Chapter Summaries

After Yaya set out to avenge her brother, Lin Fan rallied the Moon Embracing Sect’s allies and disciples to confront the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty. As reinforcements made their plans, Lin Fan developed a long-range viewing technique with help from the Sky Gazing Mirror, while Sister Wu warned that the battle seemed unwinnable but said Lin Fan’s future was impossible to predict.

• Yaya headed down the mountain to find the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty, while Lin Fan told his disciples that its people had destroyed her brother’s body and soul.
• Xiao Ling'er, Fan Jianqiang, Wang Teng, Han Li, and other disciples resolved to help Yaya; Ji Chutong joined Han Li, and Qin Yu and Xu Fenglai began arranging support from their respective mansions.
• Zhu Rourong sought help from Boss Sky Pig, while Ao Bing and the Fire Kirin insisted on joining him; Su Yan accepted Song Ru’s advice to go and received a reward, and Song Yunxiao considered using a Secret Realm’s power.
• Long Aojiao agreed to assist after Lin Fan pressured her, and Lu Ming left the Bright Moon Sect to help her, prompting Ji Haoyue to send observers to the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty.
• Little Dragon Girl decided to accompany Lin Fan, and Sister Wu let him observe through the Sky Gazing Mirror until he devised a technique for viewing distant enemies.
• Sister Wu said the Moon Embracing Sect had no chance of victory by her calculations, but she could not see Lin Fan’s or most of his disciples’ futures and looked forward to seeing how the battle ended.

Lin Fan prepared to support Yaya’s attack on the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty from afar with his newly upgraded Dao Weapon, Barrett, while Yaya used her Great Dao Treasure Bottle to devour Mao Ri City and then attacked Wei City. The dynasty’s defenders shattered her treasure bottle and surrounded her, leaving Yaya facing several powerful enemies.

• Sister Wu told Lin Fan that she had stopped constantly observing the world because its endless cruelty overwhelmed her, and she explained that Lin Fan’s unpredictable future gave her hope for change.
• Lin Fan upgraded Barrett to a low-grade Dao Weapon and hid near the Myriad Flowers Holy Land, preparing to snipe the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty when the battle reached a crucial point.
• Yaya used her Great Dao Treasure Bottle to devour Mao Ri City and its inhabitants, killing Daoist Mao Ri before the dynasty’s court ordered its forces to search for her.
• Yaya attacked Wei City, where she fought a Ninth Layer Seventh Realm general with her Only I Am Supreme Sacred Art and damaged his high-grade Dao Weapon bell.
• An Eighth Realm Great Power Expert struck and shattered Yaya’s Great Dao Treasure Bottle, then joined three Seventh Realm cultivators in surrounding her.

Yaya defeated Wu Ming and destroyed Wei City, but Bu Qinglin ambushed her as she traveled toward the Imperial Capital. Xiao Ling'er arrived to protect her and used pills and the Nine Transformations of Immortal Fire to raise her strength enough to face Bu Qinglin.

• Yaya used the Severing My Dao Art to kill Wu Ming and six Seventh Realm experts, then absorbed them and broke through into the Seventh Realm.
• Yaya devoured Wei City and its millions of residents, prompting the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty's emperor to order his ministers to capture her.
• Bu Qinglin ambushed Yaya and struck her with a full-force attack, but her Indestructible Heaven Art helped her heal.
• Xiao Ling'er arrived and stood between Yaya and Bu Qinglin, telling Yaya to leave the fight to her.
• Xiao Ling'er used the Nine Transformations of Immortal Fire, swallowed a Kirin True Fire Seed and a Ninth Grade Blood God Pill, and raised her cultivation to the eighth level of the Seventh Realm.

Xiao Ling'er and Lin Fan helped Ruthless escape the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty’s pursuit, while Fan Jianqiang trapped Fan Cuicui and repeatedly returned after being killed. The chapter ended with a mysterious young woman appearing before the trapped Fan Cuicui.

