Chapter Summaries

Lin Taichu battled Jiang Jingxu, whose Lightning Dragon Armor withstood his attacks until Lin unleashed the power of Thunder God's Wrath and shattered it. The chapter left Jiang Jingxu bleeding from a wound across his neck and accusing Lin of using a hidden weapon.

• Jiang Jingxu activated the Lightning Dragon Armor Technique and attacked Lin Taichu, whose sword strikes initially failed to penetrate the armor.
• Lin Taichu and Jiang Jingxu exchanged lightning-fast sword and spear attacks as Jiang's armor absorbed the barrage.
• Lin Taichu unleashed Thunder God's Wrath, and his lightning sword strikes made Jiang's armor shake before shattering it.
• Lin Taichu pressed his attack, and Jiang narrowly dodged a fatal sword strike.
• Jiang discovered a bleeding cut across his neck, clutched the wound, and demanded to know what hidden weapon Lin had used.

Lin Taichu defeated Jiang Jingxu in a swift exchange, shocking the crowd, though he claimed Jiang Jingxu had concealed his cultivation. After sharing a quiet farewell with Xia Ziqiong, Lin Taichu received Jiang Jingxu’s promise of a favor once he reached the Origin King Realm.

• Lin Taichu counterattacked Jiang Jingxu, wounded him, and won the match when Jiang Jingxu conceded.
• Lin Taichu told the crowd that Jiang Jingxu had concealed his cultivation, while Jiang Jingxu accepted the defeat and left the arena.
• Lin Taichu found Xia Ziqiong, reassured her that he was unharmed, and privately hoped they would never meet again.
• Jiang Jingxu called after Lin Taichu and promised him a favor if he came to the Jiang clan after reaching the Origin King Realm.

Lin Taichu refused Jiang Jingxu’s gratitude and left him to consider how far he had fallen behind. At the Jiang residence, Jiang Xinghun discussed Lin Taichu’s strength and hinted at a way to deal with him before ordering Jiang Jingxu to leave.

• Lin Taichu told Jiang Jingxu he would repay the Jiang Family’s debt himself if Jiang Jingxu died, and Jiang Jingxu realized the main clan had been right to value Lin Taichu.
• Jiang Xinghun learned that Jiang Tianhua had been injured after facing Lin Taichu, and Jiang Tianhua judged the battle’s outcome difficult to change.
• Jiang Xinghun described Lin Taichu’s destructive lightning-and-fire power and exceptional movement technique, earning Jiang Tianhua’s respect.
• Jiang Xinghun called Jiang Jingxu aside and asked whether he wanted to kill Lin Taichu, then rebuked him for treating Lin Taichu as invincible.
• Jiang Jingxu understood Jiang Xinghun’s hint and grew energized, while Jiang Xinghun told him to pack and leave before he was beaten to death in the arena.

Lin Taichu planned to use the Martial Dao Tea Party to test his strength and improve the Lin Clan’s position, while Jiang Tai prepared to leave seclusion. As the event began in the Imperial City, a cold-faced ruler was asked whether he would attend.

• Jiang Xinghun warned Jiang Jingxu not to provoke the powerful Lin Family, then returned to cultivate.
• Lin Taichu told Jiang Tai he intended to fight Jiang Xinghun and recruit another talented participant at the Martial Dao Tea Party.
• Jiang Tai decided to leave seclusion that day, and Lin Taichu praised his rising fighting intent.
• Three days later, crowds gathered in the imperial palace for the Martial Dao Tea Party and debated the participating geniuses.
• A cold-faced man sat on a throne surrounded by kneeling martial artists as someone asked whether he would attend the Martial Dao Tea Party.

Jiang Jingxu arrived at the Jiang clan and learned that Lin Taichu would help treat his mother, while Jiang Tai urged him to prepare carefully for the Martial Dao Tea Party. When the event began, Lin Taichu demonstrated his power and concluded the first selection round before announcing the second round’s rules.

• Jiang Jingxu greeted Jiang Tai and asked about his mother’s injuries, and Jiang Tai assured him that Lin Taichu would help her.
• Lin Taichu advised Jiang Jingxu to postpone his departure and stabilize his cultivation before the Martial Dao Tea Party.
• At the Tea Party, Lin Taichu explained the three selection rounds and summoned the participating prodigies, including Qin Xuan, Jiang Heng, and Jiang Jingxu.
• Lin Taichu destroyed a bronze statue with a war spear, ending the first selection round and shocking the gathered prodigies.
• Jiang Heng told Jiang Jingxu to rest and conserve his energy, while Lin Taichu announced the second round and prohibited underhanded attacks.

