Tantai Feiyue

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tantai Feiyue (澹台绯月)
Alias(es)	Princess Tantai; Chief Tantai 61 171 441
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Origin	Commandery princess of an unnamed mortal dynasty 25 32
Affiliation	Xu Family; later helps direct its affairs at Flying Cloud Valley 65 400
Occupation/Role	Guest Elder Talisman Master; chief talisman specialist overseeing the Spirit Talisman Hall 73 238 441
Spiritual Root	Low-grade spiritual root 159 399
Cultivation	Core Formation; exact layer unspecified 631
Craft Rank	Low-grade third-tier Talisman Master, last explicitly documented 516
Spouse / Dao Companion	Lin Changheng 399 417
Status	Alive; suffered injuries under the Extreme South Palace’s excessive wartime assignments 631
First Appearance	Documented in the supplied passages from 25

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Premium talisman crafting	61	Demonstrates substantial talent after obtaining a middle-grade Talisman Dao inheritance. Consults Lin before revealing her ability to the Xu Family.
Approaching Qi Refining Fifth Layer	73	Lin detects that she is nearing this layer; the conversation does not confirm a completed breakthrough.
Superior-grade Talisman Master	133	Recently learns to produce superior-grade talismans and gives some to Lin before his departure.
Qi Refining Ninth Layer	159	Reaches the ninth layer but lacks sufficient breakthrough resources, especially a Foundation Establishment Pill.
Foundation Establishment	171	Overcomes the Three Mountains with an Inferior Foundation Establishment Pill, protective medicine from the Xu Family, and Lin’s preparations. Leaves his Foundation Establishment Spirit Treasure unused.
Second-tier Talisman Master	178	Reports her craft advancement by letter after establishing her Foundation.
Foundation Establishment Second Layer	226	Has remained at this layer for nine years; her spiritual root limits progress despite substantial resources.
Foundation Establishment Third Layer — implied	248	Xu Hanji expects that reaching the third layer will let her catch up with Feiyue, indicating Feiyue is already at that level.
Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer / Late Stage	399	Has only recently broken through. Her aura is unstable, with unabsorbed medicine and sluggish magical-power circulation.
Low-grade third-tier Talisman Master	516	Achieves this rank through exhausting effort, while remaining anxious about her cultivation prospects.
Core Formation	631	Confirmed to have formed her core during Lin’s absence. The women state that his supplied treasures and resources were consumed in their breakthroughs; Feiyue’s core grade and exact layer are not given.

Background / History

Mortal princess and Xu Family appointment

Feiyue originally held the title of commandery princess in a mortal dynasty. Jin Liyue, the grandson of its Right Vice Director, was among those who sought immortality alongside her. When Lin encounters her after ten years apart, she retains her regal bearing and attracts considerable attention 25 32.

She helps Lin locate demon-beast essence blood used in talisman crafting, believing his stated purpose of researching pill formulas. Her growing skill later gives her access to additional Rockmountain Tortoise essence blood through the Xu Family 32 61.

Feiyue accepts a closer, time-bound commitment to the Xu Family in exchange for an early guest-elder appointment, materials, and new talisman inheritances. Her stated plan is to earn cultivation resources through Talisman Dao rather than rely on spiritual-root aptitude alone 65 74.

Under her direction, the family develops a talisman-training pipeline that produces four low-grade Talisman Masters. It then designates talisman-making and alchemy as its two core arts. Despite generous ordinary support, Feiyue initially remains excluded from Foundation Establishment Pills and Spirit Treasures because she does not bear the Xu surname 145.

Foundation Establishment

Heavy pill use leaves Feiyue with toxins and bodily damage that Lin estimates reduce her Foundation Establishment chance to about 20%. He cleanses her body and purifies her magical power with the Poison-Transforming Demonic Art, estimating that a complete course could raise her chances to roughly 60%. These figures are his assessments, not guarantees 168.

Before her retreat, the Xu Family supplies a second-tier Heart-Guarding, Meridian-Stabilizing Pill, sacrificing another lineage member’s opportunity. It compensates for the incomplete bodily protection of her Inferior Foundation Establishment Pill 171.

During the breakthrough, green flecks appear within her and collapse the nearly overwhelming Mountain of Essence. Lin suspects that his earlier application of the Glorious Life Divine Ability strengthened her vitality, though he cannot measure its exact contribution. Feiyue succeeds without using the Spirit Treasure he supplied and agrees to return to the Xu Family after consolidating her realm 171.

Chief Tantai and the struggle for longevity

As a second-tier Talisman Master, Feiyue oversees the flourishing Spirit Talisman Hall. Its apprenticeships become coveted positions within the expanding Xu Family 238.

Her cultivation advances less smoothly than her craft. She spends nine years at Foundation Establishment’s second layer and later reaches the seventh only with considerable medicinal assistance. Her low-grade root, age, and accumulated medicine prompt Lin to seek ways to prolong her life 226 399.

During the Flying Cloud Trade Alliance’s attempted power grab, her second-tier puppet intercepts Luo Tianxiong’s first attack on Xu Hanji. Lin arrives before Luo’s renewed strike can kill Hanji and overturns the challenge to Xu authority 399.

Lin subsequently removes Feiyue’s pill toxins and residual medicine, enabling her to resume cultivation. He later provides lifespan-extending pills, assigns her the premium Return-to-Truth Pill because of her weaker root, and collects a Core Formation Spirit Object for her future attempt 400 417 429.

Core Formation and wartime pressure

By Lin’s later return, Feiyue, Hanji, and Yan Mingyi have all reached Core Formation. Their success attracts the interest of a powerful lineage within the Extreme South Palace, which assumes they still possess large reserves of Lin’s treasures despite their explanations that those resources were already spent 631.

