Chapter Summaries

Lin Chang'an fought True Lord Feipeng through the Storm Mountains, using the battle to break through to the late stage of body refining before Feipeng unleashed a Quasi-Spirit Treasure and tried to kill him. Lin Chang'an turned the trap around with several hidden incarnations and Jin Feng, devoured Feipeng's Nascent Soul, and left Jin Feng guarding his body.

• Lin Chang'an shattered his Golden Body Dharma Image and used rapid movement and blade attacks to pressure Feipeng, while cultivators watched the battle from outside the Storm Mountains.
• Feipeng used Buddhist treasures and the Golden Peng Dharma Image to counter Lin Chang'an's corpse puppets, but Lin Chang'an amplified his demonic flames and trapped the Golden Peng in the Nine Nether Soul Refining Formation.
• Lin Chang'an used the fight to break through to late-stage body refining, then joined Red-Clothed to overpower Feipeng as he tried to rescue the Golden Peng.
• Feipeng broke the formation by consuming the Golden Peng's essence, merged with its Dharma Image, and fled while Lin Chang'an pursued him through the mountains.
• Feipeng unleashed a Quasi-Spirit Treasure that trapped Lin Chang'an in a devastating hurricane, then captured what he thought was Lin Chang'an's Spirit Infant as Lin Chang'an's body escaped.
• Lin Chang'an revealed his External Incarnation and additional Nascent Souls; Jin Feng helped capture Feipeng's escaping Spirit Infants, and Lin Chang'an devoured Feipeng's Nascent Soul while Jin Feng secured his body.

After killing True Lord Feipeng, Lin Chang'an took his damaged Three-Colored Feather Fan and other treasures, then fled while the Cultivation World mistook White Bone Old Devil for the victor. Rumors about a Spirit Treasure and the Gailing Xiao Family Inheritance drew dangerous attention, leaving Lin Chang'an to hide and plan his next move.

• Lin Chang'an devoured True Lord Feipeng's Divine Sense, learned his memories, and claimed his Three-Colored Feather Fan, Storage Bag, and other possessions before escaping.
• Zen Master Mingtai learned Feipeng had died, while True Lord Yunyi celebrated the victory and Nascent Soul Cultivators fled, fearing conflict between the great powers.
• The Ice God Palace honored its promise to White Bone Old Devil's successor, and Fairy Xue delivered resources to Bing Yun and ordered her to cultivate in seclusion.
• Rumors spread that White Bone Old Devil possessed a Spirit Treasure and Gailing Xiao Family Inheritance, prompting Nascent Soul Cultivators to covet his supposed gains.
• Jingxin mourned You Peng's death and vowed to avenge him after reaching Spirit Transformation, while her master urged her to focus on her breakthrough.
• Lin Chang'an learned that the rumors had made him a target, examined Feipeng's Golden Feather Armor, and decided to hide in the Bingjin Mountain Range while planning for the Secret Realm.

Lin Chang'an secured a Spirit Transformation Pill recipe and used the Fifth-Rank Heavenly Yin Demonic Corpse to prepare for exploring a Secret Realm and pursuing Spirit Transformation. To discourage enemies, he had Bing Yun announce that White Bone Superior was preparing to break through, while he secretly tested his growing control over the Corpse Puppet beneath the Poison Swamp.

• Lin Chang'an examined the Golden Feather Inner Armor, two Top-Grade Spirit Stones, and a detailed Spirit Transformation Pill recipe, then let Jin Feng and Green Ox divide the remaining spoils from True Lord Feipeng.
• Lin Chang'an began refining True Lord Feipeng's body into a Corpse Puppet, ordered his companions to erase their traces, and set out for the Bingjin Mountain Range.
• Bing Yun told Li Erqing to announce that White Bone Superior had won his battle uninjured and entered seclusion to prepare for Spirit Transformation, prompting her to focus on cultivation.
• The announcement stunned cultivators across the frontier and discouraged those considering an attack on White Bone Superior.
• Beneath the Poison Swamp, Lin Chang'an tested his control over the Fifth-Rank Heavenly Yin Demonic Corpse and found that its consciousness could overpower him when he used Spirit Transformation-level power.

