Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi interrogated Jiang Yanxing and learned about the Gap World’s rival kingdoms, Martial Artist forces, and costly teleportation to Blue Star. He then completed two defensive Spirit Artifacts and decided to give the Extreme Cold Light Armor to Lin Caihuan.

• Lin Yi questioned Jiang Yanxing, who agreed to reveal what he knew in exchange for an Activation Code and a chance to live.
• Jiang Yanxing described the Heavenly Saint Martial Kingdom’s factions, its rival Heavenly Dawn Martial Kingdom, and their Martial Artist forces.
• Jiang Yanxing explained that a Teleportation Altar and Spirit Crystal Dao Jade enabled travel to Blue Star, at a cost that had reportedly exhausted a century of national resources.
• Lin Yi sent Elder Chen the recording of Jiang Yanxing’s interrogation and entered Apocalypse World.
• Lin Yi forged the Black Scale Light Armor and inspected the Extreme Cold Light Armor he had made the previous day.
• Lin Yi decided to give the Extreme Cold Light Armor to Lin Caihuan, who had been asking him for protective armor.

Lin Yi and Liu Yuxi discovered a hidden settlement near Zhang Family Village and learned from its records that the villagers lived inside a space held within an ancient Spiritual Vine. The records revealed that Black Qi had eventually contaminated the vine, and Lin Yi realized it had become a Monster.

• Tian Wuhe told Lin Yi that Tianshui City's Warrior Awakening Ceremony would take place in three days and confirmed that Ancient Pool Village's slots remained secure.
• Lin Yi brought Liu Yuxi to Dragon Tiger Mountain, then took her to investigate the settlement she had spotted near Zhang Family Village.
• Lin Yi and Liu Yuxi found villagers farming near a waterfall, but the villagers fled in fear and called the area a Legacy Ground.
• Village Chief Zhang Qianhai showed Lin Yi and Liu Yuxi old records explaining that the Zhang Family had survived for generations inside a Spiritual Vine's hidden space.
• Lin Yi read how a Martial Kingdom outsider had been killed for trying to leave and how the Zhang Family later opened the space, after which the records ended.
• Lin Yi concluded that Black Qi had entered the Spiritual Vine, bringing Monsters and Ghost Spirits into the settlement and turning the vine itself into a Monster.

Lin Yi and Liu Yuxi explored Zhang Family Village in the Spiritual Vine Space, where Liu Yuxi received a powerful token that could communicate with the corrupted Spirit Vine. Back in Tianshui City, Lin Yi prepared the villages’ Descenders for the Awakening Ceremony while setting out to retrieve Pure Divinity from Immortal Village.

• Zhang Qianhai told Lin Yi and Liu Yuxi that the Zhang family’s children and young people had died, and Lin Yi studied a map of the Spiritual Vine Space.
• Zhang Qianhai gave Liu Yuxi the Spiritual Vine Bud, which recognized her as its owner and let her control nearby plants and stimulate their growth.
• Lin Yi considered claiming the Spiritual Vine Space and using Fuzhu’s Purification Sequence to cleanse the Spirit Vine’s Black Qi.
• Lin Yi gathered the Awakening Ceremony participants at Tian Family Villa and explained the ceremony’s rules and preparations.
• Gu Yuan organized a Hunting Forest trip so Descenders could gain Experience Points before the ceremony.
• Lin Yi learned that Immortal Village had Pure Divinity and planned to retrieve it.

Lin Yi and Yang Zi traveled with Xian Wu'ai to Immortal Village, where Lin Yi found a giant silkworm Monster King fused with the purification Divinity he sought. Lin Yi spoke with the creature alone, and several professional-level auras emerged from the cave while Yang Zi and Xian Wu'ai waited outside.

• Yang Zi brought Lin Yi to Xian Wu'ai and persuaded the Village Chief to guide them to Immortal Village in search of the Divinity.
• Lin Yi reassured Xian Wu'ai that he would not blame the village if the Divinity was not there, then helped him endure the fast ride.
• At Immortal Village, Xian Wu'ai led Lin Yi and Yang Zi into the village's Forbidden Land, where a giant White Silkworm Monster King emerged.
• Lin Yi sensed purification Divinity in the Silkworm Baby, while Yang Zi fled the cavern and Xian Wu'ai left them alone at Lin Yi's request.
• Lin Yi revealed his glowing white Antlers and began discussing a trade with White Spirit.
• Yang Zi stopped Xian Wu'ai from entering the cave as successive professional-level auras spread from within.

