Fang Xuan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Fang Xuan (方玄)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Ye Family; Heaven Dou Royal Academy; Soul Tool Department; Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's faction
Occupation/Role	Spirit Master; Crown Prince's aide; founder and head of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Soul Tool Department
Status	Alive
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 52 Spirit King	2	Reveals five spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—while proposing to Ye Lingling.
Level 53 Spirit King	8	His soul power rises by one level after the Hypno-shroom's effects wear off.

Background / History

Fang Xuan was an orphan whose adoptive parent died while he was still young. Before becoming known in Heaven Dou City, he lived unobtrusively in Soto City and operated a plant tea house by himself, avoiding employees because the plants generated by his martial soul could affect others. His innate soul power was only level one, despite later reaching Spirit King rank at eighteen. 6 16 27

His life changes after Ye Lingling touches a Hypno-shroom produced by his martial soul, resulting in an incident for which he accepts responsibility. Though terrified of the social gulf between himself, a commoner, and Ye Lingling, a noble, he proposes marriage and openly identifies himself as a level 52 Spirit King with the Miracle Seed martial soul. 1 2

Fang Xuan earns Ye Qinru's consent to marry Ye Lingling by kneeling outside the Ye Family estate for seven days without food, water, or use of soul power. He accepts the Nine-Heart Begonia lineage's condition that Ye Lingling can likely bear only one child, then marries her. 15 16 17 21

After treating Dugu Bo's Jade Scale Snake Poison, Fang Xuan gains Dugu Bo's trust and becomes his disciple in name. Dugu Bo subsequently treats him as a foster son and gives him access to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well's medicinal herbs. 17 25 26

He later accepts Xue Qinghe's recruitment as an official aide, obtains access to the Imperial Treasury, and becomes the head of an independent Soul Tool Department at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. 31 36 37 41 43

Personality

Fang Xuan is pragmatic and calculating, quickly assessing danger, social status, and political leverage. He uses sincerity when it serves his principles—most visibly in his determination to take responsibility for Ye Lingling—and employs strategy when dealing with powerful factions such as the imperial family and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. 1 14 15 31 40

He is fiercely protective of Ye Lingling. He confronts and defeats Shrek's group after Ma Hongjun harasses her, stating that he will protect her, and later pursues the evolution of the Ye Family's martial souls to address the Nine-Heart Begonia's hereditary flaw. 7 23 24

Despite his confidence, Fang Xuan can be self-reflective. He questions whether his attachment to Ye Lingling began as guilt, responsibility, or genuine affection, and declines to awaken the Lovesick Heartbreak Red seed while uncertain of his feelings. 8 32

Abilities & Skills

Miracle Seed Martial Soul

Fang Xuan possesses a magical seed-type martial soul, called the Miracle Seed. It produces plants that become soul skills, and its available soul skills can change every seven days. 1 2 4

• Generated plants include the Hypno-shroom, Tall-nut, Transformation Eggplant, Sunflower, Aloe Physician, Poison-Infused Okra, Energy Flower, and Little Spray Mushroom. 1 4 7 9 30 33
• Can use plant-generated effects for combat, healing, cultivation, and the enhancement of other plants. 7 9 30 33
• His unusual martial soul is capable of replacing an existing soul skill with a newly generated plant ability. 33

Sunlight Recharge

His first soul skill, derived from a Sunflower, uses light energy to restore soul power at extreme speed. 7

• Replenishes Fang Xuan's soul power while light is available.
• Can also restore the soul power of his clones. 7
• Allows prolonged clone-based combat that would otherwise be limited by high soul-power consumption. 7

Nut Defense

His second soul skill, derived from the Tall-nut, provides heavy defensive protection. 7

• Absorbs a massive amount of incoming damage.
• If damage exceeds its endurance limit, the defense rebounds damage when it shatters.
• Tang San's Dragon Whisker Needle could not penetrate it. 7

Perfect Doppelganger

His third soul skill, derived from the Transformation Eggplant, creates a perfect duplicate of himself. 4

• The clone has no independent intelligence and remains completely under Fang Xuan's control.
• The clone can use Fang Xuan's soul skills. 4
• A clone can use Perfect Doppelganger itself, allowing rapidly multiplying copies despite the skill's one-summon limit. 7
• The skill's principal limitation is its high soul-power consumption, mitigated by Sunlight Recharge. 7

Mystic Spiked Poison Okra

After absorbing the Poison-Infused Okra, Fang Xuan replaces his fourth soul skill with Mystic Spiked Poison Okra. 33

• All attacks gain the effects of consuming Poison-Infused Okra.
• Can manifest physically. 33
• Forms a spiked shield around his body.
• Reflects damage and inflicts neurotoxic paralysis on attackers. 33

Life Dew

His fifth soul skill, derived from the Aloe Physician, produces Life Dew. 9

• Heals all injuries.
• Clears negative status effects. 9
• Used to stabilize Dugu Yan after her emotional collapse. 9
• Used as protection during Dugu Bo's Bone-Scraping Poison Treatment. 25

Plant Enhancement and Martial Soul Evolution

Fang Xuan discovers that Energy Beans produced by the Energy Flower can strengthen immortal herbs beyond their normal efficacy. 30

• Uses enhanced immortal herbs to evolve Ye Lingling's Nine-Heart Begonia into the Purifying Holy Begonia. 30
• Plans to use stronger plants and immortal herbs to sublimate the Ye Family's martial souls and resolve the Nine-Heart Begonia's flaw. 23 24
• Gives Tang Yuehua a Nine-Rank Immortal Ganoderma to solve her soul-power limitation. 27

