Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen revealed the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree to Ying Xiaoxiao and offered its seed to the Dao Sect, then returned with her to the sect. In Ying Xiaoxiao’s chambers, they discussed their relationship and his gift to the Dao Sect, leaving her about to thank him on behalf of its disciples.

• Lin Chen explained that the Immortal Origin Ancient Seed belonged to the Dao Sect and dismissed Ying Xiaoxiao’s worries about the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.
• Ying Xiaoxiao promised to keep the discovery secret until they returned to the Dao Sect, but Lin Chen told her to handle it later.
• Lin Chen and Ying Xiaoxiao returned to the Dao Sect, where they spoke privately in her chambers about their relationship and her father.
• Lin Chen reflected on Ying Xiaoxiao’s feelings and cautioned her about overindulging, while she reminded him that she had chosen to be with him.
• Ying Xiaoxiao began thanking Lin Chen on behalf of the Dao Sect disciples.

Lin Chen discussed Dao Sect’s risks and his ties with Ying Xiaoxiao, who promised to help him gain access to the Great Desolation Scripture and Desolation Power. After waiting and cultivating in Dao Sect’s Heavenly Hall, Lin Chen was visited by a charming young girl he knew of but had never met.

• Lin Chen told Ying Xiaoxiao that his actions in Bloodstone Land had helped protect Dao Sect disciples from the dangers surrounding the Immortal Origin Ancient Seed.
• Ying Xiaoxiao offered to persuade her father to open the Great Desolation Barren Tablet for Lin Chen and said she could arrange for him to use the Barren Stone in Desolate Hall.
• Ying Xiaoxiao left, and Lin Chen waited three days while assuming Dao Sect’s leaders were still considering his request.
• Lin Chen refined Profound Origin Pills and continued cultivating in the Heavenly Hall, nearing completion of the Life Profound Realm.
• A charming young girl Lin Chen knew of but had never met came to find him.

Lin Chen met Ying Huanhuan, Ying Xiaoxiao’s younger sister, who told him that Ying Xuanzi and the Grand Elder wanted to see him about comprehending the Great Desolation Scripture. After she tried to test his feelings for Ying Xiaoxiao, Lin Chen corrected how she addressed him before going with her.

• Ying Huanhuan introduced herself to Lin Chen and remarked that he had made Ying Xiaoxiao lose herself in him.
• Ying Huanhuan told Lin Chen that Ying Xuanzi and the Grand Elder wanted to meet him, and that he had a good chance of comprehending the Great Desolation Scripture.
• Lin Chen questioned why Ying Xiaoxiao had not come herself, and Ying Huanhuan said their father was scolding her because of him.
• Ying Huanhuan left after Lin Chen doubted her explanation, but he stopped her and told her to address him with respect as Ying Xiaoxiao’s partner.

Lin Chen learned that the Dao Sect’s Great Desolation Barren Tablet was about to open and followed Ying Huanhuan to Dao Peak to meet Ying Xuanzi before seeking the Great Desolation Scripture. He arrived at the guarded peak and remarked on the Dao Sect’s elaborate welcome.

• Ying Huanhuan rejected Lin Chen’s attempt to get closer, while Lin Chen reflected on her future as the Ice Master.
• Ying Huanhuan urged Lin Chen to hurry so he would not miss the opening of the Great Desolation Barren Tablet, revealing that the Dao Sect had agreed to let him go.
• Lin Chen followed Ying Huanhuan toward Dao Peak, where he needed to meet Ying Xuanzi before he could go to Desolate Hall.
• Ying Huanhuan explained that Dao Peak housed her father and the Grand Elder and served as the Dao Sect’s center for major decisions.
• Lin Chen and Ying Huanhuan landed on Dao Peak, where Lin Chen spotted two gray-robed elders meditating and commented on the Dao Sect’s reception.

Lin Chen and Ying Huanhuan arrived at the Dao Sect summit, where Lin Chen met its hall masters before entering the great hall to face Sect Leader Ying Xuanzi and Elder Qian. Ying Xuanzi greeted him and remarked on his talent and the secrets he seemed to carry.

