Song Lingqing

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Song Lingqing (宋绫清)
Alias(es)	Second Young Lady; Ling Qing
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Song Family; formerly the Phantom Spirit Sect
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; participant in the Myriad Sects Hidden Dragon Competition
First Appearance	3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Spiritual Spring Realm	51	Her cultivation had only recently entered the realm despite having spent more than three years in the Phantom Spirit Sect, raising suspicions about the sect's claims concerning her talent.
Spiritual Spring Realm, Perfection	145	A Blood Pool trial activated her True Immortal Bloodline and transformed her Immortal Bone; she prepared to forge an Immortal Foundation.
Entering the Dao Realm; Seven-layer Immortal Foundation	147	Successfully built her Immortal Foundation after leaving Tai Xuan City.
Mid-stage Entering the Dao Realm	211	Reunited with Chu Zheng and Song Lingxue before the Myriad Sects Hidden Dragon Competition.
Late-stage Entering the Dao Realm	241	Reached a level sufficient to contend for first place in her competition category.
Entering the Dao Realm champion	242	Won nineteen consecutive duels to take first place in the Myriad Sects Hidden Dragon Competition's Entering the Dao Realm division.

Background

Song Lingqing is Song Tonghai's younger daughter and Song Lingxue's sister. As a child, she was withdrawn, spoke little, and was not notably gifted in the martial path. She entered an Immortal Sect at thirteen and remained away from Song Manor for more than three years. 5 100

Before departing Song Manor, she offered to fulfill one wish for Chu Zheng, who had served her for years. He requested books, including cultivation texts, rather than money or freedom; these materials later became important to his early pursuit of cultivation. 8

She secretly returned to Song Manor with her martial uncle, Immortal Qin Feng, before leaving the following day for the Myriad Sects Hidden Dragon Competition. She concealed her return because the competition was dangerous and expected to last nearly ten years. 5

Within the Phantom Spirit Sect, Song Lingqing was presented as a true disciple with a High-grade Immortal Bone. Her actual cultivation progress, however, was far slower than such talent should permit. She eventually learned that her Immortal Bone had suffered two severe injuries, one of which she did not remember, and that this damage had crippled her expected path. 51 60

After losing her true-disciple status, Song Lingqing killed Xiao Yuanqing to avenge herself and obtain resources for her clan. She then left the Phantom Spirit Sect, recovered her belongings, and traveled toward Giant Marsh Country to search for her family. 61 96

A later Blood Pool trial activated her True Immortal Bloodline, transformed her Immortal Bone, and restored her momentum in cultivation. She declined Chu Zheng's Spirit Pills, choosing to overcome the Hidden Dragon Competition through her own efforts. 145 146

Appearance

Song Lingqing is described as an ethereal, immortal-tinged young woman whose appearance had changed markedly during her years in an Immortal Sect. 5

• Her presence gives Chu Zheng a faint sense of discomfort, though she does not carry the oppressive pressure of Immortal Qin Feng. 5
• During her search through Giant Marsh Country, she concealed herself with a thick hooded robe and repeatedly changed attire to avoid being tracked. 61 96
• After winning the competition, her body was covered in scars, while her eyes retained an unusually sharp brilliance. 242

Personality

Song Lingqing is reserved, cautious, and intensely self-reliant. She is unwilling to accept a future arranged around pity, protection, or dependence on others. When Song Lingxue implied that she might take her place beside Chu Zheng, Lingqing reacted with open anger and insisted that she did not need anyone's charity. 211

Her experiences in the Phantom Spirit Sect made her more ruthless and focused on debts, revenge, and securing resources for her family. Yet she is not defined solely by resentment: when she later met her former master Han Yuanqing, she stated that she held no grudge against the sect. 61 243

She seeks strength as a matter of personal dignity. After seeing Chu Zheng's rise, she reaffirmed her vow to reach the pinnacle of the Immortal Path so she would no longer need to look up at anyone. 241

Abilities & Skills

True Immortal Bloodline

Song Lingqing is a descendant of a True Immortal Bloodline. Its activation during a Blood Pool trial transformed her Immortal Bone and substantially improved her cultivation. 145

