Wang Yan

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Power Progression

Background / History

Childhood and the Aptitude Test

Wang Yan grew up alongside Lü Yuan in Mingyang City’s East District. He was considered the only child among the district’s nurseries who could stand alongside Lü Yuan, although Lü Yuan remained stronger in their physical confrontations. Both earned factory recommendations through their own efforts 12.

Three years before the aptitude test, Wang Yan was nearby when Lü Yuan killed Li Jinglian during the Eight-Hour Workday Cult riot. He helped dispose of her body and kept the incident secret. Lü Yuan also shared a thousand Spirit Stone Vouchers with him, an act Wang Yan later remembered as evidence that his rival would not seize his inheritance 19 20 24.

At eight years old, Wang Yan scored only three points on his Spiritual Qi aptitude test. Other children mocked the apparent collapse of a factory-recommended prodigy. His recommendation nevertheless preserved his opportunity to attend elementary school, and he resolved that he still had time to turn his life around 12 13.

Elder Hun’s Awakening

Wang Yan’s poor aptitude concealed a long-running sacrifice: his cultivation talent had been used over the years to awaken Elder Hun, an ancient Purple Mansion cultivator surviving as a remnant soul. Elder Hun had observed him for years before accepting him as a disciple 24 71.

By the night before the Spirit Aperture-opening procedure, Elder Hun was teaching Wang Yan an ancient sixth-grade cultivation method. Afterward, Lü Yuan offered him methods obtained from Lin Qi to improve his aptitude and hide the changes. Moved by this help, Wang Yan revealed that he had experienced a fortuitous encounter of his own 23 24.

Renewed Rivalry and School Success

Wang Yan voluntarily shared his sixth-grade Fire Virtue method with Lü Yuan. He briefly feared that he had offered it too late to influence Lü Yuan’s lineage choice, only to discover that Lü Yuan had already chosen Fire Virtue. Encouraged by Elder Hun, he then proposed a race to enter Embryonic Breathing, staking another item from his inheritance. Lü Yuan entered the realm immediately, winning Wang Yan’s fourth-grade talisman method 24 25.

Lü Yuan subsequently gave him a fourth-grade artifact-refining technique in exchange for the talisman method and lent him five thousand Spirit Stone Vouchers for materials. Before they departed for separate schools, Wang Yan promised to catch up to both Lü Yuan and Lin Qi 42.

At Third Technical Primary School, his results rose across three successive monthly examinations 64:

His classmates came to recognize him as one of only three first graders capable of competing with the prodigies in Class One at First Technical Primary School 64.

Dark Air Realm Venture

Under Elder Hun’s guidance, Wang Yan learned enough artifact and pill refinement to cover his cultivation expenses through private sales. Lü Yuan nevertheless recruited him and Lin Qi to sell pure air in the Dark Air Realm, offering them half the profits between them. Wang Yan initially resisted taking further support, but accepted after seeing Lü Yuan’s one-million Spirit Stone Voucher loan limit 64.

Wang Yan and Lin Qi first failed to obtain entry tickets because they lacked the required qualifications. Lü Yuan secured their admission, arranged a meeting with the realm’s manager, Gu Lü, and leased Shop No. 12. The shop received Gu Lü’s endorsement and sold out its initial stock within two hours 65 66 67 68.

After paying the business tax, Wang Yan obtained Elder Hun’s permission to give Lü Yuan the Changrong Heaven visualization image. Lü Yuan accepted without demanding the details of his inheritance and asked to lend the image to Lin Qi as well. This response pleased both Wang Yan and his master 71 72.

Personality

Wang Yan combines competitive pride with unusual generosity. He initially regards Lü Yuan as his greatest rival and enjoys teasing him, but does not resent his superior talent. After losing their cultivation wager, he is curious about Lü Yuan’s instantaneous breakthrough rather than jealous 12 24 25.

Repaying kindness is central to his conduct. He shares a cultivation method capable of reaching Purple Mansion despite Elder Hun’s warning that it could leave him permanently in Lü Yuan’s shadow. He later insists on sharing the visualization image because he cannot think of another adequate way to repay his friend 24 71.

