Chapter Summaries

Lin Chang'an concealed Mo Yin's successful tribulation by staging a false failure, then strengthened his defenses amid the Abyss Sea conflict. As the Ye Family searched for an ancient two-world teleportation array, the Sixteen Sea-Suppressing Sects tried to secure Lin's neutrality, but his connection with True Lord You Sha undermined their approach.

• Lin Chang'an helped Mo Yin survive its tribulation, then staged a second, false tribulation failure to hide its breakthrough and avoid attracting the Ye Family's attention.
• Lin Chang'an used a Water Origin Pill to advance his cultivation and later reinforced the defenses around Nether Soul Island as Azure Sea Palace attacked the Sea-Overturning Alliance.
• Ye Chen and Ye Yun searched the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea for an ancient Xiao Family ruin containing a two-world teleportation array, hoping to help the Ye Family reach the Upper Realm first.
• True Lord You Sha told Lin Chang'an that the Insect Demon had genuinely resurfaced and exchanged formation Jade Slips for treatment that refined the Killing Intent in his body.
• Lady Mei visited Lin Chang'an on behalf of the Sixteen Sea-Suppressing Sects and offered him two Core Formation female cultivators in hopes of keeping him neutral.
• True Lord You Sha emerged from Lin Chang'an's rear hall, startling Lady Mei and leading her to abandon the offer and continue talks without mentioning concubines.

The Azure Sea Palace and the Sea-Overturning Alliance fought while Huang Tianxiao used their conflict to strengthen his Spirit-Devouring Insects, and evidence of his slaughter made the human and demon forces unite against him. As the Abyss Sea powers reacted to a vast Spirit Transformation Phenomenon, Xingyue ordered them to tighten their defenses, though she secretly welcomed the change.

• The Azure Sea Palace gained the upper hand against the Sea-Overturning Alliance, while Lin Chang'an worried that its aggressive moves concealed a larger plan.
• Huang Tianxiao slaughtered cultivators on an Outer Sea island and fed their bodies to his Spirit-Devouring Insects as Sixth Elder and True Lord Lu recovered an Image Recording Bead showing his methods.
• Two years later, the Insect Demon’s attacks and circulating Image Recording Beads prompted human and demon forces to suspend their conflict and join efforts to hunt him.
• Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng discussed the Insect Demon and the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm before a vast celestial phenomenon swept across the Abyss Sea.
• Xingyue recognized the phenomenon as a sign of Spirit Transformation, ordered the Azure Sea Palace to contract its defenses, and secretly showed excitement.

First Palace Mistress Mingyue broke through to Spirit Transformation in the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea, creating a phenomenon that drained spiritual energy across a vast region. After the phenomenon ended, visitors found the island where she had broken through had vanished, while the Ye Family elders set their sights on finding Lin Chang'an to help locate a ruin.

• Mingyue’s breakthrough awakened ancient Spirit Transformation cultivators across the Abyss Sea, including one who died in his sealed cave dwelling as the Aura of Twilight spread.
• Mingyue absorbed vast amounts of spiritual energy and Spirit Stones while Xingyue watched from Azure Sea Palace and hoped her sister’s success would aid her own future breakthrough.
• Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng sensed the phenomenon from Nether Soul Island, and Lin Chang'an reflected that thinning spiritual energy was making cultivation and breakthroughs harder.
• Ye Yun urged Ye Chen to find the Nascent Soul cultivator troubled by Killing Intent so they could use his Killing Intent Sword Intent to search for a ruin; Ye Chen agreed to have Mosha locate him.
• After the phenomenon lasted three days and nights, the Ye Family elders and other powerful beings visited its source, but Mingyue’s island had disappeared without a trace.

After Mingyue secretly reached Spirit Transformation, Xingyue spread rumors that drew attention toward the Ye Family and the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea. Lin Chang'an stayed cautious amid the upheaval, tested how his Mystic Heaven Mana strengthened his Spirit Flames, and sheltered the injured Fairy Nishang, who revealed that the Ye Family had tried to capture her and that she had learned what they were searching for.

