Chapter Summaries

Jiang Lin prepared to draw his hidden enemy into the Monster Mountain Range, forging specialized battle boots and a Black Straight Blade before heading into the mountains. Three days after he disappeared, Fierce Beast mercenaries began searching for him.

• Han Shan told Mr. Yao that the Qingshan Mercenary Group would leave after one more mission and join Lin Shi in Black Rock City.
• Jiang Lin forged Black Knight Battle Boots that boosted his speed and let him use Explosive Step, then made a Yellow-grade mid-tier Black Straight Blade.
• Jiang Lin learned that Xiao Yi Xian had gone to gather herbs and train, and Mr. Yao warned him that he was the source of danger but that no Da Dou Shi would attack him.
• Jiang Lin geared up and entered the Monster Mountain Range to draw out his hidden enemy.
• Three days later, Fierce Beast mercenary teams headed toward the Monster Mountain Range after an informant reported seeing Jiang Lin there.

Jiang Lin accompanied Xiao Yi Xian’s herb-gathering party and reacted to a wounded Blue Eagle before it could surprise them. When Xiao Yi Xian recognized that the bird had been poisoned and might recover, Jiang Lin still raised his greatsword to kill it.

• Jiang Lin joined Xiao Yi Xian’s herb-gathering party and asked Li Miao to help her retreat if danger arose.
• Jiang Lin and Xiao Yi Xian spent three days gathering herbs together on the outskirts of the Monster Mountain Range.
• Jiang Lin sensed danger, pulled Xiao Yi Xian out of the way, and readied his greatsword as a wounded Blue Eagle fell into the forest.
• Li Miao and the mercenaries found the injured Blue Eagle and prepared to kill it.
• Xiao Yi Xian spotted a poisoned wound and explained that the Blue Eagle had likely come to seek antidotal herbs.
• Jiang Lin drew his greatsword and approached the frightened Blue Eagle despite Xiao Yi Xian’s protest.

Jiang Lin and the mercenaries spared an injured Blue Eagle after Xiao Yi Xian recognized the Purple Leaf Grass it needed to recover. Xiao Yi Xian treated its poison and wounds, and the Blue Eagle prepared to hide until it could fly again.

• Xiao Yi Xian asked the group to spare the Blue Eagle, explaining that it needed Purple Leaf Grass to neutralize its poison.
• The mercenaries agreed to let the Blue Eagle live, and Jiang Lin invited Xiao Yi Xian to examine it while he held it down.
• Xiao Yi Xian identified Rock Snake poison and made medicine from Purple Leaf Grass and other herbs.
• Xiao Yi Xian cleaned and bandaged the Blue Eagle's wounds, then gave it herbs and advised it to hide for a day or two.
• The Blue Eagle nodded and rubbed against Xiao Yi Xian, while Jiang Lin teased it until Xiao Yi Xian told him to stop.

Jiang Lin brought the injured Blue Eagle to Peach Blossom Valley and left it tied up while he returned to the forest. That night, black-clad men attacked Xiao Yi Xian and Li Miao’s mercenaries, while Li Miao and the survivors escaped the battle and fled down the mountain.

• Jiang Lin led Blue Eagle into Peach Blossom Valley, gave it food and water, and tied it to a tree before leaving the valley.
• Jiang Lin spotted a flaming arrow ignite the forest and headed toward the blaze in his black armor.
• Black-clad men overwhelmed Li Miao’s mercenaries, and Xiao Yi Xian fled into the burning forest as Li Miao appeared to be killed protecting her.
• Li Miao and the mercenaries rose after the attackers left, and he explained that he had pretended to be gravely wounded to keep Xiao Yi Xian from learning too much.
• A second group of black-clad men questioned Li Miao about who started the fire, then let him and his surviving teammates continue down the mountain.

Jiang Lin rescued Xiao Yi Xian from the men in black and fought his way downhill, revealing the power of his Flame Sword against their fighters. After Rock Tiger struck him down, Jiang Lin retaliated by killing a Dou Zhe who had cried out for his father, then struggled back to his feet.

