Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan used the Five Elements Spirit-Nurturing Formation to expose Ice Old Demon's false domain and cut off his access to spiritual energy. Ice Old Demon launched a desperate attack, but the formation's barrier held, leaving him trapped and running out of power.

• Ice Old Demon questioned Lin Xuan's domain and grew uneasy, though he believed Lin Xuan could not see through its secret.
• Lin Xuan formed seals and sent five seal-script characters toward the Formation Flags, activating the Five Elements Spirit-Nurturing Formation.
• A five-colored barrier enclosed a five-hundred-zhang area, and Ice Old Demon realized Lin Xuan had uncovered his false domain.
• The formation cut off the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, leaving Ice Old Demon with dwindling power while Lin Xuan waited him out.
• Ice Old Demon sent an ice spear at the barrier, but it failed to damage the formation, and Lin Xuan mocked him and urged him to surrender.

Lin Xuan subdued Ice Old Demon after cutting off the spiritual power sustaining him, then pretended to accept his offer to let him go. He captured the demon soul instead, leaving the threat of Mystic Ice Ancestor unresolved.

• Lin Xuan trapped Ice Old Demon by draining the spiritual power around them, leaving the old demon desperate to bargain.
• Ice Old Demon warned that killing him could draw Mystic Ice Ancestor's anger and offered to leave without seeking revenge.
• Lin Xuan opened a crack in the light screen and pretended to let Ice Old Demon escape.
• Ice Old Demon revealed himself as a flood dragon soul and flew toward the opening, but Lin Xuan closed it and seized him with an azure claw.
• Lin Xuan bound the flood dragon soul, sealed it inside a Jade Bottle, and acknowledged that Mystic Ice Ancestor might still come after him.

Lin Xuan dismissed the danger posed by Mystic Ice Ancestor, recovered his treasures, and hurried back to the Snow Fox Clan’s territory. He broke through the Ice Bear and Cold Mouse forces surrounding the clan, but a Spirit Division Stage Demon Cultivator attacked him near the territory.

• Lin Xuan reasoned that Mystic Ice Ancestor was unlikely to threaten him and put away his recovered treasures before rushing toward the Snow Fox Clan.
• Lin Xuan killed the Demon Cultivators who tried to intercept him and used the Ten Thousand Soul Tower’s insect cloud to overwhelm the low-ranked demons blocking his way.
• The Demon Cultivators led by Brother Qiu decided not to risk their lives stopping Lin Xuan, who passed through the encirclement largely unhindered.
• A black-robed Spirit Division Stage Demon Cultivator launched a spear-shaped Dharma Treasure at Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan dodged and faced his attacker.

Lin Xuan broke through the Ice Bear and Cold Mouse defenses after defeating the black-clad Demon Cultivator, then reached the Snow Fox Clan’s ongoing battle. He saw several Demon Race fighters locked in combat, including an azure-robed old man facing a powerful black bear.

• Lin Xuan overpowered the black-clad Demon Cultivator, pierced his skull, and captured his Demon Core and crystal soul after the demon self-detonated his body.
• The nearby Demon Cultivators fled after witnessing Lin Xuan defeat the Spirit Division Stage Black Rat Master.
• Lin Xuan passed through the Ice Bears’ and Cold Mice’s defenses as they staged resistance and retreated.
• Lin Xuan sensed the fierce battle ahead and hurried toward the heart of the Snow Fox Clan, hoping Xiang'er was safe.
• Lin Xuan arrived at an open battlefield and saw an azure-robed old man fighting a black bear whose hardened body and claws withstood Immortal Swords.

Lin Xuan searched the Snow Fox battlefield for Xiang'er and swiftly defeated two Ice Bear Clan cultivators who attacked him. After learning that Xiang'er was in Hanxiang Valley facing the Cold Mouse King and the Multi-Armed Bear, he rushed to her aid.

• Lin Xuan arrived at the battlefield and grew anxious when he could not find Xiang'er.
• Lin Xuan killed a peak Dongxuan Realm Ice Bear cultivator who ambushed him.
• Lin Xuan cut down a Spirit Division Stage Ice Bear cultivator with his Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword.
• Lin Xuan demanded to know where Princess Xiang'er was, and the Green-Robed Elder told him she was in Hanxiang Valley.
• Lin Xuan flew toward Hanxiang Valley, while his brief display of strength restored some morale to the Snow Fox Clan.

