Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan discovered an underground garden filled with deadly poisonous plants and began harvesting them before finding a hidden spiritual fluctuation behind a stone wall. Meanwhile, Old Ancestor Hun Yuan organized a search for the escaped Ghost Emperor Haotian, and a little ghost slipped away toward Star Palace after the area was abandoned.

• Lin Xuan recognized several plants in the Herb Garden as deadly poisons and used a Storage Bag to collect the mature ones.
• Lin Xuan sensed spiritual power from a corner wall and attacked its yellow barrier with the Floating Cloud Falling Snow Sword.
• Old Ancestor Hun Yuan realized Ghost Emperor Haotian had escaped after fighting him and killing several junior Witchers.
• Old Ancestor Hun Yuan ordered the Core Condensation Witchers to search in groups of five and report any sighting with a Sound Transmission Talisman.
• The old man surnamed Ye and the other Witchers left to carry out the search, while Yun Feng went toward the Colorful Ring Tribe.
• A little ghost emerged after the arena emptied and sent a green ball of light toward Star Palace.

Lin Xuan broke through the hidden restriction while Ghost Emperor Haotian’s attack on Kui Moon City kept Old Ancestor Hun Yuan occupied. Inside the cave, Lin Xuan met the grievously wounded Hundred Poisons Divine Lord, whose identity surprised him.

• Lin Xuan destroyed the restriction and dispelled the poisonous illusion, revealing a stone cave.
• Ghost Emperor Haotian evaded the Witchers hunting him by unleashing ghosts and beasts on Kui Moon City and attacking the Ink Moon Tribe’s mortals.
• With Old Ancestor Hun Yuan busy responding to the chaos, Lin Xuan entered the cave after hearing a mysterious voice invite him in.
• Lin Xuan found a mutilated, poisoned man who remained alive despite his severe injuries and recognized that the stranger was a powerful Core Condensation cultivator.
• The man revealed that he was Hundred Poisons Divine Lord, a legendary Witcher who had once shaken You Province’s cultivation world.

Lin Xuan met the legendary Hundred Poisons Divine Lord and learned how the Witcher had once fought Taixu Master and terrorized You Province. The crippled Divine Lord offered Lin Xuan a deal: help him kill his treacherous disciple, Old Ancestor Hun Yuan, when Lin Xuan became strong enough, but Lin Xuan refused to agree.

• The chapter recounted how Hundred Poisons Divine Lord terrorized You Province and fought Taixu Master, a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, before escaping despite being wounded.
• Lin Xuan recognized Hundred Poisons Divine Lord and was surprised to see the once-feared figure in such a crippled state.
• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord offered Lin Xuan a transaction promising great benefits and a rapid increase in divine abilities.
• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord asked Lin Xuan to kill his treacherous disciple, Old Ancestor Hun Yuan, once Lin Xuan had the ability to do so.
• Lin Xuan balked at the request and shook his head, unwilling to risk provoking a Nascent Soul Realm old monster.

Lin Xuan learned that Hundred Poisons Divine Lord had once been Old Ancestor Hun Yuan’s junior apprentice-brother and that their conflict involved the Ink Moon Tribe’s clan-protecting treasure. Hundred Poisons Divine Lord began recounting his rise and his journey into You Province, where he fought the Qin Clan and Taixu Master.

• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord stopped Lin Xuan from leaving by offering to reveal the Ink Moon Tribe’s clan-protecting treasure.
• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord said Old Ancestor Hun Yuan was his former senior apprentice-brother and accused him of betraying him.
• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord claimed he condensed a Golden Core in twenty years and quickly surpassed Hun Yuan in cultivation.
• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord explained that he trusted and supported Hun Yuan, sharing his cultivation insights with him.
• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord said he left the mountains to temper his state of mind and entered You Province, where he clashed with Taixu Master and the Qin Clan.

Hundred Poisons Divine Lord told Lin Xuan how Hun Yuan betrayed him during his attempt to form a Nascent Soul and crippled him while seeking the Clan-Suppressing Treasure. He offered the treasure to Lin Xuan in exchange for revenge, but Lin Xuan asked what the treasure was and how it could help him before agreeing.

• Lin Xuan mocked Hundred Poisons Divine Lord for vanishing from You Province, and the Divine Lord explained that he had left after gaining insight into forming a Nascent Soul.
• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord recounted how Hun Yuan earned his trust and attacked him while he was resisting inner demons during his Nascent Soul attempt.
• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord said the attack destroyed his forming Nascent Soul and crippled his magic power, while Hun Yuan spared him to learn the Clan-Suppressing Treasure's whereabouts.
• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord revealed that he had hidden the treasure's location from Hun Yuan and offered it to Lin Xuan in exchange for revenge.
• Lin Xuan hesitated at the prospect of opposing a Nascent Soul cultivator and asked what the treasure was and what help it could provide.

