Lin Xian

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Lin Xian begins as a self-aware mortal who considers health, longevity, and survival more realistic goals than immediate immortality. After meeting System 10086, he persuades it to abandon its rigid host-selection doctrine and pursue a mutually beneficial alliance instead. His novice reward, Qi-State Origin-Flow, opens his path of cultivation but also teaches him that a special skill cannot replace walking the immortal road himself. 2 3

Originally possessing only a Mortal Body, Lin Xian regards his lack of a special physique as both a limitation and an advantage: his early cultivation requires comparatively few resources, allowing him to advance recklessly through the Wheel of the Sea Secret Realm. From the beginning, however, he intends to eventually destroy and rebuild this rushed foundation into a path of his own. 10

When the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin descends upon Mount Tai, Lin Xian races to Jade Emperor Peak and throws himself into the Bronze Ancient Coffin before it departs. Among the abducted passengers, he adopts the identity of a Mount Longhu Celestial Master, becomes the group’s primary source of knowledge, and positions Ye Fan as the future powerhouse he intends to support rather than compete with. 3 5 6

After surviving Mars and entering the Big Dipper, Lin Xian cultivates in the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone with sacred fruit and Divine Spring water. A confrontation with the Tianxuan Saintess, a Desolate Slave, prompts him to use a Time-Space Travel Ticket to flee into The Outcast world. 10 11

Following his return to the Big Dipper, Lin Xian claims Tianxuan’s inheritance and gradually transforms the ruined Heavenly Jade Sacred Land into a revived Tianxuan Sacred Land. He uses sect revival, faith, historical propaganda, alliances, and the prestige of Great Emperor legacies to make himself a major political figure in the Northern Region. 55 113 131 133

His cultivation eventually expands beyond the Shrouding the Heavens universe. He studies the Primordial True Interpretation and multiple cultivation systems in Stone Village, enters the Six Paths of Reincarnation Space under the identity Qingyuan, and acquires a constructed public identity as Ruan Xian of the Pure Yang Sect. These experiences lead him to develop a personal path based on Inner Universes, heroic spirits, memory, faith, time, reincarnation, and the preservation of past selves. 147 293 651

Appearance

Lin Xian’s rejuvenated body resembles that of a slender, fair-skinned youth, though his bearing and cultivation make others mistake him for an ancient immortal who has regained his youth. 11 12 19

• Often wears flowing black robes and loose black hair. 19
• Has skin described as crystal-clear, radiant, and pale like jade after consuming sacred fruit and Divine Spring water. 11
• A silvery-white rune appears between his brows after his Divine Bridge breakthrough. 31
• Frequently projects an immortal-like image by standing upon a divine rainbow or golden-silver Immortal Bridge. 12 16
• His appearance and qi are difficult to assess, fluctuating between youthful, ancient, mortal, and sage-like qualities; he deliberately exploits this ambiguity to maintain his reputation. 13 154
• After becoming a saint, his body is described as crystal-clear like Nine Heavens Divine Jade, with blood qi rising like True Dragons. 391
• In later years, he can retain a youthful face despite white hair and the accumulated effects of multiple lifetimes of cultivation. 726

Personality

Lin Xian follows a philosophy of strategic “lying flat”: avoiding unwinnable struggles, exploiting opportunities, and attaching himself to reliable future powerhouses such as Ye Fan. He considers choice, connections, resources, and foreknowledge more valuable than blind effort. 2 6 16

Despite presenting himself as detached and enlightened, he is shamelessly opportunistic. He stages grand scenes for reputation and Dao resonance, manipulates others into offering him resources or teachings, and routinely lets people form flattering assumptions about his past without directly confirming them. 8 20 37 50

His pragmatism can become ruthless. Lin Xian coerces Xia He and Lu Liang into service, baits a hostile Divine Bridge elder into an ambush, and treats techniques, souls, treasures, and even spiritual weapons as cultivation resources. 16 18 42 43 He nevertheless protects companions during crises, teaches those willing to learn, and openly prioritizes human lives over treasures when working with Ye Fan. 7 17 50

Lin Xian’s apparently passive philosophy develops into the Natural Dao, which he describes as preserving life, following nature, acting without unnecessary struggle, and ultimately “doing whatever I want.” His laid-back language conceals a cultivation philosophy centered on self-preservation, adaptation, and accumulating advantages across multiple lives. 77 130

