Chapter Summaries

Lin Chang'an, Fairy Ice Butterfly, and True Lord You Sha ambushed the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion’s Nascent Soul cultivators outside Baibi City, turning a failed alliance meeting into a fierce battle. As Bai Puzhi was overwhelmed by their attacks, a Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarch broke through the city’s formation and called for their dispute to be settled in Demon Sealing Abyss.

• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly killed a Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion Nascent Soul cultivator, then Lin Chang'an blocked Bai Puzhi’s Yin Thunder Divine Sword with his Fourth-Rank Late Stage body refinement.
• Bai Puzhi led the remaining sword cultivators in a combined attack, but Lin Chang'an defended against their sword radiance while Fairy Ice Butterfly secretly launched three Ice Soul Divine Needles.
• True Lord You Sha appeared with the Blood Demon Sword, pierced the sword formation, and shattered the combined attack, while Jin Jianchuan sealed the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion cultivators outside Baibi City.
• Lin Chang'an, Fairy Ice Butterfly, and True Lord You Sha attacked the separated sword cultivators, forcing one to flee with his Nascent Soul and driving Bai Puzhi toward defeat.
• Bai Puzhi’s aura surged as Demonic Qi invaded him, and a Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarch blasted a breach through Baibi City’s formation and called for the grudges to be settled in Demon Sealing Abyss.

Lin Chang'an drove off a Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarch with Demonic Flame Spirit Pearls, then returned to the Spirit Control Sect and began seclusion with Jin Feng to pursue Spirit Transformation. Meanwhile, rumors about the Azure Sea Palace and the Xiao Family Inheritance spread across Great Jin, while rival factions drew their own conclusions about the alliance and its hidden plans.

• Lin Chang'an destroyed the Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarch surnamed Feng's magical treasure with a Demonic Flame Spirit Pearl and forced him to flee after threatening him with more pearls, then captured the abandoned Nascent Soul sword cultivator.
• Elder Feng told the Ye Family what he had witnessed, and the Ye Family's Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarch concluded that the Azure Sea Palace had obtained the Xiao Family Inheritance and spread the news through Great Jin.
• Huang Tianxiao learned that the Azure Sea Palace might have framed him for the Xiao Family Inheritance, but he suspected the Ye Family might also be manipulating events and resolved to seek ascension.
• Xingyue and Mingyue discussed turning the rumors into cover for their own Ascension Platform and Ascension Ground, and Xingyue suspected Lin Chang'an had obtained the Xiao Family Inheritance.
• Lin Chang'an returned to the Spirit Control Sect, realized True Lord You Sha was connected to the White Sword Saint, and entered seclusion with Jin Feng to prepare for Spirit Transformation.
• Fairy Ice Butterfly told Cheng Qianshan that Lin Chang'an was recovering from minor injuries while privately keeping his breakthrough attempt secret.

After fifty-five years in seclusion, Lin Chang'an overcame his Heart Demon Tribulation and advanced to Spirit Transformation, transforming the Spirit Control Sect’s standing across the Cultivation World. The sect celebrated his breakthrough, while the newly awakened Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarch prepared to face the limits of cultivation in the lower realm.

• Fifty years after the battle at Baibi City, Shen Mei'er and Cheng Qianshan discussed the changing Cultivation World, the sect’s growth, and Fairy Zhao’s request for Fatty Wang to refine three batches of Nascent Soul Condensation Pills.
• Cheng Qianshan and Shen Mei'er rejected any concern for Ling Qingxuan, who brooded over being denied sect resources and decided to seek Nascent Soul materials in a Relic Cave Abode with outside friends.
• Five years later, Lin Chang'an’s breakthrough stirred spiritual energy around Green Bamboo Spirit Peak, and Fairy Ice Butterfly and Cheng Qianshan sealed the Spirit Control Sect and ordered its cultivators to guard the mountain.
• During his Heart Demon Tribulation, Lin Chang'an relived his mortal relationship with Yun Yao and chose to honor his true heart rather than sever his human feelings.
• Lin Chang'an overcame the tribulation, transformed his Nascent Soul into a Primordial Spirit, and advanced to Spirit Transformation.
• Fairy Ice Butterfly and Cheng Qianshan announced Lin Chang'an’s breakthrough, and cultivators throughout the sect and nearby markets celebrated the Spirit Control Sect’s rise to power.

