Chapter Summaries

Lin Mu defeated Luo Jiu after he used Demon Ape Transformation, ending Blood Vulture Martial Arts School’s threat to Eagle Martial Arts School. Lin Dong chose to learn the technique, and the brothers left for the Ancient Ruined Ravine to seek an Ancient Dragon Ape’s essence blood.

• Luo Jiu used Demon Ape Transformation and attacked Lin Mu with Great Strength Demonic Ape Hammer, but Lin Mu defeated him with Collapsing Thunder Fist and took his Universe Bag.
• Jiang Lei thanked Lin Mu, who said he had only honored his agreement with Jiang Yinyin and that Eagle Martial Arts School owed him nothing.
• Lin Mu gave Lin Dong the beast bone containing Demon Ape Transformation, and Lin Dong learned its cultivation method and decided to practice it.
• Lin Mu gave Lin Dong Luo Jiu’s parchment listing demon ape locations, and Lin Dong chose to seek the Ancient Dragon Ape at Ancient Ruined Ravine for its powerful essence blood.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong left Eagle Martial Arts School the next morning and headed for Ancient Ruined Ravine after bidding farewell to Jiang Lei and Jiang Yinyin.

Lin Mu and Lin Dong entered the Ancient Ruined Ravine despite Ancient Sword Sect’s blockade, killed the sect members who tried to seize their treasure, and found the Ancient Dragon Ape. Lin Mu opened the fight while Lin Dong prepared to search the beast’s cave.

• Lin Mu and Lin Dong entered the Ancient Ruined Ravine through a gap in Ancient Sword Sect’s blockade and collected several Spiritual Medicines, including a Purple Cloud Fruit.
• Lin Dong and Little Flame killed a Demonic Python guarding the Purple Cloud Fruit, then Lin Mu ordered Little Thunder to crush the four Ancient Sword Sect members who demanded it.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong continued deeper into the ravine and reached the valley where the Ancient Dragon Ape lived.
• Lin Mu sent Little Thunder to guard the entrance and told Lin Dong to search the Ancient Dragon Ape’s cave while he fought the beast.
• Lin Mu struck the Ancient Dragon Ape with Collapsing Thunder Fist, sending it flying before it managed to steady itself.

Lin Mu defeated the Ancient Dragon Ape by exploiting its weak Spiritual Power, and Lin Dong found two Myriad Beast Fruits in its territory. After Lin Dong refined the ape’s essence blood and gained the Demon Ape Transformation, Lin Mu urged him to refine the fruits and advance his Great Sun Lightning Body to the Jade Lightning Body.

• Lin Mu fought the Ancient Dragon Ape, discovered that Shadowless Needles could break through its defenses, and shattered its mind with repeated Spiritual Power attacks.
• Lin Dong found two Myriad Beast Fruits, and Little Sable extracted the Ancient Dragon Ape’s essence blood for him.
• Lin Dong refined the essence blood and gained the Demon Ape Transformation, greatly increasing his physical strength.
• Lin Mu told Lin Dong to rest before refining the Myriad Beast Fruits and breaking through to the Jade Lightning Body.

After Lin Dong broke through to the Jade Lightning Body, Lin Mu and Lin Dong clashed with the Ancient Sword Sect and killed its elder and pursuing disciples. They traveled to Great Puppet City, where Lin Mu said they would explore the wider world after the Clan Competition.

• Lin Dong emerged from his blood scab having succeeded in breaking through to the Jade Lightning Body, and Lin Mu urged him to face danger without fear.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong encountered Ancient Sword Sect members outside the valley, where Elder Gu Yan demanded an explanation for their presence.
• Lin Mu defeated and killed Elder Gu Yan, and Lin Dong killed the Ancient Sword Sect disciples who tried to flee.
• Lin Mu chose Great Puppet City as their next destination, and the brothers arrived there after seven days of travel.
• Lin Dong marveled at the city's size, and Lin Mu said they could explore the wider world after settling the Clan Competition.

