Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuankong returned to Great Xia and learned that the Yin Talisman Sect had grown into the Xuan Talisman Heavenly Sect and that the Jiang family had become a powerful lineage. After revealing his identity and rewarding City Lord Jiang, Lin Xuankong asked where Steward Ma and Jiang Yurán had been buried, leaving City Lord Jiang frozen.

• Xiao Ying'er asked Old Willow Tree how Xuanfeng Heavenly Sect had developed, and he explained that it had merged with the Yin Talisman Sect and become the leading sect among seven dynasties.
• Old Willow Tree identified City Lord Jiang as a descendant of the Jiang family and told him that Lin Xuankong had once cultivated alongside his ancestor Jiang Yurán.
• City Lord Jiang and the Rakshasa Country envoy recognized Lin Xuankong and knelt, while the surrounding officials, soldiers, and cultivators followed.
• Lin Xuankong helped City Lord Jiang up and gave him a sword, pills, and a Profound Truth Jade Stone as thanks for the Jiang family's past kindness.
• Lin Xuankong asked City Lord Jiang where Steward Ma and Jiang Yurán had been buried, and City Lord Jiang's expression froze.

After returning to Great Marsh Prefecture, Lin Xuankong sought the burial places of Steward Ma Jiang and Jiang Yurán so he could revive them with the Great Samsara Technique. He learned of a possible Ma family connection to Steward Ma and offered the Divine Communication Demon King, Old Willow Tree, a chance to advance, while considering whether to take it as his first disciple before ascending.

• Lin Xuankong explained his concerns about the powerful being that had killed the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and revealed that he wanted to revive Steward Ma Jiang and Jiang Yurán.
• City Lord Jiang gave Lin Xuankong directions to Jiang Yurán's burial site but could not identify Steward Ma Jiang, and Old Willow Tree also did not know where Ma Jiang was buried.
• Ma Hongtao recognized Steward Ma Jiang's fondness for dice and explained that the Ma family of Dongming Prefecture traced its ancestry to an ancestor who had met a notable Yin Talisman Sect figure.
• Lin Xuankong gave Ma Hongtao a bottle of immortal pills in gratitude for the lead about Steward Ma Jiang.
• Lin Xuankong offered Old Willow Tree pills that could help it trigger an Earth Demon heavenly tribulation and considered making it his first disciple, but hesitated because of the danger of his coming ascension.

Lin Xuankong reunited with old companions in Great Marsh Prefecture, took the Divine Communication Demon King and two former Yin Talisman Sect leaders into his secret realm, and promised to help them cultivate again. He then agreed to tour the prefecture with his wives and companions before they faced the final Heavenly Tribulation and ascended to the Supreme Primordial Realm.

• Old Willow Tree refused to join Crane Immortal Sect and said it wished only to follow Lin Xuankong; Li Xiaolan assured it they would take it along and urged it to pursue a breakthrough to the Mortal Transformation Twelfth Layer.
• Lin Xuankong transferred Old Willow Tree into his ninth-grade Heavenly Demon Bone secret realm and hoped it would break through beyond his own past cultivation achievement.
• Lin Xuankong met the souls of Ma Jiang and Jiang Yurán, who recounted their lives after Yin Talisman Sect merged with Xuanfeng Heavenly Sect and praised his rise; he promised to find them bodies with exceptional innate constitutions and brought them into his secret realm.
• Li Xiaolan asked Lin Xuankong to take everyone around Great Marsh Prefecture to sample its local food, and he agreed, reminding them that the final Heavenly Tribulation and ascent would soon take them away from mortal life.
• Little Tiger reflected on Lin Xuankong's kindness in reviving his father and changing countless lives, then wondered what awaited Lin Xuankong in the Supreme Primordial Realm.

In the Supreme Primordial Realm, Qingmu Heavenly Demon secretly resolved to capture Lin Xuankong and claim the reward for delivering the Golden Dragon Lesser World's artifact-refining master to Thousand Illusions Sacred Monarch. Meanwhile, Lin Xuankong gathered with his companions at the boundary of the mortal realm and Golden Dragon Immortal Realm, where the other Supreme Immortal Lords arrived as he prepared to face his final heavenly tribulation.

