Chapter Summaries

After refining away the Roc's True Spirit Blood and finding nothing else in the Ink Moon Tribe ruins, Lin Xuan and Peacock left their refuge and traveled to an unknown valley. Peacock began her heavenly tribulation, and Lin Xuan effortlessly shielded her from its opening attacks as the tribulation continued.

• Lin Xuan and Peacock spent another half year mastering the Ink Jade True Spirit Art and searching the Ink Moon Tribe ruins, but found nothing more of value.
• Lin Xuan opened a Spatial Rift with his ancient spear and Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, then took Peacock out of the small space.
• Two months later, Peacock began Shattering the Void in an unknown valley, drawing a Three-Nine Minor Heavenly Tribulation that grew stronger because Lin Xuan was helping her.
• Lin Xuan protected Peacock from the first thunderfire and wood-attributed wind blades with a light curtain, while she watched in astonishment.
• The tribulation clouds changed again, and Lin Xuan remained confident that he could withstand their increasing power.

Lin Xuan helped Peacock and Yuanyuan endure the mutated Three-Nine Minor Heavenly Tribulation, defeating its three-headed spirit bird manifestation and capturing its sentient Tribulation Fire Essence. After the tribulation ended, a passage to the Spirit World appeared, and Lin Xuan and Peacock entered it with Yuanyuan.

• After the tribulation cloud gathered heaven and earth origin energy, it formed a giant bird with Peacock, Roc, and Phoenix heads, reflecting Yuanyuan’s three True Spirit bloodlines.
• Lin Xuan defended against the bird’s fire rain and lightning claw with the Mystic Cyan Mother-Child Shield, then attacked it with his treasures and divine abilities.
• Lin Xuan destroyed the giant bird, but detected a tiny, sentient version of it and captured it as Tribulation Fire Essence.
• A passage to the Spirit World appeared after the tribulation ended, and Lin Xuan took Yuanyuan’s hand and flew inside with Peacock.

The chapter introduced the powerful Nailong Realm and began a battle in its Desolate Mountain, where a group hunting a Fierce Claw Dragon was overwhelmed. As the injured leader watched his uncrystallized martial nephews rush into danger, a black dot appeared in the darkened sky.

• The chapter described the Nailong Realm as one of the Spirit World's most powerful realms and linked its name to the famed, lustful Nailong True Person.
• A group led by a man and his nephew Feng fought a Fierce Claw Dragon while trying to capture it for its Magic Crystals.
• The Fierce Claw Dragon killed Feng with its claws, then struck the leader down with its tail when he charged it.
• The leader warned his martial nephews, who had not fused with Magic Crystals, to retreat, but they attacked the beast as he lay unable to stand.
• The sky darkened across a hundred-li area, and a black dot appeared in the void and began to grow.

Lin Xuan and Peacock arrived in the Nailong Realm, where Lin Xuan rescued a group of youths from a Fierce Claw Dragon and met a man who called himself Demon-Transformed. After accepting the man's invitation to Star Peak City, Lin Xuan set out to learn about the realm and its unfamiliar inhabitants.

• A Spatial Rift opened, and Lin Xuan and Peacock emerged before a group of youths threatened by a Fierce Claw Dragon.
• Lin Xuan killed the Fierce Claw Dragon with a single Sword Ray and questioned the wounded middle-aged man about his unusual appearance and strength.
• The man explained that he was Demon-Transformed and invited Lin Xuan and Peacock to Star Peak City to learn about the Nailong Realm.
• Lin Xuan gave the man Ink Origin Pills, allowed him to collect the beast's remains, and returned a Magic Crystal found in the corpse.
• The middle-aged man summoned a Spirit Boat, and Lin Xuan and Peacock prepared to travel to Star Peak City.

Lin Xuan and Peacock learned that they had arrived in the powerful Nailong Realm, where even the most renowned cultivator was a late-stage Tribulation Transcendence immortal. A middle-aged Demon-Transformed man began explaining how mortals like himself could rival cultivators, telling the story of Zhou Long, a celebrated genius who lacked a Spirit Root.

• Lin Xuan and Peacock boarded the Spirit Boat with the middle-aged man and his disciples, and the boat set off.
• The middle-aged man identified their destination as the Nailong Realm, one of the Spirit World's top ten realms, and named Nailong True Person as its strongest cultivator.
• Lin Xuan and Peacock were shocked to learn that Nailong True Person had reached late-stage Tribulation Transcendence, and Lin Xuan weighed the realm's dangers against its cultivation resources.
• The middle-aged man explained that Demon-Transformed were mortals whose power could rival immortal cultivators and began recounting their origins through a village legend.
• An immortal master chose Zhang Bao, who had a variant Spirit Root, over the admired Zhou Long, who had none.
• Humiliated by the villagers' ridicule, Zhou Long left home determined to become an immortal cultivator, but he repeatedly encountered the rule that cultivation required a Spirit Root.