Lin Mu and Lin Dong attended the Martial Alliance auction in Great Puppet City, where Lin Mu bought the Spirit Nurturing Cushion he had been waiting for. He revealed that its true value far exceeded its price, leaving Lin Dong curious about what it contained.

• Lin Mu and Lin Dong entered the crowded auction after paying the admission fee and concealed their identities with bamboo hats.
• Lin Dong identified Mu Qianqian of the Great Demonic Sect and members of the Yin Puppet Sect among the VIP guests, while Lin Mu discussed their abilities and the Yin Puppet Sect's crimes.
• Song Tie opened the auction, and Lin Dong bought several medicines to restore his Spiritual Power while Lin Mu ignored the other items.
• Song Tie presented the Spirit Nurturing Cushion, and Lin Mu outbid Hua Zong by offering two hundred thousand Pure Yuan Pills.
• Lin Mu told Lin Dong that the cushion was worth far more than its price, stirring Lin Dong's anticipation about its secrets.

Lin Dong won the Mysterious Yellow Earth Armor at the auction, while Lin Mu confronted Hua Zong and warned off potential robbers. After they left Great Puppet City, several groups ambushed them, and Lin Mu and Lin Dong launched their counterattack.

• Lin Mu gave Lin Dong one million Pure Yuan Pills, and Lin Dong outbid Hua Zong to win the Mysterious Yellow Earth Armor.
• Mu Qianqian warned Lin Mu and Lin Dong that Hua Zong might seek revenge, but Lin Mu dismissed the threat and left with his brother.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong spotted people following them and headed out of Great Puppet City, with Lin Mu giving Lin Dong a Talisman Sword and ten thousand Nirvana Pills for protection.
• Several mercenary groups and Hua Zong's Yin Puppet Sect party surrounded Lin Mu and Lin Dong in a forest, each seeking their treasures.
• Lin Mu ordered Little Dong, Little Flame, and Little Thunder to attack, then moved to fight Hua Zong himself.

Lin Mu killed Hua Zong and the other attackers, then returned to Great Puppet City with Lin Dong. There, Lin Dong activated the Spirit Nurturing Cushion and revealed its ability to fuse Primal Energy and Spiritual Power.

• Lin Mu defeated Hua Zong’s guards, destroyed his Corrosive Essence Skull, and killed him after he tried to escape.
• Lin Dong collected the attackers’ Universe Bags, and Lin Mu warned him that the Yin Puppet Sect would retaliate.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong returned to their inn in Great Puppet City, where Lin Mu examined the Spirit Nurturing Cushion.
• After dozens of attempts, Lin Dong balanced Primal Energy and Spiritual Power in the cushion and made it emit a strange ripple.
• Little Sable identified the ripple as the power of fusion and said he had never managed to fuse the two energies himself.

Lin Mu gave Lin Dong the Universe Ancient Formation, which Lin Dong subdued with the Stone Talisman and discovered could fuse and break down energy. The Yin Puppet Sect’s Hua Gu attacked the inn over his dead son, and Lin Dong battled him before Hua Gu’s Bone Stripping Evil Spear struck Lin Dong’s hardened body.

• Lin Mu tore open the meditation cushion and gave the revealed Universe Ancient Formation to Lin Dong, who subdued it with help from the Stone Talisman.
• Lin Dong completed his refinement and learned that the formation could both fuse and break down energy.
• Hua Gu attacked the inn and accused Lin Mu and Lin Dong of killing his son; Lin Mu admitted they had killed him after he tried to rob them.
• Lin Dong took on Hua Gu and blocked his attacks with the Jade Lightning Body, Demon Ape Transformation, and Golden Platform Demon Suppressing Palm.
• Hua Gu shattered Lin Dong’s Spiritual Power barriers with the Bone Stripping Evil Spear, but the spear struck his body with a metallic clang instead of piercing him.

Lin Mu and Lin Dong defeated Hua Gu after he sacrificed himself in a final attack, then spent months cultivating in Great Puppet City. With the Great Wasteland Ancient Tablet about to open, Lin Mu reached Creation Realm Great Completion and the brothers set out for the Great Wasteland Ancient Plain.

