Chapter Summaries

Lin Mu found the Ancient Vortex Talisman Seal method at the Trading Fair and raised his Spiritual Power cultivation to the Five Seal Talisman Master level. He taught the method to Lin Dong, then took him toward Ironwood Manor to help him improve his Spiritual Power.

• Lin Mu bought the moss-covered Ancient Wood containing the Ancient Vortex Talisman Seal method at the Trading Fair.
• Lin Mu spent Pure Yuan Pills to advance his Spiritual Power cultivation to the Five Seal Talisman Master level.
• Lin Dong told Lin Mu that he had begun cultivating Spiritual Power, and Lin Mu gave him the Ancient Wood to absorb its seal-condensing method.
• Lin Mu led Lin Dong toward Ironwood Manor, promising to show him a way to rapidly improve his Spiritual Power.

Lin Mu led Lin Dong and Little Flame into a hidden cavern beneath the Yang Yuan Stone mine, where Little Flame swallowed a Sky Fire Flood Dragon’s Demonic Infant and Lin Dong absorbed the Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower. Lin Dong became a Two-Seal Symbol Master, and Lin Mu left him with a warning to temper his Spiritual Power before pursuing further cultivation.

• Qin Ying told Lin Mu that a worker had broken into a passage filled with scorching air, and Lin Mu led Lin Dong and Little Flame inside to investigate.
• Little Flame shattered the Sky Fire Flood Dragon’s skull, swallowed its Demonic Infant, and briefly grew to the size of a small building before returning to normal.
• Lin Mu identified the Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower and guided Lin Dong as he absorbed it and condensed a talisman seal.
• Lin Dong successfully became a Two-Seal Symbol Master, and Lin Mu advised him to temper his greatly increased Spiritual Power.
• Lin Dong told Lin Mu that the Stone Talisman could purify the mine’s unusual Yang Gang Qi, and Lin Mu said they could cultivate there after reaching the Heavenly Yuan Realm.

Lin Mu exposed Little Sable hiding in Lin Dong’s Stone Talisman, and Lin Dong chose to keep him rather than absorb him. After Lin Dong showed that he could refine the mine’s Yang Gang Qi, Lin Zhentian reserved the mine for his cultivation, then invited Lin Mu and Lin Dong to travel to Yan City the next day.

• Lin Mu revealed that Little Sable had secretly absorbed some of the Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower’s power from inside Lin Dong’s Stone Talisman.
• Lin Mu explained Little Sable’s former strength and his need for a Life and Death Reincarnation Pill, while Little Sable urged Lin Dong to keep him for his knowledge of the Stone Talisman.
• Lin Zhentian arrived, and Little Sable hid inside the Stone Talisman before Lin Mu and Lin Dong reassured their grandfather that they were safe.
• Lin Dong absorbed Yang Gang Qi and removed its violent elements, so Lin Zhentian designated the mine as Lin Dong’s exclusive cultivation site.
• Lin Zhentian invited Lin Mu and Lin Dong to accompany their father and uncle to Yan City with the first shipment of Yang Yuan Stones the next day.

Lin Mu and Lin Dong left the convoy to attack Black Dragon Stockade, a bandit hideout threatening the Lin family’s trade route. Lin Mu fought Yan Kuo while Lin Dong battled Wu Sha without using Spiritual Power, and the confrontation continued as Lin Dong struck Wu Sha with Collapsing Thunder Fist.

• Lin Ken led the convoy toward Black Dragon Stockade’s territory and warned the guards to stay alert.
• Lin Mu persuaded Lin Dong to leave the convoy with him and wipe out Black Dragon Stockade, and Little Flame followed them.
• Little Flame killed the stockade guards at the entrance before Yan Kuo and Wu Sha confronted Lin Mu and Lin Dong.
• Lin Mu deliberately clashed with Yan Kuo, while Lin Dong fought Wu Sha using only Primal Energy as instructed.
• Lin Dong blocked Wu Sha’s Tearing Wind Hand with the third layer of Mysterious Gate Seal, then hit him with Collapsing Thunder Fist and sent him flying.

