Chapter Summaries

Lin Taichu survived the Illusion Spirit Tree’s trial but learned that his powerful will had left him trapped in Huan Ling. He continued forward into a saber-law illusion and fought the animated statues.

• Lin Taichu broke through an illusion with immortal slayer, but suffered a demonic obsession when the old woman’s attack seemed real.
• Green light steadied Lin Taichu, and the old woman told him that his exceptional will had let him pass the trial but might leave him lost in Huan Ling.
• Lin Taichu thanked the old woman and chose to continue onward despite the danger; she then vanished.
• Lin Taichu approached towering statues radiating saber intent, and they came alive and attacked him.
• Lin Taichu clashed with one statue, was driven back, then summoned a spear and wounded the statues with a storm of attacks.

Lin Taichu fought a powerful statue, suffered severe injuries, and fled into a formation. After entering a strange valley filled with Seven Star Snow Lotus Flowers, he wondered whether he was experiencing someone else’s memories.

• A statue grew into a colossal figure and battered Lin Taichu with powerful attacks that pierced his defenses and left him badly wounded.
• Lin Taichu used a treasure from his grandmaster to survive, then fled from the statue along a winding route.
• Lin Taichu realized he was trapped inside a great Formation and entered a passage laid out according to the Nine Palaces.
• Lin Taichu passed through a door and appeared in a fragrant valley, where the spiritual energy restored his vitality.
• Lin Taichu recognized the flowers as Seven Star Snow Lotus and hesitated to approach them because their potent medicine could overwhelm him.

Lin Taichu crushed and absorbed the Seven Star Snow Lotus, triggering a vision of a powerful black-clad swordsman and drawing the attention of the illusion realm’s ruler. The ruler attacked him with terrifying ice power, and Lin Taichu resisted the chill but remained unsure whether his soul had escaped it.

• Lin Taichu smashed through the blooming Seven Star Snow Lotuses and absorbed one into his body while Old Lei watched from hiding.
• Lin Taichu saw a vision of a black-clad young man wielding the Rule of Sword and clashing with a black spear.
• The illusion realm’s ruler warned Lin Taichu that taking the Seven Star Snow Lotus would kill him and asked him to leave it alone.
• Lin Taichu refused to back down, and the ruler unleashed a freezing aura that immobilized him and threatened to freeze his soul.
• Lin Taichu drove his true essence into his soul to repel the chill, though he still felt that his soul had not fully broken free.

Lin Taichu escaped an illusion into another world, where Qin Mu warned him about the Seven Star Snow Lotus and let him leave. Lin Taichu reached an ancient city in Tian Xuan, where Qin Mu appeared again and called out to him.

• Lin Taichu broke free of the ice and learned from Qin Mu that he was in another world and near the Seven Star Snow Lotus.
• Qin Mu warned Lin Taichu to leave before the lotus bloomed in five or six years, and Lin Taichu departed.
• Qin Mu told another Tianluo Sect disciple that Lin Taichu was strong and might belong to a top-tier force.
• Lin Taichu arrived in an ancient city in southwest Tian Xuan and learned about the powerful Tianji Pavilion and its search for the Seven Star Snow Lotus.
• Qin Mu appeared in the city and called out to Lin Taichu.

Qin Mu forced Lin Taichu to stay near him after demonstrating a soul attack and warning him against seeking revenge. Two days later, Qin Mu cultivated soul laws and nearly lost control of his own soul.

• Qin Mu invited Lin Taichu to join Tianshu Pavilion, then revealed he had stolen Lin Taichu's Storage Ring.
• When Lin Taichu resisted, Qin Mu's Soul Attack injured him, and Qin Mu carried him to a dilapidated house several hundred miles away.
• Lin Taichu confronted Qin Mu over his actions, but Qin Mu warned him that Heavenly Fire City and Qin Mu's sect could pursue him.
• Two days later, Qin Mu cultivated soul laws until his soul trembled violently, then recovered and acknowledged how dangerous the experience had been.

Lin Taichu explored Heavenly Fire City’s damaged formations before fighting two guards who had been sent by Qin Shaoyu. He then confronted Qin Xuan, who had grown confident in his strength, and their battle left Lin Taichu rising from the rubble as Qin Xuan attacked.

