Chapter Summaries

Lin Yan received the Budur Ancient Clan bloodline through a system sign-in and considered how it could boost his cultivation and let him learn the clan’s arts. He arrived with Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan at the Immortal Pellet Pool, where the competing groups prepared to begin their struggle for it.

• Lin Yan learned that the Budur Ancient Clan bloodline could improve his training and help him master the clan’s Spirit Arts, divine arts, and divine abilities.
• Lin Yan and his companions reached the Immortal Pellet Pool, and Xuan Su warned them to watch for any demonic beasts that remained.
• Lin Yan summoned green fireballs when crossbows were drawn at their arrival, but Xuan Su identified the group and he dispelled them.
• Lin Yan saw the pool’s boiling and freezing halves and learned from Xia Zhilan that Blood Wolf Gang leader Yue Shan was a Great Perfection Origin Pellet Realm expert.
• Xia Wanjin questioned Xuan Su about Song Qing’s absence, and Xia Zhilan vouched for Lin Yan, saying he was stronger than Song Qing.

The Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce and the Blood Wolf Gang began their battle for the Immortal Pellet Pool, and Xia Zhilan won the first match against Yue Ling. Lin Yan then challenged Yue Feng and left the crowd stunned by deflecting his spear with one finger.

• Xia Wanjin and Yue Shan announced the start of the battle for the Immortal Pellet Pool, and Yue Ling stepped forward to fight Xia Zhilan.
• Xia Zhilan defeated Yue Ling, giving the first victory to the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce.
• Yue Feng called out Liu Yi, but Lin Yan volunteered to fight him and said he would end the contest without a third match.
• Yue Feng attacked Lin Yan with his spear, but Lin Yan deflected it with one finger and sent Yue Feng staggering back.

Lin Yan defeated Yue Feng and secured Lin Dong a place in the Immortal Pellet Pool. While exploring nearby, Lin Yan found a Spark Fruit, and Xiao Cai emerged from his Na Ring to ask for it.

• Lin Yan revealed his Origin Pellet Realm strength and defeated Yue Feng, who admitted defeat.
• Yue Shan accepted the loss and invited Lin Yan to visit the Blood Wolf Gang, then left with his people.
• Xia Wanjin agreed to let Lin Dong enter the Immortal Pellet Pool after learning Lin Yan had helped the Chamber of Commerce for his sworn brother’s sake.
• Lin Dong entered the pool and began absorbing its energy while Little Marten praised Lin Yan’s loyalty.
• Lin Yan found a Spark Fruit nearby, and Xiao Cai appeared from his Na Ring and pleaded for the spirit herb.

Lin Yan and Lin Dong left the Immortal Pellet Pool after Little Marten discovered Xiao Cai’s extraordinary bloodline, and Xia Wanjin invited Lin Yan to become an honorary offering. Back at the waterfall, Lin Yan found his strength had surged enough to wonder whether he could use the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.

• Xiao Cai devoured Lin Yan’s spirit herb and a large batch of fire-attributed pellets, while Little Marten sensed that her bloodline surpassed his Heavenly Demon Marten bloodline.
• Lin Dong emerged from the Immortal Pellet Pool, and Little Marten refused to come out and meet Xiao Cai because he feared she might swallow him.
• Xia Wanjin learned that Lin Yan had driven off Wei Tong despite being at Lesser Origin Pellet Realm and invited him to become an honorary offering for the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce; Lin Yan accepted.
• Lin Yan asked Xuan Su to find Lin Dong a stronger cultivation technique, then returned to the waterfall with Lin Dong.
• Lin Yan found that he could swing the Heavy Profound Ruler three hundred times with strength to spare and wondered if he was ready to use the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.

Lin Yan realized the Budur Ancient Clan bloodline had strengthened his body and recovery, then tested the Earth-Tier Flame Splitting Wave Ruler at the waterfall. The technique devastated the cascade without exhausting him as badly as Buddha Fury Fire Lotus, leaving Lin Dong stunned by Lin Yan’s power.

• Lin Yan recognized that the Budur Ancient Clan bloodline had improved his physical strength and recovery, and he hoped to acquire more bloodlines.
• Lin Yan decided to try Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, an Earth-Tier Dou Technique he could use without relying on Yao Lao’s Heavenly Flames.
• Lin Dong and Little Marten watched as Lin Yan’s aura surged, and Little Marten guessed he was preparing a second Creation Martial Art.
• Lin Yan struck the waterfall with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, carving a hollow through it with azure flames and falling rocks.
• Lin Yan felt weak but remained conscious, while Lin Dong was dumbfounded and wondered what would happen if the attack hit him.

