Chapter Summaries

After reaching the Half-Saint level and Heaven Realm Late Stage, Lin Ze left seclusion and used a small spatial sphere to return to the Lin Family residence in Shengdan City. He reunited with Medusa and learned that everyone was gathering that day, so they headed to meet the others.

• Lin Ze ended his cultivation break after more than half a year, having reached Half-Saint in Dou Qi and Heaven Realm Late Stage in soul cultivation.
• A Death Soldier created a small sealed space, and Lin Ze entered it to travel through the Mirror World to the Lin Family residence in Shengdan City.
• Medusa recognized Lin Ze, confirmed his identity with their Mysterious Light Treasure Mirrors, and embraced him after his long absence.
• Lin Ze told Medusa that he had reached the Half-Saint level, and she shared that everyone was holding a gathering that day.
• Lin Ze took Medusa by the hand and headed with her toward the courtyard where the others lived.

Lin Ze and Medusa reunited and discussed the Snake-People Tribe’s prosperity in the Yunmeng Kingdom, which Medusa had supported with Resource Points. Medusa hoped to thank Lin Ze’s supposed senior from the Lin Family, but Lin Ze said the man was pursuing a breakthrough to Dou Sheng, and they returned to find Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Cao Ying, and Yun Yun waiting in his courtyard.

• Lin Ze walked with Medusa to his courtyard as they caught up on their lives apart.
• Medusa told Lin Ze that the Snake-People Tribe had prospered in the Yunmeng Kingdom, with more than twice as many Dou Huang experts as before.
• Lin Ze explained that the tribe’s elders had encouraged its members to believe Medusa was enduring hardships to earn resources, strengthening their devotion to her.
• Medusa asked when she could meet the senior from the Lin Family and thank him for helping the tribe and bringing her into contact with Lin Ze.
• Lin Ze said the senior was trying to break through to Dou Sheng, and Medusa wished him success rather than disturb him.
• Lin Ze led Medusa to his courtyard, where Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Cao Ying, and Yun Yun were seated.

Lin Ze returned from seclusion as a Half-Saint and reunited with the women in his courtyard. After asking them to keep his breakthrough secret, he was left alone with Medusa and brought her inside.

• Lin Ze greeted Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and the others, then announced that he had reached the Half-Saint level.
• The women congratulated Lin Ze and shared news of their lives with him during a gathering.
• Lin Ze asked everyone to keep his breakthrough secret, and they agreed before departing.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin returned to their courtyards, leaving Lin Ze alone with Medusa.
• Lin Ze invited Medusa to admire the flowers, and she agreed; he carried her into the room.

After spending the night with Lin Ze, Medusa discovered that their dual cultivation had helped her break through by one star. Lin Ze told her about an opportunity that could help her reach Dou Sheng, and she resolved to cultivate harder so she could eventually claim it.

• Lin Ze watched Medusa sleep and realized that her strength had increased by one star after their night of dual cultivation.
• Medusa woke, cuddled with Lin Ze, and confirmed that she had broken through.
• Lin Ze explained that dual cultivation could aid cultivation but helped him less than cultivating alone.
• Lin Ze told Medusa about an opportunity that could help her reach Dou Sheng, though she would need to become much stronger to claim it.
• Medusa decided to return to cultivation and work harder.

Lin Ze visited Xiao Yi Xian and learned that she had made a poison capable of affecting a Dou Zun expert. After he asked her to produce more for the Lin Family, she finished her work and discussed her study of poison texts with him.

• Lin Ze went to Xiao Yi Xian's courtyard and found her making poison.
• Xiao Yi Xian showed Lin Ze her latest poison, which could affect a Dou Zun expert, and offered to make more for the Lin Family.
• Lin Ze asked about the poison's storage and use, then told Xiao Yi Xian to request the materials she needed from the family.
• Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the remaining poison with her Woeful Poison Body, turning its potency into Poison Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Lin Ze that she was learning from the Poison Scriptures and Poison Canons, and Lin Ze considered finding her more advanced texts.

Lin Ze took Qing Lin to Nine-Headed Peak, where the ancient Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake had fallen and the opportunity he had promised her awaited. The chapter ended as they reached the place where the nine peaks converged, the site of the snake’s corpse.

• Lin Ze reunited with Qing Lin and told her he could now help her claim the opportunity safely.
• Lin Ze spent the next few days alone with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, discussing the Way of Yin-Yang Complementarity with them.
• Lin Ze sent Qing Lin into a sealed silver-gray ball and used the Mirror World to travel with her to the border between the Central Plains and the Northwest Continent.
• Lin Ze released Qing Lin and explained that they had arrived through a special method, not the power of a Dou Sheng Expert.
• Lin Ze brought Qing Lin to Nine-Headed Peak and identified the convergence of its nine peaks as the place where the ancient Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake’s corpse lay.

