Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen rode an airship toward the Xuanhuang Region and encountered a Seven Stars Sect checkpoint demanding body searches. After accepting Qiao Shishuang’s offer of a Dragon Blood Bodhi to help her pass without being searched, he openly challenged the sect’s authority, leaving the other passengers stunned.

• Lin Chen rented a place on an airship bound for the Xuanhuang Region and traveled with nine other passengers.
• Zhang Fan tried to befriend Lin Chen, but Lin Chen declined his invitation to visit Nine Streams City.
• The Seven Stars Sect forced the airship to land and ordered its passengers to undergo body searches before proceeding.
• Qiao Shishuang offered Lin Chen a Dragon Blood Bodhi if he could help her avoid the search, and Lin Chen agreed.
• Lin Chen mocked the Seven Stars Sect’s authority, shocking Zhang Fan and the other passengers.

Lin Chen used his Azure Ripple Sect identity to get his companions past the Seven Stars Sect’s roadblock, then continued with Qiao Shishuang to Giant Stone City. There, he refused her invitation until she mentioned a deal involving more Dragon Blood Bodhi, and then readily agreed to join her for a meal.

• Lin Chen revealed his Azure Ripple Sect Inner Disciple token, and the Seven Stars Sect allowed him and his companions to pass without a search.
• The Seven Stars Sect elder heard that an Azure Ripple Sect disciple was among the travelers but dismissed suspicion of the flying boat’s other passengers.
• Three days later, the flying boat reached Giant Stone City, where Lin Chen left with Qiao Shishuang while Zhang Fan and the others went their separate ways.
• Qiao Shishuang offered to treat Lin Chen to the city’s delicacies and discuss a business deal, but he refused until she said it involved more Dragon Blood Bodhi.

Lin Chen received a Dragon Blood Bodhi from Qiao Shishuang and learned how she obtained it after the Chu Family was slaughtered over a map to a Dragon Blood Bodhi Tree. He postponed deciding whether to join her search, while his System Panel urged him to improve his qi and blood.

• Lin Chen refused Qiao Shishuang's wine and demanded the Dragon Blood Bodhi before hearing her proposal.
• Qiao Shishuang gave Lin Chen the fruit and asked him to cooperate with her in finding a Dragon Blood Bodhi Tree near the border of the Fulong Region and the Xuanhuang Region.
• Qiao Shishuang explained that Zhuo Huai and his companion had forced the Chu Family to surrender half a map, then killed all 374 family members; Zhuo Huai was later ambushed and died after giving her the fruit and map piece.
• Lin Chen questioned Qiao Shishuang's motives and said he would decide the next day whether to search for the tree with her.
• Lin Chen examined the Dragon Blood Bodhi as his System Panel warned that his qi and blood were too low and needed to be raised.

Lin Chen absorbed a Dragon Blood Bodhi to strengthen his qi and blood, then agreed to cooperate with Qiao Shishuang in searching for the Bodhi Tree. They entered the Black Dragon Mountain Range, where Lin Chen saved several martial artists before pressing on into territory with more powerful Demonic Beasts.

• Lin Chen absorbed the Dragon Blood Bodhi, greatly increasing his qi and blood and easing the strain from the three strands of Xiantian Fire stored in his acupoints.
• Lin Chen and Qiao Shishuang agreed that he would take all the Dragon Blood Bodhi fruits if the tree bore fewer than two, and otherwise they would split them evenly; Qiao Shishuang said she had memorized the map.
• Lin Chen and Qiao Shishuang set out for the Black Dragon Mountain Range, where Qiao Shishuang explained how local sects charged martial artists for entry under the pretext of selling maps.
• Lin Chen sensed martial artists in danger and twice killed Demonic Beasts threatening them, then introduced himself as Gu Fei of the Azure Ripple Sect.
• After five hours, Lin Chen and Qiao Shishuang passed beyond the mountain range's outskirts, where Lin Chen sensed several powerful Demonic Beasts and more Xiantian-level beasts.