• Her bloodline activation brought her cultivation to Spiritual Spring Realm Perfection. 145
• She later learned that Cangyun's cultivators are constrained by Bloodline Shackles that prevent advancement to the Immortal Venerable realm. 308
• The revelation strengthened her resolve to overcome the limitations imposed by her bloodline. 308

Illusory Spirit True Art

Her cultivation method is the Illusory Spirit True Art. 145

• It can confuse an opponent's mind in battle. 145
• If an opening is created, it can allow a weaker cultivator to defeat a stronger one. 145
• At Spiritual Spring Realm Perfection, her Divine Soul strength was insufficient to threaten Chu Zheng. 145

Swordsmanship

Song Lingqing fights with a spiritual sword and displays decisive, aggressive sword techniques. 241

• She defeated an opponent in two exchanges, disarming them and placing her sword at their throat. 241
• Her attacks in the Hidden Dragon Competition were fierce and executed without hesitation. 242
• She won nineteen duels to claim the Entering the Dao Realm championship. 242

Phantom Spirit Art

Song Lingqing possessed the first three layers of the Phantom Spirit Sect's Sect-Protecting Secret Canon, Phantom Spirit Art, and transmitted it to Chu Zheng. 52

• The canon covers the progression from Qi Induction through Profound Connection. 52
• Sharing it with Chu Zheng demonstrates her willingness to aid him despite the risks associated with sect inheritance. 52

Relationships

• Song Lingxue — Elder sister. Their relationship is strained by differing expectations of independence, family duty, and Chu Zheng; they nevertheless remain concerned for one another. 211
• Song Tonghai — Father. Song Lingqing's disappearance and presumed death deeply devastated him after the fall of Song Manor. 37
• Chu Zheng — Former servant of Song Manor and later a powerful ally. She gave him cultivation books and the Phantom Spirit Art, while he helped uncover the truth behind her damaged Immortal Bone. Their relationship remains respectful but emotionally distant. 8 52 60 242
• Immortal Qin Feng — Martial uncle who accompanied and protected her when she returned to Song Manor before the Hidden Dragon Competition. 5
• Han Yuanqing — Former master in the Phantom Spirit Sect. Though she questioned the circumstances of her admission and treatment, she later told him she held no grudge against the sect. 59 243
• Gongyi Zexi — Peak Eighth Tribulation True Immortal of an Immortal Descendant Noble Family. She gently answered Song Lingqing's questions about Chu Zheng, Immortal Descendants, and Bloodline Shackles. 308
• Xiao Yuanqing — Cultivator killed by Song Lingqing in pursuit of revenge and resources for her clan. 61

Story Role / Major Arcs

Return to Song Manor

Song Lingqing's unexpected return establishes her as the Song Family's “immortal seedling” and reconnects her with Chu Zheng after years apart. She departs almost immediately for the Myriad Sects Hidden Dragon Competition. 3 5

Phantom Spirit Sect and Broken Immortal Bone

Her apparent status as a High-grade Immortal Bone true disciple conceals severe damage to her cultivation potential. The discovery that her Immortal Bone was struck twice explains her abnormally slow progress and drives her break from the Phantom Spirit Sect. 51 60 61

Search for Family and Independent Cultivation

After leaving the sect, she travels through Giant Marsh Country in disguise, searching for her surviving family and refusing to let others dictate her route through the Hidden Dragon Competition. 61 96 146

Bloodline Awakening

The Heritage Secret Realm's Blood Pool awakens her True Immortal Bloodline, transforms her Immortal Bone, and allows her to establish a Seven-layer Immortal Foundation. 145 147

Myriad Sects Hidden Dragon Competition

Song Lingqing enters the competition as an unaffiliated cultivator, reaches the late Entering the Dao Realm, and wins the division after nineteen fights. The victory helps her overcome the inner demons left by her previous failure. 241 242

Confronting Bloodline Shackles

After learning that Cangyun is known as the Burial Realm because its bloodlines cannot reach Immortal Venerable, Song Lingqing resolves to break free of this constraint rather than accept the limits placed upon her. 308

Trivia

• Song Lingqing was taken into an Immortal Sect at the age of thirteen. 5
• She was once publicly regarded as one half of the Song Family's celebrated “dual jade,” alongside Song Lingxue. 3
• During the Hidden Dragon Competition, other cultivators were unable to identify her background and concluded she was a rogue cultivator. 242