Chapter Summaries

Lin Changqing returned to Green Mountain Village and rescued Lin Yongfan by killing the Howling Moon Snow Wolf and the other demonic beasts. After Lin Yongfan warned him that the Demonic Beast Tide was a conspiracy targeting him, Lin Changqing resolved to suppress the tide rather than wait for help.

• The Howling Moon Snow Wolf nearly devoured Lin Yongfan before Lin Changqing descended and cut it in two with a blade strike.
• Lin Changqing's blade intent wiped out every demonic beast in Green Mountain Village, leaving the villagers and Du Family stunned.
• Lin Yongfan told Lin Changqing that he believed the Demonic Beast Tide was a trap aimed at him and urged him to flee to Dafeng Prefecture City.
• Lin Changqing refused to leave, saying he would first quell the Demonic Beast Tide ravaging Fengle County.
• Du Yunsheng warned Lin Changqing that more Mourning-grade Demonic Beasts and Demonized Warriors might be involved, but Lin Changqing said the people of Fengle County could not wait for help.

Lin Changqing planned to draw the Demonic Beast Tide to Green Mountain Village and destroy it, while preparing the Ancestral Hall as a fortified battlefield. He completed a powerful Grand Array around the hall and taught Lin Yongfan how to control it.

• Lin Changqing decided to use himself as bait to lure the Demonic Beast Tide to Green Mountain Village and wipe it out.
• Lin Changqing ordered Lin Hu to spread news of his return throughout Fengle County and told Du Yunsheng and Lin Yuntang to organize the villagers and Du Family into a defensive line.
• Lin Changqing asked Lin Yongfan to help establish a Grand Array around the Ancestral Hall and learn to control it.
• Lin Changqing placed 1,080 Spirit Stones around the Ancestral Hall, causing the array to manifest and transform the grounds into an immense independent domain.

Lin Changqing used the mountain range’s Earth Vein Power and thousands of Spirit Stones to build a Wutu Saber Array beneath the ruins of Green Mountain Village, preparing to destroy the Demonic Beast Tide. After Lin Hu spread word of Lin Changqing’s return, a mysterious man in black ordered the Golden Eagle to lead its forces to Green Mountain Village and keep Lin Changqing there.

• Lin Changqing sent Lin Yongfan back to the ancestral hall after showing him the completed grand array and giving him its control token.
• Lin Changqing resolved to draw the demonic beasts and their hidden Demonized Warriors to Green Mountain Village and kill them in an array.
• Lin Changqing used Spirit Stones, saber intent, and Earth Vein Power from the nearby mountains to form a Wutu Saber Array beneath the village ruins.
• Lin Hu arranged for news of Lin Changqing’s return to spread through Fengle City.
• The mysterious man in black ordered the Golden Eagle to take its forces to Green Mountain Village before the Demon Suppression Division could interfere.
• The Golden Eagle dismissed the threat of the Demon Suppression Division, and the mysterious man in black warned it not to ruin his plans.

The golden eagle summoned a massive demonic beast tide and sent it toward Green Mountain Village to kill Lin Changqing before the Demon Suppression Division could arrive. Lin Changqing waited for the horde behind his Wutu Saber Array as the beasts reached the village, while Wang Hanshan and the villagers could only watch and hope he could withstand the attack.

• The golden eagle flew toward Green Mountain Village and summoned demonic beasts across Fengle County to converge on Lin Changqing.
• Wang Hanshan recognized that the beast tide was heading for Green Mountain Village and ordered his guards to protect ordinary people rather than join a battle they could not affect.
• Lin Changqing waited in Green Mountain Village after spending over ten thousand Spirit Stones to set up the Wutu Saber Array, then sensed the beasts arriving.
• Lin Yongfan and Lin Hu worried about the approaching tide, while Du Yunsheng assured them that Lin Changqing's formations could hold it.
• The demonic beasts surged toward the village, and Lin Changqing faced the oncoming horde from the square outside the ancestral hall.

Lin Changqing fought off a demonic beast horde at Green Mountain Village, then faced a Golden Eagle and a flood dragon that attacked together. He shattered their strongest attacks with the Wutu Saber Array, and his blade lights continued toward them.

• Lin Changqing identified the Golden Eagle as the strongest beast in the horde and prepared to meet its attack.
• The Golden Eagle sent the demonic beasts charging, and Lin Changqing killed them all with a burst of saber qi.
• The Golden Eagle dove at Lin Changqing as a flood dragon emerged from the mountains and joined the attack.
• Lin Changqing recognized the flood dragon as a relative of the Giant Serpent he had met at the cold pool.
• Lin Changqing activated the Wutu Saber Array and turned the mountain range’s Earth Vein Power into two blade lights.
• The Golden Eagle and flood dragon unleashed their strongest attacks, but Lin Changqing’s blade lights broke through and continued toward them.

