Chapter Summaries

Wu Yun advanced rapidly in spiritual power cultivation, then used Grand Yin Profound Sha Qi to reach the Late Earth Yuan Stage. After learning that his adoptive father and others had arrived in Flame City, he returned to Qingyang Town and reunited with Bai Yun.

• Ziyue taught Wu Yun spiritual power cultivation, and he quickly sent his Mental Body beyond his body, astonishing her and Master Yan.
• Wu Yun learned the Seal Condensing Technique, while Lin Dong independently studied the Divine Movement Chapter and sent his Mental Body out of his body.
• A month later, Wu Yun refined Grand Yin Profound Sha Qi, broke through to the Late Earth Yuan Stage, and advanced the Heavenly Mystery Skill to its third level.
• Ziyue told Wu Yun that his adoptive father and the others had arrived in Flame City, and he left with the trade caravan for Qingyang Town.
• Bai Yun leaped into Wu Yun's arms at the Mad Blade Martial Arts School, and Wu Yun promised to take him along next time.

Wu Yun tested Bai Yun’s strength and joined Lin Dong and Qing Tan to hunt Demon Beasts, discovering that Bai Yun preferred pure-energy pills. The group heard tremors from deep in the forest and realized a wolf pack was approaching.

• Wu Yun sparred with Bai Yun and found that she had reached the Middle Earth Yuan Stage, with combat power approaching the Late Earth Yuan Stage.
• Wu Yun, Lin Dong, and Qing Tan went to Ironwood Manor’s back mountain with Bai Yun and Xiao Yan to hunt Demon Beasts.
• Bai Yun killed a Fire Shadow Wolf with one paw, while Xiao Yan devoured its Demonic Core.
• Lin Dong offered Bai Yun Stone Talisman Spiritual Liquid and pills, and Wu Yun concluded that she needed pure energy because she could not yet expel impurities.
• Bai Yun chose Stone Talisman-refined pills before eating an ordinary Yang Yuan Pill too, and Lin Dong offered to provide her future meals.
• The group heard tremors from the forest, and Wu Yun sensed that a wolf pack was approaching.

Wu Yun, Lin Dong, and Bai Yun defeated a Fire Shadow Wolf pack that had been lured toward Ironwood Manor, then learned the Lei and Xie Families might be behind the attack. Wu Yun decided to use his knowledge of what was coming to strike first.

• Wu Yun and Lin Dong held off the approaching Fire Shadow Wolves while Qing Tan rode Xiao Yan to Ironwood Manor for help.
• Bai Yun unleashed her Beast King bloodline suppression, allowing Wu Yun and Lin Dong to turn the fight around and kill the wolves.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the twenty-seven Demonic Cores and advanced to the Middle Earth Yuan Stage.
• Luo Tong and the family leaders learned that someone had lured the wolves with Fire Yuan Fruit juice, and Lin Zhentian suspected the Lei and Xie Families.
• Wu Yun recalled the Lei and Xie Families' likely plans and began preparing to strike first.

After the Lei Family targeted Wu Yun and Lin Dong, they stayed at Ironwood Manor to cultivate, condensed their first Talisman Seals, and traveled to Flame City to secure more Yang Yuan Pills. The chapter ends with Wu Yun asking Ziyue to help him trade for Yang Yuan Stones.

• Lei Bao learned that Wu Yun and Lin Dong had scattered the Fire Shadow Wolves, then ordered Lei Pi to watch them and strike when they were vulnerable.
• At Ironwood Manor, Wu Yun taught Lin Dong about condensing Natal Talisman Seals, and both became Rune Masters after cultivating for a month.
• Wu Yun decided to seek Mental Secret Techniques in Flame City, while Lin Dong joined him because they were running short of Yang Yuan Pills.
• Wu Yun had Lin Dong refine nine hundred Yang Yuan Stones into three hundred pills, gave Luo Cheng one hundred for the trade caravan, and kept two hundred for himself.
• Wu Yun returned to the Symbol Master Association with Bai Yun, introduced her to Ziyue, and asked Ziyue to help him trade for Yang Yuan Stones.

