Chapter Summaries

After killing thirteen Core Formation cultivators on the Golden Drum Plains, Lin He prepared to return to Yellow Maple Valley with Senior Sister Chen while Nangong Wan joined the attack on Spirit Beast Mountain. A Yellow Maple Valley cultivator took Lin He and the first group of returning Foundation Establishment cultivators back to the valley.

• Lin He told Senior Sister Chen about the battle and explained that he and she would return to Yellow Maple Valley in the first batch.
• Lin He and Senior Sister Chen discussed Dong Xuan'er and Nangong Wan, then spent the night together.
• Li Huayuan thanked Lin He for earning him a place in the attack on Spirit Beast Mountain, while injured Yan Wu handed Lin He Jian Li's corpse.
• Nangong Wan accepted Lin He's storage bag of eighteen Core Formation cultivators' corpses and advised him to stay in Yellow Maple Valley and cultivate.
• Lin He, Senior Sister Chen, Liu Jing, Han Li, and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered to return to Yellow Maple Valley, and a cultivator surnamed Huang carried them there with the Wind and Cloud Banner.

Lin He emerged from two years of seclusion having reached late Foundation Establishment and strengthened his allies and spirit beast. Half a month later, a golden tower appeared at the Yue Kingdom–Yuanwu Kingdom border, stirring the entire Yue Kingdom.

• Lin He sorted the spoils from the slain Core Formation cultivators, claimed three Ancient Treasures and the Divine Power Pill recipe, and gave Senior Sister Chen spirit stones and magical artifacts.
• Lin He spent months preparing materials and crafting Soul-Burning Pearls and Spirit-Nurturing Talismans before cultivating in seclusion for two years.
• Lin He emerged with stronger spiritual sense and late Foundation Establishment cultivation, while Lan Chou and Ape One had also become formidable fighters.
• Senior Sister Chen greeted Lin He, felt discouraged by his rapid progress, and was comforted by him before they shared an intimate exchange.
• A golden light and the illusory image of a Golden Giant Tower appeared at the Yue Kingdom–Yuanwu Kingdom border and remained visible for an hour.

Cloud Dew, Wang Tiangu, Ancestor Linghu, Wen Min, and Dongmen Tu gathered at a mysterious metal-attribute restriction and failed to break through it. Cloud Dew identified the site as Golden Origin Wanderer's cave abode and revealed that the Spirit-Absorbing Profound Gold Tower might be sealed inside, leaving the cultivators eyeing the treasure.

• Cloud Dew destroyed a pink hand striking the restriction, and Wang Tiangu arrived seeking an alliance to take revenge on Wen Min and Ancestor Linghu.
• Ancestor Linghu and Wen Min appeared, traded insults with Wang Tiangu, and tried unsuccessfully to break the restriction.
• Dongmen Tu arrived with two Green-Robed Men, whom Ancestor Linghu identified as Five-Element Spirit Infants.
• Dongmen Tu proposed an alliance with Cloud Dew and Wang Tiangu, but Cloud Dew warned him against making moves before identifying the restriction's creator.
• Cloud Dew explained that the restriction belonged to Golden Origin Wanderer's cave abode and that the Spirit-Absorbing Profound Gold Tower could be inside, stirring greed among the cultivators.

Nascent Soul Cultivators discovered that only Foundation Establishment disciples could enter the Golden Origin Wanderer's cave abode, so Yellow Maple Valley selected an expedition party. Lin He joined as a seeded candidate after advancing to late Foundation Establishment, drawing attention as the group set out.

• Wang Tiangu, Dongmen Tu, Linghu, Wen Min, and Yunlu joined forces to open the cave passage, but learned that Nascent Soul Cultivators could not enter and that breaking the restriction would destroy the cave abode.
• The cultivators determined that only Foundation Establishment disciples could enter and agreed to send no more than twenty-five disciples from each sect.
• Li Huayuan and Lei Wanke discussed Yellow Maple Valley's expedition and recommended Han Li and another promising candidate for the party.
• Li Huayuan designated Lin He, Han Li, Liu Jing, Song Meng, and others as seeded candidates; the group was astonished to learn Lin He had reached late Foundation Establishment.
• Senior Sister Chen qualified with her Copper Armored Zombie, and Li Huayuan carried the twenty-five selected disciples away on his Silver-Horned Armored Python.

