Fu Yao

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Fu Yao (伏瑶)
Alias(es)	Eldest Senior Sister; Senior Sister Fu
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Flowing Cloud Sect; Jade Radiance Peak 66 67
Occupation/Role	Flowing Cloud Sect’s Eldest Senior Sister; Golden Core pill cultivator 37 170
Master	Shi Yan, Sect Master of the Flowing Cloud Sect 66 96
Age	36 143
First Appearance	Chapter 37

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Golden Core, Middle Stage	37	Recognized as the foremost cultivator of her generation in the Crimson Reed Domain.
Cultivation bottleneck, result unstated	96	A jade fragment left by a spatial rift enters her body and begins breaking through her bottleneck.
Golden Core, Fourth Level	143	Listed ninth on the Heaven’s Chosen Potential Ranking at age thirty-six.

Background

Fu Yao leads a Flowing Cloud Sect party into the Illusory Forest, where she directs the group’s exploration and distribution of tasks. She orders disciples to harvest Yellow Spirit Fruits while others subdue the guarding demon beasts, demonstrating her authority and discipline 38.

Her patience with Liu Qingqing is repeatedly tested during the expedition. When Liu Qingqing recklessly interferes with a battle against a Demon-Eyed Wolf, Fu Yao pushes her away to save her, then angrily condemns the injuries caused to their fellow disciples 39. Despite the conflict, Fu Yao continues protecting Liu Qingqing and mediating the consequences of her behavior 44 61.

Fu Yao discovers the disguised Jiang Lu—calling herself “Jiang Ye”—hiding among demonic plants. Believing her to be a talented but vulnerable rogue cultivator, Fu Yao tests her age and Spiritual Roots, then invites her to return to the Flowing Cloud Sect without forcing her to abandon her presumed deceased master 64 65. She personally presents Jiang Lu to Sect Master Shi Yan, accepts her into Jade Radiance Peak, and gives her the authority of an inner disciple 66 67.

After Jiang Lu’s true identity and prior apprenticeship to Ye Qing are revealed, Fu Yao confronts her over the false name but ultimately forgives her. Although disappointed that the Medicine King Pavilion accepted Jiang Lu first, she continues to treat her as a close junior sister 93 94.

Appearance

Fu Yao is a red-robed cultivator with a cold, detached bearing. In battle, she carries herself with a valiant, forceful presence rather than relying on ornamentation 37 64 170.

• Usually wears flowing red robes 170.
• Wields a pair of sharp curved blades 64 170.
• Has a cool, composed expression that can become visibly stern when disciplining others 39 64.

Personality

Fu Yao is responsible, direct, and protective. She does not indulge reckless conduct merely to preserve harmony; her confrontation with Liu Qingqing comes from concern for injured disciples and the group’s survival, not personal hostility 39.

Despite her stern demeanor, she is compassionate toward overlooked cultivators. She recognizes Jiang Lu’s diligence beneath her seemingly mediocre Mixed Spiritual Roots and offers her refuge, instruction, and a place within the sect 65 66. She is also capable of humor, teasing Jiang Lu by leaving her to handle Liu Qingqing’s dramatic behavior alone 164.

As a leader, Fu Yao remains alert to hidden dangers. She warns companions against deceptive scenery, organizes defensive formations, and adapts her approach when conventional attacks fail 175 182.

Abilities & Skills

Golden Core Cultivation

Fu Yao is a fourth-level Golden Core cultivator with considerable spiritual endurance and bodily resilience as a pill cultivator 143 170.

• Uses Divine Sense to monitor unfamiliar cultivators and inspect her surroundings 66 181.
• Possesses sufficient authority and strength to lead Golden Core and lower-ranked disciples on dangerous expeditions 38 175.
• Her cultivation bottleneck reacts to spiritual energy from a jade fragment after the spatial-rift incident 96.

