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Lin Xuan and Tian Xiang fought across their merged domains in a transformed starry sky, where Lin Xuan turned Tian Xiang’s own planetary assault against him. Tian Xiang unleashed a vastly stronger Starry Sky Storm, and as Lin Xuan struggled to resist it, the Blue Star Sea appeared above him and enclosed him.

• Tian Xiang and Lin Xuan merged their domains into a starry sky, where Tian Xiang used falling planets to attack Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan used the Five Dragon Seal to form a Black Hole that swallowed the planets and exploded around Tian Xiang, leaving him battered.
• Enraged, Tian Xiang gathered a powerful Starry Sky Storm into a hundred-zhang beam and fired it at Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan used the Five Dragon Seal to meet the beam, but his defense began to fail against the storm’s overwhelming power.
• The Blue Star Sea inside Lin Xuan appeared above him, expanded to enclose him, and began rotating as Tian Xiang’s beam approached.

Lin Xuan fought Tian Xiang with the Grafting Technique and discovered that the Blue Star Sea could swallow attacks tied to the starry sky. After Tian Xiang wounded him in a series of fierce attacks, Lin Xuan grabbed his fist and unleashed the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire.

• The Blue Star Sea swallowed Tian Xiang's light pillar and meteor, but Tian Xiang realized it only countered starry sky techniques and attacked Lin Xuan with an Immortal Sword.
• Tian Xiang summoned eighty-one golden Flood Dragons, whose light waves broke through Lin Xuan's Five Dragon Seal and left him badly wounded.
• Lin Xuan summoned Cyan Light Glaze and sent countless giant pythons to fight the golden dragons.
• Lin Xuan charged Tian Xiang in close combat, and their clash shattered Lin Xuan's arm.
• Lin Xuan seized Tian Xiang's fist and ignited the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire in his palm.

Lin Xuan wounded Tian Xiang with the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, but Tian Xiang recovered and trapped him inside a formation of Ancient Mirrors. Tian Xiang then sent a golden flame through the mirrors, and Lin Xuan faced the flame as his defenses failed.

• Lin Xuan's Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire withered Tian Xiang's hand and aged him, so Tian Xiang severed his arm and retreated before restoring himself at the cost of Source Power.
• Tian Xiang summoned more than a thousand golden Ancient Mirrors, which surrounded Lin Xuan and reflected his attacks.
• Lin Xuan charged into the mirrors several times, but each attempt returned him to the same place and left him trapped.
• Tian Xiang transformed the Ten Thousand Scroll Heavenly Book into golden fire and sent it through the mirrors toward Lin Xuan.
• The golden flames melted Lin Xuan's arm and overwhelmed his protective treasures as Tian Xiang boasted of their power.

Lin Xuan defeated Tian Xiang with Tian Xiaojian’s help, but Tian Xiang’s death triggered the collapse of the Immortal World and the Three Thousand Worlds. A Starry Sky Gate offered escape to another universe, yet Lin Xuan hesitated between saving himself and risking everything to repair the Immortal World, leaving his choice unresolved.

• Lin Xuan endured Tian Xiang’s Fire of Primordial Chaos behind the Five Dragon Seal until Tian Xiaojian disrupted Tian Xiang from within.
• Lin Xuan joined Tian Xiaojian’s attack, cut Tian Xiang in two with a sword containing Primordial Chaos Laws, and returned with the others to the True Immortal World.
• Tian Xiang revealed that his life was linked to the Immortal World’s core, and his death caused the Immortal World and the Three Thousand Worlds to begin collapsing.
• The Asura King recalled that Nine Heavens Breathing Soil could repair the Immortal World’s core, while the Starry Sky Gate appeared as an escape to another universe.
• The Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden brought Ouyang Qinxin to Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan hesitated to leave the other people and worlds behind or attempt the perilous repair.

Phantom Rain reflected on the six-year serialization of Hundred Refinements, shared personal hardships including his father’s death, and acknowledged the novel’s shortcomings. He announced plans to rest and prepare a new xianxia novel, expected to begin uploading in July or August.

