Chapter Summaries

After the Gu Family won the right to challenge the Shentu Family, Lin Fan learned that the decisive tower defense battle would take place the next day. Gu Mengqi gave him a sea chart and information about finding maps of unknown waters before she left.

• Shentu Tao confirmed the Gu Family had won the martial gathering and announced that the challenge for the Great Desolate Tower quota would happen the next day.
• Lin Fan rejected Gu Shuo's offer for him and Lin Dong to join the Gu Family, then said he could defeat Shentu Jue without help.
• The Gu Family celebrated its victory at a banquet, and Lin Fan returned to his courtyard to cultivate.
• Gu Mengqi brought Lin Fan a sea chart of the Chaotic Demon Sea and told him that charts of unknown regions could appear at large auctions.
• Lin Fan declined Gu Mengqi's invitation to stay with the Gu Family, then studied the sea chart with his Mental Power.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong searched a sea chart for the Thunder Ancestor Symbol but found no match, then traveled to the Great Desolate Tower for Lin Fan’s final battle against Shentu Jue. The rivals faced off as Shentu Jue vowed to stop Lin Fan, who dismissed him as unworthy.

• Lin Fan gave Lin Dong the Gu Family’s sea chart, but Lin Dong could not match it to the Thunder Ancestor Symbol’s map; Lin Fan received a Thunder Heart when he patted Lin Dong’s shoulder.
• Lin Fan told Lin Dong they could search for the symbol at large auctions and planned to visit the Great Desolate Tower after defeating Shentu Jue.
• Crowds gathered at the Great Desolate Tower, where Shentu Jue waited for the battle that would decide the tower’s cultivation quota.
• Lin Fan arrived with Gu Mengqi, Gu Yan, and Lin Dong, then sent the others to the Gu Family’s seats before facing Shentu Jue.
• Shentu Jue unleashed his baleful aura and declared that Lin Fan could not pass, but Lin Fan replied that Shentu Jue was not worthy of blocking him.

Lin Fan and Shentu Jue fought over the Great Desolate Tower quota, with Lin Fan snapping two of Shentu Jue’s fingers before Shentu Jue unleashed his Asura Body. The chapter ended as Lin Fan’s Vermilion Bird Sky Splitting Palm and Shentu Jue’s Asura Earthly Fiend Prison attacks collided.

• Shentu Jue attacked Lin Fan with his dagger-like fingers, but Lin Fan blocked him and snapped two of his fingers.
• Shentu Jue activated his Asura Body and vowed to defeat Lin Fan and take the Great Desolate Tower quota.
• Lin Fan gathered Nirvana Fire, Nirvana Demon Flame, and Southern Blazing Fire into his Vermilion Bird Sky Splitting Palm.
• Shentu Jue cast Asura Earthly Fiend Prison, formed twin black sabers, and slashed at Lin Fan’s Flame Giant Palm.

Lin Fan defeated Shentu Jue in one move, securing the three Great Desolate Tower slots for the Gu Family. As the gathering ended, Chen Luo planned to report Lin Fan to Evil Bone Old Man, while Lin Fan prepared to enter the tower the next day.

• Lin Fan shattered Shentu Jue’s attacks and Asura Body with his Flame Giant Palm, leaving him gravely injured.
• Shentu Jue admitted defeat and conceded the Great Desolate Tower slots to the Gu Family.
• Chen Luo told Wei Zhen he suspected Lin Fan had killed his junior brother and planned to inform Evil Bone Old Man.
• Shentu Tao acknowledged the Shentu Family’s loss and handed the three slots to the Gu Family.
• Lin Fan asked when they could enter the Great Desolate Tower, and Gu Shuo said they could go the next day.

After the Martial Gathering, Lin Fan and Lin Dong entered the Great Desolate Tower to cultivate with its powerful Great Desolate Qi. The Stone Talisman emerged and raced toward the next floor, leaving Lin Fan and Lin Dong in pursuit.

• Gu Shuo warned Lin Fan and Lin Dong that the Great Desolate Qi grew denser on each floor and that no one had reached the eighth floor.
• Gu Shuo opened the Great Desolate Tower, and Lin Fan and Lin Dong entered.
• Lin Fan and Lin Dong absorbed the Great Desolate Qi and found that it could temper their bodies and aid Lin Dong's cultivation.
• The Stone Talisman emerged from Lin Dong and shot toward the next floor, so Lin Fan and Lin Dong chased after it.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong cultivated on the Great Desolate Tower’s seventh floor while the Stone Talisman absorbed Great Desolate Qi and recovered. The Ancestor Stone Spirit awakened, explained the tower’s history and warned them about the Otherworldly Demons before the pair prepared to leave.

