Recaps

Lin Xuan faced Mo Xuesong and his wife on a barren plain, countering their unusual treasures with his own techniques. He destroyed Mo Xuesong’s two Long Spears with Azure Fire as their battle continued.

• Mo Xuesong demanded that Lin Xuan hand over the treasure and die, but Lin Xuan mocked him and threatened to refine the couple’s souls.
• Mo Xuesong unleashed swarms of strange birds from an Inkstone while his wife summoned flowers from a basket.
• Lin Xuan released his Jade Luo Bees, which overwhelmed the strange birds with their venomous stingers.
• Mo Xuesong’s wife formed the Hundred Flower Immortal-Slaying Sword from eighty-one flowers, but Lin Xuan blocked it with five-colored Sword Qi.
• Mo Xuesong attacked with two ink-green Long Spears, and Lin Xuan sent Azure Fire to destroy them.

Lin Xuan overwhelmed Mo Xuesong and Xin Mei after they tried to ambush him, but Meng Ruyan intervened before he could kill Mo Xuesong. At Lin Xuan’s agreement to spare them, the hostile encounter ended in reconciliation and the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect promised to regard him as a friend.

• Lin Xuan dodged the five Puppets’ attack and tore apart the fiery Puppet with his bare hands.
• Mo Xuesong sent Xin Mei away and attacked Lin Xuan to give her a chance to escape, while Xin Mei refused to abandon him and brought out an ancient fire-bird talisman.
• Lin Xuan seized Xin Mei’s talisman, but a sudden strike blocked Azure Fire before it could kill Mo Xuesong.
• Meng Ruyan appeared, asked Lin Xuan to spare Mo Xuesong and Xin Mei, and Lin Xuan agreed.
• Mo Xuesong and Xin Mei apologized to Lin Xuan, and Mo Xuesong promised that the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect would treat him as a friend.

Lin Xuan accepted Mo Xuesong’s Heavenly Mystery Mansion and chose to build goodwill with Heavenly Ingenuity Sect rather than demand more treasures. After Mo Xuesong left, Lin Xuan addressed Meng Ruyan, revealing that he recognized her and hoped to ally with Horizon Sea Pavilion.

• Lin Xuan asked Mo Xuesong how his wife had concealed herself, and Mo Xuesong explained that she had been inside the Heavenly Mystery Mansion, a portable cave abode.
• Mo Xuesong offered Lin Xuan the Heavenly Mystery Mansion in gratitude for sparing his life, and Lin Xuan accepted it and called Mo his friend.
• Lin Xuan reconsidered extorting Mo Xuesong’s remaining puppets because he hoped to make Heavenly Ingenuity Sect an ally against the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect.
• Mo Xuesong and the woman in green departed after inviting Lin Xuan and Meng Ruyan to visit Heavenly Ingenuity Sect.
• Lin Xuan broke the silence by addressing Meng Ruyan as his little sister and made clear that he recognized her true identity.

Lin Xuan and Meng Ruyan became sworn siblings, exchanged gifts, and learned that Huitong had died after escaping Lin Xuan. They left the question of who killed Huitong unresolved and agreed to be cautious as hidden powers emerged.

• Meng Ruyan offered Lin Xuan a Jade Pendant that let him mobilize Horizon Sea Pavilion's people and resources, and they agreed to become sworn siblings.
• Lin Xuan gave Meng Ruyan pills from Nine-Headed Ancestor's Storage Bag, and she recognized the Nine-Insect Green Heart Pill as a rare aid to breaking through a Lihe Realm bottleneck.
• Meng Ruyan asked whether Lin Xuan had killed Huitong, and Lin Xuan explained how he had destroyed Huitong's dharma body at the Thousand Shadows Sect while the Nascent Soul escaped.
• Lin Xuan and Meng Ruyan wondered who had later killed Huitong, then welcomed the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect's loss and resolved to act cautiously.
• A streak of firelight entered Lin Xuan's field of vision as he was about to speak.

