Chapter Summaries

Lin Dong, Little Marten, and Little Flame escaped the Mist Crocodile Leopard King by digging a tunnel, only to find themselves trapped in Chen Xuan’s many Bewilderment Arrays. As Lin Dong called for help from the powerful aura he sensed nearby, Chen Xuan broke through to the Five Yuan Nirvana Realm and their position attracted more demonic beasts.

• Lin Dong dug a tunnel under Little Marten’s direction, but they discovered dozens of powerful Bewilderment Arrays waiting outside.
• Chen Xuan watched Lin Dong and Little Marten’s reactions, gaining emotion points from their hope, frustration, and shock.
• Chen Xuan used Nirvana Pills to break through to the Five Yuan Nirvana Realm, releasing a powerful aura that Little Marten sensed.
• Lin Dong climbed a tree and called to the nearby expert for help, despite Little Marten warning him to stay quiet.
• A roar sounded through the forest after Lin Dong’s shout, and Little Marten realized it had attracted more demonic beasts.

Chen Xuan advanced to the Five Yuan Nirvana Realm and chose the Ancient Dragon Ape to replace the Mist Crocodile Leopard King as Lin Dong’s guard. After the Ancient Sword Sect stole the ape’s Ten Thousand Beast Fruits, it charged toward their sect, where Chen Xuan appeared before Sect Master Liu Ku.

• Chen Xuan watched Lin Dong and Little Flame get beaten by the Mist Crocodile Leopard King’s demonic beasts, then left to guide Jiang Xue, who reached Form Creation Realm Greater Completion.
• Chen Xuan learned that Lin Dong had reached Form Creation Realm Minor Completion and chose the Ancient Dragon Ape and Shaking Heaven Demon Ape to keep him under pressure.
• At the Ancient Ruined Ravine, Chen Xuan watched the Ancient Sword Sect steal the Ancient Dragon Ape’s Ten Thousand Beast Fruits and followed the enraged beast as it charged north.
• Sect Master Liu Ku gave Pure Yuan Pills to the Ancient Sword Sect disciples and planned to consume the stolen fruit to break through to the Creation Realm.
• Chen Xuan appeared before Liu Ku, who mistook him for a disciple and ordered him to help at the mountain gate.

Chen Xuan killed Liu Ku, took the Ten Thousand Beast Fruits, and recruited the Ancient Dragon Ape and Shaking Heaven Demon Ape. He headed with the two beasts toward the Mist Forest to carry out his next plan.

• Chen Xuan seized Liu Ku's Cosmos Sack, took both Ten Thousand Beast Fruits, and crushed Liu Ku to death.
• The Ancient Dragon Ape broke into the Ancient Sword Sect and slaughtered its disciples as Chen Xuan's Yuan Power immobilized it outside the main hall.
• Chen Xuan promised to return the Ten Thousand Beast Fruit and give the Ancient Dragon Ape a Beast Essence Pill in exchange for its help, then took it toward Shaking Heaven Mountain.
• The Ancient Dragon Ape persuaded the Shaking Heaven Demon Ape to join them after it learned Chen Xuan could overpower beasts of their cultivation level.
• Chen Xuan traveled toward the Mist Forest with both giant apes, drawing startled attention from people along the way.

Lin Dong and his companions were trapped underground as two Creation Realm beasts tormented them on Chen Xuan’s orders. Back at Eagle Martial Hall, Chen Xuan guided Jiang Xue’s cultivation and prepared to leave for the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet, giving her supplies before departing.

• Little Marten sensed two powerful auras, and two Creation Realm beasts attacked the ground above Lin Dong’s tunnel while Little Flame and Lin Dong hid below.
• Chen Xuan watched the beasts harass Lin Dong, then returned to Eagle Martial Hall, where Jiang Xue asked him for help with the Snow Sweeping Hand and Golden Iron Finger.
• Chen Xuan explained the techniques to Jiang Xue and led her to his courtyard as Eagle Martial Hall disciples watched enviously.
• Chen Xuan told Jiang Xue he would travel to the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet, while she offered to accompany him and he asked her to stay and cultivate.
• Chen Xuan gave Jiang Xue medicinal pills, a Spiritual Treasure, and medicinal solution for her training, and she accepted them.

