Chapter Summaries

Lin Chang'an joined a wary coalition of Nascent Soul cultivators to explore an ancient ruin beneath the Righteous-Demonic Border, where they uncovered what might be an entrance to a sealed Demon Abyss. After the group split up among five passages, Lin and the Green-Horned Ox encountered and defeated a Mystic Nether Ice Toad in the passage they entered.

• Old Monster Qingyang, Old Monster Shangyuan, Tiger Sha, and Bat Sha secretly formed competing alliances, while Lin Chang'an, Old Monster Demon Flame, True Lord Lu, and Old Devil Profound Yin also made their own arrangements.
• Old Monster Demon Flame and Old Devil Profound Yin led the group to a scorched region and opened a cavern passage with their Yin-Yang Treasure Pearl.
• The ten cultivators and spirit beasts descended to a huge Stone Gate, where they worked together to open Buddhism's Ten Directions Restriction and discovered a hall that might conceal an entrance to an ancient seal.
• The group found five passages guarded by Fourth-Rank Savage Ancient Beasts and split into pairs; Lin Chang'an chose the Fire Attribute passage with the Green-Horned Ox, though the Inverted Five Elements Tiangang Array sent them into an ice-filled hall.
• Lin Chang'an and the Green-Horned Ox fought the Mystic Nether Ice Toad, and Lin used his Cold Flame, Silver Bell, and Sun-Piercing Divine Swords to help kill it.

Lin Chang'an concealed his defeat of the Mystic Nether Ice Toad and helped the Nascent Soul cultivators break the relic’s array while Red-Clothed and their companions secretly looted the halls. The Gold Essence Heavenly Thunder Bamboo’s removal weakened a seal in the Demon Sealing Abyss, where Fairy Nishang was sent out to assist the Three-Eyed Devil Lord; after the array broke, black Demonic Qi began seeping from beneath the golden alms bowl.

• Lin Chang'an collected the Mystic Nether Ice Toad’s remains, made himself and Lord Green Ox look battered, and returned to the other cultivators.
• Lin Chang'an used his Five Elements Array Flags to help the Nascent Soul cultivators break the relic’s Inverted Five Elements Heavenly Dipper Array, while True Lord Lu secretly sent his Gold-Devouring Mouse inside.
• Red-Clothed, the Phoenix Cry Bird, and the Gold-Devouring Mouse took herbs and treasures from the relic, including the pill furnace, medicinal pills, Buddhist relics, and Gold Essence Heavenly Thunder Bamboo.
• Yun Yao allowed Fairy Nishang to leave the Demon Sealing Abyss through the altar so she could find the Three-Eyed Devil Lord’s sealed second divine soul and help loosen the seals.
• The cultivators entered the relic after the array shattered, and black Demonic Qi began leaking from beneath the golden alms bowl after the Gold Essence Heavenly Thunder Bamboo was taken.

Lin Chang'an and the other cultivators explored the ancient ruins, divided decayed spirit treasures, and fought over pills and sealed treasures. When they opened the seal, a Demonized Ice Flood Dragon appeared, while Old Devil Profound Yin seized the genuine Golden Alms Bowl.

• The Nascent Soul Cultivators entered the ruins and discovered that most of the ten-thousand-year-old spirit plants had passed their useful lifespans, then Lin Chang'an claimed five materials as compensation for destroying Array Flags.
• Lin Chang'an traded with Old Monster Demon Flame and learned from Red-Clothed that his future Profound Heaven Spiritual Qi might restore some spirit plants whose vitality remained.
• The cultivators found ruined Life Tablets and pills, fought over two Life-Prolonging Pills, and placed Restrictions on the remaining Nascent Spirit Pills before continuing deeper into the ruins.
• Lin Chang'an and True Lord Lu recognized danger around the treasures in the sealed chamber, but the others attacked the Diamond Shield and each tried to seize a prize.
• Lin Chang'an and True Lord Lu wounded True Lord Bat Sha and retreated as Old Monster Demon Flame, Old Monster Shangyuan, and Old Monster Qingyang grabbed the apparent treasures.
• The apparent Purple Spirit Fruit and Heavenly Thunder Bamboo transformed into Demonic Qi that possessed Old Monster Shangyuan and Old Monster Demon Flame, while Old Devil Profound Yin caught the genuine Golden Alms Bowl and the Demonized Ice Flood Dragon emerged.

