Chapter Summaries

Lin Changqing revealed that the Green Peak Sword was a top-grade, tenth-tier Emperor Weapon, stunning the sword experts and attendants around him. After his Spiritual Rain rescued the possessed survivors, he arranged proper burials for those who had died and compensation for their families.

• Lin Changqing examined the Green Peak Sword and said it was a top-grade, tenth-tier Emperor Weapon.
• Elder Sun and Cao Ruian praised the sword and Lin Changqing as those around them reacted with awe.
• The commoners and soldiers regained their senses and thanked Lin Changqing for saving them from the Demon Shadows.
• Lin Changqing lifted the kneeling survivors to their feet and sent the recovered beasts back to nearby forests.
• Lin Changqing told Cao Ruian to bury the dead properly, and Cao Ruian promised compensation for their families.

After defeating the Demon Shadow Army and closing the Spatial Rift, Lin Changqing spent the night in Jiao Province before departing for the Capital City the next morning. The people of Jiao Province thanked him as he left, while Cao Ruian confirmed the province was safe and began arranging recovery efforts.

• Lin Changqing agreed to stay overnight in Jiao City at Cao Ruian's urging, then absorbed his hundred Shadow God Generals and attended a banquet at the Inspector's Mansion.
• Cao Ruian reported that searches had found no remaining Demon Shadows and that the rescued civilians would be escorted home while compensation was arranged.
• Lin Changqing departed Jiao City on Golden Radiance with the Four Symbols Holy Guards as civilians, soldiers, and officials gathered to thank him.
• Lin Changqing told the people to live in peace, then rode through a Spatial Rift toward the Capital City as Cao Ruian praised him.

After learning that Lin Changqing had destroyed the Demon Shadow Clan’s southern operation, demon commanders withdrew from the Northern Border and East Sea. Leaders in the Demon Realm then agreed to focus their forces on Great Yu and make Lin Changqing their first target once the Emperor Monarch escaped.

• Ni Yan learned that Lin Changqing had killed three Demon Saints and closed the southern Spatial Rift, then ordered the demon army to withdraw from the Northern Border.
• The Human Race soldiers cheered as the Northern Border demons retreated, while their officers kept the defenses on alert.
• A Sea Demon Saint ordered the East Sea army to withdraw, fearing Lin Changqing would arrive if the fighting continued.
• Demon leaders in the ancient palace reviewed their losses in the Western Regions and Jiao Province and blamed Lin Changqing for their defeats.
• The Demon Realm leaders agreed to gather intelligence on Lin Changqing, concentrate more forces against Great Yu, and make destroying Great Yu and killing Lin Changqing their first target after the Emperor Monarch broke free.

Lin Changqing crushed the demonic threat in Jiao Province, slew three Demon Saints, and closed the Spatial Rift, prompting Emperor Su Gan to celebrate the victory and consider whether Lin could seal the Western Regions rift as well. As the Taixu Saint Emperor kept watch at the Saint Emperor Mansion, Su Wanqing broke through while cultivating in seclusion.

• Lin Changqing traveled through the Spatial Rift on Golden Radiance, confident that he could face more Demon Saints with the Green Peak Sword.
• Su Gan received Cao Ruian’s report that Lin Changqing and the Four Symbols Holy Guards had slain three Demon Saints, destroyed the Demon Shadow Army, cleansed possessed people, and closed the Jiao Province Spatial Rift.
• Su Gan announced the victory at court, and the officials praised Lin Changqing and discussed whether he could close the long-standing Western Regions rift.
• Su Gan planned to lead the officials thirty li beyond the capital to welcome Lin Changqing, then went to the Saint Emperor Mansion after court.
• The Taixu Saint Emperor sensed Spiritual Power surging from the side hall and realized that Su Wanqing had broken through.

Su Wanqing emerged from seclusion at the middle sixth rank and learned that Lin Changqing had gone to quell a demonic calamity in Jiao Province. After Lin Changqing returned victorious, Su Gan and the Taixu Saint Emperor led an unprecedented welcome a hundred li outside the Capital City, and the story ended with Lin Changqing, Su Wanqing, and the officials riding back to the city.

