Lin Qing

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Qing (林青)
Alias(es)	Xie Chen
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Cloudrise Immortal Sect; personal disciple of Juechenzi; formerly Sunset Glow Valley and the Cloudmist Prefecture Martial Suppression Office 30 64 106
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; formation master; alchemist; former Banner Officer 30 269 283
Status	Alive 312
First Appearance	Chapter 6

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mortal Realm — foundational cultivation	6 21	Practiced the Clear-Mind Life-Nourishing Art and later mastered the Bedrock Stance Art, which fused into his body and reduced his projected breakthrough time to 200 days.
Blood Qi Like Quicksilver	24	Reached the dense blood-qi state required to enter the First Tier, but deliberately delayed his breakthrough.
First Tier — Skin-and-Flesh Realm	26	Broke through quietly after mastering basic martial arts; expelled impurities, became markedly taller, and gained tougher skin and severalfold greater strength.
Blood Qi Veil threshold	38	Formed a crimson veil over his skin while cultivating Second-Tier stances, fulfilling the prerequisite for the Second Tier.
Second Tier — Muscle-and-Bone Realm	46	Condensed Blood Qi Wolf Smoke upon breakthrough; later perfected Third-Tier cultivation arts with Body-Tempering Marrow.
Third Tier — Blood-Qi Realm	54 56	His foundation and blood qi became comparable to an ordinary Peak Fourth-Tier martial artist after forming the Innate Profound Embryo.
Fourth Tier	64 88	Was documented at Mid Fourth Tier after leaving the Ten-Thousand Mountains; later publicly displayed Fourth-Tier Late Stage cultivation during the Heavenly Prodigy Tournament.
Spirit-Sea Realm	70	Simultaneously opened five elemental meridians, forming an embryonic Spirit Sea and bypassing the normal Fifth-to-Sixth-Tier sequence.
Seventh Tier	131	Publicly regarded as a Seventh-Tier cultivator, though his balanced five-element spiritual power already rivaled Eighth-Tier strength.
Eighth Tier	156	Perfected all Eighth-Tier cultivation arts, gaining the Origin Spirit Body and comprehending Five-Element Will.
Half-Step Divine Realm / Ninth-Tier peak	177	Began condensing a Primordial Spirit, then halted the process before completion; Selfless Oblivion enabled the unprecedented Half-Step Divine Realm.
Tenth Tier	241	Broke through with a ten-thousand-zhang Dharma Aspect, a manifestation normally associated with Peak Eleventh-Tier powerhouses.
Eleventh-Tier aura	297	Burning the Boats temporarily pushed his aura into the Eleventh Tier, though he had not completed Eleventh-Tier cultivation or bodily Void-Returning.
Supreme Profound Return to Origin	306	His Innate Profound Embryo and Origin Spirit Body merged into a stronger physical-body talent that continues enhancing his body and spiritual power.

Background / History

Azure Sun County

Lin Qing began as an obscure cultivator in Azure Sun County, relying on life-nourishing arts, disciplined practice, and careful observation to understand the local martial world. He concealed his rapid progress, avoided conspicuous resource purchases, and sought Blood-Qi Potion through discreet channels rather than the martial hall. 6 13

After perfecting the Bedrock Stance Art and acquiring further stance manuals from the Black Market, he developed an automatically circulating cultivation system that allowed him to cultivate far more efficiently than ordinary martial artists. He reached the First-Tier Skin-and-Flesh Realm, then left Azure Sun County to avoid recognition and pursue a position in Cloudmist Prefecture. 21 26

Martial Suppression Office

Using the identity Xie Chen, Lin Qing joined the Cloudmist Prefecture Martial Suppression Office as a Banner Officer. He deliberately understated his strength during the entrance test, was assigned beneath Shen Lie, and received an official residence, uniforms, an identity plaque, and a Hundred-Forged Embroidered Spring Saber. 29 30

While serving the Office, Lin Qing investigated the Wang Lineage conspiracy, exposed the plot surrounding Wang Xiaolong’s death, and earned the trust of Wang Qingwan. His status as an investigator made him recognizable in Brocade City, prompting him to secure a secret supply of higher-tier ferocious beast meat through the Wang Lineage. 36 38 39

