Tan Lin

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Tan Lin’s first life ended without reaching the Saint Realm despite cultivating the Lunar Scripture. He spent thousands of years gathering resources and karmic energy for the All-Causes Soul Pearl, then used it to reincarnate. His second life focused on the Solar Scripture and a faint Solar Body bloodline, but likewise ended below the Quasi-Emperor Realm. 1

In his third life, Tan Lin was born with the Human King Battle Body. By combining Lunar and Solar forces through the Yin-Yang Divine Millstone, he transformed his physique and rose to the peak of the Quasi-Emperor Realm. He founded the Human Emperor Hall in the Central Region of the Big Dipper, led humanity against foreign races, and became the Human Emperor. 1

During the era of the Human Emperor Hall’s campaigns, Tan Lin captured the daughter of an ancient emperor after defeating her invading force. His subordinates sent her to his chambers without his direction, beginning a relationship that developed from hostility and captivity into a deep karmic attachment. 1 19

At age 3,600, Tan Lin attempted to prove the Dao. He survived the tribulation, deterred Heavenly Venerable Xiaoyao’s attempt to possess him, and was then struck by the Undying Heavenly Emperor. To escape, he dismantled his body, cultivation, Dao Fruit, blood, primordial spirit, and true soul through the All-Causes Soul Pearl. Only a remnant soul and his crucial memories survived; he halted the incomplete reincarnation rather than risk losing himself to the mystery of the womb. 2

After an unknown period in the void, his remnant soul awakened within a bronze ring associated with the young Nannan. Her future as the Female Emperor and their rapidly strengthening causal bond supplied the energy he needed to restore himself. 2 4

After recovering sufficient soul fragments and resources, Tan Lin reincarnated into the declining Xiang Family as a divine infant with a pure Indestructible Golden Body bloodline. Raised and protected by Xiang Li, he retained an ancient temperament and progressively recovered his memories through dreams, cultivation, and contact with old inheritances. 67 68 71

His current-life foundation was forged through the Xiang Family’s resources, the Scarlet Glow River Abyss, and the stele bearing the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist. Rather than simply inherit the path of former Great Accomplished Golden Bodies or repeat the paths of his past selves, he used the five-lifetime true meaning to establish an independent fist intent and the embryonic foundation of his Myriad Selves Dao. 75 76 77

Tan Lin later cultivated beneath the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree in the World Within World he had prepared in his former life. There, he resumed separate cultivation of the Lunar and Solar Emperor Scriptures, refined the Indestructible Golden Body method, and began transforming the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist into a personal Dao based on absolute strength and the suppression of all methods. 135

His subsequent rise took him through the Ancient Road, Lingbao Heavenly Venerable’s Life Spring, the Divine Domain, the Demon Emperor’s Tomb, and conflicts with Restricted-Area Supreme Beings. He created the Myriad Selves Scripture, reached Alternative Dao Attainment, and repeatedly employed his past-life Dao Fruit and Three Qi Return to confront enemies beyond his visible realm. 203 323 344

After later Nirvana, Tan Lin was sealed by the Female Emperor in Scarlet Glow River with Immortal Gold chains and a formation designed to restrain his cultivation, Dao laws, primordial spirit, and Human Body Secret Realms. The sealing preserved his lifespan while turning his rebirth into captivity. 409

In his latest known reincarnation, Tan Lin appeared as an orphan in the Eternal Star Domain. Though unable to open his Sea of Bitterness by conventional methods, he displayed exceptional academic knowledge, combat instincts, a prematurely awakened Sea of Consciousness, and the signs of a first-generation Indestructible Golden Body. His resurfacing memories and reunion with reincarnated figures such as Chi Yao continue to complicate his identity. 530 535 551 597

Appearance

Tan Lin most often appears as a translucent remnant-soul phantom emerging from the bronze ring. Even in this incomplete state, his bearing is unmistakably imperial. 8

