Chapter Summaries

After defeating Yuan Cang, Lin Chen received Liu Xuan’s thanks and agreed to give the Dao Sect a copy of his martial art. Half a month later, he discussed the Supreme Sensing Art with Ling Qingzhu before Lu Ying arrived with word that someone wished to see him.

• Liu Xuan praised Lin Chen for injuring a Yuan Sect elder and asked to obtain the martial art Lin Chen had used; Lin Chen agreed to provide a copy to the Dao Sect.
• Lin Chen bid farewell to the sect leaders and left Eastern Profound City with Ling Qingzhu, bringing the confrontation with the Yuan Sect to a close.
• Half a month later, Lin Chen asked Ling Qingzhu to recite the Supreme Sensing Art and suggested she seek the Palace Mistress’s permission first.
• Lu Ying arrived at the Dan River Cultivation Platform and told Lin Chen that someone wished to see him.

Lin Chen learned that Tang Xinlian, Mo Luo’s disciple from the Flame God Hall, had come to Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace to meet him. He entered the Guest Reception Hall with Ling Qingzhu and Lu Ying, where Tang Xinlian greeted him.

• Lu Ying told Lin Chen and Ling Qingzhu that a powerful woman from the Flame God Hall had come to see him.
• Lu Ying described the visitor as more beautiful than Ling Qingzhu and warned that she had reached the initial stage of the Life Profound Realm, provoking Ling Qingzhu’s interest.
• Lin Chen recognized the visitor as Tang Xinlian and explained that he had heard her name for other reasons, not because he had visited the Sea of Chaotic Demons.
• Lin Chen urged Ling Qingzhu to ask the Palace Lord about his request and said it was time to leave the Eastern Profound Region.
• Lin Chen, Ling Qingzhu, and Lu Ying entered the Guest Reception Hall, where Tang Xinlian greeted Lin Chen.

Tang Xinlian arrived at Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace on Mo Luo’s orders to invite Lin Chen to the Flame God Hall. After learning the Dead Flame Spirit Pool would open in three months, Lin Chen decided to travel there in two months, while Tang Xinlian departed and Ling Qingzhu went to inform her master.

• Lin Chen recognized Tang Xinlian and greeted her and the powerful Elder Huo accompanying her.
• Tang Xinlian invited Lin Chen to the Flame God Hall, and he asked whether its Dead Flame Spirit Pool had opened that year.
• Tang Xinlian revealed the pool would open in more than three months and warned Lin Chen that he would need the elders’ approval to enter.
• Lin Chen decided to leave for the Flame God Hall in two months after handling matters in the Eastern Profound Region.
• Tang Xinlian invited Ling Qingzhu to visit the Flame God Hall, then left with Elder Huo.
• After Tang Xinlian departed, Ling Qingzhu said she would go inform her master.

Lin Chen visited the Ancient Battlefield to soothe Little Marten and arrange for Su Rou, Brother, and Liu Ya to be brought to the Ancient Hall. Ling Qingzhu sought the Taiqing Palace Master’s approval to teach Lin Chen the Supreme Sensing Art, while the Ancient Hall descended into violent disorder and Lin Chen headed to confront the Great Qian Dynasty.

• Lin Chen told Ling Qingzhu to seek the Taiqing Palace Master’s approval for the Supreme Sensing Art before he traveled to the Sea of Chaotic Demons.
• Lin Chen entered the Ancient Hall to learn about Little Marten and decided to have the Great Qian Dynasty bring Su Rou, Brother, and Liu Ya to him.
• Ling Qingzhu asked the Taiqing Palace Master to let her impart the Supreme Sensing Art to Lin Chen, and her master approved.
• As the Hundred Dynasties War neared its final contest, factions fought over treasures and the Great Qian Dynasty took control of the increasingly chaotic Ancient Hall.
• Lin Chen went to the Golden Hall and asked which super sect governed the Great Qian Dynasty.

