Chapter Summaries

Lin Langtian arrived at the Fire Division, where Yan Ba explained its strength and warned him about the fierce competition and the Chaos Abyssal Demon Flame. After Lin Langtian learned he would receive a Fire River Anointment, Jin Wu sensed a bloodline connected to his clan near Yuan Sect, leaving them determined to investigate his origins.

• Yan Ba introduced the Fire Division's disciples and warned Lin Langtian that he would have to prove his strength to keep good cultivation treatment.
• Yan Ba told Lin Langtian that the Hundred Dynasties War champion's reward was a Fire River Anointment and ordered him to report to the Fire River Platform the next day.
• Lin Langtian reflected on his uneasy welcome to Yuan Sect and considered the Chaos Abyssal Demon Flame a valuable opportunity.
• Jin Wu told Lin Langtian that he sensed a familiar bloodline aura near Yuan Sect, possibly from the Seven Fiend Black Gold Crow Clan.
• Lin Langtian promised Jin Wu they would seek out his clan and perhaps discover whether his parents were alive, and Jin Wu said Lin Langtian was his closest brother.

Lin Langtian arrived at the Fire River Platform for his Fire River Anointment and faced resentment from veteran disciples. He challenged Xiao Lie, intending to use the confrontation to establish himself in the Fire Division.

• News that Lin Langtian had claimed the Fire River Anointment slot angered Xiao Lie, a veteran core disciple who had expected to receive it.
• Lin Langtian arrived at the Fire River Platform with Mo Tie, Liu Yuan, and the other newly recruited disciples.
• Xiao Lie demanded that Lin Langtian give up the Anointment slot and threatened to make his time in the Fire Division miserable.
• Lin Langtian refused to back down and challenged Xiao Lie to test his strength.

Lin Langtian challenged Xiao Lie on the Life-and-Death Platform after Xiao Lie tried to force him to surrender his Fire River Anointment slot. Lin Langtian defeated Xiao Lie with the Vermilion Bird Sky Burning Flame, leaving him charred and barely breathing against a cliff.

• Xiao Lie warned Lin Langtian that challenges in the Yuan Sect could end in death, then threatened to cripple him.
• Lin Langtian accepted the challenge and warned Xiao Lie that he might lose his life.
• Xiao Lie attacked Lin Langtian with his crimson great saber, but Lin Langtian crushed the saber beams with his Black Flame Hegemon Body.
• Lin Langtian summoned the Vermilion Bird Sky Burning Flame and overwhelmed Xiao Lie's Flame God Fist.
• The Vermilion Bird Sky Burning Flame blasted Xiao Lie into a cliff, leaving him charred and his fate uncertain.

Lin Langtian entered the depths of the Fire River to absorb its Molten Lava Energy. Protected by his Flame Armor and aided by the Flame Furnace, he endured the violent energy and began strengthening his body and Yuan Power, leaving open the possibility of advancing to the Seven Yuan Nirvana Stage.

• Fen Cang ordered Lin Langtian to enter the bottom of the Fire River and absorb the Molten Lava Energy.
• Lin Langtian descended through the vortex passage and used his Flame Armor to withstand the crushing pressure at the riverbed.
• Lin Langtian entered the crimson Molten Lava Energy, sat cross-legged, and began drawing it into his body.
• Lin Langtian used the Flame Furnace, powered by the Nirvana Demonic Flame and Vermilion Bird Sky Burning Flame, to absorb the Molten Lava Energy as it tempered his body and enriched his Yuan Power.
• Lin Langtian considered using the energy to break through to the Seven Yuan Nirvana Stage.

Lin Langtian entered the depths of the Fire River to absorb its Molten Lava Energy, using Flame Armor to withstand the immense pressure. As the energy strengthened his body and Yuan Power, he considered using the opportunity to reach the Seven Yuan Nirvana Stage.

• Fen Cang ordered Lin Langtian to enter the Fire River and absorb the Molten Lava Energy, and Lin Langtian plunged into the vortex.
• Lin Langtian endured the growing pressure as he descended through the passage toward the riverbed.
• Lin Langtian formed Flame Armor to block the pressure and entered the crimson Molten Lava Energy.
• Lin Langtian sat within the energy and used the Flame Furnace to absorb it, tempering his flesh, bones, and Yuan Power.
• Lin Langtian recognized the energy’s benefits and considered breaking through to the Seven Yuan Nirvana Stage.

At the bottom of the Fire River, Lin Langtian reached the peak of the Six Yuan Nirvana Stage and began facing his seventh Nirvana Tribulation. Spirit Aunt offered him a chance to condense a Nascent Soul in advance, and he prepared to combine Master Mu’s Nascent Soul with the Earth Core Spirit Nurturing Saliva.

