Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 3.1Original Timeline
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Eighth-Grade Dantian
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Broken Engagement and Compensation Demand
- 9.2Plot Against Qin Wuyou
- 9.3Public Backlash and Withdrawal
- 10Notable Quotes
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Lin Qingxue (林清雪) |
| Alias(es) | Xue’er, an affectionate name used by Lin Fan and her father 5 26. |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Xuantian Holy Land; Lin Lineage of Xuantian City 1 13. |
| Occupation/Role | Holy Maiden-designate of the Xuantian Holy Land; her formal elevation is scheduled for one month after the opening confrontation 6 10. |
| Cultivation Realm | Purple Mansion Realm; newly entered at the beginning of the story 1 3 13. |
| Status | Alive; staying at the Lin Lineage residence during her withdrawal from public life 28 44. |
| First Appearance | Tianxuan Peak’s Martial Stage, where she rejects Qin Wuyou and accepts Lin Fan’s proposal 1. |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Purple Mansion Realm | 1 3 | Breaks through within a few months after receiving Qin Wuyou’s eighth-grade dantian. The resulting improvement in her aptitude leads to her selection as Holy Maiden. |
Background / History
Three years before the opening events, Lin Qingxue was a newly admitted outer disciple of the Xuantian Holy Land. Qin Wuyou fell in love with her while visiting the lower realm and entered into a marriage agreement with her family. His betrothal gifts, valued at 30 million high-grade spirit stones, and subsequent cultivation resources helped the previously insignificant Lin Lineage become a first-rate lineage in Xuantian City 1 4.
Qin spent those three years preparing daily gifts and proposing to Qingxue, despite her repeated rejections. Three months before the agreement expired, a demonic beast pierced her dantian and left her near death. Qin voluntarily removed his own dantian and had it transplanted into her, saving her life while causing his cultivation to deteriorate 1 5.
Original Timeline
In Qin Wuyou’s previous life, Qingxue benefited from the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus he gave her, becoming nearly invincible within the Purple Mansion Realm. A year after rejecting him, she personally removed his Supreme Bone to treat an injured Lin Fan. After recovering, Lin Fan humiliated and publicly killed Qin 1 2.
Appearance
Lin Qingxue is portrayed as exceptionally beautiful, with an ethereal, ice-and-snow-fairy appearance during the opening proposal scene 1 2.
- Clothing: A flowing white gown at Tianxuan Peak’s Martial Stage 1.
- Hands: Slender, jade-like fingers, emphasized when Lin Fan places his engagement ring on her hand 1.
- Later condition: Public harassment leaves her pale, haggard, listless, and unable to sleep properly 26 28.
Personality
Qingxue places considerable importance on status and material gifts. She argues that Lin Fan’s prospective Holy Son position makes him a better match for her than Qin, while presenting her own rise to Holy Maiden as the result of hard work. After returning Qin’s proposal gift, she demands it back upon discovering that it contains the priceless Nine-Turn Golden Lotus 2 3.
She responds to criticism by blaming Qin rather than acknowledging his sacrifices or her family’s contractual obligations. When his dantian donation becomes public, she dismisses it as something he gave willingly and that she never requested. Even after the confrontation, she insists that choosing someone she likes cannot be wrong and attributes her ruined reputation entirely to Qin 5 6.
Her treatment of Qin becomes openly ruthless when she joins Lin Fan’s plan to cripple him and seize his Supreme Bone. Nevertheless, her later excitement over a gift she mistakenly believes came from Qin suggests that she still wants his affection or attention. Yue’er interprets this reaction as lingering love, but Qingxue does not explicitly explain her feelings 11 28.
Abilities & Skills
Eighth-Grade Dantian
Qingxue possesses the powerful dantian Qin Wuyou sacrificed to save her. Its talent-enhancing effects underpin her rapid cultivation growth and selection as Holy Maiden 1 10.
- Enables her breakthrough to the Purple Mansion Realm within a few months 1.
- Replaces the dantian destroyed by a demonic beast 1.
- Becomes a target of Lin Fan’s later scheme to improve his own aptitude 44.