Wu Yun traded his exceptionally pure Yang Yuan Pills with Ziyue for Yang Yuan Stones, then revealed that he had become a One-Seal Talismancer. Master Yan taught Wu Yun and Ziyue new mental techniques and gave Wu Yun the Thunder Flame Sword set, leaving Wu Yun eager to test his new weapon.

• Ziyue examined Wu Yun's Yang Yuan Pills, recognized their near-perfect purity, and bought all two hundred for three thousand Yang Yuan Stones.
• Wu Yun showed Ziyue his Natal Talisman Seal, surprising her with his rapid progress to One-Seal Talismancer.
• Ziyue brought Wu Yun to Master Yan, who explained mental power weapons and taught them Soul Breaking Blade and Thunder Shockwave.
• Master Yan gave Wu Yun a set of seven Thunder Flame Swords, which Wu Yun accepted and looked forward to testing.

Wu Yun led the plan to destroy Black Dragon Stockade before it could aid the Lei and Xie Families, then killed its second-in-command, Wu Sha, in battle. After the stockade fell, Wu Yun and Lin Dong discovered a passage at Ironwood Manor that led to the Underground Lava Cave.

• Wu Yun advised the Lin and Luo Families to watch the Lei and Xie Families, cultivate, and strike Black Dragon Stockade first.
• Luo Tong, Lin Ken, and Lin Xiao led their forces to attack Black Dragon Stockade, while Wu Yun challenged Wu Sha.
• Wu Yun wounded Wu Sha with his Thunder Pattern Saber, pierced his defenses with a spiritual attack, and killed him with the Thunder Flame Swords.
• Lin Ken and Lin Xiao defeated Yan Kuo, and the allied forces wiped out Black Dragon Stockade.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong discovered a passage at Ironwood Manor leading to the Underground Lava Cave.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong discovered a powerful beast skeleton and the Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower in a hidden mine cavern, where Lin Dong absorbed the flower’s energy through the Stone Talisman and Wu Yun received Solar Profound Gang Qi from his system. The group remained in the cavern to see whether its Yanggang Qi could be refined.

• Wu Yun and Lin Dong followed a mine passage into a cavern filled with violent Yanggang Qi and found a massive beast skeleton.
• Xiao Yan dug a fiery-red Demonic Core from the beast’s skull, swallowed it, and emerged with stronger crimson fur and Middle Earth Yuan Stage strength.
• Bai Yun sensed danger from the Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower, and Wu Yun pushed Lin Dong into its mist before telling him to use the Stone Talisman.
• The Stone Talisman absorbed the flower and its mist, allowing Lin Dong to cultivate the first three layers of the Divine Movement Chapter.
• Wu Yun signed in and received top-grade Yanggang Qi, Solar Profound Gang Qi.
• Wu Yun urged Lin Dong to test whether they could refine the cavern’s Yanggang Qi so Bai Yun and he could benefit from it.

Wu Yun broke through to the Heavenly Origin Stage with Yanggang Qi purified by Lin Dong, then hid his new strength while arranging to ambush the Lei Family. The Lei Family sent three Heavenly Origin Stage experts after a delivery team, unaware that Wu Yun and Bai Yun were ready to meet them.

• Wu Yun used Lin Dong's purified Yanggang Qi to break through to the Heavenly Origin Stage, and the system directed him to sign in at the Elixir Immortal Pool.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong showed the Underground Lava Cave to Luo Cheng, Lin Zhentian, and the others, while Lin Dong concealed the Stone Talisman's role in purifying Yanggang Qi.
• Luo Tong gave Wu Yun Shattered Yuan Profound Steel, and Wu Yun decided to have it made into Talisman Treasures for Lin Dong.
• Wu Yun persuaded Luo Cheng to let him and Luo Tong lead the next delivery team, intending to use the trip to ambush the Lei Family.
• The Lei Family sent three Middle Heavenly Origin Stage experts and more than a dozen Earth Yuan Stage experts after the team, while Luo Cheng remained confident because Wu Yun and Bai Yun had both reached the Heavenly Origin Stage.

Luo Tong and Wu Yun led the Mad Blade Martial Arts School’s Trade Caravan into an ambush by the Lei and Xie Families and Black Wind Stronghold, but they had prepared a counterattack. The caravan won decisively, leaving its enemies crushed and its own losses negligible.