• At a feast in Chishui Demon City, Lesser Accomplishment Heavenly Demons complained that their long-standing assignments to watch the Lesser World passages had brought them no rewards.
• Qingmu Heavenly Demon concealed its true ambition and recalled how it had kept the secret of Lin Xuankong's Ninth-Grade Immortal Artifacts while maintaining guards at the passage entrance.
• Qingmu vowed to wait as long as necessary to capture Lin Xuankong and present him to Thousand Illusions Sacred Monarch.
• Lin Xuankong arrived in the Boundless Mountains with Li Xiaolan, Zhao Yufei, Xiao Ying'er, Guang Yu'er, Li Xiaohu, and the others, his cultivation and body-refining arts vastly strengthened after more than eight thousand years.
• Guang Yu'er spotted Immortal Lord Qianyuan, Immortal Lord Kunyuan, Guang Ling'er, and other Supreme Immortal Lords approaching, while Zhao Yufei worried about the tribulation Lin Xuankong would summon.

Lin Xuankong gathered with his Dao companions, adopted sons, and the Supreme Immortal Lords to prepare for their final heavenly tribulation and ascent to the Supreme Primordial Realm. Many declined to join because of the Heavenly Demons awaiting them, while a smaller group chose to follow Lin Xuankong despite the risks, leaving him concerned for their safety.

• Immortal Lord Qianyuan and the other arriving Supreme Immortal Lords met Lin Xuankong and his powerful companions atop the mountain, where Luoshui Immortal Lord Yan Mingyu greeted her disciple.
• Lin Xuankong invited the gathered Supreme Immortal Lords to undergo the final heavenly tribulation with him, and more than twenty declined, fearing the Heavenly Demons guarding the upper-realm passage.
• Immortal Lord Qianyuan, Immortal Lord Kunyuan, the Kirin Clan's old clan leader, the Azure Dragon Clan's old clan leader, and others declared that they would ascend alongside Lin Xuankong.
• The Azure Dragon Clan's old clan leader urged the hesitant experts to reconsider, but none changed their minds.
• Lin Xuankong warned those joining him that he could not guarantee he would lead them safely through the Heavenly Demons, but they stood by their decision because of their limited lifespans and trust in him.

Lin Xuankong and a group of supreme Immortal Lords prepared to undergo their final tribulations together, relying on the Ninth-Grade Immortal Artifacts he had provided. As the tribulations began, Luoshui Immortal Lord Yan Mingyu faced the Azure Sky Killing Tribulation, while Xiao Xiuyi drew the legendary Six Harmonies Killing Tribulation, leaving the onlookers stunned by its unprecedented power.

• Lin Xuankong led the supreme Immortal Lords to their prepared positions, where they activated their Ninth-Grade Immortal Artifacts before beginning their ascensions.
• Lin Xuankong urged the others to face the tribulations together, and the assembled Immortal Lords released their suppressed immortal essence, summoning tribulation clouds across the sky.
• A Fire Phoenix Clan supreme Demon King recognized Yan Mingyu's tribulation as the Azure Sky Killing Tribulation, which Yuzhen Bodhisattva had previously survived with Lin Xuankong's help.
• The Fire Phoenix Clan Demon King then recognized Xiao Xiuyi's tribulation as the Six Harmonies Killing Tribulation, and six gigantic Heavenly Tribulation Beings attacked her with beams of divine light.
• The onlookers felt the terrifying power of Xiao Xiuyi's tribulation, and a human supreme Immortal Lord questioned why she faced a more fearsome tribulation than Yan Mingyu.

Xiao Xiuyi fought off six Six Harmonies Heavenly Tribulation Beings with twenty-seven perfected Ninth-Grade Immortal Artifacts while peak Immortal Lords faced powerful tribulations across the region. An unprecedented tribulation began forming above Lin Xuankong, leaving observers worried, though Lin realized surviving it might give him an exceptional foundation for ascending to the Upper Realm.

