Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen arrived in Great Qing City and followed Little Marten’s advice to seek information about Natal Spirit Talismans and Natal Heaven Talismans at a merchant association. At the Great Qing Merchant Association, he met Liu Cheng, who recognized him as a rare dual cultivator.

• Lin Chen entered Great Qing City after passing the gate’s inspection screen with his Form Creation Realm strength.
• Little Marten advised Lin Chen to visit merchant associations and auction houses for information about Liu Mu’s contact and Natal Talismans.
• Lin Chen chose to visit the Great Qing Merchant Association and paid five thousand Pure Yuan Pills to request information about Natal Spirit Talismans.
• Liu Cheng met Lin Chen and learned that he cultivated Spiritual Power as well as Origin Energy.

Lin Chen learned that a method for condensing a Natal Spirit Talisman would be auctioned in ten days and received Liu Cheng’s invitation to a Great Qing Imperial Family ceremony. He planned to use the ceremony’s Arena Competition to make connections and advance his search for a route to the Immortal Dynasty, then cultivated through the night.

• Liu Cheng told Lin Chen about the Natal Spirit Talisman method at the upcoming Great Qing Auction and advised him to prepare Pure Yuan Pills.
• Lin Chen asked Liu Cheng about Liu Jiang and Liu Ya, explaining that Liu Mu had sent him with a letter of introduction.
• Liu Cheng invited Lin Chen to the Coming-of-Age Ceremony in three days and explained that its Arena Competition was open to participants under thirty.
• Lin Chen decided to attend the ceremony and planned to improve his cultivation before the competition.
• Liu Cheng arranged lodging for Lin Chen, who spent the night cultivating his Origin Energy.

Lin Chen attended the Great Qing Imperial Family’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, where Liu Jiang praised his talent and drew the attention of the assembled factions. The ceremony began with the young clansmen being assessed, and Liu Ya was announced as an exceptional talent.

• Lin Chen found his seat at the ceremony and Liu Cheng noticed that he had advanced to the Qi Creation Realm.
• Liu Cheng introduced Lin Chen to Liu Jiang, a Half-Step Nirvana expert who praised him and revealed that Liu Mu had recommended him.
• Lin Chen dispersed the sensory probes directed at him and chose not to commit to joining the Great Qing Imperial Family.
• The ceremony began, and the imperial clansmen were assessed for age, strength, and cultivation talent.
• Liu Ya stepped forward and was announced as a nineteen-year-old major-success Form Creation Realm cultivator with exceptional talent.

Lin Chen watched the Great Qing Imperial Family’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony and learned the stakes of its Arena Competition. He decided to enter for the Nirvana Pills and martial art, leaving the square ready to show his strength.

• Lin Chen dismissed Liu Cheng’s suggestion that he pursue Liu Ya and considered her unsuitable for his future.
• The Great Qing Imperial Family’s younger generation finished passing through the ceremonial square as their records were announced.
• The middle-aged woman in purple announced that qualified participants with invitations could compete for three thousand Nirvana Pills, a Low-grade Creation Martial Art, and a Hundred Dynasties War spot.
• Lin Chen realized the Nirvana Pills could fund his bid for the Natal Spirit Talisman and decided to compete, no longer intending to keep a low profile.

Lin Chen faced Lu Duo in the Great Qing Imperial Family’s Arena Competition and easily dispersed his opening attack. As Lu Duo unleashed a powerful Ninth-grade Martial Art, Lin Chen remained confident that his Spiritual Power would protect him.

• Lin Chen entered an arena and introduced himself to Lu Duo of the Golden Feather Sect as the Great Yan Dynasty’s representative.
• Lu Duo attacked with his Gilded Feather Fan, but Lin Chen neutralized the golden blade with his Origin Energy.
• Lin Chen urged Lu Duo to admit defeat, but Lu Duo refused and prepared another attack.
• Lu Duo used the Golden Feather Burst Seal, a Ninth-grade Martial Art that formed a massive gilded seal above Lin Chen.
• Liu Cheng watched from the viewing platform and said he believed Lin Chen had a hidden trump card.

Lin Chen defeated Lu Duo by revealing that his Spiritual Power had reached the peak of a High-grade Spirit Talisman Master, shocking the Arena Competition spectators. With no one willing to challenge him, Lin Chen was left to watch the other arenas as Liu Xuan warned Liu Ya that the imperial family might try to win him over through marriage.

• Lin Chen used Spirit Fire to destroy Lu Duo’s golden seal and Gilded Feather Fan, causing Lu Duo to spit blood, faint, and fall from the arena.
• The purple-clad woman and the crowd recognized Lin Chen as a peak High-grade Spirit Talisman Master, while Liu Cheng felt both shock and reverence toward him.
• Liu Xuan told Liu Ya that the imperial family would likely seek to recruit Lin Chen and that Liu Ya might be offered as a royal bride.
• After Lu Duo was carried away, no one dared challenge Lin Chen, so he watched the matches on the other three arenas.