Three days after his encounter with Jiang Xue, Chen Xuan arrived at the Great Desolate Ancient Plain as factions gathered before the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet. The Four Great Clans’ leaders noticed a white-robed man descending from the sky despite the plain’s flight restrictions, and the chapter ended with the crowd wondering who he was.

• Three days after his encounter with Jiang Xue, Chen Xuan set out for the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet and vanished from the grasslands, startling onlookers.
• Teng Lei of the Yin Kui Sect occupied a prime place before the tablet and traded threats with Mu Qianqian of the Great Demon Gate.
• A black-clad young man arrived, followed by the leaders and experts of the Four Great Clans, including Lin Langtian, Lin Ke'er, Qin Shi, and Wang Yan.
• Huangpu Jing arrived on a sword gleam and exchanged barbs with Wang Yan.
• Huangpu Jing and the other clan leaders sensed a terrifying power overhead as a white-robed man descended from the sky, seemingly defying the restrictions.

Chen Xuan killed Wang Pan after Wang Pan tried to take his sword, and Wang Yan backed down rather than challenge him. When the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet opened, Chen Xuan blocked everyone from entering and ordered everyone except the Lin Clan and Huangpu Clan to leave within ten breaths or die.

• The crowd recognized the rusty sword beneath Chen Xuan as a Spiritual Treasure, while Mu Shi warned Lin Langtian that Chen Xuan was too strong to assess.
• Wang Pan attacked Chen Xuan to seize his sword, but Chen Xuan stopped and crushed him with elemental power.
• Wang Yan prepared to avenge Wang Pan, but a Wang Clan elder cautioned him about Chen Xuan's strength, and Wang Yan retreated.
• The Great Desolate Ancient Tablet opened, but Lin Langtian and the others were repelled by an invisible barrier when they tried to enter.
• Chen Xuan declared the treasure hunt over and ordered everyone except the Lin Clan and Huangpu Clan to leave within ten breaths or die.

Chen Xuan slaughtered everyone who stayed on the Great Desolate Ancient Plain except the Lin Clan and Huangpu Clan, then confronted Huangpu Jing and Lin Ke'er over their connections to Ling Qingzhu and Lin Dong. He sent the others into the Ancient Tablet Space and kept the two women behind to punish them.

• Chen Xuan warned the crowd to leave, then killed those who remained when time ran out.
• Chen Xuan killed Huangpu Tian for interrupting and questioned Huangpu Jing about inviting Ling Qingzhu.
• Chen Xuan ordered Lin Langtian to cripple Lin Dong at the Lin Clan Competition, and Lin Langtian agreed.
• Chen Xuan confronted Lin Ke'er and kept her and Huangpu Jing behind while sending everyone else into the Ancient Tablet Space.

Chen Xuan brought Huangpu Jing and Lin Ke'er into the Ancient Tablet Space and gave them pills that caused their bodies to grow hot. Meanwhile, Ma Fengbin found the Black Robed Elder, learned how to seek the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, and set out to find whoever had taken it.

• Chen Xuan took Huangpu Jing and Lin Ke'er into the Ancient Tablet Space and led them toward a place filled with spiritual energy.
• Ma Fengbin entered the Ancient Tablet Space, followed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol's traces to a Black Altar, and discovered it was gone.
• The Black Robed Elder appeared to Ma Fengbin and gave him a Black Rune, explaining that it could help him break the seal on the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• Chen Xuan gave Huangpu Jing and Lin Ke'er pills that he claimed would rapidly increase their strength.
• Huangpu Jing and Lin Ke'er swallowed the pills and began feeling increasingly hot.

