Arc 7Chapters 151–175

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Ch. 151The Level Five Earth-Armored Dragon

Lin He and the other cultivators fought in a chaotic battle until their clash exposed a Level Five Earth-Armored Dragon beneath the island. Sect Master Sun caught the prized beast, then hurled it toward Lin He as Extreme Yin, Redfire Old Monster, and the elder surnamed Yan attacked him.

  • Lin He used twelve Warrior Puppets and Zhou Yuan’s assistance to battle Extreme Yin, Redfire Old Monster, and the elder surnamed Yan while Sect Master Sun’s forces fought the Heavenly Capital Demon Corpses.
  • Sect Master Sun tried to flee, but Extreme Yin attacked him, and their clash split the ground and exposed a Level Five Earth-Armored Dragon.
  • Extreme Yin tried to seize the Earth-Armored Dragon, but Lin He blocked him, prompting Redfire Old Monster and the elder surnamed Yan to compete for the beast as well.
  • The Earth-Armored Dragon fled toward Sect Master Sun, who caught it while the others turned their attacks on him.
  • Sect Master Sun threw the Earth-Armored Dragon toward Lin He, declaring that Lin He should have it rather than share the same fate as Extreme Yin Island.

Ch. 152Slaying Wu Chou

Lin He seized the Earth-Armored Dragon and used his Giant Corpse Puppet and Warrior Puppets to defeat the Hidden Fiend Sect and kill its allies. After an unknown senior stopped Extreme Yin’s escape and Lin He smashed Wu Chou, Lin He pursued the azure light, leaving Zhou Yuan behind.

  • Lin He took the Earth-Armored Dragon from Sect Master Sun and blocked the attacks of Extreme Yin’s group with his Giant Corpse Puppet.
  • Sect Master Sun tried to escape, but Lin He killed him and collected his belongings and the four Fiend Core Clones.
  • Lin He and Zhou Yuan fought alongside their puppets, killing the Hidden Fiend Sect’s remaining cultivators, the elderly Yan, and Redfire Old Monster.
  • Extreme Yin fled, but an eerie azure light trapped him, allowing Lin He to smash Wu Chou with the Giant Corpse Puppet.
  • Lin He collected Wu Chou’s belongings and told Zhou Yuan to wait while he followed the azure light to thank the senior who had intervened.

Ch. 153Layman Qing Yi

Lin He thanked Layman Qing Yi for helping him stop Extreme Yin, then refused Qing Yi’s attempts to take him as a disciple. Back on the island, Lin He showed Zhou Yuan Sect Master Sun’s corpse and found an incomplete map that she recognized as the Heavenly Void Fragmented Map.

  • Layman Qing Yi praised Lin He’s cultivation and introduced himself as an independent Nascent Soul cultivator.
  • Lin He told Qing Yi that he was an independent cultivator serving as a guest elder of the Miaoyin Sect.
  • Qing Yi tried to persuade Lin He to become his disciple and offered him the Azure Nether Needles, but Lin He declined and left.
  • Qing Yi resolved not to give up on Lin as a potential disciple.
  • Lin He returned to the island, where Zhou Yuan was waiting, and showed her Sect Master Sun’s corpse.
  • Lin He found an incomplete map on Sect Master Sun, and Zhou Yuan identified it as the Heavenly Void Fragmented Map.

Ch. 154Accomplices

Lin He explained the Heavenly Void Fragmented Map plot to Zhou Yuan and made her an accomplice in Wu Chou’s death, binding the Miaoyin Sect to the Heavenly One Pavilion. After they found the stellar marrow zhi and returned to Tianxing City, Lin He learned where the Taiyang Sect was located and left to investigate.

