Chapter Summaries

Shen Lin refused to join Liao Cheng and the others in searching for a Saint Realm cave dwelling, choosing instead to focus on his plans and the Myriad Treasures Pavilion auction. After another busy day at his stall, he arrived at the pavilion and was led to a special room to attend the auction remotely.

• Liao Cheng revealed that he and his companions were seeking a Saint Realm cave dwelling and tried to recruit Shen Lin, but Shen Lin warned them they would not survive without his help and refused.
• Li Daoyuan accused Shen Lin of trying to demand a larger share, but Shen Lin vanished before the group realized he had never been told the cave dwelling’s location.
• Shen Lin returned to his lodgings and decided to prioritize comprehending the Heaven-Intercepting Great Dao and attending the next day’s auction instead of pursuing the cave dwelling.
• Shen Lin worked at his stall the following day as a growing line of customers sought his divinations after hearing that his advice had helped people avoid disasters.
• After closing his stall, Shen Lin went to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, where Wan Qi escorted him to a Horizon Chamber to experience the auction at the headquarters.

Shen Lin attended the Myriad Treasures Pavilion’s once-a-century auction and witnessed Nether Soul Venerable’s attempt to look through his room, which the Third Manager stopped. The auction then began, and a Seventh-grade Dao Artifact drew fierce bidding.

• Shen Lin entered the Horizon Chamber and saw the vast auction hall filled with cultivators and great clans.
• Nether Soul Venerable spotted Shen Lin and tried to see through his room, but the Third Manager intervened and warned him not to do it again.
• The Third Manager began the auction without a long introduction.
• A female immortal presented the first lot, a Seventh-grade Dao Artifact, and bidders quickly pushed its price past one million Spirit Nurturing Pearls.

Shen Lin watched a Seventh-grade Dao Artifact sell beyond his means, then learned that an oddly shaped Di Jiang was a prized pet beast. The auction’s great clans finally showed interest when the Nine-Haze Flower appeared, and an Immortal Clan bidder opened at one hundred million Spirit Nurturing Pearls.

• Shen Lin gave up bidding on the Seventh-grade Dao Artifact after its price reached 1.3 million Spirit Nurturing Pearls, and it sold for 1.47 million.
• The auctioneer revealed a Di Jiang in an iron cage made from Essence of Profound Iron, and bidders quickly drove its price up.
• Wan Qi explained that the juvenile Di Jiang could contend physically with an Enlightenment Realm cultivator and was a popular pet beast.
• A bidder from the Golden Cloud Holy Land of the Sacred Feather Clan offered eight million Spirit Nurturing Pearls, ending the other bids.
• The auction continued through rare items that drew little interest from the great clans until the Nine-Haze Flower appeared.
• An Immortal Clan bidder offered one hundred million Spirit Nurturing Pearls for the Nine-Haze Flower.

The Nine-Haze Flower and several other treasures drew enormous bids from the great clans before the auction’s main item, the Sea Suppression Seal, was offered. The First-Rank Saint Artifact sold to Green Shirt Saint, who benefited from the clans reserving their funds to bid on the Wraith Clan’s consigned techniques and martial arts.

• The Nine-Haze Flower sparked a fierce bidding war among the great clans and sold for eight hundred million Spirit Nurturing Pearls.
• The great clans bought several other high-priced auction items, leaving ordinary participants unable to compete.
• The woman in the red dress presented the Sea Suppression Seal, a First-Rank Saint Artifact beginning to evolve into a Dharma treasure, with a starting price of five billion Spirit Nurturing Pearls.
• The Third Manager realized the great clans had held back their bids on the Sea Suppression Seal to preserve funds for the Venerable Realm techniques and martial arts.
• Green Shirt Saint won the Sea Suppression Seal for fourteen billion seven hundred million Spirit Nurturing Pearls and felt grateful to the person who had consigned the Wraith Clan’s inheritance.