Lin Changqing annihilated the Demonic Beast Tide and confronted the black-robed man who had orchestrated it, suspecting the Wang Family was behind the attack. The man escaped with a burst of extraordinary speed, leaving Lin Changqing unable to catch him.

• Lin Changqing used the Wutu Saber Array to kill the flood dragon, the Golden Eagle, and every demonic beast within a hundred li.
• People across Fengle County watched in awe as Lin Changqing was hailed as a Grandmaster of Array Dao who had slain three Mourning-grade Demonic Beasts.
• Lin Changqing spotted a black-robed man on a distant peak and flew to intercept him, accusing him of orchestrating the Demonic Beast Tide.
• Lin Changqing guessed that the Wang Family had ordered the attack, and the black-robed man reacted with shock.
• The black-robed man threw a pitch-black orb that froze the surrounding area, but Lin Changqing burned away its power with his Qi and Blood Furnace.
• The black-robed man fled at immense speed, and Lin Changqing admitted he could not catch up.

Lin Changqing returned to Green Mountain Village after the Demonic Beast Tide and designed a vast city whose layout concealed a Grand Array. After leaving resources and instructions for the village, he set out northwest to pursue the mysterious Black Robe Figure.

• Lin Changqing returned to Green Mountain Village and explained that he had marked the fleeing Black Robe Figure, whom he hoped to use to uncover evidence against Wang Tianlin.
• Lin Changqing proposed rebuilding Green Mountain Village on a grand scale by incorporating the entire Back Mountain.
• Lin Changqing drew plans for a city spanning more than a hundred li, with districts arranged to form a hidden Grand Array.
• Lin Changqing entrusted Lin Yongfan with the plans and their secrets, left communication talismans and cultivation resources, and departed the next afternoon.
• Lin Changqing boarded the Heaven Escaping Shuttle and headed northwest after sensing that the Black Robe Figure had gone that way.

Lin Changqing tracked the Black Robed Man to Yunshui County and destroyed the courtyard where he was hiding, leaving him mortally wounded. Lin Changqing offered him a Three-Revolutions Life Elixir and waited to hear what he would demand in return.

• The Black Robed Man learned that the Wang Family had withheld payment and deliberately used him as a disposable pawn, while the woman warned that his Blood Escape Technique had damaged his foundation.
• Lin Changqing followed the Mind Mark to Yunshui County and sensed Demonized Warriors inside the Black Robed Man’s residence.
• Lin Changqing unleashed a lightning-powered punch that razed the courtyard and left the Black Robed Man and the woman sprawled in the ruins.
• The Black Robed Man realized Lin Changqing had tracked him and asked how he had tampered with his body.
• Lin Changqing offered the dying Black Robed Man a Three-Revolutions Life Elixir, and the Black Robed Man demanded to know what Lin Changqing wanted.

Lin Changqing forced the Black Robed Man’s subordinate to reveal recordings proving the Wang Family planned the Demonic Beast Tide in Fengle County. After obtaining the evidence, he killed both of them, leaving him poised to bring down the Wang Family and target Wang Tianlin.

• The Black Robed Man admitted Wang Tianlin was behind him but said he had no evidence against the Wang Family.
• The wounded woman revealed she had two Image Talismans recording the Wang Family’s role in planning the Demonic Beast Tide.
• The woman demanded two Three-Revolutions Life Elixirs and safe passage, but Lin Changqing said he had only one and asked who should receive it.
• The woman chose herself, and Lin Changqing withdrew the elixir and hypnotized her into handing over the two Image Talismans.
• Lin Changqing confirmed the recordings implicated the Wang Family, then killed the woman and the Black Robed Man.

After destroying the Liu Family, Lin Changqing returned to Dafeng Prefecture City instead of pursuing Gu Chensha and the others, intending to expose the Wang Family’s crimes and deal with Wang Tianlin. He headed to the Demon Suppression Hall to ring the Demon Suppression Drum, and its tolls sounded as Wang Tianlin sensed trouble.

• Lin Changqing left the Liu Family’s ruined courtyard, while Yunshui County residents feared his saber intent and began eyeing the family’s abandoned businesses.
• Lin Changqing decided to destroy the Wang Family before traveling to Yunzhou City, fearing they could arrange another Demonic Beast Tide against Green Mountain Village.
• After several days, Lin Changqing returned openly to Dafeng Prefecture City, stirring rumors in the Demon Suppression Division about the attack on his hometown and a possible plot against him.
• Lin Changqing entered the Demon Suppression Division and headed for the Demon Suppression Hall, planning to ring the Demon Suppression Drum and bring the Division Head into the matter.
• Wang Tianlin learned that Lin Changqing was heading to the Demon Suppression Hall and grew uneasy; then the Demon Suppression Drum began to toll.

