Chapter Summaries

As the Outer Realm Demons attacked across the Great Thousand World, Xiao Lin exchanged his Demon Slaying Points for rare treasures and returned to Tianluo Continent. The Black Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor ambushed him near the continent, but Xiao Lin used his home-ground advantage to absorb and destroy the demon’s black mist.

• Futu Xuan, Old Ancestor Tai Ming, and the Green Shirt Sword Saint left the Great Thousand Palace to respond to attacks on their territories.
• Xiao Lin asked Qin Tian how to use his Demon Slaying Points and spent much of his 48,900 points on treasures from the Great Thousand Treasure Trove.
• Xiao Lin said farewell to Qin Tian and traveled toward Tianluo Continent, unaware that the Outer Realm Demons were tracking him.
• The Black Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor confronted Xiao Lin near Tianluo Continent, blaming him for severing his arm and attacking him with a pale giant hand and a sea of demonic qi.
• Xiao Lin drew power from Tianluo Continent, absorbed the demonic sea into a black crystal, and crushed it into dust.

Xiao Lin used Tianluo Continent’s power and Primordial Chaos Energy to crush the Black Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor’s attacks. As the demon emperor tried to flee, Xiao Lin began drawing Spiritual Power from half the continent for a final strike, even as the strain threatened to shatter his body.

• The Black Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor summoned the Corpse Demon Underworld River, but Xiao Lin used Tianluo Continent’s Chaos Energy to destroy it.
• The Black Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor merged with the Heavenly Corpse Divine Demon Statue and attacked Xiao Lin with the Heavenly Corpse Ghost Demon Seal.
• Xiao Lin flicked his finger and used Primordial Chaos Energy to freeze and devour the demon seal, corpse phantoms, and the demon emperor’s demonic power.
• The Black Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor feared Xiao Lin would threaten the Outer Realm Demons and tried to escape, but Xiao Lin blocked his plan.
• Xiao Lin manifested a compass filled with Outer Realm Demon origins and drew Spiritual Power from half of Tianluo Continent, straining his body as he prepared another attack.

After Xiao Lin killed the Black Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor, Great Thousand Palace spread news of his victory, cementing his reputation and easing threats from powerful clans. Years later, Xiao Lin ruled Tianluo Continent from a vast floating Immortal City, where old acquaintances Tu Shan Yan and Xiao Qing arrived to visit him.

• Qin Tian witnessed Xiao Lin absorb the Black Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor's source and realized Xiao Lin had reached the summit of the Great Thousand World.
• Great Thousand Palace publicized Xiao Lin's victory, prompting the Dragon Clan and the Ice Spirit and Fire Spirit ancestors to abandon plans for revenge.
• Over several years, Xiao Lin brought Tianluo Continent's forces under the Immortal Palace and built a vast aerial headquarters with help from his avatars, Lin Dong, and Xiao Yan.
• Tu Shan Yan and Xiao Qing arrived at Immortal City and asked to see Xiao Lin, uncertain whether he would remember them.
• Immortal Palace disciples escorted Tu Shan Yan and Xiao Qing through the inner city as rumors about the visitors spread.
• The Lord of Life and Death and the Lord of Darkness watched from a building until a beautiful woman in white appeared and took over guiding the visitors.

Ling Qing Zhu brought Tu Shan Yan and Xiao Qing to meet Xiao Lin, prompting the Lord of Immortality to tease Xiao Zhan that his father might marry again. At the meeting, Tu Shan Yan openly flirted with Xiao Lin and hinted that she and Xiao Qing were helping him find a wife, leaving Ling Qing Zhu uneasy.

• Ling Qing Zhu received Tu Shan Yan and Xiao Qing, while the Lord of Immortality watched and later told Xiao Zhan that he might gain a sister because Xiao Lin could take a wife.
• Xiao Zhan froze in shock at the Lord of Immortality's news as she laughed at his reaction.
• In the Core Area, Xiao Lin guided Nine Profound Golden Lightning's cultivation beside the Bodhi Ancient Tree until Ling Qing Zhu arrived with Tu Shan Yan and Xiao Qing.
• Nine Profound Golden Lightning and Little Jiao left the cultivation site, and Xiao Lin greeted Tu Shan Yan and Xiao Qing warmly.
• Xiao Qing linked arms with Xiao Lin, and Tu Shan Yan linked his other arm while Ling Qing Zhu concealed her displeasure.
• Xiao Lin asked Tu Shan Yan what she was plotting, and she teased that she and Xiao Qing were helping him find a wife.

