Zheng Yi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zheng Yi (郑义) 1
Alias(es)	Tai Yue Divine Lord; Azure Wave Island Lord; Heavenly Demon Master; Lord of the Soul Hall; Heavenly Palace Emperor; Grand Origin Emperor Lord; Lord of Reincarnation 265 288 339 451 731
Species/Race	Human cultivator; later possesses evolved divine and reincarnation bodies 1 392 695
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Soul Devouring Sect; Great Luo Alliance; Soul Hall; Azure Wave Alliance; Ascension Immortal Court; Reincarnation Immortal Sect 2 134 158 284 547 695
Occupation/Role	Demonic cultivator; Great Luo Alliance Leader; Lord of the Soul Hall; ruler of the Nine Provinces Divine Realm 134 158 339
Status	Active; master of the Reincarnation Immortal Cauldron and Six Paths Reincarnation Disk by the conclusion 731
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refining Stage Three	2	Disperses his prior cultivation, practices the Black Fiend Technique, and refines carrion-crow souls through the Soul Devouring Banner to recover rapidly.
Qi Refining Stage Four	19	Becomes eligible for the Soul Devouring Sect's inner disciples, though he remains a minor figure in the Demon Domain.
Qi Refining Fifth Layer	52	Advances while controlling the apocalyptic gathering place and operating the Nine Yin Gathering Evil Vein Termination Array.
Foundation Establishment	105	Reaches Foundation Establishment in a little over a year after beginning as a Qi Refining rogue cultivator.
Foundation Establishment Late Stage	144	Three years of secluded cultivation in the Yin Yang Twin Springs advances his mana; his body opens fifty-two acupoints and his divine soul approaches Purple Mansion level.
Purple Mansion Stage	207	Completes a Five Elements Yin-Yang shift and establishes a permanent cultivation base at Five Elements Gold Mountain.
Core Formation Level	239	Steps into the Core Formation level while refining the Soul Falling Treasure Mirror into an original magic treasure.
Nine-Rank Golden Core	285	Survives the Nine-Rank Golden Core Tribulation by using the Ten Thousand Slave Heavenly Demon Possession Great Art to break the Heart Demon's illusion.
Late-Stage True Core	326	Recognized as the Azure Wave Island Lord and the foremost cultivator below Nascent Soul.
Nascent Soul Stage	360	Breaks through amid repeated heavenly-tribulation assaults at the Great Snow Mountain Divine Palace.
Late-Stage Nascent Soul	392	His Innate Origin Divine Body becomes comparable to a lesser Transformation God, while his Sun God Body gains strong restraint over demons and specters.
Half-Step Transformation God	403	Refines the Phoenix Cry Island princess into a puppet and absorbs phoenix divinity, gaining perception of Heavenly Dao rules.
Void Realm	481	Has reached the Void Realm by the time he can bear the blood-colored eyeball's ancient aura.
Grotto-heaven Master	547	Defeats Wu Shi Jian and refines the Big Dipper Seven Stars Law Orbs to strengthen his Myriad Aspects Star Body.
Half-Step Nirvana Realm	713	Refining the Ksitigarbha Placenta and Blue Sea Great Saint's essence blood loosens his Nirvana bottleneck.
Pseudo Immortal Realm	730	Absorbs the Immortal Substance of Wutian Dharma Ancestor and Great Light Buddha, then merges with his Time Clone.

Background / History

Zheng Yi began as an orphaned, low-level rogue cultivator in the Da Yi Immortal Domain. His four-element mixed spiritual roots gave him little prospect of reaching the Great Dao through ordinary cultivation, and he spent nearly twenty years among the lowest ranks of cultivator society without systematic instruction. 1 13

His fortunes changed when he gained access to an apocalyptic world ruled by a Blood Moon, zombies, vengeful spirits, and mutated life. Zheng Yi recognized Corpse Cores, ghosts, and zombie flesh as resources unavailable in such quantity in the cultivation world. He chose the demonic path because refining these beings let him advance without directly slaughtering ordinary humans for materials. 1 3 19

He sold his Immortal City residence, entered the Demon Domain, and joined the Soul Devouring Sect. There he obtained the Black Fiend Technique and Soul Devouring Banner, beginning his cultivation through refined spirits and fiends. 2

