Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan traveled toward Scorpion Mountain but was intercepted by a Ghost Saint who blamed him for destroying the Yin-Yang Demon Corpse and suspected him of ties to Old Devil Jia. Lin Xuan prepared to fight, while the Ghost Saint threatened to capture him and refine his spirit.

• Lin Xuan used the Qi-Concealment Technique as he continued cautiously toward Scorpion Mountain.
• The sky darkened, yin winds and ghostly wails surrounded Lin Xuan, and he realized a powerful enemy had exposed him.
• Lin Xuan identified the approaching enemy as likely a Tribulation Transcendence-stage powerhouse from the Underworld Realm and called him out.
• The Ghost Saint asked whether Lin Xuan had destroyed his Yin-Yang Demon Corpse, and Lin Xuan dispelled the death qi around himself with his spiritual energy.
• The Ghost Saint accused Lin Xuan of coming to Scorpion Mountain in connection with Old Devil Jia and threatened to capture him alive and refine his spirit.

Lin Xuan launched a coordinated barrage of thunder, fire, sword qi, and a devastating punch at the Ghost Saint. The Ghost Saint summoned several phantom beasts to counter the attacks, while Lin Xuan remained confident that his opponent had underestimated him.

• Lin Xuan sent out the Thunder Fire Awl, using its thunder-and-fire attributes to probe the Ghost Saint, then followed with sword qi and Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire.
• Lin Xuan enlarged his right hand and punched with enough force to collapse space, shocking the Ghost Saint.
• The Ghost Saint spun and summoned black phantom beasts, including tiger-like monsters that fired beams at the Thunder Fire Awl.
• The Ghost Saint sent a three-eyed python against the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, a many-armed Giant Ape against Lin Xuan's punch, and a giant Peacock against the sword qi.
• The Ghost Saint believed his beasts could block Lin Xuan's attacks and prepared to counterattack, while Lin Xuan smirked at his confidence.

Lin Xuan overwhelmed the Ghost Saint by destroying most of his Phantom Beasts and summoning the Vermilion Bird Void Shadow. The Ghost Saint was trapped inside a five-colored halo as its devastating power continued to bear down on him.

• Lin Xuan turned the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire into a glassy hand that destroyed the giant python, then used sword threads to tear apart the black Peacock.
• Lin Xuan's golden fist force swept away the multi-armed Giant Ape, leaving the Ghost Saint beset by Lin Xuan's remaining attacks.
• The Ghost Saint realized Lin Xuan had used the Thunder Fire Awl to mislead him and had concealed the strength of his other attacks.
• Lin Xuan summoned the Vermilion Bird Void Shadow from the Spirit-Devouring Sword, surrounding the Ghost Saint alongside the fire, sword threads, and golden fist force.
• Lin Xuan unleashed a five-colored halo that completely enveloped the Ghost Saint and the black qi, subjecting them to terrifying pressure.

Lin Xuan survived the Ghost Saint’s counterattack by using the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword to sever the law power restraining him. The Ghost Saint’s claw missed, and he was left shocked that Lin Xuan’s treasure could cut through laws.

• Lin Xuan searched through the smoke with the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye but could not find the Ghost Saint.
• The Ghost Saint attacked Lin Xuan with a massive claw that used the power of laws to slow and bind him.
• Lin Xuan unleashed the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, cutting through the restraint and escaping the claw’s reach.
• The Ghost Saint’s strike cratered the ground and collapsed nearby mountain ranges, but failed to hit Lin Xuan.
• The Ghost Saint demanded to know what treasure Lin Xuan had used to cut through the power of laws.

Lin Xuan broke the Ghost Saint’s concealment and battled the Yin Spirit, countering its attacks with the Illusionary Yin Divine Thunder. The Ghost Saint then used the Ten Thousand Ghost Array, and Lin Xuan saw through its illusions with his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye before pretending to be confused.