Lin He arrived at the border gathering for the passage opening and drew the hostility of several Demonic Path figures, while Nangong Wan greeted him from the Covering Moon Sect. The Nascent Soul cultivators reopened the passage, and the sect disciples began entering as Lin He prepared to retrieve the treasures and leave quickly.

• Lin He noticed the hostile Demonic Path disciples and exchanged a greeting with Nangong Wan after the Covering Moon Sect arrived.
• Wang Tiangu tried to rally the Nascent Soul cultivators against Lin He, but Ancestor Linghu, Dongmen Tu, and Yunlu prevented an attack.
• Meng Liang and Elder Xu Chong fixed their hostile attention on Lin He, and Li Huayuan warned him about Xu Chong.
• Nangong Wan recognized the danger surrounding Lin He and anticipated a major battle.
• The Nascent Soul cultivators reopened the sealed passage, and disciples from the various sects began entering.

Lin He explored Golden Origin Wanderer's cave abode, collected spirit wood, and encountered Yin Xue'er while she fled Beauty Trees. She revealed that Dong Xuan'er wanted to ally with him against the other five Demonic Path sects, offering a treasure token and information in exchange for his help retrieving an item.

• Lin He defeated a dozen Beauty Trees, stored them, and sent puppets out to search for materials.
• Lin He gathered ancient spirit wood, then found Yin Xue'er fleeing more than thirty Beauty Trees.
• Lin He took Yin Xue'er's Rock Spirit Fan and learned Dong Xuan'er had given it to her.
• Yin Xue'er revealed Dong Xuan'er wanted Lin He to help wipe out the other five Demonic Path sects and offered him a token and information in exchange for retrieving an item.
• Yin Xue'er told Lin He that the other tokens were linked to the Liu family and the Ghost Spirit Sect, and Lin He reacted with menace at the latter's name.

Yan Ruyan fled three Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators until Lin He and Yin Xue'er arrived and drove them off. Though wary of Yin Xue'er’s identity, Yan Ruyan chose to stay with Lin He as they followed the fleeing cultivators.

• Yan Ruyan used talismans to keep three stronger Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators from catching her, then stopped to prepare a final fight.
• Lin He and Yin Xue'er approached, and the three pursuers recognized Lin He and fled.
• Yan Ruyan thanked Lin He and asked why he had let the cultivators escape; Lin He said he wanted them to gather reinforcements so he could catch them together.
• Yan Ruyan questioned Lin He about traveling with Yin Xue'er, the Joyful Union Sect group’s leader, but decided to trust him and stay.
• Lin He, Yin Xue'er, and Yan Ruyan followed the three Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators at a leisurely pace.

Lin He and his companions pursued the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators, with Ape One slaughtering most of their pursuers. Yan Ruyan and Yin Xue'er revealed that they were both seeking a Spirit-Raising Pill for people they cared about, and the group entered a cave where Lin He spotted an early Core Formation puppet.

• Lin He summoned Ape One and more than a dozen Giant Ape Puppets, and they killed twelve Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators while one escaped.
• Lin He found no Token among the Storage Bags and continued pursuing the fleeing cultivator.
• Yan Ruyan told Lin He that the Yan Family had suffered attacks, losses, and internal unrest, and explained that she came seeking a Spirit-Raising Pill.
• Yin Xue'er revealed that she sought a Spirit-Raising Pill for Dong Xuan'er, leaving Lin He troubled by the possibility that only one pill was available.
• Lin He and his companions entered a cave, killed the fleeing cultivator, and found twelve Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators facing a Warrior Puppet.
• Lin He recognized the Warrior Puppet as an early Core Formation puppet.

Lin He and his companions defeated the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators and the Warrior Puppet guarding a hidden storage chamber, where he found puppet-making methods and two Broadsword Warrior Puppets. Yin Xue'er revealed that her Token could open a Pill Chamber in the central area, and the group prepared to seek the Spirit-Raising Pills there.

