Taiyi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Taiyi (太乙) 208
Alias(es)	Young Master Taiyi; Elder Taiyi 242 257
Species/Race	Human 767
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Taiyi Sect 208
Occupation/Role	Card Maker; Taiyi Sect’s designated successor and scholarly-competition representative 208 366
Status	Active 771
First Appearance	Ch. 157 (first mentioned); Ch. 208 (first depicted) 157 208

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
One-Star Card Master	157	Already recognized as an exceptional young genius. 157
Near Two-Star Card Master	242	His control technique and Life Force were said to be close to the Two-Star threshold. 242
Two-Star Card Master	257	Confirmed to have entered the Two-Star Card Master rank. 257
Three-Star Card Master	771	His advancement occurred roughly a year earlier than it would have in Tang Jian’s previous timeline. 771
Six-Star Card God-level powerhouse (previous timeline)	157	Tang Jian recalled that Taiyi became a Card God-level expert not long after Tang graduated from university. 157

Background / History

Reputation and early career

Taiyi was born into the Taiyi Sect as Sect Master Taiyuan’s son and was selected as the sect’s successor because of his rapid cultivation, exceptional Card Maker talent, and fortuitous opportunities. His siblings Taisheng and Taiqian were also prominent sect talents, though Taiyi was regarded as the most suitable successor. 208 262

In Tang Jian’s previous life, Taiyi became a legendary Card Maker who invented influential Fusion Cards and later rose to Card God-level power. In the altered timeline, Tang Jian’s early development of Fusion Cards deprived Taiyi of that original advantage. 157 190 366

Taiyi nevertheless demonstrated his own Fusion Card research by crafting a blue two-star Precognition Card containing more than thirty Pet Card brushstrokes. He stated that higher-grade Fusion Card research remained beyond his current technical ability. 242

Conflict with Tang Jian

Taiyi initially expressed interest in befriending Tang Jian after hearing of his abilities, but Tang Jian’s patents and growing reputation soon made him a direct rival. Taiyi prepared an Aura-type patent intended to counter Tang Jian and later considered calling in favors to have him eliminated. 208 249 262

After an assassination attempt against Tang Jian, Taiyi was questioned by Tiandu authorities. He was cleared because he had not registered with Hidden Kill or arranged the bounty through an intermediary; privately, he was angered that another party had acted before he could carry out his own plans. 262

At the Sect Fellowship Assembly, Taiyi publicly treated Tang Jian with courtesy and praise while the two openly acknowledged their prior hostility. Taiyi entered the scholarly competition with several blue Patent Cards, believing his preparations sufficient to secure victory. 370 371 389

Kela and the ruins scheme

Tang Jian discovered that Taiyi housed a powerful spiritual entity within his mind after observing him with the Third Divine Eye Card. The entity, later identified as Kela, had remained undetected even by conventional investigative Cards. 384 389

Taiyi and Kela maintained a mutually exploitative relationship. Taiyi intended to use Kela’s knowledge to gain an inheritance capable of accelerating his rise to Card Godhood, while Kela sought a permanent physical host. 405 413

Driven by that goal, Taiyi secretly violated the Taiyi Sect’s confidentiality agreement with the White Feather Sect by bringing outside help into shared ruins. He regarded the Card Makers he recruited to break the array as disposable sacrifices, but the group was killed by Evil God Hitler’s black smoke after opening the stone hall. 405 412 413

Later cooperation with Tang Jian

As war escalated, Taiyi chose to prioritize his personal growth over the burden of competing for the Taiyi Sect successor position. 468

Taiyi later sought a private discussion with Tang Jian and eventually disclosed a hidden small-world entrance containing a black-grade God Card connected to the War Lord. He had concealed the discovery for over three months, fearing both the War Lord’s attention and the reactions of other Card Gods, including his father. 721 767 768

Tang Jian accompanied Taiyi and Taiyuan into the ruins, destroyed the ancient temple’s guardian, and resolved the immediate crisis. He then allowed Taiyi to collect what remained, on the condition that Taiyi neither re-enter the sealed world nor reveal its secrets. 768 771

Appearance

Taiyi is described as a refined young gentleman with an extraordinary temperament. He is approximately Tang Jian’s height and habitually presents himself with a calm smile. 208 371

• Possesses a natural aura of leadership that draws others to follow him. 208
• Maintains composed expressions even when provoked or embarrassed. 371
• His outwardly gentle demeanor can disappear in private, revealing a stern and cold expression. 242

Personality

Taiyi is socially adept, polished, and highly conscious of status. He cultivates influential connections, treats capable people well, and positions himself as the center of any group he leads. 208

