Ling Xiaolan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ling Xiaolan (泠小岚)
Alias(es)	Fairy Ling
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Heavenly Origin Mystic Maiden Sect; formerly a Four Seas Pavilion trial participant
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; contemporary Saintess of the Heavenly Origin Mystic Maiden Sect
First Appearance	Appears among the Human Domain visitors in the Northern Plains 20

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Golden Core; Nascent Soul	22	Ji Mo identifies her as a Golden Core cultivator who has condensed a Nascent Soul; she is regarded as an exceptional young talent of the Human Domain.
Leaping God Realm	26 38	Her realm is identified as Leaping God; her delayed use of this power during the Blood Soil Forest trial is considered a major factor in its failure.
Mid-Leaping God Realm	45	Breaks through after the events surrounding the Women's Country celebration, placing her only a few steps from the Ascend to Immortality Realm.

Background

Ling Xiaolan is a leading young cultivator from the Heavenly Origin Mystic Maiden Sect, one of the Human Domain's Ten Great Immortal Sects. Ji Mo describes her as the most dazzling rising star of the past century, while Wu Wang considers her unusually naive and strongly attached to ideals of purity and righteous cultivation. She travels veiled and is initially the strongest member of a Human Domain group visiting the Northern Plains. 20 22

During the group's trial in the Blood Soil Forest, Ling Xiaolan is ambushed and severely injured by a Fierce Beast. Wu Wang and Ji Mo mount a rescue, with Wu Wang healing her wounds and General Xiong San ultimately securing her escape. Ling Xiaolan is deeply shaken by the incident and later gives Wu Wang a personal thanks, an action Ji Mo notes is highly unusual for her. Before departing the Northern Plains, she tells Wu Wang that she owes him three favors. 24 25 26

She later reaches the Women's Country alongside Ji Mo as part of a Four Seas Pavilion trial concerning an impending rebellion. There, she helps clear Ji Mo of false accusations, exposes a disguised guard, investigates the royal palace's dangerous formations, and fights in the rebellion against the Fierce Beast beneath the palace. 35 38 40 41

After Wu Wang proposes gathering faith to create an acquired godhood for Queen Jiayi, Ling Xiaolan assists with the project and abandons her Four Seas Pavilion trial, stating that she is tired of it. She subsequently breaks through to the Mid-Leaping God Realm. 43 45

Appearance

Ling Xiaolan is a slender, refined cultivator who usually conceals her face beneath a bamboo hat and veil. Her immaculate white attire and lotus-like movement reinforce her aloof, carefully cultivated image. 20 22

• Usually wears a pure white or plain white dress, bamboo hat, and veil. 20 22 35
• Has cool almond-shaped eyes and a delicate, composed bearing. 22
• Walks upon small white lotus flowers without dirtying her shoes. 22
• Beneath her veil, she has a jade-like nose, thin lips, and a small red mole at the corner of her mouth. 26
• Uses white silk gloves and keeps spare pairs due to her strict concern for cleanliness. 45

Personality

Ling Xiaolan is quiet, earnest, and strongly guided by duty. She believes cultivation requires confronting dangers beyond one's limits, and she initially treats arduous Four Seas Pavilion assignments as necessary tests of character. 22

Her ideals can make her naive. She fails to recognize the danger posed by Granny Yin before the Blood Soil Forest trial and later blames herself for the group's losses. She is nevertheless willing to reconsider her position when faced with injustice, questioning whether the Women's Country rebellion is truly righteous and declaring that she will stand on the side of reason. 27 38 39

Though usually reserved and concerned with propriety, she gradually becomes more relaxed around Wu Wang and Ji Mo. Her unexpected enthusiasm during the Women's Country celebration—and the cultivation breakthrough that follows—reveals a less restrained side of her personality. 43 44 45

Abilities & Skills

Sword Cultivation

Ling Xiaolan is a powerful sword cultivator whose combat ability makes her one of the principal fighters against the Women's Country's Fierce Beast.

