Lin Xiao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Xiao (林枭)
Alias(es)	Blood Sabre Yama; Honorary Prince Ying 106 307
Species/Race	Human; a college student from Earth reincarnated into a Jinyiwei body on the Zhenwu Continent 1
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Formerly the Wu Kingdom's Jinyiwei; disciple of Helian Mountain 307 319
Occupation/Role	Former Jinyiwei officer, Thousand-Household Commander, Pacification Envoy, and Imperial Guard; Helian Mountain disciple 27 104 238 319
Status	Active 493
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Peak Acquired Realm	1	Reached within an hour after receiving and mastering the Purple Mist Divine Skill, Blood Sabre Technique, and Divine Swift Travel through the Strongest Martial Arts System.
Innate Realm, Seventh Stage	14	Broke through after completing the thirteenth level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill; gained the force of thirteen dragons and thirteen elephants.
Grandmaster Realm	27	Advanced after cultivating the Heaven and Earth Converging Yin-Yang Great Compassion Ode.
Third-Rank Grandmaster	33	Reached after comprehending the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms; his physical strength alone could contend with Grandmasters.
Great Grandmaster Perfection	173	His public record still listed him as a peak Great Grandmaster despite his actual advancement to Great Grandmaster Perfection.
Void Shattering Realm	193	Suppressed his breakthrough to lure enemies, then entered the realm and slew multiple experts.
Mid-Stage Void Shattering Realm	240	Advanced after killing Yan Zheng and absorbing ten percent of the world's Qi Luck.
Perfected Void Shattering Realm	295	Concealed the breakthrough while retreating in the Southern Wilderness to stabilize his foundation.
Half-Step Martial Saint	296	Reached the realm after consolidating his insights from his battle with Yan Luo.
Martial Saint Realm	310	Broke through amid his battle against Ji Wudao and defeated him.
Human Immortal Realm	350	Became a Human Immortal and began refining pills in the Immortal Spirit Realm.

Background / History

Lin Xiao was originally a college student from Earth who awakened in the body of a low-ranking Jinyiwei in the Wu Kingdom. He received the Strongest Martial Arts System, whose beginner package gave him three max-level martial arts and immediately established his cultivation foundation 1.

After proving himself against Li Yue, Lin Xiao earned court recognition and was promoted to Squad Leader. He was granted a Flying Fish Uniform and Embroidered Spring Blade, then ordered to take office in Ding Province 7 11. There, he built a power base by subduing Xue Shan and Chang Le, solving the Flower Plucking Bandit case, suppressing Stability Prefecture's martial world, and destroying opponents who challenged imperial authority 21 26 30 39.

His rise drew imperial favor. Emperor Ji Wudao promoted him to Thousand-Household Commander, while Lin Xiao's victories and political usefulness steadily expanded his authority 27 59. He later became a Pacification Envoy, an Imperial Guard, and the Emperor's son-in-law through his marriage to Su Wan'er 104 238 307.

Lin Xiao's relationship with Ji Wudao eventually collapsed. After discovering the threat posed to Su Wan'er through the poison Drunken Dream, he chose to oppose the Emperor's designs. He defeated Ren Tianya and Ji Wudao, broke into the Martial Saint Realm, and watched Ji Wudao ascend after their battle 308 309 310.

After entering the Immortal Spirit Realm, Lin Xiao became a disciple of Helian Mountain through Guiyi Old Ancestor. He pursued inheritances, uncovered Helian Mountain's attempts to guide his path, and began confronting the Radiant Light Temple 319 337. Using the Dragon String Jade's transformation ability, he impersonated the slain Chu Ziyue and infiltrated the Radiant Light Temple from within 381 393. He eventually revealed his true identity to trusted companions, including Wei Wuji and Chen Yan 493.

Appearance

Lin Xiao is a handsome young man with sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, thin lips, and a naturally cold, imposing temperament. His bearing is described as calm and ruthless, especially when combined with an official uniform or weapon at his side 19 105.

• Often wears the Jinyiwei Flying Fish Uniform, embroidered with a four-clawed flying-fish pattern in gold thread 18.
• His narrow, cold eyes give others the impression of a merciless and dangerous man 105 251.
• Can alter his appearance completely through the Dragon String Jade, including impersonating Chu Ziyue 381.

Personality

Lin Xiao is composed under pressure and rarely allows provocation, rumors, or hostility to affect his outward demeanor. He regards strength as the basis for survival and choice, and he consistently pursues greater power rather than relying on rank, lineage, or protection from others 1 20 300.

