Yang Ling

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yang Ling (杨凌)
Alias(es)	Yang Eighth Rank 105
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Iron Clothes Department
Occupation/Role	Iron Clothes Constable; Supervisor of the Red Gold Mine; First Branch Master and concurrent Third Branch Master of the Changhe Prefecture Iron Clothes Department Public Security Division 101 200

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mental Power 25	31	Enhanced his senses and reaction speed; unlocked the Exclusive Skill Insight.
Divine Realm Rank List: 7th	31	First recorded placement on the Divine Realm Rank List.
Level 20	57	Became the first of one million Players to reach the milestone; received a Silver Random Treasure Chest containing Lingxu Step.
Lingxu Step: First Glimpse of the Door	58	Reached after two days of cultivation.
Lingxu Step: Mastery Through Practice	58	Raised Agility to 48 and greatly increased his movement speed.
Vajra Mingwang Technique: Second Layer	62	Advanced using a Peiyuan Pill; gained 10 Free Attribute Points, 200 HP, and the Qi and Blood special effect.
Lingxu Step: Perfected Skill	77	Achieved through Spirit Nurturing Pills.
Upper Eighth Rank	81	Promoted to Eighth-Rank Iron Clothes Constable.
Tiger Catching Saber Technique: Mastery Through Practice	81	Inherited half of the Thief-Catching Saber Technique’s proficiency and used Spirit Nurturing Pills.
Vajra Mingwang Technique: Mastery Through Practice	81	Cultivation gained 15 Experience Points and reached this stage.
Level 40	150	First among ten million Players to reach the milestone after consuming three-hundred-year Frost Spirit Ganoderma.
Mental Power 120	180	Water Bodhi advanced Heavenly Will True Scripture from Novice to First Glimpse of the Door and then Mastery Through Practice; Mental Power surpassed 100, changing his perception qualitatively.
Lingxu Step: Entering the Hall and Room	190	Advanced through Spirit Nurturing Pills.
Sixth Rank martial artist	200	Promotion shocked the Anti-Theft Division’s masters.
Level 50	223	First Player in Divine Realm to reach the level; gained two Random Treasure Chest rewards.
Wind God Vajra Leg: Entering the Hall and Room	231	Documented advancement.
Level 51	232	Reached after about seven days mining Red Gold Ore; his attributes became comparable to peak Lower Sixth Rank martial artists.
Level 59	250	Rose from level 55 through merit gained in recent cases.
Level 76	297	Reached while continuing mining and gaining experience from recent events.

Background / History

Yang Ling began as an Iron Clothes Department constable and rose through the Divine Realm’s player-driven progression system. His early growth centered on mining, martial-skill cultivation, and exploiting the constable class’s practical advantages. At Mental Power 25, he awakened Insight, which he immediately recognized as useful for accumulating merit through law enforcement work 31.

He became the first of one million Players to reach level 20, receiving Lingxu Step from a Silver Random Treasure Chest. He then deliberately slowed his leveling to cultivate the movement skill, accepting a drop from first to fifth on the Divine Realm Rank List while pursuing Mastery Through Practice 57 58.

His service against the Giant Spirit Sect, along with his exposure of Steward Fang Qingyang’s wrongdoing, earned recognition from Mountain River Sect Master Liang Yue. Hong Ying later provided him a Peiyuan Pill, enabling the Vajra Mingwang Technique to reach its Second Layer 61 62.

Yang Ling advanced through the Iron Clothes Department from an Eighth-Rank constable to a Sixth Rank martial artist. His merits, combat ability, and administrative competence eventually led to his concurrent appointment as First Branch Master and Third Branch Master in Changhe Prefecture’s Public Security Division 81 191 200.

Personality

Yang Ling is pragmatic, ambitious, and resource-conscious. He treats pills, rare herbs, treasure chests, weapons, and martial-skill proficiency as resources to be allocated for the greatest long-term gain. He learned to preserve Spirit Nurturing Pills after wasting an earlier supply, and later planned their use around specific cultivation goals 58 189.

