Chapter Summaries

Lin Yan helped the Lin Family stop the Lei Family from ruining Ironwood Manor, then followed Uncle Luo’s guidance deeper into the estate and discovered two powerful Black Iron Demonic Leopards. Uncle Luo also revealed that a sizable Yang Origin Stone Vein lay beneath the land.

• Lin Yan defeated Lei Kun and Lei Shan, and Qin Ying told Lin Xiao that Lin Yan had saved Ironwood Manor from the Lei Family.
• Lin Xiao and Lin Ken confronted Lei Ying and Lei Nuo over the poisoned forest; the Lei Family withdrew under pressure, and the Lin Family inspected the damage.
• Lin Zhentian arrived at Ironwood Manor after hearing what had happened, while Lin Yan slipped away to explore with Little Thunder.
• Uncle Luo sensed Pure Yang Energy in the soil and urged Lin Yan deeper into the manor.
• Lin Yan spotted two adult Black Iron Demonic Leopards in a valley, and Uncle Luo discovered a sizable Yang Origin Stone Vein beneath the land.

Lin Yan discovered a Yang Origin Stone Vein beneath Ironwood Manor and reported it to the Lin Family. After Lin Zhentian and the others confirmed the vein, the family realized it could transform their fortunes.

• Uncle Luo explained the value of a Yang Origin Stone Vein, and Lin Yan found a Yang Origin Stone that could help him advance his Yang Flame Art and form an Explosive Origin Energy Cluster.
• Two Black Iron Demonic Leopards roared toward Lin Yan, so he escaped on Little Thunder and returned to the Lin Family hall.
• Lin Yan presented the Yang Origin Stone to Lin Zhentian and revealed that he had found it beneath Ironwood Manor.
• Lin Zhentian, Lin Xiao, and Lin Ken accompanied Lin Yan to the site, where they began digging despite the threat of the two demonic leopards.
• The family uncovered a pale-red Yang Origin Stone Vein, and Lin Zhentian celebrated the discovery as a turning point for the Lin Family.

Lin Yan and the Lin Family dealt with the two Black Iron Demonic Leopards guarding the Yang Origin Stone Vein so mining could begin. After Lin Zhentian agreed to give Lin Yan the beasts’ corpses, Lin Yan prepared to use them to advance his strength.

• Lin Zhentian moved most of the Lin Family’s forces and nearly a thousand workers to Ironwood Manor, keeping the vein secret and preparing to mine it.
• Lin Zhentian, Lin Xiao, and Lin Ken entered the valley to fight the two Black Iron Demonic Leopards while Lin Yan watched.
• Lin Zhentian killed one leopard with his Pure Origin Finger, and the other summoned savage beasts with its roar.
• Little Thunder drove off the approaching beasts, preventing them from interfering with the fight.
• Lin Yan asked for the two leopard corpses, and Lin Zhentian agreed to have them delivered to his courtyard.

Lei Bao plotted to suppress the Lin Family and target Lin Yan while anticipating a breakthrough to the Small Origin Core Realm. After two months of training, Lin Yan reached the Heavenly Origin Realm, opened all twenty-five Yang Flame Art meridians, and condensed a dangerous Pure Yang Essence Qi Cluster before Uncle Luo asked whether he wanted to become a Symbol Master.

• Lei Bao ordered Lei Pi to use the Lei Family's connections to block the Lin Family from selling ironwood and instructed him to have Lei Xing kill Lin Yan if an opportunity arose.
• Lei Bao revealed that he felt close to a breakthrough, and Lei Pi realized it could raise the old master to the Small Origin Core Realm.
• Lin Yan spent two months cultivating after Xiao Ai's growth helped him reach the initial stage of the Heavenly Origin Realm, and he opened all twenty-five meridians of the Yang Flame Art.
• Lin Yan condensed a volatile Pure Yang Essence Qi Cluster within his dantian, gaining a trump card capable of badly injuring or killing a late-stage Heavenly Origin Realm opponent.
• Uncle Luo praised Lin Yan's achievement and asked him whether he wanted to become a Symbol Master.

Lin Yan began cultivating Spiritual Power under Uncle Luo’s guidance, learning that Uncle Luo had once declined an invitation to join the powerful Symbol Alliance. Lin Yan’s expanding Spiritual Power reached across half the manor, where Lin Zhentian sensed it and struck back, leaving Lin Yan startled but excited.

• Lin Yan agreed to pursue the Symbol Master profession, and Uncle Luo revealed that Gu Mo had once invited him to become an honorary elder of the Symbol Alliance.
• Uncle Luo explained the Symbol Alliance’s influence and advised Lin Yan to seek a position there in the future.
• Uncle Luo passed Lin Yan the God Moving Chapter, and Lin Yan quickly began cultivating Spiritual Power.
• Lin Yan’s Spiritual Power spread through half the manor, allowing him to perceive people and their movements.
• Lin Zhentian sensed the spying Spiritual Power and struck at it, causing Lin Yan to open his eyes with a pale face and growing excitement.