News of Lin Chang'an's Spirit Transformation spread through the Cultivation World, while he planned his grand ceremony and moved to conceal the dangerous Two-World Teleportation Array. At the Spirit Control Sect, Ling Qingxuan mourned his lost friendships as Cheng Qianshan and Shen Mei'er assigned him to train disciples.

• Elder Feng regretted offending Lin Chang'an and ordered a congratulatory gift, while Mingyue and Xingyue considered attending his grand ceremony and seeking an alliance.
• Fairy Nishang and Huang Tianxiao reacted with frustration and envy to Lin Chang'an's breakthrough, and Huang Tianxiao vowed to reach Spirit Transformation through the Demon Sealing Abyss.
• Lin Chang'an learned his new realm had given him a five-thousand-year lifespan, then planned to present a Spatial Node as a safe route to ascension and dismantle the Two-World Teleportation Array to protect his secrets.
• Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng left the Spirit Control Sect to dismantle the array and visit the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion, while the Sect prepared for his grand ceremony.
• Ling Qingxuan drank alone and regretted trusting outsiders over his fellow disciples, and Cheng Qianshan and Shen Mei'er decided he would train the Sect's disciples and handle minor troubles.

Lin Chang'an met with the White Sword Saint, revealed an ascension route to the North Cold Continent, and joined forces with him against the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion. They settled their immediate grievances through compensation, but Lin Chang'an remained wary of Elder Feng and planned to pursue his grudges later.

• Lin Chang'an visited the White Sword Saint in Baibi City, recognized his Sword Intent realm, and revealed that he knew the White Sword Saint was True Lord You Sha.
• Lin Chang'an proposed cooperating against the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion and offered information about a spatial node leading to the North Cold Continent; the White Sword Saint agreed and traded materials with him.
• Lin Chang'an and the White Sword Saint arrived at the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion, where Elder Feng and an ancient Spirit Transformation cultivator confronted them.
• The ancient cultivator offered sword canons, information, and other compensation, and Elder Feng agreed to stop protecting Bai Puzhi, so Lin Chang'an and the White Sword Saint temporarily set aside their grievances.
• Lin Chang'an considered secretly steering the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion toward an ascension route and plotted to take revenge on Elder Feng and the Ye Family when the opportunity arose.

After advancing to Spirit Transformation, Lin Chang'an assessed his combat abilities and planned to strengthen his formations before the Demon Sealing Abyss opened. During preparations for his Spirit Transformation Grand Ceremony, he learned of a path for Jin Feng to break through and exchanged ascension and formation intelligence with other Spirit Transformation cultivators.

• Lin Chang'an concluded that he needed Fifth-Rank formations to face powerful cultivators and planned to seek materials at the Spirit Transformation Grand Ceremony.
• Jin Feng returned with spoils from the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion, and Lin Chang'an told her that a fire essence held by Great Jin's Ye Family could help her reach Spirit Transformation.
• As the ceremony approached, cultivators from across the Cultivation World arrived, including Fairy White Crane, and Lin Chang'an received Mingyue, Xingyue, and White Sword Saint.
• Lin Chang'an and the three guests exchanged information about ascension routes, comparing North Cold Continent with the Falling Star Sea Region.
• Lin Chang'an traded for Fifth-Rank materials and learned that Su Miaoyin was a gifted formation master; he planned to discuss formations with her before strengthening his array and visiting Great Jin.

Spirit Control Sect celebrated Lin Chang'an’s advancement to Spirit Transformation, while Fairy Nishang warned him of a plot to enter Demon Sealing Abyss early and endanger Yun Yao. After giving Fairy Nishang a Spirit Transformation Pill and agreeing to oppose the plot, Lin Chang'an visited the graves and memorials of old friends before departing.

