Yuan Gan

Biodata

Background / History

Yuan Gan became aware of Long Jiuyyao after the latter emerged from the Dragon Transformation Pool bearing Ancient Dragon Bone and Primordial Dragon Bone. Recognizing both his extraordinary potential and the danger posed by attention to his origins, Yuan Gan took him in as his son and sealed information concerning his true background. 2

As Dragon Clan Chief, Yuan Gan acts to preserve the clan’s future. He arranged for the clan elders to teach Long Jiuyyao after his advancement at Dragon Severing Mountain, placing Great Elder Tian Sha first among the instructors. 14 He also retains strong pride in the Dragon Clan’s former standing, explaining that its Grand Hall holds items from the other three Hegemon Clans as reminders of that past glory. 29

Personality

Yuan Gan is protective but demanding. He reprimands Long Jiuyyao for repeatedly entering dangerous training grounds, yet follows those reprimands with practical assistance and permission to continue cultivating. 4 31

He is knowledgeable, composed, and willing to trust Long Jiuyyao with major responsibilities. He advises him on Ancestral Runes, dangerous cultivation sites, demonic-beast bloodlines, and the Dragon Clan’s hidden history. 20 29 64 Even when Long Jiuyyao provokes the Dragon Clan Sinners, Yuan Gan responds with amusement rather than alarm. 29

Abilities & Skills

Dragon Clan Leadership

Yuan Gan directs the Dragon Clan’s response to threats and opportunities surrounding Long Jiuyyao.

• Adopted Long Jiuyyao and concealed the circumstances of his emergence from the Dragon Transformation Pool. 2
• Convened the elders’ instruction of Long Jiuyyao to safeguard the clan’s future. 14
• Revealed the Dragon Clan’s territorial extent and the distinction between Dragon Clan and Outer Clan members. 64

Protection and Spatial Sealing

Yuan Gan can shield others from exceptionally destructive environments and establish concealment measures.

• Protected Long Jiuyyao from the Fierce Hurricane Gorge’s hurricanes while guiding his body tempering. 30
• Secured the Gale Ancestral Rune and set defenses to conceal it within Fierce Hurricane Gorge. 30
• Intervened when Long Jiuyyao was severely injured by the Azure Lightning Gale, weakening the gale so he could continue his challenge. 31

Cultivation and Bloodline Knowledge

Yuan Gan possesses extensive knowledge of cultivation resources, Dragon Clan inheritances, and beast bloodlines.

• Identified Jin Ming’s anomalous bloodline and connected its possible evolution to the Blood Sun Nether Lion’s bones. 20
• Directed Long Jiuyyao to nurture the Newborn Ancestral Rune in the Three Great Perilous Lands, beginning with Fierce Hurricane Gorge. 29
• Explained the Nirvana Realm’s stages while overseeing Long Jiuyyao’s training. 30
• Prepared Jin Ming for Bone Fusion with Kunpeng Bone Wings and understood the Golden Sun Nether Lion Clan’s inheritance. 40
• Informed Long Jiuyyao that Heavenly Dragon Qi must be awakened in the True Dragon Realm. 64

Relationships

• Long Jiuyyao — Adoptive father and principal guardian. Yuan Gan conceals his origins, disciplines his recklessness, and supports his cultivation plans. 2 4 14 28 31
• Yuan Xin — Father. He entrusts Long Jiuyyao to her care and later appears with both siblings during family moments. 3 20
• Jin Ming — Mentor in bloodline evolution. Yuan Gan identifies Jin Ming’s unusual lineage and oversees his Bone Fusion opportunity. 20 40
• Dragon Clan Elders — Fellow leaders of the Dragon Clan. Yuan Gan coordinates with them to arrange Long Jiuyyao’s instruction. 14

Story Role / Major Arcs

Long Jiuyyao’s Adoption

Yuan Gan adopts Long Jiuyyao after witnessing the implications of his dragon bones and seals the truth of his origins, making him the youth’s public father within the Dragon Clan. 2

Early Dragon Clan Training

He permits Long Jiuyyao’s training in Long Chongshan, rebukes him for recklessness at Prison Dragon Yin Blood Peak, and agrees to aid his future training in the Eastern Xuan Domain. 4 5

Ancestral Rune and Hurricane Gorge

After Long Jiuyyao discloses the Newborn Ancestral Rune, Yuan Gan directs him toward the Three Great Perilous Lands. He personally escorts him into Fierce Hurricane Gorge, hides the Gale Ancestral Rune there, and later rescues him from the Azure Lightning Gale. 29 30 31

Search for Long Jiuyyao

When Long Jiuyyao disappears after absorbing Dragon Vein Qi in Rock Mist Mountain Range, Yuan Gan searches for him and finds his torn sleeve, detecting both Dragon Vein Qi and Spatial Power. 43

Return to the Dragon Domain

Upon Long Jiuyyao’s return years later, Yuan Gan explains the Dragon Clan’s broader territory and the conditions for awakening Heavenly Dragon Qi in the True Dragon Realm. 64