Chapter Summaries

Lin Fan and Lin Dong learned that the Life Profound Spirit Fruit lay deep within Profound Spirit Mountain on Mystic Spirit Island, then joined Gu Yan’s convoy in exchange for a complete sea chart from the Gu Family. At the mountain’s foot, they surveyed the powerful factions and rivals gathered for the coming contest, which would begin once the poisonous miasma cleared at noon.

• Gu Yan told Lin Fan and Lin Dong about the fruit, the Three-Headed Flood Dragon guarding the mountain, and the factions competing for it.
• Lin Dong asked about the Wei Family and Evil Wind Grotto-heaven, then received a map of the Heavenly Wind Sea Region from Gu Yan.
• Lin Fan proposed accompanying the Gu Family and helping them obtain a fruit in return for a complete sea chart, and Gu Yan agreed.
• Lin Fan and Lin Dong traveled with the Gu Family convoy to Profound Spirit Mountain, where many factions had gathered.
• Gu Yan identified Sea Cloud Sect leader Han Tao, One-Armed Mo Zhan, and other notable contenders as the group waited for the poisonous miasma to clear at noon.

Lin Fan and the Gu Family entered Profound Spirit Mountain to seek the Life Profound Spirit Fruit, fighting through its dangers as they advanced. When the Black Dragon Bandits lured three half-step Life Profound Realm demonic beasts toward them and tried to escape, Lin Fan attacked the bandit leaders.

• Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Gu Yan led the Gu Family into Profound Spirit Mountain after its poisonous miasma dispersed.
• The group fought through attacks from demonic beasts and reached an open area, where Lin Fan destroyed stone pillars erupting from the ground.
• A Stone Demon Beast appeared, followed by two more half-step Life Profound Realm demonic beasts as the Black Dragon Bandits lured them toward the Gu Family.
• A scarred Black Dragon Bandit leader threw a bottle of blood-scented liquid over the Gu Family disciples, enraging the three demonic beasts before the bandit leaders retreated.
• Lin Fan refused to let the Black Dragon Bandit leaders leave and thrust two Flame Spears toward them.

Lin Fan killed the Black Dragon Bandit leaders and three demonic beasts with ease as his group reached a lake in the deepest part of Profound Spirit Mountain. When more Black Dragon Bandits confronted him, he revealed that he had killed their missing comrades and attacked them with the Great Desolation Imprisoning Sky Hand.

• Lin Fan killed the two Black Dragon Bandit leaders with a Flame Spear, then tore apart three half-step Life Profound Realm demonic beasts with the Vermilion Bird Claw.
• Lin Fan led Lin Dong, Gu Yan, and the others through the forest to a vast lake at the deepest part of Profound Spirit Mountain, where other factions had gathered.
• A group of Black Dragon Bandits questioned Gu Yan about two missing comrades, and Lin Fan admitted he had killed them after they lured demonic beasts toward his group.
• The Black Dragon Bandits attacked Lin Fan, who summoned the Great Desolation Imprisoning Sky Hand and enveloped them in its giant palm.

Lin Fan intimidated the groups gathered at the lake by crushing the Black Dragon Bandits, then waited with the Gu Family as the Life Profound Spirit Tree appeared and produced six fruits. As more than a dozen people rushed toward the island, the hidden Three-Headed Flood Dragon attacked them with a barrage of water spears.

• Lin Fan killed all the Black Dragon Bandits with one enormous hand, leaving the surrounding groups in awe of his strength.
• Lin Fan and the others waited by the lake for the sun and moon to intersect, while Gu Yan explained that the Three-Headed Flood Dragon was likely hiding underwater.
• When the sun and moon intersected, the Life Profound Spirit Tree emerged on the island and formed six fruits.
• Lin Fan explained that the Three-Headed Flood Dragon wanted the tree to mature and produce nine fruits, and Gu Yan agreed that it might not get the chance.
• More than a dozen figures rushed toward the island, and the Three-Headed Flood Dragon attacked them with black water spears erupting from the lake.

The Three-Headed Flood Dragon emerged from the lake and threatened everyone who sought its Life Profound Spirit Fruits. Lin Fan claimed he could defeat it and take all six fruits, then killed Lu Jian when he challenged him, leaving the gathered cultivators facing Lin Fan’s question.

• The Three-Headed Flood Dragon surfaced after poisoned water spears dragged several people into the lake, then ordered the crowd to leave Mystic Spirit Island.
• One-Armed Mo Zhan urged the cultivators to join forces, and Han Tao asked Gu Yan for the Gu Family’s position.
• Lin Fan said he could defeat the Three-Headed Flood Dragon alone and claimed all six Life Profound Spirit Fruits, provoking objections from Lu Jian.
• Lu Jian threatened that the crowd could overwhelm Lin Fan together, and Lin Fan killed him with silver blades before asking who else objected.

