Chapter Summaries

Lin Baichuan used the Enlightenment Stone and burned merit to fuse and perfect his Innate Divine Ability, Heaven and Earth Furnace. After condensing its talisman, he began refining the surrounding ruins and tempering his body, leaving his new power established within his dantian.

• Lin Baichuan used his Purple Green Treasure Gourd to plunder surviving treasures from Tianshui Palace's ruins.
• Lin Baichuan swallowed and refined the Enlightenment Stone, absorbing its source Dao Rhyme.
• Lin Baichuan burned merit to fuse 108 Heavenly Gang Great Divine Abilities and began deducing his Innate Divine Ability.
• Lin Baichuan cultivated 162 more Heavenly Gang Great Divine Abilities, bringing his total to 270, and perfected Heaven and Earth Furnace as a top-tier Supreme Divine Ability.
• Lin Baichuan's Heaven and Earth Furnace devoured and refined the surrounding ruins while tempering his body and soul.
• Lin Baichuan condensed the Heaven and Earth Furnace Innate Divine Ability talisman into an illusory furnace in his dantian.

After breaking through to the Divine Ability Fifth Layer, Lin Baichuan reflected on the Enlightenment Stone’s immense effect on his comprehension and set out to fulfill his bargain with Xue Ningshuang by killing Du Changhe. He headed for Yun Province City, suspecting Du Changhe had a hidden reason for rushing to marry Xue Ningshuang.

• Lin Baichuan saw that he had reached the Divine Ability Fifth Layer: Unity Realm and still had more than three thousand taels of merit.
• Lin Baichuan concluded that the Enlightenment Stone had greatly increased his comprehension and resolved to kill Du Changhe as promised to Xue Ningshuang.
• Lin Baichuan flew away from Tianshui Mountain, which had been left lifeless and reduced to ruins by his Heaven and Earth Furnace.
• Lin Baichuan traveled toward Yun Province City, where the Du Family lived, and wondered why Du Changhe had returned to marry Xue Ningshuang.

Lin Baichuan arrived in Yunzhou City, where he sensed the city’s immense fortune and dangerous Karmic Dust. After a watcher recognized him and fled to report his arrival, Lin Baichuan realized enemies were likely pursuing the Enlightenment Stone and vowed to kill anyone who targeted him.

• Lin Baichuan reached Yunzhou City after ten days of travel and used the Qi Gazing Technique to see its abundant fortune and towering Karmic Dust.
• Lin Baichuan flew to the city gates and entered with the crowd.
• A middle-aged man recognized Lin Baichuan and hurried away to report that he had arrived.
• Lin Baichuan sensed he was being watched and recalled that news of his destruction of Tianshui Palace and the Enlightenment Stone had spread throughout Yunzhou.
• Lin Baichuan suspected people were plotting to seize the Enlightenment Stone and vowed to kill anyone who targeted him.

Lin Baichuan watched the Du Family residence and learned that the Azure Cloud Banquet would take place in half a month. He decided to intercept and kill Du Changhe on the road to the banquet.

• Lin Baichuan avoided confronting the Du Family directly and watched its ancestral residence from a nearby tavern.
• Lin Baichuan considered using poison against the Du Family but decided he needed to wait for Du Changhe to leave the estate.
• A tavern waiter told Lin Baichuan that the Governor's Mansion would hold the Azure Cloud Banquet in half a month to determine entry quotas for the Azure Cloud Secret Realm.
• Lin Baichuan learned the banquet would be held at Yunshan Guanhai Courtyard and concluded Du Changhe would likely attend.
• Lin Baichuan planned to kill Du Changhe on the road to Yun Shan, rewarded the waiter with another gold leaf, and vanished.

The Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division debated how to handle Lin Baichuan and ordered its people to investigate him without provoking him. Near the Du Family residence, Lin confronted three-star Demon Slaying Commandant Luo Yufeng, who attacked him with an ice sword.

• The Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division's leaders argued over Lin Baichuan, then ordered someone to learn his purpose while keeping him under watch.
• Lin Baichuan went to the street near the Du Family ancestral residence to find lodging and monitor the family.
• Lin Baichuan sensed someone tracking him and confronted a group from the Demon Suppression Division on a pavilion.
• Luo Yufeng dismissed Lin Baichuan's past victories and challenged him to a fight.
• Luo Yufeng unleashed an ice sword attack that came within three chi of Lin Baichuan.

Lin Baichuan defeated Luo Yufeng’s attack and nearly killed him before Yunzhou Commander Liang Yunqiong intervened. Lin agreed to let Liang take Luo away only if Liang chose between letting Luo endure one slash or paying with an Innate Treasure Medicine.

