Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan arrived at the Luo Clan’s secret headquarters to destroy them, but recognized their Grand Elder as Fairy Hongling, his former foe from Demon Spirit Island. Both realized that Lin Xuan had become a Lihe Realm cultivator, leaving the Luo Clan’s leaders terrified and Hongling stunned.

• Lin Xuan entered Mochou Valley and killed five Core Condensation Realm guards, triggering the alarm.
• Hundreds of Luo Clan cultivators gathered to confront Lin Xuan, led by five Nascent Soul elders, including their Nascent Soul Late Stage Grand Elder.
• Lin Xuan recognized the Grand Elder as Fairy Hongling, who had once chased him and was later stranded on Demon Spirit Island.
• The Luo Clan elders sensed Lin Xuan’s Lihe Realm cultivation and feared their clan would be wiped out.
• Red Silk recognized Lin Xuan and recalled that he had been a Core Condensation Realm cultivator when they last met, making his advancement to Lihe in two hundred years seem impossible.

Lin Xuan confronted Red Silk, now called Fairy Hongling, and the Luo Clan cultivators at Mochou Valley. After Red Silk urged the clan to fight, Lin Xuan slaughtered them all, leaving only himself and Hongling.

• Red Silk recognized Lin Xuan as the Lihe Realm cultivator she had fought before and realized she was in grave danger.
• Lin Xuan greeted Red Silk, prompting the Luo Clan elders to suspect she had been plotting against them.
• Red Silk told the Luo Clan cultivators to fight their way out rather than beg Lin Xuan for mercy.
• The Yellow-robed Elder ordered the disciples to attack, and Lin Xuan summoned Wind Dragons that destroyed their weapons and killed the Luo Clan cultivators.
• Lin Xuan stood unharmed as the last survivor, Fairy Hongling, remained defiant before him.

Lin Xuan confronted Red Silk, whose Spirit Piercing Ring and ancient techniques made her a formidable opponent. When her attempt to draw in demonic qi backfired and left her suffering cultivation deviation, Lin Xuan chose to approach her, intending to save her and learn the secret of her jade talisman.

• Red Silk activated the Spirit Piercing Ring, which became four faces that fired countless needles and pierced Lin Xuan's heaven-and-earth shield.
• Lin Xuan dodged the needles with Nine Heavens Micro-Steps and offered to spare Red Silk if she signed a Master-Servant Blood Pact, but she refused.
• Red Silk began a mysterious ritual, cutting her wrist and drawing a pillar of light into a blood rune on her forehead as her aura surged.
• Lin Xuan prepared the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring, but Red Silk began convulsing as the demonic qi she had summoned backfired and caused cultivation deviation.
• Lin Xuan decided to save Red Silk, both to learn the secret of her jade talisman and because her defiance reminded him of his wife.

Feng Liang began a mysterious ritual with Tian Xiaojian, hoping to escape his confinement and take revenge on Wang Tinglou. Meanwhile, Lin Xuan rescued Red Silk from qi deviation, settled their old enmity, and asked her about Princess Yuanke and her sister, but Red Silk knew nothing of Yuanke’s younger sister.

• Tian Xiaojian agreed to Feng Liang’s proposal, and Feng Liang began channeling demonic qi and ancient runes into him.
• Red Silk woke in an Ancient Cave and panicked when she saw Lin Xuan, but Lin told her he had saved her.
• Red Silk thanked Lin Xuan and offered to repay his kindness; Lin said he no longer held their past grudge against her.
• Lin Xuan asked Red Silk about Princess Yuanke, and she described Yuanke as one of Demon Spirit Island’s Three Great Demon Kings.
• Red Silk had never heard of Yuanke’s younger sister, leaving Lin Xuan puzzled about Xiang’er’s circumstances.

