Chapter Summaries

Lin Taichu and Chu Feng went to South Phoenix Hall to seek clues about North Star Lord and the missing disciples. Li Mu tried to keep them out, but Chu Feng used his soul power to force him to summon the Sect Master.

• Lin Taichu told Chu Feng that North Star Lord might be involved in the disappearances, though they had no evidence, and they agreed to search for him in Beidou Prefecture.
• Chu Feng and Lin Taichu arrived at South Phoenix Hall and asked to meet its Prefecture Lord.
• Li Mu welcomed Chu Feng but reacted with shock when he recognized Lin Taichu, then refused to let them enter, claiming he was following orders.
• Chu Feng unleashed his soul power and Ice Rule, causing Li Mu intense pain until he admitted his mistake and hurried off to notify the Sect Master.

Chu Feng and Lin Taichu arrived at the Southern Phoenix Sacred Pool, where Jian Qingfeng welcomed them and led them inside. When an imperial family genius challenged Chu Feng’s authority, Chu Feng crippled him with one strike, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Chu Feng and Lin Taichu reached the Southern Phoenix Sacred Pool and saw Elder Jian’s Sky Dome Sword guarding it with a barrier of Emperor Weapons.
• Jian Qingfeng recognized Chu Feng as Chu Yunxiao’s grandson and invited him and Lin Taichu into the sacred pool.
• As they crossed the sacred pool, several geniuses gathered around Chu Feng and Lin Taichu, curious about their arrival.
• When an imperial family descendant released his aura and challenged him, Chu Feng warned him to move aside or die.
• Chu Feng struck the man with a purple-black palm print, caving in his chest and leaving him unconscious as the onlookers stared in shock.

Chu Feng avoided a fight with a royal descendant by revealing his Silver Spear, while Lin Taichu chose to enter the selection trial for the Sacred Pool. The chapter ended with Elder Qin preparing to test Lin Taichu’s physique at an inheritance formation.

• A middle-aged Emperor Realm cultivator tried to attack Chu Feng after Chu Feng crippled a man, but he backed down when the Silver Spear appeared and apologized.
• The middle-aged man invited Chu Feng to enter the Sacred Pool, then departed after Chu Feng declined to go with him.
• Chu Feng asked Lin Taichu which of the eight Sacred Pool slots he wanted, and Lin Taichu said he wanted none for himself and would join the selection trial.
• Elder Qin led Lin Taichu to a plaza with a stone stele and explained that its symbols contained Power of Rules connected to Sacred Pool body tempering.
• Elder Qin judged that Lin Taichu could withstand the Sacred Pool’s tempering and invited him to try, so Lin Taichu stepped forward and began gathering his strength.

Lin Taichu struck the stone stele seven times and discovered that the attacks had led him to a purple token bearing the character Lin. When Qin Lingyun gave her name, it triggered a vision of a Man in Black enduring a mysterious trial and shattering a stone stele with a crystal-clear pearl.

• Lin Taichu formed a Golden Long Halberd and struck the stone stele seven times, but it remained intact.
• Lin Taichu noticed ancient writing on the stele and spotted a purple token engraved with Lin, realizing that his strikes had passed the test.
• Lin Taichu reflected on his failed chance to take a master and resolved to earn a place in the Nine Domains Ranking through his own efforts.
• Lin Taichu recognized Qin Lingyun from Wild Mountain and asked her name.
• Qin Lingyun identified herself, and Lin Taichu experienced a vision of a Man in Black who infused a crystal-clear pearl with true essence and shattered a stone stele.

A shattered stone stele unleashed powerful rules that restrained everyone in the trial, and Qin Lingyun and the Man in Black clashed under the crushing force. The Man in Black’s armor withstood her spear, but Qin Lingyun continued fighting.

• Qin Lingyun and the Man in Black were trapped by the rules released when the stone stele shattered, while Lin Taichu and the other participants endured mounting pressure.
• The Man in Black told Qin Lingyun to withdraw, but she refused and attacked him with her spear.
• The Man in Black summoned purple-gold armor and charged through Qin Lingyun’s spear strikes without being injured.
• Lin Taichu and Murong Huang smiled because Lin Taichu had forged the armor for Disciple.
• Qin Lingyun spat blood after the exchange, challenged the Man in Black’s claim that this was a trial, and then prepared to attack again.

