Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan cultivated the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art inside the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, using its intense strain to complement his other cultivation. He mastered the technique in what seemed like moments to Xu Yan and Qi Ning Shuang, leaving them stunned.

• Lin Xuan realized the art could seize and compress spiritual energy, and that its strain could help him cultivate the Everlasting Emperor Art.
• Lin Xuan thanked Xu Yan and began cultivating the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art inside the Soul Suppressing Pagoda.
• After failing to ignite his spiritual power, Lin Xuan repeatedly left the pagoda to ask Xu Yan for guidance before returning to cultivate.
• Xu Yan and Qi Ning Shuang realized that Lin Xuan had mastered the art in only a brief interval.
• Xu Yan revealed that it had taken her ten years to master the technique, and she and Qi Ning Shuang marveled at Lin Xuan's speed.

Lin Xuan completed the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art after spending fifteen hundred years cultivating inside the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, greatly strengthening his spiritual power. He began testing whether the art could accelerate cultivation by drawing in a huge quantity of spiritual energy, and was left refining it with the Everlasting Emperor Art.

• Xu Yan told Qi Ning Shuang that Lin Xuan had surpassed everyone in the Xu family, leaving Qi Ning Shuang stunned by his talent.
• Lin Xuan completed the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art, forming a Spirit Flame in his Spiritual Sea and mastering the Spirit Blade technique.
• Lin Xuan emerged from the Soul Suppressing Pagoda and found Xu Yan and Qi Ning Shuang discussing whether he might be Xu Yan's ancestor reincarnated.
• Xu Yan asked Lin Xuan to test the art's effect on cultivation, and he gathered spirit stones before returning to the Soul Suppressing Pagoda.
• Lin Xuan absorbed spiritual energy from within a hundred zhang, then used the Everlasting Emperor Art and his spiritual power to refine it as his body repaired and his Source Qi increased.

Lin Xuan reached the limit of the Origin Manifestation Realm and greatly improved his spiritual power by cultivating in the Soul Suppressing Pagoda. As the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven approached, the Xu Family Patriarch planned to protect Lin Xuan from Xiang Wuji while pressuring him to surrender the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art and end his ties with Yan'er.

• Lin Xuan spent 150 years cultivating, reaching the limit of the Origin Manifestation Realm and expanding his spiritual power to 101 zhang.
• Lin Xuan returned from the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, astonishing Xu Yan and Qi Ning Shuang with his rapid progress.
• Yu Bing urged Liu Ruyan to hurry to Lin Xuan, worried he might consummate his marriage with Xu Yan before they arrived.
• Guest Elder Wang told the Xu Family Patriarch that he had failed to retrieve the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art and proposed asking the Divine Firmament Holy Lord to intervene.
• The Xu Family Patriarch rejected Guest Elder Wang's proposal and planned to protect Lin Xuan from Xiang Wuji, then offer terms requiring Lin Xuan to surrender the art and sever ties with Yan'er.

Lin Xuan spent time with Xu Yan and Qi Ning Shuang before reuniting with Yu Bing, who confronted Xu Yan about their relationship. Later, Liu Ruyan summoned Lin Xuan to the City Lord's Mansion and told him to attack her with everything he had.

• Xiang Wuji tried to leave the Xiang family to pursue Lin Xuan, but the patriarch stopped him and ordered him to prepare for the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven.
• Lin Xuan visited a lake outside Divine Firmament City with Xu Yan and Qi Ning Shuang, where Liu Ruyan and Yu Bing appeared.
• Yu Bing questioned Xu Yan about trying to take Lin Xuan from her, and Xu Yan said she was willing to be the lesser wife.
• Lin Xuan comforted Yu Bing, who leaned into his arms, while Liu Ruyan and Qi Ning Shuang turned away in dismay.
• Liu Ruyan summoned Lin Xuan to the City Lord's Mansion, told him not to worry about Lu Xun, and asked him to attack her with everything he had.

Lin Xuan demonstrated his combat strength to Liu Ruyan, who advised him to improve his blade intent rather than rush a breakthrough before the Nine Heavens Secret Realm opened. She arranged for the Divine Firmament City Lord to instruct him, and he left Lin Xuan facing the overwhelming force of true blade intent.

• Lin Xuan unleashed his Thunderfire Divine Dragon against Liu Ruyan, who dispelled it with a light touch.
• Liu Ruyan judged that Lin Xuan had reached his current limits and recommended improving his blade intent, directing him to the Divine Firmament City Lord for guidance.
• At dawn, the Divine Firmament City Lord brought Lin Xuan to the Martial Arts Arena and explained methods of comprehending blade intent.
• The Divine Firmament City Lord released his destructive blade intent, suppressing Lin Xuan and making his powers falter.

