Feng Moyuan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Feng Moyuan (凤墨渊)
Alias(es)	Chu Yu, his disguised identity; Demon Venerable, Demon Lord, Demon King 4 7 23 27
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Demon Realm; infiltrates the Cultivation Sect as Chu Yu 10 30
Occupation/Role	Ruler of the Demon Realm; villain and principal male supporting character in the original novel; Xiao Muchen’s disciple while disguised 2 10 43
Cultivation Realm	Soul-Severing Realm 38
Status	Alive; injured during the battle against the Zhitu at Flame Mountain 50
First Appearance	Chapter 2, in his secluded cultivation cave 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul-Severing Realm	38	Breaks through while meditating on the roof above Su Ying, simultaneously with her advancement to the Spirit Tranquility Stage. Her circulating energy benefits his cultivation; dragon and phoenix manifestations appear around him.

Background / History

Feng Moyuan was adopted by guardians with cruel intentions. His exceptional talent soon made him too powerful for them to bully. The Demon Realm’s elders later continued tormenting him through deliberately excessive, trivial paperwork, but his advancement left them even less capable of challenging him 43 46.

He spent a thousand years in secluded cultivation seeking the Soul-Severing Realm. Su Ying’s intrusion disrupted that attempt and cost him cultivation. Awakening earlier than the original plot prescribed, he overheard her mental conversation with her system and discovered that his world was a book—and that he was a supporting character rather than its male lead 2 23 38.

Appearance

Feng Moyuan is described by the system as the most handsome man in the novel. His appearance captivates even the Cultivation Sect disciples confronting his invading forces 10 29.

• Violet eyes — retained in his Chu Yu disguise, prompting Su Ying and Xiao Muchen to notice a possible connection 4 29.
• Ink-black hair and pale, smooth skin — features he admires when examining himself in a bronze mirror 3 23.
• Scarlet robes — his usual clothing in his true form; he also wears a dark purple robe during the Flame Mountain journey 7 23 48.
• Chu Yu disguise — a handsome, apparently innocent cultivator who looks seventeen or eighteen 4.
• Husky voice — initially hoarse because he has not spoken for over a thousand years 2 7.

Personality

Feng Moyuan is intensely proud of his beauty and power. He regards being assigned a supporting role as an insult, rejects the predicted sacrifice of his empire for Ling Xian, and considers no woman worthy of his appearance 2 3 10 29.

He is vindictive, coercive, and quick to threaten violence. He confines Su Ying, uses her fear to secure obedience, and seriously injures her while helping complete a system quest. His amusement often takes a petty form: making her repeat greetings, worsening her hair, or deliberately frightening her 32 33 34 35 36.

His growing attachment to Su Ying mixes attraction, jealousy, and possessiveness with protective actions. He resents her apparent preference for Xiao Muchen, yet returns her Spatial Ring, attempts to cook for her, and rebukes Black Shadow for knocking her unconscious 38 39 41 44.

Despite his treatment of captives and subordinates, he takes threats to the Demon Realm’s inhabitants seriously. He condemns the elders for allowing spirit beasts to displace ordinary people and personally undertakes the expedition against them 43 46.

Abilities & Skills

Hearing Su Ying’s Thoughts

Feng Moyuan can hear both Su Ying’s internal thoughts and her system’s replies, even when she never speaks aloud 2.

• Learns about the novel, its assigned roles, and Su Ying’s missions through their conversations 2 10.
• Recognizes that her attempt to shield Xiao Muchen is mission-driven rather than a genuine expression of devotion 30.
• Overhears escape plans and uses the information to retain control over her 38 44.
• Su Ying remains unaware that he can hear her private exchanges 47.

Magical Disguise

He transforms into Chu Yu, posing as a young disciple from the Lower Realm and concealing his identity as the Demon Realm’s ruler 4 7.

