Yuan Yao

Yuan Yao is a cultivator originating from the Scattered Star Seas in the Mortal Realm. She is a country-shattering beauty. She has a senior martial sister who she consider a dear family member. Both of them were born from a small cultivation sect in the Inner Star Seas. She has an average aptitude for cultivation.
Both Yuan Yao and her sister decided to leave their small sect in search for a Dao Companion that would provide safety and comfort in the treacherous cultivation world. To attract potential suitors they wore simple provocative garments. 
== First Meeting ==
In their search, Yuan Yao and her sister arrived on the Stalwart Star Island. The two wandered around the sky capital market on the island. To their dismay, they caught the attention of several men who were merely at the Qi Condensation stage. Her sister caught sight of a Late-Foundation Establishment cultivator. 
Yuan Yao learned that this cultivator's name was Crooked Soul. She offered to be a guide for Crooked Soul and his nephew that accompanied him. She did not pay attention to his nephew. The nephew was Han Li who was concealing his cultivation. 
Unfortunately, Yuan Yao's offer was rejected to the dismay of herself and her sister.
== Concubine of the Azure Yang Sect ==
Due to unforeseen events, Yuan Yao parted ways with her martial sister. Years later she was reunited with her martial sister. Yuan Yao was dismayed when she discovered that her sister had become a Cultivation Furnace for the young master of the Azure Yang Sect. Enraged, Yuan Yao investigated the situation. However, this ended up in her being courted by the same young master with promises of making her his concubine. She accepted the proposal conditionally upon the release of her sister. However, she later learned that the young master intended to renege on his agreement and also turn her into a Cultivation Furnace.
Unwilling to be used, Yuan Yao planned to escape this undesirable fate. She killed the young master on the night they consummated consummated their marriage. Unfortunately, her sister lost her body in the process. Yuan Yao used techniques to preserve her sister's primal soul.
Yuan Yao was hunted in secret by the Azure Yang Sect. The sect wanted to keep the death of its young master a secret. 
== Heavenvoid Hall ==
Yuan Yao took the young master's cultivation resources and treasures. Using these she managed to reach the Core Formation stage after forming her core. Additionally, she acquired a rare spirit beast that consumed ghosts. She managed to obtain a map fragment allowing her to enter the Heavenvoid Hall to participate in the famed Treasure Hunt. She entered the hall disguised as Ge Li - a male cultivator from Mount Heaven Island. She disguised herself to avoid drawing the attention of enforcers from the Azure Yang Sect.
==== Passing the first trial in the Outer Halls ====
Participating in the Treasure Hunt, Yuan Yao unexpectedly re-encountered Han Li when she was teleported to the same location in the outer halls of the Heavenvoid Hall. She did not remember him as he was of no interest when she met Crooked Soul over a century earlier. She joined Han Li and his traveling companion through the Vengeful Ghost Haunt in the outer hall. She was unlucky in encountering a famed Ghost King within the haunt. Luckily, Han Li managed to subdue the king.
After successfully crossing the Vengeful Ghost Haunt, Yuan Yao was surprised to learn that Han Li saw through her disguise. She was wary when he discovered her real identity. She thought he was an enforcer or had some relation with her pursuers from the Azure Yang Sect. Luckily, Han Li revealed himself to be someone she met before her incident with the sect.
==== Passing the second trial ====
Yuan Yao's goal was to obtain treasure in the inner halls of the Heavenvoid Hall. She elected to cross the path of fire to enter the inner hall. However, midway through the path she encountered a fearsome trial involving Ironfire Ants. The ants overwhelmed her. Luckily, Han Li was also on the same path. She was saved by Han Li in exchange for her spirit beast. Together they overcame the trials on the path of fire.
==== Obtaining treasure in the Inner Hall ====
Yuan Yao entered the inner hall. As she was entering the hall, she defended herself from an attack by using treasure stolen from the young master of the Azure Spirit Sect. In the inner halls, she discovered a teleportation formation that led to a spirit well. She destroyed the entrance to prevent anyone else from following her. Unfortunately, her attempt did not work. She was shocked when Han Li teleport in catching her in the middle of bathing within the spirit well. 
Yuan Yao was irritated when Han Li refused to look away. She promptly redressed herself. Luckily, Han Li's arrival was an opportunity. In exchange for some of her Myriad Year Spirit Milk, she obtained wood of an Soul Nurturing Tree . This wood was important for preserving the primal soul of her sister. The two remained near the spirit well until both of them were forcefully teleported out of the Heavenvoid Hall when the hall automatically closed itself. After leaving the hall, she parted ways with Han Li.
== Reviving a Corpse ==
Over the next couple of decades, Yuan Yao concealed herself evading her pursuers from the Azure Yang Sect. She was preparing to revive the corpse of her sister using the Soulrise Technique. Unfortunately, her pursuers managed to track her whereabouts sending several Core Formation enforcers to capture or kill her. She was overwhelmed by their overbearing assault. 
