Chapter Summaries

Lin Changqing climbed Buzhou Mountain, hunted the demons who had ambushed him, and prepared to take revenge on the Golden Mantis. After growing far stronger, he ambushed the Golden Mantis with several attacks, but the battle’s outcome remained unresolved.

• Lin Changqing continued up Buzhou Mountain, concealing his presence and marveling at the mountain’s vast summit.
• He spotted Black Bear, Three-Colored Sparrow, the Golden Mantis, and other demons who had been hunting him, then secretly followed and killed several of them.
• Lin Changqing absorbed the demons’ flesh and blood, increasing his miniature worlds to more than 2.3 million and strengthening his divine demon and Annihilation Divine Light.
• Lin Changqing waited in a mountain pass for the Golden Mantis, then attacked with the Spear of Divine Demons and the Heart-Piercing Lock.
• Lin Changqing unleashed the Annihilation Divine Light at the Golden Mantis.

Lin Changqing ambushed the Golden Mantis Demon King with his spear, Heart-Piercing Lock, and Eye of the Divine Demons, but the demon king countered with his clan’s bloodline ability. Lin Changqing hurled his black stone mortar at the blood-red blade, and it began to shatter on impact.

• Lin Changqing attacked the Golden Mantis Demon King with the Spear of Divine Demons, but the demon king’s golden protective patterns held.
• Lin Changqing pierced the golden patterns with the Heart-Piercing Lock and knocked aside the demon king’s pagoda.
• Lin Changqing fired the Eye of the Divine Demons, prompting the Golden Mantis Demon King to summon a giant blood-red mantis phantom with his clan’s bloodline ability.
• Lin Changqing threw his black stone mortar at the phantom’s blood-red blade, and the blade began breaking apart.

Lin Changqing killed the Golden Mantis Demon King on Buzhou Mountain, but the demon’s burning remnant soul alerted his clan. Searching the corpse, Lin Changqing found a spiritual pagoda, an Innate Spiritual Root fruit, and an Innate Bow Embryo that could trigger a hundredfold return when gifted.

• Lin Changqing shattered the Golden Mantis Demon King’s bloodline attack and cracked his blades with the stone mortar, then finished him with Annihilation Divine Light.
• The Golden Mantis Demon King burned his remnant soul to warn his clan that Lin Changqing had killed him.
• Lin Changqing searched the demon’s corpse and kept a top-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasure pagoda and a fruit rich in Innate Qi.
• Lin Changqing found an Innate Bow Embryo, and a system message said gifting it would bring a hundredfold return.

Lin Changqing climbed toward Buzhou Mountain’s summit, where the crushing pressure of the final hundred zhang began tempering his body. After advancing nine zhang, he sensed an overwhelming danger, but the Divine Demon within him suppressed his urge to defend himself as black clouds, sand, and astral winds erupted around him.

• Lin Changqing kept the Innate Bow Embryo, intending to give it to Hou Yi, and discovered that a black stone mortar could break the Golden Mantis Demon King's bloodline ability.
• Lin Changqing refined the Golden Mantis Demon King's remains, gained tens of thousands of small worlds, and continued climbing while honing himself and occasionally hunting demons.
• Three thousand years later, Lin Changqing reached the hundred-zhang stretch below Buzhou Mountain's summit, where the pressure increased more than a hundredfold.
• Lin Changqing endured twice the pressure faced by others, allowing it to temper and strengthen his body as he climbed one step at a time.
• After half a year, Lin Changqing had advanced nine zhang; the Divine Demon within him stopped him from summoning his armor as black clouds, sand, and astral winds engulfed the area.

Lin Changqing endured the two great terrors near Buzhou Mountain’s summit, which purified his bloodline and tempered his sea of consciousness. He left the trials stronger, and the Chaos True Dragon gained a divine ability from devouring the heavenly fire.

• Lin Changqing stood firm against the black sand gale, which stripped away his acquired bloodline and allowed the Divine Demons to complete his bloodline into a pure divine demon bloodline.
• Lin Changqing climbed to the ninetieth zhang and endured its immense pressure, expelling impurities from his flesh as his strength grew.
• After climbing seventeen more steps, Lin Changqing entered the heavenly fire trial, and the fire scorched and shrank his sea of consciousness.
• The Chaos True Dragon devoured all the heavenly fire in Lin Changqing’s sea of consciousness, and a scale on its head turned fiery red.
• Lin Changqing sensed that his next use of the Dragon Transformation Divine Ability would let his Chaos True Dragon form wield a new divine ability.

