Su Yuqing

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Su Yuqing (苏玉卿)
Alias(es)	Eldest Princess; Princess; Director Su; Teacher Su
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Great Qian imperial family; Nanyang Demon Suppression Prefecture Division
Occupation/Role	Eldest Princess of Great Qian; Director of the Nanyang Demon Suppression Prefecture Division; martial arts instructor in Qingwu County while disguised as a man
Status	Alive
First Appearance	122

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Martial Arts Grandmaster	122	Identified as Nanyang Prefecture's Martial Arts Grandmaster; she had reached the Grandmaster realm at age twenty-eight.
Fourth-Rank Grandmaster	207	Defeats Master Pudu and cripples Guangchanzi using her Sword Pellet and Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon.
Third-Rank Grandmaster	220	Demonstrates the Great River Sword Technique and teaches Xie An the Nine Essences Return to One cultivation method.
Second-Rank Grandmaster	233	Her cultivation is described at the Second-Rank Grandmaster level when she learns of the wizarding methods capable of opening Spiritual Roots.
First-Rank Grandmaster	233	Reaches the peak of the First-Rank Grandmaster realm and resolves to undergo Reverse Transformation rather than take a shortcut to cultivation.
Martial Saint	235	Survives Reverse Transformation, regenerating flesh, bone, and blood; her body and perception are fundamentally changed.
Qi Refining Fifth Layer	257	Reveals that she has reached the fifth layer of Qi Refining after ten years of seclusion.

Background

Su Yuqing is the Eldest Princess of Great Qian and the daughter of Emperor Jingtai. In childhood, she was deeply favored by her father and received the title Princess Taiping, reflecting his hope for peace across the realm. She later came to suspect that the change in his conduct—including arranging her marriage into Northern Liang—began after he was possessed by the Martial Ancestor. 280

Thirty years before the events in Qingwu County, Su Yuqing became a Martial Arts Grandmaster at age twenty-eight. Around twenty years before her return to Qingwu County, she traveled from the capital to Nanyang Prefecture and took charge of its affairs, maintaining regional stability against the Longevity Cult and other threats. 123 176

Her agreement with Emperor Jingtai was that she could avoid a political marriage alliance with Northern Liang if she succeeded in reducing the King of Huainan's enfeoffment. The expiration of Great Qian's Centennial Agreement with Great Yin Mountain became the final deadline for this goal. 199

While operating in Qingwu County, Su Yuqing concealed her identity as Teacher Su, a male-presenting instructor at the County Martial Arts Hall. Her lectures stressed that the world belongs to its people rather than solely to its ruler, and she allowed students to discuss politically dangerous questions openly. 122 124

Yuhe was Su Yuqing's longtime attendant and agent. Su Yuqing arranged for Yuhe to enter Xie An's service after Yuhe suspected that the Immortal Treasure was in his possession, using her as part of the broader investigation into Great Yin Mountain and the Corpse Refining Hall. 132

Appearance

Su Yuqing is a tall, slender woman with an exceptionally refined and noble bearing. Her cultivation preserves her youth; even when nearly sixty, she appears to be around twenty. 170 204

• Often disguises herself as a male scholar or teacher in a long robe. 124 133
• In formal women's attire, she wears fitted silk jackets and flowing silk skirts in blue or purple tones, with a narrow waist emphasized by a sash. 136 170 256
• Has an exquisite, aristocratic face and a serene, composed demeanor. 170
• After Reverse Transformation, her appearance remains recognizably hers but becomes more ethereal, with “ice-like skin and jade-like bones.” 235
• Is resistant to heat and cold. 170

Personality

Su Yuqing is composed, courteous, and deliberate even when confronting subordinates, enemies, or dangerous political matters. She speaks respectfully to students and is willing to discuss ideas that challenge Great Qian's strict hierarchy. Her stated belief is that the realm belongs to the people. 122

