He Yue

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

He Yue entered the Purple Extreme Sect’s inner sect in the same cohort as Ye Yun. During the inner-sect assessment, she crossed the wooden-post course in two minutes and ten seconds, using graceful, swallow-like movement to pass ahead of Ye Yun’s attempt. 16

Her background is unusually wealthy and influential. She possesses two Puppet Mechanism Ships—rare vehicles whose smallest model was valued at roughly 300,000 taels of gold—and has access to a family-inherited martial art. 112 129 Despite this, her exact lineage and family remain undisclosed.

Appearance

He Yue is associated with a cool, detached bearing and an “icy” face that softens noticeably around people she trusts. 100 129

• Wears a long blue dress. 310
• Has beautiful features; Ye Yun notices tears on her cheeks after rejecting her feelings. 128
• Her reserved demeanor can give way to blushing, laughter, and playful smiles around Ye Yun and Ling Chen. 107 111

Personality

Initially, He Yue is calm, aloof, and formal with fellow disciples. She is nevertheless highly observant and considerate: she risks her master’s displeasure to reveal the True Dragon Society’s importance to Ye Yun because she believes the information is vital to his future. 107

Her admiration for Ye Yun becomes a major source of motivation. After failing to touch him during their spar, she devotes herself to cultivation rather than accepting the widening gap between them. 40 113 She is generous with her resources, lending Ye Yun a Puppet Mechanism Ship on credit despite his inability to pay immediately. 112 113

He Yue is emotionally direct once pushed to a breaking point. She asks Ye Yun whether he has romantic feelings for her, is devastated by his rejection, then turns that pain into a challenge: if she can defeat him fairly, he will accept whatever she says. 120 128 Even after this, she remains supportive of his ambitions and commits herself to reaching the Third-Turn Core Elixir Realm so that she may one day accompany him to the True Dragon Continent. 154 295

Abilities & Skills

Swordsmanship and Movement

He Yue fights with a sword and possesses agile movement techniques.

• Completed the inner-sect assessment’s movement course in two minutes and ten seconds. 16
• During her spar with Ye Yun, she used her superior speed to initiate the first attack, aiming a sword thrust at his eyes. 40
• Her coordinated attacks with Ling Chen were unable to overcome Ye Yun’s movement and counters. 40

Inherited Martial Art

He Yue possesses a martial art passed down through her lineage.

• She sought the Profound Yin Spirit Water specifically to perfect the technique. 128 129
• Cultivating the art to great mastery accelerated her cultivation and helped her enter the True Essence Realm. 241

Equipment / Items

• Puppet Mechanism Ships — He Yue owns two; she gives one spare ship to Ye Yun on credit for 300,000 taels of gold. 112 113
• Profound Yin Spirit Water — Given to her by Ye Yun after the Vastsea Tower auction; intended to help perfect her lineage’s martial art. 128 129
• Sword — Used during her friendly spar with Ye Yun and Ling Chen. 40

Relationships

• Ye Yun — Senior brother, fellow inner disciple, and the focus of He Yue’s admiration and romantic feelings. She informs him about the True Dragon Society, finances his Puppet Mechanism Ship, and later challenges him to accept her words if she can defeat him. 107 112 120 128
• Ling Chen — Fellow Purple Extreme Sect disciple and close companion. He recognizes He Yue’s feelings for Ye Yun, teases her about them, and cultivates alongside her aboard the Puppet Mechanism Ship. 40 113
• Meiniang — Phantom Serenity Palace disciple who saves He Yue from an attack after defeating her, then joins her in surviving until reinforcements arrive. 143
• Unnamed Master — Her master forbade her from sharing information about the True Dragon Society, but He Yue chose to tell Ye Yun anyway. 107

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Inner Sect Assessment and Sparring — Passes the inner-sect assessment and later joins Ling Chen in a friendly two-on-one spar against Ye Yun, revealing the considerable gap between their strength. 16 40
• True Dragon Society Revelation — Privately tells Ye Yun that the Great Dynasty Tournament determines qualification for the once-in-fifty-years True Dragon Society, prioritizing his future over her master’s instruction. 107
• Puppet Mechanism Ship Transaction — Reveals her exceptional resources by offering Ye Yun her spare Puppet Mechanism Ship on credit. 112 113
• Vastsea Tower and Rejection — Seeks Profound Yin Spirit Water, confronts Ye Yun about her feelings, and is rejected when he chooses the martial path over romance. 120
• The Agreement — Receives the Profound Yin Spirit Water from Ye Yun and challenges him to accept her wishes if she can defeat him in a fair fight. 128 129
• Great Dynasty Tournament — Reaches thirteenth place; later survives a crisis with Meiniang’s assistance after being attacked from behind. 143 165
• True Dragon Society Period — Returns from her lineage as a True Essence Realm martial artist and continues pursuing Ye Yun’s level of strength. 241 283
• Promise for the True Dragon Continent — Accepts Ye Yun’s promise to take her to the True Dragon Continent if she reaches the Third-Turn Core Elixir Realm. 295