Lin Changqing endured Buzhou Mountain’s increasingly deadly trials, gaining immense strength and surviving a threat to his otherworldly true spirit. After reaching the summit, he discovered a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Root: the Five-Needle Pine.

• Lin Changqing climbed through the mountain’s trials, including Red Lotus Karmic Fire and many other terrors, while his body and spirit grew stronger.
• At the ninety-nine-zhang mark, black light threatened to annihilate Lin Changqing’s true spirit, but his Divine Demon image suppressed it and gained a one-use Annihilation Divine Light.
• The final trial marked Lin Changqing as a being of the Primordial World, and he reached the last zhang with his strength more than doubled and three hundred minor worlds opened.
• Lin Changqing stepped onto Buzhou Mountain’s summit, endured its hundredfold pressure, and found a black stone and a glowing pine tree.
• Lin Changqing recognized the tree as the Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Root, the Five-Needle Pine.

Lin Changqing struggled across Buzhou Mountain’s summit to reach the Five-Needle Pine, a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Root, and fought through its lightning and lashes to pluck a pinecone. He ended the chapter holding the cone, badly wounded but victorious.

• Lin Changqing recovered between exhausting steps as he crossed the summit toward the Five-Needle Pine.
• After more than a decade, Lin Changqing reached the tree and rested until his strength returned.
• Lin Changqing reached for a pinecone, but violet-red lightning from its rattling nuts pierced his armor and burned his palm.
• Lin Changqing strengthened his Divine Demon Armor and seized the pinecone as the tree’s branches struck and wounded him.
• Lin Changqing pulled until the pinecone’s connection to the tree snapped, then clutched it in his hand.

Lin Changqing consumed the Five-Needle Pine’s fruits to cultivate the Divine Demon Prison Suppression Art, reaching the peak of the Golden Immortal stage and creating a hundred million small worlds. He remained short of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage and estimated he would need at least ten billion worlds to break through again.

• Lin Changqing recognized that the Five-Needle Pine’s elemental fruits were especially suited to refining his body.
• Lin Changqing swallowed five pine nuts and used their energy to create more small worlds within his body.
• Lin Changqing reached the peak of the Golden Immortal stage as his three thousand six hundred gods and demons began transforming.
• Lin Changqing consumed more pine nuts and continued cultivating until he had created a hundred million small worlds.
• Lin Changqing realized that even more than two hundred pine nuts had advanced him only one minor realm, leaving him far from his next breakthrough.

Lin Changqing finished cultivating atop Buzhou Mountain and tried to take the Five-Needle Pine and a strange boulder with him, but could not move either. As he prepared to descend, a powerful figure charged toward the summit, complaining that the pressure was overwhelming.

• Lin Changqing took the Five-Needle Pine’s last pinecone, kept eighty pine nuts, and set aside forty for his fellow disciples.
• Lin Changqing tried to persuade the Five-Needle Pine to come with him, but it resisted, so he promised to return with a suitable container and divine soil.
• Lin Changqing found that the seven-chi boulder seemed to be an ordinary stone, yet he could neither lift it nor move it with a spell or a punch.
• As Lin Changqing prepared to descend, a powerful figure rushed toward the summit and cried out that the pressure was too heavy.

Lin Changqing reunited with Hou Yi at Buzhou Mountain’s summit, where Hou Yi cultivated with the Five-Needle Pine’s nuts and grew much stronger. Lin Changqing gave him an Innate Bow Embryo, and the system rewarded Lin Changqing with the Nine Secret Divine Abilities.

• Hou Yi reached the summit after his purified Wu Clan bloodline helped him withstand the soul-targeting trials, then spent more than a decade reaching Lin Changqing at the center.
• Lin Changqing gave Hou Yi forty Five-Needle Pine nuts, and Hou Yi spent ten years absorbing them and strengthening his blood and qi.
• Lin Changqing offered Hou Yi the Innate Bow Embryo, explaining that the Wu Clan could forge it into a bloodline divine weapon.
• Hou Yi accepted the bow embryo excitedly, and Lin Changqing received the Nine Secret Divine Abilities as his hundredfold reward.

Lin Changqing discovered the Nine Secret Divine Abilities in his sea of consciousness and spent a hundred years cultivating them on Buzhou Mountain. He learned all nine, while Hou Yi forged the Innate Bow Embryo into a bloodline divine weapon and found a vine that might serve as its bowstring.

