Chapter Summaries

Loose Practitioner Lingyou invited Lin Chang'an to help open the Cave Ruins of a missing Nascent Soul disciple of True Lord Heavenly Talisman, promising to share the treasures and copy any inheritance. Lin Chang'an agreed to set out with him in half a year, then went to ask Elder Cheng about Lingyou's strength and Magic Treasures.

• Loose Practitioner Lingyou visited Lin Chang'an again and explained that he could not quietly break the Cave Ruins' Restriction without a Fourth-Order Array Master.
• Lingyou revealed that the ruins lay on the border between Dagan and the Sima Clan, making secrecy essential, and claimed they were likely the abode of True Lord Heavenly Talisman's missing Nascent Soul disciple.
• Lingyou offered to divide the treasures equally and let Lin Chang'an copy any inheritance, while Lin Chang'an asked about the Restriction and weighed the risks.
• Lin Chang'an agreed to set out with Lingyou in half a year without specifying whether he would leave after breaking the Restriction or explore the ruins.
• Lin Chang'an saw Lingyou off and went to ask Elder Cheng about Lingyou's strength and Magic Treasures.

Lin Chang'an consulted Elder Cheng about Loose Practitioner Lingyou and prepared for a Cave Ruins expedition with Fairy Ice Butterfly's support. He then proposed a secret arrangement in which his hidden alchemist friend could help the Sect preserve the appearance that Elder Cheng was still alive, and Fairy Ice Butterfly agreed to meet the alchemist.

• Elder Cheng told Lin Chang'an that Lingyou was skilled at escape, especially Water Evasion, and advised him to have Fairy Ice Butterfly receive him at the border.
• Lin Chang'an visited Fairy Ice Butterfly, and they discussed Elder Cheng's dwindling lifespan and his efforts to keep the Sect's weakness concealed.
• Lin Chang'an proposed using his hidden alchemist friend to replace Elder Cheng in private alchemy dealings and requested Elder Cheng's alchemy insights for the friend.
• Fairy Ice Butterfly agreed to meet the alchemist at a nearby Market, with Lin Chang'an accompanying her, and promised to provide Mystic Ice Cold Qi before his trip.
• Lin Chang'an left to prepare for the Cave Ruins expedition in half a year and to gather resources for Ling'er's Nascent Soul Formation.

Lin Chang'an refined his spirit-flame techniques and Dazzling Demon Crystal, then struck a deal with Fairy Ice Butterfly’s Sect through his disguised incarnation to refine pills. As he and Sword Servant departed for White Wall City to prepare for her Nascent Soul Formation, Fairy Ice Butterfly recovered her former confidence and vowed to settle old scores with the Sima Clan and Spirit Beast Sect.

• Lin Chang'an tested the Phoenix Cry Bird’s Golden Light Divine Flame against Mystic Ice, refined the Dazzling Demon Crystal, and prepared for the upcoming Cave Ruins exploration.
• Lin Chang'an accompanied Fairy Ice Butterfly through the Market where she had grown up, and their stroll brought back memories of their respective pasts.
• Lin Chang'an’s disguised incarnation negotiated with Fairy Ice Butterfly, agreeing to refine pills under Elder Cheng’s name in exchange for pill-making inheritances and equipment.
• Lin Chang'an and Sword Servant cultivated together, and Lin Chang'an recognized her Sword Qi into Silk ability before taking her to White Wall City to seek Nascent Soul Formation materials.
• Fairy Ice Butterfly realized Lin Chang'an had helped her recover her pride, and Elder Cheng recognized that she had emerged from her long period of dormancy.
• Fairy Ice Butterfly renewed her determination to pursue Lin Chang'an and vowed that her Sect would eventually settle its debt with the Sima Clan and Spirit Beast Sect.

