Ye Yun

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ye Yun (叶云)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Chun'an County Yamen; Six Doors constables
Occupation/Role	Constable; martial artist
Status	Alive
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi sensing / martial talent awakened	2	After transmigrating, he senses and guides heaven-and-earth Qi within a few breaths; the Qi rapidly heals his injuries.
Ninth Rank	3	Breaks through after cultivating Essence Qi; gains roughly 1,800 jin of strength and projects saber aura with the Po Yue Saber Technique.
Blade Qi Projection	5	Instinctively unleashes the middle-rank technique “Mountain-Crushing—Rending Silk” while fighting Liu San; he conceals this abnormal capability.
Eighth Rank	7	Reaches the realm after three days of secluded cultivation using medicinal resources and the Flying Feather Knife technique.
Peak Eighth Rank	24	Consumes a Vermilion Essence Fruit, which purifies his vital energy, broadens his meridians, and brings him to the threshold of Seventh Rank.
Turtle Breath Stillness mastered	27	Learns aura-concealment from the True Martial Secret Manual; even Sixth Rank martial artists should be unable to discern his true strength.
Seventh Rank	39	Uses a Vermilion Essence Fruit amid the Yin Child crisis; the breakthrough expels Yin energy and greatly sharpens his senses.
Mid-stage Seventh Rank	40	Advances through practice of the Mountain-Crushing Saber Technique.
Purple Lightning Thunder Seal formed	48	Condenses a palm-sized lightning seal whose destructive force rivals a Seventh Rank martial artist’s full-power strike and restrains Yin and evil entities.
Divine-sense object control	49 50	The Thought Spirit Pearl enhances his mental power; he learns to move objects and later controls three Flying Knives simultaneously.

Background / History

Ye Yun is a well-educated youth from the 21st century who transmigrates into the body of the seventeen-year-old Ye Yun of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He merges with the original owner’s memories and inherits his unresolved purpose: uncovering the truth behind the annihilation of the Ye Family. 1 2

The Ye Family was formerly an official household. Ye Yun’s grandfather served under a veteran general and had once reached the third rank in the military before being severely injured in the Battle of Yun Mountain. After retiring, he and his entourage were ambushed; that same night, the Ye Family was massacred. Ye Yun’s father, Ye Chen, escaped the initial attack and took six-year-old Ye Yun away at dawn, but his later fate is unknown. 1

For ten years, Uncle Fu kept Ye Yun hidden in the family’s old city residence. The original Ye Yun trained diligently but had mediocre talent and never sensed Qi, leaving him unable to pursue the massacre’s perpetrators beyond reviewing empty case files as a constable. 1 2

Following transmigration, Ye Yun awakens exceptional Qi-sensing talent and rapidly enters the martial ranks. He resolves to grow strong enough to avenge the Ye Family, locate Ye Chen, and expose the conspiracy connected to the massacre. 2 3 26

Appearance

After awakening, Ye Yun’s previously sickly bearing is replaced by a restrained sharpness. He generally presents himself as an ordinary, low-key constable to avoid drawing attention. 3 10 49

• Usually wears plain dark-gray clothing without unnecessary adornment. 10
• Keeps his aura contained through Turtle Breath Stillness, causing others to mistake him for an ordinary person. 27
• His eyes can flash with light or gold during cultivation and breakthroughs. 2 39
• Uses a long saber and carries Flying Knives at his waist. 21 42

Personality

Ye Yun is driven by revenge but is not reckless. He consistently treats strength as a necessity for uncovering the Ye Family massacre, and he prioritizes secrecy because public knowledge of his identity or abnormal growth could endanger him. 1 5 7 22

He is observant and calculating in dangerous situations. He detects hidden motives in Zhao Si’s mountain expedition, stages the deaths of Sun Gan and Liu San to protect himself, conceals the bronze box sought by Sun Yu, and repeatedly disguises his true cultivation. 6 9 28 30 42

Despite his reserve, he protects those he considers allies. He shares spoils with Yan Xiao Liu, treats wounded constables, saves Chen Qingzhou, and risks himself against the Wang Mansion’s ghostly threat. He also shows empathy toward Wang Yun’s spirit and promises to settle her vengeance. 22 31 36 43

Abilities & Skills

Martial Arts

Ye Yun possesses exceptional cultivation talent, rapidly progressing from Qi sensing to Seventh Rank. His physical power, combat reactions, and endurance consistently exceed opponents at comparable ranks. 2 3 20 39

• Uses life-and-death combat to consolidate his cultivation. 7 9
• Fought and killed the peak Ninth Rank Li San and peak Eighth Rank Wang Wu. 19 21
• Defeated Sun Yu, a Seventh Rank martial artist, while concealing the full extent of his abilities. 28 31
• Can use Essence Qi to delay or harm supernatural entities, though ordinary martial methods are limited against ghosts. 36 37

Mountain-Crushing Saber Technique

An inherited Ye Family saber art created by Ye Yun’s grandfather from the Army-Breaking Saber Technique and other martial insights. It was the technique through which his grandfather reached the third rank. 2

• Rending Silk — used in the lethal “Mountain-Crushing—Rending Silk” strike against Liu San. 5
• Mountain Collapse — second form used to counter Wang Wu’s ultimate saber technique. 21
• Ultimate stance — used with Wang Yun’s ghost merged into his saber to defeat Prefect Zhou. 41
• Its stance is distinctive enough for Chen Qingzhou to recognize it as the Ye Family’s unique style. 40

Flying Feather Knife Technique

Ye Yun obtains the technique from Liu San’s body and later commissions twelve Cold Iron Flying Knives tailored for it. 6 10