Lin Xuan agreed to avenge Hundred Poisons Divine Lord in exchange for the Ink Moon Tribe’s Clan-Suppressing Treasure, a fragment containing powerful secret arts. He learned one art was suited to his current realm, but the rest of the fragment could only be opened with Hun Yuan’s soul as a blood sacrifice.

• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord explained that the Clan-Suppressing Treasure was a fragment containing secret arts usable by cultivators and Witchers alike.
• Lin Xuan hesitated over the request to defeat Nascent Soul Realm Hun Yuan, then agreed to avenge Hundred Poisons Divine Lord.
• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord produced two jade slips, and Lin Xuan read a powerful secret art from the emerald-green one.
• Lin Xuan tried to read the Ancient Jade Slip but could not penetrate its defenses.
• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord revealed that Hun Yuan’s soul was required to break the jade slip’s curse, or the slip would be destroyed.

Lin Xuan bargained with the Hundred Poisons Divine Lord for a way out of the Kui Yin Mountain Range, while accepting the old cultivator’s request to avenge him. The Divine Lord gave Lin Xuan the location of a dangerous teleportation array, and Lin Xuan began asking about Origin Gold Fruits for his friend.

• Lin Xuan accepted the Hundred Poisons Divine Lord’s ancient remnant chapter and promised to avenge him by killing Old Ancestor Hun Yuan when he became strong enough.
• Lin Xuan explained that an Ancient Teleportation Array had brought him to the Kui Yin Mountain Range and asked the Divine Lord for a safe route back to You Province.
• The Hundred Poisons Divine Lord refused to reveal the Ink Moon Tribe’s route but gave Lin Xuan a Jade Slip marking a one-way teleportation array near dangerous demonic beasts, including a fourth-rank monster.
• Lin Xuan asked about the Ink Moon Tribe’s Origin Gold Fruits, alarming the Divine Lord, then explained that he wanted them for a mortal friend without a Spirit Root.

Lin Xuan retrieved three ancient spirit pills from Star Palace and escaped the chaos in Kui Moon City without drawing suspicion. On his way back to the Post House, Xiao Kun ambushed him, but Lin Xuan revealed he was a Qin Clan cultivator and attacked with the Floating Cloud Falling Snow Sword.

• Hundred Poisons Divine Lord warned Lin Xuan that the improved Strange Medicine Pill Formula had little chance of producing a good Spirit Root, then directed him to a room containing spirit pills.
• Lin Xuan took three golden-yellow pills from the gourd and left Star Palace, avoiding Witchers by relying on his divine sense.
• Lin Xuan changed back into Luo Yi's appearance and dodged a sneak attack from Xiao Kun, who admitted he intended to kill him and blame the Ghost Emperor.
• Lin Xuan revealed the Floating Cloud Falling Snow Sword and identified himself as a Qin Clan cultivator.
• Lin Xuan enlarged the sword and struck at Xiao Kun, who hurriedly summoned an iron claw to defend himself.

Lin Xuan killed Xiao Kun, rested at the Post House, and received his reward for the Witchcraft Assembly. After learning that Ghost Emperor Haotian had escaped and Kui Moon City was in chaos, Lin Xuan and Master Withered Leaf left and returned safely to the Heavenly Azure Tribe.

• Lin Xuan used several magic treasures to break Xiao Kun’s defenses, killed him, and took his storage bag before destroying the corpse.
• Lin Xuan returned to the Post House, slept for a day and night, and reflected on his chances of breaking through to the middle Core Condensation stage.
• Master Withered Leaf gave Lin Xuan a pill as a reward for winning four spirit medicines for the Heavenly Azure Tribe and told him he would receive ancient spirit tools as well.
• Master Withered Leaf said the ancestral sacrifice had been canceled because Ghost Emperor Haotian had thrown Kui Moon City into chaos and escaped after fighting Old Ancestor Hun Yuan.
• Lin Xuan and Master Withered Leaf left Kui Moon City by remote routes and returned safely to the Heavenly Azure Tribe.

Lin Xuan returned to the Heavenly Azure Tribe, received two spiritual tools from Master Withered Leaf, and purified the ancient spirit pills he had obtained. After taking a mid-grade pill to temper his Spirit Root, he emerged seven days later with an uncertain result.

