Young Master

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Lin Su
Alias(es)	Young Master; Third Young Master; Young Master Su; Lin Mouren
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Lin family; Haining Riverbank
Occupation/Role	Third Young Master of the Lin family; Great Cang Top Scholar; Literary Grandmaster; fourth-rank court official 655
Title(s)	First Grandmaster of Azure Lotus; One-Character King Side-by-Side; King Wen 655 777

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Martial Ancestor	43	Reached the realm after absorbing the Black Flood Dragon’s Demon Core, which enhanced his true qi and meridians.
Martial Zenith	72	Re-cultivated from Martial Artist through Martial Master and Martial Ancestor; his true qi transformed into a dragon after ten days of training.
Late-stage Peering into Humanity	431	Refined a Sixth Realm Demon Core in one night, transforming its energy into True Essence.
Sword Dao Heavenly Talent	462	Plucked the Sword Fruit, formally attaining Heavenly Talent status on the Way of the Sword.
Mid-stage Peering into Humanity	486	His cultivation dropped and stabilized after fighting Demon Beasts in Mount Yandang, consolidating his foundation.
Manifestation of Heavenly Phenomena	945	Publicly displayed a thousand-zhang Dharma Body shortly after entering the realm.
Heavenly Dao Quasi-Saint	982	Returned to the Sacred Hall after breaking through; revealed his new status to Ming Tianyan.
Chaos Origin Platform	1213	Comprehended Chaos Law within three days and constructed the difficult Chaos Origin Platform.

Background / History

Lin Su was initially uncertain how to progress in martial cultivation despite possessing Dual Roots in the Literary and Martial Ways. He sought Zhang Yiyu’s guidance, developed his flying-dagger technique around the principle that one supreme skill could surpass countless lesser ones, and used the Black Flood Dragon’s Demon Core to rapidly strengthen his martial foundation 42 43 72.

At Haining Riverbank, he became directly involved in the welfare of displaced people. He secured a national pact over the settlement, arranged its reconstruction, and pledged to prevent refugees from freezing to death during the coming winter 117 119. He later leased additional land from King Chen and organized residents to cultivate flowers, grasses, trees, and fruit as a sustainable livelihood 223.

His status expanded from scholar and Top Scholar to court official, military commander, Literary Grandmaster, and eventually King Wen. Although he accepted the royal enfeoffment reluctantly, the title fulfilled two centuries of the Lin family’s military legacy and was celebrated throughout Haining and the Riverbank 777.

Appearance

Lin Su is repeatedly described as a handsome young man. He normally presents himself in understated scholarly clothing, but adopts martial attire and altered appearances when operating within the cultivation world or under an alias 174 485 524.

• Wears plain blue scholarly robes when avoiding attention in public 174.
• Can change perceived face and clothing through the Mirage Dragon Secret Technique 524 975.
• Has a notably strong physique, visible during his battle with Xumi Zi after his clothes were destroyed 511.
• Uses a more conventional cultivator’s appearance when concealing his Literary Way identity 485.

Personality

Lin Su is approachable with ordinary people and treats the Riverbank refugees as equals. He used humor to put village elders at ease, listened to their hardships, and committed resources toward housing, heating, and work opportunities rather than offering empty reassurance 114 117 119 223.

He is also exceptionally calculating in conflict. He relies on misdirection, disguises, formations, and political pressure to defeat stronger foes or reshape unfavorable situations. His plans regularly exploit an opponent’s assumptions, whether against the Dragon Clan, hostile sects, imperial forces, or foreign races 525 533 603 655.

Despite his pragmatism and ruthlessness toward enemies, he is protective of those close to him. He avoided involving Zhou Mei’s father in the Crown Prince’s assassination, and encouraged Sun Zhen to cultivate for herself rather than remain dependent on him 118 684.

Abilities & Skills

Literary Way

Lin Su possesses exceptional Literary Way cultivation and can use written characters, poems, and literary techniques as direct weapons.

