Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan confronted the old man after deducing his identity and the secret of the green mist. The old man suppressed his urge to kill Lin Xuan, who then challenged him about when he had entered the mist.

• The old man developed killing intent after realizing Lin Xuan had guessed his thoughts and origins.
• Lin Xuan sensed the old man's intent and mocked him, but the old man held back because Lin Xuan made him uneasy.
• The old man praised Lin Xuan's talent and demanded to know why he had not hidden himself from an old monster.
• Lin Xuan said the green mist could restore his life force, making him difficult to kill there, and the old man realized he had uncovered its secret.
• Lin Xuan asked whether the old man had entered the green mist before or after Xuantian obtained the black flame.

Lin Xuan questioned the old man’s origins and deduced that he had been in the green mist before Xuantian obtained the black flame. The old man confirmed he had lived as long as Heaven and Earth, while Lin Xuan noted that the green mist trapped him; the old man then threatened to kill Lin Xuan anyway.

• Lin Xuan calmly studied the old man and wondered whether he had entered the green mist before Xuantian obtained the black flame.
• The old man glared at Lin Xuan with killing intent but did not attack.
• The old man praised Lin Xuan’s insight and admitted he had come from before Xuantian obtained the black flame.
• The old man claimed he had lived as long as Heaven and Earth, and Lin Xuan concluded that his soul might rival or surpass Xuantian’s.
• Lin Xuan pointed out that the green mist prevented the old man from leaving, but the old man replied that killing Lin Xuan would still be easy.

The old man threatened Lin Xuan and then tried to tempt him with the promise that absorbing the green mist would make him an undying, powerful being. Lin Xuan rejected both the threats and the offer, leaving the green mist untouched.

• The old man threatened Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan remained confident that the green mist protected him from harm.
• The old man realized he could not attack Lin Xuan while the green mist enveloped them.
• The old man told Lin Xuan that absorbing the green mist would make him increasingly powerful and eventually undying.
• Lin Xuan refused to rely on the green mist or trust the old man's temptation.

The old man offered Lin Xuan ten thousand years of protection if Lin Xuan absorbed the green mist and freed him from its prison. Lin Xuan recognized that the old man stood to benefit most and expected him to attack once the protection ended, so he remained unmoved.

• The old man realized his soul power could not influence Lin Xuan, whose will and black-flame-enhanced soul resisted him.
• The old man proposed a new deal and offered to protect Lin Xuan for ten thousand years in exchange for absorbing the green mist and freeing him.
• Lin Xuan considered the old man's motives and concluded that the deal mainly served the old man's need to escape and find protection while in a vulnerable soul state.
• Lin Xuan remained wary, believing the old man would eventually try to kill him after the protection period ended.

Lin Xuan rejected the old man’s proposed deal, exposing his plan to escape the green mist by taking over Lin Xuan’s body. The old man concealed his desperation and tried to reassure Lin Xuan, leaving their standoff unresolved.

• Lin Xuan refused the deal and confronted the old man about his intentions.
• Lin Xuan explained that the old man’s enemies would find him if he left the green mist without a body to inhabit.
• Lin Xuan accused the old man of targeting his body from the beginning, and the old man’s expression darkened.
• The old man suppressed his anger because he could not leave the green mist without Lin Xuan’s help.
• The old man claimed that he had been known for justice in the Myriad Heavens and Worlds.

Lin Xuan rejected the old man's offer to take over his body, and the two argued over whether they needed each other to escape. Lin Xuan pointed out that he might find another way out of the black world while the old man remained trapped in the green mist.

• Lin Xuan accused the old man of pretending to be benevolent and refused to make a deal or let him reside inside his body.
• The old man considered attacking Lin Xuan but knew the green mist's vitality would restore Lin Xuan's destroyed flesh.
• The old man urged Lin Xuan to accept his help, claiming Lin Xuan could neither absorb the green mist nor escape the black world alone.
• Lin Xuan argued that another passage might exist in the black world, while the old man could not escape the green mist.
• The old man's expression fell as he recognized that Lin Xuan might be right.

Lin Xuan rejected the old man's attempt to frighten him into helping, pointing out that he could cultivate until he was strong enough to absorb the green mist while the old man might not survive. The old man realized Lin Xuan was raising the price and accepted that he would have to negotiate.

• Lin Xuan considered that he had gained enough opportunities and had no need to rush toward the green mist, while the old man remained in constant danger of being assimilated.
• The old man swallowed his anger and argued that finding another passage out of the black world was extremely difficult, possibly impossible.
• Lin Xuan said he would not believe the old man and could keep cultivating until he reached a realm that let him absorb the green mist himself.
• The old man recognized that Lin Xuan was trying to raise the price and decided he could accept doing business with him.

The old man offered Lin Xuan protection and a Heart Demon Oath in exchange for being taken out of the green mist, but Lin Xuan remained wary. The old man secretly still wanted to seize Lin Xuan’s body, leaving their bargain unresolved.

• The old man promised to let Lin Xuan absorb the green mist and protect him for ten thousand years if Lin Xuan freed him.
• The old man offered to swear a Heart Demon Oath, but Lin Xuan suspected he could circumvent it and showed no trust.
• The old man grew anxious that Lin Xuan might leave him trapped in the green mist until it assimilated his soul.
• The old man secretly hoped to seize Lin Xuan’s talented body even as he tried to persuade him to help.
• Lin Xuan continued to distrust the old man and doubted that such a powerful being would truly become his bodyguard.

Lin Xuan judged that his body could not withstand the green mist and decided to leave rather than risk absorbing it. The old man, afraid the mist would consume him if Lin Xuan departed, offered to accept any condition in exchange for being taken out.

• Lin Xuan studied the green mist and recognized that absorbing its dense soul power and vitality would kill him.
• The old man watched Lin Xuan, hoping the power of the mist would tempt him, but held back from attacking because Lin Xuan was his only hope.
• Lin Xuan concluded that the green mist might exceed his strongest Life Power and that he could not devour it with his current strength.
• Lin Xuan decided to leave, shocking the old man, who feared the green mist would assimilate him if Lin Xuan went.
• The old man offered to accept any condition, even becoming Lin Xuan's slave or servant, if Lin Xuan took him out.

Lin Xuan refused to save the old man or accept him as a servant, expecting the ruthless man to betray him later. When the old man threatened to trap Lin Xuan’s soul in the green mist, Lin Xuan dispersed his soul.

• The old man offered to become Lin Xuan’s slave or servant in exchange for rescue, but Lin Xuan refused and headed for the edge of the green mist.
• The old man threatened to destroy Lin Xuan’s soul, but Lin Xuan warned that doing so would cost the old man soul power and hasten his death.
• The old man declared that he would prevent Lin Xuan’s soul from leaving, leaving Lin Xuan’s outer soul incomplete if it remained trapped.
• Lin Xuan challenged the old man’s threat and dispersed his soul.

Lin Xuan confronted the old man in the green mist and threatened to erase the will in his own soul to escape. The old man tried to hold him, but Lin Xuan began destroying that will, and the green mist’s vitality could not restore it.

• Lin Xuan explained that he could erase the will in his soul and later condense his soul again outside the green mist.
• The old man searched for a way to restrain Lin Xuan but realized he could not keep him there by force.
• As Lin Xuan started to leave, the old man formed a golden cage from his soul power to trap him.
• Lin Xuan warned the old man that keeping his soul there would lead to the old man’s death.
• Lin Xuan began erasing the will within his soul, and the old man realized too late that he could not stop him.
• The will in Lin Xuan’s soul started to crumble, beyond the green mist’s power to restore.