Qin Lingyun fought the Man in Black with her spear and Silver Peng Yao Sculpture form, but his demonic arts and the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Blade proved overwhelming. Lin Taichu and Murong Huang then left her in a secret realm, where she and Lin Taichu explored for three days without finding a way out, and he asked why they had encountered dangerous Monster Beasts upon entering.

• Qin Lingyun transformed into a Silver Peng Yao Sculpture and attacked the Man in Black with silver feathers and a spear.
• The Man in Black summoned demonic qi and a demonic saber, clashing with Qin Lingyun's attack and leaving her injured.
• The Man in Black brought out the damaged Saint Weapon Nine Nether Soul Devouring Blade, and Qin Lingyun held off its blades with Sword Shadows.
• Lin Taichu and Murong Huang vanished from the fight and appeared with Qin Lingyun in a secret realm.
• Qin Lingyun and Lin Taichu traveled by boat through the unfamiliar realm for three days without finding an exit.
• Lin Taichu asked Qin Lingyun why they had encountered dangerous Monster Beasts when they entered.

Lin Taichu and Qin Lingyun learned that failing the Cave Mansion’s trial sent people to the deadly Soul Burial Abyss, then headed to the Yunhuang Immortal Sect ruins to investigate a sudden explosion. Lin Taichu fought his way through the palace’s powerful puppets, but faced one whose immense defense made him wary.

• Qin Lingyun explained that the Cave Mansion’s trial was the only safe way out and that failure sent people to Soul Burial Abyss.
• Lin Taichu insisted that he and Qin Lingyun split the treasures equally, and Qin Lingyun reluctantly agreed.
• After an explosion, Lin Taichu and Qin Lingyun found the Cave Mansion entrance within the Yunhuang Immortal Sect ruins, where powerful puppets emerged.
• Lin Taichu destroyed several puppets with his spear, including one that Qin Lingyun recognized as a peak Yuan king-level puppet.
• Lin Taichu encountered a puppet with overwhelming defensive power and became exceptionally solemn.

Lin Taichu destroyed the powerful puppet guarding the cave and battled more puppets inside while Qin Lingyun followed. As they explored another passage, they heard a wolf howl, and Lin Taichu recognized the Nine Nether Mo Wolf.

• Lin Taichu used his silver longsword to break the Thousand Year Black Tortoise Beast puppet's chest and kill the figure concealed inside it.
• Lin Taichu entered the cave alone and found broken armor and weapons amid a strong stench of blood.
• A blood-colored spear struck Lin Taichu's sword barrier, and he defeated several black-robed puppets that attacked him.
• Qin Lingyun praised Lin Taichu's swordsmanship, and the two continued exploring the cave's passages together.
• A wolf howled from a dark mountain peak, and Lin Taichu identified it as a Nine Nether Mo Wolf.

Lin Taichu and Qin Lingyun encountered a powerful Nine Nether Mo Wolf, which badly injured Lin Taichu before Qin Lingyun provoked it. Lin Taichu then revealed his sword power and wounded the beast, leaving the fight unresolved as it crashed to the ground.

• Lin Taichu warned Qin Lingyun that the Nine Nether Mo Wolves were exceptionally fast, and a powerful wolf appeared and charged at them.
• The Nine Nether Mo Wolf struck Lin Taichu into a stone wall, severely injuring him.
• Qin Lingyun approached the wolf and tried to make it her friend, provoking it into attacking her.
• Qin Lingyun dodged the wolf's claw but had her sleeve torn, then asked Lin Taichu why he had not intervened.
• Lin Taichu summoned sword lights that failed to pierce the wolf's Saint-grade defense, then formed powerful Origin Emperor swords and wounded it.
• The wounded Nine Nether Mo Wolf flew backward and crashed heavily to the ground.

Lin Taichu fought the berserk Nine Nether Mo Wolf after Qin Lingyun’s provocation turned it against her, and protected her when the beast self-destructed. Afterward, Qin Lingyun apologized for getting him hurt and asked him to promise her something.

• Lin Taichu realized Qin Lingyun’s words had enraged the Nine Nether Mo Wolf and broken her control over it.
• The Nine Nether Mo Wolf dislocated Qin Lingyun’s arm, but she struck it and retreated while calling for Lin Taichu to save her.
• Lin Taichu attacked the Nine Nether Mo Wolf and drove it back until it curled up and prepared to self-destruct.
• Lin Taichu shielded Qin Lingyun with a spatial barrier, but the blast left her with a severe chest wound.
• Qin Lingyun took Pills to treat her injuries, then apologized to Lin Taichu and asked him to promise her one thing.