• Xingyue explained how she used rumors about the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea to conceal Mingyue's breakthrough and make the Ye Family a target, while Mingyue demonstrated the power and lifespan cost of Spirit Transformation.
• Lin Chang'an decided to avoid the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea, and Zhao Lingyue left Nether Soul Island as tensions rose and the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm neared its opening.
• Lin Chang'an used Mystic Heaven Mana and Essence Blood to strengthen the Ice Lotus Cold Flame and Sun Essence Fire, destroying two damaged Ancient Treasure swords in the process.
• Red-Clothed discussed Lin Chang'an's Spirit Flames and sword formations, then told him Fairy Nishang had arrived at his cave residence.
• Fairy Nishang told Lin Chang'an that a Ye Family Nascent Soul Great Cultivator had injured her while trying to capture her, and that her Six Desires True Demon Illusion Realm had revealed clues about the Ye Family's search.

Lin Chang'an learned that the Ye Family was searching the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea for a possible Demon Abyss Rift, while Fairy Nishang warned him about the dangers and planned to heal before seeking revenge. Elsewhere, True Lord You Sha escaped an ambush by the Ye Family and postponed her meeting with Lin Chang'an, while Ye Chen and Ye Yun pursued clues around Nether Soul Island.

• Fairy Nishang told Lin Chang'an that the Ye Family needed her ability to sense foul auras while searching for a likely Demon Abyss Rift in the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea, and she warned him not to act rashly.
• Fairy Nishang said she would recover before deciding what to do about the Ye Family, while Lin Chang'an wondered whether she could help him contact Yun Yao.
• Ye Chen and Ye Yun attacked True Lord You Sha at an Outer Sea Market, but she escaped by scattering Killing Intent sword lights despite their combined pursuit.
• True Lord You Sha sent Lin Chang'an a message postponing their agreed healing session and promising to deliver the remaining inheritance next time.
• True Lord Mosha gave Ye Chen and Ye Yun clues linking True Lord You Sha to Nether Soul Island, and Ye Chen accepted the lead despite Mosha's attempt to use them.
• Ye Chen and Ye Yun agreed that the Abyss Sea's forces were resisting the Ye Family and suspected they might be plotting together again.

Lin Chang'an refused the Ye Family elders’ demand to help pursue True Lord You Sha and sever ties with Azure Sea Palace, then fought Third Elder Ye Yun after Ye Yun attacked him. With Red-Clothed’s Spirit Attachment, his formations, and close-quarters body refinement, Lin Chang'an gained the upper hand, leaving Great Elder Ye Chen trapped by the barrier as he watched his brother being beaten.

• Ye Chen and Ye Yun confronted Lin Chang'an over his transaction with True Lord You Sha and demanded that he assist the Sea-Overturning Alliance and sever ties with Azure Sea Palace.
• Ye Yun attacked Lin Chang'an with lightning, but Lin Chang'an blocked the strike with the Five Elements Array and rejected the Ye Family’s demands.
• Lin Chang'an denounced the Ye Family, activated Azure Sea Palace’s barrier, and used Red-Clothed’s Spirit Attachment Secret Technique to raise his strength.
• Ye Yun attacked with lightning sword rays, and Lin Chang'an countered with sword techniques, Phantom Divine Ability clones, the Dazzling Demon Crystal, and Mystic Soul Spike.
• Lin Chang'an closed in and relentlessly punched Ye Yun, using his body-refining strength and Cold Flame to disrupt Ye Yun’s mana while the barrier confined Ye Chen.

Lin Chang'an battled Third Elder Ye Yun of the Great Jin Ye Family, surviving his devastating Divine Thunder and turning the fight around with hidden abilities. The former Azure Sea Palace Master intervened, forced both sides to withdraw, and left the Ye Family speculating about Azure Sea Palace’s strength and responsibilities.

