Chapter Summaries

At Li Tianmo’s wedding, Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang discussed their plans for the Secret Realm and Mystic Sound Pavilion’s future, then she performed the Dance of the Heavenly Demon. The dance sent Sword Servant and the Green-Horned Ox into states of realization, while Fairy Nishang struggled with the desires the secret art stirred in her.

• Li Tianmo celebrated his wedding with Zhou Bingxuan, Shen Zhuang, Mei Ning, and other guests, and he wept upon finding a modest gift from his Great-Granduncle.
• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang watched the celebration from Heavenly Spring Peak and discussed leaving for the Secret Realm, protecting Mystic Sound Pavilion, and their hopes for one another’s future.
• Lin Chang'an gave Fairy Nishang two Third-Order Mid-Grade medicinal pills for Liu Ruyu and received her promise to perform a dance in return.
• Fairy Nishang performed the Dance of the Heavenly Demon, and Sword Servant entered a state of realization while the Green-Horned Ox fell asleep.
• Fairy Nishang explained that the dance stirred desires, then Lin Chang'an used his Mystic Heaven Mana to calm her as he considered the demonic art’s dangers.

Lin Chang'an's companions gained insights from Fairy Nishang's Dance of the Heavenly Demon, while he later discovered that the Ye-Surnamed Female Cultivator had lured him into an ambush for Old Devil Red Fire. Lin Chang'an devoured the invading Nascent Soul with the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine and left quietly with Old Devil Red Fire's memories, intending to examine his spoils in secret.

• Lin Chang'an gained nearly a thousand formation-insight points, the Phoenix Cry Bird began cultivating, and the Green-Horned Ox's petrification ability grew stronger.
• The Sword Servant comprehended her own Sword Intent, greatly strengthening her sword techniques, while Fairy Nishang resolved to pursue Nascent Soul and keep Lin Chang'an close to her heart.
• Li Tianmo left Five Dragon Island with Zhou Xiuwan, bidding farewell to Shen Zhuang and Zhou Bingxuan.
• Lin Chang'an went to the Ye-Surnamed Female Cultivator's cave to complete a formation transaction, but sensed danger and secretly prepared another formation disk.
• Old Devil Red Fire revealed himself inside the Ye-Surnamed Female Cultivator and attacked Lin Chang'an, who countered with sword techniques, talismans, and the Yin Spirit Diamond.
• When Old Devil Red Fire invaded Lin Chang'an's Sea of Consciousness, the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine devoured him; Lin Chang'an gained his memories, concealed the evidence, and left to sort through his treasures.

Lin Chang'an recovered from his gains from Old Devil Red Fire, then raided Red Fire's underwater hidden treasure site and took its resources. He left Red Fire's descendant to discover an empty vault while Lin Chang'an secretly controlled the array, aware that another pursuer was nearby.

• Lin Chang'an recorded Old Devil Red Fire's cultivation memories, gained insight into fire techniques, and discovered that the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine had grown after devouring Red Fire's Nascent Soul.
• Lin Chang'an decided to investigate Red Fire's hidden treasure site despite the risk that Red Fire's descendant and two disciples might also seek it.
• Lin Chang'an and Sword Servant found the underwater island, entered its Quasi-Fourth-Rank Illusion Array, and opened the treasure chamber using Red Fire's magic treasure.
• Lin Chang'an collected the treasure trove, including Spirit Stones, Dragon Scale Fruits, magic treasures, and fire-attribute resources, then left misleading writing and departed with Sword Servant and the Phoenix Cry Bird.
• Red Fire's descendant arrived with two treacherous senior brothers, opened the gate with his blood, and found only two bottles of Medicinal Pills and a false account blaming Old Devil Profound Yin.
• Lin Chang'an secretly refined the array core and sensed another group following the newcomers, so he kept the trapped cultivators alive as a possible distraction.

Lin Chang'an concealed his role in the fall of Old Devil Red Fire, gathered the dead Nascent Soul cultivator’s resources, and entered seclusion for twenty-three years. He emerged stronger alongside the Sword Servant as the Secret Realm’s opening approached and chaos spread through the Outer Sea.