• Xiao Xiuyi activated eighteen more perfected Ninth-Grade Immortal Artifacts and used all twenty-seven to shatter the attacks of six Six Harmonies Heavenly Tribulation Beings.
• The observing peak Immortal Lords discussed the prodigies undergoing tribulation alongside Lin Xuankong and watched them resist their perilous heavenly tribulations.
• A Fire Phoenix Clan peak Immortal Lord pointed out that Lin Xuankong’s tribulation clouds were forming an unknown being whose pressure overwhelmed observers from thousands of miles away.
• The peak Immortal Lords feared Lin Xuankong’s unprecedented tribulation might be far deadlier than the Six Harmonies Heavenly Tribulation.
• Lin Xuankong was astonished by the tribulation’s immense, still-growing power, then recognized that surviving an especially terrifying tribulation could strengthen his foundation for ascending.

Lin Xuankong faced a final heavenly tribulation that took the form of a terrifying Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, while the peak Immortal Lords watching feared it might be tied to the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm’s origin. As the dragon approached, Lin Xuankong resolved to rely on his own strength and activated his strongest body- and Spirit Soul-enhancing arts.

• Lin Xuankong chose to face his final heavenly tribulation without immortal artifacts, elixirs, or the Luoshui Great Array, hoping to gain greater tempering.
• The tribulation clouds formed a gigantic Five-Clawed Golden Dragon whose aura stirred the ninth-grade Heavenly Demon Bone fused within Lin Xuankong.
• The watching peak Immortal Lords felt their immortal essence suppressed by the dragon’s pressure, and Yufeng suspected the tribulation might be connected to the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm’s origin.
• The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon flew toward Lin Xuankong without disturbing space, revealing its extraordinary control over the realm’s space.
• Lin Xuankong activated the Golden Body Demon Suppressing Art at its ultimate realm and used his other arts to strengthen his immortal body and Spirit Soul.

Lin Xuankong confronted the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon in his final heavenly tribulation, relying on his immortal body and defensive Destiny talents instead of Ninth-Grade Immortal Artifacts. He fought the dragon to a standstill, astonishing the watching experts, while Yukong Bodhisattva watched with growing puzzlement.

• Lin Xuankong activated his immortal arts and Golden Body Demon Suppressing Art, then charged directly at the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.
• Lin Xuankong activated [Cunning and Sly] to reduce the dragon's attack power and [Old and Steadfast] to multiply his defenses.
• Lin Xuankong and the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon collided and exchanged rapid attacks without either side suffering visible injuries or letting power leak outward.
• A Great Accomplishment Bodhisattva praised Lin Xuankong's extraordinary control over power, and the watching experts marveled at his strength and defenses.
• Several experts joked about joining the Lingtai Buddhist Sect to learn the Golden Body Demon Suppressing Art, while Yukong Bodhisattva watched Lin Xuankong with puzzlement.

As Lin Xuankong fought the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon during his heavenly tribulation, he discovered its attacks contained World Origin Power that could further refine his body and Spirit Soul. Just as the dragon faded, the ancient voice of the Golden Dragon World addressed him, scolding him for greedily absorbing its power.

• Great Accomplishment Yukong Bodhisattva and the other supreme Immortal Lords marveled at Lin Xuankong’s strength and recalled the many miracles he had brought to the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm.
• Lin Xuankong realized the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon’s attacks carried power that was purer than Upper Realm Primordial Energy and suspected it was World Origin Power.
• Lin Xuankong deliberately lowered his defenses so he could endure more attacks and absorb more of the power refining his immortal body and Spirit Soul.
• The other tribulation-crossers nearing the final rounds saw Lin Xuankong withstand the dragon and relied on his Ninth-Grade Immortal Artifacts to endure their own tribulations.
• As the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon faded, Lin Xuankong lamented that he could no longer absorb its nourishing power.
• An ancient voice speaking directly into Lin Xuankong’s Spirit Soul accused him of greed and explained that he had absorbed one hundred-millionth of the Golden Dragon World’s limited World Origin Power.

