Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan opened an ancient cultivator’s Palace and entered, unaware that Old Devil Xu had followed him inside. Lin Xuan faced three powerful Ancient Beasts in the ruins and prepared to confront them.

• Lin Xuan used the Treasure Map to reveal a Palace hidden inside a mountain and flew inside before the entrance vanished.
• Old Devil Xu appeared after the Palace began fading, revealed that he had secretly followed Lin Xuan, and entered the ruins himself.
• Lin Xuan found himself surrounded by a three-headed python, a lightning-wielding lion, and a giant bat, which he recognized as Ancient Beasts.
• The lion, python, and bat attacked Lin Xuan together, but he remained calm and dismissed them as fools.

Lin Xuan used the advanced Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire to kill three Ancient Beasts, then found a Spirit Eye Lake and uncovered a hidden Palace with his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye. Elsewhere in the mysterious space, Old Devil Xu discovered a powerful rune-sealed cocoon and sensed that the treasure hunt concealed a secret.

• Lin Xuan froze and killed the Lion, the Bat, and the Python with the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire’s Law of Extreme Cold.
• Lin Xuan explored the strange space and found a Spirit Eye Lake atop a great mountain.
• Lin Xuan used his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to locate a hidden spatial barrier and opened it into a vortex.
• Lin Xuan revealed a vast Palace whose doors bore familiar images of birds, beasts, insects, and fish.
• Old Devil Xu examined a rune-covered cocoon beside several Ancient Beast corpses and suspected the treasure hunt hid a secret.

Old Devil Xu discovered that the cocoon emitted treasure qi and concluded it contained a Xiantian Demon Treasure, then attacked it in hopes of claiming it. Meanwhile, Lin Xuan faced a sudden attack as the Palace doors opened and vanished with Nine Heavens Micro-Steps.

• Old Devil Xu recognized the cocoon’s radiance as treasure qi and believed it concealed a Xiantian treasure.
• Old Devil Xu suspected the cocoon held a Xiantian Demon Treasure after its runes neutralized his demonic attack.
• Old Devil Xu sent several treasures to assault the cocoon and break its seal.
• Lin Xuan saw the Palace doors open, then dodged a burst of golden light by using Nine Heavens Micro-Steps.

Lin Xuan fought off a barrage from Golden Armored Puppets while Old Devil Xu broke the seal on a cocoon he believed held a Xiantian Demon Treasure. The cocoon burst apart in an explosion of devil qi, and Xu Old Devil shielded himself as the blast struck.

• Lin Xuan dodged the Golden Armored Puppets’ first volley and recognized them as valuable Spirit Division-level constructs.
• The Puppets launched a second volley, and Lin Xuan used Nine Heavens Micro-Steps to evade before sending out sword lights.
• Old Devil Xu attacked the cocoon with several treasures until its golden seal and runes vanished.
• Old Devil Xu sensed pure true-demonic aura from the cocoon and became convinced it contained a Xiantian Demon Treasure.
• The cocoon cracked, spun rapidly, and exploded, sending pitch-black devil qi in every direction.
• Xu Old Devil summoned a shield that expanded into a curtain of light to protect him from the blast.

Lin Xuan defeated the Golden Armored Warriors and entered the Palace, where the shifting scenery left him stunned. Elsewhere, Old Devil Xu was trapped by demonic qi and Magic Beasts, while a hidden ghostly face slipped past his defenses and attacked him.

• Lin Xuan used the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword and his fists to destroy the Puppets surrounding him.
• Lin Xuan entered the Palace Gate, endured the shifting scenery, and saw something that made his expression change drastically.
• Old Devil Xu realized the Cocoon had been a trap and found himself surrounded by demonic qi and conjured Magic Beasts.
• Old Devil Xu challenged the hidden attacker, unaware that a nearly invisible wisp of demonic qi had become a ghostly face and pounced at him.

