Ye Fan

Biodata

Power Progression

Appearance

• After consuming the forbidden land’s divine fruits, Ye Fan appears as a young boy 10 27.
• He can adopt a harmless, innocent-looking smile while teasing Chen Yu 47.
• His Sacred Body produces a golden Bitter Sea; when it reacts instinctively to Chen Yu’s physique, his body glows and thunder resounds within it 30 48.

Personality

Ye Fan is curious about cultivation but initially skeptical of supernatural claims. At Mount Tai, he politely questions Chen Yu’s predictions rather than taking offense, yet dismisses the claim that they will leave their homeland that very day. Once Chen Yu’s abilities become evident, he eagerly accepts instruction and later asks to learn both divination and Source arts 1 3 46.

He is scrupulous about debts and borrowed possessions. He initially refuses the Bodhi Seed because Chen Yu discovered it, accepts it only as a loan, and later offers to return it without reluctance. When sending messages to Earth, he consolidates what he wants to say to avoid wasting Chen Yu’s Source 6 29 50.

His strongest emotional ties are to his parents and Pang Bo. Receiving his parents’ reply brings him to tears, while Pang Bo’s possession drives him to seek Chen Yu’s help. His inability to protect his friend strengthens his determination to become powerful enough to defend those around him 29 34 35.

Ye Fan is cautious without being unwilling to take risks. He prepares a concealed weapon when an unfamiliar child summons him to meet her master, but also continues searching the Demon Emperor’s Tomb despite Chen Yu’s warning to leave 35 46.

Abilities & Skills

Desolate Ancient Sacred Body

Ye Fan possesses a pure Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, a powerful constitution whose cultivation is hindered by the changed environment after Desolate Antiquity 30 46.

• Exceptional resource requirements: His Bitter Sea initially remains as hard as divine iron despite repeated cultivation attempts. A piece of Source provides enough essence Qi to open it 30.
• Resource-dependent advancement: Chen Yu explains that the Sacred Body has few early cultivation bottlenecks if sufficient resources are available 25.
• Resistance to possession: The old demon that possesses Pang Bo cannot use Ye Fan as a vessel because his Sacred Body is impervious to evil 34.
• Instinctive physique response: His Sacred Body awakens involuntarily under pressure from Chen Yu’s Divine Sacred Body, recognizing a related yet different presence 48.
• Continuing limitations: Even after opening his Bitter Sea, he requires vast quantities of Source to advance 46.

Scripture Comprehension

The Bodhi Seed significantly assists Ye Fan’s understanding of the Dao 6 9.

• Uses it to comprehend the mysterious scripture inside the bronze coffin 9.
• Is the first among the Earth travelers to recover from studying Chen Yu’s teaching, aided by both his aptitude and the seed 9.
• Receives the complete Sea of Bitterness Chapter of the Dao Scripture through direct transmission from Chen Yu 35.

Combat and Improvisation

• Repeatedly defeats Han Feiyu during confrontations at Spirit Ruins Paradise 31.
• Prepares the golden scripture page as a concealed projectile when he suspects that an unknown cultivator has arranged to ambush him 46.

Prospective Source Arts Training

Chen Yu recommends Source arts as a way to solve Ye Fan’s cultivation-resource shortage and agrees to teach him. The supplied chapters do not show him completing this training 46.

• Source masters locate Source, trace dragon veins, and find spiritual treasures 46.
• Chen Yu discourages him from studying Heavenly Secrets Divine Calculation, judging that he lacks aptitude for it and warning of lifespan-shortening backlash 46.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Bodhi Seed — Borrowed from Chen Yu; improves comprehension and Dao resonance. Ye Fan repeatedly acknowledges Chen Yu’s ownership. After Jiang Yichen’s treasure-detecting beast notices it, Chen Yu conceals its presence with restrictions supported by a King artifact; a deliberate search by someone above King level could still expose it 6 9 50.
• Green Copper fragment — Obtained while exploring the Demon Emperor’s Tomb and stored in his Bitter Sea. Chen Yu identifies it to him as an Emperor Weapon fragment; the narration reveals it to be part of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron 35 44 50.
• Golden scripture page — Entrusted to him by Pang Bo and initially containing the complete Dao Scripture material. Chen Yu reads it and returns the blank page; Ye Fan later prepares it for use as a concealed weapon 34 46.
• Source — Chen Yu supplies the piece that enables him to open his Bitter Sea. Securing further Source remains his immediate cultivation priority 30 46.
• Han family elders’ belongings — Shared with Pang Bo after Chen Yu eliminates the family members threatening them 32.

