Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan left the Ancient Wasteland Ravine with the young Ancient Dragon Ape and confronted the Ancient Sword Sect disciples waiting outside. He killed them with a single sword flash, and Lin Dong and the others began collecting their loot.

• Lin Xuan sensed a group approaching the valley and left with Lin Dong, while the young Ancient Dragon Ape climbed onto his shoulder.
• The white-haired old man recognized the Ancient Dragon Ape and began accusing Lin Dong of killing an Ancient Sword Sect deacon.
• Lin Xuan ordered the Ancient Sword Sect disciples to draw their swords, and the white-haired old man formed the Great Ancient Sword Formation.
• Lin Xuan struck with a single sword flash that killed the white-haired old man and the surrounding disciples.
• Little Marten warned Lin Dong that the sword strike could attract others, and Lin Dong, Little Marten, and Little Flame began looting the bodies.

News of the Ancient Sword Sect’s destruction and the Ancient Dragon Ape’s disappearance spread across the Great Desolate Province, leading powerful factions to suspect Lin Dong and Lin Xuan were involved. Lin Xuan was practicing swordsmanship with Jiang Yinyin in Eagle City as the province speculated that the Lin Clan planned to reclaim it.

• Powerful figures investigated the Ancient Wasteland Ravine and learned the Ancient Sword Sect had been wiped out while the Ancient Dragon Ape had vanished.
• The Martial Alliance, Yin Puppet Sect, and Great Demon Gate concluded that a single sword had destroyed the Ancient Sword Sect before its Guardian Stone Sword attack could be unleashed.
• Witnesses reported that Lin Dong and another young man had entered the ravine days before the destruction and left in different directions afterward.
• People connected Lin Dong to the suspected culprit, Sword Saint Lin Xuan, citing their shared surname, their presence in the ravine, and Lin Dong’s possession of Ancient Sword Sect treasures.
• The Great Desolate Province speculated that the Lin Clan intended to reclaim the region while Lin Xuan practiced swordsmanship with Jiang Yinyin in Eagle City.

Jiang Yinyin’s advice helped Lin Xuan redirect his cultivation toward understanding the transition from death to life, and the two went exploring in the forest with Little Black. Meanwhile, Lin Dong recovered from his battle with Hua Gu and headed for the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet, intent on confronting the Yin Puppet Sect.

• Jiang Yinyin explained that she could not reach Lin Xuan’s sword, prompting him to realize he should focus on the Nirvana Realm and the continuation of life.
• Lin Xuan smiled at the insight, and Jiang Yinyin put away her sword and led him and Little Black into the forest to look for food and spirit herbs.
• Lin Dong lamented Little Flame’s injuries from holding off Hua Gu while Lin Dong fought Cao Zhen.
• Lin Dong recalled that his Heart Severing Sword had severed Cao Zhen’s arm and its Qi of Death would likely kill him.
• Lin Dong mounted Little Flame and set off for the Great Desolate Ancient Plain, hoping to settle the score with the Yin Puppet Sect.

Lin Dong arrived at the Great Desolate Ancient Plain ahead of the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet’s opening and encountered the Yin Puppet Sect, whose blood-robed leader recognized him. With his feud with the sect still unresolved, Lin Dong openly challenged them while wielding his Earth-Rank Spiritual Treasure.

• Lin Dong reached the Great Desolate Ancient Plain and examined the ancient tablet with Little Marten.
• Lin Dong spotted the Yin Puppet Sect and remembered his grievances over Little Flame’s injuries.
• The blood-robed man at the center of the Yin Puppet Sect’s group sensed Lin Dong and fixed him with killing intent.
• Nearby experts recognized Lin Dong and whispered about his reputation and his defeat of Cao Zhen.
• Lin Dong drew his Earth-Rank Spiritual Treasure and challenged the Yin Puppet Sect to attack him.

