Ye Chen

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Ye Chen transmigrated into the Desolate Immortal Great World years before the opening chapter. At sixteen, he lived beside a dilapidated thatched hut, wore rags, and possessed only first-level Body Refinement cultivation. Finding a damaged Sect Master Token awakened the Number One Sect of the Heavens System. Its beginner reward immediately made him an Immortal Emperor 1.

He named his new sect Kunlun Holy Land and selected Severed Dragon Mountain as its base. Upon arriving, he ordered the resident Nether Bone Dragon to shrink and become the sect’s gatekeeper; the dragon initially responded by attacking him 1.

Major Developments

Appearance

• Youthful features: Introduced with star-like eyes, a high, straight nose, and a handsome, refined face despite his ragged clothing 1.
• Build: Tall, straight, and apparently slender, but physically powerful 564 1163.
• Usual clothing: Frequently wears white robes, sometimes edged in gold 553 1014.
• Hair and accessories: Has ink-black hair, at times secured with a white jade hairpin; also wears a jade pendant engraved with “Chen” 1104 1126.
• Variable presence: Can appear entirely ordinary and undetectable to spiritual senses, or manifest amid chaos Qi and visions resembling the birth of worlds 626 1014.

Personality

Ye Chen is relaxed, self-assured, and fond of teasing both opponents and companions. He frequently lets enemies demonstrate their strongest techniques before responding, treating battles as opportunities to assess unfamiliar powers. Against the Black Descent City Lord, he deliberately experienced the opponent’s restraints rather than immediately breaking free 351 562 564 600.

He is protective of his disciples but expects independence, strong foundations, and courage. He refuses demands to surrender them, yet deliberately places them in dangerous situations for training. Later, he criticizes Youruo and Xie Purou for needing Saint Emperor Weapons to contend with Saint Emperors, preferring that they consolidate their current realm rather than rush a breakthrough 344 1353 1430.

His generosity is paired with a ruthless response to persistent hostility. He distributes advancement resources in an orderly manner and makes guidance available without favoritism, but destroys enemies whose schemes or aggression leave no reason to spare them 625 1518 1519 1528. His recurring claim that Kunlun “wins people over with reason” often accompanies coercive demands and resource collection 28 31.

Abilities & Skills

Great Dao and Rule Manipulation

• Continually comprehends deeper and higher-order Great Dao rules, which he identifies as the source of his exceptional same-realm combat strength 1577.
• Restored the Void Kun Realm’s disrupted yin and yang forces through spoken words, breaking the Abyss-Suppressing Great General’s control and causing a backlash 1017.
• Carved Kunlun City’s name above its gate using Great Dao laws 1567.
• Released sword-light capable of severing Great Dao Principles and dismantling coordinated Saint Emperor attacks 1197.

World Origin Authority

• Refining a World Origin makes him the master of its corresponding great world 342 387.
• Within the Immortal Spirit Great World, can alter conditions and command the world’s powers at will 342.
• Can enter the Abyss Approach Great World with a thought despite immense intervening distance 387.
• Each fused origin further completes his understanding of rules 387.

Physical Strength and Combat

• Blocked an Immortal Emperor’s fully powered axe strike with his bare palm without receiving a scratch 123.
• Caught a Heavenly Emperor’s Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon between two fingers and erased its remaining power 531.
• Easily overwhelmed Heavenly Emperors Nanyun, Pang Han, and Gaoyang during their joint assault 552.
• Caught the Azure Dragon Shears barehanded and returned them cracked, hurling their owner hundreds of millions of miles away 1197.
• Defeated the Nether Blood Saint Emperor despite sharing his Peak Saint Emperor cultivation realm 1350 1353.

Spatial Techniques and Dao Bodies

• Tears open spatial passages to transport himself and others 20.
• Creates independent spaces containing personally designed cultivation trials 492.
• Recaptured a fleeing Heavenly Emperor through a spatial rift without pursuing him physically 531.
• Manifests countless forms and inexhaustible Dao bodies; keeps a clone stationed at Kunlun headquarters for protection and instruction 1528.
• Appeared at Black Wind Cliff without the assembled city-lord-level experts detecting his arrival 599.

Transformation and Body Creation

• Stripped Immortal Emperor Miao Liang of cultivation and transformed him through multiple animal forms before abandoning him in the starry sky 744.
• Created a new body for the Divine Martial Saint Emperor whose initial physical combat strength was approximately peak Hunyuan Divine King level, before cultivation 920.
• Disguised himself as a Blood Spirit Royal Race member, changing his height, musculature, ears, eyes, and clothing 1343.

Divine Soul and Strange Power Countermeasures

• Condensed a thin strand of divine soul power into a thumb-sized immortal sword against Shangguan Yan’s soul attack 1135.
• Cleared lingering Otherworldly Demon Qi from the Purple Empyrean Immortal Emperor’s body 311.
• Used chaos flame to ignite the gaunt old man’s eerie power, then cut through his confinement techniques and suppressed him inside the immortal bell 863.
• Can prevent Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor’s karmic tracing methods from locating his true body or position 1521.

