Chapter Summaries

Lin Chang'an helped the Phoenix Cry Bird survive its perilous rebirth from fire, allowing it to form a supreme-grade golden core and advance to the third tier. After leaving the cave abode, he received congratulations and recruiting overtures from Fairy Nishang and True Person Li.

• Lin Chang'an supplied the Phoenix Cry Bird's fiery egg with vitality-filled magical power and high-grade spirit stones as it formed its demon core.
• The Phoenix Cry Bird broke free from its egg after half a month and emerged as a third-tier great demon with a supreme-grade golden core.
• Fairy Nishang and True Person Li witnessed the breakthrough's phenomenon and each decided to win over True Person He.
• Lin Chang'an collected the valuable eggshells, rested with the Phoenix Cry Bird, and left the cave abode after they recovered.
• Fairy Nishang and the Mystic Sound Pavilion disciples congratulated Lin Chang'an, and True Person Li approached him with an air of superiority.

Lin Chang'an declined offers from Mystic Sound Pavilion and Five Dragon Island, then fled when True Person Li pursued him with a Third Tier Bronze Armored Corpse. He trapped Li on an island with the Blood Sha Red Sun Array and began fighting him alongside his Phoenix Cry Bird, while Li revealed a Water-Attribute Magic Treasure that protected his corpse from fire.

• Lin Chang'an learned that True Person Li served Five Dragon Island and refused to join either faction, though Fairy Nishang gave him gifts and warned him that Li was dangerous.
• After leaving Five Dragon Island, Lin Chang'an realized Li was tracking his aura and set up a Third-Order Array on a small island.
• Lin Chang'an deliberately revealed his location and clashed with Li, who attacked with an Earth-Yellow Great Seal and sent his Bronze Armored Corpse after him.
• Lin Chang'an summoned the Phoenix Cry Bird and activated the Blood Sha Red Sun Array, trapping Li amid its flames and nine Quasi-Third Tier Fire-Devouring Demon Spirits.
• True Person Li revealed a Water-Attribute Magic Treasure that shielded the Bronze Armored Corpse from the array's flames as it fought the Phoenix Cry Bird.

Lin Chang'an and the Phoenix Cry Bird outmaneuvered True Person Li, destroyed his Bronze Armored Corpse, and escaped rather than risk a fight with Five Dragon Island reinforcements. After hiding and returning to Jade Spirit Island, Lin Chang'an celebrated the Phoenix Cry Bird’s breakthrough to Third Tier and planned to search for Core Formation Spirit Items.

• Lin Chang'an and the Phoenix Cry Bird used a hidden Blood Sha Sword attack to destroy True Person Li’s Water-Attribute bead and overwhelm his Third Tier Bronze Armored Corpse.
• True Person Li fled through a breach in the Blood Sha Red Sun Array, while Lin Chang'an also withdrew to avoid risking his life or being caught by Five Dragon Island reinforcements.
• After Lin Chang'an escaped, True Person Li returned with an Early Golden Core cultivator surnamed Long, who criticized him and ordered a bounty issued for Lin Chang'an.
• Lin Chang'an hid in the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea for two months, then returned secretly to Jade Spirit Island with the Phoenix Cry Bird and their spoils.
• Lin Chang'an kept the Bronze Armored Corpse’s Corpse Pill for trade and learned that the Phoenix Cry Bird could speak and remained loyal after reaching Third Tier.
• Lin Chang'an resolved to cultivate, seek Core Formation Spirit Items, and remember both Mystic Sound Pavilion’s favor and Five Dragon Island’s enmity.

Lin Chang'an stayed out of the conflict between the Lu Family and the three lineages, but their cultivator bandits attacked Jade Spirit Island anyway. As the island came under assault, Lin Chang'an prepared to fight whoever threatened his plans for Core Formation.

• Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin restored a Quasi-Third-tier Lost Track Five Elements Array, and Hu Jin discussed hunting an injured, aged Third-tier Monster Beast with him.
• Lin Chang'an learned that cultivator bandits were plaguing the islands and that the three lineages were seeking revenge against the Lu Family; he announced his seclusion and warned Hu Jin to stay vigilant.
• Survivors of the three lineages arrived near Jade Spirit Island with a force of cultivator bandits, planning to plunder the island and capture Lin Chang'an and another skilled cultivator.
• Rong Qing received orders from the Long Family to assist the bandits, though he secretly resented serving them.
• Two spirit ships attacked Jade Spirit Island at night, and Lin Chang'an vowed to kill anyone who disrupted his preparations for Core Formation.