Lin Dong used the Heart Severing Sword to make Teng Lei and the Yin Puppet Sect retreat, then exchanged words with Mu Qianqian and Wu Ci as the Four Great Clans arrived at the Ancient Plains. He watched for the Wang Clan and the Lin Clan, whose arrival could bring old conflicts and powerful allies into the gathering.

• Teng Lei judged Lin Dong and the Heart Severing Sword too dangerous to confront and led the Yin Puppet Sect several steps away.
• Lin Dong put away the sword, and Mu Qianqian praised him and invited him to visit the Great Demon Gate.
• Wu Ci approached Lin Dong, said he wanted to befriend him, and suggested they fight sometime.
• The Four Great Clans arrived, and Lin Dong recognized Qin Shi on the Qin Clan's Wind Luan Bird and saw an unfamiliar woman representing the Huangfu Clan.
• Lin Dong calmed Little Flame and watched for the Wang Clan and the Lin Clan to arrive.

Lin Dong confronted Wang Yan at the Ancient Tomb Mansion, and their argument nearly turned into a fight before Lin Feng arrived with other members of the Lin Clan. The chapter left Lin Dong facing the clan’s top young geniuses as the Clan Gathering approached.

• Lin Dong challenged Wang Yan over his earlier mistreatment, and the two exchanged hostile auras as spectators cleared the area.
• Lin Dong mocked Wang Yan for failing to suppress him, while Wang Yan taunted him as a branch-family member and threatened him.
• Lin Dong drew the Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd and dared Wang Yan to fight, prompting Wang Yan to ready the Great Luo Golden Spear.
• Lin Feng arrived with a group from the Lin Clan and warned Wang Yan that he was not qualified to challenge the clan alone.
• Lin Feng praised Lin Dong’s prospects at the Clan Gathering, while Little Marten identified Lin Feng as a Half-Step Creation Realm cultivator carrying two Earth-Rank Spiritual Treasures.

Lin Dong and the others gathered before the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet as Lin Xuan, the Sword Saint, stood atop it and used the Supreme Induction Sutra to commune with its Tablet Soul. While exploring the tablet’s inner space, Lin Xuan encountered a terrifying demonic presence and identified it as a Demonic Alien.

• Wang Yan quietly moved farther from the Lin Clan group while Huangfu Jing and Qin Shi studied Lin Dong with curiosity and surprise.
• Lin Ke'er greeted Lin Dong, and Mu Qianqian watched her suspiciously before asking Lin Dong who she was.
• A powerful aura stirred from the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet, revealing Lin Xuan standing atop it as the Sword Saint.
• Little Marten explained that Lin Xuan was communicating with the Tablet Soul and that the tablet was a divine object.
• Using the Supreme Induction Sutra, Lin Xuan explored the tablet’s space and found the area where Black Pupil was located.
• A terrifying icy demonic aura struck Lin Xuan, who released a sharp sword intent and muttered, “Demonic Alien!”

Lin Xuan revealed his Five Yuan Nirvana Realm cultivation and used his mastery of spiritual patterns to repair the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet’s formation. The tablet’s aura changed, and a huge vortex opened upon its surface.

• Lin Xuan sensed that the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet’s formation was weakening and that a peculiar energy was eroding it.
• Lin Xuan unleashed his Five Yuan Nirvana Realm aura, shocking Little Marten and the onlookers.
• Lin Xuan formed hand seals alongside an illusory figure, guiding streams of heaven and earth energy into spiritual patterns around the tablet.
• Lin Xuan invoked heaven and earth and the Eight Trigrams, causing a taiji diagram and the Eight Trigrams to appear above the tablet.
• The tablet’s aura changed, and a vortex rapidly expanded across its surface as the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet opened.

Lin Xuan entered the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet and used his authority over its Tablet Soul to reach a hidden chamber, where he met the Black Eyes Old Man. The old man recognized Lin Xuan’s work restoring the tablet and grew more receptive after hearing of his connection to the Ancestral Stone and Supreme Force.

