Arc 75The Sword Woman’s Domain

Chen Lin strengthened the Kaiyuan Realm, raised his children and disciples, and learned more about the Abyss and the Boundary River while pursuing the secrets of destiny. After seeking the Sword Woman and returning to his Fiefdom, he reunited with old companions and learned that Huangfu Qingrou remained sealed in a stone coffin.

  • Chen Lin took in Wen Xinzhao’s twins and lineage, founded the Kaiyuan Sect, and activated the Coiling Dragon Array to protect the Kaiyuan Realm.
  • Chen Lin helped Chen Siyang and Wen Siyue balance their yin-yang power, awaken their law origins, and cultivate unusual spirit rice that strengthened him and transformed the old ape Yuan Tiancheng.
  • Chen Lin condensed his fifth star core, learned that a Rainbow Bridge had appeared in the Kun Domain, and met Daidaixi, who taught him Abyssal Script and helped him complete a Scenario task.
  • Chen Lin lived under mortal identities to gather mortal dust aspiration force, married Du Yuee as Shopkeeper Huang, and took Chu Qingying and Du Shian as disciples.
  • Chen Lin refined the Sword Will in the Xikuli Cloak, investigated Chu Qingying’s mysterious dreams, and entered the Sword Realm to seek intentless stone and help Ye Sanhuan.
  • Chen Lin traded with the Bright Sword Master, prepared to meet the Sword Woman, then left her domain with Grass and returned to his Fiefdom.
  • Chen Lin reunited with Wushuang and Leng Yue, learned that Long Han had died and Huangfu Qingrou remained sealed in a stone coffin, and welcomed Aisa back into his arms.
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Ch. 1854Changing Situation

Chen Lin learned that the Alliance had suffered heavy losses and was now defending only the Kan and Kun Domains, while the Star Vortex offered limited support. After contacting Qian Ziduo through a special Transmitting Box, Chen Lin considered how to stay informed and prepare in case the Alliance abandoned the Kan Domain.

  • Tianshu told Chen Lin that Hong Tingzhen and the Sword Saint were unable to fight, but they had gravely wounded the King of the Red-Robed Cultivators, and Chen Lin's God-Slaying Crossbow had killed the leader of the Dark Cultivators.
  • Tianshu reported that the Left Alliance held the Kan Domain and the Right Alliance held the Kun Domain, while the Star Vortex had sent mostly clones to help the Alliance.
  • Chen Lin asked whether the Dark Cultivators and Red-Robed Cultivators were connected to the Abyss, and Tianshu said no such theory had surfaced.
  • Tianshu gave Chen Lin a Transmitting Box from Qian Ziduo, and Chen Lin used it to tell Qian Ziduo to deliver the Jade Talisman to Elder Jin and gather materials and information about the Abyss.
  • Tianshu told Chen Lin that Qian Ziduo had reached the Void Realm and expanded the Qingyang Treasure Pavilion in the Cangyuan Secret Realm.
  • Chen Lin rewarded Tianshu and sent him to rest, then considered how to prepare in case the Alliance retreated from the Kan Domain.

Ch. 1855Unexpected Visitor

After Wen Xinzhao unexpectedly entered Chen Lin’s plane, she revealed that their encounter had led to the birth of twins and asked to bring her endangered lineage there. Chen Lin agreed to shelter the children and allow ten Wen Lineage members to join the Kaiyuan Sect under strict conditions, and Wen Xinzhao left to fetch them.

  • The Divine Pagoda stirred, and Wen Xinzhao emerged after entering the plane through her knowledge of its formation.
  • Wen Xinzhao offered to reinforce the plane’s formation and provide valuable resources in exchange for moving her lineage there, but Chen Lin refused.
  • Wen Xinzhao warned that Chen Ling'er and the others could become targets, then revealed that she had given birth to twins fathered by Chen Lin after their encounter a century earlier.
  • Wen Xinzhao explained that Wan Zhencang was persecuting her lineage and that her children and clanspeople were in danger.
  • Chen Lin agreed to take in the twins and allow ten Wen Lineage members into the Kaiyuan Sect, requiring them to join the sect, sign a Soul Pact, and swear a Great Dao Oath.
  • Wen Xinzhao accepted Chen Lin’s terms and left to bring the group within six months.

