Chapter Summaries

Lin Langtian left the mountains on Jin Wu after learning the crow had grown stronger, but an old man in sackcloth tracked him down for the Devouring Ancestral Symbol. The old man also set his sights on Jin Wu, leaving Lin Langtian facing a powerful enemy.

• Lin Dong asked Little Marten about Lin Langtian's Qi Gazing Technique, then left the inn to find a secluded place to make the Devouring Ancestral Symbol acknowledge him.
• Jin Wu revealed its enormous form after absorbing the Nine Nether Cold Qi, and Lin Langtian rode it toward Lin City.
• The Old Man in Sackcloth sensed residual Devouring Power at the collapsed mountain and pursued Lin Langtian.
• Spirit Aunt warned Lin Langtian that someone was tracking them, and he tried to flee before the Old Man in Sackcloth appeared before him.
• The Old Man in Sackcloth identified Lin Langtian as a genius, demanded the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, and declared that he wanted Jin Wu as well.

Lin Langtian refused to surrender the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and Jin Wu to an expert from the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, who attacked him. As the Old Man in Sackcloth began overpowering Lin Langtian’s Demonic Puppet, Lin Langtian asked Spirit Aunt to lend him her power.

• The Old Man in Sackcloth demanded that Lin Langtian hand over the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and Jin Wu in exchange for joining the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, but Lin Langtian refused.
• The Old Man in Sackcloth trapped Lin Langtian in a Yuan Power Prison, which Lin Langtian punched through before summoning his Demonic Puppet to break free.
• The Demonic Puppet fought the Old Man in Sackcloth across the mountain range, but the expert gradually gained the upper hand.
• Lin Langtian considered concealing his Devouring fluctuations but decided to fight because the Old Man in Sackcloth had also targeted Jin Wu.
• Lin Langtian entered his Dantian and asked Spirit Aunt to lend him her power.

Lin Langtian borrowed Spirit Aunt’s power to reach the Two Yuan Nirvana Stage and confronted the Old Man in Sackcloth. He revealed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, drawing the Old Man in Sackcloth’s greedy attention as their battle continued.

• Spirit Aunt warned Lin Langtian that her power could only raise him to the Two Yuan Nirvana Stage and would damage his body if the fight dragged on.
• The Old Man in Sackcloth struck the Demonic Puppet with his Myriad Flame Breaking Wind Palm and prepared to finish it.
• Lin Langtian blocked the Old Man in Sackcloth’s next attack, revealing his sudden Nirvana Stage strength and Black Flame.
• Lin Langtian and the Old Man in Sackcloth exchanged powerful blows, and the Old Man in Sackcloth resolved to fight at full strength.
• Lin Langtian summoned the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and unleashed its power, causing the Old Man in Sackcloth to recognize it and stare at it greedily.

Lin Langtian fought the Old Man in Sackcloth over the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and defeated him with the Great Desolation God Extinguishing Palm, a Spirit Martial Skill. As the Old Man lay near death in a crater, Lin Langtian’s hidden Curse Power began to take effect, ensuring he could finish him off.

• The Old Man in Sackcloth tried to seize the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, but Lin Langtian devoured his Yuan Power Giant Hand and attacked with the Devouring Fist.
• The Old Man in Sackcloth countered with the Fire God Palm Strike, a high-grade Creation Martial Art, and shattered Lin Langtian’s Devouring Fist.
• Lin Langtian unleashed the Great Desolation God Extinguishing Palm, revealing its Spirit Martial Skill power and summoning an ancient Pitch-Black Giant Palm.
• The Pitch-Black Giant Palm broke through the Fire God Palm Strike and smashed the Old Man in Sackcloth into the ground.
• Lin Langtian’s attack left the Old Man in Sackcloth near death, while the Curse Power he had secretly added began to rise from the man’s body.

Lin Langtian defeated and killed the Old Man in Sackcloth, then recovered from his injuries with Jin Wu’s help. After waking, he searched the old man’s Universe Bag and found the high-grade movement-type Creation Martial Arts, Taiqing Roaming Heaven Steps.

• The Old Man in Sackcloth emerged from the crater afflicted by Curse Power, while Lin Langtian weakened after his power receded.
• Lin Langtian devoured the Old Man in Sackcloth’s essence, qi, and spirit, killing him despite his threats and pleas.
• Lin Langtian took the old man’s Universe Bag, then lost consciousness on Jin Wu’s back as Spirit Aunt calmed the bird and guided it to a safe ravine.
• Three days later, Lin Langtian awoke in a cave and thanked Jin Wu for guarding him while he recovered.
• Lin Langtian erased the Mental Imprint on the Universe Bag and discovered a jade slip containing Taiqing Roaming Heaven Steps.

