Chapter Summaries

Lin Dong learned that Liu Yuan had reached the Creation Realm but chose not to question his secrets. After Xiao Huan discovered Phantom Demon Grass and led Liu Yuan onward, Lin Dong asked to split up so he could pursue a secret chamber Little Sable had sensed.

• Little Sable identified Liu Yuan as a Creation Realm cultivator, and Lin Dong decided to respect his privacy.
• Liu Yuan and Lin Dong continued through the Ancient Tomb Mansion, where Xiao Huan suddenly raced toward a hidden patch of plants.
• Little Sable identified the plants as Phantom Demon Grass, which could help certain Monster Beasts evolve.
• Liu Yuan gathered the grass and let Xiao Huan lead the way after it ate a stalk.
• Little Sable sensed a secret chamber full of powerful Demon Spirits down a left-hand fork, and Lin Dong suggested that he and Liu Yuan split up to search for opportunities.

Liu Yuan split from Lin Dong and followed the Phantom Spirit Cat through the Ancient Tomb Mansion, collecting Phantom Demon Grass before finding Lin Ke'er and the Lin Clan under attack in a hidden chamber. He prepared to intervene so the cat could claim the Rat Monsters’ Demonic Cores.

• Liu Yuan agreed to split up with Lin Dong, secretly placed a Spiritual Imprint on him, and arranged to meet him in the Main Tomb Chamber.
• The Phantom Spirit Cat led Liu Yuan to a hidden patch of Phantom Demon Grass, which he harvested for its evolution.
• The cat detected a hidden mechanism in a stone wall, and Liu Yuan opened it and entered a corridor leading to an underground chamber.
• Liu Yuan found Lin Ke'er, Elder Tao, and the surviving Lin Clan disciples fighting a pack of Rat-type Monster Beasts; Lin Qiang had already been killed.
• The Phantom Spirit Cat begged to eat the Rat Monsters’ Demonic Cores, and Liu Yuan stepped from the shadows and gathered Origin Power to attack.

Liu Yuan rescued Lin Ke'er and the Lin Clan disciples from powerful Rat Monsters, then received a map to a treasure site in the Ancient Tomb Mansion as thanks. He gave Lin Ke'er healing pills and continued deeper into the passage with the Phantom Spirit Cat.

• A Rat Monster struck Lin Ke'er down and lunged for her, but Liu Yuan appeared and killed it and the other Origin Dan Grand Perfection Rat Monsters with a single attack.
• Liu Yuan crushed the Form Creation Realm Rat Demon Leader and gave its Demonic Core and the other monsters’ cores to the Phantom Spirit Cat.
• Elder Tao and the Lin Clan disciples thanked Liu Yuan for saving them, while Lin Ke'er offered him a map marking a treasure site in the Ancient Tomb Mansion.
• Liu Yuan accepted the map, gave Lin Ke'er healing pills, and left with the Phantom Spirit Cat.
• Elder Tao approved Lin Ke'er's decision to give Liu Yuan the map, saying it was sensible given the Lin Clan's injuries.

Liu Yuan followed Lin Ke'er’s map to a sealed chamber, defeated its powerful guardian, and discovered a trove of rare Spirit Medicine and nearly five hundred thousand Pure Origin Pills. After taking a mysterious map fragment, he headed for the Main Tomb Chamber, where the real treasure hunt was underway.

• Liu Yuan checked Lin Ke'er’s map and followed its route through the passage with the Phantom Spirit Cat.
• At the Bronze Gates, Liu Yuan killed the Form Creation Realm Great Accomplishment Unicorn Giant Lizard with one strike from the Ancient Dragon Spear.
• Liu Yuan opened the gates and collected the chamber’s rare Spirit Medicine and nearly five hundred thousand Pure Origin Pills.
• Liu Yuan took a damaged map fragment from a stone table and left for the Main Tomb Chamber with the Phantom Spirit Cat.

