Shen Lin

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Shen Lin (沈林)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Qiulin County Office
Occupation/Role	Constable; demon slayer
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Martial Artist; 1st Meridian, Opening Meridians Realm	2	Spent 42 years of his own lifespan deducing the Blood Battle Saber Technique to perfection; generated Qi and Blood Force in the tenth simulated year and opened his first meridian in the twenty-eighth.
3rd Meridian, Opening Meridians Realm	4	Invested 72 years of demon lifespan into the perfected Blood Battle Saber Technique, opening the second and third meridians.
4th Meridian, Opening Meridians Realm	11	Deduced the Wild Wind Sword Technique; its four-meridian route revealed new meridians and allowed him to open another one.
5th Meridian, Opening Meridians Realm	22	Used a Meridian Unblocking Pill and four years of demon lifespan to force open the fifth meridian.
6th Meridian, Opening Meridians Realm	24	Cultivated the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique through a medicinal bath and lifespan deduction.
7th Meridian, Opening Meridians Realm	28	Continued deducing the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique; sensed the energy required for a future qualitative breakthrough but halted before attempting it.
8th Meridian, Opening Meridians Realm	30	Broke through the eighth meridian and gained the physical foundation to employ Shadow Severing Step effectively.
10th Meridian, Opening Meridians Realm	37	Used two Meridian Unblocking Pills and demon lifespan before departing for Baoshan Village; remained two meridians short of Xiantian.

Background / History

Shen Lin transmigrated into the body of a Qiulin County constable. His predecessor had learned the Blood Battle Saber Technique and possessed a reputation as a gifted but dissolute young man; Shen Lin inherited both his memories and combat instincts. Upon awakening, he gained a System that can consume lifespan to deduce martial arts and cultivation techniques. His initial panel listed 43 remaining years of life and the Blood Battle Saber Technique at Minor Accomplishment. 1 2

On his wedding night, Shen Lin discovered that his bride was a Mantis Demon. Facing death, he spent 42 years of his lifespan, leaving himself with only one year, to perfect the Blood Battle Saber Technique and become an Opening Meridians Realm Martial Artist. He then killed the demon and learned that slain demons could replenish his usable lifespan. 2 3

After discovering Sun Zhi had supplied constables to demons in exchange for assistance against other monsters, Shen Lin chose not to expose or immediately kill him. Instead, he coerced Sun Zhi into serving as an intermediary for demon information and Demon Suppression Bureau rewards, considering him more useful alive. 8 9 22

Shen Lin subsequently hunted the wolf demon and the Bai family's White Fox Demons, acquired the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique, and accumulated substantial demon lifespan. He later pursued the dog demons associated with Black Wind Stronghold, seeking enough lifespan and resources to open all twelve meridians before attempting the Xiantian realm. 17 19 20 37

Personality

Shen Lin is intensely pragmatic. His primary concern after transmigration is survival: he treats demon slaying, cultivation resources, money, and official connections as means to extend his lifespan and strengthen himself. He is willing to spend decades of lifespan without hesitation when the return is worthwhile. 2 4 8

He is patient and calculating rather than impulsively vindictive. Although he despises Sun Zhi for sacrificing fellow constables, he keeps him alive as a useful source of demon contacts, contribution-point exchanges, and public cover. He also routinely conceals his real cultivation, allowing Sun Zhi to receive credit for victories to avoid scrutiny. 8 22 28 43

Despite this ruthlessness, Shen Lin shows concern for fallen colleagues and contributes money to their families. He also prioritizes settling the Bai family's remaining payment after the wolf-demon hunt. 8 17

Abilities & Skills

System-Based Lifespan Deduction

Shen Lin's System converts his own remaining lifespan or lifespan harvested from slain demons into simulated years of cultivation.

• Can rapidly raise learned martial arts to advanced or perfect stages. 2 4 11
• Allows him to gain decades of combat experience and martial insight in an instant. 3 9
• Demon lifespan replaces the lifespan he would otherwise lose, making demon slaying essential to his progression. 3 4
• Can reveal previously unknown meridians when deducing martial arts connected to them. 11 24
• He used the System to derive a new technique, Mountain Tipping Fist, from Mountain Splitting Fist. 48

Qi and Blood Force

Shen Lin possesses exceptionally refined control over his Qi and Blood Force.

• His control was precise enough to conceal his Opening Meridians Realm cultivation from both Hu Dongxing and Master Yuan until he deliberately released it. 10
• Every opened meridian substantially increases his Qi and Blood Force and physical strength. 4 10
• At four opened meridians, his full Qi and Blood Force overwhelmed Old Master Bai after the latter had opened two demonic meridians. 19
• By the Baoshan Village conflict, his strength was assessed as at least eight opened meridians, far beyond Huang Xiaotian's sixth-level cultivation. 41

Saber and Swordsmanship

Shen Lin is a highly skilled weapon fighter whose technical understanding compensates for apparent differences in realm.