  • Lin He explained that Extreme Yin had used the treasure hunters to locate Sect Master Sun and that Sun had tried to use Lin He as a diversion before escaping.
  • Lin He told Zhou Yuan that Sun had once served Extreme Yin and taken part in the island’s crimes, and Zhou Yuan apologized for suspecting him.
  • Lin He reminded Zhou Yuan that they had joined forces to kill Wu Chou, then secured her assurance that the Miaoyin Sect would remain loyal to the Heavenly One Pavilion.
  • After the Earth-Armored Dragon acknowledged Lin He as its master, Lin He and Zhou Yuan gathered treasures and found the stellar marrow zhi.
  • Lin He and Zhou Yuan returned to Tianxing City, where Zhou Yuan returned the Giant Tortoise Puppet and Frost Wyrm Token, and Sect Master Wang learned of Wu Chou’s death.
  • Sect Master Wang gave Lin He a map showing the Taiyang Sect’s location on Lihuo Island, and Lin He immediately left Tianxing City.

Ch. 155Bu Diankong

Lin He arrived at Lihuo Island and was mistaken for a Haisha Gang elder while the Taiyang Sect prepared to flee. After learning that a Haisha Gang cultivator knew where the Mei siblings lived, Lin He agreed to help drive the gang away in exchange for the information.

  • Bu Diankong and Elder Xiao decided to evacuate the Taiyang Sect after learning the Haisha Gang had gained a core formation middle stage cultivator.
  • Lin He arrived, and Bu Diankong attacked him after mistaking him for the new Haisha Gang elder; Lin He disarmed him and returned his Life-Bound Magic Treasure.
  • The Haisha Gang arrived and threatened to destroy the Taiyang Sect, but Lin He stopped them to ask Bu Diankong about Zhao Qiao and the Mei siblings.
  • Zhao Qiao did not recognize the Mei siblings, but a square-faced Haisha Gang cultivator revealed that he knew their whereabouts.
  • Lin He agreed to help the Haisha Gang drive the Taiyang Sect away in exchange for the information, then ordered the gang to leave.

Ch. 156The Might of the Gold Devouring Beetles

Lin He destroyed the Haisha Gang force on Lihuo Island with his Gold Devouring Beetles and learned where the Mei Siblings were. As he arrived on Qingyan Island, he found the Mei Siblings facing another visitor, Fellow Daoist Fu.

  • Lin He killed the bald Core Formation cultivator and unleashed his Gold Devouring Beetles against the Haisha Gang disciples.
  • Lin He used the Gold Devouring Beetles and Bronze Cauldron to kill the two fleeing Core Formation cultivators and take their Storage Bags.
  • A Taiyang Sect disciple marked the Mei Siblings' location for Lin He, who gave him the folding-fan magic treasure and urged Bu Diankong to leave.
  • An elderly scholar identified the insects as legendary Gold Devouring Beetles and sent an azure bird, hoping to stir up trouble for Lin He.
  • On Qingyan Island, the Mei Siblings discussed their troubles and their hopes of finding a male Core Formation cultivator before Fellow Daoist Fu arrived.
  • Lin He landed just as the woman in green began speaking to Fellow Daoist Fu.

Ch. 157Wen Tianren

A young barefoot man learned that a powerful cultivator had killed his Core Formation subordinate and set out to investigate. On Qingyan Island, Lin He helped Mei Ning fend off Fu’s advances, offered her and her brother two Foundation Establishment Pills, and agreed to remain while they awaited the Core Formation senior Fu might bring.

  • The barefoot young man received a message from Layman Qing Yi about the cultivator who had killed his subordinate and decided to seek that person out.
  • Lin He arrived on Qingyan Island, where Mei Ning pretended to be close to him to drive off the Young Man Surnamed Fu.
  • The Young Man Surnamed Fu left, but Lin He warned Mei Ning and her brother that he might return with a Core Formation senior.
  • Lin He introduced himself, promised to resolve their trouble with Fu, and gave Mei Ning and her brother two Foundation Establishment Pills.
  • Mei Ning invited Lin He to stay on Qingyan Island while they waited for the Core Formation senior to arrive.

Ch. 158An attack

Lin He killed Tan and the Young Man Surnamed Fu after Tan abducted and killed Mei Ning’s brother. As Mei Ning grieved, a powerful barefoot cultivator arrived on Qingyan Island with a group of sword-bearing women.