Chen Xuan drugged Huangpu Jing and Lin Ke’er, then used a dual-cultivation technique that unexpectedly improved their cultivation. After learning he was a powerful Nirvana Realm expert, the women half-willingly continued, but Lin Ke’er noticed Huangpu Jing’s aura rapidly weakening.

• Huangpu Jing realized that Chen Xuan had given them a drug, and Chen Xuan admitted it before buying and mastering two Creation Grade martial arts.
• Huangpu Jing tried to bargain by offering to help Chen Xuan with Ling Qingzhu, which only increased his anger toward her.
• Chen Xuan used Yuan Power to pull Huangpu Jing toward him and enclosed the three of them in an array.
• After nearly half a day, Huangpu Jing had advanced to Qi Creation Realm Major Completion, while Lin Ke’er had become a mid-grade Spiritual Symbol Master.
• Chen Xuan prepared to use Yin Devouring Yang Supplement, and Lin Ke’er saw Huangpu Jing’s aura rapidly decline from the Qi Creation Realm.

Chen Xuan drained Huangpu Jing’s Yuan Power, killed her and Lin Ke’er, and advanced his spiritual cultivation. At the Creation Martial Tablet, Lin Langtian and Lin Fan led the two clans into opening a crack beneath the plaza, where Chen Xuan appeared and offered the Lin Family the Sect Treasure in exchange for a favor.

• Chen Xuan alternated between draining Huangpu Jing’s Yuan Power and giving her hope until he had emptied her cultivation and killed her.
• Chen Xuan attacked Lin Ke’er, then killed her with a spiritual arrow before leaving the area.
• Lin Langtian obtained the Creation Martial Art Eight Desolations Emperor Hand from the Creation Martial Tablet, while the others gained Ninth-Grade Martial Arts at best.
• Lin Fan persuaded the Lin and Huangpu families to risk opening the plaza, and their combined power revealed a crack beneath it and provoked a fearsome roar.
• Chen Xuan appeared before the two clans and told the Lin Family he would give them the Sect Treasure if they did something for him.

Chen Xuan turned the Huangpu Family against the Lin Clan by demanding that they fight, while Lin Zhentian returned from Lin City without securing the clan's help. He hinted that he had another plan to protect his family before the clan competition.

• The Huangpu Family offered to serve Chen Xuan, but Lin Fan and Huangpu Ling argued over their clans' strength until Chen Xuan ordered the Huangpu Family to slit their throats or face the Lin Clan in battle.
• Lin Langtian attacked the Huangpu Family, and both clans prepared to fight as Chen Xuan watched from above.
• Lin Zhentian recalled how Lin Zheng had refused to let him meet the Grand Elder, mocked his warning, and expelled him from Lin City.
• Back in Qingyang Town, Lin Zhentian's sons urged him to explain what had happened, and Lin Mang suggested sacrificing Qingtan to gain a powerful protector.
• Lin Zhentian stopped the argument and said he had several months before the clan competition and had made his own arrangements.

Lin Qingtan told the Lin Family she had a powerful master who could save them, while Chen Xuan helped Lin Langtian’s group defeat the Huangpu Family and frighten the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon into submission. A terrifying presence emerged beneath the crack and trapped everyone in a Yuan Power barrier, leaving Lin Langtian panicking as Chen Xuan waited for more Emotion Points.

• Lin Zhentian ordered Lin Xiao to take Qingtan and the Lin Family’s elite younger generation out of Qingyang Town, but Lin Xiao refused to leave his family behind.
• Lin Qingtan arrived and said she had taken a powerful senior as her master, who could help the Lin Family; Lin Mang mistakenly thought she had agreed to marry their enemy.
• Lin Langtian and the Lin Clan killed the Huangpu Family members at the plaza, and Chen Xuan praised them.
• The Ancient Blood Bat Dragon emerged, but Chen Xuan released his One Yuan Nirvana Realm aura and made it lie down docilely.
• A terrifying force awakened beneath the crack and formed a Yuan Power barrier around everyone; Lin Langtian panicked as Chen Xuan chose to wait and gain more Emotion Points.

