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Yi Chen

Second-generation disciple and appointed temple managerpowerful cultivationSouth Stream Temple

Yi Chen is one of the two second-generation disciples chosen by Xu Yourong to manage South Stream Temple during the Holy Maiden's seclusion. (Chapters 879 and 887)

Biography

Authority under the elder nuns

Yi Chen receives formal authority over temple affairs together with Ping Xuan, but the three elder nuns override that appointment, close South Stream Temple, and expel Xiao Zhang from Holy Maiden Peak. Under the pressure of seniority, Yi Chen looks to Huai Ren and repeatedly remains silent or is interrupted before she can answer. Xu Yourong's return eventually ends that divided authority: Yi Chen's anger at the temple incident is constrained by the threat of a black sword, and she then joins the disciples in seeing Huai Ren and Huai Shu away. Her position survives, but the episode shows how little formal appointment alone can accomplish without the power to speak against elders. (Chapters 879–891 and 911–914)

Appearance and personality

No physical description distinguishes Yi Chen in the supplied evidence. She is deferential, cautious, and strongly responsive to senior hierarchy, but also visibly happy when the conflict turns toward resolution and openly angered by violence within the temple. (Chapters 880 and 912–914)

Abilities and cultivation

Tang Thirty-Six senses that Yi Chen has powerful cultivation. She commands direct disciples and holds administrative authority, but fear of a superior weapon prevents her and the others from advancing during the temple incident. No exact realm or named technique is stated. (Chapters 879, 913, and 914)

Relationships

  • Xu Yourong: Xu selects Yi Chen to manage the temple and later fixes her attention on Yi Chen and Ping Xuan during the dispute over its direction. (Chapters 879, 887, and 911)
  • Ping Xuan: Ping Xuan shares Yi Chen's appointment, pressure, and later temple responsibilities. (Chapters 879–914)
  • Huai Ren: Yi Chen initially defers to Huai Ren, later looks to her with happiness when the crisis shifts, and finally joins the disciples mourning the elders' departure. (Chapters 880 and 912–914)

Items

  • No named personal item: The text identifies Yi Chen's cultivation and disciples but no personal weapon or artifact. (Chapters 879 and 913–914)