Chapter Summaries

Lin Xin devastated the Heavenly Dao Sect to provoke its absent master, Heaven's Will Blade, into meeting him in three days. He then tested the Black Carriage's destinations and opened the door at an unknown location, where the view left him stunned.

• Lin Xin killed the Flying Knife and demanded that the Heavenly Dao Sect bring out its strongest fighter, Heaven's Will Blade.
• After learning Heaven's Will Blade was away, Lin Xin threatened to destroy the sect and unleashed a sonic strike that obliterated its manor while leaving the people in its path unharmed.
• Lin Xin left the sect and reasoned that Heaven's Will Blade would come to restore its reputation; he planned to wait three days and considered seeking stronger opponents in the Nether Prefecture.
• Lin Xin summoned the Black Carriage and confirmed he could return to Noodle People Country and Two-Faced Country by selecting their runes.
• Lin Xin selected the unknown rune, traveled through a passage of multicolored light, and froze when he saw what lay outside the carriage.

Lin Xin spent the night at a ruined temple with Li Guanglu’s party, then learned from Rong Wan about the Heavenly Dao Sect’s retainer recruitment and its mysterious grotto-heaven. When Rong Wan revealed that the grotto-heaven was an independent Kun Cave controlled by the sect master, Lin Xin realized his search for the Heaven’s Will Blade could be complicated.

• Lin Xin avoided killing the injured servants, settled into meditation, and advanced his Returning Origin Art to 54% completion of its third layer.
• Rong Wan offered Lin Xin a lineage quota that could help him obtain a retainer position at the Heavenly Dao Sect, but he asked whether its sect master was present instead.
• Rong Wan told Lin Xin that the sect master had gone to Pigeon Cave, where the retainer assessment and grotto-heaven training would take place.
• Rong Wan explained that the Heavenly Dao Sect’s grotto-heaven was an independent Kun Cave whose entrance only the sect master could open and close.
• Lin Xin recognized the Kun Cave as a possible obstacle to his investigation of the Heaven’s Will Blade.

Lin Xin reached a Radiance Society branch after discovering that the Outer Domain’s spiritual energy could not be replenished and navigating a plain of dangerous creatures. There, Branch Leader Cheng Su welcomed him and asked what trouble had brought him to the branch.

• Lin Xin used the Red Flower Sword and Yin Manto to crush the One-Legged People, then felt his cultivation rise to the second layer of the Qi Refining Stage.
• Lin Xin tried to absorb spiritual energy but coughed it out after seeing tiny white beings inside the vapor, and concluded that the Outer Domain’s energy could not be replenished.
• Lin Xin avoided a Rotten Treant, passed beneath a Sky Whale, and found a huge stone disc at the destination indicated by the jade slip.
• Lin Xin wore a disguise mask, used the Ming brothers’ jade slip to open the stone disc, and entered the corridor guarded by a Porcelain Person.
• Lin Xin met Branch Leader Cheng Su, a Porcelain Person who explained his transformation and asked what trouble had brought Lin Xin to the branch.

Yuan Shihong arrived at Spirit Heart Mountain Manor intending to destroy it and seize its Clear Talisman Sword, while Huang Shan sensed a great calamity and rushed out to respond. After Yuan Shihong abandoned his attack to rescue Wan Er from masked assailants, a mocking swordsman confronted him.

• Yuan Shihong crossed into the territory with Wan Er and told her he planned to fabricate evidence and destroy Spirit Heart Mountain Manor to force its lord to surrender the Clear Talisman Sword.
• Lin Xinyuan told Xiao Lingling that Zhen Er might reach the third level before age fifteen, while the manor's residents received news that trouble near Yu King Manor had sealed the roads.
• Huang Shan's pendant revealed an omen of great calamity, so he grabbed his sword and left the underground residence as an alarm rang over the manor.
• Yuan Shihong began preparing his sword attack on the manor, but he turned back when he heard Wan Er cry out and found black-clad men attacking her.
• Yuan Shihong killed the attackers and embraced Wan Er, then a middle-aged swordsman emerged from the forest and mocked him.

