Recaps

After destroying the Corpse God and escaping the alternate dimension, Lin Shuguang absorbed its remaining energy and advanced to the seventh heaven of the Profound Connection Realm. He broke Huai City's magnetic-field barrier with a saber strike, reunited with his family and allies, and was greeted by the Governor, whose comment about the Demon God Armor left him asking what he meant.

• Lin Shuguang returned to Huai City as the golden light faded, absorbed a ball of energy, and advanced to the seventh heaven of the Profound Connection Realm.
• Si Qianjun and the others welcomed Lin Shuguang back, while Lin Xiaoxi, Liu Bai, Lin Haiyang, and Mother Lin were relieved to see him safe.
• Lin Shuguang told Si Qianjun that the danger inside the alternate dimension had been dealt with and said he would try to break the magnetic-field barrier.
• Lin Shuguang unleashed his Dharma Form and cleaved a rift through the barrier with a massive saber strike, then shattered it and emerged from Huai City.
• The Governor identified Lin Shuguang as Martial King Lin and heard his report that the alternate dimension had ruptured and should be searched by the Science and Education Institute.
• The Governor remarked that the Demon God Armor was too fragile for Lin Shuguang now, prompting Lin Shuguang to ask what he meant.

After Huai City’s golden light strengthened its residents, Lin Shuguang left the city to meet Master Ouyang, a renowned smith who could improve his weapon. He reached Ouyang’s mountain retreat, where influential visitors and a man from Sacred Mountain had also gathered, and Ouyang immediately told him to take the weapon off.

• The Governor and other officials investigated Huai City after its residents described the golden light as a blessing that had made them stronger.
• Reports of Huai City’s Martial Dao baptism drew martial artists for two weeks, while the Special Management Bureau recruited locals to keep order.
• At Lin's Shop, Lin Xiaoxi fielded visitors eager to impress Lin Shuguang, and Mother Lin worried aloud about his marriage prospects.
• Lin Shuguang traveled to Master Ouyang’s restricted mountain retreat with a senior official and learned that powerful outsiders also visited to trade.
• Lin Shuguang spotted Li Chuan of Sacred Mountain before meeting Master Ouyang, who told him, “Take it off.”

Lin Shuguang challenged Master Ouyang to upgrade his Demon God Armor beyond ordinary limits, and Master Ouyang used the rare Heart of Ice to forge it. The armor entered its final fusion stage, while Lin Shuguang watched and considered Master Ouyang’s unusual abilities.

• Lin Shuguang gave Master Ouyang the Demon God Armor and demanded protection capable of withstanding at least grand perfection of the Profound Connection Realm.
• Master Ouyang reforged the armor, but Lin Shuguang cut it with a blade to show that it was still not strong enough.
• After learning Lin Shuguang was with the Special Management Bureau, Master Ouyang brought out the Heart of Ice, a rare material he had saved for forging a divine weapon.
• Master Ouyang refined the Heart of Ice into the Demon God Armor, purging its impurities as Lin Shuguang observed his mental power.
• Master Ouyang began the armor’s final fusion stage while Lin Shuguang wondered what other abilities the master forger possessed.

Master Ouyang reforged Lin Shuguang's Demon God Armor with the Heart of Ice, making it far stronger, and Lin Shuguang left the forge after offering him a limited favor. Li Chuan grew curious about Lin Shuguang and had a subordinate investigate him as Lin Shuguang prepared to return to Huai City.

• Master Ouyang finished infusing the Demon God Armor with the Heart of Ice, and Lin Shuguang tested it with Saber Intent without leaving a mark.
• Lin Shuguang offered Master Ouyang a favor that would expire in one year, then struggled to remove the black paint he had sprayed onto the armor.
• Li Chuan spotted Lin Shuguang's armor, asked to buy it, and became curious about Lin Shuguang after he refused.
• Li Chuan sent a trusted subordinate to investigate Lin Shuguang while pretending nothing had happened.
• A base official told Lin Shuguang someone was asking about him, and Lin Shuguang told him to issue a warning.
• As Lin Shuguang prepared to board a special flight to Huai City, Master Ouyang called him, and Lin Shuguang realized the fish had taken the bait.

