Chapter Summaries

Lin Yun discovered that the Great Barren Tablet was suppressing an Otherworldly Demon king and used the Devouring Heaven Demonic Art to ease its corruption. The Tablet Spirit gave him the Great Desolate Scripture in exchange for his promise to help destroy the king, which could break free within four years.

• Lin Yun saw black Demonic Qi corroding the Great Barren Tablet, and the Tablet Spirit suppressed it when it attacked him.
• The Tablet Spirit showed Lin Yun a vision of the ancient battle in which powerful experts fell fighting the Otherworldly Demons and the Great Barren Tablet sealed a demon king.
• The Tablet Spirit explained that it could suppress the king but not kill it, and warned that its seal might fail within four years.
• Lin Yun used the Devouring Heaven Demonic Art to absorb some Demonic Qi and promised to help destroy the king.
• The Tablet Spirit gave Lin Yun the Great Desolate Scripture.

Lin Yun absorbed the Great Barren Tablet’s teachings and emerged after ten days, having comprehended the Great Desolate Scripture and agreed to help destroy the Demons. The tablet gave him two Barren Beads before sinking underground, while the Dao Sect watched his breakthrough.

• The Great Barren Tablet sent four ancient words into Lin Yun’s mind, and the Tablet Spirit hoped he would fulfill their agreement to erase the Demons.
• Lin Yun meditated before the tablet for five days as the Dao Sect’s hall masters, elders, and disciples gathered to watch.
• Ling Qingzhu and Ying Xiaoxiao saw the tablet’s light weaken as Lin Yun opened his eyes and released barren aura that withered the earth and trees around him.
• Lin Yun bowed to the Great Barren Tablet and promised to do everything in his power to prevent the world’s destruction.
• The Great Barren Tablet gave Lin Yun two Barren Beads and sank underground, while the gathered onlookers turned their attention to him.

Lin Yun revealed that he had comprehended the Great Desolate Scripture, then claimed the Nine Secrets’ All Character Secret and learned that the Dao Sect Palace Examination was approaching. Seeking people on the Sect Wanted List, he traveled to Desolate City and headed for the Desolate Mountain Range after hearing that Cai Yan might be there.

• Lin Yun announced his comprehension of the Great Desolate Scripture, and the Dao Sect disciples celebrated his achievement.
• Ying Xuanzi reflected on Zhou Tong and left as the Dao Sect returned to normal after Lin Yun’s success.
• Lin Yun claimed the All Character Secret as his reward and learned the four halls were preparing for the Palace Examination.
• After hearing that wanted fugitives were active near Desolate City, Lin Yun decided to investigate while maintaining his cover as a Yuan Sect disciple.
• Lin Yun reached Desolate City and learned that a Spirit Fruit would mature in the Desolate Mountain Range that night, where Cai Yan had recently appeared.
• Lin Yun headed southeast toward the Desolate Mountain Range, hoping to find Cai Yan.

Lin Yun arrived at the Desolate Mountain Range as the Life Immortal Fruits ripened and found Cai Yan guarding them with six puppet spirits. After Lin Yun took the fruits, he pursued and killed Cai Yan, leaving the mountain range’s gathered experts to witness his victory.

• Lin Yun reached the Desolate Mountain Range and learned that Cai Yan had fought off experts to claim the Life Immortal Fruits.
• A green barrier appeared as the fruits ripened, and Cai Yan used his six puppet spirits to drive away the people who approached.
• Cai Yan moved to pluck the two fruits, but Lin Yun seized them with Mental Energy and identified himself as being from Yuan Sect.
• Cai Yan fled with his puppet spirits, and Lin Yun pursued him with the Origin Emperor Sword Finger.
• Cai Yan detonated all six puppet spirits to weaken the attack, but Lin Yun’s sword finger struck and killed him.

Lin Yun killed Cai Yan in Desolate City, then returned to Dao Sect to prepare for the Palace Examination and earn the Extracorporeal Incarnation Divine Power. As the competition drew near, he rested while Ling Qingzhu played the guzheng for him, and the chapter ended with Wang Yan returning to Dao Sect.

