Chapter Summaries

Lin Dong fought the demonic beasts besieging the gathering point to absorb their Demonic Crystals and advance his cultivation. He faced a peak Creation Realm Earth Demon Scorpion alone and pierced its carapace, with the battle’s outcome still uncertain.

• The demonic beasts rammed the Heaven and Earth Chessboard’s protective pillars, and Lin Dong charged out to hunt them for their Demonic Crystals.
• The Heavenly Demon Marten told Lin Dong that reaching perfected Creation Realm would let him use the Ancestral Symbol to resist the Ancient Battlefield’s night energy.
• Lin Dong absorbed the Demonic Crystals he collected, steadily increasing his strength while Lin Tianci watched from a stone tower.
• A peak Creation Realm Earth Demon Scorpion emerged from the Demon Tide and charged at Lin Dong, who turned down Mo Ling and the others’ offer to help.
• Lin Dong fought the Earth Demon Scorpion alone and pierced its carapace with the Heaven Crocodile Bone Spear.

After defeating the Earth Demon Scorpion and absorbing its Demonic Crystal, Lin Dong advanced to the great accomplishment level of the Creation Realm, triggering a Tenfold Return that brought Lin Tianci to the peak of the Nine-Yuan Nirvana Stage. Lin Tianci then freed the gathering point from the Holy Light Dynasty’s rule, leaving its occupants free to stay or go.

• Lin Dong claimed the Earth Demon Scorpion’s Demonic Crystal after its death, and the retreating Demon Tide vanished from the gathering point.
• Lin Dong absorbed the crystal and broke through to the great accomplishment level of the Creation Realm.
• The system rewarded Lin Tianci with a Tenfold Return, raising his strength to the peak of the Nine-Yuan Nirvana Stage, though a strange energy in his meridians did not manifest.
• Lin Tianci and Lin Dong discussed the spoils from the Holy Light Dynasty men, and Lin Dong went to collect them after Lin Tianci declined his share.
• Lin Tianci announced that the gathering point was free again and abolished the daily tribute of ten Nirvana Pills, earning the gratitude of the gathered geniuses.

After Lin Dong collected Li Sheng’s spoils, Lin Tianci received hundredfold returns from the system. Lin Dong offered Lin Tianci a middle-grade Creation Martial Art, but when he tried to claim it, a Mental Brand inside the White Jade Elephant repelled his Mental Energy.

• Lin Tianci waived the daily Nirvana Pill fee, delighting the geniuses gathered at the city wall.
• Lin Dong collected thousands of Nirvana Pills from Li Sheng’s Qiankun Bag, granting Lin Tianci hundreds of thousands through the system’s Hundredfold Return.
• Lin Dong found Li Sheng’s Earth-grade Spirit Treasure and the Holy Elephant Crashing Heaven martial art, and Lin Tianci received a returned treasure from the system.
• Lin Dong offered the White Jade Elephant containing the martial art to Lin Tianci, but Lin Tianci told him to keep it.
• Lin Dong tried to use his Mental Energy on the White Jade Elephant, but a Mental Brand inside it repelled him.

Lin Tianci erased the mental imprint on the White Jade Elephant, triggering a threatening message from the Holy Light Dynasty’s Half-Step Nirvana senior brother. After Lin Dong withdrew to recover and cultivate the Holy Elephant Crashing Heaven, Mo Ling brought Lin Tianci new information about that senior brother the next morning.

• Lin Tianci erased the mental imprint on the White Jade Elephant, and a projection of the Holy Light Dynasty’s senior brother threatened to hunt down whoever had killed Li Sheng.
• Lin Tianci gave the White Jade Elephant to Lin Dong, who stored it and continued searching Li Sheng’s Qiankun Bag for loot.
• Lin Dong returned to a stone tower to recover before cultivating the Holy Elephant Crashing Heaven, while Lin Tianci considered leaving the gathering point rather than ruling it.
• The next morning, Mo Ling told Lin Tianci that he had found leads about the Holy Light Dynasty’s eldest senior brother.

Mo Ling and Du Yun told Lin Tianci that Jin Mu, the Holy Light Dynasty’s eldest senior brother, was in Yang City competing for the Ancient Secret Key and a Life and Death Reincarnation Pill. The Heavenly Demon Marten recognized the pill as a chance to regain a physical body and decided to ask Lin Tianci for help obtaining it.