• Lin Xuan broke the Ghost Saint’s concealment with a black lightning attack, revealing the Yin Spirit and injuring him.
• The Ghost Saint questioned Lin Xuan about his Illusionary Yin Divine Thunder, but Lin refused to explain its origin.
• The Ghost Saint countered Lin Xuan’s Lightning Flood Dragon with yin fire, then summoned the Ten Thousand Ghost Array.
• Lin Xuan used his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to distinguish the Ghost Saint’s real avatars from the illusory ones.
• Lin Xuan pretended to be bewildered by the array so he could turn the Ghost Saint’s plan against him.

Lin Xuan feigned panic to lure the Ghost Saint’s avatars close, then unleashed Flowing Flame Blast and badly injured him. Lin Xuan followed up with a storm of sword lights, beginning another attack as the Ghost Saint faced him weakened.

• Lin Xuan acted frightened and swung chaotic Sword Qi, convincing the Ghost Saint that he had lost control.
• The Ghost Saint sent his avatars rushing at Lin Xuan, and Lin revealed that his panic had been a ruse.
• Lin Xuan cast Flowing Flame Blast, engulfing the Ghost Saint’s avatars and dissolving their Yin Qi.
• The Ghost Saint merged his avatars to escape the flames, but emerged dimmer and severely weakened.
• Lin Xuan summoned several dozen Immortal Swords, multiplied their sword lights, and unleashed Ten Thousand Swords Piercing the Heart.

Lin Xuan trapped the injured Ghost Saint with his Sword into Silk Technique, but Ghost Saint used a treasure that unleashed powerful Mystic Yin Qi to deflect the attack. Lin Xuan prepared to counter with the Laws of Heaven and Earth, a power beyond the Spirit Division Stage.

• Lin Xuan transformed his sword-lights into countless threads and surrounded Ghost Saint with Ten Thousand Swords Piercing the Heart.
• Ghost Saint judged that he could not win head-on and decided to retreat and regroup with his subordinates.
• As the sword-threads closed in, Ghost Saint summoned a gray Feather Fan bestowed by his Master and unleashed a gale of Mystic Yin Qi that blew the threads aside.
• Lin Xuan recognized the Mystic Yin Qi and resolved to kill Ghost Saint despite the treasure's power.
• Lin Xuan replenished his magic power with Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk and began invoking the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

Lin Xuan used the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword to control the Space Laws and attack the Tribulation-level Ghost Saint. The chapter ended as he unleashed chaotic spatial currents against Ghost Saint’s enormous Yin wind.

• Lin Xuan relied on the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword’s extraordinary quality to attempt controlling the Space Laws.
• His sword strands carved persistent cracks in space, confirming that he had touched and controlled the Space Laws.
• Ghost Saint recognized the danger and poured all his Yin Power into his Feather Fan, unleashing a colossal Yin wind.
• Lin Xuan collapsed the sliced space and released a raging force of spatial fragments and chaotic currents.

Lin Xuan unleashed Spatial Turbulence against the Ghost Saint, who used a mysterious treasure to form a layered defense. Their powers collided, leaving the Ghost Saint’s fate unresolved as the chapter ended.

• Lin Xuan trapped the Ghost Saint within a vast field of spatial hurricanes, cutting off his escape routes.
• The Ghost Saint activated his treasure and combined black, ghost-faced shields into a sphere around himself.
• The Ghost Saint sent Yin Fire at the spatial hurricanes, but Lin Xuan’s Space Laws swept it aside.
• The Ghost Saint raised a gray barrier, but Spatial Turbulence shattered it and struck the shield sphere.
• The Ghost Saint poured all his Yin Power into the Feather Fan, and its Mystic Yin Qi clashed with the Spatial Turbulence as the shields began to break.

Lin Xuan defeated the Ghost Saint in a battle that nearly exhausted his strength, then used Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk to recover some magic power. He was left uncertain whether to continue toward Scorpion Mountain, fearing another powerful enemy could defeat him while he remained weakened.

• Lin Xuan broke through the Ghost Saint's Mystic Yin Qi defense and prepared a decisive attack with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword and Space Laws.
• The Ghost Saint used his limited mastery of the Law of Power to obstruct Lin Xuan's Spatial Turbulence.
• Lin Xuan overwhelmed the Ghost Saint's Law of Power with the Space Laws, reducing him to flying ash.
• Lin Xuan swallowed Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk to replenish his nearly depleted magic power after the battle devastated the surrounding land.
• Lin Xuan worried that he could not recover quickly enough to face another Tribulation Transcendence-level foe and questioned whether he should continue to Scorpion Mountain.