He is calculating and ruthless toward threats. Lin Xiao often ensures that his enemies provide a pretext before acting, allowing him to eliminate them while retaining the moral and political advantage 10 62. He is willing to kill without hesitation, conceal evidence, and exploit political systems when necessary 14 39.

Despite his self-centered and initially indifferent nature, Lin Xiao gradually develops attachments. He protects Su Wan'er, becomes deeply protective of Qian Xue, treats Liuying with unusual gentleness, and begins to question his own disregard for friendship and emotion 307 344 380 343.

Abilities & Skills

Strongest Martial Arts System

Lin Xiao possesses a system that grants cultivation arts, martial techniques, movement skills, missions, and access to a marketplace 1 34.

• Received max-level Purple Mist Divine Skill, Blood Sabre Technique, and Divine Swift Travel as a beginner reward 1.
• Earns new techniques and rewards through system missions, including the Sky-Turning Thirty-Six Styles 114.
• Uses mission points to browse rare pills, bloodlines, cultivation arts, and other system items 34.

Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill

A Buddhist body-refining and wisdom-cultivating art mastered by Lin Xiao to its thirteenth level 14.

• Grants the strength of thirteen dragons and thirteen elephants 14.
• Enhances his physique, martial comprehension, and ability to learn techniques rapidly 14.
• Lets him overpower opponents with raw force, including Great Grandmasters 125.
• Its full power helped carry him into the Martial Saint Realm 310.

Heaven and Earth Converging Yin-Yang Great Compassion Ode

A supreme and dangerous cultivation art that gives Lin Xiao exceptional recovery, destructive techniques, and martial imitation abilities 27 33.

• Restores expended true qi at an abnormally fast rate 27.
• Contains the Heaven Severing Earth Extinguishing Great Soul Searching Hand, which can absorb an opponent's power 31.
• Contains the Heaven Collapsing Earth Sinking Grand Formless Skill, allowing him to imitate the outward form of other martial arts 42.
• Can drain surrounding vitality for devastating attacks, though such techniques place heavy strain on him 50.

Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms

A palm art that manifests golden dragon-shaped true qi and dramatically increases Lin Xiao's combat power 33.

• Produces overwhelming force effective even against higher-ranked Grandmasters 37.
• Its eighteen consecutive palms defeated Zhang Zhantian and destroyed the Zhang estate 37.
• Remains one of Lin Xiao's preferred techniques in later high-level battles 277 309.

Martial Arts Mastery

Lin Xiao is proficient in fist, palm, finger, saber, sword, spear, and movement techniques. His breadth of skill is considered extraordinary even by the standards of the martial world 173 190.

• Wields max-level Innate Formless Body Piercing Sword Qi, capable of infusing sword intent into every strand of qi 263.
• Developed Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, forming and controlling thousands of tangible sword qi constructs 270.
• Comprehended saber, fist, sword, and spear intents during combat against multiple Great Grandmasters 190.
• Uses the Great Demon Subduing Fist, Frostmourn Fist, Sky-Turning Thirty-Six Styles, and numerous other arts 77 114 125.

Defensive and Recovery Arts

Lin Xiao combines several techniques to survive attacks from stronger opponents 191.

• Imperishable Golden Body — Reinforces his body with golden protective power 191.
• Black Tortoise Divine Skill — Supplements his defenses during direct clashes 191.
• Heaven Shocking Earth Shattering Grand Reincarnation Seal — Deflects, absorbs, and transfers incoming force 50.
• His recovery ability can replenish heavily depleted true qi in only a few breaths by drawing on surrounding vitality 191.

Movement Techniques

Lin Xiao possesses several high-level movement arts that make him extremely difficult to pursue or escape from 27 157.

• Divine Swift Travel — One of his initial max-level techniques 1.
• Heaven Empty Earth Distant Grand Void Step — Produces movement comparable to teleportation, though it consumes true qi 27.
• Lightning Swift Steps — Allows lightning-like speed; he later taught it to the Blood-Sweat Dragon Steed 157.
• Can shatter the void and travel through space after reaching the Void Shattering Realm 297.

Spirit Arts and Immortal Spirit Realm Cultivation

After reaching the Immortal Spirit Realm, Lin Xiao adapted his martial foundation to spiritual power and Spirit Arts 350 448.

