NovelPantheon

Tao Tie

Ancient Mythical BeastMysterious God-grade guardian and teacherGuardian of the Lunar Scourge chamber

Tao Tie is an Ancient Mythical Beast stationed beneath Novice Village 49554 near the sealed Lunar Scourge. Though feared as an evil and greedy divine beast, Tao Tie recognizes Ling Chen’s exceptional will, gives him techniques and an orb, and entrusts Xiao Hui to him before the young man enters the wider Mystic Moon world. (Chapters 37–47)

Biography

Isrock, the New World, and the Lunar Scourge

Ling first sees Tao Tie as an immense, sleeping Mysterious God-grade presence beyond the Lunar Scourge’s chamber. When the incomplete artifact accepts a human master, Tao Tie awakens and speaks with Qi Yue, recognizing both Ling’s unusual mental strength and the larger fate attached to him. Rather than attacking, it gives Ling the Gemini Orb, teaches Heaven Wind Technique and Item Manipulation Technique, leaves a spiritual distress mark, and entrusts him with the egg that later hatches into Xiao Hui. (Chapters 37 and 45–47)

Heart’s Dream and the First Guild

Qi Yue activates Tao Tie’s spiritual mark when Ling is trapped by the Shadow Demon Beast, hoping the guardian can find and rescue him. Demonic energy may block the signal, and the danger ends before Tao Tie arrives, so Qi Yue cancels the summons. Ling later cites Tao Tie’s praise of Qi Yue’s status and intelligence when confronting her secrecy, showing that their brief exchange continues to shape his suspicions. (Chapters 172–175 and 195)

The Road South and the Fairy Realm

Tao Tie is absent from Ling’s southern journey, but its choices remain relevant. Ling initially finds it hard to believe Xiao Hui could carry the Holy Qilin bloodline because Tao Tie—reputedly an evil beast—had possessed the egg. The Gemini Orb is also remembered as Tao Tie’s gift when Ling reviews how the Lunar Scourge’s components reached him. (Chapters 297 and 371)

Calamity in the East Ocean Continent

The East Ocean’s Evil Black Dragon is repeatedly compared with Tao Tie to communicate Mysterious God-grade danger. Ling also continues using Tao Tie’s Heaven Wind Technique and Item Manipulation Technique, which strengthen weapon use and let him equip gear above his normal level. These passages concern Tao Tie’s legacy and reputation; the beast does not travel to Japan. (Chapters 418, 426, and 434)

The Defense and Founding of Ling Tian City

The White Tiger’s warning about the Lunar Scourge makes Ling reinterpret Tao Tie’s earlier phrase about an “unavoidable fate” as a reference to the path of the Shura. Tao Tie had not explained the mechanism or outcome directly, leaving Ling to understand the warning only after another guardian frames the danger. (Chapter 526)

The Underworld and the Forgotten City

Ling’s mastery of both techniques demonstrates the durability of Tao Tie’s instruction. At maximum level, Heaven Wind Technique increases damage with any weapon, while Item Manipulation Technique changes the level restrictions he can ignore. Tao Tie has no direct role in the Underworld expedition, but its teachings remain central to Ling’s equipment and combat system. (Chapter 647)

The Moon God Palace and the Shura’s Return

Ling considers asking Tao Tie to transport or guide him and later returns to the underground chamber seeking answers about Xiao Hui, Qi Yue, and the Night Demon Clan. He finds no divine-beast aura and concludes that Tao Tie is dead. No body, killer, or final message is present, so the cause and timing cannot be recovered from the supplied corpus. (Chapters 762 and 776–777)

Appearance and personality

Tao Tie has an endlessly massive body whose movement and roar shake the underground chamber. The text conveys scale, danger, and divine-beast pressure rather than a precise anatomical portrait. (Chapters 37 and 45)

It is blunt, perceptive, and reputedly greedy, with an old familiarity with Qi Yue that neither fully explains to Ling. Its conduct toward Ling is unexpectedly generous: it recognizes potential, provides tools rather than demanding service, and entrusts a vulnerable egg to him. The contrast between reputation and action is explicit, but the corpus does not disclose Tao Tie’s larger goal. (Chapters 46–47, 195, and 776)

Abilities and powers

Tao Tie is a Mysterious God-grade Ancient Mythical Beast. Its full statistics, attack skills, and weaknesses cannot be detected, and it never fights in the supplied chapters. Its aura awakens instantly to intrusion, its voice carries through the chamber, and its spiritual mark can sense danger across distance, though strong demonic interference may block or delay it. (Chapters 37, 45–46, and 172)

It can transfer sophisticated battle knowledge. Heaven Wind Technique improves damage with every weapon type, while Item Manipulation Technique reduces equipment-level restrictions. These are learned powers passed to Ling, not evidence that Tao Tie can use every weapon or ignore every restriction without limit. (Chapters 47, 434, and 647)

Relationships

  • Ling Chen: Tao Tie recognizes Ling as an extraordinary human, equips him for the wider world, and leaves a means of calling for aid. Ling remains grateful and returns for answers, only to discover that the guardian has died. (Chapters 45–47, 172–175, and 776–777)
  • Qi Yue: Tao Tie recognizes Qi Yue and exchanges familiar, guarded remarks with her. Its knowledge confirms that she has concealed status and history, but the exact past between them is not revealed. (Chapters 46–47 and 195)
  • Xiao Hui: Tao Tie possesses and then entrusts the egg from which Xiao Hui hatches. The corpus does not explain how Tao Tie obtained it, but the decision preserves the Holy Qilin bloodline and places it with Ling. (Chapters 47 and 68)

Items

  • Gemini Orb: Tao Tie gives Ling this Lunar Scourge orb after recognizing him as the artifact’s master. Tao Tie does not retain it afterward. (Chapters 47 and 371)
  • Xiao Hui’s egg: Tao Tie entrusts the egg to Ling rather than using it as equipment. Xiao Hui later hatches and forms a permanent bond with his new master. (Chapters 47 and 68)