Ye Xishui

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ye Xishui (叶夕水)
Alias(es)	Supreme Leader; Supreme Cult Leader of the Holy Spirit Cult 4 7
Gender	Female 4
Affiliation	Holy Spirit Cult
Occupation/Role	Supreme Leader of the Holy Spirit Cult; Ultimate Douluo; Mu Feng's teacher 4 5 6
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Power Progression

Period	Cultivation / Development	Details
By Chapter 4–present	Ultimate Douluo	Ye Xishui is an Ultimate Douluo and the Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Leader. Her cultivation experience allows her to assess and direct Mu Feng's foundation from the beginning of his training. 4 6

Background / History

More than a century before Mu Feng's arrival, Old Ghost Zhongli coerced Ye Xishui into driving a wedge between Long Xiaoyao and Mu En. Ye Xishui later reflected that this event led to the Holy Spirit Cult as it exists in the present. 4

Long Xiaoyao believes that a drunken entanglement ruined the bond between himself, Ye Xishui, and Mu En. He holds himself partly responsible for Ye Xishui becoming an evil soul master and has remained by her side for years as an act of atonement. 8

As Supreme Leader, Ye Xishui maintains authority above Cult Leader Zhongli Wu. Although Zhongli Wu resents her seizure of power and the weakening of his authority, he is unable to openly oppose her decisions. 4

Although Ye Xishui projects an unyielding identity as the Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Leader, memories of her past with Long Xiaoyao and Mu En still affect her. She suppresses these emotions and retreats behind a cold public persona whenever those memories reopen old wounds. 75 76

Appearance

Ye Xishui is a stunningly beautiful woman with pale skin. Her presence combines noble elegance with an unnerving, sinister chill. 4

• Pale complexion 4
• Cold, composed bearing 4 8
• Elegant yet oppressive aura 4

Personality

Ye Xishui is cold, strategic, and intensely pragmatic. She recognizes that Mu Feng's hatred of the Holy Spirit Cult makes genuine loyalty unlikely, so she chooses direct control over attempted indoctrination. 4

She judges people chiefly by their potential and utility. Mu Feng's extraordinary talent convinces her to personally oversee his development, conceal his identity, and prepare him for a long-term infiltration operation. 4 6 19

Despite her detached manner and lack of prior teaching experience, she provides Mu Feng with specialized cultivation methods, medicine, resources, and strategic instruction. Her investment is calculated: the greater his potential, the more useful he will be to the Cult. 5 6 19

Ye Xishui is emotionally guarded and highly sensitive to reminders of her former life. Though she repeatedly pushes Long Xiaoyao away through harsh words and distance, she still relies on his protection and is pained by his loneliness. 76

Her attitude toward Mu Feng has become increasingly conflicted. She continues to regard his curse, regular reports, and formal obedience as necessary safeguards, yet begins to question whether he is solely a weapon for the Holy Spirit Cult. 75 76

Abilities & Skills

Ultimate Douluo Cultivation

Ye Xishui is an Ultimate Douluo whose experience allows her to immediately identify flaws in Mu Feng's early cultivation foundation. 6

• Recognizes that Mu Feng must strengthen his physique before pursuing stronger soul rings. 6
• Advises against sacrificing long-term potential for rapid early advancement. 6
• Designs cultivation methods suited to a soul master's physical limits. 6 8

Curse Implantation

Ye Xishui can implant a curse into another person's spiritual sea, using it as a means of control. 4

• Planted a crimson curse in Mu Feng's spiritual sea by pressing her finger to his forehead. 4
• The curse causes severe mental pain during implantation. 4
• She periodically verifies that the curse remains intact before relying on Mu Feng for espionage. 19
• Mu Feng regards destroying the curse as necessary to obtain true freedom. 26
• The curse remains a decisive restraint on Mu Feng's actions; during the Mingdu massacre, he fears that openly exposing his opposition to the Holy Spirit Cult could bring lethal consequences once Ye Xishui learns of it. 72
• Ye Xishui uses Mu Feng's required reports as an additional means of maintaining control, as his outward respect and distance prevent her from trusting him without safeguards. 75

Pill Refinement and Cultivation Support

Ye Xishui personally refines medicinal pills and provides cultivation resources tailored to Mu Feng's needs. 6 9

• Refined a sacred-attribute pill from the blood of more than a dozen sacred-attribute soul beasts and heavenly treasures. 6
• Her pill nourishes Mu Feng's meridians and strengthens his right-hand angel martial soul. 6
• Refines mild recovery pills to sustain Mu Feng through daily high-intensity training. 9
• Her earlier pill is later proposed as a possible cause of Mu Feng's martial-soul evolution. 19

Secret Cultivation Art

Ye Xishui created or improved a secret technique that lets low-ranked soul masters cultivate without immediately obtaining soul rings. 6 8

• Allows cultivation of soul power up to Rank 30 without soul rings. 6
• Suppresses and repeatedly exhausts soul power, widening the user's meridians through recovery. 8
• Raises the soul-power storage limit before obtaining a soul ring from three or four ranks to ten ranks with supporting pills. 8
• Is suitable only for soul masters below Rank 40. 8

Light Phoenix Martial Soul

Ye Xishui possesses a concealed Light Phoenix martial soul, which Mu Feng identifies as the reason an evil soul master such as herself can refine a sacred-attribute pill. 6

