Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen practiced sword techniques in the Lin Family Back Mountain and discovered that his strength had improved. After binding the God-tier Sign-in System, he received the Green Lotus Sword Canon, which rapidly advanced his cultivation and opened his dantian, leaving him at the Ninth Level of Body Tempering.

• Lin Chen reflected on his life as a transmigrator and his modest martial arts progress while practicing with a wooden sword.
• Lin Chen bound the God-tier Sign-in System and used his sign-in opportunity at the Lin Family Back Mountain.
• Lin Chen received the Green Lotus Sword Canon and absorbed it into his body.
• Lin Chen replaced the Azure Origin Skill with the Green Lotus Sword Canon, gaining forty hidden meridians and lotus-like vortices that drew in Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi.
• Lin Chen's Origin Energy Seed broke through the dantian barrier, bringing him to the Ninth Level of Body Tempering.

After absorbing the rear mountain’s Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi and breaking through twice, Lin Chen met Lin Dong and concealed the cause of the depleted energy. Lin Dong asked whether Lin Chen would join the coming clan competition, and Lin Chen had yet to answer.

• Lin Chen cultivated with the Green Lotus Sword Canon, broke through twice, and realized he had drained much of the rear mountain’s Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi.
• Lin Dong rushed over and told Lin Chen that the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi had become unusually thin.
• Lin Chen pretended not to know the cause and suggested that a powerful passerby’s breakthrough had depleted the area’s Yuan Qi.
• Lin Dong relaxed when the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi began to recover and asked whether Lin Chen planned to participate in the clan competition.
• Lin Dong urged Lin Chen to compete for cultivation resources and a chance to represent the Lin Family, while considering sharing the Mysterious Stone Talisman with him.

Lin Chen agreed to join the Lin Family clan competition after considering the upcoming Qingyang Town hunting event, then went with Lin Dong to check on Qing Tan. Lin Dong revealed the Ancestral Stone to Lin Chen, whose system announced that he could check in with the treasure.

• Lin Chen decided to enter the clan competition so he could qualify to represent the Lin Family in the Qingyang Town hunting event.
• Lin Dong recalled Lin Hong's past attack on him and the danger Lin Hong had posed to his cultivation foundation.
• Lin Chen asked about Qing Tan's Cold Affliction, and Lin Dong said it was stable and that she was preparing to cultivate.
• Lin Chen went with Lin Dong to visit Qing Tan, but Lin Dong pulled him aside and asked whether he could keep a secret.
• Lin Dong showed Lin Chen the Ancestral Stone and explained that it could accelerate cultivation and raise martial arts beyond their usual limits.
• Lin Chen's system detected the Ancestral Stone and prompted him to check in.

Lin Chen signed in at the Ancestral Stone and received the Green Lotus Sword, which could transform between a sword and a lotus that enhanced his sword comprehension. Lin Dong revealed the stone talisman’s martial arts benefits and invited Lin Chen to use it with him, leaving the two to share its secret.

• Lin Chen signed in at the Ancestral Stone and obtained the Green Lotus Sword, discovering its sword and lotus forms.
• Lin Dong explained that the Mysterious Stone Talisman helped him master Tongbei Fist beyond its usual limits, reaching Ten Resonances.
• Lin Dong told Lin Chen he trusted him and wanted them to use the talisman together to become stronger.
• Lin Chen warned Lin Dong to keep the talisman secret, then agreed not to tell anyone about it.
• Lin Dong took Lin Chen into the courtyard and said Qing Tan had been asking about him and that he should stay to eat.

Lin Chen visited Lin Dong’s family, where Lin Dong quietly encouraged his sister Qing Tan’s feelings for him. Lin Chen gave Qing Tan spirit medicines to support her cultivation, and she began to accept them after he said she would need strength to protect their family.

• Lin Dong deliberately called out to alert his family that Lin Chen had arrived, hoping to bring Lin Chen and Qing Tan together.
• Qing Tan rushed out, happily linked arms with Lin Chen, and explained that she had missed him.
• Lin Dong left to fetch his parents and prepare food before the Clan Tournament in two days.
• Lin Chen asked Qing Tan about her cold qi and learned it had recently become less troublesome, giving her hope that she could cultivate.
• Lin Chen offered Qing Tan Crimson Ginseng and Golden Jade Branch to help her advance through the Body Tempering Stage.
• Qing Tan hesitated to accept the valuable medicines, but Lin Chen persuaded her by saying she needed to cultivate so she could protect their family.

Lin Chen helped Qing Tan begin cultivating while visiting Lin Dong and his parents, and she unexpectedly reached Body Tempering Stage Four almost immediately. The chapter ended with Lin Dong asking Lin Chen to explain Qing Tan’s rapid breakthrough.

