Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan learned the first three layers of the Treasure-Controlling Formula and used the Ten Thousand Soul Tower to release and tame three Blood Fire Ant Queens. He placed them and his Jade Luo Bees in the tower, then searched Spirit Control Insights for ways to breed the ants.

• Lin Xuan comprehended the first three layers of the Treasure-Controlling Formula and opened the Ten Thousand Soul Tower’s first floor.
• Lin Xuan released three Blood Fire Ant Queens from the tower and bound them to him with a master-recognition formation.
• Lin Xuan brought out his Jade Luo Bees and placed them, along with the Ant Queen, inside the Ten Thousand Soul Tower.
• Lin Xuan read Spirit Control Insights and studied the Blood Fire Ant entry to learn how to make the ants reproduce rapidly.

Lin Xuan discovered that Purple Sun Grass could help his Blood Fire Ant Queen lay eggs, then accepted Shangguan Ling as his second nominal disciple. After learning about the annual fair on Jiangyu Island, he agreed to take both sisters there and set out with them.

• Lin Xuan learned that feeding Purple Sun Grass to the Ant Queen would help her lay eggs and decided to seek it at a Marketplace.
• Shangguan Ling swore she would accept the dangers of joining Lin Xuan's sect, and Lin Xuan confirmed that she had an ice-attribute Variant Spirit Root before accepting her as his disciple.
• Lin Xuan asked Shangguan Yan and Shangguan Ling about the nearest large Marketplace, and they told him about the annual fair on Jiangyu Island.
• Shangguan Ling persuaded Lin Xuan to bring both sisters to the fair, where cultivators and the Sea Race would gather.
• Lin Xuan took the sisters aboard his Spirit Boat and flew toward the fair.

Lin Xuan brought Shangguan Yan and Shangguan Ling to the vast market on Jiangyu Island, where human cultivators and the Sea Race gathered. After arriving, he found tens of thousands of stalls and struggled to figure out how to search for Purple Sun Grass.

• Lin Xuan traveled toward Jiangyu Island with his disciples, Shangguan Yan and Shangguan Ling.
• Lin Xuan restrained his aura to appear like a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator and told the girls to keep a low profile.
• The three arrived at Jiangyu Island and saw that the market drew cultivators from many directions.
• Lin Xuan discovered that the market held at least seventy to eighty thousand cultivators, including many from the Sea Race.
• Lin Xuan looked over the countless stalls and wondered how he could find Purple Sun Grass.

Lin Xuan bought Purple Sun Grass at the Jiangyu Island market and searched for powerful Spirit Tools for his disciples. He found an unusual wing-shaped Spirit Tool that let Shangguan Yan unleash a devastating attack, and he considered its power remarkable.

• Niu Er offered to help Lin Xuan find Purple Sun Grass, then arranged a sale that Lin Xuan completed for a high price and rewarded him generously.
• Lin Xuan continued browsing the market and entered the Hundred Weapons Pavilion to buy the best Spirit Tools for his disciples.
• After rejecting the ordinary weapons offered upstairs, Lin Xuan examined a costly wing-shaped Spirit Tool recovered from an ancient cultivator’s remains.
• Lin Xuan had Shangguan Yan test the wings, and her attack produced enough power to threaten cultivators far above her level before Lin Xuan stopped it with Azure Glow.

Lin Xuan bought the Thunder Crane Wings for the Shangguan sisters, but the Mad Shark royal clan’s prince arrived and demanded that he resell them. Lin Xuan refused even after the prince offered triple the price, leaving the two sides in a tense standoff.

• Lin Xuan paid twenty thousand mid-grade Spirit Stones for the Thunder Crane Wings, reassuring the Shangguan sisters that the cost was no problem.
• A brocade-robed Sea Race cultivator arrived with attendants and claimed the Thunder Crane Wings for himself.
• The shopkeeper identified the newcomers as members of the Mad Shark royal clan and told the young master that Lin Xuan had already bought the item.
• The young master offered Lin Xuan double the purchase price, but Lin Xuan refused to sell the Thunder Crane Wings.
• The young master raised his offer to triple the price, and the surrounding cultivators reacted with astonishment as Lin Xuan remained unwilling to part with the item.

Lin Xuan refused to sell the Spirit Tool to the Mad Shark Prince and explained to the Shangguan sisters that he was tempering his state of mind by following his heart. The prince secretly arranged to ambush Lin Xuan and abduct the sisters, while revealing that he coveted the item because it was a replica of a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure.

