Tan Yueqing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tan Yueqing (檀月清)
Alias(es)	Senior Sister Tan; Junior Sister Tan 25 450
Species/Race	Human 112
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Tianyi Sect; Slaughter Ice Peak 20
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; direct disciple of True Monarch Tinghan 20 264
Status	Active 867
First Appearance	Chapter 20

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refining Sixth Stage	112	Reaches the sixth stage in under three and a half months.
Qi Refining Seventh Stage	122	Breaks through during the northern mission period.
Qi Refining Eighth Stage	144	Reveals this cultivation during True Man Tun Tie's cave-mansion challenge.
Early Foundation Establishment	186	Advances while surviving and fighting through Chaotic Wind Cliff during Lin Qi's year-long absence.
Black Water Swallowing Thunder Art — Great Perfection	257	Completes the art to perfection, giving her strength beyond cultivators of a higher spiritual-energy stage.
Mid Foundation Establishment	264	Breaks through after enduring three years in Chaotic Wind Cliff.
Body Tempering — Foundation Establishment Great Perfection	264	Her body cultivation reaches Great Perfection Foundation Establishment.
Black Water Swallowing Thunder Art — full scroll completed	455	Continues body cultivation after leaving Chaotic Wind Cliff and completes an entire scroll of the technique.

Background

Tan Yueqing was the standout of her Tianyi Sect recruitment cohort. She reached the summit of the Immortal Ascension Ladder in five hours, finishing fifty steps ahead of second place, and was pursued by both True Monarch Tinghan of Slaughter Ice Peak and True Monarch Xiuyue of Broken Sword Peak. She ultimately became Tinghan's disciple. 20

Before entering Slaughter Ice Peak, Tan Yueqing had hoped to join Zonglei Peak under True Monarch Qingyun. She later recognized that Lin Qi had become Qingyun's exceptional “fated disciple,” rather than entering through the normal recruitment assembly. 24

Her friendship with Lin Qi began in the Lübing Abyss. Tan Yueqing proposed including Chen En in a three-person third-tier Spirit Gathering Array, reasoning that cultivation resources should be used to strengthen oneself. The trio cultivated together for over ten days, and Lin Qi's breakthrough to Qi Refining Fourth Stage established Tan Yueqing and Lin Qi as open rivals. 25

Appearance

Tan Yueqing presents a cold, restrained image in battle. During her reunion with Lin Qi in the Northern and Southern Mountain Range, she wore white robes, carried a long sword and the Three-Turn Exquisite Umbrella, and emanated enough chill to freeze the surrounding terrain. 446

• Wields a slender silver sword wreathed in frosty aura. 169
• Fights with the Three-Turn Exquisite Umbrella, a distinctive growth-type spirit artifact. 87
• Her expression is commonly described as calm, cold, or distant even in dangerous confrontations. 167 446

Personality

Tan Yueqing is composed, observant, and sparing with words. She quickly deduced Lin Qi's identity from the unusual access and treatment she received at Lübing Abyss, and she often delivers concern through blunt, indirect remarks rather than open sentiment. 24 25

Her calm exterior conceals a highly competitive and fierce nature. She treats Lin Qi as both a rival and a companion, pushes herself to keep pace with her, and willingly adopted dangerous lightning body-tempering after witnessing Lin Qi's resolve. 25 110

Tan Yueqing is resilient despite considering herself exceptionally unlucky. Years of difficult travel and missed opportunities honed her endurance, state of mind, and willingness to keep moving forward rather than retreat from danger. 441 451

She is also sentimental and repeatedly chooses to trust others despite prior betrayals. This strength becomes a vulnerability when she risks herself to rescue Fang Ling, who later stabs her through the heart. 613 614

Abilities & Skills

Ice Sword Intent

Tan Yueqing is an accomplished sword cultivator whose cold-aligned Sword Intent can contest powerful opponents.

• Her Sword Intent can form an independent fighting space when clashing with Lin Qi's Tai Chi Sword Intent. 169
• Uses Cold Qi Sword Intent as a close-range killing technique during her escape from Foundation Establishment pursuers. 186
• Her Frost Sword Intent was used as the benchmark for Xu Ying's intensive combat training. 159
• Can combine her swordplay with ice-based spells and the Three-Turn Exquisite Umbrella in sustained duels. 169

Ice Spells

Tan Yueqing employs direct, destructive ice techniques rather than Lin Qi's comparatively gentler method of controlling cold energy.

