Chapter Summaries

Red Silk barely survived the blood attack while completing her body's reconstruction, and Lin Xuan struggled against a powerful Talisman Treasure inside a killing formation. After Lin Xuan and Yue'er trapped its sword in a cocoon, it broke free and lunged at him again.

• Red Silk used her jade ring to raise eighteen Light Diamond Shields, which absorbed the blood gleam until it nearly exhausted its power.
• Lin Xuan defended himself in the killing formation with the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring, the Gold Talisman, and the Corpse Talisman against a dual wood-and-earth Talisman Treasure.
• The cyan sword attacked Lin Xuan's divine sense and sent waves of sword lights against his ice and fire dragons, leaving the two sides in a stalemate.
• The sword's true body struck Lin Xuan's Runic Ancient Shield and cracked it, so Lin Xuan replenished his magic power and used the ring's cold air to restrain the sword.
• Lin Xuan summoned Yue'er, who used the Beast Soul Banner to help trap the sword in a demonic cocoon, but the sword tore free and stabbed toward Lin Xuan's head.

Lin Xuan survived the flying sword’s attack when a mysterious Jade Pendant emerged from his Storage Bag and subdued the Talisman Treasure. He put the treasures away and found himself on a vast stone staircase, where he focused on escaping the area.

• Lin Xuan poured his magic power into the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring, but the flying sword pierced its barriers and broke through his final defenses.
• Lin Xuan sent the Azure Phantom Nether Fire’s spiritual bird against the sword, but a Double-Tailed Skeleton Snake emerged from it and threatened to defeat the bird.
• As the flying sword neared Lin Xuan, the Jade Pendant flew from his Storage Bag and made the sword stop and withdraw its hostility.
• Lin Xuan used spell seals to control the Talisman Treasure, then retrieved his treasures and examined the Jade Pendant, recalling how he had obtained it with the Nine Heavens Profound Art.
• Lin Xuan dispersed the white mist and found himself on a giant stone staircase, with a light barrier ahead that he needed to escape through.

Lin Xuan discovered a Five Ghosts Transporting formation among the giant trees and used it to teleport away. Meanwhile, Master Ku and Turtle Demon let Fairy Hongling continue her body reconstruction, unaware she was too weak to resist them.

• Lin Xuan broke the light screen, then noticed that thirty-six giant trees were arranged like a hidden formation.
• Lin Xuan identified the trees as a Five Ghosts Transporting formation and replenished his magic power before activating it.
• Lin Xuan awakened the five ghost faces with crystal stones and blood essence, then teleported away under the protection of the Nine Heavens Spirit Shield.
• At Blood Bat Cave, Master Ku and Turtle Demon chose not to attack Fairy Hongling because they feared her strength.
• Fairy Hongling used the chance to finish her secret art, turning her Nascent Soul's mist into the body of a young maiden.

Fairy Hongling confronted Master Ku and the Turtle Demon near Blood Bat Cave, then tricked them into believing she had left. After deciding to search for the Jade Profound Sect’s treasures now that she had rebuilt her body, she entered the cave in concealment.

• Fairy Hongling recognized the Turtle Demon’s Mystic Turtle origins and revealed her formidable cultivation before flying away from Master Ku and the Turtle Demon.
• The Turtle Demon told Master Ku that Hongling had once defeated a same-rank Heaven and Earth Spirit Race demon and extracted its soul.
• Master Ku and the Turtle Demon decided to continue searching for treasure and flew into Blood Bat Cave.
• Hongling reappeared after the two had left and revealed that she had used an incarnation to deceive their searches.
• Hongling decided to pursue the sect’s treasures and entered Blood Bat Cave while concealing her aura.

Lin Xuan found the Jade Profound Sect’s Longevity Pavilion but discovered that a powerful triggered restriction guarded its entrance. As he hid in the mountain wall, a crafty Late Core Condensation cultivator arrived and recognized the pavilion as the sect’s Treasure Pavilion.

• Lin Xuan arrived in Longevity Valley and identified the Longevity Pavilion as a likely storehouse of the Jade Profound Sect’s treasures.
• Lin Xuan triggered a hidden red barrier that repelled his sword-light attacks, then realized he would have to exhaust the restriction’s power to break through.
• Lin Xuan worried that breaking the restriction would take too long with the Corpse Infant still at large, and he pondered how to proceed.
• Lin Xuan sensed someone approaching, hid inside the mountain wall with an Earth Escape Talisman, and concealed his aura.
• A wretched-looking Late Core Condensation cultivator arrived, celebrated finding the Jade Profound Sect’s Treasure Pavilion, and discovered its protective formation.

