Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Innate Dao Body and Purification
- 6.2Merit and Creation
- 6.3Physical Body Tempering
- 6.4Formations, Alchemy, and Sect Management
- 6.5Netherworld Administration
- 6.6Authority of the Nine Extremes Great Emperor
- 6.7Heaven Opening and Great Dao Saint Authority
- 7Equipment / Treasures
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Transformation and Mount Fangzhang
- 9.2Kunlun Upbringing
- 9.3Formal Recognition
- 9.4Travels and the Wu Race
- 9.5Body-Tempering Advancement
- 9.6Human Race Guidance
- 9.7Netherworld and Great Dao Merit
- 9.8Nine Extremes Great Emperor
- 9.9Restoration of the Prehistoric World
- 9.10Heaven Opening and the Yaoguang Universe
- 10Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Su Miao (苏渺) |
| Alias(es) | Miao Heng; Daoist Friend Ming Wu |
| Species/Race | Pure World White Lotus; possesses an Innate Dao Body; Thirty-six-Petaled Pure World White Lotus true form |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Kunlun Mountain; Farm Teachings; Netherworld; Nine Extremes Great Emperor; Yaoguang Universe |
| Occupation/Role | Common disciple and daughter of the Three Pure Ones; Sect Master of the Farm Teachings; ruler of Buzhou Mountain and the Five Sacred Peaks; Netherworld administrator; creator and ruler of the Yaoguang Universe |
| First Appearance | Chapter 7 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Mystic Immortal | 27 | Advanced through repeated slumber and the Pure World White Lotus’s instinctive cultivation on Mount Fangzhang; her spell control also became increasingly refined. |
| Peak Mystic Immortal | 64 | Reached the realm’s peak after ten thousand years of cultivation under the Three Pure Ones; her foundation, mana circulation, and soul had strengthened. |
| Golden Immortal | 90 | Broke through after 2,500 years under the Dao Ancestor’s sermon by naturally absorbing and purifying surrounding Dao resonance. |
| Near Peak Golden Immortal | 152 | Her soul injury was completely healed at the Eight Treasures Merit Pool; cultivation approached the Golden Immortal peak. |
| Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique, Fourth Turn | 167 | Tempered her body through extreme pain, gaining immense physical strength and growing into the appearance of a five- or six-year-old girl. |
| Grand Unity Golden Immortal | 228 230 | Entered seclusion after her accumulated cultivation and physical-body strength could no longer be suppressed, completing a breakthrough that also expanded the embryonic Hongmeng World within her Chaos Bead. |
| Mid-to-late Grand Unity Golden Immortal | 245 | Saintly feedback from Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian elevated her beyond the early stage while preserving a stable foundation. |
| Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique, Sixth Revolution | 245 | Achieved during seclusion; her pure physical strength was sufficient to shatter Mount Tai with a punch. |
| Peak Quasi-Saint | 415 | Received immense Earthly Dao Merit during Houtu’s sainthood and the Netherworld’s establishment, breaking through several bottlenecks at once. |
| Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, Great Perfection | 636 | Perfected her physical-body technique after later seclusion and experience. |
| Peak Quasi-Saint | 696 697 | Continues refining her Laws and awaiting the appropriate moment to attempt Heaven Opening. |
| Great Dao Saint | 854 858 | Opened and stabilized the Yaoguang Universe through her Laws and merit, attained a Great Dao Saint Dao Fruit, and evolved her Pure World White Lotus true form from twelve to thirty-six petals. |
Background
Before her transformation in the Prehistoric World, Su Miao experienced sudden death and transmigration. Exhausted, her soul fell into deep sleep while immersed in Three Lights Divine Water and dense Innate Spiritual Qi. 7
Su Miao’s origin is the Pure World White Lotus. Her soul was wounded before her transformation, leaving her Innate Dao Body incomplete and fixed in the form of a milk baby; Laozi judged that forcing her into an adult body would damage her foundation. 40 Driven by loneliness and the desperate desire to move and speak again, she forcibly transformed after tens of thousands of years of unmethodical cultivation. This rushed transformation aggravated the pre-existing damage to her ordinary human soul and left her in the form of a two-year-old girl. 9
