At a glance
- Sect head. A roaming Daoist, Bi Yuan heads the Tianxuan Sect and paid scant attention to technique or the secrets of Heaven's Way.
- Battle on the statue grounds. From the Well of the Three Puppets, Soul crosses the Grand Covered Bridge to reach the statue grounds of the Village of Lu, where he is fought.
- Tianxuan Bronze Sword. His defeat yields the Tianxuan Bronze Sword, which is a main weapon, and also loosens the village well's initial thread seal.
- Another bout. The Banyan Tree challenge in Pangzhen includes a second battle against him.
Overview
Master Bi Yuan heads the Tianxuan Sect; you fight this Daoist swordsman in the Village of Lu.
Tianxuan, his sword, is a weighty, edgeless blade marked by faintly shining diamond patterns. Standing in one place, he draws circles with it, and the eight trigrams join his attack and defence into one.
Beyond the Grand Covered Bridge, in the statue grounds, players take him on. This story boss rewards the Tianxuan Bronze Sword. Bi Yuan's request is what brought the monk Master Bi Hai to the village, whereas the Daoist Bi Di, his junior brother, can be found afterwards in Pangzhen.
Relationships
- Daoist Bi DiJunior brotherDaoist Bi DiJunior brother
Both belong to one sect, and Bi Di addresses Bi Yuan as Senior Brother.
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- Master Bi HaiMonk who heeded the summonsMaster Bi HaiMonk who heeded the summons
Hoping faith could wake the bewildered, Bi Hai came after Bi Yuan sent for him.
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Background
A Drifter Who Banished Spirits
Neither the secrets of Heaven's Way nor technical mastery interested Bi Yuan. Carefree, he roamed the land, expelling spirits from villages and tracking demons across farmland.
Passing through the Village of Lu a few months earlier, he saw puppets crawling over the ground and red blooms spread across the visages of deities and buddhas alike. Shaken, he sent word to a longtime companion, parted from his sect, and returned to look into matters.
Role in the Story
Trapped Among the Puppets
Upon his return, the villagers were all unable to distinguish people from puppets, and each of them trusted the Herald's falsehoods. He lifted his sword to keep them back, yet the puppets' agonised wails gave him pause, and the Herald's strings wrapped around him.
Soul faces only his body on the statue grounds. Once it drops, the puppets near the well free their souls.
Summoning Master Bi Hai
The monk Master Bi Hai was invited by him to the village, and he came though past seventy. Afterwards Bi Di states that his senior brother kept faith with the Mandate and died with no regrets.
Temperament & Drives
His dialogue shows someone worried about how the world has fared. To a Junior Sister he says that years in the mountains have kept her from seeing the depth of the world's decline, observes that teahouses now praise bandits, and concludes that answering violence with violence solves nothing. In his view, following the trouble back to its origin could point to a path ahead.
Missions Featured
| Appearance | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Master Bi Yuan of the Tianxuan Sect | Boss fight | Story fight held at the Village of Lu's statue grounds, near the Lady Grounds bell. The prize is the Tianxuan Bronze Sword, and the village well's initial thread seal is loosened too. |
| Banyan Tree (Challenge Location) | Optional | A challenge in Pangzhen in which Soul beats waves of foes before a second duel with Bi Yuan. |
Gameplay
Getting to him means following the route from the Well of the Three Puppets onto the Grand Covered Bridge, crossing into the village, and entering the statue grounds, which starts the battle. When he has fallen, the arena's Lady Grounds bell can be used.
Gear and Transport
Tianxuan and the Bronze Sword
Tianxuan is the weighty, edgeless blade he holds. What you take from him, the Tianxuan Bronze Sword, is an old bronze greatsword that Bi Yuan once carried. Its Natural Order ability lowers Sha-Chi consumption while blocking, yet disables parrying.
Quotes
Remarks to a Junior Sister
“Junior Sister... you have dwelled in the mountains for too long.”
A voiced line from Master Bi Yuan.
“Meeting violence with violence is no solution.”
A voiced line from Master Bi Yuan.
Frequently asked questions
Which place hosts the Master Bi Yuan battle?
On the Village of Lu's statue grounds, beyond the Grand Covered Bridge.
What reward comes from defeating Master Bi Yuan?
You get the Tianxuan Bronze Sword, and the village well's first thread seal breaks.
Are Bi Yuan, Bi Di and Bi Hai one and the same?
They are not. Bi Di, a Daoist in his sect, is his junior brother. Bi Hai, a monk from Kuye Temple, came when summoned by him.