Chapter Summaries

Lin Zhentian and Luo Cheng secured a duel-wager between the Lin Family and Mad Saber Martial Hall and the Lei and Xie Families, with Huoyan Manor and Ironwood Manor at stake. Lin Chen was chosen to face Lei Li, and the match began as Lei Bao resolved to kill him.

• Luo Cheng supported Lin Zhentian’s proposal to let one fighter represent the Lin Family and Mad Saber Martial Hall against the Lei and Xie Families.
• Lin Zhentian wagered Huoyan Manor, and Lei Bao agreed to stake Ironwood Manor after Lin Zhentian provoked him.
• Lin Dong deferred to Lin Chen, who agreed to represent their side in the contest.
• Lei Bao silently added Lin Chen to his must-kill list as Lin Chen and Lei Li took the stage.
• Lei Bao announced the match between Lei Li and Lin Chen and ordered it to begin.

Lin Chen and Lei Li battled in the competition, where Lin Chen countered Lei Li’s martial arts and struck him with Thunderclap Sword. Lei Li then unleashed the Lei Family’s Fourth-grade Thunderclap Light, and Lin Chen began to answer with Nine Thunder Sword.

• Lei Li attacked Lin Chen with Spirit Snake Palm, but Lin Chen matched the technique and repeatedly struck its weak point.
• Lei Li switched to Thunderclap Strike, and Lin Chen blocked his assault with a wooden sword before revealing Thunderclap Sword.
• Lin Chen struck Lei Li in the chest with Thunderclap Sword, knocking him back and making him spit blood.
• Lei Bao shouted in alarm, while Lin Zhentian warned him not to interfere; Lei Bao silently resolved to kill Lin Chen after the Hunting Activity.
• Lei Li gathered his Yuan Power and launched Thunderclap Light, prompting Lin Chen to unleash Nine Thunder Sword.

Lin Chen defeated Lei Li with his enhanced Nine Thunder Sword, securing the Qingyang Town Hunting Event championship for the Lin Family. Lei Bao conceded the wager and left with the Lei and Xie families, while Lin Chen and his allies celebrated their victory.

• Lin Chen summoned nine lightning swords and merged them into a powerful Nine Thunder Sword that overwhelmed Lei Li’s Thunderclap Light.
• Lei Bao conceded the duel and stopped the Nine Thunder Sword from striking Lei Li, while Lin Chen revealed he could control the attack.
• Lin Chen returned to the Lin Family, and Lei Bao left with the exhausted Lei Li, furious and plotting against the Lin Family.
• Lei Bao agreed to hand over Ironwood Manor as the wager’s penalty and departed with the Lei and Xie families.
• Luo Cheng announced Lin Chen as the Hunting Event champion and Wu Yun as runner-up, and the Lin Family and Mad Saber Martial Hall celebrated.

Lin Chen reunited the Fire Python Tiger with her three cubs and persuaded her to entrust two of them to Wu Yun and Mu Lingsha. The tiger accepted the pair, leaving them to care for the cubs while she remained with her third child.

• Wu Yun worried that the recovering Fire Python Tiger might attack them, but Lin Chen reassured him that she would come for her cubs.
• The Fire Python Tiger emerged from the forest and affectionately rubbed against Lin Chen, stunning Wu Yun and Mu Lingsha.
• Lin Chen explained that Wu Yun and Mu Lingsha hoped to raise two cubs and assured the tiger that their families would care for them.
• The Fire Python Tiger inspected Wu Yun and Mu Lingsha, then carried two cubs to them and entrusted them with the pair.
• Wu Yun and Mu Lingsha accepted the cubs and swore they would take good care of them.

Lin Chen convinced the injured Fire Python Tiger to stay with him and raise her weakest cub alongside the White Tiger Cub in the Azure Dragon Ring’s Small World. After showing her the small, underdeveloped habitat, he focused on claiming Ironwood Manor’s Yang Yuan Stone Mine to improve it.

