Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi and the Flame Emperor refined the Dao Artifact forging plan, including a test of its compatibility with the Flame Emperor’s fire Dao. Lin Yi stayed in the Fire Domain to await his senior brother, while the Flame Emperor warned him about the dangers of the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm.

• Lin Yi explained the steps of fusing complementary Emperor Materials into the Ancient Meteorite Fragment and quenching the embryo with the Flame Emperor’s one hundred thousand clusters of Emperor Fire origin.
• The Flame Emperor praised the plan, then decided to enter seclusion and prepare to melt the Ancient Meteorite Fragment.
• The Flame Emperor offered to send Lin Yi back to Starfall Academy, but Lin Yi chose to remain in the Fire Domain while awaiting his senior brother’s return.
• Lin Yi told the Flame Emperor that the Great Elder would oversee the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm’s opening and had instructed him to wait in Starfall City.
• The Flame Emperor described how the secret realm’s shifting terrain, deadly bell chimes, and unstable space had caused even peak Emperor Realm cultivators to disappear, and warned Lin Yi not to enter without necessity.

Lin Yi studied pill refinement, artifact forging, and cultivation in the Flame Emperor’s Palace of Fire for more than a month. The Glazed Empress then ordered him to assist the White Tiger Captains in Starfall City’s Outer City and gave him a talisman to contact her if he faced trouble.

• Lin Yi abandoned his interest in the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm and devoted himself to cultivation and study in the Fire Domain while the Flame Emperor entered seclusion.
• The Flame Emperor allowed Lin Yi unrestricted access to the Palace of Fire, where he studied its pill formulas, artifact manuals, and other inheritances.
• After more than a month, the Glazed Empress summoned Lin Yi and explained that Starfall City’s White Tiger Captains needed help as Emperor Realm cultivators arrived ahead of the secret realm’s opening.
• Lin Yi accepted the Venus Tower Master’s request to assist the White Tiger Captains with miscellaneous Outer City affairs.
• The Glazed Empress gave Lin Yi a Fire Talisman and told him to contact her if he encountered trouble he could not handle.

Lin Yi left the Fire Domain to take up his post as a White Tiger Captain Steward in the Star Brilliance Tower. After arriving at Venus Hall, he met the Venus Tower Master, who immediately questioned his qualifications.

• Lin Yi accepted a high-grade Message Fire Talisman from the Glazed Empress and continued researching the Earth-Born Fire Vein secret art before leaving the Scripture Hall.
• The Glazed Empress explained that Lin Yi had to use his Steward Token to reach the White Tiger Captain's Prefecture in the Second Tower, and Lin Yi teleported there.
• Lin Yi asked a bearded White Tiger Captain for directions and learned that the Venus Tower Master was waiting at Venus Hall.
• The Venus Tower Master examined Lin Yi and criticized him for being an early emperor realm cultivator without a Star Core.

Lin Yi faced the Venus Tower Master's doubts about his appointment as White Tiger Captain Steward and proved his worth by revealing that he could forge three-material Emperor Artifacts. The Venus Tower Master approved him and assigned him responsibility for standard-issue Emperor Artifact forging, procurement, and logistics, then Lin Yi asked which area he would oversee.

• The Venus Tower Master reviewed Lin Yi's records and questioned his ability to serve as White Tiger Captain Steward given his recent entry into the Emperor Realm.
• Lin Yi said he could forge three-material Emperor Artifacts, surprising the Venus Tower Master with his skill.
• The Venus Tower Master approved Lin Yi and placed him in charge of forging, procurement, and logistical maintenance for the White Tiger Captains' standard-issue Emperor Artifacts.
• The Venus Tower Master waived Lin Yi's inauguration ceremony because Starfall City was tense and the other stewards were handling disputes in the Inner City.
• Lin Yi asked the Venus Tower Master which specific area he would be responsible for.

Lin Yi received authority over 157 districts of Starfall Outer City and responsibility for guarding the Myriad Heavens Spirit Gathering Plate. Zhao Honglie explained the White Tiger Captains and support forces Lin Yi would command as he began his new post.

