Chapter Summaries

Lin Changqing prepared for Prince Jin's Estate's assassination attempt while the White Lotus Sect learned of the plan to frame it and decided to turn the scheme against Prince Jin's Estate. As night fell, Lin Changqing finished cultivating and waited for the attackers to arrive.

• Lin Changqing stayed at Youjian Inn, guarded himself carefully, and cultivated while waiting for Prince Jin's Estate to act.
• A servant from Prince Jin's Estate told the White Lotus Sect's Altar Master that Prince Jin's Heir had sent at least ten Heavenly Man Realm experts to kill Lin Changqing while disguised as White Lotus Sect members.
• The Altar Master ordered the White Lotus Sect and the Eternal Life Alliance to each send five more experts, planning to expose Prince Jin's Estate as allied with them in the assassination.
• Lin Changqing cultivated through the day, doubled the size of his grotto-heaven, and opened his eyes after nightfall as he awaited his guests.

Lin Changqing used a formation and Soul-Capturing Incense to defeat ten Heavenly Human experts sent by Prince Jin's Estate without attacking them. He then turned his attention to the ten experts from the Eternal Life Alliance and White Lotus Sect waiting outside Youjian Inn and considered how to lure them in.

• Lin Changqing prepared tea and lit Soul-Capturing Incense in Youjian Inn, relying on his Five Elements Sky-Imprisoning Array to trap anyone who came.
• Ten Heavenly Human experts from Prince Jin's Estate broke into the courtyard and threatened Lin Changqing.
• The incense made the attackers believe they were poisoned, and their attempts to resist the illusion caused them to injure themselves.
• Lin Changqing explained the incense's effects, and all ten attackers collapsed severely wounded.
• Lin Changqing sensed another ten experts outside, identified as likely members of the Eternal Life Alliance and White Lotus Sect, and wondered how to lure them into the inn.

Lin Changqing lured ten Heavenly Man Realm experts from the White Lotus Sect and Eternal Life Alliance into Youjian Inn, where he trapped them alongside the defeated experts from Prince Jin's Estate. The two sects launched a desperate attack, and the chapter left Lin Changqing facing all ten inside his Grand Array.

• The White Lotus Sect's Altar Master sent five experts to help assassinate Lin Changqing and implicate Prince Jin's Estate, drawing the Eternal Life Alliance into the scheme.
• After hearing Lin Changqing apparently fight Prince Jin's Estate's ten experts, the White Lotus Sect and Eternal Life Alliance sent their own ten experts into Youjian Inn.
• The newcomers found Prince Jin's Estate's experts badly wounded and Lin Changqing smiling, then discovered a Grand Array blocked their escape.
• Lin Changqing mocked the three factions for sending twenty experts against him and taunted the White Lotus Sect and Eternal Life Alliance about their past defeats.
• An Eternal Life Alliance expert urged the others to fight to the death and transformed through Demonization, while four allies and five White Lotus Sect experts attacked Lin Changqing.

Lin Changqing used Soul-Capturing Incense to trick twenty Heavenly Man Realm experts into injuring themselves, then threw them out of Youjian Inn alive. After they left, he reaffirmed his intention to make Prince Jin's Estate, the White Lotus Sect, and the Eternal Life Alliance pay.

• The ten White Lotus Sect and Eternal Life Alliance experts launched attacks on Lin Changqing, but Soul-Capturing Incense made them believe they were poisoned and injure themselves while trying to expel it.
• Lin Changqing explained that the incense caused an illusion and that he had used it on the ten experts from Prince Jin's Estate as well.
• An Eternal Life Alliance Demonized Warrior warned Lin Changqing that all three factions would pursue him, but Lin Changqing dismissed the threat.
• Lin Changqing used an Energy Blast to hurl all twenty injured experts out of Youjian Inn, telling them to warn their factions not to provoke him again.
• The experts debated why Lin Changqing had spared them, then left to report back to their factions.
• Lin Changqing watched them depart and said he would collect a little interest from the three factions.

