Ye Fan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Ye Fan was an Earth university student and a key player on his school soccer team. Though his appearance was gentle and refined, he was strongly built and known among classmates as a “barbarian” on the field 4.

He was among the passengers carried from Mount Tai aboard the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin. When Liu Yunzhi tried to mobilize the frightened classmates against Lin Xian, Ye Fan opposed seizing an unknown cultivator without evidence, warning that provoking a mysterious opponent could bring disaster 4.

Within the Bronze Coffin, Ye Fan immediately trusted Pang Bo despite the others’ fear that Pang Bo might be a ghost. He embraced him to confirm that he was alive, then defended his character on the basis of their four years of friendship 5.

Lin Xian later identified Ye Fan as the bearer of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body. While the physique grants extraordinary power and the potential to rival an emperor after Great Accomplishment and Ultimate Sublimation, it is also severely restricted in its path to proving the Dao 5 6.

After reaching Mars, Ye Fan prioritized the survivors’ lives over treasure. He lent Lin Xian his Ancient Bronze Lamp during the Divine Crocodile attack and later willingly offered the Bodhi Seed, stating that no divine object was more important than human life 7.

Upon arriving at the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone, Lin Xian declared Ye Fan its rightful heir due to his Innate First-Generation Saint Physique. This lineage permits him to enter and leave the zone safely, unlike ordinary cultivators 9.

After separating from Lin Xian, Ye Fan joined Lingxu Cave Heaven and cultivated for about a year. He later reunited with Lin Xian near Qing Emperor’s Tomb, where he became involved with Duan De’s “archaeological” expeditions to obtain the immense resources demanded by the Sacred Body 43 45 48.

Ye Fan was later acknowledged by the Ji Family’s Void Mirror as connected to the Void Great Emperor’s lineage. Lin Xian explains this as stemming from their shared Earthly origin and the Void Great Emperor’s connection to the Yellow Emperor 88.

Although Lin Xian repeatedly promotes him as Emperor Zun’s reincarnation, Ye Fan consistently rejects this identity. He regards himself as an independent person whose experiences, choices, relationships, and Dao Heart define him as Ye Fan rather than a continuation of Emperor Zun 383 480 517.

Appearance

Ye Fan is a tall, powerfully built young man whose gentler, refined features contrast with his athletic physique.

• Stands approximately 1.79 meters tall 4.
• Possesses a strong build developed through his time as a soccer player 4.
• Was nicknamed a “barbarian” by Pang Bo during college 5.
• Regained a younger appearance after consuming sacred fruit and Divine Spring water from the Desolate Antiquity Forbidden Zone 45.
• His Sacred Body’s golden blood, divine sea, and blood qi become defining features of his cultivation, with his blood eventually transforming into Scarlet Blood at Great Accomplishment 589 676.
• As Heavenly Emperor Ye, he is commonly described with loose black hair, star-like eyes, overwhelming blood energy, and an invincible bearing that causes ordinary cultivators to mistake him for an ancient emperor 709.

Personality

Ye Fan is cautious, principled, and loyal. He refuses to support mob violence against Lin Xian, preferring communication over reckless hostility even when the rest of the group is panicking 4. His immediate defense of Pang Bo likewise shows that he judges people by their actions rather than their lineage 5.

He places human lives and personal bonds above cultivation treasures. This is most clearly shown when he lends Lin Xian the Bodhi Seed without hesitation during the crisis on Mars 7. His trust, however, can be exploited: Lin Xian’s teachings and apparent self-sacrifice eventually persuade Ye Fan to allow him to inspect the Complete Dao Scripture within his Sea of Bitterness 50.

Despite his restraint, Ye Fan can be hot-tempered when repeatedly taken advantage of. Duan De’s theft of his discoveries near Qing Emperor’s Tomb leaves him openly frustrated, although the Daoist’s higher cultivation prevents him from retaliating directly 44 45.

As his cultivation advances, Ye Fan develops an invincible Dao Heart. He refuses to kneel before power, accept imposed identities, or yield his fate to the Heavenly Dao, maintaining that attachments to family, friends, and comrades are sources of strength rather than flaws to be severed 311 418.

