Chapter Summaries

After taking over the town’s High Towers and dividing their spoils, Lin Changqiang discovered that the crimson moonlight empowered his Star Ancestral Talisman instead of hindering him. He detected a Beast Tide approaching and rallied the town’s cultivators to defend the city.

• Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong counted more than thirty Cosmic Bags of spoils, split the Nirvana Pills, and let the others choose from the remaining Spirit Treasures and martial arts.
• Lin Changqiang broke the Spiritual Mark inside the Sacred Elephant Collapsing Heaven Crash, sending its remnant energy and memory flying away to alert a man from the Holy Light Dynasty.
• As the blood-red moon rose, Lin Dong found that its light slowed the surrounding energy and Yuan Power, while Lin Changqiang’s Star Ancestral Talisman absorbed it for cultivation.
• Lin Changqiang detected more than a thousand crazed Demonic Beasts charging toward the town and estimated their Demonic Crystals could yield the equivalent of ten thousand Nirvana Pills.
• Lin Changqiang announced that the Beast Tide was coming, and the town’s cultivators gathered on the walls as the approaching horde shook the ground.

Lin Changqiang created a Blood Moon-powered New Moon Barrier outside the city, where its energy strengthened him and weakened the Beast Horde. He then gathered the barrier’s energy with the Spirit Nurturing Cushion to unleash a massive blast of Divine Yuan Power at the charging beasts.

• Lin Changqiang flew beyond the city walls and stopped in front of the approaching Beast Horde.
• Lin Changqiang formed a huge New Moon Barrier that absorbed Blood Moon Energy and spread around the city.
• Blood Moon particles strengthened Lin Changqiang while slowing the beasts and damaging their Yuan Power.
• Lin Changqiang used the Spirit Nurturing Cushion to combine Spiritual Power, Yuan Power, and the barrier’s energy into Divine Yuan Power.
• Lin Changqiang fired a massive gray blast from the Cushion toward the thousand-strong Beast Horde.

Lin Changqiang devastated the Beast Horde with a powerful cannon, then carefully harvested Demonic Crystals from over a thousand beasts. Back in the High Tower, he fed Xiao Yan crystals and Little Tiger Cakes, and learned that Little Sable wanted the cakes too.

• Lin Changqiang fired a gray light cannon that erased nearly a hundred demonic beasts, but regretted destroying their Demonic Crystals.
• Lin Changqiang changed his equipment, then used spiritual membranes to kill over a thousand charging beasts while preserving their Demonic Crystals.
• Lin Changqiang collected the crystals, dismissed objections from the city defenders, and returned to the High Tower.
• Lin Changqiang fed Xiao Yan Demonic Crystals and Little Tiger Cakes, while Lin Dong asked about the cakes’ effects.
• Lin Dong told Lin Changqiang that Little Sable had wanted to eat Little Tiger Cakes, and Lin Changqiang reacted with a mischievous smile.

Lin Changqiang traveled to Yang City with Lin Dong, Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun to seek the Ancient Secret Keys needed to open the Secret Treasury and obtain the Life-Death Reincarnation Pill. They settled in the crowded city and headed for its trading ground to gather information, where revealing valuable treasures could invite danger.

• Lin Changqiang said he would take Mo Ling to Yang City to search for the Ancient Secret Keys, while Man Shan and Du Yun chose to stay with him.
• Lin Changqiang carried the group toward Yang City on the Goya Flying Ship, and Lin Dong and the others defeated three Holy Light Dynasty members who tried to avenge Li Sheng.
• The group learned that experts from several Mid-tier Dynasties had gathered in Yang City to seek the Ancient Secret Keys.
• Lin Changqiang and his companions reached Yang City, sensed its many powerful residents, entered without trouble, and marked a place as the Great Yan Dynasty's territory.
• Lin Changqiang led the group toward Yang City's trading ground, where people auctioned treasures themselves and could be attacked if they lacked sufficient strength.

