Recaps

Lin Changheng defeated and killed True Lord Greedy Wolf after resisting his hidden soul attack and destroying his Nascent Soul with the Dragonkin Breath Foreign Method. He returned to the Green Jade Gate with new treasures and an unexplained golden pearl, leaving the sect’s disciples convinced that he had won.

• True Lord Greedy Wolf begged Lin Changheng for mercy, then launched a concealed soul attack that failed against Lin Changheng’s soul defenses.
• True Lord Greedy Wolf tried to detonate his Nascent Soul, but Lin Changheng killed him with the fifth level of the Dragonkin Breath Foreign Method.
• Lin Changheng placed True Lord Greedy Wolf’s remains in Heaven-in-a-Pot, where they could nourish the Blessed Land and provide material for advancing Yin Mountain Corpsefire.
• Lin Changheng collected True Lord Greedy Wolf’s treasures and discovered the Spirit-Sinking Fan was an ancient Imitation Ancient Treasure, while the Nascent Soul’s Storage Bag was nearly empty.
• Lin Changheng found a golden pearl wrapped inside True Lord Greedy Wolf’s damaged Nascent Soul and planned to ask the sleeping Truefire Flood Dragon about it.
• Lin Changheng returned openly to the Green Jade Gate, where the disciples celebrated his victory over True Lord Greedy Wolf.

Lin Changheng killed True Lord Greedy Wolf, won Yu Susu and Guan Sheng’s allegiance, and assigned Green Jade Gate tasks to find rare demon beasts and treasures. After rumors of Greedy Wolf’s death spread and Lin confirmed the truth to Palace Master Feili, he completed his decade-long spirit-plant assignment and advanced to the Nascent Soul Second Layer.

• Lin Changheng told Yu Susu and Guan Sheng that Green Jade Gate could develop freely, then accepted their oath of loyalty and bestowed his Spirit-Sealing Life Spring Demon Method on them.
• Lin Changheng revealed that True Lord Greedy Wolf had died, then ordered Yu Susu and Guan Sheng to investigate rare sea demons, secret realms, fourth-tier spirit plants, and soul-restoring treasures.
• Rumors spread across the Azure Abyss Inner Sea that Lin Changheng had killed True Lord Greedy Wolf, and True Lord Moye confirmed that Greedy Wolf was missing from Greedy Wolf Island.
• Palace Master Feili visited Lin Changheng, and he confirmed that he had killed Greedy Wolf; she gave him a tin of Cloud-Immortal Tea and mentioned that Palace Master Yuanxi might summon him.
• Lin Changheng finished his ten-year spirit-plant assignment, entered extended seclusion, and broke through to the Nascent Soul Second Layer.

After advancing to the second layer of Nascent Soul, Lin Changheng found that the Heaven-in-a-Pot Blessed Land had grown richer and his spirit beasts had made major progress. He accepted a mission to lead Foundation Establishment disciples in exploring a secret site near the Sea-Ruins Merchant Guild, and set out with them at the end of the month.

• Lin Changheng emerged from seclusion after eight years and discovered that his cultivation had advanced to the second layer of Nascent Soul.
• Lin Changheng inspected the Heaven-in-a-Pot Blessed Land and found that its spirit fields had improved; Little Qing had reached the late third-tier peak, while Xiao Hei was cultivating with the earth-breath soil in hopes of improving his aptitude.
• Lin Changheng decided to visit the Sea-Ruins Merchant Guild and accepted a mission to lead Foundation Establishment disciples in exploring a secret site near the guild's territory.
• Lin Changheng learned that the exploration team was ready to depart and told the disciples they would set out at the end of the month.
• At the appointed time, Lin Changheng revealed himself beside Little Qing in her Blue-White Giant Tiger form and invited the disciples onto her back.

Lin Changheng led ten Luminous Jade Palace disciples into a submerged secret site, where he improved his Soul Secret Art while guarding the entrance. The site’s violent upheaval drew cultivators who mistook it for a rare treasure, and Lin’s presence kept them at bay until Nascent Soul cultivator Tianmingzi arrived to challenge the situation.