Lin Ze brought Qing Lin to the underground cavern beneath Nine-Headed Peak to claim the lingering soul of an Ancient Nine-Headed Heaven Snake as her opportunity. Lin Ze subdued the soul and helped Qing Lin use her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to begin controlling it.

• Lin Ze led Qing Lin through a hidden crack into a cavern containing the corpse of an Ancient Nine-Headed Heaven Snake.
• At Lin Ze’s instruction, Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to draw the snake’s soul from its corpse.
• The snake’s soul attacked Qing Lin, but Lin Ze shielded her and trapped it with Soul Chains and Soul Spikes.
• Lin Ze forced the nine heads to face Qing Lin as she used her pupils to control the soul, and emerald-green dots began appearing in its eighteen eyes.

Lin Ze helped Qing Lin begin refining the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake while carefully limiting how much of its power she could absorb. As Qing Lin cultivated, he planned to search for opportunities suited to Xiao Yi Xian and the others.

• Qing Lin gained initial control over the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake, and Lin Ze sent her instructions for undoing its Nine-Layer Seal.
• Lin Ze placed auxiliary Heavenly Treasures beside Qing Lin and warned her to absorb the snake's power only within her limits.
• Watching Qing Lin grow stronger, Lin Ze considered how the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake could help her catch up with Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Lin Ze considered finding the Nether Poison Flame and the Woeful Poison Body cultivator's ruins to help Xiao Yi Xian grow stronger.
• Lin Ze decided to have his Death Soldiers search for both opportunities and planned to find suitable chances for Yun Yun, Cao Ying, and the others.

Lin Ze helped Qing Lin safely absorb the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake’s power while consuming pills to raise his own Dou Qi. Exploring the snake’s remains, he uncovered a hidden spatial cache containing the corpse of a Dou Sheng-level Ancient Heaven Snake.

• Lin Ze summoned a Dou Venerate Death Soldier to guard Qing Lin as she steadily absorbed the snake’s power.
• Lin Ze swallowed golden-red pills made from the Blood Crystal Earth Source Mine, rapidly increasing his Half-Saint strength.
• Lin Ze investigated the Ancient Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake’s remains and discovered a hidden spatial node inside its body.
• Lin Ze drew out the node as a Silver Orb and opened the storage space within it.
• Lin Ze found the corpse of a Dou Sheng-level Ancient Heaven Snake among the orb’s strange contents.

Lin Ze secured the Ancient Heaven Snake’s skeletal remains and advanced to High-Tier Half-Saint while Qing Lin absorbed the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake’s power. Qing Lin revealed that the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake had stolen the remains from the Heaven Snake Tribe’s nest to devour them and strengthen itself.

• Lin Ze put the Silver Orb containing the Ancient Heaven Snake’s remains into the Mirror World so the remains could be protected before he processed them.
• Lin Ze cultivated while Qing Lin absorbed the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake’s power, then broke through to High-Tier Half-Saint after more than ten days.
• Lin Ze stopped cultivating when Qing Lin’s aura stabilized, and Qing Lin told him she had undone five of the Nine-Layer Seal and reached her current limit.
• Qing Lin revealed that the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake had stolen the Ancient Heaven Snake’s remains from the Heaven Snake Tribe’s nest to devour them and increase its strength.

Lin Ze learned how the Ancient Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake had stolen an Ancient Heaven Snake’s body and fallen, then returned to Shengdan City with Qing Lin. After spending three days with Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa, he resumed cultivating and used a refined Heaven Demon Blood Pool to advance his physique alongside his Dou Qi and soul.

• Qing Lin told Lin Ze that the Ancient Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake had stolen a Dou Sheng-level Ancient Heaven Snake’s body, escaped its clan’s pursuit, and fallen after its vitality was extinguished and its soul badly damaged.
• Lin Ze stored the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake’s corpse in the Mirror World and returned to Shengdan City with Qing Lin, where Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa were waiting.
• Qing Lin explained that she and Lin Ze had gone to find ruins and cultivate, then told Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa that her strength had risen beyond theirs.
• Lin Ze promised Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa opportunities of their own and spent three days with the three women in turn.
• Lin Ze returned to the Ruins World and submerged himself in a refined Heaven Demon Blood Pool containing the blood essence of the Ancient Heaven Snake and Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake.
• After cultivating, Lin Ze reached the pressure of a Tier 9 Magical Beast as his physique caught up with his Saint Realm Dou Qi and Heaven Realm soul.