• Lin Chang'an let Red Fire’s injured descendant escape, drawing pursuing cultivators away while he secretly took the formation and left the site unnoticed.
• Rumors blamed Old Devil Profound Yin for Red Fire’s death, while Azure Sea Palace’s Second Palace Mistress revealed that the palace planned to use the Secret Realm treasure to stir conflict and loosen the seal on the Demonic Altar.
• Phoenix Cry Bird advanced to the Third-Rank Late Stage, and Lin Chang'an advanced his Body Refining to the Third-Rank Mid-Stage before preparing for long seclusion.
• Lin Chang'an gave Zhou Bingxuan a Core Formation Spirit Item, granted Shen Zhuang talismans, and advised Zhou Bingxuan on Core Formation before sealing his Cave Abode.
• After twenty-three years of seclusion, Lin Chang'an’s cultivation reached Core Formation Late Stage (41/100), while the Sword Servant advanced to Core Formation Mid-Stage with powerful divine sense and sword mastery.
• Lin Chang'an and the Sword Servant emerged from the overgrown Cave Abode as the Secret Realm’s opening drew near.

After emerging from more than twenty years of seclusion, Lin Chang'an gathered intelligence and prepared to strengthen himself before the Secret Realm opened. He learned that nearby sources could not provide the materials he needed, then visited Fairy Nishang, who shared deeper information about the turmoil in the Outer Sea.

• Lin Chang'an and Sword Servant gathered reports from several sources about events during their seclusion, including the growing unrest in the Outer Sea and Zhou Bingxuan's False Core formation.
• Lin Chang'an assessed his options for improving his combat power, considering a one-use Nascent Soul-grade Talisman Treasure and ways to advance the Green-Horned Ox.
• Lin Chang'an and Sword Servant traveled to Five Dragon Island to seek materials, while the Seven Kingdoms Alliance and Meng Xinghai learned that Lin Chang'an had emerged from seclusion.
• Lin Chang'an met Fairy Nishang at Mystic Sound Pavilion and asked her for Fourth-Rank Fire-Attribute Monster Blood and a Third-Order High-Grade Earth-Attribute Demon Core.
• Fairy Nishang said the materials would be difficult to obtain nearby, recommended Treasure Radiance Pavilion in Sea Abyss City, and told Lin Chang'an more about the Outer Sea conflicts.

After emerging from seclusion, Lin Chang'an prepared to leave the Monster Sea Abyss for Sea Abyss City as turmoil loomed around the Secret Realm. The Mystic Sound Pavilion sent the Zhao Sisters back to the Yue Kingdom to protect its foundation, while Lin Chang'an traveled aboard its merchant ship and read news from Old Hu.

• The Zhao Sisters reported on Heavenly Spring Peak's management and resources, and Fairy Nishang told Lin Chang'an that they would return to the Yue Kingdom ahead of the coming upheaval.
• Lin Chang'an returned to Heavenly Spring Peak, prepared to leave after the Secret Realm, and sold its accumulated resources to the Mystic Sound Pavilion.
• Zhou Bingxuan visited Lin Chang'an after condensing a False Core, received his cultivation advice, and left after the Sword Servant noticed her feelings for him.
• Two months later, Lin Chang'an and the Zhao Sisters departed aboard a Mystic Sound Pavilion merchant ship bound for the Yue Kingdom, while the sisters resolved to serve the Sect there.
• Lin Chang'an read Old Hu's letter and learned that Old Hu had married a Dao companion who was a niece of the Azure Sea Palace's Sixth Elder.

Lin Chang'an visited Sea Abyss City, received a Secret Realm map and an Auction invitation from the Sixth Elder, and reunited with Hu Jin before attending Treasure Radiance Pavilion's Auction. After securing materials he needed and learning that the Outer Sea was nearing chaos, he left for the Five Dragon Island Sea Region while Hu Jin chose to settle into family life rather than risk pursuing the Nascent Soul.

• Lin Chang'an gave Zhao Lingyue and Zhao Lingxing Wood-Attribute Cultivation Insights before leaving them to lead Mystic Sound Pavilion back to the Yue Kingdom.
• The Sixth Elder welcomed Lin Chang'an, gave him a Secret Realm map fragment, and invited him to Treasure Radiance Pavilion's internal Auction.
• Lin Chang'an reunited with Hu Jin, who warned him about the coming turmoil in the Outer Sea and the dangers of the Secret Realm.
• At the Auction, Lin Chang'an bought Fourth-Order Fire-Attribute Monster Blood and an Earth-Attribute Monster Core, while Azure Sea Palace displayed Nascent Soul treasures and intelligence about Old Devil Profound Yin.
• Lin Chang'an departed Sea Abyss City with the Sword Servant, while Hu Jin stayed behind and reflected on giving up the perilous path to the Nascent Soul.

