Chapter Summaries

After Lin Chuan revealed Moonlit, rival factions considered seizing it but hesitated because of [Dawn] and its powerful allies. With the Profound Immortal Tomb yielding no further treasures, Lin Chuan decided to take his group to the Cosmic Light Hall to grow stronger.

• Zhongchuan Jin warned the Central River Imperial Family against attacking Lin Chuan, citing [Dawn], the Three-Eyed Alliance, and Lin Chuan’s influential allies.
• Major factions secretly planned to report Moonlit’s appearance and ambush [Dawn] at the Immortal Bone Realm’s exit.
• Mu Li worried about threats awaiting Lin Chuan after they left the Immortal Bone Realm, and offered to ask the Origin Sect’s sect master for help.
• Cultivators exploring the Profound Immortal Tomb suffered heavy casualties and found almost nothing, while Lin Chuan confirmed there were no treasures left there.
• Lin Chuan decided to stop exploring and bring everyone to the Cosmic Light Hall to improve their strength.

Lin Chuan led [Akatsuki] out of the Profound Immortal Tomb with its greatest treasures and brought the captured Feng Yuan into his Origin Space. There, he searched Feng Yuan’s memories for answers about the Southern Bright Continent, learned what had happened to Yijiang City, and killed him.

• Scruffy Sparrow returned with the badly burned Black Tortoise Turtle, which he had forced to become his underling.
• Lin Chuan and [Akatsuki] left the Profound Immortal Tomb through a spatial passage that the watching forces could not trace.
• Lin Chuan gathered [Akatsuki] in his Origin Space, where Fang Han and Feng Yuan arrived with the guardians.
• Lin Chuan took Feng Yuan aside and used Mind Layer Submersion to search his memories for what had happened on the Southern Bright Continent.
• After learning Feng Yuan had ignited the tragedy that destroyed Yijiang City, Lin Chuan extracted and crushed Feng Yuan’s soul.

Lin Chuan told Bu Lianshi that Mu Li had destroyed Yijiang City after Feng Yuan magnified the evil thoughts in him, and he worried about the danger posed by Mu Li’s sealed memories. After distributing two refined immortal artifacts, Lin Chuan met the old man in his sea of consciousness and asked him to explain Moonlit, the Maha Clan’s extermination, and the Ancient Immortal Realm.

• Bu Lianshi comforted Lin Chuan, and he revealed that Mu Li was Mu Zheng’s son and had destroyed Yijiang City after Feng Yuan drew out and magnified his evil thoughts.
• Lin Chuan worried that Mu Li’s sealed memories and suppressed talent could lead to future danger, then returned with Bu Lianshi to the Cosmic Light Hall.
• Lin Chuan restored the Cosmic Light Hall’s thirtyfold time difference and spent nearly half a month erasing the imprints on the Beast King Seal and the Profound Yellow Sword.
• Lin Chuan gave the Beast King Seal to Black Tortoise and temporarily entrusted the Profound Yellow Sword to Southern Dipper.
• Lin Chuan asked the old man in his sea of consciousness about Moonlit, the Maha Clan’s destruction, and the secrets of the Ancient Immortal Realm, and the old man agreed to share what he remembered.

Lin Chuan questioned the old man about Moonlit Beauty and learned that it was a divine artifact from beyond the cultivation world, tied to a massacre by six outsiders. When Lin Chuan asked about the phrase “Immortals are poisonous,” the old man became frenzied, vanished into black mist, and left Lin Chuan without answers.

• The old man told Lin Chuan that Moonlit Beauty had belonged to an outsider who helped lead six people in nearly destroying the cultivation world.
• The old man said Moonlit Beauty was called a divine artifact and warned Lin Chuan that major forces, especially the Central River Imperial Family, would seek the sword.
• Lin Chuan asked about the Maha Clan, the disappearance of the Maha Continent, and the three primordial families, but the old man could not remember clearly.
• Lin Chuan asked the old man what “Immortals are poisonous” meant, and the phrase sent the old man into a frenzy.
• The old man turned into black mist and sank into Lin Chuan’s sea of consciousness, then stopped responding.

