She was born in Chuanzhong as the daughter of the owner of Yixin Mountain Resort Li Shen and Qin Suyi, the 7th disciple of Fu Hua. Her parents placed a lot of expectations on her, and Sushang inherited the Xuanyuan Sword from her mother. Sushang was not very talented, however, and at the age of 5 she became the student of Cheng Lingshuang, another of Fu Hua's disciples, in order to improve and to learn the Taixuan swordmanship. 10 years later, Sushang had succeeded in learning the 3rd stage.