Lu Yuling

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lu Yuling (陆羽翎)
Alias(es)	Ice Maiden — the identity tied to the three souls reincarnated within her; she later merges with Ice Maiden and retains the name Lu Yuling 105 567 572
Species/Race	Human body inhabited by part of Ice Maiden's soul; Ice Maiden is an ice lotus demon cultivator and heir of the Myriad Monster Kingdom 105 573
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Asura Sect; Shadow Hall; Myriad Monster Kingdom royal lineage 158 573
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, Shadow Hall disciple, mechanical-puppet creator, and Asura Sect Sect Master's personal disciple 185 253 572
Status	Active 818
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Energy comprehended / official disciple	4	Had comprehended Qi Energy half a year before meeting Zhuge Xiang, making her one of the foremost geniuses of their generation.
Qi Cultivation Realm, Third Layer	22	Defeated Hua Nongying in the Grand Tournament through sustained pressure from Clear Wave Palm and concealed threads.
Qi Cultivation Realm, Fifth Layer	51	Her aura had advanced two layers by the time she commissioned Zhuge Xiang.
Meridian Opening Realm, Second Layer	96	Demonstrated Clear Mind State, Soaring Wave Steps, and an ice sword while passing the inner-disciple assessment against six Talisman Beasts.
Void Splitting Realm, Third Layer	166	Used Shadow Hall intelligence to locate a three-thousand-year Snow Lingzhi Mushroom, which healed her soul injuries and raised her cultivation.
Return to Simplicity Realm, First Layer	242 255	Reached the realm with help from the Heavenly Heart Begonia.
Divine Ability Stage, peak Tenth Layer	379	Absorbed Ice Maiden's natal Ice Lotus Seed, repairing much of her soul and gaining recovered memories.
Spell Control Stage	408	Advanced after the Hundred Emperors Tomb incident, gaining the capacity to cultivate and cast spells.
Golden Core Stage	558	Reached the required cultivation to return to the East Sea and fuse with Ice Maiden.
Void Returning Stage	567	Completed her fusion with Ice Maiden and passed Heavenly Tribulation.
Nascent Soul Stage, First to Fifth Layer	572 575	Later reports identify her as Nascent Soul Stage First Layer; comprehending the Heart Fighting Technique immediately raised her to Fifth Layer.
Dharma Aspect Realm, First Layer	665	Cultivated through thousands of clones using the Heart Fighting Technique.

Appearance

Lu Yuling is repeatedly described as an otherworldly beauty with a graceful figure, snow-like skin, and a cool, distant aura likened to a lone moon or an ice lotus on a snowy peak. She commonly wears flowing white dresses, and her appearance becomes increasingly mature and elegant as her cultivation grows 4 93 166 818.

• White gauze or snow-white dresses that flutter around her during movement and combat 4 27.
• Fair, jade-like hands; clear eyes; a poised, refined bearing 4 122.
• Her aloofness intensifies after recovering Ice Maiden's memories, making her feel difficult to approach 446 514.
• Her white-lotus clones are indistinguishable enough to initially deceive Zhuge Xiang's perception 664.

Personality

Lu Yuling is disciplined, reserved, and singularly focused on cultivation. Even as an early Asura Sect genius, she trains diligently and refuses to seize Zhuge Xiang's lakeside training ground by force, despite the sect's culture of strength and ruthlessness 4 5.

She is naturally aloof but fundamentally kind. She gives Zhuge Xiang practical advice rather than exploiting his inexperience, respects his secrets, and eventually entrusts him with the truth of her reincarnation 4 105. Her strategic nature appears in combat, puppet construction, resource gathering, and her decision to join Shadow Hall for its intelligence network 22 166.

Cultivation remains her highest priority. She considers rank, power, and romance potential impediments if they interfere with her path, though she retains a playful side around Zhuge Xiang and cannot fully maintain her cold façade with him 190 572 573. After receiving Ice Maiden's complete memories, her demeanor becomes markedly colder and more detached, though her original personality remains intact beneath that influence 446 514 572.

Abilities & Skills

Clear Wave Palm

A soft-looking palm art that spreads interlocking Qi like rippling water. Its field of influence entangles opponents, restricts movement, and makes direct approach dangerous 4 22.

• Suppressed Hua Nongying's Ghost Step and forced her to expend Qi during their prolonged duel 22.
• Combines effectively with hidden silk threads to bind an opponent's feet at a decisive moment 22.
• Assisted her mechanical puppet by controlling enemies and limiting their mobility 77.

