History Characters / TalesOfDemonsAndGods

!Glory City
!!Snow Wind Family
[[folder:Ye Zong]]
The patriarch of the Snow Wind family, and the City Lord.

* TheChainsOfCommanding: Being the City Lord has been rough on his family. The needs of the position and keeping the city safe forced him to neglect his daughter and adopted son.
* EngagementChallenge: He puts Nei Li through a bunch of them. [[spoiler: After Nei Li saves Glory City from a massive one million beast assault, he stops objecting altogether, happily handing his daughter off into marriage, if she consents.]]
* TheFarmerAndTheViper: Which he lampshades. [[spoiler: Ye Han, the boy he picked up out of the slums and adopted? Stabbed him in the back with a poisoned knife as he was being hugged and comforted.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He deeply resents Nei Le courting his daughter, Ye Yin Yun, because Nei Li has other women pursuing him romantically. In doing so, he ignores the fact that he has (or had) at least two wives simultaneously.
* NoodleIncident: It is never revealed why such an OverprotectiveDad agreed to the arranged marriage between his daughter, Ye Yin Yun, and Shen Yue of the Sacred Family, against whom he's always been suspicious.
* OverprotectiveDad: Nei Li tries to court his daughter? DEATH PENALTY!!
* ParentsAsPeople: He does his best to be a good and loving father to his kids, but the safety of Glory City citizens comes first.

[[folder:Ye Han]]
Ye Yong's adopted son.
* DontMakeMeDestroyYou: Combined with WeCanRuleTogether. In chapter 236 of the manhwa, he writes a letter to Ye Yong, stating that he should offer Glory City to the Wugui clan "as a betrothal gift" to celebrate the inevitable marriage between Ye Yin Yun and himself, at which point Ye Yong will be a power second to the Wugui patriarch. If he refuses, the Wugui clan would descend on Glory City to take it by force.
* EntitledBastard: While he did actually train himself to be a fine and powerful warrior, he fully expected to be handed the title of City Lord simply for being the adopted son of Ye Yong. The moment he was surpassed by Nei Li, he lashes out at Ye Yong for not granting him the title earlier.
* EntitledToHaveYou: To Ye Yin Yun. Despite the fact that she's his step-sister, he constantly lusts over her. In the original timeline this is not mentioned since he was "away" when Glory City fell. In the current timeline, he comes back from... wherever it is he was "training," and tries to act on it.
* HappilyAdopted: For the most part. Although he did receive a great deal of discrimination for his "commoner" blood, he was happy to be the son of Ye Yong... until Shen Xia got her claws into him.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: All his villainy is driven by the irrational desire to marry Ye Yin Yun. If destroying Glory City in its entirety is the price to pay for that, so be it.
* MoralMyopia: Combined with RevengeMyopia. He forces Nei Li into a duel with himself, holding out Ye Yin Yun's hand in marriage to the winner, then loses and promises to "pay him back" at some point in the future.
* NeverMyFault: As he's stabbing Ye Yong in the back, he shouts "you forced me to do this."
* SoreLoser: His response to losing a duel he demanded from Nei Li? An oath to try and avenge himself, because "if [he] doesn't get some payback, [he] can't call himself a man." Nei Li calls him out on it, hard.
* VillainousIncest: His intentions towards Ye Yin Yun are clearly not healthy, and there is no crime he'd overlook to act on them.

[[folder:Ye Hong]]
A minor member of Snow Wind Family

* HopelessSuitor: He's constantly hitting of Yang Xin of the Alchemist Organization. She's completely uninterested.

[[folder:Ye Xio]]
A great elder, and second in command to The City Lord.
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* ItsPersonal: He has a personal grudge against Gu Zha in the donghua, but this grudge [[NoodleIncident is never revealed]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Always does what he can to aid Nie Li, as he notes that the boy truly has the best interests of Glory City and Ye Ziyun at heart.

!!Winged Dragon Family
[[folder:In General]]
* ForcedIntoEvil: Though it's never mentioned who started the conflict, Xiao Ning Er testifies that her family was completely crushed, politically, economically, and militarily by Sacred Family and they have to bow the knee as a subservient family in order to survive, and that's the primary reason she was an arranged marriage fiance to Shen Fei. This all came to an end when she demonstrated not only being a once in thousand years talent, but can and will fight back against the Sacred Family's abuses.

[[folder:Xiao Yunfeng]]
Xiao Ning'er's father.

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: He uses this sentiment to stop Xiao Ning'er from killing Sheng Fei, even though the guy ''really'' had it coming.
* ParentsAsPeople: He loves his daughter, but the needs of his clan come first.

[[folder:Xiao Yi]]
One of the more morally ambiguous leaders of the Winged Dragon Family.

* {DoggedNiceGuy}Dogged Nice Girl: She ''really'' wants to become Nie Li's girlfriend but doesn't want to put undo pressure on him, knowing that he has other things to worry about, preferring to simply be there for him in case he needs her. Time after time she gets hit with the harsh reality that she is not his main focus but she still persists, leaving Nie Li stumped as to how to deal with her feelings as well as his own regarding her. To be fair, he did tell her that he was actively pursuing Yi Ziyun but after she heard that it was a one-sided love, she wanted to try anyway.

* [DoggedNiceGuy]Dogged Nice Girl: She ''really'' wants to become Nie Li's girlfriend but doesn't want to put undo pressure on him, knowing that he has other things to worry about, preferring to simply be there for him in case he needs her. Time after time she gets hit with the harsh reality that she is not his main focus but she still persists, leaving Nie Li stumped as to how to deal with her feelings as well as his own regarding her. To be fair, he did tell her that he was actively pursuing Yi Ziyun but after she heard that it was a one-sided love, she wanted to try anyway.

* [[DoggedNiceGuy]Dogged Nice Girl]: She ''really'' wants to become Nie Li's girlfriend but doesn't want to put undo pressure on him, knowing that he has other things to worry about, preferring to simply be there for him in case he needs her. Time after time she gets hit with the harsh reality that she is not his main focus but she still persists, leaving Nie Li stumped as to how to deal with her feelings as well as his own regarding her. To be fair, he did tell her that he was actively pursuing Yi Ziyun but after she heard that it was a one-sided love, she wanted to try anyway.

* AdaptationalBadass: Zigzagged. In some scenes, she's weaker than the source material (like being kidnapped) and in others she's way stronger, like taking down the same type of ape that Nei Li had to run from.

