Bai Rou

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Bai Rou (白柔)
Alias(es)	Senior Sister Bai; Rou'er
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Woodflow Sect; Netherworld Sect; founder of the Muliu Sect
Occupation/Role	Sect Leader; puppeteer; array and artifact refiner
Status	Alive 3049
First Appearance	216

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Condensation	216	Her obsession with puppetry delayed her cultivation; she remained at this stage until age eighteen despite being the outstanding talent of her generation.
Foundation Establishment	216 518	Elder Chi Gong had her replace Woodflow Sect's low-level method with a Netherworld Sect technique, allowing her to establish her foundation.
Mid Foundation Establishment	517 518	After returning to the restored Mu Liu Star technique and learning Celestial Shift, she rapidly recovered from the technique change and advanced.
Golden Core Middle Stage	1324	While at this realm, she worked for years to raise the Thousand Luo Ancient Ape's power to the Nascent Soul Initial Stage.
Early Nascent Soul	1808	Her healed Sea of Consciousness and the Immortal Spirit Realm's environment greatly strengthened her Divine Sense and cultivation.
Mid Nascent Soul	1849 1859	Repeated battles and travel with Li Yan brought her to the peak of this stage.
Late Nascent Soul	1877	With upgraded puppets, high-grade Spirit Stones, Guan Clan techniques, and Micro Thought, she became capable of independently contending with early Spirit Transformation cultivators.
Spirit Transformation	2628	Successfully transcended her Heavenly Tribulation and resolved to leave the Wangliang Sect to find Shuang Qingqing.
Mid Spirit Transformation	2917	More than a decade of Shuang Qingqing's close instruction advanced her cultivation further.

Background / History

Bai Rou was Woodflow Sect's most gifted member of her generation. Though highly intelligent, she devoted so much time to puppets that she remained in Qi Condensation until eighteen. A Golden Core cultivator of Four Symbols Peak recognized her aptitude for puppet mechanisms and brought her to the Netherworld Sect, where access to superior resources rapidly improved her arrays and mechanisms. 216

Elder Chi Gong later directed her to abandon Woodflow Sect's inadequate cultivation method for a Netherworld Sect technique, enabling her Foundation Establishment. When Shuang Qingqing returned, she restored Woodflow Sect's lost inheritance, including the Mu Liu Star technique and Celestial Shift's core formation. Shuang Qingqing then had Bai Rou return to Mu Liu Star, judging it essential to her puppetry foundation. 470 518

Under Shuang Qingqing's guidance, Bai Rou persevered through repeated failures to refine her first Natal Magic Treasure: a Matriarch-Spawn Puppet composed of two large puppets and one smaller puppet. Shuang Qingqing improved its key components with precious materials. 518

Bai Rou later became Woodflow Sect's leader after returning from the Netherworld Sect. 1092 After attaining Spirit Transformation, she left the Wangliang Sect to seek Shuang Qingqing; the two eventually resolved to establish the Muliu Sect together. 2628 2917

Appearance

Bai Rou is usually depicted in pure white clothing, with a delicate and gentle bearing that often causes others to underestimate her. 1040 1677 1806

• Fair, snow-white hands and a refined appearance. 217 1138
• Often wears white robes or dresses. 1040 1806
• Commonly appears quiet, frail, or easily overlooked despite her formidable combat ability. 1173 1677 1888

Personality

Bai Rou is modest, reserved, and initially uncomfortable around unfamiliar people. Her intelligence and sensitivity make her perceptive of hidden meanings, yet she generally respects others' privacy rather than pressing them for answers. 217 519

She is exceptionally persistent in matters of puppetry. After failing multiple times to refine her Natal Puppet, she silently dismantled and restarted it until she succeeded. 518 Her kindness can override self-preservation: she has risked herself and her puppets to protect Li Yan, Li Zhaoyan, and other companions. 564 1806

Though she retains a soft-spoken exterior, successive wars, injuries, and journeys have made her increasingly resolute. Her decision to travel alone across great domains to find Shuang Qingqing reflects the strength beneath her formerly timid demeanor. 2837 2916 2917

Abilities & Skills

Puppet Immortal Dao

Bai Rou cultivates the Puppet Immortal Dao and specializes in mechanical puppets whose combat strength far exceeds what her cultivation realm alone would suggest. 3049

• Can simultaneously command multiple combat puppets in battle. 564 1173
• Killed five Golden Core cultivators while defending her sect, though the strain of controlling too many puppets nearly exhausted her Divine Sense. 1173
• Her puppet mastery allows her to challenge enemies above her cultivation realm. 1823 1877
• Her combat strength depends heavily on prepared puppets, refining materials, Spirit Stones, and Divine Sense consumption. 1173 1859

Thousand Luo Ancient Ape

Her Natal Magic Treasure, the Thousand Luo Ancient Ape, is her most important combat puppet. It was severely damaged during the sect war but later restored and re-refined with materials provided by Li Yan. 1808 1812

• Its power was raised from the Nascent Soul Initial Stage while Bai Rou was only at Golden Core Middle Stage. 1324
• With high-grade Spirit Stones and its formation fully activated, it can briefly contend with an early Spirit Transformation cultivator. 1859
• Bai Rou later used it to confront multiple late-stage Nascent Soul opponents and estimated that it could handle two to three at once. 1855
• She remained deeply attached to it even while it was damaged. 1808

Array Formation and Artifact Refinement

Bai Rou is an accomplished array master and artifact refiner whose puppet craftsmanship is rooted in formations, restrictions, and mechanisms. 216 470

