Chapter Summaries

Lin Taichu overwhelmed Xiao Yang with the golden dragon seal and his Golden Snake Devouring Moon technique, leaving him gravely wounded and destroying his sword. As Lin Taichu prepared to kill him, Xiao Yang faced the descending attack with renewed fighting spirit.

• Lin Taichu struck Xiao Yang with the golden dragon seal, badly injuring him.
• Lin Taichu used Golden Snake Devouring Moon to shatter Xiao Yang’s sword techniques and send him crashing to the ground.
• Xiao Yang used the Nine Yang Divine Bead’s remaining Sun Essence to activate a Golden Great Seal, but Lin Taichu blasted it aside and shattered his sword.
• Lin Taichu pressed his attack while Xiao Yang urged Junior Brother Lin to flee, but Lin Taichu refused and vowed to kill Xiao Yang.
• As Lin Taichu’s claw descended toward Xiao Yang, the crowd despaired and Song Qinghuan could not bear to watch; Xiao Yang looked up, ready to face the blow.

Xiao Yang unleashed the Nine Yang Sacred Body’s power but was trapped and battered by Lin Taichu, with Song Qinghuan activating a Spirit-Trapping Formation. He challenged the Innate Realm and fought back, then used the Nine Nether Netherflame to rush toward the secret chamber’s exit.

• Xiao Yang revealed the Nine Yang Sacred Body and its blazing cultivation art, shocking Lin Taichu.
• Song Qinghuan activated a Spirit-Trapping Formation as Lin Taichu struck Xiao Yang with a golden dragon claw.
• Lin Taichu repeatedly wounded Xiao Yang, who endured the blows and resolved to challenge the Innate Realm.
• Xiao Yang blocked Lin Taichu’s attack and countered with the Heaven Slaying Saber Art, bringing their exchange to a draw.
• Xiao Yang summoned the Nine Nether Netherflame and used the Windcloud Steps to speed toward the outside world.

Xiao Yang endured Lin Taichu’s attacks, revealed powerful protective astral energy, and recognized the cavern’s formation as a Nine Nether Underworld Fire Rune. Lin Taichu prepared to kill him inside the formation, but the Dark Demon Wolf appeared, and Xiao Yang confronted Lin Taichu over his master’s murder.

• Lin Taichu struck Xiao Yang with the Golden Great Seal and a palm, but Xiao Yang rose unharmed beneath black-rune armor.
• Xiao Yang used Nine Nether Netherflame to block Lin Taichu’s Golden Great Seal and accused him of having flawed secret manuals.
• Lin Taichu unleashed a golden Light Pillar, while Xiao Yang crashed into the cave ceiling and realized the cavern was likely the route to an underground palace.
• A black-clothed man wounded Xiao Yang with a dagger, and Lin Taichu revealed that the cavern was a formation inscribed with a Nine Nether Underworld Fire Rune.
• The Dark Demon Wolf appeared, and Xiao Yang accused Lin Taichu of killing his master and warned him that retribution would come.

Xiao Yang broke through to the Late Innate Stage and fought back against Lin Taichu, but Lin Taichu’s sword strike left him gravely wounded. Xiao Yang then turned the fight around, forcing Lin Taichu to rely on a powerful talisman and claim its barrier could withstand even a Grandmaster’s strike.

• Xiao Yang broke through to the Late Innate Stage, evaded Lin Taichu’s attack, and struck him hard enough to send him crashing into a rock.
• Lin Taichu shattered a jade pendant to unleash the Heaven Sealing Spider Web Formation, but Xiao Yang broke the talismans around the cave and disrupted his Formation.
• Lin Taichu slashed Xiao Yang with sword qi, cutting away half his body and leaving him bleeding on the ground.
• Xiao Yang denounced Lin Taichu for slaughtering the Xiao Family, then used the Nine Dragon Swimming Style to overwhelm him.
• Lin Taichu activated a Life Preserving Jade Token and hid behind a purple light curtain, claiming his Profound Heaven Purple Lightning Talisman could withstand a Grandmaster’s strike.

Lin Taichu broke Xiao Yang’s protective artifact and wounded him, but a sudden fiery sword and spear turned the fight against Lin Taichu. After Lin Taichu died, Xiao Yang recalled the ferocious ape that had defeated him and learned it had left a Jade Tablet tied to his father and the Xiao Clan’s Spirit Spring.