• Lin Chang'an fought Ye Yun while Ye Chen weighed whether to intervene, as Jin Feng, the Phoenix Cry Bird, and other Nascent Soul cultivators revealed themselves on Nether Soul Island.
• Ye Yun unleashed Heavenly Essence Divine Thunder, but Lin Chang'an used a Thunder-Absorbing Bead to withstand the blast and resume his assault.
• Lin Chang'an used Phantom Clones and a Fourth-Rank Incarnation Talisman to distract Ye Yun, then caught him with his Dharma Image Golden Body and threatened him with the Ice Lotus Cold Flame.
• The former Azure Sea Palace Master arrived and stopped the fight with his Demonic Crystal Drill, warning the Ye Family not to bully Lin Chang'an.
• Ye Chen and Ye Yun accepted the Old Palace Master's invitation to visit Azure Sea Palace, while Ye Chen hinted that the Ye Family knew Lin Chang'an had joined the palace through Xingyue.
• The Old Palace Master accepted Ye Chen's offer of a Ruyi treasure and agreed to set aside the palace's grievances with the Sea-Overturning Alliance for the time being.

After defeating the Ye Family of Great Jin’s Nascent Soul cultivators, Lin Chang'an expanded his influence and traded valuable intelligence with True Lord You Sha. Two years later, as his cultivation and the Nether Soul Island region prospered, news arrived that a newly advanced Yue Kingdom cultivator had come to visit him over a matter involving the Li Family.

• The Sixth Elder revealed that True Lord Mosha was descended from Azure Sea Palace’s former Palace Master, who had been forced to step down through the First and Second Palace Mistresses’ schemes.
• Lin Chang'an publicized the Ye Family’s arrogant conduct, drawing visitors and cultivators to Nether Soul Island and revitalizing the region’s trade.
• True Lord You Sha apologized, handed Lin Chang'an her remaining inheritances and intelligence about the Sea-Overturning Alliance and the Ye Family’s search, and agreed to help him kill an enemy in return for a Buddhist Magic Treasure.
• Over the next two years, Lin Chang'an’s reputation benefited the surrounding forces, though the Long Family declined and the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce broke apart.
• After reaching age 485 and advancing steadily in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, Lin Chang'an learned that a newly advanced cultivator from the Yue Kingdom’s Li Family had come to visit him.

Li Moyan and Tao Yan sought help from Lin Chang'an to avenge the Tao Family, but learned that Lin Chang'an would not act on old ties alone. Tao Yan then met Jin Feng and Fairy Nishang, who offered her a path to revenge in exchange for the Tao Family’s resources, while Jin Feng returned with the family’s records and warned Lin Chang'an that the Mistress was coming.

• Li Moyan brought Tao Yan to Spirit Peak, hoping Lin Chang'an would help her avenge the Tao Family and that he would gain her hand and inheritance.
• A Mystic Sound Pavilion cultivator told Li Moyan that Lin Chang'an remembered his old friendship but advised the Li Family to seek its own opportunities; Tao Yan apologized and offered a gift before leaving with Li Moyan.
• Jin Feng summoned Tao Yan to a restaurant, pretended to ask her to become a human pet, and ate the Third-tier Fire Attribute Demon Core from her gift.
• Fairy Nishang offered to help Tao Yan avenge her family in exchange for the Tao Family's wealth, intending to recruit her as part of a new network of allies.
• Jin Feng returned to Lin Chang'an with the Tao Family's Jade Slips, and told him that the full moon was approaching and the Mistress would come.

Lin Chang'an exchanged a Buddhist treasure with True Lord You Sha for twenty years of intelligence sharing, while Tao Yan and Li Moyan parted after facing the gulf between them and Tao Yan committed herself to vengeance. On the night of the full moon, Yun Yao descended into Fairy Nishang's body and reunited with Lin Chang'an, sharing warnings about weakening seals and the Cultivation World's dwindling spiritual energy.

• Lin Chang'an gave True Lord You Sha a Buddhist arm bracelet that weakened his Killing Intent, and You Sha agreed to share intelligence about the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea and Sea-Overturning Alliance for twenty years.
• Tao Yan gave Li Moyan a secret art to cleanse his meridians, and they parted after she reaffirmed that her Lineage's blood feud had to be avenged.
• Fairy Nishang promised Tao Yan a chance to cultivate again, and Tao Yan vowed to personally avenge the destruction of her family.
• On the full moon, Fairy Nishang used the ancient Demonic Altar to let Yun Yao descend into her body and meet Lin Chang'an.
• Lin Chang'an and Yun Yao exchanged intelligence, discussed the weakening seals and the threat of escaping Demonic Beasts, and warned each other to prepare for the coming turmoil.