As the Martial Dao Tea Party began, Jian Wuqing challenged Lin Taichu to prove his strength and revealed that he had grasped the Rule of Sword. Their clash shook the area and sent several onlookers flying, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Lin Taichu dismissed the gathered prodigies and told them to assemble by the Martial Dao Tea Tree at noon the next day.
• Qin Xuan discussed his victory over Chu Feng with the Jiang brothers, who praised his ability to fight above his cultivation level.
• Lin Taichu announced that the prodigies should enter the tea garden and use their martial souls to summon the Martial Dao Tea Tree's trial.
• Jian Wuqing challenged Lin Taichu, and Lin Taichu agreed to fight him.
• Jian Wuqing summoned Thunder Marsh Yao Ape phantoms and revealed his mastery of the Rule of Sword, then unleashed tens of thousands of Sword Shadows.
• The battle's destructive shockwaves swept through the area and injured seven or eight spectators.

Lin Taichu tested the gathered prodigies with his divine sense avatars, and Jian Wuqing challenged him on the platform. Their battle showcased Lin Taichu’s superior strength and his Path of Sealing, leaving Jian Wuqing facing a formidable opponent.

• Lin Taichu summoned five hundred divine sense avatars and asked the prodigies to endure for half an incense stick’s time.
• Jian Wuqing challenged the crowd, and Jiang Yutong stepped forward to face him.
• Jian Wuqing attacked first, but Jiang Yutong summoned a Guqin and unleashed a star-filled musical technique.
• Jian Wuqing’s sword strike clashed with Lin Taichu’s Eight Desolations Incineration Staff, and Jian Wuqing was injured.
• Lin Taichu froze the space and sealed Jian Wuqing’s sword qi, revealing his mastery of the Path of Sealing.

Lin Taichu defeated Si Kongye and then overwhelmed Si Kongxuan with the Pure World Buddhist Canon, demonstrating the power of his Buddhist cultivation. Si Kongxuan ended the chapter injured, with his arm shattered.

• Lin Taichu and Jian Wuqing exchanged powerful attacks as Jian Wuqing used the Path of Deathly Stillness to suppress Lin Taichu’s sword qi.
• Si Kongye conceded to Jian Wuqing and left the battle platform.
• Si Kongxuan challenged Lin Taichu and attacked with the Nine Yang Divine Light.
• Lin Taichu summoned an Ancient Buddha Phantom through the Pure World Buddhist Canon and destroyed Si Kongxuan’s sun attack.
• The golden light struck Si Kongxuan, shattering his arm, and Lin Taichu declared that Si Kongxuan’s defeat was only natural.

Lin Taichu continued the challenge and faced Ouyang Huang, the lightning-wielding disciple of the North Star Lord. After their first exchanges, Lin Taichu broke Ouyang Huang’s thunder-elephant attack with the rule of gravity, leaving the crowd stunned.

• After defeating Si Kongxuan, Lin Taichu chose to continue fighting, while Si Kongxuan left the arena to avoid him.
• The referee matched Lin Taichu against Ouyang Huang, and the two exchanged boasts before Ouyang Huang stepped onto the platform.
• Lin Taichu fired a spear of radiance at Ouyang Huang, whose Sea of Thunder eventually crushed it.
• Lin Taichu summoned blazing lotuses and revealed that he had learned a powerful artifact-refining technique.
• Ouyang Huang sent lightning-shaped giant elephants charging at Lin Taichu, who used the rule of gravity to make them collapse and shatter.
• Qin Xuan recognized that Lin Taichu had grown much stronger and seemed to have some skill with the power of space.

Ouyang Huang and Lin Taichu fought in the arena, where Lin Taichu's Pure Bloodline, sealing techniques, and Bronze Mirror overwhelmed Ouyang Huang's dragon soul. Lin Taichu revealed his Innate Spiritual Power and accused Ouyang Huang of courting death, while Ouyang Huang remained defiant.

• Ouyang Huang revealed his Pure Bloodline of the lightning dragon clan, and Lin Taichu challenged him to unleash his strongest power.
• Lin Taichu slowed the space with gravity and struck Ouyang Huang with a spear, but Ouyang Huang endured the attack and countered with Burning Star Flame.
• Ouyang Huang's azure dragon attacked Lin Taichu, who used a Bronze Mirror to restrain and disperse it.
• Lin Taichu revealed his Innate Spiritual Power as a silver river filled with destructive power appeared before the spectators.
• Lin Taichu condemned Ouyang Huang's dragon soul as too weak to contend with his own and threatened him.