• The Luminous Jade Palace disciples learned that Lin Changheng would lead their expedition, then rode Little Qing toward the secret site while following Lin’s instructions to prepare for danger.
• During the journey, Lin studied True Lord Greedy Wolf’s Profound Water and Astral Wind Great Escape Art and used the principles of water-wind fusion to deepen his understanding of the Mist-Scattering Divine Ability.
• Lin led the disciples into a submerged mountain’s secret site, but its destructive restriction prevented him from entering, so he stayed outside to guard them.
• While waiting, Lin cultivated the Great Simplicity Soul-Settling Scripture to its fourth layer, strengthening the barrier around his Nascent Soul.
• The mountain began to shake violently, and Lin’s formations failed to contain the disturbance; he accepted that the upheaval would expose the site and waited atop the peak as cultivators gathered at a distance.
• Tianmingzi arrived and greeted Lin, claiming he had come to investigate reports that a True Lord was monopolizing the supposed treasure site.

Lin Changheng confronted Tianmingzi and decisively defeated him while defending the treasure site, then learned that Buhai had come on behalf of the Sea-Ruins Merchant Guild. Lin Changheng and Buhai agreed to cooperate over the discovery, and Buhai invited the battered Tianmingzi to join them.

• Lin Changheng revealed that he had occupied the treasure site first and warned the gathered cultivators not to challenge him.
• Tianmingzi challenged Lin Changheng, who attacked with his flying swords and overcame Tianmingzi’s defenses using the Spirit-Sinking Fan.
• A streak of golden light intervened just as Lin Changheng nearly killed Tianmingzi, allowing Tianmingzi to escape the fatal blow at the cost of severe injuries.
• Buhai revealed himself as a Sea-Ruins Merchant Guild cultivator, and the spectators recognized Lin Changheng as the feared True Lord Ten Thousand Longevity.
• Lin Changheng questioned Buhai’s intentions, and Buhai yielded the treasure claim and expressed his desire for friendship rather than fighting.
• Buhai called the injured Tianmingzi over to meet them.

Lin Changheng settled his conflict with Tianmingzi, collected a rare water treasure, and completed his mission escorting the Luminous Jade Palace disciples. Back in seclusion, he created and merged an Ice Spiritual Root, bringing his total to eight, while Ji Shan Devil Lord plotted to rally the Outer Sea against him.

• Tianmingzi apologized to Lin Changheng and gave him an abyssal ink sunken water essence, and the three Nascent Soul True Lords parted on friendly terms.
• Lin Changheng placed the water essence in the Heaven-in-a-Pot Blessed Land, then let the secret site's disciples emerge and cataloged their haul; eight returned, while two were presumed dead.
• Lin Changheng escorted the disciples back to the Luminous Jade Immortal Palace, earned a twenty-year mission exemption, and returned to his cave residence as news of his victory spread.
• On Extreme Demon Island, Ji Shan Devil Lord learned that Lin Changheng was the feared True Lord Ten Thousand Longevity and considered seeking help to kill him.
• Lin Changheng used Ice Spiritual Root Essence Blood to create the Kan Ice Mystic Root and merged it into himself, gaining a twenty-nine-resonance Ice Spiritual Root and bringing his total to eight.

After forming an ice spiritual root, Lin Changheng tested its powers and traveled to Sea-Ruins Immortal Island to buy supplies and intelligence. He left with discounted information on Extreme Demon Island’s Nascent Soul Devil Lords and began purchasing goods in bulk.