Lin Chang'an completed three Nascent Soul-grade Talisman Treasures, then agreed to act as an intermediary for Huang Tianxiao, whom he recognized while arranging a trade for Yin Spirit Ash and Millennium Soul-Nurturing Wood. Huang Tianxiao returned to a desolate island, where his pact with the Shapeshifting Yin Spirit Beast King's Second Nascent Soul and the plans of a remnant soul within a scroll came to light.

• Lin Chang'an used the power of a Nascent Soul-grade sword to make three Talisman Treasures, leaving the sword's spiritual light dimmed.
• Sword Servant told Lin Chang'an that someone wanted to trade Millennium Soul-Nurturing Wood for Yin Spirit Ash, and Lin Chang'an arranged a meeting at the Market.
• Lin Chang'an recognized the disguised Huang Tianxiao at the restaurant and sensed the Shapeshifting Yin Spirit Beast King's aura within him, but agreed to act as an intermediary after accepting a Storage Bag.
• Huang Tianxiao fled to a Nameless Desolate Island, where the Shapeshifting Yin Spirit Beast King's Second Nascent Soul urged him to gather Yin Spirit Ash and cultivate a Nether Soul Sect technique.
• A remnant soul inside Huang Tianxiao's Exquisite Jade Scroll suspected Lin Chang'an had refined the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine and began planning to escape and find him.

Lin Chang'an used Huang Tianxiao’s trade in Yin Spirit Ash to locate him, then joined the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce and the Seven Kingdoms Alliance in an attack. He seized a Nascent Soul Dharma Image scroll after its sealed remnant soul revealed secrets about the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine, but Huang Tianxiao unleashed the Shapeshifting Yin Spirit Beast King’s power as the battle continued.

• Lin Chang'an’s Green-Horned Ox broke through to Third-Rank Late Stage, and Lin Chang'an equipped it with armor refined from a Black Water Turtle shell.
• Lin Chang'an traded Yin Spirit Ash with Huang Tianxiao for Soul-Nurturing Wood containing Clear Spirit Qi, then used his spirit-plant perception to track Huang Tianxiao’s location.
• Lin Chang'an led Meng Xinghai and the others to Huang Tianxiao’s hiding place, where they interrupted Huang Tianxiao’s secret technique cultivation and forced him to flee after a battle.
• Lin Chang'an ambushed the weakened Huang Tianxiao, broke through his defenses, and captured two of his Third Tier Puppets before Huang Tianxiao summoned a Nascent Soul Dharma Image from a scroll.
• The scroll’s remnant soul revealed secrets about the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine and related techniques to Lin Chang'an, who sealed and took the scroll as Huang Tianxiao activated its Soul-Devouring Curse.
• Lin Chang'an recognized and broke the curse, while Huang Tianxiao summoned Old Ghost Gui’s power to confront Meng Xinghai and the pursuing cultivators.

Lin Chang'an escaped with the Scroll Artifact and negotiated an alliance with the spirit remnant inside, learning about the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine and Huang Tianxiao’s hidden dealings. After a year of preparation, he left Heavenly Spring Peak for Sea Abyss City as the Secret Realm’s opening approached, while Mystic Sound Pavilion prepared to weather the coming upheaval.

• Lin Chang'an reached a Nameless Desolate Island, questioned the spirit remnant in the Scroll Artifact, and agreed to help her recover in exchange for her cultivation guidance.
• The spirit remnant revealed that Huang Tianxiao cultivated the same art, possessed Soul-Nurturing Wood, and had secretly allied with the Shapeshifting Yin Spirit Beast King.
• Huang Tianxiao released the Old Ghost and devastated the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce’s forces, while the Seven Kingdoms Alliance cultivators escaped and news of his victory spread across the Outer Sea.
• Lin Chang'an returned to Five Dragon Island, fully refined the Scroll Artifact, and spent a year cultivating under the guidance of the spirit remnant, whom he called Red-Clothed.
• Lin Chang'an left Heavenly Spring Peak with Sword Servant and the Green-Horned Ox, intending to visit Sea Abyss City and meet Yun Yao before entering the Secret Realm.
• Liu Ruyu and Xu Lingfeng returned to find Lin Chang'an gone and agreed to take responsibility for Mystic Sound Pavilion as the Secret Realm’s opening stirred the region.