Xiao Zhan learned that Xiao Lin had a lover and an unknown daughter, and rushed to Xiao Yan for help. As the news spread through the Immortal Palace, Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan, Xiao Xuan, and Xiao Chen headed to discuss the matter while the Lord of Life and Death continued stirring up support for Ling Qing Zhu.

• Xiao Zhan verified the Lord of Life and Death's news that Xiao Lin had a lover and a younger daughter, then sought help from Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan received a jade slip confirming that Xiao Lin's lover had arrived with a child and flew with Xiao Zhan toward the inner district of the Immortal Palace.
• Xiao Yan suggested asking Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen to advise them about Xiao Lin's marriage, and the two ancestors arrived already aware of the situation.
• Xiao Xuan explained that he welcomed Xiao Lin having another child but worried that the new lover could hurt Ling Qing Zhu, whom he had hoped would join the Xiao Clan.
• The Lord of Life and Death wrote letters spreading the news and supporting Ling Qing Zhu, while the Lord of Darkness warned her that Xiao Lin might punish them.

Xiao Lin asked Ling Qing Zhu to become the mistress of the Xiao Clan, then vanished with her to the Tian Xuan Continent. As Tu Shan Yan and Xiao Qing departed, the Lord of Life and Death and the Lord of Darkness prepared to follow, but a warning appeared over their teleportation array.

• Ling Qing Zhu and Tu Shan Yan stood with Xiao Lin when Xiao Clan members arrived and urged him to choose Ling Qing Zhu.
• Xiao Lin recalled his soul union with Ling Qing Zhu on the Tian Xuan Continent and asked her to become the mistress of the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Lin vanished with Ling Qing Zhu in a haze of chaos, and the Bodhi Ancient Tree said they had gone to the Tian Xuan Continent.
• Tu Shan Yan and Xiao Qing left, while Xiao Yan teased Xiao Zhan about Tu Shan Yan possibly becoming his aunt.
• The Lord of Life and Death persuaded the Lord of Darkness to accompany her to the lower realm and entered a teleportation array.
• The Lord of Darkness saw the words “Don't teleport!” appear above the array.

The Lord of Darkness destroyed a teleportation array, while Xiao Lin reunited with Ling Qing Zhu at the place they first met and punished the Lord of Life and Death after catching her on Tian Xuan Continent. In the Myriad Demon Hall, Saint Heaven Demon Emperor warned the Heart Demon Clan Patriarch that Xiao Lin might become another Immortal Emperor, prompting the demons to recognize him as a genuine threat.

• The Lord of Darkness destroyed the teleportation array and left after learning that Xiao Lin had gone to Tian Xuan Continent.
• Xiao Lin brought Ling Qing Zhu to the valley where they had first met, and the two recalled their past and acknowledged their feelings.
• Xiao Lin detected the Lord of Life and Death on Tian Xuan Continent and tossed her above the ninth heaven to teach her how to transform into a kunpeng.
• The Heavenly Demon Emperors in the Myriad Demon Hall learned that Xiao Lin had killed Black Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor and placed him among the top three on their kill list.
• Saint Heaven Demon Emperor visited the Heart Demon Clan Patriarch and identified Xiao Lin as a possible future Immortal Emperor.
• The Heart Demon Clan Patriarch regarded Xiao Lin as a real threat because he had earned the Demon Slaying King title by killing Black Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor.

The Outer Realm Demons continued a secret plan to create demons capable of bypassing the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array, while Xiao Lin reached Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign, married Ling Qing Zhu, and lived peacefully. When Ling Qing Zhu gave birth to their son, Xiao Teng, he was born with the legendary Nine Divine Meridians, and Xiao Lin declared that his son had the bearing of a Saint Grade.

