Chapter Summaries

Xiao Lin went to the Qi Household to avenge the Yang Household, which it had destroyed, and effortlessly killed its defenders and Qi Wei. He gave outsiders time to flee before erasing the Qi Household, then disappeared from Baiting City.

• Xiao Lin announced that he had come to the Qi Household for revenge, and Qi Wei ordered his people to surround him.
• Xiao Lin took a step and caused the surrounding Qi Household members to explode, then killed Qi Wei with another step.
• Qi Zhong arrived, and Xiao Lin gave everyone outside the Qi Household three minutes to leave.
• The guests fled, while Qi Zhong demanded to know why Xiao Lin had come; Xiao Lin explained that his daughter-in-law belonged to the Yang Household, which the Qi Household had destroyed.
• After the three minutes passed, Xiao Lin summoned a gigantic stellar palm that crushed the Qi Household and left a deep pit.
• Xiao Lin disappeared from Baiting City after the dust settled.

After avenging the Xi Yue Clan, Xiao Lin wandered through the Central Plains while searching for materials to forge a weapon. He arrived at Heavenly Star City, learned it belonged to Starfall Pavilion, and entered with Xu Mo, who asked what had brought him there.

• Xiao Lin considered what to do after taking revenge on the Xi Yue Clan and decided to keep wandering while gathering weapon-refining materials.
• Xiao Lin reached Heavenly Star City and admired its protective formation and imposing name.
• Xu Mo told Xiao Lin that Heavenly Star City was a major city under Starfall Pavilion and offered to introduce it.
• Xiao Lin learned that Xu Mo was the city lord's son and a Starfall Pavilion disciple who had become a Dou Emperor in his twenties.
• Xu Mo sensed that Xiao Lin was extremely powerful, addressed him as Senior Lin, and asked why he had come to Heavenly Star City.

Xiao Lin learned that the Starfall Pavilion possessed the Extraterrestrial Meteoric Iron and Stellar Sand he sought, but obtaining them required completing an external commission. He declined the search for Yao Lao and heard that the Pavilion urgently needed a grandmaster formation mage.

• Xiao Lin asked Xu Mo to help him find Extraterrestrial Meteoric Iron and Stellar Sand, but Xu Mo said Heavenly Star City had none.
• Xu Mo explained that the Starfall Pavilion had both materials because its founders had built the Pavilion around an Extraterrestrial Meteorite.
• Xu Mo said Xiao Lin could claim the materials by locating Yao Lao, but Xiao Lin chose not to take that commission.
• Xu Mo revealed that the Starfall Pavilion had another commission for a grandmaster formation mage, and Xiao Lin recognized that it suited his skills.

Xiao Lin met Xu Mo, who was seeking a Formation Grandmaster for Starfall Pavilion, and proved his skill by setting up several formations. Xu Mo brought him back to the sect, where the abundant Astral Power began loosening Xiao Lin’s Four-Star Dou Venerable bottleneck.

• Xiao Lin learned that Xu Mo had been tasked with finding a Formation Grandmaster for Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Lin revealed his knowledge of formations and set up several low-level formations to prove his skill to Xu Mo.
• Xu Mo accepted Xiao Lin as a Formation Grandmaster and took him to Starfall Pavilion without stopping at the City Lord's Manor.
• Xiao Lin sensed the dense Astral Power in the Heavenly Star Mountain Range and admired Starfall Pavilion as a place to cultivate.
• Xiao Lin's body absorbed the Astral Power, and his Four-Star Dou Venerable bottleneck began to loosen.

Xiao Lin arrived at Starfall Pavilion and proved his extraordinary formation skill to Xu Mo’s master. Feng Xian welcomed him and Xiao Lin identified the sect-protecting formation as the source of the Pavilion’s trouble, leaving its leaders stunned.

• Xu Mo brought Xiao Lin to meet his master after reporting that he had found a Formation Grandmaster.
• Xiao Lin identified seven low-level formations along the way and revealed that he had disabled the formation in the hall.
• Xiao Lin reactivated and then stopped the hall’s formation, convincing Xu Mo’s master that he was exceptionally skilled.
• Xu Mo’s master took Xiao Lin to meet Feng Xian, Starfall Pavilion’s deputy Pavilion Master.
• Xiao Lin told Feng Xian that Starfall Pavilion’s sect-protecting formation had developed a problem, shocking Feng Xian and Xu Mo’s master.

