Chen Qinglin

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Chen Qinglin (陈青林)
Alias(es)	Qingping Sword Marquis; Qingping Sword King; Peerless Sword King; Qiming Lord; Qiming Star God; Sun-Gazing Star Lord
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Qingfeng Mountain; Qingping Sword Realm; founder of the Five Peaks and Three Islands faction
Occupation/Role	Sword cultivator; founder and leader; martial arts instructor
Status	Alive
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Body Tempering First Level	4 5	Reached the realm after mastering Iron Wire Fist within five days of joining the Iron Sword Martial Arts School.
Body Tempering Third Layer	6	Could lift a 500-jin stone; began using the first three stances of Iron Sword Art.
Body Tempering Eighth Level	10	Reached before departing for Dingyuan County.
Body Tempering Ninth Level	16	Gained complete control over his strength and prepared to condense Qi and Blood into Inner Qi.
Inner Qi Realm, Initial Stage	18	Broke through from Blood Qi after marrow cleansing; awakened 10% Wind Intent and created Ride the Wind Slash.
Inner Qi Realm, Mid Stage	24	Opened seven meridians through Origin Returning Art; Wind Intent rose to 16%.
Inner Qi Realm, Late Stage	28	Wind Intent reached 21%; comprehended Penetration Intent and created Through Passage Wind and Wind Dissipation.
True Essence Condensation Realm, Mid Stage	48	Cultivated the Immeasurable Radiance True Scripture’s True Essence chapter to Great Accomplishment.
Origin Embracing Realm, Late Stage	112 126	Created Divine Wind Swordplay after integrating multiple wind sword arts; Wind Intent reached 90%.
Origin Embracing Realm, Perfection	174	Possessed multiple perfected attribute sword arts and self-created Divine Wind Swordplay and Storm Four Forms.
Spirit Aperture Realm	190	Opened four void seas of qi simultaneously after integrating the Immeasurable Origin Core with his dantian; recognized as having Sword Marquis-level strength.
Marquis Limit	232	Perfected Wind Intent and Sword Intent; received the title Qingping Sword Marquis.
Dharma Form Realm, Mid Stage	283 286	Opened 364 acupoints and attained peak sixth-tier physical strength; later confirmed as a mid-stage Dharma Form cultivator.
King Realm	324 325	Recognized as the era’s strongest peerless individual and became the Qingping Sword King.
Qi and Blood System: Blood Dragon Realm	353	Rapidly advanced through Body Unification, Wolf Smoke, Blood Qi Gang, Blood Rainbow, and Blood Dragon; created Great Sun Furnace Technique.
Qiankun Realm	424	Possessed Ninth Order farming, formations, and artifact forging, alongside comprehension of numerous Laws.
Undying Realm	491	Reached the fourth level of Sword Dao: Myriad Laws Melt into One Sword, One Sword Shatters Myriad Laws.

Background / History

At fourteen, Chen Qinglin recovered memories of a previous modern life while living in Linhe Village. He concealed this knowledge and chose martial arts over the ordinary life he had once accepted, with his father Chen Liangwu supporting his decision despite the Chen family’s lost martial heritage 1.

He entered the Iron Sword Martial Arts School under Xie Feng, advancing from Body Tempering First Level to Third Layer in a short period through intensive training. His proficiency talent allowed steady improvement but required genuine practice; Chen Qinglin consistently treated focus and specialization as essential to cultivation 5 6 23.

After winning the county martial arts competition against disciples from eight schools, he accepted Qingfeng Mountain’s invitation and became Fu Shenxing’s disciple. At Qingfeng Mountain, he selected Origin Returning Art, Wind Riding Sword Art, and Divine Wind Leg, establishing wind-aligned swordsmanship as the foundation of his path 13 23.

His rise brought prosperity and protection to Qingyan Town and the Chen Clan. He funded family businesses, left cultivation resources for the clan, taught younger relatives, and eventually turned Qingyan City into a center for sword cultivators 32 34 207 235 236.

Chen Qinglin later founded a faction based at Tiantai Mountain, organized as Five Peaks and Three Islands, and established the Qingping Sword Realm as a void Cave Heaven. He elevated his family and companions within that realm, including naming his parents its Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother 336 385 390.

Appearance

Chen Qinglin is commonly seen as a young man in green or blue robes, carrying a long sword. His appearance became closely associated with the image of a green-robed sword cultivator across the Eastern Region 170 176 292.