Lin Yan recovered after successfully using the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and explained to Lin Dong why he could not teach him the technique. After half a month of cultivation, Xuan Su visited and brought Lin Dong the Three Yang Technique, which she had bought for him.

• Yao Lao praised Lin Yan for mastering the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler quickly and urged him to recover after using the demanding Earth-Tier Dou Technique.
• Lin Dong asked Lin Yan about the technique, and Lin Yan explained that it required the Heavy Profound Ruler and that he could not pass on Yao Lao’s teaching without permission.
• Lin Yan promised to teach Lin Dong another suitable technique in the future, and the two cultivated together, including several sessions in the Stone Talisman’s Mental Grinding Disc.
• Over the next half month, Lin Yan and Lin Dong improved their strength, while Lin Yan trained across Yuan Power, alchemy, and Spirit Arrays.
• Xuan Su visited Lin Yan and Lin Dong, then gave Lin Dong the Three Yang Technique, a second-rate cultivation technique she had purchased for him.

After Xuan Su gifted Lin Yan and Lin Dong the Three Yang Technique, Lin Yan refined more than a hundred fourth-grade pills to repay the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce. He delivered them to Elder Qin for Xuan Su, leaving Elder Qin stunned by the value and quality of the gift.

• Lin Dong examined the Three Yang Technique and praised it, while Lin Yan thanked Xuan Su and offered to repay her for the gift.
• Xuan Su refused payment and hurried away; Lin Yan told Lin Dong to keep the technique and said he would repay the favor with pills.
• Lin Yan bought medicinal ingredients in Flame City and spent three days refining a large batch of pills, including more than a hundred fourth-grade pills.
• Lin Dong and Little Marten were astonished by Lin Yan's pill-making ability and the fortune the pills represented.
• Lin Yan brought the pills to the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce and left them with Elder Qin for Xuan Su; Elder Qin inspected them and marveled at Lin Yan's handiwork.

Elder Qin appraised the fourth-grade pills Lin Yan had left for Xuan Su and was astonished by their quality and value. After hearing the estimate, Manager Li accepted that Lin Yan was worth the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce’s efforts to win over.

• Elder Qin examined Lin Yan’s pills and hurried to deliver them to Xuan Su at the Ten Thousand Gold Auction House.
• Xuan Su told Xia Wanjin that she had found Lin Yan a second-rate cultivation technique and given it to him for free.
• Manager Li questioned whether spending five thousand Yang Yuan Pills on Lin Yan was worthwhile, and Xuan Su defended the decision.
• Elder Qin presented Lin Yan’s pills, including Healing Pills, Qi Recovery Pills, Light Body Pills, and Dragon Elephant Pills.
• Elder Qin estimated that the batch would sell for at least seven thousand five hundred Yang Yuan Pills, possibly reaching eight or nine thousand.
• Manager Li apologized to Xia Wanjin and Xuan Su and agreed that the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce should do everything it could to win Lin Yan over.

Lin Yan returned from the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce and prepared to replace the Green Origin Technique with the Three Yang Technique. Lin Dong used the Stone Talisman to improve it, revealing a version that could open twenty-three meridians.

• Xia Wanjin and Manager Li agreed that sincere friendship was the best way to win Lin Yan's favor, and Xuan Su suggested introducing him to Xia Zhilan.
• Lin Yan returned to his residence, where Lin Dong explained the Three Yang Technique's ability to form three explosive energy clusters and open fifteen meridians.
• Lin Yan decided to cultivate the Three Yang Technique, and Lin Dong brought him into the Stone Talisman Space to watch its improvement.
• The Stone Talisman's phantom demonstrated the technique and opened seven additional meridians, increasing the total to twenty-three.

Lin Yan and Lin Dong left the Stone Talisman Space and began cultivating the perfected Three Yang Technique. Meanwhile, Yue Shan learned of Lin Yan’s talents and ties to the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce, then schemed to have Wei Tong kill him in their upcoming deathmatch.

• Lin Yan and Lin Dong returned to their rooms to replace the Green Origin Technique with the Three Yang Technique.
• Yue Shan discovered Lin Yan’s close ties to the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce and his remarkable alchemy skills, and decided Lin Yan had to be eliminated.
• Xia Wanjin warned Yue Shan not to target the Lin Clan, threatening to make such an attack a conflict with the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce.
• A Blood Wolf Gang subordinate told Yue Shan that Wei Tong had challenged Lin Yan to a deathmatch and had obtained the Blood-to-Origin Returning Technique.
• Yue Shan sent his subordinate to give Wei Tong Blood Dissolving Powder and urged him to ensure Wei Tong killed Lin Yan.