• Killed a Sixth Realm Demon King with six words, displaying Fifth Realm Literary Way cultivation 431.
• Uses Literary Way power to interrogate and cleanse primordial spirits 603.
• Can retrieve and activate powerful artifacts through literary authority, including the Troop-Mobilizing Pot 832.
• His later mental-power applications can strike targets across vast distances and destroy a Saint-level opponent’s primordial spirit with a thought under the stated conditions 1197.

Way of the Sword

His swordsmanship progressed from flying daggers into a highly developed Sword Dao.

• Developed the “Little Lin Flying Dagger” style, emphasizing accuracy and a single perfected technique 51 72.
• Received the middle three forms of the Dugu Nine Swords from Li Zexi 481.
• Defeated the South Sea Holy Son with seven sword strikes despite a lower cultivation realm 651.
• Integrated Time Law into his swordsmanship to create the technique Fu Sheng Ruo Meng 916.
• Defeated Jian San’s Sword Demon with his Time and Space Sword Dao 1162.

Formation Arts

Lin Su is an accomplished formation master capable of deciphering, constructing, and weaponizing complex formations.

• Deciphered the first formation of the Ancient Heavenly Scroll in half a day and calculated the 108 points of three formations 51.
• Completed the Universe Formation Diagram and advanced his formation mastery while infiltrating the West Sea Dragon Palace 525.
• Used an ancient tomb’s formations to kill pursuing West Sea cultivators 533.
• Recreated Mount Sumeru to complete the Nine Palaces Great Formation, allowing the Military School to manipulate battlefields across a thousand-mile range 1089.

Space, Time, and Chaos Laws

Lin Su has demonstrated mastery or comprehension of multiple high-level laws.

• Uses Space Law to create spatial rifts and kill stronger opponents 525.
• Destroyed the Hidden Dragon Sect Master’s painting—the source of his immortality—with Space Law 737.
• Incorporated Time Law into his Sword Dao 916.
• Comprehended Chaos Law and formed a Chaos Origin Platform in the True Phoenix Clan’s Chaos Pool 1213.

Disguise and Spirit Techniques

Lin Su routinely operates under false identities and can make his disguises difficult to detect.

• The Mirage Dragon Secret Technique alters the viewer’s perception of his face, clothing, and body 524.
• Combined Mirage Dragon disguise with consciousness-reading abilities to impersonate the Luohua Sect’s Young Sect Master, Jie Yuhua 975.
• Uses Split-Spirit Law to create decoys and fake his death 975.
• Employs Spirit Splitting Technique and possession as concealed strategic tools 1278.

Military Strategy

Lin Su combines formations, stratagems, war poems, and elite cultivators to overcome numerically superior forces.

• Led three thousand Helan Remnants to seize Qiyang Pass with minimal casualties through military illusions and stratagems 468.
• Used “Hide the Sky and Cross the Sea” and “Creating Something from Nothing” to ambush three South Sea Dragon Palace masters 655.
• Led the Azure Dragon Legion across the Helan defense line and shattered the Wilderness Wolf Regiment’s initial force 760.
• Used the Heavenly Cycle Killing Formation to force four foreign races into surrender and annihilate the Scale Clan within one day and night 1254.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Black Flood Dragon Demon Core — strengthened his true qi and supported his early Martial Way advancement 43 72.
• Dugu Nine Swords — sword art whose middle three forms were personally delivered by Li Zexi 481.
• Golden Paper and Treasure Brush — used to send messages in the form of flying swans 115.
• Cosmos Mirror — a powerful treasure capable of tracking Moon Shadow and disrupting illusions 838 847.
• Troop-Mobilizing Pot — retrieved from the Martial Saint Pavilion; possesses an equivalent-replication law used in escape 832.
• Constant Walker Token — allowed him to travel between Xijing and the Sacred Hall 948.
• Mirage Dragon Inner Core — source of his Art of Myriad Transformations 524.
• Earth-Covering Butterfly — a wondrous artifact accepted before the campaign against Beast Taming Valley 764.