Lin Yan emerged from seclusion after mastering the first level of the God Moving Chapter and demonstrated the Shattered Origin Shuttles he had forged. Lin Dong warned him that Black Dragon Stronghold was threatening the Lin Family, and Lin Yan realized its men were approaching Ironwood Manor.

• Lin Yan completed the first level of the God Moving Chapter after half a month and showed Uncle Luo his ten Shattered Origin Shuttles.
• Lin Yan tested the shuttles by driving them into a wooden pillar, then put them away and left his cabin.
• Lin Yan told Qin Ying to stop setting aside Yang Origin Stones for him and to give the mined stones to the family.
• Lin Dong told Lin Yan that Lin Zhentian and other family members had gone to escort a shipment while Black Dragon Stronghold threatened their transport route.
• Lin Yan saw riders approaching through a cloud of dust and warned that Black Dragon Stronghold was targeting Ironwood Manor.

Lin Yan realized that the Lei Family had used Black Dragon Stronghold to draw Lin Family experts away and attack Ironwood Manor. As the battle began, a black-masked Heavenly Origin Realm expert targeted Lin Yan, who recognized a familiar trace of Lei Family Yuan Power.

• Lin Yan explained that the Lei Family had likely lured Lin Family experts away from Ironwood Manor by leaking information about the convoy.
• Lin Ken alerted the manor and said he had called for help from Mad Blade Martial Hall, while Lin Yan reassured Lin Dong and the Lin Family defenders.
• Yan Kuo, Wu Sha, and a black-masked expert arrived with Black Dragon Stronghold’s men and declared their intention to loot Ironwood Manor.
• Yan Kuo clashed with Lin Ken as Wu Sha led the assault, while the black-masked expert veered toward Lin Yan with killing intent.
• Lin Yan recognized a familiar Yuan Power fluctuation and told the black-masked expert that he suspected he was from the Lei Family.

Lin Yan revealed that he had reached the Heavenly Origin Realm and fought the Black-faced Man as Black Dragon Stronghold attacked the Lin Family manor. As Wu Sha overwhelmed the Lin Family guards, Lin Dong rushed forward to stop him.

• Lin Yan matched the Black-faced Man's punch, revealing his breakthrough to the Heavenly Origin Realm.
• Black Dragon Stronghold's attackers stormed Ironwood Manor while Yan Kuo engaged Lin Ken and Wu Sha smashed open the gate.
• Wu Sha battered the Lin Family guards, while the Black-faced Man prevented Lin Yan from intervening.
• Lin Dong rushed toward Wu Sha and caught his attention just before he could stomp on a fallen guard.

Lin Yan fought the masked attacker, Lei Xing, and overcame his stronger cultivation with the Fire Departure Skill’s Leopard Strike. The battle left Lei Xing exposed as the Lei Family’s second master, shocking everyone present.

• The Black-faced Man recognized Lin Dong’s talent and declared his intention to kill both Lin Family youths, while Lin Yan challenged him.
• Lin Yan and the Black-faced Man traded blows, with Lin Yan’s vigorous, scorching Origin Power matching the man’s strength.
• The Black-faced Man used the Lei Family martial art Thunderbolt Kill, revealing his connection to the Lei Family.
• Lin Yan summoned Xiao Ai and used the second level of the Fire Departure Skill, Leopard Strike, against Thunderbolt Kill.
• The clash sent the Black-faced Man flying and badly injured, and his mask fell away to reveal Lei Xing.
• Lin Ken recognized Lei Xing as the Lei Family’s second master, and the crowd reacted in disbelief at his defeat.

Lin Yan and Lin Dong defeated Lei Xing and Wu Sha, turning the battle at Ironwood Manor in the Lin Family’s favor. Lin Yan then killed Lei Xing as the Black Dragon Stronghold retreated, leaving the Lin Family stunned and the Lei Family certain to seek revenge.

• Lin Yan defeated Lei Xing, while Lin Dong overcame Wu Sha with the third layer of the Mysterious Imprint.
• Qingtan led the Lin Family’s counterattack with Little Thunder and Little Flame, forcing Yan Kuo and the Black Dragon Stronghold to retreat.
• Lin Yan tried to finish the wounded Lei Xing, but Yan Kuo intervened and urged him to show mercy.
• Lin Yan killed Lei Xing with the Shattered Origin Shuttle before Yan Kuo could lead him away.
• Lin Ken, Lin Xia, and the others arrived and reacted in disbelief to Lei Xing’s death.