• Su Wanqing broke through to the middle sixth rank and learned from the Taixu Saint Emperor that Lin Changqing had left to fight demons in Jiao Province.
• Su Gan announced that Lin Changqing had slain three demonic saints, closed the spatial rift, and quelled the uprising, then proposed a grand welcome.
• The Taixu Saint Emperor urged Su Gan to lead the officials a hundred li outside the Capital City, and the people joined the procession to await Lin Changqing.
• Lin Changqing returned on Golden Radiance as the crowds welcomed him, and he reunited with Su Wanqing, praising her breakthrough.
• Lin Changqing confirmed that the Jiao Province crisis was over and that the demons on the Northern and Eastern Borders had withdrawn, then rode back toward the Capital City with Su Wanqing and Su Gan.

Lin Changqing returned to the Capital after defeating the Demon Saints in Jiao Province and closing a new Spatial Rift, then settled back into a peaceful routine. The other border armies withdrew, while Su Wanqing and the Taixu Saint Emperor continued making progress under Lin Changqing’s guidance.

• Su Gan offered Lin Changqing more provinces as a reward, but Lin Changqing declined and explained that the Zhentian Seal could not close the ancient Western Regions rift.
• Su Mingli and the other princes hurried to court Lin Changqing at his residence, but Su Wanqing ushered her husband inside to rest.
• Lin Changqing reunited with Su Wanqing and spent the night with her after she asked for a reward for reaching the middle stage of the Sixth Rank.
• Emperor Yu received reports that the demon and sea demon armies had withdrawn from the Northern and Eastern Border defense lines after the defeat in Jiao Province.
• Lin Changqing guided Su Wanqing’s cultivation and advised the Taixu Saint Emperor, who felt closer to Martial Saint Peak.

Lin Changqing signed in for a Tenth-tier Supreme Grade Heavenly Gang Saint Armor, which could defend against soul attacks as well as physical ones. The next day, Xiao Qianjun visited and asked Lin Changqing for guidance on breaking through to Ninth-Rank Martial Saint before his lifespan ran out.

• Lin Changqing signed in for the Tenth-tier Supreme Grade Heavenly Gang Saint Armor and claimed it, upgrading its defenses to block soul attacks.
• Lin Changqing considered whether his new armor and Green Peak Sword could let him face the Nine Nether Demon Emperor, then went back to sleep beside Su Wanqing.
• The next day, Lin Changqing guided Su Wanqing's cultivation when Uncle Liu announced that Xiao Qianjun had come to visit.
• Xiao Qianjun presented Lin Changqing with a thousand-year Snow Marrow Ganoderma and asked permission to tell him a story.
• Xiao Qianjun recounted how demons had killed his family, explained that he had been stuck at the peak of the Eighth-Rank Grandmaster realm for nearly three hundred years, and begged Lin Changqing for guidance.
• Lin Changqing told Xiao Qianjun to rise first.

Lin Changqing diagnosed Xiao Qianjun’s cultivation problems and gave him detailed guidance despite lacking a treasure to improve his innate talent. Three days later, Xiao Qianjun’s Spiritual Power flowed more smoothly, and the bottleneck to becoming a Ninth-Rank Martial Saint had loosened slightly.

• Lin Changqing told Xiao Qianjun that his average innate talent made advancing to Ninth-Rank Martial Saint unlikely without a rare Ninth-tier Supreme Grade Heavenly Treasure.
• When Xiao Qianjun prepared to leave in despair, Lin Changqing offered to guide his cultivation, and Xiao Qianjun pleaded for his help.
• Lin Changqing examined Xiao Qianjun’s meridians and explained how to adjust his Spiritual Power circulation and distribute its force during breakthrough attempts.
• Lin Changqing gave Xiao Qianjun further advice on his Cultivation Technique, breakthrough timing, and state of mind while Su Wanqing listened.
• Three days later, Xiao Qianjun applied Lin Changqing’s advice and found his Spiritual Power flowing smoothly and his long-standing bottleneck slightly loosened.

Xiao Qianjun began seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to Ninth-Rank Martial Saint after receiving Lin Changqing’s guidance and support from Su Gan. At the Saint Emperor Mansion, Su Wanqing also entered seclusion to advance, while Lin Changqing refused Lin Hu’s chess challenge and sent him to play Golden Radiance instead.

