Ye Fan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ye Fan (叶凡)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Myriad Worlds Chat Group; believer of the Heavenly Emperor
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; Origin Heaven Master
Status	Active
First Appearance	6

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Near Shore Realm	13	Began the ninefold bodily metamorphosis required for the Shore Realm, but lacked the spiritual energy needed to finish it.
Shore Realm	16	Absorbed a drop of True Dragon Essence Blood, completing his transformation and reforging his body, organs, bones, and Desolate Ancient Sacred Body. His physique could contend with Four Extremities prodigies.
Dao Palace Realm	40	Fought Purple Dragon Girl on equal terms despite her status as an Emperor’s child; his combat strength surpassed what Duan De and the Black Emperor believed possible for the realm.
Peak Dao Palace	63	Reached the realm’s peak after digesting Purple Dragon Girl’s divine treasure.
Four Extremities Realm	64 65	Endured nine lightning bolts at the Dragon Transformation Pool. When the Heavenly Dao Diagram attempted to suppress his cursed Sacred Body, a phantom emerging from him dispersed it, breaking the historical curse on the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body.

Background / History

Ye Fan received the Heavenly Emperor Visualization Diagram through the Myriad Worlds Chat Group. After one cultivation cycle, he reported that his lifespan had increased by several hundred years. The technique’s profound effects immediately distinguished him from the other group members. 6

His cultivation released spiritual light, Great Dao runes, and Immortal Qi powerful enough to injure the Black Emperor and awaken the Wushi Bell Deity. Ye Fan identified the Heavenly Emperor as the source of the technique and openly showed the Visualization Diagram to the Wushi Bell, Duan De, and the Black Emperor. 7

While attempting to advance to the Shore Realm at Stone Village, Ye Fan nearly died when his exceptional foundation caused his metamorphosis to demand vastly more spiritual energy than normal. He sent the Source Heavenly Book to the Heavenly Emperor in exchange for aid. Duan De and the Black Emperor exhausted their own resources trying to sustain him until the Heavenly Emperor sent True Dragon Essence Blood. 13 15

The essence blood completed Ye Fan’s transformation, awakened and reinforced his Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, and made him a devoted believer of the Heavenly Emperor. Much of the blood’s power remained dormant within him, continuing to strengthen his body after he left Stone Village to seek a path back to the other side of the starry sky. 16 36

Appearance

Ye Fan is described during cultivation as surrounded by divine radiance and Immortal Light. Following his Shore Realm transformation, his body was reforged into an immaculate state.

• His vitality can resemble a vast ocean, with Life Essence likened to a great sun. 13
• True Dragon Essence Blood reshaped his bones into crystal-clear, dragon-bone-like structures. 16
• His physique is compared to that of a young true dragon. 16
• At the Dragon Transformation Pool, he is described with black hair dancing in the wind. 64

Personality

Ye Fan is cautious when confronting unknown dangers but refuses to abandon long-term goals. At Saint Cliff, he chose to withdraw rather than recklessly enter the black mountain for the Nine Secrets, trusting that future opportunities would come through the Chat Group. 100

He is also resourceful and pragmatic. During his Shore Realm crisis, he gave up the Source Heavenly Book—the most valuable item he could offer—to obtain help. He later manipulated rumors of the Wushi Great Emperor’s legacy to draw major powers into opening Purple Mountain. 13 63

Despite growing confidence in his strength, Ye Fan treats respected elders and powerful relics with courtesy. He was respectful toward Fifth Master Zhang and the Wushi Bell Deity, and he reverently acknowledged the Heavenly Emperor. 7 36 102

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Emperor Visualization Diagram

A supreme visualization technique passed down by the Heavenly Emperor.

• Increased Ye Fan’s lifespan by several hundred years after a single cultivation cycle. 6
• Produces Immortal Qi and Great Dao phenomena that drew the Wushi Bell Deity’s attention. 7
• Supports Ye Fan’s Dao of Invincibility, which he used against Purple Dragon Girl. 40
• Manifested a Heavenly Emperor phantom that defeated the Myriad Dragon Bell, an Emperor Weapon. 41 42
• Its phantom later dispersed the Heavenly Dao Diagram that sought to kill Ye Fan during his Four Extremities breakthrough. 65

Desolate Ancient Sacred Body

Ye Fan possesses the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body, an overwhelmingly powerful physique burdened by a heavenly curse.

• Grants exceptional physical strength and divine power. 16
• After absorbing True Dragon Essence Blood, his body could contend with Four Extremities Realm prodigies while he was only at the Shore Realm. 16
• The dormant True Dragon Essence Blood continuously cleanses and strengthens his body. 36
• Its curse makes advancement to the Four Extremities Realm lethally dangerous; Ye Fan survived only after the Heavenly Emperor phantom intervened. 64 65

Origin Heaven Techniques

Ye Fan has learned the methods of the Source Heavenly Book and is recognized as an Origin Heaven Master.

