Lü Qingyi

Biodata

Background / History

Lü Qingyi rose through the Divine Firmament Sword Sect through her own efforts. Although the sect wanted to give her preferential treatment, she rejected it and fought her way upward with her sword. Her experience in the outer sect later shaped the standards she imposed on prospective disciples 25.

Despite being the youngest core disciple, she holds authority equal to the sect leader’s; at times, her words carry even more weight. Her standing rests on her dependability and the beneficial policies she established for the sect. The Grand Ancestor’s prophecy describes her as holding up “half the sky in the Hongmeng World” 11.

The Grand Ancestor personally appointed her as Ye Ningshuang’s future master. Other core members insisted that she devote herself entirely to this responsibility rather than divide her attention by also accepting Ying Huaixu 17.

Appearance

Lü Qingyi is repeatedly described as a little girl, though Ying Huaixu finds her real-world bearing more regal and intimidating than her game portrayal 9 10.

• Short stature: She must look upward to speak to Ying Huaixu; he learns to crouch so she does not strain her neck 10 13.
• Controlled expression: She often remains expressionless while questioning others or issuing orders 10 11 13.
• Divine Deer mount: She is seen seated atop her deer, which carries her away trailing an immortal rainbow 16.

Personality

Lü Qingyi values independence over inherited prestige or prophetic importance. She believes assistance should come when genuinely needed, not replace a cultivator’s own effort. Her dislike of supposedly self-reliant heroines who depend on everyone around them informs her refusal to indulge Ye Ningshuang 25.

She is protective without being deferential to authority. She forbids disciples from humiliating Ying Huaixu, rejects interference in his relationship with Ye Ningshuang, and resents prophecies that dictate other people’s lives. She also opposes forcing Ye Ningshuang’s cultivation upward at the risk of damaging her 11 19.

Her pride sometimes conflicts with her concern for others. After assigning Ying Huaixu a dangerous errand, she worries about his safety but hesitates to chase after him because it would cost her face. She instead orders a disciple to protect him secretly 13.

Abilities & Skills

Divination Arts

Lü Qingyi uses three copper coins and a subject’s birth date and time to divine future achievements 11.

• Regards her skill as second to none beneath the Grand Ancestor 11.
• Foresees Ye Ningshuang supporting a collapsing world, ending an age of darkness, and becoming an unparalleled empress 11.
• Repeatedly receives variations of “utterly ordinary” for Ying Huaixu, despite his exceptional performance 11.
• Finds Ying Huaixu’s readings especially baffling because they exact no divination cost 11.

Spiritual Perception and Investigation

She combines spiritual sense, background investigations, and direct observation to assess disciples 10 11 25.

• Uses a testing stone to identify spiritual roots, confirming Ye Ningshuang’s hidden Dark Mystery Spiritual Root 10.
• Reads information stored in jade tokens and reviews Ying Huaixu’s sect activity logs 11 25.
• Recognizes the contradiction between Ying Huaixu’s apparent strength and his ability to defeat stronger opponents 10.
• Infers that he may be able to locate objectives merely by receiving a task, then orders witnesses to keep this confidential 18.
• Explicitly denies being able to read minds; she says Ying Huaixu’s thoughts are written on his face 10.

Weapon Refinement

She refines the restrictions and physical condition of Ying Huaixu’s newly acquired spirit sword 16.

• Removes black energy and rust from the blade 16.
• Transforms it into an ice-blue, top-grade spirit weapon with an ice attribute 16.
• Gives the refinement as compensation for the danger of her errand 16.

Flight and Object Manipulation

• Descends slowly from a rooftop rather than falling normally 9.
• Travels on a flying sword and leads other sect disciples in flight 10.
• Draws objects into her hand or suspends them above her palm without touching them 13 16 25.
• Crushes a pill and its container with spiritual energy 25.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Divine Deer — A flying mount that can shrink to palm size. It returns with a high-quality demon soul that Lü Qingyi later gives Ying Huaixu as the Wolf King Demon Soul 13 16.
• Flying sword — Used for travel; no name is supplied 10.
• Three copper coins — Implements for her divination arts 11.
• Communication token — Used to contact senior siblings and issue sect orders 16 17 25.
• Spiritual-root testing stone — Used during the recruitment of Ying Huaixu and Ye Ningshuang 10.
• Lifesaving jade token — Prepared for Ying Huaixu’s errand, but not handed over before he rushes away 13.

Relationships

• Ying Huaixu — Recruit and favored junior disciple, not her personal disciple. His abilities repeatedly challenge her divinations; she rewards him generously and unsuccessfully seeks a master willing to accept him 10 16 17.
• Ye Ningshuang — Prospective disciple chosen for her by the Grand Ancestor. Lü Qingyi protects her freedom of choice but demands self-reliance and makes formal acceptance conditional on meeting her standards 11 17 25 27.
• Tong Xinran — Eighth senior sister. She refuses Lü Qingyi’s request to accept Ying Huaixu and later discusses Ye Ningshuang’s training with her 16 17 25.
• Sect Master — Eldest senior brother. He respects her authority but clashes with her over forced cultivation and the risks of Ye Ningshuang’s mission 19 27.
• Grand Ancestor — Prophetic authority whose arrangements she resents. Ying Huaixu’s unexplained achievements lead her to question whether his prophecy can be wrong 11 19 25.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Original Game Scenario

• In Ying Huaixu’s remembered game storyline, Lü Qingyi intervenes at Falling Radiance City and frightens away the summoned emissary 30.
• The expected boss sequence has her descend, knock the enemy away with one sword strike, and treat Ye Ningshuang and the player. In the actual encounter, she does not arrive when Ying Huaixu expects, forcing him to act himself 47.

Notable Quotes

“If Ye Ningshuang or Ying Huaixu decides in the future that they aren't right for each other, that decision is theirs to make. It is not our place to tear a couple apart!” 11

“Once you enter the world of cultivation, you have to know your own limits. If you can't even see those clearly, you'll die sooner or later!” 27

Trivia

• She established the sect’s prohibition on littering both inside and outside its grounds. Corpses are explicitly exempt 43.
• Ying Huaixu recalls that her game backstory describes her as prickly but secretly affectionate, fond of cleanliness and sweet foods, and particularly hostile to littering 43.