He is composed in front of stronger figures and does not readily bend to pressure. He refused Yun Ruo’s recruitment offer despite her power and connections, choosing to remain under Shi Xin; he also declined Yun Buchuan’s offer of a provincial-capital position in order to retain focus on his existing responsibilities 89 296.

Yang Ling honors agreements once made. After accepting Peiyuan Pills through Wen Kongxuan, he promised the Medicine Gang priority purchase of any rare flowers and herbs he found in Water Qilin Cave; after Wen’s death, he continued to reserve a bag of herbs for the gang 105 191.

Abilities & Skills

Insight

An Exclusive Skill gained when his Mental Power reached 25. It reveals a person’s bad deeds from the preceding three days and later allows Yang Ling to discern truth from lies 31 228.

• Used to investigate Old Zhao without acting on the information obtained 31.
• Applied during interrogations, including his questioning of Shen Shuyan 228.
• Information can be limited or unhelpful when a target has no relevant recent wrongdoing 105.

Vajra Mingwang Technique

A cultivation technique that improves Yang Ling’s physical attributes, Health Points, and Qi and Blood.

• Its Second Layer granted 10 Free Attribute Points, 200 HP, and the Qi and Blood special effect 62.
• Later cultivation and mining bonuses contributed 60 dual-attribute points 232.
• Yang Ling intended to use Peiyuan Pills to pursue its Third Layer before entering Water Qilin Cave 105.

Lingxu Step

A First-class movement martial skill obtained from a Silver Random Treasure Chest 57.

• Progressed from First Glimpse of the Door to Mastery Through Practice, Perfected Skill, and Entering the Hall and Room 58 77 190.
• Increased Yang Ling’s speed and Agility; at Mastery Through Practice, his Agility reached 48 58.
• Later provided 48 Agility points through its accumulated advancement 232.

Saber Arts

Yang Ling employs several saber techniques and continually transfers or improves proficiency where possible.

• Thief-Catching Saber Technique — Learned early as a constable skill; its proficiency could be inherited by Tiger Catching Saber Technique 31 81.
• Tiger Catching Saber Technique — Reached Mastery Through Practice after inheriting half of the prior technique’s proficiency 81.
• Heavenly Will Divine Saber — Cultivated for the Water Qilin Cave expedition; its progress benefits from Yang Ling’s Mental Power 120 133.
• Dragon Catching Saber Technique — Later contributed 15 dual-attribute points 232.

Flame Immunity

An Exclusive Skill gained after consuming an 800-Year Fire Ginseng 223.

• Consumes Qi and Blood.
• Provides immunity to flames 223.

Mining and Player Progression

Yang Ling uses mining not merely as labor but as a primary method of gaining levels, experience, and resources.

• Reached level 51 after sustained Red Gold Ore mining 232.
• Continued mining to reach level 76 and obtain a Free Attribute Point 297.
• Rejects requests for easier mining work because he considers the hardship necessary for Players’ growth 101.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Dragon Bone Saber — A heavy saber seized from Qi Dalong; significantly increased Yang Ling’s Agility and helped push it beyond 100 77.
• Eighth Rank Official Saber — Issued with his Eighth-Rank Iron Clothes Constable promotion 81.
• Seventh Rank Official Saber — Later equipment contributing Strength and Agility bonuses 232.
• Qilin Boots — Increased his attributes, including 20 Agility points; caused his Base Strength to surpass Base Agility 191 232.
• Fire Crocodile Blades — Crafted by Zhou Zheng from the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile; each grants 20 dual-attribute points without a usage threshold 297.
• Fire Vein Poison Crocodile battle armor — Made from the beast Yang Ling defeated; regarded as valuable and potentially upgradeable 266 295.
• Hundred Refined Red Gold Crane Beak Hoe — Purchased from a Master Craftsman for mining 101.
• Water Repelling Pills — Received two from the Western Prince for entering Water Qilin Cave 141.
• Green Dragon Ring — Obtained from a Purple Treasure Chest 297.

