Ge Yi

### Martial Arts

Mantra Of The Inner Demons Of The Six Desires - Desires For Touch, Speech, Hearing, And Thinking

## Relationships

### Relatives

Xin Mo Sect
• Unnamed Deceased Wife
• Ge Huaiyu (Son)
• Heaven No.5 (Former Disciple)

Blissful Temple
• Liu Qingmei (Ex-Lover)

## Media Appearance

### Manhua Debut

Chapter 87 (Mentioned)
Chapter 101 (Appearance)

Ge Yi is the deputy patriarch of the Xin Mo Sect. He was the arch-rival of Xu Min.

## Personality and Traits

Ge Yi is a handsome middle aged man who resembles an older version of his son, Ge Huaiyu. Although Ge Yi is an opportunistic man, he dotes on his only son, spoiling him constantly and overlooking his flaws. He even shared his mistress Liu Qingmei with Ge Huaiyu. It is revealed that much of Ge Yi's personality was influenced by the mental peg he had created to cultivate the Desire For Thinking. However, the practice was flawed, hence Ge Yi couldn't notice Xie Yan's inconsistences when the latter impersonated Ge Huaiyu. Even if the whole truth was revealed, Ge Yi would never acknowledge it due to the mental peg.

Xie Yan originally plotted to kill Ge Yi but he developed sympathy after learning of his circumstances. Xie Yan chooses to save Ge Yi after Yi Daochi's death, although, he erases himself from Ge Yi's memories, thus parting ways with him for good.

## Plot

Many years ago, some enemies ambushed Ge Yi's wife and son. Ge Yi's wife died protecting Ge Huaiyu, who was left disfigured. Consequently, Ge Yi became overprotective of Ge Huaiyu. He spoilt and doted on Ge Huaiyu but refused to let him step out of the sect. At some point in time, Ge Yi discovered the extremely powerful Desire For Thinking (left behind by Yuan Sheng and Yan Sou) in a secret compartment in the Ancestral hall. In order to practice this technique, Ge Yi chose his paternal affection for Ge Huaiyu as his mental peg. Many years later, Ge Yi met Liu Qingmei, a former member of the Blissful Temple, and they became lovers. After the High Priestess Dang Hongchen's death, Liu Qingmei returned to the Blissful Temple with Ge Huaiyu, and used her affair with Ge Yi to assert her supremacy over her sect.

Some time later, Ge Yi arrives at the Blissful Temple and meets Ge Huaiyu, who proudly tells him that he secretly killed the Magical Dignified Prince, Xie Yan. Ge Yi is impressed with Ge Huaiyu's progress in martial arts but is confused with the latter's unstable behaviour. Unknown to Ge Yi, the real Ge Huaiyu was killed a few days ago and the "Ge Huaiyu" before him is actually his son's killer, Xie Yan, in disguise. A few days later, Ge Yi is infuriated to learn from Ge Huaiyu that Liu Qingmei is cheating on him with Xu Min and that she has been sexually draining his son's life force to fuel her cultivation. Having successfully stoked Ge Yi's ire, Ge Huaiyu a.k.a Xie Yan suggests a plan to him and lures Liu Qingmei into the forest. There, Ge Yi is outraged when Liu Qingmei attacks his son and fights her. In the ensuing skirmish, Liu Qingmei is critically wounded by Heaven No.3 and Heaven No.5 and is killed by Xie Yan.

After the battle, Ge Yi requests Ge Huaiyu to return to the sect and undergo the Demonic Wisdom Cleansing to enter the Innate Realm. Ge Huaiyu vehemently declines Ge Yi's offer, stating that he would ascend the Innate Realm by his own merit. Ge Yi's is touched by his son's resolve and grants him two years to complete the task before leaving. In reality, Xie Yan declined the ritual as it could jeopardize his martial arts progress.

Almost one year later, at Zhaohu city, Ge Yi meets Ge Huaiyu (a.k.a Xie Yan) and is pleased to learn of the latter's ascent to the Innate Realm. One week later, Ge Yi and Xie Yan arrive at the Xin Mo Sect. Along with Xu Min and Cui Jing, they present themselves before the Sect Master, Yuan Sheng. When the Sect Master expresses anger over the absence of the sect seal on Ge Huaiyu, Ge Yi defends him while Xie Yan swiftly placates the situation by yielding the (incomplete) Everlasting Dominating Fist to the Xin Mo Sect. Later, Ge Yi gives Xie Yan the Six Desires Golden Pill, to help him practice the Mantra Of The Inner Demons Of The Six Desires. Two days later, Ge Yi permits Xie Yan to stay at the nearby city of Yudu. One week later, Xie Yan meets Ge Yi and informs him that Xu Min has planted a scent on him. On Xie Yan's request, Ge Yi provides him with a fragment of the Desire For Smell, and tells him to attend a sect meeting. There, Ge Yi helps Xie Yan successfully vindicate himself of the suspicion of vandalizing Xu Min's property. However, Xu Min attacks Xie Yan, infuriating Ge Yi. Infighting erupts within the Xin Mo Sect. Some time later, Yuan Sheng halts the infighting. Three days later, Ge Yi permits Xie Yan to retreat from the Xin Mo Sect.

Few months later, Ge Yi, Xu Min, and other Innate Realm experts of the Xin Mo Sect participate at the Great Gathering of the Nine Sects. However, Ge Yi's flawed practice of the Desire For Thinking left an indelible Dao mark on his soul. Consequently, upon entering the grotto-heavens, Ge Yi is possessed by the spirit of Yi Daochi, the former patriarch of the Xin Mo Sect. Several hours later, Ge Yi receives a distress signal from Ge Huaiyu/Xie Yan, and enters the ambush laid by Shi Taipu, the Deputy Daoist Master of the Chongling Dao. Shi Taipu and Wei Yiqi from the Chongling Dao, and Xu Min, Kun Ling, and Wan Busi from the Xin Mo Sect attack Ge Yi. When Ge Yi is unable to contend with all the attacks, Yi Daochi forcefully take over the body and defeats all the assailants. However, Yi Daochi loses to Xie Yan and dies. Xie Yan revives Ge Yi, who has no memory of what happened. Ge Yi saves Xie Yan from Yi Daochi's curse, destroying his own mental peg in the process. He sadly tells Xie Yan to never return to the Xin Mo Sect, and walk alone in the world of martial arts, bidding him farewell. Having let go of his obsession with his son, Ge Yi faints. Since the two men have saved the lives of each other, Xie Yan parts ways with Ge Yi.

Before Ge Yi's mental peg can reconstruct itself, Xie Yan effaces himself from Ge Yi's memories. Upon waking up, although Ge Yi remembers Ge Huaiyu, he doesn't remember Xie Yan. His Desire For Thinking no longer has any flaws. It is revealed that Yuan Sheng and Yan Sou had intended to exploit Ge Yi and resurrect Yi Daochi. However, Xie Yan had unwittingly thwarted the plan. In the aftermath, Ge Yi is relegated to maintaining the martial arts library and Yuan Sheng entrusts all affairs of the sect to the Elder of the Desire For Thinking Branch, Yan Sou. Additionally, Yan Sou is appointed as the new deputy patriarch in place of the deceased Xu Min. Ge Yi ascends to Innate Realm - 5th Layer. One month later, he travels to Xilan Kingdom to collect the Energy Spirit Stones. There, he fights the Bai Lian Xie Sect Sect Master, Gongshu Ban, and helps Xilan Wei escape.