Lin Qingzhi

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Power Progression

Background and History

Lin Qingzhi was an orphan recovered from a battlefield by the Liang Kingdom’s Zhenhai Army military governor, Lin Liangcai, who adopted him. He served as the third prince Xiao Xiangdao’s game attendant before Lu Changsheng accepted him as a disciple 3 28.

On Azure Cloud Peak, Lu Changsheng repeatedly used Transmission Empowerment to accelerate his cultivation. Lin initially begged his master not to sacrifice cultivation for him, but came to trust his guidance completely 4 6 26.

After Lu Changsheng ascended, Lin governed Shushan as its twenty-ninth Sect Master for over a thousand years. He appointed Lu Qinglian as his successor before ascending to the Immortal Realm 321.

Appearance

Lin was initially described as ordinary-looking, but later acquired the bearing of an enlightened cultivator and, after entering the Dao Integration Realm, a grandmaster 35 121 297.

• He has long black hair and wears Daoist robes 245.
• In the Qingping Sword Sect, his robe bore the sect’s emblem 443.

Personality

Lin is honest, pure-hearted and peaceable. He generally avoids drawing attention to himself, even suppressing his cultivation during the Shushan Disciple Conference and deliberately losing to Chen Yao 8 19 23 24. His gratitude toward Lu Changsheng is equally sincere: after receiving an ordinary stone from him, Lin assumed it had a deeper meaning and burned incense before it daily 7.

Though often considered slow-witted, Lin is exceptionally focused and patient. His interest in chess and military texts developed into a talent for strategy, while his Childlike Heart supports sudden enlightenment 28 73. He can also remain composed under pressure: after hearing that Imperial Son Ku intended to marry Chen Yao, he calmed his anger and recognized the announcement as an attempt to target Lu Changsheng 681.

Abilities and Skills

Childlike Heart and Innate Spirit Vein

Lin’s natural talents give him single-minded focus and the capacity for sudden enlightenment 6 73.

• His enlightenment upon entering the Nascent Soul Realm brought the Grand Profound Art and Soaring Cloud Swordsmanship to mastery 73.
• In the Immortal Realm, an epiphany carried him from Earth Immortal directly to Heavenly Immortal 374.
• His innocent heart and Innate Spirit Vein made animals naturally feel close to him 7.

Evergreen Body

Lin acquired this special physique from the Divine Wood Immortal Emperor’s inheritance 107.

• It draws on Spiritual Qi gathered by trees and absorbs plant essence, aiding cultivation and favoring prolonged battles 142 213 321.
• It blocked Wang Qin’s poisonous True Qi during their match 464.

Swordsmanship and Formations

Lin follows the Sword Dao and builds a deep foundation before advancing. At the Golden Core Realm, he possessed more than twice the Spiritual Qi of ordinary cultivators at the same realm 59 68.

• Soaring Cloud Swordsmanship: Its highest move, One Sword Opens Heaven’s Gate, met Chen Yao’s Heavenly Azure Sword head-on 24.
• Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect: He condensed True Qi into spirit swords to kill a higher-realm Myriad Poison Valley elder 142.
• Heavenly Gang Sword Formation: He learned to control multiple flying swords and later used eighteen against both Demon Sect elders and heavenly tribulation 197 236 245.
• True Martial Nine Forms and Hunyuan Sword Scripture: Lu Changsheng taught him both sword arts; Lin quickly grasped the scripture’s first layer 174 248.
• Divine King Sword Scripture: He used its swordsmanship against Wang Qin, drawing on the Spiritual Qi of trees in the Cloud Realm 464.

Strategy and Tracking

• Lin studied chess and military strategy under the influence of his adoptive father, applying his strategic thinking against Sima Kuang 28 30.
• He used the Ten-Thousand-Mile Tracking Technique to follow Demon-Summoning Devil Palace remnants into Wind-Thunder Pavilion, where he patiently lay hidden for a year 255.

Equipment and Items

• Azure Nether Sword — His early sword, used against Chen Yao and Sima Kuang; it eventually shattered after repeated battles 24 30 82.
• Azure Cloud Sword and Azure Firmament Sword — Flying swords bestowed by Lu Changsheng for travel and battle, respectively 85.
• Dragon-Pattern Ancient Cauldron — A treasure capable of gathering Spiritual Qi, refining pills and suppressing enemies 91.
• Nameless divine wood — A charred piece of wood from the Divine Wood Immortal Emperor’s cave. Later, it became a withered tree that sprouted new buds before returning to branch form 107 423 721.
• Heavenly Silkworm Soft Armor — Helped him survive divine thunder during his Void Refinement tribulation 244 245.
• Xuanhuang Pagoda — A defensive treasure that helped him escape a Wind-Thunder Pavilion Grand Supreme Elder 247 258.
• Azurewood Radiance Sword — A Middle-Grade Immortal Sword used during his Dao Integration tribulation 297.
• Azure Emperor Divine Radiance Sword — The sword he summoned before leaving to undergo his ascension tribulation 321.
• Myriad Beings Seal — A Merit Law Treasure that absorbed part of the thunder during his Immortal Emperor tribulation 504.
• Netherflame Sword — Bestowed by Lu Changsheng in the Chaotic Realm and later used against Demon Realm cultivators 721 729.

Relationships

• Lu Changsheng — His master, who accepted him at Shushan, repeatedly empowered and equipped him, and later reunited with him in the Immortal Realm 3 4 443.
• Chen Yao — His former conference opponent, sparring partner and eventual Dao companion. After their reunion in the Immortal Realm, the Profound Maiden Palace opposed their remaining together 24 35 321 589.
• Lin Liangcai — His adoptive father and the Liang Kingdom military governor who rescued him as an orphan 3 121.
• Lu Qinglian — His junior sister and sparring partner. He later appointed her Shushan’s thirtieth Sect Master 21 321.
• Xiao Xiangdao — The Liang Kingdom’s third prince, whom Lin once served as a game attendant. Xiao later became jealous of Lin and joined Blood Sea Hall in the Immortal Realm 3 145 423.
• Azure Dragon Protector — A Qingping Sword Sect protector who saved Lin from demons after his ascension and accepted him as a disciple 443.
• Li Jianfei — Lin’s disciple, who reunited with him after Lin returned to Lu Changsheng’s tutelage 297 443.

Story Role and Major Arcs

• Shushan training: Lin reached the conference’s top eight, concealed his strength against Chen Yao, and later killed Sima Kuang during his year-long training mission 23 24 30.
• Xun Mountain mission: He provoked and wounded Void Young Master to lure him out of the black market, using the ensuing fight as an opportunity to seek a breakthrough 67 68.
• Divine Wood inheritance: In the Immortal Ruins, he inherited the Evergreen Body and emerged at the seventh layer of the Nascent Soul Realm 107.
• Return to Liang: He saved Liang soldiers from a Hui Serpent, reunited with his adoptive family and spent ten days living as a mortal before entering seclusion 121.
• Luzhou investigation: He infiltrated Wind-Thunder Pavilion to investigate the Demon-Summoning Devil Palace. He eventually returned to Shushan gravely injured but carrying intelligence 255 258.
• Immortal Realm reunion: After joining the Qingping Sword Sect, he escaped Blood Sea Hall with help from Lu Changsheng and Li Changye, then returned to his original master’s tutelage 443.
• Yaochi Conference: He resisted Wang Qin’s poison, forced his surrender and was placed forty-seventh on the Qilin Ranking 464.
• Chaotic Realm: Lu Changsheng found him cultivating in an unknown spacetime at the Sixth-Grade God King Realm. Lin later fought Demon Realm cultivators alongside Chen Yao 721 729.