Chapter Summaries

Madam Yan and the hunchbacked elder found two sixth-tier Azure Painting Mystic Pythons but worried their group could not defeat them. Lin Mo emerged from seclusion, dismissed their concerns, and displayed powerful abilities that left the others questioning whether he was truly only at the Golden Core Fourth Layer.

• Madam Yan and the hunchbacked elder realized the Azure Painting Mystic Python had left its territory and considered turning back to find more allies.
• Two Azure Painting Mystic Pythons appeared together, and the hunchbacked elder deduced they had returned after seeking a mate.
• Madam Yan proposed recruiting more late Golden Core cultivators because their group could not safely face two sixth-tier demon beasts.
• Lin Mo emerged from the cabin and insisted they could deal with both pythons without wasting time.
• Lin Mo sent nine Northern Dipper Ancient Swords into the sea and raised his Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor around the flying boat, astonishing Madam Yan and the others.

Lin Mo used his Big Dipper Nine Swords, Spirit-Devouring Vine, and Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor to overwhelm two sixth-tier Azure Painting Mystic Pythons. After trapping the male python, he formed a second Grass and Wood Demon-Sealing Formation and sent it toward the female.

• Lin Mo recalled his Big Dipper Nine Swords after they wounded the two Azure Painting Mystic Pythons.
• Lin Mo sent the Spirit-Devouring Vine’s Twisted-Branch Wood Swords and Grass and Wood Demon-Sealing Formation against the pythons.
• The male python’s tail smashed aside many swords, while the female python charged the flying boat and struck its Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor.
• The male python spat venom at the formation but became trapped, and the female python’s venom failed to harm the Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor.
• Lin Mo formed a second Grass and Wood Demon-Sealing Formation and sent it toward the female python.

Lin Mo trapped and killed both Azure Painting Mystic Pythons, then agreed with Madam Yan and the others on how to divide their remains. As the hunchbacked elder butchered the corpses, Lin Mo sensed that an exceptionally powerful hidden observer was watching him.

• The female mystic python used her demon core to break Lin Mo’s Grass and Wood Demon-Sealing Formation, but Lin Mo rebuilt it with the Spirit-Devouring Vine and trapped her again.
• Lin Mo killed both trapped mystic pythons with the Big Dipper Nine Swords and let their corpses fall into the sea.
• Madam Yan proposed that Lin Mo keep the female python while the others divided the male, and Lin Mo agreed.
• The hunchbacked elder began butchering the corpses and carefully cut the female python’s hide for Danqing Painting Scrolls.
• The Gu-Devouring Bee stirred in Lin Mo’s sleeve, and Lin Mo sensed an exceptionally powerful presence secretly watching him.

Lin Mo’s Gu-Devouring Bee ate a Hidden Void Moth, bringing the fury of a silver-haired Nascent Soul elder from Hidden Void Valley down on the group. The elder demanded Lin Mo, the Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor, and the Azure Painting Mystic Pythons, but Madam Yan refused to hand Lin Mo over and warned that his strength might rival the elder’s.

• Lin Mo’s Gu-Devouring Bee chased down and devoured a Hidden Void Moth that emerged from a spatial ripple.
• A silver-haired old man arrived with over twenty silver-robed cultivators and accused Lin Mo’s group of killing his spirit insect and stealing his Azure Painting Mystic Pythons.
• The Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor blocked most of the old man’s spiritual pressure, while he grew greedy for the armor and suspected Lin Mo possessed a powerful spatial spirit insect.
• The silver-haired old man demanded the Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor, Lin Mo, and both pythons in exchange for sparing the group.
• Madam Yan refused, saying she had no right to demand that Lin Mo submit and warning the old man that Lin Mo’s strength might be close to his own.

Lin Mo confronted Qi Chengyue of Hidden Void Valley after the elder demanded their treasures, while Madam Yan defended Lin Mo’s strength. Lin Mo killed three Hidden Void Valley Golden Core cultivators before they could attack and turned the Spirit-Devouring Vine toward their masterless spirit insects.