Lin Xuan used the Divine Firmament City Lord’s true-intent pressure to temper his Blade Intent, advancing from Elementary to Advanced Blade Intent. As the City Lord increased the pressure, Lin Xuan continued refining his understanding and suddenly manifested countless powerful blade shadows.

• Lin Xuan entered the Soul Suppressing Pagoda and repeatedly used his Blade Intent to resist the Divine Firmament City Lord’s true intent.
• Lin Xuan advanced from Elementary to Intermediate Blade Intent after consuming a thousand years of cultivation time, shocking the Divine Firmament City Lord.
• Lin Xuan advanced to Advanced Blade Intent after another fifteen hundred years, forcing the true-intent pressure slightly away from his body.
• Liu Ruyan told the Divine Firmament City Lord to increase his true-intent output, and he intensified the pressure across the City Lord’s Mansion.
• Lin Xuan continued rebuilding his Blade Intent against the pressure until countless powerful illusory blade shadows appeared around him.

Lin Xuan advanced his Elementary Blade Intent to Nascent Blade Intent and was drawn into the Soul Suppressing Pagoda’s newly opened third floor, the World Extinguisher Blade Mound. There, he learned that the World-Destroying Battle Blade belonged to him and summoned it into his hand.

• Lin Xuan used 4,500 years of cultivation time to advance his Elementary Blade Intent to Nascent Blade Intent, astonishing the Divine Firmament City Lord and the other experts.
• The Soul Suppressing Pagoda’s third floor opened, and rosy light pulled Lin Xuan into the World Extinguisher Blade Mound.
• Lin Xuan found a vast realm of grave mounds containing broken weapons and learned that the dark azure blade at its center was named World Extinguisher.
• Lin Xuan unleashed his Nascent Blade Intent, and the World-Destroying Battle Blade flew into his hand.

Lin Xuan bonded with the World Extinguisher Battle Blade, learned its first technique, Slaughtering Heavens, and trained against phantoms in the World Extinguisher Blade Mound. After a thousand years of cultivation inside the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, he tested the slash’s power with a devastating blow.

• Lin Xuan learned that the World Extinguisher Battle Blade was a growth-type weapon that could strengthen itself by plundering the essence of other weapons.
• Lin Xuan promised to restore the blade to its former glory, and it passed the Slaughtering Heavens technique to him.
• The World Extinguisher Blade Mound summoned phantoms for Lin Xuan to fight as he practiced Slaughtering Heavens.
• Lin Xuan spent a thousand years inside the Soul Suppressing Pagoda mastering the technique and learned that the second form would unlock after he fully comprehended the blade intent.
• Lin Xuan unleashed Slaughtering Heavens against the phantoms, releasing a terrifying blade radiance across the World Extinguisher Blade Mound.

Lin Xuan mastered the Slaughtering Heavens blade technique and gained the World-Destroying Battle Blade during his cultivation in the World Extinguisher Blade Mound. He returned to the outside world with a new blade aura that pushed back the Divine Firmament City Lord's true intent.

• Lin Xuan unleashed Slaughtering Heavens, erasing the phantoms in its path before the strike drained all his strength.
• Lin Xuan spent fifty years of cultivation time through the Soul Suppressing Pagoda to recover, then recognized Slaughtering Heavens as a powerful trump card with an enormous cost.
• Lin Xuan finished his cultivation with the initial Nascent Blade Intent, the World-Destroying Battle Blade, and access to the World Extinguisher Blade Mound on the pagoda's third floor.
• Lin Xuan wondered how the Soul Suppressing Pagoda's fourth floor could be opened, then returned his consciousness to his body.
• Lin Xuan opened his eyes and forced the Divine Firmament City Lord's true intent back to a radius of half a meter with his destructive aura.

Lin Xuan comprehended rudimentary Nascent Blade Intent, leaving the Divine Firmament City Lord stunned by his talent. As the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven Secret Realm drew near, the Southern Region's struggle for providence fell into an eerie calm.

• The Divine Firmament City Lord withdrew his Blade Intent after Lin Xuan comprehended rudimentary Nascent Blade Intent, then left in shock at Lin Xuan's progress.
• Lin Xuan learned from the World-Destroying Battle Blade that the Azure Cloud Realm was only a small part of a much vaster world and vowed to contend with the myriad heavens.
• Grandpa Li questioned Luo Tongtian about how Divine Firmament had found Lin Xuan, and Luo Tongtian recalled that Lin Xuan had nearly been turned away because of his crippled physique.
• As the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven Secret Realm approached, the Southern Region became unusually calm and the Earth Ranking stopped changing.
• The chapter noted that the struggle for providence had reshaped the Earth Ranking, as gifted people seized providence from those they defeated.

