Yao Lao

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yao Lao (药老)
Alias(es)	Yao Chen; Venerable Yao; Lord Yao Chen
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Star Fall Pavilion (Pavilion Master); Pill Tower (Fourth Head); Sky Mansion Alliance (Leader); Yao Clan Council of Elders 288 380 751 880
Occupation/Role	Grandmaster Alchemist; mentor to Xiao Yan; leader of the Sky Mansion Alliance
Status	Alive; resurrected in a new physical body 363
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Peak Dou Zun	1, 288	His cultivation before the destruction of his original body; he was already a renowned alchemist bearing the title Venerable Yao.
Soul body	1	Escaped Han Feng and Soul Hall's ambush through a secret technique after his physical body was destroyed; hid within a ring.
Two-Star Dou Zong	72	Recovered through the Heart Nourishing Pill; could contend with a four-star Dou Zong by relying on the Bone Chilling Flame.
Heaven Realm soul	362	His soul easily endured the Heavenly Flame required to seize his new vessel.
Two-Star Dou Sheng	363	Successfully fused with a new body and broke through after his resurrection.
Two-Star Peak Dou Sheng	524	Subdued the Three Thousand Burning Flame with a command.
Early One-Star Dou Sheng (publicly revealed)	610, 701	His public Dou Sheng status was exposed at the Ancient Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony; Soul Hall initially underestimated his subsequent growth.
Late Three-Star Dou Sheng	612	Identified by a hidden Ancient Clan powerhouse during his display of force at the Ancient Saint Mountain Range.
Four-Star Dou Sheng	701	Revealed his true strength while aiding Xiao Yan against Soul Hall experts.
Emperor Realm soul	742	Absorbed Soul Origin to complete the final step into the Emperor Realm; distributed excess Soul Origin to Xiao Tribe descendants.
Five-Star Dou Sheng	817	Great Elder Wanyao assessed him as a five-star Dou Sheng with an Emperor Realm soul.
Early Immortal Grade	1114	Had reached the Early Immortal Grade by the era of the Endless Fire Territory.

Background / History

Yao Chen originated from the Yao Clan. Despite possessing Yao Emperor Bloodline, its purity was considered insufficient, and he was expelled from the clan after failing a mission. He later rose from a seventh-star Dou Ling and fourth-tier Alchemist to become one of the continent's foremost alchemists. 610 817

Before his fall, Yao Chen was the Pavilion Master of Star Fall Pavilion, a peak Dou Zun, and a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill Alchemist known as Venerable Yao. His disciple Han Feng colluded with Soul Hall to ambush him, destroying his body. Yao Chen escaped as a soul through a secret technique and concealed himself in a ring. 1 288

The ring eventually reached Xiao Yan's mother. Yao Chen awakened when Xiao Yan's energy erupted during childbirth, saving her life. Xiao Yan's companionship gradually helped him overcome the trauma of Han Feng's betrayal; after three years, Yao Chen accepted Xiao Yan as his disciple. 1

His recovery began with the Heart Nourishing Pill, which restored him to the Dou Zong realm. Later, Zhu Kun provided him with the body of a seven-star Dou Sheng-level Beast Sect Master. Yao Chen fused with this vessel, regained a physical form, and began rapidly rebuilding his cultivation. 72 359 363

After returning to Star Fall Pavilion, Yao Chen reunited with Venerable Feng and began quietly strengthening the sect, contacting old allies, and preparing opposition to Soul Hall. He subsequently united major Central Plains factions under the Sky Mansion Alliance and declared war on Soul Hall. 379 480 701

Although Yao Dan later attempted to restore his name to the Yao Clan Stele, Yao Chen initially refused. After the war with Soul Clan, he accepted a seat on the Yao Clan Council of Elders, replacing the deceased Yao Wangui. 822 880

Appearance

As a soul body, Yao Lao appeared as an ethereal, aged man with a long white beard. After taking a new body, he became a refined, youthful-looking man whose cultivation technique reshaped his appearance upon his Dou Sheng breakthrough. 71 362 370

