Chapter Summaries

Shen Lin used the Heaven-Intercepting Marvelous Skill to summon a gray-robed trader while the Great Serpent threatened to kill him. He traded his future Saint Realm breakthrough for an Azure Rewind Talisman, which reversed time and saved him from the Serpent.

• The Great Serpent appeared above Shen Lin and prepared to crush him for breaking the seal of the Great Sage of Six Stars.
• Shen Lin used the Heaven-Intercepting Marvelous Skill, freezing everything around him and summoning a gray-robed figure.
• Shen Lin asked for an Azure Rewind Talisman and offered the Saint Realm as payment, risking his future cultivation.
• The gray-robed figure accepted the transaction, and Shen Lin activated the talisman to rewind time within the small world by ten breaths.
• The gray-robed figure vanished after warning Shen Lin that he would collect the payment when Shen Lin reached the Saint Realm.

After surviving the giant serpent by using the Heaven-Intercepting Marvelous Skill, Shen Lin began cultivating to break through to the Star Realm. His first thousand-year deduction failed, but a second eventually compressed his spiritual power into a spirit core and advanced him to the Treasure Liquid Realm, completing his breakthrough.

• Shen Lin recovered from the Heaven-Intercepting Marvelous Skill’s soul-draining effects and reflected on the gray-robed man’s talisman and the price of reaching the Saint Realm.
• Shen Lin began a thousand-year deduction of the Heaven Burning Sea Boiling Art, but his unusually abundant spiritual power proved difficult to compress enough for a breakthrough.
• Shen Lin learned that his spiritual power had become extremely dense and continued a second deduction despite knowing nothing of the secret methods top sects used to speed up compression.
• After years of effort, Shen Lin compressed his spiritual power into a solid spirit core and broke through to the Treasure Liquid Realm.
• Shen Lin continued cultivating for the rest of the deduction, and the system announced that he had cultivated to the Star Realm.

Shen Lin broke through to the Star Realm and discovered he could teleport, while worrying that the stars might be connected to the giant serpent. The Hundred Refinements Valley learned of his breakthrough and assigned Li Moyan to watch him during the forging of the profound weapon.

• Shen Lin examined his new Star Realm powers, formed a teleportation star map, and wondered whether using the stars could expose his secret to the giant serpent.
• Elder Ye caught Shen Lin practicing the Astral Shift Technique, confirmed that he had just reached the Star Realm, and warned him not to use it before the Hundred Refinements Valley’s major undertaking.
• Shen Lin checked his status panel, noted his increased lifespan and remaining demon lifespan, and decided to avoid conspicuous cultivation for now.
• Elder Ye told the Great Elder that Gongsun Ge had reached the Star Realm, and the Great Elder ordered Li Moyan to emerge from seclusion and watch him until the profound weapon was forged.

Elder Ye told Li Moyan that Hundred Refinements Valley needed Shen Lin, who was posing as Hao Xi, to help refine a Heaven Grade Mysterious Weapon. Li Moyan befriended and watched over him for several days, then took him to the long-awaited attempt to fulfill the sect’s goal.

• Elder Ye found Li Moyan had left seclusion early and explained that Gongsun Ge’s mastery of Soldier Probing Hand made him crucial to the weapon-refining plan.
• Li Moyan promised Elder Ye he would watch Shen Lin and prevent him from ruining Hundred Refinements Valley’s undertaking.
• Li Moyan introduced himself to Shen Lin as the valley master, admitted he had been sent to keep an eye on him, and promised safe passage if he cooperated.
• Shen Lin introduced himself as Hao Xi, and Li Moyan recognized that his claimed Rogue Cultivator identity was unlikely but chose to drink with him anyway.
• Li Moyan spent the following days eating and drinking with Shen Lin, then told him the entrance selection day had arrived and led him out.

Shen Lin delayed Hundred Refinements Valley's entrance selection to study the array used to harvest the candidates' soul power, while Li Moyan kept watch over him. The selection began by draining the candidates' spiritual power to fuel the Meteor Flame, and Shen Lin prepared to interfere with the array before it could harvest their souls.

