Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen claimed the remaining Creation Martial Tablet slots, prompting the Wang Clan to challenge him and demand they be surrendered. After Wang Zhong confronted Lin Chen over the deaths in the Ancient Tomb, Lin Chen overwhelmed his attacks, and Wang Zhong revealed the Blood Demon Asura Spear as the battle escalated.

• Lin Chen rebuffed attempts to deny Jiang Xue a slot and said he would take the remaining four slots with his companions.
• Wang Tong and the Wang Clan stepped forward, but Mu Qianqian and Lin Dong backed Lin Chen and challenged the Wang Clan's threats.
• Lin Chen taunted Wang Tong about Wang Yan and the others, prompting Wang Tong to recognize him as the Black Dragon Stronghold Demon King from the Ancient Tomb.
• Lin Langtian urged Wang Zhong to test Lin Chen, and Wang Zhong unleashed attacks that Lin Chen easily destroyed.
• Wang Zhong drew the Blood Demon Asura Spear, an Earth-grade Spirit Treasure, as Lin Langtian realized the fight had become more dangerous.

Lin Chen defeated and killed Wang Zhong in the Ancient Tablet Space, then slaughtered the remaining Wang Clan members. He declared that he would execute anyone who offended him, even if they pursued him beyond the Ancient Tablet Space.

• Wang Zhong attacked Lin Chen with the Blood Demon Asura Spear, but Lin Chen blocked his strikes and countered with the Great Luo Sword.
• Wang Zhong unleashed Blood Demon World Ending by merging with the spear’s blood soul, and Lin Chen answered with the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Sword.
• After Lin Chen bent the Blood Demon Asura Spear and destroyed its blood energy, Wang Zhong fled, but Lin Chen restrained him with Spiritual Power and killed him.
• Lin Chen seized the Blood Demon Asura Spear and erased Wang Zhong’s remaining traces from it, while the spectators and Wang Clan mourned Wang Zhong’s death.
• Lin Chen revealed that Wang Yan had provoked him, then suppressed and killed the remaining Wang Clan members, including Wang Tong.
• Lin Chen announced that those who offended him would be executed no matter how far away they were, and vowed to kill any Wang Clan experts who sought revenge.

Lin Chen obtained the Great Luo Imperial Dragon Sword from the Creation Martial Tablet and helped Jiang Xue, Little Yin Yin, and Lin Dong secure Creation Martial Arts as well. After five sets of Creation Martial Arts appeared, Lin Chen learned of a treasure-filled underground palace beneath the plaza and suspected the three major clans knew about it.

• After Wang Zhong's death left a seat vacant, Lin Ke'er won it, and the ten seated cultivators began comprehending martial arts through the Creation Martial Tablet.
• Lin Chen used the Ancestral Stone's power to reach the tablet's soul, entered its realm of Creation Martial Arts, and claimed the Great Luo Imperial Dragon Sword.
• Lin Chen left a spiritual mark so Jiang Xue, Little Yin Yin, and Lin Dong could reach the tablet's soul, then began cultivating his new martial art.
• Lin Langtian obtained Creation Martial Arts, but Lin Chen and his three companions also received them, making five sets appear and leaving Lin Langtian shaken.
• The tablet's soul showed Lin Chen an underground palace filled with Pure Yuan Pills, Nirvana Pills, and an ancient skeleton, and Lin Chen suspected the three major clans knew of the treasure.

Lin Chen captured the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon and stole the fleeing cultivators’ treasures while a mysterious skeleton rampaged through the Underground Palace. The skeleton knelt before Lin Chen’s black talisman, and he learned the Great Barren Sect’s history and vowed to destroy the Outer-realm Demon Race.

• Lin Langtian persuaded the gathered forces to join the three clans in opening the Underground Palace, awakening the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon, which Lin Chen later captured inside the Azure Dragon Ring.
• Two old men tried to steal the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon for their Bone Puppets, but Lin Chen destroyed their puppets and killed them.
• A terrifying aura erupted from the Underground Palace, and Lin Chen sent Jiang Xue, Lin Dong, Mu Qianqian, and the others into the Azure Dragon Ring for safety.
• As the mysterious skeleton hunted the cultivators, Lin Chen secretly stole their Universe Bags, while Lin Langtian and other survivors escaped through a spatial crack.
• The mysterious skeleton moved to attack Lin Chen, but it knelt after seeing his black talisman, and Lin Chen vowed to avenge the Great Barren Sect and eradicate the Outer-realm Demon Race.