  • Mei Ning and her brother agreed to leave Qingyan Island with Lin He after resolving their trouble with Fellow Daoist Fu.
  • Tan seized Mei Ning’s brother and killed him, then went with the Young Man Surnamed Fu to Qingyan Island to take Mei Ning.
  • Tan threatened Mei Ning and Lin He, who protected her with the Giant Tortoise Puppet and fought Tan using several treasures.
  • Lin He defeated Tan and captured the Young Man Surnamed Fu, who admitted Tan had killed Mei Ning’s brother; Lin He then killed him.
  • As Mei Ning grieved, Lin He sensed a powerful enemy, and a carriage arrived with more than a dozen sword-bearing women and a barefoot core formation middle stage cultivator.

Ch. 159Battling Wen Tianren

Lin He rejected Wen Tianren’s offer to become his subordinate and fought Six Paths’ disciple with an array of powerful treasures. The battle escalated as Wen Tianren summoned six true demon phantoms.

  • Wen Tianren introduced himself as Six Paths’ disciple and demanded that Lin He join his Divine Pigeon Hall or die.
  • Lin He refused and attacked Wen Tianren with a golden handprint, the Black Bowl, and his Golden Spirit Celestial Star Needles, but Wen Tianren blocked them with an ancient shield.
  • Lin He used his Bronze Cauldron to pull at Wen Tianren’s shield, forcing Wen Tianren to protect himself with a purple banner that released shifting mist.
  • Wen Tianren attacked Lin He with a blue awl-shaped treasure and hundreds of golden needles, while Lin He countered with his own set of 128 needles.
  • Wen Tianren raised gray-white demonic qi that absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy and formed six true demon phantoms.

Ch. 160Six Extremes True Demon Art

Lin He countered Wen Tianren’s Six Extremes True Demon Art with a powerful refined corpse and drove Wen Tianren to use a hidden treasure. The chapter ended as Wen Tianren revealed the Eight Gates Golden Light Mirror.

  • Wen Tianren summoned six True Demon Phantoms, and their Great Strength True Demon shattered Lin He’s defenses before Lin He revealed that the demon had struck an Illusory Clone.
  • Lin He battered the Great Strength True Demon and resisted the phantoms’ combined attacks, breaking free of their illusion and encirclement.
  • Lin He summoned the Eighteen Corpse Puppets, which combined into an early Nascent Soul-stage Giant Corpse Puppet and forced all six phantoms to fight together.
  • Lin He attacked Wen Tianren, but Wen Tianren used a silver bell’s Sound Wave to repel him and create distance.
  • Wen Tianren revealed a golden horn and eight mirrors, which Lin He recognized as the Eight Gates Golden Light Mirror.

Ch. 161One Move

Lin He faced Wen Tianren’s Eight Gates Golden Light Mirror while Layman Qing Yi intervened and revealed his role in bringing them together. After Wen Tianren offered to spare Lin He if he survived one attack, Lin He counterattacked, struck him down, and captured several of his treasures, but Wen Tianren escaped.

  • Wen Tianren unleashed the Eight Gates Golden Light Mirror, and Lin He nearly succumbed until Layman Qing Yi appeared and protected him.
  • Wen Tianren accused Layman Qing Yi of using him to test Lin He, then offered to let Lin He go if he survived one move.
  • Lin He agreed to face Wen Tianren’s attack and declined Qing Yi’s offer to intervene, while Qing Yi admitted he had acted too hastily.
  • Wen Tianren combined the eight golden pillars into the Golden Light Divine Flame, but thirteen golden beetles shielded Lin He.
  • Lin He appeared before Wen Tianren and punched him into the ground as the Bronze Cauldron captured the silver bell, ancient shield, and eight mirrors.
  • Wen Tianren retreated at high speed after Lin He’s counterattack.

