Qi Daolin

Biodata

Background / History

Qi Daolin had only recently joined his lineage when several great sects besieged it. The Immortal Palace organized the attack, which killed the previous sect leader and severed the inheritance before Qi Daolin could learn its strongest divine abilities. The lineage lost arts including the Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Art and Grass Character Sword Art 9 18.

In his younger years, Qi Daolin joined more than a dozen great sects and stole numerous divine abilities. Once exposed, he became widely condemned and hunted throughout the Upper Realm. His exploits prompted sects to investigate prospective disciples’ backgrounds more rigorously 19.

By the time he met Lin Fan, the Supreme Dao Arena had languished for years. Two disciples he had accepted a few years earlier had both died; after Lin Fan joined, the lineage consisted of only master and disciple 8 9.

Appearance

• Elderly appearance: Initially described as a somewhat sleazy-looking old man, though he can adopt the bearing of an otherworldly master 8.
• Clothing: Wears a golden Daoist robe with broad sleeves 9.
• Cultivation displays: Surrounds himself with mist, auspicious colors, and radiant light when impressing Lin Fan. During recruitment, Chaos Qi cascades above his head and his form appears to stand alongside heaven and earth 8.

Personality

Qi Daolin is boastful, theatrical, and comfortable bending rules to benefit his lineage. He conceals the Supreme Dao Arena’s name until Lin Fan has sworn allegiance, praises its former glory despite its present ruin, and presents stealing the Heaven Mending Sect’s teachings as studying an enemy. Nevertheless, he initially feels guilty about deceiving such a young child and considers informing the boy’s parents before accepting him 8 9 18.

As a teacher, he deliberately suppresses praise to prevent complacency. When Lin Fan masters his first rune in under two hours, Qi Daolin privately celebrates his talent but calls the result “fairly average.” He demands exhausting physical training and threatens expulsion if his successor cannot achieve the lineage’s ambitions 10 18.

His harshness is accompanied by substantial care. He supplies medicinal meals, pure-blooded beast meat, and access to the Divine Lotus Pool, even stealing pill formulas to support Lin Fan’s development. Although he wants Lin Fan to defeat the Immortal Palace Successor, he explicitly places caution and survival above reckless displays of confidence 11 18.

Abilities & Skills

Rune Mastery and Borrowed Techniques

Qi Daolin possesses a broad repertoire acquired by secretly learning the teachings of numerous schools 9 19.

• Demonstrates runes that produce flames and lightning while teaching bone text 10.
• Explains rune comprehension, application, and the dangers of pursuing results too quickly 10.
• Introduces ordinary beast treasure arts before more profound techniques, emphasizing progression from simple foundations 13.
• Does not possess the lineage’s complete former inheritance; its strongest arts were lost before he could learn them 9 18.

High-Speed Travel and Infiltration

His cultivation allows him to transport Lin Fan over vast distances and enter heavily defended territory unnoticed 9 19.

• Carries Lin Fan through the sky while protecting his injured body from further harm 9.
• Passes through the Heavenly Immortal Academy’s formations and guards without detection 9.
• Transports Lin Fan across dozens of provinces to Heaven Mending Province 19.
• Secretly enters major factions to acquire pill formulas for nurturing young beasts 11.

Combat and Resource Refinement

Qi Daolin protects his disciple from threats far beyond the child’s cultivation 17.

• Secretly kills the pursuing Taotie instantly and removes their bodies without disturbing the surroundings 17.
• Refines potent Taotie meat so Lin Fan can safely consume it after an unrefined portion nearly overwhelms him 17 18.
• Casts a Water-Blocking Spell that allows Lin Fan to breathe beneath the Divine Lotus Pool 9.

Cultivation Instruction and Research

Qi Daolin combines rune lessons, physical conditioning, live combat, and restorative resources to build Lin Fan’s foundation 10 11.

• Requires one hundred thousand jin of strength in a single arm through physical power alone 10.
• Uses boulder-carrying, mountain-carrying, and fights against beast cubs as training 10 11 17.
• Advises Lin Fan to surpass a realm’s ultimate limit before advancing, rather than breaking through immediately 16.
• Identifies the Supreme Bone as the cause of Lin Fan’s treasure arts becoming healing techniques 13.
• Studies the condition for more than half a year but finds no comparable records or safe solution in the Bone Scriptures 16.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Black metal token and academy map — Gives these to Lin Fan so he can enter and navigate the Heavenly Immortal Academy independently 11.
• Primordial Rune Bones — Supplies basic ancient-descendant beast arts for Lin Fan’s early studies 13.
• Bone Scriptures — Leaves a collection with Lin Fan during his research seclusion 16.
• Taotie’s Primordial True Bone — Gives Lin Fan the rune-bearing bone from a slain Taotie, urging him to learn its technique despite his current inability to use offensive arts 18.
• Primordial True Explanation: Divine Guidance Chapter — Provides a copy he personally inscribed, not the original. He recommends it for cultivation and as a possible source of insight into Lin Fan’s unusual condition 18.

Relationships

• Lin Fan — Disciple and successor of the Supreme Dao Arena. Qi Daolin sees him as the lineage’s hope, invests heavily in his training, and repeatedly tempers his confidence 8 10 11 18.
• Previous sect leader — Killed in the siege organized by the Immortal Palace; this loss underlies Qi Daolin’s enduring grudge 18.
• Two former disciples — Both died before Lin Fan’s arrival; their names and circumstances of death are not given 8.
• Immortal Palace — Mortal enemy of his lineage. Qi Daolin makes defeating its successor Lin Fan’s first future objective 9 18.
• Heavenly Immortal Academy — Neighboring institution whose Divine Lotus Pool he secretly uses to heal and strengthen his disciple 9 11.
• Heaven Mending Sect — Target of his infiltration plan because of its growing closeness to the Immortal Palace and its valuable cultivation resources 18 19.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recruiting and Training Lin Fan

• Finds the injured, uncultivated four-year-old at the ruined lineage grounds and recognizes him as a First Generation 8.
• Explains that the Border Pass lies far beyond the Three Thousand Provinces and the dangerous Uninhabited Zone 8.
• Secures Lin Fan’s allegiance through an oath sealed with blood before revealing the lineage’s name 8.
• Takes him to the Tribulation-Transcending Divine Lotus Pool for healing and a foundational baptism, then begins daily instruction and combat training 9 10 11.

Investigating the Supreme Bone

• After witnessing Lin Fan’s Fire Cloud Sparrow art heal an opponent, tests him and determines that the Supreme Bone is assimilating his magical power 13.
• Considers whether uniting many arts through this assimilation could rival the lost Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Art, but cannot resolve its immediate drawbacks 13.
• Eventually suggests removing the Supreme Bone, while warning that the procedure could cripple or kill Lin Fan. They agree to defer consideration until Lin Fan becomes a god 16.

Sending Lin Fan to the Heaven Mending Sect

• Identifies the sect’s golden body liquid, Heaven Mending Art, and rumored Ten Fiends techniques as worthwhile targets. He also hopes Lin Fan can damage its relationship with the Immortal Palace 18.
• Delivers Lin Fan to Heaven Mending Province but leaves without arranging an identity or explaining how to gain admission 19.
• The plan succeeds in placing Lin Fan inside the sect, where Qing Yao volunteers to teach him. Its generous resources later make him reluctant to leave, though he still intends to recover the Supreme Lineage’s lost inheritance 21 42 43.

Notable Quotes

“Confidence is good, but you mustn't be careless. Caution comes first in everything. Staying alive is what matters most.” 18

“In time, you'll learn that no one who emerges from our lineage is weak!” 8