Chapter Summaries

Lin Xin agreed to help Yao Qing and Yao Yuanhui rescue their family after discovering the extraordinary treasures the girl had collected. He drove Duan Tianya’s forces from the ruined temple, but Wang Jin died from his wounds as the survivors mourned and burned their fallen companions.

• Yao Yuanhui offered Lin Xin her collected treasures, including three Bewildering Gates and four Spirit Jade Marrow Kings, and he agreed to help save her family.
• Lin Xin guided the siblings back to the ruined temple, where Yao Shunlin and Wang Jin were surrounded by Duan Tianya’s men.
• Duan Tianya ordered his soldiers to attack Lin Xin and the siblings, and Lin Xin felled the attackers with a barrage of concealed stones.
• Duan Tianya retreated with his remaining experts, while Yao Shunlin killed the soldiers who fled from the temple.
• Wang Jin died from his wounds after Yao Shunlin promised to raise his son, and the survivors bowed to the fallen before burning their bodies.

Lin Xin killed Qiao Yu after she attacked him, and Feng Huai backed him as he left White Jade City. Lin Xin and his companions escaped by teleportation and prepared to travel to the Void Territory, while the Azure Mountain Realm faced the fallout.

• Lin Xin crushed Qiao Yu's attack, killed her after she begged for mercy, and left her body in the courtyard.
• Feng Huai defended Lin Xin, revealed that Qiao Yu had withheld his Sentient Life Tower and Azure Origin Art cultivation method, and prepared to leave with him.
• Huan Ping arrived and attacked the departing group, but Feng Huai's female guard pierced his green hand with golden rays and wounded him.
• The Research Institute president and Heavenly Evolution Tower representative discussed the consequences, with the latter ruling that Qiao Yu's death should stand.
• Feng Huai teleported Lin Xin and his companions out of White Jade City to a wilderness, where they prepared to use the Feng Family's Void array to reach the Void Territory.

Song Danhao undid the third seal, bringing the world closer to a prophesied catastrophe and war between humans and demons. Lin Xin arrived in a strange, spiritually barren world and began investigating its people and martial culture, leaving the tavern to explore the city.

• Song Danhao, Gongshang Baiyu, and Xu Ling reached the third seal site, where Song Danhao began undoing the seal and reviving the Evil God King.
• Two immense divine presences discussed the coming war and catastrophe before the collapsing world forced them to vanish.
• Lin Xin materialized in an empty inn room, left through the door, and entered the bustling street unnoticed.
• Lin Xin listened to tavern patrons and learned that the dynasty was stable but burdened by taxes, while martial arts relied mostly on physical combat and limited Inner Qi.
• Lin Xin tested a tracking talisman and his formation-lined clothes, confirmed that spiritual power could not function or escape the world, and left the tavern to explore.

Lin Xin passed the Azure Mountain Elder’s spiritual-lock test and entered the Azure Lake Mountain reception gate with Lin Youke and two others. As they arrived for the next stage, Xiya watched Song Danhao, Gongshang Baiyu, and another young woman crossing a desolate land.

• The Azure Mountain Elder recognized Lin Xin’s pureblood Star Singer lineage, gave him a token, and vanished after inviting him to prove he was fated to join Azure Lake Mountain.
• Lin Xin deciphered and unlocked the token’s spiritual locks, causing it to form a temporary gate of light for the Azure Mountain Realm preliminary test.
• Lin Xin decided to pursue strength so he could control his own fate, then answered that he cultivated to decide his fate and entered the gate with Lin Youke and two others.
• The Azure Mountain Elder learned that someone had already passed the first step and anticipated finding promising candidates among the token recipients.
• Xiya sensed that the first step had been passed and observed Song Danhao, Gongshang Baiyu, and another young woman struggling across a windblown land.

Lin Xin relaxed in a new world, planned to find its World Stabilizing Stone and establish a sect, then approached a wealthy household to examine its newborn son as a potential disciple. When the household’s martial artist challenged him and attacked, Lin Xin broke the man’s wrist with one strike.

