Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan returned to Cloud Hidden Sect and learned that an unusual Spirit Eye Spring had appeared in its rear mountain and grown into a Spirit Eye Lake, drawing the sect into a crisis. He followed Long and the Silver-Eyed Maiden to inspect it, where the chapter left him approaching the heavily guarded lake.

• Lin Xuan questioned Long and the Silver-Eyed Maiden about the sect’s activated protection array and the disciples who had attacked him.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden explained that a Spirit Eye Spring had appeared in the sect’s rear mountain three years earlier and gradually expanded into a Spirit Eye Lake.
• Lin Xuan wondered why the lake could have brought the powerful Cloud Hidden Sect into trouble, so Long invited him to see it for himself.
• Long and the Silver-Eyed Maiden led Lin Xuan through the rear mountain, which was filled with strict formations and patrolling cultivators.
• The three Supreme Elders reached the Spirit Eye Lake, and Lin Xuan prepared to see what made it unusual.

Lin Xuan entered the hidden Spirit Eye Lake and discovered that its spiritual energy was dense enough to crystallize into snow, making it a treasure capable of attracting powerful enemies. He learned that a former Sword Lake Palace cultivator had leaked the secret, leaving him concerned about the threat posed by that formidable sect.

• The Silver-Eyed Maiden used a command token to dispel the mist and restrictions concealing the valley.
• Lin Xuan saw spiritual energy crystallize into snow and recognized that the Spirit Eye Lake rivaled even legendary cultivation sites.
• Lin Xuan asked how the sect’s secret had leaked, and the Youth surnamed Long blamed his lax discipline over his nominal disciples.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden explained that Yuan, one of Long’s disciples, had once belonged to Sword Lake Palace and had been expelled after committing a serious offense.
• Lin Xuan realized Sword Lake Palace’s immense strength, including its Late Stage Tribulation Transcendence elder, made the threat difficult to face.

Lin Xuan weighed whether to abandon Spirit Eye Lake rather than face Sword Lake Palace’s late-stage Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, Venerable Wan Jian. After learning Wan Jian had disappeared more than two hundred years earlier, Lin Xuan felt reassured, but the Youth surnamed Long warned that Sword Lake Palace had several other Tribulation Transcendence cultivators.

• Lin Xuan considered giving up Spirit Eye Lake to avoid a confrontation with Venerable Wan Jian, but resolved not to retreat solely because Wan Jian was a late-stage cultivator.
• The Youth surnamed Long said Lin Xuan need not worry too much about Old Devil Gu, and the Silver-Eyed Maiden explained that Gu had vanished more than two hundred years ago.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden assured Lin Xuan that Sword Lake Palace’s Great Elder had not appeared since his disappearance, and Lin Xuan relaxed at the prospect of not facing him.
• The Youth surnamed Long warned Lin Xuan not to underestimate Sword Lake Palace, which had more than one other Tribulation Transcendence-level Supreme Elder.

Lin Xuan learned that Sword Lake Palace’s mysterious husband-and-wife Supreme Elders had defeated Old Demon Xue and were guarding the palace after Venerable Wan Jian disappeared. He refused to surrender his sect’s treasure or abandon its headquarters, and prepared to stand against Sword Lake Palace.

• Lin Xuan asked the Silver-Eyed Maiden and the Youth surnamed Long what other Supreme Elders Sword Lake Palace had.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden explained that the sect’s two unnamed Supreme Elders were husband and wife whose combined fighting style made them stronger than two ordinary early-stage Tribulation Transcendence cultivators.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden recounted how Old Demon Xue challenged the pair and suffered a crushing defeat, discouraging other forces from provoking Sword Lake Palace.
• Lin Xuan recognized the danger posed by the pair and considered that he might lose if he fought them himself.
• Lin Xuan declared that his sect would neither hand over its treasure nor give up its headquarters, and said he would face whatever Sword Lake Palace did.

Lin Xuan agreed to help Cloud Hidden Sect contend with Sword Lake Palace over the Spirit Eye Lake after confirming the secret had not spread further. The chapter then showed Sword Lake Palace’s immense power and ended with more than a dozen Spirit Division Late Stage cultivators gathered to discuss an important matter.

• Lin Xuan confirmed with the Silver-Eyed Maiden that only Cloud Hidden Sect and Sword Lake Palace knew about the Spirit Eye Lake.
• Lin Xuan decided that Cloud Hidden Sect could still bargain with Sword Lake Palace and left to handle the sect’s crisis.
• The chapter revealed that Sword Lake Palace’s Spirit Eye Lake was a renowned treasure guarded by the realm’s strongest sect.
• The chapter described Sword Lake Palace’s history of destroying rival sects that tried to seize the lake.
• More than a dozen Spirit Division Late Stage cultivators gathered on an island in the Spirit Eye Lake to discuss an important matter.

