Wei Ren

Biodata

Background / History

Wei Ren is a talented student of the Agricultural School and a disciple of the Thirteenth Realm instructor and Saint Ji Shuyan 37 58. He grew up hearing tales of Qingyang's County Princess, Yu Sui 27. Secretly involved with an organization of Agricultural School traitors who cultivate the forbidden "Phantom Beast" technique, Wei Ren was sent to Taiyi Academy with orders to kill Yu Sui and seize the Primordial Soil 37.

After being caught and defeated following an assassination attempt, Yu Sui forces Wei Ren to cripple his own cultivation and damage his Five Elements Light Core 32 36 214. Despite this, Wei Ren survives and secretly aligns himself with Yu Sui, feeding her information and investigating the inner workings of the Agricultural School and the Yan Kingdom 37 91. He becomes entangled in numerous factional conflicts, is targeted by adversaries like Zhang Xiangyun and Gu Gan, and is eventually saved by Ming-school figures like Shen Tianxue and Pei Daiqing, as well as Yu Sui herself 207 210 330. He later works alongside Yu Sui's faction while attempting to master multiple forbidden phantom beasts 355.

Appearance & Personality

Wei Ren is known for his lazy, carefree smile and penchant for handling sinister poisons and releasing scorpions to frighten others 13 25 37. Beneath his outwardly nonchalant and teasing demeanor lies a deeply calculating, highly intelligent, and resilient individual willing to switch allegiances to survive 37 59. He possesses strong ambitions regarding his cultivation and refuses to simply follow orders blindly like other indoctrinated children of his organization 37 59.

• Distinctive features: Narrow, sharp phoenix eyes; frequently seen with venomous insects and scorpions; often appears disheveled or exhausted from cultivating forbidden arts 13 25 37.

Abilities & Skills

Agricultural School Techniques & Gu Mastery

Wei Ren is exceptionally talented in beast-taming and poisons, capable of commanding rare and lethal creatures despite his fluctuating cultivation realm 111 210.

• Ghost Armor Heavenly Spider: A highly poisonous, advanced spider creation that fights on command and produces nearly invisible, razor-sharp spider silk 36 59 207.
• Shadow Follow Gu & Insect Gu: Uses various tracking and binding worms to manipulate shadows, restrict opponents, and neutralize negative poisons 325 329.
• Phantom Beast Technique: A forbidden Agricultural School technique allowing the user to materialize massive combat phantoms, though carrying severe risks of backlash 37 279. Known phantoms in his repertoire include the Void Serpent, Ghost Spider, Smart Monkey, and Charm Serpent 355.

Movement and Body Techniques

• Wind Riding Technique: Employs advanced movement arts to flee or navigate difficult terrain rapidly, even matching high-level practitioners when heavily restricted 31 59.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Listening Wind Ruler: Used for remote communication, sharing intelligence, and receiving strategic updates 29 206.
• Mechanism Boxes: Carries hidden compartments used to store stolen artifacts, fragments, and Gu items 133.

Relationships

• Yu Sui — Primary adversary turned reluctant ally and handler; Wei Ren supplies her with intelligence regarding the Agricultural School in exchange for his life 32 37 91.
• Mei Liangyu — Detested rival and powerful cultivator who frequently suppresses Wei Ren's forces and forces him into submission 31 36.
• Ji Shuyan — Wei Ren's original Master in the Agricultural School, who ultimately orders his execution for failing to act against Yu Sui 58 59.
• Shen Tianxue & Pei Daiqing — Agricultural School Deans who temporarily harbor and discipline Wei Ren, forbidding him from using standard techniques while teaching him true Phantom Beast methods 210 279 315.
• Wan Qi — Reluctant traveling companion and fellow investigator in various academy expeditions 326 331.
• Ji Meng — Unwilling subject of Wei Ren's Gu experiments and tracking 324 329.
• Xue Jiayue — Classmate who openly despises his scorpions 13.

Notable Quotes

"It's that serious? Want to go to the Outer City for a fight to the death?"
— Responding calmly to someone cursing him over his scorpions 25

"I haven't helped her much. I just learned from Master and Lady Su that when doing things, one only needs to be righteous in their own mind..."
— Explaining his worldview to Ji Shuyan 59