Chapter Summaries

Jiang Lin fought Hun Ke’er’s Gale Wyvern King across the sky, using his strength, bow, and Lotus Aura to withstand its attacks. Hun Ke’er revealed that the beast’s spatial techniques were part of Ling Kui, and the chapter ended with its Spatial Aura Piercing Stab shattering Jiang Lin’s Lotus Aura.

• Hun Ke’er sent the Gale Wyvern King to attack Jiang Lin while controlling it with transparent void threads.
• Jiang Lin clashed with the beast, breaking its fingers with Eight Desolations Strength, but struggled against its speed and Wind Armor.
• Jiang Lin summoned his Black Feather Bow and fired Dou Qi Arrows, but Hun Ke’er manipulated the beast’s movements and evaded his shots.
• Hun Ke’er explained that the Gale Wyvern King’s abilities were part of Ling Kui, then made it use Void Breaking Consecutive Slashes against Jiang Lin.
• Jiang Lin’s illusory fire lotus blast forced the beast back, but its Aura Piercing Stab soon shattered his Lotus Aura.

Jiang Lin used his self-created Heavenly Gang Step to fight Hun Ke'er’s Gale Wyvern King, then was caught by her Soul Puppet Nether Threads. He remained confident as a gray Little Ghost inside him fought back against the threads.

• Jiang Lin used Heavenly Gang Step to brace himself in midair and send the Gale Wyvern King flying with a punch.
• Jiang Lin urged Hun Ke'er to stop sparring, but she appeared behind him and trapped him with Black Threads.
• Jiang Lin realized Hun Ke'er had used contaminated Heaven and Earth Energy to plant her threads in his body.
• A gray Little Ghost inside Jiang Lin bit through the Black Threads, but Hun Ke'er’s stronger Soul Strength wounded it.
• Hun Ke'er approached the immobilized Jiang Lin, who hinted that he still had a way to resist.

Jiang Lin broke Hun Ke’er’s control with his Divine Essence Spirit Fire and subdued her, then took her aboard the Gale Wyvern King. Hun Ke’er argued over what Jiang Lin should call her, ending by insisting she was his Grand Aunt.

• Hun Ke’er taunted Jiang Lin and demanded he call her Grand Aunt Ke’er while she held him under her Soul Puppet Nether Threads.
• Jiang Lin erupted with Divine Essence Spirit Fire, broke free, and covered both himself and Hun Ke’er in flames that suppressed her soul and body.
• Jiang Lin explained that the fire countered Hun Ke’er’s strange Soul Puppet technique and that her Soul Strength nearly let her resist it.
• Jiang Lin carried the immobilized Hun Ke’er to the Gale Wyvern King and ordered him to fly them away, promising to release him later.
• Hun Ke’er asked Jiang Lin to call her Sister Ke’er, then declared that she was his Grand Aunt.

On the Gale Wyvern King's back, Jiang Lin explained his broad artifact-refinement studies to Hun Ke'er and gave her his book, Theory of Spiritual Qi. He fed the Gale Wyvern King a Soul Pill and gained a willing mount, while still hoping to ride Zi Yan someday.

• Hun Ke'er explained that she was a generation above Jiang Lin's mother, and Jiang Lin hastily settled on calling her Master-Uncle Ke'er.
• Hun Ke'er asked about Jiang Lin's strange flame and Grandmaster Path, and Jiang Lin gave her Theory of Spiritual Qi to read.
• Hun Ke'er became absorbed in the book as Jiang Lin guided the Gale Wyvern King through the sky.
• Jiang Lin gave the Gale Wyvern King a Soul Pill, which replenished its Soul Power and loosened its bottleneck.
• The Gale Wyvern King offered to follow Jiang Lin in exchange for Soul Pills, and Jiang Lin accepted it as transportation for a few years.
• Jiang Lin thought about riding Zi Yan in her true form, while rumors about him spread through the Black Corner Region.