• Madam Yan insisted that Lin Mo was no weaker than she was, despite Qi Chengyue’s disbelief and warning about the strength of Nascent Soul Great Cultivators.
• Lin Mo recalled the Spirit-Devouring Vine, retrieving the hunchbacked elder and gathering the remains of the Azure Painting Mystic Pythons.
• Three Hidden Void Valley cultivators volunteered to fight Lin Mo, and Qi Chengyue ordered them to capture him alive.
• Lin Mo reassured his companions that he could get them away from ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, then sent out nine Northern Dipper Ancient Swords.
• Lin Mo’s swords killed the three cultivators and shattered their golden cores, after which he sent the Spirit-Devouring Vine to capture their masterless spirit insects.

Lin Mo fought Qi Chengyue and the Hidden Void Valley disciples, using his Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor to withstand their attacks. After revealing that his nine Ancient Swords were limited by his cultivation, he drew his newly strengthened Greenwood Mystic Gourd Sword and prepared to unleash his true killing move.

• Qi Chengyue used his Silver Jar to retrieve the spirit insects and sent three Gold-Piercing Shuttles at Lin Mo's flying boat, but the Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor was unharmed.
• Lin Mo sent the Big Dipper Nine Swords against Qi Chengyue's flying boat, whose golden formation barrier held despite the vessel being shaken.
• Qi Chengyue warned Lin Mo that Hidden Void Valley would send reinforcements after he reported the confrontation, alarming Madam Yan and the others.
• Lin Mo recalled the Ancient Swords and drew his newly strengthened Life-Bound Dao Sword, the Greenwood Mystic Gourd Sword, to reveal his true killing move.

Lin Mo used the Greenwood Mystic Gourd Sword and Spirit-Devouring Vine to kill Qi Chengyue and his Hidden Void Valley disciples. Afterward, Lin Mo found spirit-insect feed and other treasures among the spoils, then opened a silver jar for his Gu-Devouring Bees.

• Lin Mo awakened the Greenwood Mystic Gourd Sword's immense power and unleashed Greenwood Sword Rain on Qi Chengyue's fleeing Flying Boat.
• The Greenwood Sword Rain pierced the Flying Boat's Defensive Formation and killed the Hidden Void Valley disciples aboard.
• Lin Mo sent the Spirit-Devouring Vine's Curled-Branch Swords against Qi Chengyue, breaking his defenses and destroying his Nascent Soul as he tried to flee.
• Madam Yan, the Hunchbacked Elder, and the others marveled that Lin Mo had killed a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator while at the Golden Core fourth layer.
• Lin Mo collected Qi Chengyue's Storage Bag, silver jar, and flying shuttles, finding zhan origin grass seeds to feed his Gu-Devouring Bees.
• Lin Mo opened the silver jar and summoned the Gu-Devouring Bees, telling them they could eat its contents.

After Qi Chengyue died, Lin Mo agreed to accompany Madam Yan to Linwei City and help protect the Feng Household from Hidden Void Valley. Three days later, a gold-robed cultivator summoned Feng Yan and Lin Mo to the City Lord’s residence, where Hidden Void Valley’s Cheng Ji and the Feng Household’s three Ancestors were waiting.

• The Gu-Devouring Bee devoured Qi Chengyue’s spirit insects, and Lin Mo warned Madam Yan that Hidden Void Valley would soon come after them.
• Madam Yan pleaded with Lin Mo to protect the Feng Household, and he agreed to return to Linwei City with her.
• Hidden Void Valley learned that Qi Chengyue had died, and its Sect Master ordered Second Elder Cheng Ji to investigate and destroy the Feng Household if it was responsible.
• Three days later, Lin Mo and Madam Yan arrived at Linwei City, where a gold-robed cultivator ordered Feng Yan to report to the City Lord’s residence with Lin Mo.

Lin Mo and Madam Yan were summoned to the City Lord's Manor over Qi Chengyue's death, where Lin Mo explained that Qi Chengyue had attacked him for his treasures and died in the fight. Cheng Ji challenged Lin Mo's account, leaving the City Lord's judgment unresolved.

