Chapter Summaries

Wu Yun defeated Song Qing’s men and helped the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association win the Elixir Immortal Pool contest. He entered the pool with Lin Dong and Xia Zhilan, where his system rewarded him with the Original Talisman Scripture.

• Wu Yun defeated Uncle Fu, and Xia Wanjin spared Song Qing on condition that the Song Family pay ten thousand Yang Yuan Stones and apologize after the contest.
• Wu Yun removed the Dragon Whisker Needles from Song Qing, then joined the others on their way to the Elixir Immortal Pool.
• Xia Zhilan defeated Yue Ling and Lin Dong defeated Yue Feng, but Yue Shan insisted on a third match and sent Jiang Li to fight Wu Yun.
• Jiang Li used the Blood Transformation Reversion Technique, but Wu Yun cut off his arm and forced the Blood Wolf Gang to leave.
• Xia Zhilan, Wu Yun, Lin Dong, and two other young members entered the Elixir Immortal Pool, and Wu Yun signed in to receive the Original Talisman Scripture.

Wu Yun used the Original Talisman Scripture to draw a Spirit Gathering Rune and absorb nearly all the Yin Yang Qi in the Elixir Immortal Pool as he prepared to form an Origin Pill. Lin Dong broke through to the late Heavenly Origin Stage, obtained three Yin Yang Pearls from a cave guarded by an Azure Water Demonic Python, and gave one to Wu Yun, whose breakthrough was finally about to succeed.

• Wu Yun received the Original Talisman Scripture, learned that his next check-in was at the Symbol Master Tower, and joined Lin Dong, Xia Zhilan, Liu Yi, and Xia Shi in cultivating in the Elixir Immortal Pool.
• Little Mink taught Lin Dong the Qi Transformation Essence Spiral, allowing him to absorb Yin Yang Qi rapidly and break through to the late Heavenly Origin Stage.
• Wu Yun traced a Spirit Gathering Rune over his dantian, creating a vast vortex that drew Yin Yang Qi from the entire pool and forced Xia Zhilan, Liu Yi, and Xia Shi to stop cultivating.
• Lin Dong followed Little Mink to a cave, where the Heavenly Demon Mink used Lin Dong's Primal Force to devour the Azure Water Demonic Python's Demon Spirit; Lin Dong then took three Yin Yang Pearls and returned to the surface.
• Wu Yun's vortex absorbed almost all the pool's energy, so Xia Wanjin supplied Elixir Pills and spiritual herbs, and Lin Dong added one Yin Yang Pearl to help Wu Yun complete his breakthrough.
• Wu Yun's vortex stopped as he began condensing his Origin Pill, while Xia Wanjin, Xuan Su, Xia Zhilan, and the others watched and wondered how many stars it would have.

Wu Yun condensed a Star Pill in the Elixir Immortal Pool, then learned that Lin Dong had found three Yin Yang Pearls and gave the last one to Lin Dong’s father. As the group reached Flame City, Yue Shan confronted Wu Yun and demanded his life for destroying the Blood Garment Sect.

• Wu Yun absorbed the Elixir Immortal Pool’s Yin Yang Qi, formed a Star Pill, and emerged with greatly increased strength.
• Xia Wanjin and the others reacted to Wu Yun’s breakthrough, while Wu Yun apologized for consuming the pool’s energy.
• Lin Dong told Wu Yun about the three Yin Yang Pearls, and Wu Yun said the remaining one should go to Lin Dong’s father.
• Lin Dong felt conflicted about hiding the Heavenly Demon Mink from Wu Yun, while the brothers continued to strengthen their bond.
• Yue Shan and the Blood Wolf Gang blocked the group at Flame City, and Yue Shan accused Wu Yun of killing the Blood Garment Sect’s leaders and threatened to kill him.

Yue Shan tried to kill Wu Yun, but the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association, the Symbol Master Association, and the City Lord's Mansion intervened to protect him. Wu Yun then challenged Yue Shan to a life-and-death duel, leaving Xia Wanjin ready to intervene if necessary.