• Lin Xin spent the afternoon eating street food and felt his long-held tension ease.
• Lin Xin planned to search for the World Stabilizing Stone, establish a sect, and investigate whether other cultivators or Nether Prefecture agents were present.
• Lin Xin adopted the name Red Flower and visited Wu Daojiu’s residence after sensing that his newborn son had promising aptitude.
• Wu Daojiu’s subordinate Xu Jin challenged Lin Xin and tried to strike him, while Wu Daojiu made no effort to stop the attack.
• Lin Xin chopped down on Xu Jin’s wrist, breaking it and leaving his severed hand on the floor.

Azure Lake Mountain and allied factions mobilized against the Great Calamity as demon spirits ravaged countless worlds, while the Evil God Kings began loosening their seals. Lin Xin descended through the Bewildering Gate into the body of Chen Ji, a Qi Refinement practitioner in a war-torn world, and learned of the tragedy behind Chen Ji’s bitterness.

• Dragon Snake and Nine Curves Immortal Elder left Azure Lake Mountain’s main sect to join the fighting after the sect deployed its strength against the Great Calamity.
• Nine Rings Dao Ancestor and the Research Institute’s cultivators purified the Third Abyss, provoking the Shadow Divine Beasts, two giant shadow figures, and the Lord of Seasons.
• Demon spirits overwhelmed the Human Realm and other worlds; Song Danhao drove back the Fourth Heaven Realm’s army commander but fell unconscious, while the Buddhist Domain and Devil Race suffered devastating losses.
• The Soul Sect and allied factions joined the war, while the Evil God Kings took advantage of humanity’s weakened defenses to begin tearing open their seals.
• Lin Xin awakened in Chen Ji’s body after entering the world through the Bewildering Gate and found that the world lacked spiritual energy and resembled China during the Industrial Revolution.
• Chen Ji’s daughter berated him for his devotion to Qi Refinement, and Lin Xin learned that Chen Ji had surrendered his secret method to a rival practitioner who had already killed Chen Ji’s first wife.

After Hall Spirit detained Wang Peng and the others, Lin Xin joined Old Guan in investigating the theft of Evil God Primordial Embryos from the Nether River. Second Qing Nu and a golden-armored Wei revealed that powerful Yuan Jing experts were involved, and as they set out to investigate, Lin Xin quietly sought a map of the Snow Mountain Dungeon.

• Hall Spirit ordered Wang Peng, Qiu Ling, Rong Yan, and Lou Xiaofei detained for questioning, then released Lou Xiaofei while keeping the others isolated.
• Lou Xiaofei told Lin Xin that Hall Spirit had taken the group, and Lin Xin, Old Guan, and Lou Xiaofei arranged a meeting with Second Qing Nu.
• Second Qing Nu revealed that Xiao Qing had discovered the Wei Family’s suspected theft of Evil God Primordial Embryos and that Second Qing Nu had encountered three powerful Yuan Jing experts.
• A golden-armored man surnamed Wei joined the meeting and said Hall Spirit had imprisoned the youngsters in the Underground Dungeon while preparing to investigate the theft.
• Old Guan, Second Qing Nu, and the golden-armored man left to confront the enemy, while Lin Xin asked Lou Xiaofei to obtain a Snow Mountain Dungeon map.

Lin Xin devoted himself to cultivating the Thunderclap Sword, using his attribute points to overcome bottlenecks and advancing far beyond the pace expected of ordinary cultivators. After his Thunder Crystal ran out, he ventured beyond Autumn Stone to find more Yin-Yang Thunder Qi and returned with a stronger crystal to continue training.