Lin Yan mastered the Three Yang Technique and spent two months improving his cultivation and other skills while Lin Dong also grew stronger. As Lin Yan and Lin Dong prepared to face Wei Tong, they learned Lin Yan’s family had arrived at the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce, where Xuan Su revealed why the Lin Clan was being treated so warmly.

• Lin Yan used the Stone Talisman’s help to open all twenty-two meridians and master the Three Yang Technique, while Lin Dong had opened only a little over ten.
• Lin Yan trained his Spirit Arrays, martial skills, Spiritual Strength, and flame control for two months, advancing to the Two-Seal Symbol Master level as Lin Dong reached the Lesser Origin Pellet Realm and the Two-Seal Symbol Master level.
• As Lin Yan and Lin Dong prepared to go to the Arena for Lin Yan’s duel with Wei Tong, Xia Zhilan told them their family was waiting at the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce.
• Lin Zhentian and the others wondered why the Chamber of Commerce was treating them so courteously, and Xuan Su introduced herself as its manager.
• Xuan Su explained that Lin Yan was a guest of honor and a friend of hers and President Xia, leaving Lin Zhentian and the others stunned by his standing.

Lin Yan reunited with the Lin Clan in Flame City and reassured them that he could defeat Wei Tong in their death match. At the Arena, Lin Yan overwhelmed Wei Tong, who used a pill and secret technique to boost his strength, and Lin Yan prepared to answer with the Heavy Profound Ruler and green flame.

• Xuan Su told the Lin Clan that Lin Yan was an honorary retainer of the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce and said the Chamber was honored to be his friend.
• Lin Yan reunited with Lin Zhentian, Lin Dong, Qing Tan, and Lin Xia, then assured his family that he was confident about the fight with Wei Tong.
• Xia Wanjin and Master Yan joined Lin Yan and the Lin Clan on their way to the Arena, where Yue Shan declared that he would not support Lin Yan against Wei Tong.
• Lin Yan gained the upper hand over Wei Tong with Eight Extremities Collapse, Green Lotus Core Flame, and Nine Heavens Thunder Spirit Array.
• Wei Tong swallowed a pill and used Blood-to-Origin Returning Technique to raise his aura, so Lin Yan drew the Heavy Profound Ruler as green flame appeared along it.

Lin Yan unleashed Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and killed Wei Tong in the life-and-death bout. The referee declared Lin Yan the victor as the spectators watched in shock.

• Lin Yan gathered a terrifying aura around the Heavy Profound Ruler, stunning the Lin Clan and the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce while Yue Shan resolved to have him killed.
• Wei Tong recognized Lin Yan was building power and charged at him with his Six Harmony Kill technique.
• Lin Yan completed Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and knocked Wei Tong away, engulfing him in azure flames until he burned to ash.
• Lin Yan shattered Wei Tong's remains and asked the referee to announce the result.
• The referee declared Lin Yan the victor, leaving the spectators stunned that Wei Tong had been killed.

Lin Yan killed Wei Tong in the arena, impressing Flame City’s spectators and securing the Lin Clan support from Xia Wanjin. After the clan relocated to Flame City and grew into a formidable force, Lin Yan and Lin Dong returned home, where a message arrived from Master Yan asking to meet them.

• Lin Yan killed Wei Tong with a powerful martial skill, and Xia Wanjin judged him unmatched below the Great Perfection Origin Pellet Realm.
• Yue Shan left the arena with his people, while Lin Yan thanked Xia Wanjin and Master Yan before returning to rest.
• Xia Wanjin arranged a large plot in Flame City for the Lin Clan, and Lin Yan accepted his help.
• Over the next half month, the Lin Clan relocated, recruited many Earth and Heaven Origin Realm experts, and strengthened its disciples with the Three Yang Art and Yang Yuan Pills.
• Lin Yan and Lin Dong returned to the Lin Clan residence, where Lin Zhentian praised their contributions and described the clan’s growth.
• A Lin Clan disciple told Lin Yan that Master Yan had summoned him and Lin Dong for a discussion.

Lin Yan and Lin Dong visited Master Yan after he invited them, and learned that he wanted their help with something. Master Yan discussed their spiritual power and the wider path of Symbol Masters, leaving Lin Yan asking what lay beyond the Five-Seal Symbol Master level.

• Lin Yan decided to accept Master Yan's invitation and go with Lin Dong to the Symbol Master Tower, hoping to find opportunities and check in there.
• Lin Yan and Lin Dong left the Lin Clan and arrived at Master Yan's residence, where the guards welcomed them and led them inside.
• Lin Yan asked Master Yan why he had summoned them, and Master Yan said he wanted their help.
• Master Yan recognized Lin Yan and Lin Dong as Two-Seal Symbol Masters and praised their talent, especially Lin Yan's spiritual power.
• Master Yan explained that even Five-Seal Symbol Masters had only begun their path, so Lin Yan asked what realm came after Five-Seal Symbol Master.