• Shen Lin questioned whether Li Moyan would keep following him, and Li Moyan said he intended to watch him closely.
• Shen Lin gave a long speech to the gathered candidates while studying the array on the plaza, and Li Moyan eventually warned him that the selection's appointed time had arrived.
• The Great Elder and the other leaders waited underground beside the furnace, where the Meteor Flame remained unchanged as they wondered why the forging had not begun.
• Shen Lin announced the first stage of the selection, and Li Moyan explained that candidates had to place their hands on stone pillars to test their spiritual power.
• The pillars began continuously draining the candidates' spiritual power and channeling it underground, strengthening the Meteor Flame in the furnace.

Shen Lin helped Hundred Refinements Valley forge a Heaven Grade mysterious weapon while discovering that a node in its Soul Refining Array had already been damaged. When the array failed to harvest the crowd’s soul force, Shen Lin shaped the weapon’s prototype into something other than the Giant Spirit God, leaving the Great Elder stunned.

• Shen Lin approached a young man in the plaza and found that a node of the Soul Refining Array beneath him had already been damaged.
• Shen Lin and Li Moyan entered the underground chamber and joined Hundred Refinements Valley’s leaders in channeling spiritual energy into the Meteor Flame.
• The Great Elder ordered Gongsun Ge to shape the weapon prototype and Elder Ye to activate the Soul Refining Array as the materials began forming a human figure.
• Elder Ye activated the array, knocking out many martial artists and trapping the survivors inside the sect-protecting array, but no soul force reached the underground chamber.
• Shen Lin molded the weapon prototype into two crooked, elongated slabs, and the Great Elder exclaimed that it was not the shape of the Giant Spirit God.

Li Moyan revealed himself as a Great Wei Hidden Dragon Guard agent and attacked Elder Ye to stop Hundred Refinements Valley’s plan. As the valley’s elders surrounded him, the Great Elder revealed that the sect’s formation had blocked the arriving fourth team of the Demon Slaying Marquis.

• Li Moyan struck Elder Ye and revealed that he had been monitoring Hundred Refinements Valley for the Great Wei Hidden Dragon Guard.
• Li Moyan urged Elder Ye to surrender and help capture the other elders, but she took a Dao Severing Pill and refused.
• Elder Ye suspected Shen Lin was also a Great Wei agent, and Li Moyan confirmed that the fourth team of the Demon Slaying Marquis had arrived in Xuzhou City.
• Hundred Refinements Valley’s higher-ups surrounded Li Moyan, who demanded that the elders confess their crimes.
• The Great Elder pointed out that the fourth team had not arrived as expected, and the scene shifted to the team being blocked outside the sect by an old man in red robes and seven Star Realm martial artists.

As the Great Elder tried to complete the mysterious weapon, the Second Elder turned on him, revealing a chain of hidden identities and triggering a battle that wrecked the plaza. With the others scattered or fighting, the Great Elder confronted Shen Lin, but an unseen force struck him away.

• The Second Elder attacked the Great Elder, but Wan Yi appeared and hurled the Second Elder away, exposing him as a puppet with black pipes in his body.
• Yuwen Yan emerged from the puppet and greeted Wan Yi as his master, while Li Moyan and Elder Ye recognized the two men and reacted with shock.
• Yuwen Yan declared that he had come to borrow the Meteor Flame, and Wan Yi attacked him, carrying their battle into the sky and blasting open the ground above the furnace.
• Li Moyan took Elder Ye away as the other Hundred Refinements Valley disciples were injured by the battle’s aftershocks, leaving the Great Elder alone with Shen Lin.
• The Great Elder stabilized the furnace and ordered Shen Lin to follow his instructions, but Shen Lin ignored him and continued working.
• The Great Elder grabbed Shen Lin’s shoulder, then an unseen black shadow struck him and sent him crashing through several mountain peaks.