Lin Chen won the Great Qing Imperial Family’s Arena Competition after his formidable Spiritual Power deterred challengers and his final opponent conceded. He was declared champion and received the chance to claim the competition’s rewards.

• After the other three arenas produced their victors, no one challenged Lin Chen because they feared his strength.
• The purple-clad Nirvana Realm woman announced that the remaining four contestants would compete in pairs for the championship and its rewards.
• Xu Zheng of the South Lin Sect conceded to Lin Chen, explaining that he was no match for him and inviting him to visit his sect.
• The contestants on the other arena both withdrew, ending the final matches without a fight.
• The purple-clad woman declared Lin Chen the champion and ended the Arena Competition.

Lin Chen rejected the Great Qing Imperial Family’s offer to join them and insisted on traveling to the Immortal Dynasty to enter a super sect. Liu Qian ordered that he remain in Great Qing until his Spiritual Power reached Heavenly Symbol Master level, leaving his departure delayed.

• Lin Chen told Liu Jiang and Liu Cheng he would not stay in Great Qing or return to Great Yan, despite their invitation to join the Liu Clan.
• Liu Jiang warned Lin Chen that reaching the Immortal Dynasty required crossing many dynasties and would be dangerous, costly, and difficult without support.
• Lin Chen acknowledged the risks but remained determined to travel east and join a super sect rather than wait eight years for the Hundred Dynasties War.
• Liu Qian arrived with Half-step Nirvana Realm experts and Liu Ya, then confirmed that Lin Chen insisted on going to the Immortal Dynasty.
• Liu Qian ordered the Great Qing Imperial Family to keep Lin Chen from leaving until his Spiritual Power reached Heavenly Symbol Master level, while leaving his eventual choice to join them up to him.

Lin Chen accepted that he could not escape Great Qing City from Liu Qian and received the Great Qing Imperial Family’s promised rewards for winning the Arena Competition. Liu Qian also offered him a future arrangement involving Liu Ya and one hundred thousand Nirvana Pills, leaving Lin Chen to consider the proposal while resolving to rely on his own strength.

• Lin Chen asked Little Marten whether they could escape Great Qing City, but Little Marten judged their chances below thirty percent.
• Liu Qian praised Lin Chen for restraining his anger and gave him three thousand Nirvana Pills and the Low-grade Creation Martial Art Profound Flame Tyrant Strength.
• Liu Qian asked Lin Chen about Liu Ya, then said her clan would accept whatever he did with her if he became a Heavenly Symbol Master.
• Liu Qian offered Lin Chen one hundred thousand Nirvana Pills in advance if he would support Liu Ya’s future, explaining that Liu Ya’s father had secretly observed him.
• Lin Chen decided he preferred the pills to taking Liu Ya as a concubine and reflected that he needed to help Little Marten recover his strength.

Lin Chen accepted Liu Qian’s offer of one hundred thousand Nirvana Pills and remained in Great Qing City under Liu Jiang’s watch while he worked toward becoming a Heavenly Symbol Master. Seven days later, he attended the Great Qing Auction, which had yet to begin because the Qing Xuan Sect’s guests had not all arrived.

• Lin Chen chose the one hundred thousand Nirvana Pills over Liu Qian’s other proposal and said he might help Liu Ya join a super sect in the future.
• Liu Qian ordered Liu Jiang to arrange accommodations for Lin Chen, keep watch over him, and contact the Lin Clan of the Great Yan Dynasty to establish friendly relations.
• During seven days in Great Qing City, Lin Chen’s reputation as a top-tier high-grade Spirit Talisman Master spread, and he learned about the Eastern Profound Region’s power hierarchy.
• Lin Chen realized that reaching the Heavenly Symbol Master level would take at least half a year and decided not to risk provoking the Great Qing Imperial Family by trying to escape.
• At the Great Qing Auction, Lin Chen saw no items that interested him and waited for the finale items, including possible Natal Spirit Talismans.
• A large procession entered the auction hall as Liu Jiang explained that the auction was waiting for the Qing Xuan Sect’s people to arrive.

Lin Chen attended the Great Qing Auction and waited for the Natal Spirit Talisman method while observing the items on offer. When Azure Vine Soul Grass appeared, Little Marten recognized it as a rare treasure he wanted, leaving Lin Chen ready to bid for it.