• Luo Tong and Wu Yun revealed that the caravan had anticipated the ambush and armed its disciples with Zhuge Divine Crossbows, which devastated the attackers before they could reach the carriages.
• Wu Yun and Bai Yun split off to fight Lei Pi, Lei Xing, and Xie Yu while Luo Tong confronted Cheng Feng.
• Wu Yun used the Soul Breaking Blade and Mad Thunder Saber to leave Xie Yu near death, then killed Lei Xing with Thunder Shockwave.
• Bai Yun killed Lei Pi by crushing his heart, while Luo Tong kept Cheng Feng suppressed.
• Wu Yun and Bai Yun joined the melee, helping the Mad Blade Martial Arts School rout the Lei and Xie Families and Black Wind Stronghold with almost no losses.

Wu Yun discovered that a murky crystal held over ten thousand Dragon Whisker Needles, then prepared weapons for Lin Dong after reaching Flame City. Back at Ironwood Manor, Lin Dong revealed that he had advanced to the Heavenly Origin Stage and presented Wu Yun with a piece of Ancient Wood.

• Wu Yun helped Bai Yun clean her fur, then joined Luo Tong and the disciples in raiding Black Wind Stronghold and looting its treasure vault.
• Wu Yun recognized a mottled crystal as Plate Crystal and broke it open, revealing over ten thousand Dragon Whisker Needles.
• Luo Tong declined Wu Yun's offer to test the needles, and the group continued to Flame City after sending someone back to report their safety.
• Wu Yun arranged for short shuttles made from Shattered Yuan Profound Steel to be forged and inscribed with talismans before returning to Qingyang Town.
• Lin Dong told Wu Yun he had reached the Heavenly Origin Stage, and Wu Yun gave him ten Talisman Treasure Shattered Yuan Shuttles.
• Lin Dong presented Wu Yun with a moss-covered piece of Ancient Wood bearing blurry talismans.

Wu Yun cultivated the Ancient Vortex Talisman Seal and reached the Two-Seal Symbol Master level as Qingyang Town’s rival forces prepared for war. At Lei Bao’s feast, the Lin Family and Mad Blade Martial Arts School discovered that both Wu Yun and Lin Dong could match Gu Ying, the Blood Garment Sect’s Two-Seal Symbol Master.

• Wu Yun recognized the Ancient Vortex Talisman Seal in Lin Dong’s Ancient Wood and explained how its absorbing power made it a rare Natal Spirit Talisman.
• Wu Yun refined Solar Profound Gang Qi, advanced to the late Heavenly Origin Stage, and later broke through to become a Two-Seal Symbol Master.
• Wu Yun sensed Luo Cheng and Lin Zhentian breaking through to the Core Formation Stage, each condensing a Four-Star Origin Pill; Lin Dong also reached the middle Heavenly Origin Stage and became a Two-Seal Symbol Master.
• Lei Bao reached the Lesser Yuan Dan Realm and invited the Lin Family and Mad Blade Martial Arts School to a feast, where he revealed Gu Ying, a Two-Seal Symbol Master, as his ally.
• Luo Cheng and Lin Zhentian revealed their Core Formation Stage strength, but Gu Ying’s presence threatened to turn the gathering against them.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong revealed that they were both Two-Seal Symbol Masters, stunning the hall and leaving Xie Qian as the only major leader without one.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong helped destroy the Lei and Xie Families and killed Blood Garment Sect deputy master Gu Ying. After preparing for the sect’s retaliation, they confronted Wei Tong’s forces at Ironwood Manor and flew out to face him.

• Gu Ying tried to abandon Lei Bao, but Wu Yun and Lin Dong attacked him and Devoured his Natal Talisman Seals before Wu Yun killed him.
• Luo Cheng and Lin Zhentian defeated Lei Bao, and Luo Cheng ordered Wei Tong to seize the Lei and Xie Families’ properties.
• Wu Yun accepted most of the spoils for cultivation, then he and Lin Dong prepared to fight Wei Tong with weapon flight and Dragon Whisker Needles.
• Three days later, Wei Tong led the Blood Garment Sect to Ironwood Manor and demanded Gu Ying’s killer.
• Luo Cheng claimed responsibility for Gu Ying’s death, and Wu Yun and Lin Dong flew above the gates to confront Wei Tong.

