Chapter Summaries

Wu Yun attended the Lin Family Clan Meeting with Luo Tong and met Lin Dong and Qing Tan. When Wu Yun shook Lin Dong’s hand, his Signing-in System activated, and he received the Heavenly Treasure Record.

• Luo Cheng sent Luo Tong and Wu Yun to the Lin Family Clan Meeting and prepared a Third-Grade Spiritual Medicine as a prize for the competition’s winner.
• Luo Tong and Wu Yun arrived at the Lin Family and were welcomed by Lin Ken before taking seats beside Lin Zhentian.
• Lin Mang mocked Lin Xiao, but Wu Yun invited Lin Xiao, Lin Dong, and Qing Tan to sit beside him.
• Wu Yun introduced himself to Lin Dong and shook his hand, causing Lin Dong’s Stone Talisman to flash and Wu Yun’s Signing-in System to activate.
• Wu Yun signed in and received the Heavenly Treasure Record.

Wu Yun obtained the Heavenly Treasure Record and hinted to Lin Dong that he might possess a similar secret, while Lin Dong suspected Wu Yun had encountered a powerful treasure of his own. At the Lin Family Clan Competition, Lin Dong began winning matches, and Wu Yun confidently urged him to reveal his strength before his bout with Lin Yun.

• Wu Yun received the Heavenly Treasure Record and learned its six martial arts, then noticed Lin Dong's Stone Talisman react when they touched hands.
• Wu Yun vaguely suggested to Lin Dong that he had something like the Stone Talisman, and the two agreed to talk after the competition.
• Lin Zhentian reunited with Lin Xiao, and Lin Xia joined the gathering and questioned Wu Yun about his fight with Lei Li.
• Lin Dong easily defeated Lin Changqiang and prepared to face Lin Yun, while the crowd expected Lin Yun to win.
• Wu Yun urged Lin Dong to stop hiding his strength, and Lin Dong stepped onto the stage determined to make a name for himself.
• Wu Yun reassured Qing Tan that Lin Dong would win and told Lin Xia that he and Lin Dong had been kindred spirits for a long time.

Lin Dong won the Lin Family Clan Competition, defeating Lin Hong and revealing that he had reached the Body Tempering Seventh Level. Wu Yun befriended Lin Dong and, in their private conversation, told him that they both had similar secrets, leaving Lin Dong cautious about revealing his own.

• Lin Dong defeated Lin Yun, advanced to the top ten, and took third place before challenging Lin Hong.
• Lin Dong revealed his Seventh Level strength and defeated Lin Hong with his refined Eight Desolations Palm.
• After Lin Hong tried to attack Lin Dong again, Lin Mang intervened, and Lin Xiao blocked him with his recovered Heavenly Origin Stage strength.
• Wu Yun presented Lin Dong with a Third-Grade Spiritual Medicine and accepted the Lin Family's invitation to stay and spar.
• Wu Yun defeated the Lin Family juniors in sparring except for Lin Dong, who lasted ten moves.
• Lin Dong asked what Wu Yun meant by saying they both had something, and Wu Yun said they had similar things that explained their rapid growth.

Wu Yun tried to persuade Lin Dong to share the secret of his Stone Talisman by revealing a supposed cultivation treasure of his own and promising to share its manual. Lin Dong remained wary of Wu Yun’s greater strength, but Wu Yun’s appeals left him ashamed and close to agreeing.

• Wu Yun told Lin Dong that a miraculous treasure inside him had given him a powerful cultivation manual, then urged him to keep their conversation secret.
• Wu Yun explained the ranks of cultivation manuals and claimed his manual surpassed first-class manuals and could open every meridian.
• Wu Yun offered to share his manual in exchange for learning about Lin Dong’s treasure, and Lin Dong asked to see the manual first because he feared Wu Yun might take the Stone Talisman.
• Wu Yun admitted he had also feared Lin Dong’s family might seize his secret, then appealed to their mutual trust and the need for sincere cooperation.
• Lin Dong grew misty-eyed and said he was ashamed for nearly betraying Wu Yun’s trust.