Lin Chang'an killed three cultivator bandits who attacked his Cave Abode, then disguised himself as a poison-wielding survivor of Spirit Snake Island and ambushed the raiders’ Spirit Ship. His attack forced the bandits to retreat from Jade Spirit Island, while the Lu Family regrouped and prepared to seek aid.

• Hundreds of cultivator bandits attacked Jade Spirit Island, and three Foundation Establishment bandits targeted Lin Chang'an’s Cave Abode.
• Lin Chang'an trapped and killed the three attackers with the help of his Third-tier Phoenix Cry Bird, then learned that the bandits planned to loot the entire island and were backed by Five Dragon Island.
• Lin Chang'an disguised his aura and appearance, attacked the bandits near their Spirit Ship, and killed two Foundation Establishment cultivators with poison and sword strikes.
• Lin Chang'an broke through the Spirit Ship’s barrier, poisoned its crew, and destroyed the ship’s arrays and hull before fleeing.
• The bandits saw the damaged ship and their dead comrades, abandoned the raid, and withdrew, while Madam Lu ordered the Lu Family to restore its barrier and treat the wounded.

After helping Jade Spirit Island survive the Cultivator Bandits’ raid without revealing his identity, Lin Chang'an agreed to join Hu Jin in hunting an injured Third-tier Green Crocodile Turtle. Meanwhile, Long Changfeng led Rong Qing, Elder Li, and a crew into the Outer Sea to search for the same beast.

• Lu Yujian praised Lin Chang'an for killing three Foundation Establishment Cultivator Bandits, and Lin Chang'an attributed his victory to his formation and Green-Horned Ox.
• Rong Qing questioned Lin Chang'an about the raid while pretending to oppose the Cultivator Bandits, and Lin Chang'an hid his knowledge of Rong Qing’s collusion with them.
• Three months later, Hu Jin told Lin Chang'an that he had found an old, injured Third-tier Green Crocodile Turtle and invited him to share the hunt.
• Lin Chang'an confirmed that no one else knew about the turtle, agreed to hunt it with Hu Jin, and left Jade Spirit Island with him.
• Long Changfeng led a Spirit Ship into the Outer Sea with Rong Qing and Elder Li, while a fat cultivator guided them toward the injured Green Crocodile Turtle.

Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin trapped the wounded Green Crocodile Turtle in a formation, poisoned it, and spent nearly two days wearing it down. As they prepared to finish it with their Talisman Treasures, Long Changfeng's party approached, forcing Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin to attack quickly and prepare for a confrontation.

• Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin found the Green Crocodile Turtle hiding beneath a lake and set up formations and an escape route before engaging it.
• The Green Crocodile Turtle detected the formation but was trapped in its illusions, allowing Hu Jin to poison it with Bone-Softening Powder.
• Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin used the Five Elements Array to attack the turtle's wounds and exhaust its magical power.
• Long Changfeng followed a blood-sacrifice signal from a swallowed cultivator and headed toward the island, intending to claim the turtle's Demon Core and valuables.
• Hu Jin learned that the approaching party included a Chang Family cultivator from the monster-hunting ship, and Lin Chang'an urged them to finish the turtle quickly.
• Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin restored their strength and brought out their Talisman Treasures to attack the turtle before the newcomers arrived.

Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin killed a Third-tier Green Crocodile Turtle, then fled when a Five Dragon Island group tried to seize its spoils. Lin Chang'an’s Phoenix Cry Bird killed Long Changfeng during the pursuit, and Lin reached the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea with the bird’s stolen Storage Bag.

• Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin harvested the Green Crocodile Turtle’s Demon Core and materials before a False Core Cultivator, Long Changfeng, and Rong Qing arrived.
• The Li-surnamed False Core Cultivator attacked their array, but Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin trapped the pursuers and escaped toward the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea.
• The Phoenix Cry Bird ambushed the pursuers and killed Long Changfeng, then flew off with his Storage Bag.
• True Person Li and Rong Qing blamed one another, then fled toward the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea rather than face the Long Family.
• Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin reached the Market on Blue Wave Island and decided to enter separately; Lin recovered Long Changfeng’s Storage Bag from the Phoenix Cry Bird and planned to sell its contents.

Lin Chang'an sold the Phoenix Cry Bird’s stolen goods while the Long Family investigated Long Changfeng’s death and True Person Li framed Rong Qing. As Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin lay low, Lin considered attending an upcoming Five Dragon Island auction to seek pill recipes, a Talisman inheritance, and resources for Core Formation.

