Fang Meiyun

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Fang Meiyun (方美云)
Alias(es)	Fairy Meiyun; “Old Vulture” (derogatory)
Species/Race	Human originally; later a pig demon after her divided soul possessed an old sow
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Former Sect Master of the Jade Maiden Sect; founder and Sect Master of the Fist Sect; later an Elder of the Divine Deer Sect
Occupation/Role	Sect leader; creator of the Great Dao of the Fist
Status	Sealed — her pig demon body was sealed and her soul expelled by Tang Yu 1067
First Appearance	609

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Formation Realm	691	Her realm before Xiao Xiaole killed her; she was regarded as a powerful Soul Formation cultivator.
Middle Golden Core Realm	735	After her divided soul possessed an old sow and restarted cultivation, she rebuilt rapidly using her past experience and unorthodox methods.
Near-peak Nascent Soul Realm	797	Reached this level by the Fist Sect’s formal founding at Crape Myrtle Mountain.
Middle Divine Transformation Realm	831	Advanced from early to middle Divine Transformation by recalling the cultivation and faith of fallen Fist Sect disciples.
Integration Realm	908	Broke through after being mortally wounded during Xiao Xiaole’s assault on the Fist Sect.
Tribulation Transcendence Realm	1058	Reached this realm while pursuing Huang Yuezhao, Zhao Ziyu, and Night Sky Layman.

Background / History

Jade Maiden Sect

Fang Meiyun became Sect Master of the Jade Maiden Sect and drove its hostility toward the Joyous Union Sect. Her suppression of that sect turned a previously less hostile relationship into open rivalry. Tang Yu later identified her public humiliation of him and interference with his business as the basis of their feud 609.

Her aversion to men was rooted in both childhood abuse by her father and her abandonment by Xiao Le after she refused to surrender her primal yin. She thereafter regarded men as enemies of the Dao and treated male offenders far more harshly than female ones 640 670.

As sect master, she expelled the core disciple Li Hui and confiscated her storage ring, triggering public accusations of greed and criticism from the sect’s Supreme Elders. The controversy damaged the Jade Maiden Sect’s reputation and contributed to Fang Meiyun’s growing resentment toward Tang Yu 626.

Her vendetta against Tang Yu increasingly overrode sect interests. She ordered elite Jade Maiden Sect disciples to kill him in the secret realm, considering his death more valuable than its treasures 655. She also accused her disciple Ning Qingyan of colluding with Tang Yu and confined her in the Azure Water Formation 670.

Resignation and Betrayal

Meng Zihao and Xiao Xiaole’s public pursuit of Fang Meiyun caused a scandal within the Jade Maiden Sect. Their presence undermined her authority, particularly because she had enforced strict rules concerning Dao companions while allowing both men to remain close to her 681 683.

Following the Disciplinary Hall’s wrongful punishment of Wu Qian and the resulting conflict between sect halls, Fang Meiyun stepped down as Sect Master. Ning Qingyan was subsequently pardoned and released from confinement 683.

Fang Meiyun left to establish a new sect and sought support from Ning Qingyan, Xiao Xiaole, and Meng Zihao. Ning Qingyan refused to abandon the Jade Maiden Sect, while Xiao Xiaole agreed to become Fang Meiyun’s Dao companion and kill Tang Yu for her 686.

Xiao Xiaole later killed Fang Meiyun after gaining her trust, taking her belongings and leaving her apparent death behind him 691. Her divided soul survived, however, possessing an old sow and beginning a new cultivation path driven by vengeance against Xiao Xiaole and men in general 692.

Rebirth and the Fist Sect

After possessing the pig, Fang Meiyun was captured by beast-tamer Zhou Yunsheng. During an attempted spirit-pet refinement, she overwhelmed his soul, seized control of his body, drained his cultivation through dual cultivation, and regained a human form 717.

She founded the Fist Sect on Crape Myrtle Mountain, declaring its mission to unite female cultivators and place them above men. The sect recruited women who embraced its teachings, while male followers were classified as low-status “Black Sheep Disciples” 779 797.

Fang Meiyun established a network of spiritual seeds within her disciples. This allowed them to borrow her cultivation, enabled her to absorb their cultivation and faith after death, and tied her strength directly to the Fist Sect’s expansion 797 831.

She conceived Xiao Xiaole’s child through a divine ability, intending for the child to avenge her against him. Their son, Xiao Yunle, later absorbed Xiao Xiaole’s true essence and gained power comparable to the Body Fusion Realm 775 833.

Conflict with Tang Yu and the Central Divine Continent

Fang Meiyun repeatedly clashed with Tang Yu during the campaign against the Fist Sect. She used her Dharma Avatar, formations, domains, and injury-transfer abilities, but fled after Tang Yu’s curse and pressure forced heavy losses among her Black Sheep Disciples 930 932.

Afterward, she entered the Divine Deer Sect and became an elder. There, she continued recruiting female cultivators into the Fist Sect while secretly using formations and visions to indoctrinate Divine Deer Sect disciples 971 1028.

Her ambition expanded to seizing control of the Divine Deer Sect and the Great Wu Dynasty, with the ultimate goal of becoming an “Immortal Empress.” She captured Huang Yuezhao and planned to possess her body, while treating Tang Yu as the greatest obstacle to her rise 1027 1028 1058.

During her final confrontation with Tang Yu and the Dragon River Sect, Tang Yu contaminated her meridians with the Snow Dao, sealing her cultivation. Fang Meiyun then ordered her followers to die for her cause before Tang Yu used a divine artifact drum to seal her pig demon body and expel her soul 1065 1067.

Appearance

Fang Meiyun was originally described as plain-looking, with a younger version of herself having darker skin and a shy manner. Her later pig-demon incarnation could assume human form, though it retained features that others found unattractive 617 735 971.