Liu Yuan crossed the Nirvana Fire Array unharmed and entered the Main Tomb Chamber, where he found Ling Qing Zhu. The tomb’s voice demanded yin-yang harmonization and threatened to burn them alive, prompting Ling Qing Zhu to destroy the crystal coffin in anger.

• Liu Yuan arrived at the fire formation and found Lin Lang Tian, Wang Yan, Qin Shi, Lin Ke'er, and the others halted before it.
• Liu Yuan walked through the Nirvana Fire Array unharmed, shocking the gathered experts and impressing Lin Ke'er.
• Liu Yuan entered the Main Tomb Chamber and saw Ling Qing Zhu beside the crystal coffin.
• The tomb’s voice said its inheritance required yin-yang harmonization and warned that they would otherwise be burned alive.
• Ling Qing Zhu angrily called the Remnant Soul a bastard and shattered the crystal coffin with her Green Lotus before turning toward Liu Yuan.

Trapped in the Tomb Master’s hall, Ling Qing Zhu’s Nirvana Heart Tribulation drove her to demand Liu Yuan’s yang energy, but he revealed overwhelming strength and restrained her. The Remnant Soul explained that the door would open only if they united yin and yang or Ling Qing Zhu died, and her reason began to fail as the tribulation intensified.

• Ling Qing Zhu asked Liu Yuan to lend her yang energy to resolve the Nirvana Heart Tribulation, but he refused to risk the harmful effects of forced Cultivation Through Coitus.
• Ling Qing Zhu attacked Liu Yuan with the Green Light Seal, and he revealed his Creation Realm power, shattered her attack, and confined her in an Origin Power Cage.
• The Tomb Master’s Remnant Soul appeared, praised Liu Yuan’s talent, and explained that the Dragon Severing Stone could not be broken without a Nirvana Realm expert.
• The Remnant Soul said the hall would open if Liu Yuan and Ling Qing Zhu united yin and yang, or if Ling Qing Zhu died.
• Ling Qing Zhu’s tribulation overwhelmed her remaining control, and she began looking to Liu Yuan as her only chance to survive.

Liu Yuan refused to take advantage of Ling Qing Zhu while the Nirvana Heart clouded her mind, but agreed to help after she asked and set terms for their encounter. Afterward, Ling Qing Zhu broke through to Creation Realm Minor Accomplishment, paid Liu Yuan one million Pure Origin Pills, and left, while he accepted her wish to part ways.

• The Tomb Master's Remnant Soul urged Liu Yuan to help Ling Qing Zhu, but Liu Yuan insisted that intimacy required mutual consent.
• As the Nirvana Heart's burning power overwhelmed her, Ling Qing Zhu asked Liu Yuan for help and requested that their encounter remain a secret, after which they would go their separate ways.
• Liu Yuan agreed, and their union turned the Nirvana Heart's energy into a tonic that tempered his Origin Power and advanced his cultivation.
• Several hours later, Ling Qing Zhu had reached Creation Realm Minor Accomplishment and paid Liu Yuan one million Pure Origin Pills before leaving the tomb.
• Liu Yuan accepted Ling Qing Zhu's decision to end their connection and kept the payment.

At the Ancient Tomb Mansion, Lin Lang Tian sided with Wang Pan and coerced Lin Dong to surrender a Spirit Treasure he had won fairly. As Lin Dong and Lin Ke'er were forced to their knees, a figure appeared and challenged Lin Lang Tian for bullying his brother-in-law.

• Lin Dong prepared to leave the sealed Main Tomb Chamber and look for Liu Yuan, but Wang Pan accused him of stealing a Spirit Treasure.
• Wang Yan threatened Lin Dong and demanded the treasure, while Lin Ke'er defended Lin Dong and exposed Wang Pan's false accusation.
• Lin Lang Tian dismissed Lin Dong as a lowly branch-family member and ordered him to hand over the treasure and apologize to Wang Pan.
• Lin Dong refused, and Lin Lang Tian used his power to force Lin Dong and Lin Ke'er to their knees.
• Little Sable offered to help Lin Dong attack Lin Lang Tian with the mid-grade Talisman Puppet, and an unknown figure appeared to defend his brother-in-law.