• Saint Heaven Demon Emperor asked the Heart Demon Clan Patriarch about a plan to create demons who could enter the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array and free the Heavenly Evil God, and the Patriarch said it was progressing smoothly.
• Xiao Lin traveled with Ling Qing Zhu, cultivated toward Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign, and eventually reached that realm before the two held a grand wedding attended by powerful figures across the Great Thousand World.
• Xiao Lin and Ling Qing Zhu settled into a peaceful life, but Immortal City went on high alert when she was about to give birth, drawing Xiao Xuan, Xiao Chen, Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and others to guard the city.
• Ling Qing Zhu gave birth to a son, and the child’s arrival unleashed extraordinary heavenly phenomena, including nine pillars of light.
• Gu Xun Er recognized that Xiao Teng had been born with the legendary Nine Divine Meridians, and Xiao Lin entered the hall laughing and proclaimed that his son had the bearing of a Saint Grade.

Xiao Teng was born with the Nine Divine Meridians, and Xiao Lin sealed most of his power to protect him and strengthen his foundation. Years later, Xiao Lin left to verify his cultivation path and impressed the Lord of Immortality, who agreed to take him to see the Immortal Emperor’s remains.

• Xiao Teng was born with the Nine Divine Meridians and rose to the Spirit Wheel Realm, so Xiao Lin sealed most of his power and lowered his realm to protect him.
• Ling Qing Zhu held Xiao Teng, and Xiao Lin explained the child’s talent and why he had sealed it.
• Over the years, Xiao Lin reached the late stage of Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign and refined nearly one-tenth of the Spiritual Energy in the Great Thousand World, but remained uncertain about his path.
• Xiao Lin traveled to Hill of Northern Wilderness and met the Lord of Immortality in the Tomb Guardians’ palace.
• Xiao Lin unleashed his power to prove his worth, and the Lord of Immortality agreed to take him to see the Immortal Emperor’s remains.

Xiao Lin visited the Immortal Emperor’s remains at the Hill of Northern Wilderness and learned how the Azure Vault Ranking grants mastery over the Great Thousand World. He resolved to continue his different path of refining the world, while recognizing that his power remained limited to the lands he had refined.

• Xiao Lin and the Lord of Immortality traveled through the Hill of Northern Wilderness and passed the chains sealing the Heavenly Evil God.
• The Lord of Immortality and Xiao Lin climbed the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety steps to the altar, where the Immortal Emperor’s undying body rested.
• Xiao Lin examined the Immortal Emperor’s lingering power and learned that surpassing Saint Grade required sensing the World Will and imprinting a complete name upon the Azure Vault Ranking.
• Xiao Lin compared the Immortal Emperor’s path with his own Primordial Chaos Energy, realizing that refining the world let him impose his will over the lands he controlled.
• Xiao Lin reaffirmed his chosen path but recognized that he would be only a late-stage Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign outside his refined territory.
• Xiao Lin considered extending his refined territory to the Hill of Northern Wilderness so he could wield mastery there and potentially use the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array against the Heavenly Evil God.

Xiao Lin brought Xiao Teng to the Northern Azure Continent, left him in the care of Northern Azure Academy, and began cultivating deep beneath the land. At the academy’s entrance examination, Xiao Teng appeared without any visible Spiritual Power and met Mu Chen just as the trial rules were announced.

• Xiao Lin took Xiao Teng to the Northern Azure Continent and promised to begin his cultivation there.
• Xiao Lin left Xiao Teng with an attendant and vanished, then began refining the continent’s power underground.
• Xiao Teng was led to Northern Azure Academy’s entrance examination, where he appeared beside Mu Chen on a Reception Platform.
• Mu Chen noticed that Xiao Teng showed no Spiritual Power and explained that they were at the Northern Azure Realm examination, not yet inside the academy.
• A monitor explained that candidates had to cross the dangerous Northern Azure Realm, reach Northern Azure Hall, and earn a qualifying grade by advancing their marks.

Mu Chen led Xiao Teng and his companions into the forest after the Northern Azure Academy trial began, where Seed Quota holders became targets for other students. When Mu Chen and Mo Ling encountered two Spirit Beasts, Xiao Teng revealed that he could rapidly reach the Spirit Wheel Realm and struck the black tiger with overwhelming strength.

• Students received their marks, and Mu Chen and Xiao Teng both earned Level Three Seed Quotas, drawing envy and covetous attention.
• Mu Chen warned Xiao Teng about the danger and led him and his companions away from the Reception Platform into the forest.
• Several students considered Mu Chen and Xiao Teng easy targets, while Mu Chen’s group encountered a Golden Crocodile and a black tiger.
• Mu Chen told Mo Ling to fight the black tiger and asked Xiao Teng to observe, but Mo Ling was soon wounded and knocked down.
• Xiao Teng leaped into the fight, absorbed Spiritual Energy until he formed a Spirit Wheel, and blasted the black tiger into a tree with one punch.