He later left the Office at sixteen after entering the Second Tier, accumulating significant wealth and medicinal resources, and deciding that official service limited his long-term freedom. 46

Great Qi and Sunset Glow Valley

After traveling through the Ten-Thousand Mountains, Lin Qing joined Sunset Glow Valley as a Rogue Cultivator brought in by Yun Nian. He studied the wider cultivation world, mastered the sect’s available Earth-Rank methods, and entered the Great Qi Heavenly Prodigy Tournament. 64 67

In the tournament, he defeated powerful opponents while outwardly revealing only Fourth-Tier cultivation. His victory over Third Prince Duan Chengyu secured three Heaven-Rank martial arts from Sixth Princess Duan Qinghuan, but also made him a target for political retaliation and assassination. 84 88

After defeating Darknight Demon Court inner disciple Fang Chao, Lin Qing gained Sixth-Tier techniques, rare spells, and enough strength to move openly through Great Qi under changing disguises. He raided major sects and clans for cultivation methods before crossing the Ten-Thousand Mountains again. 93 94 104

Cloudrise Immortal Sect

Juechenzi encountered Lin Qing in the Ten-Thousand Mountains and accepted him as a personal disciple of the Cloudrise Immortal Sect. Lin Qing received an aura-concealing Storage Ring, more than ten million Spirit Stones, and a Divine Sense imprint that could summon Juechenzi’s aid. 106

On Juechen Island, Lin Qing broadened his studies beyond combat, pursuing formations, alchemy, artifact refinement, and talismans. He became a major asset to the sect, earned exceptional resource privileges after battlefield contributions, and concealed much of his progress from allies and rivals alike. 107 151 152

Central Continent and the Kunxu Secret Realm

Lin Qing traveled to the Central Continent with Qing Yao, Yun Feng, and Fei Luo. There he allied with Li Yaqing, agreeing to oppose the Zhou Family in exchange for a map connected to the Kunxu Immortal Sect and its lost secret realm. 170 171 172

He advanced to the Half-Step Divine Realm before entering the Kunxu Secret Realm, deliberately delaying a full breakthrough to investigate the site’s connection to a historic Heavenly Tribulation. He also organized allied disciples with modified Communication Tokens and accepted responsibility for their safety. 177

Late Smoke Spirit Palace and Open Conflict

While hunted by the Central Continent’s superpowers, Lin Qing entered Late Smoke Spirit Palace under the Xie Chen identity. He continued refining formations, gathering rare materials, and concealing his identity even as he rose to first place on the Young Lords Ranking. 215

He later killed Zhou Rulong, rescued the Li Family, subdued the Heaven-Hiding Mist Marrow rather than destroying it, and returned to his Xie Chen identity to continue operating discreetly. 226 227

After reaching the Tenth Tier, Lin Qing increasingly abandoned concealment. He defeated Luo Xue and her mother’s Eleventh-Tier Divine Sense Mark, then revealed a ten-thousand-zhang Dharma Aspect while cultivating in Azure Cloud Myriad Peaks. 238 241

Rescue of Juechenzi

When Ren Wudi confirmed that Juechenzi had been imprisoned by the Lingxiao Sword Sect, Lin Qing first helped Sun Shaoping establish a Twelfth-Tier defensive formation around Eastern Profound. He then traveled alone to the Central Continent, perfected his formation mastery, and prepared Yaoshuang for a rescue operation. 268 269

Lin Qing ultimately abandoned infiltration, openly entered Lingxiao City, located Juechenzi with Divine Sense, broke the Eleventh-Tier restraints binding him, restored him with Life Intent, and slaughtered the prison guards who had participated in his imprisonment. 273

Appearance

Lin Qing’s appearance changed dramatically after his First-Tier breakthrough: he grew nearly half a head taller, lost his youthful features, and developed a sharper, more rugged face. He can later alter his appearance, physique, and aura through cultivation techniques, allowing him to maintain the Xie Chen identity or travel unrecognized. 26 104

• Tall, straight posture and a calm, reserved bearing. 82
• Mature, sharply defined facial features after entering the Skin-and-Flesh Realm. 26
• Frequently carries himself in an understated manner that conceals his strength. 90
• Uses Unrestrained Ultimate Intent and Breath-Concealment techniques to change his face, bone structure, and spiritual fluctuations. 136 240