Lin Xuan and Peacock learned how mortals became Demon-Transformed by cultivating martial arts and fusing with Magic Crystals. Lin Xuan then investigated how Demon Longevity Fruits extended their lifespans as they continued toward Star Peak City.

• The middle-aged man explained that Zhou Long founded the Demon-Transformed path after discovering mutated demonic beasts with Magic Crystals.
• The man described how the Sun Family's Blazing Art allowed its practitioners to fuse with fire-attribute Magic Crystals and gain strength comparable to immortal cultivators.
• Lin Xuan learned that Magic Crystal fusion did not extend a Demon-Transformed person's lifespan, while Demon Longevity Fruits could increase it according to their realm.
• The middle-aged man warned that consuming a Demon Longevity Fruit above one's realm could cause the Demon-Transformed person to explode and die.
• Lin Xuan asked the man more questions about Demon-Transformed people and the world as they traveled toward Star Peak City.

Lin Xuan learned how the Demon-Transformed lived and fought in Nailong Realm, including the limits and advantages of their Magic Crystals. He and his companions reached the outskirts of Star Peak City, where the middle-aged man identified the city as his home.

• The middle-aged man told Lin Xuan that Nailong Realm was among the Spirit World's best realms for cultivation and that its Demon-Transformed mortals could rival immortal cultivators.
• Lin Xuan learned that Demon-Transformed people faced short lifespans without Demon Longevity Fruit and could replenish their demonic power only with Magic Crystals of the same attribute.
• The middle-aged man explained that Demon-Transformed people could conceal their strength as ordinary mortals, making them dangerous to underestimate.
• As Sun neared the horizon, Lin Xuan spotted a vast city on the distant skyline.
• The middle-aged man excitedly told Lin Xuan that the city was Star Peak City.

Lin Xuan and Peacock entered Star Peak City after erasing the memories of a family that had tried to recruit him. There, they encountered a Demon-Transformed old man threatening a group of cultivators, and Peacock stepped forward to face him after he demanded that Lin Xuan hand her over.

• Lin Xuan knocked out the Sun family members aboard their Spirit Boat and erased their memories of meeting him.
• Lin Xuan and Peacock flew to Star Peak City, where Peacock used the Shape-Shifting Technique to disguise her appearance before they entered.
• Lin Xuan and Peacock explored the city and noticed cultivators gathered in a standoff in a remote western corner.
• A Core Condensation cultivator pleaded with the red-faced old man to spare his group, but the old man refused and threatened to kill them.
• The old man leered at Peacock and demanded that Lin Xuan hand her over, so Peacock offered to deal with him herself.

Lin Xuan and Peacock confronted the red-faced old man, who overwhelmed Peacock and revealed himself as the notorious Flame Wolf Venerable. Lin Xuan protected Peacock from his attack, and the chapter ended with the city in chaos as cultivators and residents fled.

• Peacock attacked the red-faced old man with her five-colored spiritual light, but he dissolved it effortlessly and conjured a wolf-shaped flame to strike her.
• Lin Xuan shielded Peacock and countered the flame wolf with a Force Cyclone, creating a devastating clash that destroyed the surrounding area and killed everyone nearby except the three fighters.
• Lin Xuan retreated with Peacock while preparing to face the old man, who revealed a blood-red Magic Crystal and demonic runes.
• Onlookers recognized the red-faced old man as Flame Wolf Venerable, and panic spread as Star Peak City's cultivators, Demon-Transformed clans, and mortals fled.

Lin Xuan assessed Flame Wolf Venerable as a dangerous late Dongxuan Realm Demon-Transformed after seeing him attack Mortals and fleeing cultivators. When negotiations failed over Peacock, Lin Xuan launched a probing attack, and Flame Wolf Venerable concealed himself within a Fire Cloud.

• Flame Wolf Venerable attacked Star Peak City with fire and killed several cultivators trying to flee.
• Lin Xuan sensed that Flame Wolf Venerable was a powerful late Dongxuan Realm opponent and considered how cultivators’ strength differed between interfaces.
• Lin Xuan calmly questioned Flame Wolf Venerable and refused to be intimidated by his threats.
• Lin Xuan proposed ending the fight, but Flame Wolf Venerable demanded that he leave Peacock behind.
• Lin Xuan attacked with Iron Feather Locust Blades to test his opponent, and Flame Wolf Venerable countered with a heat wave that cloaked him in Fire Cloud and hid his aura.