Lin Chen and Chu Shishuang followed the Chu Family map through the Profound Dragon Mountain Range, where she revealed her identity and her desire to avenge her murdered family. They encountered Fan Ping and Ye Yuan, and as Ye Yuan attacked Lin Chen, Fan Ping saw something that stunned him.

• Lin Chen and Chu Shishuang found the pool marked on the map and followed the safe route toward the Dragon Blood Bodhi Tree.
• Lin Chen sensed people ahead, and Fan Ping emerged with Ye Yuan, prompting Chu Shishuang to recognize Fan Ping as one of her family's killers.
• Lin Chen confronted Chu Shishuang about her identity, and she admitted that it did not change their agreement.
• Chu Shishuang recalled how Fan Ping and Zhuo Huai had slaughtered the Chu Family and explained her plan to use Lin Chen's help to take revenge.
• Ye Yuan threatened Lin Chen and thrust his spear at his throat, while Fan Ping's mocking expression abruptly stiffened at what he witnessed.

Lin Chen defeated Ye Yuan and Fan Ping, then let Chu Shishuang avenge her family before leading her to the Dragon Blood Bodhi Tree. After she took ten fruits and left, Lin Chen confronted a living boulder hiding nearby.

• Lin Chen used Azure Ripple Finger to kill Ye Yuan and cripple Fan Ping after both men showed hostility toward him.
• Lin Chen told Chu Shishuang to kill Ye Yuan and Fan Ping; she killed Ye Yuan quickly, then tortured Fan Ping before killing him to avenge her family.
• Lin Chen burned both corpses to ashes with Xiantian Fire as he and Chu Shishuang left for the Dragon Blood Bodhi Tree.
• Chu Shishuang offered to take only five fruits, and Lin Chen agreed to let her take ten and promised to help her once if she faced trouble.
• Chu Shishuang picked ten Dragon Blood Bodhi fruits and left, while Lin Chen sensed a living boulder nearby and ordered it to reveal itself.

Lin Chen captured a strange little beast that could disguise itself as a boulder and eat Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit without dying, then harvested the valley’s unusually abundant fruit. At the Thousand Machine Restaurant, he used the fruit to raise his vitality and blood to Level 4 and began pushing it toward Level 5 while the little beast slept.

• Lin Chen exposed the boulder’s disguise, chased down the fleeing fragment, and caught the furry little beast hiding inside.
• The little beast pointed to the Dragon Blood Bodhi Tree, ate a Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit, and fell asleep as its belly swelled.
• Lin Chen picked 118 fruits from the tree and realized its unusually large harvest suggested dragon-vein aura, though he could not find any nearby.
• Lin Chen carried the sleeping little beast out of the valley, and the Dragon Blood Bodhi Tree crumbled into dust behind him.
• At the Thousand Machine Restaurant, Lin Chen rented a private courtyard and consumed two fruits, raising his vitality and blood from Level 3 to Level 4.
• Lin Chen continued eating Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruits, intending to raise his vitality and blood to Level 5.

Lin Chen used Dragon Blood Bodhi fruits to raise his qi to Level Six, discovering that stronger qi also enhanced his speed, defense, and Boundless Divine Aspect Art. After deciding to focus next on his divine soul and visit the Thousand Machine Sect, he received a challenge from Sima Kong at Martial Path Mountain.

• Lin Chen raised his qi to Level Five with thirty Dragon Blood Bodhi fruits, then chose to keep cultivating because his sect was at war with the Eight Desolations Sect.
• The Thousand Machine Restaurant shopkeeper told a waiter not to disturb Lin Chen during his prolonged secluded cultivation.
• Over the following days, Lin Chen consumed ninety Dragon Blood Bodhi fruits while the little beast absorbed the qi spilling from him.
• Lin Chen reached his limit at Qi Level Six, accidentally blasted the little beast into a wall, and found that his speed and defense had also increased.
• Lin Chen tested his enhanced speed and Boundless Divine Aspect Art, then decided to raise his divine soul and visit the Thousand Machine Sect.
• Sima Kong issued Lin Chen a challenge at Martial Path Mountain.

