Chapter Summaries

Lin Changqing was ambushed at Saihai Lake by eighteen Heavenly Man Realm experts using a Forbidden Artifact to trap and attack him. He shattered the artifact with one slash and prepared to kill his attackers.

• A pitch-black compass descended from the sky, drove the Heaven Escaping Shuttle into Saihai Lake, and sealed the surrounding space.
• Eighteen experts formed a Battle Formation around the shuttle and called for Lin Changqing to come out and die.
• Lin Changqing escaped the shuttle and broke out of the encirclement, but the Black Robe Figure used the compass to force him back.
• The eighteen experts attacked Lin Changqing while the Forbidden Artifact unleashed freezing flames, but his Qi and Blood Furnace blocked their strikes.
• Lin Changqing cut apart the flames and shattered the Forbidden Artifact with his Jingzhe Saber, then raised his saber to attack the eighteen.

Lin Changqing defeated the White Lotus Sect and Eternal Life Alliance ambush at Saihai Lake, then traveled to Yunzhou City while cultivating and refining pills from Immortal Spiritual Qi. He arrived near the city and headed toward its powerful protective array, having not encountered Gu Chensha and the others on the way.

• Lin Changqing killed all eighteen Heavenly Man Realm attackers from the White Lotus Sect and Eternal Life Alliance, then revealed that he had staged the apparent suppression of the Heaven Escaping Shuttle.
• Lin Changqing used his Primordial Breath Spiritual Realm to refine more than a thousand Immortal Martial Pills, each with medicinal effects comparable to a High-grade Treasure Pill.
• Lin Changqing put away the pills and continued cultivating as the Heaven Escaping Shuttle flew toward Yunzhou City for three to four days.
• Lin Changqing arrived a thousand li from Yunzhou City without encountering Gu Chensha and the others, and saw that a Grand Array isolated the ancient city.
• Lin Changqing put away the Heaven Escaping Shuttle and headed through the void toward Yunzhou City.

Lin Changqing arrived in Yunzhou City, learned that Outer Domain Sects were sending many disciples to compete for places in the Origin Realm, and entered the crowded city. Gu Chensha warned him to wait before reporting to the Demon Suppression Division and to beware the Xu Family, leaving Lin Changqing to reconsider his plans.

• Lin Changqing reached Yunzhou City and joined the line after hearing that flight and violence were forbidden inside the city.
• He saw True Man Qingfeng lead more than a hundred White Cloud Temple disciples into the city and learned they had come for the Origin Realm.
• Lin Changqing reflected that Outer Domain Sects were receiving access to resources that had once belonged to the Great Zhou Demon Suppression Division.
• After entering Yunzhou City, Lin Changqing was astonished by its immense crowds and prepared to report to the local Demon Suppression Division headquarters.
• Gu Chensha told Lin Changqing to wait for him and Du Mingyue before reporting, then warned him about Wang Jingyu and the Xu Family, especially Xu Qingyan.

After learning that the Xu Family might become a threat, Lin Changqing checked into the secluded Youjian Inn, where he discovered its mysterious, powerful proprietress. The woman suspected he had been sent by her enemies, while Lin Changqing overheard her and began to wonder about her past.

• Lin Changqing took Gu Chensha's warning about the Xu Family seriously but decided he would fight back if they made an enemy of him.
• Lin Changqing found the secluded Youjian Inn and met its proprietress, a woman disguised as a man who charged exorbitant rates.
• Lin Changqing recognized that the woman had Life Profound Realm cultivation and a powerful Strange Treasure, then paid fifteen hundred taels of gold for twenty days in an upper-grade room.
• The woman watched Lin Changqing reach the third floor and wondered whether his enemies had sent him, though his aura seemed wrong.
• Lin Changqing overheard the woman's muttering, realized she had mistaken him for someone else, and settled into meditation in his room.

Lin Changqing explored Yunzhou City while the innkeeper and the White Lotus Sect took notice of his arrival. The White Lotus Sect’s altar master vowed to kill him for the damage he had done to the sect.

• Lin Changqing woke from cultivation and decided to explore Yunzhou City to gain insight beyond his training.
• The innkeeper warned Lin Changqing that the city was dangerous and recommended Mirror Lake, then secretly used a Communication Talisman after he left.
• Lin Changqing wandered through the crowded streets without a destination, unaware that multiple parties had noticed him.
• At a White Lotus Sect stronghold, an altar master led a blood-offering ritual to Wusheng Laomu.
• A middle-aged man told the altar master that Lin Changqing had arrived in Yunzhou City, and she blamed him for the sect’s losses and declared that he had to die.