While alone on Mount Fangzhang, Su Miao began experimenting with spirit-plant hybridization and cultivation. One creation conformed to the Heavenly Dao’s operation and helped purify heaven and earth, earning her her first Heavenly Merit and partially soothing her soul injury. 26 27
The Three Pure Ones accepted responsibility for her upbringing at Kunlun Mountain. Yuanshi bestowed the Daoist name Miao Heng, drawing on her lotus origin and exceptionally pure nature. 43 46 After ten thousand years of teaching, she had developed a solid cultivation foundation without becoming a mere reflection of any one master. 64
The Three Pure Ones formally proclaimed her their common disciple and daughter before Heaven and Earth, making her protected throughout the Prehistoric World. 67 She later founded and led the Farm Teachings, building the Yaoguang Realm on Mount Tai and entrusting its routine affairs to Muhe and the Lushu Chief while she traveled. 157 158
Her old soul wound was fully healed on Spirit Mountain with the aid of Jieyin and Zhunti. 152 During the establishment of the Netherworld, the Earthly Dao granted her extraordinary merit and authority; her Merit Golden Wheel fused into a Great Dao Merit Golden Wheel, and she reached Peak Quasi-Saint. 415
After mending the heavens and stabilizing the earth, the Heavenly Dao named her the Nine Extremes Great Emperor, granting her authority over Buzhou Mountain, the Five Sacred Peaks, earth veins, mountain ranges, and related earthly domains. 550 553
Having accumulated insight into purity, order, sword intent, formations, strength, and the operation of heaven and earth, Su Miao ultimately opened a new world from Chaos and named it the Yaoguang Universe. Her expanding Merit Golden Wheel stabilized the emerging universe, allowing her to attain the Great Dao Saint realm. 635 854
Appearance
Su Miao’s appearance changes alongside her cultivation and body-tempering progress. Her usual adult form is that of a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old maiden with snow-like skin, star-like eyes, sharply defined features, and a sacred bearing enhanced by her Great Dao Merit Golden Wheel. 416 She can also return to a young child form. 601
Following her Heaven Opening and Great Dao Saint breakthrough, Su Miao fully grows into her mature frame. A Chaos-colored halo representing her Great Dao Saint Dao Fruit manifests behind her, while her Dharma robe and Daoist crown take on the imagery of the starry Yaoguang Universe. 854 858
- Initially appeared as a plump, fair infant with large eyes and two small hair tufts, often dressed in a warm-orange bellyband. 58
- Her forced transformation initially left her with the body and behavior of a two-year-old despite retaining the memories of an adult. 9
- As a child, wore moon-white cloud-patterned Daoist robes, double-loop buns, and green jade bell cords refined by Yuanshi. 64
- After emerging from extended seclusion, she appeared as an eleven- or twelve-year-old girl with more defined features, waist-length hair, and a stronger lotus fragrance that calmed the mind. 245
- Her lotus fragrance has a calming, mind-clearing quality. 245
- Can transform into an Iron-Eating Beast cub through the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique. 168
- Her attire is frequently refined and selected by Yuanshi, usually incorporating protective formations and spiritual materials. 77 261
- Her Great Dao Saint true form is a Thirty-six-Petaled Pure World White Lotus whose roots and innate spiritual-root power extend throughout the Yaoguang Universe. 854
- Yuanshi later provides her with pale-cyan robes made from Bi'ou Ice Silk, which regulate their wearer’s temperature and are paired with silver-thread braids and pearl ornaments. 639
Personality
Su Miao is intensely curious, known for asking persistent and sometimes unexpectedly insightful questions about spiritual veins, celestial motion, and the rules of the Prehistoric World. 49 50 She is clever, lively, and prone to playful mischief, yet her unusual perspective repeatedly earns the attention of powerful seniors. 97 123
