Chapter Summaries

Lin Changqiang endured eight days in the Dan River during the Pill River Anointment, surpassing Ying Xiaoxiao’s record as disciples from across Dao Sect gathered to watch. Ying Xiaoxiao learned that he still had not emerged and recognized that Desolate Hall had gained an extraordinary disciple.

• Lin Changqiang remained safely in the Dan River for five days as Chen Zhen and Wu Dao watched his body withstand the Nirvana Golden Energy.
• Disciples from Desolate Hall and the other halls gathered as Lin Changqiang reached his seventh day without emerging.
• Ying Huanhuan visited Ying Xiaoxiao and told her that Lin Changqiang had stayed in the Dan River for eight days.
• Ying Xiaoxiao learned that Lin Changqiang still had not come out and acknowledged that Dao Sect had taken in an extraordinary disciple.

Ying Xiaoxiao concluded that Lin Changqiang might be trying to absorb all the Nirvana Golden Energy, as Zhou Tong once had, while Lin Changqiang remained beneath the Dan River for ten days. His sixth Nirvana Tribulation began, and Dao Sect disciples gathered to witness his record-breaking anointment.

• Ying Xiaoxiao told Ying Huanhuan that Zhou Tong had stayed in the Dan River for thirteen days by absorbing all its Nirvana Golden Energy.
• Ying Xiaoxiao reasoned that Lin Changqiang was likely trying to do the same, since Chen Zhen and Wu Dao would not let him be crushed beneath the river.
• Lin Changqiang absorbed golden energy for ten days until only a small cluster remained around him.
• Lin Changqiang's sixth Nirvana Tribulation erupted beneath the Dan River, and Chen Zhen and Wu Dao noticed the disturbance.
• Disciples from across Dao Sect gathered at the Dan River to watch Lin Changqiang, whose ten-day stay had surpassed the records of the younger generation.

Lin Changqiang emerged from the Dan River after ten days, drawing the attention of the Desolate Hall’s top disciples and Ying Huanhuan and Ying Xiaoxiao. He had reached Six Yuan Nirvana, and his Primordial Spirit energy was stronger than that of the Seven Yuan Nirvana direct disciples.

• Jiang Hao learned that Lin Changqiang had taken Tong Chuan’s chance at the Pill River Anointment and vowed to challenge him, despite Tong Chuan’s warning about Lin’s strength.
• Fang Yun noted that Lin had lasted ten days beneath the Dan River, approaching the twelve-day record set by Zhou Tong.
• Ying Huanhuan worried that Lin might surpass Zhou Tong and make her lose her bet, while Ying Xiaoxiao explained what his long stay could mean.
• The Dan River erupted with a pillar of golden light, and Lin Changqiang emerged before the watching disciples.
• Lin Changqiang sensed his new Six Yuan Nirvana strength, and Pang Tong, Fang Yun, and the others recognized that his Primordial Spirit energy exceeded their own.

Lin Changqiang absorbed the Nirvana Golden Energy faster than Senior Zhou Tong and was promoted to Chief Disciple of the Desolate Hall. As the disciples celebrated his achievement, Jiang Hao stepped forward to object, setting up a confrontation.

• Ying Xiaoxiao and Ying Huanhuan watched Lin Changqiang finish absorbing the Nirvana Golden Energy, then left the mountaintop.
• Lin Changqiang joined Lin Dong and the others, learned that Little Sable and Xiao Yan had left Dao Sect for a few days, and turned his attention to mastering the Great Desolation Scripture.
• Chen Zhen praised Lin Changqiang and promoted him to Chief Disciple, prompting an uproar among the disciples.
• Jiang Hao interrupted the promotion and stepped forward, prepared to challenge Lin Changqiang despite sensing his superior Yuan Power.

Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong went to the Martial Arts Hall, where Lin Changqiang began learning the Desolation Art and approached the Desolate Stone to condense a Desolation Seed. As powerful Wild Force started corroding his clothes, the Star Ancestral Talisman shielded him, and Lin Changqiang realized Lin Dong had let him walk into the ordeal without warning him about its full danger.

• Lin Changqiang defeated Jiang Hao with one punch, then went with Lin Dong to the High Tower in the Desolate Hall.
• Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong passed the blind gray-robed elder and entered the tower, where Lin Dong explained that Lin Changqiang first needed to condense a Desolation Seed.
• Lin Changqiang memorized the Desolation Art and learned that disciples cultivated Wild Force by absorbing it from the Desolate Stone.
• Lin Dong told Lin Changqiang that the Star Ancestral Talisman should protect him from the Wild Force, and Lin Changqiang walked toward the Desolate Stone as disciples watched.
• As stronger Wild Force began corroding Lin Changqiang's clothes, the Star Ancestral Talisman surrounded him with moon-white light, and he saw Lin Dong smiling mischievously.

