Recaps

Lin Xuan began practicing with the mid-grade Gold Binding Rope after learning the Object Manipulation Technique, and successfully controlled it with his divine sense. Exhausted by the effort, he recognized that his spiritual power was too limited for prolonged use and decided to cultivate spells while he worked toward a higher level.

• Lin Xuan reviewed what he had learned about Spirit Tools and chose to practice with the Gold Binding Rope because he had no low-grade tool.
• Lin Xuan quickly mastered the Object Manipulation Technique and used spiritual power to enlarge the Gold Binding Rope.
• Lin Xuan attached his divine sense to the rope and successfully controlled it from afar on his first attempt.
• After half an hour of practice, Lin Xuan exhausted nearly all his spiritual power and concluded that his strong divine sense came from his intensive cultivation and pill purification.
• Lin Xuan considered how to compensate for his limited spiritual power and decided it was time to cultivate spells.

Lin Xuan chose three mid-grade spells to strengthen his combat abilities and practiced them alongside pill refining and cultivation. He mastered the Spirit Power Shield in three days, and continued working toward learning the other two spells.

• Lin Xuan reviewed the spell notes he had kept for three years and chose the Spirit Power Shield, Ice Needle Technique, and Wind Control Technique.
• Lin Xuan began practicing spells while continuing to refine pills and cultivate, enduring a demanding schedule.
• Lin Xuan learned the Spirit Power Shield first and mastered it proficiently after three days of practice.

Lin Xuan persevered through two months of arduous training and achieved a small measure of success with the powerful Ice Needle Technique. He tested it in a hidden canyon, where more than a hundred needles shredded a massive boulder, and judged his current mastery sufficient for his Spirit Movement Stage cultivation.

• Lin Xuan began learning the Ice Needle Technique, whose exceptional power came with demanding requirements for divine sense and perseverance.
• Despite making almost no progress during the first few days, Lin Xuan continued practicing without losing patience.
• After two months of repeated failures, Lin Xuan achieved a small measure of success, aided by his diligence and daily Marrow Cleansing Pills.
• Lin Xuan tested the technique in a hidden canyon and used more than a hundred Ice Needles to blast a massive boulder into a sieve.
• Lin Xuan pushed the boulder off the cliff to conceal evidence of his spell, then concluded that his current mastery was enough for his cultivation level.

Lin Xuan mastered the Wind Control Technique and learned to wield the Gold Binding Rope, but discovered that the basic Object Manipulation Technique could only unleash a fraction of the Spirit Tool’s power. He needed to learn the Spirit Control Technique, yet seeking access to it risked exposing his unusual cultivation and the secret in his dantian, leaving him to keep searching for a solution.

• Lin Xuan mastered the Wind Control Technique after nearly a week of practice, improving his mobility and strength.
• After months of cultivation, Lin Xuan used the Gold Binding Rope in a secluded gorge and finally mastered the mid-grade Spirit Tool.
• Lin Xuan realized that the Object Manipulation Technique let him use only one or two tenths of the Gold Binding Rope’s power.
• Lin Xuan considered learning the Spirit Control Technique from the Library Pavilion but rejected both available routes because they were too slow or risked attracting suspicion.
• Lin Xuan continued cultivating and purifying pills while pondering how to solve his problem.

Lin Xuan searched for a way to learn the Spirit Control Technique without exposing his abilities, but left the Library Pavilion’s second floor untouched. He overheard that Lingyun Sect was being forced to disband and that its techniques and treasures were being sold, giving him a possible new lead.

• Lin Xuan inspected the Waste Pill Room, where Zhao Ming and the other boys continued to appreciate his hands-off management.
• Lin Xuan left the room and searched the Library Pavilion’s first floor for useful knowledge but found nothing.
• Lin Xuan considered breaking the Restriction blocking access to the second floor, then decided not to reveal his Ice Needle Technique or Spirit Tool.
• Lin Xuan overheard cultivators say Lingyun Sect would disband after offending a Core Condensation Realm expert.
• Lin Xuan heard that Lingyun Sect’s mid-level cultivation techniques, Spirit Tools, and Talismans were being sold.

Lin Xuan, posing as Zhao Gang, questioned two Floating Cloud Valley disciples about Lingyun Sect’s rumored dissolution. He learned that Lingyun Sect was disbanding to escape a Core Condensation expert’s threat to annihilate it within a month.