Ch. 162A Wealth of Treasures

Lin He returned to Green Spirit Island with Mei Ning, Yuan Yao, and Yanli after receiving Qing Yi’s apology and rejecting his offer of discipleship. While inventorying his many spoils, he explained Mei Ning’s cultivation value to Nangong Wan, then asked whether she knew of the Chaotic Star Sea’s greatest secret treasure.

  • Qing Yi gave Lin He a jade slip about the Spirit-Aiding Pill and gave Mei Ning a supreme-grade magic artifact, but Lin He refused to become his disciple.
  • Lin He took Mei Ning to the Miaoyin Sect, collected pill and treasure materials, and asked Zhou Yuan to find ingredients and a location.
  • Lin He brought Mei Ning, Yuan Yao, and Yanli to Green Spirit Island, where Yan Ruyan arranged accommodations for them.
  • Lin He inventoried his spoils, including treasures from Sect Master Sun, the Azure Sun Sect’s Young Master, Wu Chou, and Wen Tianren.
  • Nangong Wan emerged from seclusion, and Lin He explained why he had brought the three women before asking about the Chaotic Star Sea’s greatest secret treasure.

Ch. 163The Void Sky Cauldron

Lin He told Nangong Wan about the Void Sky Cauldron and planned to cultivate in Tianxing City with her after their preparations were complete. Years later, as Lin He, Nangong Wan, and Xin Ruoyin traveled toward a Star Palace Teleportation Formation, they discovered an Ancient Teleportation Array on an abandoned island.

  • Lin He explained the Void Sky Cauldron and the truth about Heaven Mending Pills, and he and Nangong Wan agreed to prepare for Nascent Soul Formation.
  • Lin He gave Yan Ruyan the Eighteen Corpse Puppets and arranged for Mei Ning, Yuan Yao, and Yanli to cultivate the Great Evolution Art and Puppet Technique.
  • Mei Ning reached Foundation Establishment, Lin He took her spirit-communing qi, and Senior Sister Chen and Xin Ruoyin later formed their cores.
  • Lin He, Nangong Wan, and Xin Ruoyin departed Green Spirit Island after Lin He left behind pills and twenty Early Core Formation puppets.
  • The three subdued a Level Six Infant Carp Beast for Xin Ruoyin and found an Ancient Teleportation Array in a cave on an abandoned island.

Ch. 164Qing Yi's Persistence

Lin He, Nangong Wan, and Xin Ruoyin repaired an Ancient Teleportation Array and used it to travel to an island near Coral Island and South Crane Island. Layman Qing Yi intercepted them, renewed his offer to help Lin He enter the Void Sky Hall, and agreed to protect Nangong Wan when she attempted Nascent Soul Formation; Lin He then set out to visit the Miaoyin Sect.

  • Lin He, Nangong Wan, and Xin Ruoyin repaired an Ancient Teleportation Array and used it to teleport to a deserted island in the Outer Sea.
  • Lin He recognized that they had arrived near South Crane Island and worried Layman Qing Yi might notice them.
  • Layman Qing Yi intercepted the group and explained that he sought two Heavenly Void Fragmented Maps so he could enter the Void Sky Hall with Lin He.
  • Qing Yi promised to help Lin He find a map and told him to seek the Nine-Curve Spirit Ginseng himself.
  • Lin He asked Qing Yi to protect Nangong Wan when she attempted Nascent Soul Formation, and Qing Yi agreed.
  • After Qing Yi left, Lin He and the women headed to the Miaoyin Sect to ask whether they had found the place.

Ch. 165Spirit-Sealing Pillar

Lin He, Nangong Wan, and Xin Ruoyin traveled to a remote island, where they defeated the guardian and carefully dismantled its formations. Xin Ruoyin’s work revealed a Spirit-Sealing Pillar, leaving the group poised to investigate it.

