Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan killed the Old Monk and his companions, secured their island, and refined the Monk’s Cold Flame into the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire. During cultivation, his Spirit Eye Secret Techniques unexpectedly merged or transformed, leaving him able to see through the mountain wall.

• Lin Xuan caught the fleeing Old Monk, crushed his body with a punch, and destroyed his escaping Nascent Soul.
• Lin Xuan killed the remaining cultivators, searched the island for threats, and laid down a formation around his new cultivation base.
• Lin Xuan refined the Old Monk’s Cold Flame into the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, which gained a spatial-shattering technique.
• Lin Xuan began cultivating with Jade Spirit Pills and Qilin Fruit while practicing the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art and his Spirit Eye Secret Techniques.
• After sudden pain and temporary blindness, Lin Xuan’s sight returned improved, and he saw through the mountain wall with the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye.

After two hundred years of cultivation, Lin Xuan advanced to the middle stage of Lihe and emerged from his cave on Cuixin Island. He had also fused his eye techniques into the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye and strengthened his body, and he left the island to continue onward.

• Lin Xuan discovered that his eye techniques had fused into the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye, greatly improving its penetrating power.
• Lin Xuan spent two hundred years taking pills, meditating, and training his body and Dragon-Elephant Demon-Subduing Technique.
• A massive storm of gathered spiritual energy struck toward Cuixin Island, and a giant head bearing Lin Xuan's features swallowed the hurricane.
• After the strange phenomena ended, Lin Xuan opened his cave and emerged, having advanced to the middle stage of Lihe.
• Lin Xuan reflected on the hardships of his cultivation and flew away from the island.

After breaking through his bottleneck, Lin Xuan agreed to investigate the disappearances threatening a mortal village on a remote island. In the mountain forest, he identified Blood Fire Ants as the likely cause and realized their rapid reproduction could endanger the entire village and even powerful cultivators.

• Lin Xuan descended to the island after a brother and sister called for his help, and they brought him to their village.
• Elder Qin Zhong told Lin Xuan that villagers and guards had vanished after going to South Mountain, so Lin Xuan set out to investigate.
• Lin Xuan found the remains of the missing villagers and examined them with his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye.
• Lin Xuan recognized the traces as Blood Fire Ants and recalled that swarms of the rapidly reproducing insects could threaten even Lihe Realm cultivators.

Lin Xuan discovered a colony of Blood Fire Ants and traced them to a hidden valley with an unstable spatial fissure. He froze the fissure’s self-repairing space and forced open a passage, then flew inside.

• Lin Xuan captured several dozen Blood Fire Ants but found no queen, so he continued searching for their source.
• Lin Xuan used the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to uncover a concealed cave behind vines on the mountainside.
• Lin Xuan waited in the empty valley and spotted a Blood Fire Ant appearing from an unstable point in space.
• Lin Xuan struck the spatial anomaly with the Long Spear and discovered that Blood Fire Ants emerged through the fissure as it healed.
• Lin Xuan used the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire to freeze the fissure’s self-repair, then tore open a passage with the Long Spear and flew inside.

Lin Xuan entered a natural spatial rift, defeated a swarm of Blood Fire Ants, and discovered an ancient cultivator’s remains in a nearby cave. The remains belonged to Heavenly Ant Master, whose notes revealed the Five Elements True Explanation’s effortless breakthroughs but astonishingly weak combat power.

• Lin Xuan fought off more than a hundred thousand Blood Fire Ants with his Five-Colored Sword Light, Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring, and other techniques.
• Lin Xuan slaughtered the remaining ants near the cultivation cave and cautiously entered after checking for restrictions.
• Lin Xuan found a skeleton carrying a crude Storage Bag and examined its ordinary treasures and two Jade Slips.
• Lin Xuan read a Jade Slip and learned that its author, Heavenly Ant Master, was an Ascended Cultivator from another Human World.
• Lin Xuan learned that the Five Elements True Explanation had no cultivation bottlenecks but left Heavenly Ant Master’s late Lihe Realm strength comparable to that of a late Nascent Soul cultivator.

Lin Xuan discovered that the Five Elements True Explanation could take cultivators only as far as perfected Lihe Realm, then obtained the Ten Thousand Soul Tower and Heavenly Ant Master's other treasures. After returning to the island, he found three Demonic Path cultivators massacring its villagers and confronted them.