The Blood Garment Sect attacked Ironwood Manor, but Wu Yun and Lin Dong helped repel its forces with mental attacks and Zhuge Divine Crossbows. Wei Tong demanded one hundred thousand Yang Yuan Stones to withdraw, and Wu Yun rejected his terms and prepared to use the Dragon Whisker Needle.

• Wei Tong ordered the Blood Garment Sect to attack Ironwood Manor despite learning Wu Yun and Lin Dong were Two-Seal Symbol Masters.
• Wu Yun used Thunder Shockwave to stun the attackers while Luo Cheng's Zhuge Divine Crossbows killed and wounded many of them.
• Wei Tong charged the gates, but Wu Yun and Lin Dong attacked him from the air with mental weapons that he blocked with his Pure Yuan Protective Qi.
• Luo Cheng offered to settle the feud after Gu Ying's death, but Wei Tong demanded one hundred thousand Yang Yuan Stones within a year to withdraw.
• Wu Yun refused Wei Tong's demand, threatened to kill him, and announced the Dragon Whisker Needle.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong used Dragon Whisker Needles to pierce Wei Tong’s Pure Yuan Protective Qi and torment him until Wu Yun killed him. With Wei Tong dead, the Blood Garment Sect forces fled, and Luo Cheng ordered Ironwood Manor’s fighters to pursue them.

• Wu Yun and Lin Dong attacked Wei Tong with Dragon Whisker Needles that pierced his protective qi and curled inside his flesh, leaving him in agony.
• Wei Tong begged to retreat and threatened Wu Yun with the Blood Wolf Gang, but Wu Yun revealed that Yan Xuan was his master and refused to let him go.
• Wei Tong unleashed his Thousand Cleave Palm, but Wu Yun’s needles pierced his palms before Wu Yun struck his brow and killed him.
• The Blood Garment Sect forces panicked and fled, so Luo Cheng ordered Ironwood Manor’s fighters to chase and kill them.
• Bai Yun charged into battle against a Lesser Yuan Dan Realm enemy while Wu Yun stood aside with more Dragon Whisker Needles ready.

After Wu Yun helped destroy the Blood Garment Sect, he sought Yan Xuan’s protection for Qingyang Town and revealed that he was a Two-Seal Symbol Master with two Natal Spirit Talismans. Yan Xuan became eager to learn how to cultivate them and promised to deal with the Blood Wolf Gang.

• Bai Yun used her White Tiger Shattering Gold Roar to kill a Core Formation Stage expert, and Wu Yun and the others finished off the Blood Garment Sect forces.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong’s families prepared for retaliation from the Blood Wolf Gang, and Wu Yun rode Bai Yun to Flame City to ask Yan Xuan for help.
• Wu Yun told Yan Xuan that he had killed Gu Ying, Wei Tong, and more than a hundred Blood Garment Sect disciples, shocking his teacher.
• Wu Yun revealed his two Natal Spirit Talismans and explained that he had mastered their cultivation method.
• Yan Xuan resolved to cultivate the Natal Spirit Talismans and assured Wu Yun that he would protect Qingyang Town from the Blood Wolf Gang.

Wu Yun taught Yan Xuan the Ancient Vortex Talisman Seal method and discussed securing support for his family after destroying the Blood Garment Sect. He arranged to seek backing from the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association, while Ziyue offered help through her father, the City Lord of Flame City.

• Wu Yun taught Yan Xuan the Ancient Vortex Talisman Seal method, but Yan Xuan needed time to master its complicated runes.
• Yan Xuan proposed that Wu Yun exchange the Blood Garment Sect's territory for the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association's support and become an Offering Elder.
• Wu Yun recommended Lin Dong as another Two-Seal Symbol Master, and Yan Xuan agreed to invite him to join the association.
• Ziyue arrived, and Yan Xuan revealed that she was the City Lord of Flame City's daughter and told her Wu Yun had killed Gu Ying and Wei Tong.
• Wu Yun showed Ziyue his two Talisman Seals and taught her the Ancient Vortex Talisman Seal method, while she offered to ask her father to protect Qingyang Town.
• Wu Yun declined Ziyue's immediate offer and went with Yan Xuan to the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association.

