Chapter Summaries

Wen Min drove Wang Tiangu away and then confronted Nangong Wan and Yan Ruyan about refusing to return to the Covering Moon Sect. She accepted their decision and offered to escort them part of the way on the Moon Spirit Boat, while warning Nangong Wan about the sect’s internal politics.

• Wen Min and Nangong Wan’s Corpse Puppet overwhelmed Wang Tiangu, who was injured and fled after threatening them.
• Lin He collected Red Powder Skeleton’s Storage Bags and accepted a Spirit-Concentrating Pill from Wen Min.
• Nangong Wan told Wen Min that Lin He was her husband and refused to leave him, while Yan Ruyan also refused to return to the Covering Moon Sect.
• Yan Ruyan admitted that she had an unrequited love for Lin He, prompting Wen Min to question both women’s judgment.
• Wen Min accepted their choice to leave and warned Nangong Wan that Junior Sister Zhou might undermine her and Yan Ruyan in the sect.
• Wen Min offered to take Nangong Wan, Yan Ruyan, and the others part of the way on the Moon Spirit Boat to help them avoid other Nascent Soul cultivators.

Hongfu and Dong Xuan'er escaped Wen Min's suspicion with Lin He and Nangong Wan's help, while Wen Min revealed that the Six Demonic Path Sects had invaded the Yue Kingdom. The group reached the Ancient Teleportation Array, but a terrifying green attack exposed their underground cavern.

• Wen Min questioned Hongfu about leaving Yellow Maple Valley and Dong Xuan'er about her identity, but Lin He and Nangong Wan convinced her that Dong Xuan'er was merely a rival in love.
• Hongfu took Dong Xuan'er away, and Wen Min told Nangong Wan that the Six Demonic Path Sects had broken through the Golden Drum Plains defenses and forced the Yue Kingdom's sects to prepare to relocate.
• Lin He proposed that Nangong Wan leave the Yue Kingdom with him, and Nangong Wan privately told Wen Min about the Ancient Teleportation Array.
• Wen Min declined to join them because she had little lifespan left, then accompanied the group to the underground ore vein and inspected the array.
• A terrifying streak of green light blasted through the cavern's rocky ceiling, exposing Lin He and the others.

Lin He and his companions tried to reach the Ancient Teleportation Array, but Wang Tiansheng, Wang Tiangu, and Cloud Dew Old Devil blocked their escape. Ancestor Linghu initially protected Lin He, then retreated under pressure, leaving the group facing the three enemies’ attacks.

• Dongmen Tu attacked Lin He, but Nangong Wan’s Corpse Puppet blocked the Ox-Hair Needle while Wen Min engaged Dongmen Tu and the two green-robed men fought the group.
• Wang Tiangu and Wang Tiansheng arrived, trapped Lin He and the others with the Black Alms Bowl, and accused Lin He of causing Wang Chan’s death.
• Ancestor Linghu appeared and suppressed the Wang brothers, giving Lin He and his companions time to attack the Black Alms Bowl’s barrier.
• Cloud Dew Old Devil joined the fight and threatened to attack Ancestor Linghu alongside the Wang brothers unless he withdrew.
• Ancestor Linghu retreated, and Cloud Dew Old Devil and the Wang brothers turned their attacks toward Lin He and his companions.

Lin He and his allies fought to escape as Cloud Dew Old Devil and the Wang brothers attacked them. Lin He activated the Ancient Teleportation Array with Golden Origin Wanderer’s Jade Talisman protecting them, and they teleported away, leaving Dong Xuan'er in tears.

• Hongfu and Dong Xuan'er stopped Yunlu from killing Lin He by warning that Dong Xuan'er would be left with a heart demon, and Yunlu turned against the Wang brothers to protect her cultivation.
• Lin He and his allies attacked the black barrier with their puppets, then Nangong Wan sent the giant Corpse Puppet to break the Black Alms Bowl's barrier so they could reach the Teleportation Formation.
• As Yunlu, the Wang brothers, Dongmen Tu, and the Green-Robed Men attacked the formation, Lin He crushed the Jade Talisman and summoned Golden Origin Wanderer.
• Golden Origin Wanderer used Star-River Attraction to absorb and release the attackers' strikes, forcing them to retreat and badly injuring the Wang brothers.
• Lin He and his allies teleported away as Dong Xuan'er cried out to Senior Brother Lin and Lin He bade her farewell.