Lin Changqiang approached the Desolate Stone, absorbed its Wild Force, and used the Intimacy Rose and strengthening energy to win the Spirit’s favor. With the Desolate Stone willingly pouring energy into him, he condensed a powerful Desolation Seed, astonishing the watching disciples.

• Lin Changqiang used the Desolation Art to absorb Wild Force as he advanced toward the Desolate Stone, then placed his hand on it and endured its violent surge of energy.
• Lin Changqiang scanned the Desolate Stone and learned it was a high-grade Pure Origin Treasure with its own consciousness.
• Lin Changqiang slowed his absorption and used the Intimacy Rose to stop the Desolate Stone’s attack.
• Lin Changqiang fed the Desolate Stone energy converted from his stored treasures and materials, raising its favorability and prompting it to give him Wild Force.
• The Desolate Stone poured Wild Force into Lin Changqiang until he condensed a massive Desolation Seed, leaving the disciples stunned.

Lin Changqiang visited Desolate Hall’s martial arts steles with Lin Dong and chose to attempt the Desolate Demonic Eye. After receiving the martial art’s legacy, he entered its trial and found himself alone in a vast desolate land.

• Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong left after Lin Changqiang condensed a Desolation Seed, then joked about how impressive the feat was.
• Lin Dong explained the four martial arts recorded on Desolate Hall’s steles and said he had mastered the fourth one, the Desolate Demonic Eye.
• Lin Changqiang considered cultivating the Savage Desolation Body but decided to try the Desolate Demonic Eye instead.
• The fourth stele’s black pupil sent information about the martial art into Lin Changqiang’s mind.
• Lin Changqiang sat before the stele, extended his Spiritual Power and Yuan Power, and entered a trial in a seemingly endless desert.

Lin Changqiang endured Wild’s destructive gaze and learned the fourth martial art, then used the system to draw twenty-six prizes before teleporting away with Lin Dong. The two headed back toward the Lin Family ahead of the Desolate Hall Moon Competition.

• Lin Changqiang faced the colossal Wild and used Unity of Man and Heaven to withstand its gray beam during the martial art trial.
• Lin Dong guarded Lin Changqiang as the Fourth Stele transferred its energy, and a blue halo dispersed the baleful aura that caused bloody tears.
• After five days, Lin Changqiang completed the fourth martial art, and Lin Dong suggested they return to the Lin Family before the Moon Competition.
• Lin Changqiang used twenty-six Lottery Draw Opportunities and received several cards, materials, insights, secret techniques, and Zhao Huaizhen's Bamboo Flute.
• Lin Changqiang slapped Lin Dong on the shoulder and teleported away with him.

The Desolate Hall’s Moon Competition began with Lin Dong challenging Chief Disciple Fang Yun, prompting surprise among the gathered disciples. As Fang Yun entered the arena, Lin Changqiang and Wu Dao had wagered on the outcome, leaving the match about to begin.

• Lin Changqiang taunted Wu Dao into betting a Heaven-tier Spirit Treasure on Lin Dong’s match against Fang Yun.
• Chen Zhen opened the Moon Competition and announced the first round, in which disciples could challenge Chief Disciples.
• Lin Dong stepped onto the arena and declared that he wished to challenge Fang Yun.
• Fang Yun accepted Lin Dong’s challenge and entered the arena with his Desolate Hall’s Number One fan.
• Jiang Hao explained to Pang Tong and Song Zhou that he had been cultivating in seclusion since Lin Changqiang defeated him.

Lin Dong fought Fang Yun in the Desolate Hall Moon Competition and surprised the crowd with his physical strength and ability to withstand Fang Yun’s Wild Force. The chapter ended with Lin Dong trapped in Fang Yun’s Wild Net as Fang Yun urged him to concede.

• Lin Dong and Fang Yun began their match, and Fang Yun tested Lin Dong with wind blades that Lin Dong shattered using the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art.
• Lin Dong charged Fang Yun and knocked him back, prompting Fang Yun to acknowledge Lin Dong’s powerful body-tempering martial art.
• Fang Yun unleashed his Wild Force and formed a Desolate Blade, which Lin Dong met head-on without suffering serious injuries.
• Fang Yun avoided close combat and trapped Lin Dong in a Wild Net that resisted his attempts to tear free.
• Fang Yun kept his distance, told Lin Dong to concede, and warned that continuing would waste his Yuan Power.

Lin Dong used the Desolate Demonic Eye to defeat Fang Yun’s Great Star Gang Fist during their spar, astonishing the Desolate Hall disciples and higher-ups. The referee stopped the eye’s beam before it could seriously injure Fang Yun, and Lin Dong apologized as the match ended with his fearsome new technique revealed.

