Yang Ling

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yang Ling (杨凌)
Species/Race	Human player
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Iron Garment Division; Heaven-Devouring Dao Palace; Divine Guard Bureau; Command Division; Grandmaster Network; associated with Xu Qing's Red Gold Ore Mine operation
Occupation/Role	Former miner; Martial Artist; Constable; Red Gold Ore Mine supervisor; Beast Tamer; Judge; Spirit Pet Venerable; Iron Garment Division chief officer; Command Division Third Office head; Third-Grade Great Grandmaster; Grandmaster Network mission escort
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Miner, Level 3	1	Gains his first documented level through mining Fire Crystal Rock; assigns the free point to Strength, raising it to 5 and HP to 60.
Miner, Level 4	3	Raises Strength to 7 through another free attribute point.
Miner, Level 6	9	Levels twice while secretly mining a rich Fire Crystal Ore vein; reaches 12 Strength with his pickaxe bonus included.
Miner, Level 7	11	Raises Strength to 13, breaking the 10-point threshold.
Martial Artist, Level 8	13	Comprehends the first-rate Vajra Wisdom King Art and changes profession from Miner to Martial Artist.
Martial Artist, Level 9	19	Assigns his free point to Spirit, raising it to 11.
Martial Artist, Level 10	21	Becomes one of the first thirty advanced players to reach Level 10 and receives a White-Grade random treasure chest.
Vajra Wisdom King Art, Initial Mastery	22	Gains 5 free attribute points and permanently raises maximum Health to 210; his Spirit rises to 17.
Mountain-Crushing Fist, Complete Integration	24	The fist technique's combat bonus rises to +6 Strength.
Constable, Level 13	29	Defeats Wu Que and the mine thieves, gains three levels at once, and changes profession to Constable.
Mental Power 25 / Insight unlocked	30–31	Invests all 8 free points from his Level 13 gains into Spirit/Mental Power; unlocks the Constable-exclusive skill Insight.
Constable, Level 14	34	Raises Spirit to 26; reaches Initial Mastery in the Bandit-Catching Saber Technique.
Constable, Level 15	39	Raises Spirit to 27 through Red Gold Ore mining.
Constable, Level 16	46	Raises Spirit to 28 and ranks eighth on the Divine Realm Level Rankings.
Constable (Beast Tamer), Level 17	49	Binds the Queen Red Gold Mantis, Xiao Bai, gaining Beast Tamer as a secondary profession.
Constable (Beast Tamer), Level 18	54	Reaches Complete Integration in the Bandit-Catching Saber Technique; his Spirit reaches 30 and Insight gains a second use. 54
Vajra Wisdom King Art, Complete Integration / Second Layer	62	Advances the first-rate cultivation art, unlocking Vital Blood and raising his base health to 510. 62
Constable (Beast Tamer), Level 27	70	Gains three levels from the Tyrant Ghost Spider incident and raises Agility to 23. 70
Eighth-Rank Iron Garment Constable, Level 28	81	Receives an Eighth-Rank uniform, official saber, Tiger-Capturing Saber Technique, and a third daily use of Insight. 81
Constable (Beast Tamer), Level 37	116	Reaches Level 37 while his Vajra Wisdom King Art and Twelve-Route Vajra Leg Technique attain Perfect Mastery. 116
Mental Power 90	134	Consumes Divine Soul Great Restoration Pills after defeating rival sect prodigies, raising Mental Power from 60 to 90. 134
Constable (Beast Tamer), Level 48	181–190	Accumulates 33 free points, reaches 160 Mental Power, advances Mountain-Crushing Fist to Perfect Mastery, and brings Void-Crossing Step to Advanced Mastery. 181 190
Newly Advanced Sixth Grade	196	Passes Lu Yunchen's hundred-move assessment, relying on Vital Blood and Indestructible Vajra Body to withstand the Sixth-Grade expert's attacks. 196
Mental Power 200 / Subtle Control	205	A Foundation-Nourishing Pill pushes Mental Power past 200, granting extraordinarily precise bodily control and a twentyfold cultivation-speed increase. 205
Constable (Spirit Pet Master), Level 75	291	His Beast Tamer profession develops into Spirit Pet Master, gaining Spirit Pet Space and additional profession skills. 291
Judge (Spirit Pet Master), Level 80	316	Advances from Constable to Judge; Insight can now examine illegal acts from the previous thirty days. Void-Crossing Step reaches Transcendent Mastery, and Vital Blood reaches 6,000. 316
Strength 150 / Vital Blood 8,000	326	Grand Azure Dragon Force reaches Complete Integration. Assigning a point to Strength triggers a painful physical transformation that raises Vital Blood from 6,000 to 8,000. 326
Judge (Spirit Pet Tamer), Level 90	386	Reaches Level 90 with 280 Mental Power and 63 unassigned attribute points. 386
Upper Fifth Grade, Level 99	479	Reaches Upper Fifth Grade with 351 Strength, 350 Agility, and 300 Mental Power; Beast Tamer advances to Spirit Pet Venerable. 479
Judge, Level 100–110	527–528	The Fire Spirit Pearl rapidly raises him through Level 100 to Level 110, placing him first among the announced top ten players. 527 528
White Bone Primordial Spirit Method, Advanced Mastery	635	Raises the first-rate mental cultivation art to Advanced Mastery, gaining 200 Mental Power, the three-form White Bone Primordial Spirit skill, and losing 120 Strength. 635
White Bone Buddha Overlord Form, Tier 2	702	Receives 500 free attribute points, 50,000 Health, 50,000 Vital Blood, and 400-point boosts to three attributes; assigns 501 points to Strength, reaching 1,313 Strength and 75,770 Health. 702
Level 201	742	Reaches Level 201 after mining Blood Essence Ore for three days, gaining the insight that precipitates his Martial Dao Furnace breakthrough. 742
Lower Fourth Grade Grandmaster	743	Successfully forms his Martial Dao Furnace and advances to Lower Fourth Grade, shocking the Zhao Kingdom's gathered Grandmasters and princes. 743
Spirit Armor Master	768	Xiao Bai's advancement grants Yang Ling the Spirit Armor Master divine ability, allowing the pet to become crimson Qilin armor and add 800 Strength and 800 Agility. 768
Command Division Third Office Head	781	Becomes head of the Command Division's Third Office and receives the Upper Fourth-Grade Profound Fire Qilin Armor, which can stack with Spirit Armor Master. 781
Vajra White Bone Wisdom King Art, Return to Simplicity	806	Gains 2,000 free attribute points, the White Bone Journey West Scripture true divine ability, and Tier-3 White Bone Buddha Overlord Form; his Mental Power reaches 4,000 and Vital Blood 460,000. 806
Middle Third Grade / Third-Grade Great Grandmaster	812–813	Returns after more than a month missing with combat power at the peak of Middle Third Grade. After defeating Lower Third-Grade Great Grandmaster Qi Tairan, he is formally registered as a Third-Grade Great Grandmaster without a further assessment. 812 813
Myriad Dharma Eye / Strength 9,900	839	The Beginner Bloodline Gene Mutation Potion grants the Myriad Dharma Eye and 3,000 additional Mental Power; after consuming 200 Counterfeit Blood Tyrant Pills, his Strength reaches 9,900 and Agility 9,770. 839
Level 532	841	His access to the Grandmaster Network raises him hundreds of levels beyond his former player companions, with Lin Caiyi at Level 98 remaining 434 levels behind. 841
Level 599 / Mental Power limit 7,000	856	The Bone Emperor kills Netherworld King and grants seven levels at once. Mission rewards give Yang Ling 1,000 Mental Power and an Intermediate Bloodline Gene Mutation Potion that raises his Mental Power limit from 6,000 to 7,000. 856
Netherworld City escort / restricted mental methods	859–863	Takes four Ding-family members into Three Days in Netherworld City as their escort. Under the mission's restrictions, his mental methods are temporarily unusable, but his internal arts, Tier-3 Overlord Form, Spirit Pet Space, and close-combat equipment remain available. 859 863

