Yang Ruizao

Yang Ruizao is Yang Xiao’er’s older brother and Li Xizhi’s brother-in-law. He uses his Yang Family connections and cultivation knowledge to advise Li Xizhi, while maintaining the practical alliances that bind the two families.

Biography

A brother-in-law in the sect’s affairs

When Li Xizhi takes charge of Changtian Peak, Ruizao offers to gather information about its history and explains the obscure Whole Pill Dao techniques behind its inherited method. As the sect mobilizes for war, he helps interpret deployment decisions, warns Xizhi not to miss his assignment, and brings younger Yang relatives into Li Xuanfeng’s expedition. His advice combines family loyalty with a clear grasp of the political stakes. (Chapters 736, 743–744 and 748)

Wounded in the river campaign

Ruizao follows Li Xuanfeng into the first battle at Mount Bianyan, kills several devil cultivators, and is seriously wounded; he regrets that his injuries keep him from guarding the river. Later, he accompanies Xizhi to seek out their family elder He Ting and asks him to return to the Azure Pond Sect to see his old companions. Ruizao’s familiarity with both families lets him turn a difficult request into a personal visit, and he is still traveling with Xizhi when they leave for the south. (Chapters 898 and 902–904)

Appearance and personality

Ruizao appears in a flowing dharma robe and carries himself with the ease of someone raised in a powerful family. He is courteous and well-informed, but also attentive to the advantages and risks behind family alliances; after the Mount Bianyan fighting, he speaks with genuine regret about being unable to contribute further. (Chapters 736, 744, 748 and 898)

Abilities and cultivation

Ruizao is a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator. His demonstrated strengths include researching sect history, understanding specialized cultivation methods, and mediating among allied families. He fought at Mount Bianyan and killed several devil cultivators before being badly injured. (Chapters 736, 743 and 898)

Relationships

• Yang Xiao’er: His younger sister and Li Xizhi’s wife. (Chapters 736 and 748)
• Li Xizhi: His brother-in-law; Ruizao advises and travels with him during the sect’s mobilization. (Chapters 736, 743–744 and 902–904)
• Li Xuanfeng: Leads the campaign in which Ruizao and younger Yang relatives serve. (Chapters 748 and 898)
• He Ting: A Yang Family elder whom Ruizao asks to return to the Azure Pond Sect. (Chapters 902–904)

Items

Li Xizhi later relies on an Autumn Convergence Pill that he obtained through Ruizao, and Ruizao had previously given him an ancient talisman. (Chapters 771 and 774)