Chapter Summaries

Lin Chang'an left Sea Abyss City for the Outer Sea to seek the Thunder Flood Dragon’s essence soul, then learned that a Black Water Turtle occupied one of its reported nests. Suspecting the situation was unusual, he let another group scout the danger while he and Sword Servant watched from afar.

• Lin Chang'an received and destroyed an apologetic Jade Slip from Yellow Tooth and a message from Huang Tianxiao revealing Yellow Tooth’s hiding place, then left Sea Abyss City with Sword Servant.
• Huang Tianxiao dismissed Lin Chang'an as a pawn and threatened two False Core female cultivators with becoming Yin Baleful Corpse Puppets if they failed to prepare for dual cultivation within half a year.
• Lin Chang'an and Sword Servant reached an Outer Sea Market and learned that a Third-Order Black Water Turtle occupied a Thunder Flood Dragon nest, while several Core Formation Cultivators had come to hunt it.
• Island Master Yao told Lin Chang'an that the turtle might be preparing to lay eggs and that three cultivators who had previously sought it had not returned.
• Lin Chang'an told Yao that he and Sword Servant would avoid competing for the beast, then decided to let the other hunters scout the danger for them.

Lin Chang'an and the Sword Servant discovered that a Black Water Turtle and a Thunder Flood Dragon were luring human cultivators into a trap, then ambushed the beasts with their allies. After the Phoenix Cry Bird stole the Thunder Flood Dragon’s Demon Core, Lin Chang'an and his companions fled while the wounded dragon and Black Water Turtle remained trapped in the formation.

• The Sword Servant sensed a hidden presence in the island’s central lake, and Lin Chang'an deduced that her premonition came from a bloodline resonance.
• A Thunder Flood Dragon emerged from the lake, killed one Core Formation cultivator, and joined the Black Water Turtle in trapping the other two.
• Lin Chang'an and the Sword Servant set up the Four Symbols Black Tortoise Formation, then Lin Chang'an struck the Thunder Flood Dragon with a soul attack as the formation activated.
• The Corpse Puppet killed and devoured the two surviving cultivators while Lin Chang'an, the Green-Horned Ox, and the Phoenix Cry Bird attacked the beasts.
• The Thunder Flood Dragon broke free and unleashed Water Essence Divine Thunder, but Lin Chang'an and the Phoenix Cry Bird absorbed the lightning with Thunder-Absorbing Beads.
• The Phoenix Cry Bird tore out the Thunder Flood Dragon’s Demon Core, and Lin Chang'an fled with his allies as the wounded dragon pursued them and the Black Water Turtle rammed the formation barrier.

Lin Chang'an killed the Thunder Flood Dragon and Black Water Giant Turtle, then learned the dragon had no backing from the Ten Thousand Zhang Dragon Palace. When opportunistic cultivators approached, he disguised himself as Huang Tianxiao, declared himself Number One Under Nascent Soul, and drove them into a panicked retreat.

• Lin Chang'an extracted and sealed the Thunder Flood Dragon's essence soul, while the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine purified the dragon's curse-like aura from him.
• The Phoenix Cry Bird and Sword Servant killed the wounded Black Water Giant Turtle, and Lin Chang'an searched the Thunder Flood Dragon's memories and learned its father had been killed and its surviving kin had fled.
• Lin Chang'an discovered that the Thunder Flood Dragon had secretly eaten a Dragon Blood Fruit and that its brothers included one preparing to enter the Transformation Stage.
• Nine Core Formation Cultivators arrived after the array was withdrawn, hoping to claim the spoils, but several fled when Lin Chang'an threatened them.
• Lin Chang'an posed as Huang Tianxiao, unleashed a soul attack that made the cultivators identify him as belonging to the Mysterious Yin Demonic Sect, and pursued and captured one fleeing Core Formation cultivator.

Lin Chang'an used the Thunder Flood Dragon’s remains to repair the ancient Four Symbols Dragon Scale Armor, gaining a powerful defensive treasure. He then prepared to refine more treasures and help the Sword Servant extract Spirit Bone blood essence for her Life-Bound Dharma Treasure.