• Lin Langtian endured five days of mounting pressure in the Fire River as Molten Lava Energy strengthened his body and Yuan Power.
• His power reached the peak of the Six Yuan Nirvana Stage, and he began preparing to overcome the seventh Nirvana Tribulation.
• Spirit Aunt stopped Lin Langtian and explained that he could attempt to condense a Nascent Soul upon reaching the Seven Yuan Nirvana Stage.
• Spirit Aunt revealed Master Mu’s consciousness-erased Nascent Soul and proposed combining it with Lin Langtian’s Earth Core Spirit Nurturing Saliva.
• Lin Langtian took the two items and began preparing to condense his Nascent Soul.

Lin Langtian emerged from the Fire River after undergoing the Nirvana and Wind Lightning Tribulations, displaying unusually potent Nascent Soul energy. Ling Chi saw him as a threat to his position as Fire Division Spirit General and prepared to face him at the Fire Division Grand Competition.

• Ling Chi’s followers dismissed Lin Langtian as a weak newcomer, while discussing his ambition to subdue the Chaos Abyssal Demon Flame and challenge for Ling Chi’s Spirit General position.
• Ling Chi said he would wait for Lin Langtian at the Fire Division Grand Competition and warned that failing to challenge him would bring a miserable fate.
• Lin Langtian burst out of the Fire River in golden light, having reached the Seven Yuan Nirvana Stage.
• Ling Chi and the other disciples sensed that Lin Langtian’s Nascent Soul energy was unusually strong and pure, and wondered whether he had already condensed a Nascent Soul.
• Lin Langtian sensed Ling Chi’s hostility, recognized him as the Fire Division Spirit General, and smiled coldly, thinking that there could only be one Spirit General.

After overcoming the tribulation, Lin Langtian learned that Jin Wu had left Yuan Sect to investigate his parents’ past with a trusted clansman. Jin Wu left a clone to help Lin Langtian search for Zhou Tong and the Space Ancestral Talisman, but the chapter ended as a hostile-looking man in dark red robes confronted him with an oppressive gaze.

• Lin Langtian descended from the platform after his tribulation, then asked Mo Tie where Jin Wu was.
• Mo Tie gave Lin Langtian a strand of golden light containing Jin Wu’s message that he had left Yuan Sect with one of his parents’ trusted subordinates to uncover his family’s past.
• Jin Wu reassured Lin Langtian, left him a Demon Spirit Imprint for communication, and promised they would meet again.
• Jin Wu revealed that he had left a clone to help Lin Langtian scout Yuan Sect for Zhou Tong and the Space Ancestral Talisman.
• The Jin Wu Clone arrived and perched on Lin Langtian’s shoulder as Lin Langtian prepared to investigate Yuan Sect.
• A dark-red-robed man fixed Lin Langtian with a powerful, hostile gaze.

After overcoming the tribulation, Lin Langtian learned that Jin Wu had left Yuan Sect to uncover the truth about his parents and strengthen himself. Jin Wu left a clone to help Lin Langtian search for Zhou Tong and the Space Ancestral Talisman, but a dark-red-robed man confronted Lin Langtian with an imposing gaze.

• Lin Langtian descended after his tribulation and asked Mo Tie where Jin Wu had gone.
• Mo Tie gave Lin Langtian Jin Wu's Demon Spirit Imprint, which carried a message explaining that Jin Wu had left with a trusted clansman of his parents to investigate his past.
• Jin Wu promised to contact Lin Langtian through the imprint and left a clone to help him search Yuan Sect.
• Lin Langtian resolved to support Jin Wu and focused on finding the Chaos Abyssal Demon Flame, Zhou Tong, and the Space Ancestral Talisman.
• The Jin Wu Clone landed on Lin Langtian's shoulder, and Lin Langtian noticed a powerful man in dark red robes staring at him.

Lin Langtian was offered the rank of Personal Disciple Grand Disciple and access to the Flame Emperor Canon after his recent breakthrough. Zhang Hao challenged the promotion, insisting the rank should not be granted lightly.

• Mo Tie warned Lin Langtian that Zhang Hao was a powerful, protective faction leader whose follower Xiao Lie Lin Langtian had nearly beaten to death.
• Fen Cang cautioned Lin Langtian about cultivating Mental Power alongside Yuan Power, and Lin Langtian accepted the advice without revealing how far he had advanced in the Wind Lightning Tribulation.
• Fen Cang offered Lin Langtian the rank of Personal Disciple Grand Disciple and explained that the Flame Emperor Canon had weakened after the Fire Division lost its fire seeds.
• Lin Langtian realized his Vermilion Bird Sky Burning Flame might suit the Flame Emperor Canon, while the disciples reacted with envy to his exceptional promotion.
• Zhang Hao interrupted Lin Langtian’s acceptance and told Fen Cang that Personal Disciple Grand Disciples were core members of the Fire Division and should not be appointed lightly.

