Song Lingxue

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Song Lingxue (宋绫雪)
Alias(es)	Eldest Young Lady; True Disciple Dao Seed
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Song Family; Martial Hall
Occupation/Role	Martial cultivator; core True Disciple of the Martial Hall; ruler of the Ling Xue Great Realm
Status	Alive
First Appearance	3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Near Grandmaster	3 10	Her Internal Energy and Sword Qi were already close to the Grandmaster realm; she defeated Zhao Jichang in two strikes.
Grandmaster	62	Reached the realm less than half a month after leaving Song Manor.
Great Grandmaster	62	Her Internal Energy underwent a qualitative change roughly three months after leaving Song Manor; she perceived that the martial path continued beyond this realm.
Martial Path Core Formation, approaching	207	Had made major progress and was nearing Martial Path Core Formation.
Spirit Gathering Realm / Fourth Realm	285	Advanced after surviving repeated life-or-death battles during the Blood Trial; later reached its peak but lost her left arm in battle.
Fifth Realm	298	Entered the Fifth Realm upon completing the Blood Trial three years ahead of schedule.
Mid-stage Martial God Realm / Sixth Order	327	At bone age forty-nine, became a core Martial Hall True Disciple with regenerative Blood Gang and combat power capable of threatening peers of comparable cultivation.

Background

Song Lingxue was raised as the Song Family’s successor. As Song Tonghai’s eldest daughter, she believed that Song Lingqing’s entry into an Immortal Sect left the family’s worldly responsibilities to her. She therefore intended to take in a trustworthy son-in-law rather than marry out, prioritizing the continuation of the Song line. 3 10

Before the Song Manor’s destruction, she was already a celebrated Martial Dao prodigy. Her swordsmanship, resolve, and potential to become a Grandmaster in her early twenties made her a target of political marriage proposals, which she rejected unless a suitor could prove worthy in combat. 3 9 10

After leaving Song Manor, her martial cultivation accelerated dramatically. While searching the sea with Li Mingzhou for a fragment of the Martial Wall, she discovered that Great Grandmaster was not the end of the martial path. The wall fragment later provided a warm energy that aided her advancement and led her to share a method for condensing Qi into Primordial Qi with other Great Grandmasters. 62 72

She was eventually accepted by the Martial Hall and chose its Blood Trial despite its extreme danger. She completed the trial fourteen years in, three years ahead of the agreed deadline, then became a Martial Hall True Disciple with her own Great Realm. 246 297 298

Appearance

Early in the story, Song Lingxue is depicted as a poised but spirited swordswoman. Years of warfare and Blood Trial combat later leave her visibly hardened and scarred. 3 10 327

• Initially wore cyan, form-fitting martial attire and kept her jet-black hair in a high ponytail. 10
• Her swordplay was described as graceful as a dragon, alternating between storm-like force and restrained gentleness. 3
• Later wears cracked Battle Armor, an iron crown in her loosely tied hair, and carries a silver-white halberd. 327
• Developed a sharp, murderous bearing; bloodstains and unhealed scars were visible following prolonged combat. 327

Personality

Song Lingxue is ambitious, responsible, and intensely family-oriented. She sees martial strength as necessary to protect the Song Family, yet considers a purely martial lifespan insufficient if it cannot lead beyond mortality. 3

She is decisive in matters concerning her own future. Rather than accept a politically useful marriage, she challenged Zhao Jichang directly and ended the duel almost immediately. When the Song Family faced disaster, she accepted escape and future revenge as necessary realities. 9 10 12

Her later path is marked by increasing resolve and willingness to endure danger. She chose the Blood Trial, pursued a martial path that could consume lifespan, and continued advancing through severe injuries and battlefield slaughter. 246 285 300 327

Abilities & Skills

Swordsmanship

An elite swordswoman from the Song Family whose techniques combine force, speed, Sword Qi, and precision.

• Projects Sword Qi from her blade. 3 10
• Defeated Zhao Jichang with two thrusts, deliberately withholding the lethal follow-up. 10
• Can shift between aggressive, storm-like sword forms and controlled, restrained techniques. 3

Martial Cultivation

Song Lingxue possesses extraordinary Martial Dao talent and advanced through several major realms at an exceptional pace.

• Reached Grandmaster and then Great Grandmaster within months of leaving Song Manor. 62
• Identified a route beyond Great Grandmaster through the incomplete Martial Wall and Xuantian Seal techniques. 62
• Shared the Condensing Qi into Primordial Qi method with other Great Grandmasters. 72
• Her Blood Gang later grants an indestructible bodily quality and regeneration of severed limbs. 327

Dragon Subduing Art of Blood Fiend

A secondary cultivation method that dramatically strengthened her during the Blood Trial and later campaigns.

• Made her nearly invincible among opponents at her level. 261
• Produces a dense blood-fiend aura associated with extensive killing. 327
• Contributed to her rapid rise to the Martial God Realm. 261 327

Observe the Myriad Ages

A privilege granted through the Martial Ancestor that allowed Song Lingxue to observe martial prodigies across past and future paths.

