Ye Baiyi

**Ye Baiyi** (叶白衣, *Yè Báiyī*) is an enigmatic man who is stated to be a disciple of the famous Ancient Monk of Mount Changming.

## Appearance

He is a described to be a white-clothed young man, with ethereally fluttering sleeves. He has an "otherworldly aura".

He is youthful looking, and has a "completely non-wrinkled" face that looks around 26 to 30. Zhou Zishu finds that Baiyi's face looks even more fake than that of himself even in the former's disguise. It seems like it has been staying stiff for so long and every minuscule movement looks strange.

He carries on himself the same feeling that his name gave: Emptiness. When he sits on a spot without moving, he looks like a fake human, preventing others from both reading the change in his emotions and using their own sentiments to influence him. He is sitting right next to Zhou Zishu and others, but seems like he is existing in another world.

When a faint layer of sorrow appeared on his face, it further made him look like a porcelain Guanyin statue.

## Personality

Ye Baiyi is described to be "not at all similar to" Gao Chong, who is a much more sociable individual. Around him is an air of detachment from every mortal matter, and it almost makes him feel like he doesn’t exist. There is also a strange feeling of dissonance about him.

Even his way of speaking is not really human-like, Zishu inferred the reason as Baiyi having cultivated his immortal aura in Mount Chang Ming for so long.

He can be a very blunt character, when he tells Zhou Zishu straightforwardly that the latter has "no chance of survival" due to the Nails. Zishu notes that Ye Baiyi has holed up in the mountain for too long, that aside from his endless appetite he has lost all tactfulness.

## Background

He is eventually revealed to be the famed Ancient Monk of Mount Chang Ming *himself*.

According to Wen Kexing, the Monk cares none for the mortals, and all he seeks is the path of cultivation. He is described as elusive but is also greatly admired, especially known for his martial art skills.

It was quite unexpected for the unrest about the Ghost Valley to reach even the infamous Monk Gu, who is too engrossed in his cultivation endeavor to pay any attention to the outside world.

## Abilities

* **Excellent Martial Artist** - He backs his famous reputation with his extremely formidable martial arts skills. According to Zhou Zishu, Baiyi's martial arts style leans toward the “hard” way. The former initially wanted to utilize his advanced qinggong to evade, but then he found out that it was a mistake. His opponent’s attack was everywhere at the same time, and he had no leverage staying mid-air like this. It took even Wen Kexing who is a formidable martial artist himself aback. The former utilized a majority of his core strength in that attack, but it was met with Baiyi's seemingly untraceable wall.
* **Big Eater** - He seemingly has an endless stomach. He stuffed food into his mouth at lightning’s speed, and even though his movements weren’t boorish, the sight could be described as “a hurricane just went past the table”. He devoured food like he hadn’t had anything in his belly for eight lifetimes, his chopsticks flying around incessantly, leaving nothing for others.

## Belongings

* **Dragon's Back** **(龙背, *Lóng Bèi*)** - One of the three legendary weapons created by Rong Changqing. Dragon's Back was the Sabre of Rong Changqing, which was given to Ye Baiyi after his death. The Sabre has a dragon inscription at the bottom, an engraved portrait of a human's face at the sheath and engraved text on the sword itself: **Legendary Craftsman Changqing Sword (魔剑长青 自乍用剑, Mó jiàn Chángqīng Zìzhà Yòng Jiàn)**.
* **Jar of Ashes** - Ye Baiyi carries a jar with Rong Xuan's remains, in order to bury him in Mount Changing next to his father.

## References

1. ↑ Word of Honor: Official Commemorative Artbook