Fang Weiyan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Early Life and Arrival in the Other World

Fang Weiyan grew up in a village where his family regularly worshipped the Earth God. As his parents’ only son, he was expected to participate in these rites. After graduating from university, he returned home because of a family matter 1 2.

While playing on his phone at home, he abruptly appeared in unfamiliar mountains. A white-robed female ghost pursued him, threatening to remove his heart and liver. Fude, the local Earth God, sheltered him overnight despite having almost exhausted his divine power. At dawn, Fang Weiyan vanished from the mountain and returned home, where sunlight expelled the unnatural chill left by the encounter 1.

After discovering that objects could accompany him between worlds, he brought an Earth God statue from his village to Fude. Its stored incense offerings stabilized Fude’s divine station. Fang Weiyan then began treating interworld trade as a way to earn money while relying on the god for protection 2 3.

Linbei County and the Search for Cultivation

Fang Weiyan became magistrate of Linbei County and established himself at Cloud-Stilling Temple on Earth. His fortune-telling helped Zhou Wenfei locate his long-missing child and led to cooperation with Liang Lijian on investigations 41 43 44 45 66.

His early search for cultivation met repeated obstacles. Fude knew no mortal cultivation method and proposed that Fang Weiyan establish a City God shrine in his own likeness, potentially allowing him to become a god after death. Fang Weiyan continued seeking a way to cultivate while alive instead 42.

He also discovered practical connections between the two worlds. Chemical fertilizer strengthened Tao Lingluo’s remnant soul and supported supernatural agriculture, while the koi Silver Scale could alter people’s luck. These resources supplied him with followers, income, and ways to improve local conditions 51 56 57.

Governor of Jiangling Commandery

Summoned to Yanhuai City, Fang Weiyan asked Emperor Kaide for authority over a commandery rather than a position confined to the capital. He wanted room to apply his governing methods and establish a safer power base. Kaide appointed him governor of Jiangling Commandery without court funding and authorized him to execute officials who obstructed his administration 72 76.

Fang Weiyan used lottery winnings and confiscated silver to finance reconstruction. He purchased an Earth-side warehouse, imported grain and fertilizer, and planned grain-paid public works for as many as fifteen thousand workers. His administration addressed farmland reclamation, flood protection, recruitment, and the reopening of rice shops 85.

Learning about Human Sovereigns changed his ambitions. Rather than continuing to search only for cultivation manuals, he began developing the economy and military as the foundation for sovereign power 93.

Accession and Human Sovereign Investiture

When rebellion threatened the capital, Fang Weiyan prepared an expedition with modern protective equipment, incendiaries, catapults, ships, and trained soldiers. The Dragon King of the Wu River and Tao Lingluo supported the campaign 114 115 117.

After the crisis was resolved, the dying Emperor Kaide offered him both his daughter’s hand and the Jiang Kingdom’s throne. Fang Weiyan subsequently governed from the imperial palace, addressing unfinished state affairs and rebuilding the weakened Underworld Administration 120 123 125.

With the kingdom recovering, Fang Weiyan performed the ritual to ascend Mount Kunxu. His spirit left his physical body, entered an immortal realm, and surpassed the other assembled rulers to reach the first floating island. He returned invested as a Human Sovereign, with his personal power now tied to the strength of the Jiang Kingdom 135 136 137 138 179.

The Land of Ten Thousand Witherings

Fang Weiyan prepared for the Land of Ten Thousand Witherings by importing firearms, training soldiers, constructing defenses, and assigning Weiwei’s Mountain Spirit clanswomen to hold the passage. After discovering that its sinister creatures possessed intelligence, he warned other Human Sovereigns and expanded military production 162 163 169 171 178.

A confrontation with the Corpse Sovereign exposed the limits of his confidence. The sovereign stopped his Sword-Ray with one hand, sustained only a small crack, and healed immediately. Fang Weiyan suspected that increasing Yin Qi might be connected to the enemy’s immortality, but withheld the conjecture until he could obtain evidence 185.

He subsequently sought heavier weapons on Earth. An arms dealer could not supply the “mushroom bombs” he requested, so Fang Weiyan pursued close-in weapon systems and Vulcan Series weapons instead. The unresolved threat remained his priority even after his relationship with Su Qingyun became romantic 186 187.