Zheng Yi gradually converted his access to two worlds into influence. He took over an apocalyptic survivor settlement, built formations powered by Zombie Crystal Cores, and established a disciplined hierarchy under Jin Wuqian and later the Soul Hall. In the cultivation world, he used resources, commercial networks, and force to control the Qi Family, the Soul Devouring Sect, and the Great Luo Alliance. 46 52 53 105 111 134

As his strength grew, Zheng Yi developed several parallel paths: demonic cultivation, body refinement, sword cultivation, incense-fire divinity, puppetcraft, Heavenly Demon arts, and reincarnation. His rise eventually made him the ruler of the Nine Provinces Divine Realm and a major power across multiple worlds. 177 239 339 471 731

Appearance

Zheng Yi can appear as a fair-skinned young man with the bearing of a scholar, an image that sharply contrasts with the terrifying reputation attached to his demonic methods. He also alters his form, appearance, and aura when anonymity is strategically useful. 209 241

• Initially described as an ordinary low-level rogue cultivator. 1
• His body develops a bronze sheen while cultivating the Profound Fiend Body Tempering Art. 51
• His later Five Elements transformation manifests as shifting five-colored radiance and intense sword intent. 242
• His physical form eventually surpasses ordinary human and Core Formation limits through divine-body evolution. 334 392

Personality

Zheng Yi is calculating, resource-conscious, and relentlessly pragmatic. He views wealth, followers, artifacts, territory, and information as tools for cultivation rather than ends in themselves. His prior experience as a businessman helps him exploit incentives, reward useful subordinates, and identify human weaknesses. 37 52 72

He is cautious about unknown dangers, particularly the deeper origins of the Apocalyptic World, zombie bloodlines, and the Blood Moon. Even after gaining overwhelming strength, he prepares escape routes, hidden identities, deterrents, and layered contingencies. 148 210 242

Zheng Yi can be generous toward loyal subordinates, but his loyalty is conditional and hierarchical. He rewards Jin Wuqian and empowers Qi Lin, yet expects obedience; he also eliminates potential threats preemptively and uses Heavenly Demon Seeds to turn enemies into unquestioning slaves. 52 65 158 265

His methods become increasingly ruthless as his power grows. He is willing to sacrifice his Heavenly Demon Slaves to survive tribulation, refine opponents into puppets, and pursue enemies without mercy. 285 402 403

Abilities & Skills

Two-World Cultivation

Zheng Yi can travel between the Da Yi Immortal Domain and the Apocalyptic World, exploiting the latter's abundance of zombies, ghosts, Corpse Cores, and demonic materials.

• Refines apocalyptic ghosts and zombies into demonic-cultivation resources. 1 19
• Uses Zombie Crystal Cores in place of costly body-refinement resources. 51
• Gains Merit Power from destroying zombies and vengeful spirits, allowing him to dispel fiendish energy and blood-sin resentment. 57 59
• The Blood Moon suppresses his spiritual power while he is in the Apocalyptic World. 3

Soul Devouring and Ghost Arts

His early core method is the Black Fiend Technique, supported by the Soul Devouring Banner and its refined ghost servants.

• Refines souls into black fiends to restore and advance his cultivation. 2
• Uses a Soul Guiding Array to attract ghosts and seek stronger primary souls for his banner. 3
• Commands the Red-Clothed Female Ghost and Blood-Clothed Female Ghost as powerful spirit servants. 13 65
• Captures and refines Hundred-Year Azure Ghosts for Blue Essence Souls and Spirit Stone wealth. 8 13

Body Refinement and Innate Constitution

Zheng Yi repeatedly rebuilds his body into stronger forms, eventually gaining an Innate Origin Divine Body and Reincarnation Divine Body.

• Profound Fiend Body Tempering Art — Forms Iron Fiend Armor capable of withstanding attacks below High-Stage Qi Refining. 51
• Eight Nine Mysterious Talisman System — A body-refining system integrating formations, artifacts, and talismans through seventy-two opened acupoints. 168 177
• Small Five Elements Yin Yang Dao Embryo — Reverses his body toward an innate state and supports Yin-Yang and Five Elements cultivation. 177
• Innate Origin Divine Body — Grants extraordinary physical power, recovery, and resistance against demonic and ghostly beings. 392
• Reincarnation Divine Body — Formed after three hundred years of cultivation and vast consumption of heavenly divine medicines. 695

Divine Soul, Arrays, and Deduction

Zheng Yi combines unusually powerful divine-soul cultivation with formation mastery and the Super Brain Main God.

