Ten Witches: The Alchemist, Wuyang

According to the Chinese mythology The Classic of Mountains and Seas.（“山海经”） Ten witches are ten ancient human females that inherit devine knowledge from the goddess of Life, Nvwa. And dedicated to discovering the origin of our consciousness. Each one of them specializes in different knowledge. During thousands of years of research, their bodies and minds are adapted to be more and more distant from humans.

Wuyang invented alchemy, which was later inherited by Science and Daoism. The stove slave she rides on is climbing an endless journey on the mountain of coral. It swallows the coral as fuel, compounding elixir which is designed by Wuyang. Some elixirs can heal any disease, others can be the most destructive weapon. However, her ultimate goal is to find the elixir that gives birth to human consciousness.
This character is from "Keep Outers: the Origin of Everything". An epic story about the birth of the world and gods, as well as the origin of human beings.