Chapter Summaries

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lin He captured the Nine-Curve Spirit Ginseng and reunited with Nangong Wan and Qing Yi to search for Longevity Fruits. At a tree guarded by a rare Three-Eyed Demon Beast, Qing Yi suspected it carried Chilie Beast blood.

• Lin He searched Profound Bone's soul, then had the Soul-Whispering Beast consume it.
• Lin He, Zi Ling, and Xin Ruoyin captured the Nine-Curve Spirit Ginseng's rabbit incarnation and recovered its original body.
• Nangong Wan and Qing Yi met Lin He, and Nangong Wan warned him about the dangers of their plan to seize the cauldron.
• Lin He and Qing Yi flew to a Longevity Fruit tree guarded by a Three-Eyed Demon Beast, which Qing Yi thought might possess Chilie Beast blood.

Lin He gathered rare treasures with Qing Yi and Nangong Wan, then sent Zi Ling and Xin Ruoyin back after sealing their memories. He reached the Ice-Fire Path as the remaining cultivators prepared to enter its Lava Path and Mystic Crystal Path.

• Qing Yi identified a demon beast as a Chilie Beast and gave Lin He a Jade Slip describing how to refine its eye; Lin He killed it and took its eye, soul, and corpse.
• Lin He gave Qing Yi two Longevity Fruits, and the three gathered numerous spirit medicines, Longevity Fruits, and rare ironwood, including a Level Seven Ice-Snow Toad's demon core.
• Lin He met Zi Ling and Xin Ruoyin, sealed their memories of Wan'er and himself, and watched them turn back toward the outer hall.
• Lin He reached the canyon and encountered Extreme Yin, Wan Tianming, and the returning Man Huzi among the cultivators waiting for the trial.
• Jin Kui and Jia Chen opened the Lava Path and Mystic Crystal Path; after most cultivators entered, Lin He followed into the Lava Path.

Lin He crossed the Lava Path and Black Desert, surviving waves of fire spirits and Iron Fire Ants before reaching the stone hall. He entered the Treasure Light Pavilion, claimed the Blood-Colored Cloak and a golden mirror, and was transported to the Marvelous Illusion Realm.

• Lin He used his fire-repelling robe and golden attacks to defeat several groups of Fire Crows on the Lava Path.
• Lin He released his Gold Devouring Beetles against the Iron Fire Ants, which devoured the swarms and uncovered a refining crystal inside a crystal pillar.
• Lin He reached the stone hall, where the gathered cultivators learned that the four passages led to treasure pavilions or directly to the next trial.
• Lin He entered the Treasure Light Pavilion, broke through its barrier, and chose the Blood-Colored Cloak and a golden mirror.
• Lin He arrived at the Marvelous Illusion Realm after claiming the two treasures.