After leaving Meng Ruyan, Lin Xuan returned to Baisuan Pavilion with powerful treasures and reinforcements, while True Person Taiyin feared Cloud Province was nearing a major conflict. Lin Xuan reached Jiuling Mountain and found its protection array activated despite no visible threat.

• Meng Ruyan received an urgent message from Horizon Sea Pavilion and left to resolve a problem there.
• Lin Xuan prepared to return to Baisuan Pavilion, reflecting on the ten Nascent Soul Realm Puppets, the Heavenly Mystery Mansion, and a strange ancient talisman he had obtained.
• Mo Xuesong told True Person Taiyin about Lin Xuan's strength and connection to Fairy Ruyan, and Taiyin foresaw turmoil in Cloud Province.
• Lin Xuan arrived near Jiuling Mountain after three days and discovered its Sect Protection Array was active, though he sensed no unfamiliar cultivators nearby.
• Wu Yun'er and Lu Ying'er led nearly a hundred Core Condensation Realm cultivators out to greet Lin Xuan, leaving him puzzled about why the array had been activated.

Lin Xuan returned to Baisuan Pavilion and learned that Yue'er’s unusual cultivation phenomena had drawn nearby Nascent Soul Cultivators, who were killed with help from Pangolin and the Corpse Demon. He reassured Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er, then gave them ten Nascent Soul Realm puppets to protect the pavilion.

• Lin Xuan returned to Baisuan Pavilion with Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er and asked why its Sect Protection Array had been activated.
• Lu Ying'er explained that Yue'er's cave residence had produced extraordinary phenomena that attracted nearby Nascent Soul Cultivators.
• Pangolin, the Corpse Demon, and Baisuan Pavilion's cultivators killed the intruders, after which Lu Ying'er ordered the Sect Protection Array activated.
• Lin Xuan approved Lu Ying'er's precautions and told the women he had brought them treasures after destroying the Thousand Shadows Sect.
• Lin Xuan gave Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er ten Nascent Soul Realm puppets, instructing them to keep the mid-stage puppets and distribute the eight early-stage ones to loyal people.

Lin Xuan equipped Baisuan Pavilion with treasures from the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect as Yue'er’s Nascent Soul Formation caused an unprecedented celestial omen. As the omen worsened, thousands of zombies emerged at the pavilion’s main altar, and Lin Xuan suspected the disturbance was connected to Yue’er’s breakthrough.

• Lin Xuan showed Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er ten Nascent Soul Realm Puppets, three thousand Wood Falcons, and Crystal Might Cannons he had obtained from the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect.
• A violent yin wind and dark cloud formed over Yue'er's secluded cultivation site, and Lin Xuan told Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er to calm their subordinates while he watched the omen.
• Huang San saw a zombie burst from the ground and attack him as monsters began appearing throughout Baisuan Pavilion's main altar.
• Lin Xuan asked Lu Ying'er whether the Blood Shadow Sect's corpses had been buried instead of cremated, and Wu Yun'er wondered whether Yue'er's Nascent Soul Formation had awakened them.

Lin Xuan rushed to Yue'er’s secluded valley as her Nascent Soul Formation unleashed a surge of Yin energy and monsters. After destroying waves of ghosts and skulls, he faced a powerful eight-eyed Fierce Ghost from the Underworld Realm and stayed to protect Yue'er as it attacked him.

• Lin Xuan ordered Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er to organize Baisuan Pavilion’s cultivators and exterminate the zombies, then flew to Yue'er’s valley.
• Lin Xuan charged through the collapsing valley and destroyed the Fierce Ghosts with his Sword Qi.
• Nearly a hundred skulls emerged from whirlpools, but Lin Xuan wielded the Demonic Fate Sword to destroy them.
• A massive vortex opened in the clouds, and an eight-eyed Fierce Ghost from the Underworld Realm crawled through.
• Lin Xuan sensed that the Fierce Ghost was at least mid-stage Lihe Realm strength and chose to remain near Yue'er to protect her.
• The Fierce Ghost looked down on Lin Xuan and swept its Ghost Claw toward him.