• Lin Yun killed Cai Yan with a single strike, claimed two green fruits, and spread word of his strength through Desolate City.
• Lin Yun set a mission to become Dao Sect First Disciple, with Extracorporeal Incarnation as the reward, and returned to Dao Sect for the Palace Examination.
• Lin Yun cultivated while the annual competition approached and thought of Mu Qianqian and Qing Tan as he watched the disciples below.
• Ling Qingzhu played the guzheng for Lin Yun, allowing him to sleep deeply and wake refreshed.
• Lin Yun noticed the commotion below and recognized the returning Wang Yan by his gray robes and Black Greatsword.

Wang Yan returned to Dao Sect and became the focus of anticipation ahead of the Palace Examination, where he was expected to face Ying Wuxie. The examination began with Lin Yun drawing the A-One platform, while Ying Xiaoxiao prepared herself for the confrontation with Wang Yan.

• Wang Yan greeted Lin Yun and promised not to hold back during the Palace Examination, and Lin Yun answered in kind.
• Wang Yan returned to his former mountain peak and waited in seclusion as news of his return spread through Dao Sect.
• Lin Yun arrived at the Palace Examination and saw Ling Qingzhu, Ying Xiaoxiao, and Lin Dong among the gathered disciples.
• Wang Yan arrived and sat cross-legged, prompting Ying Xiaoxiao to resolve herself while Ling Qingzhu reminded her that Ying Wuxie was there.
• Ying Xuanzi ordered the examination to begin under the sect's rules, and Qi Lei announced the matches.
• Lin Yun drew the A-One match slip and landed on the corresponding platform.

Lin Yun, competing as Ying Wuxie, faced Earth Hall’s Qingye in the first match and overwhelmed him with superior strength and mastery of the Earth Emperor Scripture. Qingye was left defeated and bleeding on the arena, while Lin Yun reflected that his assumed identity had limited how quickly he could end the fight.

• Qingye challenged Lin Yun and warned him that talent meant nothing without strength, while Lin Yun dismissed him as unworthy.
• Qingye activated the Earth Origin Mysterious Body and attacked, but Lin Yun sent him flying with a single palm strike.
• Qingye used the Earth Emperor Scripture’s Earth Dragon God Sealing Seal to summon earthen dragons and trap Lin Yun.
• Lin Yun countered with Earth Dragon Sky Shattering, destroying Qingye’s dragons and sending a Stone Dragon at him.
• Qingye summoned the Heaven Rank Earth Emperor Armor, but Lin Yun’s Stone Dragon shattered it and knocked Qingye down, spitting blood.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ying Wuxie (Lin Yun) defeats Qing Ye and other strong opponents, securing a spot in the finals.
• Wang Yan, driven by revenge, wins all his matches, including against Lin Dong.
• Ying Xiaoxiao (Ling Qingzhu) faces Wang Yan in a highly anticipated match.
• Both use powerful techniques: Ying Xiaoxiao's "Great Heaven Cloud Piercing Sword" and Wang Yan's "Black Demon Slash."
• Wang Yan wins, putting Dao Sect at risk in the upcoming Sect War.

Character Developments

• Lin Yun continues to demonstrate his strength and confidence.
• Wang Yan shows his ruthlessness and determination for revenge.
• Ying Xiaoxiao (Ling Qingzhu) displays her power but ultimately loses to Wang Yan.

Significant Themes

• Revenge and its consequences (Wang Yan's obsession with defeating Dao Sect).
• Power dynamics and the threat of other sects (Dao Sect's vulnerability after Wang Yan's victory).

Character Interactions

• Lin Yun and Wang Yan: Anticipated rivals, with Wang Yan challenging Lin Yun after his victory.
• Ying Xiaoxiao (Ling Qingzhu) and Wang Yan: Bittersweet rivals, acknowledging each other's resolve and skill.
• Lin Dong and Lin Yun: Lin Dong acknowledges the growing gap between him and Lin Yun.

