Jiu Yuan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Jiu Yuan (九渊)
Alias(es)	Fox Lord; Fox Lord of the Green Hills; “Little Jiu” / “Xiao Jiu,” used by Heaven’s Way 94 155 174
Species/Race	Nine-Tailed Fox 85
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Fox Clan of Qingqiu / Green Hills; Demon Clan; defenders of the Qianyuan Continent 85 95 151
Occupation/Role	Fox Clan leader; Ning Ke’s older-brother figure and protector 85 87
Status	Alive following his death in the Divine War and subsequent restoration; later ascends to the Divine Realm with his companions 170 174 190 194
First Appearance	First documented appearance in the supplied passages: Chapter 85, “I Need Him” 85

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Nine tails restored	152	After ten thousand years of recuperation, his nine tails have regained solidity and he can release dense demonic power.
Mist Domain awakened	160	Repeated fights with domain-wielding Lou Yunxiao lead to his awakening. The domain conceals its user and poisons and corrodes opponents.
Ascension to the Divine Realm	194	Joins the companions who wait for Ning Ke to catch up in cultivation before ascending together.
Divine godhead formed; divine ascension — parallel-world continuity	213 214	After fifty years of cultivation, survives his thunder tribulation, forms a divine godhead, and ascends to seek Ning Ke’s original world.

Background / History

Fox Lord of Qingqiu

Jiu Yuan is the Fox Clan’s only established Nine-Tailed Fox when Ning Ke appears as its newly born Saint. Nine-Tailed Foxes are born between heaven and earth rather than through ordinary Fox Clan births; Heaven’s Way names them, and they must endure trials before ascending to godhood. Ning Ke’s disappearance barely two days after his birth throws the clan into alarm 85.

Heaven’s Way visits Jiu Yuan in a dream and explains that Ning Ke has gone to find the destined savior. He instructs the Fox Clan to support any cultivator Ning Ke brings back. When Lou Yunxiao arrives seeking help with Ning Ke’s origins and transformation, Jiu Yuan initially insists that Ning Ke remain in Qingqiu, testing Lou’s attachment to him 85.

Jiu Yuan then brings them to a demonic-power-rich hot spring, where Ning Ke can safely gain speech and human form without abruptly breaking Heaven’s Way’s seal. While Ning Ke soaks, Jiu Yuan duels Lou from noon until evening. Their draw convinces him that Lou is strong enough to protect Ning Ke, and he permits them to leave together 86.

Ancient Demon War and Dormancy

During the attack on Red River City, Jiu Yuan destroys living-dead victims with blue foxfire and arrives with powerful fox-clan reinforcements. He heals Ning Ke, urges Lou Yunxiao to continue fighting, and explains the importance of the Twin Swords to their chances of victory 94 95.

Taking his full nine-tailed form, he helps draw Nan Lou and the Great Demons away from the city. Ten days of fighting leave him gravely weakened. He later intercepts an attack intended for Lou Yunxiao, suffering a wound that makes his eighth tail turn transparent and forces him back into human form 96 97.

After Lou destroys his own divine soul to prevent Nan Lou’s escape, Jiu Yuan sacrifices half his divine soul through a forbidden art to gather Lou’s scattered soul and preserve his chance of reincarnation. The effort sends Jiu Yuan into a sleep lasting ten thousand years. Ning Ke guards him for years and keeps the Fox Clan hidden so that he can rest undisturbed 97 145 151.

Awakening and Reunion

Jiu Yuan awakens on Fox Mountain, irritated by sandalwood incense and bewildered that A You and A Li have become adults. On learning how long he has slept, he immediately asks where the Holy Son is 145.

Working with Yin Feng, he mobilizes the Demon Clan to search for Ning Ke. The search leads them to the Sword Sect, where Jiu Yuan throws Lou Yunxiao into a dungeon wall, checks Ning Ke for injuries, and apologizes for his long absence. Ning Ke embraces him and insists that his sacrifice leaves him nothing to apologize for 149 151.

Jiu Yuan refuses to entrust Ning Ke to Lou again, arguing that Lou’s noble intentions do not erase his failure to protect him or the trauma caused by his ancient self-detonation. His opposition softens when Ning Ke freely chooses Lou. Although another protective outburst destroys their Flying Ship, Jiu Yuan ultimately accepts their commitment and witnesses their wedding 150 152 159 160.

