Su Lianxin

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Su Clan Origins

Su Lianxin comes from a Tangqing Empire branch of the ancient Su Clan. Like other branch children, she visited the main lineage's ancestral land at ten years old for testing. She was subsequently sent home with the understanding that her talent was ordinary 1.

After inspecting her crippled Thearch Blood destiny and questioning her, Lin Xuan concluded that the main lineage had extracted the blood she awakened and altered her memories. He suspected that Su Ditian, the clan chief's son celebrated for awakening Thearch Blood, had received hers. Su Lianxin remembered that her recollections of the ancestral-land visit had always felt strange, but the theft and recipient are presented through Lin Xuan's deduction rather than a witnessed account 1.

Loyalty to Starfall Peak

Su Lianxin remained at Starfall Peak because Lin Xuan had previously shown her kindness. Having witnessed his decline after Nangong Yaoyue's betrayal, she spent three years cultivating diligently in hopes of helping him regain face. Her apparent lack of aptitude prevented that effort from producing comparable results 1.

When Yang Hao left for Crimson Yang Peak, she rejected his invitation to follow him—even with the offer of a core-disciple position. She privately resolved never to leave Starfall Peak unless Lin Xuan expelled her 1.

Lin Xuan formally accepted her as his disciple after uncovering her damaged destiny. He first gave her phoenix sparrow essence blood, then bestowed Ice Phoenix True Blood and the Azure Emperor Scripture, transforming her cultivation prospects 1 2.

Linyue City

While traveling toward the Heaven-Burning Mystic Realm, Su Lianxin accompanied Lin Xuan and Wang Yan as they pursued the Purple Scorpion Demon King. She witnessed Lin Xuan kill it with a single Ice Sword strike before the group continued to Linyue City 8 9.

Her rapid cultivation had left her short of actual combat experience, so she entered the city's public arenas. She defeated several opponents with single sword strikes while holding back. When Lu Han announced that the Yuansu Sword King might accept her as a disciple, she rejected the premise and demonstrated true Sword Intent—an attainment beyond the Sword King's own nascent Sword Intent 10 11.

Heaven-Burning Mystic Realm

Inside the mystic realm, Su Lianxin gained an unspecified opportunity that noticeably strengthened her without immediately raising her cultivation realm. She then defeated the bronze-armored wooden man in two sword strikes, succeeding where Prince Jinyang had failed 25 26.

Her reward was an illustrated volume containing Earth Venerable Heaven-Burning's understanding of the Sword Dao. She offered it to Lin Xuan out of gratitude; after memorizing it, he returned it and gave her the Star Sea Sword Array Diagram 26.

Yang Jin also witnessed her defeat and severely injure five treasure-contesting opponents with one sword strike. Remembering that encounter, he later surrendered rather than fight her in the sect tournament 26 27.

Azure Yang Sword Sect Tournament

Afterward, she refused Yang Hao's request to return to Starfall Peak. She also offered Lin Xuan her first-place Mysterious Dragon Pill, declining compensation because she considered it repayment for his care. He nevertheless gave her a Spirit Recovery Pill for protection during future travels 34.

Departure and Competition Selection

Su Lianxin later reported that Nangong Yaoyue had entered the Hidden Dragon Ranking's top ten. Although Lin Xuan remained untroubled, she privately renewed her determination to surpass Nangong Yaoyue and make her regret betraying him 36.

When Lin Xuan left the Azure Yang Sword Sect, he sent his three disciples toward the Heron Empire and tasked them with claiming the Seven Kingdoms Grand Competition's top three places. They reunited with him in Zhencang City after he destroyed the Spirit Jade Sect 39 42.

Through Heavenly Venerable Yunli's arrangements, Su Lianxin, Wang Yan, and Qu Youmeng received places among the Jade Balance Sword Palace's ten representatives. Their selection displaced established contenders and drew hostility from those disciples' followers, which the three largely ignored 49 50.

Appearance

• Exceptional beauty: At her introduction, she is described as beautiful enough to attract numerous admirers within the Azure Yang Sword Sect 1.
• Youthful features: Her beauty is compared favorably with Fairy Clear Subtlety's, though she has not yet fully matured 7.
• White clothing: Wears white during her Linyue City arena appearances and the bronze-armored wooden-man trial 10 25.
• Back-carried longsword: Carries her sword on her back while exploring the Heaven-Burning Mystic Realm 25.