Relationships

• Chen Yu — Teacher, benefactor, and trusted fellow traveler from Earth. Ye Fan calls him “Teacher Chen,” though Chen Yu declines to formally accept the Earth travelers as disciples. Chen Yu protects him, supplies cultivation resources, contacts his parents, and promises Source arts instruction 6 9 28 30 46.
• Pang Bo — Close friend and companion from Earth. They enter Spirit Ruins Paradise together, resist Han Feiyu’s harassment, and plan to reunite under Chen Yu’s protection. Ye Fan urgently seeks help when Pang Bo is possessed 4 26 31 34 47.
• Parents — Remain on Earth, distressed by his disappearance but otherwise safe. Ye Fan sends reassuring messages through Chen Yu’s cross-domain altar and receives an emotional reply 28 29.
• Wu Qingfeng — A supportive elder at Spirit Ruins Paradise. He repeatedly tries to open Ye Fan’s Bitter Sea despite its reputation as a crippled physique; Ye Fan insists on returning to say a proper goodbye before leaving 50.
• Han Feiyu and the Han family — Enemies who target Ye Fan and Pang Bo. An elder wants to refine Ye Fan into a lifespan-extending pill because he consumed divine fruit; Chen Yu ultimately eliminates the threat 31 32.
• Duan De — Takes several spiritually awakened weapons before Ye Fan can collect them. Ye Fan openly accuses him of bullying a junior when Chen Yu intervenes 33 34.
• Jiang Tingting — Chen Yu’s young disciple. She addresses him as “Uncle Ye Fan” and brings him to her master; he is startled that her cultivation already exceeds his own 46.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Mount Tai and the Journey from Earth

At a Mount Tai class reunion, Ye Fan approaches Chen Yu’s divination stall and requests a reading. Chen Yu accurately recounts the group’s pasts, but Ye Fan doubts his prediction that they will leave home and face mortal danger that same day. Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin subsequently arrives and draws the travelers inside 1 3.

On Mars, Ye Fan receives the Bodhi Seed on loan and survives the Divine Crocodile attack under Chen Yu’s protection. During the onward journey, he studies scripture and leads the travelers in asking Chen Yu to accept them as disciples. Chen Yu refuses formal discipleship but permits them to call him teacher 6 9.

Spirit Ruins Paradise

After reaching the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, Ye Fan and Pang Bo each eat four divine fruits. They later enter Spirit Ruins Paradise, although Ye Fan’s Sacred Body is regarded as a crippled physique rather than the promising constitution Pang Bo possesses 10 26.

Chen Yu’s visit brings both practical and emotional support. He helps Ye Fan exchange messages with his parents and supplies the Source needed to open his Bitter Sea. When Han Feiyu’s family schemes against the pair, Chen Yu destroys the threat and leaves them the elders’ possessions 28 29 30 31 32.

Demon Emperor’s Tomb

Ye Fan searches for weapons and opportunities around the tomb, only to have Duan De repeatedly seize his prospective gains. After Chen Yu intervenes, Ye Fan tells him of Pang Bo’s possession and entrusts him with the golden scripture page 33 34.

Chen Yu transmits the complete Dao Scripture chapter and urges him to leave. Ye Fan instead resolves to become stronger, continues exploring, and obtains the Green Copper fragment. His further search reaches the Demon Emperor’s Yin Tomb, where he nearly dies 35 44.

Reunion and Plans to Leave

Chen Yu locates Ye Fan through divination and meets him at an inn. Ye Fan learns that Pang Bo is safe, receives an offer of Source arts instruction, and agrees to consider joining them 46 47.

Following an encounter with Jiang Family cultivators, Chen Yu explains that Ye Fan’s ancestry theoretically connects him to both the Ji and Jiang families, but his imperial blood is too diluted to secure recognition. Chen Yu also conceals the Bodhi Seed from treasure detection. Ye Fan then returns toward Spirit Ruins Paradise to retrieve belongings and farewell Wu Qingfeng before attending Chen Yu’s wedding 50.

Notable Quotes

“You're merely leaving this with me for safekeeping for now, Daoist. If you need it someday, you can take it back from me at any time.” 6

“I have to work hard to become stronger, until I can protect the people around me.” 35

Trivia

• Chen Yu’s first documented check-in with Ye Fan grants a wisp of Sacred Body Origin, later specified as one-tenth of a complete origin. It becomes an ingredient in Chen Yu’s Divine Sacred Body transformation 1 39 40.
• Chen Yu’s references to Ye Fan becoming Heavenly Emperor and reaching Above the Sacrificial Dao concern his knowledge of the original story, not achievements Ye Fan has reached in the supplied chapters 3.
• Yan Ruyu chooses Chen Yu to nurture the Demon Emperor’s Sacred Heart, replacing the role Ye Fan would have occupied in the original course of events 43.