Lin Yi returned to Tianshui City after gaining the power of purification from White Spirit, then joined Liu Yuxi in the Spiritual Vine Space when the awakened Spiritual Vine called to her. Spiritual Vine Son revealed the origins of Black Qi and drained Lin Yi’s Spiritual Power to suppress it, then rewarded him with Gourd Vine Essence Blood.

• Lin Yi emerged from White Spirit’s cave with its Pure Divinity and the purification Divine Sequence, then promised resources to Immortal Village.
• Yang Zi discovered Xian Wu'ai had taken the Blood-Red Spirit Horses to the mares’ stable, and the group rode back to Tianshui City.
• Gu Yuan told Lin Yi that City Lord Tian Mohan had asked whether Lin Yi was a sequence holder, and Lin Yi decided to meet him at the Awakening Ceremony.
• The Spiritual Vine Bud absorbed Lin Yi’s Starlight Force, and Liu Yuxi said the awakened Spirit Vine wanted her to enter the Spiritual Vine Space.
• Lin Yi and Liu Yuxi met Spiritual Vine Son, who explained that Black Qi caused Monsters and Ghost Spirits and asked Lin Yi to provide Spiritual Power.
• Spiritual Vine Son drained Lin Yi’s Spiritual Power and gave him a drop of Gourd Vine Essence Blood.

Lin Yi received Golden Grade essence blood and a Divinity Stone from Spiritual Vine Son, but he and Liu Yuxi suspected the entity had hidden motives. At Tianshui City's Warrior Awakening Ceremony, Lin Yi joined the candidates himself and prepared to awaken using Gourd Vine Mythical Essence Blood.

• Spiritual Vine Son gave Lin Yi Golden Grade essence blood and a Divinity Stone, completing the Fu Zhu sequence's three Divinities and nine paths.
• Lin Yi and Liu Yuxi returned from the Spirit Vine World and agreed to avoid using the Spiritual Vine Bud or visiting the space until Spiritual Vine Son awakened again.
• Lin Yi led candidates from three villages to Tianshui City's Warrior Awakening Ceremony, where the Martial Arts Stone Tablet was unveiled and Ancient Pool Village was granted the second awakening position after the Tian Family.
• Tian Mohan clarified that all ceremony participants were not Warriors, shocking the crowd when Lin Yi took his place among them beside Tian Xin.
• Lin Yi replaced his planned Purple Grade Cangshui Youlong Essence Blood with Gourd Vine Mythical Essence Blood and prepared to undergo the awakening.

During the Awakening Ceremony, Lin Yi rapidly awakened and drank dangerous Gourd Vine Essence Blood, whose overwhelming energy threatened to kill him. He began completing the Wood Spirit sequence paths to divert the energy, and the chapter ended as his Spiritual Power made nearby plants grow wildly.

• Tian Mohan began the Awakening Ceremony by offering Source Stones to the Martial Arts Stone Tablet and warned spectators not to interfere.
• Lin Yi emerged from the tablet’s illusions first, drank emerald-green essence blood, and caused plants to sprout and crack the stone around him.
• Tian Xin and other participants awakened and began refining their essence blood, while Ancient Pool Village’s Newborns struggled through the illusions.
• Lin Yi began bleeding green blood as the Gourd Vine Essence Blood overwhelmed his ability to refine it, so he used spiritual materials to start completing the Wood Spirit sequence.
• Lin Yi completed the mortal and spiritual paths, then fused the Stone of Divinity; the energy flowed into his growing antler and his Spiritual Power caused nearby plants to grow wildly.

Lin Yi broke through the Flesh Shackles and advanced into the Martial Profession during the Warrior Awakening Ceremony, then gained many martial arts from the Martial Arts Stone Tablet. He left the platform after helping Gu Chenghu and Gu Man overcome the demonic will in their essence blood, and both men became Martial Artists.

• Lin Yi sensed the Flesh Shackles and chose to break through them before entering the Martial Profession, so Gu Yuan gathered more spiritual materials for him and Yellow Dragon True Person contributed the Dragon Essence.
• Lin Yi consumed the gathered materials and Divine Water, broke through the Flesh Shackles, and advanced into the Martial Profession at the same time.
• Lin Yi entered a state of enlightenment before the Martial Arts Stone Tablet and mastered dozens of external martial arts, including the blue-quality Sun Chasing Sword Technique.
• Tian Mohan asked Lin Yi to leave the tablet area, and Lin Yi noticed Gu Chenghu and Gu Man struggling against the lingering will in their essence blood.
• Lin Yi used his Spiritual Power to purify Gu Chenghu and Gu Man, helping them break through into the Martial Profession.