Lin Chen used his overwhelming strength to recruit the Great Qian Dynasty to protect Su Rou and the others from the Great Qing Dynasty during the Hundred Dynasties War. Three days later, Ling Qingzhu brought him the Supreme Sensing Art, and Lin Chen promised to help her cultivate Supreme Power while suggesting he might pursue it himself.

• Lin Chen appeared before the Great Qian Dynasty and learned from Zhu Tianhuo that it belonged to Honghuang Hall.
• Lin Chen ordered Zhu Tianhuo and Mu Huang to watch the Wind Cloud Dynasty, find and protect the people of the Great Qing Dynasty, and seek help from the Immortal Dynasty if necessary.
• Zhu Tianhuo accepted Lin Chen's orders, then left the Golden Hall with Mu Huang and the others.
• Three days later, Ling Qingzhu visited Lin Chen and recited the Supreme Sensing Art, which he compared with his own understanding of Heaven and Earth.
• Lin Chen told Ling Qingzhu he might cultivate Supreme Power himself and promised to help her reach the standard set by Senior Symbol Ancestor.

Lin Chen urged Little Marten to delay returning to the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan until they were strong enough to resolve his problem, while Lin Dong arrived at the Golden Hall with him. The chapter left Little Marten considering whether to stay in the Eastern Profound Region or go with Lin Chen to the Sea of Chaotic Demons.

• Lin Chen told Ling Qingzhu that they could cultivate Supreme Power after they married, and she said she would work hard to catch up to him.
• Lin Chen revealed that his Spiritual Power had reached Immortal Talisman Master Grand Accomplishment, then embraced and kissed Ling Qingzhu before she departed that afternoon.
• A spatial vortex appeared above the Ancient Hall, and Lin Dong and Little Marten emerged as the gathered crowd watched them cautiously.
• Little Marten recognized Lin Chen's presence and flew with Lin Dong to the Golden Hall to meet him.
• Lin Chen advised Little Marten not to return to the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan yet, explaining that he needed three to five years to regain strength and that returning now could expose the location of the thing they sought.
• Lin Chen offered to take Little Marten to the Sea of Chaotic Demons, where he could recover more easily, if he did not want to stay in the Eastern Profound Region.

Lin Chen agreed to leave for the Sea of Chaotic Demons with Little Marten in two months, while Lin Dong chose to face Lin Langtian himself. After returning to Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, Lin Chen introduced Little Marten to Ling Qingzhu, and the Palace Master recognized his Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan origins as Lin Chen’s departure approached.

• Little Marten agreed to accompany Lin Chen to the Sea of Chaotic Demons after Lin Chen finished his affairs in the Ancient Battlefield in two months.
• Little Marten warned Lin Dong about the Primordial Spirit inside Lin Langtian, but Lin Dong declined Lin Chen’s offer to deal with Lin Langtian for him.
• Two months later, Lin Chen returned to Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace with Little Marten after learning that Su Rou was receiving an inheritance elsewhere.
• Lin Chen introduced Little Marten to Ling Qingzhu, who questioned his identity after Lin Chen said he was not a person.
• The Palace Master of Taiqing Palace appeared and recognized that Little Marten belonged to the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan.
• At Flame God Hall, Tang Xinlian and Mo Luo discussed Lin Chen’s expected arrival and his chance to enter the Dead Flame Spirit Pool.

Lin Chen and Little Marten left Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace through a spatial teleportation array and arrived in the Sea of Chaotic Demons. They discovered they had reached the Heavenly Merchant Sea Domain just as its annual auction was approaching.

• The Palace Master of Taiqing Palace told Lin Chen that she had prepared a spatial teleportation array after Ling Qingzhu informed her of his plans, though it might not send him directly to the Flame Sea Domain.
• Lin Chen and Little Marten departed the next day, and the Palace Master warned them to be careful in the dangerous Sea of Chaotic Demons.
• The Palace Master activated the array, and Lin Chen promised Ling Qingzhu he would return before the Hundred Dynasties War ended.
• Lin Chen and Little Marten emerged above a reef island and used Lin Chen's Spiritual Power to gather information from a nearby group traveling across the sea.
• Lin Chen and Little Marten learned they had reached the Heavenly Merchant Sea Domain and arrived in time for its annual auction.

