Arc 58The Netherworld and Star Core

Chen Lin led his companions through the Netherworld, obtained the River of Forgetfulness water, and advanced his cultivation while building alliances and managing threats. After forming his Star Core, he reunited with Luo Qinglan, who warned him that Hundred Flowers Fairy was urging Bei Wumeng to kill him.

  • Chen Lin contacted Xu Wuye, secured Bai Ze’s reception at the White Jade Terrace, and recruited Zhou Jing as his disciple before setting out for the Netherworld with Nanmen Lingyue and Chu Qingli.
  • Chen Lin and his companions entered the Soul-Severing Tower, crossed into the Netherworld, and escaped the Ferryman after he recognized Chen Lin as a Purple Emperor Descendant.
  • Chen Lin met the Hazy Figure, received the River of Forgetfulness water, and entered the Void Refinement realm before helping Nanmen Lingyue recover the Seven-Color Relic.
  • Chen Lin returned from the tower, refused Gu Tianling’s request to spare Gu Qingxuan, then entered Chu Qingli’s Nightmare Realm and helped her obtain an Eight-Clawed Purple Poison Bug.
  • Chen Lin helped Nanmen Lingyue defeat Nanmen Honglie and take leadership of her lineage, while a peach treasure hatched into Chen Tao and Yang Qianxing sent Chen Lin a Golden Book Page and a message about a Primal Domain Rift.
  • Chen Lin spent decades cultivating, appointed Long Han Sect Leader of the Kaiyuan Sect, and fused his body, soul, and intent to reach the Minor True Realm.
  • Chen Lin formed his Star Core when a hidden star sent him a strand of starlight, then concealed the cause of the celestial omen from visiting factions.
  • Chen Lin welcomed Luo Qinglan, learned that she had removed her spirit beast mark but remained bound to Bei Wumeng, and heard her warning that Hundred Flowers Fairy wanted him dead.
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Ch. 1428Time Talisman

Chen Lin confronted Fairy Yaochi over her threat to expose a book that could damage his reputation, then returned to discuss Bai Ze’s request to join the White Jade Terrace. Bai Ze identified Xu Wuye’s talisman as a Time Transmission Talisman, and Chen Lin tried to activate it.

  • Fairy Yaochi threatened to publicize the book unless Chen Lin helped clear her name, but Chen Lin told her to do as she pleased.
  • Chen Lin returned to his residence and told Bai Ze he could not guarantee Xu Wuye would admit her to the White Jade Terrace.
  • Bai Ze said she would abandon their cooperation if Chen Lin could not help her join the White Jade Terrace or provide a treasure that would let her break through to the Void Realm.
  • Chen Lin showed Bai Ze the Transmission Talisman Xu Wuye had given him, and Bai Ze identified it as a Time Transmission Talisman from the White Jade Terrace.
  • Chen Lin took back the talisman and tried activating it.

Ch. 1429The Little Boy

Chen Lin secured Bai Ze’s help for his Netherworld journey and failed to recruit additional companions, until the shopkeeper introduced an unusual nine-year-old boy. The chapter left Chen Lin asking about the child’s remarkable sensitivity to souls.

  • Chen Lin used his God Star’s inner force to contact Xu Wuye, who agreed to receive Bai Ze at the Holy Temple in the Myriad Demon Heavens.
  • Bai Ze signed Chen Lin’s three contracts, and she and Chu Qingli discussed the Netherworld journey with him before leaving.
  • Chen Lin inspected his Grand Arena spoils but found nothing useful for his immediate needs.
  • The Zhaoxian Pavilion shopkeeper told Chen Lin that all previously selected candidates had refused to join his journey to the Seven Nether Realms.
  • The shopkeeper introduced a nine-year-old boy who could not cultivate but had an exceptional sensitivity to souls, and Chen Lin asked what made it remarkable.

Ch. 1430Zhou Jing

Chen Lin considered hiring Zhou Jing, a mortal with a wide-ranging ability to sense soul creatures' malice, for the journey into the Netherworld. Zhou Jing asked to become Chen Lin's disciple, and Nanmen Lingyue joined Chen Lin's expedition after her clan removed her from its leadership.

