Nangong Qin

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Nangong Qin is the Nangong Family's legitimate daughter and a direct disciple of the Sword Art Snake Emperor. When she first meets Li Shuidao at the Five Poisons Sect marketplace, she names her master and tells him that she cultivates the Cloud Swallowing Mist Dispelling Sword Art and Snake Swallowing Heart Scripture. He later records what he learned from her scripture 59 60 272.

Years later, she and her junior sister Su Xiaoyu enter an Abyssal Poison Dove nest on their master's mission. Li Shuidao helps them survive the doves, and they proceed together toward a Golden Treasure Chest. After Ma Jianxin attacks their group, Nangong Qin and Su Xiaoyu fight him; Li Shuidao intervenes and the three kill him. Nangong Qin then agrees to lend Li Shuidao her secretly held Poison Dispelling Pearl in exchange for a Yin Yang Spirit Transformation Pill and a promise to return the pearl after her advancement 221 222 227.

Nangong Qin reclaims the pearl after reaching the Spirit Refining Realm. She later uses it to save Li Shuidao's wife, Xia Ruoxue, from poison in Viper Valley. Xia Ruoxue takes the pearl, prompting another tense negotiation with Li Shuidao. Nangong Qin reveals her interest in the Immortal Path Secret Realm, and Li Shuidao promises that he and Xia Ruoxue will accompany her there in twenty years—or return the pearl beforehand if they cannot go. Li Shuidao eventually returns it in the Purple Poison Forest 233 273 274 275 364.

During her travels, Nangong Qin survives the fall of Silver Snow City and later enters the Immortal Path Secret Realm seeking the Sky Snake Fruit. Two companions abandon her and Li Shuidao at the Black Poison Swamp, but Li Shuidao obtains the fruit for her. The pair continue cooperating inside the realm, using a Turtle Shell to evade dangerous Yao Beasts 372 373 387 388 398 400.

Appearance

Nangong Qin is described as having a clear, beautiful face. Her recorded outfits include a light-purple silk gown, a simple immortal robe, and an emerald-green outfit 222 233 364.

• Carries a broad Spirit Snake Sword at her waist 364.

Personality

Nangong Qin is cautious with secrets and treasures: she conceals the Poison Dispelling Pearl inside her body and initially denies possessing it. She nevertheless keeps her bargain with Li Shuidao and later offers to lend him the pearl again. She warns him about Ma Tiangang's progress and suggests a sword art that might help in their coming duel 222 227 233.

She takes risks for people she trusts, using the pearl to detoxify Xia Ruoxue despite the danger in Viper Valley. After Xia Ruoxue seizes it, Nangong Qin holds back during their public fight but presses Li Shuidao for its return. In the secret realm, she remains wary of unreliable companions and avoids rogue cultivators when separated from Li Shuidao 273 274 388 398.

Abilities and Skills

Swordsmanship

• Cultivates the Cloud Swallowing Mist Dispelling Sword Art. Fighting alongside Su Xiaoyu, she uses its mist-like sword movements against Ma Jianxin, an Earth Ranking expert 59 227.
• Wields a Mid-grade Spirit Snake Sword and demonstrates Cloud Swallowing Mist Sword Qi 227 246.

Snake Swallowing Heart Scripture

• Cultivates the scripture and shares its teachings with Li Shuidao. His study of the method helps him improve his Toad Hard Qi Technique 59 60 221.

Poison Knowledge

• Recognizes that the Corpse Poison she contracts in Silver Snow City is beyond what her Poison Dispelling Pearl can cure. She determines through internal examination that it is mild while dormant 372.

Equipment and Items

• Poison Dispelling Pearl — A poison-neutralizing treasure she hides inside her body. She lends it to Li Shuidao, reclaims it, uses it to save Xia Ruoxue, loses it to her, and eventually receives it back from Li Shuidao 227 233 273 364.
• Spirit Snake Sword — Her Mid-grade magic-artifact sword 227.
• Black Snake Sword and Black Snake Sword Technique — Items she claims when Ma Jianxin's possessions are divided 228.
• Sky Snake Fruit — A Fourth Tier spirit grass important to her hoped-for advancement to the Void Nascent Realm; Li Shuidao obtains it for her in the Immortal Path Secret Realm 387 388.

Relationships

• Sword Art Snake Emperor — Her master, from whom she received direct teachings 59 272.
• Su Xiaoyu — Her junior sister and frequent fighting partner; Nangong Qin keeps her possession of the Poison Dispelling Pearl secret even from her 66 221 227.
• Li Shuidao — Friend and sometimes adversarial negotiating partner. She teaches him about the Snake Swallowing Heart Scripture, repeatedly disputes possession of her pearl with him, and later explores the Immortal Path Secret Realm alongside him 59 227 233 274 388 400.
• Xia Ruoxue — Nangong Qin saves her from poisoning, but Xia Ruoxue takes her pearl. The two stage a fight before Xia Ruoxue escapes Viper Valley 273.
• Nangong Zhou — Her brother, who worries about her safety during the pursuit of Xia Ruoxue 273.