Lin Fan cowed the people gathered at the lake, defeated the Three-Headed Flood Dragon with a single punch, and claimed all six Life Profound Spirit Fruits. The dragon recovered and attacked him with poisonous beams, forcing Lin Fan to defend himself with the Vermilion Bird Departing Fire Shroud.

• Mo Zhan withdrew from the contest, and the Three-Headed Flood Dragon tried to goad the remaining people into fighting Lin Fan.
• Lin Fan killed a man who called for a group attack with his God Slaying Flying Knife, silencing the crowd and frightening Han Tao and the others.
• Lin Fan attacked the Three-Headed Flood Dragon with the Martial Emperor Canon's Po Sha Fist and blasted a huge wound into its body.
• Lin Fan appeared beside the Life Profound Spirit Tree and collected all six Life Profound Spirit Fruits as the injured dragon crashed onto the island.
• The Three-Headed Flood Dragon fired poisonous black beams at Lin Fan, who raised the Vermilion Bird Departing Fire Shroud to protect himself.

Lin Fan defeated the Three-Headed Flood Dragon and pursued it beneath the lake to an underground plaza. After learning Lin Fan already knew about the Earth Core Life Essence, the dragon self-destructed, but Lin Fan trapped the blast and survived, then approached the stone pool.

• Lin Fan severed one of the Three-Headed Flood Dragon's heads with a Space Greatsword, forcing it to flee into the lake.
• Lin Fan told Lin Dong, Gu Yan, and the others to wait, then followed the wounded dragon into the lake's depths.
• Lin Fan found a magma-covered area beneath the lake and used the Shatter the Heavens Cauldron to reach a plaza below it.
• The Three-Headed Flood Dragon revealed its human form and offered Lin Fan a secret, but Lin Fan said he already knew about the Earth Core Life Essence.
• The Three-Headed Flood Dragon charged at Lin Fan and self-destructed, but Lin Fan sealed the explosion inside a Space Prison.
• Lin Fan went to the stone pool at the plaza's center and looked inside.

Lin Fan returned to the lake bottom with Lin Dong to investigate the array protecting the Earth Core Life Essence. After the array destroyed Lin Dong’s demon corpse and the wisp of primordial spirit inside it, Lin Fan tried a second corpse under his own control.

• Lin Fan confirmed that he had killed the Three-Headed Flood Dragon, sent the onlookers away, and gave Gu Yan the promised Life Profound Spirit Fruit.
• Lin Fan and Lin Dong dove back to the underground magma plaza, where Lin Fan showed him the array surrounding the Earth Core Life Essence.
• Lin Dong sent a demon corpse to seize the essence, but the array formed and blasted it to ash, destroying the primordial spirit inside it.
• Lin Fan took control of a second demon corpse with a wisp of his own primordial spirit and sent it toward the Earth Core Life Essence.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong entered a hidden world beneath the magma pool and discovered the Flame Master sleeping in a stone coffin. As they prepared to leave, Lin Dong's Stone Talisman reacted to the Flame Master and returned with a mysterious fiery-red token.

• Lin Fan and Lin Dong exploited the formation's brief pause to enter the space beneath the magma pool.
• They followed the vast magma rivers to a lake and found the Flame Master lying in an open stone coffin.
• Lin Fan identified the Flame Master as one of the Ancient Eight Masters who was suppressing a Demon.
• Lin Dong's Stone Talisman flew out of his body, enveloped the Flame Master in white light, and returned to Lin Dong with a fiery-red token.
• Lin Fan told Lin Dong to keep the token, and the two prepared to leave.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong escaped the magma formation with the Earth Core Life Essence and began cultivating while Gu Yan completed her breakthrough to the Life Profound Realm. After receiving a message from the Gu Family, Gu Yan reacted with fury, but the chapter ended before its contents were revealed.

• Lin Fan and Lin Dong used the Shatter the Heavens Cauldron to leave the crimson light array, and Lin Dong's Flame God Ancient Token stopped the formation from attacking them.
• Lin Dong stored the Earth Core Life Essence and shared half of it with Lin Fan, then the two began cultivating beneath the lake.
• The red-haired man in the Stone Coffin sensed that the Flame God Ancient Token had been taken, the Ancestral Stone's aura had weakened, and another person's aura carried the scent of the Ice Master.
• A month later, Gu Yan finished cultivating and broke through to the Initial Life Profound Realm while the Gu Family forces guarded her.
• Gu Yan received a blood-colored jade slip containing a Nascent Soul Transmission from the Gu Family and grew furious after reading it.

