Chapter Summaries

Lin Yan showed Lin Dong his domineering Life Spirit Talisman, then began learning the God-Transforming Needle from Lin Dong’s secret technique. After reassuring Lin Xia about their friendship, Lin Yan left her to make peace with their growing distance, while Lin Dong discovered a mouse-like figure in the Stone Talisman’s Mysterious Space.

• Lin Yan explained that his Life Spirit Talisman had suppressed Lin Dong’s mental strength, and Lin Dong saw his own talisman bow to it.
• Lin Dong gave Lin Yan the ordinary-grade God-Transforming Needle secret technique and then left.
• Lin Yan began practicing the God-Transforming Needle, but a day of training left him exhausted.
• Lin Yan encountered Lin Xia, hugged her, and reassured her that he still valued their friendship despite their growing distance.
• Lin Dong practiced the Strange Gate Seal inside the Stone Talisman’s Mysterious Space and spotted a mouse-like figure.

Lin Dong told Lin Yan about the Stone Talisman and Little Marten after meeting the Heavenly Demon Marten inside the talisman. Lin Yan reassured him about the talisman and Little Marten, but his knowledge left Lin Dong wondering how much Lin Yan knew.

• Lin Yan practiced the God-Transforming Needle and successfully formed a spiritual-force needle that pierced his target.
• Lin Dong hurried to Lin Yan’s house, where Lin Yan welcomed him after sensing his approach with spiritual force.
• Lin Dong confessed how he obtained the Stone Talisman and described meeting Little Marten inside it.
• Lin Yan identified Little Marten as a Heavenly Demon Marten, advised Lin Dong to keep the Stone Talisman secret, and suggested using its Mental Grinding Disc and finding medicine to help Little Marten recover.
• Lin Dong questioned how Lin Yan knew so much about the Stone Talisman and what he meant by the karma it would bring.

Lin Yan reassured Lin Dong and offered to make pills to restore the spiritual power strained by the Mental Grinding Disc. After warning Lin Dong about the Stone Talisman’s dangers, Little Marten revealed that Lin Yan seemed to know more about it than he did and carried a powerful soul within his Na Ring.

• Lin Yan told Lin Dong to trust him and promised to make pills to restore his spirit.
• Little Marten probed Lin Yan’s Na Ring, sensed a frightening aura, and quickly withdrew his spiritual sense.
• After Lin Dong returned home, Little Marten warned him not to reveal the Stone Talisman to anyone else.
• Little Marten told Lin Dong that Lin Yan knew much about the Stone Talisman and housed a soul that could rival Little Marten at his peak.
• Lin Dong dismissed Little Marten’s advice to stay wary of Lin Yan and marveled at the powerful soul inside him.

Lin Yan made pills for Lin Dong and Little Marten, then visited Lin Dong and met Little Marten in the Mysterious Space. The chapter ended with Little Marten eagerly eyeing Lin Yan’s gift and trying to persuade him to hand it over.

• Yao Lao told Lin Yan that a powerful divine sense had briefly entered the Na Ring, and Lin Yan explained that it belonged to Little Marten.
• Lin Yan bought herbs and spent two days refining Spirit-Nourishing Pills for Lin Dong and a Demon Spirit Pill for Little Marten.
• Lin Yan visited Lin Dong’s house, gave Lin Dong a Spirit-Nourishing Pill, and watched him quickly recover his energy.
• Lin Dong took Lin Yan into the Mysterious Space, where Lin Yan met Little Marten and offered him the Demon Spirit Pill.
• Little Marten stopped boasting when he smelled the pill and pleaded with Lin Yan not to give it to someone else.

Lin Yan tested the Mental Grinding Disc and endured twenty-seven rounds, astonishing Lin Dong and Little Marten while greatly increasing his spiritual power. As he prepared to keep training, the Blood Garment Sect surrounded the Lin Clan and declared its attack.

• Lin Yan accepted a pill from Little Marten, then agreed to try Lin Dong's Mental Grinding Disc.
• Lin Yan entered the disc and endured twenty-seven rounds before stopping, surpassing Lin Dong's record of ten.
• Lin Yan took a pill to recover and found that the training had greatly strengthened his spiritual power.
• Lin Yan continued training on the Mental Grinding Disc over the following days and gradually endured more rounds.
• The Blood Garment Sect surrounded the Lin Clan and called for its members to come out and die.
• Lin Yan sensed the attackers with his spiritual power and fixed his attention on the Blood Garment Sect.

Lin Yan confronted Wei Tong after the Blood Garment Sect surrounded the Lin Clan and demanded its submission. Lin Yan matched Wei Tong’s attack and wounded him, leaving the sect leader wary of the young fighter.