• Phantom Rain recalled how Hundred Refinements accompanied him through divorce, remarriage, and becoming a father.
• Phantom Rain described caring for his ill father, who died of lung cancer the previous month, while he continued updating the novel.
• Phantom Rain apologized for plot holes, slow updates, short chapters, and dragged-out sections, and promised to improve.
• Phantom Rain said his signed new xianxia novel would debut on Origin Point Chinese Network, likely in July and no later than August.
• Phantom Rain planned to rest before preparing the new book, which he intended to make more compact and update at a basic pace of 6,000 words a day.

Lin Xuan cultivated through the dangers of You Province, advanced with the Blue Star Sea, and faced hostile cultivators and the Ghost Race alongside Yue'er. After developing affection for Peacock, he declined her invitation and escaped You Province through an ultra-long-distance teleportation.

• Lin Xuan entered Floating Cloud, slew his senior sister, refined the Blue Star Sea, and achieved Foundation Establishment before venturing into You Province.
• Lin Xuan met Yue'er, became Young Master after taking a master, and refined countless Waste Pills.
• Lin Xuan infiltrated Azure Cloud to steal immortal grass, battled Taibai, and came to know Qin Xin.
• Lin Xuan sought the Ghost King for Yue'er, survived an encounter with Hao Tian, and killed the Ghost King to obtain the ghost pill.
• Lin Xuan escaped the ghost tide by teleportation, encountered Hundred Poisons in Ink Moon, and began receiving the Azure Phantom Nether Fire.
• Lin Xuan met Ying'er during the Ghost Race's rampage, fought alongside Peacock and developed affection for her, then declined her invitation and teleported away from You Province.

Lin Xuan arrived in the Cloud Sea, explored ancient ruins, survived a deadly pursuit, and cultivated the Demon Infant. After taking over the Ning Family and suffering a failed teleportation, he met Red Silk again before space warped into a Demon Spirit.

• Warm jade teleported Lin Xuan to the Cloud Sea, where he practiced ice-and-fire cultivation and discovered ruins.
• Red Silk and the Corpse Infant awakened, and Lin Xuan found treasures in the Longevity Pavilion before enemies attacked the Corpse Infant.
• Red Silk fought the enemies, and Lin Xuan escaped the pursuit, reached Xuankong, perfected Core Condensation, and cultivated the Demon Infant.
• After the Demon Infant's transformation brought tragedy, Lin Xuan entered the swamp at the Ning Family's invitation, destroyed the Corpse Demon, obtained a Refined Corpse, and took over the Ning Family using the Substitution Technique.
• Lin Xuan sought to use Earth Fire to reach the blazing sun, but his teleportation failed midway; Master Miku stirred up trouble, gained an unexpected windfall, and survived the crisis.
• Lin Xuan met Red Silk again during a standoff, and space suddenly warped into a Demon Spirit.

Lin Xuan encountered the Mystic Phoenix Sect on Demon Spirit Island, survived conflicts involving demon factions and ancient relics, and advanced to mid Nascent Soul. After further gains and reaching minor mastery in Phoenix Dance, he returned to the Human World through a Teleportation Array.

• Lin Xuan secretly aided Red Silk, rescued Mad Maiden again, and befriended Jin Ling.
• Lin Xuan disrupted the balance at the Mang Mountain Assembly after the Poison Flood Dragon arrived and escaped the ensuing chaos with the goods.
• Lin Xuan ventured into the Qilin Relic Land, obtained Heaven Refining Dust, and lost the Command Token after ending the Nascent Soul and slaying the Flood Dragon.
• Lin Xuan made peace with Yu Yuan in an ancient Demon Monster land, fought demons alongside her, and traded the Demon Eye Relic to her.
• Lin Xuan faced the demon with the Fox King, survived after the Fox King perished, and advanced to mid Nascent Soul after gaining a rich harvest.
• Lin Xuan encountered a deathmatch while going to meet Jin Ling, made a fortune, and returned to the Human World after reaching minor mastery in Phoenix Dance.

Lin Xuan returned to You Province and reunited with old companions amid battles involving Hun Yuan, Peacock, and Taowu. After parting from Peacock, he revisited Azure Cloud, gained the Five Dragon Seal, and traveled to Cloud Province to train after failing to condense a Demon Core.