* BattleCouple: With Nei Li. When they do share the battlefield together, their synergy is a work of art.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The fact that Nei Li treats her as an equal, with genuine kindness and respect, causes her to fall for him, hard. She will not give up pursuing him romantically until she dies, despite being well aware that he has feeling for Ye Yin Yun.
* DebtDetester: The primary reason she's so devoted to Nei Li is that she doesn't feel she's done enough for his sake to balance the debt of healing her "arctic disease" and save her life. This is despite the fact that Nei Li specifically tells her that he did it [[GoodFeelsGood purely for its own sake.]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: As Nei Lie is using a magical massage to treat her "arctic disease" condition, her moans of pain are rather suggestive. The fact that one of the affected areas is right under her left breast doesn't help. Neither does Nei Li's assertion that "it only hurts at first..."
* DrivenByEnvy: The reason her childhood friendship with Ye Yin Yun soured is because she's always been jealous of the life of privilege the latter seemed to have. In the current timeline, thanks to Nei Li, this gets addressed, discussed, and rectified.

* InstantExpert: Invoked and Justified. Her "soul aura" causes her to learn and master techniques very quickly. In the original timeline, she chose the wrong techniques and the backlash almost killed her. In the current timeline, after Nei Li gave her the most suitable techniques for her, she became one of the top demon spiritualists of the current generation. This convinces her family to annul the arranged marriage to Shen Fei, and start shamelessly shipping her to Nei Li.
* IOweYouMyLife: To Nei Li. Because he diagnosed her "arctic disease" condition, cured it, and gave her the proper techniques allowing her to bring out her true power, saving her life several times in the process, she is completely devoted to him, and will allow no other man to touch her.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Though she does want Nei Li to see her as a woman and become romantically involved with her, she won't interfere with or obstruct his pursuit of Ye Yin Yun.
* LoveHurts: Knowing that Nei Li, rendered unconscious saving the city from a Dark Guild attack, speaks about Ye Yin Yun in his sleep, but not herself, drives her to tears.
* LuminescentBlush: When Nei Li finally reciprocates her feelings and presents her family a dowry of very high-grade elixirs, her cheeks turn a nice shade of strawberry. The fanbase universally finds it adorable.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After she beats Shen Fei to within an inch of his life, and is stopped from finishing him off by her father, she backs off, not because she thinks the bastard didn't deserve it, but for fear of Sacred Family's retaliation. Fortunately, she soon learns that Nei Li had already made plans to deal with Sacred Family and approves of her decision to literally wipe the floor with Shen Fei.
* PlayingWithFire: Some of the techniques Nei Li gifted her allow her to summon fire and control it.

* ThroughHisStomach: How she's trying to woo Nei Li. [[SupremeChef It's working.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Nei Li. She will follow him to the ends of the Earth, or die trying, given the chance.

[[folder:Ye Yong]]

* MsFanservice: Is often placed on the cover in a bikini or other revealing outfit.

[[folder: Demon Lord]]

!! Common To All

[[folder: Sikong Yi]]

! Others
[[folder: Duan Jian]]

[[folder Hyuan Lanruo]]

[[folder:Xiao Ning Er]]

[[folder: Ye Yong]]

[[folder: Ye Han]]

[[folder: Ye Hong]]

[[folder: Ye Xio]]

* ItsPersonal: He has a personal grudge against Gu Zha, but this grudge [[NoodleIncident is never revealed.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Always does what he can to aid Nei Li, as he notes that the boy truly has the best interests of Glory City and Ye Yin Yun at heart.

[[folder: Xiao Yunfeng]]
Xiao Ning Er's father.

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: He uses this sentiment to stop Xiao Ning Er from killing Sheng Fei, even though the guy ''really'' had it coming.

[[folder: Xiao Yi]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the original material, he's a bit of a jerk, but never fully sides with Sacred Family. In the cartoon, he openly conspires with Shen Fei to drug and kidnap Xiao Ning Er...

!! Heavenly Circle Family

[[folder: Nei Han]]
Nei Li's father.

!Alchemist Association

[[folder: Yang Xin]]

[[folder: Xiao Lan]]

[[folder: Chu Ning]]

[[folder: President Gu Yan]]

! Divine Family

! Hyuan Family
[[folder: Hyuan Lanruo]]
A very flirtatious woman Nei Li encounters as part of the Ancient Orchid City expedition.
* HopelessSuitor: She's constantly trying to get into Nei Li's pants, and doesn't accept the fact that he's clearly not interested.
* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: The reason she wants romantic relations with Nei Li so badly is that he's capable of resisting her aphrodisiac powers. She doesn't care how many other women he's involved with, as long as she gets some "loving" too.
* LivingAphrodisiac: Her demon beast power allows her to emit powerful pheromones that make anyone she wants completely unable to resist her wiles, except for Nei Li who has exceptional will-power.
* MarshmallowHell: Her response to Nei Li accidentally bumping into her back? Grab him and shove his face into her cleavage, despite his protests.

! Chu Family

[[folder: Chu Yuan]]

! Sacred Family
!! Common To All

[[folder: Shen Hong]]

[[folder: Shen Xia]]

[[folder: Shen Heng]]

* SunkCostFallacy: Invoked and Exploited. Nei Li goads him into making larger and larger wagers on fights between himself and members of the Sacred Family, not only by insults and provocations, but by teasing him with very narrow victories. [[spoiler: In this manner, Nei Li manages to fleece the Sacred Family of 450 million demon spirit coins.]]

[[folder: Shen Yue]]

[[folder: Shen Fei]]
Xiao Ning Er's arranged marriage fiance.
* AbominationAccusationAttack: He's fond of insulting Xiao Ning Er's chastity, or what he sees as a lack thereof. Xiao Ning Er gets quite tired of it, and when he attacks her, beats him down so hard, ''her father'' has to stop her, or she would have killed him.

* BrilliantButLazy: As lampshaded in Xiao Ning Er's internal monologue. He is indeed quite talented for a Demon Spiritualist, able to reach a one-star "gold" rank from a 5-star bronze without outside help in less than a single school semester. However, he spends so much time fooling around, and literally screwing over women, neglecting his cultivation and training in the process, that he falls behind those who are both talented and diligent, like Xiao Ning Er who became a two-star gold from a three-star bronze in even less time. He has the gall to be utterly gobsmacked that she's literally cleaning the floor with him, in a battle where she doesn't even have the tactical advantage!

* DomesticAbuse: His relationship with Xiao Ning Er in the original timeline. In the current timeline, Nei Li is able to rescue her from that, by scuppering the arranged marriage in the first place. She is [[UndyingLoyalty very, very grateful.]]
* EntitledToHaveYou: To Xiao Ning Er. Even the complete annulment of the arranged marriage by ''both'' families doesn't deter him from proclaiming her as his fiance. Not even when she tells him to his face that he's unwelcome.