Background

Yang Ling was a professional gamer before becoming trapped in the game-like Divine Realm, unable to log out. He nearly starved after arriving, then was captured and forced to work as a miner at the Fire Crystal Ore Mine outside Green Mountain City. Mining becomes his route to survival after he discovers that each strike can yield experience, relieve fatigue, and improve his attributes. 1

He initially keeps his player identity and ability to view status panels secret. After learning that the people transported into Divine Realm arrived physically and that death there is genuine, he adopts survival as his foremost priority. 3 7

His early mining success attracts hostility from Fifth Brother and suspicion from mine authorities, but it also earns him Supervisor Wu's notice and introduces him to Zhao Hou, Steward Niu, and Xu Qing. He purchases a mine-cave map, takes dangerous expeditions underground, and discovers Zhang Hao's hidden Vajra Wisdom King Art. 4 6 13

By mastering cultivation and surviving Wu Que's attempt to frame him as a mine-thief leader, Yang Ling gains enough experience to become a Constable of Green Mountain City's Iron Garment Division. He later returns to mining under Xu Qing, leads large groups of players and miners at the Red Gold Ore Mine, and establishes himself as its effective supervisor. 29 33 43 45

His rapid advancement as a constable eventually carries him beyond Green Mountain City. He becomes a chief officer in Long River Prefecture's Public Security Division, participates in operations against Rong Tribe spies and the Immortal Gods Sect, and later serves in increasingly senior Iron Garment and Divine Guard Bureau capacities. 198 200 596 607

Yang Ling later becomes a personal disciple of Yun Tianqing, the Heaven-Devouring Dao Palace's sect leader. His succession of opportunities—including Water Qilin Cave, the Fire Spirit Pearl, sacred martial medicines, and White Bone Cave inheritances—pushes him from an obscure player-miner to a Lower Fourth Grade Grandmaster and one of the Zhao Kingdom's most prominent young experts. 324 479 607 743

After disappearing following Eagle Taisui's ambush, Yang Ling returns to the Iron Garment Division as a Middle Third-Grade combatant. He lets officials believe that an Earthly Immortal rescued and trained him, concealing the actual source of his growth while using his defeat of Qi Tairan to secure recognition as a Third-Grade Great Grandmaster. 812 813

Through the Grandmaster Network, Yang Ling gains access to interstellar trade, cultivation spaces, missions, alien civilizations, and resources far beyond those available in Divine Realm. He uses this access both to accelerate his own growth and to equip trusted players with powerful network-derived armor. 839 841

Yang Ling later confides in his master Zhao De about the attacks and political persecution he has faced, including the Crown Prince's attempt to claim credit for his achievements, Qi Baiyan's curse, Eagle Taisui's ambush, and Qi Tairan's accusation. Zhao De advises him to trade his rare storage talismans away from Zhao Kingdom and promises to accompany him back there. 849