Lin Yan killed Lei Xing and Lin Dong broke through to the Heavenly Origin Realm after defeating Wu Sha, shifting the balance of power toward the Lin Family. When reinforcements from Mad Blade Martial Hall arrived, Luo Cheng recognized that the Lin Family had become Qingyang Town’s strongest family.

• Lin Yan told Lin Ken that the Lei Family had already made itself an enemy of the Lin Family and that Lei Xing’s death left the Lin Family stronger.
• Lin Dong absorbed a surge of Yuan Power and Pure Yang Energy, successfully breaking through to the Heavenly Origin Realm.
• Lin Yan praised Lin Dong for defending the Lin Family, and Lin Ken celebrated them as the Lin Family Double Heroes.
• Mad Blade Martial Hall reinforcements led by Luo Cheng arrived at Ironwood Manor after the fighting had ended.
• Luo Cheng learned that Lin Yan had killed Lei Xing and Lin Dong had defeated Wu Sha, then declared that the Lin Family should be Qingyang Town’s First Family.

After the Lin Family defeated Black Dragon Stronghold, Lin Yan urged them to hold off on confronting the Lei and Xie Families, while Lei Bao began plotting against them. Uncle Luo then told Lin Yan to go to Flame City for spiritual herbs and Thunder Origin Stones that could help him and Little Thunder grow stronger.

• Luo Cheng praised the Lin Family’s strength, and Lin Yan cautioned that they still lacked the connections and foundation of a leading family.
• The Lin Family treated the Mad Blade Martial Hall guests before they departed, then agreed to wait rather than immediately fight the Lei and Xie Families.
• Lei Bao learned that Lin Yan had killed Lei Xing and that Lin Dong had defeated Wu Sha, but refused to retreat and hinted that he was close to a breakthrough.
• Uncle Luo told Lin Yan that Nourishing Spirit Liquid could speed his progress toward becoming a Symbol Master and that Thunder Origin Stones could help Little Thunder break through.
• Lin Yan decided that he needed to travel to Flame City to find the spiritual herbs and Thunder Origin Stones.

Lin Zhentian led the Lin Family’s forces out to attack Black Dragon Stronghold while Lin Yan agreed to take Qingtan to Flame City. After an awkward ride together, they arrived at the city and set out to find lodging.

• Lin Zhentian, Lin Xiao, and Lin Mang led the Lin Family’s forces out of Ironwood Manor to destroy Black Dragon Stronghold.
• Lin Yan reassured Qingtan that her grandfather and father would be safe, then agreed to take her to Flame City.
• Lin Yan mounted Qingtan on a horse and rode with her toward Flame City, warning her to stay by his side.
• Uncle Luo’s soul transmission interrupted Lin Yan’s wandering thoughts during the ride, and he recalled his lost youth and former love.
• Lin Yan and Qingtan reached Flame City, and Lin Yan suggested they find a place to stay.

Lin Yan and Qingtan arrived in Flame City, where he took her sightseeing before visiting the Rare Item Pavilion to sell a secret manual. He agreed to sell the Seven Injuries Art for two thousand Yang Origin Stones, leaving him with money to pursue his next purchase.

• Lin Yan and Qingtan entered Flame City, found an inn, and explored the busy city streets.
• Lin Yan discouraged several troublemakers from bothering Qingtan by revealing a hint of his aura.
• At Uncle Luo’s suggestion, Lin Yan brought Qingtan to the Rare Item Pavilion to handle business.
• Lin Yan considered buying a low-grade Cosmos Sack but first offered a copied Seven Injuries Art for appraisal.
• The Rare Item Pavilion’s steward offered two thousand Yang Origin Stones for the manual, and Lin Yan accepted after Uncle Luo explained its lifespan-shortening drawback.

Lin Yan sold the Seven Injuries Art at the Rare Item Pavilion, then used part of the proceeds to buy every herb needed for Nourishing Spirit Liquid. As he and Qingtan prepared to leave after learning the pavilion had no Thunder Origin Stones, a girl in a light red dress asked whether the herb list was his.

• Lin Yan sold the Seven Injuries Art to the Rare Item Pavilion for two thousand Yang Origin Stones and received a Cosmos Sack as a gift.
• Lin Yan gave the steward a list of spiritual herbs, and the steward gathered all thirteen herbs for him.
• Qingtan clung to Lin Yan's arm in the VIP room, blocking the serving maids from his view.
• Lin Yan paid one thousand two hundred Yang Origin Stones for the herbs needed to refine Nourishing Spirit Liquid.
• Lin Yan asked about Thunder Origin Stones, but the steward said the pavilion had none in stock.
• As Lin Yan and Qingtan were leaving, a girl in a light red dress waved the herb list and asked if the prescription was his.

