Dongfang Heyun
Dongfang Heyun is a cloud-vapor spirit blessed by the Dragon Monarch who serves the Eastern Sea dragons. (Chapter 715)
Biography
The pursuit across the sea
When Dongfang Heyun first confronts Li Xizhi, he rises out of seawater and pursues him across the ocean. Xizhi uses formations, illusions, and changes of direction to escape, while Heyun adapts, breaks through the barriers, and tracks him through his feathered robe. The chase shows both Heyun’s overwhelming advantage and his ability to recognize an opponent’s ingenuity. (Chapters 694–697)
Service to the Dragon Clan
Heyun later explains that the Dragon Monarch blessed him and that he was born from cloud and vapor; he serves the Eastern Sea dragons with formal courtesy. He becomes a trusted guide and adviser to Li Zhouwei, explaining the Dragon Clan’s concerns over the White Qilin bloodline and escorting him through the great void after his long cultivation. In later court conversation, Heyun also shares knowledge of ancient Fruition Attainments and the Sword Dao. (Chapters 715, 1256–1258, 1550)
Appearance and personality
Heyun takes the form of a refined young man with neatly arranged hair and immaculate blue-and-white robes. He observes precise courtesies and remains composed even while pursuing an enemy; his attention to his appearance is unusually deliberate. (Chapters 694, 715, 963)
Abilities and cultivation
Born of cloud and vapor, Heyun can disperse into mist and reform, move through the air, and manipulate nearby water. During his pursuit of Xizhi, he shifts a talisman formation, hardens seawater into a wall, and uses pearls to unleash attacks. The costs and limits of these abilities remain unknown. (Chapters 694–697)
Relationships
- Dragon Monarch: The Dragon Monarch blessed Heyun, who serves the Eastern Sea dragons. (Chapter 715)
- Li Xizhi: Heyun pursues Xizhi in their first encounter, then later treats him as a fellow cultivator. (Chapters 694–695, 962–964)
- Li Zhouwei: Heyun advises and guides Zhouwei during his dealings with the Dragon Clan. (Chapters 1256–1258)
Items
Heyun uses luminous pearls during his pursuit of Xizhi; their names and later whereabouts are unknown. (Chapter 695)