Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating, Lin Dong realized he was in the world of Tianxuan Continent and learned that his father, Lin Xiao, had been crippled by Lin Langtian. As Lin Dong’s memories began to merge, he fainted, leaving his family to comfort Liu Yan and care for him.

• Lin Dong woke in an unfamiliar room and was dragged away by Lin Changqiang to see his gravely injured father.
• Lin Zhentian explained that Lin Langtian had defeated Lin Xiao in one move, leaving him with ruined meridians and no chance to advance his cultivation.
• Lin Dong recognized Tianxuan Continent and Qingyang Town before a flood of memories overwhelmed him and he fainted.
• Lin Changqiang caught Lin Dong, and Lin Zhentian told the family to take care of him as Liu Yan wept beside her husband.

Lin Dong woke from his brief unconsciousness to learn that his father, Lin Xiao, had decided to leave the Inner District with his family after being badly injured. After settling into an old house, Lin Dong secretly retrieved the Ancestral Stone and added its red spiritual liquid to his father’s medicine, which caused Lin Xiao’s body to react strongly.

• Lin Dong woke to Qing Tan’s news that Lin Xiao had been injured and learned that his father wanted to see him.
• Lin Xiao announced that his family would leave the Inner District that night, and they moved to a remote mountain within the Lin Family’s territory.
• Lin Dong went to the hidden cave behind the rear mountain and retrieved the Stone Talisman, the Ancestral Stone, along with its spiritual liquid.
• Lin Dong secretly added some red Ancestral Stone Spiritual Liquid to the medicine Liu Yan had prepared for Lin Xiao.
• Lin Xiao drank the medicine, and his body trembled as his face flushed and his temperature rose.

Lin Dong’s medicine restored Lin Xiao’s injuries, and Lin Xiao promised to teach him cultivation. That night, Lin Dong discovered the Heavenly Demon Marten in the Stone Talisman Space and declared it his second brother.

• After spitting out clotted blood, Lin Xiao realized his injuries had mostly healed and learned that Liu Yan had given him medicine brewed from a First-Grade Spiritual Herb.
• Lin Xiao embraced Liu Yan and told Lin Dong he would begin teaching him cultivation the next day.
• Liu Yan told Lin Xiao that Lin Dong may have added something to the medicine, but Lin Xiao decided to leave his son’s secrets alone.
• The Ancestral Stone drew Lin Dong’s consciousness into the Stone Talisman Space, where he found a black mouse hiding in the darkness.
• The Heavenly Demon Marten introduced itself as A Diao, and Lin Dong named it Little Marten and insisted it would be his second brother.

Lin Dong learned that Little Marten had been ambushed and sought help with Mental Energy cultivation before beginning Origin Energy training with Lin Xiao. After quickly sensing qi, Lin Dong used his blood to activate the Ancestral Stone Spiritual Liquid in a hidden pool and began cultivating.

• Little Marten told Lin Dong that a Mysterious Expert had destroyed his body after he obtained the Mysterious Stone Talisman and warned him to keep the talisman secret.
• Little Marten offered Lin Dong a basic Mental Energy cultivation method, and Lin Dong left to begin training with Lin Xiao.
• Lin Xiao told Lin Dong how Lin Langtian had defeated him and damaged his cultivation foundation, and Lin Dong vowed to kill Lin Langtian at the next Clan Assembly.
• Lin Xiao taught Lin Dong a basic cultivation chant, and Lin Dong developed a clear sense of qi within half an hour.
• Lin Dong entered the stone pool, used a drop of blood to activate the Ancestral Stone Spiritual Liquid, and absorbed it while circulating the chant.

Lin Dong reached Body Tempering Stage One and discovered that the Ancestral Stone could absorb Qing Tan’s Yin-Cold Energy and produce valuable Yin Pearls. Over time, his cultivation and martial arts advanced rapidly, and after entering the Earth Origin Stage, Little Marten urged him to cultivate Mental Energy.

• Lin Dong reached Body Tempering Stage One, then returned home and received Red Ginseng medicinal liquid from Liu Yan.
• Lin Xiao explained that he preferred staying outside the Inner District and wanted to see how clansmen treated the family after his injury.
• Qing Tan’s Fiend Devil Body erupted, and Lin Dong used the Ancestral Stone to absorb her Yin-Cold Energy and form three Yin Pearls.
• Lin Dong promised to obtain Extreme Fiend Yin Dragon Saliva to help Qing Tan condense a Yin Core and end her suffering.
• Lin Dong’s cultivation and martial arts improved quickly, and Little Marten told him to begin cultivating Mental Energy after he entered the Earth Origin Stage.

Six years later, Lin Dong had reached the Heavenly Yuan Stage and was preparing for the Lin Family’s small test while hiding his true strength. After completing the test, he encountered Lin Shan, who had stopped him on the way home.