Lin Xuan watched a Pointy-Eared Cultivator use a Jade Pendant identical to his own to open the Jade Profound Sect’s barrier. Before the cultivator could enter, the Corpse Infant possessed him, leaving Lin Xuan to witness their struggle for control.

• The Pointy-Eared Cultivator took out a Jade Pendant identical to Lin Xuan’s and used it to open a passage through the barrier.
• Lin Xuan suspected the pendant was a command token capable of controlling the Jade Profound Sect’s restrictions.
• An Abyssal Rat rushed toward the Pointy-Eared Cultivator, who killed it with his flying sword.
• The Corpse Infant emerged from the rat and possessed the Pointy-Eared Cultivator.
• The Pointy-Eared Cultivator gathered his magic power and spiritual sense to resist the Corpse Infant’s attempt to devour his Primordial Spirit.

Lin Xuan interrupted the Corpse Infant’s attempt to possess the Pointy-Eared Cultivator and trapped him with a formation that blocked his teleportation. The Corpse Infant fought back with a Corpse Dragon, and Lin Xuan continued attacking as the battle escalated.

• Lin Xuan killed the Pointy-Eared Cultivator with the Floating Cloud Falling Snow Sword, forcing the Corpse Infant to abandon the possession.
• Yue'er attacked the Corpse Infant with Yinhun Silk, but he burned the threads away with Infant Fire.
• Lin Xuan used a Gold Talisman to summon a golden hand, then deployed Formation Flags to restrict the Corpse Infant’s teleportation.
• The Corpse Infant recognized the formation as the Mysterious Heaven Demon-Fighting Array, while Lin Xuan concealed that it was actually the Lesser Demon-Subduing Array.
• Lin Xuan activated the formation’s Fire Snakes, and the Corpse Infant countered by spending his natal essence to summon a Corpse Dragon.
• Lin Xuan warned the Corpse Infant that the Corpse Dragon could damage his body and offered him a chance to surrender, but the Corpse Infant refused as Lin Xuan continued attacking.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er attacked the Corpse Infant, who used the Phantom False Body secret technique to gain a temporary surge in power. Lin Xuan countered by revealing a Talisman Treasure, leaving the Corpse Infant alarmed as their decisive battle began.

• Lin Xuan sent the golden Flood Dragon, Azure Phantom Nether Fire, and wind blades against the Corpse Infant while Yue'er attacked with the Beast Soul Banner.
• The Corpse Infant formed a Phantom False Body that strengthened his abilities, then used mist to blunt the attacks and nearly struck Lin Xuan with a wolf-tooth club.
• Lin Xuan recognized the danger but remained calm, knowing he had a Talisman Treasure refined by a Lihe-stage cultivator.
• The Corpse Infant recognized the blood-red talisman as a Talisman Treasure refined by the sect leader's martial uncle and reacted with fear.
• Lin Xuan activated the talisman, which revealed a cyan Little Sword as the Corpse Infant prepared for their final battle.

Lin Xuan overcame the Corpse Infant with his Talisman Treasure and trapped him in the formation, forcing him to offer submission. Meanwhile, Master Ku and the Turtle Demon reached the front mountain of the Jade Profound Sect, unaware that Fairy Hongling was following with plans of her own.

• Lin Xuan and the Corpse Infant fought with the Talisman Treasure and innate corpse qi until the Corpse Infant’s false body shattered and he tried to escape.
• Master Ku and the Turtle Demon emerged from Blood Bat Cave after Master Ku killed the Blood Bat King and took its Demon Core.
• The Turtle Demon led Master Ku toward the Treasure Pavilion at the Jade Profound Sect’s front mountain, while the two concealed their mutual distrust.
• Fairy Hongling left Blood Bat Cave after them, privately intending to seize the treasure for herself.
• Lin Xuan’s formation exposed the weakened Corpse Infant and repeatedly blocked his escape with thunderfire.
• As the Ice Flood Dragon closed in, the Corpse Infant offered to acknowledge Lin Xuan as his master, and Lin Xuan captured him with a hand of light.

Lin Xuan captured the Corpse Infant after foiling its ambush, then entered the Longevity Pavilion and discovered an ancient Herb Garden. When he uncovered a hive of familiar Demon Bees guarding the garden, he realized he and Yue'er were in trouble.

• The Corpse Infant pretended to surrender, but Lin Xuan's illusion foiled its needle attack, and Yue'er bound it with Yinhun Silk before Lin Xuan sealed it in a box.
• Lin Xuan took a Jade Pendant from the Pointy-Eared Cultivator's corpse, erased the traces of battle, and used the pendant to enter the Longevity Pavilion.
• Lin Xuan searched the passage and entered a garden filled with ancient spiritual herbs, while Yue'er remarked that the plants alone made the trip worthwhile.
• Lin Xuan spotted an ancient willow and attacked its trunk, but a purple-red bee flew out and blocked his sword light.
• Lin Xuan recognized the bee as a Demon Bee he had encountered before and realized that an entire hive guarded the garden.