Yun Yao oversaw a Demonic Qi Infusion that transformed twelve cultivators into potential agents, then reunited with Lin Chang'an and discussed the world’s declining spiritual energy. After Fairy Nishang proposed a secret plan around the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, Lin Chang'an agreed to wait outside and target useful prey, including Sea-Overturning Alliance cultivators and possibly the Ye Family.

• Yun Yao activated the altar’s array and sealed twelve cultivators in blood cocoons for a seven-day Demonic Qi Infusion.
• Jin Feng told Yun Yao about several women connected to Lin Chang'an, then praised her master as greedy until Lin Chang'an arrived and caught her talking.
• Yun Yao warned Lin Chang'an that scarce spiritual energy made Spirit Transformation difficult, but he chose to proceed cautiously rather than act rashly.
• The twelve transformed cultivators emerged with Demonic Qi and began building or infiltrating forces in the Nether Soul Island Market.
• After spending time together, Lin Chang'an met Fairy Nishang, who proposed they secretly hunt powerful Demon Beasts near the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm.
• Lin Chang'an agreed to wait outside the Secret Realm and considered targeting Sea-Overturning Alliance cultivators and the Ye Family.

Over ten years, Lin Chang'an strengthened his cultivation and prepared to seek opportunities in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm as powerful factions gathered in the Outer Sea. True Lord You Sha reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage, and the Secret Realm finally opened, drawing human forces and great demons into action.

• Lin Chang'an and Ling'er discussed their Sword Dao progress as Lin Chang'an reflected on his steady cultivation and the approaching Dragon Transformation Secret Realm.
• Lin Chang'an considered the Insect Demon, the Three-Eyed Devil Lord, and the treasures he hoped to trade for, while his sixth Profound Heaven Immortal Vine leaf bloomed.
• True Lord You Sha broke through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage and prepared to reunite with her true body before pursuing more opportunities.
• Great Elder Ye Chen and Third Elder Ye Yun searched the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea for a place their Old Ancestor urgently sought, while Ye Yun complained about Azure Sea Palace's limited assistance.
• Three months later, the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm opened, prompting the great demons and human forces across the Outer Sea to mobilize and raise their guard.

As the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm opened amid a growing spread of Demonic Qi, cultivators and demons gathered around the Outer Sea to pursue its dangers and opportunities. Lin Chang'an killed a Sea-Overturning Alliance elder and sent Azure Sea Palace Spirit Liquid for Mingyue, while she concealed the truth about their relationship from Xingyue.

• The Dragon Transformation Secret Realm’s opening drew human Nascent Soul Cultivators and Fourth-Rank Great Demons to the Outer Sea, where they discussed the weakening seal and the chance to obtain treasures or hunt escaping Demon Corpses.
• Jin Kaishan and Old Ancestor Leiming arrived, followed by the White Sword Saint and Azure Sea Palace’s Mingyue and Xingyue, whose presence frightened their old enemies.
• Lin Chang'an killed a Nascent Soul elder of the Sea-Overturning Alliance in front of the assembled powers, settling a grudge and signaling his ties to Azure Sea Palace.
• Lin Chang'an sent the Sword Servant to deliver a bottle of Ancient Spirit Liquid to Azure Sea Palace as thanks for its past help, while he stayed away from the Flying Boat.
• Xingyue teased Mingyue about Lin Chang'an’s gift, but Mingyue privately regretted the Spirit Liquid and chose not to reveal that she had forced herself on him.

Lin Chang'an stayed outside the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm and joined forces with True Lord Lu to hunt its escaped demons, while the seal’s opening unleashed a massive wave of demonized beasts. After Lin Chang'an, Jin Feng, and Fairy Nishang defeated a Fourth-Rank Demon Corpse, they prepared to continue tracking their targets.

