Chu Yang

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chu Yang (楚扬)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Xiao Family (honored guest); Pill Tower (master) 12 59
Occupation/Role	Alchemist; host of the Medicine Emperor System; master of the Pill Tower 4 59
Status	Alive 129
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dou Qi Strength, Level One	25	Identified through the system interface before he began using advancement pills.
Dou Qi Strength, Level Nine	25	Reached by consuming successive Strength Advancement Pills.
One-star Fighter	26	Broke through after refining and consuming a Qi Gathering Pill.
Two-star Fighter	26	Advanced after testing his self-developed Fighter Pill.
Nine-star Dou Zhi	36	Reported after he consumed several Dou Qi Pills while refining for the Xiao and Jia Lie families.
Dou Master	49	Advanced after refining and consuming an Advancement Pill.
Battle Master	59	The Pill Tower Ancestor describes his current cultivation as that of a Battle Master.
Da Dou Shi	86	Has reached a full major realm above Xiao Yan's Dou Shi cultivation.

Background / History

Chu Yang is a transmigrator who arrived on the Dou Qi Continent with the Medicine Emperor System. The system grants missions, Check-in Points, Lucky Draws, techniques, items, and information through its spokesperson, Huan Huan. At one point, he owes the system 5,000 Check-in Points after borrowing points for a Shadow Vanishing Dou Technique; an 800-point reward reduces the debt to 4,200 points 1.

Initially lacking meaningful Dou Qi cultivation, Chu Yang relies on alchemy, system resources, and planning to establish himself. He aids Xiao Yi Xian after the awakening of her Calamity Poison Body, completing his first known system mission and receiving the Medicine Emperor's Basic Alchemy Technique through a Lucky Draw 4.

After selling a Qi Gathering Pill through Ya Fei, Chu Yang becomes an honored guest of the Xiao Family. Xiao Zhan and the Great Elder seek his support because of his ability to refine rare advancement pills, while Chu Yang uses the arrangement to pursue system missions and build influence in Wutan City 9 10.

Chu Yang later gains the Pill Tower Ancestor's recognition after Di Jun's Clone enters his body. With the Ancestor's instruction and his Art of Control, he refines the clone of the number-one Heavenly Flame and becomes master of the Pill Tower 59 60.

Personality

Chu Yang is ambitious and impatient about cultivation. Rather than follow conventional training, he repeatedly uses pills, system rewards, and newly developed formulas to accelerate his growth; he explicitly aims to surpass Xiao Yan 25 26.

He is also calculating in political and personal matters. While residing with the Xiao Family, he keeps his plans and business dealings concealed, maintains contact with the Nalan Family, and judges alliances according to whether others deal fairly with him 23 26.

Despite his self-interest, Chu Yang repeatedly risks himself for others. He remains behind to cover Xiao Yan's retreat, treats Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian, saves Xiao Yu from bandits, and protects Xiao Yan during encounters with Lu Jianping and Yue Mei 1 30 48 72 112. His generosity toward Xiao Yan is genuine enough to earn the latter's trust, even though Chu Yang also benefits from the system rewards it produces 78 91.

Abilities & Skills

Alchemy

Chu Yang's primary specialty is alchemy, supported by the Medicine Emperor's Basic Alchemy Technique and the Medicine Emperor's Secret Canon. He is recognized as a first-grade alchemist by the Xiao Family and later passes the second-grade alchemist examination alongside Xiao Yan 4 12 76.

• Strength Advancement Pills — Rapidly raise cultivators within the Dou Qi Strength stage; Chu Yang uses them to reach Level Nine and provides them to the Xiao Family 10 25.
• Qi Gathering Pills — Superior to ordinary Qi Gathering Powder; allow a ninth-level Dou Qi cultivator to break through into the Fighter stage 9 26.
• Fighter Pills — Chu Yang's own formula for advancing one- to eight-star Fighters; he tests the first successful pill on himself 26.
• Advancement Pill — Enables his breakthrough to Dou Master 49.
• Shape-Shifting Pill — Allows the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King to assume human form 36.
• Medical treatment — Temporarily relieves Xiao Yi Xian's poison-body pain, heals Yun Yun's internal injuries, and restores Xiao Yu's damaged face 4 30 49.

Great Dou Absorption Technique

A Yellow-tier, low-grade evolving cultivation method and combat skill obtained through a Lucky Draw. It possesses attractive and repulsive forces; deeper comprehension increases its suction power 15 16.

• Can repel attacks or hinder an opponent's movement long enough for Chu Yang to escape or counterattack 45 70.
• Can absorb another person's Dou Qi under favorable circumstances; Chu Yang drains a black-clad assassin and a weaker bandit 46 48.
• Absorbed Dou Qi initially causes him severe discomfort because he cannot yet refine or properly store it 46.
• Its suction cannot overcome opponents with a major cultivation advantage, including Yue Mei 110.

Summoning Art

A Heaven-tier undead-element cultivation method originating from the Soul Clan. Chu Yang acquires it from Di Jun's Clone and begins cultivating it under the Pill Tower Ancestor's guidance 59 60.

• Summons undead allies, including skeletons, Servant Corpses, Death Knights, and Vampires 71 77.
• Can form direct offensive constructs such as Bone Spears, Bone Swords, and Bone Blades 93.
• Its beginner-level applications include soul-affecting curses, slowing effects, sickness, and aging 93.
• Advanced applications remain beyond Chu Yang's current level of mastery 93.

Wandering Soul Swordplay

A five-move sword technique derived from the Summoning Art and used with a summoned Bone Sword. Its movements are ghostlike and may disrupt an opponent's state of mind 93.

