Lin Xiao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Xiao (林萧)
Alias(es)	Blood Sabre Yama 124 173
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Wu Kingdom Imperial Court; Jinyiwei; later Helian Mountain 20 319
Occupation/Role	Jinyiwei officer; Imperial Third-Rank Sword-Bearing Guard; Pacification Envoy of Ding Province; Honorary Prince Ying 121 173 307
Status	Alive 493
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
System-awakened martial artist	1	Receives the max-level Purple Mist Divine Skill, Blood Sabre Technique, and Divine Swift Travel as a beginner’s package.
Initial Innate Realm	10	Opens 108 major acupoints and the Heaven-and-Earth Bridges after refining a Lesser Revitalizing Pill; gains the ability to emit true energy.
Innate Seventh Stage	14	Breaks through after fully mastering the max-level Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, gaining the power of thirteen dragons and thirteen elephants.
Grandmaster Realm, Third Rank	33	Advances while comprehending the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms; his physical strength alone becomes sufficient to contend with Grandmasters.
Half-Step Great Grandmaster	90	Reaches a level capable of contending with Great Grandmasters, though he still lacks full aerial movement and extensive control of Heaven-and-Earth Power.
Unity of Heaven and Man	170	Momentarily fuses with the Heavenly Dao, allowing comprehension of max-level Great Daos; his strength increases tenfold.
Great Grandmaster Perfection	173	Heaven’s Secret Pavilion lists him as Great Grandmaster Peak, but the account notes that he has already reached Great Grandmaster Perfection.
Void Shattering Realm	193	Suppresses his breakthrough to lure enemies, then enters the realm and kills multiple experts, including Void Shattering Realm cultivator Jue Wu.
Void Shattering Realm, Mid-Stage	240	Advances after killing Yan Zheng and absorbing the Confucian School sage’s share of worldly Qi Luck.
Half-Step Martial Saint	296	Reaches the threshold after a Dao enlightenment confirms his Path of Dominance.
Martial Saint Realm	310	Breaks through during his battle with Ji Wudao, unleashing the thirteenth level of Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill.
Earth Immortal Realm	351	Is stated to have killed the Nine-Headed Snake King while still at this realm.
Human Immortal Realm	355	Reveals this cultivation to Jing Huai; later uses spiritual energy together with Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill against the Azure Sea Sect. 357 358

Background

Lin Xiao begins as a low-ranking Jinyiwei with no known family or sect backing. The Strongest Martial Dao System grants him several max-level martial arts, enabling him to defeat the peak Acquired Realm Li Yue in a direct duel and draw the Emperor’s attention 1 7 9.

After surviving the White Lotus Saintess incident, he is promoted and sent to Ding Province. There, he serves under Chiliarch Wang Chuang, establishes authority over subordinates Xue Shan and Chang Le, and uses overwhelming force against local martial factions that challenge imperial power 11 20 21 67 68.

His rise turns him into one of the court’s most feared enforcers. He gains the title Blood Sabre Yama through ruthless campaigns against sects, rebels, and major martial figures, while also becoming an Imperial Third-Rank Sword-Bearing Guard and Pacification Envoy 124 173.

Lin Xiao’s relationship with Emperor Ji Wudao deteriorates after he discovers the threat posed to Su Wan’er by the poison Drunken Dream. Their conflict leads Lin Xiao to confront both Ren Tianya and Ji Wudao, culminating in his Martial Saint breakthrough 308 309 310.

In the Immortal Spirit Realm, he becomes a disciple of Helian Mountain through the Guiyi Old Ancestor’s recognition. He obtains ancient inheritances, infiltrates the Radiant Light Temple under Chu Ziyue’s identity, and eventually reveals his true name to companions who had known him only through the disguise 319 381 493.

Appearance

Lin Xiao is a handsome young man with a restrained, cold demeanor. His usual expression and Jinyiwei background make him appear severe and unapproachable, though his rare smiles reveal a more refined appearance 105 241 343.

• Sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes 105
• Thin lips and a composed, forceful bearing 105
• Often associated with the imperial Flying Fish Uniform and Embroidered Spring Blade 11 18
• Can alter his appearance through the Dragon String Jade, including perfectly imitating Chu Ziyue 381

Personality

Lin Xiao is confident, calculating, and intensely self-reliant. He treats threats with decisive violence, often eliminating enemies completely rather than leaving future risks behind; this conduct earns him his feared Blood Sabre Yama reputation 14 124.