• Maintains a timid, obedient manner while staying with Su Ying and entering Xiao Muchen’s discipleship 7 10.
• Repeatedly resumes the disguise after conducting secret meetings in his true form 27.
• His unchanged violet eyes become a clue to his identity 29.

Sleeping Curse and Sedative Resistance

Feng Moyuan uses a Sleeping Curse to leave Su Ying unaware of his nighttime activities 7 27.

• The curse also disables her system; he realizes this after it reports crashing overnight 7.
• Resists Su Ying’s soporific powder and pretends to be unconscious to observe her intentions 27.

Step-Separation Curse

This curse forces Su Ying to follow his movements and pulls her toward him when he moves too far away 46 49 50.

• Functions repeatedly rather than ending after one activation 49.
• Can be removed by Feng Moyuan or overcome with cultivation surpassing his own 49.
• Becomes dangerous in combat: his attack on the giant Zhitu drags Su Ying into the battle and exposes her to its strike 50.

Combat and Barrier Magic

His magic includes powerful palm strikes, sword combat, flight, concealment, and restrictive barriers 2 30 38 46.

• Uses black palm force to knock down multiple Cultivation Sect disciples and wounds Xiao Muchen during their duel 30.
• Creates a barrier around the inn to prevent Su Ying from escaping, then effortlessly breaks it with the Dragon Roar Sword when departing 46 48.
• Follows Su Ying invisibly and marks her with powder before she dons an Invisibility Cloak 38 39.
• Uses rain and water spells alongside Bai Mang to extinguish the ordinary Zhitu’s flames after Su Ying identifies their weakness 50.

Spiritual Roots and Cultivation

Feng Moyuan states that he consumes Spiritual Roots rather than human flesh. He initially considers absorbing Su Ying’s root to recover lost cultivation and potentially advance further 5 7.

• As Chu Yu, produces a level-ten Spiritual Root test result, which he privately considers unimpressive 10.
• Rejects the predicted consumption of Ling Xian’s root because he considers its grade too low 23.
• Benefits from Su Ying’s cultivation during his breakthrough; afterward, he notices daily gains and suspects her presence is helping him advance 38 48.

Alchemy

While posing as an inexperienced novice, Chu Yu refines five sixth-tier Miasma-Breaking Pills under Su Ying’s guidance 25.

• Defeats Ping Qingyun’s three fourth-tier Concentration Pills in their alchemy contest 25.
• Follows Su Ying’s gradual addition of ingredients despite initially intending to place them all in the furnace at once 25.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Dragon Roar Sword — a spirit-bearing sword that emits a dragon’s roar; used in combat, intimidation, flight, and breaking barriers 30 35 44 48.
• Long whip — pulls Su Ying out of the Cultivation Sect crowd and into his arms during the invasion 30.
• Short Flute — produces eerie, soul-enthralling notes and summons a subordinate 7.
• Phoenix Feathers — fired at Bai Mang and Black Shadow when they interrupt his rooftop surveillance 37.
• Truth Pill — makes Su Ying recognize him as her master and answer questions for two hours; she remembers nothing of the interrogation afterward 23.
• Bronze mirror — used to examine and admire his appearance after his thousand-year seclusion 3.

Relationships

• Su Ying — Initially an intruder whose Spiritual Root might compensate for his lost cultivation. Her thoughts, lotus fragrance, cooking, and cultivation draw his interest. He abducts and confines her, but increasingly treats her as someone personally important; she still does not know he is Chu Yu 2 5 30 32 38 44 47.
• Ling Xian — His intended love interest in the original novel, but not in the altered events. He keeps her as a maid after Black Shadow abducts her by mistake, then explicitly forbids her from approaching him 23 30 31 37.
• Xiao Muchen — Rival cultivator and leader of the disciples he attacks; also his unwitting master while he poses as Chu Yu. Feng Moyuan’s jealousy intensifies when he believes Su Ying prefers Xiao Muchen 10 30 36 38.
• Black Shadow — Loyal but meddlesome subordinate who repeatedly misreads his interest in Su Ying and Ling Xian. Feng Moyuan punishes his interference and promises further punishment for mistreating Su Ying 30 33 44.
• Bai Mang — One of his nine protectors; handles official summons, reports on the spirit beasts, and recognizes Su Ying’s unusual standing more readily than Black Shadow 33 34 44 46.
• Demon Realm elders — Former tormentors whose authority is undermined by his strength. He forces them to take responsibility for the memorials before leaving to confront the spirit beasts 43 46.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Discovery and Infiltration

