Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan mastered the water aspect and cultivated the first realm of the Cangming Nirvana Finger, demonstrating an ice attack that froze the wind and snow across a fifty-zhang field. As he moved on to comprehend Speed Intent, Wu Wei watched his growing power and awaited his arrival, while envoys elsewhere set out to extinguish a mysterious light.

• Lin Xuan deactivated the water aspect, entered the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, and cultivated Icy Seal Finger, the first realm of the Cangming Nirvana Finger.
• Lin Xuan activated the water aspect and froze the wind, snow, and air into an azure icefield extending fifty zhang, astonishing Xue Feihen and Expert.
• Lin Xuan left the icefield behind and changed locations with Xue Feihen and Expert before continuing his cultivation.
• Wu Wei saw Lin Xuan's gray line grow thicker with the Eye of Karma and waited for Lin Xuan's arrival, believing his fate was sealed.
• People traveled through teleportation arrays into the next layer, while some received guidance to become envoys and extinguish a distant light.
• After spending 10,200 years cultivating, Lin Xuan took out the golden Inheritance Jade Slip and began comprehending Speed Intent.

Lin Xuan struggled to comprehend Speed Intent despite spending 2,000 years on it, but Xue Feihen’s advice about Wind Rhythm gave him a new direction. Lin Xuan prepared to leave Water Aspect Heaven, then learned of a place where he might advance his movement technique.

• Lin Xuan spent 2,000 years studying Speed Intent in the Soul Suppressing Pagoda without reaching the entry level, though his movement speed improved slightly.
• Lin Xuan demonstrated his reorganized movement technique to Xue Feihen and Expert, revealing a major increase in speed before lamenting that it remained inferior to Flowing Light Flash.
• Lin Xuan told Xue Feihen and Expert that he planned to leave Water Aspect Heaven, while they chose to stay and continue improving.
• Xue Feihen explained that a Xue family prodigy had mastered Wind Rhythm by comprehending the raging winds at Returning Wind Canyon and had said Speed Intent was necessary to create a transcendent-tier movement technique.
• Lin Xuan realized that Wind Rhythm was the missing clue in his attempt to create a powerful movement technique.

Lin Xuan entered Wind Aspect Heaven, where he struggled to catch a Wind Essence Crystal and began comprehending Speed Intent while riding the astral winds. Meanwhile, Wu Wei prepared to advance the Buddha’s plans and appeared before the injured Xu family disciples in Yin Aspect Heaven.

• Lin Xuan thanked Xue Feihen and left, then traveled through a teleportation array two days later.
• Lin Xuan entered Wind Aspect Heaven and found its astral winds so fierce that he could not catch a Wind Essence Crystal.
• Lin Xuan let the winds carry him while he comprehended Speed Intent in the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, eventually touching its gate.
• Wu Wei sensed Lin Xuan’s arrival in Wind Aspect Heaven and decided to prepare so the Buddha’s plans would not be hindered.
• Wu Wei appeared before Xu Yan, Xu Jin, and the injured Xu family disciples in Yin Aspect Heaven.

In Yin Aspect Heaven, Wu Wei marked Xu Yan with the Seed of Karma despite Xu Jing trying to shield her, and Xu Yan asked her family to keep the danger from Lin Xuan. In Wind Aspect Heaven, Bai Yuanchun perfected his Five Elements Foundation and advanced his Wind Spirit Body into a Wind Spirit Battle Body.

• Wu Wei sent the Seed of Karma toward Xu Yan, but Xu Jing stepped in front of her.
• The Seed of Karma passed through Xu Jing and marked Xu Yan, leaving Xu Jing convinced her life and death were in Wu Wei's hands.
• Xu Yan reassured Xu Jing and told him and the other Xu Family disciples not to tell Lin Xuan about the mark.
• Bai Yuanchun's perfected Five Elements Foundation advanced his Wind Spirit Body into a Wind Spirit Battle Body.
• Bai Yuanchun accidentally overwhelmed twelve Heaven Desolate Sacred Land disciples with his constitution's pressure, then withdrew it and apologized.

Bai Yuanchun set out to challenge Lin Xuan, confident that his newly advanced physique would overwhelm him. Meanwhile, Lin Xuan mastered Speed Intent in Wind Aspect Heaven and accelerated beyond the realm’s gale winds.

• Heaven Desolate Sacred Land disciples praised Bai Yuanchun’s Supreme Paragon Talent and six-element physique.
• Bai Yuanchun ignored a disciple’s reminder to wait for the Fiendlands Saint and flew off to find Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan spent five thousand years comprehending Speed Intent and captured a Wind Essence Crystal with ease.
• Lin Xuan activated Flowing Light Flash and accelerated until he surpassed the gale winds of Wind Aspect Heaven.