• The Venus Tower Master assigned Lin Yi 157 Outer City districts and ordered him to oversee the Myriad Heavens Spirit Gathering Plate, verify arriving Emperor Cultivators, and report threats he could not handle.
• The Venus Tower Master sent Lin Yi away to begin his duties and meet Zhao Honglie, the guide appointed to explain the White Tiger Captains' organization.
• Zhao Honglie explained that the Heavenly Stems Teams handled the inner city while the Earthly Branches Teams managed the Outer City and Spirit Gathering Plate.
• Zhao Honglie told Lin Yi that he commanded six Earthly Branch Teams with 327 White Tiger Captains and 3,270 Star Brilliance Guards.

Lin Yi inspected the White Tiger Captain’s Emperor Artifact warehouse and discovered that its records concealed more than a thousand years of deficits and a vast backlog of damaged equipment. The burden had been left unresolved by Gu Hanshuang, and Lin Yi realized the debts might now fall on him.

• Lin Yi declined Zhao Honglie’s offer to gather the six Outer City squad captains and asked to inspect the Emperor Artifact warehouse instead.
• Zhao Honglie explained the White Tiger Captain’s benefits and told Lin Yi that his predecessor had been demoted for embezzling from the artifact supplies.
• Lin Yi opened the Armor and Weapon Pavilion with his identity token and examined its Starfall Meteor Steel Emperor Artifacts.
• Lin Yi learned that Gu Hanshuang had overseen the warehouse for thirty years after the previous steward was removed.
• Lin Yi read the warehouse records and found over a thousand years of deficits, extensive damage, and neglected repairs.
• Lin Yi suspected that the debts could involve collusion and realized that he might be held responsible for the unresolved mess.

Lin Yi inspected the Armor and Weapon Pavilion’s damaged Emperor Artifacts and demonstrated that he could repair them with Qu Han Spirit Fire. After learning that only 141 of 1,462 artifacts were fit for use and that White Tiger Captains resented Gu Hanshuang for suppressing repair requests, he realized his new post could be in jeopardy within months.

• Lin Yi ordered Zhao Honglie to inventory damaged Emperor Artifacts and gather a century of records for his Steward Mansion.
• Lin Yi used Qu Han Spirit Fire to repair a chipped Emperor Sword, astonishing Zhao Honglie with the speed and quality of his work.
• Zhao Honglie reported that the Pavilion held 1,462 standard-issue Emperor Artifacts, but only 141 had stable spirituality and were fit for normal use.
• Zhao Honglie estimated that the usable artifacts might last no more than three years if conflicts continued to escalate.
• Zhao Honglie warned Lin Yi that many White Tiger Captains had grievances because Gu Hanshuang had suppressed their repair and replacement applications.
• Lin Yi concluded that people might try to force him out within a few months if he could not resolve the artifact shortage.

Lin Yi sought the Glazed Empress’s help to borrow the Myriad Fire Thousand Refinements Divine Hammer so he could repair the White Tiger Captains’ damaged Emperor Artifacts. The Glazed Empress agreed to summon it, though she warned that only the Flame Emperor could truly control the hammer.

• Lin Yi ordered Zhao Honglie to sort damaged artifacts and summon the White Tiger Captains whose standard-issue Emperor Artifacts needed repair.
• Lin Yi used the Glazed Empress’s Fire Talisman to travel to the Fire Domain and request the Flame Emperor’s Myriad Fire Thousand Refinements Divine Hammer.
• Lin Yi persuaded the Glazed Empress by invoking his sworn-brother bond with the Flame Emperor and his role as a White Tiger Captain Steward.
• The Glazed Empress told Lin Yi to address himself as her subordinate, and Lin Yi complied.
• The Glazed Empress summoned the Myriad Fire Thousand Refinements Divine Hammer, which arrived in a blaze of Seven-Colored Emperor Fire.

Lin Yi gained control of the Myriad Fire Thousand Refinements Divine Hammer and borrowed it from the Glazed Empress for three months to address the White Tiger Captain's Emperor Artifact problem. He returned to the Steward Mansion, where Zhao Honglie had begun restoring the neglected estate.