* ForGreatJustice: He demands "justice" against the Winged Dragon family because Xiao Ning Er spurned him, and he refused to take "no" for an answer. What's more, he wants redress for being seriously injured despite the fact that these injuries came about as a direct result of him barging into Wing Dragon Family's home, against Hong's orders, challenging Xiao Ning Er to a fight, and being soundly trounced in the fight he himself demanded.
* ICanStillFight: The primary reason Xiao Ning Er beat him to within an inch of his life is that he just kept getting up and coming at her. He had to be carried away on a stretcher before he stopped hostilities, at which point [[DirtyCoward he went and begged Shen Hong to avenge him.]]

-->'''Shen Hong''': "Seek justice your ass! [sic] You can't even defeat a woman; how useless can you be?"
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Literally. Xiao Ning Er begins the duel with him by hitting him so hard, he's sent flying into a pillar, cracking it from the force of impact.

* SuicidalOverconfidence: When going into a duel with Xiao Ning Er, he thought he was a shoe in, and just needed to beat some obedience into her, to take her into the Sacred Family. Further, he thought he could "discipline" the entire Winged Dragon Family all by himself. Say hello to a beatdown so hard, he had to be carried away in a stretcher, and if Xiao Ning Er hadn't been stopped, he'd be dead!
* TaughtByExperience: When he went into a duel with Nei Li, he didn't even bother pulling out his Demon Spirit, laughing at the "Bronze Star" challenger who pulled out his Demon Spirit (the fanged panda). After getting slapped around like a rag doll, he wises up and pulls out his Demon Spirit, but it's too late, as his acting Patriarch forces an end to the fight by officially surrendering. From that point onward, he pulls out his Demon Spirit the moment a fight begins, regardless who he's up against. Still doesn't help him.
* TheyJustDontGetIt: No matter who tells him that Xiao Ning Er is off limits, he still tries to forcefully claim her as his fiance. Even when she gives him a repeated NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, to the point that he's grievously injured and taken away on a stretcher, he '''still''' proclaims she's his fiance, and he deserves to torture the hell out of her for "seducing some other guy."
* VillainsWantMercy: As he lay sprawled on the floor, Xiao Ning Er looming over him and prepared to deal the killing blow, he weakly and desperately pleads for his life. If Xiao Yunfeng hadn't stopped her, Xiao Ning Er would not have obliged.
* YoureInsane: He just can not comprehend that Xiao Ning Er is sick of him, his abuse, his threats of violence, and insults against her chastity. So when he threatens her entire family, and she has the gall to fight back, and utterly trounce him, he comes to the "realization" that she's gone nuts!

[[folder: Shen Yan]]

! Dark Guild.
!! As a whole.

[[folder: Dan Yua]]

[[folder: Gui Zha]]

* DeathByAdaptation: Subverted [[spoiler: In the original source, Nei Li is forced to let him go, because even with the 10,000 demon spirit array, he was too strong to take on directly, at least without massive casualties. In the cartoon, Ye Xio is able to take him down, with a bit of help, and a massive home-field advantage. Even then, the stinger reveals that he escaped by using a "substitution" technique.]]

The matriarch of the Silver Wing family.
* BeAllMySinsRemembered: He's desperate to not only escape the prison realm, but drag as many of the other tribes with him as he can, by forcing them to take the same dangerous medicine he did, so that his people don't wind up ''extinct'' as a result of their villainy coming home to roost.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: His own lightning attacks actually power-up Duan Jian, boosting him to the next level, Legend. Cue an OhCrap, ScrewThisImOuttaHere.

* ShockAndAwe: Fights with lightning attacks.
* ThisCannotBe: When Duan breaks through to Legend ''while actively fighting him.'' Considering he himself required taking a dangerous drug to break through, losing the ability to advance further in exchange, he's rightly very, very scared of Duan's righteous retribution for the hell he's been put through.

!! Protagonist
[[folder: Nei Li]]
The protagonist.

* AboveTheInfluence: To Ye Yin Yun's surprise and shock. In the most recent chapters, she's confused and surprised that he doesn't simply exploit her when she openly offers herself up sexually, as a reward for saving her father's life.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Which Ye Yi Yun notices and lampshades frequently. Nei Li may act like an air-headed goof-ball most of the time, but there is method to his madness.

!! Snow Wind Family

[[folder: Ye Yong]]
The patriarch of the Snow Wind family, and the City Lord.

* TheChainsOfCommanding: Being the City Lord has been rough on his family. The needs of the position and keeping the city safe forced him to neglect his daughter and adopted son.
* EngagementChallenge: He puts Nei Li through a bunch of them. [[spoiler: After Nei Li saves Glory City from a massive one million beast assault, he stops objecting altogether, happily handing his daughter off into marriage, if she consents.]]
* TheFarmerAndTheViper: Which he lampshades. [[spoiler: Ye Han, the boy he picked up out of the slums and adopted? Stabbed him in the back with a poisoned knife as he was being hugged and comforted.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He deeply resents Nei Le courting his daughter, Ye Yin Yun, because Nei Li has other women pursuing him romantically. In doing so, he ignores the fact that he has (or had) at least two wives simultaneously.
* NoodleIncident: It is never revealed why such an OverprotectiveDad agreed to the arranged marriage between his daughter, Ye Yin Yun, and Shen Yue of the Sacred Family, against whom he's always been suspicious.
* OverprotectiveDad: Nei Li tries to court his daughter? DEATH PENALTY!!
* ParentsAsPeople: He does his best to be a good and loving father to his kids, but the safety of Glory City citizens comes first.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ye Yin Yun]]

* {{Tsundere}}: Type B. She's very elegant and cordial to everyone except those who get close to her and under her skin. Nei Li is very close to her, and loves teasing her as he finds her flustered reaction adorable.

[[folder: Ye Han]]
Ye Yong's adopted son.
* DontMakeMeDestroyYou: Combined with WeCanRuleTogether. In chapter 236 of the manhwa, he writes a letter to Ye Yong, stating that he should offer Glory City to the Wugui clan "as a betrothal gift" to celebrate the inevitable marriage between Ye Yin Yun and himself, at which point Ye Yong will be a power second to the Wugui patriarch. If he refuses, the Wugui clan would descend on Glory City to take it by force.
* EntitledBastard: While he did actually train himself to be a fine and powerful warrior, he fully expected to be handed the title of City Lord simply for being the adopted son of Ye Yong. The moment he was surpassed by Nei Li, he lashes out at Ye Yong for not granting him the title earlier.
* EntitledToHaveYou: To Ye Yin Yun. Despite the fact that she's his step-sister, he constantly lusts over her. In the original timeline this is not mentioned since he was "away" when Glory City fell. In the current timeline, he comes back from... wherever it is he was "training," and tries to act on it.
* HappilyAdopted: For the most part. Although he did receive a great deal of discrimination for his "commoner" blood, he was happy to be the son of Ye Yong... until Shen Xia got her claws into him.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: All his villainy is driven by the irrational desire to marry Ye Yin Yun. If destroying Glory City in its entirety is the price to pay for that, so be it.
* MoralMyopia: Combined with RevengeMyopia. He forces Nei Li into a duel with himself, holding out Ye Yin Yun's hand in marriage to the winner, then loses and promises to "pay him back" at some point in the future.
* NeverMyFault: As he's stabbing Ye Yong in the back, he shouts "you forced me to do this."
* SoreLoser: His response to losing a duel he demanded from Nei Li? An oath to try and avenge himself, because "if [he] doesn't get some payback, [he] can't call himself a man." Nei Li calls him out on it, hard.
* VillainousIncest: His intentions towards Ye Yin Yun are clearly not healthy, and there is no crime he'd overlook to act on them.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ye Hong]]
A minor member of Snow Wind Family
* HopelessSuitor: He's constantly hitting of Yang Xin of the Alchemist Organization. She's completely uninterested.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ye Xio]]
A great elder, and second in command to The City Lord.

