Lin Qingyao

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Family and Rescue

Lin Qingyao grew up in the Lin family, whose Zhenyuan Escort Agency operated in Yuxi Prefecture. She practiced martial arts from childhood, favored a short sword, and developed a particular love of fine horses 10 39 45.

During an attack on the agency’s party, black-clad fighters overwhelmed her father, brothers, and their escorts. Wounded, Qingyao fled while her family covered the retreat, but several attackers pursued her. Shen Jingchuan killed her immediate pursuers, rescued her, and treated her serious back wound 3 47.

Unable to move her far enough to escape another search, Shen hid her in an abandoned cave dwelling. He left food and water, concealed the entrance beneath soil and debris, and maintained hidden air holes. He later verified Lin Yue’s identity before reuniting the siblings 5 6 9.

Lin Weiyuan and Lin Shan brought a carriage to take her home. Shen continued treating her injury at the family residence before teaching her maid Xiaoju how to change the dressing. Qingyao later reported a full recovery after approximately a month of rest 10 13 69.

Courtship and Marriage

Qingyao’s gratitude developed into romantic attachment. She defended Shen when her father questioned his claimed memory loss, worried about his safety after battle, and became distressed when he failed to return from an overnight outing 11 76 105.

His return with Bai Ruoli and Qinghe exposed the uncertainty of her position. Qingyao had privately chosen him as her future husband, partly because his treatment of her exposed back carried serious implications under local propriety. Seeing him bring home another woman before proposing left her feeling overlooked and wronged 105 106.

Lin Yue intervened, and Shen agreed to marry her, explicitly acknowledging that he liked her. Their betrothal was settled before the return journey to Yuxi Prefecture; by the newlywed period, she had become his wife 106 108 142.

Ambush on the Return Journey

During their return to Yuxi, Shen arranged for Qingyao to ride Treading Snow. When mounted attackers and black-clad foot soldiers surrounded them, she drew her short sword and followed him through the encirclement without panicking 109.

She then supported his decision to counterattack, addressing him as her husband. In the ensuing charge, she killed an enemy rider with a precise thrust to the throat, although Treading Snow’s own attacks frequently prevented other enemies from reaching her 110.

Azure Cloud Stronghold and the Ring Space

When the household left Yuxi Prefecture for Azure Cloud Stronghold, Qingyao helped lead the party through the government blockade. Using a submachine gun, she cleared the checkpoint and advanced up the mountain with Lin Shan and Lin Yue protecting her flanks 227.

After becoming a cultivator, she surrendered her firearms for others to use and accepted Shen’s instruction that cultivators should not lightly intervene in mortal wars. He subsequently taught her cultivation techniques for attack, defense, and everyday use 294 295.

Shen later brought Qingyao and the rest of his household into the Heaven and Earth Ring. There she met Xian’er and learned that Xian’er had taught him cultivation. The ring space became the setting for her continued advancement 370 422.

Appearance

• Build: Tall, standing over 1.7 meters, with a firm, athletic figure developed through years of martial training 142 353.
• Features: Large, expressive eyes and an elegant bearing associated with her upbringing in a prominent family 22 44.
• Clothing: Appears in a pale green jacket and skirt; wears armor, a helmet, and a faceguard during dangerous travel 44 109 110.

Personality

Qingyao is straightforward, spirited, and eager to join the action. She calls herself a heroine, enjoys weapons and fine steeds, and insists on attending lively gatherings even when her brothers tease her about having little interest in poetry or painting 45 69 110 144.

Her concern for others appears early: while badly wounded, she urges Shen to leave rather than risk himself for her. She later brings clothes and gold nuggets to the impoverished Su sisters and encourages them to eat well and recover their health 4 22.

Although bold in martial matters, she initially becomes shy around Shen and struggles to state her romantic expectations openly. As principal wife, she considers generosity toward his other partners a duty, but she still feels jealousy and sometimes expresses it through teasing 105 106 108 144 149.

She takes household propriety seriously, especially in her treatment of Yue’er. Nevertheless, their exchanges remain familiar and playful. In cultivation, Qingyao is resilient and competitive: she endures painful technique transmissions without complaint and dislikes falling behind the others 276 295 349 350.

