Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi discovered that Yang Fengjiao had lured Ancient Pool Village’s leaders away by arranging a false offer of Spirit Wood, then rushed back to find Sifang Inn under attack. Yang Fengjiao overwhelmed the defenders, but Fatty Twelve and a black-and-white dog helped distract him and carry off the wounded Old Fourth Gu, leaving their escape in doubt.

• Lin Yi realized the steward’s offer was a ploy to keep Ancient Pool Village away from home, killed the steward, and hurried back as Gu Yuan and He Huan followed.
• Yang Fengjiao attacked Sifang Inn, where Old Fourth Gu, Gu Liehai, and Sha Ge defended the village’s residence amid burning ruins and fallen militia members.
• Old Fourth Gu gave Sha Ge his Spiritual Artifact armor, while he and Gu Liehai tried to stall Yang Fengjiao until reinforcements arrived.
• Yang Fengjiao defeated Gu Liehai and Sha Ge, then knocked Old Fourth Gu into the ruins and demanded the village’s trade goods.
• Fatty Twelve used its power over the rain to distract Yang Fengjiao, but Yang Fengjiao wounded it and disrupted its spell.
• A black-and-white dog carried the badly wounded Old Fourth Gu away, and Yang Fengjiao recognized the escape attempt as a diversion.

Lin Yi arrived at Sifang Inn and fought Yang Fengjiao, the two-star Martial Artist who had attacked Ancient Pool Village. Their battle leveled the surrounding buildings, and Tianshui City's militia recognized Yang Fengjiao as one of the city's top fighters.

• Chang Kongkuo, Oh My Little Monster, and Zhou Jiwa stayed to harass Yang Fengjiao with arrows after he struck down Old Fourth Gu and Little Brat Wolf Cub.
• Yang Fengjiao charged the archers, but Lin Yi arrived in time to intercept his attack and protect Oh My Little Monster.
• Lin Yi and Yang Fengjiao fought evenly with their saber techniques, while Lin Yi used multiple martial arts and Yang Fengjiao questioned his hidden Martial Artist aura.
• Gu Yuan and He Huan arrived; He Huan tried to join the fight but was driven back by Yang Fengjiao, while Gu Yuan went to help the injured.
• Tian Xukong and Tianshui City's militia arrived, identified Yang Fengjiao, and recognized the ruined inn as Ancient Pool Village's residence.

Lin Yi defeated and publicly executed Yang Fengjiao for attacking the three villages, despite Yang Longxiang and Tian Wuhe trying to intervene. Yang Longxiang accepted that the conflict was over, while Lin Yi warned him not to retaliate against Ancient Pool Village.

• Tian Xukong tried to stop Lin Yi and Yang Fengjiao's fight, but He Huan and Tian Wuhe told him to let them battle.
• Lin Yi endured Yang Fengjiao's saber strike and knocked him down, while Gu Yuan demanded justice for the six militia members killed in the attack.
• Lin Yi disarmed Yang Fengjiao, severed his right arm, and forced him to kowtow six times as Yang Longxiang tried to intervene.
• Lin Yi announced that he would execute Yang Fengjiao, then froze the falling rain to thwart Yang Longxiang and Tian Wuhe before beheading him.
• Yang Longxiang agreed to end the matter, and Lin Yi warned him not to turn his anger against Ancient Pool Village.

After Lin Yi defeated Yang Fengjiao, he claimed the spoils and returned to the devastated Sifang Inn, where the village mourned its dead and treated the wounded. Tian Wuhe gave Ancient Pool Village shelter in a Tian Family courtyard and asked Lin Yi to meet with him the next day, leaving Lin Yi to consider the Tian Family’s motives.

• Yang Longxian accepted that the conflict would end, but Lin Yi took Yang Fengjiao’s damaged armor and Black Tiger Profound Blade as spoils before Yang Longxian left with his brother’s body.
• Lin Yi, Gu Yuan, and He Huan returned to the inn ruins and found six Militia Team members dead, Old Fourth Gu critically wounded, and Gu Liehai and Sha Ge injured.
• Tian Wuhe gave Lin Yi a bottle of Jade Lotus Life-Locking Pills, and Lin Yi gave Divine Water to Fatty Twelve and Dummy after discovering they were pretending their wounds were worse than they were.
• Tian Wuhe moved the group to a Tian Family Side Courtyard and asked Lin Yi to visit him the next day, while Gu Yuan and He Huan suspected he wanted something from them.
• Gu Shan brought the surviving Blood-Red Spirit Horse to Lin Yi, who praised the horse and promised to find it some mares.