• Lin Changheng discovered that his ice spiritual root improved his perception and use of ice power, strengthened his ice spells, enhanced his Nether Abyss Iceflame, and increased his divine sense by six li.
• Lin Changheng emerged from seclusion, answered invitations from fellow Nascent Soul cultivators, and visited Yu Susu, who gave him wind-piercing beast essence blood and an update on her search for rare demon beasts.
• Lin Changheng traveled to Sea-Ruins Immortal Island under the rogue cultivator identity Fang Yuan and learned that the Sea-Ruins Merchant Guild’s General Assembly served as a major trading hub.
• Lin Changheng visited the Darkwind Tower seeking rare demon beast intelligence, but its steward explained that the tower sold information about people instead.
• Lin Changheng bought Black Grade intelligence on Extreme Demon Island’s three Nascent Soul Devil Lords after revealing True Lord Buhai’s token and receiving a fifty-percent discount.
• Lin Changheng read the intelligence on Extreme Demon Ancestor, Devil Lord Extreme Slaughter, and Ji Shan Devil Lord, then left to buy goods throughout Sea-Ruins Immortal City.

Lin Changheng explored the powers of his newly formed ice spiritual root, then traveled under the alias Fang Yuan to Sea-Ruins Immortal Island to buy supplies and intelligence. After learning about the Nascent Soul Devil Lords of Extreme Demon Island, he began spending heavily on goods in the city.

• Lin Changheng tested his ice spiritual root, using it to wield ice arts with ease and enhance Nether Abyss Iceflame into a flame he believed could help capture nascent souls.
• Lin Changheng found that his divine sense had increased by six li, then emerged from seclusion and answered invitations from fellow Nascent Soul cultivators, refusing True Lord Jingxuan's proposed demon hunt.
• Lin Changheng met Yu Susu, collected the wind-piercing beast essence blood, praised the Green Jade Gate's search for rare demon beasts, and offered help with her future Nascent Soul formation.
• Lin Changheng traveled to Sea-Ruins Immortal Island as the rogue cultivator Fang Yuan and learned that the Sea-Ruins Merchant Guild's General Guild was a trading arm beneath its General Altar.
• Lin Changheng visited Darkwind Tower, bought discounted Black Grade intelligence on Extreme Demon Island's three Nascent Soul Devil Lords after showing True Lord Buhai's token, and reviewed their histories and abilities.
• Lin Changheng left Darkwind Tower and began buying goods on a massive scale in Sea-Ruins Immortal City.

Lin Changheng prepared to change his Body Tempering method from fire to earth, while Mo Zhaoli obtained a soul-restoring treasure for the Truefire Flood Dragon and arranged an invitation to meet True Lord Gui. Lin Changheng successfully reached Fourth-Tier Body Tempering and discovered that his Mountain-Bearing Divine Ability could shatter the reinforced Test Stone.

• Lin Changheng studied the Sinking Earth and Wutu Absorption Scripture and used the Thick Earth Nurturing Life Demon Method and High Heaven Mystic Mud to prepare Mo Zhaoli's spirit fields for his cultivation change.
• Gui Qiantao visited Lin Changheng on behalf of True Lord Gui, invited him to a banquet, and was astonished by Lin Changheng's advice on his cultivation problems; Lin agreed to attend in half a month.
• Mo Zhaoli gave Lin Changheng Soul-Piercing Spring Sun Water, which he used to nourish the Truefire Flood Dragon's soul, and she later told him she had completed the other task he assigned.
• Lin Changheng buried himself in the prepared spirit field and circulated both Body Tempering methods, converting his fire-tempered body into an earth-aspect foundation and breaking through to Fourth-Tier Body Tempering.
• Lin Changheng tested his Mountain-Bearing Divine Ability on a reinforced black Test Stone, shattered its formations with his punch, and then destroyed the stone with a second blow.

Lin Changheng tested his newly perfected body-tempering art, then accepted True Lord Sea-Sweeper and True Lord Gui’s offer to help contain a Poisonfire Flood Dragon in exchange for a fourth-tier Transformation pill formula. After studying the dragon’s background and abilities, Lin Changheng heard a flood dragon’s cry from the Heaven-in-a-Pot Blessed Land.

