Lin Chen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Chen (林辰)
Alias(es)	Xiao Yan; Fang Zhan (used while disguised) 504 510
Gender	Male
Origin	Lakeside Village, Poyang County; born to a poor fisherman’s family 1 110
Affiliation	Formerly Riverbend Town Martial Arts Hall, Still Water Martial Arts Academy, Town Yue Martial Arts Academy, and Clearwind Martial Arts Hall; later a Core Disciple of the Azure Ripple Sect 110 177 339 387
Occupation/Role	Martial Artist; Great Liang Martial Arts Student Exemplar 206
Status	Alive; remains on Azure Ripple Island after the final conflicts 650
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Martial Arts First Realm / Essence Energy	15	Breaks the Essence Energy barrier after relentless Warm Sun Fist practice.
Aperture Opening Realm — 1 Aperture	26	Opens his first aperture with an Aperture Opening Pill.
Aperture Opening Realm — 3 Apertures	60	His System Panel begins displaying realm progress again after he starts taking Nourishing Aperture Pills.
Aperture Opening Realm — 6 Apertures	69	Opens the Origin Returning Aperture and brings Water Cloud Palm to Minor Accomplishment.
Aperture Opening Realm — 8 Apertures	94	Reaches eight apertures after perfecting Clear Wind Palm; commits to the Extreme Martial Path.
Peak Aperture Opening Realm — 9 Apertures	104	Iron Bone Technique reaches the proficient Copper Skin stage.
Extreme Aperture Opening Realm — 14 Apertures	117	His True Blood refining causes each new aperture to grant far more Qi and Blood than normal.
Perfect Aperture Opening Realm — 15 Apertures	159	Gains access to the Qi and Blood Furnace; upper limit rises to 1,200,000.
Perfect Aperture Opening Realm — 17 Apertures	166	Replaces Iron Bone Technique with the Town Yue Manual’s first level.
Perfect Aperture Opening Realm — 20 Apertures	189	Qi and Blood capacity reaches 4,900,000.
Perfect Aperture Opening Realm — 21 Apertures	196	Town Yue Manual advances to its second level; Gale Leg reaches Great Accomplishment.
Perfect Aperture Opening Realm — 24 Apertures	219	Completes Aperture Opening before entering Organ Refining.
Organ Refining Realm — First Revolution	231	Begins Nine Revolutions True Blood Organ Refining.
Organ Refining Realm — Five Revolutions	253	Refines all five organs and condenses Martial Arts Will.
Organ Refining Realm — Seven Revolutions	294	Reaches Organ Refining Great Completion while pursuing the final two revolutions.
Ninth Rank Martial Artist	300	Enters the Ranked path; Martial Arts Will begins continuously tempering his body.
Fourth Rank Martial Artist	349	The Giant Aspect transformation and Li Fire refinement raise him from Seventh Rank to Fourth Rank.
First Rank Martial Artist	371	Breakthrough shakes the Soaring Cloud Great Hall and leaves him one step from Xiantian.
Xiantian First Realm	431	System Panel updates after his Xiantian breakthrough and grants new titles.
Xiantian Second Realm	449	Breaks through by absorbing Azure Ripple Energy in the Azure Ripple Secret Realm.
Xiantian Third Realm	538	Condenses the nascent Martial Soul Phenomenon, Sea Rising Bright Moon.
Xiantian Fifth Realm	602	Breaks through after studying Flower Clan seniors’ insights into the Myriad Manifestations Realm.
Six Stages of Xiantian / Cave Heaven Realm	620	Overwhelms the leaders of three Ancient Remnant Clans in a single move each.
Myriad Manifestations Realm	633	Reappears with a Myriad Manifestations aura amid the Azure Ripple Sect war.

Background / History

Lin Chen grew up in Lakeside Village in an impoverished fisherman’s household. His grandfather would only support his martial training if he passed the Martial Arts Hall’s six-month assessment, forcing Lin Chen to work odd jobs and endure a meatless diet while training in the Warm Sun Fist. His mother later split from the main Lin family and secretly gave him two taels of silver for his studies, while his elder brother Lin Liang consistently supported his ambitions 1 4 5.

A transmigrator with memories of two lives, Lin Chen received a System Panel and the Destiny [When the Water Flows, the Channel is Formed]. Its promise of steady progress and freedom from bottlenecks becomes his reason to persist through poverty, ridicule, and physical suffering 1 8.

After producing Essence Energy within a year, Lin Chen gains attention from local martial institutions. Instructor Yu Yongnian guides him toward Clearwind Martial Arts Hall and repeatedly advocates for him despite his humble status. Lin Chen later enters Still Water Martial Arts Academy, wins its competition, and chooses the punishing Extreme Martial Path over the conventional route of nurturing a Spirit Weapon 21 23 94.

His performance in special training, Martial Path Mountain, and national competitions transforms him from a county prodigy into Great Liang’s Martial Arts Student Exemplar. He later joins the Azure Ripple Sect, reaches the summit of Martial Path Mountain, and becomes a pivotal figure in conflicts involving the Yan Imperial Dynasty, the Ancient Remnant Clans, and multiple major sects 206 406 414.