After learning that Lin Changqing had arrived in Yunzhou City, the White Lotus Sect's Altar Master plotted to use Xu Qingyan against him, while the Eternal Life Alliance ordered him watched. Xu Zhenshan forbade the Xu Family from provoking Lin Changqing, leaving Xu Shaotian to confront his father's reasoning.

• The White Lotus Sect's Altar Master decided to exploit Xu Qingyan's desire for revenge to target Lin Changqing.
• An Eternal Life Alliance leader learned Lin Changqing had survived the interception at Saihai Lake and ordered his every move monitored.
• Xu Shaotian told Xu Zhenshan that Lin Changqing had arrived in Yunzhou City and asked whether the Xu Family should act against him.
• Xu Zhenshan ordered the Xu Family not to make an enemy of Lin Changqing and threatened to expel anyone who disobeyed.
• Xu Zhenshan rebuked Xu Shaotian for prioritizing revenge over the risks of provoking Lin Changqing and drawing the Demon Suppression Division's attention.

Xu Zhenshan rebuked Xu Shaotian for wanting to confront Lin Changqing and ordered him to keep Lin Changqing’s presence secret from Qingyan. Meanwhile, Lin Changqing followed strange zither music to Tingyu Xuan, where he discovered that its performer’s illusion technique had ensnared the crowd.

• Xu Zhenshan warned Xu Shaotian not to provoke Lin Changqing, explaining that the Xu Family should let its enemies deal with him instead.
• Xu Shaotian apologized and left after Xu Zhenshan cautioned him to keep Lin Changqing’s news from his aunt.
• Xu Zhenshan ordered a figure to watch Lin Changqing and seal off Dongli Courtyard so Qingyan would not learn about him.
• Lin Changqing followed the zither music to Tingyu Xuan and realized the music had drawn him there by affecting his mind.
• Lin Changqing sensed that the guests inside Tingyu Xuan were trapped in an illusion produced by the zither music.

Lin Changqing exposed Tingyu Xuan's Top Performer Hongye for secretly devouring the guests' Qi and Blood and divine souls, then suppressed her and the man who came to defend the establishment. The crowd warned that powerful forces stood behind Hongye, leaving Lin Changqing in danger as people fled Tingyu Xuan.

• Lin Changqing resisted Hongye's zither illusion and sensed her devouring his Qi and Blood and divine soul.
• Lin Changqing broke the illusion, rushed onto the stage, and suppressed Hongye as she begged him for mercy.
• The guests realized Hongye had drained them, while some warned that someone powerful protected her.
• A middle-aged man in brocade robes attacked Lin Changqing, but Lin Changqing crushed him and his followers with pressure.
• The frightened guests fled Tingyu Xuan, warning that Lin Changqing had made an enemy of powerful forces in Yunzhou City.

Lin Changqing confronted Tingyu Xuan over its protection of Demonized Warriors and killed a man who threatened him. He then revealed he was a Moon-level Demon Slaying Envoy and subdued He Kun, leaving him to be taken to the Demon Suppression Division’s Law Enforcement Hall.

• Lin Changqing rejected He Kun’s request to release Hongye and accused him of shielding a Demonized Warrior who had been consuming people’s Qi and Blood and soul power.
• After a middle-aged man urged He Kun to suppress him, Lin Changqing killed the man with a blade strike.
• He Kun threatened to summon the Demon Suppression Division’s experts, but Lin Changqing accused him of failing to report or stop Tingyu Xuan’s crimes.
• Lin Changqing identified himself as a Moon-level Demon Slaying Envoy and used a Five Elements prison to subdue He Kun.

Lin Changqing exposed Hongye as an Eternal Life Alliance agent who had partnered with Prince Jin's Heir, then killed her and destroyed Tingyu Xuan. He left with He Kun as Yunzhou City residents predicted Prince Jin's Heir would seek revenge.

• He Kun begged Lin Changqing for mercy after learning he was a Moon-level Demon Slaying Envoy.
• Lin Changqing hypnotized Hongye and made her reveal that she served the Eternal Life Alliance, had drained guests' Qi and Blood and souls, and worked with Prince Jin's Heir.
• Hongye revealed that Prince Jin's Heir knew of her alliance ties and collaborated with the Eternal Life Alliance.
• Lin Changqing recorded Hongye's testimony, killed her, and slaughtered everyone else in Tingyu Xuan except He Kun, reducing the place to ruins.
• Lin Changqing seized He Kun and left, while city guards cordoned off the ruins and residents speculated that Prince Jin's Heir would retaliate.