Lin Xuan gathered wind essence in Wind Aspect Heaven and discovered that his speed had greatly improved through Speed Intent, while Bai Yuanchun’s group pursued him. After his Divine Dragon Shadow absorbed enough wind essence, Lin Xuan wondered if his bloodline had awakened, but he found that his cultivation remained unchanged as the shadow watched him with disdain.

• Lin Xuan reflected that his speed had more than doubled and hoped to merge Speed Intent into Flowing Light Flash, but he had little cultivation time left.
• Lin Xuan gathered wind essence and Wind Essence Crystals while Bai Yuanchun’s group pursued him, frustrated by his unpredictable changes of direction.
• Bai Yuanchun rejected a suggestion to wait for the Fiendlands Saint and insisted that capturing Lin Xuan was his achievement, boasting of his inherited physique and bloodline.
• Lin Xuan collected a Wind Essence Core, which the Divine Dragon Shadow swallowed after five days of absorbing wind essence.
• Lin Xuan suspected that his bloodline had awakened, but confirmed that his body still absorbed power as before and cursed the Divine Dragon Shadow.
• After Lin Xuan withdrew his perception, the Divine Dragon Shadow opened its eyes and regarded him with disdain.

Lin Xuan encountered Wu Wei, who claimed Brahma Sound Temple had planted a Seed of Karma in Xu Yan and demanded that Lin Xuan go to Yang Aspect Heaven to redeem himself. Lin Xuan vowed to destroy the temple if his companions were harmed, while Wu Wei insisted that the Buddha’s radiance would make Lin Xuan repent.

• Lin Xuan sensed an unexplained change in himself, found nothing unusual in his body, and prepared to leave.
• Wu Wei appeared, remarked on Lin Xuan’s breakthrough to the Moonlight Extremity, and accused him of turning toward the demonic path.
• Wu Wei revealed that he had planted a Seed of Karma in Xu Yan and said she would atone for Lin Xuan’s sins unless he came to Yang Aspect Heaven.
• Lin Xuan threatened to level Brahma Sound Temple and kill those connected to it if anyone close to him was harmed.
• Wu Wei declared that Lin Xuan would kneel before the Buddha in the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven, while Lin Xuan mocked the Buddha and challenged Wu Wei’s claims about the myriad worlds.

Lin Xuan decided to hurry through the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven and confront Wu Wei at Brahma Sound Temple after hearing his warning. In Wind Aspect Heaven, he encountered Bai Yuanchun and the Heaven Desolate Sacred Land, whose constitutional pressure stirred the Divine Dragon Shadow within him.

• Wu Wei warned Lin Xuan to come see him if he wanted to spare others the pain of karmic flames, then vanished as the Fanyin Ruler's power ran out.
• Lin Xuan suppressed his killing intent and decided to finish his journey through the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven without seeking more opportunities.
• Lin Xuan noticed thirteen people from the Heaven Desolate Sacred Land approaching through the fierce winds and flew toward them.
• Bai Yuanchun recognized Lin Xuan, enveloped him in the suppressive pressure of his constitution, and ordered him to die.
• The Divine Dragon Shadow within Lin Xuan opened its eyes in response to Bai Yuanchun's pressure, leaving Lin Xuan momentarily frozen as Bai Yuanchun's companions praised him.

Lin Xuan’s hidden power overwhelmed Bai Yuanchun’s physique pressure and triggered a world-shaking phenomenon across the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven and beyond. As the ripples spread through the Azure Cloud Realm, a majestic golden-red figure appeared at their center.

• Bai Yuanchun’s disciples mistook Lin Xuan’s trembling for fear and obeyed Bai Yuanchun’s order to attack him.
• Two disciples dropped their weapons as dread overwhelmed them, and Bai Yuanchun realized the terror came from Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan’s power extinguished Bai Yuanchun’s physique pressure, and the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven began to tremble.
• The ripples spread through the Endless Sky Abyss and outward toward the Azure Cloud Realm, alarming everyone, including Great Emperor-level experts.
• A furious, majestic golden-red figure formed at the center of the ripples, leaving the Emperor Realm experts stunned.

Lin Xuan’s Yan Huang Bloodline of Huaxia awakened, manifesting a divine dragon that shattered Bai Yuanchun’s pressure and revealed Lin Xuan’s Divine Power, Absolute Control. He learned that the ability could grow by absorbing refined power origins and that he could already control the perfected elements of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and wind.

