Jiang Lianyue

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Jiang Lianyue (江怜月)
Alias(es)	Lianyue 71
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Great Yan Demon Suppression Division; previously transferred from the Danzhou General Headquarters 88
Occupation/Role	Silver Badge Demon Catcher; disciple of the Gold Badge Demon Catcher Ghost Dread 23 116
Status	Active 138
First Appearance	Chapter 23

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Early Organ Refining	23	Introduced as a Silver Badge Demon Catcher; Silver-rank Demon Catchers are all Organ Refining martial artists. 23
Mid-stage Organ Refining	60	Breaks through during the Rat Demon battle and uses the first form of the Demon-Slaying Sword Art to kill three Rat Demons with a single attack. 60 61
Mid-stage Spirit Refining combat power (temporary)	95	Uses a Great Yan Divine Talisman alongside Shi Beibei, temporarily raising her martial aura to a level comparable to mid-stage Spirit Refining. 95
Aperture Refining	124	Her cultivation is identified as Aperture Refining while the Xu family lures her toward the Ancient Temple. 124

Background / History

Jiang Lianyue was transferred from the Danzhou Demon Suppression Division General Headquarters to Dragon Spring City alongside Great Arcanist Chen Wangjiang. Her task included combating local demonic threats, and she had already spent more than two months in the city by the time the Gods and Devils Secret Realm opened. 88

She is a disciple of Ghost Dread, one of the Demon Suppression Division's five Gold Badge Demon Catchers. Other Silver Badge Demon Catchers attribute her rapid advancement and access to high-level martial arts to her General Headquarters background and Ghost Dread's tutelage. 60 116

Before meeting Li Qiming, Jiang Lianyue was tracking a white-clad woman connected to a strange mask—later identified as A-Lian. She initially followed the Demon Suppression Division's rule against intervening in ordinary martial feuds, but remained when demonic cultivators were involved, declaring that a Demon Catcher's duty was to “subdue demons and eliminate evil.” 23

Appearance

Jiang Lianyue is repeatedly described as an exceptionally beautiful young woman with a composed, cool presence. When unbound, her dark hair falls to her waist; she carries a long sword and wears the silver badge of a Demon Catcher at her waist. 35 71

• Stunning, refined features and a calm, direct gaze. 32 71
• Long dark hair reaching her waist. 71
• Fights primarily with a long sword. 23 60
• Carries a Silver Badge Demon Catcher badge capable of relaying spiritual messages and storing demonic energy. 35 116 125

Personality

Jiang Lianyue is disciplined and strongly guided by her duty as a Demon Catcher. She refuses to treat ordinary martial disputes as her jurisdiction, but acts decisively when demons, demonic cultivators, or threats to civilians are involved. 23 35

She is perceptive and cautious. Jiang Lianyue becomes suspicious of Chen Wangjiang when he withholds key intelligence about the Gods and Devils Secret Realm, and later chooses to recuperate at Dragon Roar Martial Hall rather than immediately return to the Demon Suppression Division. 88 115

Despite her reserved demeanor, she shows patience and concern toward Li Qiming. She investigates the assassin who targeted him, repeatedly warns him about the danger surrounding his growing reputation, and invites him to join the Demon Suppression Division. 53 71

Her seriousness is offset by a small fondness for candied hawthorn; a street vendor's calls distract her during sword practice, and she immediately approves of the treat after trying it. 123

Abilities & Skills

Swordsmanship

Jiang Lianyue is an accomplished sword cultivator whose combat ability exceeds what her realm alone would suggest.

• As an early Organ Refining cultivator, she withstands the Blood Demon Pill-enhanced attacks of a late-stage Organ Refining Demon Sect elder and forces her to retreat. 32
• Her swordsmanship pressures Perfected Organ Refining Rat Demons despite her lower realm. 60
• She continues fighting after being injured while protecting Shen Changsheng and Murong Canghai from Liu Yun. 35

Demon-Slaying Sword Art

Her Demon-Slaying Sword Art emphasizes speed and lethal sword light.

• First Form: Sword Moves Without Shadow — Releases three extremely fast sword beams. 60
• The technique allows her to kill three Rat Demons in one strike after her breakthrough to mid-stage Organ Refining. 60

Ethereal Swordsmanship

Ghost Dread later gives Jiang Lianyue a superior sword art from the General Headquarters.

• Fills an entire room with overlapping sword shadows during practice. 123
• Requires sustained training; her arms ache after repeated use. 123

Investigation and Demon Catching

Jiang Lianyue is an effective investigator with access to the Demon Suppression Division's intelligence network.

