Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen reached the Devouring Ancestral Symbol on the Dark Altar and entered the sealed space to meet its previous wielder, Black-Eyed Elder. The chapter ended as Black-Eyed Elder opened his eyes and recognized Lin Chen as the second wielder.

• Lin Chen descended through the Nine Nether Cold Qi and landed on the Dark Altar, where he found the Devouring Ancestral Symbol sealed within a black sphere of light.
• Lin Chen considered the dangers and responsibilities of claiming the symbol, then used his Spiritual Power to activate the altar’s central pillar.
• Lin Chen entered a vast, ancient wilderness and found Black-Eyed Elder meditating atop a black stone pillar.
• Black-Eyed Elder opened his eyes, froze the space around them, and called Lin Chen the second wielder of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.

Lin Chen met Black-Eyed Elder and explained that he wanted to eliminate the Nine King Halls sealed beneath the Ancient Tablet Space, not merely break the Devouring Ancestral Symbol’s seal. Black-Eyed Elder confirmed the danger and told Lin Chen to return after reaching the Reincarnation Stage with two Ancestral Talismans, when he would help him fight the Demonic King.

• Lin Chen greeted Black-Eyed Elder and said he had come to discuss an important matter, not only to break the seal on the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• Lin Chen revealed that the Nine King Halls, a powerful leader of the Alien Demon Race, was sealed beneath the Ancient Tablet Space and warned that its recovery threatened the Great Desolation Sect and the Eastern Profound Region.
• Black-Eyed Elder questioned how Lin Chen knew the secret and focused a powerful aura on him.
• Lin Chen said the Alien Demon Race was the common enemy of Tianxuan Continent and that defending the world was his responsibility as an Ancestral Talisman controller.
• Black-Eyed Elder confirmed he had sealed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and explained that Lin Chen needed far greater strength to kill the Nine King Halls.
• Black-Eyed Elder told Lin Chen to return after reaching the Reincarnation Stage with two Ancestral Talismans and promised to help using the Great Desolation Sect’s lingering thoughts and the seal.

Lin Chen told the Black-Eyed Elder that he intended to prepare for the Nine King Halls’ eventual escape and help destroy it. Before his lingering will faded, the Elder gave Lin Chen a rune that could break the Devouring Ancestral Symbol’s seal and bestowed two Great Desolation Sect martial arts, leaving Lin Chen with a path toward claiming the Ancestral Symbol.

• Lin Chen explained that he wanted to prepare early to destroy the Nine King Halls and protect the Great Yan Dynasty from its possible escape.
• The Black-Eyed Elder praised Lin Chen’s talent, agreed to help him, and said the Nine King Halls was recovering slowly, giving him time.
• The Black-Eyed Elder’s stone pillar shattered, and Lin Chen seized a black rune that could break the Devouring Ancestral Symbol’s seal.
• The Black-Eyed Elder said the Devouring Ancestral Symbol might not accept Lin Chen and urged him to find another suitable master if he could not control it.
• The Black-Eyed Elder gifted Lin Chen the Great Desolation Annihilation Seal and the Great Desolation Black God Curse, then explained that the Great Desolation Barren Tablet could strengthen them.

Black-Eyed Elder gave Lin Chen two Heavenly Martial Arts from the Great Desolation Sect and explained that Lin Chen would need the Great Desolation Barren Tablet or the Primordial Ancestral Symbol to fully master them. After Lin Chen vowed to avenge the sect and destroy the Nine King Halls, Black-Eyed Elder’s remnant will faded away, leaving Lin Chen to return to the Dark Altar.