• Lin Yi summoned the Myriad Fire Thousand Refinements Divine Hammer from the Glazed Empress and enlarged it at his command.
• The Glazed Empress agreed to lend Lin Yi the hammer for three months and warned that she would retrieve it if he failed to solve the White Tiger Captain's Emperor Artifact problem.
• Lin Yi returned to the Steward Mansion in the White Tiger Realm with the hammer.
• Lin Yi found that Zhao Honglie and several subordinate White Tiger Captains had cleaned and tidied the abandoned mansion.
• Lin Yi approved of Zhao Honglie's work and considered inviting his Great Elder senior brother to visit once he returned to Starfall City.

Lin Yi restored more than thirty Emperor Artifacts during his first three days as White Tiger Captain Steward, but no White Tiger Captains came to seek his help. Chong Changming then brought nine captains from the Zi Squad to test Lin Yi's ability despite warnings from the rival Ugly Squad.

• Lin Yi used the Myriad Fire Thousand Refinements Divine Hammer to restore more than thirty damaged Emperor Artifacts while reviewing records of the previous steward's corruption.
• Lin Yi realized the White Tiger Captains were withholding their trust because he was new and only in the early Emperor Realm, and he considered demonstrating his strength.
• Zhao Honglie told Lin Yi that Chong Changming and nine White Tiger Captains had arrived to show him their Emperor Artifacts.
• The captains voiced concern that Yu Shanghong and the Ugly Squad would retaliate against anyone who supported Lin Yi, but Chong Changming argued that their damaged artifacts and safety mattered more.
• Chong Changming led the group into the Steward Mansion to see whether Lin Yi could repair their Emperor Artifacts.

Lin Yi faced skepticism from Chong Changming and the nine White Tiger Captains over his low cultivation, then used the Chaos Profound Bell to demonstrate his strength and demand their obedience. The captains fell silent and did not challenge his orders.

• Zhao Honglie told Chong Changming that Lin Yi was repairing the White Tiger Captains' damaged Emperor Artifacts in the mansion's Artifact Forging Room.
• Chong Changming and the nine captains met Lin Yi and doubted his ability to lead them after seeing that he was only in the early Emperor Realm.
• Lin Yi rang the Chaos Profound Bell, revealing its overwhelming power as a Four Materials Emperor Artifact and silencing the captains' doubts.
• Lin Yi introduced himself as the steward appointed by the Venus Tower Master, promised to supply and repair their Emperor Artifacts, and demanded strict obedience to his orders and rules.
• Chong Changming and the other captains exchanged grave looks but did not object.

Lin Yi won over Chong Changming’s squad by offering each White Tiger Captain a personally owned Emperor Artifact and the chance to have it fitted to them. News of his generosity spread, drawing the first six Earthly Branch squads to his residence and strengthening his position as steward.

• Lin Yi reassured the White Tiger Captains that he wanted their dedication, then offered each one an additional Emperor Artifact to keep for life.
• Chong Changming raised concerns about breaking the Armor and Weapon Pavilion’s rules, but Lin Yi declared the old rules abolished and displayed more than thirty repaired Emperor Artifacts.
• Lin Yi offered to make unruly artifacts compatible with their new owners, and Chong Changming decided to accept his offer and choose a side.
• Chong Changming claimed the Tiger Head Spirit Shield, subdued it, and pledged his squad’s loyalty to Lin Yi.
• The other nine members of Chong Changming’s squad selected artifacts and pledged to follow Lin Yi.
• Word of Lin Yi’s offers spread among the White Tiger Captains, and the first six Earthly Branch squads visited his residence to claim artifacts and repairs.

Lin Yi inspected the Myriad Heavens Spirit Gathering Plate and uncovered repeated attacks, neglected defenses, and grievances among the Earthly Branch Squads. He disciplined the captains, then offered Chong Changming and Hu Xiongsha powerful rewards for their loyalty as he prepared to confront the Ugly Squad.

