Yun Xu

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yun Xu (云絮)
Alias(es)	Green Ghost
Species/Race	Jing woman 2
Gender	Female
Age	20, approaching 21 121
Affiliation	Cloud-Striding Martial Hall; Jiguang Society; Black Cloud Academy of the Cloud Mist Sect 46 76 121
Occupation/Role	Martial artist; Cloud-Striding Martial Hall disciple; Ninth Elder of the Jiguang Society 46 76
Status	Alive; returned toward the Cloud Mist Sect after Su Yuan joined the Northern Expedition 127
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
External Force Martial Warrior	10	Already possessed force capable of projection beyond the body and a secret art that could ignite her remaining force for mutual destruction. Her captivity steadily depleted that force. 10
Internal Force, first level	65–66	Broke through while sparring with Su Yuan, driving Cloud-Striding Strength to penetrate deeper into her meridians. 65 66
Internal Force, second level	100	Advanced through joint cultivation with Su Yuan; later confirmed as her current level at age twenty. 100 121

Background

Captivity at Shan Estate

Yun Xu was held captive by the Shan Estate after the disaster that struck the Cloud-Striding Martial Hall. Shan Xiongqing sought to break her will, exploit her image, and force the hall's secret art from her, while her restrained internal force gradually leaked away. 6 10 19

Her first encounters with Su Yuan were hostile. She cursed him after interpreting his Guanyin carving as an insinuation about Shan Xiongqing, but eventually entrusted him with messages for Cloud-Striding Martial Hall. 2 10

Despite believing she might ultimately need to die with her captors, Yun Xu refused to reveal the hall's secrets. Shan Xiongqing's threats against her fellow disciples did not move her. 19

Alliance with Su Yuan

After Su Yuan successfully relayed her information, Yun Xu chose to remain alive rather than die pointlessly. She accepted his help in stimulating and refining her blood and energy, then taught him the aura-concealing Cloud-Veiling Art as preparation for covert work among the Liang people. 20

Yun Xu gradually came to regard Su Yuan as a crucial Great Jing asset. She believed his ability to endure suspicion while operating within Liang society could help prevent Ji City from being destroyed during its eventual liberation. 23 46

After escaping captivity, she identified Su Yuan as Green Ghost and helped bring him into the Cloud-Striding Martial Hall as a fellow disciple. 45 46

Appearance

Yun Xu is a tall, elegant woman whose appearance is repeatedly described as exceptionally beautiful. Her imprisonment left her thin, pale, and visibly exhausted, though her complexion later recovered through treatment and cultivation. 20 44 48

• Often wears plain white or moon-white clothing, including a moon-white martial outfit while training. 20 48 62
• Has deep eyes that retain a misty dampness even when her expression is cold. 44
• Possesses slender, long hands with calluses on her fingertips from years of martial practice. 20
• Her martial bearing is notably different from her daily demeanor: precise, sharp, and forceful when fighting. 62

Personality

Yun Xu is defiant, resolute, and deeply loyal to the people of Great Jing. Even while captive and threatened with the suffering of her fellow disciples, she refused to surrender Cloud-Striding Martial Hall's secret art. 10 19

She is also pragmatic. Although she initially regarded death alongside Shan Xiongqing as preferable to continued humiliation, she accepted Su Yuan's argument that survival would allow her to achieve greater revenge and continue aiding her people. 20

Yun Xu is politically perceptive and capable of long-term planning. She defended Su Yuan's role as an infiltrator because she feared the Liang people would destroy Ji City rather than let it be reclaimed, and her plans were later recognized as central to Ji City's liberation. 46 120

Her bond with Su Yuan brings out a more emotional and protective side. She repeatedly worries over his safety, tries to prevent him from returning to dangerous undercover work, and becomes openly affectionate after their near-death experiences. 59 73 111

Abilities & Skills

Cloud-Striding Palm

Yun Xu practices the Cloud-Striding Palm, a Great Jing martial art whose complete inheritance can be cultivated to the peak of Internal Force. 46 48

• Uses soft, lingering force that can disrupt and remain within an opponent's body after contact. 62
• Can convert the palm art's gentle movements into sudden, forceful bursts. 48 62
• Taught Su Yuan the later stages of the art and its associated mental cultivation methods. 46
• Explained that Internal Force can penetrate an opponent's body before erupting internally. 62

