Chapter Summaries

Lin Mu battled the Ninth Demon Commander, a Dou Venerate, and used his knowledge of the Outer Realm Evil Clan to unsettle his foe. After severing the commander's arm with the Kun Peng Method, Lin Mu faced the demon's strongest attack and vanished into the sky to continue the fight.

• Lin Mu and the Ninth Demon Commander traded blows as Lin Mu absorbed lightning from the surrounding area to strengthen himself.
• Lin Mu mentioned the Saint Sky Demon Emperor and asked about Blood Soul, startling the Ninth Demon Commander and learning that Blood Soul had been the Second Demon Commander.
• Lin Mu used Yin Yang Demon Breaker, then transformed into a Kun Peng and struck the Ninth Demon Commander with the Kun Peng Method.
• Lin Mu severed the Ninth Demon Commander's arm, while the commander resolved to kill him and unleashed his strongest attack.
• Lin Mu vanished into the heavens in Kun Peng form as his battle with the Ninth Demon Commander continued.

Lin Mu fought Ninth Demon Commander in a destructive battle and killed him despite being gravely injured. After returning to the Heavenly Court, he left Yun Yun to handle the aftermath as its members resolved to stand together.

• Lin Mu and Ninth Demon Commander exchanged powerful attacks until they crashed to the ground, both wounded.
• Ninth Demon Commander unleashed his Demon Realm and then summoned a massive Dark Compass, while Lin Mu gathered his abilities into a longsword using the Six Paths Samsara Method.
• The longsword and Dark Compass clashed, and Lin Mu fell from the sky exhausted as Ninth Demon Commander suffered catastrophic injuries.
• Ninth Demon Commander tried to flee and threatened the Sky Demon Clan, but Lin Mu crushed him with the Hand of the Heavens.
• Cai Lin and Xiao Yi Xian helped Lin Mu return to the Heavenly Court, where he promised to protect its members and Yun Yun took charge of the aftermath.
• The Heavenly Court's members resolved to act for the group rather than themselves after surviving the calamity.

After recovering from the battle, Lin Mu set up a Space Teleportation Array and prepared to leave for Middle Continent to grow stronger. Yun Yun chose to stay and manage Heavenly Court, while Cai Lin decided to go with Lin Mu but had to consider Cai Die’s wishes.

• Lin Mu broke through to the two-star Dou Zong realm and constructed one half of a Space Teleportation Array at Heavenly Court.
• Lin Mu told Yun Yun he planned to leave for Middle Continent in a few days, and she chose to remain behind to oversee Heavenly Court.
• Lin Mu entrusted Heavenly Court to Yun Yun and told her to use the teleportation runes if the court faced trouble.
• Xiao Yi Xian urged Yun Yun to consider pursuing a relationship with Lin Mu, but Yun Yun focused on protecting Heavenly Court while he was away.
• Cai Lin told Lin Mu she wanted to accompany him to Middle Continent, then remembered Cai Die might insist on coming too.
• Lin Mu suggested Cai Lin discuss the decision with Cai Die, since Middle Continent could be too dangerous for her to face yet.

Lin Mu prepared to travel to Middle Continent through the Heavenly Court’s spatial transportation formation, while Xiao Yi Xian agreed to accompany him. Cai Lin decided to stay with Cai Die and help guard the Heavenly Court until Cai Die grew stronger, and Lin Mu planned to leave in three days.

• Lin Mu watched over the growing Heavenly Court and appointed Hai Bodong to lead its law enforcement team.
• Lin Mu told Xiao Yi Xian that the transportation formation could take them to Middle Continent in nearly a week, though its destination was uncertain, and she chose to accompany him.
• Lin Mu explained that Cai Die refused to leave Cai Lin, so Cai Lin would not go to Middle Continent without her.
• Cai Lin said she would take Cai Die to the Snake People Race ancestral land to cultivate and help protect the Heavenly Court while Lin Mu was away.
• Lin Mu promised to establish the Heavenly Court in Middle Continent and bring Cai Lin and Cai Die there later, then said he would leave in three days.

Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian departed for Middle Continent through the Heavenly Court’s Space Teleportation Array, leaving Cai Lin and Yun Yun to manage the Heavenly Court. After a week in the spatial tunnel, Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian arrived in a vast, scorching volcanic region.

• Lin Mu reassured Cai Lin that he would return and promised not to betray her, while Cai Lin warned him not to toy with her feelings.
• Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian entered the Space Teleportation Array as Cai Lin and Yun Yun promised to look after the Heavenly Court.
• During the week-long journey, Lin Mu told Xiao Yi Xian they would need to find a suitable place in Middle Continent to establish the other half of the array.
• Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian emerged in a crimson volcanic mountain range filled with fire-element energy, which Lin Mu judged unsuitable for his own cultivation.

Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian arrived in the Middle Continent at Blazing Flame Valley, where the Valley Master, Tang Zhen, summoned Lin Mu after sensing his powerful flame aura. Tang Zhen revealed his Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire and invited Lin Mu to spar using only their Heavenly Flames.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Lin Mu clashed with Elder Chi Huo's group after arriving in the harsh Scorching Volcano Mountain Range, then explained that a Space Teleportation Array had brought them there.
• Elder Chi Huo identified the region as the Middle Continent and escorted them into Blazing Flame Valley's hidden headquarters after the Valley Master called for them.
• The system issued Lin Mu a mission to go to Bone Burying Cave and obtain the second Reincarnation Fragment.
• Tang Zhen introduced himself as Blazing Flame Valley's Valley Master and asked Lin Mu whether he possessed a Heavenly Flame.
• Tang Zhen displayed his Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire and proposed a spar with their Heavenly Flames while suppressing his strength to match Lin Mu's.

Lin Mu revealed the Nihility Devouring Flame to Tang Zhen, who abandoned their proposed spar and agreed to help him find the Bone Burying Cave. Tang Zhen invited Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian to join the Blazing Flame Valley's expedition there in half a month, offering support in exchange for Lin Mu's help against the cave's strange mist.

• Lin Mu summoned the Nihility Devouring Flame, suppressing Tang Zhen's Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire and revealing the flame's identity.
• Tang Zhen chose to befriend Lin Mu instead of sparring with him, and Lin Mu asked for information about the Bone Burying Cave.
• Tang Zhen and Elder Chi Huo reacted solemnly to the cave's name, and Lin Mu said he was searching for something connected to his incomplete cultivation method.
• Tang Zhen explained that the Bone Burying Cave lay within the dangerous Burial Bone Plain and could not be entered until it opened in half a month.
• Elder Chi Huo explained that a strange mist inside the cave could be countered by a Heavenly Flame, and Tang Zhen invited Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian to join the Blazing Flame Valley's party in exchange for help obtaining what Lin Mu sought.

Lin Mu agreed to join Tang Zhen and Blazing Flame Valley in exploring Bone Burying Cave, then discovered that Tang Zhen's daughter Huo'er was suffering from the aftereffects of merging with a Heavenly Flame. He offered to use Nihility Devouring Flame to treat her in exchange for Tang Zhen's help in the cave.

• Lin Mu accepted Tang Zhen's offer to travel to Bone Burying Cave with Blazing Flame Valley, while Xiao Yi Xian worried that Tang Zhen might covet his Heavenly Flame.
• Lin Mu reassured Xiao Yi Xian and helped her rest, then met Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er in the main hall.
• Tang Zhen revealed that he sought Fire Bodhi Grass to refine a Fire Bodhi Pill for Huo'er, whose condition left her only a few years to live.
• Lin Mu sensed the Heavenly Flame aftereffects in Huo'er's body and offered to use Nihility Devouring Flame to ease them in exchange for Tang Zhen's assistance at Bone Burying Cave.