• Lin Xuan entered the vortex after restraining the demonic qi, while Lin Ke'er and the other clans followed; Lin Dong entered separately with Little Flame.
• Lin Xuan crossed the desolate space, used the Tablet Soul’s power to reach a Puppet Talisman Nest, and descended to its ruined altar.
• Lin Xuan touched the altar’s central pillar and stepped through a black vortex into a wilderness before a gigantic black pillar.
• The Black Eyes Old Man welcomed Lin Xuan and praised him for restoring the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet’s formation.
• Lin Xuan told the Black Eyes Old Man that he had studied the Ancestral Stone’s power and cultivated Supreme Force, prompting the old man to regard him more warmly.

Lin Dong secured the High-Level Puppet Talisman after Mu Qianqian exposed the Yin Puppet Sect’s scheme and helped him fend off Teng Lei’s group. He declined to accompany Mu Qianqian to the Creation Martial Tablet and prepared to investigate a strange aura beneath the nest.

• Teng Lei confronted Mu Qianqian over the Great Demon Gate entering the Puppet Talisman Nest, but she argued that the ancient tablet’s treasures belonged to whoever claimed them first.
• Mu Qianqian spotted that an expert was missing from the Yin Puppet Sect’s group and revealed that an elder was secretly refining a High-Level Puppet Talisman.
• Lin Dong emerged from hiding, subdued the elder, and began refining the talisman while Mu Qianqian fought Teng Lei.
• Little Flame charged in, and Teng Lei withdrew with the Yin Puppet Sect after realizing their plan had failed and Lin Dong had obtained the talisman.
• Lin Dong declined Mu Qianqian’s invitation to join her group at the Creation Martial Tablet after Little Marten urged him to investigate an aura beneath the nest.

Lin Xuan told Black Eyes Old Man that he had come to seek the Dao rather than claim the Devouring Ancestor Symbol, earning the elder’s admiration. When Lin Dong entered the wasteland, Black Eyes Old Man recognized the Ancestral Stone within him and brought him before Lin Xuan, but revealed that someone else had already taken the Devouring Ancestor Symbol.

• Lin Dong descended into the underground altar and stepped through the vortex in its central stone pillar after sensing a summons from his Niwan Palace.
• Lin Xuan told Black Eyes Old Man that he had seen the Ancestral Stone and had come to seek the Dao, not the Devouring Ancestor Symbol.
• Black Eyes Old Man praised Lin Xuan’s resolve, then sensed Lin Dong entering the wasteland and released a powerful aura that the Mysterious Stone Talisman neutralized.
• Black Eyes Old Man transported Lin Dong before him, greeted Little Marten, and saw Lin Xuan standing nearby.
• Black Eyes Old Man recognized Lin Dong’s connection to the Devouring Ancestor Symbol but told him that someone else had taken it three years earlier.

The Black Eyes Old Man revealed that the Devouring Ancestor Symbol had been taken three years earlier and gave Lin Dong the method to break its seal. Before fading away, Black Pupil entrusted Lin Xuan with guarding the Demonic Alien sealed beneath the wilderness and passed his lifelong insights into Lin Xuan's mind.

• The Black Eyes Old Man explained that Lin Xuan's purpose differed from Lin Dong's and revealed that the Devouring Ancestor Symbol had been taken three years earlier.
• The Black Eyes Old Man gave Lin Dong a rune containing the method to break the seal on the Devouring Ancestor Symbol and reminded him of the duty carried by its inheritors.
• The Black Eyes Old Man asked Lin Xuan to protect the Demonic Alien sealed beneath the wilderness, and Lin Xuan promised to keep it sealed.
• Black Pupil faded away and sent his lifelong insights, including his understanding of the Devouring Ancestor Symbol, into Lin Xuan's mind.

The Creation Martial Tablet opened, and Lin Xuan claimed the first meditation cushion without challenge. As Lin Feng and Wang Yan moved to claim places among the remaining cushions, a challenger questioned Wang Yan's qualifications.