Appearance

Lin Chen grows rapidly after beginning martial training, becoming taller than his mother within half a year. In his early training years, he is lanky, thin, dark-skinned, and rough-looking from hardship and constant practice; later observers note his refined demeanor and improved bearing 4 35 76.

• Tall for his age after entering the Martial Path 4
• Initially lean and undernourished due to poverty 4
• Dark complexion from outdoor training and labor 35 45
• Possesses a calm, cultivated demeanor after advancing in martial arts 76
• His body can emit bronze, crimson, golden, or fiery phenomena when circulating body-tempering methods 104 320 644

Personality

Lin Chen is methodical, ambitious, and exceptionally resilient. He measures his progress through the System Panel, budgets carefully for food and medicine, and treats every resource as an opportunity to narrow the gap between himself and wealthier disciples 3 9 60.

Though capable of setting aside pride when necessary, he refuses to become shameless. He declines Clearwind Martial Arts Hall’s renewed attempts to claim him after it had previously rejected him, choosing to prove himself through results rather than resentment or slander 49 113.

He remains respectful toward those who helped him, particularly Yu Yongnian, Jia Nanzhu, and local officials who supported him before his rise. He also protects weaker allies and his family, but becomes cold and decisive toward enemies who threaten them 86 259 504.

Abilities & Skills

Destiny and System Panel

Lin Chen’s System Panel records his cultivation, techniques, titles, and Destiny. His primary Destiny, [When the Water Flows, the Channel is Formed], allows steady advancement without ordinary bottlenecks when sufficient resources are available 1 431.

• Tracks Qi and Blood, apertures, realm progress, techniques, titles, and cultivation conditions 1 60
• Provides cultivation guidance through the Seize Every Second title 431
• Grants exceptional growth through titles such as Black to the End, Utter Perfection, and Martial Path Prosperity 145 166 339
• Gains power from Great Liang martial artists’ admiration through Light of Great Liang 349 367

Palm Techniques

Lin Chen’s foundation is the Warm Sun Fist, followed by Clear Wind Palm. He later combines Clear Wind Palm and Water Cloud Palm into the self-created Wind Cloud Palm, then develops the Xiantian-level Heavenly Evolution Myriad Manifestations Destruction Palm 1 40 159 339.

• Clear Wind Palm — Reaches mastery rapidly, later perfection and Limit Breaking; sharpens his ability to read and predict opponents’ movements 40 84 145
• Water Cloud Palm — Cultivated alongside Clear Wind Palm and used as one half of Wind Cloud Palm 69 159
• Wind Cloud Palm — A Perfect-level fusion technique that bypasses the dantian and demands Perfect Aperture Opening cultivation 159
• Heavenly Evolution Myriad Manifestations Destruction Palm — Self-created Xiantian technique born from his growing comprehension on Martial Path Mountain 339

Body Tempering

Lin Chen follows the Extreme Martial Path, treating his own body as his primary weapon rather than relying on a Spirit Weapon 94 245.

• Iron Bone Technique — Advances from Blood Strengthens Muscle Surface to Copper Skin and eventually mastery through severe medicinal training and the Thousand Hammer Diagram 99 104 107
• Town Yue Manual — Replaces Iron Bone Technique as his higher-level body-tempering foundation 166
• Boundless Divine Aspect Art — Uses Xiantian Fires to transform his body; its first transformation is the ten-foot Giant Aspect 346
• Undying Scripture / Undying Body — An evolvable body-tempering path that eventually reaches the sixth level and gives him physical strength capable of overwhelming Xiantian Sixth Realm martial artists 507 608 609
• His perfected physique eventually approaches God-level body-tempering limits and can contend with ordinary Myriad Manifestations Realm experts 644

Divine Soul Techniques

Lin Chen possesses an unusually powerful Variant Soul and cultivates his Divine Soul independently of conventional Spirit Weapon methods 284 481.

• Thousand Machine Divine Refining Technique — Splits his Divine Soul into Divine Sense strands, which he shapes into flying daggers and later manifests in large numbers 284 412
• Divine Sense Flying Daggers — Used for perception, assassination, remote attacks, and manipulating objects 340 357
• Star Chart Divine Soul — Created after he shatters his original Divine Soul figure; it substantially increases his perception, reaction speed, and Power of Xiantian 412 413
• Sea Rising Bright Moon — His Martial Soul Diagram and later Martial Soul Phenomenon; within its range, it suppresses hostile Divine Sense and enhances his martial abilities 481 538 601

Archery

Lin Chen develops formidable archery after selecting the Serpent Shadow Bow from the Martial Affairs Department’s Grade C Treasure Vault 127.

• Serpent Shadow Bow — A compact, foldable bow made from century-old snake tendon and North Sea sunken silver 127
• Greedy for Life, Fearful of Death Arrow — A high-requirement archery technique connected to a Raozhou expert who once slew a Flood Dragon 158 166
• Dragon Shadow Bow — Used to defeat the Yu Beichen brothers and Ling Tianhao with decisive arrows 251 319
• Defeated Ling Tianhao with three arrows during the Martial Arts Academy Ranking Competition 319

Xiantian Fire and Alchemy

Lin Chen refines several Xiantian Fires for combat, body transformation, and alchemy 403 435.