• Lin Chang'an learned that Huang Tianxiao had become famous as the Number One Under Nascent Soul and suspected the Thunder Flood Dragon’s kin might cause trouble for the Mysterious Yin Demonic Sect.
• Lin Chang'an gave the Sword Servant Dragon Race cultivation arts and promised to refine her Life-Bound Dharma Treasure after seclusion.
• Lin Chang'an inventoried the Thunder Flood Dragon’s spoils and began repairing the Four Symbols Dragon Scale Armor with its materials and Essence Soul.
• After three months, Lin Chang'an completed the armor’s initial repair and tested its strong defensive barrier.
• Lin Chang'an separated three incarnations to refine Magic Treasures and prepared to help the Sword Servant extract Spirit Bone blood essence.

Lin Chang'an helped Sword Servant recover after she extracted her Spirit Bone to refine a Life-Bound Dharma Treasure, then met with Yun Yao to discuss He Yan's death, the coming Secret Realm expedition, and their escape plans. Three years later, he assessed his cultivation and prepared to search the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea for high-grade Demon Cores needed to restore the Four Symbols Dragon Scale Armor.

• Sword Servant extracted her Spirit Bone to refine a Life-Bound Dharma Treasure, and Lin Chang'an treated her injuries while planning to use the Thunder Flood Dragon's horns as materials.
• Yun Yao met Lin Chang'an, discussed He Yan's remains and Old Devil Profound Yin's plans, and accepted Thunder Flood Dragon armor and Essence Blood from him.
• Lin Chang'an and Yun Yao considered escape routes after the Secret Realm expedition, then dual cultivated while Lin Chang'an helped purify Yun Yao's Profound Yin Spirit Fire.
• Three years later, Lin Chang'an reviewed his cultivation progress as Sword Servant reported that the Seven Kingdoms' miasma was weakening and the Secret Realm's opening was drawing nearer.
• Lin Chang'an concluded that he needed rare Fire- and Wind-Attribute Demon Cores to restore the Four Symbols Dragon Scale Armor and decided to visit the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea black market.

Lin Chang'an cleared a stretch of the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea with Sword Servant, then prepared his Yin Baleful Refining Puppets and moved on to Blue Wave Island. There, he reunited with Fairy Nishang, who had come to trade for materials and prepare for the Monster Sea Abyss Secret Realm.

• Sword Servant defeated two Third-Order Yin Spirit Beast Kings, and Lin Chang'an praised her increased strength and used the Two-Headed Tiger's map to continue hunting.
• After a month of clearing the sea, Lin Chang'an examined three Yin Baleful Refining Puppets and discovered that the Mysterious Yin Demonic Sect's manual was incomplete, while the Nether Soul Sect's art helped repair its flaws.
• Lin Chang'an sent the Two-Headed Tiger to another island to scout and nurture the puppets, then traveled with Sword Servant and the Green-Horned Ox toward Blue Wave Island.
• Fairy Nishang met Lin Chang'an outside Blue Wave Island and explained that she was preparing to risk entering the Monster Sea Abyss Secret Realm for a chance at Nascent Soul Formation.
• Sword Servant told Lin Chang'an that Yun Yao had instructed her to recommend Fairy Nishang as a possible aid if he encountered a cultivation bottleneck.
• Fairy Nishang warned Lin Chang'an that Blue Wave Island had acquired valuable Fire Attribute materials and that cultivators were already fighting over Secret Realm Map Fragments.

At the Blue Wave Island Trading Fair, Lin Chang'an recognized Fatty Lei and discovered that the Meng Couple were auctioning a genuine Fragmented Map to the First Secret Realm of the Monster Sea Abyss. When Fairy Nishang tried to obtain the map, the Meng Couple refused, leaving her opportunity—and the danger of revealing she lacked a fragment—unresolved.