Lin Taichu and Qin Lingyun entered Flame Emperor Mountain, where a peak Ninth Rank Saint-level Nine-Tailed Silver-Patterned White Lion attacked them. After Lin Taichu was gravely injured, he summoned a powerful sword and prepared to face the beast’s next attack.

• Qin Lingyun asked Lin Taichu to tell her father that she was safe, and Lin Taichu agreed.
• Lin Taichu and Qin Lingyun crossed the forest and entered Flame Emperor Mountain, where they set out toward an Earth Fire magma lake to cultivate.
• Lin Taichu sensed danger, and he and Qin Lingyun encountered a Nine-Tailed Silver-Patterned White Lion leading a group of Monster Beasts.
• The Nine-Tailed Silver-Patterned White Lion attacked Lin Taichu, shattered his black dragon strike, and sent him flying with a second attack.
• As the lion unleashed a destructive stream of fire, Lin Taichu summoned a powerful longsword and poured his true essence into it.
• The Nine-Tailed Silver-Patterned White Lion released a terrifying soundwave toward Lin Taichu.

Lin Taichu defeated the Nine-Tailed Silver-Patterned White Lion and took Qin Lingyun back to the Donghua Sect. As they arrived at her former home, Lin Taichu began climbing toward the mountain summit with her.

• Lin Taichu struck the Nine-Tailed Silver-Patterned White Lion with his sword, and the spreading sword intent poisoned and weakened it.
• The Nine-Tailed Silver-Patterned White Lion unleashed purple-black flames, but Lin Taichu summoned an armored figure and a Lightning Storm that killed it.
• Lin Taichu and Qin Lingyun boarded the Saint Emperor's Spirit Boat and traveled through the Holy City toward the Donghua Sect.
• Qin Lingyun recognized the Donghua Sect as her former home, and Lin Taichu teased her about living there together.
• Lin Taichu and Qin Lingyun reached the mountain's foot, and Lin Taichu began ascending its law-tempering steps.

Lin Taichu and Qin Lingyun recovered in Eastern Phoenix City, where Lin told her about the Holy Pool and invited her to seek it with him. They set out for the city’s central complex, where other assessment participants greeted Lin with concealed hostility.

• Lin Taichu and Qin Lingyun spent the night at a mountaintop compound, and Qin woke the next day worried when she could not find him.
• Lin Taichu reassured Qin Lingyun, apologized for their intimacy, and explained that they were in Eastern Phoenix City and returning to the sect.
• Lin Taichu told Qin Lingyun he planned to take her to the Holy Pool, hoping its Wood Attribute power would help her cultivate, and she agreed to go.
• Lin Taichu and Qin Lingyun headed to Eastern Phoenix City’s central complex to stabilize their cultivation and pursue a breakthrough.
• Several assessment participants congratulated Lin Taichu while privately resenting him for advancing after they had tried to target him.

Lin Taichu arrived at the Sacred Pool assessment after breaking through into the Origin King Realm, while Mu Yunfeng and the other prodigies debated whether he had a hidden advantage. The Sacred Pool opened before tens of millions of gathered Cultivators, bathing the plaza in rosy light as the assessment was about to begin.

• After Lin Taichu left, Mu Yunfeng told the prodigies who had lost to Lin Taichu not to envy him and argued that he must have prepared a trump card.
• Lin Taichu reflected that his strength could challenge opponents below the Origin King Eighth Layer, but he needed a breakthrough to compete for a high ranking.
• Lin Taichu joined the crowd at the plaza and was surprised to see tens of millions of Cultivators gathered for the assessment.
• The Sacred Pool released brilliant rosy and golden light, and a massive gate opened at its center.
• The rosy radiance spread across the plaza, leaving many Cultivators feeling refreshed and entranced.

The Barren Lord announced new Sacred Pool trial rules, replacing ranking challenges with a treasure-seizing contest, and explained the Sacred Spring Water’s benefits and the pool’s nine levels. The cultivators entered the pool as strange pressure descended, while three Old Men speculated that Qin Xuan had caused the demonic dragon to appear.

• A demonic dragon appeared above the crowd, and everyone recognized it as summoned by the Barren Lord.
• The Barren Lord announced that contestants had two chances to seize treasures and described the Sacred Spring Water and the nine levels of the Sacred Pool.
• Lin Taichu urged Jian to hurry, and Jian, Qin Xuan, and other cultivators raced into the Sacred Pool.
• Cultivators who reached the seventh level were expelled from the pool, and the three Old Men debated whether Qin Xuan had caused the demonic dragon to appear.
• A strange sound rose above the Sacred Pool, and a vast pressure descended on the crowd.