Lin Shuguang agreed to help Master Ouyang kill Fei He, the Luoxia Sect master who had murdered Master Ouyang’s family. After another encounter with Li Chuan, Lin rejected his offer and left Li Chuan furious and summoning men.

• Master Ouyang asked Lin Shuguang to kill Fei He, a mid-stage Profound Connection Realm expert who had slaughtered his family, and Lin agreed to do it the next day.
• Lin Shuguang stayed at the base instead of leaving and accepted a room and meal from the senior base official.
• Lin Shuguang ran into Li Chuan, who again tried to buy something from him, and Lin demanded three hundred billion.
• Lin Shuguang mocked Li Chuan and walked away, while Li Chuan angrily returned to his quarters and called for men.

Lin Shuguang set out to confront Fei He of the Luoxia Sect but was ambushed on the way. He slaughtered the attackers and discovered they had used a Beast Transformation Potion, deciding the unexpected danger would cost extra.

• The base's deputy director warned Lin Shuguang that Fei He was dangerous, but Lin Shuguang insisted on keeping his promise to Master Ouyang.
• A rocket struck Lin Shuguang's vehicle, and he used his mental power to divert it before cutting a second rocket in two.
• Lin Shuguang told the driver to escape, then charged into the woods as gunfire erupted.
• Lin Shuguang killed an attacking martial artist and pressed through the ambush after the attackers realized he was a Profound Connection Realm Martial King.
• Lin Shuguang captured and killed the group's retreating leader, then slew a potion-enhanced attacker and identified the Beast Transformation Potion.

Lin Shuguang slaughtered Li Chuan’s forces and destroyed their armed helicopter, then learned Li Chuan was meeting Professor Kilong to obtain a powerful third-generation potion. After Cheng Yao’s call ended in terror, Lin Shuguang collected the potions and headed for Li Chuan, who vowed to kill him.

• Lin Shuguang killed a captured Martial Artist who revealed that Li Chuan had ordered the attack.
• Lin Shuguang evaded an armed helicopter’s barrage and destroyed it with a massive saber strike, killing most of its crew.
• Li Chuan met Professor Kilong, who offered him a third-generation Berserk Beast Transformation Potion and described its enhanced effects.
• Li Chuan learned that Cheng Yao’s group had failed to stop Lin Shuguang, then heard Cheng Yao’s terrified call abruptly end.
• Lin Shuguang picked up Cheng Yao’s communicator, crushed it, gathered the scattered potions with his Blood Spirit Clone, and headed toward Li Chuan’s town.
• Li Chuan threw down his phone and vowed to have Lin Shuguang killed.

After learning that Lin Shuguang had annihilated his squad, Li Chuan confronted him but was quickly overpowered. Lin Shuguang subdued Li Chuan even after he drank a Berserk Beast Transformation Potion, then demanded that the other three name their prices.

• Li Chuan and Professor Kilong learned that Lin Shuguang had killed Cheng Yao's squad, and Li Chuan ordered an investigation.
• Lin Shuguang entered Li Chuan's room and asked whether Li Chuan was worth three hundred billion, then lowered his demand to one hundred billion.
• When Li Chuan invoked Sacred Mountain and threatened Lin Shuguang, Lin Shuguang struck him into a wall and demanded to know his worth.
• Li Chuan secretly drank a Berserk Beast Transformation Potion, but a metallic ring suppressed his aura and left him unconscious at Lin Shuguang's feet.
• Lin Shuguang picked up Li Chuan and told Professor Kilong, the Armored Youth, and Li Chuan's subordinate to name their prices.

Lin Shuguang questioned Zhan Huang about Sacred Mountain and learned that powerful families had secretly controlled cultivation resources for centuries, with the Demon Domain serving as a source of energy. Zhan Huang offered to cooperate and revealed that Li Chuan possessed a Sacred Artifact that could grant entry to Sacred Mountain, leaving Lin Shuguang asking for details.