• Su Kui and the Qing Xuan Sect arrived, and the Great Qing Auction began.
• Lin Chen watched the opening lots pass without bidding as Liu Jiang told him that an Earth-grade spiritual treasure would be the finale.
• The auction grew more heated as the items became more valuable.
• Liu Cheng introduced Azure Vine Soul Grass, a rare Ninth-grade Spirit Medicine that helped demonic beasts condense demon spirits and advance.
• Little Marten told Lin Chen through a mental transmission that he wanted the Azure Vine Soul Grass, and Lin Chen focused on the auction.

Lin Chen bought the Azure Vine Soul Grass for two hundred thousand Pure Yuan Pills, then waited as the auction presented its final items. The Mystic Ice Spirit Talisman sparked his interest in the opportunities held by the Great Qing Dynasty, and an elderly bidder opened at one million one hundred thousand Pure Yuan Pills.

• Lin Chen outbid the other buyers and purchased the Azure Vine Soul Grass for two hundred thousand Pure Yuan Pills.
• Lin Chen watched the remaining auction items, thinking that Nirvana Pills were among the few things that could still benefit his cultivation.
• Liu Cheng announced the Mystic Ice Spirit Talisman, an engraving method from Talisman Valley, as the first of the auction's final two grand items, with a starting price of one million Pure Yuan Pills.
• Lin Chen considered how the Great Qing Dynasty might hold opportunities comparable to those in the Great Yan Dynasty.
• An elderly man in a VIP box bid one million one hundred thousand Pure Yuan Pills for the Mystic Ice Spirit Talisman.

Lin Chen learned why the Great Qing Imperial Family was auctioning the Mystic Ice Spirit Talisman and discovered that the item was connected to a Natal Heavenly Talisman. With Liu Jiang’s loan of two thousand Nirvana Pills, Lin Chen outbid Mo Ya and won the talisman for five thousand Nirvana Pills.

• Liu Jiang explained that the Great Qing Imperial Family auctioned the Mystic Ice Spirit Talisman because none of its Spiritual Power cultivators could inscribe it, and doing so required advanced Spirit Talisman Master skill and compatibility with ice power.
• Mo Ya, the advanced Spirit Talisman Master from Li Kui Mansion, raised the bidding to three million Pure Yuan Pills, and Liu Jiang identified him as Lin Chen’s main rival.
• Lin Chen realized his three thousand Nirvana Pills might not be enough, and Liu Jiang offered to lend him two thousand Nirvana Pills in exchange for Lin Chen helping Liu Mu return to the Liu Clan in the future.
• Lin Chen bid five thousand Nirvana Pills, causing Mo Ya to withdraw, and won the Mystic Ice Spirit Talisman.

At the Great Qing Auction, Lin Chen won the Mystic Ice Spirit Talisman and considered what it could reveal about his affinity with the forces of heaven and earth. Back at his residence, he prepared to focus on cultivation, aiming to become a Heavenly Symbol Master and strengthen his body before leaving the Great Qing Dynasty.

• Lin Chen paid five thousand Nirvana Pills for the Mystic Ice Spirit Talisman, which he believed would help his strength and test his connection to the power of ice.
• Su Kui sensed Lin Chen's strength and politely acknowledged that Lin Chen surpassed him.
• After the auction, Lin Chen gave Little Marten the Azure Vine Soul Grass but warned him not to refine it yet while they were in Great Qing City.
• Little Marten questioned whether Lin Chen could reach the Heavenly Symbol Master level within a year, and Lin Chen said he only needed time and Spiritual Power tempering.
• Little Marten told Lin Chen to reach the great completion stage of the Creation Realm so he could cultivate the Minor Nirvana Golden Body and improve his eventual Nirvana foundation.

After a year of cultivation in Great Qing City, Lin Chen broke through to Heavenly Symbol Master and prepared to collect the Great Qing Imperial Family’s hundred thousand Nirvana Pills before leaving for the Immortal Dynasty. He completed the transaction with Liu Qian and received a Cosmic Bag.

• Lin Chen awakened and revealed that he had reached the Heavenly Symbol Master level, while Little Marten celebrated his breakthrough.
• Lin Chen told Little Marten he planned to collect the Nirvana Pills and travel to the Immortal Dynasty, then noted that the Great Qing Imperial Family had likely sensed his Spiritual Power.
• Lin Chen went to the Great Qing Hall to complete the exchange of his promise to help Liu Ya enter a super sect for a hundred thousand Nirvana Pills.
• Liu Qian explained that Liu Ya’s father was in seclusion undergoing the Fourth Nirvana Tribulation, then tossed Lin Chen a Cosmic Bag.

Lin Chen concluded his agreement with Liu Qian to help Liu Ya join a super sect, then left the Great Qing Dynasty for the Ji Dynasty. After reaching Liuhan County, he prepared to cultivate the Minor Nirvana Golden Body in a concealed cave.