• Lin Baichuan shattered Luo Yufeng’s Ice Absolute Domain and drove his Five Elements palm down on him.
• Liang Yunqiong appeared and dissolved Lin Baichuan’s palm just before it crushed Luo Yufeng.
• Liang identified himself as the Yunzhou Commander and asked Lin to end the dispute and let him take Luo away.
• Lin rebuked Liang for calling them colleagues after Luo attacked him, then demanded one slash at Luo or an Innate Treasure Medicine as compensation.

Lin Baichuan demanded compensation from Liang Yunqiong for Luo Yufeng's offense, then used his Great Perfection blade domain to force Liang to offer a Heaven-grade High-grade Pill. Liang paid him with a Jiazi Great Elixir and left with Luo Yufeng.

• Liang Yunqiong rejected Lin Baichuan's demand for an Innate Treasure Medicine and offered a Heaven-grade Low-grade Pill instead.
• Lin Baichuan unleashed his Great Perfection blade domain and demanded that Luo Yufeng withstand one slash.
• Liang Yunqiong warned Lin Baichuan that killing Luo Yufeng would make the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division his enemy, then offered a Heaven-grade High-grade Pill.
• Lin Baichuan accepted the offer and withdrew his blade domain.
• Liang Yunqiong gave Lin Baichuan a Jiazi Great Elixir and departed with Luo Yufeng and the others.

Lin Baichuan let Liang Yunqiong and the others leave, while Luo Yufeng realized Du Rukang had manipulated him into provoking Lin. Liang Yunqiong rebuked Luo and ordered someone to tell Lin Baichuan that Du Rukang had used him, hoping Lin would settle the score with the Du Family.

• Lin Baichuan chose not to stop Liang Yunqiong, deciding that fighting him in Yunzhou City would jeopardize his plans against Du Changhe.
• Luo Yufeng apologized to Liang Yunqiong for implicating him and losing a Heaven-grade High-grade Jiazi Great Elixir.
• Liang Yunqiong scolded Luo Yufeng for ignoring his warning about Lin Baichuan and trusting Du Rukang's claim that Lin was targeting the Tiandu Chamber of Commerce.
• Luo Yufeng admitted that Du Rukang had approached him and persuaded him to monitor and confront Lin Baichuan.
• Liang Yunqiong ordered someone to inform Lin Baichuan that Du Rukang had used Luo Yufeng as a pawn.

Lin Baichuan learned that Du Changhe was holding a banquet and discovered through the Insight Eye that the Du Family prodigy was secretly a Green Robe Envoy of the Longevity Cult with nearly thirteen thousand Karma Value. He decided to kill Du Changhe for the merit, then flew toward him.

• A Demon Slaying Captain told Lin Baichuan that Du Changhe was hosting a banquet at First Grade Pavilion and that Du Rukang would attend.
• Lin Baichuan decided he could target Du Changhe, a Heaven Splitting Sword Sect disciple, without openly attacking Du Rukang, a member of the Demon Suppression Division.
• Du Changhe left the Du Family's old residence with a group, and Lin Baichuan used the Insight Eye to inspect him.
• The Insight Eye revealed that Du Changhe was also a Green Robe Envoy of the Longevity Cult and had nearly thirteen thousand Karma Value.
• Lin Baichuan resolved to kill Du Changhe and flew away from the pavilion.

Lin Baichuan ambushed Du Changhe outside First Grade Pavilion, killing the Du Family members accompanying him but failing to hit Du Changhe. The two confronted each other above the ruins, and Du Changhe launched a massive sword strike at Lin Baichuan.

• Du Changhe reserved First Grade Pavilion and ordered Du Qi to wait for Senior Brother Yun of the Heaven Splitting Sword Sect.
• Lin Baichuan struck the Du Family group with a giant palm, killing everyone except Du Changhe, who escaped in time.
• Du Changhe demanded that his attacker reveal himself, and Lin Baichuan appeared above the ruins.
• Lin Baichuan mocked Du Changhe and declared he would kill him within three moves, while Du Changhe vowed to cut him apart.
• Du Changhe gathered heaven-and-earth spiritual energy into a hundred-zhang ancient sword and slashed at Lin Baichuan.

Lin Baichuan fought Du Changhe in Yunzhou City, overpowering him with his Blade Domain and Treasure Artifact saber. Du Changhe summoned his Eight Desolations Sky Burning Sword Dharma Form and attacked, while Lin Baichuan’s saber descended to meet it.