Mu Chen and Xiao Teng were ambushed by three late Spirit Wheel Realm cultivators seeking their Level Three Marks, but the pair swiftly defeated them. Mo Ling was left stunned as Xiao Teng sent him to collect the defeated men’s marks.

• Mu Chen defeated a Golden Crocodile and obtained its Spirit Beast Essence Soul, which the Nine Netherworld Sparrow absorbed to aid its recovery.
• The Nine Netherworld Sparrow warned Mu Chen that concealed attackers were approaching, and Mu Chen alerted Xiao Teng and Mo Ling.
• Three late Spirit Wheel Realm cultivators attacked Xiao Teng, but he blocked their first strike and stood with Mu Chen to face them.
• Mu Chen took on two attackers while Xiao Teng fought the third, quickly overpowering his opponent with his speed and strength.
• Mu Chen and Xiao Teng teamed up to defeat the remaining attackers, and Xiao Teng told Mo Ling to collect the three men’s marks.

Xiao Teng traveled with Mu Chen and Mo Ling to hunt spirit beasts, then used the Nine Divine Meridians and Three Yuan Sky Piercing Technique to break through from the initial Spirit Wheel Realm straight to the Divine Soul Realm. His breakthrough revealed the hidden Calling Wind spiritual skill, leaving Mu Chen and Mo Ling stunned by his rapid growth.

• After Xiao Teng defeated their pursuers, Mu Chen and Mo Ling continued with him into the forest to hunt spirit beasts and raise their Mark levels.
• Three days later, Xiao Teng stopped to cultivate while Mu Chen and Mo Ling guarded him.
• Xiao Teng absorbed Spiritual Energy and condensed a Divine Soul, entering the Divine Soul Realm with the help of his Nine Divine Meridians and Three Yuan Sky Piercing Technique.
• Xiao Teng discovered that the technique had revealed Calling Wind, a spiritual skill prepared by Xiao Lin, but chose to study it more deeply later.
• When Xiao Teng told Mu Chen and Mo Ling that he had broken through to the Divine Soul Realm, both were shocked by his leap from the initial Spirit Wheel Realm in only three days.

Xiao Teng, Mu Chen, and Mo Ling headed to Ice Valley after rumors spread that a wounded Ice Xuan Spirit Dragon and valuable treasures awaited there. They hid among the gathered cultivators to wait for an opportunity, while a graceful figure elsewhere finally made progress gathering information about Mu Chen.

• Xiao Teng and Mu Chen became notorious across the assessment as they plundered marks, and Mu Chen broke through to the Divine Soul Realm.
• The trio heard rumors that a gravely wounded Ice Xuan Spirit Dragon guarded the Ice God Fruit in Ice Valley and changed course to investigate.
• Nearly ten thousand cultivators, including more than a hundred Divine Soul Realm experts, gathered outside Ice Valley to compete for the Spirit Beast's Essence Soul.
• Xiao Teng, Mu Chen, and Mo Ling arrived and stayed hidden, while Xiao Teng and Mu Chen waited for a chance to seize the Essence Soul.
• Mu Chen explained the benefits and risks of refining a Beast Soul and forming a Bloodline Link, while Xiao Teng planned to convert any Essence Soul he obtained into Spiritual Energy.
• Elsewhere, a graceful figure gathering information about Mu Chen finally made progress.

Luo Li learned that Mu Chen might be heading to Ice Valley, while Mu Chen, Mo Ling, and Xiao Teng waited for a chance to act against the Ice Xuan Spirit Dragon. Xiao Teng sensed a second, fire-type Spirit Beast, and the Earth Core Flame Dragon Lizard emerged and fought the wounded dragon before both beasts fled; Shi Jingtian and Shi Hao pursued Mu Chen, seeking revenge.