• After Lin Shuguang subdued Li Chuan and took payment from the Armored Youth, the young man asked why he had chosen an open confrontation.
• Lin Shuguang asked whether the Armored Youth knew about Sacred Mountain, and the youth explained its power and introduced himself as Zhan Huang of the Zhan Family.
• Zhan Huang said the first World Anomaly had not destroyed all historical records, and that ancient families had built their power by controlling cultivation resources.
• Lin Shuguang asked about the [Divine Temple], [Nightmare], and sources of cultivation resources, and Zhan Huang said the Demon Domain was an excellent source of energy.
• Zhan Huang proposed cooperating with Lin Shuguang and asked him to hand over Li Chuan, but Lin Shuguang rejected his promise of future intelligence.
• Zhan Huang revealed that Li Chuan had a Sacred Artifact that granted entry to Sacred Mountain, and Lin Shuguang asked him to explain it in detail.

Lin Shuguang forced Zhan Huang to reveal that Li Chuan’s Sacred Token was stored in a Ring of Storage, then took the token and learned the route to the Sacred Mountain. He ordered his Blood Spirit Clone to keep several captives alive while he prepared to deal with Fei He and visit the Sacred Mountain.

• Zhan Huang explained the Sacred Mountain’s entrance assessment, its martial arts, and its Mental Power experts to Lin Shuguang.
• Lin Shuguang trapped Zhan Huang in a Thunder Domain and pressured him to reveal where Li Chuan’s Sacred Token was.
• Zhan Huang disclosed that the token was in Li Chuan’s Ring of Storage, and Lin Shuguang severed Li Chuan’s connection to the ring and retrieved it.
• Lin Shuguang used the Command Token to learn the route to the Sacred Mountain and ordered the Blood Spirit Clone to take Zhan Huang and Professor Kilong away while keeping Li Chuan alive.
• Lin Shuguang said he would deal with Fei He first, then stormed through the Luoxia Sect at 8:13 that morning.

Lin Shuguang attacked Fei He at the Luoxia Sect and overwhelmed him with his saber techniques. After destroying Fei He's treasured spear and razing the Main Hall, Lin Shuguang killed him, ending his thirty-year feud with Ouyang Gongyang.

• Fei He mistook Lin Shuguang for another fighter sent by Ouyang Gongyang, but Lin Shuguang charged without answering his taunts.
• Lin Shuguang's first saber strike sent Fei He crashing through the Main Hall and revealed a vast gap in their strength.
• Fei He summoned a spear he had nurtured for twenty years, but Lin Shuguang shattered it with a single slash that demolished the hall and carved a trench through the ground.
• Ouyang Gongyang heard the distant explosion from the base and watched toward the Luoxia Sect.
• Fei He offered Lin Shuguang ten times what Ouyang Gongyang had given him, but Lin Shuguang refused and beheaded him.

Lin Shuguang thanked Ouyang Gongyang for helping end his thirty-year grudge, then persuaded him to share his Mental Power Spells. After fusing all thirteen spells in minutes, Lin Shuguang gained a clone slot and another soul control slot, leaving Ouyang Gongyang stunned by his talent.

• Ouyang Gongyang toasted Lin Shuguang after returning from the cemetery, and Lin Shuguang revealed he had not needed to use the Demon God Armor in his fight.
• Lin Shuguang overwhelmed Ouyang Gongyang in a brief clash of mental power and prompted him to offer his collection of Mental Power Spells.
• Ouyang Gongyang showed Lin Shuguang thirteen spells, and Lin Shuguang spent hundreds of millions to fuse them all at once.
• Lin Shuguang released a powerful magnetic field, triggering an extra clone slot and soul control slot while knocking Ouyang Gongyang from his chair.
• Ouyang Gongyang asked which spell Lin Shuguang had learned, and Lin Shuguang revealed he had mastered all thirteen, nearly giving the old man a heart attack.

Lin Shuguang summoned a new clone, Lin Lan, by merging with the blue-haired Martial Dao Will, then left the base to pursue his business with Li Chuan. He arrived where Blood Spirit was holding Li Chuan just as Li Chuan claimed the Sacred Mountain would rescue him.

