Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan spent nine million Spirit Stones on three thousand Wood Falcons to impress the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect and draw out its decision-makers about the Crystal Might Cannon and Nascent Soul Realm Puppet. Elsewhere, Tian Xiaojian met a strange figure named Feng Liang, who had lured him into a formation after waiting eight hundred years for someone named Wang Tinglou.

• Lin Xuan had Old Huang appraise thirty-four treasures, accepted a total valuation of nine million Spirit Stones, and completed the purchase of three thousand Wood Falcons.
• Lin Xuan stayed at the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect’s VIP Building, reasoning that his lavish purchase would attract the sect’s true decision-maker and help him negotiate for its prized weapons.
• Xue Qiaoyun arranged Lin Xuan’s lodging and gave him a Command Token, while Lin Xuan declined the attention of a young steward disciple.
• Tian Xiaojian found himself trapped before an unfathomable figure and cautiously apologized for disturbing its cultivation.
• The figure revealed that it was named Feng Liang and had deliberately lured Tian Xiaojian there, hoping to find Wang Tinglou after waiting eight hundred years.

Lin Xuan was on his way to Snowy Crystal Pavilion to discuss buying weapons and puppets from the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect when Meng Ruyan suddenly stormed into its headquarters. After recognizing Lin Xuan, Meng Ruyan demanded to see Taiyin, leaving Lin Xuan worried that Horizon Sea Pavilion might become an enemy of the sect.

• Lan’er told Lin Xuan that Ancestor Xue had sent her to guide him to Snowy Crystal Pavilion.
• Lin Xuan carried Lan’er through the air and noticed a powerful female cultivator entering Ice City in a flash of light.
• Long Yu and six other Nascent Soul cultivators confronted the intruder, but her divine sense overwhelmed Long Yu.
• Meng Ruyan revealed herself, demanded that the sect bring out Taiyin, and accepted Long Yu’s offer to lead her to Taiyin’s cave residence.
• Lin Xuan continued toward Snowy Crystal Pavilion and wondered what had caused Meng Ruyan’s anger and whether she would clash with Taiyin.

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Lin Xuan met Mo Xuesong at Snowy Crystal Pavilion to negotiate for Nascent Soul Realm Puppets and a Crystal Might Cannon. He placed a sealed Brocade Box on the table, leaving Mo Xuesong unable to identify what Lin Xuan had brought to trade.

• Lan'er led Lin Xuan to Snowy Crystal Pavilion, where Mo Xuesong welcomed him inside.
• Mo Xuesong brought Lin Xuan to his grotto-heaven and showed him a Puppet disguised as a young maid.
• Mo Xuesong said the sect did not normally sell Nascent Soul Realm Puppets or the Crystal Might Cannon, and asked what Lin Xuan would offer in exchange.
• Lin Xuan placed a sealed Brocade Box on the table, and Mo Xuesong's divine sense could not penetrate its restrictions.

Tian Xiaojian faced the powerful Feng Liang, who asked him to become her disciple and explained how Wang Tinglou and Meng Rubing had trapped her eight hundred years earlier. Meanwhile, Lin Xuan offered Mo Xuesong three ancient-looking battle armor sets in exchange for puppets and cannons, and Mo Xuesong reacted with intense interest.

• Feng Liang recognized Tian Xiaojian's talent and asked him to take her as his master, leaving him wary of her motives.
• Tian Xiaojian questioned Feng Liang about her imprisonment, and she claimed that Wang Tinglou and Meng Rubing had captured her after she tried to take advantage of Meng Rubing.
• Feng Liang explained that her restriction on Meng Rubing wore off during her battle with Wang Tinglou, allowing the sisters to join forces against her.
• Lin Xuan showed Mo Xuesong a complete battle armor set, and Mo Xuesong examined it with astonishment because the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect had lost the ancient refining technique.
• Lin Xuan said he had found the armor in an ancient cultivator's cave abode, then revealed two more sets, prompting Mo Xuesong to ask whether he had any others.

Lin Xuan traded three battle armors and a restricted copy of ancient Armor Refining insights to Heavenly Ingenuity Sect for ten Nascent Soul Realm Puppets and a hundred Crystal Might Cannons, leaving the sect to prepare the exchange. Elsewhere, Feng Liang recounted how he killed Meng Rubing, and Tian Xiaojian asked whether Meng Ruyan's elder sister had fallen by his hand.

• Lin Xuan demanded ten Nascent Soul Realm Puppets and one hundred Crystal Might Cannons from Mo Xuesong in exchange for three battle armors.
• Lin Xuan offered restricted Armor Refining insights, and Mo Xuesong agreed to the trade despite its steep cost.
• Mo Xuesong asked Lin Xuan to wait three days while the sect gathered the requested items, and Lin Xuan left the pavilion.
• Xin Mei suggested killing Lin Xuan to take the treasures, but Mo Xuesong rejected the idea and warned that Lin Xuan was no ordinary rogue cultivator.
• Feng Liang told Tian Xiaojian how he had killed Meng Rubing during his conflict with Wang Tinglou, and Tian Xiaojian asked whether Meng Ruyan's elder sister had fallen by his hand.