• Xiao Yi Xian realized the men in black were using her to lure Jiang Lin, and she refused to flee when one aimed an arrow at her.
• Jiang Lin emerged from the firelight, killed the archer with his Magic Core Sniper, and stood between Xiao Yi Xian and the men in black.
• Jiang Lin struck the men in black as he carried Xiao Yi Xian downhill, but Rock Tiger blocked their path and knocked him back with a punch.
• Rock Tiger sent Xiao Yi Xian downhill with his subordinates while Jiang Lin unleashed his fire-infused Flame Burst Armor-Slaying Sword against the attackers.
• Jiang Lin nearly cut a Two-star Dou Master in half, then took Rock Tiger’s blow to kill a Dou Zhe who had cried out for his father.
• Jiang Lin apologized for his OCD, rose from the ground, and revealed his damaged armor and the Straight Blade at his waist.

Jiang Lin fought through Rock Tiger and the remaining black-robed Dou Masters, then faced Pei Suo, an Artifact Forger who wanted to seize his inheritance. After their weapons shattered, Jiang Lin used an exploding sword to wound Pei Suo and stabbed him in the neck, though Jiang Lin’s armor was also destroyed.

• Jiang Lin fled the black-robed Dou Masters toward the burning forest, then detonated a Magic Core to kill one pursuer and used Triple Whirlwind Slash to cripple three others.
• Pei Suo attacked Jiang Lin with arrows from the forest, while Rock Tiger arrived and blocked Jiang Lin’s escape route.
• Pei Suo revealed that he had targeted Jiang Lin to take the inheritance he believed Jiang Lin possessed, and Jiang Lin charged him after inserting a red crystal into his sword.
• Jiang Lin and Pei Suo fought at close range until their weapons broke, then Jiang Lin struck Pei Suo’s shield with his exploding Flame Sword.
• Jiang Lin emerged from the blast, embraced Pei Suo, and stabbed him in the neck with a broken blade.

Jiang Lin survived his battle with Pei Suo and escaped the mountain fire as a Gale Winged Dragon hunted the mercenaries who remained. He returned to Peach Blossom Valley, prepared Pei Suo's body in an Alchemy Pool, and collapsed unconscious while the Blue Eagle took over stirring it.

• Jiang Lin killed Pei Suo with a broken blade, and Rock Tiger acknowledged Jiang Lin's victory before leaving with the surviving Dou Shis.
• Rock Tiger warned that Third-tier Magical Beasts were approaching, and a Gale Winged Dragon attacked the mercenaries still near the mountain fire.
• Jiang Lin carried Pei Suo's corpse to Peach Blossom Valley and placed it in the Alchemy Pool with parchment, herbs, and mineral powders.
• Jiang Lin ordered the Blue Eagle to stir the pool, then blocked the cave entrance and collapsed from exhaustion.
• The Blue Eagle removed its rope, stirred the Alchemy Pool with a stick, flipped Pei Suo over, and put its rope back on.

Jiang Lin recovered from his battle with Pei Suo, mourned his ruined armor and sword, then discovered Pei Suo’s Storage Ring and its valuable contents. He ended the chapter grateful that Pei Suo’s belongings included an Artifact Forgers' Guild badge that could help him join an organization.

• Jiang Lin treated his wounds, blamed Pei Suo for destroying his equipment, and scolded the Blue Eagle for apparently leaving its post.
• Jiang Lin found Pei Suo’s Storage Ring and celebrated, realizing its value made up for his losses.
• Jiang Lin entered the ring’s storage space and found three Dou Artifact blueprints, pills, ore, arrows, notes, a Dou Technique manual, and a badge.
• Jiang Lin identified the blueprints as plans for an Azure Feather Bow, Adamantine Soft Armor, and Mystic Underworld Shield, which could help him become a Yellow-grade High-tier Artifact Forger.
• Jiang Lin discovered a Mystic-grade archery technique and Pei Suo’s Second-order Artifact Forger badge, and thanked Pei Suo for helping him find an organization.