Lin Langtian challenged Zhang Hao to prove he deserved promotion to Personal Disciple Grand Disciple, and the two agreed to settle it with one move. Lin Langtian unleashed a new Fusion Power against Zhang Hao’s Flame Emperor Canon, and their attacks collided as the arena cracked beneath them.

• Zhang Hao objected to Lin Langtian’s promotion, arguing that he lacked the seniority and proven strength to earn the rank.
• Lin Langtian challenged Zhang Hao to test his strength, and Zhang Hao agreed to acknowledge the promotion if Lin Langtian withstood one move.
• Zhang Hao invoked the Flame Emperor Canon and sent a gigantic flaming palm crashing toward Lin Langtian.
• Lin Langtian fused Nine Nether Origin Energy, Mental Power, Devouring Power, and the Vermilion Bird Sky Burning Flame into a new Fusion Power.
• Lin Langtian launched the Great Desolation God Extinguishing Palm and Martial Ancestor Reversal Heavenly Art against Zhang Hao’s attack, and their collision split the arena with wide cracks.

Lin Langtian survived Zhang Hao’s Flame Emperor Canon and earned recognition as the Fire Division’s eighth Personal Disciple Grand Disciple. The chapter ended with the Fire Division disciples accepting his new position, giving him the chance to build a faction and gain resources.

• Lin Langtian and Zhang Hao’s attacks collided, devastating the Fire River Platform until Fen Cang contained the resulting energy storm.
• Lin Langtian and Zhang Hao were both injured, and Lin Langtian asked Fen Cang whether he had fulfilled the agreement by enduring one move.
• Zhang Hao realized Lin Langtian had used strange dark crimson energy to withstand the Flame Emperor Canon and resented having become a stepping stone.
• Fen Cang declared the exchange a draw and named Lin Langtian the Fire Division’s eighth Personal Disciple Grand Disciple; Ling Chi, Zhang Hao, and the other disciples raised no objections.
• The Fire Division disciples accepted Lin Langtian’s new status, while Mo Tie and his companions rejoiced at the prospect of gaining influence and resources through his faction.

After becoming a Personal Disciple Grand Disciple, Lin Langtian was summoned to the Fire Division Martial Arts Pavilion to study its supreme arts. The pavilion’s guardians admitted him and allowed him one month to seek mastery of the Flame Emperor Canon.

• Lin Langtian woke at his private mountain residence and learned that the Division Chief had sent a disciple to escort him to the Martial Arts Pavilion.
• Lin Langtian eagerly followed the disciple across the Fire Division to the ancient pavilion.
• Lin Langtian found two Life Profound Stage Great Success experts guarding the pavilion entrance.
• The guardians confirmed Lin Langtian could cultivate the Flame Emperor Canon and limited his stay in the pavilion to one month.
• Lin Langtian entered the Martial Arts Pavilion.

Lin Langtian entered the Yuan Sect's Fire Division Martial Arts Pavilion to seek the Flame Emperor Canon and accessed its inheritance stele with his crimson identity token. He learned that the technique required a powerful flame seed and realized his Vermilion Bird Sky Burning Flame could suit it.

• Lin Langtian passed through the pavilion and its many martial arts steles, heading deeper to find the Flame Emperor Canon.
• Lin Langtian used his crimson token to open the barrier around the Flame Emperor Canon's inheritance stele.
• Lin Langtian focused his Mental Power on the stele and entered an endless sea of flames, where the technique's creator appeared.
• The creator explained that he had spent three thousand years studying fire before creating the Flame Emperor Canon and warned that it needed a powerful flame seed.
• Lin Langtian recalled that he possessed the Vermilion Bird Sky Burning Flame and became eager to cultivate the Flame Emperor Canon.

After mastering the Flame Emperor Canon during a month of seclusion, Lin Langtian returned to find Zhang Hao had been abusing his former Yan Alliance subordinates. Learning that Mo Tie had been detained and Liu Yuan injured, Lin Langtian set out to confront Zhang Hao.

• Lin Langtian spent a month mastering the Flame Emperor Canon, increasing his combat power by more than thirty percent.
• Spirit Aunt told Lin Langtian the canon complemented the Vermilion Bird Sky Burning Flame and brought his martial arts close to the Yuan Gate Three Young Kings' level.
• Lin Langtian left the Martial Arts Pavilion and learned that Zhang Hao had been targeting his former Yan Alliance subordinates while he was away.
• Lin Langtian's former subordinates told him Zhang Hao had withheld their cultivation resources, beaten them, and injured Liu Yuan.
• Lin Langtian learned Zhang Hao's confidants had accused Mo Tie of stealing a Fire Spirit Crystal and detained him, then ordered his subordinates to lead him to Zhang Hao.