Lin Chang'an spread a rumor about a Longevity Fruit while preparing for his journey with Loose Practitioner Lingyou, unaware that Lingyou and Sima Ying planned to trap and kill him in the Cave Ruins. Lin Chang'an detected Sima Ying's presence, secretly prepared a counter-ambush, and entered the Cave Abode with Lingyou, where Sima Ying still waited in disguise.

• Lin Chang'an reviewed White Wall City's intelligence, ordered the sect disciples to gather resources, and encouraged Sword Servant to explore the city.
• Lin Chang'an secretly spread a rumor that he had come to trade for a Longevity Fruit, prompting jealousy among Nascent Soul powers and making Corpse Mountain Valley avoid provoking the Myriad Poison Sect.
• Loose Practitioner Lingyou and Sima Ying revealed their plan to lure Lin Chang'an into the Cave Ruins and kill him, hoping to spark a war among the Four Great Powers.
• Lin Chang'an met Loose Practitioner Lingyou at the border, sensed Sima Ying's hidden aura, and secretly contacted True Lord Ice Butterfly while preparing his Four Symbols Black Tortoise Formation.
• Lin Chang'an and Loose Practitioner Lingyou entered the Cave Abode, where they copied its books and inheritances as Sima Ying, disguised as a corpse, waited for Lin Chang'an to lower his guard.

Lin Chang'an exposed Loose Practitioner Lingyou and Sima Ying's ambush in the Cave Ruins, then fought them with help from True Lord Ice Butterfly. Lingyou died, Sima Ying escaped as a Nascent Soul, and the chapter ended with Lin Chang'an and True Lord Ice Butterfly returning to the Sect as Dagan and the Sima Clan went to war.

• Lin Chang'an and Loose Practitioner Lingyou copied the Cave Ruins' books and found a Fourth-Rank Array-Breaking Talisman, while Sima Ying secretly posed as the dead cultivator.
• When the torn Storage Bag released poison mist, Lin Chang'an ambushed Sima Ying with Yin Spirit Diamonds, Mystic Soul Spike, and Cold Flame, forcing him to self-detonate his Dharma Body.
• Lin Chang'an activated the Four Symbols Black Tortoise Formation, but Loose Practitioner Lingyou used another Fourth-Rank Array-Breaking Talisman to open an escape route, and Sima Ying fled as a Nascent Soul.
• True Lord Ice Butterfly arrived and froze Loose Practitioner Lingyou; Lin Chang'an seized and devoured Lingyou's Nascent Soul while Sima Ying escaped toward the Sima Clan.
• True Lord Ice Butterfly rejected Dagan's questioning and took Lin Chang'an away, after which Dagan and the Sima Clan resumed their war.
• Back at the Sect, True Lord Ice Butterfly thanked Lin Chang'an for helping her recover, and the two shared a kiss.

Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly explored her hidden Ice Palace, where she revealed the Cold Marrow Jade Crystal Tree and the Ice Phoenix bloodline behind her powers. After Lin Chang'an helped heal her origin, he gained cultivation benefits, while the defeated Sima Ying and his allies plotted to stir discord within the Myriad Poison Sect.

• Fairy Ice Butterfly sealed her palace, brought Lin Chang'an to her secret Ice Palace, and revealed the Cold Marrow Jade Crystal Tree and its connection to the Ice Silkworm and her Ice Phoenix bloodline.
• Fairy Ice Butterfly explained that a Spirit Beast Sect spy had betrayed her former Senior Sister and that the sect had used the stolen Ice Silkworm to create poison that afflicted her.
• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly treated their injuries together, and Lin used the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine's life force to begin restoring her Nascent Soul origin.
• News spread that Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly had killed Loose Practitioner Lingyou and forced Sima Ying to flee in his Nascent Soul; Sima Ying then plotted with a Demonic Path cultivator to foment strife within the Myriad Poison Sect.
• After several days of healing, Fairy Ice Butterfly recovered some of her origin, while Lin Chang'an gained cultivation progress and a strengthened Ice Lotus Cold Flame.