• Lin Changheng shattered the Test Stone with his Mountain-Bearing Divine Ability, then tested his defenses against his life-bound flying swords and found that their combined strike could wound him.
• Lin Changheng reunited with Mo Zhaoli, shared Jade-Clear Sacred Tea with her, and learned that only two days had passed and his meeting with True Lord Gui was still scheduled for the next day.
• Lin Changheng met True Lord Gui and True Lord Sea-Sweeper at Returning Spring Valley, where they offered him a pill formula in exchange for helping contain a fourth-tier Poisonfire Flood Dragon.
• Lin Changheng agreed to join the expedition after True Lord Sea-Sweeper promised to deliver the formula beforehand, and he requested the gathered intelligence on the dragon.
• Lin Changheng studied the Poisonfire Flood Dragon’s origins and abilities in Mo Zhaoli’s cave abode, then heard a flood dragon’s cry from the Heaven-in-a-Pot Blessed Land.

Lin Changheng welcomed the awakened Truefire Flood Dragon, explained their new home in the Azure Abyss Sea, and promised to help him claim a Poisonfire Flood Dragon as a body. After Xiao Hei advanced and Lin received the promised Fourth-Tier Transformation Pill Formula, he prepared to join the flood dragon hunt and gave Mo Zhaoli a Spirit Beast Bag filled with Soul-Eroding Miasma Insects.

• Lin Changheng spoke with the awakened Truefire Flood Dragon, told him that over forty years had passed, and took him outside to see the Azure Abyss Sea.
• Lin Changheng showed the Truefire Flood Dragon the Flood Dragon Pearl and learned that it could aid advancement or cause flood dragon transformation, depending on its recipient.
• Lin Changheng promised to help the Truefire Flood Dragon seize the Poisonfire Flood Dragon as a body, while the Truefire Flood Dragon prepared to perform the Body-Seizing Art.
• Lin Changheng gave Xiao Hei a cleansed Sky-First Poison Ginseng, and Xiao Hei emerged half a month later at the late third tier.
• True Lord Sea-Sweeper gave Lin Changheng the Fourth-Tier Transformation Pill Formula and arranged to depart for the flood dragon hunt in three days.
• Lin Changheng gave Mo Zhaoli a Spirit Beast Bag containing tens of thousands of Soul-Eroding Miasma Insects before leaving for the hunt.

Lin Changheng learned that his Soul-Eroding Miasma Insects could lure Gold-Piercing Bees from the dangerous Sea Sage Ancient Palace, then joined True Lord Sea-Sweeper, True Lord Gui, and True Person Evergreen on an expedition to the Outer Sea. While piloting their boat, he realized Sea-Sweeper and Gui had concealed the real objective and additional risks, and decided to strengthen himself by performing Spirit Seizure on the Wind-Piercing Beast's essence blood.

• Mo Zhaoli explained that Soul-Eroding Miasma Insects could attract Gold-Piercing Bees in the Sea Sage Ancient Palace and could also create illusions that tempered cultivators' wills.
• Lin Changheng learned that the Sea Sage Ancient Palace opened at unpredictable intervals and remembered that nearly three hundred years had passed since its last opening.
• True Lord Sea-Sweeper and True Lord Gui discussed their expedition to obtain Spirit-Candle Flowers from the Poisonfire Flood Dragon and hinted at two nestling flood dragons before Lin Changheng arrived.
• Lin Changheng joined Sea-Sweeper and Gui, met the female True Person Evergreen, and traveled with them toward the Outer Sea aboard an Illusory Light Boat.
• While piloting the boat, Lin Changheng recalled overhearing Sea-Sweeper and Gui and realized they had hidden important details about the expedition's objective and risks.
• Lin Changheng decided to improve his strength by performing Spirit Seizure on the Wind-Piercing Beast's essence blood.

Lin Changheng chose [Northwind's Ten Thousand Cries] from the [Wind-Piercing Beast]'s three talents and refined it while traveling with the other Nascent Soul cultivators. After they prepared an ambush for a [Poisonfire Flood Dragon], Lin learned their bait, a [Flood Dragon Shedding Herb], worked on juvenile Flood Dragons, leaving him to suspect the plan concealed an unexpected danger.

