Chapter Summaries

Lin Yun refined Yang Yuan Pills from Yang Yuan Stones and broke through to the Heavenly Yuan Realm. After helping Lin Xia reach the Earthly Yuan Realm, he prepared to head into the back mountain to target the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Group and Ironwood Manor.

• Lin Yun claimed Yang Yuan Pills, tested one, and found that it cultivated Yang Gang Qi that could help him reach the Heavenly Yuan Realm.
• Lin Yun had Chi Ling refine twelve Yang Yuan Stones into four more pills and decided to use Ironwood Manor’s family members for mining after he took the manor.
• Lin Yun returned to the Lin Family, where Lin Dong brought him two Fourth-Grade Spiritual Medicines and Qing Tan admired how much Little Flame and the other beasts had grown.
• Lin Yun consumed his remaining Yang Yuan Pills, broke through to the Heavenly Yuan Realm, and claimed rewards that raised his physique and Root Bone.
• Lin Xia brought Lin Yun two Red Wood Spirit Stems, then drank his tonic soup and broke through to the Earthly Yuan Realm.
• Lin Yun told Lin Xia he planned to train in the back mountain and asked her to pass word to the family, as he prepared to move against the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Group and Ironwood Manor.

Lin Yun brought Qing Tan and his beast companions to hunt the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Group and avenge Tiger Heroine’s family. After killing one lion in an ambush, he faced the remaining six as they charged down the mountain.

• Lin Yun took Qing Tan to the Black Iron Demon Leopards’ valley, collected ninety-six Yang Yuan Stones, and recruited Bao Qiang and Bao Zhen for a hunt.
• Lin Yun and his companions reached the Azure-Eyed Fire Lions’ mountain and found six lions there, with two members of the group away hunting.
• Lin Yun concealed Qing Tan and the Three Little Tigers in the Alchemy Furnace, then ambushed two returning lions with Bao Qiang, Bao Zhen, and Tiger Heroine.
• Lin Yun killed the first Azure-Eyed Fire Lion with his spear while Tiger Heroine and Bao Zhen fought the injured lion.
• The six lions on the mountain charged down after hearing their companion’s roar, and Lin Yun prepared to face them.

Lin Yun and his companions wiped out the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Group, avenging Tiger Dad, then searched the lions’ cave for a rare treasure. Lin Yun uncovered an Earth Spirit Blood Marrow Stone whose energy made his blood boil.

• Lin Yun fought and killed the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Leader while Tiger Heroine, Bao Zhen, and Bao Qiang slaughtered the rest of the Azure-Eyed Fire Lions.
• Tiger Heroine roared to tell Tiger Dad that it had avenged him, and Lin Yun gave out pills before Qing Tan and the Three Little Tigers gathered the corpses.
• Chi Ling sensed a rare treasure on the mountain, so Lin Yun took Qing Tan and Tiger Heroine into the lions’ cave to investigate.
• Lin Yun created a mission for the treasure, then broke through the cave wall with his Mountain Piercing Spear.
• Lin Yun uncovered a blood-red crystalline stone, and Chi Ling identified it as an Earth Spirit Blood Marrow Stone.

Lin Yun refined the Earth Spirit Blood Marrow Stone into Blood Marrow Pills and used them to give five of his demon beasts a chance to mutate their bloodlines. He left them enduring the painful process, newly determined after his exhortations, while Qing Tan wondered what he had told them.

• Chi Ling explained that the Earth Spirit Blood Marrow Stone could strengthen bloodlines and that its energy had likely caused Little Flame’s mutation before birth.
• Lin Yun claimed the Mutated Blood Pills reward, then returned to the cave and spent more than half a month helping Chi Ling refine demon beast corpses and the stone into pills.
• Lin Yun gave Blood Marrow Pills to five of the Four Tigers and Two Leopards, while Little Flame ate a Fourth Grade Blood Pill instead.
• As the five beasts suffered through the bloodline-altering pain, Lin Yun urged them to endure so they could protect their families and companions.
• The five beasts stood firm, determined to mutate, and Qing Tan asked Lin Yun what he had said to them.