Lin Dong revealed the Stone Talisman's abilities to Wu Yun, and the two became sworn brothers before Wu Yun began teaching Lin Dong the Heavenly Treasure Record. They stopped for dinner after Lin Dong memorized its core Heavenly Mystery Skill, leaving the rest to study later.

• Lin Dong told Wu Yun that the Stone Talisman produced Spiritual Liquid, perfected martial arts, and refined spiritual medicines into Elixir Pills.
• Lin Dong demonstrated the Stone Talisman's powers, turning a Purple Ganoderma into four pills and impressing Wu Yun.
• Lin Dong and Wu Yun became sworn brothers and agreed to share blessings and hardships.
• Wu Yun wrote down sections of the Heavenly Treasure Record for Lin Dong to memorize and burn, while Qing Tan stood guard outside.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong paused at dinnertime after Lin Dong memorized the core Heavenly Mystery Skill, planning to continue later.

Wu Yun used Stone Talisman Spiritual Liquid and Elixir Pills to accelerate his cultivation, then brought Lin Dong seven Third-Grade Spiritual Medicines to refine. After splitting the resulting pills, Wu Yun proposed selling them for a large profit, and Lin Dong was excited by the opportunity.

• Wu Yun returned to the Mad Blade Martial Arts School and used Stone Talisman Spiritual Liquid and a Purple Spirit Pill to cultivate the Heavenly Mystery Skill, rapidly increasing his Primal Force.
• After using up his supplies, Wu Yun spent his savings on seven Third-Grade Spiritual Medicines and returned to the Lin Family to find Lin Dong.
• Lin Dong used the Stone Talisman to refine the seven medicines into twenty Elixir Pills, and Wu Yun gave him half.
• Wu Yun explained that the Elixir Pills could be traded for several times their value in spiritual medicines, and Lin Dong eagerly considered the profit.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong traded Stone Talisman Spiritual Liquid for Third-Grade Spiritual Medicines, which Lin Dong refined into Elixir Pills to speed their cultivation. A month later, Lin Dong had reached Body Tempering Layer Eight and Wu Yun the late stage of Layer Nine, and they returned to the Trading Post with five drops of Spiritual Liquid.

• Wu Yun persuaded Lin Dong to trade Stone Talisman Spiritual Liquid and Elixir Pills for Spiritual Medicine, and they agreed to keep five Elixir Pills each for cultivation.
• Lin Dong traded one portion of Spiritual Liquid for five Third-Grade Spiritual Medicines, then Wu Yun traded two portions at another shop for twelve more.
• Lin Dong refined the seventeen Spiritual Medicines into forty-eight Elixir Pills, bringing their total to sixty-eight, which they split evenly.
• Wu Yun consumed ten Elixir Pills over ten days, broke through to Body Tempering Layer Nine, and received three Third-Grade Spiritual Medicines from Luo Cheng.
• Over the next month, Lin Dong advanced to Body Tempering Layer Eight and Wu Yun reached the late stage of Layer Nine; after using their Elixir Pills, they returned to the Trading Post with five drops of Spiritual Liquid.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong took Qing Tan to the Trading Post, where they became involved in a fight between the Lin and Xie Families after learning that Lin Xia had been slapped. Lin Dong stood up to the Xie Family, and the chapter ended with Wu Yun and the Mad Blade Martial Arts School disciples provoking Lei Li and Xie Yingying.

• Wu Yun and Lin Dong traded diluted Body Tempering Liquid for spiritual medicines, then took Qing Tan shopping around the Trading Post.
• Lin Shan told them that the Xie Family had bullied Lin Xia, so Wu Yun, Lin Dong, and Qing Tan followed him to the confrontation.
• Lin Dong broke up the fight, pushed back the Xie Family’s stronger youths, and slapped Xie Ting in retaliation for her slapping Lin Xia.
• Wu Yun had the Mad Blade Martial Arts School disciples cheer Lin Dong on, while Xie Yingying challenged Lin Dong and he defended his actions.
• Lei Li arrived and threatened to return Lin Dong’s slap on Xie Ting’s behalf, but Wu Yun mocked his claim to be her brother and refused to back down when Xie Yingying explained the marriage contract.

