Ying Wu

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ying Wu (英悟)
Gender	Female 1353
Affiliation	Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion; later the Divine Blood Sect as Grand Supreme Elder 1352 1824
Occupation/Role	Sword cultivator; demon-beast breeder and modifier; Divine Blood Sect leader 1348 1894
Status	Alive 2031
First Appearance	First mentioned in Chapter 1313; first direct appearance in Chapter 1353 1313 1353

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Spirit Transformation Realm	1352	Rejected Gu Huang's marriage proposal despite being at a lower cultivation level; this humiliation became his enduring obsession. 1352
Integrated Body Realm	1361	Breached a cavern formation, fought multiple Integrated Body cultivators, and was regarded as one of Southern Nether Province's foremost Body Integration experts. 1361 1362
Integrated Body Late Stage	1676	Her cultivation before Song Wen's Western Rong journey; she later advanced dramatically beyond this stage. 1676
Early Mahayana / Great Ascension Realm	1676	Reached the early Mahayana stage after roughly 220 years of cultivation and breeding Void Dragon Vines; a subsequent account refers to her newly attained realm as Great Ascension. 1676 1677
Middle Mahayana Realm	1815	Confirmed to have advanced during seclusion. 1815
Late Mahayana Realm	1864	Reached the late Mahayana stage during Song Wen's absence. 1864
Peak Mahayana Realm	1894	Her overwhelming sword array placed even other peak-Mahayana cultivators in despair. 1894
Tribulation Transcendence Realm	1928	Completed a ten-year breakthrough and absorbed ninety-nine strands of immortal spirit energy bestowed by the Heavenly Dao. 1928

Background

Ying Wu was a disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion and a fellow disciple of Gu Huang. Gu Huang pursued her for centuries and petitioned the Pavilion Master to compel their marriage; Ying Wu, then only at the Spirit Transformation Realm, refused outright. Her declaration that she would rather die than marry him humiliated Gu Huang and turned his affection into resentment. 1352

She withdrew from public life to Great Passage Lake, where she cultivated and researched demon beasts. By this period, she was renowned across Southern Nether Province as its foremost authority on demon beasts, especially rare and powerful species. 1313 1348

Ying Wu once accepted an orphan named Jian Yun as her sole disciple after recognizing her ninth-grade spiritual root. Jian Yun was killed when a captured Thousand-Eyed Chi attacked her soul; Ying Wu preserved her undamaged body for centuries out of guilt. 1678

Appearance

Ying Wu wears moon-white robes patterned with clouds and carries herself with the upright poise of a drawn sword. Her unadorned appearance and heroic bearing contrast with the more delicate charm expected of many female cultivators. 1353

• Exquisite features, sword-like brows, and cold star-like eyes. 1353
• Straight, imposing posture and naturally awe-inspiring presence. 1353
• Long black hair that scatters freely in the wind. 1353
• Usually dressed in plain white robes. 1353 1357

Personality

Ying Wu is proud, independent, and intensely dismissive of shallow flattery. She regards appearance as transient and believes supreme strength is the only means of escaping worldly restraints. 1353

Her reserve does not make her cruel without reason. Although Gu Huang's unwanted pursuit disgusts her, she initially refuses to kill him because of their millennia as fellow disciples and the loss of most of their old acquaintances. 1362

She is exceptionally curious about demon beasts and becomes visibly excited by rare specimens, unusual bloodlines, and opportunities to develop new spirit beasts. Her ambition expands beyond personal cultivation: after witnessing Void Dragon Vines convert Source Qi into spiritual energy, she proposes using them to eradicate the Source-Qi Death Domain and eventually unite the Profound Realm. 1676 1803

As her strength grows, Ying Wu becomes increasingly forceful in defending her interests and authority. She does not hesitate to kill defiant subordinates, seize resources, or attack stronger opponents who covet her spirit beasts. 1823 1824 1804

Abilities & Skills

Sword Cultivation

Ying Wu is an elite sword cultivator whose sword path incorporates numerous sword intents and formations.

• Wields the life-bound Azure Luan Sword, which can manifest an Azure Luan phantom and greatly enhance her escape speed. 1365 1805
• Uses the Grand Void Sword Formation alongside her natal sword and spirit beasts in battle. 1365
• Has deployed arrays of seventy-two and later one hundred and eight top-grade spirit-treasure flying swords. 1804 1894
• Can use Myriad Swords Exterminate Evil and Myriad Swords Return as One in high-level combat. 1873
• Merged with a three-legged firebird during her battle with Ming Yuan, allowing her to sever his right arm with a crescent sword light. 1873

Demon-Beast Breeding and Modification

Ying Wu specializes in raising, studying, and altering demon beasts; rare species are her greatest interest. 1348

• Bred Void Dragon Vines by mating Song Wen's Beauty Serpent with a Coiling Dragon Vine. 1676
• Modified Song Wen into a powerful demon-beast body whose physical strength rivaled that of a late Body Integration body cultivator. 1399
• Possesses extensive intelligence on demon-beast species and their bloodlines. 1348 1357
• Can communicate with her demon beasts over great distances and coordinate with them in combat. 1361 1818

Void Dragon Vines

Her Void Dragon Vines are both research subjects and key combat partners.