She is deeply protective of civilians and consistently frames her political ambitions around preventing war, reducing suffering, and protecting the talented people of Great Qian. She seeks evidence before acting against the King of Huainan because an early resolution could avert a wider conflict. 192 199 231

Despite her outward calm, Su Yuqing is ambitious and unwilling to remain merely a tool of the imperial family. She seeks to eliminate the Five Elder Demons, open a southeastern trade port, stabilize the southern prefectures, and forge her own path beyond the limits imposed by her birth. 170 234

Her commitment to martial arts is equally uncompromising. Although she learns of a safer route to immortal cultivation through the wizard's blessing method, she chooses Reverse Transformation to honor more than sixty years spent pursuing the peak of martial arts. 233

Abilities & Skills

Sword Pellet and Sword Threads

Su Yuqing carries a small metal sphere that is actually a Sword Pellet refined from the essence of hundreds or thousands of swords. It can unravel into countless sword threads and re-form into a silver longsword. 145 207

• Her sword threads are flexible enough to coil around a finger yet sharp enough to cut iron. 145
• She kills High Priest Jin Hai'er with sword threads despite Jin Hai'er having cultivated the Bright Jade Skill to its nineteenth level. 145
• She can form vast rivers of sword threads for offense and defense. 207 262
• Her Sword Pellet is later refined into the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon. 262

Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon

Su Yuqing possesses the Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon, a powerful sword weapon connected to her Natal Sword Pellet. 203 262

• It dispels corpse poison from ancient books through its righteous radiance. 208
• She uses it to defeat Master Pudu and cripple Guangchanzi. 207
• Its use can heavily exhaust her, leaving her weak and pale afterward. 208

Great River Sword Technique

A high-level sword art demonstrated by Su Yuqing after she reaches the Third-Rank Grandmaster realm. 220

• Snow Dance Sword — Her sword becomes countless threads, which agitate water droplets into stone-piercing projectiles. 220
• Blue Sea Tide Surge — Converges sword qi into a massive wave approximately ten meters wide and two meters high. 220
• Allows her to manipulate immense quantities of sword qi over a wide area. 220

Nine Essences Return to One

Su Yuqing's secret cultivation method, which she teaches to Xie An after he reaches the Martial Arts Grandmaster realm. 220

• Supports cultivation beyond the Martial Arts Grandmaster stage. 220
• Represents the knowledge and mentorship she shares with Xie An as their trust deepens. 220

Martial Arts Grandmastery

Su Yuqing's martial foundation combines extreme speed, swordsmanship, and the use of the human body's Secret Treasures. 204 207

• Saves forty-two people from a major schoolhouse fire. 136
• Kills a Fourth-Level Martial Master, Qingyu, by pointing from a distance. 137
• States that the nineteenth stage of the Bright Jade Skill is only roughly one-quarter as strong as a recognized Grandmaster in direct combat. 177
• Explains the relationship between Health Cultivation and Grandmaster Secret Treasures to Xie An. 204

Reverse Transformation

Su Yuqing undergoes Reverse Transformation to become a Martial Saint rather than rely on the wizard's blessing method. 233 235

• Endures bone scraping, flesh cutting, and tendon severing during the process. 235
• Uses Innate Great Pills and Chen Yu'er's written experience to improve her chance of survival. 234
• Successfully regenerates her body and gains Martial Saint-level Innate Vitality. 235

Equipment

• Sword Pellet — Metal sphere containing innumerable sword threads. 145
• Azure Dragon Sacred Weapon — Sacred sword weapon formed from her Natal Sword Pellet. 203 262
• Purple Bamboo Leaf tea — A tea she brings to Xie An during private discussions. 170
• Blood Cold Lotus cultivation booklet — Given to Xie An. 170

