Ling Ye

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ling Ye (凌夜)
Alias(es)	“Salted Fish”; Mr. Ling; “ordinary citizen”
Species/Race	Primordial-era saint and cultivator
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Independent; maintains a pragmatic cooperative connection with Dragon Abyss
Occupation/Role	Cultivator in hiding; Su Wanqing’s temporary tenant and “environmental consultant”
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Background / History

Ling Ye spent eons signing in across the Primordial Era, surviving dangerous regions and accumulating a vast collection of artifacts. After returning to the Origin Universe, he intended to retire permanently as a “Salted Fish,” valuing sleep, food, television, and an uninterrupted life above all else. 3 32

He arrived near Su Wanqing’s villa because the site contains a surviving spatial-anchor fragment of the Guixu Heavenly Gate, a former super-teleportation gate connected to the Primordial Era. Ling Ye recognizes the anchor as a possible route back to that era, but also as a beacon likely to attract dangerous attention. 12 13

His early return is marked by reduced reserves: his Chaos Origin Qi is nearly depleted after excessive use, and he states that his strength is below one-tenth of its former level. He cultivates in the villa’s cellar to recover while investigating the unusual artifacts that reacted to his arrival. 40 41 53

During an encounter involving a sentient bellyband and an ordinary infant, Ling Ye is forced to claim the child as Ling Xiaoye to appease an unidentified and terrifying “Madam.” He appoints Su Wanqing as the child’s wet nurse and becomes responsible for maintaining the deception. 36 41

Appearance

Ling Ye usually dresses to look inconspicuous, alternating between a hemp robe and barefoot appearance or ordinary modern clothes such as a dark gray T-shirt and faded jeans. 6 8

• Calm, deep eyes compared to an ancient well when his aura is restrained. 8
• His eyes can manifest a phantom galaxy when examining powerful formations or spatial phenomena. 13
• Often carries a worn cloth bag containing Primordial artifacts and discarded sign-in rewards. 3 71
• Commonly adopts relaxed postures—lying on carpets, sofas, or recliners—regardless of surrounding danger. 8 112 188

Personality

Ling Ye is profoundly averse to disturbance. The endless years of signing in made him regard abnormal fluctuations, surveillance, and unexpected responsibilities as “trouble”; his preferred solution is usually to avoid involvement, return home, and continue lounging. 3 69 98

Despite this laziness, he is observant, calculating, and exceptionally adaptable. He can rapidly assess formations, artifacts, energy signatures, and enemy motives, then choose between concealment, intimidation, or overwhelming force. 13 77 108 116

He habitually treats catastrophic threats with casual humor and mundane comparisons. However, he becomes proactive when threats endanger Su Wanqing, the villa, the Anchor Point, or broader spatial stability. 77 105 123 180

Abilities & Skills

Sacred Power and Chaos Origin Qi

Ling Ye wields Sacred Power and Chaos Origin Qi, primordial energies capable of affecting life force, matter, souls, and large-scale energy phenomena.

• A sip of tea affected by his power causes plant life to grow wildly; his presence can also freeze plants and overwhelm observers with oppressive pressure. 6
• He can repair physical damage, including shattered flooring, with Sacred Power. 71
• He calms Su Wanqing’s unstable power and establishes her initial Qi Refining cultivation with a single remote touch. 176
• His Chaos Origin Qi can nourish and stabilize artifacts such as the bellyband, teardrop coordinate imprint, and beast-tooth pendant. 36 54
• His reserves were initially severely reduced after returning, with Chaos Origin Qi nearly depleted and his strength below one-tenth of its former level. 40 41

Concealment and Spiritual Sense

Ling Ye can perceive hidden energy, formations, spatial disturbances, and hostile surveillance while masking himself as an ordinary mortal.

• Dragon Abyss’s divine-sense probes and instruments register him as a normal human with no detectable energy core or circulation. 55 59
• He infiltrates Doctor Smith’s suite without the staff noticing his presence. 77
• His Spiritual Sense can map terrain, earth-energy nodes, personnel placements, and hidden arrangements across an entire town. 96 116
• He detects restrained observers, covert vehicles, and differing cultivation systems from a distance. 98

Spatial and Temporal Manipulation

Ling Ye possesses refined control over spatial coordinates, travel, stabilization, and dimensional structures.

