Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan fought through a tide of Poison Scorpions in the strange desert, then encountered their transformed leader, who demanded his Nascent Soul. Seeing a chance to learn how to escape the desert, Lin Xuan attacked the scorpion monster.

• Lin Xuan used the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword to kill hundreds of Poison Scorpions as more swarmed toward him.
• As Lin Xuan tried to fly away, a soul-shaking insect cry stunned him and alerted him to danger.
• A powerful, four-armed humanoid scorpion emerged from the sand and revealed that it ruled the desert.
• The scorpion king accused Lin Xuan of killing its subordinates and demanded his Nascent Soul in exchange for sparing his soul.
• Lin Xuan decided to capture the scorpion king for clues about escaping the desert and launched a sudden sword attack.
• The scorpion king roared and raised two shields of Black Qi with its pincers to block Lin Xuan's strike.

Lin Xuan battled a powerful scorpion transformed into a strange man, using the Illusionary Yin Divine Thunder and his sword techniques against its defenses. When the scorpion blocked his sword threads with black strands and vortexes, Lin Xuan summoned the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire to attack it.

• Lin Xuan’s Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword struck the strange man’s forelimbs but was knocked aside by their hard shells.
• Lin Xuan hit the strange man with Illusionary Yin Divine Thunder, then sent countless silver sword threads at him.
• The strange man spun up black qi and formed a massive two-tailed scorpion Dharma Image to defend himself.
• The scorpion’s black threads entangled Lin Xuan’s sword threads and prevented them from breaking through.
• Lin Xuan enlarged the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire and sent it crashing toward the strange man as he produced more black threads.

Lin Xuan overwhelmed the poison scorpion monster with the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire and the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, but the monster fought back with its Inner Core and venom. Lin Xuan unleashed his newly strengthened Hundred Dragon Fangs, leaving the battle unresolved as the Flood Dragons charged the monster.

• Lin Xuan's Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire burned through the strange man's black net and engulfed his Poison Scorpion Dharma Image, forcing him to retreat.
• Lin Xuan pressed the strange man with the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire and the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, but the monster sacrificed his Inner Core and used venom to block their attacks.
• Lin Xuan recalled his attacks, and the monster mistook his pause for exhaustion before revealing his enormous poison scorpion form and lashing at Lin Xuan with hundreds of tails.
• Lin Xuan transformed the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword into more than a hundred Flood Dragons and sent them charging at the scorpion monster with the Hundred Dragon Fangs.

Lin Xuan destroyed the Poison Scorpion with Hundred Dragon Fangs, then exposed the scorpion monster’s attempt to survive as a Primordial Spirit. The monster was left cornered as Lin Xuan prepared to finish it off.

• Lin Xuan overwhelmed the Poison Scorpion with Hundred Dragon Fangs, tearing apart its body and killing it.
• The ordinary scorpions fled, and Lin Xuan left the desert without pursuing them.
• The scorpion monster’s Primordial Spirit emerged from a black pearl after Lin Xuan had apparently departed and vowed revenge.
• Lin Xuan revealed that he had secretly returned and explained that he had seen through the monster’s Deceive the Heavens Strategy with his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye.

Lin Xuan defeated the scorpion monster and searched his soul for a way out of the Nightmare Desert, but found that no one had ever escaped. He was left trapped in the desert with no clear means of breaking its illusion restriction.

• The scorpion monster tried to self-destruct rather than let Lin Xuan capture him alive.
• Lin Xuan reached through space and seized the scorpion monster before he could explode.
• Lin Xuan drew out the scorpion monster’s soul and searched it for clues to leaving the desert.
• Lin Xuan learned that the scorpion monster had spent tens of thousands of years trying and failing to escape, and that every cultivator who entered had died there.
• Lin Xuan realized that only a being far stronger than himself could break the desert’s restriction or tear open the void.

Lin Xuan learned from the Scorpion Monster’s memories that Palace ruins in the Nightmare Desert might hold clues to escape and could be connected to Venerable Qingyan’s Bracelet. He reached the nearby oasis, heard fighting ahead, and concealed himself before approaching.