Lin Chuan learned from Xiao Heng that the Immortal Bone Realm would close in about half a year, leaving [Akatsuki] little time to prepare for the dangers awaiting them in the Central River Continent. He sent Black Tortoise to seek beasts and treasures, then set off to visit the Three Pure Ones Sect.

• Xiao Heng recovered and divined that the sacred medicine Red Spider Lily would appear in about half a year, when the Immortal Bone Realm was expected to close.
• Lin Chuan realized that [Akatsuki] had roughly fifteen years of cultivation time in the Cosmic Light Hall to prepare for the factions that would target them after they left the realm.
• Lin Chuan ordered Black Tortoise to use the Beast King Seal and Heaven-Measuring Ruler to find and subdue Body Integration-stage ferocious beasts and search for treasures.
• Lin Chuan left the Cosmic Light Hall to visit the Three Pure Ones Sect.

Lin Chuan met Zhongchuan Jin, who revealed that a seal on the Central River Imperial Family prevented its members from sharing their secrets. Lin Chuan recognized the seal as bearing the aura of the Supreme One Scripture and prepared to test whether the three Primordial Scriptures could break it.

• Lin Chuan set aside his search for the Three Pure Ones Sect and traveled to meet Zhongchuan Jin after receiving his message about the imperial family.
• Zhongchuan Jin explained that a powerful seal kept core members of the Central River Imperial Family from revealing its secrets.
• Zhongchuan Jin drew out a faint golden mark on his forehead, and Lin Chuan identified its aura as that of the Supreme One Scripture.
• Zhongchuan Jin said he believed the three Primordial Scriptures might break the seal, though he did not know what would happen afterward.
• Lin Chuan warned that attempting to break the seal could kill Zhongchuan Jin, and Zhongchuan Jin agreed to proceed.

Lin Chuan used the Maha Sutra and Buddha's True Scripture to erase the bloodline seal binding Zhongchuan Jin, while White Tiger and Vermilion Bird guarded the mountain. Freed from his family's control, Zhongchuan Jin began revealing the Central River Imperial Family's secrets and identified the Longevity Realm as the Central River Continent's companion immortal artifact.

• Lin Chuan discovered that the Supreme One Scripture seal was rooted in Zhongchuan Jin's bloodline and spread throughout his body.
• White Tiger and Vermilion Bird arrived to guard the area as Lin Chuan began breaking the seal.
• Lin Chuan had Zhongchuan Jin empty his spiritual power, then used the Maha Sutra and Buddha's True Scripture to attack the runes in his soul and body.
• After half an hour, Lin Chuan erased the seal, and Zhongchuan Jin bowed to him, overjoyed to be free of his family's shackles.
• Zhongchuan Jin began explaining the Central River Imperial Family's origins and said the Central River Continent's companion immortal artifact was the Longevity Realm.

Lin Chuan learned from Zhongchuan Jin that the Central River Imperial Family served the Supreme One Clan, who controlled its bloodline through seals from within the Longevity Realm. Zhongchuan Jin had broken his seal to free his descendants, but Lin Chuan said he would not let him return to the Central River Dynasty.

• Zhongchuan Jin explained that the Supreme One Clan had withdrawn into the Longevity Realm and left the Central River Imperial Family as its servant clan.
• Zhongchuan Jin revealed that Supreme One Scripture runes in the imperial bloodline let the Supreme One Clan sense, punish, or kill its descendants.
• Lin Chuan and Zhongchuan Jin considered Crown Prince Hai's identity and his attacks on Zhongchuan Jue and Central River Chen, which Zhongchuan Jin suspected were tied to resistance against the Supreme One Clan.
• Zhongchuan Jin said he had broken his seal in the Ancient Immortal Realm because he was soon to marry and wanted his child to escape the same control.
• Lin Chuan told Zhongchuan Jin he would not allow him to return, and Zhongchuan Jin accepted that Lin Chuan could do whatever he wished so long as it did not harm future generations.