Lin Mu and Lin Dong defeated the Black Dragon Stockade, and Lin Dong broke through to the Heavenly Yuan Realm. After reaching Yan City, Lin Mu explored the Myriad Gold Auction House, where he recognized Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan and noticed Master Yan’s formidable Spiritual Power.

• Lin Dong killed Wu Sha and advanced to the Heavenly Yuan Realm while Lin Mu killed Yan Kuo and guarded him.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong searched the Black Dragon Stockade’s treasure vault, took its contents, and Lin Dong kept a piece of Shattered Yuan Profound Steel.
• The brothers caught up with the convoy, reached Yan City, and then parted ways so Lin Dong could explore on his own.
• Lin Mu entered the Myriad Gold Auction House’s inner section after paying the fee and spotted Xuan Su, Xia Zhilan, and Master Yan.
• Master Yan glanced at Lin Mu and felt shocked by what he sensed.

Lin Mu attended the Myriad Gold Auction House, where Master Yan suspected he was a powerful Symbol Master and arranged to test his strength. Lin Mu left after effortlessly repelling Xia Zhilan, while the others resolved to befriend him and quietly investigate his identity.

• Lin Mu found little of interest at the auction and bought several spiritual medicines that restored Spiritual Power.
• Xuan Su's attendant brought Lin Mu to meet Xuan Su, Xia Zhilan, and Master Yan, who asked whether he was a Symbol Master.
• Lin Mu said he had cultivated Spiritual Power for only a few days, then blocked Xia Zhilan's whip with a barrier and struck her before leaving.
• Master Yan identified Lin Mu as at least a Five Seal Talisman Master and warned Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan not to provoke him.
• Xuan Su agreed to quietly investigate Lin Mu, while Lin Mu noticed the Symbol Master Tower and its secrets as he left the auction house.

Lin Mu protected Lin Dong after he killed Gu Ying and advanced to the Greater Perfection Core Formation Realm, while the Lin Family grew stronger over the next four months. He then planned to take Lin Dong to a place that could help his cultivation, where a powerful Demon Spirit awaited Little Sable.

• Lin Dong told Lin Mu he had killed Gu Ying, deputy sect master of the Blood Robe Sect, while defending his Universe Bag, and Lin Mu reassured him that the Lin Family would face the consequences together.
• Lin Mu gave Lin Dong medicine to restore Spiritual Power, and the brothers returned home without telling Lin Xiao about Gu Ying's death.
• Lin Mu spent 1.2 million Pure Yuan Pills to reach the Greater Perfection Core Formation Realm, then accumulated resources to buy and master the Shadowless Needle.
• Over the next four months, Lin Xiao reached the Core Formation Realm, other Lin Family members advanced, and the Blood Robe Sect remained unaware that Lin Dong had killed Gu Ying.
• Lin Mu visited Lin Dong at the Ironwood Manor mine and, hearing that his cultivation had stalled, offered to take him somewhere that might help him break through.
• Lin Mu warned that a Greater Perfection Core Formation Realm Demon Spirit was there, and Little Sable claimed he could handle it despite sounding uncertain.

Lin Mu and Lin Dong reached the Pill Immortal Pond, where Lin Dong absorbed its Yin Yang Qi, defeated the Green Water Demonic Python’s Demon Spirit with Little Sable, and broke through to the Core Formation Realm. After returning home, Lin Mu proposed relocating the Lin Family to Yan City and hinted that an opportunity to acquire businesses would soon appear.

• Lin Mu and Lin Dong found the Myriad Gold Merchant Association and Blood Wolf Gang guarding the Pill Immortal Pond, then knocked out the merchants and attacked the gang members.
• Lin Dong entered the pond to absorb Yin Yang Qi while Little Sable swallowed the Green Water Demonic Python’s Demon Spirit, and Lin Mu stood guard.
• Lin Dong refined the Yin Yang Pearl and broke through to the Core Formation Realm with a Nine Star Core Formation Pill.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong returned to the Lin Family, where Lin Zhentian celebrated Lin Dong’s breakthrough and discussed the family’s growing strength.
• Lin Mu suggested relocating the Lin Family to Yan City and told Lin Zhentian that businesses would soon come to them.

