Chapter Summaries

Lin Yan and Lin Dong discussed the Ice Profound Sword, while Zi Yue grew curious about Lin Yan and the bond between the two men. As Skyfire City's delegation arrived for the Tower Duel, Lin Yan promised Zi Yue that he and Lin Dong would help Flame City win, and she entrusted the contest to them.

• Lin Dong sincerely offered Lin Yan his Ice Profound Sword, but Lin Yan refused and said he hoped to learn how to refine Symbol Artifacts himself.
• Zi Yue was surprised by Lin Dong's willingness to give up his treasured artifact for Lin Yan and wondered what made Lin Yan so compelling.
• The Skyfire City delegation arrived, and Zi Yue identified its leader, Han Yun, as a Four-Seal Symbol Master.
• Lin Yan noticed Zhou Tong, Skyfire City's strongest young Symbol Master, and learned that he had reached the Two-Seal level two years earlier.
• Lin Yan reassured Zi Yue that he and Lin Dong would keep Flame City from losing, and Zi Yue formally entrusted the Tower Duel to him.

Lin Yan entered the Symbol Master Tower Duel with Lin Dong and discovered that his Chaos Spirit Talisman could absorb the tower’s spiritual energy and strengthen his spiritual power. The two headed for the next level, with Lin Yan eager to keep absorbing energy and possibly reach the Three-Seal Symbol Master realm.

• Master Yan explained the Tower Duel rules and warned participants not to push themselves too far, while Han Yun insisted injuries were normal and boasted that Skyfire City would win the tower.
• Master Yan opened the Symbol Master Tower, and Lin Yan noticed his Chaos Spirit Talisman absorbing spiritual energy from inside it.
• Han Yun sent Zhou Tong, Cao Zhu, Liu Long, and the others into the tower, and Lin Yan and his companions followed.
• Lin Yan and Lin Dong became separated from Zi Yue on the first level, where Lin Yan absorbed the tower’s spiritual energy and substantially improved his spiritual power.
• Lin Yan told Lin Dong about his special Life Spirit Talisman, and the two hurried toward the next level as the Chaos Spirit Talisman’s absorption grew stronger.

Lin Yan and Lin Dong climbed to the fourth layer of the Symbol Master Tower, where Lin Yan tested the Chaos Spirit Talisman and found it cultivated spiritual power far more efficiently under the stronger pressure. As they headed for the fifth layer, Liu Long and Cao Zhu blocked their way, and Lin Yan activated the talisman against them.

• Lin Yan and Lin Dong reached the fourth layer, where Lin Yan absorbed the surrounding spiritual power with his Chaos Spirit Talisman and confirmed that cultivation there was much faster.
• Lin Dong told Lin Yan that his cultivation had drained the spiritual power around them, drawing startled stares from nearby Symbol Masters.
• Lin Yan and Lin Dong approached the fifth-layer entrance and found Skyfire City Symbol Masters, including Cao Zhu and Liu Long, victorious over Flame City Symbol Masters.
• Liu Long and Cao Zhu surrounded Lin Yan and Lin Dong to stop them from reaching the fifth layer, and Lin Yan told Lin Dong he would handle the fight.
• Cao Zhu, Liu Long, and the others attacked Lin Yan with spiritual power, so Lin Yan activated the Chaos Spirit Talisman and exerted pressure on their Mud Pill Palaces.

Lin Yan used the Chaos Spirit Talisman to suppress Cao Zhu, Liu Long, and the Skyfire City Symbol Masters before overwhelming them with his martial skill and hidden Spirit Arrays. He killed Cao Zhu and Liu Long after they begged for mercy.

• Lin Yan activated the Chaos Spirit Talisman, weakening the mental energy of Cao Zhu, Liu Long, and the other Symbol Masters.
• Liu Long and Cao Zhu attacked Lin Yan with their talisman weapons, but Lin Yan knocked them aside with the Heavy Profound Ruler and revealed his Small Perfection Origin Pellet Realm strength.
• Cao Zhu and Liu Long called on the Skyfire City Symbol Masters to attack, but Lin Yan detonated his Nine Heavens Thunder Spirit Array and critically wounded those caught in it.
• Cao Zhu and Liu Long begged Lin Yan to spare their lives, but he refused and beheaded them with the Heavy Profound Ruler.

Lin Yan killed the fleeing Symbol Masters from Skyfire City and continued through the Symbol Master Tower with Lin Dong. At the entrance to the sixth level, Lin Yan began breaking through to the Three-Seal Symbol Master level, astonishing Lin Dong and Little Marten.