Lin Chang'an brought his Spirit Transformation-level Corpse Puppet to Bingjin Mountain Market, using White Bone Old Devil’s identity to gain access to Spirit Transformation cultivators and their resources. After settling his companions into a new cave residence and receiving gifts and invitations, he prepared to attend a Trading Fair.

• Lin Chang'an left the Underground Imperial Palace with the Heavenly Yin Demonic Corpse, Jin Feng, the Sword Servant, Green Ox, and Mo Yin, planning to use the Corpse Puppet to establish a foothold and gather resources.
• The group entered Bingjin Mountain Market under the Heavenly Yin Demonic Corpse’s imposing Spirit Transformation aura and received a cultivation peak without being charged.
• Lin Chang'an told his companions to cultivate while he prioritized collecting materials for the Secret Realm, refining magic treasures, and advancing his five Fourth-Rank crafts.
• Spirit Transformation cultivators from several factions visited Lin Chang'an with gifts and invitations, offering trade, alliances, and other inducements.
• Jin Feng asked Lin Chang'an to hold a future Spirit Transformation Grand Ceremony so they could collect congratulatory gifts, and Lin Chang'an agreed.
• Lin Chang'an chose to attend a Trading Fair hosted by a force under a Spirit Transformation cultivator.

Lin Chang'an befriended Xuan Danzi, obtained ink crystal stone to strengthen the Withered Bone Blade, and spent three years preparing for the secret realm. He led his companions into the Yin Spirit Forest secret realm, where a powerful ghost cultivator awoke and sensed their arrival.

• Lin Chang'an attended Xuan Danzi's trading fair through the Heavenly Yin Demonic Corpse and traded two Top-Grade Spirit Stones for ink crystal stone.
• Lin Chang'an declined to join the Pure Heart Sect, met other Spirit Transformation cultivators, and cultivated for three years in his cave abode.
• Lin Chang'an strengthened the Withered Bone Blade with ink crystal stone and prepared to use it against the secret realm's ghost cultivator.
• Lin Chang'an gathered Red-Clothed, Jin Feng, Sword Servant, Green Ox, and Mo Yin and traveled to the Yin Spirit Forest; Mo Yin stayed outside to scout.
• Lin Chang'an, Sword Servant, Jin Feng, and Green Ox entered the secret realm, where a sleeping ghost cultivator awoke and sensed the intruders.

Lin Chang'an and his companions fought through puppet-like Yin Spirit Beast Kings and lured out a weakened Spirit Transformation ghost cultivator, whom the Heavenly Yin Demonic Corpse killed. They uncovered a fifteen-thousand-year Yin Soul Tree bound with countless suffering spirits, but its purpose remained unclear.

• Lin Chang'an led his disguised companions deeper into the secret realm, where they found that the strange Yin Spirit Beast Kings had no demon cores and seemed controlled.
• The group battled a late-stage fourth-rank Yin Spirit Beast King until a Spirit Transformation ghost cultivator ambushed Jin Feng and was trapped by Lin Chang'an's Spirit Restraint Array.
• The Heavenly Yin Demonic Corpse defeated and devoured the ghost cultivator, whose apparent relief before death made Lin Chang'an suspect something was wrong.
• After the frigid mist dispersed, Lin Chang'an and his companions saw a fifteen-thousand-year Yin Soul Tree covered with the pleading faces of bound humans and Yin Spirit Beast Kings.

Lin Chang'an and his companions survived the Ten-Thousand-Year Yin Soul Tree’s soul attack, discovered it was a damaged Fifth-Rank Puppet fueled by cultivators and Yin Spirit Beast Kings, and took it from the Secret Realm. After studying the prize at Bingjin Mountain Market, Lin Chang'an decided to leave for Cold Wind City as Heavenly Lord White Bone and seek territory and resources for his future Ascension.