Personality

Yang Ling is intensely pragmatic and secretive. He avoids unnecessary risks, hides his cultivation gains, and treats information about Divine Realm's systems as a personal advantage. He is willing to negotiate when useful, but he refuses to tolerate threats to his livelihood or survival. 1 6 9

His defining trait is relentless discipline. He mines, cultivates, and practices martial arts for nearly all available hours, even using the Vajra Wisdom King Art to restore himself instead of sleeping. He sees Spirit as the key to compounding future growth and consistently invests free points into it once he understands its value. 16 22 23 30

Despite his caution, he repeatedly assists people he considers worth helping. He gives Chen Xu's group money and advice, teaches Chen Xu and Chen Guoqing about the status panel and mining, and leads miners through dangerous Red Gold Ore operations. His kindness has firm limits: he openly rejects people he views as exploitative or unwilling to support themselves. 7 32 33 42

As his position rises, Yang Ling becomes more politically capable without losing his practicality. He declines Yun Ruo's attempt to recruit him away from Shi Xin, arranges for superiors to receive credit when doing so protects his own freedom of action, and carefully cultivates relationships with influential factions while preserving his independence. 60 89 192

He is uncompromising toward Rong Tribe spies and Immortal Gods Sect cultists. Even when powerful figures ask him to preserve an enemy alive, he prioritizes eliminating infiltrators whom he considers too dangerous to spare. 296 750

Yang Ling remains restrained even after becoming vastly stronger than most players and officials. He deliberately postpones a further breakthrough when it would expose him to stronger mandatory-mission opponents, stockpiling pills, equipment, storage talismans, and cultivation resources before acting. 839

He also uses generosity as a practical means of building loyalty. Rather than hoarding all Grandmaster Network gains, he gives powerful Iron Bear Sets to his player companions, dramatically raising their combat power and binding their interests more closely to his own. 841

After discovering that the Flame Dragon Dynasty had manipulated a mission to target him, Yang Ling warns Huo Si that even apparently trustworthy Grandmaster Network acquaintances may be dangerous. He looks for ways to continue undertaking missions and earning resources despite the blockade against him, while demanding terms that reflect the value of his escort services. 858

Abilities & Skills

Status Panel and Attribute Allocation

Yang Ling can view detailed status panels and directly assign his free attribute points, an advantage he initially believes may be unique among players.

• Mining grants him experience, levels, and free attribute points. 1
• He learns that increasing Spirit improves cultivation experience and martial-skill proficiency gains by one-fifth for every 2-point increase. 22
• At 25 Mental Power, his senses, hearing, vision, and reactions become markedly sharper. 31
• He prioritizes Spirit after Level 9 to accelerate long-term cultivation and progression. 19 30
• After consuming Fire Ginseng, he can no longer assign free attribute points to Mental Power; future increases must come from mental cultivation arts and rare resources. 93
• His Mental Power eventually exceeds 2,000, greatly amplifying his perception, cultivation speed, and ability to operate multiple cultivation arts simultaneously. 722
• By his return from Eagle Taisui's ambush, his Mental Power reaches 5,200, enough to inspect a Lower Third-Grade Great Grandmaster's attributes but insufficient to assess an Upper Third-Grade expert. 812
• A later mission reward raises his Mental Power limit from 6,000 to 7,000. 856

Vajra Wisdom King Art

A first-rate, four-level Buddhist cultivation art hidden by Prisoner Slayer Zhang Hao. Yang Ling meets its requirement of 10 Strength and 10 Spirit and comprehends it in secret. 13

• At Initial Mastery, it grants 5 free attribute points and raises his maximum Health permanently from 110 to 210. 22
• When circulated, it increases Strength and Agility by 15 each and adds 100 maximum Health. 13 23
• Combined with Mountain-Crushing Fist, it lets him reach 29 Strength and shatter a stone floor with a punch. 23
• Its active state consumes substantial energy and lasts only about one minute at his then-current mastery. 23
• Its second layer is revealed to offer further attribute gains and the Vital Blood stat, though Yang Ling has not yet demonstrated mastery of that layer. 23
• Yang Ling reaches Complete Integration and unlocks the art's second layer, gaining Vital Blood and raising his maximum Health to 510. 62
• At the third layer, he gains Indestructible Vajra Body, which increases his defense tenfold at the cost of Vital Blood. 116
• The art later develops into the Vajra White Bone Wisdom King Art and its White Bone Buddha Overlord Form. At Tier 2, the form grants enormous increases to Health, Vital Blood, attributes, and free points. 607 702
• At Return to Simplicity, the evolved art grants 2,000 free attribute points and the White Bone Journey West Scripture, a true divine ability that deals damage equal to 10% of an opponent's maximum Health per second. Against opponents without a Beyond First-Rate internal art, the damage bypasses recovery abilities such as Flesh Derivation; Yang Ling remains uncertain whether it will work against substantially stronger opponents. 806
• Return to Simplicity also upgrades White Bone Buddha Overlord Form to Tier 3. In that form, Yang Ling gains 1,200 Strength and Agility, immunity to Second-Grade attribute attacks, and immunity to control-skill effects. 806

Divine Ape Visualization Diagram

A first-rate mental cultivation art that becomes central to Yang Ling's later growth.