Shen Lin won a fortune at the auction but stored the Spirit Nurturing Pearls with the Myriad Treasures Pavilion rather than risk carrying them. He abruptly joined Liao Cheng’s group on their trip to a Saint Realm cave dwelling, and soon after they left, golden lightning struck the Floating Leaf Sailboat.

• Nether Soul Venerable outbid the Immortal Clan and Golden Body Clan to reclaim the Wraith Clan’s Dark Soul Secret Canon for thirty-three billion Spirit Nurturing Pearls and bought the martial art for eighteen billion.
• Nether Soul Venerable glared at Shen Lin before leaving, while Shen Lin decided to keep his auction earnings stored at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
• Shen Lin suddenly left the pavilion and flew to find Liao Cheng’s group in a small city aboard the Floating Leaf Sailboat.
• Shen Lin changed his mind about the Saint Realm cave dwelling and insisted that the group depart immediately without buying supplies.
• Less than fifteen minutes after Shen Lin and Liao Cheng’s group left, golden lightning blanketed the Floating Leaf Sailboat.

Stationed Saint learned that Shen Lin was not a covert investigator but a wealthy auction client, then realized the branch might have caused trouble by handling Venerable Realm techniques and dragon materials. The Floating Leaf Sailboat came under attack from Golden Thunder Dragon Saint, leaving Stationed Saint facing the consequences of Shen Lin’s dealings.

• Stationed Saint reviewed the Floating Leaf Sailboat’s records while Wan Qi reported that Shen Lin wanted the auction proceeds deposited into his account.
• Fifth Master praised Stationed Saint for the successful auction and asked whether Shen Lin had spent any of his earnings with the branch.
• Wan Qi explained that Shen Lin had hurriedly left, and Stationed Saint realized he had mistaken the ordinary client for a covert investigator.
• Wan Qi worried that handling the Venerable Realm techniques might have offended a Wraith Clan Venerable, and Stationed Saint tried to reassure him.
• Golden Thunder Dragon Saint revealed his true form and attacked the Floating Leaf Sailboat with Golden Lightning, which its protective radiance blocked.

Shen Lin saw that his Heaven-Intercepting Dao Principles had nearly vanished and decided to leave the Floating Leaf Sailboat with Liao Cheng’s group to escape an approaching crisis. After three days of travel, they reached the location of the Saint Realm Cave Abode, where Liao Cheng revealed a hidden barrier over the sea.

• Shen Lin noticed that nearly all his Heaven-Intercepting Dao Principles pointed toward leaving the Floating Leaf Sailboat, so he urged Liao Cheng and the others to depart.
• Li Daoyuan questioned Shen Lin’s strange behavior, and Liao Cheng showed the group the Chaos Compass they had used to mark their destination.
• Shen Lin learned more about the group, including that Liao Cheng and his wife sought resources to reach the Saint Realm and that the tree person was descended from a Venerable Realm expert.
• After flying for three days, Liao Cheng confirmed they had reached the coordinates and struck the empty sea with his palm, revealing a transparent barrier.

Shen Lin and Liao Cheng’s group entered a hidden island where a Dao-principle formation guarded the valley of a dead Saint Realm cultivator. After hearing how dangerous the formation was, Shen Lin told Li Daoyuan to go in and take a look.

• Li Daoyuan opened the transparent barrier with his Eight Trigrams sword, and the group entered before it could close.
• Liao Cheng and Li Daoyuan discussed their distrust of Shen Lin and considered that he might be concealing his true strength.
• Shen Lin spotted the valley’s ancient blades and recognized that they formed a powerful formation using the island’s Dao-principle fluctuations.
• Liao Cheng explained that the valley’s Black Ruin confirmed the Saint Realm owner had died and warned that entering would trigger the formation’s attacks.
• Shen Lin told Li Daoyuan to go into the valley and take a look, leaving Li Daoyuan stunned.

Shen Lin entered the saber-qi formation himself and used the Heaven-Intercepting Dao Principles to evade its attacks. When he reached the grassland and faced a crisis he could not foresee, his comprehension advanced, allowing him to destroy the formation’s hidden weak point.