• Xia Wanjin and the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association backed Wu Yun, and Yan Xuan arrived to reveal that Wu Yun was his disciple and a Two-Seal Symbol Master.
• Ziyue arrived with the Black Armored Guard and declared Wu Yun a Guest Elder of the City Lord's Mansion, forcing Yue Shan to retreat under pressure from three major factions.
• Wu Yun stopped Yue Shan from leaving and thanked the factions for helping him, but said his grudge with the Blood Wolf Gang was his own to settle.
• Wu Yun challenged Yue Shan to a life-and-death duel, and Xia Wanjin warned him that Yue Shan had grasped the Intent of Creation.
• Wu Yun asked Xia Wanjin to watch his back and save him if he could not defeat Yue Shan, adding that Yue Shan's death would repay his favor early.

Wu Yun challenged Yue Shan despite their difference in cultivation and used his Spirit Gathering Runes to absorb power during their clash. He was sent flying after Yue Shan countered with Mountain Palm, but he left Yue Shan with a severe wound, impressing the onlookers.

• Wu Yun insisted on fighting Yue Shan, while Yan Xuan and Ziyue warned that they would protect him if Yue Shan tried to kill him.
• Yue Shan attacked with Heavy Shadow Spear, but Wu Yun used his Purple Demon Eye, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Thunder Pattern Saber, and two Natal Spirit Talismans to form Spirit Gathering Runes.
• Wu Yun’s saber absorbed power from Yue Shan’s spear until the Black Scale Spear’s tip snapped and the Thunder Pattern Saber shattered.
• Wu Yun continued with a mental-energy blade, but Yue Shan countered with Mountain Palm and sent him flying as the blade collapsed.
• Wu Yun’s attack split Yue Shan’s palm, and Xia Wanjin praised Xuan Su for bringing Wu Yun into their faction.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong fought Yue Shan and Gui Yan while the allied forces overwhelmed the Blood Wolf Gang. After killing the gang’s leaders, Lin Dong pursued and killed the fleeing Yue siblings, leaving the Blood Wolf Gang defeated.

• Wu Yun used his Dragon Whisker Needles to wear down Yue Shan’s defenses while Lin Dong intercepted Gui Yan with his own needles.
• Lin Dong broke through Gui Yan’s saber and killed him, then the Blood Wolf Gang’s forces charged as Xia Wanjin ordered an attack and Ziyue’s guards protected Wu Yun.
• Wu Yun pierced Yue Shan’s brow and killed him, then told Lin Dong to eliminate the Yue siblings.
• Lin Dong caught up with the fleeing siblings and killed Yue Feng after Yue Feng begged him to spare his sister.
• After Wu Yun urged him not to hesitate, Lin Dong killed Yue Ling and steadied himself against his guilt.

After killing Yue Shan, Wu Yun recovered from his injuries while Lin Dong resolved to protect his family by acting decisively against enemies. Xuan Su brought Wu Yun a huge share of the spoils and explained that the Blood Wolf Gang’s territory and resources were also being taken over for him.

• Wu Yun reassured Lin Dong that killing their enemies had protected his family, and Lin Dong vowed not to hesitate again.
• Wu Yun returned to the Symbol Master Association, where Bai Yun greeted him and then guarded him as he rested and healed.
• The next day, Xuan Su told Wu Yun that the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association had subdued or destroyed the Blood Wolf Gang’s subordinate forces.
• Xuan Su gave Wu Yun ten thousand Yang Yuan Stones from the Song Family and nearly one million Yang Yuan Stones from the confiscated treasure vaults.
• Xuan Su also gave Wu Yun a collection of high-grade spiritual medicines, including one Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicine, as a gift from Xia Wanjin and herself.
• Xuan Su said the association was taking over the Blood Wolf Gang’s territory and mineral veins for Wu Yun, who promised to remain her respectful younger brother.

Wu Yun and Xuan Su flirted before discussing how the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association would take over the Blood Wolf Gang’s territory and reward him and Lin Dong. The chapter left Wu Yun accepting the Association’s further support while Xuan Su hinted that he should grow strong enough to repay her personally.