Liu Yuan rescued Lin Dong and Lin Ke'er from Lin Lang Tian, then revealed his Creation Realm strength and crushed Lin Lang Tian's attack. The chapter ended with Lin Lang Tian pinned to his knees as the crowd stared in shock and Liu Yuan began to feel troubled.

• Ling Qing Zhu stopped to watch Liu Yuan confront Lin Lang Tian from a distance.
• Liu Yuan freed Lin Dong and Lin Ke'er, thanked Lin Ke'er for standing up for Lin Dong, and gave her a Pill.
• Lin Lang Tian grew furious at being ignored and attacked Liu Yuan with the Great Luo Heaven Splitting Palm.
• Liu Yuan revealed his Creation Realm aura, shattered Lin Lang Tian's attack, and forced him to kneel under a giant hand of Origin Power.
• Wang Yan, Qin Shi, Lin Dong, and the surrounding experts reacted in disbelief as Liu Yuan began to feel troubled.

Liu Yuan spared Lin Lang Tian after the Lin Clan elders intervened and negotiated an end to the fight. Ling Qing Zhu then warned the elders not to retaliate against Liu Yuan or target his relatives and friends, citing the favor she owed him.

• Liu Yuan hesitated to kill Lin Lang Tian because the Lin Clan could endanger his allies and family in Flame City.
• Lin Tao and another Lin Clan elder arrived, freed Lin Lang Tian, and persuaded Liu Yuan to let the dispute end.
• Liu Yuan withdrew his pressure, while Lin Lang Tian silently vowed to take revenge.
• Ling Qing Zhu arrived as the elders were leaving, and they bowed to her with great respect.
• Ling Qing Zhu asked the elders to honor the settlement and prevent anyone from attacking Liu Yuan or his relatives and friends.

Ling Qing Zhu drove off the Lin Clan and left after insisting she had only repaid her debt to Liu Yuan. On the journey home, Little Sable urged Lin Dong to seek an Ancestral Symbol, while Liu Yuan resolved to grow strong enough to protect those close to him without relying on others.

• Ling Qing Zhu intimidated Elder Lin Tao into promising that the Lin Clan would not trouble Liu Yuan, his family, or his friends, and the elders withdrew with Lin Lang Tian.
• Liu Yuan thanked Ling Qing Zhu, but she declared her debt from the Ancient Tomb Mansion repaid and departed on her Green Lotus.
• Liu Yuan returned with Lin Dong and Little Yan, while Lin Dong brooded over his weakness against Lin Lang Tian.
• Little Sable told Lin Dong to seek an Ancestral Symbol, and Lin Dong vowed to become stronger and set out after they returned.
• Liu Yuan reflected that he had needed Ling Qing Zhu's influence to protect his companions and resolved to become stronger as soon as possible.

After spending half a month with his wives, Liu Yuan left Flame City to search for opportunities ahead of Lin Dong’s next map. While traveling through a forest, he discovered that the Phantom Spirit Cat was about to evolve.

• Liu Yuan told Xuan Su, Qing Tan, and Zi Yue he might be away for half a year or a year, and they promised to look after home and wait for his return.
• Liu Yuan left Flame City and planned to search the regions around Lin Dong’s future map for opportunities before Lin Dong arrived.
• Liu Yuan traveled through the Great Yan Dynasty, collecting several Spirit Medicines and Martial Arts manuals.
• Liu Yuan sensed the Phantom Spirit Cat’s unstable, rising aura in his Spirit Beast Bag and realized it was reaching a critical stage of evolution.
• Liu Yuan decided to find a quiet place and protect the Phantom Spirit Cat through its transformation.