Lin Yun strengthened his beasts, discovered that the Lei Family had occupied the Yang Yuan Stone Mine, and joined Lin Dong in luring the Lei and Xie Families’ forces into a deadly ambush. After Lei Bao returned to Qingyang Town, Lin Yun headed for Ironwood Manor, where only two Heavenly Yuan Realm experts remained.

• Chi Ling reported that Tiger Heroine and the two younger Fire Python Tigers had gained mutated bloodlines, while Bao Qiang and Bao Zhen had only strengthened their bloodlines.
• Lin Yun fed the six beasts more than a thousand Blood Pills, and three days later they emerged with stronger cultivation realms.
• Lin Yun found the Lei Family mining the Yang Yuan Stone Mine at Ironwood Manor, but retreated after Lei Bao sensed his probing spiritual energy.
• Lin Yun told Lin Dong about the mine and recruited him into a plan to weaken the Lei Family without involving the rest of the Lin Family.
• Lin Dong lured the Lei and Xie Families’ hunting party into the forest, where Lin Yun’s four tigers and two leopards killed the group, including four Heavenly Yuan Realm experts.
• After Lei Bao returned to Qingyang Town, Lin Yun went to Ironwood Manor, confirmed that only two Heavenly Yuan Realm experts remained, and prepared to release Bao Qiang and Bao Zhen.

Bao Zhen and Bao Qiang seized Ironwood Manor by killing the Lei Family’s experts, while Lin Yun arranged for the fleeing survivors to report the mine and nearby beasts to Qingyang Town. As Lin Zhentian’s family debated how to claim the Yang Yuan Stone Mine, Lin Dong arrived with Lin Yun’s plan.

• Bao Zhen and Bao Qiang defeated the Lei Family forces at Ironwood Manor and killed both Heavenly Yuan Realm experts stationed there.
• Lin Yun had Tiger Heroine appear before the fleeing Lei Family members, prompting them to spread news of the mine, the leopards, and the Fire Python Tiger.
• Lin Zhentian gathered the Lin Family’s upper ranks to discuss competing for the Yang Yuan Stone Mine.
• Lin Mang urged the Lin Family to seize Ironwood Manor, while Lin Ken warned that fighting the Three Beasts and rival factions could destroy the family.
• The Lin Family members proposed joining forces with the Mad Blade Martial Hall, and Lin Dong arrived with Lin Yun’s plan.

Lin Dong told Lin Zhentian that Lin Yun had reached the Heavenly Yuan Realm and secretly controlled the Demon Beasts occupying Ironwood Manor. The Lin Family arrived at the manor, where Lin Yun explained his plans and led its leaders to meet the beasts.

• Lin Dong revealed his late-stage Earthly Yuan Realm strength and relayed that Lin Yun had reached the Heavenly Yuan Realm.
• Lin Dong privately told Lin Zhentian that Lin Yun controlled the Fire Python Tiger and the Two Leopards and had occupied Ironwood Manor.
• Lin Zhentian gathered the Lin Family's elites and led them to Ironwood Manor, where Lin Yun claimed he had captured the injured beasts after they fought each other.
• Lin Yun explained that he intended to heal and tame the beasts, then reassured the family that Qing Tan was safe among them.
• Lin Yun led Lin Zhentian, four other Heavenly Yuan Realm experts, and Lin Dong to the Ore Vein, where Six Beasts rose and roared to greet them.

After the Lin Family took Ironwood Manor and secured the Yang Yuan Stone Mine, Lin Yun broke through to the middle stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm. The family prepared to send a team to Yancheng to trade its mined Yang Yuan Stones.

• Lin Yun explained his experiences to Lin Zhentian and the elders, then proposed moving the Lin Family to Ironwood Manor and consolidating its holdings.
• Lin Zhentian ordered the family to relocate and organize the manor, and the Lin Family occupied Ironwood Manor before the other factions could respond.
• Lei Bao rejected Xie Qian's plan to attack the Lin Family and decided to attempt a breakthrough into the Core Formation Realm.
• Luo Cheng sent someone to congratulate the Lin Family and assess its strength after learning it had taken Ironwood Manor.
• After more than a month, Lin Yun claimed his rewards for reaching the middle stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm, and Lin Zhentian raised the question of who would lead the family's Yang Yuan Stone trade mission to Yancheng.