• A divine dragon appeared across the Azure Cloud Realm, terrifying Emperor Realm experts and other powerful figures.
• Yang Aspect Heaven and Wu Wei watched in fear as Bai Yuanchun, Wind Aspect Heaven, and the Heaven Desolate Sacred Land disciples fell from the sky, struck by the awakening’s backlash.
• Lin Xuan recognized the divine dragon as the noblest inheritance of his Yan Huang Bloodline of Huaxia and dismissed Bai Yuanchun’s level suppression and physique pressure.
• Lin Xuan learned that his bloodline’s pride had prevented him from absorbing the world’s power, leading others to call him the Useless Body of Ten Thousand Years.
• Lin Xuan discovered that his growth-type Divine Power, Absolute Control, let him control the six perfected elements of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and wind.

Lin Xuan awakened Absolute Control and used its power to freeze and burn the Heaven Desolate Sacred Land disciples in Wind Aspect Heaven. He then headed to Thunder Aspect Heaven to seek lightning essence, while experts at the Endless Sky Abyss speculated about his bloodline phenomenon.

• Lin Xuan used Absolute Control to draw in water-attributed power, freezing Bai Yuanchun and the thirteen Heaven Desolate Sacred Land disciples in a glacier.
• Lin Xuan summoned the World-Destroying Battle Blade and used Dragon Breath Slash to unleash a vast sea of golden flames.
• Lin Xuan shattered the glacier and the disciples’ corpses, collected their Spatial Rings, and followed a wisp of Feng Xing essence away.
• At the Endless Sky Abyss, Luo Tongtian suspected Lin Xuan had caused the phenomenon, while Liu Ruyan warned that it could attract danger.
• Wu Wei left Yang Aspect Heaven to search for an opportunity in the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven.
• Lin Xuan arrived in Thunder Aspect Heaven and soared into its densest region of lightning.

Lin Xuan followed Divine Dragon Shadow’s urging through Thunder Aspect Heaven in search of Lightning Essence, enduring increasingly powerful lightning and burning through the Soul Suppressing Pagoda’s cultivation time. With no essence or Thunder Origin Crystal in sight and the cost reaching fifty years per minute, he stopped and prepared to descend.

• Lin Xuan sensed that his awakened bloodline was urging him toward higher skies, where he believed the Lightning Essence lay.
• Lin Xuan ascended through the lightning, relying on Earth’s Protection to block attacks and restore his strength.
• Lin Xuan used the Soul Suppressing Pagoda’s cultivation time to recover as the lightning grew stronger and his expenses climbed.
• Lin Xuan found no Lightning Essence or Thunder Origin Crystal, even at the limits of his perception.
• Lin Xuan stopped ascending when the Pagoda’s cost reached fifty years per minute and prepared to descend.

Lin Xuan’s Divine Dragon Shadow condensed Lightning Essence from the surrounding storm, allowing him to master lightning and fully awaken Absolute Control over the attribute. He left the chapter able to command the vast sea of lightning at no cost, opening a path through it with a wave of his hand.

• Lin Xuan began descending, but the Divine Dragon Shadow roared and drew in the surrounding lightning.
• The Divine Dragon Shadow compressed the lightning into azure Lightning Essence and absorbed it, slightly improving Lin Xuan’s control.
• Lin Xuan ascended into more powerful lightning as the Divine Dragon Shadow repeatedly condensed and absorbed Lightning Essence.
• Lin Xuan’s understanding of lightning deepened until his control reached zero consumption and the Divine Dragon Shadow stopped absorbing.
• Lin Xuan commanded the sea of lightning to fall still and flow docilely around him.
• Lin Xuan waved his hand, and the lightning parted to form a broad path.

Lin Xuan used his enhanced perception in Thunder Aspect Heaven to search across ten thousand miles and gather lightning treasures with ease. He continued toward the other teleportation array while wondering about the arrangements hidden in the heaven.

• Lin Xuan found that Heart Lightning, Absolute Control, and Thunder Aspect Heaven let him sense everything within ten thousand miles.
• Lin Xuan used Speed Intent and Flowing Light Flash to sweep the area, ignoring one teleportation array and heading for the other.
• Lin Xuan observed other regions' True Origin Realm geniuses struggling against the lightning and finding few treasures.
• Lin Xuan collected Thunder Origin Crystals, Lightning Essence, and Thunder Aspect Essence Cores as he traveled.
• Lin Xuan reflected that Bai Yuanchun's provocation may have helped awaken his bloodline.

Lin Xuan sensed Yu Bing and Lian Qingtian leading injured disciples while more than a thousand Bloodshadow Fiendlands followers held Xiao Chen, Xiao Ya, and other captives. As Lin Xuan approached, Ouyang Hua decided to flee to Yang Aspect Heaven and report to Buddha's Disciple rather than face him.

