Qing Lin

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Qing Lin is a mixed-blood human and Snake-People girl who endured discrimination, bullying, and difficulty obtaining food in Stone Desert City. Xiao Ding and Xiao Li took her into their mercenary group, but her poor upbringing and insecurity remained deeply rooted. 36 40

She met Xiao Yan while working for the mercenary group. Recognizing both her potential and loyalty, Xiao Yan arranged for her to become his personal maidservant; she eagerly accepted the position. 34 35 36

During the search for the underground Magma World, Qing Lin sensed an unusual aura and helped locate the entrance. Her ability to identify the strongest remaining aura further guided Xiao Yan's group through the cavern system. 38

Xiao Yan later took her to the Snake-People Tribe so she could escape the environment that had fostered her fear and insecurity. There, Medusa recognized the signs of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and agreed to provide the tribe's inheritance in exchange for Xiao Yan's Yin-Birth Yang-Death Pill. 40 55

Qing Lin's pupils awakened during a stress response after Medusa pressured her. She subsequently completed all three stages of the Snake-People Tribe's inheritance, confronting her deepest fears and receiving a cultivation method, an eye-type Dou Technique, and a method to develop her pupils. 56 63

Heavenly Snake Mansion later attempted to abduct Qing Lin because of her pupils. Xiao Yan rescued her from Elder Lv Man, retained the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor for Qing Lin, and prevented her from being taken away. 65 67 68

By the time she returned to the Snake-People Tribe with Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin had mastered the Pupil Technique Space and contracted White Fang. They found the Heavenly Snake Mansion Master threatening the tribe to reveal her whereabouts. The elders and commanders refused to surrender her, regarding her as one of the tribe's hopes for the future. Xiao Yan defeated the mansion master and secured her continued protection. 132 133 134 136

After Medusa brought Heavenly Snake Mansion under her control, Qing Lin obtained its inheritance concerning her pupils. Combined with the mansion's resources and cultivation drawn from contracted beasts, this helped her reach the Dou Wang realm. 197

Within the Tian Shu Alliance's core circle, Qing Lin continued receiving Xiao Yan's support. He gave her a Primordial Origin Pill to stabilize the foundation affected by her rapid cultivation. She was also entrusted with watching over Zi Yan while Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian departed to prepare for Yao Lao's resurrection. 266 270

Qing Lin later accompanied Xiao Yan, Yao Lao, and Medusa on their covert expedition to the Nine Netherworld Python Clan. Xiao Yan brought her because her pupils could contract serpent-type Magical Beasts and sought a powerful Nine Netherworld Python for her. By then, she had reached Dou Zong. 334

While staying with the clan, Qing Lin contracted three Dou Venerate Nine Netherworld Pythons and cultivated by absorbing power through those contracts. She subsequently broke through to Dou Venerate. 341 343

After more than nine months with the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, Qing Lin left with Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Dan Chen. They traveled toward the Northwest Continent over the following three months, while Medusa remained behind to awaken her bloodline. 343

During the later Tian Shu City period, Qing Lin's long-standing affection for Xiao Yan developed into an intimate relationship. After accompanying him, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Yao Ling on a shopping trip, she spent the night with Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian. She subsequently stayed behind to watch over Xiao Yi Xian during her seclusion while Xiao Yan prepared to travel with Zi Yan and Yao Ling. 379 383

While exploring his Medicinal Garden, Xiao Yan gathered ingredients for a ninth-tier Ice-Fire Energy Gathering Pill intended for Qing Lin. He reflected that he had not given her enough attention or support even after their relationship became intimate. On returning, he reassured her, recounted his experiences, and promised to show her the small world he had created. The available account establishes the gathering of ingredients, not Qing Lin's receipt or consumption of the pill. 387

Xiao Yan later resolved to show Qing Lin more care after again considering how his frequent absences and her unhappy childhood might have left her feeling neglected. Following his return from the secret realm, Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian were waiting together in his room, where Yun Yun also joined them. 389 393

Appearance

Qing Lin is a delicate young woman whose mixed human and Snake-People heritage gives her a distinctive appearance. As she grows, she becomes notably more confident and refined while retaining an initially fragile impression. 35 243