The sealed Three-Eyed Devil Lord possessed cultivators and trapped the survivors in Blood Demon Shields, while Fairy Nishang arrived and fought alongside them. Lin Chang'an and True Lord Lu revealed their Fourth-Rank Body Refining and drove the devil back, but Fairy Nishang warned that its true body remained sealed inside the Golden Alms Bowl.

• Old Monster Qingyang fought Old Devil Profound Yin over the Golden Alms Bowl as the possessed Ice Flood Dragon attacked Lord Green Ox.
• The Three-Eyed Devil Lord possessed Old Monster Shangyuan, devoured his Nascent Soul, and trapped the cultivators in two Blood Demon Shields; Fairy Nishang killed True Lord Bat Sha.
• Fairy Nishang fought True Lord Tiger Sha while Old Monster Qingyang and Old Devil Profound Yin faced the devil inside one shield.
• Lin Chang'an and True Lord Lu revealed their Fourth-Rank Body Refining, overpowered the devil inside the other shield, and forced it to flee.
• Fairy Nishang warned Lin Chang'an that the Three-Eyed Devil Lord's true body was still sealed inside the Golden Alms Bowl.

Lin Chang'an and the other cultivators fought their way out of the Cave Ruins as the Three-Eyed Devil Lord pursued them and the Golden Alms Bowl’s sealed demonic power broke free. Lin Chang'an escaped with the bowl, while Old Monster Qingyang was left behind with a dangerous treasure and the others’ accusations.

• Lin Chang'an sealed Old Monster Demon Flame’s Nascent Soul in a bottle as the cultivators broke free of the Blood Demon Shield barriers and attacked the gathering Demonic Qi.
• The Golden Alms Bowl released hidden Demonic Qi, and Lin Chang'an trapped it in the Four Symbols Black Tortoise Formation before the Three-Eyed Devil Lord emerged in a Fourth-Rank Late Stage body.
• Mystic Yin Old Ghost and the Gold-Devouring Mouse opened the escape passage, but the Golden Alms Bowl broke free and its demonic claw attacked Mystic Yin Old Ghost as the cultivators fled.
• Lin Chang'an, True Lord Lu, Old Devil Profound Yin, and Old Monster Qingyang fought through the passage while the Three-Eyed Devil Lord pursued them; Lin Chang'an outpaced the others and took the Golden Alms Bowl.
• Lin Chang'an escaped with Phoenix Cry Bird, which struggled to suppress the bowl’s demonic power, while the other cultivators blamed Old Monster Qingyang for taking the treasure and Righteous Path cultivators arrived.

After refining the sealed Demonic Beast, Lin Chang'an learned fragments of the Upper Realm's secrets and reunited with Fairy Nishang and Yun Yao. Yun Yao gave him a path toward reaching her after her Ascension, and they parted beneath the moon with plans to grow strong enough to meet again.

• The Phoenix Cry Bird finished refining the sealed Demonic Beast, and Lin Chang'an absorbed its remnant soul, learning that the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine was sought by a powerful Upper Realm figure and that Yun Yao had become the Devil Race's Saintess.
• Lin Chang'an and his companions assessed their gains, including the Golden Alms Bowl, Heavenly Thunder Bamboo, and Quasi-Fifth-Rank Demon Body, and he decided to use the bamboo to help Ling'er recover alongside Red-Clothed.
• Lin Chang'an returned to Yue Kingdom and met Fairy Nishang in her Cave Abode, where she recounted her experiences in the Demon Sealing Abyss and explained Yun Yao's circumstances.
• Fairy Nishang gave Lin Chang'an Yun Yao's Great Teleportation Token and a Jade Slip for a Two-World Teleportation Array, explaining that Yun Yao planned to establish a route to the Upper Realm for him.
• Using the moonlight, Yun Yao manifested through Fairy Nishang and reunited with Lin Chang'an; she told him about her plans for Ascension, and they promised to meet again after growing stronger.

After parting from Fairy Nishang, Lin Chang'an returned to Cloud City and concealed the Golden Alms Bowl while learning how the Secret Realm disaster had affected the Cultivation World. At Azure Sea Palace, Palace Master Xingyue recognized Lin Chang'an as the bearer of the Jade Pendant, claimed him as her own, and ordered True Lord Lu to bring him to her.

• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Nishang parted after warning each other about the weakened seals and the Spirit Transformation cultivators' schemes, while Yun Yao's spirit pets exchanged gifts and bade farewell.
• True Lord Lu finished pursuing Old Devil Profound Yin, learned of the Phoenix Cry Bird's strength from the Gold-Devouring Mouse, and returned to Azure Sea Palace to report on Lin Chang'an.
• After secretly returning to Cloud City, Lin Chang'an learned that the Secret Realm disaster had killed or injured many Nascent Soul cultivators and decided to conceal the Golden Alms Bowl and claim he was in seclusion recovering.
• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly agreed to muddy the waters by letting others believe Old Monster Qingyang had taken the treasure, while Lin Chang'an kept Old Monster Demon Flame's incomplete Nascent Soul sealed.
• True Lord Lu reported Lin Chang'an's abilities and defended him before Palace Master Xingyue, who realized he had found the Jade Pendant and declared Lin Chang'an her honored guest and her own person.
• Palace Master Xingyue ordered True Lord Lu to invite Lin Chang'an to Azure Sea Palace and privately considered using his Azure Wood Spirit Body to advance her cultivation before her elder sister emerged from seclusion.

Lin Chang'an collected Old Monster Demon Flame's hidden treasures and records, then arranged for the Spirit Control Sect to help protect the Barbarian Race after the Nascent Soul Cultivator died. Twenty years later, Lin Chang'an had strengthened his cultivation and treasures, prepared Sword Servant for Nascent Soul Formation, and watched the Dao Protection Alliance's wartime forces grow before visiting the Spirit Control Sect's garrison.

• Lin Chang'an followed Old Monster Demon Flame to his hidden cache, collected its healing and soul-related treasures, and examined the Barbarian Race's records about the Upper Realm.
• Lin Chang'an offered Spirit Control Sect protection for the Barbarian Race in exchange for future benefits, and Old Monster Demon Flame agreed before leaving a Jade Talisman and dying.
• The Barbarian Race learned that Old Monster Demon Flame had fallen, while Lin Chang'an returned to Cloud City and gave his Jade Talisman to Fairy Ice Butterfly.
• Over the next twenty years, Lin Chang'an refined his Golden Alms Bowl and Sword Servant awakened Water Essence Divine Thunder and Gold Essence Divine Thunder; he planned for her Nascent Soul Formation in half a year.
• Lin Chang'an kept the Quasi-Fifth-Rank Demon Body for a Puppet and noted that the Three-Eyed Demonic Beast still seemed to suspect Old Monster Qingyang had taken its treasure.
• Lin Chang'an observed the Dao Protection Alliance's growing cultivation forces and visited the Spirit Control Sect's garrison, where Ling Qingxuan and Shen Mei'er bickered before leaving on a mission.

Lin Chang'an secretly returned to the Spirit Control Sect to prepare for Sword Servant's Nascent Soul Formation, while Shen Mei'er rebuffed her scheming father and half-brother. After Shen Mei'er recognized that Lin Chang'an was guarding Sword Servant's breakthrough, he invited her to observe it.

• Fairy Ice Butterfly told Lin Chang'an that the sect had two Nascent Soul Formation Spirit Items, but he said he already had a Nascent Soul Condensation Pill for Sword Servant.
• Lin Chang'an secretly returned to the Spirit Control Sect and instructed Sword Servant as she prepared for Nascent Soul Formation with Red-Clothed's help.
• Shen Mei'er rejected Head of the Fang Family and Fang Qing when they tried to use her ties to the Zhuo Family to gain benefits, then threatened them with her poison arts.
• Shen Mei'er noticed Lin Chang'an's return and deduced that he was guarding Sword Servant's breakthrough.
• Lin Chang'an invited Shen Mei'er to play chess and observe Sword Servant's Nascent Soul Formation, praising her decisiveness.

The Sword Servant overcame her Nascent Soul tribulation, strengthening the Spirit Control Sect and prompting Lin Chang'an to consider traveling to the Abyss Sea. As the sect prepared to celebrate in Cloud City, the Six Demonic Sects secretly organized a surprise attack targeting the newly ascended cultivator.

• Lin Chang'an gave Shen Mei'er a Nascent Soul-grade Talisman Treasure and let her decide how to handle the Fang Family, while she admitted she had used them to seek recognition as his registered disciple.
• The Sword Servant survived her lightning and heart demon tribulations and formed a Nascent Soul, with Red-Clothed's soul fused alongside hers.
• News of the Spirit Control Sect's new Nascent Soul spread through the Dao Protection Alliance, and True Lord Lu tried to recruit Lin Chang'an for the Abyss Sea by offering the prospect of rare resources.
• Shen Mei'er publicly disavowed the Fang Family and barred its members from seeking her within the sect, leaving the Fang Family Head and Fang Qing resentful and powerless.
• Lin Chang'an prepared to take the Sword Servant to Cloud City for her Nascent Soul Formation Ceremony, while Old Monster Qingyang and the Six Demonic Sects secretly planned an attack on her.

