Xie Yan

* Beginning
* Branch Master
* Ancestor Mara
* Princess Xilan Wei

Golden Scripture Of The Unorthodox Path To Immortality - Sword Refinement By The Five Elements (LV5)
Secret Unorthodox Daoist Method - Body And Sword Fusion (LV2)
Heavenly Execution - Lethal Sword Draw (Not Started)

### Titles

God Of Martial Arts (Qian Ming)
National Soul
Master Xie Of Jiangling (Main World)
The Best Sword Saint In History (Qun Xiong)
Magical Dignified Prince (Main World)
Champion Of The 11th Global Fighting Summit (Ba Quan)
Xingtian

### Occupations

Main World

Mo Qing Sect
• Outer Disciple (Former)
• Retainer
• Branch Master, Qufeng City

Founder of the Eternal Heavens

Minor Worlds

• Imperial Grandmaster (Qian Ming)
• Master Of The God Fist Hall (Qian Ming)
• Patriarch Of The Taiji Sect (Qun Xiong)
• Head Of The Five Peaks Of Heaven And Earth (Qun Xiong)
• Shaman (Tong Ling)
• Heavenly Whale Team Captain (Ba Quan)
• S+ Class Fighter (Ba Quan)
• Kingmaker (Jin Zhou)
• Night Alliance Leader (Tao Du)

## Relationships

### Affiliations

Main World
• Mo Qing Sect
• Eternal Heavens

Minor Worlds

• Yun Shan City (Yun Shan)
• God Fist Hall (Qian Ming)
• Qian Ming Empire (Qian Ming)
• Taiji Sect (Qun Xiong)
• Xiashui City (Tong Ling)
• Jiang City (Zhan Shen)
• Heavenly Whale Gym (Ba Quan)
• Elf Empire (Jin Zhou)
• Night Alliance (Tao Du)

### Relatives

Main World

Xie Family
• Unnamed Parents
• Unnamed Uncle
• Unnamed Aunt
• Xie Xuan (Elder Cousin)
• Xie Ran (Younger Sister)
• Unnamed Younger Cousin
• Cyany (Guardian Spirit)

Mo Qing Sect
• Yu Hongyan (Master)
• Qin Xinci (Wife)

Qufeng City Branch
• Ji Changwu (Subordinate)
• Shi Yan'er (Junior Martial Sister)

Fan Xinzhai
• Xie Daoyun (1st Primordial Spirit)

Chongling Dao
• Yan Ruyu (Acquaintance)

Eternal Heavens
• Heaven No.7 (Subordinate)
• Heaven No.12 (Subordinate)
• Alpha No.7 (Subordinate)

Tai Xuan Sect
• Ji Yuntao (Companion)

Gu Wang Establishment
• Gongsun Pianxian (Friend)
• Gongsun Hao (Friend)

Others
• Evil Deity- Shangguan Sisters (2nd Primordial Spirit)

Minor Worlds

Yun Shan
• Xie Zhen (Father)
• Luo Xiaoyun (Ex-Fiancée)

Qian Ming
• Liu Yuntao (Former Eldest Disciple)
• Liang Min (Successor)

Qun Xiong
• Long Xiaotian (Former Sworn Brother)
• Hua Nongyue (Ex-Wife)

Tong Ling
• Bai Mengmeng (Assistant)

Zhan Shen
• Xie Wuji (Father)
• Wang Meilan (Mother)
• Xie Fenfen (Elder Sister)
• Chen Huang (Brother-In-Law)

Ba Quan
• Meng Zhang (Ally)
• Chi Lian (Ally)
• Zhu Ji (Predecessor)

Jin Zhou
• Ashby (Former Slave Master)
• Talulu (Teacher)

Tao Du
• Deng Lin (Subordinate)
• Kong Ren (Subordinate)
• Wei Jiu (Subordinate)

## Media Appearance

### Manhua Debut

Chapter 1

**Xie Yan** (**谢焱**) is the protagonist of the ***I'm An Evil God*** manhua. Originally from Earth, Xie Yan was transmigrated to a world of martial arts and cultivation. His system enables him to cultivate efficiently by evoking emotions in people and also permits him to travel to different worlds where he is assigned to complete quests for rewards.