Lin Yi traded Blackwater Xuan Snake Beast Essence Blood to Yu Huachen for a Seven-Colored Talent Stone, then visited the Tian Family and learned that Tianshui City had its own Descenders. Tian Wuhe began explaining their unusual appearances and limited time in the world.

• Lin Yi and Yu Huachen agreed to trade the Talent Stone reserved for Yu Huachen's younger brother for a portion of Purple Grade Beast Essence Blood.
• An Official employee delivered the Seven-Colored Talent Stone, and Lin Yi verified Yu Huachen's identity before handing over the blood.
• Lin Caihuan admired the Talent Stone, while Lin Yi reminded her that he still owed her a Spiritual Artifact.
• Lin Yi visited the Tian Family, where Yang Zi apologized for his second uncle's actions and offered Golden Barbarian Wood, which Lin Yi declined as too small for a Spirit Bow.
• Tian Wuhe told Lin Yi and Tian Xin that Tianshui City had Descenders who appeared during changes in heaven and earth, could vanish, and remained in their world for only about three hours each day.

Tian Wuhe tried to secure an alliance between the Tian Family and Ancient Pool Village, but Lin Yi deferred the decision to Gu Yuan, who advised staying out of Tianshui City’s power struggles. Later, Yang Zi brought Lin Yi Golden Barbarian Wood and proposed selling his Spiritual Artifacts, revealing that his uncle had once tried to have him killed.

• Tian Wuhe explained the Newborns’ origins and the approaching merger of worlds, then offered Lin Yi an alliance with the Tian Family in exchange for support and resources.
• Lin Yi declined to decide on the alliance himself, and Tian Wuhe told Tian Xin he wanted Ancient Pool Village’s help retrieving the Demon King's Blood.
• Gu Yuan advised Lin Yi not to get involved in the city’s factions and said Tian Wuhe might seek their help if he failed to obtain the Demon King's Blood.
• Yang Longxiang learned that Yang Zi had cut down his Golden Barbarian Wood to curry favor with Lin Yi, but chose not to interfere.
• Yang Zi brought Lin Yi the Golden Barbarian Wood and asked for the sales rights to Lin Yi’s Spiritual Artifacts through Tianshui Merchants.
• Yang Zi said he bore no desire to avenge his uncle because the man had once arranged his assassination, while Yang Zi’s father had failed to act.

Lin Yi advanced to a One-star Witch, practiced several Witchcraft techniques, and negotiated with Gu Yuan about an alliance with the Tian Family as Monsters began attacking nearby villages. The chapter left Lin Yi visiting the recovering villagers after dismissing the proposed marriage alliance with Tian Xin.

• Lin Yi accepted Yang Zi’s offer to trade refined inferior Spiritual Artifacts for Martial Pavilion External Skills and other resources, then prepared to forge a martial longbow Spiritual Artifact.
• Lin Yi rejected the Prajna Dream Body and Innate Iron Wings talents, advanced to a One-star Witch, and quickly learned Ice Condensation Technique, Object Control Technique, and Area Perception.
• Tian Wuhe visited Ancient Pool Village and discussed an alliance with Gu Yuan while they drank Monkey Wine; he later proposed Lin Yi marry Tian Xin to strengthen ties with the Tian Family.
• Gu Yuan told Lin Yi that Monsters were fleeing the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range and attacking nearby villages, and that Tian Wuhe had sent the Tianshui City Militia Team to help.
• Lin Yi refused to marry Tian Xin and visited the infirmary, where he found Old Fourth Gu, Sha Ge, and Gu Liehai recovering and brought them braised Flower Tiger Ox meat.

Lin Yi joined Tian Wuhe’s expedition into the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range while learning more about Kongming Mountain’s artifact-refining methods. After checking construction of his underground base in reality, he returned to Zhang Family Village and left with Yu Qian.

• Lin Yi rode with Tian Wuhe’s group toward the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range to hunt a White Skin Sow Demon and obtain Monster King's Blood.
• Tian Wuhe explained that Kongming Mountain forged Martial Dao Artifacts and that an artifact’s spirituality could be limited by the True Qi used during its forging.
• At the militia camp, Tian Xingwu reported Monster traces near two villages whose defenses could not withstand a Tenth-level Great Demon, so Tian Wuhe planned to clear the threat.
• Lin Yi sent Gu Chenghu and Wang Zilong to assist with the Monster hunt while he logged off and inspected construction of his underground base with Liu Bo and Zhou Jin.
• Lin Yi urged Zhou Jin to speed up construction and stockpile necessities, then used Liu Yuxi’s talent to return to Zhang Family Village.
• Lin Yi played with Yuanyuan and then left the village with Yu Qian.