Relationships

• Xie An — Ally, close friend, and political partner. Su Yuqing recruits him against the Corpse Refining Hall, teaches him martial knowledge, and trusts him with major plans; he supports her Reverse Transformation and later calls her “Yuqing.” 131 204 233 256
• Yuhe — Longtime attendant and trusted subordinate. Yuhe remained at Su Yuqing's side for twenty years and was placed in Xie An's service as part of Su Yuqing's Great Yin Mountain strategy. 123 132
• Emperor Jingtai — Her father. She made an agreement with him to reduce the King of Huainan's enfeoffment, but later suspects that he was possessed by the Martial Ancestor. 199 280
• Ye Nantian — Her master and the Azure Dragon Martial Saint. He taught her martial arts, but later betrays her and attempts to suppress her with an Ancient Pagoda. 204 262
• Li Chungang and Hua Yunfeng — Senior brothers under Ye Nantian. They assist Su Yuqing against demon threats and are present during the conflict with their master. 220 262
• Chen Yu'er — Fellow Martial Saint and later cultivation peer. Though initially distant, Chen Yu'er provides her Reverse Transformation experience and recognizes Su Yuqing's martial resolve. 234 235
• Bai Yujing — Powerful senior cultivator who previously declined to accept Su Yuqing as a disciple, judging that Su Yuqing lacked immortal destiny and was not focused on longevity. 199
• King of Huainan — Political opponent whose enfeoffment Su Yuqing seeks to reduce to prevent conflict and fulfill her agreement with Emperor Jingtai. 199

Story Role / Major Arcs

Nanyang and Qingwu County

Su Yuqing investigates unusual activity at Great Yin Mountain, including the Corpse Refining Hall's broken agreement with the Prefecture Office and the High Priest's rejuvenation. She dispatches Yuhe to Qingwu County, then follows in the guise of Teacher Su. 122 123

She later reveals herself to Xie An as the Eldest Princess and Director of the Nanyang Demon Suppression Prefecture Division. She informs him that Li Changchun and the Corpse Refining Hall seek the Undying Qi within him and offers him protection in exchange for help breaking the cult's century-long scheme. 131

Destruction of the Corpse Refining Hall

Su Yuqing acts as bait to draw away the High Priest while Xie An travels into Great Yin Mountain to shatter the Great Bronze Bell. She kills Jin Hai'er with her sword threads and prioritizes Xie An and Yuhe's safety after the operation. 141 145 148

Southern Prefecture Strategy

After locating Jin Xiaotang and exposing the King of Huainan's connections to the Longevity Cult, Su Yuqing plans to obtain evidence before mobilizing the court. Her intended outcome is to avert war, reduce Huainan's enfeoffment, and stabilize the southern prefectures. 170 199

Reverse Transformation and Immortal Cultivation

Having reached the First-Rank Grandmaster realm, Su Yuqing refuses the safer blessing method and chooses to risk Reverse Transformation. Xie An secretly provides her with Innate Great Pills and Chen Yu'er's experience manual; she survives and becomes a Martial Saint. 233 234 235

She later spends ten years in seclusion at Seven Star Village, reaching the fifth layer of Qi Refining and evading Ye Nantian's surveillance. 250 256 257

Conflict with Ye Nantian and the Martial Ancestor

When Ye Nantian reveals his betrayal, Su Yuqing faces him despite the end of their master-disciple bond. Bai Yujing intervenes on behalf of Xie An, and Su Yuqing later helps defend Kongsang City against the Martial Ancestor—who addresses her as his daughter and demands that she surrender the city and sever ties with Xie An. 262 263 279 280

Notable Quotes

“The world, of course, belongs to the people.” 122

“If conflicts can be resolved without bloodshed, it is undoubtedly the best course of action.” 192

“I have aspired to pursue the limits of martial arts since childhood... I need to give an account for my sixty years of hard work.” 233

Trivia

• Su Yuqing often brews tea during her most important conversations with Xie An. 133 170 204
• She achieved the Martial Arts Grandmaster realm at age twenty-eight. 176
• She spent more than twenty years governing Nanyang Prefecture before returning to Qingwu County. 123
• She personally freed Yuhe from the constraints of the Princess's manor, making her a free citizen of Great Qian. 157