• Often travels with a long sword.
• Has ridden the Green Feather Eagle and a white horse during his journeys 34 226.
• His cultivation presence is frequently concealed through Hidden Intent or Spirit Concealing techniques 28 173.
• At full Dharma Aspect manifestation, his body reached 999 zhang before returning to normal size 283.

Personality

Chen Qinglin is disciplined, reserved, and unusually focused on cultivation. He avoids distractions, including unwanted romantic attention and public displays of status, preferring seclusion, training, or practical action 7 197 234.

He remains gentle toward family, friends, and juniors despite his reputation. He funds the Chen Clan, teaches its younger generation, protects relatives in danger, and gives his followers the choice to remain behind or bring their families with them 32 235 333.

His humility does not prevent strategic decisiveness. He exploits advantageous situations in battle, declines unnecessary ceremonies, and prioritizes long-term cultivation over ruling territory for its own sake 204 234 235.

Abilities & Skills

Proficiency Talent Panel

Chen Qinglin possesses an innate proficiency panel that records his realm, lifespan, skills, martial arts, and Intent. It is not an add-points system: he must train diligently to improve, but the panel lets him refine learned arts to exceptional levels 18 23.

• Tracks proficiency in martial arts, Intent, practical skills, and later Laws.
• Allowed him to discover that Intent could also advance through practice 18.
• Cannot record every power; Suiren Fire was absent from the panel and had to be examined within his soul 512.

Swordsmanship

Swordsmanship is Chen Qinglin’s primary path. He mastered foundational Iron Sword Art before developing wind, water, Five Elements, seasonal, and higher Sword Dao techniques 6 16 174 491.

• Created Ride the Wind Slash after gaining Wind Intent 18.
• Created Divine Wind Swordplay by integrating multiple wind-attributed sword techniques 112.
• Created Swift Wind Swordplay, Wind Transformation Sword Art, Five Seasons Sword Canon, and later the Limitless Sword Chapters 174 224 286 424.
• Reached the fourth Sword Dao level: Myriad Laws Melt into One Sword, One Sword Shatters Myriad Laws 491.
• Uses the Azure Emperor divine ability One Stroke Opens Heaven as a new direction for Heavenly Origin Sword development 512 513.

Intent, Artistic Conception, and Laws

Chen Qinglin’s earliest major comprehension was Wind Intent, which evolved through sustained sword practice into Wind Profound Meaning and later broader Sword Dao comprehension 18 24 112 224.

• Wind Intent — initially 10%; reached 90% while creating Divine Wind Swordplay and was later perfected 18 112 232.
• Penetration Intent — comprehended through archery and used in Through Passage Wind 28.
• Water Intent — reached perfection and supported techniques such as World Overturning 224.
• Sword Intent / Sword Profound Meaning — developed into Chen Qinglin’s exclusive Qingping Sword Intent 176 232.
• Karma Artistic Conception — comprehended after seclusion; used to establish Karma Lines and pass inheritances across distance 344 353.
• Laws — later comprehended Wind, Five Elements, Sword, Space, Karma, Creation, Destruction, Reincarnation, and others 424.

Spatial and World-Creation Arts

Chen Qinglin cultivates the Boundary Fixing and Pulling Secret Method and later develops major spatial abilities 224 235.

• Uses spatial traversal to transport his family across vast distances 291.
• Can open spatial gates and travel through inter-domain passages 329 393.
• Created the void Cave Heaven known as the Qingping Sword Realm 385.
• Can wield the Qingping Sword Realm’s World Power, granting him the ability to contend directly with Ninth Order cultivators 398.

Formations and Artifact Forging

Chen Qinglin is an accomplished formation master and artifact forger, eventually reaching Ninth Order in both fields 424.

• Activated the Heavenly Dipper Great Star Array over Qingyan City 182.
• Built defensive barriers around Tiantai Mountain 336.
• Commands stars from different worlds to form arrays through the Law of Formations 424.
• Developed the Forming Character Secret Method 424.

Healing and Support

Chen Qinglin can use Qingping Sword Intent with Spring Revival to heal severe injuries 316.

