Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan repeatedly killed Lu Xun after Lu Xun’s Fiend Transformation, discovering that spiritual attacks weakened him more with each defeat. Lu Xun regained his clarity briefly but died for the sixth time without reforming.

• Lin Xuan sensed Lu Xun reforming after his first defeat and crushed him again with a vibration attack.
• Lin Xuan attacked Lu Xun with Spirit Blades and Gravity Domain, killing him a third and fourth time and noticing that mental attacks weakened him more.
• Lu Xun raved about killing Lin Xuan as Lin Xuan’s Spirit Blades killed him for the fifth time.
• A thunderous voice restored Lu Xun’s clarity as he reformed, but Lin Xuan killed him a sixth time before he could condense again.
• Lin Xuan frowned and unleashed a much larger wave of Spirit Blades at Lu Xun’s remains.

Lin Xuan failed to kill Lu Xun, who escaped as black flames after their battle, then hunted down some fleeing Fiend Territory disciples and returned to the valley. He collected the spoils and gave the remaining recovery pills to the others as they recovered.

• Lu Xun's black flames escaped Lin Xuan's Spirit Blades and vanished beyond the horizon, leaving Lin Xuan frustrated that his enemy survived.
• Yu Bing comforted Lin Xuan, and he sent her back to the valley while he went after the fleeing Fiend Territory disciples.
• Lin Xuan caught only a few fugitives before returning to the valley with 5,385 years of cultivation time.
• Lian Qingtian gave Lin Xuan the remaining storage rings and said the others had already taken recovery pills.
• Lin Xuan searched the storage rings and sent out another large quantity of pills.

Lin Xuan gave pills and weapons to the Divine Firmament Disciples, then accepted the Earth Essence Qi Yu Bing had gathered for him. He absorbed it without filling the Divine Dragon Shadow, while World-Extinguishing advanced to a top-grade spirit treasure.

• Lin Xuan distributed pills and weapons among the Divine Firmament Disciples and let Lian Qingtian lead them in recovery.
• Yu Bing gave Lin Xuan the one hundred and thirty strands of Earth Essence Qi she had collected, explaining that she had absorbed Earth Essence Crystals to strengthen her physique.
• Lin Xuan absorbed the Earth Essence Qi, and the Divine Dragon Shadow reached about eighty percent fullness without changing.
• World-Extinguishing conveyed its excitement to Lin Xuan after advancing to the level of a top-grade spirit treasure.
• Lin Xuan wondered whether World-Extinguishing could advance further by devouring Wu Xu's lotus.

Lin Xuan received Earth Essence Qi from Xu Jing’s family and absorbed it, triggering a powerful change in his body. The chapter left Lin Xuan surrounded by an ancient aura as Yu Bing sensed his awakening and trembled in fear.

• Wu Xu left to meet Lin Xuan and test whether his heart truly turned toward Buddha.
• After the Divine Firmament Holy Land recovered, a Xu family disciple delivered two hundred strands of Earth Essence Qi on Xu Jing’s behalf.
• Lin Xuan accepted Xu Jing’s apology and told the disciple there was no need to gather more Earth Essence Qi.
• Lin Xuan absorbed the Earth Essence Qi, and the Divine Dragon Shadow devoured it.
• The sky turned black as a restraint within Lin Xuan broke and an ancient aura erupted, frightening Yu Bing.

Lin Xuan’s Ancestor Bloodline briefly stirred a terrifying presence before falling silent, leaving him and the other disciples confused. Wu Xu arrived and told Lin Xuan that he had an affinity with Buddha, while Lin Xuan remained wary of the monk’s intentions.

• The sky darkened as Lin Xuan focused inward, but the Divine Dragon Shadow dissipated and the strange sensation vanished.
• The Divine Firmament Disciples wondered what had caused the oppressive feeling, while Lin Xuan puzzled over the Ancestor Bloodline’s aborted reaction.
• Wu Xu sensed a terrifying presence, decided to report the mystery to the Brahma Sound Temple, and then appeared outside the valley.
• Lin Xuan recognized Wu Xu from the Endless Sky Abyss and noticed that the lotus beneath him was weaker than the one he had seen before.
• Lin Xuan sent Yu Bing into the valley, then confronted Wu Xu with World-Ending in hand.
• Wu Xu denied having ill intent and said he had come to witness Lin Xuan’s heart inclined toward Buddha, claiming Lin Xuan had an affinity with Buddha.

