Chapter Summaries

After the Dao Sect secured the Immortal Yuan Tree Seed, Ying Xuanzi rewarded the mission team and built a Spirit Locking Array to nourish the seed with energy from four Dan Rivers. He warned Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong to conceal their Ancestral Talismans outside the sect, then invited them to cultivate safely within the array.

• Ying Xuanzi praised the group for bringing back the Immortal Yuan Tree Seed and rewarded each mission participant with three treasury selections and access to the Spirit Locking Array.
• Ying Xuanzi confirmed that Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong possessed Ancestral Talismans and cautioned them against revealing them outside the Dao Sect.
• Ying Xuanzi gave Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong three Jade Beads containing portions of his power, each capable of defeating an enemy below Death Profound Stage Perfection.
• Ying Xuanzi constructed an array around the lake and sent the Immortal Yuan Tree Seed into its center, then arranged for four Dan Rivers to supply it.
• Lin Changqiang, Lin Dong, and the others returned to find the completed array, and Ying Xuanzi invited them to cultivate while he guarded them.

Ying Xuanzi and Elder Gan discussed Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong’s hidden connection to Qing Zhi, their prospects in the coming Sect Competition, and the risks posed by the Yuan Sect. After twenty days in the Spirit Locking Array, the group improved their cultivation and prepared for the Great Desolation Stele to open.

• Ying Xuanzi strengthened the Spirit Locking Array as Lin Changqiang, Lin Dong, and four others absorbed its energy.
• Elder Gan questioned Lin Changqiang’s unfamiliar Ancestral Talisman, and Ying Xuanzi revealed that Qing Zhi had secretly helped Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong.
• Ying Xuanzi explained that he had given the two Jade Beads for protection and considered whether they should enter the Sect Competition against the Yuan Sect.
• Ying Xuanzi said Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong could compete if they comprehended the Great Desolation Scripture, but should otherwise stay and cultivate.
• After twenty days, Ying Huanhuan, Yuan Fang, Yuan Ye, and Jiang Kun reached Eight Yuan Nirvana; Lin Changqiang reached Seven Yuan Nirvana, and Lin Dong became a Five-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master.
• Ying Xuanzi told the group to prepare for the Great Desolation Stele, while Lin Changqiang anticipated the Stele Spirit’s reaction to the two Ancestral Talismans.

Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong went to Wild Mountain as the Great Desolation Stele emerged, drawing disciples and leaders from across the Dao Sect. The stele had fully risen, and everyone awaited the chance to comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture.

• Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong sparred at Five Yuan Nirvana to improve their control over their strength.
• Lin Changqiang teleported Lin Dong to Wild Mountain, where the Dan River poured Nirvana energy onto the mountain.
• Chen Zhen, Wu Dao, the other hall leaders, and disciples from the Dao Sect gathered as Wild Mountain shook.
• Ying Xiaoxiao judged that Jiang Hao and the others had little chance of succeeding, but Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong might have a chance.
• Ying Huanhuan worried that Lin Changqiang’s success would force her to join the Desolate Hall as his junior sister.
• The Great Desolation Stele rose from Wild Mountain and stood nearly as high as the Dan River.

Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong joined four other disciples in attempting to comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture through the Great Desolation Stele. Lin Changqiang used an Intimacy Rose on the Stele Spirit, and his boast about the treasures he and Lin Dong possessed began breaking the trial world before darkness swallowed him.

• Chen Zhen summoned Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong, who greeted the Hall Masters before preparing to comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture.
• Wu Dao sent Wild Force into the Great Desolation Stele, and its light drew Lin Changqiang, Lin Dong, Jiang Hao, and three other disciples inside.
• Ying Xiaoxiao told the watching disciples that the stele's trial was an endless desolation with no life or scripture, which she had failed to overcome.
• Lin Changqiang used an Intimacy Rose on the Stele Spirit of the Great Desolation Stele.
• Lin Changqiang announced that he and Lin Dong had powerful treasures, causing cracks to spread across the trial world before darkness engulfed him and a shocked voice exclaimed, "Holy shit?!"

Lin Changqiang met the Great Desolation Stele’s spirit, who explained that his Star Ancestral Talisman could eventually suppress Demonfiends and summoned Lin Dong to help. Their success at comprehending the Great Desolation Scripture astonished the Dao Sect, and the spirit recognized the Ancestral Talismans they carried before asking them to aid it.