Ch. 1856Offspring

Wen Xinzhao reunited Chen Lin with their children and brought him news about the Alliance’s war against bizarre cultivators, who may have come from the Abyss. Chen Lin learned that a recluse might be able to read his Abyssal book, and Wen Xinzhao offered to arrange a meeting if he treated both children equally.

  • Wen Xinzhao returned with Chen Siyang and Wen Siyue, and Chen Lin welcomed them as his children despite their strange ages and lack of law origins.
  • Chen Lin introduced the Wen Lineage members to his people, required them to swear oaths and sign Soul Contracts, then had Chen Ling'er show the children around.
  • Wen Xinzhao told Chen Lin that the Alliance factions were consumed by infighting and hoarding resources while the war against the bizarre cultivators continued.
  • Wen Xinzhao explained that seized items bore Abyssal script, leading the Alliance to suspect that the dark and red-robed cultivators came from Abyss-affected planes to search the Rainbow Realm.
  • Chen Lin showed Wen Xinzhao his book, and she confirmed its writing was Abyssal script but said she knew a recluse who might be able to read it.
  • Wen Xinzhao offered to help Chen Lin meet the recluse in return for his promise to treat Chen Siyang and Wen Siyue equally.

Ch. 1857New Formation

Chen Lin and Wen Xinzhao addressed the cultivation defects of their children and rebuilt the Divine Pagoda’s grand formation, placing its control in Chen Lin’s hands. Wen Xinzhao then prepared to return to protect the Wen Lineage, while Chen Lin gave her a powerful scroll to aid her survival.

  • Wen Xinzhao explained that Yang'er and Yue'er could not condense law origins because of their extreme yin and yang talents, and Chen Lin promised to help them while keeping his solution secret.
  • Chen Lin and Wen Xinzhao discussed Oddity Island, Yesterday Manor, and the Divine Pagoda’s teleportation passage before Wen Xinzhao tested Chen Lin and learned he had entered the True Realm.
  • Wen Xinzhao provided the materials and expertise to make 108 Coiled Dragon Pillars, and Chen Lin and the gathered cultivators spent three years completing the upgraded formation.
  • Chen Lin bound the Golden Token and activated the Divine Pagoda Coiling Dragon Array, which drew on stellar power and enveloped the Kaiyuan Realm.
  • Wen Xinzhao asked for a Sub-Token so she could return to her threatened clansmen, and Chen Lin gave her the Sword of Adjudication scroll before leaving.

Ch. 1858Building the Sect

Chen Lin established the Kaiyuan Sect and gave Wen Xinxuan a pill and talismans to help her ascend. The Great Cyan Pill then warned him that leaving the Boundary River before merging with a Nightmare Realm projection would bring annihilation, leaving Chen Lin uncertain whether Earth lay within its bounds.

  • Chen Lin founded the Kaiyuan Sect, assigned its elders and hall leaders, and tasked Wen Jing'an with the Formation Hall.
  • Chen Lin gave Wen Xinxuan a Tianxu Pill to aid her ascension and Tribulation Crossing Talismans, and agreed to make intelligent puppets for her herb gardens.
  • Chen Xinxuan told Chen Lin that her younger siblings seemed innocent and well-behaved, and he instructed her to watch them discreetly and keep them equipped with defensive treasures.
  • Chen Ling'er said she preferred staying single, and Chen Lin urged her to focus on cultivation and monitor her younger siblings.
  • The Great Cyan Pill recalled that the Nightmare Realm was the reverse side of each plane and that merging with its projection could free someone from the Boundary River's restrictions.
  • The Great Cyan Pill warned Chen Lin not to leave the Boundary River or enter the Abyss before merging with a Nightmare Realm projection, and Chen Lin wondered whether Earth was inside the Boundary River.

Ch. 1859The Precious Lotus Took Effect

Chen Lin spent more than twenty years cultivating while events unfolded among the Wen Lineage and the Alliance. He discovered that his children could activate the Yin-Yang Lotus together, and he took them to the Pill Refining Room to confirm something else.