• Xuan Su teased Wu Yun about being an outstanding man, and he praised her beauty and flirted back until she blushed.
• Wu Yun offered the Blood Wolf Gang’s territory to the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association, reserving estates for the Mad Blade Martial Arts School and the Lin Family.
• Xuan Su explained that President Xia had already reserved the Blood Wolf Gang’s and Ghost Blade Sect’s former headquarters for Wu Yun and Lin Dong and planned to pay them for their share of the territory.
• Wu Yun initially declined further payment, but Xuan Su urged him to accept the Yang Yuan Pills as an investment in his future.
• Wu Yun accepted the favor, and Xuan Su said she would wait for him to become a powerful martial artist and Rune Master so he could repay her.

Lin Dong endured three days of refining Yang Yuan Stones while Little Mink tried to convince him Wu Yun was exploiting him for the Stone Talisman. Wu Yun’s arrival and his efforts to ease Lin Dong’s workload restored Lin Dong’s confidence in their brotherhood, while Little Mink began to reconsider its suspicions.

• Lin Dong spent three days refining the million Yang Yuan Stones Wu Yun had brought him and studied the Divine Movement Chapter to pass the time.
• Little Mink awoke to the influx of energy and warned Lin Dong that Wu Yun might be using him to obtain the Stone Talisman.
• Lin Dong recalled how Wu Yun had repeatedly supported and shared benefits with him, rejected Little Mink’s suspicions, and slapped himself for doubting his big brother.
• Wu Yun visited with a Spirit Transformation Talisman Array he had developed to refine the stones more quickly, explaining that he had spent the three days working on it.
• Wu Yun joked about completing the four bonds of iron brothers, and Lin Dong earnestly agreed they should fulfill them all.
• Little Mink watched the brothers together and wondered whether its past betrayal had made it too suspicious of Wu Yun.

Wu Yun used the Spirit Transformation Talisman Array to refine Yang Yuan Stones into pills, then reunited with Lin Dong and Qing Tan in Flame City. The reunion ended when Qing Tan's cold energy flared up and caused her pain.

• Wu Yun refined a roomful of Yang Yuan Stones into pills with a talisman array using powerful Primal Talisman Scripts, then hid the talismans after Little Mink asked Lin Dong to borrow them.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong went to meet their family in Flame City, where Qing Tan scolded them for failing to greet her after the move.
• Wu Yun gave Qing Tan a fourth-grade Beauty Preserving Pill and covered for Lin Dong when she asked him for a gift.
• Qing Tan admitted she had worried about Wu Yun and Lin Dong after hearing they fought the Blood Wolf Gang's leader and the Ghost Blade Sect's leader.
• Icy-white air emerged from Qing Tan as her cold energy acted up, and she cried out in pain.

Wu Yun explained that Qing Tan's Demonic Qi Body required her to cultivate Yin Sha Energy and condense a powerful Demonic Yin Pill, then promised to help find the energy she needed. At the Symbol Master Association, Yan Xuan reminded Wu Yun and Lin Dong about the approaching Tower Battle and prepared to pass on his hidden Qi-level Mental Secret Technique.

• Wu Yun carried Qing Tan inside during a cold-energy eruption, while Lin Dong used the Stone Talisman to draw off some of her pain.
• Wu Yun explained that Qing Tan could not absorb Yanggang Qi and needed high-grade Yin Sha Energy to condense a Demonic Yin Pill.
• Wu Yun promised to ask Xuan Su to find Yin Sha Energy, and he and Lin Dong went to the Symbol Master Association to bring back Bai Yun and Xiao Yan.
• Yan Xuan reminded Wu Yun and Lin Dong that the Tower Battle was only days away and that Flame City risked losing the Symbol Master Tower.
• Yan Xuan gathered Wu Yun, Lin Dong, and Ziyue and revealed that he would pass on his hidden Qi-level Mental Secret Technique.

Yan Xuan passed down the Dragon Snake Transformation God Seal through an ancient Mental Scroll, but Wu Yun discovered and restored the Illusionary Image Talisman inside it. The scroll could now be used again, and Wu Yun explained how the talisman preserved and transmitted teachings.