  • The shopkeeper told Chen Lin how Granny Zhou and several factions that took in Zhou Jing had disappeared, and asked Chen Lin to provide the boy a home after the journey.
  • Chen Lin found that Zhou Jing had strong luck rather than an aura of misfortune and learned his ability could sense soul creatures within thirty li.
  • Zhou Jing first refused to be hired, then asked to become Chen Lin's disciple because he feared being abandoned after the task; Chen Lin agreed to take him for examinations.
  • Chen Lin brought Zhou Jing to the Kaiyuan Sect's branch and asked the Nanmen Clan disciples to summon Nanmen Lingyue.
  • Nanmen Lingyue arrived and said her clan had stripped her of her Netherworld expedition leadership, so she would accompany Chen Lin to retrieve the river of forgetfulness water.

Ch. 1431A Gift of Armor

Chen Lin accepted Zhou Jing as his disciple after Nanmen Lingyue confirmed there was no sign of reincarnation, then gave her one of two powerful suits of armor from the Outer Realm Battlefield. He warned her about the dangers beyond their world and asked what she knew about the Soul-Severing Tower and a matching Little Tower in the Ocean Floor Ruins.

  • Nanmen Lingyue examined Zhou Jing and found no trace of reincarnation, after which Chen Lin accepted him as his disciple and said he would take him into the Soul-Severing Tower.
  • Chen Lin gave Nanmen Lingyue a suit of armor from the Outer Realm Battlefield, and the two tested its defenses together.
  • Chen Lin described the Devourer and Evil Vine and suggested the Cage might protect the Inner World from the dangers of the Outer Realms.
  • Nanmen Lingyue explained that the Three Great Lineages had thoroughly explored the Soul-Severing Tower and now used it only as the Netherworld Entrance.
  • Chen Lin asked Nanmen Lingyue whether she knew the identity of the Little Tower he had seen in the Ocean Floor Ruins.

Ch. 1432Entering the Pagoda

Chen Lin learned the Soul-Severing Tower's history and entered it with Nanmen Lingyue and their companions, pressing onward to the fifth layer. After they fought off wandering souls, an arriving cultivator called out to Chen Lin as an old acquaintance.

  • Nanmen Lingyue explained that the Tower Spirit had driven the Soulless Sect from power and attacked anyone bearing its inheritance aura, while favoring the Three Great Lineages.
  • After more than ten days, the Soul-Severing Tower opened; Fu Xiaoge gave Chen Lin information about the Netherworld Journey, and Qing Zhe lent him a treasure that released origin divine light once.
  • Chen Lin entered the tower with Nanmen Lingyue, Chu Qingli, and Bai Ze, and they passed through the first four layers toward the seventh.
  • On the fifth layer, Chen Lin tested his inner star force and innate power against the dense yin nether qi, then destroyed a wandering soul with one Soul-Destroying Finger.
  • Chu Qingli and Bai Ze warned Chen Lin that using a Domain Suppression Envoy's methods might attract powerful ghostly creatures, but Nanmen Lingyue said his identity could make them wary.
  • As the group prepared to move toward the next layer, several cultivators approached, and one greeted Chen Lin with delighted familiarity.

Ch. 1433Reunited with an Old Friend

Chen Lin reunited with Yang Qianxing in the Soul-Severing Tower, then helped Nanmen Lingyue open a passage to the Seven Nether Realms. After Chen Lin exposed and struck Gu Qingxuan with his Death Gaze, the white-haired elder sent some of his people to pursue Chen Lin and Nanmen Lingyue into the Seven Nether Realms.

  • Chen Lin happily reunited with Yang Qianxing, who said he had found a way to the Floating Realm but hurried away with his companions.
  • Chen Lin and his companions reached the Seventh Layer, where Nanmen Lingyue opened a passage to the Netherworld.
  • After Zhou Jing signaled him to a hidden threat, Chen Lin brought Nanmen Lingyue through the passage with him and swept the rocks behind them with his Death Gaze.
  • Gu Qingxuan emerged from hiding, told the white-haired elder that Chen Lin’s attack had filled him with deadly intent, and used life spring water to keep himself alive.
  • The white-haired elder ordered a companion to take Gu Qingxuan to the Ancestor and led the rest of the group toward the Seven Nether Realms.