Lin Xuan reached Hanxiang Valley and found Xiang'er fighting the Cold Mouse King and Multi-Armed Bear to protect her sister Yuanke. As the enemies shattered most of the valley’s defenses, the Cold Mouse King unleashed his Dharma Image against Xiang'er.

• Lin Xuan sensed the ongoing battle and hurried toward Hanxiang Valley.
• Lin Xuan saw that Xiang'er had become a Six-Tailed Spirit Fox and was fighting two powerful enemies using the valley’s Arrays.
• The Cold Mouse King explained that he had attacked Xiang'er to prevent her from growing into a threat.
• The Multi-Armed Bear urged Xiang'er to marry him, but she answered with a storm of ice blades.
• The Cold Mouse King broke most of the restrictions and used his giant rat Dharma Image to blow Xiang'er's ice blades into disarray.

Lin Xuan arrived in time to rescue Princess Xiang'er from Cold Mouse King and the Multi-Armed Bear, then revealed that he had captured Ice Old Demon's soul. The two demons realized the threat before them, but the Multi-Armed Bear refused to submit and prepared to fight.

• Cold Mouse King slowed Princess Xiang'er while the Multi-Armed Bear cast a black net to capture her.
• Lin Xuan destroyed the Multi-Armed Bear's flower-basket Dharma Treasure with a silver gleam and appeared before the demons.
• Princess Xiang'er teleported to Lin Xuan, and he reassured her that he had returned safely.
• Cold Mouse King and the Multi-Armed Bear questioned Lin Xuan about Ice Old Demon, so Lin Xuan showed them a jade bottle containing Ice Old Demon's soul.
• Lin Xuan demanded that the demons surrender, but the Multi-Armed Bear refused and threatened to refine Lin Xuan's soul.

Lin Xuan unleashed his three-attribute Hundred Dragon Fangs against the Multi-Armed Bear and Cold Mouse King, overwhelming them with flood dragons of fire, ice, and lightning. The attack engulfed both demons, leaving their fate unclear amid the blazing spiritual light and thick Demon Qi.

• The Multi-Armed Bear transformed into a giant bear and charged Lin Xuan with heavy weapons while the Cold Mouse King attacked with a lightning-wrapped beam.
• Lin Xuan summoned the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword and transformed its sword light into fire, ice, and lightning flood dragons.
• Lin Xuan multiplied the flood dragons sevenfold and unleashed them against the two demons.
• The Multi-Armed Bear enlarged himself and charged through the attack while the Cold Mouse King raised defensive treasures and used his Dharma Idol to shield himself.
• The flood dragons engulfed the two demons in lightning, ice, and thunderfire, obscuring what happened to them.

Lin Xuan killed the Ice Bear King and gravely wounded the Cold Mouse King with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword. He halted his next attack after the Cold Mouse King offered to meet any demand, then revealed a Soul-Sealing Tablet.

• Lin Xuan’s attack turned the Ice Bear King’s body to sand and killed him.
• Lin Xuan found the Cold Mouse King alive but severely wounded and unable to escape.
• The Cold Mouse King begged Lin Xuan and Princess Xiang’er for mercy, but Lin Xuan refused his initial offer of compensation.
• Lin Xuan sent the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword toward the Cold Mouse King, then stopped it when he promised to meet any demand.
• Lin Xuan produced a black wooden tablet, and the Cold Mouse King recognized it as a Soul-Sealing Tablet.

Lin Xuan forced the Cold Mouse King to surrender his soul and spirit, then gave control of him to Xiang'er. With the Snow Fox, Cold Mouse, and Ice Bear clans allied under Snow Fox leadership, Xiang'er’s influence spread across the Cold Soul Ice Plain, leaving other powers scrambling to learn what had happened.

• Lin Xuan threatened the Cold Mouse King until he surrendered his soul and spirit, which Lin sealed in a Soul-Sealing Tablet.
• Lin Xuan gave the tablet containing the Cold Mouse King to Xiang'er, saying he could help the Snow Fox clan.
• Rumors spread that the Snow Fox, Cold Mouse, and Ice Bear clans had formed an alliance and recovered their stolen treasure.
• The three clans swept through smaller tribes on the Cold Soul Ice Plain, forcing them to submit or leave as their influence expanded.
• Other Demon Race groups and human sects sent people to investigate and learned that the Snow Fox Clan led the alliance.
• The Sacred Hall reportedly named Princess Xiang'er its holy maiden, strengthening her authority over the Cold Soul Ice Plain.