Lin Changqiang auctioned several treasures at the Yang City trading house, drawing strong interest in his Great Sun Thunder Body. The bidding left him between Hai Sha of the Hailin Dynasty and Zhang Rui of the Tiantie Dynasty, and he insisted the highest bidder would win.

• Lin Dong identified three Half-step Nirvana experts in the auction hall, and Lin Changqiang pointed out Jin Mu of the Holy Light Dynasty among them.
• A Black Rhinoceros Armor sold for eight thousand Nirvana Pills while Lin Changqiang inspected the auctioned items for hidden treasures.
• Lin Changqiang displayed Spirit Treasures, martial arts, and cultivation techniques, including the Great Sun Thunder Body, which attracted the hall's attention.
• Hai Sha bid thirteen thousand Nirvana Pills for the Great Sun Thunder Body, then Zhang Rui raised the offer to fourteen thousand.
• Hai Sha pressed Lin Changqiang to choose whom to sell the technique to, but Lin Changqiang said the highest bidder would win.

Lin Changqiang faced down Hai Sha, Zhang Rui, and Jin Mu during the auction after Jin Mu accused him of killing Holy Light Dynasty members. Lin Changqiang effortlessly defeated Jin Mu, then confronted the rest of the Holy Light Dynasty figures as they tried to retreat.

• Hai Sha and Zhang Rui competed to buy the Great Sun Thunder Body until Jin Mu interrupted and accused Lin Changqiang of killing members of the Holy Light Dynasty.
• Jin Mu revealed that Lin Changqiang had killed his junior brother Li Sheng and other Holy Light Dynasty members, and Hai Sha agreed to leave Lin Changqiang to him.
• Jin Mu attacked Lin Changqiang with Setting Sun Descends on the River, but Lin Changqiang caught him unharmed and revealed his Nirvana Golden Body.
• Lin Changqiang killed Jin Mu in a contained explosion, leaving only his Cosmic Bag behind.
• Lin Changqiang noticed more than a dozen Holy Light Dynasty figures trying to escape and addressed them as a scorching red light appeared in their leader's eyes.

After Lin Changqiang wiped out the Holy Light Dynasty’s team, he secured the Hailin Dynasty’s submission and befriended Zhang Rui. Zhang Rui revealed that the Ancient Secret Key lay in Thunder Rock Valley, where Lin Dong learned the Heavenly Talisman Immortal Tree might help an Advanced Spirit Talisman Master become a Heavenly Symbol Master.

• Lin Changqiang killed the Holy Light Dynasty’s team, and Hai Sha and the Hailin Dynasty members offered him their Cosmic Bags to escape his wrath.
• Lin Changqiang sold the Great Sun Thunder Body manual to Zhang Rui for twelve thousand Nirvana Pills and agreed to talk with him.
• At a banquet, Lin Changqiang revealed his One Yuan Nirvana Stage and First Seal Heavenly Symbol Master strength to Zhang Rui.
• Zhang Rui told Lin Changqiang that the Ancient Secret Key was in Thunder Rock Valley, a dangerous area within the Thunder Rock Mountain Range.
• Zhang Rui mentioned the Heavenly Talisman Immortal Tree, and Lin Dong recognized that refining it could help an Advanced Spirit Talisman Master break through to Heavenly Symbol Master.

Lin Changqiang agreed to enter Thunder Rock Valley with Zhang Rui and gave Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan Nirvana Pills to help them reach Half-step Nirvana. He then prepared to take Xiao Yan to Beast Valley to obtain a Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone, leaving Lin Dong to guard their companions.

• Zhang Rui asked Lin Changqiang to let him enter Thunder Rock Valley with the group, and Lin Changqiang agreed to bring only him.
• Lin Changqiang gave Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan one hundred thousand Nirvana Pills each and urged them to cultivate toward Half-step Nirvana.
• Lin Changqiang explained that Xiao Yan needed the Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone from the Great Strength Earth Splitting Tiger to improve his bloodline and intelligence.
• Lin Changqiang planned to take Xiao Yan to Beast Valley the next morning and told Lin Dong to kill Hai Sha's group if they attacked.
• Lin Dong agreed to protect the others and looked forward to testing his strength against the Hailin Dynasty.