• Lin Chang'an gave Jin Kaishan Ancient Healing Spirit Liquid, and Jin Kaishan agreed to give him forty percent of his gains if he survived the Secret Realm.
• Lin Chang'an and True Lord Lu agreed to split their post-opening spoils evenly, using Lu’s mutated Treasure-Seeking Mouse and Lin Chang'an’s ability to sense danger to find targets and avoid traps.
• The Dragon Transformation Secret Realm opened, releasing hordes of demonized beasts as cultivators inside entered and those outside prepared to hunt.
• Lin Chang'an brought Jin Feng and Green Ox out to join the hunt, then followed a message that led him to Fairy Nishang and a Fourth-Rank Demon Corpse.
• Jin Feng’s Golden Light Divine Flame and Six Harmonies Golden Light Mirror broke the Demon Corpse’s defenses, and Lin Chang'an killed it and devoured its soul.
• Fairy Nishang used a black disc to locate more escaped demons, and the group set out to continue hunting.

Lin Chang'an hunted Demon Corpses, gained an Ancient Treasure, and prepared to hunt again as the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm neared its end. Inside the realm, the Insect Demon and the Three-Eyed Devil Lord stirred up chaos before the Secret Realm closed and expelled everyone.

• Lin Chang'an absorbed a Demon Corpse’s memories and acquired the Black Gold Hammer, a close-combat Ancient Treasure suited to Body Cultivators.
• Fairy Nishang and Jin Feng subdued a Demon Corpse, while Lin Chang'an returned with a Demon Crystal and discussed refining the captives into Corpse Puppets.
• Lin Chang'an reunited with True Lord Lu near the Secret Realm and agreed to restore their mana before making one final hunt.
• Huang Tianxiao devoured two Demon Kings, while the Three-Eyed Devil Lord killed Great Demons and framed the Insect Demon to cover his tracks.
• Huang Tianxiao attacked the Three-Eyed Devil Lord, and the Devil Lord blamed him before fleeing as Sea King Palace demons arrived.
• The Dragon Transformation Pool erupted, Great Demons fought brutally, and the Secret Realm’s restrictions teleported everyone outside on the seventh day of its fourth month.

True Lord Mosha stole a Quasi-Spirit Treasure from the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm and escaped as the realm closed, releasing sealed Demonic Beasts across the sea. Lin Chang'an and True Lord Lu hunted emerging cultivators for spoils, then Lin learned that the upheaval had spread to Demon Sealing Abyss seals throughout the Cultivation World and sought ways to strengthen his Divine Sense.

• True Lord Mosha seized the Dragon Race treasure, completed his demonization, and teleported out of the Secret Realm, leaving Lou Zhenhai furious and burdened with the fallout.
• Lin Chang'an and True Lord Lu discussed their plans and competed over how to divide any Divine Sense Spirit Items they might find.
• The Secret Realm closed, randomly scattering its cultivators and releasing sealed Demonic Beasts; Lin Chang'an, Jin Feng, and True Lord Lu killed a wounded Fourth-Rank Great Demon and collected spoils.
• Lin Chang'an and True Lord Lu divided their gains, then went their separate ways after finding no Spirit Items that could improve Divine Sense or the body.
• Reports revealed that True Lord Mosha had obtained a First-Tribulation Pseudo-Spirit Treasure, the Sea-Overturning Alliance was faltering, and escaped Demonic Beasts were causing unrest across the Outer Sea.
• Lin Chang'an learned that Demon Sealing Abyss seals across the Cultivation World were loosening, announced that he was seeking ways to improve his Divine Sense, and worried about the missing Jin Kaishan.

Two years after the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, Lin Chang'an learned more about the chaos surrounding True Lord Mosha and received Jin Kaishan's share of the Secret Realm spoils. Rumors of an Ancient Ruins site drew Jin toward a dangerous new venture, while Lin pursued trades for rare materials and Dragon Transformation Spirit Liquid.

• True Lord You Sha told Lin Chang'an that the Ancient Ruins Fragment Map rumor was tied to the Great Jin Ye Family, then asked him to help find six rare materials for her cultivation secret art.
• Jin Kaishan returned with a damaged Ten Thousand Soul Boat, recounted fighting the Three-Eyed Devil Lord's Split Soul, and gave Lin his share of the Secret Realm spoils, including a severed devil's arm.
• Jin Kaishan left Lin without revealing the Dragon Transformation Spirit Liquid in his possession, then traveled to True Lord Lu and traded the liquid for information about the Ancient Ruins Map.
• True Lord Lu confirmed that the map was genuine and that the Great Jin Ye Family was searching for an Ancient Ruins site, despite warning Jin Kaishan that pursuing it could kill him.
• Lin Chang'an sent an envoy to Old Ancestor Leiming to offer a trade for Dragon Transformation Spirit Liquid and ask about Divine Sense Spirit Items; Leiming agreed to consider trading with Lin and decided to reveal what he knew about others' treasures.