* ItsPersonal: He has a personal grudge against Gu Zha, but this grudge [[NoodleIncident is never revealed.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Always does what he can to aid Nei Li, as he notes that the boy truly has the best interests of Glory City and Ye Yin Yun at heart.
[[/folder]]

! Winged Dragon Family
!! Common to all.
* ForcedIntoEvil: Though it's never mentioned who started the conflict, Xiao Ning Er testifies that her family was completely crushed, politically, economically, and militarily by Sacred Family and they have to bow the knee as a subservient family in order to survive, and that's the primary reason she was an arranged marriage fiance to Shen Fei. This all came to an end when she demonstrated not only being a once in thousand years talent, but can and will fight back against the Sacred Family's abuses.
[[folder: Xiao Ning Er]]

[[folder: Xiao Yunfeng]]
Xiao Ning Er's father.

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: He uses this sentiment to stop Xiao Ning Er from killing Sheng Fei, even though the guy ''really'' had it coming.
* ParentsAsPeople: He loves his daughter, but the needs of his clan come first.

[[folder: Xiao Yi]]
One of the more morally ambiguous leaders of the Winged Dragon Family.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the original material, he's a bit of a jerk, but never fully sides with Sacred Family. In the cartoon, he openly conspires with Shen Fei to drug and kidnap Xiao Ning Er...
* AssholeVictim: In season 2 of the cartoon, he's so odious, and inept, that when he's crippled by a swarm of Black Bees, even ''Dark Guild'' thinks he got off easy.
* BureaucraticallyArrangedMarriage: He's the one who pushed for Xiao Ning Er to be married of to Shen Fei, to appease the Sacred Family.
* GameBreakingInjury: In season 2 of the cartoon, he is stung by a swarm of Black Bees. Although he survives, the Bee's venom makes it so that he can never, ever use Spiritual arts again. [[AssholeVictim By that point, he really, really had it coming.]]
* RealPolitik: All he cares about is gathering power and favor for the clan as a whole. The fates of individual members or questions of morality are a secondary concern, at best.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: As he lay on his sick-bed, recovering from the Black Bee poison, he tries to warn Xiao Yunfeng regarding Dark Guild. He barely gets the word "Dark" out before they kill him.

!! Heavenly Circle Family

[[folder: Nei Han]]
Nei Li's father.
* BumblingDad: He's every bit the goofball Nei Li is, but he means well, and is otherwise a good and loving father.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Mai Li really takes after him.
* ShipperOnDeck: To the point of IWantGrandkids. He's ''thrilled'' that Nei Li is a ChickMagnet, and happily supports both Xiao Ning Er and Ye Yi Yun.
* SoProudOfYou: When Nei Li returns to Heavenly Circle Village as an official Bronze Star spiritualist, he's ecstatic and says the trope name word for word. When Nei Li is instrumental in repelling assassins trespassing in the family's territory, and capturing two of the ringleaders, he's prouder still.

!Alchemist Association

[[folder: Yang Xin]]
Second in charge to the organization. She receives a lot of confessions, but seems to throw them all away was a waste of her time.

* TheAllegedBoss: Around Nei Li, and only Nei Li. Around everyone else, she's clearly in charge. Of course, this is only because she doesn't want to offend Nei Li's [[InventedIndividual benefactor.]]
* INeverToldYouMyName: She asks Nei Li how he knows her when he greets her by name at the alchemist Association. Nei Li explains it by being the one who wrote and delivered the letter concerning purple grass to her...
* MrsRobinson: Invoked, but averted. She develops a bit of a crush on Nie Li but knows that the age gap is too wide: When he was born, she was already an adult, indicating she's at least in her mid 30s.
* PeekABangs: Purely as an aesthetic choice, she has a lock of hair that hides half of her face. She's not hiding anything, she just likes the look.
* SilkHidingSteel: Polite, refined, but smart, strong, and savvy enough to make any family elder toe the line one on one, even Sacred Family.
* TheTease: She likes to flirt with Nie Li, though he doesn't really respond at all. She privately admits that she really does have a thing for him but wouldn't actually pursue it due to being so much older.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Her outfit choice centers around blue and she's very feminine.
* VanityIsFeminine: The use she likes for purple grass most is as a body tonic that lakes her look younger and sexier.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Solid purple hair.

[[folder: Xiao Lan]]
The one who greets Nei Li at the gates of the Alchemist association.

[[folder: Chu Ning]]
A rather cocky man Nei Li meets at the exam area.

* AllJustADream: Combined with ThisCanNotBe. He believes he's dreaming when he hears that Nei Li passed the hardest exam, with flying colors. So he runs out of the association and along the walls of Glory City.
* ButtMonkey: He goes out of his way to flaunt his "superiority" over Nei Li and friends, only to realize they are way, way above him. So then he runs off screaming about this generation all being "monsters." HillarityEnsues on both sides of the fourth wall.
* TheBet: Engages in one with Nei Li. If Nei Li can pass the exam, he'll run along the entire outer walls of Glory City.
* SmugSnake: He thinks he's more prepared for the exam than anyone else, including Nie Li. He's so wrong, it hurts.

[[folder: President Gu Yan]]
The president of the Alchemist Association

* CassandraTruth: Inverted. He needs to go and see Nei Li with his own eyes, answering things on the Alchemist's bulletin board that had the whole guild stumped for years, before he can bring himself to accept the fact that Nei Li had passed the entrance exam with a perfect score.
* DullSurprise: When he learns that the examinee who cleared the special exam is 13-14 years old, he drops everything in shock.

