Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan presented evidence of killing several Heavenly Corpse Sect cultivators, shocking the Cloud Hidden Sect cultivators and changing their view of him. The chapter ended with the horse-faced old man announcing that the Fat and Thin Twin Devils were worth one hundred million sect contribution points, while the contest for the Purple Heart Earth Fire remained undecided.

• The horse-faced old man confirmed that Lin Xuan had killed a late-stage Dongxuan Realm cultivator of the Heavenly Corpse Sect, earning thirty million contribution points.
• The gathered cultivators reacted with shock, and the horse-faced old man praised Lin Xuan after having earlier treated him with suspicion.
• The horse-faced old man identified Lin Xuan's remaining targets as the Fat and Thin Twin Devils, whose combined strength was said to rival a peak Dongxuan Realm cultivator.
• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable lost his composure, and the gathered cultivators wondered whether Lin Xuan could challenge him for the Purple Heart Earth Fire.
• The horse-faced old man checked the sect records and announced that killing the Fat and Thin Twin Devils earned one hundred million contribution points.

Lin Xuan and Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable competed for the Purple Heart Earth Fire by presenting proof of the Heavenly Corpse Sect cultivators they had killed. After Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable revealed his victory over the famed Yin-Yang Rakshasa, Lin Xuan produced a Bone Spear that hinted at an even more shocking kill.

• Lin Xuan learned that killing the Fat and Thin Twin Devils had earned him a hundred million contribution points, bringing his total to a hundred and fifty million.
• Lin Xuan repeated Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable’s earlier argument and said neither of them needed to keep bidding for the Purple Heart Earth Fire.
• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable presented Life-Bound Dharma Treasures as proof of his kills, and the horse-faced old man verified they were worth three hundred million contribution points.
• The horse-faced old man revealed that Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable had killed the Yin-Yang Rakshasa, stunning the gathered cultivators.
• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable challenged Lin Xuan to retract his words, but Lin Xuan summoned a fearsome Bone Spear that forced the horse-faced old man back and changed Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable’s expression.

Lin Xuan presented a Bone Spear as his second treasure in the contest for the Purple Heart Earth Fire. Its appraisal revealed that it was made from the Spirit Bone of a Tier 7 Demon Beast and belonged to Old Devil Gu, one of the Heavenly Corpse Sect’s Supreme Elders, leaving Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable and the gathered cultivators stunned.

• Lin Xuan presented the Bone Spear for appraisal, and the horse-faced old man struggled to withstand its spiritual pressure.
• The horse-faced old man identified the Bone Spear as a treasure made from the Spirit Bone of a Tier 7 Demon Beast.
• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable questioned the appraisal, but the horse-faced old man insisted it was correct.
• A startled cultivator recognized the Bone Spear, and the horse-faced old man identified its owner as Old Devil Gu of the Heavenly Corpse Sect.
• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable staggered back as the assembled cultivators reacted in disbelief.

Lin Xuan presented Old Devil Gu’s lifebound treasure and asked how many sect contribution points it was worth, but the Cloud Hidden Sect’s steward had no precedent for rewarding someone who defeated a Spirit Division-stage cultivator. Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable challenged Lin Xuan to a duel, offering to withdraw his claim to the Purple Heart Earth Fire if Lin Xuan won, and Lin Xuan questioned whether that would settle the matter.

• The cultivators were stunned when Lin Xuan produced Old Devil Gu’s lifebound treasure, and Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable suspected Old Devil Gu had fallen during the Demon-Transformed attack.
• Lin Xuan asked the horse-faced old man how many sect contribution points he could receive for the treasure.
• The horse-faced old man explained that the sect had no reward rules for defeating a Spirit Division-stage cultivator and that its Martial Uncles were secluded.
• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable challenged Lin Xuan to a duel and offered to give up the Purple Heart Earth Fire if Lin Xuan defeated him.
• Lin Xuan turned toward Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable and asked whether winning the duel would be enough.

Lin Xuan and Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable agreed to settle ownership of the Purple Heart Earth Fire through a duel after the other cultivators forfeited their claims. The two arrived at a secluded arena and faced off, with the fight about to begin.

• Lin Xuan asked the gathered cultivators whether they would forfeit the Purple Heart Earth Fire, and they all agreed.
• The horse-faced elder distributed contracts recording the forfeitures and explained that the duel would take place at a specialized location.
• The horse-faced elder led Lin Xuan, Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable, and the other cultivators through a concealed passage into an underground arena.
• Lin Xuan and Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable flew to opposite sides of the arena and stood facing each other as the gathered cultivators watched.