• Lin Dong shattered Fang Yun’s Wild Net with his Wild Force, prompting Fang Yun to treat him as a serious opponent.
• Fang Yun prepared the Great Star Gang Fist, while Lin Dong began activating the Desolate Demonic Eye despite warnings about its dangerous side effects.
• Lin Changqiang revealed that Lin Dong had insisted on learning the Desolate Demonic Eye, which had once blinded Senior Brother Mo.
• Lin Dong’s third eye opened and its beam pierced through Fang Yun’s star and defenses, forcing the referee to intervene before Fang Yun was struck directly.
• The referee identified Lin Dong’s technique as the Desolate Demonic Eye, and Lin Dong apologized to Fang Yun for underestimating its power.
• Fang Yun accepted the apology and admitted defeat, though he struggled to hide his embarrassment.

Lin Dong defeated Fang Yun and became the Desolate Hall’s sixth Chief Disciple, while Lin Changqiang won the Wind Spirit Jade Pendant from Wu Dao. The chapter ended with the two settling into cultivation after Wu Dao challenged Lin Changqiang to comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture in three months.

• The elder warned Lin Dong that the Desolate Demonic Eye was destructive and could corrode its cultivator’s eyes, and Chen Zhen announced Lin Dong as the Desolate Hall’s sixth Chief Disciple.
• Pang Tong, Jiang Hao, and Song Zhou congratulated Lin Dong, and the Moon Competition continued until more than a hundred registered disciples became official disciples and eight official disciples became Elite Disciples.
• Lin Changqiang showed off the Wind Spirit Jade Pendant he had won from Wu Dao, who offered him three Heaven-tier Spirit Treasures if he comprehended the Great Desolation Scripture within three months.
• Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong’s reputations rose, and their fellow newcomers benefited from the veterans’ respectful treatment.
• Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong settled into a routine of practicing near the Desolate Stone and absorbing Wild Force, with occasional visits to the Lin Family.

After a month of cultivation at the Dao Sect, Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong were sent to complete their first Sect Mission. Wu Dao told them they would mainly follow the experienced disciples and learn, while Lin Changqiang suspected the mission might involve the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree and a Nine Yuan Nirvana expert.

• Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong strengthened their Desolate Demonic Eye cultivation, and Lin Changqiang cleared the effects that had left Gu Mo blind, restoring his sight.
• Over the next month, Lin Changqiang advanced to Six-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master, while Lin Dong improved his Spiritual Power and both settled into life at the Dao Sect.
• After Lin Changqiang finished meditating at the Fourth Stele, Gu Mo praised their talent and told them Wu Dao was waiting outside the Martial Arts Hall.
• Wu Dao took Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong away from the hall and said they needed to leave the sect for a Sect Mission, though they would mainly observe and gain experience.
• Lin Changqiang recalled that the mission might involve the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree and a Nine Yuan Nirvana expert, but decided he had enough strength and backup to handle the danger.

Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong joined Ying Huanhuan and two other Dao Sect disciples for a mission to Blood Rock Land, where a disturbance had arisen in the Primal Mineral Mountain Range. As the group traveled, Ying Huanhuan mistook Lin Changqiang’s habit of cultivating for anxiety about his strength and promised to protect the newcomers.

• Wu Dao and Lin Changqiang brought Lin Dong to meet Elder Bai Hua, Ying Huanhuan, and two disciples from Earth Hall and Hong Hall.
• Bai Hua assigned Ying Huanhuan to lead the mission and sent the five disciples to investigate trouble in the Primal Mineral Mountain Range at Blood Rock Land.
• Ying Huanhuan summoned a giant blue eagle, and the five disciples set off while Wu Dao voiced concern about their youth and Bai Hua reassured him.
• Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong cultivated during the journey as the two senior disciples chatted with Ying Huanhuan.
• Ying Huanhuan asked whether Lin Changqiang feared holding the group back, then promised to keep the newcomers safe; the two senior disciples offered their support as well.

Ying Huanhuan led Lin Changqiang, Lin Dong, Jiang Kun, and Yuan Ye to Blood Rock Land to investigate strange activity in Dao Sect’s Nirvana Crystal Mine. They met Yuan Fang, who took them toward the affected area, while an unseen figure watched them from the shadows.

• Ying Huanhuan explained that Blood Rock Land was a chaotic region and that their mission was to investigate possible demonic beasts in Dao Sect’s mine.
• The group traveled for nearly five days before reaching the crimson expanse of Blood Rock Land, where hostile observers watched their arrival.
• Ying Huanhuan guided the group to a Dao Sect station and reunited with Yuan Fang, a Heaven Hall Chief Disciple who managed nearby mining areas.
• Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong introduced themselves as Desolate Hall Chief Disciples, surprising Yuan Fang and the other Dao Sect disciples with their status and strength.
• Yuan Fang agreed to take the group to the site of the strange activity, while an unidentified figure watched them leave and then disappeared.