Cultivation Guidance

• Helped Mu Yan develop from a supreme-grade Fire Spirit Root bearer into the owner of the Emperor Grade Flame Spirit Saint Physique 19.
• Unlocked additional potential in Ziyue’s Endless Holy Light Physique 479.
• Transformed the Xie Household’s environment so that Great Dao traces became easier to comprehend 448.
• Delivered Dao lectures that helped Kunlun produce increasing numbers of Heavenly Emperors 628 729.
• Provides instruction on foundations, Dao laws, bottlenecks, and practical combat without demanding rapid advancement 1528.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sect Master Token — The damaged token whose discovery awakened his system 1.
• Beginningless Immortal Bell — A system-granted emperor artifact used to mortally wound the axe-wielding Immortal Emperor and later imprison the gaunt old man 34 123 863.
• Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation — Accompanied by the Immortal-Slaying, Immortal-Butchering, Immortal-Trapping, and Immortal-Ending Swords. Initially Emperor Grade; the Immortal-Slaying Sword is later confirmed to have become a Saint Emperor weapon 34 1184.
• Divine Weapon Pavilion — Both an armory and an Emperor Artifact capable of releasing a torrent of weapons threatening even Immortal Emperors 86.
• Heavenly Demon Pearl — A treasure originally hidden within the Desolate Immortal Great World’s source power, rather than directly created as a system gift. Used alongside the bell against the upper-realm envoy 350 352.
• Frenzied Blood Armor — Nether Blood Saint Emperor’s treasure, far stronger than an ordinary Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon even while suppressed. Ye Chen erased its resisting artifact spirit to subdue it 354.
• Emperor origins and captured weapons — At one point held nine Immortal Emperor Origins and ten Extreme Dao Emperor Weapons, collectively comparable to the foundations of ten holy lands 347.

Sect Leadership

Relationships

Personal Disciples

• Mu Yan — First disciple and eldest senior brother. Ye Chen improved his physique and regularly uses him to set an example for the others 17 19 372.
• Gu Yingluo — Early disciple who accompanied him on treasure-seeking and confrontations with regional sects 19 20 28.
• Su Jian — Regards Ye Chen as the person who saved his life, bestowed his talent, and changed his fate 23.
• Qin Haoran — Personal disciple whose cultivation progress Ye Chen reviews alongside Mu Yan and Gu Yingluo 267.
• Zixing and Ziyue — Sister disciples with a close, playful relationship with their master. Ye Chen sees through their pretext for seeking instruction and helps uncover more of their physiques’ potential 479 480.
• Ye Fan — His restored cultivation path is associated with Ye Chen’s recruitment of three Emperor Grade disciples 119.
• Youruo — Accepted Ye Chen as master after he promised to help her cultivate. Frequently travels with him and receives direct instruction 125 188 1528.
• Luo Feng — Direct disciple who stood beside Ye Chen during the reorganization of conquered holy lands; later recalled before a major sect gathering 220 744.
• Shi Hao — Ye Chen helped restore his cultivation prospects and supported his determination to reclaim his Supreme Bone and rescue his parents 358.
• Xie Purou / Little Rou — Personal disciple and frequent traveling companion alongside Youruo. Ye Chen arranges trials, negotiates opportunities, and encourages her to accept useful resources 1217 1353 1436.
• Han Li and Chen Xuanbei — Disciples who publicly greet him as their master when he appears before the Abyss-Suppressing Great General 1014.

Allies and Associates

• Willow God — Brought to Kunlun when she was near destruction. Ye Chen supports her recovery while respecting her determination to take revenge personally 372 1498 1505.
• Ye Shuang’er — Closely associated with Kunlun’s branch sect; develops affection for him and later seeks his explanation of cultivation’s apparent limit 333 628.
• Hai Ying — Receives extensive cultivation guidance and accompanies him at the Immortal Spirit Great World branch 138 336 384.
• Xiao Yue — Former Holy Lord serving privately as his maid; only a small number of senior figures initially know her position 119.
• Hengyun Immortal Emperor — Agreed to serve as his attendant for ten thousand years; Ye Chen gave him ten immortal divine herbs 123.
• Fairy Mist and Rosy Clouds — Starry-sky acquaintance whom he later supported with the High Antiquity Crocodile God’s Immortal Emperor Origin 188 374.
• Divine Martial Saint Emperor — An ancient defender whose achievements Ye Chen respects. Receives a newly fashioned body and a chance to cultivate again 920.
• Formless Saint Emperor — Friend and fellow Daoist who assists his disciples and offers mutual support against potential threats 1217 1569.
• Nether Blood Saint Emperor — Former enemy whose avatar Ye Chen killed and whose treasures he seized. After defeating his true body, Ye Chen spares him and accepts his hospitality 372 1350 1353.
• Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor — Helps establish Kunlun City while secretly coveting Ye Chen’s secrets and plotting with three other experts 1567 1569 1580.
• True Dragon Ancestor — Publicly identifies himself and Ye Chen as in-laws 1567.

Notable Quotes

“You must always remember that our Kunlun Holy Land’s philosophy is confidence, self-reliance, and winning people over with reason!” 28

“Our sect follows the principle of teaching without discrimination. As long as you pass the tests, it does not matter which race you belong to.” 230

“And the reason my combat strength exceeds all of yours is that my comprehension of the Great Dao of heaven and earth is deeper than yours. That’s all.” 1577