Lin Ze reached One-Star Dou Saint after three months as a Half-Saint, crediting rare treasures and his cultivation-speed buff for his rapid rise. He considered how to strengthen his soul, concluding that seizing soul-origin clusters from the Hall of Souls was his most practical option for now.

• Lin Ze halted the energy, space, and time inside the Qi Gathering Hall as he broke through to Dou Saint.
• Lin Ze emerged from the Heaven Demon Blood Pool and realized he had advanced from Peak Dou Zun to One-Star Dou Saint in less than a year.
• Lin Ze reflected that the Blood Crystal Earth Source Mine and his Cultivation Speed Buff had greatly accelerated his Dou Qi cultivation, while his soul remained below Heaven Realm Grand Perfection.
• Lin Ze considered how the Mysterious Light Treasure Mirror let him gather information and secretly siphon Soul Origin, while the Xuangguang Clan remained neutral.
• Lin Ze judged that reaching the Di-Realm Soul would be extremely difficult and decided that stealing soul-origin clusters from the Hall of Souls was his best available path.

After becoming a one-star Dou Sheng, Lin Ze planned to pursue the Demon Saint Inheritance, raise a Tier 9 Alchemist, and find new ways to improve his soul and physique. At a Danta elders’ meeting, Lin Wuyao revealed an overwhelming Dou Sheng aura from a Spatial Jade Slip, leaving the elders to wonder whether the Lin Family was a Dou Sheng clan.

• Lin Ze considered the Demon Saint Inheritance and Tier 9 medicinal pills as ways to strengthen his Dou Qi, and decided that a small world could let him refine pills without attracting attention.
• Lin Ze set goals to improve his soul through the Hall of Souls, train a Tier 9 Alchemist, and seek the Shi Clan’s inherited body-tempering arts for his stalled physique.
• Lin Ze finished planning and resumed absorbing Heaven and Earth Energy to stabilize and improve his cultivation.
• At Danta’s elders’ meeting, Lin Wuyao refused the Law Enforcement Hall Deputy Hall Master’s demand to reduce the Guest Elder Hall’s resource share.
• When the Deputy Hall Master pressured Lin Wuyao with Dou Qi, Lin Wuyao crushed a Spatial Jade Slip, and a Dou Sheng aura swept through the meeting, shocking the elders.

Lin Wuzheng appeared before Danta’s Elders as a Dou Sheng Expert, revealing the powerful family backing Lin Wuyao. He later asked Xuan Kongzi to help Lin Wuyao become part of the Little Pill Tower, and Xuan Kongzi agreed to invite him.

• Lin Wuzheng emerged from a Spatial Rift in Danta’s Conference Hall, and Lin Wuyao respectfully introduced him as his ancestor.
• The Pill Tower Elders, including Xuan Kongzi, returned Lin Wuzheng’s greeting with respect, while the Deputy Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall regretted his earlier treatment of Lin Wuyao.
• Lin Wuzheng left the Conference Hall with Lin Wuyao and Xuan Kongzi, and the remaining Elders reconsidered the Lin Family’s influence and value.
• Xuan Kongzi escorted Lin Wuzheng and Lin Wuyao to the guest quarters and asked about the purpose of the visit.
• Lin Wuzheng said he wanted Lin Wuyao to truly join Danta’s Little Pill Tower, and Xuan Kongzi agreed to invite the Tier 8 Alchemist.

Lin Ze learned that the Cao Family hoped to match Cao Ying with him and returned to Shengdan City to speak with her. Cao Ying accepted that Lin Ze already had other partners, and they embraced as she called him Brother Lin Ze.

• Lin Ze let Lin Wuzheng and Lin Wuyao continue speaking with Xuan Kongzi after Lin Wuyao's place in the Little Pill Tower was settled.
• A Death Soldier reported that a Cao Family elder had brought Cao Ying to the Lin Family courtyard to arrange a match with Lin Ze.
• Lin Ze returned to Shengdan City and found Cao Ying chatting with Xiao Yi Xian in a garden.
• Xiao Yi Xian left Lin Ze and Cao Ying alone, and Cao Ying confronted Lin Ze about the marriage match.
• Lin Ze asked whether Cao Ying was willing to marry him despite his relationship with Xiao Yi Xian and the others.
• Cao Ying accepted the situation, and Lin Ze put his arm around her waist as she nestled into his embrace.

Lin Ze infiltrated the Nine Netherworld Python Clan’s headquarters to locate the Yellow Spring Stone Tablet and pursue the clan’s Demon Saint Essence Blood without causing unnecessary losses. He reached the tablet’s heavily guarded area and began using his Soul Power against the Dark Snake Guard.

