Ye Xuan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Transmigration and the Journey West

Ye Xuan comes from a later age and is familiar with the legends of the Primordial World and the Investiture of the Gods. He awakens as Di Xin just after the emperor has written an insulting poem in Nuwa’s temple. Knowing that this incident begins the catastrophe surrounding Yin Shang, he refuses to submit passively to his expected fate 1 10.

When Nuwa’s will descends, he draws the Human Emperor Supreme Sword and invokes imperial fortune. This awakens the Hongmeng Corpse-Driving System, whose first mission requires him to rescue the Ancestral Dragon’s suppressed corpse beneath Great Mount Sumeru and fulfill its wish to protect the Dragon Clan 1.

Unknown to Ye Xuan, Nuwa hears his thoughts about Zhunti manipulating Di Xin. After confirming the scheme, she takes him west. He denounces Zhunti’s manipulation and theft of merit, then rallies the watching eastern powers to support Nuwa 1 2 3.

Raising the Ancestral Dragon

While Nuwa and Zhunti fight, Ye Xuan follows the system’s directions through an ancient well beneath Mount Sumeru. His imperial fortune allows him to pass through the restrictions guarding the underground cavern. There, he opens his beginner package and learns his corpse-driving technique 4.

He raises the Ancestral Dragon and inscribes a Tongtian Talisman on its head, establishing a mental connection that makes the corpse obey him. He subsequently uses the Purple Gold Bell to bring it out from beneath Mount Sumeru, collapsing the Western Teachings’ sacred mountain. Nuwa and Yuanshi Tianzun prevent the Western Saints from stopping its escape 5 7 8.

Ye Xuan hides the corpse in his system space. Back in Chaoge, he solemnly promises to protect and revive the Dragon Clan, completing the mission and obtaining its ancestor’s bloodline and formal control over the corpse 8 9.

Restoring Yin Shang

Ye Xuan identifies four priorities: strengthen Yin Shang’s fortune, secretly increase his own strength, build forces personally loyal to him, and secure alliances with Saints. He regards national prosperity as protection, since stronger human fortune makes the Saints more reluctant to attack him 10.

At his first court session, he learns that three years of floods, droughts, locusts, and plagues have brought the population toward starvation. He attributes the abnormal weather to the Dragon Kings acting under Haotian Shangdi’s orders, then invokes Words Followed by Law to restore weather conditions without their assistance 11 12 15.

His reforms, grain distribution, and military patrols improve the dynasty’s stability and fortune. After discovering evidence of ties between Jizhou and Xiqi, he also positions Huang Feihu’s forces near Jizhou to prepare for possible rebellion 21 31.

Securing the Dragon Clan

Disguised as Wuming, the Human Emperor’s envoy, Ye Xuan visits the East Sea and intimidates Ao Guang with his Daluo Golden Immortal presence. He reveals the Ancestral Dragon’s body, condemns the clan’s role in Yin Shang’s disasters, and offers imperial protection in exchange for submission. Ao Guang pledges the Dragon Clan’s loyalty 16 18.

Ye Xuan combines threats with rewards, presenting Ao Guang with a powerful drop of golden essence blood after his surrender. He also requests the four divine irons that stabilize the seas 19 20.

Ao Guang later brings food, Postnatal Spiritual Treasures, ten Dragon Clan women, and the four sea-stabilizing weapons to Chaoge. Ye Xuan accepts Wushuang and the other women as hostages and representatives of the clan’s allegiance 33 34.

Jizhou and the Yuanfeng Mission

Fei Zhong’s proposal to bring Su Daji into the palace prompts Ye Xuan to investigate Jizhou personally. He intends to assess Su Hu’s loyalty and recruit Zheng Lun before the coming tribulation claims him 21.

At a lakeside gathering, he discovers Bo Yikao’s connection to Jizhou and rebukes the young nobles criticizing Di Xin. Once recognized as the Human Emperor, he passes over Su Daji and recruits Zheng Lun instead 22 25 26.

On his return journey, he shelters the wounded Kong Xuan from Daoist Duobao and Golden Spirit Holy Mother. Their encounter activates a second system mission: locate Yuanfeng’s corpse and fulfill her dying wish. However, Kong Xuan leaves before Ye Xuan can ask about the burial site, leaving the mission unresolved 29 30 31.

Confrontation with Yuanshi Tianzun

Yuanshi Tianzun rebukes Ye Xuan for sheltering the Dragon Clan under humanity’s fortune. Ye Xuan rejects the Saint’s authority over his decisions and publicly accuses him of scheming against Tongtian through the Investiture of the Gods 36.

His insults eventually provoke Yuanshi into throwing the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi at Chaoge. Tongtian’s Qingping Sword intercepts it, while Nuwa’s Red Embroidered Ball also appears to protect Ye Xuan. He then invokes human fortune to cut off the Ruyi’s support from Yuanshi and suppress it 37 38 40 41.