In the Main World, he is presently the retainer of Yu Hongyan, matriarch of the Mo Qing Sect. He is also the founder of the Eternal Heavens secret organization.

## Personality and Traits

Xie Yan is a subtle and ruthless person who is perceptive about people. He dislikes being bullied, and he will intimidate people if provoked. Although he is bizarre and unpredictable, Xie Yan is a reliable person. He cares for his family and never harms innocents. Xie Daoyun and Ji Yuntao describe Xie Yan as an elegant and free-spirited person without any malice.

Xie Yan takes pride in being handsome and exploits it to harvest origin points from girls. Although his fundamental cultivation method, the Finger Of Flowery Swords, requires him to seduce many women, Xie Yan isn't promiscuous and is rather caring and affectionate towards women. He doesn't make false promises of relationships to women. Given the nature of his cultivation system, he has to evoke emotions in people to gather origin points, even if it means being audacious enough to offend them. Xie Yan demonstrates a vast repertoire of skills in Chinese classical poetry, writing, drawing, choreography, music, cosmetics, Mahjong, strategy, and theatre. He uses this knowledge when grooming the junior female disciples of the 3rd Elder. He is also well acquainted with Buddhism.

Although he is known for his pleasant and refined persona, Xie Yan displays a more aggressive side whenever he fights a particularly tough and hostile adversary. He is prone to sporting a wicked grin while ferociously attacking the enemy. Despite his prudence, he occasionally succumbs to overconfidence, which causes him to overlook crucial details.

## Synopsis

Bored with his life on Earth, Xie Yan is killed in an accident and sent to a world of martial arts and cultivation. Thus his adventures begin, exploring the Han Empire, surviving perils, and travelling across various worlds. This is the story of how he becomes an evil god.

