Lin Chen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Chen (林晨)
Alias(es)	Xiao Yan; “The Legendary Martial Artist” 307 519
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Still Water Martial Arts Academy; Martial Garden; Azure Ripple Sect; Flower Clan; Azure Ripple Island 110 156 387 601 650
Occupation/Role	Martial Artist; Great Liang Martial Arts Student Exemplar; later Island Master of Azure Ripple Island 206 650
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Martial Arts First Realm / Essence Energy	15	Refined Essence Energy within a month; his rapid Qi and Blood growth allowed him to surpass fellow trainees.
Aperture Opening Realm (1/24)	26	Opened his first aperture; the System Panel transitioned from Qi and Blood tracking to realm progression.
Aperture Opening Realm (2/24)	52	Reached two apertures while bringing Clear Wind Palm to Minor Accomplishment.
Aperture Opening Realm (3/24)	60	A realm progress bar reappeared after he began taking Nourishing Aperture Pills daily.
Extreme Aperture Opening Realm (14/24)	145	Advanced along the Extreme Martial Path; possessed 342,000 Qi and Blood, Limit-Breaking palm arts, and Complete Iron Bone Technique.
Perfect Aperture Opening Realm (15/24)	159	Fused Clear Wind Palm and Water Cloud Palm into Perfect-level Wind Cloud Palm; the Qi and Blood Furnace raised his maximum Qi and Blood to 1,200,000.
Utter Perfection Aperture Opening Realm (19/24)	170	Reached nineteen apertures after absorbing Flood Dragon Blood; Wind Cloud Palm attained Utter Perfection.
Perfect Aperture Opening Realm (21/24)	196	Opened the twenty-first aperture; Gale Leg reached Great Accomplishment.
Aperture Opening Realm (24/24)	205	Opened the final aperture after defending his Martial Path Mountain record; golden light began refining his organs.
Organ Refining Realm — First Revolution	215	Entered Organ Refining through the first revolution of Nine Revolutions Organ Refining; gained explosive physical strength and speed.
Organ Refining Realm — Great Completion / Seven Revolutions	268	Reached seven of nine revolutions; his Spirit Rank entered the First Rank.
Ninth Rank	300	Entered the Ranked Martial Artist stage; Martial Arts Will began continuously tempering his body.
Fourth Rank	349	Reached Fourth Rank after cultivating the first layer of the Boundless Divine Aspect Body; Spirit Rank rose to 7.5.
First Rank	371	Emerged from Soaring Cloud Great Hall with the aura of a First Rank Martial Artist.
Xiantian First Realm	394	Condensed his first wisp of Xiantian Power and formally entered the Xiantian Realm.
Xiantian Second Realm	479	Advanced his Azure Ripple Art to Flawless Level 6, raising Qi and Blood, Divine Soul, Will, Speed, Defense, and Comprehension.
Xiantian Third Realm	538	Condensed the nascent Martial Soul Phenomenon, Sea Rising Bright Moon.
Xiantian Fourth Realm — Limit	601	Reached the limit of the Fourth Realm in both Divine Soul and physical body.
Xiantian Fifth Realm	602	Broke through in one hundred breaths after studying Flower Clan Myriad Manifestations Realm insights.
Xiantian Fifth Realm — Late Stage	603	Advanced to the late stage within half an hour, while deliberately retaining further potential for future growth.
Xiantian Sixth Realm / Cave Heaven Realm	620	Revealed strength at the Six Stages of Xiantian and defeated the leaders of the other three great clans with a single move.

Background

Lin Chen was born into a poor fishing family in Lakeside Village, Poyang County. His family separated from the main Lin family over financial disputes, yet his mother secretly saved two taels of silver for his martial training while his elder brother, Lin Liang, supported his ambition 5. The son of a fisherman, Lin Chen regarded martial arts as his only opportunity to change his family’s circumstances 1 597.

He retains memories of a previous life and arrived in this world with a System Panel. Its first recorded feature was the Destiny [When the Water Flows, the Channel is Formed], which promised steady progress and freedom from cultivation bottlenecks 1. His early training was constrained by poverty: he ate free vegetarian meals while wealthier students purchased meat, but continued practicing Warm Sun Fist and monitoring his incremental Qi and Blood growth 1.

