Vol. 16The Central Domain Campaign

Lin Heng gathered the Nine Dust Alliance and the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office, maneuvered through conflicts with the Immortal Clans, and led an expedition across the Demon Domain toward the Central Domain. The expedition entered Tusu as the Immortal Clans moved against the Dao Palace, while Lin Heng’s companions pursued their own plans.

  • Lin Heng entered the Demon Domain, defeated Yan Gang, secured the demon clans’ cooperation, and returned to find the Nine Dust Alliance losing ground as Dragon Sea City faced a trap.
  • Lin Heng captured Lin Yi, arranged a retreat south to draw the immortal clans into the conflict, and learned that the Wild Bell might be linked to the Star-Suppressing Tower.
  • Lin Heng maneuvered the Nine Dust Alliance and confronted the Immortal Clans and Buddhist Incense Society, then learned from Lin Tianhe and Lin Lingdong that his father had returned with Lin Ziqing and left badly injured.
  • Lin Heng abducted Long Shishi and demanded ransom and betrothal gifts, then rescued Hua Qi from the Buddhist Incense Society and accompanied Lin Tianhe to the Old Lin Family’s hidden academy.
  • Lin Heng restored Hua Qi’s physical body, relinquished Dao Palace City to the Nine Dust Alliance, and gathered allies while preparing to cross the Demon Domain.
  • Lin Heng persuaded Jiang Zhenqing to defend Dao Palace City and told Dugu Yueli that he planned to attack the Immortal Clan heartland through the Demon Domain, and she agreed to join him.
  • Lin Heng led the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office across the Endless Immortal Sea and secured passage through the Tusu Demon Domain by agreeing to settle the Green Fox Clan’s conflict with the Sand Dune demons.
  • Lin Heng defeated the Candle Heaven Demon Venerable, advanced to mid-stage Return to Void, and led his army toward Tusu as the Immortal Clans moved against the Dao Palace and his companions pursued their own plans.
Chapters 1501–1605 Read from ch. 1501

Arc 61Dragon Sea and Demon Domain

Lin Heng traveled into the Demon Domain, defeated Yan Gang, and secured the Spirit Fox Clan’s cooperation before returning to the Immortal Sea. As the Nine Dust Alliance faced defeat and Dragon Sea City became a trap, Lin Heng confronted the Lin Clan and maneuvered the retreat south, while the Wild Bell’s connection to the Star-Suppressing Tower surfaced.

  • Lin Heng left the Great Wall Dao Palace to find Bai Yi, then entered the Demon Domain and rescued Yaoyao from a Bear Clan attacker.
  • Lin Heng fought Yan Gang with his Golden Body Dharma Aspect and divine beast phenomena, defeated him, and spared the weakened Bear Clan.
  • Lin Heng gathered the demon clans and sought a route through the Central Domain, then returned to learn that the Nine Dust Alliance had lost Linxiang City.
  • Dugu Yueli took control of Dragon Sea City while Lin Heng waited there, and Lin Tianhe revealed to Lin Yi that Lin Heng was Lin Zhique’s son and his nephew.
  • Lin Heng warned Dugu Yueli and Qin Hongyi that abandoning Dragon Sea City could draw the Demon Race into a surprise attack, then helped expose a hidden Space Tunnel operation.
  • Lin Yi emerged from the Space Tunnel and was captured by Lin Heng, while Lin Tianhe came to negotiate and offered the Changlin Clan’s noninvolvement in the Immortal Sea Summit conflict.
  • Lin Heng ordered Dugu Yueli and the others to retreat south, explaining to Qin Hongyi that the move would draw other immortal clans into the conflict, and Dugu Yueli raised the Wild Bell’s possible link to the Star-Suppressing Tower.
Chapters 1501–1530 Summaries Read

Arc 62The Immortal Sea Campaign

Lin Heng maneuvered the Nine Dust Alliance and the Old Lin Family while confronting the Immortal Clans and the Buddhist Incense Society. The Old Lin Family brought him to its hidden academy and revealed that his father had left badly injured with Lin Ziqing.