• He reverse-engineers residual spatial information from a sealed crystal to locate the Emissary’s waypoint at Netherworld Crossing. 108
• He performs spatial movement and Space Jumps while deliberately avoiding damage to Earth’s spatial nodes. 92 178
• In the Mechanical Realm, he freezes time and space around war machines comparable to Grand Unity Golden Immortals. 160
• He travels through the lethal Sea of No Light unharmed and reaches White Bone Island through a Spatial Beacon. 128
• He stabilizes spatial anomaly points to prevent extra-dimensional creatures from entering Earth. 123

Rule-Level and Conceptual Erasure

Ling Ye can negate, alter, or impose effects at a level beyond conventional energy techniques.

• He demonstrates “Conceptual Level” erasure while interrogating the Cornerstone Foundation’s operative, terrifying the Foundation into freezing direct action against him. 86
• The Guixu Council’s Law of Annihilation cannot affect him; he is able to nullify their rule-based attack. 131
• He seals a space rift using a potato chip, permanently correcting local physical laws and energy flow unless externally disturbed. 262
• He stops an evil god’s corroding projected hand with one finger, dissipating its will. 120

Combat

Ling Ye’s combat style is overwhelmingly direct when concealment is no longer useful.

• He destroys Doctor Smith’s alloy safe to force the Foundation team to withdraw from Weishan Lake. 77
• He captures and soul-searches the Emissary, annihilates the remaining demonic cultivators at Netherworld Crossing, and dismantles their outpost. 110
• He defeats an evil god’s projection, shatters its bone scepter, frees trapped cultivators, and seals the Valley of Buried Stars’ corrupted power source. 120 121
• He suppresses malevolent energy in Kunlun with an Eastern Emperor Bell phantom, then eliminates hostile believers, mercenaries, and a hidden phantom. 180
• He disables three alien reconnaissance ships in orbit by “smoothing,” “folding,” and “formatting” their systems, cores, and thought-energy structures. 226

Artifact Refinement and Improvised Construction

Ling Ye repurposes even low-grade Primordial objects into useful modern tools.

• He refines an ice-cream box to improve its quality. 23
• He creates a convincing artificial Spiritual Vein with Breathing Soil and redirects its vitality toward a seed at the Su family’s old residence. 65
• He builds an automated villa security system from defective Yellow Turban Warrior cores, damaged mechanical-puppet cores, and Cleaning Runes. 71
• He uses the Twin Tokens and Myriad Phenomena Stone to disguise the villa’s energy field as profound but impossible to analyze. 102

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Worn cloth bag — A seemingly tattered bag holding numerous Primordial artifacts, including a Buzhou Mountain fragment and Chaos Green Lotus scraps. 3
• Earth Pacifying Token and Water Suppressing Token — Twin tokens that resonate together, stabilize Weishan Lake’s Anchor Point, and allow refined energy control. 97 100
• Duan Chuan — A severely damaged, rusted bronze short sword containing a faint severing intent; it can independently repel hostile attacks. 108 120
• Black Wooden Tablet — A Su family artifact with a strengthening “Town” power that can resonate with the Yin Vein entrance and related formations. 83 90
• Yellow Turban Warrior Core — Used as part of the villa’s security system; it interferes with and reflects Viper’s covert probes. 71 102
• Glimmering Starlight Ring — A ring linked to the Flame of Inheritance and the Mechanical Realm; it can freeze time and space. 156 160
• Tattered Cloak of the Hidden — Lets Ling Ye blend into Starfall Town without attracting attention. 116
• Gou Chen Armor Fragment — Damaged armor bearing the Divine Script name “Gou Chen”; its Sacred Power resonates with Ling Ye’s own. 126 131
• Beast-Tooth Pendant — A cracked pendant connected to “Tooth Ancestor” maintenance information and capable of resonating with Origin power. 54
• Four miniature Immortal Slaying Sword projections — Used to form a protective sword formation around the Jianmu seedling. 236