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- White jade engagement ring — Given by Lin Fan when she accepts his proposal. She flaunts its pigeon-egg-sized jade before Qin and claims it is vastly more precious than his earlier gifts 1 2.
- Jade bracelet — Sent by Lin Fan through her father. It falls and shatters when she learns that the gift is not from Qin; she shows no concern for its loss 28.
- Nine-Turn Golden Lotus — Qin’s intended proposal gift, capable of helping a Purple Mansion cultivator form the strongest golden lotus platform and gain the potential to become a saint. She benefits from it in the original timeline, but Qin reclaims it after rebirth and refuses to return it 2 3.
Relationships
- Qin Wuyou — Former fiancé, benefactor, and eventual enemy. He supports her family and saves her life, but ends his devotion after remembering her betrayal in his previous life. He later explicitly rejects any intention of winning her back 1 4 5 37.
- Lin Fan — Fiancé and accomplice against Qin. He initially defends and comforts her, but grows resentful when she stops seeing him. He eventually plans to take her eighth-grade dantian for himself 1 5 11 26 44.
- Lin Nantian — Father and patriarch of her lineage. Protective of her reputation, he refuses to let her apologize to Qin and uses the prospect of marrying her to persuade Lin Fan to eliminate Qin and recover the marriage contract 27 43 44.
- Yue’er — Maid and messenger. She delivers warnings from Lin Nantian, attends Qingxue during her withdrawal, and witnesses her disappointed reaction to Lin Fan’s gift 13 14 27 28.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Broken Engagement and Compensation Demand
At the end of the three-year marriage agreement, Qingxue rejects Qin’s proposal while accepting his gift, then agrees to marry Lin Fan, whom she has known for only three months. Qin’s rebirth occurs during this scene, allowing him to reclaim the gift rather than continue supporting her 1 2.
The dispute exposes the previously secret engagement and its financial terms. Qingxue demands an apology for the damage to her reputation, but cannot identify a false statement in Qin’s account. He gives her family one month to prepare compensation 4 5 6.
| Marriage Pact Provision | Details |
|---|---|
| Three-year term | Qingxue is to marry Qin when the agreed period expires 1 4. |
| Confidentiality | Neither party may voluntarily reveal the engagement before the term ends 4. |
| Betrothal gifts | Valued at 30 million high-grade spirit stones 4. |
| Compensation for breaking the engagement | Ten times the betrothal gifts: 300 million high-grade spirit stones 4 5 6. |
| Additional repayment | Everything the Lin Lineage received from Qin during the preceding three years must also be returned 4. |
Plot Against Qin Wuyou
Qingxue and Lin Fan watch Qin leave the Holy Land after receiving a false invitation in her name. Their plan is to have Lin Hu break his legs, exploit him after he loses his Holy Son position, and obtain his Supreme Bone. Qingxue also wants Lin Hu to seize the marriage contract so her family can deny the debt 10 11.
The plot fails when Qin kills Lin Hu. Upon hearing reports that Qin possesses Purple Mansion-level strength, Qingxue interprets his unexpected power as deception rather than recognizing that the reports have mistaken his combat strength for his cultivation realm 12 14 15.
Public Backlash and Withdrawal
The exposed engagement and dantian sacrifice destroy Qingxue’s admired public image. Disciples insult her, carve abusive remarks outside her courtyard, and circulate mocking pamphlets about the scandal. She becomes afraid to leave her room and avoids meeting Lin Fan to prevent further suspicion 6 26.
After returning to her family residence, she brightens briefly at a gift she assumes came from Qin, then retreats beneath her covers upon learning it came from Lin Fan. Her father continues refusing Lin Fan access to her and makes their marriage conditional on resolving the conflict with Qin. Meanwhile, Lin Fan’s resentment develops into a plan to exploit Qingxue as well as her former fiancé 28 44.
Notable Quotes
“I'm very grateful for everything you've done these past three years, but I only see you as a brother.” 1
“Qin Wuyou, give me back the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus! If you don't, I... I'll never speak to you again!” 3
“No! I did nothing wrong! How could being with someone I like be wrong?” 6