Lin Changqing used Mind Marks to make twenty captured Heavenly Man Realm experts self-destruct, devastating Prince Jin's Estate, the White Lotus Sect, and the Eternal Life Alliance. As Yunzhou City reeled from the simultaneous attacks, he rested at Youjian Inn and warned the surviving forces that he would settle accounts with them later.

• Prince Jin's Heir summoned the ten wounded experts from Prince Jin's Estate to hear why they had failed to kill Lin Changqing.
• Lin Changqing activated the Mind Marks on all twenty experts, forcing the ten in Prince Jin's Estate to self-destruct and kill Prince Jin's Heir.
• The explosions destroyed nearly one-fifth of Prince Jin's Estate, while five experts each devastated the White Lotus Sect's and Eternal Life Alliance's strongholds.
• The Demon Suppression Division sent experts toward the three disaster sites as Yunzhou City erupted into alarm.
• Lin Changqing feigned sleep at Youjian Inn and declared that he would settle accounts with the White Lotus Sect and Eternal Life Alliance after returning from the Origin Realm.

Wu Wudi investigated the attacks on Prince Jin's Estate, the White Lotus Sect, and the Eternal Life Alliance and traced them to Lin Changqing. He visited Lin at Youjian Inn to learn what had happened, but Lin remained composed and offered him tea with extraordinary medicinal effects.

• A Demon Slaying Envoy reported that Prince Jin's Heir and the White Lotus Sect and Eternal Life Alliance had sent Heavenly Man Realm experts to assassinate Lin Changqing, who remained unharmed while the attackers returned injured.
• Wu Wudi concluded that Lin Changqing was connected to the destruction at all three factions' sites and decided to visit Youjian Inn himself.
• Lin Changqing sensed Wu Wudi's approach and resolved that suspicion alone would not give the Deputy Division Head grounds to act against him.
• Wu Wudi and the young Demon Slaying Envoy arrived at Youjian Inn, where Lin Changqing was already brewing tea and had prepared three cups.
• The young Demon Slaying Envoy questioned whether Lin Changqing had known they were coming, and Wu Wudi praised the tea's remarkable spiritual energy and medicinal effects.

Lin Changqing served tea whose effects rivaled a High-grade Spirit Pill and offered a jin to Wu Wudi and the young demon-slaying envoy. When questioned about the attempted assassination at Youjian Inn, he denied knowing of it, and Wu Wudi left without evidence against him.

• The young demon-slaying envoy drank Lin Changqing’s tea and discovered that its gentle energy rivaled a High-grade Spirit Pill.
• Lin Changqing offered a jin of tea leaves each to Wu Wudi and the young demon-slaying envoy, who were stunned by his generosity.
• Wu Wudi asked Lin Changqing whether he knew about the events at Prince Jin's Estate and the reported assassination attempt at Youjian Inn.
• Lin Changqing denied encountering assassins, and Wu Wudi recognized that he had no evidence to challenge the denial.
• Wu Wudi prepared to leave, and Lin Changqing handed him and the young envoy a jar of tea leaves each.

Wu Wudi suspected Lin Changqing had caused the previous night's events but declined to pursue him without evidence, while accepting a valuable tin of tea. At Prince Jin's Estate, Zhou Yafu abandoned his plan to seize Lin Changqing immediately and agreed to target him inside the Origin Realm instead.

• Lin Changqing guessed Wu Wudi had come to probe him and returned to Youjian Inn after the visitors left.
• Wu Wudi told his young Demon Slaying Envoy that they lacked evidence against Lin Changqing and took the tea back to the Demon Suppression Division.
• A watcher reported to Zhou Yafu that Lin Changqing might have caused his son's death, and Zhou Yafu ordered Yang Jian to capture him.
• A green-robed scholar warned Zhou Yafu that attacking Lin Changqing now would invite trouble from the Demon Suppression Division.
• The scholar proposed killing Lin Changqing in the Origin Realm and taking his secrets, and Zhou Yafu began considering the plan.