Lin Langtian obtained the complete Taiqing Roaming Heaven Steps and hurried back to Lin City after sensing that he was close to breaking through to the Half-step Nirvana Stage. He prepared nearly two hundred thousand Nirvana Pills and was ready to begin his breakthrough.

• Lin Langtian studied the Taiqing Roaming Heaven Steps, found nothing else valuable in the Old Man in Sackcloth's Universe Bag, and left the mountain ravine with Jin Wu.
• Lin Langtian traveled toward Great Yan Prefecture, rested for two days, and gradually mastered the Taiqing Roaming Heaven Steps using the Old Man in Sackcloth's memories.
• Lin Langtian fought demonic beasts along the way to hone his new movement skill and strengthen his impending breakthrough.
• Lin Langtian returned to Lin City, learned that Lin Fan was in seclusion, and went directly to his own courtyard.
• Lin Langtian gathered nearly two hundred thousand Nirvana Pills and prepared to assault the Half-step Nirvana Stage.

Lin Langtian used the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and 120,000 Nirvana Pills to break through to Half-step Nirvana, becoming one of the strongest figures in the Great Yan Dynasty. Spirit Aunt then told him to seek the Ice Fiend Extreme Cold Pill in the Ancient Battlefield because it could greatly improve Jin Wu’s chance of evolving.

• Lin Langtian ordered Jin Wu to guard his courtyard while he prepared to break through.
• Lin Langtian absorbed 120,000 Nirvana Pills with the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and endured the violent Nirvana Qi with the support of his Three-Pattern Black Flame Body.
• After three days, Lin Langtian completed his absorption and broke through to Half-step Nirvana.
• Spirit Aunt praised Lin Langtian’s progress and explained that his new strength would help him in the Hundred Dynasties War and the Ancient Battlefield.
• Spirit Aunt told Lin Langtian to obtain the Ice Fiend Extreme Cold Pill, which, combined with the Nine Nether Cold Sparrow’s blood essence, could give Jin Wu an eighty percent chance of evolving into a Nine Fiend Black Gold Crow.

Lin Langtian spent months improving his combat skills and mastering the first layer of the Taiqing Roaming Heaven Steps. On the day of the Lin Clan Competition, he appeared before the packed Giant Arena to a wave of reverence from the clan.

• Lin Langtian demonstrated the speed and aerial movement of the Taiqing Roaming Heaven Steps, which he had cultivated to its first layer, Ascending Heaven.
• Lin Langtian reflected that his combat power had risen by more than fifty percent and that he could now contend with the Old Man in Sackcloth without Spirit Aunt’s power.
• Lin Langtian remembered that the Clan Competition began the next day and left the back mountain with the black-gold bird on his shoulder.
• The Lin Clan’s Giant Arena filled with clan members and visiting guests who had come to watch the Clan Competition.
• Lin Langtian appeared in the sky above the arena, and the crowd fell silent before greeting him with fervor and reverence.

Lin Langtian watched the Lin Clan Competition begin and noticed Lin Dong was absent. Qing Tan’s reputation among the clan’s younger generation became clear when a defeated branch disciple’s opponent begged him not to tell her, and Lin Feng conceded to her without fighting.

• Lin Langtian arrived at the Giant Arena, drawing the attention of the assembled guests and clan members as the competition began.
• Lin Langtian noticed that Lin Dong had not arrived and wondered how much stronger he had become after obtaining the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• After defeating Lin Hong, a brocade-clad youth apologized and asked him not to tell Qing Tan about the match.
• Qing Tan entered the arena to face Lin Feng, who remembered how she had surpassed him and conceded immediately.

Lin Qingtan defeated Lin Feng, and Lin Dong finally arrived at the Lin Clan competition just as the referee was about to award his match to Lin Mu. His dramatic entrance revealed an aura comparable to the main family’s Half-step Creation geniuses, leaving the crowd eager to see their fight.

