Chapter Summaries

Lin Fan helped Lin Dong refine a hidden formation inside his praying mat, while Little Flame broke free of his beast form and joined the brothers as Lin Yan. After Lin Dong discovered the formation’s reverse power of decomposition, the group set out for the Ancient Secret Treasure.

• Little Flame emerged from the mist in human form, and Lin Dong named him Lin Yan and welcomed him as his fourth brother.
• Lin Yan called Lin Fan his eldest brother, Lin Dong his second brother, and Xiao Diao his third brother, who grudgingly accepted the arrangement.
• Lin Fan told Lin Dong to smash the praying mat and refine the light hidden inside it using the Devouring Ancestor Symbol and the Stone Talisman.
• After two days and nights, Lin Dong refined the light and learned it was the Move the Universe Ancient Formation.
• Lin Dong reversed the formation and erased a boulder, discovering that the technique could decompose matter but consumed enormous Yuan Power.
• Lin Fan led Lin Dong, Lin Yan, and Xiao Diao toward the place where the Ancient Secret Treasure would open.

Lin Fan reached the Ancient Palace with Lin Dong and Little Flame, where the Demon Rock Dynasty’s bounty made him a target. After defeating the Great Desert Dynasty group, he confronted Shi Kun in the central hall, and their battle began with Lin Fan’s overwhelming counterattack.

• During the journey, Xiao Diao taught Little Flame Heavenly Demon God Transformation, and Little Flame adapted to his body and learned human language.
• Lin Fan entered the crowded Ancient Palace, learned that the Demon Rock, Primordial, and Nether Spring dynasties had arrived, and heard that the Demon Rock Dynasty had placed a bounty on him.
• When the Great Desert Dynasty demanded his Ancient Key, Lin Fan struck them down with one palm and took their Cosmos Sacks.
• Lin Fan followed the Ancient Key’s fluctuations to the central hall, where he confronted Shi Kun of the Demon Rock Dynasty.
• Shi Kun attacked Lin Fan with a storm of golden blade lights, but Lin Fan’s Great Desolate Heaven Covering Hand shattered them and crashed toward Shi Kun.

Lin Fan killed Shi Kun and the remaining Demon Rock Dynasty fighters, then took the Ancient Keys from the Primordial Dynasty and Nether Spring Dynasty. He left with Lin Dong and Little Flame to await the Ancient Secret Treasure’s opening as his reputation spread across the Ancient Palace.

• Lin Fan killed Shi Kun with one strike, escaped the collapsing hall, and took Shi Kun’s Cosmos Sack and Earth Rank Spiritual Treasure Greatsword.
• Lin Fan killed the fleeing Demon Rock Dynasty members and found an Ancient Key in Shi Kun’s sack.
• Lin Fan demanded the Ancient Keys from the bare-chested man and the woman in the purple-black dress, then killed the bare-chested man when he objected.
• The woman in the purple-black dress handed Lin Fan her Ancient Key after her fellow disciples urged her to comply, and Lin Fan promised to open the Ancient Secret Treasure for everyone.
• Lin Fan left with Lin Dong and Little Flame to wait for the treasure’s opening, while people across the Ancient Palace spread his name and called him the Northwest Region’s fifth overlord.

On the day the Ancient Secret Treasure opened, Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Little Flame entered its unstable space and explored a floating desert island. After Lin Fan found a golden sphere among the ashes of a failed Nirvana tribulation survivor, Xiao Diao warned that someone was approaching.

• Lin Fan joined Lin Dong and Little Flame at the altar, where the four Ancient Keys opened the giant gate to the Ancient Secret Treasure.
• Lin Fan stored two Ancient Keys, then led Lin Dong and Little Flame through the gate into the ruined, unstable space.
• Xiao Diao warned them about deadly spatial rifts after several people nearby were swallowed by one.
• Lin Fan led the group onto a floating desert island, where Xiao Diao sensed something in its center.
• Lin Fan identified the island as the aftermath of a survivor's failed Nirvana tribulation, then used the Devouring Ancestor Symbol on the skeleton's ashes and found a golden sphere.
• Xiao Diao sensed someone approaching, and Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Little Flame prepared for trouble.