Personality

Lin Qing is disciplined, practical, and intensely focused on long-term cultivation. He manages food, medicine, money, rest, and training with unusual care, prioritizing foundational growth over short-term displays of power. 13 21 40

He is cautious about attention and rarely reveals his full strength without a strategic reason. This caution extends to his use of false identities, concealed cultivation, private supply channels, and repeated changes of appearance. 30 39 104

Lin Qing is not needlessly cruel, but he responds decisively to genuine threats. He avoids harming uninvolved people, protects allies when he chooses to accept responsibility for them, and eliminates enemies he judges likely to retaliate or endanger others. 93 203 227

He dislikes political maneuvering, forced social obligations, and marriage arrangements. Although he repays kindness and protects people he considers his own, he refuses to let gratitude become a tool for others to control him. 152 171

Abilities & Skills

Automatic Cultivation System

Lin Qing’s system records techniques he reads or comprehends, tracks proficiency, and causes perfected cultivation arts to fuse into his body and circulate automatically. 21

• Perfected arts reduce the proficiency requirements of later techniques and improve his aptitude. 13 41
• Allows continuous cultivation across multiple realms and disciplines. 70 94
• Gives him extraordinary endurance by continuously replenishing spiritual power during combat and flight. 94
• Recorded methods include cultivation arts, martial arts, spells, visualization arts, formations, and auxiliary professions. 21 75 108

Physical Tempering and Martial Mastery

Lin Qing mastered basic weapon techniques and later transcended fixed martial forms through Unrestrained Ultimate Intent. 26 90

• Can employ sabers, swords, spears, whips, hammers, halberds, axes, fists, and movement arts. 26
• Unrestrained Ultimate Intent lets every movement exert his strength perfectly without relying on preset techniques. 90
• His blood qi has displayed Blood Qi Like Quicksilver, Blood Qi Veil, Blood Qi Wolf Smoke, and blood-qi power comparable to Peak Fourth-Tier martial artists while he was only Third Tier. 24 38 46 56
• His physical strength can overwhelm cultivators whose nominal realm is higher than his own. 131 237

Five-Element Spiritual Energy

Lin Qing opened metal, wood, water, fire, and earth meridians simultaneously, producing five-colored spiritual energy and an early Spirit Sea. 70 93

• Uses balanced Five-Element Spiritual Energy to improve technique quality and combat power. 131
• Can form Five-Colored Wind Blades and overwhelming five-element spiritual palms. 93 238
• His Five Elements Domain combines all five elemental Wills into a large-scale destructive attack. 238
• His Five-Element Will developed alongside the Origin Spirit Body after he perfected Eighth-Tier cultivation arts. 156

Divine Sense and Visualization Arts

Lin Qing cultivates Lunar, Solar, Origin, and numerous other Visualization Arts to develop Divine Sense and eventually form a Primordial Spirit. 38 91 158

• His Divine Sense expanded to approximately one kilometer after mastering basic spells, then later reached tens of millions of miles. 75 273
• Can detect concealed spiritual probes, locate enemies, examine formations, and transmit messages. 91 93 273
• Selfless Oblivion protects his mind from mental assaults such as Bewitchment Will. 220 237
• Began condensing a Primordial Spirit and reached the Half-Step Divine Realm without completing Spirit Transformation. 177

Wills and Intent

Lin Qing has developed numerous powers of Will, including Five-Element, Life, Death, Wind, Thunder, Destruction, and Burning the Boats. 227 237 292 297

• Life Intent — Heals injuries and restored Juechenzi after years of imprisonment. 273
• Wind Will — Covered an area over a thousand miles wide to force the Heaven-Hiding Mist Marrow to reveal itself. 227
• Death Will — A High-Tier Will capable of forcing multiple Divine Lords to join forces merely to resist it. 292
• Burning the Boats — A Divine Ability that can elevate his aura into the Eleventh Tier under extreme conditions. 297

Formations and Auxiliary Arts

Lin Qing studies formations as a means of combat, concealment, spatial control, and strategic preparation. 107 108