• Black-Eyed Elder warned Lin Chen that the two Heavenly Martial Arts required true Desolation Power, which he could seek through the Great Desolation Barren Tablet or the Primordial Ancestral Symbol.
• Lin Chen thanked Black-Eyed Elder and promised to avenge the Great Desolation Sect by erasing the Nine King Halls if he gained the strength to do so.
• Black-Eyed Elder spoke with Lin Chen about the Other Demons and their threat to the living beings of Tianxuan Continent.
• As his remnant will neared its end, Black-Eyed Elder said farewell and vanished from the wilderness space.
• Lin Chen bowed to Black-Eyed Elder, left the wilderness world, and returned to the Dark Altar.

Lin Chen decided to postpone refining the Devouring Ancestral Symbol until he grew stronger and said he needed to prepare for unexpected trouble. Meanwhile, the Yin Puppet Sect, Great Demon Sect, and Martial Alliance confronted one another at the Black Hole in the Rune Puppet Nest over its treasures.

• Little Marten questioned why Lin Chen had not yet refined the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• Lin Chen explained that waiting until he reached the Life Profound Realm or became an Immortal Talisman Master would let him gain more from refining it.
• Little Marten praised Lin Chen for resisting the temptation, and Lin Chen said he would make preparations against unexpected events.
• At the Black Hole, Teng Yuan demanded that Mu Yuanfeng and Wu De's factions leave because the Yin Puppet Sect had arrived first.
• Mu Yuanfeng refused to yield and challenged the Yin Puppet Sect to face the Great Demon Sect and Martial Alliance together.

Teng Sha arrived at the Rune Puppet Nest and drove off the Great Demon Sect and Martial Alliance members while seeking a high-grade Rune Puppet. Lin Chen watched from hiding and decided to place a spiritual tracking mark on Teng Sha.

• Mu Yuanfeng and Wu De challenged Teng Yuan and claimed their factions would not fear the Yin Puppet Sect.
• Teng Sha appeared, pressured the intruders, and revealed that the Rune Puppet Nest contained a decent Rune Puppet.
• Mu Yuanfeng and Wu De resisted Teng Sha’s demand to retreat, but fled when he attacked with a massive Origin Energy palm.
• Teng Sha ordered Teng Yuan and the others to leave, spread news of a high-grade Rune Puppet, and alert the Left and Right Elders to stand by.
• Lin Chen watched from behind a Rune Puppet and decided to leave a spiritual tracking mark inside Teng Sha.

Lin Chen decided to let Teng Sha keep the Devouring Ancestral Symbol while he pursued stronger martial arts, and then the story shifted to Lin Dong training for the Lin Family Clan Competition. Lin Xiao praised Lin Dong’s progress, while Qingtan appeared distracted.

• Lin Chen watched Teng Sha enter the Black Hole with the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and explained to Little Marten why Teng Sha would keep it safe until Lin Chen was ready to claim it.
• Lin Chen decided not to seek the Creation Martial Tablet’s Spirit Martial Art because he already had Heavenly Martial Arts to cultivate.
• The Lin Family prepared for its Clan Competition, whose winner would receive a fifth-grade spiritual medicine, three hundred Yang Yuan Pills, and Lin Xiao’s personal guidance.
• Lin Dong practiced the Tong Bei Fist and Eight Desolations Palm in the Lin Family Back Mountain while Lin Xiao and Qingtan watched.
• Lin Xiao praised Lin Dong’s martial arts progress, while Lin Dong concealed that he could unleash the ninth sound of the Tong Bei Fist.

On the eve of the Lin Family Clan Competition, Lin Xiao warned Lin Dong not to underestimate his rivals and worried over Qingtan’s worsening cold energy. Hidden nearby, Lin Chen judged that Qingtan’s suffering would strengthen his unusual constitution and chose to remain concealed while preparing to cultivate in seclusion.