Lin He and his companions traveled through the Chaotic Star Sea, gathered supplies, and prepared to settle on Green Spirit Island. After arriving, they discovered that the island’s underground ore vein contained high-grade spirit ore.

• Lin He and Nangong Wan led Senior Sister Chen, Yan Ruyan, Xiao Mei, and Xin Ruoyin from the nameless island to Kui Star City, letting the others train against low-level demon beasts along the way.
• Lin He visited Ma Shangfeng and then Zhou Yuan, commissioning the Miaoyin Sect to gather common materials and rarer ingredients for pills and puppets, using spirit stones and level five demon beast materials as payment.
• Lin He bought more than a dozen level two egret fish monsters, reunited with Nangong Wan and the others, and explained that their next destination was a dangerous island where they would need to rely on themselves.
• Lin He gave Nangong Wan a jade slip containing the Great Evolution Art and Puppet Technique, explaining that the methods would strengthen their spiritual sense and help solve their need for defenders and workers.
• After three months, Lin He collected materials from Zhou Yuan, traveled with the group through Tianxing City to the Outer Sea, and brought them to Green Spirit Island.
• Lin He led everyone underground, where Senior Sister Chen discovered that the island’s ore vein contained high-grade spirit ore.

Lin He developed Green Spirit Island into the Heavenly One Pavilion, while the women advanced their cultivation and mastered the Great Evolution Art. After handing puppet control to them, Lin He entered seclusion, and thirty years later a distant uninhabited island was covered by black clouds.

• Lin He established the Heavenly One Pavilion on Green Spirit Island, stocked its treasury, and used puppets to develop and guard the island.
• Senior Sister Chen reached middle Foundation Establishment and reported on the women's progress with the Great Evolution Art.
• Xin Ruoyin reached Foundation Establishment and gave Lin He a jade slip containing three formations that could hold off Core Formation Stage Cultivators.
• Yan Ruyan, Senior Sister Chen, and Xin Ruoyin mastered the second level of the Great Evolution Art eight years later, allowing Lin He to hand over puppet control and enter seclusion.
• Thirty years later, black clouds gathered over an uninhabited island tens of thousands of miles from Green Spirit Island.

Lin He successfully formed his core, defeated a Lava Giant Turtle, and killed two cultivators from the Six Linked Hall. He flew toward Green Spirit Island as the Six Linked Hall elders suspected the Miaoyin Sect was behind the deaths.

• Lin He completed Core Formation after decades of preparation and discovered two early Core Formation cultivators approaching in secret.
• A Lava Giant Turtle erupted from beneath the island, and Lin He summoned eighteen Corpse Puppets to subdue it and store it as a spirit beast for Wan'er.
• Lin He captured and killed the two cultivators, who identified themselves as elders of the Six Linked Hall, then collected their blood, bodies, Storage Bags, and concealment treasures.
• Elder Gu and Elder Miao arrived, found traces of Elder Xu and Elder Wang, and suspected the Miaoyin Sect had arranged the attack.
• Lin He flew toward Green Spirit Island without knowing he had sparked a conflict.

Lin He returned to Green Spirit Island with a level seven Lava Giant Turtle for Nangong Wan and learned how quickly the others had advanced in cultivation. After Yan Ruyan questioned why he had never become intimate with her, Lin He secluded himself to study the Core Formation section of the Star Refining Golden Origin Art.

• Lin He returned safely to Green Spirit Island and gave Nangong Wan the level seven Lava Giant Turtle.
• Lin He learned that Yan Ruyan had reached early Core Formation, Nangong Wan was near a bottleneck, Senior Sister Chen had reached fake core, Xin Ruoyin had reached late Foundation Establishment, and Xiao Mei had reached early Foundation Establishment.
• Lin He reassured Nangong Wan that the Six Linked Hall posed no threat and then withdrew to his cave abode when Senior Sister Chen, Xin Ruoyin, and Yan Ruyan showed their interest in him.
• Yan Ruyan asked Senior Sister Chen and Xin Ruoyin why Lin He had been intimate with them but not with her, then left after apologizing for speaking out of turn.
• Lin He opened the Core Formation section of the Star Refining Golden Origin Art and found the words “Golden Spirit Celestial Star Needles!”