Lin Chang'an examined the spoils from Loose Practitioner Lingyou and Sima Ying, discovering that Sima Ying's Blood Demon Wings were a damaged Demonic Artifact that he could restore and use despite their dangerous influence. Three years later, with the wings restored and his cultivation advanced, Lin Chang'an prepared to attend the White Wall City trading fair and seek tribulation-crossing treasures for Ling'er.

• Lin Chang'an sorted through Loose Practitioner Lingyou's treasures and found a Fourth-Rank Spirit Armor Talisman inheritance, while Sima Ying's corpse yielded a pair of Blood Demon Wings sealed with Buddhist talismans.
• Red-Clothed identified the wings as a damaged Demonic Artifact that consumed its origin and could corrupt its user, but Lin Chang'an discovered his Mystic Heaven Mana purified its demonic qi and tested their extraordinary speed.
• Li Xuanzhen visited the Myriad Poison Sect, negotiated Dagan's purchase of half of Sima Ying's Dharma Body and Lingyou's ill-gotten treasures, and arranged a joint trading fair in White Wall City three years later.
• Li Xuanzhen revealed that the Blood Demon Wings and other treasures came from True Lord Heavenly Talisman's cave abode, while Fairy Ice Butterfly warned Lin Chang'an to use demonic treasures cautiously and offered him access to her Cold Marrow Jade Crystal Tree.
• Over three years, Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly cultivated together as he spent more than sixty years of lifespan restoring the Blood Demon Wings, which could reach Nascent Soul Late Stage speed when fueled by essence blood.
• Lin Chang'an learned from Ming Yue that Human-Dragon Hybrids faced both powerful lightning tribulations and heart demons, so he planned to seek tribulation-crossing treasures for Ling'er at the White Wall City trading fair while concealing their intended use.

Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly traveled to White Wall City for a Nascent Soul Trading Fair, where they concealed the extent of Ice Butterfly's recovery and negotiated over valuable treasures. The fair began with public displays of their strength, while Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly planned their next steps amid rival factions' suspicions.

• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly visited Supreme Elder Cheng, whose lifespan and cultivation were fading, before departing for the Trading Fair.
• On the journey, Fairy Ice Butterfly tenderly cared for Lin Chang'an and told him she would prepare for a breakthrough after they returned, while Li Xuanzhen and Li Yuanhao underestimated her recovery.
• At White Wall City, Lin Chang'an allowed Jin Feng to explore with Scarlet Spirit Remnant concealing her aura, then learned Fairy Ice Butterfly had negotiated with Jin Jianchuan to trade pills for a Buddhist treasure.
• Lin Chang'an revealed his Buddha Light Sarira to Fairy Ice Butterfly, and the two agreed it could protect her and help their Sect's disciples while he retained his own Buddhist treasure.
• At the Trading Fair, Lin Chang'an displayed Sima Ying's corpse in a staged exchange with Li Xuanzhen, and Fairy Ice Butterfly offered Loose Practitioner Lingyou's Dharma Treasure for a cultivation-advancing spirit item.
• The Nascent Soul Cultivators traded while speculating that Fairy Ice Butterfly's injuries remained and that Lin Chang'an's concubine might form a Nascent Soul, but hostile factions avoided strengthening the Myriad Poison Sect.

At the Nascent Soul Trading Fair, Lin Chang'an witnessed the Dao Protection Alliance’s divisions and learned that a Demonic Path invasion might be real. After returning to the sect, he confronted Jin Feng over her robbery of a Sima Clan caravan and worried over preparations for Ling'er and the Green-Horned Ox to reach the next realm.

• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly traded illicit goods at the fair while Jin Jianchuan urged the Nascent Soul Cultivators to unite against the Demonic Path, exposing the Alliance’s divisions.
• Jin Feng robbed three Spirit Boats belonging to a Sima Clan-led Chamber of Commerce, taking their goods and Spirit Pets while blaming the Sima Clan for past thefts.
• Jin Jianchuan and the other Nascent Soul Cultivators investigated the robbery, then discussed reports of a possible Demonic Path invasion and ordered subordinate forces to gather for border duty.
• On their return to the sect, Fairy Ice Butterfly and Lin Chang'an recognized that the traded Rank-Breaking Spirit Grass could serve their plans even if she did not use it.
• Lin Chang'an scolded Jin Feng for the robbery, took more than half her spoils, and reminded her to cultivate for the coming war; he then reassured her that he would help the Green-Horned Ox break through while Ling'er prepared for her tribulation.

Over seven years, Lin Chang'an advanced his cultivation and mastered several Fourth-Rank arts while the war between the Dao Protection Alliance and the Demonic Path intensified. As he and Fairy Ice Butterfly prepared for the coming Alliance conference, a hidden Soul-Devouring Curse struck the Sword Servant, and the Green-Horned Ox and Phoenix Cry Bird reacted to the danger.

• The war intensified, Corpse Mountain Valley gained a fourth Nascent Soul Cultivator, and Supreme Elder Cheng died in secret while Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly concealed his passing.
• Lin Chang'an advanced steadily, completed a Fourth-Rank Low-Grade Spirit Armor Talisman, and reviewed his resources and the damaged Four Symbols Dragon Scale Armor.
• The Sima Clan discussed its ties to the Demonic Path and arranged a birthday banquet for Sima Ming while planning to exploit a hidden curse planted in the Myriad Poison Sect.
• Fairy Ice Butterfly discussed the coming Dao Protection Alliance Conference and the region's major powers with Lin Chang'an, while the Sword Servant prepared to attempt Nascent Soul Formation within half a year.
• A Soul-Devouring Curse appeared on a High-grade Spirit Stone in the Sword Servant's cave, prompting the Green-Horned Ox to erupt in fury and the Phoenix Cry Bird to disperse the black dharma power with Golden Light Divine Flame.

Sword Servant survived a Nascent Soul-level Soul-Devouring Curse, but her soul was badly damaged, so Lin Chang'an fused it with Red-Clothed's soul to save her. The fusion awakened Sword Servant with a changing, shared consciousness and an evolving dragon bloodline, while Lin Chang'an uncovered the Sima Clan's plot and learned his own Profound Heaven Spirit Body faced a Heavenly Tribulation.

• A hidden Soul-Devouring Curse struck Sword Servant through a High-grade Spirit Stone, leaving her asleep with severe soul damage, and Lin Chang'an ordered Green Bamboo Peak's defenses strengthened.
• True Lord Ice Butterfly purged suspected traitors as rumors turned the Myriad Poison Sect against her, while Lin Chang'an and Scarlet Spirit Remnant agreed to fuse their souls to save Sword Servant.
• Lin Chang'an monitored the Soul Fusion as Red-Clothed's and Sword Servant's souls intertwined, and True Lord Ice Butterfly brought him a Soul-Protecting Flower and reported thirteen suspects.
• Lin Chang'an examined prisoners' souls, discovered the Sima Clan had altered an agent's memories to frame Corpse Mountain Valley, and the Sect refined captured spies into Corpse Puppets.
• Sword Servant awakened with Red-Clothed sharing her body and memories, revealed that Lin Chang'an's Profound Heaven Spirit Body needed to undergo a Heavenly Tribulation, and learned that her evolving dragon bloodline would delay Nascent Soul Formation.

Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly ambushed Corpse Mountain Valley’s pursuers, killing Old Ancestor Demon Corpse and exposing Ice Butterfly’s breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. The chapter ended with them chasing Old Ancestor Blood Corpse after Old Devil Huangshan fled.

