Chapter Summaries

Lin Qingyun defeated Luo Kun, planted a Soul Seed in him, and recruited him as Dark Three by offering him a powerful soul cultivation method. After escorting Kalate’s caravan across the Blackplain, Lin Qingyun reached Black Mark City and considered beginning his campaign by sweeping through the Black Ranking.

• Lin Qingyun trapped Luo Kun in Black Flame, searched his memories with Soul Seed, and made him swear loyalty as Dark Three.
• Lin Qingyun returned to Kalate’s caravan, which set out again after the Black Storm passed.
• The caravan crossed the Blackplain without further trouble, and Kalate paid Lin Qingyun for protecting the group.
• Kalate warned Lin Qingyun not to reveal that he was a student of Jia Nan Academy in the Black-Corner Region.
• Lin Qingyun arrived at Black Mark City, heard that its upcoming auction might feature a Grade 7 Pill, and considered sweeping through the Black Ranking.

Lin Qingyun arrived in Black Mark City, gathered information on the Black Ranking, and chose Solanke as his first target. He lured Solanke away from the City Lord's Mansion to begin their fight.

• Kalate’s convoy entered Black Mark City, and Lin Qingyun parted ways with Kalate after passing through the gate.
• Lin Qingyun browsed the city, bought Black Ranking information from Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion, and selected Solanke as his target.
• Lin Qingyun rested until night, then put on a Ghost Mask and went to the City Lord’s Mansion, where Solanke was staying.
• Solanke burst from the mansion and attacked Lin Qingyun, who dodged and challenged him to chase after his mask.

Lin Qingyun fought Solanke in the mountain forest outside Black Mark City and killed him with a single punch. After completing one kill mission, Lin Qingyun left, while Dou Emperor-level cultivators arrived to investigate the destruction.

• Solanke pursued Lin Qingyun through the mountain forest and challenged him to fight.
• Solanke unleashed his killing intent and attacked Lin Qingyun with his battle saber, but Lin Qingyun dodged the strike.
• Lin Qingyun and Solanke clashed in the forest, tearing through the terrain as their fight intensified.
• Lin Qingyun struck Solanke with a punch that broke his saber and left him near death, then unleashed a devastating blow that killed him.
• Lin Qingyun received confirmation that he had completed one kill mission, bringing his remaining missions to ninety-nine, and departed.
• A Dou Emperor and other cultivators arrived to investigate the destruction, while people outside Black Mark City gathered after hearing the battle.

Lin Qingyun visited the Black Seal Auction House and submitted two Rank 6 Dou Wang Pills for auction. Their appraisal earned him the highest VIP rank and a seat in Auction Hall Ten, while the appraiser decided to report the powerful alchemist to the Eight Gates’ Sect Master.

• Lin Qingyun entered the Black Seal Auction House and went to its treasure appraisal room to arrange an auction.
• Lin Qingyun intimidated the Dou Ling appraiser with a single look, then presented two pills for evaluation.
• The appraiser confirmed the pills were excellent Rank 6 Dou Wang Pills and estimated that they could sell for twelve million.
• The auction house granted Lin Qingyun its highest VIP rank and gave him a purple crystal token and an Image-Retaining Stone listing Auction Hall Ten’s items.
• After Lin Qingyun left, the appraiser suspected he was a Sixth-grade Alchemist and possibly a Dou Emperor, then resolved to inform the Eight Gates’ Sect Master.

Lin Qingyun arrived at the Black Seal Auction House and used his purple token to enter a VIP room, where he observed the auction hall and its attendees. The auction began with Lin Qingyun watching from the crystal window.

• Lin Qingyun killed a third Black Ranking expert, then returned to the Black Seal Auction House as the crowd gathered for the auction.
• Lin Qingyun showed his purple token and was escorted through the VIP passage to a private room on the auction hall's highest level.
• A maid explained the VIP services and offered to help Lin Qingyun bid, but he sat quietly and declined to respond to her advances.
• Lin Qingyun inspected the private boxes and noticed Fan Ling of the Blood Sect, as well as a black-robed person whose details he could not discern.
• After waiting nearly half an hour, Lin Qingyun heard the bell, went to the crystal wall, and watched the white-haired auctioneer take the stage.

Lin Qingyun attended the Black Mark City Auction, where Eight Gates auctioned two sisters with natural Charm Bone physiques. As bidding escalated, Ga Shu stopped Ge Xiaozi from bidding, then unexpectedly placed a bid himself.