• Mo Ling reported that the Holy Light Dynasty had twenty Creation Realm experts among its Hundred Empire War entrants, and identified Jin Mu as their Half-Step Nirvana Stage leader.
• Mo Ling said Jin Mu and eleven other Creation Realm experts were in Yang City, a vast gathering point with abundant resources and powerful competitors.
• Du Yun explained that Jin Mu was occupied competing with other forces for the Ancient Secret Key, which supposedly opened an ancient treasure trove.
• Mo Ling revealed that Jin Mu was targeting a Life and Death Reincarnation Pill inside the trove.
• The Heavenly Demon Marten told Lin Dong that the pill could let it condense a physical body again and resolved to ask Lin Tianci to help obtain it.

Lin Dong told Lin Tianci about the Heavenly Demon Marten and asked for help obtaining the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill. Lin Tianci agreed to help if the pill was in the secret realm, and the Heavenly Demon Marten offered to help Little Wing transform in return.

• Lin Dong agreed to speak to Lin Tianci alone about the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill, while the Heavenly Demon Marten promised to negotiate with him and obtain it by any means.
• Lin Dong confessed that the Stone Talisman and the Heavenly Demon Marten were inside him, but Lin Tianci revealed that he had already sensed both.
• The Heavenly Demon Marten appeared on Lin Dong's shoulder and thanked Lin Tianci for looking after Lin Dong.
• Lin Tianci agreed to do his best to help the Heavenly Demon Marten obtain the pill if it was in the secret realm.
• The Heavenly Demon Marten offered to help Little Wing transform in exchange for Lin Tianci's help.

Lin Tianci agreed to provide Nirvana Pills for Little Wing’s transformation and revealed he could supply a million, astonishing Lin Dong and the Heavenly Demon Marten. He then decided to head to Yang City to pursue an ancient hidden trove, while Lin Langtian chose to part ways.

• The Heavenly Demon Marten explained that transforming Little Wing required careful preparation and asked Lin Tianci to gather Nirvana Pills.
• Lin Tianci offered one million Nirvana Pills, stunning Lin Dong and the Heavenly Demon Marten.
• Lin Dong and the Heavenly Demon Marten discussed Lin Tianci’s mysterious wealth and strength.
• Lin Tianci announced he would go to Yang City, and Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan agreed to join him.
• Lin Langtian declined to travel with the group, and Lin Tianci asked the others to investigate the Ancient Key while they rested.

Lin Tianci trained Little Wing and received the Asura Body after Lin Dong obtained the Small Nirvana Golden Body. When Lin Tianci returned to the gathering point, Holy Light Dynasty experts had taken Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan hostage and confronted him over Li Sheng’s death.

• Lin Tianci agreed to gather intelligence before heading to Yang City to seek the Ancient Key.
• Lin Tianci had Little Wing fight powerful demonic beasts, but Little Wing easily defeated even a Half-Step Nirvana Stage beast.
• The system rewarded Lin Tianci with the Asura Body after Lin Dong obtained the Small Nirvana Golden Body.
• Lin Tianci rode Little Wing back to the gathering point and sensed several powerful auras there.
• Holy Light Dynasty experts confronted Lin Tianci and threatened to kill Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan unless he answered for Li Sheng’s death.

Lin Tianci confronted three peak Creation Realm experts from the Holy Light Dynasty, who had captured Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan. After the three attacked with a combined Yuan Power technique, Lin Tianci stopped their enormous mountain with one hand using only his physical strength.

• The Holy Light Dynasty revealed that Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan were bound on the city wall after being defeated by its experts.
• Lin Tianci promised to rescue his friends and said he would kill Jin Mu when he went to Yang City.
• Three peak Creation Realm experts formed a coordinated array and attacked Lin Tianci with a mountain condensed from their combined Yuan Power.
• Lin Tianci halted the mountain with one hand, relying only on his physical strength, stunning the three attackers.

Lin Tianci overwhelmed three peak Creation Realm experts of the Holy Light Dynasty, killing one with a single palm after returning their mountain attack. The two survivors recoiled in fear as Lin Tianci asked how they wanted to die.

• Lin Tianci caught the mountain thrown at him and hurled it back at the three Holy Light Dynasty experts, who shattered it with a combined Yuan Power attack.
• As the three experts prepared an all-out assault, Lin Tianci rushed into their formation and scattered them with his strength and speed.
• Lin Tianci appeared behind one expert and broke through his Light Armor with a palm, splitting him in two and killing him.
• The two surviving experts recoiled in fear, and Lin Tianci mocked their attempt to flee.