Lin Chang'an brokered trades for Nascent Soul cultivators while the Ancient Xiao Family map stirred a rush toward the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea. After translating the map for Old Ancestor Leiming, Lin Chang'an learned that Leiming knew of a spirit item that could help his Divine Sense break through.

• Lin Chang'an hosted a cautious Nascent Soul cultivator who traded Secret Realm treasures and entrusted damaged magic treasures to the market for resale.
• The Sword Servant showed Lin Chang'an a map pointing to the Earth Core Fire Prison, the Ancient Xiao Family’s inheritance, and a possible Ascension Ground, and he chose to profit from the rush rather than search immediately.
• Xingyue revealed that she had spread the map to draw powers against the Great Jin Ye Family, while Mingyue told her to prepare for a breakthrough to Spirit Transformation.
• Great Elder Ye Chen and Third Elder Ye Yun gathered specialists to trace the changed waterways, then planned to use an occupied ruin as bait and warned that their search might fail because of ancient upheavals.
• Old Ancestor Leiming traded Dragon Transformation Spirit Liquid with Lin Chang'an and asked him to decipher the ancient writing on his map.
• After Lin Chang'an translated the map and warned Leiming about searching the Heaven-Reaching Fog Sea, Leiming offered information about a spirit item that could help Lin Chang'an’s Divine Sense break through.

Lin Chang'an strengthened his ties with Old Ancestor Leiming, supported Green Ox and Jin Feng, and tracked the worsening unrest as seals across the Cultivation World loosened. After receiving intelligence and letters from his allies, he met Huang Tianxiao, who brought an Ancient Ruins Fragment Map and asked him to translate its ancient characters.

• Old Ancestor Leiming told Lin Chang'an that Old Monster Xue had stolen a Divine Sense Spirit Item from him, but Lin Chang'an declined to pursue the matter.
• Lin Chang'an gave Green Ox Dragon Transformation Spirit Liquid and divided three years of Green Ox's Market profits between him and Jin Feng; Green Ox later refined the liquid and prepared to challenge a bottleneck.
• The Three-Eyed Devil Lord's split soul learned that seals were loosening and vowed to attack anyone who tried to break them, hoping to delay its main body's release.
• Lin Chang'an tested the Red Sun Sword Formation with Red-Clothed, then reviewed intelligence about Fairy Nishang, Zhao Lingyue, the Zhou Family, and Senior Sister Ice Butterfly.
• Huang Tianxiao arrived at Lin Chang'an's Market in disguise, presented an Ancient Ruins Fragment Map, and asked Lin Chang'an to translate its ancient characters.

Lin Chang'an bought Huang Tianxiao’s stolen goods while secretly marking spirit stones to trace the Insect Demon’s lair, and Huang Tianxiao pursued rumors about the Xiao Family ruins. After refining a Demon-Fixing Compass from the Three-Eyed Devil Lord’s severed arm, Lin Chang'an prepared to investigate the ancient ruins as True Lord Lu and Jin Kaishan arrived to visit.

• Lin Chang'an deciphered Huang Tianxiao’s fragmented-map text, gained his trust, and agreed to buy his stolen goods at negotiated prices.
• Lin Chang'an secretly infused a spirit stone with his aura so he could track it if Huang Tianxiao fed it to his Spirit-Devouring Insects.
• Huang Tianxiao fed the traded spirit stones and goods to his insects, vowed revenge, and resolved to watch the Great Jin Ye Family for clues to the Xiao Family ruins.
• Lin Chang'an refined the Three-Eyed Devil Lord’s severed arm into a Demon-Fixing Compass that could detect Demonic Qi.
• True Lord Lu and Jin Kaishan arrived at Lin Chang'an’s cave residence, and he put away the compass to meet them.