• Wei Tong surrounded the Lin Clan with the Blood Garment Sect and demanded its Yang Yuan Stone Mine at Ironwood Manor, the beast that killed Gu Ying, and the clan’s submission.
• Lin Dong prepared to take responsibility for killing Gu Ying, but Lin Yan stopped him and said he would handle Wei Tong.
• Lin Yan approached Wei Tong and told the Blood Garment Sect to leave or die.
• Wei Tong attacked Lin Yan with a palm strike, but Lin Yan countered with the Green Lotus Core Flame and Eight Extremities Collapse, forcing Wei Tong back.
• Lin Yan fused his God-Transforming Needles with the Green Lotus Core Flame and struck Wei Tong, scorching his arms and making him wary.

Lin Yan forced Wei Tong to abandon his attack on the Lin Clan and accept a life-and-death duel in Flame City two months later. After reassuring Lin Zhentian, Lin Yan announced that he planned to spend those two months in Flame City, seeking new sign-in locations to grow stronger.

• Lin Yan's display of strength shocked the Blood Garment Sect and the Lin Clan, while Wei Tong hesitated to continue fighting.
• A thin elder advised Wei Tong to propose a duel and seek the Blood-to-Origin Returning Technique and secret medicines from Yue Shan.
• Wei Tong challenged Lin Yan to a duel in Flame City in two months, with the Lin Clan's assets and submission at stake if Lin Yan lost.
• Lin Yan countered that the Blood Garment Sect's assets should go to the Lin Clan if Wei Tong lost, and Wei Tong accepted before leaving with his men.
• Lin Zhentian offered to refine Pure Yuan Pills for Lin Yan, but Lin Yan declined and said he would go to Flame City to seek sign-in locations.

Lin Yan and Lin Dong left the Lin Clan for Flame City, where Lin Yan planned to check in at the Ten Thousand Gold Auction House. After wandering without success, Lin Yan received the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus reward as soon as he sat down for the auction.

• Lin Yan decided to go to Flame City, and Lin Dong chose to accompany him.
• Lin Zhentian prepared medicinal herbs and a hundred Yang Yuan Pills for Lin Yan before the two departed.
• Lin Yan comforted Lin Dong on the road, and they reached Flame City by noon.
• Lin Yan led Lin Dong to the Ten Thousand Gold Auction House and searched the venue for a place to check in.
• After the auction began, Lin Yan received the system's Buddha Fury Fire Lotus reward when he sat in his seat.

Lin Yan received the cultivation method for Xiao Yan’s Buddha Fury Fire Lotus and began practicing it at an inn after attending the Wanjin Auction House with Lin Dong. With help from Yao Lao’s Bone Spirit Cold Flame, Lin Yan created a genuine fire lotus, leaving Yao Lao stunned.

• Lin Yan discovered that his check-in reward was the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus and was delighted by how well it suited his plan to collect Heavenly Flames.
• Lin Yan and Lin Dong attended the Wanjin Auction House, where Lin Dong bought an Essence Grade Mental Secret Technique for a little over ten Yang Yuan Pills.
• Lin Yan and Lin Dong rented separate rooms at an inn to cultivate, and Lin Yan examined the system-provided instructions for the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus.
• Lin Yan explained to Yao Lao that Xiao Yan, a future Dou Di, had created the Battle Skill, and Yao Lao was astonished by its method of fusing Heavenly Flames.
• Lin Yan fused his Amethyst Winged Lion Flame and Green Lotus Core Flame, then borrowed a wisp of Yao Lao’s Bone Spirit Cold Flame to create a genuine Buddha Fury Fire Lotus.

Lin Yan fused the Green Lotus Core Flame and Bone Spirit Cold Flame to create a powerful Buddha Fury Fire Lotus, but the effort drained his Yuan Power and left him unconscious. He woke the next day under Lin Dong’s watch, still weak, and explained that the Fire Lotus was a martial skill he had been cultivating.

• Lin Yan formed a Buddha Fury Fire Lotus from two Heavenly Flames, impressing Yao Lao with its power while exhausting nearly all his Yuan Power.
• Lin Dong and Little Marten arrived, but Lin Yan dispersed the Fire Lotus and collapsed before he could explain it.
• Little Marten told Lin Dong that Lin Yan was merely exhausted, and Lin Dong carried him to bed and stayed to watch over him.
• Lin Yan woke the next day with his Yuan Power still unrecovered, and Lin Dong asked what the Fire Lotus was.
• Lin Yan called it a martial skill, leaving Lin Dong astonished that a technique could be so powerful.