• Lin Taichu discovered that Heavenly Fire City’s powerful formations had been damaged and considered restoring them.
• Two guards tried to rob Lin Taichu, so he defeated them, crippled one, and learned from his memories that Qin Shaoyu had left the city.
• Qin Xuan investigated the City Lord’s Mansion and learned of its secret passage and hidden treasures, but judged himself too weak to seize them.
• Lin Taichu arrived with one of the guards and confronted Qin Xuan, whom he vowed to kill.
• Qin Xuan exchanged blows with Lin Taichu, kicked him through a house, and charged at his head as Lin Taichu rose from the rubble.

Lin Taichu attacked Qin Xuan in Heavenly Fire City, but Qin Xuan revealed overwhelming strength and repeatedly overcame Lin Taichu’s attacks. Lin Taichu trapped him in a prison of flames, only for Qin Xuan’s All Saints’ Runes to shield him completely.

• Lin Taichu pursued Qin Xuan through the city and unleashed a Fire Eagle attack that badly wounded him.
• Qin Xuan countered with sword qi and a powerful sword strike, breaking Lin Taichu’s flaming cauldron defense and wounding his chest.
• Lin Taichu attacked with a golden palm print, but Qin Xuan destroyed it with the Heaven Burying Demonic Halberd and warned him to stay away.
• Lin Taichu refused to back down and surrounded Qin Xuan with chains of flame inside a molten prison.
• Qin Xuan activated the All Saints’ Runes, which formed a cocoon that withstood the molten flames without damage.

Qin Xuan overwhelmed Lin Taichu with the Heaven Burying Demonic Halberd and unveiled his strongest technique, God Punishing Lightning Prison. Lin Taichu was left gravely injured, and Qin Xuan showed no hesitation about killing him.

• Qin Xuan battered Lin Taichu with demonic halberd attacks, breaking through his defenses and wounding him despite Lin Taichu's powerful techniques.
• Lin Taichu admitted Qin Xuan had made him recognize his weakness, then withdrew his aura and revealed that he had still been holding back.
• Qin Xuan unleashed God Punishing Lightning Prison, surrounding Lin Taichu with lightning and forming a massive silver-scaled monster.
• Qin Xuan struck Lin Taichu with a lightning-infused palm, shattering his bones and sending him flying.
• Lin Taichu asked whether Qin Xuan truly dared to kill him, and Qin Xuan replied that he had no reason to spare him.

Qin Xuan overwhelmed Lin Taichu with his Xie Niu phantoms and sword, leaving him badly wounded despite his pleas for mercy. As Lin Taichu prepared to rely on Heavenly Fire City's Formation, Qin Xuan opened his Storage Ring and discovered a priceless Saint Origin Pill.

• Lin Taichu warned Qin Xuan that killing him would make Heavenly Fire Palace an enemy, but Qin Xuan refused to back down.
• Lin Taichu played his guqin and used Soul Power to assault Qin Xuan's mind.
• Qin Xuan summoned linked Xie Niu phantoms that battered Lin Taichu through his golden defenses.
• Qin Xuan pierced Lin Taichu's abdomen with the Destruction Sword, and Lin Taichu vowed to kill him using Heavenly Fire City's Formation.
• Qin Xuan opened Lin Taichu's Storage Ring and found a Saint Origin Pill that could improve a cultivator's body and aptitude.

Lin Taichu left Heavenly Fire City after lifting its Formation and arrived at Tianyuan Sect for its new disciple selection. He survived the ranking battles and considered how to reach the Tianyuan Secret Realm, but the chapter ended when the ugly young man who had traded with him appeared.

• Lin Taichu took the Marrow Cleansing Pill from Qin Xuan, lifted the Formation around Heavenly Fire City, and departed with the little girl.
• Lin Taichu avoided explaining his knowledge of formations to the little girl and hurried to Tianyuan Sect.
• The Vice Sect Master announced that the first-place contestant in the new disciple selection would become a Core Disciple, and the ranking battles began across four arenas.
• Lin Taichu won his matches and survived the ranking battles, leaving 385 Disciples qualified to enter the Tianyuan Secret Realm.
• Lin Taichu reflected on the cultivation needed to enter the secret realm and wondered about the dangers and inheritance of Tianyun Valley.
• The ugly young man who had traded with Lin Taichu entered his room, and Lin Taichu frowned at his arrival.

Lin Taichu received a Meridian Condensing Pill and gained a vast store of knowledge that expanded his Sea of Consciousness and granted him the Mysterious Nether Art. He found a way to enter the Tianyuan Secret Realm, while Yang Yunfan’s group encountered a strange pack of demon wolves on their journey there.