Ye Xuan deliberately sought to provoke an attack, hoping to turn the resulting karmic debt into a heart demon for Yuanshi. The Saint instead publicly describes the captured treasure as a temporary loan and demands its eventual return at Kunlun, frustrating Ye Xuan’s larger plan 41.

Establishing the Green Mound Shadow Guards

When Su Daji reaches Chaoge, Ye Xuan exposes her connection to the Nine-Tails Demon Fox. He learns that the Fox Lord of Green Mound has fused with the human Su Daji rather than simply occupying her body 44.

Initially suspicious that Nuwa has sent her to destroy Yin Shang, he questions her purpose and the strength of her lineage. After learning that Green Mound has approximately one hundred thousand intelligent foxes, including sixty thousand capable of human form, he recruits them for an intelligence organization. He names it the Green Mound Shadow Guards and appoints Su Daji its leader 45 47.

Appearance

• Build: Tall and slender, approximately 1.9 metres in height 2.
• Face and bearing: Handsome, with a commanding imperial presence 2 25.
• Imperial clothing: Appears in a black imperial robe during the journey to Mount Sumeru 2.
• Wuming disguise: Wears a large black cloak with a high standing collar and a demonic mask, replacing his regal appearance with a fierce, mysterious one 4 15.
• Yin-Yang manifestation: During his confrontation with Yuanshi, black Qi gathers in his left eye while white light flickers in his right 37.

Personality

Ye Xuan is defiant toward divine authority, insisting that the Human Emperor has the right to govern and choose whom to protect without a Saint’s permission. His concern for ordinary people also shapes his policies: he prioritizes food relief and challenges nobles who condemn Di Xin’s executions without considering the victims of the condemned lords 10 13 25 36.

His public boldness is often calculated rather than fearless. He exploits the Saints’ disputes to rescue the Ancestral Dragon, conceals his cultivation behind Wuming, and deliberately provokes Yuanshi to create a karmic advantage. Nevertheless, the confrontation leaves his back soaked with cold sweat 3 4 21 41.

He is vindictive and exceptionally sharp-tongued. Even after Nuwa settles her grievance with the Western Saints, he considers his own debt unpaid and uses the Ancestral Dragon’s escape to humiliate them 3 7 37.

Ye Xuan is also flirtatious and readily captivated by beauty, particularly Nuwa and Wushuang. Attraction does not erase his political caution: he demands Wushuang’s personal allegiance and initially distrusts Su Daji despite her appearance and willingness to serve 9 16 43 45.

Abilities & Skills

Human Emperor’s Fortune

Ye Xuan actively commands the fortune attached to his imperial position and the human race 1 12.

• Confronts Nuwa’s auspicious manifestations and passes through the restrictions beneath Mount Sumeru 1 4.
• Opens Chaoge’s human-fortune barrier to admit Ao Guang 33.
• Amplifies his voice across heaven and earth and dispels the fear affecting Chaoge’s inhabitants 36 37.
• Suppresses the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi by severing its support from Yuanshi’s power 41.
• Limit: Fortune does not make Saint-level pressure harmless; Yuanshi’s presence shakes him, and the descending Ruyi makes breathing difficult 36 38.

Words Followed by Law

By invoking his imperial position and fortune, Ye Xuan issues commands that influence heaven and earth 12.

• Restores rain to drought-stricken areas and clears places suffering continuous rainfall 15.
• Bypasses the Dragon Clan’s control over rainfall 15.
• Keeps the torrential rain from touching him during the manifestation 12.

Yin-Yang Corpse-Driving Art

The system’s cultivation art allows Ye Xuan to refine and command corpses using Yin-Yang power 4.

• Raises the Ancestral Dragon and establishes control through a Tongtian Talisman 4 5.
• Provides a path around the Heavenly Dao’s restrictions on the Human Emperor’s cultivation 10.
• Potential: Its stated higher applications include refining the Two Qi of Yin and Yang, pursuing the Great Dao, and using even a Sage’s corpse; these are not demonstrated achievements in the supplied events 4.

Ancestral Dragon Bloodline

Assimilating the bloodline transforms Ye Xuan’s body and gives him immense physical power 9 10.

• Establishes the physical foundation later confirmed at the Daluo Golden Immortal realm 11 15.
• Offers the prospect of eventually rivaling the Ancestral Dragon physically; Ye Xuan treats this as future potential 10.

System Space

The Hongmeng Corpse-Driving System provides storage for Ye Xuan’s treasures and controlled corpse 4 8 9.

• Conceals the Ancestral Dragon so effectively that Nuwa cannot sense it while travelling beside him 8.
• Supports missions awarding corpse control, bloodlines, and other powers 1 9 30.
• Pending reward: Yuanfeng’s corpse, essence blood, and Nirvana Divine Fire are offered for the second mission, not yet obtained 30 31.