• Lin Changheng used Spirit Seizure on the [Wind-Piercing Beast]'s essence blood, weighed its three talents, and chose [Northwind's Ten Thousand Cries] for its soul-attacking ability.
• Lin Changheng refined four layers of the talent, gained a wind vortex in his throat, and sensed that his Divine Sense had grown stronger.
• [True Lord Sea-Sweeper] explained that his damaged [Demon-Binding Rope] imitated the Heavenly Spirit Treasure [Spirit-Binding Rope], and the group prepared to trap the [Poisonfire Flood Dragon].
• Lin Changheng and the others chose an ocean trench, set up a formation, and [True Lord Sea-Sweeper] placed a [Flood Dragon Shedding Herb] as bait.
• Jiao Lie told Lin Changheng that the herb had no effect on adult Flood Dragons, and Lin inferred that it attracted juvenile ones.

Lin Changheng and the other cultivators trapped the Poisonfire Flood Dragon, but the formation failed when she burned her essence blood to break free. As they pursued her, Lin Changheng discovered a stronger flood dragon nearby and realized True Lord Gui had anticipated the danger and might be part of another scheme.

• Lin Changheng recognized the Flood Dragon Shedding Herb and realized True Lord Sea-Sweeper and True Lord Gui had concealed the presence of young flood dragons in the Poisonfire Flood Dragon's abode.
• After three months in ambush, the Poisonfire Flood Dragon arrived and was caught in the cultivators' formation, where True Lord Sea-Sweeper bound her with the Demon-Binding Rope before leaving for her cave abode.
• True Lord Gui explained that the cultivators had been forbidden to kill fourth-tier beings and supreme-bloodline demons, while Lin Changheng agreed that the Truefire Flood Dragon could take over the female flood dragon's body.
• The Poisonfire Flood Dragon burned her essence blood until the formation and Demon-Binding Rope failed, then escaped and rushed toward her abode as Lin Changheng secretly took the rope.
• Lin Changheng, True Lord Evergreen, and True Lord Gui pursued the Poisonfire Flood Dragon, but Lin Changheng detected a stronger male flood dragon approaching and noticed True Lord Gui had already begun retreating.

Lin Changheng escaped the fourth-tier middle-stage flood dragon, recovered the Demon-Binding Rope with the Truefire Flood Dragon’s help, and learned of a hidden treasure that could aid his cultivation. He then turned back to ambush the wounded Poisonfire Flood Dragon, ending the chapter as his four-colored attack exploded before her.

• Lin Changheng used the Sun-Chasing Cloak and Azure-Silver Phantom Wings to outrun True Lord Gui, leaving him to face the pursuing middle-stage flood dragon.
• The Truefire Flood Dragon retrieved the Demon-Binding Rope, and Lin Changheng found that poisonfire had weakened the treasure and worsened its old damage.
• After viewing Lin Changheng’s recording of the chase, the Truefire Flood Dragon revealed a hidden treasure in the Endless Savage Wilderness and agreed to Lin Changheng’s plan to obtain a flood dragon body.
• The Poisonfire Flood Dragon defeated True Lord Evergreen, burned away his body, and forced his Nascent Soul to flee.
• Lin Changheng ambushed the wounded Poisonfire Flood Dragon with the Yin Tide Demon-Subduing Spirit-Invoking Mantra, the Azure-Gold Greatsword, and a four-colored bead.
• The Poisonfire Flood Dragon’s poisonfire failed to stop Lin Changheng, and the four-colored bead exploded in front of her.

Lin Changheng killed the Poisonfire Flood Dragon, collected her soul, demon core, essence blood, and body, and advanced his plans to nurture his flying swords and help Little Qing transform. Elsewhere, the Single-Horned Flood Dragon Cultivator defeated True Lord Gui and forced True Lord Sea-Sweeper to submit, while a hidden observer watched the confrontation before leaving.