Lu Xun learned that the Upper Sect planned to seize the Realm Destiny of the four regions and went to meet its people, hoping to rise in the Central Region. Meanwhile, Lian Qingtian and a green-robed man arrived at Divine Firmament City.

• The Earth Ranking was reshuffled, though its top ten remained unchanged and dominated by Central Region geniuses.
• After ten days of sealing his cultivation within his Fiend Soul, Lu Xun was told he could regain his strength inside the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven.
• The great powers revealed that the Upper Sect intended to reverse the Yin-Yang Nine Heavens Array, seize the four regions' Realm Destiny, and reopen the immortal path in the Central Region.
• Lu Xun resolved to kill Lin Xuan and take Yu Bing's origin, then agreed to show respect to the master of the Soul Fiend at the Upper Sect.
• Lian Qingtian and a green-robed man arrived by flying vessel and entered Divine Firmament City.

Zhuge Bai of the Limitless Sacred Land arrived in Divine Firmament City and challenged Lin Xuan, but their first encounter turned into a fight when Lin Xuan attacked him on sight. Zhuge Bai narrowly avoided Lin Xuan’s follow-up strike, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Zhuge Bai entered Divine Firmament City, drawing admiration from the women there, while Lian Qingtian criticized him and praised Lin Xuan.
• Zhuge Bai asked Lian Qingtian how long Lin Xuan would last against him, and Lian Qingtian retorted that Zhuge Bai should worry about facing Lin Xuan.
• Zhuge Bai hurried over to Lin Xuan and the three women as they left the City Lord’s Mansion, but Lin Xuan interrupted his introduction with a kick.
• Zhuge Bai blocked Lin Xuan’s kick with an earth-element shield and told him they could fight later.
• Lin Xuan unleashed six fused bursts of force with his foot, shattering Zhuge Bai’s shield and forcing him to dodge the attack.

Lin Xuan dismissed Zhuge Bai’s request for a spar, seeing no reason to fight unless the challenge offered something worthwhile. Zhuge Bai tried to provoke him and promised fame and support from the Northern Domain in the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven, but Lin Xuan cut him off.

• Lin Xuan recalled Zhuge Bai’s reputation as a prodigy who had defeated Earth Ranking challengers and gained Aura of Providence.
• Lian Qingtian told Lin Xuan that Zhuge Bai wanted to challenge him, and Lin Xuan asked whether it was a Life and Death Battle.
• Lian Qingtian clarified that Zhuge Bai wanted only a spar, so Lin Xuan lost interest and started to leave with Xiao Yu'er, Yan'er, and Seventh Senior Sister.
• Lin Xuan told Lian Qingtian he had no time for a fight if he could not kill Zhuge Bai, prompting Zhuge Bai to accuse him of lacking courage.
• Zhuge Bai offered fame and the Northern Domain’s support in the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven if Lin Xuan defeated him, but Lin Xuan interrupted him.

Lin Xuan rejected Zhuge Bai’s challenge, but Zhuge Bai used his Limitless Domain to force him into a fight. As the Northern Domain geniuses watched from their flying vessel, Lin Xuan and Zhuge Bai prepared to clash.

• Lin Xuan dismissed Zhuge Bai, saying he had no reason to fight and that Zhuge Bai was no match for him.
• Grandpa Li and Luo Tongtian observed Lin Xuan’s boldness from the City Lord’s Mansion.
• Enraged, Zhuge Bai appeared before Lin Xuan and trapped him and his companions within his Limitless Domain.
• Lin Xuan recognized the danger of Zhuge Bai’s domain, while Lian Qingtian warned him to be careful.
• Northern Domain geniuses gathered aboard a flying vessel and speculated that Zhuge Bai would quickly defeat Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan fought Zhuge Bai outside the City Lord's Mansion and unveiled his Nascent Blade Intent, overwhelming Zhuge Bai's attacks and threatening to break through his defense. The chapter ended with Zhuge Bai's earthen shield on the verge of collapse under Lin Xuan's assault.

• Lin Xuan decided he could seek Aura of Providence by following the path Wang Xuanfeng had taken and faced Zhuge Bai.
• Zhuge Bai attacked Lin Xuan with wind blades and lightning inside the Limitless Domain.
• Lin Xuan revealed his Nascent Blade Intent, which destroyed Zhuge Bai's wind and lightning attacks.
• Lin Xuan controlled blade phantoms with Spirit Flame and sent them charging at Zhuge Bai.
• Zhuge Bai formed a powerful earthen shield, but Lin Xuan's blade intent battered it to the brink of collapse.