Lin Taichu killed Ouyang Huang's wind-element great roc and seized a mysterious bead, but the bead released a demonic seal that unleashed devastating power. Ouyang Huang revealed a powerful flame avatar and escaped with Qin Xuan and Mu Ye while another figure blocked Lin Taichu.

• Ouyang Huang summoned a violet-golden great roc, but Lin Taichu pierced and destroyed it with a lightning spear.
• Lin Taichu took a mysterious bead from the roc, but it drifted toward Ouyang Huang and released a demonic shadow that used the Demonic Seal Art.
• Lin Taichu unleashed golden fist attacks, striking down many fighters and threatening Ouyang Huang.
• Ouyang Huang summoned a flame avatar with half his main body's strength and a massive flame dragon.
• Qin Xuan, Mu Ye, and Ouyang Huang left the battlefield, but another figure appeared and blocked Lin Taichu from pursuing them.

Lin Taichu and Qi Nitian fought over a sword in the Princess's tomb, with Qi Nitian initially gaining the upper hand. Lin Taichu countered a decisive spear attack with perfected Blade Intent, forcing Qi Nitian to retreat.

• Qi Nitian challenged Lin Taichu to a duel for the sword, and they agreed that the winner would claim it.
• Lin Taichu froze Qi Nitian with a cold wind, but Qi Nitian broke free with a firestorm and attacked with violet-gold lightning.
• Qi Nitian pressed Lin Taichu back with Flame Rules and a soul spear, piercing his defenses and drawing blood.
• Qi Nitian launched another spear strike, but Lin Taichu unleashed perfected Blade Intent that made Qi Nitian retreat.

Qi Nitian and Lin Taichu fought, with Qi Nitian overwhelming Lin Taichu through powerful fire-based attacks. Lin Taichu recognized Qi Nitian as a member of the Qi Clan and realized he was Qi Yang’s friend.

• Qi Nitian acknowledged Lin Taichu as a worthy opponent and attacked him with flames, while Lin Taichu countered with icy beams.
• Qi Nitian struck Lin Taichu with a spear and identified himself as Qi Nitian of the Qi Clan.
• Qi Nitian unleashed a storm of Origin Flames and thousands of spear shadows, but Lin Taichu endured them with his powerful physical defense.
• Qi Nitian continued attacking and wounded Lin Taichu, who still claimed Qi Nitian’s defeat was inevitable.
• Lin Taichu asked which clan Qi Nitian belonged to, then realized Qi Nitian was Qi Yang’s friend.

Qi Nitian, a Sacred Spirit Sect cultivator, demanded that Lin Taichu submit to him, and the two fought when Lin refused. Qi Nitian revealed his Golden Guardian martial spirit and a ninth-grade Saint Weapon, leaving Lin to defend himself with the Mysterious Nether Stone Pendant as the battle continued.

• Qi Nitian identified himself as a member of the Sacred Spirit Sect and asked Lin Taichu to submit to him.
• Lin Taichu refused, and Qi Nitian attacked; Lin struck back with a powerful palm attack that carved a huge crater in the ground.
• Qi Nitian survived Lin's attack and mocked him, so Lin sent a fiery serpent at him; Qi Nitian's sword domain destroyed it and wounded him.
• Qi Nitian summoned his Golden Guardian martial spirit and attacked with a Great Axe, leaving Lin with a bloody gash despite his armor and spear.
• Qi Nitian produced a ninth-grade Saint Weapon and sent thunder dragons at Lin, who used Sacred Spirit Mountain's Mysterious Nether Stone Pendant to strengthen his defenses.

Lin Taichu used his defensive treasure and superior power to overwhelm Qi Nitian, who continued fighting despite his injuries and the gap between them. After Qi Nitian broke Lin Taichu’s ice pillar and failed to hurt him, Lin Taichu revealed his Ice Snow Domain and prepared to attack with an ice spear.

• The Mysterious Nether Stone Pendant blocked Qi Nitian’s thunder dragon, and Lin Taichu wounded him with a sword strike.
• Lin Taichu attacked with the Demon Slaying Halberd, forcing Qi Nitian back, but Qi Nitian challenged him over their fathers’ history and refused to yield.
• Lin Taichu trapped Qi Nitian in an icy prison and launched his Profound Ice Spear, but Qi Nitian shattered the ice pillar with his Lightning Storms.
• Qi Nitian struck Lin Taichu with his short rod and fists, but Lin Taichu’s golden defense left him unharmed.
• Lin Taichu revealed his Ice Snow Domain and summoned a silver-white spear as Qi Nitian watched.