• Lin Taichu’s Profound Heaven Purple Lightning Talisman blocked Xiao Yang’s black sword qi, but Lin Taichu shattered Xiao Yang’s shield and wounded him with successive attacks.
• A crimson illusion erupted into a rain of fire, and a flaming sword pierced Lin Taichu’s armor and badly injured him.
• Lin Taichu tried to flee, but Xiao Yang’s spear struck his throat after his protective true qi membrane collapsed, killing him.
• Xiao Yang recalled being nearly torn apart by a ferocious ape in a desolate wasteland and finding a broken Jade Tablet and note it had left behind.
• Xiao Yang recognized the Jade Tablet as the pendant he had seized from Lin Taichu years earlier and considered its connection to his father and the Xiao Clan’s Spirit Spring.

Xiao Yang confronted Lin Taichu over the Spirit Spring and the Xiao Family ancestral residence, revealing his identity as a direct descendant of the Xiao Family. After Lin Taichu trapped him with an array and tried to force him to kneel, Xiao Yang injured him with a single move, but Lin Taichu still vowed to keep him there.

• Lin Taichu demanded that Xiao Yang hand over the Spirit Spring, but Xiao Yang claimed it and produced the Xiao Family Crest to identify the place as his family's ancestral residence.
• Xiao Yang revealed that he was a direct descendant of the Xiao Family and the grandson of Xiao Wudi, shocking Lin Taichu.
• Lin Taichu invoked Xiao Yang's hidden ailment, pressured him, and activated Array Flags to seal the area and cut off spiritual energy.
• Lin Taichu tried to force Xiao Yang to kneel with a surge of Origin Energy, but Xiao Yang seized it and injured him with one move.
• Lin Taichu realized Xiao Yang had reached Qi Refining Second Layer, yet insisted that Xiao Yang would not leave.

Xiao Yang fought Lin Taichu, revealing the Golden Cicada Martial Soul and matching the stronger opponent despite suffering injuries. Their battle continued as Lin Taichu was shocked by Xiao Yang’s ability to block his sword qi.

• Xiao Yang wounded Lin Taichu’s Po Tian Finger attack with the Golden Cicada Martial Soul, then used black mist and exchanged blows with him.
• Lin Taichu tried to flee, but Xiao Yang sent him flying with a finger strike and forced him to fight again.
• Lin Taichu gained the upper hand in their prolonged clash, shattered Xiao Yang’s arm bones, and demanded vengeance for his disciple.
• Xiao Yang charged again, broke Lin Taichu’s sword qi, and used golden light to deflect another attack, startling Lin Taichu.

Xiao Yang fought Lin Taichu, who wielded the Netherworld Ruler and sought the Myriad Beasts Art, and revealed a divine golden bell to gain the upper hand. Despite Lin Taichu being knocked back, he remained confident in his Yin Sha Sacred Body as Xiao Yang charged again.

• Lin Taichu summoned the Netherworld Ruler and attacked Xiao Yang, but Xiao Yang countered with the Dragon Elephant Subduing Demon Fist and blasted him into the ground.
• Lin Taichu rose unharmed and resumed attacking, trading more than a hundred blows with Xiao Yang while demanding the Myriad Beasts Art.
• Lin Taichu overwhelmed Xiao Yang with strange movements and a rain of Origin Energy spears, leaving him drenched in blood.
• Xiao Yang summoned a divine golden bell and struck Lin Taichu, numbing his arm, disarming him, and sending him flying.
• Lin Taichu recovered, clashed with Xiao Yang again, and mocked his reliance on a shell while boasting of his Yin Sha Sacred Body.
• Xiao Yang surged forward with blood light blazing around him as Lin Taichu prepared to continue the fight.

Xiao Yang battled Lin Taichu, overpowering him with close combat and martial skills despite Lin Taichu’s Netherworld Talisman and secret techniques. The chapter ended as a strange streak of Black Light suddenly shot toward Xiao Yang’s neck.

• Xiao Yang and Lin Taichu traded powerful blows, and both were injured.
• Lin Taichu offered to spare Xiao Yang, then activated a Netherworld Talisman when Xiao Yang refused to surrender.
• Xiao Yang sensed Yin Sha ghost qi from his long saber, then evaded the talisman and struck Lin Taichu with the Devouring Divine Art.
• Xiao Yang broke Lin Taichu’s Yin Sha Shield and severely wounded him with close combat.
• Lin Taichu unleashed a secret technique and four ghosts, but Xiao Yang cut them down with the Four Symbols Sword Array.
• A strange streak of Black Light shot toward Xiao Yang’s neck, leaving him startled.

Xiao Yang and Lin Taichu continued their fierce battle, with Lin Taichu using the Yin Netherworld Ruler and Netherworld Ghost Fire to gain the upper hand. Xiao Yang drew on the Yin Yang Jade, believing it could counter Lin Taichu’s sinister techniques, as the fight remained unresolved.