• The auction began, and Lin Qingyun watched the first items sell while reflecting on his Star River Ancient God Spear.
• Eight Gates presented two sisters, daughters of the fallen Charm Mistress, and auctioned them together as a pair with natural Charm Bone physiques.
• Bidders drove the sisters' price above six hundred thousand gold coins before Ge Xiaozi bid one million.
• Ga Shu scolded Ge Xiaozi for spending so much on women, and Ge Xiaozi promised to stop bidding.
• After another bidder offered one million fifty thousand, Ga Shu unexpectedly bid one million one hundred fifty thousand, leaving Ge Xiaozi stunned.

Ga Shu outbid a rival to win two women with natural Charm Bone, while Lin Qingyun watched the auction and noticed an elder from Heavenly Serpent Mansion. Lin Qingyun then placed a single bid on an ancient Fragmented Map, expecting someone else to deliver it to him.

• Ga Shu ignored Ge Zi’s warnings and won the two women with natural Charm Bone for five million five hundred thousand gold coins.
• Lin Qingyun sensed a woman who was an elder of Heavenly Serpent Mansion and wondered why she had come to the auction.
• Lin Qingyun thought of Qinglin as the auction moved on from a Flying Fighting Skill to less remarkable items.
• The auctioneer presented a tattered ancient parchment as a possible Treasure Map, and Lin Qingyun told his maid to bid once and stop if anyone offered more.
• Panpan announced the Fragmented Map’s starting price of one hundred thousand gold coins and opened the bidding.

Lin Qingyun won a Fragmented Map at the auction and sold two Dou Wang Pills to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion for eleven million gold coins. After meeting Gu Lie, the Sect Master of Eight Gates, to collect his proceeds, Lin Qingyun asked him to supply a costly list of medicinal herbs, leaving Gu Lie to decide whether he could fulfill the request.

• Lin Qingyun bid one hundred and ten thousand gold coins for the Fragmented Map, and the auctioneer sold it to him after no one else raised the price.
• A mysterious person in black robes bought the Earth Core Fire Zhi, and Lin Qingyun recognized him as Xiao Yanzi.
• Elder Qing of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion won Lin Qingyun's two perfect-grade Dou Wang Pills for eleven million gold coins.
• Lin Qingyun left the auction and waited in a private room while the auction house prepared his winnings and proceeds.
• Gu Lie, Sect Master of Eight Gates, presented Lin Qingyun with the Fragmented Map and the remaining money after the handling fee.
• Gu Lie read Lin Qingyun's expensive medicinal-herb list and objected, but Lin Qingyun demanded a clear answer: could he provide it or not?

Lin Qingyun forced Gu Lie to hand over medicinal herbs and learned that Black Skull Tomb and Heavenly Serpent Mansion had won the auction’s final two items. He stole the Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll from Black Skull Tomb’s people, then escaped as a powerful skeletal figure discovered the massacre.

• Gu Lie sensed Lin Qingyun’s deadly aura, confirmed he had killed Black Ranking experts, and agreed to provide the requested medicinal herbs.
• Lin Qingyun warned Gu Lie to give up his Black Ranking position and learned that Black Skull Tomb had won the Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll while Heavenly Serpent Mansion had won the Seventh-grade Yin-Yang Dragon Profound Pill.
• Gu Lie ordered concealed observers to watch Lin Qingyun but not intervene as Lin Qingyun took the prepared Storage Ring and left.
• Lin Qingyun entered the Moonlight room, used his golden gaze to incapacitate its occupants, and killed the Black Skull Tomb youth after taking the Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll.
• A skeletal figure burst into the ruined room and unleashed a pillar of black Dou Qi as Lin Qingyun vanished.

Lin Qingyun intercepted Elder Qing and pursued her for the medicinal pill while the Heavenly Serpent Mansion party scattered, leaving Fan Ling and the Blood Sect waiting in vain. Fan Lao arrived, realized he might know where the party had gone, and flew off to investigate.

• Lin Qingyun watched several groups leave Black Mark City, then followed the Heavenly Serpent Mansion party as Gu Lie and Xiao Yanzi tailed them too.
• Elder Qing attacked Lin Qingyun on the road, but his Black Flame destroyed her energy snake, prompting her party to scatter and flee.
• Gu Lie left his hidden Eight Gates group to investigate the abandoned horses, while Lin Qingyun caught up with Elder Qing in the forest and demanded the medicinal pill.
• Fan Ling received reports that the Heavenly Serpent Mansion party was missing and drained a scout of his blood in anger.
• Fan Lao arrived, ordered the Blood Guards to spread out, and flew off after guessing where the missing party might be.