• Xiao Qianjun told Su Gan he would enter seclusion to attempt a breakthrough, and Su Gan supplied him with three hundred thousand Top-grade Spirit Crystals and three ninth-tier Heavenly Treasures.
• Xiao Qianjun handed the Demon Suppressing Division’s duties to Lu Jingchen and the right commander, then entered his Quiet Room to cultivate.
• Unaware that his deputies hoped to take his position, Xiao Qianjun began his breakthrough attempt, while Lin Changqing judged his chances below fifty percent but believed he could save his life if he failed.
• Su Wanqing told Lin Changqing she was ready to attempt the late Sixth Rank, and he approved her entering seclusion.
• Lin Changqing rejected Lin Hu’s repeated requests for a chess game and directed him to Golden Radiance, who defeated Lin Hu three times.

The Demons and the Great Qing Dynasty prepared a fake Martial Emperor inheritance to lure human Martial Saints into a trap and kill Lin Changqing. The inheritance appeared in Qing Prefecture, and the Qing Emperor and Patriarch Qingyun began drawing other factions toward it while planning to betray them.

• A Demon Saint reported that the Demons and Great Qing had prepared a false inheritance space with a killing formation and planned to seal it once human Martial Saints entered.
• A peak Demon Saint decided to inspect the trap personally because Lin Changqing had repeatedly thwarted the Demons’ plans.
• A Spatial Rift opened in Qing Prefecture, and Deng Jingchun’s scouts and deathsworn men reported that it contained what appeared to be an ancient Martial Emperor’s inheritance.
• The Qing Emperor sent troops and Martial Saint retainers to secure the site, while news of the inheritance spread across the Heavenly Martial Continent.
• The Qing Emperor and Patriarch Qingyun agreed to demand benefits from other factions before granting them entry, intending to lure their Martial Saints—and Lin Changqing—into the trap.

News of a Martial Emperor inheritance in Great Qing stirred Su Gan and Great Yu’s court, who sought access to it. The Taixu Saint Emperor recalled a past inheritance battle that had cost Great Yu an ancestor and warned that this chance could be vital against the demons.

• Su Gan learned that a Martial Emperor inheritance had appeared in Great Qing and decided Great Yu had to secure a share.
• At court, Great Yu’s officials urged Su Gan to negotiate with Great Qing and enlist other powers to pressure them; Su Gan sent a message requesting places in the inheritance space.
• Su Gan visited the Taixu Saint Emperor and reported the inheritance, noting that the Third Ancestor’s cultivation had advanced under Lin Changqing’s guidance.
• The Taixu Saint Emperor recalled how rival powers once fought over an inheritance, leading a Great Yu ancestor to die in an explosion that destroyed it.
• The Taixu Saint Emperor declared that Great Yu must seize this opportunity to grow stronger before the Demon World’s seal broke.

Su Gan and the Taixu Saint Emperor planned to pressure the Great Qing Dynasty into sharing an ancient Martial Emperor inheritance, and they sent Shen An to inform Lin Changqing. Lin Changqing learned through a system mission that the inheritance was a demonic trap meant to kill the Human Race’s Martial Saints, and he began considering how to stop it.

• The Taixu Saint Emperor ordered negotiations with the Great Qing Dynasty and arranged for Lin Changqing to hear about the inheritance space.
• The Taixu Saint Emperor decided to visit Lin Changqing in person, while Su Gan hoped their alliance would secure a larger share of the inheritance.
• Shen An told Lin Changqing that an ancient Martial Emperor inheritance had appeared in Qing Prefecture and that Great Yu planned to pressure Great Qing into sharing it.
• The system warned Lin Changqing that demons had made the inheritance space a trap to lure in and annihilate the Human Race’s Martial Saints, and promised a complete Martial Emperor inheritance for stopping the plot.
• Lin Changqing told Shen An he would consider the proposal, then became thoughtful after the eunuch left.

Lin Changqing told the Taixu Saint Emperor that the Martial Emperor Inheritance Space in Great Qing Dynasty was a demonic trap designed to kill the Human Race’s Ninth-Rank Martial Saints. He rejected simply warning or blocking the others and hinted that he would visit the trap himself.