Lin Chang'an finished clearing Yin Spirit strongholds in the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea and arrived in Sea Abyss City ahead of the Secret Realm opening. At the Treasure Radiance Pavilion Trading Fair, he secretly prepared to meet Yun Yao and acquired a Void Spirit Stone to hide his valuable treasures.

• Lin Chang'an cleared Yin Spirit sites in the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea with Sword Servant and his Spirit Pets, then set out for Sea Abyss City.
• Lin Chang'an learned that Sixth Elder was away visiting True Lord Lu and rented an independent courtyard while waiting for her return.
• Yun Yao sent Lin Chang'an a message arranging to meet at the Trading Fair, and he attended with Sword Servant.
• Lin Chang'an traded for Millennium Spirit Herbs and offered Yin Spirit Monster Cores at the fair.
• Lin Chang'an recognized the Void Spirit Stone as a component for refining a concealed storage secret treasure and won it by trading a Yin Spirit Monster Core.
• Lin Chang'an recognized Yun Yao's agreed signal when materials from a marked Black Water Turtle Shell appeared at the fair.

Lin Chang'an met Yun Yao in Sea Abyss City, helped control her Mystic Yin Divine Fire, and completed a spatial treasure from a Void Spirit Stone and other materials. When the Secret Realm opened, Lin Chang'an, Sword Servant, and the Nascent Soul cultivators gathered at its entrance, where several powerful figures and old rivals appeared.

• Lin Chang'an secretly met Yun Yao, learned that Old Devil Profound Yin planned to use her as kindling, and discovered a force in her body that might signal an awakening Spirit Body.
• Lin Chang'an purified Yun Yao's Mystic Yin Divine Fire, and they agreed to meet and join forces inside the Secret Realm.
• Lin Chang'an refined a spatial treasure using a rib, a Void Spirit Stone, and other materials, then stored valuable items inside it.
• The Secret Realm Map Fragments glowed, and Lin Chang'an and Sword Servant followed Azure Sea Palace's Sixth Elder to the Secret Realm's immense gate in the Outer Sea.
• True Lord Lu, Su Miaoyin, and Old Devil Profound Yin arrived at the Secret Realm entrance, where True Lord Lu exchanged barbs with Old Devil Profound Yin.
• Jin Kaishan confronted True Lord Lu over past deception, but the two quickly reconciled, leaving Lin Chang'an wary of the gathered Nascent Soul cultivators.

Lin Chang'an entered the Five Elements Secret Realm and crossed the poisonous Wood Desolation Land, using his poison resistance and Spirit Eye to survive while the Phoenix Cry Bird hunted. After collecting resources and defeating poisonous insects, he reached the scorching Fire Desolation Land and continued deeper, hoping to reunite with his companions.

• Lin Chang'an entered the Secret Realm and was randomly transported into the poisonous-miasma forest of the Wood Desolation Land.
• Lin Chang'an concealed his identity and traveled through the forest with the Phoenix Cry Bird, gathering Spirit Grass and avoiding dangerous swarms.
• Lin Chang'an watched two Core Formation Cultivators die to Hidden-Wing Black Insects, then let the Phoenix Cry Bird devour the swarm and helped collect the corpses' resources.
• Lin Chang'an examined the poisonous insects and concluded the Five Elements Forbidden Lands purified Demonic Qi and promoted the evolution of their creatures.
• Lin Chang'an crossed into the Fire Desolation Land, found that its Red Flame Sand and heat posed new dangers, and continued along his route while hoping to meet Sword Servant, Yun Yao, or Fairy Nishang.

Lin Chang'an crossed the Fire Desolation Land, gathered rare materials, and rescued Su Miaoyin from two attackers. As they fled toward the Lava Mountain Range, Su Miaoyin revealed that the Orchid Demon Successor who badly injured her carried a Nether Soul Sect Nascent Soul-grade Talisman Treasure and a Nascent Soul remnant soul, making Lin Chang'an suspect Huang Tianxiao.

• Lin Chang'an used his Four Symbols Dragon Scale Armor to withstand the Fire Desolation Land's heat while the Phoenix Cry Bird devoured Fire Spirits and gathered Li Fire Beads.
• Lin Chang'an found signs of Spirit-Devouring Insects in the Red Flame Desert, collected several corpses, and avoided the area where their owner might be hiding.
• Lin Chang'an and the Phoenix Cry Bird defeated a Red Flame Iron Ant colony, and Lin Chang'an collected the Ant Queen's shell and acidic blood.
• Lin Chang'an rescued Su Miaoyin from two Core Formation cultivators who were trying to capture her, then accepted her Nascent Soul Insights and agreed to help her heal.
• Su Miaoyin told Lin Chang'an that the Orchid Demon Successor had wounded her and her Gold-Devouring Mouse, and described his Nascent Soul-grade Talisman Treasure and hidden remnant soul.
• Lin Chang'an suspected Huang Tianxiao was the Orchid Demon Successor after hearing Su Miaoyin's description.

