Liu Ji

Liu Ji was a Sacred Ancestor (Grand Ascension) of the Elder Devil Realm. She temporarily obtained the position of Matriarch of the realm, however she did not possess a Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivation that is expected of the role. 
== Background ==
Liu Ji plotted to claim the position of Matriarch from Bao Hua. To do so, Liu Ji recruited allies, some of whom were close trusted acquaintances of the matriarch
- Yuan Cha was spared due to past ties. . Additionally, she recruited the assistance of the two patriarchs that rivaled the existing matriarch. Together, Liu Ji launched an all-out assault which forced Bao Hua to flee from the Elder Devil Realm
- Bao Hua forcefully teleported her followers into the Spirit Realm. In enacting her plan, Liu Ji suffered severe injuries from the Bao Hua. Liu Ji made an defense arrangement with the two patriarchs that helped her usurp the position of Matriarch.
== Refining Clones ==
As a Sacred Ancestor, Liu Ji is able to create avatars (clones of herself) that she can use to survive in the event her main body is destroyed. She creates these avatars using her strongest disciples. She grooms these disciples imparting them with cultivation arts that enable her to take over the bodies of her disciples. However, not just anyone is compatible with the arts. She placed alters in multiple realms including lower realms in order to find future disciples. Through this method, she undertook Violet Spirit as a disciple.
== Invasion of the Spirit Realm ==
As a Matriarch of the Elder Devil Realm, Liu Ji served as a pillar of strength working to combat the dangers of the Stemborer Queen. However, the outlook wasn't good. As a result, she supported Yuan Yan's plan to forcibly conquer territory within the neighboring Spirit Realm as a contingency. She sent one of her clones into the Human and Demon Territories within the Spirit Realm where she personally commanded Devilish Lords and other Sacred Ancestors. However, one of her close associates Yuan Cha became distracted on a personal vendetta to eliminate a Human cultivator that destroyed a soul fragment within a lower realm. This human was Han Li who at the time was a Mid-Body Integration stage cultivator.
Liu Ji was forced to intervene to save her associate when her associate accidentally encountered Bao Hua. However, Liu Ji's clone was injured in the process and forced into seclusion to recover from the wounds she had sustained.
== Hunting the previous Matriarch ==
Years later, Liu Ji learned that a weakened Bao Hua had returned to the Elder Devil realm. As a result, Liu Ji immediately conspired with another Sacred Ancestor Lan Pu to hunt and eliminate Bao Hua. All of those involved in overthrowing Bao Hua did not want to see Bao Hua return to power. Liu Ji and others knew that they would be eliminated should Bao Hua recover. Together with Lan Pu, Liu Ji was successful in luring Bao Hua into a formation. Liu Ji nearly succeeded in eliminating Bao Hua. However, Liu Ji was interrupted when Han Li was accidentally trapped by the formation. Liu Ji was aware of Han Li's recent exploits around the Elder Devil Realm. He was reputed to have abilities and power on par with Sacred Ancestors and even may have had a hand in slaying one.
Liu Ji was wary, and attempted to avoid conflict by letting Han Li leave the area unscathed. Unfortunately, Bao Hua and Han Li had a fateful connection. As a result, Liu Ji was forced into conflict where she was forced to retreat due to the combined abilities of both Han Li and Bao Hua. Liu Ji's clone would've died if Han Li hadn't stepped in and decide to let her clone safely retreat. Unbeknownst to her, she was let off the hook because Han Li did not want to force her to replace a lost clone using one of her disciples. One of which was a soulmate of his. 
== Demise ==
Centuries later, the Stemborer Queen that haunted the Elder Devil Realm was slain. Liu Ji sealed herself within her residence after her clones were mysteriously dying off. It turned out that Bao Hua was systemically eliminating the clones one by one. Due to a prior arrangement with the other two devilish patriarchs, Liu Ji planned to use her clones to buy her enough time for the two patriarchs to fulfil their agreement. Unfortunately, she miscalculated. Bao Hua solicited the assistance of two beings capable of rivaling the other patriarchs. One of these beings was Han Li. As a result, Liu Ji and her clones were slain by Bao Hua.
== References ==
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