Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Qingtan (青檀) |
| Alias(es) | Tan'er |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Lin Family |
| Status | Alive |
| First Appearance | Chapter 5 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Body Tempering Sixth Level | 35 | Began cultivating Origin Power; her Fiend Devil Body enabled unusually rapid progress. |
| Body Tempering Seventh Level | 41 | Reached this level after two months with little harsh training, absorbing ambient Origin Power far faster than ordinary cultivators. |
| Origin Core Realm Great Perfection | 159 | Used the Extreme Fiend Yin Dragon Saliva to release and compress years of accumulated Yin Fiend Energy into a Yin Core, gaining complete control over her Fiend Devil Body. She subsequently refined a Bone Spirit Cold Fire seed. |
Background & History
Qingtan is Lin Xiao's adopted daughter, raised by Lin Xiao and Liu Yan alongside Lin Dong. Though not related by blood, she and Lin Dong grew up closer than siblings, while her adoptive parents treated her as their own daughter 5 8.
She entered the Lin Family's Back Mountain to gather Azure Origin Grass for Lin Dong's cultivation before the Clan Competition. A Scorpion Leopard cornered her over the herbs; although frightened, she told Lin Yan to flee rather than be endangered for her sake. Lin Yan killed the beast and escorted her home, overturning her belief that he was merely a frail and unreliable relative 5 6 7 8.
Her Fiend Devil Body periodically erupted with freezing Yin Fiend Energy, leaving her in severe pain. Lin Yan's Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire could temporarily relieve the symptoms, earning her trust and changing the way she viewed him 9 10. As Lin Yan increasingly visited the household, Qingtan's feelings for him gradually developed beyond the security she had previously found only in Lin Dong 13 28.
She later accompanied Lin Yan to Flame City, where their relationship deepened through travel, shopping, and mutual protection 73 74 81. When her condition became critical, Lin Yan used the Extreme Fiend Yin Dragon Saliva to trigger and guide the release of her Yin Fiend Energy. Qingtan condensed a Yin Core, resolved her uncontrolled outbreaks, and refined the Bone Spirit Cold Fire seed he gave her 158 159.
After Lin Yan and Lin Dong left Flame City, Qingtan remained with the family and rose to become the Flame City Lin Family's strongest expert 159 218. Ten years after the battle against the Otherworldly Demon Emperor, she joined Lin Yan, Lin Dong, and Ling Qingzhu in opening a plane channel from the Chaotic Demon Sea 231.
The narration foreshadows that she will become Bo Xuan's disciple, the sixth Hall Master of the Darkness Hall, head of the Darkness Tribunal, and Alliance Master of the Four Xuan Regions Alliance 5.
Appearance
Qingtan is a delicate young woman with picturesque brows and eyes, snow-white skin, and a gentle, naturally captivating presence. She is often described in pale or light-colored clothing 5 36 158.
- Fair complexion and delicate features 5
- Bright, expressive eyes 5 7
- Slender figure 7
- Her appearance becomes visibly eerie during severe Yin Fiend Energy eruptions, when black lines appear in her eyes and frost spreads around her 159
Personality
Qingtan is compassionate and self-sacrificing. Even while trapped by the Scorpion Leopard, she prioritized Lin Yan's safety and asked him to deliver a farewell to her family rather than risk himself for her 5 6. Her concern for Lin Dong similarly drove her to search the Back Mountain for spirit herbs despite the danger 5.
She is also spirited, playful, and unwilling to be slighted. She teases Lin Yan, keeps his secret after witnessing his flame, and becomes openly angry when Xie Ting insults her family 7 20 37. While affectionate and patient toward Lin Yan's cultivation, she can be jealous and possessive when other women show interest in him 35 75.
Abilities & Skills
Fiend Devil Body
Qingtan possesses the Fiend Devil Body, an exceptionally powerful yin-fiend constitution with extraordinary cultivation potential 5.
- Absorbs Origin Power at a rate far beyond ordinary cultivators, enabling rapid advancement with comparatively little training 41
- Cannot coexist with Pure Yang Energy, unlike other yin-fiend constitutions 32
- Initially caused uncontrollable cold-qi outbreaks that left her in extreme pain 9 10
- Required the release and condensation of accumulated Yin Fiend Energy into a Yin Core to stabilize 159
Yin Core and Yin Fiend Energy
After condensing her Yin Core, Qingtan gained direct control over the immense Yin Fiend Energy accumulated within her body 159.
- Her Origin Core contains pure Yin Fiend Power rather than ordinary Yin-Yang Power 159
- The released energy froze the stone platform beneath her and chilled the surrounding courtyard 159
- Her breakthrough carried her from the Heavenly Origin Realm through multiple Origin Core stages to Origin Core Realm Great Perfection in one eruption 159
Bone Spirit Cold Fire
Lin Yan gifted Qingtan a Bone Spirit Cold Fire seed after she stabilized her Fiend Devil Body. Her constitution proved exceptionally compatible with it 159.
- Refined the seed immediately after swallowing it 159
- Her Yin Fiend Energy nourished the flame, allowing it to reach the Blazing Body stage in a short time 159
- Can manifest a terrifyingly cold bone-white flame from her palm 159
- Combined with her Fiend Devil Body and Origin Core Realm Great Perfection cultivation, Lin Yan judged her capable of contending with an ordinary Creation Realm practitioner 159
Relationships
- Lin Yan — Her rescuer, trusted confidant, and eventual beloved. He repeatedly helps suppress and ultimately resolve her Fiend Devil Body condition; by the finale, he has found love with Qingtan and Ling Qingzhu 5 10 35 159 231.
- Lin Dong — Adopted elder brother and childhood companion. They are closer than blood siblings, and Lin Dong is intensely protective of her 8 10 28.
- Lin Xiao — Adoptive father. He worries for her safety and forbids her from entering the Back Mountain alone 5 8.
- Liu Yan — Adoptive mother. She worries deeply over Qingtan's late return and later views Lin Yan as a suitable match for her 8 9.
- Little Thunder — Lin Yan's companion. Qingtan grows affectionate toward him and gives him a collar alongside Lin Yan 81.
- Bo Xuan — Her foretold future master, the Darkness Hall Master of the Northern Xuan Region 5.