• Tracks A-Lian and determines that the demoness does not indiscriminately kill innocents, though she suspects A-Lian's mask causes periodic demonic outbursts. 100
• Investigates Li Qiming's attempted assassination and identifies the killer as Cao Ghost Hand, a Gold Badge assassin of the Ghost Shadow Pavilion. 53 71
• Connects Cao Ghost Hand's employer to Demon Sect Holy Son Chen Shuang. 71
• Detects inconsistencies in Chen Wangjiang's behavior and suspects he may have defected to the demons. 88

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Long sword — Jiang Lianyue's primary weapon. 23 60
• Silver Badge Demon Catcher badge — Identifies her rank, relays spiritual messages, and can receive collected demonic energy for later exchange. 35 116 125
• Great Yan Divine Talisman — A combat trump card that temporarily boosts her aura to mid-stage Spirit Refining strength. 95
• Ethereal Swordsmanship — A superior martial art bestowed by Ghost Dread. 123

Relationships

• Li Qiming — Fellow investigator and eventual master-disciple associate. Jiang Lianyue is impressed by his rapid growth, worries about his safety, investigates Cao Ghost Hand for him, and repeatedly invites him to join the Demon Suppression Division. 51 53 71 116
• Ghost Dread — Her master and a Gold Badge Demon Catcher. He rewards her with demonic energy after Chen Wangjiang's death and later provides her with Ethereal Swordsmanship. 116 123
• Shen Changsheng — Ally and fellow Demon Catcher. Jiang Lianyue protects him during the Ancient Temple battle and later cooperates with him to investigate the Xu family's suspicious temple visit. 35 95 124
• Shi Beibei — Close battlefield ally. The two fight together in the Gods and Devils Secret Realm and remain behind to protect Shen Changsheng from the Yin Soldier legion. 94 95
• A-Lian — Initial quarry. Jiang Lianyue tracks the demoness, later concluding that A-Lian does not kill innocents indiscriminately but may lose control because of her mask. 23 100
• Chen Wangjiang — Her superior within the Dragon Spring City branch. Jiang Lianyue distrusts his unexplained secrecy regarding the secret realm, a suspicion later validated by evidence of his alliance with demons. 88 115

Story Role / Major Arcs

Pursuit of A-Lian and the Ancient Temple

Jiang Lianyue arrives while searching for the woman in white and confronts Chen Ajiu's group. She later battles Elder Ji, pursues her toward the Ancient Temple, and protects Shen Changsheng and Murong Canghai from Liu Yun's attack. 23 32 35

Dragon Spring City Investigations

She works with Li Qiming on a massacre investigation, recognizes that the apparent culprits could not have caused the crime alone, and encourages him to identify the true culprit. After Cao Ghost Hand attacks Li Qiming, she commits to identifying both the assassin and his employer. 51 53 71

Rat Demon Conflict

While trapped in a dark Domain, Jiang Lianyue faces Perfected Organ Refining Rat Demons with two other Silver Badge Demon Catchers. She breaks through to mid-stage Organ Refining, reverses the battle's momentum, and destroys several dark Domains. 60 61

Gods and Devils Secret Realm

Jiang Lianyue suspects Chen Wangjiang's loyalty before entering the secret realm. Inside, she fights demon forces, uses a Divine Talisman to protect Shen Changsheng against Yin Soldiers, and follows A-Lian's blade-scar route with Li Qiming's group to the Heaven and Earth Pagoda. She cannot advance beyond the pagoda's sixth floor due to its talent requirement. 88 95 100

Ancient Temple Investigation

After the secret realm, Jiang Lianyue detects demonic traces around the Xu family and deliberately accepts their invitation to the back-mountain Ancient Temple. She uses her badge to alert Li Qiming, then confronts the Xu father and son after they reveal their pig-demon forms. 123 124 125 127

Notable Quotes

“The duty of a Demon Catcher is only to subdue demons and eliminate evil!” 23

“You can just call me Lianyue.” 71

“Why refuse to be proper men and insist on becoming pigs?” 127

Trivia

• Jiang Lianyue asks Li Qiming to stop calling her “Senior Jiang,” though he initially finds “Lianyue” too intimate to say naturally. 71
• She is unable to resist candied hawthorn despite being interrupted in the middle of sword practice. 123
• Her fellow Silver Badge Demon Catchers resent what they perceive as her superior General Headquarters resources and her ability to earn large amounts of merit in Dragon Spring City. 60