Lin Yan and Qingtan were stopped by Qing Xu, who wanted information about an ancient medicinal formula, but Lin Yan refused and clashed with a young man from the Liu Family. Master Yan intervened at the Rare Item Pavilion and, impressed by Lin Yan, asked which Symbol Master had taught him.

• Qing Xu recognized the herbs Lin Yan had bought as possibly belonging to an incomplete ancient formula and offered to pay for information.
• Lin Yan denied knowing anything beyond the herbs’ use in ordinary Body Tempering Pills and tried to leave with Qingtan.
• A brocade-robed man arrived and tried to persuade Lin Yan to visit Qing Xu’s home, while the middle-aged guard blocked Lin Yan’s way.
• Lin Yan refused to go with them, then punched back when the brocade-robed man grabbed his shoulder, forcing him back several steps.
• Master Yan appeared, stopped the confrontation, and asked Lin Yan where he had studied and which Symbol Master had taught him.

Lin Yan obtained Thunder Origin Stones from Master Yan after claiming to be the disciple of a wandering Symbol Master, then left the Rare Item Pavilion with Qingtan. Back at the inn, he heard a confrontation between the Blood Cloth Sect and the Iron Mountain Gang and stopped to pay attention.

• Master Yan asked Lin Yan about his Symbol Master teacher, and Lin Yan claimed that a wandering master named Luo had accepted him as a disciple.
• Master Yan gave Lin Yan several Thunder Origin Stones and asked him to introduce Luo if the chance arose.
• Lin Yan demanded that the red-clothed woman and her companions move aside, then left the Rare Item Pavilion with Qingtan.
• Uncle Luo praised Lin Yan's quick lie and advised him to build a relationship with Master Yan.
• Lin Yan returned to the inn with Qingtan, then stopped when he heard someone from the Iron Mountain Gang challenge the Blood Cloth Sect.

Lin Yan recognized the Blood Cloth Sect as a future threat to the Lin Family and decided that befriending the Iron Mountain Gang could help him strike first. He stepped in when Blood Cloth Sect members tried to seize Fu Xinyu, and openly challenged their conduct.

• Lin Yan recalled the Blood Cloth Sect's alliance with the Lei Family and resolved to seek an alliance with the Iron Mountain Gang against them.
• After Qingtan showed concern for Fu Xinyu, Lin Yan sent her back and approached the confrontation.
• Wei Fan tried to force Fu Xinyu into marriage, threatening the Iron Mountain Gang as her father lay gravely ill from Beast Poison.
• Fu Xinyu refused Wei Fan's proposal, and Wang Tong attacked her on Wei Fan's orders.
• Lin Yan's short shuttle blocked Wang Tong's strike, and Lin Yan emerged to condemn the Blood Cloth Sect for bullying the weak.

Lin Yan intervened when Wei Fan and the Blood Cloth Sect attacked Fu Xinyu, then fought off Wei Fan and faced the stronger Wang Tong. Just as Lin Yan prepared to use his trump card, Elder He of the Iron Mountain Gang arrived and challenged Wang Tong.

• Lin Yan stepped in to protect Fu Xinyu, despite her warning that he would be dragged into trouble.
• Wei Fan attacked Lin Yan with a blood blade, but Lin Yan defeated him with a single strike and mocked his strength.
• Wei Fan called on Wang Tong, who struck Lin Yan and forced him back with the power of a late stage Heavenly Origin Realm expert.
• As Wang Tong prepared another attack and Lin Yan readied his trump card, Elder He appeared and confronted Wang Tong.
• Fu Xinyu and the Iron Mountain Gang disciples rejoiced at Elder He's arrival.

Lin Yan stopped the Blood Cloth Sect from taking Fu Xinyu, and He Hu arrived with Iron Mountain Gang reinforcements to drive them away. After learning more about the gangs’ weakened position, Lin Yan began forming a plan, while Fu Xinyu grew curious about him and asked He Hu to search for him.

• Lin Yan recognized that the Iron Mountain Gang was being tested when He Hu arrived and confronted Wang Tong and Wei Fan.
• Wei Fan withdrew the Blood Cloth Sect after He Hu threatened to fight, but he vowed to investigate Lin Yan and eliminate him.
• He Hu thanked Lin Yan, offered him protection and a place in the Iron Mountain Gang, and Lin Yan introduced himself to Fu Xinyu before leaving.
• Lin Yan assessed the factions in Flame City and the Iron Mountain Gang’s vulnerability, then began forming a plan.
• Fu Xinyu returned to see her injured father and asked He Hu to help find Lin Yan.