Su Yu

Biodata

Background / History

Su Yu was a pillar of the Su Family and a martial artist at the Blood Refining level. He trained his eldest son, Su Hao, strictly from childhood in the Su family's Heavy Mountain Fist, invested in his cultivation, and secured Su Hao a Martial Academy quota through his contributions to the clan 1.

Over three years before the story's opening, Su Yu entered the mountains to gather herbs and disappeared. His absence left Sun Lan in poor health and placed the burden of supporting the household on Su Hao 1.

Su Yu's disappearance was tied to the Flying Cloud Gang. He intervened when the gang's Young Master was bullying a commoner, was captured after speaking out, and revealed the location of a Blood Ginseng in Black Swamp Mountain as a bargaining chip to preserve his life 13 14. While leading gang members to verify the herb's location, he escaped into the mountain but fell into a poisonous swamp during the pursuit. The gang assumed he had died after waiting outside the swamp for hours 14.

Despite this, Su Yu later resurfaced and attacked a Flying Cloud Gang branch, killing more than a dozen of its members. The attack triggered the gang's vendetta against the Su family, including an attempt on Su Hao's life and later extortion against Su Family Fort 2 11 14 15.

Abilities & Skills

Blood Refining Cultivation

Su Yu was a Blood Refining-level martial artist and one of the Su family's principal fighters 1.

• His martial ability was sufficient for the Flying Cloud Gang to treat him as a serious threat.
• He reportedly killed more than a dozen Flying Cloud Gang members during his later attack on one of their branches 2 11 14.

Heavy Mountain Fist

Su Yu taught Su Hao the Su family's Heavy Mountain Fist from childhood 1.

• The style emphasizes heavy, forceful strikes and the cultivation of Blood Force.
• His knowledge of the technique included the route to the hidden Blood Ginseng valley, which he intended Su Hao to use at a future cultivation bottleneck 9.

Herbal Knowledge

Su Yu discovered and recorded the location of a Blood Ginseng growing in a secluded valley of Black Swamp Mountain 9.

• He deliberately left the herb unharvested because it was still young.
• He passed the location and route to Su Hao, intending it as a future cultivation resource 9.

Relationships

• Su Hao — Eldest son. Su Yu trained him rigorously in martial arts, supported his cultivation, and earned the Martial Academy quota originally assigned to him 1.
• Sun Lan — Wife. His disappearance left her fearful for his safety and struggling to support their children 1.
• Su Xiaoqing — Daughter and Su Hao's younger sister 1.
• Flying Cloud Gang — Enemies. Su Yu's intervention against the gang's Young Master led to his capture, escape, and enduring conflict with the organization 13 14.
• Su Family Fort — His clan and home. His contributions earned his household status within the family, though his disappearance weakened its protection 1 2.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Disappearance and Family Crisis

Su Yu's unexplained disappearance creates the central danger surrounding his family. The Flying Cloud Gang's hostility toward him is the reason Su Hao is attacked while hunting and later remains wary of leaving Su Family Fort 1 2 9.

Black Swamp Mountain Revelation

After Su Hao defeats Flying Cloud Gang members seeking the Blood Ginseng, Zhang Wenxuan reveals Su Yu's conflict with the gang, his fall into the poisonous swamp, and his later reappearance as the attacker of a gang branch 13 14.

Flying Cloud Gang Retaliation

The gang's unresolved grudge against Su Yu expands into a direct threat against the Su family: they ambush a Su Family Fort caravan, seize clansmen and goods, and demand ransom from Clan Head Su Yun 15.

Trivia

• Su Yu's sense of justice was the stated cause of his initial clash with the Flying Cloud Gang: he intervened when their Young Master mistreated a commoner 13.
• He warned Su Hao not to enter the deeper regions of Black Swamp Mountain before reaching the First Refining Realm due to its poisonous insects, fierce beasts, and other hazards 9.