• Uses the Super Brain Main God to calculate, fuse, and optimize cultivation methods. 168 239
• Refines the Soul Falling Treasure Mirror and obtains the Heaven and Earth Divine Thought Heaven Strike Great Art. 218 239
• Develops the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Divine Thought Heavenly Strike Great Art into a decisive soul-based combat method. 266
• Creates and adapts large formations, including the apocalyptic Nine Yin Gathering Evil Vein Termination Array and the Little Zhou Tian Sumeru Sword Array. 46 174
• Frequent interworld travel can strain even his Purple Mansion-level divine soul. 158

Five Elements Sword Path

Zheng Yi develops a personal Five Elements sword system based on his Dao Embryo and the Five Elements Sword Qi Origin Marrow Stone.

• Obtains Formless Body Piercing Sword Qi by refining White Yi Sword Qi Stones. 173 174
• Steals and absorbs the Five Elements Sword Qi Origin Marrow Stone to evolve his Five Elements Body. 240 242
• Condenses the Five-Colored Sword Qi Splendor, which harms flesh, body, and divine soul. 242
• Uses Five-Colored Divine Thunder and talisman papers to annihilate peak Foundation Establishment beasts. 246
• Develops the Five Colors Five Elements Innate One Qi Great Capturing Hand as part of his Seven Treasures Mystical Technique. 278

Heavenly Demon Arts

The Heavenly Demon Relic gives Zheng Yi methods of possession, enslavement, and blood-based destruction.

• Plants Heavenly Demon Seeds that twist targets' thoughts and create loyal Heavenly Demon Slaves. 265 280
• Controls pirate leaders and covertly expands through their organizations. 266 271
• Uses the Ten Thousand Slave Heavenly Demon Possession Great Art to devour the souls of his own slaves during tribulation. 285
• Wields the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Blade, a weapon capable of independently slaughtering Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, and ordinary Golden Core cultivators. 317

Divine Path and the Nine Provinces Divine Realm

Through incense fire, faith, and the Soul Hall, Zheng Yi establishes a divine kingdom in the Apocalyptic World.

• Builds the Incense Fire Dharma Realm from the Mount Tai God faith system. 152
• Establishes the Three Realms, Yin Yang Realm Demonic Path, and Nine Provinces Divine Realm. 339
• Controls the Investiture of the Gods, binding the gods and demons enshrined within it to his authority. 339
• Can strike anywhere covered by the Incense Fire Dharma Realm through Faith Power. 235
• Divine-Realm authority is limited by its dependence on the Apocalyptic World's laws and does not fully accompany him beyond its coverage. 337

Reincarnation and Six Paths Power

In his later cultivation, Zheng Yi builds an independent reincarnation system and merges it with Six Paths power.

• Completes nine lives within the Reincarnation Chart, using their accumulated experience to establish an internal reincarnation process. 690 692
• Obtains the Ksitigarbha Placenta and uses it to advance his Reincarnation Body. 703
• Cultivates the introductory Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Art over two hundred years. 721
• Perfects his Six Paths Reincarnation Body after defeating the Six-Winged Immortal. 730
• Becomes master of both the Reincarnation Immortal Cauldron and Six Paths Reincarnation Disk. 731