• Discovers the book’s existence: Overhears Su Ying and her system in his cave, suppressing his urge to kill her so he can learn more 2.
• Approaches as Chu Yu: Follows her distinctive scent and stages an encounter in which she rescues his apparently helpless younger disguise from a cliff 4.
• Enters the Cultivation Sect: Investigates Su Ying and Ling Xian, becomes Xiao Muchen’s disciple, and continues listening to Su Ying’s knowledge of the future 7 10.
• Interrogates Su Ying: Uses a Truth Pill to obtain the upcoming abduction plot, then orders an attack in three days under the stated purpose of seeking compensation for his failed advancement 23.

Invasion and Demon Palace Captivity

• Changes the expected abduction: Demands the disciple responsible for disrupting his cultivation, fights Xiao Muchen, and carries away Su Ying rather than Ling Xian. Black Shadow independently abducts Ling Xian 29 30.
• Avoids a possible reset: Spares Ling Xian because killing the Female Lead might restart the story and erase his memories of Su Ying 31.
• Exploits Su Ying’s usefulness: Learns that her body is the Heavenly Lotus Goddess’s reincarnation and considers her relevant to an ancient grievance. Makes her his personal cook and forces her to process official memorials 32 35.
• Advances and prevents escape: Breaks through alongside her, secretly follows her escape attempt, and sends her to the dungeon after catching her 38 39.
• Makes awkward gestures of care: Attempts to cook for her, returns her Spatial Ring, and resumes eating her food while continuing to watch her secretly 41 42.

Flame Mountain Expedition

• Accepts the beast crisis: Leaves with Bai Mang, Black Shadow, and Su Ying to confront spirit beasts threatening his subjects 43 44.
• Keeps Su Ying close: Uses barriers and the Step-Separation Curse to prevent escape while relying on her cooking and knowledge of the Zhitu 46 49.
• Battles the Zhitu: Is injured by the flock, helps destroy the ordinary beasts with water magic, and confronts the giant original beast. His curse pulls Su Ying into danger; he catches her as its flames burn her and her cultivation falls 50.

Predicted Fate in the Original Novel

These events are described by Su Ying and the system as the original novel’s future, not as outcomes already reached in the altered story 10 23.

Predicted event	Feng Moyuan’s response or altered outcome
Abducts Ling Xian and falls in love with her 23.	Abducts Su Ying instead; rejects Ling Xian’s romantic expectations 30 36.
Plans to marry Ling Xian, only for her to choose Xiao Muchen and leave 23.	Dismisses the proposed romance as absurd and refuses to accept it 23.
Loses half his cultivation and disbands the Demon Realm to protect Ling Xian’s peace 10.	Rejects sacrificing the empire he built; later advances to the Soul-Severing Realm with Su Ying’s help 10 38.

Notable Quotes

“How could someone as outstanding as me be a supporting character?” 2

“Until I am satisfied.”
— His answer when Su Ying asks how many meals she must cook to repay him 32.

Trivia

• His face blindness is not poor eyesight. He initially identifies Su Ying by her lotus-like scent, then becomes able to distinguish her lips from those of other women 2 30 32.
• The system claims he can recognize only the Female Lead, yet he later cannot identify Ling Xian when Black Shadow brings her to him 2 30 31.
• He consumes Su Ying’s extremely spicy hot-pot broth to vent his anger, immediately burns his throat, and demands water 42.