! Divine Family
[[folder: Chen Lijian]]
A valiant and virtuous warrior who slew large numbers of Sacred Family traitors in the original timeline.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: A bit of a goofball, but a powerful spiritualist in either timeline.
* TheParagon: The reason Nei Li likes him is because he's the embodiment of truth and justice, even if he is a bit odd.
* WiseBeyondHisYears: Even when his loyal followers all nae say Nei Li, he still sees the latter's HiddenDepths and trusts him implicitly. His trust winds up well, well rewarded, even after giving Nei Li first pick of Ancient Orchid City Ruins treasure.

! Hyuan Family
[[folder: Hyuan Lanruo]]
A very flirtatious woman Nei Li encounters as part of the Ancient Orchid City expedition.
* HopelessSuitor: She's constantly trying to get into Nei Li's pants, and doesn't accept the fact that he's clearly not interested.
* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: The reason she wants romantic relations with Nei Li so badly is that he's capable of resisting her aphrodisiac powers. She doesn't care how many other women he's involved with, as long as she gets some "loving" too.
* LivingAphrodisiac: Her demon beast power allows her to emit powerful pheromones that make anyone she wants completely unable to resist her wiles, except for Nei Li who has exceptional will-power.
* MarshmallowHell: Her response to Nei Li accidentally bumping into her back? Grab him and shove his face into her cleavage, despite his protests.
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She has absolutely no hesitation to show off the goods, if it gets her what she wants.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Bright pink, though it looks like it might be dyed.

! Chu Family

[[folder: Chu Yuan]]
A sixteen year old spiritualist who is fixated on Hyuan Lanruo, despite the fact that she's clearly not interested in him.
* AbominationAccusationAttack: When Nei Li and Ye Yin Yun were found in Ancient Orchid City's treasure room, he accused Nei Li of stealing more than was allotted by the terms of the agreement to let him join the expedition. Chen Lijan would have none of it, as he believed Nei Li proved his character several times over.
* AttackBackfire: He uses a powerful spirit energy technique, trying to overload and destroy Nei Li's spiritual core, to cripple, if not outright kill him. Nei Li happens to know a healing technique that allows his core to expand and heal, making it bigger and stronger. This results in Nei Li absorbing most of Chan's spiritual power and becoming much stronger.
* CrazyJealousGuy: He sees Hyuan Lanruo crawling all over Nei Li, and easily believes Nei Li is sniffing her out.
* EntitledToHaveYou: To Hyuan Lanruo.
* SoreLoser: When it looks like he'll lose a friendly spar with Nei Li, he goes full tilt AxeCrazy and tries to cripple or kill him.
* SuicidalOverconfidence: He gives Nei Li, whom he knows nothing about, three "free" moves to attack him.

! Sacred Family
!! Common To All
* AdaptationalVillainy: They are even more despicable in the cartoon. What few redeeming features existed in the source material are either removed or sorely downplayed.
* TheBully: They love to throw their weight around, either browbeating the people of Glory City with their political power, or beating them up with brute strength, if not both.
* CoverBlowingSuperpower: [[spoiler: They have the "Devil's technique" which can only be used by members of Dark Guild. When they use it, after feeling themselves cornered in Ye Yong's mansion, it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that they're traitors to Glory City.]]
* MilesGloriosus: They loudly proclaim themselves as the best, bravest, and strongest Demon Spiritualists in Glory City, and that they should be the rightful rulers. Facing a real challenge? They run and hide behind someone or something.
* StayInTheKitchen: Combined with StrawMisogynist. They see women as weak toys to exploit, at best.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Combined with WrongGenreSavvy. They ''constantly'' underestimate Nei Li and friends because they're firmly into the mindset that he's a no-name loser from a fallen noble family, as was the case in the original timeline. Every time they go after him and his, they are utterly gobsmacked that he's handing their asses to them. The one exception is Shen Hong, but by the time he personally takes action, it's too late for them.
* WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency: They managed to become one of the top three families by holding back their strongest, putting forth the absolute minimum they can get away with during Demon Beast attacks on Glory city, letting all the other families wear themselves out. When caught in the act performing some crime, their go-to "defense" is the protest that their "many contributions to Glory City" should grant them the benefit of the doubt.

[[folder: Shen Hong]]
The patriarch of the family
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* BadassBeard: His white beard reaches the ground. He can kick plenty of ass when he wants.
* BadassCape: Combined with ShouldersOfDoom. He has a very long and elegant cape with huge shoulder pads, and his power level is second only to Ye Yong, the City Lord.
* BeardOfEvil: A long, white beard on a truly despicable individual.
* DevilInPlainSight: He is a very obviously abhorrent individual, yet in the original timeline, nobody had even the tiniest suspicion of his actions until his entire family openly betrayed and abandoned Glory City. Nei Li makes a point of exposing his sins to the world, and making sure he answers for them. [[spoiler: Which he ultimately does.]]
* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: He doesn't have an end-goal beyond taking control of Glory City, he just wants to be City Lord, by any means necessary.
* DoWrongRight: Misogyny aside, his biggest complaint against Shen Fei's actions is that the abusive bastard has no patience or self-discipline, and his inability to handle a relatively minor slight can and does jeopardize far more serious matters.
* EvilOldFolks: He's clearly in his 60's and he's despicable.
* FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence: He loathes Ye Yong, the current Lord of Glory City, not for anything the man has done, but for the "crime" of simply existing. He even admits killing Ye Yong's wife, Ye Yin Yun's mother.
* HeelRealization: He does ultimately realize how wrong he is [[spoiler: as he lays dying, his family destroyed by its own villainy.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: All he cares about is his own legacy. The needs and wants of his actual descendants can go hang themselves in a corner if they don't align with that. The fate of everyone else in Glory City is even worse.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: During a massive Demon Beast attack on Glory City, he not only tells his family to "only go through the motions" in pretending to defend the city, but constantly tries to find an opportunity to literally backstab Ye Yong and make it look like the work of a Demon Beast attack, or accidental "friendly fire."
* OrcusOnHisThrone: For most of the story, he is either "in training" or running the Sacred Family from their ancestral estate. Although he proves himself a powerful fighter, by the time he intervenes personally, it's too late.
* PolitenessJudo: He is so skilled at this that he can convincingly tell people "black is white." [[spoiler: This comes to an end when his family openly reveals they're traitors working with Dark Guild.]]
* RevengeMyopia: He is obsessed with getting revenge on anyone and everyone who has "wronged" his family. The fact that said wrongs are people simply defending themselves from his own family's tyranny, oppression, and openly villainous acts is irrelevant.
* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: The reason he hates the Snow Wind Family? Especially the City Lord? They're better demon spiritualists than he and his family are, and he can't take it!
* SelfFulfillingProphecy: He constantly directs his family's ire at Nei Li for fear of watching his legacy go up in smoke. The villainous acts he and his family undertake in trying to eliminate Nei Li is precisely what makes this fall happen.
* StupidEvil: His plan [[spoiler: to collaborate with Dark Guild in order to attack Glory City to eliminate all his political rivals and take control of the city afterward would leave him with nothing to rule over.]]
* TautologicalTemplar: He believes that helping humanity recover from the eventual fall of Glory City, [[DespotismJustifiesTheMeans with him in charge, of course,]] is a truly noble goal. So everything he and Sacred Family do in pursuit of that goal ''must'' be noble and just without exception. [[spoiler: It takes his death and the complete destruction of Sacred Family, outed as traitors, to make him see how wrong he is.]]
* VillainHasAPoint: In his offer to Duan Jian to join Sacred Family, he mentions that should things stay as they are, Glory City's fall is inevitable. In this assertion, he is absolutely correct.
* YouHaveFailedMe: His response to failure from his family members is death-threats, if he's feeling generous.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He looks like an old man and is a bit touchy about it, but he's only about Ye Zong's age.