• Wu Yun and Mu Lingsha took two Fire Python Tiger Cubs home, leaving the weakest cub with Lin Chen and its mother.
• Lin Chen placed the White Tiger Cub in the sleeping basket and fed both cubs diluted Spirit Liquid, then gave the Fire Python Tiger five drops to heal.
• The Fire Python Tiger agreed to stay with Lin Chen, who brought her and the two cubs into the Azure Dragon Ring’s Small World.
• Lin Chen showed the Fire Python Tiger the Medicine Field and explained that he planned to improve the Small World’s environment, especially by acquiring a mine.
• Lin Chen resolved to take Ironwood Manor and its Yang Yuan Stone Mine for the Lin Family before the Lei Family destroyed the manor.

After defeating Lei Li, Lin Chen received the Divine Craftsman's Shovel and realized it could uproot and preserve objects for the Azure Dragon Ring's Small World. He pushed his cultivation beyond the late Earthly Yuan Stage, reached its peak, and tried to condense a Yin Core before advancing to the Heavenly Yuan Stage.

• Lin Chen signed in after defeating Lei Li and received the Divine Craftsman's Shovel, which could shrink and preserve a large tree when he dug it up.
• Lin Chen realized the shovel could help him transfer an intact Yang Yuan Stone Mine and other resources into the Azure Dragon Ring's Small World.
• Half a month later, Lin Chen had reached the late Earthly Yuan Stage but found that the Crystal Ball still contained Innate Yin Sha Qi.
• Lin Chen continued absorbing the Innate Yin Sha Qi until he broke through to the peak Earthly Yuan Stage, yet still sensed something was missing.
• Lin Chen used the Ancestral Stone to turn the Crystal Ball into a crystal Yin Bead, swallowed it, and tried to condense a Yin Core within the Earthly Yuan Stage.

Lin Chen joined the Lin Family’s force heading to Ironwood Manor after reaching the peak of the Earthly Yuan Stage and gaining strength enough to challenge stronger opponents. When the Lei Family stalled the handover, Lin Xiao confronted them at the manor, where Lei Nuo and Lei Ying invited the Lin Family to a banquet while plotting a trap.

• Lin Chen concluded that forming a Yin Core would take time but believed his new strength could let him contend with mid- or late-Heavenly Yuan Stage experts.
• Lin Zhentian ordered Lin Xiao to lead the Lin Family to Ironwood Manor and take it back if the Lei Family refused to hand it over; Lin Chen asked to go, and Lin Zhentian agreed.
• The next day, Lin Xiao led the Lin Family toward Ironwood Manor, where a scout reported that the gates were shut and the estate was heavily guarded.
• Lin Xiao demanded that the Lei Family’s representative come out and surrender Ironwood Manor, but Lei Nuo and Lei Ying argued that the Lin Family should complete the handover at the Lei Family first.
• Lin Xiao warned that the Lei Family would face consequences from Qingyang Town’s factions for breaking the handover rules, so Lei Nuo and Lei Ying invited the Lin Family to a banquet while planning to attack them.

The Lin Family arrived at Ironwood Manor, where Lei Nuo and Lei Ying lured Lin Xiao into a poisoned banquet while their families fought outside. Lin Chen secretly neutralized the poison and escaped with Lin Dong as the battle broke out.

• Lin Xiao accepted Lei Nuo and Lei Ying's invitation to a banquet, hoping to find a way into Ironwood Manor.
• Lin Dong and Lin Chen joined Lin Xiao at the feast, where Lei Nuo and Lei Ying served poisoned wine.
• Lin Chen drank the wine, pretended to be poisoned, and warned Lin Xiao that the Lei brothers had poisoned it.
• Lin Xiao attacked Lei Nuo and Lei Ying, and the Lin and Lei Family forces clashed as Ironwood Manor's gates were blasted open.
• Lin Chen revealed that the Stone Talisman had dealt with the poison, kept a poison pill and the wine, and slipped away with Lin Dong.

Lin Chen helped the Lin Family seize Ironwood Manor while Lei Nuo and Lei Ying escaped to warn the Lei Family. He raced ahead and ambushed them on the road to Qingyang Town.