Lin Mu won Tang Zhen’s flame contest and used Merit Golden Flame to eliminate the aftereffects harming Tang Huo'er. Tang Zhen pledged to help Lin Mu at Bone Burying Cave, which was about to open several days later.

• Tang Huo'er doubted Lin Mu could cure her, so Tang Zhen proposed testing his flame control against his own.
• Lin Mu defeated Tang Zhen’s Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire with Nihility Devouring Flame and concealed Merit Golden Flame within its power.
• Lin Mu healed Tang Huo'er, removing the aftereffects in her body, and Tang Zhen promised to help him obtain what he needed at Bone Burying Cave.
• Lin Mu returned to Xiao Yi Xian, and the two spent a quiet moment together.
• Several days later, Tang Huo'er told Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian that Bone Burying Cave was about to open and they needed to prepare to leave.

Lin Mu, Xiao Yi Xian, and Tang Zhen traveled toward Bone Burying Cave, where they encountered Ice River Valley and its dangerous Ice Venerate. As the group entered the strange fog surrounding the cave, Tang Zhen and Lin Mu joined their flames to protect everyone.

• Tang Zhen invited Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian to join Blazing Flame Valley, but Lin Mu declined and revealed that Xiao Yi Xian was his Dao companion.
• Tang Zhen, Lin Mu, Xiao Yi Xian, and Blazing Flame Valley disciples traveled for three days toward Bone Burying Cave.
• The group encountered Ice River Valley, and Lin Mu shielded Xiao Yi Xian after Tang Zhen identified Ice Venerate as a Four-star Dou Venerate.
• Xiao Yi Xian sensed that Ice Venerate possessed an acquired Calamity Poison Body, and Lin Mu warned her to avoid him inside Bone Burying Cave.
• As they entered the strange fog, Tang Zhen used Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire to protect the group, and Lin Mu added Nihility Devouring Flame to strengthen the barrier.

Lin Mu and Tang Zhen’s party crossed the Bone Burying Cave’s eerie mist and discovered an ancient ruin filled with Fire Bodhi Grass. Lin Mu sensed that his second Reincarnation Fragment was nearby, and the group headed toward the largest ruin as other powerful factions arrived.

• Lin Mu identified the eerie mist as a mental toxin and led the group across a slope of bones, warning Xiao Yi Xian that the cave might hold secrets tied to the Sky Demon Clan.
• When the mist thickened and nearby auras disappeared, Xiao Yi Xian sensed a presence ahead, and Lin Mu and Tang Zhen used their Heavenly Flames to carry the group through the danger.
• The group emerged into a land of black-and-gray ruins, where Tang Zhen and Xiao Yi Xian discovered abundant Fire Bodhi Grass.
• Lin Mu spotted Ice Venerate and the Wind Thunder Pavilion’s forces, then sensed his first Reincarnation Fragment responding to the location of a second fragment.
• Tang Huo'er pointed out the largest ruin, and Tang Zhen led the party toward it.

Lin Mu and the others explored the hidden paradise inside the Bone Burying Cave, where Demonic creatures killed several people before the survivors reached a lake surrounding the Primordial Ancient Tree. As rival factions gathered near the tree and its glowing fruits, Lin Mu concealed the true nature of his Heavenly Flame from Ice Venerate.

• Lin Mu, Xiao Yi Xian, and Tang Zhen entered the lush interior of the ruins and spotted members of the Soul Hall.
• A Demonic creature melted a Wind Thunder Pavilion disciple into blood, and Thunder Venerate killed a powerful creature while more people died along the way.
• The group reached a lake and Lin Mu recognized the Primordial Ancient Tree on an islet, while the system gave him a mission to obtain its Reincarnation Fruit.
• Tang Zhen asked Lin Mu about the tree, and Lin Mu identified its glowing fruits as the likely greatest treasure there.
• Ice Venerate questioned Lin Mu about his Heavenly Flame, and Lin Mu described his Yin Yang Twin Flames as a low-ranked flame resembling Nihility Devouring Flame.