• Lin Chang'an appeared at Spirit Control Sect’s grand ceremony alongside Mingyue, Xingyue, and the White Sword Saint, and cultivators across the righteous and demonic paths congratulated him on reaching Spirit Transformation.
• Fairy Zhao Lingyue presented captured cultivators who had stolen Spirit Control Sect’s Nascent Soul Formation Spirit Item, and Cheng Qianshan ordered them refined into Corpse Puppets while Ling Qingxuan bitterly regretted his choices.
• Jin Feng sorted and recorded the ceremony’s gifts as Fairy Nishang visited Lin Chang'an and revealed that Ancient Devil, Mosha Demon-Man, and the Great Jin Ye Family planned to enter Demon Sealing Abyss early.
• Lin Chang'an agreed to work with Fairy Nishang against the plot and gave her a Spirit Transformation Pill so she could better protect Yun Yao; Fairy Nishang then departed for Great Jin to prepare.
• Lin Chang'an visited Hu Jin’s memorial in Celestial Mystery City and later Master Lu’s grave, reflecting on his old friends and telling Master Lu that he and Yun Yao had become Dao companions.

After reaching Great Jin, Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng met Fairy Nishang and prepared to infiltrate the Ye Family’s Fire Spirit Land by impersonating two of its allied Nascent Soul cultivators. They identified the siblings at the capital’s Trading Fair and left to capture them once they were away from the city.

• Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng entered Great Jin in local robes, and Lin Chang'an reflected on his decade of formation study with Su Miaoyin and his advancement to Fifth-Rank Formation Master.
• Fairy Nishang met them and explained that they would use the identities of a Nascent Soul brother and sister allied with the Ye Family to reach the Fire Spirit Land.
• The three traveled to Great Jin’s capital and attended the Trading Fair at the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion under Grasslands disguises.
• Lin Chang'an traded a 2,300-year-old Earth Fire Lotus to the targeted siblings for Fire-Rock Essence Gold and memorized their auras.
• After the fair, Fairy Nishang urged them to wait until the siblings were far from the capital, and Lin Chang'an prepared to capture them with the Golden Alms Bowl.

Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng infiltrated the Ye Family by sealing two Guest Elders and taking their identities, then entered the clan’s Fire Spirit Land. Jin Feng began preparing to advance to Spirit Transformation while Lin Chang'an planned to investigate the land and conceal their intentions until she broke through.

• Lin Chang'an ambushed two Nascent Soul Middle Stage siblings serving as Ye Family Guest Elders, sealed them in the Golden Alms Bowl, and searched their memories.
• Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng took the siblings’ robes and identity tokens, while Lin Chang'an gave Fairy Nishang information about the Ye Family and wished her success in advancing.
• Disguised as the siblings, Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng entered the Ye Family and met Great Elder Ye Chen, who expected them to cultivate and later help him ambush his enemy.
• Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng passed through the Ye Family’s restrictions into the Fire Spirit Land, where Jin Feng began cultivating in the magma.
• Lin Chang'an set up a Fourth-Rank Formation around their cave and planned to keep their disguises intact until Jin Feng advanced, while considering how to exploit the Fire Spirit Land’s treasure and restrictions.

Lin Chang'an exploited Jin Feng’s impending Spirit Transformation breakthrough to steal the Ye Family’s Fire Dragon Ring, capture two Buddhist cultivators, and plunge the Ye Family into chaos. He left the Ye Family Old Ancestor fighting a disguised opponent while Jin Feng’s breakthrough continued behind the Fire Spirit Land’s barrier.

• After twelve years in the Fire Spirit Land, Lin Chang'an sensed Jin Feng nearing her breakthrough and secretly followed Ye Chen and two Buddhist monks to the Fire Dragon Ring.
• Lin Chang'an left an External Incarnation to watch the monks, then spent six years learning the Fire Spirit Land’s formations while Jin Feng prepared to advance.
• Lin Chang'an poisoned and sealed the Buddhist monks with the Golden Alms Bowl, took their Buddha Light Sariras, and broke the Fire Dragon Ring free, awakening the Ye Family Old Ancestor.
• Lin Chang'an escaped disguised as a Buddhist cultivator, while his incarnations plundered the Old Ancestor’s cave and refined the Fire Spirit Land’s formation as Jin Feng began her breakthrough.
• The Ye Family mistook the upheaval for an attack by the Great Jin Imperial Clan and prepared for battle as Lin Chang'an returned to protect Jin Feng and reinforce the barrier.
• Lin Chang'an disguised himself with Demon Sha Qi and fought the Ye Family Old Ancestor outside the barrier, while major powers and the Great Jin Imperial Clan speculated about who had attacked the Ye Family.

