Lin Ling

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Ling (林零)
Alias(es)	Captain Lin; Captain-General Lin; Senior Disciple Lin
Species/Race	Human; later altered through Lord Han's right eye and an Abnormal Spiritual Root 744
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Ancient Moon Village Guard Team; Ningguang Sect 50 445
Occupation/Role	Guard Team Captain; Captain-General of the Ancient Moon Village survivors; Ningguang Sect Senior Disciple 50 442 445
Status	Alive; survived a critical coma and medical treatment, after which his body spoke with Han Bai/Lord Han's identity 960 961
First Appearance	Chapter 19

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Postnatal Third-rate	129	Lin Ling remains at this realm despite consuming medicinal pills, rare herbs, and rare fruits; his conversion rate is exceptionally poor.
Postnatal First-class	702	Lord Han's transplanted right eye accelerates his cultivation, allowing him to rise from Postnatal Third-rate to First-class within days.
Houtian Peak	743	Reaches the Houtian peak while continuing to bear Lord Han's blackened, bleeding right eye.
Abnormal Spiritual Root	744	Fang Yue identifies the eye-derived transformation as an Abnormal Spiritual Root.
Xiantian Peak	908	His cultivation reaches the peak of the Xiantian Realm; with the eye's power, he can contend with Human Rank martial artists.

Background / History

Ancient Moon Village Guard Team

Lin Ling served as a captain in Ancient Moon Village's Guard Team alongside Hua Wuye. During the battle against Madam Chen's forces, he consumed Internal Energy-restoring medicine and inferior Qi-and-Blood pills despite their toxicity in order to remain in combat 42.

He initially disliked Fang Yue out of jealousy toward Fang Yue's exceptional potential. When Fang Yue suffered qi deviation and meridian chaos, Lin Ling openly admitted satisfaction at his apparent downfall 19. Even so, he maintained a clear distinction between personal resentment and village duty; he later stated that he would never kill a Guard Team member who continued contributing to the village, regardless of personal feelings 102.

When Madam Chen proved overwhelming, Lin Ling ordered Ancient Moon Village's civilians to evacuate. He and the Guard Team stayed behind to delay the Anomaly, and he personally asked Fang Yue to protect Hua Wuye during the retreat 52.

Following Chen Mu's death, Lin Ling became Fang Yue's superior and promoted him to Vice-Captain after witnessing Fang Yue's extraordinary recovery and strength 63.

Pursuit of Strength

Lin Ling's cultivation has long been hindered by abnormally poor absorption: less than one percent of the effects of pills, herbs, and rare fruits remain in his body. Nevertheless, he continued seeking ways to break through and hoped to one day qualify for Lord Han's legacy 130.

After Ancient Moon Village was destroyed, Lin Ling led its surviving villagers toward Qingsi County. He chose the county both for safety and for access to opportunities that might improve his poor aptitude, refusing to accept powerlessness after witnessing the village's losses 399 400.

In Qingsi County, he sought a sect willing to accept him after repeatedly failing to join visiting sects in Ancient Moon Village. Xia Xiyu offered him an inheritance opportunity, and he agreed to join the Ningguang Sect as its Senior Disciple 444 445.

Lord Han's Eye

Xia Xiyu later captured Lin Ling and Lord Han. Fang Yue's rescue exposed the imprisonment and led him to pursue Lin Ling's location 483 484.

Lin Ling survived but fell into a prolonged coma. After awakening, Qing Chen and Jing Yan discovered that his modified body was unusually compatible with Lord Han's eyes, allowing one of Lord Han's eyes to merge with him 524 606. The transplanted eye became permanently abnormal, periodically turning black and shedding black blood 743.

The eye sharply accelerated Lin Ling's progress, but it also made his condition unstable. He used its power in combat through a Pseudo-Anomaly Transformation and later burned his own Lifespan in desperate cultivation, leaving him near death 832 943.

Master Qiankun ultimately treated Lin Ling's severe injuries. Upon regaining consciousness, the recovering body identified itself as Han Bai, revealing Lord Han's presence within it 960 961.

Personality

Lin Ling is blunt, competitive, and easily provoked by Fang Yue's abnormal growth. His jealousy can be intense enough to make him openly hostile, yet it also drives him to train rather than abandon his ambitions 19 130.