Personality

Su Lianxin's loyalty centers on gratitude. She stays with Lin Xuan when stronger-looking opportunities become available and repeatedly tries to repay him with her own rewards. She offers both her mystic-realm inheritance and tournament prize without seeking anything in return 1 26 34.

She is diligent but initially insecure about her aptitude. Even when Lin Xuan offers to accept her, she worries that her inability to reach Qi Gathering makes her unworthy. Her later confidence does not erase her respect for him: after defeating Lu Tianxing, she immediately looks for her master's approval 1 30.

She has little patience for presumptuous instruction or status-based arrogance. She politely refuses Yang Zhen, challenges Lu Han's assumptions, and warns Lu Tianxing against conceit. Her protectiveness can also become vindictive: although Lin Xuan has moved past Nangong Yaoyue's betrayal, she regards anyone who hurt him as her enemy 8 11 31 36.

Abilities & Skills

Ice Phoenix True Blood

A gold ninth-grade destiny fully fused into her body, replacing her lost cultivation prospects with a far stronger bloodline foundation 2.

• Increases her spiritual-power absorption rate enormously 2.
• Works alongside the Azure Emperor Scripture to drive her rapid realm advancement 3 6.
• Is valued by Lin Xuan above her original gold first-grade Su Ancestor's Thearch Blood 2.

Azure Emperor Scripture

Practices the first level of the Saint Grade cultivation scripture bestowed by Lin Xuan 2.

• Finds it vastly superior to the Azure Yang Sword Sect method she previously practiced 3.
• Its benefits help her overtake Qu Youmeng, who initially declines to cultivate it 6 28.
• Is forbidden by Lin Xuan from being passed to others 2.

Swordsmanship and Sword Intent

Develops from embryonic Sword Intent into true Sword Intent after receiving a Sword Intent Pill 3 6 8.

• Her demonstrated Sword Intent surpasses the Yuansu Sword King's nascent attainment 11.
• Defeats the bronze-armored wooden man with two direct sword strikes 25.
• Defeats Lu Tianxing through pure swordsmanship rather than a displayed Sword Intent attack 30 32.
• Initially lacks practical combat experience despite her rapidly increasing strength 10.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Longsword — Her primary weapon; its name and grade are not specified 25.
• Mystic Trace Steps — A movement technique bestowed by Lin Xuan after the Dusk Moon Auction 14.
• Black jade token — Contains one of Lin Xuan's demonic shadow clones. Given before entering the mystic realm, without its contents being explained to her 17.
• Earth Venerable Heaven-Burning's illustrated volume — Sword Dao insights won from the wooden-man trial and returned to her after Lin Xuan studied them 26.
• Star Sea Sword Array Diagram — Given to her by Lin Xuan; her mastery of the array is not documented 26.
• Spirit Recovery Pill — A top-grade fifth-rank pill given for protection during future journeys 34.

Relationships

• Lin Xuan — Master and benefactor. She credits him with transforming her future and remains fiercely protective of his reputation 1 28 36.
• Wang Yan — Fellow disciple and frequent traveling companion. Initially addressed as her senior brother, he is later called her junior brother; they share deep trust in Lin Xuan 1 9 15.
• Qu Youmeng — Junior disciple sister and tournament opponent. Initially distant, the two later spar together at Starfall Peak 27 39.
• Su Ditian — Suspected recipient of her stolen Thearch Blood. Lin Xuan sets defeating him as her future goal, which she accepts 1 2.
• Nangong Yaoyue — Lin Xuan's former disciple and the target of Su Lianxin's private determination to avenge his humiliation 1 36.
• Yang Hao — Former fellow disciple and admirer. She rejects both his invitation to leave Starfall Peak and his later plea to return 1 34.
• Lu Tianxing — Defeated tournament rival. He later vows to kill Lin Xuan's disciples if he encounters them again 30 46.

Notable Quotes

“Rest assured, Master. Xin'er... will absolutely not disappoint you!” 2

“Ten moves? No, one sword strike will do.” 30

“Being too conceited is no good thing.” 31