Jiang Lin offered the Gale Wyvern King a monthly Soul Pill in exchange for serving as his flying mount, then traveled to the Heavenly Poison Sect to meet Mr. Yao and the Heavenly Poison Woman. His arrival as an Artifact Forger from the Black Corner Region surprised Mr. Yao, who suspected he might recognize the visitor.

• Jiang Lin learned that a Fifth-grade Soul Pill had loosened the Gale Wyvern King's bottleneck and offered him one pill per month to serve as his Flying Magical Beast.
• After a week, Jiang Lin left Hun Ke'er to study his "Theory of Spiritual Qi" and went to find Xiao Yi Xian's location at the Heavenly Poison Sect.
• The burly gate guard stopped his thin companion from attacking Jiang Lin and escorted him inside after hearing he had come to visit Mr. Yao and the Heavenly Poison Woman.
• Mr. Yao received word that an Artifact Forger from the Black Corner Region had arrived, while Iron Protector departed to report his mission.
• Mr. Yao wondered whether the visitor could be someone he knew and ordered the sect master to be informed.

Jiang Lin revealed himself to Mr. Yao as the Spirit Artisan and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian at the Heavenly Poison Sect. After teasing her with a stack of masks, Jiang Lin embraced her, and she stayed in his arms despite protesting.

• Jiang Lin entered the hall as the Spirit Artisan, and Mr. Yao recognized him.
• Mr. Yao explained how his efforts to support Xiao Yi Xian had helped build the Heavenly Poison Sect.
• Xiao Yi Xian came to the hall, recognized Jiang Lin beneath his masks, and tried to uncover his face.
• Jiang Lin kept revealing more masks until Xiao Yi Xian stomped on his foot and fell into his arms.
• Mr. Yao teased Xiao Yi Xian about secretly wiping away tears, and Jiang Lin pulled her back into his embrace.

Jiang Lin reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, confirmed he could withstand her poison, and invited her to travel with him to the Black Corner Region. After leaving Mr. Yao behind to manage the Heavenly Poison Sect, Jiang Lin brought Xiao Yi Xian to meet Hun Ke'er, and they continued their journey together.

• Jiang Lin reassured Xiao Yi Xian that he was immune to her poison and invited her to the Black Corner Region.
• Mr. Yao chose to remain at the Heavenly Poison Sect, so Jiang Lin gave him a token and cultivation resources before leaving with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian summoned Xiao Lan, but Jiang Lin subdued the Mist Eagle when it rushed at him.
• Jiang Lin took Xiao Yi Xian to meet Hun Ke'er, who welcomed her and predicted she could become a Dou Zun.
• Hun Ke'er teased Jiang Lin for expecting dramatic trouble during his trip to pick up Xiao Yi Xian, and Jiang Lin recalled the Alchemist Guild's fondness for novels.

On the way back to the Black Corner Region, Jiang Lin explained how his technology-driven approach differed from resource-hungry cultivators and discussed his Theory of Spiritual Qi with Hun Ke'er. He revealed that his path to becoming a grandmaster was Life Artifacts by showing her his nearly completed Theory of Destiny Artifacts.

• Jiang Lin told Hun Ke'er that his role as a producer who developed regions kept him from facing the conflicts common to traditional protagonists.
• Hun Ke'er accepted that Jiang Lin's technology-based work made him a producer unlike other Artifact Forgers.
• As they traveled on the Gale Wyvern King, Jiang Lin explained difficult parts of the Theory of Spiritual Qi to Hun Ke'er while feeding Pay-to-Win Gift Packs to Xiao Yi Xian.
• Hun Ke'er compared Jiang Lin's Theory of Spiritual Qi to the Soul Craftsman's achievements and praised its systematic explanation of cultivation.
• Jiang Lin asked Hun Ke'er for suggestions on his work, then showed her the Theory of Destiny Artifacts and identified Life Artifacts as his Path of the Grandmaster.

Hun Ke'er shared her Ling Kui secrets with Jiang Lin and proposed turning one into a growing Life Artifact. Jiang Lin agreed the idea might work but said they would need to start with a small piece of the Half Saint corpse she possessed, which was connected to him.