After refining Essence Energy and opening an aperture, Lin Chen entered the county martial arts world. He initially joined Clearwind Martial Arts Hall, later remained recognized as a Still Water Martial Arts Academy disciple, and gained notice for developing Clear Wind Palm at exceptional speed 33 110. After winning first place in a martial arts competition, he chose the Extreme Martial Path, reasoning that weapon-based Ranked cultivation favored wealthy families while his Destiny and System benefits strengthened only himself 94.

Appearance

Lin Chen is a youthful martial artist whose physique visibly changes with cultivation. After opening his apertures, his Qi and Blood became internalized, replacing his earlier ruddy complexion with a more restrained presence 28.

• His skin takes on a bronze luster when he circulates his body-tempering arts 320.
• His activated Town Yue Manual produces a faint golden glow around his body 291.
• His immense Qi and Blood can radiate heat strongly enough to evaporate cold mist and scorch stone 320 324.
• He has worn Reverse Scale Armor beneath his clothing in battle 230 291.
• His fame eventually became great enough that he altered his appearance while traveling to avoid constant social obligations 473.

Personality

Lin Chen is relentlessly diligent and progress-driven. He began martial arts to alter his fate, but eventually came to love cultivation itself; his motivation is not merely to surpass others, but to become stronger than he was the day before 113 562. Visible numerical progress from his System Panel repeatedly helps him endure hardship and pain 1 145.

Despite his achievements, he is generally humble toward elders, instructors, and junior martial artists. He avoids belittling peers, encourages those who seek his guidance, and understands that genuine respect—not fear alone—is necessary to lead others 180 202 219. He does not forget Clearwind Martial Arts Hall’s mistreatment, but chose to answer it through victory rather than public resentment 113.

He is also decisive when faced with danger. Lin Chen refuses political pressure when it conflicts with his goals, confronts ambushes without mercy, and uses calculated force to establish authority against hostile opponents 205 273 614. Although he has repeatedly been offered powerful inheritances and easier paths, he insists on forging his own route to godhood 627.

Abilities & Skills

Destiny and System Panel

Lin Chen’s Destiny, [When the Water Flows, the Channel is Formed], provides a cultivation advantage centered on persistence and bottleneck-free breakthroughs 1.

• Allows steady progression without the bottleneck difficulties that halt other martial artists 1 15.
• Its benefits become especially potent during later stages of cultivation 301.
• The System Panel tracks realm, techniques, Qi and Blood, titles, and later more detailed personal attributes 26 479.
• System titles grant distinct effects, including enhanced night-time comprehension, technique fusion, pain resistance, and increased comprehension from Martial Path Mountain victories 31 170 231 300.

Palm Arts

Lin Chen’s primary combat foundation is a series of palm techniques refined through practice, sparring, and fusion.

• Clear Wind Palm — Reached Mastery before progressing to Great Accomplishment and Limit Breaking; its palm wind can damage trees and accelerate his Qi and Blood circulation 40 65 145.
• Water Cloud Palm — A complementary palm art he cultivated after reaching a plateau in Clear Wind Palm; his prior palm experience accelerated its development 44 60.
• Wind Cloud Palm — Lin Chen’s self-created fusion of Clear Wind Palm and Water Cloud Palm, refined to Perfect level 159 196.
  • Its sixth move, Triple Stacked Force, defeated Pei Qingming on Martial Path Mountain 190.
  • Layered Wave Force increased its power by 30% 196.
  • Lin Chen later integrated lessons from spear, saber, and hammer techniques to continue evolving its later moves 234.
• Heavenly Evolution Myriad Manifestations Destruction Palm — A Xiantian-level palm technique created through an epiphany after extensive Martial Path Mountain battles 339.

Body Tempering

Lin Chen chose the Extreme Martial Path and built a physical body capable of contesting opponents who rely on Martial Arts Will or Spirit Weapons.