Ye Fan is highly adaptable in battle. He studies opponents’ methods, absorbs what he survives, and integrates their strengths into his own path; this capacity to learn from adversity becomes the foundation of his rise above the Golden Great Era’s many prodigies 486 537.

He remains vulnerable to personal and familial pressure despite his immense strength. Lin Xian repeatedly uses Ye Fan’s parents, friends, titles, and romantic complications to manipulate or embarrass him, and Ye Fan is notably unable to resist his parents’ demands concerning marriage and descendants 377 388 540.

Abilities & Skills

Desolate Ancient Sacred Body

Ye Fan possesses the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, also called the Primordial First-Generation Sacred Body. It is a supreme constitution characterized by overwhelming qi, blood, and physical potential 5.

• A Great Accomplished Sacred Body can rival cultivators who take the Alternative Path to Enlightenment 5 6.
• At consummation, it may contend with an emperor through Ultimate Sublimation 6.
• Its blood and physique naturally resist sinister and unclean forces, making him especially useful in yin tombs and other dangerous burial sites 48.
• The constitution’s vast resource demands make advancement unusually difficult; reaching the Four Extremes is said to require ten million jin of Source 48.
• Sacred Bodies face exceptional restrictions in attaining the Dao and becoming emperors 6.
• Ye Fan survives the Sacred Body’s severed Four Extremes path by enduring the Innate Dao Diagram and reconstructing his secret realms with rare Yin-Yang and Five Elements treasures 209.
• His physical body can defeat opponents from higher major realms; at Dao Palace Fifth Heaven, he kills Four Extremes cultivators with his fists, and at later stages he can contend with Saints, Saint Kings, and Quasi-Emperors 167 419 589.
• At Great Accomplishment, his golden blood transforms into Scarlet Blood, his physique rivals the Imperial Dao, and he gains the power to confront Forbidden Zone Supreme Beings despite lacking a Heavenly Heart Imprint 676 700.

Qi-State Origin-Flow

Lin Xian transmits Qi-State Origin-Flow to Ye Fan after the technique’s inheritance is linked back to Zhang Huaiyi 20.

• Forms a self-circulating stream of qi in his dantian 21.
• Allows uninterrupted cultivation during sleep and ordinary daily activities 21.
• Lin Xian uses its Return-to-Origin Method on Ye Fan’s Niwan Palace to push him into a dreamlike state of Dao comprehension 21.

Divine Techniques

After Ye Fan’s Sea of Bitterness forms, Lin Xian transmits several divine arts directly into it 50.

• Tranquilizing Mind Divine Spell — received from Lin Xian as part of his initial instruction 50.
• Five Thunder Righteous Method — received alongside other divine arts 50.
• Spirit Summoning and Dispatching — emphasized by Lin Xian during the transmission 50.
• Ye Fan’s Dao Scripture, bronze fragment, and Bodhi Seed resonate within his Sea of Bitterness, helping him comprehend the newly transmitted methods 50.
• Six Paths Reincarnation Fist — an early signature technique that evolves with Ye Fan’s Sacred Body and later becomes one of the foundations for his self-created arts 68 418.
• Saintly Battle Art — uses the body itself as a Dao seal and allows him to derive innumerable transformations from a single essential form 157.
• One Qi Transforms Three Selves — creates Dao bodies that can fight independently, allowing him to confront opponents of different realms simultaneously 452 508.
• Nine Secrets — Ye Fan gains and employs several of the Nine Secrets, particularly Jie and Bing. Jie can elevate the Eight Forbidden Domain into the Divine Forbidden Realm, while Bing permits control and seizure of weapons 508 514.
• True Sacred Fist — created while reverse-slaying the Great Dao; it combines the Six-Syllable Mantra, Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, Faith Power, and his rejection of Heaven’s imposed path 418.
• Heavenly Emperor Fist — Ye Fan’s principal self-created fist art, formed after dissolving and surpassing inherited methods. It embodies his independent Dao and is capable of shaking Supreme Beings 564 724.
• Tai Chi Scripture — Ye Fan’s original cultivation method, formed in the North Sea Eye by harmonizing numerous Emperor Scriptures through Lunar Yin and Solar Yang 366.
• Furnace-Nurturing of Myriad Scriptures — a method through which Ye Fan uses battle, tribulation, and diverse scriptures to temper his body and synthesize countless Daos into his own path 531 537.
• World-Creation, Alternative Sainthood — a realm and combat state developed from the Five Great Secret Realms, yin-yang Source Arts, and the Three Selves 498 514.
• Divine Forbidden Realm — a state in which his combat power, Primordial Spirit, speed, perception, and overall potential are amplified beyond the Eight Forbidden Domain; Ye Fan eventually stabilizes himself within it permanently 496 652.
• Myriad Laws Immunity — a later longevity and combat method developed by adapting himself to the Dharma-Ending Era, rendering ordinary techniques ineffective against him 732.