• Lin Shuguang used the upgraded Soul Refining Technique to summon a clone and discovered the blue-haired man in his Sea of Consciousness wanted to merge with him.
• The blue-haired man agreed to become Lin Shuguang’s clone, and Lin Shuguang named him Lin Lan and ordered him to help Blood Spirit control Zhan Huang.
• The Deputy Director told Lin Shuguang that matters with the Luoxia Sect had been settled, and Lin Shuguang left the base without accepting a car.
• Blood Spirit continued guarding the weakened Li Chuan, who tried to recruit him to the Sacred Mountain and insisted the organization would come to rescue him.
• A figure strode toward Li Chuan and asked what would happen when his rescuers arrived.

Lin Shuguang forced Qi Lang to pay five hundred Golden Yuan Pills, then killed Li Chuan and used mental power to make Qi Lang serve him as an undercover agent. Back at Sacred Mountain, Qi Lang reported Lin Shuguang’s overwhelming strength and emphasized the powerful karma surrounding him.

• Lin Shuguang had the Blood Spirit bring Li Chuan to Qi Lang and demanded a ransom from Sacred Mountain.
• Qi Lang offered five hundred Golden Yuan Pills, and Lin Shuguang accepted the payment before ordering the Blood Spirit to kill Li Chuan.
• Lin Shuguang subdued Qi Lang and commanded him to serve as a master-controlled spy, gather cultivation methods and Mental Power Spells, and report Lin Shuguang’s strength and karma.
• Qi Lang awoke at Sacred Mountain, where a physician found his divine soul overtaxed and the elders questioned him about Li Chuan’s death.
• Qi Lang told the elders that Lin Shuguang’s strength and origins were mysterious and that he possessed an extremely powerful surge of karma power, alarming them.

The Sacred Mountain accepted the Mountain Master's order not to provoke Lin Shuguang, while Lin Shuguang accepted a new Great Xia post and prepared to enter the Demon Domain after cultivating. A week later, he used a Sacred Token to approach the Sacred Mountain under the name Lin Lan.

• The Sacred Mountain's senior elders withdrew after the Mountain Master declared Lin Shuguang a karma-bound Destined One who must not be provoked, and injured Qi Lang headed to the Cultivation Technique Hall.
• Lin Shuguang arrived in Huizhou and met Governor Ye Longzheng, who told him that headquarters had made him Chief Inspector of the Special Management Bureau.
• Ye Longzheng discussed the Demon Domain's resources and General Yang's interest in Lin Shuguang, but Lin Shuguang deferred a decision until after his seclusion.
• Ye Longzheng brought Lin Shuguang to a sect's Forbidden Ground to cultivate, where Lin Shuguang watched his attributes rise as he prepared for a plan a week later.
• A week later, Lin Shuguang approached the Desolate Region with a Command Token, entered the Sacred Mountain with an expert, and gave his name as Lin Lan.

Lin Lan arrived at the Sacred Mountain as the final Sacred Token holder, and the elders initially dismissed him because he appeared not to have awakened. His test at the Earthfire Hall revealed that he awakened his Destined Soul twice, drawing the attention of powerful elders and leaving Gu Tongtian and the gathered disciples stunned.

• The Registration Elder learned that Lin Lan was in his early twenties and had shown no signs of cultivation, then sent him to the Earthfire Hall for testing.
• Gu Tongtian worried that Lin Lan might become another rival in the Newcomer Tournament and went to watch the test.
• Senior Brother Mo told the gathered disciples that Lin Lan was an unawakened fool, and Gu Tongtian was relieved by the news.
• A powerful fluctuation came from the Earthfire Hall, and a senior brother announced that Lin Lan had awakened his Destined Soul twice and was a born Martial Artist.
• Several elders and peak masters rushed to the hall and fought over taking Lin Lan as a disciple, while Uncle-Master Qi watched and an attendant asked whether they should intervene.

Lin Lan joined the Sacred Mountain’s Main Hall rather than one of its thirteen Martial Dao Mountains, while Lin Shuguang entered the Cultivation Method Pavilion and rapidly copied cultivation methods. When Gu Tongtian confronted him, Lin Shuguang broke through the Bone Tempering and Organ Refinement realms in quick succession and intimidated him.

