Chapter Summaries

Wu Yun, Lin Dong, and Little Mink explored the Talisman Puppet Lair in search of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and found a Memory Residual Image of the Black Pupil Elder. The elder mistook Wu Yun for the symbol’s reincarnated former master and explained how to break the seal, while Lin Dong and Little Mink became more convinced of Wu Yun’s supposed past.

• Mu Qianqian led Wu Yun and Lin Dong to the Talisman Puppet Lair, where they followed a Devouring Rune through its underground passages.
• Lin Dong inspected the Valley of Bliss group's Cosmic Bags for the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, then let them leave when he found nothing.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong claimed a High-Grade Talisman Puppet before continuing downward, while Mu Qianqian and the two tigers waited behind because of the cold.
• Wu Yun's Devouring Rune activated the altar's Black Stone Pillar, opening a vortex that led the group to a Wilderness and the Black Pupil Elder's Memory Residual Image.
• The Black Pupil Elder mistook Wu Yun for a reincarnated former controller of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and revealed that he had sealed it so only someone who learned his method could refine it.
• Lin Dong and Little Mink took the elder's words as confirmation of Wu Yun's past, while Wu Yun played along and the elder recognized the Ancestral Stone and praised the group's good fortune.

Wu Yun received Black Pupil Elder’s seal-breaking talisman and promised to eliminate the Great Desolation Sect’s hidden Demon. At the Good Fortune Martial Tablet, Qin Shi claimed Lin Langtian was dead, but Lin Dong wanted to see the corpse as the tablet opened and its seats were claimed.

• Black Pupil Elder gave Wu Yun half of the Original Seal Talisman Script and entrusted his remnant thought to become the Great Desolation Emperor Seal, helping Wu Yun gain the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet’s recognition.
• Wu Yun, Lin Dong, and Little Mink left the Black Altar, and Mu Qianqian explained that the Good Fortune Martial Tablet offered ten seats for martial arts cultivation.
• Wu Yun and his companions reached the plaza, where Qin Shi said Lin Langtian was dead and showed Lin Dong Lin Langtian’s Cosmic Bag; Lin Dong insisted on seeing the corpse.
• The Good Fortune Martial Tablet opened and formed ten meditation cushions, and Wu Yun claimed a seat before assigning places to Lin Dong, Mu Qianqian, Wu Ci, Huangpu Jing, Lin Ke'er, and a Heavenly Blade Sect disciple.
• The tablet rejected Bai Yun and Xiao Yan, leaving three seats unclaimed as Qin Shi hoped for a chance to sit.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong entered the Good Fortune Martial Tablet’s deepest region, where Wu Yun’s Great Desolation Emperor Seal won the Tablet Soul’s trust. After Lin Dong obtained the Great Desolation Prisoner Finger, Wu Yun learned that the Tablet Soul also held the Great Desolation Emperor Scripture, the Great Desolation Emperor’s inheritance.

• The Azure Wood Sect defeated the Lion Fist Gate to claim a spot, while Qin Shi entered with the Qin Clan and the Valley of Bliss secured the final cushion.
• The Good Fortune Martial Tablet drew the ten chosen cultivators’ mental power inside, where Wu Yun and Lin Dong pushed through the starry martial-arts space with help from the Great Desolation Emperor Seal and Stone Talisman.
• Wu Yun’s Emperor Seal connected with the Tablet Soul, which recognized him as its master and brought Wu Yun, Lin Dong, and Little Mink to the deepest region.
• The Tablet Soul revealed countless Good Fortune Level Martial Arts and allowed Lin Dong to receive the Great Desolation Prisoner Finger, while Little Mink warned him not to touch its dangerous ancient imprints.
• Wu Yun asked about stronger martial arts, and the Tablet Soul revealed the Great Desolation Emperor Scripture as its former master’s inheritance.