During his final heavenly tribulation, Lin Xuankong spoke with the Golden Dragon Sacred Monarch, who explained the rare origin-power boon he had received and warned him about powerful enemies in the Supreme Primordial Realm. The Sacred Monarch urged Lin Xuankong to flee the Thousand Illusions Heavenly Demon Race’s territory after ascending and conceal his and Xiao Xiuyi’s extraordinary artifact-refining talents.

• The Golden Dragon Sacred Monarch revealed that he knew Lin Xuankong came from Blue Star and explained that he had noticed Lin’s extraordinary deeds in the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm.
• The Sacred Monarch explained that Lin’s unusual Destinies had let him withstand the World Origin Power, making him the first of 108,466 peak Immortal Lords to receive this rare boon.
• The Sacred Monarch warned Lin that Sacred Monarch-level experts could cut off the vital energy that sustained a Celestial Immortal’s recovery, and Lin realized this threatened him because he had offended the Thousand Illusions Sacred Monarch.
• The Sacred Monarch reassured Lin that the Thousand Illusions Sacred Monarch was not among the strongest Sacred Monarchs and would not yet consider Lin a direct threat.
• The Sacred Monarch warned that the Heavenly Demon Race might capture Lin and Xiao Xiuyi to exploit their skill at forging perfect-grade Ninth-Grade Immortal Artifacts, and told Lin to flee their territory after ascending and keep their talents secret.

Lin Xuankong learned from the Golden Dragon Sacred Monarch about the danger awaiting ascenders in the Supreme Primordial Realm and promised to rescue captured cultivators if he could do so safely. After the Golden Dragon Sacred Monarch vanished, Lin Xuankong and the others discovered that their successful final tribulations had not opened a passage to the upper realm.

• The Golden Dragon Sacred Monarch warned Lin Xuankong that the Thousand Illusions Heavenly Demon Race might ambush him and advised him to conceal his abilities and shelter the other ascenders in his inner secret realm.
• The Golden Dragon Sacred Monarch revealed that beings beyond the Saint Lord realm could kill Saint Lords, but he could not speak of them without risking their attention.
• Lin Xuankong promised to help rescue captured Golden Dragon Immortal Realm cultivators while putting his own safety first, and the Golden Dragon Sacred Monarch urged him to avoid powerful beings hidden within the Supreme Primordial Realm.
• After the Golden Dragon Sacred Monarch fell silent, Lin Xuankong considered his motives and resolved to repay the benefits he had received by helping his fellow cultivators.
• Lin Xuankong noticed that the several dozen strongest Immortal Lords who had passed their final tribulations had not received a world passage or primordial energy, and they looked to him for an explanation.

Lin Xuankong and dozens of powerful Immortal Lords survived their final heavenly tribulations and transformed into Celestial Immortals after the Supreme Primordial Realm opened a passage to the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm. Lin Xuankong gained an especially powerful body and an infinite lifespan, then warned the others that Heavenly Demons might be waiting near the passage.

• The Golden Dragon Progenitor explained that it had briefly used the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm's origin power to help Lin Xuankong and the others, though it could not use that power freely.
• A radiant passage opened between the Supreme Primordial Realm and the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm, and Upper Realm Primordial Energy transformed the successful tribulation survivors into Celestial Immortals.
• Lin Xuankong reached the perfected realm of an initial stage Celestial Immortal, discovered that his lifespan was now infinite, and considered how his talents could grow stronger over time.
• The newly transformed Celestial Immortals gathered around Lin Xuankong and marveled at how much stronger he was than all of them combined.
• Lin Xuankong warned the group that Heavenly Demons might be lying in ambush near the world passageway and could have grown much stronger since capturing Great Accomplishment Yuming Bodhisattva, Sect Master Qiu, and Elder Qiu.