• Lin Changqiang declined to purify the Demonfiends binding the stele, fearing the consequences if they were merely released.
• The Stele Spirit inspected Lin Changqiang’s Star Ancestral Talisman and said it could become exceptionally effective against Demonfiends once Lin Changqiang advanced to the Life Profound Stage.
• Lin Changqiang asked the Stele Spirit to bring Lin Dong to help, and the Great Desolation Stele stirred before the Dao Sect disciples.
• Chen Zhen, Wu Dao, and the other Dao Sect leaders realized that Lin Changqiang had comprehended the Great Desolation Scripture, and the disciples celebrated the news.
• The stele expelled Pang Tong and four others, then enveloped Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong in a pillar of light, revealing that Lin Dong had also succeeded.
• The Stele Spirit recognized Lin Dong’s Devouring Ancestral Symbol and Stone Talisman, then explained that it had long sought two Ancestral Talismans to help deal with the sealed beast.

Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong learned how the Great Desolation Stele had sealed a Demonfiend True King and agreed to lend it their Ancestral Talismans. The stele used their power to suppress the Demonfiend, leaving the battle underway inside its Light Orb.

• Black patterns surged up the Great Desolation Stele, but the old man crushed them with ancient-yellow light and silenced the Demonfiend within.
• The old man sent Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong a vision of the ancient battlefield, where the Great Desolation Stele sealed a mass of Black Qi and the Symbol Ancestor charged into the Black Mist.
• The old man explained that he had sealed a Demonfiend True King after being badly injured and had survived for years on energy supplied by Dao Sect.
• Lin Dong revealed the Stone Talisman, but the old man said it could not help because its consciousness was barely able to awaken.
• Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong summoned their Ancestral Talismans, and the old man drew them into the stele to help subdue the Demonfiend.

Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong helped the Great Desolation Stele Spirit suppress the Demonfiend, and he rewarded them by teaching them the Great Desolation Scripture. After half a month of comprehension, the Dao Sect awaited their emergence as the Desolate Hall celebrated their achievement.

• The Stele Spirit used the Ancestral Talisman to suppress the Demonfiend for another hundred years and thanked Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong.
• The Stele Spirit agreed to consider leaving the Great Desolation Stele and introduced the Great Desolation Scripture to Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong.
• The Stele Spirit explained that the Scripture’s key was the boundless vitality awakening after dormancy, then imprinted the martial art’s knowledge into both of them.
• For half a month, the Great Desolation Stele’s radiance surrounded Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong while Dao Sect disciples waited outside.
• Jiang Hao and the other disciples accepted their failure, while the Desolate Hall’s disciples celebrated the pair’s achievement and hoped their hall would regain its former standing.

Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong comprehended the Great Desolation Scripture, and Lin Changqiang took the Great Desolation Stele, causing a sensation throughout the Dao Sect. As the Palace Examination approached, Lin Changqiang began considering how to prepare for a possible showdown with Ying Xiaoxiao and the Heaven Hall.

• Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong awakened after comprehending the Great Desolation Scripture, impressing the hall masters as they discussed the upcoming Palace Examination.
• Lin Changqiang shrank the Great Desolation Stele and took it, stunning the disciples before Ying Xuanzi appeared.
• Lin Changqiang gave Ying Xuanzi the Great Desolation Scripture cultivation method, and the Desolate Hall disciples gained the chance to practice it.
• Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong cultivated beside the stele, and the stele's old man chose the name Wild.
• Lin Dong asked whether Lin Changqiang could defeat the Heaven Hall at the Palace Examination, and Lin Changqiang considered using his accumulated time-travel opportunities.

Lin Changqiang learned that Hongya Cave’s visit had turned into a series of challenge matches, with the Dao Sect losing two of the first three. He arrived at the front hall to support Ying Huanhuan as she fought Song Yan, while Hongya Cave’s strongest remaining disciple waited for the fifth match.

• Lin Changqiang heard from Gu Mo that Hongya Cave used visits and friendly challenges to build its reputation and attract disciples.
• Mo Ling told Lin Changqiang that the Dao Sect had lost two of three matches and asked him to steady the situation while Lin Dong remained in cultivation.
• Gu Mo urged Lin Changqiang to take the fifth match and promised to take responsibility if anything went wrong.
• Lin Changqiang used Leap to reach the front hall, where Ying Huanhuan was fighting Song Yan.
• Lin Changqiang sized up the smug man from Hongya Cave who was waiting to compete in the fifth match.

Ying Huanhuan defeated Song Yan, but Huo Zhen retaliated with her intercepted attack until Lin Changqiang intervened. Huo Zhen challenged Lin Changqiang to the final match.

• Lin Changqiang entered the arena as Dao Sect disciples welcomed him, while Huo Zhen dismissed his chances of winning without relying on a Pure Origin Treasure.
• Ying Huanhuan countered Song Yan’s attacks with her Guqin and used Formless Bodhi Sound to break through Song Yan’s defenses.
• When Ying Huanhuan’s next attack reached Song Yan, Huo Zhen intercepted it and hurled it back at Ying Huanhuan.
• Lin Changqiang redirected the attack with azure wind and blasted Huo Zhen with flames, leaving him soot-covered while Song Yan remained unharmed.
• Huo Zhen accused Dao Sect of treating guests ruthlessly, and Lin Changqiang rebuked him for launching a sneak attack.
• Huo Zhen challenged Lin Changqiang to fight in the final match.

