Ye Jingyu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ye Jingyu (叶景玉)
Alias(es)	Seventh Sister; Seventh Aunt; Great-Aunt Jingyu 122 1047 1559
Gender	Female 122 542
Affiliation	Ye Family; Spirit Plant Hall 1047 1111
Occupation/Role	Spirit planter, spirit-medicine researcher, clan elder, and former Spirit Plant Hall Master 993 1047 1111
Cultivation	Early Golden Core, latest explicitly documented realm 1559
Spiritual Roots	Four spiritual roots 211 542
Age	190 at late Foundation Establishment 993
Lifespan	One thousand years after reaching Golden Core 1559

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Fifth level of Qi Refinement	122	Remained at this bottleneck after ten years, despite making progress in spirit-plant cultivation.
Eighth level of Qi Refinement	440	Her cultivation had stagnated again after returning from Taichang Market and losing confidence.
Early Foundation Establishment	542	Overcame a heart-demon illusion questioning her worth. Formed the Mystic Wood Azure Elephant spirit platform, becoming Soaring Cloud Peak’s seventh Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Peak of early Foundation Establishment	719	Progress remained slow because of her research commitments and the loss of a Beast Communion partner during its advancement.
Late Foundation Establishment	993	Reached this stage by age 190 while researching Wood Demons and lifespan-related methods.
Peak Foundation Establishment	1111	Reached the threshold shortly before exhausting her lifespan, enabling one final attempt at Purple Palace.
Purple Palace	1111	Successfully broke through using the secret blood-vitality conversion method, providing a successful case for other aging clan cultivators.
Early Golden Core	1559	Her lifespan increased to one thousand years, and her appearance returned to that of her twenties.

Background / History

Early cultivation and Taichang Market

Ye Jingyu initially found her greatest success in spirit-plant cultivation rather than personal cultivation. When she visited Ye Jingcheng after ten years, she was still stuck at the fifth level of Qi Refinement and openly envied his cultivation and alchemy achievements 122.

The Ye Family’s rise to Purple Palace status offered her better prospects for obtaining Foundation Establishment resources. Ye Jingcheng encouraged her to remain steadfast; without sufficient commitment to cultivation, she risked becoming a marriage-alliance candidate rather than receiving a Beast-Link Mark 211.

She also served as an inspector during spiritual-root examinations. The additional rewards for discovering talented children mattered considerably to her 235.

Seeking a chance beyond her secure work as a spirit planter, she volunteered to join the Taichang Market expedition as a shop clerk. Her Sixteenth Uncle supported the decision, and she insisted that she had no regrets. At the market, Ye Jingcheng assigned her and the others to gather information about the Chu, Mo, and Xu families while browsing rogue-cultivator stalls 246 247 248.

Return to spirit planting

The expedition did not restore her confidence. She abandoned her pursuit of Foundation Establishment for a time, returned to tending the family’s spirit plants, and remained at the eighth level of Qi Refinement. Ye Jingcheng urged her not to give up, pointing to Ye Xinghan’s breakthrough as an example 427 440.

Her expertise nevertheless continued to develop. While teaching clan members how to cultivate second-rank Floating Cloud Tea, she explained advanced methods that even Ye Jingcheng struggled to follow 513.

A conjecture concerning spirit medicines eventually earned her another opportunity to establish her foundation. During the breakthrough, her heart-demon illusion accused her of exploiting family connections and wasting resources. She overcame it by resolving to justify the family’s support through future contributions 542.

Research and later breakthroughs

Ye Jingyu worked with Ye Xinghan on Woodheart Spirit Liquid. Star Pear Tree Demons judged their revised liquid better suited to them than the earlier version. The researchers hoped their results would also help Peachwood advance and produce stronger life-extending peaches 719.

By age 190, she was harvesting fourth-rank Black Crow Flame Ears while studying lifespan-related methods, Wood Demon spirit contracts, and growth pills. Her cultivation remained slow compared with many younger relatives 993.