• Lin Dong taught Qing Tan the tenth sound of the Throughback Fist and learned from Lin Xiao that he should attend the clan’s small test while concealing his cultivation.
• Lin Dong told Qing Tan that Lin Xiao had likely reached the peak of the Minor Yuan Dan Stage, then ordered her to master the tenth sound before sleeping.
• Lin Dong explained to Little Marten that he was suppressing his cultivation to pursue a Nine Star Yuan Dan and was waiting for the Devouring Ancestral Symbol’s imprinted spiritual talisman before seeking a Seal Condensing Method.
• Lin Dong attended the Lin Family’s small test and showed only Body Tempering Stage 4, keeping his Heavenly Yuan Stage cultivation hidden.
• Lin Shan stopped Lin Dong on his way home, and Lin Dong casually asked who he was.

Lin Dong defeated Lin Shan with one punch after Lin Shan challenged him, then continued searching for the Mossy Ancient Wood. When Lin Shan retaliated by confronting Qing Tan, she defeated him and his companions, and Lin Dong arrived to check that no one had been killed.

• Lin Shan insulted Lin Dong and attacked him with Falling Stone Fist, but Lin Dong knocked him unconscious with a single punch.
• Lin Dong visited the Trading Fair in Qingyang Town several times to search for the Mossy Ancient Wood but found nothing.
• Lin Changqiang told Lin Dong that Lin Shan and his men had stopped Qing Tan, and Lin Dong hurried to the forest, fearing she might kill Lin Shan.
• Qing Tan defeated Lin Shan and five of his companions, then mocked Lin Shan for being unable to beat her.
• Lin Dong reached the scene, saw that Lin Shan was alive, and rubbed Qing Tan's head while telling her he was relieved she had held back.

Lin Dong and Qing Tan confronted Lin Shan and his brother Lin Hong, and Lin Dong revealed his skill by defeating Lin Hong despite the latter's Body Tempering Stage 6 cultivation. Lin Hong fled after threatening to challenge Lin Dong at the Family Martial Arts Competition, while Lin Xia arrived too late to understand what had happened.

• Qing Tan told Lin Dong that she had only injured Lin Shan and the others enough to keep them bedridden for seven days, and she said she had revealed Body Tempering Stage 4.
• Lin Hong arrived to defend Lin Shan and demanded that Lin Dong kneel and apologize, then attacked him with the Falling Stone Fist after the crowd recognized his Body Tempering Stage 6 cultivation.
• Lin Dong struck Lin Hong seven times with the Throughback Fist, leaving his arm red and prompting the crowd to speculate that Lin Dong had reached Body Tempering Stage 7.
• Lin Dong warned Lin Hong to stay away from Qing Tan, and Lin Hong threatened to challenge him at the Family Martial Arts Competition before leaving with Lin Shan.
• Lin Xia arrived and questioned Lin Hong, but the brothers had already fled.

Lin Dong found and bought the Mossy Ancient Wood containing the Seal Condensing Method he needed to advance his Mental Energy cultivation. He returned home with it and learned that it could help him form a Life Spirit Talisman-grade Life Talisman Seal.

• Lin Dong reassured Qing Tan after the trouble with Lin Hong and left to search for the Seal Condensing Method.
• At the Underground Exchange, Lin Dong sensed the Mossy Ancient Wood and bought it alongside a Green Wood Spirit Stem to conceal his interest.
• Lin Dong left the exchange quickly, while the stall owner realized he might have sold the Mossy Ancient Wood for far less than it was worth.
• Back in his room, Lin Dong examined the Mossy Ancient Wood and learned that its Seal Condensing Method could form a Life Spirit Talisman-grade Life Talisman Seal.

Lin Dong learned the Ancient Swirl Talisman Seal’s Seal Condensing Method and became a peak Two Seal Talisman Master, then spent months cultivating in preparation for the Clan Competition. On its eve, he broke through to the Yuan Dan Stage with a Nine Star Yuan Dan, though he had only reached the Minor Yuan Dan realm.

• Lin Dong broke the Mental Energy barrier on the Mossy Ancient Wood, learned the Seal Condensing Method, and condensed a Life Spirit Talisman that split into two runes.
• Lin Dong reached the peak of the Two Seal Talisman Master level, and Little Marten suggested he forge a Mental Energy weapon and train with the Mental Grinding Wheel.
• Lin Dong devoted the less than four months before the Clan Competition to secluded cultivation of his Origin Energy and Mental Energy.
• On the eve of the Clan Competition, Lin Dong condensed a golden Nine Star Yuan Dan and entered the Minor Yuan Dan Stage.

Lin Dong reached Minor Yuan Dan Stage and became a Three Seal Talisman Master before attending the Lin Clan Competition with his family. After Lin Changqiang conceded to him, Lin Dong was matched against Lin Yun.