Lin Yun arranged to lead the Lin Clan's trade caravan with Lin Xiao, leaving Lin Zhentian at Ironwood Manor and Qing Tan in charge of the Six Beasts. As the caravan headed for Yancheng, Xie Qian and Lei Bao learned of it and planned to watch for an opportunity to attack.

• Lin Zhentian proposed leading the Lin Clan's shipment to Yancheng, but Lin Yun argued that he should stay at Ironwood Manor while Lin Yun and Lin Xiao led the caravan.
• Lin Yun revealed that he had reached the middle Heavenly Yuan Realm and proposed using the caravan to draw out enemies while Qing Tan commanded the Six Beasts.
• The Lin Clan assembled a caravan of more than a hundred people and over twenty carts, and Lin Yun comforted Qing Tan before they departed.
• The Xie Family learned of the caravan, and Xie Qian urged Lei Bao to attack it because Lin Xiao appeared to be its only Heavenly Yuan Realm expert.
• Lei Bao ordered Xie Qian to spread word of the caravan and wait to see whether bandits attacked, planning to intercept it on its return if the opportunity arose.

Lin Yun’s convoy was ambushed by three groups of bandits seeking the Lin Family’s Yang Yuan Stones, and he charged out to face their leaders. He killed Wu Sha and Yan Kuo, then caught up to Chen Sanbao after the bandit tried to flee on his fast horse.

• Lin Xia described Yancheng and its powerful factions to Lin Yun and Lin Dong as the convoy traveled there.
• Black Dragon Stronghold, Flying Leopard Mountain, and Fierce Fang Mountain joined forces to demand the Lin Family’s goods, and Lin Yun told Lin Xiao he would handle all four Heavenly Yuan Realm leaders.
• Lin Yun rode into the bandit horde with his Mountain Piercing Spear and instantly killed Wu Sha and Yan Kuo.
• Lin Yun pursued Chen Sanbao after he fled on his Wind Chasing Horse, then knocked the horse down with a spear sweep.

Lin Yun defeated the bandits attacking the Lin Family's Trade Caravan and sent Xiong Wei to occupy Black Dragon Stronghold as a test of his loyalty. After the caravan reached Yancheng and traded its Ironwood and Yang Yuan Stones, Lin Yun and Lin Xia went shopping while Lin Dong headed to the Curiosity Shop.

• Lin Yun killed Chen Sanbao, frightened the bandits into fleeing, and learned from Xiong Wei that the Xie Family had lured the bandits toward the Lin Family's caravan.
• Lin Yun spared Xiong Wei and ordered him to gather the remaining bandits and occupy Black Dragon Stronghold, planning to judge his loyalty by whether he stayed.
• Lin Xiao led the caravan to Yancheng, where the Lin Family traded Ironwood and Yang Yuan Stones for Yang Yuan Pills.
• Lin Dong went to investigate the Curiosity Shop while Lin Yun accompanied Lin Xia shopping and bought clothes for Qing Tan.
• Lin Yun and Lin Xia finished shopping and headed to the Curiosity Shop to find Lin Dong.

At the Curiosity Shop, Lin Yun protected Lin Dong from an attack and revealed powerful Mental Energy when Master Yan examined him. Lin Yun accepted Master Yan’s offer to teach him the Symbol Dao, and the three followed him into the inner pavilion.

• Lin Xia explored the Curiosity Shop with Lin Yun, and they saw Lin Dong clash with a brocade-robed man who attacked him.
• Lin Yun wounded a Heavenly Yuan Realm man who attacked him, and Master Yan arrived and confirmed that the others had started the fight.
• Master Yan offered to teach Lin Dong to become a Talisman Master, and Lin Yun encouraged him to accept.
• Master Yan sensed Lin Xia’s mental talent, then discovered that Lin Yun’s Mental Energy was comparable to a One Seal Symbol Master’s.
• Lin Yun accepted Master Yan’s offer to take him as a disciple, and Master Yan warned the brocade-robed man and Qing Xu not to cause further trouble.
• Lin Yun, Lin Dong, and Lin Xia followed Master Yan into the Curiosity Shop’s inner pavilion.