• Used as a feint while assisting Xiao Yan against Yue Mei 109.
• Its power depends heavily on Chu Yang's cultivation and mastery 93.

Lunar Soul Injury

An extremely yin subsidiary technique of the Summoning Art, comprehended after Chu Yang resonates with the extreme yin force around the vanished Green Lotus Core Flame 105 106.

• Produces cold, yin-aligned force capable of interfering with opponents and reinforcing his defensive techniques 110 112.
• Chu Yang believes it can counter Xiao Yan's Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus when their cultivation levels are comparable 106.

Di Jun's Heavenly Flame

Chu Yang refines Di Jun's Clone, identified as an incarnation of the number-one Heavenly Flame on the Dou Qi Continent. The Pill Tower Ancestor teaches him methods to control and refine it using the Art of Control 55 59 60.

• Burns through Yue Mei's hand and forces her to retreat 110.
• Frightens Lu Jianping into abandoning his pursuit of Chu Yang and Xiao Yan 72.
• Destroys poison arrows and spears fired by the Snake People Clan 116.
• Chu Yang cannot yet fully wield its power 72.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Medicine Emperor System — Source of missions, Check-in Points, Lucky Draws, system-shop purchases, and cultivation information 4 16.
• Azure Cloud Wings — System-purchased flying tool that grants aerial mobility; frequently mistaken for genuine Dou Qi Wings 31 70.
• Yellow Demonic Puppet — Combat puppet initially at seven-star Dou Zhe strength; later absorbs battle qi to rise from six-star to eight-star Dou Shi, and temporarily reaches Da Dou Shi level after consuming a Strange Short-Term Advancement Pill 28 46 86.
• Universal Tracker — Allows Chu Yang to remotely observe and locate Xiao Yan 94.
• Storage Ring — Used to store items such as the Yellow Demonic Puppet 28.
• Bone Sword — A temporary weapon summoned through the Summoning Art and paired with Wandering Soul Swordplay 93.

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — Fellow transmigrator, rival, and increasingly trusted friend. Chu Yang repeatedly aids him, partly because Xiao Yan's loyalty and gratitude generate system rewards 1 72 78 91 112.
• Huan Huan — The Medicine Emperor System's spokesperson. She guides Chu Yang's cultivation, provides system information, and occasionally appears to influence events behind the scenes 16 59 93.
• Xiao Yi Xian — Friend and confidante whom Chu Yang helps with her poison body. He promises to develop a better treatment for her in the future 4 69.
• Yun Yun — Misty Cloud Sect leader whom Chu Yang heals after her injury. He later tries to prevent her from fighting the Amethyst Winged Lion King 30 31.
• Purple Crystal Lion Wing King — Magical-beast ally. Chu Yang fulfills his promise by refining a Shape-Shifting Pill, enabling the King to take human form; the King later protects Chu Yang during his escape from Old Yao 36 40.
• Pill Tower Ancestor — Mentor and benefactor who helps Chu Yang refine Di Jun's Clone, cultivate the Summoning Art, and assume the Pill Tower's leadership 59 60.
• Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Family — Hosts and business partners who treat Chu Yang as an honored alchemist, though he remains wary of their attempts to monitor him 10 12 23.
• Xiao Yu — Rescued by Chu Yang from bandits and later treated after Xiao Yan disfigures her. She develops romantic feelings for him, though Chu Yang does not recognize them 48 49.
• Ya Fei — Early business contact at the Mier Auction House who handles Chu Yang's Qi Gathering Pill transaction 7 9.
• Old Yao — Xiao Yan's hidden mentor. Old Yao is suspicious of Chu Yang and fears the latter's undead techniques and Heavenly Flame, while Chu Yang exploits that fear to control events around Xiao Yan 81 87 91.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xiao Family Alchemist

Chu Yang enters the Xiao Family as a valuable alchemist, offers to refine Strength Advancement Pills, and uses the household's resources to build his own cultivation foundation. During this period, he develops the Fighter Pill and begins covert business with both the Xiao and Nalan families 10 26.

Monster Mountain Range and the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King

After surviving an assassination attempt, Chu Yang meets Yun Yun, treats her injuries, and seeks out the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King to prevent a direct conflict. He later keeps his promise to the beast by refining its Shape-Shifting Pill 28 31 36.

Pill Tower and Heavenly Flame Inheritance

Chu Yang becomes entangled in the conflict between Di Jun's Clone and the Pill Tower Ancestor. Di Jun's Clone enters his body, after which Chu Yang gains the Art of Control, the Summoning Art, and the Pill Tower's leadership 54 59 60.

Search for Xiao Yan

Driven by a system mission and Check-in Points, Chu Yang searches the Monster Mountain Range for Xiao Yan. He reunites with Xiao Yi Xian, finds Xiao Yan under pursuit, and assists him against Lu Jianping and the Winged Condor 66 69 71 72.

Tagor Desert Expedition

Chu Yang follows Xiao Yan into Desert City, manipulates Old Yao's fear of the Soul Hall, and intervenes in Xiao Yan's confrontation with Hai Bodong. He later gives Xiao Yan the map fragment obtained from Hai Bodong, deepening Xiao Yan's trust 87 88 91.

Green Lotus Core Flame Expedition

Chu Yang joins Xiao Yan's exploration beneath the Tagor Desert, battles alongside him against the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, and refuses to contest Xiao Yan for the Green Lotus Core Flame's remaining treasures. In the process, he comprehends Lunar Soul Injury 95 100 105 106.