Chapter Summaries

Lin Changqing and Zhao Yufei’s group reached the ruins, where Zhao asked them to enter a deadly pit and retrieve her ancestor’s relic. Before they could descend, over a thousand Moon Worship Cult members arrived, and Elder Ye Xiangdong attacked Lin Changqing.

• Zhao Yufei explained that her ancestor’s relic lay within the pit and asked the group to retrieve it, while the others agreed to enter.
• Lin Changqing spotted more than a thousand Moon Worship Cult members approaching the ruins.
• Several Void Refining Realm experts fled, but a moon shadow split into three and killed them.
• Ye Xiangdong introduced himself to Zhao Yufei and threatened to destroy her and her family, while she warned him of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden Palace and her ancestor’s spirit.
• Ye Xiangdong ordered his followers to kill everyone and formed a massive spiritual-energy palm aimed at Lin Changqing.

Lin Changqing slaughtered the Moon Worship Cult forces and joined Zhao Yufei’s group in descending into the deep pit. Strange streaks of light attacked them inside, leaving one Death Profound Realm expert gravely wounded.

• Lin Changqing killed more than a thousand Moon Worship Cult members with a single strike, stunning Zhao Yufei and the others with his strength.
• The Black Robed Man questioned whether Zhao Yufei would continue her plan, but she decided to press on despite fearing Lin Changqing was beyond her control.
• Lin Changqing suggested they investigate the deep pit, and Zhao Yufei led the group inside.
• A crushing pressure surged through the pit, but Lin Changqing resisted it with his Qi and Blood Furnace.
• A streak of light pierced one Death Profound Realm expert, triggering countless attacks from the pit walls and leaving the wounded expert near death.

Lin Changqing reached the bottom of the abyss and found Zhao Yufei and her companions seeking a treasure vault behind an ancient stone gate. Zhao Yufei opened it only a crack before it jammed, leaving the group needing more strength to push it farther.

• Lin Changqing burned a crimson, six-winged insect and descended to the bottom of the abyss, while Zhao Yufei, the Black Robed Man, and Wu Song arrived after another companion apparently died.
• Lin Changqing asked Zhao Yufei whether the stone gate concealed the treasure she sought, and she claimed it hid a vault containing her ancestor's relic and other resources.
• Wu Song accused Zhao Yufei of being responsible for the group's deaths and demanded that she prove a treasure vault lay behind the gate.
• Zhao Yufei pushed the gate open enough for treasure light to shine through, but it jammed before she could open it fully.
• The Black Robed Man helped push the gate until it jammed again, then called on Wu Song and Lin Changqing to help.

Lin Changqing exposed Zhao Yufei’s scheme to use Wu Song as a sacrifice and manipulate him into fighting the monster beyond the Stone Gate. The chapter ended with Lin Changqing asking Zhao Yufei to confirm his accusations.

• Wu Song ignored Lin Changqing’s warning and pushed the Stone Gate toward the treasure light beyond it.
• Lin Changqing blasted the Stone Gate open with Blade Qi, and Wu Song rushed inside, believing he had found a vast Treasure Vault.
• Zhao Yufei claimed Wu Song had fallen under an Illusion Array and urged Lin Changqing to save him.
• Lin Changqing challenged Zhao Yufei’s story and said Wu Song was being controlled by a monster, not deceived by an illusion.
• Lin Changqing accused Zhao Yufei of sacrificing companions, exploiting the Moon Worship Cult and the flying insects, and planning to use Wu Song’s blood to obtain what she wanted.
• Lin Changqing concluded that Zhao Yufei meant for him and the monster to weaken each other, then asked whether his analysis was correct.

Lin Changqing exposed Zhao Yufei’s schemes and agreed to fight the Three-headed Monster after she explained that only she could reveal the guarded treasure. He attacked the monster and sent it flying with a single slash, leaving their battle underway.

• Zhao Yufei admitted her plan and offered Lin Changqing everything except her ancestor’s relic, but warned that he could not reach the treasure without her special method.
• Lin Changqing sensed no sign of the treasure, while Wu Song died after becoming trapped in the monster’s illusion and cursed Zhao Yufei.
• Lin Changqing confronted the Three-headed Monster, which revealed that it had swallowed another arrogant human.
• Lin Changqing told Zhao Yufei to keep her word, then charged and shattered the monster’s defensive barrier with the Jingzhe Saber.
• Lin Changqing’s slash struck the Three-headed Monster and sent it flying as all three heads screamed.

Lin Changqing used the Gengjin Saber Array to kill the Three-headed Monster and destroy all three portions of its Primordial Spirit. Zhao Yufei and the Black Robed Man grew wary of Lin Changqing, while Zhao regretted scheming against him but resolved to continue with her own plan.