As Shen Lin continued refining the weapon, the Sea Burning Flame emerged and swallowed the Meteor Flame, throwing Hundred Refinements Valley’s battles into further turmoil. While the others fought to respond, the Great Elder recovered from Shen Lin’s punch and prepared to return to the fight, heavily armed and wary of Shen Lin.

• Shen Lin noticed the Meteor Flame weakening and prepared to feed it his spiritual power, but the Sea Burning Flame emerged from his brow and swallowed it.
• Yuwen Yan blocked Wan Yi from rushing to the furnace and sent four powerful mechanical puppets to attack him.
• Li Moyan sensed the Meteor Flame’s disappearance and intensified his assault to stop Elder Ye from returning to investigate.
• The Great Elder recovered from Shen Lin’s blow, then armed himself with protective equipment and an Earth Grade Mysterious Weapon before charging back.

Shen Lin completed a golden pair of wings with Sea Burning Flame’s help, and the new Heaven Grade Mysterious Weapon sent its fluctuations across the continent. The Myriad Demon Kingdom and Great Wei reacted to its emergence, with Xie Tianchou and Yuwen Fengxian heading toward Xuzhou.

• Sea Burning Flame swallowed Meteor Flame, then rapidly refined the materials as Shen Lin shaped them into golden wings.
• The furnace shattered as the wings were completed, and their birth sent a powerful fluctuation across the continent.
• The Qingqiu white fox, the Demon Emperor, and the Profound Fiend Tiger Demon realized a new Heaven Grade Mysterious Weapon had appeared in Xuzhou; Xie Tianchou agreed to seize it and destroy Hundred Refinements Valley.
• The Myriad Battle Halberd flew out of Yuwen Fengxian, while Great Wei’s four Heaven Grade Mysterious Weapons reacted to the new weapon.
• Prime Minister Zhang ordered Yuwen Fengxian to retrieve the weapon and wipe out Hundred Refinements Valley, and Yuwen Fengxian flew south with the Myriad Battle Halberd.

Shen Lin took the newly forged Golden Wings and used the system to deduce Mystic Wing Thousand Kill, then survived the Great Elder’s full-powered attack while protected by the wings. The Great Elder was left stunned that a Star Realm cultivator had withstood his Primal Chaos Realm strike.

• The Great Elder, Wan Yi, and Elder Ye charged toward Shen Lin to reclaim the Golden Wings, while Yuwen Yan and others were intercepted.
• Shen Lin grasped the Golden Wings and spent a thousand years of deduction mastering Mystic Wing Thousand Kill to the entry level.
• Shen Lin attached the Golden Wings to his back and let them shield him from the Great Elder’s attack.
• The Golden Wings remained intact, and Shen Lin stood unharmed as their force sent the Great Elder flying backward.

Shen Lin used the golden wings he had refined to withstand the Great Elder’s attacks and overwhelm him, revealing the strength of his Mystic Wing Thousand Kill. The chapter ended as Shen Lin and the Great Elder’s Phenomenal Divine Ability collided.

• The Great Elder realized Shen Lin had used Hundred Refinements Valley to obtain materials for a Heaven Grade Mysterious Weapon and demanded that he surrender the golden wings and leave.
• The Great Elder attacked Shen Lin with Flame Dragon, but Shen Lin spun with his golden wings and shredded the flames with a blade tornado.
• Shen Lin rushed the Great Elder at astonishing speed and repeatedly broke the Earth Grade Mysterious Weapons he used to defend himself.
• The Great Elder accused Shen Lin of relying on the Heaven Grade Mysterious Weapon, and Shen Lin revealed that he had not used its power in his attacks.
• Shen Lin unleashed Mystic Wing Thousand Kill as the Great Elder transformed into a blazing furnace with Blazing Soldier Furnace, and their attacks collided.

Shen Lin killed Hundred Refinements Valley’s Great Elder with Mystic Wing Thousand Kill, stunning the witnesses and confirming his mastery of the Sacred Feather Clan technique. He rejected Wan Yi’s offer to join the sect and instead demanded that Hundred Refinements Valley hand over its resources.