Xiao Lin agreed to repair Starfall Pavilion’s malfunctioning Starfall Formation in exchange for rare materials, then found an extraordinary meteorite that drew in Astral Power. He asked Feng Xian to let him take a small piece of it instead, suspecting it was a Stellar Fragment.

• Feng Xian revealed that Starfall Pavilion’s Starfall Formation had stopped functioning and apologized for testing Xiao Lin.
• Xiao Lin offered to repair the formation in exchange for Extraterrestrial Meteoric Iron and Stellar Sand, and Feng Xian accepted immediately.
• Feng Xian led Xiao Lin to the stone tower where stellar energy gathered around an extraterrestrial meteorite.
• Xiao Lin felt the meteorite’s immense Astral Power and asked Feng Xian to replace his original payment with a small piece of it.
• Xiao Lin suspected the meteorite was a Stellar Fragment left behind by an exploding star.

Xiao Lin agreed with Feng Xian to repair Starfall Pavilion’s Starfall Formation in exchange for carving a small piece from the Stellar Fragment. After strengthening the formation and fixing its Astral Power leakage, Xiao Lin prepared to absorb the abundant power throughout the Heavenly Star Mountain Range.

• Xiao Lin asked Feng Xian for permission to carve a one-meter piece from the Stellar Fragment, and Feng Xian agreed as long as Starfall Pavilion and its formation were unaffected.
• Xiao Lin promised to repair the Starfall Formation and increase its power by around thirty percent, and Feng Xian stepped aside so he could begin.
• Xiao Lin discovered that the crude formation had been leaking Astral Power drawn in by the Stellar Fragment, leaving the Heavenly Star Mountain Range saturated with it.
• Xiao Lin used Spirit Seals over several days to improve the Starfall Formation and prevent it from failing when Astral Power became too dense.
• After finishing the repairs, Xiao Lin decided to absorb the Astral Power throughout Starfall Pavilion and the Heavenly Star Mountain Range.

Xiao Lin absorbed the Astral Power accumulated in Starfall Pavilion and advanced from a Four-Star Dou Venerable to a Nine-Star Dou Venerable. After more than three months of cultivation, the mountain range returned to normal, leaving him to marvel at his breakthrough.

• Xiao Lin began devouring the Astral Power stored in Starfall Pavilion, making the Heavenly Star Mountain Range glow like a sea of stars.
• Feng Xian reassured Starfall Pavilion’s disciples and elders, who accepted the transformation as a harmless effect of Xiao Lin repairing the formation.
• Xiao Lin cultivated with the Star Codex for nearly three months as the Astral Power in Starfall Pavilion steadily diminished.
• The Astral Power phenomenon faded, drawing the attention of nearby forces away from Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Lin opened his eyes and discovered that he had advanced from a Four-Star Dou Venerable to a Nine-Star Dou Venerable.

Xiao Lin improved Starfall Pavilion’s formation, received a Stellar Fragment, and left after staying for three days. Soon after he departed, two hidden figures identified him as the man who had destroyed the Qi Household.

• Xiao Lin told Feng Xian that he had improved the Starfall Formation, and Feng Xian activated it to confirm its power had increased by at least thirty percent.
• Feng Xian arranged for Xu Mo to host Xiao Lin, who stayed at Starfall Pavilion for three more days.
• Xiao Lin bid Feng Xian farewell and accepted a one-meter Stellar Fragment as his reward.
• Xiao Lin left the Heavenly Star Mountain Range, pleased with his breakthrough to the Nine-Star Dou Venerable realm, the fragment, and his mastery of the Starfall Formation.
• Two hidden figures watched Xiao Lin and identified him as the man who had destroyed the Qi Household in Baiting City.

Kunwu, a Six-Star Dou Zong elder of Yellow Springs Pavilion, tracked Xiao Lin to avenge the destroyed Qi Household and mistook Xiao Lin for a weaker Dou Zong. Xiao Lin revealed his Dou Venerable strength, defeated Kunwu, and headed for Yellow Springs Pavilion with him as a captive.

• A man identified Xiao Lin to Kunwu, explaining that Xiao Lin had destroyed the Qi Household, which Kunwu had taken under Yellow Springs Pavilion's protection.
• Kunwu pursued Xiao Lin through the Central Plains, while Xiao Lin changed course twice and realized he was being followed.
• Kunwu confronted Xiao Lin over the Qi Household and demanded that he return to Yellow Springs Pavilion for judgment.
• Xiao Lin stopped hiding his strength and struck Kunwu down with a Starry Hand, sparing his life.
• Xiao Lin seized Kunwu and flew toward Yellow Springs Pavilion to prevent further retaliation from its elders.