• Lin Xuan concluded that he could not escape the Nightmare Desert through cultivation alone and decided to investigate the Palace ruins.
• He recalled that Venerable Qingyan had sent cultivators to search for a Bracelet and suspected the Palace might reveal how to leave the desert.
• Using the Scorpion Monster’s memories to guide him, Lin Xuan flew toward the ruins despite the monster’s deep-rooted fear of them.
• After two days, Lin Xuan spotted an oasis and realized the Palace ruins lay within it.
• Lin Xuan heard explosive sounds ahead, suspected other cultivators were nearby, and concealed his figure and aura as he moved toward them.

Lin Xuan reached a vast oasis and found three Spirit Division Stage Cultivators fighting a swarm of stone Puppets. He joined them to help defeat the Puppets, leaving the group free to investigate the mysterious Palace.

• Lin Xuan arrived at the oasis and suspected that a powerful Spirit Vein lay beneath it.
• Lin Xuan spotted the Robe-Clad Elder and two other Cultivators struggling against numerous stone Puppets.
• Lin Xuan decided to help the Robe-Clad Elder, whom he had met before, and revealed himself to the group.
• Lin Xuan joined the fight with a fiery-red Immortal Sword, helping the four Cultivators turn the battle around.
• Lin Xuan cut apart the final stone Puppet, ending the fight.

Lin Xuan joined forces with three cultivators to destroy stone puppets, then met Tian Chenxi of Mingxi Pavilion and Venerable Iron Pagoda. They compared their experiences trapped in the Nightmare Desert and agreed that the Palace ruins might hold clues to escape and lead to Venerable Qingyan’s promised bracelet.

• The Robe-Clad Elder thanked Lin Xuan for helping defeat the stone puppets, and Lin Xuan credited their victory to everyone working together.
• The Robe-Clad Elder introduced Tian Chenxi, whose master was Fairy Yang Tong of Mingxi Pavilion.
• The Robe-Clad Elder introduced Fellow Daoist Yin, nicknamed Venerable Iron Pagoda, and described his formidable Body Refining Technique.
• Lin Xuan learned that the three cultivators had also become trapped in the Nightmare Desert and had slain and refined the spirits of monsters they encountered.
• The group explained that the monsters’ memories pointed to the Palace ruins, which they hoped might reveal a way out and help them obtain Venerable Qingyan’s bracelet.

Lin Xuan warned Tian Chenxi and the others that the Jade Talisman might not let them escape the strange desert, so they decided to seek clues in the oasis. They reached a ruined Palace and hurried toward it, hoping to find a way out.

• Tian Chenxi suggested they could use Venerable Qingyan's Jade Talisman to leave after one hundred days, but Lin Xuan warned that Lingbo Valley's barriers might render it useless.
• Lin Xuan revealed that he had already failed to tear open the desert's space, and the others grew worried about being trapped.
• Tian Chenxi asked Lin Xuan what they should do, and he proposed exploring the oasis and its Palace ruins for clues.
• Lin Xuan, Tian Chenxi, the Robe-Clad Elder, and the bald big man entered the oasis and traveled cautiously for about two days.
• The four spotted the ruined Palace in the distance and quickened their pace toward it.

Lin Xuan and the others discovered a strange mountain in the Lost Realm and identified it as Asura Palace, a place Lin Xuan had visited in the Human World. They began investigating its entrance, where Lin Xuan wondered what awaited inside and whether Yue'er’s Bracelet was hidden there.

• A towering mountain appeared before Lin Xuan, Tian Chenxi, Venerable Iron Pagoda, and the Robe-Clad Elder, and they agreed to investigate rather than turn back.
• Lin Xuan examined the mountain with the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye before following the others to its foot, where they found a No-Fly Restriction and a flight of Jade Stone Stairs.
• The group gathered around an ancient stone stele, but the Robe-Clad Elder and Tian Chenxi could not read its inscription.
• Venerable Iron Pagoda recognized the inscription as “Asura Palace” and explained that his study of ancient scripts came from his body-refinement practice.
• Lin Xuan recalled visiting the Asura King’s Palace in the Human World and resolved not to let a possible treasure Yue'er left behind fall into another person’s hands.

Lin Xuan and the others climbed toward the Asura King's Palace after confirming its identity, finding the mountain's spiritual energy increasingly dense. Near the summit, Lin Xuan recognized multicolored flakes as spiritual energy crystallization, and the group continued cautiously rather than stopping to cultivate.