Lin Mu and the other experts rushed toward the Primordial Ancient Tree’s fruits, but powerful Demonic creatures erupted from the lake and attacked anyone who approached. Lin Mu withdrew to Xiao Yi Xian as Tang Zhen fought the creatures, leaving the reason for their defense of the tree unclear.

• Ice Venerate praised Lin Mu’s talent, then left while Lin Mu considered killing him and Tang Zhen warned that he seemed to be targeting Lin Mu.
• Thunder Venerate, Ice Venerate, Tang Zhen, and other experts raced toward the Primordial Ancient Tree, and Lin Mu swiftly caught up with Tang Zhen.
• A huge Demonic creature burst from the lake and tore apart three Dou Zong experts, while Old Ghost Xing dispersed its ghostly attacks.
• More Demonic creatures appeared, including several at the Dou Venerate level, and Tang Zhen engaged them while asking Lin Mu to protect Tang Huo'er.
• Lin Mu wondered whether the creatures were guarding the Primordial Ancient Tree, then returned to Xiao Yi Xian.

Lin Mu raced toward the Reincarnation Fruit while the Dou Venerates fought the Demonic creatures, drawing Thunder Venerate and Fei Tian into pursuit. He fought Fei Tian with his concealed techniques and flames, and left him badly wounded beneath a sword strike.

• Lin Mu and Xiao Yi Xian held off the Demonic creatures while Lin Mu shielded the Blazing Flame Valley group with the Nihility Devouring Flame.
• When the Dou Venerates weakened their Demonic opponents, Lin Mu rushed toward the Primordial Ancient Tree to seize the Reincarnation Fruit, while Xiao Yi Xian and Tang Huo'er stayed behind.
• Thunder Venerate noticed Lin Mu's speed and pursued him, then ordered Fei Tian to capture him after Lin Mu created lightning clones.
• Fei Tian attacked Lin Mu with a lightning spear, accusing him of secretly learning the Three Thousand Lightning Movement, but Lin Mu countered with the Lightning Bracelet and Azure Flame Sword.
• Lin Mu revealed several flames and struck Fei Tian in the chest before a golden sword light locked onto him and split the void.

Lin Mu killed Fei Tian and entered the Primordial Ancient Tree’s hidden space, where the tree’s Chaos Qi nearly crushed him. The Six Paths Samsara Method stopped the assault and let him begin absorbing the primordial energy, while the Reincarnation Fruits vanished from outside.

• Lin Mu tracked Fei Tian with his Soul Power, struck him with the Six Paths Samsara Method, and burned him to ashes with Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Thunder Venerate tried to attack Lin Mu, but Tang Zhen intervened and defended him from the Wind Thunder Pavilion’s accusations.
• Lin Mu rushed to the Primordial Ancient Tree and touched it, causing a mysterious force to transport him into a separate space.
• The true Primordial Ancient Tree attacked Lin Mu with Chaos Qi until he unleashed the Six Paths Samsara Method, which stopped the assault.
• Lin Mu began absorbing the Chaos Qi and primordial aura, while Xiao Yi Xian, Tang Huo'er, and the others outside noticed the Reincarnation Fruits had disappeared and waited for the entrants to return.

Lin Mu consumed three Reincarnation Fruits and began a millennium of reincarnation, reliving lives filled with regret, failure, and fleeting success. In his latest remembered life, Blood Soul killed him on the Ancient Battlefield and escaped into the outside world.

• Lin Mu received the Six Paths Samsara Fist and used three Reincarnation Fruits to begin a thousand lifetimes of reincarnation.
• In his first life, Lin Mu lived an ordinary modern life, remembered a dream of the Dou Qi Continent, and died regretting the life he had led.
• In another life, Yun Leng killed Lin Mu in Wutan City, and later Mu Li killed him after the Wolf Head Mercenary Group captured Xiao Yi Xian.
• In a life with the system, Lin Mu became a powerful Dou Emperor, defeated Yun Shan and Protector Wu, and made Yun Yun his Dao companion.
• Lin Mu fought Blood Soul on the Ancient Battlefield but was killed, while Blood Soul tore open space and entered the world beyond.