• Lin Changqing considered traveling to Great Qing Dynasty and trusted his Half-Emperor cultivation and hidden artifacts to protect him.
• The Taixu Saint Emperor arrived at the Saint Emperor Mansion and told Lin Changqing about the inheritance space drawing factions to Great Qing Dynasty.
• Lin Changqing revealed that the inheritance space was a demonic scheme, and the Taixu Saint Emperor accepted his warning after considering how suspiciously fast the news had spread.
• The Taixu Saint Emperor asked how they could stop other Martial Saints from entering, but Lin Changqing explained that a small first group might return safely and lure in even more people.
• Lin Changqing said he would visit the trap himself rather than let the demons’ plan go unchallenged.

Lin Changqing revealed two peak tenth-tier Emperor Weapons to reassure the Taixu Saint Emperor that he could survive the demons’ trap around the supposed Martial Emperor inheritance. He decided to depart within five days, while Su Gan warned Great Yu’s Martial Saints to stay at the defensive line.

• Lin Changqing told the Taixu Saint Emperor he would enter the demons’ ambush, feign falling into the trap, and then turn the tables.
• Lin Changqing showed the Taixu Saint Emperor the Green Peak Sword and Heavenly Gang Saint Armor, both tenth-tier Supreme Grade Emperor Weapons, and said only a Demon Emperor appearing in person could threaten him.
• The Taixu Saint Emperor agreed to accompany Lin Changqing and said Great Yu’s three hidden Ninth-Rank Martial Saints would protect Capital City and Bing Province.
• Lin Changqing checked Su Wanqing’s cultivation and said they would leave within about five days, before the demons could lure most Martial Saints into the trap.
• The Taixu Saint Emperor told Su Gan that the Martial Emperor inheritance was a demonic trap, and Su Gan ordered the Supreme Ancestor and others to remain at the defensive line.

As Martial Saints from across the continent converged on Great Qing’s supposed Martial Emperor inheritance, Lin Changqing waited for Su Wanqing to finish her breakthrough before setting out to expose the demons’ trap. After saying goodbye to Su Wanqing, Lin Changqing, the Taixu Saint Emperor, and their companions departed for Qing Prefecture.

• Great Qing agreed to let other powerful dynasties and sects enter the Inheritance Space under strict conditions, prompting Martial Saints and other martial artists to rush toward Qing Prefecture.
• Xiao Yunhe received news of the inheritance and left his secluded cave, determined to risk the trap for a chance to break through and extend his life.
• Lin Changqing waited until Su Wanqing broke through to late Sixth Rank before agreeing to depart with the Taixu Saint Emperor.
• Su Wanqing embarrassedly greeted the Taixu Saint Emperor after he witnessed her embrace Lin Changqing, then learned about the demons’ trap and worried over their journey.
• Su Wanqing prepared a farewell meal, while the Four Symbols Holy Guards and Golden Radiance pledged to protect Lin Changqing.
• Lin Changqing, the Taixu Saint Emperor, the Four Symbols Holy Guards, and Golden Radiance entered a Spatial Rift bound for Qing Prefecture as Su Wanqing watched and wished for their safe return.

Lin Changqing crossed the East Sea toward the Great Qing Dynasty’s Martial Emperor inheritance space, killing several sea demons and forcing the East Sea forces to clear his path. Overturning Sea Heavenly Saint ordered the demons not to interfere, trusting that a trap at the inheritance space would deal with Lin Changqing.

• Lin Changqing traveled east across the sea with Grand Void Saint Emperor and Golden Radiance, admiring the ocean as demonic aura thickened below.
• Several Seventh-tier Demon Kings approached Lin Changqing, but his glance killed them before he unleashed his Half-Emperor pressure across the sea.
• Overturning Sea Heavenly Saint learned that Lin Changqing had entered the East Sea and ordered the sea clans to move aside rather than confront him.
• Overturning Sea Heavenly Saint explained that Lin Changqing was heading toward the Great Qing Dynasty’s Martial Emperor inheritance space, where the Heavenly Saints had prepared a trap.
• The East Sea demons retreated and opened a passage as Lin Changqing crossed the sea, saving the Green Peak Sword’s power for the inheritance space.