• Gu Tongtian heard that Lin Lan had attracted the Left and Right Guardians’ attention and hurried to apply for a cultivation method, determined to strengthen himself before the tournament in fifteen days.
• Lin Lan agreed to join the Sacred Mountain and chose to remain in the Main Hall, where the Guardians advised him to select one cultivation method from the pavilion.
• After Lin Lan left, Lin Shuguang switched his divine soul into his clone and learned from Qi Lang that he had collected eleven mental power spells.
• Lin Shuguang entered the Cultivation Method Pavilion and paid to copy thousands of cultivation methods, drawing criticism from other apprentices.
• Gu Tongtian challenged Lin Shuguang, who broke through the Bone Tempering and Organ Refinement realms before warning Gu Tongtian that he talked too much.

Lin Lan shocked the Sacred Mountain by reaching the Viscera Refining Realm and mastering a fist technique, while Lin Shuguang prepared to cultivate in seclusion and Lin Xiaoxi continued her archery training. The chapter ended as a mysterious figure appeared near Lin Xiaoxi and Liu Bai in the mountain forest.

• The elders discussed Lin Lan’s breakthrough, the upcoming Token Holder tournament, and Gu Tongtian’s injuries.
• The Left and Right Guardians confirmed Lin Lan had reached the Viscera Refining Realm and learned he had perfected a fist technique.
• The Guardians gave Lin Lan ten Golden Yuan Pills and urged him to compete for first place in the tournament.
• Lin Shuguang reviewed the cultivation methods he had copied, noted his lack of money, and began secluded cultivation to reach the eighth heaven of the Profound Connection Realm.
• Lin Xiaoxi practiced archery with Liu Bai and shot down a young demonic flame wolf before a mysterious figure appeared nearby.

Xue Wuya, a member of the [Mysterious Sect], attacked Liu Bai while demanding to know who killed Wang Bo, then ordered the killer to seek his forgiveness within seven days. After the Special Management Bureau failed to find the sword expert, Governor Ye concluded that Xue Wuya was looking for Lin Shuguang and told Si Qianjun not to interfere.

• Xue Wuya confronted Liu Bai and demanded the identity of Wang Bo’s killer, while Liu Bai sent Lin Xiaoxi away and fought him.
• Xue Wuya defeated Liu Bai, marked him with his sword, and demanded that the killer come beg forgiveness within seven days.
• Si Qianjun arrived with the Special Management Bureau, found Liu Bai alive, and took him for treatment as the bureau searched for Xue Wuya.
• Governor Ye told Si Qianjun to stop searching, and Si Qianjun suggested that Lin Shuguang was the person Xue Wuya sought.
• Governor Ye told Si Qianjun not to get involved, saying he was underestimating Lin Shuguang.

Lin Shuguang emerged from seclusion after a breakthrough that triggered a violent storm over the Provincial Capital. After learning that Liu Bai was suffering from Xue Wuya’s sword intent and that Xue had challenged him, Lin headed for Huai City and asked Qi Lang about the Mysterious Sect.

• Liu Bai endured the sword intent left by Xue Wuya while Si Qianjun failed to remove it, and he asked Si to protect Lin Xiaoxi’s family.
• Si Qianjun and Liu Bai discussed the unknown Mysterious Sect and worried about the turmoil caused by newly emerging factions.
• Lin Shuguang broke through in the forbidden ground, unleashing a storm that Ye Longzheng recognized as a sign of his cultivation.
• Ye Longzheng told Lin Shuguang that a Profound Connection Realm expert had wounded Liu Bai and left a message asking for Lin.
• Lin Shuguang learned the attacker claimed to belong to the Mysterious Sect and went to Huai City.
• Lin Shuguang asked Qi Lang whether he knew the Mysterious Sect.

Lin Shuguang cleared Xue Wuya’s Sword Intent from Liu Bai and then went alone to confront Xue Wuya. After Xue Wuya demanded that he cripple his martial arts, Lin Shuguang drew his saber and struck.