After emerging from a month and a half of seclusion beneath the lake, Lin Fan and Lin Dong learned that Gu Yuntian had been seriously injured and the Gu Family needed a strong fighter for the upcoming martial gathering. Gu Yan offered access to the Great Desolate Tower in exchange for Lin Fan helping the Gu Family win, and Lin Fan asked for two entry slots.

• Gu Yan told the Gu Family disciples that Gu Yuntian had been seriously injured, and they suspected the Wei Family had attacked him.
• After waiting another half month, Gu Yan moved to investigate the lake, but Lin Fan and Lin Dong burst out of the water before she could dive in.
• Gu Yan explained the martial gathering and asked Lin Fan to fight as the Gu Family's outside helper in Gu Yuntian's place.
• Gu Yan offered a Great Desolate Pearl and described the Great Desolate Tower; Lin Dong absorbed the pearl's Great Desolate Qi, with the Stone Talisman drawing it away.
• Gu Yan offered Lin Fan one of the Tower's three entry slots if he won the championship, and Lin Fan asked for two.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong traveled with Gu Yan’s group to Martial Gathering Island, where Lin Fan sought a sea map and a place in the Great Desolate Tower. Upon arrival, Gu Yan introduced Lin Fan as the Gu Family’s outside aid, surprising her relatives and angering Mo Tao.

• Lin Fan asked Gu Yan to arrange a meeting with Gu Family decision-makers and provide the promised sea map, while warning that he wanted two of the three Great Desolate Tower spots.
• Gu Yan’s group boarded the Gu Family ship and sailed toward Martial Gathering Island; Lin Dong told Lin Fan that the Great Desolate Qi had stirred the Stone Talisman.
• Gu Yan explained the martial gathering and named Wei Zhen, Su Yan, Song Chen, and Shentu Jue as notable opponents.
• After ten days at sea, the ship reached Martial Gathering Island, where the group heard rumors that the Gu Family was weakened because Gu Yuntian could not compete.
• Gu Ling introduced Mo Tao as the Gu Family’s outside aid, but Gu Yan named Lin Fan as the outside aid she had invited, leaving Gu Ling and the disciples stunned and Mo Tao glaring at him.

Lin Fan proved he was more qualified than Mo Tao to serve as the Gu Family’s outside help by revealing his Perfect Life Profound Realm strength. Gu Mengqi welcomed him onto the team, and Lin Fan asked to settle his compensation before the Martial Gathering began.

• Mo Tao questioned Gu Yan’s choice of Lin Fan as outside help, while Gu Ling argued that Mo Tao’s reputation and strength made him a safer choice.
• Lin Fan revealed his Perfect Life Profound Realm aura and forced Mo Tao to his knees, shocking the Gu Family members.
• Gu Mengqi arrived and declared Lin Fan more qualified to serve as the Gu Family’s outside help.
• Mo Tao demanded an explanation for being humiliated, and Gu Mengqi apologized and offered him a gift and honored-guest status.
• Gu Mengqi asked Lin Fan to help the Gu Family at the Martial Gathering, and Lin Fan said they should first confirm his compensation.

Lin Fan negotiated with the Gu Family for two Great Desolate Tower spots in exchange for helping them win the Martial Gathering championship. When Gu Shuo proposed giving him only one spot, Lin Fan revealed his Perfect Life Profound Realm strength and challenged Gu Shuo to test him.

• Lin Fan and Lin Dong arrived at the Gu Family’s base on Martial Gathering Island, where Gu Yan arranged rooms for them.
• After five days without a decision on payment, Gu Yan brought Lin Fan and Lin Dong to a council meeting with Gu Shuo and other Gu Family members.
• Lin Fan insisted on receiving two Great Desolate Tower spots, arguing that the Gu Family could not win the championship without his help.
• Gu Shuo offered Lin Fan one spot, but Lin Fan rejected the offer and threatened to cooperate with another family.
• Lin Fan released his Perfect Life Profound Realm aura, silencing the hall, then invited Gu Shuo to test his strength.

Lin Fan proved his overwhelming strength to the Gu Family by taking Gu Shuo’s Foreign Aid Token despite his resistance, securing the promised cooperation for the Martial Gathering. The next day, Lin Fan and the Gu family members arrived at the event, where Gu Yuntian and the others suddenly reacted with displeasure to something they saw.

• Gu Shuo tested Lin Fan by holding onto the Gu Family’s Foreign Aid Token, but Lin Fan took it effortlessly and reduced Gu Shuo’s chair to powder.
• Gu Shuo promised Lin Fan two of the Gu Family’s three Great Desolate Tower slots if the family won the Martial Gathering championship, and advised Gu Yan to maintain a good relationship with him.
• The next day, Gu Mengqi led Lin Fan, Lin Dong, Gu Yan, and others to the Martial Gathering on the island’s mountaintop.
• Gu Mengqi explained that the opening matches let the Five Great Families recruit experts as guards or guest elders, but Lin Fan showed no interest in joining the Gu Family.
• After the group reached the Gu Family’s seats, Gu Yuntian and the other Gu Family members looked around and suddenly grew displeased.