Lin He chose the Golden Spirit Celestial Star Needles as his future life-bound magic treasure and planned a trip to gather rare materials, Dust Settling Pills, and supplies for Yan Ruyan. After half a year in seclusion, he emerged with his cultivation consolidated and the Golden Spirit Great Handprint mastered, then faced Yan Ruyan’s question about whether he liked her.

• Lin He decided to pursue a full set of two hundred and fifty-six Golden Spirit Celestial Star Needles, while seeking starstone, Mountain-Moving Apes, formation materials, and Dust Settling Pills.
• Lin He spent more than half a year in seclusion, consolidating his early Core Formation cultivation and mastering the Golden Spirit Great Handprint.
• Nangong Wan revealed that she had reached late Core Formation and gave Lin He eighteen corpse puppets for protection.
• Nangong Wan asked Lin He to gather materials for Yan Ruyan’s life-bound magic treasure, and Yan Ruyan handed him the materials list.
• Yan Ruyan asked Lin He whether he did not like her.

Lin He gave Yan Ruyan the Rising Dragon Art, explaining that she could help him break through one Core Formation bottleneck and resolving her doubts about why he had never been intimate with her. After leaving Green Spirit Island for Tianxing City, he arrived at the Clear River Teahouse as Zhou Yuan prepared the Miaoyin Sect to respond to a deadly attack on its shipment.

• Yan Ruyan pressed Lin He to explain why he had never been intimate with her, saying the question was affecting her cultivation state of mind.
• Lin He gave Yan Ruyan the Rising Dragon Art, and she learned that he intended to use it with her once he reached the peak of Early Core Formation.
• Yan Ruyan agreed to meet Lin He then, blushing and fleeing after reading the technique.
• Lin He left Green Spirit Island and traveled toward Tianxing City to visit the Clear River Teahouse.
• Fan Jingmei reported to Zhou Yuan that the disciples escorting a shipment had been killed and the goods stolen.
• Zhou Yuan blamed the Six Linked Hall and began gathering Miaoyin Sect forces as Lin He arrived at the Clear River Teahouse.

Lin He settled his transaction with Zhou Yuan and learned the Six Linked Hall had attacked Miaoyin Sect’s disciples, then agreed to act on information about an elder with starstone. In Tianxing City, he met Yuan Yao and Yanli, took them under his protection, rented a cave abode, and entered his Portable Space to face the Level Five Frost Wyrm.

• Zhou Yuan told Lin He that the Six Linked Hall had ambushed and killed Miaoyin Sect disciples transporting goods, and she hinted that an elder of the rival sect possessed starstone.
• Lin He collected the materials from his previous order, paid the balance, and agreed to hear about the starstone lead before taking action.
• Lin He encountered Yuan Yao and Yanli seeking a powerful cultivator’s backing and intervened when a demon cultivator threatened them.
• Yuan Yao and Yanli offered to serve Lin He, and he accepted after warning them not to break their promise.
• Lin He rented a cave abode for fifty years, sent the two women to an adjoining room, and entered his Portable Space before the Level Five Frost Wyrm.

Lin He made the Frost Wyrm submit, named it Jiao Three, and raised it to level seven before arranging for Ape One to guard Yuan Yao and Yanli. After preparing the women for the danger posed by the Azure Sun Sect, Lin He repaired his Warrior Puppets and went to meet Zhou Yuan and the others at Tianxing City's gate.

