Chi Zhong Lin

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Chi Zhong Lin (池中鳞)
Alias(es)	Second Senior Brother
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Sword Pavilion, Heaven Sword Holy Land 428
Occupation/Role	Sword Pavilion disciple; senior brother and guide to Zhong Lin 428 432
Status	Active 550
First Appearance	Chapter 428

Background

Chi Zhong Lin is one of the four members of the Heaven Sword Holy Land's Sword Pavilion. He is the second disciple under Xi Xuan; his Eldest Senior Brother is Tu Ye, the First Holy Son and a peak Nirvana Realm expert nearing the King Realm. 428

He is particularly proud of his name, which he says comes from the line: “A golden scale is not a thing of the pond; once it meets wind and clouds, it transforms into a dragon.” This obsession extends to his residence, Golden Scale Peak, where he raises snake monsters and cultivates White Jade Dragon Blood Grass. 428 487

Personality

Chi Zhong Lin is outgoing, boastful, and highly protective of those he considers his own. He eagerly presents the Sword Pavilion’s legacy to Zhong Lin, offers to have Tu Ye avenge the Third Holy Son’s bullying, and immediately intervenes when the White Crane Old Ancestor threatens his junior brother. 428 446

He is also easily flustered around Green Luo of the Hundred Flowers Domain. Though he insists that she merely saved his life, his evasiveness and embarrassment make his feelings apparent. 438 439

His confidence can turn into reckless indulgence: after losing a woman to an enemy, he spends time drunken and despondent at Green Willow Tower. He later recovers enough to resume supporting Zhong Lin’s cultivation. 456 457

Abilities & Skills

Swordsmanship and Spirit Origin

Chi Zhong Lin is a powerful sword cultivator who wields a Profound Black Heavy Sword.

• Condenses Spirit Origin into a giant hand capable of reaching for powerful secret-realm creatures. 437
• Releases heavy, sweeping sword light with an overwhelming and oppressive momentum. 437
• Broke the White Crane Old Ancestor’s barrier with a single step before confronting him directly. 446
• Remained alert with his sword drawn while guarding Zhong Lin during a dangerous cultivation transformation. 435

Cultivation Insight

Chi Zhong Lin possesses broad exposure to Heaven-Rank cultivation methods and can rapidly assess lower-ranked techniques.

• Studied the Five Elements Mixed Origin Skill and identified its potential to become a cultivation method capable of founding a Holy Land. 436
• Helps Zhong Lin investigate why the Five Elements Mixed Origin Skill’s transformation was incomplete. 435 436
• Recognized Zhong Lin’s Five Elements Extreme Change and was shocked by the depth of his junior brother’s Five Elements comprehension. 435

Azure Dragon Stirring the Sea

Chi Zhong Lin is pursuing the Azure Dragon Stirring the Sea diagram and hopes to transform through its Dragon Way.

• Has spent two hundred years raising snakes and cultivating White Jade Dragon Blood Grass to support this pursuit. 487
• Has gained insights into the technique but has not yet taken its first step. 487
• Seeks to refine a Dragon God Pill to help comprehend Azure Dragon momentum and begin cultivation. 487 488

Equipment & Resources

• Profound Black Heavy Sword — Chi Zhong Lin’s heavy sword, used against the Primordial Water Ape. 437
• Golden Scale Peak — His mountain peak, heavily populated by snake monsters and containing a medicinal field. 487
• White Jade Dragon Blood Grass — Rare grass cultivated with snake blood on Golden Scale Peak. 487
• Spiritual materials — Contributed precious materials to Zhong Lin’s refinement of the Eastern Emperor Bell into a King Tool. 489

Relationships

• Zhong Lin — Junior brother. Chi Zhong Lin serves as his guide within the Sword Pavilion and Five Elements Secret Realm, protects him in battle, and assists with his cultivation problems. 428 432 435 446
• Xi Xuan — Master. Xi Xuan sternly scolds Chi Zhong Lin after overhearing him boast about the Sword Pavilion’s Godslayer Sword. 428
• Tu Ye — Eldest Senior Brother and the First Holy Son. Chi Zhong Lin regards Tu Ye’s strength as sufficient to retaliate against those who bully Zhong Lin. 428
• Green Luo — A Hundred Flowers Domain cultivator who once saved Chi Zhong Lin. Their interactions strongly imply mutual affection, despite his denials. 438 439
• Bian Yingjie — His “brother in life and death.” The pair share a blunt, teasing rapport and argue freely. 447
• Nan Sheng, Yi Leju, Yun Hong, Ding Chengxi, and Bing Lei — True Disciples with whom Chi Zhong Lin has an easygoing, familiar relationship. 488

Story Role / Major Arcs

Sword Pavilion Introduction

Chi Zhong Lin introduces Zhong Lin to the Sword Pavilion, its small membership, and the Ten Thousand Swords Burial tradition. He explains that disciples leave their Natal Weapons and collected Spirit Swords within the mountain, while the Godslayer Sword at its summit was left by founding ancestor Bai Yun. 428

Five Elements Secret Realm

He accompanies Zhong Lin into the Five Elements Secret Realm, acting as a guide to the Ten Domains of the Eastern Wasteland. He also takes responsibility for Zhong Lin’s safety during the Five Elements Mixed Origin Skill transformation and later analyzes the technique’s limitations. 432 435 436 438

Hundred Flowers Pavilion

Chi Zhong Lin approaches Green Luo’s Hundred Flowers Pavilion in search of Five Direction Divine Beast Spirits. He later informs Zhong Lin when the Saint Spirit Fruit has been found and accompanies the effort to refine the Three Origins Healing Saint Pill. 440 452 453

Defense of Zhong Lin

When the White Crane Old Ancestor attacks Zhong Lin, Chi Zhong Lin arrives immediately, breaks the enemy’s barrier, and challenges him for targeting his junior brother. 446

Golden Scale Peak and the Dragon God Pill

Chi Zhong Lin brings Zhong Lin to Golden Scale Peak and reveals his long-term cultivation of White Jade Dragon Blood Grass. After Zhong Lin explains the first step of Azure Dragon Stirring the Sea, Chi Zhong Lin resolves to gather the materials needed for a Dragon God Pill. 487 488

Eastern Emperor Bell Refinement

He recruits five True Disciples to help Zhong Lin melt the Shattered Demon Blade into the Eastern Emperor Bell. He also provides spiritual materials for the weapon’s successful advancement into a King Tool. 488 489

Wu Emperor Sacred Tower

After being expelled from the Wu Emperor Sacred Tower, Chi Zhong Lin proudly publicizes Zhong Lin’s accomplishments and celebrates when his junior brother appears to obtain the Wu Emperor’s legacy. 550 552

Notable Quotes

“A golden scale is not a thing of the pond; once it meets wind and clouds, it transforms into a dragon.” 428

“Damn it, you dare to bully my Junior Brother? Today, I’m going to pluck all your bird feathers.” 446

Trivia

• Golden Scale Peak and Chi Zhong Lin’s name together form the phrase “golden scales are not things in a pond.” 487
• He is unusually proud of his name and considers it his most satisfying trait. 428
• Despite his usual composure, Green Luo can reduce him to visible embarrassment. 439