Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen learned that the Spirit Nurturing Cushion was held by the Martial Alliance and arranged for Mu Qianqian to acquire it with three thousand Nirvana Pills. After warning Mu Qianqian about her seductive physique, he saw her leave to negotiate, and his goal in Great Puppet City was fulfilled.

• Mu Qianqian told Lin Chen that the Spirit Nurturing Cushion would be auctioned by the Martial Alliance in a little over two months.
• Lin Chen gave Mu Qianqian three thousand Nirvana Pills and asked her to retrieve the cushion from the Martial Alliance.
• Lin Chen told Mu Qianqian to negotiate fairly and let her decide what benefits to offer in exchange.
• Mu Qianqian praised Lin Chen, but he dispelled the seductive aura from her innate physique and warned her about using it.
• Mu Qianqian left with several Great Demon Sect elders to negotiate, and Lin Chen's purpose in Great Puppet City was fulfilled within an hour.

Lin Chen retrieved the Spirit Nurturing Cushion from the Great Demon Sect and traveled to the Profound Yin Ravine Bottom to attempt to refine and control the Devouring Ancestral Symbol. He prepared to use Heaven and Earth Condensation Body, knowing failure would cost him his life.

• Mu Qianqian returned the Spirit Nurturing Cushion to Lin Chen after obtaining it from the Martial Alliance for far less than the Nirvana Pills he had supplied.
• Lin Chen examined the cushion, confirmed its unusual effects on his Spiritual Power, and told Mu Qianqian that it was worth the price.
• Lin Chen entered the Profound Yin Ravine, passed through its terrifying cold qi currents, and reached a cave at the bottom.
• Lin Chen considered refining and controlling the Devouring Ancestral Symbol as a way to gain Ancestral Symbol Affinity and save Tianxuan Continent.
• Lin Chen prepared to use Heaven and Earth Condensation Body to gather the power of heaven and earth for his attempt.

Lin Chen prepared to refine the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and used Black-Eyed Elder’s rune to reveal it and awaken the elder’s phantom. After hearing the elder’s warnings and guidance, Lin Chen sent his spiritual body into the symbol’s darkness to seek its recognition.

• Lin Chen considered the risks of absorbing the cold, yin Origin Energy and prepared Nirvana Pills before attempting to refine the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• Lin Chen used Black-Eyed Elder’s rune to break the seal concealing the symbol and summon the elder’s phantom.
• Black-Eyed Elder warned Lin Chen to protect the world from an ancient calamity and asked him to destroy the Nine King Halls.
• Black-Eyed Elder revealed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and instructed Lin Chen to stay true to himself amid its darkness and illusions.
• Lin Chen sent his spiritual body into the Devouring Ancestral Symbol to attempt its trial.

Lin Chen entered the Devouring Ancestral Symbol’s Dark Realm and endured its endless darkness until he understood the trial and rejected its false light. He reached the Talisman Spirit and gained the Devouring Ancestral Symbol’s recognition, then wondered how much time had passed outside.

• The Devouring Ancestral Symbol transformed into a Black Hole and swallowed Lin Chen’s spiritual body.
• Lin Chen stayed calm in the Dark Realm and walked through the darkness without turning back.
• After enduring panic and despair for an unknown length of time, Lin Chen heard that devouring was nothingness.
• Lin Chen recognized the light behind him as a trap and continued forward into the darkness.
• The Dark Realm shattered into a starry sky, where Lin Chen met the Talisman Spirit and learned he had gained the Devouring Ancestral Symbol’s recognition.

Lin Chen passed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol’s trial and became its master, gaining its Talisman Spirit and an immense surge of Devouring Power. As he began to absorb the Ancestral Symbol’s benefits inside the Profound Yin Ravine, an elderly man arrived outside and recognized its power.

• Lin Chen reflected on surviving the Dark Realm and realized the Black-Eyed Elder’s warning had helped him avoid its deadly path of light.
• The Devouring Ancestral Symbol’s Talisman Spirit extended its hand, and Lin Chen bowed before accepting its acknowledgment and vowing to drive out the Other Demon race.
• Lin Chen touched the Talisman Spirit, which took on his appearance, then the Devouring Ancestral Symbol entered his body and unleashed vast Devouring Power.
• The Talisman Spirit entered Lin Chen, causing his strength to soar as he began digesting the Ancestral Symbol’s power.
• An elderly man arrived outside the Profound Yin Ravine and recognized the fluctuation of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.

Lin Chen emerged from Profound Yin Ravine with greatly increased strength and resolved to protect Tianxuan Continent. He learned that the Devouring Ancestral Symbol’s existence had leaked through the Yin Puppet Sect, then asked a visitor about the Hundred Dynasties War.