• Lin Chen and Lin Dong subdued the Lei Family men at Ironwood Manor, while Lin Xiao fought Lei Nuo and Lei Ying.
• Lei Nuo and Lei Ying fled toward Qingyang Town, and Lin Xiao ordered the Lin Family to secure Ironwood Manor and seal off the news.
• Lin Dong told Lin Xiao that Lin Chen had left because his stomach hurt after drinking the poisoned wine.
• Lin Chen rode the Fire Python Tiger to the road between Ironwood Manor and Qingyang Town, then sent her back into the Azure Dragon Ring Small World.
• Lin Chen hid in a tree and waited for Lei Nuo and Lei Ying, who stopped talking when a black-clothed swordsman appeared five meters ahead of them.

Lin Chen intercepted Lei Nuo and Lei Ying as they fled and killed both with his sword. The system rewarded him with the Talisman Scripture, which could let him cultivate Spiritual Power and pursue the path of a talisman master.

• Lei Nuo attacked Lin Chen with Thunderclap Light, but Lin Chen split the technique and killed him with one sword strike.
• Lei Ying blasted Lin Chen with Thunderclap Light and fled on horseback, but Lin Chen's sword froze and shattered him and his horse.
• Lin Chen cleared away the bodies and rode the Fire Python Tiger back toward Ironwood Manor.
• The system granted Lin Chen a sign-in opportunity for killing Lei Nuo and Lei Ying, and he received the Talisman Scripture.
• Lin Chen read about talisman masters and realized the scripture might let him cultivate Spiritual Power and become one.

Lin Chen studied the Talisman Scripture, opened his Niwan Palace, and compressed his Spiritual Power until he condensed a rare, shape-changing Natal Spirit Seal. He became a One-Seal Talisman Master and continued toward Ironwood Manor while practicing runes.

• Lin Chen learned the stages of talisman cultivation and discovered that his Spiritual Power had reached the third level of the Spirit Refining Chapter.
• Lin Chen opened his Niwan Palace and began compressing and refining his Spiritual Power to form a Natal Talisman Seal.
• Lin Chen shattered his Spiritual Vortex and gathered its fragments into a Natal Spirit Seal that could take the forms of a green lotus, a small sword, and other shapes.
• Lin Chen tested his Spiritual Power, sensed the surrounding forest, and used it to suspend himself in the air.
• Lin Chen engraved a rune that made a stone lighter, then rode the Fire Python Tiger toward Ironwood Manor while practicing more runes.

Lin Chen secretly excavated the main Yang Yuan Stone vein beneath Ironwood Manor and stored it in his Azure Dragon Ring, leaving a small branch vein for the Lin Family. Two powerful Black Iron Demonic Leopards confronted him, and he prepared to test his new Symbol Master abilities on them.

• Qin Ying reported that the Lei Family had been destroying Ironwood Manor’s resources, and Lin Xiao ordered the manor fortified against an expected attack.
• Lin Dong warned Lin Xiao that Lei Bao could overpower their defenses, while Lin Xiao sent Lin Dong to find Lin Chen and cautioned him to stay safe.
• Lin Chen used the Divine Craftsman's Shovel to excavate the main Yang Yuan Stone vein and store it in the Azure Dragon Ring, leaving a small branch vein behind.
• Two Black Iron Demonic Leopards drawn by the Yang Gang Qi found Lin Chen, who decided to use them to test his new abilities.

Lin Chen tamed the two Heavenly Yuan Stage Black Iron Demonic Leopards with Spirit Communication Talisman Seals to strengthen Ironwood Manor against the Lei Family. After learning the leopards had two cubs and wanted him to seal them as well, he agreed and asked Leopard Lady to lead him to them.

• Lin Chen used spiritual pressure and a Beast Taming Talisman Seal to subdue one Black Iron Demonic Leopard, then tested that it obeyed him.
• Lin Chen sealed the second Black Iron Demonic Leopard, and he named the male Leopard One and the female Leopard Lady.
• Leopard Lady told Lin Chen that she had two cubs and asked him to plant Spirit Communication Talisman Seals on them too.
• Lin Chen realized the seals could raise the leopards' intelligence and potential, agreed to seal the cubs, and told Leopard Lady to lead the way.