• Xiao Ling'er fought Bu Qinglin and gave Yaya time to flee, while Lin Fan killed the scout Sun Xing with a long-range shot.
• Fan Cuicui intercepted Ruthless, but Fan Jianqiang disrupted her Dao Formation Technique and opened a path for Ruthless to escape.
• Fan Cuicui killed Fan Jianqiang repeatedly, but he kept reappearing and eventually taunted the watching experts into considering attacking her.
• Fan Jianqiang vanished after suggesting that the experts might act if the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty were destroyed, leaving Fan Cuicui trapped.
• A young woman in unusual clothing appeared before Fan Cuicui and gave her a look that made her feel pitiful.

Qiu Yongqin and other allies of the Moon Embracing Sect joined Ruthless Yaya’s fight against the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty, while Lin Fan used his Barrett to kill Great Power Experts from afar. At the Imperial Capital, Yaya faced the Eldest Princess, but an unexpected woman who claimed to be a First Realm cultivator arrived and shattered the princess’s Eighth Realm attack.

• A woman threatened Fan Cuicui, then an unexplained explosion destroyed her hidden subordinate’s position as observers debated the Moon Embracing Sect’s rising strength.
• Wan Ping tried to suppress Yaya, but Qiu Yongqin arrived, rescued her with the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art, and fought Wan Ping with the Venerated Soul Banner.
• Lin Fan fired his Barrett repeatedly, killing Seventh Realm experts across the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty; the Emperor traced him and ordered Third Brother to seize the weapon.
• Yaya devoured several empty immortal cities and continued toward the Imperial Capital, where the Eldest Princess confronted her and attacked.
• A veiled woman arrived to defend Yaya, claimed she had people in the Moon Embracing Sect, and used her First Realm cultivation to break the Eldest Princess’s Eighth Realm attack.

Ji Chutong revealed that she could open 1,080 Mystic Gates and battled Eldest Princess Liyue, while Ruthless continued toward the Imperial Capital. Wang Teng, Qin Yu, Xu Fenglai, and Sword Nine Huang joined Ruthless, but an old Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty expert trapped them in his domain and attacked.

• The imperial relatives and watching experts confirmed Ji Chutong was in the First Realm, and Eldest Princess Liyue attacked her and Ruthless on the emperor’s orders.
• Ji Chutong opened her tenth, hundredth, 365th, and then 1,080th Mystic Gates, overwhelmed Liyue’s techniques, and briefly suppressed her in battle.
• Ruthless encountered an old expert from the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty, who explained that his clan wanted to kill her in individual battles to display its strength; Wang Teng, Qin Yu, Xu Fenglai, and Sword Nine Huang then arrived to help her.
• The old man trapped Ruthless and the four newcomers in his domain, but Qin Yu vanished from his senses and Wang Teng’s Artificial Sun shattered the domain.
• Qin Yu’s dagger failed to kill the old man, Xu Fenglai and Wang Teng fought off his attacks, and Sword Nine Huang tried to summon the city’s swords before a stronger Sword Dao presence forced them back into their sheaths.

Ruthless and the Moon Embracing Sect’s allies fought the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty’s hidden experts as more powerful helpers arrived. The dynasty’s Emperor finally attacked Ruthless with an Emperor Weapon, but she countered with the Bronze Immortal Palace and began their climactic battle.

• Sword Nine Huang borrowed flying swords from the others and held off a powerful old man with Wang Teng, Qin Yu, and Xu Fenglai supporting him.
• Long Aojiao arrived to help Ruthless and overwhelmed an imperial-clan elder, while Sword Son and Three Leaves engaged a yellow-robed swordsman.
• The Chaos Heavenly Pig revealed himself and battered a beastlike former Emperor, whom Ruthless accused the dynasty of creating through its secret methods.
• The Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty’s Emperor revealed several more Eighth Realm experts, while the First Elder arrived and stopped Little Dragon Girl from joining the fight.
• Su Yan summoned Song Ru, who fought an Eighth Realm expert with two Emperor Weapons, and Song Yunxiao drew power from the Fengyun and Zhuxian Secret Realms to battle another opponent.
• The Emperor attacked Ruthless with an Emperor Weapon, but Ruthless summoned the Bronze Immortal Palace to block it and unleashed her ultimate techniques against him.