Ch. 1434The Ferryman

Chen Lin and his companions landed beside the River of Forgetfulness and prepared to travel toward the Netherworld’s Central Area. When Zhou Jing sensed immense malicious intent, a Ferryman arrived and trapped them, leaving Chen Lin to summon the Pig Monster to attack.

  • Chen Lin, Chu Qingli, Bai Ze, Nanmen Lingyue, and Zhou Jing landed on the River of Forgetfulness, where Nanmen Lingyue explained the river and its reincarnation flowers.
  • Chu Qingli identified the direction of the Central Area, and the group donned armor and checked their defenses and available escape routes.
  • Chen Lin confirmed that he could still sense his fiefdom, found that his other mediums would not work, and prepared a Golden Nightmare Coin in the Piggy Bank.
  • Zhou Jing sensed terrible malicious thoughts, so Chen Lin dropped the Golden Nightmare Coin into the Piggy Bank and a Ferryman appeared in a small boat.
  • Nanmen Lingyue told Chen Lin to flee to his fiefdom, but Chen Lin broke the Ferryman’s suppression and sent the enormous Pig Monster to attack him with its Five-Tooth Rake.

Ch. 1435Purple Emperor Descendant

Chen Lin and his companions survived an encounter with the Ferryman of the River of Forgetfulness after Chen Lin’s purple soul power made the Ferryman recognize him as a Purple Emperor Descendant. Though the group remained uncertain about the title, Chen Lin divined a safe path ahead and led them onward to seek River of Forgetfulness water.

  • The Ferryman immobilized Chen Lin and his companions, but Chen Lin’s purple soul power broke the restraints while the Piggy Bank transformed into a monster and attacked.
  • Chen Lin, the Piggy Bank, Nanmen Lingyue, Chu Qingli, and Bai Ze launched their strongest attacks, but the Ferryman recognized Chen Lin as a Purple Emperor Descendant and vanished into the river.
  • Chen Lin and the others discussed the Ferryman’s power and learned from Nanmen Lingyue that he was one with the River of Forgetfulness and the only Ferryman in the Netherworld.
  • Nanmen Lingyue thanked Zhou Jing for warning them and promised to seek help with his inability to cultivate, while Chen Lin recovered and considered what the Purple Emperor Descendant title meant.
  • Chen Lin divined the remainder of their journey and saw an unbroken destiny line, then led the group onward despite doubting the prediction.

Ch. 1436Obtaining the spring

Chen Lin entered the valley where the River of Forgetfulness was said to be and met a Hazy Figure who held its spring opening. The figure gave him a cryptic warning and sent a drop of spring water into his brow before he was expelled from the valley.

  • Chu Qingli led Chen Lin and the others to a valley in the Central Area, which she believed contained the River of Forgetfulness.
  • Bai Ze scouted the valley and returned saying a figure inside would meet Chen Lin alone and held the River of Forgetfulness in a spring opening.
  • Chen Lin prepared the Pig Monster as a safeguard, left the others outside, and entered the valley alone.
  • The Hazy Figure warned Chen Lin not to open the Cage until he obtained the Imperial Decree.
  • The Hazy Figure sent a drop of spring water into Chen Lin's brow, then Chen Lin found himself outside the valley.

Ch. 1437The barrier dissolved

After obtaining the River of Forgetfulness water, Chen Lin’s soul-body barrier dissolved and he advanced to the Void Refinement realm. Unable to find the River again, he joined Nanmen Lingyue in searching a Demon-Suppressing Temple for a Seven-Color Relic, which vanished after they left.

  • Chen Lin emerged from the vanished valley with the River of Forgetfulness water, and the barrier between his body and soul disappeared as he entered the Void Refinement realm without tribulation.
  • Chen Lin and his companions failed to find the River of Forgetfulness, so they decided to wait for the Soul-Severing Tower’s opening period to end and leave through a revealed node.
  • Nanmen Lingyue led the group to a mountain temple, explaining that she needed a Seven-Color Relic to sever her connection to her previous life’s consciousness.
  • Chen Lin summoned the Pig Monster, who brought the group to the Demon-Suppressing Temple and smashed its gates open.
  • The Pig Monster broke the Buddha statue and retrieved the Seven-Color Relic; Chen Lin cleansed it before Nanmen Lingyue stored it in a Purple-Gold Gourd.
  • Chen Lin, Nanmen Lingyue, and the Pig Monster withdrew from the temple, which vanished as soon as they stepped outside.