Lin Xuan broke through a powerful illusion in the ancient cultivator ruin using his illusion-attribute flying swords. He returned to a palace and began searching its shelves for treasures.

• Lin Xuan recognized the village from his childhood as an illusion but found that his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye could not pierce it.
• Lin Xuan summoned nine illusion-attribute swords from the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword and combined them into a silver lotus.
• Lin Xuan unleashed the lotus’s Sword Qi, shattered the illusion, and returned to the palace.
• Lin Xuan surveyed the palace’s shelves, chests, and cauldron, then approached the fragrant dark-red wooden shelves.

Lin Xuan searched the ancient hall and collected its Dharma Treasures and boxes of valuable Ancient Spirit Stones. He found only an ordinary Spirit Tool Cauldron, and remained focused on locating cultivation methods used by ancient cultivators with rare Spirit Roots.

• Lin Xuan swept the hall’s Dharma Treasures from the wooden shelves into his possession.
• He opened the boxes and discovered that they contained top-grade wind-attribute spirit stones, then recognized them as unusually pure Ancient Spirit Stones.
• Lin Xuan opened the remaining boxes and found top-grade Ancient Spirit Stones of the eight common attributes, which he packed into his Storage Bag.
• He inspected the enormous Cauldron, judged it to be no more than a Spirit Tool, and continued seeking cultivation methods suited to rare Spirit Roots.

Lin Xuan found treasures on the Palace’s first floor and went upstairs to search for cultivation methods for his disciple. Meanwhile, Old Devil Xu was possessed by an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon, which set its sights on Lin Xuan; Lin Xuan searched the second floor but had not found the cultivation method.

• Lin Xuan searched the first-floor hall, found nothing more, and headed up the staircase.
• An Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon possessed Old Devil Xu and learned from his memories that Lin Xuan was also in the Palace.
• The Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon disappeared into the air, intending to hunt Lin Xuan and obtain a treasure.
• Lin Xuan broke through the second-floor Restriction with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword and entered the upper floor.
• Lin Xuan saw five statues of women and hoped the cultivation methods there would suit his disciple.
• Lin Xuan searched the second floor and found only ordinary treasures, with no sign of the cultivation method he sought.

Lin Xuan searched the Palace for the missing treasure and realized its jade statues and mysterious patterns were connected to the Ink Moon Tribe. An intruder triggered a Palace Restriction, and Lin Xuan discovered that the powerful cultivator outside was possessed by an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon.

• Lin Xuan found no treasure and examined the statues, recognizing their jade as the same kind used for the Heavenly Witch Goddess statue in the Ink Moon Tribe ruins.
• Lin Xuan connected the statues and the Palace's patterns to the Ink Moon Tribe and wondered whether the reclusive seniors had been its Witchers.
• An explosion came from the Palace Gate, and Lin Xuan flew there to investigate the triggered Restriction.
• Lin Xuan saw a powerful, disheveled-haired cultivator outside the golden barrier and recognized him as a host possessed by an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon.
• The Heavenly Demon was surprised that Lin Xuan had identified it.

Lin Xuan fought the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon, whose power easily destroyed his first attack. Lin Xuan’s hidden Nine Palaces Moment strike also failed to harm the demon, who remained hovering strangely as Lin Xuan flew away.

• The Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon broke the golden shield with black lightning and sneered at Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan sent a fiery-red Immortal Sword at the demon, but the demon cut it down with a black sword and swallowed the flames.
• Lin Xuan used his Avatar to distract the demon while his true body launched the Nine Palaces Moment ambush.
• The Immortal Swords struck the demon without harming him, and Lin Xuan flew away at an angle.
• The Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon did not pursue Lin Xuan and continued hovering with a strange expression.

Lin Xuan fought an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon who used Illusion Spirit Transformation into Void and other powerful techniques. After the demon’s punch sent Lin Xuan flying, Lin used spatial movement to reappear beside him and launched a palm strike as the demon counterattacked.