Lin Xuan fought the Eight-Eyed Fierce Ghost and was nearly overwhelmed when his Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure failed to break through its defense. Xiao Tao interrupted their battle, and Lin Xuan pressed her for news of Yue'er as she continued forming her Nascent Soul.

• Lin Xuan struck the Eight-Eyed Fierce Ghost with the Demonic Fate Sword, but the ghost broke through the silver Sword Ray and shattered his golden light screen.
• The ghost's attack sent Lin Xuan flying, though the Green Flame Qilin Armor and his powerful fleshly body helped him survive.
• Lin Xuan prepared more treasures and divine abilities while the Eight-Eyed Fierce Ghost produced a spiked iron ball on a chain.
• Xiao Tao appeared and scolded Lin Xuan and the ghost for fighting while Yue'er was at a crucial moment in Nascent Soul Formation.
• Xiao Tao accused Lin Xuan of starting the fight and refused to answer when he asked how Yue'er was doing.
• Lin Xuan angrily demanded an answer, but Xiao Tao recognized his concern for Yue'er and softened her expression.

Lin Xuan learned that Yue'er was on the verge of forming her Nascent Soul and waited outside while she reshaped her body. He returned to Baisuan Pavilion, destroyed the zombies attacking its disciples, and borrowed Lu Ying'er's cave residence to cultivate.

• Xiao Tao explained that Yue'er's Nascent Soul Formation had summoned a powerful Fierce Ghost to guard her, and that the creature would return to the Underworld Realm afterward.
• Xiao Tao stopped Lin Xuan from entering Yue'er's cave while she reshaped her body, and his attempt to spy with divine sense was repelled by Yin force.
• Lin Xuan flew back to Baisuan Pavilion and found Blood Shadow Sect cultivators revived as zombies overwhelming its defenders.
• Lin Xuan sent out nearly a thousand strands of Sword Qi and annihilated the zombies, then told Lu Ying'er to keep the disciples inside and quiet about the heavenly phenomenon.
• Lin Xuan borrowed Lu Ying'er's cave residence, entered its Cultivation Room, and took out a jade bottle.

Lin Xuan recovered from his injuries while Yue'er completed her Nascent Soul formation, producing an extraordinary heavenly omen that drew the attention of distant cultivators. Yue'er emerged safely from the collapsed valley, and Lin Xuan saw that she had succeeded.

• Lin Xuan swallowed healing pills and meditated until his injuries had mostly recovered.
• Lin Xuan flew to Yue'er's valley as the ominous weather cleared, but five-colored clouds and other strange signs appeared overhead.
• Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er watched the heavenly omen, while Baisuan Pavilion's cultivators observed it under orders not to discuss it.
• Haotian met with two Wu Family cultivators about an alliance, and the three decided to investigate the distant five-colored phenomenon.
• A golden pillar of light descended into Yue'er's valley and vanished, after which the clouds dispersed and a strange fragrance emerged.
• The valley collapsed, and Yue'er flew out of the rubble, revealing that she had successfully formed her Nascent Soul.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er confronted Ghost Emperor Haotian, whose attempt to fight back failed against their overwhelming power. After Yue'er restrained Haotian, Lin Xuan turned on two Wu Family cultivators who had come seeking the omen of Yue'er's Nascent Soul Formation and prepared to kill them.

• Haotian discovered that Lin Xuan and Yue'er had both reached Nascent Soul Late Stage and tried to fight rather than surrender.
• Yue'er used her Inkstone and Baleful Ghost Ink to disable Haotian's Bone Spear, absorbed his Crystal Bone Fire, and immobilized him with a seal-script character.
• The two Wu Family cultivators claimed they had been passing by and offered Spirit Stones, but Lin Xuan recognized they had come seeking a rare treasure.
• Lin Xuan ordered the Wu Family cultivators to self-destruct their Nascent Souls and, when they refused, summoned Azure Phantom Nether Fire to attack them.

Lin Xuan defeated three Nascent Soul cultivators who attacked Baisuan Pavilion, capturing two for the Corpse Demon and killing the third. He then chose a new cave site on Jiuling Mountain, where Lu Ying'er returned Pangolin and the Corpse Demon to him.