• Lin Yan killed Cao Zhu, Liu Long, and the other Symbol Masters from Skyfire City, then took their Qiankun Bags.
• The Symbol Masters from Flame City recognized Lin Yan and left the bloodied scene, relieved that he was fighting on their side.
• Lin Yan and Lin Dong sprinted toward the sixth level while Lin Yan used the Chaos Spirit Talisman to devour Spiritual Power.
• At the sixth-level entrance, Lin Yan stopped to cultivate as his Spiritual Power reached the threshold of a breakthrough.
• Lin Dong realized Lin Yan was about to become a Three-Seal Symbol Master, and Little Marten wondered how Lin Yan's Life Spirit Talisman could devour Spiritual Power so powerfully.

Lin Yan completed his breakthrough to become a Three-Seal Symbol Master and continued up the Symbol Master Tower with Lin Dong. After Zi Yue failed to reach the sixth-floor barrier, Lin Yan healed her and carried her toward the seventh floor, where she discovered his new level.

• Little Marten told Lin Dong that Lin Yan's Chaos Spirit Talisman had abilities comparable to an Ancestor Talisman, though it was not one.
• Lin Dong congratulated Lin Yan on becoming a Three-Seal Symbol Master, and they resumed their climb toward the sixth floor.
• Zhou Tong passed through the sixth-floor mental energy barrier while Zi Yue could not advance and was injured by the barrier.
• Lin Yan and Lin Dong reached Zi Yue, and Lin Yan gave her a pill that healed her injuries and restored her strength.
• Lin Yan carried Zi Yue toward the seventh floor and used his mental energy to protect them both.
• Zi Yue sensed Lin Yan's powerful mental energy and asked when he had become a Three-Seal Symbol Master.

Lin Yan carried Zi Yue into the seventh floor of the Symbol Master Tower, where she marveled at his strength and accepted his pills. He then sped toward the eighth floor while Lin Dong trained behind him, and Zhou Tong was left stunned as Lin Yan raced past.

• Zi Yue sensed that Lin Yan had advanced to the Three Seal level and was shocked by his rapid cultivation.
• Lin Yan carried Zi Yue through the seventh-floor barrier with ease, gave her pills, and left her to cultivate there.
• Lin Yan headed for the eighth floor while Lin Dong stayed behind to train and catch up on his own.
• Lin Yan raced past Zhou Tong on the seventh floor, leaving Zhou Tong stunned by the speed of someone from Flame City.

Lin Yan and Lin Dong reached the Symbol Master Tower’s Eighth Floor, leaving Zhou Tong stunned by the gap between their abilities and his. Outside the tower, Master Yan recognized the two newcomers and resolved to strengthen his ties with the Lin Clan.

• Lin Yan raced through the Seventh Floor and entered the Eighth Floor, leaving Zhou Tong questioning his own abilities.
• Lin Dong arrived, recognized Zhou Tong, and followed Lin Yan through the barrier to the Eighth Floor.
• Zhou Tong accepted that he had more to learn, sat down, and began receiving the tower’s baptism.
• The spectators outside the tower were shocked when another light reached the Eighth Floor, and Han Yun wondered whether Flame City had an unknown genius.
• Master Yan identified Lin Yan and Lin Dong as the two who reached the Eighth Floor and decided to strengthen his ties with the Lin Clan.

Lin Yan reached the Symbol Master Tower's Eighth Floor, obtained a Qi Grade Mental Secret Technique, and signed in to receive a Level Three attack array diagram. After he tested the array, Lin Dong arrived and accidentally triggered it, leaving him in deadly danger.

• Lin Yan found a stone stele and learned the Qi Grade Mental Secret Technique, the Life-Transformation Symbol Array.
• Lin Yan searched the Eighth Floor and signed in, receiving the Demon Lotus Spirit-Slaughtering Array Diagram.
• Lin Yan used the diagram to summon the Level Three Demon Lotus Spirit-Slaughtering Array.
• Lin Dong reached the Eighth Floor, stepped into the array, and faced a black lotus that threatened to kill him.

Lin Yan saved Lin Dong from the corrosive Demon Lotus Spirit-Slaughtering Array and taught him the Life-Transformation Symbol Array. After cultivating on the Eighth Floor, Lin Dong became a Three-Seal Symbol Master and mastered the technique’s first stage, only to find Lin Yan had reached at least the Four-Seal level and was using its second stage.

• Lin Yan deactivated the Demon Lotus Spirit-Slaughtering Array just before its black liquid could reach Lin Dong, then explained that he had been testing the array.
• Lin Yan transmitted the Life-Transformation Symbol Array method to Lin Dong and confirmed it was a Qi Grade Mental Secret Technique.
• Lin Dong and Lin Yan cultivated separately on the Eighth Floor of the Symbol Master Tower.
• After ten days, Lin Dong advanced to the Three-Seal Symbol Master level, then spent ten more days mastering the Life-Transformation Light, the technique’s first stage.
• Lin Dong went to find Lin Yan and was shocked to sense that Lin Yan had reached at least the Four-Seal Symbol Master level and was using the Life-Transformation Azure Waves, the technique’s second stage.

