Lu Ye

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Previous Life and Sect Career

Lu Ye retains memories of a previous life, including short-video platforms, entertainment apps, modern clothing, and online sales techniques. He spent twenty-one years in his current world before the God-Level Culture and Entertainment System appeared, having already cultivated to Soul Saint without it 1.

Alongside cultivation, he became involved in the Seven Treasure Chamber of Commerce’s business. Veteran shopkeepers initially regarded his work reviewing accounts as an exercise arranged by Ning Fengzhi, but became more respectful after he uncovered accounting problems 1.

Launching Phones and Douyin

The system initially granted Lu Ye Douyin Pure Enjoyment Edition, but its feed contained no videos until he uploaded one himself. Recognizing that he needed both content and distribution, he approached Ning Fengzhi and used the sect’s commercial network and famous elders to launch the platform 1.

He filmed Chen Xin splitting a cliff with the Seven Kill Sword, edited the recording with music, and published it under Sword Dao Chen Xin. Gu Rong then volunteered to demonstrate his Bone Dragon. Their interest in views and likes confirmed that even Titled Douluo could become enthusiastic participants 1 2.

Because the elders refused to film every day, Lu Ye recruited Cloud Sound Workshop’s performers and taught them to record, edit, and publish videos. He also distributed trial phones among craftspeople, guards, cooks, and other workers, building a feed that offered more than displays of martial strength 2 3 4 5.

The first commercial batch consisted of one hundred phones sold through the Seven Treasure Shop on Heaven Dou City’s East Street for two Gold Soul Coins each. Lu Ye supplied the devices, while the chamber provided storefronts and staff under an agreed revenue arrangement 5.

Developing Creators

Lu Ye hosted Douyin’s first Creator Class, teaching users to choose focused subjects rather than upload undirected footage. He suggested herb-identification videos to Tao He, travel content to Zhao Xingzhou, and demonstrations of unusual forged goods to Han Chi 9.

He also promoted Lü Chengan’s carpet-cleaning video and recognized Zheng Weishan’s careful Soul Beast explanations as the useful educational content he wanted the platform to attract. His preferred outcome was a network of creators and merchants who could operate without his constant supervision 11 15 16.

Protecting Ning Rongrong

When Ning Rongrong left home to attend Shrek Academy, Ning Fengzhi assigned Lu Ye to protect her without removing the hardships she needed to face. Lu Ye traveled toward Soto under a trade-route handover assignment, instructed merchants not to give her special treatment, and reported her progress without stopping her journey 13 14 16.

At Shrek, he observed her entrance tests without invoking the sect’s influence. During Zhao Wuji’s assessment, he allowed the candidates to struggle but intervened when a flying stone threatened the injured Zhu Zhuqing. After the students passed, he revealed his identity and exchanged blows with Zhao Wuji to assess the academy’s ability to safeguard its pupils 18 19 20.

He encouraged Rongrong to recognize her contribution as a support Soul Master and help care for Xiao Wu rather than wait to be cared for herself. Later, when he found her eating in Soto after abandoning most of her assigned run, he refused to conceal her behavior and returned her to the academy to face the consequences 20 29.

Talent Livestreams and Online Sales

Lu Ye selected Liu Ruyan as Cloud Sound Workshop’s first talent streamer after finding that her carefully edited videos had attracted 438 followers, when Douyin had only just exceeded nine hundred registered users. He coached her remotely on presentation, audience interaction, and handling gifts 12 14 21.

Her first livestream drew more than nine hundred visitors, exceeded five hundred simultaneous viewers, and earned forty-one gold, three silver, and six copper in gifts. Lu Ye’s clothing designs also became merchandise as the workshop began taking orders for garments and accessories 27 28.

He continued overseeing commercial access to the platform. When Ye Heng applied for a product display window, Lu Ye required clearer specifications before approving it 30.

Personality

Lu Ye is commercially observant and exacting about accounts. He notices which videos hold a customer’s attention, adjusts demonstrations to their interests, and refuses to let an escort assignment become an excuse for invented travel expenses 14 18.

As a teacher, he favors demonstrations and guided practice over displays of superiority. Against Yu Tianheng’s team, he deliberately limits his speed and force so they can understand their coordination failures. He likewise lets Liu Ruyan recover from livestream mistakes without immediately stepping in 8 24.

His protectiveness does not extend to shielding people from every setback. He distinguishes between Ning Rongrong’s legitimate hardships and danger that requires intervention, while honoring his promise not to use her situation to advance unrelated matters 14 19 20.

He is playful and openly appreciative of attractive performers, but can become flustered by Shen Qilan’s teasing. He uses humor in his lessons and accepts Liu Ruyan teasing him before her audience as evidence that she has grown more comfortable 4 12 21 25.

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Thunder Pearl

Lu Ye’s Martial Soul manifests as a pearl surrounded by blue-white lightning. His combat demonstrations emphasize precise placement, feints, and movement rather than simply overpowering an opponent 8 20.

