Lin Yu had been in poor health since he was a child. When he was ten years old, he was taken to Kunlun Mountain by Taoist Master Ling Yun of Kunlun Mountain. Lin Yu became his teacher in Kunlun Mountain and lived with him for ten years. He did not return home until he was 20 years old. However, when he arrived home, there were only his five sisters and his parents were missing.