Twin Curved-Blade Combat

Fu Yao fights with two curved blades, favoring agile movement, precise strikes, and attacks aimed at joints and meridians 170.

• Uses swift footwork to avoid powerful frontal assaults 170.
• Can layer blade light into dense, rapid attacks 170.
• Struggles against body cultivators in close combat, where raw strength and endurance negate her mobility advantage 170.

Fire-and-Wood Spiritual Arts

Fu Yao combines fire- and wood-aspected spiritual power to pressure opponents and support allies 170.

• Uses fire to shield her group from a swarm of flying cockroaches in the Hunting Secret Realm 182.
• Attempts to weaken earth-aspected defenses by combining fire and wood power through her blades 170.
• Maintains mobile, distance-based combat rather than confronting heavy physical opponents head-on 170.

Leadership and Tactical Judgment

Fu Yao consistently assesses threats before committing her group.

• Recognizes that a peaceful meadow within the Hunting Secret Realm may conceal a trap and orders the entrants into a defensive circle 175.
• Warns that leaving an inheritance site may prove more dangerous than entering it 62.
• Advises Jiang Lu to avoid close combat with body cultivators and attack them from range 170.

Relationships

• Jiang Lu / “Jiang Ye” — Fu Yao discovers Jiang Lu in the Illusory Forest, brings her into the Flowing Cloud Sect, and accepts her into Jade Radiance Peak. Though hurt by Jiang Lu’s deception and Medicine King Pavilion affiliation, she forgives her and continues treating her as a junior sister 64 65 67 94.
• Liu Qingqing — Her junior sister. Fu Yao protects Liu Qingqing but frequently rebukes her recklessness, manipulative accusations, and refusal to cultivate responsibly 39 44 61.
• Shi Yan — Her master and the Flowing Cloud Sect’s Sect Master. Fu Yao reports the disappearance of Liu Qingqing, Xi Siyu, and Lu Lingfeng to him after the spatial rift transports them to the Mortal Realm 66 96.
• Qin Yaner — A fellow senior sister who assists Fu Yao’s group and is protected by Jiang Lu during the Hunting Secret Realm’s second trial 94 182.
• Ye Qing — Jiang Lu’s true master and Fu Yao’s martial uncle. Fu Yao recognizes that his protectiveness makes any attempt to recruit Jiang Lu away from the Medicine King Pavilion futile 138 159.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Illusory Forest Expedition

Fu Yao leads Flowing Cloud Sect disciples through the Illusory Forest, manages resource collection, disciplines Liu Qingqing after the Demon-Eyed Wolf incident, and joins the search for the mysterious cultivator who later proves to be Jiang Lu 38 39 43 44.

Jiang Lu’s Entry into Flowing Cloud Sect

After finding Jiang Lu disguised as a rogue cultivator, Fu Yao brings her to the sect, advocates for her before Shi Yan, and gives her access to Jade Radiance Peak as an inner disciple 64 65 66 67.

Heaven’s Chosen Rankings and Competition

Fu Yao places ninth on the Potential Ranking and seventh on the Talent Ranking 143 149. During the Heaven’s Chosen competition, she faces Gu Tong, a body cultivator of the same Golden Core level. Though she fights tactically and tries to exhaust him, his superior endurance and close-range power defeat her 170.

Hunting Secret Realm

Fu Yao enters the Hunting Secret Realm alongside Jiang Lu and other prodigies. She identifies deceptive terrain, keeps the group organized, protects them with fire during the cockroach swarm, and continues leading them into subsequent trials 175 182.

Rankings

Ranking	Placement	Declared Profile
Heaven’s Chosen Potential Ranking	Ninth	Thirty-six years old; Golden Core, Fourth Level 143
Heaven’s Chosen Talent Ranking	Seventh	Level-Eight Talent 149

Notable Quotes

“If I hadn't pushed you away just now, would you still be standing here talking to me?” 39

“Watch your surroundings. Do not be deceived by what you see.” 175