• Lin Xuan returned to You Province, where the Twelve Heavenly Cloud Provinces had become connected and humanity had reclaimed the province from the Ghost Race.
• Lin Xuan revisited Floating Cloud, braved the Heart Inquiry, obtained Heaven Origin, quelled a rebellion, and took in Bai Xuan.
• Lin Xuan entered Kui Yin to honor his promise to Hundred Poisons and killed Hun Yuan.
• Lin Xuan found Peacock in danger from Taowu and used every means to save her before escaping with his life.
• Lin Xuan and Peacock reunited but parted because they belonged to the human and demon races.
• Lin Xuan revisited Azure Cloud, killed Elder Qiong, obtained the Five Dragon Seal, and then went to Cloud Province to train after failing to condense a Demon Core.

Lin Xuan recovered from his wounds, reunited with Ouyang, and avenged Qin Xin by challenging a branch sect, where Jade Luo displayed overwhelming power. As a new arc began, Yue'er's palace and the Indeterminate River became the next destinations.

• After recovering, Lin Xuan went to see Ouyang and eliminated the wolf that had attacked Qin Xin.
• Lin Xuan reunited with old confidants and challenged a branch sect to avenge Qin Xin.
• Jade Luo slaughtered countless cultivators and defeated Nascent Soul cultivators with ease.
• Yun'er spared Mortals, showing compassion amid the fighting.
• As Lin Xuan sought to kill the remaining old bald donkey, a sudden change revealed his true feelings for Qin Xin.
• The story turned toward two new destinations: Yue'er's palace and the Indeterminate River.

The 'Emperor,' whose true name was Phantom Rain, gathered divine thunder born of faith to build the kingdom of Hundred Refinements. Fairy Xuanfeng's appearance and Lin Xuan's advancement and ascension completed the kingdom, after which the 'Emperor' bore children and lived happily.

• The 'Emperor' dispatched countless citizens throughout the universe to gather divine thunder born of faith.
• Tinglou served as the number one expert, while Yue'er was described as an important property owner capable of becoming one of the Six Lords of the Underworld.
• The 'Emperor' continued building Hundred Refinements as divine thunder descended and countless citizens worshipped it.
• The world's rules grew denser near the Hundred Refinements Thunder Platform and converged upon Phantom Rain, who waited for a heaven-shaking divine thunderbolt.
• Fairy Xuanfeng appeared, and Lin Xuan advanced to Lihe and ascended directly, completing the 'Emperor's kingdom.
• The 'Emperor' bore children and lived an incomparably happy life.

The battle at the Indeterminate River ended with most of the factions destroyed and Lin Xuan’s group surviving at the cost of losing Ouyang. Ouyang had been teleported to the Spirit World, and her fate remained unknown.

• The Heavenly Ingenuity Sect lost one cultivator to infighting, while the survivor was attacked by Lin Xuan and the Ancient Octopus Beast.
• The Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect monk killed the Ancient Octopus Beast, but the Mysterious Venerable of the Nine Heavens possessed his body.
• The Mysterious Venerable was killed by his disciple’s ghost pet.
• Nine-Heads and his group fell by the Indeterminate River, and the Luo Clan’s elites were wiped out after failing to obtain the Asura God Blood.
• Lin Xuan’s group survived the battle, but Ouyang was teleported to the Spirit World.

Flute Insect encountered a handsome early Yuan-stage cultivator while seeking a spirit herb and fought him, hoping to harvest his essence to advance her cultivation. She subdued him with an imitation Spirit Treasure and bound him with her Fragrant Mist gu poison.

• Flute Insect searched for a spirit herb after growing frustrated that she could not reach the middle Yuan stage.
• Flute Insect encountered a male cultivator at the herb and was briefly struck by his appearance.
• Flute Insect attacked the cultivator, but his spirit fusion and tri-colored fire made him difficult to defeat.
• Flute Insect used an imitation Spirit Treasure to subdue the cultivator and bound him with her Fragrant Mist gu poison.
• Flute Insect taunted the captured cultivator and told him to submit to her.

This chapter described Lin Xuan’s thoughts after Ouyang was accidentally transported to the Spirit World, where her lack of strength and support left her in danger. It ended with Lin Xuan considering that Ouyang would have been safer in the Human World, becoming Baisuan Pavilion’s master after his ascension.

• Ouyang and Lin Xuan were separated before Asura Palace, and Ouyang was accidentally teleported to the Spirit World.
• Lin Xuan felt oddly happy for Ouyang, though he recognized that she was only a Yuanchu Realm cultivator.
• Lin Xuan considered how Ouyang might struggle to survive in the Spirit World without support until he arrived.
• Lin Xuan imagined Ouyang being captured as a furnace cauldron and planned to destroy whoever took her.
• Lin Xuan concluded that Ouyang would have been better off in the Human World, where she could become Baisuan Pavilion’s master after he ascended.