• Lin Dong formed a Yuan Dan and a third Life Spirit Talisman, reaching Minor Yuan Dan Stage and Three Seal Talisman Master.
• Lin Xiao, Lin Dong, and Qing Tan arrived at the Trial Hall, where Lin Mang insulted Lin Xiao and Lin Dong defended his father.
• Lin Xiao greeted Lin Zhentian, who praised Lin Dong and Qing Tan before the Clan Competition began.
• Lin Changqiang conceded to Lin Dong immediately, drawing attention and earning a forced promise of a surprise from his father.
• Lin Ken announced Lin Yun as Lin Dong's next opponent, and the gray-robed youth stepped onto the Battle Platform.

Lin Dong dominated the clan competition, defeating Lin Yun and then Lin Hong after Lin Xia withdrew. He left the platform victorious, having concealed his use of the Mysterious Gate Seal and drawn the clan’s praise for his martial skill.

• Lin Yun challenged Lin Dong, but Lin Dong defeated him with Falling Stone Fist and sent him from the platform.
• Lin Dong won another match, while Lin Hong and Lin Xia fought to a draw.
• Lin Xia withdrew rather than face Lin Dong, leaving Lin Hong and Lin Dong to compete in the final match.
• Lin Hong taunted Lin Dong by threatening to ask Grandfather to betroth Qing Tan to him, provoking Lin Dong’s anger.
• Lin Dong deflected Lin Hong’s Eight Desolations Palm and struck him with nine visible blows and a concealed tenth, knocking him off the platform.
• Lin Dong dispersed the Mysterious Gate Seal before using it to seriously injure Lin Hong, while the Lin Family clansmen praised his Throughback Fist.

Lin Dong won the Clan Competition, and Lin Xiao revealed that his cultivation had recovered when he stopped Lin Mang from attacking his son. After the competition, Lin Zhentian punished Lin Mang, learned Lin Dong had reached Body Tempering Layer Nine, and urged him to prepare for the upcoming Hunting Competition; the chapter ended with Lin Zhentian questioning whether Lin Xiao had advanced beyond the Sky Origin Stage.

• Lin Mang attacked Lin Dong after mistaking his hand seal, but Lin Xiao intercepted him and defeated him with one punch, revealing his recovered Peak Sky Origin Stage cultivation.
• Lin Zhentian announced Lin Dong as the Clan Competition champion and ended the competition.
• At a clan gathering, Lin Zhentian reprimanded Lin Mang and transferred the clan's financial authority to Lin Xiao.
• Lin Dong told Lin Zhentian that he had reached Body Tempering Layer Nine, and Lin Zhentian urged him to prepare for Qingyang Town's upcoming Hunting Competition.
• After Lin Ken led Lin Dong away, Lin Zhentian privately asked Lin Xiao whether his cultivation had surpassed the Sky Origin Stage.

Lin Xiao revealed his Yuan Dan Stage cultivation to Lin Zhentian and gave him Pure Yuan Pills to help him break through. Lin Dong used the Ancestral Stone to refine Fire Blood Ganoderma into pills, then Little Marten criticized the low grade of his cultivation manual.

• Lin Xiao admitted to Lin Zhentian that he had entered the Yuan Dan Stage and gave him three Pure Yuan Pills to aid his breakthrough.
• Lin Xiao gave Lin Dong two Grade 3 Fire Blood Ganoderma as his Clan Competition reward, along with permission to enter the Martial Arts Hall.
• Lin Dong used the Ancestral Stone to turn the Fire Blood Ganoderma into six pills and consumed them to cultivate.
• Lin Dong found that the pills had only slightly increased his cultivation, and Little Marten blamed the slow progress on the Third-Class Qingyang Cultivation Technique.

Lin Dong received Little Marten’s first-class Pure Yang Art manual and used the Stone Talisman to refine it before mastering it over the next four months. At the Hunting Competition in Qingyang Town, Lin Dong suspected that Lin Zhentian had advanced into the Yuan Dan Stage and asked Lin Xiao whether he had secretly given him Pure Yuan Pills.

• Lin Dong decided he needed to replace the Azure Origin Art but worried he could not afford the second-class Three Yang Art.
• Little Marten gave Lin Dong a first-class Pure Yang Art manual that could open forty-five meridians and form five Origin Energy-absorbing vortexes.
• Lin Dong used the Stone Talisman Space to refine the Pure Yang Art, adding five meridians and two vortexes to its circulation.
• Lin Dong mastered the refined Pure Yang Art over four months and advanced to the late Minor Yuan Dan Stage.
• The triennial Hunting Competition began at the Beast Horn Arena, where Lin Dong wondered whether Lin Zhentian had entered the Yuan Dan Stage and asked Lin Xiao if he had secretly condensed Pure Yuan Pills for him.