• Shen Lin used Mystic Wing Thousand Kill to cut through the Great Elder’s attack and kill him.
• Wan Yi and the others were stunned that a Star Realm warrior had slain someone in the Primal Chaos Realm.
• Yuwen Yan recognized Shen Lin’s technique as Mystic Wing Thousand Kill and realized the wings had been forged to perform it.
• Wan Yi called after Shen Lin and offered him Hundred Refinements Valley’s leadership and accumulated wealth if he stayed.
• Shen Lin picked up the Great Elder’s Summoning Ring and demanded that Wan Yi hand over Hundred Refinements Valley’s resources.

Shen Lin refused Wan Yi’s offer to take control of Hundred Refinements Valley, but the Demon Race warrior Xie Tianchou arrived and flattened the valley while seeking Shen Lin and a Heaven Grade Mysterious Weapon. Xie Tianchou captured Shen Lin, but a black Demon Race member suddenly appeared in his grasp and began cracking his crab claw.

• Shen Lin rejected Wan Yi’s offer to take over Hundred Refinements Valley and prepared to seize what he wanted by force.
• Yuwen Yan crashed into the valley after escaping its protective formation, and Xie Tianchou tore through the formation and entered.
• Xie Tianchou revealed that he was a Dharma Aspect Realm demon and identified Shen Lin’s wings as a newly born Heaven Grade Mysterious Weapon.
• Xie Tianchou’s multicolored bubbles exploded, killing Wan Yi and flattening Hundred Refinements Valley; Li Moyan survived underground, while Yuwen Yan lost his body and escaped as a flame figure.
• Xie Tianchou caught Shen Lin and moved to attack the fleeing Yuwen Yan, but a black Demon Race member appeared in his claw and bent it until it cracked.

Shen Lin escaped Xie Tianchou’s grasp and fled beyond Xu Prefecture, leaving Xie furious and demanding answers from Yuwen Yan. When Xie threatened to kill him, Yuwen Yan used the Heaven Grade Spiritual Flame to absorb a frozen Dharma Aspect Realm demon corpse and regained a physical body as the Mirage Dragon Demon Emperor.

• Shen Lin used his golden wings to escape Xie Tianchou’s crab claw and flee beyond Xu Prefecture.
• Xie Tianchou demanded that Yuwen Yan identify Shen Lin, but Yuwen Yan admitted he did not know where Shen Lin came from or where to find him.
• Xie Tianchou increased the pressure of his Dharma Aspect Realm aura and threatened to kill Yuwen Yan for failing to answer.
• Yuwen Yan’s body decayed, leaving his soul and Heaven Grade Spiritual Flame, which produced a frozen demon corpse.
• Yuwen Yan separated his soul from the flame, refined the demon corpse into a pearl, and swallowed it.
• Yuwen Yan formed a milky-white dragon body and revealed himself as the Mirage Dragon Demon Emperor, entering the Dharma Aspect Realm’s second step.

Shen Lin read the Demon Suppression Division’s latest intelligence in Qingzhou and discovered that he himself had been placed on the Demon Race’s must-kill list. He vanished with the confidential notice, leaving Lin Zhiyan to wonder whether the unseen intruder was still nearby.

• Lin Zhiyan reviewed reports about the Xuzhou Heaven Grade Mysterious Weapon, Shen Lin’s advancement, and a new bounty for an unknown Demon Race member.
• Shen Lin, hidden behind Lin Zhiyan, regretted losing the resources of Hundred Refinements Valley and considered claiming the Heaven Grade Cultivation Technique offered for the bounty.
• Shen Lin recognized the wanted Demon Race member as himself in his Heavenly Demon Body and cursed aloud.
• Lin Zhiyan released her spiritual power and turned around, but found the room empty; two guards rushed in, and she sent them away.
• Lin Zhiyan noticed the must-kill notice had vanished and a Spirit Crystal had been left in its place, then feared the unseen intruder might still be watching her.