• Lin Dong struck Hua Gu with the Vermilion Bird Seal, severely injuring him, but Hua Gu used the Blood Bone Spear in a self-sacrificial attack that Lin Mu destroyed with Collapsing Thunder Fist.
• Hua Gu's death stirred Great Puppet City, while the Yin Puppet Sect left Lin Mu and Lin Dong alone as they cultivated at the inn for more than four months.
• Lin Mu spent twenty-seven million Pure Yuan Pills to advance to Creation Realm Great Completion.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong prepared to seek clues about the Devouring Ancestral Talisman at the Great Wasteland Ancient Tablet.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong left Great Puppet City with Little Flame and Little Thunder for the Great Wasteland Ancient Plain.

Lin Mu and Lin Dong reached the Great Wasteland Ancient Tablet, where Lin Mu humiliated the Wang Family and challenged the Yin Puppet Sect before entering the ancient ruins. The pair were separated inside, and Lin Mu set out with Little Thunder to search for hidden treasures.

• Lin Mu and Lin Dong arrived at the Great Wasteland Ancient Plain and spotted Lin Langtian, the Wang Family, and the Yin Puppet Sect among the cultivators gathering at the tablet.
• Lin Mu used Spiritual Power threads to drag a Wang Family elder forward, slapped him, took his Universe Bag, and dared the Wang Family and Yin Puppet Sect to challenge him.
• Lin Mu gave the Universe Bag to Lin Dong, then warned him to be careful as the tablet's seal weakened and the entrance opened.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong entered the energy vortex, but the ruins placed them in separate locations.
• Lin Mu landed on a desolate plain, saw the nearby cultivators leave him alone, and asked Little Thunder to grow so he could ride it while searching for treasures.

Lin Mu reached the Black-Eyed Old Man in the Great Desolate Sect ruins and negotiated for access to hidden resources. The Black-Eyed Old Man offered him Nirvana Pills, while Lin Mu argued that the gamble should have a greater stake.

• Lin Mu and Little Thunder searched the Great Desolate Sect ruins, then found a stone door leading to a Talisman Puppet nest.
• Lin Mu used his Life Talisman Seal to enter the black pillar and meet the Black-Eyed Old Man.
• The Black-Eyed Old Man said Lin Mu was not suited to inherit the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and asked why he had come.
• Lin Mu said he sought hidden cultivation resources and promised to return someday to eliminate the Other Demon beneath the sect.
• The Black-Eyed Old Man offered Nirvana Pills, but Lin Mu asked for a greater stake in their gamble.

Lin Mu received Nirvana Pills from the Black-Eyed Old Man and broke through to the Nirvana Realm and Heavenly Symbol Master realm by undergoing both tribulations at once. He survived and emerged much stronger, while declining the Black-Eyed Old Man’s wish for him to become the Great Desolate Sect’s successor.

• The Black-Eyed Old Man took Nirvana Pills from the Dan River and gave Lin Mu one hundred million to support his cultivation.
• Lin Mu used thirty million Nirvana Pills to forge his Nirvana Golden Body and reach the Nirvana Realm.
• Lin Mu spent another thirty million Nirvana Pills to break through to the Heavenly Symbol Master realm and triggered the Wind and Thunder Tribulation alongside his Nirvana Tribulation.
• Lin Mu endured both tribulations, absorbing the lightning and surviving the destruction and rebirth of his physical body.
• Lin Mu thanked the Black-Eyed Old Man and promised to eliminate the hidden danger when he grew strong enough.
• The Black-Eyed Old Man praised Lin Mu’s talent and suggested he become the Great Desolate Sect’s successor, but Lin Mu declined.

After reaching the Nirvana Realm and upgrading his system, Lin Mu reunited with Lin Dong in the stone cave, where the Black-Eyed Old Man gave Lin Dong a rune to unseal the Devouring Ancestral Talisman. The brothers emerged and confronted the Yin Puppet Sect, and Teng Lei fled when Lin Mu threatened to deal with them.

