Ye Fan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Ye Fan visits Mount Tai with former classmates, where he encounters the apparently frail young Ji Hao. Moved by Ji Hao’s claim that he is alone, Ye Fan invites him to join the reunion and rebukes Liu Yunzhi for treating him as an unwanted outsider 1.

Although Ye Fan does not know Ji Hao’s true identity, Ji Hao recognizes him immediately as the future Heavenly Emperor and identifies his dormant constitution as the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body 1. Ji Hao also determines that Ye Fan’s journey through the Five-Colored Altar is unavoidable because of the immense karmic ties surrounding him 3.

Years after Ye Fan disappears from Earth, Ji Hao quietly locates Ye Fan’s aging parents. He uses a Medicine King and the Fortune Secret Art to restore their health, then gives them a dream assuring them that Ye Fan will return in a little more than ten years, allowing them to regain hope and vitality 251.

Appearance

Ye Fan is tall and straight, with refined features and a naturally steady presence 1.

• Composed bearing that remains noticeable even before he begins cultivation 1
• Later appears ethereal and transcendent while meditating beside the Bronze Ancient Coffin 13
• His awakening aura is compared to an Exiled Immortal poised to ride away on the wind 13
• After entering the Four Extremes, his Sacred Blood becomes pale gold and his physical aura gains the force to shake heaven and earth 141
• As his cultivation deepens, his golden or crimson Sacred Blood Qi repeatedly fills the sky like True Dragons and becomes one of his most recognizable traits 277 473
• After living a Second Life, he regains thick black hair and bears the youthful, majestic appearance of an Immortal King reborn 471
• By the era of the Peach of Immortality Feast, he remains tall and refined, with Blood Qi as vast as the sea and the bearing of an emperor who has ruled the Human World for hundreds of thousands of years 544

Personality

Ye Fan is compassionate and approachable. He treats Ji Hao as a lonely child rather than an object of suspicion, invites him into the class reunion, and openly defends him from Liu Yunzhi’s insults 1.

He is curious, educated, and interested in ancient history, medicine, and strange legends. These shared interests allow him to quickly form a rapport with Ji Hao despite the latter’s evasiveness and unsettling foreknowledge 2.

Under pressure, Ye Fan remains practical and reliable. On Yinghuo, he helps lead the survivors’ retreat, urges the group to share Buddhist protective treasures, and keeps their focus on reaching the Five-Colored Altar 8. He also trusts Ji Hao’s intentions even when others are frightened of him 5.

As a cultivator, Ye Fan develops an increasingly unyielding and battle-hardened Dao heart. He refuses to consider himself inferior to Emperor’s Sons or Youthful Emperors, holds that “there are no invincible scriptures, only invincible people,” and repeatedly treats defeat as an opportunity to improve 213 214 279.

Despite his growing authority, Ye Fan remains wary of hidden schemes and reluctant to submit to others. He recognizes the Void God Realm’s ability to control Ziwei through privileges, resources, and Fortune, and refuses to offer faith to its unknown master even while using its opportunities 212.

Abilities & Potential

Desolate Ancient Sacred Body

Ye Fan possesses the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, though its potential has not yet awakened at the time of the Mount Tai incident 1.

• His unopened Bitter Sea and immovable Wheel of Life make ordinary cultivation inaccessible at first 1
• Ji Hao associates his constitution with the accumulated merit and fortune of nine Sacred Bodies that fought against dark turmoil in the past 3
• This fortune manifests as an easier escape from danger, discovery of opportunities, and smoother Dao enlightenment 3
• His Sacred Body reaches Small Success upon entering the Four Extremes Secret Realm, granting pale-golden blood, extraordinary physical power, and multiple innate phenomena 141
• His Great Success Sacred Body later enables him to battle Great Emperors, withstand the Ninefold Immortal Tribulation, and attain the Alternative Path to Enlightenment 458

Extraordinary Fortune

Ji Hao observes five-colored auspicious clouds, a rising golden dragon, and golden lotuses of merit above Ye Fan, interpreting them as signs that a “hidden dragon” is about to rise 3.