• Qing Tan accepted the Crimson Ginseng and Golden Jade Branch from Lin Chen.
• Lin Dong brought Lin Chen to meet Lin Xiao and Liu Yan, who welcomed him and began preparing a celebratory meal.
• Lin Xiao and Liu Yan discussed the approaching Clan Tournament and Lin Hong’s plans to propose marriage to Qing Tan.
• Lin Chen taught Qing Tan the basic cultivation method and explained when she could use each spirit medicine.
• Qing Tan began cultivating and shed dead skin, revealing that she had already reached Body Tempering Stage Four.
• Lin Dong asked Lin Chen how Qing Tan had advanced so quickly.

Lin Chen shared spirit medicines with Lin Dong and Qing Tan, and Lin Dong traded him Spirit Liquid and Yin Beads in return. After Qing Tan left to cultivate, Lin Dong revealed how the Mysterious Stone Talisman produced them and urged Lin Chen to test it with his Yuan Power.

• Lin Chen explained that Qing Tan's cold Qi had strengthened her constitution, then gave her and Lin Dong Crystal Vermilion Fruits.
• Qing Tan and Lin Dong initially refused the fruits, but Lin Chen persuaded them to accept them and said the family should share good things.
• Lin Dong gave Lin Chen three drops of Spirit Liquid and three Yin Beads in exchange, and Lin Chen told him and Qing Tan to accept future gifts without hesitation.
• Qing Tan returned to her room to cultivate with the spirit medicines, leaving Lin Chen and Lin Dong alone.
• Lin Dong explained that the Mysterious Stone Talisman produced a drop of Spirit Liquid every five days and had created Yin Beads by absorbing Qing Tan's cold Qi.
• Lin Dong put the Mysterious Stone Talisman into Lin Chen's robes and urged him to send his Yuan Power into it to discover how it worked.

Lin Chen tried to use Lin Dong’s Ancestral Stone to solve the problem with the red Spirit Liquid, and the stone absorbed his Yuan Power before burrowing into his body. It accepted Lin Chen as its master, and Lin Dong realized the stone may have done so only after being fed enough energy.

• Lin Dong lent the Ancestral Stone to Lin Chen, hoping he could make it produce red Spirit Liquid more quickly.
• Lin Chen activated his Yuan Power, causing the Ancestral Stone to absorb it and draw Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi from across a ten-li radius.
• The Ancestral Stone burrowed into Lin Chen’s body without leaving a wound, and a matching rune appeared on his palm.
• Lin Chen found that he could summon the Ancestral Stone back into his hand and told Lin Dong he had formed a connection with it.
• Lin Dong concluded that the Ancestral Stone had accepted Lin Chen as its master after absorbing his energy.

Lin Chen let Lin Dong keep the Ancestral Stone while gaining the Green Lotus Sword Song from his system. He entered the Stone’s Mental Space and saw Lin Dong use it to raise Tong Bei Fist to its tenth resonance, strengthening him ahead of the Clan Tournament.

• Lin Chen offered to return the Ancestral Stone, but Lin Dong refused to take it back because he feared its Yuan Power drain would endanger his cultivation before the Clan Tournament.
• Lin Chen agreed to let Lin Dong keep the Stone Talisman and told him he could still use it with a thought.
• The system rewarded Lin Chen with the Green Lotus Sword Song after he obtained the Ancestral Stone, and he sensed the sword art’s nine forms leave sword-qi marks shaped like a lotus bud.
• Lin Chen entered the Ancestral Stone’s Mental Space and found Lin Dong practicing Tong Bei Fist against a blank-faced double.
• Lin Dong demonstrated Tong Bei Fist’s tenth resonance, which raised its power to that of a Second-grade Martial Art, and Lin Chen praised him as a threat to Lin Hong.

Lin Chen demonstrated how the Mental Space improved his many martial arts and revealed that he had reached the Ninth Level of Body Tempering. The chapter left Lin Dong stunned and wondering how Lin Chen had advanced so quickly.

• Lin Dong urged Lin Chen to improve his Sword Techniques before the Clan Tournament and Qingyang Town Hunting Event, and Lin Chen agreed to practice.
• Lin Chen used the Mental Space to elevate Throat Slitting Sword and his other Sword Techniques to greater power, then mastered numerous additional martial arts.
• Lin Dong was shocked by Lin Chen’s speed and the number of techniques he knew, while Lin Chen explained that varied skills helped him respond to different situations.
• Lin Chen told Lin Dong that he had reached the Ninth Level of Body Tempering, leaving Lin Dong astonished and questioning how he had progressed so quickly.

