Ling Hu

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TV Series

**Ling Hu** was the Mid-Nascent Soul cultivator that resided within the Heavenly South Region. He was the sole ancestor of the Yellow Maple Valley sect during his lifespan. During his lifetime he grew attached to nurturing the sect. As such he personally invested his time, energy and resources in ensuring the sects survival.

Unfortunately, as the lone Nascent Soul ancestor, **Ling Hu** was forced to ally with six other sects within the State of Yue called the Seven Sect Alliance. This protected his Yellow Maple Valley sect from the large alliances sects aligned with the Devil and Righteous Dao. However, the combined strength of the Nascent Soul cultivators within the Seven Sect Alliance was unable prevail against the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Devilish Dao Alliance.

Luckily, many Nascent Soul cultivators relentlessly pursued the Dao and didn't want to fight to the death. Even minor skirmishes between Nascent Soul cultivators would slow progress. As a result, **Ling Hu** and other Nascent Soul elders of the Seven Sect Alliance were forced to swear a death-oath barring all Nascent Soul cultivators from participating in conflicts between sects.

## First Meeting

Due to the death-oath, **Ling Hu** was unable to defend his Yellow Maple Valley sect when war broke out with the Devilish Dao Alliance. He was forced to evacuate the sect from the State of Yue after his sect lost a decisive battle. He devised a plan to sacrifice less talented members of the sect to buy time to evacuate those with higher potential. To set his plan in motion he gathered all remaining members of the sect in a meeting hall. In the meeting he was surprised to learn that one of the individuals he has chosen to sacrifice had refined their soul further than other Foundation Establishment cultivators of the same stage. This individual turned out to be Han Li.

Shortly after the meeting concluded, **Ling Hu** personally escorted the evacuees to the Nine Nations Union.

## Learning of a mistake

Centuries later, **Ling Hu** learned that he made a mistake abandoning Han Li who was prodigy that formed a Nascent Soul. **Ling Hu** learned of his mistake through another elder of the Yellow Maple Valley who was saved by Han Li. Running out of lifespan, **Ling Hu** needed to either find or groom a Nascent Soul grand elder for the Yellow Maple Valley sect. He was unwilling to let the sect's legacy end when he died. Prospects of grooming a Nascent Soul within the sect were low. He turned his sights on Han Li.

**Ling Hu** got his opportunity to meet Han Li when war broke out between the Moulan Tribes and the Heavenly South. The war gathered Nascent Soul cultivators from across the region to discuss a region-wide coalition to fight the united tribes. **Ling Hu** arranged a private meeting with Han Li. However, **Ling Hu** was unsuccessful at convincing Han Li to return to the Yellow Maple Valley sect. Left with no other option, **Ling Hu** traded his personal treasures in exchange for favors from Han Li. **Ling Hu** left the favors as inheritance to the sect. These favors from Han Li who demonstrated abilities on par with Late-Nascent Soul cultivators, deterred other sects from exploiting the Yellow Maple Valley.

**Ling Hu** reached the end of his lifespan passing on peacefully.

## References

RMJI (凡人修仙传): Chapter 346
RMJI (凡人修仙传): Chapter 725
RMJI (凡人修仙传): Chapter 347
RMJI (凡人修仙传): Chapter 710
RMJI (凡人修仙传): Chapter 709
RMJI (凡人修仙传): Chapter 725
RMJI (凡人修仙传): Chapter 723
RMJI (凡人修仙传): Chapter 724