• Yan Xuan revealed the Dragon Snake Transformation God Seal and invited Wu Yun, Lin Dong, and Ziyue to learn it from the scroll’s final inheritance.
• Lin Dong emerged after an hour having memorized the technique, while Ziyue remembered the first three forms before her mental power gave out.
• As the scroll’s power faded, it suddenly regained its strength, and Wu Yun emerged after restoring the Illusionary Image Talisman within it.
• Wu Yun drew a simplified Illusionary Image Talisman and showed Yan Xuan how to renew the scroll with mental power.
• Wu Yun explained that they could use the talisman to record sound, though they could not yet create mental light shadows.

Wu Yun took Lin Dong to the Symbol Master Association, where Lin Dong defeated the arrogant Cao Zhu of Skyfire City and claimed his swords. Wu Yun, Lin Dong, and Ziyue then headed to her home for dinner, with Wu Yun bringing Lin Dong along as a buffer against possible matchmaking talk.

• Wu Yun showed Lin Dong and Ziyue the Symbol Master Tower and brought them to the Symbol Master Association, where Cao Zhu had just humiliated a Flame City Rune Master.
• Wu Yun urged Lin Dong to challenge Cao Zhu, and Lin Dong entered the match using the Shattered Yuan Shuttle.
• Lin Dong used the Snake Transformation Seal to defeat Cao Zhu, took his three Ice Profound Swords, and slapped him across the mouth.
• Wu Yun examined the swords and planned to modify them before dividing them among himself, Lin Dong, and Ziyue.
• Ziyue invited Wu Yun and Lin Dong to dinner at her home, and Wu Yun insisted Lin Dong come along.

After drinking with Ziyue’s father, Wu Yun was carried to the Lin Family home, where Qing Tan cared for him through the night. He woke to find her asleep in his arms, and promised to protect her as Lin Dong called to them from outside.

• Ziyue watched Wu Yun and Lin Dong leave the City Lord’s Mansion drunk on their tigers’ backs.
• Qing Tan and Lin Dong’s mother helped the two men inside, and Qing Tan took Wu Yun to her room to care for him.
• Qing Tan fell asleep beside Wu Yun, who woke the next morning with her curled against him.
• Wu Yun and Qing Tan agreed to keep their innocent night together private, and Wu Yun promised to take responsibility for her.
• Qing Tan confessed that her worsening cold energy made her fear she would not live long, and Wu Yun reassured her that he would help her survive.
• Lin Dong knocked and called to Wu Yun and Qing Tan from outside.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong faced Cao Zhu and Liu Long over the transformed Ice Profound Swords, then joined the other Rune Masters as the Symbol Master Tower opened. Wu Yun entered the tower and received the Chaos Divine Mill Visualization Technique through check-in.

• Wu Yun left Qing Tan's room with Lin Dong, fed Bai Yun Yang Yuan Pills, and began studying the Ancestral Devouring Symbol and modifying the Ice Profound Swords.
• At the Symbol Master Tower, Cao Zhu accused Lin Dong of stealing his Ice Profound Swords, but Wu Yun presented three transformed Ice Swords and denied the accusation.
• Han Yun recognized that the swords had once been his disciples' Ice Profound Swords but admitted their runes had been replaced, while Yan Xuan defended Wu Yun.
• Han Yun told Zhou Tong to test Wu Yun inside the tower, and Yan Xuan opened the tower with the other Rune Masters.
• Wu Yun entered the Symbol Master Tower and checked in, receiving the Chaos Divine Mill Visualization Technique.

Wu Yun received the Chaos Divine Mill Visualization Technique in the Symbol Master Tower and climbed with Lin Dong. On the fourth floor, they helped the Flame City Rune Masters by knocking out their Skyfire City opponents, then began looting them.