  • Lin He received a map from Zhou Yuan and agreed to let Zi Ling work in his shop and learn from him.
  • Lin He, Nangong Wan, and Xin Ruoyin flew to the marked barren mountains, where Xin Ruoyin identified a sophisticated earth-and-wind formation.
  • The three planned to counter the formations with formations of their own so Xin Ruoyin could study them.
  • A core formation middle-stage swordsman appeared and warned them to leave, but Lin He subdued him with Gold Devouring Beetles, a Golden Great Hand, and a blue figure.
  • Lin He kept the unconscious guardian alive to avoid alerting Extreme Yin, and Xin Ruoyin spent several months dismantling the formations.
  • Xin Ruoyin’s work revealed a Spirit-Sealing Pillar.

Ch. 166Slaying Profound Bone

Lin He, Nangong Wan, and Xin Ruoyin fought a powerful ghost sealed beneath a Spirit-Sealing Pillar and captured its soul. They returned to Tianxing City and opened Lin-Nan Pavilion, while another figure arrived too late to find Profound Bone.

  • Lin He revealed the sealed ghost beneath the pillar and led Nangong Wan and Xin Ruoyin into the underground hall.
  • Lin He killed the Demon-Crowned Snake, while Nangong Wan and Xin Ruoyin held off the animated skeleton.
  • The ghost attacked Lin He, but he blocked its strikes as the Soul-Whispering Beast drained the ghost mist.
  • Lin He used Azure Fire Thunder to injure the ghost, then sealed its soul in a bottle despite its offer to reveal the Nine-Curve Spirit Ginseng.
  • Lin He collected the Heavenly Void Fragmented Map, the little golden thunder bamboo arrow, and Profound Bone's rib bone before leaving with the two women.
  • A figure arrived at the emptied site and lamented that Profound Bone had escaped; Lin He, Nangong Wan, and Xin Ruoyin returned to Tianxing City and opened Lin-Nan Pavilion.

Ch. 167The Profound Yin Scripture Was a Basket (Two-in-One)

Lin He and Nangong Wan lived quietly in Tianxing City for more than twenty years before closing their shop and heading to South Crane Island. Nangong Wan successfully formed her Nascent Soul, and Lin He asked Layman Qing Yi to help him deal with Extreme Yin Old Demon.

  • Lin He and Nangong Wan discussed using the Profound Yin Scripture’s Dream-Guide Art to protect their disciples’ memories and shared their plans for cultivation.
  • Lin He and Nangong Wan ran Lin-Nan Pavilion for more than twenty years, then closed it and agreed to bring Zi Ling and Xin Ruoyin with them to the Void Sky Hall.
  • Lin He, Nangong Wan, and Xin Ruoyin traveled to South Crane Island, where Layman Qing Yi prepared to protect Nangong Wan as she formed her Nascent Soul.
  • Nangong Wan formed her Nascent Soul successfully while Lin He and Xin Ruoyin watched.
  • Lin He told Layman Qing Yi that he wanted his help dealing with Extreme Yin Old Demon.

Ch. 168Cooperation

Lin He persuaded Qing Yi to join him in opposing Extreme Yin and retrieving the cauldron in Void Sky Hall, offering a share of Lifespan Fruits and the Heaven Mending Pill. Three years later, Nangong Wan left to return to the Inner Sea, while Qing Yi began teaching Lin He about forming a Nascent Soul so he could strengthen their chances before Void Sky Hall opened.

  • Lin He showed Qing Yi two level-four Blood Jade Spiders and explained that he, Nangong Wan, a refined corpse, and his Gold Devouring Beetles could help confront Extreme Yin without his support.
  • Lin He promised Qing Yi a Heaven Mending Pill and a share of Lifespan Fruits, and Qing Yi agreed to cooperate in dealing with Extreme Yin and retrieving the cauldron.
  • Qing Yi warned that Extreme Yin might retaliate against the Miaoyin Sect if he survived, but Lin He said he had already become Extreme Yin's enemy by killing Wu Chou.
  • Three years later, Nangong Wan emerged from seclusion, and Lin He told her that Qing Yi had agreed to help them.
  • Nangong Wan thanked Qing Yi and departed for the Inner Sea, while Lin He and Xin Ruoyin stayed with Qing Yi.
  • Qing Yi began sharing his insights into Nascent Soul formation with Lin He, hoping Lin He could form his Nascent Soul within twenty years.