• After reading Jiang Lin's Theory of Destiny Artifacts for seven days, Hun Ke'er asked whether Ling Kui could become Life Artifacts.
• Hun Ke'er gave Jiang Lin a Spatial Jade Slip containing her Ling Kui techniques, and he recognized their connection to the growth-capable Heavenly Demon Puppet.
• Hun Ke'er proposed forging a Ling Kui Life Artifact and offered the corpse of a Half Saint as material.
• Jiang Lin learned the corpse belonged to the unfortunate one from the Ancient Sea, who had a connection to him.
• Jiang Lin said they could try purifying and forging a small portion of the corpse, though they would need to proceed carefully.

Jiang Lin discussed using Hun Ke'er’s Ling Kui technique to develop an Energy Mecha and considered forging her a small Ling Kui Life Artifact from a Half-Saint’s bones after reaching Dou Emperor. As Hun Ke'er offered to provide materials, Jiang Lin reflected that he already had nearly everything he needed and that his Spirit Artisan reputation made him a trusted channel for exchanging rare resources.

• Jiang Lin realized Hun Ke'er’s Ling Kui technique could complete his Energy Mecha research and proposed forging her a small Ling Kui Life Artifact from a portion of a Half-Saint’s skeleton once he reached Dou Emperor.
• Hun Ke'er was shocked that Jiang Lin believed he could refine the bones at Dou Emperor, and Jiang Lin explained that his Heavenly Flames made it possible.
• Hun Ke'er offered to prepare materials for the artifact, but Jiang Lin struggled to name anything he needed.
• Jiang Lin recalled exchanging his Six-leaf Feather Sheath Wings for the Falling Goose Empire’s Sky Goose Nine Directions Wings to improve his own flight-artifact research.
• Jiang Lin reflected that he already possessed the resources for his next breakthrough and that factions in the Black Corner Region trusted Spirit Artisan to exchange their difficult-to-use treasures for useful goods.

Jiang Lin discussed his lack of immediate resource needs with Hun Ke'er, then asked her about rare cultivation materials. Hun Ke'er revealed that the Black Demon Cauldron was tied to Exotic Darkness, only to learn that Jiang Lin's younger brother already had it.

• Jiang Lin explained that the Spirit Artisan's reputation and influence had given him access to resources across much of the Western Domain.
• Jiang Lin asked Hun Ke'er for leads on Exotic Earth, Metal, Ice, Darkness, and other rare materials.
• Hun Ke'er said her master had told her that the Black Demon Cauldron could open a minor plane connected to Exotic Darkness.
• Hun Ke'er urged Jiang Lin to tell her where the cauldron's owner was so she could take it back.
• Jiang Lin revealed that the Black Demon Cauldron was in his little brother's hands.

Jiang Lin and Hun Ke'er decided to retrieve the Black Demon Cauldron later, and Jiang Lin returned to the Black Corner Region to find its factions in conflict after a new Dou Zong backed the Blood Sect. He finished building a Nine-One Qi Gathering Array and headed back to Jia Nan Academy, where he jokingly tried to persuade Zi Yan to become his mount.

• Hun Ke'er and Jiang Lin agreed they could reclaim the Black Demon Cauldron from their own people when they needed it.
• Jiang Lin returned to the Black Corner Region and learned that the Blood Sect had formed the Blood Alliance with a Dou Zong as its honored guest, sparking conflict among local factions.
• Jiang Lin chose not to intervene in the Black Domain Battlefield disputes as long as the factions did not threaten his interests.
• Jiang Lin completed the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array and left for Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan and the others.
• Jiang Lin told Zi Yan she could become his mount, and Zi Yan accused him of setting his sights on her.