  • Lin Heng arranged for the Nine Dust Alliance to settle inside the Great Wall Barrier, then pressured Dugu Yueli to take control of the alliance and travel to the Great Wall Dao Palace.
  • After ordering the Dao Palace rebuilt, Lin Heng left with Saint Ye, Huahua Jiang, and Little Black to disrupt the Immortal Clans’ plans, and abducted Long Shishi while framing the Old Lin Family.
  • Lin Heng turned Long Shishi’s kidnapping into a scheme to collect ransom and betrothal gifts, then searched for Hua Qi after suspecting the Buddhist Incense Society had taken her.
  • The Buddhist Incense Society used Hua Qi as bait to lure Lin Heng to Purple Thunder Peak, where Jingkong revealed its plan to refine her into a divine lamp and claim Lin Heng’s Immortal Body.
  • Lin Tianhe intervened against the Society, revealed Lin Heng’s Old Lin Family heritage, and took him and Hua Qi back as guests after explaining the family’s cooperation with his campaign.
  • Lin Tianhe brought Lin Heng to a hidden academy, where he and Lin Lingdong explained that Lin Zhique had returned with Lin Ziqing more than twenty years earlier and left badly injured.
Chapters 1531–1555 Summaries Read

Arc 63The Central Domain Expedition

Lin Heng returned to Great Wall Dao Palace, relinquished control of the city, and gathered allies while preparing to cross the Immortal Sea. He revealed a plan to attack the Immortal Clan’s heartland through the Demon Domain, leaving Jiang Zhenqing to draw the Supremes at Dao Palace City.

  • Lin Heng restored Hua Qi, learned of her ties to the Ancient Buddha Lineage, and used Spirit Transformation True Blood and spiritual treasures to give her a physical body.
  • Lin Heng searched the academy’s records, then traveled toward Dragon Sea City and agreed to help Long Shishi punish Peng Yukun in exchange for Spirit Stones.
  • Lin Heng abducted Long Lingyu to demand rare materials from the Long Clan as the Nine Dust Alliance took control of Great Wall Dao Palace.
  • Dugu Yueli warned Lin Heng that Dugu Wuwu planned to capture him, and Lin Heng confronted the Dugu Clan before persuading Jiang Zhenqing to side with him.
  • Lin Heng gave up Dao Palace City to the Nine Dust Alliance and sent his people to Falling Snow City while preparing to move the conflict elsewhere.
  • Lin Heng arranged for the Imperial Office to gather resources and for newcomers from the Eastern Continent to cross the Immortal Sea, while secretly taking Dugu Yueli to Falling Snow City.
  • Lin Heng told Dugu Yueli that he planned to cross the Demon Domain and strike the Immortal Clan’s heartland, with Jiang Zhenqing defending Dao Palace City to draw the Supremes.
  • Dugu Yueli agreed to join Lin Heng’s expedition and contacted Qin Hongyi, who learned that Lin Heng had taken her and reacted with anger and surprise.
Chapters 1556–1580 Summaries Read

Arc 64The Sand Dune Campaign

Lin Heng led the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office through the demon domains, defeated the Candle Heaven Demon Venerable, and continued toward the Central Domain as the Immortal Clans mobilized against the Dao Palace. The force entered the Tusu Demon Domain, while Lin Heng’s companions navigated their tangled relationships and plans.

  • Lin Heng crossed the Endless Immortal Sea with his forces and allied with the demon leaders, then agreed to settle the Green Fox Clan’s conflict with the Sand Dune demons to secure passage through the Tusu Demon Domain.
  • Lin Heng investigated the Many-Faced Evil Luo Buddha and began developing the Human Path after learning that its techniques could suppress immortal arts and bodies.
  • The Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office invaded the Sand Dune Demon Domain, where Dugu Yueli, Qin Hongyi, Dugu Feng, and their allies fought the demons as Lin Heng cultivated in seclusion.
  • A Candle Heaven Demon Venerable overwhelmed the battlefield, but Lin Heng confronted it with his Humanity Domain and Supreme Bone Sword, severed its arm, and returned to camp with its tail before collapsing.
  • Lin Heng recovered, advanced to mid-stage Return to Void, and hid Dugu Yueli in his Small World while teasing her and later sparring with her.
  • Lin Heng announced an advance into the Tusu Demon Domain as the Immortal Clans began moving against the Dao Palace, and Dugu Zixuan’s party traveled toward the Heavenly Action Continent.
  • Lin Heng’s army camped in the black earth region after the Contract Beast Clan blocked its route, and he ordered Martial Man’s forces to defeat the clan’s leader while he stopped Su Qiubai from leaving.
  • Lin Heng kissed Su Qiubai after teasing her about her feelings, then Mu Li hinted that the Female Emperor had entrusted her with something as Duan Shuyun began plotting to test Yun Yao’s intentions.
Chapters 1581–1605 Summaries Read
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