Lin Xuan asked Hongling about the Jade Talisman, and she revealed that it came from the Spirit World and had once drawn powerful figures from several realms into a great battle. Hongling also told him that its former owner brought two beast eggs to the Human World, then prepared to show Lin Xuan an illustration of the one that hatched.

• Lin Xuan asked Hongling to explain the Jade Talisman, and she agreed to share what she knew because he had saved her.
• Hongling said the Jade Talisman came from the upper realm and had once attracted powerful human, demon, and Ancient Demon Realm figures, including the White Tiger.
• Hongling admitted she did not know the Jade Talisman's function or how it had ended up with her sect.
• Hongling said the Talisman's former owner had also brought two beast eggs to the lower realm; one hatched, while the other disappeared.
• Hongling took out a blank Jade Slip to show Lin Xuan an illustrated record of the hatched spirit beast.

Lin Xuan recognized the spirit beast in Hongling’s jade tube as the same creature he had lost two hundred years earlier and learned that Spirit World cultivators had fought over its kind. After Hongling left, Yue'er questioned his decision to let her go, and Lin Xuan revealed that he had secretly planted a fallback on her.

• Hongling sent Lin Xuan the jade tube, and he recognized its spirit beast as one he had once owned and lost.
• Lin Xuan wondered about the little beast’s origins after learning that Spirit World cultivators had fought over it.
• Lin Xuan asked Hongling about her plans, and she declined to join a sect and chose to travel in hopes of reaching the Spirit World.
• Hongling thanked Lin Xuan and flew away, while Lin Xuan revealed that Yue'er had been hiding nearby.
• Yue'er worried that Hongling might expose the Jade Talisman and suggested killing her, but Lin Xuan said Hongling had no reason to betray him.
• Lin Xuan told Yue'er he had secretly planted a fallback on Hongling while helping her suppress her cultivation deviation.

Lin Xuan resolved the Luo Clan crisis and returned to Stream Leap Ravine to investigate You Province’s many ancient mysteries. Meanwhile, Tian Xiaojian endured Feng Liang’s Demonic Qi Infusion and advanced to Lihe.

• Lin Xuan sent Liu Xin a Ten Thousand Mile Talisman confirming the Luo Clan’s defeat, then traveled to Stream Leap Ravine with Yue'er.
• Liu Xin received Lin Xuan’s message, ordered Baisuan Pavilion’s disciples to act, and privately lamented her unrequited feelings for him.
• At Stream Leap Ravine, Lin Xuan considered the Jade Talisman, Blue Star Sea, and Yue'er's reincarnation evidence that You Province concealed a remarkable ancient history.
• In the Demon Domain Mountains, Feng Liang continued the painful Demonic Qi Infusion despite severe injury, while Tian Xiaojian's agony broke the seal on his Primordial Spirit.
• After more than half a day, Tian Xiaojian roared as he advanced to Lihe.

Lin Xuan uncovered an ancient underground plaza and city beneath Stream Leap Ravine, where the remains of a battle among humans, the Demon Race, Ancient Demons, and Underworld beings lay scattered. He entered the ruins after finding evidence that a woman had arrived before him, and continued exploring while dealing with the ghostly beings inside.

• Lin Xuan destroyed a mountain peak at Stream Leap Ravine and revealed a hidden cave protected by a formation that shielded divine sense.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er discovered a vast underground plaza covered with ancient remains, including a skeleton and Dharma Treasure fragments infused with powerful Yin energy.
• Lin Xuan followed a passage from the plaza to an ancient city and found a delicate footprint suggesting a woman had entered before him.
• Lin Xuan sent Yue'er into the Heavenly Mystery Mansion, concealed his aura, and entered the city on foot.
• Lin Xuan killed a Vengeful Spirit and several weaker ghostly beings as he explored the ruins, while Yue'er wondered whether the city was connected to the Underworld Realm.

Lin Xuan found Qin Yan battling a powerful Bone Demon in the ancient ruins and destroyed it with his Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire. Qin Yan cried out in terror even after the monster vanished, leaving Lin Xuan startled.

