Yao Lao

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Yao Chen was born into the Yao Clan but was targeted and framed by its elders. After leaving, he fled Yao Clan pursuers with Hu Jiu Jiu and Feng Xian. He later studied alchemy at Danta, while Feng Xian built the force that became Starfall Pavilion 918 1240.

At Danta, Han Shanshan became both a teacher and a close companion to him. She sacrificed herself while helping him subdue the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, though Yao Chen believed for years that she had simply disappeared. He went on to found Starfall Pavilion with Feng Xian and became known as Venerable Yao 560 602.

His disciple Han Feng joined Mu Gu Old Man in betraying him. Yao Chen escaped as a remnant soul and hid in a ring that eventually came into Xiao Yan’s possession. He secretly drew on Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi to survive, causing Xiao Yan’s cultivation to fall. After Lu Yuan exposed him, Yao Chen made amends and accepted Xiao Yan as his disciple; he later taught Lu Yuan alchemy as well 511 514 938.

Xiao Yan refined the pill used to restore Yao Chen’s body, with Lu Yuan protecting it from Pill Lightning. Yao Chen subsequently confronted the Yao Clan over its treatment of him and returned to Starfall Pavilion with his supporters 938 948. Much later, Lu Yuan took him into the past, where he defeated the Medicine Emperor’s remnant soul and reunited with Han Shanshan, changing the fate he had believed irreversible 1231 1233 1236.

Personality

Yao Chen is a demanding but devoted teacher. He argues and jokes with Xiao Yan, yet trains him carefully and pushes him to recognize his limits. He teaches Lu Yuan patiently even when frustrated by Lu Yuan’s instrumental view of alchemy 619 701 712.

He is deeply attached to people and places from his past: his residence recalls his childhood courtyard, and Han Shanshan’s disappearance remained a lasting wound. After his revival, he becomes more willing to address his relationships openly 560 1228 1236.

Abilities & Skills

Alchemy

• Refined a Ninth-Grade pill, though he could not protect it from Pill Lightning at the time; he later became a Ninth-Rank Alchemist 938 961 1238.
• Can produce Fifth- to Seventh-Grade pills in large batches for Starfall Pavilion while avoiding pill poison 949.
• Taught Lu Yuan alchemy from its fundamentals and trained Xiao Yan in both pill refinement and combat judgment 627 938.

Bone Spirit Cold Fire

• Possesses the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, a Heavenly Flame used in pill refinement 560 651.
• Subdued it at the Dou Wang realm with Han Shanshan’s help 560 897.

Combat and Soul Survival

• Escaped Han Feng and Mu Gu Old Man despite severe injuries, preserving his remnant soul in a ring 938 1218.
• Can possess Xiao Yan to assist him; doing so during the Sea Heart Flame’s absorption weakened Yao Chen 514.
• As an Earth Supreme, defeated the Medicine Emperor’s remnant soul 1231.

Equipment / Items

• Xiao Yan’s ring — sheltered Yao Chen’s remnant soul after his betrayal 511 938.
• Bone Spirit Cold Fire — his Heavenly Flame 651.
• Fen Jue — an evolving cultivation method first obtained by Yao Chen and later practiced by Xiao Yan 602 962.

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — second disciple; their initially hostile relationship became a close master-disciple bond 514 701 938.
• Lu Yuan — youngest disciple in alchemy; helped revive Yao Chen and later reunite him with Han Shanshan 938 1233.
• Han Feng — former disciple who betrayed him in alliance with Mu Gu Old Man 701 938.
• Feng Xian / Wind Venerable — longtime friend and co-founder of Starfall Pavilion 602 1112 1240.
• Han Shanshan — early teacher and confidante whose sacrifice haunted him until their reunion 560 1233.
• Xuan Yi — alchemist and longtime confidante; later became Lu Yuan’s alchemy teacher 1166 1236.
• Hu Jiu Jiu — saved him from Yao Clan pursuers; the two formed a life-and-death friendship 1240.
• Mu Qingluan — Starfall Pavilion disciple familiar with his habits 1228.