Lu Ming arrived on the battlefield and rescued Three Leaves with Sword Eleven, turning the tide against the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty’s forces. As he faced the Yellow-Robed Sword Cultivator and Ruthless revived into a second life, Lu Ming unleashed Sword Thirteen against the emperor’s heaven-shaking attack.

• The Sun and Moon Emperor drew on the dynasty’s Golden Dragon of Destiny to gain temporary Ninth Realm strength and sent imperial experts to overwhelm the Moon Embracing Sect’s fighters.
• Ruthless used Three Thousand Small Worlds and other desperate arts to hold off the emperor, while Sword Nine Huang, Wang Teng, Qin Yu, and Three Leaves came close to defeat.
• Lu Ming revealed himself with Sword Eleven, killed five Eighth Realm imperial experts, and freed Three Leaves from the Yellow-Robed Sword Cultivator’s sword formation.
• Lu Ming confronted the Yellow-Robed Sword Cultivator and declared Three Leaves his disciple, while Ji Chutong unveiled Mystic Gate: Unite as One against Princess Liyue.
• Ruthless reached the brink of death, then revived into a second life and returned to her peak as Lu Ming unleashed Sword Thirteen at the Sun and Moon Emperor.

Lu Ming and his allies broke into the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty’s capital and pushed the battle toward the imperial palace, while the emperor revealed his plan to sacrifice the capital to restore the Immortal Ascension Cauldron. Fan Jianqiang turned the sacrifice formation against its creators and escaped, leaving Li Changkong and the blood-robed men scrambling to flee.

• Lu Ming used Sword Thirteen, All Things as Sword, to kill the yellow-robed Sword Cultivator, while Ji Chutong killed Princess Liyue and Xiao Ling'er killed Bu Qinglin.
• Ruthless gathered Lu Ming, Moon Embracing Sect, the Fire Virtue Sect, the Liu Family, and forces from King Qin's Mansion and King Xu's Mansion outside the capital's formation.
• Fan Jianqiang reversed the defensive formation so the allies could enter but the imperial clan could not escape, then used a talisman sword to control the Eighth Prince and make him attack his own kin.
• The emperor entered a hidden chamber and ordered the blood-robed men to sacrifice everyone in the capital to restore the Immortal Ascension Cauldron and help them reach the Immortal Ascension Realm.
• Fan Jianqiang caused the sacrifice formation to target the hidden chamber instead, then exploded and vanished as the blood pool began consuming Li Changkong and the blood-robed men.
• The blood-robed men admitted they could not stop the formation, opened the exit, and began fleeing.

Li Changkong emerged from the blood-sacrifice formation and fought Ruthless, but used the Immortal Ascension Cauldron and the Emperor Weapon crown to gain temporary Ninth Realm Combat Power. He overwhelmed Long Aojiao and the others, who prepared to join forces against him.

• Li Changkong retreated from Sword Eleven, tricked the nine blood-robed figures into entering the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, and sealed them inside to sacrifice them for power.
• Li Changkong charged out and was surrounded by Lu Ming, Ruthless, Long Aojiao, and their allies; Ruthless battered him while the others fought the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty.
• Li Changkong used the blood sacrifice and the Emperor Weapon crown to gain temporary pseudo-Immortal Ascension strength, then destroyed Fan Jianqiang's body with a sudden attack.
• The First Elder explained that Li Changkong had temporary Ninth Realm Combat Power, and Long Aojiao challenged him with her Overlord Samsara Halberd.
• Li Changkong caught Long Aojiao's halberd, shattered it and her armor, then struck Yaya and sent Song Ru's Emperor Weapons flying.
• Lu Ming called for everyone to join forces against Li Changkong.