Ch. 1438Undying Soul Lotus

Chen Lin and his companions traveled to a lake to seek the Undying Soul Lotus, but a powerful presence in the water made them abandon the attempt. A mysterious woman briefly immobilized Chen Lin, left him a lotus petal with the cryptic message “Thirty-six,” and later emerged from the lake to question whether he was a Purple Emperor Descendant.

  • Nanmen Lingyue showed Chen Lin a map marking the Undying Soul Lotus, and he agreed to visit the lake with the Pig Monster’s help.
  • Chen Lin saw the enormous lotus, but Zhou Jing sensed malicious intent in the lake, and the Pig Monster warned that its hidden presence overwhelmed him.
  • As the Pig Monster carried the group away, a hazy woman appeared, suppressed everyone, and vanished after calling Chen Lin “interesting.”
  • A petal appeared on Chen Lin’s shoulder, and the woman sent him the message “Thirty-six”; Chen Lin stored the petal in a Jade Box.
  • Chen Lin decided the group should stop seeking treasures and wait safely for the Soul-Severing Tower to close.
  • After Chen Lin and the others left, a naked woman emerged from the lake and wondered aloud whether Chen Lin was a Purple Emperor Descendant.

Ch. 1439The projection appeared

Chen Lin used Nanmen Lingyue’s ability on Yun Xiumian’s Wooden Hairpin, but stopped when the Guillotine Emblem on his wrist reacted. He suspected his defector soul mirror image might be near Yun Xiumian in the Blood Handkerchief Scenario and told Nanmen Lingyue about mirror images, warning her to keep the matter secret.

  • Chen Lin recalled Yun Xiumian and his old acquaintances while examining her Wooden Hairpin.
  • Nanmen Lingyue used her Talent Ability on the hairpin and sensed that Yun Xiumian was somewhere unusual.
  • Chen Lin stopped her when the Guillotine Emblem on his wrist changed, then wondered whether his soul mirror image was near Yun Xiumian.
  • Chen Lin considered that the mirror image might be powerful, perhaps even the Xuanyin Great King, and decided he would need to plan before visiting the Blood Handkerchief Scenario.
  • Chen Lin explained Yun Xiumian’s circumstances and mirror image projections to Nanmen Lingyue, warning her not to discuss them with others.

Ch. 1440A Plea for Mercy

After the major factions’ experts died in the Netherworld, Chen Lin learned that Gu Qingxuan had returned unconscious and that the Gu Family suspected him of causing it. He denied responsibility, then entered a verified Nightmare Realm scenario with Chu Qingli to help her address a hidden problem with her body.

  • Chen Lin returned from the Soul-Severing Tower and learned that the experts who entered the Netherworld had perished, including the Gu Family Patriarch and several of the lineage’s Void Realm experts.
  • Gu Tianling visited Chen Lin, apologized for Gu Qingxuan’s wrongdoing, and offered the Gu Family’s Sanding City properties in exchange for Chen Lin sparing his nephew.
  • Chen Lin denied seeing or harming Gu Qingxuan and refused to promise his life would be spared, so Gu Tianling left without an agreement.
  • Chen Lin sent a messenger to inform Nanmen Lingyue about Gu Tianling’s visit.
  • After veteran cultivators verified Chu Qingli’s Nightmare Realm scenario, Chen Lin agreed to enter it with her, and she used a strangely shaped hat as the medium.
  • Chen Lin entered his fiefdom and used it as a transit point to cross into the Nightmare Realm in his physical body.

Ch. 1441Immortal Kingdom

Chen Lin entered a Nightmare Realm scenario with Chu Qingli to complete a departure mission and obtain her requested treasure from the Prefecture Office. There he discovered that the scenario was the Three-Jade Immortal Kingdom and that his True Peerage status earned him special treatment, while the notice for a thief named Yu Jiuer gave him reason to investigate further.