Huang Tianxiao began merging souls with the Insect Demon’s remnant soul while Lin Chang'an nurtured the Fusang Divine Tree, traveled through the Earth Desolation Land, and detected Yun Yao in danger. The chapter ended with five cultivators pursuing Yun Yao as Lin Chang'an learned her distress signal had turned red.

• Huang Tianxiao agreed to complete the Soul Fusion Technique, while the suppressed Yin Spirit Beast King's remnant soul raged and the Spirit-Devouring Insect Mother emerged.
• Lin Chang'an set up an array for Su Miaoyin to heal, then used the Fire Desolation Land to nourish the Fusang Divine Tree while the Phoenix Cry Bird hunted Fire Spirit Flood Dragons.
• After seven days, Su Miaoyin recovered, gave Lin Chang'an a secret realm map and two incomplete copies of Nascent Soul Insights, and warned him that the labyrinth opened for only a limited time.
• Lin Chang'an and the Phoenix Cry Bird crossed the Earth Desolation Land, where he gathered Yin Spirit Grass and spoke with the Scarlet Spirit Remnant about strengthening his treasure and escaping Nascent Soul Cultivators.
• Lin Chang'an's Induction Dharma Disk detected Yun Yao and turned red as five cultivators pursued her, intending to use her to nourish the Mystic Yin Divine Fire.

Lin Chang'an and Yun Yao escaped the Five Demon Children, crossed the Five Elements Forbidden Lands, and reunited with Fairy Nishang and the Sword Servant before reaching the Labyrinth Hall. There, Su Wanwan reported that the Insect Demon's successor had unleashed Spirit-Devouring Insects, while the Azure Sea Palace's Great Elder concealed what he knew about the Ice Lotus Cold Flame and the girl among the cultivators.

• Lin Chang'an rescued Yun Yao from the Five Demon Children, trapped their pursuers in the Four Symbols Black Tortoise Formation, and used the Phoenix Cry Bird's aura to draw a swarm of Yin Spirits toward them.
• Lin Chang'an and Yun Yao crossed the Metal Desolation Land, discussed True Lord Mosha and the Five Demon Children, and prepared for their plan involving the Mystic Yin Divine Fire.
• Lin Chang'an and Yun Yao reached the Ice Desolation Land, reunited with Fairy Nishang and the Sword Servant, and traveled through the Heaven-Propping Giant Gate to the Labyrinth Hall.
• The Azure Sea Palace's Great Elder privately recalled that the Second Palace Mistress had split the Ice Lotus Cold Flame and left part of it as bait for Mystic Yin Old Ghost.
• Lin Chang'an arrived at the East Gate with the Sword Servant and an Azure Sea Palace cultivator, then greeted the Azure Sea Palace Elders and Jin Kaishan.
• Su Wanwan reunited with True Lord Lu and Jin Kaishan, thanked Lin Chang'an for helping her, and revealed that she had encountered the Insect Demon's successor and Spirit-Devouring Insects.

Lin Chang'an entered the Secret Realm labyrinth with Azure Sea Palace, then used the Nether Soul Sect’s Jade Tablet to find hidden chambers and collect rare treasures. A powerful tremor from the Inner Hall forced him to stop exploring and hurry toward his agreed meeting point with Yun Yao.

• Nascent Soul Cultivators learned that an Insect Demon Successor had appeared, while Lin Chang'an entered the newly opened palace labyrinth with Azure Sea Palace.
• Jin Kaishan used a Forbidden Spirit Jade to locate ancient remains, and Lin Chang'an recognized it as the Jade Tablet he had obtained from the Nether Soul Sect.
• After Azure Sea Palace broke a chamber’s restrictions, Lin Chang'an received a Labyrinth Map and set out with Sword Servant to explore the maze.
• Lin Chang'an used the Jade Tablet to enter a hidden chamber, where he found a Buddhist Sarira, a damaged Subduing Demon Pestle, and an ancient Sea Abyss map.
• Lin Chang'an found a sentient Yin Spirit Fruit in another chamber and considered trading it for a Nascent Soul Formation Spirit Item, but Scarlet Spirit Remnant urged him to use it to strengthen his Divine Sense.
• A tremor from the Inner Hall shook the labyrinth, and Lin Chang'an hurried with Sword Servant toward the meeting point he had arranged with Yun Yao.

