Lu Qingchen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lu Qingchen (陆清尘)
Alias(es)	True Lord Qingchen; Iceberg Lu, Ning Xiang’s nickname for him; Ye Fan, a disguise used during their Redleaf Valley outing 9 36 43.
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Profound Heaven Sect; Solitary Light Peak 4 6.
Occupation/Role	Sword cultivator, master of Solitary Light Peak’s disciples, and lecturer 6 15 19.
Residence	Chengfeng Courtyard, Solitary Light Peak 14 23.
Cultivation Experience	States that he has cultivated for 120 years; has abstained from food for over a century 4.
Bonded Treasure	Canglang Sword 1.
Status	Alive; preparing to lead an expedition to the Purple Tenuity Domain with True Lord Shaowei 49.
First Appearance	Chapter 1, “Supporting Female Character Survival System” 1.

Background / History

Lu Qingchen entered the Dao through sword cultivation. When Ning Xiang met him at seven, she insisted on becoming his disciple after being captivated by his appearance. Having no experience caring for children, he entrusted her upbringing to his eldest disciple, Su Lang 6 44.

Ten years before the maple-forest outing, Lu Qingchen was gravely injured while slaying the Great Demon Hundred-Eyed Demon Xi. He believed Ning Xiang had tirelessly nursed him, but her thoughts later revealed that Su Lang had provided the sustained bedside care while she appeared when Lu woke 44.

Two years before Ning Xiang’s restarted storyline, the Jiang household was destroyed. Lu Qingchen accepted its surviving daughter, Jiang Miaomiao, as a disciple because her father had been his friend. He gave her additional attention, medicinal pills, and the sword he had used early in his cultivation, explaining her weaker aptitude as the reason for this support 4 9.

Appearance

Lu Qingchen has an exceptionally handsome face, cool features, and a tall, elegant bearing frequently compared to jade 1 11.

• Clothing: White robes described as whiter than snow; his attire is impeccably arranged 11 40.
• Hair: Long, ink-black hair that falls like a waterfall 11.
• Eyes: Cold and deep, likened to an icy pool 1.
• Voice: Pleasant and resonant, despite Ning Xiang finding his lectures unbearably dull 16 43.

Personality

Lu Qingchen is restrained, exacting, and deeply committed to cultivation. He disciplines misconduct through confinement at Reflection Cliff and responds to Ning Xiang’s perceived laxness with predawn sword practice, lessons, and sect missions. He also recognizes genuine achievement: after discovering that she has mastered eight forms of the Fire Dance Sunflame Sword Art, he openly praises her improvement 3 14.

His apparent favoritism is more complicated than Ning Xiang assumes. He considers Jiang Miaomiao’s additional support necessary because of her weaker talent, while viewing his older disciples as capable of cultivating independently. His decision to spare Mingyuan likewise reflects concern for political consequences: the Demon Venerable’s death could destabilize the Demon Domain and bring war to the Cultivation Realm 4 12.

Ning Xiang gradually draws out a teasing, affectionate side beneath his reserve. He initially regards her supposed infatuation as a passing fancy, but later misses her company, blushes at her advances, retaliates playfully during a snow fight, and invites her sightseeing. His quiet care contrasts with their frequent disputes over training, writing, and money 4 22 34 36 40 43.

Abilities & Skills

Swordsmanship

Lu Qingchen entered the Dao through the sword; Ning Xiang identifies him as the foremost swordsman in the original novel’s setting 6 40.

• Defeats Mingyuan in their earlier duel, leaving him badly injured by Canglang 8 9 11.
• Uses precise sword qi to freeze Nascent Soul demon monkeys 45.
• Secretly extracts a late-Nascent Soul Six-Eared Demon Monkey’s core during battle, killing it 45.
• Assesses his disciples’ sword technique and personally trains Ning Xiang 14 36 40.

Ice Techniques and Ice Talisman Formation

Lu Qingchen combines ice attacks with talisman formations. His Ice Talisman Formation took fifty years to develop specifically as a counter to Mingyuan 11.