Feng Liang explained how Wang Tinglou imprisoned him after he killed Meng Rubing, while Tian Xiaojian feared the old cultivator’s real intentions. Lin Xuan searched for Meng Ruyan with his divine sense but found nothing, as True Person Taiyin’s secluded cultivation place was revealed in Ice City.

• Feng Liang told Tian Xiaojian that he had been trapped for eight hundred years in a soul-corroding formation after killing Meng Rubing and being captured by Wang Tinglou.
• Tian Xiaojian suspected Feng Liang intended to possess him, but Feng Liang warned that resistance would be futile and said he had another purpose for taking him as a disciple.
• Lin Xuan returned to the VIP Building, set up Formation Flags, and searched for Meng Ruyan with his divine sense without finding her.
• Lin Xuan concluded that no sign of a battle between Meng Ruyan and the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect’s Grand Elder meant their conflict might still be resolved peacefully.
• The chapter revealed that an old pavilion in Ice City was a forbidden cultivation site where True Person Taiyin lived in seclusion.

Meng Ruyan confronted Taiyin over attacks on Horizon Sea Pavilion, and the two agreed to investigate the mysterious Nascent Soul Late Stage Puppets together. Their discussion was interrupted by news that Huitong had been killed, leaving them alarmed by the possibility that an unknown force could threaten Lihe Realm cultivators.

• Meng Ruyan arrived at the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect and challenged Taiyin, who appeared as a Shadow Servant Avatar while cultivating his seventh-level Shadow-Splitting Phantom Dragon Art.
• Meng Ruyan accused the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect of using Nascent Soul Late Stage Puppets to attack Qin Yan and Horizon Sea Pavilion, and Taiyin denied responsibility but agreed to investigate.
• Meng Ruyan revealed that she wanted the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect’s help uncovering the force behind the attacks, and Taiyin accepted her proposal to stay at the sect.
• Taiyin received a flying sword message announcing Huitong’s death, and he and Meng Ruyan realized an unknown enemy might be capable of killing Lihe Realm cultivators.

Lin Xuan completed his exchange with Mo Xuesong, receiving ten Nascent Soul Realm puppets and Crystal Might Cannons in return for an Armor Refining Technique he had secretly tampered with. After Lin Xuan departed, Mo Xuesong and his wife discussed arranging to kill and rob him once he was far from the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect.

• Lin Xuan greeted Mo Xuesong and inspected the puppets and Crystal Might Cannons, confirming that the items were genuine and in order.
• Lin Xuan gave Mo Xuesong the Jade Slip containing the Armor Refining Technique, which Mo Xuesong judged to be acceptable without noticing Lin Xuan's alterations.
• Lin Xuan ended the transaction and flew away from the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect.
• Mo Xuesong's wife, Xin Mei, emerged from his miniature Heavenly Mystery Mansion and questioned why he had let Lin Xuan leave with the sect's treasures.
• Mo Xuesong said they would wait until Lin Xuan was a hundred thousand li from the sect before killing him and taking the treasures.

Feng Liang offered Tian Xiaojian a way to gain Lihe Realm strength so he could help free her, while Lin Xuan was ambushed by Mo Xuesong and his allies. Meanwhile, Meng Ruyan secured a promise from True Person Taiyin to help deal with the force targeting Horizon Sea Pavilion.

• Feng Liang told Tian Xiaojian she could grant him temporary early Lihe Realm strength and said the Asura Gate held a treasure that could free her from confinement.
• Lin Xuan left the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect and hurried toward Baisuan Pavilion, worried about Yue'er’s cultivation.
• Mo Xuesong caught up with Lin Xuan and revealed his Dao companion Xin Mei and five elemental Puppets as reinforcements for an ambush.
• Meng Ruyan pressed True Person Taiyin to explain the attacks on Horizon Sea Pavilion and her disciple.
• True Person Taiyin promised that the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect would help eliminate the mysterious force if Meng Ruyan found clues, and she left after securing his pledge.

Lin Xuan faced Mo Xuesong and his wife on a barren plain, countering their unusual treasures with his own techniques. He destroyed Mo Xuesong’s two Long Spears with Azure Fire as their battle continued.