Lin Chen left the Ancient Tablet Space with Mu Qianqian and the Great Demon Gate members, then returned to the Small World within the Azure Dragon Ring and shared its resources with his companions. After cultivating for ten days, he reached Major Accomplishment Creation Realm and set out for Yin Puppet City to seize the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.

• Lin Chen brought Mu Qianqian and the Great Demon Gate members out of the Ancient Tablet Space, and Mu Qianqian thanked him for saving them.
• Lin Chen returned to Jiang Xue and explained that the Azure Dragon Ring contained a complete Small World, then gave her Pure Yuan Pills and Nirvana Pills for cultivation.
• The Heavenly Demon Marten devoured the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon's demon spirit, while Lin Chen fed its flesh to Little Flame, Big Black, and Little Black.
• Lin Chen cultivated in seclusion for ten days and reached Major Accomplishment Creation Realm.
• Lin Chen learned that the Yin Puppet Sect was searching for Teng Lei and the others, saw no report mentioning himself, and headed for Yin Puppet City to obtain the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.

Lin Chen infiltrated Yin Puppet City and waited as Teng Sha tried to break the seal on the Devouring Ancestral Talisman. After the Black-eyed Elder’s phantom destroyed the Yin Puppet Sect’s array, Lin Chen seized the talisman and fled, pursued by Teng Sha and forces from the Great Demon Gate and Martial Alliance.

• Lin Chen disguised himself, entered Yin Puppet City, and learned the Yin Puppet Sect planned to break the Devouring Ancestral Talisman’s seal on Profound Yin Mountain.
• Teng Sha gathered the Yin Puppet Sect’s experts and used the Nine Yin Demonic Profound Array to attack the sealed talisman.
• The Black-eyed Elder’s phantom destroyed the array’s attacks, leaving Teng Sha and the Yin Puppet Sect’s experts badly injured.
• Lin Chen seized the black sphere of light containing the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and fled from Profound Yin Mountain.
• Teng Sha pursued Lin Chen as Mu Lei, Wu Zong, and the Great Demon Gate and Martial Alliance experts followed, setting off a scramble for the talisman.

Lin Chen killed Teng Sha after revealing that he had killed Teng Lei, then left the Great Demon Gate and Martial Alliance to find the Yin Puppet Sect. Mu Lei and Wu Zong suspected Teng Sha was dead, and Mu Lei ordered an attack when the sect’s Left and Right Elders provoked him.

• Teng Sha chased Lin Chen for the black sphere of light, then recognized him as Teng Lei’s killer.
• Teng Sha attacked Lin Chen, but Lin Chen’s Yuan Power overwhelmed his strikes.
• Lin Chen used the Great Luo Imperial Dragon Sword to kill Teng Sha and left after clearing away traces of the battle.
• Mu Lei and Wu Zong examined the battlefield, suspected Teng Sha had died, and discussed joining forces against the Yin Puppet Sect.
• The Yin Puppet Sect’s Left and Right Elders arrived looking for Teng Sha, and Mu Lei ordered the Great Demon Gate to attack after the Right Elder threatened him.

Lin Chen gained recognition from the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and broke through to become a Heavenly Symbol Master. After leaving the Azure Dragon Ring Small World, he found and sealed a Blood Spirit Puppet beneath the former Yin Puppet Sect, leaving the Heavenly Demon Marten stunned by his advancement.

• Lin Chen endured the Devouring Ancestral Talisman's trial of darkness, gained its recognition, and broke through to become a Heavenly Symbol Master.
• Lin Chen learned that the Yin Puppet Sect had been destroyed and that people from the Wang Clan were searching for him in Great Barren Commandery.
• Lin Chen found a sealed Blood Spirit Puppet in the former Yin Puppet Sect's underground cavern and broke the seal by devouring the frigid Yin energy.
• Lin Chen suppressed the awakened Blood Spirit Puppet, sealed it inside the Ancestral Stone, and planted a spiritual imprint to control it.
• The Heavenly Demon Marten realized Lin Chen had become a Heavenly Symbol Master and marveled at his strength.

Lin Chen went to Profound Yin Mountain to collect compensation from the Great Demon Gate and Martial Alliance for helping destroy the Yin Puppet Sect. He accepted their offerings and agreed to take Mu Qianqian with him, while Wu Zong scrambled to match the generosity and joked that he could turn his son Qi'er into a girl.