[[folder: Shen Xia]]
Introduced as the teacher in Nei Li's class. An incredibly haughty and unpleasant woman.
* CynicalMentor: She starts she series lecturing a class of would-be spiritualists that their initial background and family circumstances is an insurmountable barrier, and visibly chafes when Nei Li suggests otherwise. Amazingly, she secretly seems rather pleased when her class proves her wrong.
* EvilRedhead: She has red hair, and is as vicious as a viper, despite having a fox spirit.
* EvilVirtues: Honor and Honesty. At no point in the series does she ever outright lie about something. She was truly unaware that the Sacred Family's favorite signature technique was plagiarized. While she is quite vicious, if she's beaten at her own game, she takes her loss with elegance and class, and she always keeps her promises, in the spirit they are given.
* FemaleMisogynist: Combined with InternalizedCategorism. She takes the Sacred Family credo that women are weak tools to be exploited to heart. She includes herself in that number, which only serves to make her more vicious when she thinks another woman steps out of line...
* FemmeFatale: She uses the lure of sex and power to entice Ye Han [[spoiler: into betraying the Snow Wind family and attacking Ye Yong with a poisoned dagger.]]
* GracefulLoser: Unlike the rest of her family, she honors her end of the bet with Nei Li with elegance, not ranting, raving, and promises of revenge. In fact, it almost seems that the only reason she bears a grudge is because her patriarch, Shen Hong, forces her to.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: She tries to impress and wow [=VIPs=], including the dean, by showcasing several prominent techniques "crafted" by her family. She also tries to make Nei Li look like a lazy delinquent in the process. Unfortunately, Nei Li is able to prove that at least one of those techniques was plagiarized from a book of techniques in the spiritualist library.
* HotTeacher: Both figuratively and literally. While her personality is horrendous, she is physically very attractive. Her "Fox flame spirit" also lets her summon and control flames.
* IGaveMyWord: One of her few virtues is that she will honor her promises. When Nei Li bet her that should he become a bronze star spiritualist in two months, she'll have to resign... she resigned when he succeeded, even without outside pressure forcing her to comply. In fact, the dean didn't ''want'' to let her go, due to how many "geniuses" her class turned out, but honored her wishes when she did.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: While she is still quite vicious and villainous, the dean was right to bring her in as a teacher. She is competent, impartial, and fair while in the classroom. Her resignation actually hurt Orchid Academy.
* LittleBitBeastly: Unlike most spiritualists, when she calls upon her Demon Spirit, she only gains fox ears and a fox tail. The rest of her remains as a very attractive human female.
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: When Nei Li has had enough of seeing Xiao Ning Er getting slandered by her, he sends Duan Jian after her. Duan Jian slaps her so hard, she's sent flying into a pillar on the other side of the banquet hall.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Although she does target Nei Li because she finds him a personal nuisance, she is right to try and out him as a delinquent because he's disruptive, takes naps during the class, and obviously does not take the lesson she's trying to teach seriously.
* SocialDarwinist: Only the strong demon spiritualists are worthy of respect. Everyone else is "trash."
* SugaryMalice: An expert. She's great at browbeating, tormenting, and humiliating people with flowery words and phrases. Against Nei Li, and only Nei Li, this backfires spectacularly.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When she offered up her resignation, the dean of Orchid Academy pleaded with her to stay on as a teacher. She could have gone to class and truthfully stated that the dean wouldn't let her go. Instead, she very sincerely and politely pleaded until the dean reluctantly honored her wishes and let her withdraw quietly.
* YouCantFightFate: "Commoners" becoming better spiritualists than nobility? HAH! What a foolish and naive notion.

[[folder: Shen Heng]]
The acting patriarch of the Sacred Family while Shen Hong was in meditation, training his soul realm.

* EvilOldFolks: His villainy is second only to Shen Hong in the Sacred Family, and he's almost as old.
* HopeSpot: Invoked repeatedly. Nei Li's fights against Sacred Family fighters all had Nei Li "struggling" and being on the losing end, until a "sudden surprise upset" granted him the victory, especially in the last fight, showcased in chapter 108 of the manga/manhua, where he decides to stop holding back and hiding his strength.
* LastSecondChance: A rare villainous example and combined with AssassinsAreAlwaysBetrayed. He's tasked with assassinating Nei Li to "erase his mistakes" in costing the Sacred Family 450 million demon spirit coins. [[spoiler: He not only fails, but gets captured by Nei Li and handed over to the Alchemist's Guild for interrogation.]]
* OverlordJr: He's Shen Hong's son.
* SunkCostFallacy: Invoked and Exploited. Nei Li goads him into making larger and larger wagers on fights between himself and members of the Sacred Family, not only by insults and provocations, but by teasing him with very narrow victories. [[spoiler: In this manner, Nei Li manages to fleece the Sacred Family of 450 million demon spirit coins.]]

[[folder: Shen Yue]]
The arranged marriage fiance of Ye Yin Yun.

* AdaptationalDumbass: In the manwha and literature, he only does what's in the DidNotThinkThisThrough entry once. In the AllCGICartoon, he does it repeatedly, to the point of TheyJustDontGetIt.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: He rounds up six guys and attacks Nei Li, without any obvious cause or provocation, in public, and repeatedly shouts things along the lines of "pummel him until he dies" as Nei Li is screaming that Sacred Family is trying to murder him, while trying to run away. He then has the gall to call Nei Li "despicable" when he's caught.
* EntitledToHaveYou: To Ye Yin Yun. Even after Ye Yong annuls the arranged marriage, he still sees her as "his" and refuses to give her up... until Nei Li beats him into the ground.
* MoralMyopia: He repeatedly antagonizes Nei Li, among others, even trying to beat Nei Li to death, ''in public'', yet when any of his intended victims retaliate, or he gets called out on it, his intended victims are the despicable ones.
* NeverMyFault: The consequences of all his bullying, villainy, and wrongdoing? It's the fault of Nei Li and friends! That's who! [[RevengeMyopia and they must pay!]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After the Sacred Hall "Merits Tournament," he simply disappears from the story.