Appearance

• Hair: Initially short enough that he wore a hat to help conceal the difference in local dress; by his reign, it had grown long enough to be combed beneath his crown 4 150.
• Eyes: Repeatedly described as clear, bright, and exceptionally spirited. Imperial escorts and Princess Yongning associate his gaze with extensive learning 66 72.
• Build: Tall; he states that he met a job requirement specifying a height of 1.8 meters 128.
• Changing appearance: Fang Hao and his parents notice that he has become more handsome and lively, with fairer skin. Su Qingyun also observes an increasingly commanding presence 128 141 187.
• Sovereign attire: Dragon robe, crown, jade belt, cloud boots, and a sword at his waist. His investiture gives him an oppressive imperial presence 137.

Personality

Fang Weiyan is cautious about unfamiliar supernatural threats. Early on, he buys protective equipment on credit and insists on Fude’s protection before leaving the shrine. Even after becoming powerful, he questions unsolicited diplomatic favors and retreats when an enemy’s strength is uncertain 4 171 185.

His concern for ordinary people informs his government. He is deeply unsettled when starving elders kneel in gratitude for nearly empty bowls of porridge. Later, he personally inspects rain-damaged homes and orders medicine for sick residents rather than accepting reports at face value 5 100.

He is also calculating about money and loyalty. He charges for changing Wang Youxian’s luck, recognizes the value of the additional temple worshippers Wang brings, and supplies gods with incense partly to secure their future support. He prefers cooperation with demons who keep their word over indiscriminate hostility toward them 51 58 97 128.

His confidence grows with his strength, but does not erase his willingness to prepare. His apparently reckless Russian roulette challenge is backed by bullet-resistant strength and koi luck, while his long-term preference remains peaceful trade rather than war with other dynasties 141 162.

Abilities & Skills

Travel Between Worlds

Fang Weiyan can move between Earth and the supernatural world by concentrating on the destination 4.

• Carries objects and supplies between worlds, from divine statues to crates of weapons and ammunition 2 163.
• Uses Earth as a source of food, industrial equipment, medicine-related investment, and military supplies 85 100 154 163.
• Initially allows Fude to mistake the ability for Daoist arts rather than explaining its origin 4.
• Retains access to his power on Earth, where he later withstands gunfire and kills armed attackers 182.

Divination and Fortune Reading

His early fortune-telling depends on divine power shared by Fude. By later chapters, he can obtain information from an old photograph and provide precise locations for investigations 45 47 182 186.

• Helps Zhou Wenfei find his abducted child 41 43.
• Reads unfavorable prospects in Wang Youxian’s fortune 51.
• Foresees that Liang Lijian faces death at a particular location, though not the exact circumstances 181.
• Identifies Su Qingyun as the girl he carried to hospital in middle school by divining from a class photograph 186.
• Warns Liang Lijian that his readings are not invariably accurate 45.

Koi-Assisted Luck

Fang Weiyan receives transferred fortune from the koi and uses their abilities for himself and clients 51 64.

• Earns money through scratch cards, profitable gambling stones, and gambling 75 108 178.
• Experiences attraction or aversion toward gambling stones, which he interprets as luck guiding his choices 107.
• Arranges for Silver Scale to change Wang Youxian’s luck through a coin associated with him 51.
• Pulls an empty chamber during Russian roulette despite loading five bullets 163.

Human Sovereign Power

His personal strength increases with the Jiang Kingdom’s national strength rather than requiring conventional cultivation 179.

• Physical enhancement: Gains strength and sharper eyesight after investiture; later treats ordinary bullets as incapable of harming him 140 162.
• Protective dragon Qi: A golden dragon shields him from the force released by the newly empowered mountain ghost 145.
• Flight: Flies above the imperial palace and later accompanies Weiwei on aerial reconnaissance 163 171.
• Thought-directed killing: Kills armed attackers with a glance or thought, without physically striking them 182.
• Longevity: National fortune extends his lifespan, although no exact duration is given 165.
• Limit: His exact personal realm remains unclear; the Corpse Sovereign can block and rapidly heal from his sword attack 165 185.

Sovereign Weapons and Edicts

His investiture grants weapons and instruments of authority capable of turning national power into direct force 137 138.

• A single swing of the Son of Heaven Sword releases a Sword-Ray that splits a mountain 139.
• The imperial seal and edicts work together to suppress supernatural enemies 138.
• Edict use consumes national power, preventing him from employing it recklessly 138.
• Issues an edict claiming Heavenly Dew Mountain as Jiang Kingdom territory 155.