## Worlds Visited

***Quest:*** You've provoked a son of God, your doom is fast approaching! Find a way to get yourself out of this mess. Kill Pan Wei within one month, and save the Xie family!
***Quest:*** Win the Ying-Qian Grand Competition half a month from now, make the eldest disciple Liu Yuntao regret his betrayal from the bottom of his heart, and make the Union dare not invade the empire ever again.
***National Soul Title Unlock Conditions:***
1. Punish a national traitor so as to awaken the nation's spirit (Completed).
2. Defend the nation's honour from foreign invaders and make the country's might known (Completed).
***Quest:*** Within one month, avenge the original owner, kill the cheating couple Long Xiaotian and Hua Nongyue, retrieve the jade necklace, and acquire a new system function.
***Quest:***: Lin Feng, the Ghost King, who had been deceased for a millennium, has been reborn inside one of his descendants, only to find him destitute, begging for a living and calling a hovel as his home for years on end. On the other hand, the descendants of his former servants are celebrated and lead voluptuous lives. The Ghost King, in his rage, vowed to kill all the servants who betrayed their lord!
Exterminate the Ghost King Lin Feng within six months, during that time don't leave the city of Xiashui, or else the quest fails.
***Quest:*** The Chen and the Xie were both wealthy and influential families in the Jiang Province and had frequent contacts. Twenty years ago, Chen Huang, the eldest young master of the Chen family, and Xie Fenfen, the eldest young miss of the Xie family, were engaged to be married when they turned 20 years old. Unexpectedly, when Chen Huang turned 15, his entire family was wiped out overnight and he disappeared without a trace. But the real reason for this event lied in Chen Huang acquiring an ancient divine book “Eight Difficulties Demonic Technique” by sheer coincidence and choosing to exterminate his entire family as a sacrifice in order to practice this demonic technique. In the following five years, Chen Huang used the amazing power of the “Eight Difficulties Demonic Technique” to unify the underworld and earned the title of God Of War Asura. However, to fully master the technique, there was still one last hurdle to overcome. Chen Huang reappeared in the Jiang Province and chose to go live with the Xie family. Drawing support from the characteristics of his demonic technique, he patiently endured three years of hardship until he was finally able to fully master it. Now, the God Of War has returned to his rightful position and vows to slowly humiliate and destroy all those who have looked down upon him.
Dispose of Chen Huang within three months and bring the Xie family back to power.
***Quest 1:*** Protect Shangguan Yan, the successor of the Heavenly Whale Dominating Fist. Escort her safely to her home and become a member of her family.
***Quest 2:*** Lead Shangguan Yan and Shangguan Yao, the successors of the Heavenly Whale Dominating Fist, participate at the Global Fighting Summit and win the championship without cheating.
~~***Quest 3:*** Prevent the descent of the Evil Deity.~~ ***(FAILED)***
***Quest:*** In the world of Jin Zhou, humans are slaves who are dependent on their elven masters for their survival. Since the orbit of this world intersects with that of another, the dark elves of that other world often creep into this one to murder and pillage its inhabitants, thus triggering wars between them. At one point, the elves were driven into dire straits. During those dark times, the Four Elven Sages arose and led their people in resisting the invasion of the dark elves by relying on the four holy weapons left behind by their ancient gods - the Holy Crown, the Holy Ring, the Holy Shield and the Holy Sword. In one of the major battles that ensued, the Great Sage Talulu managed to unite these four sacred weapons to slay the Dark Elf Queen. The elf Ashby was originally an inconsequential individual who was killed on the battlefield by a stray shot when the Four Sages fought the Dark Elf Queen. However, he regressed ten years into the past due to an unexpected turn of events. At that time, the final battle had not yet been fought. Baffled by being given the chance to start over anew, Ashby vowed to lead a life more glorious than his previous one. Drawing upon the experience he had accumulated in his previous life, Ashby went on a bloodthirsty campaign, massacring countless heroes and robbing them of their destinies. Eventually, he became the extremely rare Mage Of Forbidden Spells in this world. He even claimed into his possession the holy weapons of supreme power that had once been held by the Four Sages. The Four Sages, who had yet to make their mark, died one by one under Ashby's heel. Only the half-elf Talulu, known as the Great Sage during Ashby's previous life, was imprisoned atop his mighty tower, coerced by Ashby to study the art of uniting the sacred weapons that had once defeated the Dark Elf Queen.
Kill Ashby within three months, retrieve the gemstone necklace that enabled him to regress into the past, and acquire a new system function.
***Quest:*** Within three months, kill the Ancestor of the Ming Chen Sect, destroy the Heavenly Contract, and liberate the Dao of this world.
***Xingtian Title Unlock Conditions:***
1. Fight to the death (Completed).
2. Continue to fight to the death after resurrecting (Completed).
***Abilities obtained:*** Golden Scripture Of The Unorthodox Path To Immortality - Sword Refinement By The Five Elements, Secret Unorthodox Daoist Method - Body And Sword Fusion, Xingtian Title.