• His destiny is closely tied to Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin and the interstellar journey begun at Mount Tai 3
• Ji Hao appropriates the Bodhi Seed originally associated with Ye Fan’s opportunity, but Ye Fan continues advancing through the Emperor Scripts, Enlightenment Tea Leaves, and his own comprehension 6 13 113
• His affinity with the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone enables Ji Hao to locate the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine through him 18
• He receives major opportunities from the Primordial Ancient Star, the Void God Realm, the Solar Ancient Emperor’s legacy, and the Starry Sky Ancient Road 227 359

Sacred Body Phenomena

Upon his Four Extremes breakthrough, Ye Fan manifests several powerful visions that can be deployed separately or merged in battle 141 214.

• Immortal King Descending upon the Nine Heavens
• Chaos Seed Nurturing the Green Lotus
• Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Diagram
• Splendid Mountains and Rivers
• Stars Illuminating the Azure Heaven
• Golden Dao Domain — A fusion of his phenomena that restrains enemies and creates opportunities for recovery and breakthrough 214

Combat Techniques

Ye Fan’s combat style combines overwhelming Sacred Body physical strength, an invincible will, phenomena, and secret techniques 213 279.

• Six Paths Reincarnation Fist — His principal fist art, capable of shattering techniques and later evolving into a supreme battlefield method 213 277
• Human King Seal — A seal technique embodying the Human Race’s sacred radiance and rulership 213
• Nine Secrets: Jie — Multiplies his battle power tenfold when successfully activated 141 213
• Nine Secrets: Xing — Grants extraordinary movement speed and allows him to escape powerful pursuers 227
• Nine Secrets: Zhe — Enables rapid recovery from grave injuries 277
• Nine Secrets: Qian — Acquired through the Void God Realm’s Redemption Mall to strengthen his Divine Soul and recovery foundation 215
• One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones — Creates three Dao bodies in addition to his true body, allowing four versions of Ye Fan to fight at once 278
• Golden Taiji Circle — A Sacred Body manifestation strengthened by his Lunar-Solar cultivation 277
• Heavenly Emperor Fist — A taboo technique comprehended through battle on the Human Race Ancient Road. It becomes the signature fist of his later Heavenly Emperor-level combat power 379 471

Divine Forbidden Domain and Dao of Fighting Immortals

Ye Fan first reaches the Divine Forbidden Domain under extreme pressure while challenging the youthful Emperor Zun in the Void God Realm 214.

• His repeated simulations against Youthful Emperors allow him to enter the domain multiple times and eventually activate it voluntarily 268 279
• The domain raises his Five Secret Realms, combat ability, perception, and potential beyond the Eight Forbidden 214
• Taihao Incarnation’s repeated guidance and harsh beatings shape Ye Fan’s understanding of battle and lead him toward the Dao of Fighting Immortals 395 471
• In the Strange World, his battle intent, Mental Power, Alternative Daoist attainment, and Inner World Method allow him to live a Second Life 471

Artifacts and Resources

• Cauldron of the Mother Qi of All Things — Ye Fan’s principal vessel, used to defend against Heavenly Tribulation, clash with imperial cauldrons, and carry the imprints of powerful enemies 141 213 471
• Goddess Furnace — A supreme Saint Weapon used against the Heavenly Monster Granny and later associated with Ye Fan’s North Sea expedition 226 227
• Solar Ancient Scripture — Allows Ye Fan to absorb Solar Saintly Power from a Fusang Divine Tree branch, restoring the yin-yang balance in his body 227
• Spirit Communication artifact — Given to him by Ji Hao after being taken from Duan De 96
• Dragon-marked coffin-lid fragment — Provided by Taihao Incarnation and used to deepen Ye Fan’s understanding of the Dragon Transformation Scripture during tribulation 184