Lu Ming and his allies fought Li Changkong, whose damaged Immortal Ascension Cauldron granted him temporary Ninth Realm power, and Xiao Ling'er discovered a way to shatter it with an ancient fragment. After their coordinated assault created an opening, the fragment broke the cauldron, Yaya killed Li Changkong, and Song Ru vanished as his time ran out.

• Lu Ming and the others attacked Li Changkong, but his overwhelming power wounded them and shattered Lu Ming's sword while Lin Fan's distant Artificial Sun shot only caused minor injuries.
• Xiao Ling'er and Old Medicine recognized a bronze fragment as part of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron and devised a plan to strike the cauldron with it.
• The Chaos Heavenly Pig, Long Aojiao, Song Ru, Yaya, Lu Ming, and Ji Chutong risked severe injuries and exhausted their powers to force Li Changkong toward Xiao Ling'er.
• Li Changkong anticipated the plan and seized Xiao Ling'er and the fragment, but a sudden binding and immortal-light strike freed her long enough for Old Medicine to drive the fragment into the cauldron.
• The fragment shattered the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, stripping Li Changkong of his borrowed power, and Yaya destroyed him with a killing blow.
• Song Ru told Su Yan his time was up, then vanished from the battlefield.

After the Moon Embracing Sect destroyed the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty, Xiao Ling'er arranged for allied royal houses to claim its lands while Yaya chose not to slaughter the remaining innocents. Lu Ming gave Ji Chutong her cultivation method and received the Bad Luck Book; elsewhere, news of the sect's victory drove Tang Wu to seek greater power, and a cultivator reported his location to the Bright Moon Sect.

• Spectators marveled at the Moon Embracing Sect's strength as Fan Jianqiang searched the Imperial Capital with a strange device, while the sect's fighters gathered after defeating the Sun Moon Immortal Dynasty.
• Yaya decided to end the revenge with the imperial clan's destruction, and Xiao Ling'er agreed to let the two royal houses settle in the dynasty's territory while warning other factions not to interfere.
• Xiao Ling'er thanked the allies and promised them pills or secret arts, then led the sect and the royal houses to inventory the national treasury.
• Lu Ming gave Ji Chutong a cultivation method and accepted the many treasures she offered; she then resumed her intimate repayment and told him about her revenge mission with Qiu Yongqin.
• Ji Chutong explained the Bad Luck Book's curse, and Lu Ming tested it on Divine King Tang and several Bright Moon Sect figures before stopping after suffering a nosebleed.
• After hearing that the Moon Embracing Sect had become powerful, Tang Wu resolved to grow stronger, accepted Ice Emperor's offer to teach him how to refine an External Spirit Bone, and was reported to the Bright Moon Sect by a cultivator.

