Chen Nuanyu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Chen Nuanyu (陈暖玉)
Alias(es)	“Genius Chen”; Seed-level student; First Seat of Above High Heaven 27 28 100 128
Species/Race	Human; later granted a Flesh and Blood Divine Body 128 131
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Jiang University; West Cult; Above High Heaven 28 100
Occupation/Role	Martial arts prodigy; West Cult high-ranking official; Seat of Above High Heaven 28 100
Status	Alive 344
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Great Accomplishment in Visualization and Breathing Techniques	28	Recognized as a Seed-level Jiang University student; her cultivation made her a sought-after freshman.
Third Refinement	25	Reached despite having less than two years of genuine cultivation during high school; much of her apparent mental progress was forced through Mental Potions.
Third Refinement Perfection	68	Her heart released the accumulated benefits of eighteen years of tempering after the Six Ding Divine Fire was traded away.
Fourth Refinement	68	Reached with the first violent beat of her transformed heart.
Fourth Refinement Minor Accomplishment	68	Reached with the second beat.
Fourth Refinement Major Accomplishment	68	Reached during the continuing release of her heart’s stored tempering.
Fourth Refinement Perfection	68	Completed before advancing again.
Fifth Refinement	68	Achieved immediately after completing Fourth Refinement.
Peak Eighth Refinement	109	Possessed roughly twenty thousand jin of strength, though she could not break the blood-threaded rock sealing the underground passage.
Flesh and Blood Divine Body	128 131	The God of Plague infused her with divine substance, drastically enhancing her body and granting regenerative capacity.
Divine-body physical strength	135	Her strength surpassed the Twelve Refinements range, reaching roughly six to seven hundred thousand catties.

Background

Chen Nuanyu was an elite student of Linshu Middle School’s gifted class, known for exceptional academics and early attainment in both Visualization and Breathing Techniques. Her reputation as an untouchable prodigy earned her a recommendation to Jiang University’s Martial Arts Department before she formally enrolled. 1

Her cultivation was not entirely natural. She borrowed nearly twenty million to buy Mental Potions, forcibly raising her mental strength to a pseudo-mastery state; with interest, her debt approached thirty million. Her underlying talent remained exceptional—she reached the Third Refinement despite limited actual training—but the shortcut left her vulnerable to creditors. 24 25

Chen Nuanyu stole and fenced Fushou powder while struggling to meet her repayment deadline. Zhang Fusheng, after receiving authority over her account from Chen Yuque, discovered both her debt and her use of stimulants. Faced with the deadline, Chen Nuanyu set aside her pride and begged him for more time. 25 29

Her desperation centered on her mother, who was suffering from a severe illness that left her legs decayed and wood-like. Chen Nuanyu had also entered an arrangement with Daoist cultists, who sought the Six Ding Divine Fire within her Unquenchable Heart. 30 43 68

Appearance

Chen Nuanyu is a striking young woman whose beauty and Seed-level status make her immediately recognizable at Jiang University. Her appearance later takes on increasingly inhuman qualities after receiving divine substance. 28 128

• Long wine-red hair, often compared to leaping flames in the wind. 28
• Fair, delicate features and clear eyes. 28 29
• Usually carries herself with a cold, isolated elegance. 45
• Developed jade-like skin and divine light in her eyes after the Six Ding Divine Fire was removed. 109
• Her Flesh and Blood Divine Body can rapidly heal severe wounds. 128

Personality

Chen Nuanyu is composed, proud, and direct. At Jiang University, she acts with enough confidence to publicly reject unwanted attention and to recruit potential subordinates for her own faction. 27 29

Her financial crisis exposes a more vulnerable side. Though humiliated by her debt and manipulated by Zhang Fusheng, she continues pursuing any path that might save her mother. Her willingness to surrender the Six Ding Divine Fire and later offer her divine body to remove the God of Plague’s mark stems from a refusal to accept helplessness. 29 53 68 131

She is fiercely protective of those around her when danger strikes, helping Zhu Xiaoming, Lu Yao, and Zhong Yue escape the destruction caused by Zhang Fusheng and Niu Dali’s clash. 95

Abilities & Skills

Visualization and Breathing Techniques

Chen Nuanyu was recognized as a rare Seed-level student with Great Accomplishment in both core cultivation systems. Her early apparent mastery, however, was partially produced by Mental Potions rather than genuine comprehension. 25 28

• Achieved the Third Refinement despite a short real cultivation period. 25
• Possessed strong enough perception to sense Huang Zhongxiao despite his concealment under borrowed mental will. 47
• Could not break free from Zhang Fusheng’s Spiritual Realm illusion because her supposed Visualization Perfection was false. 52

Unquenchable Heart and Six Ding Divine Fire

Chen Nuanyu was born with an Unquenchable Heart containing a wisp of Six Ding Divine Fire. The heart constantly replenished her Blood Essence, prevented fatigue, slowly improved her aptitude, and tempered her body over many years. 30

• The flame became perceptible after her Visualization Technique reached its apparent peak. 30
• She traded the fire to Zhong Shan in exchange for her mother’s cure. 68
• The eighteen years of prior tempering remained in her body and triggered her rapid advancement from Third Refinement Perfection to Fifth Refinement. 68
• Though the original wisp was gone, a residual quality associated with it continued to make her heart valuable to the West Cult. 281 338 344