• The Ten-Thousand-Year Yin Soul Tree bewitched Jin Feng, Green Ox, and Lin Chang'an, but Lin Chang'an used the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine’s protection and Mystic Heaven Mana to free them.
• Lin Chang'an sent True Lord Xue’s Corpse Puppet to uproot the tree, revealing the bodies and Demon Cores it had used as fuel and a cavern beneath it.
• Lin Chang'an and his companions investigated the abandoned cavern, recognized the tree as a Puppet, and left the Secret Realm after finding that even a Spirit Transformation Cultivator had been drained.
• Half a month later, Lin Chang'an examined the damaged top-tier Fifth-Rank Yin Soul Tree Puppet at Bingjin Mountain Market and suspected it had been abandoned by a powerful cultivator from another continent.
• Lin Chang'an ordered his companions to return to Cold Wind City, where he planned to appear as Heavenly Lord White Bone and seek territory and support for his future Ascension.

Lin Chang'an left Bingjin Mountain Market, while True Lord Yunyi and True Lord Liehuo discussed the Ice God Palace’s precarious position and plans to secure its future. Their conversation was interrupted by White Bone Old Devil’s arrival in Cold Wind City after breaking through to Spirit Transformation.

• Lin Chang'an sent letters to the major factions explaining that he was entering secluded cultivation, then departed Bingjin Mountain Market.
• True Lord Yunyi explained that the Pure Heart Sect and other factions were stirring unrest to restrain Vajra Temple, while the Ice God Palace sought rare materials and a powerful guardian puppet.
• True Lord Yunyi told True Lord Liehuo to gather high-grade materials and recruit ascended Spirit Transformation cultivators, offering them resources and protection in exchange for an alliance.
• True Lord Yunyi sensed a Spirit Transformation aura approaching Cold Wind City, and True Lord Liehuo received White Bone Old Devil’s message announcing his breakthrough and requesting a meeting.

Lin Chang'an arrived at Cold Wind City under the guise of Heavenly Lord White Bone, displaying a Spirit Transformation aura and receiving a grand welcome from Ice God Palace. After meeting True Lord Yunyi, he left the city’s cultivators convinced he was a powerful Corpse Cultivator and began discussing his place within the Palace.

• Lin Chang'an used his External Incarnation, the Heavenly Yin Demonic Corpse, to release a Spirit Transformation aura near Cold Wind City, prompting True Lord Yunyi and Ice God Palace to prepare an elaborate welcome.
• Cultivators recognized the newcomer as Heavenly Lord White Bone, while Bing Yun and the Bing Clan Chamber of Commerce celebrated his breakthrough and their connection to him.
• Lin Chang'an traveled toward Cold Wind City with Jin Feng and his companions, then greeted True Lord Yunyi outside the city.
• True Lord Yunyi and True Lord Liehuo suspected Lin Chang'an had followed the dangerous path of a Corpse Cultivator, and Lin Chang'an encouraged that interpretation.
• Lin Chang'an rode into Cold Wind City in Ice God Palace’s grand procession and discussed the Palace’s backing and possible terms with True Lord Yunyi.

Lin Chang'an negotiated a position as a Spirit Transformation Guest Elder of Ice God Palace, securing a share of Cold Wind Immortal City's revenue, valuable resources, and an Ascension Platform. As the city prepared for renewed Land Reclamation, Jin Feng and the Green-Horned Ox reunited with Bing Yun, and the Ox worried that he might someday forget his companions.

• Cultivators gathered in Cold Wind Immortal City after news spread that White Bone Superior had reached Spirit Transformation, anticipating renewed Land Reclamation and a shift in power.
• Lin Chang'an showed True Lord Yunyi his Quasi-Spirit Treasure and Pure Heart Sect token, then negotiated to join Ice God Palace and receive one-fifth of the territory's revenue, a Fifth-Rank Wind-Attribute material, access to inheritances, and an Ascension Platform.
• True Lord Yunyi welcomed Lin Chang'an as a Spirit Transformation Guest Elder, and Ice God Palace prepared an equal-status mountain residence for him as cheers filled the city.
• Jin Feng and the Green-Horned Ox met Bing Yun in the Bing Clan Chamber of Commerce compound, concealed their past connection, and gave her cultivation Jade Slips.
• After Bing Yun left, the Green-Horned Ox asked Jin Feng whether he might forget them in a future life, and she reassured him that they could seek Vajra Temple's reincarnation abilities together.