Wu Yun humiliated Lei Li in a fight at the Trading Post, then returned home with Lin Dong and helped him prepare for the Hunting Conference. Lin Dong shared Yin Beads with Wu Yun to help him pursue a breakthrough, and the two resumed studying martial arts together.

• Wu Yun dodged Lei Li's attacks, slapped him, and clashed with his Thunderous Strike before Wang Jin stopped their fight and Lei Li threatened revenge at the Hunting Conference.
• Lin Dong thanked Wu Yun for defending him, and Wu Yun and Lin Dong left the Lin Family juniors and returned to their courtyard.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong refined herbs into six Fourth-Grade Pills and one hundred and ten Third-Grade Pills as they discussed the need to advance before the Hunting Conference.
• Lin Dong gave Wu Yun a box of Yin Beads, explaining that he could not reveal where they came from, and Wu Yun accepted them without pressing him.
• Wu Yun explained the techniques behind his slap on Lei Li, and he and Lin Dong continued exchanging martial arts knowledge.

Wu Yun used Qing Tan’s Yin Beads to break through to the Earth Yuan Stage and learned Thunderous Slash from Luo Cheng. After further cultivation with Lin Dong, he emerged from seclusion as the Hunting Conference began.

• Wu Yun joined Lin Dong and Qing Tan for dinner at Lin Xia’s home, where Lin Xia’s parents thanked them for helping their family.
• After using thirteen Yin Beads over a month, Wu Yun swallowed five more and broke through to the Earth Yuan Stage, completing the first level of the Heavenly Mystery Skill.
• Wu Yun discovered that his Mysterious Jade Hand had gained icy-blue power and found it several times stronger after his breakthrough.
• Wu Yun told Luo Cheng about his breakthrough, received three Fourth-Grade Spiritual Medicines, and learned the Fourth-Grade Martial Art Thunderous Slash.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong traded Stone Talisman Spiritual Liquid and Third-Grade Pills for Fourth-Grade Spiritual Medicines, Yin Beads, and Fourth-Grade Pills.
• After another month of cultivation, Wu Yun emerged from seclusion as the Hunting Conference began.

Wu Yun entered the Hunting Conference, signed in to receive the White Tiger Bloodline, and teamed up with Mu Lingsha and Lin Dong to target a Fire Python Tiger’s cubs. The Lei and Xie families began fighting the injured tiger while the three waited in hiding to take advantage.

• Wu Yun reunited with Lin Dong at the Beast Horn Arena and kept his breakthrough to the middle stage of the Earth Yuan Stage secret.
• When the hunt began, Wu Yun signed in and received the White Tiger Bloodline, with Flame City revealed as the next sign-in location.
• Wu Yun gathered thirteen Identity Tokens and agreed to team up with Mu Lingsha before meeting Lin Dong in the forest.
• Wu Yun showed Lin Dong and Mu Lingsha the injured Fire Python Tiger guarding three cubs and proposed using the Lei and Xie families to wear it down.
• Lei Li, Xie Yingying, and their companions attacked the Fire Python Tiger while Wu Yun, Lin Dong, and Mu Lingsha waited in hiding.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong outmaneuvered the Lei and Xie Families to take the three Fire Python Tiger cubs. Wu Yun gave Mu Lingsha a lively cub and the mutated cub to Lin Dong, then promised to raise the remaining one himself.

• Lei Li and Xie Yingying led their families in killing the wounded Fire Python Tiger while Wu Yun, Mu Lingsha, and Lin Dong prepared to steal its cubs.
• Wu Yun attacked Lei Li’s group, Mu Lingsha held Xie Yingying off with arrows, and Lin Dong entered the cave and took all three cubs.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong let Mu Lingsha choose the fastest cub, and she left for Mu Family Village with it.
• Wu Yun revealed that the weakest cub had a mutated bloodline and gave it to Lin Dong, promising to raise the remaining cub himself.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong agreed to a two-on-two match against Lei Li and Xie Yingying, with the Lei and Xie Families wagering Ironwood Manor and the Silkworm Workshop over the Fire Python Tiger Cubs. Both brothers revealed Earth Yuan Stage cultivation, and Wu Yun defeated Lei Li with a Fourth-Grade martial art, leaving the match’s final outcome unresolved.