Sima Kong challenged Lin Chen to a public rematch, hoping to erase his earlier defeat and raise the Eight Desolations Sect’s morale during its war with the Azure Ripple Sect. The chapter ended as observers learned that both fighters had reached the Xiantian Second Realm.

• Sima Kong told Qiao Lingxuan he wanted to challenge Lin Chen publicly, and Qiao Lingxuan approved, confident that Sima Kong’s realm advantage would secure his victory.
• At Crimson Cloud Pass, Chen Sheng’s family learned that the battlefield’s fighters were waiting to watch Sima Kong and Lin Chen’s match before beginning the day’s fighting.
• Azure Ripple Sect elders and forces across both domains received notice of the challenge, while major sects and battlefield observers speculated about its impact on the war.
• Zeng Xi predicted that Lin Chen would win, despite another Thousand Machine Sect disciple believing Sima Kong had the advantage.
• The Martial Path Mountain light screen revealed that both Sima Kong and Lin Chen had reached the Xiantian Second Realm, shocking those watching.

Lin Chen and Sima Kong, both newly in the Xiantian Second Realm, faced each other on Martial Path Mountain as martial artists across the Yan Imperial Dynasty watched their high-stakes rematch. After sizing each other up and trading challenges, they attacked almost simultaneously.

• The projection revealed that Lin Chen and Sima Kong had both reached the Xiantian Second Realm, astonishing the watching martial artists.
• Zhao Feng and others whom Lin Chen had defeated reflected on their past losses, while Zeng Xi rejected the idea that Lin Chen had forced his breakthrough.
• Lin Chen and Sima Kong entered the Battlefield Plain, recognized each other's breakthrough, and declared their intent to fight for the top ranking.
• The two built up their auras as spectators watched, then attacked almost simultaneously.

Lin Chen defeated Sima Kong on Martial Path Mountain by firing a devastating arrow formed from Azure Ripple Sect techniques, leaving Sima Kong severely injured. As Azure Ripple Domain celebrated the victory, an elder ordered its troops to attack the Eight Desolations Domain.

• Lin Chen and Sima Kong fought with their sects' martial arts, shattering the battlefield plain and forcing Martial Path Mountain to change it into a mountain range.
• Lin Chen refused to use the Boundless Divine Aspect Art, choosing to defeat Sima Kong with the Azure Ripple Sect's techniques.
• Lin Chen condensed an icy-blue longbow and fired an arrow that pierced Sima Kong's halberd and armor before engulfing him in a blast.
• Sima Kong returned to the Eight Desolations Sect's main hall with severe divine soul damage and fainted as Qiao Lingxuan caught him.
• Martial Artists at Crimson Cloud Pass celebrated Lin Chen's victory, and an Azure Ripple Sect elder ordered the troops to leave the pass and attack the Eight Desolations Domain.

Lin Chen left Martial Path Mountain with the little beast, learned it could disguise itself as a stone, and named it Oscar. At Thousand Machine Restaurant, he agreed to guard a caravan traveling to the East Sea Region in exchange for one hundred Xiantian Stones, and was told it would depart the next day.

• Lin Chen agreed to let the little beast follow him after realizing it sought the blood qi from his Dragon Blood Bodhi fruits.
• The little beast demonstrated its ability to transform into a stone, and Lin Chen named it Oscar and told it to remain disguised unless called.
• Lin Chen checked out of Thousand Machine Restaurant, paid one thousand Yan Coins, and declined the manager's initial offer to travel with a caravan.
• The manager offered Lin Chen one hundred Xiantian Stones to guard a caravan bound for the East Sea Region, and Lin Chen accepted without revealing his identity.
• The manager told Lin Chen to return to his room and wait for the caravan to depart the next day.

Lin Chen and Sun Kang escorted a mysterious caravan toward the East Sea Region, where masked Xiantian martial artists ambushed them. The battle ended with a giant named Ada confronting an old woman and demanding that she meet the new clan head, Miss.

