Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen delivers wild boar carcasses to the Tang Sect and leaves swiftly.
• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat search for ghosts and strange beasts, finding a concentration of ghostly energy at Valley Grave Mound.
• Lin Chen discovers a Space-Time Rift (Time Slot) at the Valley Grave Mound, which has been active for over a month.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen's strength and methods have improved, allowing him to handle the situation at Valley Grave Mound alone.
• The Orange Cat reveals that Lin Chen's rapid growth qualifies him to know about Time Slots.

Significant Themes

• The appearance of Time Slots brings a substance needed for cultivation, causing the cultivation world to prosper.
• The world behind the Space-Time Rift is powerful and filled with the cultivation substance.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat work together to search for and deal with supernatural threats.
• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat discuss the nature of Space-Time Rifts and the world behind them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat travel to Tongzhou, where they sense a large gathering of exotic beasts in the Hualian Mountain Range.
• Upon entering the mountain range, they find traces of monstrous beast activity and track them to a valley, where they encounter a lone Third Order Giant Python.
• The Giant Python reveals that a powerful cultivator from the Innate Realm attacked the gathering of exotic beasts, forcing them to flee deeper into the mountain range.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen demonstrates his growth and power by instantly defeating and incinerating the Giant Python.
• The Orange Cat shows its tracking abilities and senses the aura of an Innate Realm cultivator at the scene of a battle.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between cultivators and exotic beasts.
• The impact of external forces (like the Innate Realm cultivator) on Lin Chen's plans and growth.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat work together to track and investigate the whereabouts of the exotic beasts.
• Lin Chen communicates with the Giant Python, learning about the Innate Realm cultivator's involvement.
• The Orange Cat shares its observations and concerns with Lin Chen about the Innate Realm cultivator's presence.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen encounters an Innate Realm Cultivator in Tongzhou, an unexpected find as Innate Realm cultivators are legendary figures.
• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat chase after the Innate Realm Cultivator, hoping to capture the mutated beasts before they're killed.
• They find the Innate Realm Cultivator, who is at the Innate First Level, and Lin Chen decides to meet them.
• The Innate Realm Cultivator is from Five Peaks Mountain, a Hidden Sect that has appeared in the secular world due to the approaching Great Era of Contention.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen is surprised and astonished to find an Innate Realm Cultivator in Tongzhou, as he himself is an Innate Realm Cultivator.
• The Orange Cat helps Lin Chen locate the Innate Realm Cultivator and provides information about their strength.