• Lin Xuan refused the Mad Shark Prince’s demand to buy the Spirit Tool, and the prince left rather than start a public fight.
• Lin Xuan told Shangguan Yan and Shangguan Ling that his defiance was part of tempering his state of mind, then noticed they were being followed.
• In Mad Shark Tower, the prince explained to Uncle Qiao that he planned to attack Lin Xuan in a deserted place and seize the two sisters as Cauldrons.
• The prince told Uncle Qiao that the Spirit Tool was a replica of a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure and recounted legends about its extraordinary power.
• The prince began describing Nailong True Person’s exploits and his rivalry with a Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator.

After leaving Jiangyu Island, Lin Xuan led Yan'er and Ling'er into a remote stretch of sea, where the Mad Shark Crown Prince and his followers ambushed them. Lin Xuan revealed his middle-stage Lihe Realm cultivation and vowed to kill them all as the long-bearded elder prepared to fight.

• Lin Xuan and his disciples departed Jiangyu Island aboard his Spirit Boat, heading away from Yuangui Island.
• After three two-hour periods, Lin Xuan stopped the boat in an unfamiliar sea and called out a hidden pursuer.
• The Mad Shark Crown Prince and his group appeared aboard a concealed Spirit Shark Boat, and the Crown Prince demanded that Lin Xuan kneel.
• Lin Xuan revealed his middle-stage Lihe Realm cultivation and threatened to kill everyone present.
• The long-bearded elder stepped forward to face Lin Xuan and brought out a Sea Blue Pearl to enhance his water-element spells.

Lin Xuan fought the Sea Race cultivators who had pursued him and protected Shangguan Ling and her sister from their attacks. After killing more than twenty Sea Race cultivators, he turned his sentient Dharma Treasure against the long-bearded old man.

• The long-bearded old man used the Sea Blue Pearl to strengthen a defensive light curtain, but Lin Xuan’s Sword Qi struck it with enough force to make him fear Lin Xuan was a Dongxuan Realm cultivator.
• Mad Shark Crown Prince ordered the Sea Race cultivators to attack Lin Xuan together, and Lin Xuan sheltered Shangguan Ling and her sister behind the Mystic Cyan Mother-Child Shield.
• After their attacks failed to break Lin Xuan’s shield, Mad Shark Crown Prince and the old man secretly agreed that they should flee.
• Lin Xuan sent a giant mountain peak crashing into the Sea Race group, killing more than twenty cultivators and leaving Mad Shark Crown Prince and the old man terrified.
• Lin Xuan summoned a fiery-red Zen Staff that transformed into a Buddha, and the old man’s meteor-hammer-like treasure failed to stop its palm strike.

Lin Xuan killed the Mad Shark Crown Prince and his followers, then fled with his disciples and ordered them to keep the killings secret. The Mad Shark King learned of his son's death and launched bloody attacks on Human Race settlements, stirring fear across the Great Wilderness Sea.

• Lin Xuan killed the late-stage Lihe old man with Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, then killed the Mad Shark Crown Prince and took his Storage Bag.
• Lin Xuan flew away with the Shangguan sisters, took a circuitous route for three days, and told them to conceal what had happened.
• The Mad Shark King learned that his son's Life-Bound Bead had shattered and suspected the Human Race was responsible.
• The Mad Shark King's forces invaded the Great Wilderness Sea and massacred several sects and clans, including the Liaoyun Sect, the Hailian Gang, and the Li Family of Qingfeng Island.
• People across the Great Wasteland learned that the attacks stemmed from the Mad Shark King's belief that humans had killed his crown prince.

Lin Xuan returned safely to Yuangui Island with Shangguan Ling and Shangguan Yan after avoiding the Sea Race pursuing cultivators in the East Sea. Shangguan Muyu welcomed them to the Hundred Herb Sect headquarters, where Lin Xuan asked her to treat him as a guest rather than stand on ceremony.

• Lin Xuan took a long route back to Yuangui Island, avoiding groups of Sea Race with his powerful divine sense.
• Shangguan Muyu welcomed Lin Xuan and her daughters home, relieved that they had returned safely amid rumors of Sea Race purges.
• Lin Xuan warned Shangguan Muyu to keep his presence secret, and she assured him that the sect's disciples had been instructed not to reveal it.
• Shangguan Muyu led Lin Xuan and her daughters to the Hundred Herb Sect headquarters, explaining that she had previously received him at a separate courtyard for security.
• Lin Xuan accepted her explanation and asked Shangguan Muyu to sit with him instead of treating him with excessive formality.

Lin Xuan gave Shangguan Muyu more than ten thousand mid-grade Spirit Stones and borrowed the Hundred Herb Sect’s damaged Hundred Herb Insights. Back in his cultivation cave, he planned to study the text for cultivation insights while preparing to breed more Blood Fire Ants.