Lin Xuan overwhelmed Zhuge Bai with Nascent Blade Intent, exposing the gap between their strength. After the duel, Grandpa Li and Luo Tongtian discussed Lin Xuan’s prospects and the Xu family’s demands, while Lin Xuan taunted the defeated Zhuge Bai.

• Zhuge Bai recognized that Lin Xuan had comprehended Nascent Blade Intent and realized how far he fell behind.
• Lin Xuan’s blade shadows shattered Zhuge Bai’s earth-attribute shield and tore through his robes, leaving him badly wounded.
• A hidden aura faded after seeing that Lin Xuan’s blade shadows stopped short of killing Zhuge Bai.
• Grandpa Li and Luo Tongtian praised Lin Xuan’s power and discussed Xiang Wuji’s threat and the Xu family’s demand that Lin Xuan return the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art and cut ties with the young lady.
• Lin Xuan mocked Zhuge Bai for challenging him with so little strength.

Lin Xuan defeated Zhuge Bai and demanded spirit stones in exchange for sparing him, then watched him flee with a storage ring. The Northern Domain’s geniuses assumed Zhuge Bai had been suppressed after defeating Lin Xuan, but they looked up as the void rippled.

• Lin Xuan restrained Zhuge Bai with blade shadows and told him he was not out of danger, despite having spared his life.
• Lin Xuan demanded ten million spirit stones, then lowered his price to five million after Zhuge Bai objected.
• Zhuge Bai handed Lin Xuan a storage ring, escaped toward the outskirts, and warned an elder to tell the Northern Domain’s geniuses to stay away from Lin Xuan.
• The Northern Domain’s geniuses aboard their flying vessel mistook the elder’s aura for proof that Divine Firmament had intervened after Zhuge Bai defeated Lin Xuan.
• The Northern Domain’s geniuses gathered on deck to glare at Divine Firmament City, then looked up as the void rippled.

Zhuge Bai returned to the Limitless Sacred Land vessel bloodied and defeated, warning the Northern Domain prodigies that Lin Xuan was terrifyingly powerful. The Limitless elder confirmed his account, leaving the prodigies stunned.

• Zhuge Bai arrived on the vessel with the Limitless Sacred Land elder, badly injured and disoriented.
• The Northern Domain prodigies blamed the Divine Firmament Holy Land and urged Zhuge Bai to name who had attacked him.
• Zhuge Bai warned them to avoid Lin Xuan, explaining that Lin Xuan had crushed him with Nascent Blade Intent alone.
• Zhuge Bai said Lin Xuan had spared his life and urged everyone not to provoke him in the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven Secret Realm.
• The Limitless elder confirmed Lin Xuan's combat strength surpassed anything he had ever witnessed, shocking the prodigies.

After the Limitless Sacred Land elder revealed that Lin Xuan had reached Nascent Blade Intent and killed Zhuge Bai instantly, the Northern Domain prodigies returned home in shock. Lin Xuan prepared to leave for the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven Secret Realm, where millions of people, including Central Region prodigies, would gather.

• The Northern Domain prodigies learned that Lin Xuan had comprehended Nascent Blade Intent and killed Zhuge Bai, and they left for home resolved to keep the information secret.
• Three days later, Zhuge Bai and the others returned to the Northern Domain and planned to use the secret realm expedition to strengthen themselves.
• Lian Qingtian brought Lin Xuan five million spirit stones, bringing his supply to twelve million as Lin Xuan prepared to depart from Divine Firmament City.
• Lian Qingtian told Lin Xuan that at least a million people entered the secret realm each time, including elites from Divine Firmament and prodigies from the Central Region.

Lin Xuan and the Divine Firmament Holy Land's group traveled toward the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven Secret Realm as Lian Qingtian praised Lin Xuan to his wives. As they neared the entrance, Lian Yunchang encouraged the disciples by explaining that the realm could improve their aptitude and change their destinies.

• Lian Qingtian described the Central Domain's powerful prodigies, while Xu Yan and Yu Bing insisted that Lin Xuan was stronger.
• Lian Qingtian called Xu Yan and Yu Bing his sisters-in-law, winning their approval and Lin Xuan's praise.
• Lin Xuan's group boarded a flying vessel, and Xu Yan chose to travel with Lin Xuan rather than her family's team.
• The group joined the Divine Firmament Holy Land's fleet and flew for two days through the Heavenly Ripple Mountains without obstruction.
• As the fleet neared the Endless Sky Abyss, Lian Yunchang told the disciples that the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven could improve their aptitude and transform their prospects.