Significant Themes

• The rarity and power of Innate Realm cultivators in the current cultivation world.
• The existence of Hidden Sects, which have been concealing themselves in Blessed Lands due to the unsuitability of the outside world for cultivation.
• The upcoming Great Era of Contention, which will bring changes to the world's environment, making it more suitable for cultivation and causing Hidden Sects to reveal themselves.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat work together to chase after the Innate Realm Cultivator.
• Lin Chen meets the Innate Realm Cultivator from Five Peaks Mountain and learns about the Hidden Sect and the Great Era of Contention.
• The Innate Realm Cultivator is surprised to encounter another Innate Realm Cultivator in Lin Chen and asks about his background.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen learns about the superiority of Hidden Sects over secular sects, with some having histories dating back to the ancient pre-Qin period.
• He discovers that cultivators in the Innate Realm are relatively common in Hidden Sects, and some even have Grandmaster Realm experts.
• Lin Chen meets Xiao Ling, a disciple of the Five Peaks Mountain and an Innate Realm cultivator, who reveals that Hidden Sects are entering the secular world to seize opportunities presented by Time Slots.
• Lin Chen and Xiao Ling team up, with Lin Chen aiming to eliminate exotic beasts and Xiao Ling seeking the location of a past Time Slot.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen: Realizes the gap between his strength and that of Hidden Sects, understands the purpose behind their entry into the secular world, and learns about the hierarchy and power dynamics among Hidden Sects.
• Xiao Ling: Reveals information about Hidden Sects, his sect's status, and the three most powerful sects, demonstrating his willingness to cooperate with Lin Chen.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and hierarchy among cultivation sects, with Hidden Sects being stronger than secular sects.
• The pursuit of opportunities and resources, with both Lin Chen and Xiao Ling seeking to gain from the appearance of Time Slots.
• The potential for cooperation and mutual benefit, as seen in Lin Chen and Xiao Ling's alliance.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and Xiao Ling: Lin Chen asks Xiao Ling questions about Hidden Sects, and Xiao Ling provides information while also revealing his sect's connection to the Demon Suppression Division. They decide to cooperate, with Lin Chen eliminating exotic beasts and Xiao Ling finding the location of a past Time Slot.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen and Xiao Ling reach a valley, believed to be the source of the Time Slot.
• They encounter a pack of strange beasts, led by a Seventh Order giant wolf.
• Lin Chen kills dozens of strange beasts, earning 250,000 Origin.
• Xiao Ling finds special medicinal herbs in the valley, useful for refining pills for Innate Realm Cultivators.
• Xiao Ling departs after completing his objective.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen demonstrates his strength and control, impressing Xiao Ling.
• Lin Chen learns about the value of cultivation resources for Hidden Sects.
• Lin Chen upgrades his Phoenix Undying Body to the Fourth Tier and strengthens it five times, reaching Innate Ninth Level.

Significant Themes

• The value of cultivation resources vs. wealth.
• The strength and potential of Lin Chen.
• The difference between Hidden Sects and the secular world.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and Xiao Ling work together against the strange beasts, with Lin Chen taking the lead.
• Lin Chen and Xiao Ling discuss the value of the strange beasts' corpses and the herbs found in the valley.
• Xiao Ling departs, leaving Lin Chen to continue his journey.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen learns from the Orange Cat that the Grandmaster Realm is not easily achievable without enhancements.
• Tang Jiu arrives, and Lin Chen asks him about Hidden Sects.
• Tang Jiu reveals that the Tang Sect is backed by a Hidden Sect, the Tang Family Fortress.
• He shares a story about a traitor, Tang San, who joined the Formless Gate after being bewitched, causing harm to the Tang Sect and Tang Family Fortress.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen gains a new perspective on the difficulty of reaching the Grandmaster Realm.
• Tang Jiu displays knowledge about Hidden Sects due to his sect's connection with the Tang Family Fortress.
• The character of Tang San is introduced, showing his fall from grace and betrayal of his sect.

Significant Themes

• The difficulty and importance of cultivation realms.
• Betrayal and its consequences, both for the individual and their sect.
• The influence of external factors (like bewitchment) on cultivators' decisions.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and Tang Jiu's interaction leads to the revelation of the Tang Sect's connection to the Tang Family Fortress and the story of Tang San.
• Lin Chen's conversation with the Orange Cat provides new insight into cultivation realms.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat leave Hualian Mountain Range.
• Lin Chen decides to hunt ghosts in Tongzhou's urban area.
• They capture a ghost and make it an informant.
• The ghost leads them to an unfinished building where many ghosts are gathered, celebrating a powerful Cultivator's search for a servant.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen shows his calm and decisive nature, keeping his word to the ghost informant.
• The ghost informant demonstrates its cunning and self-preservation instincts.