• General Wu ordered Madam Yan and Lin Mo to report to the City Lord's Manor about Qi Chengyue's death.
• Lin Mo learned that the City Lord's Manor served the Human Emperor and decided to obey its summons.
• General Wu escorted Madam Yan and Lin Mo into the City Lord's Manor, where Cheng Ji and the Feng Household's elders were waiting.
• City Lord Jiang questioned Madam Yan and Lin Mo about Qi Chengyue's death and warned that they could be imprisoned and executed if they had no reasonable explanation.
• Lin Mo said Qi Chengyue had tried to kill him for his treasures and asked City Lord Jiang to judge fairly.
• Cheng Ji accused Lin Mo of lying about killing two Azure Painting Mystic Pythons and defeating a Nascent Soul cultivator while at the Golden Core fourth layer.

Lin Mo faced an inquiry into Qi Chengyue’s death and revealed the Xuanyuan Token to City Lord Jiang. Jiang recognized it as the Human Emperor Hall’s supreme symbol of authority and bowed to Lin Mo, offering his service.

• City Lord Jiang asked Lin Mo to explain his background, treasures, and how he killed Qi Chengyue, while the Feng Household’s Ancestors hoped Lin Mo could clear Madam Yan.
• Lin Mo explained that he had no master and asked Jiang to dismiss the others so he could show him a private token.
• When Jiang refused to clear the room, Lin Mo used the Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor and Spirit-Devouring Vine to seal them off from the others.
• Lin Mo showed Jiang the Xuanyuan Token, and Jiang recognized its authority and bowed, identifying himself as Jiang Moli, City Lord of Linwei City.

Lin Mo convinced Jiang Moli that Qi Chengyue had died after seeking his own death, prompting the city lord to protect the Feng Household and demand compensation from Hidden Void Valley. The chapter ended with Cheng Ji apologizing to Lin Mo and Jiang Moli asking whether his judgment satisfied him.

• Lin Mo showed Jiang Moli the Xuanyuan Token and explained that Qi Chengyue had sought his own death, and Jiang Moli agreed to protect the Feng Household.
• Lin Mo withdrew the Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor and Grass and Wood Demon-Sealing Formation, reappearing with Jiang Moli before General Wu, Cheng Ji, and the Feng Household elders.
• Jiang Moli accused Cheng Ji of slandering Lin Mo and the Feng Household, then ordered him to apologize and compensate Lin Mo.
• Cheng Ji realized Jiang Moli believed Lin Mo's account and warned Hidden Void Valley to accept the city lord's judgment or face the Human Emperor Hall.
• Cheng Ji apologized to Lin Mo and promised to report the matter and prepare a generous gift, while Jiang Moli asked Lin Mo if he was satisfied.

Lin Mo left Hidden Void Valley without finding a Danqing Painting Scroll powerful enough for his sword formation and returned to Divine Wood City to trade his mystic python hides. He learned that the city’s passages were closed after Mu Wang and several junior commanders died, and offered the attendant spirit stones to help him reach the fifth level.

• Jiang Moli gave Lin Mo three low-quality Danqing Painting Scrolls, but Lin Mo judged them unable to withstand the Big Dipper Sword Formation.
• Cheng Ji admitted Hidden Void Valley had no suitable scrolls, so Lin Mo declined compensation and flew toward Divine Wood City with Madam Yan.
• Jiang Moli warned Cheng Ji that Lin Mo must not be provoked, nor should the Feng Household or Feng Yan be harmed.
• Lin Mo entered Divine Wood City using his Divine Wood Token and asked the hall attendant how to trade his mystic python hides for Danqing Painting Scrolls.
• The attendant told Lin Mo that the passages between the city’s levels had been sealed after Mu Wang and the junior commanders died, and Lin Mo offered him a hundred high-grade spirit stones for help.

Lin Mo entered the Divine Wood Trial to earn divine wood essence and found thousands of evil spirits sealed beneath a giant spirit-tree root. After one spirit attacked him, he blocked its strike with his Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor, but it prepared a divine soul attack.