• Lin Yi inspected the Spirit Gathering Plate as Chong Changming and Hu Xiongsha explained its teleportation channels, security rules, and history of repeated attacks.
• The White Tiger Captains complained about inadequate resources, damaged Emperor Artifacts, and unfair treatment, while Lin Yi warned them against shirking their duties or stirring up trouble.
• Lin Yi took personal control of security arrangements and asked Chong Changming and Hu Xiongsha what they thought of Lei Kun and the Ugly Squad.
• Chong Changming and Hu Xiongsha described Lei Kun's influence and cautioned Lin Yi against confronting the Ugly Squad too hastily.
• Lin Yi offered to help both captains reach the mid-Emperor Realm and commission powerful Emperor Artifacts if they swore loyalty to him.

After swearing an alliance oath, Chong Changming and Hu Xiongsha were entrusted with guarding the Myriad Heavens Spirit Gathering Plate while Lin Yi was summoned to the inner city to face a mid-Emperor Realm evil creature. The Venus Tower Master challenged Lin Yi to join the fight and prove he deserved his position as White Tiger Captain Steward.

• Lin Yi promised Chong Changming and Hu Xiongsha resources to help them reach the mid-Emperor Realm, and they swore to protect the Myriad Heavens Spirit Gathering Plate.
• A mid-Emperor Realm evil creature invaded Starfall City's inner city, prompting an emergency order for the White Tiger Captains to defend their assigned areas.
• Lin Yi teleported to the inner city and found Gu Hanshuang and Li Xuanba battling a nine-headed evil python; Gu Hanshuang told him to stay below and guard the surroundings.
• Gu Hanshuang severed one of the python's heads, and Li Xuanba shattered its chest scales with a powerful strike.
• The Venus Tower Master appeared beside Lin Yi and ordered him to join the battle, demanding that he slay the evil creature and demonstrate his strength.

Lin Yi answered the Venus Tower Master's order by joining the battle against the Nine-headed Evil Python and displaying the power of two formidable Emperor Artifacts. After a devastating attack weakened the python, Lin Yi continued pressing it, leaving the wounded creature facing defeat.

• The Venus Tower Master ordered Lin Yi to take the lead, and Lin Yi unleashed his Indestructible Vitality and flew toward the battlefield with the Chaos Profound Bell.
• Gu Hanshuang and Li Xuanba withdrew as the Nine-headed Evil Python turned on Lin Yi and attacked him with three pillars of evil fire.
• Lin Yi blocked the evil fire with the Primordial Shield and struck the python with the Chaos Profound Bell, destroying one of its heads.
• Gu Hanshuang and Li Xuanba were shocked by Lin Yi's power and recognized that both his artifacts were extraordinary.
• Lin Yi used the shield defensively and the bell offensively to overwhelm the already wounded Nine-headed Evil Python, which realized it risked dying if it kept fighting.

The Nine-headed Evil Python tried to escape to the Dark Mist Realm, but Lin Yi used the Chaos Profound Bell and Adamantine Bracelet to suppress and capture it. The Venus Tower Master’s clone said to wait for his true body, while Gu Hanshuang explained that Lord Flame Emperor had summoned the tower masters and officials earlier.

• The Nine-headed Evil Python opened a spatial tunnel to the Dark Mist Realm and used millions of clones to hinder Gu Hanshuang and Li Xuanba as it fled.
• The Venus Tower Master identified the python’s true body, and Lin Yi used the Chaos Profound Bell to slow the battlefield and weaken the tunnel.
• Lin Yi bound the python’s main head with the Adamantine Bracelet and dragged it away from the tunnel, preventing its escape.
• Gu Hanshuang and Li Xuanba praised Lin Yi’s power and regarded the Adamantine Bracelet with admiration and wariness.
• Lin Yi asked how to deal with the captured python, and the Venus Tower Master’s clone told him to wait for the true body.
• Gu Hanshuang explained that Lord Flame Emperor had summoned the five tower masters and high-ranking officials hours earlier, giving the Emperor Evil a chance to attack.

The Flame Emperor defended Lin Yi’s actions before Starfall City’s leaders and secured him an additional reward for trapping the Nine-headed Evil Python. As the Flame Emperor prepared to enter seclusion, the Evil Venerable ordered his hidden agents in Starfall City to create chaos.

