Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan defeated and completely destroyed Baoshe’s Avatar, then turned to confront the Spirit Fox Venerable, who fled after seeing Baoshe fall. Lin Xuan sent five-colored light clouds from the Ink Moon Witch Palace after him.

• Lin Xuan trapped Baoshe with five-colored runes and struck her with his sword and fist powers, preventing her attacks from breaking the Restriction.
• Baoshe threatened to return with her true body, but Lin Xuan ignored her and destroyed her Avatar before her Nascent Soul could escape.
• Lin Xuan sensed that his Second Nascent Soul was badly injured while fighting the Spirit Fox Venerable and moved to intervene.
• The Spirit Fox Venerable fled after Baoshe’s defeat, and Lin Xuan pointed after him as five-colored light clouds vanished into the void.

Lin Xuan cornered Spirit Fox Venerable after trapping him long enough to prevent his escape, and refused to accept his plea that Baoshe had caused the conflict. Lin Xuan attacked, and the two Tribulation Transcendence cultivators began a fierce battle.

• Lin Xuan’s spatial Restriction briefly immobilized Spirit Fox Venerable, who destroyed more than ten Ancient Treasures to break free.
• Lin Xuan blocked Spirit Fox Venerable’s escape while his battered Internal Incarnation returned to his sleeve and his Second Nascent Soul rejoined him.
• Spirit Fox Venerable regretted provoking Lin Xuan and pleaded that Baoshe had instigated him, but Lin Xuan rejected his excuses over the destroyed Space Node.
• Lin Xuan attacked with a giant azure blade, and Spirit Fox Venerable blocked it with a crystal shield before counterattacking with a whisk.
• Lin Xuan and Spirit Fox Venerable unleashed their treasures and Supernatural Powers in a fierce battle, with Spirit Fox Venerable placed at a severe disadvantage.

Lin Xuan recovered from his battle with Baoshe and Spirit Fox Venerable, then headed to Spirit Fox Mountain to heal and search the fallen Venerable’s lair for treasures. He broke through the mountain’s concealment restriction as its residents remained unaware that their master had died.

• Lin Xuan emerged injured after killing Spirit Fox Venerable, took medicinal pills, and collected the Storage Bags of him and Baoshe.
• Lin Xuan decided to recover at Spirit Fox Venerable’s cultivation cave and flew toward Spirit Fox Mountain.
• Spirit Fox Mountain’s disciples and servants continued their usual routines, unaware that Spirit Fox Venerable had fallen.
• Lin Xuan saw the fiery-red fog concealing the mountain and struck it with an azure sword, breaking a hole through the restriction.

Lin Xuan swept through Spirit Fox Mountain, killing Spirit Fox Venerable’s disciples and followers after confirming they were evil cultivators. At the mountain’s heart, he faced four late Spirit Division direct disciples, who begged for mercy after sensing his Tribulation Transcendence-level strength; Lin Xuan told them he had already killed their master.

• More than ten of Spirit Fox Venerable’s disciples and followers flew out to confront Lin Xuan, and he killed them with Wind Blades.
• Lin Xuan broke through the cave’s restrictions and pressed on toward the heart of Spirit Fox Mountain, killing the cultivators who tried to stop him.
• Four late Spirit Division cultivators confronted Lin Xuan, mistaking him for an opponent of their own level and threatening him.
• After sensing Lin Xuan’s Tribulation Transcendence-level power, the four realized their mistake and begged him to spare them.
• The Brocade-Clad Big Man invoked Spirit Fox Venerable’s name, and Lin Xuan replied that he had already taken Spirit Fox Venerable’s head.

Lin Xuan killed the Spirit Fox Mountain cultivators who tried to flee, leaving himself alone in Spirit Fox Venerable’s grotto-heaven. He found the guarded Herb Garden and prepared to break through its powerful Restriction.

• Lin Xuan sent the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword after four late Spirit Division Stage cultivators as they fled.
• The Brocade-Clad Big Man used his treasures and essence blood to resist, but Lin Xuan’s sword destroyed him and the other three cultivators.
• Lin Xuan searched the grotto-heaven with his divine sense and killed nearly all the remaining Spirit Fox Mountain cultivators.
• Lin Xuan began searching Spirit Fox Venerable’s cultivation cave for treasures and discovered a Herb Garden protected by a powerful light curtain.
• Lin Xuan’s sword lights failed to break the Restriction, and he resolved to continue trying because he expected valuable spirit medicines inside.