• Lin Xuan gave Shangguan Muyu Spirit Stones to help the struggling Hundred Herb Sect and asked to borrow the Hundred Herb Insights.
• Shangguan Muyu agreed to lend Lin Xuan the damaged Jade Slip and escorted him out with Yan'er and Ling'er.
• Lin Xuan told Yan'er and Ling'er to visit his cultivation cave in half a month for guidance.
• Shangguan Muyu found that Lin Xuan had given them more than ten thousand mid-grade Spirit Stones and realized the gift represented nearly twenty years of the sect’s income.
• Lin Xuan returned to his cultivation cave, planned to use Purple Sun Grass to breed Blood Fire Ants, and read the Hundred Herb Insights for insights linked to Mystic Phoenix Fairy.

Lin Xuan discovered an improved version of the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art hidden inside the damaged Jade Slip and prepared to cultivate it. He also equipped his disciples with resources and treasures, then began raising Blood Fire Ants as he resumed cultivation.

• Lin Xuan broke the damaged Jade Slip and found a golden gauze recording six chapters of the Mystic Phoenix Fairy's improved Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art, which could be cultivated to the peak of the Dongxuan Realm.
• After studying the art, Lin Xuan met Shangguan Yan and Shangguan Ling, gave them supplies and Spirit Stones, and told them not to cultivate the incomplete Hundred Herb Insights.
• Lin Xuan assigned the sisters the Nine Heavens Profound Art, gave Shangguan Yan the Thunder Crane Wings, and gave Shangguan Ling a Talisman Treasure.
• Lin Xuan used Purple Sun Grass to feed three Blood Fire Ant Queens, then resumed cultivating the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art while feeding the ants daily.
• The three Ant Queens laid more than a thousand eggs each, and Lin Xuan made the hatchlings recognize him as master before feeding them over thirty low-grade Spirit Stones.

Lin Xuan discovered that Blood Fire Ants might eat stones infused with heaven and earth vitality, potentially easing their growing upkeep, but Shangguan Muyu arrived with news that the conflict between humanity and the Sea Race had worsened. She told him that the Great Wilderness Venerable’s attempt to mediate with the Shark King had ended in a fight, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Lin Xuan watched his Blood Fire Ant colony grow beyond ten thousand, including two new Ant Queens, and worried about its rising Spirit Stone consumption.
• Lin Xuan infused a stone with heaven and earth vitality, and the Blood Fire Ants swarmed over and ate it.
• Lin Xuan welcomed Shangguan Muyu, who came to consult him about the deteriorating situation in the Great Wilderness Sea.
• Shangguan Muyu explained that the Sea Race’s search for the Shark King Prince’s killer had led to human losses and growing hostility between the two races.
• The Great Wilderness Venerable tried to mediate between the Shark King and humanity’s cultivators, but the Shark King suspected him and attacked; the Venerable was at a disadvantage underwater.

After learning that war between the Human Race and Sea Race was imminent, Shangguan Muyu asked Lin Xuan to take Ling'er and Yan'er to safety while she stayed with the Hundred Herb Sect. Lin Xuan offered to help the sect relocate, then reflected that his debt to Fairy Baicao made the effort worthwhile.

• The Holy City summoned the Human Race's major powers after the Shark King killed a Dongxuan Realm cultivator, while the Sea Race's Six Kings prepared to stand together and rumors spread that the Demon Race's Three Emperors had met.
• Shangguan Muyu warned Lin Xuan that the Hundred Herb Sect would be endangered by the coming war and asked him to take Ling'er and Yan'er to the Human Race's hinterlands.
• Shangguan Muyu refused Lin Xuan's offer to leave with him because she would not abandon the Hundred Herb Sect's disciples, and entrusted Ling'er and Yan'er to his care.
• Lin Xuan stopped Shangguan Muyu and offered to help the Hundred Herb Sect relocate as a whole; she gave him a nearby sea chart and agreed to prepare the disciples to leave within several days to a month.
• Lin Xuan reflected that he had agreed to help because Fairy Baicao's Jade Slip had given him improved cultivation methods for the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art.

Lin Xuan set out to buy a large flying treasure so he could evacuate the Hundred Herb Sect, then diverted to investigate a clash between a human cultivator and three Sea Race members. He discovered the human was a dangerous-looking woman carrying an enormous sword, and she noticed him approaching.

• Lin Xuan decided to help the Hundred Herb Sect relocate and set out for a Marketplace to buy a large, fast, well-defended flying treasure.
• Lin Xuan concealed his aura during the journey and avoided the Sea Race until he sensed a fight nearby.
• Lin Xuan detected one mid-Lihe and three early-Lihe auras, including a human cultivator facing three Sea Race members.
• Lin Xuan approached the confrontation after judging the Sea Race members no threat, then saw the human was a striking woman whose aura made him uneasy.
• The woman sensed Lin Xuan, and he noticed the enormous sword on her back.

