Jiang Yiyun

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

First Mission with Ye Fei

Jiang Yiyun approaches Ye Fei outside the Mission Pavilion and asks to join his Demon Beast hunting missions. She presents herself as a frail girl who struggles to complete assignments alone, and he agrees to cooperate. Other inner sect disciples watch their departure with apparent anticipation of his misfortune 13 14.

Outside the sect, two Earth-Splitting Beasts target her. When Ye Fei’s sword cannot penetrate their armored hides, she tells him to attack their eyes. After he kills both beasts, she warns him of an approaching flock of Fire Crows. Rather than flee while he holds them off, she calls for Jiang Mengyun, who destroys the flock and reveals that Yiyun’s innate fragrance caused the attacks 14 15.

Herb Garden and Return to Divine Feather City

Jiang Yiyun tends Jiang Mengyun’s extensive herb terraces alone until Ye Fei arrives as her helper. Delighted by the arrangement, she asks to move into his newly carved cave abode and obtains her aunt’s permission. She also delivers a Storage Pouch from Jiang Mengyun containing a bronze pill furnace and the Pill Canon. Ye Fei gives her a separate chamber, deliberately separated from the sitting room by a long corridor 25 26.

Her open affection makes Ye Fei uncomfortable, and his prolonged alchemy practice leaves her feeling ignored. When she complains to her aunt, Jiang Mengyun advises her to improve her cultivation and become someone capable of fighting beside him. Unable to concentrate while nearby, Yiyun agrees to return to Divine Feather City; Ye Fei initially remains unaware of her departure 26 27.

Divine Feather Secret Realm Expedition

Jiang Yiyun returns several months later with ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivation and a noticeably changed appearance. She visits Ye Fei before her aunt, then accompanies him to Sunset Peak for the expedition. The other disciples fear that she will attract Demon Beasts, but she reassures them that Jiang Mengyun has specially made Scent-Concealing Armor for her. She subsequently enters the Divine Feather Secret Realm with the Free and Easy Gate’s disciples 42 43 45.

Appearance

Jiang Yiyun initially appears slightly younger than Ye Fei, with a pretty face and a slender figure. On returning from Divine Feather City, her fuller figure has changed enough that he nearly fails to recognize her 13 25 43.

• Hair: Worn in two ponytails while tending the herb terraces 25.
• Early clothing: Gray clothing at her introduction; a gray gauze dress at the Herb Garden 13 25.
• Later clothing: A revealing white gauze dress when visiting Ye Fei, changed into a blue-green robe before meeting her aunt 42 43.

Personality

Jiang Yiyun is exuberant and openly affectionate, dancing with delight when Ye Fei agrees to accompany her and again when he becomes her herb-garden helper. She also enjoys teasing him, including joking about his reaction to Jiang Mengyun’s beauty 13 15 25.

Her affection for Ye Fei stems from his willingness to protect her when previous companions had abandoned her during Demon Beast attacks. She considers him someone to whom she could entrust her life. Her pursuit is initially impulsive and distracting, but she accepts her aunt’s advice to prioritize cultivation rather than let her strength fall behind his 26 43.

Abilities & Skills

Bewitching Fragrance Body

An innate constitution that attracts Demon Beasts through her fragrance 15.

• Demon Beasts within fifty li can sense her and follow the scent 15.
• It has affected her since birth and caused unusual Demon Beast activity near the sect 15 25.
• It endangers both her and nearby companions; the Earth-Splitting Beasts pursue her even while Ye Fei attacks them 14.
• Her Scent-Concealing Armor is intended to prevent these encounters 43.

Demon Beast Knowledge

• Identifies the Earth-Splitting Beasts’ eyes as their weak point, enabling Ye Fei to overcome their armored defenses 14.
• Notices the danger approaching after the battle and warns him to run 14.

Herb Garden Care

• Maintains Jiang Mengyun’s extensive herb terraces before Ye Fei is assigned to assist her 25.
• Recognizes watering and weeding as necessary garden duties, though she also invokes them as reasons for Ye Fei to leave seclusion 26.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Scent-Concealing Armor — Specially made by Jiang Mengyun to conceal the fragrance that attracts Demon Beasts. Yiyun wears it for the Divine Feather Secret Realm expedition 43.

Relationships

• Ye Fei — Mission partner, fellow herb-garden caretaker, and intended romantic partner. She hopes to become his Dao companion; he initially has no romantic interest in her, though her changed appearance later attracts him 13 25 26 43.
• Jiang Mengyun — Her aunt and protector. Rescues her from Fire Crows, permits her to live in Ye Fei’s cave abode, advises her on cultivation and courtship, and makes her Scent-Concealing Armor 15 25 26 43.
• Ning Taiping and other sect disciples — Former mission companions who fled when Demon Beasts attacked. Their concern about accompanying her into the secret realm subsides after she explains her armor’s purpose 43.