Lin Changqiang took Xiao Yan to Beast Valley and found the Great Strength Earth Splitting Tiger, whose Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone could help Xiao Yan reach the Nirvana Stage. After intimidating the tiger into accepting a deal, Lin Changqiang waited for him to fetch the bone, leaving Xiao Yan poised to take human form.

• Lin Changqiang took Xiao Yan from Yang City to Beast Valley aboard the Flying Boat.
• Lin Changqiang used his Spiritual Power to find the Great Strength Earth Splitting Tiger, who hid in his cave to avoid the purge’s human geniuses.
• Lin Changqiang subdued the Great Strength Earth Splitting Tiger and introduced Xiao Yan as his little brother, who needed help reaching the Nirvana Stage.
• Lin Changqiang negotiated for the Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone, using the threat of his fiery Little Sun to make the tiger accept one hundred thousand Nirvana Pills.
• The Great Strength Earth Splitting Tiger rushed into his cave to retrieve the bone while Lin Changqiang comforted Xiao Yan and waited for him to take human form.

Lin Changqiang obtained the Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone for Xiao Yan but had to wait for Little Sable to explain how to use it. With five days until Thunder Rock Valley opened, he went to the Thunder Rock Mountain Range to test his new martial art and drove off the demonic beasts there.

• Lin Changqiang accepted the Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone from the Great Strength Earth Splitting Tiger and paid him one hundred thousand Nirvana Pills.
• Lin Changqiang returned to Yang City with Xiao Yan and told Lin Dong they needed to wait for Little Sable to awaken before refining the bone.
• Lin Dong said Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan were cultivating faster with help from the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and should reach Half-step Nirvana before Thunder Rock Valley opened.
• Lin Changqiang flew into the Thunder Rock Mountain Range to verify something while Lin Dong returned to cultivation.
• Lin Changqiang used Sacred Elephant Collapsing Heaven Crash to crush the demonic beasts that attacked him, frightening the rest into fleeing.

Lin Changqiang entered Thunder Rock Valley, crossed its lightning barrier, and found the Heavenly Talisman Immortal Tree in a hidden stone chamber. After the tree attacked him, he burned away its branches and threatened it with two more Fire Dragons.

• Lin Changqiang reached Thunder Rock Valley and drove its demonic beasts into hiding with his Nirvana Stage aura.
• Lin Changqiang crossed the Thunder Barrier using Leap and entered the Stone Hall beyond it.
• Lin Changqiang searched the hall with his Spiritual Power and found a chamber containing the Heavenly Talisman Immortal Tree.
• The Heavenly Talisman Immortal Tree attacked Lin Changqiang with its branches and pale green mist.
• Lin Changqiang burned the tree's branches with a Fire Dragon, and the tree severed them to stop the flames.
• Lin Changqiang summoned two more Fire Dragons and threatened the now-bare tree.

Lin Changqiang defeated the Heavenly Talisman Immortal Tree, collected its core Rune, and spent three days looting the Tomb Mansion. Exhausted, he reached the main hall, where he discovered a Heaven-tier Spirit Treasure and the Ancient Secret Key.

• The Heavenly Talisman Immortal Tree uprooted itself and attacked Lin Changqiang, then sacrificed most of its body in a self-destruction blast.
• Lin Changqiang survived the explosion, caught the tree’s remaining trunk, and crushed it, leaving its energy-gathering Rune behind.
• Lin Changqiang stored the Rune, collected the higher-quality Spiritual Medicines, and searched the Tomb Mansion for three days, gathering treasures and supplies.
• Lin Changqiang reached the main hall and sensed the power within the stone statues lining its walls.
• Lin Changqiang identified the Sixteen Generals of Thunder Rock as a Heaven-tier Spirit Treasure capable of controlling fifteen deputy statues.