Lin Changqing arrived in Qing Prefecture with the Great Yu delegation to investigate the Martial Emperor’s inheritance, which he knew was a demon trap despite its convincing appearance. As the gathered powers greeted him, the Sky-Sundering Axe Venerable challenged him to a fight.

• The Ironbone Saint Venerable recognized Lin Changqing and allowed the Great Yu group to pass the Coastal Defense Line toward Qing Prefecture.
• Lin Changqing observed Grandmasters and Martial Saints traveling toward the inheritance, while Golden Radiance carried his group ahead through the Spatial Rift.
• Lin Changqing and his companions arrived at the camp surrounding the ancient-looking inheritance rift, where representatives of the other dynasties and sects had gathered.
• Patriarch Qingyun welcomed Lin Changqing and considered using Great Yu’s additional Saint Realm guards to bargain for favors, despite knowing the inheritance was a demon trap.
• The Sky-Sundering Axe Venerable confronted Lin Changqing and challenged him to a fight so he could seek a breakthrough.

Li Changqing allowed the Four Symbols Holy Guards and Golden Radiance to accept Li Pokong’s challenge together, and Patriarch Qingyun moved the fight away from the Martial Emperor Inheritance Space. The five joined their powers in the Four Symbols Killing Array, and their combined beast phantom collided with Li Pokong’s axe attack.

• Li Pokong challenged Lin Changqing and provoked the Four Symbols Holy Guards and Golden Radiance into fighting him.
• Lin Changqing told the four guards and Golden Radiance to attack Li Pokong together, while he stayed to watch.
• Patriarch Qingyun led both sides and the watching Martial Saints to a barren mountain range and raised a protective barrier.
• The Four Symbols Holy Guards and Golden Radiance formed the Four Symbols Killing Array, merging their five elemental powers into a vast beast phantom.
• Li Pokong unleashed his perfected Heaven-Opening Earth-Rending Slash, and his giant phantom axe collided with the five-colored beast.

The Four Symbols Holy Guards and Golden Radiance defeated Li Pokong with their five-element formation, while Lin Changqing refused Patriarch Qingyun’s demand to limit his party’s places in the Martial Emperor Inheritance Space. The factions prepared to enter the inheritance space, where Lin Changqing suspected a hidden demon plot awaited them.

• Lin Hu and the Four Symbols Holy Guards joined with Golden Radiance to shatter Li Pokong’s axe phantom and overwhelm him in battle.
• The Four Symbols Holy Guards withdrew their formation after Li Pokong admitted defeat and vowed to challenge them again.
• Patriarch Qingyun restored the damaged landscape, then questioned Lin Changqing’s party for exceeding the agreed limit of three Saint-level entrants.
• Lin Changqing refused to pay or reduce his party and said they would enter that day, forcing Patriarch Qingyun to grant the Great Yu Dynasty an exception.
• The other Martial Saints accepted the exception after witnessing Lin Changqing’s party defeat Li Pokong.

Lin Changqing entered the Martial Emperor Inheritance Space and discovered that its tempting halls and spiritual energy concealed a demonic trap. As other Martial Saints scattered to pursue treasures, he detected a vast formation hidden beneath the space, while the danger remained undiscovered by most of those inside.

• Patriarch Qingyun allowed all seven Great Yu experts to enter while secretly expecting the demons to trap and kill everyone inside.
• Lin Changqing warned Elder Sun of the Great Yan Dynasty that the inheritance space might be a trap, then entered with the Taixu Saint Emperor and the Four Symbols Holy Guards.
• The Martial Saints arrived in a plaza surrounded by treasure-filled halls, and Patriarch Qingyun encouraged them to seek opportunities on their own.
• Most Martial Saints rushed off toward the halls, while Lin Changqing stayed near the entrance and examined the space with his Half-Emperor senses.
• Lin Changqing discovered that the treasures were genuine but less powerful than they appeared, and that the spiritual energy could corrupt visitors and provoke violence.
• Lin Changqing detected a colossal, deeply concealed formation spanning the entire inheritance space.