Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan and the other cultivators arrived at the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven Secret Realm, where they encountered vessels and powerful figures from across the regions. Luo Tongtian identified the golden-lit monk atop the Brahma Sound Temple’s lotus vessel and explained how anomalies revealed Paragon Talent.

• Lian Yunchang explained that breaking through all nine layers could forge the Yin-Yang Nine Profound Body, and Lin Xuan grew eager to see what heights it might bring him.
• Lin Xuan arrived at the Endless Sky Abyss and spotted vessels from several sects, including the Bloodshadow Fiendlands.
• The crowd noticed a monk standing on a gigantic lotus vessel, and Lin Xuan sensed a distant indifference beneath the monk’s smile.
• Luo Tongtian identified the vessel as belonging to the Brahma Sound Temple and told Lin Xuan that its golden radiance was an outward manifestation of an anomaly.
• Luo Tongtian explained that only those with Superior Paragon Talent could manifest anomalies and recalled a Middle Paragon Talent monk who later raised his talent in the Nine Heavens.

Luo Tongtian told Lin Xuan that even in his weakened state, he could still fight his old enemy, then urged Lin Xuan to prepare for the secret realm. As the opening remained delayed, Xu Jing arrived and demanded that Lin Xuan give up Xu Yan and return the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art.

• Luo Tongtian said that his enemy still feared him because he could sacrifice half his life to kill him, and he encouraged Lin Xuan to prepare for the Nine Heavens.
• A prodigy from Brahma Sound Temple watched Lin Xuan from a lotus, while Lu Xun watched the lotus and then turned his killing intent toward the Divine Firmament Holy Land.
• Nearly half a day after arriving at the Endless Sky Abyss, Lin Xuan chatted with Yu Bing and Xu Yan as Xu Yan's Ninth Brother, Xu Jing, came to see them.
• Xu Jing asked Xu Yan to return with him, but she refused and said she would stay with Lin Xuan.
• Xu Jing offered to have the Xu family take over the Xiang family's targeting of Lin Xuan if Lin Xuan ended his relationship with Xu Yan and returned the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art.
• Xu Yan insisted that she would neither leave Lin Xuan nor take back the art, and Xu Jing warned Lin Xuan that it was a Xu family secret suited to their Silver Moon Bloodline.

Lin Xuan defended his bond with Xu Yan and demonstrated that he had mastered the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art, shocking Xu Jing. Xu Yan revealed that Lin Xuan had actually mastered it in only a few minutes.

• Xu Jing urged Lin Xuan to abandon the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art and cut ties with Xu Yan, arguing that outsiders could not learn it quickly and that doing so would avoid trouble with the Xiang family.
• Lin Xuan said he had already mastered the art and refused to cut contact with Xu Yan, praising her help and saying he did not fear the Xiang family.
• Xu Yan felt reassured by Lin Xuan’s loyalty and believed her vow to him had not been a mistake.
• Xu Jing challenged Lin Xuan’s claim, and Lin Xuan released his spiritual pressure, revealing a Spirit Flame and a Spiritual Sea at least a hundred zhang wide.
• Xu Jing was stunned by Lin Xuan’s cultivation, and Xu Yan revealed that her husband had mastered the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art in only a few minutes.

Xu Jing warned Lin Xuan that Xiang Wuji’s strength made him a dangerous rival and urged him to leave Xu Yan alone. Lin Xuan instead welcomed the information about Xiang Wuji’s martial art and vowed to kill him if he appeared.

• Xu Jing reeled when Xu Yan confirmed that Lin Xuan had mastered the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art in only a few minutes.
• Xu Jing described Xiang Wuji’s Blazing Sun Physique, control of Aberrant Earth and Sky Dust, and possession of the Earth Element of the Grand Five Elements Reincarnation Art.
• Lin Xuan thanked Xu Jing for revealing Xiang Wuji’s abilities, hoping to obtain the martial art’s Earth Element himself.
• Xu Jing mistakenly believed Lin Xuan had agreed to cut ties with Xu Yan, but Lin Xuan clarified that he would kill Xiang Wuji if he showed himself.
• Xu Jing called Lin Xuan a madman and listed the many powerful groups that wanted him dead.

Xu Jing warned Lin Xuan about the many powerful enemies awaiting him, but Lin Xuan calmly arranged to use the Xu family's network to draw them toward him. Xu Jing left in turmoil, and Xiao Chen and Xiao Ya arrived boasting about their progress in Sword Intent.

