Ji Ruoyan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ji Ruoyan (姬若烟)
Alias(es)	Xiao Yan; Little Yan
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Ji Clan; Wantong Chamber of Commerce; Chaos Island
Occupation/Role	President/Guild Master of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce; second-sequence heir of the Ji Clan; leader in the takeover of the Ji Clan and King Continent
Status	Alive
First Appearance	169

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Aperture-Opening Martial Ancestor Realm	207	Opened her first acupoint after cultivating with pills supplied by Su Yu.
Approaching Martial Monarch Realm	216 218	Reached the limit of her meridian capacity after opening multiple acupoints with Body Tempering, Meridian-Protecting, and True Power Pills.
Martial King Realm / King Realm	252 253	Broke through on Chaos Island with a solid foundation, aided by an enormous water-attribute rule crystal personally given by Su Yu.

Background / History

Ji Ruoyan first meets Su Yu as the president of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce in the Great Zhou Dynasty capital. Intrigued by his near-perfect Third-Grade pills and unreadable background, she receives him personally; her Golden Martial Ancestor guard senses danger from Su Yu and cannot determine his true strength. 169 171

She negotiates the chamber's pill-formula partnership with Su Yu. Although initially reluctant to accept his demands, she agrees—on instructions from a clan elder—to a 90–10 profit-sharing arrangement and permits Su Yu to select three treasures from the Wantong treasury. 176 She later receives the Beauty-Enhancing Pill and Beauty-Nourishing Pill formulas for refinement. 177

As she witnesses Su Yu's extraordinary talent and rapid comprehension of artistic conception, Ji Ruoyan begins regarding him as a potential dao companion and actively seeks to win his favor. 181 182 183 Her position within the Ji Clan rises to second-sequence heir, strengthening her ability to resist pressure from the Council of Elders and rival factions. 180 193 194

Ji Ruoyan eventually reveals her ambition to take control of the Ji Clan. Su Yu agrees to support her, provides cultivation resources and a communication jade tablet, and instructs her to copy the Wantong Chamber's collected cultivation techniques for him. 206 With Su Yu's backing and Ji Ming's assistance, she takes over the Ji Clan and leads its expansion into King Continent, though the process meets significant resistance before Su Yu intervenes. 219 220 224

After moving to Chaos Island, Ji Ruoyan continues cultivating under Su Yu's patronage. Once she reaches the Martial King Realm, she returns to the Ji Clan with the Merman Queen to retrieve selected relatives, including her father Ji Haoyu's family. 252 253 254

Appearance

Ji Ruoyan is a striking young woman who commonly presents herself in formal purple attire. She initially maintains a reserved, veiled appearance in public, though she later appears before Su Yu without the veil. 169 180

• Wears a long purple robe. 169
• Often covers her face with a purple veil. 169 183
• Is described as exceptionally beautiful by onlookers at the Great Zhou Martial Arts Academy. 203
• Her appearance and temperament change greatly after reaching the Martial King Realm. 253

Personality

Ji Ruoyan is professionally composed, observant, and highly conscious of status. During her initial dealings with Su Yu, she tries to uncover his identity through the Wantong Chamber's intelligence network and carefully evaluates the commercial value of his pills. 169 175

Behind her gentle manner around Su Yu, she is proud and forceful. She refuses to be intimidated by the Great Zhou royal family, confronts Wanxian Pavilion over an insult, and openly defies Ji Yanran and Nanny Rong when they attempt to invoke the Ji Clan's Council of Elders against her. 184 193 194

Her ambition grows alongside Su Yu's rise. Rather than settling into a politically arranged life within the Ji Clan, she chooses to pursue control of the clan and positions herself as Su Yu's proxy in its affairs. 206 Despite this ambition, she remains attached to the relatives she values and personally returns to retrieve them from the Ji Clan. 252 253

Abilities & Skills

Cultivation

Ji Ruoyan advances rapidly after receiving pills and resources from Su Yu.

• Entered the Aperture-Opening Martial Ancestor Realm by opening her first acupoint. 207
• Used medicinal resources to open additional acupoints, though her body could not support opening all 365 acupoints. 216
• Broke through to the Martial King Realm with a stable foundation after receiving a water-attribute rule crystal. 252 253
• Her cultivation pace depends substantially on Su Yu's pills and resources. 206 215 216

Commerce and Intelligence Management

As president of the Wantong Chamber, Ji Ruoyan manages appraisals, negotiations, information gathering, and commercial networks.

• Personally handles high-value guests and pill-formula negotiations. 169 176
• Deploys informants and guards to investigate Su Yu and monitor figures of interest, including Xiao Chen. 175 191
• Mobilizes Ji Clan and allied-family channels to collect information on suitable small islands for Su Yu. 215
• Organizes the positions and authority of controlled elites after Su Yu entrusts their mental-consciousness spheres to her. 210

Political Leadership

Ji Ruoyan becomes a central figure in the Ji Clan's internal power struggle and later its expansion.

• Holds the rank of second-sequence heir, granting her greater resources and authority than lower-ranked descendants. 180 193
• Defies the Council of Elders' attempt to pressure her through Ji Yanran. 193 194
• Leads the takeover of the Ji Clan, using harsh measures against obstructive members when necessary. 219 224
• Works with Ji Ming to absorb the forces of King Continent under Ji Clan control. 224

Equipment / Items

• Purple veil — Her usual public face covering. 169 183
• Communication jade tablet — Given by Su Yu so she can contact him when facing an unresolved problem. 206
• Storage Ring containing mental-consciousness spheres — Entrusted by Su Yu, allowing her to threaten or execute controlled individuals who refuse to obey. 210
• Cultivation pills — Receives Aperture Opening, Body Tempering, Meridian-Protecting, and other pills from Su Yu. 206 215 216
• Water-attribute rule crystal — A large rule crystal given by Su Yu that contributes to her King Realm breakthrough. 252

Relationships

• Su Yu — Patron, political backer, and the person Ji Ruoyan seeks to bind to her cause; she develops personal affection for him and intends to become his dao companion. 182 183 201 206
• Ji Ming — Ji Clan elder and supporter of Ji Ruoyan's faction; assists her takeover efforts after recognizing Su Yu's strength. 177 219 224
• Ji Yang — Ji Clan elder who advises her during Su Yu's comprehension of the Water Rules and encourages closer ties with Su Yu. 180 181 182
• Ji Yanran — Cousin and rival from the Council of Elders' faction; later becomes Ji Ruoyan's assistant after submitting to Su Yu. 193 194 210
• Ji Haoyu — Her father and the Ji Clan's current patriarch; Ji Ruoyan later takes him and selected relatives to Chaos Island. 194 253 254
• Ji Qingrou — Addresses Ji Qingrou as “Big Sister” while building a relationship on Chaos Island. 227
• Merman Queen — Travels with Ji Ruoyan to retrieve her family and maintains a polite, sisterly relationship with her. 252 253 254

Notable Quotes

“Young master only needs to hold the line for me. When the time comes, the entire Ji Clan will submit at your feet.” 206

“Ancestor, let me give you a piece of advice: don't ask what you shouldn't, and don't go poking around blindly.” 254