Jiang Lin persuaded Zi Yan to accept him as her mount by presenting it as a playful, equal friendship, then carried her into the air. Their flight ended with Zi Yan upside down, prompting her to shout at him.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Chen discussed Jiang Lin's shameless offer to become Zi Yan's mount.
• Jiang Lin told Zi Yan that riding him would make her look impressive and that he could provide her with pills.
• Jiang Lin proposed that he and Zi Yan take turns being each other's mounts, calling it an equal friendship.
• Jiang Lin crouched down, and Zi Yan climbed onto his shoulders despite her embarrassment.
• Jiang Lin spread his Black Gold Eight Wings and flew away with Zi Yan, who soon found herself flying upside down and yelled at him.

Jiang Lin refined a half-step eighth-order Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse while Pei Xuan explained the world’s ancient magical beast races and revealed that the Nine Netherworld Lands could help him advance his soul cultivation. Pei Xuan hoped they would visit the underworld-like realm for powerful cultivation resources.

• Jiang Lin began refining the Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse he had acquired from the Black Emperor Sect, keeping its true identity from them to spare them possible trouble.
• Pei Xuan told Jiang Lin about the Nine-Touring Roc and the Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, explaining that the Nine Netherworld Lands held another ancient magical beast lineage.
• Jiang Lin asked how Heaven Swallowing Pythons evolved, and Pei Xuan described the growth of their bloodline and spiritual markings.
• Pei Xuan explained that the Nine Netherworld Lands could provide resources to complete his soul cultivation, as he neared the seventh order and developed secret arts that might let him contend with a Dou Zong expert.
• Pei Xuan argued that high-level resources were the fastest path to advancement and said they could not afford to pass up their limited choices.

Jiang Lin refined the Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse and recovered its core materials, inspiring him to explore extracting Magic Cores from humans. Pei Xuan’s inventory of rare beasts, clans, and Heavenly Flames around Jia Nan Academy left Jiang Lin expecting the unexpected.

• Jiang Lin and Pei Xuan discussed the possibility of seeking rare resources and the risks Jiang Lin might face at the Dou Emperor stage.
• Pei Xuan listed the powerful magical beasts, Ancient Eight Clans, and Heavenly Flames connected to Jia Nan Academy and its surroundings.
• Jiang Lin joked that nothing emerging around Jia Nan Academy would surprise him anymore.
• Jiang Lin used the Heavenly Flames to refine the Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse and recovered a bone wing, a phoenix-patterned bead, and a drop of blood.
• Jiang Lin realized he could apply his Magic Core research to extracting cores from human bodies.

Jiang Lin studied how the Heavenly Demon Phoenix’s composite Magic Core and blood could advance his Life Artifact research, while assessing the dangers of his rapidly growing power. After extracting Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence, he sensed the linked dragon approaching and told Pei Xuan to have the Soul Hall collect corpses as well as souls.

• Jiang Lin put away the Heavenly Demon Phoenix bone wings and realized its wind-and-lightning Magic Core gave him more options for forging artifact cores.
• Jiang Lin and Pei Xuan discussed composite Magic Cores, biological Magic Cores, and the limits of Jiang Lin’s current cultivation and artificial artifacts.
• Jiang Lin stored the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core for a lightning-core experiment and reflected on his role as a powerful cultivation aid and the scarcity of high-grade Magic Cores.
• Jiang Lin judged that he should not risk rank-eight Artifact Lightning before reaching Dou Zong and extracted a drop of high-purity Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence.
• Pei Xuan explained the Heavenly Demon Phoenix’s ancient bloodline, and Jiang Lin sensed the linked dragon approaching through space.
• Jiang Lin asked Pei Xuan to tell Lu Protector that the Soul Hall should collect corpses as well as souls to beautify the continent’s environment.

Jiang Lin gave Zi Yan the Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence and reclaimed her Form Transformation Pill for Eagle Sauce, then examined the poison from Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body. He refined it into Finality Qi and began shaping a path toward an ancient, evolved Finality Poison Body.