• The Stone Talisman absorbed the seventh floor’s Great Desolate Qi and created protected areas where Lin Fan and Lin Dong could cultivate.
• Over a month, Lin Dong formed ten green dragon light patterns, the Stone Talisman regained some vitality, and Lin Fan strengthened his body and stabilized his realm.
• A beam of purplish-golden light shot through a crack in the barrier to the eighth floor and entered Lin Dong, who refined it with the Devouring Ancestor Symbol.
• The Ancestor Stone Spirit emerged and told Lin Fan and Lin Dong about the Great Desolate Lord, the Symbol Ancestor’s disciples, and the Otherworldly Demons.
• The Ancestor Stone Spirit warned Lin Fan and Lin Dong not to use its power where the Otherworldly Demons could sense it, then returned to Lin Dong as a system notification sounded in Lin Fan’s mind.

After spending a month in the Great Desolate Tower, Lin Fan and Lin Dong emerged much stronger, and Lin Fan received the One Qi Transforms into Three Purities divine ability. Evil Bone Old Man arrived on Martial Gathering Island seeking revenge for his slain disciple, and Lin Fan prepared to face him.

• Lin Fan gained the One Qi Transforms into Three Purities divine ability, which allowed him to form two clones, and he left the Great Desolate Tower with Lin Dong.
• Gu Shuo and Gu Mengqi welcomed Lin Fan and Lin Dong after noticing their strengthened auras, and Gu Mengqi suggested they rest on Martial Gathering Island before going to sea.
• Lin Fan recognized the powerful approaching expert as Evil Bone Old Man, while the Ancestor Stone Spirit warned Lin Dong that the old man was coming for Lin Fan.
• Gu Shuo offered the Gu Family's protection, but Lin Fan said Evil Bone Old Man could not threaten him and intended to reunite him with his disciple.
• Evil Bone Old Man appeared above Martial Gathering Island with a White Bone Staff and demanded that the person who killed his disciple come out and die.

Evil Bone Old Man confronted Lin Fan on Martial Gathering Island over the death of his disciple. Lin Fan crushed Evil Bone Old Man’s first attack, and their fight continued as his Flame Spear collided with the old man’s White Bone Staff.

• Evil Bone Old Man arrived on Martial Gathering Island and demanded that the Gu Family hand over the person who killed his disciple.
• Chen Luo told Evil Bone Old Man that Lin Fan was staying with the Gu Family and had defeated Shentu Jue in one move.
• Lin Fan and Lin Dong appeared, and Lin Fan taunted Chen Luo and declared that he would kill Evil Bone Old Man.
• Evil Bone Old Man attacked Lin Fan with an Origin Power Beam, but Lin Fan crushed it with a giant Origin Power hand.
• Evil Bone Old Man launched his White Bone Staff at Lin Fan, who countered with a Flame Spear and collided with him.

Lin Fan badly wounded Evil Bone Old Man with a Flame Spear and stopped him from escaping. He trapped Evil Bone Old Man in a Space Prison and prepared a blazing sun of Scarlet Flame to finish him off.

• Lin Fan used a brief mental-power freeze to make Evil Bone Old Man take the full force of his Flame Spear, leaving him gravely injured and missing his left arm.
• The crowd on Martial Gathering Island marveled at Lin Fan's strength, while the Wei Family abandoned its plans to seek revenge on him.
• Evil Bone Old Man threatened to hunt Lin Fan after recovering, then exploded his left arm and fled.
• Lin Fan intercepted Evil Bone Old Man and sealed him inside a Space Prison.
• Lin Fan gathered Scarlet Flame into a blazing sun and sent it roaring toward Evil Bone Old Man.

Lin Fan killed Evil Bone Old Man and then confronted Chen Luo, who had called his master to avenge his defeat. With the Wei Family refusing to protect Chen Luo, Lin Fan killed him with a Flame Spear.

• Lin Fan burned Evil Bone Old Man to ash, destroying his primordial spirit as well.
• The witnesses on Martial Gathering Island were shocked, and the Five Great Families regarded Lin Fan with greater respect.
• Lin Fan told Chen Luo that he would die in despair, and Chen Luo fled to the Wei Family for help.
• Wei Hong declared that the Wei Family would not interfere and blamed Chen Luo for framing Lin Fan and summoning Evil Bone Old Man.
• Chen Luo attacked Lin Fan with the Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul Devouring Spear, but Lin Fan's Flame Spear destroyed it and killed him.

After killing Chen Luo, Lin Fan returned to the Gu Family residence and used a Supreme Purity Spirit Refining Pill to strengthen his mental power. Ten days later, he stopped cultivating just short of a further breakthrough.