• Usually wears elegant green robes after his resurrection. 370 401
• His restored body has long snow-white hair and retains hints of his youthful handsomeness. 362
• His calm bearing and gentle smile often obscure his overwhelming cultivation. 609
• His unexpectedly youthful appearance caused former acquaintances to struggle to recognize him. 370 380

Personality

Yao Lao is a patient but demanding mentor. He carefully guides Xiao Yan's cultivation, alchemy, technique training, and foundation stabilization, yet frequently mocks him for impatience or lack of ambition. 9 110 236

He is fiercely protective of Xiao Yan and takes pride in his disciple's accomplishments. His praise is often delivered as boastful comparison to his own youth, but he treats Xiao Yan like family and regards him as the greatest work of his life. 295 481 1114

Han Feng's betrayal left Yao Lao with enduring hatred for Soul Hall and contempt for disloyalty. Rather than recklessly seek revenge, he develops long-term plans, builds alliances, and uses the Pill Gathering and Three Thousand Burning Flame incident to lure Soul Hall into a trap. 72 301 526

He also has a pronounced sense of pride and enjoys intimidating enemies through cultivation, alchemy, or wealth. Despite this, he can be generous with resources when they benefit Xiao Yan or his allies. 670 671

Abilities & Skills

Alchemy

Yao Chen is an elite alchemist whose pill refinement remains central to both his personal power and his political influence.

• Began the story as an eighth-rank alchemist and peak Dou Zun. 1
• Was known as the continent's number one Alchemist and a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill Alchemist. 288
• Refined the tier-seven Human-Shaping Pill, attracting Pill Lightning. 14
• Created the Imperial Extreme Pill for the Snake-People Tribe's Four Great Elders. 33
• Used the Heart Nourishing Pill to restore his Dou Zong strength. 72
• Refined high-grade healing pills to secure Burning Flame Valley's alliance. 439
• Reached the realm of Saint Grade Medicinal Herb Grandmaster. 1119

Bone Chilling Flame

Yao Lao's signature Heavenly Flame is the Bone Chilling Flame, which he has continuously evolved along his own Flame Path.

• Used it in pill refinement, including the Human-Shaping Pill and Heart Nourishing Pill. 14 72
• Its power allows him to fight above his nominal cultivation level. 72
• Evolved it into the Forest White Lion, an intelligent Fire Spirit capable of human speech. 749
• The Forest White Lion can assume a humanoid form and independently guard Yao Chen. 1068
• Used it to eradicate enemies, including the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts. 673

Soul Power

Yao Chen possesses exceptional soul cultivation, eventually reaching the Emperor Realm.

• His Heaven Realm soul enabled him to seize and stabilize his new body. 362
• His Heaven Realm Great Perfection soul could covertly scan others' identities and cultivation. 669
• His Emperor Realm Soul manifested as a thousand-foot giant that overwhelmed Hun Miesheng's Heaven Realm soul. 758
• Used the Emperor Realm-enhanced Yellow Spring Heaven Rage to severely injure two Soul Clan Dou Sheng. 761

Spatial Manipulation

Yao Lao retained sophisticated spatial abilities even before fully restoring his cultivation.

• Tore open and restored a spatial rift after returning to Dou Zong. 72
• Created spatial movement effects through the Storage Ring while in soul form. 288
• Traveled by tearing space after regaining a physical body. 380 401

Combat Techniques

• Flame Splitting Wave-Severing Ruler — Earth-tier technique used against Pill Lightning while refining the Human-Shaping Pill. 14
• Gale Swift Sword — Earth-tier low-level sword technique used while possessing Xiao Yan against Yue Mei. 27
• Great Burning Flame Palm — Used to kill the Soul Hall Vice Hall Master. 704
• Yellow Spring Heaven Rage — Heaven-tier sonic soul technique amplified by his Emperor Realm Soul. 761

Possession

While existing as a soul, Yao Lao could temporarily take control of Xiao Yan's body in emergencies.

