Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan exchanged his spoils for 700,000 Contribution Points and bought the Earth Rank martial skill Limitless Thunder Blade. Returning to Ice God Peak to help Xiao Yu'er awaken, he was stopped by Lu Xun, who confronted him about his astonishing deeds at Jade Bloom Holy Land.

• Wang Xuanfeng collected Lin Xuan's storage rings and credited him with 700,000 Contribution Points.
• Lin Xuan selected the Low-Grade Earth Rank martial skill Limitless Thunder Blade, hoping it would help improve Dragon's Roar Blade Draw.
• Lin Xuan returned to Ice God Peak and hurried toward the grand hall, eager to help Xiao Yu'er awaken.
• Lu Xun descended from the sky and blocked Lin Xuan's path, remarking on his return from Jade Bloom Holy Land and his astonishing accomplishments.

Lin Xuan returned to Ice God Peak and began using the Everlasting Emperor Qi to help Yu Bing’s Extreme Cold Power overcome the blazing force in her body. As Liu Ruyan guided the process, Lin Xuan replenished his qi through the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, leaving her astonished by his endurance.

• Lin Xuan brushed the hair from the unconscious Xiao Yu'er’s face and told Liu Ruyan he was ready to help Yu Bing.
• Liu Ruyan guided Lin Xuan as he channeled the Everlasting Emperor Qi into Yu Bing’s body.
• The Everlasting Emperor Qi strengthened Yu Bing’s Extreme Cold Power, greatly accelerating its assimilation of the blazing force.
• Lin Xuan rapidly replenished his consumed qi by speeding up time in the Soul Suppressing Pagoda.
• Liu Ruyan marveled at Lin Xuan’s apparently inexhaustible endurance.

Lin Xuan poured Everlasting Emperor Qi into Yu Bing for three hundred years inside the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, helping her fuse extreme cold and heat powers and transform her physique. A terrifying heavenly phenomenon appeared across the Azure Cloud Realm, and the chapter ended with Yu Bing waking to Lin Xuan.

• Liu Ruyan watched Lin Xuan sustain his Everlasting Emperor Qi output and realized how badly she had underestimated him.
• As Lin Xuan continued pouring in Everlasting Emperor Qi, Yu Bing's Extreme Cold Power devoured the extreme heat power and gained the power of flame.
• A vast phenomenon of frozen wilderness and blazing mountains appeared in the sky, shocking people across the Azure Cloud Realm and the Divine Firmament Holy Land.
• After three hundred years of cultivation time passed inside the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, Liu Ruyan stopped Lin Xuan's output because Yu Bing was about to wake.
• Yu Bing opened her eyes, cried with happiness, and told Lin Xuan she would still be his Xiao Yu'er even if she became a little tabby cat.

Yu Bing awakened a heaven-favored constitution, bringing a Celestial Auspice to the Divine Firmament Holy Land and breaking through to the Meridian Opening Realm with five meridians. The auspicious signs faded as she returned to Lin Xuan.

• Flames and frost erupted around Yu Bing, and Liu Ruyan moved Lin Xuan away while explaining that Yu Bing was awakening a special constitution.
• Golden light and auspicious signs descended over the Divine Firmament Holy Land, filling its upper echelons with excitement over the Celestial Auspice.
• Liu Ruyan told Lin Xuan that Yu Bing's constitution had attracted Grand Celestial Fortune and benefited the holy land.
• A golden beam entered Yu Bing, and she broke through from the Blood Refining Realm to the Meridian Opening Realm with five meridians.
• The heavenly signs faded, and Yu Bing shot toward Lin Xuan, calling out to him.

Yu Bing awakened the Yin-Yang Iceflame Divine Physique and learned she had opened the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking. Liu Ruyan explained the ranking’s rewards and dangers, leaving Lin Xuan worried that Yu Bing would become a target as powerful contenders quickly advanced.

• Xiao Yu'er crashed into Lin Xuan after her power surged, and she revealed that she had awakened the Yin-Yang Iceflame Divine Physique.
• Yu Bing said the Heavenly Dao had named her the ranking opener and promised her a blessing of fortune; a rift appeared in the sky.
• Liu Ruyan recognized the significance of the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking and warned Yu Bing that its arrival would usher in a great age and chaos.
• Liu Ruyan explained that the ranking named the Southern Region’s top one hundred prodigies, whose fortune could be seized by killing them, and that Yu Bing would receive the densest blessing as the opener.
• Liu Ruyan warned that ranked Mortal Realm geniuses could use their fortune to break into the Transcendent Realm and receive powerful support from their factions.