Lin Chang'an's Spirit Transformation Grand Ceremony drew cultivators and factions to Cold Wind Immortal City, strengthening his ties with Ice God Palace and attracting followers for land reclamation. After the celebration, he established his own base, built an Ascension Platform, and planned to cultivate and prepare resources before returning to the Lower Realm.

• Ice God Palace sponsored a lavish Spirit Transformation Grand Ceremony for Heavenly Lord White Bone, encouraging rogue cultivators and smaller factions to join him.
• Lin Chang'an explained to Jin Feng that Ice God Palace was using his rise to recruit Spirit Transformation cultivators and bind his new faction to its interests.
• At the ceremony, True Lord Yunyi declared Heavenly Lord White Bone an Ice God Palace elder who would govern Cold Wind Immortal City alongside him, and the gathered cultivators bowed in respect.
• Jin Feng admired the gifts and imagined holding ceremonies of her own as Lin Chang'an and the Sword Servant sorted the offerings.
• After the ceremony, Lin Chang'an's followers prepared for Land Reclamation, and he established a Spirit Peak and began building a surrounding Immortal City.
• Lin Chang'an showed Jin Feng the Ascension Platform and resolved to cultivate his formations and alchemy, refine Spirit Transformation Pills, and gather resources before returning to the Lower Realm.

After sixty years of developing Cold Wind Immortal City, Lin Chang'an reached Nascent Soul Late Stage Peak and refined a batch of Fifth-Rank Spirit Transformation Pills. He arranged to leave Red-Clothed and the Sword Servant in the Spirit Realm, then prepared to return to the Lower Realm with Jin Feng and Green Ox.

• Bing Yun reported that the Tian Family and other Nascent Soul powers had reclaimed ten thousand li of spirit land, and Lin Chang'an assigned the lands and ordered them to maintain Array Barriers.
• Lin Chang'an praised Bing Yun's progress and urged her to enter seclusion to prepare for Nascent Soul Formation, while considering her a trusted future representative in Cold Wind City.
• Lin Chang'an opened his Pill Furnace and collected two Fifth-Rank Spirit Transformation Pills, reflecting on his cultivation, alchemy, and remaining resources.
• Lin Chang'an told True Lord Yunyi that he would enter seclusion, leaving the Heavenly Yin Demonic Corpse, Red-Clothed, and the Sword Servant to secure his interests in Coldwind City.
• Lin Chang'an said farewell to the Sword Servant and prepared to return to the Lower Realm with Jin Feng and Green Ox, leaving Mo Yin behind to cultivate.

Lin Chang'an and his companions prepared to leave the Spirit Realm, recovered the treasures they had stored in an ancient ice cave, and teleported back to the Lower Realm after 128 years away. He found the realm’s spiritual energy had grown stronger, suspected the seals had deteriorated further, and sent messages to Senior Sister and the others.

• After Lin Chang'an left Cold Wind City, the Sword Servant and Red-Clothed discussed cultivating during his absence and keeping the Three-Colored Gale Wind Treasure Fan concealed while it repaired.
• Lin Chang'an, Green Ox, and Jin Feng reached the hidden iceberg and recovered their stored Spirit Stones, materials, and damaged Ancient Treasures.
• Lin Chang'an prepared repaired treasures and a cover story about finding an Ancient Cultivator Secret Realm, then activated the Two-World Teleportation Array with a million High-grade Spirit Stones.
• Lin Chang'an, Green Ox, and Jin Feng arrived in the Lower Realm, where their Storage Bags tore and their belongings spilled out again.
• Lin Chang'an noticed that spiritual energy over the sea had increased by at least ten percent and suspected the seals had deteriorated during his absence.
• Lin Chang'an summoned the Sun-Piercing Divine Sword and sent Ten Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Talismans to Senior Sister and the others.

After returning to the Abyss Sea, Lin Chang'an learned how the leaking Demon Abyss seals and new Spirit Transformation cultivators had reshaped the cultivation world, including the Azure Sea Palace’s bid to unite the human powers against Great Jin. He avoided visiting Mingyue and Xingyue, sent word of his return, and set out for the Spirit Control Sect as the Demon Sealing Abyss crisis drew near.