Lin Yun, Lin Dong, and Lin Xia became Master Yan’s disciples and began learning the Divine Movement Chapter, with Lin Yun and Lin Dong quickly mastering its first level. After Master Yan gave them gifts and kept Lin Xia in Yancheng to train, Lin Yun and Lin Dong returned with Lin Xiao to Ironwood Manor.

• Lin Yun claimed his mission rewards, and Master Yan accepted him, Lin Dong, and Lin Xia as disciples.
• Master Yan taught them the Divine Movement Chapter, and Lin Yun and Lin Dong both released their Mental Energy after cultivating it once.
• Master Yan gave Lin Yun and Lin Dong Cosmos Sacks, crafted artifacts, Pills, and a Symbol Master Token, while Lin Xia stayed in Yancheng to train.
• Lin Yun and Lin Dong used their Mental Energy to make their Mystic Dark Swords fly, impressing Lin Xiao.
• The next morning, Lin Xiao led the group back to Ironwood Manor, arriving after a smooth half-day journey.

After opening his Niwan Palace, Lin Yun acquired the Ancient Swirl Symbol Seal formation method and condensed a symbol seal, becoming a One Seal Symbol Master. He returned to the Lin Family’s old courtyard after obtaining the method and successfully completed his first seal.

• Lin Yun gave Qing Tan a Cosmos Sack filled with gifts and watched her try on several outfits.
• Lin Yun mastered the third layer of Divine Movement Chapter, opened his Niwan Palace, and strengthened his Spirit.
• Lin Yun traveled to Qingyang Town, where he bought a Greenwood Spirit Stem and a piece of Ancient Wood from a stall owner.
• Lin Yun broke the Mental Energy barrier on the Ancient Wood and received the Ancient Swirl Symbol Seal formation method.
• Lin Yun studied the method, condensed the symbol seal in his Niwan Palace, and became a One Seal Symbol Master.

After strengthening his Mental Energy and stabilizing his symbol seal, Lin Yun infiltrated the Lei Family and killed Lei Bao before he could break through. He then stole the Lei Family’s martial arts manuals and entered the Xie Family, where he found Xie Qian absent and prepared to question the two Heavenly Yuan Realm experts who remained.

• Lin Yun claimed rewards that improved his Mental Energy and Comprehension, then spent five days perfecting his Mental Energy control and Ancient Swirl Symbol Seal.
• Lin Yun decided to kill Lei Bao before he reached the Core Formation Realm and used his Mental Energy to locate him preparing to break through inside Thunder Mansion.
• Lin Yun killed Lei Bao with the Mystic Dark Sword, collected his cultivation resources, and took the Lei Family’s Thunder Yuan Art, Thunderbolt Light, and Mystic Thunder Step manuals.
• Lin Yun investigated the Xie Family, discovered Xie Qian was away, and silently entered to make the two Heavenly Yuan Realm experts reveal where he had gone.

Lin Yun returned to Ironwood Manor after killing Lei Bao and two Xie Family experts, and told the Lin Family elders that the Lei and Xie Families were vulnerable to takeover. He revealed he had become a One Seal Symbol Master, and the Lin Family prepared to seize Qingyang Town while Xie Qian remained at large.

• Lin Yun learned that Xie Qian had gone to Yancheng to invite an expert, then killed the Xie Family expert he had interrogated and took the family's techniques and martial arts.
• Lin Yun practiced Mystic Thunder Step on his journey back to Ironwood Manor and reached minor mastery by the next morning.
• Lin Yun told Lin Zhentian and the other Lin Family higher-ups that he had killed Lei Bao and two Xie Family experts, and proposed taking over their businesses.
• Lin Yun explained that Xie Qian was in Yancheng seeking an expert, while Lin Dong urged caution about the unresolved threat.
• Lin Yun revealed he was a One Seal Symbol Master and demonstrated his Mental Energy, convincing the elders to send Lin Xiao, Lin Ken, and Lin Mang to take over the Lei and Xie territories.
• Lin Dong asked where Lin Yun had obtained the Seal Formation Method, and Lin Yun told him to guess.