• Absorb Source Qi and convert it into usable spiritual energy. 1803
• Retain Void Demon-like perception within the Source-Qi Death Domain, allowing them to sense distant intruders and track teleporting foes. 1804
• Launch divine-sense attacks through their tentacles. 1804
• Share near-instantaneous mental coordination with Ying Wu, enabling precise attacks beyond ordinary divine-sense range. 1818
• Form the basis of her plan to cleanse the Source-Qi Death Domain. 1803

Wisdom King Seal

Ying Wu comprehended the Buddhist Immovable Wisdom King Seal after only brief observation, then adapted it to her own sword path. 1817 1818

• Condenses Sword Qi into swastika-like seals effective against soul-bodied wraiths. 1817 1818
• Instantly disintegrated a late eighth-rank wraith during its first test. 1817
• Killed more than twenty eighth-rank wraiths in succession with the seal and Void Dragon Vine's targeting assistance. 1818
• Rapidly drains her spiritual power, particularly when she must simultaneously maintain a soul-defense treasure. 1818

Kui Bull

A late ninth-rank divine beast, the Kui Bull chose to follow Ying Wu of its own accord. 1966

• Protects Ying Wu with lightning-based power. 1960
• Captured Bi Jing and Qing Yuan for Ying Wu to present to Song Wen. 1966
• Serves as rapid transportation for Ying Wu and Song Wen. 1970

Equipment / Spirit Beasts

• Azure Luan Sword — Ying Wu's life-bound magical treasure and primary flight weapon. 1365 1805
• Top-grade spirit-treasure flying swords — Used in large-scale sword arrays of seventy-two or one hundred and eight blades. 1804 1894
• Void Dragon Vines — Demon-vine spirit beasts capable of Source-Qi purification, divine-sense attacks, and long-range perception. 1803 1804
• Kui Bull — Late ninth-rank divine beast that follows her. 1966
• Soul-defense jade plaque — Used to resist the combined divine-sense attacks of numerous eighth-rank wraiths. 1817 1818

Relationships

• Song Wen / Extreme Yin — Dao companion and close collaborator. Their relationship began through spirit-beast dealings, developed through shared journeys and combat, and was publicly acknowledged by Ying Wu when she declared him her Dao companion. 1357 1362 1894
• Gu Huang — Fellow disciple and unwanted intended husband. Gu Huang's fixation on marrying her stems from her repeated refusal and his resulting humiliation. 1352 1362
• Jian Yun — Deceased former disciple. Ying Wu blamed herself for Jian Yun's death at the hands of a Thousand-Eyed Chi and preserved her body. 1678
• Zhou Siyi — Later disciple. Ying Wu accepted Zhou Siyi after she possessed Jian Yun's preserved body and agreed to provide her with resources and a cultivation technique. 1678
• Xugeng — Divine Blood Sect patriarch who recruited Ying Wu as an Honorary Supreme Elder and heavily coveted her Void Dragon Vines. 1806 1835
• Void Dragon Vine — Her most treasured spirit beast and the focus of her research into Source Qi. 1803 1804
• Kui Bull — Ninth-rank divine beast that voluntarily chose to follow her. 1966

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Six Baleful Hall campaign: Ying Wu joins Jian Xiao's planned siege of Six Baleful Hall, drawing Song Wen's attention because of her mysterious reputation and connection to the Beauty Serpent. 1313
• Great Passage Lake: Song Wen, using the identity Ye Hua, seeks her out for information on Thunder Hou blood. Their discussion of the Heavenly Dao earns her respect, and she invites him to study spirit-beast modification on her island. 1353 1357
• Scarlet Firmament Province conflict: Ying Wu protects Song Wen from Gu Huang and confronts Wen Xuan's group, displaying her Azure Luan Sword, Grand Void Sword Formation, and formidable spirit beasts. 1362 1365
• Rise to Mahayana: After Song Wen returns from the Western Rong Continent, Ying Wu reveals that she advanced from the late Integrated Body stage to early Mahayana through cultivation and Void Dragon Vine breeding. 1676
• Source-Qi Death Domain expedition: Ying Wu proposes using Void Dragon Vines to eliminate the Source-Qi Death Domain, fights Blood Skeleton Lord, and later destroys a horde of eighth-rank wraiths with the Wisdom King Seal. 1803 1804 1818
• Divine Blood Sect leadership: Recruited by Xugeng, Ying Wu becomes Grand Supreme Elder, asserts authority within the sect, and eventually declares that the Divine Blood Sect should be under her command after Xugeng's ascension and Ming Yuan's death. 1806 1824 1894
• Tribulation breakthrough: Ying Wu completes her Tribulation Transcendence breakthrough in ten years and receives ninety-nine strands of immortal spirit energy from the Heavenly Dao. 1928
• Defense of the Divine Blood Sect: She returns during an enemy siege, withstands attacks from Tribulation Transcendence cultivators, and reveals the Kui Bull as her ally. 1960 1966
• Return to Cangwu Province: Ying Wu and Song Wen force Qilin Transformation City and Phantom Illusion Sect to return stolen treasures; she later kills Zhan Ji and three Mahayana cultivators for their insincerity. 2031

Notable Quotes

“I would rather die than marry him.” — Ying Wu, rejecting Gu Huang's forced marriage proposal 1352

“Absolutely not. No matter what price you offer, I will never sell it.” — Ying Wu, refusing to surrender her Void Dragon Vine 1804

“If I plant Void Dragon Vines throughout the entire Source-Qi Death Domain, could I make the Source-Qi Death Domain disappear completely from the Profound Realm?” 1803