Lin Changqing struck the Demon Suppression Drum eighty-one times, summoning the Demon Suppression Division to the Demon Suppression Hall. When Sun-level Demon Slaying Envoy Wu Zijing confronted him on Wang Tianlin’s behalf, Lin Changqing seriously wounded him with a single rebuke.

• The Demon Suppression Drum sounded, forcing everyone in the Dafeng Prefecture Demon Suppression Division, including Wang Tianlin, to head to the Demon Suppression Hall.
• Lin Changqing struck the drum eighty-one times and waited as the Division’s members gathered.
• Wu Zijing arrived, accused Lin Changqing of striking the drum without authorization, and pressed him with his aura.
• Lin Changqing rebuked Wu Zijing, overwhelming his pressure with sound waves and blade intent.
• Wu Zijing spat blood and his aura weakened, shocking the onlookers.

Lin Changqing publicly accused Deputy Division Head Wang Tianlin and the Wang Family of colluding with demons to unleash a Demonic Beast Tide in Fengle County. He presented a Recording Jade Talisman as evidence before the gathered Demon Suppression Division, leaving Wang Tianlin facing exposure.

• Wang Tianlin arrived with his allies and accused Lin Changqing of breaking rules and injuring Wu Zijing, but Lin Changqing defended his actions as lawful and self-defense.
• Mo Yanfeng appeared and asked Lin Changqing why he had sounded the Demon Suppression Drum.
• Lin Changqing accused Wang Tianlin of helping the Wang Family collude with demons and evil beings to cause the Demonic Beast Tide in Fengle County.
• Wang Tianlin denied the accusation and demanded evidence, while Lin Changqing said he had proof.
• Lin Changqing activated a Recording Jade Talisman that showed a young man, a Black Robed Man, and a woman discussing the plot to cause the beast tide and kill Lin Changqing.

Lin Changqing exposed the Wang Family’s role in the Demonic Beast Tide and blocked Wang Tianlin’s attempt to save the family. Mo Yanfeng ordered an investigation led by Liu Yuanshan and permitted Lin Changqing to assist.

• Wang Tianlin claimed the Wang Family member in the first recording had been expelled, then blamed him for colluding with demons and evil creatures.
• Lin Changqing showed a second recording of the Wang Family member plotting against him with the Wang Family Great Elder, confirming the family’s crimes.
• Wang Tianlin asked Mo Yanfeng to let him arrest the guilty family members, hoping to distance himself and preserve the Wang Family.
• Lin Changqing demanded the Wang Family be destroyed, citing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Fengle County civilians and more than a thousand Demon Suppression Division members.
• Mo Yanfeng ordered Liu Yuanshan to arrest and interrogate the relevant Wang Family members, then granted Lin Changqing permission to assist.

The Wang family decided to sacrifice Great Elder Wang Tianyuan to take the blame, then use him to kill Lin Changqing. Lin Changqing seized control of Wang Tianyuan with Mind Power and made him attack the Demon Suppression Division, leaving Lin Changqing to strike him down as the Wang family’s resistance began.

• Wang Chenglin persuaded Wang Tianyuan to accept responsibility for the Wang family’s crimes and promised to cultivate Wang Tianyuan’s grandsons.
• Wang Chenglin asked Wang Tianyuan to kill Lin Changqing before surrendering, and Wang Tianyuan agreed.
• Lin Changqing used his Mind Power to monitor the Wang family and secretly take control of Wang Tianyuan as he left the residence.
• Wang Tianyuan demonized and attacked Liu Yuanshan with a hammer, while calling the Wang family disciples to fight their way out.
• Liu Yuanshan knocked Wang Tianyuan back, and Lin Changqing slashed him with the Jingzhe Saber before Liu Yuanshan could finish speaking.

Lin Changqing used his control over Wang Tianyuan and other Wang Family members to make them appear to rebel alongside the White Lotus Sect, then led the Demon Suppression Division in destroying the Wang Family. After the slaughter, he walked through the ruined estate dragging three surviving direct descendants, including Wang Chenglin and Wang Tiancheng.

• Lin Changqing killed Wang Tianyuan and destroyed the Wang Family's main gate with his blade.
• Controlled Wang Family members charged the Demon Suppression Division while shouting White Lotus Sect slogans, and Lin Changqing declared the family guilty of collusion and rebellion.
• Lin Changqing killed most of the Wang Family's higher-ups and shattered Wang Chenglin's war spear before cutting him down with its fragments.
• Lin Changqing and the Demon Suppression Division slaughtered the Wang Family across the estate, killing or routing its members.
• After the fighting ended, Lin Changqing walked through the ruins dragging three Wang Family direct descendants, including the Second Elder, Wang Chenglin, and Wang Tiancheng.