• Li Daoyuan refused to scout the formation, so Shen Lin agreed to enter himself in exchange for an additional ten percent of the treasure.
• Liao Cheng offered Shen Lin a Substitute Grass Doll that could block one fatal crisis, but Shen Lin declined and entered the formation.
• Shen Lin dodged waves of saber-qi by following the Heaven-Intercepting Dao Principles and advanced toward the grassland.
• When Shen Lin reached the grassland, his warning principles vanished, and his comprehension of the Heaven Cutting Heart Sutra surged under the threat of death.
• Shen Lin spotted an ordinary flower, blasted it apart with spiritual power, and caused the formation’s sabers to fall and its attacks to stop.
• Liao Cheng, Li Daoyuan, Huai Ling, and Liao Cheng’s wife watched in disbelief as Shen Lin declared the formation broken and told them to go.

Shen Lin and his companions discovered that the blade formation had been created by Guan Xuzi to guard Tyrant Blade’s inheritance, after learning Tyrant Blade had once slain a Venerable Realm expert. They continued into the valley and reached a clearing, where an armored stone statue began to rise.

• Shen Lin read a stone tablet naming Guan Xuzi and Tyrant Blade, and Liao Cheng explained that Tyrant Blade had topped the Saint Prodigy Ranking and was known as the Number One Beneath the Venerable Realm.
• Li Daoyuan revealed that Guan Xuzi was the current Holy Lord of Two Forms Holy Land, a peak Integration Realm formation master, and the head of the Li Household.
• The inscription recounted Tyrant Blade’s victories, including slaying the Black Jackal Clan’s Ghoul Venerable, before revealing that he had been murdered by his disciple after suffering foundation damage.
• Guan Xuzi warned Saint Realm cultivators away from the inheritance and explained that he had built the blade formation to select a successor for Tyrant Blade.
• Liao Cheng found that the blades used in the formation had become ordinary iron, and the group chose to continue onward.
• Shen Lin and the others entered a circular clearing, where an armored stone statue rose from its seated position.

Shen Lin and the others discovered the Overlord Saber Phantom’s treasure and learned that its strength adjusted to each challenger. The group took turns facing it, but each was defeated by a single saber strike, leaving them with no clear way to claim the rewards.

• The Overlord Saber Phantom revealed a treasure trove and declared that anyone who defeated it could take the items, including three Spirit Nurturing Tokens and valuable artifacts, pills, and herbs.
• Shen Lin realized the projection would not accept a group attack, so Liao Cheng stepped forward to challenge it alone.
• The Overlord Saber Phantom matched Liao Cheng’s Integration Realm strength, struck him down, and criticized his vigilance, spiritual power, and use of laws.
• Li Daoyuan attacked with his Fine Rain Sword, but the phantom shattered his sword with Mountain Splitter and sent him flying.
• Huai Ling charged the phantom and was swiftly struck down, prompting another cold critique of his crude technique and use of spiritual power.

Shen Lin challenged the Overlord Saber Phantom despite being an entire realm below it, using the Heaven-Intercepting Dao Principles to evade its attacks and the Taowu Saber to break its strongest strike. The phantom recognized his skill and continued the trial, and Shen Lin managed to block its next attack.

• Liao Cheng and the others admitted they could not defeat the Overlord Saber Phantom, but Shen Lin stepped forward to challenge it.
• The Overlord Saber Phantom refused Shen Lin because his realm was too low, then attacked without lowering its Integration Realm cultivation.
• Shen Lin used the Heaven-Intercepting Dao Principles to dodge the phantom's saber strikes for ten breaths.
• Shen Lin drew the Taowu Saber and shattered the phantom's Dark Star Shatter strike with a precise counterattack.
• The Overlord Saber Phantom praised Shen Lin's observation and reactions, declared that he barely met the requirements, and resumed the trial.
• Shen Lin used a precise saber angle to block the phantom's next attack despite his lower cultivation.