• Lin Xuan used the Azure Phantom Nether Fire to destroy the white-haired elder’s treasure, burned his body, and captured his Nascent Soul.
• Lin Xuan caught the woman in the emerald-green palace dress with Sword Qi and killed her, preserving her Nascent Soul for the Corpse Demon.
• The cultivators of Baisuan Pavilion watched Lin Xuan and Yue'er subdue the three Nascent Soul cultivators.
• Lin Xuan inspected a mountain and lake nearly a hundred li from Baisuan Pavilion and chose the site for his new cave residence.
• Lu Ying'er returned Pangolin and the Corpse Demon to Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan gave Lu Ying'er the Corpse Demon and Pangolin, along with two Wu Family cultivators to feed the demon, then prepared a cave residence with Yue'er. The chapter ended with Lin Xuan embracing Yue'er and reaffirming that he would stay with her in any life.

• Lin Xuan left Pangolin and the Corpse Demon with Lu Ying'er because he expected to leave Baisuan Pavilion and wanted them to help protect the girls.
• Lin Xuan gave Lu Ying'er two captured Wu Family cultivators to feed the Corpse Demon so it could advance, and she respectfully withdrew.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er shared a shy moment before he carved out and furnished a cave residence for them.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er entered the cave residence, and he set up Formation Flags for privacy and protection.
• Lin Xuan took Yue'er's hand, pulled her into an embrace, and promised to remain with her regardless of what she became in this life or any previous one.

Ling Xian and Yue'er reaffirmed their devotion and promised to face any danger together. Ling Xian surprised Yue'er with a banquet he had spent years preparing, and they shared food and wine, resolved to remain together on the immortal path.

• Yue'er told Ling Xian that she only wanted to remain Yue'er at his side, whatever her past life had been.
• Ling Xian vowed to protect Yue'er and keep her with him, and Yue'er promised never to fail him.
• Ling Xian conjured candles and arranged spirit fruits, wine, and nearly a hundred dishes prepared by renowned chefs over many years.
• Yue'er thanked Ling Xian for his painstaking surprise, and the two sat together to enjoy the dishes and centuries-old wine.
• Ling Xian and Yue'er spent the evening together and resolved to support one another through future dangers without parting.

Lin Xuan learned that Yue'er had recovered the Asura True Explanation, a cultivation method only the Asura royal bloodline could use. He sparred with Yue'er to test her new abilities and was surprised by the power she displayed.

• Lin Xuan asked Yue'er about her Nascent Soul formation, and she said she remembered little of what had happened.
• Yue'er explained that the Mysterious Yin Treasure Box had contained the Asura True Explanation from her previous life, but Lin Xuan could not cultivate it because he lacked Asura royal blood.
• Yue'er said the Asura True Explanation had appeared in her mind after her body was reconstructed, though the portion she knew was only its barest surface.
• Lin Xuan asked Yue'er to spar with him so he could assess her new abilities, and she reluctantly agreed.
• Yue'er summoned her Beast Soul Banner, while Lin Xuan launched several strands of Sword Qi at her.
• Yue'er countered Lin Xuan's Sword Qi with tens of thousands of wind blades, and their first clash ended without a clear victor.

Lin Xuan sparred with Yue'er to test her greatly increased powers after she fused with Asura true blood. Their battle ended with Lin Xuan using the Five Dragon Seal to trap Yue'er's skull heads, and she asked to stop.

• Lin Xuan attacked Yue'er with the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring, but her yin energy and Beast Soul Banner swallowed the ring shadows.
• Lin Xuan transformed the rings into a Double-Headed Flood Dragon, while Yue'er evaded its ice and fire attacks with a spatial technique.
• Lin Xuan used the Long Spear from the Snow Fox King to break Yue'er's spatial technique, and Yue'er countered with Baleful Ghost Ink.
• Lin Xuan sent the Azure Phantom Nether Fire against Yue'er's black mist, then attacked with Azure Fire as Yue'er released the Jialuo Ancient Demon's Buddhist Prayer Beads.
• Yue'er's skull heads weakened Lin Xuan's connection to Azure Fire, so he used the Five Dragon Seal to trap them and sever Yue'er's connection to her treasure.
• Yue'er gave Lin Xuan a resentful look and asked to stop fighting.