• Lin Xiao reminded Lin Dong that Lin Xia and Lin Hong had reached the eighth level and urged him to stay cautious in the Clan Competition.
• Lin Xiao and Lin Dong credited Lin Chen with helping the Lin Family recover and establish itself in Flame City, then Lin Xiao assured Lin Dong he would watch over Qingtan.
• Lin Xiao said Qingtan’s cold energy had become harder to suppress and that Elder Lin Lie would soon examine him; Qingtan tried to reassure his worried family.
• Hidden in the trees, Lin Chen concluded that Qingtan needed to endure the cold energy to strengthen his bones and meridians, and decided not to intervene.
• Lin Chen resolved to cultivate in seclusion in the Lin Family Back Mountain and advance his Origin Energy and Spiritual Power before future dangers arose.

Lin Chen returned to the Lin Family and planned to have Little Marten guide Lin Dong and nurture the soon-to-be-born Little Flame. Little Marten agreed to go with Lin Dong, while Lin Chen prepared to explain the arrangement and offer resources.

• Lin Chen returned to his courtyard in the Lin Family and found it had been kept clean during his absence.
• Lin Chen asked Little Marten if he could hide somewhere besides the Stone Talisman Space.
• Lin Chen proposed that Little Marten follow Lin Dong, help him enter the Ancient Battlefield to obtain the Life-Death Reincarnation Pill, and nurture Little Flame.
• Little Marten agreed, though he cautioned that he could not guarantee Lin Dong would qualify for the Hundred Dynasties War.
• Little Marten explained that he could hide in the Mud Pill Palace of someone who cultivated Spiritual Power, and Lin Chen noted Lin Dong had talent in that field.
• Lin Chen said he would explain Little Marten's existence to Lin Dong and offered rare demonic beast items from Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace to help prepare Little Flame.

Lin Chen prepared for Qingyang Town’s Hunting Battle, where the Fire Python Tiger cub Little Flame was expected to be born, while continuing to plan for the cub’s family to be protected. The chapter left Lin Chen departing for the competition after reassuring Lin Xiao that Qingtan was safe and would recover.

• Lin Chen told Little Marten that they would wait for the Hunting Competition, when the Fire Python Tiger would give birth, and planned to protect Little Flame’s mother and littermates.
• Over four months, Lin Chen reached the Peak Seven Yuan Nirvana Realm and became a Seven-seal Heavenly Talisman Master, while gaining initial mastery of two Heavenly Martial Arts.
• Lin Chen reassured Lin Xiao that Qingtan’s Yin Sha Energy had been dealt with and that she was resting while consolidating her strength.
• Lin Chen agreed to leave for Qingyang Town’s Hunting Battle, where factions from across the region had gathered for the event held once every three years.

Lin Chen left the Hunting Battle to find a place for Little Flame’s family, while Lin Xiao arranged to take in several Fire Python Tigers. In the forest, Lin Chen found their injured mother and three newborn cubs, including Little Flame.

• Lin Chen told Lin Xiao to arrange a home for several Fire Python Tigers and said he would deliver them after the Hunting Battle.
• Lin Chen left the arena, and Lin Xiao recalled his advice to focus on nurturing Lin Dong rather than relying on Lin Chen to restore the branch family’s standing.
• Lin Xiao told Lei Bao that Lin Chen had once defeated a great-completion Qi Creation Realm Elder in a single move, and Lei Bao felt relieved that the Lei Family had not become Lin Chen’s enemy.
• Lin Chen tracked an injured Fire Python Tiger to the forest and discovered that it had fled after being attacked while giving birth.
• Lin Chen knocked the Heavenly Origin Realm Fire Python Tiger unconscious and saw three newborn cubs, identifying the weakest as Little Flame.

Lin Chen recognized Little Flame’s unusual bloodline and brought the Fire Python Tiger family back to the Lin Family Back Mountain. He entrusted Little Marten with raising Little Flame and guiding Lin Dong, then parted from him to avoid exposing their connection to the Heavenly Demonic Sable Clan.