Though he routinely claims to lack heroic ambition, Lin Xian becomes an increasingly capable organizer and political manipulator. He builds Tianxuan, establishes the Temple of Ten Thousand Emperors, uses faith to protect ordinary people, and unites rival factions through a mixture of service, threats, symbolic legitimacy, and calculated deception. 113 131 140 376

He has little respect for conventional heroic conduct. Lin Xian openly prefers fighting weakened opponents, fleeing unwinnable battles, and using superior resources rather than pursuing an “invincible Dao Heart.” Yet his caution is paired with a willingness to endure extreme pain, death-like transformations, and repeated self-destruction when the pursuit of a higher realm requires it. 66 323 491 583

Abilities & Skills

Qi-State Origin-Flow

One of the Eight Extraordinary Skills and Lin Xian’s foundational technique. It creates a Qi Infant in his lower dantian and embodies the principle of “Return to Origin.” 2

• Purifies chaotic, harmful, or foreign qi into primordial source qi. 2 14
• Activated Lin Xian’s Sea of Bitterness and supports the refinement of essence into qi. 3 18
• Neutralizes Xia He’s Bone-Scraping Blade by dismantling its supernatural influence. 14
• Stabilizes Xu Xiang and awakens his Innate Qi. 23 27
• Can transmit cultivation insight or techniques directly, as demonstrated with Zhang Chulan and Ye Fan. 20 50
• Lin Xian regards it as an immortal-level art rather than an ordinary Eight Extraordinary Skill, potentially capable of reducing diverse supernatural systems to primordial qi. 14 30

Six Vaults Immortal Thief

An Eight Extraordinary Skill obtained and refined through System 10086’s analysis. Lin Xian considers it the ideal complement to Dao Palace cultivation. 18 31

• Converts food, medicine, and external materials into qi and vital essence. 18 31
• Draws Heaven and Earth’s energy into Primordial Essence Qi. 31
• Allows concealment by assimilating one’s aura with nature. 30
• Refines increasingly unusual substances, including soil, herbs, jade, metal, and fragments of a spiritual weapon. 43
• Carries the risk of spiritual emptiness and uncontrolled desire when life cultivation exceeds spiritual cultivation. 18 30
• Lin Xian teaches Baron that “Mind Monkey returns to righteousness, and the Six Thieves vanish,” treating mental discipline as the method for overcoming its compulsions. 30 31

Spirit Summoning and Dispatching

Lin Xian learns the Wind Family’s Eight Extraordinary Skill after observing Feng Tianyang’s Ghost Immortal manifestation. 27

• Binds the user to the Nine Netherworlds and dispatches the primordial spirit through a divine manifestation. 29
• Can control souls and temporarily draw upon their abilities. 27
• Allows Lin Xian to manifest a Water God and command water. 29
• Is used to verify a slain elder’s death and seize her soul as a Yin Pearl. 42
• Its Spirit Devouring application can strengthen a user permanently but risks personality distortion and loss of self. 27
• Later develops into a faith- and karmic-connection-based method capable of summoning or recognizing powerful figures through legends and belief. 156

Heavenly Emperor Stand-In

Lin Xian’s evolved application of Spirit Summoning and Dispatching, created by using his heart general to imitate legendary beings. 29

• Can manifest divine authority associated with visualized beings. 29
• Successfully transforms his heart general into Ye Fan, the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body. 29
• Most attempted manifestations fail when their original source or corresponding power does not exist in the current universe. 29
• Reflects Lin Xian’s wider cultivation of incarnations, other selves, public identities, and heroic spiritual projections. 29 307 651

Divine Sense and Cosmic Vessel

Lin Xian forms Divine Sense after breaking into Divine Bridge and develops a life-bound cosmic diagram from the Wheel of Life and Bitter Sea. 15 31

• His Cosmic Galaxy/Universe Diagram draws solar power and Lunar Essence to form a golden-silver Immortal Bridge. 16 43
• Divine Sense detects hidden enemies, searches large areas, and manifests as a heavenly sword. 31 35
• The Stars Illuminate the Azure Heavens phenomenon unifies his body, primordial spirit, Sea of Bitterness, Life Spring, and Divine Bridge for battle. 37
• He is collecting advanced Dao materials to complete the vessel’s refinement. 43
• Xuanhuang qi completes the Universe Diagram and enables it to bear myriad phenomena and stars. It later serves as his natal weapon and can create a miniature Immortal Realm to resist overwhelming tribulations. 100 321
• Lin Xian eventually transforms the Wheel of the Sea into an Inner Universe, making it the central foundation of his longevity method and personal Dao. 392