Lin Xin investigated the dwindling supply of Soul Soil, learned that Huang Shan was hiding in a fishing village while wounded, and joined forces with the Bright Sun Sect. As Bright Sun Sect fighters moved to search for Huang Shan, Lin Xin prepared to act on their agreement.

• Lin Xinyuan warned Lin Xin that Soul Soil and sun iron were becoming scarce, but he told her to ignore the matter and then raised the subject of her marriage.
• Lin Xin learned that wounded Huang Shan had disappeared into Eight Household Village, summoned Gongsun Li, and arranged to meet the Bright Sun Sect's sect master.
• A Li hid Huang Shan in a water vat while bandits searched her home and threatened her and her father.
• Lin Xin met masked Bright Sun Sect fighters by the Qi Water River and confirmed their agreement to make him their sect master.
• The Bright Sun Sect fighters drew their swords and charged toward the Fishing Village.

Lin Xin killed a Qi Refinement expert during the Bright Sun Sect’s rescue of Huang Shan, then ordered the Fishing Village’s witnesses killed and formally inherited the sect’s legacy. He studied the Extreme Yang Scroll and discovered that its powerful techniques offered no way to extend life, helping explain the Bright Sun Sect’s decline.

• Huang Shan emerged from hiding and was attacked by a bald brigand and a scholar while black-clad Bright Sun Sect members fought their way into the Fishing Village.
• Lin Xin arrived, killed the bald man with a single fiery sword strike, and ordered the others to take Huang Shan and the unconscious A Li and her father away.
• Lin Xin ordered that no one in the village be left alive, then left as screams rose behind him and coughed up blood.
• Lin Xin swore to inherit the Bright Sun Sect’s legacy, and Liu Yang presented him with the sect’s secret scrolls.
• Lin Xin read the Extreme Yang Scroll, learned that none of the Bright Sun Sect members had condensed a Yang Extremity Pill, and found that the art focused on combat without extending lifespan.

Lin Xin met the Star Chant Sect Master, who revealed Lin Xin had been born with fourth-level Purification Light and asked him to protect the sect’s core followers during the Great Calamity. The calamity had already begun, and Lin Xin left with Bai Jun and the Holy Soul Ring to prepare for its arrival.

• Lin Xin met the Star Chant Sect Master while the Cloud Light Lord was taken aside by his elder brother, Ou Ling.
• The sect master explained the five levels of Purification Light and revealed Lin Xin had been born with fourth-level Purification Light.
• The sect master gave Lin Xin the Void Attraction Art and entrusted him with protecting the sect’s core followers as the Dao Ancestors fell into slumber.
• The sect master sent Bai Jun to accompany Lin Xin and gave him the Holy Soul Ring, warning that the Great Calamity would reach them by the next day.
• Bai Jun showed Lin Xin the Holy Spirits’ Soul Imprints within her, revealing that they could be revived with enough Purification Power.

As the Void Spirit Defense Line strained under the Great Calamity, powerful sect geniuses joined the fighting while Lin Xin led Lake Mountain Sect disciples to seek the Second World’s Origin. Dragon Snake and Nine Curves met to discuss the Dao Ancestor’s revelation, and Nine Curves showed Dragon Snake a strange ten-armed Vajra artifact.

• Chen Zhao asked the assembled Realm Lords to reinforce the Void Spirit Defense Line, but they hesitated until Feng Panjun arrived and volunteered to guard the Feng Family’s section.
• Feng Panjun, Wei Ning, Yin Chuan, and other gifted fighters joined the war, with Yin Chuan killing three Shadow City Earth Immortals and stabilizing the northern battle line.
• Lin Xin gathered Lake Mountain Sect’s Human Immortals and set out by warship with Lu Li to reach the third seal point in a barbarian nation across the ocean.
• At Void Spirit Pagoda Number One, Nine Curves visited Dragon Snake with a junior descendant and lamented his fruitless search for Earth Immortals with more than ten points of Immortal light.
• Nine Curves placed a small, intricately carved ten-armed Vajra statue on Dragon Snake’s table for him to examine.