• Lin Baichuan shattered Du Changhe’s ancient sword attack with a river of Blade Qi and blasted him backward despite Du Changhe’s Stone Mirror.
• Lin Baichuan sealed the surrounding area with his perfected Blade Domain and told Du Changhe he would kill him rather than flee.
• Lin Baichuan revealed a Treasure Artifact battle saber, shocking Du Changhe, who then unleashed his Eight Desolations Sky Burning Sword Dharma Form.
• Du Changhe merged with his flaming Dharma Form and slashed at Lin Baichuan as the Blade Domain contained the spreading fire.
• Lin Baichuan raised his hand, sending his treasure saber slashing down to meet Du Changhe’s attack.

Lin Baichuan defeated Du Changhe and was about to kill him when a powerful swordsman arrived and halted his attack. Du Changhe called the newcomer Senior Brother Yun and claimed Lin Baichuan planned to attack the Heaven Splitting Sword Sect.

• Lin Baichuan used Burying the World to shatter Du Changhe's Heaven and Earth Dharma Form and leave him gravely injured.
• Du Changhe blamed Lin Baichuan's treasure for his defeat, while Lin Baichuan dismissed him and prepared to crush him beneath his foot.
• Lin Baichuan explained that his blade domain had sealed the area, preventing Du Changhe's cries for help from reaching the Du Family.
• As Lin Baichuan pressed down on Du Changhe, Du Changhe prepared to unleash his final trump card.
• A young man in a green robe struck Lin Baichuan's blade domain with powerful Sword Intent, interrupting his attack.
• Du Changhe recognized the newcomer as Senior Brother Yun and asked him to save him, accusing Lin Baichuan of targeting the Heaven Splitting Sword Sect.

Yun Qingzhou confronted Lin Baichuan at First Grade Pavilion after Lin beat Du Changhe, while the Du Family and Yunzhou City’s factions reacted to the clash. The Demon Suppression Division debated whether to aid or suppress Lin as crowds headed to witness the confrontation.

• Yun Qingzhou recognized Lin Baichuan, demanded that he kneel and submit, and threatened to kill him with one sword.
• The Du Family learned that Lin had beaten Du Changhe and sent more than a dozen powerful figures toward First Grade Pavilion.
• Liang Yunqiong realized Lin had used him, but accepted that he could not settle accounts with Lin.
• Demon Suppression Division higher-ups argued over Lin’s actions and whether he could defeat Yun Qingzhou.
• People from across Yunzhou City rushed toward First Grade Pavilion as the city erupted over the confrontation.

Lin Baichuan continued to torment Du Changhe while confronting Yun Qingzhou, who prepared to break his blade domain. The Du Family’s leaders arrived to attack, and Lin Baichuan declared that he would slaughter the entire family.

• Lin Baichuan stomped Du Changhe twice, nearly shattering his body, while Du Changhe suppressed his urge to break his seal and fight back.
• Yun Qingzhou threatened to destroy Lin Baichuan’s blade domain and began gathering Sword Qi for an attack.
• Du Changkong and the Du Family’s upper ranks arrived, prompting onlookers to predict Lin Baichuan’s defeat.
• Lin Baichuan refused to retreat and vowed to make Du Changhe watch as he killed every member of the Du Family.
• Lin Baichuan’s Insight Eye swept over the arriving Du Family members as his killing intent sharpened.

Lin Baichuan discovered that the Du Family’s leaders were all members of the Longevity Cult and resolved to destroy the family, but their battle formation struck him back and let Du Changhe escape. Du Changkong prepared to fight Lin Baichuan while Yun Qingzhou refused to join the Du Family and watched from the sidelines.

• Lin Baichuan used the Insight Eye to identify Du Changkong as the Longevity Cult’s Yunzhou branch master and found that the Du Family’s upper ranks all had immense Karma Values.
• Lin Baichuan decided to wipe out the Du Family, but its upper ranks formed a battle formation and sent him flying with an attack shaped like a primordial beast.
• Du Changhe escaped from the pit and urged Du Changkong and the elders to kill Lin Baichuan.
• Du Changkong asked Yun Qingzhou to join forces, but Yun Qingzhou refused and said he would only intervene if the Du Family could not defeat Lin Baichuan.
• Du Changkong turned on Lin Baichuan and declared that the Du Family would not let him leave Yunzhou City alive.

Lin Baichuan overwhelmed the Du Family’s high-ranking members with his Blade Domain and exposed the family’s ties to the Longevity Cult. He then summoned the Great Sun Demon Extermination Array to suppress the surviving Du Family members, Du Changhe, and Yun Qingzhou.