• Lin Yaoyang told Lin Xin that only three Lin Family members had reached the Thunderclap Sword's sixtieth layer and praised his talent after he reached the Fourth Layer in one day.
• Lin Hao and Yuan Wanqing learned of Lin Xin's progress at dinner, and Lin Hao received the Thousand Sky Family Head while arranging for Lin Xin to have a Thunder Crystal.
• Lin Xin became famous within the Lin Family, studied the Thunderclap Sword alone in his courtyard, and adjusted his Sacred Body to the Human Realm's origin qi frequency.
• Lin Xin used attribute points to raise his defense and constitution, advancing through the Thunderclap Sword's layers until he reached the Twentieth Layer and exhausted his Thunder Crystal.
• Lin Xin disguised himself, searched for Yin-Yang Thunder Qi, bought a stronger Thunder Crystal at a black-market auction, and returned to Qiu Shi Territory to resume cultivation.

Lin Xin discovered that he could see a game-like panel tracking his attributes and sword skills, and learned to preserve and repeat a successful thrust as he trained. Meanwhile, his father and uncle discussed the Lin family’s business troubles and planned to use the coming Lantern Festival to persuade Lin Xinru to leave the dojo.

• Lin Xin saw an attribute panel showing his basic stats and Red Pine Swordplay, then tested how it changed as he trained and recovered.
• Lin Xin discovered that the panel recorded successful sword techniques and revealed their advancement requirements, allowing him to repeat and refine a perfect thrust.
• Lin Xin trained through the night to turn the improved thrust into instinct, driven by his fear of being defenseless in a dangerous world.
• Lin Zhiwen and Lin Zhiwu discussed the Lin Family’s dispute with the Shu Family and the family members’ business, military, and official careers.
• Lin Zhiwen and Lin Zhiwu planned to have Lin Xinru compare himself with his successful younger siblings during the Lantern Festival and cut off his allowance if he refused to return.

Masked intruders slipped into Tai Kun Mountain as guests gathered for Tai Kun True Person’s birthday banquet. The celebration turned tense when a Wind Riding Sect disciple interrupted the opening remarks to demand a swordsmanship match.

• Masked black-robed figures incapacitated the guards at Yin Ruins Cave and entered the forbidden area.
• Lin Xin attended the birthday banquet with his party and spotted familiar Pine Forest Sword Sect disciples, including Zhong Xuan, Senior Aunt You Xuan, and Dugu Lin.
• Hua Shenxi glared at Lin Xin, but Dugu Lin and Rain Bamboo Fairy helped prevent a confrontation.
• Gold Jade Sect elder Zhao YuFeng and Lord Mind Engraved discussed Tai Kun True Person’s reputation and the Human-Face Fruit case.
• As Tai Su began welcoming the guests, a Wind Riding Sect disciple interrupted and challenged the Pine Forest Sword Sect to a swordsmanship match.

Lin Xin forced the Star Cluster Empire to submit, took its Millennium Key, and received another key from the Ith Empire. He left the empires under Bai Wei’s supervision and headed back, intent on collecting the remaining keys and learning the origin’s secret.

• Lin Xin confronted the Star Cluster Empire’s War Star, dismissed its power, and absorbed the energy gathered in its cannon.
• The Star Cluster Great Princess, Guritz Bai Wei, handed Lin Xin the Millennium Key and its fragments, then agreed to serve him after signing his tablet.
• Lin Xin accepted the Ith Empire’s Millennium Key from Crown Prince Belando and ordered Bai Wei to help stabilize the Aojia Empire while preserving the three-empires structure.
• Lin Xin vanished from view as he departed, leaving Tike and the assembled empires convinced that no force in their domain could restrain him.

Lin Xin defeated Heaven's Will Blade in a brutal duel but was gravely wounded by the opponent's final blade technique. After taking Heaven's Will Blade's Storage Crystal, Lin Xin tried to escape the crater and sensed several powerful figures waiting beyond the spiritual energy storm.

• Crescent Moon True Person explained that Heart Inquiry could grant divine abilities powerful enough to rival weak Scene Level cultivators.
• Lin Xin used Divine Shadow, Spirit Lock, and Qilin to break Heaven's Will Blade's defenses and leave him badly injured.
• Heaven's Will Blade unleashed his final move, Transform Cloud Smoke, which entered Lin Xin's body and pierced him from within as the two fighters struck each other.
• Heaven's Will Blade detonated his cultivation, creating a spiritual energy storm that blasted away the Heavenly Dao Sect members who rushed to help.
• Lin Xin found Heaven's Will Blade's Storage Crystal and attempted to escape, but stopped after sensing several powerful figures beyond the storm.

