Su Zilian

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Su Zilian (苏自怜)
Alias(es)	Xiaolian; Little Lian—affectionate forms used by Xu Qingyang 19 25 36
Gender	Female 7
Affiliation	Su Family; Azure Waves Academy 7
Occupation/Role	Prodigy disciple of Azure Waves Academy; Qin Guanyu’s disciple 7 38
Martial Soul	Blood Phoenix Martial Soul; called the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul in another passage 7 21
Cultivation	Peak Golden Core before a further breakthrough whose resulting realm is unspecified 25 44
Status	Alive; leaves the God-Burial Mountain Secret Realm with Qin Guanyu and Xu Qingying 48
First Appearance	Mentioned in Chapter 6; appears directly in Chapter 7 6 7

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Peak Blood Moving Realm	7	Her first stated cultivation level, established during her visit to the Xu Family.
Late Golden Core Realm	20 25	Confirmed during the Boundless Mountains expedition. The intervening breakthrough is not shown; Chapter 25 states that she was already at this level before entering the mountains.
Peak Golden Core Realm	24 25	Eating Xu Qingyang’s roasted Ten-Body Fish improves her cultivation and physical strength, enabling her breakthrough.
Further breakthrough; realm unspecified	44	Receives one of four beams of light from Monk Yixing’s departing Buddha image will. All four recipients advance, but her new level is not named.

Appearance

Su Zilian is described as exceptionally beautiful, with snow-white skin, sapphire-like eyes, and an elegant figure 7.

• Red dress: Worn during her first visit to the Xu Family 7.
• Long white dress: Worn when she arrives at the Boundless Mountains with the academy expedition 17.

Personality

Su Zilian refuses to judge Xu Qingyang solely by his apparent loss of cultivation potential. She brings him a valuable restorative pill rather than abandoning their engagement, rebukes her attendant for demanding a breakup, and promises to try to persuade her family and teachers to accept the marriage 7.

Her initial support is compassionate rather than romantic: she later acknowledges that she wanted Xu Qingyang to feel that warmth still existed in the world. After witnessing his strength and his response to her injury, she recognizes that she genuinely likes him. Their interactions subsequently become more affectionate and teasing 21 37.

She is protective but cautious. She warns her companions about the Boundless Mountains, seeks her master’s help against the Ye Family, and urges Xu Qingyang to leave the dangerous secret realm. That caution does not prevent decisive action: after Ye Xingchen threatens her, she attempts to kill him and ultimately asks Xu Qingyang to do so 17 25 26 48.

Abilities & Skills

Phoenix Martial Soul

The Desolate Tower identifies her martial soul as a Blood Phoenix, and its presence triggers an upgrade that activates “dao companion attraction mode” for Xu Qingyang 7.

• She regards her phoenix martial soul as one of the foundations of her standing as an academy prodigy 21.
• The martial soul is called Fire Phoenix in her later reflection; the provided passages do not explain the naming difference 21.

Spear Combat

Su Zilian fights with a blood-red spear 18.

• Blocks Ye Xingchen’s punch when he attacks Xu Qingyang 18.
• Attacks Ye Qing while empowered by a bone talisman 21.
• Attempts to kill Ye Xingchen after reaching peak Golden Core, forcing him to summon his master 25.

Secret Arts and Temporary Enhancement

Her secret arts can raise her effective strength beyond her ordinary cultivation level 20.

• At late Golden Core, various secret arts can grant her Nascent Soul Realm strength 20.
• Crushing a bone talisman raises her aura to a level comparable to peak Nascent Soul 21.
• This enhancement is insufficient against half-step Grotto-Heaven cultivator Ye Qing, who strikes her down and wounds her 20 21.

Knowledge of Factions and Treasures

Su Zilian supplies information about sects, organizations, and rare resources during her travels 23 40.

• Recognizes Fire Spirit Flowers, Immortal Palms, and Purple Sun Fruits 23.
• Explains the Hundred Flowers Palace’s prestige and the academy’s competition for admission places 23.
• Identifies Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion as a powerful intelligence organization in the Skyflame Kingdom 40.
• Notes that ancient records contain no account of the gods’ sealing described by Monk Yixing 44.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Blood-red spear — Her demonstrated combat weapon 18 21 25.
• Storage Ring — Used to store the scarlet dragon egg 20.
• Bone talisman — A protective trump card associated with her master; consumed while attempting to defend Xu Qingyang from Ye Qing 20 21.
• Second-grade Unity Pill — Given to Xu Qingyang to restore his supposedly lost martial soul. Worth fifty thousand spirit stones and difficult to obtain even with money 7.
• Scarlet dragon egg — Found in Red Crow Forest and placed in her Storage Ring; no hatching is documented 20.
• Female God-Striking Whip — Her half of a matched pair; Xu Qingyang takes the male whip. She later conceals it when showing academy disciples her treasures 20 26.
• High-grade pills and spirit herbs — Receives half of more than a hundred pills found with Xu Qingyang, then collects rare herbs in Water Curtain Cave 20 23.
• Crimson Flame Ancient Lamp — Obtained during the Buddhist Pagoda expedition. It later flies from her to the Heavenly Sun Tree, initiating changes in the Sword Mound 44 46.