Lin Yi and Tian Wuhe investigated the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range after learning that the Earth-Shaking Flood Dragon might be preparing to become a four-star Demon King. They killed the Sow Demon to draw the Flood Dragon out, leaving its blood collected and the nearby Monsters stirred.

• Lin Yi and Liu Yuxi found signs of a settlement beneath a waterfall but postponed exploring it until they had more time and supplies.
• Wang Zilong told Lin Yi that Gu Chenghu had rescued Zhou Xintong during a Monster attack in Changxing Village and seemed interested in her.
• Tian Wuhe warned Lin Yi that the Earth-Shaking Flood Dragon might be nearing a breakthrough to four-star Demon King, so they entered the mountain range to investigate.
• Tian Wuhe explained the Locking Qi Turtle Breath Technique, and Lin Yi quickly learned to conceal his aura with it.
• Lin Yi and Tian Wuhe agreed to kill the Sow Demon, the Flood Dragon's lover, to collect its blood and lure the Flood Dragon into revealing its strength.
• Tian Wuhe killed the Sow Demon while Lin Yi suppressed its demonic power, and its cries stirred Monsters across the nearby ridges.

Lin Yi and Tian Wuhe hunted Demon Kings in the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range, and Lin Yi wounded the ground-dwelling Flood Dragon with his archery. They reached the Flood Dragon’s swamp nest to collect drops, while the remaining Demon Kings began gathering against them.

• Lin Yi and Tian Wuhe collected the Sow Demon King’s blood and left before its corpse attracted more Monsters.
• The ground-dwelling Flood Dragon gathered moonlight essence as three Demon Kings answered the Sow Demon’s cries, but Lin Yi killed the two Brilliant Giant Pythons with arrows.
• Lin Yi struck the Flood Dragon twice and blinded one of its eyes, prompting it to summon the mountain’s Monsters and order the Mountain Ghoul to attack.
• Tian Wuhe held off a swarm of Centipede Demons while Lin Yi shot down an Ugly Bird Demon King, and the Mountain Ghoul fled to gather the other Demon Kings.
• Lin Yi and Tian Wuhe concealed their auras and reached the Flood Dragon’s swamp, where Lin Yi collected drops from the dead Giant Pythons and Ugly Bird.

Lin Yi lured the ground-dwelling Flood Dragon from its swamp and killed it with the Sand Treasure and Golden Barbarian Spirit Bow, then returned to find Tian Wuhe astonished by his victory. In the real world, golden light appeared above Dragon Tiger Mountain, where a strangely dressed man and woman arrived from another world.

• Lin Yi drew the ground-dwelling Flood Dragon out of its swamp by fighting it until nearby Monster Kings arrived and joined the chase.
• Lin Yi trapped the ground-dwelling Flood Dragon with the Sand Treasure and shot out both eyes before killing it with a rapid volley of arrows.
• The other Monster Kings fled, and Lin Yi collected the Flood Dragon's Miasma Poison Sac, Dragon head, and Flood Dragon Pearl.
• Lin Yi searched the swamp for Spiritual Objects, then Tian Wuhe returned and asked whether Lin Yi had really killed the Three Stars ground-dwelling Flood Dragon alone.
• Golden light appeared above Dragon Tiger Mountain in the real world, and a man and a blue-eyed woman arrived in a forest on the mountain.

After Lin Caihuan warned Lin Yi that the Golden Light Gate had brought people from the Heavenly Saint Martial Kingdom to Blue Star, Lin Yi informed Elder Chen, who ordered specialists to investigate. The search led Zhang Lingdong and the authorities to two outsiders in a McDonald’s at the foot of Dragon Tiger Mountain, while Lin Yi was away in Apocalypse World.

• Lin Caihuan told Lin Yi that the Golden Light Gate connected to a region in Apocalypse World and that people from the Heavenly Saint Martial Kingdom might invade Blue Star.
• Lin Yi called Elder Chen with Lin Caihuan’s information, and Elder Chen ended the meeting and assigned specialists to investigate the phenomenon.
• Zhang Lingdong and local Supernatural Center officers searched for long-haired men and blue-eyed women near Dragon Tiger Mountain.
• Zhang Lingdong spotted a long-haired man and a blue-eyed woman in ancient-style Mystic Armor eating at McDonald’s, and armed police surrounded the restaurant.
• The man realized the authorities had discovered them, while the woman noticed Zhang Lingdong and welcomed the chance to meet the world’s rulers.
• Lin Yi learned at noon that outsiders had been found, then sent his group back while he dealt with matters in reality.