• Lin He and his puppets helped Ape One wipe out the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators, and Lin He found a Pitch-Black Token in Senior Brother Zhong's Storage Bag.
• Lin He used Ape One and his puppet army to destroy the early Core Formation Warrior Puppet guarding the door, then opened the storage chamber with the Token.
• Lin He found three jade slips detailing how to craft early Core Formation Warrior Puppets and took two Broadsword Warrior Puppets, leaving the other spoils for Yin Xue'er and Yan Ruyan.
• Yin Xue'er explained that her Token opened a Pill Chamber on the first level of the central area, where Spirit-Raising Pills might be found, while the Token to the second level was with Linghu Old Monster.
• Lin He declined Yin Xue'er's suggestion that he interrogate Yellow Maple Valley disciples for information, and the group decided to visit the Pill Chamber.

Lin He and his companions fought their way into an Alchemy Room, where he claimed a Bronze Cauldron and discovered valuable pill recipes and techniques. After dividing the pills with Yin Xue'er and Yan Ruyan, Lin He set out to search the great hall.

• Lin He’s group entered the central area, where Demonic Flame Sect disciples fled at the sight of him and Blade Transformation Valley disciples left after greeting him.
• At a stone gate, Lin He summoned over a hundred Giant Ape Puppets to slaughter the Demonic Path cultivators blocking the entrance.
• Ape One defeated the Long Spear Warrior Puppet, and Yin Xue'er used the Token to open the stone gate.
• Inside the Alchemy Room, Lin He took the Bronze Cauldron and two jade slips containing pill recipes and alchemy techniques.
• Yin Xue'er and Yan Ruyan found two Spirit-Raising Pills, and Lin He let them divide most of the other pills while he kept two bottles useful to Core Formation cultivators.
• Lin He and the two women left the Alchemy Room and headed toward the great hall in search of more treasures.

Cultivators from the Six Sects of the Yue Kingdom and the Six Demonic Path Sects clashed outside a great hall, until Lin He’s arrival forced the Demonic Path cultivators to retreat. Yin Xue'er called for cooperation, and the group faced a Level Five Frost Wyrm that emerged from beneath the ground.

• Lü Tianmeng and Xuanle recognized each other as enemies and started a fight that drew in the Spirit Controlling Sect and Covering Moon Sect cultivators.
• As the Six Sects of the Yue Kingdom gained a numerical advantage, cultivators from the other Demonic Path sects joined the battle, and Yan Ruyan arrived to help Xuanle.
• Lin He appeared and cowed more than a hundred Demonic Path cultivators, while Yin Xue'er arrived with Joyful Union Sect disciples and called for everyone to hold their attacks.
• Yin Xue'er warned that the cultivators needed to work together to overcome an obstacle before entering the hall, and a Level Five Frost Wyrm burst out of the ground.

Lin He rallied the Foundation Establishment cultivators to fight the Frost Wyrm while Ape One held it off. When their attacks could not pierce its scales, Lin He drew the wyrm away and stunned it with a Level Six Soul-Burning Pearl, leaving its next move uncertain.

• Yin Xue'er urged the cultivators to fight, and Lin He revealed Ape One as a way to withstand the Frost Wyrm’s attacks.
• Ape One transformed and battled the wyrm while Yin Xue'er directed the cultivators’ coordinated attack.
• The group’s Magic Artifacts failed to injure the Frost Wyrm, and Yin Xue'er proposed targeting a wound they could not yet create.
• Lin He charged toward the hall, drawing the Frost Wyrm after him, then threw a Level Six Soul-Burning Pearl into its mouth.
• The pearl’s Soul Impact left the Frost Wyrm standing vacant and apparently stunned.

Lin He used Soul-Burning Pearls and a coordinated assault to defeat the Frost Wyrm, while diverting its Frost Breath into the Demonic Path cultivators and helping the Six Sects of the Yue Kingdom eliminate them. He treated and stored the Frost Wyrm, then led the surviving cultivators into the great hall to claim its treasures.