## Trivia

* Contrary to the title I'm An Evil God (*我为邪帝 Wo Wei Xie Di*), Xie Yan is opposed to the Evil Deity (*邪神 Xie Shen*), the most powerful antagonist in the story. Both *帝 Di* and *神 Shen* are synonyms for god, although *Di* is often used to refer a god-emperor.
* When he was on Earth, Xie Yan was fed up of girls chasing him. To cope with the frustration, he studied Mahayana Buddhism under a priest. He uses this knowledge when disguised as Shenxiu.
* He is skilled at writing porn, which impressed his master, Yu Hongyan. He is a popular author, whose pen names are "Venerable Stable Lad From The Famous Autumn Mountain" and "Deja Vu". His works include *The Young Married Woman- Xinci*, *Tears On A Beautiful Face - Lesbians* (featuring Wu Lingxian and Shi Yan'er), and *The Biography Of Qingmei*.
* Xie Yan's given name in Mandarin is composed of three 火 Huo characters. He sometimes goes by the name Xie Sanhuo (谢三火), where Sanhuo literally means three Huo characters, basically an alternative way of reading Xie Yan in Mandarin.
* Xie Yan does not get drunk due to the power of the Everlasting Dominating Fist.
* He knows many poems from the Tang and the Song dynasties (from Earth, not the Main World).
* After he established the successful 48 Maidens idol troupe in Jiangling city and wrote lyrics for them, Xie Yan became famous among literary circles as Master Xie Of Jiangling.
* He is shown to be ambidextrous.
* Only Xie Yan and the Ancestor Of Bliss have complete mastery over the Xueyi Lou's Heavenly Demonic Bliss Technique, which is the reason many assassins of the Xueyi Lou incorrectly believe that the two men are related. Xie Yan refined the technique to create the Heavenly Demon Gospel.
* So far, Xie Yan has three Flowery Swords Primordial Spirits, with two Spirits occupying the same place. Each spirit originates from a woman who fell in love with him-
	+ The first Primordial Spirit originates from Xie Daoyun, the Divine Dignified Beauty of the Fan Xinzhai. Her Primordial Spirit can dull the opponent's judgement and disrupt activation of their martial arts.
	+ The second Primordial Spirit originates from Ava, the Evil Deity whose power surpasses the Heavenly Realm. Since Ava's main egos are the Shangguan sisters, their Primordial Spirit has twin forms with two different characteristics.
		- Shangguan Yan's Primordial Spirit can corrode and assimilate True Energy.
		- Shangguan Yao's Primordial Spirit can control and redirect the True Energy of the opponent affected by Shangguan Yan's Primordial Spirit.
* After the creation of the True Art Of Mara, Xie Yan has two True Energy cultivation bases that co-exist but cannot be used simultaneously. His Finger Of Flowery Swords cultivation base is at the Innate Realm - 3rd Layer while the True Art Of Mara cultivation base is at the Innate Realm - 2nd Layer. After receiving help from Yu Hongyan, both his cultivation bases have merged into one.
	+ He inherits a Spiritual Energy cultivation base after his journey to Tao Du. It is at the Deity Transformation Realm where Xie Yan can harmonize his Dao with the Dao of Heaven and Earth at an early stage (albeit weaker than an expert of the Innate Realm - 7th Layer). Xie Yan's personal Dao is the sword and his spiritual roots are water and metal.
* Xie Yan is one of the few people to have practised all six branches of the Xin Mo Sect's Mantra Of The Inner Demons Of The Six Desires. However, his version is not as sophisticated as the regular martial art. Xie Yan calls his version a "monkey model" of the original.
* Xie Yan's title, Xingtian, which he had received in the world of Tao Du, is named after the Chinese god Xingtian-
	+ Xingtian was decapitated, but he resurrected and continued to fight the Yellow Emperor. Similarly, Xie Yan was killed during the Heavenly Tribulation from the Supreme Immortal, but swiftly resurrected using the True Art Of Mara and continued to fight.
	+ The Yellow Emperor's personal name is Xuanyuan. Xie Yan fought and killed the ancestor of the Ming Chen Sect, whose real name was Xuanyuan Ji. Xuanyuan Ji frequently used the Sacred Tree Incarnation in combat, which was bright yellow in colour.
	+ Xingtian literally means "the one punished by the Heavens". Fittingly, Xie Yan had to endure the lightning strikes of the Heavenly Tribulation to unlock the title "Xingtian".
	+ The unlock conditions for the Xingtian title was inspired by story of Xingtian who rebelled against the Yellow Emperor on behalf of the Yan Emperor (a.k.a Flame Emperor). Xie Yan himself obtained the divine flames of the Vermilion Bird which can burn a person's Dao.
	+ The story of Xingtian and the Yellow Emperor appears in the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhai Jing). The Supreme Immortal whom Xie Yan rebelled against comes from the Shan Hai world.

## References

1. ↑ Manhua Chapter - 392
2. ↑ Manhua Chapter - 322