Lin Chen and Little Marten traveled to Heavenly Merchant City to attend the Heavenly Merchant Auction and seek treasures to restore Little Marten’s strength. After reaching Heavenly Merchant Pavilion to request spirit-treasure materials, Lin Chen met its young miss, who asked whether he could forge Heavenly Grade Spirit Treasures.

• Lin Chen decided to attend the Heavenly Merchant Auction, hoping to find treasures for Little Marten, but warned him they lacked enough Profound Origin Pills to bid freely.
• Lin Chen and Little Marten hurried to Heavenly Merchant City, where Lin Chen admired Heavenly Merchant Pavilion’s formidable defenses and powerful experts.
• The two entered Heavenly Merchant Pavilion, while Lin Chen considered how reaching the Death Profound Realm might help him enter the Primordial Chaos Tower and awaken the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone.
• Lin Chen asked a maid for materials to forge Heavenly Grade Spirit Treasures, and she said the Pavilion’s young miss would handle his request.
• Heavenly Merchant Pavilion’s young miss arrived and asked Lin Chen whether he could forge Heavenly Grade Spirit Treasures.

Lin Chen met Tang Dongling at the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion and learned that Elder Wang required buyers of rare Spirit Treasure materials to prove they could forge Heavenly Grade Spirit Treasures. Tang Dongling brought Lin Chen to the Spirit Treasure Tower, where Master Wang recognized Lin Chen as an Immortal Talisman Master Grand Accomplishment, leaving Tang Dongling astonished.

• Lin Chen identified Tang Dongling and declined to explain why he needed the special forging materials.
• Tang Dongling explained Elder Wang’s requirement that buyers demonstrate the Spiritual Power needed to forge Heavenly Grade Spirit Treasures.
• Lin Chen revealed that his Spiritual Power met the requirement and asked Tang Dongling to take him to Elder Wang.
• Tang Dongling led Lin Chen and Little Marten to the Spirit Treasure Tower and introduced Lin Chen to Master Wang.
• Master Wang sensed Lin Chen’s Immortal Talisman Master Grand Accomplishment and praised his exceptional Spiritual Power talent, shocking Tang Dongling.

Lin Chen secured rare materials from the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion and began refining Heavenly Grade Spirit Treasures to earn Profound Origin Pills for the upcoming auction and help Little Marten recover. As Lin Chen refined, the annual Heavenly Merchant auction began in Heavenly Merchant City, where the Pavilion activated its city-protecting formation.

• Lin Chen agreed with Master Wang that the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion would auction the Spirit Treasures he refined, and Tang Dongling offered him materials on credit.
• Tang Dongling learned Lin Chen came from the Eastern Profound Region and let him choose from the Pavilion’s extensive collection of rare materials.
• Lin Chen began refining a spirit sword in his guest room, tempering Azure Light Profound Iron and Crimson Gold Crystal Stone with his Spirit Fire.
• While Lin Chen continued refining, the annual Heavenly Merchant auction opened, drawing crowds to the northern plaza as the Pavilion activated its city-protecting grand formation.

Lin Chen entered the Heavenly Merchant Auction with Little Marten after forging more than thirty Heavenly Grade Spirit Treasures and giving most of them to Tang Dongling to sell. Tang Dongling secured him a prominent place and arranged to gather the materials Little Marten needed, while the auction began.