The chapter analyzed Taowu’s use of “smuggling” as Spirit World cultivators descending to hunt the young of powerful Demonic Beasts for valuable resources. It predicted that Lin Xuan would later be caught between factions hunting and protecting those beasts, with Lihe among the likely pursuers.

• The author argued that Spirit World cultivators would descend to the Human World only to seek rare treasures or extend their lifespans.
• The author noted that Phoenixes and Qilins had existed in the Human World, suggesting upper-realm cultivators might target their young.
• The author reasoned that hunting powerful adult Demonic Beasts was difficult, making their offspring tempting targets for pill ingredients and other resources.
• The author predicted that Lihe would descend to pursue Lin Xuan, likely because of a young upper-realm Demonic Beast.
• The author predicted that rival factions would descend to hunt and protect the beasts, leaving Lin Xuan to survive between them and emerge victorious.

Lotus Heart emerged from the water hoping to explore the land, but a Frost Centipede and a giant boy left him nearly crushed. He returned to the lotus pool, where Wang Tinglou offered to tutor him so he could become a True Spirit, and called Milk Dragon to help.

• Lotus Heart left the water and was frozen by the cold from a passing Frost Centipede.
• A boy chasing a kite ran toward Lotus Heart without seeing him and left him badly injured.
• Lotus Heart crawled back to the pavilion tower, and Wang Tinglou revealed that it could speak and was the realm's administrator.
• Wang Tinglou offered to tutor Lotus Heart so he could become a True Spirit, then called Milk Dragon to help him.

Tinglou recalled Purple Moon’s rise to become an Alliance Leader for Hundred Refinements and Phantom Rain’s Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts. Purple Moon later earned two more alliance leaderships for Hundred Refinements.

• Tinglou first noticed Purple Moon tipping 10,000 Origin Point coins whenever Hundred Refinements released 9,000 words.
• Purple Moon became an Alliance Leader for Hundred Refinements, surprising Tinglou.
• Purple Moon became an Alliance Leader for Phantom Rain’s Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts, though he told Tinglou he had not read the book.
• Purple Moon secured a second and then a third alliance leadership for Hundred Refinements.
• Tinglou described Purple Moon as dependable, an update chaser who also lurked, and a passionate but level-headed reader.

Lin Xuan encountered Peacock while fleeing Wood Longevity Beast and mistook her companion, Kongxuan, for her lover. After Peacock revealed that Lin Kongxuan was Lin Xuan’s child, he was left stunned.

• Lin Xuan fled Wood Longevity Beast and was delighted to find Peacock, but worried when he saw her low cultivation level.
• Peacock urged Kongxuan to drive off the beast, and he transformed into a Peacock and defeated Wood Longevity Beast.
• Seeing Peacock lovingly support Kongxuan, Lin Xuan assumed they were together and offered them his blessing.
• Peacock stopped Lin Xuan and explained that Kongxuan’s name was Lin Kongxuan and that he was Lin Xuan’s child.
• Lin Xuan stared in disbelief and exclaimed that Kongxuan was his child.

The narrator described Flame Sovereign as a warmhearted but lazy fellow reader from Shanghai who had become a moderator. After casting his monthly vote, Flame Sovereign made an unusually long post, prompting the narrator to commemorate the occasion.

• The narrator gradually got to know Flame Sovereign in the Xuanyue Pavilion QQ group after Hundred Refinements created it.
• The narrator saw Flame Sovereign as warmhearted because he agreed to help fellow readers, but lazy because he always asked them to send the webpage address first.
• Flame Sovereign cast his monthly vote and made a long post, which the narrator commemorated.

The author described Sun Immortal Vulture’s growth from an active QQ book friend into the writer of Collapse of the Immortal World. The chapter ended with the author reflecting that a future great author might be an ordinary book friend.