• Lin Changheng used the Four Extremes Truefire Pearl and Northwind's Ten Thousand Cries Foreign Method to cripple the Poisonfire Flood Dragon, then killed her with repeated blows and sword strikes.
• Lin Changheng searched the Poisonfire Flood Dragon's soul, stored it in the Black Soul Banner, and collected her essence blood, demon core, and corpse.
• Lin Changheng's spirit beasts reacted to the fourth-tier flood dragon corpse, while the Truefire Flood Dragon hid in the supreme yin soul-nourishing wood; Lin Changheng then departed.
• True Lord Sea-Sweeper and True Lord Gui argued over their failed plan and refused the Single-Horned Flood Dragon Cultivator's demands, so he attacked them with scarlet spears.
• The Single-Horned Flood Dragon Cultivator destroyed True Lord Gui's body, but True Lord Gui escaped as a Nascent Soul; True Lord Sea-Sweeper survived and submitted to a demon curse.
• A hidden observer watched the battle and negotiations, then vanished after True Lord Gui's Nascent Soul fled.

Lin Changheng captured True Lord Gui and took his Spatial Ancient Treasure before returning to Luminous Jade Palace and letting rumors of his injuries spread. Five years later, he resumed pill-refining plans, learned Yu Susu had not attempted Nascent Soul Formation, and asked her why.

• The Single-Horned Flood Dragon Cultivator severed True Lord Sea-Sweeper’s arm, then accepted his loyalty and gave him the Spirit-Candle Flower.
• Lin Changheng caught True Lord Gui’s Nascent Soul, froze him with the [Nether Abyss Iceflame], and took his damaged Natal Dharma Treasure and intact Ancient Green Ring.
• Lin Changheng returned to Luminous Jade Palace with a feigned serious injury, and rumors about his defeat spread across the Luminous Jade Sea Region.
• Five years later, True Lord Qingwei told Lin Changheng about the rumors, auction proceeds, and Yu Susu’s failure to register for Nascent Soul Formation.
• Lin Changheng asked Yu Susu why she had not attempted Nascent Soul Formation, and she explained that her arranged Fourth-Tier Alchemist had become unreliable at producing [Nascent Soul Formation Twin Pills].

Lin Changheng helped Yu Susu prepare for Nascent Soul formation, then advanced his Yin Mountain Corpsefire to the fourth tier and tested its corrosive power. He uncovered a rich trove inside True Lord Gui’s Spatial Ancient Treasure, transplanted most of its resources and spirit veins, and absorbed enough Wind-Piercing Beast essence blood to advance his treasure seed.

• Yu Susu asked Lin Changheng to refine the Nascent Soul Formation Twin Pills, offered him the remaining pills, and reported new progress in locating special demon beasts.
• Lin Changheng refined the Nascent Soul-level corpse spirit into his Yin Mountain Corpsefire, advancing it to the fourth tier and testing its stronger corrosion against a damaged Dharma Treasure.
• Lin Changheng combined his four flames into a new Four Extremes Truefire Pearl, then examined True Lord Gui’s Spatial Ancient Treasure and found medicinal plants, spirit soil, and nine spirit veins, including one fourth-tier vein.
• Lin Changheng transplanted the treasure’s plants, creatures, spirit soil, and eight spirit veins into his Heaven-in-a-Pot Blessed Land, leaving the unstable fourth-tier vein for later.
• Lin Changheng absorbed the Wind-Piercing Beast essence blood, completed the fifth layer of its Treasure Seed, and advanced Northwind’s Ten Thousand Cries Foreign Method to Transcendent Mastery.

Lin Changheng strengthened his Wind-Piercing Beast treasure seed, assessed his spiritual roots, and surveyed the thriving Heaven-in-a-Pot Blessed Land while preparing for future cultivation and conflict. He tested the restored Demon-Binding Rope on Little Qing, then began refining the Nascent Soul Formation Twin Pills for Yu Susu, and the chapter ended as three pills emerged from the furnace.

