Chi Yao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chi Yao (池瑶)
Alias(es)	Chi Family Dao Embryo; First-Generation Innate Dao Embryo; one of the Chi Family’s “Twin Beauties” 283 535
Species/Race	Human; later identified as possessing Extraterritorial Human Race traits in her reincarnated life 570
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Chi Family; Dawn Ancient Welfare Institute (formerly); taken into the God Organization’s protection by the Old Woodcutter 571
Occupation/Role	Chi Family prodigy; cultivator; protector of the Xiang Family
Status	Alive; reincarnated in the Eternal Star Domain after her former body, primordial spirit, and Origin were destroyed 332 535
First Appearance	Chapter 85

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Four Extremes Secret Realm, peak	94	Her realm had been tempered to completion; she prepared to use a moment of insight to enter Dragon Transformation.
Dragon Transformation Secret Realm	95	Broke through at Nine-Aperture Spirit Communion Lake amid a Heavenly Tribulation, advancing through several minor stages through her affinity with the Dao.
Saint King Realm	187	Had already passed her Saint King Heavenly Tribulation by the time she and Chi Xuan encountered the Song family on the Ancient Road.
Great Saint Peak; Divine Forbidden Domain	273–274	Matched Shao Hanyun in the Divine Forbidden Domain, where her command of heaven-and-earth power proved slightly superior in ordinary combat.
Quasi-Emperor, Sixth Level	283	Intervened alone against three Saint Spirits to defend the Xiang Family, wielding the Immortal Tears Jade Wave Pagoda.
Quasi-Emperor, Seventh Level	296	Reached the seventh level after years of cultivation and her earlier aid to the Xiang Family.
Dao Palace Secret Realm, First Heaven	593	In her reincarnated life, cultivated intensely under the Old Woodcutter and advanced two consecutive minor realms in less than a month.
Immortal Second Realm	617	Reached the Immortal Second Realm by age fifteen, six years after first entering Dragon Transformation in her new life.

Background

Chi Yao was born into the Northern Region’s Chi Family as the elder twin sister of Chi Xuan and daughter of Patriarch Chi Tianfeng and Qin Suyao. Gifted with an Innate Dao Embryo, she developed extraordinary comprehension and a tranquil Dao aura from childhood. Her family regarded her as calm, reserved, and naturally suited to cultivation. 85 535

Her rare physique made her a target for political marriage schemes. The Big Dipper Divine Church sought to marry her to Holy Son Meng Lü, whose interest in her was tied partly to the potential compatibility between her Innate Dao Embryo and his Supreme Immortal Physique. The Heavenly Martial Holy Land made a competing offer through Song Zecen. Chi Yao showed no interest in either proposal and trusted her father to defend her autonomy. 88 89

She first became acquainted with Tan Lin when he arrived as an honored guest of the Chi Family. Though outwardly reserved, she felt an inexplicable familiarity toward him. She refused to treat him as a tool for deterring unwanted suitors, instead recognizing that he had been unwillingly drawn into the Chi Family’s political conflicts. 89 90

At the Nine-Aperture Spirit Communion Lake, Chi Yao entered Dragon Transformation while cultivating opposite Tan Lin. Her breakthrough and Heavenly Tribulation displayed her natural harmony with the laws of heaven and earth. Witnessing Tan Lin’s direct assault upon the Southern Heavenly Gate forced her to acknowledge the terrifying force of his path, even as she followed her own Dao-centered method of refinement and defense. 95 98

Appearance

Chi Yao is repeatedly described as an ethereal, coldly elegant beauty whose presence carries a natural Dao charm. In her former life, she commonly wore white, purple, or emerald robes; in her reincarnated life, she is often seen in green or plain white clothing while playing the guzheng or cultivating. 94 283 535 593

• Clear, striking eyes and an outwardly composed expression.
• White-robed appearance likened to an immortal during her early cultivation years. 94
• A cool, aloof bearing contrasted by a quiet gentleness toward those she protects.
• In her new life, she has straight black hair and clear black eyes. 562