• Creates rune-inscribed ice blades that link into a cage 11.
• Reforms the formation when Mingyuan’s summoned Qiongqi-like beast tears openings in it 11.
• Freezes demon beasts solid with icy radiance from Canglang 45.
• Limit: Mingyuan escapes the formation using the Netherworld Flame 12.
• Unconfirmed trait: Ning Xiang wonders whether his ice powers indicate a mutated ice spiritual root; the passage does not confirm it 45.

Hearing Ning Xiang’s Thoughts

Lu Qingchen unexpectedly begins hearing Ning Xiang’s inner monologue after a brief disturbance in his sea of consciousness 1.

• Recognizes thoughts that contradict her spoken declarations of devotion 1 4.
• Learns her belief that their world is a novel and that he is one of Jiang Miaomiao’s prospective romantic partners 4.
• Discovers practical explanations behind gifts and memories he had interpreted as proof of her affection 44.
• Learns that her unusual condition involved an aphrodisiac, although he does not immediately establish how she obtained it 48.
• Unexplained scope: The supplied chapters do not establish the ability’s origin, range, or whether he can hear anyone besides Ning Xiang.

Paper Spirit Art

Lu Qingchen created the Paper Spirit Art, which all his disciples on Solitary Light Peak know 9.

• Sends a paper puppet identical to himself to investigate Ning Xiang at Reflection Cliff 4.
• Uses the puppet to converse with and observe her remotely 4.
• Limit: The paper body cannot eat, much to his irritation when offered hot pot 4.
• The technique is recognizable enough for Mingyuan to associate a Paper Fox with him 9.

Spiritual Sense and Protective Spells

Lu Qingchen uses spiritual sense for observation and detection, alongside defensive magic 1 6 44.

• Watches Ning Xiang and Yu Tingchao spar from a distance 6.
• Detects hostile presences and forms a watery spiritual shield around himself and Ning Xiang 44.
• Casts a Soundproofing Spell to prevent visitors from disturbing her sleep 48.
• Can pass the protective array at Lingling Cottage that Ning Xiang uses to keep others out 49.

Nine Shao Music

Lu Qingchen transmits pure, elegant music into Ning Xiang’s ears to steady her mind during the demon-monkey battle 45.

• Counters the distress caused by the piercing cries of two Nascent Soul demon monkeys 45.
• Ning Xiang recognizes the music as Nine Shao Music, associated with the secluded Nine Shao Gate; his connection to that sect remains unexplained 45.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Canglang Sword — His bonded treasure, used for combat and sword flight. Its blade is described as shining like an autumn moon over a cold river. It displays its own dislike of Ning Xiang but obeys Lu’s reprimands 1 11 43.
• Robe of Law — A crudely made, rune-embroidered robe presented by Ning Xiang but secretly produced by her system. Lu accepts it despite its flaws, frustrating her planned rejection scene 19 20.
• Nine-Turn Pill Scripture — A rare alchemy text he acquires and gives to Ning Xiang, recognizing that her fire spiritual root and extraordinary flame suit alchemy 22.
• Heaven-Question Stone — Used to access the gossip forum and investigate fiction inspired by himself and Ning Xiang 30 36.
• Merfolk Canopy — Drawn closed to block the morning light while Ning Xiang sleeps 48.