• Lin Chang'an attended the Trading Fair with Fairy Nishang and the Sword Servant, and calmed Jingxin when she reacted to seeing Fatty Lei.
• The Meng Couple opened the fair’s main event by presenting a Secret Realm Map Fragment and five other treasures, including Fire-Attribute Demon Cores and magic treasures.
• Lin Chang'an realized that the map auction could expose who possessed a fragment and stir up chaos among Rogue Cultivators, so he revealed his identity and traded a Yin Spirit Monster Core for a Fire-Attribute Demon Core.
• Fairy Nishang offered a magic treasure, Jade Slips, and Medicinal Pills for the Map Fragment, but the Meng Couple declined her offer and traded with someone else.

Five years after the trading fair, Lin Chang'an had strengthened his cultivation and several arts while the Outer Sea grew increasingly chaotic ahead of the Secret Realm’s opening. After emerging from seclusion, he learned the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce wanted his help against Cultivator Bandits, but its offer came too late, and he still lacked the Earth- and Wind-Attribute Monster Cores he needed.

• The trading fair ended, and Lin Chang'an traveled with Sword Servant and Fairy Nishang back to the Five Dragon Island Sea Region as cultivators fought over Secret Realm Map Fragments.
• The Four Seas Chamber of Commerce announced that it would auction its Secret Realm Map Fragment five years later, while the Secret Realm’s approach stirred unrest across the Outer Sea.
• Lin Chang'an spent five years cultivating, improving his formations and Mechanism Puppet Art, and studying the Secret Realm Labyrinth Map and its hidden treasure vaults.
• Sword Servant and the Green-Horned Ox sparred on Heavenly Spring Peak, and Lin Chang'an judged Sword Servant’s strength to be comparable to an ordinary Core Formation Middle Stage cultivator.
• Sword Servant reported the worsening chaos and gave Lin Chang'an the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce’s message, which offered an Earth-Attribute Monster Core for help against Cultivator Bandits who had robbed a merchant ship three months earlier.
• Lin Chang'an decided the offer had come too late and reflected that he still needed Earth- and Wind-Attribute Monster Cores for his Four Symbols Dragon Scale Armor.

After receiving letters from old acquaintances, Lin Chang'an reflected on the loneliness of cultivation and encouraged the Sword Servant to pursue Nascent Soul. He investigated the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce's request to help recover stolen goods and agreed with Fairy Nishang to proceed cautiously and retreat together if necessary.

• Lin Chang'an read letters from Yun Yao, Hu Jin, and people in the Yue Kingdom, then reflected on how cultivation had distanced him from old friends.
• Lin Chang'an encouraged the Sword Servant to cultivate toward Nascent Soul, and his state of mind improved.
• A representative of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce asked Lin Chang'an to help break a formation protecting the bandits who had stolen a merchant ship's cargo, offering a monster core and clues about a Wind-Attribute Demon Beast.
• Lin Chang'an visited Fairy Nishang, who explained that the stolen shipment belonged to powerful interests in Sea Abyss City and that the Chamber's own cultivators had largely avoided risking their lives.
• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang required the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce to commit a stronger force, then secretly agreed to advance and retreat together if the operation became untenable.

Lin Chang'an joined Fairy Nishang and the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce on a mission to attack the bandits who had robbed their merchant ship. After he broke the island's formation, the battle revealed the bandits' six Nether Soul Sect banners, each summoning a Third-Order Yin Spirit Beast King.

• Lin Chang'an traveled with Fairy Nishang to meet the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, the Liang and Zhu clans, and other allies, while Sword Servant left ahead with formations to prepare a retreat route.
• The assembled group followed the Long Family cultivator's spirit insects to the bandits' island, where Lin Chang'an identified its Quasi-Third-Tier Yin Soul Illusion Array.
• Lin Chang'an used nine fire-attribute banners and an Array Disk to break the island's formation, exposing the bandits' cave nest and prompting both sides to begin fighting.
• Fairy Nishang engaged the bandits while Lin Chang'an searched the island for other traps, and the Green-Horned Ox protected him amid the battle.
• The six bandit leaders activated Nether Soul Sect banners that summoned six Third-Order Yin Spirit Beast Kings, and Fairy Nishang and Lin Chang'an launched attacks against them.

Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang defeated the Yin Spirit Beast Kings, but a betrayal revealed that the apparent bandits were controlled by a Shapeshifting Yin Spirit Beast King. As the beast unleashed the island’s yin energy and pursued the survivors, Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang escaped through a Yin Spirit horde with the Green-Horned Ox, whose power shocked her.

• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang destroyed two Yin Spirit Beast Kings and severely wounded four more, forcing the bandit cultivators onto the defensive.
• Two Core Formation cultivators betrayed the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, killed the Long Family female cultivator, and devoured her Golden Core and Primordial Spirit.
• The traitors transformed into a Shapeshifting Yin Spirit Beast King, which turned the island’s yin energy into black snakes and hunted the fleeing cultivators.
• The survivors scattered, and the Liang-surnamed cultivator attacked a fellow Chamber of Commerce member while Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang fled together.
• A Yin Spirit horde blocked their escape, but the Green-Horned Ox petrified the attackers and smashed open a path, astonishing Fairy Nishang.

Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang fought their way from the Ghost Domain, where Lin Chang'an defeated the Shapeshifting Yin Spirit Beast King's Split Soul and destroyed its Yin Spirit army. After returning to Heavenly Spring Peak, Fairy Nishang thanked him and left with her sect, while Lin Chang'an examined his spoils and prepared to await the Azure Sea Palace's response.

• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang fled the Yin Spirit horde, but the Shapeshifting Yin Spirit Beast King ambushed them and pursued them with soul attacks.
• The Yin Spirit Beast King wounded Lin Chang'an and severely injured Fairy Nishang with a poisoned strike as they reached the Heavenly Fire Great Array.
• Lin Chang'an lured the Split Soul into his Sea of Consciousness, where the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine restrained and devoured it; he then learned the Yin Spirit Beast King's history and plans.
• The defeated Split Soul's Yin Spirits scattered, while the true Yin Spirit Beast King learned of its failure and resolved to create another Split Soul.
• At Heavenly Spring Peak, Fairy Nishang thanked Lin Chang'an, gave him a Jade Tablet, and left with Liu Ruyu and Xu Lingfeng, telling them he could be trusted.
• Lin Chang'an inspected the Split Soul's meager spoils and found three Fourth-Rank Yin-Nether Refined Iron drill heads, then resolved to wait for the Azure Sea Palace to handle the Ghost Domain.

Xingyue instructed Azure Sea Palace to use the Shapeshifting Yin Spirit Beast King as a pawn, while Lin Chang'an received compensation and began repairing his treasures. As the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce fell into turmoil, Shen Zhuang, Li Tianmo, and Zhou Bingxuan joined Lin Chang'an’s effort to expand Heavenly Spring Peak’s influence in the market.

• Xingyue learned that Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang had escaped the Shapeshifting Yin Spirit Beast King and told Sixth Elder to spread rumors that would draw other forces into the conflict.
• Sixth Elder confronted the beast, and it agreed not to invade the sea regions under Azure Sea Palace’s rule, leaving the Outer Sea vulnerable to trouble.
• Lin Chang'an received a Third-Order High-Grade Demon Core, clues to a Wind-Attribute demon beast nest, and cultivation supplies from the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce and Azure Sea Palace; he then began repairing the Four Symbols Dragon Scale Armor and completing his puppets.
• Shen Zhuang, Li Tianmo, and Zhou Bingxuan visited Lin Chang'an and offered to help open markets for Heavenly Spring Peak amid the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce’s turmoil.
• Lin Chang'an gave the three Medicinal Pills and Talismans and assigned them to contact Chambers of Commerce in the Seven Kingdoms Alliance.

Lin Chang'an received long-awaited letters about Su Miaoyin, Song Tingfeng, and True Lord Lu, who had returned after a century away. Fairy Nishang invited him to help seize control of Blue Wave Island’s black market, and Lin Chang'an admitted he was tempted.