Relationships

• Little White — Loyal pet; Yang Ling discovered its leveling mechanism through its consumption of bug pupae. It guarded him during the three days he was immobile digesting a Peiyuan Pill and later served as both mount and scout 57 62 284.
• Shi Xin — Superior in the Iron Clothes Department; Yang Ling remained with him rather than accept Yun Ruo’s offer, and Shi Xin promised him a Master position after one year 89.
• Lin Yan — Superior and supporter who arranged Yang Ling’s promotion rewards and a three-courtyard mansion in the prefecture 81.
• Hong Ying — Mountain River Sect senior disciple who gave Yang Ling a Peiyuan Pill out of respect for his friendship with Xu Qing 62.
• Liang Yue — Mountain River Sect Master who recognized Yang Ling’s merit and later agreed to assist him in Tingjiang City 61 231.
• Wen Kongxuan — Master of the Anti-Theft Division Third Branch; Yang Ling saved him from bandits. Their relationship developed into a mutual arrangement involving Water Qilin Cave resources and Peiyuan Pills 105.
• Yun Ruo — Iron Clothes Department associate and later commander of Yang Ling’s special crackdown operation; she shows concern for his career and well-being 89 200 296.
• Western Prince — Patron and expedition leader who rewarded Yang Ling with Frost Spirit Ganoderma, gave him Water Repelling Pills, and provided the Seven Inch Sword manual 136 141 150.
• Lu Yunchen — Sixth-Rank steward who handled Yang Ling’s Seventh Rank promotion and treated him with favor 121 191.
• Qin Mo — Fellow Player whose rapid growth impressed Yang Ling; later accompanied Steward Lu and one hundred Iron Clothes Constables toward Tingjiang City 121 232.
• Zhou Zheng — Blacksmith Master who worked with Yang Ling on the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile and forged Fire Crocodile Blades for his team 266 297.
• Shen Shuyan — Captured Heavenly Wolf Guard spy interrogated by Yang Ling; Yang Ling later chose to bring the permanently injured man back to Tingjiang City 228 232.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Constable Growth

Yang Ling gains Insight, rises on the Divine Realm Rank List, learns the Thief-Catching Saber Technique, and begins using his player advantages to accumulate merit 31.

Red Gold Mine and Iron Clothes Promotions

He accelerates his level growth through mining, acquires Lingxu Step, and earns formal advancement in the Iron Clothes Department. His combat achievements and management of the mine establish his reputation among Players and martial artists alike 57 81 101.

Water Qilin Cave Expedition

Yang Ling secures access to the expedition, cultivates Heavenly Will Divine Saber, collects rare herbs, and consumes Water Bodhi. The sacred medicine raises his Mental Power beyond 100 and advances Heavenly Will True Scripture to Mastery Through Practice 120 172 180.

Changhe Prefecture Leadership

Following his promotion to Sixth Rank, Yang Ling assumes concurrent branch-master positions and initiates a covert crackdown on the Immortal God Cult, entrusting Yun Ruo with operational command due to his own conflict with the Heavenly Wolf Guard 200.

Tingjiang City and Heavenly Wolf Guard Conflict

Yang Ling exposes Shen Shuyan as a Heavenly Wolf Guard spy, extracts intelligence through Insight, seeks Mountain River Sect support, and prepares for escalating conflict in Tingjiang City 228 231 232.

White Bone Cave and Tun Tian Dao Palace

He investigates the White Bone Cave for its White Bone Essence Pills, which grant large amounts of spiritual-cultivation experience, and obtains a token opening the Tun Tian Dao Palace instance 284 296.

Trivia

• Yang Ling was the first Player among one million to reach level 20, among ten million to reach level 40, and in Divine Realm to reach level 50 57 150 223.
• At one point, his enhanced attributes reached Strength 141 and Agility 188, causing others to question whether he was already Sixth Rank 161.
• He can use the Treasure Chest Fusion Slot to fuse Golden Treasure Chests 223.