Chen Xuan destroyed a skeletal guardian and left to seek the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, while two Yuan Sect deacons and Ma Fengbin converged on Yin Kui Sect. The chapter ended as Ma Fengbin demanded that the sect hand over the symbol.

• Chen Xuan killed the skeletal guardian with one strike, saving Lin Langtian and the Lin Family.
• Chen Xuan noticed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol was in Great Desolate County, reminded Lin Langtian to cripple Lin Dong at the clan competition, and departed.
• Lin Langtian led his men to search for the Sect Treasure.
• Yuan Sect deacons Nie Huayou and Liu Fulei learned Yin Kui Sect possessed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and concealed themselves in the Profound Yin Mountain Range.
• Ma Fengbin arrived at Yin Kui City and flew to Yin Kui Sect, where Teng Sha was investigating Gui'er's death.
• Ma Fengbin demanded that Yin Kui Sect hand over the Devouring Ancestral Symbol in exchange for sparing their lives.

Teng Sha lured Ma Fengbin to the Yin Kui Sect’s forbidden ground and unleashed a Blood Spirit Puppet to hold him off. While Ma Fengbin fought it, Teng Sha began refining the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, but Nie Huayou and Liu Fulei appeared and reached for it themselves.

• Ma Fengbin demanded the Devouring Ancestral Symbol from Teng Sha, then bound him with Yuan Power when Teng Sha denied knowing about it.
• Teng Sha claimed he had found a treasure in an ancient ruin and led Ma Fengbin into the Yin Kui Sect’s forbidden ground.
• Teng Sha revealed a Blood Spirit Puppet in the cavern and fled as it broke free and attacked Ma Fengbin.
• Teng Sha returned to the plaza and ordered the Yin Kui Sect members to form the Nine Yin Demonic Profound Formation so he could refine the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• Nie Huayou sensed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and went with Liu Fulei to seize it; the two reached for it together.

Chen Xuan arrived at the Yin Kui Sect and secretly took the Devouring Ancestral Symbol while confronting Nie Huayou and Liu Fulei. Now wielding the Tetanus Blade, he faced the two Yuan Sect deacons, who moved to kill him and seize his treasure.

• Liu Fulei killed the Yin Kui Sect experts below as he and Nie Huayou approached the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• Chen Xuan appeared and told Nie Huayou that he had left Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, prompting Nie Huayou and Liu Fulei to threaten him.
• The Devouring Ancestral Symbol vanished, and Nie Huayou and Liu Fulei accused each other before suspecting Chen Xuan had taken it.
• Chen Xuan revealed the Tetanus Blade and prepared to fight, while Nie Huayou and Liu Fulei coveted the Pure Yuan Treasure and demanded he hand it over.

Chen Xuan killed Nie Huayou and Liu Fulei, then refused Ma Fengbin’s demand to return to Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace or hand over the Devouring Ancestral Symbol. After Ma Fengbin attacked, Chen Xuan revealed overwhelming strength and killed him, while hidden factions witnessed the fight and reconsidered pursuing Teng Sha’s treasure.

• Chen Xuan instantly killed Nie Huayou and Liu Fulei, took their Cosmos Sacks, and destroyed their bodies with a Flame Palm.
• Ma Fengbin arrived and tried to persuade Chen Xuan to return to Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, but Chen Xuan refused and declared he would never be its disciple again.
• Ma Fengbin claimed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and trapped Chen Xuan in a Yuan Power prison, but he could not make it contract and demanded Chen Xuan hand over the symbol.
• Chen Xuan’s aura surged to the peak of Seven Yuan, broke the prison, caught Ma Fengbin as he fled, and killed him so completely that no ashes remained.
• Hidden factions witnessed Chen Xuan’s strength, and Mu Qianqian warned her father Mu Lei that Chen Xuan had turned the Great Desolate Ancient Plain into a river of blood.