• Lin Chen and the Heavenly Demon Marten discussed building a faction and gathering talent, and Lin Chen decided to visit the Great Demon Gate and Martial Alliance for Pure Yuan Pills.
• Mu Lei planned to offer Lin Chen three million Pure Yuan Pills and leave him a share of the Yin Puppet Sect's resources, while Wu Zong worried about losing Lin Chen to the Great Demon Gate.
• Lin Chen appeared in the leaders' room without either Creation Realm expert noticing him, and Mu Lei offered four million Pure Yuan Pills while Wu Zong raised his offer to two million plus valuable weapons or materials.
• Lin Chen said he had come only for a modest token of thanks, but Mu Lei gave him a Universe Bag and asked him to take Mu Qianqian along to cultivate beyond the Great Barren Commandery.
• Lin Chen agreed to take Mu Qianqian, and Wu Zong blurted out that he could turn Qi'er into a girl too.

Lin Chen and Lin Dong arrived at Lin City during the Lin Clan Grand Competition and found the Yan City Branch Family being deliberately matched against powerful opponents. After Lin Feng cheated and nearly defeated Qing Tan, Lin Chen intervened and challenged the Lin Clan's leadership over the rigged competition.

• Lin Chen and Lin Dong reached Lin City and learned that the Yan City Branch Family had already begun competing in the Lin Clan Grand Competition.
• Lin Xia lost to a Form Creation Realm opponent, while Lin Zhentian comforted her and Qing Tan continued to represent their family.
• Lin Qing Tan fought Lin Feng, whose Major Accomplishment Qi Creation Realm exceeded hers, and defeated him with her black ice techniques.
• Lin Feng took a pill to raise his strength, while the referee ignored the rules, and he attacked Qing Tan after insulting Lin Chen and Lin Dong.
• Lin Chen appeared, slapped Lin Feng out of the arena, and condemned the Lin Clan for arranging the competition unfairly.

Lin Chen interrupted the Lin Clan competition to defend the Yan City Lin Family, exposing the unfair treatment they had suffered and challenging Lin Langtian. After crushing Lin Langtian and dismissing the Lin Clan elders, he left the clan’s future and its conflict with him unresolved.

• Lin Chen slapped away a Lin Clan expert, confronted Lin Langtian over the targeting of the Yan City Lin Family, and blinded the referee who had ignored Lin Feng’s pill use.
• Lin Zhentian reconsidered returning to the Lin Clan, and Lin Xia suggested that the family consult Lin Chen about their future.
• After others recognized Lin Chen as the man who had killed Wang Zhong and Wang Yan, Lin Langtian accepted his challenge to defend his reputation.
• Lin Chen’s Yuan Power palm overwhelmed Lin Langtian’s Heaven Shattering Demonic Tablet Palm and Great Heavenly Phoenix Seal, smashing him underground.
• Lin Chen slapped away another angry Lin Clan elder and declared that he feared neither the Wang Clan nor the Lin Clan’s weaker members.

Lin Chen defeated Lin Langtian and led the Yan City Lin Family away after Lin Fan revealed he would not risk fighting a Nirvana Stage expert. At the Radiance Inn, Lin Zhentian gave up on returning to the Lin Clan, and Lin Chen planned to establish their family in Wang Clan territory and prepare for the Great Yan Dynasty Seed Battle.

• The First Elder apologized for Lin Langtian's actions, but Lin Chen rejected his offer to end the grudge and left the arena with Qing Tan and the Yan City Lin Family.
• Lin Fan arrived and threatened to stop Lin Chen, who declared that anyone obstructing his family would face the Wang Clan's fate and then departed without being challenged.
• Lin Fan confirmed that Lin Chen had reached the Nirvana Stage, punished Lin Langtian and other clan members, and ordered the Lin Clan to repair relations with the Yan City Lin Family or avoid offending them.
• At the Radiance Inn, Lin Zhentian abandoned his hope of returning to the Lin Clan and chose to build up the Yan City Lin Family, while Lin Chen promised resources and a chance for him to reach the Creation Realm.
• Lin Chen told Lin Zhentian that the family would establish itself on Wang Clan territory, explained his conflict with the Wang Clan, and urged everyone to cultivate in the Ancient Tomb while he handled the Wang Clan himself.
• Lin Chen planned to seize the Wang Clan's resources and position so the family could compete for influence in the Great Yan Dynasty and pursue the Seed Battle and Sacred Spirit Pond.