• Requires 30 Mental Power to comprehend and is initially learned at Initial Mastery. 92
• Fire Ginseng immediately advances it and raises Yang Ling's Mental Power from 30 to 40. 93
• Reaching Complete Integration and later Perfect Mastery raises his Mental Power to 60 and then 160, sharply increasing his cultivation efficiency and perception. 98 181
• At Transcendent Mastery, it grants the Divine Ape Spirit Body, greatly increasing his Mental Power and allowing more powerful remote control of objects and force. 607
• At Transcendent Sainthood, it grants 200 Mental Power, 200 free attribute points, and the Divine Ape Protective Astral Energy skill. 725

White Bone Primordial Spirit Method

A first-rate mental internal art extracted from White Bone Cave's inheritances.

• The art sacrifices physical attributes in exchange for immense Mental Power gains. 583
• After advancing to Fifth Grade, Yang Ling cultivates it at an accelerated rate and raises it from Initial Mastery to Complete Integration in two days. 584
• At Advanced Mastery, it grants 200 Mental Power, reduces Strength by 120, and unlocks the three forms of White Bone Primordial Spirit. 635
• Yang Ling later considers combining the White Bone Primordial Spirit Escape Technique with Myriad Dharma Eye for explosive combat applications. 839
• One manifestation, the Bone Emperor, appears to possess independent intelligence. It kills Netherworld King almost instantly without Yang Ling consciously directing the attack, leaving Yang Ling wary of the method's hidden nature. 856
• Under the restrictions Yang Ling encounters during a later Netherworld City escort mission, he cannot use Bone Emperor Form or the White Bone Primordial Spirit Escape Technique, although his close-combat methods still function. 863

Grand Azure Dragon Force and Other Internal Arts

Yang Ling acquires several first-rate internal arts as his cultivation broadens.

• Grand Azure Dragon Force is a first-rate cultivation method requiring 20 Strength, 10 Agility, and 15 Spirit. It strengthens both his physical foundation and Vital Blood. 315
• He reaches Perfect Mastery in Grand Azure Dragon Force and can synchronize it with his other internal arts due to his exceptional Mental Power and Subtle Control. 328 386
• Heavenly Will True Scripture becomes one of his principal internal arts and eventually reaches Perfect Mastery. 181 234
• By Upper Fifth Grade, he can operate three internal cultivation arts simultaneously, giving him extraordinary combined attribute gains. 471 484
• The Heavenly Will Hundred Battles Manual reaches Transcendent Sainthood, granting 300 free attribute points, 300-point boosts to two attributes, and the Heavenly Will Body, which provides 50% evasion. 729
• His three internal arts remain usable during the Netherworld City mission even when his mental methods are temporarily unavailable. 863

Mountain-Crushing Fist

A fist technique purchased from Zhang Wei for five taels of silver. Its requirements are 8 Strength and 3 Spirit. 15

• Initial Mastery grants +3 Strength. 16
• Complete Integration grants +6 Strength; Yang Ling reaches this stage by Chapter 24. 24
• It is his principal unarmed combat technique and can be combined with the Vajra Wisdom King Art. 23 24
• It later reaches Perfect Mastery alongside his wider martial progression. 181

Bandit-Catching Saber Technique

A saber technique acquired after Yang Ling becomes a Constable. 31

• Requires 3 Strength and 5 Agility to comprehend. 31
• Reaches Initial Mastery by Chapter 34. 34
• Adds 3 Agility in combat, allowing his Agility to reach 23 while the Vajra Wisdom King Art is active. 34
• His official saber is broken while fighting Red Gold Mantises. 50
• Reaches Complete Integration by Chapter 54 and Perfect Mastery after Yang Ling uses Spirit-Nourishing Pills. 54 77

Advanced Saber, Sword, and Movement Techniques

Yang Ling later focuses on higher-grade martial techniques, especially mobility and weapon arts.

• Tiger-Capturing Saber Technique inherits half the proficiency of Bandit-Catching Saber Technique and reaches Perfect Mastery. 81 88
• Dragon-Capturing Saber Technique inherits proficiency from Tiger-Capturing Saber Technique and later reaches Advanced Mastery. 205 479
• Void-Crossing Step reaches Perfect Mastery, Advanced Mastery, and then Transcendent Mastery. Its Transcendent Mastery grants +80 Agility and Treading the Void. 77 190 316
• Wind God Vajra Leg Technique reaches Advanced and Transcendent Mastery, becoming one of his major Strength-and-Agility-enhancing combat arts. 234 315
• Candle Dragon Seven-Star Swordplay, a first-rate sword art bestowed by Zhao Heavenly King, reaches Perfect Mastery and later Transcendent Mastery. Its latter realm grants +100 Agility and the Vital Blood-consuming Seven-Star Sword Formation. 324 327 634
• Heavenly Will Divine Blade requires 60 Mental Power and specialized elemental cultivation environments. It reaches Perfect Mastery and provides elemental blade techniques such as Ice Blade. 120 234

Myriad Dharma Eye

The Myriad Dharma Eye is a powerful but hazardous bloodline ability gained from a Beginner Bloodline Gene Mutation Potion.