• Lin Chen and Sun Kang discussed their sect status, the dangers of martial cultivation, and the caravan's mysterious cargo before agreeing to cooperate if trouble arose.
• Yu Xingyao told his brothers to focus on delivering the caravan to the East Sea Region and warned Yu Xing'an against asking about matters he should not know.
• After two months, the caravan entered the Red Dust Domain, but an unseen attacker stopped the flying vessels and Lin Chen saved Sun Kang from an ambush.
• Eight masked Xiantian martial artists attacked, and Lin Chen, Sun Kang, and the Yu Family Trio fought them while the second flying vessel remained still.
• A giant named Ada emerged carrying two blood-soaked heads, and an old woman stepped out of the second vessel before Ada demanded that she meet the new clan head, Miss.

Lin Chen and the Yu Family Trio were caught in a clash between the clan giant Ada, the old woman Ying Po, and assassins from Yanluo Hall. After revealing his strength and helping turn the battle around, Lin Chen left to rescue Sun Kang and killed the masked leader, leaving Sun Kang suspecting that Gu Fei was actually Lin Chen.

• Ada attacked Ying Po to take the young lady back, while she used a shield to hold him off.
• Sun Kang urged Lin Chen to flee, but Lin Chen stayed after the Yanluo Hall leader pursued Sun Kang.
• Lin Chen unleashed the Azure Ripple Finger and severely injured one assassin, prompting Ying Po to trap Ada with a red seal and ask Lin Chen to escort the young lady.
• Lin Chen struck the Yanluo Hall assassins attacking the Yu Family Trio, and Yu Xingyao killed one of them with his spear.
• Lin Chen went to help Sun Kang and killed the masked leader with the Eye of Azure Ripple; Sun Kang began to suspect that Gu Fei was Lin Chen.

Lin Chen accepted Ying Po’s offer to rescue the clan’s young lady in exchange for three thousand Xiantian Stones and a Void Stone, after learning the stone could upgrade his arts. He escaped north with the girl while Sun Kang and the Yu Family Trio fled separately, leaving Ying Po to hold off Ada.

• Lin Chen and Sun Kang killed the remaining Yanluo Hall assassins, and Lin Chen searched their bodies and took a Hundred Things Box.
• Ada warned Lin Chen to stay out of the clan’s internal conflict, while Ying Po offered him three thousand Xiantian Stones and a Void Stone to take the young lady away.
• The System Panel revealed that borrowing a Void Stone could upgrade Lin Chen’s Azure Ripple Art or Boundless Divine Aspect Art, so he agreed to the deal.
• Lin Chen found the ordinary-looking little girl aboard the flying ship, took her in his arms, and fled north as Ada roared in anger.
• Sun Kang and the Yu Family Trio departed in different directions, while Ying Po told Ada she had sent the young lady away to give her a chance to live.

Lin Chen escaped Ada with the little girl and brought her to Zhaoran City, where she paid him the promised Xiantian Stones and Void Stone. She then offered to discuss a new deal, while the Yu Family Trio went into hiding to prepare for the danger surrounding Gu Fei.

• Lin Chen used his Golden Wings to flee with the little girl, and Ada later failed to track them down and angrily blamed the Azure Ripple Sect.
• Yu Xingyao ordered his family to hide and sent Yu Xing'an away with Xiantian Stones under their years-old contingency plan.
• Lin Chen entered Zhaoran City in disguise, brought the veiled little girl to an inn, and told her she was safe.
• The little girl gave Lin Chen three thousand Xiantian Stones and a Void Stone, explaining that the stone could perfect a cultivation art.
• The little girl told Lin Chen she wanted to discuss a new deal.

Lin Chen reconsidered leaving Yin Yue behind after she offered to help complete his Martial Soul Diagram and provide Xiantian Stones in exchange for a year of protection. After learning about her origins and agreeing to take her east, he decided they would first stay in the city while he planned how to evade her pursuers.