• Lin Mo paid a middle-aged cultivator for information and chose to undertake the Divine Wood Trial rather than contact Divine Wood City's grand elder.
• The cultivator led Lin Mo to the Ancestral Stele, where Lin Mo offered a drop of essence blood and was drawn into the trial space.
• A voice explained that Lin Mo had to endure the evil spirits' attacks for an hour to pass the trial and receive divine wood essence.
• Lin Mo saw thousands of evil spirits sealed among the roots of a towering spirit plant and recognized their connection to the Seven Baleful Nether Venerable.
• A golden core fourth-layer evil spirit escaped its rootlet and attacked Lin Mo, who blocked it with his Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor.
• The evil spirit dismissed Lin Mo's defense and announced that it would attack his divine soul.

Lin Mo survived the evil spirit’s soul and physical attacks inside the Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor, then discovered that Silent Dark, Absolute Light could leave it vulnerable to his swords. After he destroyed it, the strange spirit plant released a stronger evil spirit.

• The jianmu sapling’s phantom protected Lin Mo from the evil spirit’s divine soul attack, while the Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor blocked its black smoke.
• Lin Mo attacked with the Greenwood Mystic Gourd Sword and an Ancient Sword, but the evil spirit evaded them by turning into black mist and re-forming.
• Lin Mo realized he needed to prevent the transformation and struck the evil spirit with the Snow Demon Tribe technique Silent Dark, Absolute Light.
• While the evil spirit was asleep, Lin Mo battered it with Greenwood Sword Rain and the Northern Dipper Ancient Sword until its life aura faded and it vanished.
• A root of the strange spirit plant unfurled and released another evil spirit, whose aura had reached at least the golden core sixth layer.

The Great Elder killed the Divine Wood Hall steward who had abused his position against Lin Mo, then was astonished when Lin Mo emerged alive from the Divine Wood Trial. Lin Mo met Mu Yu, who offered him a Danqing Painting Scroll in exchange for the truth about his origins and the World Tree in his world.

• The Great Elder questioned the steward about Lin Mo's trial and killed him for abusing his authority to pursue a private grudge.
• The Great Elder expected Lin Mo to die in the trial, but Lin Mo emerged unharmed from the Divine Wood Stele.
• The Great Elder transferred Lin Mo to the palace, where Mu Yu refused to give him Divine Wood Essence but offered other compensation.
• Lin Mo requested a Danqing Painting Scroll, and Mu Yu guessed that he had crossed over from Beyond the Domain.
• Mu Yu revealed that she was also at the Golden Core Middle Stage and asked Lin Mo about his plane, the missing World Tree roots, and how he had preserved his bloodline.

Lin Mo obtained the Danqing Painting Scroll from Mu Yu in Divine Wood City and left the Primordial Antiquity Ruins, but the passage of time began to decay the token and scroll as he departed. He suspected that only the space inside his Treasure Gourd could preserve the scroll.

• Lin Mo told Mu Yu he came from the Divine Continent millions of years in the future and described the coming threat of the Seven Baleful Nether Venerable and his Evil Spirit Clones.
• Mu Yu summoned the Grand Elder, who gave her a Storage Bag containing the Danqing Painting Scroll, and she passed it to Lin Mo.
• Lin Mo left Divine Wood City through its formation and crushed Yang Fenggu's Spatial Jade Talisman to return.
• As Lin Mo watched, time rapidly aged Mu Yu and reduced Divine Wood City to ash.
• Lin Mo noticed the Divine Wood Token and the Storage Bag's spiritual energy decaying, then reached for his Storage Bag and considered using the Treasure Gourd to preserve the scroll.

Lin Mo returned from the Primordial Antiquity Ruins with the Ancient Painting Scroll as the High Priest and one hundred thousand evil spirits advanced toward Buddha Hand Peak. He began inscribing the Big Dipper Sword Formation patterns, leaving the fate of the Western Region dependent on his work.