Relationships

• Ji Hao — Friend, mentor, protector, and rival. Ye Fan initially invites Ji Hao into the class-reunion group, later relies on him during the Yinghuo crisis, receives resources and instruction through the Void God Realm and Heavenly Court, and is repeatedly tempered through battle by Taihao Incarnation. Ji Hao regards him as both a friend and a future comrade against the Weird Race 1 5 96 395 471.
• Taihao Incarnation — Ji Hao’s Wu Shi-inheriting incarnation and Ye Fan’s recurring opponent. Taihao defeats Ye Fan at the Dragon Transformation Pool, assists him at Saint Cliff, and repeatedly uses one-sided fights to temper Ye Fan’s confidence, combat experience, and Dao of Fighting Immortals 142 147 395 451.
• Pang Bo — Close friend and fellow survivor. Pang Bo worries about Ye Fan’s safety during his enlightenment and is entrusted with guarding him from interruption; he later becomes a Demon Emperor and continues supporting Ye Fan’s rise 5 13 473.
• Lin Jia — Former classmate. She shows concern for Ji Hao after Ye Fan brings him into the group 1.
• Liu Yunzhi — Former classmate. Ye Fan rebukes Liu Yunzhi for insulting Ji Hao and later serves as an intermediary between Ji Hao and the fearful group 1 5.
• Jiang Taixu — Benefactor and senior. Jiang Taixu sacrifices nine drops of God’s blood to remove the curse obstructing Ye Fan’s Four Extremes breakthrough and reconnect his cultivation path 141.
• Black Emperor — Ally, nuisance, and fellow explorer. The Black Emperor accompanies Ye Fan on major expeditions, seeks supreme physiques around him, and becomes involved in the Saint Cliff and North Sea incidents 113 146 147.
• Tu Fei and Li Heishui — Companions in Holy City. They accompany Ye Fan through Holy City’s nightlife and cultivation-world conflicts, with Ye Fan regularly mocking Tu Fei’s infatuation with An Miaoyi 114 115.
• Xiao Nannan — A mysterious little girl under Ye Fan’s protection. Ye Fan prevents Black Emperor from exploiting her and treats her with paternal concern 146 147.
• Litian and Yan Yixi — Companions during Ye Fan’s Ziwei and North Sea adventures. Litian introduces him to aspects of the Void God Realm, while both later join his pursuit of Tang Valley and the Fusang Divine Tree 212 226 227.
• Holy Prince and Monkey — Allies against the Heavenly Emperor’s Son and the Primeval imperial factions. Holy Prince protects Ye Fan’s duel from outside interference and enters the Divine Forbidden Domain while defending his side 277 279.
• Heavenly Emperor’s Son — Major rival. Their battle becomes an early landmark clash of the Golden Age and tests Ye Fan’s Sacred Body, One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, and Divine Forbidden Domain against Immortal Phoenix bloodline and imperial inheritance 277 278 279.
• Ye Fan’s parents — His separation from them is one of his deepest regrets. Ji Hao secretly rejuvenates them and leaves them with hope that their son will return 251.
• Unnamed Innate Dao Embryo — Ye Fan’s Dao companion, encountered during Great Dream Through the Ages. Together they have a son, Ye Xishui, an Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo accepted as Great Emperor Wu Shi’s disciple 544.
• Jiang Tong, Yin Tiande, and Dragon Horse — Heavenly Court juniors and comrades-in-arms. They fight beside Ye Fan during the conquest of the Strange World 471.
• Jiang Taixu — Indirect connection. Ji Hao preserves the Origin Heaven Book because it is vital to Ye Fan’s future cultivation rather than claiming it for himself 30.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Mount Tai and Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin

Ye Fan meets Ji Hao during the Mount Tai reunion and becomes one of the few people able to speak with him comfortably. As the Nine Dragons and Bronze Ancient Coffin descend, Ye Fan grows suspicious of Ji Hao’s knowledge but cannot obtain a clear explanation 1 2.