• Lin Taichu struck Xiao Yang with a curse seal and prepared to finish him with Netherworld Ghost Fire, but realized the seal had not immobilized Xiao Yang as expected.
• Xiao Yang offered to let Lin Taichu go if he admitted defeat and acknowledged Xiao Yang as his master, but Lin Taichu refused and unleashed his full strength.
• Lin Taichu bound Xiao Yang with the Yin Netherworld Ruler and attacked with Netherworld Ghost Fire, forcing Xiao Yang to defend himself with his Immortal Golden Body.
• Lin Taichu taunted Xiao Yang for his weak cultivation foundation and limited stamina, then pressed his attack with the Yin Netherworld Ruler.
• Xiao Yang judged that Lin Taichu’s ghostly techniques could be countered and infused Origin Energy into the Yin Yang Jade that Su Muyan had given him.

Lin Taichu defeated Xiao Yang with the Yin Nether Ruler, then ventured deeper into the secret realm and was surrounded by Phantom Yao. His attempt to use a Thousand-Year Purple Jade Ginseng and a red bead to escape failed, leaving him collapsed after the beasts attacked.

• Lin Taichu used the Yin Nether Ruler against Xiao Yang, and the clash left Xiao Yang badly wounded while Lin Taichu remained standing.
• Lin Taichu explored deeper into the secret realm and encountered more than thirty peak Solid Core Phantom Yao.
• Lin Taichu charged through the beasts, killing one and then fighting off more than a hundred pursuing Monster Beasts.
• Lin Taichu placed a Thousand-Year Purple Jade Ginseng beside a glowing red bead, causing the pursuing beasts to pause briefly.
• The Monster Beasts recovered and attacked Lin Taichu, then vanished as he collapsed to the ground, exhausted and pale.

Lin Taichu absorbed the Phantom Demon Egg and advanced to the Qi Condensation Late Stage before encountering three Fire Phoenix Birds and a giant poisonous centipede. He subdued the Fire Phoenix Birds with a golden rune and cauldron.

• Lin Taichu swallowed the Phantom Demon Egg, endured its scorching energy, and broke through to the peak of the Qi Condensation Mid Stage.
• He spent the night refining the egg and advanced to the Qi Condensation Late Stage.
• Lin Taichu found shriveled Monster Beast corpses and was attacked by three Fire Phoenix Birds and a giant centipede.
• He fought off the poisonous creatures drawn by the centipede's poisonous mist and moved toward the Fire Phoenix Birds.
• Lin Taichu used a golden rune and a small golden cauldron to bind and suppress the Fire Phoenix Birds.

Lin Taichu escaped a cave after discovering a Martial Master’s inheritance and fighting off poisonous insects, only to find himself trapped in a dark region teeming with venomous creatures. The chapter ended as a huge venomous snake fixed its gaze on him.

• Lin Taichu found a dead Martial Master and took his treasures, including a little golden cauldron, Spirit Stones, Pills, and cultivation manuals.
• Lin Taichu realized that a hidden attacker had ambushed him with poisonous fog, then killed a dozen Poisonous Insects that attacked him.
• Lin Taichu tried to leave the cave but heard a scream and punched through a bluestone wall that weakened his true qi.
• Lin Taichu emerged into a pitch-black region packed with Poisonous Insects and venomous snakes, while the cauldron’s flames burned attacking insects to ashes.
• Lin Taichu fought off the creatures with his longsword, then sensed a deadly threat and saw a giant venomous snake watching him.

Lin Taichu fought his way through Venomous Snake Valley and discovered a powerful beast and swarms of poisonous creatures. He fled toward the densest poisonous mist in search of the Medicine King and prepared to enter a Poison Barrier.

• Lin Taichu killed a Second-order venomous python with his Poison Needle, then cut a Poison Wolf in half as he headed for the cave exit.
• A peak third-order Yao Beast attacked Lin Taichu, and he fought it with the Crimson Sun Saber but could not break through its defenses.
• Lin Taichu spotted poisonous creatures crowding the valley walls and fled south as snakes and Poison Wolves chased him.
• Lin Taichu reached a Poison Barrier and activated the Savage Hegemon Body Art, surrounding himself with dazzling crimson light.

Lin Taichu found Myriad Spirit Grass in a poisonous mist swamp but was forced to flee after fighting a venomous python and encountering a strange giant scorpion. Injured but still searching for treasure, he was attacked by another unseen beast whose tongue resisted his Crimson Sun Saber.