Lin Xuan assessed Yue'er’s strength and resolved to grow stronger so he could protect her, then went to Qingshi Gorge to confront the imprisoned Ghost Emperor Haotian. As Lin Xuan began searching Haotian’s soul, Haotian unexpectedly showed wild joy.

• Lin Xuan concluded that Yue'er could defeat ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators but still lacked combat experience, and he vowed to strengthen himself to protect her.
• Three days later, Lin Xuan arrived at Qingshi Gorge and asked the guards whether Ghost Emperor Haotian was imprisoned there.
• A short, stout guard led Lin Xuan through the restrictions to the underground prison, while a sinister smile appeared on the guard’s face as he withdrew.
• Lin Xuan entered the prison and found Haotian immobilized by Yue'er’s restriction.
• Haotian begged Lin Xuan to spare his life and offered to serve him, but Lin Xuan refused and began using the Soul Searching Technique.
• As Lin Xuan’s Azure Glow touched him, Haotian revealed a look of wild joy.

Ghost Emperor Haotian tried to possess Lin Xuan, but Lin’s formidable divine sense defeated and devoured him. After learning Haotian had left a backup plan, Lin flew out to stop it, while Haotian’s remaining spirit took over a short, stout old man at Qingshi Gorge and killed the young cultivator beside him.

• Haotian burned up his body to amplify his divine sense, entered Lin Xuan’s Consciousness Sea, and attacked Lin’s Primordial Spirit.
• Lin Xuan’s divine sense, strengthened by the Blue Star Sea, overwhelmed Haotian and devoured his Primordial Spirit.
• Lin learned from Haotian’s memories that the Ghost Emperor had Bloodthirsty Ghost Clan royal blood and had left a backup plan.
• Lin Xuan flew out of the cave toward Qingshi Gorge to prevent Haotian from escaping through his backup plan.
• At Qingshi Gorge, Haotian’s remaining spirit took over the short, stout old man and killed the young cultivator who approached him.

Lin Xuan killed Ghost Emperor Haotian’s Second Primordial Spirit after it fled in a stolen body, then returned to his cave residence to investigate the strange effect of devouring Haotian’s main Primordial Spirit. He transferred Haotian’s remains to his Demon Infant, which showed no discomfort and seemed to benefit from them.

• Ghost Emperor Haotian used a Second Primordial Spirit to seize the short, plump old man’s body, but Lin Xuan stopped his escape and destroyed the fleeing soul with the Purple Cauldron Whip.
• Lin Xuan sent a Sound Transmission Talisman to Baisuan Pavilion’s patrol, and its cultivators turned back after receiving his message that the prisoner had been dealt with.
• Lin Xuan returned to his cave residence and found that devouring Haotian’s Primordial Spirit had left an unsettling black imprint in his Consciousness Sea.
• Lin Xuan used his Primordial Spirit to expel Haotian’s remains, then had his Demon Infant swallow them.
• Lin Xuan observed that the Demon Infant seemed healthier after consuming Haotian’s Primordial Spirit and wondered whether his plan had worked.

After absorbing Ghost Emperor Haotian’s Primordial Spirit, Lin Xuan advanced his Second Nascent Soul and gave Yue'er a defensive Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure. Meanwhile, rumors blaming Horizon Sea Pavilion for Huitong’s death drove it and the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect toward war, while the only likely mediator, Wang Tinglou, had vanished.

• Lin Xuan absorbed Ghost Emperor Haotian’s Primordial Spirit and advanced his Second Nascent Soul to the middle stage after three months of cultivation.
• Lin Xuan reunited with Yue'er, confirmed that her realm had stabilized, and gave her the Thousand-Illusion Flood Dragon Pattern Shield.
• Rumors accused Meng Ruyan and Horizon Sea Pavilion of killing Huitong, prompting the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect to demand an explanation.
• Meng Ruyan killed and refined the soul of the monk sent to question her, escalating the conflict with the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect toward an all-out war.
• Wang Tinglou was nowhere to be found, and a female cultivator told the searchers that he had left to wander the world a month earlier.