• Wu Yun received the Chaos Divine Mill Visualization Technique and learned that it strengthened mental energy through repeated destruction and reforging.
• Lin Dong discovered that his Natal Spirit Talismans were absorbing the tower’s mental energy on their own, thanks to two patterns Wu Yun had added.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong passed the first-floor Mental Barrier and climbed to the fourth floor.
• Wu Yun found Flame City Rune Masters confronting a larger group from Skyfire City, who had injured three of their opponents.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong used Thunder Shockwave to knock out the Skyfire City Rune Masters, and Wu Yun began searching their Cosmic Bags.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong defeated Liu Long and Cao Zhu on the fifth floor, took their treasures and the Blazing Fire Sword, and advanced to the sixth. Zhou Tong reached the seventh floor before them, while Ziyue waited anxiously for Wu Yun to arrive.

• Li Hu warned Wu Yun that Liu Long and Cao Zhu were waiting to ambush him and Lin Dong on the fifth floor, and Wu Yun gave the group pills before they headed up.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong blocked Liu Long and Cao Zhu's ambush, then used their Ice Swords and Wu Yun's Snake Transformation Seal to defeat them.
• Lin Dong crippled Cao Zhu's hand, and Wu Yun took Liu Long's Cosmic Bag and the Blazing Fire Sword before the pair continued upward.
• Four people reached the sixth floor, and Zhou Tong passed through the barrier to the seventh while Ziyue struggled to endure the pressure.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong arrived on the sixth floor, and Wu Yun told Ziyue not to rush because he had never won by speed.

Wu Yun broke through to become a Three-Seal Talismancer on the Symbol Master Tower’s sixth floor, answering Skyfire City’s lead in the contest. He and Lin Dong then headed for the seventh floor, while Little Mink offered to help Lin Dong grow stronger if he found treasures to restore his Demon Spirit.

• Wu Yun reassured Ziyue that he could handle Zhou Tong, then began cultivating the Chaos Divine Mill Visualization Technique as his breakthrough urge surged.
• Wu Yun’s three Natal Spirit Talismans formed, and his breakthrough sent a powerful mental energy fluctuation through the tower.
• Yan Xuan recognized Wu Yun’s breakthrough and celebrated, while Han Yun’s confidence in Zhou Tong’s lead faltered.
• Lin Dong resolved to catch up to Wu Yun, and Little Mink offered to help him grow stronger in exchange for treasures that could restore his Demon Spirit.
• Wu Yun nudged Lin Dong, and the two set off for the seventh floor.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong pushed through the Mental Barrier to reach the eighth floor of the tower, leaving Zhou Tong injured on the seventh. There, they found a stone monument that revealed the Qi-level Mental Secret Technique, the Creation Talisman Array.

• Wu Yun and Lin Dong advanced across the seventh floor, with Wu Yun slowing his pace to encourage Lin Dong.
• Wu Yun let Lin Dong enter the eighth-floor barrier first, and Lin Dong used his two Natal Spirit Talismans to absorb its mental power and break through.
• Wu Yun followed Lin Dong through the barrier, while Zhou Tong was blasted back twice and left bleeding after trying to enter.
• The Rune Masters outside saw two lights move to the eighth floor and argued over which competitors had made it.
• On the eighth floor, Wu Yun and Lin Dong found a stone monument whose mental fluctuations formed the words “Creation Talisman Array.”

Wu Yun and Lin Dong cultivated on the Symbol Master Tower’s eighth floor, where Lin Dong endured the Stone Talisman’s Mental Grinding Mill and broke through. They reached the Ninth Floor together and found ancient symbols etched into its walls, which Wu Yun recognized as clues to the Ancestral Talisman.

• Wu Yun and Lin Dong studied the Mental Secret Technique on the eighth floor and cultivated there, while Little Mink led Lin Dong to the Mental Grinding Mill in the Stone Talisman.
• Lin Dong endured the mill crushing and restoring his Mental Body as Wu Yun cultivated with his Chaos Divine Mill Visualization Technique.
• After eight days, Ziyue and the Rune Masters saw Zhou Tong leave the tower without reaching the eighth floor, and Han Yun conceded defeat to Yan Xuan.
• Two days later, Lin Dong broke through, and he and Wu Yun forced their way through the barrier to the Ninth Floor.
• Lin Dong found obscure patterns on the Ninth Floor’s walls that formed two complex ancient symbols, while Wu Yun kept his knowledge of their significance to himself.