Lin Chang'an and Sword Servant were ambushed on their way to Cloud City by three Demonic Path Nascent Soul Cultivators using the Spirit Beast Sect’s arrays and treasures. After enduring their prepared attacks, Lin Chang'an found the hidden cultivators and prepared to counterattack.

• Lin Chang'an returned toward Cloud City with Sword Servant and the Green-Horned Ox after Sword Servant formed her Nascent Soul.
• Lin Chang'an sensed three Demonic Path cultivators surrounding them and sent warnings to Fairy Ice Butterfly and Jin Jianchuan.
• The attackers trapped Lin Chang'an and his companions in a Beast-Suppressing Array and a Yin-Yang Inversion Array, then bound Lin Chang'an with Heavenly Silkworm Silk.
• Two Spirit Beast Sect cultivators used a Nascent Soul Late Stage Sword Cultivator's Talisman Treasure against Lin Chang'an, but he endured its attack with his mana barrier and Golden Body Dharma Image.
• Lin Chang'an located the hidden cultivators and revealed that his Sword Qi into Silk had already surrounded them.

Lin Chang'an defeated two Spirit Beast Sect Nascent Soul Cultivators by revealing his hidden abilities and using the Golden Alms Bowl to capture their fleeing Nascent Souls. After helping Sword Servant defeat another attacker, he headed toward Cloud City as a battle involving his avatars ended with Huang Tianxiao proclaiming himself the strongest below Spirit Transformation.

• Lin Chang'an broke through the array defenses and killed two Spirit Beast Sect Nascent Soul Cultivators, devouring their Nascent Souls with the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine.
• He learned from their memories that the Six Demonic Sects had sent nearly twenty Nascent Soul Cultivators to raid Cloud City.
• Sword Servant defeated another Demonic Path attacker, and Lin Chang'an sealed his fleeing Nascent Soul inside the Golden Alms Bowl.
• Lin Chang'an gathered Sword Servant and the Green-Horned Ox and flew toward Cloud City while battle continued behind them.
• Huang Tianxiao's avatars killed three Demonic Path Nascent Soul Cultivators, and Huang Tianxiao declared himself the number one man beneath Spirit Transformation.

Lin Chang'an disguised the deaths of three Demonic Path Nascent Souls as the Insect Demon's work, then joined the defense of Cloud City as the Demonic Path launched a surprise offensive. The war ended with eight Demonic Path Nascent Souls blamed on Huang Tianxiao, who became the target of a united hunt while the real conspirators went unexposed.

• Lin Chang'an fled toward Cloud City after concealing evidence of his killings and attributing them to the Insect Demon.
• The Demonic Path launched a surprise attack on Cloud City, but Jin Jianchuan's preparations helped the Dao Protection Alliance hold its defenses.
• Murong Chuan joined the battle with a suicidal assault, and Lin Chang'an arrived and warned that the Insect Demon had killed three Demonic Path Nascent Souls.
• Huang Tianxiao raided the Demonic Path camp while True Lord You Sha secretly killed five pursuing Nascent Soul Cultivators, leaving the Demonic Path to blame the Insect Demon for the deaths.
• The Demonic Path ended its war with the Dao Protection Alliance and joined the Righteous Path in hunting Huang Tianxiao, who protested that others had framed him.

After the war ended, Lin Chang'an helped the Spirit Control Sect consolidate its gains and spent twenty years cultivating until he reached a bottleneck near the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. He learned that the White Sword Saint had given Ling'er a sword art, then received news of Huang Tianxiao’s escape and an unexpected visit from the Joyous Union Sect.