Nine Secrets and Supreme Techniques

Lin Xian collects, studies, and combines multiple inheritances from the Nine Secrets and related supreme arts rather than relying on a single scripture. 94 344

• Nine Secrets: Dou — Used to evolve and imitate combat techniques, including provoking internal conflict through Heaven-Changing and Earth-Shifting Art. 122
• Nine Secrets: Jie — Grants explosive temporary amplification; Lin Xian uses it to fight opponents far above his ordinary realm. 94 344
• Nine Secrets: Xing — Enhances speed to extraordinary levels and becomes a foundation of his Dao of freedom, time, and movement. 60 365 583
• Nine Secrets: Bing — Allows him to control, seal, and manipulate weapons and treasures. 393
• Nine Secrets: Zhe — Used through an early form to regenerate from a single drop of blood. 364
• Nine Secrets United — Lin Xian studies the combined profundities of the Nine Secrets as part of his effort to build an Immortal Dao divine ability. 344
• Saintly Battle Art — A supreme offensive art identified as Nine Secrets: Dou; Lin Xian teaches it to Fairy Zixia and later directs her to Ye Fan for deeper instruction. 156
• Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Technique — Used to study reincarnation, life-and-death cycles, and the relationship between multiple cultivation systems. 147 174

Source Heavenly Master Arts

Lin Xian learns and develops Source Heavenly Master techniques, treating terrain, dragon veins, formations, and the earth itself as cultivation resources and weapons. 100 122

• Heaven-Changing and Earth-Shifting Art — Alters appearance, bearing, terrain, and perceived circumstances; Lin Xian stresses that major mastery requires deceiving oneself as well as others. 122
• Can locate dragon veins, divine origin, tombs, and hidden opportunities. 100 324
• Uses Qinling’s dragon veins and the Primordial Emperor Scripture to summon dragons and kill stronger enemies. 326
• Becomes a genuine Source Emperor-level figure after his Chaotic Body nears completion. 669

Faith, Departed Self, and Reincarnation

Lin Xian turns faith, historical memory, bloodline imprints, and his multiple selves into components of cultivation rather than treating them as mere political tools. 130 140

• His Departed Self can assist the present self through Dao recitation, spiritual continuation, and the accumulated understanding of previous lives. 130 364
• The past self recites the Nirvana Sutra to absorb injuries, while the present self regenerates through life-and-death principles. 364
• Faith power strengthens his Dao, heals believers, expands his awareness, and allows him to contact ancestral memories and heroic spiritual imprints. 140 583
• His Human Emperor Banner eventually draws faith power from all heavens and transforms it into an army of heroic spirits. 766
• He creates a rudimentary Heroic Spirits cultivation system based on the Great Dao Seed, Huangting Inner Landscape, Three Flowers and Five Qi, Pure Yang Primordial Spirit, and Innate stages. 651

Other Dao Arts

• Tranquilizing Mind Divine Spell — Suppresses inner demons and can force enemies into sudden enlightenment, leaving them unable to fight. 34 40
• Grand Luo Grotto Vision — Perceives the world as an interwoven network of cause and effect and offers a glimpse of higher Dao principles. 36
• Connecting Heaven Talisman — Grants direct access to the power of Heaven and Earth; Lin Xian uses it to seize control of Five Thunder Talismans. 36
• Five Thunder Righteous Method — Acquired after defeating the rare version of the Old Celestial Master quest; used to destroy a corpse and perform thunder-based attacks. 37 42
• Tianxuan Steps — An advanced movement technique that allows Lin Xian to evade stronger opponents and later supports his time-and-speed Dao. 71 803
• Tianxuan Killing Art — A sect inheritance received from Wei Yi through an Origin Divine Talisman. 133
• One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones — Learned through Daoist Chonghe’s guidance and used to create additional combatants and preside over major formations. 299 417
• Scripture of Deliverance — An Emperor Scripture linked to Lingbao Tianzun, used to deliver souls, counter corpse calamities, and convert hostile beings into Heavenly Court followers. 296 376 393
• Temporal Heavenly Blade / Years Blade — A time-based weapon art that hastens aging and attacks through the River of Time. 531 583
• Fuxi Divine Melody — A music-based technique that attacks through mortal emotion, karma, suffering, time, and fate; it can threaten even an opponent with Myriad Laws Immunity. 768
• Mortal-Suppressing Finger — A conceptual physical technique used to severely injure Anlan with a single flick. 768

