Lin Chao

Biodata

Name	Lin Chao (林朝)
Alias(es)	Lin Ping; Qi Bai; Qi Mu; Qi Lin; Xiang Long; Feng Yan; Lin Chan; Professor Liu; Xu Ling; Zhuangshan Changsheng Sanren; Lin Kui; Wood Bird; Xia Yang
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Dan Jian Sect; Wu Nation; Dark Light Academy; Ironstone City; Qingxu Sect; numerous temporary identities and factions across reincarnations
Occupation/Role	Reincarnator; cultivator; martial artist; swordmaster; puppet crafter; former emperor; city ruler
Status	Active
First Appearance	17

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Status 0.5	46	A reincarnation reward greatly increased his power; he later confirms this prior increase was 0.5 Status.
Status 1	111	Reached through a high family-rating reward; described as a qualitative leap in strength and protection.
Body Refinement Third Layer	126	As Xiang Long, used the Dragon Absorption Method and the Big Eater talent to break through three layers consecutively.
Golden Body	126	Reached by age ten through continued physical strengthening.
Transcendent First Order	189	As Feng Yan, broke through while attending Dark Light Academy.
Fourth Order	189	Reached five years after entering Transcendent First Order.
Ninth Tier / Overlord	325	Ascended to the Ninth Tier, gaining power capable of obliterating worlds.
Blood Refining, First Realm	257	As Xu Ling, entered the first Blood Refining realm within five days of learning the Thunder Cloud Leg Technique.
Martial Master	260	Perfected flaws in the Thunder Cloud Leg Technique’s foundation and entered Martial Master.
Peak Martial Master	260	Continued improving the Thunder Cloud Leg Technique until reaching the realm’s peak.
Energy Refinement	263	Reached a level that made him nearly invincible in his region.
Impeccable	266	Became stalled at this realm while pursuing the Innate stage.
Innate	266	Broke through after long seclusion and began collecting martial arts from Weiyang Palace.
Three Innate martial arts	269	Brought three separate martial arts to the Innate realm.
Innate Vitality Martial Dao	290	Cultivated Vitality Martial Dao to Innate and began considering other systems.
Arcanist	368	Learned arcane arts from Grand Arcanist Kongping and became an Arcanist immediately.
Legendary	417	Revealed Legendary-level strength while killing Ding Shan.
Complete Divine Positions	453	Refined his final Divine Position; his aura became intertwined with Great Dao rules.
Qi Refining Realm	495	As Xia Yang, reached Qi Refining after twenty days and became a Qingxu Sect formal disciple.
Fifth-Rank Martial Man	503	Reached Fifth Rank through accumulated attribute points.

Background / History

Early Reincarnations

Lin Chao’s reincarnation experiences caused him to question whether he was changing history or creating it. During one early life as Lin Ping, he became the young master of the Dan Jian Sect and dedicated himself to studying Anomalous Arts rather than indulging in his social status. 27 37

In the Great Jing era, Lin Ping worked in the Sun Palace refining flawed Immortality Elixirs. He recognized a possible Immortality Elixir bearer in Beiling City but withheld that information from the Azure Lord. 28 He later gathered several factions through strength and charisma, personally killed the child-eating King Tai Liang, and announced his intention to kill the Azure Lord. 33 37

Lin Ping learned the Three Extremes Spirit Fist from Mo Fengxue before travelling to Kyoto. 41 He used tens of thousands of swords to sever the Azure Lord’s Heaven’s Mandate, killed the Azure Lord, and eventually eliminated the Bronze King’s remaining contingencies. 45 After Great Cang fell and the Yellow Dynasty arose, he vanished from public view; fifty years later, he broke through the void from Mount Taiqing. 45

Great Yan and the Wu Nation

In another reincarnation, Lin Chao became Qi Bai, son of Lord Wu’an in the martial Great Yan Dynasty. He selected the talents Disguise Technique, Ancient Martial Artist, Linguistic Charm, and Puppet Master before entering this life. 76 After Lord Wu’an was assassinated by the Three-Colored Pavilion, Qi Bai’s lineage became central to the struggle for Wu’an’s restoration. 76 89

Under the identities Qi Mu and Qi Lin, he refused immediate command of the Northern Rejection Army, preferring to continue strengthening himself. 88 He protected Fenglan, killed the Four Ghosts of Tainan with paper, destroyed the Three-Colored Pavilion, and defeated the Wind and Rain Tower’s elite assassins. 91 98

He used Fenglan City’s ten thousand lanterns to form a Fire Dragon that annihilated roughly ten thousand Wei soldiers, forcing the Wei Kingdom’s surrender. 100 Great Yan subsequently fell, and Lin Chao became Emperor Wu; his reign brought prosperity to the Wu Nation. 105 108

Nine Provinces, Modern World, and Xu Ling’s Life

As Xiang Long, Lin Chao pursued every available cultivation path rather than specializing in one. 127 129 He later created forty-eight clones with Puppet Clone Pills and sent them into different sects to accelerate his growth. 136