  • Wen Xinxuan ascended to the Void Realm with a Tianxu Pill, and Liu Rumian reached the perfected Semi-Void Realm as she cleared most of her Inner World Brand; Chen Lin gave Liu a pill but she chose to delay ascending.
  • Qian Ziduo told Chen Lin that the bizarre cultivators remained quiet after their leaders were weakened, while the Alliance’s Major Factions continued competing for power instead of counterattacking.
  • Chen Lin examined Chen Siyang and Wen Siyue, then found that neither could activate the Yin-Yang Lotus alone.
  • Chen Siyang and Wen Siyue activated the lotus together with their talent abilities and used it to absorb each other’s energy, allowing them to balance their yin-yang power.
  • Chen Lin warned his children to keep the lotus secret, then led them to the Pill Refining Room and took out the Four Symbols Bagua Furnace.

Ch. 1860The Rice Porridge Was Ready

Chen Lin used the Two Siblings' growing yin-yang power to cook fluorescent spirit rice porridge, then tested its effects on an old ape. The porridge helped the ape undergo form transformation, and he joined Chen Lin as a willing servant, though he warned that the rice's energy was difficult to control.

  • Chen Lin discovered that the Two Siblings' yin-yang power could make the spirit rice change, then guided them until they condensed their law origins.
  • Chen Lin and the Two Siblings successfully cooked fluorescent spirit rice porridge, which released a powerful, fresh fragrance.
  • Chen Lin fed a small portion of the porridge to an old ape, who absorbed its energy for hours before beginning form transformation.
  • The old ape survived three tribulation lightning strikes, transformed into a gaunt old man, and recognized Chen Lin as the Sect Master.
  • The old ape thanked Chen Lin and offered to serve him, then reported that he had absorbed less than twenty percent of the porridge's energy and could barely control his mana.

Ch. 1861The wondrous uses of spirit rice

Chen Lin tested the spirit rice’s effects, named the transformed ape Yuan Tiancheng, and discovered that golden wheat could strengthen his inner stars while both kinds of rice together improved Death Gaze. After the rice experiments strained his children’s innate talents, he set aside further attempts to cultivate Death Gaze and entered seclusion to condense his Fifth Star’s Star Core.

  • Chen Lin helped the old ape absorb the spirit rice’s energy, named him Yuan Tiancheng, and had him cultivate in a secluded chamber.
  • Chen Lin refined fluorescent rice porridge and found that it nourished his body, soul, and primordial spirit, but not his inner stars or Death Gaze.
  • Chen Lin considered contacting Old Servant Qi about his rice stipend, the Abyss, and Abyssal Script, but decided to wait and conserve his supply.
  • Over ten years, Chen Lin tested the rice and found golden wheat strengthened his inner stars, while porridge made from both kinds of rice together strengthened Death Gaze; the latter severely strained the siblings’ innate talents.
  • The siblings reached Law Origin Mid-Stage but showed signs of mental instability, so Chen Lin stopped their cultivation and sent them out to temper their minds.
  • After confirming that the Alliance’s situation had not changed, Chen Lin entered seclusion to condense his Fifth Star’s Star Core.

Ch. 1862Rainbow Bridge

Chen Lin condensed the core of his fifth star, strengthening his soul and celestial fire, but learned that the process had triggered another void storm and the appearance of a mysterious Rainbow Bridge in the Kun Domain. As he considered seeking mortals to develop his talent, he sent Tianshu to investigate the bridge and several other matters, then offered White Moonlight a chance to explore the outside world.

  • Chen Lin condensed the fifth star core despite a black star trying to swallow its radiance, survived the heavenly tribulation, and gained greater inner star force, celestial fire, and soul strength.
  • The Kaiyuan Realm prospered under the Wen Lineage, and Chen Lin considered bringing in mortals to help the plane and improve his talent ability.
  • Chen Lin learned from Qian Ziduo that another fierce void storm had appeared and that a Rainbow Bridge had emerged in the Kun Domain after the storm.
  • Chen Lin gave Tianshu a Realm-Protecting Array Sub-Token and ordered him to investigate the Rainbow Bridge, find Yan Xiaodie, and watch Yesterday Manor and Wen Xinzhao.
  • Chen Lin asked White Moonlight whether she wanted to leave the plane and explore the outside world, and she eagerly asked if she could go.

Ch. 1863A Way to Unravel It

Chen Lin reasoned that a dominator characteristic might let him unravel the Sword Will on the cloak, so he began strengthening Death Gaze with fused Spirit Rice Porridge. After years passed, Wen Xinyan visited him seeking help to break through to the True Realm.