Lin Chen showed Lin Dong how the Ancestral Stone condensed a Crystal Vermilion Fruit into stronger pills, then discovered that lower-grade medicines did not receive the same benefit. The brothers finished their discussion and were called to eat by Qing Tan.

• Lin Chen explained that practicing sword techniques caused him to absorb Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, and Lin Dong recognized him as a sword-path genius.
• Lin Chen and Lin Dong sparred in the Mental Space, improving their martial arts and combat experience.
• Lin Chen used the Ancestral Stone to turn a Crystal Vermilion Fruit into two pills, which Lin Dong found more potent than the original fruit.
• Lin Chen refined Lin Dong's two Crystal Vermilion Fruits into four pills, then tested the Stone Talisman with Crimson Ginseng.
• Lin Chen concluded that only Third-grade Spirit Medicines might gain doubled medicinal power, while Lin Dong accepted that he was not the Ancestral Stone's chosen owner.
• Qing Tan called Lin Chen and Lin Dong to eat the meal their mother had prepared.

The Lin Family’s clan competition was about to begin as Lin Xiao returned to the VIP seats and faced Lin Mang’s taunts. Lin Zhentian saw Lin Xiao again and reflected on how Lin Langtian had broken his confidence and ruined his chance to recover.

• Lin Mang mocked Lin Xiao, but Lin Xiao shoved him aside and took his seat with Qing Tan and Lin Dong.
• Lin Zhentian arrived with Lin Ken, Lin Xia, and Lin Chen as the clan competition gathered a crowd of guests and disciples.
• Lin Chen told Lin Xia he would compete and prevent Lin Hong from taking first place, while Lin Xia complained that Lin Hong and Lin Shan were hateful.
• Lin Zhentian and Lin Ken overheard Lin Chen’s resolve but doubted he would fulfill it.
• Lin Zhentian spotted Lin Xiao, hurried to him, and remembered that Lin Xiao had refused healing medicine after Lin Langtian shattered his confidence.

Lin Xiao reunited with Lin Zhentian and apologized, while the Clan Tournament began with Lin Chen and Lin Dong winning their first matches. Lin Chen then faced the talented Lin Yun, and Lin Zhentian recalled the Sword Qi Green Lotus phenomenon that had accompanied Lin Chen as a baby as he hoped the boy would prevail.

• Lin Xiao apologized to Lin Zhentian, who welcomed him back and urged him to make amends with his wife and children.
• Lin Zhentian promised Lin Dong a Fire Blood Branch, and Lin Dong looked forward to the tournament’s rewards.
• The Clan Tournament began, and Lin Dong defeated Lin Changqiang while Lin Chen easily beat his first opponent with Spirit Sword Finger.
• Lin Chen drew Lin Yun, a Body Tempering Stage Six cultivator whom Lin Zhentian believed would be a dangerous opponent.
• Lin Zhentian recalled finding Lin Chen on a snowy night beneath the Sword Qi Green Lotus phenomenon and trusted in the foundation Lin Chen had built through years of diligent sword practice.

Lin Chen faced Lin Yun, a formidable opponent, in the Clan Tournament, while Qing Tan worried and Lin Hong plotted to pursue her. Lin Chen revealed that he would fight with Spirit Sword Finger instead of a physical sword, and Lin Yun launched his first attack.

• Qing Tan recognized Lin Yun as Lin Chen's opponent and worried that Lin Chen would be in danger.
• Lin Hong dismissed Qing Tan's concern and privately resolved to win the tournament so he could ask Lin Zhentian to let him marry her.
• Lin Xiao reassured Qing Tan that Lin Xia, Lin Chen, and Lin Dong might still challenge Lin Hong for first place.
• Lin Yun questioned why Lin Chen had no sword, and Lin Chen showed him the sword qi formed by Spirit Sword Finger.
• Lin Yun sensed Lin Chen's strength and charged forward with Falling Stone Fist.

Lin Chen defeated Lin Yun in the clan tournament, revealing his skill with both the Spirit Sword Finger and Tong Bei Fist. Afterward, Lin Zhentian and Lin Ken discussed arranging a marriage between Lin Chen and Lin Xia, but Lin Zhentian said the decision depended on Lin Chen.

• Lin Chen countered Lin Yun's Falling Stone Fist with the Spirit Sword Finger and Tong Bei Fist, forcing Lin Yun to concede.
• Lin Yun recognized Lin Chen's strength and privately suspected his yuan power exceeded Body Tempering Stage Six.
• Lin Xiao and Qing Tan celebrated Lin Chen's victory while Lin Zhentian praised his sword talent.
• Lin Ken asked Lin Zhentian to grant a marriage between Lin Chen and Lin Xia if Lin Chen had a chance to take first place.
• Lin Zhentian agreed to consider the match but said Lin Chen's consent was necessary, and Lin Ken looked to Lin Xia to win him over.