• Lin Xuan followed the sounds of explosions to the center of the ruined city and discovered Qin Yan fighting a Bone Demon.
• The Bone Demon struck Qin Yan and sent her crashing through the ruins, then lunged to finish her off.
• Lin Xuan used the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire to freeze, poison, and corrode the Bone Demon until nothing remained.
• Lin Xuan was pleased by the fire’s power, but Qin Yan cried out in terror, startling him.

Lin Xuan tried to save Qin Yan after a hidden formation trapped her and opened a Spatial Rift, but heavenly lightning thwarted his efforts and carried her away. He survived the clash by countering the lightning with the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, then found a disc-shaped treasure embedded in the formation that resembled one in his Storage Bag.

• Qin Yan accidentally triggered a hidden formation, and its barrier trapped her as eerie radiance began to surround her.
• Lin Xuan attacked the barrier with Azure Fire, but it repelled the sword ray before the formation opened a Spatial Rift overhead.
• Lin Xuan used a five-colored hand of light to keep Qin Yan from being pulled into the rift, but heavenly lightning destroyed it and drew her toward the opening.
• Lin Xuan pursued Qin Yan and blocked another bolt of heavenly lightning with the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, gaining a vague insight into the Laws of Heaven and Earth.
• Qin Yan was sucked into the Spatial Rift, and Lin Xuan concluded that she had not gone to the Spirit World.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er examined the formation and found a disc-shaped treasure embedded in it that resembled one in Lin Xuan's Storage Bag.

Lin Xuan learned that the array in the ancient ruin was a Reverse-World Array that could connect parallel Human Worlds, but crossing between them required a Star-Fixing Compass. After realizing he could not return if he followed Qin Yan, he chose to leave her fate to chance.

• Lin Xuan recognized the disc in the array as matching the mysterious treasure he had taken from Master Ku.
• Xiao Tao awoke, reunited with Yue'er, and explained that the Reverse-World Array enabled travel between parallel Human Worlds.
• Xiao Tao revealed that each crossing required one of the nine Star-Fixing Compasses, and Lin Xuan realized the array would be a one-way trip for him.
• Lin Xuan retrieved the compass and decided not to pursue Qin Yan, believing she could protect herself and that they might meet again in the Spirit World.

Tian Xiaojian reached the Lihe Realm with Feng Liang’s help, only for her to try to seize his body; a hidden source of True Demonic Qi instead devoured her. Lin Xuan left You Province after searching for clues, and prepared to move Baisuan Pavilion to Cloud Province while entrusting the Tianxuan Sect with managing his holdings.

• Feng Liang bound Tian Xiaojian after helping him reach the Lihe Realm and revealed that she had spent a century preparing his body as a vessel for herself.
• Feng Liang’s Nascent Soul entered Tian Xiaojian’s body and fought his Nascent Soul, nearly overwhelming him.
• True Demonic Qi emerged from Tian Xiaojian and formed a Magic Snake that captured Feng Liang; Tian Xiaojian’s Nascent Soul swallowed her.
• Lin Xuan searched the underground ruins and Floating Cloud Valley for clues, then returned toward Azure Cloud Mountain.
• After more than three years in You Province, Lin Xuan decided to move Baisuan Pavilion to Cloud Province and leave the region’s affairs to the Tianxuan Sect.
• Xu Yin thanked Lin Xuan for his support, which had helped her successfully form her Nascent Soul.

After Xu Yin’s Nascent Soul Formation, Lin Xuan moved Baisuan Pavilion from You Province to Cloud Province and learned how Lu Ying’er had expanded the sect’s trade and alliances. The chapter ended with Lin Xuan approving her plans, confirming Ye Ping’er’s loyalty, and reminding the women to prioritize their cultivation.

