Tantai Can

Tantai Can is a Tianshu Soul Transformation cultivator whose headquarters-connected cartel manipulates Samantabhadra True Leaf prices until Li Fan and Jiao Xiuyuan turn the scheme against him.

Biography

Chapter 458

Tantai Can and several other Soul Transformation cultivators monopolize the Wise Discernment Talisman and manipulate Samantabhadra True Leaf supply, releasing stock to create a false market before harvesting ordinary buyers. Li Fan and Jiao Xiuyuan recognize the position, buy aggressively, and force Tantai into a panicked attempt to recover his own leaves before the Tianxuan Mirror's announcement destroys the trade. The loss leaves him resentful and suspected of encouraging later pressure on Li Fan. He nevertheless attends the Congyun rebuilding ceremony with thirty-six Nascent Soul escorts, publicly offering congratulations while privately refusing to cooperate with Zhou Kebao's next move. (Chapters 458–461; Chapters 498–530)

Appearance and personality

Tantai Can appears as a sharp-featured young cultivator in white with an extraordinary aura, arriving aboard a magnificent flying ship. He is calculating when the cartel controls information, frantic when prices turn, and proud enough to stage an imposing public appearance after defeat. His refusal to answer Zhou Kebao also shows that shared resentment does not make him accept every revenge plan. (Chapters 458–461; Chapters 500–502)

Abilities and cultivation

Soul Transformation authority

The source explicitly places Tantai among the Soul Transformation cultivators leading the cartel. His realm supports status, connections, and a thirty-six–Nascent Soul escort, but no named combat technique is demonstrated in the supplied scenes. His main power is market and headquarters influence, which fails once opponents understand the supply trap. (Chapters 458–461; Chapter 500)

Market manipulation

Tantai coordinates supply releases, talisman monopoly, and information asymmetry to inflate and crash commodity prices for profit. The scheme depends on controlling both inventory and appraisal; Li Fan's sudden purchases invert that leverage and make the cartel's own stock shortage ruinous. (Chapters 458–461)

Relationships

• Li Fan is the opponent who exploits Tantai's market position and later receives his elaborate public congratulations.
• Jiao Xiuyuan supplies market intelligence and profits from reversing the cartel's trap.
• Zhou Kebao seeks Tantai's help after the loss, but Tantai rejects the approach.

Items

• Samantabhadra True Leaves are cartel inventory bought and sold during the crisis, not a signature personal treasure.
• The Wise Discernment Talisman supply is monopolized by Tantai's network rather than proven to belong solely to him.
• The flying ship and escort are displayed during the ceremony; permanent ownership is not specified.