Wu Yun received the Great Desolation Emperor Scripture and discovered that Lin Langtian and Master Mu had infiltrated Qin Shi’s body. After they escaped by possessing Lan Biluo, Wu Yun and Lin Dong pursued Qin Shi while Lin Langtian and Master Mu fled with the Azure Wood Sect, planning to cultivate the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Art.

• Little Tablet Soul taught Wu Yun the Heavenly Martial Arts Great Desolation Emperor Scripture, and Wu Yun explained that the Good Fortune Martial Tablet had lost much of its power suppressing an Alien Demon King Hall.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong found Qin Shi’s Mental Body, recognized Lin Langtian and Master Mu’s presence within it, and chased after him when he fled the Martial Tablet space.
• Lin Langtian split his Mental Power, returned to Qin Shi’s body, and possessed Lan Biluo, who obtained the Good Fortune Level Martial Art while Qin Shi woke confused and ran away.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong emerged from the Martial Tablet with powerful martial arts and pursued Qin Shi, while Lan Biluo secretly led the Azure Wood Sect away.
• Master Mu told Lin Langtian that possessing Lan Biluo would let them cultivate the final section of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Art, and they planned to hide in the Great Qing Dynasty before seeking revenge.

Wu Yun used the Tablet Soul to seal the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet and traced Lin Langtian’s escape to Lan Biluo, whom he had possessed. Wu Yun and Lin Dong arrived after Bai Yun and Xiao Yan stopped her escape, leaving Lin Langtian and Master Mu surrounded and exposed.

• Lin Dong killed Qin Shi, but Wu Yun realized Qin Shi had only been a decoy and Lin Langtian had escaped again.
• Wu Yun ordered the Tablet Soul to seal the Ancient Tablet Space, then learned that Lin Langtian and Master Mu had possessed Lan Biluo and fled with the Azure Wood Sect.
• Bai Yun and Xiao Yan pursued the Azure Wood Sect, attacked Lan Biluo, and stopped the group from escaping as the space sealed.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong arrived and revealed that Lan Biluo was possessed by Lin Langtian and Master Mu, alarming the Azure Wood Sect and the gathered clansmen.
• Lin Langtian and Master Mu emerged from concealment, while Master Mu regretted staying to pursue the opportunity instead of escaping sooner.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong defeated Lan Biluo and subdued the guardian beast beneath the Green Stone Square, revealing the Great Desolation Sect’s treasure-filled Underground Palace. Wu Yun approached the dangerous skeleton on its Throne, whose reaction to the Great Desolation Emperor Seal allowed him to move toward Lin Langtian and Master Mu’s hidden primordial spirit.

• Lan Biluo attacked Wu Yun and the others with the Great Heavenly Phoenix Seal, then fled toward the Good Fortune Martial Tablet, but Lin Dong pursued and killed her with his Dragon Whisker Needles and Heaven Scale Ancient Halberd.
• Lan Biluo’s final Great Heavenly Phoenix Seal shattered the Green Stone Square and exposed an Underground Palace filled with Pure Yuan Pills and Nirvana Pills, awakening the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon within.
• Lin Dong fought the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon and beat it into submission while Wu Yun watched over Lin Langtian and Master Mu’s primordial spirit.
• Lin Langtian and Master Mu’s primordial spirit retreated behind a dangerous skeleton seated on a Throne, and Wu Yun approached after the Great Desolation Emperor Seal calmed the skeleton.
• Wu Yun walked toward Lin Langtian and Master Mu’s primordial spirit while the skeleton remained still.

Wu Yun stopped the Ninth King Hall from breaking free, destroyed Lin Langtian’s Nascent Soul, and helped the Guardian Skeleton defeat the Demonic Corpse. After the survivors escaped the Ancient Tablet Space, the skeleton thanked Wu Yun.