Liu Yuan guarded the Phantom Spirit Cat through its evolution in a hidden cave and killed Di Teng and the Di Family members when they tried to seize the transforming beast. The Phantom Spirit Cat emerged with a stronger form and reached Qi Creation Realm Great Accomplishment.

• Liu Yuan found a secluded cave, placed the Phantom Spirit Cat inside, and protected it with the Sky Flame Ancient Formation.
• While the Phantom Spirit Cat continued transforming, Liu Yuan left the cave to hunt and killed an Ironclad Dragon Bear for food.
• Di Teng and the Di Family triggered the formation while trying to steal the spirit beast, and Liu Yuan burned them to ashes.
• Liu Yuan collected the Di Family's Universe Bags and returned to the cave to prepare a meal.
• The Phantom Spirit Cat's cocoon broke, revealing its larger, two-tailed form with mismatched golden and silver eyes, and Liu Yuan sensed that it had reached Qi Creation Realm Great Accomplishment.

After Lin Dong arrived at Thunder Cliff, the All-Map Strongest System rewarded Liu Yuan with the Supreme Divine Thunder Body manual and other treasures. Liu Yuan planned to learn the new body-tempering technique and test his ability to control lightning.

• Liu Yuan cuddled his evolved Phantom Spirit Cat, Xiao Huan, and left the cave with it.
• Liu Yuan spent half a month searching Great Yan Dynasty for treasures but found little of value.
• The system activated when Lin Dong arrived at Thunder Cliff, a map Liu Yuan had already visited, and evaluated Liu Yuan’s cultivation, spiritual power, Spirit Treasure, and manual.
• The system created the Supreme Divine Thunder Body, a manual that let Liu Yuan absorb and control lightning beyond the world’s existing limits.
• The system deposited ten random high-grade pill recipes and one million Pure Yuan Pills into its space as additional rewards.

After a month of cultivation, Liu Yuan mastered the [Supreme Divine Thunder Body] and learned that its Thunder Devouring ability could strengthen his lightning by consuming powerful lightning sources. He headed for Thunder Cliff to hunt a Thunder Source Crystal Beast, while Lin Dong and Little Sable watched the Creation Realm beast from hiding, just as a rushing figure approached.

• Liu Yuan killed a Qi Creation Realm Steel Beast with lightning and Xiao Huan ate its Demonic Core.
• Liu Yuan realized Thunder Devouring could evolve his Thunder Seed by consuming lightning sources or lightning-attribute treasures.
• Liu Yuan recalled the Thunder Source Crystal Beast at Thunder Cliff and rushed there to find it.
• Lin Dong and Little Sable discovered that the Thunder Source Crystal Beast had reached the Creation Realm and decided to retreat.
• A piercing rush of wind came from the sky as Lin Dong was about to leave.

Liu Yuan arrived at Thunder Cliff and overwhelmed the Creation Realm Thunder Source Crystal Beast, revealing that he could absorb its lightning attacks. After killing it and taking its Thunder Source and Demonic Core, he called Lin Dong out from hiding.

• Lin Dong and Little Sable hid when Liu Yuan appeared above the valley and confronted the Thunder Source Crystal Beast.
• Liu Yuan attacked with the Great Demon Shattering Fist and Ancient Dragon Spear, overpowering the beast in close combat.
• The beast unleashed a storm of lightning, but Liu Yuan absorbed the lightning and grew stronger as Lin Dong and Little Sable watched in shock.
• The Thunder Source Crystal Beast tried to flee, but Liu Yuan pierced its head with the Ancient Dragon Spear and killed it.
• Liu Yuan collected the beast's Thunder Source and Demonic Core, then called Lin Dong out from behind the boulder.