Lin Changqing learned from Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue that Xu Qingyan might seek revenge for the destroyed Wang Family. He heard of her fearsome past as a Heavenly Man Realm Alchemy Grandmaster who used poison to defeat powerful enemies, and was left on guard as Wang Jingyu arrived in Yunzhou City.

• Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue visited Lin Changqing at Youjian Inn and asked about the Wang Family’s destruction.
• Lin Changqing said Wang Tianlin had handed him an opportunity by colluding with demons and evils to cause a Demonic Beast Tide.
• Gu Chensha warned Lin Changqing that Wang Jingyu had the Xu Family behind him, especially Xu Qingyan, who might retaliate once she learned what had happened.
• Du Mingyue explained that Xu Qingyan had once defeated her peers across Yunzhou and destroyed the Seven Killers Association’s strongholds after surviving seven assassination attempts.
• Du Mingyue revealed that Xu Qingyan had been a second-level Heavenly Man Realm Alchemy Grandmaster whose poison had also defeated experts above that realm.

Lin Changqing learned that Xu Qingyan relied on poison and remained confident that his poison immunity and growing strength could protect him. As Du Mingyue and Gu Chensha warned him and considered stopping Wang Jingyu from informing Xu Qingyan, Lin Changqing chose to handle the danger himself, leaving Gu Chensha doubtful but Du Mingyue seemingly trusting his confidence.

• Lin Changqing realized Xu Qingyan's power came from poison and believed his immunity would make her toxins ineffective.
• Du Mingyue urged Lin Changqing to keep a low profile at the Demon Suppression Division, while Gu Chensha warned that Xu Qingyan might attack even there.
• Du Mingyue suggested preventing Wang Jingyu from telling Xu Qingyan what had happened, and Gu Chensha agreed to seek him out.
• Lin Changqing told Du Mingyue and Gu Chensha not to get involved, and Du Mingyue accepted while Gu Chensha wondered how Lin Changqing expected to face Xu Qingyan.

Lin Changqing, Gu Chensha, and Du Mingyue completed his registration for the Origin Realm at the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division, where Wang Jingyu confronted him over the Wang Family’s destruction. After Wang Jingyu left to seek Xu Qingyan, Lin Changqing followed his movements through a Mind Mark and prepared to learn how strong she was.

• Lin Changqing and his companions completed his Origin Realm registration with help from Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue, paying over a hundred High-grade Spirit Stones.
• Wang Jingyu confronted Lin Changqing and accused him of destroying the Wang Family, but Lin Changqing taunted him and reminded him that his family had colluded with demons and evil creatures.
• Wang Jingyu held back from attacking Lin Changqing inside the Demon Suppression Division, then smashed a stone pillar in anger and was fined one hundred Contribution Points by the Law Enforcement Hall.
• Lin Changqing left with Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue while Wang Jingyu departed for the Xu Family to find Third Miss Xu Qingyan.
• Lin Changqing tracked Wang Jingyu through a Mind Mark and anticipated a meeting with Xu Qingyan, whose strength he wanted to test.

Lin Changqing returned to Youjian Inn and found Xu Qingyan waiting to avenge Wang Tianlin. She attacked him with poison and sword qi, but he proved unaffected, leaving her shocked.

• Lin Changqing considered using Immortal Martial Pills to strengthen Green Mountain Village and cultivate more Life and Death Realm Martial Artists.
• Lin Changqing returned to Youjian Inn and found Xu Qingyan waiting in the courtyard.
• Xu Qingyan confirmed she had once been Wang Tianlin's woman and said she had come to kill Lin Changqing in revenge.
• Xu Qingyan attacked with sword qi after Lin Changqing dismissed her poison, but his Qi and Blood Furnace destroyed the attack.
• Xu Qingyan realized Lin Changqing had not been affected by her poison and reacted with disbelief.

Lin Changqing survived Xu Qingyan’s poison and fought her to a standstill before she escaped, revealing to him that her madwoman reputation concealed a calculating nature and greater strength. Xu Qingyan reported her failure to Wang Jingyu and warned him not to provoke Lin Changqing for now.