Lin Changqing accused Wang Tianlin of directing the Wang Family’s collusion with demonic evils and the White Lotus Sect, then forced Liu Yuanshan to accompany him back to the Demon Suppression Division with three Wang Family survivors as witnesses. As the city celebrated the Wang Family’s destruction, Lin Changqing publicly condemned Wang Tianlin while Liu Yuanshan struggled to avoid being implicated.

• Lin Changqing dragged Wang Tiancheng and two other Wang Family members before Liu Yuanshan and accused Wang Tianlin of orchestrating the family’s crimes.
• Lin Changqing said the three men had confessed and demanded that Liu Yuanshan return with him to confront Wang Tianlin.
• Liu Yuanshan reluctantly ordered the Demon Suppression Division army back to the division, unable to refuse responsibility for the operation.
• Citizens celebrated the Wang Family’s destruction and recounted its abuses as Lin Changqing and Liu Yuanshan passed through the city.
• Lin Changqing used the crowd’s anger to condemn Wang Tianlin publicly, while Liu Yuanshan stayed silent and resented being dragged into the dispute.

Lin Changqing brought three Wang Family descendants to the Demon Suppression Division, where they implicated Wang Tianlin in the demonic beast tide that devastated Fengle County. Lin Changqing killed Wang Tianlin with a single blade, leaving the Demon Suppression Division to face the aftermath.

• Wang Tianlin learned that the Wang Family had been destroyed and that Lin Changqing was bringing his younger brother and two other descendants to confront him.
• Liu Yuanshan reported that the Wang Family had resisted arrest and been suppressed, then Lin Changqing accused Wang Tianlin of plotting the Demonic Beast Tide in Fengle County.
• Wang Tiancheng and the other two descendants confessed that Wang Tianlin had orchestrated the Wang Family's crimes and the plan to kill Lin Changqing.
• Wang Tianlin accused Lin Changqing of using Demonic Arts to control the witnesses, but Lin Changqing condemned him for colluding with demons and evil forces.
• Lin Changqing drew the Jingzhe Saber and struck Wang Tianlin down with a blade qi that sliced through his defenses before Mo Yanfeng could intervene.

Lin Changqing killed Wang Tianlin and left Dafeng Prefecture for Yunzhou City despite Mo Yanfeng’s anger. Mo Yanfeng suspected enemies would ambush Lin on the road and worried about repercussions from Wang Tianlin’s patron, the Xu Family.

• Lin Changqing defended killing Wang Tianlin as a justified act against a traitor connected to the White Lotus Sect, then defied Mo Yanfeng’s rebuke.
• Mo Yanfeng ordered Lin Changqing to leave, and Lin departed Dafeng Prefecture for Yunzhou City aboard the Heaven Escaping Shuttle.
• Liu Yuanshan reported Lin’s departure, and Mo Yanfeng predicted that the White Lotus Sect and Eternal Life Alliance might try to kill him en route.
• Mo Yanfeng explained that the Xu Family was unlikely to care about Wang Tianlin’s death except that Third Miss Xu Qingyan was Wang Tianlin’s woman.

Lin Changqing traveled toward Yunzhou while cultivating and aiming to break through into the Primordial Breath Realm. At Saihai Lake, the Eternal Life Alliance prepared an ambush, expecting him to pass through and relying on a Forbidden Artifact to defeat him.

• Lin Changqing rode the Heaven Escaping Shuttle toward Yunzhou and cultivated the Eternal Dao Scripture and his Cosmic Galaxy Visualization Method during the journey.
• Lin Changqing resolved to visualize the nineteenth heaven within three days and enter the Primordial Breath Realm.
• At Saihai Lake, Elder Yan Tian ordered eighteen people to monitor the area and watch for Lin Changqing, whose flying Spiritual Artifact was said to be faster than the Flying Cloud Boat.
• A black-robed figure confirmed that the group would monitor the skies and warned that Lin Changqing's powerful flying Spiritual Artifact was plausible given his inheritance.
• The man in white and the Black Robe Figure discussed Lin Changqing's destruction of the Wang Family and Wang Tianlin's death.
• The Black Robe Figure revealed that he had brought a Forbidden Artifact to help take Lin Changqing down.

Lin Changqing broke through to the Primordial Breath realm and the Dao Domain Realm while traveling toward Yunzhou City. After discovering an ambush waiting for him at Saihai Lake, he prepared to deal with it before continuing his journey.

• Lin Changqing visualized the nineteenth heaven, sublimated his Mind Power, and entered the Primordial Breath realm.
• Lin Changqing saw a future scene of eighteen figures ambushing him at Saihai Lake.
• Lin Changqing's Martial Cultivation broke through to the Dao Domain Realm as he formed a ten-thousand-zhang domain.
• Lin Changqing tested his ability to seal time and space across a hundred li, then considered combining it with the Square Inch Pagoda's teleportation.
• Lin Changqing looked toward Saihai Lake and decided to settle the trouble there before reaching Yunzhou City.