Lin Changqiang defeated Huo Zhen with ease in the final match, securing Dao Sect’s victory over Hongya Cave. After Hongya Cave admitted defeat and departed, Chen Zhen warned that Yuan Sect might use the incident to cause trouble.

• Ying Huanhuan handed the final match to Lin Changqiang and left the arena.
• Lin Changqiang told the Hongya Cave elders that his Pure Origin Treasures were in his sect’s safekeeping and would not be used.
• Huo Zhen attacked Lin Changqiang with Horizontal River Shattering Mountain, but Lin Changqiang stopped his fist and restrained him with moonlight energy.
• Lin Changqiang threw Huo Zhen from the arena, and the referee declared the match for Dao Sect.
• Hongya Cave admitted defeat and left, while Chen Zhen told Lin Changqiang that Yuan Sect might make trouble over the result.

Lin Changqiang entered a portal to Mythical Romance of the Three Kingdoms, then returned after more than a month as the Dao Sect prepared for the Palace Examination. Lin Dong sensed his return and rushed toward his home.

• Wu Dao urged Lin Changqiang to prepare for the Palace Examination, then hurried away after the other Dao Sect higher-ups overheard his boast about the Desolate Hall rising to first place.
• Ying Huanhuan thanked Lin Changqiang for defeating Huo Zhen and warned him that talented disciples from the other halls were advancing in cultivation.
• Lin Changqiang used the Temporal Teleporter to enter a portal to Mythical Romance of the Three Kingdoms during the coalition campaign against Dong Zhuo.
• News of Lin Changqiang's victory spread, raising his standing among Dao Sect disciples as the Palace Examination approached more than a month later.
• Lin Dong sensed the yuan power he had left at Lin Changqiang's home returning and flew there at once.

Lin Changqiang returned from another world stronger and prepared for the upcoming Palace Examination, then spent time guiding Desolate Hall disciples. His playful exchange with Ying Huanhuan was interrupted by a commotion that left her looking grave.

• Lin Changqiang returned to the residence at Seven Yuan Nirvana and Seven-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master, and Lin Dong welcomed him back.
• Lin Changqiang reviewed his newly awakened Thousand Mile Gust of Wind talent and wondered whether Ying Huanhuan had reached the Life Profound Stage.
• Lin Dong took Lin Changqiang to reunite with Little Sable and Xiao Yan.
• Three days later, Lin Changqiang guided disciples at a Desolate Hall cultivation platform while thinking about Qing Tan.
• Ying Huanhuan teased Lin Changqiang, blushed when he said he had been thinking about her, and threatened to report his teasing to her father with a Jade Pendant.
• A commotion broke out nearby as Ying Huanhuan was about to speak, and her expression turned helpless and grave.

Wang Yan returned to Dao Sect, and Ying Huanhuan feared he would lead the disciples toward revenge against Yuan Sect during the Sect Competition. Lin Changqiang promised to win command of the competition for Lin Xiaoxiao and protect the participating disciples, then arrived with Lin Dong for the Palace Examination.

• Lin Changqiang learned from Ying Huanhuan that Wang Yan had returned after years away, driven by the death of his sister at Yuan Sect's hands.
• Ying Huanhuan worried Wang Yan would prioritize killing Yuan Sect disciples over keeping Dao Sect's participants safe, and Lin Changqiang promised to bring everyone back alive and make Yuan Sect pay.
• Lin Changqiang and Ying Huanhuan made a promise: he would win command of the Sect Competition for Lin Xiaoxiao, and she would play a piece for him.
• Over the next two days, Wang Yan remained secluded while Dao Sect disciples discussed his return and the Palace Examination approached.
• On the day of the Palace Examination, Lin Changqiang teleported to Lin Dong's home and brought him to the crowded central mountain, where the finest disciples would compete.

The Dao Sect disciples gathered for the Palace Examination as Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong were welcomed by the Desolate Hall. Wang Yan’s return unsettled Ying Xiaoxiao, while Ying Xuanzi ruled that he could participate; the examination began with Lin Changqiang drawing the number plate Jia Si.

• Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong joined the Desolate Hall disciples, where Jiang Hao and Fang Yun praised Lin Changqiang’s strength and cultivation.
• Lin Changqiang noticed Ying Huanhuan beside Ying Xiaoxiao, and Jiang Hao teased him about liking her.
• Wang Yan arrived at the Heaven Hall’s area, prompting Ying Xiaoxiao to resolve to stop him and Ying Huanhuan to worry about her sister.
• Qi Lei questioned Wang Yan’s eligibility, but Ying Xuanzi ordered the sect to follow its rules and allow him to participate.
• Qi Lei announced the Palace Examination’s rules and began the event, and Lin Changqiang received the jade plaque marked Jia Si.