When the Five-Colored Altar activates, Ye Fan and the other travelers are forcibly drawn into the Bronze Ancient Coffin and launched onto an interstellar journey 3.

Yinghuo Ancient Star

On Mars, Ye Fan remains comparatively calm while the group struggles to accept that they have left Earth. He trusts Ji Hao enough to step aside when asked and later helps organize the survivors’ retreat from the crocodile demons and the escaping Crocodile Ancestor 5 8.

During Ji Hao’s battle with Crocodile Ancestor, Ye Fan witnesses the Xuanyuan Sword and overhears the demon identify Ji Hao as the son of a Human Emperor, deepening his awareness of the cultivation world’s hidden history 10.

Journey to the Big Dipper

Inside the Bronze Ancient Coffin, Ye Fan recognizes the legendary Xuanyuan Sword from its engravings and begins connecting Ji Hao’s surname with the Yellow Emperor 11 12.

The Emperor Scripts send Ye Fan into enlightenment. Ji Hao considers this a major opportunity and instructs Pang Bo to protect Ye Fan while he meditates 13.

When Ye Fan asks where the travelers are headed, Ji Hao reveals that their destination is the Big Dipper, a flourishing world of cultivators 15.

Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone

After arriving in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone, Ye Fan becomes increasingly convinced that Ji Hao is an ancient senior from the Yan-Huang lineage. He privately considers claiming kinship in hopes of inheriting Ji Hao’s treasures, only to be embarrassed when Ji Hao appears beside him 18.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo accompany Ji Hao to the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine. At Ji Hao’s urging, both consume the fruits and collect Sacred Spring Water before withdrawing from the dangerous area 18.

Holy City and the Four Extremes Breakthrough

Ye Fan reunites with Ji Hao in Holy City while both are disguised. He joins Ji Hao, Tu Fei, Black Emperor, and Li Heishui during their visits to Wonderful Desire Lake and Zuixian Tower, where he remains more skeptical than his companions of An Miaoyi and the Wonderful Desire Nunnery’s methods 113 114 115.

At the Dragon Transformation Pool, Ye Fan uses immense quantities of Source to break into the Four Extremes Secret Realm and bring his Sacred Body to Small Success. Heaven responds with a tribulation and an Innate Dao Diagram meant to sever his path, but Jiang Taixu uses his God’s blood to purify the curse and save Ye Fan’s cultivation 141.

Following the breakthrough, Ye Fan defeats numerous challengers, including Xia Jiuyou, and displays the overwhelming physical strength and visions of his newly developed Sacred Body 141 142.

Void God Realm and Ziwei

After being forced into the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone again, Ye Fan travels through a distorted cosmic route and reaches Ziwei Ancient Star. He enters Ji Hao’s Void God Realm through Bajing Palace, where he witnesses an interconnected spiritual civilization that links races, worlds, commerce, Dao comprehension, and battle trials 209 210.

Ye Fan recognizes the value and danger of the realm’s point, privilege, and faith systems. Although he uses its markets and Dao Comprehension Hall, he distrusts the unseen master and refuses to provide faith willingly 212.

His challenge of the youthful Emperor Zun in the Supreme Hall nearly destroys him, but it lets him briefly enter the Divine Forbidden Domain and gain profound insight into his own limitations, potential, and future path 213 214.

Return to the Big Dipper and the Golden Age

After causing extensive trouble among Ziwei’s great factions, Ye Fan returns to the Big Dipper in time for the Myriad Races Assembly. His arrival as the Human Race Sacred Body reintroduces him to the escalating conflict between humans, Ancient Clans, and the descendants of Ancient Emperors 263.

Ye Fan’s clash with the Heavenly Emperor’s Son becomes a defining battle of the Golden Age. He counters the Immortal Phoenix Body and Divine Spirit Ancient Scripture through Sacred Body strength, One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, and an invincible heart 277 278.