• Two gray-robed elders recognized Lin Chen and directed him and Ying Huanhuan toward the summit.
• Qi Lei introduced Lin Chen to the other hall masters, including Chen Zhen, who said they would take Lin Chen to the Desolate Hall if he passed Ying Xuanzi’s test.
• Lin Chen entered the great hall, followed by Ying Huanhuan, and found Ying Xuanzi and Elder Qian seated on a lotus leaf in the middle of a lake.
• Ying Xuanzi approached Lin Chen and welcomed him, then noted that he was an extraordinary talent with many secrets.

Lin Chen gained Ying Xuanzi’s approval and followed Ying Xiaoxiao and the Dao Sect Hall Masters to the Great Desolation Barren Tablet as it opened. With the tablet emerging before a crowd of Dao Sect disciples, Lin Chen prepared to comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture.

• Lin Chen told Ying Xuanzi that his interest in Ying Xiaoxiao had nothing to do with the Dao Sect or its Great Desolation Scripture, and Ying Xuanzi accepted him as a suitable partner for his daughter.
• Ying Xuanzi sent Ying Xiaoxiao to lead Lin Chen and the four Hall Masters to Desolate Hall while he and Grand Elder Gan went ahead.
• Lin Chen sensed the desolate fluctuations near the Great Desolation Barren Tablet, and Ying Xiaoxiao expressed hope that he could comprehend the scripture.
• Nirvana Qi poured onto the withered mountain, causing it to shake and crack as Dao Sect disciples gathered around it.
• The Great Desolation Barren Tablet burst from the mountain, and Ying Xiaoxiao said she believed Lin Chen would succeed in comprehending the Great Desolation Scripture.

Lin Chen entered the Great Desolation Barren Tablet to seek the Great Desolation Scripture, while the Stone Talisman reacted to the tablet’s connection to the Other Demons. Inside, Lin Chen faced an endless desolate world and resolved to begin the trial without delay.

• Ying Xuanzi warned Lin Chen not to force his attempt to comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture, and Lin Chen declined to call him father-in-law before proving himself.
• Lin Chen sat before the Great Desolation Barren Tablet as Ying Xiaoxiao and other Dao Sect disciples joined him to attempt comprehension.
• The Stone Talisman reacted with hostility to the tablet, and Lin Chen spotted black specks that he recognized as traces of Other Demons.
• Lin Chen touched a black speck and sensed the cold, lifeless power of the True King-level Other Demon suppressed within the tablet.
• Lin Chen entered the tablet’s desolate inner world and resolved to seek the Great Desolation Scripture as quickly as possible.

Lin Chen endured a month of Desolation Power to strengthen his body before using the Devouring Ancestral Symbol to summon the Great Desolation Barren Tablet Spirit. As the Tablet answered him, his Origin Energy surged and he broke through to Life Profound Realm Perfection.

• Lin Chen spent a month crossing the desolate land, tempering his body as Desolation Power drained his Origin Energy.
• Ying Xiaoxiao gave up her attempt to comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture and vanished from the Tablet after a month.
• Ying Xiaoxiao emerged before the watching Dao Sect disciples, while Qi Lei and Chen Zhen said the outcome depended chiefly on Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen unleashed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and called on the Great Desolation Barren Tablet to reveal itself.
• The Great Desolation Barren Tablet answered by stopping the Devouring Power and restoring Lin Chen's Origin Energy, which advanced to Life Profound Realm Perfection.

Lin Chen emerged from the Great Desolation Barren Tablet’s trial having reached the peak of the Life Profound Realm, and the tablet’s spirit appeared, confirming that he had comprehended the Great Desolation Scripture. Inside the tablet, Lin Chen discovered the Other Demon it was suppressing and asked the spirit to show him scenes from the Ancient World War.