• Lin Chang'an and the Dao Protection Alliance divided the reclaimed territories and resources, while the alliance recruited rogue Nascent Soul cultivators and rebuilt its defenses.
• Elder Cheng died, and the Spirit Control Sect held a grand funeral before recruiting new disciples to replace its heavy wartime losses.
• Twenty years later, Lin Chang'an reached the peak of the Nascent Soul Early Stage and sensed that his Profound Heaven Spirit Body’s lightning tribulation was only decades away.
• Ling'er told Lin Chang'an that the White Sword Saint had taught her the White Phoenix Sword Art in exchange for Cold Marrow, and Lin Chang'an agreed that the technique suited her talent.
• The Phoenix Cry Bird delivered news that Huang Tianxiao had escaped both Demonic Path and Righteous Path pursuers, while demonic beasts were emerging from the Demon Sealing Abyss.
• Lin Chang'an learned that the Joyous Union Old Devil wanted to meet him and discuss dual-cultivation techniques, prompting him to resent the rumors about his romantic reputation.

A Joyous Union Sect cultivator tried to recruit Lin Chang'an and warned that Old Monster Qingyang coveted his Fusang Divine Tree, prompting the Dao Protection Alliance to spread rumors about many treasures and unite against him. Months later, Lin Chang'an traveled with Fairy Ice Butterfly and Sword Servant to Baibi City for an auction, where he confirmed he planned to seek opportunities in the Abyss Sea and revealed his progress as a Fourth-Rank Mid-Grade Formation Master.

• Hua of the Joyous Union Sect visited the Spirit Control Sect, finalized a cooperation agreement, probed Lin Chang'an, and tried to recruit him with the promise of Joyous Union techniques.
• Hua revealed that Old Monster Qingyang might target Lin Chang'an's Fusang Divine Tree, and Fairy Ice Butterfly and Sword Servant recognized his scheme to manipulate and tempt Lin Chang'an.
• Fairy Ice Butterfly proposed spreading warnings about treasures belonging to alliance powers, and Jin Jianchuan amplified the rumors, including one about Spirit Eye Jade, to strengthen the Dao Protection Alliance.
• Old Monster Ren sought Jin Jianchuan's protection after hearing that his Corpse Pill was targeted, while Old Monster Qingyang suspected a trap and avoided entering alliance territory.
• Six months later, Lin Chang'an, Fairy Ice Butterfly, and Sword Servant traveled by flying boat to Baibi City for an auction and Trading Fair, where Lin Chang'an said he planned to visit the Abyss Sea.
• Lin Chang'an told Fairy Ice Butterfly about his emergency Teleportation Array and revealed that he had advanced to Fourth-Rank Mid-Grade Formation Master.

Twenty years after the war, Lin Chang'an attended a Nascent Soul gathering in Baibi City, where White Sword Saint emerged from seclusion and the Alliance discussed avoiding internal conflict. After the gathering, Lin Chang'an met Fairy Nishang, learned that the Three-Eyed Devil Lord was pursuing her while guarding the weakened seal, and discussed traveling together to the Abyss Sea.

• Lin Chang'an attended the Baibi City Auction and Nascent Soul Trading Fair with Fairy Ice Butterfly and Sword Servant, trading Fourth-Rank Talismans for Gold Essence.
• White Sword Saint arrived, praised Sword Servant's Sword Dao talent, and later urged the Alliance to avoid internal war as the Demonic Path's threat grew.
• Lin Chang'an left the gathering to meet Fairy Nishang, prompting other Nascent Soul Cultivators to speculate about his relationships with female cultivators.
• Fairy Nishang told Lin Chang'an that the escaped Demonic Beast was Three-Eyed Devil Lord's independent Second Primordial Spirit, which guarded the weakening seal while seeking to eliminate her and restore its strength.
• Fairy Nishang revealed that cultivators from Great Jin had ventured deep into the Demon Sealing Abyss, then discussed hiding and traveling with Lin Chang'an to the Abyss Sea.

Lin Chang'an bid farewell to Fairy Ice Butterfly and returned to the Yue Kingdom before traveling with Sword Servant to Sea Abyss City, where he planned to obtain a Water-Avoiding Pearl and help guard against the approaching Beast Tide. His arrival stirred the Azure Sea Palace, and Second Palace Mistress Xingyue took on True Lord Ming Yue’s former appearance to meet him while First Palace Mistress Mingyue remained in seclusion.