  • Chen Lin concluded that Death Gaze might need a higher level to counter the cloak’s dominator Sword Will, and began refining fused Spirit Rice Porridge to strengthen it.
  • Chen Lin continued his cultivation for several years while White Moonlight returned injured after Void Beasts attacked her, and Tianshu reached the Peak Void Realm.
  • Yuan Tiancheng announced that Wen Xinyan had come to see Chen Lin, who invited her into the Grand Hall.
  • Wen Xinyan told Chen Lin that her cultivation had reached a bottleneck and asked for help breaking through to the True Realm.

Ch. 1864Feather Pen

Chen Lin took Wen Xinyan into the Valley Secret Realm after she traded him a Feather Pen that required a Merit Coin to activate. After Wen Xinyan drank from the spring, Chen Lin searched for a treasure to help them leave safely and noticed something unusual about the river.

  • Wen Xinyan offered Chen Lin the Feather Pen in exchange for entry to the valley, and he agreed to take her there.
  • Chen Lin sent Yuan Tiancheng ahead to check the bamboo, then rewarded him with Demon God Pills after he returned safely.
  • Chen Lin and Wen Xinyan entered the scenario, completed its departure task, and discussed how such missions related to a scenario's core rules.
  • Chen Lin led Wen Xinyan through the valley to the spring, where she drank as much as she could to improve her chances of ascending to the True Realm.
  • After Chen Lin found that the Yin-Yang Lotus had not regrown, he and Wen Xinyan searched for another treasure, and he suddenly focused on the river.

Ch. 1865Daidaixi

Chen Lin encountered the sentient destiny fish Daidaixi in the secret realm and traded her the rules for leaving in exchange for a destiny cultivation technique. After learning that Daidaixi could complete neither of the realm’s tasks, he left her facing the possibility of being trapped there.

  • Chen Lin used his Fate Tentacle to catch the goldfish, sensed it pleading, and released it rather than harm it.
  • The goldfish returned to the spring eye, failed to escape, and asked Chen Lin for help; he drew it into his Destiny River and learned her name was Daidaixi.
  • Daidaixi told Chen Lin she came from Red Umbrella Star in the Red Cloud Star Domain and had been lost from the River of Destiny into the Boundary River’s Nightmare Realm.
  • Daidaixi described the Boundary River’s known passages and imparted the Mortal Dust Asks Destiny cultivation technique to Chen Lin.
  • Chen Lin explained the secret realm’s two tasks and his deductions, and Daidaixi realized she could complete neither task.

Ch. 1866A great haul

Chen Lin learned about the Rainbow Bridge, the Star Domains, and Daidaixi’s secret techniques before bringing her out of the River of Destiny to investigate the Triangular Building. With Daidaixi’s help, he deciphered the stone’s code, and it spat out an item.

  • Daidaixi told Chen Lin that the Rainbow Bridge appeared in the Rainbow Realm and that its appearances had led people to become Supremes, then explained the World-Extinguishing Talisman and the restrictions Supremes faced.
  • Daidaixi taught Chen Lin Abyssal Script and the Text Deduction Technique, then gave him the refining method for the Chain of Destiny in exchange for his help completing her mission.
  • Chen Lin learned that Daidaixi could leave the river briefly because she had a Reverse Scale, then placed her in a bottle and set out with Wen Xinyan.
  • Chen Lin entered the Triangular Building alone and found a patterned stone, but his attempts to activate it failed until Daidaixi recognized its markings as a code.
  • Daidaixi used her Talent Ability to decipher the code and guided Chen Lin through nine steps, causing the stone’s patterns to form a glowing vortex that spat out an item.

Ch. 1867Triangular Pendant

Chen Lin obtained a black pendant from the boulder, while Daidaixi claimed a dark red one and completed her task. After she returned to the River of Destiny, Chen Lin and Wen Xinyan chose to seek another treasure, but the flowering tree they approached proved strange and potentially dangerous.