Lin Xuan traveled across Cloud Province’s outer sea toward Horizon Sea Pavilion, intending to aid Meng Ruyan’s sect amid the turmoil. Near the pavilion, he encountered two siblings fighting a powerful demonic fish and watched as the elder brother tried to protect his younger sister.

• Lin Xuan left Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er in charge of Baisuan Pavilion after giving them cultivation guidance, spirit pills, and instructions to avoid provoking powerful enemies.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er discussed why Baisuan Pavilion could defend itself while they were away, including its protective array and guardians.
• Lin Xuan traveled to Sea Entry City, gathered information about Horizon Sea Pavilion, and set off across the ocean in disguise.
• Lin Xuan heard explosions near the pavilion and flew toward them, where he saw Dugu Mou and his younger sister battling a mid-grade third-rank demonic fish.
• Dugu Mou urged his younger sister to escape and attacked the fish with a hook-shaped Spirit Tool, while Lin Xuan watched from hiding.

Lin Xuan rescued Dugu Mou and Dugu Meng from a two-headed strange fish and traveled with them toward Yingzhou Island. He learned that Horizon Sea Pavilion was holding a matchmaking assembly and disciple recruitment ceremony early, and suspected the change was tied to Cloud Province’s current situation.

• Lin Xuan killed the strange fish attacking Dugu Mou and Dugu Meng, then collected its Demon Core.
• Dugu Mou introduced himself and Dugu Meng as Rogue Cultivators from the outer seas of Cloud Province, and Lin Xuan agreed to travel with them to Yingzhou Island.
• Dugu Mou told Lin Xuan that he was attending Horizon Sea Pavilion’s matchmaking assembly in hopes of finding a partner and establishing an immortal cultivation clan.
• Dugu Mou explained that Dugu Meng hoped to join Horizon Sea Pavilion during its simultaneous disciple recruitment ceremony.
• Lin Xuan learned that the ceremonies had been moved forward by three years and suspected the change was related to Cloud Province’s current situation.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er arrived at Quiet Moon Island for Horizon Sea Pavilion’s matchmaking conference, where he browsed the temporary market with her. There, Lin Xuan noticed a small pouch at a young cultivator’s stall and asked what it contained.

• Lin Xuan speculated that Horizon Sea Pavilion had moved the matchmaking conference forward because of tensions with the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect, then flew with the Dugu siblings to Quiet Moon Island.
• Lin Xuan gave Dugu Mou the Two-Headed Strange Fish’s Demon Core as a parting gift and disappeared into the crowd; Dugu Mou and Dugu Meng recognized his kindness.
• Lin Xuan secretly observed the siblings, decided they were trustworthy, and considered helping Dugu Meng join Horizon Sea Pavilion before taking Yue'er to the market.
• Lin Xuan reminisced as Yue'er browsed the market, then spotted a small beige pouch at a young girl’s stall and asked what was inside.

Lin Xuan’s presence frightened Li Zhilan, whose family history explained her connection to Horizon Sea Pavilion and why she had returned there. The chapter left her parents dead and Li Zhilan alone, carrying her mother’s jade pendant and hope of continuing her cultivation.

• Li Zhilan feared Lin Xuan might have approached her for sinister reasons, including her beauty.
• Li Zhilan’s mother, a favored disciple of Ji Yueru, fell in love with a weak rogue cultivator and took a pair of Unity Fruits with him.
• Unable to separate the couple after learning that either would die if the other did, Ji Yueru expelled her disciple from Horizon Sea Pavilion.
• Li Zhilan’s parents struggled as rogue cultivators, and their marriage left her mother’s cultivation stalled and their family poor and exposed to danger.
• Three years earlier, a third-rank high-grade Demon Race creature killed Li Zhilan’s parents after they fought to help her escape.
• Li Zhilan’s mother gave her the jade pendant from Ji Yueru and urged her to return to Horizon Sea Pavilion, which Li Zhilan eventually reached after many hardships.