Abilities & Skills

Swordsmanship and Mounted Combat

• Trained in martial arts since childhood and regularly practices swordplay after marriage 45 144.
• Favors a short sword and can exploit openings at close range, as shown by her killing thrust against an enemy rider 39 110.
• Maintains composure during ambushes and follows mounted charges through enemy formations 109 110.
• Her martial background gives her physical resilience and pain tolerance during cultivation instruction 276.

Marksmanship

• Quickly learns pistol operation, including inserting a magazine and releasing the safety 165.
• Places pistol shots in a tight cluster near the bullseye during practice 166.
• Improves her submachine-gun accuracy by shouldering one weapon at a time, then switching to a second loaded gun rather than reloading immediately 167.
• Uses a submachine gun in actual combat during the ascent to Azure Cloud Stronghold 227.

Five-Element Cultivation

• Possesses all five elemental affinities, though her Hidden Spirit Root initially makes detection and entry into cultivation difficult 272 276.
• Practices the heaven-grade Five Elements Qi Refining Instruction, transmitted directly into her mind by Shen Jingchuan 276.
• Absorbs Spiritual Qi from Spirit Stones and circulates it through her meridians into her Dantian 276.
• Uses Divine Sense to operate a Storage Ring after reaching Qi Refining First Layer 294.
• Initially cultivates through the night without noticing the time; Shen imposes a four-hour daily limit and later instructs the household to cultivate only at night 279 293.

Formations and Basic Spells

• Receives the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Linked Formation, which can only be practiced by those with a Five Spirit Root 295.
• Is taught the Cleaning Technique, Fireball Technique, Qi Gazing Technique, and rudimentary attack and defense methods 295.
• These techniques are documented as transmitted to her; the instruction scene does not establish her combat proficiency with them 295.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Short sword — Her customary weapon. Shen gives her a specially selected replacement with a narrow, lightweight blade 39 46.
• Protective armor — Supplied by Shen for travel; she wears it during the return-journey ambush 71 72 109.
• Pistol and compact submachine guns — former equipment — Used for training and the stronghold journey. She gives one submachine gun to Lin Yue and later hands over her remaining firearms and ammunition for redistribution 165 167 227 271 294.
• Storage Ring — Given by Shen after she becomes a cultivator; allows her to store and retrieve objects through Divine Sense 294.
• Cultivation resources — Receives Spirit Stones for early training and later ten bottles of High-Grade Qi Nourishing Pills 276 279 350.
• Timepiece — A gift from Shen that she enthusiastically learns to use alongside Yue’er 83.

Relationships

• Shen Jingchuan — Rescuer, husband, and cultivation instructor. Their relationship develops from medical care and gratitude into marriage; he later enables her entry into cultivation 3 106 142 276.
• Lin Weiyuan — Father and chief escort of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency. He organizes her recovery and indulges her curiosity despite occasional exasperation 10 69.
• Lin Shan — Eldest brother. Helps bring her home after her injury and recognizes the cause of her distress over Bai Ruoli 10 11 106.
• Lin Yue — Second brother, who affectionately calls her Xiao Yao. Searches for her after the attack, frequently teases her, and presses Shen to resolve their marriage 9 69 76 106.
• Bai Ruoli — Fellow wife in Shen’s household. Qingyao initially finds her arrival painful, but they later share friendly conversation, mutual praise, and household concerns 105 293 350.
• Yue’er — Maidservant and close companion. Qingyao corrects her breaches of propriety while acknowledging her wish to become Shen’s partner 31 295 349.
• Ju’er / Xiaoju — Personal maid who learns to care for Qingyao’s wound and later guards her during cultivation 13 69 276.
• Su Qingshu and Su Qinghua — Shen’s adopted younger sisters. Qingyao welcomes them with clothing, encouragement, and gold; they later address her as a sister-in-law 22 273.
• Treading Snow — Whirlwind Horse she rides during the ambush. The mare’s powerful attacks protect her at close quarters 109 110.

Notable Quotes

“Young Master Shen, hurry and leave. You were only passing by. There’s no reason for you to wade into these muddy waters for me.” 4

“I’ll do as—” She paused for an instant, her tone growing a little deeper. “As my husband says.” 110

“If I hadn’t broken through soon, wouldn’t they all have left me behind?” 349