Lin Xin used an attribute point to increase his Damage and tested his newfound strength with his sword. When An Ying failed to return from fetching seasonings, he went looking for her and found a fight in the woods, where a mysterious swordswoman intervened against a Bamboo Hat Man.

• Lin Xin added his free point to Damage, felt his body grow stronger, and demonstrated that his sword attacks had become much more powerful.
• An Ying left the camp to fetch seasonings but did not return, so Lin Xin waited, tested his limits, and then ran toward the dojo to find her.
• Lin Xin spotted a woman in white fighting a Bamboo Hat Woman and recognized another approaching man as resembling the attacker from the Lin Family incident.
• As Lin Xin prepared to test his strength against the approaching Bamboo Hat Man, a silver-white swordswoman rushed in and defeated him in their exchange.
• The Bamboo Hat Man retreated while threatening Lin Xin, accusing him of hiding behind women.

Lin Xin fought off waves of Void Demon Spirits and Dragon Head Men while badly wounded, then Shen Tang’s forces faced a vast invasion at Shen City. The chapter left both battles ongoing, with Shen Tang calling for reinforcements and preparing for a desperate defense.

• Lin Xin killed a Dragon Head Man with an explosion of Purification Flame, but the blast left him grievously wounded as more Demon Spirits attacked.
• Lin Xin struggled to heal while fighting another Dragon Head Man, then used the Thunder Emperor and Ba Cow to repel and kill one of three attackers.
• At Shen City, Shen Tang explained that a rebellious Void Spirit Pagoda had been destroyed, allowing a vast number of Demon Spirits to break through.
• Shen Tang’s formation summoned a dragon beast, but three Dragon Head Men destroyed it, revealing themselves as Seberus’s blood descendants.
• Shen Tang ordered the city to request resources, prepare Senior Yu Xiu, and summon the other War Cities to join the defense.

Lin Xin and the others entered the underground ruins beneath the temple and prepared to travel through a formation into the Remnant Tomb, while Yuansha Mountain Man and Lu Qiaoqiao revealed their hidden conflict over an Ancient Divine Artifact. As the formation was activated, Lin Xin gathered Heart-Piercing Grass with Zeng Zhuo and Murong Jun and watched their interaction.

• Yuansha Mountain Man led Lin Xin, Lu Qiaoqiao, Zeng Zhuo, and Murong Jun to the teleportation formation and warned them about dangers inside the Remnant Tomb.
• Yuansha Mountain Man directed the group to Heart-Piercing Grass while the formation activated; Lin Xin, Zeng Zhuo, and Murong Jun went to inspect and mark the plants.
• Lu Qiaoqiao confronted Yuansha Mountain Man privately, accusing him of seeking an Ancient Divine Artifact, and he admitted he had sold clues about one before plotting to deal with her.
• Lin Xin joined Zeng Zhuo and Murong Jun in marking and gathering Heart-Piercing Grass, while Lu Qiaoqiao sat apart to meditate.
• Murong Jun privately scolded Zeng Zhuo for failing to hide his emotions, unaware that Lin Xin could hear their conversation.

Lin Xin collected Demon Talisman Seeds from the defeated Netherworld Mansion Children and negotiated a possible long-term supply deal with the Kongzhu family. He then left their sealed land with captives from the Following Stream Sect and arrived at the sect’s floating-island headquarters.

• Lin Xin forced the surviving invaders to surrender their Demon Talisman Seeds, while the Kongzhu family watched in fear.
• Kongzhu Ding explained the four tiers of Demon Talisman Seeds and offered to provide some in exchange for the clan’s safety.
• Lin Xin agreed to revisit negotiations within four years, marked the clan’s location, and departed with Netherworld Mansion Children.
• The captives led Lin Xin toward the Following Stream Sect’s mountain gate aboard a large blue ship.
• Lin Xin saw the sect’s floating island, and its leader explained that the sect had been founded at an ancient immortal’s former dwelling.