Demon dragons erupted from the Holy Pool and slaughtered the gathered prodigies, while Lin Taichu emerged from cultivation and killed a young man who claimed to be the Third Princess’s prince consort. Elsewhere, Mu Yun encountered Nangong Lin and his companions atop Lei Yan Mountain.

• Demon dragons burst from the Holy Pool, overpowering the crowd and killing many prodigies as they tried to flee.
• Lin Taichu emerged from the Holy Pool and confronted a young man who accused him of ruining his wedding.
• When the young man claimed to be the Third Princess’s prince consort, Lin Taichu attacked and killed him before returning to cultivate.
• Feng Qing and Qin Xuan stood atop Lei Yan Mountain as Nangong Lin and two companions arrived.
• Nangong Lin confronted Mu Yun, who asked how he had found the hidden mountain peak.

Mu Yun confronted Nangong Lin over his mission at Lei Yan Mountain and used a spiritual weapon to decisively defeat him. As Mu Yun left, news of the clash spread, and Qin Yuxuan demanded to know who Mu Yun was.

• Nangong Lin accused Mu Yun of defying Eastern Hua Emperor Lord's order and trespassing at Lei Yan Mountain, leading Mu Yun to realize the mission might have been a plot against him.
• Mu Yun summoned a spiritual sword and struck Nangong Lin, severely wounding him despite his golden heavy halberd.
• Nangong Lin refused to accept defeat and vowed to make Mu Yun understand his strength, while Mu Yun mocked him and left.
• The witnesses hurried to report the fight to Your Majesty.
• Qin Yuxuan erupted in anger and asked the Eastern Phoenix Crown Prince who Mu Yun was.

After an ambush against Mu Yun failed, Qin Yuxuan ordered his son to keep watching Mu Yun without provoking him. Mu Yun attended the imperial coronation gathering with Lin Taichu, who warned him to keep his Space Rule secret, while Bei Zehao arrived as the imperial sacrificial ceremony began.

• The Eastern Phoenix Crown Prince reported that two men had died in a strange attack, and Qin Yuxuan ordered him to continue monitoring Mu Yun without provoking him.
• Qin Xuan invited Mu Yun to a banquet for faction geniuses before his coronation, and Mu Yun agreed to attend.
• At the Imperial City, Mu Yun met Lin Taichu, then left with him to catch up while the crowd watched the gathered clans and their young geniuses.
• Lin Taichu warned Mu Yun not to reveal that he possessed the power of the Space Rule, and Mu Yun solemnly agreed.
• Bei Zehao watched the city from a tower, then headed to the sacrificial hall when the ceremony bell rang; Lin Taichu identified the stele's inscription as referring to Titled Great Emperors.

Mu Yun attended the Mu Clan’s title-bestowal ceremony and learned more about the leading prodigies of the Nine Domains Ranking. As the Seal Axe appeared and contestants rushed toward it, the Disciples of the Divine Palace arrived, drawing Mu Yun’s wary attention.

• Mu Yun welcomed the guests and said the sacrificial ritual would begin in three days.
• Lin Taichu told Mu Yun about Qi Tianyu, Chu Feng, Xuanyuan Potian, and the Sword Demon, including the Sword Demon’s feat of killing a Yuan Emperor with one strike.
• The Seal Axe appeared above the ceremony, and hundreds of people rushed toward it to compete for the reward.
• The Disciples of the Divine Palace arrived in the sky, and Mu Yun sensed their immense power.

Mu Yun and Qin Xuan watched powerful contenders and Beidou Prefecture’s forces gather as the Seal Axe arrived. Vajra tried to claim the treasure, but a representative of Cangyan Palace interrupted him, leaving the Seal Axe’s ownership contested.

• Lin Taichu and Mu Yun assessed the Beidou Seven Sons and the Divine Palace’s Disciples as potential rivals for titles.
• An army of Origin Emperor experts escorted the Seal Axe, and Qin Xuan declared his intent to claim a title.
• The Seal Axe arrived with overwhelming Great Emperor pressure, followed by Dao Wuhen and a Lightning Dragon Crocodile.
• Vajra offered to protect the Seal Axe if it accepted him as master, and the axe moved toward him.
• A figure from Cangyan Palace arrived and urged Vajra to deal with the juniors before discussing the Seal Axe’s ownership.