Ice Heart Art and Clear Mind State

The Ice Heart Art grants Lu Yuling a Clear Mind State: a mental state that eliminates distractions and greatly improves perception, prediction, and reaction speed 27 96.

• Predicted and evaded Ling Wufeng's flying daggers before they were released 27.
• Allows her to discern enemy attacks and exploit precise openings 53 96.
• Lets her dodge attacks with minimal movement when paired with Soaring Wave Steps 77.
• Her exceptionally strong Spiritual Sense and Clear Mind State are considered signs of extraordinary future potential 96.

Soaring Wave Steps

A silent movement technique that uses intricate footwork while remaining smooth and fluid 53.

• Enables rapid, near-untraceable evasions in conjunction with Clear Mind State 53 96.
• Allowed her to avoid attacks from six one-star Talisman Beasts by extremely narrow margins 96.
• Lets her maneuver through forests and branches without making sound 53.

Mechanical Puppetry

Lu Yuling is a skilled puppet maker who uses formations, Monster Blood, Spirit Stones, rare metals, and magic tools to construct combat puppets 29 253.

• Bear-shaped mechanical puppet — made from Hundred Refinements Steel; its offensive and defensive power rivals a Body Tempering Realm Fourth or Fifth Layer cultivator 77.
• Yin Yang Demon Statue — a humanoid puppet with male and female faces, eighteen mid-grade Spirit Stones, Demon Blade Wings, and a fire-attributed attack capable of nearly breaking the Three Talents Formation 253.
• Uses puppets as shields, direct attackers, and formation-breaking weapons 77 253.
• Later enhanced her puppet work with Qi Breaking Blades and a flying magic tool obtained from Zhuge Xiang 242.

Ice Arts and Ice Eye

With Ice Maiden's inheritance and restored memories, Lu Yuling possesses extensive knowledge of ice-elemental techniques 446 462.

• Ice Eye — channels Qi through her vision to attack targets with frost, reducing their movement and attack speed 242.
• Used Ice Eye to freeze and repel Qiao Bufan when he attacked her during an auction she hosted 300.
• Can rapidly cast powerful ice spells, even temporarily restraining several Spell Control Stage cultivators 421.
• Uses ice magic with particular ease in cold environments 421.

Divination

After consuming the Heavenly Heart Begonia, Lu Yuling's strengthened soul restored portions of Ice Maiden's divination ability 230.

• Received a premonition of Zhuge Xiang's danger and warned him by letter before the event occurred 230.
• Her enhanced soul also recovered lost memories and knowledge from Ice Maiden's past 230 379.

Heart Fighting Technique and Cloning

Lu Yuling successfully comprehended the Asura Sect founder's Heart Fighting Technique, a method previously considered nearly impossible to understand 575.

• Her comprehension triggered a spiritual-energy storm and caused an immediate multi-layer breakthrough 575.
• Uses the technique through thousands of lotus-based clones on White Lotus Mountain 665.
• Her clones greatly accelerate her cultivation while allowing her to act through alternate bodies 664 665.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ice Silkworm Silk Glove — glove used alongside the Ice Heart Art during her duel with Ling Wufeng 27.
• Xuan-colored ice magic sword — inflicts sky-blue ice shards that slow enemies struck by it 96.
• Hidden silk threads — concealed battlefield tool used to bind an opponent's feet 22.
• Mechanical puppets — including the bear-shaped puppet and Yin Yang Demon Statue 77 253.
• Demon Blade Wings — flying magic tool selected to improve her puppet construct 242 253.
• Fire-Repelling Green Lotus — protected her and Zhuge Xiang while descending through lava to recover Ice Maiden's Ice Lotus Seed 378 380.
• Mysterious Yin Jade Heart — Yin-attributed treasure she sought in the Great Tang Dynasty before entering seclusion 446 514.

Background & History

Early Asura Sect Years

Lu Yuling was already a renowned prodigy among the Asura Sect's new disciples when she met Zhuge Xiang. She had comprehended Qi Energy ahead of nearly all of her generation and was regarded as one of its greatest talents 4. The two began training at the same lake after she politely asked to share the site rather than claiming it through force 4 5.

During the Grand Tournament, she reached the final against Zhuge Xiang. Her understated Clear Wave Palm, hidden threads, Ice Heart Art, and Clear Mind State revealed that her earlier victories had concealed substantial tactical depth 22 27 28.