• Lin Langtian’s fused Nascent Soul drew demonic qi from underground, and the Ninth King Hall tried to turn him into a Demon Slave.
• Wu Yun reinforced the sealing formation with Primal Talisman Scripts, shut the fissure, and destroyed Lin Langtian’s Nascent Soul with the Pacifying Chaos Technique.
• Wu Yun reopened the Ancient Tablet’s exit so the fleeing survivors could escape, then joined the Guardian Skeleton’s fight against the Demonic Corpse.
• Wu Yun struck the Demonic Corpse with the Overlord Blood Thunder Slash, allowing the Guardian Skeleton to shatter it.
• The Guardian Skeleton bowed to Wu Yun and thanked him.

Wu Yun purified the Great Desolation Sect’s contaminated pills and learned that Black Pupil Elder had entrusted Guardian Skeleton Chi Xin to him. After confronting the Yin Puppet Sect’s Left Elder, Wu Yun mastered the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet’s array and took the tablet with him.

• The black talisman revealed that Guardian Skeleton Chi Xin had been Black Pupil Elder’s disciple, and Chi Xin recognized Wu Yun as the Great Desolation Sect’s Sect Leader.
• Wu Yun studied the contaminated Nirvana Pills, devised a Demon-Purging Array, and began using it to purify the pills and remove demonic qi from Chi Xin.
• Lin Dong returned with Mu Qianqian, and Wu Yun announced that they would leave the Ancient Tablet Space after he took the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet.
• Outside the tablet, Wu Yun disarmed the Yin Puppet Sect’s Left Elder, destroyed his Origin Pill, and ordered him bound.
• Wu Ci joined Wu Yun, and Wu Yun studied the tablet’s array before activating it and shrinking the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet into his hand.

Wu Yun traveled to Yin Puppet City to find the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, which Teng Sha planned to unseal with the Yin Puppet Sect’s formation. When Teng Sha’s attack failed to shake the symbol, Wu Yun prepared to act.

• Wu Yun planned to strengthen the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet’s seal on the Ninth King Hall and let the Eagle Martial Arts School join the Great Desolation Sect under Jiang Yinyin’s protection.
• After five days of cultivation, Wu Yun broke through to the Good Fortune Stage and learned from Left Elder that Teng Sha had the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and intended to break its seal.
• Wu Yun reached Yin Puppet City, hid near the Yin Puppet Sect’s mountaintop plaza, and watched Teng Sha assemble the sect’s experts to form the Nine Yin Demonic Profound Array.
• Teng Sha drew cold air from Profound Yin Mountain and revealed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol inside a black sphere of light.
• Teng Sha struck the sphere with the array’s powerful beam, but the Devouring Ancestral Symbol remained unmoved, and Wu Yun told Lin Dong and Little Mink to prepare to move.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong watched the Black Pupil Elder’s lingering power destroy the Yin Puppet Sect’s array, then joined forces with the Martial Alliance and Great Devil Gate to defeat the sect and seize the Devouring Ancestral Symbol. After checking in at Yin Puppet City, Wu Yun received the Chaos Symbol Embryo.

• Teng Sha poured over a million Elixir Pills into the Nine Yin Demonic Profound Array, but the Black Pupil Elder’s phantom destroyed its Blood Eye with the Power of Death.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong confronted Teng Sha, and Wu Yun brought out Left Elder, Wu Ci, and Mu Qianqian from the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet.
• Wu Zong and Mu Lei joined Wu Yun’s side, then followed his orders to take control of Yin Puppet City while Lin Dong fought Right Elder.
• Wu Yun crushed Teng Sha’s attack with the Great Desolation Prisoner Finger and summoned the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon as the battle spread through the Yin Puppet Sect.
• Wu Yun used the Seal-Breaking Talisman to remove the Black Pupil Elder’s phantom and draw the Devouring Ancestral Symbol’s sphere into the talisman.
• Wu Yun checked in at Yin Puppet City and received the Chaos Symbol Embryo.

