Li Yu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Li Yu (李渔)
Alias(es)	Holy Envoy among the Human Race 26
Species/Race	Innate lifeform acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao 1
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Human Sect — Deputy Sect Leader 33 38
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; guardian of the Human Race; master of an Eastern Sea immortal island 26 28
Status	Active 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Primordial Immortal Realm	1	Born as an innate lifeform with innate divine abilities, techniques, and the Twelve-Petal Pure World White Lotus.
Golden Immortal Dao Fruit	1	Achieved after prolonged secluded cultivation on Mount Kunlun.
Perfected Golden Immortal	7	Awakened from Hongjun’s first sermon without reaching Quasi-Sainthood, despite being close to the breakthrough.
Quasi-Saint	11	Possessed sufficient cultivation and a newly comprehended Great Dao to defeat Zhunti’s Dharma body with Chaos Qi.
Quasi-Saint Perfection	22	Reached the limit of Hongjun’s Dao, but could not pursue its Saint path because its final position was already occupied. His independent Dao remained open.

Background

Li Yu transmigrated to the Wild Continent and awakened on Weakwater atop the Twelve-Petal Pure World White Lotus. Recognized by the Heavenly Dao as an innate lifeform, he began life at the Primordial Immortal Realm and carried a cultivation method leading to the Golden Immortal Realm. He established a simple retreat on Mount Kunlun, attained the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, and began treating the Primordial World as his home rather than merely the world into which he had arrived 1.

Possessing foreknowledge of future calamities, Li Yu became determined to avoid being swept away by fate. His concern for the eventual deaths of powerful figures, especially his friend Hongyun, drove many of his early choices: he cultivated cautiously, concealed his strongest treasure when possible, and considered intervening in outcomes he believed were predetermined 1 5.

After leaving Kunlun, Li Yu traveled widely through the Primordial World. He visited Wa Palace with Hongyun, where Fuxi’s divination found only chaos when examining Li Yu’s fate. Fuxi consequently treated him with unusual warmth and gave him a tortoiseshell treasure that could indicate fortune and misfortune 3.

Li Yu eventually claimed an immortal island in the Eastern Sea as his dojo. There he cultivated Bitter Bamboo, accepted Black Armor as the island’s guardian, and built connections with nearby cultivators such as the Three Xiao Sisters 10 13.

Appearance

Fuxi describes Li Yu as handsome and possessing extraordinary origins. He commonly travels by transforming into a streak of rosy light and is often depicted carrying or wielding spiritual treasures rather than relying on ornate external display 3 4.

• Calm expression, described as “still as water” even when emotionally stirred 1.
• Uses a restrained, unassuming manner around major powers despite his strength 5 29.
• Frequently conceals his true capabilities and most powerful treasures 5.

Personality

Li Yu is cautious, observant, and intensely aware that strength alone cannot guarantee survival during a great calamity. He often weighs fate against intervention, preferring to prepare quietly rather than attract unnecessary attention. Even after becoming a Quasi-Saint, he investigates gifts and treasures for hidden schemes rather than accepting them without suspicion 1 7 15.

He is also direct when facing arrogance or injustice. Ran Deng, Zhunti, Minghe, and the Demon Race all provoke a decisive response when they attempt to seize his possessions or harm those under his protection. His willingness to pursue Zhunti across much of the Primordial World became widely known, while his sealing of the Blood Sea began from outrage at the theft of Human Race souls 11 30.

Despite his guarded nature, Li Yu values friendship and personal choice. He helps Hongyun, Zhen Yuanzi, Fuxi, Nüwa, and the Three Xiao Sisters without demanding repayment; allows Lu Xue to remain with the Azure Ox; and repeatedly encourages Black Armor, Red Boy, Zhu Lingzi, and Haotian to pursue their own paths 8 18 23 45 50.

Abilities & Skills

Independent New Dao

Li Yu possesses a Dao distinct from Hongjun’s established Primordial Great Dao. Its nature is difficult for others to understand or calculate, and it can support effects beyond conventional cultivation paths 7 17.

• Merged his New Dao with Taiqing’s alchemy to preserve and revitalize Fuxi’s remnant soul 17.
• Allowed him to continue cultivating after reaching the limit of Hongjun’s Dao 22.
• Enabled him to pierce disrupted heavenly calculations and identify the Demon Race’s Witch-Slaying Sword plot 37.
• Can trigger Heavenly Dao scrutiny when used openly; the Chaos Bell later gained the ability to conceal its power from the Heavenly Dao 37 44.

Chaos Qi Manipulation

Li Yu draws and uses Chaos Qi stored within his Innate Gourd. It is a major source of his offensive power and a resource he has used to nurture spiritual roots 11 31.