Ice Maiden's Legacy

Lu Yuling later recruited Zhuge Xiang for an expedition to Ice Maiden's legacy abode, where they worked together against Monster Beasts and she trained Soaring Wave Steps 51 53. After becoming an Inner Core Disciple, she revealed that the body named Lu Yuling had originally died by drowning; Ice Maiden's three souls entered it during Ice Maiden's suppression in the East Sea 105.

Her soul was incomplete, leaving her with fragmented memories. She asked Zhuge Xiang to investigate Yi Bufan, whose name was tied to vague recollections surrounding Ice Maiden's past qi deviation 105 166.

Shadow Hall and Recovered Memories

Lu Yuling joined Shadow Hall largely for access to its intelligence resources. Using its network and information preserved in her fragmented memories, she located Snow Lingzhi Mushroom, healed her soul injuries, and made a major cultivation breakthrough 158 166.

The Heavenly Heart Begonia further strengthened her soul, restored divination ability, and helped her enter the Return to Simplicity Realm 221 230 242. She continued improving her puppets during the war, eventually fielding the Yin Yang Demon Statue to break the Three Talents Formation and free Zhuge Xiang 242 253.

Ice Lotus Seed and East Sea Quest

Inside the Hundred Emperors Tomb, Lu Yuling recovered Ice Maiden's natal Ice Lotus Seed from a lava lake. Absorbing it repaired much of her soul, restored additional memories, and rapidly elevated her to the peak of the Divine Ability Stage 378 379.

She then explained that Ice Maiden's supposed berserk state was connected to external forces and the splitting of her three souls rather than a simple loss of control. Zhuge Xiang agreed to accompany her to the East Sea to uncover the truth and rescue Ice Maiden 380 381.

Fusion with Ice Maiden

At the East Sea, Lu Yuling met Ice Maiden's sealed original body. Ice Maiden completed Lu Yuling's memories and passed on knowledge, techniques, and resources, causing Lu Yuling's temperament to become noticeably colder 445 446.

After obtaining the Mysterious Yin Jade Heart, Lu Yuling withdrew into seclusion to reach the Golden Core Stage. She then returned to the East Sea, merged fully with Ice Maiden, endured Heavenly Tribulation, and entered the Void Returning Stage 514 558 567.

Conflict with the Great Qin Empire

After her fusion, Lu Yuling revealed that Ice Maiden had been targeted because she was both a potential Asura Sect successor and the Saintess and heir of the Myriad Monster Kingdom. The Great Qin imperial family feared an alliance between the two powers 572 573.

Though she has no desire for rulership, Lu Yuling accepts that Ice Maiden's grievances against the imperial family must be addressed. She joins Zhuge Xiang's plan to investigate the Ying Clan and weaken the Great Qin Empire by restoring the Great Tang Dynasty's national destiny 573.

White Lotus Mountain

The Asura Sect later grants Lu Yuling White Lotus Mountain, its 109th Floating Mountain. There, she develops thousands of lotus clones through the Heart Fighting Technique and advances to the Dharma Aspect Realm 664 665.

Relationships

• Zhuge Xiang — Training partner, trusted confidant, and long-term cultivation companion. Lu Yuling entrusted him with her Three Souls Reincarnation secret, repeatedly undertook dangerous expeditions with him, and later allied with him against the Great Qin imperial family 4 105 380 573.
• Ice Maiden — Lu Yuling's original identity and the source of the three souls within her. Their eventual fusion restores Lu Yuling's memories, knowledge, and cultivation inheritance 105 446 567.
• Luo Ba — Asura Sect Master and Lu Yuling's master; she is identified as his direct or personal disciple 572 575.
• Demon Queen — Lu Yuling's mother through her identity as Ice Maiden and the Myriad Monster Kingdom's royal lineage 669.
• Howling Moon — Zhuge Xiang's beast companion, whom Lu Yuling temporarily kept confined after it caused chaos among inner disciples 166.
• Great Elder — Caused Ice Maiden's qi deviation in the past, but did so to prevent her death rather than to harm her 572.
• Mo Lingna — A tense associate; Mo Lingna's jealousy of Lu Yuling becomes apparent when the Southern Bright Bird King seeks revenge against Lu Yuling 431.

Notable Quotes

“Actually, I am not Lu Yuling. Or rather, this body is called Lu Yuling… my true identity… is Ice Maiden.” 105

“My lifelong wish is to improve my cultivation and stand at the pinnacle of this world, looking down on everything.” 573