Lin Yi accepted Tian Mohan’s offer to become Vice City Lord of Tianshui City in exchange for helping participants survive the Awakening Ceremony’s third trial. After Lin Yi rescued Tian Xin and helped the others advance, he gained the gratitude of the militia captains and strengthened his position in the city.

• Lin Yi advised Gu Chenghu and Gu Man to study the Martial Arts Stone Tablet, then Tian Mohan noticed that Lin Yi could help people pass the Awakening Ceremony’s third trial.
• Tian Mohan offered Lin Yi the Vice City Lord position if he helped the participants, while Gu Yuan warned Lin Yi to consider the risks and He Huan urged him to accept.
• Lin Yi accepted on the condition that the position carry real authority, and Tian Mohan promised him power to command the Tian Family Militia Team.
• Lin Yi used his Spiritual Power to drive away the Sky Eagle’s lingering will tormenting Tian Xin, then helped the other participants resist the will assault.
• More than twenty participants passed all three trials, and Tian Xiewu and the other Tian Family captains thanked Lin Yi for saving them.
• Tian Mohan and Tian Wuhe discussed Lin Yi’s new position and the possibility of securing an alliance through marriage.

After Lin Yi helped the first group of candidates awaken, Tian Mohan appointed him Vice City Lord and asked him to assist future candidates. While the second round began, Lin Yi used a Talent Point on his Martial Artist profession, doubling his True Qi and improving the quality of his Martial Dao Wills.

• Spectators crowded around Ancient Pool Village to seek Lin Yi's help after nearly every first-round candidate became a Martial Artist.
• Tian Mohan appointed Lin Yi Vice City Lord and announced that he would assist candidates during the Awakening Ceremony.
• Lin Yi clarified that he could help only during the third trial and that candidates still needed the will to complete their breakthroughs.
• As the second round began, Lin Yi examined his Attribute Panel and realized he lacked enough Experience Points to advance to Two-star Martial Artist.
• Lin Yi spent a Talent Point on his Martial Artist profession, doubling his True Qi and raising the quality of more than twenty Martial Dao Wills.
• Lin Yi considered using his improved Martial Dao Wills to condense a Martial Spirit that could help him restrain Ghost Spirits.

Lin Yi helped dozens of people across Tianshui City awaken as Martial Artists, then returned to Dragon Tiger Mountain and strengthened his body through starlight cultivation. He left the chapter markedly stronger but still wary of the Demigod-level Monster threatening Blue Star.

• Lin Yi guided the participants in the Awakening Ceremony through refining Demon King's Blood, helping seventy-two people across Tianshui City become One-star Martial Artists.
• Lin Yi declined the celebration banquet and logged off after giving Elder Gu Yuan instructions, while people in the Ancient Pool Village Side Courtyard celebrated their breakthroughs.
• Lin Yi climbed to Dragon Tiger Mountain's summit and used the Star Origin Body to temper his body with starlight.
• Yu Huachen told Lin Yi that Jiang Zhufeng had been spotted in Donghai City and appeared to be taking Ji Fengyu north; Lin Yi offered to help capture him.
• After his cultivation, Lin Yi found that his body could withstand a sharp Spiritual Artifact and judged that he could face Four-star Warriors, though he still lacked the strength to confront a Demigod.

Lin Yi sent Gu Yuan and six others back to Ancient Pool Village with supplies, then rode into the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range to deal with its Monsters. After defeating the Mountain Ghoul, he made it ruler of the range under his orders and prepared to use it to find the disobedient Monster Kings.

• Lin Yi helped He Huan become a Two-star Warrior and forged him the Bone-Chasing Sword, then saw Gu Yuan, He Huan, and five others depart for Ancient Pool Village with goods stored in the Witch Ring.
• After the group entered the mountains, Lin Yi followed a Tracking Talisman deeper into the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range instead of returning to Tianshui City.
• Lin Yi found the Mountain Ghoul gorging itself on Spiritual Objects, killed its Ghost Monkey subordinates, and knocked it unconscious after it tried to flee.
• When the Mountain Ghoul woke, Lin Yi fed it roasted White Elephant Demon King meat and ordered it to rule the range, list the Monster Kings, surrender most Spiritual Object resources, and keep its Monsters from harming humans.
• The Mountain Ghoul warned Lin Yi that some Monster Kings would not obey it, so Lin Yi told it to lead him to them after they finished eating.