Lin Xuan comforted Yu Bing as they faced the coming chaos of the Prodigy Ranking, then a golden Earth Ranking appeared across the Four Domains and selected her. Its fortune rapidly raised Yu Bing’s cultivation and began opening her dantian, leaving her on the verge of entering the Transcendent Realm.

• Liu Ruyan explained that the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking would draw geniuses from the Four Domains into the Southern Domain and bring both opportunity and bloodshed.
• Lin Xuan promised Yu Bing he would defeat the ranked geniuses, while Yu Bing vowed to grow strong enough to protect him.
• A vast rift opened in the sky, and a golden scroll bearing the words “Earth Ranking” appeared across the Four Domains.
• A beam from the Earth Ranking enveloped Yu Bing and blasted Lin Xuan away, though Liu Ruyan caught and lowered him safely.
• The ranking’s fortune rapidly advanced Yu Bing from the Five Meridian Realm to the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm and began opening her dantian for the Transcendent Realm.

Yu Bing awakened the Yin-Yang Iceflame Divine Physique and transcended immediately, leaving Lin Xuan stunned by her talent. As her cultivation continued, she formed a dantian forty times broader than an ordinary one, while vast Source Qi surged into her body.

• Liu Ruyan told Lin Xuan that Yu Bing had transcended, and he marveled at how quickly she had surpassed him.
• Golden light flowed through Yu Bing's nine great meridians and gathered in her lower abdomen to expand her dantian.
• Liu Ruyan explained the grades of dantians and praised Yu Bing as her dantian grew beyond Peerless-grade.
• Yu Bing's dantian settled at forty times the breadth of an ordinary cultivator's.
• The heavens and earth trembled, and Source Qi surged into Yu Bing's body.

Xiao Yu'er completed her breakthrough into the Origin Manifestation Realm, while Liu Ruyan warned her to master her strength before seeing Lin Xuan again. Lin Xuan then received the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking's Aura of Providence, but the Soul Suppressing Pagoda seized and refined it into power that strengthened his body and Everlasting Emperor Qi.

• Xiao Yu'er completed her breakthrough, and her surging strength forced Lin Xuan to step back.
• Xiao Yu'er rushed toward Lin Xuan, but Liu Ruyan froze her before she could accidentally hurt him.
• Liu Ruyan told Xiao Yu'er to cultivate until she could control her strength and fight safely.
• The Earth Ranking sent golden light to Lin Xuan, placing him thirty-seventh on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking and granting him Aura of Providence.
• The Soul Suppressing Pagoda pulled the Aura of Providence from Lin Xuan, crushed its special will, and turned it into pure power.
• The Everlasting Emperor Art absorbed the power into Lin Xuan's body as Everlasting Emperor Qi gathered throughout his flesh and cells.

Lin Xuan’s Aura of Providence pushed his cultivation into the Two Meridian Realm and advanced his Everlasting Emperor Art. After learning more about the powerful forces and incoming geniuses across the Azure Cloud Realm, he returned to his courtyard to rest and prepare for the month before the Earth Ranking reappeared.

• Lin Xuan’s Everlasting Emperor Qi opened two great meridians, bringing his qi and blood cultivation to the Two Meridian Realm and advancing his Everlasting Emperor Art to the late stage of the fourth layer.
• Lin Xuan told Liu Ruyan that he had ranked thirty-seventh on the Earth Ranking.
• Liu Ruyan explained that the Four Great Clans and other first-rate forces rivaled the three great holy lands, and that geniuses from the other four domains were coming to the Southern Domain.
• Liu Ruyan told Lin Xuan to cultivate for a month before the Aura of Providence could be contested and the Earth Ranking appeared again, and offered him resources and support.
• Yu Bing promised to master her power and return to Lin Xuan, but Liu Ruyan took her away before Lin Xuan could kiss her.
• Lin Xuan returned to his courtyard and went to sleep instead of cultivating.

After three days of rest, Lin Xuan began cultivating the Limitless Thunder Blade in the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, while the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking drew prodigies from across the Azure Cloud Realm toward the Southern Domain. He brought the martial skill to mastery, leaving only fourteen years of cultivation time.