Ch. 169Strange Abyss Island

Lin He successfully formed his Nascent Soul, consolidated his cultivation, and met with his allies in Tianxing City. After learning that the ancient teleportation array on Strange Abyss Island had been found, he arranged to move the Heavenly One Pavilion and Miaoyin Sect there and repair it before the Void Sky Hall opened.

  • Lin He overcame the heart demons and formed his Nascent Soul with Layman Qing Yi’s guidance, then thanked Qing Yi and Xin Ruoyin for their help.
  • After three years of seclusion, Lin He left with Xin Ruoyin for Tianxing City to handle other matters before the Void Sky Hall opened.
  • Zhou Yuan, Sect Master Wang, and Zi Ling were astonished to learn Lin He had become a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, and Zhou Yuan gave him the gathered materials he had requested.
  • Zi Ling reported that Senior Sister Fan had found the Ancient Teleportation Array on Strange Abyss Island, but it needed illusion dream stone to be repaired and the area was dangerous.
  • Lin He ordered the group to repair the array before the Void Sky Hall opened and asked the Miaoyin Sect to move its forces to Strange Abyss Island, compensating them with spirit stones.

Ch. 170The Mysterious Womb Nascent Soul Transformation Great Art

Lin He gathered information about level eight demon beasts while acquiring illusion dream stone and repairing an Ancient Teleportation Array with Zi Ling and Xin Ruoyin. After reaching the Inner Sea and settling on a remote island, he received a book of Ancient Formations and the Mystic Womb Nascent Soul Transformation Art from Xin Ruoyin.

  • Lin He rewarded Fan Jingmei for finding the Ancient Teleportation Array and asked Sect Master Wang and Zhou Yuan to investigate level eight demon beasts in exchange for cultivation pills.
  • Lin He and the two women went to an island, where he subdued a level seven Azure Fire Python and cleared away the other demon beasts so they could collect illusion dream stone.
  • Zi Ling led Lin He and Xin Ruoyin to the Ancient Teleportation Array, and the three spent a month repairing it.
  • Lin He used the Great Teleportation Token to reach the Inner Sea, then altered the memories of the three Demonic Path cultivators guarding the formation.
  • Lin He and the two women settled on a remote island, where Xin Ruoyin gave him a book of Ancient Formations and the Mystic Womb Nascent Soul Transformation Art.

Ch. 171The Heavenly Capital Grand Array

Lin He learned how Xin Ruoyin obtained the ancient formations tome and the Mystic Womb Nascent Soul Transformation Art, then spent several years preparing for the opening of Void Sky Hall. The chapter ended with Lin He, Xin Ruoyin, and Zi Ling flying toward the enormous palace.

  • Xin Ruoyin told Lin He that she had found the ancient formations tome and Mystic Womb Nascent Soul Transformation Art in an Ancient Cultivator Ruins, then gave them to him.
  • Lin He reassured Xin Ruoyin that her gifts and work maintaining Green Spirit Island’s defensive formations had helped him greatly.
  • Over the following years, Lin He raised thirteen more Gold Devouring Beetles to level seven, mastered Star-River Attraction, refined eight Spirit-Aiding Pills, and completed forty early Core Formation puppets.
  • Lin He received word that Void Sky Hall had opened and emerged from seclusion to join Xin Ruoyin and Zi Ling.
  • Lin He carried Xin Ruoyin and Zi Ling toward the enormous palace in a streak of golden light.

Ch. 172Wan Tianming's overture

Lin He arrived at the Void Sky Hall with Zi Ling and Xin Ruoyin, where Extreme Yin Old Demon confronted him over the death of Wu Chou. Wan Tianming recruited Lin He into an alliance with the Righteous Path to pursue the Void Sky Cauldron, prompting the Demonic Path to plan a response.