Lin Changqiang defeated Gu Jiuri with ease, and Desolate Hall remained unexpectedly strong in the Palace Examination. Ying Huanhuan then conceded immediately to Ying Xiaoxiao, leaving the tournament to continue without their fight.

• Lin Changqiang fought Gu Jiuri and dispelled his berserk state before Gu Jiuri conceded.
• Mu Li lost to Wang Yan, leaving Hong Hall with no contestants and Desolate Hall with three.
• Lin Changqiang noticed Ying Xiaoxiao seemed determined to defeat Wang Yan if they met in the finals.
• Qi Lei announced Ying Xiaoxiao versus Ying Huanhuan as the first match on the central platform.
• Ying Huanhuan immediately conceded to Ying Xiaoxiao and left the platform.

Lin Changqiang faced Qing Ye in the Palace Examination and defeated him decisively after Qing Ye’s jealous voice transmission about Ying Huanhuan was exposed to the elders. Lin Changqiang advanced, while Qing Ye was left unconscious and injured.

• Heaven Hall's Ying Xiaoxiao won the first match, and Lin Changqiang was paired against Earth Hall's Qing Ye for the second.
• Ying Xiaoxiao told Ying Huanhuan that Qing Ye and Lin Changqiang were both formidable, then teased her about which one she wanted to win.
• Qing Ye challenged Lin Changqiang and secretly told him to stay away from Ying Huanhuan if he lost, but Lin Changqiang replied aloud, alerting the elders.
• Qi Lei started the match, and Qing Ye charged Lin Changqiang with both fists while Lin Changqiang struck back without holding anything back.
• The fighters collided in a burst of energy, and Lin Changqiang barely stepped back while Qing Ye fell unconscious in a pool of blood.

Lin Changqiang defeated Qing Ye with a single punch, securing a victory for the Desolate Hall and drawing attention from the other halls. The third match began with Lin Dong facing Wang Yan, whose killing aura met Lin Dong’s steady resolve.

• Lin Changqiang knocked Qing Ye unconscious with one move, shocking the disciples and impressing the sect’s high-ranking figures.
• Qi Lei declared Lin Changqiang the winner, and the Desolate Hall disciples celebrated while the Earth Hall disciples acknowledged his strength.
• Ying Xiaoxiao questioned whether Lin Changqiang might be the strongest among the four halls’ younger generation, while Wang Yan recognized him as a threat.
• Qi Lei announced the third match between Wang Yan of the Heaven Hall and Lin Dong of the Desolate Hall.
• Lin Changqiang told Lin Dong not to fear Wang Yan, easing Lin Dong’s nerves before he entered the arena.
• Wang Yan warned Lin Dong that he was no match for him, but Lin Dong stood firm against Wang Yan’s killing aura.

Lin Dong fought Wang Yan despite being three Nirvana stages weaker, matching his attacks and forcing him to unleash a deadly martial art. The chapter ended as Lin Dong activated the Great Desolation Scripture against Wang Yan’s Black Demon Mirror: Archon Descends.

• Lin Dong and Wang Yan traded fierce blows, leaving both battered while neither could gain the advantage.
• Lin Dong attacked with the Desolate Demonic Eye and Great Desolate Heaven Imprisoning Palm, but Wang Yan scattered the beam and shattered the palm with a Golden Bell.
• Wang Yan summoned black mist and warned Lin Dong that his next move had killed powerful Nirvana experts, but Lin Dong chose to continue.
• Wang Yan formed a towering black figure and launched Black Demon Mirror: Archon Descends at Lin Dong.
• Lin Dong struck the ground and activated the Great Desolation Scripture, draining the mountain’s vitality and turning it barren.

Lin Dong defeated Wang Yan in the Palace Examination, overcoming his Primordial Spirit defense with a Primordial Spirit Artifact. His victory gave Desolate Hall two of the top three positions and left the disciples celebrating as the next match loomed.

• Lin Dong used the Great Desolation Scripture to gather the arena’s energy and shatter Wang Yan’s Demon God Phantom with Moon Fang Heaven Cleave.
• Lin Dong and Wang Yan traded blows until Wang Yan formed a defense from Primordial Spirit power and challenged Lin Dong to break it.
• Lin Dong struck Wang Yan’s defense with a Golden Light Wheel, revealing it as a Primordial Spirit Artifact and forcing Wang Yan to admit defeat.
• Qi Lei declared Lin Dong the winner, and Desolate Hall’s disciples cheered while the other halls reacted with surprise and admiration.