• Xu Jing urged Lin Xuan to accept the Xu family's protection and warned that his enemies included many people as strong as or stronger than Zhuge Bai.
• Lin Xuan asked Xu Yan to use the Xu family's influence to reveal his location, and Xu Yan gave him one of the Twin Heart Bells so she could coordinate with him.
• Xu Yan said the Xu family could not uncover everything and told Xu Jing to wait and see, leaving him speechless before he walked away.
• Xiao Chen and Xiao Ya approached and Xiao Chen taunted Xu Jing, claiming they had comprehended intermediate Sword Intent and telling him to ask them directly for information next time.

Xiao Chen reunited with Lin Xuan and promised to protect him in the secret realm. The Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven Secret Realm opened, and Lin Xuan entered its first layer alone, unable to find Xiao Yu'er or Xu Yan.

• Xiao Chen greeted Lin Xuan, Yu Bing, and Xu Yan, then said he had come because he missed Lin Xuan and vowed to kill anyone who threatened him.
• Xiao Chen and his sister left after spending time with Lin Xuan and the others.
• A white light appeared in the Endless Sky Abyss, and the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven Secret Realm opened.
• The first layer, the Earth Element Heaven, expanded to engulf the Endless Sky Abyss and drew Lin Xuan inside.
• Lin Xuan landed in the desolate Earth Element Heaven, found himself separated from everyone else, and searched for Xiao Yu'er and Xu Yan.

Lin Xuan entered Earth Element Heaven, sensed Xu Yan’s location, and was surrounded by earth puppets while ten Elite Hall Jade Fiend Warriors planned to attack him after cultivating. Outside the Nine Heavens, the Xu family decided Lin Xuan might be able to reach the Eighth Heaven and ordered Xu Jing to protect him, but a new message soon devastated them.

• Lin Xuan used the Twin Heart Bells to learn that Xu Yan was within five thousand li and prepared to break through to the Spirit Solidification Realm.
• Earth puppets rose around Lin Xuan, and he drew the World-Destroying Battle Blade to face them.
• Ten Jade Fiend Warriors from the Bloodshadow Fiendlands Elite Hall planned to cultivate before killing Lin Xuan and taking his Earth Essence Crystal.
• The Xu family head condemned Lin Xuan and Xu Yan for entering the Nine Heavens, then reconsidered after hearing Lin Xuan had mastered the Silvermoon Divine Forging Art.
• The Xu family head ordered Xu Jing to protect Lin Xuan and help him reach the Eighth Heaven, but a later message left the family stunned.

Lin Xuan slaughtered earth puppets in Earth Element Heaven and absorbed the Earth Essence Crystals they left behind, advancing his physical cultivation. Three powerful earth puppet leaders then appeared behind him, and he prepared to fight them for their Earth Essence Qi.

• The Xu family head learned that the secret realm had opened and communications had been cut off.
• Lin Xuan used World-Destroying Battle Blade and Dragon's Roar Instant Kill to destroy the earth puppets surrounding him.
• Lin Xuan gathered the Earth Essence Crystals and absorbed their energy to strengthen his body and cultivate the Everlasting Emperor Art.
• Three earth puppet leaders appeared behind Lin Xuan, and he recognized that defeating them could yield Earth Essence Qi.

Lin Xuan defeated three earth puppet leaders, collected Earth Essence Qi, and let World-Ender consume his Dragon Ascension Blade. Jade Fiend Warriors from the Bloodshadow Fiendlands spotted him and plotted to attack.

• Lin Xuan unleashed Heaven's Wrath Triple and destroyed the three earth puppet leaders with a scarlet wrathful dragon.
• Lin Xuan used gravitational force to capture the Earth Essence Qi that emerged from the defeated puppets.
• Lin Xuan moved away from the dust cloud and let World-Ender shatter and absorb Dragon Ascension.
• Jade Fiend Warriors from the Bloodshadow Fiendlands saw Lin Xuan's blade and Earth Essence Qi, then decided to kill him despite recognizing him.

Lin Xuan faced ten Jade Fiend Warriors from Bloodshadow Fiendlands' Elite Hall, who tried to kill him with the Silent Kill Formation. He slaughtered them with Slaughtering Heavens, and World-Extinguisher began devouring their weapons.

• The ten Jade Fiend Warriors decided to attack Lin Xuan before he could break through to the Spirit Solidification Realm.
• The warriors surrounded Lin Xuan and activated the Silent Kill Formation, which suppressed his five senses.
• Lin Xuan used his Dan Realm spiritual power to locate the warriors and unleashed Slaughtering Heavens while limiting its cost to one-third of his strength.
• The dark-azure blade radiance broke through the warriors' attacks and cut all ten in half.
• World-Extinguisher enveloped the dead warriors' weapons and began devouring them.