• Lin Chen left Profound Yin Ravine, reflecting that he had accepted his responsibility to defend Tianxuan Continent and pursue the Ancestor Realm.
• Lin Chen confronted the hemp-clad old man and demanded to know how he had learned about the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• The hemp-clad old man said the Yin Puppet Sect had spread the news and that he had sensed the symbol while searching the ruined sect grounds.
• Lin Chen learned the old man was an outer deacon of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, but dismissed further questions about his intelligence sources.
• Lin Chen considered his new strength and asked when the Hundred Dynasties War would begin.

Lin Chen returned from the Profound Yin Ravine after spending a year mastering the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, then headed toward Lin City with Qingtan as the Lin Clan prepared for its grand assembly. As the Hundred Dynasties War approached, the Great Yan Emperor sought Lin Chen’s help for Mo Ling, while Qingtan wrestled with her own choices about the Dark Hall.

• Lin Chen learned that the Hundred Dynasties War would begin in a little over two months and erased the burlap-clad old man's memories of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, sparing his life.
• The Great Yan Emperor, Mo Jingtian, asked Lin Fan whether Lin Chen would attend the Lin Clan Assembly and offered to share rule of the dynasty if Lin Chen helped Mo Ling join a super sect.
• Lin Chen and Qingtan traveled through the air toward Lin City with the burlap-clad old man following them.
• Qingtan resented Lin Chen for warning a Dark Hall sister, and Lin Chen explained that he wanted to protect Qingtan from being used or harmed before she left the Eastern Profound Region.
• Qingtan fell silent, showing Lin Chen that she had developed plans and opinions of her own.

Lin Chen left Qingtan and arranged for the hemp-clothed elder to serve Lin Mu, while planning to help his grandfather break through to the Nirvana Realm. He dismissed the Lin Clan Assembly as unimportant and focused on his upcoming departure for the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace and the Sect Grand Competition.

• Lin Chen told Qingtan he had hoped she would pass a message to Hall Master Bo Xuan, then left before she could respond; Qingtan flew toward Lin City in frustration.
• Lin Chen assigned the hemp-clothed elder to follow Lin Mu and arranged for his removal from the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace’s outer deacon list.
• Lin Chen told Lin Mu he would deliver the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace’s rewards to Clan Chief Lin Fan and help Lin Mu break through to the Nirvana Realm the next day.
• Lin Mu asked about the Clan Assembly, but Lin Chen said Lin Fan would oversee it and that helping Lin Mu mattered more.
• Lin Chen noted that the Hundred Dynasties War was a month away and that powerful leaders had gathered in Lin City, then prioritized Lin Mu’s breakthrough, his return to the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, and arrangements for Lin Ke'er.

Lin Chen handed the Lin Clan’s remaining Sect Contribution to Lin Fan and refused to intervene in who from the Great Yan Dynasty could join a super sect. He then told Lin Ke'er he would take her to Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, where her future would depend on her own effort.

• Lin Chen gave Lin Fan the remaining Sect Contribution and said candidates from the Great Yan Dynasty would have to prove their own abilities.
• Lin Chen left Lin Fan to decide how to distribute the Sect Contribution and went to meet Lin Ke'er.
• Lin Chen told Lin Ke'er he would take her from the Great Yan Dynasty to Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.
• Lin Chen warned Lin Ke'er that her talent was ordinary, he would not keep her by his side, and she would need to work hard under the guidance of Lu Ying and Geng Yan.
• Lin Ke'er murmured the name Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, still stunned by Lin Chen's news and warning.

Lin Chen helped Lin Mu break through to the Nirvana Realm and prepared to leave the Great Yan Dynasty, entrusting Lin Mu with caring for Lin Lie and his wife. Meanwhile, Lin Dong defeated a clan genius and challenged Lin Langtian at the Lin Clan Clan Gathering, as Master Diao sensed that Lin Chen had already left Lin City.

• Lin Ke'er decided she would leave the Great Yan Dynasty with Lin Chen and went to speak with her parents.
• Lin Fan opened the Lin Clan Clan Gathering before Mo Jingtian and the assembled spectators.
• Lin Chen stabilized Lin Mu’s life force and helped him break through to the Nirvana Realm in less than two hours.
• Lin Chen urged Lin Mu to be cautious during his future Nirvana Tribulation and asked him to look after Lin Lie and his wife.
• Lin Dong defeated Lin Qing with one palm strike and challenged Lin Langtian to fight.
• Master Diao told Lin Dong not to hold back and then realized Lin Chen had already left Lin City.