Wu Yun went to the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association’s auction with Ziyue and Yan Xuan, where Xuan Su offered him an elder position and a large reward. He accepted neither outright nor refused the reward before the chapter ended, while Ziyue watched Xuan Su’s advances with displeasure.

• Ziyue invited Wu Yun to become a Guest Elder at the City Lord’s Mansion, and he agreed to apply after visiting the merchant association.
• At the auction house, Ziyue introduced Wu Yun to Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan as a young Two-Seal Symbol Master.
• Yan Xuan told Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan that Wu Yun had killed the Chief and Deputy Sect Leaders of the Blood Garment Sect, astonishing them.
• Xuan Su appointed Wu Yun an Offering Elder and offered him a Cosmic Bag containing one hundred thousand Yang Yuan Stones.
• Wu Yun tried to refuse the reward, but Xuan Su placed the Cosmic Bag in his hand, making Ziyue frown.

Wu Yun joined the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association's auction, bought several spiritual herbs, and agreed to enter the Elixir Immortal Pool Contest. He returned to Qingyang Town to recruit Lin Dong, who discovered a mysterious black rat inside the Stone Talisman's space.

• Wu Yun watched Yan Xuan's Autumn Scale Sword sell at auction and asked to learn weapon forging and rune inscription.
• Wu Yun used his discount to buy five fifth-grade spiritual herbs, while Ziyue won the Essence-tier Mental Secret Technique Spiral Wave.
• Xuan Su asked Wu Yun to help the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association compete against the Blood Wolf Gang for the Elixir Immortal Pool, and Wu Yun promised to bring another Two-Seal Symbol Master.
• Wu Yun rode Bai Yun back to Qingyang Town to notify Lin Dong.
• Lin Dong used the Spirit Transformation Needle to draw a palm-sized black rat out of the Stone Talisman's space and exclaimed, "Damn, Big Black Rat!"

Lin Dong encountered the Stone Talisman's newly awakened Heavenly Demon Mink, who demanded that he keep its existence secret from Wu Yun. Wu Yun returned to Ironwood Manor and went to find Lin Dong, leaving the wary mink hidden as Lin Dong greeted him.

• Lin Dong was startled when the black rat revealed that it could speak and identified itself as a Heavenly Demon Mink.
• Wu Yun returned to Ironwood Manor, where Qing Tan greeted him and blushed as he teased her about growing up and getting married.
• Wu Yun left Qing Tan and Bai Yun behind and headed to the little dark room to see Lin Dong.
• The Heavenly Demon Mink begged Lin Dong not to tell Wu Yun about it, fearing Wu Yun would covet its Demon Spirit.
• Lin Dong agreed to keep the mink's existence secret for now, and it hid its aura inside the Stone Talisman.
• When Wu Yun asked why he had taken so long to open the door, Lin Dong claimed he had been trying to catch a big black rat.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong joined the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association’s candidates for the Elixir Immortal Pool Contest, then faced challenges from the displaced Liu Yi and Song Qing. Wu Yun brutally defeated Song Qing with Dragon Whisker Needles while Lin Dong fought Liu Yi, leaving Song Qing’s face twisted in agony.

• Wu Yun told Lin Dong about the Elixir Immortal Pool Contest and the allies protecting Qingyang Town from the Blood Wolf Gang.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong arrived in Flame City, where Xuan Su warned them that Liu Yi and Song Qing might challenge their selection.
• Liu Yi challenged Lin Dong, while Song Qing challenged Wu Yun; Lin Dong chose to fight Liu Yi, and the two began battling without Lin Dong using mental power.
• Wu Yun evaded Song Qing’s attack and overwhelmed him, striking him repeatedly while Xia Wanjin arrived and watched.
• Song Qing pulled a hidden blade and slashed at Wu Yun, but Wu Yun used Dragon Whisker Needles to twist the flesh in Song Qing’s palms, then pierced his lip and tongue when he continued to threaten him.