• Pale, jade-like skin with faint green veins visible beneath it. 243
• Jade-green eyes bearing three pale white dots when her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils are active. 56 63
• Snake-People traits combined with a human girl's softness. 243
• Wears a simple green dress during her reunion with Xiao Yan. 243
• Has pale green snake scales on her arm, which Xiao Yan openly praised when they were exposed before the mercenaries. 38
• Later receives patterned, pale-green gauze gloves extending halfway up her forearms from Xiao Yan. 379

Personality

Qing Lin is initially timid, cautious, and deeply insecure due to the discrimination she experienced as a mixed-blood child. Xiao Yan's kindness quickly becomes the center of her emotional security, leading her to cling to him and worry intensely whenever he is absent. 35 40

She is fiercely loyal and earnest about serving Xiao Yan. When he calls her his younger sister, she firmly rejects the label, insisting that she is and will remain his maidservant. 55 131

Over time, Qing Lin becomes more expressive and self-assured under Medusa's guidance. She retains her gentle nature but grows bolder in showing affection for Xiao Yan and in pursuing the strength needed to remain at his side. 135 243

Beneath her meek manner, Qing Lin has a stubborn streak. Her rejection of a sibling relationship also reflects her romantic feelings: she understands that being treated as Xiao Yan's sister could prevent their relationship from developing in the direction she hopes for. Medusa's advice helps her recognize that expressing herself and pursuing happiness need not conflict with her devotion to him. 131 243

Despite her increased confidence, she can remain hesitant about acting on her desires without encouragement. In Medusa's absence, she initially struggles to approach Xiao Yan as freely as his other companions, but later overcomes that hesitation when Xiao Yi Xian invites her to join them. She continues to value time spent with him especially highly because his cultivation and travels often keep him occupied. 357 379 387

Abilities & Skills

Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils

Qing Lin possesses the rare ocular art regarded by the Snake-People Tribe as the bane of serpent-type magical beasts. 55

• Can forcibly form master-servant contracts with serpent-type magical beasts, potentially disregarding major cultivation gaps. 55
• Causes intense discomfort to serpent-blooded beings even before fully developed; Medusa was affected despite her powerful bloodline and cultivation. 56
• Requires strong soul power for greater effectiveness and for contracting more powerful magical beasts. 135
• Can absorb the cultivation of contracted snake-type magical beasts and feed that power back into Qing Lin. 68 197
• With her strengthened soul power, Qing Lin formed contracts with three Nine Netherworld Pythons at the Dou Venerate level while she herself was still a Dou Zong. 341
• Provides access to a Pupil Technique Space, in which she can keep contracted beasts such as White Fang. 132

Inherited Cultivation and Eye Arts

Qing Lin completed the Snake-People Tribe's three-part inheritance, each stage forcing her to face a fear buried deep within her heart. 63

• Received an Earth Rank High-Level cultivation method. 63
• Received an Earth Rank High-Level eye-type Dou Technique. 63
• Received a dedicated method for developing the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. 63
• Later gained Heavenly Snake Mansion's inheritance related to the pupils, supplementing the Snake-People Tribe's teachings. 197
• Long-term practice of Xiao Yan's soul cultivation technique gave her soul power far beyond that of others at her level, strengthening her pupils and enabling contracts across the Dou Zong–Dou Venerate cultivation gap. 135 341

Sensory Ability

Before her pupils awakened, Qing Lin could sense unusual or residual auras connected to the underground Magma World. 38

• Located the entrance route to the Magma World. 38
• Identified the passage where the remaining aura was strongest. 38

Equipment / Contracted Beasts / Items

• Storage Ring — Given to her by Xiao Yan along with clothes and daily necessities before their journey to the Snake-People Tribe. 40
• Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor / White Fang — Tier Six serpent-type magical beast contracted and stored in Qing Lin's Pupil Technique Space. 67 132
• Three Nine Netherworld Pythons — Dou Venerate-level serpent beasts contracted through her pupils; drawing power from them helped drive her advancement. 341 343
• Low-tier Earth Rank soul cultivation technique — Given by Xiao Yan to strengthen her soul power and improve the potential of her pupils. 135
• Primordial Origin Pill — Given by Xiao Yan to stabilize and remold her foundation, compensating for the instability caused by rapid advancement through her special constitution. 266
• Pale-green gauze gloves — Patterned gloves extending halfway up her forearms, received from Xiao Yan during their Tian Shu City shopping trip. 379
• Planned ninth-tier Ice-Fire Energy Gathering Pill — Xiao Yan gathered a set of ingredients for a pill intended for Qing Lin; its delivery, consumption, and effects on her cultivation are not established in the available account. 387