• Lin Xuan confirmed that the stone tablet named the Asura Palace, alarming the Robe-Clad Elder and Tian Chenxi.
• Lin Xuan, the Robe-Clad Elder, Tian Chenxi, and Iron Pagoda Venerable climbed the Jade Stone Stairs cautiously and found the spiritual energy growing denser.
• Lin Xuan considered whether the mountain could support a breakthrough but decided he needed to investigate its safety first.
• Tian Chenxi noticed multicolored flakes falling near the summit, and Lin Xuan identified them as spiritual energy crystallization.
• The Robe-Clad Elder recognized the phenomenon, while Tian Chenxi and Iron Pagoda Venerable absorbed the spiritual energy but refrained from meditating in the ruins.

Lin Xuan and three other cultivators reached the Asura King's Palace ruins and found four treasures radiating brilliant aura on a preserved altar. They agreed to divide the treasures equally, though Lin Xuan remained cautious as they approached them.

• Lin Xuan and the others climbed to the summit and saw the luxurious ruins of the Asura King's Palace.
• Tian Chenxi recognized the distant radiance as treasure aura, and she and the others hurried toward it while Lin Xuan lagged behind warily.
• The group found a preserved altar holding a saber, a sword, a Bamboo Tube, and a Jade Bowl, all surrounded by pure, brilliant treasure aura.
• The Robe-Clad Elder, Tian Chenxi, Iron Pagoda the Venerable, and Lin Xuan agreed to divide the four treasures equally.

Tian Chenxi and the Robe-Clad Elder seized two Xiantian Spirit Treasures, which transformed into Black Qi and poisoned them to death. Lin Xuan survived alongside Iron Pagoda Venerable, who questioned whether Lin Xuan already knew about the Illusion Moon Poison.

• Tian Chenxi took the Bamboo Tube while the Robe-Clad Elder seized the Jade Bowl, leaving Lin Xuan and Iron Pagoda Venerable to decide between the Flying Dagger and Flying Sword.
• When the Robe-Clad Elder tried to take the remaining treasures, the Bamboo Tube and Jade Bowl turned into Black Qi and entered their owners' bodies.
• Tian Chenxi swallowed a Rose Snow Ginseng Pill, but it accelerated the poison, and she and the Robe-Clad Elder died.
• Lin Xuan asked Iron Pagoda Venerable whether he had set a trap, and Iron Pagoda Venerable denied it.
• Iron Pagoda Venerable said the poison was the Illusion Moon Poison and asked whether Lin Xuan had heard about the place's wonders.

Lin Xuan recognized the poison as Illusion Moon Poison and recalled how the Asura King had defeated its infamous former master. He suspected the apparent Xiantian Spirit Treasures were transformed poison and began wondering whether Iron Pagoda Venerable knew the palace’s secrets or had laid a trap.

• Lin Xuan identified the poison as Illusion Moon Poison and recalled its history and the Lord of Ten Thousand Poisons’ challenge to the Asura King.
• The Lord of Ten Thousand Poisons razed one of the Asura King’s palaces and killed its maidservants, provoking her to accept his challenge.
• The Asura King defeated the Lord of Ten Thousand Poisons with one move, then extracted his soul and refined his spirit.
• Lin Xuan reasoned that the four apparent Xiantian Spirit Treasures could be transformed Illusion Moon Poison, which even his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye could not identify at his current strength.
• Lin Xuan eyed Iron Pagoda Venerable and wondered whether he had visited the palace before or was behind a conspiracy.

Lin Xuan fought the Iron Pagoda Venerable and discovered that his opponent was an Ancient Demon, then overwhelmed him with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword. The demon’s body was dismembered, but its Demon Infant tried to flee before Lin Xuan could stop it.

• Lin Xuan recognized the Iron Pagoda Venerable as an Ancient Demon and challenged him to battle.
• The Iron Pagoda Venerable blocked Lin Xuan’s probing Sword Qi with his fists, surprising Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan summoned the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword and multiplied its sword lights into several hundred.
• The Iron Pagoda Venerable used demonic Qi and summoned monsters from his treasures, but Lin Xuan’s sword lights destroyed them and dismembered him.
• The Iron Pagoda Venerable’s Demon Infant fled, and Lin Xuan used Space Laws to interrupt its Teleportation.

Lin Xuan killed Venerable Iron Pagoda and learned that he had sought the treasure guarded by Illusion Moon Poison. Unable to cross the poison and restriction himself, Lin Xuan found a humanoid Puppet and planned to use it to retrieve the treasure.