Significant Themes

• The relationship between ghosts and cultivators, with ghosts being cultivated or tamed by cultivators.
• The struggle for survival and self-preservation among ghosts.
• The power dynamics between ghosts and the Demon Suppression Division.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat work together to hunt ghosts.
• Lin Chen interacts with the ghost informant, showing understanding and mercy, which the ghost reciprocates with loyalty.
• Ghosts gather and interact in the unfinished building, hinting at a larger ghost community and dynamics within Tongzhou.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen, accompanied by a Second-order Ghost, arrives at an unfinished building where dozens of Ghosts are gathered, led by Fifth-order existences.
• The Ghosts plan to absorb the Yang energy from a living person (Lin Chen) to increase their strength.
• An Eighth-order Cultivator of the Ghost Nurturing lineage arrives, revealing plans to recruit six Ghosts as servants, causing excitement among the Ghosts.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen: Shows knowledge about the Ghost Nurturing lineage and decides to observe the situation before acting.
• The Ghosts: Reveal their desire for power and fear of the Demon Suppression Division, showing their willingness to follow a Cultivator for protection and advancement.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for power and survival among Ghosts.
• The tension between Ghosts' desire for independence and their need for protection and advancement.
• The potential consequences of violating the Demon Suppression Division's rules.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and the Ghosts: Lin Chen is seen as a potential source of Yang energy by the Ghosts, while he observes and gathers information.
• The Ghosts and the Eighth-order Cultivator: The Ghosts show deference and eagerness to please the Cultivator, who reveals plans to recruit them as servants.

• Key Plot Points: Lin Chen faces off against a group of Ghosts led by an emaciated Ghost and a Black Robe Man. He exposes the Black Robe Man's deception, causing the Ghosts to doubt him. Lin Chen then kills several Ghosts, prompting the Black Robe Man to intervene with his Eighth Order Ghosts. Lin Chen defeats them easily, leading the Black Robe Man to reveal his true strength as a Ninth Order Cultivator.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen demonstrates his formidable strength and cunning, easily defeating powerful Ghosts and provoking the Black Robe Man.
• The Black Robe Man is revealed to be manipulating the Ghosts for his own purposes and possesses hidden strength, elevating himself to Ninth Order Cultivator level.
• The Ghosts are shown to be easily swayed and gullible, quickly turning against the Black Robe Man upon Lin Chen's suggestion.
• Significant Themes: Trust and deception, the power dynamics between cultivators and their subordinates, and the consequences of underestimating one's opponent.
• Character Interactions: Lin Chen provokes the Black Robe Man, causing him to reveal his true strength. The Ghosts initially trust the Black Robe Man but become doubtful after Lin Chen's words. The Black Robe Man and Lin Chen engage in a battle of wits and strength.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen, an Innate Ninth Layer Cultivator, faces the Black Robe Man, an Eighth Order Cultivator.
• The Black Robe Man attacks Lin Chen, but his attack is blocked by the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield.
• Lin Chen reveals he's from a hidden sect, surprising the Black Robe Man.
• The Black Robe Man reveals he's from the Ghost King Gate, a cultivation force under the Formless Gate.
• Lin Chen forces the Black Robe Man to reveal his intentions with the gaunt ghosts, learning he planned to use them as supplements for his own ghosts in the Hundred Ghosts Soul Refining Array.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen demonstrates his immense power and strategic thinking, using the Black Robe Man's fear of the Formless Gate to his advantage.
• The Black Robe Man shows cowardice and desperation, willing to invoke the Formless Gate's prestige to save himself.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and respect for strength in the cultivation world, especially among hidden sects.
• The ruthlessness and exploitation within the ghost cultivation lineage.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and the Black Robe Man: Lin Chen uses his power and knowledge to manipulate the Black Robe Man, while the Black Robe Man tries to use the Formless Gate's prestige to save himself.
• The Black Robe Man and the gaunt ghosts: The Black Robe Man planned to use the ghosts as supplements for his own ghosts, while the ghosts initially thought he wanted them as servants.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen kills the Black Robe Man and his Ghost subordinates in Tongzhou, gaining over 400,000 Origin points.
• He learns that Ghosts above the Third Order in Anzhou have mysteriously disappeared, likely killed by another expert.
• Lin Chen decides to head to Yulin and visits Zhou Mingchun, the local dragon, seeking information about Cultivators targeting Ghosts and strange beasts.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen's strength and abilities improve significantly after upgrading his martial arts using Origin points.
• The Orange Cat remains calm and collected, indifferent about their destination as long as there are Ghosts to hunt.