• Lin Changheng raised Spirit Seizure of the Wind-Piercing Beast Treasure Seed to 80/100 and measured his divine sense at 194 li, while planning to obtain a Nether Void Demon Beast to help him advance.
• Lin Changheng inspected his spiritual roots and Heaven-in-a-Pot Blessed Land, noting the growth of his plants and the progress of Little Qing, Xiao Hei, and Big Gray.
• Lin Changheng and the Truefire Flood Dragon discussed the growing conflict between the Demon Race and the Sea-Ruins Merchant Guild and planned to wait for an opportunity to target the crazed Single-Horned Flood Dragon Cultivator.
• The Truefire Flood Dragon returned the restored Demon-Binding Rope to Lin Changheng, who tested it on Little Qing and easily bound her despite her speed and evasive movements.
• Three months later, Lin Changheng completed the pill-refining process and released three glowing pills from the furnace.

Lin Changheng finished refining premium Nascent Soul Formation pills, entrusted True Lord Qingwei with arranging a pill-refining business, and learned of growing danger from the Demon Race and Demonic Path. As Yu Susu began her Nascent Soul breakthrough, Lin Changheng discovered changes in his Nascent Soul and heard that the Inner Sea factions were considering a preemptive strike and trade fair.

• Lin Changheng refined two premium and one standard Illusion-Breaking Pills, then summoned Yu Susu and gave her premium Nascent Soul Formation pills.
• Yu Susu presented Lin Changheng with a jade box containing essence blood and intelligence about Jade-Mist Leopards, whose Origin Puppets could help with his cultivation and Blessed Land chores.
• Lin Changheng and True Lord Qingwei agreed to establish Lin Changheng's pill-refining business, while Qingwei shared reports of demonic cultivators and a demon joining forces in the Outer Sea.
• Lin Changheng perfected the Jade Radiance Sky-Covering Art and discovered spell-like imprints on his Nascent Soul, then went to watch Yu Susu begin forming hers.
• True Lord Qingwei told Lin Changheng that Inner Sea factions were discussing a preemptive attack and that a trade fair might accompany their next negotiations.

Lin Changheng watched Yu Susu overcome her heart demon tribulation and form a Nascent Soul, confirming that his Spirit-Sealing Life Spring Demon Method could affect Nascent Soul cultivators. He traveled toward Sacred Peak for a Nascent Soul assembly, where his reputation opened the way, and he encountered True Lord Haiya upon arrival.

• Lin Changheng discussed the coming Nascent Soul Trade Fair with True Lord Qingwei, planning to seek ingredients for Little Qing’s transformation pill and promote his Youth-Preserving Pills.
• Yu Susu overcame her heart demon tribulation and successfully formed a Nascent Soul while Lin Changheng and True Lord Qingwei watched.
• Lin Changheng confirmed Yu Susu’s breakthrough had not harmed the soul and true spirit sealed in his life spring, then left the Immortal Palace to travel toward Sacred Peak.
• Aboard a ship, Lin Changheng befriended a Foundation Establishment cultivator and secretly left him Illness-Expelling Pills before departing midway across the sea.
• Lin Changheng reached Dry Peak Immortal Island, used his reputation to obtain a Special Passage Token, and prepared to enter Sacred Peak.
• True Lord Haiya recognized Lin Changheng and greeted him as he approached Sacred Peak.

Lin Changheng met True Lord Haiya at the Sacred Peak, learned that the bloodline above Blazing Origin was called Divine Origin, and arranged to cooperate in finding rare demon-beast essence blood. At the Sacred Peak gathering, the Inner Sea powers formed the Demon- and Monster-Extermination Alliance and began a trade fair.

• Lin Changheng and True Lord Haiya entered the Sacred Peak together and discussed their cultivation and the mountain’s customs.
• Lin Changheng offered True Lord Haiya a favor in exchange for information, and Haiya named Divine Origin Essence Blood and proposed helping locate Divine-Origin Demon Beasts.
• Lin Changheng and True Lord Haiya agreed to cooperate on finding rare essence blood, and Haiya also accepted a separate request to search for other blood types.
• Lin Changheng met True Lord Tu Sheng and True Lord Tianlai at the gathering; Tianlai confirmed that Lin’s Youth-Preserving Pill worked and agreed to vouch for it at the trade fair.
• True Lord Feili, True Lord Li Jian, and True Lord Tianyue arrived, and the three leading powers established the Demon- and Monster-Extermination Alliance.
• True Lord Tianyue accepted a proposal for a trade fair, and the gathering immediately began trading.