• Lin Feng conceded to Lin Qingtan, and the referee declared her the winner.
• Lin Langtian reflected on Qingtan’s Fiend Demon Body and her growing closeness to him, while Qingtan greeted him from the arena.
• The referee called Lin Dong to fight Lin Mu, but Lin Dong did not appear, worrying Lin Zhentian and the Yan City Branch Family.
• Qingtan and Lin Zhentian reassured the family that Lin Dong would arrive, and the referee prepared to declare Lin Mu the winner.
• Lin Dong appeared above the Colosseum with a powerful aura, and the spectators recognized him as a Half-step Creation-level genius.
• Lin Langtian watched Lin Dong’s entrance and remarked that he was fond of dramatic displays.

Lin Dong defeated Lin Mu at the Lin Clan gathering, revealing a vast gap between their strengths. He then challenged Lin Langtian, leaving the Colosseum focused on the clan’s two leading geniuses.

• Lin Mu attacked Lin Dong, but Lin Dong blocked his blows without giving ground.
• Lin Mu unleashed Sky Shattering Demonic Tablet Palm, and Lin Dong shattered the enormous Demon Stele with a casual gesture.
• Lin Mu conceded and said he wanted to see how much of Lin Langtian’s strength Lin Dong could draw out.
• Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao celebrated Lin Dong’s victory, while the clan disciples recognized that Lin Langtian might be his only remaining rival.
• Lin Dong faced the golden seats, cupped his fists, and challenged Lin Langtian to teach him.

Lin Dong challenged Lin Langtian to settle the past and offered his strongest attack as the deciding blow. Lin Langtian accepted, and Lin Dong unleashed the Great Desolation Sky Imprisoning Finger before the crowd, leaving the match’s outcome unresolved.

• Lin Dong challenged Lin Langtian, and Lin Langtian rose to accept the match.
• Qing Tan worried about the fight, while Lin Xiao reassured her that it would resolve Lin Dong’s feelings about the past.
• Lin Dong told Lin Langtian he would let go of the matter of his father’s injury after the match, win or lose.
• Lin Langtian proposed that Lin Dong win if he could knock him off the stage with one attack, and Lin Dong agreed.
• Lin Dong drew in Yuan Power with the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and unleashed the Great Desolation Sky Imprisoning Finger, Four Fingers Shatter the Firmament.

Lin Dong unleashed a powerful Creation Martial Art at Lin Langtian, but Lin Langtian stopped it with a word and shattered it with one hand. Lin Dong was left confronting the vast gap between their strength.

• Lin Zhentian and the Lin Clan members watched in shock as Lin Dong gathered immense Yuan Power for his attack.
• Lin Dong sent a Golden Giant Finger tearing through the sky toward Lin Langtian.
• Lin Langtian raised one hand and stopped the Golden Giant Finger just short of himself with a soft command.
• Lin Langtian clenched his hand, shattered the attack, and extinguished the resulting energy storm.
• Lin Dong clenched his fists as he realized Lin Langtian's strength far surpassed the Creation Realm.

Lin Dong conceded defeat after Lin Langtian revealed his Half-step Nirvana strength, and the two resolved their old feud and pledged to stand as brothers. Their reconciliation was interrupted by a powerful newcomer who appeared in the arena and addressed them both.

• Lin Langtian crushed Lin Dong's Golden Giant Finger with one hand, revealing that he had reached Half-step Nirvana.
• Lin Dong acknowledged his defeat and accepted that Lin Langtian's breakthrough had made the match unwinnable.
• Lin Langtian invited Lin Dong to set aside their past grudge and address him as Bro Langtian, and Lin Dong agreed.
• Lin Langtian and Lin Dong pledged to support one another as brothers, astonishing the Colosseum audience.
• A powerful newcomer appeared in the arena, praised Lin Dong, and expressed surprise at Lin Langtian's strength.

Lin Fan announced Lin Langtian as the Lin Clan assembly champion after praising both him and Lin Dong. Lin Langtian then offered his champion’s reward—the chance to choose an item from the Clan Treasury—to Lin Dong, who gladly accepted.

• Lin Fan emerged from seclusion, praised Lin Langtian’s breakthrough to the Half-step Nirvana Stage, and warmly acknowledged Lin Dong’s talent.
• Lin Zhi prompted Lin Fan to announce the clan assembly champion.
• Lin Fan declared Lin Langtian the champion, and the crowd erupted in cheers while Lin Dong congratulated him.
• Lin Langtian asked Lin Fan to transfer the champion’s reward to Lin Dong, explaining that it granted entry to the Clan Treasury to choose one item.
• Lin Dong thanked Lin Langtian for giving him the opportunity.