After returning from Xu Province, Shen Lin reviewed his gains and worried that he lacked the Spirit Crystals and identity needed to keep advancing. He decided to enter the Grand Xuan Secret Realm to cultivate and opened confidential intelligence to find a Grand Xuan Token holder.

• Shen Lin reviewed his new techniques, the Heaven Grade Mysterious Weapon wings, and the Great Elder's Summoning Ring after returning from Xu Province.
• Shen Lin calculated that his Spirit Crystals were far from enough to cultivate to the peak of the Star Realm and considered draining spiritual energy from a secluded location instead.
• Shen Lin learned that the Grand Xuan Secret Realm in Qingzhou would open early and decided to use its abundant spiritual energy to cultivate toward the Primal Chaos Realm.
• Shen Lin visited the Qingzhou Demon Suppression Division to obtain information about Grand Xuan Tokens because Haoxi had taken his own.
• Shen Lin opened a confidential list of confirmed Grand Xuan Token holders, looking for someone he could meet.

Shen Lin chose Zuo Yutang as his target for obtaining a Grand Xuan Token and went to confront him before the secret realm opened. Zuo Yutang greeted him as if expecting him, gave him the token, and left after asking him to pay the remaining Spirit Crystals.

• Shen Lin reviewed the Demon Suppression Division's list of confirmed token holders and ruled out Leng Xiang because she might be protected by Hermit Xiao Xiang.
• Shen Lin chose Zuo Yutang, a peak Star Realm martial artist and former guardian of the Buried Blade Sect, as his target.
• Shen Lin memorized Zuo Yutang's Qingzhou address and went to the secluded courtyard less than a week before the secret realm opened.
• Zuo Yutang greeted Shen Lin and asked him to answer a riddle as a password.
• Shen Lin answered "Fish," and Zuo Yutang handed him a Grand Xuan Token identical to the one Shen Lin had taken from the Demon Race.
• Zuo Yutang asked Shen Lin to transfer the remaining Spirit Crystals to his Hundred Treasures Pavilion account, then flew away.

Shen Lin obtained a second Grand Xuan Token by ambushing a Daoist who had come to trade for it, along with the promised Spirit Crystals and Dao Xuan Sect manuals. Back at his residence, he confirmed the token was genuine and planned to use his Demon Lifespan to deduce several techniques before entering the Grand Xuan Secret Realm, while keeping Haoxi in mind as a rival token holder.

• Shen Lin realized Zuo Yutang had arranged a trade for the Grand Xuan Token, then met a young Daoist using a simple riddle as their secret signal.
• The young Daoist offered one hundred thousand Spirit Crystals, an Earth Grade cultivation method, and an Earth-grade martial arts manual in exchange for the token.
• Shen Lin knocked the young Daoist unconscious, took the Summoning Ring, and kept the Grand Xuan Token.
• Shen Lin examined the ring's contents and learned that the bamboo slip contained the Dao Xuan Initial Explanation, a cultivation method associated with the Dao Xuan Sect.
• Shen Lin decided to spend his Demon Lifespan deducing the new method and several martial arts before the Grand Xuan Secret Realm opened, and took special note of Haoxi.

Hao Xi, disguised as Shen Lin, led the Fifth Squad into an ambush set by Lin Sinian and a horde of powerful ocean demons. Lin Sinian revealed that he had arranged the trap to take revenge on Shen Lin for his father’s death, leaving the squad surrounded.

• Hao Xi rose rapidly through the Demon Suppression Division and led the Fifth Squad to hunt a Crimson Crab Clan genius in the Eastern Sea.
• Hao Xi warned his teammates that he would have to let them die as the apparent islands rose from the sea and revealed themselves as powerful ocean demons.
• Flying demon beasts blocked the squad’s escape, and the members realized someone was controlling the creatures.
• Lin Sinian arrived atop a Sky-Flying Centipede and confirmed that he had lured the Fifth Squad into the trap.
• Lin Sinian said he had drawn the Rank A Squad away and accused Shen Lin of causing his father’s death; Hao Xi sighed helplessly.