• Tall and straight-backed, with an aura likened to one standing above the eternal starry sky. 8
• Sword-like brows and deep, star-filled eyes. 8
• Crimson mist coils around his manifested soul. 8
• His reassembling primordial spirit shines from within his phantom body. 8
• When acting publicly as the Human Emperor, his face is concealed beneath imperial bearing and lingering Imperial Path charm. 44
• In his Indestructible Golden Body reincarnation, his blood qi gradually becomes pale gold, while crimson-gold light can emerge during major awakenings and combat. 76 98
• In the Eternal Star Domain, he initially appears as a black-haired, black-eyed boy whose plain clothing and quiet composure contrast with his exceptional physique and unusually deep gaze. 534 543 584
• During his prolonged unconscious recovery in the Grand Reward Grounds, his body matures from that of a young child into that of a handsome young man under the influence of sacred-blood fortune. 616

Personality

Tan Lin is calculating, patient, and intensely pragmatic. His three lives of failure and reincarnation taught him to prioritize survival, concealment, and preparation over direct confrontation. He freely acknowledges that greed and hesitation during his Dao-Proving attempt were central to his downfall. 2

As a teacher, he is severe by design. He provokes Li Qingjue with cutting remarks, forces her to confront pain and fear, and frames their bond as a transaction. Yet he also protects her from threats she cannot handle, improves her cultivation methods, tends to her practical needs, and refuses to let her die pointlessly. 6 11 12

Tan Lin’s conduct as the Human Emperor reveals a broader sense of responsibility. He rebuilt humanity’s strength in the Primordial Era, refuses to blame later generations for surviving under the restricted areas’ pressure, and grants the Human Emperor Hall’s members the freedom to leave rather than demanding obedience. 1 45 46

His later lives strengthen his determination not to be ruled by inherited paths. Although he makes use of previous lives’ wisdom, he repeatedly rejects merely recreating their achievements, choosing instead to develop the Myriad Selves Dao and a personal path of strength. 76 135 203

Despite his emotional restraint, he repays kindness and protects those he accepts as his own. He sends resources and the Flood Demon to guard the Xiang Family, returns Xiang Jun’s body to Xiang Li, risks himself to protect Li Qingjue’s Dao attainment, and openly admits that he neglected Tianling by excluding her from his plans. 134 139 320 292

Abilities & Skills

All-Causes Soul Pearl

The All-Causes Soul Pearl preserves Tan Lin’s memories across lives, gathers energy through karmic connections, and is the foundation of his reincarnation and survival.

• Preserved his crucial memories when his body, sea of consciousness, and soul were destroyed. 2
• Can dismantle his body, Dao Fruit, essence blood, primordial spirit, and soul for reincarnation. 2
• Its transformed form can preserve Dao Fruits from multiple lifetimes. 10
• Its power is fueled by Causal Points and Deep Crimson Light Points, which are limited and rapidly consumed by stronger techniques. 23 39
• Converts the growth of Causal Lines into Fireflies, allowing relationships, conflicts, reputation, and major events to replenish its Deep Crimson Light Points. 99 205
• Supports advanced techniques such as All-Causes Transposition and All-Causes Avatar, though high-level use can consume a substantial share of a Deep Crimson Light Point at once. 322
• Its origins remain unknown even to Tan Lin; contemplating whether his life was arranged by its creator nearly destabilized his Dao heart. 156

All-Cause Vision

All-Cause Vision allows Tan Lin to perceive causality threads, their Anchor Points, and the connections linking people, institutions, enemies, and locations.

• Tracks the Human Emperor Hall, his scattered soul fragments, and hostile threads connected to restricted zones. 2 6
• Detects changes in Li Qingjue’s causal connection to him and uses them to measure the Soul Pearl’s recovery. 12 16
• Lets him monitor Heavenly Venerable Xiaoyao’s Dao Body from concealment. 33
• Can reveal distant secrets, including the Undying Heavenly Emperor’s nirvana location and the Undying Daoist’s activity inside the Human Emperor Hall. 38
• Identifies the transformation of important relationships into crimson Main Lines and allows him to cultivate Fireflies through those connections. 99
• Can monitor Tianling from afar and track the safety or movement of people linked to him even across dangerous regions. 156

Causality Concealment

Tan Lin developed several techniques that hide his existence from divine sense, karma, formations, and even memory.