Lin Yun promised to teach Lin Dong the Seal Formation Method after he perfected the Divine Movement Chapter, then sparred with him and guided the Lin Family’s younger generation. He gained the Insightful Eye Technique, and news arrived that the Lin Family had taken control of the Lei and Xie Families’ businesses in Qingyang Town.

• Lin Yun told Lin Dong he would pass on the Seal Formation Method once Lin Dong perfected the Divine Movement Chapter and opened his Niwan Palace.
• Lin Yun took Lin Dong to the Training Ground, where the Lin Family’s younger generation gathered to watch them spar.
• Lin Dong used the Mystic Gate Seal and his Mental Energy against Lin Yun, but Lin Yun easily countered him and offered advice.
• Lin Yun agreed to guide the younger generation and received the Insightful Eye Technique as a mission reward.
• News arrived that Lin Xiao and the other two had taken control of the Lei and Xie Families’ businesses, leaving Qingyang Town basically under the Lin Family’s control.

Lin Yun searched for Xie Qian while consolidating the bandits around Qingyang Town, and his Insightful Eye Technique led him to discover another Yang Yuan Stone Mine at Blazing Flame Mountain. The chapter ended with a scout reporting that Xie Qian had been found.

• Lin Yun left Bao Qiang and Tiger Heroine to guard Ironwood Manor with Lin Dong, then traveled with Qing Tan and their beasts to Black Dragon Stronghold to intercept Xie Qian.
• Lin Yun told Xiong Wei that he had killed the Lei and Xie Family’s Heavenly Yuan Realm experts, ordered scouts to search for Xie Qian, and collected Shattering Yuan Mystic Steel from the treasury.
• Lin Yun and Xiong Wei subdued two bandit forces and headed toward Blazing Flame Mountain, where Lin Yun’s Insightful Eye Technique detected dense Yang Gang Qi beneath the mountain.
• Lin Yun ordered the bandits to dig, and they uncovered a Yang Yuan Stone Mine; he assigned two leaders to guard it and divided the mining proceeds among himself, them, and their subordinates.
• A scout arrived at Blazing Flame Mountain and reported that his group had discovered traces of Xie Qian.

Lin Yun ambushed Xie Qian and Gu Ying on the road, using the Mystic Dark Sword to wear down Gu Ying’s Mental Energy. Xie Qian died, while Gu Ying fled by flying on his Transformation God Needle, pursued by Lin Yun and Bao Zhen.

• Lin Yun took Qing Tan and the Three Little Tigers to wait by the road, then hid in the woods with Bao Zhen as Xie Qian and Gu Ying approached.
• Lin Yun attacked with the Mystic Dark Sword, and Gu Ying shielded Xie Qian while countering with his Transformation God Needle.
• As the clash drained Gu Ying’s Mental Energy, Lin Yun replenished his own with pills and kept attacking from concealment.
• Gu Ying abandoned Xie Qian and tried to escape; the Mystic Dark Sword struck Xie Qian down as he begged Gu Ying not to leave him.
• Gu Ying fled on the Transformation God Needle, and Lin Yun ordered Bao Zhen to chase him while the Mystic Dark Sword followed.

Lin Yun killed Gu Ying and devoured his Life Talisman Seals, using the resulting Mental Energy to break through to a Two-Seal Symbol Master. He also learned Gu Ying’s Transformation God Needle, then advanced to the late Heavenly Yuan Realm and strengthened his physique.

• Gu Ying’s two Life Talisman Seals overwhelmed Lin Yun’s Mystic Dark Sword, so Lin Yun appeared in a black robe and released his Ancient Swirl Symbol Seal.
• Lin Yun’s Ancient Swirl Symbol Seal devoured Gu Ying’s Life Talisman Seals while the Mystic Dark Sword stopped the Transformation God Needle; Lin Yun then killed Gu Ying and took his Cosmos Sack.
• Lin Yun returned to Blazing Flame Mountain, broke through to a Two-Seal Symbol Master, and claimed rewards that raised his Mental Energy and Comprehension.
• Lin Yun found the Transformation God Needle secret technique in Gu Ying’s Cosmos Sack, learned it, and began improving his proficiency.
• Lin Yun refined Innate Yang Gang Qi, broke through to the late Heavenly Yuan Realm, and claimed rewards that raised his physique and Root Bone.