Flesh and Blood Divine Body

The God of Plague infused Chen Nuanyu with divine substance after calling her body close to the Dao. The process transformed her into a Divine Servant and dramatically increased her physical strength. 128

• Can create massive fissures in the ground with a casual stomp. 128
• Healed four large wounds left by withdrawn blood vessels almost instantly. 128
• Later demonstrated strength estimated at six to seven hundred thousand catties. 135
• The divine body came with a spiritual mark intended to bind her to the God of Plague. 128 130
• She asked the Heavenly Venerate to sever that mark, offering the divine body as the price. 131

Resistance and Resolve

Chen Nuanyu has endured debt bondage, cult recruitment, divine transformation, and repeated coercion without abandoning her own goals.

• Accepted the role of the God of Plague’s envoy only under duress, then immediately sought a way to escape the deity’s control. 128 130
• Retained enough composure before a West Cult Venerable to be judged unusually fearless. 281
• Continues to resist being used as a vessel for West Cult Spirits entering the Capital. 338 344

Equipment / Items

• Dagger — Drawn while confronting Zhang Fusheng at Bar No. 19. 29
• Above High Heaven token — Received with an invitation letter; activated with her blood to accept Zhong Shan’s transaction. 68
• Natural Great Medicine — Obtained from a black-market dealer after her divine-body enhancement. 135

Relationships

• Zhang Fusheng — Initially her creditor and manipulator after taking control of her debt; later acts through the identities of Zhong Shan, the True Person, and the Heavenly Venerate to cure her mother and remove the God of Plague’s mark. Chen Nuanyu ultimately identifies him as an old friend and warns him to beware the God of Plague. 29 68 130 165
• Chen Yuque — A relative whose family shares a blood feud with Chen Nuanyu’s family. Chen Yuque held authority over Chen Nuanyu’s debt before assigning it to Zhang Fusheng. 24 30
• Chen Nuanyu’s mother — Her primary motivation; Chen Nuanyu borrowed money, sought shortcuts, and sacrificed the Six Ding Divine Fire to save her from a debilitating illness. 30 53 68
• God of Plague — Captured Chen Nuanyu, gave her a Flesh and Blood Divine Body, designated her as an envoy, and planted a spiritual mark in her soul. 128 130 131
• Buddha’s Son — Warned her that the God of Plague likely intended to possess her body and offered assistance concerning her connection to the deity. 130 131
• Black Eyes — Bartender of Bar No. 19 and an acquaintance connected to her fencing of stolen Fushou powder; they recognize each other again in Chongyang City. 30 165
• West Cult Venerables — Value her unusual heart and body as instruments in a Destiny Event meant to produce Fiery Golden Eyes. 155 281

Story Role / Major Arcs

Jiang University Prodigy and Debt Crisis

Chen Nuanyu enters the story as a famous gifted-class prodigy and Jiang University Seed-level student. Her public status conceals massive debt, dependence on Mental Potions, and the pressure of paying for her mother’s treatment. 1 25 28

Bar No. 19 and Zhang Fusheng’s Control

She approaches Zhang Fusheng to recruit him into her Jiang University faction, only to learn that he controls her loan account. Her attempt to negotiate from a position of strength collapses when he reveals the scale of her debt and knowledge of her secrets. 29 30

Longzhou Journey and Above High Heaven

After her repayment deadline is extended, Chen Nuanyu accompanies Zhang Fusheng to Longzhou City. There, Zhong Shan offers to cure her mother in exchange for the Unquenchable Heart’s Six Ding Divine Fire; she accepts, gains a dramatic cultivation increase, and becomes a Seat of Above High Heaven. 46 53 68 100

Divine Servant of the God of Plague

The God of Plague captures Chen Nuanyu in Jiangzhou, recognizes her as a Dao-proximity vessel, and infuses her with divine substance. Though made an envoy expected to hunt Zhang Fusheng, she instead seeks the Heavenly Venerate’s protection against the deity’s spiritual mark. 128 130 131

West Cult Destiny Event

As a high-ranking West Cult figure, Chen Nuanyu learns that she is central to a Destiny Event: a Venerable intends to cultivate within her heart for forty-nine days, after which the event may produce Fiery Golden Eyes. 100 281

Journey to the Capital

The West Cult later uses Chen Nuanyu’s heart as a means to bring powerful Spirits into the Capital past its defenses. She enters the city deeply uneasy, aware that her body is being treated as a vessel rather than her own. 338 344

Notable Quotes

“It will never stop beating, and I will always be full of Blood Essence, never tiring.” 30

“I am willing!” 53

“Be careful of the God of Plague.” 165

Trivia

• Chen Nuanyu’s wine-red hair resembles Chen Yuque’s, though the two are only identified as relatives rather than sisters. 28 30
• She was rumored at Linshu Middle School to never eat sweets, yet visited Zhu Xiaoming, Lu Yao, and Zhong Yue’s new milk tea shop. 45
• She does not enjoy crowds and was known to spend much of her time at Jiang University’s library. 94