Lin Xiao rushed to Ironwood Forest Domain after learning that two Black Iron Demonic Leopards were there with Lin Chen, fearing they meant harm. He discovered the beasts trusted Lin Chen, welcomed them into the Lin Family, and realized their strength could help defend Ironwood Manor from the Lei Family.

• Qin Ying told Lin Xiao that two Heavenly Yuan Stage Black Iron Demonic Leopards and their cubs were inside Ironwood Manor with Lin Chen.
• Lin Xiao hurried to Ironwood Forest Domain to protect Lin Chen and confront the leopards if necessary.
• Lin Chen introduced Leopard One, Leopard Lady, and their cubs, explaining that they posed no threat and might need help raising their young.
• Lin Xiao accepted the leopards, ordered the Lin Family to prepare them top-grade meat, and dismissed the gathered crowd.
• Lin Dong asked how Lin Chen had befriended the beasts, and Lin Chen claimed he had an affinity for Demonic Beasts while keeping the Spirit Communication Talisman Seal secret.

Lin Chen revealed that the Fire Python Tiger and two Black Iron Demonic Leopards were under the Lin Family’s protection, then pointed Lin Xiao toward a possible Yang Yuan Stone Mine in the Ironwood Forest Domain. Lin Dong confirmed the mine, and the Lin Family began exploiting it and fortifying Ironwood Manor against rival families.

• Lin Chen told Lin Xiao that the Fire Python Tiger lived in the Lin Family’s back mountain and that Leopard One and Leopard Lady had joined the family, bringing its future strength to six Heavenly Yuan Stage experts.
• Lin Chen told Lin Xiao that dense Yang Gang Qi in the Ironwood Forest Domain might indicate a Yang Yuan Stone Mine, so Lin Xiao sent Lin Dong and Lin Xiao to investigate.
• Lin Dong returned with two Yang Yuan Stones and reported that Lin Xiao had found the mine and ordered the discovery kept secret from the Lei and Xie Families.
• Lin Xiao arranged to mine the Yang Yuan Stone Mine, and the Lin Family began securing Ironwood Manor and preparing to defend it from rival families.
• Lin Zhentian visited Ironwood Manor, confirmed the mine, brought family resources and cultivation supplies for the leopard cubs, and prepared to fortify the estate.

Lin Chen discovered the Heavenly Demon Marten hiding in the Ancestral Stone and questioned him about his past and abilities. The Heavenly Demon Marten agreed to help Lin Chen use the Stone Talisman and warned him to keep its existence secret to protect both Lin Chen and Lin Dong.

• Lin Chen used his Spiritual Power to pull the black mouse from a corner of his Mental Space and learned it was the Heavenly Demon Marten, who claimed to be the Stone Talisman's former owner.
• The Heavenly Demon Marten explained that he had been hunted after obtaining the Stone Talisman and survived by hiding his demon spirit inside it.
• Lin Chen asked about the Heavenly Demon Marten's condition and offered to help him recover in exchange for guidance about the Stone Talisman's powers.
• The Heavenly Demon Marten said the Spiritual Grinding Mill could improve Lin Chen's Spiritual Power and warned him not to reveal the Stone Talisman's existence, since Lin Dong was also at risk.

Lin Chen showed the Heavenly Demon Marten the passage from the Stone Talisman's Mental Space to the Azure Dragon Ring's Small World and recruited him to manage the world. After bringing in the Yang Yuan Stone Mine, Lin Chen waited for the Heavenly Demon Marten to come through.