• Sima Ying and Corpse Mountain Valley’s elders concluded that Lin Chang'an was preparing the Green-Horned Ox for a Fourth-Rank breakthrough and planned to stop him from obtaining tribulation-crossing spirit items.
• Lin Chang'an resolved to retaliate against the Sima Clan and Corpse Mountain Valley, while Sword Servant recovered in his cave and the Green-Horned Ox agreed to prepare for its own breakthrough.
• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly secretly joined forces and used a Fourth-Rank array to trap Old Ancestor Demon Corpse as he followed Lin Chang'an with Old Ancestor Blood Corpse and Old Devil Huangshan.
• Fairy Ice Butterfly revealed her Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivation and froze Old Ancestor Demon Corpse, while Lin Chang'an attacked him with his Sun-Piercing Flying Swords.
• Old Ancestor Demon Corpse self-destructed, but Lin Chang'an captured his Nascent Soul; Old Devil Huangshan fled, and Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly pursued Old Ancestor Blood Corpse.

Lin Chang'an defeated Old Ancestor Blood Corpse’s Fourth-Rank Blood Corpse and joined Fairy Ice Butterfly in forcing Corpse Mountain Valley to withdraw. After Fairy Ice Butterfly’s breakthrough reshaped the balance of power in the Dao Protection Alliance, Lin Chang'an demonstrated his new sword and spirit-attachment abilities as the Dao Alliance Conference approached.

• Lin Chang'an pursued the Blood Corpse underground, overcame its corpse-qi attacks, and destroyed it, though much of its Corpse Pill’s essence was lost.
• At the border, True Lord Ice Butterfly fought Old Monster Ren and the other Corpse Mountain Valley cultivators; after Lin Chang'an arrived, both sides agreed to withdraw rather than let outsiders benefit.
• Old Monster Ren planned to obtain cold-warding treasures, while True Lord Ice Butterfly revealed that her battle had helped mislead her hidden enemies about her future prospects.
• True Lord Ice Butterfly returned to the sect, announced that Myriad Poison would revert to the Spirit Control Lineage, and became a celebrated Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator.
• A year and a half later, Lin Chang'an demonstrated Sword Qi into Silk and Spirit Attachment, which temporarily raised his power to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
• Lin Chang'an and Red-Clothed discussed Sword Servant’s awakening Dragon Race bloodline and its Water Essence Divine Thunder and Gold Essence Divine Thunder.

Lin Chang'an prepared with True Lord Ice Butterfly to target the Sima Clan while concealing his plans behind the Green-Horned Ox's expected tribulation. As Sima Ming's nine-hundredth birthday celebrations began, Lin Chang'an disguised himself as a Core Formation cultivator and prepared to infiltrate the clan.

• Lin Chang'an mastered beginner-level Sword Qi into Silk, tested its nearly invisible threads on a Core Formation-grade treasure, and discussed the Profound Heaven Spirit Body's future tribulation with Sword Servant.
• Lin Chang'an and True Lord Ice Butterfly agreed to cooperate against the Sima Clan, and he asked her to spread word that he would seal the mountain while the Green-Horned Ox prepared to undergo tribulation.
• Two months later, True Lord Ice Butterfly departed for Baibi City, and the Spirit Control Sect activated its Mountain Protection Formation as the Green-Horned Ox's aura signaled an impending tribulation.
• Sima Ming and Sima Ying interpreted the developments as evidence of a rift between Lin Chang'an and True Lord Ice Butterfly, while Sima Yue remained behind to celebrate Sima Ming's birthday.
• Lin Chang'an watched Sima Ying's Flying Boat leave, devoured the souls of two Core Formation cultivators, took their identities and birthday gifts, and prepared to enter the Sima Clan's grounds.

Lin Chang'an infiltrated the Sima Clan’s birthday banquet, sabotaged its protections, and revealed himself with a Blood Coffin before declaring his intent to destroy the clan. As four Nascent Soul Cultivators attacked, his prepared formations trapped the guests and turned the Sima Clan’s defenses against its own members.