Lin Xuan captured Demon Bee larvae and harvested rare herbs before the Jade Profound Sect command token revealed two Nascent Soul cultivators breaking into the Longevity Hall. He hurried toward the hall as Master Ku and the Turtle Demon finally shattered its barrier.

• Lin Xuan used the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring while Yue'er restrained three Demon Bees, and he collected their larvae in a Spirit Beast Bag.
• Lin Xuan harvested the rare spirit herbs, and Yue'er finished off the three Demon Bees before returning to his sleeve.
• Lin Xuan activated the Jade Pendant and saw Master Ku and the Turtle Demon attacking the Longevity Hall's barrier.
• Lin Xuan rushed toward the Longevity Hall while Master Ku and the Turtle Demon continued their attack without knowing he was ahead of them.
• Master Ku and the Turtle Demon broke through the barrier and turned eagerly toward the pavilion.

Lin Xuan followed a clue from the Jade Pendant through one of seven passages and reached a sealed cave residence, where he and Yue'er attacked its powerful restriction. Meanwhile, Master Ku and the Turtle Demon discovered that someone had already taken herbs from the garden and set out to catch up.

• Lin Xuan used the Jade Pendant to choose the second passage on the left and found a short-range teleportation formation.
• Lin Xuan teleported to a mountain-like cave residence, altered the formation to keep the two Nascent Soul Realm cultivators from following, and approached a sealed stone gate.
• Lin Xuan used the Jade Pendant against the gate, then summoned the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring while Yue'er gathered the Beast Soul Banner's souls into a great ape to attack the restriction.
• Master Ku and the Turtle Demon found the Herb Garden devastated and realized someone had arrived before them.
• Master Ku and the Turtle Demon agreed to pursue the intruder before they could take more treasures.

Lin Xuan entered the Jade Profound Sect’s hidden cavern, used the Jade Pendant to control its Naga Puppets, and claimed the treasures stored there. As two Nascent Soul Realm pursuers broke through his defenses, he searched urgently for another escape route but found none.

• Lin Xuan entered the cavern and stopped the two Naga Puppets from attacking by using the Jade Pendant, which also let him command them.
• Lin Xuan broke the barrier around the altar and collected three unfamiliar pills, a Talisman Treasure, an unusual Ancient Treasure belt, and an Alchemy Book scroll.
• Lin Xuan heard a thunderous noise, realized the two Nascent Soul Realm pursuers had reached the stone door, and set up Formation Flags to delay them.
• Lin Xuan searched the cavern for a secret passage as his formation failed, then watched the stone door shatter and two figures appear through the dust.

Lin Xuan faced Master Ku and the Turtle Demon in the Treasure Pavilion and pretended to submit while secretly searching for an escape. Yue'er found a hidden passage mechanism, and Lin Xuan ended the chapter by throwing valuable-looking pills between the two suspicious allies, provoking them to move against each other.

• Master Ku and the Turtle Demon confronted Lin Xuan and demanded that he hand over the treasures.
• Lin Xuan feigned fear and hesitation while probing the stone wall and reasoning that the two old monsters distrusted each other and feared he might destroy the treasures.
• Lin Xuan offered two counterfeit bottles of pills, claiming they contained a Longevity Pill and a Jingyang Divine Pill to keep the pair interested and buy time.
• Yue'er told Lin Xuan that a small pit beneath the wall concealed a mechanism that would reveal a secret passage.
• Lin Xuan tossed the Longevity Pill toward the Turtle Demon and the Jingyang Divine Pill toward Master Ku, and the two old monsters lunged as spiritual light burst between them.

Lin Xuan escaped through a hidden passage while Master Ku and the Turtle Demon fought off his Naga puppets and discovered that the pills he had given them were fakes. As the two old monsters pursued him, Lin Xuan learned from the Alchemy Book that his Jade Pendant was the Jade Profound Sect master’s Command Token and suggested he had a plan beyond simply fleeing.

• Master Ku and the Turtle Demon accused each other of treachery after each seized a pill, ending their alliance’s trust.
• Lin Xuan opened a secret passage in the altar wall and escaped as his Naga puppets blocked Master Ku and the Turtle Demon.
• Master Ku and the Turtle Demon destroyed the puppets, then discovered that both pills were counterfeit.
• Master Ku and the Turtle Demon chased Lin Xuan through the passage, where their abilities were restricted and they could not locate him with divine sense.
• Lin Xuan examined the Alchemy Book and confirmed to Yue'er that his Jade Pendant was the Jade Profound Sect master’s Command Token.
• Lin Xuan told Yue'er that fleeing blindly would not save them from two Nascent Soul Realm old monsters.