The major powers gradually accepted that the Snow Fox Clan had become the Cold Soul Ice Plain’s overlord after repeated reports and deadly losses among their investigators. Princess Xiang'er then walked with Lin Xuan and warned him about the dangers of his coming trip to the Ethereal Immortal Palace.

• The major powers sent successive investigators to verify reports that the Snow Fox Clan ruled the Cold Soul Ice Plain, and each wave confirmed them.
• Elite disciples who ventured toward the ice plain were attacked by its united Demon Race forces, and most perished.
• The major powers restrained their disciples, while news of the deaths spread and cultivators avoided the Cold Soul Ice Plain.
• Princess Xiang'er accompanied Lin Xuan through the snow and urged him to be careful on his dangerous journey to the Ethereal Immortal Palace.
• Lin Xuan’s role in resolving the Snow Fox Clan’s crisis was revealed: Ice Old Demon and Multi-Armed Bear had fallen, while Cold Mouse King had become Xiang'er’s servant.

Lin Xuan learned that Xiang'er could save her frozen sister Yuanke only with the Piaomiao Nine Immortal Pill, so he set out for Misty Immortal Palace to obtain it. He returned to Mingxue City in disguise, where cultivators had gathered to watch the upheaval on the Cold Soul Ice Plain.

• Lin Xuan demonstrated that the Ink Moon Heaven Witch Art could melt Yuanke's mystic ice, but Xiang'er learned that melting it without first protecting Yuanke could kill her.
• Xiang'er explained that Yuanke needed the Piaomiao Nine Immortal Pill to survive being freed from the ice.
• Xiang'er wanted to accompany Lin Xuan, but stayed behind to maintain control of the newly united demon tribes and agreed to seek rare sentient flowers and grasses for him.
• Lin Xuan left for Misty Immortal Palace, intending to obtain the pill and investigate its composite puppets.
• Lin Xuan reached Mingxue City, concealed his cultivation, and entered without attracting attention as cultivators watched the Cold Soul Ice Plain.

Lin Xuan traveled across the Boundless Sea toward Misty Immortal Island, home of the Ethereal Immortal Palace. After weeks of flight, he finally spotted an enormous island ahead.

• Lin Xuan hired a Beast Carriage to reach the Instant Pavilion and paid the driver generously.
• Lin Xuan asked to teleport to Misty Immortal Island, but learned there was no direct array, so he paid for a series of transfers.
• At his final teleportation stop, Lin Xuan discovered Misty Immortal Island had no Teleportation Array and bought a sea chart instead.
• Lin Xuan flew through the Boundless Sea, ignored cultivator disputes, and defeated those who provoked him.
• After roughly half a month of flight, Lin Xuan saw an enormous island ahead.

Lin Xuan arrived at Misty Immortal Island, headquarters of Ethereal Immortal Palace, and entered through its designated dock after recalling the fate of the Blood Toad Master, who had trespassed there. He explored the island from the air, taking in its varied terrain.

• Lin Xuan sensed the abundant spiritual energy around Misty Immortal Island and saw mortal fishing boats in the nearby waters.
• Lin Xuan recalled how Blood Toad Master had trespassed, killed law-enforcement cultivators, and been defeated by Ethereal Immortal Palace elders.
• Lin Xuan put away his Spirit Boat and entered through a dock passage for Dongxuan Realm cultivators, where the guards let him through without difficulty.
• Lin Xuan flew over the island and surveyed its forests, mountains, flatlands, lakes, wetlands, and distant hills.

Lin Xuan traveled to Nine Immortals Marketplace to gather intelligence on Ethereal Immortal Palace and seek combination Puppets as he planned how to obtain the Piaomiao Nine Immortal Pill. He entered the marketplace and began questioning an attendant.

• Lin Xuan arrived at a small marketplace, startling its low-level cultivators with his Dongxuan Realm presence.
• Lin Xuan asked a few questions at a shop, then left with a Jade Slip map of Immortal Island.
• Lin Xuan flew toward Nine Immortals Marketplace, intending to learn about Ethereal Immortal Palace and purchase combination Puppets.
• Lin Xuan paid the entrance fee and entered the marketplace, where he noticed that its shops sold spirit pills and miraculous medicines.
• Lin Xuan asked an attendant to answer his questions, and the attendant agreed to tell him what he knew.