• Lin Chen’s successful comprehension caused the Great Desolation Barren Tablet to summon its spirit, astonishing the Dao Sect hall masters and encouraging its disciples.
• Ying Xiaoxiao felt relieved that Lin Chen had succeeded, while Ying Huanhuan watched him with surprise.
• Lin Chen entered the tablet’s inner world and found black patterns from the suppressed Other Demon creeping across the stone tablet.
• The Great Desolation Barren Tablet Spirit questioned Lin Chen about his connection to the Symbol Ancestor, and Lin Chen explained that the Ancestral Stone was damaged.
• The Demonic King’s black qi attacked Lin Chen, but he devoured it while the tablet spirit suppressed the spreading patterns.
• Lin Chen asked the Great Desolation Barren Tablet Spirit to show him scenes of the Ancient World War, and images began appearing on the tablet’s surface.

Lin Chen witnessed the devastation of the Ancient World War and agreed to help the Great Desolation Barren Tablet destroy the Other Demon King it suppressed. He received the Great Desolation Scripture and spent half a month cultivating inside the tablet, while Chen Zhen and Qi Lei awaited his emergence at Dao Sect.

• Lin Chen watched the Great Desolation Barren Tablet seal a strange figure beneath the earth during the Ancient World War and learned that Symbol Ancestor had fought to protect the world.
• Lin Chen agreed to destroy the suppressed Other Demon King, and the Great Desolation Barren Tablet Spirit warned that he had five years before it broke free.
• The Great Desolation Barren Tablet Spirit gave Lin Chen the Great Desolation Scripture, and Lin Chen began absorbing its teachings and cultivating within the tablet.
• The Great Desolation Barren Tablet Spirit suppressed the Other Demon King's black markings and secretly sent more power to help Lin Chen.
• Half a month later, Chen Zhen and Qi Lei noticed the Great Desolation Barren Tablet's light changing and expected Lin Chen to emerge, though Chen Zhen worried about the women waiting outside.

Lin Chen emerged after comprehending the Great Desolation Scripture, received two Desolation Pearls from the Great Desolation Barren Tablet, and learned that Ying Xiaoxiao was facing Ling Qingzhu at the Heaven Hall Martial Arts Arena. Two months later, Little Marten’s revival reached its final stage as cracks spread across his cocoon.

• Lin Chen opened his eyes after a month and a half of meditation, releasing pure Desolation Qi that withered the surrounding land and astonished Dao Sect’s members.
• The Great Desolation Barren Tablet gave Lin Chen two Desolation Pearls, then sank back into the earth after he promised to resolve its problem within three years.
• Qi Lei told Lin Chen that Ying Xiaoxiao and Dao Sect’s elite disciples had gone to meet a challenge from Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, led by Ling Qingzhu.
• Lin Chen declined to go to the Heaven Hall Martial Arts Arena and decided to leave Dao Sect as soon as possible.
• Two months later, Little Marten’s cocoon in the Azure Dragon Hall devoured vast amounts of Nirvana Qi until cracks appeared across its surface.

Little Marten was reborn as a powerful Heavenly Demonic Sable, while Lin Chen strengthened his Spiritual Power in Eastern Profound City and learned that Yuan Cang had defeated Wu Qun. Elsewhere, Qing Zhi met Mo Luo through an afterimage to discuss a plan involving threats beyond the Other Demons.

• Little Marten emerged from his cocoon, revealed his enormous demonic form, and wondered how Lin Chen was doing as he began recovering his strength.
• After two months in Eastern Profound City, Lin Chen reached Immortal Talisman Master Grand Accomplishment by using Devouring Power to absorb Spiritual Power.
• Wu Qun told Lin Chen that Yuan Cang had won, and Lin Chen decided he might need to confront Yuan Cang himself while ruling out killing him for now.
• At the Yuan Sect compound, two men discussed Wu Qun's challenge and noted that Lin Chen of Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace was in the city.
• Qing Zhi appeared before Mo Luo as an afterimage, explained that his true body was being watched by three Demonic Generals, and said their plan faced threats beyond the Other Demons.