• Combines spiritual energy with the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill for overwhelming power 357.
• Uses Fire and Water Spirit Arts in combat 379 448.
• Cultivates the Primal Chaos Unification Qi Skill to improve spiritual strength 448.
• Has begun learning pill refinement after becoming a Human Immortal 350.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Flying Fish Uniform and Embroidered Spring Blade — Imperial rewards received upon his early Jinyiwei promotion 11.
• Snow Drinking Saber — Used with the Six Styles of Freezing Arrogance and other saber techniques 190.
• Heavenly Dao Battle Chest — A weapon chest whose components can assemble into different weapons for the Ten Styles Martial Arts 188.
• Dragon String Jade — Conceals his aura, protects his spiritual consciousness, enables transformation, and reacts to important locations and objects 376 381 398.
• Aqua Lord's Mystic Armor — Obtained from an underwater palace inheritance 341.
• Azure Dragon Blade — One of the treasures that reacts alongside the Fragment Map and Dragon String Jade 380.

Relationships

• Su Wan'er — His wife. Lin Xiao first saved her during the Flower Plucking Bandit case; their relationship later developed into marriage, though he remains emotionally restrained in expressing affection 64 104 307.
• Chang Le — Former Jinyiwei subordinate and trusted attendant. Lin Xiao rewarded him, relied on him to manage court matters, and frequently entrusted him with sensitive tasks 21 39 295.
• Xue Shan — Former Jinyiwei subordinate. Lin Xiao defeated him to establish authority, then earned his loyalty through rewards and cultivation support 21 39.
• Ji Wudao — Former emperor and patron. Ji Wudao promoted Lin Xiao repeatedly, but later became his enemy; Lin Xiao defeated him shortly before the Emperor's ascension 27 59 310.
• Qian Xue — A Snow Lotus spirit plant who initially traveled with Lin Xiao after leaving the Snowy Domain. Lin Xiao protects her, refuses to exploit her as a cultivation resource, and seeks strength sufficient to keep her safe 362 380 381.
• Liuying — A Spirit of Flora rescued from Mo Wuyou's Secret Realm. Lin Xiao names and protects her, while Liuying assists him with her unusual abilities 344 359.
• Qu Heng — Helian Mountain junior brother. Though Lin Xiao distrusts Qu Heng's hidden motives, they cooperate over the Spirit Spring and the underground palace inheritance 317 337.
• Gu Qing — A Helian Mountain cultivator whose criticism forces Lin Xiao to confront his arrogance. Their relationship later becomes a tentative alliance built on greater mutual understanding 334 337.
• Qi Lang — A powerful imprisoned figure who aids Lin Xiao's Radiant Light Temple infiltration and offers to teach him spiritual skills 398.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rise in the Jinyiwei

Lin Xiao begins as a low-ranking Jinyiwei but quickly distinguishes himself by defeating Li Yue, surviving the White Lotus Saintess incident, and receiving imperial recognition 7 11. His transfer to Ding Province gives him the opportunity to build both reputation and personal authority 20 21.

Pacification of Ding Province

Lin Xiao crushes martial artists opposing the court, defeats Qiu Li, kills Zhang Zhantian and Brother Sha, and forces Ding Province's factions to recognize his dominance 30 31 38 67. His campaign makes him a feared regional power and earns him rapid promotion 39 59.

Conflict with Major Sects and the Martial World

Lin Xiao survives repeated assassination attempts, fights Shaolin experts, confronts the White Lotus Sect, and eventually storms its headquarters alone 76 98 188 189. He deliberately delays his Void Shattering breakthrough until he can perfect multiple martial intents 190.

Court Power and Break with Ji Wudao

As Lin Xiao rises within the Wu Kingdom, he becomes a major imperial figure, assists in campaigns against hostile forces, and gains marriage ties to the imperial family 238 273 305. Ji Wudao's attempt to eliminate him through Su Wan'er leads Lin Xiao to openly oppose the Emperor, culminating in Ji Wudao's defeat and ascension 308 310.

Immortal Spirit Realm

Lin Xiao enters the Immortal Spirit Realm, joins Helian Mountain, acquires inheritances, and progresses to the Human Immortal Realm 319 350. His conflict with the Radiant Light Temple escalates after he kills Chu Ziyue and assumes his identity through the Dragon String Jade 379 381.

Notable Quotes

“It’s just a matter of fighting. Why go through such a big detour? Today, I’ll let you know what strength is.” 7

“White Lotus Mother, do you dare to fight?” 190

“My rules are the rules.” 281