• Lin Chang'an entered the Sima Clan’s territory disguised as a Core Formation Cultivator and sent four incarnations to gather information and tamper with the Mountain Protection Formation.
• At the birthday banquet, Lin Chang'an revealed his Nascent Soul cultivation and presented a Blood Coffin, announcing that it was meant for the entire Sima Clan.
• Sima Ming and Sima Yue attacked Lin Chang'an, but his Phantom Clones evaded their strikes as his allies struck the hall’s Restrictions and disrupted the Mountain Protection Formation.
• Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng attacked Sima Ming while two masked Nascent Soul Cultivators fought Sima Yue.
• The Four Symbols Black Tortoise Formation trapped the valley, and Lin Chang'an’s underground Restrictions activated as Sima Clan cultivators tried to raise another barrier.

Lin Chang'an attacked the Sima Clan to avenge his concubine, using hidden allies, traps, and the Yin Baleful Soul-Refining Array to defeat Sima Ming and Sima Yue and destroy the clan. He forced the surviving cultivators to surrender part of their Primordial Spirits and serve the Spirit Control Sect, while Sima Ming realized Lin Chang'an had also prepared for the clan's remaining heirs.

• Lin Chang'an unleashed Yin Baleful Qi, Corpse Puppets, and Yin Spirit Beast Kings across Sima Clan territory as he and Jin Feng battled Sima Ming.
• Sima Ming used the Wood Spirit Array and a Tree Prison to stall Lin Chang'an, but Lin Chang'an combined Cold Flame with Sun Essence Fire to break through and strike the clan grounds.
• Lin Chang'an's hidden allies ambushed Sima Ming in the forbidden ground, forcing him to abandon his body, while Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng killed Sima Yue and attacked his fleeing Nascent Soul.
• Lin Chang'an and his allies activated the Yin Baleful Soul-Refining Array, trapping Sima Ming and Sima Yue and freezing their Nascent Souls with the Ice Lotus Cold Qi.
• Lin Chang'an ordered the surviving cultivators to surrender a third of their Primordial Spirits and serve the Spirit Control Sect, while Sima Ming learned that Lin Chang'an knew about Sima Ying and Sima Yuan.

Lin Chang'an captured Sima Ming and Sima Yue, then pursued Sima Ying as the Spirit Control Lineage seized the Sima Clan’s territory. At Baibi City, True Lord Ice Butterfly joined Lin Chang'an in attacking Sima Ying, whose desperate flight left the city’s Nascent Soul cultivators weighing whether to intervene.

• Lin Chang'an exhausted himself sealing Sima Ming and Sima Yue in the Yin Baleful Soul-Refining Array, then sent the surrendered cultivators to hunt the Sima remnants.
• Lin Chang'an shared the spoils with Jin Feng and pursued Sima Ying while recovering his mana; meanwhile, the Spirit Control Lineage moved into Sima territory and news of the clan’s destruction spread to Dagan.
• At Baibi City, Jin Jianchuan discussed using True Lord Ice Butterfly’s conflict with Sima Ying to pressure the Sima Clan, while Murong Yun introduced his grandson Murong Feng to her.
• True Lord Ice Butterfly revealed her plan to kill Sima Ying, and Murong Feng sensed her killing intent before Lin Chang'an arrived and attacked Sima Ying outside the city.
• Sima Ying detonated his Dharma Body, used an Incarnation Talisman to split his fleeing Nascent Soul into three, and begged Alliance Leader Jin for help as Lin Chang'an and True Lord Ice Butterfly pursued him.
• After receiving news that the Sima Clan had been exterminated, Baibi City’s Nascent Soul cultivators refrained from helping Sima Ying, wary of provoking Lin Chang'an and the Spirit Control Sect.

Lin Chang'an and True Lord Ice Butterfly captured Sima Ying outside Baibi City, completing the Sima Clan’s destruction and alarming the Dao Protection Alliance. As rumors about Lin Chang'an’s powerful allies spread, Dagan concluded that the Spirit Control Sect’s rise could not be stopped and decided to support Jin Jianchuan’s plan.

