Liu Yuexuan
The Buddhist Disciple Redeems the Demon with His Body
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Liu Yuexuan (柳月萱) |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Heavenly Sword Sect 12 |
| Occupation/Role | Sect disciple 12 |
| Cultivation Realm | Golden Core Stage 41 |
| Dao Companion | Qi Gu 27 |
| Status | Alive; driven mad and taken back to the Heavenly Sword Sect by Qi Gu 49 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 12 12 |
Background
In Heavenly Dao, the novel Wu Fei transmigrated into, Liu Yuexuan was a junior sister who adored Jing Fanyu. She attempted to use the Seven Emotions Flower to obtain his affection, but he rejected her and withdrew to suppress its effects. Still affected by the flower herself, she spent the night with Qi Gu. Her love subsequently turned to hatred, and she and Qi Gu made underhanded moves against Jing Fanyu 11 12.
That sequence was disrupted when Wu Fei and Jing Fanyu obtained the Seven Emotions Flower instead. Nevertheless, Liu Yuexuan later became Qi Gu’s dao companion and developed hostility toward both men 27.
Appearance
- Initial clothing: A pale yellow ruqun when she meets Jing Fanyu and Wu Fei in the inheritance tomb 12.
- Sect attire: Heavenly Sword Sect disciple robes at the Heavenly Dao Assembly 27.
- After her mental collapse: Disheveled when found in the illusory Heavenly Clear City 45.
Personality
Liu Yuexuan initially behaves brightly and talkatively around Jing Fanyu, repeatedly seeking his attention. When she notices that he speaks much more warmly with Wu Fei, she falls silent and directs a hostile gaze at the Buddhist disciple 12.
Her attachment becomes increasingly possessive and resentful. Despite becoming Qi Gu’s dao companion, she continues to fixate on Jing Fanyu and acts against him. Yin Fan describes her changed temperament as almost that of a different person and later rejects her professed love as greed rather than sincere affection 27 41 43.
Abilities & Skills
Cultivation
- Identified as a Golden Core Stage cultivator during the altar ritual 41.
Altar Activation
Liu Yuexuan possesses the knowledge needed to activate the mysterious altar discovered in the Flame Spirit Realm 41.
- Cang Xiao states that she discovered the altar and is the only person present who knows how to activate it 41.
- She pours the essence blood of ninety-nine kinds of ferocious beasts into its central depression, causing its patterns to glow red 41.
- Her knowledge is flawed: Wu Fei later explains that she mistook this seven-tiered altar for the nine-tiered altar beneath the sea 49.
- The summoned presence possesses her rather than remaining under her control 42.
Equipment / Items
- Gourd-shaped Spirit Artifact — Holds the essence blood of ninety-nine kinds of ferocious beasts used in the summoning ritual 41.
Relationships
- Jing Fanyu / Yin Fan — Senior fellow disciple and the object of her unrequited attachment. He avoids her attempts at closeness and eventually confronts the greed behind her declarations of love 12 43.
- Qi Gu — Senior fellow disciple and eventual dao companion. He accompanies her during the inheritance-tomb expedition and takes her back to their sect after she goes mad 12 15 27 49.
- Wu Fei — Target of her jealousy and hostility. He obstructs her attempt to tamper with the Dao Comprehension Tea and investigates her increasingly anomalous behavior 12 28 43.
- Cang Xiao — Heavenly Sword Sect leader who relies on her knowledge to activate the altar as part of the effort to eliminate Yin Fan 41 42.
- Obstruction Devil — Entity summoned through the altar. It possesses her and ultimately consumes her obsession, emotions, and desires, leaving her mad 42 49.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Inheritance Tomb
On the seventh day inside the inheritance tomb, Liu Yuexuan encounters Jing Fanyu and Wu Fei shortly after they kill a Nascent Soul Realm demon beast. She invites Jing Fanyu to investigate a hidden cave abode that she and Qi Gu discovered. Although they have cleared its entrance and dismantled mechanisms, they cannot find the way beyond its stone walls 12 13.
Jing Fanyu activates the concealed mechanism, allowing the group to enter the cave’s trials. Liu Yuexuan and the other disciples emerge with gains but without obtaining an inheritance 13 14.
When Jing Fanyu later disappears from his cabin, she joins Qi Gu and the others in searching for him. By the time Wu Fei and Jing Fanyu return from ancient ruins, the group has departed. Wu Fei finds her willingness to leave without Jing Fanyu unusual, but what happened to her that night remains unclear 15 17.
Heavenly Dao Assembly
At Flame Spirit Mountain, Liu Yuexuan appears beside Qi Gu, now her dao companion, and watches Wu Fei and Jing Fanyu with pronounced malice. Wu Fei follows her when she quietly leaves the gathering and heads toward the preparation area for the Dao Comprehension Tea 27 28.
Wu Fei delays her with questions until the tea is carried away, preventing her from tampering with it. He suspects that the concealed item in her hand was intended to expose Jing Fanyu’s identity as a Devil Cultivator. Despite her failure, Jing Fanyu’s demonic qi subsequently erupts during the lecture, revealing him as Yin Fan 28.
Actions in the Flame Spirit Realm
Liu Yuexuan tells the Seven Luminaries Sect disciples where Wu Fei and Yin Fan will pass, enabling them to prepare an ambush. Xiao Yi later identifies her as their source 37.
She subsequently appears beside Cang Xiao at a mysterious altar, where righteous sect leaders and Devil Venerables have gathered to act against Yin Fan. Using the beasts’ essence blood, she activates the altar and helps summon an apparently divine presence 41 42.
Possession and Mental Collapse
After Wu Fei destroys the summoned apparition, black mist pours from the altar into Liu Yuexuan. She clutches her head and alternates between delight and madness, pleading for Jing Fanyu to accept her as her voice changes into a deep male voice. When the mist leaves her body, she appears vacant 42.
During the ensuing confrontation, she again demands to know why Jing Fanyu rejected her. A surge of black mist erupts from her body and merges with the Obstruction Devil, which then draws those present into an illusory realm 43.
Her reference to being pushed away makes Wu Fei suspect that she has awakened memories of Heavenly Dao’s original events: the rejection she describes did not occur in the altered sequence. This remains a theory, not a confirmed explanation 43 49.
Inside the illusory Heavenly Clear City, Wu Fei and Yin Fan find her disheveled and muttering that Jing Fanyu belongs to her. Her repeated claim that someone “promised” her this is left unexplained 45.
Qi Gu eventually takes her back to the Heavenly Sword Sect. Yin Fan’s investigation confirms that her madness is genuine; Wu Fei attributes it to the Obstruction Devil having consumed all of her obsession, seven emotions, and six desires 49.