• Mo Xuesong demanded that Lin Xuan hand over the treasure and die, but Lin Xuan mocked him and threatened to refine the couple’s souls.
• Mo Xuesong unleashed swarms of strange birds from an Inkstone while his wife summoned flowers from a basket.
• Lin Xuan released his Jade Luo Bees, which overwhelmed the strange birds with their venomous stingers.
• Mo Xuesong’s wife formed the Hundred Flower Immortal-Slaying Sword from eighty-one flowers, but Lin Xuan blocked it with five-colored Sword Qi.
• Mo Xuesong attacked with two ink-green Long Spears, and Lin Xuan sent Azure Fire to destroy them.

Lin Xuan overwhelmed Mo Xuesong and Xin Mei after they tried to ambush him, but Meng Ruyan intervened before he could kill Mo Xuesong. At Lin Xuan’s agreement to spare them, the hostile encounter ended in reconciliation and the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect promised to regard him as a friend.

• Lin Xuan dodged the five Puppets’ attack and tore apart the fiery Puppet with his bare hands.
• Mo Xuesong sent Xin Mei away and attacked Lin Xuan to give her a chance to escape, while Xin Mei refused to abandon him and brought out an ancient fire-bird talisman.
• Lin Xuan seized Xin Mei’s talisman, but a sudden strike blocked Azure Fire before it could kill Mo Xuesong.
• Meng Ruyan appeared, asked Lin Xuan to spare Mo Xuesong and Xin Mei, and Lin Xuan agreed.
• Mo Xuesong and Xin Mei apologized to Lin Xuan, and Mo Xuesong promised that the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect would treat him as a friend.

Lin Xuan accepted Mo Xuesong’s Heavenly Mystery Mansion and chose to build goodwill with Heavenly Ingenuity Sect rather than demand more treasures. After Mo Xuesong left, Lin Xuan addressed Meng Ruyan, revealing that he recognized her and hoped to ally with Horizon Sea Pavilion.

• Lin Xuan asked Mo Xuesong how his wife had concealed herself, and Mo Xuesong explained that she had been inside the Heavenly Mystery Mansion, a portable cave abode.
• Mo Xuesong offered Lin Xuan the Heavenly Mystery Mansion in gratitude for sparing his life, and Lin Xuan accepted it and called Mo his friend.
• Lin Xuan reconsidered extorting Mo Xuesong’s remaining puppets because he hoped to make Heavenly Ingenuity Sect an ally against the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect.
• Mo Xuesong and the woman in green departed after inviting Lin Xuan and Meng Ruyan to visit Heavenly Ingenuity Sect.
• Lin Xuan broke the silence by addressing Meng Ruyan as his little sister and made clear that he recognized her true identity.

Lin Xuan and Meng Ruyan became sworn siblings, exchanged gifts, and learned that Huitong had died after escaping Lin Xuan. They left the question of who killed Huitong unresolved and agreed to be cautious as hidden powers emerged.

• Meng Ruyan offered Lin Xuan a Jade Pendant that let him mobilize Horizon Sea Pavilion's people and resources, and they agreed to become sworn siblings.
• Lin Xuan gave Meng Ruyan pills from Nine-Headed Ancestor's Storage Bag, and she recognized the Nine-Insect Green Heart Pill as a rare aid to breaking through a Lihe Realm bottleneck.
• Meng Ruyan asked whether Lin Xuan had killed Huitong, and Lin Xuan explained how he had destroyed Huitong's dharma body at the Thousand Shadows Sect while the Nascent Soul escaped.
• Lin Xuan and Meng Ruyan wondered who had later killed Huitong, then welcomed the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect's loss and resolved to act cautiously.
• A streak of firelight entered Lin Xuan's field of vision as he was about to speak.

After leaving Meng Ruyan, Lin Xuan returned to Baisuan Pavilion with powerful treasures and reinforcements, while True Person Taiyin feared Cloud Province was nearing a major conflict. Lin Xuan reached Jiuling Mountain and found its protection array activated despite no visible threat.

• Meng Ruyan received an urgent message from Horizon Sea Pavilion and left to resolve a problem there.
• Lin Xuan prepared to return to Baisuan Pavilion, reflecting on the ten Nascent Soul Realm Puppets, the Heavenly Mystery Mansion, and a strange ancient talisman he had obtained.
• Mo Xuesong told True Person Taiyin about Lin Xuan's strength and connection to Fairy Ruyan, and Taiyin foresaw turmoil in Cloud Province.
• Lin Xuan arrived near Jiuling Mountain after three days and discovered its Sect Protection Array was active, though he sensed no unfamiliar cultivators nearby.
• Wu Yun'er and Lu Ying'er led nearly a hundred Core Condensation Realm cultivators out to greet Lin Xuan, leaving him puzzled about why the array had been activated.

Lin Xuan returned to Baisuan Pavilion and learned that Yue'er’s unusual cultivation phenomena had drawn nearby Nascent Soul Cultivators, who were killed with help from Pangolin and the Corpse Demon. He reassured Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er, then gave them ten Nascent Soul Realm puppets to protect the pavilion.