Lin Chang'an helped Jin Feng advance to Spirit Transformation while stealing the Ye Family’s Fire Dragon Ring and escaping amid a battle that threw Great Jin into turmoil. He and Jin Feng counted their gains at a border Market, then prepared to leave Great Jin as the Demon Sealing Abyss’s leaking seal grew more troublesome.

• Lin Chang'an fought the Ye Family's Old Ancestor outside the Fire Spirit Land and seized control of the Fire Dragon Ring while protecting Jin Feng’s breakthrough.
• The Ye Family's Old Ancestor attacked the Spirit Peak, but Jin Feng’s Fifth-Rank array and the Fire Dragon Ring stopped his strikes as she emerged from her egg at Spirit Transformation.
• Lin Chang'an gathered Jin Feng and escaped through a gap in the Ye Family's barrier, leaving the Old Ancestor to defend his Lineage instead of pursuing them.
• The Ye Family blamed Great Jin and Buddhism for the theft, and the accusations escalated into clashes among the major factions while the Insect Demon’s involvement also came to light.
• At a border Market, Jin Feng regretted leaving more of the Ye Family’s treasures behind, while Lin Chang'an kept the Fire Dragon Ring and discussed finding materials for her in the Demon Sealing Abyss.
• Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng decided to leave Great Jin and return as unrest spread and the Demon Sealing Abyss’s leaking seal worsened.

After refining the Fire Dragon Ring, Lin Chang'an strengthened his plans for the Spirit Control Sect and prepared for the coming upheaval around the Demon Sealing Abyss. Fairy Nishang revealed a plan to break the Abyss seal in three years, and Lin Chang'an resolved to find Yun Yao inside.

• Lin Chang'an finished the Fire Dragon Ring's initial refinement, tested its power, and concealed it alongside the Ice Lotus Cold Flame.
• Lin Chang'an made the Qiao siblings submit to soul restrictions, promised to help them advance, and left them pills and their Storage Bags.
• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly cultivated together for twenty years as Demonic Beasts escaped and spiritual energy increased across the Cultivation World.
• Lin Chang'an revealed that he had scattered Spatial Nodes disguised as Ancient Ruins, and Fairy White Crane brought a Spirit Beast Sect branch under the Spirit Control Sect.
• Fairy Nishang told Lin Chang'an that Great Jin planned to enter the Demon Sealing Abyss early and that Yun Yao would help break its seal on the full moon three years later.
• Lin Chang'an studied Fairy Nishang's map and decided to find Yun Yao and confront the Ancient Devil within the Abyss.

As the ancient seals weakened, Lin Chang'an, Fairy Ice Butterfly, and Zhao Lingyue prepared to enter the Earth Core World through the Cloud Mist Mountain Range. The seals across the cultivation world broke, and the three entered the Demon Sealing Abyss as other cultivators rushed in and some were overcome by demonic qi.

• Lin Chang'an, Fairy Ice Butterfly, and Zhao Lingyue compared maps and planned to explore regions suited to their abilities, while Zhao Lingyue revealed her determination to seek her younger sister.
• Great Jin's major powers attacked a sealed site during the full moon, and Yun Yao and the Three-Eyed Devil Lord led the Devil Race in striking the barrier from within.
• Seals across the cultivation world began breaking, and Lin Chang'an joined the attack on the Cloud Mist Mountain Range seal.
• Lin Chang'an, Fairy Ice Butterfly, and Zhao Lingyue entered the Demon Sealing Abyss after the seal shattered.
• Other cultivators charged in, but some Core Formation cultivators were overwhelmed by demonic qi, suffered cultivation deviation, and became demonized.

Lin Chang'an entered the Earth Core Fire Domain with Jin Feng and learned that Yun Yao was trapped beneath Devil Palace Mountain by a powerful Fire Attribute seal. He joined Fairy Nishang in the Red Fire Mountain Range to break the seal, while the Ye Family’s Old Ancestor discovered a mysterious palace nearby.

• Spatial turbulence scattered Lin Chang'an, Zhao Lingyue, and Senior Sister Ice Butterfly across the Earth Core Fire Domain, and Lin Chang'an set out with Jin Feng for the central ancient battlefield.
• The seal’s breach awakened Demonic Beasts, while an Ancient Devil plotted against his original self and Huang Tianxiao betrayed the Ye Family to pursue the treasures and a chance at Spirit Transformation.
• Yun Yao sent Lin Chang'an a message explaining that the seal on Devil Palace Mountain suppressed her and might be connected to the Fusang Divine Tree, so Lin Chang'an changed course to help her.
• Lin Chang'an met Fairy Nishang near the linked crimson mountain range, and they entered it to reach the suspected Fusang Divine Tree and break the seal.
• The Ye Family’s Old Ancestor led his group into the Red Fire Mountain Range and found a mysterious palace, hoping it held a powerful Spirit Treasure.