Jiang Lin studied the Artifact Forger ranks and began turning Pei Suo’s body into a Mystic Armor Puppet so he could revive him. After Blue Eagle left, Jiang Lin returned to Qingshan Town and was caught by Mr. Yao at Myriad Medicine Hall.

• Jiang Lin learned the artifact-forging ranks and planned to visit the Jia Ma Imperial Capital’s Artifact Forger Guild when he was stronger.
• Jiang Lin began the first stage of the Mystic Armor Puppet Technique on Pei Suo’s corpse.
• Jiang Lin asked Blue Eagle to stay, but Blue Eagle cursed at him and flew away.
• Jiang Lin returned to the battlefield, found the valuable equipment gone, and quietly headed to Qingshan Town.
• Jiang Lin climbed into Myriad Medicine Hall’s courtyard, where Mr. Yao found him and asked if he had eaten.
• Jiang Lin told Mr. Yao what had happened over the past few days.

Jiang Lin learned why Rock Tiger had arranged for him to meet Pei Suo and agreed to fulfill Rock Tiger’s request. After leaving a letter for Xiao Yi Xian and taking his Dou Artifacts, he returned to Peach Blossom Valley to resume training and crafting.

• Mr. Yao confirmed the Bone-Growing Pills were safe, and Jiang Lin swallowed one.
• Mr. Yao explained that Rock Tiger had hoped Jiang Lin would draw out Pei Suo, but Jiang Lin had killed Pei Suo before Rock Tiger could act.
• Mr. Yao told Jiang Lin that Rock Tiger wanted a Yellow-grade High-tier Battle Weapon within three years and a chance to challenge him.
• Jiang Lin agreed to Rock Tiger’s request, left Xiao Yi Xian a letter, and took the shield and bow from his room.
• Jiang Lin slipped back into the Monster Mountain Range and arrived at Peach Blossom Valley to work on his techniques and Dou Artifacts.

Jiang Lin finished refining Pei Suo's corpse into a Mystic Armor Puppet and spent three months mastering Pei Suo's Dou Artifact blueprints and Azure Feather Archery. He activated the puppet with a flaming punch, and it turned its emotionless gaze toward him.

• Jiang Lin spent three months refining Pei Suo's corpse into a Mystic Armor Puppet and studying Pei Suo's Dou Artifact blueprints.
• Jiang Lin mastered the Azure Feather Bow, Adamantine Inner Armor, and Mystic Underworld Shield techniques, and advanced Azure Feather Archery to Unwavering Resolve.
• Jiang Lin practiced with the Golden Feather Bow and decided to reforge it into an Azure Feather Bow.
• Jiang Lin pulled the heated Mystic Armor Puppet from the kiln and struck its chest with Explosive Flame Fist to revive Pei Suo.
• The puppet's mercury blood glowed and spread through its body, and it turned its cold, emotionless gaze toward Jiang Lin.

After nearly a year in hiding, Jiang Lin finished forging new armor and weapons and left Artifact Forging Valley for Qingshan Town. There, Xiao Yi Xian introduced him to her new companion, Xiao Lan, whom Jiang Lin accused of stealing his home.

• Jiang Lin returned from mining with Pei Xuan and had the puppet smelt the gathered ore.
• Jiang Lin completed Second-tier High-grade battle armor for himself and Pei Xuan, along with two Third-tier Dou Artifacts.
• Jiang Lin decided to leave the valley after running out of materials and hearing that Xiao Yi Xian was nearing a breakthrough and the Fierce Tiger Mercenary Group was leaving.
• Jiang Lin left Pei Xuan to guard Artifact Forging Valley and stealthily headed toward Qingshan Town.
• At the Myriad Medicine House, Xiao Yi Xian introduced Jiang Lin to Xiao Lan, and Jiang Lin angrily accused the bird of stealing his home.

Jiang Lin gave Xiao Yi Xian a Qi Gathering Powder to help her break through, then kept Blue Eagle Xiao Lan occupied while she cultivated. Xiao Yi Xian reached One-star Dou Practitioner and returned to find Jiang Lin manhandling Xiao Lan, who complained that he had lost his purity.