• Lin Xuan arrived at the plaza and waited for the Creation Martial Tablet to open while contemplating the Devouring Power.
• The tablet activated and formed ten meditation cushions, and Lin Xuan took the first one as the Sword Saint.
• Lin Feng displayed his Half-Step Creation Realm strength and sat on another cushion.
• Wang Yan stood to claim a cushion, but onlookers challenged his strength, prompting a Wang Clan expert to defend him.
• An unidentified challenger declared himself unconvinced and asked Wang Yan what qualifications he had to claim a spot.

Lin Ke'er challenged Wang Yan’s claim to a seat and fought him to prove her strength. She shattered his attacks with the Thunderclap Sword and sent him flying, leaving Wang Yan defeated before the gathered clans.

• Lin Ke'er challenged Wang Yan to show he deserved a seat, and Lin Zheng rejected the Wang Clan’s attempt to use its influence to secure one for him.
• Wang Yan summoned the Great Luo Golden Spear and challenged Lin Ke'er, while Lin Ke'er drew the Thunderclap Sword, an Earth-Rank Spiritual Treasure.
• Wang Yan attacked with Great Luo Spear Dance, but Lin Ke'er’s Sword Qi shattered his spear beams.
• Wang Yan unleashed Hundredfold Sky Splitting Spear, and Lin Ke'er countered with Momentum Like Thunder.
• Lin Ke'er’s Thunderclap Sword destroyed Wang Yan’s spear phantoms, struck his chest, and sent him flying as he spat blood.

Lin Ke'er defeated Wang Yan, securing the Lin Clan’s third seat, while the remaining factions claimed more positions. Lin Dong then challenged Teng Lei as he moved for a seat, and their fight began with both men unleashing powerful techniques.

• Lin Ke'er easily defeated Wang Yan, and Wang Tong admitted the Wang Clan’s defeat.
• Lin Zheng insulted Lin Langtian and the Wang Clan while defending the Lin Clan’s allocation of resources.
• Huangfu Jing, Qin Shi, Mu Qianqian, and Wu Ci took the Fourth through Seventh Seats.
• Lin Dong rose to stop Teng Lei from claiming a seat, provoking Teng Lei into attacking him.
• Lin Dong countered Teng Lei’s mental attacks and struck with the Wang Clan’s Golden Platform Demon Suppression Palm.
• Teng Lei summoned a Spirit Fire–powered skull, and Lin Dong drew the Heart Severing Sword as their battle escalated.

Lin Dong used the Heart Severing Sword to kill Teng Lei and claimed the Eighth Seat, while Lin Xue took the Ninth Seat. A High-Level Puppet Talisman appeared for the final seat, and Lin Chen stepped forward, leaving all ten seats filled, six of them held by the Lin Clan.

• Lin Xuan said Lin Dong had mastered Annihilate Heaven and Earth and the Heart Severing Sword he had forged.
• Lin Dong used Annihilate Heaven and Earth to annihilate Teng Lei’s mental energy and kill him, then took the Eighth Seat.
• Lin Xue displayed her frosty Spirit Sword and claimed the Ninth Seat without anyone challenging her.
• A High-Level Puppet Talisman appeared, and Lin Chen stepped forward to claim the final seat.
• Lin Chen invited Lin Dong to visit Lin City for drinks and dancing, drawing wary looks from Lin Ke'er, Mu Qianqian, and Lin Xuan.
• All ten seats were filled, with the Lin Clan holding six.

Lin Dong and Little Marten entered the Creation Martial Tablet and found Lin Xuan studying its inheritances, where he created dozens of Creation Martial Arts before receiving the Great Desolate Imprisoning Sky Finger inheritance. Lin Dong prepared to choose the powerful martial art for himself while Lin Xuan began cultivating.