• Blood Battle Saber Technique (Perfect) — His original saber art; its perfection enabled him to become a Martial Artist and open his first meridian. 2 3
• Wild Wind Sword Technique (Perfect) — A four-meridian sword art given by Master Yuan; Shen Lin used it to uncover and open new meridians. 10 11
• He can identify flaws in an opponent's sword techniques at a glance and adapt between saber and sword combat. 19
• His saber draw and attack angles were refined through more than a hundred simulated years of practice, allowing him to put a blade to Sun Zhi's throat before the latter could react. 9

Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique

A body-tempering martial art recovered from the Bai family's hidden collection.

• Requires medicinal baths using rare herbs; Shen Lin spent 500 taels assembling the ingredients. 23
• Greatly strengthens the body; once mastered, ordinary iron weapons cannot penetrate its defenses. 22
• Its original text is incomplete and focuses on tempering only one body part. 22
• Shen Lin used it to withstand a direct sword strike from Zijing, though the impact still shook his internal organs. 24

Shadow Severing Step

A movement art acquired with contribution points from the Demon Suppression Bureau.

• Enables rapid, stealthy movement. 28 30
• Allowed Shen Lin to move behind Huang Xiaotian and kill him with a sword-finger strike during the latter's attempted Xiantian breakthrough. 41
• Its mastery gave Shen Lin the mobility to handle threats such as demon cultivators and zombies more effectively. 29 36

Mountain Tipping Fist

A self-created fist technique derived from Mountain Splitting Fist.

• Connected to ten meridians. 48
• Shen Lin chose an unfamiliar fist art for his prison operation to avoid exposing the rapid advancement of his known techniques. 48
• His physical power allowed him to defeat Opening Meridians Realm opponents with single punches. 27 49

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Cloud Rolling Saber — A powerful saber acquired with contribution points. 28
• Long sword — Used in battles against the dog demons and Huang Xiaotian. 40 41
• Meridian Unblocking Pills — Consumed or obtained to accelerate the opening of meridians. 22 28 37
• Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique scroll — Recovered from beneath the Bai family residence. 20
• Purple Cloud Profound Force scroll — Zijing's ancestral internal cultivation technique; Shen Lin was permitted to study it, but cannot cultivate it until he reaches Xiantian and opens all twelve meridians. 42
• Eagle Claw Technique — Given by County Magistrate Lin Youwei, primarily valuable for locating Shen Lin's remaining meridians through deduction. 44

Relationships

• Sun Zhi — Former superior and coerced subordinate. Shen Lin knows Sun Zhi colluded with demons and uses him for information, reward exchanges, and public cover while keeping him alive for convenience. 8 9 22 43
• Kong Yu — Fellow constable who survived the Mantis Demon incident and spread the account of Shen Lin's demon slaying. 4 9
• Master Yuan — County Office martial arts guide who explained the cultivation path beyond Martial Artist and gave Shen Lin the Wild Wind Sword Technique. 10
• Zijing — Opening Meridians Realm Martial Artist, Miaoyin Tower courtesan, and the Flying Thief. Their relationship develops from mutual suspicion into transactional cooperation; she provides pills, information, and access to techniques in exchange for his help. 27 36 42 47
• Hu Dongxing — Qiulin County official who supports Shen Lin against Cheng Shanhe and recognizes the value of his actions. 8 46 47
• Lin Youwei — County Magistrate who attempts to recruit Shen Lin and gifts him the Eagle Claw Technique. 43 44
• Old Master Bai and the Bai family — White Fox Demon family that attempted to kill Shen Lin; he killed them and obtained their demon lifespan, wealth, and body-tempering technique. 19 20

Story Role / Major Arcs

Mantis Demon Incident

Shen Lin discovers his bride's demonic identity, expends nearly all of his human lifespan to perfect his saber technique, breaks into the Opening Meridians Realm, and completes his first demon slaying. 2 3

Sun Zhi's Coercion

After uncovering Sun Zhi's arrangement with demons, Shen Lin establishes dominance over his superior through a precise saber threat and turns him into a reluctant resource broker. 8 9

Bai Family and Body Tempering

Shen Lin investigates the Bai family, kills their wolf demon target and later the White Fox Demon family itself, then discovers the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique. 16 17 19 20

Flying Thief Affair

Zijing breaks into Shen Lin's mansion, leading to a confrontation and the exposure of her identity as the Flying Thief. Shen Lin later forms a paid alliance with her around Cheng Yi's rescue. 24 27 47 50

Baoshan Village and Black Wind Stronghold

Shen Lin travels with Zijing and Sun Zhi to pursue the three dog demons, aiming to complete his twelve-meridian foundation. He defeats Huang Xiaotian and prevents his Xiantian breakthrough. 37 40 41

Trivia

• Shen Lin had no modern combat experience before transmigrating, but his predecessor's memories let him handle a saber instinctively. 2
• He was twenty years old when Zijing identified him as an Opening Meridians Realm Martial Artist with at least four opened meridians. 27
• Shen Lin's long-term goal is to open all twelve meridians before advancing to Xiantian, rather than attempting an earlier breakthrough with the minimum three. 10 27 37