  • Chen Lin and Chu Qingli went to the Prefecture Office, where Chen Lin took a notice requiring him to buy Fragrant Seeking Grass to gain resident status.
  • Chen Lin noticed a bounty for Yu Jiuer whose name and appearance resembled his former disciple, but he set it aside to help Chu Qingli obtain the Eight-Clawed Purple Poison Bug.
  • After Chen Lin presented the herb and notice, a Dog-Headed Advisor recognized his Peerage Token and identified the place as Changqing Prefecture in the Three-Jade Immortal Kingdom.
  • The Dog-Headed Advisor saw the True Peerage emblem on Chen Lin's token, bowed to him, and ordered the guards to escort him to the main hall.
  • Chen Lin insisted they handle his task first, and the Dog-Headed Advisor gave him a Resident Credential while explaining that his status already let him move freely through the prefecture.

Ch. 1442Bandit Chief

Chen Lin visited the Golden-Haired Prefect to redeem a poisonous insect and learned that the bandit chief Luo Qinglan resembled his companion. After confirming the bandit was likely Luo Qinglan’s mirror image, he considered how to arrange a confrontation and teach Luo Qinglan the Mirror Image Fusion Method despite its contract restriction.

  • Chen Lin paid the Golden-Haired Prefect one thousand merit for an Eight-Clawed Purple Poison Bug to give to Chu Qingli.
  • The Golden-Haired Prefect described the chaos caused by bandit chief Luo Qinglan and gave Chen Lin her portrait, which showed a bird with a humanlike form resembling Luo Qinglan.
  • Chen Lin gave Chu Qingli the poison bug, then contacted Xu Wuye and learned that Luo Qinglan was still undergoing a baptism at the White Jade Terrace.
  • Chen Lin concluded that the bandit chief was likely Luo Qinglan’s mirror image and realized he needed to find a way around the contract preventing him from passing on the Mirror Image Fusion Method.

Ch. 1443Scenario changes

Chen Lin found that the Myriad Clans City Scenario had become inaccessible, so he arranged for Luo Qinglan’s Gold-Spotted Fruit Tree branch to be delivered through the Dayuan Trading Firm. After discussing the firm’s offer with Nanmen Lingyue, he learned she wanted him to return to the Nanmen Lineage and help her kill someone.

  • Chen Lin failed to enter the Myriad Clans City Scenario, even through an elderly cultivator’s projection, and suspected the scenario had been sealed off.
  • Chen Lin asked Qing Zhe to deliver a Gold-Spotted Fruit Tree branch to Xu Wuye for Luo Qinglan, with Bai Ze as an alternative recipient if Xu Wuye could not be found.
  • Qing Zhe offered Dayuan Trading Firm’s support to help Nanmen Lingyue become head of the Nanmen Lineage, and Chen Lin relayed the proposal to her.
  • Nanmen Lingyue told Chen Lin she had finished refining the Seven-Color Relic and agreed to the firm’s terms on the condition that it kill Gu Qingxuan.
  • Nanmen Lingyue asked Chen Lin to return with her to the Nanmen Lineage and summon Brother Pig to help her kill someone.

Ch. 1444The Lineage Chief

Chen Lin helped Nanmen Lingyue seize control of the Nanmen Lineage, then returned to his fiefdom to tend to its inhabitants and prepare for secluded cultivation. After nearly a month, he returned to Sanding City, where Zhou Jing hurried to see him.

  • Chen Lin agreed to help Nanmen Lingyue eliminate Great Elder Nanmen Honglie and summoned the Pig Monster to assist her while he hid in his fiefdom.
  • A peach treasure hatched into a tiny girl who called Chen Lin and Grass her parents, and Grass named her Chen Tao, nicknamed Taobao.
  • Chen Lin checked on Scholar and the Resurrection Tree, then expanded his fiefdom and designated a mountain peak as forbidden ground.
  • Nanmen Lingyue returned after defeating Nanmen Honglie and securing the lineage chief position, reporting that the Nanmen Clan, Dayuan Trading Firm, and Ming Family had joined forces.
  • Chen Lin declined to join the allies' discussions and spent nearly a month developing his fiefdom before returning to Sanding City, where Zhou Jing came to see him.

Ch. 1445An Unexpected Gift

Chen Lin received the Seven-Star Shining Sun Immortal Refining Chapter and learned from Yang Qianxing’s letter about a Primal Domain Rift that might lead to the Floating Realm. Three years later, after the Soul-Severing Continent’s factions settled their disputes, Chen Lin continued cultivating while Qing Zhe arranged an investigation of the rift.