• Lin Xuan overheard Li Hai and Chen Feng discuss Lingyun Sect and approached them under the false name Zhao Gang.
• Lin Xuan displayed his Spirit Movement Stage cultivation, prompting Li Hai and Chen Feng to treat him as a senior disciple and agree to speak with him.
• Lin Xuan asked Li Hai about Lingyun Sect’s dissolution, and Li Hai explained the sect’s weakness compared with Floating Cloud Valley.
• Li Hai said a Core Condensation expert had threatened to slaughter Lingyun Sect within a month, leaving the sect to choose dissolution as its only escape.

Lin Xuan learned that the heavenly laws protected sects and cultivators who surrendered by crippling their cultivation, and that Lingyun Sect’s disbandment had prompted a Treasure Trade Fair. After hearing the fair’s details, he planned to attend so he could find a method for cultivating the Spirit Control Technique.

• Lin Xuan feigned ignorance as Li Hai explained the heavenly laws, which required defeated sects to disband and their members to cripple their cultivation in exchange for protection from revenge.
• Li Hai explained that Lingyun Sect’s disbandment had drawn nearby cultivators to a Treasure Trade Fair where the sect’s cultivation treasures would be exchanged for medicinal pills.
• Lin Xuan realized the fair might offer a method for cultivating the Spirit Control Technique and asked Li Hai when and where it would be held.
• Lin Xuan concealed his interest by claiming he could only watch, and Li Hai and Chen Feng answered without suspecting his intentions.

Lin Xuan prepared to attend the Treasure Trade Fair at Heavenly Pillar Mountain, hoping to buy a mid-tier cultivation art without arousing suspicion. After purifying pills and packing his possessions, he left Floating Cloud Valley and arrived at Heavenly Pillar Peak disguised as a Rogue Cultivator.

• Lin Xuan learned that the Treasure Trade Fair would be held at Heavenly Pillar Mountain in nine days and decided to buy a cultivation art there.
• Lin Xuan spent five days purifying pills, producing three hundred Low-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pills and nine Mid-Grade Pills.
• Lin Xuan packed his pills, Spirit Stones, Spirit Tools, Five Elements Talismans, Storage items, and a defensive vest, then obtained an exit token from the sect.
• Lin Xuan left Floating Cloud Valley and traveled toward Heavenly Pillar Mountain, planning to arrive early and assess the area and its prices.
• Lin Xuan reached Heavenly Pillar Peak disguised in coarse clothes as an ordinary Rogue Cultivator.

Lin Xuan arrived at Lingyun Sect’s mountain hollow for the Treasure Trade Fair and learned that the sect’s cultivators would have to cripple their cultivation after the event. After registering under a false name and settling into his room, he rested while waiting for the fair to begin.

• Lin Xuan climbed Heavenly Pillar Peak, bypassed its illusion formation, and used a teleportation array to reach the mountain hollow.
• A dejected Lingyun Sect disciple gave Lin Xuan a Jade Slip outlining the Treasure Trade Fair and its rules; Lin Xuan found that the listed techniques included the Spirit Control Technique.
• Lin Xuan registered as the independent cultivator Zhao Gang and received an identity token from a Foundation Establishment Early Stage elder.
• Lin Xuan inspected his protected room, replenished his spiritual power through meditation, and went to sleep before the fair.

Lin Xuan visited the plaza before the Treasure Trade Fair opened to learn the area, check market prices, and survey the crowd. He identified the three groups competing for Lingyun Sect's assets and considered how the cultivation families might contend with him for what he wanted.

• Lin Xuan left his pavilion and headed to the southern plaza to prepare for the Treasure Trade Fair.
• Lin Xuan found a bustling market with thousands of cultivators gathering before the fair had opened.
• Lin Xuan observed that major sects, including Floating Cloud Valley and several Chongzhou sects, had sent elders to pursue valuable materials and Spirit Tools.
• Lin Xuan judged that cultivation families would compete for low-tier Spirit Tools, Talismans, and cultivation techniques, overlapping with his own needs.
• Lin Xuan assessed that independent cultivators had the least influence and would mostly trade among themselves or seek overlooked bargains.