Lin Chuan bound Zhongchuan Jin with several techniques and learned that the Central River Imperial Family would seek Moonlit’s sword after they left the Ancient Immortal Realm. After parting ways, Lin Chuan took Bu Lianshi to a secluded cave to spend time alone with her.

• Lin Chuan placed the Caged Bird seal, Flying Thunder God Formula, and chakra rods on Zhongchuan Jin, who accepted them in exchange for the chance to free his descendants from enslavement.
• Zhongchuan Jin warned Lin Chuan that most of the Central River Imperial Family still served the Supreme One Clan and would move against him to claim Moonlit’s sword.
• Lin Chuan told Zhongchuan Jin to stay hidden, and Zhongchuan Jin pledged that Akatsuki’s red clouds would endure while the Mandala Flower bloomed across Central River.
• Lin Chuan rejoined Bu Lianshi and Qin Lang, then took Bu Lianshi to a remote mountain range while Vermilion Bird teased him about his meeting with Zhongchuan Jin.
• Lin Chuan made a cave in the mountain and carried Bu Lianshi inside, telling her he had realized they should seize the day.

Lin Chuan reunited with Bu Lianshi after learning about Zhongchuan Jin, then left Qin Lang waiting alone for several hours. He met the Three Pure Ones Sect’s leaders and proposed that the sect and Akatsuki support each other without merging or interfering in one another’s affairs.

• Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi spent several hours together before emerging from a spatial black hole, leaving Qin Lang furious at having been abandoned.
• Lin Chuan opened another spatial rift and left with Bu Lianshi, then admitted he had only been avoiding Qin Lang before heading to the Three Pure Ones Sect.
• Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi arrived at the Three Pure Ones Sect’s estate, where Shangguan Dieche, Lin Ru, and Lu Mu had been waiting for him.
• Lin Chuan explained that he was the Dao Ancestor’s direct disciple and the sect’s nominal grandmaster, but said he would not take control or interfere in its internal affairs.
• Lin Chuan proposed that the Three Pure Ones Sect and Akatsuki remain separate while establishing a relationship of mutual support.

Lin Chuan arranged mutual support with the Three Pure Ones Sect and other Ten Immortal Bone Children for [Akatsuki]’s escape from the Ancient Immortal Realm, then discovered what appeared to be Soul’s corpse. He suspected the dead Immortal Bone Child had actually been Soul, who had taken another person’s pendant.

• Lin Chuan proposed cooperation with the Three Pure Ones Sect, and Lin Ru, Shangguan Dieche, and Lu Mu each offered what support they could.
• Lin Ru and Lu Mu discussed Lin Chuan’s decision not to pressure the Three Pure Ones Sect into accepting him as its successor.
• Lin Chuan visited Mu Bai, who promised to help [Akatsuki] at the exit, and said he might later travel to the West Creek Continent to investigate Origin Grass.
• Lin Chuan also met Mars, who agreed to help defend [Akatsuki] from pursuers at the exit despite his organization’s limited influence.
• Lin Chuan tried to contact Soul, then found him lying apparently dead when a spatial rift opened.
• Bu Lianshi asked who had killed Soul, and Lin Chuan suspected the original dead Immortal Bone Child had been Soul, while Soul had possessed that person’s Immortal Bone Jade Pendant.

Lin Chuan and Bu Lianshi deduced that Hun was likely the Soul Refining Sect's founding patriarch, who had reincarnated and hidden himself to avoid ascension. As [Akatsuki] vanished from the Ancient Immortal Realm and fierce beasts drove the factions to retreat, Black Tortoise searched for beasts Lin Chuan could claim as summoned beasts.

• Lin Chuan explained his theory that Hun was an ancient figure, possibly the Soul Refining Sect's founding patriarch, who had reincarnated to evade the dangers of immortality.
• Bu Lianshi deduced that Hun had repeatedly discarded his body and disappeared, and Lin Chuan left Hun's corpse behind.
• Lin Chuan strengthened [Akatsuki]'s ties with allied factions, sold Five Elements spirit stones to the Cherry Blossom Pavilion, and then [Akatsuki] vanished from the Ancient Immortal Realm.
• Lin An and Baili Chenle discussed the danger [Akatsuki] would face at the realm's exit and whether Lin An would intervene.
• After the Profound Immortal's remains were divided, ferocious beasts including Great Ascension-level beings rampaged through the first layer, forcing most factions to retreat.
• Black Tortoise searched the abandoned first layer for ferocious beasts Lin Chuan wanted to claim as summoned beasts while the others cultivated in the Cosmic Light Hall.