Divine War, Sacrifice, and Restoration

Before the Divine War, Jiu Yuan promises to protect the Qianyuan Continent’s Heaven’s Way. During his fight with Jiang He, his mist is dispersed by the enemy’s third eye, and he suffers severe chest and arm injuries. Heaven’s Way emerges from his storage space to save him and is killed; Ning Ke reverses the disaster and sends Jiu Yuan to obtain treatment for the old man 156 164 165.

While Heaven’s Way is being treated, Jiu Yuan secretly tells him to divide his essence and hide one part. This preserves the continent’s support even if the visible portion is killed and deceives the Sun God into believing Heaven’s Way has been eliminated 174.

Jiu Yuan returns to battle after only basic treatment. When repeated time reversals cannot prevent the Sun God from killing him and Heaven’s Way, he urges Ning Ke to stop exhausting himself and buy time for the Supreme God to notice the conflict. He then uses Fox Spirit Detonation, badly injuring and poisoning the Sun God at the cost of his own life 166 169 170.

Heaven’s Way catches a wisp of Jiu Yuan’s scattered soul and seals it inside his bonded tobacco pipe. Supreme God Wei Yuan uses that remnant to gather his soul, making his restoration possible. Jiu Yuan later reunites with Ning Ke in the modern world 174 190.

Modern World and Later Life

Jiu Yuan arranges identity cards, resident registrations, and a family cover story so the companions can approach Ning Ke in his original world. He obtains an extravagant Rolls-Royce through an exchange of equal value and assigns himself the role of eldest brother 182 183.

His estate contains multiple villas, a horse-racing track, stadium, golf course, cinema, and other recreational facilities. He tells Ning Ke and Ning Xiao to leave their rented apartment and live there permanently 192.

After returning to the Qianyuan Continent, he finds that several thousand years have passed and his fox cubs have grown into cultivators approaching his strength. He later ascends alongside Ning Ke and their companions 194.

Appearance

• Human form: Bewitching features and a handsome face; frequently wears loose or revealing clothing that leaves his chest exposed 145 151 152 155.
• Height: Slightly taller than Lou Yunxiao 222.
• Fox traits: Nine tails, foxlike eyes, and claws; his tails can spread behind him while he remains in human form 96 152.
• Clothing: Wears red robes during the battle against Jiang He and retains an unconventional style in the modern world 164 192.
• Parallel-world manifestations: Bares sharp fangs and develops demon markings extending from his forehead toward his eyes when enraged 208.

Personality

Jiu Yuan is rebellious, sharp-tongued, and gruffly affectionate. Heaven’s Way is one of the few figures he willingly obeys, though he regularly insults the old man while expressing genuine concern for him. He dislikes sentimental displays, yet his reunion with Ning Ke nearly brings him to tears 85 149 155 156.

His protectiveness centers on promises and their consequences. He respects Lou Yunxiao’s courage and service to others but refuses to excuse the harm Ning Ke suffered merely because Lou acted for the greater good. Despite his explosive temper, he ultimately accepts Ning Ke’s right to choose his own partner 150 159.

He enjoys elegance, spectacle, and teasing. He considers a fan more suitable than a sword for a beautiful fox, organizes an ostentatious modern-world entrance, and expresses growing approval of Lou through an intimidating drinking invitation 87 182 222.

Abilities & Skills

Nine-Tailed Fox Transformation and Combat

• Assumes a full nine-tailed fox form to fight and move the Great Demons away from Red River City 96.
• Uses claws and tails in close combat, including wrapping Jiang He in all nine tails 164.
• Fights the ancient Lou Yunxiao to a draw over several hours 86.
• Severe injuries and depleted strength can make his tails turn transparent and prevent him from maintaining beast form 97.

Foxfire

• Uses blue foxfire to destroy Red River City’s living dead 94.
• Combines foxfire with poisonous smoke in his attack on Jiang He 164.

Mist Domain

• Makes its user completely invisible within the mist 160.
• Poisons opponents through permeation and corrosion 160.
• Can protect allies from its poison, allowing coordinated attacks inside the domain 169.
• Jiang He’s third eye can disperse the mist and expose him 164.
• Poison remaining after Jiu Yuan’s death continues to slow the Sun God’s regeneration 170 171.

Healing and Cultivation Knowledge

• Heals Ning Ke’s battlefield injuries 95.
• Recognizes the danger of releasing Ning Ke’s cultivation seal too quickly and provides access to a hot spring that enables safer transformation 86.