Wu Yun destroyed the Yin Puppet Sect’s defenses, killed Teng Sha, and led Lin Dong and Little Mink into the mountain, where they discovered a chained Blood Spirit Puppet. He brought the puppet into the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet and had Chi Xin restrain it while he planned to imprint it and equip it with the Sword Embryo in Stone.

• Wu Yun’s allies overwhelmed the Yin Puppet Sect’s forces, while Lin Dong killed the Right Elder and the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon battled Teng Sha.
• Teng Sha activated the Sect Protection Array and tried to negotiate, but Wu Yun cut through the array and heavenly lightning killed Teng Sha.
• Mu Lei and Wu Zong led their forces in a purge of the Yin Puppet Sect as Wu Yun, Lin Dong, and Little Mink searched the mountain for its hidden treasures.
• The group discovered a chained Blood Spirit Puppet beneath Profound Yin Mountain, and Wu Yun arranged for Lin Dong to cut off the cold energy sustaining its seal.
• The Blood Spirit Puppet broke free and attacked, but Wu Yun transported it to the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet, where Chi Xin restrained it.
• Wu Yun planned to imprint the Blood Spirit Puppet and use the Sword Embryo in Stone to strengthen its attacks.

Wu Yun subdued the Blood Spirit Puppet with Blood Sacrifice Soul Condensation, and his Overlord Blood transformed it into a powerful servant he named Blood Cloud. After the Yin Puppet Sect fell, Wu Yun began rebuilding the Great Desolation Sect by bringing Great Desolation County’s factions and people into the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet, leaving the new sect with more than forty thousand residents and plans to expand further.

• Wu Yun used Blood Sacrifice Soul Condensation and his Overlord Blood to control and strengthen the Blood Spirit Puppet, which he named Blood Cloud.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong returned to find the Yin Puppet Sect defeated, and Wu Yun invited Mu Lei and Wu Zong to join the Great Desolation Sect.
• Wu Yun arranged for the Great Devil Gate to move into the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet while Wu Zong’s Martial Alliance unified and governed Great Desolation County as an external division.
• Wu Yun recruited Jiang Lei and Jiang Xue, and the Eagle Martial Arts School became the first group to move into the Ancient Tablet.
• Over the following months, Mu Lei and Wu Zong moved their people and supplies into the Ancient Tablet as Lin Dong, Wu Ci, and Mu Qianqian brought the county’s factions under the Martial Alliance.
• Wu Yun gathered more than forty thousand residents in the Ancient Tablet and prepared to expand the Great Desolation Sect during the Hundred Dynasties War.

Wu Yun fused with the Chaos Symbol Embryo, broke through to Heavenly Symbol Master, and copied the Devouring Ancestral Symbol into his own Symbol Embryo. He gave the original to Lin Dong to refine, then went to meet a powerful visitor from the Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace.

• Wu Yun fused with the Chaos Symbol Embryo and advanced from Intermediate Spirit Talismancer to Heavenly Symbol Master.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong uncovered the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and learned from the Black Pupil Elder that Demons had once invaded the world and would return.
• The Chaos Symbol Embryo copied the Devouring Ancestral Symbol's runes, giving Wu Yun his own source of Devouring Power.
• Wu Yun gave the Devouring Ancestral Symbol to Lin Dong, who accepted it and resolved to refine it despite the dangers.
• Mu Qianqian told Wu Yun that a hemp-robed old man from the Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace had defeated her father and the Martial Alliance Leader in one move, and Wu Yun went to meet him.

Wu Yun defeated Ma Qing, a Wind-Observing Emissary seeking the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, and forced him to join the Great Desolation Sect. He then assigned Ma Qing to help develop the sect’s new halls inside the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet.