Lin Xin posed as Xia Haiji and joined Gu Lin Ce and Mei Zi at the Netherworld Mansion Children’s gathering in Black River Temple. There, he learned that the group had discovered a serious problem in the Undying Country, though its nature remained unknown.

• Lin Xin inspected Xia Haiji’s belongings, checked out of the Cultivation Tower, and ignored Young Master Meng’s remark that they would meet again soon.
• Lin Xin traveled to Yellow Mountain Temple and met Gu Lin Ce and Mei Zi, who welcomed him as Xia Haiji.
• Gu Lin Ce led Lin Xin and Mei Zi to the temple, where their invitations transported them to Black River Temple beneath a purple moon.
• Chen Fan told the group that Yellow Mountain Venerable had summoned everyone to discuss a troubling discovery in the Undying Country.
• Lin Xin listened as Gu Lin Ce and Mei Zi wondered whether Yellow Mountain Venerable’s discovery might cause trouble.

Dong Yue endured hours of attacks to protect Jing'er and the formation while Lin Xin refused to intervene. As Dong Yue neared collapse, Hua Yu Nu offered him a chance to step aside, but Dong Yue rejected it; a red light then entered Lin Xin’s Red Flower Sword.

• Qi Refiners took turns attacking Dong Yue while the Foundation Establishment cultivators watched and Lin Xin declined to help.
• Dong Yue continued defending Jing'er and the formation for hours, suffering severe wounds as Jing'er remained incapacitated by a golden sword in her chest.
• After Dong Yue nearly collapsed, Hua Yu Nu invoked Dong Yue’s parents and offered to plead for his chance to repent if he stepped aside.
• Dong Yue condemned the sect’s treatment of his parents and himself, rejecting Hua Yu Nu’s offer as the next group of cultivators prepared to attack.
• Lin Xin told Lin Luo to leave Dong Yue’s fate alone, then reflected on his connection to Dong Yue and Jing'er before a red light entered his Red Flower Sword.

Lin Xin fought Zheng Yunzhen in the third challenge, refusing to use his Primal Demon Body so he could pursue sword and Dao intent. Zheng Yunzhen’s second Dao Questioning sword heavily injured him and sent him crashing through the barrier, but Lin Xin transformed mid-fall and landed in a vast field of red flowers as his wounds began to heal.

• Lin Xin countered Zheng Yunzhen’s White Sword Formation with Qilin flames, and Zheng Yunzhen attacked with spinning white discs to test his opponent’s strength.
• Lin Xin destroyed the discs and unleashed another Qilin, prompting Zheng Yunzhen to use Dao Questioning First Sword: Heartlessness, whose white sword barrage overwhelmed Lin Xin’s flames and forced him back.
• Lin Xin blocked a surprise flying sword, but Zheng Yunzhen followed with Dao Questioning Second Sword: Cloud Sea, a mass of mist and linked flying swords that pierced Lin Xin’s final Qilin and hurled him through the protective barrier.
• Zheng Yunzhen told his disciples he had held back and expected Lin Xin to survive, while Lin Xin fell through the clouds with severe injuries and exhausted spiritual energy.
• Lin Xin activated the Primal Demon Body during his descent, rapidly recovering his energy and healing, then landed amid a vast field of triangular red flowers.

Lin Xin traveled with Feng Huai through a teleportation gate to War City Number 165, his barren territory in the outer domain of the void. He began fortifying the city by activating two Dao Soldier buildings and preparing resources for their production.

• Lin Xin learned that Yuan Xi had offered help obtaining divine ability manuals and agreed to travel with Feng Huai through the same teleportation gate.
• Feng Huai gave Lin Xin a pocket watch and explained that many worlds under Azure Lake Mountain were uninhabitable or lacked actual rulers.
• Lin Xin and Feng Huai entered the teleportation gate, and Lin Xin arrived in the snowy, empty War City Number 165.
• Lin Xin activated a Mountain God Platform and a Mud Pool, which could each produce one type of Dao Soldier per day using supplied materials.
• Lin Xin provided resources to both buildings and placed a black formation disk on the ground, spreading a protective film around the area.