• Iron Bone Technique — Cultivated through observation of the Thousand Hammer Diagram; reached Stone Body at Minor Accomplishment and later Complete level 106 108 145.
• Town Yue Manual — A body-tempering manual that produces a golden protective aura and strengthens his body through repeated refinement 196 291.
• Boundless Divine Aspect Body — Its first layer, Giant Aspect, made him impervious to Li Fire and raised him from Seventh Rank to Fourth Rank 349.
• Undying Body — A multi-layered body cultivation technique used alongside his Xiantian arts; it reached Triple Layer by the Xiantian Third Realm 538.
• His physical strength allows him to fight bare-handed against weapon users, endure powerful attacks, and shatter weapons through direct force 258 307.

Movement and Weapon Arts

• Gale Leg — Reached Limit Breaking and can be used both for powerful kicks and unpredictable movement 202 215.
• Greedy for Life, Fearful of Death Arrow — An archery art connected to a historical Flood Dragon-slaying martial artist of Raozhou Prefecture 166.
• Lin Chen has displayed practical skill with a saber, spear, and archery, chiefly using weapon principles to refine his own palm techniques 230 234 273.

Azure Ripple Arts and Xiantian Fire

After joining the Azure Ripple Sect, Lin Chen gained access to higher-level Xiantian cultivation methods.

• Azure Ripple Finger — An ice-blue finger technique; its second layer was taught to him by Gu Kong in exchange for a spar 323.
  • Can break powerful sword techniques and pierce Xiantian opponents’ defenses 325.
• Azure Ripple Art — His Xiantian cultivation method; reaching Flawless Level 6 increased all recorded core attributes by one level 479.
• Eye of Azure Ripple — A powerful Azure Ripple Sect technique used to defeat superior opponents, including Xiantian Third Realm martial artists 504 544.
• Xiantian Fire / Li Fire — Lin Chen can control and apply fire energies offensively and defensively, including dispersing combined clan formations and defeating opponents with flame-based techniques 406 544.

Divine Soul and Martial Arts Will

Lin Chen’s Divine Soul and comprehension are exceptional, allowing him to cultivate diverse arts that would normally conflict.

• He condensed Martial Arts Will by integrating the understandings represented by multiple golden figures in his dantian 291.
• He cultivated the Thousand Machine Divine Refining Technique to its second layer, Subtle Divinity, improving the stability and materialization of his Divine Sense 357.
• His Divine Sense can control a flying knife at range and detect threats beyond ordinary sight 340.
• By the Jade Stele of Fortune trial, his Divine Soul had reached the Xiantian Sixth Realm 614.
• He uses Soul Tempering Fire to purify his Divine Soul and improve perception and Divine Sense control 339 357.

Martial Soul Phenomenon

Lin Chen’s Martial Soul Phenomenon is Sea Rising Bright Moon, formed from accumulated Martial Arts Wills.

• It manifests as a bright moon rising from a sea of Divine Soul energy, supported by Martial Arts Wills representing his many arts 538.
• Within its initial ten-zhang range, Lin Chen considers himself invincible 538.
• It can suppress hostile Divine Sense and materially alter the balance of close combat 539 601.
• Lin Chen enhanced it by absorbing and integrating Flawless Martial Arts Wills from Tower of Ascension projections 592.

Equipment and Items

• Martial Path Seal — Grants access to Martial Path Mountain, exchanges Martial Points for resources, and can be used tactically to delay threats 190 340.
• Reverse Scale Armor — Inner armor that protected Lin Chen during combat with Pei Qingming 230 291.
• Black to the End — A System title that enhances Martial Arts Comprehension and Perception at night 31.
• Martial Path Prosperity — A System title earned through Martial Path Mountain accomplishments; each thousand consecutive victories permanently improves comprehension and Divine Soul 300.
• Flame-shaped jade pendant — Given by the Graveyard Keeper after Lin Chen declined the four ancestors’ inheritances; it points toward a volcanic canyon 627.

