Tang Lingyu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Tang Lingyu (唐灵钰)
Alias(es)	Second Miss; Miss Tang; Lady Tang
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Demon Suppression Bureau; Tang Family Fortress
Occupation/Role	Demon Suppression Bureau officer; direct disciple of the Tianshui Prefecture Garrison Commander
First Appearance	Chapter 100

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Realm	114	Li Yunhe identifies her as a Demon Suppression Bureau genius who has only recently entered the Innate Realm; her Azure Dragon True Qi carries dragon might.
Fire Cloud Palm — bottleneck overcome	226	Her Fire Cloud Palm breaks through its bottleneck under Gu Cheng's guidance, though she recognizes that Gu Cheng's strength is progressing even faster.

Background / History

Tang Lingyu is the second young lady of Tang Family Fortress. Her exceptional talent earned her the status of a once-in-a-century martial arts prodigy, and the servants and guards of the fortress treat her with visible admiration and respect 117.

She became the direct disciple of Ji Zhaoli, the Tianshui Prefecture Garrison Commander, also known as the Profound Dragon Venerable. This affiliation established her as one of the Demon Suppression Bureau's foremost young talents 252. Venerable Ling Que later selected Tang Lingyu and Gu Cheng as the Bureau's two most talented young prodigies of the previous five years, granting them entry to its Inheritance Secret Realm 100.

Her father, Tang Sihai, suffered severe Sea of Qi injuries. Tang Lingyu sought Gu Cheng's aid after learning that he possessed the Yin Yang Absolute Immortal Hand, a technique capable of treating such wounds 107. After Tang Sihai's recovery, she was tasked with guiding Gu Cheng in the Tang Family Fortress's Fire Cloud Palm 132.

Appearance

Tang Lingyu is a fair-skinned young woman with shoulder-length, jet-black hair and an alert, heroic bearing. Her usual Demon Suppression Bureau robes conceal much of her figure, while her fitted martial uniforms emphasize a clean, practical combat style 110 253.

• Short, neat black hair; she later wears it in a high ponytail during sparring 110 253.
• Clear features and sharp, heroic brows likened to those of a female general 110.
• Typically wears the Demon Suppression Bureau's cloud-patterned black robes 245.
• Has also worn sky-blue and dark-blue fitted martial uniforms 110 253.

Personality

Tang Lingyu is intensely devoted to cultivation. She meditates whenever possible, uses travel time to exchange cultivation insights, and treats sparring as both training and enjoyment 107 110 170. Her strong academic foundation and broad knowledge make her a capable guide for Gu Cheng despite his extraordinary rate of comprehension 106 110.

She is disciplined and composed under danger. When Gu Cheng chooses to investigate a suspected trap alone, she trusts his judgment rather than panicking; when Tianshui Prefecture's situation worsens after Venerable Yan Blade's death, she candidly acknowledges the danger and her own helplessness 232 205.

Tang Lingyu is also highly competitive. Gu Cheng's repeated advances initially make her doubt whether she can keep pace, but she responds by training harder, studying new martial arts, and eventually considering a secret method to strengthen herself 226 259. Her admiration for Gu Cheng gradually becomes romantic interest, though she remains uncertain whether she is worthy to stand beside him 259.

Abilities & Skills

Hundred Refinements of the Azure Dragon

Tang Lingyu's primary cultivation technique produces dominant Azure Dragon True Qi, greatly enhancing her physical strength, vitality, and combat power.

• Lets her challenge opponents above her realm; even ordinary Innate Grandmasters are stated to be unable to match her 204.
• Strengthens her body and qi and blood enough to endure injuries that would seriously endanger ordinary martial artists 115.
• Suppresses the backlash caused by practicing both fire- and water-attribute arts 253.
• Its powerful aura can be used to attract Blood Blade Scripture cultivators seeking potent essence blood 112.

Fire Cloud Palm

The Tang Family Fortress's ancestral ultimate art, used by Tang Lingyu in conjunction with Azure Dragon True Qi.

• Generates scorching flame attacks resembling fire dragons 204.
• Easily overwhelms Mortal Breaking Realm half-demons and evil cultivators 204 113.
• Can disperse a combined Blood Fiend Slash with a single palm strike 113.
• Reached a new level after breaking through a bottleneck during sparring with Gu Cheng 226.

Wind Rain Sword Finger

A water-attribute sword-finger art that Tang Lingyu began cultivating to expand beyond Fire Cloud Palm.

• Fires dense, flowing sword qi that can form a net restricting an opponent's movement 253.
• Improved rapidly through Gu Cheng's sparring guidance 253.
• Its water attribute conflicts with Fire Cloud Palm, though Tang Lingyu maintains that Azure Dragon True Qi can reconcile water and fire if cultivated correctly 253.
• Remains insufficient against Gu Cheng's superior speed and reactions; he defeated her without relying on advanced techniques 253.

