Ye Fan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ye Fan (叶凡)
Alias(es)	Yezi; “Immortal Qin” is Qin Sheng’s teasing form of address for him 2
Species/Race	Human; Ancient Desolate Saint Body
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Spirit Ruins Paradise; formerly an Earth traveler aboard Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; Qin Sheng’s close companion
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Sea of Bitterness activated	3	The fruit of the Nine Marvel Immortal Elixirs opens his path to cultivation and activates his foundation.
Sea of Suffering Chapter comprehended	14	Studies the Dao Scripture’s Sea of Suffering Chapter with Qin Sheng through the Bodhi Seed.
Sea of Reincarnation Secret Realm	27	Remains within this secret realm while Qin Sheng completes the Dao Palace Fifth Heaven.

Background / History

Ye Fan was initially Qin Sheng’s university football opponent and later became his friend. Qin Sheng’s recognition of Ye Fan, Pang Bo, Li Xiaoman, and their classmates revealed that he had transmigrated into the world of Shrouding the Heavens 1.

At Mount Tai, Ye Fan attended a class reunion connected to Li Xiaoman’s return. When Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin descended, he and his classmates were taken aboard the ancient bronze coffin. Qin Sheng deliberately joined them, and the two traveled from Earth through Mars to Beidou 2.

On Mars, Ye Fan accompanied Qin Sheng into the Great Leiyin Temple, helped explore the site, and successfully comprehended the ancient text inside the smaller coffin using the Bodhi Seed. Qin Sheng entrusted the Bodhi Seed to him because of its apparent connection to Ye Fan’s future 2.

After reaching the Desolate Forbidden Land, Ye Fan learned that he possessed the Ancient Desolate Saint Body. He consumed a fruit of the Nine Marvel Immortal Elixirs, which activated his Sea of Bitterness and opened his cultivation path. The forbidden land later rejuvenated him while aging most of his former classmates 3.

Ye Fan entered Spirit Ruins Paradise with Pang Bo after leaving the forbidden land. His Sacred Physique was recognized as exceptional but difficult to cultivate, since it required immense resources and was regarded as an arduous path by the sect 4.

Personality

Ye Fan is loyal, courageous, and unusually trusting of Qin Sheng despite the latter’s dangerous plans and relentless teasing. He accompanies Qin Sheng into the Great Leiyin Temple, supports him during expeditions, and repeatedly accepts help without coveting Qin Sheng’s treasures 2 25.

He has a strong sense of justice. When the Li Family mistreats Jiang Tingting and her grandfather, Ye Fan directly attacks the family steward despite the risk of provoking cultivators stronger than himself 14. He also shows restraint: after Qin Sheng defeats Jiang Yichen, Ye Fan accepts compensation rather than killing him, partly to avoid bringing greater trouble upon Qin Sheng 16.

Ye Fan is self-aware about his own weakness and frequently complains about his misfortune, especially when Qin Sheng leaves him alone and danger immediately follows. Nevertheless, he continues cultivating and treats setbacks as opportunities to advance 18 27.

Abilities & Skills

Ancient Desolate Saint Body

Ye Fan possesses an elite Sacred Physique described as quasi-top-tier among the universe’s special constitutions. At full development, it can stand alongside ancient emperors 3.

• Grants abnormal physical strength and stamina even before formal cultivation 2 3.
• Provides exceptional vitality and recovery; he survives severe abdominal injuries that would likely kill an ordinary cultivator 16.
• Allows substantial physical growth from the strange red substance in the Emperor’s Daoist Arena 26.
• Requires enormous cultivation resources and faces severe difficulty in its early stages 4 14.

Dao Scripture

Ye Fan cultivates the Sea of Suffering Chapter of the Dao Scripture, an Emperor Scripture especially suited to the Sea of Reincarnation Secret Realm 14 15.

• Comprehends the chapter alongside Qin Sheng using the Bodhi Seed 14.
• Uses it while undergoing refinement inside Elder Han’s pill furnace, turning a lethal ordeal into a beneficial transformation 17.
• Chooses the Dao Scripture because he lacks access to a complete alternative cultivation system 15.