Relationships

• Su Wanqing — Friend, landlady, temporary host, and frequent partner in handling local anomalies. Ling Ye later guides her into cultivation and gives her practical training assignments. 55 102 176 226
• Ling Xiaoye — Ling Ye’s claimed son. The arrangement is created to satisfy the “Madam,” while Su Wanqing is ordered to care for the child. 36 41 54
• The “Madam” — An unidentified, overwhelmingly powerful woman connected to Ling Xiaoye. Ling Ye is terrified of provoking her and follows her demands concerning the child’s care. 36 43 44
• Qin Feng and Lin Wei — Dragon Abyss investigators who repeatedly inspect Ling Ye’s villa; he successfully maintains an ordinary-person façade before them. 55 59
• Li Muyao — Dragon Abyss contact and ally. Ling Ye shares intelligence with her, while she supplies him with investigation data and artifacts. 123 126 156 157
• Peter Villand — Chairman of the Wiland Group. Initially interested in Ling Ye’s secrets and the Twin Tokens, he becomes cautious and deferential after witnessing Ling Ye’s power. 102 104 112
• The Emissary — Agent of the Lord of Reversal who sought Ling Ye as a Vessel. Ling Ye captures, soul-searches, and kills him at Netherworld Crossing. 105 109 110
• Guixu Council — A hostile organization seeking Ling Ye’s power source and keys. The Council becomes divided and wary after he negates its rule-based attacks. 130 131 132
• Gou Chen / Star Lord — A Primordial-era acquaintance whose armor fragment leads Ling Ye to a remnant of Gou Chen guarding the Gate of Reverse Flow. 126 131 137
• Flame of Inheritance / “Collector” — A source of information connected to Ling Ye through the Glimmering Starlight Ring; its signal ultimately transports him to the Mechanical Realm. 156 157 158

Story Role / Major Arcs

Return to the Origin Universe

Ling Ye returns from the Primordial Era intending to live quietly, but quickly discovers that Su Wanqing’s villa sits atop a fragment of the Guixu Heavenly Gate’s spatial anchor. His arrival, artifacts, and cultivation activity attract Dragon Abyss surveillance. 3 13 55 59

Weishan Lake and the Heavenly Dao Fragment

Ling Ye investigates the Anchor Point beneath Weishan Lake, drives off Doctor Smith’s Foundation team, recovers the Earth Pacifying Token, and unites it with the Water Suppressing Token to temporarily stabilize the area. 77 97 100

Conflict with the Lord of Reversal

After learning that the Emissary seeks him as a Vessel, Ling Ye abandons passivity long enough to trace the enemy to Netherworld Crossing. He destroys the outpost and learns of the Lord of Reversal’s plans, the Valley of Buried Stars, and the Gate of Reverse Flow. 105 108 110

Valley of Buried Stars and the Guixu Council

Ling Ye enters the Valley of Buried Stars, defeats an evil god’s projection, releases the captives, and seals the corrupted source. He later visits the Guixu Council in the Sea of No Light, where he resists its laws and learns of Gou Chen’s fate and the Reverse Flow plan. 119 120 121 128 131 132

Wider Anomalies

As spatial incidents spread, Ling Ye reluctantly handles threats ranging from Blazing Hell and Rotten Swamp activity to Kunlun’s malevolent ruins. He increasingly delegates routine work to Dragon Abyss while intervening only when the situation becomes too disruptive to ignore. 143 156 180

Extraterrestrial and Rule-Level Threats

Ling Ye is pulled into the Mechanical Realm through the Glimmering Starlight Ring, freezes its war machines, and gains access to its knowledge database. Later, he neutralizes alien reconnaissance in Earth orbit and permanently seals a space rift through a casual rule-level act. 158 160 226 262

Notable Quotes

“Trouble.” 3

“Just an ordinary citizen who doesn't want to be disturbed.” 131

“Sigh, why is it so hard to just be a Salted Fish, living in peace and wanting nothing?” 98

Trivia

• Ling Ye uses a smartphone for maps, takeout, and watching shows despite being a Primordial-era saint. 108
• He considers many low-level Primordial creations in his collection to be “e-waste.” 71
• He has used a Frozen Cucumber as a tool against hostile Yin Sha Qi and carries it as emergency equipment. 61 108
• He regards an evil god’s projection as little more than environmental “trash.” 121 122
• His attempts to use Immortal Slaying Sword Intent for peeling apples tend to destroy both the fruit and its bowl. 72