Secret Self-Destruction Art

Yun Xu possesses an unnamed Cloud-Striding Martial Hall secret art that ignites the force throughout her body and allows her to perish together with an enemy. 10

• Its threat prevented Shan Xiongqing from freely laying hands on her during her imprisonment. 19
• The technique became less viable over time because her restrained force was continuously dissipating. 10
• Yun Xu was willing to use it against Shan Xiongqing rather than surrender the hall's secrets. 19

Green Ghost Persona

Yun Xu operated publicly under the Green Ghost identity during the Ji City martial arts tournament. 53

• Entered the arena to support Su Yuan and help clear suspicion surrounding him. 53
• Defeated Wei Xian and Shan Feng in the tournament conflict. 53
• Defeated Liang martial artists including Chai Nian, but declined to claim merit points rather than kill her own people. 55
• Was later publicly acknowledged alongside Su Yuan as an indispensable part of Green Ghost's role in Ji City's recovery. 112

Leadership and Strategy

Yun Xu serves as the Ninth Elder of the Jiguang Society and takes part in its resistance and reconstruction efforts. 76 112

• Helped organize resistance operations and plans surrounding Ji City's liberation. 95 120
• Proposed building outer-city fortresses to protect civilians against demonic beasts and Great Liang forces. 100
• Earned Yun Kaiming's praise for the strategic plans she drove during the liberation of Ji City. 120

Equipment / Items

• Green Ghost mask — worn while appearing in the arena under the Green Ghost identity. 53
• Crocodile Dragon Armor — wore it to shield Su Yuan from a devastating strike; the armor shattered under the impact. 59
• Child-Bestowing Guanyin carving — the statue Su Yuan gave her at their first meeting remained in her possession by the time of their parting. 2 127
• Cloud-jade pendant — gifted to Su Yuan by Yun Xu to assist his cultivation. 116

Relationships

• Su Yuan — Her junior brother, fellow Cloud-Striding Martial Hall disciple, covert partner, and fiancé. Their relationship grew from mutual suspicion into trust, shared cultivation, and open affection. 20 46 100 116
• Yun Yan — Her father and a senior figure of Cloud-Striding Martial Hall. Yun Xu was devastated by his severe injuries and relied on Su Yuan's treatment to save him. 43 46
• Ji Haoyang — Fellow Cloud-Striding Martial Hall disciple. He initially distrusted Su Yuan and struggled to accept Yun Xu's faith in him. 37 46
• Zhou Xing — Fellow Cloud-Striding Martial Hall disciple. Yun Xu protected her from Su Yuan's excessive force during their sparring match. 46
• Gao Mian — A caretaker during Yun Xu's confinement, handling her food, clothing, and bathing while trying unsuccessfully to persuade her to reveal the hall's techniques. 19
• Tie Niu — Su Yuan's sworn brother, who attempted to protect Yun Xu when Shan Ling pinned her down during the battle for Ji City. 106
• Yun Kaiming — Cloud Mist Sect elder who examined her exceptional bone structure, invited her into Black Cloud Academy, and encouraged her to address him as Grandpa. 121

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Shan Estate prisoner — Yun Xu endures captivity while safeguarding Cloud-Striding Martial Hall's secrets and seeking a way to get information to her surviving allies. 6 10 19
• Su Yuan's handler and ally — She recruits Su Yuan into covert work, teaches him Great Jing martial arts, and identifies his potential value within Liang-controlled territory. 20 23 46
• Green Ghost of the martial arts tournament — She enters the arena masked as Green Ghost, defeats prominent Liang martial artists, and protects Su Yuan's identity. 53 55
• Jiguang Society elder — She aids the underground resistance, suffers severe injuries in the fight for Ji City, and helps direct post-liberation reconstruction. 76 106 112
• Cloud Mist Sect recruit — Her superior bone structure earns her admission to Black Cloud Academy, while she and Su Yuan prepare for separate paths of cultivation and war. 121 127

Notable Quotes

“I fear death, but I don't mind dragging you along on the road to the afterlife. I have been waiting for that very moment.” 19

“The moment you came, I didn't want to die anymore...” 59