  • Chen Lin used the password to obtain a black pendant from the boulder, and Daidaixi cracked its final face to claim an identical dark red pendant.
  • Daidaixi said the pendant completed her task, explained she had to return through her original node, and promised to ask around for Xitina.
  • Chen Lin returned Daidaixi to the River of Destiny and warned Wen Xinyan to keep the goldfish secret.
  • Chen Lin offered Wen Xinyan the choice to keep collecting treasures or leave, and she chose to continue searching.
  • Chen Lin and Wen Xinyan approached a flowering tree, then noticed its scaled trunk and branches formed a lifelike woman's face.

Ch. 1868Success

Wen Xinyan used Chen Lin’s treasures and her own tools to overcome the flowering tree’s defenses and retrieve it. A sudden mist forced them to leave the Scenario, and Chen Lin began sorting through his gains while Wen Xinyan departed with the tree.

  • Wen Xinyan decided to retrieve the flowering tree, and Chen Lin lent her the Intentless Sword, Silk Scarf, and bell.
  • Wen Xinyan used the bell to stun the tree, but her Silver Pickaxe could not dig through the formation protecting its roots.
  • Wen Xinyan used a damaged Jade Talisman to locate the Array Core in the tree’s flower, then sent corrosive insects to disable it after the tree dodged the Intentless Sword.
  • Wen Xinyan uprooted the weakened tree and shrank it, then a sudden bank of mist rose over the courtyard.
  • Chen Lin and Wen Xinyan used rejection to leave the Scenario, confirmed they had kept their gains, and Wen Xinyan departed while Chen Lin stayed to sort through his rewards.

Ch. 1869A Mortal Kingdom

Chen Lin established mortal kingdoms and lived as a mortal to gather mortal dust aspiration force, but he rescued his dying wife, Du Yuee, after their son was taken by the Kaiyuan Sect. At the sect, he saw Du Shian struggling through the Heart-Inquiring Path as a bell rang eighteen times for an exceptional young disciple.

  • Chen Lin studied the Mortal Dust Asks Destiny technique and the Chain of Destiny method, concluding that he needed mortal dust aspiration force and a dangerous visit to the River of Destiny to obtain a flower of destiny.
  • Over a hundred years, Tianshu’s return helped the Kaiyuan Realm’s population grow, and Chen Lin arranged for three mortal kingdoms to be founded so their struggles could provide mortal dust aspiration force.
  • Chen Lin lived under seven mortal identities and, as Shopkeeper Huang, married Du Yuee and had a son, Du Shian; after Du Shian was chosen by immortals, Du Yuee’s health failed.
  • Chen Lin took Du Yuee to his immortal cave, restored her vitality with life origin essence, and went to the Kaiyuan Sect to retrieve their son.
  • At the sect’s disciple assessment, Chen Lin found Du Shian struggling on the Heart-Inquiring Path and learned that an unusual girl had reached the summit; a bell then rang eighteen times.

Ch. 1870The Situation Changed Again

Chen Lin took Chu Qingying and Du Shian as disciples, then sent Feng Changqing beyond the realm to investigate the Kun Domain and search for old acquaintances. As news of Mingyue Shuanghua’s rise threatened his concealment, Chen Lin reinforced a vulnerable boundary node and weighed his next cultivation path, ending with his realization that Sword Woman had meant for him to fuse with the Sword Will on the Xikuli Cloak.

  • Chen Lin took Chu Qingying and Du Shian as disciples, revealing himself to Du Shian by transforming into Huang Dafu.
  • Wen Xinyan reached the True Realm, and Chen Lin sent Feng Changqing beyond the realm to investigate the Kun Domain and seek Mo Furong and other old acquaintances.
  • Qian Ziduo reported that Mingyue Shuanghua had reached the late True Realm, refined the Crape Myrtle Palace, and might come to the Kan Domain to take over the Left Alliance.
  • Chen Lin ordered Wen Jing'an to reinforce the Heaven-Connecting River node with a defensive formation powered by several true treasures.
  • Chen Lin considered training in the River of Destiny and improving Death Gaze, then realized Sword Woman had intended for him to fuse with the Sword Will on the Xikuli Cloak.

Ch. 1871Sword Will Takes Shape

Chen Lin refined the Cloak Sword Intent, unleashing a strike powerful enough to activate the Realm-Protecting Array, and began arranging his next journey to the Sword Woman Scenario and Luoxian City. After learning of several unusual developments among his family and disciples, he examined Chu Qingying, who had reached the Semi-Void Realm in under twenty years.