Significant Themes

• The hunt for Ghosts and strange beasts to gain Origin points is a central theme, driving Lin Chen's actions.
• The presence of other experts targeting these creatures introduces competition and a new dynamic to the story.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and the Black Robe Man: Lin Chen shows no mercy in killing the Black Robe Man, demonstrating his resolve against Demonic Sects.
• Lin Chen and the Ghosts: He slaughters the Ghosts without hesitation, showing his ruthlessness in dealing with these creatures.
• Lin Chen and Zhou Mingchun: Lin Chen visits Zhou Mingchun to gather information, while Zhou Mingchun welcomes him enthusiastically, showing respect and gratitude towards Lin Chen.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A monk from an unknown temple visits Zhou Mingchun, asking him to worship the Heavenly Dragon Temple to protect his family from upcoming Demonic Evils.
• The monk demands twenty percent of Zhou Mingchun's annual net profit as tribute.
• Lin Chen, accompanying Zhou Mingchun, witnesses the encounter and offers to help Zhou Mingchun deal with the Heavenly Dragon Temple.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen: Shows confidence in his ability to handle the Heavenly Dragon Temple, indicating he has powerful backing or abilities.
• Zhou Mingchun: Struggles with the decision to offend the Heavenly Dragon Temple or pay a hefty tribute, showing his practical and cautious nature.

Significant Themes

• The rise of cultivation and Demonic Evils, marking the start of the Great Era of Contention.
• The power dynamics between cultivation forces and their benefactors.
• The tension between greed and self-preservation.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and Zhou Mingchun: Lin Chen offers to help Zhou Mingchun, but Zhou Mingchun is cautious and wants to know Lin Chen's conditions first.
• The monk and Zhou Mingchun: The monk pressures Zhou Mingchun to make a decision, showing no fear of the Vajra Temple.
• Lin Chen and the monk: Lin Chen shows disdain for the monk's demands and is not intimidated by his strength.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen seeks Zhou Mingchun's help to find cultivators and strange event locations in Yu Lin.
• Zhou Mingchun provides two locations: South Mountain Amusement Park and Shijiakou.
• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat investigate South Mountain Amusement Park, finding a group of Ghosts on a Carousel.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen: Shows his resolve in slaying demons and protecting the righteous, rather than being motivated by wealth.
• Zhou Mingchun: Demonstrates his influence and connections by quickly providing useful information.

Significant Themes

• The power of connections and local influence.
• The contrast between Lin Chen's motivations and those of other cultivators.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and Zhou Mingchun: Lin Chen requests Zhou's help, and Zhou agrees, showing mutual respect and understanding.
• Lin Chen and the Ghosts: Lin Chen encounters Ghosts at the amusement park, with a female Ghost expressing interest in him, which he rejects.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen encounters a group of ghosts at an amusement park's carousel, which he defeats easily.
• He learns about two more ghost gathering places from a surviving ghost: the haunted house and the roller coaster.
• At the haunted house, he defeats around twenty ghosts, and the leader reveals there's one more gathering place at the roller coaster.
• Lin Chen heads to the roller coaster, where he finds many ghosts enjoying the ride, some performing difficult moves. The Orange Cat reveals there's a large amount of Yin energy underground, attracting the ghosts.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen demonstrates his formidable strength, easily defeating multiple ghosts.
• The Orange Cat reveals it knows about ghosts who have mastered cultivation methods, comparable to cultivators, but doesn't reveal more information.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between cultivators and ghosts.
• The importance of cultivation methods for ghosts, mirroring the significance of cultivating one's own path for cultivators.
• The allure of power and the desire to know more about it, as seen in Lin Chen's curiosity about the ghosts with cultivation methods.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen interacts with the ghosts, showing no mercy in defeating them.
• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat continue their cooperative relationship, with the cat providing information but keeping some secrets.
• The ghosts interact with each other, showing a sense of camaraderie and enjoyment in their activities, despite their hostile intent towards Lin Chen.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat sense unnatural Yin energy seeping from underground, likely a man-made formation.
• Lin Chen decides to investigate after dealing with the Ghosts at South Mountain Amusement Park.
• A Sixth Order Ghost leader, upon seeing Lin Chen's strength, calls for help from an "Ancestor" underground, boosting his power to Seventh Order.
• Lin Chen, unfazed, kills the Seventh Order Ghost and the remaining Ghosts, planning to confront the "Ancestor" next.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen demonstrates his formidable strength and fearlessness, even against powerful Ghosts and their mysterious backer.
• The Orange Cat shows its powerful perception but is unable to discern the underground formation's details.