• Ma Qing injured Mu Lei and Wu Zong at Martial Alliance City and demanded access to the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet, prompting Wu Yun to arrive and confront him.
• Ma Qing tried to recruit Wu Yun for the Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace, but Wu Yun rejected him and defeated him with the Great Desolation Extreme Breaking Blade.
• Wu Yun took Ma Qing’s Cosmic Bag for the sect treasury, then questioned him and learned that he had heard of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol from a disciple of the Azure Wood Sect.
• Wu Yun imprisoned Ma Qing inside the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet and ordered him to work with Mu Lei to establish the Body Cultivation Hall.
• Wu Yun continued developing the sect according to his school-based system, with the Body Cultivation Hall, Yin Yang Hall, Martial Way Hall, and Academy Hall under construction.

Wu Yun returned to the Ancient Tomb Residence after leaving Wu Zong resources to govern Great Desolation County, and reunited with Qing Tan, who had advanced rapidly under Bo Xuan’s instruction. He opened the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet as a new home for his family, leaving them ready to enter it together.

• Wu Yun learned that the three great clans had sent no known experts to Great Desolation County, then gave Wu Zong pills, martial arts manuals, talisman puppets, and spiritual treasures before departing.
• On the journey back, Wu Yun received a system notification directing him to check in at the Sacred Spirit Pond.
• Wu Yun reunited with Qing Tan in the Heavenly Flame Mountain Range and discovered she had reached half a step into the Creation Stage and become an Intermediate Spirit Talismancer.
• Qing Tan sparred with Wu Yun using the Heart Lotus Seal, while Bo Xuan secretly watched from the shadows and Wu Yun realized he had been training her.
• Wu Yun broke the Ancient Tomb Residence’s sealing formation, reunited with Luo Cheng, Luo Tong, Lin Zhentian, Lin Xiao, and the others, and reassured them that Lin Dong was safe in seclusion.
• Wu Yun restored the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet and opened a Gate of Space before the Ancient Tomb Residence, telling his family it would be their new home.

Wu Yun reunited with the Lin and Luo families, expanded and organized the Great Desolation Sect, and helped Lin Dong refine the Devouring Ancestral Symbol. They traveled to Great Yan County for the Lin Clan Assembly, where their arrival drew the attention of the dynasty’s major factions.

• Wu Yun welcomed Qing Tan and the families, explained his strength and the Great Desolation Sect, and arranged for them to settle in the Ancient Tablet Space.
• Wu Yun recruited the Ten Thousand Gold Merchant Association, the Symbol Master Association, and the City Lord’s Mansion, then appointed Xuan Su and other leaders to organize the growing sect.
• Wu Yun considered whether Qing Tan should join the Hall of Darkness, while Qing Tan continued visiting her master and staying close to Wu Yun.
• Lin Dong emerged after refining the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, having reached the Major Accomplishment Creation Stage and become an Advanced Spirit Talismancer.
• Lin Dong and Wu Yun agreed to attend the Lin Clan Assembly in Great Yan County, while Luo Cheng planned to visit the Heavenly Blade Sect afterward.
• Wu Yun and the Lin family arrived in Lin City three days before the assembly, and news of their arrival spread throughout the dynasty.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong visited the Lin Clan, whose leaders chose to reconcile rather than avenge Lin Langtian after seeing Wu Yun’s power and the prospects of his Great Desolation Sect. Lin Dong won the Clan Competition, and Lin Fan invited both men to select treasures from the Lin Clan Treasury, where Wu Yun gathered materials and they discovered Earth-grade Spirit Treasures deeper inside.

• Wu Yun and Lin Dong entered Lin City, and Lin Fan ordered Lin Ke'er to welcome them while warning the elders not to provoke them over Lin Langtian’s death.
• Wu Yun opened a Gate of Space with the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet, allowing Lin Zhentian and the Flame City Branch Family to join the Lin Clan leaders.
• Wu Yun explained that he planned to visit the Heavenly Blade Sect and would not cause trouble unless others provoked him, prompting the Lin Clan to consider building ties with his Great Desolation Sect.
• At the Clan Assembly, Lin Dong and Qing Tan defeated their opponents, and Lin Dong was named Clan Competition Champion while the Wang and Qin families refrained from challenging Wu Yun.
• Lin Fan invited Wu Yun and Lin Dong to choose treasures from the Lin Clan Treasury as an apology, and Wu Yun collected more than three hundred rare materials before they reached the inner vault.
• Lin Dong spotted Earth-grade Spirit Treasures deeper in the treasury, and Wu Yun smiled at the discovery.