Phenomena and Dao

• Immortal King Descending Upon the Nine Heavens — a Sacred Body phenomenon used during his Four Extremes tribulation against the Innate Dao Diagram 209.
• Golden Sacred Domain — Ye Fan’s field combines Sacred Body vitality with yin-yang principles, evolving into a Tai Chi Divine Diagram and dragon-shaped Dao marks 514.
• Departed Self, True Self, and Self of Dao — concepts Ye Fan explores while developing a gradual Half-Saint path and integrating the Five Great Secret Realms 498.
• Primordial Saint — Ye Fan’s original Saint-realm achievement, formed after he perfects the Sacred Body’s secret arts and reaches Sainthood’s ultimate limit 517.
• Thirty-Six Heavens — a world-creation achievement in which Ye Fan opens and pierces through thirty-six heavens as a form of Dao contest against Lin Xian 700.

Equipment / Items

• Ancient Bronze Lamp — Used with Buddhist artifacts to repel Divine Crocodiles on Mars; Ye Fan lends it to Lin Xian during the attack 7.
• Bodhi Seed — A treasure that enhances comprehension and enlightenment. Ye Fan lends it to Lin Xian, who later returns it 7 8.
• Vajra Pestle — A Buddhist artifact wielded by Ye Fan against the Divine Crocodiles 7.
• Bronze fragment — Resides in his Sea of Bitterness and resonates with the Dao Scripture and Bodhi Seed 50.
• Complete Dao Scripture — A page is stored within Ye Fan’s Sea of Bitterness; he permits Lin Xian’s Divine Sense to inspect it 50.
• Xuanhuang Mother Qi Root — A renewable source of Xuanhuang Mother Qi residing within the Green Copper. It produces only small amounts over time but is an ultimate Dao material capable of tempering weapons 91 100.
• Xuanhuang Mother Qi Cauldron — Ye Fan’s principal Dao weapon, refined from Xuanhuang Mother Qi. It can protect his Primordial Spirit, carry Faith Power, suppress enemies, and eventually develops into a Supreme weapon bearing the marks of Supreme Beings 367 698.
• Dragon Pattern Black Gold Holy Spirit Sword — A sword forged from Saint Spirit-derived Dragon Pattern Black Gold. Its superior material allows it to cut through the weapons and bodies of Four Extremes cultivators 167.
• Chaotic Green Lotus / Green Cauldron — An Azure Emperor legacy and Extreme Dao weapon repeatedly entrusted to or carried by Ye Fan. Its artifact spirit, Divine Baby, is sentient and not always cooperative 563.
• Great Accomplished Saint Physique corpse — A Sacred Body ancestor’s remains that Ye Fan uses to defend Saint Cliff, suppress the Immortal Taoist, and shield his vulnerable Primordial Spirit 257 653.
• Fusang Divine Tree branch — Given by Lin Xian during Ye Fan’s North Sea Eye tempering; its Solar Yang force becomes essential to the Tai Chi Scripture’s creation 366.