Elders of a powerful sect debated how to obtain Spirit Eye Lake from Cloud Hidden Sect, which had rejected their offer. Junior Sister Zhou warned them not to underestimate Lin Xuan and began revealing information she had learned from Yun Ruoyan, leaving the elders waiting to hear what happened at Nailong True Person’s Dual Cultivation Ceremony.

• A messenger reported that Cloud Hidden Sect’s Supreme Elder had rejected their sect’s offer for Spirit Eye Lake.
• Senior Brother Wu urged the elders to attack Cloud Hidden Sect, but Junior Sister Zhou cautioned against a reckless fight.
• The sect leader explained that Cloud Hidden Sect had risen close to the top ten in Wanxiao Immortal Palace’s rankings since Lin Xuan joined.
• Junior Brother Sun said Lin Xuan had defeated Old Monster Tianjue, while Senior Brother Wu dismissed the threat.
• Junior Sister Zhou said her friendship with Yun Ruoyan had given her relevant information, then asked the elders whether they remembered Nailong True Person’s Dual Cultivation Ceremony more than two hundred years earlier.

Sword Lake Palace’s elders learned that Lin Xuan had received an invitation to Nailong True Person’s Dual Cultivation Ceremony, but they dismissed reports of his close ties to powerful beings as unbelievable. The chapter ended with the Palace-Robed Woman recalling that Lin Xuan had defeated and killed a Tribulation Transcendence-level Ancient Demon despite being only at the Spirit Division Stage.

• The Palace-Robed Woman told Sword Lake Palace’s elders that Nailong True Person had invited two Spirit Division Stage cultivators to his ceremony.
• She explained that Ruoyan Fairy had received an invitation because of the Yun Family’s old ties to Nailong True Person.
• The Palace-Robed Woman revealed that Lin Xuan was the other invitee, shocking the elders who had looked down on him.
• She said Lin Xuan had addressed Nailong True Person as brother, but the elders dismissed the claim as absurd and treated him as unremarkable.
• The Palace-Robed Woman recalled Lin Xuan’s connections to powerful beings and his victory over the early Tribulation Transcendence-stage Heaven Origin Saint Ancestor.

The Palace-Robed Woman warned Sword Lake Palace that Lin Xuan was powerful, but her fellow disciples dismissed her and learned that he had gone missing. As Sword Lake Palace and Cloud Hidden Sect fought over Spirit Eye Lake, Lin Xuan proposed a risky plan that the Silver-Eyed Maiden and the Youth surnamed Long opposed.

• The Palace-Robed Woman told Sword Lake Palace's cultivators that Lin Xuan had defeated a Tribulation Transcendence old ancestor, but they mocked her warning.
• A Dongxuan Realm cultivator reported that Lin Xuan had been missing for over two hundred years, and Sword Lake Palace's cultivators took this as a chance to claim Spirit Eye Lake.
• Sword Lake Palace and Cloud Hidden Sect began fighting, with Cloud Hidden Sect relying on its defenses and formations while losing ground.
• Lin Xuan, the Silver-Eyed Maiden, and the Youth surnamed Long discussed how to counter Sword Lake Palace's superior strength.
• Lin Xuan proposed a dangerous plan, but the Silver-Eyed Maiden and the Youth surnamed Long urged him not to risk himself.

Lin Xuan proposed attacking Sword Lake Palace’s headquarters alone to defeat its two Supreme Elders and end Cloud Hidden Sect’s worsening war. The Silver-Eyed Maiden suggested surrendering Spirit Eye Lake to make peace, but Lin Xuan rejected giving up the treasure.

• Lin Xuan argued that continued attrition would ruin Cloud Hidden Sect and proposed infiltrating Sword Lake Palace’s headquarters alone.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden and the Youth surnamed Long warned that the sect’s defenses and two Supreme Elders made the plan too dangerous.
• When Lin Xuan asked for an alternative, the Silver-Eyed Maiden suggested giving up Spirit Eye Lake and making peace with Sword Lake Palace.
• Lin Xuan objected that Sword Lake Palace might not honor a truce and said he would not surrender the treasure.

Lin Xuan secretly traveled to Sword Lake Palace’s headquarters, intending to strike at the enemy sect alone. After discovering its hidden alarm restrictions, he waited in concealment rather than attack immediately.