Lin Fan encountered Yan Sen, then led Lin Dong and Little Flame to a Pill River in the Ancient Secret Treasure to cultivate. After defeating the Sky Eagle Dynasty and advancing his cultivation, Lin Fan set out with Lin Dong and Little Flame for the depths of the secret treasure.

• Yan Sen met Lin Fan and said he hoped to face him in the Hundred Empire War, then departed without fighting.
• Lin Fan led Lin Dong and Little Flame to a Pill River, where Lin Dong began cultivating on a stone platform.
• Lin Fan defeated the dozen members of the Sky Eagle Dynasty in one attack and claimed their Cosmos Sacks.
• Lin Fan found another cultivation platform and spent three days cultivating, reaching the Five Yuan Nirvana Realm and Four Seal Heavenly Talisman Master realm.
• Lin Dong passed his first Nirvana Tribulation, and Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Little Flame headed deeper into the Ancient Secret Treasure.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong learned that Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun were being pressured to surrender their Sect Seals at the Qianyun Sect ruins, so they went to help. The three seals returned to their owners when Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Little Flame arrived, leaving the gathered dynasties shocked and furious.

• Lin Fan and Lin Dong heard that Mo Ling and the others from the Great Yan Dynasty had found Sect Seals and headed toward the ruins to assist them.
• Lin Fan forced nearby travelers to reveal the ruins' location and identified himself as being from the Great Yan Dynasty.
• Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Little Flame arrived at a floating island where a red barrier surrounded the Qianyun Sect hall and its inheritance stele.
• Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun faced four high-grade dynasties demanding their three Sect Seals, and they reluctantly threw the seals toward them.
• Lin Fan's force struck the seals and returned them to Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun as Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Little Flame descended before the crowd.

Lin Fan arrived at the Sect Ruins with Lin Dong and Little Flame and demanded that everyone leave so the site would belong to the Great Yan Dynasty. After crushing the Great Forest Dynasty and driving away the other empires, he watched as several figures appeared from the mountain peak.

• Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun happily greeted Lin Fan, while the leaders of the four high-ranked empires recognized him.
• Lin Fan gave everyone five minutes to leave the Sect Ruins, but Qin Sen challenged him after the other three empire leaders refused to interfere.
• Lin Fan crushed Qin Sen and the Great Forest Dynasty with an Origin Power Hand and collected their Cosmos Sacks.
• The other three high-ranked empires withdrew, and the remaining people scattered from Void Island.
• Several figures descended from the mountain peak, prompting Lin Dong and Little Flame to take defensive positions beside Lin Fan.

Lin Fan met Mu Hongling and Demon Spear Liu Bai at the Qianyun Sect Ruins, then escorted Mo Ling and the others inside before continuing deeper into the Ancient Secret Treasure with Lin Dong and Little Flame. After using the Flame Ancestor Symbol to cross the Nirvana Shattering Heaven Formation, Lin Fan reached a region of floating islands and proposed that the group split up.

• Mu Hongling greeted Lin Fan, and Liu Bai introduced himself and said he had come mainly to make Lin Fan's acquaintance before leaving with his companions.
• Lin Fan declined to enter the Qianyun Sect inheritance, but escorted Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun into the ruins until the inheritance drew them into the great hall.
• Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Little Flame read the stone stele and continued toward the depths, seeking the Four Great Mysterious Sects' inheritance and the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill for Xiao Diao.
• Lin Fan used the Flame Ancestor Symbol to part the Nirvana Fire and lead Lin Dong and Little Flame through the Nirvana Shattering Heaven Formation.
• After reaching a region of floating islands, Lin Fan proposed that he and his companions split up, leaving Lin Dong and Little Flame puzzled.