The elders and Grand Elders of the Fire Virtue Sect were all stunned.
They had truly been too focused on the benefits.
But they were not wrong.
The Moon Embracing Sect was indeed a third-rate sect. The only reason they had dared to think of merging into the Moon Embracing Sect was because they had been too focused on the benefits.
However, the drawbacks were also a problem.
"Sect Master, you are right."
Huo Kunlun nodded. "The Moon Embracing Sect is indeed a third-rate sect. But it is a third-rate sect with the strength of a first-rate sect."
"Moreover, it is a first-rate sect that has just been born. Its future is boundless."
"Even the Bright Moon Sect would not dare underestimate it now, would they? They would not even dare act rashly anymore!"
"In the future, it may become a sacred land, a first-rate sect, or even a second-rate sect. But no matter what, it will certainly be a first-rate sect!"
"As for the Fire Virtue Sect..."
"Even if we were to advance to the peak of second-rate sects, we would still be at the bottom of the first-rate sects."
"Moreover, we are only a second-rate sect because we are blacksmiths. If we were to become a first-rate sect, we would no longer be blacksmiths, but a sect that cultivates the Fire Virtue Sect's arts."
"In that case, we would be no different from the other first-rate sects. The only difference would be that we would be a little stronger than the others in terms of artifact refinement."
"However, that is not necessarily true. After all, the Moon Embracing Sect has a Kirin Law and a Phoenix Law. If they were to advance to the peak of first-rate sects, they would be stronger than us in artifact refinement as well."
"Therefore, the Fire Virtue Sect's future is limited."
"Even if we were to become a first-rate sect, we would still be at the bottom of the first-rate sects. We would not be able to advance any further."
"In that case, what is the point of becoming a first-rate sect?"
"..."
The elders and Grand Elders were all silent.
They had never considered this before.
They had only been thinking about the Fire Virtue Sect's dignity and status.
But now, they realized that the Fire Virture Sect's future was indeed limited.
"Sect Master, you are right."
The Grand Elders all nodded. "But what about the drawbacks? What about the drawbacks of merging into the Moon Embracing Sect?"
"As for the drawbacks..."
Huo Kunlun smiled faintly. "The Moon Embracing Sect is a sect that cultivates the Kirin Law and the Phoenix Law. It is a sect that cultivates the laws of fire. If we were to merge into the Moon Embracing Sect, we would be able to cultivate the Kirin Law and the Phoenix Law. We would be able to cultivate the laws of fire."
"Moreover, we would be able to learn all kinds of the Moon Embracing Sect's secret inheritances, including the Kirin Law, various invincible laws, and the like."
"In that case, what drawbacks are there?"
"..."
The elders and Grand Elders were all silent again.
They had thought there would be many drawbacks, but now, they realized that there were none.
"Sect Master, you are right."
The Grand Elders all nodded. "But what about our Fire Virtue Sect's dignity? What about our Fire Virtue Sect's status?"
"As for the Fire Virtue Sect's dignity and status..."
Huo Kunlun smiled. "The Fire Virtue Sect is a sect that cultivates the Fire Virtue Sect's arts. It is a sect that cultivates the laws of fire. If we were to merge into the Moon Embracing Sect, we would be able to cultivate the Kirin Law and the Phoenix Law. We would be able to cultivate the laws of fire."
"Moreover, we would be able to learn all kinds of the Moon Embracing Sect's secret inheritances, including the Kirin Law, various invincible laws, and the like."
"In that case, what dignity and status are there to speak of?"
"..."
The elders and Grand Elders were all silent again.
They had thought there would be many drawbacks, but now, they realized that there were none.
"Sect Master, you are right."
The Grand Elders all nodded. "But what about our Fire Virtue Sect's future? What about our Fire Virtue Sect's future?"
"As for the Fire Virt

Huo Kunlun persuaded Lin Fan to accept Fire Virtue Sect as Moon Embracing Sect’s Artifact Refining Lineage, renamed Fire Virtue Peak, despite some disciples choosing to leave. More than a month after the merger, Feather Clan Demon Kings arrived and demanded that Moon Embracing Sect hand over Long Aotian, while Lin Fan and the others denied knowing where he was.

• Huo Kunlun explained that Fire Virtue Sect wanted the protection of Moon Embracing Sect, and Lin Fan agreed to take it in as Fire Virtue Peak.
• Huo Kunlun arranged a public merger ceremony and Heavenly Dao Oaths, while more than ten percent of Fire Virtue Sect’s disciples chose to leave.
• Fire Virtue Sect officially became Moon Embracing Sect’s Artifact Refining Lineage, and the sect spent the following weeks adjusting and cultivating.
• More than a month later, over ten Feather Clan Demon Kings arrived at Moon Embracing Sect, and Yaya used the Bronze Immortal Palace to stabilize the sect against their Samadhi Divine Wind.
• The Demon Kings demanded that Lin Fan surrender Long Aotian, but Lin Fan and the sect members pretended not to know who he was or where he could be found.