• Lin Chang'an sold Long Changfeng’s artifacts and Spirit Tools to Boss Lei, then returned to Blue Wave Island Market in disguise and disposed of other traceable goods and copied Jade Slips.
• The Long Family discovered Long Changfeng’s death, launched an investigation, and learned that True Person Li and Rong Qing had vanished; Boss Lei recognized the stolen goods and realized he had overpaid.
• True Person Li fled to the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea and spread claims that Rong Qing had colluded with Li Fire Palace cultivators to murder Long Changfeng for a Core Formation Spirit Item.
• Lin Chang'an warned Hu Jin to avoid selling materials from the Third-tier Green Crocodile Turtle, and they decided to stay disguised on Blue Wave Island while the danger passed.
• Lin Chang'an read news of a Five Dragon Island event where Core Formation Spirit Items would be auctioned and considered attending for pill recipes and a Third-Order Talisman Inheritance.
• Lin Chang'an assessed his Core Formation needs and considered seeking Mystic Water Liquid in the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea with the Phoenix Cry Bird’s help.

Lin Chang'an returned from the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea with Mystic Water Liquid and a monster core, determined to prepare for Core Formation, and reunited with Yun Yao, who had formed her core. Yun Yao warned him to leave Five Dragon Island after the first auction, while her exchange with a senior sister revealed a plot involving the island's Long Family and the Mystic Yin Divine Cult.

• Lin Chang'an used his Phoenix Cry Bird to hunt Yin Spirits and gather Mystic Water Liquid, then decided to make long-term cultivation plans for Core Formation.
• The Phoenix Cry Bird reported that cultivators had fought a Third-Order Yin Spirit Beast King, and it gave Lin Chang'an Mystic Water Liquid and the beast's monster core.
• Lin Chang'an returned to Jade Spirit Island and discovered that Yun Yao had formed her core; she promised to provide a Core Formation Spirit Item later.
• Lin Chang'an and Yun Yao discussed their former companions and their years on the cultivation path, and Yun Yao urged him to leave Five Dragon Island after the first auction.
• After departing, Yun Yao spoke with a senior sister through a Sound Transmission Jade Talisman, warned her not to disrupt the Old Ancestor's plan, and referred to the Long Family's possession of a coveted item.

Lin Chang'an attended Mystic Sound Pavilion’s Core Formation trading fair on Five Dragon Island while preparing to leave the dangerous region, and revealed an astonishing item to trade for Wood-Attribute Demon Cores. The chapter ended with the assembled cultivators staring at his offering in shock.

• Lin Chang'an used the Third-tier Green Crocodile Turtle’s essence blood to accelerate his body refining and agreed with Hu Jin that they should prepare to leave the Five Dragon Island Sea Region.
• Lin Chang'an disguised himself as a False Core cultivator, gathered supplies and information on Five Dragon Island, and arranged to attend Mystic Sound Pavilion’s trading fair.
• At the trading fair, the Mystic Sound Pavilion elder revealed that Fairy Nishang was in seclusion preparing to break through to the Core Formation Mid-Stage, and the assembled cultivators began exchanging treasures.
• Lin Chang'an offered a jade box and Spirit Stones in exchange for two Wood-Attribute Third-tier Low-Grade Demon Cores, shocking everyone when he opened the box.

At the Mystic Sound Pavilion Trading Fair, Lin Chang'an exchanged for a Wood Attribute Demon Core and a concealed Storage Bag as he prepared for Core Formation. After evading suspicious cultivators, he resolved to remain on Five Dragon Island to gather resources, while Hu Jin planned to leave after the Auction.

• Lin Chang'an traded a Yin Spirit Beast King demon core with the Mystic Sound Pavilion elder for a Wood Attribute Demon Core and three cultivation-enhancing pills.
• Lin Chang'an bought a tiny Phantom Stone Storage Bag, then used it to conceal valuable Core Formation resources from detection.
• After the Trading Fair, Lin Chang'an used the Phoenix Cry Bird's True Core aura to frighten off two cultivators watching him and slipped away through the crowd.
• Lin Chang'an hid his precious items in the concealed Storage Bag and decided to stock up on resources because he suspected something major would happen on Five Dragon Island.
• Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin learned that leaving the region required an expensive Spirit Ship, and Lin Chang'an told Hu Jin he would stay while Hu Jin planned to depart after the Auction.

Lin Chang'an attended the Five Dragon Island auction, bought a Monster Sea Abyss materials encyclopedia and Alchemist Jiang’s Crystal Condensation Pill recipe, then returned to Jade Spirit Island. Hu Jin departed to pursue Core Formation, and Lin Chang'an received letters from old friends in the Yue Kingdom that reminded him how much time had passed.