He is ambitious and views strength as the foundation for freedom, authority, and survival. Although he initially serves the imperial court loyally, he refuses to allow political obligations or powerful figures to dictate his path, choosing the Path of Dominance rather than a Dao that requires emotional detachment or submission 90 190 296.

Despite his ruthlessness, Lin Xiao is capable of protectiveness and growing attachment. His encounters with Gu Qing, Liuying, and Qian Xue force him to confront his own arrogance and emotional isolation; he gradually learns to value trust, companionship, and the safety of those he cares about 334 343 344 362.

Abilities & Skills

Strongest Martial Dao System

Lin Xiao is a System user whose rewards grant him martial arts directly at max level. System missions repeatedly provide new cultivation methods and combat techniques after he completes dangerous objectives 1 13 30 360.

• Grants max-level techniques rather than requiring ordinary years of cultivation.
• Issues combat-oriented missions, such as defeating Qiu Li for the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms 30.
• Allows Lin Xiao to claim later rewards immediately without causing a noticeable cultivation disturbance 114.
• Gives him an advantage in comprehending and integrating martial arts that normally require extensive practice 259 295.

Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill

A body-refining and wisdom-cultivating divine skill that unlocks Lin Xiao’s physical and mental potential. At max level, it grants the power of thirteen dragons and thirteen elephants 14.

• Greatly strengthens his body, internal force, and martial understanding.
• Enables him to learn other martial arts at exceptional speed 14.
• Produces dragon-and-elephant phantoms capable of overwhelming groups of cultivators 358 396.
• Its Golden Dragon manifestation can intimidate or suppress many spirit beasts through draconic pressure 379 380.
• Lin Xiao initially struggles to control the sudden increase in strength after mastering it 14.

Internal Cultivation and Recovery

Lin Xiao’s foundations are built on the balanced Purple Mist Divine Skill, later supplemented by more aggressive divine arts such as the Heaven-and-Earth Converging Yin-Yang Great Compassion Ode 1 33.

• Purple Mist Divine Skill — Provides dense, stable Daoist internal force and a strong martial foundation; it allows him to overwhelm Li Yue in a contest of internal force 7 33.
• Heaven-and-Earth Converging Yin-Yang Great Compassion Ode — A powerful but dangerous art capable of rapid true-energy recovery and absorption of surrounding vitality 27 168 191.
• Heaven Severing Earth Extinguishing Great Soul Searching Hand — Absorbs an opponent’s power through physical contact; Qiu Li is forced to reverse his own true energy to escape it 31.
• Imperishable Golden Body and Black Tortoise Divine Skill — Reinforce his defense, allowing him to endure prolonged clashes with the White Lotus Mother 171 191.

Saber, Sword, and Unarmed Arts

Lin Xiao is proficient in numerous weapon and unarmed styles, frequently shifting between them in battle 173 190.

• Blood Sabre Technique — A max-level saber art received from the System at the beginning of his journey 1.
• Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms — Forms golden true-energy dragons and provides enormous direct striking power; Lin Xiao uses it to defeat Zhang Zhantian and Hao Tong 33 37 277.
• Innate Formless Sword Qi — Allows him to generate sword qi from any direction with a thought; its highest Formless stage does not require a physical sword 100 125.
• Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin — Produces and controls an airborne dragon composed of countless tangible swords 270.
• One Sword Separates the World — A decisive sword attack capable of killing Yan Donglai, whose combat power approaches Half-Step Martial Saint level, in one move 248.
• Frostmourn Fist and Great Demon Subduing Fist — Used respectively against Jiang Xiaochou and the Phantom Sound Sect’s Great Grandmaster attacker 114 125.

Movement and Force Redirection

Lin Xiao possesses several high-level mobility and redirection techniques.

• Divine Swift Travel — His original max-level movement technique 1.
• Heaven Empty Earth Distant Grand Void Step — When combined with the Yin-Yang Great Compassion Ode, gives movement comparable to teleportation, though it consumes true energy 27.
• Lightning Swift Steps — Enables lightning-fast travel; Lin Xiao’s Blood-Sweat Dragon Steed is also taught the technique 157.
• Qiankun Great Shift — Reflects or redirects force. Lin Xiao uses it to return the Sword Emperor’s ultimate sword technique against him 248 257.

Black Tortoise Divine Skill

A ninth-rank inheritance created by Wu Wudi. Its techniques include the Ten Styles Martial Arts, Black Tortoise Inner Power, and Heavenly Dao Battle Chest 171.