• Sun Immortal Vulture frequently chatted with the author on QQ and posted several times a day, though many posts were filler.
• After discussing his dream of writing with the author, Sun Immortal Vulture released Collapse of the Immortal World and quickly wrote more than a hundred thousand characters.
• The author read the first dozen chapters of Immortal World and praised its creativity, ideas, emotional plotlines, and improving writing.
• The author compared Sun Immortal Vulture with Wang Yu and Phantom Rain, noting that they were not especially skilled at self-promotion but could write good books.
• The author concluded that a future great author might be an ordinary book friend.

The author listed unresolved questions about Lin Xuan’s allies, the reasons Xinyue and Taowu descended, and how Lin Xuan might ascend to the Spirit World. The chapter ended by inviting readers to speculate as Lin Xuan’s ascent seemed unlikely to happen soon.

• The author questioned why Meng Ruyan wanted to cooperate with Lin Xuan and what connected her plans to Fairy Qin’s earlier message.
• The author asked why Xinyue and Taowu had descended to the Human World and whether ancient You Province held a hidden treasure.
• The author considered how Lin Xuan would ascend, noting that he had missed a chance to question Great Monk Huitong about the route to the Spirit World.
• The author wondered whether Tinglou and Tian Xiaojian might cooperate if they encountered each other while pursuing ascension.
• The author asked how far Baisuan Pavilion would grow and whether Yue'er would eventually accompany Lin Xuan to the Spirit World.
• The author concluded that Lin Xuan would likely remain in the Human World for a while and invited readers to share their theories.

The author analyzed how Feng Liang’s appearance and the Spirit World visitors shifted the balance between Horizon Sea Pavilion and the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect. The Spirit Control Sect and Separation Medicine Palace remained undecided, while Lin Xuan was poised to tip the scales.

• The author connected Feng Liang’s faction to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect and identified Horizon Sea Pavilion’s kinship with Wang Tinglou as evidence that Pine Wind Academy would ally with it.
• The author inferred that the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect would support Horizon Sea Pavilion, while the Demon Race posed little threat after Nine-Heads was extinguished.
• The author considered the Spirit Control Sect and Separation Medicine Palace potential swing forces, noting that either could still have reasons to oppose Horizon Sea Pavilion.
• The author described Taowu, Xinyue, and Xiahou as Spirit World visitors whose grudges and family ties added further complications.
• The author concluded that Lin Xuan, Meng Ruyan’s sweetheart, could become the decisive factor between the two sides.

The narrator praised Illusion’s plot for turning Mo Xuesong and his wife’s attempt to rob Lin Xuan into a reconciliation through Meng Ruyan. The alliance between Lin Xuan and Meng Ruyan left the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect poised to side with Horizon Sea Pavilion as wider conflicts over the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect and the Asura Sect’s treasures approached.

• Mo Xuesong and his wife intended to rob Lin Xuan, making the narrator fear that the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect would become Horizon Sea Pavilion’s enemy.
• Meng Ruyan resolved the conflict, drawing on the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect’s gratitude for her rescue of the Great Elder and his wife.
• Lin Xuan displayed his strength, persuading Mo Xuesong and his wife that befriending him was safer than making him an enemy.
• The narrator inferred that Mo Xuesong would learn from Taiyin about the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect’s loss and Horizon Sea Pavilion’s gain of a Lihe Realm cultivator, making Horizon Sea Pavilion the clear side to support.
• The narrator described Meng Ruyan and Lin Xuan’s meeting as a significant alliance that would affect the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect, the Asura Sect’s treasures, ascension, and the Lihe Realm.

The passage described Mysterious Venerable of the Nine Heavens as a gifted creator of the Nine Heavens Profound Art who survived Asura Palace and gained control of some Restrictions. It condemned him for abandoning Mystic Phoenix Fairy when she shielded him.

• Mysterious Venerable of the Nine Heavens created the Nine Heavens Profound Art.
• He survived the dangers of Asura Palace and gained control over certain Restrictions.
• Mystic Phoenix Fairy shielded him, but he fled alone.

The author reflected on Lu Ying'er's unspoken love for Lin Xuan after he asked to borrow her cultivation cave, interpreting her reaction as a brief, fragile hope followed by disappointment. The chapter ended with imagined scenes of Ying'er hiding her sorrow from her Young Master.

• Lin Xuan asked to borrow Lu Ying'er's cultivation cave.
• Lu Ying'er froze and showed a strange expression, then bowed and withdrew after her hope faded.
• The author imagined Lu Ying'er silently grieving while hiding her feelings from Lin Xuan.