Relationships

• Xu Qingyang — Fiancé and traveling partner. Her early sympathy develops into romantic affection; both repeatedly defend one another. He conceals his identity as the White Tiger King from her 7 18 21 25 37.
• Qin Guanyu — Master at Azure Waves Academy. Su Zilian brings her to protect Xu Qingyang and encourage his recruitment into the academy 35 36.
• Hua Guzi — Attendant who tries to break off the engagement without representing Su Zilian’s wishes. Su Zilian rebukes and slaps her, then apologizes to Xu Qingyang 7.
• Ye Xingchen — Rejected suitor who becomes an aggressor. Su Zilian rejects his public proposal, resists his coercion, and ultimately requests his death 17 24 25 26.
• Luo Yu — Academy companion. Their relationship becomes strained when Su Zilian chooses to treasure-hunt with Xu Qingyang rather than the academy group 17 19 26.
• Wang Pan — Academy companion who dismisses her warning about the mountains and later mocks the couple’s treasure hunt; her displayed spirit herbs expose his mistaken assumptions 17 26.
• Xu Qingying — Fellow expedition companion. They defend Xu Qingyang’s judgment and later leave the secret realm together under Qin Guanyu’s supervision 42 48.

History

Preserving the Engagement

Su Zilian visits the Xu Family after news spreads that Xu Qingyang’s emperor-rank Sword Martial Soul has vanished. Although Hua Guzi demands the engagement document and threatens force, Su Zilian rejects the breakup and gives Xu a Unity Pill. When he warns that her family and teachers may oppose their marriage, she promises to try to persuade them 7.

Boundless Mountains Expedition

Sent by Azure Waves Academy to investigate the mountain upheaval, Su Zilian warns that the region may contain extraordinary dangers. She rejects Ye Xingchen’s public proposal and later blocks his attack on Xu Qingyang. When the treasure hunters split up, she chooses Xu so she can protect him if necessary 17 18 19.

Their partnership produces a dragon egg, high-grade pills, a God-Striking Whip, and rare spirit herbs—far better results than her previous academy trials. Her attempt to shield Xu from Ye Qing leaves her wounded, but Xu kills the elder and defeats the Azure Profound Guards. Witnessing these battles changes her understanding of both his abilities and her feelings for him 20 21 23.

After the Ten-Body Fish enables her peak Golden Core breakthrough, she confronts Ye Xingchen for threatening her. His master, Xu Xianke, intervenes against her, but Xu Qingyang returns from the Sea of Fire and kills him. At her request, Xu also executes Ye Xingchen. Concerned about retaliation, she resolves to seek Qin Guanyu’s protection for Xu 24 25 26.

Bringing Qin Guanyu to the Xu Family

Su Zilian arrives with her master during the Ye Family’s assault on the Xu Clan and immediately asks whether Xu Qingyang is safe. After the attackers are defeated, she explains that she also hopes he will join Azure Waves Academy 35 36.

She later questions Xu about the White Tiger King. He gives her a fabricated explanation that the king once followed his father and was assigned to protect him. She then accompanies Xu, Qin Guanyu, and Xu Qingying toward the God-Burial Mountain Secret Realm, supporting Xu’s offer to seal the Fierce Sword Burning Heaven along the way 37 38 39.

God-Burial Mountain Secret Realm

Su Zilian enters the secret realm with the group and gains admission to the Buddhist Pagoda. Monk Yixing’s final gift advances her cultivation and gives the companions a shared karmic obligation to investigate the sealed gods. She also joins her master and Xu Qingying in confronting Ye Feng when he ambushes Xu Qingyang 40 42 44.

At Great Nether Mountain, her Crimson Flame Ancient Lamp activates the Heavenly Sun Tree, preceding the emergence of another Formation Platform and Luo Qianyu. During the subsequent confrontation with Demon Spirit, Su Zilian attacks alongside the others but is sent flying and injured. She nevertheless cheers Xu after he wounds the enemy 46 47.

When Xu insists on remaining to seek an important opportunity, Su Zilian urges him to leave as well. Unable to change his mind, she says goodbye and departs with Qin Guanyu and Xu Qingying 48.

Notable Quotes

“The man I, Su Zilian, have chosen could never be trash. He is destined to ascend to the nine heavens.” 7

“As long as I'm here today, I won't let you hurt my Brother Qingyang!” 18