Artifacts & Resources

• System 10086 — His bound system partner; evolved into a Check-In System and analyzes cultivation methods, issues missions, and grants rewards. 2 8 18
• Cosmic Galaxy Diagram / Universe Diagram — Lin Xian’s developing life-bound vessel, built from divine patterns representing the Bitter Sea, Wheel of Life, stars, and cosmic principles. 15 16 43
• Bodhi Seed — Borrowed from Ye Fan to enhance comprehension, then returned; later used as part of Lin Xian’s accumulated Dao foundation. 7 8 16
• Ascension Talisman — Rewarded after the staged daytime ascension; Lin Xian gives it to Feng Baobao to ensure his return to the Shrouding the Heavens universe. 37 39
• Recording Stone — Indestructible system reward for witnessing the excavation of Qing Emperor’s Tomb. 47
• Human Emperor Banner — A former Northern Dark Emperor artifact made from Primordial Chaos Purple Qi. It can contain unlimited souls, preserve mortal spirits, and later evolves into an Immortal King Weapon capable of manifesting heroic spirits through faith. 70 71 766
• Fuxi Dragon Stele — A damaged Emperor Weapon restored by reuniting its Earth and Wind Family fragments. It emits Imperial Qi and becomes a central weapon in Lin Xian’s later battles. 392 524 |
• Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron — An Emperor Weapon held by Lin Xian, allowing him to retain Tianxuan’s Holy Master Crown for Ye Fan while keeping an imperial armament of his own. 323 |
• Wu Shi Emperor Jade — An imperial token granting access to Purple Mountain and Great Emperor Wu Shi’s Daoist grounds; Lin Xian uses it to establish and exploit his connection to Wu Shi’s lineage. 113 156 |
• Lihuo Divine Furnace — An Emperor Weapon of which Lin Xian lends half to Wei Yi as an alliance-meeting deterrent. 133 |
• System Armor — The system’s physical golden form, created after it absorbs xuanhuang qi; it manifests 108,000 Xuanhuang Swords and can increasingly act as an independent combat asset. 100 |
• Heavenly Emperor Jade Register — Given to Lin Xian by Fu Sovereign and transferred to Han Guang, allowing his other self to take over duties in the Six Paths Reincarnation Space. 310 |