The Palace imposes excessive military duties on the Xu Family. Feiyue is injured, and Hanji is sent to the battlefield less than a year later. Feiyue initially warns Lin that defiance could bring accusations of desertion and threaten the entire family. Once he reveals his overwhelming strength, she promptly supports his rescue plan and supplies the information he needs 631.

Appearance

Feiyue is tall and graceful, with cloudlike hair, a flowerlike face, and an elegant, dignified bearing that reflects her royal upbringing 25 237.

• Signature clothing: Crimson dresses or scarlet brocade robes embroidered with gold phoenixes 133 399 417.
• Regal presentation: Retains a radiant, noble appearance across decades 272 399.
• Signs of strain: Weariness appears between her brows after her difficult late-Foundation Establishment breakthrough 399.
• Preserved beauty: Lin supplies Premium Beauty-Preserving Pills to maintain her appearance 292.

Personality

Feiyue is composed and self-possessed in public. She firmly rejects unwanted marriage proposals, eventually shutting her door on intermediaries without discussion. In private with Lin, that restraint gives way to tenderness, teasing, and occasional embarrassment 47 73 237 417.

She is ambitious without demanding that Lin abandon his own path. She commits to the Xu Family for the resources needed to advance her craft, but accepts his refusal to stay and does not pressure him during their later farewells 65 74 133 171.

Her trust in Lin is unusually strong: she immediately accepts his warning not to meet Jin Liyue. Her royal background also informs her political realism. She does not expect powerful authorities to correct exploitation out of goodwill, and weighs resistance against the danger to her companions and the Xu Family 121 631.

Abilities & Skills

Talisman Dao

Feiyue’s strongest documented aptitude is talisman-making, which advances faster than her cultivation and provides much of the wealth supporting her progress 237 399.

• Produces superior-grade talismans before reaching Foundation Establishment 133.
• Advances through second tier to low-grade third tier 178 516.
• Creates a fire talisman that Lin uses to test his fire resistance 226.
• Helps provide third-tier talismans for Hanji’s battlefield protection 631.
• Benefits from the spiritual training associated with talisman-making during her Foundation Establishment preparations 168.

Teaching and administration

Feiyue develops the Xu Family’s talisman specialists and holds sufficient standing to be honored as Chief Tantai despite remaining outside its bloodline 145 441.

• Directs the training pipeline that produces four low-grade Talisman Masters 145.
• Oversees the Spirit Talisman Hall and its competitive apprenticeship system 238.
• Helps Hanji manage the family’s growth and welcome new Foundation Establishment allies 400.

Cultivation

Feiyue reaches Core Formation despite a low-grade spiritual root, using craft income, family support, and Lin’s assistance to overcome successive obstacles 399 631.

• Uses escape light after reaching Foundation Establishment 237.
• Remains calm through the dangers of her Foundation Establishment breakthrough 171.
• Suffers repeated complications from heavy medicinal reliance; Lin treats both pill toxins and unabsorbed elixir residue 168 400.
• Her exact Core Formation layer and core quality are not specified 631.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Second-tier puppet — Blocks Luo Tianxiong’s initial surprise attack on Xu Hanji 399.
• Self-crafted talismans — Gives superior-grade protective supplies to Lin before his travels 133.
• Breakthrough medicines — Uses an Inferior Foundation Establishment Pill with the Xu Family’s Heart-Guarding, Meridian-Stabilizing Pill 171.
• Foundation Establishment Spirit Treasure — Supplied by Lin as additional insurance; remains unused during her successful breakthrough 171.
• Lifespan-Extending Pills and premium Return-to-Truth Pill — Received from Lin; the women agree to keep these rare resources secret 417.
• Talisman inheritances — Receives recovered craft knowledge from Lin, who warns against revealing its uncertain origins 417.

Relationships

• Lin Changheng — Husband and Dao companion. Their bond develops from practical cooperation into intimacy and marriage; they exchange resources, maintain contact during separations, and support each other’s cultivation 61 65 133 159 399.
• Xu Hanji — Fellow Dao companion of Lin and close sisterly companion. Feiyue protects her during the alliance coup and later helps arrange supplies for her battlefield service 399 631.
• Yan Mingyi — Fellow Dao companion and close companion. By Lin’s return during the alliance crisis, the three women have lived together for more than twenty years and regard their bond as sisterly 399.
• Xu Family — Patron and long-term affiliation. Feiyue builds its talisman discipline and remains loyal after Foundation Establishment, although her outsider status initially restricts access to strategic resources 145 171 182.
• Jin Liyue — Acquaintance from her mortal dynasty and a potential essence-blood supplier. She declines his proposed meeting after Lin warns that he is untrustworthy 32 121.
• Xiao Hei — Lin’s Black-Armored Earth Turtle, entrusted to her care during his absence. She raises it successfully and returns it before his departure 120 121 133.
• Little Qing — Lin’s spirit beast, who recognizes her as “Mistress Feiyue.” They reunite after Little Qing becomes a transforming Fourth-Tier Demon King 631.
• Boy Zhengwang — Visits the Xu Family, shares information about Palace pressure, and helps seek protection for the women through the Azure Rosy Clouds Temple 631.

Notable Quotes

“I'll use the talisman dao to obtain resources, feed them back into my cultivation, and travel a little farther along the immortal path...” 74

“I'm only trying to catch up with you, Brother Lin.” 133

“The three of us have spent more than twenty years together, far longer than we have spent with our husband. Our sisterly bond runs deep—even deeper than our closeness with you.” 399