Lin Qingzhu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Lin Qingzhu (林青竹)
Alias(es)	Zhu'er
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Qinglan Academy (graduate) 6 67
Occupation/Role	Cultivator and sword cultivator; Li Mu's longtime companion
Father	Lin Yu, Li Yubai's chief strategist 2
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Core Formation Realm / Golden Core	6, 67	Began cultivating at five and was described as having formed her Golden Core at thirteen; later graduated from Qinglan Academy after reaching the Core Formation Realm.
Core Formation Realm, approaching Great Accomplishment	117	A surge of power following Lishui City's liberation brought her close to a breakthrough.
Core Formation Realm, Great Accomplishment	139	Had newly entered the Great Accomplishment stage.
Core Formation Realm, Grand Perfection	270	Reached the verge of the Nascent Soul Realm and gained the ability to use the Li Family Sword Style's seventh form, Sword Energy Soaring.
Near Immeasurable Realm	520	Li Mu judged her swordsmanship and cultivation to be one step from the Immeasurable Realm after her training at the Misty Cloud Sect.

Background

Lin Qingzhu is the daughter of Lin Yu, Li Yubai's chief strategist. Because her father and Li Yubai were sworn brothers, she grew up alongside Li Mu and Li Yue and was permitted to practice the Li Family Sword Style despite not being a Li family member 2 3.

Unlike those who disregarded Li Mu for his poor reputation and lack of cultivation, Qingzhu remained close to him throughout their childhood. She consistently urged him to enter Qinglan Academy and supported his decision to begin cultivating after he recovered from being struck by lightning 2.

Her own cultivation began at age five. By fifteen, she was regarded as Qinglan City's second-greatest genius after Li Yue, had mastered the Li Family Sword Style's fifth form, and had become Qinglan Academy's youngest graduate by breaking Li Yue's previous record 6 67.

Appearance

Lin Qingzhu is a refined young woman whose beauty repeatedly draws attention at Qinglan Academy and in Qinglan City 2 6.

• Fair, snow-like skin and clear, water-like eyes 2
• Usually wears a pale-yellow long dress 2
• Carries an azure longsword while practicing the Li Family Sword Style 6
• Her sword movements are light and agile, likened to a fledgling swallow in flight 6

Personality

Qingzhu is deeply loyal and protective toward those she cares about. She defended Li Mu when academy students ridiculed him, supported him publicly even when he used her to provoke Hao Meng, and became visibly distressed whenever he endangered himself without warning 6 7 118.

Though affectionate and occasionally teasing with Li Mu, she is also practical and composed. She plans routes before journeys, accounts for potential dangers, and repeatedly provides tactical observations during field operations 69 85 108 119.

Her trust in Li Mu is especially pronounced. When he claims to have a solution in battle, she chooses to cooperate without hesitation, even when she cannot understand how he intends to succeed 125.

Abilities & Skills

Li Family Sword Style

Qingzhu has practiced the Li Family Sword Style since childhood and possesses exceptional comprehension of its advanced forms.

• Performed the fifth form, Treading Snow Without a Trace, while still associated with Qinglan Academy 6.
• Used the seventh form, Sword Energy Soaring, against the Azure Dragon Jade Fish after reaching Core Formation Realm Grand Perfection 270.
• Her use of Sword Energy Soaring exceeded the technique's usual Nascent Soul Realm requirement, owing to Li Yubai's personal guidance in the profound aspects of the family sword arts 270.
• Her later swordsmanship was described as transcending the family's established techniques while incorporating elements of the Misty Cloud Sect's style 520.

Heavenly Origin Art

Qingzhu cultivates the Heavenly Origin Art alongside Li Mu during their stay in Lishui City.

• Benefited from Li Mu's insights during shared cultivation sessions 89.
• Continued advancing through sustained cultivation and combat experience, eventually reaching Core Formation Realm Grand Perfection 89 270.

Tactical Planning

Qingzhu frequently handles navigation, logistics, and situational assessment for the group.

• Planned Li Mu's initial training route outside Qinglan City 69.
• Directed the party toward Lishui City using her knowledge of the Liu family's local connections 85.
• Marked multiple safer routes for transporting Huangfu Qing discreetly to Qinglan City 237.
• Used her knowledge of sea charts to guide the team's retreat from Penglai forces 272.

Equipment

• Cangyue Divine Sword — Qingzhu's sword; used to unleash Sword Energy Soaring against the Azure Dragon Jade Fish 199 270.
• Azure longsword — Used during her early practice of the Li Family Sword Style 6.
• Maps and sea charts — Used to plan safe routes and guide travel operations 71 237 272.

Relationships

• Li Mu — Childhood friend and trusted traveling companion. She urged him to begin cultivating, later developed romantic feelings for him, and repeatedly worries over his safety 2 67 69.
• Li Yue — Childhood companion and Li Mu's elder brother. Qingzhu often mediates between the brothers and seeks his guidance in sword technique 3.
• Lin Yu — Her father and Li Yubai's chief strategist 2.
• Fang Yan — Traveling companion. He recognizes Qingzhu's feelings for Li Mu and often helps smooth over misunderstandings between them 85 118 119.
• Nie Xiaoyu — Friend and fellow companion. Qingzhu respects Xiaoyu's simple, pure nature and later works alongside her in the search for Huangfu Qing 67 233.
• Yun Luoxi — Ally during the struggle against the Blood Fiend Camp and Penglai forces 251 272.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Qinglan Academy

Qingzhu helps convince Li Mu to enter Qinglan Academy, attempts to prevent his conflict with Li Yue from worsening, and later shields him from public ridicule during enrollment 2 3 6. She also supports him during his duel with Hao Meng despite not knowing that Li Mu had invoked her name to provoke the fight 7.

Journey from Qinglan City

After Li Mu graduates, Qingzhu chooses to travel with him for cultivation and helps establish their route. Their party later includes Fang Yan, and Qingzhu takes an active role in planning the group's stay in Lishui City 69 85.

Lishui City and the Deep Mountains

Qingzhu assists Li Mu, Fang Yan, and Liu Long in investigating Gongsun Qi's corruption of Lishui City. She notices environmental abnormalities caused by the Blood God Art and participates in the infiltration of the City Lord's Mansion 108. Afterward, she continues traveling through dangerous mountain regions with Li Mu and Fang Yan 119.

Imperial Capital and Huangfu Qing

While disguised as Li Mu's wife during their Imperial Capital operation, Qingzhu helps preserve their cover identity 182. She later joins the search for the lost princess Huangfu Qing and prepares the group's safest return routes after the princess agrees to travel to Qinglan City 233 237.

War against Penglai

Qingzhu fights alongside Li Mu's team against the Azure Dragon Jade Fish, using Sword Energy Soaring to strike the demon beast's eyes 270. During the subsequent retreat, overwhelming pressure causes her and Yun Luoxi to lose consciousness and fall into the sea 272.

After later cultivating at the Misty Cloud Sect, she returns to confront Li Mu over his despair following a failed mission, demanding that he honor his fallen comrades and the Li family's teachings 516. She subsequently saves more than a dozen allies at Yangjin Lake with a powerful sword strike 520.

Trivia

• Qingzhu is widely regarded as one of Qinglan City's greatest beauties and was called the most beautiful woman in Qinglan Academy's history 6.
• She broke Li Yue's record as Qinglan Academy's youngest graduate 67.
• Hao Meng was initially infatuated with her, though Qingzhu treated his awkwardness with amusement rather than encouragement 7.