Artifact Refinement

Ye Fan is refining a three-legged, two-handled cauldron as his personal artifact. Qin Sheng considers it an appropriate vessel for Ye Fan’s Dao path 17.

• The cauldron reflects Ye Fan’s intended personal cultivation path.
• Its eventual quality depends on both divine patterns and rare physical materials 17.

Equipment / Items

• Bodhi Seed — Enables deeper comprehension of ancient texts and scriptures; Qin Sheng gives it to Ye Fan on Mars 2.
• Green copper fragment — A fragment of the Immortal Cauldron that enters and suppresses the center of Ye Fan’s Sea of Bitterness; Qin Sheng warns him to keep it secret 13.
• Psychic dagger — Briefly taken by Duan De, then recovered and returned by Qin Sheng 13.
• Three-legged, two-handled cauldron — Ye Fan’s developing personal artifact 17.

Relationships

• Qin Sheng — Close friend, guide, and fellow traveler. Qin Sheng repeatedly protects Ye Fan, supplies him with resources, and involves him in dangerous opportunities; Ye Fan trusts him without jealousy and promises to stand by him unless Qin Sheng truly loses himself 2 16 25 30.
• Pang Bo — Friend and fellow Earth traveler. They enter Spirit Ruins Paradise together after leaving the Desolate Forbidden Land 3 4.
• Li Xiaoman — Former girlfriend. Her return from abroad leads to the Mount Tai gathering that precedes Ye Fan’s departure from Earth 2 3.
• Duan De — Recurring opportunistic acquaintance. Duan De attempts to seize Ye Fan’s dagger and repeatedly clashes with him and Qin Sheng over treasures 12 13 27.
• Jiang Tingting — A child with the Taiyin Physique whom Ye Fan helps defend from local oppression 14.
• Jiang Yichen — Pursues Ye Fan to seize the green copper fragment; Ye Fan ultimately spares him in exchange for compensation 16.
• Elder Han — Spirit Ruins Paradise elder who captures Ye Fan to refine him into a Human Pill; killed by Qin Sheng 17.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Journey from Earth to Beidou

Ye Fan reunites with Qin Sheng at Mount Tai before being taken aboard Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin. He accompanies Qin Sheng through Mars, obtains the Bodhi Seed, and reaches Beidou with the other Earth travelers 2.

Desolate Forbidden Land

Ye Fan learns of his Ancient Desolate Saint Body, consumes an immortal fruit, and has his Sea of Bitterness activated. After leaving the forbidden land, he begins formal cultivation at Spirit Ruins Paradise 3 4.

Qing Emperor’s Tomb

When Pang Bo is possessed by a remnant soul tied to the Qing Emperor’s lineage, Ye Fan seeks Qin Sheng’s help. During the tomb’s opening, Ye Fan acquires the green copper fragment and begins recurring encounters with Duan De 12 13.

Jiang Family Conflict

Ye Fan protects Jiang Tingting’s family from the Li Family, then becomes the target of Jiang Family cultivators after their treasure-sensing beast detects the green copper fragment. Qin Sheng rescues him, defeats the pursuing knights, and lets Ye Fan decide Jiang Yichen’s fate 14 16.

Human Pill Refinement

Elder Han captures Ye Fan and attempts to refine him into a Human Pill for the benefits of the divine fruit. Qin Sheng kills Elder Han but continues the furnace process as cultivation training, allowing Ye Fan to strengthen his body and advance 17 18.

Emperor’s Daoist Arena

Ye Fan and Qin Sheng investigate the ruins of the former Ruthless Orthodoxy Sacred Land and accidentally enter a sealed arena beneath it. There, Ye Fan helps discover the Swallowing Heaven Devil Canopy, witnesses it choose Qin Sheng, and cultivates in the trapped space alongside him 23 25 26.

Promise with Qin Sheng

Before separating, Ye Fan and Qin Sheng promise that they will not blindly abandon one another if the other becomes condemned or loses himself on the immortal path. However, they also agree that neither should hold back if the other truly becomes the kind of person they despise 30.

Notable Quotes

“Of course I’ll stand with you. How could you possibly be that kind of person?” 30

“If one day I fall, lose myself upon the immortal path, and become the kind of person we despise now, then you must not hold back either.” 30