Yelü Tianzheng

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yelü Tianzheng (耶律天正)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Myriad Laws Sect’s Celestial Pivot Prime Minister lineage; later the Eternal Life Cult 10 36 39
Occupation/Role	Prime Minister of Jiangzhe Province; former Qiantang County Magistrate; Border Governor 10 21 44
Cultivation	Spirit Connection Realm 10 47
Status	Unknown; last seen returning to the battlefield while afflicted by Vicious Habit Resurgence 50
First Appearance	Chapter 10

Background

Yelü Tianzheng was a prominent talent of the Yelü family who worshipped the Myriad Laws Celestial Pivot Prime Minister Spirit God. Through its flesh, blood, and immortal scriptures, he reached the Spirit Connection Realm. He rose to prominence after becoming the live-in son-in-law of a Dayuan imperial princess, whom he feared and could neither defy nor divorce. 10

He secretly fathered two children with a fox-tribe maidservant: Yelü Yuyan and Yelü Yufeng. When the affair was exposed, the princess roasted the maidservant alive and separated the siblings, returning Yuyan to Tianzheng while taking Yufeng to raise herself. Tianzheng later grew jealous of Yufeng’s exceptional training and poor relations developed between father and son. 10

During his tenure as Qiantang County Magistrate, Tianzheng accepted treasures from Qu, the future Qiantang River God. In return, he helped Qu trap a Dragon Girl from the East Sea and force her into marriage. 21

Fall and Collusion

Bao Hanzhang detected Tianzheng’s mutation and resurgent vicious habit, reporting his fall through their respective spirit gods. Tianzheng consequently lost both his Dao path and official career, driving him to abandon the Myriad Laws Sect’s path for the Eternal Life Cult. 36 47

Tianzheng sold all of Jiangzhe Province to the Eternal Life Cult. In exchange, the cult promised to elevate him from Spirit Connection to the Manifestation Realm and install him as a Grand Priest of Spiritual Desires. He enabled cult factions to enter the province and establish Flesh Altars for the attempted refinement of the Red Pill Army. 35 36 39

Appearance

Tianzheng’s manifested Celestial Pivot Prime Minister Spirit Demon body was originally tiger-headed and dragon-bodied, with a forehead horn and vermilion hair. By the battle with Bao Hanzhang, it had become visibly mutated and degenerated. 47

• Emaciated body marked by rotten wounds, malignant blood eyes, and strange blood flames. 47
• After revealing the Corpse Sewing Secret Technique, he became a mountain-sized mass of flesh and blood covered in sewn heads and limbs. 48
• His central body became half-human and half-snake amid the fused remains of provincial officials. 48
• His stitched form could generate flesh and membrane wings, allowing it to pursue enemies through the air. 48

Personality

Tianzheng is calculating, power-hungry, and ruthlessly self-preserving. He sold an entire province, murdered colleagues for their power, and attempted to flee the battlefield without his daughter, son-in-law, or Eternal Life Cult allies when defeat became inevitable. 35 48 50

His Vicious Habit Resurgence exposes an unstable fixation on his deceased fox-wife, Yu Niang. When Yelü Yuyan used Yu Niang’s preserved corpse to invoke that habit, Tianzheng abandoned his escape and returned in a guilt-ridden, emotionally volatile state. 50

Abilities & Skills

Spirit Connection Realm

Through worship of the Myriad Laws Celestial Pivot Prime Minister Spirit God, Tianzheng attained Spirit Connection—the realm in which a cultivator visualizes a spirit god’s true form and comprehends supreme divine abilities. 10

• Possesses a Celestial Pivot Prime Minister Spirit Demon Dharma body. 47
• His lineage grants insight into the foundations of ghosts and gods, allowing him to coordinate disparate demonic auras, bloodlines, and divine powers. 48
• His mutated form was still capable of resisting Bao Hanzhang, another recognized Spirit Connection Realm powerhouse of Jiangzhe Province. 47

Corpse Sewing Secret Technique

Tianzheng used the Eternal Life Cult’s Corpse Sewing Secret Technique to murder and graft high-ranking Jiangzhe officials onto his own body. 48

• Absorbed the bodies and active Dao Qi of numerous Mortal Transformation Realm officials. 48
• Incorporated the officials’ spirit-god lineages and Innate Divine Abilities as organs of his own stitched body. 48
• Surpassed Bao Hanzhang in raw strength after the fusion. 48
• His enormous stitched body was comparatively slow, allowing Bao Hanzhang to evade and harass him at range. 48
• Bao Hanzhang warned that the incompatible powers could eventually split Tianzheng’s soul. 48

Vicious Habit Resurgence

Tianzheng’s mutation left him vulnerable to a resurgent vicious habit centered on Yu Niang’s death and his guilt over failing to protect her. 50

• Yu Niang’s corpse and voice can compel him to abandon his own plans. 50
• Under its influence, he becomes emotionally unstable, weeps blood, and agrees unquestioningly to Yelü Yuyan’s demands. 50
• Yelü Yuyan exploited this weakness to force him back after he attempted to escape. 50

Relationships

• Dayuan imperial princess — Wife and political patron whose marriage elevated Tianzheng; she killed his fox-tribe lover after discovering their children. 10
• Yu Niang — Deceased fox-tribe maidservant and secret lover; mother of Yelü Yuyan and Yelü Yufeng. Her corpse is the trigger for Tianzheng’s vicious habit. 10 50
• Yelü Yuyan — Daughter. He initially abandoned her while fleeing, but her manipulation of his vicious habit forced him to return and obey her orders. 10 48 50
• Yelü Yufeng — Son, raised by the imperial princess. Tianzheng became jealous of his son’s talent and resented him. 10
• Lu Hualong — Son-in-law through Yelü Yuyan; Lu married into the family to gain Tianzheng’s backing. 10
• Bao Hanzhang — Political rival and fellow Spirit Connection Realm official. Bao exposed Tianzheng’s fall and later led the campaign against him. 36 47
• Qiantang River God Qu — Tianzheng accepted Qu’s bribes and helped him obtain a Dragon Girl as a wife. 21
• Eternal Life Cult — Tianzheng’s later ally and purchaser of Jiangzhe Province; its Corpse Sewing Secret Technique empowered his mutated Dharma body. 36 39 48

Story Role / Major Arcs

Sale of Jiangzhe Province

Tianzheng’s secret sale of Jiangzhe Province and cooperation with the Eternal Life Cult became the foundation of the Red Pill Army conspiracy. His plan relied on Flesh Altars across the province and the creation of a Spirit Desire Blood Cloud canopy. 36 39

Battle at Sunset Mountain

Information about Tianzheng’s arrangement reached multiple factions, leading to the destruction of the crucial Flesh Altar and the collapse of the Red Pill Army scheme. Bao Hanzhang’s forces then pursued Tianzheng and the Eternal Life Cult remnants. 42 44

During his battle with Bao, Tianzheng revealed that he had sewn provincial officials onto his own body. The transformed body briefly gave him the upper hand, but his forces were steadily destroyed by the imperial army. 47 48

Failed Escape

Tianzheng attempted to flee Jiangzhe Province as a blood cloud, abandoning Yelü Yuyan, Lu Hualong, and Li Wa. Yelü Yuyan used Yu Niang’s corpse to trigger his Vicious Habit Resurgence and force him back to protect her and capture Ge Xian. 48 50

Notable Quotes

“I didn't abduct any of them. I just sewed them all onto myself.” 47

“The one who should die is me, it's me, Yelü Tianzheng.” 50