• Yang Fenggu warned Xue Qingcheng and Hai Beier that the High Priest and the evil spirits were approaching Western Esoteric Buddhism after devastating the Eastern Domain.
• Yang Fenggu received Lin Mo’s message and used a spatial formation to bring him back from the Primordial Antiquity Ruins.
• Lin Mo learned that his parents and the Azure Cloud Sect were safe in the Deep Sea Stone Formation, and told Yang Fenggu that he had brought back the Ancient Painting Scroll.
• Lin Mo entered seclusion inside the Grass and Wood Demon-Sealing Formation to inscribe the Sword Formation patterns.
• In the Gourd Space, Lin Mo inspected the Ancient Painting Scroll and began inscribing intricate, starlit patterns onto it.

Lin Mo and his allies ambushed the evil spirit incarnation and Yao Qing in the sky above the Endless Marshlands. After several powerful cultivators joined the battle, Gu Youfang arrived and asked Lin Mo if they were ready to begin.

• The High Priest and the evil spirit incarnation traveled above the Endless Marshlands while the High Priest sensed they were being followed.
• Lin Mo and Xue Qingcheng appeared and confronted the High Priest, Yao Qing, and the evil spirit incarnation over the destruction of Lin Mo's sect and the slaughter in the Eastern Isles.
• The evil spirit incarnation attacked Lin Mo and Xue Qingcheng, but the Spirit Tortoise Shell Armor and Xue Qingcheng's ice phoenix protected them.
• Bing Suihan revealed himself and joined Lin Mo and Xue Qingcheng against the evil spirit incarnation and Yao Qing.
• Master Puyuan appeared and attacked with his alms bowl, but the evil spirit incarnation shattered its buddha light.
• Gu Youfang arrived with his Pitch-Black Abacus and asked Lin Mo if they were ready to begin.

The cultivators launched a coordinated assault on the evil spirit man, but his body quickly healed and he escaped their combined attacks with no apparent loss of strength. Xue Qingcheng warned Lin Mo that the Big Dipper Sword Formation was their only remaining hope of stopping the calamity.

• Bing Suihan and Gu Youfang struck the evil spirit man, but their attacks only left wounds that healed almost instantly.
• The evil spirit man attacked Lin Mo, and Eastern Isle Old Turtle and Northern Frontier Old Turtle appeared to shield him.
• Hai Dafu emerged from the sea and wounded the evil spirit man with the watery light from his Fragrant Soft Pouch.
• Lin Mo urged the gathered experts to follow their plan, and Puyuan, Bing Suihan, Gu Youfang, Hai Dafu, and Xue Qingcheng attacked the evil spirit man and Yao Qing together.
• Yao Qing escaped beneath the protection of the White Bone Altar, while the evil spirit man re-formed from scattered evil spirits without losing his life aura.
• Xue Qingcheng told Lin Mo that only the Big Dipper Sword Formation might be able to kill the evil spirit man.

Lin Mo used the Big Dipper Sword Formation to trap the evil spirit man and Yao Qing, while they burned the White Bone Altar and their own life force to resist. Xue Qingcheng’s divine soul attack accidentally helped the evil spirit escape its incarnation, but the sword light struck Yao Qing as the chapter ended.

• Lin Mo formed the Big Dipper Sword Formation, freezing space around the evil spirit man and Yao Qing as its starlight sword descended.
• Yao Qing burned cultivators’ essence blood and the White Bone Altar while the evil spirit man tried to escape, and Lin Mo’s formation began draining his vitality.
• Lin Mo drank spirit spring water to sustain the formation as Bing Suihan urged Xue Qingcheng to stop Yao Qing and the evil spirit from escaping.
• Xue Qingcheng struck them with Silent Dark, Absolute Light, which accelerated the evil spirit man’s transformation into gray-black mist.
• Master Puyuan warned that Xue Qingcheng’s attack was freeing the evil spirit’s unified divine soul, but the evil spirit had already escaped its incarnation.
• The Big Dipper sword light pierced Yao Qing’s chest.