Lin Changqiang took the Ancient Secret Key: Azure Dragon and entered its hidden space, where the former Key Guardian’s corpse tried to seize his body. He used the Star Ancestral Talisman to defeat the dead soul, gained its Spiritual Power and memories, and learned that the Secret Treasury Guardian had not been the one who killed it.

• Lin Changqiang retrieved the Ancient Secret Key: Azure Dragon from a stone statue and used it to enter the Secret Key Space.
• Lin Changqiang found the former Key Guardian’s corpse and deliberately supplied it with energy to trigger its body-seizing Spiritual Imprint.
• The Key Guardian’s dead soul entered Lin Changqiang’s Mud Pill Palace and tried to take his body, but Lin Changqiang froze it with the moon’s radiance.
• Lin Changqiang sent the frozen soul into the Blazing Sun, absorbed its Spiritual Power and memories, and discovered that the Key Guardian had infiltrated Thunder Rock Valley and attacked the Secret Treasury Guardian before dying from its injuries.

Lin Changqiang received three side quests, then used the Star Ancestral Talisman to absorb the Wind and Thunder Tribulation and strengthen his spiritual body. After passing the tribulation, he returned to his body, already craving another source of lightning.

• Lin Changqiang received quests to help Lin Dong break through, help Xiao Yan fuse with the Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone, and help Little Sable obtain a physical body.
• Lin Changqiang complained about the unfair reward and penalty tied to Little Sable’s quest, then returned to the Great Hall and stored the Sixteen Generals of Thunder Rock.
• Lin Changqiang sensed the Wind and Thunder Tribulation gathering over Thunder Rock Valley and sent his spiritual body into the sky to face it.
• Lin Changqiang used the Star Ancestral Talisman’s Solar Flame and Moonlight powers to temper and absorb the lightning and Gang Wind, strengthening his spiritual body.
• Lin Changqiang passed the tribulation as evening arrived, returned to his body, and reflected that the Thunder Barrier might no longer satisfy him after the tribulation’s energy.

Lin Changqiang joined Zhang Rui’s group on the journey to Thunder Rock Valley and learned that Hai Sha planned to lure a Beast Tide to kill him. As the main force entered the dangerous Thunder Rock Mountain Range, Lin Changqiang refused to stop and camp for the night.

• Lin Changqiang left Yang City with Lin Dong, Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan to meet Zhang Rui and the Tiantie Dynasty’s group.
• The system warned Lin Changqiang that Hai Sha planned to use a black-market potion to draw a Beast Tide toward him, and Lin Changqiang spotted Hai Sha among the crowd.
• Tens of thousands of people entered the Thunder Rock Mountain Range, where demonic beasts attacked and caused casualties.
• Lin Dong, Zhang Rui, and the others fought off scattered beast attacks as Lin Changqiang’s group advanced with the rear half of the main force.
• Zhang Rui suggested making camp before nightfall, but Lin Changqiang ordered the team to keep moving.

Lin Changqiang led Lin Dong, Mo Ling, Zhang Rui, and the Tiantie Dynasty group into the dark mountains, where a massive beast tide charged toward them. He used the fused Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger to form an enormous ancient palm, leaving the watching cultivators stunned by its power.

• Lin Changqiang led his group away from the Yang City cultivators’ camp, while Hai Sha’s white powder secretly marked the last member of the Tiantie Dynasty group.
• Zhang Rui stopped Zhong Ye from questioning Lin Changqiang’s decision to travel at night, and Lin Changqiang promised to bring everyone back safely.
• A huge beast tide surged through the mountains toward the Yang City cultivators, trapping Lin Changqiang’s group in its path.
• Lin Changqiang summoned the five fingers of the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger and fused them into an enormous ancient palm.
• The assembled cultivators watched in shock as a blurry figure appeared beside the palm, and one voice identified the technique as a Spirit martial art.

Lin Changqiang revealed the full power of the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger, summoning its creator’s spirit to annihilate most of the Beast Horde. Afterward, he offered the Tiantie Dynasty a choice between returning to Thunder Rock Valley for its remaining treasures or receiving Spirit Treasures and Creation martial arts before leaving Yang City.

