Guang Lingsan

> Shen-zhangjiao, have you ever heard the saying, 'The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it'?"
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## Personal Information

### Status

Alive

**Guang Lingsan** (广陵散) is the leader of the Fajing Sect, one of the three demonic sects or also called *"Mirror of Arts Sect"*. He is also the *shixiong* of Feng Xiao, who would soon succeed him as the sect leader by the events of *Wushuang*. he is not named after a real-life person, but a musical piece instead. *Guangling San* is one of the most famous pieces played on the *qin* and has existed since sometime between the Qin and the Han dynasties.

## Appearances

Dressed like a scholar, he looked gentle and refined, yet he spoke just like the typical style of the demonic sects, without any restraint.

## Trivia

* **Achilles' Heel**: He serves as one to Yan Wushi, since as someone of the demonic sects, Guang Lingsan knows how to exploit the Fatal Flaws in Yan Wushi's demonic core. It's all but outright stated that he's the only reason why the other masters had a shot in injuring Yan Wushi.
* Affably Evil: He always speaks eloquently regardless of who he is talking to.

* **Combat Pragmatist**: In the *donghua*, as the others are fighting Yan Wushi head-on, Guang Lingsan makes sure to stand at a distance while channeling attacks that weaken Yan Wushi's defensive *qi* and damage his demonic core. When Shen Qiao gets in his way of making sure that Yan Wushi is Deader than Dead, before engaging in a fight with the former, Guang Lingsan takes the time to tell Shen Qiao that he's not interested in men in spite of Shen Qiao's undeniable beauty, which is why he won't hold back against him.

* **Stronger Than They Look**: While he may not look like the physically powerful type, anyone familiar with Chinese instruments know that the *qin* and any of its variants are no lightweight instruments. In terms of martial skill, he's far from lacking either; in the Sword Trial Conference, he's ranked seventh — two ranks higher than Yuan Xiuxiu. Even years later, Chapter 129 of *Wushuang* confirms that he is still ranked among the top ten.

* **Hat of Authority**: Guang Lingsan is the leader of the Fajing Sect, and in the *donghua*, he's featured him with a hat (a rather tall one, at that).

* **Know When to Fold 'Em**: When Guang Lingsan and Shen Qiao clash over custody of Yan Wushi's corpse, Shen Qiao already has recovered enough of his original power to fight both Guang Lingsan and Dou Yanshan to a standstill. Once Guang Lingsan realizes that he'll eventually get overpowered, he decides against fighting Shen Qiao any further and leaves.

* **Magic Music:** His main weapon is his zither, which he uses to dish out all kinds of attacks.

* **Nothing Personal**: While Guang Lingsan helped in the ambush because he wants to unite the three demonic sects under his authority and was attempting to eliminate competition, he doesn't have any personal grudges against Yan Wushi himself and is even willing to lend his help provided that he gets something out of it in return. One of the extras also shows them playing *Weiqi* and discussing the state of the imperial court, showing that they are capable of being civil with the other at times.

* **Properly Paranoid**: After Yan Wushi is soundly defeated, Guang Lingsan says that the only way to make sure he's truly dead is to cut off his head, since the demonic sects know of a technique where a person can hide a strand of inner *qi* that would keep them from completely succumbing to death after withstanding attacks that would kill any normal human. Shen Qiao doesn't allow them the chance to behead Yan Wushi, however, and in time, Yan Wushi is able to recover both his health and his power.

* **Sickly Green Glow**: In the *donghua*, the color of his *qi* is a bright green, and the attacks that he'd create with his *qin* glow green as well.