As Feng Yan, he cultivated the Ancient Method despite warnings, gained the Wood God Path token from Wang Qiankun, and rapidly progressed through the Transcendent ranks. 189 He also investigated evidence linking his past enemies—King Tai Liang and the Wolf Tribe—to the mysterious Tai Liang Element. 170

As Xu Ling, Lin Chao initially lived as a herb gatherer and concealed his experience to avoid drawing attention. 257 258 He learned the Thunder Cloud Leg Technique, rose through Blood Refining and Martial Master, secretly wiped out the Green Feather Gang, and began studying the parasitic species’ connection to Vitality. 257 260 263 After attaining Innate, he entered Weiyang Palace as Zhuangshan Changsheng Sanren to study its collected martial arts. 266

Centuries later, he awoke from slumber with greatly advanced Vitality cultivation. He agreed to protect Huang Hun, the last direct descendant of the Shang royal family, while continuing to seek the martial art that represented his own Vitality. 271

Later Worlds

Lin Chao ascended to the Ninth Tier and began cultivating the Lesser Reincarnation Method after discovering that the Gate of the Ten Fiends prevented him from fully destroying his current world. 325 He later became an Arcanist in the Arcane Empire and acquired the Arcane Eye blueprint under Kongping’s condition that it be used for defense rather than against kin. 368

In Ironstone City, he built a base for Players, planned his ascension to godhood, and placed Shivana in charge during his absence. 343 399 He later obtained the Ancient Mountain God’s inheritance, including puppet-creation knowledge, and repaired his Divine Tier Puppet subordinates Twenty-Two and Twenty-Three. 419 434

In a later life as Xia Yang, he began as a physically weak Qingxu Sect indentured servant. He reached Qi Refining, became a formal disciple, insisted on learning Martial Cultivation, and received the Taiyi Heavenly Venerate’s Slap Mother Technique. 495 496

Appearance

Lin Chao has no fixed appearance because each reincarnation and disguise gives him a different identity. His generated Great Yan body possessed superior physique and appearance, while his Xia Yang body was notably weak from the start. 76 495

• Appeared as a sixteen-year-old, well-regarded young master while living as Lin Ping in Beiling City. 27
• Wore white when confronting the Wind and Rain Tower as Qi Lin. 97
• Used black robes during his Feng Yan identity. 181
• Maintained a mostly unchanged appearance through seven years as Xu Ling. 264
• Was nearly three meters tall while displaying his Martial Dao power against Ji Zhou. 520

Personality

Lin Chao is consistently calm, analytical, and patient. He tends to prioritize long-term cultivation over immediate authority, declining command of the Northern Rejection Army and later refusing to rule Linhai City despite being offered loyalty. 88 282

He is highly cautious when weak or operating under an alias. As Xu Ling, he deliberately avoided the Lei Family Martial Arts School’s inner court and remained prepared to flee from stronger enemies rather than expose himself prematurely. 258 He uses disguises, misdirection, and carefully chosen identities to move through dangerous environments unnoticed. 170 266

Despite his detachment from worldly power, he protects people he considers his responsibility. He raised Xiao Jing, saved Yu Su from the Green Feather Gang, protected Huang Hun, and intervened to repay Xue Yang’s prior kindness. 261 263 271 417

Abilities & Skills

Reincarnation and Talent Solidification

Lin Chao uses the Reincarnation Simulator to enter different lives, retain experience, gain rewards, and solidify exceptional talents. His accumulated cultivation experience transfers back even when raw strength does not. 46 76 84

• Unwavering Dao Heart — A solidified talent that allowed Lin Ping to retain his power after Anomalous Arts vanished from the world. 45 76
• Status — A mysterious attribute that grants substantial qualitative increases in strength. 46 111
• Talent selection — Has acquired talents including Sword Soul, Ancient Martial Artist, Linguistic Charm, Puppet Master, Scholar’s Heart, Big Eater, and Disguise Technique. 19 76 126 129
• Attribute points — As Xia Yang, could use naturally accumulated points to improve physique, lifespan, or cultivation techniques. 495

Swordsmanship

Lin Chao is an exceptional swordsman whose talent repeatedly manifests across worlds and identities.