• Lin Changqing attacked Xu Qingyan, but her sword qi shattered his spatial storm and froze the courtyard before he countered with the Jingzhe Saber.
• Xu Qingyan vanished before Lin Changqing’s saber strike could hit her, and he deduced that she had hidden her true cultivation behind a deliberate madwoman persona.
• Lin Changqing decided not to pursue Xu Qingyan and returned to his room to consider how to deal with her.
• Xu Qingyan told Wang Jingyu that her poison had failed and Lin Changqing was too strong to challenge for now.
• Wang Jingyu questioned Xu Qingyan in disbelief, then hurriedly apologized when she responded coldly.
• Wang Jingyu reflected that Xu Qingyan had used Wang Tianlin as a Cauldron to cultivate, though he believed she was now willing to avenge the Wang Family by killing Lin Changqing.

Xu Qingyan plotted to use the White Lotus Sect, the Eternal Life Alliance, and Prince Jin's Estate against Lin Changqing in the Origin Realm. Meanwhile, Lin Changqing fused his Wheel Sea Realm, Purple Mansion Realm, and grotto-heaven to open an Inner World, which expanded to thirty million li and formed a Net of Rules.

• Xu Qingyan assured Wang Jingyu that she would kill Lin Changqing and sent him to prepare for the Origin Realm.
• Xu Qingyan revealed that killing Lin Changqing would perfect her secret art and planned to enlist the White Lotus Sect, the Eternal Life Alliance, and Prince Jin's Estate against him.
• After waiting several days at Youjian Inn for Xu Qingyan to act, Lin Changqing began transforming his grotto-heaven into an Inner World.
• Lin Changqing's Martial God cleaved open the embryonic Inner World, separated heaven and earth, and merged itself into the newborn world.
• Lin Changqing drew in Essence of Immortal Spiritual Qi as the Inner World expanded to thirty million li and its laws formed a Net of Rules.

Lin Changqing formed a vast Inner World filled with Immortal Spiritual Qi, then prepared for the four forces he feared would target him in the Origin Realm. On the day the realm opened, he learned that thousands would enter through Yunzhou alone and set out with Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue, confident in his preparations.

• Lin Changqing awakened with a thirty-million-li Inner World and realized its power could help him defeat even foes above the Heavenly Man Realm.
• As the White Lotus Sect, the Eternal Life Alliance, Prince Jin's Estate, and Xu Qingyan remained quiet, Lin Changqing grew wary and spent his days refining Array Disks and preparing poisons.
• When the Origin Realm was about to open, Lin Changqing left Youjian Inn and went to the Demon Suppression Division.
• Du Mingyue warned Lin Changqing that his enemies could plant or bribe attackers among the thousands entering the Origin Realm through Yunzhou.
• Lin Changqing told Du Mingyue and Gu Chensha that he had prepared for the danger and entered the day with confidence.

Lin Changqing arrived at the Demon Suppression Division’s Drill Ground and spotted Zhao Yufei among the Outer Domain Sect disciples. They traded hostile looks and prepared to settle their old score in the Origin Realm, while Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue warned Lin Changqing about the many enemies he had made.

• Du Mingyue explained that the Outer Domain Sects held a third of the Origin Realm’s slots and warned Lin Changqing that their camp might include enemies from the Eternal Life Alliance or White Lotus Sect.
• Lin Changqing recognized Zhao Yufei, who had escaped him in the Jade Screen Secret Realm, and Zhao Yufei silently vowed to challenge him in the Origin Realm.
• Lin Changqing assessed that Zhao Yufei had reached the third realm of the Heavenly Man Realm but said he was not worried about facing her.
• Du Mingyue and Gu Chensha teased Lin Changqing about knowing Zhao Yufei, and Lin Changqing clarified that she was an enemy who would likely attack him.
• Gu Chensha warned Lin Changqing about his many powerful enemies, but Lin Changqing remained confident that he could handle them.