• Lin Changqing battered the Three-headed Monster with his saber while secretly setting up a Grand Array around the battlefield.
• The Black Robed Man warned Zhao Yufei that Lin Changqing might turn against them, and Zhao Yufei watched him with killing intent.
• Lin Changqing activated the Gengjin Saber Array, startling Zhao Yufei and the Black Robed Man, who realized how dangerous he was.
• Zhao Yufei regretted scheming against Lin Changqing but decided to see her plan through and rely on her own trump cards.
• Lin Changqing used the array's power to split the Three-headed Monster's body in two, then sealed and annihilated its three fleeing Primordial Spirits.
• After the battle, Lin Changqing landed and turned his gaze toward Zhao Yufei.

Zhao Yufei activated a hidden Stone Gate that led Lin Changqing, herself, and the Black Robed Man into a ruined cave-dwelling palace. She and the Black Robed Man fled behind a barrage of Mohist mechanical puppets, but Lin Changqing let them escape so he could track them with his Mind Marks.

• Zhao Yufei used Wu Song and the Three-headed Monster's blood to awaken a Stone Gate and reveal the true treasure ground.
• Lin Changqing insisted that Zhao Yufei and the Black Robed Man enter the Stone Gate alongside him.
• After arriving in the ruined palace, Zhao Yufei and the Black Robed Man fled while thousands of mechanical puppets attacked Lin Changqing.
• Lin Changqing recognized the Mohist School's Mechanical Puppet Technique and used his Qi and Blood Furnace to withstand the attacks.
• Lin Changqing deliberately allowed the pair to escape, relying on his Mind Marks to follow them to their destination.

Lin Changqing pursued Zhao Yufei to a ruined palace where she sought her ancestor’s remains and the Zhao family’s Immeasurable Gourd. When she was unable to take the relics and Lin Changqing attacked, Zhao Yufei sacrificed the Black Robed Man to summon a peak Mourning-grade demonic beast, leaving Lin Changqing facing the creature.

• Lin Changqing destroyed the metal puppets and secretly followed Zhao Yufei and the Black Robed Man to a ruined palace.
• Zhao Yufei identified her ancestor’s corpse, the Mountain Suppressing Spear, and the Immeasurable Gourd, then tried to claim the relics.
• Lin Changqing confronted Zhao Yufei, blasted the Black Robed Man aside, and advanced on her after she failed to move the spear.
• Zhao Yufei caused the Black Robed Man to explode, using his blood to open the ground and summon a powerful demonic beast.
• Lin Changqing blocked the beast’s attack with his Qi and Blood Furnace and accused Zhao Yufei of planning to use her companion as a sacrifice.

Lin Changqing defeated the Demon Beast and tried to stop Zhao Yufei from escaping, but she used a Forbidden Technique to flee and break his Mind Mark. He then discovered that the Square Inch Pagoda had absorbed the battle spear, repairing one of its cracks and strengthening its effects.

• Lin Changqing exposed Zhao Yufei's plan to use the Black Robed Man as a Blood Sacrifice, then slashed the Demon Beast with the Jingzhe Saber.
• Lin Changqing unleashed a river of Blade Qi that dismembered the Demon Beast, and Zhao Yufei fled without retrieving the battle spear or her Zhao Family Ancestor's remains.
• Lin Changqing blocked Zhao Yufei's path, but she exploded her body in a blood-mist attack and escaped with her Martial God, breaking his Mind Mark.
• Lin Changqing realized his Mind Mark could be defeated if placed on a body rather than a soul and consciousness, then examined the battle spear Zhao Yufei had left behind.
• The Square Inch Pagoda flew out of Lin Changqing's Sea of Consciousness and swallowed the spear, repairing one crack and improving its teleportation effect.
• Lin Changqing summoned the strengthened Square Inch Pagoda back, stored it in his Sea of Consciousness, and left the palace.

Lin Changqing followed a mysterious summons to a sealed cave beneath a towering peak, where the seal’s overwhelming Sword Intent nearly killed him. He escaped into the cave and met the sinister being that had summoned him, demanding to know what it wanted.

• Lin Changqing flew across the Jade Screen Secret Realm toward the source of the summons, which led beneath a sword-shaped peak.
• He entered the peak’s sealing formation, which attacked him with powerful Sword Intent and a torrent of sword qi.
• Lin Changqing’s saber strike failed to stop the attack, and the seal trapped him so he could not retreat.
• A black-hole vortex opened in the mountain wall, and Lin Changqing plunged through it to escape the sword qi.
• Inside the frigid cave dwelling, Lin Changqing met a figure shrouded in Yin Sha Qi that said it had waited for him for many years.
• Lin Changqing challenged the figure to explain what it wanted from him.