Foreknowledge and Statecraft

Ye Xuan applies knowledge from his former life to both supernatural politics and practical government 10 13 14.

• Recognizes schemes surrounding the Investiture of the Gods and the future significance of figures such as Zheng Lun, Duobao, and Kong Xuan 1 21 30.
• Uses familiar crops and military designs to address food shortages and strengthen the army 13 14.
• Limit: Events can diverge from the legends he remembers; he is surprised when Su Daji’s storyline begins despite his improved relationship with Nuwa 21.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Human Emperor Supreme Sword — Drawn against Nuwa’s descending presence at the temple 1.
• Qiankun Purple Gold Bell — Supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure used to drive corpses and control souls; instrumental in the Ancestral Dragon’s escape 4 7.
• Chaos Creation Brush — Supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure that inscribes Tongtian Talismans and can bestow or seize fortune; used to bind the Ancestral Dragon’s corpse 4 5.
• Hongmeng Mystic Daoist Robe — Despite its name, a large black cloak. This supreme-grade defensive treasure repels arts and protects against water and fire 4.
• Prajna Asura Tribulation — Supreme-grade mask treasure that conceals the wearer’s information, making identification difficult even for Saints. It can change into a half-mask 4 16.
• Ancestral Dragon’s corpse — His first controlled corpse, stored in system space and used to compel the Dragon Clan’s submission 5 8 18.
• Four sea-stabilizing divine weapons — The East Sea’s Sea-Calming Divine Needle Iron, South Sea’s Sea-Spanning Purple Gold Beam, North Sea’s Heaven-Supporting White Jade Pillar, and West Sea’s As-You-Will Iron Rod. Ao Guang delivers them in needle-sized form; their accumulated sea-calming merit makes them exceptional acquired merit treasures 20 34.
• Three Treasures Jade Ruyi — Yuanshi Tianzun’s treasure, suppressed and temporarily retained by Ye Xuan. Yuanshi demands that he return it personally at Kunlun 41.

Relationships

• Nuwa — Protector and prospective ally. Hearing his thoughts exposes Zhunti’s scheme and gives her information about the coming tribulation. Ye Xuan does not know she can hear his private insults and plans 1 9 38 45 46.
• Tongtian — Saint who protects him with the Qingping Sword. Ye Xuan formally promises to repay the rescue 38 41.
• Yuanshi Tianzun — Political and divine adversary. Their dispute over the Dragon Clan escalates into an attack on Ye Xuan and the suppression of Yuanshi’s signature treasure 36 38 41.
• Zhunti and Jieyin — Western Saints whom Ye Xuan antagonizes by exposing Zhunti’s schemes and freeing the Ancestral Dragon from their sacred mountain 3 7 8.
• Haotian Shangdi — Opponent behind the Dragon Clan’s efforts to hasten Yin Shang’s decline 11 15 18.
• Ao Guang — Subordinate Dragon King. Ye Xuan secures his clan’s allegiance through the Ancestral Dragon, imperial protection, threats, and rewards 18 19 33.
• Wushuang — Ao Guang’s daughter, retained as a hostage and attendant. Ye Xuan requires her loyalty to him even if it conflicts with her father’s wishes 34 43.
• Su Daji / Fox Lord of Green Mound — Initially distrusted palace protector; later appointed leader of the Green Mound Shadow Guards 44 45 47.
• Shang Rong, Bi Gan, Huang Feihu, and Wen Zhong — Identified as his true confidants. They support food procurement, disaster relief, military reform, and the northern campaign 11 12 14.
• Zheng Lun — Recruited from Jizhou and pledged to Ye Xuan’s service in Chaoge 26 31.
• Kong Xuan — Rescued while wounded. Ye Xuan values Kong Xuan’s potential military strength and hopes to obtain information about Yuanfeng’s burial site 29 30 31.
• Su Hu and Bo Yikao — Figures whose Jizhou–Xiqi connection leads Ye Xuan to suspect a prearranged rebellion rather than a dispute caused solely by Su Daji 22 29 31.

Notable Quotes

“I am the Human Emperor, sovereign of heaven and earth! What sort of beast dares be so rude?” 1

“Naturally, I am willing to protect the Dragon Clan. As long as I do not die, the Dragon Clan will surely rise again one day.” 9

“Do you care only whether those lords live or die, and not whether the common people under their rule live or die?” 25

Trivia

• His public departure with Nuwa gives rise to rumours that they spent several romantic nights together; the onlookers do not know they went west to confront Zhunti 24.
• Duobao and Golden Spirit Holy Mother mistake the disguised Ye Xuan for a powerful Quasi-Saint, rather than correctly identifying his Daluo Golden Immortal cultivation 15 31.
• By the time Wushuang attends him after Ao Guang’s banquet, nearly two months have passed since his transmigration 43.