• Her youthful appearance was restored temporarily through an age-reversion spell 681.
• Her true demon form is a giant pig demon 833.
• Tang Yu’s popular fictional portrayals of “Fairy Meiyun” greatly idealized her appearance, creating a public image unlike the real Fang Meiyun 624 741.

Personality

Fang Meiyun is proud, controlling, and intensely vindictive. She took criticism of her leadership personally, reacted harshly to perceived betrayal, and allowed her hatred of Tang Yu to influence major Jade Maiden Sect decisions 626 655 670.

Her experience with Xiao Le and later Xiao Xiaole left her deeply distrustful of men, yet she remained emotionally attached to him long after his betrayal. This contradiction shaped both her pursuit of revenge and her treatment of those around her 670 744 908.

As leader of the Fist Sect, she framed her ambitions as liberation for female cultivators. However, she also manipulated recruits, controlled disciples through spiritual seeds, used followers as sources of cultivation and injury vessels, and demanded absolute loyalty 797 831 932.

Abilities & Skills

Great Dao of the Fist

Fang Meiyun created and leads the Great Dao of the Fist, the foundation of the Fist Sect’s cultivation system.

• Fist Sect disciples can borrow her cultivation through spiritual seeds planted in their bodies 797.
• She can instantly learn divine abilities independently comprehended by followers of the Great Dao of the Fist 863.
• Her disciples’ faith strengthens her cultivation and Dao comprehension 831.
• She can recall the cultivation and faith of marked disciples upon their deaths 831.

Faith, Injury Transfer, and Spiritual Seeds

Fang Meiyun’s connection to her followers functions as both a source of strength and a defensive mechanism.

• She absorbs the cultivation and faith of dead marked disciples 831.
• She can transfer her injuries onto Black Sheep Disciples, causing them to suffer or die in her place 932.
• Her reliance on followers makes mass casualties among her sect a direct source of power, but also ties her survival to her network 831 1064.

Calyx Domain

A domain-type divine ability that forces opponents into a restrictive choice.

• Within the domain, remaining silent prevents the target from using divine abilities.
• Speaking causes the target’s defenses to break, exposing them to Fang Meiyun’s attacks 1058.
• She used it against Huang Yuezhao and later against Tang Yu’s allies 1058 1065.

Awakening Divine Abilities

Fang Meiyun possesses several techniques associated with “Awakening.”

• Awakening Fist — Countered an Integration Realm elder’s fire-element divine ability 930.
• Awakening Three Mysteries Transformation — Killed the same elder after he attempted to refine her in a fire cauldron 930.
• Awakening Year One — Used alongside Calyx Domain during her battle with Tang Yu 1065.

Red Book

Her natal artifact is a book used to suppress opponents.

• Writing a target’s name in the Red Book seals that person’s cultivation 972.
• It was used to defeat all eighteen Red Powder Daoists 972.
• Its bonded nature allowed Fang Meiyun to activate a life-saving ability instantly after Xiao Xiaole’s self-destruction 911.

Chronicle of Time

A time-altering divine artifact or ability.

• Fang Meiyun used it to alter the past so Dong Gan’s injuries were reflected back onto him, killing him 865.
• Its activation marked a major increase in her combat threat 864 865.

Possession and Dual Cultivation

Fang Meiyun’s divided soul can survive bodily death and seize other vessels.

• Her soul escaped Xiao Xiaole’s killing blow and possessed an old sow 692.
• She overpowered Zhou Yunsheng during a spirit-pet refinement attempt and controlled his body 717.
• She uses dual cultivation to drain cultivation from male targets and accelerate her recovery or breakthroughs 717 972 1028.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Red Book — Natal artifact that seals cultivation by recording targets’ names 972.
• Chronicle of Time — Time-altering artifact or divine ability used against Dong Gan 865.
• Dong Gan Sword — Bone sword refined from Dong Gan’s cultivation and divine soul 865.
• Spiritual seeds — Flesh-and-blood implants placed in Fist Sect disciples to connect them to Fang Meiyun’s cultivation and faith network 797 831.

Relationships

• Tang Yu — Mortal enemy. Their feud began during Fang Meiyun’s rule of the Jade Maiden Sect and escalated into repeated battles against the Fist Sect 609 655 930.
• Xiao Xiaole / Xiao Le — Former lover, Dao companion, and later husband; he betrayed and killed her, becoming the central target of her revenge 670 686 691 908.
• Xiao Yunle — Her son with Xiao Xiaole. Fang Meiyun treasured him deeply; his death enraged her and triggered her Integration Realm breakthrough 831 908.
• Meng Zihao — Longtime admirer who pursued her for centuries. After she rejected his romantic advances, they agreed to support one another as brother and sister 617 686.
• Ning Qingyan — Her former disciple. Fang Meiyun falsely suspected her of colluding with Tang Yu, confined her, and later failed to recruit her into the Fist Sect 670 932.
• Huang Yuezhao — Divine Deer Sect vice sect master captured by Fang Meiyun, who intended to possess her body 1027 1058.
• Zhou Yunsheng — Beast-taming cultivator who attempted to refine Fang Meiyun as a spirit pet; she seized his body and drained his cultivation 717.

Notable Quotes

“Come back, sisters.” 831

“I am the chosen one—and the only one!” 1063

“For the sake of shattering the fate of female cultivators, sisters, die for me!” 1065

Trivia

• Tang Yu’s fictional works, including Fairy Meiyun’s Misfortune, made an idealized version of Fang Meiyun famous among cultivators 624 900.
• Her popularity became extreme enough that one Golden Core cultivator suffered “Meiyun addiction” withdrawal while awaiting the next installment 900.
• The Fist Sect’s core slogan is “female cultivators help female cultivators” 779.