Lin Yi hunted Monster Kings in the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range and captured the elusive Grassland Sprite, intending to make it tend his spirit fields. Back in Tianshui City, he left his haul of Spiritual Objects with Old Fourth Gu to sort and store.

• Lin Yi killed the Black Pincer Poison Scorpion Demon King and harvested its stinger and armor after collecting blood and materials from the Flower Python Demon King.
• The two-star Mountain Ghoul told Lin Yi about the elusive three-star Grassland Sprite, and Lin Yi found it tending Spirit Plants but failed to catch it directly.
• Lin Yi used a White Deer disguise to lure the Gray-White Doll close, trapped it in an ice sphere, and promised the Mountain Ghoul a share of its flesh if it served him well.
• Lin Yi returned to Tianshui City and told Sha Ling'er to watch the captive Gray-White Doll while Gu Liehai and Sha Ling'er worked in the furnace room.
• Lin Yi gave Old Fourth Gu his haul of Spiritual Objects to sort and store, and Old Fourth Gu spotted a Spirit Sand Fruit with two bites taken from it.

Lin Yi organized Tianshui City's militia and reviewed his growing resources and martial skills before joining the Supernatural Center's meeting with Ji Qiushui. Ji Qiushui opened contact with the Heavenly Dawn Martial Kingdom, where her master warned that the Heavenly Saint Martial Kingdom might be preparing to invade Blue Star.

• Lin Yi delegated village affairs, planned a militia equipped with Martial Dao Spirit Artifacts, and assigned leaders to assess recruits.
• Lin Yi reviewed his materials, weapons, and martial arts, noting that he had advanced the Sun Chasing Sword Technique to Eighth Rank.
• At Dragon Tiger Mountain, Ji Qiushui agreed to cooperate with the Blue Star representatives but insisted they find and protect her captured senior brother.
• Ji Qiushui used the Spirit Crystal Dao Jade to open a gateway and speak with her master in the Heavenly Dawn Martial Kingdom.
• Ji Qiushui's master warned that Jiang Xianglong was consolidating the Mystic Armor Battalion and could threaten Blue Star; Lin Yi asked when he might arrive.

After negotiations with the Heavenly Dawn Martial Kingdom broke down, Blue Star prepared for another invasion at Dragon Tiger Mountain, relying on modern weapons to defend against the Mystic Armor Battalion. Meanwhile, Jiang Zhufeng watched Jiang Hanxue from hiding, and their reunion began when she recognized him.

• The old man warned that Jiang Xianglong might invade soon, and Elder Chen agreed to resume trade talks after Blue Star weathered the crisis.
• Elder Chen ordered supplies stored and preparations made as Commander Li briefed Lin Yi, Yu Huachen, and the others on a mechanized defense at Dragon Tiger Mountain.
• Jiang Zhufeng watched military footage from a villa where he was holding the battered Ji Fengyu, then knocked Ji unconscious when he teased him about Jiang Hanxue.
• Liu Bo visited Lin Yi's villa and recognized Jiang Zhufeng as a highly dangerous wanted man, then called Jiang Hanxue outside.
• Jiang Hanxue recognized Jiang Zhufeng, who greeted her and said he was glad she remembered him.

Lin Yi and the defenders of Dragon Tiger Mountain prepared for the Heavenly Saint Martial Kingdom’s arrival as a scouting squad crossed the Teleportation Altar. Blue Star’s artillery destroyed the squad, including Jiang Chaohai, before the main force appeared.

• Liu Bo learned that Jiang Zhufeng seemed to have once been Sister Xue’s husband and considered reporting the news to Lin Yi.
• As golden light gathered over Dragon Tiger Mountain, Yu Huachen led the Professional level Martial Artists to the defensive line while Lin Yi stayed behind with the Golden Barbarian Spiritual Bow.
• In the Gap World, Jiang Xianglong ordered Jiang Chaohai to lead sixteen Mystic Armor Guards through the Teleportation Altar to scout Blue Star.
• Jiang Chaohai sensed danger in the forest beneath Dragon Tiger Mountain and ordered his squad to scatter, but Commander Li directed artillery fire at them.
• Three rounds of bombardment killed Jiang Chaohai and destroyed the forest, leaving Zhu Wen lamenting the lost Spiritual Artifacts.