• Xu Yin’s success in Nascent Soul Formation led Lin Xuan to entrust You Province to her and order Xin’er to move Baisuan Pavilion’s wealth and people to Cloud Province.
• Lin Xuan and Yue’er left You Province with Baisuan Pavilion, while Zheng Xuan stayed behind with her mother, Yue’er, in You Province.
• A month later, Lu Ying’er, Wu Yun’er, and Liu Xin welcomed Lin Xuan and Yue’er to Baisuan Pavilion’s Cloud Province headquarters.
• Lu Ying’er reported that she had expanded trade routes and built ties with many sects while preserving Horizon Sea Pavilion’s support and arranging profitable trade with Kuijin Island Market.
• Wu Yun’er told Lin Xuan that Ye Ping’er had proved loyal and capable during the previous three years.
• Lin Xuan praised Lu Ying’er’s management and urged the women to delegate their duties and focus on cultivation.

Lin Xuan promised the women a strong chance of reaching Nascent Soul and then spent twenty years cultivating at Jiuling Mountain. Unable to advance in the Human World because Lihe cultivation required rare medicines and pure energy, he turned his attention to improving his insect-control techniques as the Asura Gate's opening drew nearer.

• Lin Xuan told the women that his medicines could give them a seventy-to-eighty percent chance of forming Nascent Souls, and they vowed to work hard.
• Lin Xuan returned to Jiuling Mountain and spent twenty years cultivating without leaving.
• Lin Xuan found that Lihe cultivation was extremely slow in the Human World because its primordial energy was too impure.
• Lin Xuan tried to rely on cultivation pills purified by the Blue Star Sea, but could obtain only a few suitable pills and gave up on further advancement before the Asura Gate opened.
• Lin Xuan studied Insect Controlling Insights and improved his techniques, including the Mystical Insect Armor Technique and shaping his Jade Luo Bees into forms such as Dharma Treasures.

Lin Xuan prepared to refine a Transformation Late Stage Beast Talisman from Shi Zheng’s imprisoned soul as the Asura Gate drew near. Baisuan Pavilion had grown stronger, while Liu Xin still worked toward Nascent Soul Formation.

• Lin Xuan discovered that cultivating the Lesser Luo Heaven Dharma Image had turned some Blue Star Sea light spots silver and strengthened their purifying effect.
• Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er condensed their Nascent Souls, while Lin Xuan promised to help Liu Xin do the same.
• Lin Xuan made Ye Ping'er Baisuan Pavilion’s fourth pavilion master as the organization grew strong enough to stand without Horizon Sea Pavilion’s support.
• With less than ten years until the Asura Gate, Lin Xuan prepared Beast Talisman materials gathered by Baisuan Pavilion disciples.
• Lin Xuan released Shi Zheng’s soul from a Jade Box and restrained it, intending to seal it into a Transformation Late Stage Beast Talisman.

Lin Xuan refined Shi Zheng’s soul into a Beast Soul Talisman, helped Liu Xin condense a Nascent Soul, and left Jiuling Mountain after receiving a message from his elder sister. He reached Yingzhou Island and was welcomed by Horizon Sea Pavilion disciples, where he asked his sister why she had come in person.

• Lin Xuan subdued Shi Zheng’s soul and refined it into a Beast Soul Talisman over three days.
• Lin Xuan used Marrow Cleansing on Liu Xin, helping her break through and condense a Nascent Soul.
• Lin Xuan received a Flying Sword Message from his elder sister and left Jiuling Mountain, leaving the women a Jade Slip.
• Lin Xuan traveled to Yingzhou Island, where Horizon Sea Pavilion disciples recognized and welcomed him.
• Lin Xuan greeted his elder sister and asked why she had come to receive him in person.

Lin Xuan learned that Horizon Sea Pavilion would be vulnerable when its three Lihe cultivators entered the Asura Gate, and Meng Ruyan hoped to strengthen the sect before they left. He gave her a Hundred Herb Pill to help Liu Ying break through, securing Liu Ying’s future support for Baisuan Pavilion.