• Lin Xuan learned from Heavenly Ant Master's record that the Five Elements True Explanation was exclusive and could not advance cultivators beyond perfected Lihe Realm.
• Lin Xuan discovered that Heavenly Ant Master had obtained the Ten Thousand Soul Tower, a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure that could nurture spirit beasts and hasten their maturation.
• Lin Xuan examined the tower's vast inner space, found its three ant queens, and collected the treasure and the other remaining valuables.
• Lin Xuan buried Heavenly Ant Master, escaped through the spatial crack, and returned to the island.
• Lin Xuan found three Foundation Establishment Demonic Path cultivators slaughtering the villagers and approached them; the cultivators nervously paid their respects.

Lin Xuan learned that Poison Dragon Devil Ancestor was nearby and had left Poison Dragon Island, so he seized the chance to attack the island in revenge. He began slaughtering its cultivators and let them summon Poison Dragon’s four disciples, intending to destroy them all before the old ancestor returned.

• Lin Xuan killed three cultivators who had attacked mortals and learned through a soul search that Poison Dragon Devil Ancestor was away from his cultivation cave.
• Lin Xuan traveled to Poison Dragon Island, concealed himself while passing through its poisonous mist, and confirmed that Poison Dragon was absent.
• Lin Xuan attacked the island and killed dozens of Poison Dragon’s disciples and grand-disciples in an opening strike.
• A bearded Nascent Soul cultivator confronted Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan struck him from afar and announced that he would kill everyone on the island.
• The bearded cultivator sent a Ten Thousand Mile Talisman to summon Poison Dragon’s four great disciples, while the island’s cultivators gathered to form a defensive formation.

Lin Xuan tested his newly strengthened abilities by withstanding the attacks of Poison Dragon Old Ancestor’s disciples and descendants, then slaughtered most of them with a single strike. The survivors retreated behind Poison Dragon Island’s protection array, but Lin Xuan began uprooting a mountain before they could take comfort in its defenses.

• Lin Xuan formed a huge ball of light as the cultivators, led by a big man, launched a combined attack against him.
• Lin Xuan’s Nine Heavens Spirit Shield absorbed the assault without moving him, leaving the attackers exhausted and stunned.
• Lin Xuan shattered the ball of light into thousands of blades, killing more than half the cultivators as the rest fled toward the city.
• The survivors activated the Heavenly Profound Poison Dragon Array and waited for Poison Dragon Old Ancestor’s four Lihe Realm disciples to return.
• Lin Xuan uprooted a mountain before the Silver-Haired Elder, the big man, and the woman could finish reassuring themselves that the array would hold.

Lin Xuan destroyed Poison Dragon Island’s defenses and killed its fleeing cultivators, including three Nascent Soul Late Stage elders. After revealing himself as the enemy who had caused Poison Dragon Old Ancestor’s possessed Primordial Spirit to fall, he waited as four late-stage Lihe cultivators arrived.

• Lin Xuan lifted and hurled a mountain at Poison Dragon Island’s light screen, breaking the formation and scattering its cultivators.
• Lin Xuan pursued the Bearded Man, the Seductive Woman, and the Silver-Haired Elder, killing each of them despite their attempts to flee or resist.
• The Silver-Haired Elder recognized Lin Xuan as the person who had caused Poison Dragon Old Ancestor’s possessed Primordial Spirit to fall before Lin Xuan killed him.
• Four late-stage Lihe cultivators arrived, and Lin Xuan waited for them with his hands clasped behind his back.

Lin Xuan lured the Poison Dragon Old Ancestor’s four disciples back to Poison Dragon Island and revealed that he had devastated it, openly declaring his revenge. When the old Weng attacked with the Nether Ghost Claw, Lin Xuan prepared to counter it with his knowledge of Ghost Path arts.

• Lin Xuan feigned retreat, drawing the four late-stage Lihe Realm cultivators toward Poison Dragon Island.
• The four disciples saw the island’s destruction and confronted Lin Xuan, who admitted he had caused it and taunted them.
• The old Weng transformed into a giant figure enveloped in demonic qi and attacked Lin Xuan with the Nether Ghost Claw.
• Lin Xuan recognized the old Weng as a Ghost Path cultivator and used the Profound Demon Great Art to prepare for the attack.

Lin Xuan killed a late-stage Lihe Realm cultivator with a Ghost Path bone hand and revealed his identity to the three remaining disciples of Poison Dragon Island. The three attacked together, but Lin Xuan shattered their treasures with Heavenly Thunder Sand, leaving them badly shaken and outmatched.