• Lin Chen used Tang Dongling’s invitation to enter the auction, keeping his first forged spirit sword for his younger sister, Lin Ke'er.
• Tang Dongling welcomed Lin Chen, drawing hostile attention from the crowd, and led him toward the auction hall.
• Xie Yan of Evil Wind Cave Heaven confronted Lin Chen and addressed Tang Dongling familiarly, but Lin Chen warned him that his Death Profound Realm escorts could not stop him.
• Tang Dongling seated Lin Chen in the most advantageous position and arranged to withdraw the treasures and materials he needed from the auction.
• The auction began as Tang Dongling walked onto the platform, while Lin Chen stood behind her and watched.

Tang Dongling opened the Heavenly Merchant Auction with a rare Pure Origin Supreme Treasure, and bidders competed fiercely for it and Lin Chen’s Heavenly Grade Spirit Treasures. By nightfall the auction had ended, and Lin Chen had secured the item Little Marten needed to restore his strength, leaving him indebted to Tang Dongling and the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion.

• Lin Chen listened as auction guests discussed his strength and his connection to Tang Dongling.
• Tang Dongling welcomed the guests and began the auction by presenting the Crimson Origin Heavenly Bow, a mid-grade Pure Origin Supreme Treasure.
• Bidders drove the bow’s price past fifty million Profound Origin Pills before a red-haired old man claimed it for sixty million.
• The auction continued with fierce competition, especially for Lin Chen’s Heavenly Grade Spirit Treasures, earning him more Profound Origin Pills.
• After the auction ended, Lin Chen reflected that he had obtained Little Marten’s restorative item without competition and owed Tang Dongling and the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion a favor.

Lin Chen gave Little Marten spiritual items and pills to restore his strength and decided they would leave Heavenly Merchant City for the Flame Sea Domain. After traveling there with Tang Dongling’s sea chart, Lin Chen arrived in Yan City, hoping to reach the Flame God Hall and break through to the Death Profound Realm.

• Lin Chen gave Little Marten a Cosmic Bag of spiritual items and pills and told him to wait until the Flame Sea Domain to refine them.
• Lin Chen decided to leave Heavenly Merchant City the next day so he would not miss the Flame God Hall’s Dead Flame Spirit Pool.
• Tang Dongling gave Lin Chen a sea chart of the explored waters and wished him well on his journey.
• Lin Chen and Little Marten traveled for more than half a month to the Flame Sea Domain without being challenged.
• Lin Chen arrived in Yan City and considered whether the Flame God Hall could help him break through to the Death Profound Realm.

Lin Chen arrived at the Flame God Hall and met its master, Mo Luo, who recognized his unusual strength. Mo Luo guessed that Lin Chen had come for the Dead Flame Spirit Pool, which would open in ten days, as well as to help eliminate demons.

• Tang Xinlian noted that nearly three months had passed since Lin Chen’s agreed arrival, and Mo Luo anticipated he was on his way.
• Lin Chen and Little Marten reached the Flame God Hall, where Lin Chen sensed a powerful expert watching them.
• Lin Chen and Little Marten entered the hall and met Mo Luo, the wielder of the Flame Ancestral Symbol.
• Mo Luo praised Lin Chen’s remarkable abilities and asked whether he had come for the Dead Flame Spirit Pool in addition to eliminating demons.

Lin Chen asked Mo Luo for a chance to enter the Flame God Hall's Dead Flame Spirit Pool, but Tang Xinlian explained that he would have to join the Flame God Hall or earn enough contributions. Lin Chen refused to leave the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace and warned that the Flame God Hall might regret its decision.

• Lin Chen told Mo Luo he wanted to enter the Dead Flame Spirit Pool, and Mo Luo offered him an opportunity to compete for a place.
• Tang Xinlian explained that Lin Chen could enter by earning sufficient contributions or by joining the Flame God Hall and making up the contribution requirement later.
• Lin Chen rejected joining the Flame God Hall, saying he would rather forgo the pool during this trip than leave the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.
• Lin Chen warned that the Flame God Hall might regret its choice, arguing that the future mattered more than temporary gains and that rules were made by people.