• Lin Chang'an spent thirteen hundred mid-grade Spirit Stones on the Monster Sea Abyss materials encyclopedia and won Alchemist Jiang’s Crystal Condensation Pill recipe for nine thousand three hundred mid-grade Spirit Stones.
• Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin left Five Dragon Island for Jade Spirit Island, where Lin Chang'an spent five months studying the encyclopedia and cultivated his Basic Spirit Eye to max level.
• Hu Jin prepared to leave aboard a Merchant Ship, and he and Lin Chang'an shared wine and memories before parting as friends resolved to meet again after pursuing Core Formation.
• Seven days after Hu Jin left, Lin Chang'an received Hu Jin’s letter and letters from Er Niu and Shen Lie in the Yue Kingdom.
• Lin Chang'an learned from Wei Yiyi’s letter that Er Niu had grown old but had built a family and helped establish the Li Family, then wrote a reply to his friends.

Lin Chang'an prepared to leave Jade Spirit Island after learning that Five Dragon Island had fallen into chaos, and Yun Yao gave him a precious monster core and a map of the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea. He reached Blue Wave Island Market, gathered intelligence about the upheaval, and resolved to cultivate in the fog sea while seeking Core Formation resources.

• Lin Chang'an told Lu Yujian that he planned to leave Jade Spirit Island, then decided to depart early when news arrived that rebels had breached Five Dragon Island and injured Island Master Long.
• Lin Chang'an packed his belongings and contacted Lu Yujian about handing over the Island Protection Array before Yun Yao summoned him and gave him a Third-Order Mid-Grade Wood Attribute Monster Core and a map of the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea.
• Lin Chang'an gave Yun Yao Spirit Liquid that healed her battle wounds and Golden Core scars, after which she resolved to return to her sect and compete for the position of Saintess.
• Lin Chang'an traveled to Blue Wave Island Market, disguised himself, and learned that Five Dragon Island's upheaval involved rival factions and Azure Sea Palace's uncertain leadership.
• Lin Chang'an bought a detailed report from Fatty Lei, then resolved to seek Core Formation Spirit Items and cultivate at the Yin Spring Spirit Vein until he reached Foundation Establishment Late-Stage Perfection.

After spending twenty years cultivating and hunting Yin Spirit Beast Kings in the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea, Lin Chang'an returned to Blue Wave Island to pursue the Heaven Crystal Flower needed for his Core Formation plans. He learned he could seek it at a trading fair, while weighing how to reach Sea Abyss City safely and dispose of dangerous items before leaving.

• Lin Chang'an and the Phoenix Cry Bird killed a Third-Order Yin Spirit Beast King, collected its Monster Core and Mystic Water Liquid, and prepared to leave the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea with the Green-Horned Ox.
• At Blue Wave Island, Fatty Lei told Lin Chang'an that a cultivator with a Heaven Crystal Flower would attend a trading fair in ten days, and Lin Chang'an paid for the news.
• Fatty Lei gave Lin Chang'an a Jade Slip detailing the current powers and turmoil on Five Dragon Island.
• Lin Chang'an reviewed his progress in alchemy, formations, and talismans, and planned to obtain the Heaven Crystal Flower, refine the Crystal Condensation Pill, and form his core in Sea Abyss City.
• Lin Chang'an considered how to find a Spirit Ship to Sea Abyss City and decided he needed to dispose of his Third-tier Turtle Shell and Long Family Talisman Treasure before departing.

Lin Chang'an acquired a heaven crystal flower and evaded an ambush by two False Core Cultivators by revealing the Phoenix Cry Bird’s True Core aura. He returned to Five Dragon Island and approached the Mystic Sound Pavilion to rent its third tier Pill Furnace and Earth Fire Chamber, leaving Fairy Nishang awaiting his decision about joining the pavilion.

• Lin Chang'an traded a third-order early stage Yin Spirit Beast King’s Demon Core and over twenty thousand mid-grade spirit stones to Fellow Daoist Yu for the heaven crystal flower.
• Fellow Daoist Yu paid Fatty Lei for information about Lin Chang'an, then pursued him with a pale-faced scholar and backed down when the Phoenix Cry Bird revealed its True Core aura.
• Lin Chang'an disguised himself as Fellow Daoist He and returned to Five Dragon Island to seek the Mystic Sound Pavilion’s third tier Pill Furnace and Earth Fire Chamber for refining a Crystal Condensation Pill.
• Fairy Nishang offered Lin Chang'an the pavilion’s third-tier alchemical inheritance if he became an Attendant, while describing the Long Family’s troubles and the Mystic Sound Pavilion’s ties to the Azure Sea Palace.
• Lin Chang'an asked for a few days to consider joining and said he would return in two months.