He is fundamentally dutiful. He insists on fair recognition for the Guard Team's shared accomplishments, separates personal feelings from his responsibilities, and is willing to remain behind against an overwhelming enemy so civilians can escape 50 52 102.

The destruction of Ancient Moon Village matures him into a steadier leader. As Captain-General, he takes responsibility for displaced survivors and develops the resolve to seek strength despite knowing his aptitude is poor 399 400.

Lin Ling is deeply loyal to Fang Yue despite their frequent arguments. He becomes visibly emotional when Fang Yue awakens after the Rain Clan conflict, and he later humbles himself enough to ask Fang Yue for martial instruction 404 821.

Abilities & Skills

Spear Techniques

Lin Ling's martial path centers on spear techniques.

• Uses a spear in combat and nearly strikes Fang Yue during his furious confrontation over the Hua family's murder 109.
• Possesses combat strength above that of an ordinary village captain; he can knock down a Black Grade Initial Stage Jade Frog Anomaly 417.
• Continues refining his spear forms during travel, practicing every movement with sustained effort despite exhaustion 830 836.
• Fang Yue later helps him identify flaws in his spear techniques, though Fang Yue lacks direct specialization in spear arts 836.

Pseudo-Anomaly Transformation

Lord Han's eye grants Lin Ling a dangerous surge-state.

• Activating Pseudo-Anomaly Transformation causes dark blood to spill from his eye and greatly increases his combat power 832.
• In this state, he cuts through Blood Grade Anomalies with enough ferocity to be compared to a war god 832.
• The transformation places severe strain on his body; black blood leakage and escalating injuries accompany its use 743 771.

Cultivation and Training

Lin Ling possesses an unnamed Postnatal Third-rate Mind Method and has cultivated it through persistent effort.

• His Mind Method is too low-ranked to support a higher Martial Path on its own 606.
• He trained Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu in combat and internal cultivation after she became his disciple 414 415.
• He actively seeks Fang Yue's guidance after recognizing that Fang Yue's knowledge and strength have surpassed his own 821 830.

Leadership

• Commands the Ancient Moon Village Guard Team during Anomaly incidents and organizes defensive formations 46 52.
• Leads Ancient Moon Village's survivors after the village's destruction and commits to returning to rebuild it 399.
• Maintains composure and directs the group during dangerous wilderness travel 416.

Relationships

• Fang Yue / Night Dawn — Initially jealous rival and superior officer; later promotes Fang Yue to Vice-Captain, relies on him during crises, and becomes one of his closest comrades 19 52 63 404.
• Hua Wuye — Fellow Ancient Moon Village captain and trusted companion. Lin Ling entrusts her safety to Fang Yue during Madam Chen's attack and fiercely reacts to the apparent murder of her family 52 109 110.
• Lord Han / Han Bai — Lin Ling seeks to become worthy of Lord Han's legacy. His body later proves compatible with Lord Han's eye and becomes central to Lord Han's attempted revival 130 606 702.
• Lin Duoduo — His younger sister, who is highly protective of him and distrustful of Fang Yue because of concerns for Lin Ling's safety 196 210.
• Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu — His disciple in combat and internal cultivation; Lin Ling pushes her to overcome her fear of fighting 414 415.
• Xia Xiyu — Junior disciple of the Ningguang Sect who recruits Lin Ling as Senior Disciple, then later participates in his and Lord Han's capture 445 483.
• Qing Chen and Jing Yan — Conduct research and surgery connected to Lin Ling's altered body and Lord Han's eye, later working to preserve his life 606 943.

Notable Quotes

“You are the ones I am leading out of the village, and when Ancient Moon Village is rebuilt one day, I will definitely lead you all back to the village!”

— Lin Ling to the Ancient Moon Village survivors 399

“Lord Han! I want to become stronger! So many died before my eyes, and I was powerless.”

— Lin Ling 400

Trivia

• Fang Yue recorded Lin Ling's face in the Human Skin Mask and later used it as a disguise; the mask could replicate Lin Ling's face but not his height or build 208.
• Lin Ling's low medicinal conversion rate is described as a “leaky funnel,” with most medicinal effects dissipating before he can absorb them 130.