Lin Chen defeated Lin Hong in the Clan Tournament semifinals, crushing his confidence and securing a place in the final. The chapter ended with Lin Ken announcing Lin Chen as the winner.

• Lin Xia and Lin Dong drew each other as semifinal opponents, leaving Lin Chen matched against Lin Hong.
• Lin Hong taunted Lin Dong and Lin Chen, boasting that he would win first place and marry Qing Tan.
• Lin Chen and Lin Hong began their match, and Lin Chen cut Lin Hong's palms with Spirit Sword Finger.
• Lin Hong attacked again with Eight Desolations Palm, but Lin Chen pierced through his attack and sent him flying off the Competition Platform.
• Lin Ken announced Lin Chen as the winner.

Lin Chen defeated Lin Hong, prompting Lin Mang to attack him and Lin Xiao to reveal that he had recovered his strength. Lin Zhentian ordered Lin Mang taken away for punishment, while Lin Chen received a system notification offering a sign-in opportunity.

• Lin Chen sent Lin Hong flying, and Lin Hong tried to return to the Competition Platform.
• Lin Mang charged at Lin Chen, but Lin Xiao intercepted him and repelled him with a punch.
• Lin Xiao accused Lin Mang of plotting against Lin Chen and Lin Xia, and Lin Zhentian ordered Lin Ken to take Lin Mang to the rear courtyard for punishment.
• Lin Xiao entertained the honored guests while Lin Ken escorted Lin Mang away, and Lin Chen stayed on the platform without worrying about the attack.
• Lin Chen heard a system notification offering him a sign-in opportunity for defeating Lin Hong.

After winning the Lin Family Clan Tournament and defeating Lin Mang, Lin Chen gained Innate Yin Sha Qi and the Azure Dragon Ring, which could store living things and nurture Spirit Medicine. He reassured Lin Xia and Lin Dong while waiting to see how Lin Zhentian would deal with Lin Mang.

• Lin Chen received Innate Yin Sha Qi after defeating an enemy and considered using it to advance to the Earthly Yuan Stage and eventually kill Lin Mang.
• After obtaining first place in the Lin Family Clan Tournament, Lin Chen received another sign-in chance and obtained the Azure Dragon Ring.
• Lin Chen bound the Azure Dragon Ring and discovered that its Small World could store living things, generate Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, and alter the flow of time in a chosen area.
• Lin Chen considered planting his Crystal Vermilion Fruit in the ring to cultivate a steady supply of Spirit Medicine.
• Lin Xia hurried to Lin Chen and asked if he was all right, and he reassured her.
• Lin Dong apologized to Lin Chen for being drawn into danger, and Lin Chen waited to see how Lin Zhentian would judge Lin Mang.

Lin Chen and his companions attended the Lin Family’s judgment of Lin Mang, who had disrupted the Clan Tournament and tried to kill Lin Chen. Lin Ken spared Lin Mang’s life in view of his past contributions, but the hearing ended with Lin Mang furious at Lin Hong for suggesting another attempt to kill Lin Chen.

• Lin Chen reassured Lin Dong and Qing Tan, then went with them to the rear courtyard to press for punishment against Lin Mang.
• Lin Zhentian asked Lin Ken to judge Lin Mang’s crimes, and Lin Ken said the family laws called for execution.
• Lin Ken waived Lin Mang’s death sentence because of his contributions but declared that he would still be punished.
• Lin Hong secretly urged Lin Mang to kill Lin Chen later, but Lin Zhentian and Lin Ken overheard him.
• Lin Mang slapped Lin Hong and berated him for endangering them, then shouted that he would beat his unfilial son to death.

Lin Mang fled the Lin Family with Lin Hong after Lin Zhentian sentenced Lin Hong to confinement and Lin Ken exposed Lin Mang’s past murders. Lin Chen stayed behind, anticipating the pursuit and planning to kill the fugitives himself.

• Lin Zhentian sentenced Lin Hong to three years of confinement after Lin Hong admitted he still intended to target Lin Chen, and Lin Ken ordered the Law Enforcement Hall to take him away.
• Lin Ken revealed that Heavenly Yuan Stage experts had heard Lin Hong’s voice transmission and accused Lin Mang of burying people in the back mountain.
• Lin Mang attacked Lin Chen and Lin Xia with Eight Desolations Palm, seized Lin Hong, and fled the Lin Family while Lin Xiao blocked his attack.
• Lin Zhentian and Lin Ken pursued Lin Mang, and Lin Xiao followed to help capture him before other factions could exploit the escape.
• Lin Chen told Lin Dong to stay within the Lin Family estate, then left to wait for Lin Mang and Lin Hong so he could kill them.