Lan Ling'e

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lan Ling'e (蓝灵娥)
Alias(es)	Nine Heavens Star Spirit Celestial Venerable 210
Species/Race	Human 210
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Immortal Crossing Sect; Human Teachings; Taiqing's Daoist Tradition 2 318
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; Taiqing's Personal Disciple; Heavenly Dao Dao Ancestor 318 335
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Practitioner	4	Announces that she has entered the Qi Practitioner realm under Qi Yuan's instruction.
Void Refining	6	Reaches Void Refining after ten years of cultivation, an achievement described as exceptional for an ordinary Qi Practitioner.
Spirit Transformation, Second Stage	8	Her publicly displayed cultivation draws attention from fellow Immortal Crossing Sect disciples.
Return to Dao, Sixth Stage	49	Reveals her realm to Li Yang while concealing her true body and aura.
Celestial Immortal, Half-step Golden Immortal	187	Transcends the Nine Heavens Divine Demon Tribulation uninjured; her Immortal Body is founded on Innate Qi and a wisp of Chaos Qi.
Golden Immortal	207	Breaks through her Demon Obstruction and plucks the Longevity Dao Fruit while Li Yang remains at her side.
Golden Immortal, Middle Stage	209	Completes her Golden Immortal Tribulation with the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda's protection.
Near Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal	210	Possesses the realm needed for the next step, but requires greater Mana accumulation.
Saint / Chaotic Origin	313 314	Proves the Dao and becomes a Saint, causing Immeasurable Heaven to regain a past and future.
Heavenly Dao Dao Ancestor	335	Receives the Heavenly Dao Dao Ancestor position from Primal Heavenly Lord before his transcendence.

Background and History

Lan Ling'e begins cultivating on Lesser Qiong Peak under Old Daoist Qi Yuan alongside Li Yang. Li Changshou teaches both junior disciples sect etiquette, social caution, and the importance of concealing themselves to avoid karmic entanglements, while Qi Yuan imparts the introductory One Qi True Heaven Art 2.

During her early years, Ling'e develops into a Qi Practitioner and spends a secluded decade fishing, cultivating, and idling beside the Spiritual Lake with Li Yang. Her bright appearance contrasts with her famously languid temperament; she and Li Yang jokingly describe themselves as “big salted fish” who cannot even be bothered to turn over 4.

Her seniors' teachings give her strong concealment habits, though she often applies them recklessly. She hides her true body inside a paper figure and later transforms herself into a paper talisman to fool Li Yang and Li Changshou, earning a harsh scolding from Li Changshou over the danger of such tactics 5 6.

Appearance

Ling'e is described in her youth as radiant and endearing, with an oval face, bright eyes, willow-like brows, a delicate nose, pretty ears, and thin pink lips. Even when she conceals her appearance, her lively aura mixed with laziness makes her conspicuous among other disciples 4 8.

• Often dresses plainly and conceals her appearance while traveling 8 175.
• Has a distinctive lively yet languid bearing that is difficult to disguise 8.
• Wore a water-blue gauze skirt embroidered with silver-thread cloud patterns during the Three Religions Grand Gathering 175.
• Frequently uses paper figures or other concealment measures to hide her true body 5 6.

Personality

Ling'e is cheerful, gluttonous, and fond of comfortable seclusion. She eagerly praises good food, enjoys milk tea and snacks, and is happiest when relaxing with her senior brothers on Lesser Qiong Peak 5 6 116. She is also mischievous and curious, whether showing off a dangerous transformation technique or sneaking a look at Li Changshou's private scroll 6 62.

Despite her easygoing nature, she is deeply attached to Li Yang and becomes distraught when he leaves for decades without her. Her concern becomes a major emotional anchor during his return and her later Golden Immortal breakthrough 173 207.

Ling'e can panic before imposing figures—most notably Taiqing—but recovers quickly when treated with genuine kindness. In combat, she is far more cautious and calculating than her carefree demeanor suggests, readily using ambushes, knockout drugs, and explosive pills when direct force is insufficient 185 176.

Abilities & Skills

Concealment and Transformation Techniques

Ling'e learned to conceal her aura and true body through the teachings of Li Changshou and Li Yang.

• Can control paper figures while concealing her true body elsewhere 5.
• Has hidden her true body inside a paper figure's tooth merely to eat food 6.
• Can transform herself into a paper talisman 6.
• Her use of spatial and transformation techniques is dangerous when performed carelessly; both senior brothers warn her against treating them as tricks 6.

Pills, Poisons, and Explosives

Ling'e combines her sect's stealthy methods with her own destructive concoctions.

• Carries Space Blasting Pills for sudden threats 41.
• Independently researches Exploding Pills capable of damaging the Jiangshan Xiaosheji Tu and generating a spatial storm 175 176.
• Her explosive strike is considered powerful enough to kill an unprotected Celestial Immortal 176.
• Uses knockout drugs in coordinated combat; a handful can daze or heavily weaken True Immortals and Celestial Immortals 176.

Combat Coordination

During the Three Religions Grand Gathering, Ling'e fights alongside Youqin Xuanya and Xiong Lingli using deliberately underhanded teamwork.

• Serves as the final follow-up attacker after Xiong Lingli's frontal assault and Youqin Xuanya's sword strike 176.
• Employs ambushes, group attacks, poisons, and rapid retreats rather than fair duels 176.
• Demonstrates enough judgment and resourcefulness to help guide Youqin Xuanya through her Immortal Heaven Tribulation 177.

Chaos-Tempered Immortal Body

Taiqing's alchemical preparations fundamentally transform Ling'e during her Immortal Ascension Tribulation.

