Vol. 9The Immortal Palace Opens

Chen Lin reunited with his family, advanced through Void Refinement, and faced upheaval as the Tiancang Realm’s continents merged and the Cheng Sisters were taken. He joined the assault on the Immortal Palace and reached the fourth rank after a Source Soul Infusion, taking the first seat in the hall as Grass and other cultivators arrived.

  • Chen Lin reunited with Chen Ling'er, Qin Lingyu, and Sun Caiyi, then destroyed the Myriad Demon Sect after learning the Heartless Devil Lord had impersonated him.
  • Chen Lin brought his family to Tianbao Peak, investigated the Ruyi Staff and the shattered Tianxuan Realm, and explored the Earth Cave before taking the old Taoist’s Body-Solidifying Pill to Xuandu City to trade.
  • Chen Lin traded for spirit blood and spirit gold, refined a Circumambulation Beast into a soul-strengthening pill, and defeated Ancestor Lingtian with a concealed Dark Gold Ray.
  • Chen Lin passed his Void Refinement tribulation, investigated Fuyao’s painting and the Nightmare Realm, declined to risk himself for Kannie’s trapped original body, and agreed to teach Chen Ling'er how to explore safely.
  • Chen Lin removed Youruo remnants from Xin Yueling, Yue Tianyi, and Zhang Zhenqian as the continents merged and strange omens spread across the Tiancang Realm.
  • After the Black-Crowned Man took the Cheng Sisters, Chen Lin entered a Nightmare Realm scenario and watched Zhu Sankui’s forces attack the County Office.
  • Chen Lin defeated Zhu Sankui, met Kannie, joined the Five Friends of Tiancang, and helped destroy Liren Chou’s body.
  • Chen Lin and Grass helped shatter the Immortal Palace barrier, entered the palace’s soul trial, and received a Source Soul Infusion that advanced Chen Lin to the fourth rank.
Chapters 802–901 Read from Ch. 802

Arc 33The Earth Cave and the Old Taoist

Chen Lin reunited with his family, settled them in the Tiancang Realm, and followed new clues about the Nightmare Realm and the Void Realm. After exploring the Earth Cave and meeting a mysterious old Taoist, he brought the Taoist’s pill to Xuandu City to trade for resources that could help his cultivation.

  • Chen Lin reunited with Chen Ling'er, Qin Lingyu, and Sun Caiyi, learned of their losses, and destroyed the Myriad Demon Sect after discovering the Heartless Devil Lord had impersonated him.
  • Chen Lin brought his family and companions to Tianbao Peak, where Chen Ling'er reached Spirit Transformation, then traveled toward the True Spirit Continent and met Huang Ying while investigating a golden island.
  • Chen Lin learned that the golden pillar was the Ruyi Staff and that the Tianxuan Realm had shattered, while the Traveling Merchant later explained that planes faced Voidification and that true origin could resist it.
  • Chen Lin joined Zhang Zhenqian and others in the Black Mist Forbidden Land, where he encountered Patrol Silk, reached the Earth Cave's fourth layer, and was drawn toward a Jar Ghost's copper coin.
  • Chen Lin defeated the Jar Ghost, hid inside the Bronze Coffin, and was carried away before Fat Tiger's appearance made the carrier drop the coffin.
  • Chen Lin met a boy and an old Taoist in green mountains, received a Body-Solidifying Pill, and was returned to the Earth Cave by the old Taoist's Whisk.
  • Chen Lin escaped the Earth Cave, learned to activate the copper coin, and traveled to Xuandu City, where he submitted the Body-Solidifying Pill for appraisal and offered it for trade.
Chapters 802–82625 summaries Read

Arc 34Ascension and the Painted Girl

Chen Lin survived his Void Refinement tribulation, settled the Lingtian Sect crisis, and investigated the Nightmare Realm scenario tied to Fuyao’s painting. He returned home with a new status and powerful grapes, declined to risk himself for Kannie’s trapped original body, and agreed to teach Chen Ling'er how to explore the Nightmare Realm.