  • Chen Lin chose to refine the Cloak Sword Intent, and after more than a dozen years of seclusion, he released its deathly Sword Will and triggered the plane's Realm-Protecting Array.
  • Chen Lin explained the disturbance to Wen Xinyan and the others, then told Tianshu and Chen Ling'er that he planned to visit the Sword Woman Scenario, retrieve Grass, and pursue his Ten Thousand Swords Firing Simultaneously plan.
  • Chen Ling'er reported that Yang'er and Yue'er had reached the Semi-Void Realm, while Du Yuee and Du Shian had only barely condensed their law origins; she also told Chen Lin that Chu Qingying had advanced to the Semi-Void Realm without pills.
  • Chen Lin suspected Chu Qingying might be the reincarnation of a mighty being, possibly the Purple Emperor, and asked Chen Ling'er to bring her in for examination.
  • Tianshu told Chen Lin that he needed the flesh and blood essence of an Eternal Realm creature to advance, and Chen Lin said he would look for it in the Sword Woman Scenario.
  • Chu Qingying arrived, paid her respects to Chen Lin, and he began examining her with his perception.

Ch. 1872Dream Entry

Chen Lin investigated Chu Qingying’s full-moon dreams and found that a mysterious, noble presence vanished after appearing in her dream, though its true nature remained uncertain. He then entered the Sword Realm to seek intentless stone and arrived in Sanhuan City, where Ye Sanhuan greeted him without immediately seeking revenge.

  • Chu Qingying told Chen Lin that her cultivation surged after recurring dreams of a crescent moon and that she feared losing her consciousness when it became full.
  • Chen Lin brought Shi Yuelan into Chu Qingying’s dream, where he saw a noble phantom resembling Chu Qingying and briefly lost access to his powers before waking.
  • Chu Qingying said the mysterious energy in her bloodline had been consumed, and Chen Lin gave her treasures and told her to continue cultivating.
  • Chen Lin entered the Sword Realm and learned that Ye Sanhuan had taken over Luoxian City and renamed it Sanhuan City.
  • Chen Lin entered Sanhuan City to seek intentless stone, and Ye Sanhuan appeared and said she had not come for revenge.

Ch. 1873Ye Sanhuan's Purpose

Ye Sanhuan paid Chen Lin for the truth about leaving the Sword Realm, then asked him to help her obtain a Merit Coin so she could escape. She also offered information about a treasure and the Abyss, but Chen Lin remained wary as their negotiation continued.

  • Ye Sanhuan brought Chen Lin to a teahouse and offered him the Reincarnation Sword Formula in exchange for knowing how to leave the realm.
  • Chen Lin accepted over thirteen hundred pieces of Intentless Stone and told Ye Sanhuan that the Sword Woman decided whether anyone could leave.
  • Ye Sanhuan explained that repeated reincarnations had cost her memories and asked Chen Lin to help her obtain a Merit Coin from an unknown Nightmare Realm scenario.
  • Chen Lin refused to enter the dangerous scenario himself but agreed to take Ye Sanhuan's medium and said he might try to help.
  • Ye Sanhuan offered information about her lineage's supreme treasure and the Abyss, insisting that the Abyss's treasures were immensely useful to practitioners.

Ch. 1874Abyss Passage

Chen Lin negotiated with Ye Sanhuan for help escaping the nightmare realm and learned the location of an Abyss Passage, then traveled toward Sword Lake while gathering intentless stone and information. He learned that a powerful heretical cultivator had killed Kaiyuan City's lord and Sword Pavilion guards, and arrived at Center City to seek an audience with the Sword Woman on the next full moon night.

  • Ye Sanhuan agreed to help Chen Lin in exchange for a five-hundred-year limit and his promise to help her leave, and gave him a sword containing the locations of her lineage's secret realm and the Abyss Passage.
  • Chen Lin asked Ye Sanhuan to gather intentless stone, learned it could refine sword will, and received several thousand pieces before leaving Sanhuan City.
  • Chen Lin left intentless stone at the Mogan Sword Shop in Nishang City, then learned the Lin Siblings had gone to Center City and followed them there.
  • Chen Lin discovered that a heretical cultivator had killed Kaiyuan City's lord and Sword Pavilion guards, and learned the culprit remained near the city despite searches by three Sword Masters.
  • Chen Lin obtained a list of approachable Grandmasters from an information seller and reached Center City, where he planned to seek the Sword Woman on the next full moon night.