• Lin Chen promised Liu Qian that he would repay the Liu Clan's favor and secure the Great Qing Imperial Family's benefits after the Hundred Dynasties War.
• Lin Chen told Liu Ya to pass a message to Su Kui and Su Rou that they would meet again during the Hundred Dynasties War, then left Great Qing City.
• Lin Chen traveled to Liuhan County in the Ji Dynasty and, after discussing the hostile region with Little Marten, sought a secluded mountain range.
• Lin Chen settled in a concealed cave and prepared to cultivate the Minor Nirvana Golden Body, which required a large number of Nirvana Pills.

Lin Chen began cultivating the Minor Nirvana Golden Body by absorbing Nirvana Qi from fifty thousand Nirvana Pills. As he endured its agonizing heat, golden light appeared beneath his skin, marking the start of his body’s transformation.

• Little Marten confirmed that Lin Chen was ready to cultivate the Minor Nirvana Golden Body.
• Lin Chen studied the cultivation method and asked Little Marten to prepare the Nirvana Pills.
• Little Marten supplied the pills and estimated that fifty thousand would be enough for Lin Chen to reach major completion.
• Lin Chen absorbed the Nirvana Qi and endured its scorching pain while guiding it through his muscles, bones, and organs.
• As the Nirvana Qi tempered his body, golden specks began to flow beneath Lin Chen’s skin.

After mastering the Minor Nirvana Golden Body, Lin Chen spent ten months traveling through dynasties toward the Immortal Dynasty, growing stronger and enduring repeated dangers. He reached a border town in the Thousand Crane Dynasty and rested, while Jiang Xuan and the Nanli Wind Observer Envoy discussed his departure and his status as a Two-Mark Talisman Master.

• Lin Chen completed six days of cultivation and mastered the Minor Nirvana Golden Body using fifty thousand Nirvana Pills.
• Two days after Lin Chen left the Great Jiang Dynasty for the Thousand Crane Dynasty, Jiang Xuan told the Nanli Wind Observer Envoy that Lin Chen was a Two-Mark Talisman Master and had evaded capture.
• The Nanli Wind Observer Envoy concluded that Lin Chen was likely heading toward the Taiqing Three Selections of the Immortal Dynasty and regretted missing the chance to recruit him.
• Lin Chen traveled for ten months through numerous dynasties, fought dangers along the way, and underwent his second Wind-Lightning Tribulation, which helped him escape Jiang Xuan.
• Lin Chen entered a border town in the Thousand Crane Dynasty, paid ten Pure Yuan Pills to get in, and checked into an inn to rest.
• Little Marten told Lin Chen that defeating a One Yuan Nirvana Realm demonic beast had helped restore his strength to the peak of the Creation Realm.

Lin Chen continued his journey toward the Immortal Dynasty, hoping to join a super sect and obtain the resources needed to advance his cultivation. In the Great Xi Dynasty, he encountered a wounded Nirvana Realm man named Lan Sheng, who asked him for help.

• Lin Chen told Little Marten that finding a Life-Death Reincarnation Pill would be difficult, but Little Marten urged him to earn Sect Contribution and obtain one from the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.
• After several days of rest, Lin Chen resumed his journey, determined to reach a super sect because his Origin Energy cultivation had stalled and he needed many Nirvana Pills to advance.
• Lin Chen traveled east for eight days and nights to cross the Thousand Crane Dynasty, then continued through the Donglan Mountains of the Great Xi Dynasty.
• While Lin Chen replenished his Spiritual Power beneath a waterfall, he and Little Marten discussed the long journey and the Immortal Dynasty's vastness.
• A bloodied young man in white named Lan Sheng arrived at the valley and begged Lin Chen to save him, promising a generous reward.
• Lin Chen wondered whether Lan Sheng belonged to the Immortal Dynasty's imperial family because of his surname.

Lin Chen initially refused to help Lan Sheng, a member of the Immortal Dynasty’s imperial clan, but changed his mind after learning Lan Sheng knew Lan Ying. As Chi Tian arrived to pursue Lan Sheng, he revealed his hatred of the Immortal Dynasty and prepared to confront them.

• Lan Sheng admitted he belonged to the Immortal Dynasty’s imperial clan and explained that a pursuer had chased him after targeting him in a Nirvana Realm cave dwelling.
• Lin Chen refused to get involved, then asked Lan Sheng whether he knew Lan Ying.
• Lan Sheng revealed that Lan Ying was his younger sister, prompting Lin Chen to decide to help him.
• Chi Tian, a red-robed One Yuan Nirvana Realm cultivator, entered the valley and recognized Lin Chen as a Heavenly Symbol Master.
• Lin Chen sensed Chi Tian had tracked Lan Sheng through the Blood Spirit Great Law, and Chi Tian declared his hatred for the Immortal Dynasty over its role in the Crimson Blood Dynasty’s defeat.