  • Chen Lin traded for spirit blood and spirit gold, acquired a Circumambulation Beast, and refined its kind into a pill that strengthened his soul without advancing it further.
  • Chen Lin defeated Ancestor Lingtian with a concealed Dark Gold Ray, concealed the battlefield, and discovered a scroll bearing Luo’s Youruo clone.
  • Chen Lin passed his Void Refinement tribulation, survived the enormous sword’s attack in the strange space, and discovered the Celestial Ring’s vast storage and hidden records.
  • Chen Lin learned that Xin Yueling, Zhang Zhenqian, Lu Xiaoyi, and Yue Tianyi had reached Void Refinement, then investigated the missing Nightmare Coin and the Green-Clothed Girl in the painting.
  • Fuyao asked Chen Lin to clear her family’s name, and he killed Liang Batian after the man attacked him, then secured the Black Bear Magistrate’s support for investigating the Li Family case.
  • Chen Lin earned merit and raised his Nightmare Realm status, while Fuyao gave him grapes that helped Bai Yuzhou advance to Golden Core mid stage.
  • Chen Lin studied Nightmare Law and received Zhang Zhenqian’s Good Fortune Spirit-Solidifying Art, then refused to risk entering the dangerous scenario where Kannie’s original body was trapped.
  • Qin Lingyu advanced to Nascent Soul Late Stage after eating a grape, and Chen Lin agreed to teach Chen Ling'er how to stay safe while exploring the Nightmare Realm.
Chapters 827–85125 summaries Read

Arc 35The Great Upheaval

Chen Lin removed Youruo remnants from Xin Yueling, Yue Tianyi, and Zhang Zhenqian as omens of a coming catastrophe spread across the Tiancang Realm. After the continents merged and the Cheng Sisters were taken, he entered a Nightmare Realm scenario, where Zhu Sankui’s forces attacked the County Office.

  • Chen Lin removed the Youruo remnant from Lu Xiaoyi, then attended Yue Tianyi’s ceremony and learned that Xin Yueling had been possessed by Luo’s remnant.
  • Chen Lin used the Soul-Destroying Finger on Xin Yueling, Yue Tianyi, and Zhang Zhenqian, securing herbs and other benefits in exchange for helping them.
  • Chen Lin visited Madam Miaoyin to obtain a translation of the Wall Inscription, while she warned him that he had little time left.
  • Chen Lin witnessed the continents merge and a colossal formation spread across the land, then returned to Tianbao Peak and reunited with his family and companions.
  • Chen Lin reinforced the Nightmare Realm node, suppressed the demonic aura in Xin Yueling, and learned that strange omens had appeared across the plane.
  • The Black-Crowned Man took the Cheng Sisters, and Chen Lin later declined to join Madam Miaoyin’s Tiancang Alliance before entering the Nightmare Realm scenario.
  • Chen Lin investigated an empty town and learned that a monster called Zhu Sankui had terrorized it, while the Black Bear Magistrate warned that breaking the seal on Li Fuyao’s courtyard could be fatal.
  • Chen Lin accepted Xiong Ziqi’s mission to help kill Zhu Sankui, but Zhu Sankui’s forces stormed the County Office and attacked as Chen Lin watched from beneath the Road Guide Barrier.
Chapters 852–87625 summaries Read

Arc 36The Immortal Palace Trial

Chen Lin strengthened his soul, reunited with Grass, and joined the assault on the Immortal Palace barrier. After entering the palace’s soul trial, he reached a city where a Source Soul Infusion advanced him to the fourth rank.

  • Chen Lin defeated Zhu Sankui, gained Taiqing Mountain as his territory, and discovered a mysterious pattern on a stone slab there.
  • Chen Lin met Kannie and received her Natal Spirit Fruit, then refined a Source Soul Bead and joined the Five Friends of Tiancang.
  • Liren Chou trapped cultivators at the All-Direction Trading Firm, but Chen Lin weakened him and helped the others destroy his body.
  • Chen Lin investigated Immortal Baiyun and the Dark Yin Sect, while Grass awakened with her memories and explained how she had saved Luo Qinglan and the others.
  • Chen Lin and Grass joined Madam Miaoyin’s Cultivator Alliance and helped power the Heaven-Opening Bow, which shattered the Immortal Palace barrier.
  • Chen Lin and Grass entered the palace through the black gate and boarded a boat that carried survivors through soul-damaging mist to a city.
  • Chen Lin received a Source Soul Infusion that advanced his soul to the fourth rank, then took the first seat in the hall as Grass, Zhao Mengru, and other cultivators arrived.
Chapters 877–90125 summaries Read
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