Lin Changqing enslaved He Kun with his Soul Control Seal and ordered him to watch Prince Jin's Estate and report on the Demon Suppression Division. Suspecting that the proprietor of Youjian Inn had manipulated him, Lin Changqing headed there to confront her.

• He Kun begged Lin Changqing to spare him and offered to serve him as a dog.
• Lin Changqing used the Soul Control Seal to enslave He Kun, making him a loyal servant.
• Lin Changqing gave He Kun a Healing Pill and ordered him to monitor Prince Jin's Estate and report developments from the Demon Suppression Division.
• He Kun warned Lin Changqing that witnesses at Tingyu Xuan may have revealed his identity to the Demon Suppression Division.
• Lin Changqing left for Youjian Inn to confront its proprietor because he believed she had used him.

Lin Changqing confronted the Youjian Inn shopkeeper over sending him to Tingyu Xuan and attacked her when she denied scheming against him. After overpowering her, he hypnotized her so he could learn her true identity and motives.

• Lin Changqing accused the shopkeeper of using him to kill Hongye and provoke Prince Jin's Heir, but she denied it and warned him to leave Yunzhou City.
• Lin Changqing struck the shopkeeper with overwhelming True Essence, and she used a White Jade Mirror to block the attack, leaving the Strange Treasure cracked and herself wounded.
• The shopkeeper begged Lin Changqing to let the matter go, then realized he had not intended to kill her and demanded to know what he wanted.
• Lin Changqing asked why she disguised herself as a man and recommended Tingyu Xuan, then used Spiritual Power to hypnotize her.
• Lin Changqing asked the hypnotized shopkeeper to reveal who she was and why she had sent him to Tingyu Xuan.

Lin Changqing learned that Yuan Qingya had maneuvered him into destroying Tingyu Xuan, an Eternal Life Alliance stronghold, and tried to enslave her in return. Her hidden power broke his Soul Control Seal and let her teleport away, leaving him to reflect on how his arrogance had made him careless.

• Yuan Qingya confessed that she had used Lin Changqing to kill Hongye and destroy Tingyu Xuan because she sought revenge on the Eternal Life Alliance.
• Lin Changqing decided to enslave Yuan Qingya despite their shared enmity toward the Eternal Life Alliance.
• Yuan Qingya's hidden power broke the Soul Control Seal, freed her from hypnosis, and blasted Lin Changqing away.
• Yuan Qingya teleported away before Lin Changqing could stop her.
• Lin Changqing recognized that complacency had made him careless and resolved to act with greater prudence.

After reflecting on his recent arrogance, Lin Changqing advanced to the Grotto-Heaven Realm and formed an unprecedented Three Thousand Li Grotto-Heaven. He learned that the Demon Suppression Division was coming under Prince Jin's Heir's pressure and waited outside Youjian Inn for its arrival.

• Yuan Qingya escaped to a courtyard in Yunzhou City, treated her severe injuries, and decided to let the Eternal Life Alliance and Prince Jin's Heir deal with Lin Changqing.
• Lin Changqing cultivated through the night using Essence of Immortal Spiritual Qi and condensed a Three Thousand Li Grotto-Heaven.
• Lin Changqing sensed that the Demon Suppression Division would arrive soon and received He Kun's warning that Sun-level Demon Slaying Envoy Li Chengfeng was leading a group to Youjian Inn.
• Lin Changqing dismissed the threat, declared he would resist any unlawful attack, and went outside to wait for the Demon Suppression Division.

Li Chengfeng led Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division agents to arrest Lin Changqing for destroying Tingyu Xuan, but Lin Changqing overwhelmed them with his pressure. He left the entire force kneeling and badly injured in Youjian Inn’s courtyard.

• Li Chengfeng arrived at Youjian Inn with a hundred men to arrest Lin Changqing on behalf of Prince Jin's Estate.
• Li Chengfeng was unsettled that he could not sense Lin Changqing’s aura, but he ordered him to come along anyway.
• Lin Changqing pointed out that he and Li Chengfeng were both third-rank Demon Slaying Envoys and refused to rise.
• When Lin Changqing sensed Li Chengfeng’s killing intent, he released his pressure and made Li Chengfeng and one of his men collapse to their knees, bleeding.
• Lin Changqing rose and increased his pressure, shattering the agents’ muscles and bones and forcing the entire Demon Suppression Division force to kneel.

Lin Changqing overpowered Li Chengfeng and more than a hundred Demon Suppression Division guards after they came to arrest him, then dragged them through Yunzhou City to the Demon Suppression Division to uncover whose orders they followed. The public learned of Li Chengfeng’s humiliation as Lin Changqing arrived at the division’s gates, where a crowd had gathered to watch.