His confidence falters most when friendship is involved. He worries that revealing his financial independence might seem ungrateful and initially declines the air-shop opportunity to avoid burdening Lü Yuan. Elder Hun explicitly notices that his normally clever disciple becomes indecisive whenever Lü Yuan is concerned 64.

Although the aptitude test devastates him, Wang Yan does not abandon his ambitions. He holds onto his remaining educational opportunity, rebuilds his standing at school, and continues trying to catch up to his friends 13 42 64.

Abilities & Skills

Fire Virtue Cultivation

Wang Yan possesses the sixth-grade method later called Burning Instruction, inherited through Elder Hun 24 26 42.

• Leads directly toward the Purple Mansion realm 24.
• Produces Fire Virtue Embryonic Breathing power and, later, Law Power 24.
• Can devour cultivation methods of the same origin and imitate them, concealing the use of a sixth-grade inheritance 24.

Aptitude Improvement and Concealment

Wang Yan benefits from both his ancient inheritance and Lü Yuan’s assistance 23 42.

• Lü Yuan obtains a Secret Method capable of raising Spiritual Qi aptitude by ten points, alongside a method for concealing changes 23.
• Wang Yan confirms that his own inheritance also improves his aptitude 42.
• He tells Lü Yuan that he can conceal abilities that cross the authorities’ “red lines” 42.
• No updated numerical aptitude score is given; Elder Hun describes his original Pseudo Spirit Root-level talent as recovering 25.

Divine Sense and Visualization

The image “Back Then, Listening to Scriptures in Changrong Heaven”, also rendered “Listening to the Sutras in Changrong Heaven Back Then,” allows Wang Yan to develop Divine Sense ahead of the usual threshold 71 72.

• After imprinting the image on his Primordial Spirit, daily visualization can steadily strengthen Divine Sense 72.
• Its stated long-term benefits include easing Embryonic Breathing bottlenecks and improving prospects for Foundation Establishment and Purple Mansion 72.
• Early Divine Sense enables him to begin refining Embryonic Breathing Law Artifacts without waiting for the usual Fourth Layer requirement 72.

Artifact Refinement, Pill Refinement, and Talismans

Elder Hun teaches Wang Yan practical crafting skills that make him financially self-sufficient 64.

• Can refine Embryonic Breathing-stage Law Artifacts and pills 64 72.
• Has learned the basics of talisman-making 64.
• Sells crafted goods privately to cover cultivation expenses 64.
• Receives a fourth-grade artifact-refining technique from Lü Yuan 42.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Elder Hun’s necklace — Houses his master’s remnant soul. Elder Hun can speak privately to Wang Yan through it, and they later communicate mentally 24 71.
• Storage Bag — Given to him by Elder Hun; used to carry the visualization image 71.
• Ancient cultivation book — The old-looking book he produces when revealing his fortuitous encounter to Lü Yuan 23.
• Changrong Heaven visualization image — Used to develop Divine Sense and imprint the image on his Primordial Spirit before he gives the painting to Lü Yuan 71 72.
• Fulfill the Root and Reflect Back Talisman Method — A fourth-grade technique from his inheritance, lost to Lü Yuan in their wager 25.

Relationships

• Lü Yuan — Childhood rival, closest friend, and business partner. Wang Yan protects his murder secret and repeatedly shares valuable inheritances with him. Lü Yuan provides methods, loans, and income opportunities, but privately treats this support as an investment intended to secure Wang Yan’s loyalty and future gifts 20 24 42 64 73.
• Elder Hun — Master and ancient remnant soul awakened through Wang Yan’s sacrificed talent. He supplies cultivation guidance and crafting instruction, while cautioning Wang Yan against repeatedly testing friendship with precious gifts. Their exchanges frequently turn into affectionate banter 24 25 64 71.
• Lin Qi — Friend met through Lü Yuan and fellow worker in the air-shop venture. Wang Yan vows to catch up to her as well as Lü Yuan; by the Dark Air Realm venture, he considers her, at most, his only other friend 42 64 68.

Notable Quotes

“Repay the kindness of a drop of water with a gushing spring. Wasn’t that what you taught me last night?” 24

“I’ll catch up to you! I’ll definitely catch up to both of you!” 42

“In short, I believe in him.” 71