Lin Fan split up from Lin Dong and Little Flame to claim the Earth Martial Sect’s inheritance, while they headed for the Eight Extremes Sect Ruins. After Lin Fan mastered the Wu Zong Heaven Shifting Skill, the Four Xuan Sect Ruins opened, drawing everyone toward the next stage of the secret treasure.

• Lin Fan and Lin Dong agreed to split up, with Lin Dong and Little Flame heading for the Eight Extremes Sect Ruins and Lin Fan seeking the Earth Martial Sect Ruins.
• Lin Fan reached the Earth Martial Sect Ruins and snatched an inheritance light cluster from five fighters in the main hall.
• Lin Fan stunned the five fighters with the Soul Suppressing Bell, escaped, and learned the Wu Zong Heaven Shifting Skill from the inheritance.
• The Four Xuan Sect Ruins opened, and Lin Fan set off toward them.
• Lin Dong and Little Flame also headed for the Four Xuan Sect Ruins, hoping to find a way for Xiao Diao to regain a physical body.
• Figures from across the secret treasure rushed toward the newly opened ruins.

Lin Fan swept the Pill Field for Nirvana Pills before reaching the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill, where Lin Dong and Little Flame were facing Tyrant Wolf Tian Zhen. The chapter ended as Tian Zhen attacked Lin Fan with his Ten Thousand Wolves Breaking Army Fist.

• Lin Fan bypassed the medicinal herbs and collected over one hundred million Nirvana Pills from the Pill Chambers into the System Space.
• Lin Fan reached the deepest Pill Chamber and found Lin Dong and Little Flame guarding the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill while Xiao Diao worked on breaking its Life and Death Ring.
• Tian Zhen demanded the pill, and Lin Fan told Lin Dong and Little Flame to leave the opponents to him.
• Tian Zhen attacked Lin Fan with the Ten Thousand Wolves Breaking Army Fist as onlookers watched to see whether Lin Fan could withstand it.

Lin Fan killed Tyrant Wolf Tian Zhen with one strike, securing the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill for Lin Dong and Xiao Diao. The group then reached the Four Mysterious Sects’ inheritance site, where four ancient Bronze Gates stood before them.

• Lin Fan used the Great Desolate Imprisoning Sky Finger to kill Tian Zhen and took his Cosmos Sack, leaving the onlookers stunned.
• After the crowd fled, Xiao Diao found a way to break the Life and Death Ring, and Lin Dong took the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill.
• Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Xiao Diao headed toward the island’s depths to seek the Four Mysterious Sects’ inheritance, and Xiao Diao said he would use the pill after their current task.
• At the distorted space, the group encountered Demon Spear Liu Bai, Mountain-Cleaving Axe Jiang Shan, Beast Fist Mu Shou, and Yan Sen before entering with the other contenders.
• The group landed on an ancient plaza and saw four Bronze Gates that appeared to lead to the inheritance.

After the Bronze Gates repelled an attacker, the gathered cultivators suspected the four Ancient Keys could open them and focused on Lin Fan, who possessed all four. When Jiang Shan and Mu Shou tried to take the keys by force, Lin Fan killed them both with his Sky Covering Giant Hand.

• A cultivator struck a Bronze Gate, was hurled into distorted space, and was cut in half by a spatial rift.
• The crowd realized Lin Fan held all four Ancient Keys and wondered whether they could open the four Bronze Gates.
• Jiang Shan and Mu Shou demanded one Ancient Key each, but Lin Fan refused to hand them over.
• Jiang Shan and Mu Shou attacked Lin Fan together, and he told Lin Dong and Little Flame to stay back.
• Lin Fan summoned the Sky Covering Giant Hand, which crushed their attacks and smashed Jiang Shan and Mu Shou apart.