• Void Devouring Snowfall Technique creates widespread snowfall but heavily drains her Dantian; after casting it, she required roughly half an hour to recover. 99
• She expels Fire Fiend energy by compressing ice-element power inside a ferocious beast until ice and fire collide explosively. 103
• Her mastery of basic spells was strong enough to help spark a sect-wide trend of re-cultivating foundational spells. 151

Black Water Swallowing Thunder Art

Tan Yueqing exchanged the Five Rounds Blood Condensing Cold Art for Lin Qi's Black Water Swallowing Thunder Art, then pursued lightning body tempering despite nearly dying during the process. 111

• Raises her physical strength and enables her to fight with the Three-Turn Exquisite Umbrella at close range. 160
• At Great Perfection, manifests a glazed, water-like protective layer over her skin. 263
• Her body cultivation remains less specialized than Lin Qi's; she failed the ninety-eighth level of the Black Tortoise Heavenly Ladder after being unable to overcome Lin Qi's body-technique trial. 575

Five Rounds Blood Condensing Cold Art

A secret ice-element technique Tan Yueqing offered to Lin Qi in exchange for the Black Water Swallowing Thunder Art. 111

• Its five stages are Condensing Acupoints, Meridians, Dantian, Body, and Blood. 111
• Its introductory cold needles strike acupoints to disrupt or block an opponent's spiritual-energy circulation. 111
• The technique is particularly suited to ambushes and precision attacks. 111

Puppet Arts

Tan Yueqing received the complete Puppet Arts inheritance from the Six Gods Cave and later began refining new puppets. 610 677

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Three-Turn Exquisite Umbrella — High-grade, growth-type spirit artifact capable of splitting into three umbrellas for attack and defense; Tan Yueqing later plans to reshape it for her improved cultivation. 87 115 474
• Silver sword — Her primary sword, associated with frosty Sword Intent. 169
• Fire Pattern Divine Soul Needles — Three fiery amber needles refined for her by Artifact Master Zongyi. 484
• Dao Capturing Net — Used to capture Moonlight Frost Butterflies near a Dao Intent Tree. 458
• Ice-carved phoenix hairpin — Used by Lin Qi to locate Tan Yueqing in the Northern and Southern Mountain Range. 446

Relationships

• Lin Qi — Closest friend, long-term cultivation companion, and friendly rival. They cultivate, trade techniques, fight together, and continue challenging each other even after years apart. 25 169 441 451
• True Monarch Tinghan — Master of Slaughter Ice Peak. Tinghan becomes increasingly protective of Tan Yueqing and regards her as his most valued disciple after her survival and progress in Chaotic Wind Cliff. 20 264
• Chen En — Fellow cultivator who shared the third-tier Spirit Gathering Array with Tan Yueqing and Lin Qi in Lübing Abyss. 25
• Xu Ying — Business partner in the Cold Stone trade and later a sparring student; Tan Yueqing gives her candid combat feedback during Lin Qi's training program. 69 159
• Shen Xiaojun — Companion in Chaotic Wind Cliff. Tan Yueqing repeatedly protects him while fleeing Foundation Establishment attackers. 185 186
• Yuan Xi — Fellow Tianyi Sect disciple and later partner in the Six Gods Cave, where both receive major inheritances. 610 677
• Fang Ling — A cultivator Tan Yueqing risks herself to rescue, only to be betrayed and stabbed through the heart. 613 614

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Tianyi Sect recruitment and Lübing Abyss — Establishes herself as the top Immortal Ascension Ladder recruit, joins Slaughter Ice Peak, and begins her rivalry with Lin Qi. 20 25
• Bishui Town northern mission — Cooperates with Lin Qi and Xu Ying in the Cold Stone business, develops ice techniques through expelling Fire Fiend energy, and fights beside Lin Qi against evil cultivators. 69 103 115
• Sect Grand Competition — Demonstrates the strength of her Sword Intent and Three-Turn Exquisite Umbrella, then duels Lin Qi in a closely contested match. 168 169
• Chaotic Wind Cliff punishment — Is punished alongside Lin Qi for secretly learning and exchanging techniques. She survives the cliff's chaos, reaches Foundation Establishment, and spends years advancing her body cultivation. 174 186 264
• Northern and Southern Mountain Range trials — Leaves Tianyi Sect for prolonged experience, gains extensive combat experience, reunites with Lin Qi, and helps pursue entry into the Sea of Dao Intent. 261 446 451
• Villain's Valley — Helps stabilize Po Jun Territory, then departs to take on Lian Zhen and Wu Qu Territories herself. 529 530
• Central Continent ambush — Is lured into an evil-cultivator ambush while rescuing Fang Ling; survives with Lin Qi and Dao Lord Tian Xuan's aid but is betrayed by Fang Ling afterward. 613 614
• Six Gods Cave — Receives a cultivation technique and the complete inheritance of Puppet Arts alongside Yuan Xi. 677

Notable Quotes

“All resources exist to improve your strength. Once you become strong enough, you will not have to worry about resources.” 25

“You are no match for me!” 167

Trivia

• Tan Yueqing was the first person to reach the summit of the Immortal Ascension Ladder in her recruitment cohort. 20
• She initially wanted to become True Monarch Qingyun's disciple rather than joining Slaughter Ice Peak. 24
• An evil cultivator once mistook Lin Qi for Tan Yueqing because of Lin Qi's combat ability and reputation. 115
• Tan Yueqing openly considers her fortune poor, especially compared with Luo Ci and his unusually fortunate family line. 450 451