She stepped down as Spirit Plant Hall Master more than ten years before Ye Qingyuan’s appointment was discussed. The change reflected her lower cultivation, not inferior spirit-plant expertise 1047.

Her successful Purple Palace breakthrough established the usefulness of blood-vitality conversion for elderly cultivators. She later reached early Golden Core and retained the respect of Spirit Plant Hall members whose cultivation surpassed her own 1111 1559.

Appearance

• After reaching Golden Core, all visible signs of aging disappeared, leaving her looking as she had in her twenties 1559.

Personality

Ye Jingyu’s confidence is strongly affected by her slow cultivation. She envies Ye Jingcheng’s achievements, worries that family connections have carried her further than her abilities deserve, and temporarily loses the drive to pursue higher realms 122 440 542.

Despite these doubts, she is willing to leave stable employment for a risky opportunity and persist through a final breakthrough attempt near the end of her lifespan. Her renewed determination rests on contributing to the Ye Family rather than proving herself superior to others 247 542 1111.

Abilities & Skills

Spirit-Plant Cultivation

• Teaches spirit-tea cultivation, including crown trimming, spiritual-energy sealing, leaf opening, root nurturing, and fragrance enhancement 513.
• Understands how differences in cultivation methods affect the yield and value of expensive Floating Cloud Tea 513.
• Cultivates and harvests fourth-rank Black Crow Flame Ears 993.
• Remains a respected authority on spirit herbs even when other hall members surpass her cultivation 1559.

Wood Demon Research

• Contributed ideas to Ye Xinghan’s improved Woodheart Spirit Liquid 542.
• Jointly developed a revised liquid approved by the Star Pear Tree Demons 719.
• Studies Wood Demon spirit contracts and growth pills 993.
• Possesses extensive experience with Wood Demons and special cultivation secret arts 1559.

Blood-Vitality Conversion

• Used a secret blood-vitality conversion method to attempt Purple Palace near the end of her Foundation Establishment lifespan 1111.
• Her success demonstrated a possible advancement route for aging clan members, provided the family had enough suitable Wood Demons 1111.

Mystic Wood Azure Elephant Art

• Forms a Mystic Wood Azure Elephant spirit platform at Foundation Establishment, radiating azure light 542.

Beast Communion

• Obtained an opportunity for Beast Communion through her Taichang Market connections and Ye Jingcheng’s support 542.
• Lost a linked spirit beast when its bloodline exploded during advancement, forcing her to raise a replacement and slowing her cultivation 719.

Spirit Beasts

Spirit Beast	Association
Jade Ring Rat	Her original spirit beast, the same species initially chosen by Ye Jingcheng 122 235.
Crimson-Blood Eagle	A first-rank beast that replaced her original companion after the beast tide 235.
Unnamed replacement beast	Raised anew after a Beast Communion partner died during advancement 719.

Relationships

• Ye Jingcheng — Younger clan relative who calls her “Seventh Sister.” Encourages her cultivation, supports her Taichang Market opportunity, and asks her to continue tending family medicines after her Foundation Establishment breakthrough 122 211 247 542.
• Ye Xinghan — Research collaborator and deeply concerned elder. Fears that her heart-demon tribulation may prevent her breakthrough and works with her on Woodheart Spirit Liquid 542 719.
• Ye Yunmei — Junior spirit planter who received almost all her instruction from Ye Jingyu. Refuses to leave while awaiting Jingyu’s Purple Palace breakthrough and later celebrates her own Nascent Soul success with her 1111 1559.
• Ye Qingyuan — Successor as Spirit Plant Hall Master. His higher cultivation justified the appointment, although his spirit-plant attainments had not surpassed hers 1047.

Notable Quotes

“If I remain a spirit planter, then I will forever be nothing more than a spirit planter. But if I go to Taichang Market and take a look, perhaps I can make one last bid for it!” 247

“So today, I will break through to Foundation Establishment!” 542

Trivia

• She is distinct from the male Ye Jingyu addressed as Ye Jingcheng’s “Fourth Brother,” who serves as Purplewood Sect’s headmaster. Her identifying family address is “Seventh Sister” 447 542 641.