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — Master and the person Qing Lin is most devoted to; she insists on remaining his maidservant and seeks strength to stay by his side. Their relationship later becomes intimate, fulfilling her long-standing romantic hopes. Xiao Yan subsequently acknowledges that he has neglected her and resolves to give her more care and support. 36 55 131 379 387 389
• Queen Medusa — Mentor and protector within the Snake-People Tribe; Medusa oversees Qing Lin's inheritance, later teaches her confidence, and helps cultivate her potential. Although their early interactions include jealousy and tension over Xiao Yan, Qing Lin eventually regards Medusa as an older-sister figure who teaches her to pursue her own happiness. 55 63 243
• Xiao Yi Xian — Fellow companion of Xiao Yan; their first meeting is marked by restrained mutual wariness and romantic tension. Their later relationship becomes more cooperative: Xiao Yi Xian invites Qing Lin into an intimate encounter with Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin remains behind to watch over her during seclusion. 131 135 379 383
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li — Former caretakers through the Desert Iron Mercenary Group; they tease Qing Lin about her attachment to Xiao Yan. 36 131
• Zi Yan — Fellow companion with whom Qing Lin gets along well. Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian entrust Qing Lin with keeping an eye on her while they leave to prepare for Yao Lao's resurrection. 243 270
• Snake-People Tribe elders and commanders — Regard Qing Lin as a hope for the tribe's future and refuse to reveal her whereabouts to the Heavenly Snake Mansion Master even under threat of death. 132 136
• Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor / White Fang — Her contracted Tier Six magical beast and a source of cultivation feedback through her pupils. 67 132 197
• Lv Man — Heavenly Snake Mansion elder who abducted Qing Lin in an attempt to take her away; Xiao Yan recovered Qing Lin shortly afterward. 65 67

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Desert Iron Mercenary Group — Introduced as a marginalized mixed-blood girl working under Xiao Ding and Xiao Li; becomes Xiao Yan's maidservant. 34 36
• Magma World expedition — Uses her senses to help locate the underground route leading toward the Green Lotus Core Flame's former location. 38
• Snake-People Tribe inheritance — Awakens the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and receives the tribe's cultivation and ocular inheritances. 55 56 63
• Heavenly Snake Mansion conflict — Is targeted for abduction by Lv Man and Heavenly Snake Mansion, but remains with the Snake-People Tribe after Xiao Yan intervenes. The tribe later refuses to surrender her to the mansion master, whom Xiao Yan defeats. 65 67 132 133 134
• Growth under Medusa — Develops her confidence, contracts White Fang, and advances from Da Dou Shi to Dou Wang. 131 132 197
• Tian Shu Alliance period — Joins the alliance's core circle and receives the Primordial Origin Pill to secure her cultivation foundation. 266
• Nine Netherworld Python Clan expedition — Accompanies Xiao Yan's group to the clan, contracts three Dou Venerate-level pythons, and advances from Dou Zong to Dou Venerate while cultivating there. 334 341 343
• Tian Shu City relationship development — Her long-standing affection for Xiao Yan develops into an intimate relationship. She remains a trusted companion, watches over Xiao Yi Xian during seclusion, and becomes the intended recipient of a ninth-tier pill for which Xiao Yan gathers ingredients. 379 383 387
• Xiao Yan's return from the secret realm — Waits with Xiao Yi Xian in his room after his return; Yun Yun subsequently joins them. 393

Trivia

• Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils are considered dangerous enough that Snake-People queens are instructed to either recruit or eliminate any possessor. 55
• Her first attempt to use her awakened pupils against Medusa failed to form a contract, but still left Medusa severely nauseated. 56
• She repeatedly visited Xiao Yan's former room in Stone Desert City after he left, despite claiming she had merely come to visit Xiao Ding and Xiao Li. 131
• Her greatest fear during the Snake-People Tribe's inheritance trials was being abandoned by Xiao Yan. 63
• Unlike the original-story course recalled by Xiao Yan, her pupils did not awaken during the Magma World expedition, and she did not contract the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake there. 39
• During the Tian Shu City shopping trip, she quietly memorized a pair of jade-green shoes that appealed to her and planned to purchase them later; the passage does not confirm that she bought them. 379