Lin Dong challenged Lin Langtian to a life-or-death battle at the Lin Clan Assembly, while Lin Chen brought Lin Ke'er back toward the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace after settling Liu Mu’s affairs. Lin Chen learned that the Hundred Dynasties War would begin in twenty days, with the Eight Great Super Sects opening the Ancient Battlefield.

• Lin Dong rejected Lin Langtian’s taunt and unleashed his Origin Energy to begin their duel.
• Lin Chen arrived outside Qingyan County City with Lin Ke'er and decided to repay old debts of gratitude before dealing with Liu Ya’s matter after the Hundred Dynasties War.
• Lin Chen asked Liu Ya’s father to accept Liu Mu back into the Liu Clan and repay Liu Jiang’s debt of two thousand Nirvana Pills.
• Lin Chen carried Lin Ke'er toward the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, intending to attend its Sect Grand Competition and handle his other obligations there.
• Ten days later, Lin Chen returned to the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace and learned from Cang Han that the Hundred Dynasties War would begin in twenty days.

Lin Chen learned that the Ancient Space had opened but set aside thoughts of entering it until after the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace's Sect Grand Competition. As he arranged for Lin Ke'er to study under Geng Yan or Lu Ying, Ke'er asked about the woman who had appeared at the Tomb Mansion in Flame City.

• Cang Han welcomed Lin Chen and told him about the sect and the opening of the Ancient Space, which renewed his interest in the Ancient Battlefield.
• Lin Chen congratulated Cang Han on becoming a Core Disciple and introduced Lin Ke'er as his younger sister.
• Cang Han advised Lin Chen to report Lin Ke'er’s arrival to the sect Elders and reminded him that the sect had rules.
• Lin Chen asked Cang Han to take Lin Ke'er to Geng Yan for guidance, or to Lu Ying if Geng Yan declined.
• Lin Ke'er asked Lin Chen whether the elder sister who appeared outside the Tomb Mansion in Flame City belonged to the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.

Lin Chen arranged for Cang Han to help Lin Ke'er find guidance, then spent three days cultivating the Nine Heavens Immortal Art before heading to the Sect Grand Competition. There, he recognized Elder Song and saw Ling Qingzhu again.

• Lin Ke'er voiced her insecurity about the beautiful women of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, and Lin Chen urged her to focus on cultivation.
• Cang Han agreed to ask Senior Sister Geng Yan or Senior Sister Lu Ying to guide Lin Ke'er.
• Lin Chen spent three days cultivating the Nine Heavens Immortal Art and successfully entered its gates.
• Lin Chen left the Martial Arts Hall as disciples and Elder Cheng praised his strength and talent.
• At the Sect Grand Competition plaza, Lin Chen recognized Elder Song and saw Ling Qingzhu seated on a Green Lotus.

At the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace Sect Grand Competition, Lin Chen ignored the early matches and cultivated while his reputation as a prodigious Core Disciple spread through the sect. Elder Song eventually approached him, and Lin Chen sensed the Elder’s Life Profound Realm aura.

• Ling Qingzhu recognized Lin Chen in the crowd but hesitated to greet him as Elder Song announced the start of the Sect Grand Competition.
• Lin Chen closed his eyes and cultivated, relying on the worldly energy he could absorb from the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• Lin Chen recalled that Lin Ke'er had caught Geng Yan’s attention and had been taken in by her, leaving him with little to worry about.
• The Registered Disciples’ matches continued for a day while Lin Chen ignored the proceedings and remained focused on cultivation.
• Word spread through the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace about Lin Chen’s rise from a Registered Disciple to a Core Disciple and his remarkable accomplishments.
• Elder Song appeared before Lin Chen, who opened his eyes and sensed the Elder’s Life Profound Realm aura.

Elder Song told Lin Chen that the Palace Lord wanted to receive him at the Taiqing Palace after the Sect Grand Competition and warned him to prepare, though she could not explain why. Lin Chen revealed his major completion Life Profound Realm strength, then turned to Ling Qingzhu for answers as they prepared to speak somewhere more private.

• Elder Song approached Lin Chen, praised his cultivation, and relayed the Palace Lord's invitation for him to visit the Taiqing Palace after the Sect Grand Competition.
• The disciples gathered around Lin Chen, and he deliberately revealed his major completion stage of the Life Profound Realm strength, silencing the crowd.
• Elder Song said she did not know the full reason for the Palace Lord's message and suggested Lin Chen ask Ling Qingzhu.
• Lin Chen greeted Ling Qingzhu and proposed that they move somewhere away from the crowd to talk.

Lin Chen questioned Ling Qingzhu about Elder Song’s warning and what had happened outside Huangpu City, but she refused to reveal her secrets. Ten days later, the Sect Grand Competition reached its final stage, where the Core Disciples were set to compete.