Lin Xuan surveyed the rogue cultivators’ market and learned that pills were far more valuable to them than he had assumed. He decided to avoid using Mid-Grade Pills unless he had no other choice, as he continued seeking an intermediate-grade cultivation technique.

• Lin Xuan visited the market to learn prices while looking for an intermediate-grade cultivation technique containing the Spirit Control Technique.
• Lin Xuan examined a girl’s storage items and found their storage spaces too small to be useful.
• The girl offered to lower her price, but Lin Xuan refused to buy anything and continued browsing.
• Lin Xuan learned that rogue cultivators prized pills because they lacked the sect benefits that helped disciples cultivate.
• After two hours at the market, Lin Xuan decided to avoid spending his Mid-Grade Pills unless necessary.

Lin Xuan spotted a young Daofu Mountain disciple struggling to sell nearly a hundred low-level Talismans and decided to buy them for their combined defensive power. To avoid attracting attention by paying with fifty Marrow Cleansing Pills, Lin Xuan followed the seller out of the market and prepared to disguise himself.

• Lin Xuan examined the young disciple’s Talismans and learned that the seller had made them himself but could not sell them at their cost price.
• The onlookers mocked the Talismans’ price, and the young disciple packed up without making a sale.
• Lin Xuan decided that using the Talismans all at once could help him escape even a Foundation Establishment Early Stage opponent.
• Lin Xuan avoided buying the Talismans in public because paying with fifty Marrow Cleansing Pills might draw unwanted attention.
• Lin Xuan followed the young disciple out of the market and took a Disguise Mask from his Storage Bracelet.

Lin Xuan disguised himself to buy all of a young cultivator’s Talismans, then returned to the market to look for useful goods. The chapter left him with a better understanding of cultivation-item prices and two water-attributed Spirit Stones as he prepared to seek an intermediate cultivation technique the next day.

• Lin Xuan changed his appearance and voice before approaching the young cultivator in a secluded place.
• The young cultivator counted out 108 Talismans, and Lin Xuan bought them all for fifty low-grade Marrow Cleansing Pills.
• Lin Xuan returned to the Post House, reviewed his market knowledge, and resolved to obtain an intermediate cultivation technique the next day.
• Lin Xuan explored the afternoon market and bought two water-attributed Spirit Stones.

Lin Xuan attended the Lingyun Sect’s Treasure Trade Fair and bought the Lingyun Art, a low-grade cultivation art he hoped would improve his progress. He returned to the Post House to wait for the afternoon sale of mid-grade cultivation arts, where he planned to seek one containing the Spirit Control Technique.

• Lin Xuan arrived at the crowded square and used a Jade Slip to learn that the Treasure Trade Fair had auctions followed by morning and afternoon free-selection sessions.
• Lin Xuan decided to look for a high-quality low-grade cultivation art after learning that Lingyun Art was considered equal to Floating Cloud Valley’s Flying Cloud Force.
• Lin Xuan found the stall selling cultivation arts and recognized Lingyun Art among the Jade Slips.
• Lin Xuan bought Lingyun Art for thirty low-grade Marrow Cleansing Pills.
• Lin Xuan browsed the busy market without making another purchase, then returned to the Post House to prepare for the afternoon sale.

Lin Xuan listened to cultivators discuss the morning auction and the afternoon trade fair, learning that Rogue Cultivators had little chance of obtaining the best treasures. He learned that cultivation families had already reserved most of the mid-grade cultivation methods, while he remained determined to acquire one for himself.

• Lin Xuan lingered in the dining hall and secretly listened as cultivators discussed the morning auction.
• A burly Rogue Cultivator described the Spirit Tools sold at auction and said powerful sects and wealthy cultivation families had bought them.
• Lin Xuan reflected that he already owned several Spirit Tools but needed the Spirit Control Technique to use their power fully.
• An old man revealed that cultivation families had reserved three of the four mid-grade cultivation methods offered at the trade fair.
• The Rogue Cultivators accepted that they could do little against the sects and families, and some dismissed mid-grade methods as useless to them.

Lin Xuan learned that only one intermediate cultivation art remained at the trade fair and resolved to buy it despite the competition. When a Yan Family cultivator tried to claim the Ice Heart Art, Lin Xuan outbid him, leaving the sale contested.