  • Zhou Jing delivered an anonymously sent box to Chen Lin, who used a puppet to open it safely and found a Golden Book Page and an old booklet inside.
  • Chen Lin recognized the page as the Seven-Star Shining Sun Immortal Refining Chapter and realized the booklet was an inaccurate translation with familiar annotations.
  • Chen Lin found Yang Qianxing’s letter explaining how he had discovered the page, gained star-related abilities from the flawed translation, and later suffered a curse that crippled his cultivation and purification talent.
  • Yang Qianxing’s letter gave the location of a Primal Domain Rift that might connect to the Floating Realm and asked Chen Lin to pass the items to Yang Zishi; Chen Lin decided to cultivate and plan carefully before pursuing the rift.
  • Chen Lin entered seclusion to study the Immortal Refining Chapter, and three years passed as the Soul-Severing Continent’s factions negotiated a new division of interests.
  • Qing Zhe promised to hire experts to investigate the rift and look for a way to extend Zhou Jing’s lifespan, while Chen Lin continued cultivating and waited for news from Luo Qinglan.

Ch. 1446Star-Gathering Tribulation

Chen Lin prepared to advance to the Minor True Realm, but Xu Wuye’s visit interrupted his seclusion and led to an agreement involving Fairytale Town and the Six Mysteries Sect. After she left, he continued planning his cultivation and his next steps.

  • Chen Lin strengthened his body and artistic conception to match his soul, then secluded himself to prepare for fusing them and entering the Minor True Realm.
  • Chen Lin welcomed Xu Wuye to his fiefdom, and she explained that the Purple Emperor ruled the cultivation realm and that the Outer World was nearly impossible to reach safely.
  • Xu Wuye gave Chen Tao a Dream Veil, and Chen Lin explained how he had obtained access to Fairytale Town.
  • Chen Lin agreed to share Fairytale Town with Xu Wuye under conditions that she protect his plans and leave his first-place finish in the Story Contest untouched.
  • Chen Lin asked Xu Wuye to visit the Six Mysteries Sect and ask Liu Rumian how to resolve the dispute over the Chessboard Scenario medium, and she accepted in exchange for the Death-Exemption Gold Medal.

Ch. 1447Improvements Across the Board

Chen Lin spent thirty years cultivating in the Soul Hive, strengthening his body, intent, laws, and cultivation while advancing to its thirty-fifth cavity. After reviewing concerns about Luo Qinglan, Zhou Jing, and Liu Rumian, he summoned Long Han and learned that the Dragon Egg had hatched into a black demonic dragon.

  • Chen Lin entered the Soul Hive with Grass guarding him, carrying the petal from the Hazy Figure and her message of thirty-six as unresolved clues.
  • Over thirty years, Chen Lin raised his body and intent to match his soul, advanced to void refinement perfection, strengthened his God Star, and reached the thirty-fifth Soul Hive cavity.
  • Chen Lin considered Luo Qinglan's impending return, Zhou Jing's incurable condition, and Liu Rumian's disappearance inside the Chessboard Scenario.
  • Chen Lin summoned Long Han to ask about the sect, and Long Han reported that the Dragon Egg had hatched into a black demonic dragon.

Ch. 1448Appointment

Chen Lin appointed Long Han as Sect Leader of the Kaiyuan Sect and gave him instructions for managing its branches and trade. After Nanmen Lingyue reported that Gu Tianling’s surviving forces had fled north into the Chaotic Void, Chen Lin learned where the threat had gone.

  • Chen Lin gave Long Han a token to contract with the Dragon Egg’s hatchling and appointed him Sect Leader of the Kaiyuan Sect.
  • Chen Lin assigned Long Han responsibility for the sect’s branches and trade, explained whom to contact for help, and gave him cultivation materials and treasures.
  • Aisa demanded to become Sect Leader, but Chen Lin told her to reach Nascent Soul Ascension first; she then went to play with Chen Tao.
  • Chen Lin reviewed the Kaiyuan Sect’s gains on the Soul-Severing Continent after its new powers had settled in.
  • Nanmen Lingyue told Chen Lin that Gu Tianling’s remaining forces had left the Soul-Severing Continent and entered the Chaotic Void in the far north.