At the Sacred Peak trade fair, Lin Changheng offered a rare Youth-Preserving Pill and demonstrated his strength when True Lord Gray Furnace tried to inspect it. After the pill was verified, Lin Changheng sought rare materials and remedies, and a female Nascent Soul Cultivator offered him a Blood-Shedding Jade Fruit.

• True Lord Tu Sheng traded fourth-tier treasures for formation inheritances, and Lin Changheng considered befriending him for help with formations.
• True Lord Jinyue arrived and greeted Lin Changheng, while True Lord Tianlai explained his family ties to True Lord Tianyue and a Golden Core cultivator who had changed his Daoist title from Ten Thousand Longevity.
• Lin Changheng took the floor and presented his Youth-Preserving Pill, claiming it preserved appearance, nourished vitality, and could replace a Youth-Preserving Cultivation Art.
• True Lord Gray Furnace challenged the pill’s effects, but Lin Changheng’s bottle overwhelmed him and knocked him off his stool; Gray Furnace later inspected the pill and judged it likely genuine.
• Lin Changheng sought a Blood-Shedding Jade Fruit, a Body-Shaping Flower, or information about the Blood-Soul Calamity-Dispelling Elixir, and a female cultivator offered him a Blood-Shedding Jade Fruit for a pill.

At the Sacred Peak trade fair, Lin Changheng traded for every ingredient needed to refine the Demon-Shedding Transformation Pill and gained new allies. After defeating three Demonic Cultivators in the Outer Sea and learning of a larger plot, he reached the Undersea Ancient Forest and began hunting Jade-Mist Leopards for their essence blood.

• Lin Changheng traded a Youth-Preserving Pill for True Lord Purple Cloud’s Blood-Shedding Jade Fruit and secured a Form-Shaping Flower from a powdered-faced cultivator, completing his ingredients for the Demon-Shedding Transformation Pill.
• Lin Changheng acquired several spirit-plant roots and a Falling Star Core, then learned from True Lord Tu Sheng and improved his Formation Dao knowledge.
• Lin Changheng left Sacred Peak and returned to the Outer Sea, where three Demonic Cultivators ambushed him; he killed two and confronted True Person Poisonmist, who recognized him from their past.
• Lin Changheng learned from the Demonic Cultivators’ memories that True Lord Shura had advanced to the Nascent Soul middle stage and that several Demonic Path factions were pursuing a larger plan.
• Lin Changheng found the Undersea Ancient Forest, captured a Jade-Mist Leopard as a safeguard, and began killing the clan to collect essence blood and increase his Spirit Seizure progress.

Lin Changheng extracted four spirit veins from the Undersea Ancient Forest and discovered that the Extreme Demon Ancestor had placed a bounty on his head. While evading a Nascent Soul demonic cultivator, he completed a Spirit Seizure breakthrough that raised his divine sense to the Nascent Soul middle stage, then began fighting back.

• Lin Changheng spared two late third-tier Jade-Mist Leopards and extracted the forest’s superior-grade third-tier spirit vein, two second-tier spirit veins, and first-tier spirit vein, killing a Core Formation demonic cultivator who approached.
• A tall Nascent Soul demonic cultivator ambushed Lin Changheng and revealed that the Extreme Demon Ancestor had issued a bounty for his head.
• Lin Changheng evaded the demonic cultivator’s powerful attack with instantaneous teleportation while completing Spirit Seizure and refining the Azure Pivot Spirit Creation talent.
• Lin Changheng’s divine sense broke through to the Nascent Soul middle stage, and he struck back with Northwind’s Ten Thousand Cries and Dragonkin Breath, melting away one of his opponent’s arms.
• Lin Changheng charged the wounded demonic cultivator with a fist, and the cultivator eagerly met him in close combat.