Lin Yi arrived at Dragon Tiger Mountain to confront Ji Fengyu and Ji Qiushui, advance scouts from another world who claimed to represent the Demon Suppressor Division of a Martial Kingdom. After Lin Yi wounded Ji Fengyu’s Martial Spirit with a sword strike, he demanded that the pair explain who they were and why they had come.

• Zheng Qiang told Lin Yi that Ji Fengyu and Ji Qiushui had been found after arriving from another world and had asked to meet the strongest person and ruler of their world.
• At Dragon Tiger Mountain, Ji Fengyu showed the Taoists his Martial Spirit, Xiong Pi, and demonstrated its strength by shattering a massive Green Rock Stone.
• Lin Yi dismissed Zheng Qiang’s offer to bring armed police and headed up the mountain after learning about Ji Fengyu’s abilities.
• Ji Fengyu sent Xiong Pi to test Lin Yi, but Lin Yi’s sword strike injured the Martial Spirit and carved deep marks into a cliff.
• Ji Fengyu conceded that Lin Yi was qualified to speak with them, while Lin Yi demanded to know who the pair were, how they had reached Dragon Tiger Mountain, and what they intended to do.

Lin Yi and Elder Chen questioned Ji Qiushui and Ji Fengyu about their origins, the Gap World, and Martial Spirits. The siblings revealed they wanted land for at least a million people and at least ten thousand Activation Codes, leaving the authorities to weigh their demands against the coming world-fusion crisis.

• Lin Yi confronted Ji Fengyu over his earlier attack, and Ji Qiushui apologized before the group moved to a secluded courtyard for formal negotiations with Elder Chen.
• Ji Qiushui explained that the Heavenly Dawn Martial Kingdom survived in a Gap World after the Martial Domain was invaded by Ghost Spirits and Monsters, and that later world fusions created the Apocalypse Continent.
• Ji Qiushui described the Gap World as a shelter beneath the Apocalypse World, while Ji Fengyu explained that their people developed Martial Spirits to fight Monsters and Ghost Spirits.
• Lin Yi finished his questions, and Elder Chen asked why the siblings had crossed worlds; Ji Qiushui said they wanted land where at least a million people could live and offered to help face the disasters caused by the worlds merging.
• Ji Qiushui also requested at least ten thousand Activation Codes, and Lin Yi objected to the scale of the demand.

Lin Yi rejected the Ji Family Disciples’ proposal and entered the Apocalypse World, where he encountered Yellow Dragon Village on his way to Tianshui City. He saved a possessed boy and convinced Yellow Dragon True Person that he came from Ancient Pool Village.

• Lin Yi told Ji Qiushui that the Ji Family Disciples’ proposed compensation lacked sincerity, and he and Elder Chen ended their meeting without accepting the group’s requests.
• Lin Yi left the Ji Family Disciples in Zhang Lingdong’s care and traveled through the Apocalypse World toward Tianshui City.
• After the Strange Stone reacted to a scream, Lin Yi found Yellow Dragon Village’s Yaowazi possessed by a Ghost Spirit and offered to help.
• Lin Yi used Spiritual Power to drive the Ghost Spirit’s energy out of Yaowazi, saving the boy.
• Yellow Dragon True Person questioned Lin Yi’s identity, then accepted his claim after Lin Yi correctly explained why it never rained in Ancient Pool Village.

Lin Yi learned that the Ji Family Disciples’ homeland included the hostile Heavenly Saint Martial Kingdom, then a new Golden Light Gate opened above Dragon Tiger Mountain and brought its warriors and Martial Spirits into conflict with the Armed Police. The Purple Thunder Leopards overwhelmed the soldiers as Lin Yi rushed down the mountain to help.

• Yellow Dragon True Person told Lin Yi stories about Ghost Spirit deceptions, learned that he was Ancient Pool Village’s Deputy Village Chief, and accepted Spirit Fire Candles from him.
• While cultivating on Dragon Tiger Mountain, Lin Yi discussed the Ji siblings with Zhang Lingdong and said Yu Huachen would arrive to take over negotiations.
• An earthquake shook the mountain as a Golden Light Gate appeared, and Lin Yi and Zhang Lingdong split up to respond to the disturbance.
• Ji Qiushui told Zheng Qiang that the newcomers might belong to the hostile Heavenly Saint Martial Kingdom, while Lin Yi learned that armored strangers had attacked the Armed Police at the foot of the mountain.
• The Armed Police’s bullets and grenades failed to harm the Purple Thunder Leopards, which charged the soldiers and killed three as more leopards emerged.