Significant Themes

• The theme of facing challenges head-on, as Lin Chen decides to confront the unknown "Ancestor" after dealing with the Ghosts.
• The theme of power and its consequences, as the Ghosts' increased strength due to the underground formation leads to their demise.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat work together, with the Orange Cat providing information and Lin Chen acting on it.
• Lin Chen faces off against the Sixth Order Ghost leader, who later calls for help from the "Ancestor" underground.
• Lin Chen shows no mercy to the Ghosts, killing them all to prepare for his confrontation with the "Ancestor."

Key Plot Points

• Lin Chen encounters a Sixth Order ghost that has advanced to the Seventh Order and can communicate through formations.
• The ghost is trapped in an Innate Realm-level formation, which Lin Chen breaks with his Golden Bell.
• The ghost reveals it was sealed six hundred years ago by a Kunlun Sect cultivator, who wanted its cultivation method involving absorption of blood and malevolent energy.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen demonstrates his strength and methods, striking fear into the ghost.
• The ghost, Deng Mao, reveals his past and offers his cultivation method to Lin Chen in exchange for his life.

Significant Themes

• The relativity of righteousness and evil, as seen in the actions of the Kunlun Sect cultivator.
• The power of Lin Chen's Golden Bell, which can break through powerful formations.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and Deng Mao: Lin Chen interrogates Deng Mao, who offers his cultivation method in exchange for his life.
• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat: The cat comments on the relativity of righteousness and evil in the cultivation world.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen discovers that Deng Mao's cultivation technique is a fragment, allowing cultivation up to the sixth level of the Innate Realm.
• Deng Mao reveals that the technique's origin is from the ancient Qin Dynasty, and its creator might have become a Ghost.
• The Orange Cat reveals that the technique is meant to cultivate Cauldron vessels, allowing practitioners to absorb others' strength and life force.
• Lin Chen kills Deng Mao, and the system notification reads "Innate Realm", suggesting that all Innate Realm beings might yield the same amount of Origin.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen: Realizes the power and danger of Deng Mao's cultivation technique, and understands the potential difficulty in gathering Origin for his martial arts advancement.
• Deng Mao: Reveals the technique's origin and its true purpose, before being killed by Lin Chen.
• The Orange Cat: Provides crucial information about the technique and hints at secrets Lin Chen can't access yet.