The Feather Clan’s Demon Kings confronted Long Aojiao over suspicions that she was Long Aotian, but Long Aotian’s sudden attack on the Golden Crow Divine Son weakened their case. After the Evil Eye Golden Eagle King detected traces of a transformation, the Feather Clan decided to summon a Twin-pupiled one to determine the truth, leaving Lin Fan and Long Aojiao awaiting the next test.

• Long Aojiao denied being Long Aotian, while Lin Fan urged the Feather Clan’s Demon Kings to verify their suspicions instead of attacking the Moon Embracing Sect.
• Long Aotian attacked the Golden Crow Divine Son, fought him, and escaped after Feather Clan reinforcements arrived; news of his appearance reached the Demon Kings surrounding the sect.
• Lin Fan proposed that the Demon Kings stay outside the sect and summon an expert to inspect Long Aojiao, and they agreed to invite the Evil Eye Golden Eagle King.
• The Evil Eye Golden Eagle King detected traces of a transformation but saw that Long Aojiao’s original appearance was White Aojiao, not Long Aotian, so he proposed consulting a Twin-pupiled one.
• The Demon Kings agreed to keep Long Aojiao under watch while the Evil Eye Golden Eagle King went to invite the Twin-pupiled one, and Lin Fan wondered who they had summoned.

Lu Ming defended himself against Second Elder’s suspicions and stayed in Bright Moon Sect after Ji Haoyue intervened. Meanwhile, Shi Qi, a twin-pupiled youth, came to Moon Embracing Sect and exposed its hidden secrets; Lin Fan’s probe suggested Shi Qi had taken a Supreme Bone from a younger clansman, leaving Lin Fan eager to find and save the child.

• Second Elder questioned Lu Ming about his strength, but Lu Ming blamed his earlier defeat on Tang Wu’s ambush and his injuries, then threatened to leave until Ji Haoyue persuaded him to stay.
• Ji Haoyue rebuked Second Elder for demanding a Heavenly Dao Oath and ordered him to stay away for a year, though Second Elder remained suspicious of Lu Ming.
• The Stone Clan sent Shi Qi with the Evil Eye Golden Eagle King to determine whether Long Aojiao was a woman, and Shi Qi confirmed that she was.
• The demon kings apologized to Long Aojiao and Moon Embracing Sect for surrounding the sect, then departed after Long Aojiao demanded an apology.
• Shi Qi revealed that he saw through Lin Fan’s Scarecrow disguise and detected the True Dragons and Pure-blooded Kirin hidden in Moon Embracing Sect.
• Lin Fan told Shi Qi that twin pupils were meant for an invincible path and questioned why he had borrowed another’s bone; Shi Qi’s shocked reaction convinced Lin Fan that he had taken a Supreme Bone from a younger clansman.

Lin Fan tracked Shi Qi to the Stone Clan, then traveled into the great wilderness and found Little Dot in Stone Village as Black Wind Village attacked. Little Dot chose to become strong enough to defeat his enemies, and Lin Fan began teaching him the path of cultivation.

• Lin Fan confronted Shi Qi with knowledge of his clan’s secret, then secretly followed him to the Stone Clan and asked Qin Yu to investigate its ancestral lands.
• Xiao Ling’er told Lin Fan that her other teacher needed a Bodhi Fruit from the Western Region for resurrection, and Lin Fan promised to help her obtain one.
• Shi Qi confirmed that he possessed both Twin Pupiled Eyes and a Supreme Bone, while Lin Fan searched the Northeast Region and resolved to give Little Stone a different future.
• Black Wind Village attacked Stone Village after a clash over prey, and the villagers prepared to defend their home while the Old Village Chief asked the Willow Deity to protect the women and children.
• Lin Fan found Little Dot beside the Lightning-struck Wood during the battle and offered either to defeat the enemies for him or teach him to grow stronger.
• Little Dot chose to cultivate so he could defeat his enemies and avenge the wounded villagers, and Lin Fan agreed to teach him.