• Lin Xuan returned to the Heavenly Azure Tribe, where Sang Tuo and the scar-faced big man welcomed him warmly.
• Master Withered Leaf rewarded Lin Xuan with the Mountain-Splitting Axe and the Venom Fang Blade for helping the tribe.
• Lin Xuan used the Blue Star Sea to purify all four ancient spirit pills, then failed in three attempts to refine one into a high-grade pill.
• Lin Xuan swallowed a mid-grade spirit pill and endured seven days of alternating heat and cold while tempering his Spirit Root.
• Lin Xuan opened his eyes with an expression that showed both worry and delight, leaving the quality of his Spirit Root unclear.

Lin Xuan tempered his spirit root, then spent half a year refining pills and cultivating until he advanced to the middle stage of Core Condensation. After gathering materials at a border marketplace and learning that Ghost Emperor Haotian had escaped capture, he flew toward the Ancient Teleportation Array to leave the region.

• Lin Xuan finished tempering his spirit root and told Yue'er he would remain in the Hundred Thousand Mountains for half a year to try to advance.
• Lin Xuan refined pills and cultivated in seclusion while Master Withered Leaf kept the tribe’s Witchers from disturbing him.
• After half a year, Lin Xuan emerged having reached the middle stage of Core Condensation and set aside Hundred Poisons Divine Lord’s complicated secret technique for later.
• Lin Xuan visited a marketplace shared by several small tribes and bought iron essence, jade mother, and spirit herbs.
• Lin Xuan heard that Old Ancestor Hun Yuan and the Tribal Alliance had failed to find Ghost Emperor Haotian in Kui Moon City.
• Lin Xuan left the marketplace and flew toward the Ancient Teleportation Array.

Lin Xuan traveled through Cangming Mountain to reach the Ancient Teleportation Array while concealing his presence from the demonic beasts. He learned that Peacock Fairy, the territory’s powerful ruler, had emerged from seclusion, then reached the lake hiding the array and descended into it.

• Lin Xuan consulted the Jade Slip, concealed his spiritual fluctuations, and carefully entered Cangming Mountain.
• Lin Xuan disguised himself as a tree to hide from two Demon Race travelers and overheard them discuss Peacock Fairy’s return and advancement to the middle Transformation Realm.
• Lin Xuan learned that Peacock Fairy ruled the territory and that her followers were gathering to congratulate her, then proceeded with heightened caution.
• Lin Xuan found the lake concealing the Ancient Teleportation Array, raised a protective barrier, and sank into the water.

Lin Xuan found and repaired the damaged ancient teleportation array beneath the lake, hoping to escape the territory near Peacock Fairy. When the array failed to activate, he learned it required five different types of Demon Cores and discovered he had only four.

• Lin Xuan used a Water-Avoiding Bead to reach the array at the bottom of the lake and found it far more damaged than Hundred Poisons Divine Lord had claimed.
• Lin Xuan inspected the array, determined he could repair it, and spent two months restoring it with rare materials.
• Lin Xuan tried to activate the repaired array with crystal stones, but it remained inert.
• Lin Xuan consulted the Xuanji Insights and discovered that the pentagonal array needed Demon Cores of five different attributes instead of crystal stones.
• Lin Xuan searched his Storage Bag and found four Demon Cores, but he still lacked the fifth type.

Lin Xuan activated the ancient teleportation array with Demon Cores and was forced to bring Peacock Fairy with him to You Province. She nearly killed him after the teleport, but abruptly flew away toward the southeast, leaving Lin Xuan free to escape.

• Lin Xuan obtained a third-rank demon beast's core and returned to the lake to activate the ancient teleportation array.
• Peacock Fairy appeared and demanded that Lin Xuan take her through the array, so he activated it with her beside him.
• Lin Xuan and Peacock Fairy teleported to a plain in the hinterland of You Province beyond the Kui Yin Mountain Range.
• Peacock Fairy tested Lin Xuan's magic power, bound him with her golden third eye, and began to crush him with wind pressure.
• Peacock Fairy sensed something to the southeast, abandoned her attack, and flew away; Lin Xuan recovered enough to flee in the opposite direction.

After escaping Peacock Fairy, Lin Xuan headed toward Spirit Herb Mountain and stopped to learn how the war with the Yinhun was progressing. He helped Morning Sun Sect defeat a group of low-level Yinhun, then asked its sect master whether the ghosts had reached You Province's heartland.

• Lin Xuan recovered his strength after fleeing several hundred li, then resumed his journey toward Spirit Herb Mountain while considering how to improve his means of survival.
• After noticing firelight and spiritual fluctuations, Lin Xuan approached a battle to learn about the war and investigate why he had seen so few people across You Province.
• Lin Xuan found Morning Sun Sect cultivators battling a larger group of low-level Yinhun and used talismans and sword rays to help them win.
• Luo Tianren thanked Lin Xuan and introduced himself as the sect master of Morning Sun Sect.
• Lin Xuan asked Luo Tianren where they were and whether the Yinhun had reached the heartland of You Province, leaving Luo Tianren surprised by his questions.