• Lin Xuan captured Venerable Iron Pagoda with a five-colored spiritual hand, searched his soul, and killed him.
• Lin Xuan learned that Venerable Iron Pagoda's twin brother had died to Illusion Moon Poison after discovering the ruins, and that their shared experiences had revealed the poison and altar to him.
• Lin Xuan concluded that Asura King had likely placed the poison to guard a treasure, but he could not safely cross it or test the restriction.
• After pondering for three days, Lin Xuan searched his Instantaneous Bag and found a humanoid Puppet from the Human World.
• Lin Xuan brought out the Puppet and planned to use it to retrieve the treasure because it was lifeless and would not be affected by the poison.

Lin Xuan used a puppet controlled by his divided soul to bypass the Asura King's deadly trap and uncover the hidden treasure beneath the altar. He retrieved a plain Bracelet identified as one of the Asura Seven Treasures and left with it, though he did not know its secrets.

• Lin Xuan used the Soul-Parasite-Origin Technique to attach a wisp of his divided soul to a puppet.
• Lin Xuan sent the puppet toward the altar, where the saber and sword attacked it and dissolved into harmless Illusion Moon Poison mist.
• Lin Xuan had the puppet move and push the stone pillar until it toppled, revealing a stairway underground.
• Lin Xuan sent the puppet down the passage and found a jade box in a small stone room.
• Lin Xuan opened the box and found a Bracelet, then read the inscription identifying it as an Asura Seven Treasure.
• Lin Xuan confirmed the chamber held no other treasures and had the puppet carry the Bracelet back up.

Lin Xuan searched the Asura Palace ruins and discovered a Formation Disk and Jade Slip revealing that Lingbo Valley was a True Spirit Space. The Jade Slip recounted how Nine-Headed Bird’s rampage in the Netherworld brought it into Asura territory.

• Lin Xuan considered breaking through in the spiritually rich ruins but chose to search the Asura Palace first because he feared hidden dangers.
• After searching for several dozen days, Lin Xuan found a Formation Disk and a Jade Slip.
• Lin Xuan learned from the Jade Slip that Lingbo Valley was a True Spirit Space beyond the Three Realms.
• The Jade Slip described the Asura King subduing powerful true spirits, including Nine-Infant, and recounted how Nine-Headed Bird went on a destructive rampage in the Netherworld.
• Nine-Headed Bird’s rampage eventually brought it into the territory of the Asura Race.

The chapter explained how the Asura King killed the Nine-Headed Bird and turned his True Spirit Space into Lingbo Valley, then revealed how Lin Xuan could control the valley’s restrictions. Lin Xuan decided to stay and prepare to break through his bottleneck once the other cultivators had left.

• The Asura King pursued the Nine-Headed Bird to his territory and killed him, leaving him doomed beyond redemption.
• The Asura King refined the Nine-Headed Bird’s True Spirit Space into Lingbo Valley and established the Inverted Five Elements Array there.
• Lin Xuan discovered that the Round Disc controlled the array and stopped the restriction blocking divine sense on his mountain peak.
• Lin Xuan searched the mountain and palace ruins with his divine sense but found no treasures or hidden dangers.
• Lin Xuan cleared the palace ruins, opened a cultivation cave, and set the True Spirit Puppet to guard him.
• Lin Xuan waited for the other cultivators to leave Lingbo Valley before beginning his cultivation and bottleneck breakthrough.

Lin Xuan consolidated his cultivation in a spiritually rich refuge while Fairy Bingpo and Venerable Qingyan argued over their failed search for a Bracelet and her promise to reveal a way out of the Lost Realm. Their dispute turned into a fight, which ended with Bingpo shattering Qingyan’s flying sword and challenging him to continue.

• Lin Xuan began taking pills and meditating to consolidate his peak Spirit Division Stage cultivation before attempting a breakthrough.
• Fairy Bingpo questioned Venerable Qingyan about why only a little over fifty of the hundred Cultivators had returned from Lingbo Valley.
• Venerable Qingyan argued that the missing Cultivators had likely died and demanded that Bingpo honor her promise to explain how to leave the Lost Realm.
• Fairy Bingpo refused, claiming her promise depended on finding the Bracelet, and Qingyan accused her of breaking her word.
• Venerable Qingyan attacked Bingpo with a silver flying sword, but she shattered it with a single finger and challenged him to fight again.