• Lin Mu's system upgraded after he entered the Nirvana Realm, and he discovered that it now generated Nirvana Pills at an enormous rate.
• Lin Dong arrived in the stone cave, where the Black-Eyed Old Man explained that the Devouring Ancestral Talisman had been taken and gave him a rune to undo its seal.
• The Black-Eyed Old Man warned Lin Dong that inheriting the Devouring Ancestral Talisman meant taking responsibility for protecting the land during the coming calamity.
• Lin Mu agreed to accompany Lin Dong to the Yin Puppet Sect to seek the talisman, and the brothers left the stone pillar after it collapsed.
• Lin Dong and Lin Mu emerged from the Nine Nether Cold Qi as the Great Demonic Sect and Yin Puppet Sect fought, and Teng Lei fled when Lin Mu threatened the Yin Puppet Sect.

Lin Mu and Lin Dong reached the Creation Martial Stele, where Lin Mu claimed the first two seats despite objections and the ten chosen cultivators began receiving inheritances. Inside the starry realm, Lin Mu found the Stele Soul alongside Lin Dong and left communication with it to his younger brother.

• Lin Mu killed Teng Lei and the other Yin Puppet Sect members with his Spiritual Power, then left with Lin Dong for the Creation Martial Stele.
• Lin Mu explained that the stele passed down martial arts from the Great Desolate Sect, and Lin Dong hurried toward it with Little Flame and Little Thunder.
• At the plaza, Lin Mu took the first seat and ordered Lin Dong to take the second; Wang Yan objected, but no one challenged them.
• Lin Langtian, Wang Yan, Qin Shi, Huangpu Jing, Mu Qianqian, Wu Ci, Qingmu Sect, and Jile Valley took the remaining seats, and the stele enclosed all ten in protective barriers.
• Lin Mu searched the starry inheritance realm for the Stele Soul and found it at the same time as Lin Dong, then asked Lin Dong to communicate with it.

Lin Mu and Lin Dong obtained powerful Creation-level martial arts from the Creation Martial Stele, and Lin Dong advanced to the Qi Creation Realm. They learned of a treasure chamber guarded by an Ancient Blood Bat Dragon and a powerful skeleton, and Lin Mu considered hunting the beast for their companions.

• Lin Mu guided Lin Dong to the Great Desolate Sky Imprisoning Finger, while Lin Mu chose the Thousand Wave Seal Palm.
• Lin Dong used the Stone Talisman to break the finger’s seal and received the martial art’s inheritance, then broke through to the Lesser Accomplishment Qi Creation Realm.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong emerged from the stele with Creation-level martial arts, drawing attention from the other participants and aggravating Lin Langtian.
• Lin Dong told Lin Mu that the Stele Soul had shown him a treasure chamber containing Pure Yuan Pills and Nirvana Pills, but Lin Mu said the pills were cursed and of little use to him.
• Lin Mu identified the chamber’s guardian as an Ancient Blood Bat Dragon and a powerful skeleton, while Little Sable asked for the dragon’s Demon Spirit.

The Four Great Clans lured the gathered factions into helping them fight the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon guarding the treasure chamber. After the injured beast fled, Lin Mu, Lin Dong, Little Thunder, and Little Flame hunted it down, and Little Sable devoured its Demon Spirit.

• Lin Langtian announced that the Four Great Clans would share the Ancient Clan's treasure chamber and persuaded the gathered factions to help deal with its guardian.
• The Four Great Clans and the other factions formed a formation that wounded the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon, but it broke free and fled.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong pursued the injured beast with Little Thunder and Little Flame and attacked it together in the forest.
• Little Sable appeared and devoured the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon's Demon Spirit while Little Thunder and Little Flame divided its flesh.
• Lin Mu expected Little Thunder and Little Flame to grow stronger after digesting the dragon's flesh.