• The Flame Emperor showed the council how Lin Yi used three Emperor Artifacts to trap the Nine-headed Evil Python and rebuked the Venus Tower Master over the breach into Starfall Inner City.
• The Venus Tower Master appointed Lin Yi the White Tiger Captain’s Third Executive, and the Flame Emperor demanded a separate reward for his achievement.
• The Venus Tower Master granted Lin Yi access to the White Tiger Captain’s Treasury to choose three valuable treasures.
• The Flame Emperor announced that he would enter long-term seclusion and told Starfall City’s leaders to maintain order in his absence.
• A subordinate reported that the Nine-headed Evil Python had failed to return, and the Evil Venerable ordered the subordinate to endure a hundred Bone-Eroding Thunder Punishments.
• The Evil Venerable commanded his hidden agents in Starfall City to act and throw the city into chaos.

After Lin Yi’s role in suppressing the Nine-headed Evil Python, the Venus Tower Master awarded him access to the White Tiger Captain’s Treasury and appointed him Third Executive with sweeping authority. Gu Hanshuang learned that Lin Yi was Flame Emperor’s sworn younger brother, while Lin Yi accepted his new duties and considered how to deal with Lei Kun.

• The Venus Tower Master announced that Lin Yi could choose three treasures from the White Tiger Captain’s Treasury and advised him to prioritize cultivation.
• The Venus Tower Master appointed Lin Yi White Tiger Captain’s Third Executive, placing Outer City security, the Spirit Gathering Plate’s defense, the Armor and Weapon Pavilion’s deployment, and the Earthly Branches Twelve Squads under his authority.
• Gu Hanshuang congratulated Lin Yi with envy and privately asked the Venus Tower Master about Lin Yi’s background.
• The Venus Tower Master told Gu Hanshuang that Lin Yi was Flame Emperor’s sworn younger brother, resolving Gu Hanshuang’s questions about Lin Yi’s favor and rapid promotion.
• The Venus Tower Master warned Lin Yi not to act rashly against Lei Kun and suggested transferring him to the Heavenly Branches Sequence if necessary.
• Lin Yi accepted his duties and resolved to remove Lei Kun eventually, while the Venus Tower Master ordered Gu Hanshuang and Li Xuanba to cooperate with him.

After suppressing the Nine-headed Evil Python, Lin Yi visited the Ugly Squad to confront Lei Kun, whose squad had ignored his authority. Lin Yi ordered every Ugly Squad captain summoned to hear an important announcement, while Lei Kun and Hong Weixin reacted warily.

• News of Lin Yi defeating the Nine-headed Evil Python with three top-tier Emperor Artifacts spread through the White Tiger Captain force, and Lin Yi's new authority over the Earthly Branches Twelve Squads became a subject of discussion.
• Lin Yi arrived at the Ugly Squad base and demanded to see Lei Kun, but Hong Weixin claimed Lei Kun was in seclusion and invited Lin Yi into the main hall.
• Hong Weixin rebuked a guard for disrespecting Lin Yi and hurried after him into the hall.
• Lei Kun arrived and challenged Lin Yi's authority with a show of mid-emperor-realm pressure, while Lin Yi reproached him for failing to report in.
• Lin Yi ordered Hong Weixin to summon every Ugly Squad captain to the main hall, prompting Hong Weixin to glance at Lei Kun.

Lin Yi forced Hong Weixin to summon the Ugly Squad’s brigade leaders, then confronted Lei Kun over his ambitions for the Third Executive position. After suppressing Lei Kun’s outburst with the Chaos Profound Bell, Lin Yi demanded that he submit.

• Lin Yi ordered Hong Weixin to summon the brigade leaders, and Lei Kun reluctantly agreed after Hong Weixin warned him not to provoke Lin Yi.
• Lin Yi dismissed everyone except Lei Kun and told him he had never been qualified to become the Third Executive.
• Lin Yi accused Lei Kun of being used by other factions to stir up trouble within the White Tiger Captain.
• Lei Kun unleashed his mid-Emperor Realm power, but Lin Yi used the Chaos Profound Bell to suppress him.
• Lin Yi warned that he could kill Lei Kun for his insubordination, offered him leniency, and demanded that he submit.