Wu Xu tried to bewitch Lin Xuan into joining the Buddhist sect, but Lin Xuan resisted the spiritual influence and pretended to accept. He then ambushed Wu Xu, whose golden bell defense withstood Lin Xuan’s powerful strike, leaving their fight poised to continue.

• Wu Xu told Lin Xuan that he was destined to join the Buddhist sect and used Buddha Light to influence him.
• Lin Xuan’s Everlasting Emperor Art and Spirit Flame broke Wu Xu’s bewitchment, but Lin Xuan hid that he had regained control.
• Lin Xuan pretended to accept Wu Xu’s offer and moved close to his outstretched hand.
• Lin Xuan suddenly attacked Wu Xu with his Gravity Domain, Thunderous Armor, and battle blade.
• Wu Xu conjured a golden bell that blocked Lin Xuan’s strike, though the defense trembled near collapse.

Lin Xuan fought Wu Xu after accusing the monk of using a spiritual control technique, but Wu Xu countered his attacks with powerful Buddhist techniques. The chapter ended with Wu Xu protected inside a golden bell while Lin Xuan blocked his descending hand seals with earth-attribute power.

• Lin Xuan accused Wu Xu of using a secret spiritual control technique and attacked him with Slaughtering Heavens.
• Wu Xu blocked Lin Xuan's blade with a golden giant hand formed from Nascent Palm Intent, forcing both fighters back.
• Lin Xuan charged Wu Xu with Divine Dragon's Final Breath, but Wu Xu invoked Immeasurable Buddhist Law and formed dozens of giant hand seals.
• Wu Xu endured Lin Xuan's thunderflame attack within his golden bell as Lin Xuan used earth-attribute power to block the descending hand seals.

Lin Xuan fought Wu Xu to a draw, then used Myriad Ages in an Instant to break through to the peak Essence Condensation Realm. He launched a full-power Slaughtering Heavens strike at Wu Xu, who raised the Immeasurable Golden Bell to defend himself.

• Wu Xu attacked Lin Xuan with a golden palm, but Lin Xuan shattered it with the repulsive force of Sky Dust and broke Wu Xu's golden bell.
• Wu Xu claimed that his Buddha had bestowed supreme power on Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan rejected the claim and decided to break through before killing him.
• Lin Xuan used Myriad Ages in an Instant to operate three cultivation arts and draw power from spirit stones and his five divergent energies.
• After spending six hundred years of cultivation time and using 1.2 million spirit stones, Lin Xuan reached the peak Essence Condensation Realm and expanded his spiritual power to 170 zhang.
• Lin Xuan unleashed Slaughtering Heavens with World-Ending, Nascent Blade Intent, and gravity weighing down the strike, while Wu Xu invoked Immeasurable Golden Bell.

Lin Xuan overpowered Wu Xu’s golden bell and seized the lotus that protected him. He severed Wu Xu’s connection to the mid-grade Quasi-Divine Weapon and stored it in his Spatial Ring.

• Wu Xu formed a solid golden bell to meet Lin Xuan’s azure blade light.
• Lin Xuan’s strike cracked and shattered the bell, forcing Wu Xu to retreat after his lotus blocked the blade.
• Lin Xuan grabbed Wu Xu’s lotus and used Gravity Domain to suppress it.
• Lin Xuan sent Spirit Blades into the lotus, severing Wu Xu’s connection to the weapon.
• Lin Xuan stored the lotus in his Spatial Ring and mocked Wu Xu for being fated with Buddha.

Wu Xu used his Buddha's Auspicious Descent phenomenon to strengthen Immeasurable Buddhist Law and overwhelm Lin Xuan's Divine Guard. Lin Xuan disappeared in the resulting explosion but reappeared, badly injured as Wu Xu remained wary.