Lin Chang'an entered the Red Fire Mountain Range’s sealed hall, found five Spirit Transformation cultivators battling over two Quasi-Spirit Treasures, and used the chaos to seize the scarlet ruler. He left the others pursuing him while Jin Feng descended beneath the earth and discovered the Fusang Divine Tree.

• Lin Chang'an entered the ancient hall alone after leaving Fairy Nishang outside, and sensed that the Yin Attribute Fusang Divine Tree lay ahead.
• Lin Chang'an disguised his aura as demonic, then found the Mountain-Suppressing Sovereign, Qingxu Daoist, Wild Crane Wanderer, Old Devil Hehuan, and the Evil Blade Patriarch fighting over two Quasi-Spirit Treasures.
• Lin Chang'an joined the demonic cultivators, provoked a chaotic battle, and helped maneuver the Ye Family’s Old Ancestor into seizing the scarlet ruler.
• Lin Chang'an used decoy Immortal-Extinguishing Pearls to distract the cultivators, grabbed the ruler, and fled as they pursued him.
• Jin Feng descended into a hidden space beneath the earth’s core, where Lin Chang'an’s avatar saw the towering Fusang Divine Tree.

Lin Chang'an secretly refined the Fusang Divine Tree while Jin Feng recovered memories of her origins and stole the Fire Lotus amid an Earth Fire eruption. The broken seal freed the Devil Race, and Lin Chang'an bargained for the Fire Spirit Ruler before making a secret deal with three wounded cultivators over the Spatial Node.

• Lin Chang'an found the Fusang Divine Tree beneath the magma and began refining it with his Sun-Piercing Divine Swords.
• Jin Feng entered the barrier, recognized her birthplace, and swallowed her eggshell and fire essence silk nest as nourishment.
• Lin Chang'an persuaded the seven Spirit Transformation Cultivators to return to the seal, where an eruption struck as they tried to seize the Fire Lotus.
• Jin Feng swallowed the Fire Lotus and used Lin Chang'an's Fire Dragon Ring to escape, leaving the Ye Family's Old Ancestor blamed for the theft.
• The Fusang Divine Tree's removal broke the seal, freeing the Devil Race and allowing Fairy Nishang to head toward Yun Yao.
• The cultivators searched Ye Chen's soul, found a Spatial Node and Upper Realm records, and Lin Chang'an traded with the Mountain-Suppressing Sovereign for the Fire Spirit Ruler's share before negotiating privately with Wild Crane Wanderer, Evil Blade Patriarch, and Old Devil Hehuan.

Lin Chang'an traded for the Geng Essence, shared his knowledge of the Spirit Realm, and formed a provisional Ascension alliance with the Wild Crane Wanderer, Old Devil Hehuan, and the Evil Blade Patriarch. After Jin Feng obtained the Fire Lotus and Lin Chang'an merged his Yin and Yang Sun Essence Fires, he headed to Devil Palace Mountain, where he joined the chaos around Yun Yao and began helping the Ancient Devil.

• The Mountain-Suppressing Sovereign, Daoist Qingxu, and the Ye Family departed, while Lin Chang'an exchanged Geng Essence for the Evil Blade Patriarch's promised treasure.
• Lin Chang'an revealed the Xiao Family Spatial Node and records, and he and the three other cultivators agreed to pool resources for their Ascension.
• Jin Feng returned with the Fire Lotus, and Lin Chang'an merged his Yin and Yang Sun Essence Fires into a power capable of threatening Spirit Transformation Cultivators.
• Zhao Lingyue secured an opportunity to reach Spirit Transformation and left the ruins, while Fairy Ice Butterfly used the Demonic Flame Spirit Pearl to defeat three Nascent Soul Cultivators and Huang Tianxiao sent his insects to devour living creatures.
• Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng reached Devil Palace Mountain, where Yun Yao was summoning a true devil's body amid fierce battles over ancient treasures.
• Lin Chang'an helped the Ancient Devil sow chaos, captured two Ye Family Spirit Infants, and learned that a precious ancient treasure maintained the seal before deciding to aid the Ye Family.