Xiao Lin stormed Yellow Springs Pavilion and demanded accountability for Kunwu’s actions against the Qi Household. Yellow Springs Venerable confronted him but hesitated to fight, leaving them in an awkward standoff.

• Yellow Springs Venerable sensed an intruder and emerged from seclusion to confront the disturbance at his pavilion.
• He found Xiao Lin surrounded by fallen disciples and elders, holding the badly injured Kunwu in a giant hand of starlit Dou Qi.
• Xiao Lin explained through his actions that he had brought Kunwu to Yellow Springs Pavilion to prevent further retaliation over the Qi Household.
• Yellow Springs Venerable threatened Xiao Lin, but after seeing how easily he had defeated the pavilion’s people, he refused to attack.

Xiao Lin pressured Yellow Springs Venerable while quietly analyzing Yellow Springs Pavilion’s protective formation. Yellow Springs Venerable chose to save himself by killing Kunwu, leaving the pavilion’s disciples and elders frightened and distrustful.

• Xiao Lin tightened the Starry Hand around Kunwu to force Yellow Springs Venerable to act, while Yellow Springs Venerable weighed the danger of confronting him.
• Yellow Springs Venerable stripped Kunwu of his position and expelled him, then claimed he would punish Kunwu to apologize to Xiao Lin.
• Yellow Springs Venerable used Shadow Soul Devour on Kunwu after Xiao Lin released him from the Starry Hand, draining his blood and annihilating his soul.
• Yellow Springs Pavilion’s disciples and elders grew fearful and uncertain after witnessing their pavilion master kill Kunwu.
• Yellow Springs Venerable decided that killing Kunwu had protected the pavilion, while Xiao Lin watched the aftermath with a meaningful look.

Xiao Lin forced Yellow Springs Venerable to take responsibility for Kunwu’s actions against him, while avoiding destroying the Yellow Springs Pavilion. Yellow Springs Venerable apologized and offered his Storage Ring as compensation, leaving the dispute close to being settled.

• Yellow Springs Venerable executed Kunwu and asked Xiao Lin to spare the remaining members of the Yellow Springs Pavilion.
• Xiao Lin denied fault for injuring the pavilion’s disciples and elders, and Yellow Springs Venerable punished those who had attacked him.
• Xiao Lin introduced himself as Lin Xiao, then explained that Kunwu had pursued him after Xiao Lin avenged his daughter-in-law’s family in Baiting City.
• Yellow Springs Venerable condemned Kunwu, apologized on the Yellow Springs Pavilion’s behalf, and handed Xiao Lin his Storage Ring as compensation.

Xiao Lin accepted Yellow Springs Venerable's compensation, including Lightning-Struck Wood and a Heavenly Demon Pill, and declared their dispute settled. After Xiao Lin left Yellow Springs Pavilion, Yellow Springs Venerable privately considered revenge and ordered the incident kept secret.

• Xiao Lin inspected Yellow Springs Venerable's Storage Ring and found Lightning-Struck Wood, medicinal pills including a Tier 8 Heavenly Demon Pill, and gold coins.
• Xiao Lin accepted the compensation and said he would no longer pursue Kunwu's matter or Yellow Springs Pavilion's offenses.
• Yellow Springs Venerable toured the pavilion with Xiao Lin, who accepted his invitation to visit again before departing.
• After Xiao Lin left, Yellow Springs Venerable vowed to seek revenge if an opportunity arose and ordered that the day's events not be spread outside.

After Lin Xiao attacked Yellow Springs Pavilion, news of Yellow Springs Venerable’s humiliation spread across the Central Plains and ruined the pavilion’s reputation. Yellow Springs Pavilion sealed itself for ten years, while Lin Xiao became famous throughout the region and attracted Soul Hall’s interest.

• Rumors spread that Yellow Springs Venerable had killed Second Elder Kunwu and given Lin Xiao a Storage Ring to apologize after the attack on Yellow Springs Pavilion.
• Yellow Springs Venerable punished disciples, but the news grew more sensational and smaller factions began considering leaving Yellow Springs Pavilion.
• Yellow Springs Venerable recalled the pavilion’s outside disciples and announced that Yellow Springs Pavilion would be sealed for ten years.
• Danta, Soul Hall, Starfall Pavilion, and other major factions discussed Lin Xiao’s attack, and Soul Hall considered recruiting him as a Heavenly Venerate.
• Lin Xiao’s reputation spread throughout the Central Plains, and young people began regarding him as an idol.