• Wu Xu manifested Buddha's Auspicious Descent, which boosted his power and filled the sky with golden light.
• Wu Xu attacked Lin Xuan with strengthened Immeasurable Buddhist Law, and Lin Xuan countered with Divine Guard.
• Wu Xu's golden hand seals shattered Divine Guard and engulfed Lin Xuan in an explosion, alarming Lian Qingtian, Yu Bing, and the others in the valley.
• Lin Xuan's figure reappeared as the scattered flames gathered, though he was pale and badly injured.
• Wu Xu continued watching Lin Xuan closely, convinced he had not been defeated.

Lin Xuan was overwhelmed by Wu Xu’s Buddha Phenomenon, so he cultivated inside the Soul Suppressing Pagoda and broke through to the seventh level of the Everlasting Emperor Art. He returned to the battle as Wu Xu’s golden palm prints descended, his new power startling Wu Xu.

• Wu Xu’s Buddha Phenomenon shattered Lin Xuan’s Earth’s Protection and left him severely injured despite his elementalization and healing.
• Lin Xuan entered the Soul Suppressing Pagoda and used three hundred years of cultivation to advance the Everlasting Emperor Art to its seventh level.
• Lin Xuan’s breakthrough manifested as a world of verdant trees that poured power into his body.
• Lin Xuan returned to the instant before Wu Xu’s golden palm prints struck and threatened to beat him to death.
• Lin Xuan’s aura changed as he activated the Everlasting Emperor Art, making Wu Xu question the source of his power.

Lin Xuan shattered Wu Xu’s golden palm and revealed a powerful phenomenon, leaving Wu Xu to recognize it as Emperor Everlasting’s Ten Thousand Woods Suppressing the Cosmos. The chapter ended with Wu Xu confronting the sight of the legendary phenomenon in person.

• Lin Xuan unleashed Sky Shattering Quake and shattered Wu Xu’s giant golden palm print.
• Lin Xuan’s aura surged, and he manifested a phenomenon that astonished Wu Xu and the Divine Firmament disciples.
• Lin Xuan’s phenomenon spread farther than Wu Xu’s Buddha’s Auspicious Descent and filled the sky with verdant trees.
• Wu Xu recognized the phenomenon as Emperor Everlasting’s Ten Thousand Woods Suppressing the Cosmos.

Lin Xuan used the Ten Thousand Woods Suppressing the Cosmos phenomenon to overpower Wu Xu in close combat and tried to seize his Golden Staff. Wu Xu recovered with a sixth-grade pill and defended his weapon as Lin Xuan continued attacking.

• Lin Xuan summoned the Ten Thousand Woods Suppressing the Cosmos phenomenon, boosted his strength, and struck Wu Xu with Mountain Shattering.
• Wu Xu’s golden bell shattered under Lin Xuan’s fist, and Wu Xu flew backward while spitting blood.
• Wu Xu drew his Golden Staff and clashed with Lin Xuan’s Earth Rend and Sky Subduing attacks, leaving both injured.
• Wu Xu swallowed a sixth-grade pill to recover, but Lin Xuan grabbed his Golden Staff and attacked it with a Spirit Blade.
• Wu Xu used Demon Suppression to blast Lin Xuan’s palm into an elemental state and pulled the staff free as Lin Xuan launched Star Shattering.

Lin Xuan overwhelmed Wu Xu in battle, but Wu Xu hurled his Golden Staff toward the valley to escape. Lin Xuan intercepted it before it could strike the people below.

• Lin Xuan repeatedly suppressed Wu Xu, breaking through his attacks and nearly tearing the Golden Staff from his grasp.
• Wu Xu tried to flee, but Lin Xuan used his Gravity Domain to slow and restrain him.
• Wu Xu broke free by pouring the Buddha’s power into himself and hurled the Golden Staff toward the valley.
• Lin Xuan vanished from Wu Xu’s sight and seized the Golden Staff before it could hit the valley, leaving the Divine Firmament disciples unharmed.

Lin Xuan defeated Wu Xu and seized the Golden Staff, but Wu Xu escaped and vowed to kill him. As Lin Xuan traveled with the Divine Firmament disciples, World-Destroying revealed that it could enter his body and refine his True Qi.

