Yin Jianghong

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yin Jianghong (殷江红)
Alias(es)	Sect Leader Yin; Big Father
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Spirit Dragon Sect; Demonic Sect
Occupation/Role	Sect Leader of the Spirit Dragon Sect; leading figure of Sheng Kingdom
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 119

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Ninth-rank Mystic Emperor Realm	119	Yin Jianghong and Guan Shi'an had both long been ninth-rank Mystic Emperors, preserving the balance between Feng Province's righteous and demonic factions. 119
Mystic Sect Realm	119	His breakthrough is confirmed when he confronts the righteous sects at the Moon-Veiling Sect. 119

Appearance

Yin Jianghong is described with hawk-like eyes and an imposing presence. He has appeared in a crimson arrow-sleeved robe embroidered with two-colored golden butterflies. 186

• Hawk-like gaze. 186
• Crimson arrow-sleeved robe with gold butterfly embroidery. 186
• Uses dark-red Mystic Qi and a water-like black liquid in battle. 265 272

Personality

Yin Jianghong is shrewd, hands-on, and difficult to deceive. He personally handles interrogations, political matters, rescues, and military operations rather than delegating them entirely to subordinates. 129 186 194

He is wary of people whose capabilities he cannot measure. Jiang Beiran's hidden potential makes Yin Jianghong simultaneously suspicious, fascinated, and eager to cooperate with him. 199 208 528

Despite his ruthless methods, he is a protective father to Mu Yao. Her disappearance drives him to expand the Spirit Dragon Sect's search across multiple provinces, and he personally leads her rescue once Jiang Beiran locates her. 186 187

Abilities & Skills

Mystic Sect Cultivation

As a Mystic Sect Realm expert, Yin Jianghong is among Feng Province's highest-level cultivators. 119

• Shattered every cell door in the Hong Family prison with a single clenched hand. 186
• Formed a protective armor of dark-red Mystic Qi around Jiang Beiran before entering poisonous miasma. 265
• Battles at high speed and can instantly close distance on opponents. 272 273
• His clashes with another Mystic Sect expert shook an enclosed barrier-space. 272
• Was injured and forced out of an incorporeal state by the transformed formation setter's scream. 273
• The miasma crisis impaired his ability to replenish spiritual energy, limiting even his Mystic Saint-level combat strength. 547

Corrosive Black Liquid

Yin Jianghong condenses a water-like black substance for combat and execution. 272

• The liquid forces wary opponents to evade rather than take it directly. 272
• Dissolved an unconscious formation setter's body at a visible speed. 273

Demonic Techniques

• Soul-Breaking Demon Chant — a named technique used during his battle against the formation setter. 272
• Nine-Colored Miasma — a named miasma technique unleashed in the same battle. 272

Political and Investigative Leadership

Yin Jianghong combines force with direct administration.

• Organized the interrogation of righteous and demonic sect members alongside Guan Shi'an, maintaining province-wide Profound Sense surveillance in shifts to prevent suspects from committing suicide. 132
• Personally interrogated Deng Bo after dragging him from his bedchamber. 194
• Led Sheng Kingdom's forces in eliminating Liang Kingdom's leading combatants and capturing Yan Siyuan. 345
• Continues coordinating Sheng Kingdom's affairs after the Gu Tribe crisis and defers to Jiang Beiran's broader plans. 529 551 691

Relationships

• Jiang Beiran — political ally and object of persistent scrutiny. Yin Jianghong supports Jiang Beiran's rise as Sheng Kingdom's emperor but repeatedly probes his hidden abilities and intentions. 190 199 208 277
• Mu Yao — daughter. She calls him “Big Father”; he sternly reprimands her misconduct yet personally mobilizes the Spirit Dragon Sect to find and rescue her. 133 156 186 187
• Mu Jiuri — son. Yin Jianghong considers placing him in the imperial court as a high official under Jiang Beiran. 196
• Guan Shi'an — counterpart among the righteous sects. The two maintain Feng Province's factional balance, jointly investigate threats when necessary, and compete for Jiang Beiran's favor. 119 132 208
• Ji Qinglin — fellow major figure in Sheng Kingdom's power structure; their exchanges are marked by familiar bickering. 529
• Huo Hongfei — Yin Jianghong recognizes his ability but distrusts his heavy Malice Qi. 345

Story Role / Major Arcs

Moon-Veiling Sect Heroic Youth Tournament

Yin Jianghong brings Spirit Dragon Sect disciples to Guan Shi'an's Heroic Youth Tournament, effectively forcing the righteous sects to accept a combined competition. 120 His confirmed Mystic Sect breakthrough establishes him as an equal to Guan Shi'an and a decisive power in Feng Province. 119

Investigation and Mu Yao's Rescue

He works with Guan Shi'an and Jiang Beiran to investigate infiltrators at the Moon-Veiling Sect. 132 After Mu Yao is kidnapped, Yin Jianghong searches extensively for her, then personally frees the imprisoned Spirit Dragon Sect members and retrieves her once Jiang Beiran provides her location. 186 187

Sheng Kingdom's Imperial Transition

Yin Jianghong and Guan Shi'an propose Jiang Beiran as Sheng Kingdom's new emperor amid the chaos following Feng Province's purge. 190 He helps Jiang Beiran adapt to imperial protocol, insisting that the emperor use the sovereign first-person pronoun even before sect leaders. 194

Although he supports Jiang Beiran, he secretly tests the imperial palace's defenses to assess the new emperor's formation mastery and potential. 208 Jiang Beiran recognizes this suspicion as Yin Jianghong's attempt to understand an ally he cannot read. 199

Miasma and Gu Cultivator Crisis

Yin Jianghong initially prepares an expedition into the miasma but accepts Jiang Beiran's warning to halt and reconsider the plan. 265 He later fights alongside other defenders against Gu Cultivators, though the miasma compromises Mystic Qi replenishment. 547

Liang Kingdom Campaign

Yin Jianghong leads Sheng Kingdom's forces against Liang Kingdom's top combatants, killing Lin Renwu and Qiu Honglang and capturing Yan Siyuan. 345 He grows frustrated when Jiang Beiran declines deeper involvement in Liang Kingdom's affairs and directs him toward Huo Hongfei instead. 345

Post-Crisis Sheng Kingdom

Following the Gu Tribe invasion, Yin Jianghong remains one of Sheng Kingdom's principal leaders. He recognizes Jiang Beiran's dominance in the new continental order, even addressing him jokingly as “Exalted One.” 551 691

Trivia

• Yin Jianghong's first response to Jiang Beiran's palace formation changes is to investigate who taught him, because he knows Feng Province's prominent formation masters. 208
• He believes the ancient human alliance with outside forces may have ended in betrayal, reasoning that true allies would have been remembered in historical records. 550
• Jiang Beiran considers Yin Jianghong unusually intelligent compared with many other powerful figures he encounters. 194