The mysterious expert revealed that he had summoned Lin Changqing to seize his highly compatible body and launched the attempt. Lin Changqing’s Divine Spirit overwhelmed and devoured the expert’s Demonic Soul in his Sea of Consciousness.

• The mysterious expert explained that the seal was slowly destroying him and that he planned to escape through Body Seizure.
• He told Lin Changqing that two previous candidates had failed and that Lin Changqing was his most compatible target.
• Lin Changqing mocked the expert’s confidence, provoking him to attack with a devouring force.
• The expert’s Demonic Soul entered Lin Changqing’s Sea of Consciousness to seize his body.
• Lin Changqing’s Cosmic Galaxy, Twenty-Eight Mansions, and Thirty-three Heavens empowered his Divine Spirit, which swallowed the Demonic Soul.

After devouring the Demonic Soul, Lin Changqing advanced to the great completion of the Spirit Breath Stage and gained the ability to cross spatial planes. He escaped the Jade Screen Secret Realm undetected and vowed to kill Zhao Yufei the next time they met.

• Lin Changqing's Divine Spirit absorbed the Demonic Soul, and he visualized the divine charm of eighteen heavens, reaching the great completion of the Spirit Breath Stage.
• Lin Changqing realized his strengthened Spiritual Power could affect space-time and let him cross worlds and bypass many restrictions.
• Lin Changqing used a black-hole vortex to leave Sword Mountain and the Jade Screen Secret Realm while the Demon Suppression Division arrived too late to find him.
• Lin Changqing returned to Sea Gazing Pavilion and then silently went back to his courtyard in the Demon Suppression Division.
• Lin Changqing recalled that Zhao Yufei had taken the Green Jade Gourd and vowed not to let her escape alive if they met again.

After half a month of secluded cultivation, Lin Changqing perfected the Five Elements Dao Seeking Scripture and advanced from the peak of the Death Profound Realm to the peak of the Life Profound Realm. He emerged to learn how Dafeng Prefecture’s conflict had ended, but Gu Chensha did not answer, so Lin Changqing accepted Du Mingyue’s invitation to meet.

• Lin Changqing spent half a month studying cultivation methods and Martial Skills in the Scripture Pavilion while refining the Five Elements Dao Seeking Scripture.
• Lin Changqing comprehended the profundity of life and reached the peak of the Life Profound Realm, resolving to keep his rapid progress secret.
• Lin Changqing left seclusion and sent Gu Chensha a message asking whether he had returned from his mission, but received no reply for over an hour.
• Du Mingyue contacted Lin Changqing to congratulate him on his promotion and invited him to meet at Yipin Xuan at noon.
• Lin Changqing accepted Du Mingyue’s invitation, intending to ask her about Gu Chensha and the situation in Dafeng Prefecture.

Lin Changqing met Du Mingyue at Yipin Xuan, where he established that he could see through Du Mingyue’s concealed cultivation. Du Mingyue warned him that the Eternal Life Alliance and White Lotus Sect had formed an assassination squad against him, and that their hidden agents might even be inside the Demon Suppression Division.

• Lin Changqing arrived at Yipin Xuan and greeted Du Mingyue, hinting that he had seen through Du Mingyue’s improved cultivation concealment.
• Du Mingyue led Lin Changqing to a private pavilion, where thirteen young members of Dafeng Prefecture’s great clans gathered; several briefly showed killing intent when they saw Lin Changqing.
• After the group exchanged greetings and took their seats, Lin Changqing asked Du Mingyue why Gu Chensha had not answered his Communication Talisman.
• Du Mingyue explained that Gu Chensha was on a mission in a Secret Realm that blocked the talisman’s transmission.
• Du Mingyue warned Lin Changqing that the Eternal Life Alliance and White Lotus Sect had formed an assassination squad against him and might still have hidden agents in Dafeng Prefecture, including within the Demon Suppression Division.

At a banquet, Du Mingyue offered to recruit Lin Changqing into the powerful Du Family and promised to help him reclaim the Demon Slaying Envoy position. Lin Changqing declined, choosing independence despite realizing the Du Family was unafraid to challenge Wang Tianlin.

• Du Mingyue warned Lin Changqing that the White Lotus Sect and Eternal Life Alliance had formed assassination squads to target him, and Lin Changqing calmly accepted the danger.
• Du Mingyue raised the matter of Lin Changqing being denied the Demon Slaying Envoy position and said someone had obstructed his promotion.
• Du Mingyue offered the Du Family’s support if Lin Changqing joined as an offering elder or Guest Elder, promising to help restore his position and grant him top-tier Guest Elder terms.
• The guests were astonished by the Du Family’s generous offer, while Lin Changqing declined because he did not wish to join any faction.
• Lin Changqing recognized that the Du Family was willing to confront Wang Tianlin and his family, but he chose to remain independent.