Ch. 1875Summoned by the Sword Master

Chen Lin visited Lin Qingyu, then went to Bright Mountain to trade steamed buns for Sword Will infused into Intentless Swords. After Sword Sect Master Xiaoling brought him to meet the Bright Sword Master, the Sword Master said he had wanted to speak with Chen Lin before.

  • Chen Lin reunited with Lin Qingyu and learned that Lin Qingyuan had failed the Sword Guest Trial and returned to the Sword Pond.
  • Chen Lin refined more than a dozen Intentless Swords and asked Sword Sect Master Xiaoling to arrange for Bright Mountain cultivators to infuse them with Sword Will.
  • Chen Lin traded Mother Steamed Buns and Soul Steamed Buns for Sword Will, and Sword Sect Master Xiaoling agreed to help.
  • Sword Sect Master Xiaoling returned and told Chen Lin that the Bright Sword Master wanted to see him.
  • The Bright Sword Master dismissed Xiaoling and led Chen Lin inside to talk.

Ch. 1876Requests

Chen Lin learned that the Sword Realm was the Sword Woman’s Sword Domain and traded his golden wheat to the Bright Sword Master for protection, Sword Will, and guidance. After preparing to meet the Sword Woman on the full moon night, he flew directly to Sword Island, prompting the gathered experts to speculate about his connection to the Sword Stele.

  • The Bright Sword Master used spirit tea to reveal that many powerful beings had left marks on Chen Lin, then suggested the Sword Woman could sever their links to him if he took her away.
  • The Bright Sword Master explained that the Sword Woman was a sword and the Sword Realm was her Sword Domain, then traded three favors for Chen Lin’s golden wheat.
  • Chen Lin asked the Bright Sword Master to protect Lin Qingyu, infuse an Intentless Sword with his Sword Will, and guide his sword cultivation.
  • Chen Lin told Lin Qingyu that leaving for the Reality Realm might require the Sword Woman’s permission and Grandmaster-level cultivation, then promised to ask about taking her out to see the wider world.
  • On the full moon night, Chen Lin flew over Sword Lake and landed on Sword Island while the watching experts debated his connection to the Sword Stele.

Ch. 1877Return to the Fiefdom

Chen Lin returned to his Fiefdom with Grass and reunited with Wushuang and Leng Yue, learning how his people and the Inner World had fared during his long absence. He told Leng Yue he planned to take her to the Outer World later, and she revealed that they had found someone he had been searching for.

  • Chen Lin left the Sword Woman's domain with Grass and used the Peerage Token to return to his Fiefdom.
  • Chen Lin inspected the Fiefdom, reunited with Wushuang, and reflected that revenge against his former enemies no longer interested him.
  • Chen Lin failed to summon Jinlin, Blind Girl, and Hua Ruyu, then successfully summoned Leng Yue and learned that Long Han had died attempting to reach the Void Realm.
  • Leng Yue told Chen Lin that Gu Xiaohong had reached the Void Realm and managed Wangxiang City, and that Nanmen Lingyue had once left an important message for him.
  • Chen Lin told Leng Yue that he would leave the Inner World again and hoped to take her to the Outer World, then learned that his people had found the person he was seeking.

Ch. 1878Huangfu

Chen Lin learned that Leng Yue had found Huangfu Qingrou and arranged to bring her to his fiefdom, while he considered his next moves and Grass set out for Fairytale Town. Leng Yue returned with Aisa, who joyfully reunited with Chen Lin.

  • Leng Yue told Chen Lin that Long Han had found Huangfu Qingrou in poor condition and that she remained sealed in a stone coffin, sustained by Aisa’s strengthened life origin essence.
  • Chen Lin learned that four of the five cultivators who had entered the Cage Array scenario had returned, and he told Leng Yue to keep his own return secret.
  • Grass claimed Sword Woman had trained her to the Late True Realm, and Chen Lin celebrated her strength before teasing her about calling him Husband.
  • Grass insisted on going to Fairytale Town to see Taobao, so Chen Lin gave her protective treasures and watched her leave.
  • Leng Yue returned with Aisa, who rushed into Chen Lin’s arms and told him she had missed him.
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