Ling Qingzhu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ling Qingzhu (绫清竹)
Alias(es)	Qingzhu; Young Palace Master; next Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace
Occupation/Role	Direct Disciple; designated successor to the Palace Master
First Appearance	Chapter 124

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Creation Realm	136	Her attack on Lin Chen is identified as being at the Creation Realm.
Passed the Seventh Nirvana Tribulation	160	Reaches this milestone a month ahead of a rival prodigy.
Ordinary Life Profound Realm	275	Stabilizes her newly achieved realm after dual cultivation and sensing the Supreme Power.
Peak Half-step Death Profound Realm	378	Advances from the Life Ancestral Talisman to the Death Ancestral Talisman over two years with empowerment from the world's power.

Background / History

Ling Qingzhu is the direct disciple and chosen successor of the Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace. Raised by the Palace Master from infancy, she was established early as the next Palace Master and became one of the sect's most prestigious younger cultivators. She has a kinship connection to the Huangpu Clan of the Great Yan Dynasty. 94 268

She cultivates the Taiqing Art and is tied to the Tai Shang Sensing Art and the Supreme Sensing Art, inheritances connected to the Supreme Palace and Ancestor Fu's mission to protect the world. Her master seeks for her to sense and cultivate the Supreme Power, but ordinary cultivation of the Taiqing Art alone cannot achieve this. 119 159 171

Ling Qingzhu enters the Ancient Tomb Manor in the Great Yan Dynasty in pursuit of matters related to the Tai Shang Sensing Art. There, she first encounters Lin Chen, rejects his warning to stay away, and later suffers an eruption of pure yin energy that he suppresses. During this incident, she senses the Supreme Power fluctuation within him. 125 131 133

Her search for answers leads her to test Lin Chen outside Huangpu City and later to report the Supreme fluctuation to her master. The Palace Master confirms that Lin Chen possesses a connection relevant to the Supreme, making him central to Ling Qingzhu's path. 136 138 158 159

Ling Qingzhu gradually develops a relationship with Lin Chen while pursuing the Supreme Power. She ultimately chooses to give up her purity to assist their dual cultivation, allowing both of them to sense the Supreme Power; afterward, she sheds much of her former reserve toward him. 227 273 274 283

Appearance

Ling Qingzhu is repeatedly regarded as a peerless beauty whose presence can make the surrounding world seem dim. She carries an aloof, immortal-like bearing and is frequently associated with a green lotus and a thin facial veil. 124 175

• Wears cyan, green, or light-colored palace dresses. 153 175 216
• Has snow-like skin, kingfisher-like brows, clear crystalline eyes, and a slender waist. 153 175 216
• Often stands barefoot upon a Green Lotus. 125 175
• Keeps her face partially hidden behind thin gauze; later appears unveiled before Lin Chen. 153 175 275
• Her black hair is described as long and flowing. 223

Personality

Ling Qingzhu is proud, restrained, and difficult to approach. The Heart Mirror Path cultivated by successive Palace Masters shapes her detached temperament: she keeps her heart like still water and does not readily show emotion or allow others close. 156 217

Despite her reserve, she is resolute about her responsibilities. She vows to sense the Supreme, fulfill Ancestor Fu's mission, and protect the world, even when the prospect demands immense personal sacrifice. 171

Her interactions with Lin Chen gradually reveal curiosity, vulnerability, jealousy, and warmth beneath her controlled exterior. She is especially sensitive to his closeness with Ying Xiaoxiao, Tang Xinlian, and Gu Mengqi, though she attempts to preserve her composure. 179 216 223 265

Abilities & Skills

Taiqing Art

Ling Qingzhu has cultivated the Taiqing Art for many years and achieved notable success with it, though mastering it alone is insufficient to sense the Supreme. 171 176

• Forms the foundation of her cultivation and her pursuit of Supreme Power.
• Its ultimate path requires a profound internal change rather than only increased Origin Energy. 176
• Her master also cultivated the art, linking it to the Palace Master's inheritance. 176

Supreme Sensing Art

Ling Qingzhu is entrusted with the Supreme Sensing Art, a closely guarded Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace inheritance known to Direct Disciples and successive Palace Masters. 225