Lin Chen sought permission to enter the Dead Flame Spirit Pool without joining the Flame God Hall, and Mo Luo said he would make an exception if Lin Chen offered the Hall a sufficiently valuable bargaining chip. Lin Chen revealed that the Tianxuan Continent was only a lower plane beneath the Great Thousand World and asked whether the revelation earned him the opportunity.

• Mo Luo told Lin Chen that the Flame God Hall's rules could not be set aside for him unless he joined the Hall or offered something valuable enough to justify an exception.
• Lin Chen weighed his limited bargaining options and decided that information about the Great Thousand World might persuade Mo Luo.
• Lin Chen explained that the Tianxuan Continent was a lower plane beneath the Great Thousand World, where the Flame God Hall could seek to develop further.
• Mo Luo was caught off guard by Lin Chen's revelation.
• Lin Chen said the Great Thousand World was where Lord Symbol Ancestor had returned from and asked Mo Luo to let him enter the Dead Flame Spirit Pool.

Lin Chen revealed secrets about the Great Thousand World and the Ancient Lords to persuade Mo Luo to let him enter the Dead Flame Spirit Pool. Mo Luo offered him access in exchange for marrying Tang Xinlian, leaving Lin Chen to decide within ten days.

• Lin Chen told Mo Luo that he could verify the Great Thousand World’s existence by asking the Ice Master, and Mo Luo questioned the usefulness of that knowledge.
• Lin Chen revealed that the Seven Ancient Lords were nearing awakening, the Ice Master had been reborn, and other passages to the Great Thousand World existed.
• Mo Luo, Little Marten, and Tang Xinlian were stunned, and Mo Luo asked whether Lin Chen came from the Great Thousand World.
• Lin Chen offered to explain what Mo Luo wanted to know if Mo Luo let him enter the Dead Flame Spirit Pool.
• Mo Luo agreed Lin Chen could enter the pool if he married Tang Xinlian, giving him ten days to choose.

Mo Luo tried to recruit Lin Chen into the Flame God Hall by proposing that he marry Tang Xinlian, but Lin Chen politely refused both the match and the chance to enter the Dead Flame Spirit Pool. Tang Xinlian then offered Lin Chen her own chance to enter the pool in exchange for information about the Outer Realm and a promise to take her to the Great Thousand World if he could.

• Mo Luo proposed that Lin Chen marry Tang Xinlian, arguing that they were well matched and that the alliance would benefit the Flame God Hall.
• Tang Xinlian objected, saying Lin Chen already had other women and that she had no interest in a fickle man.
• Lin Chen politely declined the match, explaining that he loved a woman in the Eastern Profound Region and did not want to create trouble.
• Mo Luo accepted Lin Chen's refusal and noted that he would lose his chance to enter the Dead Flame Spirit Pool.
• Tang Xinlian offered Lin Chen her own chance to enter the Dead Flame Spirit Pool if he told her about the Outer Realm and promised to take her to the Great Thousand World.

Lin Chen agreed to take Tang Xinlian to the Great Thousand World in exchange for her help securing access to the Dead Flame Spirit Pool, then explained the world beyond the heavens to her, Mo Luo, and Little Marten. Ten days later, Tang Xinlian escorted him to the pool’s opening, where he still had to prove himself against the Flame God Hall’s competitors.

• Lin Chen promised Tang Xinlian he would take her to the Great Thousand World, and she offered him her chance to enter the Dead Flame Spirit Pool.
• Mo Luo approved Tang Xinlian yielding her chance but left it to her to arrange Lin Chen’s safe entry and obtain another chance for herself.
• At Mo Luo’s request, Lin Chen discussed the Great Thousand World and its Sovereigns and specialized cultivation professions with him, Tang Xinlian, and Little Marten.
• Ten days later, Tang Xinlian escorted Lin Chen to the Dead Flame Spirit Pool, warning him that he would still need to prove his strength against the other candidates.