• Lin Chang'an and True Lord Ice Butterfly froze Sima Ying’s Spirit Infant, and Lin Chang'an sealed it inside the Yin Baleful Soul-Refining Banner while Jin Jianchuan held back from intervening.
• Lin Chang'an and True Lord Ice Butterfly presented themselves as allies pursuing traitors, and the Nascent Soul Cultivators at Baibi City grew wary of their strength.
• Rumors spread that Lin Chang'an had recruited five Nascent Soul Cultivators, prompting Fairy Ice Butterfly to question him about his connections and the Sima Clan’s destruction.
• Fairy Ice Butterfly interpreted Lin Chang'an’s actions as devotion to her and his concubine, while Lin Chang'an struggled to correct the rumors.
• The Gan Emperor and Dagan officials identified likely allies behind the clan’s destruction and ordered Dagan to fully support Jin Jianchuan’s plan.

After recovering from the Sima Clan battle, Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly grew closer, then joined a secret meeting where Jin Jianchuan proposed a surprise attack to reclaim Cloud City. Jin Jianchuan revealed an Ancient Treasure that could break the city’s defenses and offered the gathered Nascent Soul Cultivators incentives, leaving them tempted by the plan.

• Jin Jianchuan and Old Monster Demon Flame reviewed intelligence about Lin Chang'an’s role in destroying the Sima Clan and agreed that his network of allies made him dangerous to offend.
• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly finished healing, discussed the costs of their campaign, and later walked together beneath the stars as their relationship grew closer.
• Lin Chang'an sorted the Sima Clan’s spoils, considered building his own force within the Spirit Control Sect, and noted that Fairy Ice Butterfly had taken control of the clan’s lands.
• Jin Jianchuan gathered Lin Chang'an, Fairy Ice Butterfly, and other Nascent Soul Cultivators in secret and proposed that they seize Cloud City before the Orthodox and Demonic Paths could react.
• Jin Jianchuan revealed the Ancient Treasure Earth-Shaking Dragon Seal and offered the gathered cultivators shares of Cloud City’s resources to win their support.

Jin Jianchuan gathered ten Nascent Soul Cultivators to swear Heart Demon Vows and plan a surprise attack on Cloud City, while the Dao Protection Alliance traded strategic resources and prepared for war. The chapter ended with Yun Yao learning of Lin Chang'an’s actions and reaffirming her confidence in him as she remained trapped in the Demon Sealing Abyss.

• Jin Jianchuan and nine other Nascent Soul Cultivators agreed to attack Cloud City in half a year, swore Heart Demon Vows, and traded strategic resources to prepare for the Demonic Path’s counterattack.
• Lin Chang'an sought True Lord Heavenly Talisman's Inheritance for a supposed Fourth-Rank Talisman Master friend, privately arranged to borrow Geng Essence from Jin Jianchuan, and planned to reveal more of his hidden abilities amid the coming war.
• Jin Jianchuan told Old Monster Demon Flame that Lin Chang'an could use the Sima Clan’s remains to refine the Ten Thousand Soul Boat, giving their assault on Cloud City a much better chance of success.
• At Azure Sea Palace, the elders blamed True Lord Lu for the destruction of the Sima Clan, while Su Miaoyin admitted her support for Lin Chang'an and True Lord Lu urged her to avoid getting involved further.
• First Palace Mistress Mingyue recognized that Lin Chang'an could benefit from Azure Sea Palace’s backing, while Xingyue secretly tasted Mingyue’s blood and inferred that her sister had approached the Spirit Transformation bottleneck.
• Yun Yao received news of Lin Chang'an’s exploits in the Demon Sealing Abyss, took pride in his judgment, and warned Fairy Nishang to focus on cultivation rather than competing for his attention.