• Lin Chen found that the Stone Talisman reacted to the frail Fire Python Tiger cub, confirming Little Flame’s exceptional potential, while Little Marten cautioned that its mutated bloodline might still have limits.
• Lin Chen decided to nurture Little Flame with high-grade demonic beast flesh and a Heavenly Demonic Tiger Bone, and Little Marten agreed to help while joking about eating it if it proved useless.
• Lin Chen took Little Flame, its mother, and its two siblings to the Lin Family Back Mountain, treated the mother’s injuries, and subdued her.
• Lin Chen explained matters to Lin Dong and Lin Xiao, left Little Marten a Primordial Spirit jade slip, and bid farewell to him.
• Lin Chen reasoned that separating from Little Marten would protect them from scrutiny by Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace and Yuan Sect while letting Little Marten prepare for his plans in the Great Thousand World.

Lin Chen cultivated for two months until he could attempt the eighth Nirvana Tribulation, then returned to Lin City after seven years to visit Lin Mu. Seeing that Lin Mu’s weak condition made a breakthrough to the Nirvana Realm dangerous, Lin Chen hesitated over whether to help him try now or wait.

• After Little Marten left, Lin Chen resumed solitary cultivation and absorbed Nirvana Pills while removing their impurities.
• Two months later, Lin Chen ignited the Nirvana Fire and began his eighth Nirvana Tribulation.
• Lin Chen returned to Lin City, intending to visit Lin Mu without drawing attention to his strength.
• Lin Chen inspected Lin Mu’s condition and worried that attempting the Nirvana Realm breakthrough with only Nirvana Pills could endanger him.
• Lin Mu opened his eyes after hearing Lin Chen sigh and stared at him in disbelief.

Lin Chen reunited with Lin Mu and revealed that he had become a Core Disciple of a super sect in the Eastern Profound Region. He then met Lin Fan, who recognized Lin Chen as a powerful Nirvana Realm expert, leaving the Lin Clan’s leaders stunned by his return.

• Lin Mu sensed that Lin Chen had surpassed Lin Fan and the Great Yan Emperor, reaching a Nirvana Realm strengthened by one or two Nirvana Tribulations.
• Lin Chen told Lin Mu that he was now a Core Disciple of a super sect in the Eastern Profound Region, leaving Lin Mu speechless.
• Lin Chen brought Lin Mu to meet Lin Fan so he could explain his return to both of them at once.
• Lin Fan recognized Lin Chen and estimated that he had reached at least the Four-Origin Nirvana Realm.

Lin Chen told Lin Fan that his super sect had awarded the Lin Clan valuable rewards, though he would delay handing them over. More than two months later, Lin Chen entered Yan City's Symbol Master Tower to retrieve a Spiritual Map linked to two Ancestral Talismans.

• Lin Chen met Lin Fan and explained that his sect had granted rewards to the Lin Clan, including fewer than a million Nirvana Pills, but that he would not hand them over yet.
• Lin Fan and Lin Mu accepted the delay and were pleased by the prospect of the rewards.
• More than two months later, Lin Chen entered the Yan City Talisman Master Tower before the Tower Tournament began.
• Lin Chen used his Spiritual Power to obtain the Spiritual Map on the tower's ninth floor, which could locate two of the world's great Ancestral Talismans.

Lin Chen traveled to Huangpu City after being summoned by an Elder of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace. He arrived by flying over the city, where Huangpu Jing and the Huangpu Guards confronted him.

• Lin Chen decided to answer the summons from a Death Profound Realm Elder of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace and collected a Spiritual Map on his way to Huangpu City.
• Lin Chen recalled that Huangpu Jing was related to Ling Qingzhu, the next Palace Lord of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.
• Lin Chen arrived at Huangpu City at dusk, flying despite the Huangpu Clan's ban on flying over the city.
• Huangpu Jing ordered several hundred Huangpu Guards to block Lin Chen, but he casually dispelled their barrier.
• Lin Chen asked Huangpu Jing if she was the daughter of the Huangpu Clan Chief.