• Inverted All-Causes Vision conceals his karmic traces and can prevent enemy detection. 6 22
• Reverse · All-Causality Vision removed him from the perception of the Profound Firmament Nine Truths Soul-Slaying Formation and erased the painting deity’s memory of him. 20
• All Causes Barrier conceals aura, karma, and movement; it allowed him to infiltrate restricted zones and Human Emperor Hall. 8 23 40
• The barrier’s concealment weakens as his temporary body moves farther from his true soul, and high-level applications consume Deep Crimson Light Points. 23
• He can extend the Soul Pearl’s concealment to trusted agents such as the Flood Demon, simultaneously hiding their tracks and strengthening their escape. 134
• He used the All Causes Barrier to isolate a battle with Supreme Being Jia Kong, preventing other Supreme Beings from receiving his call for aid. 323

Lunar, Solar, and Yin-Yang Dao

Tan Lin’s primary cultivation path combines the Lunar Scripture and Solar Scripture through the Yin-Yang Divine Millstone.

• Created the Yin-Yang Divine Millstone to harmonize Lunar and Solar forces during his third life. 1
• Uses Yin-Yang Upheaval, Grand Millstone Grinds the Heavens against Heavenly Venerable Xiaoyao’s temporal arts. 42
• Can manifest Lunar and Solar Holy Emperor phantoms and a Yin-Yang Millstone through his former Dao marks. 40
• His Yin-Yang Mill Scripture is the only known surviving method capable of cultivating both paths, though he considers it incomplete and warns others not to immerse themselves in it. 23 45
• In his later reincarnation, he deliberately resumed cultivating the Lunar and Solar Emperor Scriptures separately, believing early forced fusion prevented genuine Yin-Yang harmony and weakened their ultimate Dao rhythms. 135

Reincarnation and Soul Restoration

Tan Lin’s current existence is sustained by a remnant soul, recovered soul fragments, and borrowed or reconstructed bodies.

• His largest true-soul fragment was stored in the Human Emperor Banner. 40 42
• Recovered scattered fragments across the Big Dipper before returning to Li Qingjue after more than a year apart. 35
• Reconstructed a temporary body by gathering the Central Region’s essence energy, though it immediately began cracking due to its lack of origin and bloodline foundation. 23
• Intends to reincarnate again after laying foundations, while leaving the final soul fragment in the Sea of Reincarnation for a future recovery. 47
• His reincarnation into the Xiang Family produced a pure Indestructible Golden Body Divine Embryo and enabled his past-life memories to reawaken gradually through dreams and cultivation. 67 71
• His later Nirvana gave him immense vitality, but the Female Emperor immediately restrained the resulting body and secret realms through a prepared formation and Immortal Gold chains. 409
• In the Eternal Star Domain, his present reincarnation has again manifested abnormal memory recovery and a physique that does not follow the normal sequence of cultivation. 551 597

Indestructible Golden Body

Tan Lin’s current-life primary physique is a first-generation Indestructible Golden Body whose potential is tied to physical cultivation, overwhelming vitality, and the possibility of breaking the lineage’s historical limitation against Dao attainment.

• The Xiang Family recognized his bloodline as unusually pure and expended immense resources to cleanse his marrow, strengthen his origin, and prepare his foundation. 67 71
• The Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist stele stimulated the awakening of pale-gold blood qi and the deeper potential of his body. 76
• His nine Golden Body visions can merge into his body and secret realms, greatly amplifying his physical combat ability. 166
• His physique possesses extraordinary resilience and can reforge itself through destruction, allowing major physical sublimation during high-level battles. 338
• In his latest life, examinations identify him as a first-generation Indestructible Golden Body, though his pale-gold blood energy is abnormally drawn toward his head instead of fully manifesting through conventional cultivation. 551

Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist and Myriad Selves Dao

Tan Lin’s personal combat path evolved from the Xiang Family’s Six Paths inheritance, his five-lifetime true meaning, and his refusal to remain bound to any single previous path.