• Lightning projection: Releases arcs, orbs, and threads of electricity, including attacks sent along the ground to provoke a defensive reaction 8.
• Interception: Knocks a flying stone away from Zhu Zhuqing before it can strike her 20.
• Disruption: Briefly numbs the edge of Zhao Wuji’s palm, creating an opportunity to evade 20.
• Controlled force: Withdraws excess Soul Power during training so that promised restrictions remain meaningful 8.
• Limits: As a newly advanced Soul Saint, he cannot comfortably match Zhao Wuji’s seasoned strength and defense. Their final direct exchange forces him back two steps and leaves his arm and fingers numb 20.

God-Level Culture and Entertainment System

The system provides an entertainment-app marketplace rather than the combat-oriented advantage Lu Ye had expected. Its offerings include music, novels, games, and short videos 1.

• Initial reward: Douyin Pure Enjoyment Edition 1.
• Phone supply: Matching phones cost him one Gold Soul Coin apiece 1.
• Revenue: Includes rebates from user top-ups; the rate is not specified 1.
• Content limitation: The platform initially has no local videos, requiring Lu Ye to cultivate its creator community himself 1.

Video Production and Livestream Coaching

Lu Ye adapts techniques remembered from his previous life to local performers and trades 3 5 9.

• Edits clips, adds music, and synchronizes dramatic movements with musical beats 1 2.
• Teaches filters, camera angles, costume transitions, lighting, and staging 3 4 12 22.
• Coaches consistent personas, natural replies to praise, sincere gift acknowledgments, and audience engagement without pressuring viewers to pay 21.
• Warns creators against exposing private matters, account books, storerooms, or sect patrol routes 3 5.

Business Management and Platform Oversight

Lu Ye combines accounting experience with practical demonstrations of online commerce 1 9.

• Organizes trial users, dealer instruction, shipments, and retail demonstrations 4 5 13 18.
• Teaches sellers to show finished products and their selling points early in a video 9.
• Explains that product-showcase applicants need two hundred followers and must deposit actual stock; the initial service accepts small finished goods that can be sent 9.
• Requires clear product specifications and encourages accurate garment measurements before sales 22 28 30.

Tactical Instruction

Lu Ye serves as a sparring partner for Yu Tianheng’s team, using a flag-protection exercise to expose their tendency to pursue an attacker while leaving the rear undefended 8.

• Prompts teammates to communicate information their leader cannot see 8.
• Lets the team discuss and correct its own formation rather than assigning every position himself 8.
• Suggests recording future practices, with Qin Ming’s permission, for coordination review 8.

Clothing and Styling Concepts

Lu Ye supplies clothing, hairstyle, shoe, and accessory concepts drawn from his previous-life memories. His designs introduce the qipao to Cloud Sound Workshop and later support its online clothing business 3 4 22 28.

• Coordinates outfits with performers’ individual appearances and presentation 22.
• Recognizes that fitted qipaos are unsuitable for dances requiring large movements 4.
• Relies on professional tailors for measurements, construction, and alterations; his own drawing skills are limited 4 21.

Equipment / Items

• Phone — Used to film, edit, publish, communicate, livestream, review accounts, and oversee platform activity. Lu Ye also supplies phones for commercial distribution 1 5 9 14 25.
• Design sketches — Clothing and styling references developed into finished pieces by Cloud Sound Workshop’s tailors 3 4 22.
• Travel horse — Arranged through the chamber for his journey toward Soto; he changes horses at familiar sales outlets while tracking Rongrong’s route 14 16.

Relationships

• Ning Fengzhi — Sect master and commercial partner. Trusts Lu Ye’s judgment in launching phones and entrusts him with protecting Rongrong without undermining her independence 1 5 14.
• Ning Rongrong — His assigned charge, who introduces him as an older brother from home. He protects her, insists she take responsibility, and refuses to secure her achievements through family influence 18 20 29.
• Qian Renxue / Qingxue — A correspondent with whom he exchanges letters and phone messages. He discusses the academy training session and his responsibility toward Rongrong with her; the precise nature of their earlier connection is not explained 1 5 8 14.
• Chen Xin — One of his first featured creators. Lu Ye films and edits his cliff-splitting sword strike to promote the phones 1.
• Gu Rong — An enthusiastic early participant who requests a Bone Dragon video and quickly becomes invested in its likes 1 2.
• Shen Qilan — Cloud Sound Workshop’s manager and his collaborator in recruiting performers, preparing livestreams, and selling clothing. She frequently flirts with and teases him 3 12 21 22.
• Liu Ruyan — His first selected talent streamer. He develops her presentation and livestream skills while encouraging her to handle performances independently 12 21 24 27.
• Han Chi — A creator he guides toward showcasing unusual forged implements and selling stocked products 9 15.
• Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng’s team — Training collaborators. Qin Ming supervises while Lu Ye tests the students’ defensive coordination 8.
• Zhao Wuji — A fellow Soul Saint whose handling of Shrek’s entrance assessment Lu Ye scrutinizes. Their spar reveals the gap between Lu Ye’s recent advancement and Zhao Wuji’s experience 20.

Notable Quotes

“If I had been, all they'd remember was that a Soul Saint could run fast. … I didn't come today to make them remember how formidable I am.” 8

“You couldn't hold on, so remember that. But when you do something right, don't let someone else's strength make you deny what you did.” 20

“Then first make sure the people who do come feel it was worth coming.” 21