Combat Instinct and Tactical Judgment

Tang Lingyu is an experienced combatant with sharp perception and a willingness to act decisively.

• Fought three Blood Blade Scripture cultivators simultaneously while deliberately holding back to preserve captives 113.
• Sensed a hidden assassin's dangerous presence, though Li Yunhe's attack still wounded her due to its speed and concealment 113 114.
• Recognized that Hundred Beasts Villa's request for Bureau reinforcements was intended partly to deter internal instability rather than simply obtain military aid 249.
• Chose to investigate the source of blood-red lightning near the Willow God's territory despite the danger 128.

Cultivation Knowledge

As Ji Zhaoli's direct disciple, Tang Lingyu possesses a notably solid foundation and broad understanding of cultivation.

• Advised Gu Cheng to refine a Dragon Turtle Demon Core into pills for safer and faster absorption 107.
• Supplied him with Dragon Blood Powder and other materials relevant to Hundred Refinements of the Azure Dragon 107.
• Explained the complementary potential of water- and fire-attribute martial arts 253.
• Her knowledge covers techniques across qi refinement, body refinement, Spirit Refinement, martial skills, and cultivation resources 110.

Relationships

• Gu Cheng — Fellow Demon Suppression Bureau officer, sparring partner, and cultivation companion. Tang Lingyu trusts his strength, provides him with cultivation resources, and seeks his help for her father's injuries; her admiration develops into romantic feelings 107 222 232 259.
• Ji Zhaoli — Her master and the Garrison Commander of Tianshui Prefecture, known as the Profound Dragon Venerable 252.
• Tang Sihai — Her father and the master of Tang Family Fortress. His damaged Sea of Qi prompts Tang Lingyu to ask Gu Cheng for help 107 132.
• Tang Lingxu — Her protective elder brother. He initially challenges Gu Cheng to test whether he is worthy of Tang Lingyu's attention 118.
• Tang Lingshan — Her younger sister, a talented child martial artist who resembles Tang Lingyu and often teases her 117 118.
• Venerable Ling Que — A senior Spirit Sea Realm figure within the Demon Suppression Bureau whom Tang Lingyu addresses familiarly as “Aunt Ling Que” 100 140.
• Chu Yunlan — A friend who shares hot springs and wine with Tang Lingyu, gives her romance advice, and encourages her to act on her feelings for Gu Cheng 254 259.
• Chu Tianyin — Gu Cheng's houseguest and a source of rivalry for Tang Lingyu, who feels threatened by Chu Tianyin's beauty and closeness to him 221 222 226.
• Chu Yuntian — A fellow operative during the Hundred Beasts Villa mission. Tang Lingyu initially resents his presence because it disrupts her expected time alone with Gu Cheng 231.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Newcomer assessment and martial competition — Watches Gu Cheng face Chen Fengyi and confidently predicts Gu Cheng's victory before seeing him crush Chen's Sword Control Technique and break his life-bound sword 102 103.
• Inheritance Secret Realm selection — Is recognized alongside Gu Cheng as one of Tianshui Prefecture's two leading young Bureau talents and receives an opportunity to enter the Demon Suppression Bureau's Inheritance Secret Realm 100.
• Tang Family Fortress crisis — Brings Gu Cheng to Tang Family Fortress and asks him to heal Tang Sihai's Sea of Qi injury; after his recovery, she helps Gu Cheng study Fire Cloud Palm 107 117 132.
• Blood Blade Scripture investigation — Serves as bait with Gu Cheng, using her Azure Dragon aura to lure evil cultivators. She defeats three opponents but is injured by the assassin Li Yunhe's Destructive Wound 112 113 114.
• Hundred Beasts Villa mission — Joins Gu Cheng in assisting Hundred Beasts Villa against demon unrest in the Crimson Rock Mountain Range, where she questions the villa's hidden agenda and supports investigations into the region's threats 227 228 249.
• Cultivation partnership with Gu Cheng — Repeatedly spars with Gu Cheng, practices Wind Rain Sword Finger, and breaks through Fire Cloud Palm's bottleneck, even as the difference in their strength becomes more apparent 226 253.
• Romantic resolution — During a discussion with Chu Yunlan, acknowledges her feelings for Gu Cheng and resolves to use a secret method to improve her cultivation so that she can keep up with him 259.

Notable Quotes

“Chief Gu's strength far surpasses what you and I can imagine. Since he chose to go alone, he must be fully confident.” 232

“Just call me Lingyu...” 107

Trivia

• Tang Lingyu has little familiarity with romance literature because she has historically devoted her time almost entirely to cultivation 259.
• She enjoys Gu Cheng's cooking enough to silently eat at remarkable speed despite her otherwise reserved table manners 134.
• Venerable Ling Que scolded her for giving Gu Cheng her master's treasured Flood Dragon Horns and Demon Cores 222.