Lin Yan explained the requirements and risks of learning his Fire Lotus to Lin Dong, who returned to cultivation with new resolve. After Lin Dong left, Yao Lao gave Lin Yan a Heavy Profound Iron Ruler and began preparing to teach him the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.

• Little Marten told Lin Dong that Lin Yan's Fire Lotus was a Creation Martial Art, and Lin Yan explained that learning it required Heavenly Flames or Beast Fire.
• Lin Yan described Heavenly Flames and said that subduing one meant swallowing it and risking death; Lin Dong decided not to attempt it for now.
• Lin Dong and Little Marten returned to their room, where Little Marten praised the power that came from taking great risks, and Lin Dong resumed cultivating with a new sense of resolve.
• After Lin Dong left, Yao Lao emerged from the Na Ring and Lin Yan told him that using the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus had left him drained.
• Yao Lao agreed to teach Lin Yan the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, gave him a Heavy Profound Iron Ruler to carry, and said he would begin lessons once Lin Yan had grown accustomed to it.

Lin Yan adapted to the Heavy Profound Ruler, refined healing pills, and consigned them at the Ten Thousand Gold Auction House. After he and Lin Dong left, Manager Su noticed the large consignment of pills and asked Elder Qin who had submitted them.

• Lin Yan accepted Yao Lao's request to train with the Heavy Profound Ruler and recovered his Yuan Power before seeking out Lin Dong.
• Lin Dong tried to lift the Heavy Profound Ruler and was astonished by its weight and Lin Yan's strength.
• Lin Dong stood guard while Lin Yan refined high-quality third-grade healing pills, impressing Lin Dong and Little Marten.
• Lin Yan took Lin Dong to the Ten Thousand Gold Auction House and consigned more than a hundred bottles of pills.
• Manager Su examined the consignment register and asked Elder Qin who had submitted the pills and whether they were still there.

Su Xuan tried to meet the alchemist who had consigned a large batch of high-grade pills, but Lin Yan had already left. At the Wanjin Auction House, the pills sold for high prices, and Su Xuan arranged a meeting with their seller that also interested Master Yan.

• Su Xuan asked Elder Qin about the pill seller, learned the seller had left, and asked him to invite the person to meet her after the next auction.
• Lin Yan and Lin Dong returned to the inn and trained, with Lin Dong pushing himself because he felt responsible for the conflict with Wei Tong and wanted to become stronger.
• The next morning, Lin Yan and Lin Dong attended the Wanjin Auction House sale to check on the consigned pills.
• The auctioneer split Lin Yan's pills into five lots, which sold for increasingly high prices, with the final lot fetching 250 Yang Yuan Pills.
• Master Yan bought the final lot, and Su Xuan told him she had arranged to meet the person who consigned the pills when they came to collect the proceeds.

Lin Yan and Lin Dong discovered that their auctioned pills had earned them nine hundred Yang Yuan Pills, then met Manager Su and Master Yan at the Wanjin Auction House. The chapter ended with Master Yan stunned by how quickly the brothers had advanced to near the Two-Seal Symbol Master realm.

• Lin Dong was shocked that Lin Yan's pills had sold for a thousand Yang Yuan Pills, leaving them nine hundred after the usual commission, while Lin Yan said their ingredients had cost less than ten.
• Lin Yan noticed that the Wanjin Auction House had deducted only half its usual commission, and the old man explained that Manager Su had added fifty Yang Yuan Pills to arrange a meeting.
• Lin Yan agreed to meet Manager Su, and the old man led him and Lin Dong to a private room.
• Xuan Su welcomed Lin Yan and Lin Dong, and Lin Yan greeted Master Yan, who recognized their powerful Spiritual Strengths.
• Lin Yan confirmed that he had condensed his Life Spirit Talisman, and he and Lin Dong revealed Spiritual Strength nearing the Two-Seal Symbol Master realm, shocking Master Yan.

Lin Yan and Lin Dong revealed their rapid spiritual-energy progress, impressing Master Yan and Xuan Su, who invited Lin Yan to compete for the Immortal Pellet Pool. Lin Yan agreed on the condition that Lin Dong could share its benefits, then revealed his Lesser Origin Pellet Realm cultivation, shocking Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan.

• Master Yan discovered that Lin Yan and Lin Dong had reached One-Seal Symbol Master level within months of beginning spiritual-energy cultivation.
• Xuan Su learned Lin Yan had refined the pills he sold and gave him a Wanjin Auction House token to establish their friendship.
• Master Yan proposed Lin Yan for the open Immortal Pond Competition spot, and Xuan Su explained the contest and the pool’s benefits.
• Lin Yan agreed to compete if needed, asking that Lin Dong receive a place in the Immortal Pellet Pool if his help secured victory.
• Xia Zhilan asked about Lin Yan’s martial cultivation, and Lin Yan revealed his Lesser Origin Pellet Realm aura, stunning her and Xuan Su.

After Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan learned of Lin Yan's strength, they agreed to keep their offer of the Immortal Pellet Pool, including a place for Lin Dong. Lin Yan adapted to the Heavy Profound Ruler and prepared to learn the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, then accepted Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan's dinner invitation.

• Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan were shocked to learn Lin Yan had reached the Lesser Origin Pellet Realm, and Xia Zhilan apologized for underestimating him.
• Xuan Su kept the agreed terms for the Immortal Pellet Pool and offered Lin Dong a chance to enter whether or not Lin Yan's help was needed.
• Lin Yan and Lin Dong returned to the inn, where Lin Dong trained his spiritual power and Lin Yan practiced wearing the Heavy Profound Ruler.
• After several days, Lin Yan could wield the Heavy Profound Ruler freely, so Yao Lao agreed to teach him the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and advised him to find a spacious training place.
• Lin Yan asked Xuan Su for help finding a training spot, and she invited him to dinner with Xia Zhilan; Lin Yan accepted.

Lin Yan shared dinner with Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan, who grew closer to him and invited him to bring Lin Dong along next time. After Xuan Su lent him a manor near Flame City, Lin Yan arrived there and asked Yao Lao if he could begin cultivating the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.

• Xuan Su and Lin Yan agreed to have dinner that evening, and Xia Zhilan joined them at the inn.
• Lin Yan, Xuan Su, and Xia Zhilan ate together, traded stories, and agreed to meet again with Lin Dong.
• Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan discussed Lin Yan on their way back, and Xuan Su teased Xia Zhilan about praising him.
• Lin Yan returned to the inn, woke Lin Dong the next morning, and went to the manor Xuan Su had lent him.
• Lin Yan stood by the waterfall with the Heavy Profound Ruler and asked Yao Lao whether he could start cultivating the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.

Lin Yan trained to master Flame Splitting Wave Ruler beneath a waterfall while Lin Dong watched in amazement and cultivated nearby. After a carrier pigeon delivered a letter, Lin Yan and Lin Dong left for Flame City to take part in the Immortal Pellet Pool competition.

• Yao Lao sent Lin Yan the cultivation method for Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and warned him not to use pills to recover.
• Lin Yan planted wooden posts beneath the waterfall and practiced swinging the Heavy Profound Ruler against its powerful current, stunning Lin Dong and Little Marten.
• Lin Dong began cultivating nearby, spurred on by the pressure of having Lin Yan beside him.
• After several days, Lin Yan could swing the Heavy Profound Ruler about a hundred times beneath the waterfall, though he needed three hundred swings to gain an initial grasp of the technique.
• A carrier pigeon brought Lin Yan a letter, and he called Lin Dong to return to Flame City for the Immortal Pellet Pool competition.

Lin Yan arrived at the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce and confronted Song Qing, who had objected to losing his slot in the Immortal Pellet Pool contest. After Lin Yan demonstrated his overwhelming strength, Song Qing fled, leaving the others wary of him.

• Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan rejected Song Qing's claim to the contest slot and told the two managers that Lin Yan would take his place.
• Song Qing resented the decision, while the two managers agreed to wait for Lin Yan to arrive before judging Xuan Su's choice.
• Lin Yan arrived with Lin Dong, heard what had happened, and faced Song Qing's insults.
• Lin Yan seized Song Qing by the throat, revealed his Origin Pellet Realm aura, and threatened him with a wisp of Heavenly Flame.
• At Xuan Su's request, Lin Yan spared Song Qing and ordered him to leave; Song Qing fled, and the chamber's employees regarded Lin Yan with apprehension.

After defeating Song Qing and securing a place in the Immortal Pellet Pool battle, Lin Yan traveled with Xuan Su, Xia Zhilan, Lin Dong, and Liu Yi. On the way, he received the Budur Ancient Clan Bloodline from a system sign-in at the Flame City Immortal Pellet Pool.

• Lin Yan defeated Song Qing, earned the final place in the Immortal Pellet Pool battle, and joined Xuan Su's group.
• Xia Zhilan introduced Lin Yan to Liu Yi, who praised Lin Yan and treated him warmly.
• Lin Yan thanked Xuan Su for her help and chatted with her and Xia Zhilan during the carriage ride, leaving Lin Dong astonished by their closeness.
• Lin Yan received the Budur Ancient Clan Bloodline when the system announced that he had completed a sign-in at the Flame City Immortal Pellet Pool.