• Lin Shuguang arrived at the Huai City Special Management Bureau and erased the Sword Intent inside Liu Bai with a massive Saber Intent.
• Lin Shuguang sensed Xue Wuya’s presence and refused Si Qianjun’s offer to bring Bureau personnel along, calling the confrontation a private matter.
• Lin Shuguang climbed to Xue Wuya’s mountain pavilion through the Sword Intent cutting through the air.
• Xue Wuya ordered Lin Shuguang to kneel, confess, and cripple his martial arts, boasting that the [Mysterious Sect] surpassed the Special Management Bureau.
• Lin Shuguang seized his saber and unleashed a magnificent slash at Xue Wuya.

Lin Shuguang defeated and killed Xue Wuya despite his deadly Thousand Silk Peerless Sword, then returned to the Huai City Special Management Bureau and warned Si Qianjun that Mystic Profundity was not the end. He left Si to prepare for battle and asked him to investigate newly emerged ancient ruins.

• Xue Wuya attacked Lin Shuguang with his sword techniques, but Lin Shuguang's Demon God Armor left him unharmed.
• Lin Shuguang overwhelmed Xue Wuya with repeated saber strikes, breaking through his sword nets and injuring him badly.
• Xue Wuya begged for his life and offered to help, but Lin Shuguang killed him and seized 88,888 cal of Blood Energy Value.
• Lin Shuguang returned to the Huai City Special Management Bureau, where Si Qianjun asked whether he was all right.
• Lin Shuguang warned Si Qianjun to prepare for more fighting and asked him to investigate whether ancient ruins had descended.

Lin Shuguang followed traces of a Martial Dao inheritance into Sand Country, where Liu Yue and the Godly Beast Corporation ambushed him and demanded his Inherited Saber Technique. He suspected they were serving another faction and confronted Liu Yue as the cloaked figures raised their auras.

• Si Qianjun learned Lin Shuguang had left for Xizhou and ordered Bai Heng to compile ten years of mission reports.
• Lin Shuguang followed lingering Martial Dao Will across the border into Sand Country, sensing an opportunity to strengthen his Mental Power.
• Lin Shuguang crushed a Mental Power Origin Arrow and met Liu Yue and a group of cloaked figures in the desert.
• Liu Yue revealed that the Ancient Ruins were a decoy, demanded Lin Shuguang's Inherited Saber Technique, and claimed the real treasure was in their possession.
• Lin Shuguang challenged Liu Yue's threat, stepped forward, and said he did not believe she could have him killed with a word.

Lin Shuguang overwhelmed Liu Yue’s enhanced Cloaked Killers despite her Lotus Treasure Mirror and the Mysterious Sect’s Silver Thread Art. With her six remaining fighters defeated, he approached Liu Yue and asked for her last words.

• Liu Yue summoned her Lotus Treasure Mirror, empowering seven high-level Profound Connection Realm Cloaked Killers to attack Lin Shuguang together.
• Lin Shuguang endured their sword strikes, broke through their defenses, and severed one man’s arm as the others blocked his path to Liu Yue.
• Liu Yue warned Lin Shuguang about the colossal power he had offended, but he refused to back down and advanced on her.
• The six remaining fighters used the Silver Thread Art, which Lin Shuguang identified as a Mysterious Sect technique.
• Lin Shuguang appeared behind the six men and struck them down, leaving them gravely wounded and Liu Yue shocked and afraid.
• Lin Shuguang walked toward Liu Yue and asked whether she had any last words before she died.

Lin Shuguang captured Liu Yue and learned that the Godly Beast Corporation was controlled by the [Mysterious Sect], then questioned her about the dangerous inheritance in the Sand Country. He brought her to an ancient city to investigate, where they were followed by members of the Black Demon Forest.

• Lin Shuguang shattered Liu Yue’s Lotus Treasure Mirror defense and held a saber to her neck, forcing her to submit.
• Lin Shuguang kept Liu Yue alive after sensing a trace of Martial Dao Will within her mental world, and learned that the Godly Beast Corporation was controlled by the [Mysterious Sect].
• Liu Yue warned Lin Shuguang that the inheritance in the Sand Country had killed three Profound Connection Realm experts and consumed the flesh and blood of nearby martial artists.
• Lin Shuguang brought Liu Yue to an ancient city and ordered her to lead him toward the inheritance’s location in the Gobi Desert.
• Liu Yue identified the people tailing them in the city as members of the Black Demon Forest, and Lin Shuguang took her into a tavern.