Lin Xuan faced Flame Wolf Venerable’s ambush and narrowly escaped after realizing the Demon-Transformed fighter could conceal his presence and create a convincing decoy. He recovered at a distance with a minor injury and warned Peacock to stay back.

• Lin Xuan spotted Flame Wolf Venerable’s hidden approach with the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye and pretended not to notice.
• Flame Wolf Venerable attacked Lin Xuan from behind, but Lin Xuan dodged and countered with four-colored flame.
• Lin Xuan realized the first attacker was a decoy when Flame Wolf Venerable appeared behind him and struck toward his heart.
• Lin Xuan summoned Little Luotian to block the blow, then retreated a thousand zhang with Nine Heavens Micro-Steps after the Dharma Image shattered.
• Peacock hurried to Lin Xuan, who dismissed her concern, wiped away his minor injury, and told her to stand farther away.

Lin Xuan prepared to fight Flame Wolf Venerable, but the arrival of a True Spirit’s Primordial Demon Qi forced him to flee with Peacock. The True Spirit’s silver eyes stopped Lin Xuan in midair and left both of them trembling under its overwhelming pressure.

• Lin Xuan drew the Spirit-Devouring Sword and prepared to attack Flame Wolf Venerable, keeping the Five Dragon Seal in reserve because he could not safely use it.
• Lin Xuan, Flame Wolf Venerable, and Peacock spotted a vast wave of Primordial Demon Qi approaching, which Lin Xuan recognized as the sign of a True Spirit’s main body.
• Lin Xuan unleashed thousands of talismans to distract Flame Wolf Venerable, then used Nine Heavens Micro-Steps to reach Peacock and flee with her.
• The Primordial Demon Qi swept over the battlefield and trapped Flame Wolf Venerable beneath its path while Lin Xuan and Peacock tried to escape.
• Lin Xuan saw the True Spirit’s silver eyes, lost control of his magic power, and faltered in midair as Peacock trembled in his arms.

Lin Xuan realized that his pride had made him underestimate Flame Wolf Venerable, but the arrival of a True Spirit showed him how insignificant he remained in the Spirit World. He fled as Primordial Demon Qi destroyed Star Peak City, then felt the True Spirit notice him and freeze him with a single glance.

• Lin Xuan reflected that his smooth progress had fostered arrogance and that he had underestimated Flame Wolf Venerable.
• The True Spirit's Primordial Demon Qi engulfed Star Peak City, annihilating the city and killing Flame Wolf Venerable, whom Lin Xuan had trapped with talismans.
• Lin Xuan fled dozens of li away using Nine Heavens Micro-Steps while fearing the True Spirit might notice him.
• The True Spirit glanced toward Lin Xuan, freezing his blood and stopping his movement.
• Lin Xuan forced himself not to panic as the True Spirit's pressure slowed his magical power and caused pain in his meridians.

Lin Xuan and Yuanyuan were captured by an avian True Spirit, but the creature spared Lin Xuan after discovering his Golden-Winged Great Peng bloodline and hurled him away. He awoke far from Star Peak City with shattered bones and meridians, and Yuanyuan was missing.

• Lin Xuan tried to flee with Yuanyuan, but a True Spirit sealed their magic power and pulled them into a storm of Primordial Demon Qi.
• The True Spirit stopped its claw before killing Lin Xuan and sent profound runes into his body to examine his bloodline.
• The True Spirit discovered Lin Xuan carried a trace of Golden-Winged Great Peng blood and decided to spare him, then flung him away with a flap of her wings.
• Lin Xuan awoke outside Star Peak City with shattered bones and meridians, while his Nascent Souls and Demon Core remained intact.
• Lin Xuan realized Yuanyuan was not with him and recalled that the True Spirit had spared him because of his bloodline.

Lin Xuan realized that the True Spirit had spared him because he carried Golden-Winged Great Peng blood, and he concluded that Yuanyuan would be safe because her bloodline was far stronger. The chapter described the True Spirit Realm and the powerful True Spirits that lived there, ending with the revelation that the Peacock Great Wisdom King, progenitor of avian True Spirits, had gone extinct long ago.

• Lin Xuan connected the True Spirit's mercy to the trace of Golden-Winged Great Peng blood he had fused with.
• Lin Xuan reasoned that Yuanyuan's richer True Spirit blood would protect her and suspected the True Spirit might have appeared because of her.
• Lin Xuan recalled that True Spirits lived in realms between the Spirit World and Immortal Realm and were rarely encountered by other beings.
• The account described how powerful figures such as Asura and Devil Ancestor Bingpo had subdued True Spirits, while many others had died trying.
• The narration identified the Peacock Great Wisdom King as the progenitor of avian True Spirits and stated that it had gone extinct in ancient times.