• The Heavenly Prodigy Ranking stirred the Five Great Domains, and powerful factions and gifted prodigies converged on the Southern Domain.
• Wang Xuanfeng anticipated the rise of a new age from the Divine Firmament Holy Land.
• Lin Xuan woke after three days of sleep and entered the Soul Suppressing Pagoda to cultivate the Limitless Thunder Blade.
• Lin Xuan spent fifteen years comprehending the Earth Rank martial skill before beginning its formal cultivation.
• Lin Xuan mastered the Limitless Thunder Blade after spending 165 years, leaving fourteen years of cultivation time.

Lin Xuan refined the Dragon's Roar Blade Draw with lightning power, then left the Holy Land to hunt demonic beasts and prepare to reach the Transcendent Realm. On the way, he encountered Ye Qiu, who explained the Inner Sect Mortal Realm ranking contest.

• Lin Xuan fused lightning-attribute characteristics into the Dragon's Roar Blade Draw, raising it to Low-Grade Earth Rank.
• Lin Xuan decided to go to Yan Hui Mountain to obtain time and blood qi before the Earth Ranking appeared again.
• Lin Xuan encountered Ye Qiu with a bruised, swollen face and asked what had happened.
• Ye Qiu explained that he was injured in the Inner Sect Mortal Realm ranking contest, where disciples fought for Contribution Points under rules that ended a match when someone surrendered or fell from the arena.

Lin Xuan learned that many Lingyun Peak disciples occupied the rankings and decided to challenge them in the ranking battles. After witnessing a Lingyun Peak disciple torment an Ice God Peak opponent, Lin Xuan prepared to enter the arena despite being only in the Two-Pulse Realm.

• Ye Qiu told Lin Xuan that Lingyun Peak disciples made up one-third of the top hundred because they belonged to the Grand Elder’s faction.
• Lin Xuan set aside his trip to Yan Hui Mountain and asked Ye Qiu to take him to the ranking challenge grounds.
• At the arenas, a Burning Flame Peak elder stopped a Lingyun Peak disciple from attacking an opponent who had surrendered, but the disciple continued threatening him.
• Ye Qiu explained that Lingyun Peak disciples often tormented Ice God Peak fighters before killing those who failed to surrender in time.
• Lin Xuan said he would have little pressure killing Lingyun Peak disciples, and Ye Qiu warned him that ranking challengers had to start against the hundredth-ranked fighter, who was in the Nine Meridian Realm.

Lin Xuan challenged Zou Qing of Lingyun Peak for the Inner Sect rankings despite being only in the Two-Pulse Realm, then opened a contest for his True Disciple position. Their battle began with Zou Qing attacking first.

• Lin Xuan ignored Ye Qiu’s warning and stepped onto a vacant combat platform to challenge the hundredth-ranked disciple.
• The Inner Sect disciples were shocked to see Lin Xuan, a Two-Pulse Realm cultivator, challenge Zou Qing of Lingyun Peak.
• Zou Qing accepted and asked whether defeating Lin Xuan would earn him the True Disciple position.
• Lin Xuan opened a contest for his True Disciple position and warned that the fight could be deadly.
• Lin Xuan and Zou Qing each transferred ten thousand Contribution Points, and Zou Qing immediately slashed at Lin Xuan with his battle saber.

Lin Xuan activated the first layer of Heaven's Wrath and killed Zou Qing in an instant during the ranking competition. His name appeared among the Inner Sect's top hundred, while the disciples of Lingyun Peak were left stunned by his strength.

• Zou Qing attacked the lower-realm Lin Xuan viciously, ignoring the spectators' protests.
• Lin Xuan activated the first layer of Heaven's Wrath and used lightning-element power to vanish from Zou Qing's sight.
• Zou Qing tried to dodge Lin Xuan's counterattack and shouted that he conceded, but Lin Xuan's saber cut off his head.
• The venue erupted in cheers as spectators reacted to Lin Xuan defeating a Nine Meridian Realm cultivator while at the Two-Pulse Realm.
• Lin Xuan's name appeared among the Inner Sect's top hundred under Ice God Peak, and the Lingyun Peak disciples watched in dismay.

Lin Xuan challenged Su Jun, a Lingyun Peak disciple ranked 83rd, and killed him with a single lightning-fast strike. After Su Jun’s death, the venue fell silent as news of Lin Xuan’s rampage spread through Jade Bloom Holy Land.

