Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Liu Yu (柳玉); her personal name is Liu Ruyu, while Liu Yu is the Daoist name she uses publicly 181. |
| Alias(es) | Yu’er; Ru Yu. She was known to Zhou Hao as “Junior Brother Liu Yu” before revealing her identity 179 180. |
| Gender | Female; she initially presented herself as male using a Heaven-Stealing Day-Swapping Talisman 180. |
| Affiliation | Liu Clan; Mysterious Heaven Sect’s Jade Dragon Peak; later a disciple of the Jade Pool Golden Mother 99 126 285. |
| Occupation/Role | Formation cultivator; Zhou Hao’s Dao companion 132 183. |
| First Appearance | Chapter 99 99. |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Two Domain Realms of the Dao | 109 | Comprehended both in Myriad Forms Hall, earning 2,000 additional merit points 109. |
| Inner sect disciple | 125 | Passed the assessment after protecting a fellow disciple and killing a Myriad Phenomena yaksha; received an inner sect token 125. |
| True Meaning of the Formation Great Dao | 132 | Her formation comprehension had reached this level by the Northern Xiulu expedition 132. |
| Golden Qi Killing Intent | 134 | Planted a gold Baleful Intent vein after three days of cultivation, then received ten-thousand-year Geng Metal to nurture it 134. |
| Myriad Phenomena True Person | 152 | Had reached this cultivation stage by her return to the Xia Clan Great World 152. |
| Divine sense spanning nearly 400 li | 207 | Strengthened her soul through visualization and formation comprehension; Zhou Hao judged it comparable to an ordinary late-stage Primordial Spirit Daoist’s soul 207. |
| Second Primordial Spirit | 233, 236 | Split her soul and cultivated with a Snow Soul Pearl; had formed her Second Primordial Spirit by chapter 236 233 236. |
Background and History
Liu Yu grew up in the Liu Clan and later lived under the protection of her elder sister at the Marquis of Guangling’s residence. Zhou Hao met her while traveling to the Mysterious Heaven Sect; they subsequently entered the sect together 99 100.
She studied formations under a Primordial Spirit Daoist of Morning Jade Peak. After becoming an inner disciple, she chose Jade Dragon Peak alongside Zhou Hao, explaining that its connections to the East Sea and Great Wild Plains suited her eventual return home 114 126. During an abyss-world expedition, she escaped an attack that killed fellow disciples and helped protect the survivors 122 123 125.
Liu Yu had used a Heaven-Stealing Day-Swapping Talisman to appear male, concealing her identity even from Zhou Hao’s divine sense. She revealed herself to him at the Marquis of Guangling’s residence and asked him to call her Yu’er 179 180. They later visited Xiangcao Valley together, confirmed their relationship as Dao companions, and returned to Antan Commandery 181 183.
Appearance
After revealing her identity, Liu Yu appears as a striking young woman in white 179.
- Hair: Long black hair, simply tied with a golden ribbon 179.
- Complexion: Skin described as whiter than snow 179.
- Bearing: Her temperament becomes increasingly ethereal after she forms her Second Primordial Spirit 236.
Personality
Liu Yu is lively and openly affectionate with those close to her. She introduces Zhou Hao to prospective fellow disciples, grows excited at the prospect of working alongside him, and remains curious about his unusual cultivation 100 127 192. Her loyalty is resolute: when asked to join a dangerous expedition, she tells him that if he goes, she will go too 129.
She takes particular pride in her formations and insists on testing insights through practice. Ao Xiaobao’s habit of breaking her arrays frustrates her, though the two later cooperate in dismantling formations 128 132 276.
Abilities and Skills
Formation arts
Liu Yu specializes in creating, maintaining, and breaking formations 128 134 276.
- Plans a Sumeru Forward-Reverse Four Symbols Immortal Formation to protect the cave estate she shares with Zhou Hao 127 128.
- Maintains a Cloud Mist Formation to contain the aftershocks of a battle 210.
- Helps Zhou Hao study the All-Heavens Divine Thunder Formation 186 188.
- Works with Ao Xiaobao to break the formations concealing the Dragonback Mountain Range 276.
- Studies the True Explanation of Formations; one of its twelve peerless formations, once arranged, is strong enough to resist ordinary True Immortals and Heavenly Gods attempting to break it by force 276.
Golden Qi Killing Intent
- Plants a gold Baleful Intent vein to strengthen future metal-element formations and develop an additional means of confronting enemies 134.
Soul cultivation
- Develops divine sense reaching nearly 400 li and later forms a Second Primordial Spirit using a Snow Soul Pearl 207 233 236.
Items
- Heaven-Stealing Day-Swapping Talisman — altered her appearance and concealed her identity from most divine-sense inspection 180.
- Protective jade pendant — a gift from her elder sister that helped her survive the abyss-world attack 123.
- Greenwood Boat — her flying Dharma Treasure 132.
- Ten-thousand-year Geng Metal — given by Fairy Nishang to nurture her planted gold Baleful Intent 134.
- Snow Soul Pearl — vessel used in cultivating her Second Primordial Spirit 204 233.
- True Explanation of Formations — a formation text bestowed on her by Zhou Hao’s master 266 276.
Relationships
- Zhou Hao — senior fellow disciple and Dao companion. They cultivate together, and she vows to accompany him even into danger 128 129 183.
- Her elder sister — the former Second Young Lady of the Liu Clan and later Marchioness of Guangling; gave Liu Yu a protective jade pendant 99 123 183.
- Yun Yuchan — fellow disciple and close companion who knew Liu Yu’s concealed identity before Zhou Hao did 151 180.
- Lin Xia’er — fellow disciple and friend; the two share an interest in sword formations 151.
- Ao Xiaobao — a playful rival who repeatedly breaks her formations, and later her partner in dismantling the valley’s arrays 132 276.
- Jade Pool Golden Mother — accepts Liu Yu as a disciple alongside Yun Yuchan 285.