• Learned the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist from the Abyss stele forged from a Perfected Saint Spirit and carrying Great Accomplished Golden Body battle intent. 73 76
• Integrated the true intent of five lives into a fist intent seed that became part of his present-life Embryonic Dao Form. 75 77
• Developed Human, Asura, Animal, Hungry Ghost, and Hell Path fist intents as the rudiments of a personal reincarnation method. 75
• Uses the fist to destroy formations, contest Quasi-Emperor Weapon laws, and overwhelm opponents whose cultivation exceeds his by several major realms. 166 167
• The Myriad Selves Dao unifies the insights and true meanings of multiple lives while retaining his present self as the core rather than allowing past incarnations to dominate him. 135 138
• The Myriad Selves Scripture is a systematic cultivation path covering the five Human Body Secret Realms; its creation provoked a Law-Creation Tribulation and strengthened Tan Lin from Great Saint to Great Saint Middle Stage. 203 204
• Myriad Selves: Great Hand Seal manifests countless fist shadows that merge into a massive palm seal capable of defeating Great Saints and breaking powerful weapons or formations. 141 167

Divine Forbidden and Three Qi Return

Tan Lin can temporarily access extraordinary combat states through the resonance of his secret realms, former Dao Fruit, and accumulated past-life foundations.

• Triggered Divine Forbidden upon entering the Immortal Platform Secret Realm, when all five Human Body Secret Realms resonated. 135
• Used Divine Forbidden to annihilate a Saint, three Half-Saints, and numerous Immortal Second Realm cultivators with Myriad Selves: Great Hand Seal. 141
• Three Qi Return overlaps his realms and temporarily reforges his past-life Dao Fruit, granting Great Emperor-level combat power at the cost of immense Firefly consumption and the risk of exposing his identity as Suiren. 323 349
• Used the Five-Finger Fist-Heart Sword to identify and interrupt Jia Kong Supreme’s Ultimate Sublimation. 323

Source Arts

Tan Lin possesses source-art attainments accumulated over three lifetimes.

• Uses Source Arts to interpret terrain, Dragon Veins, restrictions, and hidden passages. 25 32
• Opened a concealed restriction by creating a precise source-art “key” instead of breaking it by force. 32
• His mastery is stated to surpass the Source Heavenly Masters of later generations. 32

Formation Arts

Tan Lin has substantial knowledge of ancient formations, especially those associated with Lingbao Heavenly Venerable.

• Studied the Four Swords of Execution and phantom formation diagram within Lingbao Heavenly Venerable’s Life Spring, using them to improve Nine Secrets: Zu and his Myriad Selves technique. 156
• Recovered and employed the Lingbao Formation Diagram, including its supreme killing-array mysteries and Formation Character Riddle. 200 238
• Can activate the ancient Heavenly Venerable formation to unleash sword qi capable of annihilating powerful invaders and suppressing those who survive. 196
• Uses formations as both weapons and concealment, including to isolate private spaces or deny enemies access to his true location. 205 230

Mentorship and Cultivation Analysis

Tan Lin is an exceptional instructor capable of identifying flaws in cultivation methods and tailoring techniques to the practitioner.

• Exposed the Devouring Source Scripture as a trap designed to turn practitioners into harvestable “treasure medicine.” 7
• Helped Li Qingjue revise the scripture into a personalized path while warning her against foreign wills and Dao imprints. 11 36
• Taught Li Qingjue literacy, ancient scripts, cultivation basics, combat control, and the Quieting Spirit Mantra. 8 12 36
• Supplied Suiren Lianlei with the missing portion of her Human King Body tempering method and a restricted Yin-Yang Mill Scripture fragment. 44 45
• Lectured Li Qingjue, Tianling, and the Divine Silkworm Princess after reaching the Quasi-Emperor realm, resolving difficult cultivation problems with concise guidance while refusing to foster dependence by repeating explanations. 271
• Guided Yin Yuehua in the Lunar Immortal Scripture, exposed weaknesses in her foundation, and provided methods to purify her declining bloodline. 484