• The Heavenly Demon Marten showed Lin Chen the Spiritual Grinding Mill, but Lin Chen postponed using it until he had dealt with the Yang Yuan Stone Mine.
• Lin Chen explained that the Azure Dragon Ring's Small World could be connected to the Stone Talisman's Mental Space, and the Heavenly Demon Marten reacted with disbelief before seeing the passage appear.
• Lin Chen entered the Azure Dragon Ring's Small World and brought the Yang Yuan Stone Mine inside, considering where to place it so its Yang Gang Qi would benefit the Fire Python Tiger without harming the spiritual herbs.
• Lin Chen greeted Tiger Mom and saw the Fire Python Tiger Cub and Little White Tiger Cub playing, then called for the Heavenly Demon Marten to come through the green halo.

Lin Chen brought the Heavenly Demon Marten out of the Ancestral Stone and showed him the Azure Dragon Ring’s Small World, where altered time let Spiritual Medicines grow rapidly. Impressed by the medicine and interested in training the White Tiger Cub, the Heavenly Demon Marten agreed to help while mistaking a miniature Yang Yuan Stone Mine for a trivial task.

• The Heavenly Demon Marten cautiously left the Ancestral Stone and discovered Lin Chen’s Small World, but panicked at the Fire Python Tiger until Lin Chen reassured him.
• Lin Chen offered the Heavenly Demon Marten a Crystal Vermilion Fruit and suggested he tend the Medicine Field to aid his recovery.
• The Heavenly Demon Marten watched a Crystal Vermilion Fruit plant rapidly regrow and realized time flowed faster in the Medicine Field.
• Lin Chen explained the accelerated growth, and the Heavenly Demon Marten eagerly agreed to tend Spiritual Medicines.
• The Heavenly Demon Marten asked to teach the White Tiger Cub and the little Fire Python Tiger Cub, and Lin Chen pretended to assign him Yang Yuan Stone mining.
• The Heavenly Demon Marten accepted the supposed mining work and dismissed the miniature Yang Yuan Stone Mine as unimpressive.

Lin Chen let Heavenly Demon Marten earn the Fire Python Tiger’s trust by offering her an incomplete Demon Scripture and agreeing to help her cultivate. Heavenly Demon Marten planned a Pure Yin Pure Yang Spirit Gathering Array for the Azure Dragon Ring Small World, but Lin Chen’s supposedly miniature Yang Yuan Stone Mine proved to be a massive deposit that crushed the array’s planned site.

• Lin Chen left the decision about Heavenly Demon Marten teaching the Tiger Cubs to the Fire Python Tiger, who agreed after he offered her an incomplete Demon Scripture.
• Heavenly Demon Marten began passing the Demon Scripture to the Fire Python Tiger and said he would help her cultivate it.
• Lin Chen told Heavenly Demon Marten that a mental passage connected to the Ancestral Stone’s Mental Space and asked where to place the Yang Yuan Stone Mine.
• Heavenly Demon Marten chose the Small World’s central point for a Pure Yin Pure Yang Spirit Gathering Array and said a Yin Yuan Stone Mine would improve the cultivation environment.
• Lin Chen warned that the Yang Yuan Stone Mine was medium-sized, then used the Divine Craftsman's Shovel to free it from its seal.
• The Yang Yuan Stone Mine crashed down like a fire dragon, flattened the planned array site, and left Heavenly Demon Marten shocked by its size.

Lin Chen and Heavenly Demon Marten set up a cultivation environment inside the Azure Dragon Ring Small World using the Yang Yuan Stone Mine. Lin Chen then tested the Crystal Grinding Mills in the Ancestral Stone's Mental Space, improving his Spiritual Power before stopping after twenty-five cycles.

• Lin Chen used the Divine Craftsman's Shovel to shrink the Yang Yuan Stone Mine, then restored it so Heavenly Demon Marten could mark out the array's range.
• Heavenly Demon Marten marveled at the shovel, tried to investigate it, and then made a list of supplies for improving the Azure Dragon Ring Small World.
• Lin Chen and Heavenly Demon Marten established the Pure Yin Pure Yang Spirit Gathering Array, increasing the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi in the Azure Dragon Ring Small World.
• Lin Chen entered the Crystal Grinding Mills, where his spiritual body was crushed and restored as his Spiritual Power was tempered.
• Lin Chen repeated the process twenty-five times, then stopped to avoid overexertion and possible aftereffects.