Lin Qingyun fought off Elder Qing and Fan Lao while taking a medicinal pill, then revealed overwhelming power through the Heaven-Shaking Nine Steps. The chapter ended with him breaking through to Dou Wang.

• Lin Qingyun returned Elder Qing's Storage Ring but kept the medicinal pill as Fan Lao arrived and demanded it.
• Fan Lao attacked Lin Qingyun with a blood-colored handprint, but Lin Qingyun dodged by leaving behind an illusory body.
• Fan Lao transformed his wings and charged Lin Qingyun, whose surge of Dou Qi shattered Fan Lao's wings and stunned Elder Qing.
• Fan Lao formed a Blood Spear and stabbed at Lin Qingyun, but Lin Qingyun's second step cracked the spear and wounded Fan Lao.
• Lin Qingyun took a third step, and the pressure of his power broke through his limits, advancing him to Dou Wang.

Lin Qingyun broke through to Seven-Star Dou Wang while defeating Fan Lao, then set out for Black Emperor City after asking about Qinglin. Gu Lie, shaken by Lin Qingyun’s strength, arranged to lose his Black Ranking position to Feng Xian and disappeared from the list.

• Lin Qingyun’s power surged as he advanced to Seven-Star Dou Wang, and his aura shattered the space around Fan Lao, who survived by using a life-saving skill.
• Fan Ling tried to abandon his father and flee, so Fan Lao struck him and absorbed his blood to heal before ordering the elders to take him away.
• Lin Qingyun concealed his strength, asked Elder Qing about Qinglin, and left for Black Emperor City with a map in hand.
• Gu Lie left the area and staged a defeat by the One-Star Dou Huang Feng Xian, prompting angry bettors to protest the result.
• Gu Lie ordered Eight Gates to announce Feng Xian as the new thirteenth-ranked fighter on the Black Ranking, removing his own name from the list.

Lin Qingyun entered a peaceful town in the Black-Corner Region, learned that its protector was called Senior Dragon, and encountered two women fleeing the Bai Yu Sect. The women mistook Lin Qingyun for the young, white-clad protector and ran toward him for help.

• Lin Qingyun entered the town, saw a manor surrounded by blood evil, and learned that Senior Dragon had freed the townspeople from paying tribute to the Bai Yu Sect and Black Feather Sect.
• A waiter threatened Lin Qingyun over a meal, but Lin Qingyun burned the table and knives with Black Flame, then questioned the waiter about the town and its protector.
• Two women fled into town with Uncle Ge and Bai Yu Sect followers pursuing them, and Uncle Ge assured the townspeople they would not disturb the town.
• The pale woman recognized Lin Qingyun as a possible match for Senior Dragon and told her younger sister they were saved, and both women ran toward him.

Lin Qingyun rescued Zi Yi and Hong Yi from Ga Shu and the Bai Yu Sect, then warned the sisters to leave the Black-Corner Region. The sisters headed for Jia Nan Academy, determined to return and avenge their mother.

• Zi Yi begged Lin Qingyun to save her and Hong Yi from Ga Shu and the Bai Yu Sect.
• Lin Qingyun appeared between Ga Shu and the sisters, and Ga Shu was frightened by Lin Qingyun's presence and ordered his people to retreat.
• Lin Qingyun stopped the sisters from leaving, disrupted Hong Yi's charm technique, and learned their names.
• Lin Qingyun warned Zi Yi and Hong Yi to leave the Black-Corner Region, but Hong Yi said they already had somewhere to go.
• Zi Yi and Hong Yi set out for Jia Nan Academy, vowing to avenge their mother after completing their studies.

Lin Qingyun met the mysterious Sun Gan, who recognized his strength while Lin Qingyun noticed Sun Gan’s severe condition and unusual energies. After leaving the encounter, Lin Qingyun flew to Black Emperor City and watched the Black Emperor Sect’s stronghold, waiting before making his move.