• Lin Dong realized that the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger was a Spirit martial art as the phantom of its creator appeared.
• The phantom launched a giant palm that wiped out most of the Beast Horde and devastated the surrounding area.
• The surviving weak beasts fled, while Lin Dong, Mo Ling, and the others stared at Lin Changqiang in awe and the Tiantie Dynasty’s people watched him warily.
• Lin Changqiang told Zhang Rui that he had already taken most of Thunder Rock Valley’s treasures.
• Lin Changqiang offered the Tiantie Dynasty a choice between returning to the valley for its remaining treasures or receiving five Earth-grade Spirit Treasures and five Creation martial arts before leaving Yang City.

Lin Changqiang left Thunder Rock Valley with the Tiantie Dynasty, then returned to the valley to enjoy its lightning and discovered that the two High-tier Dynasties had blocked the others from entering. When he tried to fly out to help, Hua Yun and Wu Mo’s forces surrounded him and demanded to know who had taken the treasures and the Ancient Secret Key.

• Zhang Rui chose the second option, and Lin Changqiang carried the Tiantie Dynasty away aboard his enlarged Flying Boat.
• After dropping the Tiantie Dynasty at a gathering point, Lin Changqiang brought Lin Dong, Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan back to Thunder Rock Valley.
• Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan entered the Great Hall to loot while Lin Changqiang entered the Thunder Barrier and absorbed its lightning.
• Lin Changqiang sensed newcomers outside the barrier and rushed toward them, shouting that he was coming for Hai Sha.
• Hua Yun and Wu Mo revealed that their two High-tier Dynasties had stopped the Yang City factions from entering the valley, and Lin Changqiang realized Lin Dong’s earlier wager had been what let them in.
• As Lin Changqiang flew toward the valley entrance, nearly a hundred people surrounded him, and Hua Yun and Wu Mo demanded to know who possessed the treasures and the Ancient Secret Key.

Lin Changqiang revealed that he possessed the Ancient Secret Key, then fought off the Xuanbing Dynasty and Great Bird Dynasty’s attempt to take it. He used Hua Yun to smash their attacks before Wu Mo unleashed Crow’s Requiem and Lin Changqiang answered with the Great Desolate Heaven Imprisoning Palm.

• Lin Changqiang showed the Ancient Secret Key to the two dynasties but refused to explain how he had obtained it.
• Hua Yun led more than a dozen fighters to surround Lin Changqiang and demand the key.
• Lin Changqiang trapped Hua Yun in a golden palm and swung him as a weapon to break the attacks from both dynasties.
• Wu Mo pretended to defend the injured Hua Yun, then demanded that Lin Changqiang hand over his treasures.
• Wu Mo used Crow’s Requiem to slow everyone’s elemental power, and Lin Changqiang began forming seals for the Great Desolate Heaven Imprisoning Palm.

Lin Changqiang used his Spirit martial art to overwhelm the Xuanbing Dynasty and Great Bird Dynasty, then took their possessions in exchange for their lives. Outside Thunder Rock Valley, Ling Xiaosu and Liu Yuan considered how to recover their losses after the High-tier Dynasties blocked the others from entering.

• Lin Changqiang revealed himself as the wielder of the giant palm and gave the two dynasties the choice of surrendering their possessions or dying.
• Wu Mo and the others handed over their Cosmic Bags, and Lin Changqiang used his Spiritual Power to ensure they gave up everything.
• Lin Changqiang flew out of Thunder Rock Valley, while several cultivators who had been following the two dynasties fled after witnessing his Spirit martial art.
• Ling Xiaosu and Liu Yuan complained that the Xuanbing Dynasty and Great Bird Dynasty had barred everyone else from entering the valley.
• Liu Yuan proposed that the Mid-tier Dynasties join forces to rob the Low-tier Dynasties, and Ling Xiaosu called the idea insane.