• Lin Changqing confronted Li Chengfeng about serving Prince Jin’s Estate and challenged him to identify who stood behind Tingyu Xuan, which had harbored Eternal Life Alliance demonized warriors.
• Li Chengfeng avoided answering about Tingyu Xuan and tried to threaten Lin Changqing with the Demon Suppression Division’s authority.
• Lin Changqing bound Li Chengfeng and the other guards in a net of vital energy and dragged them through the streets toward the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division.
• Onlookers recognized Li Chengfeng and spread rumors about Tingyu Xuan, Hongye, and Prince Jin’s Heir as they watched the prisoners being paraded.
• Lin Changqing reached the Demon Suppression Division’s gates, where people with grudges against Li Chengfeng had gathered to watch.

Lin Changqing faced Wu Shanhai at the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division gates after arriving with Li Chengfeng and the others in tow. Wu Shanhai attacked him, but Lin Changqing blocked the blow and struck back, leaving their forces colliding in a devastating clash.

• Wu Shanhai confronted Lin Changqing and ordered him to release Li Chengfeng and the others.
• Wu Shanhai used a Spiritual Secret Technique against Lin Changqing, who crushed it with his own Spiritual Power.
• Lin Changqing continued toward the division gates, so Wu Shanhai attacked with his pair of great hammers.
• Lin Changqing blocked the hammers with a Qi and Blood Furnace, then punched Wu Shanhai with the Power of Wind and Lightning.
• Wu Shanhai met Lin Changqing's punch with his hammers, and their attacks collided in a violent spatial storm.

Wu Wudi intervened to stop Lin Changqing and Wu Shanhai’s fight at the Yunzhou City Demon Suppression Division and demanded an explanation from Lin Changqing. Lin Changqing accused Wu Shanhai and Li Chengfeng of colluding with the Eternal Life Alliance, leaving Wu Shanhai facing a potentially fatal charge.

• Wu Wudi arrived at the Demon Suppression Division gates, suppressed Lin Changqing and Wu Shanhai, and rebuked them for fighting and endangering bystanders.
• Wu Wudi silenced Wu Shanhai and questioned Lin Changqing about failing to report in and destroying Tingyu Xuan.
• Lin Changqing explained that Tingyu Xuan had been an Eternal Life Alliance stronghold and said he had detained Li Chengfeng and his companions after they tried to arrest him.
• Lin Changqing accused Li Chengfeng and Wu Shanhai of colluding with the Eternal Life Alliance and asked Wu Wudi to have them executed.
• Wu Shanhai denied the accusation and called Lin Changqing a slanderer, while the unconscious Li Chengfeng remained unaware of the confrontation.

Wu Wudi ended the confrontation between Lin Changqing and Wu Shanhai, then warned Lin Changqing that powerful enemies were watching him. After Lin Changqing returned to Youjian Inn, Wu Shanhai went to Prince Jin's Estate, while Wu Wudi ordered surveillance on him and covert protection for Lin Changqing.

• Wu Wudi stopped Wu Shanhai from attacking Lin Changqing and took Li Chengfeng and the others for interrogation.
• Lin Changqing handed over the unconscious prisoners, then left without entering the Demon Suppression Division.
• Wu Wudi warned Lin Changqing that the White Lotus Sect, the Eternal Life Alliance, the Xu Family, and Prince Jin's Estate were watching him.
• Lin Changqing returned to Youjian Inn and reflected that several factions within the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division had watched the confrontation.
• Wu Shanhai destroyed part of his study in anger and went to Prince Jin's Estate.
• Wu Wudi learned of Wu Shanhai's departure and ordered someone to watch him and secretly protect Lin Changqing.

Lin Changqing expanded his cave-heaven to ten thousand miles, then sensed that Prince Jin's Estate had sent assassins into Youjian Inn. He laid a Grand Array that folded space around the inn, concealing its true location inside a Derived Realm as he prepared to deal with the assassins.

• Lin Changqing expanded his cave-heaven to a radius of ten thousand miles after three days of cultivation and reflected on its potential to form a high-grade Inner World.
• Lin Changqing sensed that assassins from Prince Jin's Estate had entered Youjian Inn to kill him.
• Lin Changqing decided to prepare a counterattack, confident that ordinary Heavenly Human Realm assassins could not defeat him.
• Lin Changqing used over a thousand Spirit Stones to set up a Grand Array beneath Youjian Inn.
• The array drew on the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth to fold space, hiding the true inn inside a Derived Realm and leaving outsiders to see only its projection.