Lin Yi rescued the surviving soldiers and nearly wiped out the Heavenly Saint Martial Kingdom’s Mystic Armor Battalion with his arrows and other techniques. One guard escaped, but Yu Huachen and Zhu Wen intercepted him on Dragon Tiger Mountain.

• Lin Yi arrived at the besieged camp, sent the wounded soldiers away, and attacked the Mystic Armor Guards with his Yellow Wood Bow.
• Lin Yi killed the squad’s leader and several One-star Warriors, then used his saber and finger techniques to repel their attacks.
• Lin Yi took to the air and shot down the fleeing guards, leaving only a few survivors and ordering one to surrender.
• One guard escaped to a ravine on Dragon Tiger Mountain and blamed Director Jiang for the squad’s defeat.
• Yu Huachen and Zhu Wen confronted the escaped guard after parachuting onto Dragon Tiger Mountain in response to Golden Light appearing there.

Zhu Wen and Yu Huachen defeated a Mystic Armor Guard before discovering the aftermath of Lin Yi’s battle at Dragon Tiger Mountain. After Lin Yi received a distress message about a powerful enemy targeting two members of the Ji Family, Yu Huachen and Lin Yi rushed toward the mountaintop, leaving Zhu Wen to guard captives and collect Spirit Artifacts.

• Zhu Wen challenged the Mystic Armor Guard, but the guard overpowered him and sent him flying.
• Yu Huachen killed the Mystic Armor Guard with Wither and Bloom, which aged the guard and ruined his armor and Scimitar Spirit Weapon.
• Zhu Wen reached Dragon Tiger Mountain and found numerous slain Mystic Armor Guards, then rejoined Lin Yi and Yu Huachen.
• Lin Yi assigned Zhu Wen to guard two captives and inventory the Spirit Artifacts scattered through the forest.
• Lin Yi received Zhang Lingdong’s distress message and told Yu Huachen that a powerful Mystic Armor Guard was pursuing two members of the Ji Family.
• Yu Huachen rushed toward the mountaintop, and Lin Yi followed as White Mist, leaving Zhu Wen behind.

Jiang Zhufeng attacked the Ji Family Disciples on Dragon Tiger Mountain to seize their Spirit Crystal Dao Jade, but Yu Huachen and Lin Yi forced him to retreat with the injured Ji Fengyu. Afterward, Lin Yi rebuked Ji Qiushui for concealing the Heavenly Saint Martial Kingdom’s threat, leaving cooperation strained.

• Jiang Zhufeng defeated Zheng Qiang’s squad and demanded that Ji Qiushui and Ji Fengyu surrender the Spirit Crystal Dao Jade.
• Zhang Lingdong tried to talk Jiang Zhufeng down, but Jiang Zhufeng beat him back and attacked Ji Qiushui.
• Yu Huachen intercepted Jiang Zhufeng while Lin Yi covered the others with arrows that could track their target.
• Jiang Zhufeng withdrew from Dragon Tiger Mountain with the unconscious Ji Fengyu as Blue Star’s troops assembled nearby.
• Lin Yi accused Ji Qiushui of hiding the Heavenly Saint Martial Kingdom’s existence and blamed her for the casualties, while Zheng Qiang and his men were found to have nonfatal injuries.

Lin Yi returned to Tianshui City after the confrontation with Jiang Zhufeng, leaving Yu Huachen to negotiate with Ji Qiushui while he arranged aid for North Sand Village. Back at the Side Courtyard, Lin Yi began sorting his spoils from the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range and considered how to profit from a valuable Giant Python Demon Blood Crystal before the Awakening Ceremony.

• Lin Yi and Yu Huachen reported the events at Dragon Tiger Mountain to Elder Chen, and the military sealed off the mountain by morning.
• Lin Yi drew the blue Excellent Comprehension talent while traveling through Apocalypse World toward Tianshui City.
• At the city gate, squad leader Tian Tuo recognized Lin Yi and lent him a horse.
• Lin Yi learned that the City Lord's residence was selling two portions of Demon King's Blood daily and that Yellow Dragon Village had arrived at Trade Day.
• Lin Yi arranged for Gu Man to buy North Sand Village's needed supplies after finding its stall had barely sold anything.
• Lin Yi returned to the Side Courtyard and sorted his spoils, including a Giant Python Demon Blood Crystal he planned to sell before the Awakening Ceremony.