Personality

Chi Yao is disciplined, observant, and deeply committed to the Great Dao. She does not easily reveal emotion, preferring measured words and deliberate action even when facing political coercion, combat, or personal grief. Her composure is not indifference: she is fiercely protective of Chi Xuan, loyal to the Xiang Family, and repeatedly places Tan Lin’s safety above her own opportunities. 89 273 283 603

Unlike Chi Xuan’s more direct temperament, Chi Yao handles her feelings with restraint. She gradually comes to regard Tan Lin as a kindred spirit and potential companion on the Dao path, yet avoids forcing an answer from him or disregarding her sister’s feelings. 120 127

Her calmness can become decisiveness when required. When Chi Family elders refused evacuation during a crisis, she sealed them into Divine Source rather than allow them to remain behind and die. 306 307

Abilities & Skills

Innate Dao Embryo

Chi Yao possesses an Innate Dao Embryo—later identified in her reincarnated life as a First-Generation Innate Dao Embryo. The constitution grants her an exceptional affinity with natural laws, spiritual energy, and Dao patterns. 95 537

• Merges naturally with the surrounding Dao and draws strength from heaven and earth.
• Can withstand or bypass Dao-pattern restrictions by harmonizing with their resonance. 259 603
• Produces a profound Dao aura capable of pressuring same-realm cultivators without direct physical contact. 544
• Her presence and music can help other cultivators loosen bottlenecks or stabilize their spiritual condition. 557 569

Dao Diagram and Dao Embryo Vision

During her Dragon Transformation tribulation, Chi Yao formed a purple Dao robe patterned with stars, which evolved into a Dao Diagram capable of dissolving incoming lightning and Dao-law fragments. When pressured by the Southern Heavenly Gate, she manifested the Vision of a Dao Embryo to refine the tribulation’s power. 97

• Uses defensive transformation and refinement rather than direct brute force.
• Converts ambient spiritual energy and Dao laws into barriers, attacks, and protective formations.
• Can maintain a stalemate against tribulation phenomena powerful enough to destroy ordinary Dragon Transformation cultivators. 97

Ice and Water Dao Techniques

Chi Yao’s later combat style centers on cold Dao power, Kan Water energy, and large-scale manipulation of water and ice. 283 284

• Froze and shattered a massive lava attack intended to erase the Xiang Family.
• Creates ice mountains, spikes, water-Dao waves, and Profound Ice Soul Divine Needles.
• Uses cold Dao essence to suppress fire-aligned opponents and disrupt elemental control. 283 285

Divine Forbidden Domain

Chi Yao can enter the Divine Forbidden Domain, a state associated with cultivators possessing Dao-attainment potential. In this state, her control over heaven-and-earth power becomes exceptionally refined. 273 274

• Matched Shao Hanyun’s Divine Forbidden Domain in a Great Saint-level battle.
• Used a single finger strike to force Shao Hanyun back three steps while remaining unmoved. 273
• Fights with particular ease in chaotic environments because of her innate affinity with the Dao. 285

Guzheng Arts

Chi Yao plays the guzheng as both cultivation and expression. Her music naturally carries Dao rhythm. 535 557

• Her performances can manifest divine patterns and resonate with surrounding vegetation.
• Uses music to soothe and stabilize Tan Lin’s turbulent Sea of Consciousness. 569
• Employed a qin-string shockwave to repel Jueluo Chuan’s divine-sense probe. 536

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Immortal Tears Jade Wave Pagoda — Her life-bound Dao artifact, forged from Immortal Tears Green Gold. It releases frigid Dao essence and Imperial Dao pressure; she used it to defend against three Quasi-Emperor Saint Spirits. 283 284
• Chi Family Ancient Mirror — An ancestral weapon summoned to block a trace of Imperial Dao power from the Demon Emperor’s Broken Ruler. It was cracked during the clash. 274
• Oil-paper umbrella — A protective umbrella made from Spirit Silkworm Silk, Spirit Bamboo, and defensive runes. It shields its users from rain and lightning. 566
• Lotus leaf — Given by the Old Woodcutter; it enabled Chi Yao to harmonize with and cross an independent Dao-pattern barrier. 603