Her determination can become obsessive. The loneliness of being unable to move or communicate as a lotus drove her to force a transformation without fully understanding cultivation, causing lasting consequences for her soul and body. 9 Having learned from this experience, she later favors careful foundation-building, long-term planning, and the gradual accumulation of merit. 64 76
She is compassionate toward vulnerable beings and treats her power as a means to repair and nurture the world. She rescued Plant Spirits from Wolf Demons, repaired a damaged Spiritual Vein, taught the Human Race practical cultivation methods, and later chose to restore the ruined Prehistoric World’s earth and water veins. 153 197 585
Despite her status and strength, Su Miao remains attached to her masters and openly seeks their praise, comfort, and guidance. 601 636 She also values her disciples’ independence, leaving opportunities and cultivation methods for future generations rather than binding them to her side. 726
Su Miao possesses considerable ambition, choosing the dangerous path of Heaven Opening rather than relying solely on conventional merit-based sainthood. Nevertheless, she has the patience to suppress her urge for advancement until the proper opportunity appears. 173 697 Her eventual creation of the Yaoguang Universe reflects both her desire to establish an independent path and her conviction that power should be used to shelter and develop living beings. 854
Abilities & Skills
Innate Dao Body and Purification
Su Miao’s Pure World White Lotus origin grants exceptional purity and a natural ability to cleanse harmful energies.
- Converts corrosive Killing Intent into gentler Spiritual Qi. 159
- Purifies violent Malevolent Qi while preserving usable blood essence. 163
- Cleanses vengeful spirits and Killing Intent walls with her Great Dao Merit Golden Wheel and Soul-Absorbing Orb. 721
- Her presence calms the violent aura surrounding the Wu Race. 162
- Purified the Pangu Blood Pool’s corruptive Killing Intent, helping preserve the nascent souls of newborn Wu Race members. 907
Merit and Creation
Su Miao’s cultivation path is closely tied to merit earned through protecting, restoring, and developing the world.
- Received her first Heavenly Merit after creating a spirit planting that benefited heaven-and-earth purification; the merit also soothed her soul injury and loosened her early Mystic Immortal bottleneck. 26
- Repaired a damaged Spiritual Vein and received substantial Heavenly Merit. 153
- Taught the Human Race a simplified breathing method and basic Five Elements spells, enabling many mortals to sense and refine Spiritual Qi. 197
- Uses the Merit Golden Wheel to alter the Human Race’s holy statues and accept their Incense and Wish Power. 258
- Received Earthly Dao Merit sufficient to condense the Great Dao Merit Golden Wheel. 415
- Stabilized spatial turbulence using the Five Innate Flags. 503
- Supported the leaking sky with thirty-six Sea Calming Beads. 507
- Established teleportation formations that connect distant regions of the Prehistoric World, reducing travel and improving communication between Farm Teachings branches. 446
- Created the Four Great Continents and arranged a Spiritual Energy Array to restore the devastated world after the Witch-Demon War. 585 601
- Her Grand Unity Golden Immortal breakthrough expanded the embryonic Hongmeng World within the Chaos Bead, which became an early foundation for her later Heaven Opening. 230 257
Physical Body Tempering
The Three Pure Ones created the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique for Su Miao after she identified her body as her principal weakness.
- Received the Wu Race’s Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique and Twelve Ancestral Witches’ Essence Blood after acknowledging the weakness of her physical body. 161
- The Three Pure Ones adapted the Wu Race method into the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique, balancing yin and yang and unifying spirit and form rather than relying on Wu Race bloodline and Evil Qi. 166
- Reached the Fourth Turn, gaining strength she initially struggled to control. 167
- Advanced to the Sixth Revolution during seclusion. 245
- Later perfected the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique. 636
- Can transform into an Iron-Eating Beast cub. 168
Formations, Alchemy, and Sect Management
Su Miao is a capable array practitioner, alchemist, and organizer.