  • Lin He entered the Void Sky Hall with Zi Ling and Xin Ruoyin and spotted Nangong Wan, Madam Wen, and other cultivators among those gathered.
  • Extreme Yin Old Demon recognized Lin He and accused him of killing Wu Chou, while Man Huzi judged Lin He to be a formidable opponent.
  • Wan Tianming and Tian Wuzi discussed recruiting Lin He, who revealed his feud with Extreme Yin and agreed to join their alliance.
  • Wan Tianming offered Lin a share of the treasures in the Void Sky Cauldron, excluding the cauldron and Heaven Mending Pill, and Lin accepted.
  • Extreme Yin noticed Wan Tianming had recruited Lin and urged Man Huzi and Qing Yi not to let the Righteous Path gain the advantage.

Ch. 173Jin Kui and Jia Chen

Extreme Yin and his allies weighed whether to kill Lin He, but Qing Yi refused and revealed that Nangong Wan had joined their side. Jin Kui and Jia Chen arrived to oversee the Void Sky Hall expedition, and the cultivators began teleporting to the outer hall.

  • Extreme Yin urged Qing Yi and Man Huzi to kill Lin He, but Qing Yi rejected the plan because it risked angering the Star Palace and revealed Nangong Wan as his hidden ally.
  • Extreme Yin and Man Huzi realized Qing Yi’s new ally strengthened their side, while Wan Tianming’s group recognized that the opposing sides were balanced again.
  • Jin Kui and Jia Chen announced the rules for the Void Sky Hall expedition and warned that their supervision would cover only the outer hall.
  • After the teleportation formation appeared, Qing Yi, Extreme Yin, Man Huzi, and Nangong Wan entered the outer hall together.
  • Lin He declined to accompany Wan Tianming, accepted a black jade signal token, and then entered the formation with Zi Ling and Xin Ruoyin.

Ch. 174Gathering Yin Souls

Lin He led Zi Ling and Ge Li through the Ghost Grievance Land, using his Soul-Gathering Banner to absorb yin energy and capture ghosts. After collecting a robe from a skeleton and clearing a path, they found Xin Ruoyin fighting a host of yin ghosts.

  • Lin He reunited with Zi Ling and met Ge Li, who asked to travel with them and was allowed to follow behind.
  • Lin He sensed Xin Ruoyin's location and set out with Zi Ling and Ge Li to find her.
  • Lin He used the Soul-Gathering Banner to absorb the surrounding yin energy and clear the mist that disrupted spiritual sense.
  • Lin He captured a pack of twenty or thirty Yaksha Imps with the banner, while Zi Ling and Ge Li refrained from attacking.
  • Lin He picked up a Fire-Repelling Robe from a skeleton and put it in his Storage Bag.
  • Lin He, Zi Ling, and Ge Li found Xin Ruoyin battling yin ghosts with an Infant Carp Beast and two Broadsword Warrior Puppets.

Ch. 175Artifact spirits

Lin He defeated the ghosts and Ghost Yakshas, gathered souls to strengthen the Soul-Whispering Beast, and led Zi Ling and Xin Ruoyin out of the first trial. After concealing their identities from Ge Li, the three reached the survivors and entered the Teleportation Formation to begin the next trial.

  • Lin He swept the four Ghost Yakshas and two ghosts into the Soul-Gathering Banner, then reunited with Xin Ruoyin and greeted Zi Ling.
  • Lin He collected wandering souls, wounded and captured a powerful Ghost King, and considered finding a demon beast to seal inside a magic treasure as an artifact spirit.
  • Lin He fed the gathered souls to the Soul-Whispering Beast, then used the Dream-Guide Art to erase Ge Li's memories of meeting him and his companions.
  • Lin He, Zi Ling, and Xin Ruoyin emerged among sixty or seventy battered cultivators, where Wan Tianming and his companions warmly welcomed Lin He.
  • Jia Chen explained that cultivators could gather spirit medicines for one day before entering the Ice-Fire Path, and Lin He entered the Teleportation Formation with Zi Ling and Xin Ruoyin.
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