• Lin Changqing saw the Nine Secret Divine Abilities appear above his sea of consciousness and learned what each secret could do.
• Lin Changqing cultivated the All Characters Secret for ten years and gained an initial grasp of its tenfold combat-strength boost.
• Lin Changqing spent the next ninety years studying the remaining secrets and learned all nine, though he could not master them deeply.
• Hou Yi finished refining the Innate Bow Embryo into a bloodline divine weapon and promised to protect Lin Changqing.
• Hou Yi pulled out a vine from a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Root and considered using it as a bowstring.

Lin Changqing watched Heaven's Dao arrange for Hou Yi to obtain the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, then competed with Hou Yi to climb Buzhou Mountain. After they reached the foot of the mountain, Lin Changqing sensed danger and realized the Demon Clan had ambushed them.

• A vine on Buzhou Mountain became the bowstring for Hou Yi's divine bow, and his broken staff split into ten arrows; Hou Yi named the weapon the Sun-Shooting Bow and vowed to exterminate the Demon Clan.
• Lin Changqing suspected Heaven's Dao was engineering the events that would lead Hou Yi to shoot down the Golden Crows, and he left the summit with Hou Yi.
• Hou Yi and Lin Changqing tested their strength against Buzhou Mountain's pressure, with Lin Changqing using his Divine Demon techniques and Nine Secrets to climb farther.
• After spending over ten thousand years on the mountain, Hou Yi and Lin Changqing reached its foot with greatly improved cultivation and new gains.
• Lin Changqing sensed impending danger and warned Hou Yi that the Demon Clan had ambushed them.

Lin Changqing and Hou Yi were ambushed by a Wolf Clan Demon King at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm while fleeing south from Buzhou Mountain. Lin Changqing stayed behind to hold him off, and after unleashing the All Characters Secret, he used the Movement Secret to escape as the Demon King attacked.

• Lin Changqing sensed danger, and he and Hou Yi raced south, but the Wolf Clan Demon King caught up and attacked them.
• Lin Changqing told Hou Yi to flee toward the Wu Clan tribes and seek help, while Hou Yi refused to leave him behind.
• Lin Changqing activated the All Characters Secret to multiply his battle power tenfold, and Hou Yi turned south to escape.
• Lin Changqing detonated a Spear of Divine Demons, but the Wolf Demon King survived with only minor claw wounds and charged after him.
• Lin Changqing endured the Demon King's attack, threw another spear, and used the Movement Secret to flee.

Lin Changqing escaped the Black Wolf’s ambush with his Divine Demon Wings and the Movement Secret, but the strain forced him to stop and fight as the Grand Unity Golden Immortal caught up. He battered the Black Wolf’s Blood Wolves and baited him into attacking directly, leaving Lin Changqing a narrow chance to slay his pursuer.

• Lin Changqing detonated the Spear of Divine Demons, fled at immense speed, and taunted the Black Wolf for failing to kill him.
• Lin Changqing used the Zhe Character Secret to heal his cracking body, though his energy continued to drain under the strain of his abilities.
• The Black Wolf caught up and unleashed Blood Wolf Soul Slaughter, sending hundreds of powerful Blood Wolves after Lin Changqing.
• Lin Changqing gave up on fleeing and fought through the Blood Wolves, repeatedly destroying them as they reformed from blood energy.
• Lin Changqing provoked the Black Wolf into scattering the Blood Wolves and attacking him directly, then prepared to slay the Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Lin Changqing unleashed the Wolf Clan’s Blood Wolf divine ability against Black Wolf, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and turned it against him. The chapter ended with Blood Wolves detonating around Black Wolf, tearing apart his claws and making him bleed.

• Black Wolf attacked Lin Changqing with a crushing claw strike and mocked him as an insect.
• Lin Changqing drew on chaotic blood qi, strengthened his body, and found he could withstand using two of the Nine Secrets at once.
• Lin Changqing used the Battle Character Secret to summon Blood Wolves, astonishing Black Wolf by taking control of a divine ability belonging to the Wolf Clan.
• Black Wolf struggled against the Blood Wolves as they swarmed his claws, and Lin Changqing made them explode.
• The explosions tore apart Black Wolf’s claws and drew blood, prompting him to roar that Lin Changqing was asking for death.