After artillery fire wiped out the first invading squad, Lin Yi questioned Jiang Zhufeng about the Heavenly Saint Martial Kingdom’s plans. Jiang Zhufeng revealed that the Jiang Family might be gathering power for a large-scale invasion and that Jiang Xianglong could intervene through the power of a Martial Saint.

• Niu Jianjun said the artillery should destroy the invading forces to protect the frontline troops.
• A steward reported that Jiang Chaohai and the first Mystic Armor Guard squad had died, and Jiang Xianglong ordered another batch of prisoners brought for sacrifice.
• After the bombardment, the Heavenly Saint Martial Kingdom sent no further troops through the still-glowing portal, while Blue Star’s forces stayed alert.
• Jiang Zhufeng told Jiang Hanxue that they had once lived together after she rescued him, and Lin Yi called while they discussed their past.
• Lin Yi asked Jiang Zhufeng about the invasion, and Jiang Zhufeng explained that the Teleportation Altar required many Spiritual Objects and living sacrifices.
• Jiang Zhufeng said Jiang Xianglong could not cross worlds but might use Martial Saint power to intervene in Blue Star.

Lin Yi used his Qi Gazing Art to predict where the Heavenly Saint Martial Kingdom would launch its second invasion and persuaded the military to redeploy its defenses. The invasion began at the ruins pit, where a Martial Saint’s arm opened a passage for the Mystic Armor Guards to arrive.

• After speaking with Jiang Zhufeng, Lin Yi warned Liu Yuxi that Jiang Xianglong might be able to project his power onto Blue Star and went to inspect the defenses.
• Lin Yi saw bloody fate above Niu Jianjun and the soldiers at several defense zones, then told Niu Jianjun to prepare to retreat and reported his findings to Commander Li.
• At Elder Chen’s order, Commander Li redeployed the troops, moving Niu Jianjun’s group and establishing a new defensive line.
• A Golden Light Gate appeared above the ruins pit, and a massive arm condensed from True Qi emerged from it.
• The arm struck a Thunder Flood Dragon into the sky, breaking open space and allowing the Mystic Armor Guards to reach the new defensive position.
• Lin Yi confirmed the troops had avoided the threatened area and told Commander Li to wait before beginning the bombardment.

Lin Yi and the Blue Star forces repelled the Jiang Family’s second invasion at Dragon Tiger Mountain with a devastating artillery ambush, forcing Jiang Xianglong to halt the blood sacrifice. After the victory, Lin Yi returned to Lin River to guard a spatial passage that had unexpectedly widened beneath the river.

• Lin Yi ordered artillery to bombard the Jiang Family troops emerging at Position Two, killing or wounding nearly half of them and scattering the survivors.
• Lin Yi flew to the battlefield and used his golden bow to kill an escaping enemy several kilometers away while Niu Jianjun’s group guarded the area.
• After more than ten minutes of bombardment, the Blue Star forces ceased fire and cleared the battlefield, while Jiang Xianglong ordered the blood sacrifice stopped.
• The Golden Light vanished from Dragon Tiger Mountain, severing the Teleportation Channel, and the soldiers celebrated their victory.
• Lin Yi brought Liu Yuxi to Lin River Villa, where Ji Fengyu stayed to recover after Jiang Zhufeng had departed.
• Lin Yi returned to Lin River to oversee construction and guard the widened spatial passage, which could now admit medium-sized Monsters.

Lin Yi investigated the expanding Space Passage, offered Zhang Baichuan a chance to become a Warrior, and asked Ji Fengyu about the path from Two-star to Three-star Warrior. Ji Fengyu could not provide the cultivation method immediately, but agreed to share it within three days after Lin Yi gave him an Activation Code, and he arrived in Ancient Pool Village before returning to Blue Star.

• Lin Yi inspected the Space Passage, learned that a million-volt electric grid had killed a fish Monster King, and told Zhang Baichuan he would recommend him for advancement to Professional level Martial Artist.
• Lin Yi offered Ji Fengyu Spiritual Objects for his injured legs, then asked him how to cultivate Startle Awakening and break through to Three-star Warrior.
• Ji Fengyu said Startle Awakening was a sixth sense but claimed he did not know its cultivation method; he agreed to provide what Lin Yi wanted within three days in exchange for an Activation Code.
• Lin Yi obtained an Activation Code for Ji Fengyu, who used it to travel to Apocalypse World and appeared in Ancient Pool Village, where Ultimate Iron Man welcomed him and Elder Gu He noticed something unusual.
• Ji Fengyu returned to Blue Star and asked Lin Yi to explain the Newborns' Data Panels, and Lin Yi agreed.