Lin Taichu killed Qi Nitian and warned the Qi family that he would return to settle accounts. He then found Qi Xiao at the family’s mysterious Stone Gates, where Qi Xiao accused him of killing and burying his younger brother.

• Lin Taichu pierced Qi Nitian with a silver beam, then killed him with an ice phoenix’s blade storms despite Qi Nitian’s lightning resistance.
• The Qi family’s elders confronted Lin Taichu, but he left before they could find him and threatened the family with future vengeance.
• Qi Xiao asked the Qi family patriarch for permission to avenge Qi Nitian, and his father agreed.
• Lin Taichu found the palace marked with the Qi character and knocked on its Stone Gates.
• Qi Xiao emerged from the palace and accused Lin Taichu of killing and burying his younger brother; Lin Taichu acknowledged it and challenged the Qi family’s past actions.

After Qi Nitian’s death, the Qi Family plotted with the Thunder Sword Sect and other factions to kill Lin Taichu, who was waiting at the Big Dipper Posthouse. The chapter ended as the assembled forces confronted Lin Taichu and he asked who they were.

• Lin Taichu warned Qi Xiao not to provoke him again, then left.
• Qi Yang comforted Qi Xiao, who vowed to kill Lin Taichu for Qi Nitian’s death.
• The Qi Family patriarch ordered Qi Xiao to arrange an ambush against Lin Taichu and vowed revenge for his son.
• The Sacred Pool battle’s aftermath spread through Nine Domains City as factions discussed the deaths and the hunt for Lin Taichu.
• The Thunder Sword Sect Master led experts from dozens of factions to the Big Dipper Posthouse, where Lin Taichu confronted them and asked who they were.

Lin Taichu fought Lei Jian and the Thunder Sword Sect after they demanded that he surrender, revealing his formidable Ice Rule and sword techniques. As Lei Qiangang, Qin Xingyun, and their forces surrounded him, Lin Taichu began using the Guqin’s music to attack their minds.

• Lei Jian ordered Lin Taichu to surrender to the Thunder Sword Sect, but Lin Taichu challenged the sect’s right to arrest him.
• Lei Jian attacked with lightning swords and Monster Beast phantoms, which Lin Taichu evaded and countered with the Ice Rule.
• Lei Qiangang and Qin Xingyun arrived with dozens of powerful fighters, and Lin Taichu confronted them with a frost-born sword pattern.
• Lei Qiangang unleashed the Thunder Sword Art, but Lin Taichu’s sword lights destroyed the lightning attacks.
• Lin Taichu rose into the air and played the Guqin, sending strange soundwaves into Lei Qiangang’s mind and making him feel as though his head would split.

Lin Taichu defeated Qi Yao and subdued the Qi family before leaving, while Qi Yao vowed revenge and told Qi Tianyu about the dispute over Qi Nitian’s remains. Later, Lin Taichu cultivated in Cangyan City, surrounded by the Spirit Beads and powerful stellar light.

• Lin Taichu severely injured Qi Yao, then used a beast phantom to pin the Qi family members to the ground and shatter their kneecaps.
• A black-robed Saint arrived to save the Qi family, and Lin Taichu warned Qi Yao before vanishing.
• Qi Yao told Qi Tianyu that Lin Taichu had taken Qi Nitian’s remains and humiliated the Qi family, then urged him to seek revenge.
• Lei Qiangang warned Qi Yao not to interfere in the Qi family’s grudge, but Qi Yao dismissed him and vowed Lin Taichu would never leave alive.
• Lin Taichu cultivated in a courtyard in Cangyan City as the Spirit Beads released brilliant starlight around him.

Lin Taichu questioned a purple-gold-robed Old Man about whether the Qi family had discovered his trail, then confronted Qi Sheng over Qi Nitian’s death. After evading the Qi family’s attacks, Lin Taichu warned Qi Yang that he would destroy the entire family if they provoked him again.

• Lin Taichu asked the Old Man whether the Qi family had identified him, and the Old Man confirmed Qi Sheng was Qi Nitian’s cousin and used whip techniques.
• Lin Taichu contacted the Qi family, and Qi Zhan and Qi Sheng recognized him as the man who had killed Qi Nitian.
• Qi Sheng attacked Lin Taichu with a star-forged spear, but Lin Taichu stood unharmed and revealed that he had deliberately lured Qi Sheng out.
• Qi Sheng rushed to seize Lin Taichu, but Lin Taichu vanished before the attack could reach him, leaving Qi Zhan and Qi Hua stunned.
• Lin Taichu told Qi Sheng to warn Qi Yang that he would uproot the Qi family if they provoked him again.