Lin Chang'an reunited with Yun Yao in the Devil Palace Mountain Range while Spirit Transformation Cultivators fought over the Dragon-Transforming Seal. Yun Yao emerged from the altar as a powerful demon and trapped the fighters, and Lin Chang'an ended the chapter with the seal as Yun Yao attacked the Mountain-Suppressing Sovereign of Great Jin.

• Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng hid Spatial Nodes and damaged stone tablets to give cultivators a chance to ascend to North Cold Continent.
• Lin Chang'an entered the valley beyond the Demonic Qi barrier and reunited with Yun Yao, restoring her mana as they discussed their plans and impending separation.
• The Spirit Transformation Cultivators fought over the Dragon-Transforming Seal, while the White Sword Saint and Fairy Nishang shattered Bai Puzhi's Dao heart and turned him into a devil servant.
• Lin Chang'an kicked the Dragon-Transforming Seal away from the Mountain-Suppressing Sovereign and joined forces with Mingyue, Xingyue, and the White Sword Saint.
• Yun Yao emerged from the barrier, killed a Spirit Transformation Cultivator, and trapped the gathered fighters as the Devil Race prepared to use them as blood sacrifices.
• The Mountain-Suppressing Sovereign struck Lin Chang'an with the Dragon-Transforming Seal, but Yun Yao attacked him and revealed that she was Big Brother Lin's lover.

Lin Chang'an helped Yun Yao’s Devil Race overwhelm cultivators at the Demon Sealing Abyss, where the Ascension Heavenly Gate opened and the seal on the Earth Core World broke. Months later, the Cultivation World was recovering and Lin Chang'an prepared an Ascension Platform with Fairy Ice Butterfly, leaving his next step as ascending to the North Cold Continent.

• Lin Chang'an helped Yun Yao and Fairy Nishang attack Spirit Transformation Cultivators, while he and Jin Feng tied down cultivators from Great Jin and the Two Palace Masters of Azure Sea Palace aided the Devil Race for the Dragon-Transforming Seal.
• Yun Yao gathered enough blood sacrifice to open the Ascension Heavenly Gate, gave Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng treasures, and led the Devil Race through the gate as its Demonic Qi swept back and devoured Old Ghost Bai.
• A terrifying eye appeared at the gate before it closed, the altar was uprooted, and erupting demonic flames shattered the Earth Core World seal; Lin Chang'an realized the eye might have been searching for the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine.
• Lin Chang'an sent Jin Feng to loot and claim territory in the Earth Core World, then returned to find spiritual energy surging through the Cultivation World as factions negotiated a new balance of power.
• Cheng Qianshan established the Spirit Control Sect in its new territory, while Lin Chang'an told Fairy Ice Butterfly that the Ascension Platform would soon be ready and discussed their plans to ascend.

Lin Chang'an mastered the Asura Aspect from the Nine Transformations of the Devouring Spirit True Demon and prepared to ascend from the Lower Realm. He left with Fairy Ice Butterfly, while Jin Feng planned to accompany him in secret and the Spirit Control Sect prepared to endure his absence.

• Lin Chang'an condensed an Asura core from the Asura Clan’s origin Essence Blood, gained a three-headed, six-armed Asura Aspect, and learned that its Devouring Spirit ability required living essence, qi, vitality, and spirit.
• Lin Chang'an met the Evil Blade Patriarch and Wild Crane Wanderer at the Three Great Sects’ Ascension Ground, set his ascension for six months later, and arranged to trade ten-thousand-year Spirit Liquid for future Fifth-Rank materials and favors.
• Lin Chang'an learned that other Spirit Transformation Cultivators, including White Sword Saint and the Two Palace Masters of Azure Sea Palace, were preparing to ascend; Jin Feng returned from the Earthcore Fire Caverns with her Spirit Treasures.
• Lin Chang'an agreed to let Jin Feng ascend with him while keeping her identity and treasures hidden, and Fairy Ice Butterfly confirmed she would leave the Spirit Control Sect in others’ care.
• Lin Chang'an and Fairy Ice Butterfly set out to face the tribulation and ascend after he dismantled the Teleportation Array between the two realms.