Relationships

• Pang Bo — Best friend since college. Ye Fan confirms that Pang Bo is alive, defends him from suspicion, and remains closely allied with him throughout the journey 5 7. Ye Fan later protects Pang Bo’s parents on Earth and spares the demon spirit that impersonated Pang Bo because it had cared for them faithfully 377.
• Lin Xian — Mentor, protector, rival, and fellow Earth native. Ye Fan trusts Lin Xian deeply, accepts his teachings, and offers access to the Complete Dao Scripture out of gratitude 7 45 50. Their later relationship combines mutual reliance, combat sparring, provocation, manipulation, and genuine recognition of one another’s potential 531 537.
• Duan De — Initially an adversary who repeatedly steals Ye Fan’s discoveries; later becomes his partner in “archaeology” and uses Ye Fan’s Sacred Body as protection in tombs 44 45 48. As the Netherworld Emperor’s reincarnated successor, Duan De remains one of Ye Fan’s most troublesome but indispensable Heavenly Court allies 383.
• Zhou Yi — Former classmate and fellow seeker of immortality and ancient sites; Ye Fan had often discussed bronze inscriptions and ancient lore with him in college 5.
• Yan Ruyu — A Demon Race descendant whose people took Pang Bo away. Ye Fan recognizes her during the struggle over the Chaos Azure Lotus 47. Lin Xian later attempts to use Ye Fan’s Sacred Body as part of an alliance proposal with her lineage, which Ye Fan takes as an opportunity to mock Lin Xian 69.
• Ji Ziyue — A Ji Family descendant and close companion. Their relationship is marked by mutual teasing, jealousy, shared experiences at Clumsy Peak, and Ji Ziyue’s protective concern for Ye Fan amid family disputes 87 95 101.
• Fairy Zixia — The Purple Mansion Saintess and Innate Dao Embryo. She fights alongside Ye Fan, shares exceptional combat compatibility with him, and later becomes one of the people whose lifespan and safety most deeply concern him 167 414.
• Ye Tianxuan — Ye Fan’s son, an Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo and Great Emperor Wu Shi’s successor. Ye Fan takes pride in him but is repeatedly embarrassed when Lin Xian and others claim the child may surpass him 540 541.
• Xiao Nannan — A younger-sister-like figure toward whom Ye Fan is deeply protective. Her karmic connection to the Devouring Heaven Empress and Emperor Yuhua causes Ye Fan grave concern 496 540.
• Black Emperor — An unreliable ally, habitual instigator, and political accomplice. The dog repeatedly uses gossip, formations, and shameless schemes to provoke Ye Fan, but remains a key member of Heavenly Court 367 419.
• Ye Fan’s parents — His greatest emotional weakness and most enduring connection to Earth. Even after becoming Heavenly Emperor, he cannot resist their demands that he marry, provide descendants, and fulfill ordinary filial duties 377 388.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin

Ye Fan is taken from Earth aboard the Bronze Ancient Coffin. He resists Liu Yunzhi’s attempt to seize Lin Xian, reunites with Pang Bo, learns of his Sacred Body, and helps the survivors endure the Mars crisis 4 5 7.

Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone

After reaching the Big Dipper, Ye Fan is identified as the Forbidden Zone Heir. His Sacred Body grants him a unique inheritance and connection to the forbidden zone, though he remains uncertain of what this role means 9.

Inheritance of Qi-State Origin-Flow

Lin Xian gives Ye Fan Qi-State Origin-Flow, enabling continuous autonomous cultivation. Lin later disciplines Ye Fan’s arrogance by using the technique to force a deeper state of Dao comprehension 20 21.

Qing Emperor’s Tomb and Archaeology

Ye Fan reunites with Lin Xian near Qing Emperor’s Tomb and repeatedly clashes with Duan De over stolen treasures. Once he learns the Sacred Body’s enormous resource requirements, he joins Lin Xian and Duan De’s tomb-raiding partnership, rebranded as archaeology 45 48.

Lin Xian’s Instruction

With Ye Fan’s Sea of Bitterness established, Lin Xian teaches him multiple divine arts. Ye Fan’s sincere belief that Lin Xian has repeatedly protected him leads him to reveal the Complete Dao Scripture in his Sea of Bitterness 50.

Tianxuan Sacred Son

Ye Fan becomes Tianxuan Sacred Land’s Sacred Son and develops ties to the Ji Family, Azure Emperor lineage, Clumsy Peak, and Taixuan Sect. Though the Ji Family recognizes his Void lineage, he refuses to abandon his own chosen relationships and cultivation path 88 102.