Relationships

• Tan Lin — Fellow cultivator, “senior brother,” and the person with whom she shares an inexplicable past-life bond. She regards him as a kindred spirit, repeatedly protects or searches for him, and entrusts him with her family when she dies in her former life. 120 332 535 569 603
• Chi Xuan — Younger twin sister. Chi Yao is deeply protective of her, intervening against Shao Hanyun after Chi Xuan’s Dao Heart is damaged and later fighting beside her against the Saint Spirits. 273 284
• Chi Tianfeng — Father and Chi Family Patriarch. He protects her from political marriage pressure and respects her right to determine her own fate. 88 89
• Qin Suyao — Mother. Chi Yao inherited much of Qin Suyao’s calm, reserved disposition. 85
• Shao Hanyun — Rival and intermittent ally connected to Tan Lin. Their conflict escalated into a Divine Forbidden-level battle after Shao Hanyun humiliated Chi Xuan. 111 273 274
• Xiang Family — Ancient allies of the Chi Family. Chi Yao openly declared their shared fate and fought three Saint Spirits to prevent the Xiang Family’s destruction. 283
• Old Woodcutter — Powerful elder associated with the God Organization who saved her from Lan Tuo Kang, recognized her potential, and took her beyond the Eternal Kingdom. 571 593
• Dao Yi — Dao Yan Imperial Clan member who offered resources and a cultivation partnership. Chi Yao refused because she chose to remain and wait for Tan Lin. 561
• Lan Tuo Kang — Lan Tuo Family Quasi-Emperor who attempted to seize her as a breeding resource and Blood Pool asset. 570 571

Story Role / Major Arcs

Chi Family Marriage Dispute

Chi Yao’s Innate Dao Embryo makes her the focus of marriage offers from major factions. She remains detached from Meng Lü and Song Zecen, while her father delays all decisions rather than allow her to become a political asset. 88 89

Dragon Transformation Tribulation

At the Nine-Aperture Spirit Communion Lake, she advances into Dragon Transformation alongside Tan Lin. Their simultaneous tribulations establish the contrast between Chi Yao’s Dao refinement and Tan Lin’s overwhelming physical path. 95 98

Rivalry with Shao Hanyun

Chi Yao initially remains coolly polite toward Shao Hanyun despite the saintess’s conspicuous interest in Tan Lin. Much later, she confronts Shao after Shao destroys Chi Xuan’s composure through deliberate psychological warfare. Chi Yao performs better in ordinary Divine Forbidden combat but withdraws after Shao uses the Broken Ruler’s Imperial Dao power. 111 273 274

Defense of the Xiang Family

Honoring the Chi and Xiang Families’ ancient bond, Chi Yao saves the Xiang ancestral grounds from a Saint Spirit assault. Outnumbered by three stronger Quasi-Emperors, she holds the line until Chi Xuan arrives and amplifies her power through the Primordial Spirit Body. 283 284

Death and Reincarnation

During the era-wide conflict with the Supreme Beings, Supreme Being First Light kills Chi Yao with the Heaven-Opening Battle Axe. Tan Lin preserves a faint divine-soul fragment with the Soul Pearl; before fading, she asks him to protect Chi Xuan and her parents. 332

She later reincarnates in the Eternal Star Domain and gradually recovers memories of her Chi Family life and her connection to Tan Lin. Her renewed Innate Dao Embryo again makes her a target for factions seeking to exploit her bloodline. 535 537

God Organization and the Grand Reward Grounds

After Lan Tuo Kang attempts to abduct her, the Old Woodcutter takes Chi Yao into the God Organization’s sphere of influence. She trains intensely in ancient ruins, then risks the deadly space between independent barriers to search for Tan Lin rather than remain safely within her own Fortune Ground. 571 593 603

Notable Quotes

“The Xiang Family's karma is the Chi Family's karma! If you wish to destroy the Xiang Family, you must first ask whether the pagoda in my hand agrees!” 283

“There is someone here whom I have to wait for.” 561