Yuan Ziyi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yuan Ziyi (袁紫衣)
Alias(es)	Pavilion Master Yuan
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Artisan Pavilion; Yuan Family
Occupation/Role	Pavilion Master of Artisan Pavilion; merchant and Tianyuan City representative
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 16

Background / History

Yuan Ziyi was one of the prominent figures present when the Tree God Secret Realm mutated into Nightmare difficulty. As the Artisan Pavilion's master, she feared that a passage to another world could destroy Tianyuan City and the Yuan Family’s local foundation. 16

She later received Jiang Chuan on the exclusive fifth floor of the Artisan Pavilion after he arrived with two gold-grade items to sell. Curious about his wealth and his survival of the Tree God Secret Realm’s collapse, she questioned him and attempted to intimidate him through her guard, Zhao Tieshan. Jiang effortlessly defeated Zhao, forcing Yuan Ziyi to abandon her earlier probing approach. 25 26

Afterward, Yuan Ziyi disclosed the Artisan Pavilion’s central secret: the Craftsman Tomb Secret Realm, which produced Artisan Spirit Crystals capable of improving forging talent. The realm had progressively barred higher-ranked professionals, while every first-rank professional she sent inside had disappeared. She offered Jiang a Stellar Crown Academy admission token, supplies, intelligence, and an Artisan Spirit Crystal in exchange for investigating it. 26

Jiang’s investigation destroyed the Craftsman Tomb Secret Realm when he extracted its core inheritance, but he compensated Yuan Ziyi with the SS-rank Craftsman God’s Legacy Stone. Although she could not use the inheritance herself because she was no longer a first-rank class holder, she recognized it as an opportunity that could elevate a family into the top powers. 29 30

Yuan Ziyi later informed Jiang of Ling Aoshuang’s thirty-year contract with the Darkmoon Battle Group and Chen Duhu’s ulterior motives toward her. She acknowledged that this information could make Jiang act against a rival force, but maintained that the rumors were close to the truth. 32

Following Chen Duhu’s death, Yuan Ziyi attended the private negotiations over the Darkmoon Battle Group’s aftermath. She supported Jiang’s request regarding the Stellar Crown Academy admission slot, though she lacked the authority to decide the matter herself. 36

Appearance

Yuan Ziyi is a striking woman who commonly conceals her face behind a veil. She is associated with elegant, luxurious dress befitting her position as Artisan Pavilion’s master. 24 25 26

• Often wears a fitted gold-and-red qipao. 24
• Usually covers her face with a veil. 25 26
• Has clear emerald eyes. 26
• Her unveiled face is described as smooth and exceptionally beautiful. 26

Personality

Yuan Ziyi is a calculating merchant who places profit and opportunity above personal feelings. After Jiang Chuan defeats Zhao Tieshan, she quickly regains her composure, offers compensation, and turns the encounter into a mutually beneficial arrangement rather than allowing fear or humiliation to derail her judgment. 26

She is ambitious for the Yuan Family and deeply values the resources that underpin its influence. The Craftsman Tomb Secret Realm is central to Artisan Pavilion’s success, and the possibility of losing it leaves her desperate enough to gamble on Jiang despite the danger. 26 29 30

Though politically astute, Yuan Ziyi is not indifferent to Tianyuan City’s fate. She is visibly alarmed by the prospect of a Nightmare secret realm becoming an interworld passage, since an invasion could ruin the city and her family’s foundation. 16

Abilities & Skills

Commerce and Negotiation

As Artisan Pavilion’s Pavilion Master, Yuan Ziyi oversees high-value equipment transactions and recognizes the worth of rare resources.

• Purchases Jiang’s gold-grade equipment at a price he considers unexpectedly high. 25
• Uses valuable goods, medicine, currency, intelligence, and an academy admission token as bargaining tools. 25 26
• Identifies Jiang as an extraordinary investment after witnessing his strength. 26

Secret-Realm and Class-Change Knowledge

Yuan Ziyi possesses detailed knowledge of the Craftsman Tomb Secret Realm and the paths available for a first class change.