- Learned formations under Tongtian, beginning with practical arrays made from stones and twigs. 73
- Demonstrated the Three Talents Return to Origin Array, combining Li Fire, Kan Water, and Shocking Thunder for offense, defense, and Spiritual Qi conversion. 273
- Demonstrated array deduction, alchemy, and comprehension of the “World Saving Chapter” to persuade Yuanshi to let her return to the Farm Teachings. 273
- Oversees the Farm Teachings while delegating regular governance to trusted subordinates. 158
- Established a Farm Teachings branch in the West and arranged its management through Muhe, the Lushu Chief, Xuan, and Jieyin before entering long seclusion. 228 229
- Encourages disciples to formulate and submit solutions to major problems, using the process to cultivate their independence, judgment, and mentality as strong cultivators. 512
Netherworld Administration
Su Miao holds extensive responsibility in the operation and development of the Netherworld.
- Received the Book of Life and Death, Judge’s Brush, Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, and Earthly Dao Merit in connection with the Netherworld’s establishment. 415
- Organized Farm Teachings disciples to assist the nominal Wu Race officeholders with Netherworld administration and reincarnation affairs. 418
- Uses the Hell God Position List to define offices, duties, and assessment standards for Netherworld personnel, including the Ten Palace Yama Kings, judges, Yin Marshals, City Gods, and Earth Gods. 467
Authority of the Nine Extremes Great Emperor
As Nine Extremes Great Emperor, Su Miao possesses extensive authority over earth-related domains.
- The Emperor Seal provides effectively inexhaustible mana while she is on earth. 553
- Can realign and reinforce mountains, including Buzhou Mountain. 553
- Can appoint and enfeoff Mountain Gods. 553
- Can perceive a detailed map of the Prehistoric World’s mountains, rivers, earth veins, underground Secret Realms, and living growth. 553
Heaven Opening and Great Dao Saint Authority
After opening the Yaoguang Universe, Su Miao gained authority associated with its creation and stabilization.
- Expanded and stabilized the boundaries of the newborn universe through Law patterns. 854
- Her Great Dao Merit Golden Wheel accelerated the Yaoguang Universe’s stabilization. 854
- Her Innate Spiritual Roots spread through the universe, stabilizing celestial bodies and strengthening her connection to the world she created. 854
- Her Great Dao Saint aura manifests as a Chaos-colored halo and can suppress Demon God Remnant Souls. 858
- Her Pure World White Lotus true form evolved from twelve petals to thirty-six petals. 854
Equipment / Treasures
- Chaos Bead — Companion treasure and storage space; later repaired. It contained the growing Hongmeng World that served as a precursor to her later world creation. 78 230 425
- Merit Golden Wheel / Great Dao Merit Golden Wheel — Manifestation of her immense merit and purification power. 166 415
- Lotus Treasure Bed — A treasure bed refined by Tongtian using a Sixth-Grade Pure World White Lotus; calms the mind, soothes the soul, and gradually repairs soul injuries. 83
- Primordial Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler — A powerful treasure acquired during her travels and presented among her collected gains. 166
- Qiankun Cauldron — A treasure returned to Su Miao before her travels and used as part of her extensive defensive preparation. 142
- Five Innate Flags — Used to suppress spatial turbulence; collectively comparable to Innate Supreme Spiritual Treasures. 503
- Eastern Green Lotus Precious Color Banner — A banner gifted to Su Miao by Zhunti following her emergence from seclusion. 245
- Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner — Used during an ambush. 370
- Lidiyanguang Banner — Used against Kunpeng and Minghe. 370 373
- Profound Origin Water Control Banner — One of Su Miao’s innate treasure banners, refined by Yuanshi to allow smoother activation at her cultivation level. 142
- Thirty-six Sea Calming Beads — Used to support the leaking sky. 507
- Soul-Absorbing Orb — Stores sleeping souls and absorbs vengeful spirits. 721