Significant Themes

• Power and Danger of Cultivation Techniques: The fragment Deng Mao cultivates is powerful but comes with a significant flaw, highlighting the dual nature of cultivation techniques.
• Secrets and Reveals: The Orange Cat withholds information, hinting at deeper secrets, while Deng Mao reveals crucial details about his technique.
• Life and Death Decisions: Lin Chen's decision to kill Deng Mao, despite the latter's cooperation, underscores the harsh reality of the cultivation world.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and Deng Mao: Lin Chen questions Deng Mao about the technique's origin, and Deng Mao reveals what he knows, hoping to spare his life.
• Lin Chen and The Orange Cat: The Orange Cat provides crucial information but withholds deeper secrets, hinting at future revelations.
• Lin Chen's Internal Struggle: Lin Chen grapples with the implications of the system's notification, realizing the potential difficulty in gathering Origin for his martial arts advancement.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen's Origin breaks through 600,000 after harvesting from Deng Mao and the Ghosts.
• Lin Chen strengthens his remaining three martial arts five times each.
• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat travel to Shijiakou, where they spot a Ghost underwater.
• Lin Chen decides to dive into the river to investigate, but struggles due to the strong current.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen achieves a significant increase in strength but remains in the Innate Realm, qualifying him as a 'half-step Grandmaster'.
• Lin Chen decides to find a martial art suitable for underwater combat after facing challenges in the river.

Significant Themes

• The importance of versatility in martial arts to adapt to different environments.
• The growing awareness of the cultivation world among ordinary people.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat work together, with the Orange Cat providing information and guidance.
• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat encounter fishermen who spot them but mistake them for ghosts.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen discovers ghosts at the bottom of the river but decides not to kill them all, surprising the Orange Cat.
• Lin Chen admits he can't handle underwater combat effectively and seeks advice from the Orange Cat.
• Lin Chen returns to Yulin City and informs Zhou Mingchun about resolving the South Mountain Amusement Park issue but not the Shijiakou one.
• Heavenly Dragon Temple sends representatives, Masters Yun Kong and Yunlong, to Zhou Mingchun's manor.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen shows restraint and understanding, deciding not to kill all the ghosts and seeking advice on improving his underwater combat skills.
• Zhou Mingchun maintains decorum and respect towards Heavenly Dragon Temple, despite his intention to stop offering tribute.
• Master Yun Kong displays arrogance and underestimates Lin Chen, while Master Yunlong remains calm and unreadable.

Significant Themes

• Strength and Power: Lin Chen emphasizes that strength is authority, and the cultivation world respects it. This is further demonstrated by Heavenly Dragon Temple's demands and Lin Chen's willingness to confront them.
• Underwater Combat: The challenges and limitations of underwater combat are highlighted, with Lin Chen seeking advice to improve his skills in this area.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and the Orange Cat: They have a candid conversation about Lin Chen's limitations in underwater combat, with the Orange Cat providing advice and insight.
• Lin Chen and Zhou Mingchun: Lin Chen reassures Zhou Mingchun about the South Mountain Amusement Park issue and prepares to help him deal with Heavenly Dragon Temple.
• Lin Chen and Masters Yun Kong and Yunlong: Lin Chen confronts the Heavenly Dragon Temple representatives, showing no fear and intending to intimidate Master Yunlong.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Chen reveals he has ties with the Formless Gate, a Demonic Sect, but clarifies he killed an Evil Cultivator from there.
• Master Yunlong, from Heavenly Dragon Temple, spars with Lin Chen, using his signature move, Thousand-Hand Tathagata Palm, but fails to break Lin Chen's defense.
• Lin Chen counterattacks, sending Master Yunlong flying with a single move, demonstrating his strength in the High-level Innate Realm.

Character Developments

• Lin Chen: Proves his strength and methods are far superior to Master Yunlong's, revealing he's in the High-level Innate Realm.
• Master Yunlong: Admits defeat after realizing he's no match for Lin Chen, showing respect for Lin Chen's strength.
• Zhou Mingchun: Shows relief that his bet on Lin Chen's strength was correct.

Significant Themes

• Strength and power dynamics in the cultivation world.
• The contrast between the righteous path (Heavenly Dragon Temple) and the demonic path (Formless Gate), with Lin Chen's ambiguous affiliation.

Character Interactions

• Lin Chen and Master Yunlong: Their sparring highlights the difference in their strengths and methods, with Lin Chen emerging victorious.
• Lin Chen and Zhou Mingchun: Zhou Mingchun's relief shows his trust in Lin Chen's abilities and his satisfaction with his choice of protector.