Lin Tianci killed the Holy Light Dynasty experts who had taken Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan hostage, then freed and treated his friends. He planned to wait for Lin Dong to return before confronting Jin Mu and told Mo Ling to question the sole survivor about the Ancient Secret Key.

• Lin Tianci crushed the two fleeing peak Creation Realm experts after they threatened him with Jin Mu’s revenge.
• Lin Tianci collected the three Qiankun Bags and killed or injured the Holy Light Dynasty experts on the city wall, leaving one survivor alive.
• Lin Tianci freed Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan, gave them healing pills, and learned that the Holy Light Dynasty had held them as hostages.
• Lin Tianci said he would set out after Lin Dong returned and planned to make Jin Mu abandon his pursuit of the Ancient Secret Key.
• Lin Tianci handed the survivor to Mo Ling and asked him to question the man about the Ancient Secret Key.

Lin Tianci learned that powerful dynasties had gathered in Yang City to compete for the Ancient Secret Key, then decided to take his group there. The next morning, he and his companions departed on the white divine demonic tiger.

• Lin Tianci told Mo Ling and the others to spare the Holy Light Dynasty expert so he could carry a challenge to Jin Mu.
• Lin Dong returned to the gathering point, cultivated, and later joined Lin Tianci to hear Mo Ling's information.
• Mo Ling reported that many factions had gathered in Yang City, including four dynasties with Half-Step Nirvana Stage experts, and that no true Nirvana Stage expert was known to be there.
• Lin Tianci decided that the group would set off for Yang City the next day.
• The next morning, Lin Tianci and the others flew away on the white divine demonic tiger as people watched them depart.

Lin Tianci’s group traveled from the Gathering Point toward Yang City on Little Wing, while Lin Dong helped Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan refine their Earth-grade Spirit Treasures and approach a breakthrough. The group was still traveling at midnight, with their companions’ auras steadily rising.

• Lin Tianci’s group left the Gathering Point for Yang City aboard Little Wing, whose speed far surpassed Little Flame’s.
• Lin Dong compared Little Flame with Little Wing, and the Heavenly Demon Marten explained Little Wing’s ancient bloodline and superior potential.
• Lin Tianci observed that Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan were nearing the peak of the Creation Realm and asked Lin Dong to help them.
• Lin Dong used the Devouring Ancestral Symbol to gather Nirvana Qi, helping the three absorb energy as their auras surged toward a breakthrough.
• Lin Tianci slowed Little Wing to give them time, delaying the journey until midnight while their auras continued to rise.

Lin Tianci and Lin Dong helped Mo Ling and two others reach the peak Creation Realm before the group arrived at Yang City. They entered the city and planned to find lodging and gather information about the Ancient Secret Key.

• Lin Dong gathered Nirvana Qi as Lin Tianci slowed down, helping Mo Ling and the other two advance to the peak Creation Realm.
• Lin Tianci gave the trio the Three Profound Formation, and Man Shan gained a powerful axe taken from a Holy Light Dynasty expert.
• Lin Tianci had Little Wing fly at full speed toward Yang City, where the group sensed many powerful auras.
• Lin Tianci told the group to find a place to stay and ask about the Ancient Secret Key, and Mo Ling volunteered to gather information.
• Little Wing descended near the city, and Lin Tianci and the others entered Yang City without paying an entrance fee.

Lin Tianci and his companions visited Yang City's crowded auction house, where powerful dynasties had gathered. They spotted Jin Mu of the Holy Light Dynasty, and Lin Tianci declared that Jin Mu would die that day; as the auction continued, Lin Dong's turn to present an item approached.

• Lin Tianci and his companions bought numbered stone tokens and took seats at the Yang City auction.
• Lin Tianci spotted Jin Mu and a familiar peak Creation Realm expert among the Holy Light Dynasty's group.
• Lin Tianci told Lin Dong and the others that Jin Mu would die that day.
• An Earth-grade Black Spirit Armor that resisted the Ancient Battlefield night's suppression sold for seven thousand Nirvana Pills.
• Lin Dong told Lin Tianci that his turn to auction an item was coming up.