Lin Xin, disguised as Yuan Mo, brought more than ten rings of valuable loot to the Wild Jade Appraisal Shop, leaving Wan An’s staff to realize the scale of the customer they had turned away. Wild Jade Pavilion accepted his business and promised to appraise the goods, while Lin Xin arranged for high-grade tools and materials he needed.

• Lin Xin produced more than ten rings of loot for Shen Ning and the Wild Jade appraisers, who found them filled with valuable goods, including several Fourth Grade Magic Treasures.
• The Wan An person in charge realized he had lost an enormous client, while White Jade Young Master Yuan Sheng left and the Wild Jade clerk barred the Wan An representative from entering.
• Na Na cried to Xiu Xiu over the mistake, and Xiu Xiu comforted her as they worried about losing their appraisal jobs.
• Lin Xin gave Shen Ning the name Yuan Mo, and she explained that Wild Jade Pavilion would report the goods to headquarters and arrange appraisals within two days.
• Shen Ning presented Lin Xin with a Wild Flow Stone and offered Pavilion goods; Lin Xin requested talisman-making brushes, blood-essence storage items, and materials for refining artifacts.
• Wild Jade Pavilion sent a message to its Pavilion Master about Lin Xin’s business, causing an uproar at headquarters.

Lin Xin defeated Huang Yuan in their battle for the Yuan Dou Demon Sect leadership, surviving Huang Yuan’s Blood Cherry Black Lotus with the help of the Evil Soul Pearl. Huang Yuan transferred his cultivation and soul to Lin Xin before dying, while the elders restrained Duan Chizi from intervening.

• Lin Xin used the Jade Immortal Bow and his rapid healing to gain the advantage over the wounded Huang Yuan, who conceded the sect master’s ring.
• When Lin Xin was dazed by the ring’s spiritual imprint, Huang Yuan attacked with his last Blood Cherry Black Lotus and tried to flee after releasing it.
• Lin Xin grabbed Huang Yuan and used the Evil Soul Pearl to block most of the explosion, then drove his arms into Huang Yuan’s chest and fatally wounded him.
• Huang Yuan transferred his Primal Battle Demon Art, sacred-body hearts, soul domain, and soul force to Lin Xin, urging him to become stronger as a column of star power engulfed them.
• Duan Chizi charged at Lin Xin, but Inu-sha Ying and Bai Suozi restrained her, while Yin Pengzi and the other elders stayed silent.

Lin Xin absorbed the Four Extremes Demonic Qi and the lives within a secret realm, then led Azure Lake Mountain onward. At Holy Stream Residence, Fang Yu confronted Shadow City’s forces as they turned against the two sovereigns surrounding the Spirit Gathering Place.

• Lin Xin opened the black hole in his chest and absorbed the Four Extremes Demonic Qi, along with countless Shadow People and other living things, from the secret realm.
• Lin Xin rejected Guanyin Bodhisattva’s warning about karmic consequences, finished devouring the realm, and gained a little over three hundred thousand attribute points.
• Fang Yu arrived outside the Spirit Gathering Place, where Shadow City’s forces had gathered to guard the Dao Ancestor Source.
• The female sovereign ordered the army to seize Fang Yu, but the generals surrounded her and her personal guard instead.
• Fang Yu questioned whether the Lord of Seasons had any descendants, mocking the sovereigns’ claims of descent.

Lin Xin arrived in Stone Sun City with Zhao Ke and Four Absolutes Fairy to visit a Radiance Society branch and replace his lost token. After Chen Ming verified Lin Xin's membership, he agreed to arrange identification and travel papers and revealed that the society's northern branch had been devastated by Transformation Cave and that Red Ridge Gate had aligned with it.

• Lin Xin, Zhao Ke, and Four Absolutes Fairy entered Stone Sun City and followed Zhao Ke to a three-story apothecary.
• At the apothecary, Zhao Ke showed a token to an assistant, who led the group to branch leader Chen Ming.
• Chen Ming sensed Four Absolutes Fairy's lack of membership in the Radiance Society, while Lin Xin introduced himself as Hong Hua from the Southern Prefecture branch.
• Chen Ming verified Lin Xin's identity with a strand of his hair and agreed to arrange replacement identification and travel papers.
• Chen Ming told Lin Xin and Zhao Ke that Transformation Cave had ruined the northern branch and that Red Ridge Gate had reached an understanding with Transformation Cave.