Lin Xuan collected the defeated cultivators’ resources and spent three hundred years cultivating in the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, breaking through to the Spirit Solidification Realm. He emerged with 923 years of cultivation time remaining and considered searching for Xiang Wuji to obtain the earth element.

• Lin Xuan collected ten storage rings and gained a total of 1,233 years of cultivation time.
• Lin Xuan cultivated the Everlasting Emperor Art, Divine Firmament Essence Condensation Art, and Silvermoon Divine Forging Art in Myriad Ages in an Instant.
• After two hundred years, Lin Xuan’s physique broke through, the Everlasting Emperor Art reached the middle stage of the sixth layer, and his spiritual power reached 103 zhang.
• After another hundred years, Lin Xuan transformed his Source Qi into true qi and entered the Spirit Solidification Realm, with his spiritual power reaching 104 zhang.
• Lin Xuan withdrew from the Soul Suppressing Pagoda and considered locating Xiang Wuji to obtain the earth element.
• The chapter explained that the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven would remain open for half a year and that the number of teleportation arrays decreased on each successive layer.

Lu Xun slaughtered Eastern Domain geniuses and searched for Lin Xuan and his junior sister, while Lin Xuan waited on a mountaintop for people drawn to his revealed location. The chapter left Lin Xuan preparing to ambush the approaching groups.

• Lu Xun, a True Origin Realm cultivator from the Bloodshadow Fiendlands, killed a group of Eastern Domain geniuses and absorbed their bodies with his Demonic Qi.
• Lu Xun gathered Earth Essence Qi and continued killing people as he searched for Lin Xuan and his junior sister.
• After days without finding earth puppet nests or other people, Lin Xuan received an urgent signal from the Twin Heart Bells and learned that his location had been sent out.
• Lin Xuan climbed a mountain, used his Divine Eyes to find a position with fewer people nearby, and waited for groups approaching from across Earth Element Heaven.

Xu Yan learned that Xiang Wuji and the Xiang Family’s ten guards were closing in on Lin Xuan, so she sent Xu Family disciples to help him escape if necessary. Lin Xuan instead flew to meet Zhao Po of the Purple Cloud Sect, and their battle was about to begin.

• Xu Yan was told that Xiang Wuji and the Xiang Family’s ten guards were less than a thousand li from Lin Xuan.
• Xu Yan ordered nearby Xu Family disciples to support Lin Xuan and help him escape if danger arose.
• Lin Xuan spotted Zhao Po, a Purple Cloud Sect genius ranked twenty-first on the Earth Ranking, waiting atop a mountain.
• Zhao Po readied his spear as Lin Xuan spread his lightning wings and charged toward him.

Lin Xuan fought Zhao Po, a Purple Cloud Sect genius with a Spear Bone, and overwhelmed him despite Zhao Po unleashing powerful spear techniques. The chapter ended with Zhao Po blasted backward and vomiting blood after their second clash.

• Zhao Po took up his long spear and attacked Lin Xuan with one hundred layers of force from the Aqua Prison Myriad Layer Spear Technique.
• Lin Xuan's lightning-wreathed blade shattered Zhao Po's attack and sent him crashing into the ground, where he coughed up blood.
• Zhao Po recognized Lin Xuan's strength and prepared to fight again as Lin Xuan charged with Aberrant Lightning.
• Zhao Po unleashed five hundred layers of force, but Lin Xuan struck back and blasted him through the air, making him vomit blood.

Lin Xuan overwhelmed Zhao Po’s strongest spear attack with Heaven’s Wrath Triple and Nascent Blade Intent. World-Extinguisher knocked Zhao Po’s spear away, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Zhao Po swallowed pills to suppress his injuries and prepared one final attack against Lin Xuan.
• Zhao Po unleashed the Aqua Prison Myriad Layer Spear Technique with a thousand layers of force and abandoned defense.
• Lin Xuan activated Heaven’s Wrath Triple, increasing his combat strength eightfold.
• Lin Xuan infused World-Extinguisher with Nascent Blade Intent and slashed through Zhao Po’s attack.
• Lin Xuan’s strike shattered Zhao Po’s waves and knocked his spear from his hand, but World-Extinguisher shot toward the spear before Zhao Po was slain.