• It temporarily grants Yang Ling 3,000 additional Mental Power and doubles the effects of all his skills. 839
• Its activation lasts ten seconds. 839
• The backlash is severe: after use, Yang Ling's Mental Power falls to 1 for three days, leaving him effectively helpless until he recovers. 839
• Yang Ling views it as a potential force multiplier for the White Bone Primordial Spirit Escape Technique and other decisive attacks. 839
• When testing his abilities under Netherworld City's restrictions, he declines to activate Myriad Dharma Eye merely to determine whether it still works. 863

Insight

An exclusive skill gained through the Constable advancement path.

• Reveals a person's bad deeds from the preceding three days. 31
• Has no stated direct combat effect, but is highly useful for investigations and earning merit as a Constable. 31
• Its repeated uses expose smugglers, murderers, Rong Tribe collaborators, and other criminals whom ordinary investigation might miss. 53 72
• After Yang Ling advances to Judge, Insight has four uses and can examine illegal acts from the preceding thirty days. 316

Judge Profession and Soul-Seizing Judgment

Yang Ling's constable career path advances into the Judge profession after his achievement in the Iron Garment Division.

• He becomes a Judge at Level 80 while retaining Spirit Pet Master as his secondary profession. 316
• His Judge skills allow him to pass sentence on criminals, with Soul-Seizing Judgment providing profession experience when used to execute the guilty. 783
• He uses the Ministry of Justice's prisoners to accumulate profession progress and to identify at least one wrongly accused prisoner. 783

Mining and Mine Leadership

Yang Ling's mining ability is the foundation of his progression and influence.

• Uses precise, efficient strikes developed through prolonged Fire Crystal Rock mining. 11
• Personally mines up to 13 jin of Red Gold Ore in a day. 45
• Leads more than one hundred players into Mine Cave No. 1 and organizes them to increase Red Gold Ore output. 43
• Uses tunnel blockades and controlled bait to trap and eliminate Red Gold Mantises. 48
• His experience as a miner continues to be useful in identifying ore deposits, organizing large-scale excavation, and recognizing that virtually any sufficiently valuable material can potentially be mined. 133 739
• He mines approximately one jin of dangerous Blood Essence Ore per day, earning the respect of veteran Mining Gang Martial Artists and reaching Level 201 during the operation. 742

Beast Taming

Yang Ling gains Beast Tamer as a secondary profession after binding the Queen Red Gold Mantis egg. 49

• His spirit pet, Xiao Bai, is a Level 1 Queen Red Gold Mantis with 5 Strength, 10 Agility, and 2 Spirit. 49
• Xiao Bai's Gold Seeking skill locates buried Red Gold Ore deposits. 49
• Xiao Bai is exceptionally fast and can conceal itself inside Yang Ling's collar. 49
• Yang Ling's Beast Tamer profession later advances through Spirit Pet Master and Spirit Pet Venerable, granting Spirit Pet Space and summoning-related abilities. 291 479
• Xiao Bai grows capable of carrying Yang Ling in flight, though its endurance initially limits long-distance travel. 256 302
• After Xiao Bai advances to Fourth Grade, Yang Ling awakens the Spirit Armor Master divine ability. Xiao Bai can transform into crimson Qilin armor, add 800 Strength and 800 Agility, create weapons, enlarge itself, and fly. 764 768
• Spirit Armor Master can stack with the Profound Fire Qilin Armor, allowing Yang Ling to gain a total of 1,600 Strength and 1,600 Agility from the two armors before activating his cultivation arts or martial techniques. 781
• While using Spirit Armor Master, Yang Ling can directly employ Xiao Bai's inherited weapon-transformation, Giantification, and Flight abilities. 768
• Yang Ling can still open Spirit Pet Space and summon Xiao Bai while his mental methods are restricted in Netherworld City. 863

Special Constitution and Subtle Control

Yang Ling possesses exceptional physical resilience and control.

• His Mental Power passes 200 and grants Subtle Control, allowing him to perceive his body in extreme detail, control force precisely, and sense movement over several miles. 205
• Yun Tianqing identifies his special constitution as one related to Flesh Derivation, based on his ability to recover from a Fourth Grade Grandmaster's strike in only twenty breaths. 482 483
• By Lower Fifth Grade, he can silently cross dead leaves while wearing heavy armor, demonstrating highly refined Subtle Control. 491
• After Xiao Bai's Spirit Armor Master transformation, his mental perception can detect hostile creatures within 200 li. 768
• Yang Ling can conceal himself so thoroughly that Zhao De cannot immediately detect him. Zhao De observes that the technique requires Yang Ling to reappear at the exact location where he vanished. 849

Grandmaster Network Resources

Yang Ling gains access to the Grandmaster Network, a wider system containing Grandmaster Plaza, games, mission routes, cultivation spaces, corporations, and civilizations beyond Earth.

• He can purchase specialized cultivation spaces that prevent outside interference while he refines pills, allocates attributes, or undergoes bloodline mutation. 836 837
• He uses network commerce to buy large quantities of experience items, attribute pills, armor sets, and Basic Treasure-Storing Talismans. 839
• He understands that the Celestial Immortal Network's missions and dungeons impose level restrictions, leading him to prioritize controlled level growth rather than reckless breakthroughs. 839
• He shares knowledge of the network and its alien civilizations with trusted player allies, while reassuring them that no unified alien faction poses an immediate threat to Earth. 841
• After a blockade restricts physical-item transactions with him, Yang Ling explores mission-escort services and commissions as alternative ways to obtain resources. He insists on retaining the Netherworld King kill and seeks technique exchange vouchers as payment for a proposed escort. 858
• He subsequently escorts four Ding-family members in Three Days in Netherworld City, requiring them to follow his directions without questioning his decisions. 859