Relationships

• System 10086 — Host and increasingly willing partner. Lin Xian persuades it to embrace strategic survival, while the system provides analysis, quests, and rewards. It later gains a physical form and functions much like his external brain or second Primordial Spirit. 2 8 18 100 668
• Ye Fan — Ally, student, companion, and Lin Xian’s preferred future “patron.” Lin Xian teaches and protects him while also exploiting his trust, opportunities, scriptures, blood, and renewable xuanhuang qi. He later entrusts Tianxuan Sacred Land and its sect-protecting weapon to Ye Fan. 6 7 50 91 100 323
• Zhang Chulan — A protected junior and inheritor of Qi-State Origin-Flow. Lin Xian uses a fabricated connection to Zhang Huaiyi to establish trust with him. 12 20
• Feng Baobao — Companion whom Lin Xian helps through revelations about her past; he later entrusts her with the Ascension Talisman. 22 23 39
• Feng Zhenghao — Political ally and teacher of Spirit Summoning and Dispatching. Feng supplies resources and an observatory for Lin Xian’s cultivation. 20 27 28
• Zhang Zhiwei — Lin Xian’s principal opponent in The Outcast world. Their conflict becomes both a cultivation trial and a public collaboration in staging Lin Xian’s ascension. 36 37
• Xia He — Coerced subordinate tasked with locating Baron. Lin Xian repeatedly defeats her and exploits her fear of Zhang Lingyu to secure compliance. 17 18
• Lu Liang — Reluctant subordinate assigned to make money and gather intelligence; Lin Xian jokingly promises to make him chief military adviser. 16 18
• Baron — Practitioner of Six Vaults Immortal Thief who becomes Lin Xian’s follower in exchange for guidance against his spiritual emptiness. 30 31
• Elder Ma Yun — Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven elder who recruits Lin Xian and later treats him with concern, unaware of Lin Xian’s role in another elder’s disappearance. He eventually becomes an active ally and intelligence source. 40 43 60
• Duan De — “Archaeological” partner. The pair join forces to raid tombs, recover treasures, and reframe grave robbing as cultural preservation. Duan De later becomes one of Lin Xian’s closest skeptical companions and a witness to his realm-transcending growth. 47 48 651
• Yan Ruyu — Azure Emperor’s descendant and Lin Xian’s political marriage ally. Her Demon Race repeatedly questions Lin Xian’s worthiness, while Lin Xian uses his connection to her lineage to advance Tianxuan’s alliances and obtain imperial opportunities. 70 76 134
• Jiang Tingting — Lin Xian’s disciple and adopted responsibility. He carefully establishes her cultivation foundation, while she later handles Tianxuan’s internal affairs and becomes a formidable martial figure. 60 106 131
• Wei Yi — Tianxuan Saint and perceptive elder. Wei Yi sees through Lin Xian’s performance of selflessness but supports his schemes because they benefit Tianxuan, transmitting the Tianxuan Killing Art and guarding the revived sacred land. 133
• Crazy Old Man — A powerful Tianxuan survivor whom Lin Xian seeks to use as the foundation for reviving Heavenly Jade Sacred Land. He later acts as Ye Fan’s harsh mentor. 60 66
• Fairy Zixia — Purple Mansion Holy Land disciple and Innate Dao Embryo. Lin Xian gives her access to Wu Shi’s Daoist grounds, encourages her toward the Western Empress inheritance, and treats her potential as vital to his long-term plans. 156
• Liu Shen — Stone Village’s sacrificial spirit and Lin Xian’s teacher in the Perfect World era. She recognizes his unusual nature and discusses cultivation systems, immortality, and reincarnation with him. 147
• Shi Hao — Lin Xian’s fellow divine infant and later a target of his harsh, affectionate instruction. Lin Xian studies Shi Hao’s cycles of decline and rebirth as part of his own pursuit of reincarnation and longevity. 147 364
• Meng Qi — Fellow reincarnator in the Six Paths of Reincarnation Space. Lin Xian pressures him into exchanging for a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, cooperates with him during missions, and recognizes the manipulation of Meng Qi’s fate by higher beings. 294 295 296
• Wang Siyuan — A wary intellectual counterpart. Wang sees Lin Xian as an unpredictable variable capable of disrupting even the Calculation Dao, while Lin Xian respects his intelligence but ridicules strategic games before beings of absolute power. 300
• Wind Family — Lin Xian is eventually recognized as the family’s Young Ancestor after returning from the Six Paths world. The family treats him as the key to its long-term prosperity and political survival. 310 392
• Golden Crow Great Saint Jin Canyang — A defeated and released follower who chooses to remain under Lin Xian’s command for greater prospects, only to discover that his ancestor Taiyi has also joined the Heavenly Court. 583
• Anlan — Foreign Realm king and later adversary. Lin Xian defeats him with overwhelming ease, briefly breaking through the influence of Anlan’s dark origin blood. 768