Lin Xuan decided to continue to Scorpion Mountain in search of the Cloud Forging Technique, despite his weakened condition. There, the remaining ghostly beings learned their lord had fallen, and Fifth Sister planned to confront Lin Xuan, believing he was badly depleted by the fight.

• Lin Xuan resolved to fly to Scorpion Mountain rather than abandon the chance to obtain the Cloud Forging Technique.
• The ghostly beings on Scorpion Mountain sensed that their Ghost Saint-level lord had fallen, and Fifth Sister confirmed his death through their shared cultivation method.
• The five ghostly beings considered fleeing but feared Master's punishment if they abandoned the Immortal Trapping Ring and their assigned task.
• Fifth Sister ordered Third Brother to remain with the artifact refiner while the others went to meet the enemy.
• Fifth Sister reasoned that the battle had lasted over half an hour, so Lin Xuan was likely an early-stage Tribulation Transcendence powerhouse who had won at great cost and was now badly weakened.

The Yinhun debated whether to confront the powerful enemy approaching the Immortal Trapping Ring, and Big Brother ultimately chose to follow Fifth Sister’s risky plan rather than face their Master’s punishment for retreating. Lin Xuan, unaware of their decision, sensed four late Spirit Division Stage beings approaching and stopped to assess whether they were the whole enemy force or a trap.

• Fifth Sister urged the Yinhun to risk confronting the enemy, warning that retreat would bring their Master’s wrath and the Soul Transformation Great Law.
• A dazzling pillar of light rose near the Immortal Trapping Ring, and the Yinhun wondered whether the treasure was a Xiantian Spirit Treasure.
• Big Brother ordered Third Leader to guard the treasure and led Fifth Sister and the other two Yinhun to meet the enemy.
• Lin Xuan hurried onward while keeping his divine sense alert for threats.
• Lin Xuan sensed four late Spirit Division Stage beings approaching and stopped, wondering whether they were bait for a stronger foe.

Lin Xuan ambushed four Yinhun ghosts who had come to attack him after their lord fell. His first strike killed Fourth Brother, maimed Second Sister, and left their leader unhurt, while the surviving ghosts began to grasp the danger they faced.

• The four Yinhun ghosts arrived and mistakenly searched for a hidden Tribulation Transcendence cultivator instead of focusing on Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan seized their distraction and attacked with several streaks of Sword Qi.
• A slender young woman dodged the strike by summoning Yin-energy tentacles, but Fourth Brother was split apart and killed when the sword light exploded.
• Second Sister lost an arm while retreating, and the woman checked that Big Brother had blocked the attack with his shield without being wounded.

Lin Xuan faced the three surviving Yinhun ghosts while suspecting that a stronger enemy might be waiting nearby. When a distant treasure appeared, he attacked the ghosts again to end the fight quickly and pursue it.

• The three Yinhun ghosts mistook Lin Xuan for a Tribulation Transcendence expert, but Lin Xuan claimed he was only at the Spirit Division Stage.
• Lin Xuan searched the surroundings with his divine sense and found no hidden powerful enemy.
• A brilliant five-colored phenomenon appeared tens of thousands of li away, and Lin Xuan suspected a rare treasure was about to emerge.
• Lin Xuan decided to defeat the three ghosts quickly so he could pursue the treasure.
• Lin Xuan sent three streams of silver Sword Qi at the ghosts, and the big man blocked his attack with a poisoned spiked club.

Lin Xuan overwhelmed the ghostly beings with his sword techniques and pursued the surviving woman after she broke through his attack. He blocked her escape several thousand zhang away, leaving her shocked and furious.

• Lin Xuan transformed his giant Sword Qi into countless silver threads and killed the giant man before he could react.
• Lin Xuan saw that the white-haired old woman had also been killed.
• The remaining woman used a ring-shaped Dharma Treasure to summon fire birds and dispel Lin Xuan's Sword Qi.
• The woman merged her fire birds into a Four-Winged Six-Eyed Bird, opened a path through the sword light, and fled several thousand zhang.
• Lin Xuan appeared in front of the woman and blocked her escape, astonishing her.