Lin Yun defeated Wang Yan in one move to become Dao Sect’s Palace Examination champion and earn the right to command its disciples during the Sect Tournament. After the exam, he claimed the system reward for Extracorporeal Incarnation and began cultivating the divine power.

• Chen Zhen announced that the winner of the final match would become the Palace Examination champion and command Dao Sect’s disciples during the Sect Tournament.
• Wang Yan used Black Demon Descent, but Lin Yun countered with Desolate Strike and defeated him in one move.
• Wang Yan admitted defeat, and Chen Zhen declared Ying Wuxie the champion as the crowd celebrated.
• Ying Wuxie’s victory made him and Yuan Sect’s Lin Yun the Eastern Xuan Region’s most talked-about young prodigies.
• Lin Yun returned to his mountain peak, claimed the Extracorporeal Incarnation reward, and set missions to cultivate the divine power.

Lin Yun mastered Divine Power of Extracorporeal Incarnation, letting him maintain identities in Dao Sect and Yuan Sect, while Little Marten asked Lin Dong to bring the Sky Phoenix Lyre to help overcome a troublesome opponent. After Ying Wuxie borrowed the lyre and left with Lin Dong and Ling Qingzhu, Lin Yun agreed to accompany Shen Yun and the others to Demon Sound Mountain.

• Lin Yun created a clone disguised as Ying Wuxie and returned his true body to Yuan Sect.
• Little Marten contacted Lin Dong and asked him to bring the Sky Phoenix Lyre to counter an opponent's special methods.
• Lin Dong told Ying Wuxie about Little Marten's request, and Ying Wuxie persuaded Ling Qingzhu to borrow the Sky Phoenix Lyre.
• Ying Wuxie, Lin Dong, and Ling Qingzhu left Dao Sect with the lyre.
• Shen Yun and his companion asked Lin Yun to join their trip to Demon Sound Mountain, and Lin Yun set off with them, Lei Qian, Qin Tian, and Xiao Lei.

Ying Wuxie, Lin Dong, and Ling Qingzhu reunited with Little Marten and the Demon Beasts in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, where they learned of Earth Core Spirit Nectar guarded by a Golden Ghost Owl. They reached Demon Sound Mountain to seize it, and the Golden Ghost Owl’s ally came out to confront them.

• Ying Wuxie, Lin Dong, and Ling Qingzhu found Little Marten, Little Flame, the Dragon Ape, and the others on a mountain peak.
• Little Marten revealed that the group had discovered Earth Core Spirit Nectar, but a Golden Ghost Owl and its Owl Sound Formation blocked access to it.
• Ying Wuxie and Little Marten vowed to attack Demon Sound Mountain, while Ling Qingzhu offered to use the Sky Phoenix Lyre against the formation.
• Ying Wuxie, Lin Dong, Ling Qingzhu, Little Marten, and the Demon Beasts arrived at Demon Sound Mountain.
• A sinister middle-aged man emerged from the Stone Hall and addressed Little Marten as a lingering ghost.

Ling Qingzhu used the Sky Phoenix Lyre to break Demon Sound Mountain’s formation, allowing Ying Wuxie to destroy Golden Ghost Owl and his forces. Ying Wuxie ended the battle by killing the fleeing Golden Ghost Owl, just as several newcomers approached.

• Golden Ghost Owl ordered the Human Head Owls to form the Demon Sound Formation around Demon Sound Mountain.
• Ying Wuxie summoned an enormous earth dragon while Ling Qingzhu brought out the Sky Phoenix Lyre and shattered the formation with its phoenix sound waves.
• Ying Wuxie attacked Golden Ghost Owl and the Demon Sound Mountain forces with Earth Dragon Sky Breaker.
• Golden Ghost Owl swallowed several subordinates, transformed into a huge golden owl, and sent a golden streak fleeing as his body confronted the earth dragon.
• Ying Wuxie's earth dragon destroyed Golden Ghost Owl and killed the remaining forces, while Little Marten and the others marveled at his strength.
• Several streams of light approached Ying Wuxie and the others from the distant horizon.