Shen Lin faced the Overlord Saber Phantom while exhausted, then used the system to deduce the Heaven Cutting Heart Sutra and broke through to the Integration Realm. He defeated the phantom’s stone armor and passed the trial, earning the promised rewards.

• Shen Lin reached the brink of defeat against the Overlord Saber Phantom, and Li Daoyuan urged him to withdraw.
• Shen Lin activated the system to deduce the Heaven Cutting Heart Sutra, merging the Heaven-Intercepting Dao Principles with his All-Self Aspect and breaking through to the Integration Realm.
• Shen Lin overwhelmed the Overlord Saber Phantom with his saber and struck cracks through its stone armor, stunning Li Daoyuan and Liao Cheng.
• Shen Lin bypassed the phantom’s counterattack and shattered its stone skin, triggering its Saint Realm aura.
• The Overlord Saber Phantom congratulated Shen Lin on passing the trial and told him that the rewards were his.

Shen Lin passed the Overlord Saber trial and received most of the recovered treasure, while Liao Cheng and his companions accepted the rest and pledged their gratitude. The Overlord Saber Phantom led Shen Lin into a sealed cave abode containing Overlord Saber's remains and saber-marked walls.

• Shen Lin gave the pills and spirit herbs to himself and let Liao Cheng's group take the remaining treasures.
• Li Daoyuan apologized to Shen Lin, and he and Liao Cheng promised to repay his generosity.
• The Overlord Saber Phantom led Shen Lin toward the valley's depths to pass on Overlord Saber's inheritance.
• Shen Lin considered how Overlord Saber's true techniques could improve his limited combat abilities.
• The Overlord Saber Phantom opened a cave abode filled with saber marks and Overlord Saber's remains, then closed the entrance and trapped Shen Lin inside.

Shen Lin chose to pursue the Overlord Saber's true inheritance by comprehending his saber marks and signing a Dao Contract to avenge him. He quickly mastered several marks, then used his system to deduce them, though each one still required centuries of work.

• The Overlord Saber Phantom offered Shen Lin the Heavenly Saber Heart Refining Technique or the true inheritance embodied by the saber marks, explaining the Overlord Saber's failed attempt to find a new path to the Venerable Realm.
• The Overlord Saber Phantom presented a Dao Contract requiring Shen Lin to kill Cold Snow Saber Saint within a hundred years in exchange for help comprehending the marks and receiving the Slayer Return Saber.
• Shen Lin signed the contract and chose the saber marks because he wanted to comprehend more Great Dao Power and believed the deadline would not hinder him.
• The Overlord Saber Phantom activated the marks, and Shen Lin touched one to experience the Overlord Saber's fiery saber strike before understanding how the visions conveyed its intent.
• Shen Lin recreated the strike and dispersed the mark, then repeated the process on another, stunning the Overlord Saber Phantom with his speed.
• Shen Lin began using his system to deduce the marks and found that comprehending each one thoroughly took three to five hundred years.

Shen Lin mastered the Overlord Saber's saber marks, passed the third test, and received the Overlord Saber inheritance and the secret technique One Slash Severance. The Overlord Saber Phantom then revealed itself to be the Slayer Return Saber, whose stone covering broke away to expose its black blade.

• Shen Lin comprehended all the Overlord Saber's saber marks in less than half an hour, spending seven hundred thousand years of Demon Lifespan to master their Saber Intent.
• Shen Lin realized the Overlord Saber had tried to unite every branch of the Great Dao of Saber Techniques, and declared that he was certain he could complete the path.
• The Overlord Saber Phantom gave Shen Lin the Overlord Saber's true Saber Intent inheritance, teaching him the Overlord Saber and One Slash Severance.
• Shen Lin checked his system panel and found his Saber Technique Mastery had risen to intermediate, along with his new inheritance and secret technique.
• Shen Lin asked the Overlord Saber Phantom to accompany him as the Slayer Return Saber, and the Phantom vanished as the saber's gray stone covering shattered.