Lin Xuan broke through the Herb Garden’s restriction and collected its rare spirit herbs before claiming Spirit Fox Venerable’s treasury. He arranged for Gongsun Yu'er to establish a Cloud Hidden Sect branch at Spirit Fox Mountain, then began examining treasures taken from Baoshe and another powerful opponent.

• Lin Xuan combined the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword to shatter the Herb Garden’s restriction.
• Lin Xuan collected the matured Heavenly Luo Immortal Fruit and Heaven-Mending Lingzhi, along with the garden’s other valuable herbs.
• Lin Xuan discovered Spirit Fox Venerable’s treasury and summoned Cloud Hidden Sect disciples to take possession of the site.
• Lin Xuan instructed Gongsun Yu'er to oversee a Cloud Hidden Sect branch headquarters at Spirit Fox Mountain.
• Lin Xuan began inspecting treasures from Baoshe and another old monster, including a Xiantian Remnant Treasure taken from Baoshe’s Avatar.

Lin Xuan discovered three Nine-Turn Spirit Snake Pills and an Ice Soul Snow-Melting Pill among Baoshe’s relics, then finished sorting Spirit Fox Venerable’s treasures. With the Space Node to the Underworld Realm destroyed, his search for Yue'er was delayed, and he considered what to do next.

• Lin Xuan sent his dark-skinned incarnation to refine the Snake Sword-shaped Xiantian Remnant Treasure.
• Lin Xuan searched Baoshe’s Storage Bag and found three Nine-Turn Spirit Snake Pills and one Ice Soul Snow-Melting Pill.
• Lin Xuan finished sorting Spirit Fox Venerable’s treasures but found nothing as valuable as the rare pills.
• Lin Xuan realized the destroyed Space Node made it impossible to travel to the Underworld Realm and search for Yue'er.
• Lin Xuan ruled out seclusion and looked toward something that entered his field of vision.

Lin Xuan discovered that Spirit Fox Venerable’s jade invitation contained the coordinates to the Heavenly Sound Realm, giving him a chance to search for clues about Qin Xin and attend a gathering of Tribulation Transcendence cultivators. After helping establish the Cloud Hidden Sect branch, he prepared to leave and gave Gongsun Yu'er a True Spirit Puppet to protect and assist her.

• Lin Xuan examined the Jade Talisman and discovered that it contained the coordinates to the Heavenly Sound Realm and an invitation to an Exchange Meeting.
• Lin Xuan decided to visit the Heavenly Sound Realm to look for clues about Qin Xin and to seek treasures, ancient secrets, and information about the Underworld Realm node.
• Lin Xuan stayed several days to help Gongsun Yu'er establish the Cloud Hidden Sect branch, which soon began to take shape.
• Lin Xuan prepared to leave and gave Gongsun Yu'er a True Spirit Puppet and several Immortal Stones.

Lin Xuan gave Gongsun Yu'er a True Spirit Puppet before leaving the Cloud Hidden Sect, then used a Jade Token to Shatter the Void and travel elsewhere. At a secluded lakeside, cultivators gathered to compete for a chance to hear Fairy Qing's music, and Zhao tried to buy Old monster Wu's withdrawal with a Fragrant Jade-Shattering Pill.

• Lin Xuan gave Gongsun Yu'er the True Spirit Puppet and urged her to manage the Cloud Hidden Sect branch and keep cultivating.
• Lin Xuan flew to a deserted canyon, checked the Jade Token's coordinates, and opened a Spatial Rift with his law power.
• Lin Xuan passed through the rift and arrived near bamboo huts by a lake, where more than a dozen injured Dongxuan Realm cultivators had gathered.
• Old monster Wu and Zhao argued over the chance to hear Fairy Qing's immortal melody, which was believed to help cultivators overcome bottlenecks and Heavenly Tribulations.
• Zhao offered Old monster Wu a Fragrant Jade-Shattering Pill to stop him from competing, and Old monster Wu hesitated over the tempting offer.

Cultivators gathered to compete for the chance to hear Fairy Qing play, but Old Monster Chihuo attacked and seized her. He flew away with Fairy Qing as the other cultivators struggled to resist his assault.