• Ape One and the cultivators attacked the Frost Wyrm while Lin He repeatedly dazed it with Soul-Burning Pearls, eventually breaking its scales and wounding it.
• When the Frost Wyrm's defenses against the pearls held, it unleashed Frost Breath, and Lin He escaped by running past Demonic Path cultivators, freezing several of them, including Lü Tianmeng.
• Lin He released more than a hundred Giant Ape Puppets, and the Six Sects of the Yue Kingdom killed the remaining Demonic Path cultivators as Lin He collected their Storage Bags and Soul-Impact-resistant jade pendants.
• Lin He and the Giant Ape Puppets weakened the Frost Wyrm, after which he stopped the attacks, treated its wounds, and placed it in a Spirit Beast Bag.
• Lin He left over thirty Giant Ape Puppets to guard the great hall and led Senior Sister Chen and the other Yue Kingdom cultivators inside to divide the treasures.

Lin He and Senior Sister Chen discovered Golden Origin Wanderer’s chamber and took its treasures, including a mysterious golden pagoda, a powerful jade talisman, and Lin He’s missing cultivation art. They later helped Yan Ruyan open a sealed room while Nascent Soul cultivators waited outside the restrictions.

• Lin He used the token Yin Xue'er had revealed to open a restricted chamber and had a Giant Ape Puppet open its treasure box.
• Lin He found a golden pagoda, a jade talisman containing Golden Origin Wanderer’s full-power strike, and a jade slip with the Star-Chain Golden Essence Art; he stored the treasures in his Portable Space.
• Lin He and Senior Sister Chen examined a second jade slip containing dual cultivation techniques and speculated that Golden Origin Wanderer might have come from the Chaotic Star Sea.
• Lin He and Senior Sister Chen searched other rooms, then encountered Yan Ruyan and two Covering Moon Sect disciples blocked by a powerful restriction.
• Lin He shattered the restriction with one punch, while the Six Demonic Path Sects’ and Six Sects of the Yue Kingdom’s Nascent Soul Stage cultivators waited outside.

The Demonic Path sects and Yue Kingdom sects waited anxiously for their disciples to emerge from the Restriction, then learned that Lin He had led the Yue Kingdom cultivators to a great victory. After Lin He turned over part of his considerable haul, Wang Tiangu demanded that Ancestor Linghu hand him over.

• Dongmen Tu, Wang Tiangu, and Yunlu speculated about Lin He and the chances of their sects succeeding, while Ancestor Linghu and Wen Min worried about the disciples they had sent inside.
• Demonic Path cultivators emerged in small groups, but no Ghost Spirit Sect or Spirit Controlling Sect disciples appeared, alarming Dongmen Tu and Wang Tiangu.
• Han Li emerged after surviving alone, then Yue Kingdom cultivators came out in large groups around Lin He, all appearing pleased with their harvest.
• Song Meng described Lin He's actions, and Yin Xue'er explained how she had preserved the Joyful Union Sect disciples by ordering them to flee.
• The returning disciples surrendered their gains for inspection; Lin He turned over less than a tenth of his, yet his contribution pleased Ancestor Linghu.
• Wang Tiangu angrily demanded that Ancestor Linghu hand Lin He over.

Lin He and his companions escaped the battle between the Six Sects of the Yue Kingdom and the Six Demonic Path Sects, but Meng Liang and Xu Chong pursued them. As Lin He, Nangong Wan, and Lan Chou fought back, Lin He transformed and an eerie blue figure appeared before Xu Chong.

• Wang Tiangu and Dongmen Tu tried to kill Lin He, but Ancestor Linghu and Wen Min intervened while the Nascent Soul cultivators of both sides fought.
• Xu Chong and Meng Liang blocked Lin He and Senior Sister Chen, but Li Huayuan and Lei Wanke moved to hold them off before Nangong Wan arrived and helped Lin He escape with her Corpse Puppets.
• Nangong Wan brought Lin He, Senior Sister Chen, and Yan Ruyan to meet Xin Ruoyin and Xiao Mei, then the group set out on Lan Chou’s Flowing Cloud Banner toward the underground ore vein and the route to the Chaotic Star Sea.
• Meng Liang and Xu Chong caught up and attacked with Fire Thunders, but Nangong Wan’s red shield and Lan Chou’s Blue-Light Shield blocked the blasts.
• Lin He, Nangong Wan, and Lan Chou fought back; the Golden Flame Awl broke through Xu Chong’s shield, and Lin He appeared in silver scales as an eerie blue figure appeared before Xu Chong.