Breaking the Sacred Body’s Curse

Ye Fan gathers immense resources to challenge the Four Extremes Heavenly Gate. He survives the Innate Dao Diagram, which embodies the ancient restriction imposed on Sacred Bodies, and emerges as a Four Extremes cultivator capable of challenging the era’s foremost young geniuses 209 210.

Heavenly Court and Earth

Ye Fan helps establish Heavenly Court and later returns to Earth, where he protects his parents, settles old classmates’ affairs, supports Pang Bo’s family, and recognizes Earth’s dormant potential as the Primordial Ancient Star 374 377.

Severing the Dao and the True Sacred Fist

Refusing to cut away his attachments, Ye Fan chooses to reverse-slay the Great Dao. He creates the true Sacred Fist through his bonds, Faith Power, and accumulated techniques, declaring that his fate belongs to himself rather than Heaven 418.

Human Race Ancient Road

Promoted by Lin Xian and the Divine Organization as a possible Emperor Zun, Ye Fan enters the Human Race Ancient Road and defeats challengers across major realm gaps. He establishes an invincible reputation, becomes the central contender of the human Emperor Path, and rejects every attempt to define him through reincarnation 507 508 517.

Great Accomplished Sacred Body

Ye Fan advances through Alternative Sainthood, Primordial Sainthood, Saint King, Quasi-Emperor, and Great Accomplished Sacred Body. His rise overturns the assumption that the Sacred Body can never attain the Dao, though his first attempt to seize the Imperial Dao ends in catastrophic injury from Azure Emperor’s Green Lotus Fist Imprint 514 589 676 677.

Heavenly Emperor Ye

After recovering and ultimately breaking the restriction against multiple emperors existing in the same era, Ye Fan is recognized as Heavenly Emperor Ye. He rules the Heavenly Court, confronts the Immortal Path, and continues to reject the title of Emperor Zun despite the Divine Organization’s reverence and Lin Xian’s propaganda 709 733.

Great Dream Through the Ages

Ye Fan lives through an extended mortal life as part of a cultivation trial, experiencing political burdens, family, aging, grief, and death. His apparent death becomes a breakthrough into a seventh life, after which he returns to Heavenly Court as an even stronger Heavenly Emperor 733.

Notable Quotes

“Without evidence, what reason do we have to seize someone?” 4

“Offending someone for no reason will only bring disaster. I'd rather use peaceful means to communicate with this friend.” 4

“What is a Bodhi Seed worth? Everything in this world is centered on people. No matter how precious a divine object is, it cannot be more important than a human life.” 7

“I cannot trust others, but if Teacher Lin wanted to kill me, I would have died countless times already.” 50

“My fate is mine, not Heaven’s!” 418

“I am not Emperor Zun. Even if Reincarnation truly exists, I am merely a similar flower blooming. I am myself. In this lifetime, I am Ye Fan!” 517

“Enemies defeated by me have never been considered opponents.” 514

“Who else would I fight if not Heaven?” 700

Trivia

• Ye Fan’s college nickname was “barbarian,” shared in context with his powerful build and athletic background 5.
• Duan De renames him the Innate Archaeological Sacred Body because of the Sacred Body’s resistance to tomb-born evil 48.
• Lin Xian’s long-term strategy explicitly revolves around allowing Ye Fan to obtain dangerous opportunities, grow powerful, and bear the burden of confronting future calamities 6.
• Lin Xian repeatedly treats Ye Fan’s Xuanhuang Mother Qi Root as a renewable long-term resource, comparing him to a “donkey from a production team” 91.
• Ye Fan’s greatest recurring weakness is not combat but Lin Xian’s social schemes, particularly those involving Ye Fan’s parents, titles, romantic life, and signed agreements 367 388 540.
• Although many factions call Ye Fan Emperor Zun’s reincarnation, Ye Fan consistently rejects the claim and insists that present choices create an independent True Self 480 517.
• Ye Fan’s growth is repeatedly summarized by the principle that anything which fails to kill him becomes nourishment for his future strength 486 537.