• Jin Feng told Lin Chang'an that demonic qi leaks had caused widespread disasters, spiritual qi had grown richer, and the Azure Sea Palace’s Mingyue and Xingyue and the Dao Protection Alliance’s White Sword Saint had advanced to spirit transformation.
• Lin Chang'an read intelligence describing the Azure Sea Palace’s Anti-Jin Alliance, divisions among the Sixteen Sea-Suppressing Sects, powerful demon beast factions, and alliances forming ahead of the Demon Sealing Abyss’s expected breach.
• Lin Chang'an declined Jin Feng’s suggestion to visit the Azure Sea Palace and decided to return to the Spirit Control Sect before seeking his own breakthrough to spirit transformation.
• Mingyue received Lin Chang'an’s message, ordered his resources delivered to the Spirit Control Sect, and resumed cultivation while Xingyue teased her about his return.
• Ice Butterfly received Lin Chang'an’s message and welcomed his return, then resolved to join him in challenging the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion.

Fairy Nishang learned that Great Jin was gathering forces to explore Demon Sealing Abyss and that the Insect Demon and traitorous Ancient Devil remained elusive. Lin Chang'an returned to Yue Kingdom, reunited with old friends, and received Fairy Nishang’s message revealing that she was in Great Jin, where the Ye Family and the two demons were involved.

• Fairy Nishang heard that Great Jin was recruiting forces to enter Demon Sealing Abyss, while her subordinates reported false Insect Demon sightings and a trail connecting the Ancient Devil to the Ye Family.
• Lin Chang'an returned to Xuantian City, saw how his old reputation and the Li and Shen families had changed, and reunited with the aging Hu Jin.
• Lin Chang'an visited Mystic Sound Pavilion, where Zhao Lingyue briefed him on the growing Demonic Qi, Demonized Monsters, and the Pavilion’s development.
• Lin Chang'an gave Zhao Lingyue a Wood-Attribute Ancient Treasure and told her to report any changes in the Sealed Land.
• Lin Chang'an received Fairy Nishang’s message that she had gone to Great Jin and sent news of the Ancient Devil and Insect Demon, prompting him to think of the Ye Family.

Lin Chang'an returned to the Spirit Control Sect after more than a century and reunited with Ice Butterfly, who told him the sect was threatened by the Ye Family and the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion. His return boosted the sect’s morale, while he and Ice Butterfly discussed the sect’s future and the troubled conduct of Ling Qingxuan.

• Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng discussed the Ye Family’s interference and their preparations to resist Spirit Transformation Cultivators with Demonic Flame Spirit Pearls.
• Lin Chang'an returned to the Spirit Control Sect and reunited with Ice Butterfly, who teased him about his rapid cultivation growth and described the sect’s expansion.
• Ice Butterfly told Lin Chang'an that someone had bullied her, and the two comforted each other after more than a century apart.
• Ice Butterfly explained that Ling Qingxuan had repeatedly favored disciples of the hostile Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion over his obligations to the sect, and she planned to discipline him before deciding whether to give him another chance.
• Lin Chang'an and Green-Horned Ox returned to Green Bamboo Peak, and the sect’s cultivators celebrated their arrival as the elders welcomed Lin Chang'an back.

Lin Chang'an returned to the Spirit Control Sect and learned that Bai Puzhi planned to target Fairy Ice Butterfly at the Baibi City Assembly. Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly prepared to negotiate with White Sword Saint, while White Sword Saint and Bai Puzhi readied themselves for their coming conflict.

• Cheng Qianshan reported that the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion sought to absorb the Dao Protection Alliance and that Bai Puzhi had proposed marriage to Fairy Ice Butterfly before demanding to see her at the Baibi City Assembly.
• Lin Chang'an learned of Bai Puzhi's history with White Sword Saint and discovered that the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion wanted Fairy Ice Butterfly as a cultivation cauldron to help Bai Puzhi pursue Spirit Transformation.
• Fairy Ice Butterfly revealed that she had obtained an Ice Phoenix Jade Hairpin capable of three strikes at peak early-stage Spirit Transformation strength, and Lin Chang'an disclosed his own Spirit Transformation inheritance and breakthrough preparations.
• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly agreed to negotiate with White Sword Saint for better terms, confident that their combined strength could deter the restricted Spirit Transformation cultivators.
• White Sword Saint learned that Lin Chang'an had returned and resolved to help sever Bai Puzhi's path to Spirit Transformation, while True Lord You Sha offered to assist.
• Bai Puzhi told a Spirit Transformation Old Ancestor that he had cleared his Dao heart of his past relationships and was ready to advance.

Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly assessed the Cultivation World's shifting alliances and the Spirit Control Sect's prospects as they prepared for the Demon Sealing Abyss. After Ling Qingxuan's ties to outsiders cost him the Sect's trust, a message announced that True Lord You Sha had arrived.

• Fairy Ice Butterfly explained how Great Jin's factions were pursuing their interests ahead of the Demon Sealing Abyss, while Lin Chang'an said he would focus on reaching Spirit Transformation.
• Lin Chang'an presented eighteen extinct Spirit Insect species to Fairy Ice Butterfly, who saw them as a way to restore the Spirit Control Sect's inheritance and secure its future.
• Cheng Qianshan ordered four promising disciples to remain in the Sect, sent Shen Mei'er to prepare for secluded cultivation under Fairy Ice Butterfly, and reprimanded Ling Qingxuan for sharing Sect information and favoring outsiders.
• Cheng Qianshan gave Spirit Insect eggs and secret techniques to the other two disciples but withheld them from Ling Qingxuan, who left dissatisfied and questioned whether he would truly harm the Sect.
• Lin Chang'an judged Shen Mei'er and the other two disciples to be suitable Sect prospects, while Fairy Ice Butterfly gave up on Ling Qingxuan for refusing to commit himself to the Sect.
• Lin Chang'an received a message that True Lord You Sha had come to visit the Spirit Control Sect.

Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly agreed to help the White Sword Saint counter the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion, while Shen Mei'er successfully formed her Nascent Soul and joined the Spirit Control Sect's senior circle. As rumors of a clash at the Baibi City Assembly spread, Lin Chang'an departed for the city with the sect's delegation, including Shen Mei'er.

• True Lord You Sha offered Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly Nascent Soul Formation resources and intelligence in exchange for help holding the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion in check, and they accepted.
• Four months later, Shen Mei'er survived her Nascent Soul tribulation, while Ling Qingxuan watched her breakthrough with conflicted feelings.
• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly welcomed Shen Mei'er as a fellow Nascent Soul cultivator and gave her Ancient Treasures before Cheng Qianshan briefed her on the Cultivation World's power structure.
• Rumors spread that the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion was allying with the Dao Protection Alliance and bringing a Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarch to Baibi City, prompting Lin Chang'an to prepare for the assembly.
• Lin Chang'an joined the Spirit Control Sect's delegation as its Spirit Ships departed for Baibi City, with Shen Mei'er and Ling Qingxuan among the travelers.

At the Baibi City Grand Assembly, Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly retaliated against the arrogant Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion by ambushing and killing its Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator. The clash left the Dao Protection Alliance’s powers fearing Lin Chang'an and suspecting he had Azure Sea Palace’s backing, while White Sword Saint realized Xingyue might have taken him as a Dao companion.

• The Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion arrived in Baibi City with an arrogant display, angering the Dao Protection Alliance and its allies.
• Spirit Control Sect’s three warships rammed the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion’s ships, and Lin Chang'an used the Ten Thousand Soul Boat to attack its disciples after its cultivators swept them with Sword Intent.
• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly ambushed the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion’s elderly Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator outside the city, using the Dazzling Demon Crystal and their attacks to destroy his Dharma Body.
• Lin Chang'an seized and refined the cultivator’s Spirit Infant, killing him despite his attempt to self-destruct, while Fairy Ice Butterfly defended them with the Silver Bell Ancient Treasure.
• The Dao Protection Alliance’s Nascent Soul cultivators feared Lin Chang'an and speculated that Azure Sea Palace protected him, while White Sword Saint suspected Xingyue had made him her Dao companion.