• Lei Li accused Wu Yun and Lin Dong of stealing three Fire Python Tiger Cubs, but Wu Yun argued that the cubs belonged to whoever could claim them.
• The four factions agreed to settle ownership of the cubs with a two-on-two match, and the Lei and Xie Families wagered Ironwood Manor and the Silkworm Workshop.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong accepted the match, then faced Lei Li and Xie Yingying on the platform.
• Lin Dong revealed Earth Yuan Stage cultivation and overwhelmed Xie Yingying, while Wu Yun also revealed he had reached the Earth Yuan Stage.
• Lei Li used the Fourth-Grade martial art Galloping Thunder Light, but Wu Yun countered with Thunderous Slash and stood over the kneeling Lei Li after their clash.

Wu Yun survived Lei Bao’s attack, and the Mad Blade Martial Arts School and Lin Family claimed the properties wagered at the Hunting Conference. With the four powers on the verge of open conflict, Wu Yun chose a Fire Python Tiger and struggled to name it.

• After Wu Yun defeated Lei Li, Lei Bao attacked him, and Luo Cheng fought Lei Bao until the conference elder stopped them.
• Wu Yun revealed his Middle Earth Yuan Stage strength and reassured Luo Cheng that his injuries were not serious, while Lei Li was left with a crippled hand.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong were declared the winners, and the Lei and Xie Families reluctantly handed over Ironwood Manor and the Silkworm Workshop.
• Luo Cheng and Lin Zhentian took control of the two properties, while Wu Yun used Lin Dong’s Stone Talisman Spiritual Liquid to stabilize his injuries.
• As tensions among the four major powers continued to rise, Wu Yun picked a Fire Python Tiger and wondered what to name it.

Wu Yun fused the White Tiger Bloodline into Little Fire Python Tiger, transforming her into a powerful white tiger and naming her Bai Yun. After a month of searching Ironwood Manor for its Yang Yuan Stone Mine, Wu Yun brought Lin Dong, whose Stone Talisman led them to the buried vein.

• Wu Yun fused the White Tiger Bloodline into Little Fire Python Tiger, raising her strength to the Earth Yuan Stage and transforming her appearance.
• Wu Yun bathed the tiger, named her Bai Yun, and discovered she was female.
• A month later, Wu Yun and Bai Yun had failed to locate the Yang Yuan Stone Mine, so Wu Yun went to find Lin Dong.
• Lin Dong sensed strong Yanggang Qi through the Stone Talisman and led Wu Yun to a spot in Ironwood Manor.
• Bai Yun and Xiao Yan dug into the ground, and Bai Yun uncovered a Yang Yuan Stone.

Wu Yun helped the Mad Blade Martial Arts School and the Lin Family discover a Yang Yuan Stone Mine at Ironwood Manor and persuaded Luo Cheng to share it with the Lin Family. After the families defeated the Black Iron Demonic Leopards and agreed on a 60–40 split, Wu Yun and Lin Dong prepared to travel to Flame City with the first batch of stones.

• Wu Yun and Lin Dong traced the Yang Yuan Stones to a vein beneath the Black Iron Demonic Leopards' valley.
• Wu Yun persuaded Luo Cheng to invite the Lin Family to cooperate, and Luo Cheng confirmed the mine by digging up another Yang Yuan Stone.
• Luo Cheng and Lin Zhentian joined forces to kill the two Black Iron Demonic Leopards, while Xiao Yan swallowed their Demonic Cores.
• The Mad Blade Martial Arts School and the Lin Family agreed to develop the mine together, with the school receiving sixty percent and the Lin Family forty percent.
• After a month of mining and training, the families prepared to trade their first batch of Yang Yuan Stones in Flame City, and Wu Yun and Lin Dong asked to go along.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong discovered that Lin Dong's Stone Talisman could refine Yang Yuan Stones into pills at an unusually efficient rate, then traveled with the Mad Blade Martial Arts School's caravan to Flame City. After Wu Yun gained Supreme Grade Yin Sha Energy upon entering the city, he and Lin Dong went sightseeing and spotted the Exotic Item Tower.

