The novel's ultimate villain. He is the illegitimate son of a Demon Realm saintess and a cultivator, carrying blood of both immortal and demon. Despised by both the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm, he lost his mother as a child and wandered alone for years. Luo Qingyuan brought him to the Qingyun Sect and became his only light. Because the original Su Wan repeatedly harmed and framed Luo Qingyuan, Xie Yanci harbored deep murderous intent toward her. In the original plot, after failing to win Luo Qingyuan's love, his demonic energy would erupt, he would become the ruthless Demon Lord, and eventually kill Ling Chen before Luo Qingyuan took her own life.