Lin Xuan killed Zhao Po and took his place at twenty-first on the Earth Ranking, drawing attention from across the realms. The Soul Suppressing Pagoda then seized the Aura of Providence released by Zhao Po.

• Lin Xuan defeated Zhao Po, who admitted he should not have provoked him before dying.
• World Annihilator devoured Zhao Po's spear and became a high-grade spirit treasure.
• The Earth Ranking appeared, Zhao Po's name vanished from twenty-first place, and Lin Xuan took his spot.
• Zhuge Bai warned the Northern Domain geniuses to flee if they encountered Lin Xuan, while Xiang Wuji led his guards toward him.
• The Soul Suppressing Pagoda seized the Aura of Providence rising from Zhao Po's body and crushed its special will.

Lin Xuan absorbed the Aura of Providence from Zhao Po, strengthening his cultivation, body, Spirit Flame, and Divine Eyes before returning to the mountaintop to await another challenger. Meanwhile, Wei Qi and Pang Shan led a group toward him, intending to kill him and seize his providence.

• Lin Xuan's Aura of Providence expanded his sea of consciousness, advanced his Everlasting Emperor Art, and filled part of his dantian with True Qi.
• Lin Xuan took Zhao Po's storage ring, found three strands of Earth Essence Qi, and resolved to claim more providence from the Earth Ranking's top ten.
• Lin Xuan returned to the mountaintop and waited for another fated person to arrive.
• Wei Qi led a group toward Lin Xuan and declared that Lin Xuan had to die before he grew stronger.
• Pang Shan agreed to follow Wei Qi's orders and privately looked forward to Lin Xuan's defeat.

Pang Shan’s confidence returned as he led the Jade Bloom Holy Land group toward Lin Xuan, while Xu Yan and Yu Bing gathered Earth Essence Qi to help strengthen him. Lin Xuan spotted Pang Shan and Wei Qi approaching and dove to attack, deciding to spare Wei Qi for now after hearing that his bloodline was about to rise.

• Pang Shan urged the Jade Bloom Holy Land disciples to hurry and sweep Earth Puppet nests, but their group had gathered only two wisps of Earth Essence Qi.
• A Xu family disciple told Xu Yan that Lin Xuan had defeated Zhao Hun with three saber strikes, and Xu Yan ordered her family to gather Earth Essence Qi for him.
• Yu Bing gathered more than ten wisps of Earth Essence Qi, hoping to help Lin Xuan improve his aptitude.
• Lin Xuan spotted Pang Shan, Wei Qi, and thirteen other Jade Bloom Holy Land disciples approaching, then dove toward them.
• Pang Shan urged the group to kill Lin Xuan and help Wei Qi earn merit for a bloodline increase, so Lin Xuan decided to leave Wei Qi alive for now.

Lin Xuan ambushed Wei Qi and the Jade Bloom Holy Land disciples, then unleashed a devastating thunderfire attack that overwhelmed them. The chapter ended with the disciples reduced to ash and Wei Qi badly wounded by the blast.

• Lin Xuan activated the fourth level of Heaven's Wrath, donned Thunderous Armor, and prepared his World-Destroying Battle Blade before reaching the Jade Bloom Holy Land group.
• Wei Qi activated his Desolate Bloodline and charged Lin Xuan with a massive axe as Pang Shan and the other disciples launched their strongest attacks.
• Lin Xuan used Divine Dragon's Final Breath, unleashing a thunderfire wrath dragon that tore apart the group's attacks.
• The thunderfire dragon exploded into an ocean of fire and lightning that killed the Jade Bloom Holy Land disciples and left Wei Qi scorched and badly cracked.

Lin Xuan killed Pang Shan and fourteen others with one slash, then absorbed their Aura of Providence and gained further cultivation and power. He stood before the wounded Wei Qi as World-Ending devoured the scattered weapons.

• Pang Shan was severely wounded by the lingering force of Lin Xuan's attack and saw that his fellow disciples had been reduced to dust, with only Wei Qi still alive.
• Lin Xuan appeared beside Pang Shan and beheaded him, then let the Soul Suppressing Pagoda devour his Aura of Providence.
• Lin Xuan's Spiritual Sea, True Qi, and Divine Eyes improved, and he gained 1,400 years of cultivation time and crystallized blood qi.
• Lin Xuan considered saving his cultivation time until he could obtain an earth-element cultivation method and complete the Grand Five Elements Reincarnation Art.
• Lin Xuan sent World-Ending to consume the weapons scattered across the ground, then faced the wounded Wei Qi.