• Lin He forced the Frost Wyrm to acknowledge him as its master, named it Jiao Three, and used spirit liquid to raise it to level seven.
• Lin He told Ape One he could return to Green Spirit Island and see Senior Sister Chen after Lin He reached the Nascent Soul Stage, then assigned him to protect two people in the Portable Space.
• Lin He brought Ape One to Yuan Yao and Yanli, warned them that the young master of the Azure Sun Sect and his father Venerable Sanyang were dangerous, and gave them Foundation Establishment Pills and supplies.
• Lin He returned to the Welcoming Inn, repaired the two damaged Warrior Puppets, and followed a Miaoyin Sect messenger to Tianxing City's gate to meet Zhou Yuan and the others.

Lin He, Lan Chou, Zhou Yuan, and Sect Master Wang’s group attacked a thieves’ lair, only to discover the battle had triggered a hidden Blood-Refined Yin Corpse Formation. The formation trapped them with the slain cultivators now revived as refined corpses.

• Zhou Yuan and Lin He set out with Lan Chou after Fellow Daoist Ma failed to appear, and two men secretly followed them.
• Lin He met Sect Master Wang, who introduced two Core Formation allies and used a Golden Cicada Bee to lead the group to the thieves’ lair.
• Sect Master Wang, Lin He, and Lan Chou killed many Foundation Establishment cultivators as they stormed the lair.
• Lin He sensed a hidden formation and warned the others, but enemy attacks prevented everyone from escaping before the blood-red barrier sealed them in.
• Sect Master Wang identified the Blood-Refined Yin Corpse Formation and ordered the group to destroy the bodies, but dozens of their victims rose again as refined corpses.

Sect Master Wang and the others escaped the Blood-Refined Yin Corpse Formation when Lan Chou used the Mountain-Cleaving Seal to shatter its barrier. As the Miaoyin Sect and the Six Linked Hall prepared to fight, Guo Yun and Liu Hong arrived to confront Lin He and Lan Chou, evening the numbers to six against six.

• Zhou Yuan explained that the Blood-Refined Yin Corpse Formation could drain the magical power of anyone trapped inside while its refined corpses repeatedly revived.
• Lan Chou revealed the Mountain-Cleaving Seal, and the group protected him from corpses hurled at them while he charged the treasure.
• Lan Chou struck the barrier with the Mountain-Cleaving Seal, breaking the formation and causing the refined corpses to collapse.
• Sect Master Wang confronted Elder Gu, who remained confident despite being outnumbered.
• Guo Yun and Liu Hong arrived from the Azure Sun Sect and declared they would capture Lin He for their young master.
• Guo Yun and Liu Hong faced Lin He and Lan Chou while Elder Gu and his three companions faced Sect Master Wang and the others, bringing the battle to six against six.

Lin He killed Liu Hong and Guo Yun with the help of his puppets, Lan Chou, and his own powerful attacks. Elder Gu’s group gained the upper hand after Zhao poisoned Zhou Yuan and Meng betrayed Sect Master Wang, leaving the couple in grave danger.

• Liu Hong attacked Lin He, but Lin He’s Great Handprint and Broadsword Warrior Puppets overwhelmed him, and a puppet killed him.
• Lin He, Lan Chou, and the puppets surrounded Guo Yun and killed him after breaking through his golden protective talisman.
• Elder Gu urged Zhao and Meng to act as Lin He’s victories threatened their side.
• Zhao poisoned Zhou Yuan with his Poison Scorpion, then retreated to join Elder Gu’s group.
• Meng stabbed Sect Master Wang in the chest while pretending to rush to Zhou Yuan’s aid, and Elder Gu’s group attacked the wounded couple.

Lin He used the Spirit-Nurturing Talisman to strengthen his Golden Spirit Great Handprint and killed three of Elder Gu’s group, then revealed that he had detected Wu Chou’s concealment. Wu Chou appeared and threatened Zhou Yuan, and Lin He prepared to fight him.

• Sect Master Wang’s Earthly Astral Ape rescued him and Zhou Yuan from the attackers before succumbing to its injuries.
• Lin He shielded the group with his Golden Ruyi and used the Spirit-Nurturing Talisman to raise his power.
• Lin He killed Elder Miao, Zhao, and Meng with his amplified Golden Spirit Great Handprint.
• Wu Chou emerged from the Profound Yin Demonic Qi and demanded that Zhou Yuan surrender the Miaoyin Sect and its female disciples.
• Wu Chou realized Lin He had seen through his concealment, and Lin He challenged him to fight.