• An ugly young man gave Lin Taichu a Meridian Condensing Pill before leaving.
• Lin Taichu discovered a vessel in his mind containing the Mysterious Nether Art and other knowledge, which expanded his Sea of Consciousness to hold ten thousand stars.
• Lin Taichu summoned the Tianyuan Secret Realm through a purple light and ancient Scroll, and learned that the next opening was half a month away.
• Yang Yunfan led a group of Tianyuan Sect disciples toward the secret realm, but several members worried about the dangers and Yang Yunfan insulted them.
• The woman riding the One-horned Savage Bull continued onward with Yang Yunfan’s group, and the bull’s howl drew a crowd of strange, black-scaled demon wolves.

Lin Taichu settled in a remote corner of the Tianyuan Secret Realm, where he defeated Zhang Haoxuan and his men when they tried to drive him out. After Zhang Haoxuan sought help from a Senior Brother, Lin Taichu confronted him again and learned that the Senior Brother had ordered his capture, though Zhang Haoxuan did not know why.

• Lin Taichu chose a remote place to settle and cultivate in the Tianyuan Secret Realm.
• Zhang Haoxuan and dozens of Tianyuan Sect disciples surrounded Lin Taichu, but Lin Taichu sent them flying and forced them to flee.
• Zhang Haoxuan contacted Senior Brother Li, who promised to send disciples to deal with Lin Taichu.
• Lin Taichu appeared at Zhang Haoxuan's residence and broke his right arm.
• Lin Taichu dragged Zhang Haoxuan inside, and Zhang Haoxuan revealed that a Senior Brother had ordered them to capture Lin Taichu without explaining why.

Lin Taichu fought Li Haoyu and the Tianyuan Sect members, revealing that his strength and defense far exceeded their expectations. After Lin Taichu killed three Disciples with a finger strike, Li Haoyu was left horrified by the power of the man he had believed was a mere country bumpkin.

• Zhang Haoxuan fled after trying to turn Lin Taichu against his Senior Brother, and Li Haoyu appeared to confront Lin Taichu.
• Li Haoyu struck Lin Taichu in the chest, but Lin Taichu's armor protected him from serious injury.
• Lin Taichu blocked Li Haoyu's stronger attacks, broke through his spiritual-energy armor, and badly wounded him.
• Li Haoyu attacked Lin Taichu in desperation, but an invisible defense stopped his blows and injured him with each clash.
• Lin Taichu revealed hidden strength and killed three Tianyuan Sect Disciples with a finger strike, terrifying Li Haoyu and the others.

Lin Taichu defeated Li Haoyu in the Tianyuan Secret Realm and continued cultivating, but the Tianyuan Sect’s upper echelons confronted him as he tried to venture deeper. After Lin Taichu swiftly crippled one of them, Third Elder Zhou Tong arrived and ordered him to leave.

• Lin Taichu defeated Li Haoyu and warned him not to disturb his cultivation again, then resumed cultivating in the Tianyuan Secret Realm.
• Lin Taichu sensed his Origin Energy increasing and spotted a vast complex deeper in the mountains, which he decided to approach.
• Several Tianyuan Sect upper echelons surrounded Lin Taichu, but he refused to leave and warned them to move aside.
• Lin Taichu appeared beside a middle-aged upper echelon and beat him until he collapsed, terrifying the others.
• Zhou Tong, the Tianyuan Sect’s Third Elder, arrived with others and confronted Lin Taichu, while two more upper echelons demanded that he leave the secret realm.

Lin Taichu fought off Zhou Tong’s attacks and escaped the restriction Zhou Tong had prepared to trap him. He then struck Zhou Tong down, while the mysterious black-robed figure remained absent.

• Zhou Tong attacked Lin Taichu with an ancient bronze sword, but Lin Taichu blocked his strikes with a golden shield.
• Lin Taichu endured dozens of attacks and taunted Zhou Tong until the elder grew exhausted and enraged.
• Zhou Tong summoned a black phantom through a sound-transmitting talisman and ordered it to seal Lin Taichu’s abilities.
• Zhou Tong trapped Lin Taichu in a barrier and threatened to activate a restriction, but Lin Taichu walked out of it.
• Lin Taichu confronted Zhou Tong and claimed his master had fled, then vanished and sent Zhou Tong flying with blood streaming from him.

Lin Taichu entered the Tianyuan Sect’s cultivation hall to study its methods and fought the Sect Master, Leiming, after Leiming demanded revenge for his injured disciples. Lin Taichu defeated him and asked the sect to leave him alone, while Leiming’s response left their conflict unresolved.