A crimson Manjusaka Red Spider Lily appeared in the Ancient Immortal Realm, and the major powers expected Azure Dragon and [Akatsuki] to claim it. The herb remained untouched for half a month because [Akatsuki] had vanished and showed no interest in it.

• A surge of spiritual energy announced the Red Spider Lily's appearance as cultivators sensed the Ancient Immortal Realm was nearing its close.
• The Great Sound Pavilion identified the herb as a crimson Manjusaka, prompting speculation that the Central River Imperial Family would fight to obtain it.
• Lin Ru and Shangguan Dieche explained that the major powers were willing to let [Akatsuki] take the herb so they could target the organization after leaving the realm.
• Zhongchuan Jin ordered the Central River Imperial Family to let [Akatsuki] claim the herb but kill any other power that tried to take it.
• Investigators found the Red Spider Lily protected by a Five Elements barrier bearing an immortal aura, indicating that only the Five Absolutes Immortal Emperor's successor could easily obtain it.
• [Akatsuki] disappeared, and the powers waited half a month without seeing Azure Dragon claim the herb.

Lin Chuan kept Akatsuki away from the Red Spider Lily to delay the factions and gain cultivation time, until they began wearing down its Five Elements barrier. He finally appeared, passed through the barrier, and reinforced it instead of taking the herb, leaving the factions stunned.

• The major factions waited for Akatsuki to claim the Red Spider Lily, then searched for the organization when it did not appear.
• Lin Chuan deliberately stalled because the Cosmic Light Hall gave Akatsuki nearly three years of cultivation time during the delay.
• After Akatsuki remained absent, the factions began attacking the Five Elements barrier to exhaust its power and reach the Red Spider Lily.
• Lin An and Baili Chenle discussed whether Lin Chuan would claim the herb or surrender Moonlit, with Lin An insisting he would do neither.
• As the barrier weakened, Lin Chuan arrived alone, used his Five Elements spiritual energy to pass through it, and poured energy into it to reinforce it instead of taking the Red Spider Lily.

Lin Chuan stalled the major factions by repeatedly replenishing the Five Elements light barrier with water from Five Elements Lake, leaving them trapped in the Ancient Immortal Realm. While his allies explored and the others cultivated in the Cosmic Light Hall, Lin Chuan estimated he could delay leaving for about another year.

• Lin Chuan replenished the Five Elements light barrier with Five Elements Lake water, shocking the gathered factions and forcing Lin An to leave in disbelief.
• After Lin Chuan vanished, the factions resumed attacking the barrier and eventually exhausted its stored water after more than half a month.
• Lin Chuan used a spatial technique to enter the barrier and replenish it again while the attackers watched helplessly.
• Lin Ru, Mu Bai, and their allies withdrew from the assault and resumed exploring, while the group cultivated in seclusion inside the Cosmic Light Hall.
• Lin Chuan estimated that his remaining Five Elements Lake water could sustain the barrier for about another year, or thirty years inside the Cosmic Light Hall.

Lin Chuan repeatedly replenished the Five Elements light curtain with water from the Five Elements Lake, frustrating the factions trying to break it and leave the Ancient Immortal Realm. As he continued cultivating in the Cosmic Light Hall, he estimated that he could delay their escape for about another year before he would have to leave.

• Lin Chuan restored the Five Elements light curtain with Five Elements Lake water, stunning the onlookers and undoing nearly ten days of attacks.
• The factions resumed their assault, and after more than half a month they exhausted the water in the curtain and began weakening it.
• Lin Chuan used a spatial spell to enter the curtain and replenish it again, then waved to the furious attackers as he left.
• Lin Ru, Mu Bai, and the others withdrew their people and returned to exploring and cultivating after realizing they would remain trapped for now.
• Lin Chuan cultivated with Shadow Clones in the Cosmic Light Hall and estimated he could delay the factions for about another year before leaving the Ancient Immortal Realm.

