The Clarity Bell (清心铃, Qīngxīn Líng) is an accessory of the Yunmeng Jiang Clan, and is worn by all its disciples.
Description[]
It is described as a round, silver bell with the Jiang Clan's nine-petaled lotus engraved on it.[1], and it also has a purple tassel attached at its lower end. The bell is usually seen attached to the sash around its user's waist.
The Clarity Bell is imbued with spiritual energy and can stable the focus and clear the mind of its user.[1]
Use[]
Incident at Qiongqi Path[]
Wei Wuxian crafts a powerful Clarity Bell as his gift for Jin Ling's one-month celebration, but it is destroyed by Jin Zixun out of spite during the latter's attempt to ambush Wei Wuxian.[2]
Yi City[]
Before using Empathy on A-Qing to find out about what happened to Xiao Xingchen, Wei Wuxian requests for Jin Ling's Clarity Bell to serve as the emergency code in case he needs to be brought out of Empathy.[1]
Animation Divergence[]
In the animation, the bell allows its user to be immune to hallucinations induced by dark spells.[3]
When Wei Wuxian is captured by Wen Chao in Yiling, he unknowingly drops his Clarity Bell, which is found by Lan Wangji days later. Lan Wangji uses it as a medium while playing Inquiry to find clues on Wei Wuxian's whereabouts, to no avail.[4]
Some time after Wei Wuxian returns from the Burial Mounds, Lan Wangji approaches Lotus Pier to return Wei Wuxian's Clarity Bell, but keeps it after seeing that Jiang Yanli has given Wei Wuxian a new bell.[5]
Years later, Lan Wangji uses the Clarity Bell to counter and alleviate the Curse Mark's effects on Wei Wuxian. When Wei Wuxian recovers, Lan Wangji returns it, but Wei Wuxian tells him to keep it instead as a token of his gratitude.[5]
Audio Drama Divergence[]
In the novel, Wei Wuxian used Empathy on Anxin but is able to pull himself out of Anxin's memories without any outside help. In the audio drama, Wei Wuxian asks Jin Ling to supervise him before letting Anxin possess him.[6] Jin Ling uses the bell to bring Wei Wuxian back to consciousness after sensing that he is in danger.[7]
Web Series Divergence[]
When Jiang Cheng and Jiang Yanli visit Wei Wuxian in Yiling to show him Jiang Yanli in her wedding garb, Jiang Yanli hands a Clarity Bell to Wei Wuxian, explaining that she found it in Jiang Fengmian's study and that it was likely meant to be given to him.[8]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Novel, Chapter 38
- ↑ Novel, Chapter 76
- ↑ Animation, Episode 17
- ↑ Animation, Episode 13
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Animation, Episode 22
- ↑ Novel, Chapter 105
- ↑ Audio Drama, Season 3, Episode 15
- ↑ Web Series, Episode 30