Lin He fought Wu Chou and revealed his body-cultivator strength, but Wu Chou transformed into his grandfather, Grandmaster Extreme Yin. The Nascent Soul cultivator threatened everyone and summoned eighteen Heavenly Capital Demon Corpses.

• Elder Gu accused Wu Chou of deliberately standing aside while Elder Miao died, and Wu Chou blamed the elder’s weakness.
• Lin He, Lan Chou, and the Broadsword Warrior Puppets attacked Wu Chou and forced Elder Gu and two companions to help defend him.
• Wu Chou’s ring and Profound Yin Demonic Qi failed to stop Lin He, who broke free and revealed his golden armor and silver scales.
• Lin He battered Wu Chou and knocked him down, then prepared to strike again after Wu Chou invoked his grandfather.
• Wu Chou transformed into Grandmaster Extreme Yin, who confronted Lin He and declared that no one would leave alive.
• Grandmaster Extreme Yin summoned eighteen Heavenly Capital Demon Corpses.

Lin He revealed that his Corpse Puppets could form an Early Nascent Soul Giant Corpse Puppet, turning the fight against Grandmaster Extreme Yin and his Heavenly Capital Demon Corpses in his favor. After capturing eight demon corpses, Lin He faced Extreme Yin as the old fiend prepared a powerful black fireball.

• Lin He held off two Heavenly Capital Demon Corpses while Sect Master Wang and Zhou Yuan escaped, and then drew all eighteen demon corpses toward himself.
• Lin He sent eighteen Corpse Puppets to kill Elder Gu and his two companions, then collected their bodies and belongings.
• Lin He formed the Corpse Fiend Grand Array, combining his Corpse Puppets into an Early Nascent Soul Giant Corpse Puppet.
• Lin He used the Giant Corpse Puppet to seize and store eight Heavenly Capital Demon Corpses despite Extreme Yin ordering the others to fight back.
• Extreme Yin summoned a black fireball and declared that Lin He would die to the divine ability he had perfected over a hundred years.

Lin He survived Grandmaster Extreme Yin’s attack and forced him to flee, though the battle left Lin He severely drained. Back in Tianxing City, Lin He recovered and watched over Yanli and Yuan Yao as they began establishing their foundations.

• Grandmaster Extreme Yin’s Tiandu Corpse Fire badly damaged Lin He’s giant corpse puppet, but Lin He used his puppets and Lan Chou to fend off the devil’s attacks and steal four Heavenly Capital Demon Corpses.
• Grandmaster Extreme Yin withdrew with his remaining six Heavenly Capital Demon Corpses when his dwindling power and Wu Chou’s body could no longer sustain the fight.
• Lin He, exhausted from controlling the giant corpse puppet, returned to Tianxing City and recovered in his cave abode with medicinal pills.
• Lin He learned that Yanli and Yuan Yao had avoided taking their Foundation Establishment Pills because they feared accepting his gifts without serving him first.
• Lin He agreed to let the women handle simple chores and stood guard while they each took a Foundation Establishment Pill; he then asked Ape One to watch them and began assessing his gains.

Lin He searched the spoils from his battle and discovered a method to accelerate the growth of spirit insects, then met with Sect Master Wang and Zhou Yuan. The chapter ended as they asked him for urgent help.

• Lin He examined the storage bags and found a starstone, twenty Dust Settling Pills, and recipes for Dust Settling Pills and Spirit-Feeding Pills.
• Lin He discovered the Stellar Power Infusion Method, which could speed up spirit insect growth using Stellar Spirit Liquid and starlight.
• Lin He considered using the method on his Gold Devouring Beetles and decided to ask the Miaoyin Sect to find stellar marrow zhi.
• A Miaoyin Sect disciple led Lin He to Sect Master Wang and Zhou Yuan, who thanked him for helping them survive their encounter with Old Devil Extreme Yin.
• Zhou Yuan told Lin He that the Miaoyin Sect urgently needed his help.