• Seeks to sense the Supreme One and cultivate Supreme Power.
• Her cultivation is connected to the legacy of the Supreme Palace and Ancestor Fu. 159 171
• Lin Chen's Supreme fluctuation increases her chance of locating the Supreme source. 176
• She transmits the art to Lin Chen so that he can attempt Supreme cultivation. 226

Pure Yin Energy

Ling Qingzhu possesses pure yin energy that can become dangerously active. 131

• Its eruption leaves her vulnerable and weakens her resolve.
• Lin Chen suppresses it during the Ancient Tomb Manor incident. 131

Green Lotus Mobility

Ling Qingzhu travels and fights while standing upon a Green Lotus. 124 125 175

• Uses it to descend, travel through the air, and make her characteristic entrances.
• It is closely associated with her public image and ethereal presence. 175 216

Relationships

• Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace — Master and adoptive maternal figure; raised Ling Qingzhu from infancy, made her a Direct Disciple, and intends for her to become the next Palace Master. 138 268
• Lin Chen — Fellow disciple, later husband and dual-cultivation partner. His Supreme fluctuation becomes vital to her cultivation; their initially tense relationship develops into trust, affection, and mutual pursuit of Supreme Power. 131 176 227 274
• Ying Xiaoxiao — Rival among the Eastern Profound Region's foremost female prodigies; they possess mutual recognition but also recurring jealousy and friction connected to Lin Chen. 173 182 287
• Gu Mengqi — Lin Chen's concubine who offers to serve Ling Qingzhu as a maidservant. Ling Qingzhu initially refuses due to her own perceived lack of strength, but later accepts the arrangement while remaining cold. 265 266
• Huangpu Jing — Has a good relationship with Ling Qingzhu. 118
• Yuan Cang — A proposed marriage candidate through the Origin Sect; he covets her, and Lin Chen uses her arrival to draw him out. 173 216 218
• Wu Qun — Fellow Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace disciple who admires her but recognizes the distance between himself and Lin Chen. 156 217

Story Role / Major Arcs

Ancient Tomb Manor

Ling Qingzhu arrives at the Ancient Tomb Manor despite Lin Chen's warning, driven by her interest in the Tai Shang Sensing Art. Her pure yin energy erupts inside the manor, forcing Lin Chen to save her; she detects the Supreme fluctuation within him and begins seeking its meaning. 125 131 133

Search for the Supreme

After testing Lin Chen outside Huangpu City, Ling Qingzhu brings the matter to her master. The Palace Master recognizes the importance of Lin Chen's connection to the Supreme Palace inheritance and directs Ling Qingzhu toward learning more from him. 136 138 158 173

Ancient Battlefield and Ancient Treasury

Ling Qingzhu seeks Lin Chen at the Ancient Hall, persists after his initially cold dismissal, and discusses the Taiqing Art and Supreme Sensing Art with him. Their time in the Ancient Treasury marks the beginning of her growing trust and emotional acceptance. 175 176 178 179

Eastern Profound City

Ling Qingzhu meets Lin Chen outside Eastern Profound City as part of his plan to draw Yuan Cang out. Lin Chen openly calls her his woman when confronting Yuan Cang, while she responds with outward restraint. 216 218

Supreme Power and Marriage

Ling Qingzhu supports Lin Chen's request to study the Supreme Sensing Art and eventually accepts a formal relationship rather than an immediate cultivation arrangement. After their wedding, she chooses dual cultivation with him, enabling them to sense the Supreme Power. 225 227 269 273 274

Demonic Realm and Later Cultivation

She enters the Demonic Realm alongside Ying Xiaoxiao, coordinating with her to avoid separation during teleportation. In the following years, she receives empowerment from the world's power and advances to the peak half-step Death Profound Realm. 288 378

Trivia

• Ling Qingzhu is widely considered the most beautiful and outstanding woman of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace. 124 223
• Numerous male disciples of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace admire her. 156
• Lin Chen is an unusual exception among male disciples in being able to call her “Junior Sister”; most instead use her name or address her as Young Palace Master. 217
• Her cold public demeanor changes markedly after dual cultivation with Lin Chen, though she remains aloof toward outsiders. 283