[[folder: Shen Fei]]
Xiao Ning Er's arranged marriage fiance.
* AbominationAccusationAttack: He's fond of insulting Xiao Ning Er's chastity, or what he sees as a lack thereof. Xiao Ning Er gets quite tired of it, and when he attacks her, beats him down so hard, ''her father'' has to stop her, or she would have killed him.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: He is far more cunning, crafty and patient in the cartoon than the source material, never openly confronting Nei Li, and working through subordinates to get things done.
* AdaptationalVillainy: As despicable as he is in the original material, he's even worse in the cartoon. In the cartoon, he's an open and unrepentant rapist.
* AssholeVictim: Even Shen Hong, the patriarch of Sacred Family, wished Xiao Ning Er had beat this guy to death, and tells him so to his face.
* BrilliantButLazy: As lampshaded in Xiao Ning Er's internal monologue. He is indeed quite talented for a Demon Spiritualist, able to reach a one-star "gold" rank from a 5-star bronze without outside help in less than a single school semester. However, he spends so much time fooling around, and literally screwing over women, neglecting his cultivation and training in the process, that he falls behind those who are both talented and diligent, like Xiao Ning Er who became a two-star gold from a three-star bronze in even less time. He has the gall to be utterly gobsmacked that she's literally cleaning the floor with him, in a battle where she doesn't even have the tactical advantage!
* CardCarryingVillain: He happily admits that he not only sees women as nothing more than toys for him to screw over, literally, but that he's done so already on numerous innocent girls. [[QuestionableConsent It is never mentioned if any of these girls had any choice in the matter.]]
* DomesticAbuse: His relationship with Xiao Ning Er in the original timeline. In the current timeline, Nei Li is able to rescue her from that, by scuppering the arranged marriage in the first place. She is [[UndyingLoyalty very, very grateful.]]
* EntitledToHaveYou: To Xiao Ning Er. Even the complete annulment of the arranged marriage by ''both'' families doesn't deter him from proclaiming her as his fiance. Not even when she tells him to his face that he's unwelcome.
* EvilRedhead: He has red hair, and he's among the most despicable people in the Sacred Family.
* ForGreatJustice: He demands "justice" against the Winged Dragon family because Xiao Ning Er spurned him, and he refused to take "no" for an answer. What's more, he wants redress for being seriously injured despite the fact that these injuries came about as a direct result of him barging into Wing Dragon Family's home, against Hong's orders, challenging Xiao Ning Er to a fight, and being soundly trounced in the fight he himself demanded.
* ICanStillFight: The primary reason Xiao Ning Er beat him to within an inch of his life is that he just kept getting up and coming at her. He had to be carried away on a stretcher before he stopped hostilities, at which point [[DirtyCoward he went and begged Shen Hong to avenge him.]]
* IWasBeatenByAGirl: Invoked. While Shen Hong is angry that he disobeyed orders to not provoke he Winged Dragon Family at a particularly inconvenient time, Shen Hong is even more outraged that Shen Fei lost a battle to Xiao Ning Er, a woman, and told the boy to his face that he's a piece of trash and doesn't deserve "justice" precisely because he lost.
-->'''Shen Hong''': "Seek justice your ass! [sic] You can't even defeat a woman; how useless can you be?"
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Literally. Xiao Ning Er begins the duel with him by hitting him so hard, he's sent flying into a pillar, cracking it from the force of impact.
* ReallyGetsAround: He's not only screwed over numerous girls, he's impregnated and abandoned them. This is well-known.
* SuicidalOverconfidence: When going into a duel with Xiao Ning Er, he thought he was a shoe in, and just needed to beat some obedience into her, to take her into the Sacred Family. Further, he thought he could "discipline" the entire Winged Dragon Family all by himself. Say hello to a beatdown so hard, he had to be carried away in a stretcher, and if Xiao Ning Er hadn't been stopped, he'd be dead!
* TaughtByExperience: When he went into a duel with Nei Li, he didn't even bother pulling out his Demon Spirit, laughing at the "Bronze Star" challenger who pulled out his Demon Spirit (the fanged panda). After getting slapped around like a rag doll, he wises up and pulls out his Demon Spirit, but it's too late, as his acting Patriarch forces an end to the fight by officially surrendering. From that point onward, he pulls out his Demon Spirit the moment a fight begins, regardless who he's up against. Still doesn't help him.
* TheyJustDontGetIt: No matter who tells him that Xiao Ning Er is off limits, he still tries to forcefully claim her as his fiance. Even when she gives him a repeated NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, to the point that he's grievously injured and taken away on a stretcher, he '''still''' proclaims she's his fiance, and he deserves to torture the hell out of her for "seducing some other guy."
* VillainsWantMercy: As he lay sprawled on the floor, Xiao Ning Er looming over him and prepared to deal the killing blow, he weakly and desperately pleads for his life. If Xiao Yunfeng hadn't stopped her, Xiao Ning Er would not have obliged.
* YoureInsane: He just can not comprehend that Xiao Ning Er is sick of him, his abuse, his threats of violence, and insults against her chastity. So when he threatens her entire family, and she has the gall to fight back, and utterly trounce him, he comes to the "realization" that she's gone nuts!

[[folder: Shen Yan]]
One of Sacred Family's top enforcers.

* EvilRedhead: He's particularly nasty and sports flaming red hair.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He joins Shen Xia for the express purpose of dragging Xiao Ning Er off, by force, to join Sacred Family through an arranged marriage that was already annulled, yet when Nei Li intervenes and retaliates against Shen Xia's slander, he loudly proclaims that violence against women is wrong.
* SuicidalOverconfidence: He grabs Duan Jian, who he knows nothing about, and attacks him with "Flame Palm," a technique even Shen Hong can't defend against without serious preparation. Say hello to the wrong end of a CurbstompBattle.
[[/folder]]

! Dark Guild.
!! As a whole.
* CardCarryingVillain: They're despicable, they know it, they're proud of it.
* DiskOneFinalBoss: As dangerous as they are, the Nether Realm, from which they operate, has ''far more powerful threats'' that even they can't deal with. Ye Han brings one of those threats to bear against Glory City, just to force Ye Hong to have Ye Yin Yun marry him, or else.
* ExplosiveLeash: All dark guild members are afflicted by a technique that if they're suspected of being captured or turning against their peers, their superiors can kill them, regardless of distance or barrier. There is no defense against this.
* HateSink: On both sides of the fourth wall. Unless someone is collaborating with them, the response to their name is absolute hatred, regardless of who is asked.
* OmnicidalManiac: They need to be given a reason to not try and kill people on sight.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Their strongest members sacrifice newborns en masse, simply on the off-chance that they can reincarnate in one of them, to extend their lifespan and rise in power level and rank.
* PossessionBurnout: Their "Soul Sacrifice" technique burns through their "borrowed" bodies very quickly. The stronger they already are, the faster it burns through them.... Talk about "rate of diminishing returns."
* TheSyndicate: They are the organized crime of the world. They not only rule their ranks with a ReignOfTerror, but there is no crime they'd overlook if they can profit in any way, even if it is simply ForTheEvulz.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Their "training" methods are known to not only give the practitioner intense pain and drastically short lifespans, but breeds madness too.

