Shi Yunshan

Biodata

Background / History

Life in Stone Village

Shi Yunshan grew up in Stone Village in the Great Wilderness and knew the outside world only through stories told by his elders. As hunting-party leader, he shared responsibility for the village’s survival with its chief 3 5.

According to Yunshan, Stone Village once possessed a hard-won precious technique, but lost it during his grandfather’s generation. Since that loss, no villager had reached the Blood Moving realm 12.

Unrest in the Mountains

When powerful mountain beasts became unusually restless, Yunshan investigated without seeking permission, knowing the chief would forbid such a dangerous trip. He observed the beasts prostrating themselves beneath the moonlight and concluded that they feared pressure coming from the sky, rather than a territorial succession or the appearance of a Mountain Treasure 3.

The chief reprimanded him for risking his life. Unable to guarantee his interpretation, Yunshan supported consulting the village’s Sacrificial Spirit and went to prepare offerings 3.

Di Yi’s Arrival

After the Sacrificial Spirit assured the village of its safety, Yunshan reassured his worried son, Shi Yunfeng. The two then encountered Di Yi approaching the village. Yunshan recognized that the stranger’s refined clothing was unlike anything worn locally, but Di Yi’s casual destruction of the ground frightened both father and son 4.

When Di Yi attempted to embrace them, Yunshan pulled Yunfeng back and urgently asked the stranger to stop. Despite the language barrier, he addressed Di Yi respectfully. Once the chief established communication, Yunshan eased an awkward exchange by reminding him to invite their guest inside 4 5.

Hunting with Di Yi

With food stores running low, Yunshan led a hunting expedition that Di Yi volunteered to join. He declined Di Yi’s offer to hunt a mountain-destroying creature: the potential rewards were enormous, but he did not know enough about their guest’s strength to justify the risk 10.

After a Fei Village hunter killed the wildcat his party had prepared to ambush, Yunshan accepted the wilderness rule that prey belonged to its killer and moved on. He later lent Di Yi a bow, witnessing an arrow destroy a mountainside and the concealed Five-Colored Great Insect. Yunshan identified the beast from its multicolored blood and gave Di Yi his first rough explanation of Blood Moving cultivation 11 12.

When two primordial remnants began fighting nearby, Yunshan refused to let his hunters approach for scraps, warning that even the shock waves could kill them. He also urged Di Yi not to intervene. Once Di Yi insisted, Yunshan wished him safety and continued hunting; his party returned with a plentiful haul before Di Yi arrived with the Golden Hou 12 15.

Recognizing Di Yi’s Potential

During Di Yi’s medicinal-bath refinement, Yunshan recalled that he had never seen him use runes or a precious technique. His observation suggested that Di Yi’s extraordinary feats had relied entirely on physical strength, prompting the chief to consider strengthening Stone Village’s ties with him 21.

Yunshan’s son was subsequently selected among the young villagers who accompanied Di Yi beyond the Great Wilderness 25.

Appearance

• Build: Powerfully built, with an evident air of leadership 3.
• Age: Described as a middle-aged man 3.
• Height: His tall adolescent son, Shi Yunfeng, is almost as tall as him 4.

Personality

Yunshan places survival above the lure of valuable prey. He rejects both a proposed hunt for a primordial remnant and an opportunity to collect remains from a battle between such creatures, judging the danger greater than the possible gain. His caution also extends to guests: he refuses to expose Di Yi to a threat whose strength he cannot reliably assess 10 12.

He is observant and willing to act independently when the village’s safety is at stake, even breaking reporting rules to investigate the mountain unrest. Nevertheless, he openly acknowledges uncertainty rather than presenting his deductions or limited cultivation knowledge as established fact 3 11.

His quick thinking helps maintain peaceful relations. He defuses the chief’s awkward conversation with Di Yi through hospitality and accepts Fei Village’s claim to a kill rather than contesting it 5 11.

Abilities & Skills

Physical Strength and Body Tempering

• Reports that his arms can exert four or five thousand jin of force 11.
• His physical foundation comes from medicinal baths; training, technique, and condensed runes further develop his strength and toughness 18.
• Despite this conditioning, he has not reached the Blood Moving realm 11 12.

Hunting and Leadership

• Directs coordinated ambushes through quiet signals and timed orders 10.
• Knows the enormous wildcat’s habits and identifies its pounce as the best moment to attack 10.
• Identifies a Five-Colored Great Insect from the traces of its skin and blood left after Di Yi’s attack 11.
• Recognizes dangerous territorial activity and keeps his party away from primordial-remnant battles 3 12.

Cultivation Knowledge

• Provides Di Yi with an introductory explanation of Blood Moving and the reputed strength of its accomplished practitioners 11 12.
• Admits that his knowledge of the realm’s utmost limit comes from elders’ conversations rather than firsthand experience 11.
• Recognizes the significance of Di Yi performing extraordinary feats without visible runes or precious techniques 21.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Large bow and arrow: Supplies Di Yi with a bow and an arrow half a person’s height for the shot that kills the Five-Colored Great Insect. The destructive force of that shot comes from Di Yi, not a stated property of the weapon 11.

Relationships

• Shi Yunfeng — Son. Yunshan reassures him during the mountain unrest, pulls him away from Di Yi’s potentially lethal embrace, and instructs him to secure his room during the strange storm 4 6.
• Di Yi — Honored guest and hunting companion. Yunshan welcomes him, explains wilderness customs and basic cultivation, and repeatedly warns him against dangerous encounters 5 10 11 12.
• Stone Village’s clan chief — Village leader whom Yunshan advises and assists. The chief reprimands his unauthorized investigation but later treats his observations about Di Yi as important to the village’s future 3 21.
• Stone Village’s Sacrificial Spirit — Protective being whose reassurance Yunshan trusts. He helps prepare offerings when the villagers seek its guidance 3 4.

Notable Quotes

“I can't guarantee it, but all the signs point to my conjecture. Those big fellows must be afraid of something.” 3

“Don't act rashly. A battle between primordial remnants is not something we can get involved in. They can destroy an entire mountain in a single move. Even the shock waves could take our lives.” 12