After Lin Fan killed Jiang Shan and Mu Shou, he auctioned his extra Ancient Key to Liu Bai's group, and the keys opened the Bronze Gates. Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Little Flame entered separate gates while the others were left outside.

• Lin Fan killed Mountain-Cleaving Axe Jiang Shan and Beast Fist Mu Shou with a single move, then collected their Cosmos Sacks.
• Liu Bai offered to exchange for Lin Fan's extra Ancient Key, and Lin Fan agreed to let the highest bidder win it.
• Liu Bai's group won the auction with fifteen million Nirvana Pills and three Earth Rank Spiritual Treasures, then used the Ancient Key to open a Bronze Gate and enter.
• Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Little Flame used their own Ancient Keys to open separate Bronze Gates.
• Dozens of people rushed toward the gates, but they exploded into blood mist, and the gates closed after Lin Fan's group entered.

Lin Fan entered the Vermilion Bird Hall and crossed its magma, Nirvana Fire, and Nirvana Demon Flame trials. He encountered the Vermilion Bird and the Vermilion Bird King, who questioned him about his ability to control flames.

• Lin Fan entered the Vermilion Bird Hall despite its warning that the trial meant nine deaths and one life.
• Lin Fan tried flying over the magma sea but was forced down, then used the Flame Ancestor Symbol to travel across the magma and fire trials.
• Lin Fan crossed the Nirvana Fire and Nirvana Demon Flame seas over several days.
• A colossal Vermilion Bird rose from the fire sea and suppressed Lin Fan's Mental Power and flames with its pressure.
• The Vermilion Bird King appeared on the creature's back, identified himself, and asked Lin Fan why he showed no Flame Ancestor Symbol aura despite controlling flames.

After passing the complete Vermilion Bird Trial, Lin Fan received the Vermilion Bird King's inheritance and two gifts before the king's remnant vanished. Lin Fan emerged at a Pill River and began cultivating, while the other trial-takers continued their trials and powerful outsiders converged on the Ancient Palace to target them.

• The Vermilion Bird King gave Lin Fan the Vermilion Bird Shattering Heaven Art, and Lin Fan quickly mastered its entry level and cultivated the Vermilion Bird Claw.
• The Vermilion Bird King told Lin Fan that his remnant would disappear, then vanished after asking Lin Fan to carry on his inheritance.
• The Vermilion Bird King's giant Vermilion Bird consumed the sea of fire and struck Lin Fan, leaving a powerful Vermilion Bird pattern on his chest.
• The sea-of-fire space collapsed, and Lin Fan found a Pill River, flew to its cultivation platform, and absorbed its Nirvana Qi.
• Lin Dong, Little Flame, and Demon Spear Liu Bai continued their trials, while experts including members of super dynasties headed for the Ancient Palace to plunder the inheritors.

After months of cultivation in the Vermilion Bird Hall, Lin Fan absorbed Nirvana Golden Qi, stored the Pill River in his System Space, and left the Ancient Secret Treasure. Meanwhile, the Great Qian Dynasty occupied Ancient Palace and waited to seize the inheritances from Lin Fan and his companions.

• Lin Fan cultivated in the Pill River for more than three months, advanced to the Six Yuan Nirvana Realm, survived a Wind and Thunder Tribulation, and reached the Five Seal Heavenly Symbol Master realm.
• Lin Fan absorbed Nirvana Golden Qi for thirteen days, strengthening the Essence Spirit Qi in his dantian before deciding to save it for after his seventh Nirvana Tribulation.
• Lin Fan used his System Space to collect the entire Pill River, then opened a spatial vortex with the Ancient Key and left Vermilion Bird Hall.
• A mysterious old man observed that Lin Fan had obtained the inheritances of the Azure Dragon Hall, White Tiger Hall, and Vermilion Bird Hall, and anticipated an unusual Hundred Empire War.
• The Great Qian Dynasty occupied the central golden hall in Ancient Palace, where two of its Four Generals waited to seize the ancient inheritances from Lin Fan and his companions.