Ying Wuxie and his companions reached the sealed cave containing the Earth Core Spirit Nectar, where they encountered Lin Yun and the Yuan Sect group. Ying Wuxie agreed to fight Lin Yun for the treasure, and their Emperor Scripture attacks collided in a devastating blast.

• Ying Wuxie led Lin Dong, Ling Qingzhu, Little Marten, and the pet beasts to the cave Little Flame had found on Demon Sound Mountain.
• Ying Wuxie sensed the approaching Yuan Sect group, and Lin Yun arrived with Shen Yun, Qin Tian, and Lei Qian.
• Ying Wuxie revealed that he was a clone sharing a Nascent Soul with Lin Yun, his main body, and asked the others to keep it secret.
• Lin Yun proposed that he and Ying Wuxie wagered the Earth Core Spirit Nectar on their fight, and Ying Wuxie accepted.
• Ying Wuxie unleashed the Heavenly Emperor Scripture’s Great Heaven Cloud Piercing Sword while Lin Yun summoned the Thunder Emperor Scripture’s World Extinction Spear, and their attacks collided in a massive explosion.

At Demon Sound Mountain, Lin Yun and Ying Wuxie staged a fierce battle over the Earth Core Spirit Nectar, with Lin Yun winning the final exchange and claiming the treasure. After sending Lei Qian and the others away with the nectar, Lin Yun mounted Xiao Lei and followed Ying Wuxie’s group.

• Lin Yun and Ying Wuxie exchanged powerful attacks, and Lin Yun stopped Ying Wuxie’s Desolate Strike with Origin Emperor Scripture.
• Ying Wuxie unleashed Great Desolate Soul Extinguishing Slash, but Lin Yun’s Heaven and Earth Annihilation overwhelmed it and forced Ying Wuxie to concede.
• Ying Wuxie left with Lin Dong, Ling Qingzhu, Little Marten, and the others while the Yuan Sect members celebrated their apparent victory.
• Lin Yun broke through the cave entrance, found the golden Earth Core Spirit Nectar, and gave the clumps of it to Lei Qian and the others.
• After Lei Qian and the others departed, Lin Yun mounted Xiao Lei and followed Ying Wuxie’s group.

News of Lin Yun and Ying Wuxie’s clash spread across the Eastern Xuan Region as Lin Yun reunited with Lin Dong and the others. He shared Spirit Nurturing Pills with them, then gave eight demon beasts powerful bloodlines to refine, while Little Marten considered uniting the region’s demon beasts.

• Yuan Sect disciples celebrated Lin Yun’s clash with Ying Wuxie, while disciples across the Eastern Xuan Region discussed the fight and noted that Ying Wuxie was one realm lower.
• Lin Yun claimed his mission reward, obtained a bottle of Spirit Nurturing Pills, and caught up with Lin Dong, Ling Qingzhu, Little Marten, and the others.
• Lin Yun gave a Pill to each of his companions and protected them as they began refining the medicine.
• Little Marten led Lin Yun to eight powerful demon beasts bearing traits of the Four Divine Beasts and the Four Great Ferocious Beasts.
• Lin Yun bestowed a different bloodline on each demon beast, and they scattered to fuse with the bloodlines.
• Lin Yun told Little Marten that his Demon Beast Legion could grow stronger and encouraged him to consider unifying the demon beasts of the Eastern Xuan Region.

Lin Yun’s group completed their cultivation and split up to return to their sects. Back at Dao Sect, Ying Xuanzi warned Ying Wuxie to keep Ling Qingzhu’s awakening secret and asked him to prioritize his fellow disciples’ safety at the coming Sect Tournament.