After Liu Yuan defeated the Thunder Source Crystal Beast, he gave its Thunder Source to Lin Dong and prepared to cultivate with the beast’s Demonic Core. Seven days later, Liu Yuan emerged from seclusion having evolved his lightning into Crystal Source Divine Thunder.

• Liu Yuan found Lin Dong hiding nearby and gave him the Thunder Source, explaining that he wanted the beast’s Demonic Core for its Thunder Origin Rules.
• Liu Yuan and Lin Dong chose caves at Thunder Cliff for secluded cultivation, and Liu Yuan established the Sky Flame Ancient Formation around the mountain.
• Liu Yuan summoned Xiao Huan to guard the caves, startling Lin Dong when she revealed her Qi Creation Realm Great Accomplishment strength.
• Lin Dong entered a cave with the Thunder Source while Liu Yuan swallowed the Demonic Core and used his Supreme Divine Thunder Body to devour and refine its lightning.
• After seven days of cultivation, Liu Yuan manifested the evolved Crystal Source Divine Thunder in his palm.

Liu Yuan tested the Crystal Source Divine Thunder against a flock of Thunderwing Birds while Lin Dong emerged from seclusion after breaking through to the Form Creation Realm. Little Sable recognized Liu Yuan’s lightning as the Thunder Source Crystal Beast’s Crystal Source Divine Thunder and realized he had devoured it.

• Liu Yuan left the cave to test his newly acquired Crystal Source Divine Thunder, telling Xiao Huan to stay and guard Lin Dong.
• Liu Yuan unleashed the Crystal Source Divine Thunder on a flock of Thunderwing Birds, piercing through the beasts and slaughtering them in the sky.
• Lin Dong emerged from seclusion after reaching the Form Creation Realm and advancing his Great Sun Thunder Body, then heard the powerful lightning disturbance.
• Lin Dong and Little Sable flew to the disturbance and watched Liu Yuan shape his lightning into weapons and nets as he attacked the Thunderwing Birds.
• Little Sable recognized the Crystal Source Divine Thunder and concluded that Liu Yuan had devoured the Thunder Source Crystal Beast’s power.

Liu Yuan defeated a Thunderwing Bird King, then gave Lin Dong a trove of cultivation resources before they parted ways. While continuing his travels with Xiao Huan, Liu Yuan reached Mist Forest and moved toward the sounds of a fight.

• Liu Yuan slaughtered the Thunderwing Birds and pinned the fleeing Qi Creation Realm Thunderwing Bird King to a cliff with a lightning spear.
• Lin Dong confirmed that Liu Yuan had absorbed the Thunder Source Crystal Beast's natal lightning, and Liu Yuan credited his special Cultivation Technique.
• Lin Dong said he planned to gain experience in the Great Desolate Commandery, and Liu Yuan gave him a Universe Bag filled with Cultivation Techniques, Martial Arts, and pills before flying away.
• Liu Yuan continued traveling with Xiao Huan and arrived at Mist Forest, where the dense fog could hinder vision and conceal Spiritual Power.
• Liu Yuan heard a group fighting nearby, concealed his aura, and crept toward the sounds with Xiao Huan.

In Mist Forest, Jiang Lei and Jiang Xue’s group fought off a pack of Jungle Demon Wolves before meeting Liu Yuan. Recognizing Jiang Yinyin’s hidden importance and needing a guide out of the forest, Liu Yuan offered to escort them.

• Jiang Lei, Jiang Xue, and the Eagle Martial Arts School disciples defeated the attacking Jungle Demon Wolves after a grueling battle.
• Liu Yuan emerged from the nearby thicket, and Jiang Lei questioned him while the group kept their weapons ready.
• Liu Yuan recognized Jiang Lei’s group and realized that meeting Jiang Yinyin could earn him a valuable future favor.
• Jiang Xue told Jiang Lei that Liu Yuan did not seem dangerous, though Jiang Lei remained cautious.
• Liu Yuan stopped the group from leaving and offered to escort them through Mist Forest.