Lin Changqing survived Black Wolf Demon King's Blood Wolf explosions and used his secret techniques to close the gap against the stronger Grand Unity Golden Immortal. As Black Wolf launched a devastating claw attack, Lin Changqing revealed the Heart-Piercing Lock for a surprise counterattack.

• Black Wolf Demon King escaped the Blood Wolves' explosions while Lin Changqing absorbed the remaining blood qi with the Chaos Furnace.
• Black Wolf charged at Lin Changqing, who used Divine Demon Armor, Divine Demon Wings, All Characters Secret, and Movement Secret to boost his defenses, strength, and speed.
• Lin Changqing launched the Spear of Divine Demons, but Black Wolf compressed its explosive energy into a pill and hurled it back at him.
• Lin Changqing dodged the blast, endured the destruction of his armor, and seized the opening to reach Black Wolf's side.
• Black Wolf unleashed a powerful claw attack, and Lin Changqing revealed the Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, Heart-Piercing Lock.

Lin Changqing used the Heart-Piercing Lock to badly wound the Black Wolf, but the Demon King restored himself with the Blazing Gold Cauldron. Lin Changqing then pretended to flee, leaving their next confrontation unresolved.

• Lin Changqing unleashed the thirteen-restriction Heart-Piercing Lock, piercing the Black Wolf’s claw and tearing into his chest and heart.
• Lin Changqing prepared to follow up with his spear and other trump cards while watching for the Black Wolf’s counterattack.
• The Black Wolf summoned the Blazing Gold Cauldron, whose stored essence blood restored his injuries despite the Heart-Piercing Lock’s attack.
• Lin Changqing recognized that the Black Wolf still had life-saving resources and appeared to retreat while recalling one ray of the Heart-Piercing Lock.
• The Black Wolf laughed at Lin Changqing’s apparent escape and demanded that he hand over the treasure.

Lin Changqing feigned defeat against Black Wolf while using the Silver Lock and a hidden attack to exhaust his defenses. As Black Wolf seized him, Lin Changqing revealed his final killing move, the Annihilation Divine Light.

• Black Wolf wounded Lin Changqing and pursued him, hoping to claim his Innate Spiritual Treasure.
• Lin Changqing, nearly out of strength, taunted Black Wolf and threatened to destroy the Silver Lock.
• Black Wolf lunged when Lin Changqing hurled the Silver Lock, but the attack vanished and a concealed silver strike forced Black Wolf to use the Blazing Gold Cauldron.
• Black Wolf captured Lin Changqing and took the Silver Lock, but Lin Changqing warned that the demon race could not protect him.
• Black Wolf lowered his claw toward Lin Changqing, who announced he would kill him and unleashed the Annihilation Divine Light.

Lin Changqing used Annihilation Divine Light against Black Wolf, overpowering the Great Luo Golden Immortal’s attacks but failing to kill him before he transformed into a mountain with his life-saving divine ability. Despite his injuries and depleted strength, Lin Changqing prepared to unleash another strike, determined to kill Black Wolf.

• Lin Changqing recovered with the Zhe Character Secret and formed Divine Demon Armor to survive Black Wolf’s assault long enough to attack.
• Lin Changqing taunted Black Wolf into striking at close range, then unleashed Annihilation Divine Light and destroyed the wolf’s claw and demonic clouds.
• Lin Changqing’s divine light badly injured Black Wolf, but Black Wolf used his Like a Mountain divine ability to become a seemingly indestructible black mountain.
• Lin Changqing refused to let Black Wolf survive and called on Annihilation Divine Light to kill him again.

Lin Changqing unleashed his full Annihilation Divine Light against Black Wolf, determined to kill the Great Unity Golden Immortal and uphold his master Tongtian’s name. Black Wolf’s mountain form crumbled toward destruction as he begged for mercy, while Lin Changqing prepared to finish him.

• Lin Changqing called out to his master Tongtian and vowed to slay Black Wolf without holding back.
• Lin Changqing fully opened the vertical eye between his brows and flooded the black mountain range with Annihilation Divine Light.
• Black Wolf explained that his Like a Mountain divine ability fused his soul with the mountain, leaving him unable to escape as the mountain dissolved.
• Black Wolf threatened Lin Changqing with the demon race and Wolf Division, then realized he might be a Sage’s disciple and begged him to stop.
• Lin Changqing ignored Black Wolf’s offers and threats as the divine light destroyed the mountain and reached Black Wolf’s head.
• Lin Changqing told Black Wolf that he was going to die.