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin — Enters the Bronze Ancient Coffin through a desperate sliding tackle, becomes the passengers’ guide, and engineers the group’s survival on Mars. 3 7
• Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone — Cultivates with Divine Spring water and sacred fruit, develops the Tianxuan Scripture, and flees the Tianxuan Saintess through a Time-Space Travel Ticket. 10 11
• The Outcast World — Establishes a false identity linked to Zhang Huaiyi, subdues the Four Madmen, seeks the Eight Extraordinary Skills, and forms alliances with Nadutong and the Feng Family. 12 18 20
• Mount Longhu — Wins the Luotian Grand Ceremony by forcing every contestant to concede, defeats Zhang Zhiwei and Zhang Daoling’s Dharma Form, then stages a public daytime ascension. 36 37
• Return to the Big Dipper — Sacrifices the Ascension Talisman to return to the Eastern Wasteland, joins Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven, and secretly uses its resources and scriptures to advance. 39 41 43
• Qing Emperor’s Tomb and Archaeology — Reunites with Ye Fan, partners with Duan De, pursues ancient treasures, and gains access to Ye Fan’s Complete Dao Scripture through calculated displays of self-sacrifice. 47 48 50
• Revival of Tianxuan Sacred Land — Claims Tianxuan’s inheritance, recruits disciples and allies, uses the Crazy Old Man as a potential link to Sage Tianxuan, and rebuilds the destroyed sacred land around Ye Fan and the next generation. 55 60 66
• Northern Region Faith and Alliance Building — Establishes the Temple of Ten Thousand Emperors, leads expeditions against bandits, forms alliances with Yaochi and the Thirteen Great Bandits, and uses faith to make Tianxuan a regional power. 113 133 140
• Stone Village and the Perfect World — Studies the Primordial True Interpretation under Liu Shen, investigates Shi Hao’s rebirth-like vitality, and compares the Ancient Immortal, Sacrificial Spirit, Secret Realm, and Chaotic Ancient systems. 147 174
• Six Paths of Reincarnation — Operates under the identity Qingyuan/Ruan Xian, enters the Lord of Six Paths’ missions, guides Meng Qi’s Sacred Body exchange, and cultivates alternate selves and Legend-based methods. 293 294 304 307
• Tianxuan Great Emperor — Single-handedly defeats the Northern Barbarians during a reincarnation mission, earning public recognition as Tianxuan Great Emperor and gaining access to Shaolin’s hidden legacies. 304
• Heavenly Court and Primordial Myriad Races — Becomes a Saint, restores the Fuxi Dragon Stele, violently suppresses Primordial Kings, and establishes the Heavenly Court as a power able to protect humanity through force and faith. 391 392 393 376
• Quasi-Emperor Tribulation — Uses Karmic Fire, Faith Power, Immortal Medicines, and a self-created Dao of freedom, speed, time, and world-creation to become a Quasi-Emperor. 583
• Heroic Spirits and New Cultivation System — Preserves the memories and imprints of fallen emperors, creates a rudimentary cultivation system based on the Five Great Secret Realms, and becomes a realm-defying Quasi-Emperor. 651
• Foreign Realm War — Reaches Immortal King Giant-level power, defeats Anlan and multiple Undying Kings, and forces Ancestor Wushang to retreat strategically from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. 768
• Immortal Emperor Path — Establishes Dao Ancestor status, perfects an Immortal Emperor-level existence across past, present, and future, and identifies his personal Dao as an Outer Path Other Shore beyond the Sea of Bitterness. 803 807 811

Notable Quotes

“The rest of the road, I'll have to walk myself.” 3

“There is no bond of master and disciple between us, but I can tell you about the essence of cultivation.” 7

“I am human.” 23

“Mind Monkey returns to righteousness, and the Six Thieves vanish.” 30

“I seek immortality for the sake of freedom, rather than freedom for the sake of immortality.” 583

“The Other Shore is the realm beyond the Sea of Bitterness. It's about the same as me.” 811

Trivia

• Lin Xian deliberately creates memorable spectacles because a remembered event can become an iconic scene and generate Dao resonance. 20 37
• His use of Six Vaults Immortal Thief to eat dirt, grass, jade, metal, and spiritual weapons gives him a reputation throughout Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven as a cultivator who literally eats dirt. 43
• He calls tomb robbing “archaeology” and frames it as recovering history and cultural heritage. 47 48
• Lin Xian openly describes Ye Fan as the person who should carry the burdens of future apocalyptic conflicts while he bears “the infamy.” 6
• He is known among companions as someone who seizes advantages first, runs from danger first, and surrenders first when an opponent cannot be beaten. 170
• His “Natural Dao” is humorously summarized as “cheating and lying flat,” while his practical explanation to Ye Fan is simply “doing whatever I want.” 77
• Lin Xian’s later reputation is so inflated that many people assume he is an ancient monster who has lived through multiple lifetimes, even when he is merely exploiting inherited identities, faith, or public misunderstanding. 154 559
• System 10086 repeatedly mocks his tendency to pass system-assisted abilities off as self-created arts, most notably calling his 108,000 Xuanhuang Swords “System Armor.” 100