• Fairy Ice Butterfly, Sword Servant, and Lin Chang'an shared farewell wine, and Fairy Ice Butterfly told him how her mother had once waited for her at their old table.
• Lin Chang'an left the Spirit Control Sect with Sword Servant and the Green-Horned Ox, visited the Green Bamboo Mountain Market, and met Fairy Nishang before continuing toward the Abyss Sea.
• Fairy Nishang parted ways with Lin Chang'an near Abyss City, warning that she sensed something ominous and giving him a Sound Transmission Talisman.
• True Lord Lu welcomed Lin Chang'an into Sea Abyss City, where his Nascent Soul aura and Sword Servant’s presence drew attention from the city’s cultivators.
• Second Palace Mistress Xingyue changed her appearance to resemble True Lord Ming Yue and prepared to meet Lin Chang'an while First Palace Mistress Mingyue continued her seclusion.
• Lin Chang'an met Azure Sea Palace cultivators and learned that the Water-Avoiding Pearl was in the Second Palace Mistress’s treasure vault.

Lin Chang'an traded Essence Blood with the Azure Sea Palace for a Water-Avoiding Pearl and an ancient formation inheritance, while Second Palace Mistress Xingyue discovered that his blood could help her bloodlines merge. After upgrading his armor and testing it underwater, Lin Chang'an prepared to seek cultivation resources and returned to Sea Abyss City when Old Hu came back.

• Lin Chang'an learned that a Demon Sealing Abyss eruption had driven Sea Beasts toward human territories, then agreed to guard the Outer Sea for sixty years in exchange for a Water-Avoiding Pearl.
• Lin Chang'an met True Lord Ming Yue, exchanged Essence Blood for formation records, and received additional Fourth-Rank High-Grade Spirit Liquid.
• Second Palace Mistress Xingyue used Lin Chang'an's Essence Blood and found that it helped merge her bloodlines, then ordered that he be protected if danger arose.
• Lin Chang'an obtained an ancient formation inheritance from Xingyue and left the Azure Sea Palace after True Lord Lu mistook their meeting for a secret romance.
• Lin Chang'an embedded the Water-Avoiding Pearl in his Four Symbols Dragon Scale Armor and confirmed that it strengthened his defenses and let him fight freely underwater.
• Lin Chang'an planned to seek cultivation resources from the Azure Sea Palace, then saw that Old Hu had finally returned.

Lin Chang'an reunited with Hu Jin, learned more about the Sea-Overturning Alliance, and received an ancient treasure blueprint before preparing to explore the Outer Sea. The Azure Sea Palace assigned him to guard the former Ghost Domain, where he hoped to help Ming Yue and confront the dangers of beast tides and yin spirits.

• Lin Chang'an and Hu Jin reunited over drinks, shared news of their lives, and discussed the Sea-Overturning Alliance and True Lord Mosha's Five Demon Children.
• Hu Jin gave Lin Chang'an a jade slip describing how to refine the Dragon-Binding Hook, an ancient treasure suited to capturing sea beasts.
• Lin Chang'an studied ancient teleportation arrays, concluded he could not build one without existing remnants, and reviewed the Outer Sea intelligence gathered by the Sword Servant.
• The Second Palace Mistress, Xingyue, arranged for Lin Chang'an to guard the former Ghost Domain and revealed that Ming Yue had been injured in an ambush by the Sea-Overturning Alliance.
• Lin Chang'an gave Xingyue two bottles of essence blood, received three bottles of Fourth-tier spirit liquid and intelligence in return, then set out for the former Ghost Domain.

Lin Chang'an took over the Azure Sea Palace's Outer Sea post, helped slay a Deep Sea Giant Beast, and began organizing defenses and allies during the beast tide. Meanwhile, Meng Xinghai, weakened and resentful of Lin Chang'an, discovered his son and Dao companion plotting against him and vowed revenge.

• Lin Chang'an and Sword Servant traveled to the Outer Sea, where Lin Chang'an replaced the Sixth Elder as guardian of the sea region.
• Lin Chang'an, the Sixth Elder, Sword Servant, and Green-Horned Ox trapped and killed a Deep Sea Giant Beast, then divided its spoils.
• The Sixth Elder handed over the Nether Soul Island post and warned Lin Chang'an that malicious cultivators might exploit the beast tide; Lin Chang'an took command and summoned familiar allies.
• Lin Chang'an permitted Jin Feng to hunt nearby and assigned Ling'er and Green Ox to patrol the Sea Abyss.
• At Blue Wave Island, Meng Xinghai lamented Lin Chang'an's rise and entered seclusion to heal while his son and Dao companion plotted to seize his secret-realm treasure.
• Meng Xinghai overheard their betrayal and blamed Lin Chang'an for his failed ambitions, vowing revenge on Lin Chang'an, Lu the Turtle, and his Dao companion.