Lin Langtian and Lin Dong departed with the Lin Clan’s delegation for the Great Yan Dynasty’s Seed Selection, leaving Qing Tan behind. After watching them go, Qing Tan agreed to leave with a mysterious Darkness Hall figure so she could become stronger than them.

• Lin Dong thanked Lin Langtian for giving him the champion’s reward, which let him claim the Heavy Prison Peak.
• Lin Langtian and Lin Dong agreed to leave Qing Tan in the clan rather than bring her to the Seed Selection and Hundred Dynasties War.
• Lin Fan led Lin Langtian, Lin Dong, and more than a hundred Lin Clan experts aboard a Four-Winged Beast bound for the Imperial City.
• Qing Tan watched the beast depart and complained that Lin Dong and Lin Langtian had arranged for her to stay behind.
• A mysterious figure from the Darkness Hall appeared and asked whether Qing Tan had made up her mind.
• Qing Tan agreed to go with the figure after Lin Dong and Lin Langtian left, demanding that he make her stronger than both of them.

Lin Langtian and Lin Dong arrived in the Imperial City for the Seed Selection, where five winners would earn places in the Hundred Dynasties War. As the Great Yan Dynasty’s powerful clans and sects gathered, Lin Langtian’s reputation drew wary attention, and the Emperor arrived to begin the proceedings.

• Lin Fan explained that contestants would draw passageway numbers and fight through a maze-like hall, with the first five to reach the main hall earning spots in the Hundred Dynasties War.
• Lin Fan urged Lin Dong to watch out for the other clans and sects, while Lin Langtian encouraged him to compete confidently.
• Huangpu Ying watched Lin Langtian with resentment and fear, while Wang Lei arrived with Wang Yan and Wang Zhong, who sensed Lin Langtian’s overwhelming strength.
• The Imperial Clan’s troops surrounded the venue, and Emperor Mo Jingtian arrived with Third Prince Mo Ling, who recognized that Lin Langtian had reached Half-step Nirvana.

The Seed Selection began, and Lin Langtian drew the Right Six passage while Mo Jingtian secretly arranged to keep Mo Ling away from him. Lin Langtian entered the passage and found his old rival Huangpu Ying waiting in the hall beyond its iron door.

• Mo Jingtian recognized that Lin Langtian had reached the Half-step Nirvana Stage and promised Mo Ling he would secretly keep them out of the same passage.
• Mo Jingtian started the Seed Selection and sent the participants to draw bamboo slips for their passages.
• Lin Langtian drew Right Six, while Lin Dong and the other participants entered their assigned passages.
• Lin Langtian traveled through the passage, smashed open an iron door, and entered the hall beyond.
• Lin Langtian recognized Huangpu Ying of the Huangpu Clan in the hall.

Lin Langtian defeated Huangpu Ying and swept aside two more groups of contestants in the Seed Selection. He opened the Purple Gold Gate and claimed the first slot.

• Lin Langtian mocked Huangpu Ying for hiding, then demanded that he surrender or be defeated.
• Huangpu Ying summoned Shadow Beasts with his blood essence, but Lin Langtian crushed them with a single gesture.
• Lin Langtian struck Huangpu Ying unconscious and advanced, while the faction leaders praised him and Lin Fan celebrated Lin Dong's progress as well.
• Lin Langtian defeated or forced the surrender of two more groups as he made his way to the Purple Gold Gate.
• Lin Langtian opened the gate and claimed the first Seed Selection slot.

Lin Langtian secured a Seed Selection spot and joined the spectators as the remaining contestants fought for theirs. Lin Dong emerged from his battle with Wang Zhong, leaving Wang Lei stunned and Lin Langtian unsurprised.

• Mo Jingtian asked Lin Fan to have Lin Langtian help Mo Ling and the Great Yan Dynasty’s contestants during the Hundred Dynasties War, and Lin Fan agreed.
• Lin Langtian watched the remaining Seed Selection battles from the spectators’ seats and saw Lin Dong encounter Wang Zhong in the third track.
• Wang Lei mocked the Lin Clan over Lin Dong’s matchup, and Lin Langtian replied that Wang Zhong might become a stepping stone for the clan.
• Lin Dong and Wang Zhong’s battle shook the passageway so violently that the light screen above it disappeared.
• The Purple Gold Giant Gate exploded, and Lin Dong walked out as Wang Lei looked dismayed and Lin Langtian smiled.