• Possessed Xiao Yan to confront the Amethyst Winged Lion King. 15
• Saved Xiao Yan from Yue Mei and defeated her technique with the Gale Swift Sword. 27
• This ability was tied to his soul-body state and left him vulnerable to exhaustion before his full recovery. 72

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Black Demon Cauldron — Cauldron used to refine high-tier pills, including the Human-Shaping Pill and Imperial Extreme Pill. 14 33
• Black Iron Heavy Ruler — A heavy weapon originally in Yao Lao's possession; he later upgraded it and presented it to Xiao Yan as a Saint Grade peerless sacred object. 12 1119
• Gale Swift Sword — Former Sword Sect leader's sword, accompanied by its inherited sword technique; Yao Lao passed both to Xiao Yan. 12
• Bone Chilling Flame — His signature Heavenly Flame and the source of the Forest White Lion Fire Spirit. 72 749

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — Disciple and surrogate son. Yao Lao trains, protects, and proudly supports him throughout his growth. 1 481 1114
• Han Feng — Former disciple who betrayed Yao Lao by collaborating with Soul Hall to destroy his body; Yao Lao orders Xiao Yan to bring him Han Feng's head. 1 301 317
• Venerable Feng — Old friend and Star Fall Pavilion's Sect Master during Yao Chen's absence; Feng preserved the pavilion and supported Yao Chen's return. 379
• Venerable Skyfire — Fellow soul-body expert and later Star Fall Pavilion elder; Yao Lao helped secure his return to a physical body. 288 363 370
• Xuan Yi — Pill Tower Head and Yao Chen's partner; she openly regards Xiao Yan with maternal warmth. 380 481
• Hua Qing — One of Yao Chen's two companions. 562 603
• Zhu Kun — Dragon Emperor who supplied a suitable Dou Sheng-level body for Yao Lao's resurrection. 357 359 363
• Yao Clan — His birth clan, which expelled him over bloodline purity; he later accepted a Council of Elders seat without surrendering his independence. 610 822 880

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Xiao Clan mentor — Awakens from the ring, accepts Xiao Yan as his disciple, and accelerates the Xiao Clan's rise through pills and instruction. 1 9
• Early training journey — Leads Xiao Yan through the Magical Beast Mountain Range, teaches him alchemy and combat techniques, and negotiates with the Amethyst Winged Lion King. 10 14 15 18
• Recovery arc — Refines and consumes the Heart Nourishing Pill, restoring his strength to the Dou Zong realm. 71 72
• Resurrection arc — Gains a new body through Zhu Kun's assistance and re-enters the world as a Dou Sheng. 359 363
• Star Fall Pavilion return — Reunites with Venerable Feng, the Pill Tower Heads, and other old allies while rebuilding his influence in the Central Plains. 378 379 380
• Sky Mansion Alliance — Unites Central Plains factions, exposes Soul Hall's schemes, and leads the campaign that removes Soul Hall from the Central Plains. 480 526 796
• Yao Clan confrontation — Publicly defeats and humiliates Yao Wangui, demands recognition for his parents, and rejects Yao Dan's initial attempt to reclaim him through the Clan Stele. 750 751 822
• Great Thousand World era — Continues as one of the Nine Emperors of the Endless Fire Territory and reaches Saint Grade Medicinal Herb Grandmaster. 1068 1119

Notable Quotes

“I am Yao Chen, the continent's number one Alchemist, pavilion master of Star Fall Pavilion, a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill Alchemist, at the peak of Dou Zun, bearing the title ‘Venerable Yao.’” 288

“Even without the power of a Dou Di Bloodline, I, Yao Chen, can still reach the pinnacle of alchemy and utterly defeat the entire Yao Clan.” 750

Trivia

• Yao Lao's post-resurrection appearance was so youthful that Mu Qingluan mistook him for Star Fall Pavilion's founder's son. 378
• He once casually taught Fama, who later became the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Guild's president and a peak fifth-tier Alchemist. 83 87
• Yao Lao's evolved Bone Chilling Flame prefers its Forest White Lion form despite being capable of taking human form. 1068