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• All-Causes Soul Pearl — His core treasure; stores his memories, accumulates karmic energy, enables reincarnation, and powers his causality techniques. 2 10
• Bronze Ring — The vessel through which his remnant soul remains attached to Li Qingjue. 2 8
• Human Emperor Banner — His former battle banner, containing the largest fragment of his true soul and the heroic spirits of his old soldiers; later entrusted to Suiren Hong for the future Female Emperor. 40 46
• Painting of Tianling — An ancient artifact from his hidden palace; its artifact spirit strengthened Tan Lin’s primordial spirit, and he later retained the scroll for study. 19 39
• Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree seed branch — Stolen from Undying Mountain and preserved for his next life. 24 33
• Hidden cultivation cache — Includes mutated Nine Nether Soul-Returning Grass, Medicine Kings, Dragon-Patterned Black Gold, Sub-Divine Gold, Divine Source, and other materials concealed in a Dragon Vein Node. 23 24 33
• Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree — The branch Tan Lin planted in his World Within World successfully revived into an Immortal Divine Medicine. Its leaves, Dao rhythms, and Divine Spring nourishment supported seven years of secluded cultivation and the development of his Myriad Selves Dao. 52 135
• Bronze Token — A damaged contingency artifact from his former life that releases incomprehensible pale-blue radiance capable of erasing Great Saints and their divine souls. 141 146
• Divine Silkworm Immortal Garment — A supreme garment that can neutralize Quasi-Emperor laws and was used by Tan Lin to protect Li Qingjue during her Dao-Attainment Tribulation. 167 320
• Lingbao Formation Diagram — An ancient Heavenly Venerable formation artifact linked to the Four Swords of Execution; Tan Lin uses it for cultivation, concealment, and devastating killing arrays. 156 200 238
• Life Ancient Tree — An Immortal Divine Medicine whose essence restored Tan Lin’s clarity, lifespan, injuries, and Dao accumulation; he later retained its seed within his Immortal Platform. 196 321
• Immortal Ascension Cauldron — A cauldron used to contain Supreme Blood and Dao during Tan Lin’s conflicts with Restricted-Area beings. 331