• Lin Xuan returned to Baisuan Pavilion with Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er and asked why its Sect Protection Array had been activated.
• Lu Ying'er explained that Yue'er's cave residence had produced extraordinary phenomena that attracted nearby Nascent Soul Cultivators.
• Pangolin, the Corpse Demon, and Baisuan Pavilion's cultivators killed the intruders, after which Lu Ying'er ordered the Sect Protection Array activated.
• Lin Xuan approved Lu Ying'er's precautions and told the women he had brought them treasures after destroying the Thousand Shadows Sect.
• Lin Xuan gave Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er ten Nascent Soul Realm puppets, instructing them to keep the mid-stage puppets and distribute the eight early-stage ones to loyal people.

Lin Xuan equipped Baisuan Pavilion with treasures from the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect as Yue'er’s Nascent Soul Formation caused an unprecedented celestial omen. As the omen worsened, thousands of zombies emerged at the pavilion’s main altar, and Lin Xuan suspected the disturbance was connected to Yue’er’s breakthrough.

• Lin Xuan showed Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er ten Nascent Soul Realm Puppets, three thousand Wood Falcons, and Crystal Might Cannons he had obtained from the Heavenly Ingenuity Sect.
• A violent yin wind and dark cloud formed over Yue'er's secluded cultivation site, and Lin Xuan told Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er to calm their subordinates while he watched the omen.
• Huang San saw a zombie burst from the ground and attack him as monsters began appearing throughout Baisuan Pavilion's main altar.
• Lin Xuan asked Lu Ying'er whether the Blood Shadow Sect's corpses had been buried instead of cremated, and Wu Yun'er wondered whether Yue'er's Nascent Soul Formation had awakened them.

Lin Xuan rushed to Yue'er’s secluded valley as her Nascent Soul Formation unleashed a surge of Yin energy and monsters. After destroying waves of ghosts and skulls, he faced a powerful eight-eyed Fierce Ghost from the Underworld Realm and stayed to protect Yue'er as it attacked him.

• Lin Xuan ordered Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er to organize Baisuan Pavilion’s cultivators and exterminate the zombies, then flew to Yue'er’s valley.
• Lin Xuan charged through the collapsing valley and destroyed the Fierce Ghosts with his Sword Qi.
• Nearly a hundred skulls emerged from whirlpools, but Lin Xuan wielded the Demonic Fate Sword to destroy them.
• A massive vortex opened in the clouds, and an eight-eyed Fierce Ghost from the Underworld Realm crawled through.
• Lin Xuan sensed that the Fierce Ghost was at least mid-stage Lihe Realm strength and chose to remain near Yue'er to protect her.
• The Fierce Ghost looked down on Lin Xuan and swept its Ghost Claw toward him.

Lin Xuan fought the Eight-Eyed Fierce Ghost and was nearly overwhelmed when his Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure failed to break through its defense. Xiao Tao interrupted their battle, and Lin Xuan pressed her for news of Yue'er as she continued forming her Nascent Soul.

• Lin Xuan struck the Eight-Eyed Fierce Ghost with the Demonic Fate Sword, but the ghost broke through the silver Sword Ray and shattered his golden light screen.
• The ghost's attack sent Lin Xuan flying, though the Green Flame Qilin Armor and his powerful fleshly body helped him survive.
• Lin Xuan prepared more treasures and divine abilities while the Eight-Eyed Fierce Ghost produced a spiked iron ball on a chain.
• Xiao Tao appeared and scolded Lin Xuan and the ghost for fighting while Yue'er was at a crucial moment in Nascent Soul Formation.
• Xiao Tao accused Lin Xuan of starting the fight and refused to answer when he asked how Yue'er was doing.
• Lin Xuan angrily demanded an answer, but Xiao Tao recognized his concern for Yue'er and softened her expression.

Lin Xuan learned that Yue'er was on the verge of forming her Nascent Soul and waited outside while she reshaped her body. He returned to Baisuan Pavilion, destroyed the zombies attacking its disciples, and borrowed Lu Ying'er's cave residence to cultivate.

• Xiao Tao explained that Yue'er's Nascent Soul Formation had summoned a powerful Fierce Ghost to guard her, and that the creature would return to the Underworld Realm afterward.
• Xiao Tao stopped Lin Xuan from entering Yue'er's cave while she reshaped her body, and his attempt to spy with divine sense was repelled by Yin force.
• Lin Xuan flew back to Baisuan Pavilion and found Blood Shadow Sect cultivators revived as zombies overwhelming its defenders.
• Lin Xuan sent out nearly a thousand strands of Sword Qi and annihilated the zombies, then told Lu Ying'er to keep the disciples inside and quiet about the heavenly phenomenon.
• Lin Xuan borrowed Lu Ying'er's cave residence, entered its Cultivation Room, and took out a jade bottle.