Wu Yun and Lin Dong searched the Lin Clan treasury, where Wu Yun claimed the Heavy Prison Peak and traded three hundred thousand Nirvana Pills for a trove of treasures. After Lin Dong arranged for nearly a thousand Lin Clan members to join the Great Desolation Sect, Lin Fan asked him to represent the clan in the War of Seeds, which could grant entry to the Sacred Spirit Pond.

• Wu Yun and Lin Dong collected valuable materials and Earth-grade Spirit Treasures from the treasury, including the Spirit Wheel Mirror, Blood Scale Soft Sword, Earth Turtle Shield, Flood Dragon Bone Spear, and Ancient Giant Bear Armor.
• Wu Yun activated the Heavy Prison Peak with Yuan Essence Power, bound it with his Essence Blood, and discovered its power matched his Prison-Suppressing Divine Power.
• Wu Yun paid Lin Fan three hundred thousand Nirvana Pills for the selected treasury treasures, and Lin Fan then asked to send Lin Clan disciples into the Great Desolation Sect.
• Lin Dong recruited nearly a thousand Lin Clan members, including Lin Ke'er, whom Wu Yun assigned to the Rune Master Hall with Yan Xuan.
• Lin Fan asked Lin Dong to represent the Lin Family in the War of Seeds and explained that qualifying would grant access to the Sacred Spirit Pond, Wu Yun's next sign-in location.

Wu Yun agreed to represent the Lin Clan in the Seed Selection and visited the Heavenly Blade Sect, where he accepted the sect's decision to merge into his Great Desolation Sect. He and Lin Dong then arrived at the Imperial City for the selection, where other factions' young geniuses sought his favor and an enemy watched him angrily.

• Lin Dong agreed to represent the Lin Clan in the Seed Selection, and Elder Zhang invited Wu Yun to visit the Heavenly Blade Sect.
• Fu Yidao offered Wu Yun the Sect Leader position and the Overlord Blade, then led the elders in voting to merge the Heavenly Blade Sect into Wu Yun's Great Desolation Sect.
• Wu Yun opened a Gate of Space, and nearly thirty thousand members of the Heavenly Blade Sect moved into the Ancient Tablet Space.
• Wu Yun and Lin Dong traveled with Fu Yidao and Lin Fan to the Imperial City, where Lin Fan explained the Seed Selection's passageway contest and warned Wu Yun not to reveal older-generation fighters.
• Du Yun and other young geniuses greeted Wu Yun at the Imperial Palace, while the Wang and Qin Families kept their distance and a hidden man from the Huangpu Family watched him furiously.

The Wang and Qin Families confronted Wu Yun and Lin Dong over Wang Yan and Qin Shi’s deaths, but Mo Jingtian halted the clash and began the Seed Selection. Wu Yun and Lin Dong drew separate passage numbers and prepared to enter the trials.

• Wang Lei and Qin Chuan demanded an explanation for their sons’ deaths, while Wu Yun and Lin Dong refused to back down.
• Fu Yidao and Lin Fan stood with Wu Yun as the Wang and Qin Clan Heads threatened them; Wang Lei then demanded 100,000 Nirvana Pills for Wang Yan and 200,000 in total for both families.
• Wu Yun rejected the demand and warned that the Wang and Qin Families would have to pay him or face extermination.
• Mo Jingtian intervened, ordered everyone to restrain themselves until after the Seed Selection, and explained the passage-drawing rules.
• Lin Dong drew Right One, Wu Yun drew Left Nine, and Mo Jingtian ordered the participants to enter.