• Explains that Artisan Spirit Crystals improve forging talent, though each is only effective once. 26
• Knows the distinctions between ordinary class changes, Sublimation, and the legendary Ultimate Sublimation pathway. 30
• Recognizes the strategic value of the SS-rank Craftsman God’s Legacy Stone and the limitations preventing her from using it. 29 30

Political Awareness

Yuan Ziyi understands Tianyuan City’s power structure and acts carefully around stronger forces.

• Warns Zhao Tieshan that the Yuan Family must not become Jiang Chuan’s enemy. 26
• Reveals information on Ling Aoshuang’s predicament and Chen Duhu’s plans, despite the political consequences. 32
• Participates in negotiations after Chen Duhu’s death as the Artisan Pavilion’s representative. 36

Items

• Veil — Usually worn to conceal her face. 25 26
• Anonymous Black Star Trading Company treasure note — A one-million-value note given to Jiang Chuan as compensation; usable across the Source Realm and exchangeable for human currency. 26
• Artisan Spirit Crystal — A D-rank crystal from the Craftsman Tomb Secret Realm that can raise forging talent by one level on its first use. 26
• Stellar Crown Academy admission token — Offered to Jiang Chuan as payment for investigating the Craftsman Tomb Secret Realm. 26
• Craftsman God’s Legacy Stone — An SS-rank class inheritance stone given to her by Jiang after the secret realm’s destruction; she cannot use it because she is no longer a first-rank class holder. 29 30

Relationships

• Jiang Chuan — Initially probes and attempts to pressure him for information, but becomes his business partner and early backer after witnessing him defeat Zhao Tieshan. She provides the information that motivates Jiang to help Ling Aoshuang. 25 26 32
• Zhao Tieshan — Her strongest and most loyal guard, a level-65 Berserker who has served the Yuan Family for twelve years. His defeat convinces both of them not to oppose Jiang Chuan. 26
• Ling Aoshuang — Yuan Ziyi informs Jiang of Ling’s debt contract with the Darkmoon Battle Group and Chen Duhu’s designs on her. 32
• Chen Duhu — Political rival and leader of the Darkmoon Battle Group; his death creates an opportunity for the Yuan Family to take over parts of his organization’s business. 32 36
• Lu Qingshan and Zhou Yuan — Fellow Tianyuan City power figures with whom she discusses the Tree God Secret Realm crisis and later negotiates the aftermath of Chen Duhu’s death. 16 36

Story Role / Major Arcs

Tree God Secret Realm Crisis

Yuan Ziyi joins Lu Qingshan, Zhou Yuan, and Chen Duhu outside the mutated Tree God Secret Realm. She urges that the realm be sealed once it becomes clear that Nightmare difficulty could permit monsters from another world to invade. 16 18

Artisan Pavilion Deal

She meets Jiang Chuan as a high-value customer, investigates his suspicious circumstances, and attempts to establish leverage over him. After her guard is defeated, she offers terms for a new deal and entrusts him with the Artisan Pavilion’s secret-realm problem. 25 26

Craftsman Tomb Secret Realm

Yuan Ziyi prepares Jiang’s expedition into the Craftsman Tomb Secret Realm. When the realm is destroyed, she receives the Craftsman God’s Legacy Stone as compensation and recognizes its immense value. 27 29 30

Ling Aoshuang’s Predicament

Yuan Ziyi exposes the Darkmoon Battle Group’s exploitation of Ling Aoshuang, including the thirty-year service contract and Chen Duhu’s attempt to secure an S-rank heir through her. 32

Darkmoon Battle Group Aftermath

After Chen Duhu and Chen Ping are killed, Yuan Ziyi joins the discussion over the group’s assets and Tianyuan City’s academy-admission slots. 36

Trivia

• Yuan Ziyi considers herself Jiang Chuan’s “first investor” after deciding to wager on his extraordinary potential. 26
• She is one of four figures she identifies as holding absolute prestige in Tianyuan City, alongside Lu Qingshan, Zhou Yuan, and Chen Duhu. 33