• Consumes seven Nine-Thousand-Year Immortal Peaches, twelve Fusang Fruits, thirty-three Nine-Turn Golden Pills, and Moonlight Dew before breaking through 185.
• Faces the second-ranked Nine Heavens Divine Demon Tribulation and devours its lightning rather than merely enduring it 186 187.
• Ascends with Innate Qi surrounding her body and a solid wisp of Chaos Qi within her foundation 187.
• Her transformed essence gives her a cultivation foundation far beyond ordinary Innate beings, though it attracts exceptional attention from powerful cultivators 186 187.

Reading Dao

Ling'e's personal Dao allows her to perceive events across time and interact with what she reads.

• Can read past and present events through her Reading Dao 210.
• Can “tip” or pull characters out of the events she observes 210.
• Her Dao is identified as a variant of the Time Dao 210.
• Li Yang believes that proving this Dao within Chaos could allow her to reach the Taiji Realm 210.
• Her initial motivation for cultivating this Dao was the hope of bringing Li Yang back after his apparent fall 210.

Dao Exposition

As a Saint, Ling'e's Dao exposition affects the past, future, and cultivation of her listeners.

• Her listeners perceive their pasts and futures through books manifested by her Dao, inspiring them to alter their fates 315.
• Her four-thousand-year exposition produces insights into the Dao of Time, though her attempted Taiji breakthrough fails because it is too hasty 318.
• Her explanations later provide Taiqing, Li Yang, and other Saints with new avenues for studying the Supreme Ultimate and even the Wuji Realm 318 319.

Equipment and Items

• Paper Figures — Used to conceal or substitute for her true body 5 6.
• Universe Bag — Carries ritual materials, including an incense table, offerings, and a Heavenly Dao tablet 186.
• Space Blasting Pills — Defensive explosive pills kept on hand 41.
• Exploding Pills — Her self-developed destructive pills, capable of causing spatial damage 175 176.
• Knockout Drugs — Used against stronger opponents in coordinated combat 176.

Relationships

• Li Yang — Senior disciple brother, mentor, and later teacher figure. Ling'e relies on him deeply; his presence allows her to overcome her Demon Obstruction and attain Golden Immortal status 173 176 207.
• Li Changshou — Eldest senior disciple brother and early instructor. He teaches her steadiness and concealment, but frequently scolds her dangerous improvisation and spoils her in private 2 6 62.
• Old Daoist Qi Yuan — Master of Lesser Qiong Peak. He teaches Ling'e the One Qi True Heaven Art and praises her first step into Qi cultivation 2 4.
• Taiqing / Venerable of Morality — Initially accepts Ling'e as an Unregistered Disciple, then formally makes her a Personal Disciple after her Dao exposition 189 318.
• Grand Master Xuandu — Senior brother within the Human Teachings who supports her ascension preparations and later advises her to accumulate Mana for Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal 185 210.
• Youqin Xuanya — Close companion and combat partner. Ling'e assists her through the Immortal Heaven Tribulation, strengthening their sisterly bond 175 177.
• Xiong Lingli — Teammate during the Three Religions Grand Gathering; they combine Xiong Lingli's frontal strength, Youqin Xuanya's offense, and Ling'e's drugs and explosives 176.
• Jiang Lin'er — Grandmaster from the Immortal Crossing Sect lineage who recognizes Ling'e as a clever and mischievous grand-disciple 175 212.

Major Arcs

Three Religions Grand Gathering

Li Yang tests Ling'e by sending a True Immortal Fierce Beast against her group within the Jiangshan Xiaosheji Tu. Ling'e, Youqin Xuanya, and Xiong Lingli defeat the threat through planning and concoctions, while Ling'e's Exploding Pill causes a massive spatial rupture that shocks the observing grandmasters 175 176.

Her performance earns admiration from the Three Religions, including Guangchengzi, who requests to take her as a disciple. Li Yang refuses because Taiqing has already taken an interest in her 176.

Immortal Ascension and Doushuai Palace

After Taiqing feeds her vast quantities of high-grade spiritual fruits and pills, Ling'e triggers the Nine Heavens Divine Demon Tribulation. She respectfully performs a ritual for the Heavenly Dao, confronts the final Golden Crow tribulation directly, and ultimately devours the lightning itself 185 186.

She survives without injury, rises to Peak Celestial Immortal and Half-step Golden Immortal, and gains an Immortal Body infused with Innate and Chaos Qi 187. She subsequently becomes Taiqing's Unregistered Disciple at Doushuai Palace 189.

Golden Immortal and Divine Position

Ling'e achieves Golden Immortal after Li Yang returns and protects her through her Demon Obstruction. Her Golden Immortal Tribulation concludes with her reaching the Middle Stage, after which Li Yang questions her about the Time Dao 207 209.

Haotian grants her the clean and noble Divine Position of Nine Heavens Star Spirit Celestial Venerable after Li Yang explains the potential of her Reading Dao 210.

Sainthood and Dao Ancestorhood

Ling'e later approaches Sainthood by severing her Three Corpses and consolidating the gains of a prolonged Dao discussion 303 306. She proves the Dao as a Saint, restoring past and future to Immeasurable Heaven and displaying potential associated with the Supreme Ultimate 313.

Her subsequent Dao exposition reaches across countless cultivators and Saints, enabling listeners to witness and challenge their own pasts and futures 315. Although her attempt to advance further proves premature, Taiqing recognizes her insights and formally accepts her as a Personal Disciple 318.

Following Primal Heavenly Lord's transcendence, Ling'e succeeds him as the new Heavenly Dao Dao Ancestor 335.