• Revealed the limited Heavenly Fortune available to the Martial Path. 300
• Allowed her to encounter the Ancient Martial Ancestor and a powerful future figure. 300
• Gained teachings in a path that rapidly increases power at the cost of lifespan. 300

Equipment

• Longsword — her primary weapon during her time in Song Manor. 3 10
• Martial Wall fragment — discovered during the seabed search; its energy aided her cultivation and revealed further possibilities for the martial path. 62 72
• Battle Garment — infused with Fifth Order Divine Fire and given by Geng Yiyang. 102
• Communication jade / jade booklet — used to remain in contact with Chu Zheng across vast distances. 242 333
• Silver-white Half-Saint battle halberd — given by Azure Moon Great Sage; initially also served as a means of surveillance, but remained with Lingxue after Azure Moon’s death. 310 317 318
• Blood-colored jade talisman — emergency safeguard provided for the Blood Trial. 246

Relationships

• Chu Zheng — husband and longtime ally. Their relationship developed from her interest in retaining him at Song Manor to mutual devotion; she continues to support and protect him despite long separations. 3 27 128 299 333
• Song Lingqing — younger sister. Their relationship is strained by differing paths and Song Lingxue’s request that Lingqing watch over Chu Zheng after her departure, but Lingxue remains concerned for her sister’s future. 211 242
• Song Tonghai — father and former head of the Song Family. Lingxue was raised to inherit his responsibilities and later reunited with him in the Ling Xue Realm. 3 10 299
• Song Yun — childhood servant and confidant. He admires her deeply and harbors unrequited feelings; she trusts him enough to entrust him to Chu Zheng’s protection during the family’s escape. 3 27
• Li Mingzhou — martial ally who searched for the Martial Wall with her and helped spread her Primordial Qi method. 62 72
• Xie Xingzhong — Martial Hall envoy and mentor-like supporter. He escorted her toward the Martial Hall, supported her Blood Trial, and concealed her relationship with Chu Zheng from the Immortal Alliance. 246 299
• Yu Ning — Martial Hall envoy who travelled with Lingxue and discussed the risks that cultivation might pose to her relationship with Chu Zheng. 245
• Ji Zhouyin — Martial Hall Master and Ancestral Realm expert who permitted her to use Observe the Myriad Ages. 299 300
• Azure Moon Great Sage — powerful Martial Path cultivator who brought Lingxue to the Myriad Worlds Battlefield and gave her the Half-Saint halberd; later died there. 310 317

Story Role / Major Arcs

Song Manor

Song Lingxue manages the Song Family’s martial affairs, trains relentlessly, and attempts to shape Chu Zheng’s future within the manor. She rewards him for repairing the Spiritual Jade Cup by assigning him to the Storehouse and doubling his pay. 3 8

When Prince Guangyun proposes a marriage alliance, she refuses to be treated as a political prize and challenges Zhao Jichang. Her overwhelming victory prevents the proposal from advancing. 9 10

Fall of the Song Family

As threats against the Song Family intensify, Lingxue accepts that escape to Giant Marsh Country may be necessary for survival and eventual revenge. She is injured during the family’s flight and accepts Chu Zheng’s aid in treating her wounds. 12 27

Following the destruction of Song Manor, she leaves a letter behind and departs with Song Tonghai. Her cultivation then begins its extraordinary rise. 37 62

Martial Wall and the New Martial Path

Lingxue searches the seabed with Li Mingzhou for the broken Martial Wall. Although the search is initially fruitless, the fragment she obtains becomes the source of a warm internal energy and confirms a path beyond Great Grandmaster. 62 72

At Grand Xuan Holy Land, she receives a separate residence and eagerly studies the restored Martial Wall shown to her by Chu Zheng. 128

Martial Hall and Blood Trial

The Martial Hall seeks Song Lingxue as a Martial Dao prodigy, and she eventually leaves the Azure Cloud Realm. She chooses the Blood Trial to become a True Disciple, enduring years of lethal combat and severe injuries. 208 243 246

She completes the trial ahead of schedule, enters the Fifth Realm, and receives the privileges of a Martial Hall True Disciple: fourteen personalized puppet attendants and authority over the Ling Xue Great Realm. 297 298

Myriad Worlds Battlefield

After learning of threats against Chu Zheng, Lingxue becomes increasingly cautious about contact with him while pursuing strength within the Martial Hall. She accepts teachings that trade lifespan for rapid power and later travels to the Myriad Worlds Battlefield. 299 300 310

There, she survives repeated life-or-death encounters, advances through the Martial Path, and retains the Half-Saint halberd after Azure Moon Great Sage’s death. By the time she reunites with Chu Zheng, she is a mid-stage Martial God and a battle-hardened commander-like figure. 285 318 327

Trivia

• Song Lingxue and Song Lingqing were known as part of the Song Family’s celebrated “dual jade,” with Lingxue recognized as its Martial Dao prodigy. 3
• Her early ambition was to reach Grandmaster in her early twenties; she surpassed that expectation by reaching Great Grandmaster within months of leaving Song Manor. 3 62
• The Great Realm granted to her by the Martial Hall is named Ling Xue Realm. 298