Lin Fan attended the Five Great Families' Martial Gathering and drew Su Yan as his first-round opponent. As the matches began, Lin Fan confidently told Su Yan to strike first, warning that he might not get another chance.

• Lin Fan learned that Wei Zhen and Ghost Spear Chen Luo had arrived with the Wei Family, and Gu Mengqi introduced him to the Song Clan and Su Family's leading young fighters.
• The Five Great Families began the annual Martial Gathering by drawing lots, and the Gu Family's first-round opponent was the Su Family.
• Gu Yan drew Su Qin as her opponent, while Lin Fan drew Su Yan, prompting spectators to predict the Gu Family would lose both matches.
• Gu Mengqi and Gu Yan entered their platforms, and Lin Fan faced Su Yan as the three matches began.
• Su Yan introduced himself and cupped his hands, and Lin Fan told him to make the first move before he lost his chance.

Lin Fan defeated Su Yan with one palm, securing a win for the Gu Family in the martial gathering’s first round. After the Wei Family swept the Song Clan, Wei Zhen and Chen Luo provoked Lin Fan, while Gu Mengqi and Gu Yan worried about the next round.

• Lin Fan struck Su Yan down with a single palm, leaving him unconscious and stunning the spectators.
• Wei Zhen and Chen Luo recognized Lin Fan’s strength and suspected he might be connected to Wei Song and Xu Yun’s disappearance on Mystic Spirit Island.
• The Shentu Family elder declared Lin Fan the winner; Gu Yan lost her match, but Gu Mengqi won hers, giving the Gu Family a first-round victory.
• The Wei Family defeated the Song Clan 3–0, and Wei Zhen and Chen Luo sent Lin Fan challenging looks.
• Gu Mengqi and Gu Yan worried that they might face the Wei Family’s strongest fighters in the next round, while Lin Fan waited calmly for the matches to begin.

Lin Fan invoked Asura Mode at the Five Great Families' martial gathering, challenging Wei Zhen, Chen Luo, and Wei Li by himself. Wei Zhen and Chen Luo entered the arena to face him, and the battle was about to begin.

• Gu Yan drew Chen Luo as her opponent, Lin Fan drew Wei Li, and Gu Mengqi drew Wei Zhen.
• Lin Fan suggested Asura Mode, and Gu Shuo, Gu Mengqi, and Gu Yan agreed to let him challenge the Wei Family's three fighters alone.
• Wei Li admitted defeat, but Lin Fan stopped him and declared that he wanted all three opponents to attack together.
• Wei Zhen and Chen Luo accepted the challenge and leapt onto the stage, with Chen Luo summoning his black spear.

Shentu Jue learned that an outsider had challenged Asura Mode and vowed to defend the Great Desolate Tower so he could cultivate its Great Desolate Qi. At the Martial Gathering, Lin Fan unleashed a thousand-zhang Great Desolation Imprisoning Sky Hand against Wei Zhen, Chen Luo, and Wei Li, who prepared a desperate counterattack.

• A Shentu Family disciple informed Shentu Jue that the Gu Family had brought a powerful outsider to challenge Asura Mode, and Shentu Jue said he would defend the Great Desolate Tower.
• Lin Fan faced Wei Zhen, Chen Luo, and Wei Li and summoned the Great Desolation Imprisoning Sky Hand to attack them.
• The spectators were stunned by Lin Fan’s apparent Perfect Life Profound Realm strength and feared the three Wei Family fighters could not withstand him.
• Wei Zhen and Chen Luo doubted Lin Fan’s strength but joined Wei Li in gathering their Yuan Power to counter the descending palm.
• Wei Zhen, Chen Luo, and Wei Li unleashed their attacks, and their strikes collided with Lin Fan’s giant hand.

Lin Fan defeated Wei Zhen, Chen Luo, and Wei Li with one move, securing victory for the Gu Family in Asura Mode. After the Wei Family ordered an investigation and rushed to rescue their fighters, Lin Fan asked to hold the final battle that day.

• Wei Zhen, Chen Luo, and Wei Li unleashed their strongest attacks against Lin Fan, but his ancient giant hand overwhelmed them.
• The crowd saw Wei Zhen, Chen Luo, and Wei Li battered and near death while Lin Fan remained unharmed.
• Lin Fan asked the Shentu Family's referee to announce the result, and the referee declared him the winner and the Gu Family victorious.
• The Wei Family elders reacted with anger and ordered an investigation into Lin Fan's origins while arranging to rescue their fighters.
• Lin Fan asked the Shentu Family's referee whether they could hold the final battle that day.