Relationships

• Li Qingjue / Nannan / Female Emperor — His formally accepted disciple and the future Female Emperor. Their relationship began as an explicit exchange—her aid in restoring his soul for his teachings and protection—but developed into profound mutual attachment. Although Tan Lin repeatedly urges her to stand independently, she insists that “once a master, always a master.” 7 12 35 38 233 In a later era, she imprisons Tan Lin immediately after his Nirvana through a meticulously prepared sealing formation, making their bond deeply tragic and antagonistic despite its enduring attachment. 409
• Heavenly Venerable Xiaoyao — Long-standing enemy who tried to possess Tan Lin after his Dao-Proving Tribulation and later pursued the secret of his survival. Tan Lin destroyed Xiaoyao’s Dao Body and fought his true body to a standstill. 2 42 43
• Undying Heavenly Emperor / Undying Daoist — The hidden enemy responsible for the decisive strike that shattered Tan Lin’s body and soul. Their conflict later continued through traps within Human Emperor Hall and Tan Lin’s interference with the Undying Emperor’s nirvana. 1 2 40 41
• Tianling — An ancient emperor’s daughter whom Tan Lin captured during war and later became deeply entangled with. Her apparent death haunted him until he found her preserved body, though her primordial spirit was missing. 1 19 22 32 Their relationship later becomes openly intimate and mutually devoted; Tan Lin acknowledges the harm caused by repeatedly sealing or excluding her in the name of protection. 292 473 476
• Shao Hanyun — Initially a wary ally bound to Tan Lin through the Human Emperor remnant steles, the Life-Deliverance Art, and shared interests in ancient secrets. Their relationship develops from calculated cooperation into mutual attachment; Tan Lin eventually declares that she is his woman, while both remain conscious of the imbalance between romance and a true Dao-companion bond. 109 133 205
• Suiren Lianlei — A Human King Body cultivator whom Tan Lin instructs not to imitate his path blindly; he repairs her incomplete body-tempering method and grants her limited access to the Yin-Yang Mill Scripture. 44 45
• Duan Jixian, Guo Ziqian, Pang Ya, and the old Human Emperor Hall generals — Former soldiers and generals who remained loyal across a million years. Their reunion with Tan Lin is one of his few openly emotional moments. 45 46
• Dongfang Taiyi — The Human Demon who once joined the Human Emperor Hall and went mad while cultivating Lunar and Solar arts. Tan Lin releases and reseals him to preserve his future. 47
• Stone Emperor — A Supreme Being of Undying Mountain whose territory Tan Lin repeatedly infiltrates, steals from, and eventually cuts apart to prepare a secret realm for the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree. 24 47 48
• Undying Heavenly Empress — A hostile but cautious counterpart. Tan Lin deliberately revealed himself to her in Ancient Emperor Mountain and used the Undying Heavenly Emperor’s unborn offspring as an implicit warning. 26 She later targets the Human Emperor’s successor and the Indestructible Golden Body lineage as part of her own plans for ascension. 238
• Xiang Li and the Xiang Family — Xiang Li raises Tan Lin during his Indestructible Golden Body reincarnation, becoming a fatherly protector despite the danger Tan Lin brings to the declining clan. Tan Lin later repays this debt by returning Xiang Jun’s remains, providing resources, and assigning the Flood Demon to protect the family. 68 134 139
• Xiang Jun — Xiang Li’s dying son and Tan Lin’s elder brother in the Xiang Family. Tan Lin transfers part of his own origin to prolong Xiang Jun’s life, later returns his body to Xiang Li, and leaves the Chi Family after Xiang Jun’s death. 94 95 126 134
• Chi Yao — The Innate Dao Embryo of the Chi Family and a former close companion whose feelings for Tan Lin remain largely unspoken. In the Eternal Star Domain, both experience an immediate familiarity, while Chi Yao recovers memories of their prior life and begins cautiously testing whether he is truly her former senior brother. 90 225 535 562 569
• Chi Xuan — Chi Yao’s younger twin, whose admiration and affection for Tan Lin develop during his stay with the Chi Family. Tan Lin refuses a proposed marriage to her, but later heals her primordial-spirit injury and maintains a courteous distance despite her unresolved feelings. 99 115 225 300
• Qi Xiyuan — Tan Lin’s protective older-sister figure in the Eternal Star Domain. She shields him when he is threatened, later spends years preserving his unconscious body and refining the sacred-blood fortune within him, while absorbing some of its Dao patterns into her own Supreme Immortal Physique. 532 596 616
• Audishiya — A descendant of the Female Emperor and member of the Bauhinia Divine Lineage. She publicly protects Tan Lin from the Lan Tuo Family, negotiates for future access to his essence blood, and becomes his politically powerful but calculating guardian and ally. 577 580
• Flood Demon — A hidden agent and loyal subordinate indirectly enlightened by Tan Lin’s former soul fragment. Tan Lin employs it as a deterrent, grants it Soul Pearl concealment, and later entrusts it with protecting the Xiang Family. 134 139
• Little Six-Eared Macaque — A younger companion who regards Tan Lin as an elder-brother and mentor figure. She benefits from Lingbao Heavenly Venerable’s cave abode and trusts Tan Lin deeply after her grandfather’s death. 156 174 344

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rise of the Human Emperor

Tan Lin’s third life transforms him from a reincarnating cultivator into humanity’s leading defender. He founds the Human Emperor Hall, unites human strength against foreign races, and attempts Dao attainment after millennia of preparation. 1

Fall, Remnant Soul, and Awakening

His Dao-Proving success is followed by Heavenly Venerable Xiaoyao’s possession attempt and the Undying Heavenly Emperor’s ambush. Tan Lin’s escape leaves him as an incomplete remnant soul trapped in the All-Causes Soul Pearl until he awakens beside Nannan. 1 2

Master of Li Qingjue

Tan Lin recognizes Nannan’s future potential, reveals the Devouring Source Scripture’s hidden danger, and accepts her as his disciple after offering an honest but dangerous contract. He renames her Li Qingjue and begins reshaping her into a cultivator capable of surviving the world’s cruelty. 6 7 11 12