His public image is one of magnanimity: he habitually praises rivals, advocates reconciliation, and conceals anger behind a smile. Tang Jian, however, considers this a façade and views Taiyi as someone who schemes discreetly enough to deny wrongdoing convincingly. 366 370

Taiyi is intensely ambitious and distrustful. He is willing to conceal major discoveries from his father, breach agreements with allied sects, and sacrifice others if doing so could secure an inheritance or speed his path toward becoming a Card God. 405 412

He is also cautious when faced with threats beyond his control. Kela’s warnings about Prophecy Cards and Taiyi’s fear of the War Lord influenced him to keep dangerous secrets hidden until Tang Jian’s power made disclosure seem safer. 389 768

Abilities & Skills

Card Crafting

Taiyi is a prodigious Card Maker capable of independently researching advanced Card patterns and blue-grade Patent Cards. 157 242 384

• Created the Glutinous Rice Bomb Card, which brought him praise within the Tiandu Card Maker Association. 208
• Crafted the blue two-star Precognition Card, a Fusion Card combining more than thirty Pet Card brushstrokes. 242
• Prepared an independent blue Patent Card for the Sect Fellowship Assembly. 384
• In Tang Jian’s previous timeline, became famous for creating green five-star and blue two-star Fusion Cards. 231

Brushstroke Mastery

Taiyi possesses exceptional outlining skill, capable of performing difficult brushwork that drew Tang Jian’s attention during the Sect Fellowship Assembly. 384

• His brushstroke proficiency was significant enough for Tang Jian to suspect that Kela might be contributing to his unusual accomplishments. 384 385
• He was selected as Taiyi Sect’s participant for scholarly Card Maker competitions. 366

Fine Card Energy Control

Taiyi can precisely manipulate force and Card Energy for delicate tasks. 242

• Uses the Five-Leaf Bloom technique to control a tea stove and divide boiling tea into five streams without spilling. 242
• His technique was considered evidence that his Life Force control was nearing the Two-Star level. 242

Kela’s Guidance

Kela is a powerful spiritual form concealed in Taiyi’s mind. Its knowledge gives Taiyi access to information about hidden inheritances and dangers, but its presence also creates a dangerous dependence. 389 405

• Warned Taiyi that a high-grade Prophecy Card could expose Kela’s existence. 389
• Informed Taiyi of the true value of the ruins’ inheritance. 405
• Seeks to exploit Taiyi as a route to regaining a permanent physical body. 413
• Could not be detected by Ye Xunhuan’s Silence Card, though Tang Jian’s Third Divine Eye Card revealed it. 384

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Precognition Card — Blue two-star Fusion Card created from over thirty Pet Card brushstrokes. 242
• Flying Swallow Card — Used for aerial movement in the ancient-temple ruins. 771
• Recording Card — Used to record the process of breaking the ruins’ array. 412
• Teleportation Card — Given by Taiyuan; could summon the sect master to Taiyi’s location in an emergency. 405

Relationships

• Taiyuan — Father, Sect Master of Taiyi Sect, and the person whose succession Taiyi was originally expected to inherit. Taiyi conceals major plans from him and distrusts how he might react to valuable discoveries. 262 405 768
• Kela — Spiritual entity hidden in Taiyi’s mind. Their partnership is founded on mutual manipulation: Taiyi wants Kela’s knowledge and Kela wants Taiyi’s body. 389 413
• Tang Jian — Rival Card Maker and eventual collaborator. Taiyi initially plotted against him, but later entrusted him with the secret of the black-grade God Card and the small world. 254 768
• Taisheng — Younger brother and cultivation-focused rival within the Taiyi Sect; Taiyi considered him less suited to sect leadership despite his strength. 262 395
• Taiqian — Sister and fellow Taiyi Sect prodigy. Taiyi once regarded her as a major competitor for succession, though he later chose personal growth over the successor title. 405 468
• Mu Huo — Taiyi Sect elder and ally in the sect’s schemes against Tang Jian and Dragon Tiger Dao. 376 384
• Purple Dragon — Contact from whom Taiyi sought to borrow the Great Zhou Star Card to investigate a betrayal. 257

Notable Quotes

“Don’t underestimate others; they truly have real skill, and I admire them greatly!” 370

“Once we do, we’ll take all the good stuff, and exposure won’t matter.” 405

Trivia

• Taiyi’s name is also used by his sect, making references to “Taiyi” potentially ambiguous between the man and the Taiyi Sect. 208
• Tang Jian believed Taiyi was the “real protagonist type” because of his background, talent, influence, and ability to respond quickly to threats. 248
• In Tang Jian’s previous timeline, Taiyi’s Fusion Cards were considered unprecedented and helped attract the attention of the Ma Gods. 286