Lin Xuan tried to refine the Jade Pendant so he could control the Treasure Pavilion's remaining restrictions and escape the two Nascent Soul Realm pursuers. When Master Ku arrived before the refining was complete, Yue'er stayed to defend Lin Xuan and faced him with her treasures.

• Lin Xuan explained that the Alchemy Book said the Jade Pendant could control the Treasure Pavilion's surviving restrictions, and began refining it while Yue'er waited beside him.
• Master Ku and the other Nascent Soul Realm pursuer caught up before Lin Xuan finished refining the Jade Pendant.
• Yue'er chose to stay and buy Lin Xuan time, sending her Mandarin Duck Blades to fight Master Ku's demonic python.
• Yue'er summoned her Beast Soul Banner and sent a horned skull to swallow Master Ku's blood-red fireball.
• Master Ku brought out the Wraith Human Bone Staff as Yue'er turned pale.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er fought off Master Ku and the Turtle Demon, whose fear of Lin Xuan's dual-attribute treasure turned to panic when his command token activated a hidden restriction. Protected by the light screen, Lin Xuan and Yue'er escaped toward the passage while their pursuers attacked the barrier.

• Yue'er used her Beast Soul Banner and natal essence to attack Master Ku, but his hurricane overwhelmed the transformed tiger.
• Lin Xuan intervened with the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring and ordered Yue'er to retrieve her banner as he held off Master Ku.
• Master Ku and the Turtle Demon feared Lin Xuan's dual-attribute treasure might connect him to a powerful cultivator, then joined forces to attack him.
• Lin Xuan activated the sect leader's Command Token, triggering a hidden light screen that withstood the two old monsters' combined attacks.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er fled toward the passage while Master Ku and the Turtle Demon attacked the restriction.

Lin Xuan used soul-searching on the weakened Corpse Infant to learn how to leave the Jade Profound Sect’s hidden space, while the Turtle Demon and Master Ku remained trapped behind him. He found the former sect master’s cave residence and discovered a teleportation formation, but his sudden pallor left his next move uncertain.

• Lin Xuan escaped through the secret passage and used the Jade Pendant to overcome its restrictions as he fled the pursuing Turtle Demon and Master Ku.
• Lin Xuan opened the jade box, restrained the Corpse Infant, and used a soul-searching art to extract the secret of the exit.
• The Turtle Demon and Master Ku were delayed by Puppets and an ancient formation inside the passage.
• Lin Xuan followed the information he had obtained to a solitary peak and broke into the Jade Profound Sect’s former sect master’s cave residence.
• Lin Xuan found a crude teleportation formation in the cave’s great hall, then suddenly trembled and turned deathly pale.

Lin Xuan encountered Fairy Hongling, a powerful Jade Profound Sect elder, and recognized her from the Corpse Infant's memories. After she damaged his sword with a single attack, Hongling offered to make him a suggestion, leaving Lin Xuan to hear her out rather than fight her directly.

• Lin Xuan sensed a hidden presence and confronted Fairy Hongling when she revealed herself.
• Lin Xuan recognized Hongling as a peak middle-stage Nascent Soul Realm elder who had once attacked the Jade Profound Sect's sect master.
• Hongling decided Lin Xuan had to die for taking the Jade Profound Sect's treasures and attacked him with a spirit bird formed from pink mist.
• Lin Xuan sent his Floating Cloud Falling Snow Sword against the spirit bird, but it burned the Ice Flood Dragon and badly damaged the sword.
• Hongling stopped attacking and offered Lin Xuan a suggestion, and he agreed to hear what she had to say.

Lin Xuan tricked Fairy Hongling into accepting his offer to submit to the Spirit Restricting Technique, then used Yue'er and the Soul Devouring Technique to create an opening and attack her with the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring. After Yue'er could no longer maintain the technique, Hongling broke free, and Lin Xuan fled toward the teleportation array.

• Lin Xuan offered to let Hongling plant the Spirit Restricting Technique in exchange for sparing his life.
• As Hongling began casting the technique, Lin Xuan shouted for Yue'er to use the Soul Devouring Technique against her divine sense.
• Lin Xuan attacked Hongling with the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring while she struggled against Yue'er and defended herself with her Brocade Handkerchief.
• Yue'er gave up the Soul Devouring Technique, allowing Hongling to withdraw her divine sense and block the ring-shadows with her magical power.
• Lin Xuan turned into a streak of escaping light and flew toward the teleportation array on the stone platform.