Lin Mu broke through to the Form Creation Realm just as Wei Tong led the Blood Robe Sect to attack the Lin Family. Lin Dong fought Wei Tong while the Lin Family clashed with the sect, and the battle remained unresolved as Wei Tong unleashed a barrage of attacks.

• After ten days passed without Wei Tong appearing, Lin Mu spent Pure Yuan Pills to break through to the Form Creation Realm and tested his ability to shape Primal Energy.
• Wei Tong arrived with the Blood Robe Sect and demanded that the Lin Family hand over Gu Ying’s killer and submit to the sect.
• Lin Dong claimed responsibility for killing Gu Ying and blocked Wei Tong’s punch with a Spiritual Power barrier, revealing that he was a Three Symbol Talisman Master.
• Lin Zhentian led the Lin Family into battle, while Lin Mu used Shadowless Needle to protect family members in danger.
• Wei Tong saw the Lin Family’s unexpected strength and launched Rending Fist at Lin Dong, covering him with fist shadows.

Lin Dong defeated and killed Wei Tong, allowing the Lin Family to destroy the Blood Robe Sect. The Lin Family began seizing the sect’s businesses in Yan City, while the Blood Wolf Gang remained a potential threat.

• Lin Dong countered Wei Tong’s attacks with the Mysterious Gate Seal and Spirit Transformation Needle, then killed him with the Collapsing Thunder Fist.
• Lin Mu supported the exhausted Lin Dong, and Qing Tan reported defeating several enemies in the battle.
• Lin Mu urged Lin Zhentian to take over the Blood Robe Sect’s businesses, and Lin Zhentian sent Lin Ken, Lin Mang, and Lin Xiao to seize them.
• The Blood Robe Sect’s defeat and the Lin Family’s takeover spread throughout Yan City, surprising the city except for the Myriad Gold Merchant Association.

Lin Mu mastered the Four Seal Art and learned that the Ghost Blade Sect had robbed the Lin Family’s Yang Yuan Stones and killed two disciples. He and Lin Dong confronted Gui Yan, and Lin Mu destroyed the sect’s compound with one punch.

• Lin Mu chose the Four Seal Art and spent his accumulated Pure Yuan Pills to raise it to Great Perfection.
• Lin Zhentian told Lin Mu that the Ghost Blade Sect had robbed a Yang Yuan Stone shipment and killed two Lin Family disciples.
• Lin Mu revealed that he had reached Lesser Achievement Form Creation Realm and was a Five Seal Talisman Master, shocking his family.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong set out to confront Gui Yan, while Lin Zhentian agreed to bring the family to take over the sect’s assets afterward.
• Gui Yan denied responsibility and demanded evidence, so Lin Mu struck the Ghost Blade Sect with Collapsing Thunder Fist, reducing its compound to ruins and killing those inside.

Lin Mu and Lin Dong confronted the Ghost Blade Sect over the Lin Family’s stolen Yang Yuan Stones, while the Lord of Yan City, Xia Wanjin, and Yue Shan arrived to witness the ruins. After defeating Yue Shan, Lin Mu stopped him from escaping with a Shadowless Needle.

• Gui Yan attacked Lin Mu, but Lin Mu broke his strike and left him for Lin Dong to fight.
• Lin Dong blocked Gui Yan’s Ghost Slash with a Spiritual Power barrier, revealing that he was a powerful Talisman Master.
• Xia Wanjin supported Lin Mu, and the Lord of Yan City ruled that the Ghost Blade Sect had broken Yan City’s rules first.
• Lin Mu challenged Yue Shan after Yue Shan accused him of breaking the rules.
• Lin Mu’s Collapsing Thunder Fist shattered Yue Shan’s blood blade and knocked him down.
• Yue Shan fled, but Lin Mu struck him with a Shadowless Needle, making him fall from the sky.