Qing Zhi told Mo Luo that Yuan Sect was colluding with the Other Demons and that the Space Ancestral Symbol was sealed by a Demon Emperor Lock, then arranged for Flame God Hall to prepare for Lin Chen’s arrival. Meanwhile, Lin Chen sought a way to advance his cultivation and appeared before the admiring disciples of Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.

• Qing Zhi explained that Demon Prison was an organization of hidden Other Demons and that Yuan Sect had become their pawn in the Eastern Profound Region.
• Mo Luo confirmed that he had sensed something strange about Yuan Sect and vowed that Flame God Hall would help destroy it.
• Qing Zhi revealed that the Demon Emperor Lock had sealed the Space Ancestral Symbol and identified Lin Chen as the controller of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• Qing Zhi told Mo Luo that Lin Chen would come within two years, then departed as Mo Luo sent Xin Lian to the Eastern Profound Region.
• Lin Chen considered how to cultivate death energy and reach the Death Profound Realm without creating hidden dangers.
• The next day, Lin Chen entered the Martial Arts Arena in Eastern Profound City and drew the admiration of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace disciples.

Lin Chen announced that he intended to challenge Yuan Cang, prompting the Yuan Sect to consider how to respond. Yuan Cang dismissed Lin Chen’s threat but worried that Lin Chen might oppose the Yuan Sect at the next Sect Tournament.

• Wu Qun explained that killing was forbidden in the Martial Arts Arena, so Lin Chen said he would confront Yuan Cang outside Eastern Profound City if necessary.
• Lin Chen told Wu Qun to inform the Yuan Sect that he wanted to meet Yuan Cang, and warned that he would not hold back if they refused.
• Several days later, a white-robed Yuan Sect man reported to Yuan Cang that Lin Chen was coming for him and that Wu Qun’s earlier provocation had tested their response.
• Yuan Cang dismissed Lin Chen’s challenge but said he was worried Lin Chen might support Ying Xiaoxiao and attack the Yuan Sect at the next Sect Tournament.

Lin Chen waited outside Eastern Profound City and arranged for Ling Qingzhu’s arrival to draw Yuan Cang out so he could confront him. After discussing his relationship with Ying Xiaoxiao and setting boundaries with Ling Qingzhu, he explained his plan to use her presence to lure Yuan Cang into an attack.

• Lin Chen told Wu Qun that Yuan Cang would come if he learned Ling Qingzhu was arriving, and ordered him to gather the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace disciples and seek Elder Xu’s support.
• Lin Chen gave Wu Qun a Cosmic Bag containing forty million Nirvana Pills and instructed him to deliver it to Lin Mu in the Great Yan Dynasty.
• Ling Qingzhu arrived, and Lin Chen told her he would not interfere in her conflict with Ying Xiaoxiao, though he would end their relationship if she killed Ying Xiaoxiao.
• Ling Qingzhu promised not to trouble Ying Xiaoxiao again, and Lin Chen explained that he planned to use her presence to draw Yuan Cang out and attack him.
• Wu Qun returned, and Lin Chen sensed that Yuan Cang and his companions would soon follow.

Lin Chen gathered with Ling Qingzhu and the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace disciples outside Eastern Profound City, intending to challenge Yuan Sect and test its limits. When Yuan Cang arrived, Lin Chen attacked, but a black-robed Death Profound Realm expert emerged to intercept him and counterattack.

• Lin Chen told Ling Qingzhu that teaching Yuan Cang a lesson was secondary to testing Yuan Sect, while Ling Qingzhu wondered what he was truly planning.
• Wu Qun reported that Yuan Cang and Yuan Sect’s people were preparing to leave Eastern Profound City, and Lin Chen waited with the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace disciples.
• Yuan Sect’s party left the city, followed by Dao Sect members and other onlookers eager to witness the confrontation.
• Yuan Cang arrived with more than a dozen figures and focused on Ling Qingzhu, seemingly ignoring Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen launched an attack at Yuan Cang, but a black-robed figure crushed it and sent a wave of black light toward him; Lin Chen recognized the figure’s Death Energy as belonging to a Death Profound Realm expert.