• Lin Fan returned to the Gu Family residence with Gu Mengqi, Gu Shuo, and Lin Dong after killing Chen Luo.
• Shentu Mo and the other family elders speculated that Lin Fan's techniques resembled those of Demon Luo, and agreed it was best not to provoke him.
• Lin Fan returned to his courtyard, summoned the Devouring Corpse to guard him, and swallowed the Supreme Purity Spirit Refining Pill.
• Lin Dong, Yan, and the Gu Family members sensed Lin Fan's powerful mental fluctuations and learned that his Mental Power had reached Immortal Talisman Master Greater Mastery.
• After cultivating for ten days, Lin Fan stopped and realized he was still a little short of his next breakthrough.

After leaving the Gu Family, Lin Fan and Lin Dong traveled toward the Heavenly Merchant Domain, where they planned to attend an upcoming auction. With about a week left in their journey, they encountered the Blood Demon Shark Clan, whose leader ordered them to leave the area.

• Lin Fan emerged from seclusion having raised his Mental Power to the peak of Immortal Talisman Master Greater Mastery, though he failed to reach Minor Symbol Master.
• Lin Fan and Lin Dong bid farewell to Gu Shuo, who told them about the Heavenly Merchant Domain's grand auction and its location on their sea chart.
• Lin Fan and Lin Dong traveled across the sea for more than twenty days, refining their control over Yuan Power and hearing rumors that Lin Fan was Demon Luo Hall Master's disciple.
• Lin Fan sensed approaching auras and stopped with Lin Dong, who recognized the approaching figures as members of the Blood Demon Shark Clan.
• A Blood Demon Shark Clan man riding a blood shark confronted Lin Fan and Lin Dong, declaring the clan's mission in the area and ordering them to leave.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong were stopped by Commander Xia and the Blood Demon Shark Clan, and Lin Fan killed a captain after the man attacked him. When Commander Xia ordered his group to attack, Lin Fan protected Lin Dong with the Vermilion Bird Departing Fire Shroud and rushed into the enemy ranks.

• Commander Xia and the Blood Demon Shark Clan blocked Lin Fan and Lin Dong’s path and demanded that they take a detour.
• Lin Fan slapped a sharp-faced captain into the sea, then crushed him with an Origin Power Hand and destroyed his primordial spirit with thunder.
• Commander Xia recognized Lin Fan’s Perfect Life Profound Realm strength, surrounded the pair, and ordered his men to attack.
• Lin Fan formed the Vermilion Bird Departing Fire Shroud around himself and Lin Dong, dissolving the clan members’ attacks.
• Lin Fan formed scarlet flaming wings and darted into the Blood Demon Shark Clan’s ranks before Commander Xia’s warning could reach them.

Lin Fan slaughtered nearly a hundred Blood Demon Shark Clan members, then faced Commander Xia after he consumed their corpses to boost his power. Lin Fan’s Great Desolation Imprisoning Sky Hand smashed Commander Xia’s attack, but Commander Xia unleashed the Demon Shark’s Tooth, which pierced the giant palm and flew toward Lin Fan.

• Lin Fan used Space Blades to kill nearly a hundred Blood Demon Shark Clan members, including several Initial Life Profound Realm experts.
• Commander Xia threatened Lin Fan, then devoured the corpses and gained strength approaching the Perfect Life Profound Realm.
• Commander Xia charged Lin Fan with his trident, and Lin Fan countered with the Great Desolation Imprisoning Sky Hand.
• Commander Xia opened a crimson jade box and infused the Demon Shark’s Tooth with his yuan power.
• The enlarged Demon Shark’s Tooth pierced through Lin Fan’s giant palm and continued toward him.

Lin Fan defeated Commander Xia and killed nearly a hundred Blood Demon Shark Clan experts before continuing across the sea with Lin Dong. They later met a hungry, injured Blue-Clad Girl on an island, and Lin Dong asked who had hurt her.

• Lin Fan crushed Commander Xia’s Demon Shark’s Tooth attack with the Shatter the Heavens Cauldron and killed him with a Flame Spear, destroying his Yuan Spirit.
• Lin Fan and Lin Dong left the battlefield and stopped on a small island to grill fish after nightfall.
• Lin Dong and Lin Fan discovered a Blue-Clad Girl watching their food, and Lin Fan offered her a grilled fish.
• The Blue-Clad Girl ate ravenously and admitted that some annoying guys had injured her.
• Lin Fan and Lin Dong exchanged a glance and asked the Blue-Clad Girl who had injured her.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong learned that Mu Lingshan had followed them because she trusted Lin Dong, and Yan recognized the healing art she displayed as the Undying Celestial Evolution Art. Mu Lingshan joined them on their journey to the Heavenly Merchant Domain, and they arrived at Heavenly Merchant City ahead of the Heavenly Merchant Auction.