• Lin Xuan rejected the Silver-Eyed Maiden and the Youth surnamed Long’s objections and decided to attack Sword Lake Palace’s headquarters alone.
• After resting overnight, Lin Xuan left Cloud Hidden Mountain secretly to keep news of his departure from reaching Sword Lake Palace.
• Lin Xuan used Teleportation Arrays and traveled for several days until he reached the area near Sword Lake Palace’s headquarters.
• Lin Xuan used his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to spot hidden alarm restrictions around the headquarters without alerting its defenders.
• Lin Xuan chose to wait in a concealed spot instead of attacking at night, suspecting the defenses might be stricter then.

Lin Xuan concealed himself and began infiltrating Sword Lake Palace’s headquarters, avoiding its warning formations. A patrol led by Chu Yuan then heard a tremendous clash in the distance, leaving Chu Yuan stunned by the overwhelming spiritual pressure.

• Lin Xuan rested overnight and recovered before preparing to approach Sword Lake Palace.
• Lin Xuan used a powerful concealment art and the Heaven Wind Divine Eyes to detect warning Restrictions as he advanced cautiously.
• Chu Yuan, a Nascent Soul inner disciple of Sword Lake Palace, patrolled with a squad while guarding against Cloud Hidden Sect infiltrators.
• A chain of explosive booms erupted in the distance, and Chu Yuan brought out his defensive treasure as the shockwaves nearly injured him.

Lin Xuan’s attempt to infiltrate Sword Lake Palace was exposed by an ancient Restriction, so he abandoned stealth and began forcing his way through the sect’s headquarters. After destroying nearby formations and killing the Dongxuan cultivators who confronted him, he flew deeper into Sword Lake Palace.

• Chu Yuan heard the commotion, decided not to investigate, and sent a Sound Transmission Talisman to report it to the sect.
• An ancient Restriction exposed Lin Xuan despite his concealment Supernatural Power, and he chose to attack openly rather than retreat.
• Lin Xuan shattered a Five-Colored Glaze light screen and destroyed the surrounding Restrictions with his sword light.
• More than ten Sword Lake Palace cultivators at the Dongxuan level arrived, and Lin Xuan killed several with the power of Laws.
• Lin Xuan flew toward the depths of Sword Lake Palace, breaking every obstruction he encountered.

Lin Xuan fought his way through Sword Lake Palace’s headquarters and confronted a sword formation of hundreds of Dongxuan cultivators. He used the Phantom Divine Lightning to foul their swords and disrupt their formation, leaving the defenders scattered before him.

• Lin Xuan carved a bloody path through Sword Lake Palace as the sect’s resistance grew stronger.
• Lin Xuan reached a valley guarded by hundreds of Dongxuan cultivators wielding identical Green Edge Swords.
• The cultivators formed a powerful sword formation and unleashed a storm of sword light at Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan countered with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, which multiplied into hundreds of silver sword lights.
• Lin Xuan released the Phantom Divine Lightning, severing the cultivators’ connections to their swords and causing their formation to collapse.

Lin Xuan destroyed the Sword Lake Palace disciples blocking his path and continued toward the sect. At Sword Lake Palace, its Spirit Division elders argued over his strength and nearly turned on each other before the sect master stopped them.

• Lin Xuan broke the Sword Lake Palace sword array, killed nearly all the disciples in the valley, and collected their Storage Bags.
• The Sword Lake Palace elders learned that Lin Xuan had shattered their Heaven Origin Five Elements Sword Array in one exchange.
• The Palace-Robed Woman rebuked the elders for underestimating Lin Xuan, prompting Wu to accuse her of siding with Cloud Hidden Sect.
• The Palace-Robed Woman and Wu drew their treasures and prepared to fight until the sect master ordered them to stop.
• The Palace-Robed Woman and Wu put away their weapons and set aside their quarrel.

Sword Lake Palace’s elders struggled to stop Lin Xuan as he pressed into their headquarters, while their Immortal-looking Elder revealed that the sect’s two Tribulation Transcendence experts were unavailable. He claimed the Sect Protection Array would trap Lin Xuan, but the other elders doubted it could help against a lone opponent already deep inside.

• Sword Lake Palace’s elders realized their formations and forces had failed to slow Lin Xuan, and regretted provoking the Cloud Hidden Sect.
• The elders urged the Immortal-looking Elder to summon the two martial uncles, but he said they were in seclusion cultivating a secret art.
• The Immortal-looking Elder silenced the elders when they questioned the martial uncles’ absence and told them not to panic.
• The elders recalled how Lin Xuan had broken the Heaven Origin Five Elements Sword Array and killed its cultivators without delay.
• The Immortal-looking Elder revealed that he had ordered the Sect Protection Array activated to explain why he had sent forces to delay Lin Xuan.
• The elders doubted the array could stop Lin Xuan because he had already reached the headquarters’ depths and the array was meant to defend against large invading forces.