• Lin Dong used the Mysterious Stone Talisman to locate the Creation Martial Tablet's spirit and followed Little Marten inside.
• Lin Dong discovered Lin Xuan surrounded by Creation Martial Arts that responded to him as he studied them.
• Lin Xuan created dozens of sword-based Creation Martial Arts, astonishing Lin Dong and Little Marten.
• Lin Xuan approached the Great Desolate Imprisoning Sky Finger and withstood the pressure of its ancient remnant soul.
• Lin Xuan absorbed the martial art's insights and began cultivating while Little Marten urged Lin Dong to choose the inheritance.

Lin Dong triggered a phenomenon greater than Lin Feng and Lin Ke'er while drawing on the Creation Martial Tablet’s energy, but the crowd realized the energy tide was actually gathering for the still-motionless Sword Saint, Lin Xuan. They began to suspect that Lin Xuan was not seeking an inheritance but creating a martial art.

• Lin Chen, Wu Ci, Lin Xue, Mu Qianqian, Qin Shi, and Huangfu Jing each obtained Ninth Grade Martial Arts from the Creation Martial Tablet.
• Lin Feng received a Creation Martial Art, and Lin Ke'er received a spiritual array comparable to one, prompting the crowd to marvel at the Lin Clan’s talent.
• Lin Dong triggered a powerful black-light phenomenon and absorbed the tablet’s energy as his aura neared a breakthrough into the Qi Creation Realm.
• Lin Feng and other experts realized that the growing energy tide was not caused entirely by Lin Dong but was being gathered for Lin Xuan.
• The crowd understood that Lin Xuan had communicated with the Tablet Soul but showed no sign of accepting an inheritance, leading them to suspect he was creating a martial art.

Lin Xuan completed a profound sword art on the Creation Martial Tablet, then tried to seal the Otherworldly Demonic Qi rising beneath the plaza. A powerful skeleton broke through as the fleeing crowd escaped, and Lin Dong and the others raced away while a Nirvana Realm Peak clash erupted behind them.

• The Creation Martial Tablet formed a translucent sword bearing visions of the four seasons, then inscribed an ancient character for “sword” as Lin Xuan completed his martial art.
• Cracks opened in the plaza, and Lin Xuan warned everyone to leave; Wang Yan tempted the crowd with rumors of Nirvana Pills, so Lin Xuan killed the Wang Clan and sealed the Demonic Qi with a sword formation.
• Lin Dong fled with Lin Ke'er and the others, while Little Flame caught up carrying Universe Bags; the plaza collapsed, and a mysterious skeleton underground absorbed Otherworldly Demonic Qi until it reached the Nirvana Realm Peak.
• An Ancient Blood Bat Dragon escaped from beneath the plaza and nearly struck Lin Dong, but Little Marten identified it and urged Lin Dong to flee.
• Lin Dong and Little Marten sensed two figures clashing near the Creation Martial Tablet, and Little Marten recognized the terrifying auras as belonging to Nirvana Realm Peak experts.

Lin Xuan purified the mysterious skeleton and tried to seal the cracks releasing Otherworldly Demonic Qi, but the Nine Kings Hall emerged and revealed itself as a Demon Prison power. Refusing to join it because he had promised Black Pupil to protect the sect, Lin Xuan fought the Nine Kings Hall and the re-corrupted skeleton.

• Lin Xuan pierced the mysterious skeleton with his purified sword energy, dispersed its Otherworldly Demonic Qi, and heard it plead to protect the sect.
• Lin Xuan formed an eight-gate formation to close the cracks in the ground, but a black hole erupted and the Nine Kings Hall appeared.
• The Nine Kings Hall introduced itself, offered to recruit Lin Xuan, and claimed the Demon Prison had killed the Symbol Ancestor.
• Lin Xuan refused to join, explaining that he had promised Black Pupil to protect the sect in repayment for a drink.
• The Nine Kings Hall attacked Lin Xuan and sent the re-corrupted skeleton after him, but Lin Xuan countered and threw the skeleton away.