Lin Xuan explored Nine Immortals Marketplace and learned more about the power of Ethereal Immortal Palace. He headed to Tingfeng Pavilion, an Ethereal Immortal Palace shop, to buy puppet mechanisms and gather information.

• Lin Xuan questioned a shop assistant, learned that Nine Immortals Marketplace was divided into nine districts, and obtained a map.
• Lin Xuan flew to the western district, where thousands of shops sold puppet mechanisms, and considered the costs and rarity of high-quality puppets.
• Lin Xuan surveyed the shops and chose Tingfeng Pavilion for its size, prominent location, and Ethereal Immortal Palace emblem.
• Lin Xuan entered Tingfeng Pavilion to shop for puppets and investigate Ethereal Immortal Palace.

Lin Xuan visited Tingfeng Pavilion to buy Puppets and probe for information about the Piaomiao Nine Immortal Pill, but learned nothing useful from its staff. He continued gathering rumors at Xianke Residence, still hoping to avoid infiltrating the Ethereal Immortal Palace.

• Lin Xuan asked a Tingfeng Pavilion attendant about its strongest Puppets and learned that Spirit Division Stage Puppets were not sold to outsiders.
• Lin Xuan bought several ordinary and combination Puppets while avoiding an extravagant purchase that might draw attention.
• Lin Xuan searched other shops and spent half a month gathering information in Nine Immortals Marketplace without making progress.
• Lin Xuan began regularly visiting Xianke Residence to listen for useful rumors from the cultivators there.
• Lin Xuan returned to Xianke Residence one morning and quietly used his divine sense to eavesdrop on nearby conversations.

Lin Xuan overheard that the Ethereal Immortal Palace was offering a reward for mortals who were exceptionally beautiful, just over twenty, and skilled enough in martial arts to lift a ten-thousand-jin boulder. Suspecting the search might help his scheme for the Piaomiao Nine Immortal Pill, he tracked the cultivator who had revealed the news.

• Lin Xuan sat in Xianke Residence and listened to cultivators talking while keeping his own cultivation concealed.
• Yun told Fang that he had failed to find a mortal who met the Ethereal Immortal Palace’s strict requirements.
• Yun explained that he sought the reward to improve his chances of forming a Nascent Soul, while Fang said the Palace’s purpose was unknown.
• Lin Xuan considered whether the search could aid his plan for the Piaomiao Nine Immortal Pill and decided the opportunity looked promising.
• Lin Xuan left the tea house and followed Yun, having secretly planted a tracking mark on him.

Lin Xuan traded a Heavenly Fragrance Spiritual Rhinoceros Pill for details about the Ethereal Immortal Palace’s search for Mortals. The information gave him a way to enter the palace openly by disguising himself as a mortal.

• Lin Xuan stopped the disheveled-haired cultivator and offered to trade for news about the Ethereal Immortal Palace’s search for Mortals.
• Lin Xuan gave the cultivator a Heavenly Fragrance Spiritual Rhinoceros Pill in exchange for a Jade Slip containing the bounty details.
• The cultivator revealed that friends in the Ethereal Immortal Palace had shared the information early and that the palace would announce the bounty in two months.
• After Lin Xuan confirmed the Jade Slip’s contents, the cultivator left with the pill to prepare for condensing a Nascent Soul.
• Lin Xuan realized he could disguise himself as a mortal and use the bounty search to enter the Ethereal Immortal Palace openly.

Lin Xuan disguised himself as a mortal martial arts grandmaster and approached Ethereal Immortal Palace with a Core Condensation Realm guide. He left the story climbing toward the sect under cover of the Heavenly Demon Infant Transformation Art.

• Lin Xuan left Nine Immortals Marketplace and flew toward Nine Immortals Mountain, the headquarters of Ethereal Immortal Palace.
• Lin Xuan and a Thin Old Man arrived at the mountain, where a No-Fly Restriction required them to climb the long stone staircase.
• The Thin Old Man ordered Lin Xuan, disguised as a Heavenly Dao expert, to hurry toward the mountain gate before dark.
• Lin Xuan concealed his mockery as the Thin Old Man scolded him for questioning the rules of the immortal cultivation world.
• Lin Xuan relied on the Heavenly Demon Infant Transformation Art, which dispersed his magic power and made his Nascent Soul formless, to avoid detection inside the sect.