• Ling Qingzhu left with Lin Chen, while Lu Ying and Wu Qun discussed his closeness with Ling Qingzhu and Lu Ying’s feelings for him.
• Lu Ying offered to have Lin Chen join a future Sect Mission so the Core Disciples could get to know him and he could look after Wu Qun after she left Nine Heavens Palace.
• Lin Chen asked Ling Qingzhu why Elder Song had warned him and what she had told her master, but she said she could not discuss the secrets.
• Ling Qingzhu gave Lin Chen fifty million Nirvana Pills as thanks for his help at the Ancient Tomb Manor, and Lin Chen accepted them.
• Ten days passed, and the Sect Grand Competition reached the stage for the Core Disciples to compete.

Lin Chen defeated Wu Qun effortlessly in the Sect Grand Competition and secured the position of Head Disciple of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace. The next day, he entered Taiqing Hall to face the Palace Master, a Samsara Stage expert, for the first time.

• Lin Chen entered the arena for his match against Wu Qun, drawing attention to his speed and formidable Spiritual Power.
• Wu Qun used the Nine Heavens Sword Finger against Lin Chen, who shattered the attack and the arena with a single gesture.
• Wu Qun was injured and defeated, while no other disciple dared to challenge Lin Chen in the competition.
• Lin Chen became the Head Disciple of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace after the competition concluded.
• The next day, Lin Chen met the Palace Master inside Taiqing Hall and felt apprehensive before the Samsara Stage expert.

Lin Chen faced the Palace Master of Taiqing Palace, who questioned him about supreme fluctuations Ling Qingzhu had sensed from him two years earlier. He realized those fluctuations had exposed the secret of his body, but remained uncertain what the Palace Master would do next.

• The Palace Master of Taiqing Palace appeared with Ling Qingzhu and summoned Lin Chen, whose strength and potential impressed her.
• The Palace Master asked Ling Qingzhu to confirm that Lin Chen possessed the fluctuations she had reported, and Ling Qingzhu affirmed it.
• Lin Chen recognized that his answers could determine whether he faced a crisis or gained standing within Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.
• The Palace Master asked Lin Chen whether he knew about the supremacy Ling Qingzhu had sensed from him twice two years earlier.
• Lin Chen realized Ling Qingzhu had sensed the world's concealed supreme fluctuations in his body after their encounter at the Ancient Tomb Manor of Flame City, and he calmed himself because she had not confirmed what they meant.

Lin Chen revealed to the Palace Master of Taiqing Palace that Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace had originated as the Symbol Ancestor’s Supreme Palace, then faced her questions about his knowledge and Supreme fluctuations. Their conversation ended unresolved as he stayed silent about her guess that he came from another world, while a graceful woman arrived at a secluded platform in Dao Sect’s Heaven Hall.

• Lin Chen told the Palace Master of Taiqing Palace that her sect had once been the Supreme Palace founded by the Symbol Ancestor.
• Ling Qingzhu accepted Lin Chen’s words because he carried Supreme fluctuations, while her master fell into deep contemplation.
• The Palace Master sealed off Taiqing Hall and asked Lin Chen how he knew the secrets and why he possessed Supreme fluctuations.
• Lin Chen said the Supreme Palace had been passed down to help future generations protect Tianxuan Continent, and attributed his knowledge to the Symbol Ancestor.
• The Palace Master wondered whether Lin Chen came from the same world as the Symbol Ancestor, but Lin Chen remained silent.
• In Dao Sect’s Heaven Hall, a graceful woman flew over the Dan Rivers and landed on the farthest platform.

Ying Xuanzi’s daughter learned of Lin Chen’s rise and reaffirmed her rivalry with Ling Qingzhu. Meanwhile, Lin Chen told the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace Master that he knew something of the Supreme Sensing Art but could not cultivate it.

• Ying Xuanzi’s daughter visited her elder sister and heard that Lin Chen had risen from a Registered Disciple to Head Disciple and reached the Life Profound Realm.
• Ying Xuanzi’s daughter asked whether her elder sister’s match with Ling Qingzhu would still happen, and her sister said Lin Chen was unrelated to their dispute while warning her to prepare for the next Sect War.
• Ying Xuanzi’s daughter’s elder sister cleaved the Dan River with her sword and destroyed an illusion of Ling Qingzhu.
• The Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace Master accepted that Lin Chen had learned Supreme Palace secrets through the Symbol Ancestor and asked what he knew about the Supreme Sensing Art.
• Lin Chen said he knew a little about the art but did not know how to cultivate it, and that his faint Supreme fluctuations might share the world’s Supreme Power’s origin.