Xiao Lin reached Purple Extremity City while searching for the last primary material he needed for forging, but learned he might have to wait for an upcoming auction. Three Mid-Level Dou Venerables followed him there, and the chapter ended when they asked to meet him.

• Xiao Lin traveled east through the Central Plains, wary of provoking powerful experts or hidden sects.
• Xiao Lin arrived in Purple Extremity City and searched its material shops, but did not find the final forging material he needed.
• Xiao Lin learned that an auction would be held in three days and decided to stay in the city until then.
• Xiao Lin heard that news of his attack on Yellow Springs Pavilion had reached Purple Extremity City and speculated that hostile factions had spread it.
• Three Mid-Level Dou Venerables entered the inn and sent word that they had come to call on Xiao Lin.

Xiao Lin received a visit from three powerful experts representing the Three Hidden Sects. They invited him to attend the Space Trading Assembly a year later, including its central trading venue.

• An innkeeper told Xiao Lin that three visitors had come to see him, and Xiao Lin agreed to meet them.
• Xiao Lin assessed the three visitors as two Five-Star Dou Venerables and one Six-Star Dou Venerable, then asked who they were.
• Bei Fengyan and Jian Xuan identified themselves as representatives of Empty Profound Sect and Treasure Mirror Mountain, while the third man represented Earthwalker Sect.
• Jian Xuan invited Xiao Lin to the Space Trading Assembly, and Xiao Lin recognized the three sects as the assembly's organizers.

Xiao Lin accepted an invitation to the Three Hidden Sects’ Space Trading Assembly, hoping to find the refining material he still needed, and decided to leave Purple Extremity City after its auction disappointed him. On his way out, Shaluo, Soul Hall’s Sixth Heavenly Venerable, intercepted him, leaving Xiao Lin facing an unexpected threat from Soul Hall.

• Yan Lu, Bei Fengyan, and Jian Xuan invited Xiao Lin to the Space Trading Assembly a year later, and he accepted their token for entry to its core area.
• Xiao Lin considered waiting in Purple Extremity City, since he wanted the Assembly but could not rush his cultivation after recently reaching Nine-Star Dou Venerable.
• Xiao Lin attended Purple Extremity City’s auction three days later, found nothing worthwhile, and left the city.
• A spatial passage opened ahead of Xiao Lin as he traveled, and he stopped warily.
• Shaluo emerged from the passage, introduced himself as Soul Hall’s Sixth Heavenly Venerable, and confronted Xiao Lin.

Xiao Lin judged that fighting Shaluo, the Soul Hall's Sixth Heavenly Venerable, would bring unwanted trouble, so he fled before Shaluo could finish making his invitation. Shaluo did not consider Xiao Lin an enemy, and Xiao Lin escaped far enough to believe he had shaken him off.

• Xiao Lin assessed Shaluo's strength and decided against attacking him because he wanted to avoid provoking the Soul Hall.
• Shaluo began to invite Xiao Lin on behalf of the Soul Hall, but Xiao Lin interrupted him and escaped through a spatial passage.
• Shaluo was left baffled, then realized Xiao Lin wanted to avoid both offending the Soul Hall and joining it.
• Shaluo returned to the Soul Hall and reported what happened, leading the organization to mark Xiao Lin for observation rather than as an enemy.
• Xiao Lin opened several spatial passages and erased his traces before stopping to check whether he had escaped Shaluo.

After the Soul Hall targeted him, Xiao Lin returned to the Northwest Continent to lie low and inspect his arrangements. Back at the Xiao Household, he met his two-year-old grandson, Xiao Ding, for the first time.

• Xiao Lin decided to leave the Central Plains and hide from the Soul Hall for a year before returning for the Space Trade Fair.
• Xiao Lin returned to the Northwest Continent, checked that his spirit formation and embryonic Heavenly Flame were developing as planned, and went back to the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Lin met a toddler in the courtyard and felt an unexpected sense of familiarity with him.
• Yang Xiyue arrived, and Xiao Lin learned that the child was her son with Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding.
• Xiao Ding called Xiao Lin Grandpa, and Xiao Lin happily picked him up.