Lin Xuan faced Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable in a duel, countering his opening attacks and narrowly dodging the Venerable’s deadly Flick Sword. The fight remained unresolved as both prepared to continue.

• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable tried to unsettle Lin Xuan, but Lin mocked his confidence and exposed his hidden fear of Lin’s strength.
• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable unleashed five fire dragons from his Immortal Swords, and Lin used Heavenly Thunder Sand to blast them back.
• Lin used Nine Heavens Micro-Steps to rush toward Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable, who struck at him with Flick Sword and tore apart his afterimages.
• Lin evaded the strike by pushing his movement technique to its limit, then realized how close he had come to being hit.

Lin Xuan and Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable clashed in a fierce magical duel, with Lin Xuan revealing powerful thunder-and-fire and demonic abilities. Despite being wounded by Lin Xuan’s Ink Spirit Drill, Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable refused to concede and charged at him again.

• Lin Xuan attacked with the Thunder Fire Awl, breaking through Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable’s sword shield and forcing him to evade.
• Lin Xuan summoned an ink-black Demonic Aspect Tiger, which repelled Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable’s Sword Qi.
• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable merged his five Immortal Swords and created five identical figures to attack Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan used the Ink Spirit Drill to pierce Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable’s shoulder, but the sword venerable narrowly dodged a fatal hit.
• Unwilling to risk losing his standing in Cloud Hidden Sect, Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable ignored his injury and charged at Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan survived Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable’s lethal attack and froze him with the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, but the sword master broke free and launched a surprise counterattack. Lin Xuan’s Child-Mother Yin Thunder failed to kill him, and Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable reformed after using the highest realm of the Sword into Silk Technique, though he was badly weakened.

• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable rushed Lin Xuan with a deadly sword strike, and Lin Xuan caught the blade with his flame-covered hand.
• Lin Xuan used the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire to freeze Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable in Mystic Ice, astonishing the watching cultivators.
• Lin Xuan asked the Horse-Faced Elder to confirm his victory, but cracks spread through the ice and Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable broke free.
• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable launched a sudden follow-up attack, and Lin Xuan threw two Child-Mother Yin Thunder beads at him.
• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable fused with his Immortal Sword and transformed into silver threads, evaded the Thunder Beads’ killing effect, and reformed with his face deathly pale.

Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable unleashed the Ten Thousand Sword Art against Lin Xuan, turning their duel into a fight to the death. As Fairy Li and Senior Brother Du moved to intervene, a scream from an unknown source interrupted them.

• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable announced he would use the Ten Thousand Sword Art, and Lin Xuan raised the Mystic Cyan Mother-Child Shield.
• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable sacrificed his blood essence and self-destructed, transforming into tens of thousands of Immortal Swords that attacked Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan used the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire to form Mystic Ice, but Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable’s flames melted the frost and renewed the assault.
• Cultivators in the stands urged the duelists to stop, while Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable continued trying to kill Lin Xuan.
• Fairy Li and Senior Brother Du agreed to intervene, and several cultivators rushed toward the fighters before a scream made everyone turn around.

Lin Xuan and Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable fought with deadly force after the latter forbade anyone from intervening. Lin Xuan survived their final clash, and Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable’s Nascent Soul admitted defeat.

• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable attacked disciples who tried to stop the fight and warned everyone not to interfere.
• Lin Yujiao tried to leave to summon the Martial Uncles, but Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable stopped her.
• Lin Xuan used Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire to corrode and restrain the Immortal Swords, forcing the fight into a precarious balance.
• Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable combined his swords into one and burned his life to empower a final strike, while Lin Xuan summoned the Four Spirits through a short sword.
• Their attacks collided and devastated the Arena; Lin Xuan survived, and Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable’s body perished, but his Nascent Soul remained and admitted defeat.

Lin Xuan killed Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable and secured the right to use the Purple Heart Earth Fire, cementing his standing in Cloud Hidden Sect. He descended to the thirteenth-level Earth Fire chamber and found an ancient hall decorated with carvings of Qilins.

• Lin Xuan killed Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable, whose frozen Nascent Soul disintegrated.
• The cultivators accepted Lin Xuan as the victor and allowed him to use the Purple Heart Earth Fire.
• Three days later, a Divine Artifact Peak disciple escorted Lin Xuan to the passage leading to the thirteenth-level Earth Fire chamber.
• Lin Xuan descended through the hot underground passage and encountered an ancient, dilapidated hall that stirred conflicting feelings in him.
• Lin Xuan entered the empty hall and saw carvings of Qilins covering its walls.