• Lin Xuan recognized that the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon had used Illusion Spirit Transformation into Void to evade his Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword.
• The demon questioned Lin Xuan about the Heavenly Witch Goddess and summoned nine identical copies to attack him.
• Lin Xuan swept his eighty-one swords across all nine copies, forcing them to merge back into one demon.
• The demon used a lightning-based technique and punched Lin Xuan, sending him flying but leaving him relatively unharmed.
• The demon paused in surprise at Lin Xuan’s resilience, and Lin used spatial movement to appear beside him and strike with a palm.
• The demon dismissed Lin Xuan’s palm and threw another punch, anticipating that Lin’s attack might have a follow-up.

Lin Xuan used the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire to freeze and cripple the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon, then decapitated him with a concealed Immortal Sword. The demon self-destructed and sent a strand of black qi toward Lin Xuan to possess him.

• Lin Xuan unleashed the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, which overpowered the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon's black ripples.
• The Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire invoked the Law of Extreme Cold and froze half the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon's body as he escaped several dozen zhang away.
• Lin Xuan feigned confidence to distract the wounded demon while his concealed Immortal Sword cut off the demon's head.
• Lin Xuan tried to burn the ruined corpse with azure flame, but the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon self-destructed.
• A ghost face formed from the demon's black qi and lunged at Lin Xuan to possess him.

Lin Xuan used Illusionary Yin Divine Thunder to counter Ghost Face’s attempt to seize his body, forcing the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon to retreat and expend power. As Lin Xuan prepared to finish the fight, Ghost Face began transforming the surrounding spiritual energy into devil qi.

• Ghost Face sent Skull Artifacts toward Lin Xuan while attempting to seize his body, but Lin Xuan’s Illusionary Yin Divine Thunder destroyed them.
• Ghost Face escaped the Divine Thunder by turning into black mist and forming a smaller body, then exchanged taunts with Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan struck with more Illusionary Yin Divine Thunder, but Ghost Face countered it with Demon Flame that weakened him.
• Lin Xuan sensed danger and prepared another secret technique, but Ghost Face announced he would reveal his true strength and began converting the surrounding spiritual energy into devil qi.

Lin Xuan attacked a mysterious demon as it began condensing its True Demon Body, but its Demon Domain repelled his strongest attacks. He realized the ancient records about Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons were accurate, leaving him racing to find a way through the barrier before the demon finished transforming.

• Lin Xuan discovered that spiritual power around the stranger had transformed into pure Demonic Qi and attacked with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword.
• The stranger’s Demon Domain deflected Lin Xuan’s sword, and his Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire froze the barrier without damaging it.
• The stranger taunted Lin Xuan, explaining that the Demon Domain would protect him until he completed his True Demon Body.
• Lin Xuan recalled an ancient classic describing Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons, their bodies, and the protective Demon Domain formed during transformation.
• Lin Xuan concluded that his attacks could not break the barrier and feared the demon would complete its transformation before he could act.

Lin Xuan brought out the Five Dragon Seal to stop an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon from completing its True Demon Body. The seal absorbed the world’s origin energy, disrupted the Demon Domain, and appeared before the demon to strike.

• As the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon’s True Demon Body took shape, Lin Xuan’s attacks failed to pierce the Demon Domain.
• Lin Xuan decided to use the Five Dragon Seal and drove it with the silver light spots in his Star Sea.
• The Five Dragon Seal released True Dragon Void Shadows that absorbed the nearby world’s origin energy and weakened the demonic qi.
• The True Dragon Void Shadows merged into the seal, which grew to the size of a house and filled with dazzling runes.
• The Five Dragon Seal vanished and reappeared before the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon, then smashed down at him.

Lin Xuan destroyed the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon with the Five Dragon Seal before it could complete its True Demon Body. After finding Outer-Domain Heavenly Gold among the remains, he considered how the rare material could strengthen his Sword Spirit Transformation into Void.