• Zi Yan sensed the Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence, begged Jiang Lin for it, and swallowed it after he gave in.
• Jiang Lin reclaimed the Form Transformation Pill from Zi Yan for Eagle Sauce and urged Zi Yan to resume her breakthrough.
• Jiang Lin and Pei Xuan discussed Xiao Yi Xian’s recent Calamity Poison Body eruption and the danger its poison posed around the academy.
• Jiang Lin displayed the purple crystal he had refined from Xiao Yi Xian’s poison and explained its growing power to disintegrate energy and matter.
• Jiang Lin identified the poison’s underlying essence as spiritual qi contamination, named his purified product Finality Qi, and planned to use it to guide Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body toward a Finality Poison Body.

Jiang Lin reviewed Ice River Valley Master's research on the Calamity Poison Body and learned that Ice Venerable was connected to Heavenly Craftsmen Pavilion. Hun Ke'er explained how innate and acquired talent shaped alchemy and artifact forging, leaving Jiang Lin with a broader view of the continent's supposed professional thresholds.

• Hun Ke'er gave Jiang Lin a Spatial Jade Slip containing Ice River Valley Master's research on the Calamity Poison Body.
• Jiang Lin discovered that the slip held Ice Venerable's extensive research, including methods for cultivating an Acquired Calamity Poison Body.
• Hun Ke'er explained that Ice Venerable belonged to Heavenly Craftsmen Pavilion and that factions might try to claim Xiao Yi Xian if she revealed her Calamity Poison Body without Jiang Lin's protection.
• Hun Ke'er described how acquired talent and sufficient resources could overcome innate Dou Qi restrictions in alchemy and artifact forging.
• Hun Ke'er explained that powerful Dou Zuns and Dou Saints could use different attributes, while part-time craftspeople produced inferior pills and weapons that harmed their professions' reputations.

Jiang Lin discussed why alchemists and Artifact Forgers faced different barriers to entry, then explained how he could treat Ice River Venerate’s flawed Acquired Calamity Poison Body. He planned to offer Ice River Venerate a paid Life Artifact solution and considered visiting the Central Continent with Hun Ke’er’s backing.

• Hun Ke’er explained that the Alchemist Tower restricted alchemy apprentices to limit wasted resources, while Artifact Forgers required strong soul talent to become useful.
• Jiang Lin said Ice River Venerate might have to pursue Xiao Yi Xian’s innate Calamity Poison Body, but he intended to repay Ice River Venerate for sharing his research.
• Jiang Lin outlined two treatments for Ice River Venerate: use his Divine Essence Spirit Fire to undo the Acquired Calamity Poison Body, or implant a Poison Gland Life Artifact through modified spirit-pattern meridians.
• Hun Ke’er doubted Ice River Venerate would accept losing his acquired constitution, so Jiang Lin proposed charging him for the Life Artifact treatment.
• Jiang Lin considered traveling to the Central Continent once he was strong enough and joked that Hun Ke’er’s support made him Soul Hall’s Crown Prince.

Jiang Lin prepared a Life Artifact forging for Xiao Yi Xian, and the resulting artifact lightning drew Jia Nan Academy’s attention. As Jiang Lin carried Xiao Yi Xian into the storm, Zi Yan misunderstood his ties to her as a romantic promise between geniuses, while the chapter ended with Jiang Lin becoming the world’s only Spiritual Artifact.

• Lu Protector accidentally hooked his Soul-Binding Chain onto the large grayish-white Ghost, who then faded away.
• Jiang Lin met Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Lan in a cave, teased Xiao Lan about her human form, and gave her Pay-to-Win Gift Packs.
• Three days later, Jiang Lin forged a Life Artifact with Xiao Yi Xian, summoning a powerful nine-bolt Artifact Lightning that he carried her into.
• Su Qian warned Zi Yan that Jiang Lin was dangerous and explained Xiao Yi Xian’s connection to a Jia Ma Empire artifact-forging prodigy.
• Zi Yan decided Jiang Lin was honoring a promise to a fellow genius, while Su Qian gave up correcting her.
• Inside the thunderclouds, Jiang Lin’s Spiritual Artifact value rose, and he became the Number One Support Spiritual Artifact Under Heaven.