• Meng Ruyan told Lin Xuan that she feared Horizon Sea Pavilion would be surrounded by enemies after its Supreme Elders entered the Asura Gate.
• Yue'er suggested giving up territory, but Lin Xuan explained that retreat would expose the sect’s weakness without undoing the enemies it had made.
• Meng Ruyan revealed that Liu Ying was in death seclusion, attempting to break through to the Lihe Realm, and had failed several times.
• Meng Ruyan asked Lin Xuan for one of his Hundred Herb Pills to aid Liu Ying, and he handed her a jade bottle containing one.
• Lin Xuan privately planned to use the favor to ensure Liu Ying would protect Baisuan Pavilion after he left for the Asura Gate.

Three years later, Lin Xuan and Meng Ruyan traveled to Silver Shark Island to wait for the Asura Gate to open, hoping to ascend to the Spirit World. After half a month, the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King arrived, and the siblings recognized the powerful Demon Race cultivator as a threat.

• Lin Xuan and Meng Ruyan flew to Silver Shark Island, one of the Asura Gate's teleportation points, after Liu Ying's advancement had resolved Baisuan Pavilion's crisis.
• Lin Xuan and Meng Ruyan waited on the island for half a month, carrying Asura Jade Tokens whose countdown had reached zero.
• Lin Xuan sensed a powerful Demon Race cultivator approaching, though Meng Ruyan initially detected nothing.
• Meng Ruyan identified the arrival as the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King, the Demon Race's number one expert and a late-stage Lihe cultivator.
• Meng Ruyan recalled the old grudge involving the stolen Dinghai Divine Bell and feared the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King's arrival might lead to conflict.

The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King arrived at Silver Shark Island and concealed his plan to capture Meng Ruyan and Yue'er during the Asura Gate expedition. Meanwhile, a Devil Ancestor Soul Fragment advanced to Lihe, attacked Haoshi City, and confronted the city’s ruler, North Nether True Lord.

• The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King appeared before Lin Xuan, Fairy Ruyan, and Yue'er, using his dragon might to pressure them.
• Lin Xuan resisted the pressure with the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art, and the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King discovered Yue'er inside Heavenly Mystery Mansion.
• The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King considered taking Meng Ruyan and Yue'er as cultivation cauldrons, but held back after learning all three Horizon Sea Pavilion Supreme Elders planned to enter the Asura Gate.
• The Devil Ancestor Soul Fragment broke free from its cocoon, advanced to Lihe, and flew toward Haoshi City.
• The Devil Ancestor slaughtered Haoshi City’s cultivators, devouring their Nascent Souls, Golden Cores, and Primordial Spirits.
• North Nether True Lord appeared before the Devil Ancestor and questioned why he was killing the city’s people.

As the Asura Gate neared opening, powerful cultivators from the Human World and other realms prepared to enter in search of its treasure. North Nether True Lord followed the Ancient Demon, while Princess Xinyue, Taowu, Wang Tinglou, Tian Xiaojian, and many others headed toward the dangerous gate.

• The Ancient Demon persuaded North Nether True Lord to help obtain a treasure, promising him advancement and a long life, and the two flew toward the Asura Gate.
• Princess Xinyue anticipated entering the Asura Gate to claim its treasure, accompanied by two Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators from the Spirit World.
• Taowu revealed itself in the wilderness, where it had reached the Lihe Realm and waited near a teleportation point to the Asura Gate.
• Wang Tinglou told his junior brother that he had to enter the Asura Gate and might not return, then vanished without explaining his reason.
• Tian Xiaojian prepared to enter the Asura Gate after reaching the Lihe Realm, hoping to find pills and medicines that could help him ascend.
• More than twenty Lihe Realm cultivators and countless Nascent Soul cultivators prepared to enter, facing rivals, dangers within the gate, and ghosts from the Underworld Realm.