• Lin Dong showed Wu Yun how his Stone Talisman refined three Yang Yuan Stones into a Yang Yuan Pill, and they agreed to keep the ability secret.
• Luo Cheng led the trade caravan to Flame City with Luo Tong and Lin Xiao, while Lin Zhentian stayed behind to guard Ironwood Manor.
• Luo Tong warned Wu Yun and Lin Dong about Flame City's dangers and named the Yan City Lord's Mansion, the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association, and the Blood Wolf Gang as its three leading powers.
• Wu Yun checked in at Flame City's entrance and received Supreme Grade Yin Sha Energy, Grand Yin Profound Sha Qi; the system assigned his next check-in to the Underground Lava Cave beneath Ironwood Manor.
• Wu Yun warned Luo Cheng to watch for the Lei Family as the group split up to trade, then Lin Dong and Wu Yun went shopping and noticed the Exotic Item Tower.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong visited the Exotic Item Tower, where Lin Dong discovered his talent for studying runes and Wu Yun displayed even greater Spiritual Power. After buying Cosmic Bags, they were interrupted by Qing Xu and a young man who tried to impress her as they prepared to leave.

• Wu Yun and Lin Dong traded pills for two Cosmic Bags and discussed Rune Masters and Spiritual Power.
• Lin Dong studied the Cosmic Bag's runes and traced half of one, drawing the attention of Master Yan.
• Wu Yun traced the entire rune, and Master Yan judged his Spiritual Power to be extraordinary.
• Qing Xu asked Wu Yun to sell her more pills, but he said he had none left.
• A young man in brocade robes accused Wu Yun of molesting Qing Xu and tried to impress her, so Wu Yun took Lin Dong and prepared to leave.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong caught Master Yan’s attention at the Exotic Item Tower, where he invited them to become Rune Masters and gave them Talisman Tokens and a Divine Movement Chapter. Wu Yun decided to accept Master Yan’s tutelage while Lin Dong kept his distance to protect the Stone Talisman, and Wu Yun went with Luo Cheng to the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association to meet Master Yan.

• Wu Yun defeated the brocade-clad Liu Family young master, and Master Yan stopped the ensuing fight by immobilizing Wu Yun and Lin Dong.
• Master Yan recognized their exceptional Spiritual Energy and invited them to become Rune Masters, giving each a Talisman Token and Wu Yun a Divine Movement Chapter.
• Wu Yun proposed becoming Master Yan’s disciple while Lin Dong stayed away to protect the Stone Talisman, and Lin Dong agreed.
• Wu Yun told Luo Cheng about Master Yan’s invitation, and Luo Cheng urged him to accept and accompanied him to the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association.
• Wu Yun presented his Talisman Token, and an attendant escorted him and Luo Cheng to a VIP room to wait for Master Yan.

Wu Yun formally became Yan Xuan’s disciple and joined him at the Symbol Master Association, where his new senior sister Ziyue tested his spiritual power. Ziyue recognized his exceptional talent and began guiding him in cultivation.

• Yan Xuan accepted Wu Yun as his disciple and gave Luo Cheng a token offering support to the Mad Blade Martial Arts School.
• Wu Yun gave Luo Cheng the Divine Movement Chapter to pass to Lin Dong, then stayed behind to cultivate with Yan Xuan.
• Yan Xuan brought Wu Yun to the Symbol Master Association and introduced him to his senior sister, Ziyue.
• Ziyue tested Wu Yun’s spiritual power, but he resisted her probing, impressing her with his talent.
• Ziyue helped Wu Yun settle in and took him to a room to begin teaching him how to cultivate.