Lin He and Ape One killed Xu Chong while Nangong Wan held Meng Liang at bay, but four Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators arrived and surrounded the group. As the confrontation threatened to escalate, four newcomers flew in, led by a young woman in red and a late Core Formation cultivator.

• Lin He used the Spirit-Nurturing Talisman and, with Ape One, overwhelmed Xu Chong's flying sword and shattered his Blue Inner Armor before killing him.
• Nangong Wan used a Fire-Attribute Fine Ancient Treasure to hold Meng Liang back while Lin He and Lan Chou joined the fight.
• Meng Liang hurled four Fire Thunders, but Lan Chou used the Golden Ruyi to shield the group from the explosions.
• Meng Liang and three middle-stage Core Formation cultivators from the Ghost Spirit Sect blocked Lin He and the others' escape and demanded Lin He's treasures and talisman art.
• Four newcomers arrived, led by a young woman in red and followed by a beautiful woman whose cultivation had reached late Core Formation.

Dong Xuan'er reunited with Lin He after helping him defeat Meng Liang and the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators, then offered him her father's backing and demanded he join her. Lin He refused, and Dong Xuan'er had Hongfu and Red Powder Skeleton surround his group.

• Dong Xuan'er ordered Hongfu and Red Powder Skeleton to help protect Lin He, and the two groups fought Meng Liang's companions.
• Lin He, Nangong Wan, and Lan Chou joined the battle and helped kill three Core Formation cultivators, while Hongfu kept Meng Liang occupied.
• Lin He and the others joined forces to defeat and kill Meng Liang, then returned to Dong Xuan'er.
• Dong Xuan'er told Lin He she had reclaimed her true self and offered him powerful support in exchange for staying by her side.
• Nangong Wan accused Dong Xuan'er of acting from possessiveness, and Lin He refused her offer because he did not want to depend on another person's shelter.
• Dong Xuan'er said she would not give up and had Hongfu and Red Powder Skeleton surround Lin He's group.

Lin He and Nangong Wan fought Hongfu, Red Powder, and Skeleton over Dong Xuan'er, but Wang Tiangu, an early nascent soul cultivator, interrupted and overwhelmed their group. As Wang Tiangu’s Ghost Hand threatened their lives and damaged their treasures, Nangong Wan summoned eighteen Corpse Puppets that merged into an early nascent soul Corpse Puppet.

• Hongfu, Red Powder, and Skeleton confronted Lin He and Nangong Wan, who refused to let Dong Xuan'er take Lin He away.
• Lin He, Nangong Wan, and their allies exchanged attacks with Hongfu, while the Soul-Congealing Pearl helped Lin He recover from Hongfu’s Silver Bell.
• Hongfu sensed an approaching Nascent Soul Cultivator and urged Lin He to take Dong Xuan'er and flee, but Wang Tiangu appeared and recognized Lin He.
• Wang Tiangu attacked the group with a Ghost Hand that overwhelmed their combined attacks and badly damaged several treasures.
• Nangong Wan summoned eighteen Corpse Puppets, which formed an array and became an early nascent soul Corpse Puppet.

Nangong Wan used a Corpse Puppet to hold off Wang Tiangu while Lin He and the others tried to escape his attacks. After Wang Tiangu killed Red Powder and Skeleton, Lin He and the survivors joined the fight, and a woman in white arrived as Nangong Wan neared her limit.

• Nangong Wan's Corpse Puppet destroyed Wang Tiangu's ghostly hand and blocked his attacks, while Lin He realized that controlling it was exhausting her.
• Dong Xuan'er agreed to leave with Hongfu, Red Powder, and Skeleton, but Wang Tiangu seized them and mocked the Joyful Union Sect's ties to Cloud Dew Old Devil.
• The Corpse Puppet freed the group, but Wang Tiangu caught and killed Red Powder and Skeleton before Nangong Wan rescued Hongfu and Dong Xuan'er.
• Dong Xuan'er leaned on Lin He and admitted how weak she was, then joked that she might take him back if she became stronger.
• Lin He, Hongfu, and his puppets joined Nangong Wan against Wang Tiangu, but she struggled to maintain control of the Corpse Puppet.
• A beautiful woman in white approached aboard a Flying Boat as Wang Tiangu prepared to attack Nangong Wan.