• Jiang Lin gave Xiao Yi Xian a Qi Gathering Powder after learning she was at Dou Qi Stage Nine.
• Xiao Yi Xian accepted the powder, teased Jiang Lin about avenging an old insult, and went to prepare for her breakthrough.
• Jiang Lin examined Blue Eagle Xiao Lan’s body and feathers while Xiao Lan protested that it was an eagle.
• Xiao Yi Xian used the Qi Gathering Powder to break through to One-star Dou Practitioner.
• Xiao Yi Xian returned to the courtyard and caught Jiang Lin lying on Xiao Lan as he put away his eagle constellation notebook.
• Blue Eagle Xiao Lan complained to Xiao Yi Xian that Jiang Lin had manhandled it and ruined its purity.

Jiang Lin and Xiao Yi Xian followed Xiao Lan’s discovery to a cliffside cave dwelling, flying into the Monster Mountain Range on the Blue Eagle. When a Second-Order Crimson Fire Azure Eagle attacked, Jiang Lin shot it down with his Black Feather Bow, and the trio continued their journey with Xiao Lan newly emboldened.

• Xiao Yi Xian scolded Jiang Lin for teasing Xiao Lan, then told him that the Blue Eagle had found a cave dwelling on a cliff outside the Monster Mountain Range.
• Jiang Lin identified the location as safe and persuaded Xiao Yi Xian to leave Myriad Medicine Hall with him and Xiao Lan at sunset.
• Jiang Lin revealed his Black Feather Bow, and Xiao Lan carried him and Xiao Yi Xian into the sky.
• As they flew, Jiang Lin and Xiao Yi Xian watched the sunset and spoke about the beautiful sights they would see in the future.
• Jiang Lin sensed a Crimson Fire Azure Eagle preparing to attack and shot it down with a Red Gold arrow.
• Xiao Yi Xian pinched Jiang Lin’s thigh after he joked that women weakened his draw, while Xiao Lan proudly watched its natural enemy fall.

Jiang Lin killed the wounded Crimson Fire Azure Eagle and led Xiao Yi Xian to a cave beneath the cliff, where he drove off the Rock Snakes guarding its entrance. The group reached the cave, but had not yet explored it.

• Jiang Lin shot the Crimson Fire Azure Eagle through the skull and killed it as Blue Eagle followed the falling beast.
• Jiang Lin took the eagle's Second-grade Fire Magic Core and left its feathers, bones, and meat for later.
• Blue Eagle carried Jiang Lin and Xiao Yi Xian to a man-made cave beneath the cliff, where Xiao Yi Xian warned that Rock Snakes were inside.
• Jiang Lin used his Spiritual Sense and Dou Qi arrows to expose the Rock Snakes and make them flee from the cave entrance.
• Jiang Lin and Xiao Yi Xian dismounted beside the cave after Jiang Lin killed a Rock Snake that tried to sneak past.

Jiang Lin opened a trap-filled cave and found a Bone Skeleton, spirit herbs, treasure, and three locked metal boxes. He performed a disciple’s rite to the skeleton, then took its ring and a rib as keepsakes.

• Jiang Lin donned his Black Cavalry Armor, told Xiao Yi Xian and the Blue Eagle to wait outside, and pushed open the Stone Gate.
• Jiang Lin triggered repeated arrow traps and shielded himself as he advanced into the cave, where he found a Bone Skeleton and three locked metal boxes.
• Jiang Lin confirmed the cave was safe, then let Xiao Yi Xian and the Blue Eagle come inside to gather the spirit herbs and treasure.
• Xiao Yi Xian saluted the Bone Skeleton, and Jiang Lin performed a disciple’s rite, calling it a teacher who deserved his respect.
• Jiang Lin removed the ring from the Bone Skeleton’s finger and broke off one of its ribs as a keepsake.

Jiang Lin discovered that Senior White Bone’s Purple Cloud Wings contained research notes on adapting Magical Beast traits into Dou Techniques. He decided to use the manual to help Blue Eagle Xiao Lan advance while studying its energy model to develop a flying skill for himself.

