Blood Essence into external force and use their power more efficiently in combat. 56 57

Military Leadership and Instruction

• Led reinforcements to the destroyed Pity Life Sect altar and pursued the remaining demonic aura into the forest. 24
• Personally directed White Water County's military camp team during the Soaring Dragon Assembly qualification contest. 58 59
• Provided Wang Xuan with special training in power control, recoil force, practical combat, and martial cultivation. 56 57 81

Equipment / Resources

• Heavy mace — Used during his sparring session with Wang Xuan. 57
• Black Serpent Bow — A low-grade Treasure Weapon given to Wang Xuan for the Soaring Dragon Assembly qualification contest. 50 51
• Star Stone fragments — Obtained through his connections to support Wang Xuan's cultivation of the Nine Heavens Falling Star Arrow. 57
• Flame Marrow Spirit Liquid — Risked as a wager on Wang Xuan during the final stage of the qualification contest. 79
• Dragon Flame Steed — Gifted Wang Xuan the fiery Demon–Ferghana horse hybrid later named Black Scale. 85
• One hundred thousand taels of silver — Provided to Wang Xuan as travel expenses upon his departure. 85

Relationships

• Wang Xuan — Recruit, chosen representative, and protégé. Yang recognizes Wang Xuan's archery talent, trains him personally, supplies cultivation resources, and rewards his victories. He also agrees to protect Wang Xuan's family while he is away. 17 50 56 57 83 85
• Li Qingyi — Demon Slayer Division Inspector with whom Yang coordinates during the investigation into the Pity Life Sect. Yang treats Li Qingyi with evident respect and accepts their intervention on Wang Xuan's behalf. 17 33 39
• Chen Feng — Soldier under Yang Tianfeng's command and the person who introduces Wang Xuan to the military camp. 17 24
• Xu Kui — Longtime acquaintance and military officer whose Pity Life Sect affiliation shocks and enrages Yang Tianfeng. 39

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recruitment of Wang Xuan

Yang Tianfeng meets Wang Xuan through Chen Feng and tests his alleged Triple Star Shot. Impressed by Wang Xuan's archery, he offers him a prospective flag officer position in the archer camp after the recruit assessment. 17

Pity Life Sect Investigation

After arriving with reinforcements at the Pity Life Sect's ruined altar, Yang Tianfeng learns that Wang Xuan survived and killed multiple Demon-Humans alone. He rewards Wang Xuan with one thousand taels of silver and promises to convert the feat into military merit once Wang Xuan officially joins the camp. 24 25

Yang Tianfeng later confronts the exposed traitor Xu Kui, reacting with disbelief and fury at the cult's infiltration of the military. He initially proposes mobilizing troops against Chillshadow Gulch, but accepts the need for Wang Xuan to scout the location covertly. 39

Soaring Dragon Assembly Qualification

Yang Tianfeng selects Wang Xuan to represent the new recruit camp and gives him three days of personal instruction before the preliminary contest. He provides the Black Serpent Bow, arranges specialized training, and acquires Star Stone fragments needed for Wang Xuan's archery technique. 50 56 57

He publicly backs Wang Xuan during the qualification contest, leading the military camp team and staking Flame Marrow Spirit Liquid on Wang Xuan's success. After Wang Xuan earns the qualification, Yang allows him to choose three treasures from the accumulated rewards. 59 79 83

Wang Xuan's Departure

Before Wang Xuan leaves White Water County, Yang Tianfeng promises to relocate and safeguard Wang Xuan's family near the military camp. He also gives Wang Xuan Black Scale and one hundred thousand taels of silver, expressing hope that they will meet again. 85

Notable Quotes

“This Centurion has great confidence in you!” 50

“Talent determines the lower limit! Temperament determines the upper limit!” 56