• Lin Xuan decided he would not give up the remaining intermediate cultivation art and restored his strength before the trade fair.
• Lin Xuan reached the stall and asked the attendant the price of the Ice Heart Art, which was 150 Low-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pills.
• A young Yan Family cultivator arrived and tried to take the Ice Heart Art after placing 150 pills on the stall.
• Lin Xuan blocked the young man and offered 160 Marrow Cleansing Pills for the art.

Lin Xuan outbid Yan Ming for the Spirit Control Technique by offering a Mid-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill along with two hundred Low-Grade pills, then left Lingyun Sect after noticing groups following him. He hid in a valley and used a rare Invisibility Talisman to evade them.

• Lin Xuan and Yan Ming raised their bids for the Spirit Control Technique until Lin Xuan offered a Mid-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill and two hundred Low-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pills.
• The Lingyun Sect cultivator accepted Lin Xuan's offer, and Yan Ming gave up after seeing the Mid-Grade Pill.
• Lin Xuan took the Jade Slip and left Lingyun Sect through the Teleportation Array without returning to the pavilion.
• Lin Xuan detected several groups following him, circled the area, and reached a rugged valley near Heavenly Pillar Peak.
• Lin Xuan activated an Invisibility Talisman, which concealed him but prevented him from moving for three hours.

After escaping the cultivators who coveted his treasures, Lin Xuan headed back toward Floating Cloud Valley with new cultivation supplies. He hid in a forest for the night and overheard Yan Ming and Yan Tianheng discussing their ambush on the Wang Family disciples.

• Lin Xuan emerged from hiding after three hours, reviewed his purchases, and continued toward Floating Cloud Valley.
• At dusk, Lin Xuan stopped in a remote forest, extinguished his cooking fire, and concealed himself in a tree when he sensed someone approaching.
• A Flight Talisman brought Yan Ming and his father, Yan Tianheng, into the forest, and Lin Xuan recognized Yan Ming from their earlier encounter.
• Lin Xuan reasoned that the pair had not followed him and stayed still, hoping they would soon leave.
• Yan Ming asked whether their ambush on the Wang Family disciples would be discovered, and Yan Tianheng said he had destroyed the bodies and erased all traces.

Lin Xuan overheard Yan Tianheng and Yan Ming discussing their theft of a cultivation manual and realized they would kill him to keep their secret. When they spotted him, Lin Xuan attacked first, wounding Yan Ming and unleashing a barrage of fireballs at them.

• Lin Xuan inferred that Yan Tianheng had ambushed the Wang Family and stolen its intermediate cultivation manual after Lin Xuan bought the one Yan Ming wanted.
• Yan Tianheng looked toward the tree where Lin Xuan was hiding, so Lin Xuan dropped down and attacked before they could strike.
• Yan Ming recognized Lin Xuan, and Lin Xuan trapped him with the Quicksand Technique while attacking with fireballs and ice bullets.
• Yan Tianheng pulled Yan Ming out of danger, but an ice bullet struck Yan Ming in the chest.
• Lin Xuan threw five Talismans into the air, sending dozens of fireballs roaring toward Yan Tianheng and Yan Ming.

Lin Xuan faced Yan Tianheng in a fierce battle, using valuable defensive and offensive Talismans to withstand the stronger cultivator’s spells. Yan Tianheng’s spirit power dwindled against Lin Xuan’s seemingly endless supply of Talismans as the fight continued.

• Yan Tianheng protected Yan Ming with a Spirit Power Shield, which stopped Lin Xuan’s Fireball Talisman.
• Lin Xuan activated the Diamond Technique and Water Spirit Talisman to defend himself, then refused to reveal his identity.
• Lin Xuan sent Ice Bullet Talismans at Yan Tianheng, who countered with the mid-grade Fire Bird Technique.
• Lin Xuan used five Freezing Technique Talismans to oppose the Fire Bird and kept relying on Talismans instead of his weaker spirit power.
• Yan Tianheng unleashed repeated mid-grade spells, but Lin Xuan’s Talismans steadily depleted the patriarch’s spirit power.

Lin Xuan used Talismans and psychological tactics to hold off Yan Tianheng, while both men worried about whose resources would run out first. Yan Tianheng drew on a hidden treasure, but Lin Xuan struck him with a mid-grade Crescent Blade Talisman and waited to see what he would do next.