Lin Changqing and his companions faced the terrifying force of the Origin Realm passage as it opened above the drill ground. Fankong of Vajra Temple challenged Wu Wudi, while Lin Changqing began to suspect Du Mingyue had powerful connections beyond his family.

• Wang Jingyu threatened Lin Changqing, who taunted him about Xu Qingyan and dismissed him as no threat.
• A gigantic black-hole passage opened above the drill ground and unleashed a devouring force that Lin Changqing shielded Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue from.
• Du Mingyue explained that the passage’s overwhelming pressure was meant to intimidate the gathered prodigies.
• Wu Wudi and four powerful figures arrived above the passage, and Fankong of Vajra Temple challenged Wu Wudi by dispelling its pressure.
• Du Mingyue explained Fankong’s strength and the Arhat Body, then claimed the Demon Suppression Division planned to destroy Vajra Temple.
• Lin Changqing suspected Du Mingyue had a powerful backer and chose not to question him.

Wu Wudi rejected the Outer Sect Realm sects’ objections to the Demon Suppression Division’s rules for entering the Origin Realm, then used his overwhelming pressure to subdue their representatives. Fankong and Yun Ling Su could barely resist, leaving the visiting prodigies humiliated and unable to challenge him.

• Wu Wudi declared that visitors to the Origin Realm had to abide by the Demon Suppression Division’s rules or leave.
• Yun Ling Su of Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden Palace challenged Wu Wudi over whether he spoke for himself or the Great Zhou Dynasty.
• Du Mingyue identified Yun Ling Su as a Heavenly Human Limit prodigy who had slain three Earth Immortal-level Demonized Warriors, while Gu Chensha wondered whether the Demon Suppression Division had a rival to her and Fankong.
• Wu Wudi released a crushing pressure across the Outer Sect Realm visitors, forcing many to kneel and leaving even Fankong and Yun Ling Su struggling to endure it.
• Wu Wudi warned the visitors that they were guests who had to adapt to their hosts, while the Demon Suppression Division’s people took pride in his show of force.

Lin Changqing and the other prodigies entered the Origin Realm, where they discovered a world rich in Innate Spiritual Qi and laws that greatly amplified comprehension. As a guide named Hu Zhonglou welcomed them, Lin Changqing realized the realm could accelerate both his cultivation and visualization.

• A yellow-robed woman intervened to shield the Outer Sect Realm prodigies from Wu Wudi’s pressure and urged him to open the passage.
• Wu Wudi warned everyone about the Origin Realm’s dangers and ordered the entrants to proceed, with the Demon Suppression Division going first.
• Lin Changqing, Gu Chensha, and the others entered the black vortex and arrived in a dim, gray city within the Origin Realm.
• The entrants discovered that the realm was filled with dense Innate Spiritual Qi and Dao Rhymes that greatly improved cultivation and comprehension.
• Lin Changqing sensed many laws and realized the Origin Realm could help him visualize the Thirty-three Heavenly Star Domains in less than a month.
• Hu Zhonglou introduced himself as the group’s guide.

Hu Zhonglou introduced Hunyuan City and revealed that the Hunyuan Tower could link cultivators’ consciousness to the Sea of Origin of Laws. Lin Changqing recognized the tower’s immense potential for his Spiritual Cultivation as the newcomers received a free seven-day cultivation session and followed Hu Zhonglou to choose residences.

• Hu Zhonglou arrived at the drill ground, and Lin Changqing and the others sensed his Earth Immortal strength.
• Hu Zhonglou explained that Hunyuan City was the Origin Realm’s only city and advised newcomers to stay there during their first year.
• Hu Zhonglou revealed that the Hunyuan Tower was the Origin Realm’s greatest opportunity because it let cultivators link their consciousness to the Sea of Origin of Laws.
• Lin Changqing realized that studying laws in the tower could greatly accelerate his Cosmic Galaxy visualization and Spiritual Cultivation.
• Hu Zhonglou announced that newcomers could cultivate in the Hunyuan Tower for free for seven days and said they would receive a guide to the city and realm.
• Hu Zhonglou led the more than one million newcomers out of the drill ground to choose their residences.