Governance and Modernization

Fang Weiyan researches policies on Earth, selects those suited to local conditions, and combines them with imported technology 93.

• Public works: Grain-paid employment, farmland reclamation, flood defenses, and transport improvements 85 128.
• Industry: Cement factories, modern steelmaking equipment, military workshops, ammunition production, and a small power plant 154 163 166 178 179.
• Agriculture: Chemical fertilizer and expanded cultivation 56 150.
• Religious administration: Court-supported incense and candle workshops to strengthen Yin Gods without placing the entire burden on commoners 150.
• Military training: Teaches incendiary handling and firearms use, while emphasizing discipline and production quality 115 117 165 178.
• Investigation: Uses a prisoner’s-dilemma strategy against detained officials and a supernatural bright mirror to force man-eating demons to confess 81 112.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Son of Heaven Sword — Investiture weapon capable of projecting mountain-splitting Sword-Rays 137 139.
• Imperial jade seal and edicts — Paired instruments that expend national power to enforce sovereign authority 137 138.
• Dragon robe, crown, jade belt, and cloud boots — Regalia manifested during his investiture 137 140.
• River-containing jade bottle — Can produce a great river; Fang Weiyan plans its route around drought relief, transport, bridges, and development before releasing it 137 143.
• Immortal peaches — Rewards obtained at Mount Kunxu. One grants Yunxi thirty years of cultivation; Fang Weiyan later gives another to Su Qingyun and keeps its pit 137 138 155.
• Yin-Sinking Plaque — Stores incense offerings. He fills it to purple grade while gathering offerings across Earth for Yunxi 125.
• Early protective equipment — Stun baton and a stab-resistant vest bought for 2,800 yuan while he was short of money 4.
• Modern military supplies — Riot shields, incendiary materials, firearms, heavy machine guns, and ammunition imported for Jiang Kingdom forces 115 163.

Relationships

• Fude — Earth God who saves his life and receives Earth-sourced incense in return. Later, as a City God, Fude captures dangerous demons at Fang Weiyan’s command 1 2 58 112.
• Su Qingyun — University acquaintance, pharmaceutical business partner, and later romantic partner. She is the middle-school girl he carried to hospital, a connection he only rediscovers much later 67 100 186 187.
• Yunxi — Close palace companion and Yin God. He shares knowledge of his unusual abilities with her, supplies incense for her cultivation, and regularly brings her food from Earth 123 125 167.
• Tao Lingluo — Demon retainer who offers lifelong service for fertilizer that strengthens her remnant soul. She supports his military campaigns, and he supplies a generator to replenish her lightning-struck peachwood 56 115 125.
• Silver Scale and the koi — Sources of transferred luck and luck-changing services; he reunites Silver Scale with her sister and houses the koi at the temple 51 64 83.
• Emperor Kaide — Patron who grants him Jiangling Commandery, broad governing authority, and a medicinal rootlet. After Fang Weiyan saves the kingdom, Kaide offers him the throne 76 120.
• Dragon King of the Wu River — Ally whose son Fang Weiyan saves. Advises him about Human Sovereigns and Mount Kunxu; both later affirm peaceful coexistence 95 114 135 138.
• The Dragon King’s son — Grateful young black fish demon who promises that river fish demons will not overturn Fang Weiyan’s ships 95.
• Cheng Feng and Lin Liyun — Trusted subordinates who accompany him to Yanhuai City and later oversee recruitment, transport, training, and military preparations 67 95 115 166.
• Weiwei and the Mountain Spirit Clan — Followers whose allegiance strengthens the kingdom. Fang Weiyan helps incoming clanswomen reach Flower Blooming Realm and assigns them to defend the passage 165 169 179.
• Liang Lijian — Investigative contact who cooperates with his divination work; Fang Weiyan later intervenes against the armed group threatening his life 44 45 181 182.
• Fang Hao — Cousin and close childhood friend, with whom he reconnects in Cloudwater City 128.
• His parents — Remain unaware of his otherworldly position. He arranges to renovate their home while explaining his money through a fabricated employment story 141 143.
• Empress Wanxi — Foreign Human Sovereign who proposes cooperation against the Land of Ten Thousand Witherings. He cautiously reciprocates her goodwill without accepting unconditional obligations 170 171.
• Corpse Sovereign — Powerful enemy whose defensive strength and rapid regeneration prompt Fang Weiyan to seek stronger weapons and coordinate warnings to other sovereigns 185 186.