• The Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon tried to escape as the Five Dragon Seal broke through its Demon Domain.
• Lin Xuan used the Five Dragon Seal’s five-colored light to immobilize the demon, then struck it down and scattered its soul.
• Lin Xuan searched the devastated area and found a piece of Outer-Domain Heavenly Gold.
• Lin Xuan recognized the gold as a rare material needed to cultivate Sword Spirit Transformation into Void and reflected that his supply limited the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword’s power.

After defeating the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon and obtaining Outer-Domain Heavenly Gold, Lin Xuan searched the Palace’s second floor for the treasure he had missed. He used the Heavenly Witch Goddess statue from the Ink Moon Tribe ruins to awaken the five statues, and the central statue began speaking to him.

• Lin Xuan stored the Outer-Domain Heavenly Gold in a box made from Ten Thousand Year Profound Jade, then searched the area for more treasures but found none.
• Lin Xuan returned to the Palace’s second floor and reconsidered why he had found only ordinary treasures there.
• Lin Xuan recognized that the five statues resembled the Heavenly Witch Goddess statue from the Ink Moon Tribe ruins and suspected they were connected to the missing treasure.
• Lin Xuan took out the Heavenly Witch Goddess statue, causing all six statues to glow and the central statue to open its eyes.
• The central statue asked Lin Xuan whether he had awakened it, then asked if he had brought the Heavenly Witch Goddess statue and obtained the Ink Moon Tribe relic.

Lin Xuan discovered that the ruins were connected to the Ink Moon Tribe and proved to Xueling that he cultivated the Ink Moon Heaven Witch Art at the Tribulation Transcendence Stage. After seeing his nine-attribute Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, Xueling recognized him as her Young Master, and Lin Xuan asked her to explain why.

• Lin Xuan confirmed that his primary cultivation art was the Ink Moon Heaven Witch Art, and Xueling asked him to demonstrate it.
• Lin Xuan summoned the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, proving his connection to the art and astonishing Xueling with its nine attributes.
• Xueling appeared as a young woman's Void Shadow, bowed to Lin Xuan, and called him Young Master.
• Lin Xuan objected that he was not a member of the Ink Moon Tribe and asked Xueling to explain her claim.

Xueling told Lin Xuan that the Ink Moon Tribe’s decline was tied to its possession of the Blue Star Sea, which the Heavenly Witch Goddess had found while roaming other realms. Her account revealed that more than a thousand realms existed parallel to the Spirit World, leaving Lin Xuan stunned.

• Xueling explained that the Ink Moon Tribe’s downfall was connected to the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons and a treasure that brought disaster upon the tribe.
• Xueling identified the treasure as the Blue Star Sea, shocking Lin Xuan, who secretly relied on it and had kept its existence hidden.
• Lin Xuan asked how the Heavenly Witch Goddess could have traveled to other realms, since he believed only the Demon Realm and Underworld Realm paralleled the Spirit World.
• Xueling said that more than a thousand realms paralleled the Spirit World, and Lin Xuan asked whether she was joking.

Xueling told Lin Xuan how the Heavenly Witch Goddess brought the Blue Star Sea to the Ink Moon Tribe, whose decision to reveal the treasure drew attacks from powerful beings across the realms. She explained that Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons infiltrated the tribe’s Altar and that a Heavenly Demon Lord was among them, leaving Lin Xuan eager to hear how the treasure disappeared.

• Lin Xuan set aside his question about the Three Great Realms and asked Xueling to continue her account.
• Xueling said the Heavenly Witch Goddess had obtained the Blue Star Sea, a treasure that could purify medicinal pills and precious materials.
• The Ink Moon Tribe celebrated the treasure’s arrival, but its secret leaked and drew powerful beings from the Spirit World and nearby interfaces.
• Xueling explained that the tribe could not surrender the Blue Star Sea because it had disappeared after being enshrined in the Altar.
• Xueling said Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons infiltrated the heavily guarded Altar, including one at the level of a Heavenly Demon Lord, and Lin Xuan asked her to continue.