- Emperor Seal — Symbol and instrument of her Nine Extremes Great Emperor authority. 553
- Book of Life and Death, Judge’s Brush, and Six Paths Reincarnation Disk — Granted by the Earthly Dao in connection with Netherworld affairs. 415
- Heaven and Earth Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and Taiji Diagram — Lent by Laozi for protection during the Tribulation. 274
- Pangu Banner — Entrusted to Su Miao by Yuanshi for protection during the Tribulation. 274
- Dark Blue Gold-Trimmed Outfit, Flowing Cloud Chasing Moon Hairpin, Nine Star Heart Protection Pendant, Hundred Flowers Armlet, Bracers, and Seven Star Waistband — Protective treasures personally provided by Yuanshi. 274
- Earthen Life Origin Crystal — Gift from Zhen Yuanzi; nourishes the body and stabilizes foundations. 78
- Innate Aetherwood Azure Ganoderma Origin Leaf — Gift from Zhen Yuanzi; assists spirit-plant cultivation. 78
- Auspicious Cloud Hairpin — Gift from Hongyun. 78
- Red Jade Spirit-Identifying Whip — A postnatal supreme spiritual treasure refined by Yuanshi for identifying spirit plants and their growth status. 755
Relationships
- Laozi — One of her three master fathers; provides calm guidance, alchemical support, and instruction in tranquility and non-action. 40 64 696
- Yuanshi — Her strict but deeply protective master father; personally manages much of her teaching, clothing, grooming, and foundation checks. 64 261 601
- Tongtian — Her playful master father and sparring partner; teaches swordsmanship, formations, and practical combat. 49 73 168
- Jieyin — Martial uncle who helped heal her soul injury, taught her spells and chess, and treats her with patience. He later acknowledges romantic feelings for Su Miao and agrees with Zhunti to compete for her affection. 152 595 727
- Zhunti — Martial uncle who is openly fond of her and repeatedly offers gifts, guidance, and companionship. He later openly acknowledges his romantic feelings for Su Miao. 152 245 595 886
- Zhen Yuanzi — Respected senior and supporter; gifted her items suited to her body and spirit-plant cultivation, later acknowledging her imperial status. 78 550
- Hongyun — Senior acquaintance who gifted her the Auspicious Cloud Hairpin. 78
- Nuwa and Fuxi — Respected senior cultivators who favor Su Miao; her discussion of form, spirituality, and creation helped inspire Nuwa’s reflections on creating life. 92 185
- Houtu — Ancestral Witch and close ally who treats Su Miao as a younger sister; assisted her against Minghe and Mingyue and later shared in the establishment of the Netherworld. 380 415
- Xuan Ming — Ancestral Witch who brought Su Miao to the Wu Tribe; affectionate, direct, and physically demonstrative toward her. 158 159
- The Twelve Ancestral Witches — Treated her as a junior of Pangu Orthodox, gifted her essence blood and body-tempering methods, and aided her growth. 161 166
- Duobao — A close companion from Kunlun Mountain who explored its spiritual lands with Su Miao and later sought seclusion after being inspired by her rapid advancement. 123 229
- White Crane Boy — Kunlun attendant and companion who sees Su Miao off on her journeys and shares in her returns from seclusion. 176 245
- Muhe and the Lushu Chief — Trusted administrators of the Yaoguang Realm during Su Miao’s travels. 158
- Farm Teachings disciples — Regard her with intense respect and worship; she prioritizes their growth and autonomy. 503 596 726
- Human Race — Beneficiaries of Su Miao’s simplified cultivation system, practical spells, and protection during their early development. 197
- Heavenly Dao — Recognized her beneficial creations with merit, later appointed her Nine Extremes Great Emperor, and entrusted Buzhou Mountain to her guardianship. 26 550 552
- Wukong — A stone-born monkey whose embryo was nurtured by Su Miao’s essence blood after the Mending of the Heavens; Zhunti later names him Wukong. 885
Story Role / Major Arcs
Transformation and Mount Fangzhang
After awakening as a Pure World White Lotus, Su Miao endures profound loneliness and desperately cultivates to take human form. Her forced transformation succeeds but worsens her unresolved soul injury and leaves her in the body of a young child. 9 During her early time on Mount Fangzhang, she experiments with spirit plants, earns her first Heavenly Merit, and advances through the Mystic Immortal realm. 26 27