After escaping the Great Wasteland Ancient Tablet, Lin Mu and Lin Dong recuperated while Little Thunder and Little Flame advanced, then traveled to Yin Puppet City to take the Devouring Ancestral Talisman. They discovered Teng Sha was drawing on the Xuan Yin Ravine’s cold energy to break the talisman’s seal, giving them a chance to act.

• Lin Mu and Lin Dong fled the Ancient Tablet Space as the awakened skeleton pursued them, then left the Great Wasteland Ancient Plain to recuperate.
• Little Sable explained that Little Thunder would need stronger lightning or bloodline-stimulating pills to evolve, while Little Thunder and Little Flame both broke through to higher realms.
• Lin Mu and Lin Dong entered Yin Puppet City undetected, intending to seize the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.
• A blood-red formation appeared over the Yin Puppet Sect, and Lin Mu recognized that Teng Sha was drawing cold energy from the Xuan Yin Ravine to break the talisman’s seal.
• Lin Dong realized the formation could make the Devouring Ancestral Talisman appear and saw an opportunity for them to seize it.

Lin Mu and Lin Dong found the Devouring Ancestral Talisman in the Yin Puppet Sect’s plaza and launched an attack, with Lin Dong claiming the talisman. Lin Mu fought Teng Sha and the Yin Puppet Sect’s elders as the Great Demonic Sect and Martial Alliance joined him, ending the chapter with Lin Mu’s Vermilion Bird Seal engulfing them in flames.

• Lin Mu broke Teng Sha’s formation while Lin Dong used the black rune to claim the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.
• Lin Mu declared he would destroy the Yin Puppet Sect, and Mu Lei and Wu Zong emerged to support him.
• Teng Sha revealed he had reached the late Creation Realm and tried to recruit Mu Lei and Wu Zong, but both sided with Lin Mu.
• Lin Mu shattered Teng Sha’s Myriad Demon Bone Erosion Seal with a punch.
• Teng Sha and the two Grand Elders combined their Primal Energy to create the Creation Mountain Wall, but Lin Mu’s Vermilion Bird Seal broke through it and engulfed them in flames.

Lin Mu and Lin Dong discovered and captured a Blood Spirit Puppet hidden beneath the Yin Puppet Sect, then discussed refining the Devouring Ancestral Talisman. Lin Dong resolved to take the risk so he could defeat Lin Langtian at the Clan Competition.

• Lin Mu left Mu Lei and Wu Zong to divide the Yin Puppet Sect’s territory and took Lin Dong into a cavern beneath the Xuan Yin Mountain Range.
• Lin Mu identified a chained Blood Spirit Puppet in the cavern, and Little Sable explained that it was dangerous because of its bloodthirsty aura.
• Lin Dong cut off the underground cold aura while Lin Mu subdued the awakened Blood Spirit Puppet.
• Lin Dong used the Stone Talisman to seal the Blood Spirit Puppet, which Lin Mu said could serve as a life-saving trump card until Lin Dong reached the Nirvana Realm.
• Lin Dong brought out the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and said he would refine it to defeat Lin Langtian at the Clan Competition.

Lin Mu returned to Yan City after leaving Lin Dong to refine the Devouring Ancestral Talisman in Xuan Yin Ravine. He reunited with his family and Qing Tan, while Lin Dong remained behind to prepare for the Clan Grand Competition.

• Lin Mu gave Lin Dong one million Nirvana Pills and left him in Xuan Yin Ravine to refine the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and train for the Clan Grand Competition.
• Mu Lei gave Lin Mu the Yin Puppet Sect's martial arts manuals and three million Pure Yuan Pills before Lin Mu departed for Yan City.
• Lin Mu arrived at Yan City atop Little Thunder, calmed the alarmed City Lord by revealing his identity, and hurried to the Lin Mansion.
• Lin Mu told Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao that Lin Dong was safe and revealed that he had reached the Nirvana Realm, astonishing the family.
• Lin Mu reunited with Qing Tan in the rear courtyard, and she ran into his arms and cried after nearly a year apart.