Ch. 1449Minor True Realm

Chen Lin learned that the Gu Family survivors had fled into the Chaotic Void, then completed his advancement to the Minor True Realm in seclusion. His new innate true origin resonated with his Inner Star and greatly increased how quickly he could refine Mysterious Stones, accelerating his path toward the Void Realm.

  • Nanmen Lingyue told Chen Lin that Gu Family members had been spotted near the Chaotic Void, and Chen Lin resolved to grow stronger in case they returned for revenge.
  • Chen Lin entered the Leaf Scenario, announced a gathering for cultivators who could enter it, and offered attendees ten Ordinary Nightmare Coins.
  • Chen Lin returned to his headquarters in Sanding City and instructed Yang Wentai to keep everyone away while he cultivated.
  • Chen Lin smoothly fused his body, soul, and intent energies to reach the Minor True Realm and form energy with true origin traits.
  • Chen Lin found that his innate true origin resonated with his Inner Star, making him refine Mysterious Stones nearly ten times faster and gain roughly twice the benefit from each stone.

Ch. 1450Xing Cheng

After half a year of cultivation, Chen Lin attempted to condense the star core of his God Star but lacked sufficient stellar power. He used the remaining energy from the Myriad Phenomena Porridge to succeed, drawing the attention of powerful figures across distant realms.

  • Chen Lin cultivated at the Mountain Gate for half a year while testing his body after entering the Minor True Realm.
  • Chen Lin began condensing his God Star’s core, but the available stellar power proved insufficient despite his efforts.
  • Chen Lin used the remaining energy from the Myriad Phenomena Porridge to strengthen the Seven-Star Shining Sun dharmic formula.
  • A hidden star brightened and sent a strand of starlight into Chen Lin, causing the God Star’s core to form.
  • Experts across the Upper Primal Domain sensed the change, while the Boss Lady and a woman in a purple palace reacted to the star’s awakening.

Ch. 1451Probing

After forming his Star Core, Chen Lin drew powerful cultivators to his Mountain Gate when an unknown star appeared, and he blamed the phenomenon on a figure from the Crape Myrtle Palace. The Soulless Sect elder’s cryptic warning about a guest from another land left Chen Lin worried that his identity as a transgressor might be known.

  • Chen Lin completed his Star Core and learned he could begin condensing a second Inner Star.
  • Yang Wentai and Grass told Chen Lin that an unusual celestial omen had appeared, and powerful cultivators from several factions arrived to investigate.
  • Chen Lin told the visitors that a figure from the Crape Myrtle Palace had caused the phenomenon, and the factions agreed to spread that explanation to discourage outsiders from coming.
  • The Soulless Sect elder asked about Zhou Jing’s spiritless constitution and left Chen Lin with a cryptic warning about a guest from another land.
  • Nanmen Lingyue asked Chen Lin whether his explanation was true, and he admitted that his cultivation technique had caused the phenomenon before she returned to her lineage.
  • Chen Lin entered his fiefdom from a secluded location and pondered whether the elder’s warning referred to him, Zhou Jing, or both.

Ch. 1452Reunion

Chen Lin set aside his suspicions about Zhou Jing and reunited with Luo Qinglan in his fiefdom. Luo Qinglan revealed that she had refined her bloodline at the White Jade Terrace and warned him that Hundred Flowers Fairy was plotting against him, before Chen Lin said they had an urgent matter to address.

  • Chen Lin waited a month before summoning Grass, who reported that Zhou Jing was still searching for a way to cultivate and had shown no changes.
  • Chen Lin approved a request to enter his fiefdom and welcomed Luo Qinglan, then reassured her that he had not visited a brothel since she scolded him in Danding City.
  • Luo Qinglan tried to speak with Grass, but Grass flew away, and Luo Qinglan explained that the spirit beast mark had been removed while she still felt bound to Bei Wumeng.
  • Luo Qinglan told Chen Lin that the White Jade Terrace had helped her remove her spirit beast mark and refine her bloodline, though she had only barely entered the void realm.
  • Luo Qinglan warned Chen Lin that Hundred Flowers Fairy had reached the peak void realm and repeatedly urged Bei Wumeng to kill him.
  • Chen Lin accepted the warning and told Luo Qinglan that they needed to deal with a more urgent matter quickly.
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