• Lin Qingyun met Sun Gan, a frail young man in a wheelchair, and demonstrated his control over rain, clouds, moonlight, and stars.
• Sun Gan praised Lin Qingyun as the strongest of his age in this world, while Lin Qingyun identified the Righteous Qi and Blood Fiend Energy Sun Gan had suppressed.
• Sun Gan introduced himself as Sea Dragon Sun Gan, and his white-clad attendant threatened Lin Qingyun before Sun Gan stopped her and said Lin Qingyun might be able to help him.
• Lin Qingyun sensed danger from the attendant, then continued flying through the night toward Black Emperor City.
• Lin Qingyun arrived at Black Emperor City, surveyed the Black Emperor Sect’s imposing buildings, and decided to wait before acting.

Lin Qingyun confronted Mo Tianxing at the Black Emperor Sect and demanded its Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva. After Lin Qingyun overpowered the sect’s defenders, Mo Tianxing asked him to show his sincerity, leaving their negotiation unresolved.

• Lin Qingyun appeared above the city and used his aura to suppress a Dou Wang expert and intimidate the Black Emperor Sect’s defenders.
• Mo Tianxing arrived with Mo Ya and an alchemist, and Lin Qingyun demanded the sect’s Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.
• Mo Tianxing refused to yield the treasure, and Lin Qingyun threatened to kill him.
• The seven black-robed elders attacked Lin Qingyun, but he burned away their Dou Qi and forced them back by shattering space.
• Mo Tianxing asked Lin Qingyun where his sincerity was.

Lin Qingyun traded a Breaking Sect Pill to Mo Tianxing for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, then discovered the Black Emperor Sect had planted a hidden mark in it. Mo Tianxing planned to spread word of the treasure and lure others to attack Lin Qingyun, who waited in an inn and welcomed the coming fight.

• Lin Qingyun exchanged a Breaking Sect Pill for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva after Qi Shan confirmed the pill’s quality.
• Mo Tianxing let Lin Qingyun leave, then admitted he intended to kill him and ordered Mo Ya to stay out of the conflict.
• Mo Tianxing told Qi Shan to spread news of the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva throughout the Black-Corner Region so others would target Lin Qingyun.
• Lin Qingyun watched Mo Tianxing point toward his inn, found a hidden mark in the saliva, and decided to use the coming attackers as prey.

Mo Tianxing’s scheme drew powerful factions to target Lin Qingyun for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, while Han Feng recognized the danger and watched from the sidelines. As Lin Qingyun walked along a forest road, a group of greedy low-star Dou Wangs formed an ambush around him, and the chapter left them poised to attack.

• Mo Tianxing told Qi Shan that the factions had been notified and planned to use their greed to make them attack Lin Qingyun, while the Black Emperor Sect profited.
• Han Feng learned that the rival factions had come for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva and watched Lin Qingyun, uncertain of his strength and wary of a scheme within a scheme.
• A dozen low-star Dou Wangs broke away from the crowd following Lin Qingyun and entered the forest shadows to encircle him.
• Han Feng’s black-robed subordinates readied themselves, but he held back as the first attackers closed in on Lin Qingyun.

Lin Qingyun slaughtered the attackers who sought the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, then faced Yue Shisan in a duel of music. After defeating her, he spared her and continued on, while Han Feng’s forces prepared to join the coming battle.

• Lin Qingyun killed more than a dozen Dou Wang assassins with a Soul Skill, and Han Feng recognized the technique and coveted it.
• Greedy factions launched a rain of arrows and charged Lin Qingyun, but he turned the arrows back and killed the attackers as he advanced.
• Lin Qingyun recited poems whose manifestations left the mountain road strewn with corpses, while the surviving experts feared him.
• Lin Qingyun met Yue Shisan beneath an ancient tree and challenged her zither playing with his xiao; their music clashed until her strings snapped and she conceded defeat.
• Lin Qingyun spared Yue Shisan because she remained on the Black Ranking, then secretly left her a pill and a note, prompting her to curse him.
• Han Feng learned the Eight Gates had withdrawn and ordered his Black-robed Dou Emperor subordinates to prepare for the impending battle.

Lin Qingyun waited in a secluded mountain hollow as powerful experts gathered to face him. The Eagle Mountain Old Man arrived last, his overwhelming aura directed at Lin Qingyun.

• Lin Qingyun waited among the jagged rocks, then sensed that the others were approaching.
• The Gold-Silver Elders and the Raging Sea Emperor arrived, followed by Han Feng and his powerful entourage.
• Lin Qingyun called out the hidden experts, and a crowd of Dou Huang surrounded him.
• Lin Qingyun sensed one person still approaching, and the Eagle Mountain Old Man walked through the crowd with a crushing aura.