• Learned and demonstrated the complete Three Extremes Spirit Fist despite it being a sect’s ultimate art. 41 47
• Controlled tens of thousands of swords to sever the Azure Lord’s Heaven’s Mandate. 45
• Killed King Tai Liang and Elder Blue Flame with single sword strikes. 33 434
• Caused every sword in the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Myriad Sword Forest to acknowledge him as master while disguised as Lin Chan. 136
• Created Emperor Wu’s Seven Severing Swords, whose final stance can slay Deities when supported by sufficient strength. 277

Vitality Martial Dao

Lin Chao studies and modifies multiple martial systems, eventually developing the Vitality Martial Dao into a path distinct from ordinary Blood Essence Martial Dao. 264 271

• Activated five cultivation techniques without obstructing his current realm. 264
• Bears “all the Heavenly Beings” through his Vitality cultivation. 271
• Developed a blood-based soul-searching technique that steals memories from a target. 292
• Used Innate Power to capture the ownerless Law Power behind the Lacquer Horn Building’s screen. 283
• Can use blood crystals from defeated Blood Clan to accelerate cultivation. 302

Puppet Crafting and Clones

Puppet Master talent and later inheritances allow Lin Chao to create, repair, and command advanced puppets. 76 419

• Created forty-eight clones to join separate sects and broaden his cultivation gains. 136
• Obtained the Legendary Puppet Creation Method and pursued the Divine Grade Puppet Creation Method from the Ancient Mountain God’s inheritance. 419
• Repaired Divine Tier Puppets Twenty-Two and Twenty-Three. 434
• Awakened the spirits of Dao Sword and Divine Might Spear, assigning them to patrol the world. 244

Disguise and Linguistic Charm

Lin Chao uses deception as a practical survival tool rather than merely a social convenience.

• Disguise Technique — Can assume identities convincing enough to operate inside Lantian Research Institute as the nonexistent Professor Liu. 170
• Linguistic Charm — His speech causes listeners to unconsciously fill in gaps and accept his statements; he used it to settle Qi Pinggui’s suspicions. 76 89
• Identity management — Maintains aliases including Xu Ling, Lin Chan, Lin Kui, and Wood Bird to prevent enemies from tracing his true history. 136 266 399

Arcane and Divine Power

Lin Chao instantly mastered arcane arts after Kongping taught him, then studied the Arcane Eye blueprint. 368

• Constructed multiple Divine Power barriers that effortlessly stopped the Chivalrous Fifth Ancestor’s Dark Spirit Stab. 397
• Accumulated Divine Positions through believers and Player hunting. 392
• Refined the final Divine Position, becoming an existence whose aura resonated with Great Dao rules. 453
• Pursues the Heaven Forging Art, a method connected to Father God and a path toward Siming. 423 434

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Dao Sword — Awakened with seven-colored light after receiving Lin Chao’s blood; later developed into a sword spirit. 19 244
• Huang Dao Sword — A transformed sword tied to the Huang family that Lin Chao entrusted to Huang Hun for three years of protection. 272 282
• Wood Key — A Heaven Severing Artifact given by an old man to rapidly increase Lin Chao’s strength. 186
• Puppet Clone Pills — Used to create forty-eight clones. 136
• Arcane Eye Blueprint — Received from Grand Arcanist Kongping, with restrictions against using it against kin. 368
• Myriad Spirit Blood — An Extraordinary Fragment-incubated blood drop that briefly made Lin Chao feel like a creator god while transforming a barren world. 255
• Blood of Myriad Demons — Consumed through the Dragon Absorption Method; integrated into his dragon bloodline with little immediate increase in power. 170

Relationships

• Zhao Xiaoyi — Close, familial friend; Lin Chao respects her independence and demonstrated the complete Three Extremes Spirit Fist to encourage her training. 17 47
• Zhao Ran — Wife during the Great Yan life; a former Wind and Rain Tower killer who pledged to protect him and later faced death beside him. 91 93 108
• Wu Xiangyi — Initially sought Lin Chao as her master; later became his partner and shared his final intimate night with Zhao Ran. 90 108
• Zhao Sanjia — Maternal grandfather and King of Northern Rejection; wanted Lin Chao to inherit the Northern Rejection Army. 88
• Qi Pinggui and Zhao Cuiyun — Parents in Lin Chao’s Qi Mu reincarnation; Qi Pinggui questioned whether Qi Mu was truly his biological son. 89 91
• Xiao Jing — Child under Lin Chao’s care; he repeatedly prioritized raising Xiao Jing over factional opportunities. 257 261
• Yu Su — Woman rescued from the Green Feather Gang; later became Saintess of the Sacred Light Sect and recognized something familiar in Lin Chao’s aura. 263 267
• Huang Hun — Last direct Shang royal descendant; Lin Chao agreed to protect him and left the Huang Dao Sword in his care. 271 282
• Jiang Boye — Master during Lin Chao’s Xia Yang life; their bond deepened after Lin Chao uncovered and stopped a plot against him. 501 511
• Dao Sword and Divine Might Spear — Longtime weapon spirits awakened by Lin Chao and treated as subordinates. 244
• Wang Lu — Senior sister who supported Lin Chao’s future as a puppet crafter. 423
• Grand Arcanist Kongping — Arcane teacher who gave Lin Chao the Arcane Eye blueprint after recognizing his exceptional talent. 368

Notable Quotes

“I cultivate everything.” 129

“My ambitions do not lie here.” 282

“I’m naturally human... a person who cultivates the Martial Dao.” 520