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Soul Devouring Banner — Zheng Yi's foundational demonic artifact; refines souls into black fiends and houses spirit servants. 2 13
• Soul Guiding Array — Attracts ghosts and vengeful spirits for refinement. 2 3
• Chaos Green Skin Gourd — Zheng Yi's life-bound origin item, containing Yin-Yang and Five Elements power. 195
• Ghost Raising Gourd and Ten Thousand Swords Gourd — Gourd treasures merged with Yin and Yang Springs toward the Cosmos Yin Yang Two Qi Gourd. 144
• Soul Falling Treasure Mirror — Refined into Zheng Yi's natal Yin-Yang treasure mirror and source of a powerful divine-soul technique. 218 240
• Godslaying Immortalslaying Gourd — Contains a blade-wielding white figure and is used to kill five Purple Mansion cultivators, including Bao Xuzi. 195 203
• Heavenly Demon Relic — Ancient inheritance that grants Heavenly Demon cultivation methods and slave-control techniques. 266 280
• Five Ghost Soul Lifting Carriage — Puppet artifact perfected above the Incense Fire Dharma Realm. 195
• Thunder City — A floating war fortress empowered by dragon souls and later used to confine powerful enemies. 383 415
• Immortal Slaughtering Sword and Sword Formation — Peerless demonic weapon and formation used against Nascent Soul True Dragons. 334 378
• Reincarnation Immortal Cauldron and Six Paths Reincarnation Disk — Immortal artifacts fully mastered by Zheng Yi at the end of the story. 731

Relationships

• Qi Lin — Grand steward and trusted administrator of the Great Luo Alliance; manages caravans, mines, and alliance affairs under Zheng Yi's authority. 53 173 242
• Jin Wuqian — Fire-type Ability User and loyal leader of Zheng Yi's apocalyptic guard force; rewarded with high-grade Zombie Crystal Cores. 46 52 67
• Ying Yixue — Soul Hall secretary and subordinate entrusted with securing restricted zones and relaying Zheng Yi's commands. 134 158
• Xin Lingxian — Wife who gives Zheng Yi the Saint Armor Refining God Method. 158
• Luo Yaoji — Wife and cultivation partner; Zheng Yi absorbs life energy from her Peach God Holy Embryo while helping her advance. 158 165
• Li Yuxin and Zhou Yiran — Consorts who both reach Foundation Establishment while Zheng Yi is absent in seclusion. 242
• Nether River Daoist — Zheng Yi's External Avatar, created from his own blood-path transformation; assists him against Purple Mansion cultivators and governs the Asura lineage. 179 188 207
• Tai Yue Divine Lord — Zheng Yi's divine identity/body governing much of the Apocalyptic World and supplying Faith Power. 339 457
• Wei Xu — Temporary ally whose sacrifice allows Zheng Yi to escape with the Soul Falling Treasure Mirror. 218
• Dragon Emperor and Phoenix Empress — Major enemies ultimately trapped, refined, and bound to Zheng Yi's Thunder City. 415 421
• Six-Winged Immortal — Long-standing enemy killed and absorbed by Zheng Yi on the Path to Immortality. 730

Story Role / Major Arcs

Demonic Cultivator of the Apocalypse

Zheng Yi discovers the Apocalyptic World and turns its endless undead population into the basis for rapid demonic cultivation. He abandons his former path, joins the Soul Devouring Sect, and begins building strength through ghosts, Corpse Cores, and formations. 1 2 3

Ruler of the Gathering Place and Soul Hall

He seizes an apocalyptic survivor settlement, reorganizes it around zombie-hunting, array construction, and resource processing, then expands it into Fengdu City and the Soul Hall. His authority becomes absolute, with subordinates carrying out even unexplained orders without question. 46 52 158

Great Luo Alliance Leader

Zheng Yi unifies the Qi Family, Soul Devouring Sect, and Black Cliff Mountain forces into the Great Luo Alliance. He uses its commercial, military, and cultivation infrastructure to gather resources while remaining personally focused on advancement. 105 111 134

Sea Realm Manipulator

After being displaced into the Sea Realm, Zheng Yi secretly takes control of Poison Dragon Island and neighboring pirate groups through Heavenly Demon Seeds. He establishes the Azure Wave Alliance while concealing the scale of his influence. 265 266 271 284

Divine Realm Creator

Zheng Yi uses the Soul Hall's faith network to construct the Incense Fire Divine Realm and eventually the Nine Provinces Divine Realm. As Tai Yue Divine Lord, he becomes a third major force between the Apocalyptic World's Heavenly Dao and the Blood Moon's corrupting influence. 337 339 417

Reincarnation Lord

In his later journey, Zheng Yi completes nine reincarnations, cultivates the Reincarnation Divine Body, merges Reincarnation and Six Paths powers, and ultimately claims mastery over two Immortal Artifacts. 690 695 721 731

Notable Quotes

“I created myself.” 179