Recovery of Soul Fragments

While Li Qingjue trains and enters the Immortal Palace, Tan Lin recovers fragments of his true soul, explores his former underground palace, acquires Great Sage-level primordial-spirit strength, and evades the Human Emperor Hall’s soul-slaying formation. 19 20 22

Raids on Forbidden Lands

Tan Lin creates a temporary body, infiltrates Undying Mountain, steals rare medicines and metals, and takes the nirvanic Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree branch despite provoking the Stone Emperor. He later enters Ancient Emperor Mountain, gathers divine liquid, and tests the Undying lineage’s response. 23 24 25 26

Return of the Human Emperor

Tan Lin infiltrates Human Emperor Hall, claims the Human Emperor Banner, merges its soul fragment, and temporarily restores his former battle strength. He uses deception to drive away the Undying Daoist, destroys Xiaoyao’s Dao Body, and forces Xiaoyao’s true body to retreat after a star-shattering battle. 40 41 42 43

Legacy and the Next Life

Before beginning another reincarnation, Tan Lin guides the Human King lineage, reunites with his surviving generals, relocates the Human Emperor Hall’s people, entrusts the Human Emperor Banner to Suiren Hong, rescues Dongfang Taiyi, and prepares resources and a refuge for his next lifetime. 44 45 46 47

Indestructible Golden Body Reincarnation

Reborn into the Xiang Family, Tan Lin rapidly completes the Sea of Reincarnation and Dao Palace realms, survives early Heavenly Tribulations, and becomes the lineage’s greatest hope against the ancient curse preventing Indestructible Golden Bodies from attaining the Dao. 68 71 72

Abyss Inheritance and the Myriad Selves Foundation

Within Scarlet Glow River’s Abyss, Tan Lin inherits the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist and the battle intent of former Great Accomplished Golden Bodies. By integrating five lifetimes’ fist insights, he forms a present-life fist intent seed and begins developing a Dao distinct from his inherited techniques. 73 75 76 77

Ancient Road and Lingbao Heavenly Venerable’s Legacy

Tan Lin rises through the Ancient Road, gains the feared reputation of the Indestructible Golden Body, rescues Shao Hanyun, and cultivates within Lingbao Heavenly Venerable’s Life Spring. His study of the Four Swords of Execution and the ancient formation diagram becomes central to the refinement of the Myriad Selves Dao. 145 156 167

Creation of the Myriad Selves Scripture

After years of accumulating insight from prior lives, divine medicines, tribulations, and ancient inheritances, Tan Lin formalizes the Myriad Selves Scripture as a complete cultivation route across the five Human Body Secret Realms. Its birth provokes simultaneous Law-Creation and Realm-Breaking Tribulations, leaving him stronger but burdened by a Dao Injury. 203 204 230

Conflict with Supreme Beings

Tan Lin protects Li Qingjue’s Dao attainment, confronts several Restricted-Area Supreme Beings, and repeatedly uses Three Qi Return, the reforged Human Emperor Dao Fruit, and his personal techniques to kill enemies who once ruled entire eras. His victories elevate him toward Alternative Dao Attainment while making his identity as Suiren increasingly difficult to conceal. 320 323 331 344

Nirvana and Imprisonment at Scarlet Glow River

After completing another Nirvana, Tan Lin is immediately imprisoned by the Female Emperor, who uses a formation, Chaos laws, the Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Art, and nine Immortal Gold chains to seal his power and extend his lifespan. The event transforms their former master-disciple bond into a tragic conflict. 409

Eternal Star Domain Reincarnation

In a later reincarnation, Tan Lin is raised as an orphan in the Eternal Star Domain. He is publicly judged deficient because he cannot open his Sea of Bitterness, but his extraordinary mind, first-generation Indestructible Golden Body, awakened Sea of Consciousness, and returning memories reveal that he remains far from ordinary. 530 551 553

Notable Quotes

“I will teach you supreme methods, help you uncover the mysteries in this booklet, set you upon the true path of cultivation, and give you the strength to take revenge...” 7

“Determination is a good thing. But if you treat suffering as the norm, that is stupidity. If there is a shortcut, why not take it?” 11

“True strength lies within oneself.” 18