• Refines Golden Crow Blazing Flame and Illusory Sea Heart Flame 403 435
• Uses Xiantian Fire offensively and as a defensive manifestation through flame wings 406
• Can use Xiantian Fire directly as an alchemy furnace 518
• Refines twenty Profound Soul Pills in a single duel, defeating Yuan Shengyao and establishing himself as a top-tier alchemist 518

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Serpent Shadow Bow — Foldable treasure-vault bow selected as his County Competition reward 127
• Dragon Shadow Bow — Powerful bow with a Flood Dragon sinew string 245 319
• Reverse Scale Armor — Lightweight inner armor resistant to water, fire, blades, and spears; can endure several attacks from Ranked Martial Artists 177
• Martial Path Seal — Enables access to Martial Path Mountain, point exchanges, and eventually a connection to the Yan Imperial Dynasty 283 296
• Hundred Things Box — Storage treasure gifted by Chai Daoqi 395
• Perfect Dao-Bearing Jade Slip — Used to preserve a Perfect Sword Dao Will 501
• Thousand Hammer Diagram — Martial Path treasure lent to him for Iron Bone Technique cultivation 135

Relationships

• Yu Yongnian — First instructor and foundational mentor. He arranges Lin Chen’s cafeteria work, recommends Clearwind Martial Arts Hall, and repeatedly advocates for his future 7 21 23.
• Jia Nanzhu — Later master and Martial Affairs Hall mentor. He accepts Lin Chen as a disciple and guides his advancement beyond Great Liang’s early martial system 179 259.
• Lin Liang — Elder brother and steadfast supporter of Lin Chen’s martial path; later manages family affairs in Lakeside Village 5 260.
• Mother Lin — Supports Lin Chen after separating from the main Lin family and gives him her secret savings for training 4 5.
• Lin Chaoyang — Grandfather whose favoritism toward Lin Ming drives the family split. He later regrets his treatment of Lin Chen before his death 4 153 154.
• Gu Fei — Early friend who supports Lin Chen during poverty and martial training 1 3.
• Lu Yongfeng, Zhao Jingchuan, and Cheng Ying — Martial brothers and longtime allies who train, spar, lend resources, and maintain ties with Lin Chen after their youth 39 60 182.
• Jiang Qing — Senior sister, fellow martial artist, and romantic partner. Their relationship becomes public when they leave Azure Ripple Martial Arts Academy holding hands 161 226.
• Yin Yue — Moon Soul Clan ally, trusted confidante, and later lover; she provides crucial knowledge on Martial Souls, cultivation resources, and clan politics 471 481 578.
• Murong Yan — Yan Kingdom princess who openly supports Lin Chen and later travels with him while seeking a solution to his Divine Soul condition 306 308 640.
• Pei Qingming — Senior prodigy, sparring partner, and mentor figure. Their mutual respect culminates in a drawn duel before Pei Qingming leaves Great Liang 290 291 372.
• Du Xiaofeng — Azure Ripple Sect master who sets demanding goals for Lin Chen and supports his cultivation of the Boundless Divine Aspect Art 395 411.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Cold Door Beginnings — Works odd jobs, trains while impoverished, passes the Martial Arts Hall assessment, and resists the Lin family’s attempts to end his martial ambitions 1 3 4.
• Essence Energy and County Rise — Produces Essence Energy within a year, gains entry into higher martial institutions, and wins the Poyang County competition 15 21 91.
• Extreme Martial Path — Rejects the conventional Ranked route, cultivates Iron Bone Technique and the Town Yue Manual, and establishes his exceptional Aperture Opening foundation 94 107 166.
• Special Training and Martial Path Mountain — Receives state-sponsored training, repeatedly leaves his name on Martial Path Mountain, and becomes Great Liang’s Martial Arts Student Exemplar 136 167 206.
• Azure Ripple Martial Arts Academy — Joins Azure Ripple Martial Arts Academy, refines his body through brutal training, and becomes a leading representative of Great Liang in inter-academy conflicts 226 227 319.
• Yan Imperial Dynasty Ascension — Joins the Azure Ripple Sect, reaches the summit of Martial Path Mountain, and earns recognition as one of the Yan Imperial Dynasty’s foremost young talents 387 406 414.
• Ancient Clan and Sect Conflicts — Navigates the Thousand Layers Secret Realm, aids the Flower Clan, and becomes entangled in the struggle against Dongfang Canglang and the Yan Imperial Dynasty’s ruling forces 548 578 624.
• Myriad Manifestations War — Breaks through to the Myriad Manifestations Realm, kills multiple enemy experts by burning his lifespan, and helps reverse the Azure Ripple Sect war 633 635 636.
• Aftermath — Though his Divine Soul deteriorates after burning his lifespan, he survives long enough to return to Azure Ripple Island and later lives peacefully with Jiang Qing, Murong Yan, and Yin Yue 637 640 650.

Notable Quotes

“Though there is no meat in my meal, I take hope as my dish.” 1

“Martial arts have no fixed form; all methods can be used by me!” 245