Relationships

• Mother Lin — His mother secretly saved silver to fund his earliest martial arts training despite the family’s hardship 5.
• Lin Liang — Elder brother who supports Lin Chen’s martial path and accompanied him during key departures from home 5 33.
• Yu Yongnian — Early instructor and mentor who recognized Lin Chen’s determination through his work-study proposal and advised him about the harshness of martial cultivation 16 23.
• Jia Nanzhu — Teacher and protector; advises Lin Chen to focus on strengthening himself and intervenes when threats target Lin Chen’s family 259 349.
• Zhao Cangsheng — Mentor at the Special Training Ground who guided Lin Chen toward Martial Path Mountain and supported his future cultivation 150 204.
• Jiang Qing — Senior Sister and close companion; aided his cultivation comprehension and later stood beside him in major clan conflicts 196 227 620.
• Pei Qingming — Fellow prodigy, rival, and source of important guidance on Martial Arts Will and Divine Soul cultivation 190 291.
• Yin Yue — Ally whom Lin Chen protects during his East Sea journey; she understands his concealed identities and martial abilities 504 540.
• Mei Shen — Flower Clan Grand Elder who advises Lin Chen on destiny and entrusts him to represent the Flower Clan 601.
• Li Zhe — Enemy whose plot against Lin Chen’s family deepened their enmity 349.

Story Role and Major Arcs

Rise from Lakeside Village

Lin Chen begins as an impoverished youth unable to afford proper nutrition for martial training. Supported by his mother and brother, he persists through hardship, refines Essence Energy, and rapidly becomes the strongest student among his peers 1 5 15.

Martial Arts Hall and Extreme Martial Path

After entering Aperture Opening, Lin Chen develops Clear Wind Palm, competes in the Martial Garden, and learns to correct his emotional weaknesses through defeat. He ultimately wins first place in competition and commits himself to the Extreme Martial Path rather than a weapon-centered Ranked route 40 44 94.

Special Training Ground and Martial Path Mountain

Lin Chen enters special training, cultivates the Thousand Hammer Diagram and Iron Bone Technique, and repeatedly challenges Martial Path Mountain. He breaks Great Liang’s long-standing record by leaving his name seven times and becomes the Great Liang Martial Arts Student Exemplar 106 145 205 206.

Ranked Martial Artist and Azure Ripple Academy

After completing Nine Revolutions Organ Refining, Lin Chen enters the Ranked stage and travels with the Great Liang academies to the Yan Kingdom. His victories establish him as first on the Hidden Dragon Ranking’s Human Ranking and earn him recognition among the Nine Kingdoms 300 307 325.

Azure Ripple Sect and East Sea Journey

Lin Chen joins the Azure Ripple Sect, overcomes the Azure Ripple Codex’s resistance, and later travels the East Sea under the identity Xiao Yan. His abilities, including Azure Ripple arts, body tempering, alchemy, and Divine Soul cultivation, draw the attention of clans and sects 387 504 519.

Tower of Ascension and Martial Soul Phenomenon

Lin Chen challenges the Tower of Ascension to improve his alchemy and comprehend the Nine Revolutions Azure Spirit Record. Through battles against projections, he gathers Flawless Martial Arts Wills and upgrades Sea Rising Bright Moon 525 592.

Flower Clan Competition and Self-Made Path

As the Flower Clan’s Imperial Son-in-Law and representative, Lin Chen advances to the Xiantian Fifth and Sixth Realms, overwhelms the leaders of the other three clans, and rejects all four ancestor inheritances. He chooses to pursue godhood through his own path rather than accept a ready-made legacy 601 620 627.

Honors and Records

• Won first place in his Martial Arts Hall competition and the county-level competition 94 206.
• Became the Great Liang Martial Arts Student Exemplar for his talent, diligence, character, and Martial Path Mountain accomplishments 206.
• Left his name on Martial Path Mountain seven times, breaking Great Liang’s two-hundred-year record 206.
• Ranked first on the Hidden Dragon Ranking’s Human Ranking 257.
• Reached the summit of Martial Path Mountain in the Yan Imperial Dynasty and earned a title allowing him to summon defeated opponents’ projections for repeated combat and observation 431.
• His rise from a fisherman’s son to Azure Ripple Sect Core Disciple was recognized by the System as the achievement Rise of the Cold Door 431.