• Zhao persuaded the cultivator surnamed Wu to withdraw from the competition by offering him a Fragrant Jade-Shattering Pill and a favor.
• Old Monster Chihuo appeared in a scarlet cloud, killed the wide-robed old man, and took the Fragrant Jade-Shattering Pill.
• Old Monster Chihuo sent hundreds of light blades at the gathered cultivators and charged toward Fairy Qing's bamboo huts.
• Fairy Qing attacked the cloud with notes transformed into weapons, but Old Monster Chihuo's hurricane shattered her attacks.
• Old Monster Chihuo bound Fairy Qing with a chain and carried her away.

Old Monster Chihuo attacked the cultivators who had witnessed him capture Fairy Qing, but Lin Xuan arrived through a Spatial Rift and halted the confrontation. When Chihuo tried to flee with Fairy Qing, Lin Xuan pulled them back, leaving Chihuo demanding to know why he had intervened.

• Old Monster Chihuo sent Wind Blades at the gathered cultivators to silence them, and they fought back with their treasures.
• Chihuo summoned a swarm of Flying Daggers, but a Spatial Rift opened and stopped the fighting.
• Lin Xuan emerged from the rift, asked the cultivators to pause, and ordered Chihuo to release Fairy Qing.
• Chihuo decided to flee with Fairy Qing rather than risk being exposed to Heavenly Sound Palace.
• Lin Xuan pointed toward Chihuo and pulled him and the freed Fairy Qing back, prompting Chihuo to demand an explanation.

Lin Xuan confirmed that he had reached the Heavenly Sound Realm and learned that Ouyang Qinxin was in trouble. After Fairy Qing recognized him as a possible savior, he took her somewhere secluded to hear what had happened.

• Lin Xuan killed Old Monster Chihuo with a single finger, then asked the gathered cultivators where he was.
• The cultivators identified the place as Floating Cloud Valley and confirmed it was the Heavenly Sound Realm.
• Lin Xuan noticed that the veiled woman holding a harp resembled Qin Xin, and she recognized him as Ancestor Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan rendered the other cultivators unconscious so Fairy Qing could speak without fear of getting into trouble.
• Fairy Qing said that Ouyang Qinxin needed saving, and Lin Xuan flew with her to a secluded place to discuss the matter.

Lin Xuan learned from Fairy Qing that Ouyang Qinxin had become Fairy Miaoyin’s disciple because of her Nine Spirit Zither Body. He discovered that Fairy Miaoyin planned to use Qinxin as a substitute to bear her Heavenly Tribulation, leaving Qinxin’s life in grave danger.

• Lin Xuan urged Fairy Qing to explain what she knew about Qinxin.
• Fairy Qing recounted how she and Qinxin had joined the Heavenly Sound Palace and become close friends.
• Fairy Qing explained that Fairy Miaoyin had taken Qinxin as her disciple, then later revealed her true motive to Qinxin.
• Fairy Qing said Qinxin possessed the Nine Spirit Zither Body, which Fairy Miaoyin could use for the Deceiving the Heavens Technique.
• Lin Xuan learned that Qinxin would bear the full force of Fairy Miaoyin’s Heavenly Tribulation as her substitute.

Lin Xuan learned that Fairy Miaoyin planned to use Qin Xin as a sacrifice during her Heavenly Tribulation and resolved to save his wife. After learning Miaoyin was a mid-stage Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, he began planning a careful rescue from Heavenly Sound Palace.

• Lin Xuan concealed his anger and decided to rescue Qin Xin without rushing into conflict with Heavenly Sound Palace.
• Fairy Qing explained that she warned Lin Xuan because Qin Xin had saved her, despite the risk of angering Fairy Miaoyin.
• Lin Xuan asked Fairy Qing to call him Big Brother and gave her Snowflake Clear Dew Pills as a gift.
• Fairy Qing told Lin Xuan that Fairy Miaoyin was a reclusive mid-stage Tribulation Transcendence Supreme Elder.
• Lin Xuan judged that he could contend with Fairy Miaoyin but could not safely storm Heavenly Sound Palace, so he began devising a plan.

Lin Xuan learned more about the Heavenly Sound Palace and gave Gu Qing supplies to help them stay in contact before setting out alone. After stopping to sleep in a mountain cave, he woke to a battle and discovered a young woman fighting several powerful Demonic Beasts.

• Gu Qing told Lin Xuan that the Heavenly Sound Palace had immense power and more than a thousand Branch Altars across the Heavenly Sound Realm.
• Lin Xuan resolved to rescue Qin Xin, gave Gu Qing pills, treasures, and Ten Thousand Mile Talismans, and parted from her.
• Lin Xuan flew through the empty wilderness, made a cave in a mountain, and went to sleep.
• After sensing a clash of yuan energy, Lin Xuan traveled to its source and concealed himself to investigate.
• Lin Xuan saw a young woman in white holding off several powerful Demonic Beasts, including a giant python.