Lin Chen faced Yuan Sect elder Lu Yang after stopping his deathly attack, while Ling Qingzhu warned him that Lu Yang was a formidable opponent. Lin Chen refused to back down from protecting Ling Qingzhu and confronting Yuan Cang, and the arrival of Dao Sect elder Liu Xuan turned the standoff into a wider clash between the sects.

• Lin Chen countered Lu Yang's black light wave with the Nine Heavens Immortal Art, and the two attacks dissipated without either fighter gaining an advantage.
• Lu Yang identified himself and demanded that Lin Chen end his dispute with Yuan Cang; Ling Qingzhu warned Lin Chen about Lu Yang's past victories and strength.
• Lin Chen reassured Ling Qingzhu that he could handle Lu Yang, then challenged the elder to defeat him if he wanted Yuan Cang to leave unharmed.
• Lin Chen declared that Yuan Cang had no right to covet Ling Qingzhu, provoking Yuan Cang's hatred and drawing a threat from Lu Yang against the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.
• Liu Xuan of the Dao Sect arrived and supported Lin Chen, exchanging insults with Lu Yang as Lin Chen considered using the Great Desolation Scripture.

Lin Chen used the Dao Sect’s Great Desolation Scripture to draw power from the earth and prepare to rescue Yuan Cang from Lu Yang. His display left the land barren for a thousand miles, and Lu Yang and the gathered sects realized Lin Chen could challenge him.

• Lin Chen decided to act while Liu Xuan and Lu Yang traded insults, but resolved not to kill Yuan Sect members and risk provoking a war.
• Lu Yang threatened Lin Chen, dismissing his strength and warning him to back down.
• Lin Chen pressed his palm to the ground and activated the Great Desolation Scripture, drawing energy from the earth into his body.
• The land within a thousand miles turned barren, and the gathered sects recognized Lin Chen’s technique and marveled at his cultivation.
• Yuan Cang feared Lu Yang was in trouble, while Lu Yang admitted that he had underestimated Lin Chen and accepted the challenge.

Lin Chen used the Great Desolation Scripture to challenge Yuan Sect Elder Lu Yang, then unleashed the Great Desolation Annihilation Seal when his first attack was stopped. Lu Yang answered with the Origin Emperor Sword Finger, and their second clash was left unresolved.

• Lu Yang doubted Lin Chen could withstand the Great Desolation Scripture, but Lin Chen revealed his body could absorb Desolation Power without difficulty.
• Lin Chen struck Lu Yang with the Nine Heavens Palm, which Lu Yang countered with a ribbon of Origin Energy.
• After the clash, Liu Xuan judged that Lin Chen's attack had not seriously threatened Lu Yang.
• Lin Chen unleashed the Great Desolation Annihilation Seal, creating an illusory palm print that annihilated space and overwhelmed Lu Yang with Desolation Power.
• Lu Yang responded with the Origin Emperor Sword Finger, sending a sword of light down toward Lin Chen's palm print.

Lin Chen defeated Lu Yang and forced him to concede that Yuan Cang would stop pursuing Ling Qingzhu. He crippled Yuan Cang before the gathered sect members, then watched Lu Yang withdraw with the Yuan Sect group, leaving Lin Chen free to prepare for the challenges ahead.

• Lin Chen's Great Desolation Annihilation Seal overwhelmed Lu Yang's Origin Emperor Canon, and Lu Yang agreed that Yuan Cang would no longer harass Ling Qingzhu.
• Lin Chen and Liu Xuan warned Lu Yang against breaking the rules, and Lu Yang chose not to fight them.
• Lin Chen struck Yuan Cang with a Desolation Power finger beam, crippling him as the onlookers watched.
• Yuan Cang swore revenge, while Lin Chen taunted him and promised he could cripple him again at the Sect Tournament.
• Lu Yang rebuked Yuan Cang and left with him and the Yuan Sect group, while Lin Chen considered visiting the Sea of Chaotic Demons to restore the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone and raise his strength.