Lin Fan emerged from the spatial vortex into the Ancient Palace and confronted Zhu Tianhuo and Mu Huang, who demanded the Four Mysterious Sects' inheritance. After Little Flame, Lin Dong, and Xiao Diao joined him, Lin Fan attacked Zhu Tianhuo, leaving the battle underway.

• Lin Fan appeared in the Ancient Palace, drawing the attention of the gathered cultivators.
• Zhu Tianhuo and Mu Huang flew over and demanded that Lin Fan hand over the Four Mysterious Sects' inheritance.
• Lin Fan told the two Great Qian generals to leave or die.
• Little Flame, Lin Dong, and Xiao Diao emerged from spatial vortices and reunited with Lin Fan.
• Lin Fan used Vermilion Bird Claw against Zhu Tianhuo, who countered with his crimson spear.

Lin Fan killed Zhu Tianhuo with Nirvana Demon Flame and then faced Mu Huang of the Great Qian Dynasty. He destroyed Mu Huang’s mountain-sized form with the Vermilion Bird Sky Splitting Palm, leaving the watching dynasties stunned.

• Lin Fan trapped Zhu Tianhuo in Nirvana Fire and Nirvana Demon Flame, then took his Cosmos Sack and spear as Zhu Tianhuo killed himself to escape the burning.
• Zhu Tianhuo’s corpse melted away, frightening the watching experts, including Mu Huang, Lin Dong, and Xiao Diao.
• Lin Fan challenged Mu Huang, who transformed with the Man Mountain Body, Move Mountains Spirit Martial Art and attacked him with a giant fist.
• Lin Fan formed a flame-covered palm carrying Nirvana Fire and Nirvana Demon Flame and struck Mu Huang’s chest with the Vermilion Bird Sky Splitting Palm.
• Mu Huang’s mountain-like body cracked and exploded into countless fragments.

Lin Fan killed Zhu Tianhuo, Mu Huang, and the rest of the Great Qian Dynasty forces at the Ancient Palace, then set out with Lin Dong, Xiao Diao, and Little Flame for Myriad Manifestations City. After discussing their inherited martial arts, the group camped for the night, where three strangers emerged from the forest.

• Lin Fan killed Zhu Tianhuo and Mu Huang, then wiped out the Great Qian Dynasty forces at the golden hall and warned the witnesses not to seize Great Yan Dynasty's inheritance.
• Lin Fan left the Ancient Palace with Lin Dong, Xiao Diao, and Little Flame, and chose to travel toward Myriad Manifestations City.
• Lin Fan, Little Flame, and Lin Dong shared the names of their inherited martial arts, and Lin Dong recounted his encounter with a mysterious old man in the Azure Dragon Hall.
• The four traveled cautiously through the Ancient Battlefield and camped in a mountain range near Myriad Manifestations City.
• Xiao Diao sensed approaching footsteps, and three figures emerged from the darkness as Little Flame gripped his iron rod.

Lin Fan and the others sheltered Su Kui, Su Rou, and Liu Ya from the demon tide, and Lin Fan obtained Earth Core Spirit Saliva when he touched Su Rou. After the group departed, Xiao Diao sensed that they had been stopped, and Lin Fan led his companions to help them.

• Su Kui asked to camp by Lin Fan's fire, and Lin Fan welcomed him, Su Rou, and Liu Ya after Xiao Diao tried to turn them away.
• Lin Fan introduced himself and his companions as members of the Great Yan Dynasty, then gained a portion of Earth Core Spirit Saliva when Su Rou took roasted meat from him.
• At dawn, Su Kui and his companions thanked Lin Fan and left, while Lin Fan explained that Su Rou likely had a Spirit Seal.
• Xiao Diao sensed that Su Kui, Su Rou, and Liu Ya had been stopped, and Lin Fan led Lin Dong, Xiao Diao, and Little Flame to rescue them.