Lin Xuan learned that You Province was overrun by Yinhun and traveled with the Morning Sun Sect toward their refuge, helping them survive and promising to teach them a lesser Qi Concealment Technique. The journey ended at an abandoned village that Luo Tianren identified as the sect’s mountain gate, leaving Lin Xuan shocked by the Morning Sun Sect’s desperate hiding place.

• Luo Tianren invited Lin Xuan to the Morning Sun Sect’s dwelling and led him away with his disciples while they cautiously suppressed their spiritual energy.
• Lin Xuan realized the region had likely fallen to the Yinhun and offered Luo Tianren a lesser Breath-Concealing Technique after the sect master showed interest in his Qi Concealment Technique.
• Lin Xuan helped the Morning Sun Sect defeat wandering souls and collected Demon Cores from Ghost Beasts they encountered on the way.
• After traveling through the night, Lin Xuan and the Morning Sun Sect arrived at an abandoned village, which Luo Tianren revealed was their sect’s mountain gate.

Lin Xuan reached the Morning Sun Sect’s underground refuge and asked Luo Tianren to explain the ghost invasion in You Province. Luo Tianren revealed that Guiluo City had fallen after a devastating siege, though You Province itself had not yet been lost.

• Luo Tianren summoned the Morning Sun Sect disciples, then led Lin Xuan into their underground cavern refuge.
• Lin Xuan asked Luo Tianren to describe the situation in You Province, and Luo Tianren clarified that the province had not fallen to the ghosts.
• Luo Tianren explained that the ghosts had poured out of Yinhun Canyon a year earlier, besieged Guiluo City, and used Seven Absolutes Heaven to infiltrate the human side.
• Luo Tianren said Guiluo City fell after more than two months of fighting, with over ninety percent of its cultivators killed and Red-Haired Ancestor’s body destroyed by three Ghost Emperors.

Lin Xuan learned how Yinhun exploited the battle at Tianxia Mountain to conquer Guiluo City and invade You Province. He discovered that survivors faced both the ghosts and conflict over scarce resources, while the righteous and demonic powers favored local sects.

• Lin Xuan learned that Yinhun timed its assault on Guiluo City to coincide with a huge battle between the righteous and demonic forces at Tianxia Mountain, preventing reinforcements from arriving.
• Luo Tianren explained that Guiluo City fell, its defenders died, and Yinhun split into three routes to invade You Province, leaving one-third of the province occupied.
• Luo Tianren told Lin Xuan that the righteous and demonic forces temporarily ended their infighting, but their heavy losses and continued distrust left them unable to unite against the ghosts.
• Luo Tianren explained that refugees crowded into the remaining territory and fought over Spirit Veins, mines, and other cultivation resources.
• Luo Tianren said the righteous and demonic powers intervened in the resource conflicts but favored local sects over outsiders like the Morning Sun Sect.

Lin Xuan learned from Luo Tianren how the righteous and demonic forces had exploited migrant sects during the Yinhun invasion and how the fallen region had become rich in abandoned resources. He decided to remain there to search for materials, then left the Morning Sun Sect stronghold with a detailed map.

• Luo Tianren told Lin Xuan that the righteous and demonic forces had sent migrant sects into the most dangerous battles, leaving many crippled or wiped out.
• Luo Tianren explained that sects already relocated could not leave because their cultivators had been placed under the Spirit Restricting Technique.
• Luo Tianren described how abandoned Spirit Veins, crystal stones, spirit grasses, and other treasures had made the fallen region a draw for cultivators seeking resources.
• Lin Xuan decided to stay in the fallen region and search for materials to refine his life-bound magic treasure or the Green Flame Qilin Armor.
• The next day, Lin Xuan left the stronghold with a detailed map from Luo Tianren, which he had obtained in exchange for a Qi Concealment Technique.

Lin Xuan searched the fallen region for rare treasures and discovered that the Beast Soul Banner could grow stronger by absorbing the souls of slain Yinhun. He hid in a desolate mountain cave to refine the banner, hoping it would advance.

• Lin Xuan found crystals while searching Spirit Vein sites but failed to locate the rare materials he needed.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er defeated a Yinhun squad that included a Ghost King, then used the Beast Soul Banner to absorb the remaining souls.
• Lin Xuan realized the absorbed souls had nourished the banner and might help it advance without sacrificing living people.
• Lin Xuan flew to a dead land, opened a concealed cave residence, and prepared to refine the Beast Soul Banner in seclusion.