Lin Chang'an refined two premium Crystal Condensation Pills and arranged passage from the Five Dragon Island Sea Region to Sea Abyss City. After selling Green Crocodile Turtle materials and securing a Spirit Boat ticket through the Lu Family, he prepared to travel next year, while learning Lu Yushu was also preparing for Core Formation.

• Lin Chang'an used Mystic Sound Pavilion's Earth Fire Chamber to refine two premium Crystal Condensation Pills, with the Phoenix Cry Bird guarding him.
• Fairy Nishang could not connect Lin Chang'an to a Merchant Ship, so he left Five Dragon Island to seek passage elsewhere.
• Lin Chang'an planted misleading traces of a wounded Third Tier Green Crocodile Turtle, then sold its shell and claws to Fatty Lei in exchange for Spirit Stones and high-grade Spirit Liquid.
• Lin Chang'an visited the Lu Family on Jade Spirit Island and asked Madam Lu for help obtaining a ticket to Sea Abyss City.
• Madam Lu arranged a Spirit Boat ticket for Lin Chang'an's voyage next year, and Lu Yujian revealed that Lu Yushu was preparing for Core Formation.

Lin Chang'an boarded the Long Family’s Giant Flying Boat bound for Sea Abyss City, hoping to reach the city and eventually form a core despite his slow cultivation. After the boat changed course, his Dharma Disk and instincts warned him that danger might be approaching.

• Lin Chang'an used a Third-tier Medicinal Pill to continue cultivating and resolved to seek the Spirit-Supplementing Pill after forming a core.
• Lu Yujian told Lin Chang'an to meet at Five Dragon Island’s eastern shore, where the Long Family’s Giant Flying Boat would carry him to Sea Abyss City.
• Lin Chang'an received his Identity Jade Token and boarded the boat with other cultivators, accepting its strict rules and cramped assigned rooms.
• A Long Family Golden Core Elder discussed exploiting the voyage for profit and warned his subordinate not to recklessly target the Lu Family members aboard.
• One day into the voyage, Lin Chang'an noticed the boat veer north on his Dharma Disk and felt a foreboding sense of danger.

Lin Chang'an faced a Mysterious Yin Demonic Sect inspection aboard the Long Family’s Spirit Boat and avoided being taken after recognizing He Yan. He learned that the Long Family had repeatedly colluded with the sect, and left determined to remember how close he had come to being betrayed.

• After the Spirit Boat shook under attack, its patrol announced that the Mysterious Yin Demonic Sect would inspect passengers for wanted traitors.
• The sect’s cultivators searched cabins, extorted passengers, and targeted those with valuable trades, while the Long Family’s representative asked them to show mercy.
• Two inspectors recognized Lin Chang'an as a second-tier Talisman Master and demanded to search his Storage Bag, but he invoked his acquaintance He Yan.
• He Yan arrived, confirmed his relationship with Lin Chang'an, and stopped the inspectors from taking him or his belongings.
• He Yan secretly told Lin Chang'an that the Long Family had repeatedly helped the sect rob cultivators and rival groups in exchange for weakening enemies and receiving nascent soul insights.
• Before leaving, He Yan warned Lin Chang'an to avoid the Long Family because the Azure Sea Palace was displeased with them, and Lin Chang'an vowed to remember their betrayal.

Lin Chang'an survived the Long Family’s voyage to Sea Abyss City while concealing his knowledge of the family’s betrayal and his connection to Yun Yao. After reaching the city, he planned to rent a cave abode and prepare for Core Formation.

• The Mystic Yin Divine Sect took the Long Family’s cargo and detained dozens of skilled cultivators, while Yun Yao and Lin Chang'an silently acknowledged each other before the ships parted.
• A Long Family False Core Cultivator apologized to Lin Chang'an, who explained that He Yan had spared him because of their hometown connection.
• Yun Yao gave He Yan three months to make up the shortfall, and the detained cultivators learned that the Long Family had sold them to the Divine Cult.
• Lin Chang'an and the Lu Family arrived at Sea Abyss City after the voyage, and Lin Chang'an parted from Madam Lu and Lu Yujian at the docks.
• Lin Chang'an obtained a permanent-resident Identity Jade Token, received no reply from Old Hu, and headed to rent a cave abode so he could prepare for Core Formation.