Political Control and Strategic Oversight

Ye Xishui maintains her authority through long-established dominance, secrecy, and direct supervision of strategically valuable subordinates. 4 75

• Restricts sensitive intelligence, including Mu Feng's identity and infiltration mission, to a small circle within the Holy Spirit Cult. 4 7
• Keeps Mu Feng's Shrek infiltration under observation through his regular reports and personal debriefings. 75 76
• Assesses Mu Feng's cultivation upon his return to the Blood Soul Hall and directs him to Zhongli Wu when the Cult Leader has business for him. 70
• Continues to frame Mu Feng's life at Shrek Academy in terms of intelligence gathering and the Cult's strategic interests despite Long Xiaoyao's more sentimental view of his academy experiences. 76

Relationships

• Mu Feng — Her disciple and the Holy Spirit Cult's Holy Son. Ye Xishui cultivates him as an infiltrator for Shrek Academy while controlling him through a curse in his spiritual sea. 4 5 19 Although she initially regards him as a useful tool, his growth and relationship with Long Xiaoyao cause her to reconsider him with greater conflict, even as she remains unwilling to relax her control. 75 76
• Zhongli Wu — Her son and the Holy Spirit Cult's Cult Leader. He follows her orders but privately resents her dominance over the Cult's authority. 4 His long-term frustration under her authority fuels a desire to control Mu Feng, Ye Xishui's disciple, as a way to reclaim some of his lost dignity. 72
• Long Xiaoyao — A long-standing companion and protector who remains at her side out of guilt over their shared past. He occasionally questions her decisions concerning Mu Feng. 4 8 Ye Xishui recognizes his deepening attachment to Mu Feng and remains emotionally dependent on Long Xiaoyao despite concealing it behind her cold manner. 75 76
• Mu En — A figure from her past; Old Ghost Zhongli once forced Ye Xishui to estrange Mu En from Long Xiaoyao. 4 Memories of Mu En and their former time together continue to be a source of pain Ye Xishui refuses to openly confront. 76

Story Role / Major Arcs

Appointment of the Holy Son

After examining Mu Feng's opposing angel martial souls, Ye Xishui names him the Holy Spirit Cult's Holy Son. She restricts knowledge of his identity to the Eight Great Elders and above, preventing ordinary Cult members from learning who he is. 4

She decides that Mu Feng will infiltrate Shrek Academy rather than confront it directly, intending to reduce the Cult's losses from Shrek's purges and establish an important agent within the academy. 4

Taking Mu Feng as a Disciple

Ye Xishui prevents Zhongli Wu from taking Mu Feng away and orders that he remain in Blood Soul Hall to cultivate under her guidance. Mu Feng addresses her as “Teacher,” and she accepts the arrangement. 4 5

Immediately afterward, Ye Xishui implants a curse into his spiritual sea. She considers direct control more reliable than brainwashing a child whose village was destroyed by evil soul masters. 4

Cultivation and Spy Training

Over the following years, Ye Xishui supplies Mu Feng with resources, two death-warrior guards, specialized pills, and a secret cultivation art designed to establish a strong foundation before he acquires soul rings. 6 8

After Mu Feng's return from the Star Dou Great Forest, Ye Xishui confirms that her curse still binds him and begins preparing him for Shrek Academy. His training expands beyond cultivation to include painting, intelligence transmission, and Holy Spirit Cult communication methods. 19

Continued Oversight of Mu Feng

After Mu Feng returns from Shrek City at Rank 48, Ye Xishui briefly verifies his cultivation and directs him to meet Zhongli Wu regarding his next assignment. Her formal, distant treatment contrasts with Mu Feng's relaxed rapport with Long Xiaoyao. 70

Following Mu Feng's involvement in the Mingdu operation, Ye Xishui receives his report and unexpectedly asks about the friends he has made at Shrek Academy. When Long Xiaoyao becomes nostalgic over Mu Feng's descriptions of academy life, Ye Xishui reasserts that Mu Feng was sent to Shrek to gather intelligence and strategic knowledge. 76

Conflict Between Control and Attachment

Ye Xishui notices Long Xiaoyao's increasingly obvious concern for Mu Feng after the boy returns from Mingdu. While she acknowledges that Mu Feng is sincere toward Long Xiaoyao, she reflects that Mu Feng's respect toward herself is restrained by the curse she implanted and his enmity toward the Holy Spirit Cult. 75

Her conversations with Long Xiaoyao reveal that Mu Feng's presence can evoke memories of their past, but Ye Xishui repeatedly suppresses these feelings to preserve the identity and authority of the Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Leader. 76

Trivia

• Ye Xishui had no prior teaching experience when she accepted Mu Feng as her disciple. 5
• Mu Feng sincerely thanks Ye Xishui for her cultivation guidance despite intending to eventually destroy the Holy Spirit Cult. 6
• Her secret technique was specifically developed for soul masters below Rank 40. 8
• Ye Xishui's sacred-attribute pill is refined using the blood of more than a dozen sacred-attribute soul beasts and heavenly treasures, an accomplishment made possible by her concealed Light Phoenix martial soul. 6
• Although she treats Mu Feng's Shrek enrollment primarily as an espionage operation, his stories about academy life can awaken memories of her own past with Long Xiaoyao and Mu En. 76