Lin Yan confirmed that he had reached Four-Seal and used the second level of the Life-Transformation Symbol Array, leaving Lin Dong stunned by the gap between them. On the Symbol Master Tower’s Ninth Floor, Lin Yan revealed two symbols associated with Ancestor Talismans, and Lin Dong wondered if two of them were there.

• Lin Dong asked whether Lin Yan had used Life-Transformation Azure Waves and reached Four-Seal, and Lin Yan confirmed both.
• Lin Dong told Lin Yan he had advanced to Three-Seal and learned the first level of the Avatar Symbol Array, then lamented how far behind he felt.
• Lin Yan and Lin Dong broke through the Ninth Floor’s mental barrier, with Lin Yan’s spiritual power shattering it.
• Lin Yan studied the Ninth Floor’s markings and used the Chaos Spirit Talisman to reveal two strange symbols and two glowing ancient characters.
• Lin Yan explained the power of Ancestor Talismans, and Lin Dong asked whether two Ancestor Talismans were on the floor.

Lin Yan explained the Eight Great Ancestral Talismans and the wider planes to Lin Dong and Little Marten, then uncovered a map pointing to their locations in the Great Flame Dynasty. After Lin Yan and Lin Dong left the Symbol Master Tower, Master Yan and Zi Yue sensed Lin Yan's greatly increased spiritual energy and suspected he had become a Four-Seal Symbol Master.

• Lin Yan told Lin Dong that the tower's two Ancestor Talisman symbols were only imprints and named the eight real Ancestor Talismans.
• Lin Yan explained that the Heavenly Profound Continent was one of many planes and that realms above the Ancestor Realm existed in the Great Thousand World.
• Little Marten was shocked by Lin Yan's knowledge and wondered whether Lin Yan had an even greater background than his own.
• Lin Yan used the Chaos Spirit Talisman to reveal a map of the Great Flame Dynasty that marked the Ancestor Talismans' locations.
• Lin Yan and Lin Dong left the Symbol Master Tower, and Master Yan and Zi Yue suspected Lin Yan had broken through to become a Four-Seal Symbol Master.

After emerging from the Symbol Master Tower as a Four-Seal Symbol Master, Lin Yan learned that the Ghost Blade Sect and Blood Wolf Gang had targeted the Lin Clan and injured his father and uncle. He set out to erase both factions from Flame City.

• Lin Yan admitted to Master Yan and Zi Yue that he had reached the Four-Seal Symbol Master level, and Master Yan praised his talent.
• Qing Tan arrived and told Lin Yan and Lin Dong that two shipments of Yang Yuan Stones had been stolen and their father and uncle had been injured.
• Qing Tan explained that the Ghost Blade Sect was suspected of the attacks after allying with the Blood Wolf Gang, while the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce had supported the Lin Clan.
• Lin Yan learned that Grandpa and the others had gone with the Lin Clan's forces and the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce to negotiate at the city square.
• Lin Yan vowed to eliminate the Blood Wolf Gang and Ghost Blade Sect, leaving no one alive.

Lin Yan gathered support from Master Yan and Zi Yue before confronting the Blood Wolf Gang and Ghost Blade Sect at Flame City Square. As Gui Yan taunted the Lin Clan and challenged its fighters, a mysterious figure suddenly appeared and struck him with Eight Extremities Collapse.

• Lin Yan declared that he would wipe out the Blood Wolf Gang and Ghost Blade Sect, and Lin Dong and Qing Tan eagerly agreed.
• Master Yan pledged the Symbol Master Association's support, while Zi Yue left to bring troops from the City Lord's Mansion.
• At Flame City Square, Yue Shan threatened anyone who sided with the Lin Clan and proposed that the Lin Clan give the Ghost Blade Sect a share of its Yang Origin Stones; Lin Zhentian refused.
• Gui Yan denied the Ghost Blade Sect's involvement in the robbery, provoked the Lin Clan, and challenged Lin Yan to fight him.
• As Lin Zhentian led the humiliated Lin Clan away, a tall figure appeared before Gui Yan and punched him in the abdomen with Eight Extremities Collapse.

Lin Yan returned and struck Gui Yan, while Lin Dong assured the Lin Clan that Lin Yan had grown much stronger. Master Yan’s arrival alongside the Lin Clan surprised Xia Wanjin and suggested that Lin Yan had gained the support of the Talisman Master Association.

• Lin Yan appeared and sent Gui Yan flying with an Eight Extremities Collapse punch.
• Lin Zhentian worried about the clash, but Lin Dong told him Lin Yan had made a qualitative leap in strength.
• Lin Zhentian vowed to help Lin Yan escape if he could not defeat Gui Yan.
• Xuan Su welcomed Lin Yan’s return, while Xia Wanjin questioned why Master Yan had come with the Lin Clan.
• Xuan Su explained that Lin Yan had represented Flame City’s talisman masters and helped them win first place, leading Xia Wanjin to conclude Master Yan was backing Lin Yan.