• Destroyed Zhunti’s Dharma body and damaged the Seven-Treasure Wondrous Tree without relying on a spirit treasure 11.
• Captured Yuantu during the battle against Minghe 20.
• Nourished Bitter Bamboo, contributing to its eventual transformation into Zhu Lingzi 11 28 36.
• Its supply is limited and cannot be readily replaced 49.

Divination

Although Fuxi could not divine Li Yu’s own fate, Li Yu can perform calculations and divinations of his own 3 37.

• Used Fuxi’s tortoiseshell to locate the Bitter Bamboo 9.
• Identified the Demon Race’s use of Human Race souls to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword 37.
• Uses divination cautiously, knowing that heavenly secrets may be obscured or that excessive interference can create complications 16 32.

Teaching and Guidance

Li Yu is capable of instructing cultivators beneath the Golden Immortal Realm and offers practical guidance rather than seeking formal discipleship 16.

• Explained the path to the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit to Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao 16.
• Guided Red Boy’s growth by granting him the Cosmos Ruler and supporting his role as humanity’s protector 23 28.
• Taught Haotian basic sword forms, martial arts, and breathing techniques while avoiding interference with his destined tribulation 48 50.
• Recognizes his own past overreliance on spiritual treasures and later begins studying spells, divine abilities, and formations 32 33.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Twelve-Petal Pure World White Lotus — Li Yu’s companion innate spiritual treasure. Its defensive power is surpassed only by innate supreme treasures such as the Chaos Bell and Taiji Diagram; it can also suppress fortune 1.
• Innate Gourd — A top-grade innate spiritual treasure secretly delivered on Hongjun’s instruction. It contains Chaos Qi and possesses both offensive and defensive properties 7.
• Godslayer Spear — A supreme offensive innate spiritual treasure. Li Yu used it to destroy one of Minghe’s avatars and later attack Minghe during the Blood Sea’s decline 20 31.
• Mysterious Origin Water-Control Banner — One of the Innate Five-Element Banners. It can disturb the Blood Sea, sweep away lesser treasures, and store merit qi 19 20 28 39.
• Yuantu Sword and Abi Sword — A pair of ownerless killing treasures acquired after Minghe’s death; they are untouched by karma 31.
• Twelfth-Rank Karmic Fire Red Lotus — Minghe’s former defensive treasure, collected by Li Yu after Minghe’s death. Li Yu is interested in its possible resonance with the Pure World White Lotus 31.
• Chaos Bell — An innate supreme treasure that willingly acknowledged Li Yu as master after he promised it eventual freedom. It can conceal the New Dao from Heavenly Dao detection 44.
• Cosmos Ruler — An ordinary congenital spirit treasure taken from Ran Deng and used in several early battles. Li Yu later gave it to Red Boy 4 23.
• Fuxi’s Tortoiseshell — A fortune-and-misfortune divination treasure gifted by Fuxi. It shattered when Fuxi was struck down 3 16.

Relationships

• Hongyun — Close friend. Li Yu repeatedly attempts to alter Hongyun’s tragic fate, assists him against Minghe, and supports his family 1 19 23.
• Zhen Yuanzi — Close friend and trusted ally. They jointly protect Hongyun, discuss the Dao, arrange Red Boy’s education, and raise Bitter Bamboo at Five Villages Temple 15 21 32.
• Fuxi — Friend and early benefactor. Fuxi’s failed divination highlighted Li Yu’s unusual fate; Li Yu later helped preserve his soul and arrange his reincarnation 3 17 32 45.
• Nüwa — Trusted ally and friend. Li Yu supported her after Fuxi’s fall, unintentionally inspired her creation of humanity, and later relied on her aid against Minghe 17 24 31.
• Taiqing — Senior ally within the Human Sect. Taiqing helped settle Li Yu’s conflict with Zhunti, cooperated with him to save Fuxi, and recognized him as the Human Sect’s Vice Sect Leader 12 17 44.
• Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao — Friends and protégés. Li Yu rescued them from Azure Dragons, taught them cultivation fundamentals, and later recruited them to protect humanity 9 16 38.
• Black Armor — Turtle spirit and longtime guardian of Li Yu’s Eastern Sea dojo. Li Yu refused him as a disciple but entrusted him with the island and later encouraged his independence 13 21 45.
• Lu Xue — Former celestial deer mount. Li Yu taught her cultivation and eventually respected her choice to remain with the Azure Ox instead of returning to him 4 8.
• Red Boy — Hongyun’s son and Li Yu’s junior. Li Yu gave him the Cosmos Ruler and appointed him a protector of the Human Race 23 28.
• Zhu Lingzi — Bitter Bamboo’s transformed spirit. Li Yu nurtured the root with Chaos Qi and merit, then proposed that Zhu Lingzi eventually join the Human Sect while remaining in Zhen Yuanzi’s lineage 28 36.
• Haotian — Future Jade Emperor in reincarnated mortal form. Li Yu provides limited guidance while deliberately refusing a formal master-disciple bond 47 48 50.
• Zhunti — Persistent adversary. Zhunti twice claimed Li Yu’s targets were “fated” to the Western land, first over Bitter Bamboo and later while protecting Minghe 11 31.
• Minghe — Enemy of Li Yu and Hongyun. Their conflict began over Jin Shan and ended with Minghe’s destruction during the formation of the Netherworld 19 31.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Travels and Purple Cloud Palace