• Can use Origin Techniques to prepare and activate large-scale formations. 13 38
• Set a grand celestial formation to ambush pursuers from the Myriad Dragon Nest. 38
• Used rumors and the prospect of a Great Emperor legacy to induce major factions to enter Purple Mountain. 63

Combat Techniques

• All Characters Secret — Temporarily amplified his power tenfold, allowing him to drive back a Great Power’s Dragon Head Staff with the Xuanhuang Mother Qi Cauldron. The recoil severely injured him. 37
• Xuanji Step — Used with Duan De and the Black Emperor to escape a terrifying figure at the Feathered God Dynasty ruins. 36
• Treasure arts — Deployed every treasure art he had seen while fighting Purple Dragon Girl. 40

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Xuanhuang Mother Qi Cauldron — A cauldron forged from Xuanhuang Mother Qi; used defensively and offensively against the old woman’s Dragon Head Staff. 7 37
• Source Heavenly Book — A collection of Origin Heaven Master methods. Ye Fan sent it to the Heavenly Emperor during his Shore Realm crisis, later recovering it. 13 36
• True Dragon Essence Blood — A gift from the Heavenly Emperor that restored Ye Fan’s vitality, reforged his body, and remains partly dormant within him. 15 16 36
• White Jade Platform — Used by Ye Fan’s group to activate a Void Teleportation Array while escaping the old woman. 37

Relationships

• Heavenly Emperor / East King Duke — Benefactor and object of Ye Fan’s devotion. He provided the Heavenly Emperor Visualization Diagram and True Dragon Essence Blood, after which Ye Fan became his fanatical believer. 6 15 16
• Black Emperor — Companion and frequent bickering partner. The Black Emperor guarded Ye Fan during his breakthrough, assisted in escapes and formations, and guided him through Ancient Great Emperor formations at Saint Cliff. 13 37 38 99
• Duan De — Companion who protected Ye Fan during his Shore Realm metamorphosis and spent his resources to save him. They cooperate in treasure hunting and schemes, though Duan De is wary of Ye Fan using him. 13 15 63
• Wushi Bell Deity — A powerful protector who was awakened by Ye Fan’s cultivation phenomena. The deity recognizes the exceptional nature of Ye Fan’s Heavenly Emperor-derived technique and later aids him indirectly. 7 64
• Jiang Taixu — God King whom Ye Fan helped recover from Purple Mountain. Jiang Taixu later protected Ye Fan during his Four Extremities tribulation. 63 64
• Little Nannan — A child under Ye Fan’s protection during the Saint Cliff expedition. 99 100
• Old Madman — A powerful but unstable companion who helped resist the Undying Daoist at Saint Cliff. 99 100
• Purple Dragon Girl — Enemy from the Myriad Dragon Nest who pursued Ye Fan for his True Dragon Essence Blood. Ye Fan wounded her in battle. 38 40
• Fifth Master Zhang — Elder of Stone Village whom Ye Fan respects. He provided Ye Fan information about Yaochi Holy Land and the Origin Heaven Master’s later years. 36

Story Role / Major Arcs

Stone Village and Shore Realm Metamorphosis

Ye Fan cultivated the Heavenly Emperor Visualization Diagram at Stone Village, awakening the Wushi Bell Deity. His attempted Shore Realm breakthrough became life-threatening due to his unprecedented foundation, but the Heavenly Emperor’s True Dragon Essence Blood saved him and elevated his Sacred Body. 7 13 15 16

Departure and Myriad Dragon Nest Conflict

After leaving Stone Village with Duan De and the Black Emperor, Ye Fan became the target of the Myriad Dragon Nest because of his True Dragon aura and essence blood. He used formations to counterattack, fought Purple Dragon Girl, and survived the Myriad Dragon Bell when the Heavenly Emperor’s phantom manifested. 36 42

Purple Mountain and Four Extremities Tribulation

At peak Dao Palace, Ye Fan engineered the opening of Purple Mountain and helped bring Jiang Taixu out. With the Jiang Family’s resources and the Dragon Transformation Pool, he challenged the Four Extremities Realm. The Heavenly Dao attempted to kill him through an innate Dao diagram, but the phantom within him destroyed it. 63 65

Saint Cliff Expedition

Ye Fan travelled to Saint Cliff with the Black Emperor, Little Nannan, and the Old Madman in pursuit of the Nine Secrets. He withdrew when the disguised Undying Daoist proved too dangerous, but the entity later attacked him to seize his True Dragon Essence Blood. 99 100

Trivia

• Ye Fan’s cultivation anomaly was so extreme that the Black Emperor wondered whether he was ascending directly to immortality. 7
• He considers the Heavenly Emperor Visualization Diagram too profound to fully understand. 6
• The Wushi Bell Deity compares the Immortal Qi produced by Ye Fan’s technique favorably even against the Immortal Qi that leaked from the Immortal Ascension Path. 7