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Fine Steel Pickaxe — Early mining tool that grants +3 Strength; used for mining and potential combat. 4
• Red Gold Pickaxe — Yang Ling's primary tool at the Red Gold Ore Mine. 39
• Fine-Steel Pickaxes — Later distributes these +5 Strength tools to player-miners under his lead. 42
• Fire Crystal Mine Cave Map — Purchased from Zhao Hou; covers Mine Caves No. 1–5. 6
• Spirit-Nourishing Pill — Obtained from a White-Grade chest and used to add 500 proficiency to Mountain-Crushing Fist. 22
• Official Saber — Standard Constable weapon; shattered during the Red Gold Mantis incident. 50
• Vajra Wisdom King Art — First-rate cultivation art obtained from Zhang Hao's hidden cache. 13
• Mountain-Crushing Fist Manual — Purchased from Zhang Wei for five taels of silver. 15
• Black Tiger Fist Manual — Given to him by Xu Qing, though Yang Ling has not prioritized cultivating it. 36
• Jiao Bone Saber — High-grade saber acquired through his dealings with White Horse Pharmacy; its attributes raise his Agility beyond 100. 77
• Eighth-Rank Iron Garment and Official Saber — Equipment awarded alongside his promotion to Eighth-Rank Iron Garment Constable. 81
• Green Dragon Ring — Bound spatial equipment requiring 150 Mental Power, 50 Strength, and 50 Agility; it stores Yang Ling's weapons and valuables and cannot be transferred or stolen after binding. 301 302
• Hundred-Forged Qilin Pickaxe — A high-grade mining and combat weapon used alongside his saber and stored in the Green Dragon Ring when not needed. 315
• Star-Gazing Qilin Vest — Self-repairing inner armor that increases Health by 1,000, reduces all damage by 20%, and grants the control-immunity skill Overlord Form. 344
• Heavenly Wolf Battle Armor — Ministry of War-issued armor awarded after Yang Ling survives Vice Minister Hua's prolonged test. 486 491
• Fire Flood Dragon Scale Armor — Armor discovered from the Fire Flood Dragon's corpse and secretly investigated by Yang Ling. 552
• Profound Fire Qilin Armor — Upper Fourth-Grade Divine Weapon Armor gifted by the Eldest Princess; grants +800 Strength and +800 Agility and stacks with Xiao Bai's Spirit Armor Master transformation. 781
• Counterfeit Blood Tyrant Pills — Grandmaster Network pills that Yang Ling consumes in bulk, increasing his Strength to 9,900. 839
• Basic Treasure-Storing Talismans — Twenty storage talismans acquired through a Grandmaster Network trade and intended for further exchange or logistical use. 839
• Iron Bear Sets — Powerful level-50 equipment sets obtained through the Grandmaster Network. Each provides +60 to both primary attributes and the Petrifying Skin set skill; Yang Ling distributes ten sets to trusted player companions. 841