• Fairy Nishang and Lin Chang'an discussed the shifting balance of power around Five Dragon Island Market and her role in Mystic Sound Pavilion’s alliance with the Seven Kingdoms Alliance.
• Fairy Nishang delivered letters from Song Tingfeng and Su Miaoyin, revealing that Song Tingfeng had undergone Core Transformation and that True Lord Lu had returned from the Death Sea region.
• Fairy Nishang shared rumors about True Lord Lu’s secret realm and possible ties to a major Demon Race clan, along with news that the Seven Kingdoms Alliance had continued paying him offerings.
• Fairy Nishang explained that True Lord Lu had taken over Blue Wave Island after the Meng Couple’s descendant became his disciple, then entrusted the island’s management to the Seven Kingdoms Alliance.
• Lin Chang'an considered the cultivation resources, intelligence, and trading opportunities Blue Wave Island offered and admitted that the prospect tempted him.

Lin Chang'an prepared the Seven Kingdoms Alliance for the coming Secret Realm and led its gathered forces toward Blue Wave Island, where they planned to take control of the Black Market. The chapter ended with the alliance setting out after discussing the island’s divided factions and the resistance they might face.

• Lin Chang'an pressured the Green-Horned Ox to advance, reviewed his growing cultivation skills and prepared his Spirit Pets and puppets for the dangers ahead.
• Lin Chang'an told the Sword Servant about taking Blue Wave Island and promised Core Formation opportunities to those who served the alliance well.
• Lin Chang'an and the Sword Servant explored the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea, cleared an island, found a valuable spirit mine, and collected Yin Spirit resources.
• Core Formation cultivators and disciples from across the Seven Kingdoms gathered on a Nameless Island, where Fairy Nishang and Lin Chang'an made prominent arrivals.
• Fairy Nishang explained that the injured Meng Couple had surrendered Blue Wave Island without the other island cultivators’ agreement, leaving two rival factions likely to resist the alliance.
• After assessing the assembled forces and discussing how benefits would be divided, Lin Chang'an and the Seven Kingdoms Alliance set out for Blue Wave Island.

The Seven Kingdoms Alliance arrived at Blue Wave Island amid a struggle between the Meng Couple and rebels backed by the Red Fire Sect. Fairy Nishang began suppressing the rebellion and fought Young Island Master Ma, who released a powerful Blood Corpse; the battle remained unresolved.

• The Meng Couple faced accusations from Blue Wave Island’s Core Formation Cultivators after they arranged to sell the island, and Fatty Lei urged the others to pledge allegiance to True Lord Lu.
• Young Island Master Ma crashed into the hall, attacked the Meng Couple’s side, and triggered a chaotic battle across Blue Wave Island.
• Fairy Nishang led the Seven Kingdoms Alliance toward the island at an unhurried pace, explaining to Lin Chang'an that True Lord Lu had ordered them to intervene.
• The Red Fire Sect’s spirit warship blocked the alliance, but Fairy Nishang used her Cangming Jade Bell Veil Hat to amplify Young Island Master Ma’s desires and then attacked him.
• Young Island Master Ma summoned a Blood Corpse that could withstand divine soul attacks, and it unleashed the strength of a Peak Third-Rank Late Stage cultivator.

During the battle for Blue Wave Island, Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang fought off Young Island Master Ma and his Blood Corpse until Old Devil Red Fire possessed Ma and exposed a deal between Nascent Soul cultivators. True Lord Lu arrived after Red Fire slaughtered the Core Formation cultivators he had been promised, leaving Lin Chang'an wary of the dangers below Nascent Soul.

• Lin Chang'an used the Great Sword Art with his Green-Horned Ox to suppress the Blood Corpse while Fairy Nishang fought Young Island Master Ma.
• Old Devil Red Fire possessed Young Island Master Ma and recognized Lin Chang'an as the inheritor of True Person Blood Sha's legacy.
• Red Fire revealed that True Lord Lu had promised him a grand gift, and the Meng Couple ordered Fatty Lei's group to surrender one-third of their Primordial Spirits.
• Red Fire hunted down and killed the fleeing Core Formation cultivators as the Seven Kingdoms Alliance watched in fear.
• True Lord Lu arrived in thunderclouds and argued with Red Fire about their past dealings, prompting the Red Fire Sect cultivators to flee Blue Wave Island.
• Lin Chang'an inferred that True Lord Lu had hidden to avoid exposure and resolved to pursue Nascent Soul Formation.