Wu Zong left rather than challenge Chen Xuan, while Mu Lei tried to offer Mu Qianqian as Chen Xuan’s disciple, but Chen Xuan declined and flew away. Elsewhere, Chen Quan killed a disciple who learned his subordinates had died, and Ling Qingzhu reported to Qin Xiuqing that Ma Fengbin’s Life Imprint Jade Tablet had shattered.

• Wu Zong restrained himself from seeking revenge on Chen Xuan and left with the two Wu Alliance elders.
• Mu Lei brought Mu Qianqian to Chen Xuan and asked him to accept her as a disciple, but Chen Xuan declined and departed.
• A Yuan Sect disciple told Chen Quan that Steward Nie and Steward Liu’s Life Imprint Jade Tablets had shattered.
• Chen Quan killed the disciple to keep him from revealing what he knew, then left the courtyard.
• Ling Qingzhu told Qin Xiuqing that Ma Fengbin’s Life Imprint Jade Tablet had shattered, and Qin Xiuqing reacted with alarm.

Ling Qingzhu asked Qin Xiuqing for permission to visit the Great Yan Dynasty after learning that Ma Fengbin might have been killed, but Qin Xiuqing refused. In secret, a black-robed woman and a man discussed her covert mission, the hidden Demonic Qi she had planted in someone, and plans to eliminate him if necessary.

• Ling Qingzhu told Qin Xiuqing that Ma Fengbin might have been killed and suggested the killer could be framing Chen Xuan.
• Ling Qingzhu asked to go to the Great Yan Dynasty, but Qin Xiuqing refused and told her to remain at Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.
• Qin Xiuqing asked whether Ling Qingzhu had killed the person who ruined her purity, and Ling Qingzhu claimed she had.
• In a hidden cave, a black-robed woman told a man she had planted hidden Demonic Qi in someone whose many secrets she could not understand.
• The man urged the black-robed woman to arrange for someone to kill that person, and she agreed before leaving to continue her mission.

After the Yin Kui Sect was destroyed, Mu Lei used rumors about Mu Qianqian and a mysterious expert to strengthen the Great Demon Gate’s position. In Lin City, the chiefs of the Wang, Qin, and Huangpu Clans confronted Lin Fan and Lin Langtian over their missing heirs, while Mu Shi urged Lin Langtian to blame someone else.

• The destruction of the Yin Kui Sect and the story of Mu Qianqian’s rejected offer spread throughout Great Desolate County, and Mu Lei ordered a secret search for the mysterious expert.
• Wang Teng told Wang Lei that the Wang Clan members sent to the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet had not returned, and Wang Lei learned that the Qin and Huangpu Clans’ members were missing too.
• Wang Lei, Huangpu Long, and Qin Zhenfeng went to Lin City and demanded that Lin Fan explain why only the Lin Clan’s people had returned from the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet.
• Lin Langtian told the three clan chiefs that everyone else had died, then clarified that the Lin Family had not killed them.
• Mu Shi urged Lin Langtian to put the blame on someone else, and Lin Langtian feared that doing so would bring a deadly reprisal.

Lin Langtian blamed the vanished Treasure Guardian for the deaths at the ruins and told the clan leaders that a mysterious expert had ordered him to cripple Lin Dong. As Wang Lei and the others prepared to investigate the expert, Chen Xuan taught Jiang Xue a martial technique and announced that he would soon leave to continue his revenge.

• Lin Langtian claimed a Treasure Guardian had attacked his group and a mysterious expert had saved the Lin Family, but Wang Lei, Huangpu Long, and Qin Zhenfeng doubted his story.
• Lin Langtian said the expert would likely appear at the Lin Clan Competition, and Wang Lei, Huangpu Long, and Qin Zhenfeng vowed to attend.
• Lin Fan learned that the expert had ordered Lin Langtian to cripple Lin Dong and decided the Lin Clan should try to win the powerful stranger over.
• Chen Xuan spent time with Jiang Xue, helped her improve her martial arts, and earned her gratitude.
• Chen Xuan told Jiang Xue he would leave soon to finish some business, then planned to continue his revenge at the Lin Family in Qingyang Town.