Lin Chen went to Royal City to take revenge on the Wang Clan and revealed that he had reached the Nirvana Stage. He destroyed the clan’s elders and patriarch, leaving the Wang Clan erased from existence.

• Wang Lei learned that Lin Chen had escaped the Lin Clan after disrupting its tournament and ordered the Wang Clan elders to gather for an attack.
• Lin Chen arrived at the Wang Clan’s gates, and Wang Lei confronted him with the clan’s Creation Realm elders.
• Lin Chen blocked Wang Lei’s attacks and trapped the Wang Clan fighters in the Four Saints Sword Array, revealing his Nirvana Stage strength.
• Lin Chen’s sword energy killed the Creation Realm elders, while his Spiritual Power stopped Wang Lei from self-destructing.
• Lin Chen killed Wang Lei with the Great Luo Imperial Dragon Sword, and the Wang Clan was destroyed.

After the Lin Family took over Royal City, Lin Chen and Lin Dong entered the Seed Selection Battle to claim places in the War of a Hundred Dynasties. Lin Chen easily passed the first checkpoints, leaving the defeated Huangfu Ying to confront how far he still had to go.

• The Lin Family settled in Royal City and planned to connect it to Yan City with a Teleportation Talisman Array while keeping Yan City as a fallback.
• Lin Chen brought Lin Dong to the Imperial City to compete for two of the five places in the Seed Selection Battle.
• At the first checkpoint, the Mountain Moving Duo recognized Lin Chen and surrendered rather than fight him.
• Lin Chen found Huangfu Ying hiding in the next hall and stopped his Shadow Illusion attack with overwhelming Spiritual Power.
• Lin Chen warned Huangfu Ying to abandon his thoughts about Aya Qingzhu and continued onward, while Huangfu Ying left in a daze, realizing his weakness.

Lin Chen and Lin Dong emerged from the Seed Selection as two of the five candidates, deepening Lin Langtian’s fear and ending any hope of reconciling the Lin Clan with the Imperial City Lin Family. As they prepared to enter the Sacred Spirit Pond, Lin Chen explained why their family would remain independent and why Qing Tan needed to follow her own path to strength.

• Lin Chen emerged first from the purple-gold gate, and observers criticized the Lin Clan for driving away a genius who had helped the Imperial City Lin Family rise.
• Mo Ling and Du Yun emerged, followed by Lin Langtian and Lin Dong, who both secured places in the Seed Selection.
• Lin Dong confronted Lin Langtian over crippling his father and vowed to kill him, while Lin Langtian realized Lin Chen had spared him so Lin Dong could take revenge.
• Emperor Mo Jingtian announced that the five candidates would cultivate in the Sacred Spirit Pond the next day before representing the Great Yan Dynasty in the War of a Hundred Dynasties.
• Lin Chen told Lin Dong that their family would stay independent rather than return to the Lin Clan, and said Qing Tan needed to pursue her own cultivation path.

At the Sacred Spirit Pond, Lin Chen headed for its depths while Lin Dong fought Lin Langtian, who had tried to ambush him. Lin Dong defeated Lin Langtian and took over several regions of the pond, while Lin Chen remained missing in the depths.

• Lin Chen and the others entered the Sacred Spirit Pond and drew lots for its five regions; Lin Chen received the center and Lin Dong the east.
• Lin Chen released his companions to absorb the pond’s energy, then sensed Lin Langtian’s gray glimmer heading toward the depths and went after it.
• Lin Langtian attacked Lin Dong with an array and his Spirit Wheel Mirror, but Lin Dong countered with his martial arts and Sky Scale Ancient Halberd.
• Lin Dong overwhelmed Lin Langtian and shattered the Spirit Wheel Mirror, but spared him after Mo Ling and Du Jian warned that killing him would provoke the Lin Clan.
• Lin Dong took control of the northern, eastern, and central waters and resumed absorbing energy while wondering why Lin Chen had not returned from the depths.

After Lin Chen and Lin Dong left the Sacred Spirit Pond, Lin Chen revealed that he had marked the primordial spirit inside Lin Langtian and planned to let it strengthen Lin Langtian before confronting them in the War of a Hundred Dynasties. Ten days later, the group arrived at the Ancient Battlefield, where Lin Chen’s party headed for a Gathering Point and found the Sacred Light Dynasty demanding payment to enter.