• Healed Mo Yuanyou after his battle with Xu Wuyi 316.
• Improved Chen Qingyun’s physique and cultivation through a pill 182.
• Resurrected Yun Tianqing with the Heart of the Rain Curtain Secret Realm and World Origin provided by Gongsun Cang 385.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Green Feather Eagle — a mount later left with Chen Xiaoxiao and his family 177 227.
• Natal Divine Soldier — absorbed starlight and advanced alongside Chen Qinglin’s physique 283 344.
• Seven Kill Sword — accepted for practical reasons and to avoid conflict within the Human Race 512.
• Fire God Jade Seal — intended object of secluded comprehension 222.
• Yuan Magnetic Bracelets — given to Chen Xiaoxiao and Chen Qingyun for self-defense 410.

Relationships

• Chen Liangwu — father; supported Chen Qinglin’s initial pursuit of martial arts and later became Qingyan City Lord and Heavenly Father of the Qingping Sword Realm 1 176 390.
• Yang Xiu — mother; entrusted with Spirit Fruits and medicines for the family and later named Heavenly Mother of the Qingping Sword Realm 279 390.
• Chen Qingyun — younger brother; Chen Qinglin personally provides pills, sword arts, and cultivation guidance 177 182 235.
• Chen Xiaoxiao — younger sister; Chen Qinglin is openly protective and frequently indulges her wishes 177 182 410.
• Chen Qingshi — cousin and early hunting companion; receives Chen Qinglin’s guidance, resources, and the secretly transmitted Fuguang Sword Art 1 34 236.
• Xie Feng — first master at the Iron Sword Martial Arts School; recognized Chen Qinglin’s early talent and taught him restraint 5 6.
• Fu Shenxing — Qingfeng Mountain master; guided Chen Qinglin’s cultivation choices and gave him Moon Treading Steps 23.
• Yun Tianqing — master who later acknowledged Chen Qinglin as a Sword Marquis and was resurrected through Chen Qinglin’s efforts 190 385.
• Ling Ling — senior sister and close companion whom Chen Qinglin treats like a younger sister 23 28.
• Jiang Qingyue — junior sister and traveling companion; Chen Qinglin saved her, aided her Sword Intent comprehension, and encouraged her to follow her own path 158 173.
• Mo Yuanyou — friend and fellow prodigy; Chen Qinglin heals him after battle and later remains closely connected to his family 316 405.
• Mo Caiyi — mentee; Chen Qinglin guides her Flowing Light Spear Art and helps refine her training 234.
• Gongsun Cang — grand-uncle and ally; assisted in Yun Tianqing’s resurrection with World Origin 329 385.
• White Horse Righteous Vanguard and Qingping Sword Guard — loyal followers who chose to accompany Chen Qinglin to the Eastern Region 333.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Training and Qingfeng Mountain

Chen Qinglin’s story begins with recovered past-life memories, entry into the Iron Sword Martial Arts School, and rapid advancement through Body Tempering. His victory in the county competition earns him entry into Qingfeng Mountain, where he establishes his wind sword path 1 13 18 23.

Rise of the Qingping Sword Cultivator

His missions, sect tournament performances, and self-created sword arts make him a famous young sword cultivator. He rises through the Horizon Ranking, defeats Wang An, and becomes recognized as the strongest young sword cultivator of the Eastern Domain 75 112 170 180.

Qingping Sword Marquis and Sword King

After reaching Spirit Aperture Realm and Marquis Limit combat power, Chen Qinglin receives the Qingping Sword Marquis title. He later becomes the Qingping Sword King and is acknowledged as the strongest peerless individual of his era 190 232 324 325.

Founder of the Sword Domain

Chen Qinglin gathers followers, establishes Five Peaks and Three Islands at Tiantai Mountain, develops Qingyan City as a sword cultivation center, and creates the Qingping Sword Realm 333 336 344 385.

Void Worlds and Higher Sword Dao

As his power grows beyond the True Spirit World, Chen Qinglin reaches Qiankun Realm and Undying Realm, develops a Sword Dao that unifies myriad Laws, and becomes a Qiming figure whose message of self-reliance reaches countless worlds 424 491 534.

Trivia

• Chen Qinglin’s first displayed lifespan was 14/56; it later expanded repeatedly, eventually becoming infinite 4 424.
• His early pursuit of martial arts caused matchmakers to repeatedly visit his family home, which he firmly rejected 8 9.
• He named his Qingyun Peak residence Cloud Dwelling Courtyard 28.
• He is known for avoiding romantic complications and focusing on sword practice instead 7 197.
• His rise transformed Qingyan Town into Qingyan City and made it a destination for sword cultivators from multiple regions 176 207.