• Can inscribe arrays on Magic Tools and weapons, though she openly discloses the risk of failure. 217
• Prepared refining-material lists for Wen Xinliang's flying Magic Tool and agreed to attempt an array on Lin Daqiao's Wugou Blades with a stated 60% success rate. 217
• Can refine formation components in the field when suitable materials are available. 1818
• Integrates puppet traditions from the Netherworld Sect, Woodflow Sect, Sky Spirit Clan, and Guan Family into an evolving personal lineage. 1880

Puppet-Based Formation Techniques

Bai Rou can make puppets the core of a moving defensive formation, an achievement that surprises even Four Symbols Peak disciples. 1968

• Combined Guan Clan Puppet Art's Thousand Armor Defense with her own methods. 1968
• Her formation enhances group defense while allowing more than half of its occupants to recover power during movement. 1968
• Requires substantial high-grade Spirit Stone expenditure to sustain at full power. 1968

Divine Sense and Micro Thought

Her strengthened Divine Sense is central to her puppet control. Li Yan judged that her control over mechanical puppets had become extraordinary and taught her the rare Micro Thought technique to develop it further. 1808 1823

• Micro Thought improves the precision and scale of her puppet control. 1823 1877
• Her enhanced Divine Sense allowed her to become confident in defeating late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators after her recovery. 1808
• Overextending her Divine Sense can leave her incapacitated, as after her battle against five Golden Core cultivators. 1173

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Thousand Luo Ancient Ape — Bai Rou's Natal Magic Treasure and strongest combat puppet. 1808 1812
• Matriarch-Spawn Puppet — A three-part puppet construct consisting of two large puppets and one smaller puppet. 518
• Three Giant Ape Puppets — Used to suppress the White Blaze Demon Tiger; their coordination is crucial in combat. 564 571
• Small jade ruler — A powerful one-time-use Magic Treasure deployed to protect her group from Teng Wuji's attack. 562
• Celestial Shift core formation — A Woodflow Sect inheritance taught to her by Shuang Qingqing. 471 518

Relationships

• Li Yan — Junior brother, trusted friend, and frequent traveling companion. Bai Rou entrusted him with an inherited Ancient Ape Puppet and its control method, while he later sought treatment for her coma and supplied materials for the Thousand Luo Ancient Ape's restoration. 218 1805 1812
• Shuang Qingqing — Ancestor, mentor, and sister-like guide. Shuang Qingqing restored Bai Rou's lost Woodflow Sect inheritance, guided her Natal Puppet refinement, and later founded the Muliu Sect with her. 470 518 2917
• Elder Chi Gong — Her Netherworld Sect master. He selected the cultivation method that enabled her Foundation Establishment and later arranged protection for Woodflow Sect during conscription. 518
• Li Zhaoyan — Disciple. Bai Rou accepted Li Zhaoyan as a disciple at Zhao Min's request and became both her puppetry teacher and a sister-like presence. 1524 1880
• Bai Ting — Disciple. Bai Rou had once saved and cared for Bai Ting as a red fox; after their reunion in Star Dome City, she formally accepted Bai Ting as her disciple. 3045 3049
• Sun Guoshu — Fellow disciple and confidant who regularly shared news with her and assisted with refining materials. 519 1138
• Tang Yuniang — Deputy sect leader and Woodflow Sect representative in the Netherworld Sect. 1137 1138

Story Role / Major Arcs

Ancient Ape Puppet

Bai Rou first forms a friendship with Wen Xinliang and Lin Daqiao through her array work. Soon afterward, she privately entrusts Li Yan with an Ancient Ape Puppet passed down from Woodflow Sect's Golden Core Grand Elder, believing his Divine Sense may reveal its hidden secret. She also gives him introductory Woodflow Sect puppet and mechanism techniques. 217 218 235

Windy-Cool Mountain and the Demon Invasion

While stationed at Windy-Cool Mountain, Bai Rou fights alongside Li Yan against Teng Wuji. She spends a one-use Magic Treasure to shield the group and later sends her three puppets against the White Blaze Demon Tiger in an attempt to rescue Li Yan from the Soul-Devouring Bottle. 562 564

Woodflow Sect Leadership

After Shuang Qingqing restores Woodflow Sect's lost arts, Bai Rou returns to its foundational cultivation method, refines her Natal Puppet, and becomes increasingly central to the sect's survival. She later assumes the position of Woodflow Sect leader. 518 1092

Sect War and Coma

During a major battle, Bai Rou deploys all her puppets to protect her sect and juniors, killing five Golden Core cultivators. Later, she saves Li Zhaoyan during the sect war at the cost of severe damage to her Sea of Consciousness, leaving her comatose for more than sixty years. 1173 1805 1806

Recovery in the Immortal Spirit Realm

Li Yan brings Bai Rou to the Immortal Spirit Realm for treatment. After awakening, she restores the damaged Thousand Luo Ancient Ape, trains through dangerous journeys, and rapidly elevates both her cultivation and puppet combat ability. 1806 1812 1859 1877

Muliu Sect

After achieving Spirit Transformation, Bai Rou leaves the Wangliang Sect to find Shuang Qingqing. Reunited with her mentor in an ancient cultivator ruin city, she studies puppet arts for more than a decade and chooses to establish the Muliu Sect with Shuang Qingqing. 2628 2916 2917

Reunion with Bai Ting

In Star Dome City, Bai Rou reunites with Bai Ting, the fox demon she had once saved and taught. Moved by Bai Ting's years of searching and sacrifice, Bai Rou formally accepts her as a disciple despite initially worrying that the Muliu Sect lacks Meteor Palace's resources. 3045 3049