Yuanyuan awoke in the Peacock Realm and learned from Phoenix about the Heart and Fire of the True Spirit. Phoenix explained that the Fire carries generations of True Spirits’ memories and a seed of power, and hoped Yuanyuan would merge with it.

• Yuanyuan woke in the Peacock Realm and asked where her husband was.
• Phoenix told Yuanyuan that her husband was safe, then explained that she had brought her there to merge with the Heart of the True Spirit.
• Phoenix explained that True Spirits belonged to the Demon Race but were distinguished by the inherited Fire of the True Spirit.
• Phoenix revealed that she was the ninth-generation Phoenix and that a fallen True Spirit’s Fire returned to the True Spirit Realm to await an inheritor.
• Phoenix explained that merging with the Fire was the hardest part of becoming a True Spirit, and that it contained the memories of past generations and a seed of power.

Phoenix explained why Yuanyuan might be able to merge with the Fire of the True Spirit and become the new Peacock Great Wisdom King, despite her impure Peacock bloodline. Yuanyuan weighed the promise of immense power against the risk of death, but had not yet given Phoenix her choice.

• Phoenix explained that merging with the Fire of the True Spirit could pass down a sprouted seed and inherited experience, though the results depended on the cultivator.
• Phoenix told Yuanyuan that she carried Peacock, Phoenix, and Golden-Winged Great Peng spiritual blood, which might make her uniquely suited to inherit the Peacock Great Wisdom King's power.
• Phoenix said that generations of Peacock descendants had failed to merge with the fire and suggested the first Great Wisdom King’s mixed spiritual blood could explain why Yuanyuan might succeed.
• Phoenix urged Yuanyuan to accept the chance to become a powerful True Spirit, and Yuanyuan asked what would happen if the fusion failed.
• Phoenix revealed that failure would cause Yuanyuan’s body to explode and kill her; Yuanyuan accepted the risk as understandable but had not yet answered Phoenix’s request for her choice.

After surviving a True Spirit’s attack, Lin Xuan lay helpless in a remote gorge of the Nailong Realm and slowly recovered. Three young cultivators from the Cloud Hidden Sect found him and decided to take him back to their sect.

• Lin Xuan spent over a month immobilized in the gorge, reflecting on the danger of the Nailong Realm and resolving to grow stronger.
• Lin Xuan sensed several approaching cultivators and confirmed that none of them had powerful companions nearby.
• Junior Brother Jingxu crashed into a rock wall while practicing the Wind Control Technique, and Junior Sister Su teased him before their senior brother intervened.
• The three Cloud Hidden Sect disciples noticed Lin Xuan, who could not move, and the leading man guessed that the Cold Cliff Gale had shattered his bones during the sect’s entrance trial.
• Lin Xuan vaguely agreed with the man’s explanation, and the disciples said they would take him to the Cloud Hidden Sect headquarters.

Lin Xuan learned about the Nailong Realm and the Cloud Hidden Sect while traveling with three cultivators toward the sect. After discovering that its Spirit Division Stage ancestors rarely emerged from seclusion, he felt safer about settling there, then learned about the sect’s five major branches.

• Lin Xuan learned that the Nailong Realm contained eighty-one prefectures and that he was in the Chu State of Tianshuang Prefecture.
• Lin Xuan pretended to be a self-taught Rogue Cultivator and told his companions he had reached the fourth layer of the Spirit Movement Stage.
• The cultivators explained that the Cloud Hidden Sect ranked among Tianshuang Prefecture’s top five sects and had two Spirit Division Stage ancestors.
• Lin Xuan learned that the ancestors had stayed in seclusion for a century, easing his concern that they would discover him.
• The red-clothed woman explained that the Cloud Hidden Sect had five major branches, including Golden Core Peak, Divine Artifact Peak, Formation Peak, Spirit Beast Peak, and Heavenly Sword Peak.

Phantom Rain looked back on the past year of writing Hundred Refinements, thanking its moderators and supporters while apologizing for the story’s shortcomings. Despite illness and his baby’s hospitalization, he resolved to keep writing and asked readers to support him in the new year.

• Phantom Rain recalled marrying and having a child as Hundred Refinements finished its Human World arc and Lin Xuan began his journey through the Spirit World.
• Phantom Rain said he had worked harder to update Hundred Refinements and apologized for the parts that had not met readers’ expectations.
• Zhiruo and Milk Dragon resigned as moderators, while Zhuifeng and Qianyu took up their posts and Tinglou continued serving.
• Phantom Rain thanked Alliance Leaders Helanshan's Soul and Purple Moon, along with readers who supported the book and its campaigns for the category monthly ticket award.
• Phantom Rain said his baby had been hospitalized and he had fallen ill, but he would overcome the difficulties, keep writing, and seek readers’ continued support.