Master Yan explained Spirit Symbol Masters and the Symbol Master Association’s tower duels to Lin Yan and Lin Dong, then asked them to represent Flame City. Lin Yan agreed to help, and realized the Symbol Master Tower might hold clues about the Devouring Ancestor Talisman.

• Master Yan explained that Spirit Symbol Masters possessed great power and were exceedingly rare.
• Master Yan described the Symbol Master Association and the spiritual-power-tempering Symbol Master Tower in Flame City.
• Master Yan told Lin Yan and Lin Dong that Flame City had lost two tower duels to Skyfire City and would lose its tower if it lost again.
• Lin Yan agreed to represent Flame City in the next Tower Duel, while Lin Dong left the decision to him.
• Master Yan explained the tower’s benefits, and Lin Yan remembered that it might contain clues about the Devouring Ancestor Talisman.

Lin Yan learned that the Tower Duel was decided by how high contestants climbed and how long they endured, then faced Master Yan’s disciple, Zi Yue, in a spiritual-force test. He used the Chaos Spirit Talisman to suppress her and won, leaving Zi Yue impressed by his strength.

• Lin Yan decided he had to keep the Devouring Ancestor Talisman out of others’ hands and saw the Symbol Master Tower as another reason to act.
• Master Yan explained that the Tower Duel’s winner would be the contestant who climbed highest and lasted longest, and said Skyfire City’s team had reached the sixth level for eight days last year.
• Master Yan introduced his disciple Zi Yue, who would join Lin Yan and Lin Dong for the Tower Duel.
• Zi Yue tested Lin Yan with a multi-directional spiritual-force attack, exposing his limited control over spiritual force.
• Lin Yan activated the Chaos Spirit Talisman, suppressed Zi Yue’s spiritual force, and stopped his own attack close to her face.
• Zi Yue conceded defeat and praised Lin Yan’s strength.

After impressing Zi Yue and Master Yan with his spiritual power, Lin Yan left the Yan City Talisman Master Association with Lin Dong. A flash of inspiration led him to attempt creating a third-tier Spirit Gathering Array himself, and he finished setting up a larger array.

• Zi Yue praised Lin Yan’s strength, and Master Yan expressed surprise at how powerfully Lin Yan’s Chaos Spirit Talisman had suppressed him.
• Master Yan teased Zi Yue about her defeat, while Lin Yan praised her spiritual control and eased her embarrassment.
• Lin Yan and Lin Dong discussed the upcoming Tower Duel with Master Yan and then accepted his offer to tour the Yan City Talisman Master Association with Zi Yue.
• Lin Yan suddenly realized he might be able to devise a third-tier Spirit Gathering Array without waiting for a system reward, so he returned to the Lin Clan and shut himself in his room.
• Lin Yan compared the first- and second-tier Array Diagrams, drew a more complex design, and set up a larger Spirit Gathering Array.

Lin Yan refined his third-level Spirit Gathering Array, making it gather spiritual energy far more efficiently, then used it to cultivate toward Small Perfection in the Origin Pellet Realm. He successfully broke through, and Lin Dong arrived to invite him to the Tower Duel and witnessed his new aura.

• Lin Yan discovered flaws in his first third-level Spirit Gathering Array and studied its energy flow to improve the design.
• Lin Yan set up a revised array that gathered spiritual energy at least twice as fast as his second-level array, earning Yao Lao's admiration.
• Lin Yan began cultivating with the third-level array to advance from the Lesser Origin Pellet Realm.
• Lin Yan broke through to Small Perfection in the Origin Pellet Realm.
• Lin Dong arrived to invite Lin Yan to the Tower Duel, sensed his breakthrough, and rushed inside in shock.

Lin Yan broke through during three days of cultivation and arrived with Lin Dong at the Symbol Master Tower for the Tower Duel. There, Lin Dong’s dispute with Cao Zhu’s senior brother resurfaced over the Ice Profound Sword, leaving Lin Yan interested in talismanic weapons.

• Lin Dong found Lin Yan after his breakthrough, and Lin Yan promised to upgrade Lin Dong’s Spirit Gathering Array as well.
• Lin Dong reminded Lin Yan about the Tower Duel, and they went to the Symbol Master Association with Zi Yue.
• Zi Yue showed them the crowded Symbol Master Tower, where Flame City’s Symbol Masters faced those from Skyfire City.
• A silver-robed man asked Lin Dong to return Cao Zhu’s Ice Profound Sword, but Lin Dong refused, and the man threatened him inside the tower.
• Lin Dong explained that he had defeated Cao Zhu and taken the weapon, then showed Lin Yan its three circling short swords.