Relationships

• Zhang Wei — Former fellow player whom Yang Ling initially helps meet his mining quota; their relationship deteriorates into rivalry after Zhang Wei becomes jealous, withholds information, and twice sets Yang Ling up. Zhang Wei later sells him Mountain-Crushing Fist. Despite that history, Yang Ling later promises to protect Zhang Wei during the Fire Cloud Cave expedition, and Zhang Wei helps defend him when the Ministry of Justice attempts to suppress news of his survival. 3 15 18 522 811
• Xu Qing — Mountains and Rivers Sect Martial Artist who recruits Yang Ling for the Red Gold Ore Mine, gives him Black Tiger Fist, and trusts him to oversee mine operations. 21 36 45
• Chen Xu — Player-miner whom Yang Ling aids, mentors, and later brings into his mining team; Chen Xu is notably loyal and warns him of threats in the Red Gold Mine. 7 33 46
• Chen Guoqing / Officer Chen — Rescue-team officer and later Yang Ling's mining companion; Yang Ling teaches him about attributes, class advancement, and efficient mining. 23 33
• Wu Que — Former mine supervisor who tries to frame Yang Ling as the mine-thief leader. Yang Ling kills him and his accomplices, then becomes a Constable. 28 29
• Constable Lin / Captain Lin — Yang Ling's superior in Green Mountain City, who facilitates his Constable appointment and later handles the Red Gold Mine case. 27 30 50
• Steward Niu — Mine steward who offers Yang Ling warnings, approves his map purchase, and later accepts his Constable status. 3 6 33
• Fang Qingyang — Red Gold Mine steward who attempts to engineer a mining disaster; Yang Ling exposes and arrests him. 48 50
• Xiao Bai — Yang Ling's bound Queen Red Gold Mantis spirit pet and ore-finding companion. Xiao Bai later becomes his armor, aerial mount, and one of his greatest combat assets. 49 768
• Uncle Wang — Older miner who offers Yang Ling early advice; he is later killed during Wu Que's framing operation. 1 28
• Shi Xin — Chief officer who values Yang Ling's investigative ability, supports his advancement, and promises him a future supervisory position. Yang Ling declines Yun Ruo's offer to remain under Shi Xin's faction. 85 89
• Yun Ruo — Chief of Long River Prefecture Public Security Division's Second Office. She repeatedly recognizes Yang Ling's potential, attempts to recruit him, and later works with him on high-level investigations and operations. 85 89 121
• Lu Yunchen — Sixth-Grade Iron Garment expert and Yun Ruo's uncle. He mentors Yang Ling in political and cultivation matters, offers him senior positions, and supports his advancement in the Iron Garment Division. 121 191 192
• Qin Mo — A talented Iron Garment constable who admires Yang Ling and requests a transfer to follow him, developing a subordinate-and-mentee relationship. He later challenges the official account of Yang Ling's death and helps defend him on his return. 121 192 811
• Zhao Zheng / Rong-Pacifying King — The Fourth Prince of Zhao Kingdom and Yang Ling's ally. They survive Water Qilin Cave together, cooperate on Fire Jiao Island, and Zhao Zheng rewards Yang Ling with precious cultivation resources. 143 426 427
• Yun Tianqing — Heaven-Devouring Dao Palace's sect leader and Yang Ling's master. She recognizes his remarkable resilience and accepts him as her personal disciple. 384 482
• Zhao De — Yang Ling's master and a powerful protector who helps gather resources for his Fourth-Grade breakthrough. After learning of attacks and political schemes against Yang Ling, Zhao De advises him on concealing his storage-talisman trade and promises to accompany him back to Zhao Kingdom. 692 849
• Hu Shuying — Divine Guard Bureau commander who works with Yang Ling to capture Mou Sen. Their successful cooperation develops into mutual respect and a desire to work together again. 598 606
• Li Fengxian / Luo Kai — Leader of the Immortal Gods Sect who operates under multiple identities and repeatedly schemes against Yang Ling. Their conflict becomes one of Yang Ling's principal struggles against player cultists. 292 338
• Wei Ran — Player who comes to rely on Yang Ling's guidance and later becomes involved in his campaign against the Immortal Gods Sect. 218 219
• Lin Zhen — Flying Dragon Mountain disciple defeated by Yang Ling during the Heaven-Devouring Dao Palace selection. He later seeks Yang Ling's help with a family dispute, and the two develop a cooperative relationship. 328 329 376
• Qi Tairan — Lower Third-Grade Great Grandmaster and Right Vice Minister of Justice who attempts to interrogate and arrest Yang Ling after his return from Eagle Taisui's ambush. Yang Ling overwhelms and humiliates him, forcing the Ministry of Justice to retreat. 812 813
• Madman — Powerful Grandmaster Network merchant who supplies Yang Ling with Counterfeit Blood Tyrant Pills, storage talismans, and armor sets. Their relationship is commercially driven, with Madman eager to retain Yang Ling as a wealthy customer. 839
• Wen Qingyao and Chen Zhiming — Grandmaster Network mission associates whose initial wariness changes to awe after Yang Ling's Bone Emperor instantly kills Netherworld King. Yang Ling later offers high-value escort services in exchange for rare cultivation resources or technique vouchers. 856
• Huo Si — Grandmaster Network mission associate whom Yang Ling warns about the Flame Dragon Dynasty's manipulation of their mission. They discuss avoiding untrustworthy teammates and cooperating on suitable missions despite restrictions placed on them. 858
• Ding Zhan — Grandmaster Network contact who negotiates with Yang Ling on behalf of his family after the blockade against Yang Ling. Four Ding-family members subsequently enter Three Days in Netherworld City under Yang Ling's escort. 858 859
• Ding Zong — Grandmaster Network figure who invokes the bounty and blockade against Yang Ling and offers to intervene only if Yang Ling apologizes and admits fault. 849
• Lin Caiyi, Zhang Shendao, Li Shou, Jiang Tian'ai, and other player allies — Yang Ling gathers them to explain the Grandmaster Network and distributes Iron Bear Sets that greatly enhance their strength. Their gratitude develops into explicit loyalty to him. 841

Story Role / Major Arcs

Fire Crystal Mine Survival

Yang Ling begins as a refugee miner in the Fire Crystal Ore Mine, discovers the experience system through mining, resists Fifth Brother's extortion, and secretly enters dangerous mine caves to grow stronger. 1 4 6 11

Vajra Wisdom King Art

After surviving an Ore Worm attack and finding Zhang Hao's hidden cache, Yang Ling obtains the Vajra Wisdom King Art. He conceals the art from Bitter Enlightenment Temple and uses it to become a Martial Artist. 11 14

Constable Advancement

Wu Que attempts to sacrifice Yang Ling as the alleged leader of mine thieves. Yang Ling kills Wu Que's group, conceals the evidence, and returns to Green Mountain City, where he advances into the Constable profession and joins the Iron Garment Division. 28 30

Red Gold Ore Mine

Recruited by Xu Qing, Yang Ling uses his mining methods, equipment distribution, and leadership to organize player-miners and dramatically raise Red Gold Ore production. His success brings him into conflict with Fang Qingyang and Yang Zhiwen. 38 46

Red Gold Mantis Incident

When Red Gold Mantises threaten the mine, Yang Ling directs the miners, seals the tunnels, exterminates the creatures, discovers the Queen Red Gold Mantis egg, and gains Xiao Bai as a spirit pet. He then arrests Fang Qingyang and Wang Er for causing the disaster. 48 50

Provincial Capital Advancement

Yang Ling rises through the Iron Garment Division, becomes an Eighth-Rank Iron Garment Constable, earns Shi Xin's favor, and rejects Yun Ruo's recruitment attempt in favor of building his own future within the Public Security Division. 81 85 89