• Launches a wooden hairpin infused with qi accurately enough to expose a disguised guard. 35
• Fights Gan Fan with seven lotus flowers circling her, generating killing intent strong enough to make him abandon a direct confrontation. 37
• Enters the underground palace as a white streak of light and rapidly subdues priests and guards. 40
• Unleashes sword qi in a rain-like barrage against the Fierce Beast. 41
• Coordinates closely with Wu Wang while pursuing Fengge and protecting Queen Jiayi. 42

Support and Mobility Techniques

Ling Xiaolan can provide both battlefield movement support and remote assistance.

• Uses a jade flute to create green ripples that enhance Wu Wang's speed and momentum in battle. 41
• Can fly at high speed and react immediately to protect the Women's Country sovereign. 42
• Uses qi to manipulate objects, including handkerchiefs, from a distance. 44

Talismans, Arrays, and Concealment

Her cultivation includes practical auxiliary arts beyond direct combat.

• Reinforces soundproof arrays with talismans. 36
• Detects a weakness in the Women's Country Royal Palace's defensive array and advises Wu Wang on an escape route. 38
• Hides within Wu Wang's bed curtains so completely that her aura cannot be sensed. 36
• Assists with materials, arrays, and research for the Women's Country's faith-gathering project. 43 44

Equipment / Items

• Long sword — Her primary weapon in battle. 22 40 41
• Bamboo hat and veil — Worn during travel and formal encounters; she removes them only selectively. 20 35
• Jade flute — Used to perform a movement-enhancing immortal melody. 41
• Storage treasure — Carries her sword and other cultivation items. 22
• Jade drinking straws — A gift from Wu Wang, intended to let her drink tea or wine without removing her veil. 43

Relationships

• Wu Wang — Rescues and heals her in the Blood Soil Forest; Ling Xiaolan later owes him three favors. She values his clear-mindedness, reliability, and lack of wicked intentions. 24 25 26 39
• Ji Mo — Fellow Human Domain cultivator and close companion. She is protective of him but openly criticizes his behavior and judgment. 35 36 39
• Granny Yin — The elder assigned to oversee the Northern Plains trial. Ling Xiaolan's failure to suspect her leaves her vulnerable to the ambush. 23 24 38
• Fengge — Works alongside Fengge during the Women's Country rebellion, though she insists that innocent priests and guards be subdued rather than killed. 40 42
• Queen Jiayi — Protects the sovereign during the palace crisis and helps support the plan to free the Women's Country from the Goddess's influence. 42 43
• Heavenly Origin Mystic Maiden Sect elders — Her sect places immense expectations on her as its contemporary Saintess; after her breakthrough, her martial aunts encourage her to relax and “jump around more.” 44 45

Story Role / Major Arcs

Northern Plains Expedition

• Leads the Human Domain visitors to the Bear Hug Tribe and meets Wu Wang. 22
• Is injured during the Blood Soil Forest trial and becomes the subject of Wu Wang and Ji Mo's rescue mission. 24
• Survives the conspiracy involving Granny Yin and Wang Lin, then returns to the Human Domain after promising Wu Wang three favors. 25 26

Women's Country Trial

• Arrives with Ji Mo to investigate an anticipated rebellion. 35 36
• Helps uncover the plot framing Ji Mo and exposes a disguised guard in the National Teacher's residence. 35
• Detects that the Royal Palace is dangerous and helps battle the Fierce Beast beneath it. 38 40 41
• Protects Queen Jiayi during Fengge's attempt to flee the palace. 42

Faith-Gathering Project

• Questions whether creating a god through human faith violates humanity's foundations, then assists Wu Wang's plan after its necessity becomes clear. 43
• Withdraws from the Four Seas Pavilion trial and helps research the storage, transmission, and gathering of faith power. 43 44
• Breaks through to the Mid-Leaping God Realm after the Women's Country celebration. 45

Notable Quotes

“I will stand on the side of reason.” 39

“If humans were to give birth to gods, wouldn't that go against the very foundation of humanity's existence?” 43

Trivia

• Ling Xiaolan is ranked among the top three beauties on the Human Domain's Fairy Ranking. 22
• She rarely thanks others or asks them for favors, making her gratitude toward Wu Wang notable. 26
• Despite her normally restrained image, she drunkenly removes her veil, plays a gong, and leads a celebration in the Women's Country palace. 44