• Luo Li vanished after hearing that Mu Chen might head to Ice Valley.
• Mu Chen, Mo Ling, and Xiao Teng hid and waited while the Ice Xuan Spirit Dragon fought the examinees.
• Xiao Teng sensed a powerful fire-type Spirit Beast concealed in Ice Valley and warned the others to stay back.
• The Earth Core Flame Dragon Lizard emerged from underground, sending the examinees fleeing and attacking the Ice Xuan Spirit Dragon.
• The two Spirit Beasts fought until the wounded Ice Xuan Spirit Dragon fled, and the examinees pursued them.
• Shi Jingtian and Shi Hao led their subordinates after Mu Chen, intending to take revenge for their past defeat.

Shi Jingtian and Shi Hao seized the essence souls of two exhausted Spirit Beasts, then confronted Mu Chen and his companions when they found him in Ice Valley. Mu Chen and Xiao Teng accepted the brothers’ challenge, and the battle began with Shi Jingtian attacking from the ground and Xiao Teng taking to the air.

• Shi Jingtian’s attendants defeated the Ice Spirit Profound Flood Dragon and Earth Core Rock Lizard, and Shi Jingtian claimed both essence souls.
• Xie Guan, Wu Hu, Qin Zheng, and the pursuing examinees demanded the essence souls, but they backed down after recognizing the Shi brothers.
• Shi Jingtian questioned Xie Guan about Mu Chen, and an attendant spotted Mu Chen among the crowd with Xiao Teng and Mo Ling.
• Shi Hao offered Mu Chen a supposedly fair one-on-one fight, but Mu Chen asked Xiao Teng to join him, and Xiao Teng agreed.
• Xiao Teng and Mu Chen rose to face Shi Jingtian and Shi Hao, and Xiao Teng used Calling Wind to evade Shi Jingtian’s earth-based attack.

Xiao Teng defeated Shi Jingtian with the Calling Wind Technique, then faced an attack from Shi Jingtian’s followers while Mu Chen kept Shi Hao occupied. A powerful woman appeared in the sky and ordered the attackers to stop.

• Xiao Teng overwhelmed Shi Jingtian with successive Wind Blades and survived his Stone Emperor Art, Meteorite Skyfall attack without injury.
• Xiao Teng pierced Shi Jingtian’s defenses and swept him to the ground with the Calling Wind Technique, leaving him defeated.
• Shi Hao saw his brother fall and ordered his followers to attack Xiao Teng while Mu Chen intercepted him.
• Shi Jingtian’s followers rushed toward Xiao Teng as the watching cultivators retreated rather than intervene.
• Xiao Teng sensed an unusual presence in the sky, and a peerlessly beautiful woman arrived with the aura of a complete Heaven Integration Realm expert, ordering everyone not to advance.

Luo Li arrived to protect Mu Chen and Xiao Teng from the Shi Family brothers, while Xiao Teng challenged Shi Jingtian and his followers. Xiao Teng broke through from the Divine Soul Realm to the Heaven Integration Realm in an instant, leaving the entire arena stunned.

• Luo Li appeared before Mu Chen and expelled the Shi Family brothers' followers with a single sword strike.
• Mu Chen embraced Luo Li, and she let him hold her as the crowd recognized their close relationship.
• Xiao Teng mocked Shi Jingtian and challenged him and his followers to fight for their marks.
• Xiao Teng drew in vast amounts of Spiritual Energy and broke through to the Heaven Integration Realm, merging his Divine Soul with heaven and earth.
• Xiao Teng released his new aura, sweeping away weaker examinees and shocking everyone, including Luo Li.

Xiao Teng, Luo Li, and Mu Chen reached Northern Azure Hall, where the newcomers received Spirit Point tokens and learned about a final challenge against senior students. Xiao Teng challenged An Ran directly, revealing that he had reached the Heaven Integration Realm.

• Xiao Teng expelled Shi Jingtian and his attendants, then absorbed their Level Eight mark while Mu Chen defeated Shi Hao and gave his mark to Luo Li.
• Xiao Teng and Luo Li followed their Level Nine Marks to the center of the Northern Azure Realm, where their marks opened Northern Azure Hall.
• The hall's guide awarded the entrants Spirit Point tokens and announced an optional challenge for students with Level Seven Marks or higher, offering five thousand Spirit Points for passing.
• An Ran introduced the senior students who would face the challengers, and most eligible newcomers forfeited rather than fight them.
• Xiao Teng stepped forward and challenged An Ran directly, revealing his Heaven Integration Realm aura and shocking the crowd.