The Sword Lake Palace elders questioned why their sect master relied on the Sect Protection Array against Lin, a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator. The sect master revealed that the Ten Thousand Sword Map, powered by a Xiantian Remnant Treasure, could defeat him.

• A pale-gold-faced elder warned the sect master that the Sect Protection Array was ill-suited to fighting a single powerful opponent like Lin.
• The sect master said the founding patriarch had prepared a solution to that weakness: the Ten Thousand Sword Map.
• The elders pressed the sect master to explain the map and reacted with shock when he mentioned Xiantian Spirit Treasures.
• The sect master clarified that the map contained a Xiantian Remnant Treasure, which could let the formation fight and defeat a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator.

Sword Lake Palace’s elders learned that the Ten Thousand Sword Map was a secret Xiantian Remnant Treasure and prepared to use an imitation Qiankun Bead to watch it destroy Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan continued his assault toward Spirit Eye Lake, then stopped before a monumental gate and sent an Azure Glow sweeping toward it.

• The old man warned Sword Lake Palace’s elders to keep the Ten Thousand Sword Map secret, and they swore not to reveal it.
• The old man used an imitation Qiankun Bead to reveal distant scenes through Restrictions.
• Lin Xuan continued killing Sword Lake Palace’s disciples, having slain several thousand while searching for its two Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivators.
• Lin Xuan reached a valley entrance marked by a towering gate covered in unfamiliar characters and dangerous runes.
• Lin Xuan swept an Azure Glow toward the gate.

Lin Xuan entered Sword Lake Palace’s hidden formation and found himself in an immense plaza filled with stone swords. After the formation destroyed his probing attack, he recognized its formidable power but remained determined to escape.

• Lin Xuan entered the misty valley and was transported to an enormous plaza lined with ancient stone sword sculptures.
• Lin Xuan suspected the plaza was Sword Lake Palace’s powerful formation and attacked it with a willow-leaf long saber.
• A restriction restored the damaged space, and an azure sword strike shattered Lin Xuan’s saber; he noticed a missing sword sculpture and suspected it had come to life.
• Nearly a hundred Spirit Division Stage cultivators watched from Spirit Eye Lake and celebrated Lin Xuan’s predicament, while the Sword Lake Palace Sect Master and Palace-Robed Woman stayed wary.
• Lin Xuan realized he had underestimated the formation but remained confident that it could not trap him.

Lin Xuan broke the Ten Thousand Sword Map’s first Immortal Sword attack with a bare-handed punch, then faced a vast barrage of swords summoned by the formation. He counterattacked with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Lin Xuan punched through the Emerald Radiance of an Immortal Sword and sent it flying back, its spiritual light dimmed.
• The Spirit Division Stage cultivators watching from a thousand li away were shocked by Lin Xuan’s extraordinary physical strength.
• Stone Swords across the plaza transformed into thousands of radiant Immortal Swords as the Ten Thousand Sword Map prepared its next attack.
• Lin Xuan summoned dozens of Immortal Swords and multiplied their sword lights into hundreds of streaks.
• The Ten Thousand Sword Map unleashed a Five Elements Sword Qi barrage that surrounded Lin Xuan, and he counterattacked with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword.

Lin Xuan faced the Ten Thousand Sword Map’s assault, which combined countless Sword Qi with five giant swords carrying the power of different laws. He summoned the Vermilion Bird Ring, and the True Spirit Vermilion Bird emerged and drew in the surrounding origin energy as the confrontation continued.

• The Ten Thousand Sword Map’s Sword Qi overwhelmed the battlefield, but Lin Xuan’s Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword blocked the attacks at great cost to his magic power.
• The Sword Qi formed five enormous swords of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, each radiating the power of a law, while the remaining Sword Qi continued attacking Lin Xuan.
• The Sword Lake Palace elders believed the five swords would finish Lin Xuan, but he remained confident and summoned the Vermilion Bird Ring.
• The Vermilion Bird Ring expanded into a huge ring and released the fiery-red True Spirit Vermilion Bird.
• The Vermilion Bird grew more than a hundred times larger and drew nearby heaven-and-earth origin energy into itself as fire spiritual power, astonishing Lin Xuan.