Lin Xuan began refining his Life-Bound Treasure using the Purple Heart Earth Fire, salvaging the mind-and-spirit bond from his Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring and preparing the collected materials. He brought out the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Coral’s spiritual being, Little Fellow, and began the final stage of the refining process.

• Lin Xuan recognized the Qilin carvings in the hall, then focused on refining his Life-Bound Treasure as the Purple Heart Earth Fire erupted.
• Lin Xuan tested the Purple Heart Earth Fire, confirmed its strength, and brought out the treasures he had collected for refining.
• Lin Xuan refined the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring into silver liquid while preserving its bond with him, then processed other materials over the following days.
• Lin Xuan completed his preparations and brought out the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Coral and its spiritual being, Little Fellow.
• Lin Xuan reassured Little Fellow that it would keep its intelligence and become an Artifact Spirit, then began the final refining stage.

Lin Xuan refined the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Coral into the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, with Little Dog acting as its future Artifact Spirit. The sword lotus took shape, and Lin Xuan agreed to let Little Dog consume the Glazed Five-Colored Stone before it eyed the Nine Yang Heaven Fire Liquid.

• Lin Xuan used the Purple Heart Earth Fire to break through the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Coral's protective treasure light and began refining it.
• Little Dog endured the pain of the refining and eagerly ate a Top-grade Spirit Stone Lin Xuan gave it.
• Lin Xuan fused the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring's silver liquid and other materials into the coral over the following days.
• After twenty-seven days, the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword had taken the shape of a fiery-red lotus, though two final procedures remained.
• Little Dog proposed consuming the Glazed Five-Colored Stone and Nine Yang Heaven Fire Liquid to strengthen the sword as its Artifact Spirit, and Lin Xuan agreed to let it eat the stone.

Lin Xuan completed his Nine Palaces Moment Sword and discovered a mysterious pearl beneath the Purple Heart Earth Fire, which stirred a response linked to the Qilin Fruit he had consumed. After leaving the Earth Fire House, he was summoned by the two Supreme Elders and followed Lin Yujiao into the Tomorrow Illusion Mirror to meet them.

• Lin Xuan finished refining the Nine Palaces Moment Sword, then searched the ancient hall for its secrets without finding anything at first.
• As the Purple Heart Earth Fire began to recede, Lin Xuan sensed a reaction from the Qilin Fruit within him and sent his Nascent Soul into the Flood Dragon head, protected by the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire.
• Lin Xuan found a pearl deep inside the flames, retrieved it, and returned from the Flood Dragon head just before his protection ran out.
• Lin Xuan left the Earth Fire House and met Lin Yujiao, who said the two Supreme Elders had summoned him.
• Lin Yujiao led Lin Xuan through the cloud sea into the Tomorrow Illusion Mirror, and they flew toward the mountain summit where the Supreme Elders were waiting.

Lin Xuan met Cloud Hidden Sect’s two Supreme Elders, defended his decision to kill Tianxuan, and recounted how he killed Old Devil Gu. The silver-pupiled girl awarded him the rare Cloud Hidden Token, explaining that his actions had helped bring the Heavenly Corpse Sect to the brink of ruin.

• Lin Yujiao led Lin Xuan to a secluded lake, where he met the two Supreme Elders of Cloud Hidden Sect.
• The silver-pupiled girl challenged Lin Xuan over killing Tianxuan, then accepted that he had needed to eliminate a dangerous enemy.
• Lin Xuan confirmed that he had killed Old Devil Gu and described the events in Tianfeng City, downplaying his own strength.
• The silver-pupiled girl gave Lin Xuan the Cloud Hidden Token in recognition of his merit.
• The silver-pupiled girl revealed that Lin Xuan had helped turn the Demon-Transformed against the weakened Heavenly Corpse Sect, which might soon lose its place among Tianshuang Prefecture’s five great sects.

Lin Xuan accepted the Cloud Hidden Token and spent three days receiving cultivation advice from the Silver-Eyed Maiden and the Long-surnamed youth. After he left, the Silver-Eyed Maiden explained that she had granted him the token to win him over, and her junior brother asked whether her urgency was connected to the Spirit Division Trial.