Kunlun Upbringing
Su Miao arrives under the protection of the Three Pure Ones, whose discovery of her damaged soul and incomplete transformation leads them to raise her at Kunlun Mountain. 40 49 She receives the Daoist name Miao Heng and begins formal cultivation. 43 63
Formal Recognition
The Three Pure Ones publicly declare Su Miao their common disciple and daughter, establishing her protected status across the Prehistoric World. 67 Her composed conduct and deep foundation impress Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, Fuxi, and other great experts. 78 97
Travels and the Wu Race
Su Miao leaves Kunlun to gain experience, heals her old soul wound in the West, repairs a Spiritual Vein in the East, and develops the Farm Teachings. 152 153 158 Her visit to the Wu Race earns her the Twelve Ancestral Witches’ Essence Blood and the basis for later body-tempering cultivation. 159 161
Body-Tempering Advancement
Recognizing her weak physical body, Su Miao presents the Wu Race’s methods to her masters. The Three Pure Ones derive the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique specifically for her, leading to major gains in strength and transformation ability. 166 167 168
Human Race Guidance
Su Miao simplifies the cultivation principles taught by Yuanshi and Laozi into methods accessible to mortals. Her breathing technique, basic Five Elements spells, and practical curriculum enable many Human Race members to sense Spiritual Qi, begin cultivation, and improve their ability to survive in the Prehistoric World. 197
Netherworld and Great Dao Merit
During Houtu’s sainthood and the Netherworld’s formation, Su Miao receives major Netherworld treasures and immense Earthly Dao Merit. Her Golden Wheel evolves into the Great Dao Merit Golden Wheel, and she reaches Peak Quasi-Saint. 415 She subsequently mobilizes Farm Teachings disciples to assist in establishing the Netherworld’s administrative structure. 418 467
Nine Extremes Great Emperor
After helping mend the heavens and stabilize the earth, Su Miao becomes the Nine Extremes Great Emperor. She gains authority over Buzhou Mountain, the Five Sacred Peaks, mountain gods, earth veins, and related worldly management. 550 552 553
Restoration of the Prehistoric World
Witnessing the devastation left by the Witch-Demon War, Su Miao resolves to repair Earth Veins and Water Veins. Her later accomplishments include creating the Four Great Continents and arranging a Spiritual Energy Array. 585 601
Heaven Opening and the Yaoguang Universe
After consolidating her Laws, merit, physical-body cultivation, and the insights gained from restoring the Prehistoric World, Su Miao opens a new universe from Chaos. She names it Yaoguang, stabilizes it through Law patterns and her Merit Golden Wheel, and becomes a Great Dao Saint. 635 854 Her return to the outside world reveals her transformed presence and Great Dao Saint Dao Fruit, which suppresses Demon God Remnant Souls and draws the attention of the Prehistoric World’s foremost powers. 858
Trivia
- Su Miao’s original name is associated with vegetation’s revival and vast waters; Yuanshi’s bestowed name, Miao Heng, reflects her lotus origin and pure nature. 43
- She once considered her own home and experimental spirit-plant field her first territory that was entirely her own. 46
- Although powerful, she regularly falls asleep during lectures. 50 64
- Her first Heavenly Merit was earned through a spirit-plant creation that conformed to the Heavenly Dao and benefited heaven-and-earth purification. 26
- She is particularly fond of collecting spiritual treasures and once sought both the Plain Cloud Boundary Banner and Minghe’s Twelve Petals Karmic Fire Red Lotus. 246
- She can revert to child form and readily uses it to seek affection from Yuanshi. 601
- While traveling incognito in the Holy City, she adopted the deliberately evasive alias Ming Wu, meaning “nameless.” 704
- Su Miao’s blood, mixed into Sky-Mending Paste after the Mending of the Heavens, eventually nurtured the stone embryo that became Wukong. 885