• Lin Xuan severed Wu Xu's connection to the Golden Staff, but Wu Xu escaped on a lotus after nearly falling from the backlash.
• Lin Xuan stored the Golden Staff, and World-Destroying drained its essence and suppressed it.
• Lin Xuan reassured Yu Bing and the Divine Firmament disciples, who thanked him for saving their lives.
• Wu Xu returned to the Central Region prodigies, ordered them to leave Earth Element Heaven and reach the True Origin Realm, and vowed to kill Lin Xuan.
• A day later, Lin Xuan left the valley with the disciples and learned that World-Destroying could enter his body and purify his True Qi.

Lin Xuan discovered that World Extinguisher used Blade Intent to purify his True Qi, increasing its strength by about twenty percent. He trained in the World Extinguisher Blade Mound and broke through to intermediate Nascent Blade Intent, where the story left him with Slaughtering Heavens at least twice as powerful.

• World Extinguisher told Lin Xuan that improving his Blade Intent could further purify his True Qi, and he sensed the weapon within his dantian tempering it.
• Lin Xuan entered the World Extinguisher Blade Mound in the Soul Suppressing Pagoda to train his Nascent Blade Intent against endless phantoms.
• After 2,500 years of cultivation, Lin Xuan broke through a bottleneck in his Nascent Blade Intent.
• Lin Xuan unleashed Slaughtering Heavens, shattered the phantoms before him, and realized the technique's power had at least doubled.

Lin Xuan advanced his Nascent Blade Intent to the intermediate stage, further purifying his True Qi before rejoining the Divine Firmament Disciples. As the group headed for a teleportation array to leave the Earth Element Heaven, they found someone fighting a powerful earth-formed guardian.

• After spending 2,500 years cultivating in the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, Lin Xuan advanced his Nascent Blade Intent and doubled the power of his purified True Qi.
• Lin Xuan returned his consciousness to his body, and the leaked force of his intermediate Blade Intent made the Divine Firmament Disciples tremble.
• Lin Xuan brushed Yu Bing's hair as the group continued toward a teleportation array, guided by the Earth Essence Qi in Lian Qingtian's hand.
• Lin Xuan and the others reached the array and saw a fighter attacking an armored, earth-formed guardian whose peak True Condensation Realm power was replenished by the formation.

The group watched fighters struggle against the first formation guard, which required entrants to defeat an opponent one minor realm stronger. Zhuge Bai said he could defeat the guard in ten breaths, while those around him praised his strength and anticipated the further power he would gain from enhancing his Limitless Domain.

• A fighter darted around the armored formation guard but struggled to evade its attacks.
• People outside the teleportation array discussed how few ordinary fighters could defeat a guard one minor realm stronger and reach the next layer.
• Someone asked Zhuge Bai how quickly he could defeat the guard, and he said he could annihilate it within ten breaths.
• Those around Zhuge Bai praised his Foundation of Thick Earth and Limitless Domain, but he said his domain was not fully enhanced yet.
• The group anticipated Zhuge Bai gathering more elemental foundations and unleashing Limitless Reincarnation.

Lin Xuan arrived at the teleportation formation and met Zhuge Bai, whose strength had improved but who still admitted he was no match for Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan offered to return the spirit stones he had won earlier if Zhuge Bai could withstand one of his moves.

• Zhuge Bai's companions praised his improved strength, but he said Lin Xuan was still beyond his reach and that he hoped to last more than ten breaths against him.
• Lin Xuan and his group reached the teleportation formation as a challenger was struck down by its guard and fainted.
• Zhuge Bai stepped forward to greet Lin Xuan, who teased him about his recent improvement and suggested they exchange moves.
• Zhuge Bai refused to fight, remembering his earlier defeat, so Lin Xuan offered to return all the spirit stones he had won if Zhuge Bai could receive one move.

Lin Xuan declined Zhuge Bai’s offer to duel and entered the teleportation array after bidding farewell to Yu Bing and the Divine Firmament Disciples. The array summoned a powerful guardian that immediately attacked him.

• Zhuge Bai refused Lin Xuan’s offer of five million spirit stones and another match after he learned Limitless Reincarnation.
• Lin Xuan led his group to the teleportation array, and Yu Bing asked him to go first while she wished to watch him a little longer.
• Lin Xuan said goodbye to Yu Bing and the Divine Firmament Disciples, then stepped into the array as the Northern Domain group watched.
• A guardian with a True Origin Realm aura appeared in the array and swung its Battle Sword at Lin Xuan, pinning him with a heavy force.