Lin Xin’s trial sent him to the Human Realm, where he interrogated silver-armored soldiers before being forced back by the trial’s time limit. After returning, he left for the Demon God Pool at Unfixed Mountain and was welcomed by Bai Suozi, who led him toward the Sect Master.

• Lin Xin captured the hawk-beaked young master and learned that he was in the Human Realm at Jade Spring Mountain, then searched a general’s soul for information.
• A cultivator attacked Lin Xin with golden light swords, but the trial ended before Lin Xin could continue fighting, and he returned with four surviving generals.
• The four generals melted in the trial cave’s air, and Lin Xin concluded that the trial required him to face both the Nine Twists Worms and Human Realm experts.
• Lin Xin left the Trial Ground with Duan Chizi, Inu-sha Ying, and the Second Steward, then traveled to the Demon God Pool at Unfixed Mountain.
• Bai Suozi welcomed Lin Xin and led him toward the lake at Unfixed Mountain’s center, saying the Sect Master was waiting there.

After gaining the Lord Mark, Lin Xin used Yin Manto to protect the airship as they traveled through Inclined Space toward the Outer Realm. He learned that Yin Manto’s homeland held dangerous ruins, then considered forming contracts with more creatures and found a possible way to control what he summoned.

• Lin Xin examined the Lord Mark on his chest and reasoned that his enhanced constitution might resist its side effects.
• Zhao Ke destroyed a cloud of black creatures attacking the airship, and Lin Xin summoned Yin Manto to guard the ship while he worked.
• Yin Manto revealed that her bloodline memories had awakened, transformed into human form, and told Lin Xin about ruins tied to the Great Seal Spirit Kanju Luo Saint.
• Lin Xin told Yin Manto to protect the crew and guide the ship, then watched her kill creatures and send their essence back to him through their contract.
• Lin Xin considered summoning additional helpers but worried about losing control, then began a Master-Servant Contract incantation over an ant in his flowerpot.

Lin Xin descended to the Ping Mountain Realm after the Azure Origin Sect summoned aid against a giant demon, the Third Prince, and the Hua Ying Sect's patriarch. He settled into a prepared residence and began assessing the mission, suspecting the Third Prince's rapid rise was unusual.

• Lin Xin arrived through the sect's ritual and found the Ping Mountain Realm's origin energy scarce and its space unstable.
• Qing Qiu Zheng Ran explained that the Third Prince and a giant demon threatened the Azure Origin Sect, while the Hua Ying Sect's patriarch also pressed against it.
• Qing Qiu Zheng Ran escorted Lin Xin to a prepared tower, where Lin Xin dismissed Du Ning's advances and reviewed the mission information.
• Lin Xin learned that the Third Prince had reached the middle to late stages of Foundation Establishment and the giant demon had reached Core Formation.
• Lin Xin judged the mission straightforward, wondered how the Third Prince had advanced so quickly, and began cultivating the Fire Cloud Art.

Lin Xin reached Situ Mountain and discovered Red Saint Ming confronting Demon Arm Venerable and the Unparalleled Gate disciples. As their battle intensified, Lin Xin recognized Red Ridge Gate’s White Belt emblem and considered the red-robed cultivator an enemy.

• Lin Xin left Xiao Yu concealed outside Situ Mountain and approached the peak alone.
• Demon Arm Venerable refused Red Saint Ming’s demand to join Red Ridge Gate and summoned the White Hair Divine Lord Array.
• Lin Xin bypassed the mountain’s air-restriction array and hurried toward the battle after seeing red fire clouds erupt above the summit.
• Lin Xin observed Demon Arm Venerable’s disciples sustaining a giant black-haired arm against Red Saint Ming’s red cloud qi.
• Lin Xin recognized Red Saint Ming’s White Belt insignia and recalled Red Ridge Gate’s conflict with Yuan Qiuque and the Yuan Dou Demon Sect.