After a thousand years of reincarnation, Lin Mu awakened beneath the Primordial Ancient Tree with the Chaos Sacred Body and Eight-star Dou Ancestor strength. He returned to find Xiao Yi Xian cornered by Ice Venerate, while Tang Huo'er feared Lin Mu would not arrive in time to save her.

• Lin Mu realized that every life he had lived was part of his own reincarnation, then awoke beneath the Primordial Ancient Tree after a thousand years.
• Lin Mu discovered that his strength had reached Eight-star Dou Ancestor and that his Innate Sacred Body had evolved into the Chaos Sacred Body.
• Ice Venerate threatened to force Xiao Yi Xian back to Ice River Valley after she released the seal on her Calamity Poison Body.
• Tang Zhen tried to defend Xiao Yi Xian, but Thunder Venerate stopped him, revealing that the two Venerates had joined forces.
• Tang Huo'er wept and wondered where Lin Mu had gone as Ice Venerate prepared to attack Xiao Yi Xian.

Lin Mu returned to save Xiao Yi Xian from Ice Venerate Bing He, then unleashed his power against Ice River Valley and Wind Thunder Pavilion. He overwhelmed Bing He in battle and slammed him into the ground.

• Bing He trapped Xiao Yi Xian in ice and tried to seize her Calamity Poison Body while Tang Zhen fought to stop him.
• Lin Mu appeared, melted Bing He's icy hand, struck him into the ground, and healed Xiao Yi Xian before entrusting her to Tang Huo'er.
• Lin Mu summoned thirty Chaos Green Flame Arrays and declared that everyone from Wind Thunder Pavilion and Ice River Valley would die.
• Lin Mu confronted Bing He, whose strength and attacks he repeatedly overpowered with his flames, sword, lightning, and fists.
• Lin Mu battered Bing He, rejected his claim that the attack was a misunderstanding, and slammed him from the sky into the ground.

Lin Mu killed Bing He and Thunder Venerate after they attacked Xiao Yi Xian, leaving Ice River Valley and Wind Thunder Pavilion without their leaders. He asked Tang Zhen to look after Xiao Yi Xian and vanished to investigate something he had sensed beneath the lake.

• Lin Mu beat Bing He, then killed him with the Kun Peng Method as Tang Zhen stopped Thunder Venerate from fleeing.
• Lin Mu pursued Thunder Venerate, severed his arm, and killed him with the Hand of the Heavens despite his pleas for mercy.
• Lin Mu dispersed the Chaos Green Flame Array and spared the Ice River Valley and Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples.
• Lin Mu asked Tang Zhen to care for Xiao Yi Xian, then vanished to inspect something at the bottom of the lake.

Lin Mu found the second Reincarnation Fragment in Bone Burying Cave and awakened a former warrior with the Merit Golden Flame. After learning how the warriors had sacrificed themselves to protect the Primordial Ancient Tree, he preserved the warrior’s fading soul and watched the tree enter his Six Paths Samsara Small World.

• Lin Mu reached the deepest part of the lake, where the Reincarnation Fragment’s aura grew stronger and a Demonic creature confronted him.
• Lin Mu used the Merit Golden Flame to restore the creature’s consciousness and learned that he had fought in the war ten thousand years ago.
• The warrior explained that the defenders had sealed their own consciousness after Demonic Qi corrupted them, leaving them to guard the Primordial Ancient Tree.
• Lin Mu reassured the dying warrior that the Dou Qi Continent was safe, then used Six Paths Samsara and his two Creation Flames to preserve the warrior’s faint soul light.
• Lin Mu collected the Reincarnation Fragment, and the Primordial Ancient Tree transformed into light and entered his Six Paths Samsara Small World.