Lin Chen abducted Huangpu Jing from Huangpu City and explained that he wanted her to keep the Huangpu Clan from involving Ling Qingzhu in its plans for the Ancient Tomb Manor. He left Huangpu Jing with a warning and an offer, while the clan was left searching for its missing young miss.

• Lin Chen displayed power that led Huangpu Jing to realize he was a Nirvana Stage expert, then vanished with her as powerful figures raced toward Huangpu City.
• Lin Chen considered how Ling Qingzhu’s possible danger at the Ancient Tomb Manor could bring the wrath of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace’s Palace Lord upon him.
• Lin Chen took Huangpu Jing to a valley outside the city because her status and closeness to Ling Qingzhu made her a useful intermediary with the Huangpu Clan.
• Lin Chen warned Huangpu Jing not to let the Huangpu Clan trouble Ling Qingzhu, noting that the clan could be held responsible if anything happened to her.
• Lin Chen offered Huangpu Jing a generous reward for helping, while admitting he could not fully explain his reasons.

Lin Chen met Elder Song, who explained that she had come to the Great Yan Dynasty after sensing his unusual aura. She warned him not to covet the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace Master's position, and Lin Chen left her confident that he had no interest in it.

• Lin Chen greeted Elder Song in the Huangpu Clan, and she praised his strength and unusual talent.
• Lin Chen explained that he had returned to his homeland to cultivate and deliver the sect's rewards to his family.
• Elder Song asked what Lin Chen knew about her trip, and he acknowledged that he knew some things about Ling Qingzhu.
• Elder Song recalled how her former senior sister became Palace Master while she remained an elder, and argued that Direct Disciples were destined for exceptional accomplishments.
• Elder Song warned Lin Chen not to seek the Palace Master's position, and Lin Chen showed that he did not care about it.

Lin Chen reassured Elder Song that he would protect Ling Qingzhu without competing against or intruding on her, and impressed her with his Primordial Spirit mark. After discussing Ling Qingzhu and Lin Chen’s interest in the arts she cultivated, he left to focus on advancing his cultivation.

• Lin Chen promised Elder Song he would look after Ling Qingzhu in the Great Yan Dynasty and avoid harming their bond or the sect’s interests.
• Lin Chen gave Elder Song a Primordial Spirit mark, and she praised the purity of his Primordial Spirit power and his potential in the next Sect War.
• Elder Song asked whether Lin Chen had met Ling Qingzhu, and Lin Chen explained that he had only heard Lu Ying and Geng Yan describe her.
• Lin Chen reflected that he was more interested in Ling Qingzhu’s Taiqing Immortal Art and Tai Shang Sensing Art than in her appearance.
• Elder Song said she could have introduced Lin Chen to Ling Qingzhu if Ling Qingzhu were not at a crucial stage of cultivation, and Lin Chen took his leave to focus on advancing his strength.

Lin Chen accepted five thousand Profound Origin Pills from Elder Song, then spent a year cultivating until he reached the Half-step Life Profound Realm and Nine Seal Heavenly Talisman Master. He later watched a bloody clash in the Tianyan Mountain Range, where factions had gathered to seek a Nirvana Realm expert’s Tomb Mansion and Nirvana Heart.

• Elder Song gave Lin Chen five thousand Profound Origin Pills to aid his cultivation, and he accepted them, promising to repay her kindness.
• After Lin Chen left, Elder Song told her Senior Sister to keep a closer eye on him.
• A year later, Lin Chen had reached the Half-step Life Profound Realm and become a Nine Seal Heavenly Talisman Master, but he could no longer cultivate in peace.
• News of a Nirvana Realm expert’s Tomb Mansion drew the Great Yan Dynasty, the Four Great Clans, and other forces into the dangerous Tianyan Mountain Range in search of its Nirvana Heart.
• Hidden near a chaotic battle involving several hundred people, Lin Chen noted that the Blood Wolf Gang had already been destroyed and that the situation seemed coincidental.