Lin Changqiang and the others investigated a swarm of Fire Crystal Demonic Apes disrupting the Dao Sect’s mineral vein and discovered an Immortal Origin Ancient Tree at the forest’s center. As a giant beast ambushed Ying Huanhuan, Lin Changqiang intercepted its strike with his Triple Force, but his right arm was badly damaged.

• Yuan Fang explained that dozens of Fire Crystal Demonic Apes had gathered in the forest and were threatening the mining operation.
• Ying Huanhuan used her ancient zither to hypnotize the apes, letting the group enter the forest without fighting them.
• Lin Changqiang and the others found an Immortal Origin Ancient Tree bearing five fruits at the center of the forest.
• Ying Huanhuan rushed toward the tree, but a colossal beast erupted from the ground and attacked her.
• Lin Changqiang appeared in front of Ying Huanhuan and struck the beast with his right fist, blasting it back while his arm burst open.

Lin Changqiang killed the Fire Crystal Ape King and helped Ying Huanhuan assess the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree, whose seeds could strengthen Dao Sect. After learning the fruits would fall within five days, he offered to handle the next step himself.

• Lin Changqiang shielded Ying Huanhuan from the Fire Crystal Ape King, suffered a severe arm injury, and regenerated his arm before attacking again.
• Lin Changqiang shouted "Za Warudo!" and froze the Ape King long enough to smash its head, then stored its body in his backpack.
• The disciples who had dealt with the other demon apes arrived, and Ying Huanhuan explained the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree's value and how its seeds would appear after its fruits fell naturally.
• Ying Huanhuan said the fruits should fall within five days and decided to send a few disciples for reinforcements while the others carried on as usual.
• Lin Changqiang offered to handle the situation himself, revealing a sly grin.

The Immortal Origin Tree Seed emerged, and Lin Dong claimed the ancient tree trunk as a weapon. The Demon Seal Group confronted the Dao Sect disciples and demanded the seed, while Jiang Kun stepped forward to provoke them.

• The Demon Seal Group decided to hide near the mine and seize the tree seed if it appeared within six days.
• The five fruits ripened and fell, then the Immortal Origin Tree Seed emerged and was taken by Ying Huanhuan.
• Lin Dong uprooted the ancient tree and claimed its trunk, while the other disciples accepted his choice.
• Su Lei and the Demon Seal Group arrived and demanded the tree seed, threatening the Dao Sect disciples.
• More than a hundred disciples gathered as Yuan Fang identified wanted criminals among the Demon Seal Group.
• Jiang Kun insulted Su Lei and challenged the opposing group.

Lin Dong forced the factions gathered at the mine to hesitate by distributing jade stones that would alert the Dao Sect if its disciples were killed. Xiao Peijue chose to honor his debt to Ying Xiaoxiao and leave with a jade stone, but Yao Ling arrived with the Demon Seal Group, leaving the Dao Sect facing a powerful attack.

• Lin Dong spread his Spiritual Power and gave jade stones to the Dao Sect disciples, warning the crowd that the sect elders would learn if any disciples survived.
• Lin Dong confronted Luo Yi with his killing intent, while Luo Yi tried to persuade the crowd to attack the Dao Sect.
• Xiao Peijue accepted Ying Huanhuan's jade stone, explained that he owed Ying Xiaoxiao a favor, and departed to deliver it to the Dao Sect.
• Luo Yi urged the factions to seize the Immortal Yuan Tree Seed before Xiao Peijue could reach the Dao Sect, as Yao Ling arrived and joined Su Lei's group.
• Yuan Fang's disciples faced Yao Ling and several Eight Yuan Nirvana experts, and Lin Dong told Ying Huanhuan to form the Twenty-Four Star Qi Gathering Formation.

Lin Changqiang and the Dao Sect disciples faced Yao Ling and the Demon Seal Group, until Wu Dao and Chen Zhen arrived and defeated them. Afterward, Lin Changqiang returned to the Dao Sect with Lin Dong and the Immortal Yuan Tree Seed, while a new quest offered rewards for taking Ying Huanhuan on a journey beyond the sect’s sphere of influence.

• Yuan Fang organized the disciples into the Twenty-Four Star Qi Gathering Formation as Yao Ling and the Demon Seal Group prepared to attack.
• Su Lei and the other attackers struck the barrier, but Yao Ling’s powerful assault was stopped by Wu Dao, who sent him flying.
• Wu Dao appeared as a Life Profound Stage expert, while Chen Zhen sealed the area with the Seal Heaven Array Diagram and trapped Luo Yi and the other cultivators.
• Lin Changqiang explained that his movement ability had limits, and Ying Huanhuan’s wish to travel beyond the Dao Sect triggered a side quest.
• Wu Dao and Chen Zhen wiped out Yao Ling’s group, and Lin Changqiang returned to the Dao Sect with Lin Dong and the Immortal Yuan Tree Seed.