• Learned the principle that every formation contains a formation eye or exploitable weakness. 108
• Created the Spirit-Silencing Meridian-Sealing Formation for Sun Shaoping; its 2,000-point requirement surpassed ordinary Tenth-Tier formations. 136
• Reached Tenth-Tier Perfection in formation mastery while preparing to rescue Juechenzi. 269
• Helped establish a Twelfth-Tier protective formation around Eastern Profound and entrusted its core to Sun Shaoping. 268
• Reached peak Tenth-Tier alchemy and repeatedly refined an Eleventh-Tier pill formula. 283

Concealment and Mobility

Lin Qing relies on secrecy and movement techniques to avoid pursuit and control the terms of battle. 104 269

• Alters his face, physique, aura, and spiritual fluctuations through Unrestrained Ultimate Intent and Breath-Concealment. 136 240
• Uses Yaoshuang, a silvery-white teleporting spirit, for rapid movement and teleportation. 157 158
• Employs formations, Life Intent, and concealment techniques to hide from Divine Sense and evade tracking. 226 227

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Juechenzi’s Storage Ring — Conceals Lin Qing’s cultivation and Five-Element Spirit Veins; contains more than ten million Spirit Stones and Juechenzi’s Divine Sense imprint. 106 258
• Qing Yao’s Divine Sense Mark and Communication Token — Emergency protection and a direct line to his Grand-Aunt Master. 149
• Yaoshuang — Silvery-white teleporting spirit used for rapid travel and escape. 157 158
• Cloud Emergence Secret Realm — Portable secret realm used to shelter people and house the subdued Heaven-Hiding Mist Marrow. 227 276
• Hundred-Forged Embroidered Spring Saber — Official saber issued during his tenure as a Banner Officer. 30
• Multiple Storage Rings — Holds Spirit Stones, techniques, medicinal resources, formation materials, and spoils taken from defeated enemies. 75 94 149
• Communication Tokens with positioning functions — Modified tokens distributed to allied Kunxu Secret Realm entrants. 177

Relationships

• Juechenzi — Master and Cloudrise Immortal Sect ancestor; gave Lin Qing resources, protection, and sect status. Lin Qing later rescued him from the Lingxiao Sword Sect. 106 273
• Qing Yao — Grand-Aunt Master and Juechenzi’s master; protects Lin Qing as the sole continuation of her lineage and provided a Divine Sense Mark. 149
• Sun Shaoping — Trusted friend who repeatedly aided Lin Qing despite danger; Lin Qing later gave him a Communication Token, formation support, and responsibility for Eastern Profound’s protective formation. 118 136 268
• Wang Yuan — Early friend and cultivation guide who explained Blood-Qi Potion, medicinal baths, and martial-training resource requirements. 9 13
• Wang Qingwan — Ally and resource supplier; arranged discreet ferocious-beast-meat deliveries after Lin Qing helped expose the conspiracy against her family. 36 39
• Ye Lingchuan — Acquaintance and Wang Qingwan’s husband; shares a relationship of mutual respect and gratitude with Lin Qing. 40 46
• Shen Yurong — Sunset Glow Valley master; accepted Lin Qing into the sect and later benefited from his support and protection. 64 151
• Yun Nian — Sunset Glow Valley disciple and longtime companion; her invitation helped bring Lin Qing into the wider cultivation world beyond the Ten-Thousand Mountains. 64 128
• Li Yaqing — Central Continent ally; provided the Kunxu map in exchange for Lin Qing’s help against the Zhou Family. Lin Qing later rescued her family and promised to relocate them to Eastern Profound. 171 172 268
• Ren Wudi — Ally who investigated Juechenzi’s disappearance and confirmed his imprisonment, enabling Lin Qing’s rescue mission. 268
• Tao Tao — Late Smoke Spirit Palace cultivator who discovered the connection between Lin Qing and Xie Chen; remains friendly toward him despite his secrecy. 240
• Qiyue — Initially coerced into serving as bait for the Heaven-Hiding Mist Marrow; Lin Qing later removed her tracking mark after she helped him succeed. 226 227

Notable Quotes

“What? Are you strong?” 82

“A decent proposal. So then, make your move!” 190