• Lin Dong condensed his Nascent Soul, passed the Wind and Thunder and Nirvana Tribulations, and broke through to a higher realm.
• Ling Qingzhu’s Reincarnation Seal briefly awakened, freezing the mountain peak before Lin Yun caught her as she fell.
• Lin Yun returned to Yuan Sect, while Ying Wuxie, Lin Dong, and Ling Qingzhu headed to Dao Sect; Lin Dong went to the Desolate Hall upon their arrival.
• Ying Xuanzi summoned Ying Wuxie and Ling Qingzhu, then sent Ling Qingzhu to return the Sky Phoenix Lyre to Uncle Qi Lei.
• Ying Xuanzi told Ying Wuxie to keep Ling Qingzhu’s awakening secret and asked him to bring their fellow disciples back safely from the Sect Tournament.

Lin Yun received a mission from Human Origin Master to seize an ancient treasure, unseal what it suppressed, and kill Dao Sect disciples, including Ying Wuxie. As Yuan Sect’s Chief Disciple, he led its forces toward Different Demon City for the approaching Sect Tournament.

• Chen You praised Lin Yun’s fight with Ying Wuxie and summoned him to Human Origin Peak.
• Human Origin Master showed Lin Yun, Yuan Cang, Lei Qian, and Ling Zhen a map marking an ancient treasure and ordered them to seize it and unseal what was suppressed inside.
• Human Origin Master also ordered them to wipe out Dao Sect’s disciples and kill Ying Wuxie, and Lin Yun agreed.
• As the Sect Tournament approached, Yuan Sect appointed Lin Yun to command its forces, with Yuan Cang, Lei Qian, and Ling Zhen assisting him.
• Lin Yun led Yuan Sect’s force into Different Demon Territory and arrived with them before Different Demon City.

Lin Yun and the other sects gathered at the entrance to the Different Demon Territory for the tournament. When Yuan Cang addressed Ling Qingzhu, Lin Yun declared that she was his target and warned everyone else away from her.

• The Yuan Sect disciples settled in Different Demon City and spent three days preparing before the Different Demon Territory opened.
• Ying Wuxie and the Dao Sect arrived at the entrance, where Ying Huanhuan identified the leaders of the other major sects.
• Ling Qingzhu arrived with the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace and searched the gathering crowd.
• Lin Yun and the Yuan Sect arrived, drawing the attention of the other sect leaders and spectators.
• Yuan Cang began addressing Ling Qingzhu, but Lin Yun interrupted to declare her his target and threaten anyone who harbored improper thoughts about her.

As Different Demon Territory opened, Lin Yun led the Yuan Sect disciples inside, while Ying Wuxie led Dao Sect’s group. After the Yuan Sect landed in the dangerous wilderness and set out for an Ancient Treasure, ferocious monsters surrounded them.

• Lin Yun’s words about Ling Qingzhu stirred gossip, while Wu Qun grew angry and Ying Wuxie told Ling Qingzhu they had nothing to do with him.
• The spatial barrier began to open, and Lin Yun instructed the Yuan Sect disciples to link their auras before entering.
• Lin Yun and Ying Wuxie led their respective sects into Different Demon Territory through the Space Vortex.
• Lin Yun used the map from Human Origin Master to locate the Ancient Treasure and ordered the Yuan Sect to head straight for it.
• Before the Yuan Sect could depart, monsters charged from all directions and surrounded them.

Lin Yun led the Yuan Sect disciples through a Demon Rat Tide, while Ying Wuxie and the Dao Sect discovered Life Profound Bone Pearls beneath a Demon Ant swarm. Four powerful Demon Corpses awakened and attacked the Dao Sect, forcing the disciples to retreat.

• Lin Yun used the Thunder Emperor Scripture to blast through the Demon Rat Tide and led the Yuan Sect disciples in driving it back.
• Lin Yun ordered the Yuan Sect disciples to rest, then led them toward the Brahma Ancient Treasure.
• Ying Wuxie and the Dao Sect encountered Demon Ants, which Ling Qingzhu subdued with her zither music.
• Ling Qingzhu uncovered dried corpses bearing Life Profound Bone Pearls, and Ying Wuxie accepted a task to obtain the pearls.
• Four Demon Corpses awakened and attacked, so Ying Xiaoxiao warned the Dao Sect disciples to retreat.