• Lin Chen invited Yin Yue to make her offer, and she promised to guide him in forming his Martial Soul Diagram and supply Xiantian Stones if he protected her for a year.
• Yin Yue revealed that she came from the Ancient Remnant Clan, whose Moon Soul Remnants were divided by a rebellion that killed her parents and left her alone.
• Yin Yue explained that the rebels had joined forces with Yanluo Hall and that their strongest member would remain on the clan grounds.
• Lin Chen asked Yin Yue's age, and she told him she was nine before choosing to accompany him to the overseas islands of the East Sea Region.
• Lin Chen decided to buy a residence in the city and stay there temporarily while considering how to avoid the rebels searching for Yin Yue.

In Zhaoran City, the Hidden Moon Sect searched for a little girl while Lin Chen cultivated with Yin Yue and learned how costly his powerful techniques were to advance. After condensing a Xiantian Crystal, Lin Chen prepared to use a rare Void Stone to improve the Azure Ripple Art, realizing Yin Yue's clan had promised him an extraordinarily valuable treasure.

• Two Hidden Moon Sect experts ordered the City Lord of Zhaoran City to watch for martial artists accompanied by a little girl, and the city lord told his aide to avoid probing too deeply if they found anyone suspicious.
• Lin Chen consumed Xiantian Stones rapidly, and Yin Yue explained that his superior cultivation art and body would require far more resources than ordinary martial artists needed.
• Yin Yue identified Lin Chen from his questions and explained that she had learned about him through reports on the war between the Azure Ripple Sect and the Eight Desolations Sect.
• After consuming one hundred Xiantian Stones, Lin Chen condensed a Xiantian Crystal in his right shoulder and increased his Power of Xiantian.
• Yin Yue estimated that Lin Chen would eventually need around 100,000 Xiantian Stones and advised him to use the Void Stone to improve the Azure Ripple Art first.
• Yin Yue revealed that her clan possessed only one Void Stone and that it could attract a Myriad Manifestations Realm expert, leaving Lin Chen to realize he had secured a great bargain.

Lin Chen and Yin Yue took a winding route to Sanhui City to avoid an ambush, then traveled to Linhai City and arranged passage to Azure Ripple Island. At the Azure Ripple Guildhall, Lin Chen revealed his identity to Chu Zining, who welcomed his long-lost junior brother.

• Lin Chen and Yin Yue spent nearly a month detouring through the Guiyun Domain before reaching Sanhui City and safely entering the East Sea Region.
• Lin Chen reserved two places on the Dragon King Ship to Azure Ripple Island and learned that the island had become famous because of his achievements.
• Lin Chen accepted a young ship attendant’s offer to guide them to the Azure Ripple Guildhall, while Yin Yue cautioned him against revealing his attachment to the island.
• Lin Chen and Yin Yue entered the guildhall, where Chu Zining came to greet them.
• Lin Chen revealed his true face, and Chu Zining recognized him as his junior brother.

Lin Chen returned to Azure Ripple Island and heard from Chu Zining how his fame had transformed Great Liang’s prospects and led the island to be renamed for protection. After discussing the island’s strength and meeting Yin Yue, Lin Chen prepared to travel onward aboard a Dragon King Ship while disguising himself to avoid attention.

• Chu Zining told Lin Chen that Great Liang had struggled to place its young martial artists in East Sea Region sects until Lin Chen’s achievement on Martial Path Mountain prompted sects to recruit them.
• Chu Zining explained that Lord Hu had recommended renaming Great Liang’s island Azure Ripple Island so outsiders would associate it with Lin Chen and think twice before attacking.
• Chu Zining said seventeen Xiantian First Realm elders protected Azure Ripple Island, and Lin Chen recognized that his own presence would deter stronger attackers after hearing that nearby islands had been looted.
• Lin Chen introduced Yin Yue as a senior brother’s descendant, and Chu Zining welcomed her despite her silence.
• Lin Chen declined Chu Zining’s offer to arrange a ship, saying he had reserved a Dragon King Ship and had disguised himself to avoid unwanted visits.