Lin Xuan watched a mysterious woman instantly kill three Sea Race cultivators, then challenged her to prove himself worthy of her friendship. Their spar revealed that she was a formidable peak-Lihe Realm cultivator whose power surged during her techniques, but Lin Xuan stopped the duel when he sensed they faced a greater danger.

• Three Sea Race cultivators threatened the woman, and she killed them instantly with a sudden sword attack.
• Lin Xuan introduced himself and challenged the woman, who questioned whether he was worthy of her friendship.
• Lin Xuan revealed the strength of his Dual Infant One Core, and the woman recognized his Second Nascent Soul cultivation.
• The woman and Lin Xuan exchanged attacks, with Lin Xuan blocking her Sword Qi using the Mystic Cyan Mother-Child Shield.
• The woman prepared to draw the Zixiao Li-Fire Sword, but Lin Xuan stopped the spar and warned that they had run into big trouble.

Lin Xuan and the mysterious woman confronted a Dongxuan Realm Mad Shark Clan elder who came seeking revenge for his slain subordinates. Their opening attacks canceled each other out, and the chapter ended with the elder preparing to fight in earnest while neither cultivator showed fear.

• Lin Xuan sensed a Dongxuan Realm Sea Race member approaching, and the woman confirmed the powerful aura as it neared.
• The bald Mad Shark Clan elder arrived and accused Lin Xuan and the woman of killing his subordinates after detecting blood in the air.
• The elder sent a towering wave crashing down, but Lin Xuan dodged with Nine Heavens Micro-Steps and countered with his Folding Fan.
• The elder blocked Lin Xuan's imitation Spirit Treasure and conjured sharks to attack him, while the woman appeared beside the elder and struck with her sheathed sword.
• The elder deflected the woman's attack with a bent, snake-like precious sword, and both sides emerged from the exchange unharmed.
• The elder summoned several treasures and unleashed his spiritual pressure, but Lin Xuan and the woman remained undaunted.

Lin Xuan and the mysterious woman joined forces against a Dongxuan Realm Sea Race cultivator, who unleashed his power and overwhelmed Lin Xuan’s Buddhist treasure. The woman’s purple Sword Qi drew the old monster’s attention, and Lin Xuan answered with a terrifying strike from his broken sword.

• The woman released purple flame that dispelled the old monster’s spiritual pressure and raised her aura to the peak of the Lihe Realm.
• Lin Xuan and the woman agreed to fight together and compete to take the old monster’s head.
• The old monster entered a berserk state, and Lin Xuan attacked with his Green Flame Qilin Armor, demonic claw lights, and Zen Staff.
• The old monster used a blood-red pearl to dye the sea and summoned huge seawater arms that shattered the staff shadows and seized Lin Xuan’s Zen Staff.
• The woman’s purple Sword Qi forced the old monster to block, and Lin Xuan’s broken sword released silver Sword Qi that erased the monstrous hands.

Lin Xuan and the mysterious female cultivator battled a Sea Race cultivator, whose shield she shattered with her Zixiao Li-Fire Sword before he escaped using a Substitute Tribulation Talisman. The Sea Race cultivator recognized her as an ancient sword cultivator, and the chapter explained the history and fearsome reputation of that school.

• The mysterious female cultivator drew the Zixiao Li-Fire Sword and attacked the Sea Race cultivator with purple sword shadows and red thunder arrows.
• She broke through his Sea Sand Shield and struck his head, but he survived by using a Substitute Tribulation Talisman.
• The Sea Race cultivator reappeared nearby and recognized the woman as an ancient sword cultivator.
• The Sea Race cultivator recalled how sword cultivators focused solely on swords, gained overwhelming combat power, and were eventually defeated after a war against the other schools.
• The account explained that other cultivators captured sword manuals but avoided the extreme methods because they could cause cultivation deviation.

Lin Xuan and the mysterious female cultivator joined forces against a Dongxuan Realm Sea Race old monster, whose strength and unusual liquid treasure made him a dangerous opponent. They gained the upper hand, and Lin Xuan struck him with Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, but the old monster resisted the flames as the female cultivator watched for an opening.

• The female cultivator attacked the Sea Race old monster with her Zixiao Li-Fire Sword, and Lin Xuan joined her with the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring and Hundred Dragon Fangs.
• The old monster summoned a liquid treasure that became a scroll and unleashed countless flying blades and swords against their attacks.
• The female cultivator fought the old monster at close range, and Lin Xuan joined in with his Lesser Luo Heaven Dharma Image.
• The female cultivator wounded the old monster, while Lin Xuan struck his chest with Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire and melted his armor.
• The old monster gathered his magic power to resist the three-colored flames, leaving them in a stalemate as the female cultivator watched nearby.