Relationships

• Sun Zhen — lover who addresses him as husband; he supported her decision to train in the Heavenly Abyssal Prison so she could grow beyond being “a pretty vase” 112 118.
• Sister Chen — trusted companion and protector who implemented his Riverbank plans and regarded him as family 115 119 151.
• Luyi — close companion and part of his household; Sister Chen explicitly named Lin Su among Luyi’s family 151.
• Zhang Yiyu — martial mentor and sparring partner who helped refine his flying-dagger technique and provided the Black Flood Dragon Demon Core 43 51.
• Li Zexi — Sword Sect elder and mentor figure who entrusted him with the middle three Dugu Nine Swords 462 481.
• Zhou Mei — ally who increasingly understands his methods and strategic thinking; he protected her father by excluding him from a dangerous assassination plot 603 684.
• Feng Changsheng — True Phoenix Clan leader and ally in the counterattack against Mr. Li Tian 1212 1213.
• Ming Tianyan — trusted confidante who investigates his literary treasures and collaborates on Sacred Hall political strategy 982 1018 1069.
• Jiang Yun — partner in retrieving the Troop-Mobilizing Pot and protecting the Human Race during the Western Expedition 832 1089.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Riverbank Reconstruction

Lin Su investigated the Riverbank’s poverty, recognized the coal deposits surrounding it, and negotiated with Prefect Yang to improve conditions for its refugees. He reorganized the settlement’s housing, heating, and agricultural plans, transforming the Riverbank into a protected community with long-term prospects 114 115 117 119 223.

Jade Pool Gathering

At the Jade Pool Gathering, Lin Su emerged as one of the twenty-four Heavenly Talents and the first Sword Sect representative to reach that status in a thousand years. He defeated multiple ranked opponents, including Mad Saber, while confronting Xumi Zi and openly humiliating Ji Wen 507 508 510.

West Sea and South Sea Conflicts

While using disguises to infiltrate the Dragon Palaces, Lin Su relied on formations, Space Law, and deception to eliminate pursuing elders. His later campaigns against the South Sea Dragon Palace culminated in its destruction, though killing a Horned Demon Venerable inflicted severe primordial-spirit damage on him 525 533 792.

Rise as King Wen

The imperial court enfeoffed Lin Su as a One-Character King Side-by-Side, granting him authority to oversee officials and dismiss lower-ranking personnel. Haining and the Riverbank celebrated the elevation as a landmark achievement for the Lin family 777.

Sacred Hall and Western Expedition

After attaining Heavenly Dao Quasi-Saint status, Lin Su became a central figure in the Contention of the Great Dao. He supported the Military School’s revival, completed the Nine Palaces Great Formation, and helped turn the Western Expedition into a major advance against demon forces 982 1058 1089.

Foreign Domain Operations

Lin Su entered the Foreign Domain through deception and assassination, sought the Heavenly Dao Sword, and used false identities to influence rival powers. His campaigns later forced several foreign races into submission and destabilized the Violet Qi Literary Dynasty by exposing Wujianmen’s infiltration 975 1254 1276.

Notable Quotes

“Because I’m too late!” 115

“The first thing is, I’ll make sure no one freezes to death this winter.” 117

“Zhen’er, go. I don’t care if you can help me, but I care if you can stay with me longer.” 118

“The Sacred Path benefits the people, officials benefit the people, the Way of Commerce benefits the people, and the Way of Warfare benefits the people. You need to be more specific.” 541

Trivia

• He can conceal his Literary Way identity simply by changing into martial attire, because cultivators generally do not expect a sword-wielding young man to be the First Grandmaster of Azure Lotus 485.
• His flying-dagger training was initially dismissed by observers as a scholar’s pastime before its power became apparent 75.
• He has used the Mirage Dragon Secret Technique to imitate Ji Wen, Xumi Zi, Mad Saber, and an ordinary passerby 524.
• The Riverbank refugees regard him as a near-divine protector and celebrate his achievements as their own 114 777.