Recaps

Lin Tian entered the Heavenly Derivation Sect as a Deacon Disciple, secured cultivation methods and Pei Mansion support, and advanced to the Core Condensation Realm. After helping Pei Qingyu defeat the Five Extreme Yin Demons and rescue the captives, he considered remaining an Attendant of the Pei Mansion to conceal his breakthrough.

• Lin Tian arrived in Gaoyan Prefecture City and entered Heavenly Derivation Sect screening, where his bone quality earned him an Iron Token but the elders returned it after choosing other candidates.
• Lin Tian accepted Deacon Disciple status through Deacon Guan, then used his monthly Library Pavilion access to select five high-level elemental cultivation methods.
• Lin Tian secured Pei Qingyu’s support and cultivated the Geng Metal True-Condensing Art, while refusing Li An’s proposal to steal a sect manual.
• Lin Tian passed the monthly assessment and broke through to the early stage of the Core Condensation Realm, while Pei Qingyu’s merchant businesses faced pirates and collapsing trade.
• Pei Qingyu asked Lin Tian to help rescue two captive elders from the Five Extreme Yin Demons, and he delayed until he completed the Demon-Subduing Golden Body and reached the Silver Garment realm.
• Lin Tian boarded a ship with Pei Qingyu and went to Extreme Yin Island, where he defeated the Five Extreme Yin Demons and revealed his Core Condensation Realm strength.
• Lin Tian and Pei Qingyu freed the captives, recovered the stolen goods, and returned by ship, where Pei Qingyu asked him to remain an Attendant of the Pei Mansion.
• Lin Tian considered accepting Pei Qingyu’s offer because he wanted to keep his breakthrough from drawing attention at Heavenly Derivation Sect.

Lin Tian entered the Inner Academy, joined the Wood Courtyard, and exposed a Demon Sect stronghold during an investigation. After cultivating five streams of high-grade true qi, he failed to fuse them and went to seek Hua Chengming’s help.

• Lin Tian learned the Formless Combat Technique, entered the Inner Sect as a Core Condensation cultivator, and joined Hua Chengming’s Wood Courtyard.
• Lin Tian bought the Yi Chen Spear and used Formless to turn it into armor and a projectile while advancing his cultivation and spearwork.
• Lin Tian led Ma Liang, Wei Wu, and Song Tie to investigate a murdered disciple and discovered Demon Sect members in Worry-Forget Pavilion’s underground arena.
• Lin Tian’s report led the Heavenly Derivation Sect to attack the Demon Sect stronghold in Black Stone Town, where Lin Tian killed the Red-Haired Man and took his Token.
• A late-stage Demon Sect expert killed another sect disciple, and Lin Tian returned to the Heavenly Derivation Sect and began seclusion in the Spirit-Drawing Tower.
• Lin Tian learned that the Flesh and Blood Divine Sect was spreading across the Great You Dynasty as he cultivated his final stream of Separating Fire True Qi.
• Lin Tian completed five streams of high-grade true qi, failed to fuse them, and suffered severe injuries as they rampaged in his qi sea.
• Lin Tian recovered over two days, found his true qi increasingly difficult to control, and went to the Wood Courtyard to ask Hua Chengming for help.

Lin Tian claimed the Wood Courtyard’s Core Disciple position and ranked third after defeating Xiao Shaoyang. As he prepared for a looming demonic threat, he mastered the second level of the Formless Combat Technique, while a dispute over Geocentric Milk began at the sect.

• Lin Tian learned the River Walking image from Hua Chengming’s Nine Phases Map, gained control over his five streams of true qi, and agreed to become a Core Disciple and rank in the top three.
• Lin Tian defeated Zhao Chuan and Ling Baitang, secured the Wood Courtyard’s Core Disciple position, and entrusted Ma Liang with its daily affairs and resources.
• Lin Tian completed the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Spear and formed Spear Momentum before attending the Core Disciple ranking battle.
• Lin Tian defeated Xiao Shaoyang with Shadow Flash Thunder and ranked third, then agreed to fight Ye Zhen in exchange for Ye Zhen’s cultivation reward.
• Pei Qingyu received approval as an upper-tier merchant and learned that Lin Tian had become a Core Disciple, while Han Shuangjiang approached him at the banquet and found his power unusual.
• After a Core Condensation elder’s massacre revealed the danger of the Blood Baleful Divine Art, Lin Tian resolved to grow stronger and accepted Heavenly Marrow Fluid from Hua Chengming to help cure someone.
• Lin Tian mastered the second level of the Formless Combat Technique in a month and used Gray Mist to transform himself into Hua Chengming’s likeness.
• The Heavenly Derivation Sect learned that the Heavenly Dynasty Sect had found a Geocentric Cavern, and the Heavenly Dynasty Sect proposed a wagered duel for a larger share of its Geocentric Milk.

The Heavenly Derivation Sect prepared to resist the Heavenly Dynasty Sect’s challenge as Song Shaoyan defeated its leading disciples. Lin Tian finally entered the arena, defeated Song Shaoyan, and disrupted the Heavenly Dynasty Sect’s plans before the Alliance Conference.

• Mo Sheli rallied the Ten Great Sects against the Heavenly Dynasty Sect, while Lin Tian advanced his cultivation and repaired Mu Qingxue’s heart meridians with Gray Mist and Azure Wood True Qi.
• Song Shaoyan built momentum by defeating Gaoyan Prefecture City’s geniuses, and the Heavenly Derivation Sect divided scarce Heavenly Marrow Fluid among its Core Disciples to prepare for a challenge.
• Ye Zhen challenged Song Shaoyan and was defeated, while Hua Chengming told Lin Tian to stay out of the public contest until the sect signaled him to act.
• Chen Qingyu used Heavenly Marrow Treasure Fluid to develop Sword Momentum, but Song Shaoyan revealed his complete Sword Momentum and began to cripple her during their duel.
• Lin Tian intercepted Song Shaoyan’s killing strike against Chen Qingyu, then entered the arena and struck Song Shaoyan repeatedly with his spear.
• Song Shaoyan used his Sword Momentum Field to withstand Lin Tian’s attacks, but Lin Tian revealed his Spear Momentum and challenged him to surrender.
• Lin Tian and Song Shaoyan clashed in a storm of lightning and True Qi, and Lin Tian emerged uninjured while Song Shaoyan lay defeated in the arena.
• Mo Sheli recognized that Lin Tian’s victory would bring the Heavenly Derivation Sect treasures, disrupt the Heavenly Dynasty Sect’s plans, and strengthen Gaoyan Prefecture City’s position at the Alliance Conference.