Yun Yao escaped the Inner Hall with the Cold Flame while Azure Sea Palace’s First Palace Mistress revealed that the treasure had been divided and used as part of a scheme. Hidden in a protected chamber with Lin Chang'an, Yun Yao refined the Mystic Yin Divine Fire and planned to remain in the Secret Realm to cultivate, while the two confessed their feelings and became intimate.

• Old Devil Profound Yin and the Nascent Soul Cultivators discovered Yun Yao had fled with the Cold Flame and pursued her into the Labyrinth.
• The Great Elder of Azure Sea Palace reported to the First Palace Mistress that Yun Yao had taken the treasure, and she explained that the Cold Flame and Ice Lotus had been divided to ensnare their rivals.
• Lin Chang'an found Yun Yao in a Buddha-light secret chamber, treated her injuries, and learned that her awakened Void Spirit Body could let her remain in the Secret Realm after it closed.
• Yun Yao gave Lin Chang'an the Cold Flame for his Life-Bound Dharma Treasure and explained her plan to cultivate in the Secret Realm until she could form a Nascent Soul.
• Lin Chang'an helped Yun Yao purify and refine the Mystic Yin Divine Fire until it stabilized around her Golden Core.
• Yun Yao gave Lin Chang'an her Soul Lamp, confessed her feelings, and the two began cultivating together through their Dual Cultivation Secret Technique.

After Yun Yao and Lin Chang'an gained powerful benefits from their union, she sent him out of the Secret Realm and urged him to loot the Mystic Yin Divine Sect while its Nascent Soul elders were absent. Lin Chang'an reunited with the Sword Servant, plundered Old Devil Profound Yin’s cave, and fled across the Outer Sea with a Teleportation Array Map as Yun Yao remained in the Secret Realm to seek Nascent Soul Formation opportunities.

• Lin Chang'an and Yun Yao discovered that their techniques cleansed each other’s Golden Core and Spirit Body, and Yun Yao gave him the Ice Lotus Cold Flame.
• Yun Yao shared an ancient Teleportation Array Map, protective treasures, and details about the Mystic Yin Divine Sect, then used her Spirit Body to send Lin Chang'an and the Sword Servant out of the Secret Realm.
• Lin Chang'an reunited with the Sword Servant and traveled in disguise to the Mystic Yin Divine Sect’s Holy Island, where Old Devil Profound Yin and the other Nascent Soul cultivators were absent.
• Lin Chang'an and the Sword Servant broke into Old Devil Profound Yin’s cave and looted its treasure chamber, including sect inheritances and cultivation resources.
• Lin Chang'an caused the sect’s Sacred Altar and Island Protection Array to be destroyed, framing Huang Tianxiao as a traitor and prompting him to flee.
• Lin Chang'an escaped across the Outer Sea with Yun Yao’s Teleportation Array Map and resolved to seek Nascent Soul Formation so he could reunite with Yun Yao.

After the Secret Realm’s closure, Lin Chang'an learned that the Ice Lotus Cold Flame might connect him to a hidden conspiracy and decided to leave the chaotic Monster Sea Abyss. He prepared an ancient Teleportation Array, but just as he and Sword Servant were about to depart, he sensed the badly injured Fairy Nishang fleeing nearby.

• News spread that Yun Yao had taken the Inner Hall treasure and that Old Devil Profound Yin’s island had been plundered, while factions fought over the Secret Realm’s spoils.
• Lin Chang'an examined an ancient Teleportation Array and learned from Scarlet Spirit Remnant that his Ice Lotus Cold Flame was a damaged Pseudo-Spirit Treasure whose main body could be used to track him, though the Profound Heaven Qi concealed his aura.
• Lin Chang'an waited for Yun Yao’s Soul Lamp to remain steady, reached the Immortal Golden Core threshold with her cultivation nourishing him, and tested the Cold Flame on a Monster Beast.
• Lin Chang'an and Sword Servant tested the ancient Teleportation Array with a Monster Beast and a Yin Baleful Corpse Puppet, confirmed the far end was hidden, and prepared to travel through it.
• Lin Chang'an sensed Fairy Nishang fleeing nearby while two Core Formation cultivators pursued her for her Secret Realm treasures.