After nearly sixty years of accelerated cultivation in the Cosmic Light Hall, Lin Chuan and the others ended their seclusion when their supply of Five Elements Lake water ran out. As the group prepared to leave, Lin Chuan said he would retrieve the Red Spider Lily alone.

• A pale young man deduced that Lin Chuan had reached the middle stage of the Integration Phase and might possess the Cosmic Light Hall.
• Three months later, Lin Chuan ran out of Five Elements Lake water and called everyone to end their seclusion.
• Ten days later, the group gathered in the Cosmic Light Hall, where Lin Chuan saw that their cultivation had greatly improved.
• Lin Chuan asked whether everyone was ready to leave, and Meng Jingxian eagerly drew his dagger.
• Lin Chuan told the group to wait while he went to get the Red Spider Lily alone.

Lin Chuan took the Red Spider Lily as the Ancient Immortal Realm began to collapse, while Xiao Heng’s divination suggested Lin Chuan would escape at the cost of death. As the realm’s exit opened toward the Central River Continent, Lin Chuan disappeared, leaving the others to wonder how he would evade the factions waiting for him.

• Xiao Heng told Shi Jin that his divination showed Lin Chuan would escape at the cost of death, though he did not know whether Lin Chuan would actually die.
• Lin Chuan appeared inside the Five Elements barrier and reflected that taking the Red Spider Lily would add little to the dangers already pursuing him.
• Lin Chuan used Five Elements spiritual energy to draw the Red Spider Lily into his palm and take it.
• The Ancient Immortal Realm shook as silver cracks opened in the sky and revealed the Central River Continent, while cultivators began sending information outside.
• Lin Chuan looked toward the sky and disappeared before the others could see where he went.

Lin Chuan prepared Origin Space and spoke with Lin An as the Ancient Immortal Realm neared its closure. Meanwhile, Great Sound Pavilion received intelligence labeled “Ancient Immortal Epoch,” and Shui Yixian realized it would shock the entire continent.

• Lin Chuan concealed everyone in Origin Space and explained that only his High Purity clone would risk escaping, while his other clones remained safe.
• Lin Chuan drew a pond-sized amount of Evil-Slaying Divine Thunder into Origin Space before closing the passage to protect it from collapse.
• Lin An reminded Lin Chuan of their unresolved battle and asked him to seek him out in the Lin Region after leaving the Ancient Immortal Realm; Lin Chuan agreed.
• As the crack between realms widened, factions transmitted news from the Ancient Immortal Realm, and Great Sound Pavilion classified the reports under “Ancient Immortal Epoch.”
• Shui Yixian read the top intelligence in a jade slip, concealed his changed expression, and contacted Great Sound Pavilion's other Mahayana-stage cultivators.

At the Ancient Immortal Plaza, Shui Yixian prepared to sell the Great Sound Pavilion’s report about the turmoil in the Ancient Immortal Realm, including Azure Dragon’s possession of Moonlit, immortal artifacts, and sacred medicines. The report’s arrival prompted factions to mobilize Mahayana cultivators as the plaza erupted into an uproar.

• Shui Yixian read the report and summoned the Great Sound Pavilion’s available Mahayana cultivators to secure an advantage.
• Shui Yixian delayed selling the intelligence while he organized it and prepared the Great Sound Pavilion’s response.
• Zhongchuan Du ordered the Central River Imperial Family to gather personnel, while Zhang Lin arrived at the plaza worried about Mu Li’s disturbed soul seal.
• The Jade Purity Sect sent a Mahayana elder as Shangguan Dieche had instructed, and other factions waited for their disciples to emerge.
• After two more Mahayana cultivators joined the Great Sound Pavilion, Shui Yixian began selling the intelligence and the other factions ordered their Mahayana cultivators to the plaza.
• The intelligence spread, and the Ancient Immortal Plaza erupted into an uproar.