Lin Chang'an oversaw Blue Wave Island Market's growing prosperity and prepared its Island Protection Array while factions maneuvered around the upcoming Grand Fair. Fairy Nishang revealed that she cultivated the Six Desires Demonic Art, which let her sense Meng Xinghai's malice and led her to suspect he intended to make her his Cultivation Cauldron.

• Sword Servant reported that Blue Wave Island Market's business had expanded, and Lin Chang'an encouraged her to use the Market's earnings for cultivation.
• Xu Lingfeng warned Lin Chang'an about Meng Xinghai's influence as the acknowledged future Blue Wave Island Master, while Lin Chang'an focused on repairing the island's defenses.
• Lin Chang'an learned that the Meng Family would offer a thousand-year Dragon Blood Fruit at the Grand Fair and considered using it to advance his Body Refining.
• Xu Lingfeng and other Seven Kingdoms Alliance cultivators excluded Meng Xinghai during a gathering with Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang, then invited Meng Xinghai to tour the island.
• Fairy Nishang told Lin Chang'an she cultivated the Six Desires Demonic Art and could sense goodwill or malice; she suspected Meng Xinghai wanted to make her his Cultivation Cauldron.

Meng Xinghai plotted to exploit the Seven Kingdoms Alliance and coveted its powerful female cultivators, while Su Miaoyin arrived on Blue Wave Island and reunited with Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang. Lin Chang'an then persuaded Mystic Sound Pavilion to involve the alliance in investigating and mining three Spirit Mines, leaving the cultivators to seek True Lord Lu’s approval.

• Meng Xinghai warned his mother that he would not act against Su Miaoyin under True Lord Lu’s scrutiny, then planned to weaken the Seven Kingdoms Alliance from within and pursue Fairy Nishang and Lin Chang'an’s concubine.
• Fairy Nishang cautioned Xu Lingfeng not to provoke the Meng Clan or other alliance members, then worried over reports of upheaval across the Monster Sea Abyss.
• Su Miaoyin and Song Tingfeng arrived from Sea Abyss City, and Lin Chang'an, Fairy Nishang, and the Meng Clan welcomed them to Blue Wave Island.
• Su Miaoyin’s arrival brought cultivation resources and drew crowds to the island’s market, auction, and Core Formation Trading Fair.
• Lin Chang'an told Fairy Nishang that two Yin Spirit hunters had revealed three Spirit Mines, and they agreed to bring the Seven Kingdoms Alliance in to develop them.
• Lin Chang'an outlined a cautious, one-mine-at-a-time trade to the alliance cultivators, who considered the plan and agreed to report it to True Lord Lu.

Lin Chang'an attended Blue Wave Island’s Trading Fair, secured a Wind-Attribute Demon Core and three Millennium Dragon Blood Fruits, and strengthened his standing with the Seven Kingdoms Alliance. After discussing the Spirit Mine with the alliance, he planned to use his External Incarnation’s strength to make the coming trade safer.

• Song Tingfeng opened the Trading Fair by offering ten Core Formation Spirit Items from Sea Abyss City, and cultivators traded rare treasures throughout the gathering.
• Lin Chang'an sought a Third-Order Wind-Attribute Demon Core, and Su Miaoyin traded him one for a set of arrays while praising his formation skills.
• Lin Chang'an exchanged healing pills for materials and accepted three Millennium Dragon Blood Fruits from Meng Xinghai for his Spirit Pet.
• Lin Chang'an displayed his strength and connections at the fair, earning greater respect from the Seven Kingdoms Alliance cultivators.
• After the Trading Fair, Lin Chang'an discussed the Spirit Mine with the Seven Kingdoms Alliance and planned to bring several Core Formation Early Stage incarnations to the trade.