• Throws knives with high speed, precision, and lethal force. 21
• Uses Essence Qi to power the knives against the female ghost and sever her connection to the ancient well. 37
• Studies divine-sense knife control after acquiring the Thought Spirit Pearl. 49
• Can control three Flying Knives simultaneously, though he has not reached full spirit-controlled blade mastery. 50

True Martial Secret Manual

A divided manual connected to Ye Yun’s childhood engagement with the Lin family. Its upper half emphasizes foundational cultivation and martial skills; the lower half, held by the Lin family’s daughter, contains deeper methods and sorcery. The complete text is said to contain the path to the True Martial realm beyond Rank One. 26

• Recognizes Ye Yun as its master and helps him cultivate faster and purer true qi. 26
• Contains Turtle Breath Stillness, Yuan Gathering Art, and saber techniques. 27 31 42
• Includes Slaying Youming, a saber technique specifically effective against sinister arts. 46

Spiritual and Supernatural Techniques

Ye Yun develops methods to confront ghosts and Yin-based threats through acquired artifacts, seals, and cultivation. 36 43 48

• Soul-Suppressing Seal — weakens the refined female ghost. 41
• Purple Lightning Thunder Seal — destroys the Youming Sect consciousness within Wang Yun’s ghost and later takes tangible form as an anti-evil lightning seal. 43 48
• Divine sense — enhanced by the Thought Spirit Pearl; permits limited object control, heightened perception, and improved comprehension of formations. 49
• Can sense emotional fluctuations after further spiritual cultivation. 50

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Long saber — primary weapon; later houses Wang Yun’s ghost after she merges with it. 41 42
• Cold Iron Flying Knives — twelve specially crafted throwing knives with a distinctive quenching process. 10
• True Martial Secret Manual — inherited half-manual recognized by Ye Yun as its master. 26
• Storage Bag — taken from Sun Yu; holds pills, herbs, bronze boxes, and other hidden items. 32
• Yin-Slaying Blade — discovered in Sun Yu’s Storage Bag. 32
• Thought Spirit Pearl — enhances mental power and enables the beginnings of divine-sense object control. 49
• Vermilion Essence Fruits — rare fruits that transformed his physique and supported breakthroughs to peak Eighth Rank and Seventh Rank. 24 39
• Yun’er’s jade pendant — bears a symbol identical to the eye pattern on Sun Yu’s bronze token. 43

Relationships

• Uncle Fu — Loyal family servant, caretaker, and confidant who hid Ye Yun after the massacre; teaches him about the family’s past, the Lin engagement, and supernatural threats. 1 2 26 38
• Ye Chen — Father; escaped the Ye Family massacre and took Ye Yun away, but his current fate is unknown. 1
• Ye Yun’s grandfather — Former military officer and creator of the Mountain-Crushing Saber Technique; his past kindness earned Uncle Fu’s lifelong loyalty. 1 2
• Yan Xiao Liu — Fellow constable and trusted companion; witnesses Ye Yun’s hidden strength, swears loyalty, and keeps his secret. 20 22
• Chen Qingzhou — Captain and former personal guard under Ye Yun’s grandfather; recognizes the Ye Family saber style and is saved by Ye Yun during Sun Yu’s ambush. 30 40
• Lin family’s granddaughter — Unnamed childhood fiancée; their engagement depends on both possessing martial talent, and she holds the other half of the True Martial Secret Manual. 26
• Wang Yun (Yun’er) — Vengeful ghost and victim of the Youming Sect; briefly merges with Ye Yun’s saber, and Ye Yun frees her soul from the sect’s consciousness. 41 43
• Zhuge Qing — Six Doors lord who assigns Ye Yun to investigate bandit activity and inquiries about the Ye Family; shows particular concern for his safety. 46 50

Story Role / Major Arcs

Ye Family Massacre Investigation

Ye Yun begins as a transmigrated constable inheriting the original body’s mission to avenge the Ye Family. The message hidden in Liu San’s Flying Feather Knife manual—“The remnants of the Ye Family must die”—confirms that the massacre remains an active conspiracy. 1 6

Black Wind Ridge and Sunset Mountains

During the bandit suppression and later expedition, Ye Yun acquires the Flying Feather Knife technique, secretly kills Liu San, Li San, and Wang Wu, and gains the resources needed for rapid cultivation. Yan Xiao Liu becomes his loyal confidant after seeing his true strength. 5 6 21 22

Conflict with the Sun Family

Sun Yu’s search for a bronze box marked with an eye symbol draws Ye Yun into conflict with a powerful network. Ye Yun conceals the box, survives Sun Yu’s ambush, kills Sun Yu, and takes his Storage Bag, uncovering the Nine Nether Spirit Ginseng and Thought Spirit Pearl. 28 30 31 32

Wang Mansion Haunting

Ye Yun confronts the Yin Child and the vengeful ghost of Wang Yun. After breaking through to Seventh Rank, he exposes Prefect Zhou as a Youming Sect member, defeats him, investigates Wang Yun’s past, and destroys the sect’s consciousness to free her soul. 36 39 41 43

Six Doors Service

Following the arrival of Zhuge Qing and the Six Doors, Ye Yun is tasked with investigating bandit activity and people seeking Ye Family survivors. He faces Youming Sect affiliates, discovers the Three-Eyed Clan’s involvement, and is later assigned to escort an important prisoner toward the provincial capital. 46 50

Trivia

• Ye Yun’s original body trained for years but could not sense Qi; after transmigration, Ye Yun can guide Qi through his meridians within a few breaths. 2
• His first documented Ninth Rank strength estimate is approximately 1,800 jin. 3
• He deliberately maintains the public image of a taciturn, merely capable constable. 19 22 49
• The eye symbol connected to Sun Yu’s bronze token also appears on Wang Yun’s jade pendant, linking the Sun Family’s activities to the Youming Sect’s past. 28 43