By voluntarily entering the Divine Forbidden Domain, Ye Fan proves that arduous training and battle experience can overcome the advantages of an Emperor’s Son whose Dao heart remains incomplete 279.

Starry Sky Ancient Road

After years of cultivation in the Chaos Heaven of the Primordial Ancient Star, Ye Fan enters First Human City as a Saint. He immediately defeats a Golden-Winged Roc, destroys a God Race prodigy, and refuses recruitment by factions that mistakenly believe the Sacred Body cannot ultimately attain the Dao 359.

On the Ancient Road, Ye Fan nurtures battle through battle, develops the Heavenly Emperor Fist, and rises into a forbidden-level powerhouse. Taihao Incarnation repeatedly challenges and defeats him after each advancement, creating a harsh cycle in which Taihao tempers Ye Fan and Ye Fan in turn suppresses the other prodigies of the Emperor Road 379 395.

Heavenly Court and Great Success Sacred Body

Ji Hao eventually rescues an injured Ye Fan and brings him into the Heavenly Court. Supported by its resources and by exchanges with emperors, Supreme Beings, and Ji Hao himself, Ye Fan’s Sacred Body path becomes far steadier than it was in the original timeline 458.

In the five hundredth year of the Heavenly Emperor Era, Ye Fan begins the Ninefold Immortal Tribulation to achieve Great Accomplishment. Ji Hao deliberately prevents Heavenly Court experts from intervening when three Great Accomplishment Hegemonic Bodies attack, using the crisis as Ye Fan’s final trial 458.

Ye Fan survives both the tribulation and the pursuit. After seven days of fighting and recovery in Chaos, he tears the three Hegemonic Bodies apart with his bare hands and emerges as an Alternative Daoist almost equal to a Great Emperor 458.

Strange World and Second Life

Ji Hao sends Ye Fan and the Heavenly Court’s younger generation into the Strange World to accelerate their growth through war. Ye Fan repeatedly faces multiple Supreme Beings, absorbs their Dao principles amid combat, and leads the Heavenly Court forces by example 471.

Through the Dao of Fighting Immortals, he breaks through his limits and lives a Second Life. His revitalized body, Inner World Method, Immortal Domain, Mental Power, and Heavenly Emperor Fist raise his battle strength to the Heavenly Emperor level 471 472.

Two Emperors in One Era

Having accumulated thousands of years of cultivation, lived a Second Life, and progressed along the Red Dust Immortal Path, Ye Fan begins a Great Emperor Tribulation despite Ji Hao’s continued reign 473.

Ye Fan repeatedly reconstructs his body and Divine Soul beneath tribulation lightning and Immortality Elixir phantoms before breaking through the shackles of the Myriad Paths. He becomes a Great Emperor of the Human Race, establishing the unprecedented reality of two Emperors in one era 473.

Although he surpasses the Myriad Paths, Ye Fan recognizes that Ji Hao’s Heavenly Emperor Great Dao still stands at a higher level. Ji Hao nevertheless welcomes Ye Fan’s attainment as part of his plan for multiple Emperors to govern the Three Realms 473.

Immortality and the War Against the Weird Race

Ye Fan eventually becomes an immortal and one of the Six Imperial Lords, helping administer the Three Realms and wage campaigns across the Heavens and Myriad Realms 572.

During the conflict against the Weird Race, Ye Fan commands an Immortal King battlefield and advocates preserving allied strength when a Bizarre Quasi-Immortal Emperor emerges, recognizing that ordinary Immortal Kings cannot contend directly with an Emperor-level existence 723.

His later Pollen Road attainment removes the route’s hereditary bizarre affliction, creating a new future for Pollen Road cultivators and strengthening the returning Pollen Empress 856.

Notable Quotes

“My name is Ye Fan, not Ye Hei.” 15

“Fine, call me whatever you want. I just want to ask where exactly we’re going.” 15

“So what if you are Emperor Zun? I, Ye Fan, have never been weaker than anyone in my life!” 213

“There are no invincible scriptures, only invincible people!” 279