Yuanzi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yuanzi (一元子)
Alias(es)	Yi Yuanzi
Species/Race	Immortal
Occupation/Role	Immortal sent by Ancestor Hu Ji to inspect and deal with the Toad Faced Toad
Status	Active; driven out of Yunmeng Marsh by County Governor Shuobing 45
First Appearance	Chapter 42

Background / History

Yuanzi arrives at Jueyu Pool on Ancestor Hu Ji's instructions to investigate the Toad Faced Toad. He supplies Jing Sheng and Xiao Hua, then disguised as Chu Yu, with Soul Suppressing Bells and asserts his claim over the Toad Faced Toad and its guarded treasure; any additional spoils are to go to the pair. He orders them to guide him to the creature's lair. 42

At the wetlands west of Jueyu Pool, Yuanzi bypasses spatial rifts and a massive obstructing rock with ease. He forces Jing Sheng and Xiao Hua past the hazard with summoned vines, then sends Xiao Hua into the cave to lure out the Toad Faced Toad. 42

Yuanzi defeats the Toad Faced Toad after its soul-based counterattack destroys his wooden humanoid soldiers. He kills it with a peachwood sword technique, seals its corpse inside an Immortal Talisman, and investigates the beast eggs in its lair. 43 44

When a Roaring Beast emerges, Yuanzi attempts to subdue it as a Guardian Spirit Beast. The beast's spatial collapse damages his immortal body. After saving Xiao Hua from falling Gilded Flame, Yuanzi immediately tries to seize Xiao Hua's Nascent Soul body for himself; Shuobing intervenes, compels him to release Xiao Hua, and expels him from Yunmeng Marsh. 45

Yuanzi later sends a wood spirit phantom back into the lair to search for the remains of the Exploding Beast, the Toad Faced Toad's egg, and the mutated dead egg. He considers the dead egg and beast remains suitable materials for a deadly weapon. 46

Personality

Yuanzi is outwardly composed and dismissive of those weaker than himself. He cuts off Jing Sheng's flattery, impatiently orders Xiao Hua into danger, and shows little concern when Jing Sheng is incapacitated. 42 44

His conduct reveals strong greed and opportunism. Though he initially sets terms for dividing the lair's spoils, he later tries to capture Xiao Hua after recognizing the value of a pure Nascent Soul body. His return to search for materials he overlooked further shows his unwillingness to abandon potential gains. 42 45 46

Abilities & Skills

Wood and Spirit-Body Arts

Yuanzi uses green wood-based Immortal Arts for offense, defense, mobility, and restraint.

• Creates a vast green shield populated by plant phantoms; it withstands the Toad Faced Toad's tongue strike before being damaged. 43
• Summons vines to bind targets and pull Jing Sheng and Xiao Hua across hazardous terrain. 42 43
• Transforms green wood into armored humanoid soldiers capable of consuming the Toad Faced Toad's fire waves. 43
• The humanoids are refined Spirit Bodies; when the Toad Face Mark's laughter destroys their forms, their true spirit forms are exposed. 44
• Dispatches a wood spirit phantom to conduct a remote search of the Toad Faced Toad's lair. 46

Peachwood Sword Technique

Yuanzi wields a peachwood sword whose attack manifests as a field of peach blossoms.

• The blossoms condense into a massive sword light that pierces the Toad Faced Toad. 44
• Uses the same peach-blossom power to seal Xiao Hua's Nascent Soul body and block his Light Escape. 45

Talismans and Artifact Control

• Activates a Thunder Screen Talisman that produces four lightning clusters to contain the Toad Faced Toad. 43
• Uses a gray-white Immortal Talisman to shrink and collect the Toad Faced Toad's corpse. 44
• Deploys a collar-shaped Immortal Artifact in an attempt to capture the Roaring Beast as a Guardian Spirit Beast. 45
• Restores his immortal body after the Roaring Beast's spatial explosions damage it, though a later spatial collapse injures him again. 45

Immortal Physical Power

• Shatters a giant rock that Jing Sheng's Immortal Soldier could not damage, using a single green-wood attack. 42
• Repels Xiao Hua with a silver hand manifestation and overpowers the Ruyi Scepter through superior force and Mana. 45
• His Emanated Thought is used as a benchmark for formidable immortal perception. 50

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Peachwood sword — Produces peach-blossom sword manifestations and sealing techniques. 43 44 45
• Thunder Screen Talisman — Used against the Toad Faced Toad. 43
• Gray-white Immortal Talisman — Used to collect the Toad Faced Toad's corpse. 44
• Guardian Spirit Beast collar — Artifact used in his failed attempt to subdue the Roaring Beast. 45
• Soul Suppressing Bells — Bells delivered on Hu Ji's behalf to protect Xiao Hua and Jing Sheng from soul attacks; Xiao Hua retains his bell after the incident. 42 46

Relationships

• Ancestor Hu Ji — Sent Yuanzi to inspect and handle the Toad Faced Toad; Hu Ji arranged for the Soul Suppressing Bells. 42
• Xiao Hua / “Chu Yu” — Uses Xiao Hua as bait for the Toad Faced Toad, then attempts to seize his Nascent Soul body after the Roaring Beast incident. 42 45
• Jing Sheng — Accompanies him to the lair and fawns over him; Yuanzi treats him with impatience and indifference. 42 44
• Shuobing — County Governor who prevents Yuanzi from taking Xiao Hua and forces him out of Yunmeng Marsh. 45
• Toad Faced Toad — Target of Hu Ji's assignment; Yuanzi kills and collects it. 42 44
• Roaring Beast — Yuanzi unsuccessfully attempts to make it his Guardian Spirit Beast and is injured by its spatial power. 45

Story Role / Major Arcs

Toad Faced Toad Expedition

Yuanzi's arrival changes Jing Sheng and Xiao Hua's planned expedition into a mission controlled by a far stronger Immortal. He equips them against the creature's soul attacks, clears the route to the lair, and demonstrates Immortal techniques far beyond Xiao Hua's current methods. 42 44

Roaring Beast Incident and Expulsion

After the Toad Faced Toad's death, Yuanzi's effort to capture the Roaring Beast triggers a spatial collapse and Gilded Flame disaster. His subsequent attempt to take Xiao Hua exposes his predatory motives, but Shuobing's intervention forces him to retreat. 45

Continued Search for Lair Materials

Despite leaving Yunmeng Marsh, Yuanzi remotely revisits the lair through a wood spirit phantom, searching for the remains and eggs he believes Xiao Hua took. 46