Lin Changqing rejected Du Mingyue’s offer to join the Du Family, but agreed to inspect and possibly repair the Du Family’s damaged ancestral Grand Array. Du Mingyue promised the family would help Lin reclaim the position of Demon Slaying Envoy, and planned to take him to the Du Family the next morning.

• Lin Changqing rejected Du Mingyue’s offer to make him a top-tier Guest Elder of the Du Family.
• The thirteen aristocratic descendants mocked Lin Changqing for refusing, but Du Mingyue ordered them to leave.
• Du Mingyue apologized to Lin Changqing and offered the Du Family’s help in reclaiming the Demon Slaying Envoy position in exchange for inspecting their damaged ancestral Grand Array.
• Lin Changqing agreed to go with Du Mingyue and assess whether he could repair the array.
• Du Mingyue arranged to pick Lin Changqing up the next morning and take him to the Du Family.

Lin Changqing learned that the Origin Realm was said to be a newborn Origin World and that competition for its limited entry slots could be manipulated within the rules. After he left Du Mingyue, she and a young man discussed his strength and agreed he was not someone to provoke.

• Lin Changqing asked Du Mingyue about the Origin Realm, and she described it as a top-tier secret realm believed to be a newborn Origin World.
• Du Mingyue warned Lin Changqing that more than a hundred thousand people were competing for a limited number of slots, and officials could distribute them among those who passed the assessment.
• Lin Changqing thanked Du Mingyue, arranged for her to visit his courtyard the next day, and left Yipin Xuan.
• Du Mingyue asked a young man who had been observing Lin Changqing what he had learned, and he said Lin Changqing had detected him and was formidable.
• The young man advised Du Mingyue not to make Lin Changqing an enemy, and she warned him not to provoke Lin Changqing before he left.

Du Mingyue brought Lin Changqing to the Du Family’s ancestral land to assess a ruined Ancient Array surrounding an inaccessible city, but he said it could not be restored. Du Qinghe then mocked Du Mingyue for trusting Lin Changqing, and the chapter ended with him turning his anger on Lin Changqing.

• Lin Changqing anticipated Du Mingyue’s arrival, then left Dafeng Prefecture City with her for the Du Family’s ancestral land.
• Du Mingyue led Lin Changqing into the vast Secret Realm Cave Heaven and warned him to stay close to her.
• Du Mingyue showed Lin Changqing the ruined Ancient City and asked whether its damaged Grand Array could be restored.
• Lin Changqing examined the city and told Du Mingyue that the Grand Array was too badly damaged to restore.
• Du Qinghe appeared with a young woman, mocked Du Mingyue for bringing Lin Changqing, and then glared angrily at Lin Changqing.

Lin Changqing rejected the Du Family’s plan to repair the ancient city’s Grand Array and proposed destroying the damaged array instead. He then walked into the city unharmed, stunning Du Mingyue, Du Qinghe, and Du Xinyao.

• Lin Changqing rebuked Du Qinghe and Du Xinyao for insulting Du Mingyue, then intimidated them into silence with his blade intent.
• Lin Changqing explained that repairing the Grand Array would not necessarily let the Du Family enter the ancient city and suggested breaking the array instead.
• Du Qinghe and Du Xinyao mocked Lin Changqing’s claim, while Du Mingyue asked what he needed and reaffirmed the Du Family’s promise to appoint him Demon Slaying Envoy within three days.
• Lin Changqing strode into the ancient city, passing through its chaotic Spatial Turbulence unharmed and leaving the others in disbelief.

Lin Changqing entered the Du Family’s Ancient City and destroyed the damaged array node, restoring the city and earning the family’s gratitude. After Du Qianren reaffirmed the Du Family’s promise to help him reclaim his Demon Slaying Envoy position, Lin Changqing left the city without taking its resources.

• Lin Changqing walked into the Ancient City despite its distorted space, shocking Du Mingyue, her companions, and the Du Family higher-ups watching.
• The Du Family higher-ups hurried to the Ancient City, fearing Lin Changqing might claim its opportunities before they could enter.
• Lin Changqing scanned the city and struck a damaged courtyard, breaking the array node and restoring the Ancient City’s space.
• Du Mingyue, her companions, and the Du Family higher-ups entered the restored city and praised Lin Changqing for breaking the Grand Array.
• Lin Changqing reminded Du Qianren of their mutual-benefit deal, and Du Qianren promised the Du Family would honor its word.
• Lin Changqing departed without taking the Ancient City’s resources, leaving them to the Du Family.