Lin Xuankong warned the newly ascended immortals, demons, and Buddhas that powerful Heavenly Demons might ambush them in the Supreme Primordial Realm, and offered them a choice between fleeing alone or sheltering in his Heavenly Demon Bone mystic realm. They all chose to follow him inside, and Lin Xuankong allowed the world passage to pull him toward ascension, looking back at the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm with reluctance.

• Lin Xuankong said his trump cards gave him a seventy percent chance against the Initial Stage Heavenly Demons and opened the Heavenly Demon Bone mystic realm as a refuge for his companions.
• Li Xiaolan entered the mystic realm first, followed by Zhao Yufei, Xiao Ying'er, Li Xiaohu, Green-foreheaded Qilin, White-foreheaded Qilin, and Guang Yu'er with Guang Ling'er.
• Yan Mingyu, Qianyuan, Kunyuan, the clan leaders, and Jialin Bodhisattva led their followers into Lin Xuankong's mystic realm after pledging to stand with him.
• Xiao Linglong urged the remaining cultivators to trust Lin Xuankong, and they entered the mystic realm rather than face the Heavenly Demon ambush alone.
• After all the supreme Immortal Lords had entered, Lin Xuankong stopped resisting the passage's pull and was drawn toward it, gazing wistfully toward Great Marsh Prefecture.

Lin Xuankong entered the Supreme Primordial Realm passage and sensed an overwhelming consciousness before resolving to conceal his talents from powerful Heavenly Demons. At the Passage No. 3 entrance, Qing Niao Heavenly Demon gathered his forces after learning that many cultivators were undergoing tribulation in the Golden Dragon Lesser World, hoping Lin Xuankong would be among them.

• Lin Xuankong sensed a vast, indifferent consciousness sweep over him as he traveled through the world passage and wondered whether it belonged to a being above Sacred Monarch.
• Lin Xuankong resolved to hide his artifact-refining skills and other talents after reaching the Supreme Primordial Realm.
• Qing Niao Heavenly Demon wondered why Lin Xuankong had not ascended, while Red-haired Heavenly Demon urged him to wait and keep watch over Passage No. 3.
• A messenger reported unusually intense tribulation fluctuations in the Golden Dragon Lesser World, and Qing Niao Heavenly Demon hurried to the passage entrance with Red-haired Heavenly Demon.
• Qing Niao Heavenly Demon and several thousand Initial Stage Heavenly Demons gathered at Passage No. 3, preparing to seize the cultivators expected to ascend within half an hour.

Lin Xuankong ascended alone to the Supreme Primordial Realm, where Qing Niao Heavenly Demon and several thousand Heavenly Demons prepared an array to capture him. After sensing Lin Xuankong’s unexpectedly powerful cultivation, Qing Niao ordered the attack, but Lin Xuankong declared that he could cripple them all.

• The Golden Dragon Lesser World’s passage remained closed for nearly half an hour, puzzling the waiting Heavenly Demons.
• Red-haired Heavenly Demon predicted Lin Xuankong would ascend, and Qing Niao Heavenly Demon ordered the Immortal Slaying Thousand Demon Array activated to capture him.
• Lin Xuankong emerged alone from Passage Three, which closed behind him, and Qing Niao recognized him and celebrated.
• Lin Xuankong assessed the Heavenly Demons’ formation and mocked its lack of improvement, while Red-haired Heavenly Demon realized Lin Xuankong had reached Initial Stage Perfection as a Celestial Immortal.
• Qing Niao dismissed Lin Xuankong’s strength and urged the Heavenly Demons to intensify their array, but Lin Xuankong vowed to cripple them all.

Lin Xuankong faced the Red-haired Heavenly Demon and the thousands of demons surrounding him, who believed their array made his capture inevitable. He revealed twelve equally powerful incarnations and used them to activate the Golden Body Demon Suppressing Art, leaving the Red-haired Heavenly Demon baffled.