• Established himself on Mount Kunlun, attained the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, and left to reconnect with Hongyun and Zhen Yuanzi 1.
• Visited Wa Palace, where Fuxi failed to calculate his fate and gave him a divination tortoiseshell 3.
• Claimed the Cosmos Ruler after defeating Ran Deng and accepted the celestial deer, later known as Lu Xue, as a companion 4.
• Attended Hongjun’s first sermon while concealing the Pure World White Lotus as a trump card 5.
• Awakened with deeper insight but without entering Quasi-Sainthood; Hongjun secretly arranged for Yaochi to give him the Innate Gourd 7.

Eastern Sea Dojo and Bitter Bamboo

• Founded an Eastern Sea immortal island and discovered the innate spiritual root Bitter Bamboo 9 10.
• Defended Bitter Bamboo from Zhunti, defeated his Dharma body with Chaos Qi, and pursued him to Mount Kunlun 11.
• Fed Bitter Bamboo Chaos Qi and later merit qi, eventually enabling its transformation into Zhu Lingzi 11 28 36.
• Accepted Black Armor as caretaker and guardian rather than as a formal disciple 13.

Saving Fuxi and Changing Fate

• Responded to Fuxi’s death by persuading Nüwa to preserve his soul before seeking vengeance 17.
• Assisted Taiqing in stabilizing Fuxi’s remnant divine soul through the New Dao 17 18.
• Arranged with Houtu and Nüwa for Fuxi’s soul to enter the Six Paths of Reincarnation 32.
• Determined that the Human Race’s age of great order was the appropriate time for Fuxi’s reincarnation to begin 45.

Protector of the Human Race

• Witnessed Nüwa’s creation of humanity and became personally invested in the future of the Human Race 24.
• Answered Nüwa’s call for aid when demons began slaughtering humans for cultivation resources 25.
• Spent nearly a year eliminating demons threatening human tribes, becoming known as the Holy Envoy 26.
• Organized Hongyun, Zhen Yuanzi, Red Boy, the Three Xiao Sisters, Xuandu, Hou Yi, and Kua Fu to defend humanity from the Demon Race’s soul-harvesting campaign 37 38.
• Confronted the Demon Court’s commanders and forced Taiyi to reaffirm that the Demon Race would not harm innocent humans 39 40.
• Withdrew from direct guardianship after the Wu-Demon Calamity, believing humanity needed to develop independently 44 45.

Blood Sea Conflict and Minghe’s Treasures

• Joined Hongyun and Zhen Yuanzi in confronting Minghe over Jin Shan’s abduction, but withdrew after Minghe relied on the Blood Sea’s near-immortality 19 20.
• Captured Yuantu during the first Blood Sea battle and waited for the Blood Sea’s eventual weakening 20.
• Sealed the Blood Sea after uncovering Minghe’s collection of Human Race souls 30.
• Exploited the formation of the Netherworld, called on Nüwa’s promised aid, and acquired Yuantu, Abi, and the Karmic Fire Red Lotus after Minghe’s death 31.

Later Wanderings

• Won the Chaos Bell through negotiation rather than forced refinement, promising it freedom and a meaningful future 44.
• Refined his Eastern Sea dojo into a portable grotto-heaven 45.
• Visited the Three Xiao Sisters and Golden Spirit Holy Mother, discussing the revised cultivation hierarchy and quietly considering the future Investiture of the Gods Calamity 46.
• Watched over the reincarnated Haotian for a decade, offering limited instruction without interfering with his destined tribulation 47 48 50.
• Began surveying the growth of Human Sect legacies, including the flourishing Xiaoyao Sect 50.

Notable Quotes

“To transcend the Heavenly Dao and avoid being trapped by the great calamity—the road ahead was long and arduous!” 1

“If one cannot beat him, then two will attack together. If Fellow Daoist Hongyun still has the strength to fight, then the three of us shall join forces and beat Minghe alone!” 19

“Swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao. Otherwise, I will not believe you.” 30

Trivia

• Fuxi’s divination of Li Yu revealed only chaos, the same result Fuxi had previously received when examining Nüwa 3.
• Li Yu’s first Mount Kunlun dwelling disappeared over time; when he returned, only the remains of his hut and a withered pine were left 8.
• He prefers informal friendship over rigid seniority, even when others address him as “Martial Uncle” because of his Human Sect position 46.
• He consciously avoids becoming Haotian’s master, fearing that excessive involvement could disrupt the future Jade Emperor’s destined tribulation 48 50.