Medical Knowledge

Fang Xuan develops the Bone-Scraping Poison Treatment to address Dugu Bo's accumulated Jade Scale Snake Poison. 24 25

• Uses silver needles and Life Dew in the treatment. 25
• Successfully extracts a fingernail-sized quantity of poison from Dugu Bo. 25
• His success earns Dugu Bo's trust, discipleship, and access to rare medicinal herbs. 25 26

Soul Tool Research

Fang Xuan advocates for Soul Tools as a potential alternative to Spirit Bones and seeks to develop their largely unrealized potential. 35 36 42

• Introduces the concept of Artificial Spirit Bones. 36
• Receives imperial authority to study Soul Tools and related ancient texts. 36
• Leads an independent Soul Tool Department with authority over personnel, curriculum, and funding. 41 43

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Soul Fighting Arena badges — Holds dozens of gold badges and several purple-gold badges earned through Soul Fighting Arena matches. 4 12
• Wish-Fulfilling Treasure Pouch — Worn at his waist after receiving medicinal herbs from Dugu Bo. 26
• Heart of the Sea God — Azure, diamond-shaped inheritance item essential to succeeding the Sea God's divine position. 36
• Crown Prince's personal token — Dark-gold token bearing the characters “Heaven” and “Xue”; used to establish authority over the Soul Tool Department. 41 43

Relationships

• Ye Lingling — Wife. Their relationship begins with the Hypno-shroom incident; Fang Xuan accepts responsibility, wins her mother's approval, marries her, and seeks to resolve her martial soul's flaw. 1 17 21 23 30
• Ye Qinru — Mother-in-law. Initially rejects him, but accepts him after his seven-day vigil and later entrusts him with her businesses. 14 17 23
• Dugu Bo — Master in name and foster-father figure. Fang Xuan treats his poison, after which Dugu Bo becomes fiercely generous and protective of him. 17 25 26
• Dugu Yan — Ye Lingling's best friend and an early adversary turned ally. She initially threatens Fang Xuan, later intercedes for him and supports his standing with Dugu Bo. 3 11 14
• Yu Tianheng — Ally and Dugu Yan's partner. Fang Xuan helps identify Dugu Yan's poisoning problem and explains Dugu Bo's opposition to their marriage. 9 11 34
• Xue Qinghe / Qian Renxue — Political patron and recruiter. Fang Xuan becomes her official aide and receives authority to establish the Soul Tool Department, though their alliance remains strategic and guarded. 31 37 41 43
• Emperor Xue Ye — Imperial supporter. He grants Fang Xuan access to the treasury, Soul Tools, and related texts in exchange for support of Soul Tool research. 35 36
• Tang Yuehua — Benefactor. She secretly supports Fang Xuan during his vigil; he later repays her by helping resolve her soul-power limitation. 16 27
• Tang San — Enemy. Fang Xuan defeats Tang San and Shrek's group in Soto City and later regards him as a future target. 7 21 37
• Ning Fengzhi — Political adversary. Fang Xuan recognizes the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect's effort to recruit or control him and opposes its designs on the Nine-Heart Begonia. 20 22 40

Story Role / Major Arcs

Marriage to Ye Lingling

After the Hypno-shroom incident, Fang Xuan proposes marriage to Ye Lingling, withstands Dugu Yan's hostility, and demonstrates his strength and financial independence. His seven-day vigil outside the Ye Family estate ultimately earns Ye Qinru's approval. 1 2 4 14 18

Conflict with Shrek

Fang Xuan protects Ye Lingling from Shrek's group, defeats them using his defenses, clones, and replenishing soul power, and later learns that Shrek has transferred to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. 7 12 37

Dugu Bo's Poison Treatment

He identifies the danger posed by the Jade Scale Snake Poison, heals Dugu Yan, then develops and performs Bone-Scraping Poison Treatment for Dugu Bo. This secures Dugu Bo as a master and powerful supporter. 9 11 24 26

Resolving the Nine-Heart Begonia Flaw

Fang Xuan commits to freeing Ye Lingling and Ye Qinru from the Nine-Heart Begonia's defect. By enhancing immortal herbs with Energy Beans, he evolves Ye Lingling's martial soul into the Purifying Holy Begonia. 23 24 30

Imperial Alliance and Soul Tool Department

Fang Xuan joins Xue Qinghe's faction, exchanges his ideas on Artificial Spirit Bones and Soul Tools for imperial support, obtains the Heart of the Sea God, and establishes the independent Soul Tool Department at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. 31 35 37 41 43

Notable Quotes

“Don't worry, I'm very strong. From now on, I will protect you.” 7

“I want to help you and Lingling resolve the defect of the Nine-Heart Begonia.” 23

“I'm not going to school. I'm going there to be a teacher.” 42

Trivia

• Fang Xuan's innate soul power was only level one, yet he becomes a Spirit King by age eighteen. 16
• He earned his Soul Fighting Arena wealth under multiple identities, using Perfect Doppelganger as proof that he could plausibly accumulate numerous badges. 4
• He describes himself as a law-abiding citizen when Dugu Yan suspects his arena earnings came from murder. 4
• Dugu Bo's nominal master-disciple arrangement unexpectedly becomes genuine in practice, with Dugu Bo treating Fang Xuan as half a son. 26