Lin Dong auctioned three powerful martial arts at the gathering, drawing the attention of Jin Mu and the Holy Light Dynasty. Two martial arts sold for a total of eleven thousand Nirvana Pills, while the Great Sun Thunder Body auction remained undecided.

• Lin Dong took his turn at the auction as Jin Mu and a Holy Light Dynasty lackey recognized Lin Tianci and discussed attacking the group after the sale.
• Lin Dong presented the Demonic Cloud Yin Evil Palm, Great Wilderness Sea-Splitting Seal, and Great Sun Thunder Body for auction.
• Jin Mu became interested in Lin Dong's martial arts and decided to wait until the auction ended before making a move.
• Bidders bought the Demonic Cloud Yin Evil Palm for five thousand Nirvana Pills and the Great Wilderness Sea-Splitting Seal for six thousand Nirvana Pills.

Lin Dong auctioned the Great Sun Thunder Body, drawing bids from Hai Sha of the Sea Scale Dynasty and a burly man from the Iron Dynasty. When Hai Sha threatened Lin Dong over whom he would sell it to, Lin Tianci stepped in and took over.

• Lin Dong sold the Great Wilderness Sea-Splitting Seal for eleven thousand Nirvana Pills and offered to lend the proceeds to Lin Tianci if needed.
• Lin Dong reintroduced the Great Sun Thunder Body, and Hai Sha opened the bidding at eleven thousand Nirvana Pills.
• A burly man from the Iron Dynasty bid twelve thousand Nirvana Pills, prompting Hai Sha to threaten Lin Dong over the sale.
• Lin Tianci told Lin Dong to put away the martial art and said he would handle the rest.
• Hai Sha turned to Lin Tianci and asked whether he planned to stand up for Lin Dong.

Lin Tianci offered a Quasi-Heavenly body-refining martial art for auction, drawing the attention of Yang City's powerful experts. Jin Mu then revealed Lin Tianci’s alleged grudge with the Holy Light Dynasty and proposed that the experts join forces to drive him out and seize the martial art.

• Lin Tianci rejected Hai Sha’s offer for his original martial art and presented a Quasi-Heavenly body-refining martial art with a starting price of one hundred thousand Nirvana Pills.
• Hai Sha offered ten thousand Nirvana Pills and protection, while a dark-skinned burly man made a competing offer and promised to keep Lin Tianci safe.
• Jin Mu interrupted the bidding and said he was interested in Lin Tianci, then accused him of killing people from the Holy Light Dynasty.
• Hai Sha and the other experts refused to let Jin Mu’s grudge take precedence over the martial art.
• Jin Mu proposed that the experts unite against Lin Tianci, drive him out, and claim the martial art before deciding who would keep it.

At the Auction House, Jin Mu demanded Lin Tianci hand over his martial art and attacked him when he refused. Lin Tianci emerged unharmed and declared that Jin Mu’s Half-Step Nirvana Stage strength did not make him worthy to speak that way.

• Hai Sha and the other Half-Step Nirvana Stage experts supported Jin Mu taking the first move against Lin Tianci.
• Jin Mu demanded Lin Tianci surrender the martial art and offered to spare his life, but Lin Tianci mocked his confidence and refused.
• Jin Mu unleashed a powerful Origin Energy leopard attack that smashed the ground and nearby furniture around Lin Tianci.
• Lin Tianci stood unharmed in the dust, surprising the onlookers and making Hai Sha and the other experts doubt their assessment of him.
• Lin Tianci brushed at his spotless robes, stepped forward, and told Jin Mu that a Half-Step Nirvana Stage expert was not qualified to speak to him that way.

Lin Tianci confronted Jin Mu in the Yang City Auction House, where the two fought over their old grudge. Lin Tianci held off Jin Mu’s attacks, and the fight continued as Jin Mu formed a flaming demonic beast from his staff.

• Lin Tianci told Jin Mu he intended to kill him and challenged him to fight.
• Hai Sha watched, expecting Jin Mu to defeat Lin Tianci, while a burly man from the Iron Dynasty eyed the jade slip Lin Tianci held.
• Jin Mu attacked with his fiery staff, and Lin Tianci blocked the blows with the Dragon Breath Gold-Chiseled Spear.
• Jin Mu’s staff wrapped the spear in red light, but an ancient aura from the spear shattered it and made the staff tremble.
• Jin Mu poured Origin Energy into his staff and formed a featureless fiery-red demonic beast.