• Lin Xuan used a Ghost Path bone hand to break the old man's Nether Ghost Claw, then killed him and destroyed his Nascent Soul and remnant soul.
• The Palace-Robed Woman recognized Lin Xuan as the cultivator who had destroyed Poison Dragon Old Ancestor's possessed Primordial Spirit, and the three disciples secretly agreed to capture him.
• The white-haired old woman, the brocade-robed man, and the Palace-Robed Woman launched a coordinated attack with their treasures.
• Lin Xuan released Heavenly Thunder Sand from a pitch-black Gourd Artifact and blasted the three-headed python and the other two treasures into disarray.
• The old woman spat blood from the damage to her natal treasure, while the other two suffered vital-energy injuries and realized they could not defeat Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan killed the brocade-robed youth and the old woman after defeating them, then spared the Palace-Robed Woman when she offered information about Poison Dragon Old Ancestor's hidden treasure vault. The chapter ended with Lin Xuan asking how she had learned its location.

• Lin Xuan beat the brocade-robed youth until his body was ruined, then destroyed his Nascent Soul with a fire-wreathed icicle.
• Lin Xuan pursued the fleeing old woman with the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, which froze her Fire Snakes and turned her to sand.
• The Palace-Robed Woman begged Lin Xuan to spare her and offered to serve him, but he refused.
• The Palace-Robed Woman offered to reveal the secret location of Poison Dragon Old Ancestor's treasure vault, and Lin Xuan asked how she knew about it.

Lin Xuan forced the Palace-Robed Woman to lead him to Poison Dragon Old Ancestor’s hidden treasure and carved a challenge into the mountain on Poison Dragon Island. After three days, they reached a barren island where Lin Xuan used his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to uncover the disguised Iron Essence vein concealing the cultivation cave.

• The Palace-Robed Woman explained that she had learned the treasure’s location while serving Poison Dragon Old Ancestor, and Lin Xuan compelled her to lead him there in exchange for her life.
• Lin Xuan carved “Killer: Lin Xuan!” into the tallest mountain on Poison Dragon Island before ordering the woman to guide him onward.
• Three days later, the Palace-Robed Woman identified a vast, barren island as Poison Dragon Old Ancestor’s hidden treasure site.
• Lin Xuan searched the island with his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye and spotted a disguised low mountain.
• Lin Xuan shattered the mountain’s disguise, revealing a vein of Iron Essence that concealed the cultivation cave.

Lin Xuan found Poison Dragon's hidden cultivation cave but faced a powerful array protecting its entrance. Meanwhile, Red Leaf Fairy fled the White Bone Sect and turned to fight the Nascent Soul cultivator pursuing her.

• Lin Xuan destroyed the Iron Essence covering the cave and revealed seven stone pillars arranged as an array.
• Lin Xuan's Sword Qi and Spirit-Communicating Buddhist Treasure failed to break through the array's barrier.
• Lin Xuan brought out a Restriction-Breaking Disk to try to overcome the array.
• Four hundred years later, Red Leaf Fairy fled the White Bone Sect after its forces attacked Red Leaf Island.
• A Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator pursued Red Leaf Fairy and threatened to bind her and make her his concubine.
• Red Leaf Fairy attacked her pursuer with a fiery-red Immortal Sword.

Red Leaf Fairy killed the ugly cultivator who pursued her, then fled Red Leaf Island, which had fallen to White Bone True Lord and Poison Dragon Old Ancestor. Poison Dragon revealed that the island held a vein of Top-grade Spirit Stones, leaving White Bone True Lord stunned and eager for the treasure.

• Red Leaf Fairy used a secret art to destroy the ugly cultivator and his Nascent Soul, though the effort worsened her injuries.
• Red Leaf Fairy lamented the loss of Red Leaf Island and fled the area in red light.
• White Bone True Lord questioned Poison Dragon Old Ancestor about the island’s value and the Sea Race’s interest in it.
• Poison Dragon Old Ancestor dismissed the serving maids and raised a soundproof barrier before secretly sharing his information.
• Poison Dragon Old Ancestor told White Bone True Lord that Red Leaf Island contained a vein of Top-grade Spirit Stones, and White Bone True Lord reacted with excitement.

Poison Dragon Old Ancestor and White Bone True Lord discussed a hidden top-grade mineral vein on Red Leaf Island, which they hoped to find before the Giant Whale King could claim it. Poison Dragon Old Ancestor grew uneasy about a possible crisis at Poison Dragon Island, but White Bone True Lord argued that he should stay and protect their claim.