• Lin Taichu found Myriad Spirit Grass beside a venomous python and fought the beast with his Crimson Sun Saber.
• A thirty-foot black scorpion emerged from the poisonous mist and attacked Lin Taichu, but he drove it back.
• Lin Taichu’s battle with the venomous python left them both badly wounded, so he abandoned the herb and escaped.
• Lin Taichu expelled poison from his body, treated his injuries, and continued deeper into the mist to search for treasure.
• A hidden creature struck at Lin Taichu with a tough black tongue, and his Crimson Sun Saber failed to cut it.

Lin Taichu fought deadly creatures in the poisonous swamp and wondered whether it was connected to an ancient tomb and its mysterious stele. He killed the Poison Flood Dragon, leaving the Crimson Sun Saber’s possible growth through the swamp’s toxins unresolved.

• Lin Taichu fought the Seven Star Demon Spider, was injured by its poison, and killed a venomous python before leaving the area.
• Lin Taichu became lost in the swamp and noticed human skeletons, then suspected the place was linked to the strange writing on a stele from the ancient tomb of the Heavenly Wind Kingdom.
• Lin Taichu sensed the Crimson Sun Saber reacting to the swamp’s dense toxins and considered that absorbing them could improve its quality.
• Lin Taichu wounded the Poison Flood Dragon, blocked its poison attacks, and killed it after a fierce battle.

After killing the Poison Flood Dragon, Lin Taichu collected its treasures and escaped a confrontation with imperial guards. He found a Spirit Devouring Pearl, but it swallowed him just as a giant venomous snake erupted from the swamp lake.

• Lin Taichu removed venom from the Poison Flood Dragon and killed three men who confronted him on behalf of the Ninth Young Master.
• Martial artists fought over the Poison Flood Dragon's Poison Pearl while Lin Taichu collected two Poison Pearls from the corpse.
• Lin Taichu discovered the Spirit Devouring Pearl and was pulled inside it despite resisting with his essence energy.
• A gigantic venomous snake burst from the swamp lake and roared at the gathered martial artists.

Lin Taichu was battered by the venomous python as it fought to protect the Poison Flood Dragon's lair. Just as the python was about to kill him, an unknown attacker struck it down with a black sword beam.

• The venomous python charged toward the swamp lake, where an unfamiliar young man stood watching from a reef.
• Lin Taichu tried to leave the area, but the python struck him and then chased him as he fled.
• Lin Taichu pierced the python's head with a Silver Needle-shaped weapon, and the creature shrank into Seven Star Poison Dragon Grass as it shed its skin.
• A Poison Flood Dragon burst from the swamp and spread poisonous mist, trapping the injured Lin Taichu while other martial artists fled.
• As the venomous python swooped to bite Lin Taichu, a black sword beam severed its head.

Su Chen rescued Lin Taichu from the Poison Flood Dragon and entered the swamp to seek the Seven Star Poison Dragon Grass. After discovering a Spirit Stone Mine Vein and absorbing poisonous power to rapidly advance his cultivation, Su Chen left with Lin Taichu following him as a self-proclaimed friend; meanwhile, the Yunxiao Sacred Sect learned Su Chen had reached the swamp region.

• Su Chen killed the Poison Flood Dragon with a single strike and saved Lin Taichu, who introduced himself as the Young Master of Xuan Yang City's City Lord's Mansion.
• Lin Taichu told Su Chen that the Seven Star Poison Dragon Grass grew in the Poison Flood Dragon's nest, and Su Chen demanded Lin Taichu's cooperation in exchange for sparing his life.
• Su Chen plunged into the poisonous swamp, discovered a Spirit Stone Mine Vein, and absorbed the poisonous power to advance to the Ninth-Rank Condensing Gang Realm.
• Su Chen left the swamp, and Lin Taichu followed him, declaring that they were friends.
• An elder informed Xiao Yan, the Palace Lord of the Yunxiao Sacred Sect, that Su Chen had arrived in the swamp region, and another elder suggested sending experts to eliminate him.

Su Chen lured Lin Taichu into an ambush at the swamp lake, where Lin Taichu’s poison attacks drew the attention of a terrifying monster. Lin Taichu and dozens of cultivators were swallowed as the survivors fled.

• Su Chen emerged from the swamp lake, and Lin Taichu realized he had been lured into an ambush when purple fireballs attacked him.
• Lin Taichu flooded the lake with poison, killing the Poison Flood Dragon Fish, while Su Chen warned him that the Poison Flood Dragon king might appear.
• A massive monster emerged, and Su Chen attacked it with Lightning Sword Finger, but its water wall stopped the strike without injury.
• Lin Taichu swallowed a pill and spread his corrosive poison mist, but a poisonous python attacked and swallowed him alive.
• The cultivators panicked and fled, but the python caught several of them and swallowed dozens.