Lin Mu helped the Lin Family seize the Blood Wolf Gang’s and Ghost Blade Sect’s assets, then agreed to represent Yan City in the Symbol Master Tower Battle in exchange for Ziyue serving him for three months. He also secured a place in the competition for Lin Dong, and the chapter ended with Lin Dong awkwardly interrupting Lin Mu’s teasing of Ziyue.

• The City Lord of Yan City and Xia Wanjin recognized Lin Mu’s strength, and Lin Mu pledged that the Lin Family would remain allies of their factions.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong left with Yue Shan’s and Gui Yan’s corpses, and three days later the Lin Family took over the Blood Wolf Gang’s and Ghost Blade Sect’s assets with outside assistance.
• Master Yan told Lin Mu that Yan City risked losing its Symbol Master Tower to Tianhuo City after two consecutive Tower Battle defeats and asked him to compete.
• Lin Mu agreed to join the Tower Battle if Ziyue served him for three months, and Master Yan accepted the condition.
• Lin Mu asked Master Yan to give Lin Dong a place in the Tower Battle, then teased Ziyue after Master Yan left.
• Lin Dong walked in on Lin Mu and Ziyue, told Lin Mu to carry on, and hurriedly retreated.

Lin Mu advanced to the Spirit Talisman Master level and decided to refine Spirit Treasures for the Lin Family. After reassuring Qing Tan and gathering materials, he successfully forged a Low Grade Spirit Treasure spear on his first attempt.

• Lin Mu raised his Spiritual Power cultivation to the Spirit Talisman Master level and gained the ability to use Spirit Fire.
• Qing Tan complained that she was not strong enough to accompany Lin Mu, and he promised to take her on his next outing.
• Lin Mu asked Lin Zhentian to obtain refining materials and gave him Pure Yuan Pills to purchase more through the Myriad Gold Merchant Association.
• Lin Mu warned Ziyue to watch quietly as he began refining a Spirit Treasure.
• Lin Mu used Spirit Fire to forge a golden spear and succeeded on his first attempt.

Lin Mu continued refining Spirit Treasures and reached the limit of his current cultivation before the Symbol Master Tower Battle. He arrived at the tower with Lin Dong and Ziyue, confronted Liu Long, and entered after the Tower Battle began.

• Lin Mu refined Low Grade Spirit Treasures for his family and made the Mysterious Thunder Twin Daggers for himself.
• Lin Mu reached Great Completion in the Form Creation Realm, but his cultivation could not advance further despite his Pure Yuan Pills.
• Lin Dong defeated Cao Zhu and took three Ice Profound Swords, then refused Liu Long's demand that he return them.
• Lin Mu, Lin Dong, and Ziyue arrived at the Yan City Symbol Master Association, where Liu Long threatened them over the upcoming Tower Battle.
• Master Yan and Han Yun opened the Symbol Master Tower and announced the start of the Tower Battle.
• Lin Mu entered the tower at his own pace, followed by Lin Dong and Ziyue.

Lin Mu, Lin Dong, and Ziyue climbed the Symbol Master Tower, where Liu Long and Cao Zhu confronted Lin Dong over Cao Zhu’s stolen Ice Profound Sword. Lin Dong defeated them, took their Yang Yuan Stones and Liu Long’s Blazing Fire Sword, and continued to the tower with Lin Mu and Ziyue.

• Lin Mu led Lin Dong and Ziyue up to the sixth-floor entrance, where they encountered Liu Long and Cao Zhu.
• Liu Long demanded that Lin Dong return the Ice Profound Sword, pay Cao Zhu twenty thousand Yang Yuan Stones, and leave the tower, or be crippled.
• Lin Dong fought Liu Long and Cao Zhu, broke their combined attack, seized the Blazing Fire Sword, and wounded both men by cutting off several of their fingers.
• Lin Dong demanded fifty thousand Yang Yuan Stones from each man to spare them, and Liu Long and Cao Zhu handed over their Universe Bags.
• Lin Dong kept the Blazing Fire Sword as spoils of war and joked with Lin Mu about earning his own cultivation resources.