• Du Changkong rallied the Du Family’s high-ranking members, but Lin Baichuan shattered their manifested beast and unleashed three World Burying Three Blades techniques.
• Lin Baichuan’s perfected Blade Domain filled the area with a storm that blocked sight and destroyed the spiritual will of anyone who probed it.
• Yun Qingzhou retreated and suspected Du Changhe had provoked Lin Baichuan, while Du Changhe denied knowing him and wondered whether Lin Baichuan had discovered the Du Family’s connection to the Longevity Cult.
• Lin Baichuan’s storm battered the Du Family’s high-ranking members, including Du Changkong, leaving several dead and the rest gravely wounded.
• Lin Baichuan declared that the Du Family had joined the Longevity Cult and betrayed humanity, then summoned the Great Sun Demon Extermination Array to suppress the survivors, Du Changhe, and Yun Qingzhou.

Lin Baichuan trapped Yun Qingzhou and the Du Family in a killing formation after revealing that he knew the Du Family served as the Longevity Cult’s branch in Yunzhou. Yun Qingzhou tried to bargain for his escape, but Lin Baichuan rejected him and unleashed the formation against them all.

• Lin Baichuan activated a powerful killing formation, frightening Yun Qingzhou and the Du Family.
• Du Changhe and Du Changkong realized Lin Baichuan knew their secret and discussed summoning the Du Family Patriarch to silence him.
• Yun Qingzhou disavowed the Du Family and offered to leave in exchange for a promise that the Heaven Splitting Sword Sect would not retaliate.
• Lin Baichuan mocked Yun Qingzhou, declared that he would kill him along with the Du Family, and struck with the formation.

Lin Baichuan’s formation slaughtered the Du Family and drove Yun Qingzhou to flee, but Du Meng’s demonic transformation triggered the family’s sealed Demonic Qi. Du Changhe and the others transformed and began breaking the formation, spreading their demonic corruption through Yunzhou City.

• Lin Baichuan merged with the Formation Diagram and crushed Yun Qingzhou’s attack, but Yun Qingzhou escaped with the Heaven Splitting Sword Escape, leaving with an injured foundation.
• Lin Baichuan pressed the formation against Du Changhe, Du Changkong, and the Du Family, while Du Changkong’s cries for their ancestor went unheard.
• Du Meng underwent demonic transformation, triggering the sealed Demonic Qi within the rest of the Du Family.
• Du Changkong and Du Changhe ordered the family to transform, and Du Changhe grew into a massive Demonic Beast and blocked the descending Formation Diagram.
• Du Changhe’s force cracked the formation, and the escaping demonic qi corroded buildings and transformed spectators into Demonic Beasts.

The Du Family revealed its ties to the Longevity Cult, transforming into demons and turning the surrounding area into a demonic domain. As Yunzhou’s factions mobilized to purge the family, Lin Baichuan revealed that exposing them had been his plan, and the Du Family’s upper ranks launched a united attack against him.

• The Du Family members transformed into demons, and their demonic qi corrupted people across a vast area into Demonic Beasts.
• People in Yunzhou City identified the Du Family as Longevity Cult followers, while major factions rushed to attack and the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division ordered a purge.
• Lin Baichuan was pleased that the Du Family had exposed its identity, since he could now kill them without fear of criticism.
• Du Changhe defended the True Demon Body and threatened Lin Baichuan, who mocked the Du Family and declared that they could die.
• Du Changkong urged Du Changhe to kill Lin Baichuan and flee, and the Du Family’s upper ranks attacked Lin Baichuan together.

The Du Family unleashed a combined attack with One Dragon Power, but Lin Baichuan used his great formation and Heavenly Fire Burning Soldier divine ability to destroy their demonic dragon and engulf them in flames. As the Du Family began to retreat, Du Changkong released a pitch-black bead that tore through Lin Baichuan’s formation and prepared to carry them away.

• Du Changhe combined the Du Family’s attacks into a Five-Clawed Demonic Dragon that struck with One Dragon Power and attacked Lin Baichuan.
• Lin Baichuan expanded his Formation Diagram over the demonic domain and used Earth Spirit Fire to burn the Demonic Qi, beasts, and Du Family members.
• Lin Baichuan formed a Blazing War Spear with Heavenly Gang Divine Ability: Heavenly Fire Burning Soldier and pierced through the demonic dragon, destroying it before engulfing the Du Family in flames.
• Du Changkong recognized that the Du Family could not defeat Lin Baichuan and ordered them to flee.
• Du Changkong released a pitch-black bead that annihilated Lin Baichuan’s attacks, tore apart his great formation, and began carrying the Du Family away.