Vol. 18The Nine Cold Mountain Gambit
Lin Yu pursued the Diviner through the Duxuan Sect and Nine Cold Mountain, uncovering schemes involving demons, the Emperor, and the Diviner. He escaped with Qin Siyu and learned that their plan concerned the Great Rui Ancient Capital Divine King Palace Ruins.
- Lin Yu purified part of the God of Desire’s Authority and learned that Lin Zhao’s lingering consciousness remained, then entered the Prison Mountain Realm with Jian Cunyi to pursue the Diviner.
- Lin Yu and Jian Cunyi found a hidden Duxuan Sect trove and learned from Qin Siyu that the sect periodically overlapped with a deadly Yin Side.
- Lin Yu helped Jian Cunyi expose and defeat Living Foot, then discovered the Diviner’s role in the demons’ cooperation and the sect’s trap.
- Lin Yu escaped with Qin Siyu while Jian Cunyi fought Leng Jing, whose Heart Domain turned corpses into a Flesh Tree that began consuming him.
- Jian Cunyi revealed his Humanity Authority and faced Leng Jing’s Heart Domain before a Mutated Resurrection Coin disrupted Leng Jing’s power.
- Lin Yu and Qin Siyu escaped Cold Cicada’s pursuit with Zhu Qiansi’s help and reached Nine Cold Mountain, where Qin Siyu found the captive artisan Wei Jian at Ten Thousand Flowers Cave.
- Lin Yu gave Meng Qingjun the Desire Origin and manipulated him and the Yaomo into fighting Cold Cicada and the Snake Yaoguai.
- Lin Yu captured Cold Cicada’s soul, uncovered his meeting with the Emperor and the Diviner, escaped Nine Cold Mountain, and learned from Wei Jian that their plan concerned the Great Rui Ancient Capital Divine King Palace Ruins.