Liao Cheng and the others waited for Shen Lin to leave the valley, but Golden Thunder Dragon Saint tracked him down and sealed the area. He planned to torture Shen Lin for killing his son, leaving Shen Lin and his companions trapped before a powerful Saint Realm enemy.

• Liao Cheng explained why the group waited for Shen Lin, and Li Daoyuan suggested giving him an extra Chaos Compass.
• Shen Lin emerged from the valley carrying a pitch-black saber, and the group agreed to travel with him.
• Golden Thunder Dragon Saint shattered the island’s concealment formation and confronted Shen Lin over his son’s death.
• Golden Thunder Dragon Saint revealed that he had tracked Shen Lin through the Spirit Nurturing Pearls after attacking the Floating Leaf Sailboat and fighting Stationed Saint.
• Li Daoyuan revealed his ties to the Li Household and tried to invoke its protection, but Shen Lin explained that Golden Thunder Dragon Saint had sealed the area against communication.
• Golden Thunder Dragon Saint shrank to human size and threatened to tear Shen Lin apart piece by piece and torture him for centuries.

Shen Lin faced the Golden Thunder Dragon Saint while Liao Cheng and the others prepared to fight or flee. Shen Lin’s Slayer Return Saber broke the Saint’s lightning attack and spatial seal, giving his companions a chance to escape, while the Golden Thunder Dragon Saint recognized the saber as an exceptional Saintly Artifact.

• Liao Cheng and the others readied themselves to fight, but Shen Lin told them to escape when he created an opening and confronted the Golden Thunder Dragon Saint alone.
• Shen Lin repeatedly dodged or shattered the Golden Thunder Dragon Saint’s lightning attacks by anticipating their paths, until the Saint unleashed a massive dragon claw that covered the island.
• Shen Lin threw the Slayer Return Saber into the attack, and its slash severed the lightning Dao laws and broke the spatial seal.
• Li Daoyuan led Huai Ling, Liao Cheng, and Liao Cheng’s companion out beyond the seal while the Golden Thunder Dragon Saint focused on the saber.
• The Golden Thunder Dragon Saint recognized the Slayer Return Saber as an exceptional Saintly Artifact and cautiously watched it descend.

After mastering the Overlord Saber, Shen Lin used its combined saber techniques to overpower the Golden Thunder Dragon Saint despite their difference in cultivation. He left the Saint driven into a deep pit, with the fight still underway.

• The Slayer Return Saber entered Shen Lin's consciousness and agreed to help him only against the Cold Snow Saber Saint until he slew him and earned its full acknowledgment.
• Shen Lin refused to flee and began deducing the Overlord Saber while the Golden Thunder Dragon Saint attacked with a wave of golden lightning.
• After spending 113 million years in the system's deduction, Shen Lin mastered every saber technique branch and fused them under the Overlord Saber's command.
• Shen Lin blocked the Golden Thunder Dragon Saint's lightning with one strike, then drove him down into the seawater with a domineering saber blow.
• The clash evaporated the seawater and left a pit thousands of zhang deep as Shen Lin's saber radiance continued to collide with the Golden Thunder Dragon Saint's power.

Shen Lin fought Golden Thunder Dragon Saint and overwhelmed him with the power of his saber. As Li Daoyuan and the others wondered whether Shen Lin had survived, Li Daoyuan's father arrived through a secret treasure.

• Golden Thunder Dragon Saint revealed his battered dragon form and attacked Shen Lin with lightning, but Shen Lin cut through the blast and severed one of his antlers.
• Shen Lin struck Golden Thunder Dragon Saint from above, pierced his body, and drove him into the sea, sending a massive wave and dead sea beasts toward Liao Cheng and the others.
• Liao Cheng and the others survived the wave and assumed Shen Lin had been killed, but Li Daoyuan suspected the saber marks on the sea beasts showed Shen Lin had caused the destruction.
• Li Daoyuan's jade pendant activated, and his father appeared in azure robes and sternly addressed him.