• Lin Taichu defeated Zhou Tong and entered the hall, where he absorbed its spiritual energy and studied a vast store of information.
• Leiming confronted Lin Taichu and demanded an explanation for the injuries to his disciples, but Lin Taichu challenged him to fight.
• Lin Taichu and Leiming fought for hundreds of exchanges, and Lin Taichu gradually gained the advantage.
• Lin Taichu broke Leiming’s bones and defeated him, then said he only wanted to study the sect’s cultivation methods and asked not to be disturbed.
• Leiming said he could not accept that the Tianyuan Sect had fallen to an unknown outsider, then fell silent before suddenly laughing.

Lin Taichu left the Tianyuan Secret Realm’s central palace after its restrictions shook and confronted the Heavenly Demon Sect’s invading forces. He defeated Vice Cult Master Rakshasa’s attacks, leaving Rakshasa demanding to know who he was.

• Lin Taichu cultivated with the Profound Heaven Technique in the Tianyuan Secret Realm’s central area until the realm began shaking.
• Lin Taichu realized foreign enemies were attacking Tianyuan Sect’s defenses and flew to confront them.
• Heavenly Demon Sect Disciples attacked the mountain-protecting Formation under Vice Cult Master Zhao Wushuang’s orders to seize the Nine Heavens Star Art.
• Rakshasa pierced the Formation with a dagger, but Lin Taichu struck him through several buildings.
• Rakshasa revealed his identity and attacked Lin Taichu, who held his ground while Rakshasa staggered back three steps.
• Rakshasa asked Lin Taichu who he was after seeing his strength.

Lin Taichu defeated Rakshasa and continued cultivating in the Tianyuan Secret Realm, earning the Tianyuan Sect’s respect and drawing over a thousand disciples to learn from him. As the Heavenly Demon Sect grew wary of Lin Taichu, Qin Haoyang approached him with a question about his cultivation technique.

• Lin Taichu tore off Rakshasa’s arm, drove the invaders away, and returned to cultivate after the Tianyuan Sect lifted the restrictions on the spiritual energy.
• The Heavenly Demon Sect learned of Rakshasa’s defeat, and Rakshasa suspected Lin Taichu was connected to a Tianyuan Sect elder before setting off to inform the Cult Master.
• Lin Taichu led the Tianyuan Sect Disciples to cultivate and began recovering from his injuries.
• Over a thousand Tianyuan Sect Disciples gathered to follow Lin Taichu’s cultivation, and they saw that he had two Spirit Cores.
• Qin Haoyang asked Lin Taichu whether his cultivation technique was more powerful than the Tianyuan Sect’s Tianyuan Art.

Lin Taichu demonstrated his Mysterious Tier cultivation art to the Tianyuan Sect, winning their awe, while the Heavenly Demon Sect investigated him and plotted to kill him. The chapter ended as the Heavenly Demon Guard confronted Lin Taichu amid dozens of armed reinforcements, with the Tianyuan Sect’s members apparently captured.

• Lin Taichu demonstrated his Mysterious Tier cultivation art, convincing the Tianyuan Sect members of its power and promising to teach it after his injuries healed.
• Heavenly Demon learned that Lin Taichu was cultivating in the Tianyuan Secret Realm and decided to capture and execute him personally.
• The Heavenly Demon Guard leader infiltrated the Tianyuan Sect and gathered information on Lin Taichu, hoping to earn honors and riches.
• Lin Taichu noticed the sect was deserted and sensed killing intent around him.
• The Heavenly Demon Guard confronted Lin Taichu, and dozens of Black-clothed Men appeared to surround him.

Lin Taichu defeated the Heavenly Demon Guards attacking the Tianyuan Sect and agreed to a duel to stop further casualties. The arrival of the Heavenly Demon Sect’s reinforcements shattered the truce, and Lin Taichu faced the guards alone as their leader attacked him with a dark talisman.

• Lin Taichu repelled the Heavenly Demon Guards, killed hundreds of Tianyuan Sect disciples who were with them, and questioned an injured guard, who self-destructed rather than reveal who sent him.
• The Tianyuan Sect disciples rallied and fought the remaining guards until Lin Taichu called for a one-on-one duel with their leader.
• The guards withdrew their subordinates, and Lin Taichu beat their leader with repeated punches while the Tianyuan Sect’s side cheered.
• A troop in silver armor arrived, and Lin Taichu ordered the Tianyuan Sect disciples to retreat and alert the elders.
• The leader of the Heavenly Demon Guards ordered his people to pursue the retreating disciples, then fired a dark talisman at Lin Taichu.