Lin Fan helped Stone Village survive Black Wind Village’s attack, awakened the Willow Deity, and taught Little Dot a unique cultivation system before asking to take him as a disciple. The Willow Deity agreed to judge Lin Fan’s worth by his techniques, and he began by displaying the Seventy-two Transformations and the Kirin Law.

• Lin Fan passed Little Dot a unique cultivation system, helping him enter the Blood Moving Realm and urging him to surpass its limits.
• Lin Fan secretly protected Stone Village’s people, then poured Spirit Liquid and an Eighth Grade Rejuvenation Pill into the Lightning-struck Wood, awakening the Willow Deity.
• The Willow Deity bound the Three-tailed Black Bear, allowing Little Dot to beat it to death, while Stone Village routed Black Wind Village and drove off nearby Demonic Beasts.
• Little Dot and the villagers returned victorious, and the Willow Deity healed the Old Village Chief before Stone Village held a grand sacrifice.
• Lin Fan asked the Old Village Chief and Willow Deity to let him take Little Dot as his disciple; Little Dot agreed, and the Willow Deity asked Lin Fan to demonstrate his Invincible Techniques.
• Lin Fan showed the Willow Deity the Seventy-two Transformations Technique and then the Kirin Law, which she praised as invincible.

Lin Fan brought Shi Hao to the Moon Embracing Sect, where he arranged his training and learned why Fan Jianqiang had joined. As Lin Fan prepared to leave with Xiao Ling'er, Little Dragon Girl revealed that the Myriad Flowers Holy Land had come to assess the sect for promotion to second-rate status.

• Lin Fan demonstrated the Moon Embracing Sect’s powerful inheritances to Willow Deity, who agreed to let Shi Hao join and passed Lin Fan the Willow Deity Method in exchange for the sect’s protection of Shi Hao.
• Willow Deity secluded Stone Village, and Lin Fan took Shi Hao back to the Moon Embracing Sect, where the young disciple met his seniors and tried unsuccessfully to catch an Eight Treasures Chicken.
• Lin Fan questioned Fan Jianqiang about joining the sect, and Fan Jianqiang said his divinations had repeatedly guided him there but gave him no firm assurance about the sect’s future.
• Lin Fan set Shi Hao a training plan that included defeating the Twin-pupiled one within five years, then gave him beast milk and permission to pursue food in the Spirit Beast Garden.
• Lin Fan arranged to leave with Xiao Ling'er so she could prepare for Old Medicine’s resurrection, but Little Dragon Girl told him that the Myriad Flowers Holy Land had arrived to assess the Moon Embracing Sect for promotion to a second-rate sect.

Lin Fan tried to keep the Moon Embracing Sect classified as a third-rate sect, and the Myriad Flowers Holy Land First Elder helped his plan by declaring its promotion assessment failed. He then traveled to Great Vehicle Buddhism with Xiao Ling'er to seek the Bodhi Fruit for Old Medicine’s new body, where they met the formidable Gatling Bodhisattva.

• Little Dragon Girl explained that the Myriad Flowers Holy Land had sent an envoy to assess the Moon Embracing Sect, and Lin Fan told Xiao Ling'er and Old Medicine about the promotion.
• Lin Fan asked the First Elder to let the Moon Embracing Sect fail its assessment, arguing that the sect should develop quietly and avoid the duties that came with a higher rank.
• The First Elder declared the Moon Embracing Sect unqualified for promotion, and news of its failure spread through the Southwest Region, helping Lin Fan’s plan to keep its strength underestimated.
• Lin Fan, Xiao Ling'er, and Old Medicine traveled to the Western Region to seek the Bodhi Fruit and Crystal Flame needed to create Old Medicine a new body.
• Lin Fan and Xiao Ling'er bribed two novice monks at Great Vehicle Buddhism to lead them to Gatling Bodhisattva, who recognized Lin Fan’s Barrett and asked him to fire it at him.
• Lin Fan struck Gatling Bodhisattva with a fully powered Barrett shot, but the Ninth Realm expert emerged unharmed and scolded a nearby monk to pick up his scripture.