• Poison Dragon Old Ancestor told White Bone True Lord that an ancient cultivator had sealed a top-grade mineral vein in an independent space beneath Red Leaf Island.
• White Bone True Lord agreed to keep the secret and promised to send men to search for the entrance.
• Poison Dragon Old Ancestor felt a spiritual omen that something bad had happened and decided to return to Poison Dragon Island.
• White Bone True Lord urged Poison Dragon Old Ancestor to stay, warning that the Giant Whale King might secretly attack Red Leaf Island if he left.
• White Bone True Lord dismissed the possible danger to Poison Dragon Island as less important than securing the hidden treasure.

Lin Xuan discovered the entrance to Poison Dragon Old Ancestor’s treasure cave and suspected the Palace-Robed Woman was hiding something, so he concealed himself to watch her. She returned believing Lin Xuan and the Old Devil’s incarnation had left or died, intending to exploit their conflict and seize the treasures.

• Lin Xuan let the Palace-Robed Woman leave after she led him to the cave, but grew suspicious of her story and the cave’s Spirit-Restricting Barrier.
• Lin Xuan disguised the area as a battlefield and hid nearby, waiting to see whether anyone would return.
• The Palace-Robed Woman came back, searched the island, and concluded Lin Xuan and Poison Dragon Old Devil’s incarnation were gone.
• The Palace-Robed Woman revealed her deception and recalled that Poison Dragon Old Ancestor’s External Incarnation guarded the treasure inside a Bronze Coffin, which would awaken when opened.
• The Palace-Robed Woman decided to use Lin Xuan and the incarnation against each other, hoping their fight would leave the treasure cave undefended.

Lin Xuan caught the Palace-Robed Woman returning to the tomb chamber and killed her after she attacked him. By interrogating her Nascent Soul, he learned that Poison Dragon's External Incarnation guarded the cultivation cave and had to decide whether to risk fighting it for the treasures.

• The Palace-Robed Woman entered the tomb chamber, found the Bronze Coffin untouched, and realized her plan had gone wrong.
• Lin Xuan confronted her, and she attacked him with her flying sword rather than explain herself.
• Lin Xuan caught the sword with his Heaven Phoenix Divine Claw and destroyed it with three-colored flame.
• Lin Xuan broke the woman's neck, captured her Nascent Soul, and used a soul-seizing technique before destroying it.
• Lin Xuan learned that Poison Dragon's External Incarnation guarded the cultivation cave and weighed abandoning the treasures against fighting it.

Lin Xuan confronted Poison Dragon Old Ancestor’s External Incarnation, a powerful Corpse Demon, in its hidden cultivation cave. Lin Xuan overpowered the incarnation in close combat and unleashed a vast storm of sword energy at it, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Lin Xuan opened the Bronze Coffin and discovered Poison Dragon Old Ancestor’s Corpse Demon incarnation and several bulging Storage Bags.
• Lin Xuan revealed that he had found the cave by searching the soul of Poison Dragon Old Ancestor’s concubine, then attacked the incarnation with the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring.
• The incarnation met Lin Xuan’s attack with a blood-hazed sickle strike, and their clash collapsed the cavern.
• Outside, Lin Xuan blocked the incarnation’s claw shadows with a powerful Force Cyclone, then used his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to track it through its Corpse Evasion Technique.
• Lin Xuan matched the incarnation’s close-range attack and broke both its arms with his strength before kicking it into the sea.
• Lin Xuan summoned thousands of Sword Rays and sent them pouring down on the incarnation’s location.

Lin Xuan battered Poison Dragon Old Ancestor with several powerful treasures and techniques, but the old devil survived and revealed that his incarnation had spent millennia storing strength. The chapter ended as Lin Xuan realized the incarnation could unleash power nearly equal to Poison Dragon Old Ancestor’s true body.

• Lin Xuan split the sea with his Zen Staff, forcing Poison Dragon Old Ancestor to defend himself with a White Bone Shield and crossed Bone Blades.
• Lin Xuan summoned a massive mountain from his Folding Fan, but Poison Dragon Old Ancestor held it aloft with a roar from a Ghost Face.
• Lin Xuan unleashed the Hundred Dragon Fangs, burying Poison Dragon Old Ancestor beneath ice and fire and making his aura disappear.
• Lin Xuan used his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to evade a Ghost Claw and saw Poison Dragon Old Ancestor reappear, wounded and exposed by spent talismans.
• Poison Dragon Old Ancestor told Lin Xuan that his incarnation had accumulated power during its long slumber and could unleash strength nearly equal to his true body.