• Lin Xuan provoked Yan Tianheng while using groups of five low-grade Talismans to counter his spells, and both men grew concerned about exhausting their resources.
• Yan Tianheng, tempted by the possibility of obtaining Lin Xuan's Mid-Grade Pill, decided to use a powerful treasure and reached into his robes.
• Lin Xuan recognized the danger and used two mid-grade Talismans, canceling Yan Tianheng's Fire Bird Technique and sending a Crescent Blade Technique at him.
• The Crescent Blade Technique heavily wounded Yan Tianheng but failed to break his Spirit Power Shield.
• Yan Tianheng threatened Lin Xuan from within the dust, and Lin Xuan prepared a Talisman while waiting to see his opponent's next move.

Yan Tianheng unleashed a Beast Talisman that summoned the soul of an Iron-Armored Explosive Flame Tiger, but Lin Xuan restrained it with a Spirit Tool. Their fight became a stalemate, and the chapter ended with Yan Tianheng believing Lin Xuan had run out of Talismans.

• Yan Tianheng activated a Beast Talisman and summoned the soul of an Iron-Armored Explosive Flame Tiger to attack Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan used several low-tier Spells to slow the tiger, then bound its soul with a Spirit Tool rope.
• Yan Tianheng was shocked by Lin Xuan's rare treasures, but grew more determined to kill him before his powerful master could intervene.
• Lin Xuan and Yan Tianheng struggled in a stalemate as they tried to control the tiger and conserve their spiritual power.
• Lin Xuan reached into his robes and withdrew an empty hand, leading Yan Tianheng to believe he had run out of Talismans.

Lin Xuan defeated Yan Tianheng by feigning weakness before unleashing the powerful Ice Needle Technique, then killed Yan Ming and collected the battle spoils. He left with Yan Tianheng’s Beast Talisman, though nearly all the low-grade Talismans he had brought were spent.

• Lin Xuan repeatedly used the Ice Bullet Technique to trick Yan Tianheng into believing it was his only spell while Yan Tianheng battered his defensive barriers.
• Lin Xuan unleashed the Ice Needle Technique, overwhelming Yan Tianheng’s weakened Spirit Power Shield and killing him.
• Lin Xuan killed Yan Ming after the boy begged for his life, since Yan Ming had seen Lin Xuan’s true face.
• Lin Xuan recovered the Gold Binding Rope and the Beast Talisman, while discovering that the battle had used up nearly all his low-grade Talismans.

Lin Xuan returned to Floating Cloud Valley after defeating Yan Tianheng and collecting his spoils. Rested and resolved to grow stronger, he prepared to focus on cultivation.

• Lin Xuan looted Yan Tianheng's Storage Bracelet, taking Spirit Stones, pills, cultivation arts, a pill furnace, and a rare herb.
• Lin Xuan buried Yan Tianheng and his son with the Quicksand Technique, then traveled through the night back to Floating Cloud Valley.
• Lin Xuan returned to Danxia Mountain, confirmed that the Waste Pill Room had been undisturbed, and considered the cultivation arts he had acquired.
• Lin Xuan rested for a day and a night to recover from the battle and his journey.
• Lin Xuan concluded that increasing his spiritual power was his priority and resolved to work hard at cultivation.

Lin Xuan prepared to enter seclusion and advance his cultivation while tensions spread across Yanzhou after the Wang Family accused the Yan Family of killing its disciples. The dispute drew Floating Cloud Valley and the Fire Spirit Sect into opposing alliances, leaving the Cultivation World on the brink of wider conflict.

• Lin Xuan purified hundreds of Low-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pills and twenty Mid-Grade Pills before preparing to cultivate in seclusion and reach the late stage of the Spirit Agility Realm.
• The Wang Family sent three Foundation Establishment Realm elders to confront the Yan Family over the ambush and deaths of its disciples, but Yan Tianheng and his son were missing.
• The Wang Family elders refrained from attacking the Yan Family because of its ties to the Fire Spirit Sect and instead waited nearby while another group sought reinforcements.
• The Yan Family suspected the Wang Family had killed Yan Tianheng and sought help from the Fire Spirit Sect.
• The dispute pulled Floating Cloud Valley, the Fire Spirit Sect, and their allied sects into opposing sides, while cultivation lineages began clashing across Yanzhou.