• Jiang Lin opened the three boxes and found Eagle's Wings, the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, and the Roaring Lion Chant.
• Xiao Yi Xian examined the poison scripture, while Jiang Lin noticed that Eagle's Wings was actually called Purple Cloud Wings and sensed a sealed, chaotic soul inside it.
• After reading Senior White Bone’s research, Jiang Lin knelt and paid his respects, realizing the notes were more valuable to him than an Earth-grade cultivation method.
• Jiang Lin offered Purple Cloud Wings to Blue Eagle Xiao Lan in exchange for its spirit herbs and proposed an experiment to increase its potential.
• Jiang Lin planned to observe Xiao Lan’s Dou Qi, develop a flying skill for himself, and turn the manual’s chaotic remnant soul into a Soul Tonic for the eagle.

Jiang Lin and Xiao Yi Xian gathered Senior White Bone’s inheritance and buried his remains before returning to retrieve the Crimson Fire Azure Eagle’s corpse. While studying the Purple Cloud Wings notes, Jiang Lin discovered a hidden maze array beneath Artifact Forging Valley and began to recognize how his bloodline and his mother’s talents connected to alchemy, artifact forging, and arrays.

• Jiang Lin took the Ice Spirit Flame Grass from Blue Eagle, transferred his belongings into Senior White Bone’s larger Storage Ring, and gave Xiao Yi Xian his smaller one.
• Jiang Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Blue Eagle buried Senior White Bone in the cave’s flowerbed and marked his grave before leaving.
• Jiang Lin returned to the Crimson Fire Azure Eagle’s corpse and found a map fragment that he identified as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Map Fragment.
• Jiang Lin read Senior White Bone’s notes and learned how the Purple Cloud Wings used an eagle-wing energy model grafted onto the body.
• Blue Eagle returned for Jiang Lin, who rode above Artifact Forging Valley and recognized that a hidden maze array was operating beneath the forest.

Jiang Lin forged materials from the Crimson Fire Azure Eagle, cultivated the Forging Fire Art, and prepared to return to Qingshan Town. He left with a new plan to defeat Rock Tiger using Pei Xuan, his Black Feather Bow and arrow, and Blue Eagle.

• Jiang Lin harvested the Crimson Fire Azure Eagle's useful bones and feathers, gave its meat to Blue Eagle, and made arrows from the materials.
• Jiang Lin discovered Blue Eagle was near a breakthrough and planned to feed it Wind-element Magic Cores and spiritual herbs.
• Jiang Lin cultivated the Forging Fire Art and reflected on its intense body-tempering effects, its limitations, and the cultivation secrets behind Emperor Canons and Emperor-grade arts.
• Jiang Lin woke Blue Eagle and set off for Qingshan Town to help Mr. Yao and begin special training.
• Jiang Lin formed a plan to kill Rock Tiger with Pei Xuan, his Black Feather Bow and Third-tier Black Feather Arrow, and Blue Eagle.

Jiang Lin interrupted Rock Tiger’s confrontation with Mr. Yao and challenged the mercenary captain himself. After escaping Rock Tiger’s charge with Eagle Sauce’s help, Jiang Lin taunted him from the sky, and Rock Tiger led the Fierce Beast Mercenary Group toward Black Rock City.

• Rock Tiger gathered the Fierce Tiger Mercenary Group outside the Myriad Medicine House to challenge Mr. Yao over the amputation that had left him without his little brother.
• Jiang Lin arrived and took up Rock Tiger’s challenge, refusing armor and urging the crowd to move away.
• Jiang Lin fired Dou Qi arrows from the Black Feather Bow, but Rock Tiger charged through them and pursued him with Tiger Leap Step.
• Jiang Lin called for Eagle Sauce, grabbed the Blue Eagle’s talon, and mounted it to escape Rock Tiger’s attack.
• Jiang Lin taunted Rock Tiger from the air, and Rock Tiger ordered the Fierce Beast Mercenary Group to set out for Black Rock City.