Ling Jianshuang

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ling Jianshuang (凌剑霜)
Alias(es)	Fairy Plum Frost 154 158
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Heavenly River Sword Sect; Immortal Alliance/Dao Alliance 70 129
Occupation/Role	Sword cultivator; head of the Ten Heroes of the Immortal Dao 74
Status	Alive; later reaches the Integrated Body Realm 513
First Appearance	Chapter 70

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Golden Core Perfection	245	Returned from a time-accelerated ruin alongside Fang Yinli; each possessed thirty years of Golden Core mana. 245
Nascent Soul Realm	338	Her Supreme Clarity Thunder-Controlling True Sword reached perfection in the Thunder Realm, allowing her to break through. 338
Nascent Soul, Second Layer	370	Refined the Hundred-Herb Phoenix Heart Pill with Aunt Lan’s help, healing her soul injury and advancing. 370
Nascent Soul, Fourth Layer	428	Achieved through continued painstaking cultivation. 428
Integrated Body Realm	513	Her advancement is noted while Lu Li reviews developments among his associates. 513

Background / History

Ling Jianshuang is the foremost member of the Ten Heroes of the Immortal Dao and a disciple of the Heavenly River Sword Sect. Before confronting Lu Li, she trained in the Star Palace’s Heavenly Illusion Mirror, which could simulate opponents and battlefields for sparring. She subsequently led six fellow Immortal Dao cultivators to Ten Thousand Demon Mountain to challenge him. 74 75

Her mother is the Zither Sword Fairy, a late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator. 393 Her relationship with the Dao Alliance Leader is also significant: the Alliance Leader personally ransomed her from the Yin Underworld Ghost Sect and later arranged for Ling Jianshuang and Fang Yinli to infiltrate demonic Golden Core cultivators. 129 245

Appearance

Ling Jianshuang is a tall, slender woman typically dressed in violet or purple robes. Her delicate features, cold pride, and heroic bearing are repeatedly compared to a plum blossom standing against frost and snow. 70 74 245 370

• Frigid, sharp sword intent surrounds her when she enters battle. 74
• Her sword light is described as snow-white rainbow radiance. 258
• She carries a Thunder Sword while residing in the Thunder Realm. 370
• Her composed exterior can give way to visible anger or embarrassment during confrontations with Lu Li. 118 128 162

Personality

Ling Jianshuang is proud, disciplined, and resolute. Even when Lu Li’s overwhelming mana left her party at a disadvantage, she refused his demand to surrender. After losing to him alongside the Ten Heroes, she immediately chose seclusion and further sword training rather than despair. 90 93 189

She is deeply protective of Fang Yinli and repeatedly accepts personal risk to secure her junior sister’s safety. Lu Li exploits this concern during the Yellow Court Dao Palace incident, compelling Ling Jianshuang to exchange herself for Fang Yinli. 115 126

Despite suffering memory loss and manipulation in the Thunder Realm, Ling Jianshuang remains observant and calculating. She recognized the purpose of Aunt Lan’s Soul-Forgetting incense, pretended to be affected by it, and planned to seek aid at her impending wedding ceremony. 370

Abilities & Skills

Sword Cultivation

Ling Jianshuang is an elite sword cultivator whose combat style centers on rapid, precise sword-light attacks.

• Opened the Heavenly Gate with a single sword and condensed the Void-Shattering Sword Core. 154
• Used the Void-Shattering Sword Core to wound the Seven-Kill Tiger Demon despite being poisoned. 159
• Her sword light can strike repeatedly across a battlefield, destroying Demon God Pillars and cutting through Golden Core cultivators. 258
• Her Supreme Clarity Thunder-Controlling True Sword reached perfection in the Thunder Realm. 338

Sword Formation Instruction

Ling Jianshuang understands the principles needed to cultivate and control sword formations.

• Taught Lu Li that a sword formation requires unity between person and sword: the sword light must follow wherever the cultivator’s spirit moves. 128
• Instructed Lu Li in cultivating the Three Thousand Bright Moons Sword Formation Scroll. 128
• Demonstrated the difference between ordinary sword control and true unity of person and sword. 128

Thunder and Movement Techniques

Ling Jianshuang employs thunder-based movement and sword arts.

• Arrived at the Yellow Court Dao Palace in a bolt of silver lightning. 115
• Used the Gangdou Divine Step while fighting the massed demonic cultivators at Black Stone Plaza. 258
• Developed her cultivation in the Thunder Realm, where she later obtained a mysterious remnant soul. 335 405

Coordinated Combat

Ling Jianshuang fights effectively alongside Fang Yinli.