Water Qilin Cave

Yang Ling joins Zhao Kingdom's elite expedition into Water Qilin Cave, gains major cultivation resources, earns recognition from Lu Yunchen and the Fourth Prince, and is offered increasingly important positions in Long River Prefecture. 121 143 191 200

Immortal Gods Sect Special Strike Operation

As chief of Long River Prefecture's Public Security Division offices, Yang Ling leads operations against the Immortal Gods Sect. He exposes cultist players, dismantles local networks, and directs player allies to prevent the cult from re-establishing itself. 200 218 222

Heaven-Devouring Dao Palace

Yang Ling enters the Heaven-Devouring Dao Palace instance, defeats competing chief disciples, becomes Yun Tianqing's personal disciple, gains major martial inheritances, and undertakes side quests that bring him into conflict with outside factions. 328 329 376 384

Fire Jiao Island

Yang Ling accompanies Zhao Zheng's expedition to Fire Jiao Island, survives Fire Cloud Cave, obtains the Fire Spirit Pearl, rapidly rises past Level 100, and contends with the Zhao Kingdom, Rong Tribe, and Star-Sea Fishing Alliance over the island's inheritances and sacred resources. 426 429 527 552

White Bone Cave and Divine Guard Bureau

Yang Ling explores White Bone Cave, obtains the White Bone Primordial Spirit Method, and later performs missions for the Divine Guard Bureau. His rewards allow him to advance the Divine Ape Visualization Diagram and Martial Dao Fire Seed, narrowing the gap between himself and native Grandmasters. 580 584 596 607

Grandmaster Plan and Fourth Grade Breakthrough

Yang Ling organizes players from multiple regions into the Grandmaster Plan against the Immortal Gods Sect, strengthens his Sacred Qilin Martial Dao Tinder, and eventually forms a Martial Dao Furnace to become a Lower Fourth Grade Grandmaster. 649 664 743

Rong Tribe Grandmaster Conflict

After becoming a Grandmaster, Yang Ling becomes a primary Rong Tribe target. He defeats Sky Wolf General Jiang Zhuo, later kills the Lower Third-Grade Great Grandmaster Jiang Li, and earns recognition as one of the Iron Garment Division's most dangerous rising blades. 750 768 770

Command Division Promotion

Yang Ling is appointed head of the Command Division's Third Office and receives the Profound Fire Qilin Armor from the Eldest Princess. He continues using Soul-Seizing Judgment to advance his Judge profession while preparing for still greater cultivation breakthroughs. 781 783

Return as a Third-Grade Great Grandmaster

Following a disappearance of more than a month, Yang Ling returns from Eagle Taisui's ambush with Middle Third-Grade combat power. He defeats Qi Tairan, publicly permits the belief that an Earthly Immortal supports him, and is registered as a Third-Grade Great Grandmaster before receiving a covert investigation assignment concerning the Martial God King's Capital. 812 813

Grandmaster Network Expansion

Yang Ling uses the Grandmaster Network's cultivation spaces, commerce, and missions to gain bloodline abilities, attribute-enhancing pills, and equipment unavailable in Divine Realm. He equips his trusted player allies with Iron Bear Sets, then completes a high-value network mission in which the autonomous Bone Emperor kills Netherworld King and raises Yang Ling to Level 599. 839 841 856

A blockade subsequently limits his ability to trade physical items, while Yang Ling learns that the Flame Dragon Dynasty manipulated a mission against him. He warns Huo Si, negotiates with Ding Zhan for escort work, and takes four Ding-family members into Three Days in Netherworld City. There he confirms that restrictions on his mental methods have not disabled his internal arts, armor, or Xiao Bai. 858 859 863

Notable Quotes

“I think our first goal should be staying alive.” 3

“If you want to eat, rely on yourself.” 32

“Smart people never go looking for opponents who are too strong.” 24

“Why would the medicinal effects need refining? I have a straight gut. Whatever I eat nourishes me.” 731

Trivia

• Yang Ling begins with unusually high Spirit compared with his initial Strength, and this ultimately becomes the basis of his cultivation-speed advantage. 1 22
• Mine personnel speculate that he may be a surviving descendant of Hongkun City's fallen Yang Family, but this is not confirmed as fact. 9
• He reaches fifth place on the Divine Realm Level Rankings at Level 17, though his listed profession remains Constable rather than Beast Tamer. 49
• Yang Ling later dominates the Divine Realm rankings, reaching Level 100 and then Level 110 after consuming the Fire Spirit Pearl. 527 528
• Divine Realm 2.0 allows players to inspect one another's Attribute Panels, but Yang Ling's exceptionally high Mental Power renders him immune to this change. 536
• His Spirit Armor Master transformation gives Xiao Bai a Qilin-headed armor form rather than the wolf-headed form expected from Jiang Li's Mingling Sect inheritance. 768
• Yang Ling reaches Level 532 before gathering his principal player allies through the Iron Garment Division, leaving second-ranked Lin Caiyi 434 levels behind at Level 98. 841
• The Myriad Dharma Eye is extraordinarily powerful but temporarily reduces Yang Ling to 1 Mental Power for three days after each activation. 839
• Yang Ling is unsettled by the possibility that the Bone Emperor is independently intelligent rather than merely a technique under his control. 856
• Zhao De and the White Bone God Lord had mistaken Yang Ling's Green Dragon Ring for a Treasure-Storing Talisman. 692