Great Elder

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Great Elder
Original	大長老
Species/Race	Snake-Person
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Snake-People Tribe
Occupation/Role	Senior leader of the Snake-People Tribe; one of the Four Great Elders
First Appearance	Chapter 12

Appearance

An elderly Snake-Person woman with a harsh, imposing presence.

• White-haired and heavily wrinkled. 2 12
• Has rhomboid snake pupils and withered fingers. 12
• Speaks in a hoarse, unpleasant voice. 12 23

Personality

The Great Elder is composed, calculating, and strongly focused on the Snake-People Tribe's long-term survival. She understands Medusa's pride and ambition better than the other elders, anticipating that Medusa would eventually pursue the Dou Zong realm despite warnings. 24

She is pragmatic enough to pursue unconventional and coercive solutions when she believes they serve the tribe. She proposed using Medusa's exceptional bloodline to conceive a stronger successor and later participated in arranging Mo Yun and Medusa's confinement under the effects of medicinal incense. 24 25 27

Abilities & Skills

Leadership and Authority

The Great Elder possesses authority sufficient to restrain Medusa in matters of tribal status, despite Medusa being stronger in direct combat. 12

• Officially accepted Mo Yun into the Snake-People Tribe after identifying his mixed human and Snake-Person heritage. 12
• Can compel the leaders of the Eight Great Tribes to provide materials for the Eight Mysterious Heavenly Snake Paste. 36
• Ended Mo Bas's confrontation with Mo Yun through direct intervention and reprimand. 36

Tribal Lore

She is highly knowledgeable about Snake-People bloodlines, inherited records, and the consequences of Medusa's evolution.

• Identified Mo Yun's Azure Snake Three-Blossom Pupil as a mutation born from the interweaving of human and Snake-Person bloodlines. 12 25
• Explained that the pupil embodies an ancestral ancient-beast bloodline pressure, allowing its bearer to command snake-type Magical Beasts. 25
• Determined that Medusa's symbiotic Purple Nether Flame Snake had reverted to the Seven-Colored Scales and Devouring Sky Head during evolution. 32
• Diagnosed Medusa's condition as two souls sharing one body, with the evolved Magical Beast temporarily controlling it. 32

Refining Expertise

The Great Elder directs the refinement of rare Snake-People tribal medicines.

• Led the Four Great Elders in refining the Eight Mysterious Heavenly Snake Paste in the Ten Thousand Snake Cauldron. 37
• Added a drop of Seven-Colored Scales and Devouring Sky Head blood essence, transforming the formula into the stronger Nine Mysterious Heavenly Snake Paste. 37 38
• Helped forcibly suppress the bloodline rejection within the cauldron and complete the refinement. 38

Relationships

• Medusa Queen — Elder and political superior in tribal affairs; respects Medusa's responsibility toward the tribe but restrains her dangerous pursuit of Strange Fire evolution. 23 24
• Mo Yun — Accepted him into the Snake-People Tribe, recognized the value of his Azure Snake Three-Blossom Pupil, and repeatedly assigned him tasks connected to Medusa's future. 12 32 39
• Second Elder — Fellow Great Elder; the Second Elder is notably stricter and more confrontational toward Medusa. 23 24
• Third Elder — Fellow Great Elder; participated in proposing and carrying out the plan involving Mo Yun and Medusa. 25 27
• Fourth Elder — Fellow Great Elder responsible for tribal resources; assisted with the medicinal-incense plan and questioned Mo Yun's loyalty before the proposed union. 24 25 27
• Mo Bas — Reprimanded him for attacking Mo Yun and forced his compliance with the paste-refinement decision. 36
• Leaders of the Eight Great Tribes — Exercised authority over them to secure materials for Mo Yun's Nine Mysterious Heavenly Snake Paste. 36 37

Story Role / Major Arcs

Mo Yun's Admission to the Snake-People Tribe

The Great Elder identifies Mo Yun's Azure Snake Three-Blossom Pupil as proof of his Snake-Person heritage. She offers him formal membership on the condition that he remain loyal and serve the tribe, then places him under Medusa's arrangements. 12

Medusa's Evolution Debate

When Medusa seeks to use Strange Fire to evolve into a Dou Zong, the Great Elder warns that the method is only a legend and that failure could endanger the entire tribe. She advises Medusa to delay the attempt while considering a new, high-quality Medusa bloodline as an alternative means of safeguarding the tribe's future. 23 24

The Innate Method Proposal

The Great Elder identifies Mo Yun as the ideal potential partner for Medusa due to his age, cultivation potential, and Azure Snake Three-Blossom Pupil. She argues that the pupil represents an elevated form of the tribe's ancient bloodline, though she agrees to observe Mo Yun's loyalty before making a final decision. 25

Forced Coming-of-Age Plan

Fearing that Medusa would independently attempt her Strange Fire evolution, the Great Elder approves a plan using Yin Yang Heavenly Union Flower and Profound Yellow Spirit Grass incense to weaken Medusa and leave her alone with Mo Yun. 27

Medusa's Soul Crisis

After Medusa evolves but loses control of her body to the Seven-Colored Scales and Devouring Sky Head, the Great Elder investigates the cause through tribal records. She sends Mo Yun away to seek a high-level Alchemist who may resolve Medusa's soul problem. 32

Nine Mysterious Heavenly Snake Paste

The Great Elder organizes the Eight Great Tribes to contribute ancestral snake materials, intervenes when Mo Bas objects, and leads the Four Great Elders in refining the paste. Her addition of the evolved beast's blood essence produces the Nine Mysterious Heavenly Snake Paste, which upgrades Mo Yun's Azure Snake Three-Blossom Pupil. 36 37 38

Mo Yun's Departure

Following Mo Yun's breakthrough to Dou Wang, the Great Elder acknowledges his strengthened soul power and orders him to leave Holy City to pursue a solution for Medusa's condition. 39