Lin Xin consolidated control of the Pine Forest Sword Sect and gathered Demon Talisman Seeds while the upheaval from the birthday banquet weakened the Southern Prefecture sects. After learning that Hua Shenxi had information about Nan Shunqing, Lin Xin went to question him.

• Lin Xin refused the Heaven Piercing Pine Pattern Sword, telling Yu Kai that he valued strengthening himself over a divine weapon.
• Lin Xin took control of Pine Forest, divided its territory among Dugu Lin, Qing Xiao True Person, and Rain Bamboo Fairy, and crushed forces that rebelled.
• At a sect meeting, Lin Xin ordered Rain Bamboo Fairy to investigate Gold Jade Sect's interference and collected reports showing that the sects had gathered more than eleven hundred Demon Talisman Seeds.
• Lin Xin declined to meet Gold Jade Sect's peace envoy until Pine Forest had stabilized its territory.
• The red-robed twins told Lin Xin that they had captured Hua Shenxi, who had something to say about Nan Shunqing, and Lin Xin went to see him in the Black Prison.

Lin Xin received a sect decree ordering regional guardians to gather and exterminate the Insect Masters, then prepared Spirit Heart Mountain Manor’s elite to join the campaign. He led thirty experts toward the gathering point at Three Forest Mountain in the Autumn Water Realm.

• Lin Luo tested the Fire Scale Armor and learned it could amplify its wearer’s power to the level of a fourth-level Qi Refiner.
• Lin Xin received an urgent sect decree calling on regional guardians to form districts and exterminate the Insect Masters.
• Lin Xin summoned the manor’s leaders and explained that he had to depart, then organized a team of about thirty experts and ordered the manor placed on alert.
• Lin Xin led the assembled Spirit Heart experts out at night, and the gathering point was identified as Three Forest Mountain in the Autumn Water Realm.

Lin Xin watched Hua Yu Nu and the others defeat an insect man, then examined the formation protecting the Giant Fruit. As the group prepared to camp and investigate the fruit, Lin Xin began testing how its formation drew power from the Black Wind Giant Tree.

• Yin Manto secretly drained the dead insects and corpses while signaling Lin Xin that it wanted the Giant Fruits.
• Hua Yu Nu and Dugu Lin intervened when an insect man seized a cultivator, and Sun Daoyou trapped it with his Hundred Treasures Handkerchief.
• Hua Yu Nu swallowed the insect man with his Wandering Fish Sword, then destroyed the surrounding insects with golden light.
• Hua Yu Nu organized the group to approach the Giant Fruit, and the Array Talisman Dao experts were asked to examine it after the others failed to find an entrance.
• Lin Xin identified the fruit's formation as a second-grade nested formation that drew power from the Black Wind Giant Tree, then tested how different spiritual energies affected it.

Lin Xin consolidated his control over Bright Sun Sect and discussed the sect’s troubles with Huang Shan before learning that Lin Duan’s poison prevented her from cultivating. The chapter ended with Lin Xin killing a servant who appeared to him as a monstrous attacker, leaving him to suspect that his recurring hallucinations were worsening.

• Lin Xin reviewed Bright Sun Sect’s Life-Slaughtering Sword Dao and assessed the sect’s strength after bringing it under his command.
• Lin Xinyuan warned Lin Xin that Situ Hao had behaved outrageously, and Lin Xin ordered her to give him weapons and profits while secretly adding Gold Yang Powder to his food and water.
• Lin Xin questioned Huang Shan about Granny Yu’s death and the sect’s inaction, then reassured him that he would provide supplies while they waited for an opportunity.
• Lin Xin examined Lin Duan’s Green God poisoning and told Lin Luo that she could not cultivate for now, prompting Lin Luo to carry her share of training.
• Lin Xin saw a grotesque woman in another hallucination and killed the servant whose body had appeared to be attacking him, then ordered the guards to treat the servant’s family well.