• Lin Ze and Cao Ying openly confirmed their feelings and spent time together in the garden.
• Lin Ze sent a Death Soldier into the Beast Region to investigate the Nine Netherworld Python Clan and obtain its Demon Saint Essence Blood for Qing Lin’s benefit.
• Lin Ze thought about Zi Yan’s cultivation on Ancient Dragon Island and resolved to open Saint Zaohua’s Dou Saint Relic early for the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Lin Ze concealed himself in space and slipped into the Ming Snake Earth Vein, avoiding the Half-Saints patrolling the clan’s headquarters.
• Lin Ze reached the guarded area of the Yellow Spring Stone Tablet and began spreading his Soul Power over the Dark Snake Guard.

Lin Ze entered the Yellow Spring Stone Tablet to seek the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s inheritance and easily broke through the tablet’s tests of Yellow Spring Finger and Yellow Spring Palm. The Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s remnant soul revealed that it had reached the Di-Realm Soul and warned Lin Ze to leave, but Lin Ze remained confident.

• Lin Ze bypassed the Dark Snake Guards and examined the Yellow Spring Stone Tablet, identifying the inheritances of Yellow Spring Finger and Yellow Spring Palm and preparing to face Yellow Spring Heaven Wrath.
• Lin Ze entered the tablet’s inner space, where he walked through its lightning storm without being harmed.
• Lin Ze pierced the colossal Yellow Spring Finger with Soul Power and crushed the Yellow Spring Palm with a second attack.
• The Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s remnant soul appeared and told Lin Ze to leave, explaining that its soul had surpassed Heaven Realm Grand Perfection and reached the Di-Realm Soul.
• Lin Ze calmly insisted that he had confidence in his strength and would not abandon the inheritance without trying.

Lin Ze insisted on facing Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s trial, seeking the Demon Saint Essence Blood to strengthen himself. He survived Yellow Spring Heaven Wrath with a defensive Soul Skill, earning the remnant soul’s approval for the inheritance and essence blood.

• Lin Ze rejected Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s repeated advice to leave and said he needed the Demon Saint Essence Blood.
• Yellow Spring Demon Saint unleashed Yellow Spring Heaven Wrath, and Lin Ze prepared a Soul Light Shield to defend against the sound-wave attack.
• The attack shattered the surrounding space and sent Lin Ze flying, but his Soul Light Shield held and he returned unharmed.
• Yellow Spring Demon Saint realized Lin Ze’s Soul Skill was designed to defend against large-scale attacks and acknowledged that Lin Ze had endured the trial.
• Yellow Spring Demon Saint declared Lin Ze qualified to receive his inheritance and Demon Saint Essence Blood.

Lin Ze received the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s techniques and essence blood, then revealed what he knew about Tou She Ancient God and Source Qi. The Demon Saint rewarded him with more cultivation memories before his remnant soul faded away.

• The Yellow Spring Demon Saint passed Lin Ze the Yellow Spring Finger, Yellow Spring Palm, and Yellow Spring Heaven Wrath, along with the Demon Saint Essence Blood.
• Lin Ze told the Yellow Spring Demon Saint that Tou She Ancient God had been a Heavenly Flame who became a Dou Di after obtaining Source Qi.
• The Yellow Spring Demon Saint realized Source Qi had been the crucial energy missing when he tried to become a Dou Di, and thanked Lin Ze for clearing up his doubts.
• The Yellow Spring Demon Saint gave Lin Ze his remaining cultivation memories and information about hidden ruins, then handed over the Demon Saint Essence Blood.
• The Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s remnant soul faded away as Lin Ze bowed farewell.

Lin Ze obtained Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s inheritance and Demon Saint Essence Blood, then refined the blood in the Ruins World and advanced to early-stage Three-Star Dou Sheng. Yao Xiaotian and the Great Elder discovered the altered Yellow Spring Stone Tablet but failed to access Yellow Spring Heaven Wrath.

• Lin Ze learned the location of the Ancient Nether Poison Swamp from Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s memories and sent its coordinates to the Mirror Spirit to investigate.
• Lin Ze took the Demon Saint Essence Blood for processing, left the Yellow Spring Stone Tablet behind, and departed the Ming Snake Earth Vein.
• Yao Xiaotian and the Great Elder discovered that the Demon Saint Essence Blood was gone and Yellow Spring Heaven Wrath’s mark had appeared on the tablet.
• Yao Xiaotian and the Great Elder tried to access the inheritance, but the tablet’s soul attack injured them and drove them away.
• A month later, Lin Ze refined the Demon Saint Essence Blood and advanced to early-stage Three-Star Dou Sheng.