• Lin Xuan detected two powerful Scarletgold Flowflame auras and rushed toward them.
• Lin Xuan recognized Yu Bing and Lian Qingtian leading injured Divine Firmament Holy Land and Sky Net Sword Sect disciples, some afflicted by Demonic Qi.
• Lin Xuan discovered more than a thousand Bloodshadow Fiendlands followers holding dozens of disciples captive, including Xiao Chen and Xiao Ya.
• Ouyang Hua discussed Lin Xuan's approach with a night owl familiar and admitted he doubted he could defeat him.
• Ouyang Hua resolved to flee into Yang Aspect Heaven and bring intelligence to Buddha's Disciple.

Lin Xuan arrived where Yu Bing and the others had gathered and promised to heal the disciples wounded by Dark Prison Thunder Owl. As a strange aura spread from him, the Nether Prison Lightning began leaving the wounded and gathering toward him.

• Ouyang Hua threatened to abandon Dark Prison Thunder Owl if it attacked Xiao Ya and her brother, and the owl gave up the idea.
• Lin Xuan reached the Divine Firmament and Sky Net Sword Sect disciples, where Xiao Yu'er ran into his arms and Xiao Yuerong introduced herself.
• Xiao Yuerong explained that Dark Prison Thunder Owl's Nether Prison Lightning was draining the wounded disciples' vitality and could not be removed.
• Lin Xuan reassured the group and raised his hand, causing streams of fiendish lightning to flow from the wounded disciples toward him.

Lin Xuan removed the Nether Prison Lightning from the injured disciples and healed their wounds, earning their gratitude and reverence. Dark Prison Thunder Owl sensed that his innate lightning had been erased and suspected Lin Xuan had reached the Core Realm.

• Lin Xuan used Absolute Control to draw the Nether Prison Lightning out of the afflicted disciples, freeing them from its torment.
• The rescued disciples thanked Lin Xuan, and he healed their injuries and hidden wounds with a crimson-gold hand seal.
• Lin Xuan dissipated the gathered Nether Prison Lightning, while Dark Prison Thunder Owl sensed that his innate power had been erased.
• Dark Prison Thunder Owl told Ouyang Hua that someone had removed his lightning, and Ouyang Hua wondered whether Lin Xuan had reached the Core Realm.

Ouyang Hua and Dark Prison Thunder Owl left Clone Puppets behind and fled two thousand li away, while Xiao Chen guessed Lin Xuan was coming to rescue them. Lin Xuan assessed the gathered forces as a massive haul, leaving Yu Bing, Qing Tian, and Xiao Yuerong confused by his words.

• Ouyang Hua and Dark Prison Thunder Owl decided to use Clone Puppets as decoys while they escaped and controlled them from a distance.
• Ouyang Hua and Dark Prison Thunder Owl infused the puppets with blood essence, then quietly departed without the gathered disciples noticing.
• Xiao Chen noticed the puppets, suspected Lin Xuan was coming, and told Xiao Ya they were saved before she slapped him and told him to shut up.
• Lin Xuan surveyed the more than one thousand gathered cultivators and wondered whether they would make a massive haul.
• Yu Bing, Qing Tian, and Xiao Yuerong asked Lin Xuan what he meant by a massive haul.

Lin Xuan set out alone to rescue Old Xiao and the others, reassuring Xiao Yuerong, Lian Qingtian, and Yu Bing before vanishing with Speed Intent. As his companions followed, he raced toward the distant valley, where the gathered people sensed his approach and prepared for battle.

• Lin Xuan told Xiao Yuerong, Lian Qingtian, and Yu Bing that he would rescue Old Xiao and the others, and reassured Yu Bing that he could escape if he could not win.
• Lin Xuan disappeared using Speed Intent, shocking Xiao Yuerong and prompting Lian Qingtian to reflect on his own cultivation.
• Yu Bing flew cautiously through the lightning toward Lin Xuan, while Lian Qingtian and Xiao Yuerong gathered their disciples and followed her.
• Lin Xuan raced toward a valley more than a thousand li away using Flowing Light Flash and Speed Intent.
• The people in the valley sensed Lin Xuan approaching at terrifying speed, and an order rang out for everyone to prepare for battle.

Lin Xuan launched a direct assault on the Bloodshadow Fiendlands forces surrounding Xiao Chen and the others, freezing their combined attack with a single strike. The valley’s battle had begun, with the enemy’s power caught inside an expanding azure glacier.

• Lin Xuan sensed Xiao Chen and the others trapped in the valley while Ouyang Hua and Dark Prison Thunder Owl controlled puppets from far away.
• Lin Xuan arrived before the valley and used Water Aspect and Heaven’s Wrath, Fourth Layer, to prepare a direct assault.
• Ouyang Hua’s Clone Puppet ordered the Bloodshadow Fiendlands disciples to attack as Lin Xuan’s presence approached.
• Xiao Chen recognized Lin Xuan’s arrival and celebrated as the forces in the valley unleashed their attacks.
• Lin Xuan tapped the air with a jade-white finger, and an expanding azure glacier froze the tide of power.