Lin Mu helped Ziyue break through to become a Three Symbol Talisman Master, then joined Lin Dong on the Eighth and Ninth Floors of the Spiritual Treasure Tower. The brothers reached two replicas of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and the Thunder Ancestral Talisman, and Lin Mu identified them for Lin Dong.

• Lin Mu gave Ziyue a Yellow Springs Falling Leaf Flower, and she refined it to break through to become a Three Symbol Talisman Master.
• Lin Mu and Ziyue reached the Seventh Floor, where they met Zhou Tong of Tianhuo City; Lin Mu then passed through the barrier to the Eighth Floor.
• Lin Mu studied and absorbed the Qi Grade Life Creation Talisman Array from the stone tablet, while Lin Dong finished tempering his Spiritual Power.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong overcame the barrier and entered the Ninth Floor, where they found two ancient talisman replicas on the walls.
• Lin Mu recognized the replicas as the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and the Thunder Ancestral Talisman, and told Lin Dong they were Ancestral Talismans.

Lin Mu and Lin Dong discovered a map to two Ancestral Talismans before leaving the Symbol Master Tower, and Lin Mu later advanced to the Qi Creation Realm. Ziyue visited Lin Mu to thank him, and he asked her to serve as his maid for another three months.

• Lin Mu explained that Lin Dong’s Life Spirit Talisman was modeled on the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, then guided him to reveal a map marking two Ancestral Talismans.
• Lin Mu told Lin Dong they would search for the Devouring Ancestral Talisman after the family’s situation stabilized, and Lin Dong offered it to his brother if they found it.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong left the Symbol Master Tower after reaching the Ninth Floor, while Master Yan and Han Yun discussed Tianhuo City’s likely loss in the Tower Battle.
• After about ten days of cultivation, Lin Mu spent Pure Yuan Pills to advance from major mastery of the Form Creation Realm to initial mastery of the Qi Creation Realm.
• Ziyue visited Lin Mu after leaving the Symbol Master Tower, thanked him, and heard him ask her to be his maid for another three months.

Lin Mu learned that a Nirvana Realm expert’s tomb mansion would open soon and agreed to take Ziyue inside, while planning to obtain Extreme Yin Dragon Saliva for Qing Tan. As members of the Lin Family’s main branch arrived, they insulted the family’s juniors at the training ground, and Lin Mu dismissed them as barking dogs.

• Ziyue told Lin Mu about the tomb mansion in the Sky Flame Mountain Range and said her father wanted Lin Mu to take her inside; Lin Mu agreed on the condition that she obey him.
• Lin Dong told Lin Mu about the Nirvana Heart, but Lin Mu said he wanted the Extreme Yin Dragon Saliva to help Qing Tan form a Yin Core.
• Lin Mu warned Lin Dong that Lin Langtian would likely represent the Lin Family at the tomb, and Lin Dong vowed to defeat him and avenge their father.
• Two months later, Lin Mu and Qing Tan visited Lin Dong as he instructed Lin Family disciples at the training ground.
• Four young members of the Lin Family’s main branch mocked the family’s juniors, and Lin Mu called them barking dogs.

Lin Mu confronted the main-family disciples who arrived in Yan City and displayed overwhelming strength, first at the training grounds and then in the main hall. After Lin Ke'er acknowledged she could not judge him against Lin Langtian, Lin Mu said they would find out at the clan gathering.

• Lin Mu knocked Lin Qiang away and forced Lin Feng to his knees with spiritual pressure before sparing him at Qing Tan's request.
• Lin Feng and the others left to seek help from Lin Chen, and Lin Xia told Lin Mu and Lin Dong that the main-family delegation had brought reinforcements.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong went to the main hall, where Lin Mu forced Lin Chen to his knees and released him after Elder Tao apologized on Lin Chen's behalf.
• Lin Ke'er met Lin Mu, who asked how he compared to Lin Langtian and said they would find out at the clan gathering.