• Ling Jianshuang handles offense while Fang Yinli provides spirit-beast support, barriers, and defense. 258
• Together, they destroyed numerous Demon God Pillars and killed several thousand Golden Core demonic cultivators before being overwhelmed by their enemies’ numbers. 258

Equipment / Items

• Thunder Sword — her sword while in the Thunder Realm. 370
• Golden Spirit Leaves — three Buddhist magical treasures that automatically protect her and block spiritual-sense attacks; she uses them in part to guard against Lu Li’s Myriad Demon Sword. 158
• Snow-White Jade Plum Blossom — a personal token she gave to Lu Li while he was disguised as “Fellow Daoist Xiao.” 154

Relationships

• Lu Li — Initially an enemy whom she challenged as a representative of the Immortal Dao. He later captured her, forced her to teach him swordplay, and detoxified her in exchange for three future requests. Their later relationship becomes close enough for system notices to refer to her as his friend and Dao companion. 75 128 162 405 428
• Fang Yinli — Her junior sister and closest companion. Ling Jianshuang repeatedly prioritizes Yinli’s safety, including trading herself to Lu Li in exchange for her release. 115 126 158
• Dao Alliance Leader — Her faction leader and rescuer; personally ransomed Ling Jianshuang from the Yin Underworld Ghost Sect. 129
• Zither Sword Fairy — Her mother, a late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator. 393
• Aunt Lan — A caretaker in the Thunder Realm who provided the Hundred-Herb Phoenix Heart Pill but secretly attempted to erase Ling Jianshuang’s memories with Soul-Forgetting incense. 370
• Hua Liu — A travelling companion during the Forty Bandits incident; fought beside her after she was poisoned. 158 159
• She Jinglong — Senior Brother from the Heavenly River Sword Sect; Ling Jianshuang mourned the loss of his Three Thousand Bright Moons Sword Formation Scroll after Lu Li defeated him. 115 128

Story Role / Major Arcs

Challenge to Lu Li

Ling Jianshuang leads the Immortal Dao’s effort to confront Lu Li at Ten Thousand Demon Mountain. Although Lu Li defeats the Ten Heroes of the Immortal Dao, she leaves determined to cultivate further and eventually break his defenses. 75 92 93

Yellow Court Dao Palace Captivity

While attempting to rescue Fang Yinli, Ling Jianshuang agrees to become Lu Li’s captive in exchange for Yinli’s freedom. A Demon Talisman seals eighty percent of her mana, after which Lu Li forces her to become his swordsmanship instructor. 126 128

The Dao Alliance Leader later retrieves Ling Jianshuang from the Yin Underworld Ghost Sect by offering Lu Li a sword-cultivation recording in ransom. 129

Forty Bandits Incident

Ling Jianshuang and Hua Liu are ambushed by members of the Forty Bandits. She is poisoned with Seven Star Python Dragon venom but still wounds the Seven-Kill Tiger Demon with her Void-Shattering Sword Core. Lu Li eventually removes the poison through his Yin Yang Primordial Kunpeng Demon Divine Art, demanding three future favors in return. 158 159 162

Infiltration of the Demonic Sect

The Dao Alliance Leader conceals Ling Jianshuang and Fang Yinli’s Daoist aura with devilish energy, enabling them to infiltrate the Demonic Sect’s Golden Core cultivators. The pair later fights tens of thousands of demonic cultivators on Black Stone Plaza, where Ling Jianshuang’s offensive sword arts complement Fang Yinli’s defensive support. 245 258

Thunder Realm and Self-Rescue

Ling Jianshuang enters the Thunder Realm, perfects her Supreme Clarity Thunder-Controlling True Sword, and breaks through to Nascent Soul. 338 After suffering a severe soul injury, she is treated by Aunt Lan and advances again, but discovers that Soul-Forgetting incense is being used to manipulate her memories. She feigns compliance while preparing her own escape. 343 370

Heavenly River Sword Sect

After returning to the Heavenly River Sword Sect, Ling Jianshuang accompanies Lu Li during the Sword Immortal Stele affair. She publicly defends his ability when others mock him for appearing unable to comprehend the stele’s sword arts. 393 396

Notable Quotes

“The sword is where the spirit resides. As the saying goes, if the sword is present, the person is present; if the sword is lost, the person is lost.” 128

“We who cultivate must press forward, cutting through every thorn and obstacle; how can we be discouraged by a mere setback?” 189