Forbidden Soul-Gathering Art

• Collects Lou Yunxiao’s scattered soul after his self-detonation, preserving the possibility of reincarnation 97.
• Costs half of Jiu Yuan’s divine soul and leaves him dormant for ten thousand years 97 145.

Fox Spirit Detonation

• Releases his power through the phantom of a gigantic Nine-Tailed Fox 169.
• Badly injures and poisons the Sun God 170.
• Is more devastating than ordinary cultivator self-detonation and scatters his soul; revival becomes possible only because Heaven’s Way preserves a remnant 170 174.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Tobacco Pipe — His characteristic smoking implement, sparring weapon, and bonded magical artifact. Heaven’s Way uses it to preserve the soul remnant from which Wei Yuan gathers him 86 87 174.
• Storage Ring / storage space — Shelters Heaven’s Way during the Divine War; the Sun God destroys the ring while searching for him 164 169.
• Storage Ring gifted to Ning Ke — One of the possessions Ning Ke recognizes from ten thousand years in the future 87.
• Bone Fan gifted to Ning Ke — Chosen because Jiu Yuan considers fan combat more elegant than swordplay; it becomes Ning Ke’s later weapon 87.
• Bone Whistle gifted to Ning Ke — Intended to summon Jiu Yuan when Ning Ke is in danger 87 95.

Relationships

• Ning Ke — Younger-brother figure and Fox Clan Saint. Jiu Yuan equips, heals, and defends him; Ning Ke protects him during his long dormancy and later welcomes his return 87 95 97 149.
• Lou Yunxiao — Initially a tested and approved protector, later a target of Jiu Yuan’s anger over Ning Ke’s suffering. Jiu Yuan preserves his chance of reincarnation, eventually accepts him as Ning Ke’s partner, and comes to regard him as a good match 86 97 150 159 222.
• Qianyuan Continent’s Heaven’s Way — Respected benefactor whom Jiu Yuan insults affectionately. The Nine-Tailed Foxes owe him their lives; Jiu Yuan protects him, and Heaven’s Way later preserves Jiu Yuan’s soul remnant 85 155 156 174.
• A You and A Li — Fox-clan attendants who greet his awakening and accompany him to Ning Ke; later serve as his bodyguards under the modern family cover 145 149 183.
• Yin Feng — Collaborator in mobilizing the Demon Clan to locate Ning Ke 151.
• Wei Yuan — Supreme God who gathers his scattered soul after the Divine War 174.

Alternate Continuities

Tragic Captivity Parallel World

• Awakens after ten thousand years and searches for the missing Ning Ke, eventually discovering his damaged demon core in Lou Yunxiao’s possession 205 208.
• Attacks Lou after learning of Ning Ke’s torture and apparent death, but refuses to kill him before uncovering the truth or grant him death as an escape 208 209.
• Learns that Ning Ke returned to his original world and insists that Lou be denied access, believing distance will allow Ning Ke to heal 212.
• Rejects a retaliatory war because Ning Ke would not want further bloodshed. Gives the Demon Venerable position to Yin Feng and strengthens the boundary between the Human and Demon Realms 213.
• Cultivates for fifty years, ascends, and receives a guide to Ning Ke’s world from Yu Tang. Seeing an elderly Ning Ke apparently living peacefully with family, he leaves without revealing himself; Ning Ke’s concealed wounds complicate that impression 214.

Other Extras

• “What if the Lou Yunxiao of a parallel world had some sense?” — Awakens and joins Ning Ke and Lou Yunxiao in destroying the Great Demon 218.
• Filming scenario — Participates in a production of the tragic alternate story. Reflecting on how communication prevented that outcome increases his approval of Lou, though the wrap party ends with Jiu Yuan overwhelming him with alcohol 222.

Notable Quotes

“And blow this Bone Whistle if you’re ever in danger. I’ll come to your side in time.” 87

“I thank you on behalf of all living beings, but I alone refuse to entrust A Ke to you again.” 150

Trivia

• Hates sandalwood incense; its smell is his first complaint upon awakening 145.
• Describes elegance as a shared fox priority 87.
• Refrains from smoking in a modern non-smoking area, remembering to follow local customs 192.
• Can drink an entire bottle of liquor stronger than sixty percent alcohol without difficulty. When drinking with Lou, he forbids the use of Divine Power to sober up 222.