• The Red-haired Heavenly Demon asked Qing Niao Heavenly Demon for permission to teach Lin Xuankong a lesson, and Qing Niao ordered it not to injure him because he was valuable to their plans.
• The Red-haired Heavenly Demon unleashed its Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Demonic Whips and challenged Lin Xuankong to attack first with his Ninth-Grade Immortal Artifacts.
• Lin Xuankong declared he needed no Ninth-Grade Immortal Artifacts and used the Myriad Forms Demonic Art to create twelve incarnations with strength equal to his own.
• The Red-haired Heavenly Demon recognized the Myriad Forms Demonic Art but questioned how Lin Xuankong could sustain twelve powerful incarnations.
• Lin Xuankong and all twelve incarnations activated the Golden Body Demon Suppressing Art, stunning the watching demons and leaving the Red-haired Heavenly Demon unable to understand how demonic energy could power Buddhist arts.

Lin Xuankong fought the Red-haired Heavenly Demon, first matching his demonic whips and then overpowering them with his supreme perfected Golden Body Demon Suppressing Art. The Red-haired Heavenly Demon was left grievously wounded and begged the Qing Niao Heavenly Demon to save him.

• Lin Xuankong and his twelve Myriad Forms Demonic Art incarnations seized the Red-haired Heavenly Demon's thirty-six demonic whips, astonishing the watching Heavenly Demons.
• The Red-haired Heavenly Demon activated the Crimson Red Demonic Art, increasing the force of his whips, but Lin Xuankong strengthened his Buddhist art and held them fast.
• Lin Xuankong's twelve incarnations dragged the whips in different directions and tore more than half of them from the Red-haired Heavenly Demon's body.
• The Red-haired Heavenly Demon suffered a devastating injury and cried out for the Qing Niao Heavenly Demon to save him.

Lin Xuankong overwhelmed Red-haired Heavenly Demon with his Golden Body Demon Suppressing Art, but Qing Niao Heavenly Demon intervened and proved far faster and stronger. After ordering Red-haired Heavenly Demon to stand down, Qing Niao Heavenly Demon offered Lin Xuankong a chance to join the Thousand Illusions Heavenly Demon Race.

• Lin Xuankong and his twelve demonic-body incarnations battered Red-haired Heavenly Demon into a deep pit and left it badly injured.
• Qing Niao Heavenly Demon used its Azure Bird Wings to intercept and seize the red-haired whips before Lin Xuankong could strike again.
• Qing Niao Heavenly Demon pulled the whips from Lin Xuankong and his incarnations, while Red-haired Heavenly Demon recovered and returned to its side.
• Red-haired Heavenly Demon asked to fight again using the Thousand Illusions Demonic Blood Art, but Qing Niao Heavenly Demon refused because the art would severely damage its cultivation foundation.
• Qing Niao Heavenly Demon told Lin Xuankong that he could join the Thousand Illusions Heavenly Demon Race and offered him the opportunity.

Qing Niao Heavenly Demon tried to force Lin Xuankong to join the Thousand Illusions Heavenly Demon Race, while a massive Immortal Slaying Thousand Demon Array surrounded them. Lin Xuankong refused to reveal his Old and Vigorous Destiny talents and summoned a Seventh Tier Luoshui Great Array, leaving the two array spirits and Qing Niao poised to clash.

• Qing Niao Heavenly Demon offered Lin Xuankong the choice of joining the Thousand Illusions Heavenly Demon Race or being defeated and marked by force, while several thousand Initial Stage Heavenly Demons formed the Immortal Slaying Thousand Demon Array.
• Lin Xuankong decided to hide his Old and Vigorous Destiny talents because he feared drawing the attention of the Thousand Illusions Sacred Monarch, then rejected Qing Niao Heavenly Demon's offer.
• Lin Xuankong summoned Eighth Grade Immortal Artifacts to form a Seventh Tier Luoshui Great Array and call forth its river-like array spirit.
• Qing Niao Heavenly Demon recognized the threat posed by the Luoshui array spirit and attacked it, while Lin Xuankong sent the spirit toward Qing Niao Heavenly Demon.