Yuan Yao was surprised when she was saved by Han Li who had disguised himself among her pursuers. As a Late-Core Formation cultivator, Han Li effortlessly slaughtered all of her pursuers. Reunited, she revealed her circumstances and secured his help in protecting her while she performed the Soulrise Technique. Unfortunately, her use attracted high-grade cultivators including the disciple of the renown Archsaint Six Paths. This forced her ally Han Li to engage in a perilous fight. 
Yuan Yao's efforts were partially successful. However, she triggered one of the natural disasters of Scattered Star Seas's - the Ghost Mist. She along with nearby cultivators were trapped by the mist and pulled into the Umbra Realm. Additionally, her core shattered, causing her to regress back to the Foundation Establishment stage. She along with her sister remained in the Umbra Realm to take advantage of the Umbra Energy to cultivate.
== Ascending to the Spirit Realm ==
Yuan Yao was now trapped within the Umbra Realm with her sister. Together the two made use of the Umbra Energy to cultivate the Yin Yang Revolution Art. However, the art had a side-effect causing her to become half-human and half-ghost. She managed to ascend to become a Deity Transformation cultivator after completing grasping the art. Soon after a Yin Wind randomly swept her and her sister into the Earth Abyss of the Spirit Realm. 
While wandering through the abyss, Yuan Yao encountered the Ghost Matron - a Body Integration-stage demon monarch. Yuan Yao and her sister became the disciples of the Ghost Matron. However, the matron had sinister plans to consume the souls and Yin Energy of both Yuan Yao and her sister. As a result, Yuan Yao began searching for ways to escape from the Ghost Matron.
== Infernal River ==
Yuan Yao and her sister accompanied the Ghost Matron to a meeting with the other demon monarchs of the Earth Abyss. Here she was surprised to see Han Li who had been captured by another demon monarch for use in a plan to invade the Infernal River for rare cultivation resources. Later on she had a secret reunion with Han Li and plotted with him to together with her sister, escape the clutches of the demon monarchs in the Infernal River.
Yuan Yao entered the infernal river along with the demon army led by the demon monarchs. Shortly after entering, the demon army was ambushed by armored puppets that were remotely controlled by the Mayfly Race. The infernal river was actually considered a holy realm by the Mayfly Race. Luckily, she encountered Han Li who protected her and her sister while they attempted to escape from the battle. Unfortunately, they escaped the battle only to encounter the two other demon monarchs that were at a stalemate with an army of armored puppets.
The demon monarchs defeated the armored puppets and proceeded to a Mayfly fortress that housed the Infernal River Elixir - a rare cultivation resources coveted by the monarchs. Yuan Yao's earlier attempt to flee with Han Li was noticed and before entering the fortress, the Ghost Matron used a talisman to place restrictions on both her and her sister. Later on the Ghost Matron and other demon monarchs were preoccupied in a life-or-death struggle against powerful beasts within the fortress. In the midst of the chaos, she was rescued by Han Li and the restrictions were forcefully dissolved.
Together, Yuan Yao, her sister, and Han Li fled. She and her sister worked together to dissolve trackers placed unto Han Li by the other demon monarchs of the abyss. After dissolving the trackers, the group fled further into the obscure regions of the Infernal River where they accidentally stumbled into the abode of Qing Yuanzi - a Grand Ascension stage cultivator who was once a member of the human race.
Yuan Yao's unique Heavenly Yin Physique caught the attention of Qing Yuanzi. As a possessor of this unique physique, she was able to cultivate a special technique from the Chang Yuan race. By cultivating this technique, she would be able to assist Qing Yuanzi pass his next tribulation. As a result, she became his official disciple. She remained at Qing Yuanzi's side while Han Li once again departed. Her new master noticed her growing feelings for Han Li.
== Cultivation ==
Stage 	Chapter
Qi Condensation 	375
Early-Core Formation 	445
Foundation Establishment	594
Deity Transformation 	1477
Body Integration 	2317
== Abilities and Treasures ==
==== Azure Flamebursts ====
A treasure that turns into several bursts of green flames which contain enough power to parry attacks by Mid-Nascent Soul cultivators. The Flamebursts were refined by a renown devil within the Scattered Star Seas. The Flamebursts are recognizable by Nascent Soul elders throughout the Scattered Star Seas. 
==== Soulrise Technique ====
An ability that draws a soul into a corpse, reviving an individual. The soul and corpse must have compatible Spiritual Roots and be of the same age. The technique requires immense amounts of magical energy. Core Formation cultivators possess the minimum amount of energy if they shatter their cores. Additionally, the technique requires an environment that contains Yin Energy. The technique is slow to activate taking three days to activate. During this time the caster is vulnerable. The technique is heavenly defying and triggers an omen that draws curious and greedy cultivators.
==Appearance==
Yuan-yao-01.png|Artist
Yuan-yao-02.png|3D TV Series
Yuan-yao-03.png|3D TV Series
Yuan-yao-04.png|3D TV Series
Yuan-yao-05.png|3D TV Series
Yuan-yao-06.png|3D TV Series
Yuanyao-yanli-hanli-meeting.png|First Meeting with Han Li
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Female
Category:Qi Condensation
Category:Core Formation
Category:Azure Yang Sect
Category:Foundation Establishment
Category:Deity Transformation
Category:Spatial Tempering