Lin Yan decisively overwhelmed Gui Yan in their fight, while Yue Shan tried to intervene to save the Ghost Blade Sect leader. Xia Wanjin and Master Yan stopped him, leaving Lin Yan poised to finish Gui Yan.

• Yue Shan recognized Lin Yan and recalled how Lin Yan had thwarted him and helped the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce grow.
• Gui Yan challenged Lin Yan, but Lin Yan blocked his saber with the Heavy Profound Ruler and sent him staggering back.
• Lin Yan repeatedly struck Gui Yan with the ruler, suppressing him until his palms split and he could no longer hold his Ghost Blade.
• As Lin Yan prepared to land a final blow, Gui Yan cried to Yue Shan for help, and Yue Shan moved to intervene.
• Xia Wanjin blocked Yue Shan and reminded him to follow the rules, while Master Yan warned Yue Shan not to interfere.

Master Yan and Zi Yue joined Xia Wanjin in backing Lin Yan, leaving Yue Shan unable to attack him. After Lin Yan killed Gui Yan with his Demon Lotus Spirit-Slaughtering Array, Yue Shan tried to leave, but Lin Yan blocked his gang and demanded they settle their differences.

• Master Yan declared that he would protect Lin Yan, warning Yue Shan that he would have to get past him to attack.
• Zi Yue arrived with soldiers from the City Lord's Mansion and said her father had sent them to help Lin Yan.
• Gui Yan launched the Three-Step Ghost Shadow Blade at Lin Yan, but Lin Yan trapped him in the Demon Lotus Spirit-Slaughtering Array and corroded him to death.
• Yue Shan decided to leave with his men because Xia Wanjin, Master Yan, and Zi Yue had made him unable to act against Lin Yan.
• Lin Yan raised Flame Spirit Arrays to block Yue Shan's departure and approached him with his heavy ruler, saying they still had matters to settle.

Lin Yan confronted Yue Shan and declared that only the Lin Clan or the Blood Wolf Gang would survive. With the Ten Thousand Gold Chamber of Commerce, the Symbol Master Association, and the City Lord's Mansion backing him, Lin Yan began the attack on Yue Shan alongside Xia Wanjin and Master Yan.

• Lin Yan stopped Yue Shan from leaving and challenged the Blood Wolf Gang to a fight to the death.
• Lin Dong urged Lin Zhentian and the Lin Clan to trust Lin Yan, and Lin Zhentian pledged the clan's support.
• Yue Shan warned that Lin Yan's allies might not fight for him, but Xia Wanjin and Master Yan announced their support for Lin Yan.
• Zi Yue confirmed that her father, the City Lord, also backed Lin Yan, leaving Yue Shan despairing over his past choices.
• Yue Shan refused to offer last words, and Lin Yan, Xia Wanjin, and Master Yan attacked him.

After Yue Shan was killed, Lin Yan thanked the allies who had helped protect the Lin Clan. Zi Yue invited him to a meal, and Lin Yan agreed to visit her home once his family’s affairs were settled.

• Lin Yan killed Yue Shan, and the gathered forces recognized the Lin Clan’s new standing in Flame City.
• Lin Yan thanked Xia Wanjin and Xuan Su for supporting the Lin Clan, and he agreed to treat Xuan Su and Zhi Lan to a meal.
• Lin Yan thanked Master Yan and Zi Yue for helping defeat the Blood Wolf Gang.
• Zi Yue invited Lin Yan to a meal, and he promised to visit her home and treat her after handling his family’s affairs.

After helping the Lin Clan, Lin Yan rested and resumed cultivating, advancing to the third layer of the Life-Transformation Symbol Array. Lin Dong discovered his breakthrough while inviting him to dinner and was left stunned by how quickly Lin Yan had mastered it.

• Lin Yan said goodbye to Zi Yue, Xia Wanjin, and Master Yan, then returned to the Lin Clan and reassured Lin Zhentian that he had arrived at the right time.
• Lin Yan went home, slept after handling several major matters, and resumed cultivating his various skills, including the Life-Transformation Symbol Array.
• Several days later, Lin Xiao fully recovered with Lin Yan's pills and asked Lin Dong to invite Lin Yan to dinner.
• Lin Dong entered Lin Yan's home and sensed powerful spiritual energy, then saw Lin Yan activate the third layer of the Life-Transformation Symbol Array, the Myriad Transformation Flame.
• Lin Yan confirmed his breakthrough and explained that the array was easy for him because its structure resembled the Spirit Arrays he cultivated.