• Mu Lingshan told Lin Fan and Lin Dong that she had followed them since their encounter with the Blood Demon Shark Clan because she felt Lin Dong would not hurt her.
• Mu Lingshan fell asleep, and a deep-blue barrier formed around her as her wounds healed; Yan identified her technique as the Undying Celestial Evolution Art and wondered whether she belonged to the Undying Sacred Whale Clan.
• After waking, Mu Lingshan asked to travel with Lin Fan and Lin Dong to the Heavenly Merchant Domain, and Lin Fan agreed.
• Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Mu Lingshan traveled for five days and reached the busy Heavenly Merchant Domain, then continued toward its central city.
• The three arrived at Heavenly Merchant City, passed through its protective grand array, and saw a towering black pavilion at the city's center.

Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Mu Lingshan visited the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion, where Lin Fan sold items taken from his enemies and asked about materials needed for Mu Lingshan to break her seal. The chapter ended with Lin Fan asking the pavilion’s manager, Tang Dongling, whether they had Volcano Flame Essence Stone and Sea King Spirit Grass.

• Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Mu Lingshan arrived at the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion and saw Xie Yan, the Little Underworld King of Evil Wind Grotto-heaven, arrive with his followers.
• Lin Fan asked Mu Lingshan what material she needed to break her seal, and she named Sea King Spirit Grass.
• Lin Fan brought a pile of loot to the appraisal room, including Evil Bone Old Man’s bone staff and the Blood Demon Shark Clan’s Demon Shark’s Tooth.
• Tang Dongling appraised the items and offered fifty million Profound Origin Pills for the lot, which Lin Fan accepted.
• Lin Fan asked Tang Dongling whether the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion had Volcano Flame Essence Stone and Sea King Spirit Grass.

Lin Fan bought the materials he needed in Heavenly Merchant City and spent eight days refining eight Shatter the Firmament Gates. As the Heavenly Merchant Auction began, he reunited with Tang Dongling and encountered Xie Yan.

• Tang Dongling arranged to sell Lin Fan eight Volcano Flame Essence Stones and a Sea King Spirit Grass for nine million Profound Origin Pills, then told her attendant about Lin Fan’s reputation.
• Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Mu Lingshan settled in Heavenly Merchant City; Lin Fan began refining the gates while Mu Lingshan used the Sea King Spirit Grass to try to break the Blood Demon Shark Clan’s seal on her.
• After eight days, Lin Fan completed and imprinted eight Shatter the Firmament Gates, while Lin Dong kept watch and Mu Lingshan rested.
• Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Mu Lingshan explored the city for two more days before attending the Heavenly Merchant Auction, where Lin Fan greeted Tang Dongling.
• Xie Yan arrived, greeted Tang Dongling, and turned to Lin Fan, asking if he was Lin Fan.

Lin Fan confronted Xie Yan at the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion auction and warned him that he would have killed him without the Pavilion’s intervention. The auction began, and Lin Dong reacted with surprise when a new item was brought out, though its identity was not yet revealed.

• Xie Yan challenged Lin Fan over the deaths of members of Evil Wind Grotto-heaven, and Lin Fan denied being a disciple of Flame God Hall.
• Tang Dongling stopped the two from fighting inside the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion, and Xie Yan threatened to deal with Lin Fan after the auction.
• Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Mu Lingshan took their seats; Xie Yan discussed capturing Lin Fan with a black-clothed elder after securing the item they had come for.
• Lin Fan greeted Zhou Qian, and Tang Dongling opened the auction with the Fire Demon Heaven Penetrating Palm.
• After several items were sold, Lin Dong sat upright in surprise as another auction item appeared, and Lin Fan looked toward it.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong attended the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion auction, where Lin Fan bought a Devouring Corpse and a Pure Yuan Treasure. The auction ended on the revelation that its final item was connected to a Reincarnation Stage expert’s cave dwelling.

• Lin Dong won an unknown sea chart for 1.8 million Profound Origin Pills.
• Lin Dong recognized the black corpse as a Devouring Corpse after Yan explained it, and urged Lin Fan to win it.
• Lin Fan outbid Chen Ying and Xie Yan to buy the Devouring Corpse for 10 million Profound Origin Pills.
• Lin Fan won the Sky Phoenix Shattering Void Bow for 25 million Profound Origin Pills.
• Tang Dongling revealed that the auction’s final item was connected to a cave dwelling left by a Reincarnation Stage expert, sending the crowd into an uproar.