Qin Rui

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Qin Rui (秦蕊)
Alias(es)	Senior Sister Qin
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Dongqi University Martial Arts Team
Occupation/Role	Martial Arts student; later takes a minor film role
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 49

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Martial Way Level 8	69	Becomes the first member of the Martial Arts Team to break through to Level 8; she calls Zhao Rui in excitement after stabilizing her breakthrough. 69

Background / History

Qin Rui is a senior student on Dongqi University’s Martial Arts Team. She first meets Zhao Rui alongside Li Xinran, welcoming him as a junior member and sharing a meal with him. 49

During an interschool exchange, she represents the sophomores in a prominent arena match. Though she appears delicate, she is regarded as the only sophomore able to match Cao Guannan, using Flower Plucking Finger with a balance of softness and force. 55

After the team’s poor performance, Qin Rui encourages her teammates to continue working hard. She remains close to Li Xinran when the latter considers leaving the team because of an injury. 57 71

Qin Rui accompanies the team’s unauthorized Mount Tai search and accepts the punishment imposed afterward alongside Li Xinran and Cao Guannan. 64 She later becomes the first team member to reach Martial Way Level 8. 69

Wanting to experience acting, Qin Rui accepts Zhao Rui’s help in obtaining a small movie role and accompanies Luo Min to the Sichuan filming base. The exhausting production work makes her abandon plans to pursue acting as a career. 101 106 107 During filming, an unknown person plants abnormal True Qi in her body; Zhao Rui detects and expels it after her return. 107

As instability spreads, Zhao Rui passes Qin Rui the Qingcheng Returning Origin Art and later teaches her the first half of Ice True Qi for self-defense. 144 161 She uses divine-soul power to briefly block Luo Min’s Soul Shifting Demonic Art while protecting another student. 196

Appearance

Qin Rui is a delicate, lovely young woman with exquisite features and a graceful, slender build. Her appearance regularly draws attention, while her bearing is described as gentle yet spirited. 55 69 118

• Delicate and lovely appearance. 55
• Exquisite facial features and a distinctive Martial Arts Academy temperament. 69
• Slender, graceful figure. 71 159
• Has a gentle senior-sister image despite her competitive martial ability. 118

Personality

Qin Rui is hardworking and emotionally sincere. Li Xinran specifically cautions others not to mistake her gentle demeanor for weakness, noting her diligence in cultivation. 69 Her Level 8 breakthrough gives her greater confidence and calmness. 70

She is supportive of her friends, notably comforting Li Xinran and standing by the Martial Arts Team after setbacks. 57 71 She also has a playful, jealous side around Zhao Rui and the women close to him, teasing him about He Wanqing and Tian Yaru. 118 158

Although she initially dreams of becoming an actress, the realities of filming change her mind; she decides she would rather pursue a normal job. 100 106 107 As Zhao Rui’s strength and exploits increasingly surpass her own, she recognizes the widening gap but remains concerned for him and loyal to him. 92 248 252

Abilities & Skills

Flower Plucking Finger

Qin Rui’s primary documented martial art is Flower Plucking Finger, a technique combining yielding and forceful qualities. 55

• Lets her compete with high-level sophomore teammate Cao Guannan. 55
• Reflects both her personality and martial-arts approach. 55

Prajna Palm

She later demonstrates and explains Prajna Palm to Shen Xinzhu at the training ground. 108

• Capable of teaching foundational techniques to newer team members. 108

Mental-Intrusion Resistance

Zhao Rui teaches Qin Rui a practical application of the Charm Immortal Art intended to preserve clarity against soul-bewitching techniques. 109

• Provides temporary resistance to mental intrusions. 109
• Its effect is limited, but can create a decisive moment of clarity. 109

Qingcheng Returning Origin Art

Zhao Rui transmits the Qingcheng Sword Sect’s Returning Origin Art to Qin Rui as the world becomes increasingly dangerous. 144

• Described as a supreme martial art of the Qingcheng Sword Sect. 144
• Zhao Rui urges her to cultivate it diligently for protection. 144

Ice True Qi

Zhao Rui teaches Qin Rui the first half of Ice True Qi after demonstrating its freezing power. 161

• The portion taught is sufficient to cultivate cold energy. 161
• Zhao Rui withholds the latter half pending Elder Ge’s permission. 161

Divine-Soul Defense

Qin Rui displays weak but functional divine-soul power during Luo Min’s attack. 196

• Briefly blocks Soul Shifting Demonic Art. 196
• Creates an opening to protect a fellow student and evade further attack. 196

Relationships

• Zhao Rui — Junior teammate and eventual romantic partner. He supports her breakthrough, secures her film role, clears the hidden True Qi affecting her, and teaches her advanced martial arts; Qin Rui openly shows affection and initiates a kiss after his return from military service. 69 101 107 144 159
• Li Xinran — Close teammate and friend. The two support each other after the team’s setbacks, and Qin Rui is deeply distressed by Li Xinran’s injury and prospective departure. 57 71
• Cao Guannan — Fellow senior teammate; Qin Rui is one of the few sophomores capable of matching him in combat. 55
• Ouyang Xin — Fellow minor actress during the Sichuan production. Ouyang encourages Qin Rui regarding Zhao Rui, while Qin Rui confides that she believes Zhao Rui does not like her. 106
• Tian Yaru — Zhao Rui’s childhood friend. Qin Rui personally helps her complete university enrollment procedures and quickly becomes friendly with her. 158
• Luo Min — Former teammate who later joins the Demonic Sect. Qin Rui protects another student from Luo Min’s demonic art and refuses to accept Luo Min’s claim that Zhao Rui is dead. 196
• Su Wanyun — Ally at Mingchan Courtyard. Qin Rui helps her after she is injured and later speaks candidly about being unable to match Zhao Rui’s pace. 248

Story Role / Major Arcs

Dongqi University Martial Arts Team

• Meets Zhao Rui as his senior teammate and helps integrate him into the team. 49
• Competes in the interschool exchange and supports the team after its defeat. 55 57
• Accompanies the Mount Tai search party and accepts punishment for the unauthorized trip. 64
• Reaches Level 8 before her teammates, becoming the team’s first documented breakthrough at that level. 69

Film Crew Arc

• Receives a minor acting role through Zhao Rui’s connections. 101
• Works at the Sichuan filming base with Ouyang Xin and Luo Min. 101 106
• Finds the filming process exhausting and relinquishes her ambition to become a professional actress. 106 107
• Returns carrying abnormal True Qi from a hidden attack, which Zhao Rui expels. 107

Cultivation and Martial-World Crisis

• Learns the Returning Origin Art and Ice True Qi from Zhao Rui as threats to ordinary martial artists escalate. 144 161
• Defends a student against Luo Min’s Soul Shifting Demonic Art. 196
• Organizes a reunion of Zhao Rui’s former teammates at Mingchan Courtyard after his rise to “Great Emperor Zhao.” 240
• Helps confront the appearance of Mo Ling’er and supports Su Wanyun following their clash. 248 251

Trivia

• Qin Rui initially hopes to become an actress, but changes her mind after experiencing the demanding reality of filming. 100 106 107
• She is sensitive about being overshadowed by more prominent female Martial Arts Team members, especially Ye Jingqiu and potential new recruits. 57
• Her home is decorated in light yellow and pink with cartoonish furniture, contrasting with her mature senior-sister image. 118