Lin Xuan watched a young woman fight three Demonic Beasts before stepping in when she was badly wounded. He killed all three with one strike, leaving the woman to wonder whether he was a Spirit Division Stage cultivator.

• Lin Xuan observed the young woman hold her own against three same-rank Demonic Beasts.
• The young woman used her trump-card secret art, but the beasts counterattacked and left her badly wounded.
• As the beasts moved in to kill her, Lin Xuan appeared and blocked their path.
• Lin Xuan killed the Lion-bodied Wolf-headed Beast, the wild ox, and the python with one Sword Ray.
• The young woman recovered enough to release her divine sense and suspected Lin Xuan was a Spirit Division Stage cultivator.

Lin Xuan rescued Zhou Ling, the sect master’s granddaughter, and persuaded her to bring him to Heavenly Sound Palace’s main headquarters so he could pursue his plans there. As they arrived, he sensed a powerful cultivator nearby and wondered whether his identity had been exposed.

• Zhou Ling mistook Lin Xuan for a Spirit Division Stage cultivator and introduced herself as a disciple of Heavenly Sound Palace.
• Lin Xuan learned that Zhou Ling’s grandfather was Heavenly Sound Palace’s sect master and decided to use her connections to enter the palace and help rescue Qin Xin.
• Lin Xuan persuaded Zhou Ling to recommend him to Heavenly Sound Palace, and she escorted him to its headquarters on Zhenhuan Mountain.
• Lin Xuan surveyed the vast headquarters but could not encompass it with his divine sense.
• Lin Xuan sensed an aura on his level nearby, briefly suspected his identity had been discovered, then concluded the encounter was likely coincidental.

Lin Xuan encountered Fairy Miaoyin at Heavenly Sound Palace's headquarters and weighed whether to seize her to rescue Qin Xin, but chose to wait for a safer opportunity. After Miaoyin apparently saw through his concealment, Lin Xuan was left deciding whether to flee and expose himself or stay and risk capture.

• A magnificent Beast Carriage arrived, and the cultivators recognized its passenger as Old Ancestor Miaoyin.
• Lin Xuan considered capturing Fairy Miaoyin to rescue Qin Xin, but decided the risk of confronting her at Heavenly Sound Palace was too great.
• The cultivators bowed to Miaoyin, and Lin Xuan reluctantly joined them to avoid drawing suspicion.
• An icy divine sense swept over Lin Xuan, and he realized Miaoyin had discovered him.
• Lin Xuan weighed fleeing against staying, knowing either choice could endanger his plan to rescue Qin Xin.

Lin Xuan remained at Heavenly Sound Palace after Fairy Miaoyin recognized him but chose not to expose him. That night, Miaoyin secretly visited his courtyard, leaving Lin Xuan to hear what she wanted from him.

• Lin Xuan questioned Zhou Ling about Fairy Miaoyin and learned that the Tribulation Transcendence Stage elder rarely appeared before the disciples.
• Zhou Ling arranged a secluded courtyard for Lin Xuan, who decided not to investigate the palace at night while Miaoyin's intentions remained unclear.
• Lin Xuan detected Miaoyin outside his door and struck her concealed position with his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye.
• Fairy Miaoyin appeared, recognized Lin Xuan's divine eye, and accepted his invitation to come inside.

Lin Xuan met Fairy Miaoyin, who confirmed his identity and discussed his search for an Inter-boundary Teleportation Array. She showed him a damaged immortal sword fragment and revealed that she had discovered a ruin left by a True Immortal.

• Fairy Miaoyin asked whether Lin Xuan came from another realm, and he explained that he was from the Nailong Realm and had arrived by accident while Shattering the Void.
• Miaoyin revealed that she had learned Lin Xuan was the Cloud Hidden Sect's Supreme Elder and asked why he had entered Heavenly Sound Palace in secret.
• Lin Xuan explained that he sought an Inter-boundary Teleportation Array to return safely, and Miaoyin said its use could be discussed.
• Miaoyin offered Lin Xuan a chance to assist her in a matter that could benefit them both and showed him a broken sword blade with an immortal aura.
• Lin Xuan recognized the blade as an immortal object, and Miaoyin revealed that she had found a ruin left behind by a True Immortal.