Relationships

• Ning Xiang — Direct disciple and developing romantic attachment. Her thoughts challenge his assumptions about her devotion; his growing care appears through gifts, personal instruction, protectiveness, and a desire for her company 4 22 34 36 43 48.
• Jiang Miaomiao — Disciple and daughter of a deceased friend. His early attention to her fuels Ning Xiang’s accusations of bias, but he later coldly rebukes her for ending seclusion early 1 4 48.
• Su Lang — Eldest disciple, praised for steadiness and trusted with Ning Xiang’s childhood care and expedition responsibilities 6 16 44.
• Xie Feihong — Second disciple. Lu assigns him internal sect duties and repeatedly encounters him absorbed in novels or fanfiction about his master 16 22 30.
• Yu Tingchao — Disciple whose talent Lu appreciates. He assigns Yu to the secret-realm expedition and expects Ning Xiang to help look after him 6 16 24.
• Mingyuan — Demon Venerable and combat rival. Lu develops a formation specifically against him and fights him over Ning Xiang, but ultimately permits him to leave to prevent wider conflict 11 12.
• True Lord Shaowei — Fellow sect cultivator and co-leader of the expedition to the Purple Tenuity Domain 36 49.
• Ning Hui — Ning Xiang’s second brother, who addresses Lu as Uncle-Master and teases him about his closeness to Ning Xiang 46.
• Xiangxiang and Little Lu — Birds kept in his courtyard. Their attachment and disruptive antics repeatedly undermine his preference for quiet 14 16 21 46.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Original Fate and the Restart

• In Ning Xiang’s reenacted original ending, Lu condemns her as a demoness and drives Canglang through her heart after her meridians and cultivation have already been destroyed 1.
• Following the restart, he punishes her for accusing Jiang Miaomiao of meeting a demonic cultivator, but his newfound access to her thoughts begins disrupting the expected storyline 1 2.
• Her running commentary causes him to avoid Jiang Miaomiao’s anticipated embrace rather than complete the romantic scene 2 3.

Reflection Cliff and Mingyuan

• Lu investigates Ning Xiang’s changed behavior through a paper double, learning her claims about the novel’s plot 4.
• He later confronts Mingyuan at the bottom of Reflection Cliff, places himself between the Demon Venerable and his disciple, and deploys his custom Ice Talisman Formation 11.
• After Mingyuan escapes, Lu releases him for the sake of political stability and lets Ning Xiang return without punishment 12.

Training, Gifts, and Literary Retaliation

• Lu imposes a demanding training routine, then discovers Ning Xiang’s swordsmanship is substantially better than he realized 14.
• His acceptance of her imperfect robe defeats a system quest requiring him to reject her, prompting her revenge prank with a bird named “Little Lu” 20.
• After discovering her bestselling novel portrays him as a humiliated “runaway little husband,” he demands revisions and 70 percent of her royalties. He later enforces the arrangement after learning that another 300,000 copies have sold 23 42.
• During a classroom debate over fanfiction pairings, he orders Bai Yueguang to retain only Xiang Ning and Ye Fan—the fictional counterparts of Ning Xiang and himself—before yielding to Ning Xiang’s objection 41.

Growing Attachment and the Maple-Forest Attack

• Lu misses Ning Xiang during the secret-realm expedition and seeks her out after her return 34 35.
• Their personal sword practice develops into a snow fight; her joke about growing white-haired together moves him to let the snow fall on them both 40.
• A sightseeing trip to Redleaf Valley ends in an ambush by controlled demon monkeys. Lu shields Ning Xiang, urges her to escape, and defeats the late-Nascent Soul attacker 43 44 45.
• Afterward, he discusses security with Ning Hui and True Lord Fuming 46.

Aphrodisiac Incident and Demon Domain Expedition

• The system forces Ning Xiang to prepare aphrodisiac-laced tea for Lu, but she accidentally drinks it herself. Lu comforts her during her confused condition and protects her sleep the following morning 46 47 48.
• Hearing her thoughts reveals the aphrodisiac’s involvement. He investigates the tea and suspects someone has targeted her, promising to find the culprit without suspecting that she prepared it 48 49.
• Following unusual activity reported by the Heavenly Chaos Mirror, Lu prepares to investigate the Purple Tenuity Domain. He and Shaowei lead the expedition, accompanied by Ning Xiang, Su Lang, Ning Hui, Jiang Miaomiao, and other disciples 30 49.

Notable Quotes

“Stand behind me and protect yourself.” 11

“Do I need to sacrifice my reputation to earn spirit stones?” 36

“Then I shall wait and see how you move me with that heart full of sincerity.” 36