• Heavenly Dao Battle Chest — Contains components for ten weapons that can be assembled instantly in battle 188.
• Heavenless Sword Tiger Art and Supreme Ten Paths — The Black Tortoise Divine Skill’s strongest killing moves, requiring the Battle Chest for full use 188.
• Omnidirectional Invincibility, Omnidirectional Massacre, and Omnidirectional Destruction — Named techniques within the inheritance 171.

Spirit Arts

After entering the Immortal Spirit Realm, Lin Xiao begins integrating spiritual energy into his combat style.

• Combines spiritual energy with Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill to defeat multiple Human Immortal Realm Azure Sea Sect disciples 357 358.
• Learns and performs powerful Spirit Arts enhanced by the Primal Chaos Unification Qi Skill 448.
• Uses Water Spirit Art to raise waterspouts from a river 448.
• Cultivates Fire Spiritual Power during his time in the Ancient Forest 379.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Flying Fish Uniform and Embroidered Spring Blade — Imperial rewards received upon his promotion; the uniform signifies direct imperial favor 11 18.
• Snow Drinking Saber — Used to execute Chilling Heart, the strongest move of the Six Styles of Freezing Arrogance, against the White Lotus Mother 190.
• Heavenly Dao Battle Chest — Weapon assembly case tied to the Black Tortoise Divine Skill 171 188.
• Dragon String Jade — A sentient treasure that conceals Lin Xiao’s aura, restores spiritual power, protects his spiritual consciousness, and enables complete physical disguise 359 376 381 398.
• Xuan Armor / Mystic Armor — A defensive inheritance associated with the Black Tortoise and used among Lin Xiao’s principal protections 342 377.
• Azure Dragon Blade — One of several treasures reacting to anomalies in the Ancient Forest 380.
• Fragment Map and ring — Ancient inheritance items that guide Lin Xiao toward locations and treasures connected to the Four Divine Beasts 342 345.
• Engraved Bronze Cauldron — Purchased for 2,500 Spirit Stones to begin practicing alchemy 349.

Relationships

• Su Wan’er — Lin Xiao’s wife. Their marriage begins partly as a political arrangement, but he grows protective of her and is deeply affected by the threat of Drunken Dream being used against her 104 307 308.
• Ji Wudao — Emperor of Wu Kingdom. Ji Wudao initially promotes and guides Lin Xiao, but later becomes his direct adversary after plotting against him through Su Wan’er 11 170 309.
• Chang Le — Lin Xiao’s flattering but capable Jinyiwei subordinate. Chang Le provides information on martial factions and carries out Lin Xiao’s orders 21 68 270.
• Xue Shan — One of Lin Xiao’s Ding Province subordinates. Lin Xiao subdues him in a one-handed duel after Xue Shan initially resists his authority 21.
• Guiyi Old Ancestor — Helian Mountain elder who recognizes Lin Xiao as his disciple, protects him from the Radiant Light Temple, and gives him a Dragon String Jade fragment 319 330.
• Qu Heng — Fellow Helian Mountain disciple and Lin Xiao’s junior brother by sect seniority. He assists Lin Xiao in obtaining the Nine-Headed Snake King’s Spirit Spring 317 319.
• Gu Qing — A Helian Mountain acquaintance who repeatedly criticizes Lin Xiao’s arrogance. Her rejection prompts him to question his treatment of others, though he later protects her from Radiant Light Temple disciples 334 342.
• Liuying — A Spirit of Flora rescued from the Secret Realm. Lin Xiao promises to protect her; she later guards him in battle and strikes enemies’ vital points 344 359.
• Qian Xue — A Snow Lotus in human form. Lin Xiao names her, protects her from harassment and hostile spirit beasts, and grows increasingly considerate of her safety; Qian Xue later becomes infatuated with him 362 380 407.
• Qi Lang — A powerful prisoner within the Radiant Light Temple who aids Lin Xiao’s infiltration, protects his consciousness from Chu Xiong, and offers to teach him spiritual skills 381 398.
• Chu Xiong — Master of the Radiant Light Temple and Chu Ziyue’s father. Lin Xiao impersonates Chu Ziyue to deceive Chu Xiong and gain access to the sect’s internal secrets 381 398.

Notable Quotes

“White Lotus Mother, do you dare to fight?”
— Lin Xiao challenges the White Lotus Mother after completing his Path of Dominance 190

“You can't shake my state of mind.”
— Lin Xiao rejects the White Lotus Mother’s attempt to tempt him with the throne 190

“My name is Lin Xiao.”
— Lin Xiao reveals his true identity after using Chu Ziyue’s appearance to infiltrate the Radiant Light Temple 379