• Lin Xuan accepted the Cloud Hidden Token and thanked the Silver-Eyed Maiden for the reward.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden offered Lin Xuan three days of guidance, and he asked her and the Long-surnamed youth about cultivation.
• Lin Xuan left after three days, and the Long-surnamed youth questioned whether the token was too generous a reward.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden told the Long-surnamed youth that she wanted to win Lin Xuan over, even if he might be a spy from another sect.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden argued that sufficient benefits could make Lin Xuan loyal to Cloud Hidden Sect, and the Long-surnamed youth asked if her plan was related to the Spirit Division Trial.

Lin Xuan returned to Golden Core Peak and found disciples from all five branches gathered to congratulate him after the Silver-Eyed Maiden announced that he held the Cloud Hidden Token. The proclamation made him the third most powerful person in Cloud Hidden Sect, and Golden Core Peak’s disciples celebrated his rise.

• The Silver-Eyed Maiden and the youth surnamed Long worried that Lin Xuan was their sect’s only suitable candidate for the next Spirit Division Trial.
• Lin Xuan returned to Golden Core Peak and found cultivators from all five branches assembled at the mountain’s foot.
• The Golden Core Peak disciples and representatives from the other branches congratulated Lin Xuan and presented gifts.
• Lin Xuan learned that the Silver-Eyed Maiden had announced he held the Cloud Hidden Token, giving him authority second only to the two Supreme Elders.
• The Golden Core Peak disciples revered Lin Xuan for raising their branch’s standing after years of exclusion.

After spending years reviewing the cultivation insights he had received, Lin Xuan investigated the pearl he had taken from the Purple Heart Earth Fire. When he finally split it open with his newly refined Immortal Sword, he discovered a drop of purple blood whose identity seemed connected to the stone carvings in the underground chamber.

• Lin Xuan returned to his cave abode with gifts from cultivators impressed by his victory over Heavenly Pivot Sword Venerable, then secluded himself to review the cultivation advice he had received.
• Lin Xuan spent nearly ten years resolving the questions he had asked, strengthening his abilities without advancing his realm.
• Lin Xuan tried his divine sense and Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye on the pearl from the Purple Heart Earth Fire, but neither could reveal its secrets.
• Lin Xuan tossed a divination coin, then used his newly refined Immortal Sword to cut the pearl open after ordinary Sword Qi failed.
• Lin Xuan found a drop of powerful purple blood inside the pearl and recognized a possible connection to the underground chamber's stone carvings.

Lin Xuan confirmed that the blood he had found was Fire Qilin True Blood and spent decades refining it in seclusion. Afterward, the Silver-Eyed Fairy visited him and revealed that even the Cloud Hidden Sect had no Spirit Division Pill, leaving Lin Xuan wondering how he could obtain one.

• Lin Xuan used a Golden-Winged Great Peng shadow to confirm that the blood was Qilin True Blood, then stored it in a jade box.
• Lin Xuan refined the Qilin True Blood with the Ink Jade True Spirit Art over several decades while the Cloud Hidden Sect's stories about him gradually faded.
• The Silver-Eyed Fairy arrived undetected at Lin Xuan's cultivation cave and sent him a message, prompting him to end his seclusion and greet her.
• The Silver-Eyed Fairy asked Lin Xuan whether he wished to advance to the Dividing Spirit stage and whether he possessed a Spirit Division Pill.
• Lin Xuan offered to undertake a mission to obtain the pill, but the Silver-Eyed Fairy told him the Cloud Hidden Sect had none, and Lin Xuan asked how it could be obtained.

The Silver-Eyed Maiden explained why Spirit Division Pills were scarce and how cultivators could seek their ingredients in the Ancient Demon Realm. Lin Xuan learned that the Cloud Hidden Sect had only two entry quotas, and the Silver-Eyed Maiden asked him to make the dangerous journey.

• The Silver-Eyed Maiden told Lin Xuan that the ingredients for Spirit Division Pills came from sites controlled by Heavenly Thunder Palace, Ten Thousand Ravines Valley, and Nailong True Person.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden explained that the great powers could not spare pills for outsiders, so cultivators sought the ingredients in the Ancient Demon Realm.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden recounted how spatial nodes weakened every two hundred years, allowing limited numbers of cultivators below the Spirit Division stage to enter the Ancient Demon Realm.
• Lin Xuan learned that the Cloud Hidden Sect had only two quotas to enter the Nailong Realm's node.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden asked Lin Xuan to travel to the Ancient Demon Realm, promising great benefits if he returned safely.