• Lin Chen told Lin Dong about the primordial spirit inside Lin Langtian and revealed that he had marked it so they could track Lin Langtian during the War of a Hundred Dynasties.
• Lin Chen gave Lin Dong the Sky Crocodile Bone Spear, a powerful Spirit Treasure forged from the bones of the Ancient Sky Crocodile, and Lin Dong began refining it.
• Ten days later, Mo Jingtian activated the Teleportation Stone Array after the participating factions supplied Nirvana Pills, sending Lin Chen, Lin Dong, Mo Ling, Du Jian, Lin Langtian, and the other representatives to the Ancient Battlefield.
• After arriving, Lin Chen agreed with Mo Ling’s suggestion to travel to a nearby Gathering Point, while Lin Langtian followed the group in silence.
• At the Gathering Point, the group found people from the Sacred Light Dynasty claiming sovereignty and demanding ten Nirvana Pills from everyone seeking entry.

The Sacred Light Dynasty controlled the Giant City Gathering Point and tried to force the Great Yan Dynasty to face the most dangerous part of the Demon Tide. Lin Chen killed Xia Huang and led his allies into open conflict with the Sacred Light Dynasty’s remaining experts.

• The Sacred Light Dynasty charged visitors ten Nirvana Pills to enter the Gathering Point, and Lin Chen’s group paid the fee and settled in.
• After three days, the Demon Tide approached, and Xia Huang ordered the Great Yan Dynasty to defend the most dangerous northwestern wall.
• Mo Ling and Du Yun protested Xia Huang’s order, but Lin Chen stepped forward to challenge the Sacred Light Dynasty’s control.
• Lin Chen struck down dozens of Minor Accomplishment Creation Realm fighters with one sword light, then killed Xia Huang instantly.
• The Sacred Light Dynasty’s six remaining Major Accomplishment Creation Realm experts surrounded Lin Chen, while Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Lin Dong joined the fight.

Lin Dong defeated Li Sheng and the Sacred Light Dynasty’s forces, and the Great Yan Dynasty took control of the Giant City Gathering Point. Lin Chen then explained that the Sacred Light Dynasty’s powerful ally and the Ancient Secret Key could lead them toward a greater opportunity, while Lin Langtian had fled.

• Lin Dong defeated and killed Li Sheng after breaking his Creation Martial Arts, then the Great Yan Dynasty eliminated the wounded Sacred Light Dynasty forces and took over the Gathering Point.
• The Great Yan Dynasty abolished the daily Nirvana Pill tribute and earned the approval of the other dynasties, while Mo Ling reported that Lin Langtian had escaped during the Demon Tide.
• Lin Chen told Mo Ling not to worry about Lin Langtian and said they would kill him when they met again; he also reassured Mo Ling about the Sacred Light Dynasty’s Senior Master Brother, Jin Mu.
• Lin Chen explained that powerful dynasties in Yang City were competing for the Ancient Secret Key, which could open a treasure containing a Life and Death Reincarnation Pill.
• The Heavenly Demon Marten urged Lin Chen to help him obtain the pill, saying it could restore him to his peak.

Lin Chen’s group reached Yang City, learned that the Ancient Secret Key and the Heavenly Talisman Immortal Tree were in dangerous Thunder Rock Valley, and set out to claim them. At the valley, they encountered Hua Yun of the Profound Ice Dynasty, a Nirvana Stage expert, whom Lin Chen regarded as a valuable opponent.

• Lin Chen agreed to seek the other treasures as well as the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill, then killed three peak Creation Realm experts sent by the Sacred Light Dynasty to avenge Jin Mu.
• Lin Chen’s group traveled to Yang City, where Mo Ling learned that the Ancient Secret Key was in Thunder Rock Valley and that the valley supposedly held the Heavenly Talisman Immortal Tree.
• Lin Chen prepared his companions and led them into the Thunder Rock Mountain Range, where they fought Demonic Beasts and advanced toward Thunder Rock Valley.
• As Lin Dong, Mo Ling, and Du Yun relaxed near the valley, Hua Yun struck the ground before them and ordered them to leave.
• Hua Yun identified himself as a member of the Profound Ice Dynasty, and Lin Chen welcomed the chance to defeat him and claim his rewards.