• Lin Xuan challenged Su Jun and chose to climb the rankings from the lower positions.
• Su Jun accepted the challenge and transferred ten thousand Contribution Points to Lin Xuan.
• Lingyun Peak disciples praised Su Jun’s deep foundation and mocked Lin Xuan, while Lin Xuan dismissed Su Jun as no stronger than Zou Qing.
• Su Jun charged at Lin Xuan with his Battle Sword, but Lin Xuan transformed into blazing white lightning and struck faster than Su Jun could defend.
• Lin Xuan’s blade cut into Su Jun’s chest and its lightning paralyzed him, killing him instantly.
• The venue fell silent as news of Lin Xuan’s slaughter spread through Jade Bloom Holy Land.

Lin Xuan defeated Su Jun and challenged Lingyun Peak’s disciples, who repeatedly refused to face him. After a cold-faced youth ordered three disciples to attack, they finally entered the arena, leaving Lin Xuan ready to fight them together.

• Lin Xuan defeated Su Jun, whose Battle Sword fell onto the arena, and took Su Jun and Zou Qing’s storage rings, weapons, and Contribution Points.
• An elder replaced Su Jun’s name with Lin Xuan’s on the ranking plaque.
• Lin Xuan challenged several higher-ranked Lingyun Peak disciples, but none of them dared to come forward.
• Lin Xuan mocked Lingyun Peak and offered to fight three disciples at once, drawing laughter from the crowd.
• A cold-faced youth ordered three Lingyun Peak disciples to kill Lin Xuan, and they leaped onto the arena.

Lin Xuan instantly killed three Lingyun Peak Inner Sect Disciples, collected their wealth, and strengthened his reputation among the spectators. He then challenged five more Lingyun Peak disciples at once, leaving the crowd astonished.

• Lin Xuan decided to kill the three Lingyun Peak disciples before they could threaten him later.
• The three disciples charged together, but Lin Xuan unleashed three lightning dragons and killed them with his battle blade.
• Lin Xuan collected their storage rings and Contribution Points, bringing his total to nearly three hundred thousand.
• The Lingyun Peak disciples grew fearful, and Lin Xuan called out five ranked opponents to fight him together.

Lin Xuan called out Lingyun Peak disciples, but most surrendered rather than face him, frustrating his plan to gain cultivation time. Rank-nine Yao Yang accepted the challenge and revealed an ability that made him seem to be in the Origin Manifestation Realm, leaving the crowd accusing Lingyun Peak of breaking the rules.

• The Lingyun Peak disciples mocked Lin Xuan but refused to challenge him, and several surrendered their ranks.
• Lin Xuan called out ranks one by one, but everyone surrendered until he challenged Yao Yang at rank nine.
• Yao Yang stepped onto the arena and threw down his Disciple Token, offering it to Lin Xuan if Lin Xuan killed him.
• Lin Xuan identified Su Wen as Lingyun Peak's top-ranked disciple and Su Qing as his likely twin, then put both on his kill list.
• Yao Yang released a surge of Source Qi, prompting the crowd to accuse Lingyun Peak of sending an Origin Manifestation Realm fighter onto the stage.
• Someone from Lingyun Peak claimed that Yao Yang's talent sealed Source Qi within his body.

Lin Xuan faced Yao Yang in the True Disciple battle after Yao Yang unsealed his Source Qi and gained strength comparable to an early-stage Origin Opening cultivator. Their first clash left Lin Xuan at a disadvantage, and Yao Yang charged again with even more Source Qi as the fight continued.

• Yao Yang warned Lin Xuan that surrender was forbidden and threatened to kill him for the Lingyun Peak disciples he had defeated.
• Yao Yang unsealed his Source Qi, which let him fight with strength comparable to an early-stage Origin Opening cultivator.
• Yao Yang rushed Lin Xuan with a Source Qi-empowered battle saber while disciples from Ice God Peak feared for Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan countered with Dragon's Roar Blade Draw, sending a lightning dragon into Yao Yang's attack.
• The clash sent both fighters backward, but Lin Xuan retreated farther, and Yao Yang charged again with more Source Qi on his saber.

Lin Xuan defeated Yao Yang and climbed to ninth in the Inner Sect Mortal Realm rankings. After Yao Yang fell from the arena, Lin Xuan pursued and killed him, leaving the spectators shocked and fearful.

• Lin Xuan activated the second layer of Heaven's Wrath and struck Yao Yang with his battle blade, blasting him backward and injuring him.
• Lin Xuan attacked again and knocked Yao Yang from the arena, winning the fight and taking ninth place in the rankings.
• Lin Xuan pursued Yao Yang despite his surrender and the crowd's alarm.
• Lin Xuan broke through Yao Yang's Source Qi protection with his blade intent and lightning, killing him.