Lin Xuan killed the last of the four Yinhun ghosts and rushed to Scorpion Mountain, where the Immortal Trapping Ring was about to emerge. The Brocade-Clad Scholar fled when he saw Lin Xuan approaching, but Lin Xuan noticed him and sent silver lights after him.

• Lin Xuan used his Avatar and the Thunder Fire Awl to kill the final Yinhun ghost.
• Lin Xuan recalled his Avatar and flew toward Scorpion Mountain at full speed.
• The Brocade-Clad Scholar realized the signs of the Immortal Trapping Ring’s emergence had exposed their location and feared the enemy would arrive.
• Seeing Lin Xuan approach, the Brocade-Clad Scholar fled in the opposite direction.
• Lin Xuan arrived at the mountaintop, spotted the escaping Brocade-Clad Scholar, and sent several pale silver lights after him.

Lin Xuan pursued the dazzling spiritual omen while his Jade Luo Bees chased the fleeing Brocade-Clad Scholar. The bees broke through the scholar’s attacks and defenses, leaving him exposed to their assault.

• Lin Xuan flew toward the strange spiritual radiance, convinced he had found a heaven-sent treasure.
• The Brocade-Clad Scholar fled tens of thousands of li before noticing a dozen Jade Luo Bees gaining on him.
• The Brocade-Clad Scholar sent two Single Horned Ink Pythons to swallow the bees, but the pythons exploded and the bees emerged unharmed.
• The Brocade-Clad Scholar raised a shield Dharma Treasure, but the Jade Luo Bees slipped through its light curtain.
• The Brocade-Clad Scholar struck at the bees with a poisonous ball of yin energy, but none of them fell.

The Brocade-Clad Scholar was killed by Luo Feng and the Demon Insects, whose venom drained his lifespan through the Law of Time. Elsewhere, Lin Xuan broke through a hidden formation and used the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to find the true passage toward the treasure.

• Luo Feng and the Demon Insects stung the Brocade-Clad Scholar, causing his lifespan to rapidly drain away.
• The Brocade-Clad Scholar aged into an old man and weathered into sand.
• Lin Xuan used the Spirit-Devouring Sword to destroy the formation blocking his way to the treasure aura.
• Lin Xuan descended into an underground hall and found two passages that both appeared to lead toward treasure.
• Lin Xuan used the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to expose the right passage as an illusion and entered the true passage on the left.

Lin Xuan discovered an underground lava lake where a powerful formation was refining a huge ring-shaped Dharma Treasure carved with a Vermilion Bird. He recognized a nearby jade bottle as legendary Spirit-Sealing Jade, realized it must contain an extraordinary being, and decided to wait until the refining process was complete.

• Lin Xuan emerged into a cavern containing a vast, intensely hot lake of molten lava.
• Lin Xuan noticed numerous Formation Flags and tools arranged around the lake, indicating a powerful formation was in operation.
• Lin Xuan saw a huge ring-shaped Dharma Treasure floating above the lava, carved with a Vermilion Bird.
• Lin Xuan recognized a snow-white jade bottle as Spirit-Sealing Jade, which could seal the souls of beings as powerful as late-stage Tribulation Transcendence cultivators or True Spirits.
• Lin Xuan concluded the treasure was still being refined and chose to wait before attempting to take it.

Lin Xuan discovered that three artifact refiners had died while using an array to forge a powerful treasure, yet the array continued working. He remained in the cavern to wait, despite fearing that the treasure’s owner might arrive.

• Lin Xuan weighed whether to leave, seize the unfinished treasure, or stay and risk the arrival of its powerful owner.
• Lin Xuan remembered that he had come to find the artifact-refining master surnamed Yu and searched the cavern with his divine sense.
• Lin Xuan found an old Weng, a Palace-dressed Woman, and a two-headed, four-armed Ancient Demon controlling the array formation.
• Lin Xuan realized all three artifact refiners were dead, apparently drained of their life force by the array they had set up.
• Lin Xuan saw that the array continued refining the treasure and sat down to wait.