Lin Langtian confronted Zhang Hao after rescuing Mo Tie and the other newcomers from Zhang Hao’s followers. Their fight escalated as both invoked the Flame Emperor Canon, leaving the disciples stunned that Lin Langtian had mastered it too.

• Zhang Hao’s followers accused Mo Tie of stealing a Fire Spirit Crystal and moved to attack him and the other newcomers.
• Lin Langtian arrived, seized Zhang Hao’s followers with a flaming hand, and called Zhang Hao out as the instigator.
• Zhang Hao appeared, freed his followers, and charged Lin Langtian with a flaming great saber.
• Lin Langtian and Zhang Hao traded blows using the Black Iron Seal, and Zhang Hao realized Lin Langtian’s physical strength was formidable.
• Zhang Hao began using the Flame Emperor Canon, and Lin Langtian formed the same seals and revealed that he had mastered the technique as well.

Lin Langtian overwhelmed Zhang Hao in a clash of Flame Emperor Canon techniques and pressed an attack intended to kill him. Just as his Great Flame Sword was about to strike, an unknown figure intervened and challenged him.

• Lin Langtian and Zhang Hao each unleashed a Flame Emperor Canon technique, but Lin Langtian's Great Flame Sword proved far more powerful.
• Lin Langtian's sword shattered Zhang Hao's Great Blazing Palm and wounded him, causing Zhang Hao to panic as the sword pursued him.
• A figure rushed between Zhang Hao and Lin Langtian, crushed the descending sword with one hand, and accused Lin Langtian of rebelling by killing a fellow disciple.

Lin Langtian and Zhang Hao faced punishment after their fight was interrupted by Yan Ba, who confined them to their residences pending a decision from the Yuan Sect’s higher-ups. During his confinement, Lin Langtian mastered the Flame Emperor Canon but still could not locate Zhou Tong, until a punishment notice arrived on the fifth day.

• Yan Ba stopped Lin Langtian from killing Zhang Hao and reprimanded them for fighting in a non-combat area.
• Lin Langtian and Zhang Hao accused each other of violating sect rules, and Yan Ba ordered both confined to their residences while their punishment was discussed.
• Lin Langtian reassured Mo Tie and the other newcomers, then returned to his residence under escort.
• During confinement, Lin Langtian mastered the Flame Emperor Canon and reflected on how his Vermilion Bird Fire made it stronger than Zhang Hao’s version.
• Lin Langtian remained unable to find Zhou Tong’s prison, and a punishment notice arrived on the fifth day.

Lin Langtian and Zhang Hao faced punishment for their fight, but the Fire Division sent them on a Wood Division mission instead of stripping their status as Personal Disciple Grand Disciples. Lin Langtian suspected Mu Ku was plotting against him as the two rivals prepared to depart the next day.

• Fen Cang rebuked Lin Langtian and Zhang Hao for fighting and said they had nearly been stripped of their status as Personal Disciple Grand Disciples.
• Fen Cang explained that Mu Ku had requested the two men to support the Wood Division on a mission outside the sect, with their status restored if they succeeded.
• Zhang Hao readily agreed to the mission and mocked Lin Langtian when he appeared distracted.
• Lin Langtian explained that he had been thinking about what supplies to bring, and Fen Cang ordered both men to gather at the sect entrance the next day.
• Lin Langtian and Zhang Hao left separately, and Lin Langtian wondered what Mu Ku was plotting.

Lin Langtian joined Qin Lang, Zhang Hao, and two other Wood Division disciples on a mission to the Blood Horn Region, while suspecting the Wood Division had ulterior motives. As they traveled, Qin Lang warned them about the lawless region and singled out Lin Langtian with a smile that deepened his suspicions.

• Lin Langtian arrived at the sect gates and found Zhang Hao and three powerful Wood Division disciples waiting for him.
• A Wood Division disciple mocked Lin Langtian, but Qin Lang apologized, introduced himself as the mission leader, and said he would explain the task after they set out.
• Qin Lang summoned a Black Giant Eagle, and Lin Langtian boarded with Qin Lang, the other Wood Division disciples, and Zhang Hao.
• During the flight, Lin Langtian worried about Jin Wu and kept his distance from Zhang Hao and the Wood Division disciples.
• Qin Lang explained that their destination was the chaotic Blood Horn Region and warned them to avoid unnecessary trouble, then smiled at Lin Langtian and strengthened his suspicion that the Wood Division planned to target him there.