[[folder: Dan Yua]]
The first named commander Nei Li comes across.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Combined with RevengeMyopia. He hunts Nei Li while trespassing in the territory of Heavenly Circle Family, and when he meets resistance, he swears to avenge himself by eliminating the entire Heavenly Circle Family after just ''one'' of his men falls before him.
* TheMole: Nei Li notices him in Glory City and is informed [[spoiler: that he works in a Sacred Family business.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: All he cares about is getting rich [[spoiler: [[DidNotThinkThisThrough except that Black Guild plans to unleash a Demon Beast army so massive it destroys Glory City, leaving him nowhere to spend it.]]]]
* PeekABangs: One side of his face is constantly hidden by a lock of hair.
* RecognitionFailure: Subverted. When they cross path in Glory city, both he and Nei Li pretend to not recognize each other, but they recognize each other quite well.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Gui Zha]]
One of the top three members of Dark Guild.
* BeardOfEvil: Sports a goatee and is utterly depraved.
* CastingAShadow: His powers center around darkness.
* DarkISEvil: Wears solid black clothing, and is completely villainous.
* DeathByAdaptation: Subverted [[spoiler: In the original source, Nei Li is forced to let him go, because even with the 10,000 demon spirit array, he was too strong to take on directly, at least without massive casualties. In the cartoon, Ye Xio is able to take him down, with a bit of help, and a massive home-field advantage. Even then, the stinger reveals that he escaped by using a "substitution" technique.]]
* EvilSoundsDeep: Combined with GuttyralGrowler. Speaks in baritone with a very hoarse voice.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Has shoulder-length hair, and is quite handsome, if depraved.
* VillainTeleportation: Like Dark Lord, he appears and disappears through a dark portal.
* VirtueIsWeakness: His response to Nei Li agreeing to his terms regarding a HostageSituation? "I did not think you would be so... emotional."
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Demon Lord]]
The founder and leader of Dark Guild.

* CreateYourOwnVillain: On the receiving end. The original Demon Lord used to be an orphan taken in by an old retainer of a clan called Red Jade family, until said family went YouHaveFailedMe on the old man, killing him, and drove the kid out into demon beast territory. The kid came back, and not only wiped out Red Jade Family, to the last, but killed everyone in the way.
* LegacyCharacter: When the acting Demon Lord dies, or becomes too infirm to run the criminal syndicate, a new "Demon Lord" is chosen from the most capable followers, and that becomes his new name, forever. His original name is erased from all documents and records, never mentioned again.
* NoNameGiven: Invoked. Upon becoming Demon Lord, the candidate's name is stricken from all records and never mentioned again.
* OmnicidalManiac: All he cares about is killing as many people as possible, as fast as possible, especially if they come from Glory City.
* VillainTeleportation: While he doesn't make any appearance in the source material, in season 2 of the cartoon, he appears in a cloud of darkness at the Dark Guild branch inside Sacred city to give a "message" to Dan Yua.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Threatens Dan Yua with this if he fails to collect the recipe for a cultivation elixir...


[[/folder]]

! Silver Wing Family

* DomesticAbuser: His relationship with Xiao Ning Er in the original timeline. In the current timeline, Nei Li is able to rescue her from that, by scuppering the arranged marriage in the first place. She is [[UndyingLoyalty very, very grateful.]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: She tries to impress and wow VIPs, including the dean, by showcasing several prominent techniques "crafted" by her family. She also tries to make Nei Li look like a lazy delinquent in the process. Unfortunately, Nei Li is able to prove that at least one of those techniques was plagiarized from a book of techniques in the spiritualist library.

** [[spoiler: Additionally, he's quite knowledgeable as well for the most part which helps, as shown when he helped Ning 'Er in choosing the right techniques as well as healing her injuries plus getting rid of the poison in Yi Yun's father]].

Second in charge to the organization.

* TheGadfly: She loves to tease Nei Li, sexually, just to see him flustered.

* VanityIsFeminine: The use she likes for purple grass most is as a body tonic that lakes her look younger.. and sexier.

* WoundedGazelleWarcry: When Shen Yue sends a gang of thugs at him in public, he spends the entire "fight" screaming that Sacred Family was trying to kill him, which is precisely what they were doing. He did this precisely to not only humiliate Shen Yue, but to publicly expose how corrupt the Sacred Family actually is.

* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: She's shocked and confused when Nei Li chooses to sleep ''beside her'' after she comes into his quarters for the night wearing erotic negligee and offering herself up sexually. In her case, it's justified in that her aunt often told her men lust after what they can't have and lose interest when they get it. This belief isn't entirely wrong...
* ArrangedMarriage: To Shen Yue. Until Nei Li beats him into the ground.

* InsecureLoveInterest: The primary reason she keeps turning down Nei Li is that she sees how devoted Xiao Ning Er is to him, and doesn't feel worthy of interfering with that.

* {{Tsundere}}: Type B. She's very elegant and cordial to everyone except those who get close to her and under her skin. Nei Li is very close to her, and loves getting under her skin as he finds her flustered reaction adorable.

[[folder: Ye Xiao]]

* VillainousTeleportation: While he doesn't make any appearance in the source material, in season 2 of the cartoon, he appears in a cloud of darkness at the Dark Guild branch inside Sacred city to give a "message" to Dan Yua.

* CassandraTruth: Inverted.He needs to go and see Nei Li with his own eyes, answering things on the Alchemist's bulletin board that had the whole guild stumped for years, before he can bring himself to accept the fact that Nei Li had passed the entrance exam with a perfect score.

* EntitledToHaveYou: To Hyan Lanruo.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: As Nei Lie is using a magical massage to treat her "arctic disease" condition, her moans of pain are rather suggestive. The fact that one of the affected areas is right under her left breast doesn't help.

* GameBreakingInjury: In season 2 of the cartoon, he is stung by a swarm of Black Bees. Although he survives, the Bee's venom makes it so that he can never, ever use Spiritual arts again. [[AssholeVictim. By that point, he really, really had it coming.]]