Lin Dong entered Qingyang Town’s Hunting Competition and seized the three Fire Python Tiger Cubs after knocking Lei Li, Xie Yingying, and their companions unconscious with Mental Energy. He took the cubs into the Ancestral Stone Space, leaving Wu Yun and Mu Lingsha to discover the scene and flee before they were blamed.

• Lin Dong agreed to team up with Wu Yun for the competition while privately planning to ditch him, and Lei Bao announced that contestants needed ten identity tokens to qualify for the final battle.
• Lin Dong raced into the forest, gathered ten identity tokens, and searched for the Fire Python Tiger and its cubs.
• Wu Yun and Mu Lingsha found Lei Li and Xie Yingying attacking an injured Fire Python Tiger, while Lin Dong arrived nearby.
• Lin Dong knocked Lei Li, Xie Yingying, and their companions unconscious with a mental attack, then stored all three cubs in the Ancestral Stone Space.
• Wu Yun and Mu Lingsha found the unconscious contestants and missing cubs, feared they would be blamed, and hurried away.

Lin Dong and Lei Li reached the Hunting Competition’s final, where their grandfathers wagered Blazing Flame Manor against Ironwood Manor. Lin Dong vanished as Lei Li began explaining his Spirit Snake Palm, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Lei Li and Xie Yingying arrived late after being awakened and gathered enough identity plaques to enter the final round.
• Lin Dong and Lei Li defeated their opponents and advanced to the final.
• Lei Bao wagered Ironwood Manor, and Lin Zhentian countered with Blazing Flame Manor.
• Lei Li boasted that he would defeat Lin Dong with his Spirit Snake Palm, but Lin Dong suddenly vanished from in front of him.

Lin Dong defeated Lei Li in one move to win the Hunting Competition, forcing the Lei Family to face the Lin Family’s claim to Ironwood Manor. After the Lei Family failed to surrender it within three days, Lin Zhentian led the Lin Family to surround the manor and confront its defenders.

• Lin Dong used the Mysterious Gate Seal to defeat Lei Li in one move and was declared the Hunting Competition champion.
• Lei Bao tried to dispute the result, but Lin Zhentian and the crowd defended Lin Dong’s victory; Lin Zhentian demanded Ironwood Manor within three days.
• Lin Zhentian ordered Lin Ken to prepare to seize the manor, and Lin Dong gave him two Fire Python Tiger Cubs before naming the remaining cub Little Flame.
• When the Lei Family failed to hand over Ironwood Manor after three days, Lin Zhentian, Lin Ken, and Lin Xiao led dozens of experts to surround it.
• Lei Nuo and Lei Ying confronted Lin Zhentian from the manor walls and asked whether he intended to start a war with the Lei Family.

The Lin Family took over Ironwood Manor after Lin Dong exposed the Lei Family’s attempt to ruin its soil. Lin Dong then revealed that the manor concealed a Yang Yuan Stone Mine, leaving Lin Zhentian and the others eager to see it.

• Lin Dong warned Lin Zhentian that the Lei Family was destroying Ironwood Manor’s soil, prompting Lin Zhentian to order an attack.
• Lin Dong and Qin Ying rushed into the manor, where Lin Dong killed two Earth Origin Stage guards and ordered the remaining Lei Family forces pursued.
• The Lin Family captured Ironwood Manor with minimal damage, and Lin Zhentian returned to the clan while Lin Ken and Third Brother stayed to defend the manor.
• Lin Dong presented Lin Zhentian with a Yang Yuan Stone and revealed he had discovered a mine beneath the manor’s forest.
• Lin Dong led Lin Zhentian and the others to the mine, where they stared excitedly into a depression in the valley floor.

The Lin Family took control of Ironwood Manor and secretly began mining its Yang Yuan Stone deposit while the Lei Family held back. Two months later, Lin Dong reached Minor Perfection Yuan Dan Stage, and he stayed at the manor to cultivate as Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao prepared to travel to Yan City.

• Lin Dong advised Lin Zhentian to move the Lin Family's women, children, and elderly to Ironwood Manor before announcing their takeover, and Lin Zhentian began the relocation.
• The Lin Family announced that it had taken Ironwood Manor and executed the Lei Family experts there, but Lei Bao avoided war and entered seclusion to pursue Yuan Dan Stage.
• Lin Zhentian ordered the clan to mine the Yang Yuan Stone deposit secretly, using ironwood logging as a cover.
• Lin Dong broke through to Minor Perfection Yuan Dan Stage after secretly refining Yang Yuan Pills from the mine's stones.
• Qing Tan brought Lin Dong back to the manor, where Lin Xiao and Lin Zhentian told him they planned to trade the mined stones and sell ironwood in Yan City.
• Lin Dong declined to join the trip to Yan City, choosing to remain at Ironwood Manor and cultivate.